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Arizona Legislature will see large freshman class
PHOENIX — The Arizona Legislature will see a larger class of freshmen
lawmakers when its regular session begins in January.
The Arizona Capitol Times reported that 37 of the state's
90 lawmakers are new to the Legislature, changed chambers or returned after
having served in the past.
That marks the second largest number of new faces arriving at the Legislature
after an election since the newspaper started keeping track in 1966.
The largest number of new members came in 2002, when the House and Senate saw
40 fresh faces.
The 37 lawmakers account for 41 percent of the Legislature and include seven
former representatives moving to the Senate, a trio of lawmakers who served in
the past but not the previous session and one senator who shifted to the House.
Longtime lobbyist Barry Aarons said redistricting is probably the main reason
there was such a high turnover in 2002 and 2012, though there are other factors
at play, too.
Several lawmakers decided to retire or move on because they were drawn into
districts with people they didn't want to run against, or districts they
couldn't win. A handful tried to run in the unfavorable districts and lost.
Aarons said the high turnover is part of the process.
"I don't see it as a sea change in public opinion. I just think it's all of
the normal political circumstances that occur after redistricting, and
periodically we have people who are moving on," he said.
He also cited the implementation of term limits, rules regarding state campaign
funding and the independent redistricting process as reasons the number of new
legislators per election has been on the rise.
In the 1970s, the average number of new legislators, including former lawmakers
and those changing chambers, was nearly 25 per election.
That number dropped in the 1980s to about 16, and began to rise again through
the 1990s, when the average was 23. From 2000 through 2010, the average turnover
per election was almost 27.
Term limits, which came into effect in 2000, only allow members to serve four,
two-year terms per chamber — though they can switch back and forth between the
House and Senate indefinitely, assuming voters elect them.
The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections funding system allows relatively unknown
candidates to have a chance at knocking off incumbents and winning a seat,
although Aarons said a loss of matching funds is weakening the system's
An independent redistricting commission was first used to draw the political
maps in 2000. Before that, the Legislature drew the maps, and there was an
unwritten agreement that the parties would each protect their own and not draw
incumbents into unfriendly districts, Aarons said.
Information from: Arizona Capitol Times, http://www.arizonacapitoltimes.com


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12 U.S. Code § 1463 - Supervision of savings associations
(a) Savings associations
(1) Examination and safe and sound operation
(A) Federal savings associations
The Comptroller shall provide for the examination and safe and sound operation of Federal savings associations.
(2) Regulations for savings associations
The Comptroller may prescribe regulations with respect to savings associations, as the Comptroller determines to be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Accounting and disclosure
(1) In general
The Comptroller shall, by regulation, prescribe uniform accounting and disclosure standards for savings associations, to be used in determining savings associations' compliance with all applicable regulations.
(2) Specific requirements for accounting standards
Subject to section 1464 (t) of this title, the uniform accounting standards prescribed under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) incorporate generally accepted accounting principles to the same degree that such principles are used to determine compliance with regulations prescribed by the Federal banking agencies; and
(3) Authority to prescribe more stringent accounting standards
The Comptroller may at any time prescribe accounting standards more stringent than required under paragraph (2) if the Comptroller determines that the more stringent standards are necessary to ensure the safe and sound operation of savings associations.
(c) Stringency of standards
The regulations of the Comptroller and the policies of the Comptroller and the Corporation governing the safe and sound operation of savings associations, including regulations and policies governing asset classification and appraisals, shall be no less stringent than those established by the Comptroller for national banks.
(d) Investment of certain funds in accounts of savings associations
The savings accounts and share accounts of savings associations insured by the Corporation shall be lawful investments and may be accepted as security for all public funds of the United States, fiduciary and trust funds under the authority or control of the United States or any officer thereof, and for the funds of all corporations organized under the laws of the United States (subject to any regulatory authority otherwise applicable), regardless of any limitation of law upon the investment of any such funds or upon the acceptance of security for the investment or deposit of any of such funds.
(e) Participation by savings associations in lotteries and related activities
(1) Participation prohibited
No savings association may—
(2) Use of facilities prohibited
No savings association may permit—
(A) the use of any part of any of its own offices by any person for any purpose forbidden to the institution under paragraph (1); or
(3) Definitions
For purposes of this subsection—
(B) Lottery
The term "lottery" includes any arrangement under which—
(i) 3 or more persons (hereafter in this subparagraph referred to as the "participants") advance money or credit to another in exchange for the possibility or expectation that 1 or more but not all of the participants (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as the "winners") will receive by reason of those participants' advances more than the amounts those participants have advanced; and
(ii) the identity of the winners is determined by any means which includes—
(4) Exception for State lotteries
Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply with respect to any savings association accepting funds from, or performing any lawful services for, any State operating a lottery, or any officer or employee of such a State who is charged with administering the lottery.
(f) Federally related mortgage loan disclosures
A savings association may not make a federally related mortgage loan to an agent, trustee, nominee, or other person acting in a fiduciary capacity without requiring that the identity of the person receiving the beneficial interest of such loan shall at all times be revealed to the savings association. At the request of the appropriate Federal banking agency, the savings association shall report to the appropriate Federal banking agency the identity of such person and the nature and amount of the loan.
(g) Preemption of State usury laws
(1) Notwithstanding any State law, a savings association may charge interest on any extension of credit at a rate of not more than 1 percent in excess of the discount rate on 90-day commercial paper in effect at the Federal Reserve bank in the Federal Reserve district in which such savings association is located or at the rate allowed by the laws of the State in which such savings association is located, whichever is greater.
(2) If the rate prescribed in paragraph (1) exceeds the rate such savings association would be permitted to charge in the absence of this subsection, the receiving or charging a greater rate of interest than that prescribed by paragraph (1), when knowingly done, shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest which the extension of credit carries with it, or which has been agreed to be paid thereon. If such greater rate of interest has been paid, the person who paid it may recover, in a civil action commenced in a court of appropriate jurisdiction not later than 2 years after the date of such payment, an amount equal to twice the amount of the interest paid from the savings association taking or receiving such interest.
(h) Form and maturity of securities
No savings association shall—
(1) issue securities which guarantee a definite maturity except with the specific approval of the appropriate Federal banking agency, or
Source(June 13, 1933, ch. 64, § 4, as added Pub. L. 101–73, title III, § 301,Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 280; amended Pub. L. 111–203, title III, § 369(4),July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1558.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1463, acts June 13, 1933, ch. 64, § 4,48 Stat. 129; Apr. 27, 1934, ch. 168, §§ 1(a), 2–4, 13,48 Stat. 643–645, 647; June 27, 1934, ch. 847, title V, §§ 506, 508(b),48 Stat. 1263, 1264; May 28, 1935, ch. 150, §§ 10–17(a),49 Stat. 296, 297; Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 684, 53 Stat. 1403; Oct. 24, 1942, ch. 621, 56 Stat. 986; June 30, 1947, ch. 166, title II, § 206(f),61 Stat. 206, related to creation of Home Owners' Loan Corporation, for appointment and compensation of its board of directors, for appointment and compensation of its employees, and for other powers, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a),Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 648.
A prior section 1463a, act Apr. 27, 1934, ch. 168, § 1(b),48 Stat. 644, provided that amendments made to subsec. (c) of former section 1463 of this title, except with respect to refunding, by act Apr. 27, 1934, should not apply to any bonds prior to Apr. 27, 1934, issued under subsec. (c), or to any bonds thereafter issued in compliance with commitments of the Corporation outstanding on Apr. 27, 1934.
A prior section 1463b, act Apr. 27, 1934, ch. 168, § 9,48 Stat. 646, related to purchase of obligations of, and loans to, Federal Home Loan Banks, prior to repeal by act May 28, 1935, ch. 150, § 17(b),49 Stat. 297.
2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(4)(A)(i), struck out "Federal" before "savings" in heading.
Subsec. (a)(1), (2). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(4)(A)(ii), added pars. (1) and (2) and struck out former pars. (1) and (2) which read as follows:
"(1) In general.—The Director shall provide for the examination, safe and sound operation, and regulation of savings associations.
"(2) Regulations.—The Director may issue such regulations as the Director determines to be appropriate to carry out the responsibilities of the Director or the Office."
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(4)(A)(iii), substituted "Comptroller and the Corporation" for "Director" in two places.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(4)(B)(ii), substituted "Comptroller" for "Director" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(4)(B)(i), inserted "and" at end of subpar. (A), substituted a period for "; and" at end of subpar. (B), and struck out subpar. (C) which read as follows: "prior to January 1, 1994, require full compliance by savings associations with accounting standards in effect at any time before such date not later than provided under the schedule in section 563.23–3 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on May 1, 1989)."
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(4)(C), substituted "The regulations of the Comptroller and the policies of the Comptroller and the Corporation" for "All regulations and policies of the Director" and struck out "of the Currency" before "for national".
Subsec. (e)(5). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(4)(D), substituted "Comptroller" for "Director".
Subsecs. (f), (h). Pub. L. 111–203, § 369(4)(E), (F), substituted "appropriate Federal banking agency" for "Director" in two places.
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203effective on the transfer date, see section 351 ofPub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 906 of Title 2, The Congress.
Preserving Minority Ownership of Minority Financial Institutions
Pub. L. 101–73, title III, § 308,Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 353, as amended by Pub. L. 111–203, title III, § 367(4),July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1556, provided that:
"(a) Consultation on Methods.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration, and the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on methods for best achieving the following goals:
"(1) Preserving the present number of minority depository institutions.
"(2) Preserving their minority character in cases involving mergers or acquisition of a minority depository institution by using general preference guidelines in the following order:
"(A) Same type of minority depository institution in the same city.
"(B) Same type of minority depository institution in the same State.
"(C) Same type of minority depository institution nationwide.
"(D) Any type of minority depository institution in the same city.
"(E) Any type of minority depository institution in the same State.
"(F) Any type of minority depository institution nationwide.
"(G) Any other bidders.
"(3) Providing technical assistance to prevent insolvency of institutions not now insolvent.
"(4) Promoting and encouraging creation of new minority depository institutions.
"(5) Providing for training, technical assistance, and educational programs.
"(b) Definitions.—For purposes of this section—
"(1) Minority financial institution.—The term 'minority depository institution' means any depository institution that—
"(A) if a privately owned institution, 51 percent is owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;
"(B) if publicly owned, 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; and
"(C) in the case of a mutual institution where the majority of the Board of Directors, account holders, and the community which it services is predominantly minority.
"(2) Minority.—The term 'minority' means any black American, Native American, Hispanic American, or Asian American.
"(c) Reports.—The Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration, and the Chairperson of Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall each submit an annual report to the Congress containing a description of actions taken to carry out this section."
Abolition of Home Owners' Loan Corporation
Act June 30, 1953, ch. 170, § 21,67 Stat. 126, provided for dissolution and abolition of Home Owners' Loan Corporation established by former section 1463 of this title.
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nice review - thanks Ash. One thing I am wondering about is if there is a 2.6 kernel includes or is it 2.6 ready?
In a time when the new comercial Linux front runner is still up for grabs SuSE comes out with SuSE Linux 9.0. SuSE released the new point release just under one month ago giving it one of the most up to date system configurations in the comercial Linux world.
Test System:
Athlon XP 1700+
512MB Registered DDR RAM
19" NEC MultiSync 95 Monitor
Generic DVD-ROM
10X8x32x Acer CD-Burner
ATI-Radeon 7200 AGP
100G 7200RPM Drive
20G 5400RPM Drive
Logitech Wireless/Optical Mouse
SoundBlaster Live! Audio Card
SuSE Linux 9.0 Pro:
Price: $79.95 USD ($59.95 USD at Amazon)
Release Date: 2003/10/15
Package Format: RPM
Configuration Utility: YaST
Download: FTP Only (no ISO's)
Distro Spec's
Kernel: 2.4.21-99
Glibc: 2.3.2-88
Grub: 0.93-102
XFree86: 22.214.171.124-29
Quick Screenshot Links
SuSE's Screenshot
YaST Installer
The Installation:
After getting my new SuSE CD's, I quickly popped in CD 1 of 5 in my box and booted up. By default the installer won't even start, instead passing you off the the current bootloader. This is both a good idea and a bit anoying as I've grown use to putting the install CD in and then walking away to come back in a few minutes to actually start the install. On the other hand, it helps keep the anoynce down for those who allready installed SuSE or don't plan to but have the CD in the drive.
The installation program was decent. It's more in depth than Red Hat's Anaconda, but also not as good at auto probing. My NEC MultiSync 95 monitor was not found as it is in Anaconda, but it was easy to select it from a list of monitors. The first time I went to the main configuration screen it couldn't find the RPM's on the CD. It could have either been a CD-ROM glitch or a bug in the installer, but refreshing the list seemed to fix the problem.
The package selection area is very simple even though it is for advanced users. By default, you are given a default SuSE system, but you can specify what to install and what not to install all the way down to the package. The installer has a list of package groups on the left with the specific packages on the right. I really liked the way they had this set up as it lets you quickly select what you want, see what packages provide in terms of libraries and binaries, what they need to run and so-on. I did find it somewhat laughable when installing fortune and BitchX that both claim with a disclaimer for language and non political correctness.
One thing that struck me odd was the fact that SuSE defaults to DES as it's password encryption scheme. This seems like a horrid idea due to DES's bad track record and the availability of much better algorithms (like MD5 and Blowfish). It was simple enough to click advanced and then select MD5, but I wouldn't have even thought to look if I wasn't planning on wririting a review of the product. Hopefully SuSE will start defaulting to either MD5 or Blowfish in the next release.
Near the end of the install you are given the chance to update your system via the network to get all bugfixes and security patches. Unfortunatly, about half of the mirrors don't have a mirror of SuSE 9.0 yet and the main SuSE ftp site is horribly slow. Luckily, 3 of the mirrors where quick and responsive to the update. After the installation I added other non-official mirrors to the list of update servers just in case.
First Boot
SuSE, like just about every commercial Linux distro today, uses graphical grub to boot the system. SuSE's bootloader is a bit plain compared to Red Hat's but it does it's job fine. The boot itself defaults to a graphical screen where you are shown a slick looking progress bar window while the system boots. You can get 'more information' by hitting F2, which shows you the normal boot sequence that we are all use to.
SuSE defaults to KDE with their own custom windowing theme. Unlike Red Hat, they have not changed the look and feel of KDE, but have just made some enhancements on the windowing buttons. They also provide Mosfet's Liquid and other modern and eye chatching themes. Since they default to KDE, they also use all the normal KDE apps such as Konq, kmail, etc ... Luckily, they default to Open Office rather than KOffice for the office suit.
SuSE uses it's YaST and YOU system for configuration and auto updates respectively. I was really impressed by YaST's speed and ease of use. In the 7.x days of SuSE I remember hating to even touch YaST because of it's massive memory consumption and it's proclivity to break down and only half do what you asked it to. YOU is also a dream come true as it takes Red Hat's update utility a step further. It's simple to set up, it uses the same mirror you chose in the install, and allows for adding new ones from it's GUI. It's GUI is a simple window with 4 buttons and two checkboxes. You can check for updates, show last lof, start an online update or show update messages. The check boxes let you start YOU automatically and automatically check for updates and install them for you. This simple way of doing updates beats Red Hat's wizard view, and beats Debian's/Fedora's apt-get update in terms of the average user.
SuSE also has a nice device manager called SuSE plugger which lets you browse your hardware and configure it manually using a Windows-Like GUI interface. Anyone who has delt with the Device Manager in Windows will feel at home using SuSE plugger.
Network Services
SuSE also uses YaST to configure your network services. SuSE defaults to Apache2 as it's webserver along with postfix as it's sendmail system. YaST can also configure sendmail in plate of postfix if need be. It also comes with a plethora of other network server including imap, pop, samba, nfs, etc ...
What I Like
Quick boot time
Pretty Interface
Auto Updates
Commercial Support Available
Easy to Maintain (so far)
Easy to Configure
What I Don't Like
No Community Eddition ISO(s)
Defaults to KDE (personal preference)
YaST2 License
I really like this release a lot. All SuSE needs to do is get rid of the YaST2 license and replace it with and Open Source/Free Software one and they would be the perfect commercial Linux company.
nice review - thanks Ash. One thing I am wondering about is if there is a 2.6 kernel includes or is it 2.6 ready?
Yes, 2.6.0-testX is available on the CDs. And the system meets al requirements for running 2.6.
Its "ok"
I wasnt happy with the lack of default libraries with this distro (7.3 installed most popular ones on default), so upgrading software has become a chore.
Other than that, its well on its way to replacing RH as my main Linux distro (again)
Daddy's home....
I really have been liking SuSE since 7.3 but I agree on the YaST license thing. Personally I see YaST being entirely dependent on GPL programs anyway so opensourcing it only makes sense -but I would continue to purchase my initial copy as I always have.
More review linkage :
More screenshot linkage (gnome 2.2 @ kde) :
If it won't boot from the cds, how exactly did you install it? Mine boots from the cd but (like RH9) the default option is to boot from hard drive if you don't hit a key in the 10 or so seconds it gives you to change the option.
the 2.6.0 kernel is not on the cds, it's on the dvd only on the 9.0 Pro release (the cds were done before the dvd, so there's a few newer items on the dvd), also, the version that came with 9.0 was 2.6.0-test5, which I wouldn't run. I downloaded test9 myself and have that up and running, it's 2.6 ready so you just need to drop the new kernel in (and create /sys for the sysfs).
The only one thing I really like about SUSE as compared to other distributions like redhat,fedora,debian, etc.. is the menu organization. Sure, you can edit the menus to whatever you want, but I'm generally too lazy and leave menus mostly in the default setup. SUSE has a very good organization on the menus, it makes me cringe when I'm on my RH9 machine that has rather hideous "click here for more stuff because it's too much for the one page and we're too lazy to organize better" default menu structure.
I can't wait for Ximian to do their thing to SuSE, maybe then the KDE guys can feel the anger we GNOME users have felt with their PISSPOOR default GNOME implementation for years.. 8.2 fx. shipped with the uglist GNOME ever, 9.0 is better but not much, the default look is nicer, why don't they stick with that - they don't plan to do a unitheme like bluecurve or galaxy it seems so why butcher GNOME?
They may have done a good job organising menus in KDE but I didn't find this to be the case in GNOME.
Their installer is WAY to complex and KDE'ish (lots of options) - and why is SuSE the only distro makes too dumb to make /boot on RAID1 work - I really hate this, the installer complain ENDLESSLY about this despite it being a perfectly okay way of setting up a system - it's the only distro I've ever used that does this - it's idiotic. Look at Anaconda, the best installer on earth IMHO.
YaST2 I find to be complex, WAY to complex for my taste. I simple doesn't seem to be worth the trouble to review all those options. The Mandrake Control Center is pretty and easy to work with, why not look in that direction for a good example?
I found one REALLY annoying bug in the installer, the I18N work isn't complete, it would read "Current Package" in english and the rest would mostly be in relatively correct Danish, with the odd strange english frase here and there.. Why do they not review this kind of thing - I would do it for free (if the YaST license was changed) - It annoys me that they allow such things to happen because new users will be SO confused about it.
That being said the distro itself was fairly stable and SuSE has a nice kernel which has the brk() security bug fixed (of Debian fame). It doesn't annoy me much that I have to do an FTP install to get it for free, I would prefer ISOs for download but I refuse to pay for it in the current state - once Novell gets a release out with Ximian Desktop as the default and RedCarpet replacing the awful YaST YOU, then I'll cough up.


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CMH to host annual 'Spread the Red' lunch and learn and T-shirt sale
Citizens Memorial Healthcare (CMH) is "spreading the red" to increase heart health awareness during American Heart Month in February.
"An update from the American Heart Association highlights that over the last 10 years, the rates of death attributable to cardiovascular disease (CVD) has declined by nearly 30 percent; however, nearly 2,200 Americans die of cardiovascular disease each day - one person every 39 seconds. And on average, every 40 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke," says CMH board-certified cardiologist John F. Best, M.D., FACP. "The total direct and indirect cost of CVD and stoke in the United States is estimated to be $297 billion – costing Americans more than any other diagnostic group."
But, there is hope. According to Dr. Best, cardiovascular disease and stroke are largely preventable through a healthy lifestyle. "American Heart Month is the perfect time to raise awareness, in our hospital and in our community, about heart disease, how we can prevent it and challenge us to commit to living a healthier lifestyle," says Dr. Best.
Spread the Red Luncheon
The sixth annual "Spread the Red" Lunch and Learn will be held on Friday, Feb. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the CMH Community Rooms. Dr. Best will present on the top five advancements made in cardiovascular care and what's on the horizon. The luncheon is free of charge and includes a heart healthy meal. To RSVP for the luncheon, please call the CMH event hotline at 417-328-7247 or register at http://conta.cc/TbR6dy.
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CMH is encouraging the community to "spread the red" on Friday, Feb. 1 by wearing a 2013 limited edition heart month T-shirt. T-shirts are available for $15 at the CMH Administrative Center located on the square in Bolivar until Feb. 1. CMH will contribute $5 from every sale to the American Heart Association.
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The CMH Heart Institute Clinic and CMH Cath Lab include two board-certified cardiologists: John F. Best, M.D., FACP, FACC, FSCAI and Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, M.D. The physicians and cardiac team staff specialize in invasive/interventional cardiology, diagnostic angiography, coronary angioplasty and stenting, pacemaker implantation, echo cardiography, inferior vena cava filter placement, pericardiocentesis, electrical cardioversion, stress testing and more.
The CMH cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation program is nationally recognized and is designed to help heart and lung patients recover quickly from a heart-related surgery, a heart attack or diagnosis of heart or pulmonary disease. It is certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). The team of physicians, registered nurses (who are certified in advanced cardiac life support), registered respiratory therapists, occupational and physical therapists and dietitians work with patients, their families and their physicians to structure a lifestyle plan tailored to meet their specific needs.
The cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation program is in a state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility within the walls of the hospital, but is also easily accessible from outside. CMH offers stationary bicycles, treadmills, rowing machines, weight stations, stationary hand cycles and an indoor walking track.
To RSVP for the luncheon or to purchase a T-shirt, please call the CMH event hotline at 417-328-7247 or register at http://conta.cc/TbR6dy.
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2013 Dodge Viper Packages / Options
Dodge Viper SRT Coupe Packages
Extrior Carbon Fiber Package - $5,100
Carbon fiber trimmed front & rear brake ducts; Carbon fiber trimmed rear diffuser; Rear carbon fiber appliqué
Grand Touring Package - $2,500
Front cup holders; Rear camera parking distance sensors; Audio system digital radio and satellite radio; Navigation system with 3D
Advanced Aerodynamics Package - $4,800
Carbon front splitter and rear spoiler; Trunk/hatch spoiler
SRT Track Package - $3,500
Front wheels: 18" x 10.5", rear wheels: 19" x 13.0"; Front 295/30-18 and summer tires, rear 355/30-19 and summer tires; Ultra Lightweight Track Wheel with Pirelli P Zero Corsa soft compound tires; Anti-lock 4-wheel disc performance brakes, includes 2-piece StopTech rotor; Weights: published curb weight (lbs): 3,297; If: [WPA] 18 X 10.5/19 X 13.0 Sidewinder-Matte Wheel; Discount: 0.00
Carbon Fiber Interior Accents Group - $3,400
Carbon & leather-trimmed, steering wheel; Carbon fiber trim; Carbon fiber on AC vents, gauge cluster bezel, headlamp switch bezel, center stack bezel
Dodge Viper SRT Coupe Options
SRT Racing Stripes, Billet Silver - $4,500
Pin stripe exterior decoration
Sabelt Nappa leather sport bucket seats - $3,000
Leather upholstery
Alternate Colored Seat Belts - $350
Red Seat Belts
Carpet Floor Mats with Viper Insignia - $0
Carpet floor mats
Car Cover - $500
Car Cover
SRT Racing Stripes, Black - $4,500
Pin stripe exterior decoration
SRT Racing Stripes, Gunmetal - $4,500
Pin stripe exterior decoration
Shadow Blue Pearl - $1,000
Pearl paint
Gunmetal Pearl paint - $1,000
Pearl paint
Race Yellow paint - $1,000
Gloss paint
SRT High Performance Audio, 12 speakers - $1,995
Twelve harman/kardon speakers
SRT High Performance Audio, 18 speakers - $2,995
Eighteen harman/kardon speakers
18 X 10.5/19 X 13.0 Rattler-Matte Wheel - $1,100
Front alloy wheels: 18" x 10.5", rear alloy wheels: 19" x 13.0"
18 X 10.5/19 X 13.0 Rattler-Hyper Wheel - $1,100
Front alloy wheels: 18" x 10.5", rear alloy wheels: 19" x 13.0"
18 X 10.5/19 X 13.0 Sidewinder-Matte Wheel - $500
Front alloy wheels: 18" x 10.5", rear alloy wheels: 19" x 13.0"
2013 Dodge Viper Ownership Costs
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Ownership costs can differ greatly. The cost to own and operate two different vehicles with equal purchase prices can differ by thousands. Of course when evaluating ownership cost for used cars and trucks, a vehicle's condition and mileage will greatly impact ownership costs, therefore it's important to compare similar vehicles in similar condition for an accurate picture.
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2013 Dodge Viper Performance
Engine: 8.4L V 10 OHV and variable valve timing
Premium unleaded fuel
Fuel economy: Gasoline
Multi-point fuel injection
16.0gallon fuel tank
Power (SAE): 640 hp @ 6,150 rpm; 600 ft lb of torque @ 4,950 rpm
2013 Dodge Viper Handling
3.550:1 axle ratio
Brake assist system
Four-wheel disc brakes: four ventilated
Electronic traction control (via engine management)
Rear mechanical limited-slip differential
Stability control
Independent front and rear wishbone suspension with stabilizer bar and coil springs
Tire kit
2013 Dodge Viper Exterior
Body-color front and rear bumpers
Day time running lights
Body-color driver and passenger power door mirrors
External dimensions: overall length (inches): 175.7, overall width (inches): 76.4, overall height (inches): 49.1, wheelbase (inches): 98.8, front track (inches): 62.9, rear track (inches): 61.0 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 40.5
Headlights: Bi-Xenon with projector beam lenses
Leather trim
Pearl paint
Fixed rear window with defroster
Trunk/hatch spoiler
Tinted glass
Weights: published curb weight (lbs): 3,354
Intermittent windshield wipers
2013 Dodge Viper Interior
One 12V power outlet(s) in front
Climate control
Element antenna
Anti-theft protection
Ashtray in the front
Audio system with AM/FM radio, CD player digital media card and satellite radio
Cargo area light
Cargo capacity: all seats in place (cu ft): 14.7 and Manufacturer's own
Cigar lighter in the front
Coming home device
Trip computer: includes average fuel economy, current fuel economy and range for remaining fuel
Floor console with covered storage
Cruise control
Outside air temperature indicator
Intelligent driver front airbag, intelligent passenger front airbag with occupant switch off
Driver and front passenger seat sports front seat manual height
Driver and passenger front seat belts with pre-tensioners
Front seat center armrest
Garage door opener
Headlight control with dusk sensor
Two front seat head restraints
Height adjustable pedals
Internal dimensions: front headroom (inches): 36.6, front leg room (inches): 42.7 and front shoulder room (inches): 53.1
Low tire pressure indicator
Card key power locks
Power steering
Front windows with one-touch on two windows
Front reading lights
Auto-dimming rear view mirror
Steering wheel mounted remote audio controls
Remote control trunk/hatch release
Seating: two passengers
Premium cloth upholstery
Service interval indicator
Keyless Enter-N-Go smart card/smart key with keyless entry includes keyless starter
Nine speakers
Alloy & leather-trimmed, tilt steering wheel
Passenger vanity mirror
Ventilation system with micro filter
Voice activating system for radio and phone
2013 Dodge Viper Warranty
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The basic warranty covers everything except items that are subject to wear and tear or replacement in the ordinary course of vehicle ownership, such as oil and air filters, wiper blades and brake pads. Tires and batteries are often excluded, but usually have their own warranty provided by the manufacturers of those items. Emissions equipment is required by Federal law to be covered for five years or 50,000 miles.
Drive Train Warranty:
In some cases the drive train warranty continues after the basic warranty has expired. This part of the warranty covers most of the parts that make the vehicle move, including the engine, transmission, drive axles and driveshaft. Like the basic warranty, consumable parts such as hoses and belts are not covered. However, most of the internal parts of the engine, such as the pistons and bearings, which are also subject to wear and tear, are covered by the drive train warranty.
Roadside Assistance:
Many manufacturers provide a service that will rescue you if your car leaves you stranded, even if it's your fault. Lock yourself our of your car? Run out of gas? Got a flat tire? A call to the manufacturer's toll-free number will result in somebody showing up who can help you out. There is a huge variance in these programs so check ahead of time to see what is covered and what you will have to pay for.
Rust or Corrosion Warranty:
Rust or Corrosion Warranty: This warranty covers the vehicle's sheet metal, and protects you from rust and corrosion that are severe enough to cause a hole - surface rust is not covered. However, if you keep your car washed and waxed rust shouldn't be a problem.
2013 Dodge Viper Safety Features
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2013 Dodge Viper Recalls
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Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500, 2015 Chrysler 200, Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, and Dodge Challenger, 2014-2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Cherokee, and Dodge Durango, and 2013-2015 Dodge Viper vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with radios that have software vulnerabilities that can allow third-party access to certain networked vehicle control systems.
Exploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of certain vehicle systems, increasing the risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify and mail affected owners a USB drive that includes a software update that eliminates the vulnerability, free of charge. Optionally, owners may download the update to their own USB drive from http://www.driveuconnect.com/software-update/ or take their vehicle to a Chrysler dealer for immediate installation. In an effort to mitigate the effects of this security vulnerability, Chrysler has had the wireless service provider close the open cellular connection to the vehicle that provided unauthorized access to the vehicle network. This measure may not have been implemented on all vehicles and does not address access by other means that will be remedied by the software update. The recall began on August 24, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R40.
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Recall ID # 109889 - STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Dodge Viper vehicles manufactured October 1, 2012, to February 6, 2014. Moisture may get into the door switch, resulting in the driver or passenger door opening unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion.
If the driver or passenger door opens unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion, there is an increased risk of a crash and injury.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the door handle assemblies and top covers, free of charge. The recall began on July 10, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R14.
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The couple was married Aug. 14, 2010 at the Memorial Gardens in Salt Lake City.
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Jefferson Community College didnt accomplish its ultimate goal of sweeping first-place Herkimer County CC in a Region 3 East Division baseball doubleheader on Thursday at the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds.
But the second-place Cannoneers did the next best thing. They earned a split with a gutty 11-8 come-from-behind win in the opener, and all but secured a first-round home playoff berth in the Region 3 Tournament.
JCC (24-15 overall, 18-6 Region) finally ran out of gas in the second game as the Generals (21-12, 20-4) scored 10 runs in the final two innings to achieve a split with a 12-1 victory.
John Northrops club proved once again how resilient it is by rallying twice from deficits in the opener and splitting the season four-game series with Herkimer CCC.
Were the only team in the region to beat them twice, Northrop said. That first game proved how tough we are because in past years we probably would have just caved in if we fell behind early. But this team just picks itself back up and keeps competing.
Herkimer CCC scored three runs in the first inning off JCC right-hander Josh Amann. But the Cannoneers answered with a run in the bottom half on Jason Hardie RBI single and two more in the third to tie it on run-scoring singles by Tyler Decker and Ariel Suriel.
Then, after Herkimer CCC scored four runs in the fourth, JCC answered with one of its most productive innings of the season. Nathan Mastervicks two-run triple was the highlight of an eight-run inning. Erric Barnier contributed a double that drove in a run, and Decker, Kyle Simmons and Calder Roggie also delivered RBI singles.
Falling behind is no big deal to this team, said Decker, the South Jefferson product who finished 3-for-4 in the first game. We just feel like we can score on anybody, so a one- or two-run lead is not really safe against us.
Amann, a sophomore out of Carthage who improved to 6-0, battled hard even though he allowed 13 hits and wasnt really sharp. However, his toughness came through in the seventh when Herkimer CCC loaded the bases with no outs, bringing the tying run to the plate.
Northrop visited the mound and told Amann, Its your game. Josh has been getting himself out of trouble all season, so I had confidence he could do it again.
Amann quickly enticed Brent Baker to ground into a 5-4-3 double play started by third-baseman Suriel. Second baseman Roggie, from Lowville, then tracked down a short fly ball into right field to end the game.
I just told myself Ive got to get a ground ball, said Amann, who didnt walk a batter in going the distance. Knowing coach had faith in me was big. And my defense came through when they had to.
Louie Diaz finished 2-for-4 with a double for JCC, while Simmons and Hardie both went 2-for-4 as the Cannoneers banged out 13 hits.
Cody Newbigging had three hits and three RBIs for Herkimer CCC.
The Cannoneers couldnt come up with the big hit early in the second game, stranding five runners over the first four innings and scoring just one run on a Mastervick single.
General Brown freshman Jordan Delaney pitched five solid innings for JCC in the nightcap, allowing two runs on four hits and left trailing 2-1.
But Herkimer CCC touched reliever Eury Villalona for four runs in the sixth and James Matthews for two more. Brandon Overstreet slugged a grand slam for the Generals in the top of the seventh.
JCC concludes the regular season with a home twin bill vs. third-place Hudson Valley CC on Saturday and travels to SUNY Adirondack for two on Sunday. The regionals begin a week from Saturday with the top two seeds in each division hosting the first two games of a best-of-three series.
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Sucker Punch
Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller, SciFi/Fantasy
"Sucker Punch" is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, and her incredible adventures blur the lines between what's real and what is imaginary. When she is locked away against her will, she urges four other young girls to band together to escape their terrible fate at the hands of their captors. With a virtual arsenal at their disposal, the girls engage in warfare against everything from samurais to serpents. Together, they must decide what they are willing to sacrifice in order to stay alive.
Cast: Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung
Produced by: Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder
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Despite an international ban to the contrary, US President Barack Obama has decided to veto a ban on certain Apple products in the United States stemming from the drawn out patent battle between the California-based company and Samsung. This has had a very negative effect on Samsung's value internationally, with their share values dropping from $169.3 Billion to $168.5 Billion, a loss of over $1 Billion.
This is all as a result of an International Trade Commission imposed ban on US imports of certain Apple products, and the vetoing of this ruling by the White House over the weekend. This ruling originally came down in June of this year after Samsung won a patent battle with Apple ruling that certain products, the iPhone 4 for example, violated patents held by Samsung. The veto of this ruling was the first of its kind by a US President since 1987.
What could further complicate this mess is the fact a ruling is expected soon on whether or not Samsung had violated patents held by Apple, resulting in potential US import bans on certain older models of Samsung devices like the Samsung Galaxy SII and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. This decision is expected to be made later this week.
What does this mean for consumers? Not surprisingly, this political and commercial theatre will equate to just about nothing in terms of value for consumers. At the end of the day, companies like Samsung and Apple likely won't change their practices much in the wake of the veto. In the grand scheme of things, this could have a negative effects between the US government and Samsung and their home country of South Korea, who won't look fondly on the US vetoing a major victory for Samsung with just the stroke of a pen. As always, the big winner in this will be lawyers, who are certain to be promised plenty of paperwork as these decisions are appealed and analyzed.


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AASL presents 30 Second Thought Leadership: Insights from Leaders in the School Library Community, a video podcast series delivering brief and practical advice from respected school library leaders on important questions about school libraries today and in the future. Questions are based on the themes of Knowledge Quest issues.
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Q: "How can school librarians foster creativity and innovation in their school library programs as part of the assessment-driven atmosphere in education today?"
Christina Genay, National Board Certified Librarian, is the librarian at Garland R. Quarles Elementary School in Winchester, Virginia. She earned the 2014 AASL Innovative Reading Grant for her summer book bike mobile program. As a 2011 Hawaii Ironman World Championship finisher, she is excited to combine her love of books and biking. She is also a 2014 Fund for Teachers fellow.
Stephanie Ham serves as the Lead Librarian at Metro Nashville Public Schools. Stephanie has taught kindergarten and fifth grade and was a high school librarian. In 2011, Stephanie transitioned to the Project Coordinator of Limitless Libraries, a partnership program between Metro Nashville Public Schools and Nashville Public Library. The primary goals of the program are resource sharing between the two institutions and improving the collections within MNPS. While serving as Project Coordinator, she saw the expansion of the program from 16 schools to 125 schools within MNPS. Stephanie holds a BS in Elementary Education from Bradley University, Masters in Library & Information Sciences from Trevecca Nazarene University and her EDS in Educational Leadership from Tennessee Tech University.
Susan Nottoli has been the Library Resource Teacher for 14 years at Adolph Link School in Palatine, IL. She previously spent 5 years as a classroom teacher in Schaumburg School District 54. Recently Susan received a master's degree from the University of Illinois through the CTER (Curriculum, Technology and Educational Reform) program and obtained an Illinois Technology Specialist certificate. Additionally, she received a master's degree and certification in educational administration from Northern Illinois University. She has been a member of the ALA and AASL for several years. She was awarded AASL's 2014 Information Technology Pathfinder Award.
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How To Make A Dedicated File Server Or Web Server
Have an old computer just lying around in your garage doing nothing? Well, I do, and I have decided to share my experiences with you.
The best way to give life to your old computer is to turn it into a dedicated fileserver or web server. I have done it, but I will leave instructions on how you can do it too!
Step One: Survey Old Computer
First of all, survey the specs of the old computer. How much ram does it have, what's the processor and speed, and how big is the hard drive? In older systems, these are the main things that will determine its usefulness. For this article, I have used two different machines with these specs:
Machine One: (Vintage)
- Intel Pentium 75mhz
- 48mb EDO Ram
- 2x4.1gb Hard Drives
- 16x CDROM
- 10/100mbps Network Card
Machine Two: (Not So Bad)
- IBM Cyrix MIII 333mhz
- 128mb SDRAM
- 40gb Harc Drive
- 52x CDROM
- 10/100mbps Network Card
Now, looking at these specs, you may be mistaken by thinking that they are nothing but giant paper weights. Well, they aren't. I'll show you how to turn them into servers!
Step Two: Get The Software
For my tutorial, I have decided to use a brand spanking new copy of Fedora Core 3. Yes, I am going to run Fedora Core 3 on these systems. You can download the whole set of Fedora Core cds from fedora.redhat.com
The requirements indicate that these systems can't run it, but don't worry, they will, if they are not running an X server.
Step Three: Install
Once you have the cds all burned, just insert them into the computer at bootup. If you can't boot cds, then you need to use fedora core 1, which allows you to make boot floppies. Since we want these computers to do nothing but serve files and pages, we will not install an X server or window manager. If that worries you newbs out there, don't worry, I'll show you an easy way to configure the servers later in the article. Be mindful or what I.P address you assign to the server, make sure there are no conflicts with other I.P addresses on the network. Here is what I chose for my I.P Addresses.
Server: 192.168.1.1
Client Machine: 192.168.1.2, and so on...
When you install, make sure that you only install the bare essentials. I recommend that you install emacs, all of the server sections, and the redhat configs. Oh, and for systems that have tiny amounts of ram, such as the ones I used, make sure you have a heap of swap space. Once everything is done, it's off to restart them computer. Oh, and don't forget to make a floppy bootdisk!!!!
Step Four: Post Configuration
If you are running a very slow machine (such as a pentium 1), you'll notice that it may take a while for Fedora to boot. My oldest system just spat out random numbers when it tried to boot grub, so I was forced to use a bootdisk everytime I needed to boot the computer, NOT FUN! Anyway, there is an easy way to make Fedora boot faster. Once the computer has booted and you are left with the user login, login as root. Now, in order to get Fedora to run faster, we need to cut down on all of the services that Fedora starts up with by default. Go to your client machine. Open up a console, and ssh into the server by typing in the following:
ssh -X 192.168.1.1
It will then give you a warning about key verification. Just say yes and it will ask you for the root password for the server. Just type it in and proceed. Now, the ssh command that we typed in allows us to run X on the client machine without bringing the server down to its knees. We need to get rid of some of the services at bootup, so on the client machine, type:
After a while, you'll see that the redhat-config-services program loads up. Just eliminate all of the services that you don't really need (kudzu, pcmcia, etc). Save the changes and quit the program. Next, we need to configure NFS, Samba, and Apache. It's really simple with Fedora. While you are still logged on to the server with ssh, you can configure these by the following commands:
These will allow you to configure the appropriate services on the server via gui. Once these are set to your likings (I set samba and nfs to share the same folder), you can exit the ssh.
Step Five: Testing
OK, everything is done, all we need to do now is test it. If you want to share files with the server via linux, then using NFS is the best option. However, you'll have to tell your linux where everything is. To do that, you need to update your /etc/fstab. It's easy, just open up a console and login as root. THen type :
emacs /etc/fstab
It will then open up your fstab. Now we need to write down our configuration. Go to the bottom of the file and make a new line. This is what I added to my fstab, if you are using the settings in this tutorial, then it will work for you, but you may add your own settings.
192.168.1.1:/share /share/ nfs wsize=8192,rsize=8192,timeo=14,intr
This is telling the client that there is a share file on the server with the i.p address of 192.168.1.1 and the folder that is to be shared in called share. It also tells the client where to mount the share, and what type of filesystem it is. You will now need to mount the share. You can do so by typing:
mount 192.168.1.1:/share /share/
It will pause for a moment and then mount the share. You can now browse to where you mounted it and write and read to it at your hearts content.
Now if you want to share files with the server with Windows, then you'll need to use the Samba protocol. Make sure you know what workgroup your samba is using, mine was "mygroup". You can change it if you like. Now, boot windows and then add a workgroup called "mygroup", or whatever your samba was called. It will then allow you to share with the server. You may need to reboot windows to get it working.
Step Six: Conclusion
Well, the old piece of junk is now doing something useful. You'll find that even an old pentium 75mhz can send files around at 5mbps, which isn't that bad unless you have a lot of clients. I found that the Cyrix machine that I used was a much better server simply because it really shot files through the network. I know I haven't touched on security matters like encryption and passwords, but if it is a private network, then you hardly need it, and I don't know crap about it. Perhaps you can add some comments about this, and give your own suggestions.
Not only does this tutorial tell you how to recycle old computers. but it also shows you the usefullness of the wonderful operating system called Linux
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Thanks for the write up ....
Just a suggestion though; For a small network, instead of using two protocols, NFS and Samba, you might like to stick to only one.
This article that I wrote is very old and I had little knowledge about Linux and especially Networking. Since then, I have learned a bit and I really should update this article. Thanks for the suggestion compunuts, should I just stick to SAMBA? Is there a way that NFS can work on windows machines (I loved the way that NFS worked in the network, just felt like a local harddrive)?
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Well, I was just saying if you have a small network, why bother with two protocol? Instead, just use one and you are good, right? One less un-necessary service, one less headache plus one less potential security hole.Originally Posted by beezlebubsbum
Other considerations need to put forth when choosing protocol. For example, NFS use plain text password while samba supports encrypted passwords. If you need NFS like functionality, you can either go CIFS route or use something like Sharity.
Also, how fast you want your clients to be and how large files you usually transfer. Keep in mind, NFS is extremely FAST protocol. If you transfer 2 GB of files regularly (such as in database files), then using SAMBA will bog down your network like no other.
Yes, Microsoft have natively supported service called "Windows Services for UNIX" currently it's in version 3 (I think). You can use that to have Windows NFS client. MS even have support page for how to do this but their original intent was so that you can move files off of Unix server to Windows server (mainly NT) since NFS is a very FAST protocol. Even file transfer protocols such as FTP is not as fast as NFS.Is there a way that NFS can work on windows machines (I loved the way that NFS worked in the network, just felt like a local harddrive)?
Thanks for the tips mate I've got an old machine and I was thinking of throwing it away ,but now I'm gonna toy around with it a bit
Good work Beez, I was looking for howto when I found this.
Can u make a file and web server in one? Do u have to run samba and apache in the one distro (Slackware12)? Can samba and apache coexist? lol
I have SY6BA+IV,PC100, PIII600e, dualboot win98/slack12
on 2ata hdds, 160g ea. gigabyte etho card, 56modem, 2wire gateway that includes wireless access. I have winxp box and mac laptop.
Want to backup, store and access mdia/web page files on linux. Share printer, scanner, no internet access for XP, limited internet services to laptop, win98 internet access for different browsers?
What File Type do I have to use? Do I have to use DHCP?
Do I need another router in addition to mySBC 2Wire Gateway. Thanks
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This tutorial is great!....
Now you just need to make a follow-up with the AFP protocol added in as well.
Not really, but you really don't see too many write-ups offering it.
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