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I recently was in a home and when ya walk in tha first thing ya see is this nice matted and frames pic that has a beautifully dipectied sayin'
Be kind for you don't know what battles people are facing.
This I hope will stay with me for a very long time.
we all have our uphill struggles
So lets try ta show alittle kidness ta others as they walk thru this land of woe.
Ps 34:19
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
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Hello all..
Let me put my problem in a simple way. I have written a C program, which i will keep in my server. Now i am developing awebsite using PHP, so that other users can also have access to my stand alone C program.
So here i want my PHP to take input from users and bring that input and run my C program and then again take the results ofthe C program back to the users using PHP(probably using the same website itself).
Please suggest me how to do it. It would be easier for me to understand if you can tell me using simple program.For example my C program has a function that adds two numbers. The users can provide their input (the numbers) using mywebsite. Then PHP will somehow interact with C function and return the results to the user.
I realize it's probably something strange, but here is what I have.
I have an application written in C/C++. This application has Perl wrapper which was made by application's authors using SWIG. My website is written in PHP, so I'm looking for some ways to make PHP work with C/C++ application.
The only way I can think of now is to create a CGI script (perl script) which accepts POST request from my website (AJAX request), sends it to the recognition engine through it's Perl wrapper, gets the required data and returns the required data as a response to AJAX request.
Do you think it could be done this way? Are there any better solutions?
Not all that strange. Just use the php exec command. I'm assuming you have access to the actual C executable.http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php
Just be -VERY VERY- careful about letting users pass info into the shell! Great way to get your system hacked.
escapeshellarg and possibly escapeshellcmd
Another option, if you are REALLY brave, is to write a PHP socket extension to expose the functionality of your C program to PHP as native PHP functions.
Thank you..i have read the exec command, but still have some problems understanding it.exec(command,return_value)How can we specify the command line argument of C here.
If my C pgm is to compute the sum of two numbersCan i write exec("myPgm 3,4", $answer)
If you have some time to spare, can you pls write a small C pgm for this.And how am i going to get the return value from C pgm to PHP
Yes i have access to the actual C executable. But still i dont know how to write the exec command.If my C program's name is myPgm and it calculates sum of 2 numbers. Can i write exec command as:
exec("myPgm 3 5", $answer)
let me write a sample C pgm
int main(int a, int b){ int sum= a+b; return sum;}
If this is my C program how can i run it in commandline using PHP exec and how am i going to get the return value.
Please help me. I am not very skilled, so please explain in simple terms.
Or use this C program
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { if ( argc != 3) { printf("Usage:\ %s Integer1 Integer2\",argv[0]); } else { printf("%s + %s = %d\",argv[1],argv[2], atoi(argv[1])+atoi(argv[2])); } return 0;}
hi did you got solution for your problem. me too having same problem can you help me.
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I have installed Backtrack on Vmware 7.1.5. Sound works fine on the Ubuntu 11.10 installed on Vmware too without any changes / plugins.
Is the sound needs to be enabled like network eth on the Backtrack?
i have tried to install VLC Player and sound plugins-Gstreamer. However VLC player not works and comes with error 'Could not Launch Player'. I installed bangarang to see if this works it plays file but no sound...? though sound is not important but nice to have on Backtrack.
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Robin Williams' wife says the Oscar winner was in the early stages of Parkinson's Disease. In a new statement, Susan Schneider said while bravely battling depression and anxiety, Robin was also struggling with Parkinson's but was not yet ready to share that information publicly.
"Variety" further quotes Schneider as saying that she hoped that in the wake of Williams' passing, others "would find the strength to seek the care and support they need to treat whatever battles they are facing so they may feel less afraid."
Williams was found dead at his home in Tiburon, California Monday. Police say the actor hanged himself. Robin Williams was 63.
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"What are some ways I can get in contact with people whose careers I'm interested in?"
– Chengcheng Gui '14
Great question Chengcheng! I think it's great that you are already thinking about how to network and make connections with people of interest in the professional world. As a junior, you are making the right strides towards developing and building your professional contacts. Here are my quick tips on how you can find and make lasting connections with those in careers that are of interest to you.
- Ask people you know to refer you. One of the best starting points for any networking endeavor is by asking people you know to connect you. Try asking family members, close friends, or coworkers if they know anyone in the field or profession that might be willing to talk to you. Getting personal referrals is always a benefit when making connections. Be specific about the kind of contacts you are looking for. You might be surprised to see how many people you are already connected to.
- Reach out to Princeton Alumni. Princeton alumni are always willing to help fellow tigers! The Princeton Alumni Careers Network is a great way to find contacts in careers that are of interest to you. Through Tigernet, you can access the alumni directory and find potential connections. Use the "custom search" tool to search for employment information. Or, use the advanced search features in LinkedIn to identify Princeton alumni working at particular organizations
- Try setting up informational interviews at organizations in your field of interest. Most professionals love to talk about their career paths. If you don't have a contact, look for one via searching by company name in the advanced search section of LinkedIn. Or, visit company websites or perhaps call companies directly to ask for the contact information of someone in the role or department you might be interested in. Explain that you are a college student who is looking to find out more about career paths in the field and that you would like to schedule an informational interview. Be flexible, accommodating, and most of all, respectful of the individual's time. Interviews can be held in person, on the phone, or via e-mail or Skype! Prepare a list of questions in advance. Don't try to sell yourself or ask for a job during this meeting. Instead, focus on learning more about the individual and their field. Afterwards, be sure to send a thank you note and mention one or two specific pieces of advice you were given and how you will act upon those in the immediate future. One tip for making sure the relationship moves forward is to mention that you will be sure to keep in touch regarding your progress.
- Follow and Engage with professionals on social media. Social media is a great way to connect with people that you want to get to know. For example, you might want to follow industry leaders and professionals on Twitter and engage with them, too. You'll be surprised by what happens. Let's say they post a really great article. I recommend replying to his/her tweet with a personal response. You might say "Thanks for sharing this. As someone who is really interested in this field it was good to learn something new!" Or, you might as a specific follow-up question such as "What did you think about _______(be specific if you can)?" is a great conversation starter. Finally, why not mention this person in your own personal tweet. Once, on Twitter, I mentioned a particular company in a tweet and the CEO responded to me asking to know more about what I had learned about the company. I followed him and thanked him for his response. He ended up following me back! Other great sites to utilize are Facebook and Linkedin! Great networking contacts are available on social media so make sure you are utilizing it to your advantage. Check out this advice about using social media to make professional connections.
- Attend career fairs and employer presentations. Career fairs are great ways to connect with recruiters, hiring managers, and already-established professionals in different industries. When browsing booths, make sure to get the contact information from recruiters and make sure to reach out to them after the fair! Employer presentations and information sessions are also great ways to make connections. Not only do you get to learn more about an organization of interest, but you get to personally meet those who work there. Again, always do your homework in advance and come prepared with questions!
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Chengcheng, I hope this information was useful to you. There are so many ways that you can connect with individuals in careers that interest you. It's all about keeping your options open, being creative, and doing the necessary legwork that is required to start building those relationships. For more advice, check out the Networking section in Career Services' Career Planning Guide!


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The hilarious game of conservative telephone continues
Yesterday, Glenn Beck cited [1] an unnamed university estimating the crowd size at the 9/12 protest as "1.7 million." Considering Beck and other conservatives have so far relied on invented [2] ABC reports, repurposed [3] quotes about Obama's inauguration, and "I heard someone say," we assumed Beck was just grasping at straws.
Turns out we were wrong. From his radio program this morning:
What "University of Indiana" study is Beck talking about? We have no clue. And clearly, neither does Beck. Here's Beck, appearing [4] on Fox News' On the Record on Monday night:
BECK: I think that it doesn't matter if any newspaper published how many people were there. We had, where was it, University of Illinois, I think, did a -- you know, a spatial count and looked at the photos and said I think it was 1.7 million people there.
University Of Illinois, Indiana University, hey, what's the difference? There does appear to be a crowd-size expert at the University of Illinois named Clark McPhail, who was quoted extensively about the size of the crowd at Obama's inauguration, but a Nexis and Google search reveals that McPhail hasn't yet said anything about the 9/12 crowds. As we learned yesterday [3], the conservative media thinks it is totally reasonable to take quotes about the inauguration and apply them to the 9/12 march. However, over the last 48 hours, Beck has progressed from University of Illinois [4], to a complete memory wipe [1], to today referencing some purported Indiana University study twice. We'll try to keep up and have a look at what Beck might be talking about.
The closest thing to an Indiana University study appears to be this paper [5], "The Real Number of Protesters at the 9/12 Washington D.C. March," by the esteemed Zac Moilanen. Who exactly is Zac Moilanen? Noted Statistician? Professor Emeritus of Political Science?
Close. According [6] to his "Cadet Profile" as posted on the web page for the university's ROTC program, Moilanen is an undergrad majoring in East Asian Languages and Cultures. Um, OK. Maybe he is a crowd-size scholar? After all, according to Beck, he even did "the computer thing!"
If by "the computer thing," Beck means this paper was written on one, then yes, that certainly appears to be the case. If he meant "advanced computer modeling," then, uh, no. You can read [5] the in-depth analysis yourself, but let me just take you to the exciting conclusion:
In all precise studies of crowds, it is important to subtract "a hundred thousand or two" for old people being distracted by statues, etc.
Some of the references cited in this bulletproof academic study: Michelle Malkin, WorldNetDaily, Google Maps, YouTube, an article titled "President Hussein's 2012 Resignation: A historical prediction" from Free Republic, and a message board on a website called "Godlike Productions."
At this point, I'm starting to wonder if Beck is just throwing out red herrings to keep me occupied.
Charles Johnson, in response to conservatives repurposing a quote about the inauguration to claim it was about the 9/12 protests wrote [7]: "This is so pathetic I don't know whether to laugh or cry."
I think I'm ready for both.
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Teens Threw Mansion Party, Stole $250K Leopard: Cops
(NEWSER) – Sixteen suspects described as "kids of means" have been arrested after a wild party in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb where a $7 million mansion was trashed and partygoers made off with a bizarre assortment of loot—including a mounted snow leopard valued at $250,000. LA County Sheriff Lee Baca estimates the damage to the La Habra Heights mansion, which was vacant but fully furnished and had been put on the market by its out-of-the-country owner, is at least $1 million, reports the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. He calls the destruction and "frenzy of looting" one of the worst youth crimes he has ever seen.


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Stafford rallies Lions past Browns
CLEVELAND -- Matthew Stafford threw three of his four touchdown passes in the second half, rallying the Detroit Lions to a 31-17 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
The Lions (4-2) outscored the Browns 24-0 in the second half, sealing their win when Stafford hooked up with tight end Joseph Fauria with 2:01 left. Fauria caught three TD passes for the Lions, who played like a completely different team in the second half after being dominated up front and trailing 17-7 at half.
The Browns (3-3) had their chances at a comeback end when quarterback Brandon Weeden's baffling shovel pass with 4:36 left was intercepted by linebacker DeAndre Levy.
Lions running back Reggie Bush finished with 135 total yards, 121 in the second half.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A group tied to Ohio State University is preparing to protest a Columbus science museum's decision to present the Body Worlds & The Brain exhibition featuring human cadavers, tissues and organs.
Economics professor Lucia Dunn tells WBNS (http://bit.ly/UrSfma ) that she and some of her students plan a protest at COSI (KOH'-sy) Sunday.
Dunn said they're concerned by accounts that the bodies come from executed prisoners and religious dissidents in China, not donors.
Many of her Chinese students also say the presentation violates their beliefs about how bodies are treated after death.
COSI spokeswoman Jaclyn Reynolds said specimens came from willing donors who wanted science to benefit. She said the museum asked civic and religious leaders before staging the exhibit and received wide support.
The exhibit continues through Jan. 6.
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text: Submitted by KevinMcGrath on Thu, 2014-04-17 16:51 Upper Chattahoochee Chapter - 436 Stream Clean-up Conservation Chattahoochee River Tailwater - 532 Cohutta - 242 Oconee River - 661 The Front Porch Georgia Council - 9GA Vote Up Down +1960 + UCCTU Sweep the Hooch.jpg 580 volunteers cleaned-up 7.257 tons of trash - that's 14,500 pounds!!! Sweep-the-Hooch began four years ago. Last year 3.7 tons of trash was removed from the river and surrounding banks. Upper Chattahoochee TU, National Park Service-Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper thank all the volunteers, site leaders and sponsors for stepping-up, pitching-in and leading last Saturdays event. "Four years ago we set out to clean the entire Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, from Buford Dam to Paces Mill, 44 river miles, in one day" said Upper Chattahoochee TU Advocacy and Conservation Chairman Kevin McGrath. "This year we did that plus three state parks. Over the years, we have removed what you would expect - drink bottles, plastic bags and tennis balls, as well as some unusual items - a car frame, bicycles and even a kitchen sink! Congratulations to all the volunteers." 24 UCCTU members met to clean-up Jones Bridge for the 4th Annual Sweep the Hooch Clean-up on Saturday, April 12, 2014. We raged from the parking lot and canoe launch upstream past the iron bridge and downstream to the lower shoals. A group of members remained after the even to try their hand at catching some Chattahoochee River wild brown trout. Upper Chattahoochee was joined by Tailwaeter TU at Bowmans Island, Oconee River TU at Settles Bridge, Cohutta TU at Island Ford as well as the Georgia Womens Flyfishers and Middle Geogia TU at Whitewater Creek. "We at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area sincerely appreciate the efforts of all of the volunteers and sponsors in cleaning up the river and trails here," said Bill Cox, superintendent of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. "This kind of civic involvement led to the creation of this National Park Service unit back in 1978. It's great to see this kind of spirit is still alive and well in metro Atlanta." Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Event Organizer Tammy Bates said "We plan to be back in 2015 for another dynamic cleanup." We hope that you will too. 2014-04-12 River Cleanup 16.JPG Log in or register to post comments


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Thursday the battle over the I526 completion project continues.
Dana Beach, the Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation League, will present to the DOT Commission at a workshop meeting in Columbia. His talk will include what the CCL determined are the risks the 526 extension project, inadequate and possibly illegal funding proposed by the SIB, and ideas for the reallocation in I526 funds to prioritized projects.
"I suspect that the DOT commissioners will mostly be receptive to what Dana has to say," a spokesman at the CCL told News 2. "Mr. Beach will provide the Commissioners with options to bring more funding into the SCDOT for use on bridge replacements, interchange rebuilds and other know infrastructure priorities in the Lowcountry and beyond."
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Mariners Announce LumberKings' Staff for 2013
Eddie Menchaca and Andrew Lorraine return Clinton following a successful 2012 campaign
By Chad Seely / Clinton LumberKings | December 18, 2012 10:50 AM ET
Clinton, IA - The Clinton LumberKings will have familiar faces leading the way in 2013 as the Seattle Mariners announced Eddie Menchaca will return as Manager for the 77th year of Clinton baseball, and fifth as the Mariners single-A affiliate.
Menchaca returns for his third season with the team. He led the LumberKings to a 71-67 overall record in 2012, including a 48-22 mark in the second half to lock down a playoff spot. The 48 wins represented the most wins in a half in franchise history. The LumberKings went on to win consecutive road games to defeat the Beloit Snappers in the first round of the playoffs, but lost to the eventual MWL-Champion Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in the West Division Finals. Menchaca has amassed 128 wins as Clinton manager which ranks 11th on the all-time list. Jack Mull, who won the 1991 Midwest League Championship, tops the list with 300 career managerial wins in Clinton.
Andrew Lorraine returns as pitching coach after serving the same role in 2012. Led by Lorraine, Clinton's team ERA in 2012 was 3.71 and the team issued the second-fewest walks in the Midwest League. The left-hander pitched in Major League Baseball for six years, including a stint with the Mariners in 1998.
Mike Kinkade begins his third season in the Mariners organization, and his first with Clinton. Previously, Kinkade was a coach for Everett in 2011 and then Manager for the AZL Mariners in 2012, where he led the team to a 31-25 record. Kinkade spent parts of six seasons in the Major Leagues from 1998 through 2008, including stints with the Mets, Orioles and Dodgers.
Jeff Kahn will serve as the Athletic Trainer for the LumberKings in 2012. 2011 was Kahn's first season as a trainer in the Mariners Minor League system. After graduating from Xavier University in 2006 with a Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training, Kahn received his Masters of Arts in Kinesiology emphasis in Biomechanics from San Diego State University in 2009. Kahn was a graduate assistant athletic trainer from 2006-2009 and a staff athletic trainer for SDSU from 2009-2012. Rounding out Menchaca's staff is Performance Specialist Ryan White, who enters his first season with the LumberKings.
Clinton opens the 2013 season on the road Thursday, April 4 against Burlington. The home opener is set for Thursday, April 11 as Clinton hosts the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Ashford University Field. For tickets and group information, call the ticket office at 563-242-0727.
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Scores of shoppers queued up early Monday at Best Buy stores throughout Southern California in hopes of eventually snagging Black Friday deals.
And if the company's website is any indication, the bargains will be good.
The electronics retail chain is promoting Toshiba 40-inch, high-definition TVs for $179.99 - a savings of $240. A Samsung 15.6-inch laptop with 4 gigabytes of memory was likewise advertised Monday for a Black Friday price of $349.95. That's $225 off the retail price.
Armando Flores of Los Angeles was among a small group of shoppers who were camped out in tents early Monday in front of the Best Buy in Montebello. They'd been there since Friday.
"I'm here for the big TVs, games for the kids and PlayStations," Flores said. "If we had money we wouldn't even be out here in the cold ... we barely saved enough to get our TVs."
Best Buy stores will open their doors at 12 a.m. Friday, and hordes of consumers are expected to rush in for the bargains. Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation, said shoppers are primed for deals.
"It's critical for retail companies to constantly evolve as consumers do, and right now shoppers want great deals, good value, and convenience - exactly what we're seeing with this season's late and early openings, price-matching, layaway, and mobile offerings," Shay said in a statement.
A preliminary Black Friday shopping survey from the Federation reveals that up to 147 million people plan to shop on Black Friday weekend, which includes Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
That's a slight decrease from the 152 million who planned to do so last year. Specifically, 71 million said they would shop and another 76 million said they would wait and see what retailers have in-store over the Black Friday weekend.
"I try to get people to think about their holiday shopping and so they can try to have a dollar amount in mind, but it's very hard," said Cristina Fuentes, a certified financial planner with Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. in Pasadena. "People get very emotional and it's easy to get wrapped up in the moment and exceed your budget."
Fuentes said a deal is only a deal if it's something a shopper needs - or truly wants.
"It seems that the stores really know how to position the merchandise," she said. "A lot of people walk away with more than they had planned for."
A group of determined shoppers who lined up at the Best Buy on Pacific Coast Highway in Torrance came prepared Monday with chairs, blankets and laptops.
Wilmington resident Jeff Molina said his wife, Victoria, set up their chair near the store's front doors that morning, arriving behind about two dozen others.
The San Pedro postal worker, who was off work Monday, said they would take shifts throughout the week, giving the other time to work, get showered and sleep.
"The main thing is, people have to see somebody here," to justify holding a spot, he explained. "These are actually the same people we saw last year. Everybody keeps an eye out for each other."
Things were also hopping at the Best Buy in Rancho Cucamonga. Nine camping tents were set up on the sidewalk in front of the store and they'd also started lining up Friday.
Those waiting already seemed to have developed a sense of community, with a few who had been strangers prior to meeting this week already playing card games in one of the tents.
"Me and my family, we just take shifts, but I really want to stay here for the whole week," 11-year-old Pedro Ayala said. "It's been a good experience. I've made friends."
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You can't watch two hours of television without seeing a commercial for a product to treat or live with urinary incontinence, yet it is a subject that many people feel painfully uncomfortable discussing. Approximately 25 million adults in the U.S. live with incontinence, and it is more prevalent in women over age 50. After age 80, just as many men as women experience it, and it is one of the most common reasons people seek nursing home or assisted living care.
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This is the massaging heating pad that loosens and soothes sore muscles in the lower back. Secured around the torso with adjustable hook-and-loop fasteners, the soft, quilted pad contains two massaging nodes that target the area around the five lumbar vertebrae, a frequent source of pain because they support the entire upper body. While the nodes' gentle vibration helps knead out knots, the pad's comfortable warmth stimulates blood flow, soothing strained or injured muscles. The heat option functions independently of the massager, which has two intensity settings and automatically shuts off after 20 minutes. The pad is operated with a tethered controller and plugs into AC. Blue. 23" L x 11 1/4" W x 1/4" D. (3 lbs.)
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Right on target!
By Water2wine
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My 87 year old Mom fell on ice and fractured two vertabrae. She is resilient and although she hasn't bounced back to her normal gait she is making great progress. The most uncomfortable times for her and very predictable. She has a deep dull pain in her lower back when it either gets very cold or when it is damp rainy weather. I did some research on heating pads and this seemed to fit her favorite chair, give her maximum heat where she needed it and be very easy to operate. Bingo!
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By old and crabby
from Globe, AZ.
With my chronic lower back pain 4 to 9 on a 1 to 10 (24/7) this provides some feel good relief when using it and for some time after. I didn't expect a cure but would settle for a period of "feels good" which this provides. Would buy it again when/if the need arises.
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Provides relief quickly!
By Alexis
from Calgary, AB, Canada
Such a simple idea - but a long time coming. Worked quite well on my back - prone to constant pain due to old injury. Gave relief within first half hour of use. Velcro Straps should be longer but other than that - well made.
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By Jane
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My only suggestion would be to eliminate one of the electrical plug-in and incorporate both into one. Other than that this is a terrific product.
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By Wendy
from St. Petersburg, Florida
I use this product several times a day for my back problems and it seems to loosen and relax my tight muscles in my lower back and take the pressure off of my herniated discs. I even bought one for my mother and she loves it.
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I would buy this product again
By CB
from Surrey, BC
I use it every day after work to release tense muscles.
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Weak, I'll placed vibrating motors
By A. Sculptor
from Michigan
Velcro straps way to short for 6'2" 185 lb man. Vibrating motors poorly placed. Would be MUCH BETTER if there were multiple pockets so user could locate motors where "They" were needed for that particular user. In fact FOUR motors (Variable speed) would be MUCH BETTER!Poor product as is. Needs above solutions implemented. Longer straps .. More powerful motors .. Variable speed .. Multiple pockets so user could place them where they are needed.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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heating portion has no light. cant't tell if on or off. puts out very limited heat. The telco stripes around there pad are uncomfortable with limited versatility
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- Atmospheric Rivers One-Pager (Handout)
- Water Vapor Flux Tool (Handout)
NOAA Feature Stories and Press Releases
- NASA Global Hawk Completes Atmospheric Rivers Study (NASA Press Release, 03/10/11)
- What Are 'Atmospheric Rivers'? (NOAA News Feature, 02/09/11)
- NOAA Studies Atmospheric 'Rivers' Using Unmanned Aircraft (NOAA Press Release, 02/10/11)
- Series of Atmospheric Rivers Strike West Coast: Forecasters and Researchers Focus on Flood-Producing Storms (HMT News, 01/07/11)
- CalWater, EFREP, and HMT-West (ESRL Quarterly Newsletter, Winter 2009)
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- Atmospheric River Research Gathers Steam (Scripps Research Highlight, 09/14/11)
- Rivers in the sky (Science News, 02/26/11)
- Will the Earth's Wandering Magnetic Poles Cause Deadly Superstorms? (Fox News, 02/12/11)
- Scientists warn California could be struck by winter 'superstorm' (Yahoo News, 01/17/11)
- If Quakes Weren't Enough, Enter the 'Superstorm' (New York Times, 01/15/11)
- Scientists Cite "Atmospheric River" for Near Continuous Rain (NBC Los Angeles, 12/22/10)
- The Other Big One (High Country News, 02/16/10)
- Rivers in the Atmosphere
An animation about atmospheric rivers using a variety of satellite data (by NOAA's Environmental Visualization Laboratory)
- NCAR Advanced Study Program Seminar (20 May 2009)
Marty Ralph on "The role of atmospheric rivers in extreme precipitation on the U.S. West Coast: recent developments on monitoring and short-term prediction" (streaming video courtesy NCAR/ASP)
- California Nevada Applications Program / California Climate Change Center ARkStorm Page
- Background on the USGS Multi-Hazard West Coast Winter Storm Project (aka, ARkStorm)
- USGS: Beware the ARkStorm (Scripps 'Explorations Magazine', Mar/Apr 2011)
- ARkStorm Summit Uses HMT Findings to Define A Major Emergency Preparedness Scenario (HMT News, 02/04/11)
- ARkStorm: California's other "Big One" (USGS Press Release, 01/14/11)
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Europe as a region has had a strong influence on the rest of the world for centuries, whether through culture or politics, and continues to be a major player on the global stage today. The goal of the European Studies Minor is to enable students, regardless of their major, to gain an understanding of the forces that have created contemporary Europe and the ways that Europe continues to shape the world. Knowledge of European history, geography, politics and culture is essential to succeed in many careers.
The European Studies Minor is one of four regional minors offered by the International Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The Minor allows students to develop expertise in European Studies as a supplement to their regular disciplinary major(s). The Minor consists of a series of classes that examine the languages, cultures, religions, history, geography, politics, art and music of Europe.
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I confess I we are swamped in bills and want to get a night job. SO (significant other) says no cause he will never see me, but I dont see us getting out of debt anytime soon!
I confess my middle son's birthday is on Halloween and he is turning 2 this year and I am not going to have a party for him, he still is young enough for us to not have a party. We will have a family celebration.
I confess my Feb LO (little one) is finally learning to scoot around on the floor and is almost able to sit up on her own. I believe she has a delay because I didn't give her as much tummy time as I should, because my soon to be 2 year old is always all over her when I put her on the floor.
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CLAREMONT - The Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability at Pitzer College will soon be in session.
Officials said the use of the name of actor Robert Redford, who serves as a special adviser to Pitzer President Laura Skandera Trombley on environmental matters, is to emulate his environmental advocating example and to honor his work.
Lance Neckar, the founding faculty director of the conservancy, said Redford has not said if he will donate money to his conservancy.
"We will talking to him soon," Neckar said.
The role of Neckar will be to create the research, engagement and teaching opportunities that center around Southern California environmental imperatives.
"It's a huge exciting opportunity, a one-of-a-kind opportunity," Neckar said.
College officials said the conservancy will combine hands-on learning with research to apply a liberal arts perspective and prepare students to find answers for current sustainability problems.
Additionally, media, art, creativity and environmental sciences will be used at the conservancy to reflect the way progress is made in the 21st century, officials said.
Next spring, the former infirmary on the campus will be renovated and repurposed with sustainable construction methods and an innovative design.
Pitzer College spokeswoman Anna Chang said the headquarters will host its first academic programming in fall 2014.
In January, Neckar said, he, donors and others will meet to discuss what the immediate next steps will be.
The Redford conservancy will occupy the Marston and Maybury-designed former infirmary on 11.88 acres of Pitzer's north campus that is part of the controversial Bernard Field Station area.
The land is not part of the settlement agreement between Friends of the Bernard Field Station and the Claremont University Consortium in February 2001, when it was agreed that 45 acres of the station would be kept wild for biological research.
The site is adjacent to the field station and was obtained in July 2011 when the Claremont University Consortium board agreed to sell 36 acres on the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Mills Avenue to Pitzer, Scripps, and Harvey Mudd colleges.
Neckar said the Bernard Field station would not be changed but there might be adaptive experiments conducted to take advantage of it.
The conservancy is "about the education of the next generation of leaders on the environment of sustainability," Neckar said.
The project was made possible by a $10 million gift from Susan and Nicholas Pritzker, the largest single donation in the college's history.
Trombley said the college and Redford had the same values.
"I think that our long-time commitment to the environment is a perfect match since he shares the same values," Trombley said. "And he is a Southern California native and he's become increasingly concerned about what he sees as significant environmental sustainability issues that have been raised over the last 50 years and he believes Pitzer College is ideally positioned to start dealing with those issues."
Trombley said Redford is planning to come to Pitzer College in the spring to tour the conservancy location and meet faculty and students.
In 2005, Trombley said, Redford first came there to look at LEED silver residential halls. LEED is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - a four-tier rating system for high-performance green buildings by the U.S. Green Building Council.
"He was extremely pleased we would be doing sustainable construction and have an impact on the surrounding region," Trombley said.
At a news conference Monday in Los Angeles, Redford described his connection with Pitzer.
"What got me connected here in the first place that led to being a trustee was the fact that Pitzer was going to be greening its school," Redford said. "And I got really excited about that. So I came here to speak about that. And that's when I met Laura."
Redford added that he was able to get the school filmed for the Sundance Channel because of its residential halls.
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Lay on Hands (Su): Each day a paladin can cure a total number of hit points equal to his or her Charisma bonus (if any) times his or her class level, as normal
Smite Evil (Su): The epic paladin adds his or her class level to damage with any smite evil attack, as normal. He or she can smite one additional time per day for every five levels higher than 20th.
Turn Undead: The paladin turns undead as a cleric of two levels lower, as normal.
Spells: The paladin's caster level is equal to one-half his or her class level, as normal. The paladin's number of spells per day does not increase after 20th level.
Special Mount: The epic paladin's special mount continues to increase in power. Every five levels after 20th the special mount gains +2 bonus Hit Dice, its natural armor increases by +2, its Strength adjustment increases by +1, and its Intelligence increases by +1. The mount's spell resistance equals the paladin's class level + 5.
Remove Disease (Sp): The epic paladin can use remove disease one additional time per week for every three levels higher than 18th.
Bonus Feats: The epic paladin gains a bonus feat (selected from the list of epic paladin feats) every three levels higher than 20th.
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FRESNO - Senior guard Peter Pappageorge scored 23 points, setting a career high for the second straight game to lead Long Beach State past Fresno State on the road 69-61.
Pappageorge hit four 3-pointers and was a perfect 7 for 7 from the free-throw line.
The Bulldogs opened the game with a quick start, taking a 14-6 lead on a fast-break dunk by Tyler Johnson.
Long Beach State (2-3) closed the gap, but Fresno State (3-2) recovered, opening up a 29-20 lead with 7:15 left in the first half.
Pappageorge brought the 49ers back, hitting two straight baskets to help cut that lead to two and put the 49ers on top 30-29 with 5:23 to play in the half.
Fresno State retook the lead on a 3-pointer from Kevin Olekaibe at 33-30, but Long Beach State finished the half on a 7-1 run sparked by Pappageorge, who knocked down a pair of free throws following a technical foul called on the Bulldogs bench. The 49ers went into the half leading 37-34 behind 17 first-half points from Pappageorge.
The 49ers scored four straight points to start the second half to open up a seven-point lead, and that held until LBSU went cold from the field and allowed the Bulldogs to chip away at the lead. Eventually Fresno State pulled to within one point at 49-48 with nine minutes remaining, but sophomore Mike Caffey drained back-to-back jumpers to help keep the 49er ahead. Long Beach State would never surrender that lead in the second half.
Fresno State cut the Long Beach State lead to five with just more than a minute left, but James Ennis tipped in a free-throw miss by Kris Gulley, and Pappageorge made four free throws down the stretch.
Caffey finished with 13 points and six assists for Long Beach State, while Ennis was a rebound shy of a double-double with nine boards and 11 points.
Allen Huddleston led Fresno State with 13 points. The 49ers remain on the road for one more game, playing at Loyola Marymount on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Long Beach State will then host Fresno State in a rematch in the Pyramid at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 3.


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Interesting. I presume this needs a more specialist receiver though, not just a wifi card?
BIG FAT HAIRY NOTE: IT IS ILLEGAL TO RECORD PHONE CONVERSATIONS IN MANY COUNTRIES. For a list of state privacy laws in the US, click here and here. Thanks to 5m7x, dedected is soon to be added to the BackTrack repositories. In our internal tests, the standard AT&T cordless phone was found not to use encryption. [...]
Interesting. I presume this needs a more specialist receiver though, not just a wifi card?
A card like this:
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That's both a pro and a on I presume. The con is: I have to buy/borrow a card to try it, and then probably never use it again until I come across a company using dect phones.
The pro: little timmie the scriptkiddie can't tap my phone
thanks muts. it is very interest topic . in last weeks i was add gnuradio to BT.
gnuradio is a free software development toolkit that provides the signal processing runtime and processing blocks to implement software radios using readily-available, low-cost external RF hardware and commodity processors.
to work with gnuradio you must have this receiver USRP2.
the good news for me and any python guys that is GNU Radio applications are primarily written using the Python programming language.
in any case I am not geek in this domain . but I have some tries .
lastly. I hope add some thing useful to this topic .
Hi, just an idea came to me today. I do not have laptop with PCMCIA slot. So would be possible to use suported DECT card pluged into USB 2.0 to PCMCIA adaptor / Card Reader NIB? I mean use with dedected. If anyone can try or know it its possible please len me know.


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The stack of monogrammed Louis Vuitton trunks inside the front window draws double-takes from passersby. Inside, shoppers stroll gleaming white granite floors as they browse tomato-red Christian Dior "Cannage" platforms, Manolo Blahnik pumps, a Gucci sheath and Chanel handbags.
You wouldn't know it unless you examined the clothing and shoes up close, but Newport Coast's new Affluent Goods is a consignment boutique. Unlike a typical resale store, though, the shop purposely comes across as a high-end retailer that you might find at Fashion Island, down to the printed barcode price tags and spare decor.
The shop is part of a new wave of designer resale boutiques in Orange County that are raising the bar of luxury fashion consignment.
Unlike consignment stores of previous decades that carried designer items, these boutiques do not have signs that state that the merchandise is pre-owned. All of them have an e-commerce presence to tap a broader market.
They often carry some hard-to-get designer items that are highly coveted in fashionista circles and priced to bring in top dollars.
The economic recession rekindled the demand for secondhand goods and led to considerable growth in pre-owned merchandise nationwide, according to a 2012 report on used goods stores in the U.S. by IBISWorld Inc., an industry analysis company.
Specialty stores for used women's clothing and accessories, in particular, are expected to continue growing in the next five years, the report predicts.
In addition to Affluent Goods in the Newport Coast Shopping Center, Delux Luxury opened last year at The Cove on North Coast Highway in Newport Beach. Wardrobe Ltd., the first brick-and-mortar store by Seattle-based Austin Deppa, who runs an online consignment business, will open in early February inside The OC Mix at South Coast Collection in Costa Mesa.
The stores tend to be close to affluent beach cities, which speaks to the "strength of the coastal market," from a resale retail view, said Greg Stoffel, retail consultant and principal at Stoffel & Associates in Irvine.
People aren't necessarily giving up the look of a well-off lifestyle, they're just doing it on a relatively smaller budget, said Samantha Matteson, owner of Delux Luxury.
"People have lost their jobs, so they're consigning their things or buying pre-owned for less," Matteson said. "They all want a deal."
No one would mistake these shops for Goodwill or Assistance League stores. The "deals" means designer items still may be priced for hundreds, even thousands. Goods under $100 are the exception.
Matteson, who said she left a banking career several years ago to embark on something she's always wanted to do, designed her Newport resale boutique to look like a rich woman's "walk-in closet," with dark wood panels and floors. The offerings can range from a Giorgio Armani cocktail outfit for $425 or a Missoni halter dress for $250 to a never-worn Gucci gown with Swarovski crystals for $1,350.
The items usually come from people who live in Orange County, especially those in upscale neighborhoods, and from select stores for new goods. "If the clothes had been on the sale rack for a long time, (the store owners) drop it off with me," she said.
About 30 percent of the items she receives have their original tags and have never been worn. "Sometimes, they call me because they have five of everything in every color and they don't want to keep all of it," Matteson said.
Evening outfits usually have been worn only once, "especially if it's been worn to a charity event and the owner has been photographed in it," Matteson said.
Leslie Christen, a Laguna Beach fashion stylist who shops for and styles the wardrobes of some ultra-affluent women in Orange County, said the supply of designer merchandise is steady because the women change their wardrobe seasonally.
In some cases, "the secret is that they've been put on a 'budget' but they still want the luxury goods so they have to get it not this season but the season after," she said. To be able to afford the newest designer merchandise, they put the items that they haven't used or worn or no longer like on consignment.
Christen goes through her clients' closets several times a year, weeding out the clothing and accessories that often are put on consignment at stores such as OnQueStyle, a Corona del Mar luxury resale retailer that opened in 2009 in the midst of the recession.
Pricing depends on the item, the condition of the item and what something similar is selling for online. Consignors can receive anywhere from 40 percent to 70 percent of the price, depending on the retailers.
Once an item is accepted, the blouse or purse or evening gown is photographed, priced, posted in the online store and usually displayed in the store.
Not everything with a designer name necessarily makes for an ideal resale item, said Eddie Prosser, CEO of OnQueStyle, who co-owns the store with his wife, Kirsten Prosser, and plans to open more boutiques.
Some European brands have more cachet and retain their value more than others. Slicing that group even more, some items under those brands are highly coveted because they're elusive in the designer boutiques and have been made famous by celebrities who own them.
The most obvious of the lot: handmade Hermes Birkin and Kelly handbags, which typically retail from a start of about $11,000 and keep climbing.
Some pre-owned, hard-to-find Birkins and Kellys sometimes are more expensive at Delux Luxury, OnQueStyle and Affluent Goods than they are at the Hermes store at South Coast Plaza, from $13,000 to nearly $45,000. That's because retail shoppers usually must be established or VIP Hermes customers to score the purses.
Neither the Birkins nor the Kellys are sold online at the Hermes website, and until a few years ago, fans of the handbags placed their names on a years-long waiting list for handbags.
"You can't just get it at the Hermes boutique," said Abbey Said, owner and CEO of Affluent Goods, who owns Hermes handbags. "It's not even about the wait. You have to shop at Hermes and shop the lifestyle in the six figures. Then you (can buy) your first Birkin."
But gently-used handbags are available immediately at the resale stores – for a price. At OnQueStyle, the selection of Birkins ranges from $11,995 for a simple black bag to $44,995 for a gray crocodile purse.
Counterfeits abound at online stores, so owners of local resale boutiques have to verify the authenticity of the goods they're about to sell.
Said and Matteson said they often take items to the designer boutiques at South Coast Plaza or Neiman Marcus to have them checked before they decide to accept them for consignment.
The resale of pre-owned designer fashion in upscale consignment stores can be beneficial to the signature boutiques for Hermes, Chanel and others.
"From the perspective of the brand, it allows more consumers to have access to their products and display the brand logos," said Morgan Ward, assistant professor of marketing at Southern Methodist University.
"Moreover, it allows a new, less financially endowed customer to potentially have access to the product. This may be good for the brand or it may be detrimental for the brand, depending on whether they want to expand their consumer base into lower income brackets."
Stoffel agrees. "(The resale stores) complement the luxury brands," he said. "The customers for both are the same. They're just trying to make their fashion allocation go farther."
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COLUMBIA, Ky. -- A Columbia resident
won the 2014 "Lindsey Wilson Idol," held this week at Lindsey
Wilson College's V.P. Henry Auditorium.
Will Rich was named the winner in the annual three-day
singing contest, sponsored by the Lindsey Wilson College Student
Government Association. A total of 29 Lindsey Wilson students
competed for the cash prizes. Judges eliminated contestants in the
first two rounds, held Monday and Tuesday nights.
On Thursday night, a panel of judges and more than 300
audience members picked their favorite singer from among seven
finalists. Rich won $200 for taking first place.
Rounding out the top three choices were Allison
Stafford of Bradfordsville, Ky., who finished in second
place, and Jesse McCandless of Elizabethtown, Ky.,
in third place.
The other four finalists were: Molly
Kirby of Waynesburg, Ky.; A.J.
Robinson of Radcliff, Ky.; Brittany Smith
of Albany, Ky.; and Jessica Turner of
Tompkinsville, Ky.
The event was hosted by LWC Director of Alumni Relations
Randy Burns and Professor of
English Mark Dunphy.
Click here to see more than 600 pictures from
the final round.