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If you've been searching for an attractive and functional litter box, then you're going to love Kitty A GoGo. This line of designer covered litter boxes has some innovative features and a variety of patterns and colors to suit many different styles.
The box features a unique slide-out litter tray, which makes it very easy to clean. No lifting the lid off, just pull out the tray and scoop. There is also an optional rake that can be used to pull clumps to the front of the box. They sent us one to test and we're using it without the rake. It's getting a lot of use, the size seems to be perfect for my smaller and average size cats. The inner litter tray measures 13″ wide by 17.5″ long by 4″ deep.
My favorite feature (this is actually one of my all-time favorite features, I completely freak out over this!) is the built-in hanger for the litter scoop. I absolutely hate having a separate litter scoop floating around the box, so this solves the problem and it does it in an attractive way.
One lucky reader is going to win a Kitty A GoGo designer litter box! The winner will get to choose any of the six available styles. To enter, please leave a comment on this post telling us which style you'd choose. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing and announced on August 10, 2012. One entry per person. This giveaway is limited to US addresses.


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Here's my review for "The Monuments Men" at The INNudstry with Sister Rose on the INNetwork:This is my written review at The National Catholic ReporterThe plot for filmmaker (director, co-writer, co-producer, lead actor) George Clooney's newest film is at once simple and complex as well as intriguing. The promo lines for the film say that "The Monuments Men" is about the greatest treasure hunt in history, but it's so much more than this. It's about culture, justice, art, war and the … [Read more...]
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Consider this:
How about offering the option of recycling to the thousands of people who rent an apartment? I currently rent and have to drive my recycling to a local recycling post that is ALWAYS overflowing with recycling. I have also been told that this "recycling" is often just thrown into the landfills.
Let's give people the option. I WANT TO RECYCLE MORE!! Tossing things is the only option for thousands of people. Homeowner's are the only people that have an option.
Please help!
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Behind the Scenes of 'Gossip Girl's' Wrap Party: Chace Crawford + A Cake Fight!
The cast of 'Gossip Girl' celebrated the show's last day of shooting with a cake-filled wrap party. Check out the pics here!
-Lucia Peters
Wowzers, Bettys—can you believe that Gossip Girl is finally ending? After six seasons and loads of backstabbing drama, the hit CW show has finally begun its swan song. Though it's been pretty clear for a while now that the show is somewhat overdue to finish (indeed, even its stars seem to think as much), the end of a long-running television show is always bittersweet—as much for the cast as for its fans. So hey, what better way to celebrate than with a cake fight? Check out these hilarious behind-the-scenes pics from Gossip Girl's wrap party!
Read Hot or Not? Ashley Greene Is a Redhead!
The cast and crew gave good ol' GG a joyous sendoff this past Saturday, and from what we can tell from the photos, a rollicking good time was had by all. There was cake, of course, which Chace "Nate Archibald" Crawford got to cut:
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How Public Policy Can Prevent Heart DiseaseIt's time society stopped reinforcing the bad behavior that leads to heart disease—and pursued policies to prevent it.
The Backstory Behind the REDD Preservation SchemeCopenhagen just might produce one promising agreement: the story behind a novel forest-preservation plan.
Swine Flu: 11 Things You Need to KnowWhy many people may need two shots, and other essential information.
Scientists Foresee Breakthroughs With Stem CellsIt's a chilling thought. In the coming year, 130,000 people worldwide will suffer spinal-cord injuries—in a car crash, perhaps, or a fall. More than 90 percent of them will endure at least partial paralysis. There is no cure. But after a decade of hype and controversy over research on embryonic stem cells—cells that could, among other things, potentially repair injured spinal cords—the world's first clinical trial is about to begin. As early as this month, the first of 10 newly injured Americans, paralyzed from the waist down, will become participants in a study to assess the safety of a conservative, low-dose treatment. If all goes well, researchers will have taken a promising step toward a goal that once would have been considered a miracle—to help the lame walk.The trial signals a new energy permeating the field of stem-cell research. More than 3,000 scientists recently met in Barcelona for the annual conference of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, compared with...
Miracle Medicine: Doctors Help Vets Regrow MuscleRegenerative medicine experts are helping wounded vets regrow lost muscle tissue. Will fingers and limbs be next?
The Search for Longer LifeStep aside, quacks. The search for longer life is a real science now.
A Virulent New Form of TBHow mistakes in the treatment of TB resulted in a virulent and fatal new form of the disease.
Kaplan: The New On-Campus EnvironmentalismMany universities are finding new ways to live and learn in an effort to be environmentally friendly.
A New Book Explains the Science of SmellA new book explains why sniffing pastries may make you nicer.
Is Drug-Free Depression Treatment More Effective?In a new book, psychiatrist James Gordon explains why he believes there's a more effective and drug-free way to treat depression and anxiety.
Dr. Michael Roizen Calculates McCain's 'Real Age'Dr. Michael Roizen, developer of the 'Real Age' program, calculates John McCain's biological age--as opposed to his chronological age. The answer may surprise you.
History: Presidents Who Hid Their Health ProblemsSome U.S. presidents have gone to great lengths to hide their physical and mental illnesses. Is that kind of deception necessary—or even possible today?
Wii Fit: Can a Videogame Help You Lose Weight?Can a videogame help you lose weight?
Military Medicine: The War on WoundsWhy the military is backing the cool new field of regenerative medicine.
10 Fixes For the PlanetScientists, inventors and entrepreneurs are focusing on ways to help the environment. Some of our favorite ideas.
Energy Goes Up In SmokeOur old house leaks heat (and money) like a sieve.
The Chemicals WithinMany common household products contain compounds that could be affecting our health.
Dreams and SuitcasesAn attic in a former insane asylum offers a vivid reminder of the ways we've treated the mentally ill.
Jogging Your MemoryYou can push your aging brain to recall more facts and dates, scientists say, if you use a little muscle.
Overcoming Multiple Personality DisorderWhat is it like to live with 17 alternate selves? A survivor of multiple personality disorder discusses the disease and the painful integration process that made her whole.
Multiple-Personality DisorderIn a new book, a psychiatrist details his most challenging case, a woman with 17 personalities.
Waiter, Please Hold The WheatSymptoms can be baffling at first. But once doctors diagnose celiac disease, patients can take advantage of a growing array of healthy foods.
American Campuses Get Greener Than EverHow to teach new respect for the environment? The 3 R's: reduce your carbon footprint, reuse and recycle.
Study: Zocor May Help Prevent Alzheimer'sWho wouldn't love to find a drug to help prevent or at least delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease? It turns out that one may already exist. Dr. Benjamin Wolozin, professor of pharmacology at Boston University School of Medicine, posted a study this week in the online journal BioMed Central Medicine showing that the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor (simvastatin) reduced the incidence of both Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's by about 50 percent in a population of 4.5 million veterans over a three-year period. By comparison, two other statin drugs—Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Mevacor (lovastatin)—showed little or no effect.Before you rush to your doctor, be aware that it's too early to draw clinical recommendations from the new findings. This was a broad observational study rather than a gold-standard randomized clinical trial, in which all the variables are carefully controlled. "At least one, sometimes two, randomized clinical trials would be required before the FDA would approve...
'Sexsomnia': Rare Form of Sleep WalkingWhen Jan Luedecke of Toronto was arrested and tried for sexual assault, he had an unusual defense—he did it in his sleep. Really. It may sound farfetched, but Luedecke, who was 33 at his 2005 trial, had a history of sleepwalking. On the night in question, he'd been drinking at a party and found himself sacked out on the couch with a woman he'd met there. Hours later, she jolted him awake and demanded to know what he was doing. Luedecke claimed he was unaware he was having sex with her. "Under the law, if there's no intent to commit a crime, you haven't committed a crime," says Dr. Colin Shapiro, director of the Youthdale Child and Adolescent Sleep Center in Toronto, who testified for the defense. Luedecke was acquitted (to the outrage of women's organizations in Canada), and the case is now on appeal.Add sex to the roster of unlikely sleep behaviors known as parasomnias, which range from sleep driving to sleep eating. Last week psychiatrist Carlos Schenck and neurologist Mark...
Rivers of DoubtThe common white sucker is nobody's favorite fish. It's a bottom feeder that trout fishermen in Colorado happily toss back into the water. But it's also what scientists call a sentinel—a species whose health (or lack thereof) can warn us about problems in the environment. So imagine the reaction of environmental endocrinologist David O. Norris of the University of Colorado when he discovered some alarming changes in the sucker population of Boulder Creek. Upstream, where the water flows pure and clear out of the Rocky Mountains, the ratio of males to females is 50-50, just as nature intended. Downstream, below the wastewater-treatment plant in Boulder, the females outnumber the males by 5 to 1. Even more worrisome, Norris found that about 10 percent of the fish were neither clearly male nor female, but had sexual characteristics of both. "On the one hand, we were excited [to make such a dramatic finding]," says Norris. "At the same time, we were appalled."There's something fishy in...
Prostate Cancer: How Docs Influence Patient ChoicesA new study finds that men with early prostate cancer are strongly influenced by the type of specialists they consult. Deciding on a treatment.
Study: Exercise Helps Reverse AgingNew research shows that exercise can help reverse the aging process at the cellular level. Strength training for the senior set.
Sibling Studies Shed New Light on AutismBy studying the siblings of kids with autism, researchers hope to develop new methods for diagnosing the disorder. The mysteries of social referencing.
A Prostate Cancer Revolution?Prostate cancer is the second leading cancer killer among men, after lung cancer. The American Cancer Society projects that in 2007 there will be 219,000 new cases and 27,000 deaths. Yet detecting the disease early has always been problematic. The only blood test available now—a test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA)—is not good at distinguishing malignancies from benign prostate enlargement (BPH). And it's useless for separating aggressive cancers from others that are so slow-growing they will likely never cause problems.But a new blood test, described this week in the journal Urology, could change all that. In a study of 385 men, the new test was able to distinguish BPH from prostate cancer, and it pinpointed men who were healthy, even when their PSA levels were higher than normal. It also did the reverse—singling out men with cancer, even when their PSA levels were low. It may also distinguish cancer confined to the prostate from cancer that has spread beyond the gland. And it...
Most Doctors Have Financial Relationships With PharmaA new study finds that the vast majority of doctors have some kind of financial relationship with the pharmaceutical industry. Who's getting what? And what impact does it have on patient care?
America's Greenest MayorsSometimes great ideas are born of desperation. For Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, that sense of urgency developed in the winter of 2004-05, when the annual snowfall failed to materialize in the neighboring Cascade Mountains. That's a serious issue in Seattle, where melting snow feeds the city's reservoirs in the springtime and swells the river that supplies its hydroelectric energy. Nickels's advisers were coming to him weekly with reports that the snow pack was just 1 percent of normal. "I don't think 'normal' exists anymore," Nickels remembers saying, having endured a succession of unusually warm winters. "Normal would be cause for popping champagne corks."Nickels wasn't the only one who was starting to worry about climate change. In February 2005, 141 nations worldwide were preparing to put the Kyoto Protocol into effect—aiming to reduce global warming by cutting greenhouse-gas emissions 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. The United States was notably not one of them, so Nickels...
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Sump Pumps are used to keep a house dry from ground water seepage. A trenched drain tile around the foundation, drains water into a sub-terrain sump. In this sump is placed the water sump pump. The sump pump will either be a submerged or pedestal (vertical) pump. Both types of sump pumps will have a float switch which will control the sump pumps automatic ON / OFF level. Submersible pumps are quieter and tend to have a longer life because their sealed, oil-cooled motors are protected from moisture and dust. For the typical 1/3 HP sump pump, the average lift ability is 25 feet and flow capacity is about 25 GPM. If you need a more powerful pump for your sump pump application, look at a 1/2 HP. Note: to large of a pump will cycle on /off to often and have a shortened life. AMT TEEL
A 12 volt battery back-up sump pump provides extra protection in the event the primary sump pump fails, the main sump pump is prevented from operating, a power outage occurs due to storms or any other cause of excess water accumulation in the sump pit. Newer sump pumps combine the features of both types of sump pumps into one unit. These systems provide standard AC power operation of the sump pump and when needed the battery backup emergency sump pump functions. We carry Watchdog, Flotec, Water Commander water powered Wayne and Little Giant backup sump pumps.
Pump Biz also offers Water powered Backup Sump Pumps, called the water commander sump pump , that require no batteries at all.
The backup sump pump system is powered by a 12V deep cycle battery . A controller/charger monitors the battery condition and charges the battery when required. It also alerts you when the pump has operated. Typical system can operate in excess of 6 hrs. equivalent run time.
The control box monitors reverse connection, faulty battery and sounds warning alarm with alarm light when backup sump pump is activated, tests the battery and trickle charges the battery.
|Most residential sump pump applications require a simplex pump system (single sump pump) and a 18-inch diameter tank would be adequate. For critical areas or for additional security, a duplex system (2 sump pump s)will continue to operate if one of the pumps should fail. Duplex pump system sumps are normally 24-inches in diameter.
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One Problem solved !
I will explain what the Problem was and how i solved it.
After i installed BackTrack3 Final on my HDD and ran: startx the video settings were horrible... some crazy colours and u could not read any text good. The Problem is, that i needed some ATI Drivers for my HD 4850.
This is the way i solved (i just followed a posting wich were already posted here).
At first download the ATI Drivers from ATI Page. For me it was:
Before we go on, we need kernel headers (kernel.lzm)
and wait a bit...Code:lzm2dir kernel.lzm /
after that we run the driver installation, but before we can do it, we must run this command:
chmod +x ati-driver-installer-8-8-x86.x86_64.run
otherwise we can Permission denied error. (Thanks to PhillyBlonds, he found it out with chmod trick)
Now lets run the installation file:
Just press Enter all the time, only select the defaults.Code:./ati-driver-installer-8-8-x86.x86_64.run
When u are finished u should see Prompt: Installation complete. When you get some errors, you have maybe forgot to copy Kernel headers.. i made this mistake too.
At the end run this command:
Now reboot and login and run "startx", if you got luck everything will work.Code:aticonfig --initial -f
When your screen turns black or you get a error like: Out of Range (like me ) don't get crazy, just push: CTRL+ALT+NumPlus few times untill you see something... This is because some screens doesn't support the refreshrate or resolution settings after installed the new drivers.
Now you can see Catalyst Control Center in the K-Menu. HAve fun !! I hope this will work for you... this problem took for me some hours.
My mistakes were: didnt load kernel headers and didnt push CTRL+ALT+Numplus enough .
Sorry when i copy some text of other members and sorry for my bad english. If i made a mistake please correct me
Good luck m8's !!!


description: Most bat species use sonar to locate prey in the dark. But this superpowered bat can hunt using its huge ears alone, flying in "stealth mode" to get the jump on prey.

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Most bats use sonar to locate prey in the darkness.
But for this bat species, it's all ears.
Meet the long-eared bat.
Okay, so it doesn't have a very creative name.
But those ears are the real deal.
Its hearing is so sensitive it can distinguish the sound of a moth's wings within the noise of a rushing stream.
Forget the six-million-dollar man-this is the bionic bat.
When the faint noise of a flying insect catches the bat's ear, he shuts his sonar down.
His prey has learned to detect the sound waves he makes.
So instead, he simply listens with those super-sensitive ears.
Like the stealth bomber, he is now virtually invisible to his targets...but equally lethal.
The silent bat isn't on the moth's radar.
But every superhero has a weakness.
Although he can hear the moth through the leaf, his vision is poor.
The bat can't actually see his prey. So he flies toward it...on the wrong side.
As long as the moth stays still, the bat can't find it.
But it can't stay still forever.
One flap of the wing and dinner is served.


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Contact: Daisy Yee, 415-865-8929
August 25, 2011
Judicial Branch Announces Relaunch of Online Spanish Self-Help Center
www.sucorte.ca.gov offers Spanish-speakers ease of use and expanded information
SAN FRANCISCO—Free legal help is available online by means of an expanded self-help website for the estimated 4.3 million Californians who represent themselves in court each year. The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) today announced the relaunch of the Spanish-language self-help Center website, Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, at www.sucorte.ca.gov.
The Spanish-language site and its English-language counterpart, the California Courts Online Self-Help Center, at www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp, have both been redesigned to be easier to use and feature expanded information such as:
"This updated website will make the legal process more accessible to the many Californians who go to court without an attorney because of economic reasons," said Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye. "Even those individuals who have an attorney can get more information about the court process and work more effectively with their chosen attorney. Informed litigants ensure a more just and efficient process for both the litigants and the courts."
About Online Self-Help Centers
The California Courts online self-help centers, both English (www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp) and Spanish (www.sucorte.ca.gov), provide self-represented litigants with quick access to comprehensive information about many basic court procedures as well as other resources, including referrals to legal service programs and lawyer referral services. These free online services provide information and education about the justice process for all Californians.


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Kate Hudson, Fashion Designer: Actress Creating Collection for Ann Taylor
Kate Hudson is branching out: Not just the face of Ann Taylor, she'll now be designing a capsule collection for the brand. Would you wear it? Weigh in here!
-Lucia Peters
Kate Hudson isn't just the face of Ann Taylor anymore—now she's one of the brand's designers, too!
According to WWD, Kate Hudson has not only just re-signed for another season as the face of Ann Taylor; she's designing a summer capsule collection with the help of creative director Lisa Axelson while she's at it. The line is inspired by Kate's red carpet style, "reinterpreted" for everyday occasions." We can only assume that by "Kate's red carpet style," we're talking this:
And not this:
Read Want a Spot on Vanity Fair's International Best-Dressed List? Now's Your Chance!
Said Kate about the collaboration, "Working with Ann Taylor has been a great creative experience, and there is really a wonderful connection. Ann Taylor is great at creating iconic wardrobe staples and updating them season after season. I love that Lisa Axelson is designing clothes for real women."
What we're loving even more, though, is that Kate is also joining the advisory council for Ann Inc's ANNpower Vital Voices Initiative. A partnership between Ann Taylor's parent company and the Vital Voices Global Partnership, the initiative aims to empower young women to serve as global leaders. Kate's role as part of the advisory council will involve selecting grant proposals and serving as a mentor to high school girls participating as fellows in the initiative.
Kate's capsule collection drops in May; meanwhile, the new Ann Taylor spring campaign, which was shot by Norman Jean Roy, breaks in February.
Tell us: Would you wear an Ann Taylor line designed by Kate Hudson?
Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential's associate editor.


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Get an overview of this hotelGrand Art Deco Rome hotel on the Esquilino
Popular property highlights
Close to station
Dating back to the 1930s, this grand hotel maintains its original Art Deco furnishings and is located on the highest of Rome's seven hills, the Esquilino, 200 metres from Termini Station.
Hotel restaurant
Cocktails are served in the flower-filled rooftop garden bar, from where guests of the Bettoja Hotel Mediterraneo can have views to St Peter's and the Coliseum; the restaurant serves Italian cuisine.
Air conditioning
Original 1940s bedsteads, dressers, and chairs characterise the high-ceilinged guestrooms which are adorned with period-style fabrics and include air conditioning, flat-panel TV, and wireless Internet (surcharge).Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Bettoja Hotel Mediterraneo
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
After a day of sightseeing, guests of the Bettoja Hotel Mediterraneo can relax on the furnished rooftop terrace or enjoy a cocktail served in the wood-panelled lobby bar with leather club chairs. Alternatively, guests can sink into velvet chairs by the Art Deco style wood-fronted fireplace in the adjoining lounge.
The map room, a second lounge area off the lobby, has a computer for guests' use (surcharge) and complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the Hotel Mediterraneo.
A meeting room is available for groups of 8 to 100. The parking garage (surcharge) is accessible 24 hours a day.
- Concierge services
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Conference space
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 245
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of floors - 10
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fireplace in lobby
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Luggage storage
- Laundry facilities
- Business center
- Spa treatment room(s)
- One meeting room
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
- Free WiFi
- Year Built 1936
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Room service (limited hours)
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- In-room massage available
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Satellite TV service
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Flat-panel TV
- Free newspaper
- Soundproofed rooms
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Ristorante 21 – Traditional Italian cuisine is served at lunch and dinner in a room decorated with Art Deco mosaics featuring hunting scenes, fringed velvet booth seating, and marble busts.
La Terrazza – Rooftop garden bar on the tenth floor, offering cocktails and snacks and panoramic views of St Peter's, the Coliseum, and Via Veneto. Open during the summer months.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets stay free
- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Service animals exempt from fees/restrictions
Pets allowed (no fees)
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 6 per person, per night, up to 10 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 10 years of age.
Optional extras
- Self parking fee: EUR 35 per night (in/out privileges)
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- Bettoja Hotel Mediterraneo
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All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport. Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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I'm new to Backtrack (5) installing from a flash drive and it loads fine but when the options menu comes up, [tab] nor arrows will work. So, it does the default text install and ends up at a command prompt. Here's where the problem lies:
1. Typing 'startx' begins to load GUI but fails. What I was able to copy down follows:
-failed to allocate GEM object
-Warning: Type "ONE_LEVEL" has 1 levels, but <RALT> has 2 symbols ignoring extra symbols
-Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the x server
So, I would greatly appreciate help in a couple of areas:
First, could someone walk me through the process or point me to a How to in order to install Backtrack 5 from the command line and a flash drive.
Secondly, could someone help me or point me to a How to in order to get the x server to load properly.
Thanks much,
have the same problem....


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The Curtain Fig Motel is a heritage style motel, centrally located in the heart of the historic village of Yungaburra on the beautiful Atherton Tablelands only one hour's drive from Cairns, North Queensland.
Your hosts, Mark and Jane Johnson, offer a warm welcome to an affordable, friendly, cosy, country style accommodation where nothing is too much trouble.
The motel has six modern, well appointed rooms with reverse cycle air conditioning. There is also a deluxe spa bungalow.
Centrally located you can walk to the famous historical hotel, award winning restaurants, fascinating craft shops and platypus viewing. You can also visit waterfalls, crater lakes, the famous Curtain Fig Tree, and Lake Tinaroo with its fishing, skiing, bush walking, and bird watching.
Motel rooms have a queen bed and ensuite shower. Two rooms are available with an additional single bed and one room has a fold down queen sofa bed. All rooms have a microwave, coffee maker, tea making facilities, television and video, crockery and cutlery, a hair dryer, ironing board and iron.
The spa bungalow is located beside the pool. It has an enclosed, private veranda and a spa bath in the en suite. The room contains a queen bed, fridge, television and video player, two seater couch, table and chairs, kitchenette, toaster, kettle, coffee maker, microwave, hair dryer, iron and ironing board.
Note: Information on listed products and services are provided by the operator and were correct at the time of publishing. Rates are indicative based on the minimum and maximum available prices of products and services. Please visit the operator's website for further information. All prices quoted are in Australian dollars (AUD).


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SACRAMENTO -The Penn women's soccer team needed to go to extra time on Sunday against Sacramento State, but the end result was an exhilarating, 3-2 win that snapped the Quakers' three-match losing streak.
Erin Mikolai was the hero on this day. She took a short pass from Elissa Berdini at the top of the box, settled it, and with a defender closing on her chipped a shot overHornets goalkeeper Shelby Tomasello. The ball bounced off theunderside of the crossbar and hit the ground, where Tomasello collected it. However, the linesman was on the end line and immediately signaled a goal, giving Penn the victory.
Penn (3-3-0) has been desperately in search of a goal these last three games, and that was evident early in Sunday's contest. Not even two minutes in, Callan Parra was sprung and rang a 20-yard shot off the left post. Mere minutes after that, Kerry Scalora found herself with acres of room and took advantage with a long drive that concluded with a 25-yard bullet. However, that one found the same post and bounced harmlessly away.
Given the extremely hot conditions, head coach Darren Ambrose substituted liberally throughout the match. However, as the first half wore on the Hornets (2-4-2) gained momentum. Sarah Banks was equal to the first two good chances, stuffing a breakaway in the ninth minute and then parrying a rocket from Elece McBride over the bar in the 20th minute.
Banks wascaught completely off guardby Victoria Ramirez's free kick in the 24th minute, however, and that became Sacramento State's first goal. Ramirez' kick came from about 35 yards out along the right wing, but instead of bending into the box it knuckled and continued on a straight line toward the goal. By the time Banks realized what was happening, it was too late -- the ball bounced in front of her, took a high hop, and slid under the crossbar before she could do anything with it.
That seemed to take the wind out of Penn's sails the rest of the half, as SSU held the play until the break.
Penn finally broke through in the 74th minute. Alex Dayneka took a corner kick from the right side, and the ball bouncedacross the front of the goal about 15 yards out. That was where Berdini rocketed a side volley that skimmed the underside of the crossbar and dented the netting.
That seemed to spark the Quakers, who continued taking it to the Hornets. Berdini had another shot, this time a lefty effort from 25 yards, that Tomasello gathered. Off a corner kick, York had an effort in front that was deflected before it got to goal.
That led to another corner kick, and this time the Quakers converted. Brianna Rano's short ball went to Erin Beck at the near post, and she re-directed it. From there, Kathryn Barth got enough of a foot on it to push it over the line before Tomasello could cover it.
It looked like that would be enough, as Penn continued to hammer away at the Hornets. However, it was Sacramento State that stunned everyone with the equalizer just 1:32 from the end of regulation. A Penn goal kick was controlled by the Hornets, and suddenly they had a 2-on-1 with defender Erin Thayer. Those odds were against the senior defender, and sure enough a through ball left SSU's Megan Burg open fora breakaway that she converted past Banks.
Penn had the best chance in the first overtime, as York did a good job to shield a defender and get past her for a left-footed shot that she put high and wide. Mikolai was more on-target with her effort just minutes later.
Sunday's match was Penn's last before the Ivy League opener. That will come this Friday, when the Quakers host defending Ivy champion Harvard at 5 p.m. on Rhodes Field.
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- Zinkia Entertainment, Granada Kids, Cosgrove Hall, Carlton International, Novel Entertainment
- Distributed by: Zinkia Entertainment, Carlton International
- Cartoon Characters: Pocoyo, Pato, Elly, Loula, Sleepy Bird.
- Voice Actors: Stephen Fry.
- Directed By David Cantolla, Guillermo Garcia.
- Produced By Kath Hart, Giles Ridge.
- Animated By Zinkia.
- Written By Andy Yerkes.
- Music: Daniel Heredero.
- Editor: Alberto Juarez.
- First Aired about 2004.
- Originally Aired on CiTV (UK), G MTV, Treehouse TV (Canada).
- Running Time: 7 minutes.
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Notes on Linux Fest Northwest
I'm currently on the road in Oregon, heading back to the cozy confines of the redwoods of Felton, but I wanted to get a couple of notes down before posting a more comprehensive blog item at home about Linux Fest Northwest which was, in a word, outstanding.
First things first: I would venture to guess that there were more than 1,000 folks who showed up to the event, and I'll try to dig up a more accurate number later. In fact, we had folks checking out the CrunchBang table before we had even set up around 9ish on Saturday morning. While the show, of course, had its Saturday morning tsunami of humanity followed by a more reasonable and slow-paced Sunday, it was never lacking the electricity that Linux expos usually transmit during the course of the weekend. Carl Symons and the rest of the crew at LFNW put on a great show, period.
The CrunchBang table: Bill Smith and his wife Portia did outstanding work staffing the booth, and my thanks go out to them for the help. It should be noted that Bill's attire — a Tux vest — was great, and Portia had #! painted onto her nails. Needless to say, they were ready for the show. Many visitors to the table already knew what CrunchBang is, and some were, "What's CrunchBang?" We gave away about 100 pieces of media and displayed on my old ThinkPad T30 and a newer ZaReason Alto 3880 how CrunchBang works across a wide range of computer hardware.
The ZaReason tablet: A last-minute request by computer-maker ZaReason had me splitting the table between CrunchBang and ZaReason, and one of the things that drew attention and cause some buzz is the tablet that ZaReason will be coming out with soon. We had one of them in the booth, and many folks thought it was pretty cool, though one person said it looked too much like an iPad (and I don't believe that was a compliment).
Friends old and new: Seeing old friends and making new ones is one of the great things about the shows. Great as always to see Rikki Endsley, Robyn Bergeron, Deb Nicholson, Jeff Sandys, Greg DeKoenigsberg and others whose names I'll remember between Springfield and Felton and try not to kick myself for forgetting while driving. A special shout out goes to Eric Craw, a new CrunchBang user who installed it after hearing my presentation on Saturday and immediately did some programming to submit to the distro.
I'll get into more of the nuts-and-bolts of the show in the next blog item when I return home, like getting to start my presentation on Saturday morning with "Hello, I'm Greg DeKoenigsberg" (in my best Johnny Cash) and more details on my talk and the hands-across-the-water CrunchBang Birds of a Feather meetup. But it's about time to get back on Interstate 5 and head south.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)
April 30, 2012 at 8:34 am
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April 30, 2012 at 9:21 am
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PASADENA -- A prosecutor filed charges this week against a Chino gang member and an alleged accomplice in the fatal Christmas Day shooting of a longtime community volunteer and sheriff's employee.
Reputed gang member Larry Darnell Bishop Jr., 20, of Chino and Gary Aurthur Davis, 20, of Pasadena were scheduled for a Wednesday arraignment at Pasadena Superior Court which was continued to Jan. 23 and moved to Los Angeles Superior Court.
Bishop was charged with murder in the Dec. 25 killing of 49-year-old Victor McClinton who was shot while walking a fellow coach to his car in the 1900 block of Newport Avenue, Los Angeles County District Attorney's officials said in a statement.
Davis was charged with being an accessory after the fact in the shooting.
McClinton, a father of two, worked as a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department law enforcement technician for 18 years. He also founded the nonprofit Brotherhood Community Youth Sports League in Pasadena.
Pasadena police Lt. Tracey Ibarra said McClinton was an innocent bystander.
"He was saying goodbye to a friend and the shooting happened," she said.
Police contend the shooting was gang-related and that the intended target was 24-year-old Damion Taylor, described by Ibarra as a local gang member. Taylor was driving an SUV when he was shot on Newport Avenue.
Bishop was also charged with the attempted murder of Taylor, shooting at an inhabited dwelling and possession of a firearm by a felon.
The criminal complaint also alleges that Bishop shot a firearm from a motor vehicle and committed the killing for the benefit of a street gang.
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Cooperator Frank DiPascali Tapped for Key Role in Trial of Madoff EmployeesPaul Radvany in The Wall Street Journal, October 07, 2013
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As a top lieutenant to Bernard L. Madoff, Frank DiPascali Jr. spent much of the past three decades safeguarding secrets.
But the 56-year-old Queens, N.Y., native is about to spill some of them. Mr. DiPascali, now under house arrest in an undisclosed location, is set to take the stand as a key government witness in its criminal case against five former employees of the convicted Ponzi-scheme operator at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.
Messrs. Madoff, DiPascali and seven other people have pleaded guilty in the scandal that led to an estimated $17 billion in cash losses for investors. Prosecutors have more to prove, including that two portfolio managers, two computer programmers and the firm's director of operations knew about the scheme—and worked to keep it going.
The trial starts Tuesday and could last four or five months. It could be the U.S. government's last, best chance to undermine Mr. Madoff's insistence that he carried out the fraud essentially alone. Jurors also are likely to learn more about how he kept the scheme secret. Prospective jurors will likely be questioned this week.
"How wide was that inside circle of people who knew what was going on?" asks Samuel Buell, who helped lead the government's Enron Corp. task force and is a law professor at Duke University. He doesn't have a role in the Madoff case.
Mr. DiPascali's gravel-voiced testimony will be crucial. The former chief financial officer for Mr. Madoff's firm hopes his cooperation with federal prosecutors will lead to leniency. Mr. DiPiscali faces as long as 125 years in prison after pleading guilty in 2009 to 10 criminal charges. Sentencing for Mr. DiPascali is on hold pending the outcome of his cooperation. Mr. Madoff, 75, is serving a 150-year term in a federal prison in North Carolina.
Mr. DiPascali was 18 years old when he joined Mr. Madoff's firm in 1975. He stayed for 33 years.
At the time of his guilty plea, Mr. DiPascali said he long thought Mr. Madoff ran a prestigious, successful company. In the late 1980s or early 1990s, though, Mr. DiPiscali realized no trading was happening in the accounts held by Mr. Madoff's investment-advisory clients, according to the former employee.
Rather than blow the whistle, Mr. DiPascali admitted to helping keep the fraud alive. He began lying to clients and faking documents to maintain the illusion of profitable trades.
His loyalty paid off. U.S. securities regulators claimed Mr. DiPiscali got more than $2 million a year in salary and bonuses, and an office on the 17th floor of the skyscraper known as the Lipstick building in Midtown Manhattan, where much of the fraud was carried out.
"It was all fake," he said at a court hearing. "It was all fictitious."
Prosecutors have alleged that Mr. DiPascali worked with all five defendants going on trial. Computer programmers Jerome O'Hara and George Perez are accused of allegedly creating phony customer accounts, while portfolio managers Annette Bongiorno and JoAnn Crupi allegedly concocted trading records. Prosecutors say Daniel Bonventre, a former operations director for Mr. Madoff, worked with Mr. DiPascali to allegedly gin up phony books and records.
Lawyers for the defendants say their clients had no knowledge of the fraud being carried out by Messrs. Madoff, DiPascali and others. The former employees' lives were upended when Mr. Madoff was arrested in December 2008, say their lawyers. Mr. Madoff pleaded guilty in March 2009.
Andrew Frisch, a lawyer for Mr. Bonventre, says the scenario sketched by prosecutors is one "even Shakespeare could not have imagined."
Roland Riopelle, the lawyer for Ms. Bongiorno, who worked at Mr. Madoff's firm for about 40 years, says she is "every bit a victim of Mr. Madoff as anyone else."
Mr. Perez's lawyer, Larry Krantz, says: "The government has made a tragic mistake."
Gordon Mehler, the lawyer for Mr. O'Hara, says his client "has steadfastly maintained his innocence in the nearly five years since Madoff's arrest despite the prospect of a monthslong trial."
Eric Breslin, a lawyer for Ms. Crupi, says he expects "a long and arduous and extremely contested trial."
The government has handed over a list of more than 100 people it might put on the witness stand. Prosecutors are likely to lean most heavily on Mr. DiPascali, former controller Enrica Cotellessa-Pitz, former payroll manager Eric Lipkin and former outside accountant David Friehling. All four have pleaded guilty to criminal charges.
Cross-examination of Mr. DiPascali will likely challenge his credibility, partly by zeroing in on phony statements he admitted giving the SEC in a 2006 audit. His lawyer, Marc Mukasey, responds: "Frank is going to testify truthfully and accurately."
Another challenge for prosecutors: keeping the jury awake. Testimony is likely to include thousands of documents and highly detailed discussions of bank statements, computer systems and accounting practices. Lawyers not connected to the case say prosecutors can introduce enough evidence without overwhelming jurors.
The government "doesn't have to have a smoking gun or an admission," says Paul Radvany, a former federal prosecutor who now is a law professor at Fordham University. "It just has to have enough circumstantial evidence showing that each defendant knew about and participated in the scheme."
The U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan still is investigating the firm's downfall. On Sept. 26, Paul Konigsberg, a longtime accountant to Mr. Madoff, was indicted for allegedly keeping false books.
Mr. Konigsberg's lawyer, Reed Brodsky, called his client "an innocent victim of Bernie Madoff."


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Campaign Takes Toll on Public Debate, Popular Platform
BEIJING—A forceful campaign of intimidation against China's most influential Internet users has cast a chill over public debate in the country and called into question the long-term viability of its most vibrant social-media platform.
In an offensive that some critics have likened to the political purges of the Mao era, Beijing has recently detained or interrogated several high-profile social-media figures, issued warnings to others to watch what they say and expanded criminal laws to make it easier to prosecute people for their online activity—all part of what one top propaganda official described on Tuesday as "the purification of the online environment."
State media have reported more than two dozen detentions on charges of spreading rumors and related offenses since China's newest generation of leaders officially took power in March. Authorities have launched similar antirumor campaigns in the past, but the difference with the current campaign is its focus on high-profile figures.
The crackdown has touched some of the biggest personalities on Sina Corp.'s popular Weibo microblogging service, perhaps most notably Charles Xue, a Chinese-American venture capitalist with more than 12 million followers on the site.
In an indication of the power of these users, after Mr. Xue picked up a post on July 12 that criticized toxic food, high prices, low wages and other issues and said, "We have all become 'people who tolerate,' " it was reposted by his followers more than 17,000 times and got more than 2,000 comments.
Known online by his pen name Xue Manzi, he was arrested on charges of soliciting a prostitute in late August, in what many Internet users interpreted as a warning to other social-media stars.
Over the weekend, China Central Television showed Mr. Xue handcuffed and unshaven but eerily cheerful in a Beijing detention center, confessing to having been nonchalant about the veracity of information he spread online.
"Freedom of speech cannot override the law," he said. Mr. Xue remains in detention on the solicitation charge, and hasn't been charged with anything related to his online activities.
It isn't the first battle for control of expression on China's Internet, but the current campaign is wider, more systematic and more strident. In play is the future of public discourse in China and the commercial environment for its Internet firms.
A chokehold on political discussion on Sina Weibo threatens to scatter users away from the country's most vibrant venue for public discourse into smaller virtual meeting places.
The crackdown is quickening a move of users from Weibo to more private exchanges on Tencent Holdings Ltd.'s mobile messaging app WeChat, which has drawn less oversight from authorities. Longer term it could turn Sina into a company more focused on the buying and selling of goods and as a forum to keep up with celebrities and post travel logs rather than one centered on public exchange.
Still, some activists who use the service say they have been tracked. In January, an activist who took part in protests against the censorship of Southern Weekly, a popular newspaper known for its hard-hitting investigation into social issues, told The Wall Street Journal he believed he had been tracked by his activities on WeChat. The man said he was detained by police for a day at a location not near the protests after discussing his plans to join the protest over WeChat. He said his only activity online that morning was communicating with his friends via WeChat.
The newspaper dispute stemmed from allegations by editors that propaganda officials switched out an editorial calling for greater protection of legal rights for one lauding the government's achievements. Guangdong authorities later agreed to no longer directly interfere in content before publication, a Southern Weekly editor said.
A handful of other users at the time also reported the service was blocking terms related to the protests. At the time, prominent dissident Hu Jia posted to his Twitter account an image of his own unsuccessful attempt to send a message using Southern Weekly's Chinese name. In the post, he called WeChat a "monitoring weapon in your pocket." Since the protests, others have reported the blockage of sensitive terms or posts on the service.
Inklings of Beijing's intention to target Sina Weibo's most influential users appeared as far back as February, when Lu Wei, one of China's top officials in charge of Internet monitoring and censorship, invited a number of so-called Big V's—influential Weibo users with verified accounts—out to dinner at Capital M, a posh Western-style restaurant located just south of Tiananmen Square, people with knowledge of the dinner said.
A similar dinner followed in May. The atmosphere at both gatherings was congenial and Mr. Lu seemed intent on making friends with his guests, these people said.
The mood changed in the following months as propaganda officials began to talk more frequently about the need to quell online rumors. In mid-August, Mr. Lu convened a "Forum on Social Responsibilities of Internet Celebrities," where he warned a group of Big V's to be "more positive and constructive" in what they write online, according to an account of the event by the official Xinhua news agency.
That was followed by a series of detentions and interrogations, including that of Mr. Xue on Aug. 29.
In early September, China's highest court published an expanded interpretation of the criminal law that made social-media users subject to defamation charges and possible three-year prison terms if they spread rumors or posted slanderous content that attracted more than 5,000 hits or was reposted more than 500 times.
The campaign spread fear online, with a number of Weibo users speculating about who would be detained next. Real-estate mogul Pan Shiyi, who boasts more than 16 million followers on Weibo and is well known for his posts calling for cleaner air in China, highlighted the depths of that fear in September when he stuttered his way through a question on the responsibility of influential microbloggers during an interview on CCTV. "I feel that Big V's—people with lots of fans—should have even higher requirements of themselves, should have more discipline," he said, his voice wavering every few words.
The spectacle of Messrs. Pan and Xue toeing the party line on state television has led many observers to draw parallels with the political campaigns launched under Mao Zedong.
"In the 1950s and '60s, intellectuals often appeared in the official media admitting to their mistakes and saying the government was right to criticize them. This is a long Chinese tradition," said Hu Yong, an Internet scholar at Beijing University.
Multiple Big V's have said in interviews that they feel tremendous pressure as a result of the campaign. Some have said friends have advised them to lie low, or even leave China.
Weibo has weathered crackdowns in the past, including when rumors of a coup ricocheted through the site last year and led to the temporary shutdown of the commenting function both on Weibo and a rival service run by Tencent. But the severity of the current environment has some users and analysts questioning whether the service will emerge intact.
"In the past, [the crackdowns] were localized. This time it's national," said Qiao Mu, director of the Center for International Communication Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University. He said past crackdowns were focused on specific incidents and individual posts. Now, "they're detaining people all over the country," he said.
"Sina Weibo is almost dead," said Hao Qun, a popular novelist better known by his pen name Murong Xuecun who said he has had multiple Weibo accounts deleted by Sina in the past year. "The activity and attractiveness of Weibo has fallen massively."
Data provided by analytics firm Weiboreach suggest that influential Weibo users are posting less often than they did in the past. The data, based on a random sample of 4,500 Sina Weibo accounts with more than 50,000 followers, show a 20% drop in aggregate monthly posts from January to August.
Despite signs that the service is losing some of its former luster, however, investors have been betting that Sina will be more valuable as a platform for e-commerce than as a town square. Reflecting that bet, Sina's share price is up almost 40% since the end of April, when Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group said it would acquire an 18% stake in Weibo for $586 million and drove anticipation of an integration of Alibaba's online shopping services into Weibo.
Sina, which hasn't commented publicly on the crackdown, didn't respond to requests to comment.
"[Sina] will no longer be so much a public opinion-driven platform…that era is over," said Bing-Sheng Teng, associate dean at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.
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Discussion in 'Artwork Zone' started by wood28, Oct 23, 2011.
Just like the title says Sean Lee Wallpaper .. hope you like it guys.
Love it, on my desktop now!
ENJOY IT! thanks for replying.
That is awesome.
glad you like it m8... enjoy it
thnx 4 replying
Just set it as my background too, perfect
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Is there any way you can send a link to me of the Sean Lee WP? I can't view it on here for some reason.
Hey, I have an idea for a wallpaper or picture but I'm not great with the graphic stuff. I'm looking for a picture of Bruce Carter tackling and Sean Lee tackling with the caption:
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I was reminded by my mother the other day that I had once refused to eat microwaved food. It was the 1970s and I'm not sure if it was teenage rebellion or whether I was spooked by the thought of microwaves. Here are five things about microwaves - some are spooky but some are fascinating.
1. In 1945 Percy Spencer had an "Aha!" moment after a melted lolly. Percy was doing military research on radars when he noticed that the peanut choc treat in his pocket had totally melted. It was the first item of food to ever be microwaved and luckily it was a lab accident that ended well. He realised the goo in his pocket was due to the modified radio waves - or microwaves - that he was working on.
An early commercial microwave on display at the House Secrets exhibition. This is a 1959 Swedish Husqvarna, Electronic 2001 'Cupol'. (I suppose the number '2001' must have seemed like a space age term in 1959).
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2. The mid 1970s became a microwave bonanza and they began selling like hot cakes. Up until then, microwaves had been used in the food industry, restaurants and even submarines. But it wasn't until the various components, including the new microprocessor, had come down in price and early myths about radiation were dispelled that the commercial domestic market finally took off.
A salesman looking to make a bonanza of a commission. From the State Electricity Commission of Victoria collection, Museum Victoria. (MM 009529).Source: Museum Victoria
3. Microwaves work by jiggling water and fat molecules. A rather unattractive metal box called a 'magnetron' is at the heart of every microwave oven; the rest is just insulated casing. The magnetron generates the microwaves that jiggle molecules so fast that they heat up the food.
The magnetron - rather a good name for a super hero or a grunge band, don't you think?
Image: Andi HorvathSource: Museum Victoria
4. Some things don't belong in a microwave oven. The House Secrets exhibition at Scienceworks has a display of things not to microwave because it destroys your appliance. We sacrificed a number of microwaves making this film so you don't have to ruin yours. So don't try this at home.
The video of microwave mistakes is inside a microwave in the House Secrets exhibition. Marshmallow will puff up and then flump, thin metal creates mini lighting (electricity arcs form between the metal and the microwave) and an unpierced egg will explode due to build up of steam.Image: Andi HorvathSource: Museum Victoria
5. Making a tasty gourmet meal in a microwave oven is still a challenge. The pictures in 1970s cookbooks always seem rather unappetising – perhaps the food stylist's profession was in its infancy. When I asked around the office, most people told me they just use their microwaves to heat things. Perhaps if MasterChef runs a microwave cooking challenge it may inspire people to give it a go.
Are those chicken skewers with lemon pieces? It doesn't seem to me to be a microwave thing but maybe that's why they chose it for the cover: to surprise you. This 1970s microwave cookbook is on display in the House Secrets exhibition.
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Camp War Eagle, Auburn's freshman orientation program, will welcome an estimated 4,200 students and their parents to Auburn throughout 10 summer sessions. Each session consists of a two-day, one-night stay on campus required for all incoming freshmen.
The students are immersed in Auburn culture and prepared for the upcoming college experience through a pep rally, meetings with faculty and advisers, class registration and other Auburn-oriented activities.
Parents are also treated to an Auburn orientation experience during a concurrent parents' session that familiarizes them with different opportunities and services afforded to Auburn students.
Camp War Eagle counselor Jaclyn Walz remembers the hard time she had adjusting to college life and hopes Camp War Eagle will help bridge that transition for these incoming freshman.
"When I was a freshman I had a really hard time adjusting to everything," Walz said, "I thought the transition from high school to college was going to be really easy and it was a lot harder than I was expecting. I just want to be a mentor to these freshmen and help them not only through Camp War Eagle, but throughout the year and throughout their time at Auburn."
Incoming freshman Carson Stroud said his Camp War Eagle experience provided much more insight and preparation for this fall than he had expected—a mark of a job well done for Walz and other counselors.
"We learned basically all the inner workings of being a college student," Stroud said, adding how Camp War Eagle has helped fuel his anticipation about entering Auburn. "I'm just excited about coming to college."
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global warming could be my growth spurt!
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global warming could be my growth spurt!
re-precautions ... ya know, like when someone does something and they get warned as a result. its a word.
Granted, the pollution from humans has affected the Earth, but the idea that we are the main cause behind the polar ice caps melting is ridiculous. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that the sun gets closer to the Earth every year.
the point I was trying to make, admin, was that there is a difference between global warming and climate change.
This is independent of whether or not you believe something is happening, or not.
Guys, c'mon, the question of whether or not industrial civilization has warmed the climate is pretty much settled. It has, and continues to do so.
Both human induced climate change and natural climate variability occur at the same time. The 6+ billion year old earth has gone through many minor and major climate changes throughout its lifespan.
Using the wonderful world of science and statistics, it is quite easy to analyze both observational and experimental modeled data to separate the two influences.
The ecosystem is fragile. To give you a non-CO2 induced micro-scale example that I think most can relate to. Have you ever heard of the urban heat island, where cities are warmer then the nearby rural areas? The TV weather mean will always point out differences in temperature in the cities and around the cities. Taking out fields and trees, and putting in paved roads and skyscrapers have a huge influence on the local environment and climate. So much of the ecosystem gets changed by these behaviors. Solar radiation is absorbed/reflected differently, less/more CO2/O2 is taken in/given out, water runs off instead of being absorbed by the ground. I'm not saying cities are bad, my point is more of offering a easy to ignore influence that we humans have on our environment.
Yeah, that's why one of the anti-global warming spokesman fronting a carbon based tax has a house 50ft from the beach in Florida (supposedly that's going to be underwater in 30 yrs due to climate change).
Dis-information is everywhere and many Global Warming studies and think tanks are funded by Cap and Trade organizations that will be profiting from imposing taxes on all of us. When all is said and done, it's all about the $$$.
I don't need some neck-bearded socialist college professor telling me what kind of car to drive because he's listening to a bunch of rich politicians telling him the sky is falling.


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The Ultimate Fictional Bar Crawl
The historian Shelby Steele made himself famous when he explained why the North has generally forgotten the Civil War and the South is still obsessed with it: You always remember the fight you lost.
Steele was right. And for proof of his contention look no further than the film career of Adam Goldberg. He's a fine character actor who brings a self-questioning intensity to his portrayals of neurotic Jewish intellectuals. But his entire career is a footnote to the two fights he has had onscreen.
They are both unforgettable, because he loses both.
The first is from Dazed and Confused, Richard Linklater's great and hauntingly accurate evocation of high-school life in the seventies. Goldberg plays Mike, a brainy boy seeking to become a man of action — "I wanna dance!" he tells his friends, on their way to the big end-of-year party under the Moon Tower. It's the kind of party he's never been invited to, and he goes as a kind of disinterested observer — "someone's tokin' some reefer" — until the someone toking the reefer turns out to be Clint, seen earlier challenging Matthew McConaughey to a drag race. Clint's a throwback, a greaser who would have been at home in American Graffiti but for his love of weed: "So I'm blazin' with my friends, I'm a fuckin' pothead. What's it to you?" The brainy boy who wants to be a man of action finally meets a man of action, and the man of action takes off his shirt and, with a shove, nearly puts the brainy boy on his ass, ending the confrontation with the classic kiss-off: "I only came here to do two things: kick ass and drink some beer... Looks like we're almost outta beer."
If you've seen the movie, and I presume you have, I don't have to tell you that Mike spends the rest of the party deciding whether or not to take action against Clint — and that when he does, the fight doesn't go the way he figured it would go, which makes it the most realistic fistfight in cinematic history. Mike plans for the fight to end quickly — "Most fights in places like this never get past a punch or two before they're broken up, know what I'm saying?" But the jocks who enforce the boundaries of the battle have no interest in breaking it up; they want to see someone get his ass kicked, and that's what happens. Mike cold-cocks Clint; then Clint gets up, pins him down, and mercilessly beats the shit out of him. The fight ends with Mike helplessly calling Clint a fascist, and then weeping in his best friend's arms.
The question, however, is not whether he loses the fight; the question is whether losing the fight makes him a loser. One of the things that has always surprised me when I talk to people about Dazed and Confused is the prevailing conviction that it does — that Mike gets what's coming to him when he takes on the "dominant male monkey motherfucker," and ends up what he fears turning into: humiliated, "a little ineffectual nothing." But that's not it, at all. Mike gets exactly what he wants out of the fight. He's triumphant because he triumphs over himself; he acts, and on the way home he even starts fashioning his loss into legend: "I mean, you wouldn't say that I got my ass kicked..."
Five years later, Goldberg gets into another fight, and this time loses more comprehensively. In Saving Private Ryan, he plays Private Mellish, and goes hand-to-hand with a German soldier on the second floor of a bombed-out building. Both men's lives are on the line, but the scene doesn't even belong to Goldberg; it belongs to Jeremy Davies, who plays Upham, a translator cowering on the steps. Upham has a gun, and a belt of ammunition; he has the power to save Mellish. Instead, he is paralyzed by fear, and the scene becomes almost unbearable to watch and especially to listen to. Goldberg's fight in Private Ryan is to mortal combat what his fistfight in Dazed and Confused is to schoolyard brawls; it is utterly realistic, because of its horrible intimacy. Mellish is not unarmed; he has a bayonet, and the bayonet becomes the fulcrum of the battle. He has it within inches of the German's flesh, but the German is physically stronger than he is, and turns it against him, in agonizingly slow increments. Goldberg even has a chance to try bargaining, as the point of the blade makes its way to his solar plexus; indeed, when he says, "Listen to me, stop!" he sounds recognizably like Mike in Dazed and Confused. But he might as well be bargaing with death itself, and his submission, when it comes, is almost sexual, with the German soldier whispering tenderly to him as he is penetrated, and the bayonet finds its way slowly and inevitably home.
The tears, this time, belong to Jeremy Davies, when the German who has just dispatched Mellish walks down the stairs and doesn't even think enough of him to try killing him. Upham is not just a coward; he is a non-person, which is exactly what Mike in Dazed and Confused dreaded becoming. At the end of Dazed and Confused, you figure that Adam Goldberg's vanquished character is going to be okay; he might even grow up to become Adam Goldberg. But you can't imagine the lifetime of hell in store for Upham. You would rather be Melish, his lifeless eyes wide open on the landing. That's because the message of Adam Goldberg's two losing battles is not Shelby Steele's — it's not that you always remember the fight you lost. It's that you always remember the fight you ducked or ran away from. The fight that never happened. —Tom Junod
The scene in which Sonny beats the living shit out of Carlo on the street doesn't look like much of standoff; it looks more like a thrashing, one of the most sustained thrashings in cinema. But the beauty of The Godfather is how subtly the machinery of power is hidden in plain sight. Carlo getting beaten is actually Carlo winning, preparing his revenge against the family for their decision to sideline him and leading to Sonny's murder. The amazing thing about that scene is that only a viewer as careful as Michael Corleone would notice the intricate Machiavellianism of what's really going on. Michael doesn't do standoffs of course. He kills without confrontation. It's also a great reminder of the actual power of the Corleones. Up to that point in the movie, you can pretend that they're just a powerful family. That scene shows that they're the kind of family that can beat someone on the street and everybody just watches. —Stephen Marche
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A "few sharks" is really an understatement. In the video montage, sharks are swarming around Brett and his fellow divers. At one point the singer even removes his mouthpiece to kiss one of the sharks while another diver holds the animal. When Eldredge emerges from the water he proclaims it "the best day" of his life. He also expresses his gratitude to his fans and other supporters for making a trip like this possible for him.
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The race for Latin American souls intensified this week with the naming of a new Catholic team captain: Pope Francis.
By choosing an Argentinian-born pontiff, the Catholic Church may be hoping to win back millions of its South American adherents who have turned to Pentecostalism, Evangelicalism, Mormonism and other faiths for spiritual solace.
Benedict XVI, now pope emeritus, had already named 2013 "The Year of Evangelism." And his successor, the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, is reportedly even more determined to seek out the church's lost sheep.
No matter how exciting it is for Latino Catholics to have one of their own as pope, though, Francis' election "won't completely wipe out Pentecostal advances," says Timothy Matovina, an expert on Latin American Catholicism at Notre Dame. "One man will not likely change the trends of a whole continent."
After all, since the 1980s, Evangelical and Pentecostal movements have increasingly eroded the historic church's numbers, drawing millions of former Catholics into their churches. In the pope's home country of Argentina, for example, only 20 percent of Catholics regularly practice the faith, according to a recent survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
A steady stream of Mormon missionaries also has found Latin America to be prime territory for converts to the Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Seventh-day Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses have grown even faster.
The new pope's greatest impact, Matovina says, will be "to inspire Catholics on the ground to do their part to evangelize in the name of the Catholic faith."
Latino Catholics, the Notre Dame scholar says, "will be inspired and animated."
And they will be thrilled and touched the first time their Holy Father speaks in his native tongue, Spanish.
Even for an academic such as Matovina, he says, it will be "an emotional moment."
But will it change anything?
A dominant faith • Catholics have owned the religious territory south of the border since the Spanish arrived in the hemisphere a few hundred years ago. The explorers brought their faith with them from the old world, largely eliminated the Indians' religion and never mentioned the Protestant Reformation. As a result, Catholicism became synonymous with South American religion, entwined with the culture and government.
By the 1980s, however, other proselytizing churches arrived, offering smaller settings for worship and freer forms of worship. Pentecostal preachers set up churches in homes, or small store fronts, providing lively sermons and music. New religious movements including Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Seventh-day Adventists also scoured the countries, finding new members among dissatisfied Catholics. By some estimates, Catholicism has lost up to 20 percent of its members since this proselytizing onslaught.
One of the many attractions of Pentecostal and Evangelical churches, Matovina says, is that they have more "indigenous leadership."
Their ministers do not have the lengthy, rigorous training of a Catholic priest, he says, "but that is often an advantage. They are close to the people in education and social rank."
What the influx of these other religions has done to Catholicism goes beyond numbers: It has introduced the idea of choice.
Years ago, Matovino worked in a rural Mexican village that was totally Catholic. It was the only faith the people knew. When various Protestant and other Christian faiths arrived, they presented Latin Americans with the notion, he says, that "religion is something you choose, rather than something you inherited."
Once that happens, "secularization is soon to follow," he says. "It is not because people talked themselves into an atheist corner like they do in the U.S., but because they've changed several times so eventually decide just to go their own route."
The marketplace of religions came to Latin America during a "revolutionary transformation of demography from rural to urban living," Matovino says. "It was a time of tremendous upheaval."
Pentecostalism in particular appealed to people who were detached from their ancestral home and trying to make it in the teeming, impersonal cities. Other new faiths also provided support and intimacy.
The small churches offered, he says, "hope to displaced poor in a time of despair."
But do the numbers of Catholics leaving and joining other faiths add up?
It's complicated.
Sheep stealing or fluid faith? • Today, nearly 300 million people, or 72 percent of Latin America's population, is Catholic, according to the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Pentecostalism claims about 75 million adherents in South America, most of whom were former Catholics. Both Jehovah's Witnesses and Seventh-day Adventist Churches are growing rapidly.
The LDS Church, too, sees Latin America as its success story. From 1990 to 2012, the total LDS population in South America rose dramatically from fewer than 1 million to more than 3.5 million. In the early 1990s, there were only four LDS temples on the whole continent; now there are 41 including the second Argentine temple now being built nearly a fourth of the church's total number. It sends nearly half of its missionary force to proselytize in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking nations.
Membership figures don't tell the whole story, of course, as there is a large discrepancy between the numbers on the rolls and those in the pews every week.
The real figure is about 25 percent of the total, a ratio that has held steady for years despite many attempts to improve it, says LDS demographer Matt Martinich, who compiles and analyzes LDS data for the website cumorah.com. "A lot of converts who are found by missionaries, never socially integrate into a congregation and so go inactive."
A better figure is LDS Church congregational growth, which requires a certain number of lay members for a new ward or branch to be created, says Martinich of Colorado Springs, Colo. "We haven't seen real congregational growth over the past decade."
Still, Mormon leaders remain hopeful a large number of new LDS missions created earlier this month were in Latin America.
The problem with religious data in Latin America, says Utah Valley University anthropologist David Knowlton, is that it is built on Protestant assumptions about membership, namely that to be counted, one must attend services regularly. But that's not the way Catholics view their faith,
Knowlton, who is an expert in Latin American cultures and faiths, sees two kinds of Catholicism congregational and popular.
The former type is characterized by Mass attendance and participation in confession, while the latter involves rites of passage such as baptism, First Communion, weddings and funerals, he says. Catholicism is still extremely strong as part of Latin American life, especially at times of crisis, even if many people don't participate fully in its rituals and practices.
These kinds of Catholics may still pray to Mary or celebrate some of the festivals, even after they become Pentecostal or Mormon, he says. "People are exploring a whole range of religious possibilities and these are too complex to explain with simple numbers."
Henri Gooren, an international religion expert at Oakland University in Michigan, is skeptical about the new pope's ability to alter the religious calculus in Latin America.
"The pope will only energize [highly] committed Catholics, [who] are unlikely to drop out and become Pentecostals or Mormons anyway," Gooren said in an email. "I doubt if the pope will have much of an impact on nominal Catholics; the kind of cultural Catholics who were never much socialized into [orthodox] Catholicism in the first place."
Even Utah Bishop John Wester doesn't see the new pope as being a religious tipping point.
While selecting a humble Argentine pope may initially electrify the church, providing a "big bump," Wester said Friday, in the long term, religious folk "will continue to do what they want."
Ultimately, the return of Catholics will depend a lot, he says, on whether people see the church as "a welcoming and hospitable place where people can come and connect with the Lord and each other."
It will take more than a pope to make that happen.
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Religious affiliation in Latin America
Roman Catholic • 300 million
Pentecostal • 75 million
Mormon • 5.65 million
Seventh-day Adventist • 5.60 million
Jehovah's Witnesses • 2.56 million
Source • Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life; lds.org, adventistyearbook.org, and cumorah.com


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Sometimes the best way to represent data is using a function.
Church encoding can be used to represent any algebraic data type using only functions.
Another example is the following, not very efficient, implementation of a FiniteMap:
type FiniteMap key elt = key -> Maybe elt emptyFM :: FiniteMap key elt emptyFM = \k' -> Nothing addToFM :: (Eq key) => FiniteMap key elt -> key -> elt -> FiniteMap key elt addToFM m k v = \k' -> if (k == k') then Just v else m k' delFromFM :: (Eq k) => FiniteMap key elt -> key -> FiniteMap key elt delFromFM m k = \k' -> if (k == k') then Nothing else m k' lookupFM :: (Eq k) => FiniteMap key elt -> key -> Maybe elt lookupFM m k = m k
Runtime compilation uses functions not data structures to implement an interpretation layer.