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Life In The Society Of Ignorance
In the earlier sections of this book, we mentioned that the main difference between believers and disbelievers is the formers' awareness of Allah's infinite might. We also talked about how a believer who sincerely believes in Allah's existence must and does orient his entire life to earn the approval of Allah.
One of the most significant characteristics of someone who can appreciate Allah's might and thus orients all his deeds to earn Allah's blessing is his steadfastness in earning the good pleasure and blessing of Allah at each moment of his life. Having his life focused on earning His approval and being a servant to Him, he develops a different outlook on the universe, which he knows is created and controlled by Allah. Since he considers Allah as the only Deity, the false deities surrounding him lose their meaning.
In the Qur'an, this subject is stressed in the story of the Prophet Abraham (as) as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (saas):
... He was a saintly man and a Prophet. Remember when he said to his father, "Father, why do you worship what can neither hear nor see and is not of any use to you at all?" (Surah Maryam: 41-42)
Since a believer seeks the pleasure of Allah alone, prays to Him, and beseeches only Him, he turns solely towards Him. He does not feel the need to seek other people's approval, and does not pin his hopes on anyone other than Allah. The attainment of true freedom is, in fact, possible only through having a full grasp of this fact and turning towards Allah.
The lives of those lacking true faith, unlike those of believers, are subservient to countless false deities. Such individuals devote their entire lives to gaining the approval of countless people, and when they seek help, it is from other people. In reality, however, the creatures a disbeliever ignorantly idolizes in his mind are nothing but weak "servants," just like himself. Indeed, these beings are far from fulfilling his desires, much less saving him. Death is, no doubt, the most obvious fact, revealing that these idolized beings cannot be of any help. However, it will be too late to wait until death to grasp the imaginary nature of these deities.
The insuperable dilemma these people face is related in the Qur'an as follows:
They have taken [other] gods besides Allah [Alone], hoping that they may be helped. They cannot help them, even though they are an army mobilized in their support. (Surah Ya Sin: 74-75)
Disbelievers base their entire lives on this very distorted rationale. Another important difference between believers and disbelievers emerges from this: believers adopt the criteria laid down by Allah as their only guidance. They observe the commands of the Qur'an, the just Book and the Sunnah of the Prophet (saas). Their religion is Islam, which is explained in detail in the Qur'an and is presented to us through the exemplary of the life of the Prophet (saas).
People who lead their lives in a state oblivious of Allah will surely accept the criteria laid down by imaginary deities rather than the criteria set forth by Allah. They will follow, not Islam, the true faith, but a false faith with superstitious ideas and beliefs. Their religion is a heretical one with many deities. These people have various conflicting rules and goals imposed by society and which are indeed highly superstitious. This being the case, the polytheistic religions they abide by take various forms. However, it needs to be stated that it is very important and necessary for a person to abide by the social order in which he lives and comply with its rules and law. What is being referred to here is not social rules that encourage truth, goodness, love and respect, but superstitious values that encourage self-interest, selfishness, lovelessness and ruthlessness.
Some of them aim at money and power, while others desire a prestigious and influential status. Some aspire to find a "good spouse" and have a "happy family life." These are all elements in a believer's life. But a true believer attaches no more importance to them than is proper. More importantly, he has no conceptions or judgments on these subjects apart from those commanded by Allah in the Qur'an and recommended by our Prophet (saas). People who do not live by religious moral values, however, have their own paths and methods to achieve such aims as they set themselves that are incompatible with religious moral values. All these superstitious conceptions that they call 'life style' make up the superstitious religions based on the failure to grasp Allah's existence and His limits.
However, man is, by nature, inclined to trust Allah and be a servant to Him. Unable to fulfill his infinite needs and desires by himself, by nature, he tends to turn to Allah alone. Accordingly, the nature of man is inclined to recognize Allah as his Lord:
So, as a pure and natural believer, set your face firmly towards the faith, Allah's natural pattern on which He made mankind. There is no changing Allah's creation. That is the true faith—but most people do not know it. (Surat ar-Rum: 30)
A sincere believer, who is not seized by the evil desires of his soul but who has faith in Allah, learns how to conduct himself throughout his life from the book revealed by Allah, our Prophet's (saas) Sunnah and follows the prophets as his role models. The life of a believer is entirely different from that of a disbeliever. This aside, from the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (saas) a believer learns facts of which disbelievers are utterly unaware. For example, Allah has imparted the glad tidings that for whoever observes his duty to Allah, He will provide a means of salvation:
… Whoever goes in fear of Allah—He will give him a way out and provide for him from where he does not expect. Allah is all-sufficient for one who puts his trust in Him. Allah always achieves His aim. Allah has set a measure for all things. (Surat at-Talaq: 2-3)
A believer who duly acknowledges the power of Allah will dedicate his life to Him, because he knows that Allah will be enough for "whoever puts his trust in Him." This is expressed in the following verse:
He (Jacob) said, "My sons!"… in no way can I save you from the might of Allah, for judgment comes from no one but Allah. In Him I put my trust, and in Him alone let the faithful put their trust." (Surah Yusuf: 67)
A believer who grasps this fact will see that his duty in this world is solely to fulfill Allah's commands. This is his duty and his "profession." He is merely responsible for striving in the way of Allah. He asks Allah for everything, because it is Allah Who gives everything to him. The purpose behind man's creation is thus recorded in the Qur'an:
I only created jinn and man to worship Me. I do not require any provision from them and I do not require them to nourish Me. Truly Allah, He is the Provider, the Possessor of Strength, the Sure. (Surat adh-Dhariyat: 56-58)
Consequently, it is unlikely that a believer, who displays the morals praised in the Qur'an, can have a "fear of the future" in his heart. This fear is peculiar to those who perceive life as a struggle among millions of independent false deities. Unaware that all events take place under Allah's control, in compliance with a destiny that is totally defined by Him, they assume that they need to put up a struggle to survive. They believe that they will benefit by "treading on others" and "abusing them" to achieve their own ends and satisfy their personal interests. Indeed, their thinking matches what they receive…
Said Nursi explains how man fails to understand that his real duty is to be a servant to Allah and adds:
"… They unwisely concluded that life is a struggle."
This rationale, subscribed to by those who do not live according to the values of the Qur'an, is one of the fundamental tenets of their religion. It is due to the distorted rationale in question that these people always suffer feelings of distress and tension:
- The majority of these people, unlike believers, are selfish, self-seeking people whose only concern is to benefit themselves.
- They lack the delicate disposition that develops with self-sacrifice. Their love is based on gaining advantage; they love a person not because of his good values or attributes but because it is in their interest to love him.
- Those whom they consider to be their loved ones, too, approach them with the same mindset, which creates a relationship bereft of loyalty. They always feel concerned about the potential unfaithfulness of their partners, since they know that at any time their partners may find others who are wealthier or more beautiful…
- They are consumed by jealousy, a trait that prevents them from taking pleasure in beauties and blessings. For example, instead of taking pleasure in someone's beauty and saying "How beautifully Allah has created him or her," they feel restless and ask, "Why am I not as good looking and beautiful as him or her?"
- They do not feel grateful to Allah or are not content with their blessings. With such a disposition, they always want to possess more. This insatiable desire becomes a constant source of unease.
- Unable to accept their feebleness and weaknesses, they do not ask for help from Allah. They assume they will get rid of their weaknesses if they turn away from Allah haughtily and without asking Him for help. However, this is not the way to get rid of their weaknesses. At this time, too, they turn to others and pin their hopes on them. Yet those they turn to are also weak individuals who only think of their own benefit. Moreover, they are far from being merciful and compassionate. This being the case, they often feel "depressed," and lose their spirit through a failure to satisfy their expectations.
- They lack forgiveness and understanding. For this reason, even a minor disagreement among them is likely to develop into a clash or conflict. Most of the time, each party makes it a matter of pride to refuse to accept being the one in the wrong. For this reason, they have great fights.
- They do not believe that they live in a world under Allah's protection and control, but rather in a ruthless jungle where they have to "defeat" others to survive. According to their misguided ideas, they assume they have to develop a tough, aggressive and egoistical character to be able to survive in this "jungle." Indeed, their attitude matches what they encounter. They are either, as the society of ignorance calls it, swallowed up, as in the example of the "small fish," or they grow into a "big and cruel" fish and swallow others.
These laws apply to almost all societies where people do not experience true faith but behave according to the mistaken morality described above. In the Qur'an, these societies are called "ignorant," because they are entirely unaware of Allah and the Hereafter.
In the Qur'an, it is stated that the Prophet Moses (as) described some of the sons of Israel, a tribe that never exercised wisdom or submitted themselves to Allah, as ignorant:
We led the tribe of Israel across the sea and they came upon some people who were devoting themselves to some idols which they had. They said, "Moses, give us a god just as these people have gods." He said, "You are indeed an ignorant people. What these people are doing is destined for destruction. What they are doing is purposeless." He said, "Should I seek something other than Allah as a deity for you when He has favored you over all other beings?" (Surat al-A'raf: 138-140)
However, as mentioned earlier, "the society of ignorance" is not of a uniform nature. Though generally called "ignorant," there may be different sections in a given society, all displaying varying characteristics. The society is commonly segmented according to the degree they have attained ineffective criteria—economic power being the foremost—set by the society itself.
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Godsmack took the iHeartRadio Theater in New York City by storm last week when they performed as part of the iHeartRadio Live Series on the eve of their new album's release!
The band's new album, 1000Hp, dropped Tuesday August 5th.
The band played new music at the exclusive show for an intimate group of a few hundred fans and thousands who watched the livestream online. 1000Hp is the band's sixth studio album.
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TOKYO -- Namco Bandai and Nintendo will debut their new coin-operated videogame Mario Kart: Arcade GP DX at the Japan Amusement Expo
, which takes place on Feb. 15 and 16 at Makuhari Messe here. The event combines the 50th annual Amusement Machine Show with the 32nd annual Amusement Operators Union show.
The game may incorporate the glider mechanics seen earlier in a consumer videogame, Mario Kart 7. According to videogame news site IGN, the new arcade piece may also incorporate an onboard camera that puts players' faces onscreen. One mode will enable up to four players to compete simultaneously.


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Several Utah restaurants are offering German-themed meals to celebrate Oktoberfest:
Little America Hotel • Executive chef Bernhard Götz pays tribute to his homeland with this German-inspired three-course Oktoberfest meal for $16.95 (in the coffee shop) that includes soup or salad, a sausage platter with sauerkraut, warm potato salad (or mashed potatoes) and an apple strudel. Available through October. 500 S. Main, Salt Lake City; 801-596-5708. The coffee shop is open Monday through Saturday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Oasis Cafe • The cafe celebrates Oktobefest and harvest season with a five-course beer-pairing dinner on Thursday, Oct. 25, at 6:30 p.m. Kevin Crompton, of Salt Lake City's Epic Brewing Co., will select beer pairings for Chef Billy Sotelo's dinner, which includes sea bass and wild boar chops with spinach spaetzle. Cost is $45 for menu tasting and $65 for beer pairings. 151 S. 500 East , Salt Lake City. 801-322-0404.
Blue Boar Inn • Serving Oktoberfest specials in addition to its regular menu, which includes a German sausage platter with sauerkraut and potatoes for $28; and schnitzel (breaded pork cutlet) with spaetzle. $28. 1235 Warm Spring Drive Midway; 435-654-1400,
Mandarin's Woktoberfest
During its annual Woktoberfest celebration, the Mandarin in Bountiful offers more than a dozen menu items in half-size portions. Small-plate prices range from $1.49 to $6.99, for dishes such as Szechwan chicken wings, pepper shrimp and eggplant with garlic sauce, and are good for dine-in customers only.
When • Through Oct. 26
Where • Mandarin, 348 E. 900 North, Bountiful; 801-298-2406
Open • Monday-Thursday at 5 p.m.; Friday-Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Reservations accepted for eight or more. Parties fewer than eight may call ahead.
Fine chocolate festival
Sample award-winning chocolate from Amedei, Italy's premier maker, and enjoy cocoa-centric creations from local chefs along with wine and beer pairings. Proceeds from the event will be donated to charities that promote sustainability in the world's cacao-growing regions.
When • Thursday, Oct. 25, 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Where • Tony Caputo's Market, 310 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City; 801-531-8669
Cost • $15 in advance; $20 at the door to RSVP with payment
Healthy restaurant recipes for kids
Utah restaurants that offer nutritious children's menus are encouraged to enter The National Restaurant Association's Kids Recipe Challenge. Submit one or more recipes from your restaurant's menu that meet the nutrition guidelines from Kids LiveWell and MyPlate. The deadline to submit recipes is Jan. 7. The winners will be revealed at the 2013 National Restaurant Association Restaurant's Hotel-Motel Show, May 18-21 in Chicago. For details and contest rules, visit restaurant.org/recipe.
Pies to go in October
Get a whole pie-to-go for $7.99 through the month of October at Marie Callender's restaurants. More than 30 varieties are available, including apple, banana cream, berry, cherry, lemon meringue, peach and pumpkin. (The sale doesn't include cheesecakes, seasonal fresh fruit pies, and promotional pies.)
When • Through Oct. 31
Where • Marie Callender's, 1109 E. 3900 South, Salt Lake City; and 1600 N. 1000 West, Layton
Details • mariecallenders.com
Winging it on Thursdays
On Thursdays, get a free half-order of chicken wings with any purchase at participating Outback Steakhouse restaurants. Just say "wing it" when you order.
When • Thursdays through Nov. 8.
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While giving a presentation, try scrolling the mouse wheel down.
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text: Some say let sleeping giants lie, others say let's paint those giants and make them look amazing. Conceived in Spring 2010 by Eric Firestone, The Boneyard Projects take retired WWII aircraft, long ago laid to rest in the Arizona desert, and puts them in the hands of more than 30 prominent artists, who've resurrected their greatness by skinning them with original art. Pictured above, Brazilian graffiti artist Nunca breathes new life into an abandoned DC3. From the press release, "With a nod to the airplane graffiti and 'nose art' that became popular during WWII, the project offers a vision of the wonder by which humanity takes to the air." Art from The Boneyard Projects is on display now through the end of May at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Ariz.


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There's something incredibly endearing about these creatures. Maybe it's their unrefined singing voices that resemble those of braying jackasses (hence the name) or the fact that their useless wings have left them landbound after millions of years of evolution. Whatever the reason, a meander along the winding boardwalk running through the African penguin colony's breeding ground is a joy. Watch as they waddle about, wade in the choppy water and play peekaboo from their twiggy burrows. For a mere R5 extra, you can spy on slippery sea life or beach babes through the binoculars dotting the walkway.
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Open Oct, Nov 8am-6.30pm daily. Dec, Jan 7am-7.30pm daily. Feb, Mar 8am-5.30pm daily. Apr-Sept 8am-5pm daily.
Admission R30; R10 under-12s.
Pls send me photos of ur Guesthouse i.e interior&Exterior e.g Rooms etc.
Visited this penguin colony on 24th Nov. Well laid out, easy access, and got to see lots of penguins. Never saw so many penguins in my life! At this time, very windy and cold. Come prepared!
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good tutorial thank you
are you looking for a little bit more privacy for surfing through the cyberspace?
after all these fantastic web 2.x innovations and more & more sophisticated
user-based web profiling, you should think about it...
even we all know that there is no doubt that google has the best and fastest
search engines/algorithms and no serious competive engine exists, still anyone
should care a bit about privacy settings, like in Firefox:
Preferences > Privacy > Private Data > 'Always clear my private data when I close firefox'
(click on settings right next to it and you should include cookies & saved passwords as well)
C'mon don't be too lazy to type in user/password in forms, get rid of your cookies on a regular base!
replace your default google page with this one:
Scroogle Scraper
install e.g. foxproxy to easiley switch between your tor proxy, FoxyProxy
(tor default: localhost:9050 socks proxy)
read about googles policies:
Advertising and Privacy ? Google Privacy Center
install anyonymous proxy services:
one option: using tor (yeahhh, there are rumors about it, of course it's not for HIGHLY anonymous surfing, but enough for the average user and YES it is quite slow, but there is always a drawback with anonymity and free of charge services (and pressure of law enforcement ;-)
Installation in BT4 is really simple and straight foward:
Code:sudo echo "deb http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org intrepid main" >>/etc/apt/sources.list sudo gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv 886DDD89 sudo gpg --export A3C4F0F979CAA22CDBA8F512EE8CBC9E886DDD89 | sudo apt-key add - sudo apt-get update && aptitude install tor tor-geoipdb sudo update-rc.d -f tor remove sudo /etc/init.d/tor start
another very interesting initative: JonDonym (written in java)
I use it on a regular base, even the premium services for 10€/year is really worthwhile to spend, speed is more than enough for surfing (I think most nodes are in Europe)!
Also check-out there firefox profile:
Jondo Installation is also done in 5min:
Test it and give the 10€ a try, they even add anonymous payment options, or use your regularCode:sudo echo "deb http://debian.anonymous-proxy-servers.net intrepid main" >>/etc/apt/sources.list sudo wget http://anonymous-proxy-servers.net/downloads/JonDos_GmbH.asc sudo apt-key add JonDos_GmbH.asc sudo apt-get update sudo aptitude install jondo jondo
paypal account (start jondo > Config > Payment > Create account)
have fun and care about your privacy (especially for a pentester), don't forget: cyberspace doesn't forget anything, storage & cache is infinite ;-)
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good tutorial thank you
I want says anonymous != secure tor is not secure, just little anonymous for http tcp (not udp).
Be careful that you don't wind up sacrificing your personally identifiable information such as logins and passwords for the sake of anonymizing your IP address.
how about anonymous our IP behind squid with proxy auth... , I always blocked by ISA server while trying input another proxy...
Wouldn't you wanna use ssh tunneling to be as secure as possible?
Just set up a ssh server somewhere, then port forward with SOCKS on whichever programs have proxy support (firefox, pidgin, etc). This may expose the computer on the other end, but just host it on a network that you know is safe.
what about a vpn service? i know the pirate bay has one that deletes logs. you get an anonymous ip address. it's aimed at getting around the new harsher copyright laws
Good Tutorial....
Good tutorial.But both you mentioned didn't work for me.
Tor and JonDo cannot connect to the right place in my area.


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Torrance, California USA -- StopTech's Balanced Brake kit provided the performance braking advantage needed by Bill Auberlen and Justin Marks, to earn the pole and win the Miller Grand-Am Cup 200 race, held at the Las Americas Autodromo in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Auberlen and Marks co-drove the No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW E46 M3 equipped with a standard StopTech 332mm E46 M3 front kit with stock brakes on the rear. Grand Am Cup GS class cars must run stock master cylinders and stock rear brakes. StopTech stainless steel brake lines and racing pads were fitted on both the front and rear of the vehicle and the team used Motul RBF 600. The balanced brake system contributed to the first win for the Turner Motorsport E46 M3 in Grand-Am Cup racing.
Marks started from the pole position, and led for 51 laps before teammate, Auberlen, took over to complete the win, with the StopTech-equipped Turner Motorsport M3 showing consistent handling, braking and speed in the 11 turns of the 1.6-mile Las Americas Autodromo track.
It was Justin Marks' first Grand-Am Cup win, and he enthused about the BMW's performance. "We knew that the M3 would do well at this track, and Turner and H&R did a fantastic job of preparing the car, and doing the setup for this race. The StopTech brakes allowed me to consistently brake deep and contributed significantly to my fast lap times.
Bill Auberlen, who won a pair of championships for BMW last season, credited excellent pit work for keeping the M3 near the front of the field, despite a tough race in the oppressive Caribbean heat. "The car got very hot soon after I got in, and I quickly ran out of water. The track was hard on brakes, but StopTech brake system never faded and was strong at the end of the race. This was a great event and really unlike anything we have in America. I can't wait to come back again next year."
Unlike all of the other races, this round of the Grand Am Cup championship will not be broadcast on The Speed Channel. The series' next race is April 1-2, at California Speedway in Fontana, California, where the Grand Am Cup ST class will re-join the schedule. With their win, Auberlen and Marks moved up in the overall standings and will be a strong contender for the championship.
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42 U.S. Code § 14099 - State plan requirements
§ 14099.
State plan requirementsA State Police Corps plan shall—
provide for the screening and selection of participants in accordance with the criteria set out in section 14096 of this title;
state procedures governing the assignment of participants in the Police Corps program to State and local police forces (except with permission of the Director, no more than 25 percent of all the participants assigned in each year by each State to be assigned to a statewide police force or forces);
(3) provide that participants shall be assigned to those geographic areas in which—
provide that to the extent consistent with paragraph (3), a participant shall be assigned to an area near the participant's home or such other place as the participant may request;
(5) provide that to the extent feasible, a participant's assignment shall be made at the time the participant is accepted into the program, subject to change—
prior to commencement of a participant's fourth year of undergraduate study, under such circumstances as the plan may specify; and
(6) provide that no participant shall be assigned to serve with a local police force—
provide that participants shall be placed and to the extent feasible kept on community and preventive patrol;
provide that the State may decline to offer a participant an appointment following completion of Federal training, or may remove a participant from the Police Corps program at any time, only for good cause (including failure to make satisfactory progress in a course of educational study) and after following reasonable review procedures stated in the plan; and
provide that a participant shall, while serving as a member of a police force, be compensated at the same rate of pay and benefits and enjoy the same rights under applicable agreements with labor organizations and under State and local law as other police officers of the same rank and tenure in the police force of which the participant is a member.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title XX, § 200110, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2056; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title I, § 11006(3), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1817.)
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SHOCK VIDEO: Idaho policeman kills dog at kid's birthday party
Police in Filer, Idaho are being criticized for shooting and killing a dog during a birthday party celebration for the owner's nine-year-old son.
Neighbors complained that Rick Clubb's dogs were unleashed and on the loose, and police were called to the scene. When officer Tarek Hassani arrived at the Clubb home, he found two of the dogs on the front lawn. They barked at him as he approached the property. He kicked at the dogs, drew his gun and shot one of them dead.
Clubb was enraged when he learned what had happened. Hassani claims the dog had tried to bite him and put his safety in danger — and it was Clubb's fault for not leashing them. Clubb countered that his dog never would have hurt the officer.
"I just shot your dog because it tried to bit me," said Hassani to Clubb, in a state of agitation. "I come here for a fucking call, and it tried to bite me."
Clubb disputed this. "No it didn't, it don't bite nobody," he said in response.
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The Australian share market has closed almost flat in the absence of any major corporate news and with little impact from Chinese manufacturing data.
Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said trading on the local bourse was light.
"I think it's probably a lack of corporate impulse," Mr Heffernan said.
"Some of the banks were a bit soft, and that's probably what's caused the market to be a bit lacklustre."
Mr Heffernan said investors seemed to have shrugged off Chinese manufacturing data released on Monday.
He said the Chinese figures generally affect Australia's resources sector but they appeared to have had limited impact on major miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.
The figures showed that growth in Chinese manufacturing activity slowed in August, reflecting a declining property sector and the waning impact of economic stimulus measures.
Mr Heffernan said the market may get more drive from major local and overseas economic data later in the week.
Australia's quarterly GDP figures are released on Wednesday, and US jobs figures are out on Friday.
Also, the Reserve Bank of Australia meets on Tuesday, while the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan are among others to meet later in the week.
The property sector was one of the best performers on Monday.
The operator of Westfield shopping centres in Australia and New Zealand, Scentre Group, jumped six cents to $3.49, Goodman Group was up four cents at $5.62, and Dexus Property Group improved 1.5 cents to $1.22.
In the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton added three cents to $36.70, Rio Tinto climbed 17 cents to $62.80, and Fortescue Metals eased eight cents to $4.09.
Among the major banks, National Australia Bank dipped eight cents to $35.12, ANZ was steady at $33.43, Commonwealth Bank lost two cents to $81.30, and Westpac gained 10 cents to $35.14.
Telstra found two cents at $5.58, while Qantas dropped for the first time since posting its massive loss, shedding two cents to $1.45.
* On Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.9 points, or 0.07 per cent, at 5,629.8 points.
* The broader All Ordinaries index was up 4.7 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 5,629.3 points.
* The September share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,609 points, with 17,223 contracts traded.
* National turnover was 1.54 billion securities worth $3.02 billion.
* The price of gold in Sydney at 1700 AEST was $US1,287.70 per fine ounce, down $US2.26 on Friday's price of $US1,289.96.


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One Direction's Zayn Malik and Little Mix's Perrie Edwards engaged!!
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A couple more One Direction members are off the market.
A label rep confirmed to People magazine, "Zayn and Perrie are engaged, but any further detail regarding their relationship is private."
Perrie showed up at Tuesday's red carpet premiere of the group's "This Is Us" movie with a diamond ring flashing on her left ring finger.
In an interview with "The Sun" earlier this week, Zayn said that their relationship was "stronger than ever."
Earlier this year, he made headlines for getting a tattoo of a woman inspired by Perrie. She gushed about Zayn as well in a recent interview with "Twist" magazine, saying that he is "so lovely" and "fun to be around." Both Zayn and Perrie are 20-year-old.
Yay Zerrie!!
Meantime, bandmate Liam Payne is in a new romance. He confirmed to "Yahoo!" that he is now dating a childhood friend of his named Sophia Smith. The two went to school together long before Liam was discovered on the "X Factor" in 2010.
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Thread: Baby vaccination
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Baby vaccination
Hi all,
What do you think about baby vaccination? Some say it does more damage than good, as it may affect babies brain and immunity system. Do you have any experiences or advices concerning vaccination?
Thank you,
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Vaccination in general has become very aggressive in some countries and so it's really important to do your research on which vaccinations you feel offer the strongest benefit to your child. Some don't vaccinate their children at all because they feel the risks outweigh the benefit. Some selectively vaccinate with only those vaccinations they feel the benefits outweigh the risks. These parents usually strategically choose the time for their children to be vaccinated so their immune system is as strong as possible at the time the vaccine is given, to reduce the chance of complications.
And, of course, there are parents who give all vaccines simply because the doctors recommend it. My biggest concern with this method is that doctors are often compensated by the pharmaceutical companies for administering vaccines... money in their pocket, and they don't necessarily take the time to discuss each individual child's needs with parents before making recommendations specific to that child.
I have a friend who's daughter had a cold, and the doctor told him that she could receive her vaccines even though she had a cold. Now, we know the child's immune system wasn't at it's strongest. It was already compromised because it was fighting off a virus.
After that child received her vaccines, she ran a fairly high fever, not just the typical "low grade fever" that can be associated with vaccines.
There is an entire forum on this site that has a lot of good information on vaccines. I'm sure you'll find some interesting information there.
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VESTAL, N.Y. -- The Binghamton men's lacrosse team (2-3) scored nine consecutive goals in a devastating 9-0 run that bridged the second and third quarters en route to an 11-5 triumph over the visiting Hobart Statesmen (1-3) in a non-conference game at the Bearcats Sports Complex Tuesday evening.
"I thought our seniors gave us great leadership in our win against Canisius on Saturday," head coach Ed Stephenson said. "The important thing today was that the rest of the group followed their lead. We had great production from a lot of guys out there."
Eight different players made their way into the scoring column as BU picked up its first two-game winning streak since 2008.
Sophomore attackman Matt Springer was one of three Bearcats to post a multi-goal effort. With two points on the day, Springer extended his consecutive game scoring streak to 19 straight with a point, dating back to Feb. 20, 2010. His streak warrants national recognition as he ranks among the top-20 national leaders for consecutive games with a point.
Senior David Raleigh, who recorded a career-high four goals in Saturday's win over Canisius, scored a pair of goals for the Bearcats. Junior midfielder John Clark made the most of his second straight start as he tallied the first two goals of his career. Clark tied the game at 1-1 off a feed from sophomore Tyler Perrelle. He later scored an unassisted goal in the midst of Binghamton's crucial 9-0 run.
The first quarter featured a defensive stalemate as the two squads combined for 13 turnovers. Hobart's Chris Pedersen registered the game's first goal at the 3:21 mark.
Binghamton unleashed five goals from five different players in the second quarter. Clark posted the team's first goal at the 9:22 mark. In the ensuing face-off, junior Chris Cook notched one of his eight face-off wins and then streaked down the field and buried a shot into the net for a goal seven seconds later. Raleigh and Springer both scored in a span of nearly five minutes apart to push the BU lead to 4-1. Freshman attackman Kelly Donigan scored for the second straight contest 30 seconds after the goal by Springer as Binghamton forged a 5-1 lead at the break.
The Bearcats wasted no time in finding the back of the net as play resumed to open the third quarter. Upon a successful face-off by Cook, freshman Kevin McDonough was the recipient of a feed from Cook for his first career goal six seconds into the third quarter. McDonough entered the game as the team leader in ground balls at nine for the season. Clark scored for the second time of the contest at the 11:25 and newcomer Michael Antinozzi converted a man-up opportunity 26 seconds later as Binghamton continued to overwhelm Hobart. Perrelle connected on Binghamton's next man-up situation to extend BU's lead to 9-1. Senior midfielder Frank Donlon assisted on Perrelle's fourth goal of the season.
In the final frame, Hobart opened the quarter on a quick 3-0 spurt to pull within striking distance at 9-4 with 8:22 to play. Sam Miller scored twice during that stretch along with a goal from Mike White.
The Bearcats relied on leadership down the stretch as Raleigh and Springer helped the host squad bolster its lead to 11-5 over the game's final five minutes.
A solid defensive outing that included caused turnovers by nine different Bearcats led to 26 Hobart miscues. Classmates Ben Waldron and Cook each scooped up a game-high seven ground balls.
Sophomore Kraig Heston notched 10 saves and surrendered a season-low five goals as he picked up his second consecutive win in goal.
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GOP's biggest 2016 problem: Clinton's numbers among white voters
Culture will likely shape the 2016 presidential elections, and this is bad news for the Republican Party. Recent polls show Hillary Clinton running well among white voters overall, showing real strength among white non-evangelical Protestants, and running competitively among white Catholics. Trailing only among evangelicals, Clinton is poised to move beyond the upstairs-downstairs coalition that brought Barack Obama to the White House, and that continues to characterize his policies and presidency to this day.
On multiple levels Clinton is not Obama, and GOP swipes at Clinton over her age and health appear to have gained less traction among voters than digs leveled at the President over his birth certificate and religion. Instead of faltering, Clinton is building upon her bid for the 2008 Democratic nomination, when she stitched together wins in industrial and large states by winning a majority of white voters.
Take Pennsylvania, which Clinton loyalist and talking head James Carville once described as "Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in between." Its Democrats definitively preferred Clinton over Obama in the state's 2008 presidential primaries. Six years ago, Clinton beat Obama by nine points, and now she leads prospective 2016 Republican contenders Rand Paul, Paul Ryan, Jeb Bush, and Mike Huckabee among Pennsylvania's white voters in general, and surprisingly among white voters without college degrees. If the GOP cannot capture working-class votes outside of the South, it will again face defeat.
To be sure, Pennsylvania is not a must-win for the Republicans, and it last went Republican in 1988 when George H.W. Bush announced his support for continued restrictions on imported steel. Still, Clinton's strength in Pennsylvania is not dissimilar to her recent showings elsewhere in the Rust Belt. Polls also show Clinton leading all comers in Ohio and in Wisconsin, where she is ahead of native son Ryan, incumbent Governor Scott Walker, and the rest of the Republican field. For the GOP, these numbers are disconcerting as they crystalize the Republicans' modernity gap, which puts them at a disadvantage with women and voters with graduate degrees, while at the same time being forced to woo the non-Southern white working class.
So far, the Republicans appear stymied in their efforts to lay a glove on Clinton, and it's not just attacks on her health that have gone nowhere. Take Benghazi, for example. Repeated GOP attacks on Obama and Clinton have managed to fire up the Republican base and given Americans one more reason to question government's capacity to do much of anything well. Yet, Benghazi has not stuck to Clinton, even as Obama's National Security adviser, Susan Rice, looks like atalking-point-reading-shill based on her misleading Sunday morning talk-show performances.
But it's the hot-button social issues that stand to give the Republicans the greatest difficulty, with women being a majority of voters, religious "nones and others" a growing proportion of the electorate, while evangelicals have become a majority of Republican presidential primary voters. According to Gallup, the country is split over abortion, with 47 percent of Americans describing themselves as pro-choice, and 46 percent describing themselves as pro-life.
Yet scratch beneath the surface, and a clear Republican disadvantage emerges, as women are definitively pro-choice, and it is men who break pro-life. Thus, abortion is another gender gap issue where men and the GOP come out second-best.
Just look at Virginia. The seat of the Confederacy and the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee went for Barack Obama twice in a row. More than 60 percent of Virginians expressed their support for abortion being legal in all or most instances, and not surprisingly those voters went Democratic. For the Republicans that's a headache as no Republican since 1920 has made it to the White House without winning Virginia. Ohio's exit polls tell a similar story, with more than five out of nine Ohioans supporting abortion rights, and a majority of those voters backing Obama in 2012.
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What is your intention? Why do u want to reuse the .cap file and for what?
I have finally managed to get Backtrack 3 to download packets from my home internet connection which uses a WEP connection, but it does it quite slowly as there isn't any other clients. How would I be able to reuse the .cap file that is created when I start airodump? Or when I start aircrack would I just have to type "aircrack-ng -b <mac address> dumpfile*.cap" and it would reuse all the .cap files that starts with "dumpfile"? I am running Back Track 3 from a USB stick, would the dumpfile-01.cap file still be there next time I load it up? Thanks for your help.
edit - Also, a couple of unrelated questions, is it possible to update aircrack on the USB stick? Or do I have to have it installed on my laptop?
What is your intention? Why do u want to reuse the .cap file and for what?
Don't eat yellow snow :rolleyes:
edit - Nevermind, got it working. An unrelated question slightly, but do you think the reason it is downloading data packets at around 10 every second is because there is no traffic on the network? Do you think if I made my main computer use wifi it would start downloading packets faster?
Yes, it would probably go faster if you were actually using the network - as there would be more packets to pick up. To answer a question you asked earlier, if the dumpfile would be there next time you booted, the answer is no. When you boot from USB you store everything in memory - which is lost when you power off.
You edited your last post and said you "got it working". It would be nice if you can explain what and how, in case other readers are wondering about the same thing :)
I have another question (I often have a lot of questions about Linux) Does ettercap work with an ipw2200 card? My computer is a Dell Latitude D510 which has a centrino b/g ipw2200 card. Wouldn't I first need to use aireplay or whatever to make a fake authentication with the AP before ettercap works? Thanks a lot for your help.
edit - Well I think I've got ettercap partially working. It seems to be sniffing the network as when my sister connected to the internet on my main computer, I got "DHCP: [MAC address] REQUEST <router ip address>"
Only thing is, when she logged into her Hotmail account (she knew that I was sniffing the network by the way, she had given me permittion :P ), no certificate appeared, and no username and password appeared in Ettercap.


text: Posted January 6, 2013 He might be someday. But right now he is a bottom half of the NFL QB. He has a limpdick for an arm, isn't all that accurate, holds the ball too long at times, and makes horrible decisions. Some of that can be chalked up to being a rookie. Especially holding the ball and decision making are two things that every rookie goes through. But some of his short comings worries me long term. He is the third best rookie QB in the NFL and bottom half overall. And before you tell me his record; he played perhaps the easiest schedule in the history of the NFL, the Colts caught some breaks, and he plays in the AFC. You can't hold those things against him, buy don't tell me his W/L record means he did something special. If the Colts are in the NFC I doubt they get to .500. And just to get another ball rolling, if Cam Newton had the same type game the media would be all over him, for Luck they are falling over themselves to make excuses on his behalf. 6 people like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Discussion in 'The Garage' started by Dave1, Apr 30, 2005.


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Grilled Chicken with Whiskey Barbecue Sauce Recipe
3 tablespoons olive oil
12 comments:
- Angie's Recipes said...
These look fingerlicking! Love your whiskey sauce.
- July 31, 2012 at 12:16 AM
- Christine's Pantry said...
This looks good. I have a few of your recipes bookmarked. I really need to get on the ball a make them.
- July 31, 2012 at 12:52 AM
- Alida said...
The whisky must give the chicken such a kick. Very tasty barbecue. Ciao bella.
- July 31, 2012 at 2:31 AM
- Big Dude said...
I believe a little black on grilled chicken is a must and yours looks just right. My family had this at least once a week during the summer and I can't remember the last time I had it so your recipe is going on the try list.
- July 31, 2012 at 8:01 AM
- Ellen B Cookery said...
Wow! These must have turned out ever so tender!
- July 31, 2012 at 8:22 AM
- Mary said...
This sounds fantastic. That whiskey sauce is a must try!
- July 31, 2012 at 10:11 AM
- drick perry said...
like the sound of this sauce - perfect for the grilled chicken for sure and yours looks so good... you know how I love to make my own sauce so this one is right up my alley....
- July 31, 2012 at 2:20 PM
- Catherine said...
Dear Claudia, This bar-b-que looks wonderful. I would love a piece! A delicious recipe. Blessings dearest. Catherine xox
- July 31, 2012 at 3:35 PM
- Lizzy Do said...
Sounds like a perfect sauce for chicken, Claudia! Bill would love this :)
- July 31, 2012 at 3:41 PM
- Elisabeth said...
Such a wonderful flavorful delicious sauce with the whiskey...Lizzy's right; so fingerlicking good!
- August 2, 2012 at 6:45 PM
- Victoria said...
Yum, it's definitely BBQ season! Your sauce sounds delicious and the chicken looks perfect :)
- August 3, 2012 at 12:39 PM
- Roz said...
Oh Claudia, this omelette looks so wonderful! Breakfast with something made with eggs is my absolute favorite meal of the day! Hope you're doing well, my friend!
- August 5, 2012 at 6:24 AM


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By Nick Patterson Herald Writer
EVERETT — Carlton Tanabe is the type of player who doesn't grab the headlines all that often. However, he's the type that baseball organizations appreciate a whole lot more than just for his statistics.
The Everett AquaSox catcher is a modern day Odysseus, considering the kind of travels he's endured the past four seasons. Tanabe has racked up the airline miles because of his constant moving between Seattle Mariners minor-league affiliates. But Tanabe takes it all in stride, and the Mariners organization values his contributions.
"He's a guy we really like a lot, we really value a lot," Everett manager Rob Mummau said. "He's been at different levels throughout the year, and he's come here and done a really nice job."
Said Tanabe: "It's been an adventure so far. But it's baseball, so it's been fun."
Just how much has Tanabe bounced around? It's only June, yet Everett is the fourth different Mariners affiliate the 21-year-old from Pearl City, Hawaii, has spent time with this season. He played six games with Clinton of the mid-Class A Midwest League and three games with Jackson of the Class AA Southern League. He also spent a week with Class AAA Tacoma, though he didn't get into any games.
And this is nothing new for Tanabe. Since being selected in the 24th round of the 2009 draft, he's averaged three different minor-league teams per season, and the only one of Seattle's seven affiliates he hasn't suited up for is Pulaski of the rookie Appalachian League. He's had multiple stints at every other level except Class AAA.
"It's definitely an experience," Tanabe said. "It would be nice to just stay in one place and be able to put up numbers and play every day. But it's what the Mariners have me doing and I don't have any complaints."
Such is life for many a minor-league catcher. Catchers are always in demand. They're more prone to injury than other position players because of the physical demands of catching, and minor-league teams are also always in need of extra catchers to warm up relief pitchers. Therefore, Tanabe often finds himself being sent wherever he's needed most.
That presents its challenges for Tanabe, both on and off the field as he's constantly trying to figure out not only a new set of teammates, but also new living situations.
"(The hardest thing) is just getting the rhythm of things," Tanabe said. "Getting settled in and feeling comfortable, getting to know the pitchers and how their ball breaks and what they like to throw."
But it also provides perspective, as Tanabe gets a chance to experience baseball at higher levels. It also resulted in recognition, as Tanabe was the recipient of the SEATTLE Award in both 2011 and 2012 for his dedication to the organization.
"It's challenging," Mummau said. "But he's been to the higher levels and seen what it takes to get there and stay there. He's a good make-up guy who always brings a smile to the field, which I appreciate. He handles it with a lot of grace, first class.
"I was one of those guys, and you never look too far ahead," Mummau added, reflecting on his own nine-year minor-league career. "Every day is a special day, you can't look to tomorrow."
One of the consequences of his constant movement is that Tanabe has never had the chance to settle in and get regular playing time at one stop. The most he's ever played for one team in 48 games with Clinton in 2011, the only time in the past four seasons he's played for just one team. He's had seven different stops the past two seasons, never appearing in more than 23 games for one team.
Therefore, Tanabe is hoping he can stick around in Everett for a while. So far he's off to a good start with the bat for the Sox. Going into Friday's game against Hillsboro he was 6-for-17 (.353) with one of the team's two home runs and a team-leading four RBI.
"I would love to just stay here and be on the team for the whole year," Tanabe said. "But whatever the Mariners have planned for me, that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to stay positive and pay my hardest whenever I get to play.
"The Mariners have been doing this a lot longer than I have, so I'm going to trust that they'll make the best of my career, and whatever happens happens," Tanabe added. "I just hope I can play this game until I'm 50 — maybe 40, being a catcher. We'll see how long it goes, I just want to play as long as I can."


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County spends big on property tax software upgrade
December 20, 2012
The Nevada County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a $1.8 million expenditure for the purchase of software to administrate the county's property tax system.
The county contracted with Manatron, Inc., a Michigan-based software company that produces property tax programs for state and local governments. The actual purchase price was closer to $1 million with the remainder of the funds dedicated to staff time, support services, equipment purchases and other project elements.
"My radar goes up anytime I see an expenditure between $1 million and $2 million dollars, but I think you've made a compelling argument (that the current system needs replacement)," Supervisor Terry Lamphier said during the Dec. 11 board of supervisors meeting.
The county has been allocating money to the Information Technology designation in the general fund for years and had budgeted for the expenditure in the current fiscal year, said County Executive Officer Rick Haffey.
Chief Information Officer Steve Monaghan characterized the current system, which was developed in the 1970s and 1980s, as outdated and inadequate.
Assessor Sue Horne, who, along with Tax Collector Tina Vernon and Auditor-Controller Marcia Salter, employs the current system in her daily tasks, said the slow pace and inefficiency of the system is the least of everyone's worries. "The system is at a significant risk of failure," Horne said. "Not only would this put the entire county revenue system at risk, but it could affect the schools and all the special districts as well."
Salter said the expenditure was warranted given the antiquated nature of the current system and the importance of the revenue collection system.
"Software is expensive," Salter said, adding the complexity of the county's revenue collection demands a reliable and technically sound program that can integrate the tasks of the three financial departments.
The county receives the vast majority of its revenue from property taxes. Simply stated, the assessor appraises the value of a given property, then the auditor-controller determines how much a given property owner should pay according to complex formulas, and the tax collector sends out the bills and manages collection.
Having an efficient program that streamlines processes through the three departments is paramount, Horne said. She added her department has experienced dissatisfaction from members of the public who are unhappy with the time line of receiving their refunds due to them after their property taxes are readjusted to a lower rate.
Those problems will be addressed under the new system, she said.
Manatron Inc. was introduced to California public entities in 2008 when Santa Cruz County became the first public entity to contract with the company, said Santa Cruz County public information officer Melodye Serino.
Santa Cruz County rolled out the new system in September and spent $2.4 million, including staff time and equipment purchase, over the four-year implementation process.
Since the implementation was the company's first experience with California's specific rules regarding revenue and taxation for public bodies, there were many modifications to the system that had to be incorporated, Serino said.
"We have had no major problems," Serino said. "People seem to be very happy with the system."
Salter said her office will expect to undergo a learning curve to become adept at the new system.
"Still, I believe the system is user-friendly, and after the initial startup, it should be something quick to pick up," she said.
The implementation of the system will take about a year to 18 months, Horne said.
To contact Staff Writer Matthew Renda, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call (530) 477-4239.
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fuckin straight out of the graffiti museum
beer is empty ... got way to many pictures to share ... if your in the know then your in the know ... fuck off if you aint with it !
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Time for a new board. I snapped the stringer in my BZ. Any suggestions on what I should get?
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Time for a new board. I snapped the stringer in my BZ. Any suggestions on what I should get?
I forgot to say BodyBoard. I don't need a surf board. I also like to ride big waves and do ariel tricks. What would be a good board for that?
No. 6 have a good selection
hey, im not a fan of bat tails, i love NMD boards. ive ridden a bunch of them and loved them all. Especially if ur a fan of the cresent tail. they feel awesome doin huge turns, im not realy a bber so i cant air but from the stuff i know about bbing i recomed their boards. also i rode my friends TOOBS and liked it alot aswell
I second NO.6..Im a bigger guy @ 6'3 225lbs and their Locust model looks perfect..plus a friend of mine in VAB rides one and says its good..i trust him..The board i have had the longest..that i still ride is a DK board from TOOBS. Funny I dont really DK..The board is super buoyant and the nose has crazy rocker so it stays up when i paddle hard. I had a new Mach 7 at the beginning of the summer..its trashed now..Irene and Katia bent the crap out of it.
a new board...
I have a No.6 Goliathe Icon, it is faster and more bouyant then my Turbo.
science best boards out there


text: Unless I am doing something wrong, bcm43xx is still not injecting. I put it into monitor mode channel 6 found some APs on channel 6. Power is 0 or -1 (when I know it's en extremely strong signal), injection tests failed on -9. Tried aireplay-ng -1, failed. Oh well. Unless I am doing something wrong like not loading it right or something. My atheros has no problem with injection, unless the Broadcom needs more steps on the loadup.


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GONZALES —Gonzales police searched on Thursday for an 18-year-old fugitive wanted in a Halloween shooting.
Damond Williams, 18, 501 E. Sanders St., Gonzales, is a suspect in a shooting on East Worthey Road, Sgt. Steven Nethken with the Gonzales Police Department said Thursday in a news release. Police were asking anyone with knowledge about Williams' whereabouts to contact the department at (225) 647-7511.
Investigators were called to the parking lot of Mike's Po Boys, located at East Worthey Road and Nickens Street, on Oct. 31 after shots had been fired in the area.
Williams faces prosecution on counts of being a principal to attempted second-degree murder and discharging a weapon within city limits, Nethken said.


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So i've been looking into this as apparently Cuda is not an option for me as i don't have an Nvidia card. I was wondering if anyone has found a good up to date post about ati stream with pyrit on bt5 r3
I have a macbook pro with Radeon HD 6750m 1gb card
BT5 r2 Gnome 64
i would like to try to set up this with pyrit but i can only find posts from 2011 and i want to find out if the current drivers for it are all compatible. if anyone has any information on this or a direction i can look into that would be greatly appreciated.
Still pretty knew to this but there is so much interesting information trying to absorb it all
Thank you


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A while ago I wanted to dual boot Windows 7 and Backtrack 5. I also wanted to encrypt the complete hard disk. This means configuring truecrypt to do a system encryption of Windows and using LUKS for Backtrack.
Because I have found no tutorial on how to do this, I have created this tutorial. If you have any suggestions to simplify or improve this guide please post them.
Because the partition manager that is available during the installation of Backtrack is limited in functionality we will use gparted to partition the hard disk. So start the Backtrack live CD, open a terminal and type "apt-get install gparted" to install it. Then start it be executing "gparted".
Click on Device -> Create Partition Table. The default is to create an MS DOS partition and this is what we need, so click on Apply. Now we can create the partitions. At minimum you will need the following partitions:
- One partition that will contain Windows. During the installation we will first use this space to install an unencrypted Backtrack system. Afterwards we will install Windows on it. Hence this partition must first be formatted as an ext4 partition and in the future we will format it to NTFS for windows.
- One ext4 partition that will contain the (unencrypted) files necessary to boot the encrypted backtrack installation. Hence a 370 MB ext4 partition will suffice.
- Preferably, but not strictly necessary, one Linux swap partition. The ideal size depends on how much RAM you have. Since I have 4 GB ram around 800 MB swap space should suffice.
- One ext4 partition that will contain the encrypted Backtrack installation. For this I have chosen for a 20 GB ext4 partition.
As mentioned we will first install Backtrack on the partition that will eventually contain Windows. This is done because we can't directly install Backtrack on an encrypted partition. Therefore we will first install it to an unencrypted partition and then copy all the files to the encrypted partition. Once that is done we will format the Windows partition to NTFS and install Windows on it.
Depending on the size of your hard disk and preferences you can customize the number and sizes of the partitions. Anyway, I will now detail how to create these basics partitions. First select the unallocated space and click on Partition -> New. Fill in the options as shown below (the partitions sizes may differ for you).
Create an extended partition for the remaining unallocated space. Now continue by creating the other partitions to your liking. I ended up with the following table which you can also use if you want (again, sizes may differ).
Click on Edit -> Apply All Operations to write the changes to disk. Close gparted. In the remaining of this guide I will use the device names as shown in the previous image. That is, the device names correspond to the partitions as follows:
- /dev/sda1: Windows partition (temporarily used to first install Backtrack)
- /dev/sda5: Unencrypted boot partition
- /dev/sda6: Swap partition for Backtrack
- /dev/sda7: Encrypted Backtrack partition
If you use a different partition scheme be sure the use the correct device names in the commands listed throughout this guide.
Installing Backtrack 5
Start the graphical installer of Backtrack 5 and fill in the correct information until you get to "Prepare disk space" where you must select "Specify partitions manually (advanced)".
In the next step click on /dev/sda1 and then on "Change" and select it to be an ext4 partition that mounts to /. Do not change the partition size!
Now do the same for /dev/sda5, so set it to ext4 but this time mount /boot. I have ended up with the following configuration:
When clicking on "Forward" it might tell you that some file systems are not marked for formatting but the files on it will nevertheless be deleted. Simply click on continue and proceed with the installation.
Once the installation has finished you can restart your computer to ensure everything is properly installed.
Downgrading to GRUB
At the time of writing this guide GRUB 2 is unable to chainload the truecrypt bootloader (at least to my knowledge and without annoying workarounds). For this reason we will downgrade to GRUB (grub legacy) which will be able to handle everything perfectly and offers the same functionality.
Start the Backtrack system you have just installed and open a terminal. To remove GRUB 2 execute "apt-get purge grub-pc". If it asks to remove all GRUB 2 files from /boot/grub select yes. Then execute "rm /boot/grub/core.img" to get rid of the remaining GRUB 2 files. Your computer won't be bootable until we install the old version of grub.
Install grub by executing "apt-get install grub". Configure grub to load during boot by executing "grub-install /dev/sda". Finally configure the grub boot menu by executing "update-grub". It should say "could not find /boot/grub/menu.lst ...". Enter yes to create the menu. Reboot the system to verify it boots properly.
Note: The grub menu will now display "Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS" instead of Backtrack 5. At the end of this guide we will clean up this menu entry.
Encrypting Backtrack
Encrypted Partition
From your backtrack installation open a terminal. To be sure we have all the packages we need execute the command "apt-get install cryptsetup hashalot initramfs-tools". For Backtrack 5 only hashalot will be installed, as cryptsetup and initramfs-tools are already included in the default installation.
We have to create an initial ramdisk (initrd/initram) that contains all the necessary tools to boot a basic linux environment that will ask for your password and is able to decrypt the encrypted Backtrack partition during boot. An initial RAM disk is an initial root file system that is mounted prior to when the real root file system is available (which is in our case encrypted). We will create it using initramfs-tools.
To specify that the partition needs to be decrypted during boot execute the following single command:
This will create the file /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/cryptroot with the given line as its content. Now run the following commands to create an encrypted partition:Code:echo "CRYPTOPTS=target=cryptroot,source=/dev/sda7" > /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/cryptroot
For the last command be sure to type an uppercase YES. Otherwise it will give the cryptic error message "Cloud not create LUKS device /dev/sda7 at /usr/sbin/luksformat line 63, <MOUNTS> line 15". If you get the error message "Device luksformat1 is busy" after the format has completed, execute "cryptsetup luksClose /dev/mapper/luksformat1". We now mount the newly created encrypted partition and copy our Backtrack installation to to. For this execute the following commands:Code:modprobe dm_crypt modprobe sha256_generic luksformat -t etx4 /dev/sda7
Copying can take a while. Once completed open /mnt/target/etc/fstab and find the section that refers to the partition where the unencrypted Backtrack system was installed. It can be recognized by the line above it which contains "# / was on /dev/sdaX during installation". The line under it will look something like this:Code:cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda7 cryptoroot mkdir /mnt/target mount /dev/mapper/cryptoroot /mnt/target cp -avx / /mnt/target
We need to change the UUID of it to the UUID of the encrypted partition. To get the UUID execute "blkid | grep /dev/mapper/cryptoroot". Once you know the UUID update the line with the new UUID.Code:UUID=00adfd86-26d7-445c-8d4a-e72b16400423 / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1
Testing with GRUB
Before we continue we will add a temporarily entry to GRUB to verify we can boot the encrypted Backtrack system. To do this edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and under the line "### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST" add the following lines:
Here (hd0,4) stands for the boot partition. You can get the correct kernel version by looking at the lines between the DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS entries. Replace <uuid> with the UUID of the encrypted partitions, which can be found by executing "blkid | grep /dev/mapper/cryptoroot".Code:Title Cryptotest root (hd0,4) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.38 root=UUID=<uuid> ro initrd /initrd.img-2.6.38 boot
Reboot the system and press ESC to enter the GRUB menu during boot. Select cryptotest from the menu. If something goes wrong restart and choose Ubuntu in the grub menu and try to figure out what when wrong. If you followed this guide everything should work.
Guide continues in the next post!