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Thanks, the last thing I installed was FarmFrenzy3 from GOTD on 03/29. No problem and the game still plays fine. Then I tried to install FallOfTheNewAge game on 04/05 which failed to connect. I didn't install anything else between those two. The only update I saw was to the Shockwave Flash Player and that process is always a little weird. It often starts with Windows Explorer stalling, closing, and re-launching. To clear everything up, I'll reboot. On reboot, I'm greeted with Flash Player requesting to update. I complete the update and all seems fine again, until the next time Flash wants an update. But this has been going on for years. I'm still looking for signs of other activity during the given time frame.
Thanks for the info about the C++ libraries, I'll check on that. It's hard to find the cause of one problem, when everything else is working fine. If I couldn't install any programs or updates or was still having browser issues, the problem might be easier to find, but it's only the GOTD install process that fails or stopped working.
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Thanks, the last thing I installed was FarmFrenzy3 from GOTD on 03/29. No problem and the game still plays fine. Then I tried to install FallOfTheNewAge game on 04/05 which failed to connect. I didn't install anything else between those two. The only update I saw was to the Shockwave Flash Player and that process is always a little weird. It often starts with Windows Explorer stalling, closing, and re-launching. To clear everything up, I'll reboot. On reboot, I'm greeted with Flash Player requesting to update. I complete the update and all seems fine again, until the next time Flash wants an update. But this has been going on for years. I'm still looking for signs of other activity during the given time frame.
The only update I saw was to the Shockwave Flash Player and that process is always a little weird. It often starts with Windows Explorer stalling, closing, and re-launching. To clear everything up, I'll reboot. On reboot, I'm greeted with Flash Player requesting to update.
That is not right At All. My perspective, FWIW as always, is that trying to fix it might tell how serious the problems are. If it could be fixed, it's likely a Shockwave problem -- if it couldn't be fixed, then maybe worse problems are lurking in that Windows install, e.g. mal-ware.
Problem is, the latest Shockwave Player [From 2/2015] Does Not list XP SP2 in its minimum requirements.
If it was XP SP3...
Generally Adobe says to uninstall the player, then re-install in case of problems. With the regular Flash Player I once ran across a problem in XP Pro SP3 where the Flash Player files were protected, & I had to use XCacls to delete them to complete the uninstall. That's the only problem I'm aware of. To try & make sure the old files are or were gone, you could use 7-zip on the full installations setup file, & then search your Windows partition for the file names for *Adobe* files in the Director & Shockwave 12 sub-folders [inside the Shockwave_Installer_Full\$_OUTDIR folder you got from 7-zip expanding the install file].
But it's not SP3, so while you could certainly still try that to see if it could be fixed, if you were unsuccessful that doesn't necessarily mean something else more serious is wrong. Might be that adding the latest v.12 Shockwave Player is what broke your system re: GOTD?
You could try disabling any & all add-ons etc. in Internet Explorer. You could try removing the Shockwave Player [Google/Bing - Adobe does have a stand-alone uninstaller], & you could double check searching for & removing the files if needed. You also might need to revert to older versions for non-Adobe files that were included in the Shockwave Player installation -- you might find that some of those files are used when Windows is running, which *might* explain the problems you had updating the player.
Same problem. GOTD has'nt worked since the container change. I've tried all the fixes,even re-installing IE9 (I'm on an old fully patched vista pc) Site worked fine for years- now it's totally non-usable for me. Given the number of un-crippled giveaway sites out there, I"m not inclined to waste any more time just to get one site to work. The comments will still be useful for tips on alternate programs, but the giveaways themselves are dead to me.
ds5929, if you're saying you haven't been able to install since the wrapper changed in 2012 then it's almost certainly a problem with your security software.
The normal workarounds are:
- granting an exclusion to allow setup.exe to run
- temporarily disabling the security software, install the program, re-enable the security
- booting in "safe mode with networking", install the program, and then rebooting normally after installation.
But, if the only thing that works is the "safe boot with networking" then I'd consider using another security suite if possible.
It's the Flash Player, not the other Shockwave Player. Mine is up to v.17, I think. All I know it takes me to their website after updating and shows it works. I just found it set in Windows Tasks to check for updates hourly and has been for nearly 15 years.. until I just changed it to monthly. The weird part I guess is that it only pops up to be updated after I reboot or sometimes with a cold start. Not sure it has anything to do with why I rebooted, nor why it never asks to update until I reboot. Been doing it so long I doubt that's why I can't install GOTD progs now and that's what I'd like to fix.
About the C++ runtimes, I show 4 listings for C++ in Add/Remove progs, two for C++ 2005 (different sizes), one for C++ 2008, and one for C++ 2010. Is there any way to test them for corruption without having to reinstall them first? Again, I'm not showing any errors in the Event Viewer between the last successful install 03/29 and the first failure to connect 04/05. I do show the errors with IE-8 on that day, but later.. after the failed to connect started, until I deleted the cache and cookies and reset IE to defaults. IE is still working fine.. better than ever, btw. I'm still looking for something else that has or had the failed to connect error, but see nothing so far. I had MSIinstaller warnings with AVG-Free 2015 trying to update, but they always ended with the MSIinstaller succeeding and AVG completing the update. I've since updated the MSIinstaller to vers. 4 and no longer get the warnings.
I wondered if the failed to connect error could be a bad command left somewhere and coming up when GOTD tries to call home. IE is still opening GOTD home when launched, even though I've set Google as my homepage. Wonder where it's getting that command and if the cause for the error might be there, too? What if IE is trying to open the wrong GOTD page for install/activation or connecting with the wrong GOTD page, first? Would that do it?
The only update I saw was to the Shockwave Flash Player... It often starts with Windows Explorer stalling, closing, and re-launching.
My concern was/is as you point out the only update you did before things broke was that player. The 1st rule of troubleshooting AFAIK is looking for cause & effect, i.e. what was the last thing you did before it broke?
Another potential concern is demonstrated by searching for fake flash download using Google = "About 92,300,000 results".
The behavior you describe with Windows Explorer is abnormal, so regardless anything having to do with GOTD, Windows &/or your one or more of the apps you've installed is broken.
In summary then, you've got an obsolete version of Windows that is broken, & you updated Flash before the problem with GOTD appeared, and mal-ware laden fake Flash updates are common. OTOH XP Pro SP3 works with GOTD just fine. Odds are overwhelming IMHO that the problem you're having has to do solely with your PC. If you don't want to update as Chris kindly suggested, I'm afraid I can't offer any further suggestions.
Same problem. GOTD has'nt worked since the container change. I've tried all the fixes,even re-installing IE9 (I'm on an old fully patched vista pc)
You've actually got more of a problem, in practical terms your PC is actually more obsolete than a system running XP. XP was hugely popular, so developers wrote software for it, & often responded with fixes long after XP should have been more-or-less abandoned for day to day normal use. Vista was never popular, & for the last several years so few have used it that bug reports etc. were much more uncommon. No feedback = no fixes. Low number of users = low demand for developers' time & effort.
Vista was once fully useable -- it's got the same basic underpinnings as win7 -- but the one copy of Vista I keep running has become the worst nightmare I've ever run. McAfee is the only security software I've found so far that seems OK with it, *as long as you're running Intel* [won't run for me at all with Vista on AMD]. Windows updates are a nightmare -- I've given up adding software to it -- and driver support ended years ago, so there are problems with stuff like updated Flash versions.
Now the reason I wrote all that is NOT to make you feel bad, ds5929, nor did I want to just mouth off about Vista. The point I want to make is that getting ANY security software working *properly* with Vista is a pretty big challenge -- I've been there. Chris is IMHO most certainly correct when he suggests you try a different brand, even if you don't see reports of whatever you use having problems with GOTD.
semo, two things:
About the C++ runtimes, I show one for C++ 2010.which, according to Microsoft, is not compatible with your system and should not have been installed:Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86)
Supported Operating System: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86), Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Vista Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 3
I'd uninstall it and see what happens. There might have been a version of the redistributable compatible with SP2 but you'd need to Google the specific version number. However, as SP2 died in 2008 MS had no reason to make C++ 2010 compatible since they offered a free upgrade to SP3.
Second, the IE engine is separate from the IE browser. You don't need to have the browser installed at all (remove it via Windows Components) and the GOTD installation will progress just fine. The Engine is a critical system component, the Browser is not.
I uninstalled the C++ 2010. I don't remember installing it, but it had the same last used date as the C++ 2008 (11/05/2008). I rebooted and tried an old GOTD installer thinking it should at least say the time had run out, but I still got the Failed To Connect - Please try again later. I'll try it with a new installer later, but that doesn't appear to have fixed it. I'll probably try removing and replacing the C++ 2008, next. At least it says it's compatible with SP2.
I'd still like to know why IE loads GOTD Home when launched and whether that's a clue or merely a coincidence. Before I reinstalled IE-8, I navigated to Google, clicked a link on the page to make it my homepage and that's where it opened, but after reinstalling it reverted to loading GOTD again.. with a microsoft homepage preset. I changed it to Google, but now there's no link on the page to set Google as my homepage. I seem to remember there are two places in the System Registry that store the homepage address and they can be different, but I don't remember where. Probably looking in the wrong direction, but it's something I can actually see, not guess at.
I started having the problem two weeks ago as well. It worked on Saturday - but then failed on Sunday and since.
But I fixed it yesterday. The problem? My system date was wrong. It was set to some date in 2002. I went in thru clock options, chose net time (again), and clicked 'Set time now' - and it switched to the correct date/time, and my GOTD program installed fine.
I'm guessing something went wrong when the system wanted to do the daylight savings time adjustment.
TL;DR - check your system date - make sure it's right.
Problem can't be a security/AV program, as I'm not using one. Yep, running 'bareback'. Probably need to do the OS re-install windows machines seem to need from time to time, BUT- my problem with GOTD is recent. Never had problems before the recent format change. Ever since the download folders went to the alpha-numeric code after the program name, I've been unable to use them. (Today's program,for example, is: Scan2Encrypt221-pt63n1)
While I agree Vista is no prize, it isn't the problem, as the only change was GOTD's part, not on mine. EVERY OTHER download site I visit works just as before (Well, Chrome is getting increasingly hinky,but FF and IE work just fine. Sorry, but fixing this just isn't worth more of my time than I've already wasted on it.
I'd still like to know why IE loads GOTD Home when launched and whether that's a clue or merely a coincidence. Before I reinstalled IE-8, I navigated to Google, clicked a link on the page to make it my homepage and that's where it opened, but after reinstalling it reverted to loading GOTD again.. with a microsoft homepage preset. I changed it to Google, but now there's no link on the page to set Google as my homepage. I seem to remember there are two places in the System Registry that store the homepage address and they can be different, but I don't remember where.
In Windows up to & including Vista you can right click the Internet Explorer shortcut at the top of the Start Menu's 1st view & select properties or options [assuming default settings]. You can get to the same dialog with ie open via ie's menus, & all versions of Windows [including 10] have Internet Options listed in Control Panel. Once open the 1st [General] tab in that dialog shows Home page, with a box to enter the url, + there are 3 buttons, Use Current, Use default, & Use blank [for xp] or tab [7].
IOW there's no need for a link on any page to make it your home page in ie.
If/when that doesn't work properly you might want to try one of the many tools available for removing tool bars, add-ons, & fixing a hijacked home page. I'm not saying GOTD hijacked anybody's home page, but that those tools should hopefully be able to restore Windows *factory* settings. If you want to see what's changing in the registry, run Regshot, take a complete snapshot of the registry, change your homepage in ie, then take the 2nd full snapshot & look at the comparison Regshot gives you. http://regshot.sourceforge.net/ http://www.howtogeek.com/198679/how-to-use-regshot-to-monitor-your-registry/
Something for everyone to bear in mind... Spoofed web sites hosting bad stuff are unfortunately not uncommon. Earlier this month with the focus in the US on filing taxes, sites spoofing the IRS were among the top results for Google searches. If your Windows &/or browser behavior doesn't seem right, there's a good chance it's not -- if you have trouble with something like your browser's home page, maybe make sure that page is legit, and if it is a fake or spoofed site, your system may be infected.
My system date was wrong. It was set to some date in 2002. I went in thru clock options, chose net time (again), and clicked 'Set time now' - and it switched to the correct date/time, and my GOTD program installed fine.
I'm guessing something went wrong when the system wanted to do the daylight savings time adjustment.
Usually when the date goes off by a lot [years], the bios lost it's settings & reverted to the original default, i.e. when the bios was 1st programmed. Usually that happens because the battery [usually a CR 2032 in my experience] died or is weak. Luckily your system still booted if that was/is the problem. If the motherboard [including the bios] dates to 2002, a battery failure is long overdue, assuming that's the original. Replacing it isn't usually too bad on a desktop PC, but the bios settings will most often need to be tweaked for max performance & reliability.
Problem can't be a security/AV program, as I'm not using one. Yep, running 'bareback'. Probably need to do the OS re-install windows machines seem to need from time to time, BUT- my problem with GOTD is recent. Never had problems before the recent format change.
Hmmmm.... I've had tremendous problems getting AV software to work in Vista -- the problem is that with the AV stuff on, Windows takes forever to start, & in many cases would not start -- so while I certainly can't recommend running nekid, I can certainly understand it.
The reason it's automatically assumed to be an AV software problem is that to prevent tampering, in this case extracting the GOTD's setup file, the GOTD setup.exe file [or Activate.exe], is packed & encrypted. Packing/encrypting a file is dual use tech -- it can be used by good & bad guys -- so it can be flagged by security software as potentially harmful, & thus quarantined or deleted. The reason for the Safe Mode work-a-round is that that's the only reliable way to disable a lot of security software -- the very 1st thing a lot of mal-ware does is turn off security apps, so they're designed to make turning them off impossible. In your case it should be irrelevant.
Basically what happens is after contacting the GOTD servers to verify the date/time, setup.exe unencrypts & unpacks the actual install file to RAM, where it's then run, with control passed back to setup.exe when the installation exits, and you get the pop-up + the GOTD site opens in your browser. I wanted to post that in case it sparks any ideas on your part, ds5929.
You are right in that something did change for it to stop working for you -- the problem is: "What"?
If the developers for the security software GOTD pays for updated their code, they wouldn't broadcast those changes because it might help the bad guys figure out how to get around it. As I posted earlier a lot of server code has been & is being updated to block vulnerabilities. Security related updates may be bundled with other updates & so may not even be mentioned. At the same time Microsoft is tightening up all versions of Internet Explorer & related Windows code.
It might be that with one or more of those sorts of changes GOTD no longer works with Vista [or XP SP2] -- both are certainly rare enough nowadays that no one would expect a flood of complaints or bug reports *if* that was the case. Or it could be unrelated, e.g. mal-ware. Or it could be that something in your Windows install broke, e.g. there was a disk error. Or it could be the result of a software update -- many are silent, especially if it has to do with the DRM of software installed in Windows.
[This coming Sunday, assuming the game as usual is something my wife would like, I'll try it in Vista & see if it does work or not. If I get a chance before that, I'll back up Vista & try a regular GOTD, but I can't promise I'll have the opportunity. The chances are almost zero that there will be a GOTD offer I'd want to add, not because I don't like the apps, but because I really don't want to add anything to that Windows install, so I'd want a backup to put things back.]
Of course it's totally up to you whether you pursue it or not. My concern is that not knowing, there's no way to tell if it's impacting anything else. Depending on what you have & how you use it, that might not even be a concern. Personally I worry about mal-ware &/or problems that might lead to a compromise with anything connected to our network. That's because it could lead to sensitive data like credit card numbers being compromised, or identity theft, or fraudulent charges etc.
As far as the OS re-install goes, for the most part can't hurt, the problem being if you lose software in the process. Windows accumulates garbage -- how much depends on what you install -- & if you read stuff on the Microsoft site &/or in their forums you'll often see a complete reinstall recommended. OTOH I don't think anyone can say with any sort of certainty that reinstalling Vista will fix anything. Old software, e.g. Ofc 2007, still works fine for us. Anything updated to work with 7, & especially 8-10, is prone to be slow & buggy. I once had a Lot of trouble getting my wife to use 7 more than Vista because she felt her games performed better on Vista -- they still do all right there, but getting to them nowadays [after a couple few years of Windows updates etc.] is a royal PITA. The difference between Vista & 7/8.1 on the same PC is really that dramatic.
If I was going to do a complete reinstall, & again this is just me, I'd skip Vista & go for 7 or 10. Requirements are about the same, & if you wanted to be sure re: 10, install it to a USB drive if you have one & see. As far as license & activation goes, Google on the win7 trial, &/or research Microsoft's policy re: 10 -- it's a free upgrade from 7 but I'm unsure about Vista. The 10 preview is allegedly upgradable to the full version when it's released, which according to the CEO of AMD will be July, so if you went for 10 today you'll not have to completely reinstall it & your software.
semo, you can check what you've selected as your homepage via "Tools | Internet Options | General Tab". There are options somewhere in IE to "reopen last page" and "recover last page on crash". I can't say whether GOTD is now your homepage or if one of the other options is at work.
The "last used date" is unreliable. It's based on Windows "best guess" of the last time an EXE ran and all redistributable installation files are named vcredist.exe. The C++ routines are dlls. The C++ 2010 redistributable was issued on 4/12/2010 so a last used date of 11/05/2008 isn't possible. If you want to check the last use you can search for msvcm??.dll, msvcp??.dll, and mscr??.dll (and add a column for "date accessed" in Explorer).
You should check the version of the C++ 2008 redistributable to see if it's actually compatible. There are many, many different versions. For example, C++ 2008 9.0.30729.17 is actually the service pack of the redistributable and was released 9/16/2008, 5 months after SP3 was made available. That redistributable, and all later ones, will assume SP3 is installed but may not actually require SP3. However, programs that use later version redistributables may require SP3 but won't bother to check if your system has the latest Service Pack.
I don't really understand what you're trying to do. You want to keep SP2 alive and continue daily use of the PC. Those goals are mutually exclusive. The benefit of an obsolete operating system is that it doesn't change. What runs today will run tomorrow. It's reliable and dependable, at least until the hardware fails. You don't have to worry that an application will suddenly stop working and hold your data hostage. But that requires you to freeze the operating system. You seem to want to fix your system so that you may install other programs or updates that will, once again, break your system. It's activity for the sake of activity.
Not sure who I'm replying to, as I'm new to this, so please bear with me.
I can set or change my homepage a variety of ways, including Internet Options, even set multiple homepages. My point was.. before reinstalling IE-8, I found a link on Google to set it as my homepage. I had already set Google as my homepage in Internet Options, but I clicked the link to set it again, then IE no longer opened GOTD on launch. It opened my Google homepage. After I reinstalled IE-8, it reverted to opening GOTD on launch again with a microsoft homepage preset. I changed the homepage from Microsoft to Google again manually, but the link to make Google my homepage was no longer on the page. I even clicked the dropdown menu option to remove ALL homepages making mine a blank page, but it still opens GOTD on launch. IE is set for automatic crash recovery to reopen the last page, but it's not crashing and GOTD is not the last page opened. I'm not seeing the option to open the last page on launch, but GOTD is and is not the last page opened, anyway.
Curious about the time/date problem. I had some warnings in Event Viewer about the daily time calibration failing 'none of the time sites returned a reliable response' or something like that, but after 2 or 3 failures, it showed success. And my time and date are correct right now. Just curious because these warnings were around and during my first encounter with the Failed to Connect error.
I' m not expecting or trying to make this old system last forever, just trying to keep it working a little longer. I had a bad experience installing SP3 on an old computer. I'll try to make it short. Installed SP3, computer wouldn't reboot, had to do a recovery from the OEM partition, that reverted to SP2, but left SP2 and SP3 files all mixed and muddled together, tried again to install SP3, but the installer found the old files and refused to install. Left me with no way to remove the old SP3 files and no way to reinstall SP3. That, combined with my Image Backup program that doesn't recognize a wireless mouse or USB mouse makes me loathe to open that can of worms.
I haven't uninstalled C++ 2008, yet, so I'll try and see if those files have been accessed recently, thanks.
my Image Backup program that doesn't recognize a wireless mouse or USB mouse makes me loathe to open that can of worms
That's because your hardware doesn't natively support a USB mouse. I get it, you had a bad experience, but by not installing SP3 all you're doing is guaranteeing more bad experiences.
There are two easy solutions to your mouse problem:
- connect a PS/2 mouse to the mouse port. If the port is hard to reach then install an extension cable and connect the mouse when needed.
- add your backup program to a Bart PE, add the necessary mouse driver, and you're good to click. If you use Acronis then there's already a plug-in.
XP was around for a long time and there are scads of solutions to problems.
ChrisS, I searched those files you listed and 3 of them were accessed at the exact moment I tried an old GOTD Setup exe, here they are:
msvcp60.dll Size 404KB mod 2004-08-10 2:00 PM created 2006-06-17 4:23 AM
msvcp80.dll Size 542KB mod 2009-07-12 2:09 AM created 2009-07-12 2:09 AM
msvcp90.dll Size 557KB mod 2009-07-12 1:03 AM created 2009-07-12 1:02 AM
The first two were accessed during the same second, the third was accessed 4 seconds later. Does that tell us anything? Of course, I still got the Failed to Connect error.
Above, when you said you'd tried booting in "Safe Mode" you meant "Safe Mode with Networking" right? Because without "Networking" it won't connect to the internet.
A quick comparison to an XP SP3 VM says: msvcp60.dll is vrs 6.2.3104.0; msvcp80.dll is vrs 8.0.50727.4053; msvcp90.dll is vrs 9.0.30729.4148
All-in-all, I'd say they're not the source of the problem. I'm much more concerned about what you wrote regarding Adobe Flash and AVG.
I understand your issue with updating to SP3 but the problem you cite following the failed update of another PC is exactly the problem you face with this PC. You've got a mishmash of SP2 compliant programs and ones looking for SP3. Your system mostly works now but you're really trying to troubleshoot how to make SP3 programs compliant with SP2 and it's going to be the "death of a 1000 reboots".
The simplest step is backup your system and try the SP3 upgrade. The worst that will happen is you'll have to restore your current system and then decide if fixing SP2 is a good use of time. I'd say "no" because for the past several years "XP Compatible" has meant "XP SP3 Compatible" and you're not doing yourself any favors by installing stuff that's not intended to run on your system.
FWIW, in case any of this helps...
On old hardware I've run across problems where current bootable solutions would not work. With that warning, reboot.pro has several tools to build for example a LiveXP disc or USB stick that works like a mini version of Windows. There's not much knowledge or skill required, and there are options to add several different backup apps.
I can't say whether it would be better/worse that BartPE in this case -- just another option to look at, check the tutorials etc.
As far as mouse & keyboard goes, I've had best luck with very cheap devices I bought on-line just for this sort of thing, using a common USB to PS2 adapter for the mouse. On old hardware outside of Windows I've had zero luck with wireless keyboard or mouse.
***IF*** reinstalling Windows is an option, & **IF** you don't have access to a XP SP3 setup disc/ISO, it's not hard to slipstream SP3 into a SP2 ISO. What that means is the SP3 updates are incorporated into the setup disc image -- that way it cannot fail the way the SP3 update did.
In XP Pro SP3 [my XP Mode VM], I'm running AVG AntiVirus Free 2014.0.4800 . It did use the .msi [Windows Installer] setup initially, but using Process Monitor I did not detect it running during an update this evening. Later there was a more major [version] update & the msi installer was used.
The reason I looked... it's possible for a developer to write an .msi file incorrectly, with the result that other software that was installed via .msi may be broken. What usually happens is error messages mentioning the msi or Windows Installer when you try to open an effected app. When that happens there is no real 100% cure [that's why I loath .msi files]. It happened to me in my regular copy of XP Pro, where it also effected the C/C++ runtime files Chris talks about. Microsoft developed a tool called Windows Install Clean Up which can delete msi records of individual apps, that's what they recommended for these problems, & it could help -- however they pulled it when it had problems with win7, so you'd have to hunt for a copy on-line.
I don't know if you had a problem & AVG never fully installed or updated or is working properly or not -- the same with those C/C++ runtimes. If it helps or matters, my records show AVG installing msvcp110.dll etc., v. 11.00.51106.1 dated 11/6/2012. [No changes re: version with AVG 2015]
Of course I meant Safe Mode with Networking. And said that in an earlier post, but shortened it later on.
Pardon me, but you guys with your advice to try radical solutions in hopes of fixing this one problem sound like the doctor saying 'You're dying, anyway. You might as well try a high risk treatment for a relatively minor problem. One that may cure you or might kill you right now'. If my PC was truly crippled, I wouldn't be here looking for clues. I'm justd trying to find out why I can no longer install these free progs from GOTD and fix it if I can. I'm not quite ready for the 'kill or cure' treatment just yet.
That said, I'm wondering if a prog that auto-updates like my AVG Free 2015 could have installed a file or version of a file that's not compatible with SP2.. one that was being used by the GOTD installers. I lost a good tool for tracking changes, because I had turned off Windows recording the Last Access times for files some time ago and forgot to turn it back on. I had turned it off, because it changes by merely looking at the Properties for a file. I didn't realize I could simply add Last Access to the Folder View. I wouldn't have thought AVG or any other auto-updating program could easily change a file that is used by other progs to connect to the net. Nor would I expect AVG or anything else to have no problems using the connection with something that prevents the GOTD installers from connecting. I'm looking for something that's preventing only the GOTD Setup from making a connection. I'm stuck on the fact that it worked and then it didn't. That the wrapper supposedly hadn't changed. And that nothing else is telling me it can't connect. I was hoping it was an error that got stuck someplace and is simply repeating rather than a new error each time.. something that just needs to be cleared or reset. Anyway, that's what I keep looking for.
you guys with your advice to try radical solutions
That's because we consider not installing SP3 radical and that your problem could be the equivalent of an unforced error.
I'm wondering if a prog that auto-updates like my AVG Free 2015 could have installed a file or version of a file that's not compatible with SP2
Which is why not installing SP3, the latest version of your OS, is radical. Your OS is 7 years out of date, XP SP3 is 1 year out of date (or up to date with the registry hack).
I'm looking for something that's preventing only the GOTD Setup from making a connection.
When you run setup it unpacks the files, verifies that the giveaway period is active, confirms that your system meets the minimum requirements, and then installs the file. There are a lot of things that can go wrong and the wrapper is designed to prevent the user from seeing what happens during the installation process and then circumventing the copy protection.
But, it's a Personal Computer so it's your choice. That being typed, I'm pretty sure the version of Adobe Flash you installed isn't compatible and your version of AVG itself is likely not compatible. AFAIK, Avira and Avast are the only common free antiviruses that claim SP2 as a minimum requirement. Also, you mention Windows Installer version 4, you might want to confirm that it's actually version 4.5 (enter "msiexec" in a run box to find the version).
"That said, I'm wondering if a prog that auto-updates like my AVG Free 2015 could have installed a file or version of a file that's not compatible with SP2"
I just recorded the update from AVG 2014 Free to AVG 2015 Free in my XP Mode VM running XP Pro SP3. As noted it added C/C++ runtime files from Microsoft dated 11/6/12. At the least those are almost certainly incompatible in some ways with XP SP2, but you'd have to write & ask the developers at AVG for details on how those files, & AVG software itself might be incompatible & what problems it might cause.
Windows Installer error messages were reported -- [as noted] problems with Windows Installer are extremely well documented on-line, & it's quite possible AVG Free &/or any needed C/C++ runtimes were not installed properly & are not working properly. That would likely compound any compatibility problems I think. It's easy to tell if something like Notepad is working or not, but users do not see anything from those runtime files when they're working, & users have no indication of whether software like AVG is working properly or not. For troubleshooting purposes someone might download the latest runtimes available for their Windows version from Microsoft & see if they installed, checking the logs they leave in the temp folder(s). If/when there's a question regarding software, companies normally advise remove & reinstall as a 1st step.
Find & download the tool on-line that completely removes AVG software, use it on your XP SP2 install, & see if GOTD works. If it does, then AVG is obviously not working properly. ;)
"I'm looking for something that's preventing only the GOTD Setup from making a connection."
That's making an assumption that may or may not be valid. When something doesn't work, that's really the only fact that's known,i.e. that whatever doesn't work. When/if there's an error message, the only fact is that that message was displayed. Is it accurate? Who Knows? When it comes to software, always remember that it's dumb -- it has no intelligence what-so-ever. When a message is displayed, it's because certain conditions were met by that running software that triggered pre-written, hard coded text to appear in a window. There are a great many things that can go wrong, but only a limited number of error messages.
"I'm stuck on the fact that it worked and then it didn't. "
That's generally how anything & everything breaks. Really. Stuff doesn't slowly break -- it may show slighter symptoms that grow worse, sometimes if or as more damage is done, but whatever broke, broke, as in stopped performing to original specs, & that moment happens as if you flipped a switch.
"nothing else is telling me it can't connect. I was hoping it was an error that got stuck someplace and is simply repeating rather than a new error each time.. something that just needs to be cleared or reset. Anyway, that's what I keep looking for. "
You're looking for the wrong things & making assumptions -- I think you're using the wrong approach for logical troubleshooting. That's not good or bad -- just is. Some people are better at it than others because of the ways their mind works -- Chris is better at troubleshooting than I.
Every bit of written programming code has it's own error messages, IF there are any error messages in that code. Each bit of code has it's own error conditions &/or triggers. Sometimes you'll get similar error messages, sometimes not.
Smacking an old TV could sometimes jiggle a poor connection(s) so it'd work -- software not so much. Software works, or it doesn't. There may be some combination of software that when everything's running, something breaks -- if you don't look to see what's running you won't know that's happening, & it may *Seem* like something sometimes works, sometimes not, but that is not what's actually going on.
"your advice to try radical solutions in hopes of fixing this one problem sound like the doctor saying 'You're dying, anyway. You might as well try a high risk treatment for a relatively minor problem."
:) Actually the patient "Is Dead", & you're trying to play Dr. Frankenstein. :)
If everyone will please forgive me for using a stereotype for a moment, Engineers are famous among technicians for being poor at troubleshooting &/or fixing problems. IMHO that's because they get far too deep into theories & such, trying to figure out exactly what might have gone wrong on a micro scale -- a tech OTOH looks at it on a more macro scale, & often being lower paid [vs. an engineer], with an eye on the clock.
I can't [& wouldn't] speak for Chris, but myself it keeps brain cells working thinking, typing up my posts. If I was charged with fixing your PC, or if this was another, more typical forum, the solution would be 1) collect system specs, to see the latest Windows version it could run, 2) record any keys possible, 3) collect software & driver setup files, 4) create a partition image backup, & export sections of the registry, 5) wipe disk, 6) install Windows per step 1.
Why all that? Because there are potential problems with bad [out of date or buggy] software, old Windows files & garbage, mal-ware, & stuff the user has done wrong. Chop one tree down, then you have to get rid of it, dig up the stump, & then there's another right behind it, & another, & another. When my one son put together a PC for his brother I used a USB 3.0 drive dock, copied win7 HP 64 from an up to date VM, booted the system to a Paragon DVD to remove existing drivers in the registry, & fired up, then activated Windows.
That was not typical because I had the VM -- total time <45 minutes. If I had done a fresh win7 install, I'd have restored a backup of the expanded win7 setup files [10-15 minutes], let it setup on 1st boot, & run Windows Update. Or you can set up a win7 .wim file with all updates & use that. At any rate I can't see how it would take more than an afternoon, plus 2-4 hours if there was a lot of software to install. I've a hunch you've already spent longer than that. ;)
There is a separate issue, the one of trust, which the relative efficiency of a reinstall completely disregards I think, which is good. We're all human, & humans make mistakes, forget, make assumptions [including about what's important to mention], & frankly not all people are always honest. Doesn't matter if someone neglected to mention anything, doesn't matter if they know what they're talking about, none of that stuff matters because you've got a solution in a set amount of time. Sometimes there is a solution to whatever problem that, if it were known, would take less than 5 minutes, but it's kind of crazy to spend days looking for it if/when you could replace everything in an afternoon.
Yes, adding SP3 could fail, but restoring a backup & trying again should fix that. Better, odds are extremely high installing XP with SP3 already added would work, as attested to by the millions who have done just that. Yes, with the huge number of updates for XP, one or more might fail. Trying an update again might work, restoring a backup & trying again might work more often, but if the hardware will support it, moving to a newer version of Windows means fewer updates, & again the odds of success increase.
Y'know, from my standpoint here, it's kinda simple.
1. Site worked (for years on multiple pc's)
2. Site made change in it's packaging.
3. Site no longer works.
Do you see anything here about my pc? No, my computer has'nt changed.
What's changed is the sites download format, so all of these increasingly
elaborate fixes are pretty much going to be futile. My computer isn't
broken-downloads from over 20 other sites continue to work just fine. The
ONLY problem is here. I did'nt break things at my end, you broke them at yours.
Actually Chris & I are in the same boat FWIW -- just a couple of users trying to help out. :) WE didn't change anything, nor do we have any info on changes.
So what it boils down to in my perspective anyway is there are two possibilities, 1) GOTD changed something, or the devs who write the server software they use, or the devs who write the wrapper, or 2) none of those 3 changed anything.
If 1), the 2 possible solutions are A) try to come up with something that works, or B) not.
If 2), the choice is to fix the systems that don't work, or not.
No, my computer has'nt changed.
This if you don't mind my saying so is at the root of the issue. Personally I don't have any info or data actually in front of me saying that your PC is or isn't the same as it was 1 year ago. I don't have any data saying anything changed at GOTD's end either. So all I ever could do is say what I thought *might* help.
That the stuff proposed was all stuff that the individuals having problems might try is unavoidable -- my stuff works so I don't have anything to try & change, nor any way to measure if a change helped or not -- AFAIK GOTD's servers etc. work, & they have their own tech people if they didn't. Personally I just felt better posting suggestions that might help, rather than ignoring any complaints or telling anyone in the politest way possible the Politically Correct equivalent of "You're outa' luck buddy." :)
... my computer has'nt changed... so all of these increasingly
elaborate fixes are pretty much going to be futile.
Actually I can pretty much guarantee that your computer has changed, not only from Microsoft updates but from the apparently frequent downloads, & I assume installation of at least some of those downloads. Odds are you've also got an exploit or three in place because of no security software -- I have no way of knowing because I don't have hands-on obviously, but looking at infection rates from people running security software, odds are definitely in favor of your Windows install being compromised.
You're also running Vista... Don't take my word for it -- millions of people have posted on-line that it's a POS. ;) Most of those posts also say you'd be loads better off running 7/8.1/10. For the clear majority, upgrading would be anything but futile. Whether it's necessary or not is of course obviously subjective -- If you're happy with your system running Vista, You're happy with it running Vista. Myself, I'm with millions of other Windows users.
The ONLY problem is here. I did'nt break things at my end, you broke them at yours.
Please think about that statement for a moment... Millions of Windows users elect to stay far, far away from Vista. Millions of Windows users also elect to run security software. Many, many thousands of those same users download & install offers from GOTD. Are you suggesting that you're correct & that they're not? It's possible I suppose -- people do win big time with the lottery, but odds are more than overwhelming against it. :)
Yeah, Vista isn't a great system, tho arguable not the worst one MS sold ( That's a 2-way tie between ME & Win8) Why do you think there's not going to be a Win9. MS wants to put some distance between the next OS and the smoking POS that is 8.
Anyhow. Here's the thing. GOTD worked fine for me for years. Then recently, they changed their container to the alphanumeric folder name. From that day forward I've had the error message to which this forum thread is dedicated.
Yes I download a lot,but hardly ever add new installed software. Again, the only problem I've had is here. The other software sites,as well as all the video and audio ones, all still work as before, so I'm pretty confident that my problem isn't at my end-at least in the sense I did'nt alter my pc in such a way as to make it unable to used gotd's programs.
Most likely, something in my pc just does'nt work and play well with the new container. I have no way of knowing how many older pc's may share this problem, and don't expect GODT will change anything to accomodate a likely small number of incompatible pc's. I'm obviously not the only one affected,otherwise this thread would'nt be here.
At some point I'll likely get a new pc, or at least install the Win7 update disks I got when MS was offering them. Maybe 10. Who knows? But,for now,this site is gone for me.
they changed their container to the alphanumeric folder name
Do you actually download and install every program? How do you know that the last GOTD program before the change didn't "break" your system? It worked before you installed it, it didn't work afterwards. Seems a likely candidate to me.
I didn't alter my pc in such a way as to make it unable to used gotd's programs.
Your PC could be the "Canary in a Coal Mine". If you review the site you'll find that about this time last year a few posters had a "corrupt file" issue. Their complaint was the same as yours - nothing changed on my PC so it must be something that GOTD did. As time passed, more complaints rolled in. Ultimately, the issue appears to be with Kaspersky (and probably something Microsoft did with the release Windows 8.1) and it has not yet been resolved.
If you truly do run an unprotected PC then I can envision a case where malware is preventing the installation of GOTD programs. The malware could interpret the wrapper as an antivirus program and shuts the process down.
Or, it's a Windows Update.
It could be a number of things. But, as you correctly point out, GOTD isn't going to change the wrapper. So, if your PC is the "Canary" then it would be helpful if you would report back if you ever find a resolution.
I said I'd try the GOTD game in Vista on Sunday -- I did & it worked, though with an anomaly -- the browser did not open to GOTD on exit, & in fact setup.exe never did fully exit. That's with an Intel rig running Vista 32 with all updates, UAC off, & McAfee running normally.
"Anyhow. Here's the thing. GOTD worked fine for me for years. Then recently, they changed their container to the alphanumeric folder name. From that day forward I've had the error message to which this forum thread is dedicated."
OK, that part is fact. It's the **Why** that isn't. From what's been posted so far, you cannot say with 100% certainty that on the night before, or earlier on the day that GOTD stopped working, you didn't pick up another infection. Again going by what's been posted, I don't think a silent software update is out of the question -- neither is mal-ware receiving new commands or instructions. And that's assuming or conceding that whatever broke, did so overnight.
It's common for people to imagine that they see cause & effect relationships -- it's actually how our brains are hard wired, how ancient man figured out how to start & use fire. It's often terribly useful. For us to understand cause & effect with any accuracy however, we need to make sure we know & understand the underlying factors that are the cause(s). Before we knew there were such things as bacteria & viruses, illness was often thought caused by stuff like magic & witchcraft -- something they're dealing with re: Ebola.
Though it's not perfect, there is Scientific Method. Techs of any & every sort start the process of fixing whatever it is they fix, by verifying the problem, & verifying the base condition, i.e. the state of operational condition, of whatever it is they're working on. Without that you get stuff like the people who call in to complain that their cable's out, in the middle of a widespread power outage.
In context, millions of events happened on the day GOTD changed the way they name their .zip file downloads, & we could very well point to any of them as the cause of problems getting those downloads to work. Some are more likely than others, granted -- I wouldn't expect a gnat in South America biting someone caused Any PC problems -- but what exactly was/is at fault remains unknown.
Running Vista itself doesn't mean GOTD won't work -- I found that out yesterday -- but it didn't work perfectly, so Vista *might* be prone to problems with GOTD, &/or it *might* be that particular Vista install *might* be more prone to GOTD-related problems. There are all sorts of Next Steps that could be taken, *if* anyone wanted to take them, that could narrow it down further.
[I Do Not want anyone to feel bad about false cause/effect relationships they've thought they've seen in the past -- it's just the way we're designed to think. If it helps anyone in that respect, there's always someone who has done worse... Some of my personal favorites are customers complaining that auto tech's broke their A/C -- they'd switched it off & the customer forgot there was a on/off switch. The same sort of thing happens with radios losing channel presets when disconnected -- a problem common enough that at least some manufacturers started designing in backup systems/methods. And then there was the car that had been in salt water, which since it's both corrosive & electrically conductive, causes electronics to go haywire -- the guard quit the night he saw the *haunted car*. That's just a smattering, a VERY small sample of stuff I've seen -- there are forums & blogs & such that report what techs & tech support regularly deal with.]
"The other software sites,as well as all the video and audio ones, all still work as before..."
There ya go... I'd suspect it anyway. On-line & downloadable video are pretty big mal-ware conduits. Regardless anything GOTD, I'd suggest you try some of the free scanning tools at sites like Kaspersky.
"... something in my pc just does'nt work and play well with the new container. I have no way of knowing how many older pc's may share this problem..."
Common sense would suggest that many [maybe even most?] people taking advantage of GOTD offers don't have tons of money to spend -- that's partly because of comments on the download page emphasizing free-ware, partly because there are usually more expensive alternatives with hundreds of reports saying that they work, partly because if you've got money to burn, it's faster & easier to buy whatever you want, & if it doesn't work, forget about it. If you don't have the money to blow on software, it's more likely you also don't have the money for the latest/greatest PC/laptop.
AFAIK GOTD isn't a totally altruistic venture. Common sense would strongly suggest that it's in their best interest to have as many visitors as possible, as many downloads as possible etc. Put both together & it suggests the percentage of people having problems is pretty low. That logic is confirmed if you Google -- there are hits, so problems are not unknown, but few compared to most searches regarding popular sites.
"At some point I'll likely get a new pc, or at least install the Win7 update disks I got when MS was offering them. Maybe 10. Who knows? But,for now,this site is gone for me. "
All that of course is up to you. Most people don't do everything that they should, people often make fun of, maybe resent those that try hard to do everything they should, & often people like to sort of preach, even force others to do stuff that they don't bother with themselves. That's life. From the mindset of a technician, FWIW, replacing anything from PCs to cars is usually not at the top of their lists -- their concern is usually more focused on what problems there are & what those problems are costing you.
It's so very unlikely that it's near impossible IMHO that your PC is infected with mal-ware designed *Only* to prevent you from using GOTD. If such a thing existed, & was the source of your problems, then it would be fair to say nothing else is probably effected. In the absence of that GOTD-specific mal-ware, something's most likely broken, & having other effects besides GOTD not working. Those effects might be [or seem] minor &/or may be unknown to you. That obviously doesn't mean they do not exist.
I don't want to try & change anyone's mind -- I don't want to play Chicken Little saying the sky is going to fall. As long as you realize the pros & cons, the potential risks & rewards, cool. :)
"If you truly do run an unprotected PC then I can envision a case where malware is preventing the installation of GOTD programs. The malware could interpret the wrapper as an antivirus program and shuts the process down. "
Mal-ware also often includes its own anti-virus routines. If you *own* a PC/laptop, the last thing you want is someone else coming in & taking advantage of your work compromising that system in the 1st place. If you have a botnet, you want/need to depend on those systems being available -- a wholesale takeover is the last thing you want. If you put quite a bit of time, effort, maybe $ into a more sophisticated bit of mal-ware, one that [you hope] evades security software, you don't want some schmuck's POS *Noticeably* infecting the system, so that the owner tries to repair it. They have documented mal-ware that not just prevents new infections, but goes after stuff that's already present.
mikiem2, I don't doubt what you say about compatibility issues. I'm at least slightly surprised each time I turn my PC on and it works. This was never a "normal" PC, it's "special" Win-XP Media Center Edition 2002 purchased in 2003. I was informed by MS that many of the offered updates for XP-Pro were not compatible with this version. When SP3 came out, I was on dialup and many of us had big problems trying to install it in bits and pieces. I only recently got satellite where I could dl large files, but my first try to install on another old XP machine totally screwed it up forever. Not much incentive to try it on what I'm using now.
It may sound like I'm shooting in the dark and hoping to hit this setup problem, but I've kept it working all these years by following my instinct. And something is telling me it's not part of a widespread issue. I can only go by what I see. Whatever compatibility issues AVG or Flash have, they're apparently working and show no errors. I can't find anything else that won't work as it did before.. just the GOTD setup files. It's hard for me to accept that other software installed a file that keeps only GOTD setup from working. I don't say it's impossible, just not the first thing I'd look for.
Rather than looking for anything that changed, I'm focussed on looking for something that worked, but now it's broken.. a corrupted dll or other file, or an error that never got cleared once it was corrected. I'm looking for something I can see, rather than assuming it's something I can't see. You say I assume this or that, but I'm trying to recognize my assumptions and get past them. That's why I'm here.
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This weekend I was at a convention so I did not get as much as I would've liked to have gotten done. However, I did model an extra piece of vegetation for our scene and looked at colour schemes and colour insiration for our scene.
Bird's Nest Fern
The bird's nest fern gets its name from the fact that the centre of the fern looks like a bird's nest, it grows on other plants and organic material and thrives in low light. I decided to try and model this because of its name. However, due to the wrinly nature of the leaves and the waves in them I couldn't use my normal techniques. And with the help of Alec I managed to work out a way to get the leaves to twist and bend without clipping through the mesh.
Colour Inspiration
I looked at several mediums which contained the colours or colour schemes we may want to use. We had previously agreed on pastel tones.
Steven Universe
Steven Universe has an extremely refreshing colour palette. They never use dull colours, the colour work is simply beautiful. Easy on the eyes and relaxing I felt that Steven Universe wuld be a good place to find inspiration for our scene as we are trying to create a light, easy on the eyes scene. We wnated the scene to have that beautiful paste aesthetic with refreshing colours to signify a new life. Pastel colours are often used for baby clothes and items steered towards young children so this also influenced our decision.
Monument Valley
Monument Valley is a mobile game, where the user figures out puzzles with perspective to advance. I was looking at this particular game because at the atrt of the sunset in our beginning scene we wished to have a purple tint to the scene and I felt that the use of colour in Monument Valley would give us an idea on how to incorporate this into the scene, and how to match colours to the lighting.
(I do not like love scenes, but the lighting in this scene is gorgeous)
Avatar has already been mentioned in previous posts, however once again we looked at the glowing plants and the blue tint that the entire movie had and how the colours were reflected and how they interacted with that light.
Charlie Chalk
Due to Charlie Chalk being the main inspiration for the art style we were going for, it only seemed right to look at the colour scheme as well. And this actually turned out to be our favourite. The use of lightened primary colours and slight pastel tones gives Charlie Chalk a very childish atmosphere and is nostalgic as it has the colour pallette of all big tubs of chalk which I used so much as a child in my back garden. Overall, it just warmed my heart and sat well with the scene.
Alistair had already set up the scene by this point, so he set to work colouring it.
Team Blogs: Alistair, Nuala and Bradley.
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), Webspring. "Asplenium Nidus – Birds Nest Fern – Fronds New Zealand, Suppliers Of Native New Zealand Ferns, Nz Plants, Nz Trees, Nz Shrubs, Landscaping Ferns, Nz Ponga, Nz Ferns, Exotic Ferns, Nz Tree Ferns, Nz Ground Ferns, Nz Ponga Pots, Nz Ponga Troughs.". Fronds.co.nz. N.p., 2017. Web. 11 May 2017.
"Cite A Website – Cite This For Me". Kotaku.com. N.p., 2017. Web. 11 May 2017.
Fern, Bird's. "Bird'S Nest Fern Plant: How To Care For A Bird'S Nest Fern". Gardening Know How. N.p., 2017. Web. 11 May 2017.
"Monument Valley: An Ios And Android Game By Ustwo". Monumentvalleygame.com. N.p., 2017. Web. 11 May 2017.

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Effect of primary user traffic on sensing-throughput tradeoff for cognitive radios
KAUST DepartmentCommunication Theory Lab
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division
Electrical Engineering Program
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AbstractThe effect of the primary user traffic on the performance of the secondary network is investigated for the tradeoff between the sensing quality and the achievable throughput. Numerical results show that the actual secondary network performance when the random departure or arrival of the primary user is taken into account is worse than the predicted secondary network performance in the literature assuming constant occupancy state of the primary user. The degree of degradation depends on the traffic intensity as well as the received signal-to-noise ratio at the secondary user. Also, unlike the conventional model where the occupancy state of the primary user is assumed constant, the optimal sensing time in the new model varies for different primary channel conditions when the primary user traffic is considered. © 2011 IEEE.
SponsorsThis work was supported in part by an EPSRC First Grant and in part by the Qatar National Research Fund.


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Man accused of shining laser at pilot
It was a potentially dangerous situation for the pilot in the Volusia County sheriff's helicopter Sunday night when someone shined a laser light into the cockpit.
The pilot stayed overhead until police on the ground in Port Orange located a suspect in the Countryside neighborhood.
Justin Judge, 38, was arrested and charged with a felony.
"We're being hit by a laser," Air One's pilot radioed in as he patrolled the area. The pilot was using night vision goggles and could clearly see a man shine the laser with a blue beam at the chopper.
He kept an eye on the man as police moved in.
"When we first got hit, we zeroed in on this general area and then when we came back around, he was standing under the large tree," the pilot told other officers. He also said the man aimed the laser at the cockpit twice.
WESH 2 News went to the suspect's home and spoke with his father, who said he was asleep when police showed up.
"It was a surprise to me," Tim Judge said.
His son was taken into custody, but then taken to the hospital after complaining of chest pains. The father said his son told him where police would find the laser, allegedly admitting what he did.
"If I had known that he had it, of course I would have said, 'Get rid of it.' It surprised me that he would do something like that," Tim Judge said.
Investigators said there have been three other instances of someone shining a laser light at a sheriff's helicopter in the same general area this month, but in those cases, no one would be found when police responded.


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Ashford Borough Council is now making available its annual accounts for inspection for the financial year 2016-17.
Those accounts are available for members of the public to view between 9am and 4.30pm from 5th June until 14th July 2017 at the Civic Centre in Tannery Lane, Ashford, or online at www.ashford.gov.uk/budgeting-accounts.
During this period anyone may inspect or make copies of the accounts, books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other related documents of the Council for that financial year, which ended on 31stMarch 2017.
This is in accordance with Section 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.
An appointment must be made before anyone inspects the accounts. To do so, please contact the council's Head of Finance & IT on 01233 330540.
Anyone wishing to raise objections to the accounts as presented should address their concerns to the auditor Elizabeth Olive, Grant Thornton UK LLP at Grant Thornton House, Melton Street, London NW1 2EP
A guide to your rights can be found at: www.nao.org.uk/code-audit-practice/council-accounts-a-guide-to-your-rights/
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News - Middle East
A growing number of Iranian students are being detained, interrogated and deported by US authorities upon arrival at American airports.
The New York Times has published interviews with some of them, many of whom had secured admission to some of the world's most prestigious universities.
According to the paper, at least 16 Iranian students have been turned back since August, despite having valid visas which they had obtained after a notoriously grueling, months-long vetting process.
When the students reached American airports, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers disagreed and sent them home, some with a five-year ban on reapplying to return to the United States, it said.
Most say they were not told why they were deemed "inadmissible" — a broad label that customs officers have wide discretion to apply.
"What the students do know is that, at a time of rising diplomatic tensions between the United States and Iran, their plans for the future seem to have evaporated," the paper said.
Amin, 34, entering a Ph.D program at the University of Florida, was turned away January 1 at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta.
But at the airport, officers wanted to know why a former school email address and an old research paper he had written were not disclosed on his visa application.
A flight back to Iran was not available for a couple of days, so Amin said he was placed in a chilly holding cell for six hours, then transported in cuffs and chains to an immigration detention facility in Georgia. The officers there ordered him to strip naked in front of them.
"The moment I entered the cell, I lost my spirit," he said.
Hamid, 22, entering a combined master's and Ph.D program in engineering at University of Notre Dame, was sent back January 11 from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
Hamid, who had been accepted for a fully-funded graduate program, waited eight months for his visa. Then when he arrived in Chicago, he was placed in a holding cell for 19 hours.
Officers asked him for his opinion on political events in Iran and whether he thought Iran was doing "the right thing."
Hamid said he and two other detained travelers were given foam mattresses and thin blankets, and he hardly slept.
"After 24 hours, I was transferred to the boarding gate in the company of two armed officers, as if I was some kind of terrorist. It was both humiliating and dehumanizing," he said.
Reihana Emami, 35, planned to attend Harvard Divinity School. She was turned away September 18 at Logan airport.
She said a CBP officer asked her "what Iranian people think about the explosion in Saudi Arabia," an apparent reference to the wave of explosions that had rocked Saudi oil facilities a few days earlier, blamed on Yemen's Houthi forces.
"I said I am not a political person — I'm interested in philosophical questions," she said.
Pegah, 28, was preparing to study for a master's degree in business administration at Southern New Hampshire University. She was returned home on Aug. 1 from Logan airport.
She said a CBP officer had asked her a series of questions like which ships Iran hid weapons in, and why Iran had captured a British oil tanker in July.
"He said, 'Did you know we can catch you and keep you here in the United States, and no one will understand where you are, the same way Iran does to Americans?'"
Pegah said she was frightened. "I said, 'I don't know anything. I really don't. I'm just a student.'"
After inauguration in 2016, US President Donald Trump controversially pushed through a ban suspending issuance of immigrant and non-immigrant visas to applicants from the Muslim-majority countries of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen.
The restriction, which has gained notoriety as "a Muslim ban," later expanded to include Venezuela and North Korea, and, as Trump suggested during his electoral campaign, could end up affecting even more countries.
The number of the student visas issued to applicants from the affected countries has dramatically dropped since the ban's introduction.
Those who would be given the visas after clearing stringent examinations by American immigration officials are allowed to travel to the US only once and stay until the end of their study periods. The visa holders are also banned from receiving visits from their family members.
Source: Press TV
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With life experience, he looks for ways to tell stories to help others identify with the hardness of day to day life. Ed is always open to hearing your story and help get it out to the world.
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Adult stem cell biology and musculoskeletal tissue engineering: research projects
Regenerative Medicine - Adult stem cell biology and musculoskeletal tissue engineering - Current
Production of a safer, osteogenic, tissue engineered bone allograft
Duration of the project
October 2011 - September 2014
Funding body
British Orthopaedic Association
Members of the project
|Professor Judith Hoyland
|Dr Stephen Richardson
|Mr Christopher Smith
|PhD student
Bone grafts are crucial in the treatment of damaged bone lost through disease injury or surgery. Grafts are either biological, autograft (from the host themselves) or allograft (from a donor), or synthetic. Whilst autografts are considered the most appropriate and deemed the gold standard, they are limited to the host, often detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the patient and indeed can complicate their recovery. Interestingly, the development of increasingly sophisticated allografts sees them becoming more common; utilising the biological structural capabilities of the donor bone, they appear to be the most effective alternative. The allografts, however, impose problems too: the need for tissue typing to reduce the risk of an immune response and the possibility of disease transfer hinders their use, and requires processing techniques to remove potentially damaging material.
The processing of the allografts is aimed to remove all trace of cells, DNA, viral, bacterial load and prions and many processing techniques are available for the sterilisation of bone including gamma irradiation, detergents and oxidizing agents. The processing of the allograft is a main step but importantly should not alter the biological and mechanical properties of the graft thus causing a diminished osteoconductive, inductive and osteogenic response from the host. Thus such parameters must be tested before use.
Significantly, tissue engineering has the potential to revitalise these diminished characteristics. This process involves utilising the qualities of the biological matrix with the addition of stem cells or progeniotor cells and growth factors, creating a viable alternative to the use of autografts. A pseudo-autograft therefore would allow for the large production of osteogenic grafts, which mimic or improve upon normal bone healing.
Recently, the group have developed a method (including a combination of warm water washes, chemical washes and centrifugation, together with a sterilisation step) to clean whole femoral heads which has been successful in removing in excess of 99% of haemoglobin, soluble protein and DNA. However for this to be of use clinically, comprehensive biomechanical and biological data is required. The overall aims of this project are to assess the biomechanical and biological properties of this new washed bone and to assess its potential for clinical application as a tissue engineered allograft, through integration of mesenchymal stem cells. The main objectives of this project are three-fold:
- to investigate the biological properties (e.g. biocompatibility) of the washed bone;
- to investigate the biomechanical properties (e.g. parameters of Young's modulus, yield stress and yield strain) of the washed bone;
- to determine the potential of the washed bone to allow fresh bone marrow and culture expanded mesenchymal cell adhesion and differentiation into bone


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Huawei MediaPad M5 10 (Pro) User Manual Pdf – Huawei MediaPad M5 10.8 This Pro brings 10.8-inch landscape display. supported resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels so bring a density of up to 280 ppi per inch. and has been supported anti-scratch resistant Scratch Resistant Glass, 2.5Dsmart Curved Glass.
Operating system run in this device comes with the latest operating system that is Android Oreo v8.0 with embedded EMUI 8.0 interface, this tab huawei HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset carrying processor Octa-core and Processor 8 core is reinforced by 4 GB RAM. As for the quality of the graphics itself is supported by GPU Mali-G71 MP8.
The tablet offers 64 GB of internal memory, users can still expand their storage capacity with microSD cards up to 256 GB capacity. its main camera 13 MP resolution that has been supported by Autofocus feature, PDAF Sensor, HDR, Gesture Shot, Time Lapse.
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text: Internet, Networking, & Security Around the Web 13 Best Thanksgiving Wallpapers A list of the best Thanksgiving wallpapers for your computer by Stacy Fisher Stacy is a freelancer with over 18 years experience writing about technology and personal finance. She has published hundreds of articles and co-authored a book. our editorial process Stacy Fisher Updated on September 10, 2020 Around the Web Browsers Cloud Services Error Messages Family Tech Home Networking 5G Antivirus VPN Web Development Around the Web View More Tweet Share Email A Thanksgiving wallpaper is a fun way to easily decorate your computer and house for the holiday. Whenever you sit down to your computer or look at your phone, you can be reminded that it's one of the best times of the year. Whether you're looking for something funny, beautiful, gracious, yummy, or just plain cute, you're going to find just the wallpaper you're looking for in this list of the top free Thanksgiving wallpapers taken from the best free wallpaper sites. How to Change the Wallpaper on Your Computer or Phone If you're looking for more free wallpapers for this time of year, check out our free autumn wallpapers and free Halloween wallpapers. 01 of 13 Apple Harvest Pie by WallpaperStock This mouth-watering Thanksgiving wallpaper showcases an apple pie and apples just ready to be eaten after the turkey. You can download this free Thanksgiving wallpaper in lots of different sizes for your normal, widescreen, or HD monitor. Download the Apple Harvest Pie Wallpaper 02 of 13 Salt and Pepper's Thanksgiving by Hannabearr This is such an adorable Thanksgiving wallpaper! Salt dressed up as a turkey and Pepper had to go and dress up like pumpkin pie. How cute is that? 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You can download this free wallpaper to fit standard computer monitors. It will resize for your specific monitor when you open the download page. Download the Thanksgiving Wallpaper 09 of 13 The First Thanksgiving by WallpaperStock This wallpaper is a painting of the first Thanksgiving, where the pilgrims and Native Americans shared their first meal together. You can download this free Thanksgiving wallpaper in normal, wide, and HD resolutions for your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or social media cover photos. Download the First Thanksgiving Wallpaper 10 of 13 Indian Corn From WallpaperStock Three ears of Indian corn and a few pinecones are the focus of this Thanksgiving wallpaper celebrating the harvest. This free wallpaper can be downloaded in normal, wide, and HD resolutions for your computer or tablet as well as wallpaper for your phone or social media cover photos. 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A three-vehicle accident leaves five people in the hospital. The incident was reported at seven this morning at the 5200 block of Bob Bullock Loop.
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Ginger Pear Muffins
Total TimePrep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min.
Makes1-1/2 dozen
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups chopped peeled fresh pears
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons butter, melted
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, beat brown sugar, oil and egg until well blended. Beat in buttermilk. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, ginger, salt and cinnamon; gradually beat into buttermilk mixture until blended. Stir in pears. Fill 18 paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
- For topping, combine brown sugar and ginger. Stir in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.
- Bake 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts1 muffin: 174 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 162mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fat.
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Jul 14, 2020
very moist, i added fresh ginger-grated and changed from pears to peaches.
Jan 20, 2018
As a disclaimer, I made this by substituting the wheat flour with gluten free flour (which is normally what I do). The muffins were tough & dry.
Jan 1, 2018
Love this recipe using up my pears..I add chopped walnuts to the topping because my husband loves nuts.
Dec 27, 2015
Excellent recipe to use with your ripe pears. Absolutely delicious! I doubled the cinnamon and added 1/4 cup of diced candied ginger to the topping. Will definitely make again.
Oct 31, 2015
Texture is gummy. Favor is ok... probably won't make again.
Oct 18, 2015
Had 4H group make them and were enjoyed. I have made 2 batches for my family. I also added oatmeal to the topping and cut out the butter. For the family muffins, I grated fresh ginger root I had frozen in the freezer and used it instead for ground ginger. I liked the ginger root better as the flavor was more intense. Definitely a keeper. Froze some for company.
Dec 22, 2014
We bought pears from our nephew who was selling fruit for FFA--they were delicious, but the all ripened at once! This was a wonderful way to make use of the over--ripe pears! I did as others had suggested and added some rolled oats to the crumble topping, but since my pears were so ripe and my batter seemed a little more "liquidy" than I would like, I also stirred some rolled oats into the batter which turned out to be a great decision!
Nov 25, 2014
Oct 5, 2014
This is a fantastic recipe. I took them to school, and the teachers thought I was an excellent baker. Ha! I just told them I have good recipes. Thanks, Taste of Home!
Oct 4, 2014
These were a hit at the Youth conference. all gone. made them just as the recipe said.


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On the first anniversary of George's death, Rube grants her the day off. Motivated to get her afterlife on track again, she returns to Happy Time to ask for her old job back. But after being bluntly rejected, George pouts through yet another drab day…until the universal powers-that-be intervene and inspire her to try to live her afterlife to the fullest.
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When I was little, I was entirely daddy's little girl.. He taught me to ride my bike, how to swing a bat and how to punch… But I was very stubborn as a child nothing has change, if anything I have only gotten worse.. But growing up, I liked doing things on my own, and even if my papa carried me around, he was always there when I wanted to walk.
My stubby little legs in a hurry and him holding my hand, making sure I didn't fall and if I tripped he made sure he let me fall gently, as my diaper took the impact, and let me get back up on my own.. If I had hurt myself, I would move in front of him, put both my chubby arms out, he would hold both my hands and as a tear made its way out of my eye as I uttered "I hurt" he would pick me up and knew I needed a hug. I fell many times but one thing was for sure he was holding my hand every time!
If I got scared, I didn't hide behind his leg, I would put my hand far above my head and feel my papa's big hand take hold of mine and I felt safe to confront my problems, I knew jaws couldn't hurt me if papa was there, no boy could intimidate me while my papa was holding my hand… Even to this day, if I'm about to cry, he grabs my hand and somehow my childish strength, that came with a belief of safety empowers me and my tears dry up being replaced with a new hope.
There is something about holding your daddy's hand when you're a little girl specially when your papa allows you to fall, but is there when you get back up. It instills in the most secret places in your heart a security, a never wavering belief that everything will be okay.
There reason I brought up my papa is to talk about my Abba papa. Life is never easy, we sometimes walk faster than we can and hit the ground, sometimes we find ourselves on our knees scrapped and wounded, sometimes we find ourselves frightened of tomorrow and the results of our actions, and if I learned anything from my earthly fatherly is, all I have to do is raise my hand above my head in faith and I will find support and safety, a hand willing to raise me up again.. So when faced with a horrible situation, I resort back to my little girl ways; I say a prayer, lift my hands in worship and thank Him for all the bad and praise Him for the good and things always seems to heal.
I saw picture that said
" Do not judge, You don't know what storm I've asked her to go through. – God"
People are quick to make assumptions, to judge and mock the suffering of another; Job is the perfect example of the stupidity of others. People think, "Why am I going through this? I can't do it." But remember when you were little, you had to hit your bottom, you had to scratch your knees, you had to face scary moments and your papa and mama had to let you in order to let you learn, but they were always there to watch over you, to make sure no real harm came to you.
God is no different than an earthly parent, His hand is always stretched forth and the only reason things get worse is because we never reach out to Him, to receive His support and comfort.
Let me assure you, whatever problem you face now, whatever attack your going through, it too will pass! We are never given more than we can handle, just a whole lot more than we thought we could. God allows us to face a storm, because He trusts we can come through it stronger and wiser…You just have to have faith that He is there by your side and through Him we are water walkers. Don't get discourage if people don't understand what your going through, you don't need the comfort of others, you don't need the guidance of someone who is learning a different lesson than you.. Some are born walking, others running and some crawling, but a papa is always there when you stumble, he is there when you attempt and always pushing you to the next level and when you fail, he is there to make sure you try again!
Maybe you think I'm overly religious… You would be mistaken, I'm not by any means religious, I have just personally experienced miracles that come with faith, a belief that cannot wither away not matter how harsh your surroundings may be. I have learned beautifully that in life everyone eventually lets you down or mocks your trials, but He is always there……. There is NO prayer too great that He can't answer. He is the hand the holds you up and the steady ground beneath your feet to help you find balance when you fall.
His word and promises never goes back, and we are reaping the benefit of Him keeping His covenant and promise to David.
Religion is based on rules and personal restraint which is good at times, every religion has their own version of the 10 commandments even the atheists… but then there is walking in faith that produces positive results when keeping the commandments as a compass.
If your going through a hard time, believe as a child would, put your hand out in faith, you won't be sorry!


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May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Monday, November 2, 2009
Do or do not, there is no try. - Yoda (Star Wars movie)
- Yoda (Star Wars movie)
What's wrong with the common advice to Try, and Try Harder?
Saying, "I'll try," tends to feel half-hearted and unconvincing. We wouldn't say, "I'm going to try to go to the store for a loaf of bread," we would just say, "I'm going," and so we would.
We would feel extremely unsafe if the pilot of our aircraft announced, "I'm going to try to land at the New York airport in five minutes." When we say something like, "I'm going to try to get a better job," we exhibit a lack of confidence that inhibits our ability to accomplish what we intend.
Just take a deep breath, tell the world what you are going to do, and then do it.
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Good insight, Jonathan!ReplyDelete
- Cathy BurtonAugust 1, 2016 at 3:22 AM
I'll "try," has been one of my biggest downfalls! I knew that it was an excuse, just a way for me to weasel out of something that was beneficial! But I thank God for using You (Jonathan), to open my eyes to the Truth, Again! I was taught to, "not try, just do," when I first surrendered my life to Christ. There is no reason not to do what is right! If Jesus can carry His Own Cross after all He had been through, Nothing should stop us from just being an example to a dying world. We were created to Glorify Our God in Everything That We Do, not to live only to please ourselves! These Are Truly, The Last Days! It's time for the People Of God to Be The Ambassadors we were created to be! We Are The Redeemed Of The Almighty! Let us Live The Word Of God! Let us be Ready To Go With Our Lord, When He Returns!ReplyDelete
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