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Posted: Wed 24 Apr 2013, 23:07
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Frugal Browser Linux (Lucid 5.1) takes 2 tries to boot
Subject description: 1st try hangs on "waiting for modules to complete loading... usb"
Old desktop: AMD Athlon XP processor, 256MB RAM, 30GB hard drive
I've done a frugal install of Browser Linux 5.0.1 to the hard drive (ext4 partition) and done some customizations to jwmtray and installed Google Chrome. Nothing major.
If I shutdown the computer, the next time it boots, it hangs on the error message:
"waiting for modules to complete loading... usb"
I kill the power, start the computer again it boots up fine.
If I select "Reboot" from the shutdown menu, it reboots fine.
So, it seems that something is going wrong in the shutdown process - and yet it's being fixed on the 2nd boot attempt (strange).
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Posted: Fri 26 Apr 2013, 22:41
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Has this old computer only got USB 1.1? (If you're not sure, try
Menu -> System -> Hardinfo
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Posted: Mon 29 Apr 2013, 16:28
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I think it is USB 1.1.
Hardinfo shows the USB controllers but doesn't show "2.0" in the description. Also, searching online for the model (Compaq Presario 6029US) I found no mention of this model having USB 2.0 support.
Assuming it's USB 1.1, is this the cause of the problem? And if so, is there a way to fix this?
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I can't say if the problem is due to the USB 1.1. It just came to me to ask about it.
I assume you installed Puppy from a CD. Did the CD boot without errors or delays before you installed Puppy?
Also I think ext4 is a troublesome format for Puppy. However, I've never installed Puppy in a hard disk so don't go by me.
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Yup boots fine from a CD. I think the problem is definitely connected with the shutdown process, since it reboots fine (choosing "reboot" from the shutdown menu).
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Does anyone else have any insight on this problem? Should I post in a different forum? I've already posted in Puppy Derivatives and got no answer there.
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Hi there,
Be warned, I'm a bit crap at diagnosing problems
but have you tried creating a new save file? boot from the CD with puppy pfix=ram, drag your existing savefile to another partition or just rename it so it's not found, shut down and create new savefile and see if the problem remains.
I've never used ext4, don't know if that might cause the problem. I always opt for ext3, don't usually have any problems.
You could try a newer puppy, I think browser linux is pretty old, although that shouldn't really be a problem. I've run older without any major issues.
Let us know how you get on.
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I've tried doing both a frugal install and a full install on both ext3 and ext4 file systems. The problem persists regardless.
I have determined that the problem is connected to the "nosmp" switch in grub's menu.lst. With "nosmp" in place, the problem occurs like clockwork (system hangs on waiting for USB module at next boot). If I remove the "nosmp" switch the problem goes away - BUT the computer no longer powers off at the end of the shutdown process (I have to manually press the switch).
If anyone can suggest a good alternative to browser linux I'd be happy to try, but I want something that's very minimal: practically nothing extra installed as all I want running is Chrome or Firefox. Basically I want something like Chrome OS but which runs well on old machines (Chrome OS won't boot on systems without PAE support).
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Well, I told you I was crap
What about using grub4dos for booting?
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There are several Puppy versions with PAE. Perhaps one of them will work and can be used to do what you want.
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Posted: Fri 10 May 2013, 13:45
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I don't need PAE by any means, and in a broader sense (a lightweight linux solution for older computers) it's probably better if it doesn't have PAE since that prevents incompatible computers from booting.
Would using grub4dos possibly solve this? I figure that the nosmp switch is something that's passed to the kernel so it's more to do with the kernel itself, and I'd run into the same problem with grub4dos (a choice between the computer either hanging on boot or not powering off automatically at the end of the shutdown process).
I am surprised that there isn't a better option for a Chrome OS alternative based on Puppy. It seems like the perfect platform for that purpose for older PCs.
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Look into /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit .
Lupu 5 series relies on /sbin/pup_event_backend_modprobe_protect return value .
If you manage to mount the partition read-only somehow, the /tmp/pup_event_backend_modprobe_protect-pipe might not work correctly
and rc.sysinit waits forever for a return value .
Same if the files in /tmp remain somehow at shutdown .
Since Puppy-5.3 /sbin/pup_event_backend_modprobe_protect has been dropped,
and since around Puppy-5.4 /tmp/* gets deleted at boot, so no disturbing files left in there then .
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#open debug console on F11
mkdir -p /dev/vc
[ -c /dev/vc/11 ] || mknod /dev/vc/11 c 4 11
[ -c /dev/vc11 ] || mknod /dev/vc11 c 4 11
openvt -c 11
A debug console on ALT+F11 : Put into /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit , if boot hangs, you can switch there and use tools like ps to see whats going on .
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The bad news keeps coming out of the FBI�s investigation of the Cherryville Police Department and it points out the problem with a common practice routinely used by law enforcement � internal investigations.
Search warrants used to gather evidence in the Cherryville police corruption case have been unsealed, giving the public a clearer picture of what led to the arrest of six men, including two officers and a reserve officer, on federal charges.
It�s not a pretty picture.
The warrants reveal shoddy practices for handling money within the police department and, worse, accuse the department�s former chief and captain of covering up crimes committed by one of Cherryville�s officers.
These accusations must be resolved through the judicial process. Otherwise, the reputations of the former chief and captain will be damaged, forever and unfairly.
If they have done wrong, both of these men deserve punishment. If not, they deserve to have their names cleared.
The citizens of Cherryville deserve resolution, too.
Police officers are sworn to protect and serve the public. Citizens depend on their police, count on them, trust them.
When one officer, much less those of the highest rank, breaches that trust, it hurts the reputations of dedicated officers everywhere.
Internal investigations do nothing to secure the public�s trust. In reality, such investigations give reason for just the opposite.
When an insider looks at the possibility of wrong-doing, there is greater opportunity for turning a blind eye, protecting a colleague, playing favorites, kowtowing to a superior.
Investigations by outsiders bring a greater assurance that information will be gathered and handled without bias and without pressure from those who stand to lose.
In the case of local police departments, unbiased investigations could easily come by inviting the State Bureau of Investigation as well as the FBI to come in for a look at a suspected problem.
Those with nothing to hide understand the importance of maintaining the public�s trust and welcome outside investigations. They know that any appearance of wrong-doing or cover-up can worsen any situation. Such appearance fuels speculation and gossip, often needlessly undermining the public trust with made-up information that is far worse than reality.
Without the assurance that the truth has been told to the public, there always will be doubt about what happened.
The best way to find the truth is to abandon the practice of internal investigations. Open any public agency or department to unbiased outsiders and demonstrate to the public that its trust is deserved.
It�s too late for Cherryville on the unfortunate situation with the police department, but it�s not too late for other police departments if problems arise or, going forward, for Cherryville�s new city manager and police chief as they work to restore the trust of city residents.


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The partial government shutdown entered its 22nd day on Saturday, making it the longest shutdown in U.S. history. There is no end in sight with President Donald Trump demanding billions of dollars to fund a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border while the Democrats are united in their opposition to funding the wall.
On Friday, nearly 800,000 federal workers, some who were considered essential employees and required to work, received empty paystubs. While the workers will receive back pay when the government re-opens, many need the money now in order to pay their bills. With both sides locked in a partisan battle over re-opening the government, those workers do not know how long they will be without pay.
To help those workers Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson is introducing legislation that would pay essential federal staff while the government remains closed. Under the measure, unappropriated funds would be used to pay the federal workers who are currently being forced to work without compensation, which includes employees with the Coast Guard and departments of Commerce, Homeland Security, and Interior.
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The perilous trek to see Volcan de Fuego, just months before it exploded
I'm on all fours as my stomach turns itself inside out, cursing the oddly-tasting carbonara I ate the evening before my hike.
As waves of nausea roll over me and waves of fellow hikers trudge past my crouched figure, I succumb to the moment of indignity.
Flashing back to the evening before, in a restaurant in Antigua, I remember the owner's slippery grin growing as I told him my plans to trek the volcano.
"Volcan de Acatenango eh?" he'd said, somehow both leering and talking at the same time. "Come and see me afterwards for a good meal, you will need it!"
I felt my hands prickling as the volcanic rock beneath dug into my palms. In a few seconds of reprieve from my nausea, I looked up feebly at the hike that was still to come. I was just 500 metres up – I had 3,500 to go.
Acatenango is a dormant volcano with two other distant peaks, just visible on a clear day. Pico Mayor (Highest Peak) and Yepocapa are, together with Acatenango, known as Tres Hermanas – the Three Sisters.
But the reason travellers do the overnight trek to the top of Acantango is to see Volcan de Fuego, an active volcano situated right next to Acatenango that intermittently spits small amounts of neon up-chuck out of its mouth.
A little like what I was doing.
I pulled myself vertical with the help of the younger of our two guides, a young Guatemalan teenager who smiled at me gently. My head hung weakly and I noticed he was wearing converse sneakers.
A bold choice for a four kilometre overnight hike, I thought. I suppose he thought the same looking at me, my sickly frame determined to go forward, not back down.
I caught up with my group and we powered on up the volcano. One by one we marvelled as we walked through the changing landscape. Dense rainforest surrounds gave way to sparse rocky inclines, and we gulped as we looked down sheer drops from our man-made pathways.
There were so many ways to die – it was dizzying to comprehend it. Our cockiness melted away as we felt ourselves at the mercy of the landscape.
Our two guides, from a locally-run tour group named Gilmer Soy, didn't speak a lick of english. But they coaxed us on encouragingly, gifting us rest stops every 15 minutes as we caught our breath in the changing altitude.
As we climbed higher, we also needed to catch our breath as the view opened up in front of us. A brilliant expanse of the warmest green country below – rolling mountains, distant volcanic peaks, hanging mist. Guatemala is beautiful.
After a day of trekking, we reached our campsite. A few guides from Gilmer Soy had left when it was still dark to beat us, carrying the entire campsite on their backs so it would be waiting.
There were 12 tents situated along a long, thin plateau, with a common area in between that held a crackling fire.
We huddled around the flames with relief – the temperature had been in the high twenties at the bottom, but at around 3,500 metres up, it was low teens and due to drop lower as the sun set.
"Fuego", one guy pointed out, looking at the crackling licking flames in front of us. "It means fire".
We knew our campsite faced the active volcano, and we waited hopefully for the blueish afternoon fog to dissipate. It was the luck of the draw. Many people trek Acantenango only to get to the top and see nothing; some days were foggy and Fuego did not reveal itself at all.
There was nothing for it: they turned around and trekked down. You can't make a deal with the devil and cash in your four kilometres for good weather. Humbling thought.
As dusk grew, the fog cleared, and suddenly there was an active volcano in front of us.
It spat small jewels of glowing lava every ten minutes or so, some more spectacular than others, a gun shot into the night. We weren't going to sleep much that night: away from the fire the temperature was in the single digits and we slept in tents beneath sleeping bags meant for a much warmer climate. But we didn't mind.
The tour guides gracefully got on with the task at hand; preparing dinner for us in two large pots over the fire. We ate a black bean stew on flat bread and rice, greedy from our depleted energy, and talked over each other excitably; a bunch of young backpackers, free and easy.
One of the group suddenly called out across to the older of the two Guatemalan guides ¿Con qué frecuencia subes este volcan? How often do you climb this volcano?
Every two days he responded in Spanish, looking at his teenage counterpart who had helped me earlier. He nodded earnestly. We all pondered that for a moment.
Fuego continued to shoot into the night. A bang, and then a collective noise of admiration. A bang, and a scramble of people with iPhone cameras. A bang, and 20 heads would snap up excitably.
Once we were well-fed and nursing chipped mugs filled with hot Guatemalan cocoa, someone suggested the inevitable – a name game. Instead, I piped up nervously, what if we said our name and then shared one proud moment in our life?
A murmur of agreement as everyone pondered the question. There were tales of all kinds; a Swedish teenager who'd skipped his small town to travel, only to fall inlove with the French girl sitting coyly to his right, an Irish couple who revealed they'd ridden from Brazil to Guatemala – some 5,300 kilometres – on bicycles, an Australian woman who'd started a jazz bar in Antigua at just 22 years old.
We cheered on the guides to answer too. Blushing slightly, shifting in his seat, the older guide looked away in thought. Boom! went Fuego in the background.
I don't have one proud moment, he began in Spanish, but I am proud to work and provide for my family. I feel proud each day about that. It's not one big moment, but a lot of little moments, in my life. I am lucky, he finished with a smile.
We peeled off to bed one by one only to be shaken awake what seemed like moments later. It was 4am, and time to trek the final 200 metres up to the peak.
Grabbing our walking sticks – pieces of long, thin timber branches – we begin the journey to the top. If yesterday was tough, this last 200 metres felt almost insurmountable.
Every step forward on the blackened volcanic pebbles below our joggers pushed us half a step backward. Smoke sizzled up as we disturbed the ancient rock beneath our steps.
It was almost as if the volcano was urging us back down. I thought of a film I'd seen years before called Sherpa. Jamling Norgay had explained gently to the camera that you don't 'conquer' Mount Everest – "When you climb this mountain, you have to climb this mountain as if a child crawling up to its mother's lap".
We all fell into a huffing reverie, ignoring our pleading muscles and collectively pondering the same thought: can I do this?
Finally we trekked onto the peak. It was like being on the moon – deep valleys and mounds of inky rock, dipping and burgeoning like a frozen black ocean all around us.
Turning around, we were met with a 270 degree horizon. The sun hadn't risen yet but the night had relaxed into a dark blue, and the lights of the villages were visible, matched by the concave spate of stars above us.
We admired the outlines of the neighbouring peaks – the other two hermanas – in the distance, and marvelled at the clear, unfoggy morning. A gift.
Fuego, unrelenting, sat to our immediate right, throwing small tantrums. The lava was less obvious in the light, but the puffs of smoke rose high into the air, like a man with his cigar.
Suddenly, a sun peaked over the horizon, and the sky was a dozen shades. Gold intermingled with pink, purple, red, orange, blue. The stars twinkled goodbye and disappeared as the sun rose strong and piercing.
And still Fuego almost burst at the seams. Boom. Boom. Boom.
Two months later, on June 3, Fuego exploded with a terrible fury.
The explosion coated the surrounding villages in a seemingly innocuous but deadly ash cloud, followed by a volcanic lahar – a mudslide-like flow of ash and other debris – snatching a nearby river and coating San Miguel Los Lotes, now under three metres of debris and white dust. A modern Pompeii.
Official reports as of June 25 put fatalities at 112 dead and 197 still missing, but many people believe the death toll in the surrounding villages is significantly higher.
Villages surrounding Fuego, one of which was home to our two guides. I don't know which one.
The Electoral Court confirmed on Friday that 2,181 people were registered to vote in the five communities that were destroyed by the eruption, though the state has not provided any official numbers of people living in the communities.
Despite warnings from scientists at the National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology in the early morning on the day of the eruption, the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction failed to issue a red alert and evacuate communities.
Many believe it's symptomatic of the government's disregard for the indigenous people in the villages. When I think of our guides, one older and one just a teen, making our trek the incredible, moving gift it was, I feel despair.
Where are they now? What have they lost? Their home? Their family? Their lives?
The aftermath is mass devastation for Guatemalans. Widespread respiratory complications, PTSD and related symptoms, burns, high blood pressure, diabetes complications, as well as pregnancy complications plague the survivors.
There also also critical gaps in health services that existed prior to the disaster, including limited access to health services for communities with high-poverty and illiteracy rates, a lack trained specialists for both physical and burn rehabilitation, and severe malnutrition.
An estimated 1 million people have been affected by the eruption – displaced from their homes, losing family or friends or suffering illness and disease.
"Families have lost everything, and children are especially traumatized. The cramped conditions in shelters are a breeding ground for disease. In El Rodeo, a community close to the volcano, the area is covered in ash and the main community has no water system or access to health care services at this time," said Nicole Merrill, Project HOPE volunteer nurse practitioner.
We didn't conquer Acatenango that day. We crawled into it like a mother's lap. And I know now that we never had the upper hand on nature. We are at the mercy of it, always.
If you'd like to donate to the Fuego relief fund, the following three funds are verified by GoFundMe.
The Eruption Guatemala Longterm Aid fund has put together a support plan working with 3 organizations to provide water filters, eco-stoves and new housing.
The Fuego Eruption Emergency Relief fund is raising money to help affected families with immediate needs and future rebuilding. Donations wlll be dispersed through the Foundation Vamos Adelante.
Helping Gautemalan Volcano Victims fund is planning to provide aid through a partnership with the national co-op credit union federation MiCoope and their national fundraising campaign.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 238 diseños de 40 diseñadores freelance.
We are a professional audio visual installation company who install remotely controlled systems and video conferencing into boardrooms, training rooms, stadiums and other more quirky projects. Our clients are large corporations, universities, entertainment industry, broadcast and government projects. We have 200 on staff and 5 offices around Australia.
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Michael Jackson's ex-wife testifies about his fear of pain
Michael Jackson's ex-wife broke into tears Wednesday when she took the witness stand in a civil case and described the singer's fear of pain and trust of physicians.
Debbie Rowe said the pop star trusted doctors to prescribe pain medication to him, but they sometimes tried to outdo each other while losing sight of Jackson's care.
"Michael had a very low pain tolerance and his fear of pain was incredible," Rowe said. "I think the doctors took advantage of him that way."
She said she was with Jackson when he received treatments from his longtime dermatologist Dr. Arnold Klein and from plastic surgeon Dr. Steven Hoefflin. The two doctors would try to out-do each other in the pain medications they gave the singer, she said.
The doctors "were going back and forth the whole time, not caring about him," Rowe told jurors.
Rowe is the mother of the singer's two oldest children, Prince and Paris Jackson. She and the pop star were married from 1996 to 1999. Rowe also worked with Klein.
Rowe said she told another one of Jackson's doctors, Allan Metzger, that she was concerned that Klein and Hoefflin were giving the singer too many medications.
"The only physician who ever did anything, the only physician who cared for Michael was Allan Metzger," Rowe said, fighting back tears.
Rowe described efforts to wean Jackson off the painkiller Demerol after he had surgery in 1993 to repair damage to his scalp, which was burned while filming a Pepsi commercial.
She said Metzger devised a plan to treat Jackson's pain with different medications before he went on a leg of his Dangerous tour. Rowe lived with Jackson for three weeks to ensure he stayed on the regimen.
"At that point we were friends," Rowe said. "He wasn't a patient."
She said Jackson knew he couldn't take pain medications forever but needed a strong voice to get him off the drugs. "I'm probably one of the only people who said no to him," Rowe said.
Rowe said the plan to break Jackson's use of Demerol failed when a doctor who accompanied the singer on tour gave him the drug while overseas.
A phone message left at Klein's office was not immediately returned. An email sent to Hoefflin's former practice was returned, stating the plastic surgeon retired five years ago and no longer practiced medicine.
Rowe said Jackson respected doctors immensely because they went to school and vowed to do no harm to patients.
Katherine Jackson claims in her lawsuit that AEG Live failed to properly investigate the doctor later convicted of giving her son an overdose of the anesthetic propofol in 2009.
She sat in the front row of the courtroom and leaned forward in her seat during portions of Rowe's testimony.
AEG denies it hired Conrad Murray or bears any responsibility for the singer's death.
Marvin S. Putnam, the company's lead defense attorney, said in opening statements that the case was about Jackson's personal choices and his desire to use propofol as a sleep aid.
Rowe described her first meeting with Jackson in the early 1980s, when he came into Klein's office for treatment of acne. She said Klein often met with celebrity patients on weekends and after-hours so they could avoid scrutiny, and in her first meeting with Jackson she asked him to come into the office for future visits at a more convenient time.
"That's when our friendship started," she said.
Rowe said she would frequently talk to Jackson on the phone and eventually started to accompany him to his treatments with Hoefflin. The plastic surgeon would give Jackson propofol during some procedures, and during others the singer would be given drugs that would leave him unconscious for several hours.


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Taylor Swift is back on the silver screen in The Giver, which premiered in New York City on Monday night (Aug. 11). Wearing a lovely, dual-toned gown by Monique Lhuillier, she walked the red carpet at the Ziegfeld Theater, posing for photos with co-stars Brenton Thwaites, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush and Cameron Monaghan. Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep also lend their star power to the dramatic film, which opens Friday.
Based on the 1993 novel by Lois Lowry, The Giver is the story of a society that entrusts its collective memory to one Receiver, thus eliminating a wide range of emotions from its citizens. Swift plays the small role of Rosemary, who was once a Receiver. In one scene with Bridges, she appears as a dark-haired apparition who plays piano. Bridges' role is the Giver, while Thwaite portrays Jonas, the newest Receiver.
Holmes portrays Jonas' mother, while Streep has been cast as the Chief Elder, playing a part that was expanded for the movie. The Giver was filmed in Capetown, South Africa.
During an appearance at Comic-Con in July, Bridges praised Swift's ability.
"Taylor was terrific," he said. "Our scenes we had together — a lot of the scenes were at the piano, so both being lovers of music, we talked a lot of music and got to pick a little bit between set-ups."
Film producer Nikki Silver says that other actresses had been considered for the role, but Swift was cast after seeing one of her concerts.
"She's a very soulful, interesting young woman, and we had this very out-of-the box idea that maybe it would make sense that she could be our Rosemary," Silver said. "And she's fantastic. I've spent a lot of time with her, and she had just been looking to dip her toe slightly in acting …
"She was interested, we were interested," Silver added. "It was one of things that was timing and just happened."


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Today is Record Store Day, complete with a slew of special releases on everybody's favorite antiquated audio medium. Hobbyists everywhere rushed out this morning to stand in line in front of local shops to pick up a couple of the good old-fashioned discs. How about you?
Unlike cassettes—or increasingly, CDs—you can still get vinyls of just about anything (worth getting), and with packed-in digital downloads, you might as well if you've got a decent record player. So do you still like to go out and get a real record now and then? What's got you so attached to them? Is the the sound, the experience, the desire to be hipstery? Let's geek out.


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Satellite-Radio Merger
Will Pass After Firms
Pay $20 Million in Fines
By AMY SCHATZ and SARAH MCBRIDE
July 24, 2008
Commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission have reached a tentative deal to approve the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., FCC officials said Wednesday.
Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate is expected to cast the final and deciding vote on the deal shortly, the officials said, after details are resolved on several outstanding enforcement issues. In exchange for her vote, Ms. Tate and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin have been negotiating with the companies to pay upward of $20 million in fines for violations regarding tower locations and power limits, people close to the negotiations said.
The companies are valued at $7.5 billion combined.
The deal will allow Sirius to make a big marketing push at holiday time, traditionally a big selling period for satellite radio. Within three months, the company is expected to have new � la carte radios on the market. These will allow consumers to mix and match 50 or 100 radio stations from the two services.
Even without a new radio, consumers will have new options. For example, a bare-bones plan of just 50 stations from one of the two services will cost $6.99 a month, compared with $12.95 for more than 100 stations currently. Consumers will also likely soon see a number of programming changes as the companies get rid of redundant programming.
For the companies, the deal will come at a steep price. They are expected to enter into a consent decree, with XM paying about $17.5 million and Sirius paying about $2 million, to settle complaints they produced satellite radio transmitters that exceeded FCC power limits and placed booster towers in unapproved locations.
The deal would resolve the issue of stronger-than-permitted radio receivers and repeaters, which take satellite signals and transmit them to radios in many urban areas. The companies have tried to modify overactive repeaters and tweak newer radio models, but the quirk has led to satellite-radio signals bleeding into some local-station signals.
Ms. Tate has suggested a variety of other conditions. People close to the negotiations said these wouldn't significantly change terms already agreed upon by the companies. In June, the companies agreed to a three-year price freeze for existing customers. They also agreed to set aside about 8%, or about 24 channels, of their combined lineup for use by educational and minority broadcasters.
Notably, the deal wouldn't require the companies to include technology in their radios allowing consumers to receive digital signals from local radio stations. That is a blow to broadcasters who want to expand the number of consumers who listen to their new digital stations.
An adviser to Ms. Tate didn't respond to a call for comment. Exact details of the deal are unknown because FCC officials and company lawyers are still working them out.
Ms. Tate's vote would end the agency's 13-month review of the deal and would clear the final hurdle for the merger, which was approved by the Justice Department in March. Ms. Tate's vote was critical, since the FCC's four other commissioners were split evenly on whether to approve the deal.
The new options that would be available through the merged companies, including the bare-bones plan, could significantly reduce churn, or the number of subscribers who ditch the service each year, said Tony Wible, an analyst at Citigroup. As the economy enters tough times, he said, many consumers might prefer to switch to a low-frills option rather than cancel.
XM declined to comment. Sirius didn't respond to requests for comment
Now I just hope the Wall Street Journal is right because I would hate to have to retract and apologize to you and then have to say; YOU TOLD ME SO, YOU TOLD ME SO, I WAS WRONG.


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Professional Community for Car Dealers, Marketing, Advertising and Sales Leaders
With all the emphasis on social media and internet ratings, is there still a focus on manufacturer Customer Satisfaction Index scores?
In a past life, I was an integral part of one of the nation' top GM CSI dealerships. We were careful to avoid crossing the line by offering incentives or other gimmicks that would violate their policies, but we made it a point to personally ASK for every survey and explain the importance to us as individuals. We also carefully monitored the 'would you recommend us?' score, as an indicator future business growth potential.
With manufacturers (indeed, many industries) demanding perfect scores and tying them to everything from money incentives and allocation, is it wrong to ask a customer for a good score, if every effort was made to earn it? The challenge always seemed to be getting staff to actually pop the question, as it were, and in a way that made it clear to the sales or service customer that a good score was personally important.
However, it ACTUALLY does all start with a great experience. If you have earned the right to ask for a good score on a CSI survey, then it follows that you should be able to ask for positive internet reviews. The key seems to be that you must be judicious in your requests. BEFORE social media 'LIKES' and online rating sites, customers were pushing back against the constant barrage of survey requests.
But is it wrong to ask for the CSI survey in the first place?
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I know MINI actually DOES post comments and ratings directly on the dealer website - which for me only EXACERBATES the situation with more pressure, more stress, and more cause to look for ways to beat the system. Kind of like when I was in the military and unless you had perfect proficiency scores you would never get promoted, because EVERYBODY had perfect scores.
I agree with Matt.
You have not done your job correctly if you do not ask for the survey. Sorry, but otherwise most people will not fill it out. I used to use a simple talk track to nicely ask for it and explain that if they could not answer a question by saying we were perfect, to contact me directly. This nipped any post-sale problems in the bud. If they like you as a salesperson, they will do this for you!
This reminds me of asking a customer for a DealerRater, Edmunds or Cars. com review. Same scenario.
Mr. Shaffer, another great topic. Maybe the OEM might work directly to share comments online. Add a checkbox for the customer to check if they would like to make their comments public. Another subject that I would like to read about is: The rise and fall of CSI surveys. Will they ever go away? You write it and I'll read it. :)
I think that the continued focus of OEMs on CSI surveys is a bit behind the times - they were an excellent tool to motivate dealers in the past, but have been largely supplanted by user generated content online. What really needs to happen is that if the OEMs are going to continue to survey our clients then they need to work with the major online players such as Google to ensure that the custoemr feedback is seamlessly transitioned online for everyone to see.
It is all about educating the customer. Not only do you ask, you have to inform them what you expect and why it is important. As in sales, give them an agenda. I personally would ask them if there is any reason that they are not 100% completely satisfied as they were ready to leave our dealership. Then I would educate my customer that the manufacturer will send them a survey in a couple of weeks with a rating system between 1 and 5. Five is great and four is pretty good, right? Well a 4 or below is a fail. If there is any reason that you are not able to mark this survey 100% completely satisified, please give me a call. I am here for you!
If you want the survey back and you want it to be perfect, ask. As mentioned, you have to also earn it. To ask for a great survey and not earn it is a sin.
I find that you can and should ask to have the mfg. survey completed by the customer. It is essential that the customer knows why that is important to you and your company. And is is important for them to know what is in it for them. So why is it important that they complete the mfg. survey? It is important so that the feedback exist as to how well we met our goal of creating the best possible experience for them. Our goal is to provide all customers a really good experience and we need to know how we performed, good or bad. The customer needs to know we work every day on all those things that go into a good experience and we need their guidance on how we did each and every time they are in contact with us. So what is in it for them; it is thefeedback that we get everyday that molds our process so we can deliver the best every time. Never, never ask for a good score, only ask for their feedback that can make you do the best possible job.
Like most activities that require some measure of effort, if we do not ask for our customers to take the OEM surveys seriously and to PLEASE complete their's and return it, then most of them will not get done. If the relationship between the dealership employees doing the asking and the customer is strong, then the request will prove effective... If that relationship is weak, or not based on delivering great service, then the request will likely have little effect.
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Northern Michigan University has a hazardous materials management plan that complies with the Federal Hazard Communication Standards, as well as with Michigan's Right to Know Law. It covers acquisition, storage and transportation of hazardous materials, health assessment related to contact and exposure to hazardous materials and disposal of hazardous waste.
All universities have some hazardous materials on campus, so educating the students, faculty and staff about proper hazardous materials procedures is an important element. NMU faculty and staff are required to participate in periodic training opportunities regarding this topic.
NMU's Police Department oversees Northern's annual hazardous materials reports and coordinates annual disposal of these materials.
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Conflicting regulations confuse feds and create disincentives for telework.
Agency leaders who have incorporated telework into their continuity of operations plans likely had an advantage Friday, when their employees could take unscheduled telework to avoid the slippery commute after a snowstorm hit the East Coast.
Snowstorms often force federal offices to shut down, requiring only emergency and telework-ready employees to work while all other feds have the day off. And that may be one reason some feds are avoiding telework altogether.
A post on GovLoop from Dec. 10 – when agencies in the Washington, D.C. area were closed due to a snowstorm – indicates that some federal employees have indeed opted out of telework because they believe it is unfair to have to work when others get a free day off due to a government closure.
Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics and the Telework Research Network, told Wired Workplace on Friday that a forthcoming report by GWA on the obstacles and opportunities to federal telework also confirms that some federal employees are reluctant to sign telework agreements because it would require them to telework on days the government is shut down due to weather and other circumstances.
"It actually gets a bit crazy when you start to scratch the surface of the regulations," Lister said. "For example, feds with young children at home are not permitted to telework. So what does a mom or dad do when a snow causes schools to close? One reg says you are required to telework and the other says you can't. There are still many unanswered questions."
The 2013 telework status report released by the Office of Personnel Management last month shows that nearly half (47 percent) of federal employees in September 2012 had been notified of their eligibility to telework, yet only 21 percent of those eligible did so that month. That compared to fiscal year 2012 overall, when 30 percent of those eligible teleworked at least infrequently, likely accounting for employees who teleworked during agency closures and weather situations. That still leaves the majority of telework-eligible feds choosing not to telework, including during the occasional agency closure.
It's in these times of inclement weather that agencies should be reminded that telework is more than just a solution to a snow day, but rather a strategic approach to managing employees and processes, Lister said, adding that telework has already proven to be a valuable tool at agencies that have embraced it.
"It's time for all of government to look beyond telework as something that has been mandated or as a tactical solution to a specific problem like a crippling snowstorm," Lister said. "What is needed now is for government to take a strategic approach to maximizing the potential of telework and other new ways of working by adapting its workplaces, work processes and work practices to best support where, when and how work is actually done."
Do you telework on snow days? Are some of your colleagues opting out of telework in part because they prefer the occasional free day off?
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Aus 31 Designs von 16 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
The Core Values
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• Pay it forward
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• Ways to become more happy, peaceful and whole
• Relevant and practical ways to make their lives better
• Guidance to help navigate through personal choices
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• Tolls for living more successful lives
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We are looking for a powerful logo that speaks to our viewers / target demographic, communicating our core values.
Colour choice should be make based on information about our target demographic.
The Manifest-Station is a Law of Attraction created enlightened internet TV channel 100% dedicated to prosperity consciousness, enlightened wisdom, inner healing, Universal laws and teachings.
Our mutual intent is to provide a positive, uplifting viewing experience focused on teaching Universal laws and principles that will bring joy, hope, fulfillment, and passion to each viewer. Our primary goal is to build a bridge between self and soul that helps bring each person into alignment with their true-life purpose and a remembering of who they really are.
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AUSTIN, Texas/ATLANTA (Reuters) - A man convicted of killing his former girlfriend by dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire was put to death by lethal injection in Texas on Thursday, the state's first execution of the year.
In Georgia, a man convicted of fatally shooting two university students in 1995 was executed after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his last-minute appeal.
Carl Henry Blue, 48, was pronounced dead at 6:56 p.m. local time at the state penitentiary at Huntsville, said the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Blue was convicted of killing ex-girlfriend Carmen Richards-Sanders, 38, in her apartment in Bryan, Texas, in 1994 as she was getting ready to leave for work. His execution was the second in the country this year. Texas leads the United States in total executions.
According to court records, Blue threw open the door to Richards-Sanders' apartment, tossed gasoline on her and another man who was in the home at the time and set the two of them ablaze with a lighter.
"I told you I was gonna get you," Blue said to Richards-Sanders, according to a court summary of the case.
The male victim survived his injuries, but Richards-Sanders died 19 days later due to organ failure caused by burns over 40 percent of her body.
After turning himself in to the police, Blue said the incident was a prank and that he had not intended to kill his ex-girlfriend, said the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
In the Georgia case, attorneys for Andrew Allen Cook, 38, had argued the state's method of lethal injection violated state and federal law. The execution was delayed by four hours as the U.S. high court considered the appeal.
Cook was convicted of killing Mercer University students Michele Lee Cartagena, 19, and Grant Patrick Hendrickson, 22, as they sat in a parked car next to a lake near Macon, according to court records. Cook fired 14 shots at the couple with an AR-15 rifle and five shots from a 9-millimeter Ruger handgun.
"The murders were completely random," according to court records. "Cook did not know the victims, and there was no interaction between Cook and the victims before he killed them."
After Cook became a suspect, investigators enlisted the help of his father, a veteran FBI agent, to help track him down. Cook admitted the killings to his father, who testified against his son at trial.
(Writing by Colleen Jenkins; Additional reporting by James B. Kelleher and Kevin Gray; Editing by Kevin Gray and Peter Cooney)


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What is the circular economy and what does it mean for miners?
The circular economy decouples growth from natural resource consumption. In a world with increasingly constrained resources and many environmental challenges, the balance of supply and demand will shift for key commodities. This will have fundamental impacts across the mining and metals value chain.
We are seeing macro trends that affect demand, such as the urbanization of emerging markets and the rise of the sharing economy. And there are new industry entrants focused on building the market for secondary sources through recycling and recovery of materials. Novelis, for example, has cornered the market for scrap aluminium and has an arrangement with Jaguar Landrover (JLR) to be its sole supplier of the resource1. Veolia is pioneering the extraction of precious materials2 from a variety of sources, including pharmaceuticals—platinum from cancer treatment drugs, gold from pacemakers and insulin pumps, silver from burn dressings.
We are also seeing material substitution, with companies using carbon fiber to replace steel or fiber optic in lieu of copper cables. The pace of regulation is also increasing, for example with the introduction of the Circular Economy Package in the EU. All of this poses many threats and opportunities for miners.
How does your current work relate to this trend?
For the past few years, I've been devoted to exploring how sustainability affects mining companies both strategically and operationally. More recently, I've focused on how trends like circular economy and digital disruption will drive business opportunity for the sector.
In 2014, I wrote an article about how mining and metals companies needed to wake up to the circular economy. Now I'm encouraged to see the increasing recognition of the importance of it. The World Steel Association recently published a paper on the circular economy and Eurometaux has a position paper on the topic as well. However, the sector is still lagging behind others, such as consumer goods, in terms of action, but we are seeing increasing interest in exploring the implications. I recently presented at a roundtable organised by the ICMM on the circular economy, and have carried out briefings for a major global mining company and steel company who want to know more about strategically how to position.
What are the circular economy opportunities for miners?
Accenture research, culminating in a new book by Peter Lacy and Jakob Rutqvist (Waste to Wealth), demonstrates that a circular economy could deliver $4.5 trillion in revenue to a range of companies by 2030. We have identified five business models that companies should consider across their value chain: circular supply chain; recovery and recycling; product life extension; sharing platforms; and product as a service. These will influence how miners source materials and energy, optimize their operational footprint, and make them consider where to play in the value chain and how to partner with customers.
For miners in particular, we believe that circular economy winners will be equally focused on managing resources in the market and digging to extract additional resources where needed. The trick is to understand how the supply/demand trends play out for each commodity, to identify the relevant risks and opportunities, and to position for future growth before the circular economy becomes a reality.
How do digital technologies power the circular economy?
Mining companies need to embrace digital technologies to make the transition. As Accenture CEO Pierre Nanterme explained in an interview at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016, practical innovations using digital technologies—such as Internet of Things sensors, big data analytics and machine learning—are creating new possibilities for companies in the resources, products, industrial and chemicals industries.
For instance, miners could use sensor-based technologies to monitor the exact usage on heavy machinery in order to increase asset lifecycle and utilization, or to better understand product journeys across the value chain. Other technologies like pulverized coal injection and blast furnace control systems can reduce direct energy use. Trace and return systems enable sharing of commodities and products, which can be developed into as-a-service business models. Imagine these scenarios: instead of selling platinum, a miner could create platinum-as-a service for the car industry and retain ownership across the cycle; or metals companies could design reusable steel girders that function like LEGO bricks to plug into new buildings.
You studied both chemical engineering and environmental technology. What sparked your interest in these subjects?
When I was young, I loved the sciences. I wanted to understand the practical application in society, which led me to chemical engineering. During my time in university, I became interested in the oil and gas industry, and I did my thesis on different techniques to prevent and manage oil spills. This began my journey to understand and address global environmental challenges. Given my education and experience, I am passionate about promoting STEM skills and experience for women. I am thrilled that this is an area Accenture focuses on through its corporate citizenship work.
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Gregg emerges as stabilizing force for Cubs 'pen
MIAMI -- The hottest topic surrounding the Cubs' clubhouse has been the closer's role, and the uncertainty as to who will fill it on any given night.
Manager Dale Sveum has had three pitchers record multiple saves. Kyuji Fujikawa, currently on the 15-day disabled list, and Carlos Marmol have registered two, and Kevin Gregg has saved three games, including the last two in wins against the Marlins on Friday and Saturday after Marmol picked up the save in Thursday's victory.
"It's Dale's pick on what he wants to do, what's best for the team," Gregg said. "I never want to look at it as I'm competing against my teammates, because we're on the same team, we have the same goals, we're trying to accomplish the same things.
"Carlos is a good pitcher. He came in [Saturday] night in the eighth inning and got a big out for us."
With that said, however, Gregg still does prefer to be the man the team depends on to shut the door in the ninth.
"Of course. I love pitching in the ninth," he said. "I would hope Carlos says the same thing. I've always said on all the different teams I've been in, I hope every guy wants to pitch in the ninth. I hope every guy thinks he can pitch in the ninth. That's just going to make us better as a whole."
The Chicago bullpen as a whole has been on a hot streak. After starting the season with a bullpen ERA of 6.06 heading into April 18, Cubs relievers have dazzled with an ERA of 1.03 over the last 10 games. Nine of those 10 outings were combined scoreless ones, including all three games of the current series against the Marlins.
"I'm not going to really mess with anything right now in our bullpen," Sveum said. "It's about as good as it can be right now."
"We've thrown the ball well, but first thing you have to point at is our starters," Gregg added. "Our starters have gone deep into games, gives us a chance to go deep into games, which does allow us to be in a better spot as a bullpen, keep guys rested, keep guys using the roles that they're comfortable with."
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Amazon.com Inc. is expected to post strong revenue growth from the holidays when it reports fourth-quarter results after the market closes Tuesday, though profit margins will likely be squeezed by investments in the company's distribution network.
On average, analysts polled by FactSet are expecting earnings of 28 cents per share on revenue of $22.26 billion, according to a poll by FactSet. In October, Amazon forecast revenue of $20.25 billion to $22.75 billion for the quarter.
BGC Financial analyst Colin Gillis said "any upside" to Wall Street's expectations "is still a very low hurdle given the difficulty the company has had expanding earnings in recent quarters."
Overall, investors have been more than forgiving about Amazon's thin margins on the premise that the company is investing in long-term growth. As of the stock market's close on Monday Amazon's stock was up about 10 percent year-to-date.
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Muddy Mountain (Muddy High Point) Climber's Log
gimpilator - Dec 20, 2016 11:17 am Date Climbed: Nov 30, 201628 Peaks in 15 Days
The standard norther approach road is now for jeeps, trucks and ATV's only. Our round-trip hike was 24 miles and took 2 days. We camped in upper Hidden Valley and had fun despite the distance. We saw 6 sheep on Muddy Mountain.
Other peaks we did during this trip include; Potosi, Cheyenne, Muddy Peak, Virgin, The Orphan, Silica Dome, Cairn, The Sentinel, East Redstone, Redstone, Mystery Cairn, Vista, Hayford, Clark, McCullough, Spirit, Stepladder, Big Maria, False Maria, Black Butte, Chuckwalla, Pinto, Orocopia, Toro, Santa Rosa, and Thomas.
Click here to see the trip report with photos.
jdmorehouse - Dec 1, 2014 1:48 pm Date Climbed: Nov 29, 2014Muddy Mountain Breakdown
Hiked into Hidden Valley from the wilderness boundary (where some ATV driver cut through the barriers and drove well into the valley. grrr.) and up to the saddle between Muddy Peak and Muddy Mountain. I turned right and climbed Muddy Mountain first, then headed over to Muddy Peak. I took an alternate chute to the summit of Muddy Peak, I think the 2nd chute to the right of the one that is the "standard". This chute went class 4, but the rock was (mostly) good and I wanted to add Muddy Peak to my Desert Explorer Emblem list.
ShinLV - Jan 22, 2012 6:11 am Date Climbed: Nov 18, 2011From Lovell Wash
Since BLM closed the gravel road for last 1.5 miles, this hike ends up little over 13 miles round trip.
It was only 6 miles to the Saddle, but it felt longer than that.
Hiking up the canyon part was gorgeous, but walking on the scree made us tired quickly.
We saw only 3-4 sign in per year on the register book. The view from the top was beautiful.
My trip photo album and video from the top
redsplashman23 - Feb 20, 2011 3:43 pm Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2011Great hike with Dean
Finally got this one out of the way. We had to do a little route finding after the saddle between Muddy Peak along the ridge which made for some fun scrambling.
Dean - Feb 20, 2011 12:04 pm Date Climbed: Feb 18, 2011A hard day
It was a hard day because I was outta shape. We went in from the TH at Buffington Pockets (high clearance a must) and then from hidden Valley to the saddle between Muddy Peak and the Highpoint. I was with Sacha and he had done Muddy Peak already and since we got a late start, we opted for the Muddy Highpoint. It was nice to finally get to the top and see that old register that sits atop the benchmark. Sacha is a great companion to hike with and he took it easy on me since I was pushing it all day after recovering from a back problem that had kept me from doing anything for three weeks.
cp0915 - Dec 7, 2009 9:36 am Date Climbed: Dec 5, 2009from the north
I'd put off doing this thing for years because it looked like such a lame slog compared to nearby Muddy Peak. As it turned out, we found some good scrambling along the way, and the slog factor was low.
Summited with DB, Matthew Holliman, Adam Helman and Bob Packard. Matthew and I then went off and bagged Colorock Summit.
Anya Jingle - May 25, 2007 6:00 pm Date Climbed: Mar 1, 2006From East Canyon over Muddy Peak
We ascended via East Canyon ( Nick N.'s route), climbed Muddy Peak and Muddy High Point and descended through Hidden Valley. Great loop and fun day.
Here's my slideshow of this trip: Muddy Traverse
MoapaPk - Feb 23, 2007 1:47 am Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2003From Lovell Wash
Pierre and I started from a parking spot far south of Muddy Peak, and went up Lovell Canyon. I've heard that recent changes in the wilderness boundary make the hike about 2 miles longer, but that shouldn't be too much of a problem -- it would then be 12-14 miles RT. The Lovell Canyon part is quite spectacular.
Tracy - Feb 16, 2007 12:55 am Date Climbed: Jan 17, 199820-mile route hiked; began at Color Rock Quarry & ended on North Shore Road in Lake Mead NRA
Dave McKean, Dave Frey and I led some 14 & 15-year old scouts (Brent Davies, David Cowan, Steve Mounteer, Nick Reed, and Clin Twitchell) on a 20-mile hike from Color Rock Quarry up and over the westerly saddle of the two saddles on the ridge line separating Lovell Canyon from Hidden Valley. All of us except Nick summited the Muddy Mountains highpoint which is due west of Muddy Peak (and 44 feet higher in elevation). We saved climbing Muddy Peak for another day. We then continued south down Lovell Wash (through Anniversary Narrows) and met our shuttle ride back to Henderson at the junction of Lovell Wash and North Shore Road within Lake Mead National Recreation Area.


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Ok, I've been tumping a lot of traffic with the command: tcpdump -i eth1 -s 1500 -X -vvv -w packetlog.
Now, when I try to read the capture into Etherreal (on Windows) it crashes the app and tells me the file is corrupt. Also, when I read the file back into tcpdump using tcpdump -i eth1 -s 1500 -X -vvv -r packetlog, it takes forever to read, pausing over certain packets for a very long time. Is this mornal. Am I adding a CLI switch to tcpdump that I can do without?
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In my XNA game I have two objects that collide. When the first object collides with the other it is able to latch on to it and move it about the world. I am having a problem with the math here (Math isn't my strong point). I currently have the second object latch on to the first and move around with it, but I cannot get it to keep it's original direction. So, if the object is facing up it should keep this direction relative to how it is being rotated with the original item.
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