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Phoenix, AZ (Thursday, August 1, 2013) – Attorney General Tom Horne is warning people, especially senior citizens, about an increase in medical alert scams. Across the country, seniors have been reporting phone calls that offer "free" medical alert systems.
Here's how it works: Scammers scare seniors by convincing them to disclose their private information and then use it to commit identity theft or drain bank accounts. In some situations, consumers receive a recorded message telling them a family member has ordered a medical alert system but more information is required before the product can be shipped. In other instances, consumers receive a phone message that states the company wants to deliver the product but needs to confirm an address. In each instance, it is a scam to get personal identifying information from the consumer, including credit card numbers, bank account information or Medicare card numbers.
"While medical alert systems do save lives, this scam does nothing more than harm unsuspecting consumers, especially seniors," said Attorney General Tom Horne. "It is a constant battle to stay one step ahead of these schemes, especially when scam artists often operate outside the country, out of reach of law enforcement. Consumer education is the best defense we have against these types of scams."
Arizona consumers are not the only target of this latest scam; attorneys general from across the country are reporting similar scams in their states as well.
Attorney General Horne offers these tips with respect to calls offering free medical alert services or calls looking for payment information on medical alert systems you did not purchase:
- When in doubt, don't give personal information out. Regardless of what they say, no legitimate organization, including Medicare, will call to ask for your bank account number or Social Security number.
- Keep your financial information to yourself. Do not give out credit card, checking or savings account information to anyone who calls you, as it is not difficult for someone with this data to draft money from your account.
- Don't rely on caller ID. Some seniors report that their caller ID system indicated a local number when they received one of these scam calls. Remember, criminals often scramble the number appearing on your caller ID with "spoofing" technology that tricks your caller ID system into displaying a fake number.
- Report suspicious activity. Check out an unknown company before you sign up, especially if they do business over the phone. If a caller seems suspicious, hang up and report the matter to the Attorney General's Office.
- Ask the sales agent to send you information about their product or services. Legitimate companies are often happy to mail you a pamphlet or brochure about what they sell.
- Place your name on the Do Not Call List – you can do this by visiting the National Do Not Call Registry.
- Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
For more information, or if you believe you have been a victim of fraud, please contact the Attorney General's Office in Phoenix, at (602) 542-5763; Tucson at (520) 628-6504; or outside the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas at (800) 352-8431. Consumers can also file complaints online by visiting the Attorney General's Website at www.azag.gov.


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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.101 no.4 Cape Town abr. 2011
Hogan remedy for provincial health woes 'ignored'
A comprehensive blueprint for rehabilitating provincial health departments, drawn up during the brief tenure of former national health minister, Barbara Hogan, is being largely ignored by the current health leadership regime.
This claim emerged in a critique of the health component of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's budget speech this February by the widely respected NGOs, Section 27 and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC). Chief among their concerns about the efficacy of the R11 billion boost to the 2011/2012 health budget is the 'lack of a reasonable plan to address endemic and systemic problems' of budgeting and spending within provincial health departments and their national counterpart.
Said Daygan Eager, a spokesperson for the two NGOs, 'It's difficult to determine precisely what health service is being delivered, what needs to be delivered and what it will cost without aligning health needs and priorities to budgets'. When Izindaba probed this observation, the existence of the 'Hogan blueprint' emerged - an exhaustive report by some of the country's top health experts into dysfunctional provinces, complete with turnaround plans. The report was leaked to Section 27 (formerly the AIDS Law Project) and the Rural Health Advocacy Project in September last year, followed by the reluctant official release of a consolidated 'across provinces' report with overarching findings.1
'The problem with that [report] is that it doesn't speak to the context-specific issues within each provincial department,' complained Eager. He said his understanding was that the public release of the full Hogan-commissioned report was delayed because the health ministry wanted to first distribute it to heads of departments and Health MECs to see how they'd integrate it into their strategic plans.
'Basically they sat on it. Since then I've seen very little indication that those reports are being used in addressing problems in any provinces except the Eastern Cape,' he added.
'Top loading' of senior management
One of the key recommendations in the Hogan report is to overhaul organisational structures and account for the use of funds, especially those used to 'top-load' administrations at senior management level. It found that provinces duplicated tasks and senior managers were ignorant of what their counterparts were doing. The Eastern Cape responded positively, shifting funding to facility level, thus enabling vital 'point of service' delivery. This was in marked contrast to Gauteng, where the Gauteng Shared Service Centre (GSSC), micro-(and mostly mis-) manages every health care facility's financial and thus procurement needs.2
The Hogan report offers an honest and grim assessment of failing financial management, human resource and monitoring and evaluation systems and highlights a failure of leadership from the national department of health (NDoH) under its former Director-General Thami Mseleku.
It documents failures by the provincial departments of health and finance, the NDoH and National Treasury to take appropriate action as provincial health departments accumulated debts starting in the 2006/2007 financial year. This debt rose to R7.5 billion by 1 April 2009, with financial management of all departments 'characterised by a lack of transparency'.
Section 27 and the TAC at the time called for all those responsible for 'corrupt, wasteful and inefficient expenditure at all levels' to be brought to book, held accountable and barred from working in the public service. All allegations of corruption against MECs and heads of Health should be probed and those who are guilty prosecuted (there have been and still are several underway, many of which have ended up in the criminal courts).
The two NGOs described the Hogan report as 'a blueprint for rectifying the system'. Its top recommendations included:
The need to accurately determine the exact amount of the financial backlogs in each province, with the NDoH chief financial officer taking the lead.
Accurate costing and guaranteed funding from a properly determined baseline budget before public policy announcements were made about the implementation of new health programmes.
That the Minister of Health drive the development of one national health vision and strategy, with the involvement and participation of the provincial health MECs, health departments and other stakeholders.
That there should be alignment between the national vision and strategy, programme strategic plans and annual national health plan, as well as between targets and interventions within the NDoH. All plans should pay more attention to implementation, be aligned with each other and contain a clear monitoring and evaluation framework with performance targets.
That proposed new structures be carefully reviewed and restructuring, with a view to establishing minimum staffing levels and optimal management and administrative positions, be undertaken based on objectively agreed benchmarks, optimal application of scarce skills, the public health sector's strategic and service delivery priorities and resource availability.
That a moratorium on the establishment of additional provincial head office positions be considered until the review was concluded.
Health Minister implements some recommendations
To national health minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi's credit, five key other recommendationsare now beingchampioned at national level. These include task shifting from doctors to nurses in prescribing and initiating uncomplicated ARV treatment, co-management of HIV/TB by the same cohort of health care workers, vastly upscaled gold standard HIV/AIDS prevention methods, bringing big business into HIV testing, lobbying medical aids to absorb more patients at risk of HIV infection, and 'relentlessly' persuing the lowest possible ARV and opportunistic infection medicine prices available globally.
The two NGOs urged Finance Minister Gordhan to establish a Jali Commission (into price fixing by banks, 2006) look-alike body for the private health sector to ensure that prices were fairly set, transparent and did not create undue hardship in advance of the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI). They also honed in on Parliament's heel dragging in setting up a Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) to monitor the proper and efficient manner in which financial resources are raised, allocated and spent.
The Money Bills Act (as required by the Constitution) for the first time provides Parliament with the statutory powers needed to fulfil its constitutional mandate regarding the budget. The NGOs said that, given the limited time frames in this Act and the complexityof the budget, there wasnot enough time to 'engage substantively' with Gordhan's 'Division of Revenue' Bill, as tabled. This had dire implications for the provinces which were reducing the contributions from their own coffers to the funding, e.g. of the HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and TB programme, while the NDoH increased its funding of such provincially implemented programmes. The upshot was that activities not funded through the conditional grant continued to receive less money.
The NGO's budget analysis said the setting up of the PBO seemed dependent on unspent funds from Parliament's surplus account which it described as 'inadequate and dangerous' - given that a fully functional PBO by the 2012/2013 budget was 'crucial'.
The NGOs welcomed Gordhan's additional funding for family health care teams, infrastructure and district-based maternal and child health services as 'vital for the revitalisation of this sector and in laying the foundations for the NHI'. However, they urged Parliament, the National Treasury and the NDoH to 'fulfil their constitutional obligations' and provide oversight and assistance to provinces to 'ensure the end of poorly formulated budgets and an inability to track expenditure properly'.
Eastern Cape rates well, Gauteng dismally
NGO spokesperson Eager said the Eastern Cape's Health Director-General, Dr Siva Pillay, seemed to be a torch-bearer in 'making a fundamental shift in the way provinces do things'. While that province had experienced among the worst of the country's problems, it was ironically proving the most transparent in solving them via forensic and management audits and salary system audits.3
'The question you need to ask is why Gauteng, which has the highest budget allocation, is doing so badly in delivery. There doesn't seem to be much honesty or critical reflection there. It seems that unless you have high level political backing to deal with these issues, the issues of who wins contracts and tenders and who is dishing them out, never get dealt with,' he observed.
He believed the Hogan report was 'sat on because very little was being done to implement it. Maybe it's simply because the recommendations came during Hogan's leadership [Hogan, like another short-lived incumbent, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, was unpopular for her strong, independent views].'
'But it's quite difficult to understand, given that this blueprint is highly implementable,' he stressed.
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2. Bateman C. 'Fix the damn system!' - Gauteng's tertiary hospital doctors. S Afr Med J 2011;101:152-156. [ Links ]
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Zimbabwe fills hangman vacancy after 7-year search
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe has finally hired a hangman after seven years of searching, but he has not yet executed any of the 76 people on death row, a top prisons official has said.
"Indeed, we now have a hangman," Prison Service Commissioner Paradzai Zimondi was quoted as saying in Saturday's edition of The Herald, Zimbabwe's state-controlled daily.
The post was filled last year by a candidate the paper speculated was of Malawian origin. The previous executioner retired in 2005.
The government had repeatedly advertised the job in the press, but it took a long time to find takers.
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CARACAS, Venezuela -- The world got its first glimpse of Hugo Chavez since he underwent a fourth cancer-related surgery in Cuba more than two months ago, with photos released Friday showing the Venezuelan leader alongside his daughters in Havana.
Along with images of the puffy-faced Chavez came a government explanation for why no one has heard from the longtime president since his surgery: He's breathing through a tracheal tube that makes speech difficult.
Chavez's government described his condition as "delicate" and said he continues to undergo "vigorous treatment for his fundamental illness." The images and new details filled a vacuum of information about Chavez's condition that has spurred rampant speculation in Venezuela. Government officials say Chavez has been recovering in Cuba since undergoing cancer surgery on Dec. 11.
The four photos show Chavez reclining on what appears to be a bed, a blue pillow behind his head. He smiles broadly, while his daughters Rosa and Maria lean in close to him.
Three of the images show Chavez looking at Thursday's issue of the Cuban Communist Party newspaper Granma, his daughters still flanking him. Chavez's son-in-law, Science and Technology Minister Jorge Arreaza, showed the photos on Venezuelan state television.
Speculation has been widespread in Venezuela about Chavez's condition, with the president not publicly seen or heard from since he left for Cuba on Dec. 10. During previous treatments in Havana, Chavez spoke on Venezuelan TV or appeared in photos.
Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said Friday that the tracheal tube makes talking difficult for Chavez.
"After two months of a complicated post-operative process, the patient remains conscious, with his intellectual functions intact, in close communication with his government team," Villegas said, reading from a statement on television.
Villegas reiterated that Chavez has overcome a respiratory infection that arose after the surgery, "although a certain grade of (breathing) insufficiency persists."
"Given that circumstance, which is being duly treated, Comandante Chavez is currently breathing through a tracheal cannula, which temporarily hinders speech," Villegas said.
Villegas also said Chavez's doctors are "applying vigorous treatment for his fundamental illness," an apparent reference to cancer. He said that treatment "isn't free of complications."
Government opponents have been demanding more information about Chavez's condition, and have asked why he hasn't spoken to the nation to explain his condition.
Dr. Carlos Castro, scientific director of the Colombian League Against Cancer in Bogota, said that based on the government's accounts, Chavez appears to have been breathing with the help of a respirator for an extended period after the surgery.
"After some days, it's mandatory to perform a tracheotomy so that he can breathe," Castro said.
Castro, who isn't involved in the president's treatment, said Chavez's tracheotomy isn't visible in the photos because it apparently is covered by his clothing, below the neck line of his zipped-up track suit. As for why Chavez needed the procedure, Castro said that when a patient is on a respirator for a long time, the "tube can damage the trachea because it, let's say, irritates. And they carry out the tracheotomy so that he can continue breathing without problems and preserve the trachea."
Castro also said that it's normal for a patient's face to swell up after being on a ventilator for a long time, though he also speculated the puffiness could be due to medications Chavez has been taking. Earlier on in his treatments, Chavez had acknowledged taking steroids, which can lead to swelling.
"They're not telling us anything about his 'fundamental illness,'" Castro said. "They don't touch that subject. So, the question is: What's happened with the cancer?"
In a downtown Caracas plaza, some cheered and clapped Friday as they watched the government broadcast replayed on a television under a tent where the president's supporters regularly gather.
"I have prayed like you wouldn't believe for the health of our commander president," gushed Luisa Rodriguez, saying the pictures filled her with joy.
Before leaving for Cuba, Chavez acknowledged there were risks and said that if his cancer fight prevented him from staying on as president, Vice President Nicolas Maduro should run in a new election to take his place.
Maduro has traveled repeatedly to Havana in recent weeks, and has shown documents he said were signed by Chavez while insisting the president remains in charge. On Wednesday, Maduro said Chavez is undergoing "extremely complex and tough" treatments, which he didn't specify.
Arreaza on Friday described them as "palliative treatments" but didn't give details. He said Chavez has been keeping up his spirits with "llanera" folk music playing in his room.
"He's a fighter," Arreaza said in a televised interview.
Medical experts consulted by The Associated Press have said the government's recent accounts of "systemic medical treatment" could mean various kinds of chemotherapy or drug treatments, depending on the type of cancer.
The 58-year-old president has been undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba on-and-off since June 2011. He has said he has had tumors removed from his pelvic region, and has also undergone prior rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
Throughout the treatments, Chavez has not revealed the type of cancer or the location where tumors have been removed.
Villegas urged Venezuelans to keep praying for Chavez.
"We trust... that Comandante Chavez will overcome these delicate circumstances sooner rather than later to accompany his nation in the path to new victories," Villegas said, finishing the statement saying: "Viva Chavez!"
The government provided the update a day after students began protesting outside the Cuban Embassy demanding the president appear and accusing the island's leaders of wielding undue influence in Venezuela's affairs.
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In the pictured Tarot decks, the protagonist is shown as too exhausted to be effective in defending his gains, yet resisting the suggestion to ask for help or step down. He or she hasn't had the chance to totally heal from past blows, and is still up there taking another beating. This is the fix that comes from making oneself irreplaceable. Fight off the maniacal thought that only you can save the day! Stop rejecting loved ones who want to help you.
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Quick feedback on the new /usr/bin/setwakeup.sh script in the Mythwelcome section of the page. I have tested it once on an ASUS K8N motherboard with BIOS in local time and it worked perfectly. Thank you to whoever wrote this script, you are awesome. I have been trying for days to get auto wakeup to work on a local time BIOS and this did it for me. I did have to use settings of time_t, sudo shutdown -h now and , sudo sh -c "/usr/bin/setwakeup.sh $time" in the backend settings though to make it work (and yes, I did check that mythshutdown is in the sudoers list)
Does this only work on x86_64?
Works fine on X86_32 for me --Benjsc 12:56, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
It works on 32 bit as well. If you miss /proc/acpi/alarm then it seems that this dissapears if you run smp.
Does anyone have experience with the Via EPIA boards? I'm not able to get it working and thus still use nvram-wakeup...
How do I use ACPI wakeups with MythWelcome? The instructions for it are all for using it with nvram-wakeup. --Turpie 11:09, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/2838 Looks like capability for ACPI with MythWelcome is coming. Hopefully we'll see an update to the WIKI once 0.21 comes out or sooner if someone with svn version gets ambitious.
For me (Mythbuntu 12.04), using "echo <timestamp> > /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm" did not work, instead, the command unconditionally set the alarm timer to 5 minutes in the future, but a subsequent wakeup never happened. However, further searching uncovered a tool called "rtcwake", which basically offers the same functionality as implemented in "setwakeup.sh". In addition, it allows you to conveniently specify whether the hardware clock is UTC (-u flag) or localtime (-l flag). Plus, it worked for me :-)
To emulate the functionality of setwakeup.sh, I used the following command: "rtcwake [-l|-u] -d rtc0 -t <timestamp> -m no" --Tobi-wan 10:25, 15 August 2012 (UTC)
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Different strategies in distro-specific hwclock settings
Looking through the distro-specific settings examples, it seems different strategies are adopted, not all of which are right. On Debian and Ubuntu the hwclock updating is simply disabled, but this is not going to work well once the hardware clock has drifted a bit, as the time for waking up will then be out by the degree of drift (which for a typical motherboard clock, can become quite significant as the months pass).
On the other hand, the Fedora scripts do update the hardware clock, and then re-initialize the alarm, which is correct. If the MythTV maintainers agree, I'd be happy to update the recent Ubuntu scripts to reflect this (this is what I use). For Debian and older Ubuntu a different strategy is needed. (By the way, it would be nice if someone would confirm that Debian still works as it used to in the new 6.0 release, or if not, updated its details.)
2.6.22 Kernels
I just updated my fedora 7 kernel and apparently the 2.6.22 linux kernel removes the /proc/acpi/alarm feature, see http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/6/22/320 does anyone know the new method for these new kernels? --Vossman 06:18, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
There is no documentation, only some hidden description in the git commit that introduced this feature. So I wrote some short documentation, but it isn't included in the source tree yet, AFAIK.
It can be found here:
There is also a message in the mythtv mailing list here:
I found a note here that says: "Also it seems, that /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm only accepts times more than 2h in the future." If you are having problems this might be it.
--Vossman 07:25, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
I am having the same issue as this guy here [1] I have no trouble getting the value into the /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm that is all fine and dandy. But my machine does not wake up when I set this value. I use Fedora 7 and /proc/acpi/alarm worked great before. I am thinking of reporting this to bugzilla.kernel.org and bugzilla.redhat.com if other people are experiencing this post a comment. --Vossman 16:01, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
I finally got wakeup working with the 2.6.26 kernel after applying the patch found here. Steps to test:
# echo "+300" > /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm # cat /proc/driver/rtc
The output should look like this:
rtc_time : 18:14:34 rtc_date : 2009-02-22 alrm_time : 18:19:32 alrm_date : 2009-02-22 alarm_IRQ : yes alrm_pending : no 24hr : yes periodic_IRQ : no update_IRQ : no HPET_emulated : no DST_enable : no periodic_freq : 1024 batt_status : okay
Make sure that alrm_IRQ is set to yes. After that, turn off your computer. It should come back on in about 5 mins (300 seconds).
I'm using an Intel D865PERL motherboard.
--Kroylar 02:16, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
- I just added this important information to the page itself, since people probably do not check the discussion page.
- --Bullestock 21:40, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
Fedora Core 6 kernel 18.104.22.168 vs kernel 126.96.36.199
I have a backend running FC6 (kernel 220.127.116.11-49.fc6) that shuts down and wakes up just fine using the script mentioned in the article. However, after upgrading to kernel 18.104.22.168-61.fc6, it no longer works. I figured out (thanks to the comment in the article) that a new wakeup mechanism is in place for the new kernel, namely /sys/class/misc/rtc/power/wakeup. I tried using that, but all I get when I try to echo anything into it (as root) is "invalid argument". Even resetting fails (echo 0 > /sys/class/misc/rtc/power/wakeup). As of writing, this article is the *only* place that mentions this path in google's index. I've reverted to the 18.104.22.168 kernel which still works great, using mythtv-0.20.2-167.fc6. Judaz 19:16, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
This is in response to Judaz's post above. /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm has NOT been moved to /sys/class/misc/rtc/power/wakeup. The documentation provided with the kernel source explains that the wakeup file is a way to query/set whether a device in the system can wakeup. Here's an excerpt from the 188.8.131.52 kernel source documentation that describes the power/wakeup files in sysfs (found in Documentation/power/devices.txt):
/sys/devices/.../power/wakeup files ----------------------------------- All devices in the driver model have two flags to control handling of wakeup events, which are hardware signals that can force the device and/or system out of a low power state. These are initialized by bus or device driver code using device_init_wakeup(dev,can_wakeup). The "can_wakeup" flag just records whether the device (and its driver) can physically support wakeup events. When that flag is clear, the sysfs "wakeup" file is empty, and device_may_wakeup() returns false. For devices that can issue wakeup events, a separate flag controls whether that device should try to use its wakeup mechanism. The initial value of device_may_wakeup() will be true, so that the device's "wakeup" file holds the value "enabled". Userspace can change that to "disabled" so that device_may_wakeup() returns false; or change it back to "enabled" (so that it returns true again).
The wakealarm file should still reside in /sys/class/rtc/rtcN. If that directory does not exist on your system, it means the kernel was compiled without support for /sys/class/rtc/rtcN. If you're building your own kernel, you can enable it in "make menuconfig" via the following:
Device Drivers -> Real Time Clock -> /sys/class/rtc/rtcN (sysfs)
If you're using prebuilt kernel packages and /sys/class/rtc doesn't exist, complain to your distro maintainer. Hope this saves someone else the headache it's put me through! --Ebenblues 22:19, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
strage stript for the wakealarm feature in new kernels
The script is somewhat strange in some parts.
#!/bin/sh # $1 is the --settime switch that nvram-wakeup normally expects # $2 is the date/time in seconds since 1970 DATE=`date -d "1970-01-01 $2 sec" "+%F %H:%M:%S" -u` SECS=`date -d "1970-01-01 $2 sec" "+%s" -u`
Why is the argument $2, which is seconds since epoch, converted into seconds since epoch? I think that part can be scratched. Just echo $2 > /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/wakealarm should do fine (at least it does for me)
# Save the wakeup time echo "$*" > /myth.wakeup.args echo $DATE > /myth.wakeup.time echo $SECS > /myth.wakeup.secs
Why are files written into the root directory? Just scratching the "> /myth.wakeup.args" should be fine, as the echo output can be seen in the backend log then.
I got this to work in 2.6.24
I'm running Fedora 8, kernel 22.214.171.124-92, and this works. Note that I had to first use the FC6 fix located on this page.
If I run these commands, my pc will wake up in 5 minutes.
su chmod ugo+rwx /proc/acpi/alarm echo "+00-00-00 00:05:00" > /proc/acpi/alarm halt -p
Note that if I use shutdown -h now, or /etc/init.d/halt start, or something else, it DOES NOT work. Only halt -p!
Also, I did not have a /sys/class/rtc folder, but I did have a /proc/rtc file. No /proc/rtc0 either.
Rlbond86 23:14, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
Disable or Enable in BIOS?
The page says wake from RTC alarm (or the like) should be disabled. This seems wrong, and on my motherboard at least I had to enable the setting.
Shane kerr 19:52, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
- On most motherboards, you need to disable it in BIOS, because you want to program the RTC from the OS. There used to be notes about almost all motherboards needing to disable it. But if your motherboard is an exception, you should probably add a note to the wiki about some motherboards needing it enabled. BTW, have you tried disabling it to make sure you need it enabled? --Per Olofsson 20:01, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
Wake on USB?
--- I don't understand why Wake on USB isn't mentioned in this Wiki page at all?! --The Daver 07:48 04 Aug 2009 (CDT)
Location of wakeup file changed (Kernel2.6.35-22)
For me, I find it under /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/subsystem/rtc0/power/wakeup
May I changes this on the wiki page?
(Or alternatively
/sys/class/rtc/rtc0/device/power/wakeup, which if I've disentangled the symlinks correctly, is the same thing, and is a shorter and less repetitive name. -Reuben Thomas)
Suspend to RAM working in Mythdora 12.24 64-bit
Suspend to RAM and resume works for me without rebooting. Hardware:
PC Chips A13G+ w/ AMD Sempron LE-1150 processor GT Force 9400 GT PCI-X video card 2 GB RAM
I added the following file to enable pm to reset mythbackend on resume. This was required to eliminate flaky behavior:
#!/bin/bash #. /usr/lib/pm-utils/functions suspend_mythbackend() { # shut down back end /etc/init.d/mythbackend stop } resume_mythbackend() { # restart back end /etc/init.d/mythbackend start } case "$1" in hibernate|suspend) suspend_mythbackend ;; thaw|resume) resume_mythbackend ;; *) ;; esac exit $?
A similar file was required for inputattach, which lets me use an Airboard wireless keyboard.
Mythbackend settings (under general, sshutdown/wakeup options page):
block shutdown before client connected: unchecked idle shutdown timeout (secs): 300 maximum wait for recording (mins): 15 startup before recording (secs): 120 wakeup time format: yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss command to set wakeup time: mythshutdown --setwakeup $time server halt command: mythshutdown --shutdown pre-shutdown-check command: mythshutdown --check
Mythwelcome settings:
command to set wakeup time: /usr/local/bin/setwakeup.sh $time wakeuptime format: time_t nvram-wakeup restart command: /sbin/grub-set-default 1 command to reboot: /usr/bin/reboot command to shutdown: /usr/bin/pm-suspend
It's been working fine now for many weeks, with only minor annoyances. It only takes about ten seconds for a full recovery from suspend, which saves considerable time over the recommended rebooting after each resume. I measured power consumption in various states, and it looks like for my setup, there is almost no difference in power between a complete shutoff and the suspend state. The system is easily awakened by wake-on-lan. I am running a Misterhouse system (www.misterhouse.net) and have a remote control button programmed to wake the mythtv PC.
Power consumption measurements:
off: 4 W suspend: 4 W on, idle: 75 W on, playback: 80 W
Wgadsby 20:14, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
MythTV not shutting down due to "Someone is still logged in, don't shut down!"
The problem is with checklogin.sh or more specifically the w command which checklogin.sh uses.
I think the issue is related to the following paragraph that is stated in the main article:-
"If you ever log into an alternate terminal (ctl-alt-2 and then log in for example) the number of users logged in will increment by one, but not decrement when you log out of that terminal. The system will not automatically shut down again until it has been rebooted."
But I experience this issue without switching to alternate terminals. I have no idea what is causing the w command to return the incorrect user count. But I have noticed that the who command does not make this mistake.
Example using the w command (the only login is an ssh connection to test the command):-
$ w 19:57:38 up 1:08, 2 users, load average: 0.51, 0.46, 0.50 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT daniel pts/1 maggie.local 19:13 0.00s 0.96s 0.00s w
Then testing with the who command:-
$ who -q daniel # users=1
Does anyone know why the user count is wrong? Can it be fixed or is it by design? I am now going to update my checklogin script to use the who command and see how that works over the next week. (Update 2011-07-26 This has been working fine for a month. If no one minds I'll update the script in the article.)
Danellisuk 19:03, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
Avoid MythTV shutting down when MythWeb is being used
I want to avoid that my Myth-Box shuts down when I am using MythWeb from another box. I did not find any solution anywhere so here goes my hack (I'm no web-master, nor linux-guru). I#m using Ubuntu 10.04, solution may vary with other OS.
The basic idea: Use http://localhost/server-status to check if MythWeb is active.
--Pclausen 22:18, 26 August 2011 (UTC) Update: I found a better way without using http://localhost/server-status
The basic idea: Check if mythweb page has been accessed within the last 20 min using /var/log/apache2/access.log. Probably aint foolproof, but works for me.
#!/bin/bash # Check to see if anyone is currently logged in. Return zero if not and 1 if so. # Echoed text appears in log file. It can be removed and --quiet added to the # grep command once you are satisfied that mythTV is working properly # Get a date/time stamp to add to log output DATE=`date +%F\ %T\.%N` DATE=${DATE:0:23} # When these processes run, I dont want MythTv shutting down to_check="synaptic apt-get aptitude firefox chromium-browse nxssh vlc mplayer audacious2 VirtualBox rsync" for c in $to_check ; do my_check=`ps -e | grep $c` if [ -n "$my_check" ]; then echo $DATE Someone is still using $c, don\'t shut down! exit 1 fi done # checking /var/log/apache2/access.log # check if file is not older than 20 min if [ `find /var/log/apache2/access.log -mmin -20` ] ; then # check if mythweb (or other pages) were accessed mythweb_active=`tail -n10 /var/log/apache2/access.log | grep -i mythweb` relaxx_active=`tail -n10 /var/log/apache2/access.log | grep -i relaxx` if [ -n "$mythweb_active" ]; then echo $DATE Someone is still using mythweb, don\'t shut down! exit 1 fi if [ -n "$relaxx_active" ]; then echo $DATE Someone is still using relaxx, don\'t shut down! exit 1 fi fi # Everythin OK, allow shuwdown echo $DATE Noone is logged in, ok to shut down. exit 0
--Pclausen 02:16, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
--Pclausen 22:18, 26 August 2011 (UTC) New revision of script
For a combined FE/BE Mythwelcome F11 screen 'command to set wakeup time' seems to needs setting just like a dedicated BE:
sudo sh -c "/usr/bin/setwakeup.sh $time"
Combined Frontend/Backend total solution
Combined Frontend/Backend Setup for ACPI
I am very much a beginner at linux so any constructive criticism is welcome. If this is considered suitable by my betters then please add it to the main ACPI Wiki.
I am using Mythbuntu (as of Aug 2013), Simerec PCS-M for switch on, and the TBS IR receiver for control through LIRC. Note that I could not get the PCS-M receiver to operate through LIRC, hence the use of two IR receivers. The work flow is:
- Box switches on either by timer or IR remote
- Frontend (FE) opens up in watch TV mode
- If no IR is received by the FE after 25 mins then it was a timer switch on and the FE goes standby ready for the Backend (BE) to power everything down. NB there is a trap just in case the FE opened up in the programme that you wanted to watch!
- Pressing Power on the remote puts the FE to standby after exiting to the main menu.
- BE powers down as per the ACPI Wiki.
The first problem is that the FE and the BE power-up together and this can cause problems with 'Backend not found'. mythfrontend.sh is modified as shown in this extract:
#create a symbolic link for mysql.txt so it can't be overwritten symlink # First delay to give time for backend to log in to 127.0.0.1:6543 # to save on looping sleep 8 BEStatus=`GET 127.0.0.1:6544` RetCode=$? while [ $RetCode -ge 1 ] do sleep 1 BEStatus=`GET 127.0.0.1:6544` RetCode=$? done # rest of shell
Users may wish to modify the 'sleep 8'. Examination of the FE and BE log timings (FE start versus BE finish) will guide you on this.
Automagically Watch Live TV
The next stage is to get the FE to open in Watch TV. This shell includes a flag setting so that a timer switch on or user switch on can be determined. I tried using a global variable for this flag but I failed. It seems to me that global is read only and not settable in routines. Advice here welcome as I would prefer not to use file access if possible.
#!/bin/bash # /usr/bin/ # addition to delete unwanted files ls ~/ -a | grep .goutputstream- > /dev/null if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then rm ~/.goutputstream-* fi # It waits for mythfrontend to start, then starts # the 'Watch TV' feature through telnet. #Wait for mythfrontend to appear in process list d=0 # Check FE running with ps and output no of lines containing mythfrontend d=`ps -e | grep mythfrontend | wc -l` until [ $d = 1 ] do d=`ps -e | grep mythfrontend | wc -l` sleep 1 done # Mythfrontend up now wait for it to initialise # simple pause to save looping sleep 10 FEStatus=`GET 127.0.0.1:6547/Frontend/GetStatus` errorlvl=$? while [ $errorlvl -ge 1 ] do sleep 1 FEStatus=`GET 127.0.0.1:6547/Frontend/GetStatus` errorlvl=$? done # Frontend up if [ -n "$(cat ~/.lirc/* | grep --invert-match "#" | grep irexec | grep prog)" ] then killall irexec irexec -d else irexec -d fi # You use irexec for the power down # Start the 'Live TV' feature through telnet echo "jump livetv" | telnet 127.0.0.1 6546 > /dev/null # initialise irstate. This is a file which is modified by a press of an IR remote in the lircrc file # using lircrc causes irstate to be set to 1. It must be read + write by all echo "0" > /home/colin/irstate # initialise irstate to 0 i.e ir not used # pause 20 mins to see if any IR used sleep 20m # if ir used exit REMOTE_USED=`cat /home/colin/irstate` if [ $REMOTE_USED -gt 0 ]; then exit else # else send message FE to standby echo "message Frontend to Standby in 2 mins" | telnet 127.0.0.1 6546 > /dev/null # At the time of writing this (06/11/2013) this message appears centred on the bottom right of the screen. This may be theme dependant. # wait 2 mins to give time for a user to cancel the message with the remote sleep 120 REMOTE_USED=`cat /home/colin/irstate` if [ $REMOTE_USED -gt 0 ]; then # remote used exit else # kill message echo "key return" | telnet 127.0.0.1 6546 sleep 4 # set FE standby, esc first, and exit # escape to main menu echo "escape" | telnet 127.0.0.1 6546 sleep 10 # to give time for exit from livetv echo "jump mainmenu" | telnet 127.0.0.1 6546 sleep 4 # set to standby, Alt+F5 is set in edit keys jump list as jump standby not available echo "key Alt+F5" | telnet 127.0.0.1 6546 fi fi exit
I am not sure if the sleep(s) in the last section are the best way, but it works! Startlivetv.sh must be set to auto start on boot-up.
Modify lircrc
The next fix is to include 2 entries in the lircrc file:
# Extract from lircrc begin remote = mceusb prog = irexec button = KEY_POWER2 config = sudo /usr/bin/control_shutdown.sh repeat = 0 delay = 0 end # further entries=================== # This next entry must be at the end. The intention is that it will only be executed once begin order begin remote = mceusb button = * flags = quit end end order begin remote = mceusb prog = irexec button = * config = /usr/bin/AdjRemote_Used.sh repeat = 0 delay = 0 mode = order end
IMPORTANT: The second section must be last, even after any other non-mythtv remote calls that might come through. The first press of any button (*) calls AdjRemote_used.sh (more later) and sets the mode to order. Any subsequent button presses are sent through order which just quits lircrc so any entries after order will not be processed!
Setting Remote used flag
AdjRemote_Used.sh changes the remote used flag to 1.
Setting Up Power Down
To get the system to power off we need control_shutdown.sh
#!/bin/sh # /usr/bin/ # Called by remote button. # sets up FE ready for shutdown # A script to give ordered shutdown # Check frontend to find if in watch recording or watch TV. If so exit to main menu # Get status of frontend FEStatus=`GET 127.0.0.1:6547/Frontend/GetStatus` echo $FEStatus | grep -i -q WatchingliveTV if [ $? = 0 ]; then # Watching live tv echo "escape" | telnet 127.0.0.1 6546 # Brings you back to mainmenu else echo $FEStatus | grep -i -q WatchingPreRecorded if [ $? = 0 ]; then # watching recording echo "escape" | telnet 127.0.0.1 6546 echo "jump mainmenu" | telnet 127.0.0.1 6546 sleep 3 else # Somewhere else echo "jump mainmenu" | telnet 127.0.0.1 6546 fi fi # Set FE to standby so that backend can control shutdown # set to standby, Alt+F5 is set in edit keys as you cannot jump standby echo "key Alt+F5" | telnet 127.0.0.1 6546 exit
New preshutdown check
In BE > general > shutdown/wakeup options:
- set the Pre shutdown-check command to /path/mythtv-preshutdown.sh.
- Set Idle shutdown timeout (secs) to as low as you like. I use 5 sec.
With this script the BE will detect the FE in standby/not in use and will call mythtv-preshutdown.sh if required
#!/bin/sh # /usr/local/bin/ # mythtv-preshutdown.sh # check if frontend up, if not exit 2 else check if in mainmenu if yes the continue check with mythshutdown else exit 1. exstate=0 FEStatus=`GET 127.0.0.1:6547/Frontend/GetStatus` errorlvl=$? if [ $errorlvl -ge 1 ]; then # Frontend down. You are probably in maintenance and do not want the system to close. exstate=2 # reset backend to await a frontend else echo $FEStatus | grep -i -q -e mainmenu -e standbymode > /dev/null if [ $? = 0 ]; then # we are in mainmenu or standby so ok to continue. I now know that the FE should be in standby for this script to be called, but if it aint broke, don't fix it! /usr/bin/mythshutdown --status 1 locvar=$? if [ $locvar -ge 1 ]; then exstate=1 fi else exstate=1 fi fi exit $exstate
I think I have covered everything, any questions?


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Outfielder learned lots from Dad growing up immersed in game
LOS ANGELES -- Whether Scott Van Slyke becomes the ballplayer his dad was, he's just as determined to be the father to his son that Andy has been to him.
"As a father, he instilled a lot of his values in us early on," said Scott, a Dodgers outfielder and one of four Van Slyke brothers.
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Scott and wife Audrey have a son, Jackson, born last summer. Scott was born in 1986, Andy's fourth season with the St. Louis Cardinals in a 13-year career that ended in 1995 and included three All-Star Game appearances, five Gold Gloves and two Silver Sluggers. In 1992, Andy was runner-up for the National League batting title while leading the league in hits and doubles.
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"The most recent text I got a week ago, he told me, 'Don't forget, you can still get singles.' Watching from a distance, he sees something here and there. But mostly he checks on how the family is. Now he's a great grandpa."


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For some time now, I've been part of a loose group of seekers trying to find the origin of the word Cackalack or Cackalacky or Kackalack or some variation thereof.
@radiomayonnaise alerts me that Word Detective is now on the case. Here. Dr. Connie Eble, Dr. Glenn Hinson, and in particular Bonnie Taylor-Blake offer good information but no final answer.
Bonnie pushes the documentation date back to Kathleen Kimball's play "The Meat Rack" in 1972. It should be noted that although the line in the play refers to South Cackalacky and Charleston in particular, that Kimball was living in Asheville, NC when she wrote it.
One thing that Dr Eble and Bland Simpson and I were able to recall but not document is that during the mid-1960s both Bland, who was living in Coastal NC, and me, living in Charlotte, heard the term Cackalack used. Those who used the term in both cases were enlisted men Marines from Jacksonville or Soldiers from Fayetteville who were unhappy about being stuck down here in Cackalack.
Ive seen no written evidence of this usage, but would love to hear/see anything anyone finds.


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Bankruptcy continues, but it's business as usual at the Oneida Daily Dispatch
A spokesman for Journal Register Co., the parent company of The Oneida Daily Dispatch, said it's business as usual at the company's publications, as a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge this week delayed a ruling on the sale of its assets to an affiliate of its current owner.
"There are no changes to Journal Register Company's day-to-day operations," Jonathan Cooper, vice president of media relations & employee communication for JRC, said Wednesday. "Our newsrooms and sales teams continue to serve our customers as they have during this process."
Judge Stuart Bernstein said Tuesday that he would not rule this week on JRC's plan to sell its assets -- including the Oneida Daily Dispatch -- to 21st CMH Acquisition Corp. in return for $114 million in debt and at least $6 million in cash, according to Bloomberg News. Bernstein said he wants more time to review an objection by a division of the Communications Workers of America regarding how future grievances may be handled by 21st CMH Acquisition Corp., Bloomberg reported.
The union filed its objection in February. The deal between JRC and 21st CMH Acquisition Corp., which are both owned by the New York City-based hedge fund Alden Global Capital, was supposed to close on or about April 17.
Representatives of the Communications Workers of America and Alden Global Capital officials did not return calls from the New Haven Register on Wednesday seeking comment on the delay or whether the proposed closing date could still be met. B
A letter sent in February to all JRC employees, including 186 in New York, said that when 21st CMH takes over, the new company will determine which employees it wants to hire.
In addition to The Oneida Daily Dispatch, JRC owns several other New York publications, including the The Record in Troy, The Saratogian in Saratoga Springs and The Freeman in Kingston. JRC also owns a variety of publications in nine other states; its more than 350 multi-platform products reach an audience of 21 million people each month.


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10 Tax-Filing Mistakes to Avoid
Don't let an error on your tax return delay your refund.
With the tax-filing deadline on Monday, April 15, plenty of taxpayers may be spending their weekend filling out forms. If you're one of them, you want to make sure that you don't make mistakes in your rush to complete your tax return. The IRS reports that it takes longer to process returns with mistakes. If you're getting a refund, this means that it will be delayed.
Here are 10 mistakes that taxpayers often make. A good way to avoid many of them is to prepare and file your return electronically by using tax software or the IRS Free File service (if your adjusted gross income is $57,000 or less). According to the IRS, taxpayers are about twenty times more likely to make a mistake on their return if they file a paper return instead of e-filing their return.
Note that most of these mistakes are blunders that the IRS notices. You may be making a bigger, more costly mistake if you overlook deductions. See our Most-Overlooked Deductions slide show to find out if you're overpaying your taxes by missing any breaks that you deserve.
1. Mixing up a Social Security number. Year after year, the IRS says bad Social Security numbers are at the top of the list of taxpayer mistakes. Pull out your Social Security card -- as well as the cards of your spouse and dependents -- and check the numbers against what is on your tax form. Forgetting to enter a number, or transposing two figures, will slow down your refund (if you're getting one) or lead the IRS to reject your exemptions for dependents if you get their numbers wrong.
2. Spelling a name wrong. Make sure you enter names of all individuals on your tax return exactly as they appear on their Social Security cards.
3. Choosing the wrong filing status. There are five filing statuses: Single, Married Filing Jointly, Married Filing Separately, Head of Household and Qualifying Widow(er) With Dependent Child. The IRS recommends using Publication 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduction and Filing Information to choose the right one for you. E-filing your tax return will also help you choose the right filing status because the series of questions that the software will require you to answer.
4. Making math mistakes. Another big source of errors is basic addition and subtraction mistakes. The easiest way to avoid this pitfall is to use tax software and file your return electronically. Programs such as TurboTax, TaxAct, H&R Block at Home (formerly TaxCut) and Free File will ask you questions about your income and expenses and do the math for you. And when you e-file, you won't have to include a W-2 and you'll be prompted to sign your form electronically.
5. Figuring credits and deductions incorrectly. The IRS recommends reading the instructions in your tax booklet carefully because many filers make mistakes figuring their Earned Income Tax Credit, Child and Dependent Care Credit and the standard deduction. For example, if you are 65 or older or blind make sure you claim the correct, larger standard deduction amount.
6. Leaving off a signature. The IRS says this is one of the most common mistakes, and it won't process a return without a signature. And, remember, both spouses must sign a joint return. Everything will be put on hold while the IRS sends you a special form to sign certifying that your return is accurate.
7. Botching an electronic signature. To e-file a return, you will need a personal identification number (PIN) to sign it. You can use last year's PIN if you e-filed and remember it. Otherwise, you will need to be assigned a PIN. For security purposes, the software will ask you to enter your adjusted gross income from your original 2011 federal tax return. According to the IRS, you should not use the AGI amount from an amended 2011 return or an AGI provided to you if the IRS corrected your return.
8. Getting bank routing and account numbers wrong. If you are getting a refund and are electing to have it deposited automatically into your account, make sure you enter your information correctly so the money actually shows up in your account.
9. Forgetting to attach forms. If you file a paper return, make sure you attach your W-2 and other forms that reflect tax withheld to the front of your return. If you're claiming credits that require special documentation include those records with your return.
10. Being unwilling to admit you need more time. If you discover over the weekend that your tax situation is just too complicated to sort out in a few hours, file for an extension with the IRS to delay the due date for your return until October 15, 2013. You'll still have to mail a check to the IRS by April 15 if you owe (you can estimate the amount). Use Form 4868 to file an extension.


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cotton black leg warmers for lounging or activities - very soft
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cotton blend sweatshirt/hoody fabric leg warmers in black with matching non-slip cuffs
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Leg warmers are a super versatile accessory, whether you're a laid back lounger, a fashionista or a fitness enthusiast. In warmer months wear them over leggings or jeans with simple ballet flats, or to add warmth in chilly air-conditioned dance and yoga studios; in colder months, tuck them into your boots as cuffs, or pull them on at home as cozy loungewear.
Unlike most warmers, which are usually knitted from wool or acrylic, ours are made from soft, high quality 80% cotton, 20% polyester. We've specially designed them to be warm and chunky with a ribbed non-slip cuff so they won't bunch around your ankles.
Since we make everything by hand to order, the length and size is completely customisable - so you can get the perfect fit for any style or activity.
We use the measurement just below the knee for the top cuff.
S - 32cm – 35cm (12.5 - 13.8 inches)
M - 36cm - 39cm (14.1 - 15.3 inches)
L - 40cm – 43cm (15.7 - 17 inches)
If you are above or below these sizes then please select custom and let us know your exact size. You can use a piece of string and a ruler if you don't have a measurement tape.
The model in the picture has a 35cm (13.8 inches) measurement just below the knee and is wearing the M.
LONG or REGULAR?
They come in 2 lengths; extra slouchy and regular. Your choice depends completely on what style you want. The longare more for the retro Flashdance look and are a bit warmer for wearing around the house. The regular would be more suited towards activities or a more minimalist look and they also fit under boots better. The picture above shows the extra slouchy.
Regular is around 55cm (20 inches) - including the cuffs
Long is around 68cm (26 inches) including the cuffs
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It might be possible for us to order it so just send us a quick message and we'll see what we can do.
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We're always keen to try out new things and would love to hear your ideas.
‣ Questions about wholesale?
We generally do wholesale on most of our items, so please get in touch if you want to buy in bulk.
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We can make our products in children's sizes too, so just send us a mail with a request.
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I think I might be addicted to facial peels. A large part of my skin care routine is dedicated to the art and science of exfoliation, and I love trying out new ones. This product makes it very simple - two premoistened pads, one with the peel, and one with the neutralizing solution. Wipe the peel on first, let it sit for two minutes, then wipe with the neutralizing pad. Simple! What is really nice about this product versus what I've tried from drugstore brands is that it doesn't feel quite as harsh on the face. No awful "tight face" feel, even before moisturizer. My skin felt firmer and more healthy, so while I think the price is a bit on the high side, I do think it's a superior product.
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Trench Coats
I was just thinking today that it was time for a new trench. So many gorgeous options out there! So here are a few highlights of what I saw.
See more of my Trench Coats list at ThisNext.
Another Show to Get Addicted To
Pretty soon, I'll watch nothing but Bravo. There is always something on that I am very into, and it all began with Project Runway. Now, several series later, I've found another one that will get a season pass on my TiVO. The Real Housewives of New York City. Yes, obviously Bravo is actually inside my head.
Unlike their O.C. counterparts, these women are busy. Oh, sure, they are part of the "social scene," whatever that is, but what I'm more interested in is the fact that several of them are entrepreneurs. I really enjoy seeing intelligent, strong women representing. And don't they look fabulous?
I couldn't find any information on the Bravo site, but visit New York Daily News for the article.
Atlanta: Pretty City Sample Sale
Out of everything I did in Atlanta, I'd have to say that I had the most fun at the Pretty City Beauty Sample Sale. Of course, everything else I did was mostly work related, so that is never as fun as my beauty stuff.
First of all, check out the cupcakes! Aren't they fun? This is the Georgian ballroom in the Biltmore in Midtown Atlanta. So beautiful.
And here is a close-up of the fab cupcakes - can you tell I adore cupcakes?
Here is a shot of the ballroom as you walked in.
Here is my friend Brandy enjoying the refreshments. Did I mention the free cosmos? Wow. They were terribly good. They were made with Zodiac potato vodka, and I'm not sure that I've ever tried potato vodka, but I'm a fan now.
First we hit the Clarisonic booth. I've been interested in this product ever since I first read about it. My skin care routine is based on good exfoliation, and I had heard nothing but good things about the Clarisonic brush. Why not? Sure, sign me up for one. I should be receiving it in February. And you know I'll post all about it. The highlights are the super soft brush, the fact that it is completely waterproof (you can use it in the shower!), the timer that tells you when to switch areas of the face (20 seconds for each major part of the face!), superior cleaning abilities, and much more. But I will write more about it later, after I've been using it for a bit.
Next, we stopped by the Honey Salon table, where I fell in love with several Zoya nail colors. I also grabbed a canister of their vanilla chai loose tea, which I have not yet tried, although I'm looking forward to it. I also grabbed the following Zoya colors:
Nephertiti: a deep, dark red.
Ki: a dark smoky-gray green that is gorgeous on - I'm wearing it now.
Pru: a shimmery deep grapey purple. Can't wait to try this one, it's next on the list.
After that, we stopped by the Tracy Ewell table to browse their fantastic cosmetic selection. Natalie grabbed Brandy and did a full application of makeup, and of course, she looked fantastic.
She is truly gifted. I hope anyone in Atlanta who needs a beauty consult will call Natalie - she is fabulous. And the makeup lines that they carried were some that I had never heard of before, but am glad I found! Like Face Stockholm, for example:
I didn't purchase the above green, but I did get Aubergine, which makes for a fabulous smokey eye. I also discovered Susan Posnick cosmetics, which has a fabulous eye define pencil combining a shadow and a liner in one.
I picked the amethyst/opal combination. It's not as dark and dramatic as I normally like, but I figure I can't always wear dark looks all the time, right?
Then, we stopped by the Lumene table. This is a drugstore line from Europe that shows some promise. I bought the Vitamin C+ Invigorating Eye Serum for reducing puffiness and dark circles.
We will see how that works out. But for a special price of $5, I couldn't really pass it up.
Overall, we had a great time. Terrific music, great drinks, fun cupcakes. We were VIP, so we got a fun goodie bag with a full sized sample of Jane Iredale bronzing powder, Aquafina moisturizer (yes, there is such a thing - more on that later), coupons, gift certificates to many of the vendors present, and other fun stuff. I had a ball and would certainly go again.


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Under Armour could be key as Harrison twins choose Kentucky or Maryland
- Aaron and Andrew Harrison are top basketball recruits
- They likely will attend either Maryland or Kentucky
- They have a close relationship with an executive for Under Armour, Maryland's outfitter
RICHMOND, Texas — Aaron Harrison Sr., a no-nonsense former military man, knows the pitfalls of recruiting process, so he exhibits total control over his sons, Aaron and Andrew, twin brothers who national recruiting analysts say represent the best package deal in recent memory.
Harrison Sr., said that until September even the college coaches courting his sons had to go through dad first. One exception: Chris Hightower, in charge of basketball marketing at Under Armour.
"He is my saving grace that there are some upright, straight, humane people in the basketball business," Harrison Sr. said. "He is the one guy who can call Aaron and Andrew.
"They text him, 'Hey, Chris, appreciate what you sent us, thanks a lot. Hey, Chris, do you have a black hoodie? Does Under Armour make this or that?' He will text them, 'Great game I saw on TV.' "
Under Armour sponsors Maryland's basketball team as well as the AAU team for which Harrison coaches and his sons play. And if the connection between Hightower and Maryland was not clear enough, Hightower uses an image of the Under Armour-designed Maryland football uniforms for his Twitter picture.
Messages left for Hightower were not immediately returned. "Chris Hightower is a member of the team of Under Armour employees who service and support the University of Maryland all-sports apparel contract," the Maryland athletics department said in a statement.
The Harrisons will announce their college choice Thursday on ESPNU (5 p.m., ET).
Before they announce a school — as fans at Kentucky and Maryland toss with anxiety — they are scheduled to receive a visit today at their home from Maryland coaches who hope to secure commitments. Signing day is Nov. 14. Potentially on the line: a Final Four berth in 2014, at the end of their first and perhaps only season playing college basketball.
"Next year, when those two are in college, I can't imagine they'll play a backcourt better than them," said Evan Daniels, national recruiting analyst for Scout.com. "Those two guys are future NBA players with a chance to play in a couple NBA All-Star Games."
But this is more than your garden-variety tangled and cutthroat courtship of high-profile basketball players. This is a fascinating autumn showdown between the best modern day recruiter, Cal, and the rising influence of Under Armour,the new kid on the block.
Sonny Vaccaro, the former shoe company czar who helped create the modern recruiting game more than three decades ago, applauded Under Armour for its penetration into the summer basketball in recent years. And he said the fact that the Harrison twins are even involved with Maryland at this point "shows the power" of brand loyalty.
"There is no logical reason for someone to think Maryland competing with Kentucky for two of the best players in this class," Vaccaro said. "It is illogical. Maryland has not won a game since 1919, since Gary (Williams) won the championship (in 2002). They have had problems. And you are talking about Kentucky — Kentucky. They choose who they want."
For the better part of three decades, Nike has fought the perception it steers its best prospects to Nike-sponsored colleges so they remain under the Swoosh umbrella. Adidas has fought the same suggestions. But the formula has been similar: Sponsor AAU teams with the best teenagers — and pre-teens — and keep them in your product long enough to strengthen brand loyalty.
But now there's a new player in grassroots basketball. Under Armour sponsors at least seven teams from the top six conferences: Auburn, Boston College, Maryland, South Carolina, South Florida, Texas Tech and Utah. But there is no evidence that the Baltimore-based company has tried to steer the Harrisons or other top prospects to Maryland or other schools.
Harrison Sr., who finally gave select coaches his sons' numbers by September, said no college coach has ever offered him money and founder Kevin Plank, a Maryland alumnus, has not called him to talk about the Terps. Harrison Sr. said Tuesday, "This thing for me is about what's best for Aaron and Andrew and not about any shoe company."
And he spoke at length about other factors that draw his sons to Maryland. Harrison Sr. grew up in Baltimore and has family members who still reside in the area. He called coach Mark Turgeon, a hard-working recruiter throughout his career, the "most upright citizen I have met in basketball." And he has a strong relationship with assistant Bino Ranson, another Baltimore native.
From the time Baylor first dangled a scholarship in front of the twins as seventh-graders, the basketball world has provided an eye-opening experience for Harrison Sr.
"Me being in the used-car business, and I will let you know this, the basketball business, is 25 times worse than the used-car business," he said. "It is not even close. It blows my mind what people try to do or that people think it's OK and they'll tell you things and you fall for.
"I'll be frank with you, there are college coaches who are just as involved in this thing as any AAU guy. I am more of a father than an AAU guy. I am not a handler. I don't own any kids. . . . At some point they will become their own men."
He said he has shut people down in a conversation with him if he senses they have their own agenda. On one occasion, he and his wife sat in a college head coach's office and his wife did not like the coach's "spirit." They immediately told the school that their sons would not go there.
"They don't want for anything material," he said of his sons. "They don't have to go to the NBA to take care of me and mamma. We are going to be fine taking care of ourselves. The dynamics are different. They don't want shoes.You're not going to get them with a pair of shoes."


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Drainage creates postgame issue for A's, Mariners
Players from both teams forced to hit the showers in Raiders' locker room
OAKLAND -- After the A's topped the Mariners on Sunday, 10-2, both teams had to deal with an immediate issue: Pipes on the clubhouse level of O.co Coliseum were backing up and flooding both teams' showers and the Mariners' training room.
As the media reached the clubhouse level for postgame interviews, players were rushing to the Raiders' locker room, where the squads showered together -- a first in equipment manager Steve Vucinich's 46-year tenure, he told the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser.
According to the players, raw sewage was coming up from the shower drains before they ran to the Raiders' upper-level locker room. The sewage also backed up into the umpires' room, bathrooms and the managers' offices.
Mariners manager Eric Wedge opted to conduct his postgame interview in the hallway because of the disturbance. He and the Mariners' coaching staff, as well as the umpires, left without showering.
The A's open a road trip Monday and do not return home until June 25, when the Reds come to town for a two-game series.
The team's lease at O.co Coliseum, which has been the organization's home since it moved to Oakland in 1968, expires at the end of the season. The facility was built in 1966.


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Pay-per-channel pricing costs cable, satellite TV users more (Column)
Whenever the economy is in a slog, politicians seem to fall over themselves to be consumer advocates. The problem is they often don't kick the tires on the policies they advocate. So it is with the recent proposal by Sen. John McCain to require that cable and satellite TV consumers buy programming a la carte, or more accurately, on a pay-per-channel basis. McCain asks, rhetorically, why force consumers to buy a bundle of several hundred channels when they only watch a handful of them on any given week?
The reason: When you buy a tier, or bundle, of programming from your satellite, cable or telecom provider, you are taking advantage of huge economies of scale.
Tiered programming combines smaller, independent networks (like my network Ovation) with larger well-established ones (like ESPN) and thereby allows all programmers -- big and small -- to build a larger audience from the bigger universe of viewers of the entire tier. This huge exposure that a network gets from being grouped on a tier helps offset the growing costs of producing programming. Networks generate much higher advertising revenues and have far lower marketing costs simply because they are on a bundled tier, economics that cannot be duplicated in a pay-per-channel world.
Take away the tier, and these costs are inexorably shifted to the consumer. Booz Allen Hamilton found that, in a pay-per-channel world, operators would "price channels at $4 to $5 each" in order to make up for the inefficiencies of the model. That's bad news for the average household: A Credit Suisse report (citing Nielsen data) estimates that each adult viewer watches an average of 32 different channels per month. With multiple adults living under one roof, cable and satellite bills under an a la carte regime could reach the $250 a month range, if not more.
Nearly every analyst agrees. The Government Accountability Office warned of "higher per channel rates" and aggregate rate increases under pay-per-channel, and Bear Stearns estimated "there may be little money saved by any household opting for 10-15 channels." Most households, especially those with children, would likely seek more programming than that.
While the cost goes up for channels that manage to hang on to their audiences, many small independents would struggle to survive. The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service and nearly every civil rights organization and conservative activist organization -- groups that never agree on anything -- are on record repeatedly saying that pay-per-channel would be the death knell for small and emerging programmers. The NAACP's Hilary Shelton says the a la carte bill would "kill diversity."
Other reforms could better lower costs. For instance, we could reduce the power of the big media companies, like Disney, to leverage control over must-have networks like ESPN by forcing operators to carry other channels the market doesn't want. We must also seek a fix for the true driver of consumer costs: the massive increase in sports programming fees. Due to antitrust exemptions that allow billionaire team owners to negotiate rights as a cartel, the cost of sports is completely disproportionate to other programming services.
Good intentions should not be confused with bad ideas like the price-per-channel proposal. When McCain tried to pass a similar proposal in 2006, his own Senate Commerce Committee slapped it down by a vote of 22-2 amid opposition from nearly 200 advocacy organizations and leaders from nearly every political perspective who understand that the idea is a lose-lose scenario for consumers.
Chad E. Gutstein is COO of Ovation Network.


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Andrea Brisi from Italy wrote us recently about his big win in his national large scale racing series, letting us know that he bested all the competition to lead the series from the very start and take the overall Italian National Championship with his Baja 5B buggy! Equipped with options from his favourite Baja parts suppliers, Andrea tells us:
'Our 2009 series is finished and I was able to win it! My competitors were all very serious and skillful, but this year my Baja 5B ran extremely well. I was always able to find the right setup and I was in excellent form so I was able to win the championship. 'The next race is a trophy cup called the 'Snow and Ice Trophy', which will be soon, and the 2010 racing season will be full again and very interesting. It will start in March and there will be 6 or7 races. One of these will be the 2010 Italian HPI Baja Challenge race, and I'm looking forward very much to going to the Baja Final race!' Andrea has many sponsors he would like to thank: Turtle Racing, Team Phatdad rc, Hostile Racing products, Darksoul racing, Team Gonads and Oneill Brothers Racing. He posted all of his thanks and additional photos of the racing action throughout the season at the HPI Baja Forums site, check it out! Congratulations, Andrea! We really hope to see you at the 2010 Baja Endurance Challenge Series Finals next year!


text: LeBron James sets feature film debut 10:01 AM PDT 9/17/2009 by Associated Press , AP FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME NBA star will play himself in 'Fantasy Basketball Camp' CLEVELAND -- LeBron James is leaving Cleveland -- for Hollywood. The Cavaliers superstar and reigning NBA MVP will make his feature film debut by playing himself in an upcoming comedy. James will appear in "Fantasy Basketball Camp" by Universal Pictures. The movie is about five guys from different backgrounds who come to Las Vegas to live out their fantasy by attending James' basketball camp. Production will begin next summer, when James can become a free agent. James is experienced in front of the camera. In addition to appearing in numerous TV commercials, he has hosted "Saturday Night Live." Producer Brian Grazer is convinced the All-Star forward can make the transition to the big screen, as rapper Eminem did in "8 Mile." Grazer also produced that picture. "I initially sought LeBron out because my 8-year-old son, Thomas, and I were just dying to meet him," Grazer said. "But I felt that beyond being one of the world's great superstar athletes, here was someone so relaxed and comfortable with himself that he would have the capability to be that way on screen. Later, when I watched him host 'Saturday Night Live,' and saw his advertising work, it was clear he can do this." James will be an executive producer on the project along with his business manager, Maverick Carter. This summer, James has been promoting "More Than a Game," a documentary which chronicles how he and four childhood friends achieved their dream of winning a high school national championship. The film opens Oct. 2. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Associated Press email@example.com @thr AP firstname.lastname@example.com @thr