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Securing Legacy Control Systems
Cyber security issues have taken center stage over the last few years, and their visibility seems to increase almost on a daily basis. New IT and industrial control system platforms are incorporating vastly improved security functions, but the problem for industry is that huge numbers of control systems predate these cyber security efforts, and many even predate large-scale deployment of
the Internet. Connections to those systems from the outside provide the means for hackers to get in and do all sorts of damage, unless barriers are put in place to keep them out. The question is, can old systems be adequately protected?
"Traditionally, a control system was purchased, engineered, configured, implemented, and pretty much forgotten about for the next 20 or so years," says Ernie Rakaczky, principal security architect for Invensys Process Systems. "In many ways that's still the mindset of the control community, but a lot has happened in the last five or 10 years. Many of those early systems had no capability to be connected to anything else. They were designed to do one thing in life: they open and close a valve or they measure a level, so the cyber world really doesn't play a role."
The problem is, the world didn't stay that way. With the growth of information technology in general, the desire to extract information and to provide connectivity to outside users grew too. Rakaczky adds, "At one point, a traditional control system was 100% focused on controlling a process. Now it's probably 50% control and 50% information exchange. When that started to happen, and we started to move data off the control platform to a historian or plant network or enterprise network, it was time to start adding some best practices, being more cautious, and putting some functionality in to protect yourselves."
Safe to connect?
Some experts take the position that the only truly safe connection is no connection. "In almost all cases, proprietary systems had proprietary networks," says Kevin Staggs, CISSP, engineering fellow, global security architect, Honeywell Process Solutions. "Adding any connectivity puts them at a significant risk, because they're not even designed to protect themselves, and there is nothing to allow them to be protected. For those old systems, you must absolutely understand and know where those connection points are, and know what technology is used for those connection points. In a lot of cases those points will be historians."
But if maintaining an air gap is your main line of defense, the isolation needs to be absolute to be effective. "People tend to believe that isolated networks are secure, and put all their eggs in one basket, believing that because it's isolated it's secure," says Todd Stauffer, manager of process automation systems for Siemens Energy & Automation. "But there are many scenarios where people have an isolated network, but somebody brought in a memory stick from outside, or temporarily connected a laptop, or temporarily connected a network, and really messed up that isolated network. Unless you have the practices in place to make sure people don't bring memory sticks, CDs, or DVDs into an isolated area, then you need to have security on this isolated network or you're going to be very vulnerable when that does happen."
Understanding multiple generations
Old control platforms cover a long time span, with some still running that date back to the earliest DCS deployments. For all practical purposes, they can be divided into two broad categories: Proprietary networks and Microsoft Windows-based architecture.
Some that operate older systems comfort themselves believing that even if a hacker does break in, he or she simply will not know what to do with that obsolete technology. But is that really a protection strategy? John Cusimano, senior consultant for Exida likens that strategy to skating on thin ice. "If someone gets into one of the older systems, and they have knowledge of the system in terms of what the command structure is, I think it would be quite easy to violate it," he advises. "The distinction is that the intruder has to have a higher skill set to be able to violate an older system. But once you have access to it, you could probably execute any command you wanted."
The problem is that the population of potential qualified hackers has probably grown a great deal in the last year or so. Ken Pappas, security strategist for intrusion prevention system provider Top Layer warns, "The fear today, because the economy is what it is with companies laying off people in the thousands, they're now dealing with disgruntled employees that already have inside knowledge as to how these systems work. So if you put one-plus-one together, these people know how to get in the network, and they know what to do when they're in there, so they can cause a lot more havoc than the average hacker who just knows how to break into a network. It's not that the hackers got smarter, it's that we have a new class of hackers in post-workers."
Some users believe that once Windows moved into the plant in the 1990s, that it helped provide a more secure environment. Cusimano says this is not the case, but he "worries mostly about the systems that came out roughly 15 years ago, when Windows was first getting introduced into the control system world. There are systems still out there running Windows NT-based HMIs. That was the generation where systems were first starting to go open, but used those older versions of Windows where security was pretty much nonexistent. That's a generation in particular that needs to be looked at."
Staggs agrees, and advises, "Older Windows systems should not be connected to the business network. They absolutely must be compartmentalized, and you must understand what traffic has to flow from them into the business network. You must have a very tightly configured firewall, and if you can, you should flow that information through a more modern server. You can protect the more modern server, and it serves as a bastion device. Most of the time it's a historian, so get those upgraded and make them the most modern technology."
Old in this context means any Windows generation that is no longer supported. Windows 2000 is on extended support through June 30, 2010. Anything earlier than that falls into the unprotected category and will have no more security updates.
What can you do?
"Security by obscurity doesn't apply in the modern, interconnected situation," warns Sean McGurk, director of the control systems security program (CSSP) for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "We've done analysis of vulnerabilities at facilities for years now, and the vast majority of those vulnerabilities, about 46% of them, are in the DMZ (demilitarized zone) between the process control network and the business network. That's an unacceptably high ratio when you think that's the area where connectivity is most important. You need to look at ways to lock down those communication channels."
True enough, but easier said than done. Protecting something that was never intended to be protected or that has passed out of manufacturer support is not easy. Todd Nicholson, chief marketing officer for Industrial Defender explains, "The challenge with this environment is that everybody certainly has a need for a secure perimeter, especially if you're connecting to the outside world, but the legacy nature of this environment—hardware, software, operating systems—is challenged because these environments cannot utilize modern security technology like anti-virus at the plant system level without dramatically impacting performance and availability. You have a very fragile environment, and you have to think about that when laying out your defense strategy."
Nevertheless, there are strategies. Going into extensive detail is beyond the scope of this article, however there are resources to help start the process in the sidebar. Most strategies begin by analyzing your current architecture in detail, and cataloging all software running on your control networks. Finding all the outside connections is another major step, and is often an eye-opening experience for companies that have lost track over the years. Staggs advises beginning with your historians and upgrading those, but don't stop there in your search for connections. He suggests, "To find potential connection points, you should be looking for OPC, serial gateways, modems, safety system connectivity, Modbus serial or IP, and even Foundation Fieldbus or Profibus."
Time to migrate
Are cyber security concerns enough to drive a migration? Ultimately, the answer may be to migrate to a newer platform that has a higher level of protection. Of course that's no small task, particularly during an economic downturn. "I think most of the engineers that are actually running the system understand the risk, but whether they can quantify the risk and give it as a reason to migrate is another issue," says Ken Keiser, migration marketing manager for Siemens Energy & Automation.
"I don't know if they can articulate it to management. It's easier to say, 'It doesn't work any more and it will affect production,' rather than try to articulate that it's a security issue—although they do realize that risk," Keiser says. "It helps that people tend to want to upgrade one of the most vulnerable parts of the system first, and that's the HMI. It's easier to connect to a controller from the top down, rather than trying to attach leads to a remote instrument and send it the other way."
J.T. Keating, vice president of marketing for CoreTrace, sees migration as too slow an approach. He advises, "While cyber-security concerns are definitely an appropriate rationale for upgrading older systems, it's usually unrealistic to contemplate replacing these systems, at least in any practical timeframe. Security means now, replacing means next year. Since these are often critical systems, replacing them must be a carefully crafted process, and in 2009, fiduciary requirements often mean making do with what you have, instead of ripping and replacing what could amount to large sections of infrastructure. Across the energy sector the sentiment is to 'make do with less.' Hardly the ideal for increasing the security posture of these critical systems, but that is the reality."
Will federal regulation force a large scale change? What about all the new NERC (National Electric Reliability Corporation) requirements? McGurk points out that 80% of critical infrastructure is in the private sector, and even NERC only covers a relatively small portion of the larger energy industry. He acknowledges a sad reality, "Frankly, there's been the mindset for quite a while to find ways to avoid compliance as opposed to recognizing the need for security."
The human element
So far the discussion has largely been about technical solutions. But there are human elements as well. Keeping a system secure requires that your people participate in the process. One people-related problem common with older systems is a lack of documentation. After a system has been in place for a decade or more, like other parts of the process, there may not be current documentation that reflects what is actually operating. It's common to find vulnerabilities resulting from undocumented system changes.
Nicholson observes, "Not only in the plant environment but in enterprise IT, change management is a very large challenge. For example, when you open up a port to allow access for someone from the outside, how do you effectively track and monitor the changes to the system? Someone might forget about having a port open here or there that exposes the system."
Matt Luallen, co-founder of Encari and Control Engineering cyber security blogger, stresses the importance of procedures when dealing with problems. He says, "Effective information security programs must consist of sufficient and effective procedures for handling incidents." These include event identification, containment, root cause identification, eradication, recurrence prevention, defined call trees, tie-ins into change management documentation to identify approved and unapproved changes, and the appropriate escalation and reporting procedures, he says.
"We typically see modifications to control system software and hardware go undocumented, unnoticed, and subsequently not centrally approved," continues Luallen. "This in its own right is a security violation; however, this is a scenario that is not easily solved solely through the use of technology. In most cases, the PLCs, RTUs, relays and other control system hardware and software do not have a capability to ensure an approval process for control modifications."
Procedures are important, but people have to understand their role in keeping the plant safe. The DHS reports that social engineering is one of the biggest attack vectors. McGurk laments, "How often do we see vulnerabilities and exploits that are conducted as a result of poor operational practices because people don't understand the need for security."
Marty Edwards, Idaho National Laboratory DHS CSSP manager, outlines the kind of cultural change that needs to happen: "One of the biggest challenges we have in security—whether it's in control systems, or IT, or physical security—is creating that security culture, and you can do that regardless of the vintage of the equipment that you have. It's your personnel. It's your training. It's the culture that they operate in."
From a safety perspective, industrial and processing areas have had that culture for some time, says Edwards. "You don't do anything in a plant without thinking about what the safety ramifications are," he says. "We must instill that same culture, so that before I do anything, I think about the security ramifications. Should I post a network drawing at a user group conference that contains all the most intimate details of our control system? That's a change that everybody can make immediately, and it costs a lot less than replacing equipment."
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DHS Recommended Resources
Marty Edwards, Idaho National Laboratory DHS CSSP manager, offers a few recommendations for helpful resources. His first suggestion is to begin at the main Control Systems Security Program Website: www.us-cert.gov/control_systems .
He also suggests the following two specific publications relevant to legacy systems:
Recommended Practice for Patch Management of Control Systems
"A key component in protecting a nation's critical infrastructure and key resources is the security of control systems. The term industrial control system refers to supervisory control and data acquisition, process control, distributed control, and any other systems that control, monitor, and manage the nation's critical infrastructure. Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKRs) consist of electric power generators, transmission systems, transportation systems, dam and water systems, communication systems, chemical and petroleum systems, and other critical systems that cannot tolerate sudden interruptions in service. Simply stated, a control system gathers information and then performs a function based on its established parameters and the information it receives. The patch management of industrial control systems software used in CIKRs is inconsistent at best and nonexistent at worst. Patches are important to resolve security vulnerabilities and functional issues. This report recommends patch management practices for consideration and deployment by industrial control systems asset owners."
Securing Control System Modems
"This recommended practice provides guidance on the analysis of methodologies for evaluating security risks associated with modems and their use in an organization. This document also offers useful methods for creating a defense-in-depth architecture that protects the system components that use modems for connectivity. It is assumed that the reader of this document has a basic understanding of vulnerabilities associated with modem and modem communications, as this information is available from other sources."


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Only last week investors were plowing money into stocks, making October one of the market's strongest months ever. Now they can't sell stocks fast enough.
As of noon Tuesday, the widely watched Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen about 300 points, after losing 276 points on Monday. What happened? In a word: Greece.
After Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announced a January referendum on national austerity measures, US and European stock markets began drawing up scenarios – almost none of them positive.
"If the austerity plan is shot down [by Greek voters], then do the European Union and the IMF [International Monetary Fund] lend Greece any more money?" asks Jay Bryson, an international economist at Wells Fargo Securities in Charlotte, N.C. "If not, then we are looking at a default here."
"People are saying if Greece votes down the austerity plan, they are out of the eurozone," says Eric Stein, a vice president of Eaton Vance Management in Boston. "In a best-case scenario, they vote in favor of the plan and resolve the issue. But there is also a big chance of a downside scenario where they vote down the plan and the government of Greece gets no more aid and is forced to restructure its debt or do more politically unpopular things."
It's not the prospect for a Greek default that is bothering investors, says Wells Fargo's Mr. Bryson. Greece owes only about €400 billion. "The question is what happens to Spain and Italy," he says.
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Italy owes about €2 trillion in debt and Spain another €1 trillion, he says. Under a worst-case scenario, the two nations default on their debt, causing another global financial crisis, à la Lehman Brothers in 2008. US-based banks have exposure to about $150 billion in debts to Spain and Italy but $1.5 trillion to other banks in France and Germany, which own trillions of dollars of other European sovereign debt.
"Will the German and French banks collapse?" Bryson asks. "I don't think that will happen."
On Tuesday, investors continued to shed bonds issued to the Italian government.
On Monday investors got a Halloween-type preview of potential dangers in the European debt situation when MF Global, a large commodity trading operation run by former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, declared bankruptcy.
MF Global had $6.3 billion in European sovereign debt on its books, as Mr. Corzine, also a former top executive at Goldman Sachs, tried to make MF Global into a company that used its own capital to trade. His big bet: European debt. Complicating the MF situation, regulators are now looking into the possibility that the company commingled customer funds with its money.
"This has spilled over into another minor financial mess," says Fred Dickson, chief investment strategist at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Lake Oswego, Ore.
Mr. Dickson views the European debt problem as a play with many acts. "It will continue to play out until they [European nations] get their economies going and governments get their fiscal spending levels reduced."
Dickson says the US stock market will get over its "Euro shock" in a day or two. "I expect there will be some announcement designed to placate the financial markets," he says.
This weekend the G20 will meet in Cannes, France. Leaders need to implement the eurozone rescue deal in full and coordinate stimulative measures to avert a second global recession, writes Jan Randolph, the head of sovereign risk for IHS Global Insight writes in a preview of the meeting.
So far, European nations have yet to complete the funding of €400 billion for the European Financial Stability Facility, which is supposed to help combat the debt crisis. Recently, European leaders said they would expand the fund to €1 trillion.
"Delays in implementation to raise EZ [eurozone] bank capital, enhance the EFSF [European Financial Stability Facility] bailout fund's firepower to 1 trillion euros and cauterize Greek government debt, still threaten massive seizure in global banking and thereby precipitate a global recession," he writes.
The stock and bond markets will also be watching the actions of the Federal Reserve, which meets Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. Stein does not expect much news from the actual announcement the Fed makes at the end of every meeting. But Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will take questions from the media afterward.
"I think the reporters will be pushing him on the Greek debt issue," says Stein.


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The research site for the project was the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). Alasdair is now being sponsored by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (of which he is a Fellow) to carry out research of comparable institutes to determine whether the managerial constructs developed at the RBGE can be applied within a global context, even if those institutes have different governance structures.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:53 pm
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It's finally squash blossom season here in the Midwest of the USA. I spotted them at the farmer's market today and bought the last 3 bunches that the farmer had.
My typical recipe is a Mexican squash blossom soup, but I'm looking for some good new recipes. I've found a few for cheese stuffed and fried ones--but not too much else.
What else do people do with these wonderful flowers?
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You could put them into risotto. As far as I remember saffron is a nice additional spice for that recipe. At least this is tasty with zucchini blossoms, which is sort of squash as well.
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I realize this section is for recipes rather than discussion, but out of curiosity, what is a "bunch" of zucchini blossoms (how many?) and how much were you charged where you live?
Here in a big city on the east coast where only one stand at the market I frequent sells them, they go for around $3 for 3-4 flowers, so I buy them rarely. Wish you got more for that price.
Therefore, when I do indulge, I just go for my favorite: a light, tempera batter, eaten instantly with plenty of really good salt. Also like stuffing flowers with cheese (ricotto & Parm with basil) and doing the same thing.
I have had them shredded in risotto, but was disappointed, though other people swear by them this way; they like the subtlety. If you find you do, too, try slicing them very thinly and sauteeing them to add to a frittata or omelet or to a light soup along with the squash.
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I am curious, are squash blossoms the same as zucchini blossoms? I was just given a small bunch of zucchini flowers (6 to be exact) and I am not sure what to do with them as well. Someone mentioned to me that there is a French omlet zucchini flower recipe out there... somewhere. Has anyone ever heard of this or have another recipe to share?
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Cake Lady Mandy wrote:
I am curious, are squash blossoms the same as zucchini blossoms?
The English word "squash" is usually divided into the categories of winter and summer varities. Winter squash are hard-shelled with stringy cores filled with seeds (like their relatives, gourds, from the Cucurbaticeae Family: pumpkins, for example) while the term "summer squash" is used interchangeably to distinguish elongated, (ideally) small yellow squash that appear at this time of year from dark green zucchini (a 19th-C development), or to classify both in opposition to winter squash.
There are now lots of different kinds of summer squash available including patty pan, squat, round with scalloped sides; globe-shaped zucchini, earlier, pale green types, some with ridges, some bright yellow zucchini, some half green, half yellow. Conduct an online search. All have flowers, the ones from males, bigger.
If your blossoms are still fresh, I strongly recommend trying them fried in a light batter. Hazan: Pour 1 cup of water into a shallow bowl and use a whisk or fork to beat 2/3 cup of flour into the water, adding it gradually by using a sieve. (Maintain these proportions but cut down amount for only 6 flowers.)
Carefully clean flowers by opening them up gently with fingers and dipping them in a bowl of water. Dry on paper towel. Take out stemen or pistel (sp? always mix these up) if you'd like to add a light stuffing of ricotta mixed with basil and Parmesan cheese. Twist ends of blossoms tight after filling. But you might try them without filling first.
Heat light vegetable oil in sautee pan, so that it measures a little less than the height/length of your smallest finger nail.
Dip the flowers in batter one by one and then drop in oil. Turn when lightly golden, drain, sprinkle with excellent salt and eat AT ONCE. Good in sandwiches, too.
Omelet: Simply saute thin strips of the cleaned flowers in butter with chiffonade of fresh basil. Season with salt and pepper. Put aside. Make an omelet as you normally do, only add the sauteed flowers either immediately so they become part of the egg or once omelet is nearly set, as part of a filling along with plenty of cheese. You might wish to pour stripes of a light tomato sauce on top of the folded omelet.
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P.S. There is a very long discussion of zucchini blossoms under "Resources" here. Look down the list and you should see it on the first page.
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Emmet wrote:
It's finally squash blossom season here in the Midwest of the USA. I spotted them at the farmer's market today and bought the last 3 bunches that the farmer had.
My typical recipe is a Mexican squash blossom soup, but I'm looking for some good new recipes. I've found a few for cheese stuffed and fried ones--but not too much else.
What else do people do with these wonderful flowers?
Am most interested in your squash blossom soup. We have a glut of flowers on our plants right now and I too am looking for recipes!
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Wow! HP getting out of PCs and abandoning their very recent and very significant investment in Palm - then on top of that, they're looking to buy Autonomy!
While I can understand HP getting out of the PC business - it's a very competitive marketplace wit low margins - after all, that is why IBM sold it's PC division to Lenovo. What surprises me is the timing. Only 18 months after buying Palm for US$1.2 Billion, they're cutting their losses and shedding it.
Since I don't live in the US, I can't comment on the marketing push that HP put behind the Pre and the TouchPad, but I've never seen any marketing for it. When your competitor is Apple, the only way to make any dent is the push and push hard. They needed to out market Apple and I'm sure I don't need to tell you how difficult and expensive that would be!


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"A new departure with us has already been commenced in the method of displaying our Snakes. In addition to spirit, and in many instances dried specimens, a series of casts, coloured from nature, will be added, taken only from the most typical and largest examples procurable, but also showing variation in colour, and stages of growth. A commencement has already been made with the Australian species".
Wow Vanessa - this is amazing! I feel priveleged to have (almost) broken the tail off! Seriously, this is such an important part of our heritage and thnx for investigating and sharing. Let's think about how to get that info into our interps. Can't wait to see more.


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Starting to have a bad feeling about BARC w/Jesse. I think this may turn out to be REALLY difficult to find. Apparently he is only part of Wave 4, and is not being carried forward with either of the subsequent revision waves (1 or 2) Because why would you want to make more of the one new thing, whe you can make more of the 3 or 4 things that have already been out for six months? I saw Wave 4 Revision 2 over the weekend at Target (http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HS94737D1) because they had the 2 promo stickers for the online game or whatever, and the original versions did not. So it appears they just skipped over the original Wave 4 entirely. Outside of the inital sighting on 1/14, I have not heard a single instance of this being found at retail. It's never been on HTS or SWS and only showed up at BBTS for a few days before selling out and has never been re-stocked. That's pretty weak.
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This is the Castle Creations Sidewinder 3 Waterproof 1/10 Sport ESC/Motor Combo with an included Neu-Castle 1406 4600kV motor. Castle's Sidewinder ESC is now waterproof! The Sidewinder 3 can power crawlers on water filled trails, AWD's in rain soaked parking lots, and SCT's on adventures through muddy fields. Drivers can now give in to those irresistible urges to drive in the mud or rip through puddles without damaging their ESC.
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The Sidewinder 3 is a great fit for 1/10th off-road, on-road, and rock crawlers running up to 3S LiPo. It features updated circuitry for faster response time and improved reliability. As always, the Sidewinder 3 offers industry-leading software functions and USB programming capability via Castle Link USB adapter (sold separately). NOTE: This ESC is recommended by Castle for rock crawler applications. However, the motor included in this combo is not suited to rock crawling applications.
Amazing Price
The Sidewinder 3 offers world class performance at an entry level price.
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Although Sidewinder 3 and Castle brushless motors are waterproof, always rinse the ESC and motor with fresh water after exposure to corrosives or dirt. While the motor and controller may be waterproof, Castle suggests users confirm that the rest of their vehicle, including the batteries, servo, radio and chassis, are also waterproof before exposing them to liquids of any kind.
Neu-Castle 1406 Motor
Everyone wants more power. So how could Castle improve upon the incredibly powerful CM36 series? Work with motor guru Steve Neu to change the motor from a slotless design to one with a 1.4 inch diameter slotted stator. Then change the single neodymium rotor magnet from a 2 pole donut to a 4 magnet, four pole rotor for more torque. Throw in improved manufacturing, high quality bearings and a removable end bell and you have the 1406 series of high performance motors from Castle. The end result is a motor that cranks out 30% more torque with the efficiency and durability that Castle is known for. These motors are bolt in upgrades for most all sensorless 1/10 applications and are available in the now-standard ratings of 4,600kV, 5,700kV, 6,900kV and 7,700kV.
NOTE: This ESC is recommended by Castle for rock crawler applications. However, the motor included in this combo is not suited to rock crawling applications.
1406 Motor Features:
Sidewinder 3 Specifications:
Input Voltage: MIN: 2s LiPo; MAX: 3s LiPo
Operating Environment: Waterproof* design allows for use in nearly any environment.
Brake: Proportional
Reversible: Yes - with lockout
Size (LxWxH): 1.93x1.48x0.79" (49x38x20mm)
Weight (w/127mm long battery wires and no battery connector): 1.96 oz (55.5g)
*Not intended for operation while submerged in liquid. If unit is operated in wet conditions, rinse with fresh water to remove dirt or corrosives, then fully dry unit.
1406-4600kV Specifications:
Type: Brushless
kV: 4600
Overall Diameter: 1.4" (36mm)
Shaft Diameter: 1/8" (3.18mm)
Overall Length: 1.9" (48.2mm)
Connectors: Factory installed 4mm bullet connectors
This product was added to our catalog on April 10, 2013


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Patriot Viper Xtreme PC3 16000 CAS 9 2X2GB Memory Review
Do you (like myself) miss the snappy feel of the DDR2 tight timing RAM of the previous generation of computers? I know when I switched to the P55/i7 platform that I now have, it just didn't feel as snappy as the computer I was replacing. I found a couple of ways to bring back the snappy feel I was so used to. First was the addition of an SSD and the second was higher frequency DDR3 RAM. You would think that going from DDR2-1066 RAM to DDR3-1600 RAM would only serve to increase the performance and feel of your computing experience, but I found it lacking that good 'ol "snappy feel". Raising the RAM frequency at or above the 2000 Mhz boundary seemed to bring back the quickness and my enjoyment of my computer once again.
Today we are taking a look at a set of DDR3-2000 RAM from Patriot Memory, namely the Viper Xtreme 4 GB set. This particular set of memory runs at a guaranteed frequency of 2000 Mhz at timings of 9-10-9-27 at 1.65v. This memory sports an extruded aluminum medium rise heat spreader with the addition of a copper strip (6 grams per module) to facilitate thermal transfer between the memory modules and the aluminum heat spreader. Patriot has stated that this design will result in a 5% better thermal profile than standard aluminum-only heat spreaders.
Closer Look:
The memory arrived in an outer box with an inner retail clam shell container securely holding the RAM. The outer box just gives you the name, picture and states a few facts about the particular RAM, like "Designed for Intel P55 Platforms", "Unrivaled Performance", "Free Technical Support" and Patriot's contact information with an address, phone number and email address. The inner clam shell gets a little more specific and gives the exact kit details.
Here you can see the retail clam shell packaging that holds the RAM modules securely in place.
Here we see the actual RAM modules themselves. You can clearly see the copper strips through the cut-outs in the extruded aluminum heat spreaders. The heat spreaders protrude just shy of 1/2" (approx. 12mm) above the memory's PCB.
Let's take a look at how this memory performs.


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Cleveland State scored four times in the late innings on Sunday afternoon to rally and defeat Valparaiso 7-5 at Emory G. Bauer Field to take rubber game of the three-game weekend series.
The Vikings' Anthony Sambula (1-0) allowed just one hit in relief over 4.1 innings of work to slow the Crusader bats while striking out three to earn the victory.
Valpo got off to a quick start with a three-run homer to leftfield by Josh Wallace (Bellefontaine, Ohio/Bellefontaine H.S.) to score Dan DeBruin (Combined Locks, Wis./Kimberly H.S.) and Zach Rodeghero (New Lenox, Ill./Providence Catholic H.S.), both of whom had singled in the inning. For Wallace, it was his Horizon League leading seventh round-tripper of the season.
A single by Josh Hungerman, his first of four hits on the day, scored Alex Kerins to put Cleveland State on the scoreboard in the third. The Vikings tied the game in the fifth on a homer by Kyle Bischof and a run-scoring double by John Foco, who went 3-for-4 on the day.
Rodeghero, who also went 3-for-4 in the game, hit a two-run homer to left-center in the bottom of the fifth to score DeBruin, who doubled for his second hit of the game, giving Valpo a 5-3 advantage.
A three-run seventh by Cleveland State (7-9, 2-1 Horizon League), capped by a Tom Carter single, put the Vikings in front and they added an insurance run in the eighth.
Valpo committed three errors, all on dropped fly balls, to extend several Viking innings.
"We need to do the fundamentals right," head coach Tracy Woodson said. "We catch three pop ups we should have and we have a chance to win the game. We need to do the little things to win games. If we did that we'd have four or five more wins right now."
Derek Smith (Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo H.S.) suffered the loss in relief for the Crusaders, as Valpo's four relievers gave up four runs on the afternoon following starter Alex Berry's (Olney, Ill./East Richland H.S.) 4.2 innings of work.
Valparaiso (6-18, 1-2) will host Illinois Tech on Wednesday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field in a game that has been added to the schedule. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.
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I wasn't thrilled to hear Jerry Manuel say he was hoping to have Jose Reyes back by Tuesday so he could bat right handed against Reds lefty Travis Wood.
There was such indecisiveness in the statement, in that it implies Reyes be available from one side of the plate but not another. That's another way of rushing him back, which only means he's not ready.
Personally, if Reyes isn't ready by Tuesday, I'd be more inclined to back date him on the DL and give him this week and the All-Star break to get ready for the second half.
You don't want Reyes available for one side of the plate and not the other. Pushing him into that scenario is a prelude for re-injury.


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Kelly and Jef's Retro Oasis
Name: Kelly B.
Location: Claremont, California
Size: 250 square feet
Your Favorite Thing About Your Outdoor Space: The papasan chairs/chiminea area. Or my 6 foot vintage glider. And my cactus succulent collection. We moved here from San Francisco, and I've never had an outdoor space before, or a place for plants. It's amazing and relaxing. I kinda love it all.
Biggest Design Challenge With This Space: Coming up with a plan for outdoor living in SoCal while trying to stay cool. But there weren't too many challenges. I love our outside space. Other than spiders. Claremont California should really be made spider capitol of the world.
Tips for Creating a Great Small Outdoor Space: We focused on color, items we love and keeping everything in style with our home, even though I have mixed every style there is. I tried to create lounge areas that blend into each other while still giving privacy. And a place for big friends and family dinners, since our apartment is so small. We have distinct areas with their own heat sources for privacy if you want it.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Hummer Incident Update; Council Meeting
I was unable to make it to the L.A. City Council meeting where cyclists brought up their concerns on the renegade hummer incident, but many did, and made their voices and our interests heard. My thanks to all those who could make it out there, if we keep being a thorn in the side of the city, they are going to learn they can't get away with ignoring us. For complete coverage, check out Streetsblog L.A., the go to source for alternative transportation reporting in Los Angeles.
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Reyer is not a curator. Instead, she uses her art background to work with a team to design how artifacts are presented. "I'm not the content expert," she said. "Each exhibit has a curator who provides facts and chooses an approach for telling a particular story. We take complex content and make it feel accessible."
Reyer said that "American Spirits" was one of the most challenging exhibits to arrange because of its size and the level of interactivity available for museum-goers.
"American Spirits" debuted in October, and for three years beginning in April, it will travel to cities across the country. It was curated by Daniel Okrent, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of "Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition."
Okrent said that the 18th Amendment, which enforced Prohibition, redefined the role of the federal government, in addition to leaving its mark on everything from citizens' personal habits to the nation's tax policies.
Interactive elements and immersive environments help bring what Reyer called an interesting and diverse period of American history to life. She said that "Wayne Wheeler's Amazing Amendment Machine," developed by Moey Inc. in Brooklyn, is an important part of the exhibit. The carnival-inspired contraption, named after the famed prohibitionist, traces how the temperance movement culminated in the 18th Amendment.
"Of the 27 amendments, this is by far the sexiest," she said, referring to the 18th. "There are some amazing artifacts, like Carrie Nation's hatchet and Al Capone's guilty verdict. They give a sense of the time period."
Reyer said she is proud of the work her team put into "American Spirits." Working on the exhibit, like dozens of others before it, reminded her of her time in high school, taking weekend trips to museums in New York City while growing up in Merrick.
"I spent a lot of time in museums as a kid, but I didn't know this was possible," she said. "It's a tremendous amount of fun, and I'm very lucky."


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Here I am in La Paz, Mexico grinning unabashedly over a surprisingly successful culinary triumph, but I live most of the year in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
I am about 67 years old in this photo taken in 2001. I am a forty plus-year resident of Pittsburgh. Before that I was born and raised in the then small city of Naperville, Illinois, west of Chicago. Now I'm retired after pursuing a checkered set of careers that included structural engineering, software design, and various business ventures.
I was fortunate to have travelled extensively during my working years and, now that I am retired, my wife and I spend winters in some place warm, often somewhere in Latin America.


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The number of dads staying home with the kids, while still small, has more than doubled in the last decade, according to U.S. Census data. That's up from 1.6 percent in 2001 to 3.4 percent last year.
But it's not the result of job losses in the recession, according to new research from Boston College. A growing number of men are deciding to stay to raise their children to benefit their families, help their wives' careers and bring them closer to their kids, say the researchers from the Center for Work and Family in their recent report, "The New Dad: Right at Home."
Census data says 81,000 dads stayed home with the kids in 2001, compared to 176,000 last year in the United States.
The Boston researchers conducted lengthy interviews with 31 stay-at-home dads and 23 of their spouses to get insight into the shift.
"Contrary to media reports about laid-off fathers who re-invent themselves as full-time caregivers, most of the men we interviewed report that being a stay-at-home dad is a choice, not simply a reaction to an unanticipated job loss," said study author Brad Harrington, the center's director, in a written statement accompanying the research.
"The existence of at-home fathers greatly enables and facilitates the careers of their working wives or partners. The overwhelming response from wives was that having an at-home spouse has enabled these women to pursue their careers in a much more assertive fashion without the limitations that virtually all working mothers experience."
The center said the study follows two earlier reports that also show how much the roles of both men and women in the workplace are changing. Employers will need to "adapt their thinking and their actions regarding who needs support to do so adequately," Harrington noted of caregiving roles.
More than half of 1,000 fathers who were surveyed last year said they'd feel comfortable staying at home full-time with their children, according to one of those studies.
"That's a real change in attitude," Harrington told the Boston Herald's Margery Eagan.
Eagan wrote: "So is this: These fathers aren't particularly uncomfortable answering the 'what do you do?' question. Their wives aren't turned off ('most said they love having husbands at home,' Harrington said). Some mothers are bothered when baby falls and toddles first to dad, not her. But having husbands at home also means they can accept promotions and added work responsibilities without worrying about even more separation from their kids."
Keith Miller, a stay-at-home dad, told Eagan that he's not replacing his wife in his daughter's heart. "There isn't anything like mommy. They haven't lost their mother. They've gained their father."
An article in MailOnline used movies that were popular in their day to show the evolving attitudes toward dads who stay home with the kids. "When the comedy 'Mr. Mom' hit the big screen in 1983," wrote Snejana Farberov, "it portrayed Michael Keaton as a clueless stay-at-home dad who is laid off from work and is forced to learn how to take care of his children without setting the house on fire.
"Fast forward to 2012, the fathers in the new comedy 'What to Expect When You're Expecting' are portrayed as much savvier caretakers to their brood, but still, old stereotypes die hard."
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The defending Atlantic League champion Long Island Ducks began their 14th season with a bang as the Central Islip-based minor league team signed three former big-name major leaguers for their 2013 roster.
The players, Vladimir Guerrero, hit 449 home runs, knocked in 1,496 RBIs and had 2,590 career hits. Dontrelle Willis was the 2003 National League Rookie of the Year. Catcher Ramon Castro played for the Mets, in addition to the Marlins and White Sox.
Guerrero is expected to join the Ducks after the team's initial games. Willis and Castro are in uniform, with Willis scheduled to pitch the team's home opener, as they open their slate of 70 home games with a three-game series against the Sugar Land Skeeters Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 26-28.
"I always loved playing at Shea and it was a no brainer for me to come here because of the talent level," Willis said. "I have friends from Long Island who are fired up."
The trio joins a team that also includes Pete Budkevics, Josh Barfield, the son of former major leaguer Jesse Barfield, and Ray Navarette, who is in his franchise-record eighth season with the Ducks.
Budkevics is the only native Long Islander on the playing roster. Raised in Deer Park, he played baseball at LIU Post and now lives in Freeport. "It means a lot, as I grew up on Long Island and know about the Ducks," Budkevics said about playing for his "hometown" team. "I want to be a good teammate and offered to show these guys around Long Island. A lot of my friends are excited."
One Duck who doesn't need a road map to drive from his Port Washington home to Bethpage Ballpark is Navarette. The team's old reliable, Navarette holds franchise career records for hits, runs scored, RBIs, home runs, doubles games played and league All-Star game appearances. "I take pride in the [league's] history and there is yet to be a player to win two rings, that's why I came back," he said.
Former player Kevin Baez returns for his third season as manager, along with pitching coach Steve Foucault, also in his third season. Ducks part owner and former Met Bud Harrelson will coach and pitch batting practice. "I am excited about the season," Baez said. From top to bottom our lineup has speed."
Hurricane Sandy damaged the ballpark's roof and three inches of water washed through the upper level. All storm-related damage has been repaired and the stadium is ready for another season.
New league rules concerning time between pitches and the number of meetings that managers, coaches and players can have with pitchers during a game seek to speed up the games.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday games will be broadcast on WRCN/103.9-FM. The broadcast team will include Chris King and David Weiss. Both have been involved since the team's inaugural 2000 season. Also in the booth will be Michael Polak, in his fourth year of broadcasting Ducks games, and broadcast assistant Tom Felice.
The Ducks, who play in the eight-team Atlantic League, began their 140-game season April 18 with a seven-game road trip to Texas and Pennsylvania.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.liducks.com or at the box office at Bethpage Ballpark at 3 Court House Drive, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or call (631) 940-TIXX (8499).


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Thomas More College Announces Official Alma Mater Song
"Light of Saints" to debut publicly at commencement
Thomas More College is held dear in the hearts of many, especially its alumni. And, while many have no trouble singing its praises to others as they reminisce about times on campus, long-standing friendships formed, professors they still keep in touch with or the rich tradition of quality, faith-based education they received, it's only now that they can literally sing about their alma mater. On November 27, 2012 the Thomas More College Alumni Association Board of Directors, led by President Wayne Wycoff '97, officially approved "Light of Saints," which honors the history of the College and celebrates the pride that embodies the Thomas More College experience, as its official alma mater song.
TMC Alumni Relations Director Monica Ginney explained the process behind the adoption of the alma mater song, "A 'TMC Alma Mater Advisory Committee' was comprised during the summer of 2011. A slate of monthly meetings began in earnest in September once faculty and students were back on campus. The committee felt the song should reflect all aspects of the College: the previously named Villa Madonna College era, TMC days after the renaming and relocation, as well today. We wanted all constituents to be able to identify with the song's lyrics. Key words became the main topic of conversation for several months, in addition to a timeline leading to the unveiling."
Monica described the talent behind the music. "English Professor Sherry Cook Stanforth generously gave of her time to forge the actual lyrics and the song's title. Senior student Brianna Erne was inspired to write the music. She literally came upon divine intervention when she was sitting in the old TMC chapel relaxing and playing the piano when she said that a tune just popped into her head and she started playing it and didn't stop. Once Brianna played the tune for a few committee members, tears were rolling down each of their faces. Music instructor and alumna Rebecca Schaffer Wells created harmony and sheet music for it."
The alma mater song "Light of Saints" was unanimously approved by the Alumni Association Board of Directors on November 27, 2012 - a little over a year after the committee set out to accomplish its goal of creating a song that would resonate with alumni of all ages. Currently, the lyrics to "Light of Saints" can be found on the Alumni Association's website, thomasmore.edu/alumni. An instructional video is also available there to teach everyone the new song. On May 11, 2013, "Light of Saints" will be publicly debuted at commencement.
Approved November 27, 2012 by the TMC Alumni Association Board of Directors:
Annette Brink '77, Patrick Eagan '01, Lou Esselman '81, Christopher Fischer '95, Diana (Thomas) Henke '83, Amity (Yeager) Kukla '01, Anita (Scheper) Stautberg '64, Jim Stautberg '65, Brad Voegele '01, John Wenderfer '71, Alice (Rabe) Wintersheimer '56, President Wayne Wycoff '97, and Vice President Ted Zalla '90.


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I was dieheartend at atheistcon in Melbourne this year by a number of things: Hirsti Ali suggested that Islam was 'our' biggest concern, as did Harris; Mr Deity referenced our government before retracting in recognition of the fact he was speaking in Australia; Eugene Scott was introduced as representing the 'National Centre for Science Education (NCSE), we, in Australia don't have such a thing; Lesile Canold suggested that ' this is a numbers game' and that we, the atheists, should be good…Continue
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This is a marginally edited letter to a friend in response to a video link he had sent me.
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I recently did the political compass questionnaire here http://www.politicalcompass.org/test.
I am not reifying this model, but some of the basic formations I think have significant consequences for understanding political atheism. Before I get to the point of…Continue
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This is a slightly edited version of a comment (essay?) which I posted on Monicks blog Unleashed http://monicks.net/2011/11/22/we-cant-save-the-world-but-whos-trying/#comment-7216, don't know what's inspired me to post it here:)
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The Student Planning Board is comprised of student leaders interested in enhancing the college experience and is responsible for planning most campus events. The group is open to all interested students. Student interests are the driving force behind planning campus activities.
Rio Grande offers a variety of opportunities for students to be involved in campus life. Numerous activities that are recreational, educational, and cultural are offered throughout the academic year to accommodate the diverse interests of our students. Past events have included ski and hiking trips, concerts, coffeehouse acts, comedians, out-door carnival attractions, simulators, dances, fundraisers, professional hockey games, and NFL games.
To learn how to get involved - contact Dena Warren, Director of Resident Life and Student Activities at 1-800-282-7201 ext. 7396 or directly at 740-245-7396 or e-mail: email@example.com


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hmv is a leading specialist retailer of music, film, games and technology products, with over 120 stores around the UK, offering a wide selection of new release and catalogue titles.
The hmv brand, made famous by the iconic image of the 'dog and trumpet' trademark featuring 'Nipper, is practically synonymous with the very history and development of British popular music and culture. Hmv's rich heritage as a retail specialist stretches back over 90 years to 20th July 1921 when its first store in London's Oxford Street was officially opened by the celebrated British composer and conductor, Sir Edward Elgar.
Since that time hmv has made music and entertainment available to its customers in every format imaginable: from sheet music and the earliest gramophone 78s to today's digital downloads. On the way hmv has, of course, notably also taken in vinyl singles and albums, cassettes and CDs as well as film and TV content on VHS, DVD & Blu-ray and games titles across all platforms. More recently still hmv has gone 'back to the future' by carrying the latest portable technology such as headphones and tablets.
As one of the first high street brands to recognise the passion that so many of us have for music, film and games, hmv virtually invented the idea of instore events and product launches, and over the years many of the world's greatest artistes have appeared in its stores to meet their fans, sometimes to perform live or occasionally just to shop. From recording giants such as Elgar and Yehudi Menuhin in its very earliest days to icons including Cliff Richard, Kate Bush, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Madonna, David Bowie, Beyonce, Amy Winehouse and Quentin Tarantino and more recently Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and One Direction, hmv has hosted them all.
In its first few decades hmv traded principally from its main London flagship store and supplied own-label products to recognised dealers around the country on a franchise basis, but all that changed with the advent of first Elvis then the Beatles in the late Fifties and early Sixties and explosion of popular culture that followed. More HMV stores began to open around London and then gradually the rest of the country as the chain began to take shape and expand during the Seventies. But it was really in the Eighties, through the combined catalyst of Liveaid in 1985 and the advent of the compact disc around the same time that hmv really took off as a leading retail brand with a national footprint.
hmv continued to expand through the 1990s, reaching 100 stores in 1997. The launch of the DVD format in the late 1990s propelled the hmv's growth for the following decade with the company exceeding 200 UK stores in 2004.
Towards the end of the noughties, hmv's growth started to slow as the internet and digital distribution began to change the retail landscape. In response to these changes, HMV sought to diversify into new ways of giving people the access to the music, film and games they love with investments in venues, festivals and cinemas.
In 2013, HMV Group plc went into administration, with a new, streamlined hmv emerging two months later under new ownership as a lean and agile private company. Today, hmv trades from over 120 stores in the UK, more than 110 locations in Canada and is fast rebuilding its presence in Ireland. An updated product mix, refreshed stores and new digital services, together with a commitment to bring customers more exclusive in-store events and experiences than ever has seen hmv regain its rightful place as the home of entertainment.
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This is still useful if the package(s) you want are not part of an apt repository, but otherwise, I recommend this: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 7&t=101123
This was done with the aim of installing Wine, but will also work for any other deb that you would download, such as Skype or Google Chrome, without going through dependency hell (unless none of your sources have the required dependency...).
I installed LMDE, did the huge update, and switched to the Cinnamon shell (2012/04/10). Everything seemed to work well and I had no qualms about using cinnamon instead of Gnome2, so the next day I decided I wanted to get Wine... Turns out that's a hard thing to find in Debian (Doesn't exist in repo and the instructions I've seen link to old packages or don't work well). So after poking around for awhile trying to find seamless solutions, I came up with an idea: create a local repository so package management can figure out dependencies. Here's how to do it.
===Installing Wine using a Local Repository===
1. In your Downloads folder create a folder called local_repo, the full path of which should be /home/username/Downloads/local_repo (Shorthanded as $repo) (if the path has any spaces it will break, but might be correctable with "\"s later)
2. Grab latest debs of wine and wine-gecko for your arch from http://main.mepis-deb.org/mepiscr/repo/pool/main/w/ OR http://main.mepis-deb.org/mepiscr/testrepo/pool/test/w/ (Wine 1.4 OR 1.5) and put them in $repo
3. Go to your $repo directory and create a file called "scan.sh" paste into it this command "dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null | gzip -9c > Packages.gz".
----Right click the file, go to Properties, and check "Allow executing file as program". Now run the file by double clicking it.
4. Open a terminal and enter in "sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list" (If this doesn't work try the other editors listed in notes) (for the "Is not a directory" problem... We're working on that...)
----On a newline add "deb file:/home/username/Downloads/local_repo /" (replace with the exact path you used)
5. Update/Reload your package manager (eg "sudo apt-get update")
6. Install Wine through a package manager (eg "sudo apt-get install wine")
===Example (YES IT IS VERBOSE-ish)===
I created /home/damian/Downloads/wine_repo/
Opened Firefox, went to http://main.mepis-deb.org/mepiscr/testrepo/pool/test/w/, downloaded wine-gecko/wine-gecko_1.5.0-1mcr110+1_all.deb and wine/wine_1.5.2-1mcr110+1_amd64.deb, place them in wine_repo
Created a document called scan.sh inside wine_repo/ and entered into it "dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null | gzip -9c > Packages.gz" and executed it. (not sure if I had to mark as executable)
Pressed Alt+F2, typed "gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list", entered password, added in "deb file:/home/damian/Downloads/wine_repo /" to get
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deb http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/linuxmint-packages/ debian main upstream import
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest testing main non-free contrib
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/security testing/updates main non-free contrib
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/multimedia testing main non-free
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/freefilesync/ffs-debian/ubuntu oneiric main
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/freenx-team/ppa/ubuntu lucid main
deb file:/home/damian/Downloads/wine_repo /
Installed Notepad++ (irrelevant...)
Tried running the Windows version of Xonotic and a couple other games, but they didn't work because they are 32bit, so I researched and found that for the PROPRIETARY NVIDIA driver (other drivers may need something similar) you need to install libgl1-nvidia-glx-ia32. Some games magically started working, even part of Crysis (crashes after the plane intro).
-According to http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=61825 MEPIS isn't too different from Debian package wise.
-You may not have gedit on your computer, if it says you don't have it, try these "pluma, leafpad, kwrite, kate, nano, joe"
-$repo can also be used for other debs you may want to install to take advantage of dependency handling. If you do this often enough, you may want to put the scanning command into an sh file, so you can run it quickly.
-Avoid having multiple packages of the same version but for different distro versions and/or architectures in the repo (pkg_version-dist_arch.deb), when I had the i386 and amd64 packages of wine_1.5.1 for MEPIS 8.0, 8.5, and 11.0 in the repo at the same time, it only listed the i386/11.0 version in the Packages.gz file. Will have to test multiple versions of the same package sometime to see if those work.
-Avoid automatically installing the suggested/recommended packages since this will install a lot of unnecessary kde stuff if it doesn't find gnome-exe-thumbnailer. (I'm assuming the qt/kde libs include some kind of exe thumbnailer since it's listed as a fallback)
-For users of the proprietary nVidia driver (Other drivers may need 32bit compatibility libraries installed as well): Since Wine doesn't support 64bit fully you have to install "libgl1-nvidia-glx-ia32" so that 32bit programs that utilize 3d don't crash. (I might be wrong about the reason, but the solution to crashing works)
-winehq.org recommends using http://dev.carbon-project.org/debian/wine-unstable/ on debian installs, but its a little annoying because it splits Wine up into many packages and doesn't provide wine-gecko. I tried installing it through the "dpkg -i *; apt-get -f install" method, but it didn't work and I don't like the fact that the packages are temporarily broken. It seemed to install successfully with my local repo method, but I didn't bother to test it.


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2000-07-26 / Obituaries
Daniel P. Sullivan, Jr., Amityville resident
Daniel P. Sullivan, Jr., a resident of Amityville since 1984, died July 11, 2000 at the State Veterans Nursing Home, Stony Brook, where he had been a resident since November 1996. He was 84 years old. He had also been a long-time resident of Garden City prior to moving to Amityville. Born in New York City May 19, 1916, Mr. Sullivan had formerly been employed as an insurance broker with Alexander and Alexander in New York City, retiring in 1981 after more than 30 years of service. He was also a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving from April 1941 through January of 1946 when he was separated as a captain, after serving as a combat liaison officer in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns. He was awarded the bronze star for valor. He then served in the Army Reserve, receiving his discharge with the rank of major in April 1953.
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Sheriff Tom Knight and Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino made a grand show of peace Thursday. But underneath the happy talk lay a can of worms, opened by Knight June 18 when he complained that his county office shoulders increasing costs and risks to fight crime in the city's north-Sarasota jurisdiction.
Knight seemed remarkably frustrated with city police strategies. "I can assure you one thing: Their decrease in crime is highly attributable to your sheriff's office," Knight told county commissioners.
That was news to DiPino, who disagreed.
Is this a clash of egos, expectations, or something else?
After a story on Knight's comments was published in the Herald-Tribune, the two law enforcement leaders met privately, emerging with pledges of "a reaffirmed commitment to a good relationship" between the agencies.
That's a start. But the exposed rift raises substantial questions about law enforcement priorities, strategies and funding. Both agencies need to provide data and answers. If there's a problem, the public deserves a solution.
Shared responsibilities
North Sarasota's population straddles the city/county line. The Police Department handles the neighborhoods within city limits. The Sheriff's Office mostly patrols the unincorporated areas but, according to Knight, increasingly is backing up police within the city limits. His office is also mounting more anti-crime operations near there, Knight said.
The sheriff acknowledges that he has a responsibility for all of Sarasota County, not just the unincorporated areas. City taxpayers, after all, not only fund their own Police Department but also join the rest of the county in funding the Sheriff's Office.
Yet, with two agencies serving north Sarasota, it's important to coordinate efforts, avoid duplication and use crime-fighting resources as effectively as possible.
North Sarasota and Newtown present a particular challenge. Poverty is concentrated there, along with the social problems that attend it. Jobs are desperately thin. The area has been the scene of shootings that not only injure people but destroy neighbors' peace of mind and thwart economic revitalization.
The city is trying a community-based strategy that aims to leverage police, neighborhood and family pressure to keep lower-level crime from escalating. (Thirty-nine arrests were announced last week in connection with this effort.) It's a new approach for the city and has not been in place long, so it's hard to judge whether it's working.
Smaller police force
The situation is playing out at a time when the city police force is smaller than it had been -- diminished by recession budget cuts, retirements and attrition. The overall cost of the department remains large, however, due in part to pension expenses and collective-bargaining rules that restrict city leaders' ability to enact a cost-cutting overhaul. Some reforms have been approved, but pension obligations are still projected to rise precipitously.
The Sheriff's Office has more flexibility on employee matters, which is one reason why some observers suggest so-called consolidation -- i.e., no longer having a separate Police Department. Though city Mayor Shannon Snyder says bluntly that the sheriff would do a better job, others say there would be little or no savings. Knight says there's no real public support for the idea.
Relationship needs to be clarified
City officials have warned that for the sake of future sustainability, Police Department costs must be reined in. Knight, conversely, worries that the already diminished police force is resulting in bigger costs and risks for his office.
Meanwhile, city taxpayers are hit up twice -- once for police, once for sheriff -- and violence continues in north Sarasota.
Nobody should be satisfied with this situation.
The tension evident between these agencies suggests that their "relationship" needs to be revamped and clarified. They seem to lack a clear understanding of what they should expect from each other. That sows conflict and waste.
The sheriff, the chief, and the county and city commissioners who set their budgets should sit down together and work this out. Taxpayers expect a safe community, whether they live in the city or the county. Two law enforcement agencies -- coordinating efforts rather than stepping on each other's toes -- should be able to meet that goal.
Law enforcement rift
Sheriff Tom Knight and Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino made a grand show of peace Thursday. But underneath the happy talk lay a can of worms, opened by Knight June 18 when he complained that his county office shoulders increasing costs and risks to fight crime in the city's north-Sarasota jurisdiction.


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Batch Mode (Running Experiments)
[Overview] The purpose of Experiments is to allow running
An experiment is a collection of modifiers with a link to a scenario. An experiment can run just like a scenario can run. When you run an experiment it creates a batch. A batch is an executable that spawns off (a sequence of) simulations. The experiment uses modifiers to make changes to the scenario and then run a simulation from each.
New View: Active Batches (Analogous to Active Simulations)
1) Create your scenario.
2) In the editor you can create modifiers for models, decorators (a disease model), or graphs. To create a modifier for a disease, for example, find your disease in the STEM Project Explorer. Select it, right click on your disease, and chose create a modifier as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1a,b: Creating a new modifier for a particular disease in an existing scenario
This will launch a new dialog to help you create a modifier that can be added to an experiment (see Figure 2). In the new modifier dialog, for example, under Transmission rate select "range" (sequence not yet enabled) and specify the range as shown in Figure 2.
3) On top, select "Experiment Model" to launch the experiment wizard (Figure 2). Drag the scenario into the experiment. Drag any number of modifiers into the experiment.
Click on the experiment, right click, and run it.
Figure 2: The New Experiment Wizard.
Save your work at this point by hitting ctrl-s
You run an experiment the same way you run a scenario. In the STEM Project Explorer click on the experiment, right click, and select run.


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Welcome to Kalamar Winery
Located on Lake Tapps, this unique winery produces exclusively "reds", notably Merlot. The grapes are grown in Eastern Washington's premier vineyards and are hand picked. The wine is produced and bottled by hand, in limited quantities. Inspired by his late Uncle Fred Terrile, who made wine for over 50 years, winemaker Mark Kalamar is committed to producing world class premium wines in the time honored tradition of many of his family before him.
Kalamar Winery is open for wine tastings the weekend before Thanksgiving, last weekend in April, or by appointment.
February of 2009, the doors are open every Friday from 4pm to 8pm.
Stop by and meet wine maker, Mark Kalamar and his wife Lisa. Enjoy good company and learn more about the history of Kalamar Wines.


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The iPhone 5 hit U.S. shelves Friday, drawing massive crowds of eager fans to Apple retail locations nationwide. Apple's Boston-based storefront proved to be no exception, with hundreds of sleepy-eyed shoppers forming a line that stretched down Boylston Street and beyond.
Here are 10 scenes from the launch, and a glimpse into Beantown's love for Apple's latest and greatest invention.


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Image: Cast of an Oldowan chopper showing area of flake removal
Chopper tool from Oldowan or Mode 1 technology. It is uncertain who the makers of these stone tools were. The tool makers may have been early populations of Homo habilis or they may have been made by another species.
This artefact is a round, worn stone from which flakes have been removed on one side, ie it is unifacial. These tools were used for chopping or were left over after stone flakes have been taken off for other purposes.
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Loyola University New Orleans' A.P. Tureaud Black Law Student Association Chapter Mock Trial Team won first place at the Southern Region Black Law Students Association Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition, held last week in Birmingham, Ala. The team competes for the national title in March at the National BLSA Competition in Washington, D.C.
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A meetup consisting of casual evening talks and demos on the challenges and solutions of building and maintaining Wikipedia and associated sites (Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary, Wikiquotes, …) at the scale of a top five Internet site with over half a billion monthly uniques. This will be followed by Q&A and other informal lively discussion before and after. This consists of a range of topics such as the MediaWiki software (one of the largest open source web projects), website architecture and infrastructure, mobile devices, product design, internationalization and localization, fundraising engineering, new features engineering, and operational and testing infrastructure. The Wikimedia Foundation is headquartered in San Francisco, so it likely that the majority of presentations will be done there. Though it is likely that the presentations themselves will be streamed over the web. Join this if you are interested in web development (especially, but not exclusively, in PHP and JS), mobile web and app development, devops, mobile development, product design & development as well as open source outreach and development.
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"See, I think drugs have done some good things for us, I really do. And if you don't believe drugs have done good things for us, do me a favor: go home tonight and take all your albums, all your tapes, and all your CDs and burn 'em. 'Cause you know what? The musicians who've made all that great music that's enhanced your lives throughout the years...
Rrrrrrrrrrrrreal ___ high on drugs."
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I know it's past Christmas, but this is great:
Osaka: "Ah get ponderin' when Christmas rolls around... Y'all know Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? That's messed up, y'know? Sayin' his nose will help light the way at night ain't no way t'make him feel better about it."
Yomi: "Sure, I guess..."
Osaka: "If you told a bald fella you needed the light reflecting off his head to see, he'd like to punch you. Santa's a cruel bully."
Chiyo: "You're right! I never thought of it that way."
Osaka: "And Rudolph's got his own problems!"
Yomi: "You're still thinking about that?"
Osaka: "What kinda nose lights the way at night!? How's that even work!? What if Rudolph ain't even a real reindeer!? ...but somethin' else..."
Chiyo: "Whoah..."
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Solid Snake: Wolves are noble animals. They're not like dogs. In Yupik, the word for wolf is "Kegluneq", and the Aleuts revere them as honorable cousins. They call mercenaries like us "Dogs of War". It's true, we're all for sale at some price or another. But you're different. ...untamed... solitary. You're no dog... You're a wolf.
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The trouble with an article like this is my poor brain (which in no way should be donated to medical science) can only compute how well-written it is, as I know not much about coding. But 'this article is really nicely written' sounds like the biggest back-handed compliment going. It's like going to a game and shouting 'go sports team!'
It takes real skilled writing to get me to read an article about code of any sort and I did, so, yay!
(As an addendum, can we come up with a complete list of web people who's brain should be donated to medical science upon their eventual demise?)


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Residents fear right to protest threatened
Seaspray residents fear they will receive criminal records for protesting against onshore gas projects, because of new laws to be considered by State Parliament's Upper House.
The laws give police more power to move on people blocking the lawful entry to premises and they have already passed the Lower House.
Seaspray residents are concerned about horizontal drilling at gas wells in the area and say they will start a peaceful blockade if it goes ahead.
One resident, Di Flint, says the fear of ending up with a criminal record undermines people's rights to stand up for themselves.
"It'll have a huge impact, like I said if people just want to protest against something that's close to them in their local town it can be a range of things," she said.
"People from sporting coaches to school teachers to carers who all have to have police checks.
"We're not looking at being violent or anything like that, we just want to stand our ground.
"How else do we put an opinion forward?
"Generations before us were allowed to, why now? Hang on, which country are we preparing to become like?"
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Moderator: Bill Glasheen
Bill Glasheen wrote:And then there it was - a doe standing in the middle of the freakin highway, looking for love. Given the physics of the situation, I decided not to do anything cute. I ran into her,
I had an interesting conversation with a friend concerning thoughts about increased violence and tactics of the attackers. We're seeing an increase in violent attacks and carjackings. Many of them turn out to be drug related misunderstandings. Just the other day a suspect burst into a home fired off 3 shots from a "AK" and fled.
I think we may be due for something of a violent crime increase in the near future, even without any of the usual excuses like the economy. Recently gangs have been initiating road rage incidents by drifting into another lane, and when the victim taps the horn as a friendly note to avoid a collision, the gang begins tailgating. When the victim has to stop for a red light, the gang members get out and start banging on the car and threatening the occupants.
So far Ive heard of two separate incidents, each time the victim was able to get away without injury, by driving through the red light. The vehicles were different, but its hard to say if the suspects were the same or not.
I see far worse than this coming down the road, and not in the terribly distant future. Specifically, Third World-style "block road and rob occupants of stopped cars" ambushes. Robbery ambushes of this sort were common in Rhodesia. Im hearing from friends in the area that its also been happening in Phoenix already, to include kidnappings, and the not-so-occasional murder with a few incidents involving attacks on or from cars.
Concerning our local situation of Road Raging Youth Groups, I've advised my unarmed family and friends that the 3000lb car trumps a whole lot. I think a terrified victim would be better explaining how they tried everything to get away and the attacker wouldn't get out of the way, especially if the next stop was at a police station or a call to 911.
Where legal, TINT is an excellent idea for all the points mentioned. In the long run other vehicle mods like reinforced bumpers and the "new" run flat tires would be a good idea too.
prepared your chances are low so stay alert, know your routes and avenues of escape beforehand and plan accordingly.
•People that did not survive where those that when the bullets started flying they simply applied the brakes and took cover under the door of the car. So move and keep moving, know how to ram a car and have a strong enough vehicle.
•Most of today's cars do to the way they are built they are concealment not cover.
•Those who moved out of the kill zone where followed and re-engaged, so be ready for a prolonged fight and have enough ammo, one mag will not cut it have as much as you can carry. Fanny packs make great vehicle holsters, they are on your person so they will not fly away or shift position in a collision, you can carry lots of mags and a BOK.
•When confronted by high volume of fire outside the kill zone most attackers disengaged.
•Many who survived the initial engagement died of their wounds so carry a BOK or trauma kit and know how to use it.
•Drug dealers with rifles in their trunks never had a chance to get to them and employ them, not enough time. If it is not on you or accessible when you are opening the door and exiting you are most likely not going to use it.
•Either you drive or shoot but not both, those that tried both ended up in crash and killed.
•Where driving glasses, glass will fly and it might impair your vision if it gets in your eye.
The problem I see with the airbag is that in a confrontation with rounds incoming you will duck your head close or to the side of the steering wheel so as to make a smaller target, you are in an ambush situation where things are measured in fractions of seconds, having an airbag go off close to my face, stunning and disorienting me is dangerous, losing 2 to 6 seconds means 4 to 12 rounds of incoming fire, I can become a still target and not a moving one. Depending on the situation, volume of fire and many other factors you might have to ram your adversary or an object in the way, causing it to deploy. Does this mean that everybody should disable it? I think it depends on where you live/operate, are you a target or might be confused with one and many other factors, so I say it is a personal decision. I rather have front airbags disabled.
Van Canna wrote:I think it depends on where you live/operate, are you a target or might be confused with one and many other factors, so I say it is a personal decision. I rather have front airbags disabled.
Van Canna wrote:http://www.edmunds.com/subaru/legacy/2013/
What do you make of this, Bill?
Edmunds wrote:Cons
Weak base stereo; unimpressive six-cylinder fuel economy and acceleration.
"The optional 3.6-liter six-cylinder engine in the Legacy I drove had more than enough oomph to power up icy, high-altitude mountains without complaining. Its acceleration was quick and responsive." -- Cars.com
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Fruity dress
Added Mar 3, 2013
by dreamfast
Kaunas, Lithuania
This pattern turned out to be the one that I've used most last year, especially the skirt part which is truly versatile. But first things first. I was really amazed when I saw this pattern in one of Burda's older magazines. I felt especially drawn to the kimono sleeves with gussets. Took me a while to figure out how to insert the gussets themselves, but in the end this turned out to be an extremely comfortable option for short sleeves. The satin looking version of the dress in the magazine seemed very luxurious but I need this kind of dresses like once per year (at the best of times), so I opted for more casual look. I skipped the petticoat part as well.
I used woven cotton with fruit pattern which was probably a curtain of some sorts in last life. Anyway, I even wore this dress to a friend's wedding and got more than enough compliments for it. I suppose it's the combined effect of the pattern and the fabric that did the trick.
While making a muslin version of this pattern I had to fix the ever occurring problem, that is bagginess in the back area. Everything else was more or less ok. Of course I added pockets to my dress because I've learned the hard way that dresses without pockets are those that I wear least. That's it.
This pattern was published in the November 2007 issue of Burda magazine.
Material Notes
Fabric, thread, zipper
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Mar 5, 2013, 10.30 AMby tejka
nice dress!
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Mar 6, 2013, 07.35 AMby dreamfast
Yip, it is!
Mar 3, 2013, 05.26 PMby Bublet
Very pretty :) love the pattern!
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Mar 3, 2013, 05.41 PMby dreamfast
Thank you. I like it too ;)
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