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Dear Friends,
As you will learn from our statement below, Pinar Selek, who is a well-known feminist, anti-militarist and peace activist in Turkey, is going through an unfair trial for 11 years. To support her against this injustice, we are collecting signatures of organizations (not persons) that want to be witness to her and that believe her innocence. To support her, you can send your organization's signature to us.
Contact e-mail address: yaseminsevval[at]yahoo.com
With solidarity,
One of the leading anti militarist-feminist , peace activists of Turkey, sociologist, researcher and writer Pinar Selek is tried to be brought to court again owing to a suit where she has already acquitted twice. Pinar Selek who has devoted her life to the marginalized and the oppressed, this time confronts the demand of life sentence by the 9th Penal Department of Court of Appeal.
Despite the court decision of acquittal she has been labelled as a "bomber" for 11 years and through all this time, she has never ceized to work and share her production with the public.
Pinar Selek has shaped her private and working life according to the motto of "Living is the most important academic activity." Born in 1971 in Istanbul, she graduated from Notre Dame de Sion French School and as an honour student from the Department of Sociology at Mimar Sinan University. In 1996' her translation selection titled Ya Basta-Artik Yeter [Enough]' dealing with the indigenous movement of Mexico' was published by Belge Publishing. Her MA thesis at the same university was published as Maskeler, Süvariler, Gacilar-Ülker Sokak: Bir Dislanma Mekâni [Masks, Cavaliers, Gacis – Ülker Street: A Place of Marginalization] (1st edition: 2001, Aykiri Publishing, 2nd edition: 2007, Istiklal Publishing).
The academic achievement of Pinar Selek relies heavily on her idealistic viewpoint of getting involved into the lives of her research subjects. In this respect she looked after street children and transvestites after her thesis was long finalized and established with them the Street Artists Atelier. Through this initiative both street children and transvestites got the chance of becoming integrated into society with their works of art.
Pinar Selek was just about to finish her research about the consequences and effects of the civil war in Turkey, which has gone on for decades and cost the lives of many people and so much grief, when she found herself accused of being part of a plot to plant a bomb in the Spice Bazaar (in Istanbul in 1998). She spent 2.5 years in prison and 11 years in the court rooms. While she was acquitted twice, she still had to counter attacks labelling and terrorizing her as a "bomber." She fought with the single method she knew—namely' by distilling knowledge, love, and experiences from life. During this period she wrote Barisamadik [We Couldn't Reconcile], focusing on various difficult peace struggles of modern Turkey (2004, Ithaki Publishing), and Sürüne Sürüne Erkeklik [Leading a Dog's Life: Masculinity] (2008, Iletisim Publishing), taking up manhood within the context of military service experiences. She also has a book of tales called Su Damlasi [Drop of Water] (2008, Özyürek Publishing).
Pinar Selek has devoted her life to a moral attitude against war and to an active struggle against all kinds of violence without any pretext. She has taken part in numerous conferences, workshops and seminars about gender, militarism, violence, ecology, media, street children and marginalized groups. She also has published articles about these issues in various newspapers, magazines, and journals.
In 2001, she was one of the founders of Amargi Women Co-Op and organized women's meetings in Diyarbakir, Istanbul, Batman, and Konya that became an important part of Turkey's agenda. She is an active member of Amargi Women Co-Op, and since 2006 she has worked as editor and coordinator of Amargi Feminist Journal. She is among the founders of Amargi Feminist Bookstore (opened in 2008) and has acted as coordinator of the women readers and writers meetings (titled "Which Doors Do Our Experiences Open?") that have been held in this place, the first feminist bookstore in Turkey.
During this long period of hard work more than 2000 people, including intellectuals such as Orhan Pamuk and Yasar Kemal, writers, film and theater actors, journalists, lawyers, activists, academics, and, of course, women have declared solidarity with Pinar Selek by stating, "We are witness to Pinar Selek's attitude against violence." While Pinar Selek continues her legal struggle and academic work, her supporters also go on with their struggle, both encouraging and strengthening each other.
We once again declare our solidarity with her, for we all know who Pinar Selek really is. We demand justice for Pinar Selek as well as a country where struggling for justice like Pinar Selek has done is imaginable and possible.
Amargi Feminist Journal
Ankara Woman Platform (Ankara Kadin Platformu)
European Women Lobby-Turkish National Coordination (EWL-TNC) (Avrupa Kadin Lobisi Turkiye Koordinasyonu)
Feminists from Ankara (Ankarali Feministler)
Filmmor (FilmPurple)
Woman Cooperative Foundation for Women's Solidarity (Kadin Dayanisma Vakfi-KDV)
Forty Braid Woman Cooperative (Kirk Oruk)
KAMER Association and its 23 branches in East and South East Turkey
KAMER (Woman Center) Foundation
Kaos Gay and Lesbian Cultural Research and Solidarity Assocation
Lambda Istanbul LGBTT Solidarity Association
Pink Life LGBTT Association (Pembe Hayat)
Proletarian Action Party (EHP)
Revolutionist Socialist Proletaria Party (Devrimci Sosyalist Isci Partisi)
Supporting and Training Woman Candidates Association Ankara Branch (KA-DER Ankara)
Turkish Penal Code Woman Platform (TCK Kadin Platformu)
We Are Feminsts Platform-Ankara (FeministBiz Olusumu)
Woman Coalition for Elections (Kadin Koalisyonu)
Women for Women's Human Rights (WWHR)-New Ways (KIHP)
Women from Purple Roof Woman Shelter Foundation (Mor Cati)
Women's Constitutional Platform (Kadinlarin Anayasa Platformu)
Women's Media Watch Platform (MEDIZ)
Women's Solidarity Foundation (KADAV)
Critical Art Ensemble (CAE, USA)
Chto Delat Platform (Russia)


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Where She's From: Skylar Youngblood was born in Texas and raised in a small country town. "I was raised by two wonderful loving parents who taught me to love who I am," she tells The Black Star News. "Being bi-racial in Texas was not always easy but with the help of a strong family value, I was taught that is you do not love and respect yourself no one else will either. The most important thing I learned from my parents was that through God all things are possible; to not hold on to anger because it only grows into hate; and honor the value of family and the love that it takes to be a real family."
Where She's At: Skylar went to the Military after graduating High School. "It was a wonderful experience that made me who I am today, and the life lessons I learned from the Military has no price on it. I am currently attending College at Strayer University in Virginia where I am completing my Business Administration Degree. My Career in the modeling world began here in Virginia about eight years ago, although I did not pursue it actively until about a year ago."
"Some people think that I am a great new talent some think I am a wonderful mentor and teacher, I think I am just getting started because everyday is the first day of the rest of your life," Skylar adds, of how the industry has accepted her. "However, I would like the modeling experience to take me to other levels of this business. I am now training and learning every aspect of the business: Make up artist; fashion stylist, photographer, fashion show producer. I would love to start my own School and Agency one day."
Skylar credits her "energy, talent, personality, grace, and never being afraid to step up to the challenge and showing people that everyone woman is beautiful," as the main reasons for the success she's had.
"If you are beautiful, people place you on a pedestal but you never get to speak or make any decisions; everyone does the thinking for you," Skylar explains. "However, if you are both beautiful and smart, you can be a powerhouse. The beauty gets you in the door and the brain tells the world, I am here to stay."
So how does the beautiful soldier prepare to step out?
"I love Wet Seal clothing store, CK Jeans, and anything with a heel. My favorite lotion and body spray is Love Spell from Victoria's Secret. I just love that store. It makes you feel sexy just by walking in and leaving with that cute little pink bag. With clothing and shoes-I really don't get into brand names. I don't think the clothes make the woman; it is the woman that makes the clothes. I do love heels and shoe stores love to see me coming…"
Skylar's Words Of Wisdom: "Live, love, laugh. Live life to the fullest,
love others as you want to be loved and laugh even when it hurts. Life is not easy but if you face the challenges head on and pray, you can endure anything."
Skylar's Secrets Of Success: "God and a wonderful family support. I could
not do anything without that."
Skylar's Favorite Three Movies: "Pretty Woman, Matrix, and Ghost."
Skylar's Favorite Three Books: "Little Women, Pride and Prejudice,
and anything by James Patterson, Daniel Steel, or Mary Higgins Clark-I read instead of watching TV."
Leaders That Have Most Inspired Skylar: The Lord is my strength and foundation; I am also inspired my Maya Angelou. She is such a profound woman and whenever I need to be inspired I read her poems and I am uplifted. And I don't think there is any woman or person of color alive who is not or was not inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He gave his life so that I might be able to go anywhere I wanted and do anything, and I am amazed that he loved me so much that he was willing to do that for me."
The First Three Things Skylar Would Do As President: "Fire Dick Chaney; bring more jobs back into the US and stop so much outsourcing and I would bring our soldiers home."
Skylar's Favorite Cars: "1965 Ford Mustang - I want to buy one and restore it myself. I love SUVs and I love Accura."
Skylar's Five Favorite Entertainers: "Anita Baker; Billie Holiday; Aretha Franklin; Marvin Gaye; and Al Green."
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How to solve Windows system crashes in minutes
you're lucky, it only ruins your day. More than likely, you're in for several bad days followed by a few stressful weeks or months. After all, systems rarely fail only once. Rather, they keep crashing until you find the cause and fix the problem.
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This primer will show you how to solve problems quickly. Using a tool that costs nothing, you can solve approximately 50% of Windows server and workstation crashes in a few minutes. The tool is WinDbg , the free Windows debugger.
You've probably never used the debugger, don't have it and don't want it. After all, it's a developer's tool, not an administrator's, right? Yes, but what you need to know is remarkably easy to learn, and even a rudimentary familiarity with the debugger could enhance your skills and your resume.
Still hesitant? Think about this: After rebooting a crashed machine, we've brought up the debugger, opened a memory dump file, given the debugger a single command, and learned not only that the cause was a driver, but also the driver's name — all in less than a minute. Granted, the debugger was installed and configured, we knew what commands to use and what to look for.
But so will you by the end of this article.
Why does Windows crash?
To date, Windows has been used most commonly on the x86 processor. The x86 implements a protection mechanism that lets multiple programs run simultaneously without stepping on each other's toes. This protection comes in four levels of privilege or access to system memory and hardware. Two of these levels are commonly referred to as kernel mode and user mode.
Kernel mode is the most privileged state of the x86. Both the Windows OS and drivers are considered trusted, and, therefore, run in kernel mode. This ensures unfettered access to system resources and the ability to maximize performance. Other software is assigned to user mode, the least-privileged state of the x86, restricting direct access to much of the system. Applications, such as Microsoft Word, run in user mode to guard against applications corrupting system-level software and each other.
Although kernel-mode software is protected from applications running in user mode, it is not protected from other kernel-mode software. For example, if a driver erroneously accesses a portion of memory that is being used by other software (or not specifically marked as accessible to drivers), Windows stops the entire system. This is called a bug check or a crash, and Windows displays the popularly known Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). About 95% of Windows system crashes are caused by buggy software (or buggy device drivers), almost all of which come from third-party vendors. The remaining 5% is due to malfunctioning hardware devices, which often prompt crashes by corrupting memory contents.
Another little-known fact is that most crashes are repeat crashes. Few administrators can resolve system crashes immediately. As a result, they typically happen again and again. It's common to see weeks and months pass before the answer is found. By solving a crash immediately after the first occurrence, you can prevent time-consuming and costly repeat crashes.
We'll focus on solving crashes under Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003. The process is identical for Windows servers and desktops. With respect to the debugging and interpretation process, this information applies with remarkably little differences to other operating systems, such as Linux, Unix and NetWare.
Getting started
To resolve system crashes using WinDbg, you need the following:
- A PC with 25M bytes of hard-disk space, a live Internet connection and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.
- A PC running Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
- The latest version of WinDbg .
- A memory dump (the page file must be on C: for Windows to save the memory dump file).
The memory dump is a snapshot of what the system had in memory when it crashed. Few things are more cryptic than a dump file at first glance. Yet it is the best place to go for information on a crash. You can try to get this data in other ways - a user or administrator may remember what the system was doing when it crashed, or that they installed a new hardware device recently, in which case you can check related drivers or hardware - but they could also forget, providing incomplete or inaccurate information.
Windows Server 2003, 2000 and XP create three types of memory dump files:
Small or mini dump : A mini dump is a tiny 64K-byte file. One reason it's so small is that it doesn't contain any of the binary or executable files that are in memory at the time of a system crash. The .exes are needed for full and proper crash analysis, therefore, mini dumps are of limited value without them. However, if you are debugging on the machine that created the dump file, the debugger can find them in the System Root folders, unless they were changed by a system update (we'll provide a workaround for this later). XP and Server 2003 produce mini dumps by default, one for each crash event, as well as a full dump file. While it saves all mini dumps, the system only saves the most recent full dump. Windows 2000 can save mini dumps, but by default it is set to save only a full dump.
Kernel dump : This is equal to the amount of RAM occupied by the operating system's kernel. For an XP PC with 512M bytes of RAM, this is usually around 60M bytes, but it can vary. For most purposes, this crash dump is the most useful. It is significantly smaller than the full memory dump, but it only omits those portions of memory that are unlikely to have been involved in the crash.
Complete or full dump : This is equal to the amount of RAM in the box. Therefore, a machine with 512M bytes of RAM creates a 512M-byte dump file (plus a little). While a full dump contains all possible data and executables the memory has to offer, its sheer size can make it awkward to save or transfer to another machine for debugging. Windows 2000 produces a full dump by default.
Because XP and 2003 are set up to save a mini dump for every crash event, there should be a mini dump file for every crash the machine has had since it was turned on. This data can be extremely valuable, giving you a rich history to inspect.
Saving a memory dump
To resolve system crashes through the inspection of memory dumps, set your servers and PCs to automatically save them with these steps:
- Right-click on My Computer
- Select Properties
- Select Advanced
- In the Start up and Recovery section, select Settings; this displays the Startup and Recovery dialog box
- In the Write debugging information section, select kernel memory dump
While still in the Start up and Recovery dialog box, ensure that the following options are checked in the System failure section:
- Write an event to the system log
- Send an administrative alert
- Automatically restart
In the Write debugging information, you have the option to save only the most recent dump file or to have the system rename the existing dump file before it creates a new one. We prefer saving the dump files because previous dump files may provide additional or different information - however, space can be an issue, so set this option according to your needs.
The Write debugging information section also tells you where the dump file will be created. On XP and 2003 systems, mini dumps are located at %SystemRoot%\Minidump, or c:\Windows\Minidump; kernel and full dumps are located at %SystemRoot%\MEMORY.DMP or c:\Windows\MEMORY.DMP. For Windows 2000, memory dump files are located at c:\winnt\memory.dmp.
If you don't have a dump file on your machine, you can get one from another system or download one here. This kernel dump is about 20M bytes zipped and 60M bytes extracted. It was created using a testing tool that generates a system crash.
Getting the debugger
The debugger is free and available from Microsoft's Web site. At the site, scroll down until you see the heading, "Installing Debugging Tools for Windows." Select the link, "Install 32-bit version…" and then select the most recent non-beta version and install it. The most recent versions are about 12M-byte downloads. You can do the installation on a PC without restarting it (Don't be surprised if the site has changed somewhat. Microsoft keeps improving the debugger with releases at least once per year.).
This distribution includes KD.EXE, the command-line kernel debugger; NTSD.EXE, the command-line user-mode debugger; CDB.EXE, the command-line user-mode debugger (a variant of ntsd.exe); and WinDbg, the GUI version of the debugger. WinDbg supports kernel-mode and user-mode debugging, so WinDbg is the one we'll use here.
Setting up the debugger
There are two ways to look at crash data: View what's in memory while the system is stopped (by linking it to a running PC with a null-modem cable, or invoking a product that you pre-installed on the system, such as SoftICE, which lets you step through the code in memory line by line)
Null-modem cables are serial cables that have been configured to send data between two serial ports. They are available at most computer stores. Do not confuse null-modem cables with standard serial cables, which do not connect serial ports.
Given that minimizing interruptions is the goal of most administrators, we opt for the second way: Restart the server or PC, launch the debugger, and open the dump file.
From the program group Debugging Tools for Windows, select WinDbg. After the debugger comes up, you'll immediately notice a lot of … nothing. A blank screen. That's because you have to specify a dump file to analyze and download symbol tables to use in the analysis. Let's take care of the symbol files first.
Symbol tables are a byproduct of compilation. When a program is compiled, the source code is translated from a high-level language into machine code. At the same time, the compiler creates a symbol file with a list of identifiers, their locations in the program, and their attributes. Some identifiers are global and local variables, and function calls. A program doesn't require this information to execute. Therefore, it can be taken out and stored in another file, reducing the size of the final executable.
Smaller executables take up less disk space and load into memory faster than large ones. But there's a flip side: When a program causes a problem, the OS knows only the hex address at which a problem occurred. You need something more than that to determine which program was using that memory space and what it was trying to do. Windows symbol tables hold the answer. Accessing these tables is like laying a map over your system's memory.
Windows symbol files are free from Microsoft's Web site, and the debugger can retrieve them automatically. To set up the debugger to do this, verify that you have a live Internet connection and set the symbol file path in WinDbg by selecting File | Symbol File Path. Then enter the following string:
SRV*c:\local cache*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Substituting your own directory path for c:\local cache. For example, if you want the symbols to be placed in c:\symbols, then set your symbol path to
The location of the symbol table is up to you.
When opening a memory dump, WinDbg will look at the EXE/DLLs and extract version information. It then creates a request to the symbol server at Microsoft, which includes this version information, and locates the precise symbol tables to draw information from. If you have difficulty retrieving symbol files, check that your firewall permits access to http://msdl.microsoft.com.
If you restrict your debugging to memory dumps from the machine you are on, you will need relatively little hard-disk space for the symbol tables. In most cases 5M-bytes will be more than sufficient. But if you plan to look at dumps from other machines that have different Windows versions and patch levels, you'll need more space for the additional symbol files that support those versions.
System update workaround
If you are trying to analyze mini dumps on a machine that had updates installed after the dumps were created (or if you're analyzing a mini dump file from another machine), the drivers found in your system root will be different (newer) than the ones present when the mini dump were created. To solve this, set the executable image file path by selecting File | Image File Path. Then enter the following string: c:\windows\System32; c:\windows\system\System32; http://www.alexander.com/SymServe.
Loading the dump file
To open the dump file that you want to analyze, select File | Open Crash Dump. You'll be asked if you want to save workspace information. Click Yes if you want it to remember where the dump file is. WinDbg looks for the Windows symbol files. WinDbg references the symbol file path, accesses microsoft.com, and displays the results. Close the Disassembly window so you are working in the Command window.
NOTE: Don't be surprised if the debugger seems rather busy following opening of the dump file, especially the first time you try it. It needs to retrieve symbols and, in the case of mini dumps, it needs to retrieve the binaries. This may take a few minutes. Also, the newer release of WinDbg seems to take longer retrieving driver data as well. Be patient. It is worth the wait!
At this point, WinDbg may return an error message, such as the following one, indicating it could not find the correct symbol file.
*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for ntoskrnl.exe -
If it does, one of the following three things is usually wrong:
- Your path is incorrect; check to make sure there are no typos or other errors in the symbol file path you entered earlier.
- Your connection failed; check your Internet connection to make sure it is working properly.
- Your firewall blocked access to the symbol files or damaged the symbol file during retrieval.
If your path and connection are solid, then it's likely that the problem is your firewall. If a firewall initially blocks WinDbg from downloading a symbol table, it can result in a corrupted symbol file. Unblocking the firewall and attempting to download the symbol file again does not work; the symbol file remains damaged. The quickest fix is to close WinDbg, delete the symbols folder (which you most likely set at c:\symbols), and unblock the firewall. Now, reopen WinDbg and a dump file. The debugger will recreate the folder and re-download the symbols.
If you see this message, "***** Kernel symbols are WRONG. Please fix symbols to do analysis.", WinDbg was unable to retrieve the proper symbols and it will resort to using the default symbol table. But as the warning suggests, it cannot produce accurate results. Remember that symbol tables are generated when programs are compiled, so there is a symbol table file for every Windows version, patch, hot fix, and so on. Using the wrong symbols to track down the cause of a crash is like trying to steer a ship into Boston Harbor with a chart for San Diego. You must use the right ones, so go back up to the section above and ensure you have the right path set, the connection is good, and it is not blocked.
Look through WinDbg's output. You may see an error message similar to the following that indicates it could not locate the symbols for a third-party driver.
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for driver.dll
Unable to translate address bf9a2700 with prototype PTE
Probably caused by: driver.dll (driver+44bd)
This means that the debugger has found a driver is at fault but, being a third-party driver, there are no symbols for it (Microsoft does not store all of the third-party drivers). You can ignore this. Vendors do not typically ship drivers with symbol files, and they aren't necessary to your work; you can pinpoint the problem driver without them.
Debugger commands
With the dump file loaded into WinDbg, it's time to ask for some diagnostic information. While there are loads of commands to use, two are all you need: !analyze –v and , and lmv.
!analyze –v displays information describing the state of a system when it crashed, the fault encountered, and who is the primary suspect.
lmv displays a list of drivers and their path, version and vendor information. It often includes a product description.
If you want to sound like a software engineer, or if at least you don't want to sound clueless, here's how you pronounce the first command: "bang analyze dash vee."
Analysis with !analyze –v
Type !analyze –v on the command line at the bottom of the Command window. The explanation it gives is a combination of English and programmer-speak, but it is nonetheless a great start. In fact, in many cases you may not need to go any further. If you recognize the cause of the crash, you're probably done.
Here's an example. After typing! analyze –v, we receive the following output:
kd> !analyze -v
KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (8e)
(This is a very common bugcheck. Usually the exception address pinpoints the driver/function that caused the problem. Always note this address as well as the link date of the driver/image that contains this address.)
Arg1: c0000005, The exception code that was not handled
Arg2: bf9bc4bd, The address that the exception occurred at
Arg3: f69f02bc, Trap Frame
Arg4: 00000000
Debugging Details:
EXCEPTION_CODE: c0000005
bf9bc4bd 8b4014 mov eax,[eax+0x14]
TRAP_FRAME: f69f02bc -- (.trap fffffffff69f02bc)
ErrCode = 00000000
eax=00000000 ebx=01740000 ecx=010886a0 edx=f69f069c esi=fa07d400 edi=e161f7f8
eip=bf9bc4bd esp=f69f0330 ebp=f69f0344 iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz na pe nc
cs=0008 ss=0010 ds=0023 es=0023 fs=0030 gs=0000 efl=00010202
bf9bc4bd 8b4014 mov eax,[eax+0x14] ds:0023:00000014=????????
BUGCHECK_STR: 0x8E
LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from bf9ba5cf to bf9bc4bd
f69f0344 bf9ba5cf e161f7f8 e17f8e30 e21e4530 vdriver+0x44bd
f69f06b0 f69f06e0 e2638678 f69f06e4 f69f0890 vdriver+0x25cf
e1bd6b90 1f0507b6 00000000 e1622008 00000010 0xf69f06e0
00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0x1f0507b6
f69f0bf0 805766ef f69f0c78 f69f0c7c f69f0c8c nt!KiCallUserMode+0x4
f69f0c4c bf8733cd 00000002 f69f0c9c 00000018 nt!KeUserModeCallback+0x87
f69f0ccc bf8722a5 bc667998 0000000f 00000000 win32k!SfnDWORD+0xa0
f69f0d0c bf873b38 7196bc2d f69f0d64 00affed0 win32k!xxxDispatchMessage+0x1c0
f69f0d58 805283c1 00afff2c 804d2d30 ffffffff win32k!NtUserDispatchMessage+0x39
f69f0d58 7ffe0304 00afff2c 804d2d30 ffffffff nt!KiSystemService+0xc4
00afff08 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 SharedUserData!SystemCallStub+0x4
bf9bc4bd 8b4014 mov eax,[eax+0x14]
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
SYMBOL_NAME: vdriver+44bd
MODULE_NAME: vdriver
IMAGE_NAME: vdriver.dll
BUCKET_ID: 0x8E_vdriver+44bd
Look for a section labeled "Debugging Details." Then, scan down until you find DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:. This provides the general category of the failure. It shows DRIVER_FAULT, indicating that a driver is the likely culprit. Scanning further down to IMAGE_NAME, we see vdriver.dll. We have a suspect!
Analysis with lmv
The next step is to confirm the suspect's existence and find any details about him. Typing lm in the command line displays the loaded modules; v instructs the debugger to output in verbose (detail) mode, showing all known details for the modules. This is a lot of information. Locating the driver of interest can take a while, so simplify the process by selecting edit | Find.
Here's an example of output generated by the lmv command:
kd> lmv
bf9b8000 bfa0dc00 VDriver (no symbolic information)
Loaded symbol image file: VDriver.dll
Image path: \SystemRoot\System32\VDriver.dll
Checksum: 00058BD5 Timestamp: Fri Sep 28 10:12:47 2001 (3BB4855F)
File version: 220.127.116.116
Product version: 188.8.131.526
File flags: 8 (Mask 3F) Private
File OS: 40004 NT Win32
File type: 3.4 Driver
File date: 00000000.00000000
CompanyName: Video Technologies Inc.
ProductName: VDisplay Driver for Windows XP
InternalName: VDriver.dll
OriginalFilename: VDriver.dll
ProductVersion: 220.127.116.116
FileVersion: 22.214.171.1246
FileDescription: Video Display Driver
LegalCopyright: Copyright© Video Technologies Inc. 2000-2004
Support: (800) 555-1212
Use File | Find to locate the suspect driver. If the vendor was thorough, complete driver/vendor detail is revealed
The amount of information you see depends upon the driver vendor. Some vendors put little information in their files; others, such as Veritas, put in everything from the company name to a support telephone number! If a vendor is thorough, the results from the command will be similar to those shown here.
After you find the vendor's name, go to its Web site and check for updates, knowledge base articles, and other supporting information. If such items don't exist or resolve the problem, contact them. They may ask you to send along the debugging information (it is easy to copy the output from the debugger into an e-mail message or Word document), or they may ask you to send them the memory dump (zip it up first, both to compress it and protect data integrity).
Not aways easy
Finding out what went wrong is often a simple process, but it isn't always so. At least 50% of the time (often 70%), the debugger makes the reason for a crash obvious. But sometimes the information it provides is misleading or insufficient. What do you do then?
Inconsistent answers
If you have recurring crashes but no clear or consistent reason, it may be a memory problem. Download the free test tool, Memtest86. This simple diagnostic tool is quick and works great.
Many people discount the possibility of a memory problem, because they account for such a small percentage of system crashes. However, they are often the cause that keeps you guessing the longest.
The operating system is the culprit
Not likely! As surprising as it may seem, the operating system is rarely at fault. If ntoskrnl.exe (Windows core) or win32.sys (the driver that is most responsible for the "GUI" layer on Windows) is named as the culprit, and they often are, don't be too quick to accept it. It is far more likely that some errant third-party device driver called upon a Windows component to perform an operation and passed a bad instruction, such as telling it to write to non-existent memory. So, while the operating system certainly can err, exhaust all other possibilities before you call Microsoft! The same goes for debugging Unix, Linux, and NetWare.
Wrong driver named
Often you will see an antivirus driver named as the cause. For instance, after using !analyze –v, the debugger reports a driver for your antivirus program at the line "IMAGE_NAME". This may well be the case, but bear in mind that such a driver can be named more often than it is guilty. Here's why: For antivirus code to work it must watch all file openings and closings. To accomplish this, the code sits at a low layer in the operating system and is constantly working. In fact, it is so busy it will often be on the stack of function calls that was active when the crash occurred, even if it did not cause it. Because any third-party driver on that stack immediately becomes suspect, it will often get named. From a mathematical standpoint it is easy to see how it will so often be on the stack whether it actually caused a problem or not.
Little or no vendor information
Not all vendors include needed information (not even their name!). If you use the lmv command and turn up nothing, look at the subdirectories on the image path (if there is one). Often one of them will be the vendor name or a contraction of it. Another option is to search Google. Type in the driver name and/or folder name. You'll probably find the vendor as well as others who have posted information regarding the driver.
When systems crash your first objective is to get them up and running. Your second is to fix the problem to prevent future crashes. Be willing to use any tool that can help you — even the Windows debugger. It won't give you the cause of every crash event, but it can help you solve 50% or more with two simple commands.
Smith is president and founder of Alexander LAN, Inc. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
This article is translated to Serbo-Croatian language by Web Geeks.
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Despite how it might sound, Will Arnett is not about to play another Will Arnett role. You know the type: the stunted, spoiled, filthy-rich dumb-ass. Gob Bluth on Arrested Development. Devon Banks on 30 Rock. Countless jerk-offs in countless movies. But Arnett is adamant that Steve Wilde, the man at the center of Fox's Running Wilde, his new sitcom from Arrested creator Mitch Hurwitz, is different. Steve, you see, is a stunted, spoiled, filthy-rich dumb-ass…with a heart. The scion of a ruthless oil baron, Steve throws decadent parties to give himself humanitarian awards and competes with his neighbor/arch-nemesis over who can buy the teensiest, priciest miniature Arabian horse. But at his core, Steve is a sad-sack romantic, desperate to win back the hand of his childhood sweetheart, an always-saving-something environmentalist played by Felicity's Keri Russell. And as far as Arnett is concerned, this constitutes a reach. "I'm moving out of my comfort zone," he says, "and right into my wheelhouse."
There's a fine line between repeating yourself and carving out a niche—and Arnett knows how to walk it. (As Hurwitz puts it: "Will is like a child who's forced to act like a man wrapped in the body of a man who acts like a child.") Arnett's imbeciles resonate because they lampoon the distance between the stupidly rich and the rest of us, and that's a very "now" subject. Arnett, who's married to Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler, grew up well-heeled in Toronto, hanging out with teenage Gob Bluths and Steve Wildes and getting himself thrown out of—sorry, "asked not to return" to—his elite private school. But he resists the idea that he's mining anything for his art. "Ultimately, maybe I'm just good at being a fool," he says. "Maybe that's just the sad reality. God, that's so depressing. Thanks for ruining my life."


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Cuttlefish are among the most remarkable of cephalopods, but nobody expected the creatures to have this particular trick up their sleeve. Cuttlefish can actually see information in the angle of intense polarized light that we can barely comprehend.
We're generally most familiar with this particular concept from polarized sunglasses. The idea is that light that was otherwise scattered in all directions is reflected off a surface so that the light is oriented in one direction, creating a massive, intense glare. Polarized sunglasses are used to counter this effect and block out most of the reflected light. And, as far as we humans are concerned, that's pretty much the end of it. Polarized light creates glare when we're dealing with large, flat surfaces - anything from a body of water to a long stretch of highway - and we can use special sunglasses to block out the worst of this intense light.
But cuttlefish, those marvelous mollusks, can do something far more remarkable. They can actually see the angle at which the light is reflected and polarized, and even the subtlest change will activate their color-changing defense mechanism, as researchers at the University of Bristol and University of Queensland recently discovered. Bristol lead researcher Dr. Shelby Temple explains how they made the discovery:
"We modified LCD computer monitors to show changes in polarization instead of changes in colour, and then played videos of approaching objects and watched for changes in skin colour patterns to determine if the cuttlefish could see small changes in polarization contrast. Cuttlefish change colour all the time and respond to the slightest movement so they are an excellent model. Cuttlefish were much more sensitive than we expected. It was previously thought that polarization sensitivity was limited to about 10-20 degree differences, but we found that cuttlefish could respond to differences as small as one degree."
We knew that cuttlefish, along with their cephalopod cousins the octopus and squid, could see polarized light in this way, but we had no idea they could see this well. Of course, when you've got an eye as weird as the one up top, maybe it isn't so hard to believe that they see the world like no other species. Because the idea of seeing the angle of polarization is so alien to us, the researchers are still grappling with all the hidden visual information cuttlefish are able to see. To that end, they are replacing the polarization angles in underwater scenes with different colors to get a better sense of just what is really in the cuttlefish field of vision. Brisbane researcher Justin Marshall adds:
"These extraordinary findings suggest that we need to reexamine how we have been measuring the visual world underwater. Cuttlefish may be using the polarization of light much like we use colour, which means we may need to look at camouflage and communication underwater in a whole new way."
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Ringstrasse (Utoring)
Sypialnie 2
Description of the holiday rental
3-room penthouse 94 m2 on 5th floor. Beautiful furnishings: living/dining room with cable TV and hi-fi system. Open gallery with 1 double bed. 2 rooms, each room with 2 beds. Kitchen (4 hot plates, oven, dishwasher, microwave, electric coffee machine, Capsules for coffee machine (Nespresso) extra). Bath/WC, shower/WC. Large terrace. Terrace furniture. View of the mountains and the valley. Facilities: Internet (WiFi, free). Please note: non-smokers only. The building is located in the immediate vicinity of the Torrent cable car. Residence "Ringstrasse (Utoring)". In the resort, 500 m from the centre, 20 m from the skiing area. In the house: bar, lounge, table tennis, playroom, lift, storage room for bicycles, storage room for skis, central heating system, washing machine, tumble dryer (extra). Bread roll service and beverage service. Motor access to the house (mountain road). In Winter: please take snow chains, 4x4 car recommended in winter. Parking at the house, public car park at 50 m, extra. Grocery, supermarket, restaurant, outdoor swimming pool 500 m, thermal baths 300 m. Tennis 500 m, cable car, skisport facilities, slopes 20 m, sled run, cross country ski track 500 m, ice field 1 km. Well-known ski regions can easily be reached: Leukerbad Torrent. Hiking paths: Gemmi 1 km. The house is located on the southwest wooded slope, directly next to the Torrent cable car. Only a small staircase separates the house from the station downstream. Parking: winter: parking space for 35CHF / week, box (garage) for 70CHF / week, summer: free parking place, box (garage) for 35CHF / week. The rental includes the "Leukerbad Plus Card". It offers free use of the "Ringjet" bus, free access to the beginners ski area "Snowpark Sportarena (Erli)", free access to the sports center (badminton, tennis, squash, billiards, table, ice skating, football, futsal, mini golf, etc.), 15% discount on the purchase price of a ski pass and swimming. And 10% discount on subscriptions and pass to access the thermal baths and take the mountain trains.
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ECE497 Project Remote Web Cam Viewer
Embedded Linux Class by Mark A. Yoder
Team members: Alexander W. Drane, John Lobdel
Grading Template
I'm using the following template to grade. Each slot is 10 points. 0 = Missing, 5=OK, 10=Wow!
00 Executive Summary 00 Installation Instructions 00 User Instructions 00 Highlights 00 Theory of Operation 00 Work Breakdown 00 Future Work 00 Conclusions 00 Demo 00 Late Comments: I'm looking forward to seeing this. Score: 10/100
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Executive Summary
The goal of this project is to create a simple webcam based security system that allows a user to remotely view the devices web cam by navigating to a webpage. Then using buttons the user can change what camera they are viewing.
//Give two sentences telling what works. Currently we have the ability to select a camera and view the stream in a remote webpage. This view uses the VLC Plugin.
Give two sentences telling what isn't working. Currently we do not have the system switching between camera's via user inputs. We have not tested with multiple cameras.
End with a two sentence conclusion. Investigation of how to accomplish this task took up the bulk of our time and effort due to the infancy of HTML5 Related standards(sockets.io and MediaStream). We decided to utilize the vlc plugin when solving the problem with HTML5 proved unfeasible at its current level of development.
Installation Instructions
Give step by step instructions on how to install your project on the SPEd2 image.
- Include your github path as a link like this: https://github.com/MarkAYoder/gitLearn.
- Include any additional packages installed via opkg.
- Include kernel mods.
- If there is extra hardware needed, include links to where it can be obtained.
User Instructions
First Download the git Repository: xm$: mkdir WebcamFeed xm$: git clone https://github.com/draneaw/WebcamFeed.git WebcamFeed xm$: cd WebcamFeed
Install Node.js xm$: opkg update xm$: opkg install nodejs
Preliminary: host$: node core.js
Here is where you brag about what your project can do.
Include a YouTube demo.
Theory of Operation
Give a high level overview of the structure of your software. Are you using GStreamer? Show a diagram of the pipeline. Are you running multiple tasks? Show what they do and how they interact.
Work Breakdown
List the major tasks in your project and who did what.
Also list here what doesn't work yet and when you think it will be finished and who is finishing it.
- Research- Research took up the bulk of our time and effort on this project due to the obscure nature of video streaming on the web using HTML5 and related tools. Most sources online advise you to use a plugin or third party software and treat the idea of using Javascript of HTML5 for this task as a taboo subject.
- GStreamer Implementation- John Lobdel investigated using GStreamer to acomplish this project. This implementation in the end proved effective and the easiest to implement.
- Program Creation- John Lobdel used his research to get gstreamer to stream a video or camera input onto port 8081 that could then be read by the VLC Media Player on a remote computer. The further integration of this into a program was done with the introduction of the VLC-plugin in an html document. The final program was jointly compiled by both John and Alex.
The program creation went quite fast after a working method was discovered by John. Then it was a matter of putting the pieces together. The program consists of a node.js client server using the example provided in the examples/node.js folder, which provides the HTML server and controls for which video to stream. We embedded the vlc viewer into the page and pointed it to the location where the video would be streamed by an external function call in the .js file. This allows for a simplified approach to running the needed utilities without having to port code into the java script language.
Future Work
Adding video capture would add true security camera capabilities to this system. In addition adding motion detection into the video selection stream would be interesting. Though this might be too much for the XM's hardware.
Having a webpage that displayed all of the video feeds at once would also be an interesting feature but this could over tax the XM's hardware or internet connection.
Figuring out how to implement this project with only HTML5 and make it so that no plugin is required by the end user was Alex's original plan but the maturity of the knowledge base for HTML5 is not adequate to accomplish this task at this time. But in the future when many of the draft standards are finished this project could be implemented without the vlc-plugin.
This project was quite surprising by how difficult it is to do using the new HTML5 standards. Through the research we learned that there were currently no simple implementations of what we wished to do with this project. We had originally assumed that something as common as video streaming would have a direct implementation in the new standard but in fact it is far more restricted then we expected. By splitting each of our focuses during the research stage we were able to research the use of the bleeding edge of development and the use of the common implementation and then whoever found an implementation that worked first would allow the project to progress. In addition our parallel research gave us greater insight into the potential ways of accomplishing this task then if we had both focused on the HTML5 implementation and did not allow the project to reach a dead end as it would have if we had both focused on the HTML5 method.
In the end we did settle on using the vlc-plugin to capture the outgoing stream that John setup using gstreamer. This worked exactly as we wished it to without all of the syntax fighting that took place when trying to port the HTML5 sample code into code we had the codex's for(i.e. websocket to socket.io syntax Note: websocket wanted a Microsoft related XML file which after searching for could not be found when we tried to just use websocket).
Many of the ideas listed in Future Work would be amazing addon's to the project that would greatly expand and enhance this projects implementation.
Embedded Linux Class by Mark A. Yoder


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We are reassured to learn that
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Monday he will never question others' patriotism during the race...
Right - his advisers were no doubt chomping at the bit to besmirch McCain's patriotism, confident that the American public would see past McCain's tired war hero gambit, but Obama stood on principle.
Let's note (hmm, with Karl at Team Protein) that this new non-questioning is a flip-flop for Obama, who felt comfortable passing judgment on the patriotism of others not so long ago:
"Somebody noticed I wasn't wearing a flag lapel pin and I told folks, well you know what? I haven't probably worn that pin in a very long time. I wore it right after 9/11. But after a while, you start noticing people wearing a lapel pin, but not acting very patriotic. Not voting to provide veterans with resources that they need. Not voting to make sure that disability payments were coming out on time.
"My attitude is that I'm less concerned about what you're wearing on your lapel than what's in your heart. And you show your patriotism by how you treat your fellow Americans, especially those who served. You show your patriotism by being true to our values and our ideals and that's what we have to lead with is our values and our ideals."
Whatever. We have no idea who this guy is - let's elect him President so we can get to know him better. (This idea for bringing us closer to Obama and vice versa never caught fire).


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1. How can I book my holiday ?
1.1 Online at www.camping-cher-sancerre.com
- Enter the number of people in your party
- Choose between "Camping" and "Rentals"
- Select your arrival and departure dates
To make a booking, click on "GO" and follow the 4 stage reservation procedure.
- Stage 1 : Select any additional extras and, if you wish, sign up for cancellation insurance (be sure to read the terms and conditions which are specific to each campsite), then read the General Terms and Conditions (also specific to each campsite).
- Stage 2 : Contact details: Next enter your personal details and those of the other people in your party. If you have any particular requests in relation to your holiday, please enter them in the "Your comments" box.
- Stage 3 : Payment: You will now see a summary of your booking. You can choose from several different payment methods which vary from campsite to campsite (secure online payment, bank transfer, fax, post).
- Stage 4 : Confirmation: If you choose secure online payment, you will be asked to enter your card details and will subsequently be sent an email confirming your booking.
If you choose any other means of payment, you will be paying a deposit directly to the campsite of your choice. To confirm your booking with the campsite, simply pay the deposit using your chosen payment method.
1.2 By contacting the campsite directly
If you need help or have a specific request (group booking, preferred pitch – according to availability, etc.), please contact the campsite directly either by email or by phone (you will find the relevant details by clicking on "Contact this campsite" in the top right-hand corner of the campsite's dedicated page at www.camping-cher-sancerre.com). The staff at the campsite will be pleased to provide booking assistance and answer your questions.
2. How can I pay for my holiday?
You can pay both your deposit and the balance of the cost of you holiday using whichever of the following payment options are offered by your campsite at the time of booking: debit or credit card, national or international bank transfer, Cheque, French postal order.
The campsites in the Flower network are all independently run businesses with their own General Terms and Conditions of Business. You will be invited to read these Terms and Conditions at the time of booking.
When you make a booking at any Flower campsite you will be asked to pay at least the following:
- A deposit covering 25% of the cost of your holiday
- Where applicable, an administration fee set by the individual campsite
- The holiday insurance premium, if selected (available at the time of booking only)
- The balance must be paid no later than 30 days before the start of your holiday. Where a holiday is booked fewer than 30 days prior to the departure date, the full cost is payable at the time of booking.
3. How can I check or modify my booking?
3.1. Checking your booking
However you book your holiday, make sure that you receive the booking confirmation email which your campsite will send to the address you provided at the time of booking, and keep it. If you have any problems receiving or accessing this message, please contact your campsite to check that your booking is confirmed.
3.2. Changing or cancelling your booking
If you wish to change or cancel any part of your booking, please contact the campsite directly (an administration charge may apply). If you have taken out holiday insurance (specific to each campsite, you will be invited to read the terms and conditions of the policy on offer at the time of booking), the campsite will make a claim on your behalf.
4. How can I tell you what I thought about my holiday in Camping les Portes de Sancerre?
If you book a holiday on www.camping-cher-sancerre.com, a few days after you return home you will receive an email inviting you to complete an online customer satisfaction survey in which you will be able to mark the campsite you stayed in.
If you don't receive this email but would still like to let us know what you think, you can ask your campsite to forward you a copy.


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Teams to test bomb squad robots at Los Alamos
Eight teams from around the Southwest will be putting their bomb squad robots to the test as part of a three-day competition at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The annual robot rodeo begins Tuesday.
The teams will be using their skills and their robots to search vehicles for explosive devices, recover stolen weapons and navigate obstacle courses. Other challenges include investigating possible homemade explosive labs, dealing with suicide bombers and using common tools to disable dangerous devices.
A member of Los Alamos Lab's hazardous devices team, Chris Ory, says the competition gives bomb squad teams a chance to hone their skills in a low-risk setting.
The teams include New Mexico State Police, Los Alamos and Albuquerque police departments, the Colorado regional bomb squad and British and U.S. military teams.


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What do you want in Midtown?
Remember the Midtown Mile?
Like the Streets of Buckhead, it's said to be just sleeping, not dead. But, some of the project's developers are said to be reigning in their ambitions, leaning toward something a little less Dean & Deluca and a little more Trader Joe's.
The scaling down isn't just in fancy-ness but also in volume. The project's planned retail component has been scaled back to about 610,000 square feet from the original 1,000,000. Luxury condos, once a must-have for new development, are likely to feature less prominently in the new design as well.
But at least one developer isn't buying into the new vision.
Shirley Gouffon is a senior vice president with Selig Enterprises, the company that's developing 12th & Midtown with Daniel Corp. In an e-mail to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Gouffon said that Selig and Daniel "have not bought into these ideas and are in total disagreement with many of the positions outlined."
The Mile's developers are in a difficult position, trying to create an area that will appeal to three very different groups:
- People from out of town who stay in Midtown's expensive hotels and would like to walk to shopping, restaurants and entertainment
- People who live in the suburbs and come into the city for events at the Fox Theater, the High Museum and Woodruff Arts Center and want things to do before and/or after, preferably things that aren't available where they live
- People who live and work in and around Midtown and want things like a grocery store on Peachtree, interesting but reasonably-priced restaurants and some walkable everyday shopping
Do you live, work or hang out in Midtown? What do you think is missing there?


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Clemson University trustees approve tuition increase
Clemson University trustees approved an increase for tuition starting this fall.
The increase for tuition, housing and meal plans will go up by an average of less than 3 percent, which will partially offset mandatory payroll, retirement and health insurance cost increases.
The fees were approved by the university's board of trustees Wednesday.
"The combination of additional state funding and ongoing efforts by the administration to operate as efficiently as possible has allowed us to minimize the impact of these mandatory cost increases on tuition," said board chairman David Wilkins.
In-state students will see an increase of 2.6 percent for general tuition – or $171 per semester — and pay a $25 per semester charge dedicated to facilities maintenance and renovations, bringing the total increase to 3 percent. Non-state residents will pay 2.8 percent more for general tuition – or $ 432 per semester — and a facilities fee of $55 per semester, for a total increase of 3.19 percent.
The fee increases, plus anticipated enrollment growth, will generate approximately $11 million, which will help cover anticipated cost increases of $15 million from a state-mandated pay raise for faculty and staff, increased employee retirement expenses and increased health insurance costs mandated by the federal Affordable Care Act.
In addition to partial funding for the mandatory pay raise, the state budget provided $1.2 million for programs to increase four-year graduation rates and provide paid, on-campus internships, programs that university President James P. Clements said will help hold down the cost of education in the long run and increase the value of a Clemson education.
"We appreciate the state's targeted investment in these two programs that will help students be more successful in the classroom and in the job market," he said. "One of the best ways to hold down college costs is to get through in four years – and one of the best ways to land a job after graduation is an internship that provides relevant, marketable job skills."
Student housing and meal plans will increase by an average of 2.3 percent, which will cover rising food and energy costs, insurance and retirement costs, facilities renovations and a 2 percent cost-of-living pay increase for staff mandated by the state.
Actual costs vary depending on housing assignments and dining plan selection. On average, the fee increase will add $47 per semester for housing and $50 per semester for dining plans.


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For decades, Amon Tobin has constantly pioneered new sounds in the world of electronic music. So it makes sense that he'd want a visual stage show as advanced and experimental as his sounds. I think he nailed it this time.
The result? An geometric and downright beautiful video wall projecting visuals that float, spasm, surge and glitch all over the place. At times, the effect is immersive, feeling like the effects are projecting into space. And like Dvice writer (and Giz alum) Adam Frucci says, you should probably consider getting a ticket for this now. [Spinner UK via Wired UK via Dvice]


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Overview of the Major Comp Programs
Before we dive into the intricacies of blackjack and poker comps, I thought it might be a good idea to take a quick crash course on comp programs.
Thanks to the corporate conglomeration that has dominated the casino industry in recent years, most gamblers have two major comp programs to choose from – M Life and Total Rewards.
The M Life program is operated by MGM Resorts International, while Total Rewards is a product of Caesars Entertainment.
If you enjoy visiting sunny Las Vegas for a stroll along the Strip, chances are good you'll wind up in a casino owned by one of these behemoths. And I'm not talking about the MGM Grand or Caesars Palace flagship properties, as the two companies own dozens of casinos between them.
Check out the list below for a full accounting of MGM-owned properties on the Strip where the M Life card is used to track and distribute comps:
ARIA Las Vegas
Bellagio Las Vegas
Excalibur Hotel and Casino
Luxor Las Vegas
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
MGM Grand Las Vegas
The Mirage Las Vegas
Monte Carlo Resort and Casino
New York New York Hotel and Casino
And below, you'll find the Caesars-owned casinos on the Strip where the Total Rewards card is accepted:
Bally's Las Vegas
Caesars Palace
The Cromwell Las Vegas
Flamingo Las Vegas
Harrah's Las Vegas
The LINQ Las Vegas
Paris Las Vegas
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas
Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino
Expanding the scope outside of Sin City, these are the MGM-brand casinos worldwide where M Life membership is accepted:
Beau Rivage – (Biloxi, Mississippi)
Borgata – (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
The Water Club – (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
Gold Strike Casino Resort – (Tunica Resorts, Mississippi)
Grand Victoria – (Elgin, Illinois)
MGM Grand Detroit – (Detroit, Michigan)
MGM National Harbor – (National Harbor, Maryland)
MGM Springfield – (Springfield, Massachusetts)
MGM Grand Sanya – (Sanya, Hainan, China)
MGM Macau – (Macau, China)
Bellagio Shanghai – (Shanghai, China)
And finally, take a look below for the full list of Caesars-owned casinos worldwide where Total Rewards membership is accepted:
Bally's Atlantic City – (Atlantic City, NJ)
Caesars Atlantic City – (Atlantic City, NJ)
Caesars Windsor – (Windsor, Ontario, CA)
Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino – (Phoenix, AZ)
Harrah's Atlantic City – (Atlantic City, NJ)
Harrah's Cherokee – (Cherokee, NC)
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River – (Cherokee, NC)
Harrah's Council Bluffs – (Council Bluffs, IA)
Harrah's Gulf Coast – (Biloxi, MS)
Harrah's Joliet – (Joliet, IL)
Harrah's Lake Tahoe – (Lake Tahoe, NV)
Harrah's Laughlin – (Laughlin, NV)
Harrah's Louisiana Downs – (Bossier City, LA)
Harrah's Metropolis – (Metropolis, IL)
Harrah's New Orleans – (New Orleans, LA)
Harrah's North Kansas City – (North Kansas City, MO)
Harrah's Philadelphia – (Philadelphia, PA)
Harrah's Reno – (Reno, NV)
Harrah's Resort Southern California – (Valley Center, CA)
Harvey's Lake Tahoe – (Lake Tahoe, NV)
Horseshoe Casino Baltimore – (Baltimore, MD)
Horseshoe Bossier City – (Bossier City, LA)
Horseshoe Council Bluffs – (Council Bluffs, IA)
Horseshoe Hammond – (Hammond, IN)
Horseshoe Casino Tunica – (Tunica, MS)
Horseshoe Southern Indiana – (Elizabeth, IN)
Tunica Roadhouse – (Tunica, MS)
Along with these titans of the gambling industry, you'll also come across a few smaller casino chains like Boyd Gaming or Stations. And of course, the over 400 tribal casinos operated on reservation land nationwide have their own in-house players club cards.
These smaller casinos tend to model their comp system after the big boys, however, so I'll stick with M Life and Total Rewards going forward for the sake of clarity.
For both of these programs, you'll also have two main forms of comp credits to work with – base points and tier points.
A base point equates to $0.01, so you'll need to score 100 of them to add $1 to your comp account. Base points effectively serve as cash in an affiliated casino, so you can use your accumulated points to purchase that morning latte or some headphones from the gift shop.
A tier point doesn't have cash value per se, but these points are how you climb through the ranks of either M Life or Total Rewards. You can visit the overview pages for each program that I linked to above to learn about the various tiers used in each. But put simply, accumulating tier points grants you access to a higher tier in the program, which in turn unlocks additional perks. Think priority access at the cashier's cage line, free valet and parking, tickets to the in-house show, and even free rooms.
Now that you know who is handling your comps and where the players club cards in your wallet are accepted, let's see exactly how they work for both blackjack and poker.


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Trish Brandt is a Weatherhead Affiliate Instructor. She is the founder and president of Brandt Consulting LLC, an organization and talent development firm that works to inspire both individuals and organizations to realize their potential. BC provides consulting services—particularly those concerned with answering questions of strategic importance—as well as seminars and workshops aimed at helping organizations grow through particular attention to their human capital component. Often within the context of a larger organization, BC also provides one-on-one coaching to guide individuals in managing their professional and personal futures. Some recent clients include: A.T. Kearney, SAP America, Newry Corporation, The Bennett Group, University School, The Ratner School, Case Western Reserve University, Edison Search Partners and private individuals—senior level managers to recent college graduates.
In partnership with Case/Weatherhead School of Management Executive Education, Trish has also worked with large public companies to design and deliver executive-level leadership development programs, often incorporating the development of emotional intelligence competencies. She is also accredited by The Hay Group to administer and coach to the Emotional Intelligence Competency (ECI) instrument. At Case/Weatherhead School of Management, she has also taught "Leadership and Decision Making in Nonprofit Organizations" for the Masters of Nonprofit program, various career development workshops for MBA students and coached MBA and Executive MBA students in developing structured problem-solving skills as part of the Action Learning program. Additionally, Trish has assisted individuals—students from a variety of universities, alumni of the Weatherhead School and other working professionals—in exploring career options and setting a path toward personal career success.
Prior to the founding of her firm, Trish was a director with executive search firm Christian & Timbers, and worked on senior-level management and CEO searches within the technology industry. Previously, she was a Manager with the top-tier global management consulting firm, A.T. Kearney. While at A.T. Kearney, she worked on strategy and marketing issues as well as organizational and operating problems with large publicly-held companies in the automotive, information technology, healthcare, consumer products and chemical/pharmaceutical industries. During that time she also worked with the firm's Professional Development and Training group creating new development models and programs for the firm's Vice Presidents and consultants. Trish designed and delivered A.T. Kearney's first major customized corporate university program with the University of Michigan Business School which drew participants from all over the world. She was also actively involved in campus recruiting efforts for the firm both at the undergraduate and graduate levels at top-ranked business schools around the country and created the A.T. Kearney Case Competition at the Weatherhead School of Management.
Trish holds an MBA from Case/Weatherhead School of Management and a BS in Chemistry, with additional concentrations in Physics and Mathematics, from Miami University. During business school, Trish completed a market research consulting project in Europe for a U.K. gas turbine manufacturing company serving both aerospace and power generation markets. She is currently on the advisory board of The Institute of Management and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University and was a board member of the Weatherhead School of Management Alumni Association (1995–1999). Trish has been involved in various community events/organizations including the Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, South By Southwest Conference and Music Festival and Make-A-Wish Foundation.


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An anal fissure is a tear or open sore (ulcer) that develops in the lining of the anal canal.
The anal canal is the last part of the large intestine. It's located between the rectum – where stools are stored – and the opening in the bottom stools are passed through (anus).
Anal fissure symptoms
The most common symptoms of anal fissures are:
- a sharp pain when you pass stools, often followed by a deep burning pain that may last several hours
- bleeding when you pass stools – most people notice a small amount of bright red blood either in their stools or on the toilet paper
When to see your doctor
See your doctor if you think you have an anal fissure. Don't let embarrassment stop you seeking help: anal fissures are a common problem doctors are used to dealing with.
Most anal fissures get better without treatment, but your doctor will want to rule out other conditions with similar symptoms, such as piles (
Your doctor can also tell you about self-help measures and treatments that can relieve your symptoms and reduce the risk of fissures recurring.
Diagnosing anal fissures
Your doctor will ask you about your symptoms and the type of pain you've been experiencing. They may also ask about your toilet habits. They'll usually be able to see the fissure by gently parting your buttocks.
Your doctor may refer you for specialist assessment if they think something serious may be causing your fissure.
This may include a more thorough examination of your anus carried out using
Occasionally, a measurement of anal sphincter pressure may be taken for fissures that haven't responded to simple treatments. The anal sphincter is the ring of muscles that open and close the anus.
What causes anal fissures?
Anal fissures are most commonly caused by damage to the lining of the anus or anal canal.
Most cases occur in people who have
Other possible causes of anal fissures include:
- persistent
- inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) , such as
- pregnancy and childbirth
- occasionally, a sexually transmitted infection (STI) , such as syphilis or herpes , which can infect and damage the anal canal
- having unusually tight anal sphincter muscles, which can increase the tension in your anal canal, making it more susceptible to tearing
In many cases, no clear cause can be identified.
Treating and preventing anal fissures
Anal fissures usually heal within a few weeks without the need for treatment. However, they can easily recur if they're caused by constipation that remains untreated.
In some people, symptoms from anal fissures last six weeks or more (chronic anal fissures).
Adopting some simple self-help measures can make passing stools easier. This will allow existing fissures to heal, as well as reduce your chances of developing new fissures in the future.
Self-help measures for avoiding constipation include:
- plenty of fibre in your diet, such as fruit and vegetables and wholemeal bread, pasta and rice – adults should aim to eat at least 18g of fibre a day
- staying well hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids
- not ignoring the urge to pass stools – this can cause your stools to dry out and become harder to pass
- exercising regularly – you should aim to do at least 150 minutes of physical activity every week
You can help soothe the pain by taking simple painkillers, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen , or by soaking your bottom in a warm bath several times a day, particularly after a bowel movement.
Your doctor can also prescribe medication to help relieve your symptoms and speed up the healing process.
This can include laxatives to help you pass stools more easily and painkilling ointment that you apply directly to your anus.
Surgery may be recommended in persistent cases of anal fissure where self-help measures and medication haven't helped.
Surgery is often very effective at treating anal fissures, but it does carry a small risk of complications, such as temporary or permanent loss of bowel control (bowel incontinence) .
Like other small cuts or tears to the skin, an anal fissure will often heal by itself within a few weeks.
However, you should see your doctor if you have an anal fissure as they can give you advice and medications to help ease your symptoms and allow the fissure to heal more quickly.
Most anal fissures will heal with treatment, although they can recur easily, particularly if you don't follow the self-help advice outlined below.
There are a number of self-help measures your doctor may recommend to relieve constipation and reduce the pain caused by anal fissures.
Relieving constipation can allow anal fissures to heal and reduce the chances of further fissures developing in the future.
Self-help measures include:
- increasing your daily intake of fibre by including plenty of high-fibre foods in your diet, such as fruit, vegetables and wholegrains
- avoiding dehydration by drinking plenty of water
- trying to get more exercise – for example, by going for a daily walk or run
- working out a place and time of day when you can comfortably spend time on the toilet
- not delaying going to the toilet when you feel the urge
- if you use wet wipes, avoiding products that contain fragrance or alcohol as this could lead to discomfort or itching – if you use toilet paper, use a soft brand and avoid wiping too hard
- soaking your bottom in a warm bath several times a day, particularly after a bowel movement, to relax the muscles in your anus
See preventing anal fissures for more self-help advice.
There are a number of different medications your doctor may recommend to help reduce your symptoms and allow your anal fissure to heal.
Laxatives are a type of medicine that can help you pass stools more easily.
Adults with an anal fissure will usually be prescribed bulk-forming laxative tablets or granules. These work by helping your stools retain fluid, making them softer and less likely to dry out.
Children with an anal fissure are usually prescribed an osmotic laxative oral solution. This type of laxative works by increasing the amount of fluid in the bowels, which stimulates the body to pass stools.
Your doctor may recommend starting treatment at a low dose and gradually increasing it every few days until you're able to pass soft stools every one or two days.
If you experience prolonged burning pain after passing stools, your doctor may recommend taking common over-the-counter painkillers, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen.
If you decide to take these medications, make sure you follow the dosage instructions on the patient information leaflet or packet.
Glyceryl trinitrate
If your symptoms don't improve within a week or two, your doctor may prescribe a medication called glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), an ointment applied to the anal canal, usually twice a day.
GTN works by expanding blood vessels in and around the anus, increasing the blood supply to the fissure and helping it heal faster. It can also help reduce the pressure in the anal canal, which should ease the pain.
You'll usually have to use GTN ointment for at least six weeks, or until your fissure has completely healed.
The majority of acute fissures (present for less than six weeks) will heal with GTN treatment. Around 7 in every 10 chronic fissures heal with GTN therapy if used correctly.
Headaches are a very common side effect of GTN ointment, affecting up to half of people who use it. Some people also feel dizzy or lightheaded after using the ointment.
GTN isn't suitable for children and should be used with caution in pregnant or breastfeeding women.
If headaches are a problem, reducing the amount of ointment you use for a few days can help. Using a pea-sized amount of ointment five or six times a day is often better than using a larger amount twice a day.
Topical anaesthetics
If you have particularly severe anal pain, your doctor may prescribe a topical anaesthetic to numb your anus before passing stools.
A topical medicine is one you apply directly to the affected area. It won't help fissures heal, but it can help ease the pain.
Lidocaine is the most commonly prescribed topical anaesthetic for anal fissures. It comes in the form of either a gel or an ointment, and is usually only used for one to two weeks because the fissure should start to heal within this time.
Calcium channel blockers
Calcium channel blockers, such as diltiazem, are a type of medication usually used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
However, topical calcium channel blockers that are applied directly to the anus have also proved useful in treating some people with anal fissures.
Topical calcium channel blockers work by relaxing the sphincter muscle and increasing blood supply to the fissure.
Side effects can include headaches, dizziness, and itchiness or burning at the site when you apply the medication. Any side effects should pass within a few days once your body gets used to the medication.
Topical calcium channel blockers are thought to be about as effective as GTN ointment for treating anal fissures, and may be recommended if other medications haven't helped.
As with GTN ointment, you'll usually have to use calcium channel blockers for at least six weeks, or until your fissure has completely healed.
Botulinum toxin injections
Botulinum toxin is a relatively new treatment for anal fissures. It's usually used if other medications haven't helped. Botulinum toxin is a powerful poison that's safe to use in small doses.
If you have an anal fissure, an injection of the toxin can be used to paralyse your sphincter muscle. This should prevent the muscle from spasming, helping reduce pain and allowing the fissure to heal.
It's not clear exactly how effective botulinum toxin injections are for anal fissures, but research suggests they're helpful for more than half the people who have them. This is similar to having treatment with GTN ointment and topical calcium channel blockers.
The effects of botulinum toxin injections last for around two to three months, which should normally allow enough time for the fissure to heal.
You may have a follow-up appointment a few weeks after starting your treatment. This will allow your doctor to check your fissure has healed or is showing adequate signs of improvement.
If the fissure has completely healed, your doctor may recommend a further follow-up appointment a few weeks later.
If your anal fissure is particularly severe or doesn't respond to treatment after eight weeks, you may have to be referred to a colorectal surgeon, a doctor who specialises in conditions that affect the rectum and anus, for specialist treatment. This usually involves having some type of surgery.
Surgery may be recommended if other treatments haven't worked.
It is generally considered to be the most effective treatment for anal fissures, with more than 90% of people experiencing good long-term results. However, it does carry a small risk of complications.
There are a number of different surgical techniques that can be used to treat anal fissures. The main techniques used are outlined below.
Lateral sphincterotomy
A lateral sphincterotomy involves making a small cut in the ring of muscle surrounding the anal canal (sphincter) to help reduce the tension in your anal canal. This allows the anal fissure to heal and reduces your chances of developing any more fissures.
It is a short and relatively straightforward operation that's usually carried out under a general anaesthetic on a day patient basis. This means you'll be asleep while the procedure is carried out, but you won't usually have to spend the night in hospital.
A lateral sphincterotomy is one of the most effective treatments for anal fissures, with a good track record of success. Most people will fully heal within two to four weeks.
Less than 1 in 20 people who have this type of surgery will experience some temporary loss of bowel control (bowel incontinence) afterwards as a result of damage to the anal muscles.
However, this is usually a mild type of incontinence where the person is unable to prevent passing wind, and usually only lasts a few weeks.
Advancement anal flaps involve taking healthy tissue from another part of your body and using it to repair the fissure, thereby improving blood supply to the site of the fissure.
This procedure may be recommended to treat long-term (chronic) anal fissures caused by pregnancy or an injury to the anal canal.


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