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Table of contents I. Introduction II. Legend III. Universal Moves IV. Character Specifics/ Ratings A. Character Specials B. Assists C. Silly Stuff V. Special Moves VI. Super moves VII. Combo's VIII. General Strategy IX. Good Partners for Tron ====================================================================== I. Introduction ====================================================================== Tron Bonne was first seen in the Capcom ( DUH!! ) Game called Megaman Legends ( I think Rockman Dash In Japan ) She is a female "pirate" who enjoys reeking havoc among people to get money.. She seems to have a secret crush on Megaman on Megaman Legends.. but she never tells him.. She made her next appearance in her very own game, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne! ( Which I played and I had a blast with it ) Where her brother Teisel Bonne Had a debt with these "Bad guys" who didn't like the idea of Him taking there money.. So she goes around robbing banks, digging for treasure, and Stealing farm animals that would be sold.. (silly huh!?) Along the way her homemade Servbot's helped her in any way they could, but if they got in her way they would be sent to the torture room...( he he ) to be punished for their mistakes..... Her most recent appearance is in the new kick ass fighting game none other than Marvel Vs. Capcom 2! And in it she's kicking butt and taking names!!! Seriously though she is nasty and has no mercy if you haven't played with her so...... Even if you don't like her just have fun!! That's what she's there for! ======================================================================= II. Legend ======================================================================= I use my buttons differently than everybody else so I'll explain them here..... S- Standing C- Crouching J- Jumping Sj- Super jumping Note these things wil;l be used in conjunction with all the p's and k's; Example, S.Lp, would be a standing light punch Jp - Jab punch Mp - Strong Punch Hp - Fierce Punch Lk - Short Kick Mk - Forward Kick Hk - Roundhouse Kick A1 - Assist 1 A2 - Assist 2 T - Toward the opponent B - Away from the opponent D - Down/Crouching U - Up/ Jump Dt - Down Forward Db - Down Back Ut - Up forward Ub - Up back Sj- Super Jump XX- Cancel into a move. Example; While Tron is doing her Standing Strong attack before she is done you can do a special or super move I'll use it the following way. Example; S. Lp, S. Mp, XX into Bonne Strike, or Lunch Rush. + - Pressing that button in conjunction with another button or direction. Example; Storm's Lighting Attack is Hp + Lk , - Going from one direction to another in one fluid motion. Example; a Fireball is D, Dt, T, ======================================================================= III. Universal moves ======================================================================= I'm not going to go over Minor thing's such as jumping and super jumping but I think I'll go ahead and do a few of them. Dash- Press Toward twice in quick succession, or press both punch's but I prefer to press toward twice. This is very important to anyone's game, unfortunately Tron's dash is not very good.... Roll- Do a Clockwise rotation of the joystick and press any button. Rolling is EXTREMLY important to anyone's game. Unless you're playing a complete idiot they will always try to do something to you while you're lying on the ground. Learn how to do it.. It's important.. Assist- Press the Button To the right of the Hp and Hk.. Pressing the bottom one will call out the person on the bottom of your fighting list. Pressing the top one will call the person right under your active fighter. Push Block- Press both punch button's while you are blocking attacks. I don't use this to much unless I'm being bombarded by someone in the corner. Note- If you push block in the air while a normal jump make sure it is not a long hitting super for you will be guard broken after about 1.5 seconds. Snapback- D, Dt, T, and the assist button of choice. This is a very under rated move.. If connected it will switch out the active person with the inactive person you chose with the assist button.. I only use this when I know that it is definitely going to hit or when they stupidly change out right in front of you. Just pop that person right back out to get rid of all that red they had without any healing!! Hyper Counter- D, Dt, T and the assist button of choice. This is a great move which I am beginning to appreciate a lot more. When you are blocking input the command and then the person you chose with the assist button will switch out with your active person. Doing there assist attack in the process. Delayed Hyper Combos ( DHC )- This is probably the coolest of the new features. When you are doing a Hyper combo during that hyper combo you then input the next person's hyper and watch the pretty colors Fly! Example; Have Ryu Do his Shinku Hadoken Then (have Akuma the next person to come out) input Akumas Shinku Gou Hado. Team Hyper Combo's By pressing both assist buttons you can do a super involving everyone in your team. The super they do is dependent on the assist you chose when you start the battle. ======================================================================= IV. Character Specifics/ Ratings. ======================================================================= These are in my opinions don't email me Complaining on how "wrong I was" Power- Tron's is unbelievably powerful. Her attacks are extremely powerful, Her Medium attacks are most of the time multiple hit auto combos which do major damage. Rating- 8.5 Vitality- Tron Is not the greatest in taking multiple hit's without damage but she's about average. Rating- 7.0 Speed- Tron is not very fast in all, but almost all of her moves are really fast and come out fast as well. If it weren't for that she's be as slow as Hulk ( almost ) Rating- 6.0 Offense- This is where Tron shines. She should almost always be offensive. She has such much priority it's not funny!! Don't worry about jumping and blocking unless your going against someone who has a very good Anti-air Attack. Rating- 8.0 Defense- Tron isn't as bad as you think she would be for being so big. But her lack of a reliable projectile, or anti-air really but a hurting on her. Rating- 6.0 Overall- Tron is actually a very good player with nothing below average.. So keep that in mind if you ever want to use her. She needs some work on her speed and defense but that can be over looked. Rating-8.0 Punch's ---Jab--- Standing- She thrusts her gustaff's arm forward, that's pretty much it. Good for poking and such, it's range is decent, and no lag. Rating- 7.5 Jumping- She Thrusts the gustaff's arm downward at a 45' Angle. This used to be my jump in of choice but not anymore it has sucommed to the mighty Jumping short kick! Rating-8.5 Crouching- The same as her standing except it's down a little more. In my opinion you should just use the standing. Rating- 6.5 ---Strong--- Just to let you know in order to get a medium attack you have to press the jab button twice ( the first one has to connect with the person or they have to at least block it ) to get it to come out Standing- Her arm turns into a little drill and she thrusts it forward for a maximum of 4 hits. Excellent move, mainly because you can cancel it into a Bonne Strike or Lunch rush.. Rating- 8.5 Jumping- Her arm ( the gustaff's not hers DUH! ) turns into a globe of electricity and she thrusts it forward. It has excellent range and very little lag Mainly used as a combo filler. Rating-7.5 Crouching- She puts on some shades and her gustaff's changes into a satellite thingie and shoots 3 circular beams that do minor damage. Not very useful mainly cause it does little damage has bad lag and the beams don't go that far. And it doesn't maximize the potential of the following bonne strike! Rating-5.5 ---Fierce--- Standing- This is actually a semi-good move! She wings the Gustaff's arm's in a cricular motion (think Zangief's Lariat). It hit's twice and it seems that many people don't know that. If you miss you better cancel into a beacon bomb (thanks Khaotika) or a Bonne Strike. If you don't better say hello to a nasty combo or super. Rating- 5.5 Crouching- Her launcher, and might I add it's a good one too! She throws her arm down and a Explosion erupts where she hit the ground Has great (vertical) range. This is, in my opinion, her most reliable anti- air attack. And if you hit Super jump and Aerial Rave! Rating-8.0 Jumping- The same as her standing but is a little better cause it has good priority. Keep in mind if you do this move in the air you're stuck in it till you land. You can cancel into a Bonne Strike F.Y.I Rating- 5.5 Kicks ---Short--- Standing- Her Gustaff's arm turn into a shovel thingie and dig's right under there feet. This is pretty good move, you can make it hit twice but it knocks them on the floor resulting in no combo! This is one way to connect into King Kobun (use it if you are being to predictable with her Crouching roundhouse) Rating- 6.0 Jumping- The bottom of her Gustaff turns into a saw that can hit to a maximum of 3 times. Now my first choice as jump in do to how far it goes and it's massive damage for a short kick (15 damge to a normal defense character for all 3 hits!) Rating- 9.0 Crouching- The bottom of her Gustaff turns into a saw that can hit to a maximum of 3 times. This is good to start Aerial raves, Have it hit twice before initiating her launcher. Rating- 8.0 ---Forward--- Standing- A hole appears in the middle of the gustaff's an spits out a flame that is ponited up at about a 30' angle, and can hit for up to 3 times. Good move, mainly because you can cancel it into a Bonne Strike or Lunch rush. I prefer Standing strong punch though. Rating- 7.5 Jumping- Her shovel dig, except it only hit's once in the air, mainly used as a combo filler. Rating- 6.5 Crouching- The Gustaff's arms turn into spinny things that pops them into the air a little, the main use with this is to cancel into her lunch rush ( as a matter of fact the only way to do it the Servebot ) I prefer standing Strong. Rating-7.0 ---Roundhouse--- Standing- She thrusts her arm down to the ground and picks up a rock ( that can hit the person if up close assuring the next hit ) and then chunks it at them. Pretty good, don't rely on it cause they will soon find a way around this lame strategy. Use responsibly, And you can have Tron hold it above her head to mess with the person's mind. Rating- 7.0 Jumping- The bottom of the Gustaff puts out a little ( actually BIG ) metallic poke. ( it looks like the end of a screwdriver ) My second choice as jump in choice of a jump in. HAS WONDERDUL!!!!!! Priority. I usually do Jumping shoprt (2 or three hits) and then jumping roundhouse for a good way to start combos. Rating-8.5 Crouching- Tron's sweep, Her Gustaff's legs turn into metal spokes that spin around knocking the person down if you hit them. Really good cause you can move while you're in the sweep motion ( like Zangeif's Lariat ) You can cancel it into a King Kobun or Bonne Strike ( careful with the King Kobun they can easily roll out of it but you're safe with the Bonne Strike so don't worry you're ok even if they roll ) Rating- 8.0 Character Specials Throw- When close to the opponent T + Hp She grabs the person with both arms and throws them across the screen, If you throw them in the corner you can OTG (hit them on the ground) and either Aerial Rave or lunch rush. You can OTG somebody in the middle of the screen too but they have to be moderately big and your dash must be timed perfectly. Don't let anyone tell you throws are cheap they are there so you can actually do something to people who run away from you and block everything, and constantly ice beaming! Only bad thing is that it has very little priority. Example; Let's say we had Chun-Li and Tron Bonne And they were right next to each other and they both initiated the throw command at the same time Chun-Li would ABSOLUTELY get her throw off first. Rating-6.5 Air Dash- Tap T, twice in the air or Lp + Hp in the air Tron turns on her jet boosters and she hovers across the screen Incredibly slow! Only reason you would want to use this is to get over Shinku Hadokens and such, but why not just use Bonne Strike!!! It's faster and might possibly fast enough to punish them! Only good thing is if you super jump you can do it multiple times Rating- 4.0 Assists Alpha- Throw Type Tag team Super type- Lunch Rush This is a very good assist type, I alternate between this and Projectile type. Tron jumps out ( Where you were standing when you pressed the button ) and attempts to throw the person. The good thing about this is that you can catch them in the air when they are falling if you have someone fast enough, Then you can Aerial Rave! And if they aren't that fast you can still OTG but that means that they can roll out of it where they couldn't if you catch them ;_;. Probably the best thing about this assist is that when you press both assists she uses her lunch rush, even if it misses they (servbot's ) still run across the screen. Rating-7.5 Beta- Anti-Air type Tag Team Super- King Kobun Tron pops put on the screen and does her standing Mk attack It only does one hit even though the normal does three. It could be a fairly good anti-air but don't rely on it cause it has many flaws, use Gamma or Alpha. Rating- 4.0 Gamma- Projectile type Tag Team Super- King Kobun Tron pops out and does her Crouching Mp attack, Despite what I said about the normal attack being weak this is ANYTIHNG except weak! Whenever you use this assist you should jump over the person first resulting in a possible crossover. And if you're good with Aerial Raves this could possibly instant death if the damage is set to it's highest. I use psylocke and do her Triple jump Air Combo starting with that and if the damage in that arcade is set to the highest then it means DEATH GYA HA HA HA! I stopped using this one though cause it does WAY to much Rating- 8.5 Silly Stuff Opening Animation- She starts off by Shouting something in Japanese but it means " the treasure is mine! " Taunt- This is a very insulting Taunt, Tron stands in her Gustaff and laughs. While Servbot jumps up and down. Ending animation1- She stands in her Gustaff saying Katta Wa! Meaning "I won!" Ending Animation2- She walks to the middle of the screen and her Serevbot says "Gohan desu Yo" which means "Dinner's Ready!" Then about 12 Servebot's Run towards the Lunch Area knocking over Tron in the process! Very Cute. Time over ( won )- She stands in her Gustaff saying Katta Wa! Meaning "I won!" Time over (lost) - Her Gustaff blows up and a char covered tron falls to the ground and coughs. All of her belongings inside the gustaff are all over the floor, Including her teddy bear! Wanna do something Really insulting? Pick Tron Bonne, Servebot and Felicia. Make sure that Servebot's assist type is projectile. Do her *J.Lp, J.Mp, S.Jp, S.Mp, XX into Bonne Strike ( Any Kick, Hk For more hits ) XX Into Lunch Rush. ( must be in corner ) Combo and while you see all of tron's Serevbot's Running Do Serevbot's Lunch Rush! ( about 79 servbot's will trample over the person ) Then when that does about 75 hits Do Felicia's "Help Me" Super ( mash buttons REALLY FAST to rack up hit's on Felicia's super ) After that if they aren't dead ( Must of the time they will be ) have Felicia dash under the person and OTG! ( hit them off the ground! ) ======================================================================= V. Special Moves ======================================================================= Beacon Bomb- D, Dt, T any punch Tron Pulls out her trusty gun and fires it. Using the jab button makes it fire straight Using Fierce makes her aim it upwards at an 45' Angle. (Dots fly across the screen and when you see a burst from her gun is when the move actually shoots) When it connects two servebot's run up and grab the person and hold them with all their might (which isn't the that much ) where then you can do many things, such as; Lunch Rush, King Kobun, Aerial Rave, or if you really wanna insult them Taunt. After they are done they hold Refractor's in their hand, These do nothing for Tron. I'm using this move a lot more often because it stays in there for so long they think they have blocken it and then they walk forward only to find out they haven't! Also a good way to cover your assists. Lp Rating- 7.0 Hp Rating- 5.5 Bonne Strike- D, Dt, T Any kick This is by far Tron's most useful attack, her arm turns into a drill and she dash forward ( FAST! ) and let's them eat it! The kick determines how many hits it does. Lk is fast, has little lag, travels about half way across the screen, and without button mashing does about 4-5 hits. The Hk one is also fast, has little lag (but more than the first one though), Travels all the way across the screen, and without button mashing does about 8-9 hits. This move is awesome! use it everywhere but DON'T ABUSE IT!. If you are in the corner you can cancel into Lunch rush after they start flying away from the hits, for mega damage! Make sure to mash button's while she does this ( Don't look like you're a Newbie doing it though ) Lk Rating-8.0 Hk Rating-9.0 Kobun Launch- T, D, Dt Any Punch This move is very under rated. Tron raises her Gustaff's arm in the air and shoot's a Serevbot out of it, Lp shoots it half way across the screen and fairly low to the ground. Whereas the Hp version shoots it ¾ the way across the screen at a high angle. This move is great anti-air but most people don't use it ( I don't either ) with the right assistants this move can be a turtlers dream. Sorry everyone I was wrong about Tron being able to shoot two at a time ( I must have dreamt that weird ). Still a great move though it's great for locking people into an assist or your chip damage. Lp Rating- 7.5 Hp Rating- 7.0 ======================================================================= VI. Super moves ======================================================================= Lunch Rush- D, Dt, T, Lp + Hp Tron Pulls out her gun and shoots it really fast, If it connects 39 of her 40 servebot's stampede across the screen resulting in major damage! I LOVE THIS MOVE!!!!!!! I can't tell you how useful this move is! It does loads of damage and can be DHC'd into many things ( not that many actually Mainly beams ) Use this move as much as you want but never throw it out by itself. Always at least do; S. Jp, S. Mp, XX into lunch Rush. Then they have to say good-bye to 1/3 of their life! But if you happen to miss ( because they are out of range ) Prepare to eat something.. Because she sits there for a WHILE! Despite it's appearance it does not travel all the way across the screen it only travels about 1/4 across the screen so keep that in mind! Rating- 9.0 King Kobun- D, Db, B, Lk + Hk Tron goes into her assist stance and says " SERVBOT! " then her servbot pops up in front of her, grows to a massive proportion and beats them down with his squeaky Mallet! This move is like Hyper Megaman, when Servebot is running infront of Tron and the opponent stupidly tries to hit you out of it, The Servebot will knock them into the whole Super. This move can be a decent anti-air to people who always jump in with an attack. The most reliable way to combo into this is to sweep them with C. Hk, XX King Kobun. But beware they can roll and if they do you have two options; DHC into the next person to catch them off guard when they try to attack you ( You'd be amazed at how much this works ) Or be punished. So what's your choice? Hhmmm? Rating- 8.0 ======================================================================= VI. Combo's ======================================================================= Due to the open combo system I'm not going to list every single combo in the game. Instead I'm going to list some of the more reliable combo's that I use. Instead of using jumping Lp's you may change them to Lk's and such to add more Hits. ASSUME THAT WHEN I SAY J.LK THAT I SAY YOU DO IT FOR AT LEAST 2 OR THREE HITS UNLESS I STATE OTHERWISE! Easy ground Combo's (without Supers) J.Lk, J.Hk, S.Jp, S.Mp, S.Fp J.Lk, J.Hk, S.Jp, S.Mp, XX Into Bonne Strike ( Any Kick ) J.Lk, J.Hk, S.Jp, C.Hk, XX Into Bonne Strike ( Usually Lk otherwise They fall out of it and someone fast might Hurt Her ) Easy-Moderately Hard Ground Combo's With supers J.Lk, J.Hk, dash-in, S.Lp, S.Mp, XX Lunch Rush. J.Lk, J.Hk, dash-in, C.Lk, C.Hk, XX King Kobun. J.Lk, J.Hk, dash-in, S.Lp, S.Fp, XX Lunch Rush.* J.Lk, J.Hk, S.Lk(2hits), XX King Kobun. *Have to dash on this one. in the other ones they aren't absoluetly necessary. This is my strongest way to connect Lunch Rush when not in the corner. Corner Combos (with and without supers) J.Lk, J.Hk, S.Lp, S.Mp, Hk Bonne Strike, after nine hits (without mashing), XX Lunch Rush J.Lk, J.Hk, S.Jp, S.Mp, Lk bonne strike after 4 hits (without mashing) XX King Kobun.* J.Lk, J.Hk, S.Lk, C.Hk, XX Lunch Rush or King Kobun Fp Throw, XX Lunch Rush, King Kobun *you have to be semi- close to the corner (but not completely on the corner understand?) Aerial Raves J.Lk, J.Hk, S.Lp, C.Hp, Sj, Jp, Mp, Mk, Hk. J.Lk, J.Hk, S.Lp, C.Hp, Sj, Jp, Mp, Mk, Bonne Strike ( Any kick ) *J.Lk, J.Hk, S.Lp, C.Hp, Sj, Jp, Lk (1hit), Mp, Mk, Hk/Hp, either strength Bonne Strike In the corner Aerial Raves **J.Lk, J.Hk, S.Lp, C.Hp, Sj, Jp, Lk, Mp, Air throw, (wait a while) Lunch Rush ** My strongest way to connect a lunch rush you will land first on the throw and you may need to wait a little while before you cancel into a lunch rush *- Only works only Large people Possible combos (meaning I've done them but can VERY RARELY DO THEM AGAIN!) In the corner- King Kobun, Bonne srike, (when they are flying away from the boone strike) XX Lunch Rush Infinite Tron's infinite is actually quite easy! But the problem though is tht they have to be kinda big (not too big though) in order for it to work, they also have to be kinda stupid for you to hit them with the first hit. Beacon Bomb (D, Dt, T+Lp) Kobun Launch (T, D, Dt+Lp), Beacon Bomb, Kobun Launch, Etc. Semi-Infinite(s) J.Lk, J.Hk, S.Lp, C.Hp, Sj, Jp, Lk, Mp, Air Throw, (you will land first) C.hp, Sj, Reapeat (may need to add or subtract some more hits depending on how fast they fall) ======================================================================= VII. General Strategy ======================================================================= -Tron is one of the more powerful people in the game which, of course, is a great thing. Don't let up on people. Many times if your in the zone you'll win without switching Tron! - Tron is very unpredictable, So keep her this way! That is probably her greatest asset. When I first started using her all I did was jump, in Jab, Strong, Standing Jab, Strong, Lunch Rush. Which was great and all, but got very predictable, not until Recently did I start using her to her full potential and might I add she Rocks! - Do not Underestimate her Kobun Launch, after all it is her only Anti- Air! - Don't stay to far away from the opponent and if you do throw kobun's/rocks. Or run them over with Bonne Strike. She plays so much better close to her enemy. -Use Lunch Rush Often, but make sure it will hit by at least doing; S.Jp, S.Mp, XX Lunch Rush. - End almost any attack you can land on the opponent with a Bonne Strike! That is extremly important, Make sure to mash buttons on the Bonne Strike as well! ( Make sure you don't look retarded while doing it!) ======================================================================= IX. Good partner's for Tron ======================================================================= Venom- His Venom Fang assist is so deadly! That's all I recommend about him is his assist. Seriously though he has no lag on that move! Psylocke- Now here's a girl that can really mess up a person's game! Her mean triple-jump air combo is so nasty! Not to mention that her anti-air assist is a mean way to start Aerial raves! Strider- His speed will make up for Tron's slowness. Use his air combo's to inflict the most damage. That's all Strider is there for, is Air Combo's! Jill- "She's a member of S.T.A.R.S.!" ( stupid joke I know ) her healing assist is great for anyone. But most importantly is her dash assist. It goes almost all the way across the screen and reeks havoc on connection! Out in the game She can get kinda boring, all she can do is aerial rave ending in her Hyper Elbow Tackle super (Refer to my Jill FAQ for more details on this and other moves.) Servbot- Don't laugh he is actually a bisnatch when combined with Tron. If you are using him with Tron Bonne make sure you pick his Projectile assist. Storm- She is a spaz comboer and a good keep-away if that is your thang..not mine by any means... Magneto- Another Spaz comboer, he is my best character overall, and has wicked fast dashes......such a great character... ;_;


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|Biotech soybean field in the United States. (USDA-ARS photo)
The current devastating drought in the U.S., that is badly affecting at least half of the maize crop, is generating increased interest in biotech drought tolerant maize which is currently being tested in extensive field trials. It is premature to comment on the performance of the biotech drought tolerant maize until the analysis of data from the field trials in the U.S. is completed later this year. Drought tolerance is an infinitely more complex trait than herbicide tolerance and insect resistance and progress is likely to be on a step by step basis. Encouraging results from the 2012 field tests in the U.S. for biotech drought tolerant maize would be a significant step forward to address drought, the most important constraint to increasing crop productivity globally, to which both conventional and biotech applications can contribute.
Dr. James added that "the expected plateauing trend to optimal adoption rates of around 90 percent that we have seen in the U.S., has also been evident in other industrial countries like Australia with 99.5% adoption in biotech cotton. Similarly, as expected, the major biotech crops in principal developing countries exhibit the same trend, again confirming the trust and confidence of farmers in the technology. Herbicide tolerant soybean has virtually reached 100 percent in Argentina and the latest ISAAA data for 2011 shows Bt cotton in India at 88%, and biotech soybean in Brazil at 83%. Given that products in mature markets are already plateauing at close to optimal rates, incremental annual growth in adoption will be more modest and will be boosted as: 1.) additional hectares are planted, as was the case with total maize plantings in the US in 2012 (up 5%); 2.) new traits or new biotech crops are approved; or 3.) new countries adopt biotech crops."
The full news release is available free for download at ISAAA's website here: http://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/pressrelease/2012/default.asp
Related materials on ISAAA's 2011 Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops, including the translations of the Executive Summary and Highlights are available at: http://www.isaaa.org/resources/publications/briefs/43/default.asp
A new set of 15 Biotech Country Facts and Trends are also available free for download at: http://www.isaaa.org/resources/publications/biotech_country_facts_and_trends/default.asp


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A Democratic representative is calling for an amendment to the United States Constitution that would allow for some legislative restriction of freedom of speech.
"We need a constitutional amendment that would allow the legislature to control the so-called free speech rights of corporations," Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) was quoted as saying by CNS News.
He reportedly made these comments while speaking at the Annesbrooks HOA candidate Forum held last month.
In a video obtained by the website, Johnson asserts that "corporations control … patterns of thinking."
"They control the media. They control the messages that you get," he added. "And these folks … are setting up a scenario where they're privatizing every aspect of our lives as we know it. So, wake up! Wake up! Let's look at what's happening."
Video of Johnson's comments via CNSNews:
And who can forget what Johnson said almost three years ago about the Pacific island of Guam.
"My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize"
Notice that this is all coming from the same Democrats and liberals who claim to be such champions of free speech. They cannot stand to have their ideas questioned.


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Prescription and over-the-counter drugs are among the most commonly abused drugs by high school seniors. Many teens think that abusing prescription drugs like Adderall or Vicodin is safe because they are medications prescribed by doctors.
That's not true—prescription drugs that are not taken as prescribed can have powerful and dangerous effects on the brain and body. When doctors prescribe medication for a patient, they have taken into account that person's age, body weight, other health conditions, and other medications or supplements.
Taking someone else's prescription, like Adderall, can cause irregular heart beat and seizures; and abusing pain medicine like Vicodin can restrict breathing. Prescription pain relievers, stimulants, and antidepressants can all have serious side effects if abused—that is, taken in ways or for a reason or by a person not intended by the prescription.
How Teens Find Prescription Drugs To Abuse
In the 2011 Monitoring the Future study, high school seniors reported that they got most of the prescription drugs they abused from friends and relatives, sometimes without their knowledge. It's important for families to keep their prescription drugs in a secure place—and remove any expired, unwanted, or unused medications, so that your friends and younger siblings (and even pets) cannot get hold of them.
Most drugs can be thrown out in the household trash, but your parents should take certain precautions before doing that. Here are a few tips from the Food and Drug Administration for disposing of over-the-counter and prescription medications.
- Read the Label
Follow all disposal instructions on the drug label or patient information that comes with the medication.
- Find a Medicine Take-Back Program
Medicine take-back programs will safely dispose of medication for you. Contact your city or county government's trash and recycling service—or your local pharmacist—to find out if there is a take-back program near you. Another option is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Local law enforcement and community partners offer thousands of take-back sites nationwide to collect unwanted medicines a few times each year.
- Seal it Up and Throw it Away
If no instructions are available on the drug label and your community doesn't have a medication take-back program, you can throw away prescription drugs in your household trash. Follow these three simple steps:
1. Mix medicine—do NOT crush it—with something gross, like used kitty litter or coffee grounds.
2. Place the mixture in a closed container, such as a sealed plastic bag, to prevent leaking.
3. Put the container in the trash.
- Flush It
A small number of medications are so harmful and dangerous that it's best to flush them down the sink or toilet to prevent accidental use by children or pets. Do not flush prescription drugs down the toilet unless the label instructions specifically tell you to do so. View a list of medicines that should be flushed.
Throwing away unused medicine is just one way to help prevent prescription drug abuse. Check out NIDA's PEERx Activity Guide for some fun ideas and step-by-step instructions for mobilizing your peers in creative ways. If you have other ideas, let us know in the comments.
Sharing this one, love it! The label should read: Teach your children about prescription drugs, instead of keep out of reach of children!
The Summit was a wonderful experience! I learned more about the different kinds of drugs that are out there and the affects they can have on you.The summit taught me how drugs can really ruin people's lives,it made me have more realization on the amount of people that die due to drug abuse. Being apart of PeerX taught me the statistics on death of people that abuse perscription drugs.Being that prescription drug abuse is happening all around and we dont hear to much of how harmful it really is,i was surprisingly educted with how much of a big deal it really is.Thank you!
My Experience at the summit was more then just an experience it impacted my life tremendously . i learned alot met new people and alot of high class people that i thought id never meet. This Summit taught me plenty of things and made me even more proud of being in SADD. Through out this experience ive learned that no matter what type of pills you take theyre ALL going to be bad for you if you abuse them no matter what. NIDA is a website that can tell you alot about what teens do now a days and the videos they have are all true, that does happen in schools , students dont think bout the consequences they just think about the high and how great theyre going to feel when in reality its just harming them. This is when i come in and help out and spread the word to students my age or younger to not abuse pills to let them know that its not okay to take pills just because your stressed, your head hurts, your friends tell you to, or you see people doing it so you do it. NO its not how it works you do whats best for your life and if you choose your right path nothing will go wrong.
Thanks for this site.
i dont think that you people are right you need to go to school
I think if you still have medicine around the house, even if you ask your parents to clean out the medicine cabinet, there will still be temptations no matter what?
You can also organize an RX take back event in your community. Host a day at a law enforcement agency where the public can return OTC and Prescription drugs that they have at home which are expired or unwanted. This method of collection keeps the meds out of the water supply and out of the hands of those who might abuse them.
I lost one of my twin sons to Oxycontin, the pain reliever. He had a therapeutic dose in his system, no alcohol. His death was due to the pain reliever causing an intoxication with his prescribed sedative, also at a therapeutic level. What makes my blood run cold is that people regularly abuse these two meds to get high, and then mistakenly believe that they are safe, that they won't take too much, that everyone does it, etc. We'll never know if he wanted to get high or just had a headache....Never borrow someone else's prescribed medication....that is one thing I have learned. It can be a deadly mistake.
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And they want to make marijuana legalize.... well it will take the drugs from the black market but isn't it all about taxes and money?


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The Benefit of Letting Your Kids into the Kitchen
Monday, January 19, 2015
Of course, not every child helps with every meal, but on any given night if you peeked into our kitchen you'd see a collaborative effort of me and children willingly doing their part to help prepare for dinner (cleaning up, on the other hand, is worthy of a whole different blogpost). You might see one child standing at the garbage peeling vegetables, another whipping together the ingredients for a sauce, and one of the older kids standing at the cutting board chopping ingredients. They don't often stay in the kitchen the whole time dinner is being prepared, but even if all they have time for is a few minutes of helping, my workload is still reduced and they take pride in the fact that they've done their part and contributed in some way to the meal. It's honestly often one of my favorite times of the day.
Lately, though, I've realized that a lot of people are intimidated by sharing the kitchen with their children. Even my 17-year-old daughter's friends, whose moms are excellent cooks, have very limited experience in the kitchen. When talking to my friends as to why this is, I hear a variety of excuses about how their kitchen isn't big enough, or that their kids liked to help when they were small, but not anymore, or just that they just don't like the mess the kids make.
I'm here to say that it's worth the mess and worth the crowdedness, to let them in. The benefits of not just tolerating their presence, but welcoming them in and utilizing their help to help create family meals, is incalculably beneficial to you and to your children.
But it takes effort.
There will be messes. There will frustrating moments when they make a preventable error. There will be times when you bump into each other.
But that's how children learn and the benefits of having them there go far beyond just helping them to become better cooks. It's bonding time with mom (or dad) and time when they learn how to positively contribute to the dynamics of the family.
Confidence--Kids are bombarded on so many sides with things that they can't do and often shoved into a corner with an electronic device when their presence is inconvenient; so I say welcome them in instead. Let them help you! Make them your partners and give them opportunities to legitimately help getting a meal ready. Over time as their skills and contributions increase, their confidence will grow as well.
Skills for the future--boys and girls stand a lot to gain from knowing their way around the kitchen. If they are taught well when they are young, they will have a better foundation on which to develop healthy habits and gain the ability to cook for themselves and their future families when they leave home.
Health--when they have practice and familiarity with making food from scratch, they are less likely to turn to processed foods when given the choice. They recognize the superior taste and nutrition of homemade meals, and you can also use the time in the kitchen together to talk with them about the cost benefits as well.
Helping you--When you give them jobs that actually contribute to the preparation of the meal, you will lessen your own workload. Young children require a lot of supervision, but if they learn those skills at your side when they're young, they can lend a much larger, more independent role when they're older.
Cooperation--what better way to learn how to work with others than under the direct supervision of a parent doing something that has to be done anyway?
Start small, no matter their age. Just ask them to do one thing that will legitimately make your life a little easier (even if it's just opening a couple of cans or stirring the pot for 5 minutes), and thank them profusely for their help.
Make sure they are well-instructed and supervised, not only for safety reasons, but to build a cooperative spirit and to help reduce their frustration level if something goes wrong. This is not time for you watch tv or jump in the shower, but a time to work side-by-side with them.
Make their jobs real, actual jobs that benefit you and legitimately help in the meal prep. The kids will know that if they are not actually contributing to the meal and it will negate the benefits to you and to them if you are just making up easy jobs for them to keep them out of your hair.
Be consistent. If you only ask them to help when you're making a specific dish or when they're not busy, they won't get in the habit of helping. Even on a crazy night when kids have lots of homework, they can chip in for a few minutes. A little brain break never hurt anyone, and besides, the faster dinner gets on the table the happier everyone is!
Express gratitude to ALL those that help---At the dinner table make sure you thank each person individually for the part they played in preparing that meal. My kids eat this gratitude up and love to tell daddy (or guests) the part they played in making the meal. Never criticize a child who didn't help, but make sure that even a person who just opened a can gets thanked.
Don't make a big deal about or get angry if they burn something, or add an incorrect ingredient, or in some way make a preventable error. Simply explain how it could be prevented in the future and go with it. You might have to start something over, or put up with an overcooked portion of the meal, but if you get negative with them you will make them more hesitant to help in the future. Compliment what they did right and move past it!
Allow their contributions to grow in importance as they grow older and gain skills. If you still have your 10-year-old stirring pots (and baking the occasional batch of cookies) for you, then you are not utilizing their potential. Give them bigger jobs. Show them the recipe and let them take ownership of part of the meal. See below for more specific ideas, but a 10-year-old is definitely old enough to measure and add spices, make sauces and marinades, peel vegetables, etc. If properly trained, teens can be entirely in charge of side dishes or even make entire meals themselves.
Related to the one above, don't overwhelm them either. If you haven't been having them help all along, don't expect them to jump in and be able to do things without any experience. Additionally, if they're having an off day or feeling overwhelmed already, don't force them. This should be a joyful experience and not one where mom is yelling at the kids every day to get them to help. That's why I highly encourage having them start with small, but helpful tasks on a very consistent basis (at least a few times per week), then build from there.
In addition to having them help with dinner, give them opportunities to be independent in the kitchen. Let them whip up a batch of cookies by themselves (tweaking the recipe if they want). Let them make pancakes, or fry themselves an egg. Don't stand over their shoulder, but let them experiment (even if it means making something that turns out gross)! These kinds of experiences will boost their confidence, help them gain culinary creativity, and help hone their skills for helping with bigger kitchen jobs eventually.
Use the summertime when your schedule is less structured to give them more responsibility in the kitchen. This is a great time to let them plan menus, take over entire meals (with you as the assistant instead of the head chef), and in general really amp up their skills.
Hurdles/Excuses to overcome
My kids aren't interested in helping. If you give them a series of small jobs on a consistent basis and let them know how much you appreciate their help, even the most reluctant helper will start to realize that they're not just performing some empty thankless task, but that they are actually contributing in a visible way to help get a meal on the table. This will not come overnight. It may take years, but if you continue having them help, in even small ways that are more palatable to them, it will make a difference.
I don't have time to deal with their messes/errors. I promise that putting up with their messes now will pay for itself over and over again as they get older. Let them make the mess. Let them experiment and make errors. That's what it takes to learn and someday when they're 14 and you're not feeling well and they go and prepare an entire meal from scratch, because they feel confident in the kitchen, you will be glad for those messes they made when they were 8.
My kitchen is too small. We've recently redone our kitchen, so it's not tight anymore, but up until a year-and-a-half ago our kitchen was very small too. Think outside the box. Prep work can be done at the kitchen table, the garbage can can be moved, kids can help in shifts. If you wait until your kitchen is "big enough", if you're like me, you could be waiting an awful long time and miss years' worth of opportunities to allow your children to learn and to gain confidence in the kitchen.
Cookbooks for Kids:
My kids usually just make our normal family recipes, but for someone who's looking to be a bit more independent, a cookbook for kids can be fun. We have this one , this one , and this one that my kids have enjoyed.
Kitchen jobs for kids: (with proper instruction and supervision)
ages 4-6
measuring and adding ingredients (teach them how to do it properly first and stay near them)
getting spices and other ingredients out of the cupboard and fridge (good reading practice)
setting the table
spooning batter (or sour cream or salsa or whatever) into a pan or bowl
rolling cookie balls
spreading frosting, butter, or jam over cakes, toast, etc.
making their own sandwiches (put out pre-cut ingredients and let them put it together themselves)
opening boxes
ages 6-9 (all of the above, plus the following)
opening cans
draining and rinsing canned goods
independently making sauces, marinades, and dressings
grating cheese
cracking eggs
*peeling vegetables
*slicing (avocados and bananas are good things to practice on, since they can use a butter knife)
*heating things on a griddle--tortillas, pancakes, etc
*frying eggs
reading the recipe (for someone who is standing at the stove and can't get to the recipe)
ages 10-11 (all of the above and the following)
*coarse chopping
*cooking noodles, rice, etc.
pressing garlic
independent baking (cookies, cakes, pancakes, biscuits, cornbread, etc)
tweaking recipes to make them their own
making entire meals once a month or so
menu planning
ages 12-up (all of the above and the following)
cooking meals independently (I have them take charge of a meal weekly in the summertime)
dicing onions and other vegetables that need to be chopped finely
baking bread
basically anything an adult can do
*close adult supervision is highly encouraged during any activity which requires the use of heat or sharp utensils.


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I've finished a granny afghan for my niece Krystal. Actually it's for her baby girl. I alternated 2 rounds of RHSS aran with 2 rounds of a different variation of pinks.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
living room valances
Vince and I have made some valances for the living room. Vince made the wood boxes and then I covered them with batting and fabric. The colors of the fabric are perfect. Pay no attention to the van outside of my front windows - it's the neighbor's work van and I think I'm about to complain. It's not a very nice view.
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Monday, June 4, 2007
Kristal's afghan for her baby
My niece Kristal is having a baby so I have started a round ripple afghan for her. She's been told that she's having a girl so I am using girly colors. I'm also going to be making some hats and other stuff.
I have changed the afghan to just the Bernat Neopolitan and RHSS aran yarns. The TLC essentials rose just didn't look right. I unraveled to the 6th round and then started again. It will be a repeat of 4 rounds neopolitan, 4 rounds aran, 2 rounds neopolitan, 2 rounds, aran.
Here's a picture of the finished afghan. I love working these round ripples - that is, until I get to the last couple of rows. They take forever.
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Students made these transparent, translucent, and opaque cards as part of their right-hand notebook assignment (left hand side was information that we had read and highlighted earlier in the lesson). Students had to make the cards (we used extra laminating film for the transparent, wax paper for the translucent, and black construction paper for the opaque). They had to write down the name and definition, using the left hand notebook reading.
They got to play around with them with a flashlight before taping the top edge of each card to their books for future reference.
Differentiated Instruction - Have all materials on trays for each table. Model how to make the cards. Write what they are to put on the card on the board. Model how to share one tape dispenser (I had students peel off four peices of tape and stick to their desk and then pass it around so by the time it got back to the first person they were ready for the next group of four - this REALLY cut down on the arguing). Teach the first people done how to tape into the notebook and have them go around helping you.
This can be adapted to a three ring binder. Print out the information about the three types of material on one side and have them tape their completed samples on the other side.


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After booting into a new Funtoo Linux installation, you are ready to explore the full capabilities of your system.
Accurate System Time (NTP)
It's important that your Funtoo Linux system has an accurate clock. NTP (network time protocol) can ensure your clock is accurate at all time.
My favorite and recommended NTP client/server is net-misc/chrony. It is recommended for Funtoo systems:
root # emerge chrony root # rc-update add chronyd default
Use something like the following for your /etc/chrony/chrony.conf:
server time.apple.com maxupdateskew 100 driftfile /etc/chrony/chrony.drift keyfile /etc/chrony/chrony.keys commandkey 1 dumponexit dumpdir /var/log/chrony initstepslew 10 time.apple.com logdir /var/log/chrony log measurements statistics tracking logchange 0.5 mailonchange firstname.lastname@example.com 0.5 rtcfile /etc/chrony/chrony.rtc rtconutc sched_priority 1 lock_all
Chronyd can then be started immediately by running rc to start all new services:
root # rc
Because Funtoo Linux starts network daemons without waiting for an Internet connection to become available, and because chrony will attempt to synchronize the clock over the Internet when it first starts, you must manually configure chronyd to be dependent on whatever method you use to enable your outbound network connectivity. For example, if using dhcpcd, add the following to /etc/conf.d/chronyd:
You should notice a marked improvement in your system clock's accuracy. If your system time was off by a significant amount, chronyd will gradually correct your clock while the system runs.
Installing an Editor
By default, Funtoo Linux has the nano and vi editors installed. nano is the default editor.
If you are new to Funtoo Linux, you have probably heard about emerge, the Funtoo and Gentoo Linux command for installing packages from the Portage tree. Funtoo Linux has a git-based Portage tree, which is located at /usr/portage by default. It contains scripts called ebuilds that describe how to build and install packages from source. emerge is used to run these scripts and install packages, as follows:
root # emerge vim
You can also see what packages would be installed, but not actually install them, by using the -p, or --pretend option:
root # emerge -p vim
Another equally handy option is the -a, or --ask option, which will display the packages to be merged, and then ask for confirmation from you before continuing:
root # emerge -a emacs These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N ] app-admin/eselect-emacs-1.13 [ebuild N ] net-libs/liblockfile-1.09 [ebuild N ] app-emacs/emacs-common-gentoo-1.3-r1 USE="-X -emacs22icons" [ebuild N ] app-editors/emacs-23.4-r1 USE="alsa gif gpm jpeg png tiff xpm -X -Xaw3d (-aqua) -athena -dbus -gconf -gtk -gzip-el -hesiod -kerberos -livecd -m17n-lib -motif -sound -source -svg -toolkit-scroll-bars -xft" [ebuild N ] virtual/emacs-23 Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] y
In the above emerge output, you can see some text beginning with USE= on the app-editors/emacs line. This means that this package has a number of optional build-time features which can be controlled using Portage USE variables. These USE variables can be set globally by adding a line such as this to /etc/make.conf:
USE="gif jpeg png tiff xpm"
If you go ahead and make these changes, and then run emerge -a emacs again, you will notice that several more dependencies will be pulled into the list of packages to be merged. You can control the footprint of your Funtoo Linux system (and avoid bloat) by enabling only the USE variables you need.
Above, we enabled several USE variables globally in /etc/make.conf. It is also possible to enable USE variables on a per-package basis, and often times this is the best approach. If you wanted to enable gtk for emacs only, you would create the /etc/portage/package.use directory, and create an emacs file in it that contained the following:
app-editors/emacs gtk
Note that package.use can also be a file if you prefer. However, using an /etc/portage/package.use directory is recommended as it keeps things better organized. The filenames you use inside the package.use directory do not impact Portage behavior and can be named whatever is convenient for you. You might want to put the settings above in a file called /etc/portage/package.use/editors if you have several USE settings that you use for editors.
Default editor
Funtoo Linux also has a special meta-command called eselect, which can be used to set many default system settings. One of the things it is used for is to set the default editor used by things like crontab -e, etc that will automatically start an editor when run. Here is how to use eselect to change the default system editor:
root # eselect editor list Available targets for the EDITOR variable: [1] /bin/nano [2] /bin/ed [3] /usr/bin/ex [4] /usr/bin/vi [ ] (free form) root # eselect editor set 4 Setting EDITOR to /usr/bin/vi ... Run ". /etc/profile" to update the variable in your shell.
After logging in again, or typing source /etc/profile in the current shell, the new system editor will be active.
Note that if you want to use vim instead of a vi through busybox you also need to run:
root # eselect vi set vim
Changing profile
The Funtoo_1.0_Profile uses a new multi profile approach which allows way more flexibility and customization. Instead of having to remove what you don't want, now you'll be able to add in just the parts that you do want and leave out the rest.
Updating your system
Sometimes, you may want to update the packages on your system. Often, this is done after you run emerge --sync, which will grab Portage tree updates from the main Funtoo Linux Portage tree:
root # emerge --sync >>> Starting git pull... remote: Counting objects: 1791, done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (206/206), done. remote: Total 980 (delta 811), reused 931 (delta 764) Receiving objects: 100% (980/980), 185.04 KiB, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (811/811), completed with 754 local objects. From git://github.com/funtoo/experimental-mini-2011 7a17140..b836bc8 funtoo.org -> origin/funtoo.org Updating 7a17140..b836bc8 Fast-forward >>> Git pull in /usr/portage successful * IMPORTANT: 1 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'. * Use eselect news to read news items. root #
You may also want to update your system after you have changed USE flag settings. To take advantage of the USE flags you have just enabled, it's necessary to recompile everything that includes them.
Below, you'll find a recommended emerge command for updating your entire system. The -a option will cause emerge to prompt you for confirmation before starting the merge:
root # emerge -auDN world
-u tells emerge to update any already-installed but out-of-date packages that we specify on the command-line. The -D option tells emerge to perform a deep dependency tree graph, so it will include sub-dependencies of packages that we have specified on the command line as well. This allows emerge to perform as thorough an update of your system as possible.
The -N (--newuse) option tells Portage to check for any new USE flags that have been enabled or disabled, and rebuild packages so that all USE flags are set as currently defined in /etc/make.conf and /etc/portage/package.use.
world is a "meta-package" or "package set" which includes every package that you have manually installed plus all packages in the system set. It's important to note that whenever you ask emerge to install anything, such as metalog or vim, those packages will be automatically added to the world package set. In this way, emerge learns what packages you care about and want to keep updated. If you want to see what's in your world package set, take a look at /var/lib/portage/world:
root # cat /var/lib/portage/world app-editors/vim app-portage/eix app-portage/gentoolkit dev-vcs/git net-misc/bridge-utils net-misc/dhcpcd net-misc/keychain sys-apps/gptfdisk sys-apps/pciutils sys-devel/bc sys-fs/reiserfsprogs sys-kernel/vanilla-sources
Also note that some packages may have been added to the world set by Metro when your stage3 tarball was built.
Updating a few packages
If we simply wanted to rebuild a few packages to reflect updated USE flag settings, we could specify it instead of world. Be sure to include the -N option:
root # emerge -auDN vim emacs
System Services: Installing a logger
It's a good idea to install a system logging daemon, and then enable it. This will ensure that any important system messages are logged to text files in /var/log.
Metalog is a popular lightweight logger:
root # emerge metalog root # rc-update add metalog default root # rc * Starting metalog ...
Above, we used the rc-update helper command to add the metalog initialization script to the default runlevel. The default runlevel, defined at /etc/runlevels/default, contains symbolic links to all system initalization scripts to run by default.
The rc command will tell OpenRC to ensure that all services in the current runlevel are running, and if they are not, to start them. Since we added metalog to the default (current) runlevel, but did not start it, running rc will cause metalog (and any other scripts that need to start) to be started.
If you need to stop a service manually, you can run its initialization script directly from /etc/init.d:
root # /etc/init.d/metalog stop * Stopping metalog ...
System Services: Installing a cron daemon
Another useful system service present on most systems is the cron daemon, which allows you to configure certain tasks to be automatically run at certain times. More importantly, some other packages assume you have a cron daemon and may try to set up cron jobs, so it is a good idea to have a cron daemon installed even if you don't anticipate using it manually yourself. Packages that might want to set cron jobs include sys-apps/man-db, sys-apps/mlocate, app-portage/pfl, and other programs that keep some kind of database that needs to be updated from time to time.
There are various different implementations of cron which have different properties, but the one we recommend for Funtoo is sys-process/fcron.
The process for setting up the cron daemon is similar to how we set up the system logger just now:
root # emerge fcron root # rc-update add fcron default root # rc * Starting fcron ...
Useful applications for daily usage
Here are some other packages you may want to consider installing via emerge:
- app-misc/screen
- Allows you to have persistent login sessions.
- app-misc/tmux
- Similar to screen -- some people prefer it.
- app-admin/sudo
- Grant root privileges to selected users and command combinations.
- sys-process/htop
- Colorful and informative text-based process list.
- sys-process/glances
- Similar to htop, includes disc I/O and network I/O in display.
- app-portage/eix
- Quick portage package search
- app-portage/gentoolkit
- Portage utils
- app-misc/mc
- GNU Midnight Commander is a text based file manager --- some will recall MS-DOS XtreeGold
- app-text/wgetpaste
- Command-line interface to various pastebins; very useful in providing info along with bugs reports
- net-irc/irssi
- A modular textUI IRC client with IPv6 support; a powerfull tool to get help from Funtoo Community on IRC channel. Nice companion to app-text/wgetpaste
root # emerge --jobs app-misc/screen sudo htop eix gentoolkit app-misc/mc wgetpaste net-irc/irssi root # eix-update
Then use `eix-sync` for syncing portage.
Creating a user account
It's a good idea to create a normal user account that you can use for general Linux tasks. Before rebooting, create a user account for everyday use. Adjust the groups in the example below to match your needs. Some of them may not exist yet on your system. Replace "<user_name>" with the name you're going to use for your everyday user. The "-m" option instructs useradd to create a home directory for your user. See man useradd for more info.
root # useradd -m -g users -G audio,video,cdrom,wheel <user_name>
Don't forget to set a password for your new user:
root # passwd <user_name>
Installing a graphical environment
If you intend on using your Funtoo Linux installation for more than system administration, chances are you're going to want to have a GUI (graphical user interface). In the past, setting one up involved wading through text files and man pages. Thanks to modern tools like udev this is no longer the case.
Unlike most operating systems, Funtoo does not ship with a GUI pre-installed. If you've used Windows or Mac OS, you'd also know that their interfaces cannot be replaced easily. With Linux, the opposite is true -- you are free to choose from a huge selection of GUIs. From window managers such as Blackbox, IceWM, and xmonad, to fully-featured desktop environments like GNOME and KDE, the possibilities are vast in number.
In order to use a graphical environment it's necessary to install X.Org Server. Before we start it's a good idea to make sure that your system is configured correctly. If you've installed your kernel using the binary USE flag, chances are that your video card is already supported.
In order for Portage to know which video card(s) you want to support, you'll need to add a line to your make.conf.
root # nano -w /etc/portage/make.conf ... VIDEO_CARDS="intel"
In the example above we're using Intel integrated graphics drivers. Examples of valid entries include radeon for AMD Radeon cards, and nouveau or nvidia for NVIDIA cards. If you haven't yet switched to the desktop profile it's a good idea to do it now.
Next comes the actual installation:
root # emerge xorg-x11
Now we need to test to make sure X.Org is working properly. To test it we will install twm, a simple window manager which has traditionally served as the standard window manager for X.Org. In Funtoo Linux it is included in the core X.Org meta-package x11-apps/xinit, but is not installed by default.
It is possible to install twm directly by merging x11-wm/twm but for the sake of this tutorial we will install the meta-package, which includes a few extra utilities which may come in handy. There are two ways to do this depending on whether you want it to be installed temporarily or permanently. If you just want it to test X.Org use the following command:
root # USE="-minimal" emerge -1 xinit
The minimal USE flag is used in some ebuilds to install the bare minimum needed to get a working system. By passing USE="-minimal" to the command line before emerge, we are telling Portage to disable the flag and install the complete package. The -1 (--oneshot) following emerge tells Portage not to add the package to world. This is useful when installing packages which are automatically pulled in as dependencies by other packages.
If you want the package installed permanently you will need to add a line to package.use:
root # mkdir -p /etc/portage root # echo x11-apps/xinit -minimal >> /etc/portage/package.use
Next we reinstall x11-apps/xinit:
root # emerge -1N xinit
Once that's done, we're able to finally test X.Org:
root # startx
If everything is well, a simple GUI along with an analog clock and a terminal will appear.
ToDo: Add basic steps to check if things go wrong and X does not start.
- x11-drivers
- /etc/portage/make.conf
- evdev
- mouse, keyboard
- /etc/X11/xorg.conf
- /etc/conf.d/xdm


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Will I post anything more on this old blog?
It is just not easy to travel around this blog to find the old posts -- and this is the huge advantage I find with WordPress.
You can categorize types of articles, so if anyone is interested in the brigade trails and only the brigade trails (for example) they can click on the brigade trail category and read only articles re: that particular subject.


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|The top map shows temperature, with cooler temperatures appearing in blue and hotter temperatures appearing in yellow. The bottom image shows vegetation, with beige indicating sparse vegetation and dark green indicating dense vegetation. The maps show a correlation between dense vegetation and cool temperatures, and between sparse vegetation and high temperatures. NASA's Landsat satellite captured these images of New York City on August 14, 2002, at 10:30 a.m. (Maps by Robert Simmon, using data from the Landsat Program.). Fonte dos mapas: NASA
The Effect of Urban Heat Islands
Cities are centers of human and industrial activity. They are also considered commonly centers of urban warmth or heat. Jacobson and Ten Hoeve are authors of a paper describing the research that will be published in Journal of Climate. The paper is available online now. The study modeled climate response from 2005 to 2025. Some global warming skeptics have claimed that the urban heat island effect is so strong that it has been skewing temperature measurements that show that global warming is happening. They have argued that urban areas are a larger contributor to global warming than the greenhouse gases produced by human activity, and thus drastic measures to reduce greenhouse gases are not needed. "This study shows that the urban heat island effect is a relatively minor contributor to warming, contrary to what climate skeptics have claimed," Jacobson said. "Greenhouse gases and particulate black carbon cause far more warming." Prior to Jacobson's study, claims about the importance of heat island to global warming could not be addressed directly. The few previous modeling studies by other researchers that had examined the effect of urban heat islands on regional scales did not calculate global impacts.
An urban heat island (UHI) is a metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas. The phenomenon was first investigated and described by Luke Howard in the 1810s, although he was not the one to name the phenomenon. The temperature difference usually is larger at night than during the day, and is most apparent when winds are weak. Seasonally, UHI is seen during both summer and winter. The main cause of the urban heat island is modification of the land surface by urban development which uses materials which effectively retain heat. Waste heat generated by energy usage is a secondary contributor. As population centers grow they tend to modify a greater and greater area of land and have a corresponding increase in average temperature.
Although the new study showed that urban heat islands are not major contributors to global warming, Jacobson said reducing the effect of heat islands is still important for slowing the rise of global temperatures.
One geoengineering proposal for reducing the impact of urban heat islands is to paint roofs worldwide a reflective white. Jacobson's computer modeling concluded that white roofs did indeed cool urban surfaces. However, they caused a net global warming, largely because they reduced cloudiness slightly by increasing the stability of the air, thereby reducing the vertical transport of moisture and energy to clouds. In Jacobson's modeling, the reduction in cloudiness allowed more sunlight to reach the surface.
The increased sunlight reflected back into the atmosphere by white roofs in turn increased absorption of light by dark pollutants such as black carbon, which further increased heating of the atmosphere.
Jacobson's study did not examine one potential benefit of white roofs — a reduced demand for electricity to run air conditioning in hot weather. But a recent study done at the National Center for Atmospheric Research showed that the decrease in air conditioning use, which occurs mostly in the summer, might be more than offset by increases in heating during winter months.
One way to reduce emissions while simultaneously reducing summer air conditioning demand is to install photovoltaic panels on roofs. Such panels not only generate electricity, reducing emissions of fossil fuels from electricity-producing power plants, but they also reduce sunlight absorbed by buildings because they convert sunlight to electricity. Because photovoltaic panels do not reflect the sunlight back to the air, unlike white roofs, reflected light is not available to be absorbed again by pollutants in the air, creating heat.
For further information: http://pda.physorg.com/news/2011-10-urban-island-effect-small-global.html
Fonte: Environmental News Network
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Like many cars, my car makes an annoying beep when you start the car with your seatbelt unbuckled; plugging in the seatbelt immediately ends the noise. I used to find this annoying, but I eventually realized it's a great ploy of Operant Conditioning; with classical negative reinforcement a user is quickly trained to avoid the annoying sounds by plugging in their seatbelt.
This has the devious effect of harming the UX of the situation (stupid sound!) but training the user to do what is safe, or more generally is a desired behavior of the user.
What other examples of simple Operant Conditioning are there in popular interfaces, physical or digital? I'd like to exclude deliberate Gamification systems such as achievements/ect as they're fairly obvious and more of their own specialized category.
Modal dialogs and pop ups also have the unfortunate effect of training users to ignore them but I'm talking about deliberate shaping of user behavior especially where the user is goaded into desired behaviors which presumably were desired to give a better user experience.


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Since I only wrote about Pinterest.com yesterday, it seems a little early to revisit the program, but I played around with it enough to finally get the idea of what was going on and by the way, I do see a future for genealogists in this type of program. The comments to my earlier post were also helpful in illustrating how people were using the program. Some of my initial impressions seem to be confirmed. The program is overwhelmingly used by women in the 20 to 40 year old range. In checking out the Pinterest pages of my daughters and some of my other younger acquaintances, I would conclude that they make up the bulk of the early users.
Not that there is anything wrong with this at all. In today's world, genealogy is about sources and source are about images, hence, Pinterest.com. Although genealogists are fond of stating that genealogy is one of the major hobbies or pastimes in the world, looking a social networking sites will quickly belie this unfounded claim. Food is far and beyond the more popular topic and genealogy doesn't appear on any general list of suggested topics for categories of pages in Pinterest.com or any other major social networking site. Speaking of food, Pinterest.com is not a good site to view on an empty stomach especially if you are watching your weight.
One thing I found annoying, was that Pinterest.com automatically incorporated my entire list of "friends" from Facebook.com. I realize now, too late it seems, that I did not have to do this and could have limited my selection of "friends" to a more manageable flow, but I can always unfriend people at the risk of being ostracized myself. I also find the timeline to be disturbing. Why do I want to know every time I change one photo from one page to another? Maybe I will find a way to turn this feature off or get used to having a running commentary on my mistakes.
One thing I plan to do is use Pinterest.com as another way to help identify people in old photographs. The graphic interface seems ideal to this activity and probably quite a few others I will think of as time goes on.
Although it may not seem obvious at first, Pinterest.com appears at least as useful as Evernote.com for cataloging links to websites, as long as you don't mind sharing everything with the whole world. Speaking of which, it also appears that privacy has become even more marginalized by this site. How private is your life, if I can go onto Pinterest.com and see dozens of websites you have collected? I assume that this site (or something like it) will become more and more popular. It certainly appears to be the "next big thing" on the Internet.
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NARS Angelique Lip Treament Review, Photos, Swatches
NARS Angelique Lip Treatment
When Quantity Matters
NARS Angelique Lip Treament ($25.00 for 0.06 oz.) is an ultra sheer neutral rose that almost leans coral–it just brightens up my natural lip color a bit. It has a glossier finish than your average lipstick, but it feels very lightweight and is moisturizing if you have healthier lips. It's not overly creamy, bit it glides on lips easily and doesn't feel like you're wearing enough, but this also means that it's just as easy to over-apply the product. (And trust me, with the amount you get, you don't want to do that.) It doesn't keep my lips moisturized all day though, and I do find myself needing to reapply every three to four hours. It also carries a rating of SPF 15 (titanium dioxide).
So, this is a situation where I'm really bothered by the product's price/quantity ratio. I'm willing to give all products a fair shake, and I recognize that there are brands at different price points with some brands trying to be more accessible and others remaining at arm's length and obviously in the luxury category. I expect pricing to be in line with the brand's image, similar products, etc., and I expect quantity to be around the average for that brand and/or direct competitors.
I don't understand why NARS' Lip Treatments are $25 (which is $1 more than their lipsticks and glosses) and HALF the size. This is not a product that packs a ton of pigment in a single swipe so you can put it up to using less, or it's full of innovative, never-before-seen ingredients/technology. This is a product I'd easily use 3-4 times a day: two weeks of usage and it's already over half gone.
And so many thought Fresh was a splurge at $22.50 (but for 0.15 oz.)… Dior (which tends to be pricier than NARS) has their Lip Glow ($28.00 for 0.12 oz.), Fusion Beauty has LipFusion Balm Lip Conditioning Stick ($22.00 for 0.17 oz.), and so on. If you want to go NARS, I'd suggest one of their lipsticks instead, which are quite moisturizing as far as lipsticks go (on average) with some colors on the sheer side, others more semi-opaque, but at least you'll get twice as much product.
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- Product: 25/30
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RECOMMENDATION: I would pass, because they're just way too pricey for what you get. There are plenty of other more moisturizing tinted lip balms (that come in stick-form) with twice as much product for about the same price. If NARS was just a little below the average, it wouldn't be so bad, but they're half as much and the size is half as much as their own lipsticks (which are fairly moisturizing!). If you have dry or peeling lips, this won't be enough.
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Thanks for the add Logan. Let me know if you need any help. Also, I recommend that you upload a profile pic of anything you like. This will make it easier to meet new people here. See you around, M
Yeah, the NOLA group is very new and still pretty small. I'm not aware of any other. I think the best thing is to look at these search results for "orleans" and leave notes on their profile pages asking them to 1. hit and 2. join the NOLA group. This way you may get on the court but also build up the group for future group meets.
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U-Ram Choe's animatronic organisms are at once ultramodern and quaintly aesthetic, evoking the antiquated futurism of Jules Verne. Entering the darkened space of the John Curtin Gallery, visitors encounter a fictional ecosystem populated by cybernetic life. Didactic panels convey the data collected by the mysterious U.R.A.M. (United Research of Anima Machines), stating that these mechanical creatures live symbiotically within the urban environment, feeding off human[…..]


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A while ago, I wrote about the Mukilteo Walgreens' absurd thirty-minute parking limit. My local Lynnwood Walgreens has taken this parking time limit to a maddening extreme!
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auto Controversy
auto. Rather than responding to those comments individually, I thought I'd explain my thinking in more detail.
When Barbara and I wrote our first DDJ article about C++0x , we didn't think it would be controversial. Nevertheless, several readers have spoken out about
auto. Rather than responding to those comments individually, I thought I'd explain my thinking in more detail.
I think it is fair to summarize the criticism of
auto as "it makes programs harder to read." One reader added:
… the convenience offered up by
autois really just an insidious trap that will lead to writing less transparent code. Even if
autoenables you to, say, effectively capture return values without needing to know the specific type returned by a method, then what? You'll still need to know the type returned and its methods, properties, etc. to use it from that point forward…
The notion that a language feature, by itself, "makes programs harder to read" is, in my opinion, an insidious trap — for two reasons, and maybe more.
The first reason is that language features don't make programs harder or easier to read; programmers do. So if what you're really trying to say that it's impossible to use a particular feature without making programs harder to read — you're making a pretty strong claim. Such claims require similarly strong proof to back them up. I think that not only is such proof hard to come by, but that I can find counterexamples. In particular, I intend to show some examples of
auto that — at least to me — make the program easier to read, not harder.
The second reason I think that "makes programs harder to read" is an insidious trap is that it states a subjective judgment in objective terms. I think it would be better to say "I find programs that use
auto harder to read than programs that don't," because then you're making a statement not only about the programs but about yourself. This distinction is important because people often mistake unfamiliarity for difficulty. For example, when templates and template libraries started entering C++, Barbara told me that she was skeptical that people would ever learn to program with containers and iterators — that style of programming was just too confusing. These days, it's hard to imagine programming in C++ without them. Once the unfamiliar becomes familiar, people no longer see it as inherently confusing.
To make this discussion more concrete, let's take a look at how we would implement the standard
reverse algorithm from scratch:
template<class It> void reverse(It begin, It end) { while (begin != end) { --end; if (begin != end) { std::swap(*begin, *end); ++begin; } } }
This implementation checks whether
begin is equal to
end twice each time through the loop so that it does not have to use a < comparison, which would require
It to be a random-access iterator.
Suppose that we really wanted to implement
reverse from scratch, in the sense of not using
std::swap. How would we write this code? With
auto, it's easy:
template<class It> void reverse(It begin, It end) { while (begin != end) { --end; if (begin != end) { auto temp = *begin; *begin = *end; *end = temp; ++begin; } } }
How would you do it without
auto? I can think of only two ways offhand. One is to introduce an auxiliary template function to take the place of
std::swap. The other is to actually figure out the type: Instead of using
auto, define
temp as
iterator_traits<It>::value_type temp = *begin;
I don't understand why this rewrite is an improvement. Not only is it longer than using
auto, it still doesn't tell us what the type of
temp actually is! To me, it is worse than using
auto in an important respect: When I write
auto temp = *begin;
I know that
temp and
*begin have the same type. If, however, I write
iterator_traits<It>::value_type temp = *begin;
all I know is that I can convert the type of
*begin to the type of
*temp. I have to look much more closely to determine that they are actually the same type. In short, I think that this example shows that
auto does not always make programs harder to read, even subjectively.
In my next few posts, I will take a look at some more examples.


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Title: Going Rogue
Author: Sarah Palin
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– NY Times #1 Best Seller Non-Fiction – 12/06/2009 – 7 weeks
Book InfoGoing Rogue: An American Life
Publisher: Harper Collins
Started: 05/31/2010
Source: Library
Publisher Synopsis
On September 3, 2008 Alaska Governor Sarah Palin gave a speech at the Republican National Convention that electrified the nation and instantly made her one of the most recognizable women in the world.
As chief executive of America′s largest state, she had built a record as a reformer who cast aside politics-as-usual and pushed through changes other politicians only talked about: Energy independence. Ethics reform. And the biggest private sector infrastructure project in U.S. history. While revitalizing public school funding and ensuring the state met its responsibilities to seniors and Alaska Native populations, Palin also beat the political "good ol′ boys club" at their own game and brought Big Oil to heel.
Like her GOP running mate, John McCain, Palin wasn′t a packaged and over-produced "candidate." She was a Main Street American woman: a working mom, wife of a blue collar union man, and mother of five children, the eldest of whom was serving his country in a yearlong deployment in Iraq and the youngest, an infant with special needs. Palin′s hometown story touched a populist nerve, rallying hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans to the GOP ticket.
But as the campaign unfolded, Palin became a lightning rod for both praise and criticism. Supporters called her "refreshing," "honest," a kitchen-table public servant they felt would fight for their interests. Opponents derided her as a wide-eyed Pollyanna unprepared for national leadership. But none of them knew the real Sarah Palin.
In this eagerly anticipated memoir, Palin paints an intimate portrait of growing up in the wilds of Alaska; meeting her lifelong love; her decision to enter politics; the importance of faith and family; and the unique joys and trials of life as a high-profile working mother. She also opens up for the first time about the 2008 presidential race, providing a rare, mom′s-eye view of high-stakes national politics - from patriots dedicated to "Country First" to slick politicos bent on winning at any cost.
Going Rogue traces one ordinary citizen′s extraordinary journey, and imparts Palin′s vision of a way forward for America and her unfailing hope in the greatest nation on earth.
Author Info
Sarah Palin is the former Governor of Alaska, and the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, Going Rogue, published in November 2009. She grew up in Alaska, where she and her future husband, Todd Palin, graduated from Wasilla High School in 1982. Palin graduated from the School of Journalism at the University of Idaho. She served two terms on the Wasilla City Council, two terms as the city's mayor and manager, and was elected by her peers as president of the Alaska Conference of Mayors. She then chaired the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. Palin was elected Alaska's youngest, and first female governor, serving from 2006 to 2009. While governor, she was tapped as Senator John McCain's running mate in 2008, becoming the first female Republican vice presidential candidate in our nation's history.
The Palins reside in Wasilla with their five children and one grandson. They enjoy an extended family throughout Alaska and the Lower 48.


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Guide to New Nations: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine
Eastern Europe
by David Johnson
| Belarus
When it was part of the Soviet Union, Belarus was the Belarussian Soviet Socialist Republic. After it declared its independence in August 1991, it was called Byelorussia, later Belarus. It is also known as White Russia. In December 1991 it became a co-founder of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which includes Russia and a number of former Soviet republics.
| Moldova
The Soviet republic of Moldavia declared its independence in September 1991, later changing its name to the Romanian spelling, Moldova. In the early 1990s Russian troops occupied part of Moldova in aid of Russian and Ukrainians seeking to breakaway from predominantly Romanian Moldova. Another region in the south also sought to secede.
In 1997, Moldova adopted a new constitution stressing its separate identity from Romania, which has ruled much of the area in the past.
| Ukraine
A former Soviet republic, Ukraine declared its independence on August 21, 1991. In December 1991, Ukraine co-founded the Commonwealth of Independent States, made up of former Soviet republics that had become independent.


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Historically, the Red Cross has not provided disaster relief fund distribution in a way that most contributors would expect. So, if you decide to consider donating, donate through other organizations instead.
Articles to read.
"How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti *and Built Six Homes: Even as the group has publicly celebrated its work, insider accounts detail a string of failures" https://www.propublica.org/article/h...-built-6-homes
"The Red Cross' Secret Disaster" https://www.propublica.org/article/t...ecret-disaster
"People are urging donations for Harvey relief efforts just not to the Red Cross" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...the-red-cross/


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June 23, 2010 Library of Congress Talking-Book Program Honors TelecomPioneers for 50 years of Machine Repair Service
Contact: Jane Caulton (202) 707-0521
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), part of the Library of Congress, presented TelecomPioneers, a national organization of telecommunication employees and retirees, with a plaque in recognition of the group's 50 years of repairing talking-book machines—an effort that has saved U.S. taxpayers an estimated $216 million.
NLS Director Frank Kurt Cylke made the presentation in May in Des Moines, Iowa, during the 2010 National Conference of Librarians Serving Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals. NLS provides braille and talking books to a readership of more than 900,000.
"The TelecomPioneers, now known as Pioneers—A Volunteer Network, have made a tremendous contribution to improving the quality of life for people who are blind or physically handicapped," Cylke said. "It is a wondrous service organization, and thousands of individuals have contributed through five decades."
Since 1960, Pioneers' chapters around the country have repaired 3.6 million talking-book machines. In the 2009 fiscal year alone, Pioneers repaired more than 50,000 machines, saving $3 million, based on an estimated $60 per repair.
Gabe Olah, a New York state Verizon employee and national cochairman of the repair program, received the plaque on behalf of Pioneers. "This plaque represents 50 years of dedication in not only repairing the talking-book machines, but setting up the system, inventing tools and more," Olah said. "It represents all those hours of work that Pioneers have put in to improve the quality of life for people they've never met."
Pioneers, originally the Telephone Pioneers of America, began in 1911. Under the slogan "answering the call of those in need," its members started repairing NLS phonographs in the 1960s and cassette players in the 1970s. Now members of Pioneers are being trained to troubleshoot the new NLS digital talking-book machines. About 1,000 members currently volunteer in the program, serving libraries for the blind and their patrons across the country.
Pioneers also was honored earlier this year with the President's Volunteer Service Award for its work in the repair program. The award came with a letter of congratulations from President Barack Obama.
"Next year we celebrate our 100th anniversary, and we will be around another hundred years to answer the call of those in need," Olah said.
More information about Pioneers is available at its website External.
NLS serves residents of the United States and eligible U.S. citizens living abroad, who are unable to read or use standard print materials because of visual or physical handicaps. For more information about NLS, visit its website.
The Library of Congress, the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and the largest library in the world, holds nearly 145 million items in various languages, disciplines and formats. The Library serves the U.S. Congress and the nation both on-site in its reading rooms on Capitol Hill and through its award-winning website at www.loc.gov. Many of the Library's rich resources may also be accessed via interactive exhibitions on a personalized website at myLOC.gov.


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A couple of days ago I found my tablet turned off. I thought it was out of battery but when i pluged it, it didn´t turn on as usually. No matter what I tried the display wont show anything so I tried flashing again the ROM i had, following this tutotial:
In the first moment, the laptop recognized the tablet and I was able to reflash the CMW and the ROM but it didnt turn on either. I plug it to the charger and, i dont know why, it booted CMW and after started booting the ROM but suddently it turned off and now it neither turn on neither is recognized by the laptop.
What can I try?
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Cube won´t start and every time is worse.
Cube won´t start and every time is worse.
Sounds the battery is toast
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