I got a strange call from phone number 4149629898 and it was a recording in Spanish. Not only that, it was computer generated so it sounded all crazy like a possessed demon! I did not press numero uno! I just hung up. But I’m not the only one! Apparently it saying I won some dinero, whoa! I’m not alone, here’s a disucusson at WhoCallsMe and WhoCalledUs. But I don’t care about their money, I’m waiting to win the Publishers Clearing House!
The new feature reduces Google phone users’ cell phone costs while providing them with unobtrusive, personalized ads delivered in a friendly whisper. LOL! The 911 phone call is crazy.
When: Sat – 09/03/05
Who: Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Ball State
Where: Iowa City, IA (Varsity Club Day)
Television: ESPN Plus
Final Score: 56-0 win!
I had some issues with sendmail actually sending out an e-mail. Then sometimes if I stopped the iptables firewall some emails would make to my inbox but that’s quite a big delay. What I had to do to get my mail working smoothly and sending right away was to allow my server’s (or lan) IP address to access sendmail. Here’s the code I put into my iptables config file. I couldn’t find a real solution that worked for me so I edited /etc/sysconfig/iptables and copied this
-A INPUT -p tcp -s 0/0 –sport 80 -d MYSERVERLANIPHERE –dport 1024:65535 -m state –state ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
Then pasted, and changed the port to 25 instead of 80
-A INPUT -p tcp -s 0/0 –sport 25 -d MYSERVERLANIPHERE –dport 1024:65535 -m state –state ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
Then I restarted my firewall (service iptables restart) and booyah! Shiz iz workin.
I was reading the Quad Cities times online and found this story about homeless people in Iowa.
The report was done by the Iowa Institute for Community Alliances found there were 23,808 homeless people in the state and 15,351 people classified as “at risk” to become homeless during 2009.
Apparently there are 23,808 homeless people in Iowa. My idea? Setup more homeless shelters. Or setup some more campgrounds and offer everybody a free tent. If they had some bathrooms, showers, maybe it could help people get on their feet. Except in the winter time… I don’t think camping would work that great. Good luck to those people and I hope the numbers decrease next year. Throw in a free suit and tie and maybe that’ll help them with job interviews.
Designing & Decorating a Patio Today // by: Dakota Caudilla
When it comes to decorating a patio, old rules no longer apply. Patios used to be just a place where you place a couple of chairs, a table, a table lamp and some potted plants. But times have changed and so have the rules on patio living today. Today, the patio can be transformed into just about anything…including a family room, a star-gazing section for families or couples, a reading place, a garden, a green house…anything you want!
With the growing interest in developing and designing patios into more than what they used to be, the variety of furniture for patios have also evolved and grown into a whole industry by itself. The growth of the patio furniture industry is further encouraged by the fact that many more Americans spend time lazing around on their specifically designed patios. In fact, some people consider their patios their secret sanctuary. Linda Gravel says that she designed her patio to be almost completely soundproof and with little windows opening out so that the air from outside can seep in. Gravel uses her patio for Yoga and Tai-Chi practices. In the meantime, Geoffrey Alberton designed his patio to accommodate his love for the outdoors and traveling. “This is where I place all the plants in the house, pictures of my traveling expeditions. In fact, I place ornaments and special souvenir items from all around the world in my special patio”, he says with a sheepish smile.
For people like Alberton and Gravel, the patio of the home has been turned into their own private sanctuary where they can relax and be themselves.
In fact, it makes perfect sense to make full use of the backyard for things that we enjoy and love doing. Some people turn their patios into swimming pools or gyms. Stargazers can also turn their patios into a place where they can lounge around with their eyes glued to the telescope. The trend of having personal patios is a direct result of deepening interests in cocooning. Cocooning is a trend that affects most Americans today and it is starting to spread too, to other parts of the world. This is phenomenon where people are starting to create their own personal patio space for themselves and prefer to lead a more casual lifestyle. Young adults prefer to stay home on their private little patios doing something they love and the aging population is starting to create and design patios to suit their restful lifestyles.
Health conscious individuals either turn their patios into mini gyms or health spas. For example, you can design and decorate your patio in such a way that it inspires deep meditation or a place for dance. Garden-lovers can turn their patios into a field of greens. It’s all about what you like as an individual. For those with families, they can use the patio as a family area where board games are played or a place where all the family members get together to listen to some peaceful music or simply laze around.
In fact, with a little bit of focus and imagination, you can literally turn your patio into ANYTHING you want!
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About The Author
Dakota Caudilla, journalist, and website builder Dakota Caudilla lives in Texas. He is the owner and co-editor of http://www.stylish-flooring.com on which you will find a longer, more detailed version of this article.
How do I uninstall the ICQ “New Tab” Search from Internet Explorer 8? It’s easy to remove ICQ from your browser, you need to run an uninstaller. Find out how on the ICQ site.
I installed ICQ 7 the other (ICQ 7.2) and it took over my PC a little. It installed a toolbar for FireFox and Internet Explorer and also set itself as the default search engine. To remove it I went into my control panel, clicked on Programs and Features, removed the ICQ Toolbar. But ICQ was still the default search when I typed something in the address bar (instead of the search bar). So I searched and searched and found the solution here.
To remove ICQ toolbar from FireFox
- go to Tools->Addons and find the ICQ Toolbar and uninstall it.
To change the FireFox search back to normal:
- Open a new tab
- Type about:config in the address bar
- Type keyword.URL to find the entry
- Change that entry to http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&q= to return to the normal google search. (keyword.URL currently shows http://search.icq.com/search/afe_results.php?ch_id=afex&tb_ver=2.0.0.4&q=)
You can change the default search URL to anything you want instead of Google. Here’s more info about the FireFox keyword.URL
It’s now illegal to text while driving in the state of Iowa. Iowa and Nebraska are now joining 26 other states and the District of Colombia with laws banning texting while driving.
I’m unsure of the fine though. According to the lacrossetribune you’re going to get bitch slapped with a $30 fine. Watch out! But wowt.com reports “In Iowa, the first year will result in a warning, followed next year by a $100 fine.”
If using the cell phone and texting is causing deaths, then why not follow Nebraska with their more strict enforcement of this law ”
In Nebraska, there is no grace period. First offense drivers face a $200 fine, second offense $300 and third offense a $500 fine. Three points are also taken off a driver’s license in Nebraska.
And wear a seat belt.
