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Green Living
We have an excellent track record of building high quality new homes that are comfortable, highly energy and water efficient, and which aim to improve our customer's quality of life. In choosing a new home from Countryside you are reducing your environmental footprint and saving money which, at this time of ever increasing utility costs, is important.
Today the world's attention is firmly placed on combating climate change. Around 25% of the UK's carbon emissions are generated in homes and in Britain on average, £1 in every £3 spent on energy in older homes is wasted immediately. However, a new home from Countryside is on average 6.5 times more energy efficient than one built just 30 years ago.
Our developments contribute to a higher quality of life by protecting the environment, promoting social cohesion and strengthening the local economy. In addition, our new homes are well designed, comfortable, safe and adaptable, and wherever possible they are constructed from materials that have a reduced impact on the environment.
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Bart has a "graphic" novel idea and pursues his lifelong dream of owning a comic book store, much to the dismay of the Comic Book Guy. Meanwhile across town, the Springfield Retirement Castle is on the brink of collapse. If it closes for good, where's Grampa to go? Then back on the homefront Marge puts her sharply-honed household know-how to work to solve a mystery.
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Music Department Events
Jun 4
West African Drum Ensemble Concert: Jay Johnson, director
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019
12:00 – 12:45 pm / Weitz Commons
The ensemble uses indigenous instruments and an African approach to musical training in order to learn and perform rhythms from West Africa.
Sponsored by Music. Contact: Holly Streekstra, x4475


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Quintessence wrote: Developers are still trying to pin down the problem and fix it. They haven't forgotten about us, but it seems like it's an especially tricky bug, so the most we can do is hang in there and wait a bit more.
The GM told me blizzard has hotfixed this and the safari hat was mailed in the first char i logged in the game. But i logged in all of my 13 chars and don´t have a single safari hat.Emetai wrote:I got a generic answer back from the GM, be prepared for that lol...
If they try to give you the run around, threatening to stop paying your subscription always works a treat. Also mention you are at an unfair advantage since others have received it but you haven't.
So i re-open the ticket telling all history again and now i have 15 hours to get a answer - If i was a gm i just check all chars of the consumer and mail him the hat. So easy to do.


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A fall mobile
I love mobiles. We have one in the kids' room and one in our bedroom, and I love that they add just a teensy bit of whimsy to a space. The guys and I collected a bunch of things around the neighborhood during a few morning walks and Dash and I finally assembled our little project last week. By assembled, I mean Dash cut bits of thread and leftover leaves with his scissors at the table (his current favorite activity), and I assembled the mobile. But the point was that in the end we made the project together.
The only supplies we used were an embroidery hoop, thread, and baker's twine. Plus the spoils from our walks.
I love that it hangs over the play space. I like to think it makes Dash feel accomplished that he made something for our home, with his little fingers. I know it reminds me that it's not *that* hard to make just a few minutes of time to create something meaningful with my kids. Instead of always spending my free time doing dishes and sweeping the floors and catching up on emails. Eew. Making things is so much better, for all of us.


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Memorial fund for Matthew Graville begun
27-year-old with Asperger's was recently killed
MAZOMANIE, Wis. — Loved ones of Matthew Graville are continuing to keep his memory alive.
The 27-year-old was killed recently, with his half-brother charged in the murder.
Graville's stepmother and another man were in court this week on charges of hiding his body.
A Facebook page has now been created in Graville's honor.
The page shares more of his story.
Graville had Asperger's Syndrome and lived with foster families while growing up.
The site says he wanted to know his half-brother and biological father, even if that meant being mistreated and taken advantage of.
The page is taking donations in memory of Graville, with all proceeds going to The Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin.
The fund has been set up through Summit Credit Union.
Contributions may be sent to:
Summit Credit Union
P.O. Box 8046
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Queen's Health Systems donates Native Hawaiian Health Training Scholarship to Kapiolani Community CollegeKapiʻolani Community College
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HONOLULU ‐ The Queen's Health Systems has invested in the healthcare industry's future through donating $25,000 for scholarships to Kapiolani Community College students enrolled in the health program.
"The Queens Native Hawaiian Health Program gave this gift because ultimately, we would like to overcome the health disparities of Native Hawaiians at Queen's Medical Center. By developing the social capital of those who are committed to Native Hawaiians (and the people of Hawai'i), we are contributing to the health of the entire community," said Diane Paloma, director of the Queen's Health Systems Native Hawaiian Health Program.
"Queens has a Native Hawaiian Health Initiative which includes a healthcare training aspect comprising of scholarships and assistance. When we first looked at the range of scholarships out there, we saw lots of support for doctors, nurses, and pharmacists. We realized that we could have a lot of impact if we funded the allied health fields and the allied health program at KCC. Queen's has a range of critical needs positions that require trained, committed staff. These KCC courses are the precursors for these positions. This scholarship builds an ideal partnership. KCC has the programs and students, and Queen's has the need for qualified employees," said Paloma.
At a recent check presentation event, Paloma and Dr. Gerard K. Akaka, Medical Director of the Native Hawaiian Health Program, presented KCC scholarship recipients with their award letters, and listened to moving stories from the students about how the scholarships will assist them in their studies.
The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is an independent, university-related, nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise private funds according to priorities determined by the academic leadership of the University of Hawaiʻi and approved by the Board of Regents. Founded in 1955, the Foundation provides a full range of fund raising and alumni relations services for all 10 UH campuses.
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Brewers lose rubbermatch to Nationals
Jason Werth hits walk-off double
Bottom of the ninth, game tied and the potential winning run is on base. In these moments, there is nowhere Jayson Werth would rather be than walking to the plate with bat in hand.
Werth hit a game-winning RBI double in the bottom of the ninth after the Brewers tied it in the top of the inning and the Washington Nationals beat Milwaukee 5-4 on Sunday afternoon.
Washington's bullpen tossed five scoreless innings in relief of Gio Gonzalez until Rickie Weeks' RBI single in the ninth off closer Rafael Soriano (1-1), who earned the win despite blowing his third save in 25 chances.
Anthony Rendon reached on a fielder's choice against Rob Wooten (1-4) with two outs in the ninth.
Enter Werth.
"That's what it's all about, right? It's why we do this," Werth said of the pressure-packed moment. "If you find yourself in that situation and you don't want to be there, I think you're in the wrong line of work."
Taking advantage of a 3-1 count, the right fielder drilled the pitch into the left field corner, scoring Rendon from first.
"I'm still huffing and puffing," Rendon said.
Washington took two of three in the series between teams that entered Sunday as division leaders. The Nationals have won four of five overall.
Ryan Zimmerman had two hits, including a two-run homer, for the Nationals.
The Brewers have lost 13 of 16. Tied with St. Louis entering Sunday, Milwaukee has led or held a share of first place of the NL Central every day since April 5.
Pinch-hitter Scooter Gennett singled with one out against Soriano in the ninth, took second on Carlos Gomez's walk and scored on Weeks' base hit.
The Brewers were 1 of 8 with runners in scoring position before Weeks' at-bat.
Staked to a 3-1 lead, Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo allowed four runs and eight hits over six innings. Gallardo has not won since June 19 and is 0-2 with 7.33 ERA in his last four starts.
"You always want to start on a good mode coming out of the break. This was a tough game," Gallardo said. "You've got to forget about it. We're going home."
Gonzalez allowed three runs on four hits with four walks and five strikeouts on 88 pitches over 3 1-3 innings. He left in the fourth with a runner at third and trailing 2-1. Gomez' RBI groundout against Craig Stammen gave the Brewers 3-1 lead.
Khris Davis and Jonathan Lucroy also drove in runs for Milwaukee.
Gonzalez had his start pushed back one day after flight issues caused a delay in his return to Washington following the All-Star break.
"Nine days off. It didn't help missing bullpen (session) and doing all that (work)," Gonzalez said. "Obviously my command and fastball location wasn't where I wanted it to be."
Stammen retired all eight batters he faced after replacing Gonzalez.
Zimmerman's opposite field homer tied the game at 3-3. Jose Lobaton scored later in the inning with two outs on Gallardo's wild pitch.
Milwaukee loaded the bases with out in the second inning due in part to Zimmerman's throwing error. Gonzalez escaped the jam with back-to-back strikeouts.
The errant toss was the first error in 13 games for Zimmerman, who has battled right shoulder injuries, since returning to third base on June 30.
The Nationals scored first on Ian Desmond's RBI hit in the second. They celebrated last on Werth's clutch hit.
"Any time you get a walk-off win it's big for team morale," Stammen said. "Hopefully it will send us on a nice little winning streak."
Notes: Adam LaRoche's second-inning single snapped a 0-for-18 skid. ...Gonzalez's final strikeout doubled as the 1,000th for his career. ...Milwaukee fell to 29-21 on the road this season. ...The Brewers return to Milwaukee for a seven-game homestand, starting with Cincinnati on Monday. Wily Peralta (10-6, 3.72) faces Reds starters and fellow RHP Mat Latos (2-1, 2.79). ...RHP Doug Fister starts for Washington on Monday at Colorado versus Rockies LHP Franklin Morales (5-4, 5.26).


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July 7, 2009 -- The FDA today ordered new warnings about overdose risk for the pain medication propoxyphene, which is sold generically and under the brand names Darvon and Darvocet.
The FDA is requiring the "black box" warning -- the FDA's sternest warning -- on drugs containing propoxyphene to emphasize the potential for overdose. The FDA also ordered more studies of propoxyphene's safety.
But the FDA didn't ban propoxyphene, although an advisory committee narrowly voted in January to recommend such a ban.
The FDA often follows the advice of its advisory committees, but it's not required to do so.
In this case, the FDA decided that drugs containing propoxyphene are an "acceptable option for mild to moderate pain when taken as directed," Janet Woodcock, MD, director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said today in a news conference.
Propoxyphene has been on the market since 1957. From 1969 to 2005, the FDA got 91 reports of deaths in people taking propoxyphene. Most of those deaths were drug overdoses and suicide attempts, often involving multiple drugs, Gerald Dal Pan, MD, MPH, director of the FDA's Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology, said during today's news conference.
Woodcock said the FDA took another look at propoxyphene after the nonprofit group Public Citizen filed a petition in 2006 calling for the drug's ban. Woodcock also noted that the FDA has been reviewing other types of pain relievers, including last week's meeting on acetaminophen safety.


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Tis the season for holiday parties. Besides the normal gatherings I also have friend's engagement parties to go to, in addition to my own engagement party on the 16th! I have been crazy looking for hair, makeup and outfit ideas on pinterest. A girl needs all the help she can get.
-I would like to try a messy bun with a fancy dress. Could it work?
-And a high tight bun with jeans. I'm not sure if I could make this work with my limited hair taming skills but it's so cute it's worth a try.
-I've never worn a full length dress before but something about the color, shape, and easiness makes me want to give it a try.
-This collection of bridesmaids dresses is so pretty, I might have to get one for myself.
As always I'm crazy for manicures. Your nails is the one place you can go as crazy as you like with zero repercussions. Bring on the glitter, color combinations and striking patterns.
I'll be pinning and re-pinning my favorite finds to my newest board.
Photo credits:
Row 1) brunch at saks, the beauty dept
Row 2) top shop work to shop
Row 2) top shop work to shop
Row 3) polished love, joanna goddard
Row 4) tulip louise, tracy wang
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Goofy, laugh-at-me, statement: I actually hope they make the boobs smaller. Goddamn I hated the artwork for the game sometimes.
I've never been one to play a fighting game other than Smash for hours on end.
Quote from: Dice on May 11, 2011, 05:12:40 PMGoofy, laugh-at-me, statement: I actually hope they make the boobs smaller. Goddamn I hated the artwork for the game sometimes.Pro tip: Soul Calibur fans loves boobies (that's official art by the way).
Quote from: Dice on May 11, 2011, 05:12:40 PMI've never been one to play a fighting game other than Smash for hours on end.But, Smash Bros. is not a fighting game...
I'm kind of hoping they ride the same "back to the roots" retro wave that MK9 did. Soulblade (Souledge for some) was an amazing game, the calibur series, not so much.
Eurogamer broke the story this morning with the first set of details about Soul Calibur V."Namco Bandai has lifted the lid on Soulcalibur V at its press event in Dubai this morning.The game, set 17 years after Soulcalibur IV, features guest characters, Project Soul producer Hisaharu Tago told Christian Donlan for Eurogamer.The main character is Patroklos, son of Sophitia. Patroklos is "inspired" by the gameplay of Sophitia, but is "sharper" and "more agile". He has new moves, but they're all inspired by Sophitia's.V takes the Siegried ending of IV and builds upon it. Seigfried, now 39 years old, no longer wields the Soul Calibur sword.V is described as a "generational shift", complete with new characters, but SCIV characters will return. "SC 1-4 was a continuous story," Tago said. "We want to make a generational shift with a new story this time."The Soulcalibur series is famous for the inclusion of characters from other universes, such as Link from The Legend of Zelda and Yoda from Star Wars. Will other non-Soulcalibur characters feature?"Difficult question," Tago said. "We will have guest characters as we did with Star Wars. Please stay tuned for more information on that."V marks a shift from two-handed swords to short swords, Tago announced. The story includes "the enigma as to why the swords have become short swords".The game's new fighting style is described as "lighter, sharper, and more elegant". The online mode has been improved with new features. "Gameplay in IV could be a little heavy, particularly when you were online – we wanted gameplay that was more fast and reactive," Tago said.On the shift in gameplay: "Maybe the hardcore fans will be afraid that we lose the core of the gameplay, but that's not the case. And for new players it's nice to have gameplay that is more continuous – you don't need to wait as much between moves."There is quite some change in the gameplay from SCIV. The pace of the game has been improved, and the combos will be easier to perform, and the moves will be easier to pull out."Elsewhere, Tago confirmed the create a character feature from previous games in the series returns, but refused to divulge details.Namco Bandai is yet to show actual gameplay, but promised more information at E3 next month."Huge thanks to Eurogamer for the news! With the game being shown at E3, you can expect a full report from Shoryuken.com.
not terrible excited for this after playing SC4 on psp. best thing about that game was hilde.
Quote from: Alisha on May 12, 2011, 06:24:54 PMnot terrible excited for this after playing SC4 on psp. best thing about that game was hilde.Soul Calibur IV's on PSP? When did this happen?


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Rio+20 has not quite concluded, but we're rapidly approaching the end line. Somewhat unexpectedly, the Rio+20 outcome document was largely finalized yesterday afternoon. NGOs have weighed in on what this means, and most are rightfully frustrated. Almost across the board, the document is much too soft and vague to solve today's sustainability challenges. Much of the text is merely a reaffirmation of previous agreements or worse, a regression from those agreements.That said, we've believed all along that the more groundbreaking action at Rio+20 would be outside of the formal process. Certainly, after attending many side events and informal meetings this week, I've come across numerous examples of civil society organizations, entrepreneurs, companies, and others who are moving forward with innovative approaches to address sustainability. Perhaps more importantly, outside of Rio, many national and local governments are genuinely pushing ahead on sustainability in exciting ways.The picture at Rio is much like the world today: complex, incremental and not rising to the challenges in front of us. This raises at least two important questions: Why isn't the outcome text stronger? And where are the signs of hope?On the text, there are core challenges that are standing in the way of more progress in Rio:First off, the world is facing financial, economic and political crises on several levels. This shouldn't be an excuse for inaction, but it is a reality right now.Second, these global issues are highly complex and resist easy answers– especially when considering that the old construct of developed-versus-developing countries is a gross oversimplification of a more fluid reality today.Third, strong interests are holding back progress on many key issues. These include some governments, businesses, and others with vested interests that prefer to hang on to the status quo rather than advance change in the world. This was most clear earlier this week when world leaders failed to respond to the groundswell of voices that pushed to cut global fossil fuel subsidies.If you combine complexity with vested interests and add unanimity in decision-making, it's a recipe for the lowest common denominator. Given these conditions, it's far easier to block action than to make progress.On the global level, this points to the need to be sharper about what we want to achieve at international gatherings and the process to get there. While some of the UN Conventions have a greater sense of purpose due to the more limited nature of the issues they are dealing with (e.g. UNFCCC), the challenges at Rio loom large.So, while the text is far from ideal and has been watered down in many ways, where are the signs of hope?Here are three places in the text to find progress:Sustainable Development Goals: The inclusion of Sustainable Development Goals in the final text represents an important outcome from Rio+20 that potentially will help shape the global development agenda of the future. Many questions remain. As we've argued before—and now identified in the text— a key question to be settled post-Rio is how the SDGs will move toward a one-track process in line with the emerging global dialogue on defining the post-2015 development agenda. This work will start with the UN Secretary General's high-level panel on post-2015.Governance and Principle 10: The role of governance, which is sometimes overlooked, is a key area to ensure that people have rights and governments are held accountable for their words. The text provides support for Principle 10, which was enshrined at the original Rio+20 Summit, giving hope for advancement. This is a positive sign that will help bring increased transparency and accountability to environmental issues. We are also pleased that countries have made commitments to improve the consultative role of civil society in intergovernmental processes, mandated UNEP to explore new mechanisms to ensure citizen participation and transparency, and encouraged action at the regional and national level. Chile also announced that several Latin American countries are committing to explore a regional convention on Principle 10.Transportation: In the past, transport has not been considered in sustainability discussions, but now we're seeing transport rising up on the agenda. As the global middle class expands and becomes more urban, we're currently heading toward a world with more cars, more congestion, more pollution, and related challenges. It's vital that we respond to these transport and urbanization challenges, and the inclusion of strong, mass public transit language in the Rio+20 outcome is a step forward.Other Meaningful CommitmentsOutside of the formal process, we've seen a few other meaningful commitments coming out of Rio+20. These include efforts by officials and ordinary people who are pushing to advance key values: increased transparency, improved governance, more innovation, better measurement, and more.Here are a just couple of important announcements from this week:Mayor Bloomberg, President Clinton, and C40 announced important progress for cities to address sustainable urbanization. As Mayor Bloomberg said, "cities are on the front line of climate change," along with other environmental issues. C40 cities are on track to cut emissions by 248 million tons by 2020 and could reach one billion tons by 2030. WRI is working to create healthier and more livable cities on many levels, including improving design, expanding bus-rapid-transit, and helping cities to measure and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.Another significant outcome was today's announcement by eight multilateral development banks to provide $175 billion over 10 years in support of sustainable transport worldwide. As my colleague Holger Dalkmann said, this is a potential "game changer" for sustainable transportation worldwide, moving it squarely into the core of the sustainability agenda.More Progress NeededOne area where we would like to see more progress is around sustainable business. At several events this week, businesses at Rio were unable to grasp the fundamental recognition that the planet is on an unsustainable course and the window for action is closing. We were disappointed to find that most of the talk seemed to restate the basics, but failed to produce transformational ideas about how we can shift course in time. One notable exception was the Natural Capital Leadership Compact signed by 15 global companies, which urged action to properly value and maintain the Earth's natural capital.Of course, as we've argued before, business will only go so far on its own. Governments have an important role to play. They need to set the right policies and incentives, including putting a price on what we as society value. With such policies in place, business can embrace bolder action to innovate and scale up solutions.So, as world leaders continue to arrive at Rio+20, it's time for them to step up, raise their level of ambition, and follow-through on their words with concrete steps and actions that will truly move the world forward on sustainability.
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Great to be here. On and off Linux user since the early 90's (Started with Slackware). Got back into this last week and was able to install the distro with Gnome3 pretty quickly considering me being very rusty. I have to say, this is a great distro. I tried Ubuntu (wanted to see what all the fuzz was all about), that lasted half a day -- very dissapointed with how slow and bloated that was and am now enjoying Arch. I must say, after installing this to my liking, I feel brushed up on Linux and feel as if I'm up to date with the new stuff that the last 6 years has brought on.
Hello Arch-Community,
Glad to be here. Long time ago (thinking early 90s) beginning with Debian and several other Distro's like Gentoo, Sabayon and Fedora I was for about five years inactive in the linux Community. Reading here for several weeks ago I thought it's time for me to start new experiment with Archlinux because I found his KISS principal very clear. As (for me) new Beginner turned for two days ago to systemd with your excellent Wiki without problems.
Regain my Skills with zsh and scripting I hope I can help in near Future this Community growing up.
P.S: Sorry for my bad Language I'm not English hope you understood my post with a little smile of my bad Grammar.
hello everybody,
name is oupa aka PlusTwo and i'm from South Africa. :-)
i'm 4 months using Archlinux moving away from Ubuntu distro. I must say, Arch has been behaving very well so far and I'm starting to have less stress since using it. Installation is very straight forward and to the point (Beginners'_Guide). The distro is very fruitful, and hope the community is very helpful as well. I'm looking forward to start porting some of my favourite apps to Arch if they are not ported yet. Would also like to contribute or help where possible....!
Hello everyone, really enjoying creeping all over the forums so far. Used a few different distro's before, never for very long, for a variety of reasons.I only have very VERY basic linux knowledge. So of course, i picked arch to really settle down on, because i'm stubborn and like a challenge.
Hello to Arch Linux users,
I am a newbee archlinux user. I am trying to install arch linux on my new desktop as I heard of its simplicity and easy maintenance. I am however an intermediate linux user, but very much interested in learning arch linux. I am facing tough time to get it installed on my desktop, which has a RAID 1 hardware. The installation process itself was elegant which encouraged me to stick to arch linux. However, it seems presently I can't pass the initial hurdle of getting it working. Is there a simple guide explaining the installation with hardware RAID-1 configured harddisks ?
Hello Everyone..
I am from India... and been a Sys Admin, Mostly for Redhat/Suse/Ubuntu Servers... Reading posts on these pages... Gives me the sense that everyone here is for one cause and thats to know linux from the ground up and probably that's why I see people coming from Redhat/Ubuntu mix distro's to Arch...Probably this the reason why Arch is going to stay for a long time coz of its philosophy (Simplicity - from the technical Point). I fell in love with Linux and now goin to marry Arch...
Hello guys,
I am new to Arch Linux, I installed Arch on my macbook air and now I am studying configuring stumpwm as my WM, hope to learn from you and learn together
Well hello, I am Sa\[i\]nT.
I am an avid installer of linux systems, I am kinda addicted to it. This laptop has seen more than it's fair share of different OS'es. Arch has slowed me down to a crawl, I simply love this OS. I am using the MATE wm having installed pure Arch. Which took a while as it is not a conventional install, but I learned a lot from the install and using Arch in general.
I am a windows programmer at hobby, doing mostly win32/winapi/MFC, etc. I am looking now for something steady and stable like that to focus in on linux.
P.s. Pacman is a great tool, I suggest pacmatic as well.
Hello everybody!
A long time SuSE / openSUSE user here wondering about the colour of the grass on this side of the fence...which seems to be whatever I make it. Nice!
All the best,
hi all
I am an Arch user now because I'm done with Windows & I feel like I'm not learning anything with Ubuntu or openSUSE.
best regards;
Hi guys,
I'm 19 and I started using linux about 4 yrs ago. I've started from Mandriva 2008 and I didn't like it so much. After Mandriva I've started using Ubuntu and I still using it on my PC and notebook. I had fun with other distro like CentOS, Debian, Backtrack (still having a live cd always with me).
Now I have a RasperryPi with ArchLinux on it and that's why I'm on this forum.
This distro is really stable and light on my Pi and I love pacman as command :-)
See you on the forum!
Hi just saying hello to this great community! I hope I'll be a useful part of it ...
Hi everybody,
I started to use Linux Mint a year ago because I got tired of Win7, switched to Ubuntu quite soon (because I really like Unity) and finally decided to try out Arch.
Setting up the system took some time, but it was definitely worth it ;-)
"You can recognize a really good idea by the fact that it's realization seems to be impossible in the first place." -
"Eine wirklich gute Idee erkennt man daran, dass ihre Verwirklichung von vornherein ausgeschlossen erschien."
(Albert Einstein)
Hi all!
I've immigrated from Macintosh OS. Macintosh is great UNIX environment but I want to create my own desktop like every arch lover upload their cool desktop.
And I love coding all-time. I just study to use computer language. GNU/Linux is great about freedom. My promised land is creating great stuff like all great hacker does. And I love to use latest thing. Arch linux is perfect to me. So I want to make some stuff with arch linux. My English is terrible but please communicate with me. :-P
Hello everyone,
I've just installed arch linux on my old pc using the beginners guide. Now I hope I can make my own personal desktop someday
But for now just learning a lot about the (arch) linux system
Hello guys,
I finally chose Arch instead of other distributions because it has the most detailed documents and fantastic community.
I learned a lot from here, and I hope I can help others, too.
I just did my second ever Arch install, the first one was about 3 years ago on a Via PicoITX, this is on an Asus EeePC with poulsbo. Nonetheless, setup was pretty simple, I've gotten absolutely everything working, bar nothing, in a couple days, without needing help. I guess both Arch and I have improved in 3 years. I've never had a computer work so well. I'd consider moving up to programs like UZBL etc, but there just seems to be too much to remember for someone who isn't an IT professional or severe hobbyist. Very satisfied.
I've probably read a help thread on this forum once a week for the past 4 years... Decided I should sign up. I think I may finally know enough to be useful around here.
Hi archers,
My name is Omid. After leaving slavery in Windows and wandering for two years through the wilderness of Ubuntu, Mint, and Fedora, I finally landed on the promised land of Arch Linux last week. In this week of experience, I have learned so much, and that is because of the philosophy of arch that force you politely to understand what is behind the curtain. I managed to install a fresh fast, stable and good looking system just by following the wiki. Arch wiki rocks.
Thank you guys.
So I finally got Arch installed on my desktop after some messing around on the virtualbox and paying attention to the wiki. I like it, chose KDE everything seems fine which is awesome since I installed Arch on a hard drive that no other Linux distro was working on, everything else would freeze up for some reason. I've been using Linux for a while now after my laptop hard drive died and I didn't want to buy windows. Mainly used the "user friendly" ones like Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc. This was a lot of fun, it wasn't as easy as installing some of the others, but when I installed Ubuntu for example, I didn't get a sense of accomplishment like I did with Arch. I have been playing around with different distros, right now we have Mint with Cinnamon on the laptop, Lubuntu on my wife's netbook, #! (Crunchbang) on my other hard drive and now, Arch. I don't have any problems with it yet and when/if I do, I promise to search the forums/google before asking for help. I've been trying to learn how to Linux and this has definitely helped. I'm reading up on Linux trying to give myself a base knowledge of the commands and systems. Thank you to everyone who put together the Wiki, the Forums and Arch!
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I'm a pkgsrc (and NetBSD) developer who's been inactive for way too long. I've been nominally aware of your distribution for years, but have only tried it as of late--my loss!
Truly, this is the only linux distribution that I actually enjoy working with. My skills have regrettably atrophied over the years, but ultimately I hope to contribute to e.g. pkgsrc integration.
On what grounds would a system administrator choose any other distribution? Finally, a bastion of sanity in a sea of mediocrity and creeping "featureism". Glad to be here, because this is unequivocally where it's at.
I'm a pkgsrc (and NetBSD) developer who's been inactive ..... Truly, this [Archlinux] is the only linux distribution that I actually enjoy working with. My skills have regrettably atrophied over the years, but ultimately I hope to contribute to e.g. pkgsrc integration. .....
Welcome netbsd guy! NetBSD was my home for a couple of years or three, after a couple of years with Gentoo. I found my way to Archlinux too. I do love pkgsrc, what an amazing use of makefiles And Gentoo has an amazing build system using python, and Arch has a dead simple system (well, not much of _build_ system but a nice package manager for binary packages). I hope you'll find a way to bring pkgsrc goodness into our build system...
Hello, I've been a lurker for a least a year now. Finally decided to dump #! and install Arch on my x301. Its been awesome so far! I've been searching the forums and wiki and have been able to solve everything without needing to post here. Now as a forum owner just imagine if everyone did that, we would have no forum! lol or at least not as busy. jk
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Salu, Inc. v. Original Skin Store, Slip Copy, 2010 WL 1444617 (E.D.Cal. April 12, 2010)
This is kind of a wonky trademark/domain name case. So if that's not in your wheelhouse, don't strain yourself.
Plaintiff sued defendant for infringement of plaintiff's registered trademark. Defendant moved for summary judgment, claiming that the asserted trademark registration was obtained by fraud on the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Specifically, defendant argued that plaintiff misrepresented when it told the USPTO that its SKINSTORE mark had "acquired distinctiveness" (i.e., was not merely descriptive of the goods and servcies) by means of "substantially exclusive" use in commerce.
The court denied the motion for summary judgment.
Defendant had argued that plaintiff committed fraud by saying its use was exclusive. It pointed to a case under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) that the plaintiff had brought against the user of the domain name eskinstore.com. The WIPO panel in that case refused to find a clear case of cybersquatting.
In this case, defendant argued that plaintiff's earlier unsuccessful UDRP challenge to a similar mark showed there were third parties using the mark and therefore the claim of exclusivity was fraudulent.
The court rejected this argument, noting that the plaintiff had undertaken significant efforts to protect its exclusive rights in the trademark. (It had sent out an astounding 300 cease and desist letters in the past couple of years alone!)
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9. "Getting stuck" (the swing flaw).
8. "Steiny" (the agent).
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6. "It all depends on the pins."
5. "I figure there is no point in going to a tournament if you don't think you can win."
4. "It's right there in front of you."
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2. "It's all part of the process."
1. "It is what it is."
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"My start lines were good. They were nice and tight."
"I'm hitting it so much more flush."
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"Marko" (the friend).
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Backed the moment I saw it. Vita stretch goal. Give me buttons or give me death.
Quote from: Taelus on January 14, 2014, 06:39:57 PMBacked the moment I saw it. Vita stretch goal. Give me buttons or give me death.Eh, at least there's a PC version by default. After Republique no way would I trust backing an iOS game with the intent of getting the iOS version.
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These things usually slow down once the hype dies a bit. They're going to need to viral it a lot to keep up this same pace. I'd say it seems like it'll meet the $600,000, but I'm not sure if it'll hit all stretch goals. I'd be surprised if it even hit $1million, but that would certainly be a pleasant surprise if it did.


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La Paz is home to rough-around-the-edges attractions like Chola Wrestling (women beating the crap out of each other), Route 36 (a gringo coke den), and a famous Witches' Market hawking dried llama fetuses and spells for fertility. Surprisingly (or not?), the Witches' Market is the most Disney-fied of the three. Don't get me wrong, this market has got some weird, weird shit. But overall, you won't find the lawless craziness you tend to expect out of Bolivia here. In fact, for Bolivia, you'll feel quite safe.
This is, after all, the country that offers rides down Death Road (Yungas Road), a treacherous mountainside path with a one mile drop, and tours of mines in which each touring party blows up his or her own dynamite. A tour of the country's breathtaking salt flats may result in an alcoholic driver or a loss of ones luggage. An overnight bus ride takes you past burnt wreckage of countless buses that could have been yours. But at La Paz' Witches' Market, you don't have to worry about those elements of danger.
The Witches' Market is basically several blocks of stores with a handful of stands in front. They sell your typical touristy alpaca gear–supposedly handwoven sweaters, hats, blankets and bags, leather purses, trinket-y jewelry, and other various South American novelties. It's all so cheap that one needs to show restraint to avoid looking like the ultimate SA backpacker cliche, clad in head-to-toe alpaca.
One also needs to listen carefully, as the sneaky saleswomen will often mumble "baby alpaca" when pointing at a sweater or hat, but they're actually saying "maybe alpaca." Meaning, it may be alpaca, but it may not be. Lame trick, I say. Either way, don't pay up for anything.
And while fuzzy wool sweaters and socks are nice for La Paz's freezing nights, this is the majority of the Witches' Market's offerings. Only a small handful of stands sells the crazy shit you've come here to see, and admittedly, that small amount of shit is indeed crazy. You can buy the carcass of a llama fetus, dried with fur or without, as a good luck charm. They aren't exactly good for those of us trying to pack light, and I'm not exactly sure one could safely cross into the States with one's llama baby, but, you know, its nice to see some genuinely witch-y stuff. Other finds include creepy masks and various spells offering beauty, luck, money, sex, fertility, less jail time, revenge on enemies, etc. Most of the spells are a packet of weird plastic trinkets, glitter, and maybe some pieces of food, with lots of dried herbs, which you throw into a boiling cauldron and stir (seriously).
You also can buy yourself a cheap bag of coca leaves with the alkaline "enhancer" but don't expect the sales ladies to show you how to chew it. (Read up online, alternatively just stick a wad of the leaves in your mouth with a tiny piece of the alkaline and chew very lightly.) Yes, its what they make cocaine from, yes, its legal, and no, its not much of a drug experience. Yes, it helps with altitude and appetite, and yes, it tastes like soggy crap. Just, you know, don't try bringing that back to the States, either.
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Tootie and Cooper came to San Francisco for the first time to swim in the Pacific. And to see their mama. I got to hear about how Cooper killed a squirrel while on his leash, how Tootie kicked Kevin down the stairs at 4 a.m. and how the two of them managed to tear the face off of a possum. (They are country dogs with their kill instinct in tact.)
Their Dad took this picture of us three, which I love very much.
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Tuesday was Election Day. I have voted in every Presidential election since 1972, when I was first able to vote at age 20. Congress finally figured out that if you could fight and die for your country, then you surely could vote to ensure those who sent you to war considered who they were sending. That was before the All Volunteer Force, but it was the beginning. Back then I was a Democrat, and I didn't join the Navy until 1979. But I do have this question:
Why is it that people seem to assume that because you are a military veteran, you are a conservative?
As soon as I moved to Kitsap County, Wash., and declared myself a Democrat when I registered to vote, I started getting all sorts of mail and phone calls from Republicans. I can throw the mail away without looking at it, but until I got Caller ID on my phone, I would answer the phone and be besieged by political solicitors. With Caller ID, the only phone calls I answer are those from people I know. But from the repeating numbers on my phone's call log, I know those others do not give up!
I do have to admit that when I was in the Navy, although I was registered as an Independent, I mostly voted with the Republican Party.
After all, my livelihood was tied to the Republican agenda of a strong military, with pay and benefits comparable to the civilian sector. At the time we were still in the Cold War, and the military infrastructure was geared towards maintaining the status quo of military superiority to the Soviets. I also have to admit that I voted for George W. Bush against Al Gore in 2000. I soon realized what a mistake that was. Even before 9-11, it was clear that Mr. Bush did not think the closeness of the election was a mandate for moderation. Indeed, he took the opposite tact, and forced the two parties even further apart.
Although I am a registered Democrat, I do not completely buy the party line.
But I do relate more to the liberal agenda than to the conservative agenda. First of all, I believe in equal opportunity and equal civil rights for all, women, minorities, gays, everyone. I don't think the conservatives have a monopoly on being Christian; indeed, I think the "moral majority" of the right wing of the Republican Party is the most uncharitable group I can think of, hypocritical and not living Christian values at all. I support the Second Amendment's guarantee of the right to bear arms, but I also support gun registration and positive identification for those who buy guns, a background check, and a ban on automatic weapons for personal use.
I don't think that because you have money that you are a better person than anyone else, or that you deserve more benefits than anyone else. I support the pro-choice agenda, but I don't think that abortion should be used as a birth-control method. I believe that contraceptives ought to be available at very low cost to everybody. And I don't believe the government, and special interests, should tell me what I can and cannot do with my own body.
But I am also for the death penalty for heinous crimes. No bleeding-heart liberal on that count here.
I believe the military can be both efficient and effective while still supporting social programs (Social Security, Medicare, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, etc.). I support the government being run more like a non-profit business…checks and balances, attention to detail about expenses, frugality in buying what is needed, not wasting either people or resources — and that includes training and research funds — and hard decisions about what is really needed, without political influence.
I think a balanced budget can be achieved by reduction in government and government regulations.
But I think that the government should absolutely be involved in limiting corporate monopolies and things that pertain only to a few (rich) people. The government needs to be involved in banking and loan regulations, and in general keep an eye on businesses because their main purpose is to make money, leaving us little people in the dust while bigwigs rake in the dough and laugh at us when we ask for a larger salary.
I think there should be a minimum living wage, and healthcare for everybody. I find it hypocritical for my military friends to oppose "Obamacare" when they are full-fledged members of the biggest socialized medicine of all: the military and VA healthcare systems.
I also think the government should get out of the religion business. It should maintain marriage as a civil event, and not worry about who gets married to whom. It can still accept a church wedding, but the benefits of marriage should not be limited to marriages between a man and a woman. Marriage is as much about economic and legal realities as it is about love and raising children.
But regardless of my political leanings, I think it is not only a privilege to vote, but a responsibility to vote. It is our way of changing the government without one shot being fired in anger. And that is something to think about and value. I hope you voted.


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So why was Mark Zuckerberg in Vancouver, B.C., anyway? Sure, he could be there for the Japa Dogs, or was he there checking out the tech scene?
Speculation by British Columbians seemed to run amok, according to the Vancouver Sun. The 27-year-old Facebook founder might have traveled there last week to meet with the owners of HootSuite, or conduct business at the University of British Columbia (only a stone's throw from Japa Dog where he was photographed by a passerby.) The Sun suggested he might even be talking to video game developers about a Facebook partnership or buying a house in the area.
We think it's most likely business-related. As lovely as Vancouver is, the Bay Area has the same mix of urban grittiness and beauty, so we don't see it as exotic enough for a holiday hideaway. It's most likely that Zuckerberg was looking into acquiring a video game developer that could help the social network build its own online game store.
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Lindsay Lohan has crossed off another legal woe from the list.
The troubled starlet Wednesday settled a lawsuit filed by a woman who was chased by Lohan in a pre-dawn pursuit that has haunted the actress in civil and criminal courts for nearly three years.
Tracie Rice had claimed she was traumatized and lost a well-paying job because of the incident, court records show.
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Rice was a passenger in a car driven by the mother of Lohan's former assistant, who the actress pursued down the scenic Pacific Coast Highway in July 2007. The chase ended with Lohan's arrest in the parking lot of the Santa Monica Police Department; Rice has said she thought the actress was trying to carjack her.
No details of the settlement, which was first reported Friday by celebrity website TMZ, were released.
"Lindsay is very pleased to put this unfortunate event behind her," her attorney, Ed McPherson, wrote in a statement.
Lohan was arrested twice for driving under the influence in 2007, and remains on probation for offenses. She has struggled to comply with the terms of her release, with three separate judges sending her to jail since July 2010.
The "Mean Girls" star was sentenced to four months in jail last month for violating her probation by taking a necklace without permission, and on Thursday surrendered to authorities and began serving her term on house arrest. She is expected to spend roughly 35 days on home confinement.
Rice's case against Lohan has been repeatedly delayed in the past year because of Lohan's stints in jail and rehab. Rice's attorney, Paul L. Hoffman, did not immediately return a call seeking comment Friday.
Lohan is also being sued by three men who were in the sport utility vehicle the actress used to pursue Rice. McPherson wrote the actress expects to be vindicated in that case.


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<![CDATA[Her Majesty The Queen has prorogued the 4th session of Parliament today in preparation for the State Opening of Parliament on 4th June and the speech from the throne on the Government's legislative programme for the final year before the 2015 elections.
Lords Commissioners, chosen by Her Majesty to act on her behalf at the prorogation, suspended parliament's business by reading out The Queen's proclamation in the House of Lords at the close of business today in Parliament. The date for prorogation was decided in the Privy Council last month.
No Monarch has personally attended the prorogation since Queen Victoria in 1854. During the prorogation ceremony in the House of Lords, the titles of bills which have received Royal Assent (and thereby become law) are read out and answered with a traditional Norman French formula ("La Reyne le veult" if a bill has been given royal assent) after The Queen's letters patent appointing the Lords Commissioners has been read out.
A speech from Her Majesty will then be read out by one of the Lords Commissioners from the woolsack in the Lords which will go over the progress the Government has made in the last session. Traditionally, the speech concludes with "my lords and members of the House of Commons, I pray that the blessing of almighty God may rest upon your counsels".
Following this, the formal prorogation occurs when the Lords Commissioners declare Parliament prorogued "in Her Majesty's name and in obedience to Her Majesty's command".
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Did I make the right decision to not pay 600 for credit repair?
Okay guys! I have lurked in this forum in the past, I have not visited very often lately. Long story short, I am on a very intense quest to purchase a house by August. I called a local mortgage company in town to run my report and see where I currently stand. He was extremely friendly, has excellent local reviews and I am 100% that when I am able, I would like to work with him to purchase a home.
I currently track my score on credit karma, and it is a 578, and on my capital one credit tracker site, which is about 570. He pulled my actual FICO today, and the middle score is 549.
My credit report looks like this:
Credit cards:
1 (about 5 years old) - 750 limit
1 (about 5 years old) - 400 limit
1 (about 1 year old) - 1000 limit
1 (about 6 months old) - 300 limit
1 (about 6 months old) store card - 1000 limit
They are all in good standing, but all at their limit. I can pay them off in the next month and a half easily.
I have 4 negative items on my account (2 of them only show up on trans union):
* 244.00 charge off from progressive (now with a collection agency)
* 240.00 medical charge off (now with a collection agency)
* a couple of medical bills (about 1000 each) - with a collection agency (these are the two that only show up on transunion)
He stated that he has a program where I pay 600.00 and he helps with getting items cleaned up/removed. I would be tempted to do that if my credit looked like what it did a couple of years ago, in which I probably had 15 items in collections, but they have fallen off.
My plan is to pay down the credit cards to below 30% utilization and then see if I can do a pay for delete on the two 240 dollar-ish items. Do you think this would raise my score from the 549 it is currently to the approximate 600 I would need to get a mortgage?
I'm sorry if this is long-winded. I wanted to give as much detail as I could. Thanks!
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How old are the progressive and other negative items? Was your first late payment or report to a credit agency over 7 years ago? I used Lexington Law and they removed a bunch of items. They basically do the same work that you can do on your own but they had a set process and mailed all of the dispute letters.
Given you only have 4 items I would craft a dispute letter. Anything with the collection agency reporting you can also threaten the CFBP if they don't remove the item or settle and remove from your FICO score. One of the biggest areas that collection shops have a hard time verifying is date of first default. If you argue that your account was in default earlier than they may have they may actually remove the negative credit inquiry just to be safe.
Overall it seems like you have done your research. There is no way to say exactly where your score will go but if you are below 30% utilization and can settle those 4 items it will for sure jump pretty quickly. If you can at least get rid of Progressive, there are new rules for medical debt that perhaps your score might improve enough just with progressive being settled.
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A North Dakota man recently went to great lengths to impress a woman.
According to police, Fredrick Bohjanen, Jr. , was charged with arson and several other felonies after setting fire to a farmhouse northwest of Fargo, the Park Rapids Enterprise reported.
He's also suspected in a string of car battery thefts.
A witness told police Bohjanen was planning to sell the batteries to buy marijuana.
That witness also told police he and Bohjanen were drinking with two women recently when one of them asked Bohjanen to burn down a house.
They drove to another farmhouse, and Bohjanen set a sheet on fire. It set the farmhouse ablaze, and the four -- who had been drinking -- drove away and watched it burn from a distance, police told the Enterprise.
The witness told police Bohjanen had been trying to impress one of the women.


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Deepika Padukone is not getting into a comfort zone after two back to back hits Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Chennai Express. The actress in fact says she never gives up and will continue to work hard.
"I feel ups and downs are a part of one's career and this totally depends on how you take it. You can either be knocked down by the negative things or you can take it in a positive way and learn from it," Deepika said.
"Maybe because I am from a sports background, I don't give up easily. I am a fighter," added the daughter of former badminton champion Prakash Padukone.
After being panned as wooden-faced for years, the 27-year-old's last two films marked her as a coming of age actress.
"It feels nice to hear or to read this. I have been working really hard. I know I have pushed myself and sacrificed a lot of personal and family time. In the end, if the result is like that, you don't mind. But I think success is relative. If people are saying it's my year, it depends on my films," she said.
"I have to focus all my energies on my next films and I hope they are better. It does not get easier to live up to all of that. I want love, success with every film and the experience increases," added the actress, who has delivered duds such as Karthik Calling Karthik, Lafangey Parindey and Break Ke Baad.
She started her career in Hindi films with choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om and later worked with directors such as Imtiaz Ali, Ashutosh Gowariker, Prakash Jha, Ayan Mukerji and now with Rohit Shetty in Chennai Express.
Deepika feels Shetty, who takes pride in making Chennai Express, comes from a different school of movie-making.
"He has his own school and style. It was a new style for me. His way of shot-taking and directing his actors are different. He has everything planned. Maybe because it's a comedy, there was no space for improvisation," she said.
But the actress did improvise in the fixed framework to look convincing as a Tamil girl. She was successful in her endeavour.
Deepika believes in doing her homework and spends time preparing for her roles.
"Preparation is definitely important, but it depends on the kind of roles I do. Like I completely identify with my character in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. I had to be myself and I didn't have to actually prepare for it," said Deepika.
"My character in Cocktail was different from my personality. Homi Adajania took me to London, showed me how girls dress and behave there. I had not seen that kind of lifestyle before. For Chennai Express too, I met people and learned the accent," she added.


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President Barack Obama's selfie with the Danish and British prime ministers at Nelson Mandela's memorial service, and Obama's handshake with Cuba's Raul Castro made headlines this week. The appearance of phony sign language interpreter Thamsanqa Jantjie at the same event wasn't Obama's fault, but "SNL" had some fun with it all anyway.
Eager to set the record straight, Obama (Jay Pharaoh) told the world he was ready to put the day behind him.
"It was an emotional day for me, but also a controversial one," Pharaoh said. "I felt like Lemony Snicket because I suffered a series of unfortunate events."
Obama said he was "roped" into the selfie but first lady Michelle Obama was still furious about it. He said he was ready to focus on the important things like his healthcare policy. However, Obama was then flanked by Jantjie (Kenan Thompson). The interpreter went on to do everything from shoot imaginary webs, draw out imaginary curvy women and even do the "Thriller" dance in his own "translation."
Things got worse for Obama after he was forced to take a pair of selfies with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Kate McKinnon).
"Don't worry," Merkel said. "I won't guten tag this on frautz-book."
On Weekend Update, hosts Seth Meyers and Cecily Strong continued the comedic assault on the interpreter. Meyers said the deaf community was outraged by the man's actions this week.
"(Jantjie) defended himself saying pizza, thank you, rainbow," Meyers said.
Drunk Uncle (Moynihan) soon joined the show and away from his usual rants and sing-song, he had something to say about Obamacare.
"Obamacare is like my wife, Linda," he said. "She doesn't work and is full of complaints."
The show also riffed on Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly having recently asserted that Santa is white.
"SNL's" Santa (Kenan Thompson) dropped by Weekend Update to weigh in.
"You've heard of secret Santa? Well, here's a secret for you. I'm black as hell," he said.
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Santa added that it was good people thought of him as white because he has a lot of presents to deliver and "can't afford to get pulled over every 10 minutes."
There were other surprises during the show as well. This week's host, John Goodman, was joined by Robert DeNiro and Sylvester Stallone in a parody of the three wise men story, "The Three Wise Guys."
This week's musical guest, Kings of Leon, performed "Temple" and "Wait For Me."
Next week's host will be former cast member Jimmy Fallon, joined by musical guest Justin Timberlake.


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Men's volleyball clinches 30th regular season EIVA title
Men's volleyball clinches 30th regular season EIVA title
LORETTO, Pa. -- The No. 12 Penn State men's volleyball team (20-16, 11-1) pushed past Saint Francis (10-14, 5-7) in four sets (25-19, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17) Saturday afternoon to clinch its 30th EIVA/ECVL regular season title in program history.
The victory also marks the 19th time that head coach Mark Pavlik has led the Nittany Lions to a regular season crown. With the win, the Nittany Lions have earned the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming EIVA Tournament. The top ranking also gives Penn State home court advantage as it has also earned the right to host the event in Rec Hall April 24-26.
Redshirt junior Nick Goodell powered the Nittany Lion offense with 20 kills, marking his third 20-kill performance of the season. Junior Aaron Russell tallied 17 kills on .444 hitting, adding a career-high seven aces to go along with nine digs and one block. Senior Peter Russell rounded out the group of double-digit hitters with 13 kills, adding eight digs and one block.
Redshirt junior Connor Curry anchored the defense with 10 digs, while redshirt sophomore Matt Seifert contributed a team-high four blocks, including one solo stuff.
Redshirt sophomore Taylor Hammond paced the team to a .388 hitting clip, dishing out a season-high 54 assists.
Penn State opened the match with a 6-3 stretch to take control of an early lead. A service error interrupted the momentum before PSU used an 8-2 run to bolster the lead to eight, 14-6. Rebounding, the Red Flash answered with a 5-1 streak to narrow the gap to five, 15-10.
Back-to-back kills from Aaron and Peter and an ace from Goodell pushed the Nittany Lions back up by eight, 18-10, before Saint Francis connected on two consecutive kills to make it 18-12. Penn State responded with a 5-3 run to arrive just one point shy of set point, 23-15.
Looking to spark a run, the Red Flash used a 3-0 spurt to jump within five, 23-18, but Peter pounded a kill to make it set point, 24-18. A service error held off the attempt, but Peter answered once more with a kill to secure a 25-19 win in the first set.
Penn State and Saint Francis battled back and forth early in the second stanza before the Red Flash used a kill and an ace to crack open a 6-all tie and go up by two, 8-6. As the Nittany Lions struggled to settle into an offensive rhythm, Saint Francis built its lead to as high as five, 16-11, helped out by an 8-5 stretch.
Rallying, the Nittany Lions constructed a 6-2 run to trim the deficit to one, 18-17, forcing the Red Flash to call a timeout. Aaron came out of the break with a kill to knot the frame, 18-18, but a Saint Francis kill kept the Red Flash in front, 19-18. Penn State quickly answered with a 3-0 strike to take over a slim two-point advantage, 21-19, but two SFU kills and a PSU error put the Red Flash back on top, 22-21, causing the Nittany Lions to take a timeout.
Two kills from Saint Francis out of the break lifted the Red Flash to set point, 24-22, but a bad set gave Penn State one more opportunity to mount a comeback, 24-23. A service error thwarted the attempt as the Red Flash claimed a 25-23 win in the second set to even the match, 1-1.
The Nittany Lions shot out to a 7-3 advantage in the third set before Saint Francis responded with a 4-1 strike to move within one, 8-7. Penn State recovered with a 5-2 run, capped off by back-to-back kills from Goodell to extend the lead to four, forcing the Red Flash to call a timeout. Saint Francis answered with a 3-1 run out of the break to cut the Nittany Lions' lead in half, 14-12, but a kills from Peter and redshirt freshman Matt Callaway and an SFU attack error kept PSU ahead, 17-12.
The Red Flash attempted to spark a run with a kill, 17-13, but Penn State took off on a 5-1 streak, featuring a pair of kills from both Aaron and Goodell to go up by eight, 22-14. Saint Francis cut off the momentum with a kill, 22-15, but Penn State tallied the next three points to lock up a 25-15 win in the third set.
Trailing by one, 6-5, in set four, Penn State scored five unanswered points to take control of a four-point advantage, 10-6. The Red Flash regrouped with a 3-0 strike come within one, 10-9, but a kill from Aaron and a SFU error kept Penn State ahead, 12-9. Saint Francis responded with a kill and a block to jump within one again, 12-11, but the Nittany Lions used a 5-1 run to maintain a comfortable cushion, 17-12.
A service error broke up the offensive rhythm, but Penn State used a 5-2 streak to march toward match point, 22-15. The Red Flash looked to halt the momentum with a kill, 22-16, but the Nittany Lions rolled to 25-17 win in the fourth set with kills from Aaron, Seifert and Peter.
Next up, Penn State hits the road for its final two matches of the regular season. The Nittany Lions travel to NJIT Friday, April 12 before visiting Rutgers Newark Saturday, April 13 for the regular season finale.


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By WALLACE BAINE
So, there are about six of us, if I'm remembering right. It's Saturday night – could be 1983 or '84 – and we show up at what's probably a church basement or middle-school rec room. There aren't a lot of people here, a couple of dozen at most. There may be a disco ball. The music is Boy George or some such abomination popular at the time. This is what passes for a party in my college town.
But we know the DJ at this particular party and, earlier, in an effort to get us interested, he promised to play the Sex Pistols, the Clash and the Ramones if we showed.
Are we punks? Only a couple of us look the part, with the spiked hair and torn clothing. One of those is the girl I'm with. But me, I'm in an army surplus jacket. My fashion aspiration is Zonker from Doonesbury.
Fifteen minutes in, or so, the DJ comes through. The first sonic crunch of "Anarchy in the U.K." clears the room, and the effect on us is immediate. It's like a shot of adrenaline to the heart. In an instant, we go from scowling spectators to manic dervishes.
We run onto the suddenly empty dance floor just as Johnny Rotten spits the explosive opening line – "I am an anti-christ-TAH!"
The Sex Pistols had long since imploded by this time, but I'm in the mountains of North Carolina deep in the Reagan years and a song like "Anarchy in the U.K.," in that place and time, is still cultural dynamite. And, in that musty church basement, we feel the detonation that night.
We swirl around a bit and then shoot across the floor like billiard balls, arms helicoptering. I slam into my buddy Dave, who sings in a punk band and is 20 pounds heavier than I am. His shoulder meets my jaw but I'm soon ricocheting off Dave and crashing into Stevie, his swinging arm catching me in the back of the head.
Do we have any clue about the context in which this song was written? Do we have any political commonality with the yobs of industrial, working-class England? Not a bit. We're a bunch of soft suburban American mooches who've seen "A Clockwork Orange" a few too many times. We think we're dangerous.
If "Anarchy in the U.K." had been any longer than three and a half minutes, I probably would have ended up in the ER that night. I remember Stevie having a bloody mouth, yet grinning through it all, then theatrically snarling at the other kids, holding their red plastic cups, looking at us in horror.
Stevie was an idiot then, and so was I. He's probably a slightly seedy middle-aged coffee-snob dad now, just as I am, just as the others are. Today I would no sooner slam dance to the Sex Pistols than stick my arm in a band saw. But when I hear Johnny Rotten choke out that opening line, something inside still flutters. It's faint, but it's there.


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NASHVILLE, TENN. --- In a game that came down to the final seconds, the Tennessee State University women's basketball team came away with a, 78-76, overtime win against Jacksonville State Saturday night in the Gentry Center.
Tennessee State (4-11, 1-1 OVC) overcame a double-digit deficit to pick up its first OVC win of the season and second straight victory at home.
For the first time this season, TSU had five players to score in double-figures led by Chelsea Hudson's 30 points and eight rebounds. Jayda Johnson scored 11 while Rachel Allen, Brianna Lawrence and Alana Morris each finished with 10 points.
Jacksonville State (4-12, 0-3 OVC) was led in scoring by Destany McLin's 24 points and nine rebounds while Candace Morton added 20 points and eight rebounds. Gia Banks tallied 11 for JSU.
After getting off to a slow offensive start, TSU outscored JSU 10-4 to knot the score at 14-all. The Gamecocks, however, answered with a run to regain the lead, 21-14 at the 9:51 mark.
TSU suffered another scoring drought and fell behind by double-digits with 6:07 left in the half.
Over the next several possessions the momentum shifted as TSU turned up its defensive pressure and held JSU scoreless for nearly four minutes. During the span, The Lady Tigers cut the deficit down to four points.
With 7.8 seconds on the clock Brianna Lawrence knocked down a triple from the corner to make the score, 33-31, in favor of Jacksonville State going into the break.
After both teams briefly traded buckets in the opening moments of the second half, JSU created a little distance behind an 8-2 run.
An old fashioned three-point play by Chelsea Hudson coupled with a lay-up from Alana Morris pulled TSU within two, 52-50, with 9:29 remaining.
At the 6:44 mark, TSU briefly took the lead, 57-56, following two made free-throws by Morris. JSU recaptured the advantage on the next possession and from there the teams battled.
The score was tied, 62-62, at the final media timeout. Down the stretch, TSU was trailing, 70-67, when Chelsea Hudson buried a triple from the top of the key with 46.5 seconds left.
With time winding down both teams missed their final shot attempts and the game went to overtime.
In the extra frame, TSU managed to go ahead, 74-73, after Chelsea Hudson scored in the paint. JSU answered with a bucket on its trip down the floor to make the score, 74-73, in favor of the home team.
The Gamecocks scored once again and took the lead, 74-75, before forcing the Lady Tigers to turn the ball over. After making one-of-two free-throws, JSU led, 76-74. On the ensuing possession, Brianna Lawrence hit a floater to pull TSU even.
Lawrence then forced a turnover to give possession back to the Lady Tigers. After missing two shots and hauling in two offensive boards, TSU called a timeout to draw up a play with 12 seconds left.
Out of the timeout, Rachel Allen drove to the lane and sank a short jumper with 2.7 seconds remaining.
JSU's final shot attempt was off the mark.
Tennessee State shot 37.7 percent from the field despite only connecting 2-of-15 from long range. TSU, however, was able to make 18-of-28 from the free-throw line.
Jacksonville State shot 45.1 percent from the field, including 22.2 percent from beyond the arc while hitting 28-of-40 free-throws.
TSU held the advantage in rebounds, 44-40, points in the paint, 34-20, bench points, 25-10 and steals, 16-6.
The Lady Tigers return to action on Monday when the host the Golden Eagles of Tennessee Tech. Game time is slated for 6 p.m. in the Gentry Center.