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Renée Harris
Associate Director
Office of International Programs, HU 132
Phone: 410-617-2920
Thank you for your interest in our study abroad programs! The goal of this page is to help you better understand the Cork semester study abroad program and highlight distinguishing features and components that will interest you as a parent. More detailed and updated information are given to your son or daughter in information sessions, academic reviews, workshops, and pre-departure orientations. Once you read this information, we strongly encourage you to discuss this with your son/daughter first. Please know all information is given to the students, and we ask students to share all of this with you.
Sending students abroad is a partnership that includes students, parents, university personnel, and our overseas partners. We realize that you will have questions, and if our website or your son/daughter cannot answer those questions, we will be happy to discuss the study abroad process and program information with you. Please keep in mind that due to the FERPA federal regulation (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act), we will not be able to discuss specific information regarding your son/daughter; however, if your son/daughter is willing to sign a waiver form indicating the specific information to be shared with you, we will be more than happy to discuss specific matters regarding your son/daughter.
We hope you find this information helpful in assisting your son/daughter to accomplish his or her goal of learning, living, and serving abroad. We look forward to working with you and your son/daughter.
Students study at the University College Cork. The University was founded in 1845 and is a part of the National University in Ireland. UCC is Ireland's premier research university. There are approximately 14,500 students who pursue undergraduate and post-graduate degrees. Over 1,500 international students from 67 countries and all five continents study in UCC. In 2005, 2008, and 2011, University College in Cork was selected as the University of the Year in Ireland. It is a large research university with over 16,000 students and over 1,500 international students. Over the past 10 years, the University College Cork has expanded beyond the gated, rectangular campus to include many buildings which houses academic departments and classrooms in the area of Cork. Students could take courses on the main campus or in buildings owned/rented by the University off campus.
This is a fall or spring program for students interested in studying abroad in Cork, Ireland. The fall and spring program are very different. Students should attend information sessions to see which semester will offer them the most in regards to courses, benefits and activities.
Students who study in the fall will participate in a program called Early Start. It is a month long, pre-term course primarily for American students. Students can choose from one of six early starts to study to learn about Ireland from the perspective of business, music, literature, history, folklore, or archaeology. Once the month-long course ends, students register for courses to complete their full-time load of 30 Irish credits. The early starts provide limited excursions and trips and Loyola provides special dinners and cultural outings.
Students who study in the spring will register for a full-time load of 30 Irish credits, with a 2 and a half week break to prepare for finals. Loyola will provide students with a limited amount of trips.
Students must submit a completed, online application before 5:00, Wednesday, December 2, 2015, the Wednesday after the Thanksgiving break. In addition to the on-line application, students must also submit the Course Planning Form before the above deadline.
All students must declare their major and any intended minors before they submit their study abroad application on-line. Students will be turned down for the Cork program if they have not declared a major. We strongly recommend that students submit any paperwork that involves declaring a major and/or minor or any change of major or minor far in advance of the December 2, 2015, 5:00pm deadline, since the above forms have to go to several different departments before and submitted to the Records office for processing.
Students must apply to be considered for admission. Typically, sophomores with a cumulative GPA of a 3.00 or higher can be considered for the Cork program. Students with a solid 2.800 (without rounding up) can apply, but all admission into this program is based on the competitive pool of the applicants for that given year. Students accepted into the Cork program must maintain a cumulative GPA of a 2.800 or higher during their last semester before going abroad. In addition, students must be able to find enough courses that will work in their declared degree program and not have a history of serious disciplinary problems or continued small incidents on campus before and after acceptance.
A student who receives any disciplinary sanctions after being accepted can be removed from the program and the student will be financially responsible for any payments made on his/her behalf.
Studying abroad is a privilege that students have to earn by receiving and maintaining the required cumulative GPA to be accepted into the Cork program. Students must also demonstrate through their disciplinary record (on and off campus) to the Office of International Programs they are able to represent Loyola University Maryland and the United States through the display of personal responsibility, honest, and integrity for oneself and others by making wise choices and avoiding risky and/or harmful behavior that could jeopardize their privilege to study abroad and/or harm the reputation of Loyola University, the host institution and their fellow students.
Therefore, once your son/daughter is conditionally accepted into the Cork program, it is your child's responsibility to keep their spot in the program. This includes their academic and disciplinary records at Loyola, which the Office of International Programs will review a second time prior to departure.
Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.800 (no rounding up) by the end of the semester prior to going abroad. Not maintaining the cumulative GPA of 2.800 could result in removal from the program. Summer (at Loyola or away) school will not be considered as an appeal to remain in the Cork program. Students will be financially responsible for any bills incurred by the Office of International Programs on the student's behalf. This includes but not limited to airline tickets, housing and tuition deposits or full payments, etc. The student will be billed for these items.
In addition to maintaining the academic requirement to study abroad, a student must also maintain the disciplinary requirement and not get into ANY disciplinary trouble after being accepted into the program. When a student gets into disciplinary trouble AFTER receiving his/her acceptance, this strongly indicates to the Office of International Programs the student is not taking the opportunity he/she has been given to study abroad seriously, and it could also be an indicator of potential behavioral problems while abroad. If a student receives any disciplinary sanctions after being accepted into the Cork program, he/she can be removed from the program and the student will be financially responsible for any payments made on his/her behalf. This includes but not limited to airline tickets, housing and tuition or full payments, etc. The student will be billed for these items.
Loyola University Maryland and the Office of International Programs consider studying abroad as an academic endeavor for students. This is not travel abroad. Students should take their studies abroad seriously while abroad. Students are expected to attend classes regularly, review and read materials associated with the course on a daily basis.
Your child will be studying in a different educational system at University College Cork. The European system gives students a great opportunity to structure their own workload, free of the burden of quizzes and midterms, which is the complete opposite of American education on the undergraduate level. For example, European universities do not give as many tests during a semester. In many cases, there may be only one test for a course, which is usually the final examination. If a student does well on the final examination, this is the grade earned in the course. However, the reverse is true as well. Extra credit assignments are not given to students to increase a grade neither is class participation taken into consideration in a European university.
Students will experience a European-style educational system, very different from Loyola. Students will be expected to enroll in anywhere from four to six courses worth thirty Irish credits for a semester, which is a full-time load at UCC. This is the equivalent of fifteen Loyola credits or five courses. Registration will take once the student arrives abroad; there is no pre-registration. It is recommended that students prepare in advance for their time abroad by having as many course options as possible. Students with double majors or students with majors and minors may have difficulty finding enough course options for abroad. If students still choose to study abroad under these circumstances, parents need to be aware their son or daughter may have to take summer courses and/or sixth courses to keep them on track for graduation.
As part of the process, we ask students to meet with their major advisor or department chair to discuss their study abroad plans. This is extremely helpful, because students can get recommendations on how to schedule major or minor courses at Loyola based on what is may be offered abroad, or indicate any potential problems missed by the student.
Students take a variety of courses, from Irish Folklore to Political Ethics, and within a variety of classroom styles (lectures, discussion groups, seminars). Most courses only have one examination to assess a student's knowledge of the material, which the final grade of the course will be based solely upon. Students need to keep up their readings and prepare accordingly throughout the semester, and not wait to cram their studying at the end of the term. Some courses will be assessed on a project/mid-term, and/or a final examination.
Students cannot request to have their final examinations moved to another date. Students are expected to take their examinations on the scheduled dates. The final examination process is a very formal one and will be explained in detail during the on-site orientation. Since we do not have the examination dates in advance, students who finish their exams early can change their return ticket portion only to come back early if they desire. However, students must have completed all of the final examinations and class assignments before changing any airline tickets. Students/parents are responsible for any ticket changes.
Students should take their studies seriously while abroad. Students are expected to attend classes regularly, review and read materials associated with the course on a daily basis. Cramming is not recommended. Overall, students who study at the University College Cork do just as well at UCC as they do at Loyola. However, grades earned abroad can be higher or lower than what has been earned at Loyola. Students will be learning in a different educational environment and this may reflect in their grades abroad.
As you prepare for your semester overseas, you will receive a lot of advice on how to prepare for this new educational experience. Some advice will be good and some not so good regarding academics at UCC. As you will soon discover for yourself, the educational system in Europe is quite different than the American higher educational system. When you listen to the advice given on how to study at UCC from past students, you will need to distinguish between the myths and the realities of academic life there. Below are some common myths about what it is like to study at UCC.
1) "You don't really need to go to class; you can cram during the study week and pass."
Most classes do not take attendance, but 100% attendance is expected. UCC faculty understand that Irish students are independent learners, self-motivated, and eager to learn. UCC expects the same from you and assume this is why you wanted to study abroad at UCC in the first place.
You are expected to attend class and take detailed, edited notes in class; it is part of the learning experience. You will need to be self-disciplined and motivate to succeed in the Irish system. Faculty at UCC consider it the student's responsibility and "job" to come to class and do his/her work without needing constant reminders. Going to class is your first encounter with the material and the professor's priorities. It establishes the basis from which you can then work for mastery of the material on your own. Professors have been known to mention something in class, and it will then show up on the exam. Professors have often mentioned "recommended reading" in class, which turned out to be critical on part of the exam. You will need a lot of academic self-discipline in order to succeed abroad, and you cannot wait to be told what to do every day (More on this below).
2) "It's not really necessary to pace yourself because it's totally possible to do a whole semester's worth of work during the exam period, which is really long by American standards."
Pacing is essential. You need to start work in the very first class and keep a consistent level of study and research throughout the semester, as what is presented in class are the guidelines, and the student is expected to do the work. The study and exam periods can indeed be long, but we are talking about a semester's worth of learning. And any educational psychologist will tell you that relying exclusively on your short term memory when taking an exam is a recipe for failure. The European and other international systems give you a great opportunity to structure your own workload, free of the burden of quizzes and midterms. Frantically cramming in everything in the last two weeks is not structure, it is craziness. It also all but guarantees that you will remember very little of the material and you are very likely to receive a very poor grade. Also note that even though the exam period may be three weeks long you might, by luck of the draw, end up with three or four exams in one week, maybe even the first week! You will need a lot of academic self-discipline in order to succeed abroad and you cannot wait to be told what to do. Successful local students spend a lot of time working on weekends and prior to the study period in order to do well academically. Thus, one American student was heard to say after a bad exam, "I just wish I had one more day to study" when in fact she had not started studying until the end of the semester.
3) "Since the classes are often boring and over our heads, it is hard to care about them as much as I would at Loyola."
Many foreign systems are not as interactive as the American educational system. Some require very little, if any, active participation from undergraduate students. Professors have spent their entire professional lives becoming experts in their subjects. Undergraduate students are expected to learn from them, under their guidance. In these systems, undergraduate students are expected to demonstrate first how much they have learned and how much they know, before they can present their own opinions on a subject. It is very important to take very detailed notes during such classes. Some Loyola students find these different educational traditions "boring" because they are not interactive. They are however an integral part of the international experience that enables our Loyola students to take integrated courses so they understand better how other nations educate their students to compete with our students in the global economy.
One great advantage the European system and some foreign systems have over Loyola is the long 'shopping period' (think drop/add) they might offer at the beginning of the semester. However, in order to benefit from this, it is important to go to more classes than you will ultimately need FROM THE BEGINNING of the semester. The idea is NOT to go to one class for a week, decide it's not for you and begin another --- in that case you have joined the second class a week late and may have missed crucially important information. The students who put the most effort into class selection also tend to be the most satisfied.
4) "Professors abroad will not fail you because they know you are there just for one semester." On a whole our students do just as well abroad as they do at Loyola, but some students have received grades lower than what they have been accustomed to at Loyola and even a small number have actually failed courses abroad. So the reality is professors don't fail students. Students produce work and it is either acceptable or not acceptable, and if it is not acceptable, you will receive lower marks and even failing grades. Therefore, since you are not familiar with the new academic system you are going into, wouldn't it be wise on your part to make sure you are doing everything you can (attending class, keeping up with your assignments, taking good notes, etc.) to try to get the best grades possible?
5) "Failing a class is not that big a deal because you can always re-take the final exam."
This is not necessarily true at UCC. It will depend on quite a few factors and there is no guarantee it will work out for you. First, most of the modules/courses in the fall are examined by continuous assessment, which means that most modules/ courses have no official end of the year exam in May. However, there are a few exceptions to this and the student must consult the Book of Modules for Visiting Students to ascertain how the module is assessed. This is your responsibility. You can ask the International Education Office if you have any questions on this.
The module or course grade is based on the course work the student submits over the fall semester (in class test(s), a paper(s), projects, etc.) only. If you fail an in class test in the fall, the relevant school/department will decide if it is possible for the student to retake the test or do an alternative assessment. However, it may not be possible to arrange for an alternative test or assignment.
If a student who studies in the fall or spring at UCC takes modules/courses that require an end of year official examination in May, the student MAY have the option of repeating the examination in August. HOWEVER the student MUST travel back to UCC for the exam AND not all modules/courses have repeat exams. You would need to check the Book of Modules for which ones may have repeat exams. If you do a repeat exam and pass, you will only receive a grade of 40%, the minimum pass grade at UCC for your exam, and it will not matter how good your answers are. The repeat exams are not graded on the same basis as the mainstream examinations.
6) "It's impossible to guess what will be on the exam so it makes me feel like I have to study everything, which is so overwhelming that I lose motivation."
Well, yes: you are expected to know everything that you have studied for that course. A final exam can ask questions about a point that was briefly discussed in class but that the student was expected to study further on his/her own. Examples of previous exam papers and assignments for most classes are available at UCC. Professors design and teach their own classes, they set assignments and exams, and they grade their own papers, so it is vital that students attend their classes. So in a very real sense they are not just studying to pass a test, but to exhibit their ability to command the material. This is a perspective on studying that many American students do not encounter before graduate school.
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Don't panic! Students have consistently adapted to these different systems and done very well. If not, study abroad would not be as popular as it is at Loyola and particularly the Cork program. It's not impossible; indeed it's not necessarily more difficult; but you need to be aware of what's going on. You have to be proactive and tailor your academic habits to fit the new environment. Indeed, some students miss the freedom and responsibility of the European system when they return to Loyola, but that of course depends on each individual.
The fall semester begins with the early start program, departing in mid-August, and the university courses commencing in mid-September. The program ends in late December, before Christmas.
The spring semester begins in early January, with a 2-2 1/2-long break around Easter. The program ends in late May or early June.
Meals are not included on this program. Students cook their own meals in fully furnished kitchens in the apartments. This is one way to cut down on costs abroad. There are supermarkets in the area and an English Market to get fresh produce and meats.
Eating out can get expensive. There are inexpensive pubs, local hang-outs where students can buy inexpensive meals. If eating out at restaurants, we advise students to check with the waiter or waitress before ordering if they accept major credit cards. Some places may not accept credit cards, only cash.
Students/parents pay to Loyola the following charges:
Students receive the following benefits on the Cork program:
(These items do not normally occur but could happen depending on the student and unforeseen circumstances:)
This is a Loyola sponsored study abroad program. This means that Loyola financial aid (academic scholarships, grants and other controlled sources of aid, with the exception of college work study), may be used to help with educational expenses. However, all federal college work-study is forfeited for the entire year if a student studies for a semester or a year. Students on athletic scholarships should consult the athletic department to see if this aid can be used abroad. Parents should contact the Financial Aid Office to discuss your financial aid package and how it works with study abroad. Conversations should be made with them before your son/daughter submits the study abroad deposit to Loyola.
Students can easily use both American credit cards (MasterCard and Visa mostly) and American ATM cards to pay for goods and services in Ireland. This is especially useful for visits to the hospital and payments for air travel. Make sure your child contacts their bank and credit card company prior to their departure in order to let them know he/she will be in Ireland for a specific period of time. It is also good to let the banks know if your child traveling outside of Ireland, too, so their card will not be deactivated.
There is a Bank of Ireland located on the campus of UCC. Students can open an account at the Bank of Ireland if they so choose. It is a good idea to check with your bank in the US to see if they have any affiliation with the Bank of Ireland or any other Irish bank. This may cut down on ATM/Debit card user fees. Past students recommend that students take out enough cash to last a few weeks. This cuts down on withdrawing monies every week and thus incurring bank fees.
Students reported spending anywhere from $2800-$9,000 during a semester. These funds are primarily used for travel, meals, and entertainment. The exchange rate and other factors can affect spending amounts.
The Irish unit of currency is the Euro, which is abbreviated as EUR.
The easiest way to handle money is with an American ATM card. You should check with the issuer to make sure your numerical PIN number will work abroad. You can only draw from a primary (usually checking) account. Be sure to check with your bank to make sure you ATM card can be used in Ireland and Europe. Check with your home bank to see what fees will be assessed by them.
It is also imperative that your bank knows that your child is going abroad to Ireland. For your child's protection, they will block your credit card to any charge that seems out of the ordinary.
You can use credit cards in Ireland and Europe for everything from drawing cash to buying dinner to taking a cab. While Visa and MasterCard are more widely accepted than American Express for purchases, American Express offers its card holders some very useful financial services. Check with each company before you depart.
Even with careful planning and strict adherence to a budget, it is very easy to overspend. Finance charges can add up quickly if you extend payment on goods or take out cash advances. It is a good idea to establish an online banking account with your bank at home so that you can monitor your spending in U.S. dollars.
The card your child presents overseas must be in his/her own name as given on the passport. At a cardholder's request (parent or guardian), most major lenders will issue a dependent's card.
Currently, the following documents are required to travel and study in Ireland:
All students must be covered under a comprehensive health insurance plan while studying abroad. As part of your documents for abroad, you will need to submit a letter from your health care provider on their stationary. The original letter the student takes abroad to show immigration officials, but a copy must be made and submitted to the Office of International Programs. The letter should state the following:
We recommend that you contact your health insurance company in advance to check on overseas coverage.
Before going abroad, students should make sure their immunizations are up to date before departing overseas. You can consult the CDC website or Loyola Student's Health Center to determine what immunizations are required to study in Europe. In some cases, health care providers abroad may make recommendations to students to obtain additional shots after arriving in Ireland, like the Hepatitis C shot. There could be different strands of diseases found abroad than in the United States. In cases like this, it is usually left up to the student and his/her parents/guardian as to whether or not you want your child to receive any additional immunizations abroad.
Shipping medications is not recommended. We suggested that you obtain from your doctor and pharmacist enough medication(s) to last for the duration of the program. In addition, we also recommend bringing the name, dosage, and the breakdown of the medication just in case the student needs to purchase a particular medication(s) while abroad. This information should be noted on a doctor's stationery or prescription pad.
Keep in mind certain medications considered legal in the United States may be deems illegal abroad. This should be discussed way in advance of departure so that other arrangements can be discussed in the event your son/daughter will not be able to take or obtain a certain medication(s) abroad. In addition, allergy shots and flu shots are not automatically provided to our students.
Students with pre-existing medical conditions or documented learning disabilities should alert the program coordinator OR the appropriate personnel at UCC to ascertain if needed support services, such as a specialist, medications, counseling, or special accommodations are available abroad. These services and other medical or disability support need to be discussed and arranged in advance of departure. Please remember that support services differ in availability and/or scope.
On the matter, flu shots are only administered to those people deemed most at risk for health problems, like the elderly or small children, in Ireland. As a result, flu shots are not readily available to all citizens of Ireland for the routine purpose of prevention. Therefore, American students who need to obtain flu shots abroad need a letter from their doctor explaining why it is medically necessary for the students to receive the shot abroad. This must be taken abroad and shown to the doctor at the Health Center at UCC.
Here are some important links to services provided through UCC:
We recommend that you contact your health insurance company in advance to check on overseas coverage. Loyola University Maryland will need a letter from your health insurance company verifying your child has valid health care coverage for abroad, and that it includes hospitalization and accident coverage. Your student will need to take the original letter from the insurance company to Ireland to show immigration officials and a copy must be submitted to the office of international programs.
Students with pre-existing medical conditions or documented learning disabilities should alert the program coordinator OR the appropriate personnel at UCC to ascertain if needed support services, such as a specialist, medications, counseling, or special accommodations are available abroad. These services and other medical or disability support need to be discussed and arranged in advance of departure. Please remember that support services differ in availability and/or scope.
Group flights are arranged for students traveling to Cork. Student departures are usually from Newark International Airport on United Airlines. Students fly to Shannon International Airport, where a motor coach with the director, Mary Breen, will take them to Jennings Pool Apartments in Cork. The ride is about 2 ½-3 hour ride. Once the departure city is determined, information on carry-ons, luggage amounts, and restrictions will be given to the student. Here is the link for United Airlines. Information on carry-ons and baggage is subject to change. We encourage students to review the airline carrier's website information on a monthly basis due to the many changes airlines make.
You may contact Alice Wilcox at email@example.com to make any changes on the return ticket only. No changes will be made if it will jeopardize the group flight arrangements or cost.
Due to registration taking place abroad, we do not know in advance when each student's last final examination will be. If students want to change their return ticket only, they will have to contact Frosch Travel, not the Office of International Programs, to facilitate the change.
Students will be supported by our part-time director, Mary Breen. She is a full professor in the Department of English at UCC. Our part-time director will help students get acclimated to their new surroundings and direct them to the appropriate personnel or office that can assist them with any questions they have. In addition, our part-time director will help students get acclimated to their new surroundings and direct them to the appropriate personnel or office that can assist them with any questions they may have. Visit the UCC website for more information on academic services, practical life and services for students.
In addition to Mary Breen, students can consult the International Education Office for additional support. Suzanne Buckley is the support officer for international students. http://www.ucc.ie/en/international
UCC is a full university with very similar departments and offices like Loyola. They have a Disabilities and Support Services Office, a Student Health Office, a Student Counseling and Development Office, a Support Officer for International Students, and an International Education Office just to name a few on-site support services.
When reviewing the above information, please note that certain services and accommodations provided by Loyola may not be available abroad, or services or accommodations provided abroad may not be provided at the same caliber or manner as Loyola. Please encourage your son or daughter to contact our office early in the process to find out more detailed information or to get in contact with the appropriate department at UCC.
Students will be picked up by motor coach with the part-time director and taken to their accommodations. The director will let students contact their parents when they first arrive to let you know they have arrived safely abroad. Please understand it may take a few days for students to get established, obtain cell phones (if purchasing them abroad), and recover from jet lag. Also, the director has scheduled welcoming dinners and events during the first couple of days.
*The information provided on the Office of International Program's website is subject to change without notification.
Renée Harris–Baltimore
Loyola University Maryland
Office of International Programs
410-617-2910 or 2920;
Part-time Director Abroad
Mary Breen–Department of English
University College Cork
O'Rahilly Building
Cork, IRELAND
011-353-866-066441 (cell)
Miriam Ryan –manager of Jennings
Pool-Brookfield Village
College Road Cork IRELAND (no zip)
Karen McSweeney International Education Office
University College Cork
Cork, IRELAND
011-353-21-490-4727 (Karen McSweeney)
011-353-21-490-4734 (Victoria Pearson)
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Before applying, all students must attend an information session. The application deadline for all Loyola programs, exchanges, affiliations, and non-Loyola programs (fall or spring) is December 2, 2015 (Wednesday after Thanksgiving).
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This article lists the known reasons for Unix linux and Macintosh (ULM) clients to fail to communicate, post events, download packages, etc. Some resolutions are provided in this document while others exist elsewhere in the knowledge base. Some resolutions are not specific to the ULM solutions but are more part of the general installation and configuration of the NS/SMP and package servers.
The issue can be manifest in several ways, including running the bootstrap or aex-swdapm commands from a shell prompt on the clients. The error messages may vary slightly. Other symptoms may not be readily apparant.
Note: This document should be used as a central repository of causes and resolutions for this issue.
See below.
NS and Client Configuration Issues:
· Clients cannot resolve the name of the package servers and/or site servers.
· Package and policy are corrupt on the NS.
o Delete the existing package & policy on the NS and recreate them.
· The date and time are incorrect on the NS or the client.
· Clients are downloading via HTTP rather than HTTPS.
o Rebuild codebases to change the urls from http to https.
o Reinstall or reconfigure the ULM agent to use https. This is specified in the NS server name/url entry of the .aex-agent-install-config.xml, as a command line parameter to aex-bootstrap* or at the server name prompt of the utility 'aex-configure -iconfigure' prompt.
· Codebase and/or snapshots are stale on the NS
o Rebuild/refresh packages, snapshots, codebases, etc. This may need to be done in a variety of similar situations.
· Client codebase files only contain a UNC path.
o Client codebase are found in the …/nsagent/var/packages/<guid> directory. The file names begin with a '.' and are hidden. Doing 'cat .aex-pkg-codeb…' will display the contents of the package codebase. It should contain both http and file entries. If not, the NS needs to be configured to allow http codebase entries, etc.
· Client codebase files contain an invalid NS server name.
o Check the registry on the NS for the PreferredNSHost value. See https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=46940&p=1.
· The package was configured to specify package servers individually but no package servers are specified.
o In the 'Package servers' tab of the package configuration screen, either select another option, e.g., 'All Package Servers' or spcify one or more package servers. Otherwise, clients will download an incomplete codebase file.
· Client proxy settings are blocking connections and/or traffic.
o This is often related to an error in the log files similar to "Failed to get package {} snapshot.Error=-2147413111". The ULM agent 6.x release notes state:
"If the environment variables all_proxy, ftp_proxy and http_proxy are set to a proxy server that cannto reach the Notification Server, you can get the following message "HTTP attempt returned -214741311' Failed to connect to the specified URL'". In this case, either do not use a proxy server or make sure that the proxy server can access the Notification Server.
o Configure a no_proxy setting for the subnet on the client computer in order to allow traffic and to bypass other (perhaps, dmv) proxy.
· ISA and VLAN server configuration.
o These need to be configured to allow connection to <NSServer>:80 (or the currently configured port#).
· Environment configuration.
o The environment configuration includes things such as firewalls, port restrictions, group policies, etc. Anything that can restrict communication can be a contributing factor.
· ULM client log error: No package sources returned by server.
o The following KB articles may applyl: 27161, 39881, 45069, 20487, 32550, 20207.
· Clients display the following error: "Package download failed because package was removed".
o This seemed to be resolved by disabling windows authentication in IIS for this package.
· NTLMv2 is not supported. (Note: this is supported in 7.5.). To resolve the issue on the 7.1 platform, try any or all of the following:
o Disable Windows Authentication for IIS virtual directories being accessed.
o Configure the NS/SMP to use SSL/HTTPS.
o Move the localhost or server name URL from the Trusted zone to the Local Intranet zone .
Authentication Issues:
· The application identify on the Notification server has been locked down.
· Anonymous access is not enabled on the IIS package directory(ies) being downloaded.
· Clients are trying to download with credentials that the package server does not recognize.
o Uncheck IIS virtual directory 'Windows Authentication' for the package. The credentials are stored on the client in the client.conf file's pkg_access_username and pkg_access_password fields.
· One or more clients are using old credentials causing the service account to be locked due to login failures.
o Identify the culprit client machines and refresh policies or uninstall and reinstall the agent.
· Clients get NS server credentials which do not exist on a package server.
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· IIS virtual directory is set to use Windows Authentication.
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Over 99.4 percent of state waters now open for fishing
April 26, 2011 - Today, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ordered an emergency reopening of recreational and commercial fishing in portions of state inside and outside waters within the Barataria Basin that were previously closed due to impacts from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill last year. These areas were opened previously to only recreational and charter boat angling.
"By working so closely with our state and federal partners we can continue to ensure consumers of Louisiana seafood that it is safe," said LDWF Secretary Robert Barham. "Today we are one step closer to resuming normal fishing practices."
Secretary Barham ordered this opening following the completion of comprehensive testing, after which the FDA advised that shrimp, crab and finfish tissue samples tested from these previously closed areas are safe for consumption.
Recreational and commercial fishing reopens immediately today in certain portions of state inside waters adjacent to Grand Terre Island, Four Bayou Pass and the Barataria Waterway.
This reopening does not include the harvest of species closed by season, including shrimp and certain finfish.
Furthermore, this opening does not include the commercial harvest of oysters, as this activity is regulated by Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana's abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us at www.wlf.louisiana.gov on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ldwffb or follow us on Twitter @LDWF.
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As part of its community outreach program, The First Church of West Bridgewater is currently playing host to a series of lectures.
WEST BRIDGEWATER – As part of its community outreach program, The First Church of West Bridgewater is currently playing host to a series of lectures.
The first, "Church and Climate Change: Leading the Next Moral Revolution," was led recently by Rev. Jim Antal Tuesday and drew a crowd of around 30 attendees.
"Earth has sustained life for over 2 billion years," Antal told the crowd, "but, in only the last 200 years, our use of fossil fuels has jeopardized life as we know it.
"This talk makes clear why we need a re-purposed church and it should spark your imagination about how a re-purposed church can shape the moral revolution that has already begun," said Antal, an environmental activist since 1970.
Antal authored the United Church of Christ's vote in 2013 to divest from fossil fuel companies and demonstrated at the White House to halt the Keystone XL Pipeline.
"He was very interesting," said West Bridgewater resident Warren Turner, a town historian who attended the event. "He's dealing with pipeline and is very much into getting churches involved in the natural side of things."
"He certainly was not afraid to take on a serious problem head-on," said Turner, "and though I don't agree with everything he said, he was very knowledgeable."
The First Church was approved for up to $60,000 in community preservation funds at the town's annual meeting earlier this month. The funds were granted for exterior repairs to the front of the church building and the roof, due to the historical nature of the building.
"This building is a historical building and was formerly the meeting house," said Reverend Carol Ashton of the 1801 building. "Any group gathering for the benefit of the community was held here," said Ashton, "and we only asked for funds for the front of the building which has maintained its historical architecture of the early 1800s."
The First Church is the oldest congregation in the town, organized in 1651, and the current building is the fourth meeting house since its inception.The building is currently in the application process to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and was the site of early town meetings long ago.
Ashton said the lecture series and local farm stands are among the church's efforts to serve
others. The church partnered with the West Bridgewater Agricultural Commission to offer four farm stand events
Named for 19th century benefactor Benjamin Beal Howard, the first lecture in the series was held where local produce, honey, cheese, and other goods may be purchased. The farm stands are open to all, with no fees for tables, and will be held on Tuesdays, July 8, July 22, and Aug. 5, from 3:30 until 6:30 p.m. The stands will be across the street from the town's children's concerts, held on the same dates, at Friendship Park Playground.
"We do (local programs) to increase awareness of social issues in the community," said Ashton.
"We are very grateful that we can continue our community outreach due to the gift of these
reservation funds," said Ashton. "We have to always remain a church that does outreach in this way and we want to thank everyone that voted in this way," said Ashton.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 191 diseños de 45 diseñadores freelance.
We are looking for a very professional logo yet racy looking...(BUT NOT RACING) the logo has to say any of the following: "MOD Show", "MOD", "The MOD Show", "MOD Car Show".. could also be a big "M" with the other words involved some home.. or a car outline in there... We like the Car outline, MOD and something to tie them together.
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An app to satisfy all your Fishing and Boating's needs, developed with the help of professional fishermen
Aqua Map Alberta Lakes GPS HD
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An app to satisfy all your Fishing and Boating's needs, developed with the help of professional fishermen.
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You will be able to download the best maps and enjoy your new fishing season. Press the RECORD button, put the phone in your pocket and record your fishing trolling track....and much more.
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• Plan and navigate your ROUTE
• You can download maps (for FREE, no additional purchase is required) on the device, to be used later without any internet connection.
• *** NEW *** Expand your horizons with mapXpan (patent pending).
• 210 Alberta lakes available, plus a complete topographic map to reach the most remote lakes and rivers.
• Easy to use.
• Optimized battery usage with battery consumption monitoring; up to 14 hours continuous track.
• Share tracks, markers, routes and pictures in various formats (KMZ and GPX).
• Store an unlimited number of tracks, markers and routes.
• Customize your Marker's icon and Track's color.
• Switch between Map display modes (Offline, Satellite, Roads).
• Measure distances on the map.
• Load any track, marker and route from internet communities (KMZ, KML, GPX also if zipped)
• Query map objects with your finger tip
• Search map objects around you or search places by name worldwide
This app, for technical reasons, will not be updated in the future. The new FREE app called "Aqua Map Lakes - Fishing charts" is going to substitute it with the relative inApp purchases for over 10,000 lakes in USA and Canada.
Aqua Map lets you download - for FREE!! - maps with depth contours, boat ramps, etc. but also a complete Topographic map with road network, trails, elevation contours, lakes, rivers, etc. and all it is necessary to enjoy your best outdoor experience. No additional purchase is required. You can download the maps at home within your device and then use them on the boat without any Internet connection.
Why do not sharing your favorite's markers on Facebook or sending an email with your last daily track, with all the pictures you captured to show them on a PC ? With Aqua Map it is just a click.
► ROUTES and WAYPOINTS
Plan your trip, insert and edit waypoints. Navigate your route and monitor distance, time and direction toward your next waypoint.
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Join the community of more than 100.000 boaters who write reviews, update data and provide up to date hazard information.
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► LOADING OTHER's TRACKS AND MARKERS
Aqua Map can load any KML, KMZ, GPX (also zipped) you can find over the internet or received from your friends. You can load tracks and markers generated from any application (e.g. Google EarthTM, Maps, or other iPhone/iPad apps), obviously including Aqua Map, or any device (e.g. Garmin, Nuvi, Magellan, etc.).
Unlike many other apps, Aqua Map is designed to use at the best the battery power. Its Battery Consumption Monitoring will stop the track recording when the battery is too low, in order to ensure the phone is still usable at the end of your outdoor's day.
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Aqua Map works also when in background, you can receive/make calls and messages while the track recording is running.
Like any GPS, the signal quality can vary very much depending by the amount of visible sky, foliage, weather condition, etc. GPS is not reliable indoor.
The continuous GPS usage, also in background, can drastically reduce the battery life.
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SAN JOSE — An argument between a teenage girl and her father boiled into a physical fight and then a manslaughter case, when the 50-year-old man suffered a heart attack after being shoved to the ground, dying three days later at a hospital, police said.
Officers were called to the home in the 1900 block of Baywood Square in East San Jose near the Milpitas border around 11:40 p.m. April 6. A caller had reported a family fight and the officers arrived to find Hoang Tran down and unresponsive. Responding firefighters performed CPR on Tran and he was taken to the Regional Medical Center in San Jose, where he was put on life support in critical condition until April 9, when he was pronounced dead.
According to a San Jose police statement, investigators found that the 17-year-old suspect — who is not being named because of her age — had pushed her father to the ground.
"The victim went into cardiac arrest and later died as a result of the altercation," reads the police statement.
On Friday, the suspect was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter.
The death marks the 13th homicide of the year in San Jose.
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Let QE3 begin. Today the Federal Open Market Committee announced a new round of asset purchases -- better known as quantitative easing -- that will target the housing market. The FOMC plans to buy $40 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities per month on an open-ended basis in an effort to further drive down interest rates.
"The Committee is concerned that, without further policy accommodation, economic growth might not be strong enough to generate sustained improvement in labor market conditions," according to the FOMC's press statement.
In addition to purchasing mortgage-backed securities, the committee said Operation Twist, the bond swapping program, will be extended through the end of the year and its forward guidance through 2015. The Fed's balance sheet will grow by $40 billion per month and holdings of long-term securities by about $85 billion per month through the end of the year.
During a press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said QE3 should put downward pressure on mortgage rates, helping the housing market. Mortgage rates already hover near historic lows. The 30-year fixed rate mortgages were 3.55% in the week ending Wednesday, according to Freddie Mac, and 15-year fixed rate mortgages were 2.85%. Economists believe QE3 will take them lower or at the very least, maintain the current rates.
"Maybe not next week, but the 30-year mortgage rate could come down to 3.25%," projects Stuart Hoffman, chief economist of PNC Financial Services Group.
He says the spread between the 10-year Treasury note and the 30-year fixed rate mortgage has been unusually high. In other words Treasury rates have dropped faster than mortgage rates in recent months. Typically, 30-year mortgages hover about 1.5 points above Treasuries. QE3 could restore that balance by pushing mortgage rates down to match Treasuries, which currently run about 1.75%.
Hoffman expects the 15-year fixed rate mortgage to eventually drop to 2.75%, as well. The last time interest on either loan type hit those kinds of lows was the late 1930s during the Great Depression.
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The "coulds" sound promising -- yet housing economists remain very wary. "This makes home ownership cheaper, but that's only one factor going into owning a home," says Jed Kolko, chief economist of Trulia.com. "The biggest obstacle is actually saving for a downpayment." Still, home ownership is now cheaper than renting in all of the 100 largest U.S. markets, according to the latest Rent versus Buy report from Trulia.
"It should help some people feel better about buying homes, but they still have to actually qualify," adds Hoffman. Buyers, realtors and builders have lamented tight lending standards for years now.
With the unemployment rate stubbornly stuck above 8%, the labor market suffering the lowest rate of participation in 30 years, and income levels down again according to the latest Census report, mortgage rates alone won't trigger a flood of buyers to the market.
"I think this will have a bigger impact on refinancing than on home sales because the mortgage rate hasn't held home sales back, jobs have," says Ryan Sweet, senior economist at Moody's Analytics. Just how many homeowners will pay the fees to lock in at a lower rate remains to be seen: many have already refinanced at low rates and more are unable to refinance because of a lack of home equity.
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1st: Duncan Targaryen (renounced rights)
2nd: Jaehaerys Targaryen
|Jaehaerys II Targaryen
|Betha Blackwood
Duncan Targaryen
Jaehaerys II Targaryen
Shaera Targaryen
Daeron Targaryen
Rhaelle Targaryen
|Maekar I Targaryen
|Dyanna Dayne
The World of Ice & Fire (mentioned)
The Hedge Knight (appears)
The Sworn Sword (appears)
The Mystery Knight (appears)
A Game of Thrones (mentioned)
A Clash of Kings (mentioned)
A Storm of Swords (mentioned)
A Feast for Crows (mentioned)
A Dance with Dragons (mentioned)
Aegon V Targaryen was a Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and the fifteenth Targaryen king to sit the Iron Throne.[2] In his youth, he went by the nickname Egg and squired for Ser Duncan the Tall.
Aegon became king after a Great Council bypassed a number of candidates earlier in the line of succession, and after his elder brother, Maester Aemon, refused the throne. As the fourth son of Maekar I, himself a fourth son, Aegon was called Aegon the Unlikely.[3]
According to a semi-canonical source, Aegon had long, shoulder-length hair that shone like beaten gold with strands of silver woven together. Tall, slender and handsome, he had large eyes, deep and dark and purple. He wore the crown of Aegon III.[4]
Early life
Aegon was born the fourth son and fifth child of then-Prince Maekar Targaryen and his wife Dyanna Dayne.[5] In his youth, Aegon first served at court in King's Landing as a page.[6] He owned a dragon egg, which was colored with green and white swirls, placed in his cradle with him when he was a babe.[7] He loathed his brother, the cruel and sadistic Aerion, who threw Aegon's pet cat down a well. Aerion once visited Aegon in his bedroom during the dead of night, put a knife to Aegon's privates, and joked about removing his genitals so he would become a girl whom Aerion could marry.[8] Once Aegon's sister Rhae slipped a love potion into his drink so that he would marry her and not their sister Daella,[6] to whom he might have been betrothed.[N 1] Aegon did not wish to marry, instead dreaming of becoming a knight of the Kingsguard, who are sworn not to wed.[6]
Aegon was supposed to squire for his eldest brother, Daeron, in the tourney at Ashford Meadow, but Daeron had no interest in jousting and drank himself into a stupor at an inn. Ser Duncan the Tall visited the inn and Aegon was impressed by the humble hedge knight and followed him. Duncan agreed to let Egg serve as his squire during the tourney. Duncan was arrested and sentenced to fight a trial by battle after attacking a prince of House Targaryen. The trial was to be a Trial of Seven, during which Aegon's his uncle, Prince Baelor Breakspear, fighting on behalf of Duncan, died of a wound inflicted by Prince Maekar, Baelor's brother and Aegon's father, who had fought on behalf of House Targaryen.[8] Maekar wished Aegon to be trained as a knight, but Aegon would only agree if Duncan were the knight who trained him. Maekar, the Prince of Summerhall, offered Duncan a place at the garrison of Summerhall, but Duncan declined and agreed to take Aegon on only if Aegon accompanied him as his squire. Aegon would live humbly, but Duncan thought it would make Aegon a better man than his brothers, Aerion and Daeron. Thus, he served as a squire to the hedge knight Ser Duncan the Tall under his nickname "Egg".[8]
A little less than two years later Egg squired for Duncan during the small localized conflict between House Webber and House Osgrey.[6] In 212 AC, he played a part in the suppression of the Second Blackfyre Rebellion at Whitewalls.[7]
Later life
Aegon married Lady Betha Blackwood in 220 AC. The marriage at the time provoked no opposition as Aegon was very low in the line of succession. They married for love and eventually had five children together. Aegon named his first-born son Duncan to honor his friend, Ser Duncan the Tall.[9][10]
According to a semi-canon source, Aegon participated in the suppression of the Peake Uprising in 233 AC, with Tion Lannister as his squire. Aegon's father, King Maekar I Targaryen, was killed at Starpike during the rebellion, however. According to a semi-canon source, the prince knighted the mortally wounded Tywald Lannister, Tion's twin, during the battle.[11]
With Maekar dead, it was unclear who should be king since two of Aegon's older brothers had died before his father. Daeron left a feeble-witted daughter named Vaella and Aerion an infant son, so a Great Council was called to choose the king. Aegon seemed the logical choice but many lords considered him "half a peasant" due to his youth among the smallfolk. The council approached Aegon's older brother, Maester Aemon, but he refused, stating the crown should be given to Aegon.[12]
Lord of the Seven Kingdoms
Early Reign
Aegon V was crowned Lord of the Seven Kingdoms in 233 AC when he was thirty-three years old. During most, if not all, of Aegon's reign, his old friend Ser Duncan the Tall served as Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.
Aegon's first act as king was the arrest of Lord Brynden Rivers, the Hand of the King known as Bloodraven, for the murder of Aenys Blackfyre, as Brynden had offered him safe conduct to Westeros for the Great Council but had Aenys executed when he arrived in the capital.[12] Though all were glad another Blackfyre pretender was dead, Aegon had to punish Lord Bloodraven to prove the word of the Iron Throne was not worthless. Although Brynden was sentenced to death, Aegon allowed him to join the Night's Watch. Aegon's brother, Maester Aemon, decided to join the Watch as well, to prevent any plots in which he would be used against his brother. Brynden and Aemon were joined by many of Bloodraven's personal guard, the Raven's Teeth, as well as prisoners released from dungeons by the king.[10][13]
Aegon's reign began during a harsh winter which lasted from 230 AC until 236 AC. The benevolent Aegon sent massive shipments of food and grain to aid starving northmen, though there were those who felt he provided too much aid. The end of winter saw the return of the Blackfyre Pretenders, with the Fourth Blackfyre Rebellion taking place in 236 AC. Daemon III Blackfyre attempted to seize the Iron Throne with the Golden Company, but few rallied to his side. Aegon and his sons rode to meet and repel the invaders, and Duncan the Tall slew Daemon in single combat, ending the rebellion. Aegor Rivers, known as Bittersteel, managed to flee with the remnants of the Golden Company across the narrow sea.[10]
Aegon V spent much of his reign dealing with uprisings. On three occasions, the Iron Throne had to intervene in the westerlands due to the inferior and inept leadership of Lord Tytos Lannister of Casterly Rock.[14] Most of Aegon's troubles resulted from his efforts to improve the lives of the smallfolk, whom he had interacted with while squiring for Duncan. Although the smallfolk loved Aegon for his reforms and granting of rights and protections, high lords felt their powers over peasantry was diminished and curtailed by these new reforms. Lacking the dragons controlled by early Targaryen kings, Aegon reluctantly compromised with the recalcitrant lords on several issues.
Family Betrothals
Aegon faced renewed troubles in his reign caused because of his sons.[15] Convinced the Targaryen practice of incestuous marriage was harmful after spending time with smallfolk, Aegon and his queen, Betha Blackwood, betrothed four of their children to some of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms in 237 AC Their eldest son and heir, Prince Duncan, was betrothed to the daughter of Lord Lyonel Baratheon of Storm's End. Prince Jaehaerys, Aegon's second son, was betrothed to Lady Celia Tully, the daughter of the Lord of Riverrun. Aegon's youngest son, Prince Daeron, was betrothed to Lady Olenna Redwyne of the Arbor, when both children were nine years old. In addition, Aegon's eldest daughter, Princess Shaera, was betrothed to Luthor Tyrell, the heir to Highgarden. The proposed marriages would have won Aegon much support for his reforms, but his children had inherited his willfulness and their mother's stubbornness.[10][9]
Beginning in 239 AC, Prince Duncan fell in love with and eventually wed the mysterious Jenny of Oldstones. King Aegon, the small council, the Grand Maester, and the High Septon forced Duncan to choose between the peasant girl or the Iron Throne. The prince choose his wife and abdicated as Prince of Dragonstone, making his younger brother, Prince Jaehaerys, the new heir. With Duncan refusing to marry the daughter of Lord Baratheon, Storm's End briefly rose in rebellion, which ended when Ser Duncan the Tall of the Kingsguard forced Lord Lyonel to yield during trial by combat. King Aegon pardoned Lyonel and betrothed his daughter, Princess Rhaelle, to Lyonel's heir, Ormund. Aegon sent Rhaelle to Storm's End as Lyonel's cupbearer and companion to his wife.[10]
While King Aegon disliked the Targaryen practice of marriage through incest, Prince Jaehaerys and his sister, Princess Shaera, desired each other from a young age. With Duncan marrying Jenny as precedent, Jaehaerys and Shaera secretly wed and consummated their marriage in 240 AC, leaving Aegon to deal with the anger of Houses Tully and Tyrell.[10]
Though betrothed for nine years to Lady Olenna Redwyne, Prince Daeron broke his betrothal in 246 AC when he was eighteen years old. Daeron remained unwed, instead preferring the companionship of Ser Jeremy Norridge, a young knight whom he had befriended when they were squires at Highgarden. Daeron and Jeremy perished in battle in 251 AC, crushing a rebellion led by the Rat, the Hawk, and the Pig.[10]
In 258 AC, nine outlaws, exiles, pirates and sellswords hoping to carve out individual kingdoms came together in the Disputed Lands of Essos. Among these Band of Nine was Maelys I Blackfyre, the last of the Blackfyres. Because the outlaws had no great urgency, King Aegon remained intent on his reign and on dragons in particular. Against the advice of his friends and counselors, Aegon V became convinced that only with dragons could he force the lords of the Seven Kingdoms to accept his decrees that granted freedoms, rights, and protections to the smallfolk.[10]
This eventually led to the tragedy of Summerhall in 259 AC, in which Aegon perished while trying to hatch dragon eggs. His son, Prince Duncan the Small; his friend and Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Duncan the Tall; and others of the royal court also perished in the fire.[10] Aegon was succeeded by his second son and heir, Jaehaerys II.
Many of the laws, rights and protections King Aegon V had granted and bestowed upon the smallfolk were later undone during the reign of King Aerys II by the Hand of the King, Lord Tywin Lannister.[16]
Quotes about Aegon
A bloody-handed tyrant intent on depriving us of our gods-given rights and liberties.[10]—a lord regarding Aegon's reforms
Egg had an innocence to him, a sweetness we all loved. Kill the boy within you, I told him the day I took ship for the Wall. It takes a man to rule. An Aegon, not an Egg. Kill the boy and let the man be born.[17]
All three of the sons of the fifth Aegon had wed for love in defiance of their father's wishes. And because that unlikely monarch had followed his heart when he chose his queen, he allowed his sons to have their way, making bitter enemies when he might have made fast friends. Treason and turmoil followed, as night follows day, ending at Summerhall in sorcery, fire and grief.[9]—thoughts of Barristan Selmy
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- ↑ "so I'd marry [Rhae] instead of [Daella]" can be interpreted to mean that Aegon and Daella were betrothed
- ↑ See the Aegon V Targaryen calculation.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 6, Jon I.
- ↑ So Spake Martin: Targaryen Kings (November 1, 2005)
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Appendix: Targaryen Lineage.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 The Sworn Sword.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Mystery Knight.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 The Hedge Knight.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 67, The Kingbreaker.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire: The Westerlands (unabridged). georgerrmartin.com
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maekar I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 15, Samwell II.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Westerlands: House Lannister under the Dragons.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 7, Jon II.
- ↑ Kiera of Tyrosh was widowed when Valarr Targaryen died from the Great Spring Sickness; some time later she married his cousin Daeron.


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Whenever someone crashes through the barrier on the side of an overpass, it's never good news. When Matthew Hamilton, 38, drove his truck off the side of a bridge in Beaverton, OR this weekend, luck — and a really sturdy rear axle — saved him from plummeting onto the road below.
Hamilton, who was charged with driving under the influence, was rescued from his truck by a firefighter on a ladder. But the dangling truck stopped traffic as rescue workers organized a crane to pull it down from the side of the bridge.
Hamilton sustained only minor injuries from turning his truck into a life-sized wall decoration, so he'll have to go to jail as soon as he gets out of the hospital. Luckily, no one else was hurt.
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Employee retirements: March-May 2012
The following is an updated list of University employee retirements.
Effective March 1, 2012: in Dining Services, food service worker Lemoine Georges, after 10 years.
Effective April 1, 2012: in admission, office support staff member Nancy Damron, after 10 years; in Dining Services, food service worker Jean Darius, after 10 years; in Dining Services, retail food service worker Tyrone Francis, after 11 years; in the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, research specialist Ling Guo, after 10 years; in Building Services, janitor Alfonzo Lewis, after 12 years.
Effective May 1, 2012: in the central campus grounds shop, landscaper Arthur Atoeff, after 24 years; in site protection, electrician William Clemens, after 16 years; in ecology and evolutionary biology, senior technical assistant Richard Smith, after 12 years; in Housing and Real Estate Services, office support staff member Winona Wilson, after 11 years.


text: His cousins are on the loose. (2008 file photo taken at the Leopard Creek Country Club in Malelane, South Africa.) Warren Little/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Warren Little/Getty Images The Two-Way Yikes! 15,000 Crocodiles Escape Farm In South Africa, Area Evacuated January 24, 2013 As flood waters rose, a crocodile farmer was forced to open his gates. The crocodiles grabbed the chance to make a break. More than half remain at large. Hunters are having the most success capturing them at night, when their eyes sign red.


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We are going to start allowing the listing of Burning Man camp and playa art project fundraisers. It is important that the boards don't become polluted with advertisement posts (like so many other places on the internet), and so there some specific rules to follow.
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Meatball and Giblet Fricassee
Mimi Sheraton
From My Mother's Kitchen: Recipes and Reminiscences, Revised Edition
Published by HarperCollins
This dish is prepared exactly like chicken fricassee with meatballs and was a standard appetizer on Friday night when the chicken giblets were on hand. It may be done with meatballs and giblets in combination or with either alone. The tiny meatballs prepared without giblets make good hot appetizers for cocktail parties, kept warm in a chafing dish. They are also delicious served on rice as a light main course. They may be flavored with either garlic or onion, something I vary with my mood. The garlic is preferable if the meatballs are to be served with cocktails. Proportion of giblets to meatballs is arbitrary.
4 servings
Total Timeunder 1 hour
Kid FriendlyYes
OccasionBuffet, Cocktail Party, game day
Recipe Coursehors d'oeuvre, main course
Dietary Considerationhalal, kosher, peanut free, soy free, tree nut free
Taste and Texturegarlicky, meaty, savory
- 1 pound chicken giblets, to include gizzard and heart (but not liver), neck, backbone, and, if you like, chicken wings
- ½ pound ground lean chuck
- 1 small egg
- ½ clove garlic, crushed in a press, or 2 teaspoons grated onion
- Salt and black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fine, dry bread crumbs, as needed
- 2 tablespoons schmaltz (rendered chicken fat), margarine, or sweet butter
- 1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1½ tablespoons sweet paprika or 1 tablespoon sweet paprika plus 1½ teaspoons hot paprika
- 1 or 2 cloves garlic, peeled and cut in half vertically
- 1 cup water, or as needed
Clean the giblets, removing all skin and bits of fat. Gizzards should be scalded for 2 or 3 minutes in boiling water.
Mix the chopped beef with the egg, crushed garlic or grated onion, 1 teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper (or adjust to taste); add just enough bread crumbs to make the mixture firm enough to mold into bans. Toss the ingredients lightly with a fork or the mixture win become too compacted and the meat balls win be hard. Shape into tiny meatballs, each about the size of a hazelnut.
Melt the fat in a 2-quart saucepan or casserole. Add the onion and sauté very slowly until it is completely soft and bright yellow; do not let the onion brown. Stir in the paprika and sauté for a minute or two, or until it loses its raw smell. Add the cut-up garlic and 1 cup water.
Place the giblets and meatballs in the pan and add more water as needed to come about halfway up the meats. Add a little salt and pepper, half cover, and simmer gently but steadily for about 30 minutes, or until the giblets are tender and the meatballs are well done. Check frequently to see if more water is needed. Serve plain or with steamed white rice.
1979, 1991 by Mimi Sheraton


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Joan Jett Talks New Album 'Unvarnished'
Joan Jett has been through some dark times over the last 10 years — so many that she refers to it as her 'decade of death.' But she's channeled that grief into a new album, 'Unvarnished,' that contains some of her most personal work.
Jett discussed 'Unvarnished,' due Oct. 1, during a recent interview with Rolling Stone, conducted after her triumphant Aug. 1 gig at the Sunset Strip Music Festival. Calling it "very refreshing" to come back to the city where "people were laughing at me" during her early years, she delved into the "very different" topics she tackled in her new songs.
"I wrote a lot about what teenagers write about: love, sex and partying and having a good time. As you grow up, things change," she explained. "You have responsibilities and realize you've got to do stuff. I suppose you could run from that, but you've got to be there for your family and your friends."
Jett's 'decade of death' included the loss of both parents, which — as one might expect — proved difficult to cope with. "They made it possible for me to do this. They encouraged me. They got me the guitar," she recalled. "My father, who hated rock & roll, put up with it. He didn't come down on me to stop it. So losing my parents was big, and I think it translated to the music in songs like 'Fragile,' which is about life being fragile, love being fragile, how easy it is to break hearts."
Those themes carry over into other songs on 'Unvarnished,' as Jett went on to explain. "'Hard to Grow Up' is about responsibility and realizing that I've got to do this," she continued. "The song 'Make It Back' is about Hurricane Sandy and people's attitudes. You don't see a lot of press about it as I go around the country. It was very devastating. My town is still beat up. People were really crushed. It gave me a sense of what it's like to be in a war zone."
It wasn't just personal or communal tragedies that stood between Jett and new material, either. "I convinced myself I had writer's block," she explained. "It was 'Reality Mentality' that was the song that took me a long time to write. I used to think that songs just came to me. They didn't — you had to sit down and work at it. Just be patient, write a couple of lines, leave it, come back to it and stuff will pop out. And all of a sudden, stuff started coming, and I realized: You don't have writer's block. Your expectations were wrong."
What it all adds up to, in Jett's opinion, is a record that should resonate with fans. "The songs have a serious tone, but they're relatable," she concluded. "They're songs about stuff everybody goes through."


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Attend A Screening For The Film 'The House I Live In'
The House I Live In
By Brendan Ferreri-Hanberry
The House I Live In, a newly released documentary from director Eugene Jarecki, dissects the United States' failed drug prohibition policies, both previous to and following the declaration of the "War on Drugs" under the Nixon administration. Endorsed by Brad Pitt, who is one of the producers, the film deals with the serious consequences of our anti-drug crusades, including world-record rates of incarceration, the development of an influential prison-industrial complex, and, connected with these, the exacerbation of racial and class-based divisions in society. As with the prohibition of alcohol, current drug laws also enrich the organized crime elements, which now control large and extremely profitable drug markets.
The director makes his case largely through interviews with supporters and opponents of the War on Drugs who are involved in it in various ways, including judges, prison guards, and narcotics officers, as well as drug users and dealers. David Simon, notable as the director of the critically-acclaimed HBO series The Wire, which was centered on inner-city drug gangs, is also one of the main interview subjects. Jarecki concludes that the War on Drugs is a cruel, expensive, and ineffective policy which has done great harm to the country, including the people who are ostensibly being protected from drugs by the law.
The film opened in select theaters on October 5 and in Los Angeles on October 12 and received an average rating of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. The trailer can be found here.
If you would like to attend a screening in your area, check the schedule here. We'll be alerting our members of upcoming screenings as they happen.
Source: Marijuana Policy Project