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Hello, Im speaking with you from Fort Monroe, Virginia. Were also known as The Gateway to Freedom.
We sit right next to a little town called Phoebus, Virginia. Interestingly, they call themselves The Gateway to the New World.
Phoebus sits inside of Hampton, Virginia whose motto is First from the Sea, First to the Stars.
My name is Henry McElroy, Jr. a retiring, former State Representative from New Hampshire. Thank you for your attention to this brief message concerning the worlds interaction with both earth-based, and off-world astronauts.
The reason I am making this announcement is in the hopes of encouraging better perspective to all who explore the universe. Therefore, as a result, making a more valuable contribution to humanity, for the benefit of all faiths, all races and all nations.
Another reason I am here today is because I believe in the *foundational wisdom of our nation, which was laid down by our founding fathers and because we know that highly advanced knowledge and information can assist human beings in solving various problems both in current times, and in our future.
When I was in the New Hampshire State Legislature, I served on the State Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs committee. It was, apparently, important that as a Representative of the Sovereign People who had elected me to this Honorable Office, that I be updated on a large number of topics related to the affairs of our People, and our Nation. As I understood it, some of those ongoing topics had been examined and categorized as Federal, State, Local development, and security matters. These documents related to various topics some of which spanned decades of our nations history. One of those recurring topics is the reason I am addressing you this evening.
I would like to submit to our nation my personal testimony of one document related to one of these ongoing topics which I saw while in office, serving on the State Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Committee.
The document I saw was an official brief to President Eisenhower. To the best of my memory this brief was pervaded with a sense of hope, and it informed President Eisenhower of the continued presence of extraterrestrial beings here in the United States of America.
The brief seemed to indicate that a meeting between the President and some of these visitors could be arranged as appropriate if desired.
The tone of the brief indicated to me that there was no need for concern, since these visitors were in no way, causing any harm, or had any intentions, whatsoever, of causing any disruption then, or in the future.
While I cant verify the times or places or that any meeting or meetings occurred directly between Eisenhower and these visitors - because of his optimism in his farewell address in 1961, I personally believe that Eisenhower did, indeed, meet with these extraterrestrial, off world astronauts.
I hope my personal testimony will aid the nation in its quest for continued enlightenment. I am honored to follow in the footsteps of those who have come forward with their personal testimonies those who deserve the admiration of the American people for sharing their accounts publicly, in an effort to elevate our knowledge to a higher understanding of our existence.
People such as:
Former Astronauts
John Glenn
Edgar Mitchell
Gordon Cooper
Buzz Aldrin
Former Presidents
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Captain Bill Uhouse of the United States Marine Corps
Lt. Col John Williams of the United States Air Force
Co Phillip Corso Sr. of the United States Army
Commander Graham Bethune of the United States Navy
Along with:
David Hamilton of the Department of Energy
Donna Hare of NASA
James Kopf of the National Security Agency
I would also like to thank the countries of:
New Zealand
And, our neighbor to the North, Canada
.for also opening their files to the citizens of their countries, and allowing them access to information that is so very important to the evolution of humanity.
I thank you for allowing me this opportunity to have a small part in doing the same, by sharing the information I have given you today.
Thank you very much and Id like to thank our communications crew for helping us make this happen today.
And, Id also like to authorize distribution of this video for anyone who wants to use it for educational purposes.
Thank you.
I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments.
Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Class action: A challenge to the idea that income can integrate America's campuses
By Nikole Hannah-Jones, ProPublica
Affirmative action occupies a telling place in a nation painfully aware of its racial inequities yet painfully divided over how to solve them.
Great numbers of Americans support the overarching goals of assuring equal access to educational opportunity and maintaining racial diversity in the country's institutions of higher learning. At the same time, polls show Americans are deeply conflicted -- often along racial lines -- about policies that achieve those goals by allowing colleges to use race as a factor in their admissions decisions.
The latest chapter in this national struggle was supposed to come with the U.S. Supreme Court's consideration of an affirmative action case involving a white student and the University of Texas. But the ruling -- announced Monday amid much anticipation -- merely sent the case back to the lower courts for reconsideration.
Afiirmative action, in its threadbare form, lives for now. But there was enough in Monday's opinion to suspect it will be diminished further in time.
All of which makes it an opportune moment to think again about what some people think could be a fairer and more palatable way of ensuring diversity on America's campuses -- affirmative action based on class. The idea seems simple enough: This approach would give poor students of any race a helping hand into college, and any policy that gives an admissions boost to lower-income students would naturally benefit significant numbers of black and Latino students.
Richard Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at the progressive think-tank The Century Foundation, is one of the principal proponents of what has come to be called "the economic integration movement."
"My primary interest is in ensuring that we have a fair process that looks at the biggest disadvantages that people face today, which I see as class-based," Kahlenberg said in a recent interview. "That will end up helping low-income and working-class students of all races."
Kahlenberg knows that many dispute this belief. But he says skepticism directed at the class-based solution has to be weighed against its dim alternative: If race-based affirmative action disappears with no program to replace it, African Americans and Latinos on college campuses will disappear too. Studies show that African-American and Latino enrollment at the nation's top 200 colleges would plummet by two-thirds if colleges stopped considering race when deciding whom to accept.
Yet ignoring race does not wipe its effects away. A formula that uses class while disregarding race may be politically popular, but many scholars say race remains so powerful a factor that a class-based system would seriously reduce black and Latino representation at American colleges from their current levels.
At the heart of their argument: Poor white Americans are still privileged when compared to poor African Americans and Latinos. Use class as the basis for admissions preference, studies show, and the nation's colleges will be flush with poor white students. "There are disadvantages that accrue to African Americans and Latinos that are not explained by class," said Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. "You simply cannot get race by using class."
(Live, Tuesday 3 pm ET: Join Nikole Hannah-Jones on Reddit to Discuss The Abigail Fisher Case)
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The idea of abandoning race for an admissions system targeting those clinging to the bottom rungs of the economic ladder holds powerful sway for many who believe that in modern America race is no longer much of an obstacle to success.
There is no doubt that the greatest imbalance in American colleges is not white versus black or male versus female. It is the wealthy versus everybody else.
Kahlenberg asserts that affluent students -- those whose families earn at least $123,000 a year -- outnumber poor students by 25-1 on the campuses of the nation's most select schools. He said that while white Americans are twice as likely to earn a college degree as black Americans, the affluent are seven times as likely to earn one as the poor.
According to the most recent data available, about three-quarters of students at the nation's top 146 universities come from families in the upper quarter of the nation's economic scale. Just 3 percent come from the bottom quarter. A study released this year by The Brookings Institution documented how selective colleges enroll nearly all of the high-achieving high school seniors from families in the highest income quartile, but just one-third of the top low-income students.
Lani Guinier, a Harvard law professor who filed an amicus brief in the Fisher case supporting race-based affirmative action, said all the focus on the unfairness of race preferences ignores the bigger problem.
"Students who are getting into institutions of higher education tend to be upper middle-class students and they are the ones who are getting a preference," Guinier said. "Their preference comes from their parents' ability to spend a lot of money preparing them for SAT's and other college entrance exams and even hiring coaches to help them draft their personal statements."
And it seems that Americans, when asked, think that inequity should be fixed. While divided about racial preferences, polls show that about 85 percent of Americans approve of policies that offer special advantages or treatment for the economically disadvantaged.
So what's the problem? Poverty does not produce an equal opportunity burden across racial lines.
Being poor simply does not sequester white and Asian Americans from opportunity in the same way as African Americans and Latinos.
The typical low-income white American lives in a neighborhood where just one in 10 of their neighbors is poor, according to U.S. Census data. Their children typically attend middle-class schools where they benefit from the same qualified teachers and rigorous college prep curricula as their wealthier classmates.
The experience of poor African Americans and Latinos is starkly different. The typical poor black family lives in a heavily segregated neighborhood with twice the poverty rate of their white counterparts. Their children largely attend racially isolated, high-poverty schools, which are often burdened further by substandard teachers and a dearth of college prep classes.
Even middle-class African Americans and Latinos -- whom many Americans do not believe deserve affirmative action -- often cannot gain entry to better neighborhoods and top-notch schools. Affluent African Americans and Latinos live in poorer neighborhoods on average than working-class white Americans, a Brown University analysis of 2010 U.S. Census data showed. As a result, most black children -- regardless of their family's income -- attend schools where two-thirds of their classmates are poor and resources and college prep courses are limited.
That poor white and Asian students are not generally consigned to deeply poor neighborhoods and their failing schools, experts say, helps explain why white and Asian students account for nearly all (84 percent) of the nation's low-income students who are considered high achievers -- defined as students with an A-minus average who score in the top 10 percent on the SAT or the ACT. And under a strictly class-based system, these experts argue, these high-achieving low-income students would snap up the open spaces at top colleges.
For black and Latino students, then, a set of affirmative action programs that treat class preferentially could be disastrous. Some studies have shown that a college admissions system that favors the poor would indeed boost enrollment of working-class students -- making them as much as 40 percent of the student body -- but it would sink black and Latino enrollment. Representation of blacks and Latinos in college could fall from its current 16 percent into the single digits.
Carnevale and his Georgetown colleague, Stephen Rose, have studied the degree to which affirmative action programs targeting class can produce a more economically diverse student body while maintaining current levels of black and Latino enrollment.
Rose said colleges would have to recruit seven to eight poor white students to get one black or Latino student. Unless colleges set aside close to half of their seats for class preferences, Rose said, black and Latino enrollment would decline severely. And, he said, class preferences that look only at the poor would also disadvantage middle-class black students trapped in high-poverty, high-crime neighborhoods and struggling schools.
"The common view is that it's really not race, it's class -- you get that from left, right, black, white," Carnevale said. "It is true that higher education has all but ignored class. But that doesn't change the fact that African Americans and Latinos are disproportionately excluded from selective colleges and college in general. It isn't either/or."
(Related: What Abigail Fisher's Affirmative Action Case Is Really About)
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Both Kahlenberg, the champion of economic integration, and Carnevale and Rose, the skeptics, agree that an effective way forward would be to use both class and race in the admissions calculus.
Kahlenberg, for his part, would like to target race without being explicit about it. He is against a narrow, income-based admissions program that only looks at how much a student's parents earn in their jobs because it would be "unfair to African Americans and Latinos students who on average face substantial obstacles that whites of similar income do not face." He proposes an elaborate array of tools admissions officers could use. Universities should determine the wealth, net worth, education and occupations of a student's parents, he said, and consider as well whether applicants live in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty and come from single-parent homes.
"Under that program, you will take up lots of African Americans and Latino students," he said. "But that is different than a program that says, 'Check a racial box.'"
Rose and Carnevale say that Kahlenberg's approach might appeal to Americans ready to embrace a post-racial American ideal, but it still won't work. They spent years working as researchers at the standardized testing giant, Educational Testing Service, trying to find the "holy grail" -- the class dynamics that could negate the role of race in educational opportunity. They looked at the factors Kahlenberg suggested and then some.
"We were trying to prove that you get race by getting the right socioeconomic factor," Carnevale said. "We can never do it."
Carnevale said the only way colleges can maintain black and Latino enrollment in a nation where soon half of all school children will be of color is to continue the unpopular but successful practice of explicitly taking race into account.
"We want to figure out ways to get race without using race -- if it weren't so tragic it would be funny," said Carnevale. "The bottom line is race and class are not the same thing. There are a lot of ways to be unequal but race is still the worst -- it is still the one you don't want to be."
ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.


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I'm am very pleased to release EasyMOD beta version 0.1.13, the "I'm sick of calling it alpha" edition Making some good progress now!
EasyMOD is an automatic MOD installer. It does in seconds what used to be the laborious and time consuming task of manually editing files. EM will install EasyMOD Compliant (EMC) MODs and also try to install all other MODs as well. For most users, MOD installs should be completely automated. There are break points so you can check what EM proposes to do before it makes any permanent changes.
Author's Notes:
This release is a "must have"! Most notably, there is support for SQL processing and the COPY command is fully supported, including *.* notation. Also the installation process has been further refined and a few important bugs have been squished.
The only major feature missing is an uninstaller, which is definitely planned in the next major release. This version lacks a certain degree of polish and I already know the SQL and COPY commands are a bit buggy, but nothing show stopping. This is the 10th public release of the program and most parts are battle tested.
MOD Authors: learn all about the proposed SQL Command implementation. Initial efforts have already been taken to document how best to write MODs for EM (EasyMOD Compliant). A key to success will be getting MOD Authors to write their MODs so they don't clash with other MOD installations. My goal is to present a clear, reasonable, and unobtrusive as possible method.
Lastly, thank you to everyone that has pitched in, whether it be translations, graphics, or hard core testing. Thanks!
Download EM:
(from the attachment at the bottom of this page)
New installs:
- Extract in your admin directory. The proper directory hierarchy should be admin/mods/easymod and it should be setup like this...
- From a web browser, open http://{YOUR" target="_blank BOARD ADDRESS}/admin/mods/easymod/easymod_install.php and the install will guide you through everything. No modifications occur before warning you.
- If you are using FTP access make sure you, as the owner, have write permission on ALL your phpBB files (744)
- Once installed, you may wish to install the Country Flags MOD which is the only "official" EMC MOD. It is also attached at the end of this post.
It is advised that you remove any previous admin/mods/easymod directories. Once they are out of the way, just follow the install instructions above. EM will figure everything else out
- Choose from some fully automated installation methods and some manual methods as well. You decide what's best for you!
- the modified files generated can be:
- written directly to server (requires write access in the "mods" dir)
- written to a buffer and FTP'd into place (requires FTP access)
- written to a tmp file and FTP'd into place (requires PHP FTP extension)
- downloaded to your local machine
- written on screen in a separate browser window (requires you to be sadistic )
- If you are satisfied with the modifications, the files can then be moved into place
- by the copy command (fully automated: requires write access to ALL dirs from phpBB root downward)
- FTP'd into place (fully automated: requires FTP access)
- by default, FTP is done using fsockopen
- alternately, using the PHP FTP Extension provides a second option
- execute a script (fully automated: requires permission to run scripts)
- manually loaded (requires your time )
- SQL processing for all supported DB types
- MD5 hashing and blowfish encryption to protect sensitive data
- Preview Mode allows viewing how proposed changes will look in a file
- robust installer
- the program is ready to accept translations for multiple languages
- support for ALL MOD Template functions (COPY command needs some work)
- install MODs to all installed themes
- install MODs to all installed languages
- automatically backups up files before modifying (you should still make your own backups though!)
- continued processing if non-English or non-subSilver file fails - you decide if you want to continue or not
- password protected - even admins cannot access EM unless the board owner gives them the password
- object oriented programming - classes could be used in other programs
- install EMC MODs
- *try* to install non-EMC MODs
- settings ACP
- installed MODs history ACP
- view MOD script from the install screen (click link)
- security-conscious every step of the way
- MOD script line numbers appear where ever they will be helpful
- convenient install debugger
- I'm sure there are more but I don't feel like thinking about it anymore
EM is going international Translations of lang_easymod.php are needed!!! Several translations have already been completed although EM will not fully utilize them until later. Below are the languages submitted and their current status:
--I really need to apologize to the folks that have submitted translations. I will set up an area where you can automatically upload translations and not have to depend on me
Language version changes
The language change log can be found here
Change Log:
The complete change log can be found here
3/22/05 I put a new version with the latest SpellingCow software. The previous zip was downloaded 43,383 times!


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Tyson Hellmich recently became the new owner of a "smart house" in a "smart community."
"The technology, obviously, was a huge part of our decision. Every house gets one-gig internet, and that's nothing we've ever experienced before," Hellmich said.
From high-speed internet to automated coffee makers, smart homes are popping up throughout the country. And just how smart the home can be depends on how much you want to spend.
"The smart home features are highly dependent on your own investment," Hellmich said.
There's also technology outside of the home that's part of the community. Irrigation sensors can detect when grass needs to be watered, and streetlights are used to alert the community of a significant weather event or safety hazard.
"They have a little LED light on top of each one of them that can change colors," Hellmich said.
The definition of a smart community depends who you ask.
"A smart community is really an innovative community looking for new technologies and partnerships with folks like Arrow to solve problems in a different way," Colorado Smart Cities Alliance Executive Director Tyler Svitak said.
Using the latest technologies, Svitak says these communities can tackle problems that arise with transportation, air quality, water conservation and energy efficiency. For example, in the case of a water main break, people used to not know the main had burst until their street was flooded.
"Now we can predict that before it happens by putting sensors underground, and monitoring that leakage over time to prevent that water main break from happening in the first place," Svitak said.
There aren't a lot of metrics on the number of smart communities already in place across the nation.
According to Svitak, the term was coined in 2010 and really started to explode in 2016, when the federal government gave cities $50 million to spend on smart technology.
"It'd be hard pressed to find a major city or a mid-sized city not working on smart solutions," Svitak said.
The most critical part of a smart community is connectivity.
Walker Hinshaw is the COO of Lumiere, the technology provider for a smart community in Colorado called Sterling Ranch. He says "fiber" is the technology being used to connect everything in these new communities, making internet speeds faster than ever.
"Fiber's really that passive component in the system, so as the electronics get better and better, we're going to be able to have faster and faster speeds out here," Hinshaw said.
As technology improves, smart city enthusiasts believe life can get better, too.
"Developers are realizing that there's a huge return on investment for residents to better monitor their water or their energy, or improve the safety of their community by making sure the police can respond more quickly to an incident," Svitak said. "Maybe there's even a camera that's able to detect a traffic accident before anyone can pick up the phone and dial 911."
Hellmich believes it's the future of housing and he's looking forward to witnessing how it changes day-to-day life.
"As technology progresses, it's inevitable for it to make its way more and more into our homes," Hellmich said.


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You can keep more of what you make when you locate your business in Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota.
South Dakota has no corporate income tax, personal income tax, personal property tax, business inventory tax, or inheritance tax, and is a "right-to-work" state. Meade County has no property tax.* South Dakota consistently ranks as a top state in which to do business.
Tucked between the Black Hills National Forest and Badlands National Park on I-90, the region is the gateway to great attractions, shopping, and year round outdoor activities. With the Black Hills and the Great Plains as your playground, your vacation can last all year.
You really can have it all – work, profit, play!
*For five years on new commercial construction or renovation over $30,000.
SEDC is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.


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DNS Queries Over TCP
Avi Vantage supports DNS queries over both UDP and TCP protocols. DNS-over-TCP implementation requirements are described in RFC 7766.
One DNS Query per TCP Connection
Avi Vantage processes only one DNS query per TCP connection. Avi Vantage does not support DNS query pipelining as described in the RFC 7766. That is, if multiple DNS queries are sent over the same TCP connection, Avi will generate the response only for the first DNS query and ignore the remaining queries. If the DNS queries were meant for pass through to upstream DNS servers, then only the first DNS query in the TCP connection is passed to the upstream server and the remaining queries are ignored.
Avi Vantage-initiated TCP Connection Close
When Avi Vantage responds to a DNS query in a TCP connection, it generates a FIN towards the client to close the TCP connection. This is done to release memory resources immediately rather than wait for the client to timeout waiting on the responses for the potential multiple queries it sent.
Note: If the multiple queries were passthrough to upstream DNS server, then TCP connection between client and Avi Vantage follows the regular connection close process.
Other than DNS query pipelining, DNS queries over TCP get the same treatment as DNS over UDP as far as DNS behavior is concerned. Note that by virtue of using TCP, DNS over TCP is not limited to 512 bytes size, as is the case for DNS over UDP.


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May 23, 2012
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, May 22, 2012
See article on original website
The Troika (the European Central Bank – ECB, the European Commission, and the IMF) is dragging Europe into its second recession in three years. The ECB by itself has the ability to end this crisis – by guaranteeing low interest rates on the sovereign bonds of countries such as Spain and Italy – and member governments would then be able to restore normal economic growth and employment. However, the ECB refuses to do this, partly because the Troika is using the crisis as an opportunity to force changes, especially in the weaker eurozone economies, that the people residing there would never vote for. These changes include shrinking government, privatizations, "labor flexibility," and reduced public pensions.
Since Europe has by far the largest banking system in the world, the eurozone crisis is also a significant drag on growth and employment throughout most of the world, and could easily do more damage if it is not resolved.
It is in this context that a struggle is taking place both within and between governments and international institutions over the economically and socially destructive policies in the eurozone. At the latest G-8 summit in Camp David on Saturday, there were noticeable differences between Presidents Obama of the U.S. and François Hollande of France, on the one hand, and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, over the wisdom of continuing to push Europe deeper into recession through fiscal tightening — as the Troika is currently doing.
While there are signs that many IMF economists and even the leadership of the IMF are not happy with the Troika's policies, the Fund is not going to break with the Europeans on its board of directors.
However, there is one international institution that, because its governance structure includes labor unions, is sometimes able to take a more progressive stance on these vital issues. That is the International Labor Organization (ILO) (affiliated with the United Nations). This differentiates it from such organizations as the IMF, the World Bank, or the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) – all of which have an enormous influence which tends to re-enforce the status quo, or worse.
The ILO estimates that the world has lost 50 million jobs since the world economic crisis and Great Recession began, and the Troika is adding to the toll. In 2009, the ILO proposed a Global Jobs Pact, which picked up support from the UN and the G20, but with little results. Last year it proposed a Social Protection Floor, which also won international support, but again not much effect.
On May 28, the ILO will choose a new Director-General. The front-runner is Guy Ryder, a former general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). Last November, he secured the support of the Workers' group, comprising a quarter of the ILO electoral college, before his rivals were even known. There are also other candidates with regional support, such as Colombian Vice-President Angelino Garzón.
But there is one candidate who is most likely to try to harness the ILO's potential to challenge the devastating economic policies that have caused so much unnecessary unemployment and suffering in the past four years. That is Jomo Kwame Sundaram of Malaysia, the only Asian candidate. He is the Harvard-trained Chief Economist at the United Nations, also responsible for its technical cooperation programs. Reputedly behind the 2009 Stiglitz Commission report [PDF] on the crisis, Jomo has shown clear understanding not only of the causes of the current economic crisis but also of the failure of the relevant government and international institutions to bring us out of it. He would also expose the fallacies of the labor market liberalization policies currently being touted as the solution. His track record indicates that he would provide the necessary leadership at the ILO.
Although the ILO's efforts to establish international conventions to promote a "rights-based" agenda for labor can be helpful, they are ineffectual in the face of high unemployment. They are also far from sufficient to advance the cause of the billions of workers who are unemployed or facing increasing insecurity due to precarious employment, stagnating wages, and declining benefits. The prospects for increasing employment, and even wages, in the near future will depend, in large part, on the macroeconomic policies pursued by governments – especially those of the largest economies. These have been going in the wrong direction, and the ILO needs to confront these policy failures head-on.


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If your living room doesn't have a stylish and robust wooden end table sitting by your sofa or armchair, the room is certainly missing something. These furniture pieces are ideal for anyone looking to add something new to their living room with an uplifting and sturdy item. You'll then have a place to stand a vase of flowers in order to add some extra life and colour to your home. And the table itself will certainly add something to the aesthetic of your home too, so it's a win-win purchase.
Cheap Wooden End Tables UK
Simply having a place in your living room to place that lamp you've been moving around and searching for a spot for can make a big difference. These wooden end tables make ideal locations for lamps and lights. You'll then be able to sit in whichever seat you're most comfortable and know that you have your trust end table and lamp just next to you, allowing you to read and do whatever you want to, whenever you want to. For many people, it's a big deal.
There's no reason why this purchase can't be the thing that turns your living room around and offers a fresh aesthetic to carry forward. Whether you want a pale oak finish or a rich walnut colour, you'll find the kind of look that inspires you in our store. Simply look through the options and go with what grabs you. That's the best way to choose your wooden end table. The decisions is certainly a tough one.
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Attempt to ensnare boyfriend comes back to bite Indiana woman
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MARCH 18--Meet Michelle Owen.
Concerned that an ex-boyfriend had used her laptop to search for child pornography, the Indiana woman asked police to search the computer for illegal images. But her plan backfired when cops discovered two videos of her engaged in illicit acts with a dog.
Owen, 24, was charged last week with two felony bestiality counts in connection with the video files, which a detective found in the laptop's "recycle bin." At the time Owen asked cops to search the computer, she was locked up in the Johnson County Jail on a public intoxication charge (which violated the terms of her release in a prior drunk driving case).
According to a police affidavit, a copy of which you'll find here, a cop told Owen that he had found videos of her on the laptop and asked if she "knew what those files might be." Owen replied, "The one with the dog."
Cops believe that the dog in question, Toby, is a beagle.
After asking if she was "going to be charged with this," Owen said that the videos "were just something she did when she was drunk and barely remembers it," adding that she tried to "delete them the next day when she was sober." (3 pages)
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Without further delay, from the trenches of the new entertainment outfit, Tizzle Nation.
It is our pleasure to present to you the first official single off Sean Tizzle's (Moving Forward) sophomore album titled "Hit and Run".
This track features Canada's #1 artist Tory Lanez who also recently released his debut album titled 'I Told You' enjoying major recognition around the world.
The track is presented by Dj Asap of Dallas K104FM/BET Dj of the year and produced by Dr. Frabz.
Production credits also go to J White and Gunwa as well for their fine tuning tactics. In a situation where both artists are considered "underdogs" it makes so much sense for the matchup. Sit back and relax because this is a worldwide experience bringing Africa to the world.


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The Musk Knight Club (DAO) has officially unveiled a global plan to create a DAO that acts like a mutual fund to fund Stock it and other projects.
All stakeholders could participate, and voting rights existed in the Musk Knights Club, which includes NFT holders, can bring their funding proposals to market, which tells how beneficial this could be to the cryptocurrency world.
Musk Knights Club is a fully integrated ecosystem of decentralized financial services basedonWeb3 interoperable technologies its participants collectively own. The system's governance is based on a digital token called Knights, allowing holders to vote on choices that impact the system's parameters.
Who Are We?
Musk Knights Club is a DAO-managed decentralized VC investment club. We are creating a decentralized, publicly owned monetary system outside the limits of the traditional finance sectors found throughout the world.
Musk Knights Club was founded with the goal of promoting decentralized investing through the DAO, as well as blockchain projects associated with Elon Musk. . This platform allows anyone with a spirit of scientific inquiry and invention, such as Elon Musk, to increase their investment capacity and free people from WEB2. We will, of course, invest in other WEB3-related projects in addition to Elon Musk-related projects. And this is not restricted to experts but beginners.
Why Choose The Musk Knight Club? (DAO)
Anybody will agree that it is always very important to have a guide when trying to start something new and that's the number one reason you need to work with us.
Secondly, A targeted market strategy and a solid business model are the foundations of any high-quality project. We help our clients by providing in-depth business knowledge, thorough market analysis, and exchange listing expertise. These elements ensure that your idea stands out from the crowd and is well-positioned to disrupt the market.
Finally, getting on the board of a DAO is easier than getting on the board of a regular corporation. Many perceive the transfer of ownership of the organization and its assets to project participants as a positive that assures the DAO's founders do not flee to tropical islands with investor funds.
Talking about how efficient we are in token economics and structure, the choice of tokens and their use within the project ecosystem is vital for success in most blockchain initiatives. We collaborate closely with our clients and make token recommendations based on their objectives and the ecosystem's specific requirements. Experience with security tokens, utility tokens, and stable coins is included.
A security breach in a project's infrastructure could erode trust in the token and affect its value in the future. Therefore, we perform security penetration testing, smart contract auditing, and blockchain stability analysis in addition to token development and blockchain deployment. This gives our tokens a new degree of trust from both the Platform and the investors, resulting in increased stability, reliability, and capital raising possibilities. Complex legal constraints and uncertain tax liabilities might arise from token generation events, especially when investors come from different nations.
We engage with professional organizations to give this guidance and organize a platform's legal and tax requirements to simplify the process and provide clarity and security. This frees you to focus on what matters most: building your business and giving it the best chance to succeed. What more could anybody hope for?
Every facet of a blockchain project will be evaluated using our Token Assessment Framework. This evaluation offers businesses independently validated data to help them make better project decisions. Our exchange partners use the data from our Token Assessment Framework to help them make listing choices, and we refer high-quality projects to our investor networks. The Musk Knight Club (DAO) aspires to develop a long-term investment that allows stakers and holders to directly influence the direction of Web 3.0 policy and Crypto Community Investing while also reaping staking benefits from treasury revenues.
For years to come, the Knights Token team anticipates a future in which our community will impact decisions made concerning the crypto sector in local, state, federal, and worldwide elections. In addition, our Knights Token will be an influential figure in the DeFi community.
Having given you more than enough reason why you need to be a part of us, let's expatiate a bit on DAO and NFTs, which will later be explained as time goes on in the club.
What Is A DAO?
Can you imagine using Blockchain technology to cooperate with people worldwide without knowing who they are, set your own rules, and make decisions? This is being brought to life by DAOs. DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) are similar to cryptoclubs. However, they usually work toward a common objective — to allow each member an equal say in decision-making, and have more money than most clubs could ever imagine.
A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is a type of organization that may perform a range of tasks. For example, these organizations can form freelancer networks, philanthropic organizations, and venture capital firms that pool cash to pay for software subscriptions. Before going any further, it's important to understand the difference between a DAO, an internet-based organization, and the DAO, one of the first of its kind.
The DAO was a 2016 project that eventually failed, dividing the Ethereum network significantly. Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) exist and operate within the blockchain ecosystem. It's a management strategy that uses a shared financial statement to manage people differently. DAO was created to allow investors to send money anonymously from anywhere on the planet. The DAO would then issue tokens to those owners, letting them vote on potential initiatives.
Why Did The DAO Form?
The DAO's creators hoped they could remove human error or manipulation of investor funds by putting decision-making power in the hands of an automated system and a crowdsourced process. The DAO, which is powered by ether, was created to allow investors to send money anonymously from anywhere globally. The DAO would then issue tokens to those owners, allowing them to vote on future projects.
A business called Slock established the first DAO, known as the DAO. It is a German-based developer attempting to connect physical world transactions to the Blockchain, allowing anyone to rent, sell, or share their property without an intermediary.
How Does A DAO work?
A DAO's smart contract is its backbone. The contract establishes the organization's policies and safeguards its funds. Only a vote can change the rules after the contract is live on Ethereum.
If someone tries to do something that isn't covered by the rules and logic of the code, it will fail. Because the smart contract establishes the treasury, no one can spend the money without the group's authorization. In DAOs, this eliminates the need for a central authority. Instead, the group makes decisions together, and payments are made automatically once the votes are passed. This is possible because smart contracts on Ethereum are tamper-proof once they go live. You can't unilaterally change the code(the DAO's rules) without others seeing it because everything is public.
What Is An NFT?
The nonfungible Token, or NFT, is a brand-new digital asset that Musk Knight Club(DAO)is particularly pleased about. NFTs offer some interesting new qualities, and we're only scratching the surface of their potential: they're one-of-a-kind, provably scarce, tradeable, and applicable to a wide range of applications.
You may do whatever you want with them, just like any other asset! You may toss them away, give them to a friend anywhere globally, or sell them on an open market. They do, however, have all of the programmability of digital products, unlike conventional assets.
Open blockchain protocols will enable dynamic new economies, according to our vision. We're developing solutions that enable consumers to freely trade their digital products, producers to launch new digital works, and developers to create profitable, integrated marketplaces for their digital items.
NFT Properties
A nonfungible token (NFT) is a digital asset that indicates ownership of online-based asset ssuch as art or music. The abbreviation refers to "nonfungible token," which signifies that it is not interchangeable. Consider the case of Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is fungible because it can be exchanged for another Bitcoin. In both scenarios, you'll finish up with Bitcoin. NFTs are bought (with cash or cryptocurrency) to give the buyer exclusive ownership of almost any form of digital production. Consider getting your hands on a valuable baseball card: it has a monetary worth, but it can't be swapped for cash.
NFTs are capable of being anything. A jpg image, audio, or digital art can all be used. For example, you may be an artist by making a 3-minute YouTube video using your visuals and music. BOOM. If this movie adds value to the rest of the community, you can now sell it as an NFT for a good price. It's similar to buying artwork at an art gallery but better.
Most NFTs, in a technical sense, are part of the Ethereum Blockchain. Although Ethereum is a cryptocurrency, its Blockchain allows for NFTs. Other Blockchains can also useNFTs. Therefore, Ethereum isn't the only one. Collecting and purchasing items is enjoyable, and it can be a symbol of wealth or support for someone or a business, for example. NFTs, like art, can gain or decrease in value over time, and you can sell them for a lot of money.
Why Are NFTs Increasing In Popularity?
Even though NFTs have been around since 2015, they are currently experiencing a boom in popularity due to several factors. The first and most evident is the normalcy and enthusiasm surrounding cryptocurrencies and the blockchain frameworks. The combination of fandom, royalties economics, and scarcity laws go beyond the technology itself.
Consumers want to own unique digital information and maybe hold it as an investment. When someone buys a nonfungible token, they become the owner of the material, but it can still be distributed on the Internet. An NFT might gain popularity because the more it is seen online, the more valuable it becomes. When the item is sold, the original inventor receives a 10% cut, with a tiny part going to the Platform and the rest to the current owner. As a result, as popular digital assets are bought and sold over time, there is the possibility for of recurring revenue.
How Is An NFT Different From Cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrencies are "fungible," meaning they may be traded or exchanged for other cryptocurrencies. They're also worth the same, while Each NFT serves as a digital signature that prevents them from being substituted for or compared.
How NFTs work
NFTs can take numerous forms; the most common is artwork, but they can also unlock various digital and in-person experiences, among other things. For example, NFTs can act as proof of ownership because their ownership can be instantaneously and easily validated on the Blockchain. This is especially useful in areas like art, where provenance is so vital to a piece's collectability, But when it comes to things like experiences, this provenance, or proof of ownership, is even more beneficial; for example, you might use an NFT to unlock entry to a digital or in-person gallery or event for a certain artist in the future, with the NFTworking as a ticket or pass to enable your entrance.
The options are truly limitless. This is the time to become truly part of the crypto world, and here you are with an opportunity to be a member of the musk knight club to make understanding easier for you.
There is still more knowledge to be disclosed as these are just introductions to what is yet to come.
Visit the Musk Knights Club Website: https://muskknights.com/
Subscribe to the Musk Knights Club YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmBcU_OVUput0MlxCPDb4Pw
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Notice: This Wiki is now read only and edits are no longer possible. Please see: https://gitlab.eclipse.org/eclipsefdn/helpdesk/-/wikis/Wiki-shutdown-plan for the plan.
Authoring Eclipse Help Using DocBook
Introduction to DocBook
This page contains information about how to use DocBook for authoring Eclipse Help. If you are using DocBook in Eclipse and have questions, comments, etc., about integration, send a note to the WTP Incubator Dev List or contact me, David Carver.
DocBook is an XML format designed for technical documentation. This includes books, articles, and help. XSL Tools uses docbook for it's user documentation format. It allows the writer to focus on the content of the book, and not how it looks. This seperation of content from presentation allows the information to be presented in a wide variety of formats, including the Eclipse Help system.
More information about DocBook can be found at the following sites:
- Docbook.org - the official Docbook site.
- DocBook: The Definitive Guide by Norman Walsh
- DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide by Bob Stayton
- The DocBook Project - the home for the XSL Stylsheets for transform XML. Including an eclipse help stylesheet.
The DocBook Project
The DocBook Project provides a very popular and highly customizable set of DSSL and XSLT stylesheets for working with and generating DocBook content into a wide variety of formats. The project has been on going since 1999 and the most current version of the XSL Stylesheet are 1.74, June 2008. This project is continually being improved and patches applied. The stylesheets are free available for download. Note that it does make use of several other open source releated projects, so it may be necessary to check all licensing terms to make sure they meet your specific needs.
This HowTo will assume that the XSL Stylesheets are being used.
Getting Started
You'll need the following in your workspace:
- The XSL Stylesheets from the DocBook Project. Create a Project for these and then import the ZIP file.
- A plugin that will hold the end use documentation.
- An ANT build script that will publish the documentation.
- Xalan 2.7.1 or Saxon 6.5 installed for processing the XSL Stylesheets. Note: XSL Tools 0.5 includes Xalan 2.7.1.
- XSL Tools 0.5 or greater installed to allow for easy Launching and Testing of the process. XSL Tools also includes an XInclude ant task for helping to merge multiple docbook files into one complete package.
Creating the DocBook Files
It is recommended that Chapter 23: Modular DocBook Files be followed when creating eclipse help. There are several benefits for doing this:
- Allows content to be re-arranged.
- Allows for easier maintenance
- Individual chapters can be previewed and worked on seperately from the main content.
- Allows more than one person to work on a document.
The XSL Tools org.eclipse.wst.xsl.doc plugin can be viewed as an example.
Eclipse XSL Stylesheet
The Eclipse Platform Help System section in Chapter 25, outlines the basics of generating Eclipse Help with DocBook files. The stylesheet included with Docbook is designed for pre-eclipse 3.0. It uses some deprecated ways of generating the appropriate plugin.xml and toc.xml files need. The stylesheet below can be used with the one included by the DocBook Project to add eclipse 3.0 and greater support.
<?xml version="1.0"?> <!-- ******************************************************************************* * Copyright (c) 2008 Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail and others. * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html * * Contributors: * David Carver - STAR - Extended existing eclipse.xsl file to produce valid * eclipse 3.3 plugin.xml with a manifest file. *******************************************************************************/ --> <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:ng="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng" xmlns:db="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:exsl="http://exslt.org/common" version="1.0" exclude-result-prefixes="exsl db ng"> <xsl:import href="eclipse.xsl"/> <xsl:param name="manifest">1</xsl:param> <xsl:param name="create.plugin.xml">1</xsl:param> <xsl:template name="plugin.xml"> <xsl:if test="$create.plugin.xml = '1'"> <xsl:call-template name="write.chunk"> <xsl:with-param name="filename"> <xsl:if test="$manifest.in.base.dir != 0"> <xsl:value-of select="$base.dir" /> </xsl:if> <xsl:value-of select="'plugin.xml'" /> </xsl:with-param> <xsl:with-param name="method" select="'xml'" /> <xsl:with-param name="encoding" select="'utf-8'" /> <xsl:with-param name="indent" select="'yes'" /> <xsl:with-param name="content"> <xsl:choose> <xsl:when test="$manifest = '1'"> <plugin> <extension point="org.eclipse.help.toc"> <toc file="toc.xml" primary="true" /> </extension> </plugin> </xsl:when> <xsl:otherwise> <plugin name="{$eclipse.plugin.name}" id="{$eclipse.plugin.id}" version="1.0" provider-name="{$eclipse.plugin.provider}"> <extension point="org.eclipse.help.toc"> <toc file="toc.xml" primary="true" /> </extension> </plugin> </xsl:otherwise> </xsl:choose> </xsl:with-param> </xsl:call-template> </xsl:if> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet>
This stylesheet accepts two additional parameters:
- manifest - The default value for this is 1, which means that it should generate a Manifest file for the documentation plugin. Set this to 0 to turn this feature off.
- create.plugin.xml - The default value for this is 1, which means that the plugin.xml file should be generated and the appropriate toc.xml information added to it.
If you have created a plugin project already, and set up the initial toc.xml entry in the plugin.xml file, then you can turn this option off, and it will generate only the Toc.xml file that contains a link to the appropriate html entries.
ANT Build Script
As mentioned, you can use XSL Tools to help test individual chapters and see what they will look like. Do this by using the HTML stylesheets: docbook.xsl or chunk.xsl. It is recommended that the chunk.xsl stylesheets be used, and the base eclipse.xsl stylesheet imports this already. This splits the content into multiple html output files.
For generating the eclipse help plugin files, it is recommended to setup an ANT build script, and also use the XSL Tools xsl.xinclude ant task for merging the contents. The XSL Tools documentation generator build.xml looks like the following:
<?xml version="1.0"?> <project default="create-doc" basedir="."> <property name="current-loc" location="." /> <property name="workspace" location=".." /> <property name="htmldir" value="${current-loc}/html" /> <property name="docbookdir" value="${workspace}/CommonUtilities/docbook-xsl/eclipse" /> <property name="docbooksource" value="${current-loc}/docbook"/> <property name="xalan" value="org.apache.xalan.processor.TransformerFactoryImpl" /> <!-- XSLT Chunking Properties --> <property name="base.dir" value="${htmldir}"/> <target name="merge"> <xsl.xinclude in="${docbooksource}/xslhelp.dbk" out="${docbooksource}/xslhelpcombined.dbk" /> </target> <target name="create-doc" depends="merge"> <xslt force="true" style="${docbookdir}/eclipse33.xsl" in="${docbooksource}/xslhelpcombined.dbk" out="test.xml"> <factory name="${xalan}" /> <param name="manifest" expression="1"/> <param name="base.dir" expression="${htmldir}/"/> <param name="create.plugin.xml" expression="0"/> <param name="chunker.output.indent" expression="yes"/> <param name="navig.showtitles" expression="0"/> <param name="suppress.navigation" expression="1"/> <param name="generate.toc" expression="book toc,title,figure chapter toc,title section title" /> </xslt> <replace file="${current-loc}/toc.xml" token="${current-loc}/" value=""/> </target> </project>
This script can be run independent of the workspace it was created and should be able to be run without change in a headless build. No system environment variables are used to gather information. The build script will output it's information into a directory called HTML in the current plugin. The only variables that may need to be updated are the $docbookdir and $docbooksource to indicate where the docbook files are stored.
The main processing is done in the create-doc, the xinclude resolutions are done in the merge target. It will generate table of contents for Book, Chapter, and Section elements. Running the build script will update the toc.xml in the plugin's root directory, and link automatically to the generated html documentation.
For more information about available parameters to be passed see:
CSS Doesn't Match Eclipse Style
The default stylesheet and formatting for the Eclipse Help generated by Docbook doesn't integrate well with the eclipse help system. Review Using CSS for more information on how to customize the look and feel.


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Jack Edwards Reacts To Noseface Sending The B's Game To OT
I think I speak for everybody when I say this is why I love Jack Edwards. Because he's just a fan like everybody else. He's not like the sports talk radio guys who thumb their noses at fans who care too much. He's not like Shank who openly roots against the teams he covers. Jack Edwards bleeds Black and Gold and it shows everytime you watch a Bruins game.. That's all I ask for from the local sports journalists. Make me believe you care as much as I do.


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eztv.wf |
TV Packs
Countdown List
Show List
FAQ / Help
Search title:
TV Packs only
FAQ Page
How to Seed EZTV Torrents
Q: How do I help you by seeding EZTV Torrents?
A: Firstly, thank you for helping us spread the torrents. You have to install a free torrent client - recommended:
, then you simply have to add our torrents
RSS feed
so that as soon as new torrents are released, your μTorrent client will automatically download and seed them.
To do this, use the function "Add RSS Feed" from μTorrent's File Menu and enter the following Feed URL:
and be sure to tick the "
Automatically download all items published in the feed
" option.
You need to make sure that you select a download directory with enough free space from the μTorrent's Preferances pane. Please keep the μTorrent client running as long as possible. If you can seed 24/24 it would help EZTV a lot.
If you need more details, please contact us at
[email protected]
The Shows
Q: Why don't you cap my favourite show?
A: eztv caps no shows, it is a distribution group only. The shows are capped by other
release groups over whom eztv has no control (or communication).
Q: Why don't you distribute my favourite show... I know it was capped!
A: Sometimes there simply aren't enough seeds to go around to distribute all of
the releases for the day. Priorities have to be made, and it's a shame
your show was relegated. eztv will usually try to find a less busy time to
seed the file over the next couple of days, so please be patient.
Q: Why do some episodes from a series get distributed, but not all?
A: Once again, eztv caps no shows, it is a distribution group only. The shows
are capped by other release groups over whom eztv has no control (or
communication). Sometimes the release groups capture some episodes and not
others, there is nothing eztv can do about that.
Q: Can I request a show?
A: As has been written above, eztv in many cases has little control over what
is distributed. However, it doesn't hurt for people to express interest in
shows. You are welcome to post on the forum how much you enjoy a show, and
that you hope eztv will be able to distribute it in the future. But keep in
mind that whining, whinging and complaining about a show not appearing will
probably have the opposite effect! A special thread (sticky) has been created
in the forum to cater for show requests, inquires, information etc... please
use this thread, any stray posts that belong in this thread will be deleted.
Q: What about older shows?
A: The networks keep eztv pretty busy with new stuff - it will be rare to see
older shows seeded, unless it is a superior version (for example taken from an
HDTV release or in Widescreen).
The Torrents
Q: Why do you have two copies of a show on the site?
A: One of the shows is probably a REPACK, or a PROPER. These are released when
the first release had a flaw. Usually you will find the reason for the flaw in
the forum posts for those torrents.
Q: The file I downloaded is bad, why haven't you released a PROPER version?
A: One of two reasons. Either the release groups have not released a PROPER
version, or eztv has declined to release it. eztv endeavours to release propers
when the original file has a significant problem, but if a proper is for a
technicality or a very minor glitch (such as 5 seconds of commercials left in)
then it may be decided the bandwidth is more valuable elsewhere.
Q: I don't like torrents, can't I just download straight from your site or
A: No. eztv is purely a torrent distribution group, and devotes all available
bandwidth to that means of distribution.
Q: Why is the torrent so slow?
A: There are hundreds of possible answers here. A few of the most likely are:
i) The torrent is old, and there are few seeders left, slowing things down.
ii) The torrent is brand new, and there are ten or twenty people downloading
for each seed. Bandwidth will be stretched until more people complete their
iii) You are running too many torrents. Torrents reward you for sharing -
if a peer receives a lot of data from you, it will 'reward' you by sending you
more data. So the more you upload the faster you will download. Spreading
your upload too thin can reduce your download speeds. This is especially true
early in the life of a torrent.
iv) You are using a firewall/router and the port your torrent client is listening on
cannot be accessed. You need to setup firewall exemptions and/or port
fowarding to resolve this issue and greatly increase your download speeds.
v) You are using Win XP and have not applied the http://www.lvllord.de patch
Q: Who are VTV, and why do some of your torrents have their name as well?
A: VTV is another TV torrent distribution group with which eztv sometimes
cooperates to maximise bandwidth and prolong torrent life. This will usually
happen on less popular shows which may not be able to support two separate
Q: I love eztv! What can I do to help?
A: Thanks, eztv loves you too. The best way to help is to seed. If you have a
5mbit upload or better, contact an op and ask about becoming a seed! If not,
once you finish your download, just leave it in your client for as long as you
can to help other people get the file, and keep the torrent alive. eztv is
very proud of how long the downloaders keep the torrents alive for, and would
like to thank all those who keep files seeded many months after the initial
The Files
Q: I capped something myself - how do I get eztv to distribute it?
A: eztv distributes only releases by well known groups - this is a decision made
in order to minimise the doubling up of torrents and wasted bandwidth. Exceptions
are rare, but if you have a good reason then you should request to talk to an Op
in our IRC channel.
Q: I downloaded a file labelled as [eztv], but I had problems with it. Why?
A: Most likely you downloaded a fake file from mininova. Unfortunately there
are idiots out there who make fake torrents and put the eztv name on them. We
strongly recommend only downloading eztv torrents which are linked from the
site or IRC channel. All torrents uploaded to mininova will be added by the
EZTV user.
Q: How about movies, games, warez, ebooks... will you release those? Where can
I get them?
A: eztv is strictly a distribution group for current television. eztv has no
interest in getting involved with the other types of media, and you should
look elsewhere for such releases. We also ask that you not look for guidance
to these releases in the IRC channel or forum - the most likely you response
you will receive is "Go and buy it".
Occasionally eztv may seed a non-tv release if it is deemed of particular interest.
But this is to be considered a rarity and purely at the discretion of the admins.
Artistic Contribution
Q: I designed some cool picture and banner for the shows, can I submit them to EZTV?
A: Yes you can. Follow the below instructions:
Main picture size : 357 x 300 pixels
Banner size : 830 x 135 pixels
Max. File Size: 150k
Give yourself credit DISCRETELY in the lower right corner
put the EZTV Logo upper right or left (also not too big) here is a transparent png:
Q: Where can I find subtitles to the shows I download from EZTV?
A: We have setup a separate subtitles page where you
can find subtitles and information on how to use them.
Please Click Here.
[email protected]


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Magical Bamboo Dining Set
Our Bamboo Dining sets provide an eco-conscious offering and sustainable solution for families exploring a green lifestyle. These creative mealtime sets with different themes mean mealtime will never be without fun. They are eco-friendly and made from 100% biodegradable bamboo fibre. It is also BPA and Phthalate Free. Suitable for indoors or outdoor use.
Design: Magical
Includes: 1 x plate, 1 x bowl, 1 x spoon, 1 x fork, 1 x cup.


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original in en Sandeep Grover
Sandeep Grover works for Magma Design Automation, India -- the fastest growing EDA (Electronic Design Automation) company. In his free time, he explores the internals of Linux and some day hopes to contribute to the Linux Kernel!
The Linux kernel provides a mechanism to access its underlying internal data-structures and also to change its kernel settings at run-time through /proc file system. We will be discussing the /proc file system here targeted to the Intel x86 architecture; though the basic concepts will remain the same for Linux on any platform.
The /proc file system is a mechanism that is used for the kernel and kernel modules to send information to processes (hence the name /proc). This pseudo file system allows you to interact with the internal data-structure of the kernel, get useful information about the processes, and to change settings (by modifying the kernel parameters) on the fly. /proc is stored in memory, unlike other file-systems, which are stored on disk. If you look at the file /proc/mounts (which lists all the mounted file systems, like "mount" command), you should see a line in it like:
grep proc /proc/mounts /proc /proc proc rw 0 0
/proc is controlled by the kernel and does not have an underlying device. Because it contains mainly state information controlled by the kernel, the most logical place to store the information is in memory controlled by the kernel. Doing a 'ls -l' on /proc reveals that most of the files are 0 bytes in size; Yet when the file is viewed, quite a bit of information is seen. How is this possible? This happens because the /proc file-system, like any other regular file-system registers itself to the Virtual File System layer (VFS). However, when VFS make calls to it requesting i-nodes for files/directories, the /proc file system creates those files/directories from information within the kernel.
If already not mounted on your system, proc file system can be
mounted on your system by running the following command -
mount -t proc proc /proc
The above command should successfully mount your proc file system. Please read the mount man page for more details./proc files can be used to access information about the state of the kernel, the attributes of the machine, the state of the running processes etc. Most of the files in the /proc directory provide the latest glimpse of a system's physical environment. Although these /proc files are virtual, yet they can be viewed using any file editor or programs like 'more', 'less' or 'cat'. When any editor program tries to open a virtual file, the file is created on the fly from information within the kernel. Here are some interesting results which I got on my system
$ ls -l /proc/cpuinfo -r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 25 11:01 /proc/cpuinfo $ file /proc/cpuinfo /proc/cpuinfo: empty $ cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 8 model name : Pentium III (Coppermine) stepping : 6 cpu MHz : 1000.119 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no sep_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr xmm bogomips : 1998.85 processor : 3 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 8 model name : Pentium III (Coppermine) stepping : 6 cpu MHz : 1000.119 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no sep_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 2 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr xmm bogomips : 1992.29
The Proc File System can be used to gather useful information about the
system and the running kernel. Some of the important files are listed
The /proc file system can be used to retrieve information about any running process. There are couple of numbered sub-directories inside /proc. Each numbered directory corresponds to a process id (PID). Thus, for each running process, there is a sub-directory inside /proc named by its PID. Inside these sub-directories are files that provide important details about the state and environment of a process. Lets try to search for a running process.
$ ps -aef | grep mozilla root 32558 32425 8 22:53 pts/1 00:01:23 /usr/bin/mozillaThe above command shows that there is a running process of mozilla with PID 32558. Correspondingly, there should be a directory in /proc with number 32558.
$ ls -l /proc/32558 total 0 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 25 22:59 cmdline -r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 25 22:59 cpu lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 25 22:59 cwd -> /proc/ -r-------- 1 root root 0 Dec 25 22:59 environ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 25 22:59 exe -> /usr/bin/mozilla* dr-x------ 2 root root 0 Dec 25 22:59 fd/ -r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 25 22:59 maps -rw------- 1 root root 0 Dec 25 22:59 mem -r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 25 22:59 mounts lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 25 22:59 root -> // -r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 25 22:59 stat -r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 25 22:59 statm -r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 25 22:59 statusThe file "cmdline" contains the command invoked to start the process. The "environ" file contains the environment variables for the process. "status" has status information on the process, including the user (UID) and group (GID) identification for the user executing the process, the parent process ID (PPID) that instantiated the PID, and the current state of the process,such as "Sleeping" or "Running." Each process directory also has a couple of symbolic links. "cwd" is a link to the current working directory for the process, "exe" to the executable program of the running process, "root" is a link to the directory, which the process sees as its root directory (usually "/"). The directory "fd" contains links to the file descriptors that the process is using. "cpu" entry appears only on SMP Linux kernels. It contains a breakdown of process time by CPU.
/proc/self is an interesting
sub-directory that makes it easy for a
program to use /proc to find information about its own process. The
entry /proc/self is a symbolic link to the /proc directory
corresponding to the process accessing the /proc directory.
Most of the files in /proc discussed above are read-only. However,
the /proc file system provides provision to interact with kernel via
read-write files inside /proc. Writing to these files can change the
state of the kernel and therefore changes to these files should be made
with caution. The /proc/sys directory is the one that hosts all the
read-write files and thus can be used to change the kernel behavior.
/proc/sys/kernel - This
directory contains information that reflects
general kernel behavior. /proc/sys/kernel/{domainname, hostname} holds
the domain-name and hostname for the machine/network. These files can
be configured to modify these names.
$ hostname machinename.domainname.com $ cat /proc/sys/kernel/domainname domainname.com $ cat /proc/sys/kernel/hostname machinename $ echo "new-machinename" > /proc/sys/kernel/hostname $ hostname new-machinename.domainname.comThus, by modifying the file inside /proc file system, we are able to modify the hostname. Lots of other configurable files exists inside /proc/sys/kernel/. Again, its impossible to list down every file here, so readers are expected to go through this directory in detail.
$ echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_allThis will hide your machine in the network as it disables answers to icmp_echos. The host will not respond to ping queries from other hosts.
$ ping machinename.domainname.com no answer from machinename.domainname.comTo turn it back to default behavior, do
$ echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_allThere are lots of other sub-directories in /proc/sys which can be configured to change the kernel properties. See [1], [2] for detailed information.
The /proc File System provides a file-based interface to the Linux internals.
It assists in determining the state and configuration of various
devices and processes on a system. Understanding and applied knowledge
of this file-system is therefore the key to making the most out of your
Linux system.


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BEIJING—Two men engulfed themselves in a burst of flames outside a Buddhist temple popular with tourists and pilgrims in Lhasa, marking the first time a recent wave of self-immolations to protest Chinese rule has reached the tightly guarded Tibetan capital.
One man died and the other was hospitalized after they set themselves on fire Sunday outside the Jokhang Temple, the official Xinhua news agency said. The report quoted a local Communist Party official as blaming separatist forces, an accusation it often makes against Tibetan exiles who support the Dalai Lama.
Xinhua said the two men were taken away by authorities within two minutes of setting themselves on fire.
Protests have become rare in remote Tibet and Lhasa in particular because of tight police security that has blanketed the area since anti-government riots erupted in Lhasa in 2008.
There have been at least 34 immolations since March of last year to draw attention to China's restrictions on Buddhism and to call for the return from exile of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. Most have taken place in heavily Tibetan areas of China, but only one had occurred in Tibet itself and none in the capital.
Chinese authorities have confirmed some of the self-immolations over the past year but not all.
The twin immolations in the heart of the Tibetan capital are certain to embarrass the region's communist leadership, who have pledged to prioritize social stability and ethnic unity. That mandate is especially pressing this year as China prepares for a once-a-decade leadership transition in the fall and doesn't want the occasion undermined.
The immolations are also likely to prompt tough, new restrictions on Tibetan social gatherings and religious activities in Lhasa, as they have elsewhere.
Radio Free Asia reported on Monday that Lhasa was under heavy police and paramilitary guard following the immolations and that the situation was very tense.
Two foreigners working in the Lhasa tourism industry reached on Monday declined to comment on the situation, citing the sensitivity of the issue.
The self-immolations occurred in the open-air Barkhor market near the temple in the center of Lhasa, an area popular with Tibetans and tourists alike.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said on Monday that "inciting such deaths will win no hearts. The political motive behind (the immolations) will never be successful."
Beijing has called the protesters' actions a form of terrorism. The Dalai Lama has blamed China's harsh repression on Tibetan spiritual life and empathized with the protesters.
In a statement from its Indian headquarters, the self-declared Tibetan government-in-exile said it was "seriously concerned" about the spread of such protests and urged China to open Tibetan regions to the media and UN observers.
Xinhua said the immolations were handled quickly and order was restored.
"They were a continuation of the self-immolations in other Tibetan areas and these acts were all aimed at separating Tibet from China," Xinhua quoted Hao Peng, secretary of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Tibet Committee, as saying in a statement on Sunday.
Xinhua identified the man who died as Tobgye Tseten from Xiahe County in Gansu province and the other man as Dargye, from Aba County in Sichuan province.
Most of the recent immolations have been in Aba, home to Kirti monastery, where numerous protests have occurred for several years. Xiahe is home to the large and influential Labrang monastery and the Tibetan community there has had sporadic clashes with authorities.
Xinhua said Dargye was in stable condition and able to speak.
US-funded radio broadcaster Voice of America said the two men worked at a Lhasa restaurant called Nyima Ling. It identified one of the men as 19-year-old Dorjee Tseten but was unable to give the name or age of the other.
"This was the first time it has happened in Lhasa—and right in the middle of Lhasa," said Tenzin Tsundue, a Tibetan poet and one of the most prominent activists living in India.
He said it reflects that anger against Chinese rule is not limited to areas where most of the immolations have occurred—the mostly ethnically Tibetan areas outside the legal boundaries of Tibet.
"All over Tibet it's the same emotion, it's the same response" to Beijing's policies, he said.
"We are always in fear of the next self-immolation, and whenever it happens we say prayers. And every time it happens we hope the world is listening."
China says Tibet has always been part of its territory, but many Tibetans say the Himalayan region was virtually independent for centuries until Chinese troops invaded in the 1950s.
Beijing blames the Dalai Lama for fanning anti-government sentiment and routinely purges monasteries and nunneries, where support for the Dalai Lama and Tibetan independence runs high.


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This year to mark International Women's Day we asked Echo Rew, a recent graduate, and Laura Hampden, who graduated in 2013, to reflect on women in archaeology – how far we've come, and how far we still have to go.
Echo Rew (BA Ancient History and Archaeology)
"I am a Post-Excavation Officer at Thames Valley Archaeological Services (TVAS).
The improvement for women in archaeology over time is undeniable. Although there are still challenges that unfortunately some women (and men) have to face consistently throughout their career, the progress cannot be disputed. I think one of the main reasons for this is the increased communication on the subject. During my time at university this topic, although somewhat difficult to address, was never shied away from in the archaeology department. Instead, it was embraced in an open discussion approaching the matter without a rose-tinted view. It gave us not only a realistic insight into life after university but also the ability to deal with these situations should we come across them during our careers.
A definite change in perspective is becoming more prominent and, most importantly, we now have role models. Every day we would go into our lectures and see women spearheading research projects, winning awards or writing papers, thus creating a culture of respect and encouragement within the department regardless of gender; giving us the confidence in our ability and the fact that I am a woman means absolutely nothing to my ability to do my job. I am lucky enough to have graduated university and moved into a commercial archaeology firm in which this perspective is very much at the forefront and I am given the daily support, encouragement and opportunities to progress in the field with my gender being completely irrelevant.
It would be impossible to say that everything is perfect for women in archaeology – the challenges and imbalance is still there however to say that there has been no progression in regards to the issues that female archaeologists face would be untrue. Nevertheless it is difficult to distinguish whether the issues facing women in archaeology specific to the field or just representative of wider societal perception."
Laura Hampden (BSc Archaeological Science)
"I studied for an Archaeology BSc degree at University of Reading graduating in 2013. I really enjoyed my time at Reading. I loved that there was a broad range of modules on offer that gave me a chance to develop my own interests and gave me a solid foundation and understanding of Archaeology and archaeological practice here in the UK.
I started work as a Historic Environment Records (HER) Assistant at West Berkshire Council within a few weeks of graduation. I had learned about HER's and Planning Archaeology within a Professional Practice module at Reading, and used HER data within my dissertation. I'm now a Historic Environment Record Project Officer at Historic England within the Greater London Archaeological Advisory Service.
Over the years there has been some change for women in archaeology. Having spoken to women who have been working in the sector for 20-30years it was much harder to get by, and gender dynamics were very hard to navigate.
I graduated in 2013, and thinking back on it it now I was really spoiled to have been able to learn from leaders in the field, who were also women at Reading Uni. And to have had a great female manager and mentor at West Berkshire within my first professional role. I thought this was common place but in reality while there are more women who study archaeology at university than men, and more women within the profession than men, there is still an imbalance favouring men at a higher career levels.
So, there are still a few challenges to overcome. I've noticed there is a tendency for women, people of colour, and people from more working class backgrounds to carry with them a sense of 'imposter syndrome'. Which is basically a feeling of inadequacy, or feeling the need to constantly prove that we deserve to be here; working in an environment or space that was not traditionally designed for us to occupy.
That said recently there has been a real energy and desire within the profession to change this. I have found that women really support each other within this profession. There are now far more opportunities for mentorship and support from other women who are well established within the profession. And there are some great people and groups within the sector working together to challenge inequality, and create a more diverse and representative environment. Joining these groups, sharing stories, hearing about and celebrating the success of women within the sector is the key to change. We need to encourage each other and support women to go for those top positions."


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Scientists have long thought that Earth's continents once formed a "supercontinent" called Pangaea. Now they've found evidence that parts of North America and East Antarctica were joined in a supercontinent called Rodinia 1.1 billion years ago — even earlier than Pangaea.
"I can go to the Franklin Mountains in West Texas and stand next to what was once part of Coats Land in Antarctica," said geochemist Staci Loewy, who led the work. "That's so amazing."
That certainly would be amazing to anyone living in West Texas, where temperatures have been hitting the 100-degree mark for weeks.
The researchers found that the composition of magnetic isotopes in rocks taken from Antarctica's Coats Land were "indistinguishable from rocks of the Keweenawan province" in Michigan. The U.S. rocks come from a rift that runs from the Great Lakes to Texas.
The two rock samples are reportedly the exact same age and have identical chemical properties.
"Together with paleomagnetic data, this suggests that the Coats Land block was a piece of Laurentia near west Texas 1.1 billion years ago," according to a press release about the research results.
Loewy works out of California State University, Bakersfield. The study's results are being published in the September issue of Geology.
On a related note, a recent article at io9 looks at how flaws within diamonds give clues to how the Earth was acting when they were created — and how it's changed.
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A report by congressional Republicans places new blame for the botched gun-trafficking operation known as Fast and Furious at the feet of federal agents at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives who failed to share information and coordinate with sister law enforcement agencies.
The report distributed by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, says ATF agents and supervisors should have realized two targets of their criminal case along the Southwest border had already been under investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI.
The associates of the violent Sinaloa, Mexico, cartel ultimately became "national security assets," or paid confidential informants of the FBI, and therefore were essentially shielded from prosecution.
"This means that the entire goal of Fast and Furious — to target these two individuals and bring them to justice — was a failure," the Issa report said. "ATF's discovery that the primary targets of their investigation were not indictable was 'a major disappointment.' "
The report also says prosecutors in the criminal division of the Justice Department in Washington should have carefully reviewed sworn statements filed alongside wiretap applications in the Fast and Furious investigation. But, as was their practice at the time, they did not do so — failing to take notice of troubling details about ATF agents observing purchases of guns that were handed over to suspicious people and then recovered inside Mexico's borders as soon as a day later.
Attorney General On Capitol Hill
Issa released the report as Attorney General Eric Holder heads to Capitol Hill on Thursday to answer questions for the sixth time about the debacle. Fast and Furious broke into public view after the December 2010 death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Two guns connected to the botched gun-trafficking operation were found near the body of Brian Terry, igniting two congressional probes and an ongoing investigation by the Justice Department's inspector general.
For his part, according to prepared testimony and Justice sources, Holder is likely to emphasize a series of reforms the Justice Department has imposed in the aftermath of the scandal, including a management shake-up at ATF, new layers of oversight for cases involving gun trafficking and confidential informants, and stiffer reviews of letters that go from Justice to Congress. The department took the extraordinary step of withdrawing a Feb. 4, 2011, letter to lawmakers because it contained inaccuracies about whether American guns were allowed to flow into Mexico.
Holder says he wants to work with Congress to draft new laws to go after the flow of illegal weapons along the border, not to engage in "cynical finger pointing" and "gotcha" games.
Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led by Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, issued their own report on Fast and Furious earlier this week. That report all but absolved the Obama Justice Department of responsibility for the botched operation and localized the problem to the ATF and the U.S. attorney's office in Phoenix, both of which have been the focus of management shake-ups and resignations since the congressional investigations began a year ago.
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