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The Minister for Magic is the leader of the wizarding world in the United Kingdom and the highest ranking member of the Ministry of Magic, which they control. The position somewhat corresponds to the Prime Minister of British Muggles.
The Minister is advised on wizarding matters by their staff members and by the other Heads of Departments. They also chair the Wizengamot to pass Wizarding Laws, or to hear important trials (such as Harry Potter's case), though the verdict is decided by a panel of jury, including the Minister themselves. Many other wizarding countries also have Ministers and have the similar governmental systems such as the Bulgarian minister.
Despite being the head of the wizarding community of Britain, the Minister would nevertheless be pressured by the public and media alike, as the previous two Ministers of the more current times were pressed to maintain a facade of peace and control to satisfy the citizens, even if it means to lie through their teeth. This is a sign of corruption during the times of the Second Wizarding War, and only with irrefutable evidence would they reveal as little as they could.
Albus Dumbledore was offered, but refused, the position on at least three occasions. This was due to Dumbledore's past, leading him to believe that he is not to be trusted with power.
After Millicent Bagnold was preparing to retire, Barty Crouch Sr. was the next prime candidate due to his cruel but effective methods of combatting the Dark Arts during the First Wizarding War, until he sentenced his son to Azkaban for being a Death Eater. It was after his son's presumed death that the public began to take pity on the boy and thought Crouch was too neglectful as a father, which lead to a drop in his popularity, causing him to lose out to Fudge.
Cornelius Fudge was Minister from 1990 to 1996. During his first days in office, he was not very confident, and as a result bombarded Dumbledore with letters for advice constantly. During the last year of his tenure, Fudge was overcome by paranoia because Dumbledore claimed Voldemort has returned, and abused his own position to prevent that news from spreading to protect his own position and the peace that the Ministry had worked so hard to maintain. In the end, when Fudge was forced to accept that Voldemort has indeed returned, the entire Wizarding community was screaming for his resignation, and after a fortnight of futile attempts to remain in office, at July 1996, he was replaced by Rufus Scrimgeour.
Scrimgeour's term ran for one year, in which he was little better than Fudge despite his aura of experience and pro-activeness, as he created coverups and detained incorrect suspects to make it look as though he was accomplishing something. Making the same mistakes as his predecessor, he gave little chance to build up any effective defence as a whole, and it eventually cost him his life when he was overwhelmed and killed in August of 1997, with the official version is that he resigned. He was replaced by Voldemort's puppet, Pius Thicknesse.
Pius Thicknesse, under Yaxley's Imperius Curse, was appointed as Minister, though he was really only Voldemort's puppet, with the Dark Lord effectively becoming the true Minister. While Thicknesse was to handle everyday business, which included changing the entire Ministry to suit the Death Eaters' ideology, Voldemort was free to extend his reign beyond the government. Voldemort did not announce himself Minister, but instead kept himself hidden in the shadows, in order to plant uncertainty and doubt within the wizarding community, preventing them from trusting anyone and forming any rebellion that may overwhelm the Ministry and Death Eaters.
By the end of the war, Kingsley Shacklebolt was appointed as temporary Minister, and then later his position became permanent. His term had led to the revolutionising of the entire Ministry, removing any and all corruptions that it had before and during the take over.
Known Ministers for Magic
18th century
19th century
- Grogan Stump (1811-1819)[2]
- Ottaline Gambol (early 19th century)[1]
- Hortensia Milliphutt (1841 - 1849)
- Evangeline Orpington (1849-1855)[1]
- Dugald McPhail (mid-19th century)[1]
- Faris "Spout-Hole" Spavin (1865-1903)[2]
20th century
- Nobby Leach (1962-1968)[2]
- Millicent Bagnold (1980-1990) (retired)
- Cornelius Fudge (1990-1 July, 1996) (sacked)
- Rufus Scrimgeour (1 July, 1996-1 August, 1997) (assassinated; newspapers indicated "resigned")
- Pius Thicknesse (1 August, 1997-2 May, 1998) (de jure; was Imperius Cursed by Yaxley, then in the hands of Lord Voldemort.)
- Kingsley Shacklebolt (1998-present) (Interim, became permanent later)
Unknown period
Relationship to the Muggle Prime Minister
One of the Minister for Magic's duties is to correspond with the British Prime Minister of Muggles of any ongoing events in the wizarding world that will or may affect the United Kingdom as a whole, e.g. Lord Voldemort's return, or introduce themselves to the Muggle Prime Minister, should there be a change in office on either side.
A small portrait in the corner of the Prime Minister's office serves as an envoy between the two Ministers. It announces the arrival of the Minister for Magic, seeking the Prime Minister's reply (usually aquiescence to the unavoidable). It is believed that a Permanent Sticking Charm must have been placed on the portrait, for neither the Prime Minister nor his experts were able to remove it from its location.
Known correspondences
Sometime between 1990 and 1993, Fudge showed up to introduce himself to the newly elected Muggle Prime Minister. He also informed him of the existence of the magical population living among Muggles in secret, and assured him that he would not bother the Prime Minister unless it was something of great importance. He also claimed the previous Prime Minister tried to throw him out of the window, believing Fudge's presence to be a sabotage attempt.
In around July 1993, Fudge showed up in the Prime Minister's office again, to inform him of Sirius Black's breakout from Azkaban, the wizard prison. He also told the story of Lord Voldemort, in order to allow the Prime Minister to have an in depth understanding of what was going on, though as he dared not say the name out loud, he instead scribbled it on a piece of paper.
In August 1994, Fudge turned up to report on the fiasco at the Quidditch World Cup, since its victims included Muggles. He also informed a bewildered Prime Minister that they would be importing dragons and a sphinx into Great Britain for the Triwizard Tournament, as part of the procedure (who possibly had no idea what Fudge was talking about).
Sometime prior to July 1996, a flustered Fudge appeared in the Prime Minister's office briefly to inform him that there had been a mass breakout from Azkaban, the wizard prison.
Around July 1996, Fudge turned up and announced to the Prime Minister that the Second Wizarding War had begun, and that the Dark forces in their community were responsible for the various gloomy events occurring in the Muggle world. In addition, Fudge introduced his successor, Rufus Scrimgeour.
When Lord Voldemort took over the Ministry of Magic, it was likely that the the puppet Minister Pius Thicknesse was not sent to meet the Muggle Minister, as was the tradition in the past, due to the Death Eaters' attitudes towards Muggles and Muggle-borns. However, once Kingsley Shacklebolt was appointed Minister in 1998, it is likely that he did meet with the Prime Minister to not only introduce himself (indeed, he had been put in as secretary to the Prime Minister in 1996 to watch over his security[3]) but to assure the Muggle Minister that the war had ended.
Behind the scenes
- In the American editions, the Minister is called the Minister of Magic.
- In the films, both Minister of Magic and Minister for Magic seem to be acceptable, as different characters call it different names. For example, in Deathly Hallows: Part 1, when Scrimgeour arrives at The Burrow, George wonders what the Minister of Magic is doing there; likewise, when Kingsley's Patronus interrupts the wedding, he calls the Minister the same thing. However, when Pius Thicknesse gives his speech later in the film, he calls himself the Minister for Magic. The reason behind this is unknown.
- Since Kingsley's appointment as the next Minister for Magic is omitted from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, there is no mention of who is appointed to that position after the final battle.
- Supposing that the liaison between the Minister for Magic and the Muggle Prime Minister has been the way we know since the Ministry's inception, and supposing that the Muggle Prime Ministers in the Harry Potter universe are all the same as their real-life counterparts, then the following table illustrates the Ministers for Magic that would have introduced themselves to the respective Prime Ministers:
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Pottermore
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Third W.O.M.B.A.T. test (J. K. Rowling Official Site)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 1 (The Other Minister)
|Minister for Magic:
Kingsley Shacklebolt
|Advisor to the Minister for Magic
Cornelius Fudge
|Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic:
Dolores Umbridge
|Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic:
Percy Weasley
|Head of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission
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If I own my home as the sole title holder and my spouse uses it to run her business, would I be liable for CGT when I sell the property?
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After-school teacher Eric Jones, 28, plays the accordion during a spring cleaning party at Bob the House, a big, old University District house with a big wooden staircase and stained glass windows here and there. The co-op houses nine people, who share three bathrooms, and has seen plenty of people come and go in its 35-year existence.
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GOP split as gay marriage goes mainstream
Politics Moderates offer exit tactic - conservatives hold firm
Washington -- Facing a tidal shift among voters embracing same-sex marriage, gay Republicans are offering their party a graceful retreat.
But religious conservatives warn that retreat will doom the GOP.
November's election brought historic gains for the gay rights movement, with the first voter approval of marriage for gay and lesbian couples in Maine, Maryland and Washington, and voter rejection of a ban on such marriages in Minnesota.
Defying predictions, President Obama suffered no backlash among African American and Latino voters.
Republican nominee Mitt Romney, who endorsed a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, drew less support than the marriage ballot measure in GOP-dominated counties in Maryland, indicating a large crossover Republican vote for marriage, according to an analysis by Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.
"Republicans have to be delusional to think they can take that position into a national campaign, that there ought to be a constitutional amendment against something that there is now majority support for," Olson said.
Conservatives stand ground
But Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, which opposes same-sex marriage, said social conservatives are the backbone of the GOP.
"Practically, the Republican Party dies if it abandons marriage," Brown said. "Social conservatives simply are not going to stand for themselves being read out of the conservative movement."
The latest sign of a party split came last week, when Pat Brady, the GOP chairman for Illinois, voiced his support for legalizing same-sex marriage, although the legislation failed. Former presidential contender Newt Gingrich recently urged his party to rethink its stance, and British Prime Minister David Cameron, telling conservatives to "be grown up," is battling his party's traditionalists and the Church of England to legalize same-sex marriage in Britain.
The Mormon church, which heavily funded the Proposition 8 campaign to ban same-sex marriage in California in 2008, quietly launched a website last month, www.mormonsandgays.org, that while far from embracing homosexuality, urges compassion.
"If ever there is an indication that the pendulum has swung, it's what the Mormons did in that new website," said Fred Karger, a gay former GOP presidential candidate. "They had refused to even mention that word, gay."
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For two decades, Republicans boosted their fortunes by battling same-sex marriage. Former President George W. Bush endorsed a constitutional ban in 2004. Thirty-nine states have enacted bans, including North Carolina last year.
Last week, House Republicans continued their $1.7 million court defense of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, after Obama's decision to stop defending the statute. "A lot of people thought they wouldn't do it, and they did," Brown said.
But public attitudes have shifted faster than in any other civil rights movement, said Marc Solomon, national campaign director of Freedom to Marry, a pro-gay group, with support for same-sex marriage rising from 27 percent in 1996 to 54 percent in 2012.
An analysis by Third Way, a Democratic-leaning group, found the shift across the board, including not just youths, but also seniors, Latinos, African Americans and even evangelicals and Catholics, the groups historically most opposed. Although majorities of these groups are still opposed, the percentages have been steadily declining.
Olson said he thinks Republicans have a principled exit strategy, if they want one.
Leaving issue to states
Conservatives have long sought to limit the power of the federal government by devolving authority to the states. Marriage was solidly a state domain until Republicans pushed through the Defense of Marriage Act, denying federal benefits to married same-sex couples. That statute is under review by the U.S. Supreme Court, along with a court decision overturning California's Prop. 8 ban on same-sex marriage.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, whose daughter Mary is a lesbian, first used the federalism argument to support state choice in marriage in a 2000 debate.
Olson, who is gay, said the GOP could quit a losing fight much as it abandoned Prohibition in 1933 - by allowing states to choose. "Let's come up with a solution that allows New York to go one way and Texas to go the other way," he said.
Until Prohibition's repeal, the "dry" forces were so strong in the GOP that no national Republican could oppose them. But after repeal, states and counties could choose to ban liquor or not. Some conservative counties have remained "dry" to this day.
Prohibitionist voters did not abandon Republicans, "because culturally it was still a better fit than to vote for these very, very wet Democrats who knew a lot of saloon keepers," Olson said. "Brian Brown's constituents are not going to start voting for the party of Nancy Pelosi because they don't get their way on everything. They will find other things to be upset about."
The advantage, he said, is that "we won't have a party tying itself in knots with a contradiction between the obvious direction of sentiment in the nation at large, and the demands of a minority of a minority."
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This online workshop, presented by SCORE mentor Larry Hunt, will set a strong foundation for your pricing knowledge. You'll learn standard pricing techniques, the difference between markup and margin and how to calculate your gross profit. For existing products/services, this session will teach you how to identify the current stage of your offering's lifecycle and how to optimally price in this phase.
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In this article, Janet Attard, a frequent speaker and author on small business issues, addresses important pricing questions like, "What are some ways to find out what competitors are charging to develop your own pricing strategy?" and "When are discounts NOT a good start-up strategy?"
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Are you fully aware of all the factors that should be taken into account in your pricing? SCORE mentor Ashesh Banerjea clearly and concisely lays out all the considerations in this blogpost. Also check out Ashesh's explanation of 5 pricing models.
Setting appropriate and competitive pricing and re-evaluating it on a regular basis are so critical to small business success. SCORE provides free online workshops, articles, templates and blogposts to educate small business owners on this and all business topics. And SCORE mentors provide free one-on-one business mentoring for any issue you are facing in your business. Harness the knowledge of business experts to your best advantage. Connect with a free SCORE mentor today.


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The state requires schools to provide information on meningococcal disease and reducing the risk of contracting human papillomavirus (HPV) to the parents and guardians of students entering grades 6-12.
Meningococcal disease is caused by bacteria in the nose and throat. These bacteria can cause meningococcal meningitis and can be fatal. Symptoms may include fever, chills, rash, headaches and a stiff neck. The disease is spread through direct contact with infected material including kissing, coughing, sneezing, or sharing eating or drinking utensils. Please talk to your children about good hygiene and not sharing personal items that may transmit the disease.
Vaccination can help protect against up to 83 percent of meningococcal disease cases and is recommended for children entering middle school and high school. Vaccination is not required for school attendance.
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that all girls age 11-12 years be vaccinated against HPV. Three doses are needed. Health care providers can offer the vaccine to males and give the vaccine upon request. This vaccine is not required for school attendance.
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September 27, 2012
Natural Cures for High Testosterone in Women
Posted in RELATED: HORMONES tagged adaptogen, adrenal, bitter gourds, black cohosh, buck wheat, Calcium-D-Glucarate, cancer, carob, chaste tree, d-chiro inositol, diindolylmethane, DIM, edamame, fig leaf melon, greasy hair, greasy skin, high libido, high testosterone, high testosterone in women, hirsutism, insulin, menopause, natural cure, natural cure for high testosterone in women, natural cures, oily hair, oily skin, ovablend, saw palmetto, soy beans, spearmint tea, testosterone at 4:24 pm by PCOSLady
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Remember a high testosterone level like a man in his 30's is perfect for older women…
I hope you learn more on the topic and find something that works for you! Some doctors do not worry about and do not mention your having a high level… Do your own research! Protect yourself…
Women naturally have about one-tenth the amount of testosterone as men, but as they age, testosterone levels can rise. According to Dr. Abraham Kryger with the Monterey Preventive Medical Clinic, by the time a woman reaches 40, she can have testosterone levels approximately half that of a 20-year-old man's. Although high testosterone levels can have some beneficial side effects such as increased muscle mass and a higher libido, one common side effect many women do not care for is an increased growth of bodily hair. This condition, known as hirsutism, can be extremely annoying and embarrassing, but can easily be treated through a variety of natural remedies.
Step 1
Take nutritional supplements to lower your testosterone. Diindolylmethane, or DIM, is a natural supplement made from cauliflower and broccoli, and is known to reduce androgens, or male sex hormones (among which is testosterone). Taken daily, 120 mg of DIM should help correct your hormonal balance; 200 mg of Calcium-D-Glucarate, twice daily, may also help to get your hormones back in balance.
Hormones for Hair Loss? Most Highly Trained Physicians in Hormones for Hair Loss in Women. www.BodyLogicMD.com/Hair-Loss-Women
Step 2
Drink herbal teas or consume them in capsule or tincture form to help you lower your testosterone levels. Perhaps one of the best (and tastiest) herbs for correcting this problem is spearmint. Studies performed at the Suleyman Demirel University in Isparta, Turkey, show that women drinking two cups of spearmint tea for five days significantly lowered their androgen levels. Other herbs known to reduce testosterone levels include black cohosh (20 to 40 mg twice daily), saw palmetto (160 mg twice daily) and chaste tree (20 to 40 mg daily).
Step 3
Consult an acupuncturist regarding treatment for hirsutism and high testosterone. Although sufficient evidence has not been compiled to determine just how acupuncture can benefit women with high testosterone levels, the University of Maryland Medical Center reports that a small study of women treated with acupuncture for their hirsutism showed a reduction of hair length and density, as well as testosterone levels.
Things You'll Need
~ Diindolylmethane (DIM)
~ Calcium-D-Glucarate
~ Spearmint tea
~ Black cohosh
~ Saw palmetto
~ Chaste tree
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/22748-decrease-testosterone-women-naturally/#ixzz27gbyOcMQ
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/22748-decrease-testosterone-women-naturally/#ixzz27gbjapW6
~ Pheromone Talk …
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Testosterone like 213… is way out of the normal range for woman… Doctors think you may have cancer or an adrenal problem…
Also Edamame (steamed soy beans)…
~ You can get them in most grocery stores frozen. Just defrost, microwave to heat a little, sprinkle with salt & eat….
Soy beans have natural plant estrogen in them. They help with a lot of menopausal symptoms.
Is treatment for high testosterone / PCOS imperative for females' health?
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I'm 19 and I went to the doctor to see what I can do about hair growth on my stomach and chest and my blood test showed that my testosterone was around 17 (normal range for female my age is 0.8 to 7.4). So I've been taking some herbal pills given to me by my doctor like aptogen and ovablend and the decrease in my libido makes me want to stop taking it and just pay for electrolysis or something. I'm not worried about PCOS affecting my fertility because at this point I don't want kids and I can always adopt but is lowering my testosterone crucial to my health in other ways?
Best Answer – by Dr Julio
Actually the elevated estrogen levels (or so called estrogen dominance) associated with PCOS are more of a long term risk than testosterone. It increases the risk of endometrial cancers, cardiovascular disease/heart attack, and stroke, later in life.
Have you had your insulin levels tested? PCOS is often associated with elevated insulin levels, due to something called insulin resistance. The higher level of insulin is believed to be the root cause of the ovary problems (by increasing testosterone levels, and causing the failure of follicles to mature properly, and the elevated estrogen:progesterone ratio). It also puts PCOS sufferers at a higher risk of diabetes later in life. If you haven't had your insulin levels checked, then I would recommend you do that.
One of the most effective treatments I have seen for PCOS is a natural substance called d-chiro-inositol. It is present in certain foods (buck wheat, carob, fig leaf melon, and bitter gourds). It can also be purchased as a food supplement (it is not considered a drug). This food extract has been shown in clinical trials (albeit small scale) to reduce blood glucose levels, and blood pressure, in PCOS sufferers. Many of the women taking it also ovulated normally. This compound is believed to reduce insulin production (too complex to explain how, put simply it reduces the insulin resistance). The dosage used in the studies was 600mg and 1200mg per day for 8 weeks. Both dosages worked equally well as I recall. I personally would put much more faith in this than in ovablend or adaptogen.
A couple of notes. 1) You can also buy plain "inositol" as a food supplement, but this is not effective. It comes in 9 different forms, but only one specific one is effective. So it has to be d-chiro inositol.
2) Some brands are natural extracts, whilst others are made synthetically. So check if you want the natural extract specifically.
There is also a drug used for diabetes, metformin, that is used to treat PCOS by reducing insulin resistance. But people who have tried both have said that d-chiro inositol is more effective and has less side effects.
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It is further the policy of Mecklenburg County to prohibit discrimination against any person or business in pursuit of these opportunities on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran's status.
Mecklenburg County's Minority, Women and Small Business Enterprises Program is not a set-aside program as it relates to construction contracting. It is a voluntary goal program. Competitive bidding is required for all contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and distributors. The MWSBE Program encourages contractors to actively and aggressively seek MWSBE participation.
Mecklenburg County's MWSBE Program is committed to support the economic development of small business enterprises and the minority community. It is further the intent of the program to widen opportunities for participation, increase competition, and ensure the proper diligent use of public funds.
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Following the infamous nightclub brawl, which reportedly took place between Chris Brown, Drake, and their entourages at W.i.P. nightclub in New York City last year, a number of lawsuits were filed against the pair of artists and W.i.P. nightclub. Today (July 22), both Drake and Brown have one less lawsuit to worry about now that a $16 million lawsuit against them has officially been dropped by a New York judge.
According to HotNewHipHop.com, Greenhouse, a nightclub located across the street from W.i.P. filed a lawsuit against the two artists, stating that due to the neighboring location of W.i.P., the brawl resulted in a financial loss.
Despite their claims of financial loss, a judge in the matter ruled that neither Drake nor Brown will have to pay anything to Entertainment Enterprises, the owners of Greenhouse.
Among the numerous parties who have sued Drake, Brown, or W.i.P., were two women who were injured during the brawl, NBA star Tony Parker, and most recently, Chris Brown's bodyguard.
The notorious nightclub fight took place a little over a year ago and has resulted in a feud between Drake and Brown that has held strong in the year following the brawl. The fight reportedly occurred over comments made in regards to Rihanna and as a result numerous clubgoers were injured due to the number of bottles thrown during the raucous incident.
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EXCLUSIVE! '90210' Star Jessica Lowndes: Adrianna Will Be 'Understanding' As Teddy Comes Out!
How would YOU feel if a former fling told you he was gay? For 90210's Adrianna, it'll strengthen her relationship with Teddy!
The halls of West Beverly Hills High are rife with scandal, and this time all eyes are on Teddy Montgomery (Trevor Donovan), the superstar athlete/ladykiller… who's finally discovering he isn't into ladies at all! While we're not sure how ex-girlfriend Silver (Jessica Stroup) is going to react to Teddy, Jessica Lowndes tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively that Adrianna will be behind him 100 percent. "Adrianna is going to be very understanding," Jessica tells us. "She went through it last year and her biggest fear was people not accepting her. She'd be the last person to judge."
Jessica is, of course, referring to her character's blink-and-you-missed-it lesbian relationship with Rumer Willis' Gia last season. But whereas that relationship fizzled out quickly (and Adrianna went back to dating guys), numerous reports suggest Teddy's same-sex epiphany will have a more permanent future.
Teddy hasn't quite put the pieces together yet, but it was revealed on the Sept. 27 episode that he hooked up with theater buff Ian (Kyle Riabko), and it'll only get more intense from there!
Still, don't expect Adrianna to rush to Teddy's side and help him through his personal crisis. She's got her own train wreck of a life to deal with!
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Want to hook up with fellow SC.netters AND show your support for STEWART at the same time? Volunteer to be a Flag-Bearer of Copelandia!
Some lovely Copelanders have volunteered to take my humble little flag ( http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b85/y ... b/flag.jpg ) on a trip 'round the world. The goal is for the flag to fly at as many Police gigs as possible, gathering signatures of Copelanders along the way.
Eventually – assuming it survives – I'll find a way to get it to The Stewart as the nastiest, rattiest, lovingest, most battle-scarred keepsake that Fiona has ever banned from entering the Copeland household.
In order to make this work, I ask that all volunteers agree to the following:
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As a Flag-Bearer of Copelandia, I understand that I'm serving as a representative of Copelandia and thus must act accordingly. Therefore,
1. I promise to handle the flag as carefully as is possible/reasonable because I understand that it is not very well made and that it will need to survive a great deal of travel and punishment over the next few months.
2. I promise to restrict my flag-waving to appropriate moments (such as between songs and during curtain calls) out of respect for the view of fellow audience members and to avoid having the flag confiscated because I acted like a jerk.
3. I promise to willingly serve as a point-person to whom fellow Copelanders may gravitate so that said citizens may sign the back.
4. I promise to restrict Copelanders to signing their name/screen name ONLY on the back of the flag because I understand that in order to accommodate as many signatures as possible, space on this wee flag must be rationed.
5. I promise to mail the flag and its accouterments via expedited service (Priority Mail, FedEx, UPS, etc) to its next location promptly and well-packaged and to cover the postage costs therein required. I promise that I will NOT ship it via regular mail because of the risk of the flag getting lost, delayed, and/or mangled.
If you agree to the above terms and would like to volunteer, please send me an email with your user name, real name, address, and phone number (required for expedited mail service), and I will set up a mailing schedule. Also please let me know if there will be someone home to sign for the package or if it must be sent with no signature required. Please do understand that because of timing, it won't be possible for the flag to go everywhere, but I will do my best during the tour hiatus to mail it to various locations for additional signatures.
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I'm going to give you the spiel on the Jerry B. Jenkins' Christian Writers Guild. Especially since we have CWG's Operation First Novel contest winner a GIVEAWAY for today. Henry McLaughlin's novel won Operation First Novel in 2009 and now he has the wonderful opportunity to see his book in print.
From August 2009-May 2010, I enrolled in the Journeyman course, which took me through various degrees of writing techniques, layering, rewrites, and lessons.
There are three basic CWG courses.
During the Apprentice course – you're learning the basics of being a good writer. Here you delve into the nuts and bolts of writing, both fiction and nonfiction. You get the opportunity to discover the core of writing techniques, marketing, and editing.
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- Great feedback and guidance – The specific feedback I received on EVERY assignment was invaluable and incredibly encouraging.
- Looks good on a writing resume – making an investment of time and money speaks a lot to how serious you take your writing
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It's time-intensive- as far as being a looooong process. If you want a short-term thing, there are plenty of options out there for you.
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This document describes how to use cron and other non-interactive systems to run programs on computers using AFS in Stanford Computer Science Department. Some familiarity with AFS is assumed.
One of the advantages of using AFS is that it offers strong protection for files by requiring Kerberos authentication and access-control list permissions in order to access files. The downside to this strong security is that it is more difficult to run programs that do not interact with anyone, such as daemons, mail delivery agents, and cron jobs.
In particular, cron jobs present a problem because, ideally, they require no system administrator intervention in order to work. Each user should be able to create cron jobs as they see fit.
The solution that the Computer Science Department offers is called akcron. Using this command, you create an avatar, or alternate identity, for your CS ID and run unattended jobs using that identity.
<user>.cron, where <user> is your normal CS ID.
The first time you run akcron, you must create your special CSID/cron principal. To do this, run akcron -i on any CS machine (e.g. xenon). You only need to do this once.
The system on which you wish to run cron jobs must be enabled to do so. To check that, run akcron -c tokens as a test. If you get an error message that looks like this:
kinit(v5): Client not found in Kerberos database while getting initial credentials Could not obtain kerberos ticket for cron/xenon.stanford.edu: 256 at /afs/cs/software/bin/akcron line 187.
then please send a request on http://support.cs.stanford.edu and ask that the host you are using be enabled for akcron.
Since akcron will execute as a special user, you must grant AFS permissions to this user for directories in AFS that you want the program to access. For example, if your cron job will read a file from your home directory, you must grant read permissions on it:
fs sa ~ <CSID>.cron read
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SRAM senior engineer John Cheever (right) passed away Sunday after a three-year-battle with brain cancer. Photo courtesy of SRAM.
Though you probably never heard of SRAM's John Cheever, if you shifted the gears on a bike in the past 25 years, you've likely benefitted from his work. The senior engineer at SRAM passed away last Sunday, succumbing to the brain cancer he battled for the past three years.
As one of its linchpin engineers John was instrumental in building both SRAM's product line and the company itself, helping to lead it from humble beginnings to the industry powerhouse it is today.
Please join us in tipping your helmet today to a fine engineer and great human being. The below note is from SRAM management:
Cheever's (foreground) engineering excellence and attention-to-detail led to many breakthroughs for SRAM. Photo courtesy of SRAM.
John Cheever
It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of John Cheever, 50, a SRAM leader and dear friend who served with SRAM for 25 years. John passed away in his sleep early Sunday morning after a three-year battle with brain cancer. His wife Janice was at his side at their home in Florida when he passed.
John Cheever made a number of significant contributions to the growth of SRAM over the course of his career. He joined the company as an engineer in 1989 shortly after the introduction of the first Grip Shift. He was 25 years old. He was a natural entrepreneur, a perfect fit, and quickly added value.
John was an inventive and disciplined design engineer, responsible for many of the technologies and refinements that drove the growth of Grip Shift throughout the 90's. He co-developed the first ESP derailleurs featuring 1:1 cable pull technology. He is either directly responsible for or has contributed significantly to a long list of SRAM patents. On a broader scale, John's efforts to improve SRAM's ability to design for mass production, laid the foundation for many of the tools and processes used in product development today. He introduced computer-aided design to SRAM, and was responsible for launching the first seat of Pro-Engineering in 1993. Today there are 75 seats of Pro-E utilized by over 200 engineers in SRAM facilities around the world.
John ultimately became SRAM's first Director of Engineering. He later became SRAM's Director of Advanced Component Design, leading that group for 5 years before becoming Director of Patents and Technology in January of 2004. One of John's most notable attributes as a Senior Manager at SRAM was his willingness to question the status quo.
In addition to his important contributions to our company, John was a great friend to many. He and his wife Janice are a true love story. High School sweethearts married in 1989, they are a notoriously fun couple. Always up for throwing a party, which they often did, they were warm and generous hosts to all of SRAM. They loved music and especially the music scene in Chicago. John was an accomplished musician and singer. With band mates he met in high school they played together for 25 years at parties and small clubs around Chicago.
"We will miss John. He leaves behind a great legacy at SRAM, but more importantly a world of admiring friends and family. We at SRAM are forever lucky to have met, worked and played with this nice man, John Cheever," said SRAM's Mike Mercuri.
Condolences and donation links are available at this listing on Legacy.com.


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Table of Contents
Etherboot/gPXE Wiki
Etherboot.org downtime
Our main website was down for a few days because of hardware issues. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused. We will be restoring more services as soon as we can, and thank you for your support and patience as we work to get this back up.
In the meantime:
- The email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com mailing lists are up, and discussion is welcome.
- Our IRC channel #etherboot on irc.freenode.net is also available.
Restored Services
- etherboot.org web site
- rom-o-matic.net
- git.etherboot.org
Thanks again your patience and understanding as we restore services.
— Marty Connor 2011/03/13
gPXE is an open source (GPL) network bootloader. It provides a direct replacement for proprietary PXE ROMs, with many extra features such as DNS, HTTP, iSCSI, etc. Take a look at our Screenshots page and the HowTo Guides for some ideas of what we can do, and grab the code from our Download page.
gPXE evolved from Etherboot, and is maintained by the Etherboot project.
Here you will find various information about the Etherboot Project, and a repository of useful contributions from people who use Etherboot and gPXE. We hope you find this information useful.
We are always looking for new people to help us improve our projects. We need people who can program, write/edit documentation, update websites, and provide help on our Etherboot-Discuss and Etherboot-Developers mailing lists and our IRC channel, #etherboot on irc.freenode.net.
Please join us, and become part of a great Open Source project!
— The Etherboot Project Community —
News and Announcements
gPXE-1.0.1 released
The Etherboot project is please to announce the release of gPXE-1.0.1
- Prebuilt binaries: http://rom-o-matic.net/gpxe/gpxe-1.0.1/contrib/rom-o-matic/
- gPXE release tarballs: http://kernel.org/pub/software/utils/boot/gpxe/
- Latest source code: http://git.etherboot.org/?p=gpxe.git
Changes since gPXE-1.0.0 include:
- New drivers: Intel e1000, e1000e, igb, EFI snpnet, JMicron jme, Neterion X3100, vxge, pcnet32.
- Bug fixes and improvements to drivers, wireless, DHCP, iSCSI, COMBOOT, and EFI.
A changelog since 1.0.0 is available here.
— Marty Connor 2010/06/29
Google Summer of Code 2010
The Etherboot project is taking part in Google Summer of Code 2010. We encourage students to consider project ideas and get in touch with us:
- Our main GSoC 2010 page follows our GSoC 2010 projects.
- Our GSoC 2010 project ideas page has suggested projects and more information on participating.
— Stefan Hajnoczi Updated: 2010/03/18
gPXE-1.0.0 released
The Etherboot project has released gPXE-1.0.0 after over five years of development. This major milestone release is now available:
- Prebuilt binaries: http://rom-o-matic.net/gpxe/gpxe-1.0.0/contrib/rom-o-matic/
- Source code: our git repository
- gPXE release tarballs: http://kernel.org/pub/software/utils/boot/gpxe/
Changes from 0.9.9 include:
New commands: iwstat and iwlist for wireless management. New drivers: skge and myri10ge. WEP, WPA, and WPA2 wireless encryption support. New settings variables: "netX" for last opened netdev and "netX/busid" for network device bus ID. New special image types: .hrom and .xrom to work around BIOS limitations.
— Marty Connor 2010/02/10
LinuxCon 2009, Portland Oregon
We presented a talk on Monday, September 21, 2009 at the first annual LinuxCon in Portland, Oregon.
Our talk included an example of various network booting methods, with live demonstration. Over 30 people attended our session and we very well received.
— Marty Connor 2009/09/22
Google Summer of Code 2009
Etherboot Project participated as a mentoring organization in Google's 2009 Summer of Code Project.
We had a great summer of design, implementation, documentation, and testing!
— Marty Connor 2009/09/08 18:57
Current tarball releases
Though we recommend and encourage use of our git repository to download gPXE and Etherboot releases, we also provide tarballs:
- gPXE release tarballs: http://kernel.org/pub/software/utils/boot/gpxe/ (preferred, supported, PXE compatible)
- Etherboot release tarballs: http://kernel.org/pub/software/utils/boot/etherboot/ (legacy, maintenance-mode support)
— Marty Connor 2008/09/26
Google Tech Talk Video
Marty Connor, Michael Brown, and H. Peter Anvin gave a Google Tech talk recently at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. We highlighted the new features of gPXE, PXELINUX, and how we have advanced the state of the art in network booting.
Video of the talk is available here.
— Marty Connor 2008/09/26


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By default the Linux Mint installer will create one root partition and one swap partition for you during installation. If you want to have a different set of partitions, for example a separate home partition, or if you want to specify the file system type, size or location of partitions, then you will have to use manual partitioning. It can get complex, especially when you have other operating systems installed. This is a simple example, to show you the basics. If you have a more complex situation and need advice on that, please make a new topic for that in the Installation & Boot forum.
This example uses Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon, but it is equally applicable to the MATE, Xfce and KDE editions (though KDE will look a bit different). I'll partition an empty 250 GiB hard disk, create a root partition, a separate home partition, and a swap partition. The steps for this are described below, with hints for slightly different situations. You can click the screenshots to zoom in, if needed.
- During the "Installation type" step of the installation, select to do "Something else".
- If this is an empty hard disk, or if you want to use the entire hard disk for Linux Mint, click "New Partition Table". You should skip to step 4 if you have partitions on your hard disk that you want to keep.
Hint: if you have another operating systems installed, it is generally easier to use either its partition manager, or use the GParted partition manager included with Linux Mint, to make free space available (by resizing existing partitions) to install Linux Mint on before you start the installer.
- Click "Continue" to erase all current partitions and create a new partition table.
- Click the "free space" in the list to highlight it, then click the "Add" button to create a new partition in this free space.
Hint: if you have existing partitions that you want to reuse, click those to highlight them and then click the "Change" button. Generally, you will want to set to use as an ext4 journaling file system, tick to format the partition (not needed for swap), and set the mount point as per the following steps (not needed for swap). If you do not want to erase the current files on the partition, do not tick to format the partition and make sure the file system you set matches the current file system used.
- First I'll create the root partition. Set the new partition size to how big you want it to be in megabytes (1 gigabyte = 1000 megabytes). I've configured 30000 megabytes (30 gigabyte), which is reasonable for average use. Set the mount point to / (forward slash), to indicate this will be the root partition. The other fields you don't need to change unless you have reason to. Click the "OK" button to create the partition.
- Next I'll repeat steps 4 and 5, to create the home partition. Set the new partition size to the remainder of the free space, but subtract the size you want for your swap partition (subtracting between 4000 and 5000 from the number shown will generally be enough). Set the mount point to /home, to indicate this will be the home partition.
Hint: you can always change or delete the newly created partition if you made a mistake, and you can resize partitions later if you need to. You can do that by booting from the Linux Mint installation DVD or USB stick, and using the GParted partition manager.
- Next I'll repeat steps 4 and 5, to create the swap partition. Set the new partition size to the remainder of the free space, as in step 6 you deliberately left some free space for the swap partition. Set it to be used as swap area. You don't need to set a mount point.
NOTE: If you are using Linux Mint 17.x and you intend to install with swap and you intend to use home folder encryption, consult the release notes of your Linux Mint version. There is a bug with home folder encryption installation that causes swap to be configured incorrectly by the installer. Swap will be configured fine when you don't use home folder encryption. Else read up on the links in the release notes about the bug and how to fix it.
- You can now review the partitions you created before you continue with the installation. Also, you have the option here to select where to install the boot loader. The default is fine if you have no other operating system installed or if you want Linux Mint to ask you at boot time which operating system to boot.
If you want another operating system to ask you at boot time which operating system to boot, then change the device for boot loader installation to your root partition (/dev/sda1 in this example). Note that without additional software, Windows isn't able to ask you which operating system to boot.


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The congestion-fighting concept is simple – drivers without passengers will now be able to use the HOV system by paying a toll, on the I-45 South HOT Lanes, prices range from $1 to $4.50, based on the time of day and level of congestion.
The Gulf Freeway is the first corridor in METRO's 84-mile HOV network to undergo the transformation, with US 59 South, IH-45 North, US 290 and US 59 North to follow. A gradual opening of the HOT Lanes started on Monday, Feb. 13. The grand opening occurs Monday, Feb. 20.
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The once beautiful cities of Tanis lie in ruins as Separatist forces have savagely bombarded the planet.
Having escaped the remains of a forward command post, a pair of Republic troops find themselves behind enemy lines.
"Here come a couple more of them," trooper Racker says to his commanding officer amidst the pouring rain.
The two battle hardened troops then patiently wait for the droids to pass them.
"Alright," the officer says once the droids have passed by.
"Just here for a few days and we're already stuck in a rat hole," Racker shakes his head in frustration as his commanding officer removes his helmet.
"I know. But if we stick our heads out now with all these droids around, it would be suicide," Rykrof tells him.
"And trust me; this planet is the last place I want to be," he says as he worries for the safety of his closest friends; Freelo and Kala Mly Shundi.
Far across the galaxy, the Republic capital of Coruscant is a blaze of light and sparkling colors, seemingly untouched by the war itself.
Deep with the Pojer District, an unexpected visitor has arrived at the Republic Interrogation Sector...
Pulled from his cell, Traedon Cusiro is surprised to be face to face with Senator Tame Heem, a close friend of Rykrof Enloe.
"Hello, Traedon," Senator Tame Heem greets him.
"The last time we met was just prior to Rykrof's capture by Badoo Corba terrorists. How ironic it is that
are now the one behind bars."
"Whatever you came here for, you're wasting your time," the prisoner snaps at the Ithorian.
"And I never did anything to Rykrof," Traedon points out.
"In fact, I could have killed him on Naboo but I chose not too."
"Yes, I know what happened with your attempt to assassinate Senator Amidala," Tame says as Traedon briefly turns away from him.
"But it is now clear that Viceroy Nute Gunray was behind it," he continues as he attempts to gain the man's trust.
"It doesn't take a genius to connect dots that big," Traedon smirks.
"But there are more dots that need to be connected yet," Tame tells him. "Rykrof now asks for your help. The Separatists have captured Freelo."
"He's probably dead by now," Traedon laughs briefly.
"Unless..." he pauses as he thinks about the situation.
"Finding the Badoo Corba is your best bet of saving Freelo," Traedon tells him.
"Because knowing the Viceroy, he's afraid the Badoo Corba will strike against him if he doesn't offer
some sort of compensation
for the losses the Badoo Corba suffered on Naboo... and they'd love to get their hands on someone close to Rykrof."
"I see," Tame says as he recalls that the relationship between the two organizations had been shaky since the death of Trigg Fuuda; the former leader of the Badoo Corba.
"But what was the original compensation for the assignment on Naboo?" Tame asks.
"I can't help you with that. Whatever the Separatists were giving the Badoo Corba, it wasn't the monetary funds that bounty hunters usually get.
Probably material resources, something to help them strike the Republic," Traedon tells him.
"Thank you for this information," Tame says as he leaves the prison lobby with his escort.
"These details must be given to Rykrof at once."
"Say hello to my friends for me," Traedon grumbles sarcastically as he is escorted back to his cell.
Deep in the Outer Rim a lone shuttle breaks away from the Separatist Fleet.
Since the battle on Rhen Var, Freelo has found himself in and out of consciousness as an uncontrollable drowsiness has enveloped him.
Eventually his head begins to clear, and he wearily stumbles to his feet.
"What's happening?" he wonders aloud.
"Where's Rykrof?"
"...I must have been out for a while," Freelo mumbles as he finds the hatch behind him to be locked.
The Mon Calamari's attention is then directed toward the other side of the cargo hold...
...as he realizes an astromech droid occupies the room as well.
"Excuse me," he says to the droid.
The astromech beeps a rude adjective at him in response.
"What was that for?" Freelo asks.
"I was merely going to ask a simple..."
"Huh?" Freelo gasps as he hears a door open from behind him.
"You're awake," Neimoidian General Snodd growls.
"The injection administered to you should have only rendered you useless for a short time. You must have an unfit body to have been subdued for so long."
"Oh no!" Freelo exclaims as his abduction on Rhen Var emerges back into his memory.
"I'm a prisoner!"
"No, you are a bargaining chip," Snodd laughs.
"Only after you are delivered to a business partner will you be considered a
"You can't do this to me," Freelo insists.
"I'm a scientist!"
"See to it that this idiot remains in the cargo bay," Snodd orders his guard.
"If he causes any problems, the Badoo Corba will have to settle for his corpse."
With Freelo helplessly realizing his fate, the shuttle continues its journey...
Meanwhile, on Cato Neimoidia, Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray meets with an aid inside a protected vault located deep within the landscape.
"This is getting out of hand," Nute Gunray says frantically to Kushra Mobines.
"We are losing the war. The Republic is even on the brink of striking our home world!"
In his haste to persuade his aid that the war is lost, the Viceroy is unaware that he is being watched.
"I'm disappointed in you, Viceroy," the political leader of the Separatists, Count Dooku says as he enters the chamber alongside the towering military leader of the droid army; General Grievous.
"Count Dooku!" Gunray replies with a slight tremble in his voice.
"I have received more bad news in the war effort. General Grievous must be removed from his command at once!"
"Insubordination will not be tolerated!"
the cyborg growls.
"Indeed the Republic has taken advantage of their position," Dooku replies in an attempt to ease the tension.
"But for each hardship we have suffered, the Republic losses are equally substantial."
"And I can assure you, everything is proceeding exactly as planned," he tells him.
"But the losses of Commanders Durge and Ventress..." Gunray pleads nervously.
"...Are offset by even greater losses the Jedi have taken," the Sith Lord explains.
"Viceroy, let us discuss your relationship with the Badoo Corba," Dooku then says, changing the subject entirely.
Gunray asks defensively.
"My dealings with them have been business matters only!"
"I know all about your dealings with them to eliminate Senator Amidala," Dooku tells him.
"It is time the relationship ends entirely."
"General Snodd has orders to rendezvous with the special shipment the Badoo Corba are demanding for their part in your agreement," General Grievous adds.
"Shipment?" Gunray asks. "What shipment?"
"General Snodd is delivering a prisoner they want instead because they didn't fulfill the requirements of the job!"
"Viceroy, these terrorists do not accept insulting payments lightly," Dooku tells him.
"We will see to it they are accommodated appropriately."
The following day, Jedi Masters Bassius and Redwind continue their search for fallen Jedi Kala Mly Shundi on Braatos VII, the only hospitable planet in a small system that has remained neutral during the Clone Wars.
"He's here," Bassius says to his friend as he opens his senses to the Force.
"Closer than I thought."
"I feel a great disturbance here," Redwind remarks.
"The Kala I am sensing is not the one I so fondly remember... only a shadowy reflection of him."
A pair of merchants then see the two Jedi approaching and prepare to deliver a tempting sales pitch.
"Chroo-bra-neep vee say?" the Quarren vendor asks greedily to the pair.
"No, we do not need any additional supplies," Bassius replies kindly.
"Booka lo miken so vee tuu bay," the Snivvian then interjects as he attempts to persuade the Jedi to purchase a fresh Braatoosian fruit squash.
"Fruit squash?" Redwind asks.
"Yes, I'm sure it
delicious," he says with a smile to the persistent dealer.
"Chaas boov pipo mo nopo," the Quarren then says with bewilderment.
"Ka joon tuu
"Ban so Jedi." Bassius tells him.
"He realizes we are Jedi... and says this planet is doomed," Bassius informs Redwind.
"Because if there are three Jedi on Braatos VII, the war can not be far behind."
"They must have seen Kala then," Redwind points out.
"Mano vee mo nito?" Bassius asks the Quarren.
"Greeeeark!!!" the Florn Lamprey companion to the vendors suddenly shrieks as it motions toward the western sky.
High above their position, the distinct outline of a Republic Assault Cruiser has come into view.
"Why would Coruscant send an assault ship to this sector?" Bassius asks Redwind.
"Amad Jeeedi bo faas sibbo leepa!" the Quarren shouts.
"Something feels terribly wrong," Redwind says.
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