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Samsung Galaxy Player 4.2" 16GB WiFi Google Android Multimedia Device with FIFA 2012 and NFS for $139.99
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Dang, it's like my Galaxy S2, without the phone.... wish this was the larger one
It's worth noting that, unlike the Galaxy S2 and S3 phones, this device has only a single-core 1GHz CPU. The camera is also not as good. It's a pretty neat player and a great alternative to an iPod Touch but don't think you'll be getting a Galaxy S2/S3 minus the phone with one of these.
EDIT: I also wanted to add that you can sometimes find actual older model Android phones with similar or even better specs for this price or cheaper on sale. There's always the option to use one of them as an Android player without activating the phone (though many sub-$150 phones may not be as attractive aesthetically).
It's also only 140.... new. Wouldn't expect it to be as high end in every way with high end smartphones.
The fact that it doesn't have an apple logo on this makes me want to buy as a gift.
I just bought a used HTC EVO 4g, an android phone, to use as my mp3 player. I got it for $55 though, and while this is better no doubt, I don't know if its worth that much more. But these android devices do make great mp3 players, and there's no doubt this would make a great device also, I just think you could be able to do better price wise
I'd rather buy a 4th Gen iPod Touch. http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipod for $129.
@crimsonpride88: I just picked up an original Droid X for the same purpose, $60 on craigslist, rooted it and stuck a 32gb card in it, then bought 2 batteries and a charger, gives me all day use :)
My OG iPod classic 120 gig is decaying in a desk drawer, and I'm ok with that...
I wouldn't trust daily steals, these guy tried to ship me a no name sd card when i ordered a SanDisk.
No deal I'm not paying $140 for Android 2.3. Make it Android 4.0, now we're talking ;)
I have a Samsung Galaxy phone and a Third Gen iPod Touch. I want to replace the Touch with a new media player, and the Samsung Media Players are the closest thing to a Touch without being an Apple. I finally decided on the 4th Gen Touch for two reasons:
1) The Android media management system is piecemeal, making it very hard to manage the media on your device, especially podcasts and importing audiobooks that I already own on CD. iTunes is a relatively simple system that allows for a wide variety of media. Apple is also good at making updates available for older products.
2) Samsung does not seem to be interested in providing updates to older devices. My Galaxy did get updated to Gingerbread a few months ago, but they are so focused newer products right now that the only way I am likely to get ICS is if I root it. Too much fuss for me.
I would avoid Dailysteals for any purchase over $5,will not buy from them again.
@jmbunkin: I agree- I'm currently involved in a dispute with my credit card with them because they won't address a problem. They say "we're waiting to hear from our supplier!" Daily Steals is off my list...
For this price, I'd probably just pick up the HTC One V ($139 via Amazon). For that you get:
- Android 4.0.3 rather than Android 2.3
- Sense 4.0 rather than TouchWiz for Gingerbread
- Size more complementary to 800x480 screen resolution (3.7" rather than 4.2", 252ppi)
- A more recent (read: more likely to be supported) device
- 5.0 MP back camera rather than 2.0 MP, along with HTC's better camera software w/ Sense 4.0
- Support for Virgin Mobile's cheap prepaid plans, should you ever want to actually use it as a phone
- Not related to specs: more reputable seller
I have had problems with Dailysteals as well,still waiting for a refund
@japmonster80: I've had similar experiences with them and they won't always take stuff back even if it isn't the real thing. They are a 3rd party seller and have actually told me I would have to deal with the company they were selling for so you don't even know who you are dealing with.
I'd avoid DailySteals. Poor customer service, multiple ripoff reports. Buyer beware.
Tiger Direct has this refurbished for 129.99. Just in case this deal gets sold out:
Do NOT order anything from Daily Steals!!! I purchased the WiFi range extender on Halloween, Its Nov 12th and the order status is still says N/A - they havent even PACKED my ITEM to SHIP!?!?! I I personally will never do buisness with them again... Sent them an email, and they said sorry, nothing we can do about it.. But they got my F*$%^cking money.
I agree with all you said but I'd suggest waiting until Black Friday. Radio Shack has the HTC phone you linked for $99, it's what I'll probably do.
Note the Samsung is a neat little product and I wouldn't knock it in any way, but as you said why not get a phone where at least you have the option of activating it later.
I don't have a link to RS's phone deal but I saw it in a ad scan on one of the Black Friday sites.


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#3. Maunsell Sea Forts
So you're sailing in your luxurious submarine/yacht/mer-robot just off the English coast. The weather is fine, the sun is shining and the kidnapped daughter of the rich archduke is showing the first signs of Stockholm syndrome. You even got to use your AK; today was a good day. Then your murder-yacht comes to a screeching halt. You've hit something, but what? What could be just sitting out here in the middle of the open water? And that's when you see it. A warm feeling washes over you, and you know -- you just know, deep in your black little heart -- that you've finally found home.
"I shall call it Tetanus upon Sea."
The Maunsell Sea Forts are an arrangement of old sea bunkers off the shores of England, just begging for Aquaman to try and lay siege to them. In the past, they have acted as pirate radio headquarters and data havens (this is where Sealand is), but they were originally constructed in 1942 to be used as anti-aircraft stations. Which incidentally means that cannon, death ray and man-a-pult installation possibilities were all incorporated into their very design.
"Walk the plank? No no, you'll be flung from the plank."
Each of the forts consists of seven stilted 300-ton buildings, with the central fortress being the operational center and the surrounding six acting as giant gun platforms. Their 120-strong personnel originally moved between the towers using narrow catwalks that, if restored, would make a fantastic spot for a rain-drenched mad speech or a dramatic final showdown.
"We're so alike, you and I! We both get sniffly when wet."
And don't worry if that bastard Baron Barren snatches it up first: There are two identical forts -- the Redsands and Shivering Sands -- not too far from one another, plus the Knock John Naval Fort. Aw, hell yes! They've even got the possibility for intra-supervillain warfare, conveniently located!
"Why fight among ourselves when we can fight the rising sea levels? Come, fellows, to the protest march!"
#2. The Augarten Flak Tower
That soulless monstrosity up there, towering ominously over an otherwise peaceful park, ready to unleash unspeakable evil should anybody attempt to "ultimate" a Frisbee in its dominion, is the Augarten flakturm VII G. It is the most sinister of three sets of World War II-era bunkers located all around the central parks of Vienna, Austria. But wait, what the hell is a structure that sexy doing in a refined, stuffy place like Vienna?
The answer is simple: Nazis.
Nazis?! Gasp! In the sinister utilitarian bunker in Austria? Who could have known!?
Flakturm VII G is one of several flak towers constructed by Hitler (literally -- he personally took part in designing them) in 1942 to act as combined bomb shelters and anti-aircraft battlements against the Allied forces -- a job they carried out so well that when the Soviets later tried to demolish them in peacetime, their explosives only hurt the surrounding buildings. That's probably because the flak tower's walls are 15-feet-thick reinforced concrete. It was built to house up to 2,000 people, and its original firepower was, in scientific terms, totally ball-slapping insane. Also, the tower was and, with slight renovations, could easily still be totally autonomous, with its own electricity, air and water supply systems.
And its own limbs and sentient brain.
So, not only does it look like Sauron's summer palace, but the flakturm is also conveniently central to a terrorizable populace, extremely spacious, invincibly fortified, direly ominous, capable of housing a huge amount of minions for extended periods ... but totally abandoned. If you need more incentive to invade this bastard, then maybe your mom was right and you should have opened that bakery, because you're clearly not cut out for this supervillainy thing.
"Get off my lawn! I'll bloody well throw my death laser at you, see if I don't!"
#1. No Man's Land Fort
That, henchmen, is the No Man's Land Fort -- a huge Victorian-era sea fortress sitting in the English Channel, roughly a mile and a half off the Isle of Wight. It was built between 1867 and 1880, and no expense was spared in its construction: The whole thing ended up costing a cool $43 million (adjusted for inflation). More than a century later, after seeing action as a set location for Doctor Who, No Man's Land was sold to businessman Harmesh Pooni, who converted it into a luxury hotel.
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Sure, and that's a "therapeutic shark pool."
Among its features are two helicopter pads, five bars, 21 extremely well-equipped bedrooms, a roof garden and its own functioning lighthouse.
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Otherwise how would Superman ever find your base?
Man, that doesn't need "converting" into a supervillain lair; that's just an "unpack your bags and start drunkenly firing your shrink ray at the moon" lair.
What's more, the fort has already seen successful "one man versus the world" action. When someone discovered legionella bacterium in the pipes, Pooni went bankrupt. KPMG, the company currently tasked with the fortress' administration, took a slack-jawed, unimaginative look at the place and put it up for sale. Pooni, however, had decided that he wasn't having any of it: He barricaded himself in the fortress the first chance he got, presumably long since driven mad by the very proper British ghosts within.
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"I say. Boo."
Oh, and the fort? Still totally up for sale. So what are you waiting for? Toss some chlorine in the shark pool, knock that spotlight down to make room for your favorite laser in the lighthouse, make sure only the more disposable henchmen drink from the taps and you're ready to show them -- you're ready to show them all.
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Maybe advertise for bands just getting started to volunteer or play cheap in the evenings. Also you could have a Karaoki no band just DJ. Then bump up the admission a little. Kids will come. It would keep them off the streets in the evenings also.They could set up inside not out at the pool but permitted to go from there to the pool to swim if they want.At the end of the season the best band and best Karaoki win something that could be donated by our store owners in town.
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The delicious drink contains no added sugar, so is ideal for anyone who is looking for a healthy choice
Prep Time: 5M
Serves: makes 4 servings
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The set of points of an elliptic curve over a finite field is isomorphic to the direct product of two cyclic groups (i.e. $E(F_{p^n}) \cong Z_{s} \times Z_{t})$.
What is the advantage of representing or conceiving the group as an Elliptic Curve instead of as a product of cyclic groups?
The set of points of an elliptic curve over a finite field is isomorphic to the direct product of two cyclic groups (i.e. $E(F_{p^n}) \cong Z_{s} \times Z_{t})$.
The first assumption: $E(F_q) \simeq Z_s \times Z_t$ is always true!! (see Handbook of Elliptic and HyperElliptic Curve Cryptography) It is never said that coordinates of points lie on $Z_s \times Z_t$ which has no sense except if $s=t$.
But the isomorphism is not trivial to compute (it is in fact hard to compute, since it is related to the discrete logarithm for the left-to-right part).
And working only with the representation $Z_s \times Z_t$ will weaken the discrete logarithm so useful for cryptographic purposes.
In brief, if you can exhibit a curve (or demonstrate that there is a NIST curve) for which the computation of the left-to-right part of the isomorphism is easy, then this curve MUST be considered as weak and must never be used for any cryptographic purpose.
Concerning quantum computers, EC-DLOG will be solved as easily as for any cyclic group, since the Shor algorithm can be adapted to solve it, but don't ask me about details, I don't understand them...
The entire reason for using Elliptic Curves for cryptography is that they make some operations easy (e.g. "given an integer $n$ and a point $G$, compute the point $nG$), while other operations are difficult (e.g. given two points $G$ and $nG$, give me the integer $n$); the security of Elliptic Curve Cryptography depends crucially on this.
Does this hold true for your alternative representation as "a product of cyclic groups"? If it does not, well, there's your answer -- we use Elliptic Curves rather than your alternative representation because Elliptic Curves has good security properties, and your alternative representation doesn't.
Your first assumption is not entirely correct. They are not isomorphic to the direct product of two cyclic groups but rather a subset of all points in $\mathbb{Z}_q^2$, which fulfill a certain equation. Elliptic curves over $\mathbb{C}$ are closely related to the torus (genus 1 curve). Since the addition and multiplication (defined via multiple additions) are defined in a different way, you can not just use the product of two cyclic groups.
But what is the advantage?
First, we do not know any subexponential algorithm like Index Calculus for the discrete logarithm in elliptic curves. Therefore, elliptic curves can be chosen much smaller than other groups. Although the computations for the EC-addition are quite complex compared to modular multiplication and exponentiation, they are much faster due to the smaller modulus.
And then, EC-crypto might still be viable in a world with quantum computers, where the traditional DLOG and factorization are easy. As of now, there are no algorithms based on quantum computers which would make EC-DLOG easy.


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A Peek at Every NFL Playbook
The NFL's emphasis on tactics is unlike any sport in the world. A linebacker lining up on the left side of the field instead of the right can change the course of the season. Coaches spend 100 hours a week crafting the perfect play to beat the other team's perfect play.
Even the most subtle tactics can mean everything. In February, when the Baltimore Ravens toppled the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, it all came down to one decision. With 1:50 left, the 49ers faced a fourth-and-goal, down five points. The Ravens put just two linemen on the field, but they sent seven players to rush the passer. Mike Iupati, the 49ers' left guard, chose to block Ray Lewis instead of Dannell Ellerbe, who forced Colin Kaepernick to rush his throw. The pass sailed long, the 49ers turned the ball over on downs and Baltimore won the game.
In a league where talent is spread so evenly, tactics such as this determine nearly everything. With the NFL season set to kick off on Thursday, here is a look at the specialty:
Arizona Cardinals
Defensive lineman Calais Campbell lines up on the outside shoulder of the offensive guard and, upon the snap, moves to his left or right, causing two opposing linemen to panic and shift over. At 6 feet 8 and 300 pounds, Campbell creates a hole for blitzing linebacker Daryl Washington to have a clear path on every play.
Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons' dirty little secret? They always run the same basic play. Look for wide receiver Julio Jones running straight ahead near the sideline, while fellow receiver Roddy White curls over the middle and tight end Tony Gonzalez tears through the middle. One of them is always open. Jones is supposed to be the decoy for others to get single-coverage—except he got open enough last season to catch nearly five passes per game.
Baltimore Ravens
The Super Bowl champions are known for their 3-4 defense, but it is a 3-4 in name only. The Ravens often have just two down linemen, and they use two linebackers as additional linemen. That keeps the opposition's guards from taking on the Ravens' inside linebackers, meaning Baltimore can get away with deploying smaller, more-athletic inside linebackers. The result? Everyone is fast, save 340-pound tackle Haloti Ngata.
Buffalo Bills
New Bills coach Doug Marrone ran a typical one-back offense at Syracuse and mixed in variations of the no-huddle and read option. For now, Buffalo's objective is modest: Don't get blown out.
Carolina Panthers
The Panthers' top maneuver is to snugly align the running back, tight end and best linemen (the left side) within a few feet of quarterback Cam Newton, in shotgun formation. The linemen power straight ahead, the tight end blocks a linebacker and the running back—to whom Newton fakes a handoff, freezing the defense—blocks the only defender between Newton and a first down.
Chicago Bears
New coach Marc Trestman, a Canadian Football League import, likes to throw curveballs like unbalanced formations (extra tackles on one side of the ball), but don't be fooled. It's all window dressing for the same tactics: passing routes of medium depth, executed with quarterback Jay Cutler getting the ball out quickly and finding his tall receivers on the outside.
Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals' habit of lining up their defensive ends on the outside shoulder of the opposition's offensive tackles makes one of Cincinnati's outside pass rushers a target of double teams. The reason this works for the Bengals: Interior lineman Geno Atkins is one of the most agile 300-pounders in the game. Sacks ensue.
Cleveland Browns
A new coaching staff had inevitably led to plenty of questions. But one certainty? New defensive coordinator Ray Horton will use his specialty: two inside linebackers crisscrossing to blitz the interior of the line, behind one 300-pound lineman taking on the center and guard. Someone is getting free.
Dallas Cowboys
Pass rusher DeMarcus Ware may be the best in the game at simply running around an offensive line—but he is best when lining up on the outside shoulder of the tackle, then running inside toward the offensive line. That takes the linemen on one side out of the play, allowing a safety or a cornerback to sneak in.
Denver Broncos
Denver's cornerbacks play tight man-to-man coverage that even disrupts teams with four wide receivers. The result is freedom for linebackers such as Von Miller to crush the quarterback or stay in the middle of the field for a potential interception.
Detroit Lions
Quarterback Matthew Stafford must roll out to his right to give receiver Calvin Johnson four to five seconds to sprint down half the field. The Lions secret? Unusually strong offensive linemen that can move their feet and create a moving circle around Stafford as he finds the time.
Green Bay Packers
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers likes throwing to receivers running "go" routes (straight ahead). He lives by one rule: If a good receiver on the outside is running a deep route and has single coverage, throw it even if the receiver isn't open. He will be by the time the pass lands.
Houston Texans
The Texans' offense relies on a zone-blocking scheme that uses misdirection perfectly. When the ball is snapped, everyone—the linemen, the quarterback, the hot-dog guy—goes left, mauling any opponent in that direction. The running back goes left, too—before breaking right and seeing open field.
Indianapolis Colts
They want to run more this year, but they won't scrap quarterback Andrew Luck's specialty: spreading out five wide receivers ("stacking" some, with one lining up behind the other) and then hitting a deep man on the outside or a shifty wideout over the middle.
Jacksonville Jaguars
New coach Gus Bradley will import his "LEO" position defensive end. That means having three enormous defensive linemen take up space, with one player lined up wide on the weak side (that is, the side of the field the tight end isn't on). That defender's job? Use his speed to beat the tackle in single coverage and nail the quarterback.
Kansas City Chiefs
New coach Andy Reid's big change is the pistol offense, which features the quarterback and a running back lined up a few yards behind the center, with at least one additional runner behind the quarterback. The formation can produce any play, but it usually will just produce the same receiver routes Reid always runs: tight ends and strongside receivers crossing to the middle of the field.
Miami Dolphins
They never have to blitz since their four-man defensive line handles everything. Sack master Cameron Wake is the big name, but watch when defensive tackle Randy Starks, who lines up across from the guard, gets creative. If his first move to get by his man isn't successful, he bounces outside the line to pressure the quarterback.
Minnesota Vikings
The key to the Vikings' running game—besides having Adrian Peterson—is center John Sullivan, who patrols the center of the field where Peterson's biggest runs happen. Watch him snap the ball and attack a defensive lineman until the lineman lunges—at which point Sullivan will pull back and the lineman will fall. Sullivan will move onto a linebacker, throwing the last block needed for a big run.
New England Patriots
This team was built around two tight ends (Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski) but is without both. The result will be a return to "underneath" routes from the slot, in which a receiver crosses in front of the quarterback's eyes. Expect plenty of them from receiver Danny Amendola.
New Orleans Saints
The key tactic for the Saints' high-powered offense is a play called four verticals, in which each receiver runs in a straight line as fast as he can. And they say coaching is complicated.
New York Giants
This team's calling card is the draw play. Quarterback Eli Manning takes the snap and holds it for a few seconds before tucking it into the arms of the back lined up to his side. With three receivers spread out, indicating a pass, this particularly works on first down when a pass from a shotgun formation seems likely.
New York Jets
The Jets still run some of the most creative blitzes in the game. Rex Ryan employs the "Bear front," in which three defensive linemen cover the center and two guards and allow maximum flexibility for the linebackers and safeties to come in through the outside edge. The Jets' physical cornerbacks bump receivers at the line, taking away deep passes.
Oakland Raiders
The Raiders have tailored the playbook for athletic, inexperienced quarterback Terrelle Pryor. Quick, easy passes over the middle will be the bulk of the passing plays, but more interesting are the receiver routes: Each play seems designed to clear out the right side of the field to leave it open for him to run.
Philadelphia Eagles
New coach Chip Kelly's fast offense will be fun to watch, but expect one hallmark strategy to be imported: Kelly will run the same play over and over again—perhaps an inside handoff from shotgun formation. The defense will assume he can't possibly run the same play again. Then another inside handoff is on the way.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Typically lining up with one receiver to the right and two to the left, the Steelers' offense has a simple task: Do their job well enough until quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is done scrambling in the backfield. One receiver typically runs a straight-ahead "go" route while the other two go deep and then cut into the middle, where Roethlisberger finds them.
San Diego Chargers
Watch when the Chargers overload one side of their defensive line with two linemen and two linebackers. Just before the snap, safety Eric Weddle will sneak up to the line on the opposite side and plow through to pressure the quarterback.
San Francisco 49ers
In the 49ers' defensive scheme, a linebacker and a defensive tackle cross over each other and attack the offensive lineman diagonal to them—not in front of them. They typically do this with Ahmad Brooks and Justin Smith. The confusion paralyzes the offensive line.
Seattle Seahawks
Quarterback Russell Wilson's read option running play works for one reason: Tackle Russell Okung can ignore the player in front of him and bulldoze a linebacker. Tight end Zach Miller lines up on the opposite side, and after Wilson's handoff makes a defensive lineman hesitate, Miller crosses the field and knocks that lineman into 2015. This results in acres of running room.
St. Louis Rams
The Rams often play just two linebackers, and their defense can get creative—they are known to drop a 300-pound tackle into coverage against speedsters. But the key to their defense is their line opening massive holes while Jo-Lonn Dunbar and James Laurinaitis, their smart, agile linebackers, move laterally in synchronicity until the offense reveals the play—at which point they plug the ample hole.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Buccaneers' throwback defense puts a safety, Mark Barron, at the line of scrimmage, which allows linebacker Mason Foster to rush the passer through the middle of the offensive line. Barron will be there in case it's a running play. And if it's a pass? New cornerback Darrelle Revis will take care of that.
Tennessee Titans
Running back Chris Johnson, one of the fastest players in the NFL, can be inconsistent, but he can hit home runs when given the perfect play: namely, two tight ends lined up behind the offensive line, between the tackle and guard, with everyone moving right. The play-side tight end takes the outside block, while the other tight end dives through the middle for a block. Every defender will be blocked on one side except a safety—one that usually is playing five to 10 yards deeper than normal to guard against Johnson's long runs.
Washington Redskins
Robert Griffin will fake a handoff to a running back, who will be lined up behind him pre-snap. The running back, without the ball, will speed through the hole between Washington's center and a guard, and he will block anyone in the way. The fullback will fake a run to the right of the play, leaving both the middle and the right wide open for Griffin's runs. He won't need it. The linebackers will already be committed to the run and a wide receiver, running a diagonal route, will be open in the middle of the field with just one corner or a flat-footed safety to help.
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Arts Grad Accepts Fellowship to Earn Doctorate in Hispanic Literature and Language
Jose Chavarry '12, a double major in history and Spanish, excelled both in and out of the classroom at MC, and is now on a full scholarship to pursue his Ph.D.
Nearly 10 years ago, 12-year-old José Chávarry moved to Island Park, N.Y. from Lima, Peru with his family, only able to speak a few words of English — although "cat" and "kitchen" weren't of much use in daily conversation.
On May 20, the now 21-year-old history and Spanish major graduated with honors from Manhattan College, and has accepted a competitive fellowship at the CUNY Graduate Center to earn a Doctorate in Hispanic Literature and Language.
After completing six months of ESL (English as a Second Language) training in eighth grade, Chávarry started at West Hempstead High School, excelling in advanced placement courses. But he wasn't sure what the future held.
"I didn't know anything about college," he said, noting that a friend of his mother's recommended Manhattan. "I knew you take classes and get a roommate."
When he visited campus for orientation, he left overwhelmed by the thought of living on his own for the first time and adopting an unfamiliar routine. In a sense, it was like moving to a foreign country all over again.
But when school started, Chávarry made friends with a close-knit group in his freshman dorm and decided to pursue history, a subject he'd always enjoyed growing up.
"I took Western Civ and it reminded me of how much I liked learning," he said. "It was fascinating."
Come sophomore year, Chávarry had acclimated to college life and began to flourish.
He attended a Lasallian Outreach Volunteer Experience (L.O.V.E.) trip to New Orleans, joined student government and became an orientation leader for the Admissions office. He worked as a Resident Assistant, helping Manhattan's new students adapt to the same community that had so graciously accepted him two years prior.
The summer before senior year, Chávarry was chosen to represent Manhattan College at the Congress of World Catholic Universities in Avila, Spain, getting the opportunity to travel to Europe for the first time.
Academically, Chávarry took on a rigorous schedule, adding a medieval studies minor and working one-on-one with professors in four independent studies courses throughout his time at Manhattan. He was inducted into the Spanish honor society, Sigma Delta Pi, as well as the nation's oldest academic honor society, Phi Beta Kappa.
He selflessly spent his summers mentoring and tutoring disadvantaged high school students in the Young Scholars Immersion Program, as well as working for the Manhattan College Summer Institute for Teachers of Advanced Placement Courses as a language laboratory assistant and tutor.
"It's been fun discovering what I like and what I'm excited about," he said, confident that he'd like to pursue teaching as a career, and perhaps translating.
Eager to take the next step toward his goal, Chávarry will be attending the CUNY Graduate Center on a full scholarship this fall to begin a distinguished five-year Ph.D. program in Hispanic Literature and Language.
"I look forward to José becoming a colleague in the field of Hispanic studies," said Marlene Gottlieb, Ph.D., chair of the department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Manhattan, and one of Chávarry's mentors. "One day I'd like to invite him back to teach here at the College. He's a model for our future students, especially those first generation students of Latino origin."
Until then, he plans to relax by tackling a long reading list including Midnight's Children, The Road, The Once and Future King and some Spanish literature on the CUNY syllabus.
As graduation day approaches, the humble senior said he's grateful for the opportunities he's been given and the endless support from his mother.
"I'm most excited to have my mom and friends there at graduation, and to see it all come together," he said. "It's been tough, but I did it."


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I want to order all numbers of the form $2^a3^b$. I need to find the average distance between a random consecutive pair.
For example, in case of a random consecutive pair $2^{n'}$ and $2^{n'+1}$, the distance is $2^{n'}$. Similarly, whats the distance between $2^{a_1}3^{b_1}$ and $2^{a_2}3^{b_2}$ such that there is no number of the form $2^{a}3^{b}$ between them.
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Matcha Chocolate Ganache CakeMatcha and chocolate make the perfect pair! This cake could be a wonderful surprise for that special someone on Valentine's Day...
[Makes 6-7 slices]
For the Cake:
Flour (Cake or All Purpose).......... 3/4 cup
Butter (Unsalted)...........................1 3/4 tbsp
Egg................................................ 3 eggs
Granulated Sugar......................... 1/3 cup
For the Matcha Ganache:
Aiya Cooking Grade Matcha....... 2 tbsp
White Chocolate.............................7 oz.
Heavy Cream.................................1 cup
Gold Foil.........................................as needed
Note: Chocolate is a delicate ingredient so please be careful when applying heat!
- Sift the flour to remove any lumps. Melt the butter.
- Beat the eggs. Add the sugar and transfer the bowl over a water bath on med-low heat. Beat. Take the eggs off of the heat once they begin to get hot. Continue beating at the same pace. When the entire mixture turns white, raise the beaters from the batter. If the batter falls in ribbons, it is ready.
- Gently fold the flour into the beaten eggs and sugar with a plastic spatula, taking care not to deflate them. Fold from the middle of the mixture to the outside in a lifting motion while turning the bowl until the flour is fully incorporated. Mix in the butter until you can no longer see any traces of it.
- Pre-heat the oven to 350°F. Pour the batter into a baking pan and level the surface out with a rubber spatula. Place in the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Break the chocolate up into pieces. Heat the heavy cream over med-low heat. Mix the chocolate, matcha, and warmed cream together in a bowl until smooth.
- Cut the cake into three equal pieces. Shape all three to the same size. Layer the pieces, spreading a thin layer of frosting between each piece. Once the layers are set, frost the top and sides of the cake as well.
- Use any remaining frosting to decorate the top of the cake. Decorate with gold foil (if desired).
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TEMPLE (November 29, 2012)-- A Temple man was sentenced Thursday in Waco's federal court after he earlier pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal personal information and checks, and then cashing checks made out in either his name or the name of a woman who was also charged in the scheme.
U.S. District Judge Walter S. Smith sentenced Billy Anthony Paul to four years in federal prison on each of three counts to be served concurrently and to be followed by three concurrent three-year terms on supervised release.
Smith also ordered Paul to pay a $1,500 fine and $300 in special assessments to the court.
Federal court documents say Paul and Nicole Lawson, also of Bell County, worked together to steal Social Security numbers and other personal information and personal checks from mailboxes throughout Temple, and then wrote checks to themselves for cash.
Lawson also has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced.
On Oct. 28, 2011, Paul and Lawson attempted to cash a Texas Bank and Trust check at Texell Bank, also in Temple, that was drawn on an account that belonged to another person, authorities said.
Police also discovered stolen mail and other identifying information in the defendants' possession that belonged to another person, authorities said.
Authorities believe Paul and Lawson broke into mailboxes and vehicles and stole identifying items and blank checks from them as part of the conspiracy.


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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Pumpkin Pull-Apart Rolls
Makes about 28 rolls
- 1 1/2 cups warm soy milk
- 1 tbsp instant yeast
- 1 cup pumpkin puree (canned is fine, but fresh is better)
- 3 cups all purpose flour (or whole wheat pastry)
- 3 cups bread flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 5 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp oil
- additional oil for brushing
1. Sprinkle yeast over the soy milk and whisk to dissolve. Add puree, flours, salt, sugar, and oil and bring into a soft dough, adjusting flour or liquid as needed. Knead for 5 mins, until smooth.
2. Place dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
3. Line two 9 inch round pans with parchment paper. Slice off 2 oz pieces of dough and work into a ball. Place in the prepared pan just touching one another. When pans are filled, brush buns with some oil, cover, and let rise for 30-40 mins, until almost doubled.
4. Preheat oven to 400 then bake for 15-18 mins, or until golden brown. Remove from pan to cool on a wire rack. Serve warm, letting your dinner guests pull off rolls as needed.
You can very easily freeze a pan of these when they are cooled, then thaw/warm them when you need them.
48 comments:
- Mama said...
Those look beautiful. Could I substitute the soy milk for rice milk?
- October 4, 2011 at 9:09 PM
- Andy Dufresne said...
Wow! These look amazingly soft and chewy.
- October 4, 2011 at 9:15 PM
- Premalatha Aravindhan said...
wow yummy and delicious Pull apart,they turned out perfect...
- October 5, 2011 at 1:07 AM
- Val said...
Ohh.. they look SO good!!! Thank you for sharing! I'll have to give this a try soon! :)
- October 5, 2011 at 6:28 AM
- Such said...
Does the oil in the recipe get mixed in or is that the oil for brushing?
- October 5, 2011 at 7:06 AM
- Such said...
Does the oil in the ingredient list get mixed in or is that the oil for the brushing on?
- October 5, 2011 at 7:07 AM
- urban vegan said...
My family would love these .... I'm bookmarking for Thanksgiving :)
- October 5, 2011 at 8:28 AM
- CautiouslyAudacious said...
These look delicious I am adding it to our Thanksgiving menu! I just found your blog not too long ago and I tried the sandwich "meat" you had on here it was wonderful! Thanks for sharing!
- October 5, 2011 at 10:53 AM
- adriennefriend said...
These are really beautiful! thanks for sharing this recipe.
- October 5, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- Alex @ delicious-knowledge.com said...
Yum! Definitly making these for brunch this weekend. Nothing says fall quite like Pumpkin. Thanks!
- October 5, 2011 at 1:42 PM
- Alex @ delicious-knowledge.com said...
Yum! I will be making these for brunch this weekend. Nothing says fall quite like Pumpkin.
- October 5, 2011 at 1:43 PM
- vegan.in.brighton said...
Those look great, I love the colour the pumpkin gives them.
- October 5, 2011 at 1:46 PM
- awesomeveganrad said...
whoa, these look awesome!
- October 5, 2011 at 6:46 PM
- Such said...
I want to make this for Thanksgiving, but am on clear on the oil. Does all the oil get added in and you use more for brushing on, or is it 1/4 in and the extra 2TBL used for brushing on?
- October 6, 2011 at 10:56 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
I fixed the recipe to be clearer on the oil. It should all make sense now.
- October 6, 2011 at 11:28 AM
- vegga said...
Bam. Added this recipe to my Thanksgiving planning Google doc. :) Thank you!
- October 6, 2011 at 3:23 PM
- VeganLinda said...
Can't wait to make these! Love that they can be frozen too.
- October 6, 2011 at 9:38 PM
- myveganlondon said...
That looks so delicious! With a bit of apricot jam... yummy :)
- October 7, 2011 at 3:08 PM
- Bonnie said...
Just made these and they are perfect! Love your everyday ww bread recipe too. You have taught me so much about bread making thank you!
- October 8, 2011 at 11:36 AM
- Bonnie said...
Just made these and they turned out perfectly! Thanks for a nice, simple, yet fancy roll recipe!
- October 8, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- Lorianne said...
I made these and they turned out great! I was surprised how well they turned out because I usually have a difficult time with making bread items. I think that next time I will try substituting the pumpkin for yams because I tend to have it around the house more than pumpkin. Thanks Vegan Dad for the great recipe, I'm sending the link out to all my baking friends.
- October 8, 2011 at 11:43 PM
- Sarah said...
I made these rolls tonight and they are officially the first item going on our Thanksgiving menu.
Thanks for another wonderful recipe!
- October 8, 2011 at 11:45 PM
- Vital Green Diett said...
yummmy : )
- October 12, 2011 at 8:07 AM
- Ariel said...
What kind of oil should you use?
- October 12, 2011 at 6:05 PM
- Ariel said...
What kind of oil should be used for this recipe?
- October 12, 2011 at 6:05 PM
- Cecilia said...
These look and sound delicious. I think I'll have to make these sometime this fall...
- October 16, 2011 at 9:58 PM
- VeggieLow said...
I made these last night! turned out deelish! I halved the recipe b/c i didnt want a million rolls for jsut 2 people and i actually ended up using more than 3.5 cups of flour total... not sure why. deelish and moist and colorful. thanks!
- October 17, 2011 at 11:50 AM
- kidlitblog said...
Just made them and already ate three. SO delicious! Thanks! - Wendy
- October 17, 2011 at 7:56 PM
- Elisabeth said...
Yummy! I will add more sugar into the dough and make plumb jam filling and then sprinkle some powdered sugar on top for a Czech version :-) Thanks for sharing this recipe!
- October 18, 2011 at 12:13 AM
- kavin hill said...
These make a great addition to any Thanksgiving table. Not only do they look good but they taste awesome. The pumpkin brings a wonderful moistness to the dough and a beautiful golden colour.tantrik
- October 18, 2011 at 6:44 AM
- psykoinsane said...
I made these his weekend using Silk Nog instead of soymilk and they were so delicious! We will definitely be making these again.
- October 18, 2011 at 10:44 PM
- Lisa is Raw on $10 a Day (or less!) said...
Oh my ... these look so soft :) Excellent.
- October 20, 2011 at 7:58 PM
- Meg said...
What type of oil would you recommend?
- October 22, 2011 at 6:28 PM
- Val said...
I made them last night! I cut the recipe in half as I didn't need so many but left everything else originally to your recipe! They tasted amazing!!! My entire family loved them, thanks so much!!! I love your blog!!!
- October 25, 2011 at 2:53 AM
- Crooked Moon Mama said...
These were so yummy! We mad ethem as part of a 5 day bread series and we loved them. Blogged about them too.
- November 16, 2011 at 10:40 PM
- Karen said...
Just made them (with almond milk since my mom has a soy allergy) for Thanksgiving tomorrow. Awesome! Thanks, Vegan Dad!
- November 23, 2011 at 4:29 PM
- sortacrunchymom said...
I've made these a few times, with a few different types of winter squash in place of the pumpkin. They are fabulous!! My kids can't stop eating them!
- November 27, 2011 at 8:46 PM
- foodstains said...
I'd just like to share that I made these over the Thanksgiving weekend, and they were utterly divine. Thank you VEGANDAD for providing some of the most amazing recipes!
- December 2, 2011 at 3:22 PM
- Ayanna Dookie said...
Thank you for an awesome recipe! I made these for Christmas today and they were a hit! A lot easier than I thought it could ever be to bake bread and the presentation was divine!
- December 26, 2011 at 2:11 AM
- Carol Perryman said...
Thanks so much for this wonderful recipe! I made a double batch for christmas dinner and they were a huge hit. I baked them ahead of time (underbaking a bit) sprinkled with paprika and parsley, then did the last 5 minutes just before dinner. They travel well and remained tender... and there were absolutely none left. This is a keeper recipe! The 2 oz size is perfect for eating with a cup of soup, and my omni family were enjoying them as buns for the baked ham.
- December 28, 2011 at 10:42 AM
- Mathgirl said...
Just when I thought I knew how to make just about everything there is to make in the vegan world, I saw this recipe. I made it with NYE dinner, and it was amazing. I even let it rise too long, and it still came out great.
- January 1, 2012 at 1:28 AM
- Kait C said...
Yum these look so good I think I would sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on them and maybe make a glaze for a delicious warm fall treat
- January 4, 2012 at 8:18 AM
- sophiesfoodiefiles said...
I also made these tasty pumpkin rolls & they tasted fabulous!
So easy to make too! :)
You have a lovely & cool food blog! :)
- January 4, 2012 at 5:09 PM
- Vegangirl said...
OMG!!! Soooo good with Earth Balance!
- January 15, 2012 at 7:12 PM
- Living2Cook said...
I will make this recipe and give you feedback :)
It looks delicious !!!
- April 22, 2012 at 7:09 PM
- Natasha said...
I left these in the oven too long and the bottom burnt, but it's still so good. I'll definitely make it again.
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I made these last night. They are very good indeed. A definite winner! Thanks, Vegan Dad!
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I think after three years in a row I can definitively say that these have become a staple for our Thanksgiving dinners. Good lord these are delicious. I just made them tonight and they're getting served tomorrow. Thank you so much for this recipe. I don't exaggerate when I say that these are the highlight of our Thanksgiving dinners.
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It has a 450 horsepower engine, making it the most powerful standard model Corvette ever and the most fuel efficient too, but it wasn't just the new gleaming red Corvette Stingray that caught attention today at the Bowling Green Corvette plant.
"In the midst of all that excitement, we're able to announce even more good news for the Bowling Green Assembly, and that is we're going to move our Performance Build Center from Wixom, Michigan right here to Bowling Green Kentucky," said GM Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant Manager Dave Tatman.
A move that puts the Bowling Green plant in a league of its own.
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To GM, it only made sense to let the ones making the car, make the engine.
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Bowling Green's GM plant recently underwent a $131 million upgrade, including $52 million dollars for a new body shop to manufacture the new C7 frame.


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I'm trying to find the title of a short British film which is probably propaganda, filmed in Canterbury in the UK towards the end of WW2, and was called something like "They Came Back", "We've Come Back" or something similar.
It is the story of two children who have returned to Canterbury after the Nazi bombing raids have definitely come to an end. It shows a ruined city, and some famous landmarks.
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Indeed, if you forget to implement a method, and you use it later on in your project (and believe me, it happens), you might spend a long time debugging looking for what went wrong step by step. If you have the exception, the program will stop directly, prompting the exception (if you catch the exception, you'll find it quickly by looking what exception you caught).
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For the release version, it's even more important in my opinion, as in most cases you would prefer your program to crash rather than having a program apparently working properly but producing erroneous results.
It depends on your general philosophy around errors and error handling. I am the "hard error" type of guy: I will throw an exception at the slightest hint that something might be wrong; I will assert everything; If there is an error, if something was expected to be there, and it is not, or if something is there, and it shouldn't, the entire universe must stop. The windows exclamation sound must ring ominously through the loudspeakers.
There are other people who would rather not be bothered with errors. So what if we ship it to the client and the entire reports module is missing because we forgot to code it, and nobody in testing realized it, because the application was all too silent about it? Better do nothing, than throw an exception in the client's face!
I'd say it's a good idea. Usually I see those exceptions thrown by skeleton code that is auto-generated from a form or diagram or something. The exception reminds me to implement the code, and it makes sure that there will be errors if I try to use the functionality that was set up but never fully implemented. Sometimes I will stub it out or replace it with something that is less likely to halt execution (such as printing a warning to the console), but I find that it works for me.
If you're building a library that others will be using having this exception is better than the alternative, which would be a user of your library calling a function and wondering why nothing seemed to happen. Of course, it's still pretty bad to have this exception in a shipped library but better than silent failures, IMO.
I think it's good practice. The alternative is propagating an invalid value or state, which is going to affect both test and production code.
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This is related to the concept of "fail fast": if your code is throwing an exception, that should get caught before going to production. If it does get to production, then at least the client knows that the assembly is incorrect.
If the code returns a meaningless value or, for
What kind of project is this? Work or home? At home, do whatever you want - whatever best reminds you that you need to finish whatever it is that you're working on.
At work, finish writing it.
I can't see a situation where I would checkin code that can/will break other devs, QA or a build.
I do both I but a \todo in my doxygene autodocing and then throw the exception. That way if people can't be bothered to RTFM at least they will be able to figure out why their program crashed, instead of wondering why there is a declared function that is not returning a logical value.


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8 Hilariously Failed Attempts to Use CGI in Political Ads
Most people became aware of CG (computer generated) effects with the release of Jurassic Park, though they've been around much longer than that. Politicians discovered CG around 2008 (some are still working on discovering the internet) and boy, are they not making good use of it.
Here's what they're doing instead.
#8. Demon Sheep
In this ad, Carly Fiorina's Republican primary opponent is described as a "wolf in sheep's clothing." Using the power of bargain-basement computer graphics, they're going to take that single phrase to a place sanity has long abandoned. Hang on:
It begins with a peaceful scene of some sheep standing in a green field, and typical bland politician phrases flashing on the screen: "Purity. Piety. Wholesome. Honorable." Just as you are about to fall asleep, out of nowhere, a sheep on a pedestal begins to rise out of the ground.
Before you can finish saying, "What the fuck," they explain that this sheep is Fiorina's opponent, Tom Campbell, and then strike him down with lightning.
His crime is that he is only pretending to be a real Republican, and is a "wolf in sheep's clothing". You can tell because of the glowing red eyes, a dead giveaway of wolves.
Another clue is the shoes. Distinctive wolven shoes.
So it looks like halfway through, even shitty compositing with a pirated version of After Effects got too rich for their blood and they went even more low-budget. Someone managed to put together a sheep costume so terrible that even furries would consider it beneath their dignity.
The kicker is that those clips weren't even shot for this project. The ad maker actually re-used footage from a previous project. Which leads to the frustratingly unanswered question of what the hell kind of project that was supposed to be.
The Democrats followed up with a very polished parody of the ad where Carly Fiorina is "Demon Sheep 2". While it no longer makes a visual effects artist want to burn their eyes out, I feel that fancy elitist qualities like competence, logic, and actual compositing work are no substitute for heart.
In the hearts of Californians, there will always be only one demon sheep.
#7. My Opponent Is a Floating Head
Would you vote for a floating head that flickers like a hologram of Emperor Palpatine? Me too.
Unfortunately the voters of Multnomah County didn't feel the same way, and Piluso lost this one. Her opponent, Diane McKeel, spent $237,000 of her own money on this campaign, most of which I can safely say did not go into this ad.
I don't know what the "Committe" to Elect Diane McKeel Multnomah County Commissioner was thinking when they sponsored this ad, but it was around Halloween, and I guess someone came up with the bright idea to talk about how "scary" Piluso was, and the best way to show that would be to put her head in a strangely aquarium-like Halloween scene.
I guess the hologram look is supposed to tell you she is a ghost, and they couldn't find any body shots of her so they hid her behind a rock (I think it's a rock). Alternatively the head is supposed to be attached to the rock, and she is some kind of horrible rock-human Frankenstein, which I guess is pretty scary for something that can't move.
#6. Barbara Boxer: Evil Blimp
This ad is actually a fairly straightforward metaphor:
Quite simply, Senator Barbara Boxer becomes inflated with "hot air" and threatens Our Way of Life, typical political hyperbole really. It begins during an ordinary session of Congress.
Suddenly, her head begins to swell, with power or something, and power is lighter than air because it begins to lift her off the floor. And then, uh...
...she smashes right through the Capitol dome. Okay. Sure.
As she floats out of Washington, she evolves into her final form, sprouting an armored wall of TV screens.
Now completely matured, the full-grown Boxerblimp terrorizes citizens at every scenic vista in northern California.
Half the shots cut off the whole top half of her head for some inexplicable reason.
Not as she's coming into or leaving the shot, it's cut off like that for the entire 10 second shot or whatever. Most likely the maker of this ad is as good at scene composition as they are at CG. Or subtlety.
Will anything be able to save California from this horrific senatorial blimp beast? Yes! Apparently it's challenger Carly Fiorina talking at you a whole lot. I'm not sure what she said because it's boring. But whatever she said apparently has the power to smite the Boxtrosity from the sky and send it plummeting into the ocean.
And that's why you need to, um... buy Carly perfume, I think.
#5. Attack Of the 50 Ft. Pelosi
This ad takes the term "scare tactic" as literally as possible, conjuring up the image of a scaaaaary movie where House speaker Nancy Pelosi is literally a scaaaary monster who physically destroys American cities:
It sets the tone playfully with a title that conjures up images of old school monster movies, movies stylistically known for their...
...giant cartoonish heads. Seeing how well they captured that vibe, who wouldn't immediately be put in mind of The Blob or Them! or Attack of the 50 Foot Woman? If it doesn't have a tiny body and a giant balloon-like bobble head, who could possibly accept it as a B-movie monster? But enough on that. So Obama and Senate leader Harry Reid pull some switches labeled "Healthcare," "Stimulus," and "Bailouts," and the power overloads their lab creation:
Giant-Headed Yet Strangely Flat Nancy Pelosi. She bursts through the roof, as politicians are wont to do (see the Barbara Boxer Blimp) and goes on a cross-eyed rampage.
Clearly, the inability of her eyes to coordinate working in the same direction is an example of the failure of her "bipartisan" policies. So what can defeat this horrifying California Congresswoman? Why, the votes of Pennsylvanians, of course!
Each laser is a vote. No, really.
Yes, this is an ad for Pennsylvania congressional candidate Tim Burns, who, no matter how many votes he gets, will never be allowed to take a California congressional seat, because he and Nancy Pelosi are running in two completely separate political races.
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- "This is Amos Diggory, everyone. Works for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures."
- —Arthur Weasley introducing Amos to his kids[src]
- "That's my boy!"
- —Amos seeing Cedric's body for the first time.[src]
Amos Diggory[3][4][7] was a wizard who worked in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures in the British Ministry of Magic.[4] He and his wife lost their son Cedric in June of 1995, when he was murdered by Peter Pettigrew on Lord Voldemort's orders.[8]
Early life
Amos most likely attended Hogwarts. He started working in the Ministry of Magic sometime after leaving school.
The Diggory family lived either in or near to the village of Ottery St Catchpole, near the Weasley and Fawcett families.[4] In 1994, Amos and his family attended the Quidditch World Cup.[4] After a Death Eater riot broke out, a team of witches and wizards, including Amos, found the house-elf Winky lying beneath the Dark Mark and questioned her about what happened.[7]
He performed Prior Incantato on the wand of Harry Potter to deduce who had used the Morsmordre spell.[7] Later, he asked Arthur Weasley to help Alastor Moody out of trouble;[9] unbeknownst to him, this was the day Moody was kidnapped by Barty Crouch Jr.[10] Amos simply thought it was another false alarm from the paranoid Moody and wanted to ensure that the former Auror's new job at Hogwarts would not be jeopardised.[9]
That same year, Amos's son Cedric was selected as Hogwarts' champion in the Triwizard Tournament, something for which Amos was extremely proud.[11] However, Harry Potter's name also came out of the Goblet of Fire.[11] Many people erroneously believed that Harry intentionally tried to cheat Cedric and Hufflepuff house out of their deserved glory, as he was too young to be selected and received the most publicity.[11] Amos was openly rude to Harry before the tournament's Third Task.[3] This infuriated Molly Weasley, with whom Amos almost had a public confrontation, but his wife restrained him.[3]
Harry and Cedric considered themselves to be equally winners at the end of the tournament, thus they both touched the Triwizard Cup, unwittingly taking a Portkey as part of the trap Lord Voldemort set for Harry. Voldemort ordered his servant Peter Pettigrew to kill Cedric.[8] Harry managed to escape the graveyard with Cedric's body, returning him to his devastated parents (Amos openly sobbed later while Harry explained what happened).[12] Amos thanked Harry for returning Cedric's body, and assured him that they did not blame Harry for his death.[12] Harry tried to give them the prize money that came with winning the tournament, but they refused it. Amos subsequently had little to do in the war against Voldemort; his son was ultimately avenged when Voldemort was defeated. [12]
Physical appearance
Amos was described as being "tall"; he had a ruddy face and a "scrubby" brown beard, and wore oval-shaped glasses.[4]
Personality and traits
- "Always modest, our Ced, always the gentleman... but the best man won, I'm sure Harry'd say the same, wouldn't you, eh? One falls off his broom, one stays on, it doesn't take a genius to tell which one's the better flier!"
- —Amos on his son's flying skills[src]
Amos was extremely proud of his son, Cedric, to the point of boasting about his accomplishments at every given opportunity.[4] He became quite angry and disrespectful when Cedric was not even given a mention in the Daily Prophet story about the Triwizard Tournament, whereas Harry got a whole page to himself, though this was understandable, given that Cedric was meant to be the only Hogwarts champion.[3]
Amos was quite genial and friendly when walking through the woods with the Weasleys, Harry, and Hermione Granger.[4] He was rather paternal, but came off as somewhat standoffish and rude due to his loud voice and boastfulness of his son's accomplishments.[4]
He was also quite emotional, roaring with joy when discussing Cedric winning a Quidditch game[4] and roaring with anger at Winky the house-elf when interrogating her.[7] He sobbed openly when he saw Cedric had died and when he was interviewed about his son's death, but at least didn't blame Harry for it, and contrary, believed Harry's claim of Voldemort's return and thanked him for returning Cedric's body.[12]
Magical abilities and skills
- Magizoology: As a member of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, Amos Diggory has a high level of knowledge on magical creatures, how to classify them and the various laws regulating the ownership of such creatures, such as Ban on Experimental Breeding.
"Amos" is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament; it means "carried" in Hebrew.[13]
Behind the scenes
- "Parting of the ways, I think, old chap? See you at the match."
- —Amos Diggory's farewell to Arthur Weasley at the Quidditch World Cup[src]
- Amos' life during and after the Second Wizarding War is unknown.
- He is portrayed by Jeff Rawle in the fourth film.[14]
- Rawle also provided the voice for a wizard in both video game instalments of the seventh book.[14]
- In the fourth film, Amos is depicted as being quieter and more amicable than his book counterpart is shown to be.
- In the film he is also clean-shaven and wears glasses, as opposed to his book counterpart.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Notes and references
- ↑ As Amos was at least seventeen years old to be working in the Ministry, and was most likely at least 17 when he became a father.
- ↑ As he couldn't pronounce "policemen" correctly, it is unlikely he grew up among Muggles. As well as this, the Diggory family are not included in the "Sacred Twenty Eight", which means that by 1930, they were no longer pure-blood; Amos, most likely born after 1930, would not be a pure-blood because of this. He cannot be Muggle-born due to a "Diggory" being Minister and Nobby Leech being the first Muggle-born Minister. The Diggory Minister preceded Nobby.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 21 (The House-Elf Liberation Front)
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 6 (The Portkey)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 9 (The Dark Mark)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 32 (Flesh, Blood and Bone)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 11 (Aboard the Hogwarts Express)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 35 (Veritaserum)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 17 (The Four Champions)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 37 (The Beginning)
- ↑ Amos on Behind the Name
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Jeff Rawle at the Internet Movie Database


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Welcome Francis!
Papal trips have become important international events. They are a sign of the Church's opennes to the world, on the one hand, and a sign of a welcoming country, on the other. Pope Francis's trip to Israel later this month was postponed once because of a strike, but is on again for late May.
It happens that the most welcoming group may be the rabbis traveling from Latin America who plan to be in Jerusalem to meet him when he arrives. Israelis, who encouraged the trip, seem to be having second thoughts. There have been an uptick in "price-tag" attacks on Christian sites. Security officials fear that there will be disruptions during the visit. The police have asked Franciscans in Jerusalem to remove a banner welcoming the Pope. Should Francis stay home where he has his own curial troublemakers?
A round-up of the issues (which have been widely reported in the Israeli press).
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Talk about a hornets nest. John Paul survived it. As did Benedict. John Paul and Francis seem genuinely in tune with Jews. He should go. In this instant communication world Francis can watch the Curia of his phone while visiting this historic land. Maybe Abraham, Moses and David will join Peter and Paul and Mohammed in bringing God's people together.
"Pope Francis's trip to Israel later this month was postponed once because of a strike."
No, it was not. The trip was never postponed. Even during the strike, the Vatican had always said the Pope would go, regardless.
Of course, if you have a statement from the Vatican stating otherwise, do feel free to post that.
"Should Francis stay home where he has his own curial troublemakers?"
Um, no?
Let me ask you this though: do you ask the same question whenever the US president makes a trip abroad? Do you think God would prefer that Francis "stay home"?
Israelis, who encouraged the trip, seem to be having second thoughts.
Quite the contrary, according to the morning's news, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has inaugurated its own site for the pilgrimage of Pope Francis:
It rather seems to me that the only people "having second thoughts" are bigots, in which case, all the more reason for the Pope to go to reveal their hatred and intolerance on the world stage, or as the first commenter on the article you linked said:
"Let them be seen on international tv screens and print media demonstrating their hatred of all things non Jewish."
@May 14, 2014 - 2:43am
Whatever the Vatican may have said or done, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said: "Pope Francis has been forced to cancel his planned visit to Israel, which was to take place over May 24-26, due to the ongoing labor dispute at the Foreign Ministry.
"A source at the ministry confirmed to The Times of Israel on Thursday that the pontiff's trip was cancelled because Foreign Ministry workers are currently on strike and are unable to make the necessary arrangements for the high-profile visit." Times of Israel March 6, 2014
To which Vatican responded thusly:
Vatican officials on Friday have denied reports claiming Pope Francis has decided to cancel his planned visit to Israel in May as a result of an ongoing labor dispute within Israel's Foreign Ministry.
The director of the Holy See Press Office Father Frederico Lombardi said "The strike may create difficulties but for now there is nothing further as far as were concerned."
Citing an unnamed source at the ministry, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday that the pope's scheduled trip was cancelled because most of the Foreign Ministry's workers are presently on strike and would therefore be unable to make the necessary arrangements for the visit...
Vatican sources told i24news they were not aware that the visit had officially been cancelled and characterized the news as a trial balloon by workers to pressure ministry management. The official also said that as far as he knew, the visit will take place as planned.
A source in the Foreign Ministry's Workers Union noted on Twitter that while the visit was "at risk," it had not been officially cancelled.
So, yeah.
Yes, conflicting news accounts! Ole! Only God knows, it appears.
Hey, did you censor and delete my previous post about God's eye roll?
No matter (or perhaps I should say whatever), yes, only God would know.
In the meantime, I for one am going to believe Fr. Lombardi's words, which have been quoted, over some "unnamed source".
Also, in case it wasn't clear, I do not get the point of this thread, or the intent behind the question you posed ("Should Francis stay home..."), so there's also that.
You've had enough air time. I get your point.
You've had enough air time. I get your point.
Why thank you. That's good to hear.
And so, would you be so kind as to explain your point then, which I somehow fail to get?
After all, is that not why you post on dotCommonweal? To make a point and engage in a discussion with commenters who frequent the blog?
The Point: The victims of most "price-tag" attacks are Arabs, Muslims and Christians, who live both in Israel and in the Occupied Territories. There have been recent attacks on Christian sites and Mosques as well. The cars of Arab residents of Jerusalem are spray painted and their tires slashed.
If Israeli intellegence and police are concerned about the increase in such attacks and perhaps more violent ones because of the Pope's visit, should the Pope come? Or should he not?
He, of course, will be well protected, but Christians and Muslims will not be. Some among the West Bank settlers do not hesitate to attack them and the Israeli Defense Forces do not seem much interested in stopping them.
Thank you.
And of course the Pope should go -- and he will, thanks be to God -- and bring the message of peace and hope to the persecuted and the oppressed, who, according to just as many news reports, want him there.
Otherwise, the terrorists will have won.
And with that, I shall not waste any more "air time" on your thread. Good bye.
The Pope's visits have to exhibit the virtue of prudence. They are not there to prove he is in favor of peace or to demonstrate that he can't be threatened. They are not required for ushering in the reign of God or for determining who is "a bigot" (your word). Rather, each occasion needs to be judged within its context and time. For heaven's sake, you make this sound like it's some sort of a live or die situation for the Pope's honor and the cause of justice in the middle east. Come on. The Pope has been to many countries and peace has not broken out as a result.
There are many factors intersecting when a pope comes to visit. Cost, security, timing. He is not obliged to visit, and if it puts the faithful under additional stress, it's not wrong to reconsider or even to cancel.
The Pope as globetrotting peacemaker is a brand new role, not required of him by the tradition in any way shape or form. If you want to argue that it's now essential in today's world, fine, but you should realize that it has never been seen that way before and you should be prepared to mount a real argument, rather than saying it as if it's self-evident and throwing around terms like "bigot" for people who don't agree with you.
One of my gripes with these trips is the cost. World Youth Days have been ruinously expensive for the church in the countries that have hosted them. They create a great experience and then that's it. Similar with papal visits. Big crowds. A big emotional high. A big price tag. My second gripe is a counter-cultural statement. If the pope stayed home all the time I would be happier than if he ran around all the time. Take care to be rooted, lest you forget who you are. We have too many Big Shots traveling all the time. More people should stay home.
OK, now, call me a bigot.
Security is a serious matter, and I hope Pope Francis is being well advised about it. The Church needs him. The trip to Israel might wait until his hosts can more confidently assure his safety. Rita is right. Prudence is needed in making travel plans that involve not only the Pope's safety, but the safety of others. And, I would add, the hopes of many in the church for all that he might do in future.
Rita - thanks and remember Francis' quote - airport bishops. (and it wasn't a postive statement)
The pope heads a universal church with the majority of adherents anyplace other than Italy or even Europe. The vast majority of Catholics will never make it to Rome to see Francis nor any pope.
OTOH, there is plenty to do in Rome with starting to clean up the Vatican. JPII appeared to run away from the mess there with his globetrotting forays. B16 ran away from it via theologizing. Francis knows what is on his plate and appears willing to at least make a start.
There has to be a balance between how to be leader of a global church in a concrete, physical way and how to take care of one's many housekeeping chores.