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Villa 2-2 Sunderland
Coming from behind twice, the last a 25 yarder from Appiah.
Villa 2-2 Sunderland
Coming from behind twice, the last a 25 yarder from Appiah.
Chelsea 2-0 Reading
2 own goals. Had a good laugh at that.
Gillingham (ME) 3-2 Leyton orient, First season of FM2008 about 15 games in,
I went 2-0 ahead and dominated the first half, Orient got a lucky goal 10 minutes from the end and started really pushing for an equalizer, my players suffering from playing 3 games in a week buckled under the pressure and in the 89 minute BAM! goal, an Orient team which should of been easy to beat had salvaged a point or so they thought. Desperately I threw everything at Leyton Orient, and in the 93rd minute Nick Colgan scored a goal from 20 yards out to get the win for my Gills team.
What a relief! with that result I remain 2nd in league 1
Baranovichi 1-0 Veras
Belarusian First League - Final Match of the Season (Saved Baranovichi from bottom spot and relegation with 7 games to go)
Career Update for above here!
Premier League
Man Utd 6 - Burnley 0
Easy Victory
Bury 2-0 Rochdale and my first post
Manchester City 1 - Arsenal 1
quarter finals of champions league... being a terrible season so far, and probably will resign unless champions league final is reached
nothing -- nothing
Really. As I got sacked for applying to another club after taking my current club to 4th in the top flight of Argentina from 20th in the 2nd in 2 years. ARG....
Boca 5-0 River
The easiest game I've ever had against River, just one of those games where every shot on target went in.
Manchester United 3-3 Arsenal
(United win 17-16 on penalties)
Champions League Final 2011
What a game!!!
Tevez 12, Rooney 80, Carrick 86
Vela 8, 47, Adebayor 18
home draw against west ham @ old trafford
damn mad
Started a new game as Chelsea and sold alot of players. Anyway 1st game I had 5 debutants who all scored!
Chelsea 5-1n Arsenal
Mexes Fabregas
Marcus Berg
MK Dons 4 Nottm Forest 3
Coca-Cola Championship 2010/2011 (FM08)
Howard (13,37,64) Lafferty (4)
Miller (90+2) Davies (77,79)
We got off to a bad start when Kyle Lafferty gave Forest an early lead, but with our first chance of the game Attacking Midfielder Brian Howard scored he scored a second just before HT which made the team talk a little difficult.
About 20 minutes into the second half Jemal Johnson layed off for Brian Howard to smash in a 20 yarder which looked like the Forest Goalkeeper could have easily saved. Then Forest put on Arron Davies and the fightback started when he tapped in on 77 minutes to give Forest hope he silenced the home crowd when he eqaulised for them. Then Tommy Miller rose up and powered a header past Forest's goalkeeper from a Mark Wright corner in injury time to secure an epic win for the Dons.
The result leaves Forest dead and buried at the bottom of the Championship on 9 points it also leaves us a step closer to mid table obscurity with 37 points from 26 games.
Middlesbrough 2-1 Leverkrusen (Defour and Alex Teixeira)
Quite possibly my greatest win ever.
I decided that until FM10, I would create a 'Super League', with all the best teams in the world in, plus Man City (who I am managing). These are the teams that are in the league:
1. Man Utd
2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. Arsenal
5. Ac Milan
6. Inter Milan
7. Roma
8. Juventus
9. Barcelona
10. Real Madrid
11. Valencia
12. Bayern Munich
13. Wolfsburg
14. Olympique de Marsielle
15. FC Girordins de Bordeaux
16. CSKA Moscow
17. Boca Junior
18. Sao Paulo
19. Ajax
20. Man City
My Last Game
I played Liverpool, and the odds were stacked against me, and was apparently guaranteed to lose. Then this happened.
6 - 0 up at half time! I couldnt believe it! Here are the player ratings.
Vagner Love was an absolute God in this game, part of me hopes he doesnt keep scoring like this though cause theres a clause in his contract which states once he scores 30 goals I pay Moscow 20 million
So if Im only as good as my last result, I may never play FM again
It took over 20 minutes, that penalty shootout
Was a nervewracking experience
Unlucky losing to Spurs mate
Anyway, here's my latest result:
Manchester United 2-0 Wigan Athletic
FA Cup Final 2011
Rooney 44, Schwaab 47
With this victory I won the Quadruple!
AaB 0-0 Juventus Champions League 3rd Round Qualifier 2008
Lost 0-3 on aggregate having lost away as expected, albeit they only bagged second and third goals in the last 2 minutes of that game.
We did well in both legs, created chances, but lacked quality in defence with a weaker AaB side. (No transfer kitty in the first window either)
Got all excited remembering we'd be in the UEFA Cup.... and then got drawn against AC Milan and wanted to cry
I'll be writing a story about this for FMS, so i've spoilered it.
spoiler:Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham
A draw that confirmed Newcastle's (our) survival on goal difference. Boro, Bolton and Hull went down. I took over, 3 points adrift with 5 games to go. 1 win, 3 draws and a loss later we had survived by the skin of our teeth.
F.C Barcelona 2 - Atletico Madrid 0
After resigning from City, two days later I was contacted by FCB to become their new manager... been a quite bad season for them, but so far, with 4/4 victories under new management, we might still get the league. Team is gonna need some serious rebuilding, too, with a lot of the team aged up, and no good bench players
(Me) England 6 Belarus 0, 2010 World Cup Qualifying.
An easy victory which meant I finished Qualifying with a record of 9 Wins and 1 Draw, conceding only 1 goal (against Ukraine away) in the process.
Now onto the World Cup!
By the way, can someone please tell me how to make text bold on the forums? Thanks in advance.
Everton 1 - 1 Portsmouth
FA Cup 3rd Round 2006/7.
I was completely hammered in the league 3 - 0 by Everton, so I decided to muck about and put in a team of youngsters (plus my captain and another first teamer). If it hadn't been for my captain's backside getting in the way of an Everton cross, it would've been a famous victory for my youth - bloody typical, isn't it?
ManU 1 - 2 Barcelona 2008-2009
Champions League Finale
Bleh, We sieged their goal for the last 20 minutes, but just couldn't score the equalizer .
Sunderland 4 - 2 Chelsea.
Praise the lord for Marco Matterazi.
Nottingham Forest 3 - 2 Arsenal, second game in the Prem, 2012/2013 season.
Champions League, 2008/09 - First Knockout Round
Arsenal 0 (3) - 0 (4) Barcelona
Devastating! How dare Barca finish second in their group, I shoulda been on a beeline to the semis at least. This game was pretty dull besides Fabregas twice hitting the bar, but the first game was incredible - I scored after five minutes, after which they tore me to shreds to get 4-1 up by 60 minutes, before Bendtner and a bafflingly out of position Sagna pulled me back and gave me hope. But it wasn't to be.
Giulianova 0 - 0 Roma Serie A
I take it people are only supposed to post once?
Man City 4 - 1 Liverpool
A great result for my Man City side, with Pogrebnyak hitting two in the first ten minutes, one being a 30 yard free kick. Davide Santon added a third before half time and scored his second just after the hour mark to make it 4-0. Tymoschuk scored a late long range strike to give Liverpool a consolation.
Manchester United 2 - 2 Real Madrid. CL last 16 and we were 2-0 up at half time.
I've noticed that most people only post their last result as long as they won.
TPS 1 - 2 Tampere Utd
Beat them 2-0 away from home in the first game and in typical fashion 9 of my players have an absolute stinker and we get dominated at home. Coming off the back of a European game in mid-week. How is it my team always plays poor after European games? Lethargic buggers.
Cartagena 0 - 4 Internazionale
Pre-season friendly with a newly-designed 4-4-2. So far so good...
Blackpool 3 - 1 Manchester City - Community Shield Final. 2014 (Get in!!! )
Man City 0 - 1 Newcastle United - First League game of the season.
Champions League Final 2009
Real Madrid 3-2 Man United
Liverpool 0 -Manchester United 4 . This result just got us into the F.A cup final.
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Giulianova 0 - 0 Cagliari Serie A 2011
me - Portsmouth 3:0 Swansea
2x Love , Adriano
WYCOMBE 3-0 Bradford
Simon Walton
Nick Hofs
This is 2nd season, League 1, 4th in the League mid April (using free agents database)
LEEDS 1-1 Bolton- (4-5 Pens) Carling Cup 2nd Round
Started a new game as Leeds and i dominated the game but Beckford missed the 1st penalty that pretty much knocked me out But showed i can hang with the big boys
Ajax - FC Utrecht 1-0 (Eredivisie)
(74. Gabri)
Utrecht is somehow inconvenient opponent for me. Although Utrecht's Silberbauer was sent of somewhere around 25. minute already, it took me whole 74 minutes to score a single goal in a match I dominated.
First game of the season between us was much more battling, but ended similarly 1-0 when Vermaelen became the hero with winning header at 87th minute.
Next will be Atletico Madrid in UEFA Cup 1st knockout round. Wis me luck :P
Oldham Athletic 1-0 Stockport County (Wolfenden 45)
Champions League Final
Valencia 2- R. Madrid 1
Alexis Sanchez 14, 90 +4 - Vagner Love 30
1 player from each team got a red card so it was really a fun match, Sanchez won it for us in the 94th minute when there was only supposed to be 2 minutes of added time!
Serie A
Sampdoria 3 - 4 Giulianova
Pazzini (13), Caffa (36, 75) - David Beckham (Pen 11, 68, Pen 85), Pio Crisci (90+3)
Chimney Corner 3 - 1 Oxford Utd Stars
Copa del Rey Quarter Final Leg 1:
Atlético Madrid 1-1 Almería
Borja González (65), Regalón sent off (5) - Angel (84)
Don't really care about the cup so played with some subs, but the red card made us abandon all our plans. We will probably destroy them in the 2nd leg though.
VVV - Emmen 1-2
Premier League 2011/2012
Birmingham City 0 - 3 Manchester United
Valencia '8, Berbatov '13, '62
Champions League Semi Final 1st Leg
Celtic 2-4 Manchester Utd
Two nil down after 9 minutes, Nani inspired the comeback with a brace of 25 yard rockets, Evra of all people then popped up at the back post to nod in Rafael's pinpoint cross and Mickey Owen wrapped it up in injury time.
English Premier Division
Gateshead 2-1 Fulham
Two goals from Uche
League Cup Final
Fulham 1 - 1 Man City
City won 4-1 on penalties
English championship
Sheff Utd 1-1 Gateshead
opening day of the season
Coca Cola Championship
Plymouth Argyle 1 Milton Keynes Dons 2
Carl Finnigan (64) Michael Turner (14,21)
Steven Mac Lean s/o (3)
This has to be one of the worst performances we put on this season tbh, Steven mac Lean got himself sent off when he should of tapped in an opener after elbowing Alton Thelwell 3 yards out from goal. It was the daftest red card ever.
Michael Turner's goals both came from corners but after the second Plymouth started to dominate.
A mixture of bad finishing and good goalkeeping gave uis three points at Home Park because Finnigan should of really got about 4 goals but luckily he couldnt hit a barn door.
Lucky 3 points keeps us in 11th, Plymouth look doomed with 14 points from 30 matches in 23rd.
Fulham 4 West Ham 2 (FA Cup 6th Round)
Conceded 2 goals in the last 15 minutes which was rather annoying :\ I'm West Ham.
Carling cup 3rd round
Gateshead 3-2 Man Utd
my mid table championship team just fluked a win v the 2013 treble winners
Sampdoria 0 - 2 Man Utd
Vidic was given a red card after 22 minutes. The goals came in the second half. Fairly pleased with the result.
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Barcelona 8
Real Madrid 1
Yes you did read that right, FM08
Blackburn 3 - 2 Sunderland
I scored in the 2nd minute and the 89th minute.
FC United 4-2 Aston Villa:
Brennan, Beckford, Thuller and Joseph (All Regens)
Giulianova 4 - 0 Chievo Italian Cup 4th Qualifying Round
Ryan Pace (Regen), Pio Crisci, Liédson (2)
Leeds 3-1 Everton
Eastmond (regen), OG, and Darren Bent
In prem in 2011, penultimate game of season, looks like 7th place is assured. (3 points clear of spurs in 8th with a better goal difference)
Newcastle United 0 - 0 Manchester United
Coca Cola Championship
Milton Keynes Dons 6 Preston North End 3
Jemal Johnson (8,84)..............Karl Hawley (61)
Tom Taiwo (16) ....................Gary McSheffrey (74)
Brian Howard (77,80)..............Gareth Williams (86)
Rory Fallon (90)
This game had everything except a sending off. Johnson opened the scoring for the Dons but on 12 minutes Chris Brown is stretchered off injured for Preston. Three minute later Tom Taiwo tapped in after a mistake by Youl Mawene. Then on 20 the stretcher is needed again because Billy Jones gets injured by Sedgwick's challenge. 28 minutes in and Alton Thelwell needs a stretcher and I run out of Fullbacks. Three injuries in the opening half hour.
Not much happened between the 28th and 61st minute but on 61 Karl Hawley rounded off a good Preston move to put them right back in the match and on 74 minutes with Preston starting to take control of the game Gary McSheffrey headed in an equaliser and it looked like we threw it all away.
I tweaked the team mentality to play almost All Out Attack and it worked straight from the kickoff when Brian Howard found himself in space to score. I put the mentality back to the usual mentality ater thinking that this was the winning goal, Brian Howard then struck again for 4-2 with 10 minutes to go. Four minutes later Jemal Johnson got his second of the game after finishing a one on one with the goalkeeper and Preston have now capitualted after all their hard work getting the equaliser they concede 3 goals in 7 minutes. Preston then scored straight from the kickoff, Gareth Williams firing in from about 20 yards. Karl Hawley then forced a good save from Rob Elliot as Preston started to play with more urgency but on 90 minutes, just as the three minutes of stoppage time was announced Rory Fallon scored the goal of the game as he hit a 25 yard curler past Preston keeper Nick Cook to seal an amazing 6-3 victory.
Champions League Group E
Exeter 4 - Barcelona 1
A good revenge match after losing to them in the final last year. Their goal was blatantly offside though...
Taca de Portugal Semi Final
Porto 0-1 Sporting CP
A 106th minute extra time goal from the misfiring Helder Postiga seals our place in the final. I was especially pleased as i played a lot of youngsters and subs in the final as its tight in the league i rested key men.
torino 3_2 siena in beaitiful match i was 0 and siena 2 but the second half i scored 3 goals
Premier League Match 21 Season 2009-10
Man Utd 3-0 Tottenham
Nice comfortable result with United's young samba contingent of Fabio, Rafael, Anderson, Douglas Costa and Possebon tearing Spurs a new one from first whistle to last. Vidic powered in a back post header (not the corner exploit!) for the first, young maestro Costa drilled in Berba's precise cross for the 2nd and wing wizard Ben Arfa dinked a free kick into the top corner in injury time to round it off.
My latest cup match (im Braintree).
Crawley is a league above me
Man City 4:1 Chelsea
Thank god it was only a friendly:
Blue Square South
Hampton and Richmond 1 Bishop's Stortford 5
Foster (9) ........................Gibbs (32,36,43,77)
Johnson [b]miss pen (11).....Devaux (85)
First away goals at the third attempt, Foster scored a 20 yard lob and their penalty was more like a rugby conversion. After the very slow start, Gibbs scored a deflected opener and for his hattrick goal, Dobson's cross somehow managed to evade the whole H&R defence and Gibbs passed it into the net cant remember what his 4th goal was like and Devaux completed the rout with a header from a corner.
Champions League Final.
Arsenal 3 - 1 Barcelona
Cracking performance from the boys.
The year is 2022 and I've reached the UEFA-Cup for the first time (I was in the cup last season but went out in the 4th qualifying round, so that doesn't "count) with Barnet. I got rather easy competition in the qualifiers, and I won the group stage after securing a draw away vs the only real competition in the group, Werder Bremen. After some easy draws in the two Knockout rounds i got the worst possible opposition for the quarter final, Barcelona, and the media predicted that it would be an easy win for Barça...
And the the media seemed to get their predictions right with Barça leading 0-3 at Underhill after just 25 min. But after a little tweak on my tactics I managed to score twice before half time. The second ended despite a massive pressure from me goalless and I lost 2-3, not a good result to take with you to Nou Camp...
The second leg? Well, look for yourself
Barcelona 2 - 0 Real Madrid
In a network game with 4 other friends. One of them is Real Madrid ;D
CL Quarterfinals: Barcelona 3 - 1 Valencia (5-2 on agg.)
Ajax - FC Utrecht 5-0 (Eredivisie)
Goals from Cvitanich, Enoh, Sulejmani, Gabri, Oleguer
Opening game of the 2009/10 season.
English League Cup 4th Round:
Sheffield United 1 - 1 Wolves
Wolves win 6-5 on Penalties
Uefa-cup semi finals leg 1,
Napoli vs Barnet
17min 1-0
29min 2-0
33min 3-0
39min 4-0
66min 4-1
86min 4-2
90+2 5-2
Uefa-cup semi finals leg 2,
Barnet vs Napoli
16min 1-0 (3-5)
16min 1-0 (3-5)
21min 2-0 (4-5)
45+3 Napoli missed pen
47min 3-0 (5-5)
England 9-0 San Marino
7.9.2019 Walcottx4, Rooneyx2 3 Regensx1 each
Everton 0 - 1 MAN CITY
in the league, FM08
Real Salt Lake 2, TFC 1. Bloody embarrassing loss!! I've never seen such stupidity in my life. Players running away from the ball, refusing to mark opposing attackers... it's a wonder RSL didn't score 10 goals. Only have my keeper to thank.
Real Madrid 0 - 2 Porto
3 - 1 win on aggregate, and absolutely delighted.
I dominated the first leg in the Estadio de Dragao and was lucky enough to go one up thanks to a great goal from Keirrison, but despite laying siege to their goal fro the majority of the match, Iker Casillas decided to ruin my day. Inevitably, one of their handful of attacks led to Fernando Gago striking from the edge of the area and putting them ahead on away goals.
I was decidedly worried going into the next leg in the Bernabeu, and for the first twenty minutes or so Real were looking stronger, with my narrow formation being challenged out wide by some very expensive wingers.
However, as the game progressed we slowly but surely began to fashion more chances and win more of the ball until we were dominating. Late on in the second half a cross exposed the Madrid defence, and a goal gave us a slender advantage. They attempted to steam ahead with a powerful 4-2-4 formation but for a last minute corner to give us a second (and deserved ) goal.
Champions League Final here we come.
England 9-0 San Marino
7.9.2019 http://s885.photobucket.com/albums/a...marshstats.jpg I think that speaks for itself!
In the 2013 Community Shield:
Manchester United 1 (Tevez 15')
Liverpool 2 (Xabi Alonso 42', Agüero 90+2'; Garay sent off 58')
Quite happy with that, considering we played the last half an hour with 10 men and it was still a fairly even game. United hit the bar with the very last kick of the game as well.
in 2013
SPL match:
Falkirk 0 - 2 Celtic (Eteinne Capoune, Sammy Clingan Own Goal)
Capounes first goal since his 9mil move from spurs
Man Utd 2-1 Arsenal
A classic goal by John Fleck curled in from way out and a piledriver from 20 yards by Berbatov made this into a thriller of EPIC proportions
France 0-3 Indonesia
It's a shame it was only a friendly.
Brighton 6-0 Oldham
Dean Cox (9)
David Livermore (15, 42)
Tommy Elphick (23)
Rhys Murphy (38)
Craig Davies (88)
Blue Square South
Bishop's Stortford 6 Eastbounre Boro 2
Tom Devaux (8,20).............Damien Batt o.g (11)
Rory Prendergast (33).........Carl Martin (86)
Alex Henderson (35,80)
Carl Gibbs (54)
Nice way to end a 3 game losing run, I'm in 11th after 10 games on 17 points, not good, but, the good thing about this is I've played 4 out of about 6 tough games already, theres only Forest Green and Salisbury left who I think we are playig within the next 3 league games, so at the end of the season we should have a pretty nice run in. I could still get into the playoff semi-finals for a 3rd year in a row.
Eastbourne are 21st after the result.
FM 2008, 1st season (oh yippie another new game :-( hopefully it will last longer then 2 seasons this time b4 someting does wrong)
League Cup 1st Round, Coventry (Me) 1 - 1 Wycome Wanders
Coventry won 7-6 on penalties,
Im not looking forward to the rest of this season lost my first league, 2-0 against palace without hardly troubling the keeper and then this game, my team must of had 20-25 shots on Goal and blitzed extra time apart from the fact only 4 shots were on target, Its going tobe a long hard season :-( if it continues like this
England 2 - 0 Brazil
World Cup Final 2018
Shakhtar 1 - 0 Inter an injury time winner.
Was jousting with Porto for 1st place in the group and thought I'd need a win so didn't timewaste. We lost the goal (with a hint of offside), and it turned out a draw would have been enough to top the section


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Vatican TV, Associated Press
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Benedict XVI greeted the faithful for the last time as pope on Thursday, telling tearful well-wishers that he is beginning the final stage of his life as "simply a pilgrim," hours before he becomes the first pontiff in 600 years to resign.
The pope's journey into retirement began with an emotion-drenched sendoff from the Vatican, with Swiss Guards in full regalia standing in attention and prelates kneeling to kiss the papal ring — Benedict's closest aide weeping by his side.
Bells tolled as the pope left the Vatican by helicopter and circled St. Peter's Square, where banners reading "Thank You" were held up skyward for him to see. The bells tolled anew as he arrived in Castel Gandolfo, whose central piazza was jammed with people eager to catch the last glimpse of Benedict as pope.
His arms raised, the aging Benedict appeared at the balcony of the palazzo where he will spend the first few months of his retirement. The crowds cheering wildly, he said he was happy to be "surrounded by the beauty of creation" on this unique day.
As of 8 p.m., he said to applause, he would no longer be pope.
"I am simply a pilgrim beginning the last leg of his pilgrimage on this Earth," Benedict said, as well-wishers wiped tears from their eyes.
Benedict, 85, reached out to the wider world electronically, sending a final tweet from his Twitter account, (at)Pontifex, shortly before his departure from the Vatican: "Thank you for your love and support. May you always experience the joy that comes from putting Christ at the centre of your lives."
The day began with Benedict's final audience with his cardinals, where he pledged his "unconditional reverence and obedience" to his successor, a poignant and powerful message to close out his eight-year pontificate.
In an unexpected address inside the Vatican's frescoed Clementine Hall, the pope appeared to be trying to defuse concerns about his future role and the possible conflicts arising from the peculiar situation of having both a reigning pope and a retired one.
Benedict also gave a final set of instructions to the "princes" of the church who will elect his successor, urging them to be united as they huddle to choose the 266th leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.
"May the College of Cardinals work like an orchestra, where diversity — an expression of the universal church — always works toward a higher and harmonious agreement," he said.
It was seen as a clear reference to the deep internal divisions that have come to the fore in recent months following the leaks of sensitive Vatican documents that exposed power struggles and allegations of corruption inside the Vatican.
The audience inside the Apostolic Palace was as unique as Benedict's decision to quit, with the pope, wearing his crimson velvet cape and using a cane, bidding farewell to his closest advisers and the cardinals themselves bowing to kiss his fisherman's ring for the last time.
Some seemed to choke up at that moment, and a few lingered on to chat with the pope for as long as they could. But the scene seemed otherwise almost normal, with cardinals chatting on the sidelines waiting their turn to say goodbye.
Benedict said he would pray for the cardinals in coming days as they discuss the issues facing the church, the qualities needed in a new pope, and as they prepare to enter into the secret conclave to elect him.
"Among you is also the future pope, whom I today promise my unconditional reverence and obedience," Benedict told the cardinals.
Benedict's decision to live at the Vatican in retirement, be called "emeritus pope" and "Your Holiness" and wear the white cassock associated with the papacy has deepened concerns about the shadow he might cast over the next papacy.
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People in Space: The Pioneers
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Dennis Tito
In 2001, California billionaire businessman Dennis Tito became the first tourist, or paying passenger, to go into space. His ticket cost $20 million. Tito went up about the Russian Soyuz supply mission to the International Space Station. He spent eight days on board the ISS before returning to Earth. Dennis Tito is the person floating in this picture.
Photo source: fas.org
Next: Yang Liwei
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News and Events
Columbia College changes 10 lives in two weeks
Over the span of two weeks in March, admissions representatives from Columbia College changed the lives of 10 students personally surprising each of them with news that they had been chosen for a full-ride scholarship. In total, the college awarded more than $800,000 in scholarship money.
"This is hands down one of our favorite things to do each year," said Samantha White, director of Admissions. "These students have worked really hard, and we are thrilled to reward their efforts. It's even better when we get to do that in person."
It's no secret that the cost of living and college expenses have risen over the years, making it more difficult for people to afford college without financial assistance. To help make college more affordable, Columbia College gives students a chance to compete for scholarship money at Scholarship Day. At the event, students complete a written exercise and a personal interview with faculty and staff.
For the upcoming 2012-2013 academic year, Columbia College awarded 10 incoming freshmen with full-ride scholarships. Five students received the Columbia College Scholarship worth full tuition, room and board, and five students received the Presidential Scholarship worth full tuition. All of the scholarships are renewable for three years based on academic performance.
To compete for the Columbia College and Presidential scholarships, students must be new freshman applicants with a minimum 3.5 GPA and a 26 ACT or 1190 SAT who demonstrate outstanding school and community leadership.
For more information on upcoming Scholarship Day competitions, visit www.ccis.edu/day/ScholarshipDay/.
Founded in 1851 in Columbia, Mo., Columbia College has been helping students advance their lives through higher education for more than 160 years. As a private, nonprofit, liberal arts and sciences institution, the college takes pride in its small classes, experienced faculty and quality educational programs. With more than 30 campuses across the country, 18 of which are on military installations, students may enroll in day, evening or online classes. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Columbia College educates more than 30,000 students each year and has more than 70,000 alumni worldwide. For more information, visit www.ccis.edu.


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Help me?
I have a Canon 1000d with 18-55mm kit and i have been doing some panos.
The lens i have for interior (bedrooms, wc, etc) is not so good, in fact I can't do any pano in perfect conditions.
I do not want to spend much money for a lens fot now, sigma 10-20mm or Tamron SP AF 10-24mm are good lens? Can eny one suggest another or some that does not go very far from Ǩ 500, 550Ǩ at most fisheye included.


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Tap your toes to live bluegrass music or pick your own banjo or guitar at Pickin' on the Plains Bluegrass and Folk Festival July 20-22 in Colby. This event is in harmony with the long-running Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, just on a slightly smaller scale. In fact, Pickin' on the Plains began when music enthusiasts decided to bring the music, fun and fellowship they experienced at the Winfield event to the Western High Plains of Kansas nearly 20 years ago. And what a festival it has become!
Knee-slappin' Bluegrass Music at Pickin' on the Plains in Colby
Posted on July 17, 2012 4:24PM by Cecilia Harris


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Richard W. Stevenson
Recent and archived news articles by Richard W. Stevenson of The New York Times.
G.O.P. Divisions Fester at Conservative Retreat
A split over the lessons of the 2012 election reflect an intensifying debate in the Republican Party: whether to change with the times to expand their appeal or reject pressure for moderation.
March 16, 2013, Saturday
Group Leads a Charge for Conservative Ideals
The Club for Growth is playing the role of principle-driven counterweight to Karl Rove, whose political operation is leading a more pragmatic approach to putting the Republicans back in power.
March 14, 2013, Thursday
Club for Growth Leads Conservative Charge, Sometimes at Republicans
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Let $F=\mathrm{GF}\left(p^k\right)$ be any finite field. Let $G$ be the group of all affine permutations on $F$ (i.e. permutations of form $x\mapsto ax+b$). Then the set of all functions from $F$ to $\bar{F}$ is a linear representation of $G$, where $g(f)(x)=f(gx)$.
What are all sub-representations of this representation? Is it possible to characterize them?
Note: that in this case $\mathrm{gcd}\left(\left|G\right|,F\right)$ not equal to $1$.


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When I upload an image to Stack Overflow, I cannot see my JPEG file in my post. It's all blank. I've tried it with different files, but gotten the same result.
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I see the images just fine in your post.
Could imgur.com be blocked at your workplace?
When imgur.com is blocked, then to at least be able to view images that were uploaded before May 2011, and hence were using the regular
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Shaved Artichoke Pizza
Roasted Garlic, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Chicory
Makes 4 each, 10" Pizzas, total time:
- ½ cup roasted garlic
- 1½ cups ricotta cheese
- Salt and pepper
- 12 fresh baby artichokes, cleaned as directed in step 3
- 1 recipe Silver Oak Pizza Dough
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 2 cups chicory greens, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- In a blender puree the garlic with the ricotta cheese. Season with salt and pepper.
- Clean the artichokes by removing all the outer leaves until all that are left are yellow leaves with green tops. Cut the green tops off with a knife or pair of scissors. Using a vegetable peeler peel all of the green off of the stem of the artichoke. Cut in half and look at the center. If the center feels prickly, or is purple, dig it out with a spoon. Once fully cleaned, place in a bowl of ice-cold water with lemon juice. (This keeps the artichokes from turning brown.)
- Thinly slice the artichokes and return them to the lemon water.
- Prepare your wood or home oven and spin the pizza to the desired thickness (see Silver Oak Pizza Dough).
- Spread the roasted garlic and ricotta mixture onto the dough, leaving a 1-inch space around the outer edge. Sprinkle with the sun-dried-tomatoes, and top with shredded mozzarella.
- Bake the pizza.
- Place the chicory into a small mixing bowl. Strain the artichokes from the water and add to the bowl with the chicory. Toss with olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
- Place the salad on top of the pizza when it comes out of the oven. Serve immediately.
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Thank you Seattle! This project is complete.
Recent fund-raising efforts by Seattle Parks Foundation, Seattle Junction Association (WSJA) and the Junction Neighborhood Association (JuNO) were successful and Parks moved forward with the development of this site.
Parks awarded the contract to Mid Mountain Contractors Inc. and construction was completed in mid June 2010.
Volunteer work parties were held to complete plantings.
A final public meeting was held in October.
Over 2008, Parks installed site improvements that include irrigation, new lawn and a path for site circulation. In September 2005, the Seattle City Council unanimously approved projects to be funded through the second cycle of the Pro Parks Levy Opportunity Fund, including $200,000 for this park development project.
Seattle Parks and Recreation has named this park Junction Plaza Park. For more information, see the press release.
Parks held two community meetings in fall 2007 to develop a schematic design (see notes and image below).
The design is to provide both a destination and pass-through park in the junction of the traditional business and the growing mixed use area to the east. The design creates an open space geared toward encouraging casual daily use for relaxing, eating or people watching, that can also be used for Junction Association festivals like the West Seattle Festival and intermittent programs.
The intersecting circles, buffered from the street by landscaping can be intimate while being flexible enough to host small performances. The circulation brings pedestrians into and through the park on there way to businesses or parking.
The Seattle Design Commission reviewed the schematic design on Nov. 16. Notes are available on the Design Commission website.
The consultant will respond to their comments during the next phase of design.
Parks will continue working with community members over the next few months to raise additional funds to complete the project. Design work should resume in March.
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and Alaska for acquisition in the first cycle of the Pro Parks Levy Opportunity
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the property at 42nd Ave SW and SW Alaska St. in 2005.
The community also raised significant funds toward the acquisition.
During the second cycle of the Pro Parks Opportunity Fund, the community again successfully nominated the site for park development funds.
Funding from the second cycle of the Opportunity Fund will provide park amenities and develop the site to serve as a neighborhood park and gathering place in the heart of the West Seattle Junction business district.
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In many statements in probability, there is an assumption like bounded fourth moment. So is there any random variable which has unbounded fourth moment?
An example of a random variable having an infinite fourth moment (and finite lower moments) is the student's t-distributionwith 4 degrees of freedom (see for example the Wikipedia page). In general, unless certain conditions are satisfied, ratios of two random variables have infinite moments, the following article by Cedilnik, Katarina , and Blejec addresses the question of the existence of moments of a ratio of two random variables.
More generally, given $p > 1$, take any bounded function on $\mathbb{R}$ which behaves like $1/|x|^p$ as $x\to \infty$, for example $1/(1+|x|^p)$. After renormalizing, this is will be the density of a random variable which has finite absolute $q$th moments for $0 \le q < p-1$, and infinite $q$th moments for $q \ge p-1$.
What about just taking the real valued random variable which lands in the interval $(x, x+dx)$ with probability $(1/\pi) dx/(1+x^2)$? The fourth moment is
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A substitute teacher in southern Kentucky is jailed after accusations that he sent obscene photos to a student.
Bell County Sheriff Bruce Bennett told WYMT-TV that 25-year-old Adam Scott Hunter of Clear Creek is charged with use of a minor in a sex performance and distribution of obscene matter to minors. Bennett said the images Hunter sent to a 14-year-old girl were "very disturbing."
Bennett said his office was notified on Wednesday about the pictures by officials at Page School in Pineville, where Hunter was a substitute teacher.
Bell County Superintendent Yvonne Gilliam declined to comment due to the ongoing investigation, but said Hunter is no longer a substitute.
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In topology, given topological spaces $X$ and $Y$, the compact-open topology is considered, under the relatively mild requirement that $X$ be locally compact Hausdorff, to be the most "natural" topology on the set $\mathcal{C}(X,Y)$ of continuous functions $X\to Y$. (I'm not going to even attempt to define "natural" here---take it to mean whatever seems most appropriate).
Is there something analogous, in the sense of being somehow "natural", for the set of measurable functions between two measure spaces?


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A Superficial Question, or maybe just a stupid one
I don't think Pope Francis will have the answer. But who knows...maybe he does.
Question: What has happened to pot holders? You know those square (sometimes rectangle), thick, easily manipulated things that sat by the stove and permitted hot pots to be moved. I have conducted a wide search for someone who asked for them for Christmas. Pot holders are now mostly silicone, wormy things that are hard to hold and to grasp a pot with. Or they are flimsey decorative pieces of cloth sewn together.
Have I missed a recall? New safety whatsies? Anyone know?
And what about the candy cane situation... None to be had! Gone the way of real jelly beans.
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I've found both objects lately, and it wasn't all that difficult. But maybe it's a regional thing, too. The higher end stores are less likely to have the more mundane pot holders, but mid-range and lower end places, and a fair number of online merchants still carry them. Candy canes are easily found in most drugstores where I live. Or do you have something specific in mind as defining a 'real' candy cane?
There is, as you would expect, an app for that but the settings are a nightmare.
Margaret, I searched for potholders a couple of years ago. I hate the stiff silicone ones and the huge mitt ones. Dangerous. I found some that I liked at Berea College's crafts store (online), but they don't sell them anymore. (Their baby blankets are the best ever.) Chefs don't use potholders. Just towels.
Candy canes. Yuck. Terrible colors now and weird flavor and texture. The way the old ones dissolved, as they did when used to suck the juice out of an orange at Girl Scout camp, was great. (Vermont Country Store might have better ones. Not sure.)
Ms. Steinfels - we received one when we got married but after 23 yrs it broke. Was in Rome in October and my wife found one with the Vatican on it and so we now have a pot sticker.
Meant *holder* - duh!! Our local *Central Market* makes and sells homemade candy canes - they are to die for.
Peggy: Who's going to be the lucky recipient of this Christmas gift?
If you promised not to tell: my daughter, who has everything.
She reported not being able to find any. Recently in her kitchen, I had to grab a towel to pull something out of the oven. I see her problem and I have made it my mission to find some. I gave her the last ones (maybe a la Bill deHaas for her wedding). I bought them for zilch at Zabar's, which now has only the silcone ones. The decline of the West continues apace!
I sort of had the same thoughts as i shop at Target alot and i noticed their pot holders are flimsy looking. i bought some, really only beause i love the look of them, I havn't used them because they feel so flimsy.[No regulations ?] I have one set of now frayed [real] potholdes and two mitts.I use the potholders and the mitts at the same time when taking something out of the oven. My mother gave me beautiful thick real kitchen towels and told me i should use those instead of potholders.l. havn't only because i don' t want them to wear out. It 's time i did as my pot holders are torn and theTarget ones feel like they'll burn if i place them anywhere near the stove.Then again -i only checked out the discount section of Target-where you walk in and they have all these pleasing to the eye but cheap suff on display. I should check the actual housewares section.[Theyre not as nice lookng as the decorative cheap ones i think may be the reason i have not been tempted to go there] .
Hi Peggy, I hate to go all upscale on you, but both Gracious Home and Sur la Table seem
to have them; can't help with the candy canes though.
Given Pope Francis's call for an economy based on solidarity -- you have to go fair trade.
These appear to meet your criteria:
I tried to stay "in house", but the Catholic Relief Service fair trade shop only has trivets and towels, no pot holders.
I found some of the old-fashioned square cloth types on Amazon, with a loop on one corner for hanging on a hook. I also found some strange tweezer-like objects...oh wait.
Our pot holders are woven cotten in brilliant colors made on a square loom by the grandchildren when they were quite young. But these are small so you always need a couple to get a roasting pan out of the oven.
I purchased a few several years ago on eBay. Here's a link to a Buy-It-Now auction for two (2) pot holders for $4.32, shipping included. Size: 7x7. Variety of design and colors.http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Quilted-Pot-Holders-7-x-7-11-Choices-You-Choos... Hope this helps.
Who needs a pot holder when they have a towel? Your daughter is giving you an impossible task. She doesn't want a pot holder. She wants you to spend fruitless hours in search of it, and if you find it, it'll be proof of your love for her.
Tell her to make me a cambric shirt,
Without no seam nor needle work,
Then she'll be a true love of mine.
Tell her to find me an acre of land,
Between the salt water and the sea strand,
Then she'll be a true love of mine.
Re: pot holders (knit ones, yet): https://www.google.com/#q=knit+pot+holders
Certainly in Manhattan and environs there must be some crafts shoppes that support seniors that would sell hand-made ones.
Candy canes? Us diabetics wouldn't be able to help you out there.
Maybe they're victims of the recession. I think I've noticed stores stocking cheaper items than they used to just a few years ago.
Or maybe it's a cultural thing, like pajamas, which, alas, I've found only at Brooks Brothers. My bank account was not happy about that, but we'll survive.
The pot holders I've seen in our kitchen look hand made, and probably are. No idea where they came from. The data source is asleep.
Of course, everything's available on the internet. It's a little surprising that brick-and-mortar stores are still open.
You can buy a pot holder frame in a crafts store and get the colored bands to make you own. Potholders as Christmas gifts should alwys be homemade.
I am not a fuss about this, but homemade potholders lack the essential padding that protects the fingers and palms from burns when grasping hot pots and pans.
I am also not a fuss about the apparently overwhelming statistic (mirrored in the last three posts) that men seen to think handmade potholders are just the thing. I know there are some men who don't think that; they're just not posting at dotCwl.
I'm sure these men are offering some hand-made objects to their loved ones for Christmas as well, for example, say, hand-carved wooden figurines for Nativity scenes.
"hand-carved wooden figurines for Nativity scenes"
If Jerusalem is in anyone's travel plans, skip the usual kitschy tourist trap stores and head to the gift shop run by the nuns at St. Peter in Gallicantu, on the eastern slope of Mt. Zion (not far from the Jaffa Gate). They have truly beautiful nativity sets made from olive wood ... no, not junk! ... that are hand-carved by artists who know how to (1) choose beautiful wood and (2) take advantage of the wood grain when deciding how to carve the figuerines. The last time I was there (about 5 years ago) the sets were going for $35 each.
If you are going to be in Jerusalem, visiting the gift shop is well worth your time and money.
Do they have pot holders?
I am not a fuss about this, but homemade potholders lack the essential padding that protects the fingers and palms from burns when grasping hot pots and pans
Our handmade potholders are thick, sturdy things. My wife uses them for large, very hot, iron pans. When I asked her where she got them, though, she didn't remember. Just "various places". We live close to Amish country, so it could be one or more came from there.
Search google for "amish potholders"
Are people really struggling to find candy canes?
Candy Cane issue resolved: I finally ordered candy canes on Amazon. I ordered a box and got six!
Can you freeze candy canes?
Pacaked candy canes stay good for years.
Thanks for the Amish site, David S. Amazing how they have kept their sense of beauty in spite all the cultural opposition they've encountered. Glorious colors!


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Why are the sefirot not considered a problem of Shituf? Is there anything wrong with believing in sefirot?
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The idea behind the Sefirot is as follows.
Therefor, the Sefiort are not shituf because they are a step away from Gd.
However!... According to many davening to the sefirot is 100% shituf. (No different than davening to Angels to ancestors) One must be careful when asking for the "unification" of Ykvk and the Shechinah, that they have in mind the idea that they are asking Gd to unifiy the two concepts and methods to have the same outcome. They are not actually davening to the emanations.
It could be argued by some, that a lack of understanding could lead one to have Shituf if they distinguish between YKVK, Elokim, etc in their davening. To put it another way, one might ask why the various names of Gd is not shituf.
Someone asked the Rivash this question. He answered that a Mekubal told him that one prays only to Hashem himself. "Asking" the sefiros is like asking a king to give you something through a channel. The Rivash answered that he would rather pray to Hashem directly and let him decide how to give him his request.
The 3rd Rebbe of Lubavitch explained in Derech Mitzvosecha and here that the sefiros are not one with Hashem's essence, they are the revelation of Hashem, and even that revelation is one, just the "vessels" change the light into different forms.
The Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch wrote a book called Shaar HaYichud. In this sefer the M.R. explains the entire "Seder Histalshelus" from Atzmus Ohr Ein Sof (Essence of the Light that is Infinite) to Malchus of Malchus of Asiyah.
Sefiros are methods (as stated above) for which Hashem (Ein Sof) brings the entire creation into existence. A primary source of source for Seder Histalshelus is "Chesed" (ch. 11)
Note Birkas Shema that we say "Kulam B'Chochma Asysah"
Through Hashem's names and Sefiros, creation is created Yesh M'Ayin, and it functions.
Note Birkas Shema "U'Tuvo, M'Chadesh BKol Yom Tamid Maseh Bereshis"
Kabbalah states that we channel Hashem's Hashpa in blessings we make using different sefiros. Each of the names of Hashem connects to a different Sefira.
The Blessings of Shemonah Esrei all connect to different sefiros and during prayer you are able to draw down Hashem's Hashpa through those sefiros.
With all this said, a person who does not understand this process as well as what will be said below will be worshiping something other then Hashem C"V. If it is actual Avodah Zarah would be up to debate. Shituf would only apply if you actually understand what "Chochmah" is and really believe that Chochmah has to power to create something for you. Outside of bowing to Idols, slaughtering sacrifices to them, and worshiping them in the way they are worshiped ie: Throwing rocks are Mercury" it is not avodah zarah proper to pray to sefiros since this is not their primary form of worship. Regardless it is foolishness and one of the unfortunate side effects of learning Kabbalah without a real understanding of what you are learning.
Once the blessing formula is broken down "al pi Kabbalah" it is easy to see how the process works.
Baruch - The root is נרך which means to kneel. Baruch is not just "Blessed are you" but it is a request to bring down blessing. From where?
Atah - Atah represents Atzmus Ein Sof. It is higher thatn all other names, including YKVK. We ask that Hashem (Ein Sof) draw down blessing for us. Through?
YKVH - Hashems name that connects to Tiferes which bridges Chesed and Gevurah. Its mercy. This name can be connected to different siferos for different blessings and bring down the blessing through that.
Example: Shemonah Esrei Blessing 4 "Chonen HaDoas" is connected to the level of Chochmah since we are asking Hashem to instill us with Wisdom, Understanding, and Knowledge.
One of the reasons why the Rivash rejected this approach to prayer is how it could easily result in undesirable affects.
The average Jew should focus on Pirush HaMilos (Simple meaning of the words) and not concern themselves with Sefiros.
The Alter Rebbe writes in his siddur that if one is not able to use kabbalistic kavanah during prayer he should have a general kavanah that his prayers should be heard by Hashem and lifted up with all the Kavanahs in their place.
Another way of saying the same thing as the answers above, but in a way that might be easier to understand for some lesser-initiated readers of this question:
Human beings cannot perceive G-d. We can only perceive the ways that G-d's manifests his Will into human existence.
We call the Source of G-d's Will the "Ein Sof". We can't describe G-d's essence in any positive terminology, for any description at all would itself be a false limitation. Instead, we refer to G-d at "Without End".
The lowest sefirah is malchus - kingship. That is the sefirah farthest away from Ein Sof - i.e. our physical world.
The other nine sefiros represent various manifestations of G-d's will. The closer the sefirah is to the Source, the less that human beings are capable of experiencing that manifestation of G-d's Will.
This is one of the reasons why kabbalah was never studied by the general public until very recently in Jewish history. Kabbalah uses descriptions like "closer to" and "farther from" G-d, even though G-d is not a physical entity, and therefore is never "close to" or "far from" anything.


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We are in the final stages of adopting kids ranging from ages 7-12. The question has come up a time or two about last names, namely if they should keep their last names, or if we should give them ours, or perhaps a hyphenated name. What I would like to know is, what are the pros and cons of these 3 options, and how much should we involve the kids in the decision?
By adopting a child you are saying that you are taking that child as your own, so you should change the name. Not doing so will segregate the family more and could cause the child to think that they are not a true part of the family.
Let each kid decide.
I changed my last name when I was ten and my mother remarried. I got to make the decision myself, and I don't think I did the wrong decision. And don't forget to consider the names themselves in the decision. Unusual names have their benefit as you get less mixups, and names should be easy to pronounce in many countries (ie no weird characters and few 'R's.)
But in regards to your question, the only drawback with having a different name from the rest of the family is confusion, people wonder why your kids have a different last name. I believe that was a big part of my older sisters decision to change, she initially kept the old name.
Other than that there is no particular drawback to having a different last name from your parents, and the only drawback with a hyphenated name is that it's long and confuses the people who make up usernames on company computer systems. :-) Although that could be seen as a benefit... Hyphenated names also sound fancy.
So I think you can let the kids make that decision themselves. At least assuming the new names doesn't end up embarrassing them. Both McDonald and Berger are fine last names, but McDonald-Berger is a bit unfortunate. :-)
It's also a good thing to let them feel they have control over their own lifes. And if they are unsure, they can always just keep their current names for the time being, and change later.
Adopted children should be treated the same as the rest of the family. I would explain that to them and get their agreement before doing it. It would really help them feel like they joined your family.


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Ok guys, elementary question.
I was poking around my server, and I noticed that when I 'ls' the / directory, /etc folder is not displayed. Why is that? I can very easily cd into it, but why is it not displaying when I'm getting a list of those directories?
Note: I'm using 'ls -lah' list, all, human-readable. The 'all' is showing me all directories, even hidden ones. Does the /etc folder have a different property to it that others do not?


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Who Was Rosa Parks?
By Yona Zeldis McDonough
Recommended ages: 8 and up
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott will always have an important legacy in Black History. This 112-page biography from the kid-friendly "Who Was ..." series shares lesser-known facts about the black woman who bravely refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Alabama in 1955.
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Baseball Drops to Newberry, 8-4, Seals Spot in SAC TournamentApril 18, 2014
ANDERSON, S.C. – After visiting Newberry forced extra innings with a ninth-inning run, the Wolves crossed four runs in the 11th inning, as it clinched an 8-4 extra-inning win over Anderson University baseball Friday afternoon at Anderson Memorial Stadium.
Despite the setback, the Trojans have clinched their spot into next week's Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament as Carson-Newman dropped a 6-0 decision to Catawba on Friday. With the Eagles' loss, Anderson is now two games ahead of C-N with two games to play.
Adding AU's setback on Friday, the Trojans fall to 18-28 for the year while falling below .500 in the conference to 13-14. Newberry, which has now separated itself from Anderson in the SAC standings, improves to 15-13 in the league and 27-21 overall.
The Trojans were held to single digits in hits for the second straight game, marking the first time they have completed this feat since the opening games of a three-game set against SAC rival, Wingate on March 8. AU totaled eight hits on the day as senior catcher Jonathan Zalud led the way with a team-high three singles. In Zalud's last five games, the senior is 12-for-18 (.667) with three doubles and three RBI.
Senior outfielder Josh Hickman recorded two singles for the day, while classmate Nathan Galliford notched Anderson's lone double on the day. Sophomore Garrett Bernardo and senior Paul Como each recorded a single.
On the mound, junior right-hander JT Trujillo tossed six complete innings and gave up two earned runs while striking out one Newberry hitter. With Newberry's late runs, Trujillo received the no-decision.
The Wolves pounded out 15 hits as third baseman Ryan Cranmer, who entered the weekend hitting .371, went 4-for-5 with four RBI and two runs scored. Cranmer highlighted his day ninth-inning, two-out solo home run that would even the score at 4-4 and eventually send the ballgame into extra frames. Cranmer also knocked a two-run double in the 11th inning, driving in the eventual game-winning runs.
Prior to the late-inning heroics by Cranmer, Newberry jumped on the scoreboard first when Cranmer drove in leadoff man Jermale Paige with an RBI single in the top of the first inning. The Wolves took a 2-0 lead in the fifth when Albert Baur, the team's leader in hits, brought in Paige with a sacrifice fly.
In the bottom of the frame, the Trojans found the scoreboard when they sent seven hitters to the play and recorded three hits and scored three runs to take their first lead of the contest. After the Wolves tied the game in the sixth, a Zalud single drove in Bernardo giving the home side a 4-3 lead heading into the final three innings.
Anderson held the NC offense to just one hit in the seventh and eighth inning. After the Trojan defense grabbed two quick outs to begin the ninth, Cranmer brought the Wolves back to life with his game-tying homer over the left field wall.
The Trojans look to get back on the winning track on Saturday when they meet Newberry for a series-ending doubleheader at Anderson Memorial Stadium. First pitch of the first game is scheduled for 1 p.m.


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I have an old Dell Dimension with two ethernet cards, and I need to turn it into a firewall. I've tried FireStarter and IPCop, but I don't think I'm setting them up right.
Here's the setup that I'm trying to accomplish: I need to have one ethernet card plugged directly into the modem, and the other ethernet card plugged into a 16-port switch/hub.
Part of the problem is that I've never done this before and despite hours of Googling, I'm still not sure where to start.
I don't need anything fancy or endlessly configurable - I just need some basic protection that I can tweak out later. The bottom line is that it's 10:45p, everyone else left the office at 5p, and I'm still trying to get this taken care of.
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Unanswered: Store 'load' event. how to set 'append' = true/false.
I have a myStore.load event in which i want to set the append boolean. i only see how this is done on the 'loadData' method, which i am not using.
can someone show me how to accomplish this on the 'load' event args ?
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Windows Embedded is the general term for all Windows embedded products including Windows Embedded Standard, Windows Embedded Compact (aka CE), Windows Embedded Server, Windows Embedded Enterprise.
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winCE is pretty cool but installing it is an absolute pain.. you have to download like 5 diffrent msi:s and thats only because there was a new release recently, before you hade to townload dussins of msi:s one for each monthly update. this is a major pain, in the year 2009, automatic online updates is an absolute requirement.
its also very very annoying that no later version than vs 2005 is supported for platform builder.... i had to install 2005 and a bunch of sp:s and patches to get it to work on win7, just to get at that designer.. why not suppoer later versions? its not like 2008 just came out, and the latest release of platform builder is only a couple of months old. why not have a stand alone tool?
(ice is mentioned but i havent seen that for winCE)
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26 Apr 2012 11:52 PM #1
2.0.1 and HTC Sensation ICS 4.0.3 - Barely works?
Hey, just attempting to use my app on my ICS phone and it doesn't seem to work at all.
Phone: HTC Sensation
HTC Sense: 3.6
Android: 4.0.3
Software number: 3.32.401.5
Probably more important, browser version: WebKit/534.30
Got a bunch of other devices which are HTC Sensation XL and Samsung Galaxy SII (2.4.3) which both seem to work fine. Hell, even the blackberry bold seems to work
Making a pretty hefty mobile website for work and going to be supplied with around 20 different phones for testing so you'll probably hear quite a bit from me in the coming weeks.
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Sorry, I got sidetracked and forgot to write more.
It's pretty much the scrolling of the whole page. If you select say a Datepicker field you're not able to scroll through it. You can only tap the dates to move down the list.
When you're on a page that's too long you're not able to tap and drag like you can on the other Android/iPhone's
Also it doesn't open up at the bottom of the screen like in the other versons, it seems more like a tooltip, let me get a screenshot (I believe it's attached)
27 Apr 2012 8:41 AM #4
O boy, I bet I know what this one is... Can you go to http://whatsmyuseragent.com/ on that device and paste in the string it returns.
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Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/534.24 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome 11.0.696.34 Safari/534.24
27 Apr 2012 9:48 AM #6
The problem is because HTC keeps sending fake User Agent strings, it becomes extremely difficult for us to pinpoint what device we are on. It looks like we're detecting this device as Desktop device and therefore the interface is breaking.
Can you alert out Ext.os.is.Android and Ext.os.is.Disktop
27 Apr 2012 12:11 PM #7
just looking through my mobile and it seems like 'View desktop version' was enabled by default I believe? Unticked it and it all seems to be fine. I guess there would be no way to get around anything with the user-agent having nothing to do with a mobile
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We're looking into other says of detecting Android. We might be able to use the processor (ARM) as a fallback, but it's quite difficult at times.
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25% off purchases of campaign gear at BarackObama.com with coupon code YOUNGAMERICANS
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I am curious if people are voting this down because it's not much of a deal, because it is a percentage off coupon, or for political reasons.
(nothing against anyone doing it for any of the above. just trying to figure things out as I just started submitting deals)
As I have said before, the words "For America" and "Obama" do not belong in the same universe or sentence.


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I'm scaling a PHP application to multiple servers with a frontend webserver (running Apache) for static files and proxying dynamic requests for two application servers. My question is how do I run PHP on the application servers? From the Rails world I know application servers like Mongrel or thin which can host the application. What are the equivalents in PHP-land?
You should take a look at PHP-FPM. It is a PHP FastCGI implementation that should let you separate the PHP to its own application server.
As an extension of @cagenut's comment, I would recommend sticking with the simple case and using a reverse proxy (mod_proxy_http) under Apache to distribute load from a front-end to other servers. If you should choose to go the FastCGI route, you may wish to heed the advice toward the bottom of this post.
PHP normal practice differs from Ruby in some respects mainly mod_php is an extremely mature implementation (where Ruby seemed poorly suited for in-process embedding). There are benefits to running the PHP process out-of-band from Apache (security, isolation, control). Yet, if your purpose is to distribute load only, I would stick with the simpler implementation and wait for actual need before complicating the setup further.
Check out Photon - http://www.photon-project.com. Its still at its beginnings, but looks promising.
You could run the applications using PHP-CLI for something simple, but PHP-FPM as suggested by carson is definitely a better option?
Why fight the common/simple case, run it as mod_php under apache.


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As Dean of Faculty, E. Fletcher McClellan oversees Elizabethtown College's academic departments and is instrumental in the recruitment, appointment and advancement of faculty members. He also is closely involved in curriculum development, outcomes assessment, and programs that promote scholarship and teaching effectiveness among Elizabethtown's faculty.
McClellan, of Palmyra, earned a doctorate in political science from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, a master's degree in political science from East Tennessee State University, and a bachelor's degree in government from Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa.
McClellan brings with him three decades of academic experience. Joining the Elizabethtown faculty in 1982, he was promoted to associate professor of political science in 1989 and professor of political science in 1996. McClellan twice served as department chair since 2001, and served as interim provost during the 2006-2007 academic year. He was president of the faculty assembly from 2004 to 2006 and was associate dean of faculty from 1995 to 2001. In the late 1990s, McClellan served as co-chair of the Elizabethtown College Institutional Self-Study Committee for re-accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and he served as interim provost and dean of faculty.
In the spring of 2008, McClellan was a lecturer in American Studies with the Dalian University of Foreign Languages, School of English Studies, in Dalian, China, and in fall 1999, was a lecturer in political studies at Queen's University, International Study Centre at Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex, England.
McClellan's major areas of academic interest include American government, presidential studies, U.S. policy toward Native Americans, and American politics and popular culture. He has presented dozens of papers at international, national, and regional professional conferences. His most recent publication was a contributed book chapter on the history of the outcomes assessment movement in the 2010 American Political Science Association monograph, Assessment in Political Science.
McClellan has served as an external reviewer for several political science departments in the Northeast, and has conducted numerous workshops on outcomes assessment at national and regional political science meetings. He is on the executive council of the Political Science Education section of the American Political Science Association (APSA), and was section program chair for the 2010 annual APSA meeting.


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First of all, I apologize for my English, and overall, for any technical word I may misstep, as I usually role-play in Spanish.
Any Mage: The Ascension players or storytellers? I was looking for some ideas on Arete quests (or visions, or stories, or seekings… don't know what you call them). I usually make my players write a little story involving s/he and their avatar in some kind of metaphysical confrontation of ideas. Then I read it, we change it a bit according to the game history, and they usually end up with pretty good stuff so they increase their Arete. More or less as suggested in the Book of Shadows. But as the history grows, and we play many games, the system seems to be a bit repetitive, so I was looking for any suggestions.
Also, I normally play with Tradition mages; for Technocrats, I think it could be different, but I don't want the "spend experience, have the dot" thing. Even further out, how could it be for the Nephandi or the Marauders?


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Tigers Nearly No-Hit Red Sox, Win ALCS Opener
The Detroit Tigers Dominated Baseball's Highest-Scoring Offense Saturday—Nearly in Historic Fashion
BOSTON—The Detroit Tigers dominated baseball's highest-scoring offense Saturday night, and nearly did so in historic fashion.
After holding the Boston Red Sox hitless for 8-1/3 innings, the Tigers lost their bid to become the first team to throw a combined no-hitter in the postseason when Daniel Nava singled off Joaquin Benoit in the ninth. But they preserved the feat that mattered most: a 1-0 win in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park.
Anibal Sanchez struck out 12 batters in six innings, Jhonny Peralta drove in the game's only run with a sixth-inning single and Benoit and three other relievers held the lead.
"I wasn't worried about a no-hitter," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "It would have been nice, but there would have been several guys involved. But it worked out fine for us."
It was a deflating start to the series for the Red Sox, who led the majors with 853 runs during the regular season. And it puts Detroit in an ideal position, with Max Scherzer starting Game 2 on Sunday night and Justin Verlander scheduled to start Game 3 on Tuesday in Detroit.
Sanchez was dominant from the start, but he was also erratic, which is why he lasted just six innings despite throwing 116 pitches. He walked six batters, threw two wild pitches and exited with one of the strangest stat lines in Major League history.
No other pitcher, in either the regular season or the postseason, had ever struck out at least 12 batters, walked at least six, allowed zero hits and pitched fewer than nine innings.
Adding to the quirkiness of his evening was his first inning, in which Sanchez struck out four batters, with Shane Victorino advancing to first base after whiffing on a wild pitch. The only other pitcher ever to strike out four batters in one postseason inning was Orval Overall, who did so for the Chicago Cubs in Game 5 of the 1908 World Series.
The inning foreshadowed the prevailing theme of Sanchez's evening: He may have been a little wild, but he made up for it with his ability to amass strikeouts. He threw 40 pitches before Boston even managed to put the ball in play.
"For me I more throw hard—no matter where the ball is going," said Sanchez, who was still throwing as hard as 96 mph in the sixth, even as he walked the bases loaded.
Several Red Sox hitters appeared upset with home-plate umpire Joe West's strike zone, but Boston manager John Farrell said Detroit's power arms simply overwhelmed them.
"There might have been a couple of pitches that were pitchers' pitches that seemed to go against us," Farrell said. "But to say that the umpiring was the reason why we didn't get a hit until the ninth inning, that would be a little shortsighted on my part."
Peralta, who recently served a 50-game suspension for his role in the Biogenesis doping scandal, hit a soft fly that dropped into center field to drive in Miguel Cabrera from third.
Al Alburquerque, Jose Veras and Drew Smyly combined to preserve the no-hitter in the seventh and eighth innings. But Nava broke it up with a soft liner to center field in the ninth. The sellout crowd of 38,210 roared, knowing Boston would at least be spared from total humiliation.
The only no-hitters in postseason history were thrown by Don Larsen for the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series and Roy Halladay for the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the 2010 National League Division Series. Larsen threw a perfect game.
The Tigers were just worried about holding on to their narrow lead.
"Obviously you can't say this in the heat of the game," Verlander said, "but I'm thinking, 'If we do no-hit these guys, do we even go out on the field and celebrate?' I don't think that's right. I think we win the baseball game, we go out there and slap hands and come back in. Obviously it's happy and it's an exclamation point, but that's not the most important thing."


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The eyelids are still fused shut to protect your baby's developing eyes from prying fingers and toes. Deep within the brain, connections are starting to form to link the senses to those areas within the brain that are able to process information.
If you and your partner decided against finding out the sex of your baby at the 20-week scan, the guessing games will begin and you won't be short of people telling you what they think you're having.
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It can be enormously disappointing to find out that your baby's sex is different than what you wanted, and perhaps even expected. I felt that I'd let my husband down in some way, especially since I knew he wanted a son.
The good news is that by the time our daughter was born, we were both over the disappointment, and were able to focus on being parents. We always said that if we'd waited until the birth to find out, it would have been hard to come to terms with it at the same time as trying to bond with our newborn baby.
Remember that you haven't met your new daughter yet, and it may be difficult to imagine loving another daughter, but you will do, in time. Try to focus on the fact that she is healthy and that you're having a beautiful baby.
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I have a world (well universe since the main focus of the shared world has the ability for space travel) that I am working on some books on however I believe its really large enough that I can open it up to other writers aka shared world.
My question is does anyone have any experience with creating or writing in shared worlds? If so what are some of the advantages and pitfalls of going this route? (if needed I will separate the questions)


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I'm trying to mass-scan stacks of documents, but my scanner doesn't have a page feeder.
Instead, I want a device that takes a piece of paper off the bottom (or top) of a stack, moves it over the scanner, and holds it there for 2 minutes (or some other specified period of time).
After 2 minutes, it dumps the paper into an "out" pile and proceeds with the next piece of paper.
This seems pretty silly, but, if my scanner is scanning constantly (with manual checks after the entire stack is "scanned"), it's a cheap workable solution.
Does such a device exist and/or does anyone have other suggestions (short of "buy a scanner with a feeder and get it working with Linux")?


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Exist simply connected CW complexes $X$, $Y$ and a mapping $f:X\to Y$ with the property that the reduced suspension $\Sigma f:\Sigma X\to\Sigma Y$ is a homotopy equivalence but $f$ is not?
Whitehead's Theorem (it is Corollary 4.33 in Allen Hatcher's book) says that a map between simply connected CW-complexes is a homotopy equivalence if and only if the induced map on homology (with $\mathbb Z$-coefficients) is an isomorphism. If $\Sigma f : \Sigma X \to \Sigma Y$ is a homotopy equivalence, then this is clearly the case, since suspension just shifts dimensions and the spaces are connected, so that there is no problem in dimension $0$.
It would be interesting to have an argument which does not use all the machinery that goes into Whitehead's Theorem, since your assumption is rather strong.
Since adequate answers to the question asked have been given, I will address the relevant underlying theorems. There are two relevant theorems, both called ``Whitehead's theorem''. One says that a weak homotopy equivalence between CW complexes is a homotopy equivalence. The other says that an integral homology isomorphism between suitable spaces, say nilpotent but it actually holds a little more generally, is a weak homotopy equivalence; I say weak because that is what comes naturally out of the proof. I observed in "The dual Whitehead theorems'', #47 on my web page, that these two theorems are word for word Eckmann-Hilton dual to each other when thought of in the right homotopical way (this was presented at a birthday conference for Hilton). The idea is that you study $[X,Y]$ by decomposing $X$ using cells to get the first theorem and decompose $Y$ using "cocells'', via (generalized) Postnikov towers, to get the second. This point of view is explained more leisurely in "More concise algebraic topology", by Kate Ponto and myself: it dominates our treatment of localizations and completions of spaces. It is an especially precise application of the intuition of model category theory, but it is best understood when worked out directly, without invoking that language.
If the spaces are simply connected, or somewhat more generally, if they are simple (meaning that $\pi_1$ is abelian and acts trivially on the higher homotopy groups) then as Andreas points out, there is Whitehead's theorem that a homology isomorphism between simple spaces is a weak equivalence, and also Whitehead's other theorem that a weak equivalence between CW complexes is a homotopy equivalence.
However, as rpotrie's example indicates, with non-simple spaces the question is more interesting, and the answer is that there are certainly examples where the suspension is a homotopy equivalence but the map itself is not.
Here's a way to construct such a map. Let $G$ be group containing a nontrivial perfect normal subgroup $H$ (i.e., $H= [H,H]$) let $X=BG$, and let $Y=BG^+$ - Quillen's plus construction. The plus construction attaches 2 cells and 3 cells to a space to produce a new space with the same homology but with fundamental group now the quotient of the original fundamental group by $H$. The inclusion $BG \subset BG^+$ is a homology isomorphism, but the spaces have different fundamental groups so the inclusion is not a homotopy equivalence. However, if $H$ happens to be the whole commutator subgroup and you suspend the map once then $\Sigma BG$ and $\Sigma (BG^+)$ are both simply connected, and so Whitehead's theorems tell you that the map is a homotopy equivalence.
Look at the double suspension theorem, it asserts that the double suspension of the homology $3$-sphere of Poincare is homeomorphic to the 5-sphere.
I believe that there is a map from $S^3$ to this homology sphere, I guess that the double suspension of this map may be a homotopy equivalence, I am not sure about this, but this can help.
I liked very much the comment/answer of Jeff Strom. And this result seems to be, indeed, essentialy, a consequence of what he mentioned. At first glance, the result seems to be a consequence of the relative Hurewicz isomorphism (and, obviously, Whitehead theorem). But we can prove the result using homotopy excision without passing to homology.
Assuming $\Sigma f $ is a weak equivalence between simply connected spaces, we get, by the homotopy excision (pag 81, May's Concise Course), that $\Sigma C_f\equiv C_{\Sigma f} $ is weakly equivalent to a point. Now, we complete by induction. We already know that $f$ is a $1$-equivalence. By induction, we assume that $ f $ is a $n$-equivalence. And, again, by homotopy excision, we know that this hypothesis implies that $(M_f,X)\to C_f $ is $(n+2)$-equivalence. So $C_f$ is $n$ connected. And, then, by Freudenthal theorem, $\Sigma :\pi_q( C_f)\to \pi _{q+1}(\Sigma C_f) $ is an isomorphism for $q< 2n+1 $. In particular, $C_f$ is $2n$-connected. Therefore, by the $(n+2)$-equivalence, we conclude that $f$ is a $(n+2)$-connected space. And this concludes our induction.
Concisely, this proof is about two lemmas: one is that commented by Jeff Strom (which can be proved using excision). The other lemma is a consequence of Freudenthal/excision: If $\sum X $ is $n$-connected and $X$ is simply connected, then $X$ is $n-1$ connected.


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