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The Everton F.C. on P2P4U Net
Everton Football Club is a favorite of P2P4U net, primarily because they have competed in the top tier of English football for 108 years, which is also a record. The Everton Football Club was founded in 1878 and ten years later they helped to found The Football League where they would win their first tile in 1890. Everton has played in the top division of English football continuously since 1954 and were one of the original founders of the Premier league when it was created in 1992.
Today, Everton plays in a stadium located in Liverpool known as Goodison Park which has the capacity to seat over 40,000 fans. Everton has played in Goodison Park since it was completed in 1892 though P2P4U believes that that lengthy tradition may soon be coming to an end since there have been whispers of a new stadium since 1996. The estimated capacity of such a new stadium would be around 55,000-60,000 fans though Everton must first secure financing for such a large project.
Everton averages around 36,000 fans for their home matches in Goodson Park and while it may not be as high as some of the better known clubs P2P4U lists Everton fans as one of the most fanatical groups of fans in English football. Everton has a few nicknames that the fans are especially fond of including The Toffees, The Toffemen, The Blues, The School of Science and The People's Club. Fans of Everton are affectionately known as Evertonians and always turn out in large numbers to watch football at Goodison Park. The main rivalry for Everton is with fellow Liverpool team Liverpool Football Club and the two teams annually clash in what is known as the Merseyside Derby, which is one of the better known rivalry games in English football.
The home colors of Everton have been royal blue and white for over 100 years while their away kit consists of a gold shirt with blue trimmings and dark blue shorts. The most famous Everton player is typically recognized to be Dixie Dean, who also happens to be Everton's top goalscorer. Dean played with Everton from 1925 to 1937 and managed to score 349 goals in 399 appearances with the team. Dean also holds the record for most goals in a single season with 60. P2P4U net recognizes Graeme Sharpe as second on the all time list of goals scored with 159 during his career. The current Everton manager, David Moyes, has been with the team since 2002 and has been named manager of the year three times while with the club.
Throughout its history Everton has typically been on the cutting edge of new developments within English football. For example, Everton was the first professional soccer club to intentionally build a new home stadium, which is Goodison Park. Everton was also the first club to sub-soil heating on their home turf. If you like to sit down and watch football on your television you can also thank Everton for paving the way for that particular development as a match between Everton and Arsenal in 1936 was the first football match to be televised. Everton also set the standard for international competition when it was the first club to participate in an international football tour. Everton has continued this trend even in modern times by being the first club with its own podcast and the first club with its own social networking site. P2P4U net looks forward to seeing Everton continue to push the boundaries of English football in the future as well.
Like most English football clubs Everton has also had plenty of appearances in popular culture. From books and movies to songs and television programs Everton Football Club always seems to find a way into the limelight in one way or another. In addition to being the object of popular culture Everton has also had a hand in its creation as well; most notably the club has released a variety of different songs that have managed to appear on the UK pop charts.
After finishing 8th in the Premier league in 2010-2011 Everton looks to be a real competitor heading into the next campaign. With stars such as Andrew Johnson, Philip Neville and Joseph Yobo the team stands a real chance of making some noise in the Premier league in 2011-12.Tags: everton p2p4u, everton p2p4u net, p2p4u, p2p4u net
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Aaron Hernandez: An Early Warning in 2010 NFL Draft Profile
Before the NFL Draft, a Personality Test Raised a Flag; Lowest Possible Score for 'Social Maturity'
Shortly before the 2010 NFL Draft, a scouting service that prepares confidential psychological profiles of players for NFL teams found that Aaron Hernandez enjoyed "living on the edge of acceptable behavior" and cautioned that he could become "a problem" for his team.
On one personality test, Hernandez, who was arrested last week on murder and weapons charges, received the lowest possible score, 1 out of 10, in the category of "social maturity."
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The evaluation, which was done before the New England Patriots selected Hernandez in the fourth round of the 2010 draft, was produced by a North Carolina scouting service called Human Resource Tactics.
The one-page form, reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, includes scores Hernandez received on several tests routinely administered to NFL draft prospects. The results of these tests are kept confidential.
The Patriots declined to comment on whether they had seen the report before drafting Hernandez. Hernandez's attorney, Michael Fee, didn't return messages seeking comment.
The evaluation done on Hernandez was devised by Dr. Mike Sanders, a partner at HRT and an adjunct professor in the psychology department at North Carolina State University. According to his personal website, Sanders has provided consultative support to elite military units belonging to the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. Sanders declined to comment on the Hernandez report. He said 18 teams subscribe to HRT's scouting service but declined to say if the Patriots are one of them.
While psychological profiles can be subjective and far from foolproof, NFL experts say the majority of teams use them to guide their draft choices.
When it comes to Hernandez's acumen for football, the report didn't mince words: It considered him a remarkably qualified candidate, giving him an overall "motivational and mental" test score of 10 out of 10.
In the section of the report labeled "Sigma Motivation" in which Hernandez got a 1 out of 10 in "Social Maturity," he received a perfect 10 for "Focus," two nines in "Self-Efficacy" and "Receptivity to Coaching" and 7 out of 10 for "Dedication." In a section labeled "Mental Ability," Hernandez was given a perfect 10 in "Mental Quickness."
Under "Strengths," the report listed Hernandez's dedication, work ethic and self-confidence. It predicted he would quickly recover from mistakes and bad breaks. "Hernandez sees himself as a football player above all else," the report said. "He will place a high priority on football and what it takes to be successful." Hernandez was also described as being highly responsive to coaching.
In the section marked "Weaknesses," the report predicted Hernandez might get along well with most of his teammates, but "will find very little time to help them." His responses, it added, "suggest he enjoys living on the edge of acceptable behavior and that he may be prone to partying too much and doing questionable things that could be seen as a problem for him and his team."
The psychological portion of HRT's testing appears to be based on personality tests developed by Sigma Assessment Systems, a Michigan company. A spokeswoman said Sigma had no specific tests that measure the characteristics HRT lists on its report, but that some of its assessment techniques could be used to derive such scores. "I have no way of knowing whether that's a solid approach," the spokeswoman said.
The report said Hernandez scored 17 on a test devised by Wonderlic, an Illinois assessment firm, that measures how well people comprehend problems and how quickly they can solve them. That score was below average but "above the typical minimum for his position," the report said.
Bill Polian, former general manager of the Indianapolis Colts, said his team was looking for a tight end at the 2010 draft, but steered clear of Hernandez. "There were questions there, which is why a guy of that talent lasted until the fourth round," he said. The Colts, he added, "never got that far" in their evaluation of the player. "We were not in the Hernandez business." The Colts couldn't immediately be reached for comment. Sanders declined to say whether the Colts were an HRT client.
By taking Hernandez late in the draft, the Patriots weren't obligated to pay him the millions that first-round picks command under NFL rules. According to people familiar with Hernandez's contract, his signing bonus was $200,000. This person said the team structured a relatively large percentage of Hernandez's salary as bonuses that would only be paid out over time if Hernandez stayed with the team and out of trouble.
Hernandez started seven games as a rookie in 2010 and made the 2011 NFL Pro Bowl. He caught a touchdown pass and led the team in receiving yards in the 2012 Super Bowl. On August 27, 2012, the Patriots offered Hernandez a $40 million contract extension that included a $12.5 million signing bonus.
Hernandez was arrested last week on murder and weapons charges stemming from the shooting death of an acquaintance. He pleaded not guilty last week. "It is, at bottom, a circumstantial case. It is not a strong case," his lawyer said in court last week.
Boston police are also investigating whether Hernandez is connected to the shooting deaths of two men on a Boston street near a nightclub on July 16, 2012, according to a person briefed on the matter.
Hernandez, who was released by the Patriots, was served Friday with a civil suit alleging he shot an acquaintance, Alexander Bradley, in a car in Miami after an argument in February, Bradley's lawyer, David Jaroslawicz, said Monday. No charges have been filed in that case.
—Stu Woo contributed to this article
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Wilson: Capital Prep was just as good as advertised
UNCASVILLE -- You can bat around the X's and O's if you want. You can point to nerves and focus on the outstanding play of Abby Hurlbert (28 points, 10 rebounds) and a very competitive second half. It all has its place. Heck, you can even throw in the "no death certificate, no foul" demeanor of the game.
But Capital Prep's 84-55 victory over Thomaston before 4,486 fans for the Class S girls basketball state title Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena can be reduced to this: bigger, faster, stronger and much better. Simple? Yes. Too simple? Not hardly.
The No. 3 Bears (23-3) knew all about Capital's numbers — the 65-point average margin of victory in the tournament, the 47-point average margin of victory in the regular season, the only two losses coming to New York City teams, the state's No. 1 ranking.
Yet, they believed, like any champion would. Then they found that Capital
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might even be better than all the well-deserved hype. They found out Capital has no respect for the movie "Hoosiers" and doesn't really believe that David ever laid a glove on Goliath, let alone a stone from a sling.
The Bears packed the pride of a champion and a rock solid belief that they could handle this challenge. They practiced against the boys, they tried to prepare for the size and quickness that the regular season didn't offer. In the end, it just wasn't the real thing. Capital Prep was.
"No doubt they are a machine," said Thomaston coach Bob McMahon. "They are more finely tuned than we had hoped. They are more skilled than I realized. They are relentless on the boards. And I said before the game that the more threes they shoot, the better for us, and (then) they come out and started burying threes."
The Bears were hoping that if they could hang early, the opportunity for an upset would be there. They couldn't, and the opportunity disappeared quickly. In slightly more than a minute, Capital led, 7-0, on an Imani Bumpus layup, Shaquana Edward's 3-pointer and Dashane Ward's steal and layup.
Sydney Keith finally got the Bears on the board with a free throw, but there would be too many hands in the face, too many lengthy arms to throw over and too much anticipation on Capital's part regarding passes.
Thomaston had nine turnovers in the first quarter while shooting just 2-of-8. The Bears' leading scorers, Maggie Eberhardt and Abby Hurlbert, did not score. That never bodes well. Meanwhile, Capital converted steals into layups and built up a 23-5 edge.
"It was a perfect storm of what we couldn't afford to happen," said McMahon.
"It wasn't tough playing against them, but we had to be tough against them," said Eberhardt. "I think in the first 10 minutes it was them, it was a lot of nerves (from) playing at Mohegan Sun. In our first timeout, I said we have to get rid of the nerves and keep playing."
If part of the first quarter was nerves, the second quarter was all Capital. Diamond Wallen converted an offensive rebound and flashy freshman Edwards (18 points) drilled a rainbow 3-pointer for a 28-6 lead.
By halftime, the Bears trailed, 43-16, shooting 7-of-23 with 16 turnovers. Eberhardt had not yet found the scoring column. Only Hurlbert found an effectiveness with 10 points.
"I knew I wasn't going to have a great offensive game," said Eberhardt, who finished her career with an 11-point outing. "I knew I was going to have to get my shots off quickly, so I tried to pass more than usual."
The Bears can be proud of their second half. Hurlbert asserted herself and tossed in 18 points. She was a major threat from inside and out. McMahon called her effort, "awesome," noting how difficult it was for the Bears to score.
And the veteran head coach talked about his team's refusal to go away. While moral victories weren't what the Bears were playing for, they were outscored just 41-39 in the final 16 minutes. By the way, the final margin of 29 points was the Trailblazers second-closest game of the year in Connecticut.
"They say basketball reveals character, and the second half revealed our character," said McMahon. "We didn't lay down for a second. We wouldn't submit. It showed what our kids are about. And these kids carried Maggie off the court; that showed what they are about."
Capital coach Tammy Millsaps hasn't endeared herself to a lot people with her style of leaving her starters in even while winning by big margins, but she was honest without arrogance about her team's performance.
"We respect our opponents. They put together a game plan, and we took them out of their game plan," said Millsaps. "We did what we wanted to do. We got into the passing lanes and put pressure on the ball. We go to win games with the understanding that we still have to play the game. We were excited about this game, but did not underestimate our opponent.'
And when asked what it would have taken for her powerhouse to lose?
"We would have absolutely had to fall apart," she said. "Our point guard would have had to get rattled, and our post players would have had to collapse."
Needless to say, that didn't happen. The Trailblazers outrebounded the Bears, 44-34, and hit 28 of 36 foul shots. Thomaston finished the day with 27 turnovers. The Bears did receive a senior-like 11-point effort from freshman Morgan Sanson.
Capital can hit you from so many spots. While Ward was giving people headaches about the idea that she is just a freshman, 6-foot-1 sophomore Kiah Gillespie was creating nightmares with a 22-point, 14-rebound effort. Bumpus and Taylor Williams chipped in with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
It was all just flat out too much. But the Bears made them work, at least in Capital's world.
"They were bigger and faster, but it didn't matter. I wouldn't trade my teammates for anything," said Hurlbert.
Thomaston didn't win, but it finished the season at Mohegan Sun. A lot of players and schools would trade places. And they went down scraping. It is what they do and what they did.
The monster had too much this time around.
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ISPs are evaluated in part on the connection speed they provide. In general, fiber-optic Internet connections like Verizon's FiOS (*Est. $70 per month) offer the fastest download and upload speeds, but these services are also the most expensive and availability is limited. Next in line in terms of maximum speed is cable Internet, which uses the same wiring as cable television. DSL services connect to the Internet via telephone lines; like cable ISPs they usually offer different prices for various connection speeds. They can be the least expensive choice next to dial-up if you're willing to sacrifice some speed.
Even though it's slow and ties up your phone line, dial-up remains the most affordable and widely available way to connect to the Internet. Satellite Internet connections serve mainly those in rural areas who don't otherwise have access to a high-speed service. Keep in mind that many modern computers and laptops don't include a modem by default, so if you're a dial-up customer buying a new computer, be sure you get a modem.
Finally, mobile broadband services use cell phone networks to connect to the Internet; when you're on the road, they're a good alternative to wireless hotspots like those at Starbucks. For light web surfers, however, this type of service can be a good solution for home Internet. Cell phone carriers provide this service, so if you have good reception in your area, mobile broadband should also be available; you'll need a laptop and a wireless card to get connected. See our separate reports on mobile broadband and wireless cards.
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5 Iconic Traits of Fictional Characters (That Are B.S.)
#2. Daniel Desario in Freak and Geeks Isn't Either One of Those Things
The show Freaks and Geeks relies on an audience who already know people in their own lives who fit both of those epithets. Geeks are the nerdy types, freaks are the maladjusted kids peppered through every high school who miss class a lot and spend all their time doing drugs and each other. They are the outcasts, ridiculed and bullied by the popular kids in school just for being ambitionless, short-tempered products of broken homes.
But somehow they have approximately 4,000 percent less acne than any group of students at any real high school.
Now try watching the entire series again and let us know when you see a single example of that ridicule actually happening. We'll wait.
Why This Is Bullshit:
For a show that claims to concentrate on the lowest-rung losers of the high school social hierarchy, they sure aren't shy about making their main freak as handsome, charming and admirable as possible. James Franco plays Daniel Desario, who is less like the alienated slackers you remember from when you were a teenager and more like James Dean. Yes, he does all of the outlaw stuff that is supposed to make him an outcast, but it doesn't -- the show winds up portraying Daniel as hands down the coolest kid at William McKinley High School.
This kid never got pelted with pizza crusts for bringing his D&D books to school.
The main female character, Lindsay, even starts hanging out with the freaks primarily because she's attracted to him. She throws a party just to get an opportunity to hang with Daniel and is understandably bummed when he spends the duration of the party making out with his girlfriend instead. Daniel even juggles relationships between two best friends in one episode, and by the end, both girls still like him, but their friendship has been destroyed. In fact, his charisma and good looks allow him to manipulate people constantly toward his own ends. Sound like any other character you know?
The problem is that we don't get any context in the show for why he's designated as a "freak." There are no popular, rich kids bullying him, there are no star athletes slamming his head into lockers, he's not suffering any consequences for the way he is. In fact, the only bullying we ever see in the show comes from Daniel and his friends when they pick on the geeks. Throughout the entire series, the only things separating Daniel Desario from the popular quarterback cliche are a football and a nicer car.
Ah, doughnut-based bullying -- a staple of our high school years.
#1. Worf on Star Trek: The Next Generation Is a Terrible Warrior
Worf is the security officer aboard the USS Enterprise and its resident badass. He is a Klingon, which is a race that combines the rules and ethics of a samurai with those of Spartan warriors.
Their ancestral weapon is the most deliberately impractical sword ever designed.
Klingons are tough guys from birth, and trained in every form of savage combat imaginable. That's why Worf is tasked with protecting the more fragile members of the crew, even in an age when everybody has handheld weapons that can vaporize anyone they're pointed at.
Worf, seen here employing the ancient Klingon martial art of "grabbing people by the shirt and growling."
Why This Is Bullshit:
As you might expect, Worf gets into a lot of fights in The Next Generation, but he loses those fights with alarming regularity. It's surprising the Enterprise hasn't fired him out of pure embarrassment. By our count, he is portrayed as getting involved in over 20 serious fights through the run of the show. He loses about 75 percent of them. To give you some context, here's a compilation of him folding like paper in the face of confrontation:
The result of his losses varies from being knocked unconscious to nearly dying. In fact, Worf does die in the episode "Transfigurations," which was a special humiliation for him because the man who killed him did it accidentally, by pushing him off a walkway. You'd hope a man bred for battle would have a better center of balance (he was later revived, because this is sci-fi and nobody has to ever permanently die).
Worf has also been taken captive several times, occasionally by rogue members of his own crew, which means he's even losing fights to his co-workers aboard the Enterprise. Riker, Picard and even Deanna Troi, who has probably never fought a day in her life, all lay Worf out during the run of the show.
So just to clarify, Worf loses just as many fights to the people he's supposed to protect as he does to intergalactic punches. He's basically the alien equivalent of a campus security officer.
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School Holidays in Cape Town: What to do with the kids this autumn
School's out from Friday 28 March, 2014 for Cape Town's younger residents and visitors and we're sure, like most parents, you're wondering just what to do with them?
We've got you covered, folks, with a variety of fun and entertaining events and things to do around the Mother City this autumn:
Sightseeing for the little ones:
Table Mountain Cableway's School Holiday Fun
Treat your angels to an adventure on our wonder of nature, Table Mountain this school break.
From interacting with magical characters, enjoying a puppet or magic show and balloon sculpting, there is plenty to see and do for young visitors.
Date: 29 March to 6 April
Cost: R 100 return for children and R 205 for adults when bought online
Location: Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
Contact: +27(0)21 424 0015
Website: www.tablemountain.net
Family Holiday Fun with City Sightseeing Bus
What better way to introduce your children to the beautiful Mother City that from on board the popular red hop on hop off City Sightseeing Bus?
Stimulate their visual and mental skills with the amazing views and interesting facts about our hometown with the best 'Kaapse' stories told to them on audio by Blatjan Baboon, Salty the Seagull, Abie from the Bo-Kaap and Mandisa the Mongoose or surprise them with a tour of the Table Bay Harbour with the Canal Cruise.
It's guaranteed fun for the entire family!
Date: 24 March to 5 May
Cost: Canal Cruise 1-Day adult ticket R30 and R10 for children 5 – 15); 1-Day Red City Tour R150 and R70 for children 5 – 15; 2-Day ticket (includes the Red City Tour, Blue Mini Peninsula Tour, Canal Cruise and Night Tour) R250 adult ticket price and R150 for children 5 – 15
Location: Bus departs from the Two Oceans Aquarium, V&A Waterfront
Contact: +27 (0) 21 511 6000
Website: www.citysightseeing.co.za
Indoor playtime for the young inquisitive minds:
Robotics Holiday Workshops at the South African Gallery
R2D2 and his mechanical cronies are being dissected and created at the Iziko Museums' iconic South African Gallery this school holiday with its fascinating robotics and aviation workshops.
These workshops for grades 1 to 9 sees your young geniuses learn to make everything from crocodiles to boats and programming Mindstorms robots to understanding what makes aeroplanes fly and a tour of the Iziko South African Museum.
Date: 2 - 4 April
Cost: R 500 for 3 days
Location: South African National Gallery, Company's Garden
Contact: +27(0)21 448 8516
Website: www.ortsacape.org.za
The Kids Only Club at the One&Only
The One &Only Cape Town is one of the Mother City's most notable luxury hotels and welcomes families with excellent accommodation, enriching kids' and teen activities as well as dedicated supervision.
The Kids Only club; for children aged four to eleven, offers activities centred around themed days, arts and crafts and excursions. For the teens aged thirteen to seventeen there is a separate programme of activities and excursions. Kids Only is open from 10am - 7pm daily.
Date: Daily
Location: One&Only Cape Town,V&A Waterfront
Contact: +27(0)21 431 5800
Website: www.capetown.oneandonlyresorts.com
Outdoor thrills for tiny adventurers:
Fun along the Atlantic Seaboard
Sea Point and Mouille Point– think ocean, open grass verges, sculptures and jungle gyms. Around the corner in Mouille Point; putt-putt and the miniature Blue Train await.
There's also a maze, the oldest lighthouse in South Africa and ice creams to end off with.
Date: Daily
Cost: Various
Location: Sea Point and Moulille Point
Website: www.capetown.gov.za
Nature's Treasure Box Holiday Art Workshop at Kirstenbosch Gardens
Young flora lovers will discover the joys of the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens with an exploratory tour, story-telling, games, treasure box building and more at this amazing workshop.
Date: 3 April
Cost: R 50
Location: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Contact: +27(0)21 799 8670
Website: www.sanbi.org
Thrilling entertainment for miniature thespians:
Discover Zip Zap at the V&A Waterfront
Our favourite seaside shopping destination's famous amphitheatre will play host to the entertaining, fun Zip Zap circus performers this school holiday.
Don't miss the daily free performance at 15h00 as the youthful artists swoop, fly, contort their bodies and somersault for your delight at the V&A Waterfront.
Date: 31 March to 4 April
Cost: Free
Location: V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
Contact: +27 (0)21 408 7600
Website: www.waterfront.co.za
Tales of Little Grey Rabbit at the Artscape Theatre
The enchanting tale of the Little Grey Rabbit and her brave adventures comes to life on the Artscape Theatre stage and is perfect for the little ones on cooler days.
Date: 29 March to 5 April
Cost: R 60
Location: Artscape Theatre, Foreshore
Contact: +27(0)861 915 8000
Website: www.computicket.com
Storytime 2: Cinderella and the Frog Prince at the Masque Theatre
Two of the most beloved fairytale characters, Cinderella and the Frog Prince return with a new and magical tale at the Masque Theatre.
Date: 1 to 4 April
Cost: R 40
Location: Masque Theatre, Muizenberg
Contact: +27(0)84 367 1046
Website: www.masquetheatre.co.za
Need to fill those tiny tummies after a fun day out? We have your top Family Friendly Restaurants in Cape Town.
Coming Soon: Easter Weekend Events in Cape Town and Free Things to Do With Your Kids in the Mother City.


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Introduction to Computers and the Internet (for Beginners)
Location:St. Helena Branch
Date & Time:Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 10:30am
Date & Time:Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 10:30am
If you're an adult getting started using the computer, let us help! Explore the world of computers and the Internet at your own pace. Registration is required. Space is limited.


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I am looking for a solution that would prevent me from seeing things like:
W: GPG error: http://updates.example.com lenny Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 00AABBCCDDEE0011
The question applies for both Debian and Ubuntu.
Isn't possible to publish the key somewhere where it can be automatically downloaded by apt-get based on it's signature?
Note: I know that I can put my signature to an we server and use wget to get it and install it from there, still I am using for a better solution.


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Publications and Resources
Links to Federal and State websites, including entrance/exit
interviews and student loan programs.
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office administered complaint forms
Direct Loans
Apply for Government Student Loans including Entrance/Exit interviews.
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) on the Web
Apply for federal student aid online.College of San Mateo School Code: 001181
Financial Aid: The Student Guide
The Student Guide is the most comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the U.S. Department of Education. It covers the Department's major aid programs, including Pell Grant, Stafford Loan, and Federal Work-Study.
California Student Aid Commission
Acquire information about California college grants (Cal Grant Program) scholarships, student loans, and specialized financial aid programs.
Federal Student Financial Assistance
Access the largest source of student aid in America, providing more than $40 billion a year in grants, loans, and work-study assistance. This site will help you find guidance for every stage of the financial aid process, whether you're in or out of school.
I Can Afford College
This California Community College system program provides financial aid to CCC students.
Selective Service System
Click here to register for Selective Service. Almost all male U.S. citizens who are 18 through 25 years of age are required to register with Selective Service.
Internal Revenue Service
Click here to request IRS transcripts.
Chafee Grant
This grant offers free money for Foster Youth for college or career training.
Some web sites to which the Financial Aid web site provide links are for the convenience of users and are not managed or maintained by City College of San Francisco. The College and the Financial Aid Office do not review, control, or take responsibility for the contents of those sites.


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Jashan 2008
By John Morrison on Aug 22, 2008
It is a festive occasion at the Sun India Engineering Center (IEC). We celebrated our Annual Employee event today.This year the event's called "Jashan 2008". Jashan means festival. The event was held on the lawns of a hotel, in a specially erected structure with professional lighting and sound arrangements.The entire show was co-ordinated and managed by an event management firm. The program began at around 4 PM in the afternoon and is expected to go on until around 10:30 PM in the night. Buses are available to ferry employees from office to the event venue & back.
The main highlights of the event were the address by the IEC Site Lead, the distribution of the IEC Annual awards (for patents filed, Innovation, Execution, Team work, etc.), entertainment programmes by teams of Managers & Engineers, game show, performance by music bands, singing and dancing & other interesting activities. Not to forget, the freely and plentifully available - good food and drink.
The excitement builds over the preceeding week or two with fun contests and preparations happening in advance of the main event. Different venues are chosen each year. All said and done, it was a memorable event with the Site Lead's opening address, setting the tone followed by the other activities & presentations.


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Phase 1: Planning & Content Creation
During Phase 1, the e-Learning Center recommends that you focus on the instructional design of your course, deciding on the pedagogical approaches, assessments, activities (discussions, presentations, assignments, assessments, etc.), and materials (textbooks, online readings, websites, and media, such as graphics, audio, video, or animations), that work best for you and your students. We offer several types of training to help you make these decisions. A good resource to use during this phase is the Teaching Checklist.
We recommend that you schedule one or more consultations with each of the following:
- A instructional technologist
- An instructional designer
- A media designer
- An assessment specialist
- A library resource specialist
Course Media
When making decisions about what types of media to include in your course, it's helpful to meet jointly with an instructional designer and the e-Learning Center's Creative Design Group. If you need customized media, we can help you decide what's feasible and we can either help you create the media or we can create it for you, subject to space availability. Be sure to request media at least 3 months in advance of when you plan to teach the course.
Library Assistance
Cline Library has resource specialists who can assist you with reserve readings, related websites, and other resources for your course. See Cline's site to find out which librarian works in your subject area.
Suggested Schedule
Below is a suggested timetable and task list for Phase 1. We have found that most faculty can successfully design a course at a comfortable pace if they follow this schedule. If you want to complete tasks ahead of schedule, feel free to do so. Then you can move on to Phase 2.
Phase 1: Planning & Content Creation
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6 Badass 'Modern' Weapons (Are Way Older Than You Think)
Modern warfare, with all its high-tech gadgetry, would have seemed like black magic to the technologically inferior warmongers of only a century ago ... or at least that's what we assume. But it turns out that a lot of the stuff that defines the modern battlefield has been around in some form for a lot longer than we think, thanks to murderous geniuses who were decades or centuries ahead of their time.
#6. "Drones" Have Been Around Since the 1940s
In the last two decades, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) went from "those flying killbots in the Terminator movies" to "the USA's go-to solution for every international problem." These drones are literally the most futuristic thing in our arsenal, and if you saw some World War II movie that featured them, you'd think you were seeing the work of the laziest screenwriter in history.
But if so, you'd owe them an apology. This is the TDR-1, the Predator drone's badass grandpa:
U.S. Navy
"You kids today with your guided missiles and your geolocation ... in my day, blowing shit up was a craft."
Developed in the 1940s during a period when the entire world was seeing how much metal they could fling at high velocity toward one another, the TDR-1 was the world's first production UAV that was put into combat. Of course, rather than being flown by some guy on the other side of the world, the TDR-1 was flown by another pilot in a nearby bomber, due to the fact that satellites didn't exist yet. Still, the Navy was so impressed by the idea of a magical pilotless aircraft that they commissioned 5,000 of the things. However, delays led to only 195 being built and shipped off to the Pacific to fight the Japanese.
A typical mission for the TDR-1 consisted of takeoff, a flight to a target, and dropping a few bombs or a torpedo. Then the operator would take the aircraft and give it an ending the Japanese would be proud of: He'd steer it right into the target it was just bombing, because who wants to go through the trouble of landing that shit?
Greg Goebel, via Wikipedia
Besides, it's never too early to start teaching robots who's really in charge.
For several months, the U.S. Navy used these drones to attack various Japanese targets around the Pacific with a success rate of 21 targets destroyed in 37 missions. Although that 57 percent success rate sounds meager, that's a far cry from today's whopping 2 percent success rate. The TDR-1 was cancelled in October 1944 when the Navy decided that it preferred human pilots, or at least that they wanted expensive war machines that didn't get slammed into the side of a building after one use.
#5. Night Vision Was Invented During World War II
Via Armasight
Night vision goggles are an iconic part of the modern military outfit, and any war movie or game with a modern setting must include a scene where everything is green and blurry. But although it's only just beginning to come into common use, night vision technology has been with us for a long time -- since World War II, in fact.
Which means that Hitler sex tape you "accidentally" downloaded may actually be legit.
In the early years of the war, it was rumored that Germany had successfully developed night vision technology to mount to their vehicles, a rumor that was probably true until Indiana Jones turned up and destroyed the biblical artifact powering it. Understandably worried by this idea, the United States set their best minds on the task. They then realized that they'd sent all of their best minds into the desert for some reason, and so they turned to their second brightest.
The result of their hard work was the Sniperscope, which consisted primarily of an infra-red "black" searchlight that mounted onto the barrels of the standard-issue rifles of the time.
Via Armasight
Along with a battery that looks big enough to power a Terminator.
The light emitted by the spotlight wasn't visible to the naked eye; it worked in conjunction with the scope mounted at the top. During a nighttime firefight, instead of just firing randomly into the dark and hoping to hit something, a soldier could switch his Sniperscope on, peer through the lens, and fire away. It was a game-changing weapon, although you can already see the downside (you have to carry that heavy-ass power supply on your back like a Ghostbuster).
Yank Magazine
Which is why they were never deployed far from the 11th Chiropractic Division.
Luckily for the bad guys, the Sniperscope wasn't deployed on the battlefield until 1944, but that doesn't mean it didn't kick any ass: During the Okinawa campaign, it proved insanely useful in preventing Japanese saboteurs from infiltrating U.S. bases. Tellingly, although fewer than 500 Sniperscopes were deployed in the region, they accounted for 30 percent of all Japanese small-arms casualties during the first week of the campaign.
The Germans did eventually get a working night vision system on their weapons in 1945. Known as the Zielgerat 1229 but nicknamed Vampir (because the Nazis loved melodrama more than lederhosen and anti-Semitism), it worked in the exact same way as the Sniperscope. However, apart from scant anecdotes about it being used on the Eastern Front, we have no other information about it.
Via Militarylib.com
"Let's go with 'Vampir' instead. 'Back Spasm' might be bad for morale."
#4. Aerial Bombing Existed Long Before Planes
Comstock/Stockbyte/Getty Images
Austrian Lieutenant Franz von Uchatius had the kind of lofty, unrealistic pipe dream that other folks dismiss as mere fantasy: What if he could somehow rain death down upon his enemies from on high? The reason this was such a silly fantasy is that it was 1849 and planes hadn't been invented yet.
Hemera Technologies/Photos.com
"Go get me some dynamite and a roll of tape; I've got an idea."
But this ambitious dreamer was not going to let that stop him. And so, during Austria's siege on Venice, Uchatius masterminded the first aerial bombing raid using hot air balloons. Positioning several key navy ships offshore, he organized two "aerial torpedo" squadrons. Each squadron consisted of 100 balloons, each armed with a single bomb with a timer. After figuring out the wind currents, Uchatius released these balloons to lazily float over Venice, an attack that must have been as slow as it was terrifying.
Via Wikipedia
Not so nostalgically charming when they're loaded with explosives.
Meanwhile, in Venice, people were presumably going about their normal day when they gazed up at the baffling sight of several balloons blotting out the sky. They probably had a moment to think the whole siege had secretly been a setup for a surprise party before shit started exploding.
The attack itself was a hilarious disaster -- wind blew some of the balloons back toward the Austrians, and others detonated in midair. Curious Venetians came out of their homes, and some even applauded the show, because look at that shit! Still, they surrendered two days later, presumably because it became clear that they were facing an army that was willing to try fucking anything.


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Steps to Success with Slow Cookers
Many of the recipes are easy to prepare if you're going to be gone for the whole day because all the ingredients cook at the same rate in the same time. But there are some others that need a bit more tending to. Some need rice added before the end of the cooking because the rice cooks faster than the chicken, while others need a topping that requires time to cook.
Cooking Strategies
If foods have to be added sequentially, one part of the recipe always represents the bulk of the cooking time. You can do that part one day (or in the morning), then finish the dish the next day (or in the evening). Reheat the first day's cooked foods on the stove or in a microwave before continuing with the rest of the recipe.
Layering the Toppings
The Greeks are famous for making casseroles with custard toppings. These dishes are easy to do in the slow cooker. The key is to level the mixture that's cooking in the slow cooker so the custard topping cooks level and evenly. Before you add the custard topping, try to remove as much grease as possible from the under layer.
More on: Cooking Tips and Basics
Excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Slow Cooker Cooking © 2003 by Ellen Brown. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Used by arrangement with Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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Here are the cobs after 1 turn. The real trick is getting the husks off the hot cobs. I held them with an oven mitt and peeled off the husks with a set of tongs.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Roasted Corn on the Cob
Here are the cobs after 1 turn. The real trick is getting the husks off the hot cobs. I held them with an oven mitt and peeled off the husks with a set of tongs.
12 comments:
- handstil said...
This may be a dumb question, but I've never cooked corn before so I honestly have no idea; How do you clean corn? If it has the husk on it does it even need to be washed?
Thanks! I really enjoy your blog!
- September 2, 2008 at 10:27 PM
- Jan Scholl said...
there is no other way to eat corn, is there? corn is pretty scarce here in Mi for some reason. 4 ears for 2 dollars. I ice mine up in a bowl of water, then I melt a mixture of salt, pepper, butter or margarine, crushed garlic and smoky paprika. paint the corn inside with this and put the husks back up and make a bowl with aluminum foil to catch any drippies. Roast maybe 15 minutes as I like it very crisp. and I always make two extra ears because doggies get one too. I hold it by the ends and they nibble it off. Its pretty funny but just a tradition I started long ago. Just wish I could get my hands on some this year. weird weather and I only buy organic veggies. enjoy a bite for me, okay?
Now here is the real trick. just pull the husks back and hold onto that as your holder. We never take the husks off to eat the corn. Corn on the cob is served by street vendors in Detroit and at football games etc. Too much a bother to take the husks completely off. To desilk, I pull back husks, and wear a rubber glove and just twist the cob in my hand, silk comes right off. When all is said and done and eaten, I break the cobs up and toss in the compost. husks and all.
- September 2, 2008 at 10:56 PM
- Bianca said...
I have yet to try roasting corn in the husk. It looks so beautiful and tasty that way! And more earth-friendly than using foil.
- September 3, 2008 at 1:36 AM
- Anonymous said...
Hello vegan dad,
we've been roasting corn ever since i was a child, but i have never seen anyone do it with the husks on!:))what we do is just peel the husks (but preserve them) and put in directly on the grill and roll them every once in a while. or better still - as kids we got wooden sticks, pointed them in the end, drill a small hole in the hard part of the corn (the part where it was stuck to the plant), put the corn on that stick and roasted them in the open fire. i must say it was great fun and the parent were of course satisfied as well because for once we kept ourselves busy;)
- September 3, 2008 at 2:52 AM
- John Plummer said...
We usually do husk-on, but soak the ears before roasting. A friend of mine uses his uncle's method: make little boats of aluminum foil, one for each ear husk-off, put beer in the bottom of each foil boat, onto the grill, and close the lid - so they sort of grill/smoke/steam with the beer.
- September 3, 2008 at 6:05 AM
- Anonymous said...
I usually roast the corn husks off until done (they don't take long. You can brush them with various oils or a flavoured margarine (i like fresh dill on mine) during and after the cooking, but they are just as good plain. It's a lot less messy than taking the husks off after - just beware of overcooking!
- September 3, 2008 at 7:31 AM
- Vegan Dad said...
Since the corn is in the husk, I go with the theory that it is well protected and does not need washing.
- September 3, 2008 at 7:58 AM
- Anonymous said...
We husk then wrap in foil :)
- September 3, 2008 at 9:13 AM
- Natjenn said...
We roast corn on the cob without the husks as well. You have to be careful not to cook it too long, but it gets a nice roasted flavour.
- September 3, 2008 at 10:02 AM
- Kristin said...
We used to husk the corn and wrap it in foil and grill it, but we moved and got a tiny grill that doesn't get very hot so now we husk them and then throw them right onto the grill. That works pretty well, but only try this at home if you have a low heat grill (Charbroil Patio grill).
- September 6, 2008 at 10:15 AM
- Patchoulia said...
We always do our corn Jamaican style (I first tried it at the Vegetarian Food fair in Toronto years ago..the "One Love Corn" folks were serving it, along with their amazing corn chowder..anyway..we peel the corn, rub it all over with lime ensuring the juice gets into the crevices, then sprinkle w/salt and cayenne and rub vegan margarine all over it. Then we wrap it up TIGHTLY to ensure all the juices/margarine stays in, then we roast it on the BBQ. Best corn ever. :)
- September 7, 2008 at 2:11 PM
- Millette Jones said...
Oven roast method....peel husks back and remove silks, pull husks back up and roast in the oven for 30 minutes on 350 degrees F. When done peel husks back and add earth balance and fresh herbs. Super good!
- September 25, 2008 at 7:45 PM


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I realize this may be a broad question on the surface, but I'm looking for specific examples of setups/workflows that people use to keep a version history of edited files on a WordPress site. For instance, when developing a site (and even after it's live), I often make changes to CSS and PHP files, but I don't have a great way of reverting to older versions of those files. For my purposes, making changes on a local development installation and then copying those changes over to the live site is often more trouble than I'd like. Any suggestions on how to get started using a versioning tool to track edits to files on a live site?
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I am not sure how much you know about using version control, but I recently switched from SVN to GIT and find that to be great!
Though it depends in you live site's server has GIT installed (or will let you). I have a GIT setup on the live server also, running of a branch called something like
I would recommend putting some time it getting aquatinted with GIT (if you haven't already), I find it much easier and less hassle than SVN when it comes to changing / adding loads of files (and unlike SVN it doesn't put stupid
Sure, I am on a Mac, so sorry if none of these applies.
Code Editor: Coda Installed GIT through Ports (using Porticus) Git: GitX
If I were to set everything up a new, I would do:
Setting it all up on the server can be a bit tricky, I have a MediaTemple and a Dreamhost account which both have GIT out of the box. The link in 5. tells you how to add a remote repo, do you dont have to do that until you want to bring your live site into the equation. I would recommend getting everything working locally first (unlike SVN, GIT doesn't require a remote repository, so you can bo everything on your machine for the time being)
I use SVN for version control with everything I do in WordPress development. I actually started this way because I needed SVN for plug-in development ... once I got started there, it was a natural extension to continue using SVN for themes and custom scripts on client sites.
Since plug-ins are already hosted on WordPress' server, I just check out a plug-in directly to the
Themes are a bit different, particularly when building for a client. I create a local repository (I have an
When I'm ready to publish the theme to a client's production server, I export the repository, zip it, and use the native Themes >> Add New functionality within WordPress. This works with custom plug-ins (that aren't hosted by WordPress) as well.
Like I said, I use WAMP on my local machine to run a development installation of WordPress. It works perfectly on my box and allows me to run as many instances of WordPress as I need for a particular project.
For SVN, I use Tortoise SVN. It's free, remarkably easy to use, and integrates with the file and command structure of Windows. Updating, committing, and exporting are all simple right-click, select command operations. Using "Export" allows you to send the entire folder (without the annoying
Manually transferring files can be a hassle, particularly if you keep changing one file but not all of them. If you instead FTP over the entire directory with "overwrite all" selected, it's much easier to replace old files (and you don't have to keep track of which changed and which didn't). It's like the old 5-minute installation WordPress used to have - just replace everything with the new version.
I like Aptana a lot, its has subversion integrated in and you can connect to your server with ftp/sftp easily and push files up, another great feature that it has is that if you create a new php project and include the "entire" WordPress folder (with wp-admin, wp-includes) you get code completion in your theme files.
In my setup the repo is local.
Personally, I think it is a fun exercise to install SVN / GIT and manage it, but if you can swing $15 per month, Beanstalk is worth every penny. They manage the whole server for you. http://beanstalkapp.com/ The FTP deployment tools are awesome. Mine automatically deploys the version to my staging server when I commit for example
Another way to get some personal file versioning is to use drop box. Every time you save a file into your dropbox it tracks the version, and you can restore to any previous version later on.. You and another developer, or group can share a drop box folder. Granted this does not do trunks, merges, etc, but it does make it very easy for a distributed team to work on one website. You just can not really work on the exact same files at once.
We keep our SVN working copy in dropbox, then I commit the files when the time is write. My designers will not commit files or deal with SVN, So this is the comprimise.
I prefer SVN because I do not need all the trunking that GIT is so great for and there are better GUI tools available of SVN.
You ask for "but I'm looking for specific examples of setups/workflows that people use to keep a version history of edited files on a WordPress site" but you also mention products :)
You get above as answer a list of tools and some best practices but I will focus here on the workflows: THEY ARE NOT WORDPRESS SPECIFIC:
But for the general examples/setups/workflows:
For starters: there ARE CM patterns, so independent of tooling. Google on CM Patterns, a lot of books out there, wiki's even communities e.g. http://www.cmcrossroads.com/forums.
There are also guides on setting up a valid stream strategy (google stream strategy), etc...
I don't think there is anything special about WordPress deployments compared to CM Management incl distributed parallel development on large Siebel, SAP, Informatica, Java etc.. factories. It's really almost default.
What is missing, I think, is that noone has writing a CMplan for WordPress development (yet) (IEEE). Once someone has done that (tool independent). The requirements can be filled in, I think, with any tool.
I think the reason that plan has not been written is that almost all WordPress implementations are still done by 1 person with a simple development-production setup so not with multiple developers/designers in the build phase having to deploy different versions that are running in the test environment, for instance.
the CMP plan starts with identifying all CI's in other words: make a list of all types of CI's present in a WordPress implementation including the apps, plugins, database, documentation, help, content, config files, release notes (!), etc...). That is a good start. Then decide which ones you want to bring under CM.
Next decide on what causes changes on these CI's e.g. a customer call for a bugfix, or an upgrade that is needed. If done right, this leads to a situation where you have the feeling things are under control.
Decisions like merging back from production to development and the way to handle that is part of that chapter (2 main patterns here) (though ofcourse you should try to minimize these hotfixes).
Only later look for a tool to do CM on one side (which includes version management as one of the tools) and change management tooling on the other side (which keeps you sane).
I think that is the best workflow to start with since, as far as I googled, noone has done yet. I think once the first person has written a WordPress CM Plan (according to IEEE) every other WordPress person in the world can copy that plan and make adjustments and implement the patterns in their tooling.
Isn't that too much work/too heavy : depends if you have a company or not: it can save your ass big time one day to have good CM plan.
I am on a shared host so I can't install SVN or anything like that. I use Mercurial to version-control on my home machine. I use Beyond Compare's FTP-sync to keep the local and remote folders in sync.
i'm using git. it's simple. you nly have to understand simple command such as clone, comit, push, pull and you're ready to go. that's the basic.
eventhough, if you use git it more such as coordinate a team to work on a products, then it's another level. but in the end, it worthed to use git or any version control. there're realiable when shit happen.


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7 Bizarre Ways You Didn't Know 9/11 Changed the World
#3. Suicide Rates Dropped (in England)
Over in England they have something called the "Blitz spirit," a reference to the can-do attitude of perseverance and national pride experienced in the midst of the Battle of Britain during World War II. So in the days and weeks following September 11, British scientists saw an opportunity to study the phenomenon firsthand. What they found was significant: a 40 percent drop in suicides following al-Qaida's plane-shaped sucker punch.
The theory is that massive tragedy tends to unite people, making them feel like they're struggling against something as part of a team. When you feel like a part of something, you're much more likely to feel a sense of duty, obligation and (more importantly for this study) support, like there are people out there who need you and would give a rat's ass should anything happen to you. The U.S. and Great Britain have had their differences (see the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812), but dammit, we're still friends, and killing yourself when your friends need you is just lame.
"The Americans are there for us whenever a royal gets married or dies. And, by British God, we'll be there for them."
So if a tragedy that hit an ally an ocean away galvanized the suicidal mopesters of Great Britain, you'd expect an even more prominent reaction when something terrible happened at home. But while suicides did drop 40 percent after the 7/7 bombings in London, the suicide rate only stayed "depressed" for two days. By comparison, the drop in suicides after 9/11 lasted four weeks.
Which, incidentally, is how long the people in that stock photo managed to hold their pose.
There are two possible explanations for this. One is that the infinitely more massive media reaction to September 11 gave it an exaggerated impact that resonated much more deeply than the transit bombings in London. The other possibility is that huge disasters are like Batman sequels: We get so worked up over one that by the time the next one comes along, we just don't care anymore.
"Pssht. Bomb in a train. Totally called it."
#2. Ecstasy (the Drug) Took a Hit
Anyone old enough to remember flying before 9/11 probably recalls the infinitesimal shit security used to give back in those days. It was a golden age of sprinting to your gate, flying with your own shampoo and (apparently) smuggling Ecstasy.
"Yes, I'll be carrying it on. I want to roll face through a storm cloud."
In those days, Ecstasy was typically brought in from Europe, easily hidden in a mule's carry-on luggage or just plopped in their goddamn pockets and walked right out of the airport to a taxi cab and a night of Daft Punk and glow-in-the-dark pacifiers. Remember, these were the days when people could go all the way up to the gate without going through security, provided they were just seeing someone off and not actually getting on the plane.
We've lost many freedoms to the War on Terror.
After 9/11, the TSA ramped up the ol' wand-and-tickle in light of new and exponentially stricter security regulations, and the years following saw a record number of people getting busted with Ecstasy. Painkillers like OxyContin rode in to fill the sobriety gap as drug dealers began to increasingly rely on the more challenging task of smuggling Ecstasy in on the ground through Mexico and Canada.
As a result, the drug is now much more difficult to come by, and more expensive -- 2001 ended up being the peak year for Ecstasy, with its popularity and relevance steadily declining each subsequent year (much like Staind). In a way, that's kind of inspiring. 9/11 might have forced Americans to change their drug habits, but it couldn't stop them from doing drugs. We think that means the terrorists lost.
Every good high is a victory against the forces of evil.
#1. It Traumatized a Generation ... of Unborn Children
Over a half million New York City residents suffered from some sort of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the years following 9/11. Among the multitude of people directly affected by the events of that day were roughly 1,700 pregnant women, and some of them expectedly went on to suffer from PTSD. However, their yet-to-be-born children were also found to be afflicted.
"He's shouting something about ragheads. Ma'am, this is easily the third most racist fetus I've encountered."
Scientists at the Mournfully Weeping Institute of World-Souring Bleakness measured cortisol levels in pregnant women who were near Ground Zero during the attacks. Cortisol is kind of like a chemical marker in PTSD victims -- if cortisol is low, it indicates that the person more than likely has PTSD. The scientists found that all of the pregnant women they tested who developed PTSD had an abnormally low cortisol level.
In a follow-up study, they went on to prove that Tupac is dead and fairies don't exist.
Acting on a little-known but mind-blowing phenomenon known as epigenetics (basically the passing down of a person's experiences to subsequent generations), they decided to test the children of the mothers with PTSD. This research had previously been applied to survivors of the Holocaust, and had shown the effects of that tragedy reaching the victims' children. The 9/11 study only made the phenomenon more concrete -- at 1 year old, the children of the women with PTSD exhibited the same low cortisol levels as their mothers.
So now we have infants afflicted with PTSD without ever having experienced any trauma in their lives. What's more, the scientists have observed epigenetics passing down traits in mice to at least two subsequent generations, meaning that all the kids born with PTSD from 9/11 might very well give birth to children decades from now who also have PTSD.
It's a shame those Navy SEALs didn't have a gun capable of choking a man to death with thousands of unwashed penises.
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I have become the Harbinger of the Companions. But I still keep getting "Talk to the leaders of the Companions for more work" in the miscellaneous quest journal. Does this ever end? Also as Harbinger of the Companions, why does it say talk to the "leader" of the Companions, am I not their head? I should be sending them on such little quests like "Rescue X from Y place".
No, these quests do not end. These are simply due to the Radiant A.I., and never ending quests.
Also, as the Harbinger, you're not the leader, it would be better described as an adviser to the council of Companions.
The Companions have not had a leader since Ysgrimor thousands of years before the game of Skyrim. Once Ysgrimor passed on nobody felt they could live up to Ysgrimor's title as Leader and thus was born The Harbinger. The harbinger is better described as a group advisor rather than a leader. As far as the quests, I have done at least 5 quests for each of the remaining "leaders" and I still get the quest. Everything I've read online says that there is no end to the quest. Hope this helps...
You can purify Vilkas and Farkas of there lycanthropy and get Aela Hircine Totems if you do these quests for them.
The companions have no leader, they're an equal collective. Also, the missions never end.
Like Kodlak says, he's not their leader they are all equal he just kinda gives advice. And for the quests they never end but it's very easy money so it's not a bad thing.


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The Diggle Nog! achievement states:
Diggle Nog! - Make some Diggle Nog. Who doesn't love a nice cold glass of Diggle Nog?
Since I've never played this game, I have no idea what to do to get it. What is the fastest/easiest way of doing it?
The Diggle Nog! achievement states:
Since I've never played this game, I have no idea what to do to get it. What is the fastest/easiest way of doing it?
This took me about 20 minutes of play to achieve (although I've played the game plenty before, so know how it all works), so it should be fairly straight forward to achieve even if you're new to the game.
If you look at the wiki (or the XML file, or the in-game crafting menu) you will see that Diggle Nog can be crafted using a Porta-Still and combination of Aqua Vitae, a Diggle Egg and some Grog.
Therefore, to get the achievement you need to find all three craft items and a Porta-Still to combine them with. Craft them together and that's your achievement.
So, to minimize the time to get this achievement I'd highly recommend starting with the Alchemy skill so that you start with some Aqua Vitae (which will probably be in your quick bar, not your inventory) and a Porta-Still. You'll then need to find the other two items yourself, but they're fairly common items that you should be able to find somewhere on the first level.
Keep on the lookout for Drink Machines:
If you take Burglary as a skill, you can steal random liquor from drink machines, which may speed up your acquisition of the Grog. Otherwise, check each one you find to see if they're selling any.
Diggle Eggs are found frequently in Diggle Nests, which are small rooms containing a couple of Diggles and usually nests filled with eggs:


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WASHINGTON — U.S. banks have taken another step to clear away the wreckage of the 2008 financial crisis by agreeing to pay $8.5 billion to settle charges that they wrongfully foreclosed on millions of homeowners.
The deal announced Monday could compensate hundreds of thousands of Americans whose homes were seized because of abuses such as "robo-signing," when banks automatically signed off on foreclosures without properly reviewing documents. The agreement will also help eliminate huge potential liabilities for the banks.
But consumer advocates complained that regulators settled for too low a price by letting banks avoid full responsibility for foreclosures that victimized families and fueled an exodus from neighborhoods across the country.
The settlement ends an independent review of loan files required under a 2011 action by regulators. Bruce Marks, CEO of the advocacy group Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America, noted that ending the review will cut short investigations into the banks' practices.
"The question of who's to blame — the homeowners or the lenders — if you stop this investigation now, that will always be an open-ended question," Marks said.
The banks, which include JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo, will pay about $3.3 billion to homeowners to end the review of foreclosures.
The rest of the money — $5.2 billion — will be used to reduce mortgage bills and forgive outstanding principal on home sales that generated less than borrowers owed on their mortgages.
A total of 3.8 million people are eligible for payments under the deal announced by the Office of Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve. Those payments could range from a few hundred dollars to up to $125,000.
Homeowners who were wrongly denied a loan modification will be entitled to relatively small payments. By contrast, people whose homes were unfairly seized and sold would be eligible for the biggest payments.
Banks and consumer advocates had complained that the loan-by-loan reviews required under the 2011 order were time-consuming and costly and didn't reach many homeowners. Banks were paying large sums to consultants to review the files. Some questioned the independence of those consultants, who often ruled against homeowners.
The deal "represents a significant change in direction" that ensures "consumers are the ones who will benefit, and that they will benefit more quickly and in a more direct manner," Thomas Curry, the comptroller of the currency, said in a statement.
But Charles Wanless, a homeowner in the Florida Panhandle, is among those who question that promise. Wanless, who is fighting foreclosure proceedings with Bank of America, says he doubts the money will benefit many who lost homes.
"Let's say they already foreclosed on me and I lost my home," said Wanless, who runs a pool cleaning business in Crestview, Fla. "What's $1,000 going to do to help me? If they took my house away wrongfully, is that going to get me my house back? I might be able to find one if I'm one of the lucky ones who gets $125,000."
Diane Thompson, a lawyer with the National Consumer Law Center, complained that the deal won't actually compensate homeowners for the actual harm they suffered.
The deal "caps (banks') liability at a total number that's less than they thought they were going to pay going in," she said.
Thompson supports the decision to make direct payments to victimized homeowners. But she said the deal will work only if it includes strong oversight and transparency provisions.
The companies involved in the settlement announced Monday also include Citigroup, MetLife Bank, PNC Financial Services, Sovereign, SunTrust, U.S. Bank and Aurora. The 2011 action also included GMAC Mortgage, HSBC Finance Corp. and EMC Mortgage Corp.
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How Can i Root my HTC ONE X with android version 4.0.4, HTC sense version 4.0, Software number 2.20.502.7 ATT US edition
Apparently there is a root method for the AT&T One X running 4.0.4. I've not tested it, but have reproduced the instructions in full from here:
I have successfully rooted the AT&T HTC One X running build 2.20.
In the previous build (1.85), S-ON was only partially enforced, so it was possible to modify the /system partition without having unlocked the bootloader, in order to install su and Superuser.apk. This was changed in build 2.20: full S-ON is now in effect. As a result, it is no longer possible to write to /system even after remounting it as writable, since the S-ON feature has NAND-locked the storage.
In other words, it's impossible have a "permanent root" on 2.20 in the traditional sense without unlocking the bootloader.
I have prepared an exploit that gains temporary root access by leveraging two vulnerabilities and uses these newly gained root privileges to overwrite the CID ("superCID"), so that it's possible to unlock the bootloader via HTC's website. I'm sorry if you'd prefer to not unlock your bootloader this way, but there are no other options for root access available.
This exploit modifies the CID of your device. Doing so likely voids your warranty, and may be in violation of your contract with AT&T (I am not a lawyer). Additionally, while this exploit has been tested and has not been observed to cause any negative side effects in practice, I am in no way responsible if it turns your device into an expensive paperweight.
I am not affiliated with any Android forum or group, including XDA - this is just where I've chosen to publish this exploit.
Portions of this exploit are similar in concept to the ADB backup/restore exploit published by Bin4ry, but the vulnerability used in this exploit is entirely distinct from Bin4ry's.


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Junior Rugby (U6-U13) is cancelled for tomorrow Saturday 30th July. This is due to the continued atrocious weather over this past week, the Auckland Council has closed most of their grounds.
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High school athletics reached a fever pitch in the Commonwealth last week as state tournaments were contested in lacrosse, track and tennis. Local teams and individuals took home a bevy of hardware in all three sports. Here is a wrap-up of the action:
Boys' Lacrosse
Going for their fifth straight Kentucky Lacrosse Association title, the St. Xavier Tigers used a second-half rally to force overtime against top-seeded Trinity, and then got a sudden-death goal from junior midfielder Brad Schickel to eke out an 8-7 win on May 18 at Trinity's Marshall Stadium.
"Nobody gave us a chance in this game," said Tigers coach Scott Howe, Sr. "(At halftime we said) it's hot and we're just going to keep running them, keep pushing them…and we'll see who gives at the end. Thank goodness it worked."
St. X, which fell to the Rocks 17-10 during the regular season, trailed 4-1 at the half and 6-3 early in the fourth quarter before rattling off three goals in less than four minutes.
Trinity senior Brad Lott then scored his third goal of the game to put his side back on top, but the lead was short-lived as St. X's Zayne Smith answered with 42.9 seconds remaining in regulation to make it 7-7 and force extra time.
With less than 10 seconds left in the first OT, Smith found a streaking Schickel.
"Zayne Smith saw me—I was open all alone—and barely thread the needle," said Schickel. "I caught it about five yards from the goal, shot high and made it."
North Oldham fell to Tates Creek 10-7 in the Division II final.
Girls' Lacrosse
Kentucky Country Day senior Caroline Flowers exploded for five goals and the Bearcats downed Sacred Heart 12-7 in the KLA Division-I girls' championship on May 17 at North Oldham.
For KCD (13-3), the win avenged a 13-11 overtime loss to the Valkyries in last year's final.
"I just really wanted to get revenge on them from last year and bring the state title back to KCD," said Flowers, who was named MVP of the championship game.
It was the Bearcats seventh consecutive finals appearance and third title (2008 and 2010).
"We earned it," said KCD coach Pat McAnulty, whose team raced out to a 7-3 halftime lead. "I think the team believed and we saw it through."
"I couldn't have asked to end my senior year any better way," said Andrea Wambaugh, who added four goals for KCD.
After going winless in 2011, Eastern beat Oldham County 10-4 to win the Division-II title.
Track – Class AAA
Male's bid for a sixth straight boys' team title came up just short on May 19 at the University of Louisville's Cardinal Park as the Bryan Station 1,600-meter relay team got a crucial second-place finish in the day's last event to give the Defenders a 66-65 edge.
The Bulldogs quartet of Mikal Ballard, Ronjae Morris, Taylor Fanagan and Torian Vaughn won the event and earned 10 points, but Bryan Station's eight-point second-place finish was just enough for the overall win. Trinity was third with 57 points followed by Eastern with 55.
In the first event of the day St. X's 3,200 relay team of Zack Beavin, Vincent Stephen, Nick Reader and Thomas Cave won in 7 minutes and 52.18 seconds to set a new state record.
Ballard senior Ronnie Baker edged Trinity junior James Quick to win the 100 in 10.65 seconds, then took the 400 in 47.18 seconds. Quick came back to beat Baker in the 200 in a state record time of 20.94 seconds.
Butler junior Tretez Kinnaird set the third record of the day when he won the 800 in one minute, 49.96 seconds.
Other local winners included Male's Jordan Fields (110 hurdles, 14.57), Oldham County's Luke Weishaar (1,600, 4:19.52), St. X's Connor Sheryak (3,200, 9:24.37) and Eastern's 800 relay team of Derayvon Thomas-Randle, Greg Hayes, Jaylen Johnson and Daryus Sanford which won in 1:27.62.
Assumption dominated the distance events and copped the girls' team title with 63 ½ points. The Rockets were followed by North Hardin with 52. Male and Manual tied for third with 43 points.
Katherine Receveur, Melanie Strothman, Amanda Vokoun and Caroline McCaslin kick-started the day for Assumption by winning the 3,200 relay in a state-record time of 9:17.45.
Receveur, a sophomore, also won the 800 (2:15.50) and fellow sophomores Bailey Davis (1,600, 5:03.06) and Emily Bean (3,200, 11:22.90) completed the distance sweep.
Male sophomore Dominique Edmonds defended her 100 hurdles title in 15 seconds flat and the Bulldogs 800 relay team of Edmonds, Jasmine Kraft, Mallory Dunn and Kenya Johnson won in 1:42.55. Johnson, a junior, also won the triple jump, covering 37 feet, nine inches.
Fern Creek senior Alexandria Grant won the discus (118 feet, 9 inches) and Jazmin Smith, a Sacred Heart senior, cleared five feet, four inches to win the high jump.
Class AA
Paducah Tilghman took the boys' team title with 59 points followed by North Oldham (48), Lexington Catholic (45) and Central (44).
Central junior Jazz Hayes won the 400 in 48.49 and was second in the 200 with a time of 21.98 seconds. Other local winners were South Oldham's Leonard Faul (800, 1:57.09) and Bullitt East's Jacob Duvall (110 hurdles, 14.55). Trevor Troutman and Andrew Okruch, both of Bullitt East, finished 1-2 in the discus.
Central was runner-up in the girls' team standings with 61 points, four behind winner Western Hills.
Yellowjackets freshman Jaylyn Johnson had a big day, winning the 300 hurdles in a personal record 45.90 seconds and finishing second in the 100 hurdles and 200. Johnson also ran a leg on Central's 1,600 relay team that finished second.
North Oldham's Brianne Brown set a meet record with her winning leap of 18 feet, 6 ½ inches in the long jump. The junior also ran second in the 100.
Class A
St. Henry took the boys' and girls' team titles, but it was Holy Cross' Jacob Thomson who stole the show at Cardinal Park on May 17.
The junior swept the distance events for a second straight year winning the 800 in 1:57.38, the 3,200 in 9:44.58 and setting a new overall state record in the 1,600 with a time of four minutes and eight seconds. It was Thomson's third 1,600 title and shattered the decade-old mark of 4:13.6 set by St. X great Bobby Curtis.
The Cougars finished third overall and got a boost from senior Jeremy Glass, who won the shot put (55 feet, 44 ½ inches) and placed second in the discus (140-1).
Whitefield Academy junior Andy Klaasen won the 100 in 11.09 seconds and defended his 200 title in 22 seconds flat.
On the girls' side, Senior Maya Hardin of Holy Cross won the discus (111 feet, four inches) and was second in the shot put (35-7). The Cougars finished seventh as a team.
Sacred Heart junior Katherine English and senior Caitlin Hanley repeated as doubles champs with a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Notre Dame's Alyssa Kennedy and Catriona Shaughnessy at the University of Kentucky's Boone/Downing Tennis Center in Lexington on May 19.
In team play, Lone Oak eliminated Sacred Heart in the semifinals before nipping Notre Dame 3-2 for their 11th team title.
Notre Dame senior Madie Cook won in singles by defeating Kennedy Womack of Rose Hill 6-4, 6-4.
CAL sophomore Ellie Gerlach, a two seed, was eliminated in the semifinals 6-3, 6-2 by three seed Kennedy Womack, a junior out of Rose Hill.
St. X junior Sean Donohue edged senior teammate Alex Gornet 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to win the boys' singles final. It was the second time in nine days that the friends squared off. Donohue beat Gornet 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 to win the Sixth Region crown on May 10.
In the semifinals, Gornet took down top seed and defending champion Beck Pennington of Greenwood 6-3, 7-6 (4), while Donohue rallied to beat Lexington Catholic's Zack Lewis 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
St. X whipped Henry Clay 3-0 in the semifinal round of team competition and then dispatched Lone Oak 3-0 in the final to earn a fourth straight title.
KCD's fourth-seeded duo of Collier Bouchillon and Matt Browne upset No. 1 Randy Strause and Emerson Walsh of Trinity 6-4, 6-4 to take the doubles crown.
Pleasure Ridge Park basketball standouts Jeril Taylor and Cortez Macklin recently signed to play at Rend Lake Community College (Ill.).
Taylor averaged 13.8 points and 7.8 rebounds a game and Macklin added 13.4 points and 5.1 boards for the Panthers, who went 26-7 and fell to Bullitt East in the Sixth Region final.
Contact columnist Chris Cahill at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I am not a hardcore Twitter user but this sounds like a stupid question. In Twitter there seem to be no way to track where conversations start. I can only see that @replyto, leading me to the user account. But he has a lot of tweets, I as a user will not know where the conversation started?
There's nothing built into Twitter itself.
There's a service call Bettween that offers this. It's a little slow the first time you use it, but claims it's quicker for subsequent visits.
Additionally this post on Gamblz from 2008 lists 5 ways to find and track conversations using 3rd party applications. I don't know whether any of these are still working.
On most tweets there is a
If you have your own web server, there is a freely installable web app called ThinkUp that "lets you capture the insights and expertise of your social network by collecting and organizing replies to your conversations on Twitter, Facebook and (soon!) other networks."
The web based client Hootsuite has a "Show conversation" link if tweet is a reply to an user you are following too. It's a good client.
One can use Conweets for tracking conversations


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This single-cup brewing system lets you use specially packaged pods to recreate the Starbucks recipes we use every day in our coffeehouses. With its 1-liter water tank and storage for up to 10 used pods, it's easy to make plenty of your favorite drinks at home. Enjoy everything from caffè lattes and espresso to brewed coffee. You can also use our all natural milk pods for a rich, creamy hot cup of steamed milk.
With your Verismo® machine purchase, we'll include a 12-serving box of Verismo® Pods to get you started.
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Built-in used pod removal automatically moves up to 10 pods to storage for easy cleanup.
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