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Welcome to Chronus, a tasteful Home & Lock screen Clock, Weather conditions, Media give food to and also Calendar golf widget - now with DashClock Plug-ins assist!
Functionally similar to the elderly close friend this CyanogenMod wall clock golf widget and also delivered because of the same programmers, this specific at home released, stand-alone golf widget provides a similar classy feel and look, improved with a lot of brand-new functions and also changes, towards the much wider Operating system community.
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Features (All versions):
- Entirely well-designed Flex, Flex (Analog), Clock+, Clock+ (Dash), Rush and also Weather conditions Widgets
- Very personalized feel and look
- Weather conditions solar panel with Bing!, OpenWeatherMap and also twelve months. absolutely no climate services
- Decreased climate golf widget assist (for this lock screen)
- Media Give food to solar panel and also built-in RSS OR ATOM sources and also Inside Document Reader
- Calendar solar panel exhibiting some sort of scrollable directory approaching occasions
- Emphasize approaching calendar occasions with personalized shades and also font bolding
- Back up and also restore golf widget options
- Increase just about any a couple (2) DashClock Plug-ins within the Flex and also 'Dash' widgets
- Built-in Gmail, Have missed Cell phone calls, Calendar and also Text messages plug-ins
Functions (Pro model, offered through in-app purchase): - Movie @ http: //goo.gl/S4Ue1q
- Further Widgets (Forecast, Calendar, Clock+ (Forecast))
- Personalized Faucet measures regarding Timepiece, Weather conditions and also Calendar to be able to start blog or maybe routines
- Modify Timepiece and also Weather conditions solar panel conjunction
- Modify Analog wall clock model
- 30 days view Calendar model
- Calendar and also Celebration shades
- Arranged Widget experience
- Further Media services (Feedly, Facebook)
- Daydream screensaver
- Status Bar Weather conditions signal
- Increase endless DashClock Plug-ins
What's New
Version 5.9.0 - Moon data and Week view
New features:
- Moon Phases support in forecast dialog
- 3, 5 or 7 day Week view for full Calendar widget
- Basic Clock+ (Analog) widget
- Get wearable debug log


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Singing to cats
I sing badly, but...
After 10 years of singing to my hard-core feral, it is finally
coming out to me.
Also... Singing works with strays. You can see them relax
immediately when you start singing to them.
Not talking about a ballad, just a few words repeated over and
over again. Monotone, does not matter, it visibly and instantly
relaxes them.
Maybe some people can do that by simply talking, but singing
works wonders for me.
Singing to cats
Boswell would dance to whistling. His favorite tune - especially if played on a penny-whistle was the British Grenadiers's March.
This goes back a few years:
Boswell, our Maine Coon has at the very least saved health and
property. He will dance if you whistle to him, and has done so since a
kitten. He also seeks out such noises (or is attracted to them,
depending on your point of view), and will make a great deal of fuss if
he finds such, including demanding that you follow him to it. When we
were in Saudi, one of the residents had a habit of burning scented
candles on those evenings when her husband got back from his
travels.... after which the inevitable would follow. One evening,
Boswell came running into our villa practically howling, then back out
(cat door), then in, back out. We went out after him and followed him
down the block (about 200 yards) to this woman's villa... we heard the
smoke alarm. We called and woke/diverted them. They got up to discover
that their living room coffee table was in flames, but got it out
before it spread to the couch and curtains... and perhaps them.
We lost Boswell at 16 due to cancer. But he was an all-around cat's cat with a very soft place in his heart for children and babies. He would allow all sorts of indignities with such, but once gave a well-warned individual some 30 stitches for trying to do what Boswell would let any small child do with impunity.
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Open source software distributor Red Hat has released the source code for its OpenShift platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering, allowing developers to run the platform on multiple cloud fabrics, including OpenStack.
Red Hat first launched OpenShift in May 2011, as an alternative to VMware's Cloud Foundry. The PaaS can run programs written in Java, PHP, Python, Perl and Ruby, and provides a variety of databases and caching layer tools, as well as the Red Hat JBoss application server.
In November, Red Hat also added the open source Maven and Jenkins application development management programs to simplify deployment on the PaaS.
Until now, OpenShift has only been available as a service on Amazon's EC2 compute cloud. However, the release of the source code behind OpenShift means that developers can run the PaaS locally on their laptops, on a server behind their own firewalls, or in their own data centres.
They can also integrate their own middleware, write their own applications and build their own cloud stack using an open source infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) codebase.
"The cloud in general, and IaaS and PaaS implementations specifically, should not be vehicles that promote vendor lock-in, nor should they be under the control or 'guidance' of vendors," said Red Hat's senior consulting software engineer Jim Jagielski in a blog post.
"For the cloud to remain open and vibrant, implementations should be truly open, not only in license, but in governance."
The open source project has been named OpenShift Origin, and is intended to serve as the upstream for code and enhancements for Red Hat's OpenShift PaaS service, said Jagielski. The codebase is licensed under the Apache License v2, and will have a community-based development philosophy akin to Fedora.
A LiveCD image of all the software components can be downloaded here. OpenShift Evangelist Mark Atwood also has written a blog post describing how to get up and running.


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I'm looking to join a game if you are still looking for a player.
Return of the Runelords
Return of the Runelords - Forum
Pathfinder - Golarion
Welcome to the Return of the Runelords Adventure Path! I am your host Kelly, also known as Moon Knight, after the best superhero in Marvel history (next to Mar-Vell, but he's dead), and after thoroughly reading the first AP of this game, and having played (and GM'ed) both Rise of the Runelords and Shattered Star, both of which this is a sequel of sort to, I've decided to give this a try. I've been lurking, but this will be my first time DM'ing in a play by post setting. I'm hoping everyone will give me an opportunity.
Now, for the heart of what I am looking for:
What I want from applications is a direct connection to Rodric's Cove, the setting for the first part of the adventure. There needs to be a reason to be there, and a reason you want the town to still be safe – some sort of concrete connection. You might be FROM the town, or have relatives in the town. Something that drew you here, and makes you want to see it safe from harm.
Aside from that and no evil, submit whom you want. I will take the best 4 or 5 (if I get that many submissions) and we'll get started.
Submit characters on the forum board under the sub-folder "Applications". Questions, let me know. I hope to hear from everyone soon!
Game Description:
When one Runelord rose from his slumber, the frontier nation of Varisia shook with his power, and it took a band of heroes to save the world. Yet there remained six other runelords, and now the most wrathful of them all has woken! As the runelords waken one after another, the dangers and perils faced by past heroes pale in comparison.
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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration announced yesterday that it would not be joining a treaty signed by 158 other countries to ban landmines. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the decision "lacks vision, compassion, and basic common sense."
The group was also stunned by the manner in which the decision was apparently made and subsequently announced.
Although anti-landmine activists and congressional leaders had been urging the administration to begin reviewing the treaty for months, Obama administration officials never indicated that it had even started the process.
HRW said the review must have been done without consulting experts outside the administration, organizations working on the issue, or lawmakers that have been dealing with landmine concerns for years, like Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy.
Foreign allies were apparently not consulted either, the group noted, adding that the 1997 treaty has already been endorsed by nearly every U.S. military ally.
"The Obama administration's decision to continue the Bush administration's policy of refusing to join the international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines is a reprehensible rejection of the most successful disarmament and humanitarian treaty of the past decade," HRW said.
Report: Treaty Is Saving Lives
The Obama administration announcement came just days after a new report was released demonstrating that the use, production, and trade of antipersonnel mines have dramatically reduced since the treaty entered into force 10 years ago, saving potentially millions of lives.
A significant amount of land has been cleared of mines during that period, and new casualties each year are declining, said the "Landmine Monitor Report" for 2009 produced by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), a coalition of organizations working on the issue worldwide.
More than 2 million antipersonnel mines and a quarter million antivehicle mines have been safely removed from over 90 countries and territories since 1999. An area twice the size of London has been cleared over that time, with last year's operations freeing more land of dangerous unexploded munitions than ever before.
While about 26,000 people were killed or maimed by landmines each year in the 1990s, only 5,197 casualties were recorded last year.
Still, the human and economic costs of landmine use remain too high, say humanitarian workers.
"Landmines are found along roads, in fields and forests, beside power pylons, near wells and riverbanks, in homes and public buildings. As a result they can cause economic paralysis by restricting movement in what are usually agriculture-based economies," explains the U.S.-based nonprofit group Landmines Blow.
Without landmines, agricultural production could more than double in both Afghanistan and Cambodia, the group notes, adding that over one fourth of all the arable land in Libya remains unusable due to mines left behind from World War II.
Seventy countries still have areas in need of mine clearance, noted this month's ICBL report, and little progress has been made on providing aid to the survivors of landmine explosions.
Obama Administration to Attend Landmine Conference
Government ministers, heads of state, UN agencies, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and hundreds of other experts and survivors will be attending a conference in Cartagena, Colombia next week to discuss the impacts of the treaty and consider how to advance the cause of safety from unexploded munitions worldwide.
The Obama administration announced earlier this month that it would be sending officials to the treaty review conference, marking the first time the U.S. had ever officially participated in the treaty process. That announcement raised hopes within the human rights community that Obama's diplomats would finally begin the process to agree to the treaty.
"Engaging with its allies under the framework of the Mine Ban Treaty is a positive step, but the U.S. should not arrive empty-handed in Cartagena. The U.S. needs to come to the table expressing a sincere commitment to relinquish this weapon and join the treaty," HRW's Steve Goose said in a statement Monday, just 24 hours before the surprise announcement that a decision had indeed been made -- just not the one human rights advocates were hoping for.


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Lets try this again;azule wrote:You can't be totally indifferent to which side. In order for this to work, there has to an implied side. You could possibly snake your way up, but sometimes there's gonna be people side by side or vertical from each other and you can't pass. Anyways, pedantic solution.
Izawwlgood wrote:I'm all about letting people stand on one side and walk on the other, and I'm totally indifferent to which side it was.
The OP (who has not returned to further chat about this, granted) was talking about how EVERYONE should stand, because it's more effective or some gibberish. That's what I was disagreeing with.
I agree, that there should be a side for walking and a side for standing. I just don't care if walking is on the left or the right.
That said, again, even in the absence of an official walking side, you can simply say "Excuse me" and have people move. In fact, on cluttered trails, people will often say "One side!" to indicate "I don't care which side you jump to, but I'm coming through".


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Annual to shrubs, generally glandular, some green root-parasites
Stem generally round
Leaves generally alternate, simple, generally ± entire; stipules generally 0
Inflorescence: spike to panicle, generally bracted, or flowers 12 in axils
Flower bisexual; calyx lobes generally 5; corolla generally strongly bilateral, generally 2-lipped (upper lip generally 2-lobed, lower lip generally 3-lobed); stamens generally 4 in 2 pairs, generally included, a 5th (generally uppermost) sometimes present as a staminode; pistil 1, ovary superior, chambers generally 2, placentas axile, style 1, stigma lobes generally 2
Fruit: capsule, generally ± ovoid, loculicidal or septicidal
Seed: coat sculpture often characteristic
Genera in family: ± 200 genera, 3000 species: ± worldwide; some cultivated as ornamental (e.g., Antirrhinum, Mimulus, Penstemon ) or medicinal (Digitalis )
Recent taxonomic note: Recently treated to include only Buddleja, Scrophularia, and Verbascum in CA; other genera moved to Orobanchaceae (Castilleja, Cordylanthus, Orthocarpus, Pedicularis, Triphysaria), Phrymaceae (Mimulus), and Plantaginaceae (= Veronicaceae sensu Olmstead et al.)
Key to genera by Elizabeth Chase Neese & Margriet Wetherwax.
Perennial to shrub
Leaves generally opposite, entire to toothed; upper sessile
Inflorescence: panicle or raceme; bracts generally small
Flower: calyx lobes 5, ± equal; corolla tube ± cylindric or lower side expanded, ± 2-lipped, generally pink or blue to purple (some red, yellow, or white), upper lip 2-lobed, external in bud; anther sacs 2, generally spreading ± flat at dehiscence; staminode attached near base of corolla tube, well developed, generally hairy on upper side; nectaries 2, at bases of upper stamens; stigma head-like
Fruit: capsule, septicidal and sometimes also loculicidal at tip
Seeds generally many, irregularly angled
Species in genus: 250 species: North America., especially w US
Etymology: (Latin & Greek: almost thread, from stamen-like staminode)
Reference: [Holmgren 1984 In Cronquist et al. Intermountain Flora 4:370457]
Largest genus of flowering plants endemic to North America. See also Keckiella , Nothochelone.
Perennial 1555 cm, hairy, woody-branched below
Leaves generally cauline; upper leaves 1570 mm, linear to (ob)lanceolate, generally folded lengthwise, entire
Inflorescence glandular
Flower: calyx 3.56 mm, lobes ± linear to narrowly ovate; corolla 1422 mm, ± purplish blue, glandular outside, floor glabrous; anther sacs 1.52.2 mm, dehiscing across common tip 1/23/5 their length, inner margins long-hairy; staminode glabrous
Chromosomes: 2n=16
Ecology: Dryish sagebrush or juniper scrub, coniferous forest
Elevation: 7002500 m.
Bioregional distribution: Klamath Ranges, Cascade Range, n&c High Sierra Nevada, Modoc Plateau
Distribution outside California: Oregon, Nevada
Synonyms: P. laetus A. Gray subsp. r. (Regel) D.D. Keck
Horticultural information: DRN, IRR, SUN: 1, 2, 3, 7, 14, 15, 16; DFCLT.


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text: What are the Symptoms of a Balance Disorder? When balance is impaired, an individual has difficulty maintaining orientation. For example, an individual may experience the "room spinning" and may not be able to walk without staggering, or may not even be able to arise. Some of the symptoms a person with a balance disorder may experience are: A sensation of dizziness or vertigo (spinning) Falling or a feeling of falling Lightheadedness or feeling woozy Visual blurring Disorientation Some individuals may also experience nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, faintness, changes in heart rate and blood pressure, fear, anxiety, or panic. Some reactions to the symptoms are fatigue, depression, and decreased concentration. The symptoms may appear and disappear over short time periods or may last for a longer period of time. What Causes a Balance Disorder? Infections (viral or bacterial), head injury, disorders of blood circulation affecting the inner ear or brain, certain medications, and aging may change our balance system and result in a balance problem. Individuals who have illnesses, brain disorders, or injuries of the visual or skeletal systems, such as eye muscle imbalance and arthritis, may also experience balance difficulties. A conflict of signals to the brain about the sensation of movement can cause motion sickness (for instance, when an individual tries to read while riding in a car). Some symptoms of motion sickness are dizziness, sweating, nausea, vomiting, and generalized discomfort. Balance disorders can be due to problems in any of four areas: Peripheral vestibular disorder, a disturbance in the labyrinth. Central vestibular disorder, a problem in the brain or its connecting nerves. Systemic disorder, a problem of the body other than the head and brain. Vascular disorder, or blood flow problems. What Are Some Types of Balance Disorders? Some of the more common balance disorders are: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) -- a brief, intense sensation of vertigo that occurs because of a specific positional change of the head. An individual may experience BPPV when rolling over to the left or right upon getting out of bed in the morning, or when looking up for an object on a high shelf. The cause of BPPV is not known, although it may be caused by an inner ear infection, head injury, or aging. Labyrinthitis -- an infection or inflammation of the inner ear causing dizziness and loss of balance. Ménière's disease--an inner ear fluid balance disorder that causes episodes of vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus (a ringing or roaring in the ears), and the sensation of fullness in the ear. The cause of Ménière's disease is unknown. Vestibular neuronitis -- an infection of the vestibular nerve, generally viral. Perilymph fistula -- a leakage of inner ear fluid to the middle ear. It can occur after head injury, physical exertion or, rarely, without a known cause. How Are Balance Disorders Diagnosed? Diagnosis of a balance disorder is complicated because there are many kinds of balance disorders and because other medical conditions--including ear infections, blood pressure changes, and some vision problems--and some medications may contribute to a balance disorder. A person experiencing dizziness should see a physician for an evaluation. The primary physician may request the opinion of an otolaryngologist to help evaluate a balance problem. An otolaryngologist is a physician/surgeon who specializes in diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat, head, and neck, with expertise in balance disorders. He or she will usually obtain a detailed medical history and perform a physical examination to start to sort out possible causes of the balance disorder. The physician may require tests to assess the cause and extent of the disruption of balance. The kinds of tests needed will vary based on the patient's symptoms and health status. Because there are so many variables, not all patients will require every test. Some examples of diagnostic tests the otolaryngologist may request are a hearing examination, blood tests, an electronystagmogram (ENG--a test of the vestibular system), or imaging studies of the head and brain. The caloric test may be performed as part of the ENG. In this test, each ear is flushed with warm and then cool water, usually one ear at a time; the amount of nystagmus resulting is measured. Weak nystagmus or the absence of nystagmus may indicate an inner ear disorder. Another test of the vestibular system, posturography, requires the individual to stand on a special platform capable of movement within a controlled visual environment; body sway is recorded in response to movement of the platform and/or the visual environment. How Are Balance Disorders Treated? There are various options for treating balance disorders. One option includes treatment for a disease or disorder that may be contributing to the balance problem, such as ear infection, stroke, or multiple sclerosis. Individual treatment will vary and will be based upon symptoms, medical history, general health, examination by a physician, and the results of medical tests. Another treatment option includes balance retraining exercises (vestibular rehabilitation). The exercises include movements of the head and body specifically developed for the patient. This form of therapy is thought to promote compensation for the disorder. Vestibular retraining programs are administered by professionals with knowledge and understanding of the vestibular system and its relationship with other systems in the body. For people diagnosed with Ménière's disease, dietary changes such as reducing intake of sodium may help. For some people, reducing alcohol, caffeine, and/or avoiding nicotine may be helpful. Some aminoglycoside antibiotics, such as gentamicin and streptomycin, are used to treat Ménière's disease. Systemic streptomycin (given by injection) and topical gentamicin (given directly to the inner ear) are useful for their ability to affect the hair cells of the balance system. Gentamicin also can affect the hair cells of the cochlea, though, and cause hearing loss. In cases that do not respond to medical management, surgery may be indicated. A program of talk therapy and/or physical rehabilitation may be recommended for people with anxiety. How Can I Help My Doctor Make a Diagnosis? You can take the following steps that may be helpful to your physician in determining a diagnosis and treatment plan. Bring a written list of symptoms to your doctor. Bring a list of medications currently being used for balance disorders to your doctor. Be specific when you describe the nature of your symptoms to your doctor. For example, describe how, when, and where you experience dizziness. Finally, remember to write down any instructions or tips your doctor gives you. (Information provided by the National Institutes of Health) Contact Us Today! 617-523-7900


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Owner wants those opposed to 'Redskins' to 'try to respect' what it means to team, fans
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ASHBURN, Va. – Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder says he hopes those offended by the team's nickname will "try to respect what the name means" to the team, its fans and some Native Americans.
Snyder addressed the matter Wednesday in a letter to season-ticket holders. He cites polls and anecdotal evidence that indicate support for the name from American Indians.
Snyder says he respects the opinions of those want the name changed, but he says the team can't ignore its history.
Says Snyder: "After 81 years, the team name 'Redskins' continues to hold the memories and meaning of where we came from, who we are, and who we want to be in the years to come."
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A moving van was spotted at the Los Angeles home shared by Sandra Bullock and Jesse James, TMZ reported.
According to the site, the vehicle – which was photographed outside the home – arrived around 6:45 PM on Friday and left after an hour.
Two movers reportedly loaded a couch, love seat and a number of boxes into the van.
Paparazzi agency INF snapped Jesse's mother, Carol James, and his daughter, Sunny, carrying boxes out of the home earlier in the day.
There was no word on who the items belonged to.
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Jesse checked himself into Sierra Tucson Rehabilitation Center in Arizona earlier this week after a storm of infidelity allegations.
Sandra returned to Los Angeles on March 23 after heading to her residence in Austin, Texas, after news of her husband's alleged misconduct broke.
The Oscar-winning actress was spotted heading to a friend's home earlier this week but has otherwise stayed under the radar since the reports arose.
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A potential bank robbery gone wrong has left five people dead in Israel after police stormed the bank in an effort to free hostages Monday afternoon.
Two possible bank robbers tried to hold up the Bank Hapoalim in Beersheba on Monday around lunchtime when they were encountered by police, Reuters reported. Eyewitnesses said they heard gunfire, and the incident resulted in the lockdown of an adjacent school.
Israeli authorities initially said the incident was a bank robbery but then backtracked, saying the investigation into the incident was still ongoing. There were also conflicting media reports about the number of suspects.
"We are not convinced entirely at this point that we are talking about a robbery or an attempted robbery, but it could be we are talking about an incident where from the start, the murderer came in with an intention to shoot," National Police Chief Yohanan Danino told reporters, according to the Christian Science Monitor.
The bank specializes in mortgages, according to the Christian Science Monitor. Israeli Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the investigation will look into whether financial difficulties or a personal dispute led to the incident at the bank.
One of the suspects was taken into custody, but the second stayed inside the Bank Hapoalim branch with a female hostage before killing himself. The hostage was unharmed, according to Reuters.
Five people were dead after the shooting, according to local Israeli police. The dead included three Bank Hapoalim employees and a customer; three others were injured during the incident, according to witnesses.
"Four people have been killed, and the robber apparently shot himself dead. The scene is now clear," Regional Police Commander Yoram Levy told Israel Radio after the raid, Reuters reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed of the bank incident, according to the Daily Mail.
The British tabloid noted that violent bank robberies are rare occurrences in Israel. The last similar situation unfolded in 2001, when a robber killed a security guard at a bank in central Israel.


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International Clearance Process
FIFA requires all players over the age of 10, regardless of their ability or citizenship, to receive an international transfer clearance ("ITC") from their former country when they are attempting to register to play soccer in a different country (i.e., the United States). U.S. Soccer is responsible for obtaining that ITC on behalf of all players in the U.S. participating in affiliated leagues.
FIFA, however, prohibits the transfer of players between the ages of 10 to 17 (minors) unless the player meets one of two exceptions:
(a) The player has moved with his/her parents to the U.S. for reasons other than playing soccer (e.g. work);
(b) The player and prospective club are both located within 30 miles of an international border.
If the player can prove to FIFA that either of the two exceptions above has been met, U.S. Soccer would be permitted to request the ITC for that minor player. If the player does not meet one of the two exceptions above, the available options to register are listed below.
In 2009, FIFA instituted the FIFA TMS system. TMS is an online method to provide FIFA with documentation to prove that a player fits either of the two exceptions above. Documents are uploaded into FIFA's system and are reviewed by FIFA, who then makes the final determination on whether an ITC request could be fulfilled for a minor player. However, U.S. Soccer has received a limited exemption from FIFA from the requirement to use the electronic FIFA TMS system. U.S. Soccer is now responsible for the documentation, review and determination of whether a player meets either of the two exceptions above. Although required to uphold the same standards as FIFA, U.S. Soccer is able to review the documents on an expedited basis and determine whether an ITC request could be made for a minor player.
International Transfer Clearance Options
Under FIFA's rules, there are four options by which a player born outside of the U.S. can register with an affiliated league:
Entry Prior to Age 10 - Players who entered the U.S. prior to the age of 10 (regardless of their current age) can supply a copy of an official document to prove that fact (e.g. – report cards, immunization records, doctor records). Please click here for complete details and the Entry Prior to Age 10 form. This process becomes the quickest method by which to clear a player. Prior to 10 submission form + official documentation proving that they player was taking part in society before his/her 10th birthday would result in immediate approval once reviewed by USSF.
First Registration
U.S. Citizens – U.S. citizens born outside of the U.S. (regardless of current age) may simply complete and sign the First Registration form attesting that the player has never been registered at any level to play soccer in any other country. U.S. Soccer can immediately clear the player.
Non-U.S. Citizens – A player born outside of the U.S., who is currently over the age of 18, may also complete and sign the First Registration form. U.S. Soccer will contact the foreign federation for confirmation, and once that is received, U.S. Soccer can clear the player. This process will now take about 7-10 days total from receipt of the paperwork by USSF.
Please click here for complete details and the First Registration form.
Minors – Any player currently between the ages of 10 to 17 who is NOT eligible for one of the proceeding methods must prove to U.S. Soccer that he/she meets one of the exceptions (a) or (b) above. Once verified, U.S. Soccer will request the ITC from the former federation. Per FIFA regulations, that federation has up to 30 days to respond after which U.S. Soccer can issue a provisional international transfer clearance. Please click here for complete details and the FIFA ITC forms for minors.
ITC Request – Players 18 years of age and over who are not eligible for the Entry Prior to Age 10 or First Registration options, will need to fill out the ITC Request Form and submit it to U.S. Soccer. U.S. Soccer will then request the ITC from the former federation. Per FIFA regulations, that federation has up to 30 days to respond after which U.S. Soccer can issue a provisional international transfer clearance. Please click here for complete details and FIFA ITC request forms.
Documentation for Minors and ITC request need to be forwarded to the USSF Registrar's office (can be accepted via e-mail, fax, or mail) and strongly suggests one submission per player. So plan and gather all required documents so that you can send everything at once. US Soccer will review the documents, and provided the documentation proves that the player has moved with his/her "parents for reasons other than playing soccer", will immediately request the ITC from the foreign federation.
If there is not sufficient documentation to apply the exception, US Soccer will deny the ITC Request application, and the player will be prevented from participating in any 'official' matches. An 'official' match is defined by FIFA as any match that leads toward a national championship, and US Soccer further defines it as any match that counts in your league standings.
With questions about International Clearance, please email email@example.com at USSF.
This process was updated on March 9, 2015.


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I can teach wherever and whenever i want lol :P
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I can teach wherever and whenever i want lol :P
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Whatever you say, sensei. Show me the way of the breast. ~_^
America is far from liberal..... we have extreme opinions on personal freedoms, while most aren't illegal, with the exception of gay marriage, they are harshly judged by the mass, perhaps it is because I live in the south, and in the center of the bible belt of America , but we are extremely conservative. America is capitalist, we expect to be paid for what ever we produce, you make a shoe, you get paid for that shoe. You make a school for higher education ( college) you expect to get paid for people attending that college. America pays for its citizens education up to 12th grade, and if you are low income, helps you pay for some of your college in the form of grants or loans.
Honestly Americans want their cake and eat it too.... They want health care, and education like the Common Wealth countries but don't want to pay the extra taxes that go into it. They also do not want America being socialist , despite the fact that things like our Military and Police forces are funded by socialistic means. Lots people feel we should pay our own way not relay on the wealth and taxes of others. That's why so many people are against Obama, they want people to work hard for what they have, instead of relying on the higher taxes of the wealthy. Plus no one is really a fan of his bail out, and how much he's spent in his 4 year term.
As far as you not dependent on the European Union, ....yeah you are. Texas discusses whether to pull away from North America every year, but do they ever do it? Hell no.
To do it would be foolish and have severe economic repercussions for both you , and for Texas.
Anyhow, back to the topic of the military, and not the economy, rudeness, or people getting their feelings hurt or whatever.... (Yea, I basically just skimmed it after realizing it had little to nothing about the military at about right after my last post on military spending.)
your my giant taco and all but to be honest i think its aggressive, sad, but you have no choice.......................
i always feel iike somebodys watching me
Better then the Marines //5
Honestly I could care less. But I don't think any country can live nowadays without military.
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The person that you are now is not the person that I used to know. You're becoming a stranger that I've never met before. Not liking the change though.
On-topic, can someone explain to me what the deal is with being pro-Army but against Marines/Navy, etc. I really don't get it. For example, my brother-in-law supports the Air Force to death since his parents served in it, but he was really disappointed when he heard about my sister and I going for the Navy and Marines, respectively, and he wouldn't stop trying to convince us to switch. Imo, if you support one branch of your country's military, why not support em all?
I respect what the marines do, just as much as any other branch of service. However, I have meet many marines, being a marine spouse and I don't think I've ever meet one marine, who wasn't a completely conceited douchbags who thought he was God's gift to the world. I respect their profession, but I do not approve of their general attitude.
Honestly though, I'm happy y'all even attempted to join a branch, and wish/hope that y'all don't pick or get slotted into some bullcrap job that may get you killed (by someone else) more than anything else. At least try to go for a job that has an career outside of the military. That way you learn a skill/craft/trade, and should you get out by separation or by retirement there's somewhere you can go a work. Take my job and Flem's (from Sons of Guns) job. I was an aircraft electrical and environmental specialist, I got out over a year ago and in that time I got my disability for hearing, a FAA Airframe and Powerplant license, and started on my college. I'm still looking for work, but there's plenty of work out there, just not in my local area. Flem was an aerial gunner on helicopters. He got out and eventually was able to get a job with Red Jacket Firearms (the company that Sons of Guns follows), but it wasn't he aerial gunner career that brought him there. He learned to wield, and starting working on guns by himself. Even in the show when he interviews for the job, it was the MG42 (I think the name of the gun was) that he had assembled and made working plus his wielding skills landed him the job. Not his military career path.
So please, if you do join and make it in, try to choose something that has potential outside of the military and not something that's just fun to do.
Regarding the OP. You were totally trolling the poor vegans. Who knows if some of those people even had an issue with the US armed forces prior to being filled with a burning desire to flame you, and seeing little else to target in your profile.
Anyway I think individuals in the military are still people and can be good or bad. But I give them an extra dose of respect since many seem motivated by patriotism and they end up doing a dangerous job in often greatly inconvenient conditions. Even those not on the front lines, like the Navy, are put to great inconvenience just for having to be on a ship for so long.
Though I tend to respect Marines from a safe distance away, especially if alcohol is about.
Also while it would be hard to prove, I think the world is as relatively war free as it is compared to the rest of the recorded history of mankind in no small part due to other countries knowing America would get involved if they decided to invade somebody.
However I think military weakness on the part of other western countries is quite unfortunate. I think a strong UN backed by a bunch of nations capable of working together to achieve various ends would make for better outcomes in diplomacy to avoid conflicts and in any conflicts that diplomacy wasn't able to resolve than the current policy of having everything come down to Team America: World Police.
That also tempts us our politicans to abuse our military power.
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First of all, thanks for serving our country, Kaleohano and the others here.
I know many in the military, very few of them are 'jar heads' or worse derogatory terms that have been thrown around here. I can think of many many times more people I know not in the military that have FAR FAR WORSE personalities and such. And sadly some these folks are the ones writing laws and governing our country. And most military folk I know have benefited greatly from their experience. Some of our best employees I work with are also military... dependable, on time, well organized, intelligent, respectful, driven folks that are leaps and bounds ahead of everyone else. Whether its younger folks I know currently serving, or a couple of the older folks I grew up with that were my dads friends even fought in the Pacific in WW2. Those older fellas were like grandpas to me back then, took us out hunting and fishing, taught me things like carpentry and how to run a chainsaw, etc. Always teaching a good life lesson or telling stories about the old days, but hardly ever saying anything about the war.
Anyhow, just realize the military isnt all about war. Its also about giving aid when needed. And technology. Don't forget a lot of inventions came about through the military. Even everyday usefull things like the microwave oven. And what puts most things in space is military or designed from military designs. All the way back to the Atlas m̶i̶s̶s̶i̶l̶e̶ Rocket that put the first American in space, and the Titan Rockets that comprised the Gemini missions, launched the Voyager spacecrafts as well as most all of our current launches of satellites and things. Just think of how much of science and technology and knowledge of the universe today is from in part the military. Would we ever have explored the solar system without it? Maybe, but probably not for a long time. There were a lot of non-military launch vehicles attempted, but they pretty much all failed miserably.
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~ Tristan
Ok sorry I'm going off-topic again.
But yeah thats not what this topic is all about
I think that the British Military is doing the right sort of thing in that it does what it needs to do and nothing else unlike the USA (sorry for those who reside in the USA) which promotes itself as the only force out there who can get the job done and behaves like a wannabe super hero. I've seen the american army recruitment adverts and thats the impression I get from it.
My father was in the Army and my older brothers in the Marines, and although they can be very strict and harsh when it comes to responsibilities and discipline, they are generally very respectful and kind. Therefore I automatically respect any and all military personnel unless they I see them being disrespectful to myself, my country, or themselves. So long as they don't disgrace their uniform, I really couldn't care less what branch they're from.
"Not even fit to share the battlefield with me."
All in all, it's all about who you ask and in you decide to found out on your own by joining. Eventhough a lot of us military and prior military can related, no two experiences are the same.
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lol Marine attitudes.... Granted there are from great Marines out there, but they get their "we're the best" mentality from that whole "The Few, the Proud" crap and the crap they endure during Basic. It's like my brother always says, "The only good Marine is a Submarine." ;P Granted, the guys in the Navy hate submariners pretty badly too. I stick to telling them I only deal with full military departments, not departments within a department. Also I say all their crap is owned by the Navy, and that "Marines" stand for "My (butt) Rides In Navy Equipment Sir".
To the above posts regarding "Marine" mentality. We have the hardest basic training then any other branch. Then we go back for MCT, SOI, or ITB. These guys aren't even our special forces but grunts. Marine Corp Scout Snipers are considered the BEST snipers in the world. Then we have Force Recon, FAST Co, DAP, MEU, SRT, and MARSOC. The newest addition to our SpecOps team to compete with Delta Force and Seals.. Rangers are on par with out Force Recon units.. Yet we are the smallest branch of Military and kick the most donkey. As far as the Navy the only units that do any work would be EoD and the Seals. The Chair Force is sad and for the Army.. Well they mop up our dirty work.. I say this with the utmost respect for every branch though. We all have our duties and obligations, which make up the baddest fighting force in the world. We have cocky attitudes because of what we do, we have to keep a sharp head, you don't us going out there thinking we're trash and can't do crap right.
Semper Fi!
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So... a poem off is it? Eh Niamh? Bring it on...
this is one of the best loves poems I've ever read. I saw it perfomed by JCC who is this insane punk with skinny legs at Halifax GCSE poetry slam many many moons ago, it should be screamed at the audience very fast.
I wanna be your vacuum cleaner
Breathing in your dust,
I wanna be your Ford Cortina
I will never rust,
If you like your coffee hot
Let me be your coffee pot,
You call the shots,
I wanna be yours.
I wanna be your raincoat
For those frequent rainy days,
I wanna be your dreamboat
When you want to sail away,
Let me be your teddy bear
Take me with you anywhere,
I don't care,
I wanna be yours.
I wanna be your electric meter
I will not run out,
I wanna be the electric heater
You'll get cold without,
I wanna be your setting lotion
Hold your hair in deep devotion,
Deep as the deep Atlantic ocean
That's how deep is my devotion.
Deep deep deep de deep deep de deep deep
I don't wanna be her's
I wanna be yours!
I Wanna Be Yours by John Cooper Clarke...
So... a poem off is it? Eh Niamh? Bring it on...
Dates for your Diary
A HUGE Thank you to the lovely people at Headingley Lit Fest for inviting me to the very entertaining evening of poetry last Friday. A few people were interested in the library, but I clearly need more promotional material! Really enjoyed all the poets, especially Helen Burke, and the sausage rolls!
I'm going to be in Arcadia Bar on Sunday 11 April from about 3 ish, and will hopefully have some more dates in my diary before then...
Lookign forward this week to seeing David Peace talk at The New Headingley Club, St Michael's Road Headingley this Saturday and reading The Damned Utd in prepartion.
Happy Reading!
Headingley Lit Fest
I'm going to be setting up shop at Headinglye Lit Fest this evening, from about 7 ish at the New Headingley Club, St Michael's Road, Headingley. Hope to see lots of lovely book lovers there!
This week I have been reading 'The Oaken Throne' by Robin Jarvis, blast from the past!
Happy Reading
World Book Day
Had a really good night in Arcadia on Thursday- honestly nothing to do with the 2 pints of Black and Tam (which were very nice...)
Met loads of lovely people who all love books and were very excited about borrowing books in a pub! Also have been invited to set up my stall at Headingley Lit Fest which will be great- really looking forward to that.
Reading wise- I'm just nearly finished Andrew Pepper's Pkye myseteries, which are set in 1830s London- v.g.
Will be back in Arcadia on the 14th March, see you all then!
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This is a Prairie Grass course with mowed narrow fairways. There is some elevation and the wind is normally coming off the lake to increase the difficulty. There are short technical holes, long holes and long technical holes. They have nice concrete tee pads and you can typically find a score card in the mailbox.


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I always love taking photos in forests, there is always something mysterious, creepy and yet so beautiful about them. These were taken after visiting my relatives on Easter day, a simple floaty dress paired with my mom's vintage belt, it has such a beautiful design, and of course she will never get to see it again, muahaha. Tomorrow I am going out for a little shopping and the day after..back to Bucharest..oh no..
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Two homes in Jackson County were heavily damaged by fire in the past week.
On November 12, the Nicholson, Commerce and Jackson County Correctional Institute fire departments responded to 9344 Hwy. 334, Nicholson, on a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, they found a single-family residence with heavy smoke and fire showing from the structure.
The residents were home at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported and the structure was listed as heavily damaged. The American Red Cross was notified for family assistance.
The fire was reportedly caused by a cooking/grease fire.
On November 16, the Commerce, Maysville and the Jackson County Correctional fire departments responded to 331 Northview Drive, Commerce, on a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, they found a two-story single family residence with heavy smoke showing.
The residents were not home at the time of the fire and the cause of the incident is currently under investigation by the Commerce Fire Department and the State Fire Marshal's Office. No injuries were reported and the house is listed as heavily damaged. The American Red Cross was requested for assistance for the family.
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Rolling Stone: Inside The FBI Plot Against Occupy
How the government turned five stoner misfits into the world's most hapless terrorist cell.
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Thunder rumbled and rain pattered on the leaves as Connor Stevens tramped through the darkness down a wooded path to the base of the Brecksville-Northfield High Level Bridge. A sad-eyed 20-year-old poet from the Cleveland suburbs, Stevens was crouched in the foliage, his baby face obscured by a bushy lumberjack's beard. Beside him ducked two friends from Occupy Cleveland – the group that had come to define Stevens and his place in the world – both as gaunt and grungy as Stevens himself. Farther up the trail, Stevens knew, three other comrades were acting as lookouts. Gingerly, the young men opened the two black toolboxes they'd carried down from their van. Inside were eight pounds of C4 explosives.
They were actually going through with it. The six of them were going to blow up a bridge.
That they were on the brink of something so epic was surprising, even to the crew, a hodgepodge of drifters plus a pair of middle-class seekers: quiet Stevens and puppyishly excitable Brandon Baxter, also 20. Anarchists who had grown disenchanted with the Occupy movement, which they considered too conservative, they yearned to make a radical statement of their own – to send a message to corporate America, its corrupt government and that invisible grid underlying it all, the System. They'd joined Occupy Cleveland in the fall, but over the winter they'd waited in vain for the group to pick a direction before finally taking matters into their own hands. For weeks they'd fantasized about the mayhem they'd wreak, puerile talk of stink bombs and spray paint that had anted up to discussion of all the shit they'd blow up if only they could. But the grandiosity of their hopes stood in stark contrast to their mundane routine. They spent their days getting stoned at their Occupysubsidized commune in a downtown warehouse, squabbling over dish duty and barely making their shifts at the Occupy Cleveland info tent; when they managed to scrounge up a couple of cans of Spaghettios for dinner, it was celebrated as an accomplishment. If not for the help of their levelheaded comrade Shaquille Azir, who at this critical moment stood as lookout, hissing, "How much longer is this gonna take?" the plot might never have come together.
The boys anxiously fiddled with the safety switch on one of the IEDs. Even on this April night, as they planted two bombs, the plan felt slapdash. No one knew how to handle the explosives. They had no getaway plan. At one point they'd discussed closing the bridge with traffic cones to minimize casualties – 13,000 vehicles crossed the bridge daily – but there was no mention of that now. Some of the accomplices weren't even clear on the evening's basic agenda. "Do we plant tonight and go boom tomorrow?" Baxter had asked in the van. "No, we're going to detonate these tonight," someone had clarified.
The red light on the other IED winked on, signaling it was armed. "One is good to go," Stevens announced. "We just gotta do this one." A night-vision camera mounted nearby captured the boys' movements as they hunched around the second IED until its light shone. Then all six jogged back to the van, relief in their voices. "We just committed the biggest act of terrorism that I know of since the 1960s," Stevens said, as a recording device memorialized every word. All that was left now was for the boys to pick a location from which to push the detonators and go boom. They were feeling pretty good. They decided to go to Applebee's.
Nothing was destined to blow up that night, as it turns out, because the entire plot was actually an elaborate federal sting operation. The case against the Cleveland Five, in fact, exposes not just a deeply misguided element of the Occupy movement, but also a shadowy side of the federal government. It's hardly surprising that the FBI decided to infiltrate Occupy; given the movement's challenge of the status quo and its hectic patchwork of factions – including ones touting subversive agendas – the feds worried it could become a terrorist breeding ground. Since 9/11, the federal Joint Terrorism Task Force has been charged with preventing further terrorist attacks. But anticipating and disrupting terrorist plots require both aggressive investigative techniques and a staggering level of collaboration and resources; to pull together the Cleveland case alone, the FBI coordinated with 23 different agencies. The hope, of course, is that the results make it all worthwhile: The plot is detected and heroically foiled, the evildoers arrested, and the American public sleeps easier. The problem is that in many cases, the government has determined that the best way to capture terrorists is simply to invent them in the first place.
"The government has a responsibility to prevent harm," says former FBI counterterrorism agent Michael German, now the senior policy counsel for the ACLU. "What they're doing instead is manufacturing threatening events."
That's just how it went down in Cleveland, where the defendants started out as disoriented young men wrestling with alienation, identity issues and your typical bucket of adolescent angst. They were malleable, ripe for some outside influence to coax them onto a new path. That catalyst could have come in the form of a friend, a family member or a cause. Instead, the government sent an informant.
And not just any informant, but a smooth-talking ex-con – an incorrigible lawbreaker who racked up even more criminal charges while on the federal payroll. From the start, the government snitch nurtured the boys' destructive daydreams, egging them on every step of the way, giving them the encouragement and tools to turn their Fight Club-tinged tough talk into reality. To follow the evolution of the bombing plot under the informant's tutelage is to watch five young men get a giant federal-assisted upgrade from rebellious idealists to terrorist boogeymen. This process looks a lot like what used to be called entrapment.
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