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Arch is Best!
It's been a month now since my arch installation.
I have used bunch of distros in the last 8 years, but somehow always came back to the *ubuntus.
All the recent shite with canonical has finally pushed me over the edge, and after searching the realms for a new home - I arrived at arch, and fell in love. It's exactly what I've always been looking for: simple. (Really) encouraging choice. Great documentation. Up-to-date. Rolling release.
So, Hi.
Got my new PC three days ago: i7, Nvidia GTX660, etc... Installed Arch two days ago. Playing Portal on Steam right now. Yes, Arch is the best!
So you had your new computer sitting around for an entire day without doing anything? There's a formal diagnosis for this symptom, called masochism.
So you had your new computer sitting around for an entire day without doing anything? There's a formal diagnosis for this symptom, called masochism.
No, it's actually outside world calling (damn outside world).
Just one question: If you promote Arch Linux as being the best are you showing Flavortism?
I may have to CONSOLE you about your usage of ridiculously easy graphical interfaces...
Look ma, no mouse.
Just one question: If you promote Arch Linux as being the best are you showing Flavortism?
If one can promote Arch Linux on Arch forums, then yes, I guess.
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Just wanted to say how much I love this distribution. I used to distrohop like mad back in the day, but for a good number of years I have been running Arch as my main platform for everything, except for gaming. And now Steam is here, and with Wine getting better and better each release, I may be able to use Linux for my gaming needs as well!
On top of it, I used Arch as work as a server for our file-serving needs, and it never failed me.
A great big thank you to the devs, and the community that makes the magic happen.
There is no spoon in Arch...
Merged in kcy29581's thread; title was "I love you Arch, thanks for the continuous run of fun!"
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Just sort of patting myself, and all the developers, mods and generally helpful folks what I consider a pretty successful experiment.
I've toyed with archlinuxarm on a hacked pogoplug to share video with my tivos with pyTivo for a couple of years. I recently discovered plex, and wanted the ability to transcode, since the tivos and my ipad don't like the same formats.
Anyhow to make a short story long, I'm now running Arch on a resurected core2 duo. Its running pyTivo and Plex, and monitoring some IP cams with motion. Sharing the pics with lighttpd, and for giggles in setup up virtualbox with a win7 VM. Then because it all went so smoothly I setup openvpn so I could log in from work for no good reason.
Oh yeah, I'm using also using samba to load videos and provide a location for backups back ups. next week I'm adding a couple of hard drives, and I'm going to take a stab at LVM.
Thanks for all the help along the way..
Merging 'Nothing is Broken' thread with the 'Unofficial Arch is Best' sticky thread.
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When installing for instance k3b, pacman shows me optional dependencies. I very much like the fact that pacman now shows me if they are already installed.
This saves me time, and I like it. Thanks pacman developers!
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Pacman, I just love you.
I use Arch on all my work and home computers. It's been solid and stable. In short, it's beauty is in it's simplicity.
In order to understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.
Arch, you rock.
Pacman, I just love you.
So, I've been distro-hopping for the last year and a half, heard about arch linux PLENTY of times, but never gave it much thought, then I installed and configured arch linux.
The end.
Arch is Best!
It's been a month now since my arch installation.
I have used bunch of distros in the last 8 years, but somehow always came back to the *ubuntus.
All the recent shite with canonical has finally pushed me over the edge, and after searching the realms for a new home - I arrived at arch, and fell in love. It's exactly what I've always been looking for: simple. (Really) encouraging choice. Great documentation. Up-to-date. Rolling release.
So, Hi.
Dang... that's pretty much my story too (except for the 8 years part )
You know, being more experienced in Linux, Arch was perfect for me. Starting out with a command line wasn't like "oh crap what am I supposed to do" but more like "this is awesome." I love the ability to configure the system the way I want it in the first place instead of installing/uninstalling software after the fact.
I tried other distros and they just don't compare. I even tried Debian, but they don't exactly have the latest software, even in Sid. I'm not even kidding. And I really dislike Ubuntu's model for up-to-date software: either reinstall or do a huge upgrade every six months. Yeah, no.
....Arch is great for what it is and whom it targets....it is different not better as compared to all other distros.
for the advanced coder/tinkerer it is a cutting edge, fast paced, hands on system it is great for that..
all linuxes are great for what they are and whom they address...hmmm well a lot of em are anyway....
Arch is a great place to lurn and have great thots....other distros are good for wot they are and whom they address....
EDIT; also the package management is second to none
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Ordered a hd5450 for an old dell i have sitting around that i want to use as an htpc. Prior it had debian on it and was working fine. I compared the debian documentation on ati to the arch documentation on ati and the arch wiki looked so much simpler. Sure debian install is more automated but if you want to do more complicated stuff down the line you can't beat the arch wiki. Also it's always been super stable for me despite my worst fears when i started out. So i slapped a base install of arch on the computer and can't wait to get it all set up with xmbc etc. I love you arch
I put Arch on everything: my desktop, my Raspberry Pi, my phone (chroot), my server... and I have it installed on an external HDD so I can run it on whatever other computer I get on (especially nice at school since the computers there run XP and Ubuntu).
It's just so versatile I prefer it over anything else...
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Arch linux is the first distribution I'ved used that Ifeel gets better over time. As in it doesn't slowly become slower over time like windows always seemed to. I can't wait until a few years from now when I can brag about not having to reinstall the distribution.
Whats more, the flexibility of the PKGBUILD system is incredible! I've never had a doubt that there is any software I can't get working for my arch set up.
Arch Linux is Best Linux.
I have it running on my file server, my raspberry pi, my phone, and most recently, my chromebook(natively with SeaBios hack), which i use for mobile audio recording/editing in Ardour, with full jack support using cadence and the rest of the kxstudio suite. it's made my modest C7 into a true workhorse. Best of all I've been able to maintain a high level of stability.
I know this is troll bait but I'm going to have to say that after trying 20+ distros that Arch really is the best. Ubuntu has too much bloat that you have no idea what its doing and bugs arise and its hard to pin down the cause because only god knows what the hell process is doing what. On Arch I know EXACTLY what my computer is doing, at all times. Also, the Ubuntu forums is filled with the blind leading the blind. After copy/pasting a few commands I was f*cked. Never have I had anything on an Arch wiki or forum lead me astray. I'm still a total noob and I just followed the Arch beginners install guide and had kde up and running in a couple hours. And I have no idea what I did I simply followed instructions and googled if I hit a wall.
But you know what, the extra time it took to install Arch is nothing compared to all the time I wasted with other distros.
I would really like to see this reputation for Arch being for "experts" only changed. But perhaps the Arch community enjoys feeling elitist?
It is my strong belief that people wanting to try linux should START with Arch. The beginners install guide can be trimmed all the way down to a few commands devoid of explanation and get anybody up and running without too much trouble. Honest to god I had more trouble setting the time on my VCR back in the day than installing Arch. It's not that hard and what is happening is that all these distros aimed at the average joe is putting a bad taste in peoples mouths and a lot of people just give up on linux before getting to Arch.
My initial experience with linux left me feeling that it was buggy and incomplete and not cutting edge and well thats just the way it is with open source, it cant be as good as a commercial product. It's just for the nerds and the tinkerers.
But Arch is bleeding edge AND super stable. I would really like to see Arch branded as the goto linux distro for ANYBODY that wants simply the best. It doesnt have to be just for experts or geeks. ANYBODY wanting THE BEST should just go straight to Arch.
And I cant even fathom the amount of Ubuntu users that think Arch is beyond them when in fact they are only a misperception away. Sure an ubuntu install is click click click but if copying a few commands in a terminal makes me an expert linux user then I have to lolz. I dont really see how Arch is any more difficult than Ubuntu. In fact I found Ubuntu more difficult because unity is a pretty complex beast. Sure it was easy to install but Arch was easier to customize by far.
The beginners install guide can be trimmed all the way down to a few commands devoid of explanation and get anybody up and running without too much trouble.
This is exactly what we don't want. You can seriously fuck your installation up by blindly issuing commands that you are copying and pasting. The idea of Arch being for competent Linux users (notice I didn't say "experts") is that you either know your way around a Linux system a little or you are incredibly willing to learn. It is the hope that by using Arch Linux for a while, newer users will start to gain an understating of what they are doing.


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This dress was a part of a contest with Burdastyle and Westminster. I got to pick a Burdastyle magazine pattern and a style of Liberty Art Fabric to make a garment. I chose the Shift Dress from 5/2010 #140 Burdastyle pattern and the Meadow Pattern in Gold for my fabric. I didn't end up having lots of time to make this, so I stuck with the original pattern shape. I did however, have to cut it down to the smallest size listed and then add baby seam allowances, as I didn't really look at the sizing before I picked it! Needless to say, it took two mock-ups and still some final fittings to fit well!
I fully lined the dress with a beautiful golden yellow fabric and put in an exposed metal zipper all the way down the back. Overall, I was very pleased with the color and feel of the cotton fabric, it will make a lovely dress to wear on the sunny Seattle days!
These photos were taken at Kerry Park – one of the loveliest views of Seattle!
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Jun 20, 2011, 06.18 PMby nehozack
its all about the back zip… you look amazing, the fit is perfect. After seeing your version, I will be making it (lined) in a nice lightweight black wool for work. Thank you for posting!!!
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Jun 20, 2011, 06.57 PMby misslivia
Thanks! I will say to make a muslin first, the pattern is actually quite large and I had to cut it down. Also, you might want to get a wool with a bit of lyrca/spandex, as the fit is so close it is not super easy to sit in!! But still fun to wear!
Mar 2, 2011, 04.20 PMby baka-pepica
wow superb!
Jan 10, 2011, 09.06 PMby annaqua
What size pattern did you use? I can't imagine you're a size 8 but that is the smallest it's made for. I want to make this but need a smaller size!
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Jan 11, 2011, 01.49 AMby misslivia
I am a size 8 – except for my hips, they're a bit larger. It was the size 44. Usually, I am closer to a 40, but this was a done in a non-stretchy cotton, so it could be a bit larger. If I remember correctly, I cut it down to the smallest size and then added only 1/4" to the bodice, blended out to 1/2" on bottom half and then sewed at 5/8" on the actual garment. I had to fit it a bit under the bust and over the front of the hips before finishing it, but it was not as bad as it could have been. I'd definitely recommend a mock up before hand (I always use sheets from goodwill instead of buying muslin – it's cheaper!)
Oct 26, 2010, 09.19 PMby madsfsewer
This is really pretty and the zipper is unusual and fun. Great job!
Oct 20, 2010, 06.38 AMby violetta089
Beautiful! Especially the exposed zip was a great idea, it gives an unexpected twist to the dress.
Oct 18, 2010, 01.04 PMby thecuriouskiwi
Wow you really transformed this pattern into something youthful and fun, nice work! :)
Oct 18, 2010, 01.10 AMby Zane Tanqueco
really cute and the color is lovely! i love the back of the dress too! nice job!
Oct 17, 2010, 06.49 AMby juebejue
aww! I wish i saw/chose this fabric! your dress turned out absolutely lovely!!!
Oct 16, 2010, 07.41 AMby madling
nice view and nice dress i think a nice flat heels will match well
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It's been sometime since I've posted something, and I apologize. Changed jobs, then the training and getting used to the new people and work environment (which is still on going) has prevented me from investing time into learning new security related…stuff.
Well today I took the time to try out "airdrop-ng". The new de-authentication tool developed by TheX1le if I'm not mistaken. The basic premise behind this python application is pretty simple: prevent or allow connections to wireless access points to clients. Either by MAC address, vendor name etc. Or by the access point's MAC and vendor etc.
You can prevent 1 specific client to connect to any access point in your area, or allow only that 1 client to connect. The possibilities are enormous. In a nutshell, you're deciding who can connect, and to what they are connecting.
Here's the video presentation of airdrop-ng at Schmoocon 2010 – here –
Installing airdrop-ng is quite simple (as usual I'm using Backtrack 4):
I suggest reading the README file.
root@bt:~# apt-get install python-psyco
root@bt:~# cd /pentest/wireless/
root@bt:/pentest/wireless# svn co http://trac.aircrack-ng.org/svn/trunk/scripts/airdrop-ng
root@bt:/pentest/wireless/airdrop-ng/python install.py
root@bt:/pentest/wireless/airdrop-ng/airdrop-ng -u #this is to update the OUI text file
There you have it, it's installed. Take the time to read the README file and examples and explanations found in the docs folder.
Using airdrop-ng is pretty easy (so far). For now I can only test it using 1 wireless card (second is one the way). It works with the single card, but I can see why it would better with 2.
Using only 1 card, you need to be specific in your rules file. For example, "d/ANY|ANY" won't work as well as "d/ANY|Apple". Since you need airodump-ng running the whole time airdrop-ng is. They seem to be battling each other for use of the card. Running the "d/ANY|ANY" with one card will generate lots of errors.
So "d/"AP MAC ADDY"|ANY" works also, but won't completely deny access to the access point. As far as my tests here, my laptop would lose 50% of it's pings. Although my laptop was still connected to the router, Internet access was pretty darn slow.
Guess that's all for my findings on airdrop-ng so far. Once I get my second wireless adapter, I'll be in a better position to experiment and report on it's usage. TheX1le's application is very nice, easy to use and understand. Besides a few typos in the documentation, it's an easy read and something I suggest you do.
I'll try and whip up a video of it in action in the next few weeks.
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Well sir, some folks jist cain't get a good start on the day until they's had a cup of hot, fresh coffee. Why, heck, there's even a wild rumor that one or two of the editors of this here magazine have a wee weakness for thet ol' devil caffeine theyselves. Still, most people's coffee habits don't have a veritable heritage behind 'em.
Which is why a lot of folks prob'ly wouldn't understand what happened the other morning when ol' Ott Bartlett wallowed into the Plumtree Crossin' General Store looking more ornery than a constipated bear . . . but didn't say a cussed syllable while Doc Thromberg walked right up to him and led him to one of the store's two back rooms. An', if thet weren't strange enuff, next Newt Blanchard stepped in the store—as grouch-faced as a man what swallowed a beehive—and Doc repeated the same procedure (only he shut thet silent feller up in the other back room)!
Well, them goin's-on was too much for the other good ol' boys of the Crossin's General Assembly to take quietly. But when they asked Doc Thromberg jist what this side of senility was a-goin' on, the old physician jist went over and plugged in the store's percolator. Then he pulled up a chair amongst the group, leaned back, and commenced to tell the followin' story:
Boys, way back before your grandpappy was a gleam in his mammy's eye, Ott's Great Granddaddy Bartlett and Newt's pa's pa's Pa Blanchard had cabins back in these woods, two frontier shacks what were each a good day's travel from the nearest store. Now, ever' six months or so, backcountry fellas like Amos Bartlett or Cephas Blanchard had to ride their wagons into town and swap whatever they'd hunted or growed up for the three supplies a mountain man needed most . . . flour, salt, and—most especially— coffee.
One early spring Cephas had come into luck, having bagged him two bears what was fighting over a hive full of sourwood honey in an oak tree that jist happened to be surrounded by an entire patch of wild 'sang and that—when he shot the bears—dropped a dead branch an' plum killed a passing 12-point buck, which collapsed into a nearby stream, where its horns speared a passel of four-pound brown trout. Well, Newt's ancester took the entire swag to town and ended up with so much credit at the trading post—even after he'd bought all the goods he could possibly desire—that he didn't know how to use it all. An', since he figgered he'd better use it all up on something, Cephas decided he'd jist buy all of the 500 pounds of coffee beans the man had in the store!
It so happens, though, that Amos Bartlett had run out of supplies hisself about the same time. An' when he got to town to trade his own cache of goods, the storekeep had everything Amos needed, exceptin' the one thing them old mountaineers needed more'n babes need milk . . . coffee. When Amos heard that it was Cephas Blanchard what had hoarded up all the beans, he knew the only thing he could do was pay a visit to the Blanchard cabin an' see what kinda trade the two of them could work out.
'Course, it took Amos another full day to ride there. By that time, after 48 hours without any coffee, his head felt like he'd slept under a waterfall, and his digestion was jumpin' fences. But Cephas, when he saw his neighbor comin', rushed outside with a cup of steamin' brew in one hand and a couple of coffee-flour biscuits in the other and proceeded to ingest them all . . . without offerin' Amos a single taste! Then he whipped a pinch of ground coffee from a small can and tucked it under his lip like terbaccy!
After racing back to his kitchen to grab another cup of java, Cephas caught Amos by the arm and dragged him out to view "Blanchard's Grand Experyment", an attempt to brew a cup of coffee that really was—as the old saw goes—too thick to drink but too thin to plow. He'd taken up two sacks—a full hundred pounds!—of beans, run them through his sorghum cane crusher, an' was boilin' the soaked grindin's in his 12-foot-long molasses-cooling pan, the kind with a staircase of channels that the concentratin' liquid oozes its way through. To hear Cephas tell it, that fire'd been burning for over a day already . . . and this was his second try! "The first hundred-pound brew got a smidge of a burned flavor," Cephas allowed, "so I jist threw it all out."
Poor Bartlett! His nostrils was greedily suckin' in thet tantalizin' aroma while his eyes was feastin' on the muddifyin' liquid thet was ploppin' out of Cephas's brewin' apparatus. Yet all the while his host weren't offerin' him a drop to drink.
The way Amos stood there, shakin' like a rabbit havin' nightmares, made it real clear he was in no strong bargainin' position, and Mr. Blanchard took full advantage of the situation. When they got down to dickerin'—during which time Cephas Blanchard spoke faster and faster and Amos Bartlett yelled louded and louder—it turned into a one-side kerpastin'. Amos ended tip swappin' a dozen hens for a mere twelve coffee beans . . . a chicken a bean!
Well, ol' Bartlett stretched those twelve beans further'n his great grandson ever has squeezed the truth. He used one at a time, addin' chicory roots and even dirt to the morsel, then savin' and brewin' and rebrewin' the day's mixin's until it completely dissolved. And the poor fella run downhill on this beverage somethin' pitiful.
Cephas, meanwhile, had got so coffeed up thet he was workin' faster'n an overcharged buzz saw on his own farm. In fact, one day he got disgusted when his horse didn't seem to want to pull the plow as fast as Cephas wanted to push it, so he mixed a few coffee grounds in the steed's feed to speed the horse up. When thet didn't help, the frenzied farmer fed the animal a jar of his special "sorghum processed" coffee extract . . . and plum killed the critter.
A short spell later, when Blanchard was brewin' his last day's worth of beans (a mere 25 pounds), the truth suddenly set in. He was goin' to be in trouble now . . . he didn't have a horse to get him to town! Still, it wasn't till Cephas's shakin' hands picked up that empty cup the next morning that he finally really admitted that the only thing he could do was swallow his pride . . . so he walked all the way to Amos Bartlett's to borrow a horse.
Wellllllllll now, you can imagine Amos was jist a wee bit tempted to take advantage of this situation. "Sure, I'll lend a horse to an old friend like you," he said. "All you gotta do for me is bring me all the cut firewood I need for the next 18 years, along with 36 gallons of fresh honey, seven prime hogs all slaughtered, cured, and sliced, a dozen new white-oak stave barrels filled to the rims with wild 'sang roots, an' half of every pound of coffee you buy from now on."
"Never!" Cephas shouted. "I ain't givin' away any coffee!"
"Then you ain't gettin' to town, you chunk of burnt boar meat!"
"Why, you blind-eyed, leech-eating privy digger!"
"Cross of a sun-rot rattlesnake and a three-legged polecat!"
"Buzzard leavin's!"
"Bloated cow's breath!"
Well, thet sort of aggravated shoutin' and crabbin' and fussin' and squawkin' and caterwaulin' and grouchin' and slanderin' and carpin' and brayin' and hollerin' and bellowin' and yelpin' and yammerin' and fumin' went on for three solid days. It woulda likely gone on for three years, too, but my own ancester, the first Doc Thromberg, happened to be ridin' along a few hollers over, heard all the commotion, and detoured by to see what' was goin' on.
It didn't take the ol' Doc long to figure out what ailment he was faced with. An' seein' as how country doctors back then carried a little coffee with 'em—for medicinal purposes, you know—he jist stepped right inside Mr. Bartlett's kitchen and started brewin'.
As soon as the aroma from thet coffee wafted out the doorway, the two rivals dropped their hostilities and raced for the house. But Doc barred the door shut and barked out, "If you boys want any of this java, you're going to have to make me one ironclad promise!"
"Anything! We'll do anything!" they both whined.
"Swear that ever' day from now, you—no, make that all Bartletts and Blanchards, kin now or kin to come—won't ever talk to one another before you've had at least one cup of coffee."
Well, after both codgers pledged their entire families' bloods to the oath, the good doctor dispensed his remedy. An' sure enough, it worked! By the second or third cup of the black medicine, both antagonists was see in' the entire world in a much more reasonable light. Before long, they'd worked out an agreement to share Amos's horse . . . and even future coffee supplies, as well. But forever after, ol Doc made sure the two gents stuck to the promise they'd gived him, jist to keep thet kind of trouble from startin' up agin.
Jist then Doc Thromberg interrupted his own tale to check the coffeepot. "Good. It looks ready now," he declared. Then he called out in a loud voice, "All right boys, you can come out."
Ott Bartlett an' Newt Blanchard promptly emerged from the General Store's two back rooms, rushed over to the counter, and swilled cups of the fresh brewin's so fast their stomachs musta turned red. Then Newt wiped his lips an' said, "Ahhhh. You know, it ain't goin' to be such a mizzerable day after all."
To which Ott rosily added, "Bless you, Mr. Blanchard, you're right, as always. What say we break out the ol' checkerboard an' play a few games jist for fun?"
No sir, some folks jist cain't git a good start on the day without a cup of coffee. It's a fact.


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A weekly feature wherein we contextualize TV ratings for national sports broadcasts. Data via Nielsen and Sports Business Daily. Viewership numbers represent the number of households tuned to a given program; ratings share refers to the percentage of all households using a television who are turned into that program.
June 4:
NBA Western Conference Finals, Game 5 (TNT): 6.2 million viewers
America's Got Talent (NBC): 8.3 million viewers
June 5:
America's Got Talent (NBC): 8.5 million viewers
NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Game 5 (ESPN): 7.1 million viewers
Concert for the Queen (ABC): 5.0 million viewers
June 6:
Dogs in the City (CBS): 3.9 million viewers
CSI rerun (CBS): 5.0 million viewers
NBA Western Conference Finals, Game 6 (TNT): 6.8 million viewers
June 7:
The Big Bang Theory rerun (CBS): 6.0 million viewers
SportsCenter (ESPN): 3.9 million viewers
June 8:
No highly rated sporting events.
June 9:
NHL Stanley Cup Finals, Game 5 (NBC): 2.2 million viewers
FOX Saturday Baseball [multiple games] (FOX): 2.3 million viewers
SpongeBob SquarePants (NICK): 2.3 million viewers
June 10:
NASCAR Sprint Cup at Pocono (TNT): 3.4 rating
NASCAR Post-Race Show (TNT): 3.1 rating
Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (ABC): 3.1 rating
PGA St. Jude Classic (CBS): 2.0 rating


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To the Editor,
We are often told much about "skyrocketing college costs," but what we do not hear is any discussion regarding the diminishing ability of students to pay part of their own education expenses.
Rarely are the rising costs of a college education and the lagging minimum wage mentioned in the same breath.
Consider the following:
Fifty years ago, a student at Central Michigan University could receive a college education for approximately $1,200 a year.
To illustrate the relative value of the minimum wage, divide the cost of a year's education by $1.25, the federal minimum wage for the period and you have 960, the number of work hours required to pay for a year's study.
In contrast, it will cost each CMU student approximately $20,800 for the 2013-14 academic year.
Employing the same method used previously, dividing the cost of a year at CMU by the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, produces 2,868, the number of work hours required to pay for a year's education in 2013-14.
When comparing the two "work hours" numbers the results are quite daunting: It takes more than three times the number of work hours today at minimum wage for a year's education than it took 50 years ago.
"Back in the day," students could earn a significant portion of their college costs through working, and, as a result, leave college with far fewer loans. Obviously, that opportunity no longer exists.
Comparing the relative value of the two examples provided, clearly any discussion of financial relief for college students must include a dramatic increase in the minimum wage. In the past 40 plus years, the federal minimum wage has not kept pace with anything, inflation, cost of living, productivity or otherwise.
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ANNVILLE, PA – York College senior attack Erica Mulford (Crownsville, Md./Seton Keough) converted an unassisted goal with 3:01 left in overtime to lift the #11 Spartans to a season opening 10-9 overtime win over Lebanon Valley on a crisp Thursday night in Annville, PA.
The Spartans improve to 1-0 as they are now 5-2 in openers under head coach Jen Muston. York is now 6-3 all-time in season lid lifters.
Mulford's overtime heroics were made possible thanks to a pair of late York College goals after the Spartans trailed 10-8 with 8:25 left in regulation.
The Spartans' Brittany Noell (Silver Spring, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel) drew York to within one off a feed from Mulford as York inched closer with 5:20 left. York got the equalizer just over two minutes later as senior Jocelyn Hudson (York, Pa./Central York) received a Megan Stine (Stevensville, Md./Annapolis Area Christian) pass and put home the tying goal with 3:27 remaining in regulation.
After Hudson's goal, the Spartans earned the draw control only to have a turnover less than 20 seconds later. LVC had a turnover of their own and York turned that into a free position shot by Mulford with 2:22 left in regulation. LVC's Shelby Morris made the save on the shot, keeping the tie. The Flying Dutchmen eventually got a shot attempt from Bailey Benz but her shot was high and York scooped up the ground ball and headed to overtime.
In the extra session, Lebanon Valley had the first shot of overtime as Mel Modrick blasted a shot that was stopped by Spartan goalie Ashley Smith (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) for a save. York completed a successful clear and the Spartans got the game-winner with 3:01 left in overtime when Mulford found the back of the net for her third goal of the game and the 109th of her career. After the LVC won the draw control, York forced a turnover at the 2:34 mark. The Spartans would manage to burn the next 2:25 of the clock before committing a turnover with nine seconds left. LVC would be unable to get a shot off in that final nine seconds as York held on for the one-goal season opening win.
The one-goal margin is just the second time in school history in a season opener. York defeated Montclair State 8-7 in their 2010 opener in York. That was also a game played among sizable snow piles along the side of the field after the snow filled January and February of that year.
In the first half, the teams traded goals early until York scored two straight to take a 3-2 lead on a Melissa Ritchey (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll) free position shot with 16:54 left in the first half. LVC's Sam Boyce tied the game for the hosts but York got back-to-back goals from freshman Marissa Gochar (Mt. Airy, Md./Glenelg) and junior Allison Green (Ellicott City, Md./Howard) to take a 6-4 lead.
LVC answered with a pair of Boyce goals as the two squads headed to the locker room tied at six.
Modrick gave the hosts a short-lived lead with a goal just 58 seconds into the second half. Mulford answered with a pair of goals in a 38 second span to give York an 8-7 lead at the 26:19 mark.
The Flying Dutchmen responded to Mulford's spurt with three straight goals as Jen Simensky, Anna Pagels and Modrick scored as LVC took a 19-8 lead with 8:25 left. That would set up the Spartans' come-from-behind burst late in the second half.
Smith, the Spartans' senior netminder, earned the win as she recorded eight saves in her 66 minutes of work. Shelby Morris recorded 11 saves but suffered the hard-luck overtime loss for Lebanon Valley.
Mulford had a big night as the senior tallied a team-high three goals while she also had an assist for four points. She led York with six ground balls in the win. Ritchey added four points of her own with two goals and two assists. Stine distributed a team-high three assists for YCP. In addition to Hudson's game-tying goal late in regulation, the senior midfielder had a team-high four draw controls.
Boyce and Modrick led the LVC offense as they both had four points. Boyce scored four goals while Modrick added three goals and one assist. Bailey Benz dished out five assists to lead the hosts with five points in the loss. Morris led LVC with four ground balls.
Spartan head coach Jen Muston was pleased to get the win.
"I thought we fought all the way up to the very end to get the win," said Muston. "We had a lot of shots that we needed to stick and we missed some of those opportunities early. I am proud that we kept fighting and eventually getting those shots to go. It's a good way to open the season."
York finished the game with a 31-24 margin in shots while they also had a 20-16 edge in ground balls. Both teams earned 12 draw controls while both teams also went 1-for-4 in free position shots.
York forced 17 LVC turnovers while the Spartans committed 15 miscues in the win.
The Spartans return to action on Saturday, March 1 when they travel to Haverford College to face the Fords in a non-conference contest. Game time in Haverford, PA is set for 12:00 pm.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Astros sign Wandy to big ol' deal
First, some reaction:
"I've been waiting for it for a long time. I feel at home here with the Houston Astros."
"On a lot of different fronts, I think it's the right thing for everyone. We have one of the top lefthanded pitchers in baseball going out for us every fifth day for the next three years — hopefully the next four and beyond."
He doesn't have the kind of 97-mph stuff that sends scouts running to phone their bosses. That's a good thing for the Astros. Otherwise, they couldn't have afforded him and he'd be pitching for the Yankees...Actually, the Yankees would've given up on Rodriguez years ago because patience isn't their strength and he has required plenty.
...Given everything surrounding the organization – a lack of talent on the field, on the farm, and, at least given many of Ed Wade's recent moves, in the front office – as well as Rodriguez's relatively advanced age, the odds are long that the Astros will get anything of real value for their money or years.
First of all, may I jog your memory back to January 19, when the County Clerk said the following:
I'm guessing that the numbers would start at 3yrs/$33m.
So. Boom. Anyhow, that link will take you back to our thoughts on Wandy's progression, and how Carl Pavano is the most-similar to Wandy, according to Baseball-Reference. In Pavano's Age 32-34 seasons (2008-10), he posted the following total line:
72 starts, 35-25, 4.49 ERA/1.30 WHIP, 94 ERA+, 279K:86BB.
Comparing Wandy's 2008-10 to Pavano:
90 starts, 34-31, 3.36 ERA/1.28 WHIP, 121 ERA+, 502K:175BB.
But let's think about this from a financial/long-term standpoint.
This makes Wandy the second-highest paid player on the Astros in 2011 (behind Carlos Lee, obviously), tied with Brett Myers if we have the contract details straight. But it also means that the Astros have their 1-2 punch for the next two years, possibly three (with Myers' 2013 option). Also, Bud Norris won't hit free agency until 2016, and J.A. Happ until 2015. The Astros have their rotation set for the next several years, especially with everyone expecting Lyles to do what he does, either later in the season.
So regardless of how much you like the deal, and FanGraphs - predictably - doesn't, it brings some stability to the rotation. It's possible the Astros are over-committed on the rotation. Because what happens if Fernando Abad kills it, or should Dallas Keuchel turns into the player that I hope he does, these commitments could hinder their progression. Right now the Astros have quantity, we'll just have to see about the quality.
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- Zebulon H. said...
I'd much rather have the problem of too much pitching than not enough, so I'm among the apparent minority that are excited by this deal. Depth is something this team has been sorely lacking in recent years, and starting pitching is the most expensive (and risky) commodity to try and acquire on the open market, so if you're going to have a logjam anywhere, that's the best place to have it. I see it as less likely blocking the progress of guys in the minors, and more likely encouraging the team not to rush those guys along (something I've been worried about with Jordan Lyles). And honestly, I'd rather the Astros spend 3 years/$34 million on Wandy than 5 years/$120 million on Cliff Lee. I'd wager that Wandy will be more worth the money at the end of his contract than Cliff Lee at the end of his.
- January 26, 2011 at 10:45 AM
- Kathy Amen said...
Carl Pavano IS better looking than Wandy...
- January 26, 2011 at 1:23 PM
- Astros County said...
It's not that I'm not excited about the Wandy deal, and in honesty, after not dealing him at the deadline last season, this was somewhat inevitable. It's not a huge financial commitment with a manageable length. So overall, it's a good move if 2010 2nd-half Wandy is who we're getting over the next three years. I'm right there with you on the Lee deal and that's an excellent point about Lyles and the other younger pitchers. Well done. +1.
- January 27, 2011 at 10:10 AM


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Lecture by Pierre-Étienne Will, Chair of History of Modern China, Collège de France
Professor Pierre-Etienne Will, the Chair of Modern Chinese History at the College de France, has been one of the major leaders over the past quarter century in the building of Chinese Studies in Europe on the twin foundations of strong sinological training and a deep sense of historical problems and issues. UCLA is privileged to have him visit for a week in order to deliver two of his College lectures "outre-mer" in this, his final year at the College. They will take place on November 5 and November 7, 2013. He is also offering two seminars for interested students and faculty in reading Chinese texts selected from his major bibliographic project on late imperial administrative handbooks.
Professor Will has held the chair of History of Modern China at the Collège de France since 1992 and is Directeur d'études at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales since 1988. He specializes in the socio-economic and political history of late-imperial and early republican China. His publications include, Bureaucracy and Famine in Eighteenth-Century China (Stanford, 1990; original French edition Paris, 1980; Korean and Chinese translations), Nourish the People: The State Civilian Granary System in China, 1650-1850 (Ann Arbor, 1991, with R. Bin Wong), several edited volumes, including China, Democracy, and Law: A Historical and Contemporary Approach (with Mireille Delmas-Marty; Leiden, 2012, original French edition Paris, 2007), and numerous articles on Chinese economy, society, politics, bureaucracy, law, water management, and more. He is currently completing Official Handbooks and Anthologies of Imperial China: A Descriptive and Critical Bibliography (Leiden, forthcoming). He heads the Collège de France Institut des Hautes Études Chinoises, and is co-editor of the journal T'oung Pao.
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Surging Stocks Put Bears on Their Heels
The stock rally is leaving strategists with bearish views on the defensive, but companies are taking a less optimistic view of the earnings outlook. Jonathan Cheng reports on Markets Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
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... I ... a surging stock ... he'll ... yes indeed the Dow Jones Industrial Average all the big stories on the stock indexes ... they are moving online ... but they are moody look at the Dow over the course of the public gets there to look at that move higher since November has been almost a straight line up rolling it ... in the Nasdaq which was up at the Nasdaq forty percent away from its two thousand either no were near but the SNP in the Dow ... getting closer to record territory ... people are sure to talk about it ... you will start to get medieval will be giddy about it ... what is it mean though for them there Jonathan Cheng of the euro ... by John JMR and address should talk about this one today ... hundred years really is a ... great time for bear the man the markets and we were the top of Wednesday ... this is the ... first time for dinner ... you don't then the lights in it doesn't look that way and then feel that way in and I think what's interesting is that at the beginning of the year you typically do a lot of people come out and ... eat quite bullish and we saw ... in the last two is the beginning of two thousand and eleven ... you could argue that ... a lot of the challenges that we have now ... at least been neutralized and yet you have a lot of people coming out and then starting the year three bearish on ... because of ... the size of the reason why U S the little bit there which is that we know the Fed ... aam is still ... out and you actually live here to help the economy Ed meeting this week right right ... with the Fed meeting this weekend and then the earnings story has been began ... a gradual up to buy him ... some people been saying profit margins are extended now and they come back a little bit ... you can start to see people I mean they're very good ... any reasonable explanation for why one might be best at this point ... but he estimated doesn't look good relative to the other thing to point out though is this ... but that it sold just January and a lot of people are not look in the sale with the record high the look that way than this year has given me ... and ... you know on some levels a record high is important for folks like you and I it's important for headline generator and it's important for a lot of people I mean she brought ... it to really managing money and if you're a big institutional investor It did its best of who is still work he talked alot until the storm ... was still were in line this worked ... well lot of people are are some of the shattered just some of them are my new mantra so strategist of actually management of themselves but they are quite high profile people watch that the Senate ... and the set ... a tone for the market you know when and ... how to build a new one ... will do one of the once a night of the Mistry Gina Martin Adams she's over at Wells Fargo Securities ... she has always been bearish and that she was ... aam ... brother bullish and two thousand London two thousand twelve she was ... the ... study that when a little bit mixed in one I spoke to her she said look ... its rear for her to see ... fundamentals and that the market so disjointed meaning ... she sees the market's going higher hire like the rest of us to anyone with a pair of eyes and a ... but I'm conceit of the market's getting stronger but ... she doesn't think the fundamentals are getting stronger ... and that's the disconnect he's trying to figure out you're teasing the year-ago was like that the year-ago ... sauce warrants at these levels obviously but the fundamentals were ... about ... sort of ... where they are now I mean the Fed was still doing what they were doing and earnings were still sluggish ... she thought that that point ... the markets were in line with the fundamentals now have the seed of ... an abundance of cheap


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After Tense Discussion With South Fork High School's Principal at Wednesday's Basketball Game, Andy Olsen Abruptly Resigns as Athletic Director
Olsen explained that on Wednesday at a home basketball game, he and Cyndi Aguiar, the South High School principal had a disagreement on what Olsen called a student safety concern.
"The major issue that took place was the orientation or placement of our school band," Olsen said. He believed the area where the band was to play in the school's new gym would create "a major safety issue."
He worried that student athletes would "get pushed into a drum set or an amplifier." He added, "Me being ordered to move the basketball placement to accommodate the band wasn't right. It was not a concert..It was an athletic event. It was my role to make sure our student athletes are protected as much as possible."
Olsen said Aguiar told him to make that change or the game would be cancelled. Olsen said he refused and left the premises. ""I resigned on the spot and left the gymnasium….If that person in that role wants to order me to do things I know are unsafe and incorrect, I'm not going to put our students in situations that can be disastrous," Olsen said.
Saundra Stephenson, the music assistant, said the whole situation was problematic. She explained, "The principal was advocating for our kids–the band kids…It was unfortunate that [seating the band was] not worked out in advance…I could see it wasn't a good place….It was obvious that we needed to move."
But, Stephenson pointed out, "Setting up takes over an hour to do." They were already partially set up. Not only that but, she said, just not playing this time would have been frustrating for many as "more than half of our band are Junior High students that had to make special arrangements to be there."
In the old gym, a section of bleachers had been left pushed against the wall which had allowed an area for the band to play, Stephenson said. But the new bleachers don't have that option.
She said that a suggestion was made that the other team's bleachers be pushed up so the band could play there. "I feel like just for that night it would have worked," she said. "But they didn't want to do that. I think they didn't want to make those bleachers unavailable to the other team's fans."
After, Olsen left, Stephenson said, the band set up partially in the bleachers. Being seated there wasn't ideal, according to Stephenson. The drum set, the guitar, the bass, the amps, etc. were not meant to be used in this situation. So those musicians had to be squeezed in next to the bleachers and in front of the girls' locker room. In addition, in years past they had been told not to sit in the bleachers as it took room away from the fans.
Stephenson said she felt badly that Olsen resigned. "I appreciate Andy he's a great guy and he was in our band way back when," she explained. "I feel like it was something that could have been worked out. It was upsetting."
On Thursday, Olsen sent the following letter of resignation:
Hi all,
I am saddened that the time has come for me to write this letter. As of Wednesday January 10 at 3:25 PM, I am resigning from my positions of Athletic Director, Head Football Coach & Head Baseball Coach at South Fork High School.
This is not a decision that I am happy about nor did I expect to happen, but at this time is a necessity. I have given 14 years to South Fork High School as a Coach/AD and truly intended on giving more. Things have changed. When the time comes that you lose support from administrators it is time to no longer associate yourself with that situation. I feel extremely terrible for the kids( past, current and future ) all 217 of them that I have had the privilege of having on the teams I have coached over the said 14 years. I apologize if I am letting you down, but would hope that I have and am appreciated for the years of service that I gave to the Southern Humboldt Unified School District.
From here on all athletic concerns can be directed to:
Cyndi Aguiar, Principal
South Fork High School…
It has been a pleasure to get to know all of you,
Andrew Olsen
Don Boyd, Southern Humboldt Unified's District Superintendent, praised Olsen's hard work over the years. He said he didn't need to give the school's version of events if Olsen had already spoken. "I will trust what Andy told you," Boyd said. "I have respect for him."
Boyd said, "After the interaction, the band was moved into the stands…and they tucked [the drum set] on the side of the bleachers." He said that when the principal called him, he told her to "show the head official the setup…She told me she did that, he okayed it, and they played the basketball game."
He then went on to say that there was a core reason behind Olsen's resignation. "In a nutshell, he does not feel he has the support of the administration," Boyd said. "If he was not feeling supported, ultimately that falls on me."
Boyd went on to say that Olsen had "taken on too much." This, Boyd said was "just necessity. Because either someone wouldn't do it or couldn't do it…There is a lot of responsibility [in the Athletic Director's job.]" Boyd then listed numerous tasks Olsen took charge of–everything from rescheduling, to coaching, to seeing to student athlete's well-being. "Andy did all of that," Boyd said. "Attending pretty much every event–even away events….That is not the norm that I am used to."
Boyd said, "It is hard for me to believe that the average [Athletic Director] does all that."
Boyd said that in the "short term, I will be acting Athletic Director." He said that "moving forward, I will be asking of our coaches to take on responsibility of their individual sports." He feels that this will help lessen the tasks and time required of the Athletic Director. Then, he said that while he is managing the position of Athletic Director, "We'll fly the position. We'll start internally. If we don't get anybody, we'll open it externally."
Meanwhile, there is a movement among some parents to protest Olsen leaving.
Cinnamon Paula, a parent at South Fork, said, "Parents have been reaching out with concerns about the future of athletics at South Fork High School. Some want to protest at the school. Others are petitioning that the principal not be hired back next year. Andy made a tough decision and families are looking for ways to show him their support."
Michelle Bushnell, a business owner in Garberville said, "I worked with him for five years when I was booster president. What a great job he did, and cared so much about his athletes." She said, "We have a school board meeting on the 18th at Weott School [at 4:30] for anyone that may want to support him."
Paula said that she is encouraging parents "to write letters and come to next week's board meeting. [I'm] not sure what the actual protest plans are, but I don't personally want to encourage taking attention away from the game, just thinking of kids…It's hard enough on them."
As we finished writing this story, Andy Olsen posted the following on the South Fork Booster's Facebook page,
Hi all,
First thing I would like to say here is this is not the format that is most appropriate to share this with you all, but it is probably most effective and quickest way for the community of Southern Humboldt to see this.
With that said here goes…
The last 43 hours has been extremely though for me. The decision to walk away from a familiar place after spending half of my life there was not easy and extremely painful. But it is my decision. The constant battle in doing what I have always believed to be what's in the best interest of the students has not always been easy or enjoyable. But I am proud of the results. I enjoyed each of the 22 sports teams that I had an opportunity to coach and loved each and every one of the 217 students that called me "Coach". I appreciate the opportunity that was given to me back in the fall of 2004 by the Southern Humboldt Unified School District, and especially Karl Terrell For bringing me on board 14 years ago. I appreciate all the community support throughout the years and especially the huge amount of support the last two days. I know many of you are angry, I'm angry, but we must all move on. Rather than spending time and energy on me, I would like to see that redirected to what is most important….the kids. They need you all. I would hope that somebody, or a group of people, can step in immediately and resume the vacancies that are currently at South Fork so the kids can continue to have the best possible experience at South Fork. They are what is important, not me. I hope that all parties involved can move on as quickly as possible so the athletic program at South Fork will continue to survive and thrive.
In conclusion, I wish the students and South Fork nothing but the best.
Andrew Olsen
Proud Caring Alumni, Class of 1999
Cub Pride!!!!


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Dan Silverman needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 42 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
Iceberg Recruitment
Iceberg Recruitment is a recruitment agency who specialize in the placement of people (white collar) in the built environment which includes, Mining, Engineering, Property, Construction. The built environment includes the construction of roads, rail, buildings, water and bridge construction. We are a boutique agency who are based in Sydney and have serious growth plans over the next 2 years. We are a young and dynamic team of recruiters who have worked in this space for many years and require a logo and identity to match. We are building a business that is focused on building solid relationships with our clients and providing a service that is a cut above our competitors in the industry. We are looking at creating a slick image that has top spec offices, outstanding systems and cutting edge database technology and need the image to reflect this.
White Collar construction workers with professional qualifications and skills. We are targeting only the Australian market at this stage.
We require a Corporate Identity kit, style guide and EPS, PDF and GIF Files included. From the onset we need a design for a static website (coming soon), Letter heads and 2 sided business card. We are looking at a identity that will suit our sector and perhaps give us an edge. Many of the businesses in the construction industry have very solid, powerful and steadfast identities which I think we should emulate. Perhaps the colours would use a darker shade of blue and maybe silver.
Some of the slogans we have been discussing are:
Building connections
Strong beneath the surface
Pin point matching
Your industry partner
Every call is important
…these are only ideas but should give an idea of how we want to be seen & thought of
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After a slow start, the reigning Bundesliga champions asserted their superiority and charged to a resounding win to tighten their grip on a Champions League qualification spot
The visitors began impressively and took a deserved lead through Jonathan Schmid, but goals from Robert Lewandowski either side of a Nuri Sahin strike ensured BVB went into the break in front. With the Freiburg resistance broken, Sahin bagged himself a second before Leonardo Bittencourt completed the scoring.
Freiburg were keen to impose themselves from the start and their intense pressing helped them forge the game's opening chance.
With six minutes on the clock Felipe Santana failed to push up with the defence and Marco Terrazzino raced through on goal. The Brazilian managed to recover and force the striker to cut back inside and square for Kruse, who then fired over the bar.
BVB looked utterly disjointed and displayed a lack of fluency across the pitch. But the visitors deserved credit for maintaining their positive start to the game and in the 28th minute they got their reward.
Julian Schuster swung in a deep cross from the right which was held up at the back post by Max Kruse. And with Dormund's defence all at sea he held the ball up before standing it up for Schmid to add a simple finish.
Freiburg continued to press Jurgen Klopp's men high up the field, but a flurry of action before the break saw the hosts complete an astonishing turnaround with three goals in five minutes.
Firstly, Lewandowski evaded his marker inside the area and headed the ball past Baumann from Sahin's delivery in the 41st minute.
Three minutes later, some brilliant dribbling from Jakub 'Kuba' Blaszczykowski unlocked the Freiburg defence and Sahin powered the ball into the far corner after his team-mate rolled it across the box.
Then, in the final minute of the first half, Marco Reus saw his close-range shot saved by Baumann, but Christian Gunter's clearance fell to Lewandowski inside the area. He took one touch to put the ball on his left before rifling an effort into the bottom corner.
The goals almost continued at the same pace as Gundogan threaded Reus through on goal within two minutes of the restart, only for Baumann to be equal to the Germany international's effort.
Dortmund were more than content to coast through the second half and attempt to pick the visiting defence apart on the counterattack, yet the final pass always seemed to be lacking.
Reus saw several opportunities narrowly slip through his fingers, before Mario Gotze failed to convert in front of an open goal after a brilliant pass from Sahin had set Kuba free down the right.
But the fourth goal did come, and once again it was Sahin on the scoresheet. Santana's long ball initiated the danger and the midfielder was first to a loose ball in the area to poke a shot over the top of Baumann.
The rout was then completed in the 78th minute, as Lewandowski glided past Fallou Diagne and sent the ball across the face of the goal where Bittencourt, who had only been on the field for two minutes, added the final touch.
BVB open a four-point gap on third-placed Bayer Leverkusen, who take on league leaders Bayern Munich later on Saturday, bringing Champions League football ever closer to returning to Signal Iduna Park next season.


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That odd old man and his ominous masterstroke fooled no one. (or "Real: a Red King Backwards")Submitted by jsogman on Sat, 02/24/2007 - 02:53.
That odd old man and his ominous masterstroke fooled no one.
In his last days when on his last legs he used to ask us (and tell us)
"why prepare for an eternity in my absence when there is yet no proof of malignancy to my abcess?
"Why, when I have laid no egg do you scheme as if Im a chicken, and dream of omnichromaticly opulent ommelettes?
"You'll never now be endowed with my inheritance unless you can present to me the manner in which you'd face your destiny if I was never born nor sired you
"Riddle me:


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Sept. 30, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Following an historical outing at the Division III Wilson/ITA Women's New England Championship this past weekend, junior Leslie Hansen was voted the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Singles Player of the Week. She became the first person in the history of the MIT women's tennis program to finish as a singles finalist which followed up her appearance in the semifinals last year.
Hansen, seeded No. 3 for the second year in a row, opened the competition with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Chandra Kurien (Middlebury College). She then defeated Elisa Marifian (Mount Holyoke College), 6-1, 6-0, Laura Danzig (Amherst College), 4-6, 6-2, 10-8, and Laken King (Amherst College), 6-3, 6-3. In the semifinals Hansen edged out No. 2 Brittany Berckes (Amherst College), 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) before falling to No. 4 Julia Browne (Tufts University), 7-5, 6-0, in the title match.


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The following crimes are from the week of June 26 to July 2, 2011.
June 26. 100 block W. Chestnut Hill Avenue. Between 2 p.m. and 5:20 p.m., an unknown person cut screen to side door and pried open a window to gain entry to porch and then home. Owner was out of town and it is unknown at this time what was taken. Reported at 2 p.m.
June 27. 8800 block Germantown Avenue. Between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., an unknown person stole a purse from behind nurse's station. Taken were keys and nursing equipment.
June 27. Unit block E. Bells Mill Road. An unknown person broke the driver's side window of vehicle and stole credit cards, passport, camera, keys and money.
June 28. Germantown and Northwestern avenues. Complainant states that her son left his blue drawstring bag at this spot and when he returned bag was gone. Reported at 10:15 a.m.
June 30. 100 block W. Hillcrest Avenue. Police responded to burglar alarm and found a small bathroom window open and screen lying on ground. Window was broken. Police entered house through front door, which was unlocked. Owner was contacted by phone and arrived at property a short time later. Owner said that it appears that nothing had been taken. Seen fleeing property towards Germantown Avenue was a black male, 6 feet tall, medium build, dark complexion, wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans.
July 1. 9000 Crefeld Street. Complainant states that he left garage door open from 9 a.m. on June 30 to 8 a.m. on July 1 and someone took two bicycles – one blue bicycle and one gray bicycle.
July 1. 7900 block Stenton Avenue. Complainant states that an unknown person smashed passenger side front window of a 2007 silver Nissan Murano and stole a Tom Tom global positioning system. Reported at 7 p.m.
Summary — Seven crimes for week: two burglaries, three thefts and two thefts from vehicles.
Town Watch.
If you have been the victim of a crime and would like information, service or support, call Northwest Victims Service, 6301 Germantown Ave., Second Floor, Suite One, 215-438-4410. The service is free.


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For those of you familiar with the way major junior hockey works, Brendan Gaunce's trade to a contending team shouldn't surprise you. Gaunce, selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the first round in June of 2012, was the first domino to fall ahead of the Ontario Hockey League trade deadline on January 10th.
Gaunce got moved from the Belleville Bulls, last place in the 20-team junior league, to the Erie Otters, who are tied for first with a game in hand in the powerful Western Conference. Gaunce is brought in as both a centreman-slash-left wing option for the Otters, who boast a powerful offence with OHL's top scorer Connor Brown and young phenom Connor McDavid, expected to go 1st overall in the 2015 NHL Draft. For those asking off the top, no, this doesn't affect the prospect's status with the Canucks.
The OHL is a tough landscape right now. Erie fights out of the Midwest Divsion, which includes the high-powered Guelph (at 137 goals, have scored 24 more than any other team) and two-time defending champion London. The Otters have lost both meetings this season to the Knights, and former Canucks Army editor-slash-Ontario resident and OHL observer Thomas Drance noted that on Friday, that Canucks first rounder from this past June, Bo Horvat, knocked McDavid out of the faceoff circle with a dominant performance:
Bo Horvat won 16/23 faceoffs tonight, started 8 times in the dzone (0 times in Erie's end) + had two points while shadowing McDavid, Brown.
— Thomas Drance (@ThomasDrance) November 23, 2013
Who knows if that's the impetus behind the Otters chasing after a guy like Gaunce, but it gives Erie some significant forward depth, although it is worth noting that Stephen Harper (no relation to the Canadian Prime Minister), the roster player given up for Gaunce, played the 2nd line left wing spot that Gaunce may occupy as coach Kris Knoblauch looks to set his roster in the coming days.
From Buzzing the Net's Neate Sager, how the deal shakes down for the Otters:
To know Gaunce is to come away with a sense of a young athlete who has an above-average amount of self-awareness. That could make him a good fit for the Otters, who need to maintain a balance among their forward corps. There is little doubting the scoring punch of a lineup that boasts 16-year-old wunderkind Connor McDavid, OHL scoring leader Connor Brown (signed last week by the Toronto Maple Leafs) and potent overage and import strikers in André Burakovsky and Dane Fox, respectively.
Erie GM Sherry Bassin didn't specify how Gaunce will be used, so it's fun to speculate. Bassin, who ran the league's bottom-feeding team just two years ago, made a series of bold moves that has turned his team into a contender. He stayed strong on import goaltender Oscar Dansk and forward Andre Burakovsky, as both players suggested they wouldn't commit to the Otters if they had been selected by the middling franchise in the import draft. Erie finished last in 2012 and 2013, but replaced coach Robbie Ftorek about a year ago today and brought in Knoblauch, who previously coached the Kootenay Ice to a WHL Championship, but was axed when it became known he was looking for other employment opportunities.
It's going to be pretty fun to see what happens in the OHL Western Conference. London are already through to the 2014 MasterCard Memorial Cup as hosts this season, which means a team like Erie, or Guelph, or Sault Ste. Marie, leaders of the West Division, would have to go through the Knights to reach the Memorial Cup. London earned a major midseason pickup with the return of Buffalo Sabres' draft pick Nikita Zadorov, and add him to a stacked lineup which includes Horvat, Max Domi and top goaltender Anthony Stolarz.
Gaunce is just the first domino to fall, and seeing how he'll be used by the Otters in the coming days should be interesting. His first game should come Thursday, as the Otters host Guelph, of all teams. The big test should come December 14, when the Otters host the Knights for the third time this season.
Worth noting of course, Gaunce is 37th in the OHL in scoring, with 26 points in 22 games. The Canucks other Bulls prospect, Jordan Subban, is 9th among defencemen in scoring, but as an 18-year-old, should probably expect to ride out the storm with the Bulls this season as they build for next year.
Gaunce was *cough* ranked the No. 1 Canucks Army prospect in the summer.


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Apple switches camps
"I felt betrayed," said my mate Seamus, sitting pale-faced at his PowerBook reading the news that Mac was moving to Intel. "But now, having thought more, I feel better."
It's a processor change, not a takeover by Windows. I guess it will still look like a Mac and act like a Mac so I can still feel special."
Seamus has the kind of fortitude in the face of adversity that made the Irish so formidable in Wellington's army at Waterloo. He is also correct: it is a change of processor, not of platform.
Hardware quality and industrial design aside, the differentiator between Macintosh (will we call it Mactel?) and Wintel (Windows/ Intel) was, and will remain, software; the clever and intuitive user interface, the "friendliness" of the applications, the charm and the quirkiness.
Analysts are still arguing about the wisdom of the move.
Will Apple, with its smaller marketshare, be treated as poor relation to Dell and Lenovo, the giant Chinese PC maker, when competing for new chips?
Is Apple going backwards?
IBM may have heat problems with the PowerPC but its potential is huge, whereas the Pentium (but who said Apple will use a Pentium?) is based on ancient x86 technology.
Will Microsoft see the move as a threat and close the Macintosh Business Unit, depriving Apple of access to the omnipotent Office suite?
Will the sky fall in and Chicken Little appear on every desktop waving a wing and crowing "I told you so"? The internet heaves with speculation, a fair amount of it rubbish.
Steve Jobs says that the decision was forced on him by IBM's inability to deliver a low-wattage G5 processor cool enough to use in PowerBooks and iBooks. They account for about 35 per cent of Apple's computer sales. The top-line PowerBooks use G4 chips running at 1.67 GHz. Jobs says the market wants 3 GHz "and we have not been able to deliver it".
But more important is Apple's need to stay ahead in consumer electronics, which is where the biggest computer action now is.
Apple must lead the dance in music and movies, streaming video on demand and a multimedia future we can yet but dimly see. Microsoft's new game console, the Xbox 360, and Sony's new PlayStation 3 are threats.
Respected Silicon Valley analyst Rob Enderle suggests that success now depends on the thousands of Macintosh software developers. "It's going to be a tough transition for them," he said. "They've got a hardware platform that doesn't exist yet. Microsoft and Adobe will be aggressive in developing software for the new Macs but for some of the smaller guys, it's going to be much tougher."
The big boys are already saddled up. Microsoft and Adobe will have "universal" versions of their applications ready when first Mactels appear next year.
But do not think a second mortgage looms to pay for new applications. Jobs says that current software will run without change on the Intelequipped machines. Apple has developed a "binary translator".
But Mac OS 9, aka Classic, may be doomed. It is not expected to be in Mac OS X 10.5, due in late 2006, likely to be called Leopard.
Also, new applications written for the Intel machines will be "universal" and run on G4 and G5. The iMac you have will not be as fast as the Mactels but it will do the job.
There will be challenges for software developers but opinion in Silicon Valley is that the engineering problems are not likely to be monumental.
MacOS X has always run on Intel chips - it was derived from NeXTStep, the operating system built for NeXT, the computer company Jobs set up after he was ousted from Apple in 1985. It was also the catalyst for his return in 1996 when then- CEO Gil Amelio bought NeXT to get the operating system.
Maybe we should have noticed something in the tea leaves "way back then".
Mac File
Realising the eclectic tastes of our readers and their desire to keep abreast of cultural developments, we pounced on information that a new creation, in the form of a rare musical genre, had arrived on the internet. Visit the iTunes Music Store (yes, I know you still cannot buy anything but at least you can listen to samples) and use the search function to find Symphony #2 for Dot Matrix Printers.
According to the MacSlash chattery (macslash.org), the opus was composed by an artists' collective of two - architect Thomas McIntosh and composer Emmanuel Madan - who may have been snowbound in Alaska at the time and looking for something to keep the grizzlies at bay.
A respondent on the chat site said he was considering a purchase but would wait until he had recovered from the effects of playing Halo for 13 hours straight while drinking heavily caffeinated beverages. Students of the genre should note that iTunes also offers The Typewriter, a (relatively) serious piece by Leonard Slatkin, and an agricultural effort titled Pull My Finger, an album of fart sounds, including the incomparable Beethoven's 5th Movement. It is possible that, Britney Spears and Avril Lavigne aside, these are the only reasons to be grateful that the music store is not yet available here.


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Head-On Train Crash in Arkansas Kills 2
Union Pacific Freight Trains Were Transporting Toxic Chemicals
Two Union Pacific Corp. freight trains carrying toxic chemicals collided head-on early Sunday in northeast Arkansas, killing two train crew members and injuring two others, authorities said. No toxic material is believed to have leaked as a result of the crash or a subsequent fire that burned for hours.
The collision, which occurred in Hoxie about 90 miles northwest of Memphis, sparked a fire involving a train engine and a railroad car hauling alcohol, said a spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management....


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Only 10 km from Sandikli town centre, the thermal resort offers a spa centre with swimming pools, Turkish bath and massage services. It offers air-conditioned rooms with a satellite TV.
All rooms feature a private bathroom with amenities. Some spacious villas have a private pool and kitchen with cooking utensils.
Daily breakfast is served in buffet style. The property also has a restaurant where you can taste traditional cuisine.
Free Wi-Fi is standard. The spa centre includes a hot tub and sauna. You can play a game of darts and billiards at the games room.
This thermal resort is 70 km from Afyon city centre. The ancient city Apamea is less than 50 km. Free public parking is available on site.
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We hope you have a pleasant stay!


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Ann Stookey, 60, formerly of Chestnut Hill, an award-winning floral designer, died Nov. 6 in Paris after suffering a brain hemorrhage while vacationing with her husband, Joe Waz.
The couple had been living in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles since 2011 when her husband retired as an executive with the Comcast Corp. They had been traveling with friends in Turkey, Greece, Croatia, Italy and France.
While living in Chestnut Hill, Ms. Stookey became an active gardener and floral designer, winning awards at the Philadelphia Flower Show and becoming an accredited judge of floral design. The "green garden" she created at the family's residence in Chestnut Hill was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer and magazine and online spreads, and has been recorded in the Smithsonian Institution's Archive of American Gardens.
An active volunteer, she chaired various charitable events at Germantown Friends School and Settlement Music School in Philadelphia, among other institutions. With her husband, she co-chaired the Parents Leadership Council of Emerson College in 2007-08.
Ms. Stookey also was an accomplished choral singer and was a member of church choirs at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill, Grace Episcopal Church in Silver Spring, Md., and All Saints Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills, Calif.
She and her husband met in 1979 when both were working for the National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting, an organization chaired by Ralph Nader. During her years in the Washington area, she worked in various capacities at National Public Radio, the Public Broadcasting System, and related institutions.
She was a member of the Wissahickon Garden Club of Philadelphia, a member of the Philadelphia Aviation Country Club, and a former member of the Philadelphia Cricket Club. She was an avid traveler.
In addition to her husband, Ms. Stookey is survived by a son, Jack Waz, of Los Angeles; her mother, Martha Ann Stookey, of Texas; brothers Steve, of Doylestown, and Robert, of Minturn, Colo.
A celebration of Ms. Stookey's life was held Nov. 10 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill. Memorial funds in her name will be established to support the arts of music and floral design in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. – WF


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Mumbai, Nov 20: Swashbuckling Indian opener Virender Sehwag, who is set to play his landmark 100th Test match against England here on November 23, today received rich tributes from two former players belonging to the elite club who wanted him to celebrate the occasion by notching up a ton.
"There should be more players like Sehwag. Players like him would bring back crowd to Test cricket. I want him to score a hundred in his 100th match," said 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev on the sidelines of the release of a book on Sehwag's teammate Yuvraj Singh.
The 34-year-old Sehwag scored his first Test century in almost two years in the first game of the ongoing four-match series against England at Ahmedabad—a blistering 117 -- to set up the platform for the huge Indian first innings score of 521 for 9 declared.
India rode on the 34-year-old Delhi star's ton, an unbeaten double century by young batsman Cheteshwar Pujara and a nine-wicket haul by left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha to carve out a thumping nine-wicket victory and go 1-0 ahead in the series.
Former chief selector and ex-India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar said he was a big fan of Sehwag, popularly known as "Nawab of Najafgarh".
"He is an outstanding cricketer. He has played his (style of) game every time. There was a lean patch (in between) but he went on with aggression. If you see his Test record it is amazing, it's a milestone for him. I am a huge fan of his. I hope he scores a hundred in his 100th test match," Vengsarkar said.
Sehwag, who is set to join a select list of eight other Indian batsmen, including Kapil and Vengsarkar, who have played 100 Tests, made a sensational debut by scoring 105 at number six in 2001 against South Africa at Bloemfontein.
Asked if Sehwag should change his batting style in Test cricket in the absence of senior players like Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, Vengsarkar said, "No. He is doing well. He is an outstanding cricketer."
The eight Indian cricketers who have played 100 Tests are: Sachin Tendulkar (191), Rahul Dravid (163), V V S Laxman (134), Anil Kumble (132), Kapil Dev (131), Sunil Gavaskar (125), Dilip Vengsarkar (116) and Sourav Ganguly (113).
In 99 Tests, Sehwag has amassed 8,448 runs at a commendable average of 50-plus and a fabulous rate of scoring 82 runs per 100 balls, amazing for an opener who is traditionally looked at as the man to take the shine off the new ball for the other batsmen to feast on.
Sehwag not only holds the record of being the only Indian batsman to score a Test triple hundred, that too on two occasions, but has also six scores of 200-plus in the highest form of the game.
His 200-plus knocks are: 319 (the highest individual Test innings score by an Indian) versus South Africa at Chennai in March 2006, 309 versus Pakistan at Multan in March 2004, 293 versus Sri Lanka at Mumbai (Brabourne Stadium) in December 2009, 254 versus Pakistan at Lahore in January 2006, 201 not out versus Sri Lanka at Galle in July 2008 and 201 versus Pakistan at Bangalore in March 2005.
The Delhi marauder's style is based on a superb hand-eye coordination, excellent judgement about length of delivery, no half-measure in his shots, fine timing and a compact defence.
He makes runs at such a fast pace that the fielding team looks punch-drunk, indicated by his 14 innings of 150-plus where the opposition has been clueless how to stop his massacre.
He has fallen in the 90s on five occasions, including on 99 once, and missed a double century in Melbourne when it was his for the taking by attempting to hit a six when on 195 in December 2003.
"The way I am getting out people say I am throwing my wicket. Not correct at all. I get out playing a shot and they say irresponsible. If the same shot fetches a boundary, they applaud," he said in a recent interview to "Sportstar" magazine, to sum up his batting mantra.


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Byzantine Cross Information
St. Olga, the first Christian queen of Ukraine/Rus is commonly depicted holding a Three Bar Cross. Since it is believed that St. Andrew traveled to Ukraine/Rus in his work spreading the gospel, and Olga later had a habit of carrying a Three Bar Cross as she attempted to convert her people, this connection may be part of the reason St. Andrew is associated with the particular cross. St. Olga's Cross however is often more ornate; the cross connected to St. Olga is usually the Three Bar Cross affixed to or engraved on a more ornate Latin cross. The Latin cross has the letters IC (the first and last letters of 'Jesus') and XC (the first and last letters of 'Christ'), and the word Nika, which means to conquer or be Victorious.
Greek Cross
The Greek cross is shaped like a plus sign, with each bar of the same length. It can be plain or richly decorated, as in the various styles similar to Latin cross. Many Greek crosses are also illuminated or iconographic in style.


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