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I was just about to head off to work when I did one last check of my email and what do I see but an email with the subject Mail Server Report The address doesnt look familiar, but Ive received a few of these lately from various mailing list submissions. This was the content of the email I opened:
Mail server report.
Our firewall determined the e-mails containing worm copies are being sent from your computer.
Nowadays it happens from many computers, because this is a new virus type (Network Worms).
Using the new bug in the Windows, these viruses infect the computer unnoticeably.
After the penetrating into the computer the virus harvests all the e-mail addresses and sends the copies of itself to these e-mail
Please install updates for worm elimination and your computer restoring.
Best regards,
Customers support service
Im rather impressed . these bastards are getting slicker and slicker . or maybe this has been around for a while and I just dont pay much attention Attached to the email was the file Update-KB8375-x86.zip.
I submitted the file to VirusTotal and heres what I got back:
Its great to know that Symantec (one of the more favoured corporate AVs) and AVG (a very popular Free scanner) knew nothing of this virus yet . If anyone is interested in the file for research or just to play with, let me knowCode:Complete scanning result of Update-KB8375-x86.exe, received in VirusTotal at 09.25.2006, 15:50:55 (CET). Antivirus Version Update Result AntiVir 22.214.171.124 09.25.2006 Worm/Stration.C Authentium 4.93.8 09.25.2006 no virus found Avast 4.7.844.0 09.25.2006 no virus found AVG 386 09.22.2006 no virus found BitDefender 7.2 09.25.2006 DeepScan:Generic.Stration.F614E1C9 CAT-QuickHeal 8.00 09.25.2006 (Suspicious) - DNAScan ClamAV devel-20060426 09.25.2006 no virus found eTrust-InoculateIT 23.73.4 09.24.2006 Win32/Stration.Variant!Worm eTrust-Vet 30.3.3098 09.25.2006 no virus found DrWeb 4.33 09.22.2006 no virus found Ewido 4.0 09.25.2006 no virus found Fortinet 126.96.36.199 09.25.2006 suspicious F-Prot 3.16f 09.25.2006 no virus found F-Prot4 126.96.36.199 09.25.2006 no virus found Ikarus 0.2.65.0 09.25.2006 no virus found Kaspersky 220.127.116.11 09.25.2006 no virus found McAfee 4858 09.22.2006 New Malware.n Microsoft 1.1560 09.24.2006 no virus found NOD32v2 1.1774 09.25.2006 a variant of Win32/Stration Norman 5.80.02 09.25.2006 no virus found Panda 22.214.171.124 09.25.2006 Suspicious file Sophos 4.09.0 09.25.2006 W32/Stratio-AN Symantec 8.0 09.25.2006 no virus found TheHacker 6.0.1.079 09.25.2006 no virus found UNA 1.83 09.22.2006 no virus found VBA32 3.11.1 09.25.2006 no virus found VirusBuster 4.3.7:9 09.25.2006 Trojan.Opnis.Gen!Pac2 Aditional Information File size: 116144 bytes MD5: 633f4b2991ebdfd9e1611f4ec841a687 SHA1: bb77b78d54c8319caba19302f25ea72135797e18
PS, a nicely formatted version of this is available @ http://www.computerdefense.org/?p=111


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Hibbert scores 26 as Pacers beat Clippers 109-106 for 5th straight win
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LOS ANGELES – Roy Hibbert had 26 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out, Paul George added 23 points and 10 assists, and the Indiana Pacers barely completed a sweep of their four-game road trip with a 109-106 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night in a battle of division leaders.
Hibbert, who was serving a one-game suspension from the league when the Pacers lost to the Clippers 99-91 at Indianapolis on Feb. 28, made all eight of his shots in the first half and finished 11 for 14 from the field to help his team extend its winning streak to five and increase its Central Division lead to 6 1/2 games over idle Chicago.
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Coat- New Look
Jeans- ASOS
Shoes- ASOS
Handbag- Vintage from Italy
......Because sometimes you don't want to dress fancy when its cold and rainy, you just want to put on a snugly new coat with some pretty heels, sling your mama's Italian leather handbag over your shoulder, big-up your hair, put a slick of lip-gloss on even though you know your bigged-up hair will stick to it and kick around in the crunchy autumn leaves whilst singing along to some Christmas music.....loudly!
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I love that coat!
And, even though those heels are gorgeous, they're a bit too high for me...
And Xmas music already? We've already got our xmas decs up at work!!!!
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- 21 November 2011 at 16:58
- Jessica + Josette said...
love those shoes!! also your hair looks lovely
- 21 November 2011 at 20:22
- Claire said...
Ah, I have those shoes in the leopard print. They are ridiculous but I love them too. And your hair is looking pretty spectacular, jus' sayin'.
- 22 November 2011 at 02:15
- Hazel said...
You're absolutely right. Loving this look!
- 22 November 2011 at 09:39
- Betsey said...
LOVE your coat - and your hair is adorable!!!
- 22 November 2011 at 16:10
- daisychain said...
LOVE your hair! x
- 22 November 2011 at 16:35
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Found your blog though New Looks twitter retweet. Absolutely adore your hair in this shoot. Reminds me a lot of Taylor Swift's hair. (Please don't be offended if you don't like her. She has beautiful hair, like you.)
- 23 November 2011 at 13:50
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I agree with what you wrote :) I love your shoes!
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Slow Start Leads to 10-3 Wabash Lossby Brent Harris • March 8, 2011 Share:
The Little Giants surrendered five runs in the first inning and were never able to recover, eventually losing 10-3 to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Tuesday afternoon in California.
The Stags scored five times in the opening frame on only two hits. Wabash starter Luke Holm struggled with his control, walking four batters in 2/3 of an inning. He was credited with all five earned runs along with one strikeout and two hits. Eric Foust worked five innings of relief, giving up five runs on six hits with a walk and four strikeouts. JT Miller threw 2-1/3 innings of shutout baseball, scattering two hits and walk to go with three strikeouts.
Joe Johnson and PJ Tyson provided most of the offensive firepower for the Little Giants. Tyson reached on a two-out single in the fifth inning, moving to third on a double by David Seibel. Johnson (above right) singled home Tyson and Seibel to make it a 6-2 contest. Tyson added another single in the seventh, eventually scoring when freshman Casey Shipley picked up his first career RBI on a one-out single. John Holm and Brian Lares each had a hit for the Little Giants, who finished with seven total compared to 10 by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (5-10).
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These are some of the conclusions of the new report "Health in Germany". It provides a profound overview of the status and development of human health in our country. A broad database was included in order to represent the most important diseases and risk factors, changes in the disease spectrum, the use of prevention and the quality of health care (also compared to the rest of Europe).
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If you mean the manga, then it's pretty simple, Tsukune is degenerating into a Ghoul state, because like Moka and Akasha he has the blood of two Shinso's in his veins... but before that would occur, he's trying to take down Gyokuro with everything that he has got, like a man
We have also gotten some implication that it might be possible to rescue Akasha from within Alucard's body...
As for the thread, we are simply discussing / speculating what kind of effect the latest chapter's revelations, might have on the future developments in the current arc...
|2013-01-07, 01:20
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@ Zibi88 - It's possible that you may be understating Akasha's regenative ability here, and because it is such a unique case between Akasha and Alucard, there's a lot of 'what if's. Think of it in another way - Alucard and Akasha share blood right?
If Alucard tries to drain all the blood out of Akasha, it wouldn't work because of Akasha's high-end regen ability. And since they now share blood, Akasha's body will just pull the needed blood back from Alucard's body to facilitate her regen. I bet that's how both of their blood got mixed in the first place since they were both Shinso, both their bodies just adapted to the mixed blood.
As for her surviving in one piece, with Alucard 'asleep', his metabolism will be lowered and so, the draw on Akasha's blood will have lessened or stopped altogether. If that happened, then Akasha's body could pull itself together from within him, no problems, and since Alucard is Alucard, he can house something like Akasha within him with little issue since he/it is a monster.
She's that stick of gum that refuses to be dissolved.
Great, now I got the image of Akasha fighting Alucard as a piece of chocolate like Vegitto did with Majin Buu...
|2013-01-08, 02:03
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besides gyokuro hated akasha so I doubt she would allow akasha to return... and it was issa who got akasha out
my guess is that gyokuro fooled everyone in the family that they can become even stonger if they take alucards flesh... and with that they will be able to rescue akasha once again.... or masked king attacked issa and did something to him
time will tell... but maybe masked king promised issa that he will return akasha to this world if alucard awakens and kills humans... so they could rule the whole world
|2013-01-08, 11:08
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^ I wouldn't be that worried about it. Not only do we have tons of plot lines that need to be resolved (unless we get an asspull in the future where everything is explained, but that would suck...), but the whole idea of his body breaking is Ikeda's way of saying "this is a shounen manga, and that's the next power-up hurdle he's going to need to face". I've seen plenty of manga where the protagonist pushes their body to the limits and the series still continues; although this is a bad example, the first series that comes to mind for me is Negima!
|2013-01-08, 21:44
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Why would the series end soon? We have plenty of questions:
-What are those eggs in the ice village?
-Who is the bus driver?
-Does Tsukune's parents have a role in this? (ie. kidnapped, whatever you guys think might happen)
-What is there to Akasha and Issa's relationship?
-Why does Akua hate humans?
-Why does Gyokuro want to rule the world or whatever she appears to be doing right now?
-Who exactly is Miu Fairytail?
-Will Xia have a bigger role in the future?
-Why did Issa change?
-Why did the Shuzen Agreed to work with Miu family?
-What is Issa and Gyokuro's relationship?
-Who is Jasmine?
-Who is Gairen?
And more than likely we'll end up with more questions if one of these questions get answered. Its possible these questions never get answered but there is plenty to expand on and this is only a monthly manga. Unless they cut the rope or something.
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The eggs' role were as stated: "To sap out the energy of the village" or some such like that. The protection to their village.
It seems like Hokuto and his plans would be irrelevant after the defeating of Alucard because he's an OP boss. A bittersweet ending I can imagine is Tsukune being absorbed into Alucard's body to put him into another slumber being that he has just enough power to do so. Assuming they deal with Alucard and save Tsukune from body rape of himself, how would Hokuto's plans be any worse than unleashing the oldest and most gruesome vampire in history unto the planet?
|2013-01-10, 18:38
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Ice village will come back in future chapters because the eggs were placed there unless Ikeda's staff just completely forgot about it.
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CASSIE THROWS AN EPIC HALLOWEEN PARTY THAT TAKES A DANGEROUS TURN - Deciding the Circle needs to have a little fun, Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) convinces Cassie (Britt Robertson) to throw a big Halloween party. Intent on wooing Jake (guest star Chris Zylka) back, Faye goes all out on her Halloween costume. After a fight with Diana (Shelley Hennig), Adam (Thomas Dekker) turns to Cassie for advice. Meanwhile, some dangerous, uninvited guests set their sights on the Circle. Charles Beeson directed the episode written by Michelle Lovretta (#107).


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Sun City Hilton Head is beginning the second half of the year with a better than expected operating surplus and a full schedule of projects.
Controller Kim Burgess presented the second quarter financial report to the board of directors during a July 18 quarterly meeting
The Community Association had a $284,000 operating budget surplus in the second quarter of 2012, which ended June 30. There was about $1.1 million budgeted surplus, but thanks to better than predicted purchased golf rounds, more previously owned homes sold, greater attendance at lifestyle services events and unfilled staff positions, the surplus is actually about $1.4 million.
On the capital expenditure side, the association spent about half, or $369,000 of the $791,000 budgeted, for capital projects this year. The majority of that budget - $559,000 - the association received when it sold the right of way on S.C. 170 to the S,C. Department of Transportation for road widening.
Capital projects for this year include changing the landscaping at the town square tennis courts, installing digital imaging software, document retention and the guest pass on-demand systems, building four more bocce courts, installing outdoor lights at the Hidden Cypress pool, and adding more parking spots at the nature trail on Colonel Thomas Heyward Road and Riverbend Lodge.
The association has spent roughly half of its reserve budget for the year, or $210,000 of the $421,000 budgeted. Reserve projects include the fitness centers and Pinckney Hall renovations.
Assistant Executive Director Damon Williams reviewed the status of the association's projects at the board meeting. So far, the association has completed the access road to the Pavilion, finished replastering the Barataria pool, installed the outdoor lights around the Hidden Cypress pool and restored the Purrysburg fitness center.
"We came in on budget," Williams said about the Purrysburg Fitness Center. "We got good reviews."
The landscaping at the town square tennis courts and the Hidden Cypress fitness center will be renovated in the coming weeks. By the end of the year, residents will get additional parking spots at the nature trail and Riverbend Lodge, four new bocce courts, and new paving on some residential streets and the walking trail around Town Square. Residents will also be able to request a guest pass online with the new guest pass on-demand system and will see new digital imaging software installed in club houses by December.
Also at the meeting, board members accepted 24 consent agenda items including disbanding the security evaluation task force, approving the 2013 strategic plan, appointing residents to vacancies on the public safety, modifications, covenants and finance committees, and disbanding the nominating committee and transferring those responsibilities to the leadership development committee.
Board members also updated the community on the status of the different task forces. The Hidden Cypress Grille Task Force is working diligently and will present its findings to the board at the end of August. The board is also reviewing the findings of the solicitation and advertising task force, and accepted the findings of the craft store task force. Finally, the elections task force will begin meeting in August and report its finding to the board within 90 days.
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Great conditions, good viz, flow not bad. Three person team entered at Martz, upstream through Rocky Horror, turned at the beginning of Courtyard. MBS was busier than I expected, but not crowded. Great dive!
Main steps are still open on both sides. And thanks again to everyone who participated in replacing the Martz steps earlier this year.
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The Wisconsin Badgers are here, too.
That's right.
How have we not seen past 7-footer Frank Kaminsky?
Wisconsin surely is the most underrated No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, through no fault of its own. So many folks have basketball brains that turned to cheese without having to wear the ridiculous attire to prove it.
No. 2 seeds Michigan, Kansas and Villanova earned much more hype than Wisconsin. Villanova and Kansas already have been bounced out of the tournament. Michigan survived a scare from Tennessee on Friday and advanced to the Elite Eight.
The Badgers do things the right way. They're not flashy or boisterous, just a hard-working team. The Badgers have a stifling defense. They're unselfish. They're deep. They're just good.
Wisconsin doesn't do much wrong. They're No. 1 in the country in fewest turnovers per game, with eight. They're reliable. They're consistent, having made the NCAA Tournament in each of the last 16 years. And they've made the Sweet 16 in three of the last four years.
They're not new. They're just predictable.
We like Cinderella teams and flashy teams and teams that have stars like Jabari Parker, Doug McDermott and Andrew Wiggins.
Wisconsin is not a one-man show, but the Badgers can put on a show.
They have plenty of personality, too, if you'd just give them a chance.
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan has an impressive resume, but he's never been to the Final Four. A win over Arizona in Saturday's West Region final at the Honda Center, and Wisconsin will not be ignored. Finally.
Wisconsin played the opening act Thursday against Baylor, and it was a snoozefest. Why? Well, Wisconsin was so much better than Baylor and won, 69-52. There were plenty of empty seats for that game, too. Arizona's win over San Diego State was much more of a thriller, and the Honda Center was rocking for that game.
Asked if he thinks Wisconsin has registered on the national radar, guard Ben Brust said: "I mean, that doesn't really matter to us. We're just happy to have another 40 minutes. We've got a chance to play a great team in Arizona. If we just stay focused on the task at hand, the rest of the stuff takes care of itself. So just looking forward to getting out there Saturday."
The most notable player is Kaminsky, the team's leading scorer, averaging 13.6 points per game. He's a 7-foot center, so how could you not notice him? He's got a cool nickname, too, "Frank the Tank."
That's not what his teammates call him.
"That's a media thing," said reserve Jordan Hill (not to be confused with the Laker), who played at LaSalle High School of Pasadena. "We call him 'Big Frank.'"
Wisconsin showed off its humor when Ryan and all five starters chatted with reporters on the podium.
Afterward, Frank told me the real nickname he goes by.
"My name is Francis Stanley III, so Francis the third," Kaminsky told me. "But when I was a kid I couldn't say third, so I said turd. So I'm called Frank the turd."
At least he can have fun at his own expense.
And then there is his penchant for muttering under his breath on the court. He said he can't say what he says, and officials can't hear him talking under his breath, so it's not like he's collecting technicals.
Each of the starters was asked to come up with one or two words as to how they think Arizona would describe them, and Kaminsky said: "white guys."
Ryan was discussing his Type-A personality when Brust mouthed the words "just a little bit" as he sat next to his coach and used his fingers to show a small margin.
When Ryan was talking about the tough area where he grew up in Chester, Pa., Brust said: "You got me there. I had a golf course in my backyard."
And the other day, there was a celebrity in the house.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers met the team for the first time after Thursday's blowout win. He took a selfie with Ryan. Kaminsky wasn't star-struck.
"He's probably the biggest celebrity in all of Wisconsin, so it was nice meeting him," Kaminsky said. "But I'm a Bears fan. So I told him to stop beating up on the Bears."
And we need to stop missing on Wisconsin.
Ryan — who has more than 700 victories — hasn't catapulted Wisconsin to the Final Four, which is probably why the Badgers don't have the national following to match their seed and fine play.
They're durable and trustworthy and reliable. And with one more win, Wisconsin will have all the fans it can handle. And Kaminsky might regret letting that turd name out of the bag.


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Vehicle controller delivers big performance in tight spaces, tough conditions
Kollmorgen introduces CVC600 Vehicle Controller, at 125 x 50 x 195 mm in size, CVC600 vehicle controllers can fit where other vehicle controllers can't. The compact controller also boasts a rugged IP65-classified design that is highly immune to vibrations, unstable power supplies, temperature variations, humidity and dust to deliver high-performance, 24/7 operation. As a result it is an ideal solution for automating standard lift trucks with limited space for add-ons that demand compact, robust and reliable vehicle control solutions.
"Those tasked with automating standard forklifts or improving vehicle control on AGVs often run into a big problem – they don't have enough space to mount a controller that will deliver the robust performance demanded of the vehicle," says Markus Johansson, Product Manager, Kollmorgen. "The CVC600 solves that problem by combining high-performance operation with a compact design, which enables lift truck vendors to gain space on the lift truck or AGV without compromising performance."
The CVC600 vehicle controller is based on industry-standard technology that can handle any vehicle type, wheel configuration and navigation technology, including laser, spot, range, EyeWay, magnetic tape or inductive wire. The CVC600 also offers support for WLAN, LAN, CAN, RS232/422/485 communication. This combination of features makes the CVC600 an extremely flexible solution to customize, implement and use.
The CVC600 supports 24 to 48 V operations, with built-in under voltage, over voltage and reverse polarity protection. It is also highly energy efficient, consuming a maximum of 5 W of power and is rated for use in temperatures ranging from -20 to +55°C.
The CVC600 is part of a complete, open-architecture AGV controls platform from Kollmorgen that includes all the software, hardware and services needed for successful vehicle automation. The platform is application-independent, scalable and easy to integrate with host systems and material handling systems. The result is lower total costs for warehouse operations and their customers. http://kollmorgen.com/ Kollmorgen
– Edited by Gust Gianos, Control Engineering, www.controleng.com


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This is the knowledge (Sharee'ah) with which Allaah honoured His Messenger ; He taught it to him so that he might teach it to mankind: "Indeed, Allaah conferred a great favour on the believers when He sent among them a Messenger (Muhammad) from among themselves, reciting unto them His Verses (the Quran), and purifying them (from sins by their following him), and instructing them (in) the Book (the Quran) and Al-Hikmah [the wisdom and the Sunnah of the Prophet (i.e. his legal ways, statements and acts of worship)], while before that they had been in manifest error" [Quran, 3:164]
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mohammed doesnt purify ANYTHING??? if sins were purified by mohammed then the quran wouldnt say "if your scale has more good deeds you can enter heaven' (paraphrased)Kathrine321 wrote: and purifying them (from sins by their following him)
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Dear Editor,
My seventeen year old son had some car trouble recently and the actions that were taken by the city of Reinbeck made me wonder a couple of things. First, is Reinbeck still "The town that does good things better" and secondly, what ever happened to small town living.
As I said my son had some car trouble, actually a lot of it lately. The last incident left him stranded in the parking lot at the city park. Being that I work out of town I was not much help to Shawn. But he seemed to be handling the situation rather well. He decided instead of dumping more money into his car he would simply have a salvage yard come pick it up and receive three hundred dollars for it. A couple of days later he was contacted by the county sheriff's office and notified them of his intentions. After talking with the sheriff, Shawn talked to the mayor and city hall and said the car would be towed in a couple of days, as soon as the salvage yard could make it to the park to pick the car up. Did I mention the car was in the parking lot at the city park? Had current tags... Not sitting in the middle of Main Street.
Then Iowa gets hit with a rare May snow and the company Shawn had contacted got busy and could not make it to pick the car up. But as far as the city is concerned that's too bad. Apparently everyone at city hall was too busy to contact Shawn to find out why the car hadn't yet been towed. No time for a nasty gram to let the poor kid know the vehicle must be removed.
Quentin did however have time to contact a towing company in Grundy Center to have the car removed. Not to Shawns residence, but to a secured location. Well thank you very much Mr. City Administrator! Job well done. Oh that's right the city employees were getting ready to clean up at the park. I would have hated for them to knock off work five minutes early because they couldn't clean up around that big ole grand prix in the parking lot!
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April 29, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its 2009 Men's Tennis All-Conference Team on Tuesday, with MIT picking up six first-team plaudits. Samuel Harmatz was voted Rookie of the Year, marking the Engineers' second straight selection and fourth overall.
The Cardinal and Gray swept the First-Team Doubles awards, with Kevin Pang and Ken Van Tilburg leading the way in the No. 1 spot. David Iba and Brian Wee followed with Harmatz and Peden Nichols rounding out the group.
Van Tilburg received his second straight First Team-selection in the No. 2 singles position as Harmatz received No. 4 singles accolades. Nichols capped his career with his seventh award after being named to the First Team for the No. 5 singles slot.
2009 NEWMAC Men's Tennis All-Conference Team and Award Winners
Player of the Year: Alex Kamergorodsky, Babson
Rookie of the Year: Samuel Harmatz, MIT
Coach of the Year: Jim Hazlin, Coast Guard
Sportsmanship Award: Coast Guard Academy
First Team All-Conference
No. 1 Singles: Alex Kamergorodsky, Babson
No. 2 Singles: Ken Van Tilburg, MIT
No. 3 Singles: Chris Pappe, Coast Guard
No. 4 Singles: Samuel Harmatz, MIT
No. 5 Singles: Peden Nichols, MIT
No. 6 Singles: Eric Henne, Springfield
No. 1 Doubles: Kevin Pang/Ken Van Tilburg, MIT
No. 2 Doubles: David Iba/Brian Wee, MIT
No. 3 Doubles: Samuel Harmatz/Peden Nichols, MIT
Second Team All-Conference
No. 1 Singles: Neall Oliver, Wheaton
No. 2 Singles: Justin Albert, Babson
No. 3 Singles: Ken Lin, Babson
No. 4 Singles: Harry Altman, Wheaton
No. 5 Singles: Bryan Lafayette, Babson
No. 6 Singles: Cullen Garrity, Wheaton
No. 1 Doubles: Alex Kamergorodsky/Bryan Lafayette, Babson
No. 2 Doubles: Nii Manfoi Davies/Kyle Hudgins, Wheaton
No. 3 Doubles: Harry Altman/Brian Krantz, Wheaton


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Owen Van Horn did a fine job of quieting the Silver Streaks, but the hosts already led big in a 10-0, five-inning victory Friday at the Galesburg Invitational.
Galesburg took a 9-0 lead with eight runs in the second. Two of them were charged to Dixon (0-1) starter Cal Jarrett (0-1), six of them to reliever Alex Strum.
Van Horn took the ball in the third and held the Silver Streaks scoreless until a two-out walkoff single by Drew Diaz in the bottom of the fifth.
Diaz went 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBIs and two walks. Carson Cheesman worked three innings to get the win and also went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Senior John Thomas had a pair of singles, going 2-for-3 for Dixon.


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Milwaukee has the nation's longest-running publicly funded voucher program.
For 27 years it has targeted African-American kids from low-income families, children who otherwise could not afford the tuition at a private or religious school.
The vouchers are issued by what's known as the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. Some people see them as a beacon of hope in a public school district where student achievement lags far behind the state average and where only 20 percent of students are proficient in English language arts and fewer than 15 percent in math.
Others say the program is a failed experiment that has siphoned away money desperately needed by the city's struggling schools.
As part of our reporting on vouchers around the country, and to get a look at the program as it stands today, we visited several schools in the voucher program.
Texas Bufkin Christian Academy has operated for 16 years. It occupies an old building that once housed a nursing home. The school's founder, Texas Bufkin, is wary of visitors, especially reporters.
"We don't let people from the media in our building," says Bufkin. Why? I ask. "Because I just don't feel like I need to talk to reporters." Eventually, I'm allowed inside but, Bufkin says, just for a few minutes.
Of the 121 private and religious schools in Milwaukee's voucher program, this is the lowest-performing, according to state education officials.
All of the 94 students enrolled from pre-K to 12th grade are African-American, Bufkin says.
All have a voucher worth up to $7,900, depending on the grade they're in. The school's latest scores on state tests show that not a single student is at grade level: not in math, not in reading, science or social studies, according to state education officials.
Bufkin's daughter, Nicole, who helps run the school, says there's a reason for the students' poor performance: Most of the children that the school takes in arrive four to six years behind.
"The child who's not a great student, the child that's just falling through the cracks — they may not be going to Harvard, they may not be going to Yale," she says. "But we're the people who are the net, and we're catching them."
Howard Fuller, who helped write the voucher law back in 1990, agrees that some voucher schools are doing no better than the city's public schools.
He should know. Fuller is a former superintendent of Milwaukee's school district. But he insists that for most of the 28,000 students in the program, vouchers are a lifeline.
"There are thousands of children whose lives are much better today because they were able to access better schools than they would have had if the voucher program had not existed," says Fuller.
His support for vouchers is pretty straightforward.
"I don't believe that we should have an America where only those of us with money have the ability to choose."
While vouchers in Milwaukee have definitely given poor families more choices, have they given children a better education?
Critics and supporters can both find, in the thick stacks of research on the program over the years, support for their arguments. That debate has long been muddied by ideologicial, and methodological, differences.
Over the years much of the research found test scores flat, lower in some cases or slightly improved in others. Some more recent studies have shown students in the program making modest gains compared with children in the city's public schools, especially in terms of college attendance and high school graduation.
But it has not over the years produced the large benefits in achievement that some had predicted. There's been no miracle here, says Wendell Harris, a member of the Milwaukee school board. He says one group that has benefited from vouchers is private and religious schools.
"If you set up a Christian academy and your main interest is to get a few hundred children to improve your [school finances]," he argues, "and you use Christianity as the draw, these schools have exploited persons' beliefs for their own private gain."
The rates of joblessness, crime and poverty in Milwaukee are among the highest in the nation. Vouchers don't address any of that, says Harris.
Fuller and other voucher proponents agree that the program needs to weed out the lowest-performing schools and build support for the best ones.
Schools like St. Marcus Lutheran School, just north of downtown Milwaukee. Almost all the students at St. Marcus are African-American. Nine out of 10 are low income, so they qualify for a voucher that helps cover the $8,500 tuition.
More than 26 percent of this school's students are proficient in English language arts and more than 30 percent in math — well above the averages for the city's public schools
The school doesn't offer transportation, so Henry Tyson, the man who runs St. Marcus, is known to shuttle kids to and from school whenever their parents can't. This morning, he is on his way to pick up a little boy named Jeremiah. Tyson says Jeremiah is a talented child who lives in a rough neighborhood where kids often get lost.
"It's one of the great tragedies in a city like this," says Tyson. "How do you give kids a vision for their future especially when they're growing up in these tough, tough neighborhoods."
Margaret Katherine has a grandson at St. Marcus. The voucher that he uses was an opportunity she says she couldn't pass up.
"You better grab it while you can," she says, "because once it's gone, you're gonna be like me."
Katherine says not a day goes by that she doesn't regret dropping out of school, not learning how to read or write properly. "I don't want my child to be lost."
For her, all this back and forth about vouchers is not about pitting private schools against Milwaukee Public Schools.
"I don't want to see MPS fail, but I don't want my child to fail either," she says.
Giving a family a school voucher doesn't guarantee a child a better education. We're about to hear how Milwaukee's African-American community has been struggling with this. The city has the nation's longest-running publicly funded voucher program. And for 27 years, it's targeting children who otherwise could not afford the tuition at a private or religious school. NPR's Ed team has been looking into vouchers, and Claudio Sanchez has our next report.
CLAUDIO SANCHEZ, BYLINE: Milwaukee's $202 million parental choice program is either a beacon of hope for poor children or a failed experiment. To figure out which is closer to the truth, we set out to visit a few voucher schools, starting in Texas Bufkin Christian Academy and its founder Texas Bufkin.
TEXAS BUFKIN: We don't let people from the media in our building.
SANCHEZ: Why?
BUFKIN: Because I just don't feel like I need to talk to reporters.
SANCHEZ: For good reason. Of the 121 private and religious schools in the voucher program here, this is the lowest performing. OK, five minutes, Bufkin says finally; I'll give you five minutes.
Texas Bufkin Christian Academy has operated for 16 years. It occupies an old drab building that once housed a nursing home for the blind. The narrow hallways are lined with half empty boxes. The lighting is poor. The school enrolls only 94 students, pre-K through 12th grade. It's one of two for-profit schools in the voucher program.
BUFKIN: You know, God has things for us to do - each and every one of us. And I think for me it is to be an educator. It is to bring some hope.
SANCHEZ: All the students here are African-American. All have a voucher worth up to $7,900. But the school's latest scores on state tests show that not a single student - zero - is at grade level - not in math, not in reading, science or social studies. The reason - Texas Bufkin's daughter, Nicole, who helps run the schools, says most of the students they take in arrive four to six years behind.
NICOLE BUFKIN: The child who's, like, not a great student, who's not in criminal trouble, but a child who's just fallen through the cracks, they may not be going to Harvard. They may not be going to Yale. But we're the people who are the net, and we're catching them.
SANCHEZ: Still, it's a bit of a mystery why the school has been allowed to remain in the voucher program given its dismal academic record. Turns out, the state can and has shut down voucher schools for health, safety and financial reasons but not because they were failing academically. It's how the voucher law was written.
Howard Fuller, one of the architects of the law, agrees. Some voucher schools are doing no better than the worse public schools. Fuller should know. He's a former superintendent of the Milwaukee public schools. But he insists that for nearly 28,000 kids - a third of the city's total student population - vouchers are a lifeline.
HOWARD FULLER: There are thousands of children whose lives are much better today because they were able to access better schools than they would have if the voucher program had not existed.
SANCHEZ: Fuller's support for vouchers is pretty straightforward.
FULLER: I don't believe that we should have an America where only those of us with money have the ability to choose.
SANCHEZ: But that's the thing. Vouchers here have simply not had the impact on students' overall academic performance that many predicted.
WENDELL HARRIS: My argument with Dr. Fuller was that if school choice became the law of the land in Wisconsin, the Catholic community would use the opening to, in essence, save the Catholic schools.
SANCHEZ: Many schools today rely so heavily on vouchers, they wouldn't exist without them, says Harris.
HARRIS: If you set up a Christian Academy, and your main interest is to get 100 children to improve your economic status using Christianity as the draw to exploit a person's beliefs for your own private gain, education is secondary.
SANCHEZ: Harris was one of the original plaintiffs who back in the 1990s sued the state in a failed effort to block vouchers. To this day, he and other black leaders in Milwaukee believe that the push for vouchers was not entirely about rescuing poor children.
HARRIS: Their agenda was to undermine public trust and public education in order to get to where they are now. Many of those families are convinced that public education is the problem. They don't understand that the problem is bigger than the school system.
SANCHEZ: Joblessness, crime and Milwaukee's poverty rates are among the highest in the nation. Vouchers don't address any of this, says Harris. As a prominent member of the NAACP, that's why he says he supports the group's call for a moratorium on charters and vouchers.
FULLER: That's absurd. What the hell are we talking about it here, man? The NAACP don't represent all black people.
SANCHEZ: Again, Howard Fuller.
FULLER: There's thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of black parents who are going to exercise the best option for their children, and they don't care what the NAACP says.
SANCHEZ: Voucher proponents say they want to weed out the lowest performing voucher schools and build support for the best ones like St. Marcus, a Lutheran school just north of downtown.
HENRY TYSON: So right now we're just leaving the school...
SANCHEZ: Henry Tyson runs St. Marcus. This morning he's on his way to pick up a little boy who can't get to school because his mom's car broke down. The boy's name is Jeremiah.
TYSON: A boarded up house on the right, a lot of trash in the streets. This is a tough, tough neighborhood right here that Jeremiah lives in.
SANCHEZ: Tyson says there are many Jeremiahs at St. Marcus, where 9 out of 10 students receive a voucher to help cover the $8,500 tuition.
TYSON: He loves school, just stacked with talent. And this, of course, is one of the great tragedies in a city like this. How do you give kids a vision for their future?
SANCHEZ: Claudio Sanchez, NPR News.
Next week the White House is expected to release an education budget request that increases spending for voucher programs. Education secretary Betsy DeVos is a big supporter of these programs.
BETSY DEVOS: I'm a firm believer that parents should be empowered to choose the learning environment that's best for each of their individual children.
CORNISH: She spoke of school choice and vouchers during her confirmation hearing earlier this year.
DEVOS: If a school is troubled or unsafe or not a good fit for a child, perhaps they have a special need that's going unmet. We should support a parent's right to enroll their child in a high-quality alternative.
CORNISH: But do voucher programs really provide high-quality alternatives? NPR's Ed team found that it's hard to prove whether vouchers will brighten a child's academic prospects.
SHAPIRO: Part of the problem is that it's hard to separate the performance of a school from the selection of its students. Many private schools have an application process for students and stricter discipline codes. And private schools tend to enroll fewer students with disabilities.
CORNISH: Another big challenge - many of the studies rely solely on test scores, which provide an incomplete picture of why families might choose a school, such as safety or a smaller class size.
SHAPIRO: So while it can be hard to determine whether school choice and voucher programs are working, most studies have not found much evidence that students benefit academically from these programs. In some cases, there may be a slight benefit - in other cases, just the opposite.
CORNISH: For more on school vouchers, head over to npr.org/ed.
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A Golden West College student contends Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Huntington Beach, made her cry and threatened her when she talked about being undocumented during an advocacy meeting on immigration reform in Washington, D.C.
A representative for the congressman who was present at the meeting calls the allegations "asinine," saying 18-year-old Jessica Bravo is being used as a pawn for a political agenda and that the person who accompanied Bravo accused Rohrabacher of being a racist.
PICO National Network, a faith-based political advocacy group that Bravo was representing at the Feb. 6 meeting, sent out an email Thursday with its account of Bravo's meeting and calling on House Speaker John Boehner to "publicly condemn the behavior of his colleague."
Bravo, a Costa Mesa resident and freshman at Golden West, requested the meeting with Rohrabacher and lawmakers to discuss immigration – a subject she said she is passionate about after experiencing the hurdles that come with being undocumented.
Bravo said her parents immigrated illegally from Mexico with her and her two brothers when she was 3.
It wasn't until she was older that she discovered the limitations of her immigration status.
"I couldn't go and get my driver's license, I couldn't go and travel with friends, I couldn't go on educational trips," Bravo said. "The fact that we have to live in the shadows is just insane."
Her interest in advocacy work was piqued when she entered college. Bravo signed up for a leadership training course with PICO National Network in Washington, D.C., and met with Rohrabacher.
She also met with Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, on her trip to discuss immigration reform, she said.
What happened at the meeting with Rohrabacher is unclear – with both sides having different takes.
Bravo said she shared her family's story, and when she talked about being undocumented, the mood of the meeting changed. She said Rohrabacher's words brought her to tears.
"He became a little bit more aggressive," Bravo said about Rohrabacher. "He did say he hated illegals. To me, it was hard to hear all those things."
Tara Setmayer, spokeswoman for Rohrabacher who attended the meeting, had a very different account.
She said the congressman challenged Bravo's position, as any Republican would when being confronted with a pro-amnesty argument.
"He asked her: 'What makes you and your family more important than American citizens and people who come here legally?' " Setmayer said. "If you're going to come here to advocate … you should be able to defend your position. She clearly didn't know how to answer that, and it was quite apparent that she had been very scripted."
Bravo's chaperone, Minerva Gomez of the Orange County Congregation Community Organization, said she stepped in to end the meeting when things escalated.
The two left and, Bravo said, Rohrabacher followed them out of his office "yelling and shaking his finger." She said he asked if his office had her contact information, to which she replied "yes."
"He said, 'Good, now I know where you live,' " Bravo said. "To me, that felt like a threat to me and my family and everyone I am here to represent."
But Setmayer said that, at the end of the meeting, Gomez stepped in and accused the congressman of opposing undocumented students "because of the color of their skin."
Setmayer said that, as a biracial woman, she took exception to the allegation.
"The tone shifted as soon as Minerva accused the congressman of being a racist," she said. "I clearly wasn't going to allow her to get away with that accusation."
Setmayer said Gomez snapped at her, and Rohrabacher took offense.
"He didn't appreciate her disrespecting me or his office," Setmayer said.
She said that, until that point, Rohrabacher had been polite and offered some personal anecdotes to make Bravo feel more comfortable because she appeared nervous.
"Her accusations against the congressman … are an absolute lie," Setmayer said. "We knew she was undocumented when we scheduled the meeting."
"He never said those things. He never became red-faced or finger-wagged at her."
Bravo said she is ready to move on and would meet with Rohrabacher again because her main goal is to continue to work toward immigration reform.
"I don't want this to be a back and forth issue," she said. "I want to move forward with this because now's the time to make changes. I believe in change."
Setmayer said Rohrabacher's office is planning to release an op-ed countering emails by PICO lauding Bravo as a hero for its movement.
"It's shameful that organizations like this prey and exploit the emotional vulnerability of the young people that are in this type of situation," she said.
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Charlie Stenholm allowed that many in his audience at the recent Texas Ag Forum in Austin would not agree with his stance on what he described as an emotional issue. He said it's not something that's likely to end up in the next farm law.
But Stenholm, former U.S. Representative and ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee and now an agriculture consultant in Washington, said denying horse owners the option of taking unwanted horses to a processing plant, where they are slaughtered and shipped to foreign countries for use as food, restricts property rights.
"The best way to end a horse's life is humanely, with a veterinarian present," Stenholm said. That's mandated in processing plants, he said.
Horses are not processed for food for consumption in the United States. Stenholm said 80 percent of the horse industry agrees that processing plants should be one option for disposing of unwanted horses. "Any horse owner who does not choose to receive a value for (unwanted) horses don't have to," he said. "But it's a property rights issue similar to water rights."
He said if horse owners prefer to consider their animals as pets they would forfeit the tax deductions they receive for farm animals. "The Humane Society and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have a different opinion. But if they care about the welfare of horses, what do they recommend we do with more than 100,000 if we don't maintain a market of last resort?" Stenholm said many wild horses end up on feedlots, ranches and care facilities, at taxpayer expense. "Can we afford that?"
He said people don't like to think about what it's like for an animal to die a natural death in the wild. "It's often gruesome," he said.
He said it is important to the horse industry, which counts more than 9 million horses at a value of more than $9 billion, that the Texas law (banning processing) be repealed. "Horse owners have the best interest of their animals in mind," he said. "We should return the option of selling to a processing plant. This is an emotional issue."


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Each year for the last four years, the Fosters of blog Melancholy Smile make a video holiday greeting so clever and adorable that you can't help but get into a festive mood. (Remember last year's?)
This year's vid is no exception. Shot in their own home, using strung cotton balls for "snow" and twinkling lights against a canvas drop cloth as the background, the mini movie took one day to set up, two days to shoot, and three days to edit. Luckily dad Jared Foster is a videographer and mom Natasha has an eye for creative direction.
Plus: How to Make Baby's First Christmas Special
Enjoy and pass on!
Jingle Bells - Christmas Video Greeting 2011 from Jared Foster on Vimeo.


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I know I've created an infinite loop, but I'm not sure how to refine it to ask every single time the game ends, until the user DOESN'T enter "1" in which case it would print what is after the else statement. It sounds like a sentinel loop, but I'm just having a brain fart, would be great if I got a little advice! Thanks


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(Update: The Wall Street Journal reports that the Obama administration is considering a slight change to the enrollment deadlines. Currently, the individual mandate requires individuals to have health insurance by March 31, 2014. But due to processing time, and the fact that enrollments take effect on the first of the following month, the de facto deadline is February 15. An official from the Health and Human Services Department wouldn't confirm whether individuals who enroll on March 31 will or will not be penalized, but said "We are exploring options currently and will issue guidance at a later date.")
Original: Some congressional Democrats are breaking party lines, saying they'd be open to extending the Affordable Care Act's enrollment period and, more importantly, delaying the individual mandate. "If the problems are intense as they are this morning, then maybe we would have to consider a short delay in terms of the individual mandate," New Jersey Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell, told Yahoo News on Wednesday.
Most Democrats are sticking to the script, so to speak, and emphasizing how early it is in the registration process, but the party hasn't been completely united on the individual mandate for a while. In July 22 Democratic representatives joined Republicans in voting to delay the individual mandate for one year. And Pascrell joins Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Sens. Jean Shahaan and Joe Manchin in expressing support for extended enrollment and individual mandate deadlines.


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A Bradford man has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering mother-of-two Jade Watson.
Gray was today (Monday) sentenced at Bradford Crown Court for the murder of 22-year-old in Bradford last November.
He will serve at least 15 years before being considered for release.
Speaking after sentencing, Detective Superintendent Mark Ridley, Senior Investigating Officer, said: "This was a very sad case, but the important thing for Jade's family is that they now have justice.
"Jade was much loved by her children, her family and her friends, and we hope that the conviction of James Gray will help to give them some comfort."
Jade's older sister Becki Watson, said: "All Jade ever wanted was to love and be loved.
"She was a loving mother to her children Jacob and Ella, and had many friends.
"While justice has now been done, no sentence will ever justify what a lovely person we've lost.
"We will never come to terms with losing Jade, and will always feel hurt at the way she was so cruelly and suddenly taken from us.
"We would like to thank our family and friends for their support during this difficult time, as well as those who have raised funds or made donations in Jade's memory.
"We would also like to thank West Yorkshire Police for their comfort and reassurance, as well as their handling of the investigation."


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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Oct. 7, 2008) - Sophomore midfielder Kelly Brinkman (Clearwater, Fla.) scored a pair of goals in less than three minutes midway through the first half, lifting the ETSU women's soccer team to a 2-1 win over Atlantic Sun Conference foe USC Upstate Tuesday evening at County University Soccer Stadium.
With the win, ETSU improves to 5-6 overall, 3-2 in A-Sun play, while USC Upstate falls to 3-9, 1-4. More importantly, the victory allows the Buccaneers to jump five spots in the league standings to second place as they prepare to return to league action this Saturday when they host Campbell at 2 p.m. inside Summers-Taylor Stadium.
Against the Spartans, Brinkman and the Buccaneers wasted little time taking the early advantage. ETSU's first goal came in the 15th minute, when an assist from junior Jordan Monty (Mesquite, Texas) found Brinkman, whose shot snuck past Upstate goalie Brittany Daughtry and into the back right corner of the net. Three minutes later, Brinkman struck again with a bending corner kick that found the net and made it 2-0 just halfway through the first 45 minutes.
"Kelly did a good job for us tonight," said ETSU head coach Heather Henson. "She really created a lot of movement for us in our attacking third of the field and she knew the runs she needed to make to give Jordan a chance to get her the ball. On the corner kick, she just knew the target she needed to hit and she hit it.
"We've been waiting for this and we've expected this type of game from Kelly. This was a breakthrough night for her because she was able to finish and put the ball in the back of the net."
The Bucs held a significant advantage statistically, outshooting the Spartans 16-7, having a 7-3 edge on corner kicks, and forcing USC Upstate to commit a total of 13 fouls in the game.
Defensively, ETSU goalie Megan Masch (Virginia Beach, Va.) had three saves on the night and the Bucs did not allow a score for 89 minutes of game play. However, in the final minute of the match, the Spartans' Kay Knepp did manage to slip a shot past Masch on a cross from teammate Brandi Manley, giving the Spartans their only score of the night.
"Kelly played well tonight, but the team really was phenomenal," Henson said. "Our team defense, our back line and our goal keeper all did a great job of not allowing USC Upstate a chance to come inside and get quality shots. They had some shots but they were all outside 25 yards. We played everyone except for three players tonight, and everyone that went in made a difference for us. The overall team performance was simply great. It was good to see."
For more on ETSU women's soccer, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's soccer link.


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Cleshin WhitemantleCleshin Whitemantle is a large humanoid cephalopod, a squid man. He hails from the the watery realms of the ocean. He is known for being a scholar and using his own ink sacks for writing various treaties on the sea, shipping, and how to best cook and serve human flesh.
Nalpolard the UnwiseFoolish really, much more so than simply unwise, Nalpolard is (was) an assistant, a plume-pusher to the Harbormaster of a major city. He earned his appellation when he accidentally caused a great conflagration to erupt in the docks, setting flames to half of the city's armada. Nalpolard is currently awaiting trial (and punishment), though is still employed for the time being by the kind-hearted Harbormaster. Other than the accidental arson, Nalpolard is somewhat known about town, as being the former (rejected) apprentice to a well-known and powerful wizard, whose adventures are the stuff of legend. If asked, Nalpolard will relate many tales of the pair's (non-existant) "shared adventures"
Tarabish O' the Yellow BootA grizzled old war veteran. He lost one of his feet to the dreaded trench rot and now whenever he has to urinate he empties his bladder onto his remaining foot out of fear of losing it. He will proudly retell, over and over again, his gruesome war stories to anyone who can stand the stench of stale piss. If you ever need to brush up on the brutal history of your country, for pleasure or profit, he is your man.
Sentarious V'Laar, Keeper of the Golden GreenSentarious is an old man, wizened, stooped, his skin brittle and his patience thin as paper. Balding, liver-spotted and jaundiced, old V'laar has a secret, one that cracks his spittle flecked lips into a smile. He is the keeper of the Golden Green. This is a large green cloak, seemingly as old and decrepid as Sentarious himself. When he wraps it around his shoulders, Sentarious becomes a man a fraction of his age. Retaining all of his knowledge, he becomes a strapping lad of some 20 years, just as he was so many long years ago. The locals know that the green-cloaked stranger that shows up in town is one heck of a hell raiser, and claims to be kin to Sentarious, though no one remembers old V'Larr ever taking a wife or having kids, or siblings...
Hasdrubal of SzlachtanThe black-painted sails of Hasdrubal's ships are unmistakable in the distance to the many coastal towns along No-Hope Bay. A miserable man, whose only skill is slavemongering, Hasdrubal has elevated his status of villainy even among his fellow slavers, known for his particular brand of unspeakable cruelties, the tallow-skinned man is also known for his incredible "luck" in escaping both the law and avoiding unpleasant deaths at the hands of those who hunt him. There have been whispers of black magic.
Governor Virgil Bolswald - Bolswald is the govenor of the Karstlands, a region of boiling springs, fumaroles, and mineral crusted flats that break to reveal dry pits and leg breaking holes. His domain is large, but barren, and frequently is overrun with ogres, trolls, and other large races who like to bathe in the hot chemical pools. Because of this, Bolswald is fluent in nine grotesque languages, and runs the only bath house that caters to the largest and foulest tempered of non-humans. His daughter was taken recently as a 'bride' for a troll chieftan who liked the Preety Flaar Gurl.
High Nabob Spurtooth LacadamoinonThe High Nabob was the most outrageous swindler to ever grace the capital. Appearing as an old, senile priest, he was holiness itself. It was his companion, a small fat monk, that told incredible stories how this man defeated many demons and all sorts of evil. Gathering alms for the poor, they were popular among the highest nobility and fooled even the Church of Truth and Light for a while. The old man was burned alive, the monk was never heard of again.
The Bright Lady TogavaA living legend at the tender age of five and twenty, Lady Togava was a noble's daughter, raised in comfort and opulence, until that fateful day, when during a spirited Royal Hunt, she was abducted by the steppe-riders of the grasslands. Togava was taken far away, and raised as a child-slave of the steppe tribes, until fate intervened again. The Hetman of the Plains, the leader of the steppe-riders had taken a liking to the sable-haired girl, and adopted her as his own, having lost his own daughter to the plague years earlier. From that day on, Togava was raised as a steppe warrior, an equal among her captors. She possessed beauty, skill, charisma, and a unique "understanding nature" which comes with been raised by two extremely opposite cultures. It came to pass that the Hetman died, but before he did, he announced his successor to be his beloved Togava. Now, Togava leads thirty thousand riders, and each one would lay down his life for his young "Queen", the Bright Lady, who "outshines the Sun."
The Indomitable Ilvin RaynesIf there was ever a man who most resembled a thumb that had been hit with a hammer, it would be Ilvin Raynes. His nose is broad and lumpy from being broken many times. One ear is mishapen from having been nearly bitten off and then later poorly reattached. Ilvin has a unique job, he is a beast-wrestler. Possessing almost infernal strength and iron-like constitution, Raynes has survived grappling matches with bears, dire wolves, bull orcs, two headed trollish muntjacks and other monstrosities and beasts. Each fight ends the same way, a battered and bloody Raynes holding the defeated monster in a windpipe crushing headlock as their eyes go glassy. Some people whisper than when the Reaper comes for Raynes, that the Reaper will be the one to loose and Raynes will walk away with his cloak and scythe.
Winfred 'the Lout' LoudermeltOnce a simple mountain-guide who plied his trade along the perilous slopes of the Bantarmot Range, Winfred became famous for all the wrong reasons when a minor dispute between two teams of mountain-climbers he was escorting, erupted into a full-scale pitched melee, over an argument stemming from which group would be the first to scale the unscalable Mt. Foolswhistle. It is said that Winfred, in one of his loutish moods, was the actual instigator of the fight, which left many climbers dead. So loud and spirited was the small-scale battle that an avalanche was triggered and buried the the few survivors, Winfred included. To this day, it is said, Winfred the Lout's ghost still haunts the slopes of Mt. Foolswhistle, and still vexes travelers and climbers with insults and general obnoxiousness.
Olo Flambrand, "the New Master"An overly righteous man, as deadly with his massive flamberge as he is with his edicts, Olo Flambrand has only recently been elected to the venerable position of "Hochmaster" of the Deurdonic Knights Order. A controversial nominee, as Olo was disliked by a large faction of knights to begin with, he nevertheless has taken to his new post with vigor and fortitude. Among his first actions was to banish Krolebyle the Red Falcon from the ranks, for past slights against the new Hochmaster, and thus a great many knights who revered Krolebyle, are now likewise grumbling under their breaths. Olo's second edict, called for an all-out, unprecedented attack on the infamous castle known as the Heretic's Fortress. Currently, knights march on the impregnable keep, though most disagree with the order. For a third act, Olo has renounced the symbol of the order, which has flown over the castles of the Deurdons for three hundred years, and has changed it to his own, that of a gray swan with sword in beak. This latest insult (in the eyes of his fellow knights) may well be the final straw. It is doubtful Olo will last long as the Hochmaster.
Sanriselle of AeliorLithe, beautiful, the daughter of a favored noble, Sanriselle of Aelior looked forward to a life of luxury and influence. Her father doted upon her and she had her pick of suitors. Unfortunately, her father cheated a rival, who, in retaliation, cast a curse upon the poor child, turning her into a man. Sanriselle is still quite stunning, the most beautiful man to ever grace the land, but a man nevertheless. He has so far kept this turn of events secret and continues to string along the numerous suitors in the hopes that a cure may be found.
Frederik of the Seven ToesHe was not born with seven toes, nor did Frederick have three toes chopped off during his younger adventuring days. No, Frederik earns his appellation due to the seven shriveled toes which he wears on a leather strip around his neck. These tiny, dried-up toes once belonged to St. Machlamel a demi-god, who Frederik favors and reveres. Frederik travels the lands doggedly searching for the remaining three toes of his patron-saint. Once the three lost toes are found, then shall St. Machlamel at last have eternal peace, but that is a tale for another time.
Lemok the Last RiderLemok was a simple peasant with high aspirations. Unhappy with his lot, he dreamt fondly of being a landed knight. He would perform mock battles while riding the family donkey and swinging a heavy branch. One day, whilst wandering the woods and swinging his sword stick, he came upon a man who had let his horse stray while napping. Quick to seize an opportunity, Lemok stole the horse and rode away. He kept going for many a day, begging or stealing food to survive, until well away from his homeland. Once he was comfortable that he would never be discovered he began spreading tales of how he was the last living rider of the faraway King Gavilnach and that he would pledge himself to any Lord who would take him on.
Zippappulous had the most awe inspiring entrance to the throne room ever. During a feast for a visiting delegation, Zippappulous fell from the second story, his foot got stuck around a drape cord as he fell. The drapes swooped open revealing a cold, yet beautiful, sunset as he swung past the main table. His shirt coat caught the hilt of a sword slowing his swinging momentum and unsheathing the sword. The sword flew through the air and landing point first in the wild boar that was just being brought in. Zippappulous was on his feet by the time attention went back to him."That was amazing, Zippappulous," said King Jillianous the third.
Dorwin the Fairy KillerOnce a high knight of the court, Dorwin was cursed after accidentally trampling down a fairy queen while leading a raid on orcish marauders. The fairies placed a spell on Dorwin that he could do no harm to a living creature again: his blade would be turned and his footing unsure anytime he tried to fight anything. Dorwin sought revenge on the fairies, vainly searching for a way to lift the curse and attempting to crush any fae he can find. The fairies mock him with the title "Fairy Killer", constantly following and harassing him.
Kardrick Blackfetters, First of the EightA cold woman, with crows feet at the corners of her eyes and a corset made of black feathers. She is a necromancer of a small amount of skill who makes a living by 'ghostbusting' by finding the items and reasons that bind the restless dead to the land of the living. She is theatrical, selling her trade with the skill of a flapper table-knocking medium. She is the defacto leader of The Eight, a city wide circle of seance holders, mystics, and mediums.
Meaghann 'the Devil' TenclayLike New York City's "Boss" Tweed, Tenclay gives incoming immigrants (legal and illegal) a housing recommendation, market recommendation, etc. etc., while giving them encouragement to vote for him next time the elections role around. Tenclay, being of the lack of restrictions on the amount of times you can run for the Presidency in his democratic country, has been president of Elesharenar ever since his first run. Tenclay is a tyrant, and highly oppressive to his citizens, but never fully takes his cruel tendencies out of the shadows.
Meaghann 'the Devil' TenclayMeaghann Tenclay was the Goddess of the gaming store: approachable good looks and an inviting smile. She came in every Sunday to play a conversation heavy Star Trek RPG with a group of snobby Ph.D.s (all overweight men) who, for all their education, should have had something better to do than role-play. Her nose was tiny and pointy like a little four side die. Meaghann had high elf like check bones, a curly main of long brown hair that reminded me of Kerri Russell from Felicity (J.J. Abrams can do wrong!) and a squeaky high voice that sported a slight speech impediment. She sounded like Madeline Kahn from Blazing Saddles. Her figure was full though not fat, she said she was a runner, but she was equipped with well-defined hips and a wide back side. She wasn't loud or bossy either like most female gamers, and she always smiled at me and remembered my name. Every time Meaghann turned me down for a date she was so kind about it that I didn't feel rejected until hours afterwards. Yet I was rejected, so finally with some mail order books I set out to sell my soul for one date with Meaghann Tenclay. Thirteen sacrificial chickens later, I summoned the prince of darkness forth in my parent's garage. When the brimstone cleared, I looked up from my prostrate position and saw Meaghann standing in the center of my pentagram. She smiled at me, a different smile than the gaming store smile. Then she laughed and said "This avatar gets me more of you geeks than Magic: The Gathering and Pokemon combined." For our date we went to see Episode 1 in 3-D. The devil paid for her own ticket.
Renar "Blood-drinker" BrightaxeRushing into combat just never made sense to Renar or his father. All Orcs sat around the campfire singing about the number of ears around their necks, but long ago the ancestors of the Brighaxe clan learned that more ears could be found in the second and third lines of combat. With most the other Orc warriors charging into battle cutting down scores and eventually being cut down themselves, numerous trophies were left on the field. Enter the Brightaxe clan, so named cause their weapons stayed clean, to claim the spoils. Orcs being none too bright as a whole, failed to take note of the Brightaxes' tactics for year. Until Renar, he was the least devious addition to his clan and his poltroonery was found out. He earned the title blood-drinker, because the other Orcs said "Renar doesn't have enough bite chew his kills."
Brother Gillhan the CloseBrother Gillhan had both an incredible memory for chants and songs, and a beautiful singing voice. Unfortunately, he also had a love of garlic and a tendency to stand far too close to others when conversing with them (a habit he learned in his home country, or so they say.) Instead of gaining a reputation for his singing, he instead earned the moniker "The Close" and was unable to outlive it.
Piledriver PhilA member of the Sons of Scorpions, Phil is a brutal henchman of Wildman David Doubleyou. An army deserter, he has heavy mods in his arms, bones and sinew replaced with biosteel, giving him the appearance of a hulking gorilla. When David Doubleyou wants a good laugh, he sics Phil on them: the biker has a habit of watching old wrestling holos, and his favorite move is drive a victim headfirst into the ground. With Phil's mods, that usually results in a crushed skull and shattered spine, and sometimes complete decapitation.
Storn Holafsson, the Glad BaronStorn worked hard to make his dreams of fame come true. He dressed in an outrageously stylized Renaissance noble's costume and gave himself the name of Storn "Mad Baron" Holafsson and practiced his trademark look of complete madness. He posted videos of his crazed antics for all to see. Unfortunately, he ended up being his own parody and was generally referred to as Storn Holafsson, the "Glad Baron" when his carefully cultured look of madness appeared more like that of a simpleton's big smile.
Gory GaryGory Gary was previously better known as DJ Overkill and considered himself a musical agent provocateur or an aural assassin, dropping beats and spinning tables. He ran in the rave/dubstep scene and was also deeply involved in the drug industry. In real life he was Gary Viars and he lived in a suburban house inherited from his parents when they died. Growing up Gary had been a boyscout, then joined the Junior Hunters Association, and went on to hunting and even taxidermy school. He started with ducks, and their bright colors and plumage. He started hunting a new prey, attractive women. Rather than shooting or strangling his victims, he seduced them, he camouflaged himself as one of the the in crowd to get close to them. One at a time he brings them to his home, seduces them and makes love to them. Then, he gives them a lethal injection while they are sleeping. The bodies are then taxidermied, skinned and wrapped around department store mannikins. When the police finally found Gary, after a lengthy investigation worthy of a forensic thriller, they found a gallery of Suicide Girl trophies in his house. Gory Gary the Collector would become a media sensation. He received the Death Penalty and is currently on Death Row
Dynamo Dan the Turbocharged Man"Dynamo Dan" Abernathy was a breakout college football star, a hero quarterback who turned down NFL offers out of high school. The reason: he was also an engineering genius and wanted to earn a doctorate. Tragedy struck when Abernathy was injured in a brutal hit in the playoffs, crippling him from the waist down. At first hopeless, he further honed his engineering skills and soon developed his own custom-built prosthetic that he planned to replace his own legs with. The prosthetic was so powerful it required its own battery source, which he planned to have installed in his torso. He had to find a Canadian experimental doctor who was willing to make the dangerous amputation surgery and installation of the permanent prosthetic, but the new Dynamo Dan was faster than ever. After the NFL denied him admission because of "unfair advantage", he popularized the new prosthetic equipment for the military and police. Dan later even turned to crimefighting, calling himself "The Turbocharger" - a moniker that proved an insufficient disguise, as everyone recognized the former football star.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In a battle of undefeated North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) New England Division foes, host MIT emerged with a 25-23, 25-18, 25-17 victory over Endicott College on Tuesday night. The nationally-ranked No. 7 Engineers raised their record to 11-2 on the year and 7-0 in conference play while the Gulls dipped to 5-4 overall and 3-1 in the New England Division.
MIT scored the first three points of the match and later held an 8-4 lead. Endicott countered with a 6-1 spurt which put it in front for a majority of the frame. Five ties ensued until a strike by Ken Siebert ended a long rally that saw multiple players hitting the floor and gave the Engineers a 21-20 edge. Billy Evans' kill increased the Cardinal and Gray's margin which prompted a timeout by the Gulls. After the break, both sides traded points as another Siebert blast closed the set.
Endicott jumped out to a 6-3 advantage in the second game, but MIT responded with a 9-3 run to go ahead. The Gulls capitalized on several miscues by the Engineers, tying the set at 13. An Endicott service error followed by an ace from Siebert gave the hosts some breathing room. However, both squads exchanged serves as a kill from Jeremy Siden brought the Gulls within 17-16. MIT countered by registering an 8-2 run to wrap up the set.
The visitors built a 4-1 lead in the final frame, but it was quickly erased by a 10-1 run by the Engineers. Trailing 17-10, a pair of blocks and an ace narrowed Endicott's deficit to three and resulted in an MIT timeout. Brandon Chadwick collaborated with Matt Devendorf and Zeke Kubisch for the blocks while Siden earned the ace.
When action resumed, a serving miscue along with a block by Garrett Winther and Patrick Vatterott extended the Engineers' advantage to 19-13. The Gulls picked up the next two points courtesy of a blocking error and a solo stop from Travis Netherton. MIT responded by scoring six of the final eight points to clinch the victory.
Siebert finished with a match-high 18 kills to go along with four digs. Matt Hohenberger posted 10 kills and three digs as Evans added five kills. Vatterott totaled six kills and five blocks while Winther contributed five kills, five assists, and four blocks. Tim Lee compiled 37 assists and 11 digs as Jeremy Velazquez collected six digs. Caine Jette led the way with two aces.
Siden and Kubisch both notched seven kills for the Gulls as Netherton chipped in six of his own. Chadwick racked up six blocks while Andrew Slocum recorded six digs.
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Clearly Now, trained by Brian Lynch for Up Hill Stable, had not won a race since October of last year, when he took Belmont's Grade 3 Bold Ruler at the Belmont Sprint Championship's seven-furlong distance.
Since his Bold Ruler score, the son of Horse Greeley had been plagued by troubled trips, but things finally went his way on Saturday under Jose Lezcano.
"I told Brian [Lynch] last time after the Met Mile, I thought the best distance for this horse was six or seven furlongs," said Lezcano. "He did the job today. You could see by the way he finished. He really came running at the end."
The break provided a tense moment for Lynch, who believed his trainee was due for a good trip.
"When he broke a little slow I thought, 'oh boy, here we go again,' but when he cruised up on the inside near the 4 ½ pole I could tell Jose [Lezcano] had a lot of horse," said Lynch.
Clearly Now, who paid $6.40 to win as the narrow favorite, bested the previous track of 1:20.17 set by Left Bank in 2002. The dark bay or brown colt enhanced his bankroll to $810,786 with the winner's share of $220,000.
"We'll look at some spots at Saratoga, and ultimately, the Breeders' Cup would be in play," said Lynch.
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I want to configure a unix system to synchronize passwd with Windows system. I just use the Single Sign On Daemon (SSOD) but i have to use the following variable to indicate to Unix system the name of the host which it has to accept conexion from ( in the /etc/sso.conf file).
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My problem is that the maximum number of characters that i can use into a unix variable is 255, but i need to put a log number of host, so i need to extend this number.
Is there any body that has done this?
Can anybody tell me any possible solution?
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Maybe I am dating myself, but when I hear one of Borat's tirades, I immediately think of Archie Bunker of "All in the Family." That TV show broke ground a few decades ago because it exposed in humorous fashion the commonality of stereotyping and discrimination. Unfortunately, not as much had changed in the world as we may have hoped for when "All in the Family" first aired. (It is now on reruns and still surprisingly relevant.)
So I don't have a problem with Borat, but I understand why the Khazakhs do, because he exposes the ugly side of otherwise respectful society in high contrast, much as Archie Bunker did a generation back.
Even the best of us carry stereotypes around in our heads, and not only in our heads. A visit to the Simon Weisenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance is one eye-opener about the degree to which stereotyping is part of everyone's assumptions and interactions. No one is immune. That is perhaps the dark secret Borat uncovers and why his humor is so funny on one hand and so disquieting on the other.