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Alternative Educational Loans, also known as Private Educational Loans, consist of any student loan that is not a federal student loan. Alternative loans are available from banks and private loan companies and offer additional financial assistance to students if they have exhausted all other sources of funding for their education. These loans are meant to supplement federal and state aid when the Cost of Attendance (COA) is not fully covered by these programs. Students who need additional funds beyond what they qualify for in federal student aid (including Federal Direct Loans) or students who are not eligible for Federal Direct Loans may wish to apply for an alternative education loan.
Alternative loans should only be considered after applying for federal financial aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). A FAFSA can still be submitted even after the semester has started. Visit the Federal Student Aid website provided by the Department of Education for more information.
If you are considering borrowing through a private lender, we encourage you to:
If you decide to pursue a private loan, you must apply directly through the lender. You are free to choose any lender you wish. Each lender will have varying eligibility criteria and available loan terms.
How to Apply
Questions to Ask Before Applying for an Alternative Loan
Items That Students and Parents Should Consider Before Borrowing
Loan Repayment Comparison
Here are some repayment examples to better demonstrate the costs of different loan types.
These examples assume that any interest accrued will be paid while in school and no interest capitalization occurs. If interest is not paid while in school, it is capitalized (added to the loan principle at set intervals) and the resulting payment and interest paid amounts will be higher. The interest rate used for the alternative loan is the average found by the study, 'Paying The Price: The High Cost Of Private Student Loans And The Dangers For Student Borrowers' by the National Consumer Law Center, March 2008.
Several loan comparison calculators are available online:
Use Caution When Applying for Loans
Carefully review the terms and conditions of any loan to help avoid high interest rates and fees you may regret when it's too late. Remember, a loan must be repaid. Selecting a loan without the best terms could end up costing you significantly more than it should. UAA cautions students that loan debt can accumulate quickly and may result in a lifetime burden of high payments and credit denials for expenses like automobile purchases, credit cards, and home mortgages. To avoid these problems, read and understand the terms and conditions of all loans.
Students should avoid lenders that do not require UAA certification of their loan application and, in general, should be suspicious of unsolicited loan offers. Review the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Education Publication, Student Loans: Avoiding Deceptive Offers for more information.
Time Frame for Processing
If you apply for an alternative loan, your lender will send a certification request to our office and we will review your eligibility based on your lenders requirements. Lenders that use an electronic process for certification and disbursement are much faster than lenders who use a paper process. Certifications are generally reviewed within 1 week from the day we receive it from your lender. You will receive an e-mail from us if we have any questions or concerns regarding your alternative loan. Once we have certified your loan, you will receive a final Disclosure from the lender. At this time you have a 3 day rescission period from receipt of the Final Disclosure. This rescission period allows you to cancel the loan without penalty if you change your mind.
Give yourself plenty of time! The new Truth in Lending Act requires additional processing steps that include a three day waiting period after the necessary disclosures have been completed and before the loan can be disbursed. Depending on the lender, this can add an additional 3 to 7 days from time of application to disbursement.
Provided you are eligible for the loan, funds will be disbursed from your lender to your student account. The timing of disbursement will vary from lender to lender. At a minimum, your loan will disburse no sooner than 10 days prior to the first day of classes or at least three business days from the time your lender sends you the Final Disclosure notice, whichever is later. Be aware that the overall processing time may vary depending on your lender and that a processing time of several weeks is a definite possibility.
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Nintendo announced Monday that it is partnering with GameStop to give fans a chance to test drive "Mario Kart 8" for the Wii U. This will be an extremely limited time demo though so let's pay attention to the dates and time.
The "Mario Kart 8 Test Drive Days" will take place at more than 2,700 GameStop stores from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. local time during the weekend of May 17 – 18. Be sure to check GameStop's event page to find the nearest participating location.
Those that pre-order "Mario Kart 8" during the event or have already pre-ordered the Wii U racing game will receive an "exclusive" double-sided poster. Additionally, GameStop is running a Mario Kart Memories website where fans will have a chance to win additional game-related prizes.
"Mario Kart 8" is set for a May 30 release to the Wii U and a Wii U bundle for the game will also be available at the same time. Those that purchase the game or bundle and register it on Club Nintendo by July 31 will be able to choose to receive a free Nintendo eShop download code for one of the following Wii U titles – "New Super Mario Bros. U," "Pikmin 3," "The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD" or "Wii Party U."
"Mario Kart 8" will support races with up to 12 players online across four different multiplayer modes. Voice chat will also be available through the Wii U GamePad microphone as well as text chat.
Players will also be able to create public and private multiplayer tournaments where they can specify the rules of the tournament and when it will take place. Ghost data from friends and the top racers worldwide will also be available to race against.
New items for "Mario Kart 8" include the Super Horn that sends out a sonic blast wave to blast away opposing drivers and attacks like Red Shells and Blue Shells. There's also the Crazy Eight which grants a collection of eight different items that can be used one by one.
New racers include Pink Gold Peach as a heavyweight driver as well as Baby Rosalina. The total number of playable characters in "Mario Kart 8" is an even 30, which includes Mii characters as well as the Koopalings.

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When you and your partner conceive, there are multiple doctors you must visit. Getting a sonogram is one of the most important and meaningful appointments you will make. Without being able to see your child for nine months, the sonogram can offer you a new way to get close to your little one. The pictures you have when you leave the office are really the first image you'll have of your child. Preserve that important first look so you can enjoy it for years to come. These inventive crafts and photo ideas will give you the opportunity to bask in the beauty of your unborn child:
Purchasing special frames is one clever way to display the sonogram in your household. For instance you can get a frame that features a pregnant woman with a clear space for the sonogram picture in her belly. This will not only be a great way to honor your child, but to remind yourself of how connected the two of you were for so long.
If you are hoping to integrate the picture into your baby's room, choose a frame with multiple picture windows. Place alongside the sonogram photo a shot of you and your partner and a picture of the newborn. If you want to be a little more ingenious with your design, put a photograph of each parent from their childhood (just after birth is best) and place that on either side of the sonogram. You can change out these pictures as your child ages, so that your image ages alongside your baby's.
For the dads who are away
If you or your spouse happen to be away serving in the military, have a special set of dog tags made that feature the sonogram. These will allow the service member to keep their child close at all times, even while they are away.
Birth announcements
Not all parents can keep their excitement in until the day their child is born. It is not uncommon that some of these parents want to send birth announcements, before the delivery. This is no issue and can be a great way to get the extended family ready for a new member. Choose announcements that have a space for you to put a picture of the sonogram. Avoid writing a name on the card if you and your partner have not made a final decision. The Pear Tree Greetings Lasting Introduction horizontal magnet is a great send off. The magnets will make it easy for family to display the image of your future child.
If you do happen to wait until your baby is born to send out birth announcements, be sure to choose stationery that offers the space for more than one photo. The Pear Tree Greetings Girl Snapshots Five Panel has enough photo space for you to put a few pictures of your newborn and the sonogram. Including both of these photos will allow your card to not only be an announcement, but tell a story as well.


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Are banks open or closed on the 4th of July? According to FederalReserve.gov, all banks will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2014. If you bank at Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Chase, Citibank or any major bank in the U.S., doors will be closed for the day. Most credit unions will also be closed so employees can enjoy the holiday with their families.
Banks will reopen on Monday, July 7 unless the branch is open during the weekend. Many major banks, like Citizens Bank, have locations inside supermarkets. Call ahead to find out if they are open special weekend hours.
TD Bank is open four holidays a year, but that doesn't include Independence Day. Last year, all 1,300 locations along the east coast were open on Independence Day, but they have revised their schedule and will only be open on the following federal holidays in 2014: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day.
If can't get to the bank before the holiday, most banks do not charge an ATM fee if you withdraw from machines located at the branches. Most ATMs are open 24 hours a day. If you need to use an ATM that is not associated with your bank, you may pay a fee ranging from $1 to as much as $3.50 to withdraw cash. Many banks and credit unions also have smartphone apps for customers who need to transfer funds, check balances or pay bills on the holiday.
Banks aren't the only businesses closed on the 4th of July According to The Opinionated Nation, all government offices (including the DMV and Social Security), the stock market and all U.S. post offices will be closed on July 4. There is no mail delivery on Friday. See a complete list of 2014 Federal Holidays here.
If you have last-minute holiday shopping to do for fireworks and cookout supplies, Walmart, Target and most grocery stores will be open on Friday. Some may have limited holiday hours, so call before you head out. Liquor stores will also be open for much of the day if you haven't had a chance to stock up on beer and wine for your Independence Day party.


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A friend of mine's scumbag on again off again boyfriend stole her late grandfather's 1913 vintage Colt Model 1911. He proceeded to cross state lines from NY into Massachusetts and sell it to a gun shop. The gun shop has since sold it to a dealer in Arizona.
She doesn't have the serial number of the firearm unfortunately. The gun shop confirmed this POS sold 1911 there in December.
This loser has a record so he has no CCP.
What should I tell her to do
Thanks in advance(and yes I told her to file a Police Report ASAP)


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Photos of the Day: Dec. 5
A RIDE OUT: Antigovernment protesters carried a wounded protester in Taiz, Yemen. Activists say government troops fired on a demonstration, killing at least one person. At least 28 people, including 13 civilians, have been killed in clashes in Taiz since Friday. (Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters)
ON TRIAL: The Dosso family in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, watched a broadcast of former President Laurent Gbagbo's appearance before the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands, Monday. Six members of the family were killed by pro-Gbagbo militiamen. (Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images)
ASHURA CELEBRATION: A portrait of Hazrat Ali, son-in-law of Prophet Mohammed, hung from a building as people watched an Ashura procession in Istanbul Monday. Ashura, the most important day in the Shiite calendar, commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)
RELIGIOUS RITE: Shiite Muslims flagellated themselves during a religious procession on Monday in Lahore, Pakistan, as Ashura processions began. (Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)


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Sunday December 23, 2012 work is getting worse, but I won't let it get me down
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Sorry for the long title. But I get in this morning for work, and my hours are cut even further if you can believe that. I'm only working 6:30 to 10:30 am today, Friday and Saturday this week. At least I'm assuming it's 10:30 am. I wasn't happy about it at all especially for today because I have to take a taxi both ways, and at $10.00 each way I only made $20.00 for a 4 hour shift today. What a crock of bull puppy. Anyways I'm not going to let it get me down because I'm actually happy about the less hours. My bank accounts aren't. I got all my goals done today, and stayed within my calorie range yestarday. I got in a walk this afternoon in the snow, and tonight I'm off to the movies with my sister and her family.
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90 minutes of writing
90 minutes of reading
90 minutes of housework
60 minutes of strength training
180 minutes of cardio
staying within my calorie range of 1230 to 1580 calories or below the 2000 calorie mark 6 of the 7 days this week
My goals for Monday are:
15 minutes of writing
15 mintues of reading
15 minutes of hosuework
10 minutes of strength training
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staying within my calorie range of 1230 to 1580 calories or below the 2000 calorie mark
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Sorry to hear about your work hours being cut, Zzyyggy, but I admire your spirit and attitude. Hope you enjoyed the movie with your sister. Hang in there!
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This is angers me a lot at the politicians and the voters...people really need to listen to those middle class numbers when polticians are talking about middle class Americans before they cast their ballots. And when they go to these debates and meetings voters really need to start getting into the politicians crap...It is the working CLASS AMERICANS that are hurting and getting ripped on taxation...That was what the Boston tea party was all about and not the propaganda that was getting shoveled down america's throat...The average american does not earn 250,000.00 - 150,000.00 dollars a year even when getting right out of college unless their parents are politicians, millionaires, celebrites etc...Get my drift...And they can say all they want that this economy is getting better all they want, but in reality for the working class it isn't any better now than it was last year. Mean while our jails continue to fill up with the pour and ignorant who do no more than what the celebrities are promoting, but because of their status they get away with it. Drinking and driving, drugs, vop, and flagrant disrespect for the law and our country's morals... They fail to pay their taxes and they walk qround like it's no big deal, the poor man fails to pay his and he's taken to court and loose's everything and still goes to jail...Where is the democracy gone to, I ask you...to make up for their budget shortfalls they slash the benefits of the poor and needy.. instead of their pet projects...just so you know Obama has a pet project too. It is a publicly funded boarding school for Chicago for the under privelage going to failing inner city schools..It looked like Harvard..I about soiled myself when I saw this on tv..and a congressman gat a 4 million dollar airport built in his hometown just for jobs and thats not even the best part, it couldn't sustain itself. So the airforce had to take it over to justify spending the money and to keep it open using civilians.
Isn't life just a kick in the head,,,,,,,,,,,
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Alphabetically organized, and quite specific in detail, it was for many of us, our first sexual experience, or, for that matter, learning experiencecarefully pulling the book down off the shelf when no one is home. By the way, they actually made a Vol. 2 with less hairy, scraggly people. See also 70's, Sex.
I mean, how hard is this to play, really? Two spoons, hit them against your body. Not to be hatin', but how far is that from drumming on the car dashboard when a cool song comes on?
This is why Oscar Wilde is a literary genius.
"That guy's got one wheel in the sand." Sort of like "not playing with a full deck," that sort of thing.
Almost overwhelming in its greatness; message, memorable quotes, raw imagery, color and patterns, even the title. Pam Grier, you are the real deal.
Always guilty on "Cops" and other shows. -Do you have any drugs? - No. -What are these? -Drugs. Should just save time and arrest them on the spot. See also White Trash.
That small space between your genitalia and your anus. 'Taint yer butthole and 'taint your (fill in here). See also Body.
What if you have the ball? See also Sports.
Grew up in a small town in Wisconsin, now live in Arizona. Enjoy reading history books, hiking, Adam Carolla Project, Stephanie Miller Show, Daily Show, German language, blackjack, and my two dogs.


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Mark O'Meara is revered for his five Crosby/AT&T Pro-Am victories in a span of 13 years (1985, 1989, 1990, 1992 & 1997) -- more than any other golfer in history. If you add his 1980 California Amateur Championship victory, O'Meara notched six wins in 18 years. As remarkable as is O'Meara's feat, Johnny Miller can boast as many victories at Pebble Beach and being the only golfer to have won at Pebble Beach in four different decades.
Miller's first win at Pebble Beach came in the 1968 California State Amateur Championship. He followed that up a few months later with a team victory for the Northern California Golf Association in the Morse Cup competition before joining the professional ranks. No one was surprised when Johnny Miller won the Bing Crosby Pro-Am in 1974—he was at the top of his game and in the prime of his career having narrowly lost the 1972 Crosby in a play-off with Jack Nicklaus and winning the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont with a final round 63—still the lowest score for 18 holes ever in a U.S. Open. At the age of 36 he won again at Pebble Beach in the 1983 Pebble Beach Invitational (then the Spalding). He finished 1983 as #14 on the Money List—his last time in the top 20.
When Miller won again in 1987, it was at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and people were pleased: the great champion could "go out" with a victory. But when he won a third Pro-Am in 1994, at age 46, and became the only golfer ever to win the event in three different decades, even he was stunned. After three rounds (68-72-67) he found himself in the final pairing, one stroke behind Dudley Hart, and one stroke ahead of Tom Watson. Miller anticipated a high-scoring, three-putting final round at Pebble Beach. Instead, he came away with a surprise, hard-fought victory over Tom Watson, who had a one-stroke lead with three holes to play. It marked a final, dramatic and magical title to cap off a spectacular career with 24 PGA TOUR victories -- the last two coming at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
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I was quite active in sports back in my school days. Volleyball, soccer and softball took up my after school hours. Then college came along…and I didn't experience the Freshman 15…it was more like the Freshman 25. Healty eating was of no concern to me since I wasn't living at home and didn't have any parents guiding my eating habits. It was easy to let my body slip because I was sure that it would not take much to get back to where I once was. But like with many things in life it never happened.
Over my adult life I have tried many different diets and have joined, quit and rejoined many gyms. Now I find myself in my adult life at a weight that I am too embarassed to even say out loud. It's easy to deny that I could possibly weigh that much because I look the same in the mirror.
It was before I went in for a hysterectomy and was told that I had very high blood pressure. No, not me! My dad and brother have it but not me! I am always calm and even tempered. Well, they took my pressure 6 times and I did have high blood pressure. With the help of prescription drugs I was able to bring it down enough to have the surgery.
It was just over a year after I had had the surgery and my prescription was about to end. I scheduled the doctor's appointment to have the prescription renewed. Due to a comedy of HMO errors, I found that I no longer had the same doctor and would have to see a new doctor. This, of course, upset me since I couldn't get my pills renewed … and no doubt my blood pressure was sky high!
I had lunch with a friend just after getting this wonderful news…and while on the way to the restaurant I came to the realization that maybe I should not be relying on the medication anymore. It was at that moment that I made a promise to myself to start eating better and to start exercising.
It has been a few months since that moment and I am exercising and eating better. I have lost around 15 pounds and feel like I have more energy. I have dropped a pant size and am no longer on my blood pressure medication. It's not as easy as it was when I was younger but the end results are pushing me to move forward.
It's not too late to get fit after 40!


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Re: [fw-wiz] I wonder, how to test..
From: Vinicius Moreira Mello (fake-anti-spam-addr_at_inf.ufrgs.br)
Date: 07/31/04
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To: firstname.lastname@example.com Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 23:32:20 -0300
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004, Meindert Uitman wrote:
>Hi list,
>As a regular reader of this list, and (amongst many other tasks)
>responsible for security at our company, I wonder. I've taken most
>measures to make our buisiness secure. It's all on a small scale,
>everything runs well, but every now and then the tiny hairs on the back
>of my head make me wonder how secure it all is. Yes, webservers are
>locked down, are in DMZ, only http permitted, SQL on inside via data
>layers, only nessesary ports between DMZ and inside; this production
>environment is colocated, office is connected via PIX to PIX vpn,
>restricted access to this vpn, etc.
When you say your servers are locked down I think it's implied that
you've done some basic vulnerability scanning and port/protocol mapping.
Now I see two possibilities:
1) Internally locking down the servers (if they aren't already):
A good approach is to locally lock down your systems against local
users. Even if the servers don't have local users and you external
services are secure, it protects the servers from your indiscipline and
some other potencial threats, such as bad programmed CGIs. With local
systems locked down it would be much harder for an attacker to get
administrator's privileges if he managed to execute code with webserver
user privileges, for example.
On Unix systems you could remove setid bits from privileged binaries,
set special permissions for some very particular groups to run some
tasks, patch syslog and crontab systems to run with decreased
privileges, mount world-writable directories as non-executable, prevent
filesystems from being umonted, firewall rules from being flushed, set a
binary system integrity checker, etc.
And some other measures, like chrooting daemons, running them with
decreased privileges, building a central logging infrastructure,
reliably syncronizing clocks, etc (again, if it's already done).
2) Imagine attack scenarios
Since you've verified that your systems are individually, internally and
externally secure it´s time to look for trust relationships between your
servers and networks. Look if snooped passwords wouldn't lead to
server/internal systems access, webpage/database/intranet access. If
local compromised systems wouldn't lead access to other parts of your
networks. Recheck VPN trust relations.
CERT's.org tech tips addresses various system and network hardening
measures: http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/
Also a very good paper is Mixter's "Protecting against the unknown" that
addresses various security concerns in a broad and preventive way:
>Are there any low cost means / tools out there to verify that what i
>have done so far is reasonable proof?
You've reached a stage that automatic tools can't give you a reliable
approach of your security state. It's time to review your infrastructure
by yourself or by contracting third part penetration test service if
your core business security requires it.
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Are digital hearing aids more expensive than analog hearing aids?
According to statistics from Hearing Industries Association, more than 90% of all hearing instruments sold in the United States are digital. Digital no longer means more expensive when it comes to hearing aids since digital is the standard. Hearing aid manufacturers now have full portfolios of digital instruments, with technology at all levels and all price points. In fact, due to the limited availability of analog parts as well as the fact that only a few hearing aid manufacturers still sell and service analog hearing aids, it is forseeable that analog hearing aids will be more expensive to buy and maintain for the long term. Not to mention the fact that there are many benefits of digital signal processing. Features such as digital feedback cancellation that reduces or eliminates hearing aid whistling, advanced noise reduction technology to increase hearing comfort, and automatic directional microphone systems to improve speech understanding in background noise are not possible with analog systems.


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Elisha Nelson Manning
Position: QB
Height: 6-4 Weight: 218 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: January 3, 1981 in New Orleans, LA
High School: Isidore Newman
College: Mississippi (school history) (Manning college stats)
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 104 (91st overall since 1950)
Relatives: Son of Archie Manning and Brother of Peyton Manning
4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Runway Global Recalls Girls' Sugarfly Hooded Jackets Due to Strangulation Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Burlington Coat FactoryPublish Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 09:00:00 GMT
UnitsAbout 820 DescriptionThis recall involves three styles of Sugarfly-branded hooded, woven cotton and woven polyester jackets for girls with a drawstring through the hood. Style number KMCBJ255 is olive and has a zipper closure and four front pockets with buttons, plus two zipper pockets. Style number KMCBJ410 is a belted, double-breasted, French coat style white garment with faux fur around the neck. Style KMCBJ421 is fuchsia or purple and has a button closure, plus snap button pockets on each side. They were sold in girl�s sizes 7 through 16. The style number can be found on the back of the sewn-in neck label. Incidents/InjuriesNo injuries have been reported.RemedyConsumers should immediately take the garments away from children. Consumers can remove the drawstrings to eliminate the hazard or return the garments to Burlington Coat Factory for a full refund.Sold exclusively atBurlington Coat Factory stores nationwide and online at Burlingtoncoatfactory.com from September 2011 through September 2013 for about $40.DistributorRunway Fashions Inc., of New York, N.Y.Manufactured inChina
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After taking a deep breath, a person forcefully breathes out into the spirometer as completely and forcefully as possible. The spirometer measures both the amount of air expelled and how quickly the air was expelled from the lungs. The measurements are recorded by the spirometer.
The normal, healthy values measured by the spirometer for the amount of air exhaled vary from person to person. Your results are compared to the average expected in someone of the same age, height, sex, and race, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). However, if the values fall below 85 percent of the average, it may indicate a lung disease or other airflow obstruction. If a person has abnormal spirometer measurements, he/she may be referred for other lung tests to establish a diagnosis.
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[RFC] DNUMA: Runtime NUMA memory layout reconfiguration
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These patches allow the NUMA memory layout (meaning the mapping of a page to a node) to be changed at runtime in place (without hotplugging). = Why/when is this useful? = In virtual machines (VMs) running on NUMA systems both [a] if/when the hypervisor decides to move their backing memory around (compacting, prioritizing another VMs desired layout, etc) and [b] in general for migration of VMs. The hardware is _already_ changing the NUMA layout underneath us. We have powerpc64 systems with firmware that currently move the backing memory around, and have the ability to notify Linux of new NUMA info. = Code & testing = web: https://github.com/jmesmon/linux/tree/dnuma/v26 git: https://github.com/jmesmon/linux.git dnuma/v26 commit range: 7e4f3230c9161706ebe9d37d774398082dc352de^..01e16461cf4a914feb1a34ed8dd7b28f3e842645 Some patches are marked "XXX: ...", they are only for testing or temporary documentation purposes. A debugfs interface allows the NUMA memory layout to be changed. Basically, you don't need to have wierd systems to test this, in fact, I've done all my testing so far in plain old qemu-i386.(Continue reading)


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Welcome back guys.... Missed ya loads, but it will be good to get my fix of console info from now on :)
Good to see you guys back. Since I saw the notice I've tried every few days to see if you were alive yet. Will be checking regularly to see what happens now.
Hey there Garyopa i love the new design but the only negative i have is lack of colour at top of webpage looks good enough colour but when you scroll down well it aint clear for the eyes if you know what i mean just a suggestion anyways good job ;)
Dusted off the old account to say thank you & good luck :) The place is in good hands and it has gone back into my Bookmarks toolbar in Firefox. opiate81/GraVoX
glad to see the old crow again and to see the site is back again .i wasnot too much active over here but i will try to be as much as i can .
and finally glad to see my cute face again my avatar .lol
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Welcome back!.
I my running around site to find some bugs.
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Small security checks,
extended the cache system for month top, most liked, most unliked sites ...
Also created a cache for search requests, 4 hours turnus to waste cached searches etc !
Also added some generic gfx for sharing via FB and G+ , so you have some custom icon when you share maxconsole there !
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Hows the speed at the moment ? I mean VB seems to be okay, but how´s about the news in general ...
Thank you for helping us making MC better :)
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In my profile, if I want to see all my threads started from the biginning, in "Find latest started threads" I can see only a thread, while I have opened almost 50 (or more) in five year.
Congratulations with the rebirth of MC. It used to be one of my most important sources about console news and I hope it will continue to be so, forgetting the past few months of nearly non-existence.
Good to see that you're still alive and kicking, GaryOPA!
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Issue #5 - Some profile pictures could not be read from SQL when moving them out the database to be stored as files on the server.
Solution, just upload it again. -- Reason for the change, much faster to have them grabbed from HDD server cache, instead of doing an SQL database query.
Issue #6 - Threads older then 2 years have been archived, at the moment non-accessable, so any thread you started more then 2 years ago will not appeared.
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Released: Oct 01st, 1994
Running Time: 75
Director: Barry Hunter
Company: Totally Tasteless Video
Cast: Chanel (I), Mark Wallice, Sahara Sands, Nicole London, Cumisha Antado, Tony Martina, Jake Williams, Ron Jeremy
Critical Rating: AAA
Genre: All-Sex
Rump Reamers explores the world of undercover journalism. Nicole London is sent to do an expose' on the powerful men who attend a brothel by the name of "The Anal Oasis". It's a dirty job but somebody has to do it.
Sahara Sands gives the assignment to Nicole and let's her know that she's behind her. She's also in front of her and inside of her. Sahara sensing the beast in Nicole takes a long silver bullet and rams it in her ass. Hoowlll! As if it were a new Olympic event, the girls work on their synchronized ass plugging.
Councilman, Jake Williams and Chanel hold their own town meeting. She works his district with some politically correct biting and spitting. The upside down head would have Sir Isaac Newton gushing. Chanel bites and grabs the percale as though she's attending a Macy's white sale. Unfortunately no rear entry shot prior to Chanel lapping up Jake's milk.
Court is in session as judge, Ron Jeremy, and Cumisha Amado have a closed door session. Cumisha works his Wopner as he lays a little juris prudence on her. Ron has the cast in stitches as he ad libs throughout. He invites Al Martino to fill the gap still remaining. Al gladly does and finishes by covering both Jeremy and Cumisha. A nice shot of Ron over ruling on her face.
To maintain her cover, Nicole allows Mark Wallice to conduct his special brand of interview (Nothing that Geraldo wouldn't do). Mark unloads with rapid fire upon her face.
A reference to using ice is made by Sahara to Jake but never happens. This and the absence of a rear entry shot are a huge disappointment in what could've been a hot shower scene.
To get her story, Nicole disrobes judge Jeremy. More funny asides by Ron as court reconvenes. Nicole, really working it, sends his honor into cardiac arrest. Having found her calling she decides that a career change is in order.
With a cute storyline and talented actors, Rump Reamers fairs well. The lack of entry shots though, leaves you thinking, "What might've been".


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I bought an XL in the youth size and it fit big so I returned it and have yet to buy a smaller size but regardless of that, the material is extremely thin and it almost feels like a knock-off. Yea, it's light weight but it feels like it could wear down really easy. I thought for the price I'm paying, the material would feel worth the price but it does not. ... read more
The colour of the kit is so vibrant and was a great surprise for my sons birthday. The price might seem steep but it is the complete kit with socks and was cheaper than other outlets that did not provide socks. It comes up small so I would suggest sizing up. I'm very pleased with the purchase and so is my son ... read more
I purchased this for my 10 year old boy, who has recently become a soccer aficionado. He already owned the México Home Jersey, so we knew what to expect. He really loves his Adidas jerseys, as it is hard to make him take them off. They fit nicely, the colors are bright, they are light and easy to care for. ... read more
colombia is my hometown so i loved this jersey i treasure it every night and read a bed time story to it. i bought a bout 10 so i can use one and i have 9 more without a scratch i also play with it we go to the park together my friends think I'm a loser cause i go on the swings with it and eat big macs with it to and if it gets food on it wash it the do the same old routine. so i suggest you should buy it. p.s. you will not regret it. p.p.s. i love this shirt. ... read more
My son is average height for an 8 yr old but age 11-12 shirt is way too short! Delivery took 5 days (not the 2-3 as advised) so I wasn't home when parcel finally arrived, so the shirt was on his back before I had the chance to return and exchange for larger size. Such ashame, full strip purchased but I expect him to only get 2 months use out of it. All in all the sizing of this product is ridiculous and I have probably just wasted £60. ... read more
adidas quality always good, but sizing is MUCH smaller than other football replica jerseys by other brands. So consider going an extra size up (i.e. a 9-10 jersey is actually like a 7-8 in other brands.) Oddly, though, there is also a BIG difference between an 11-12 kit jersey (say Argentina) and 11-12 piece of adidas apparel (say Climacool). It's as if the kit sizes are 1-2yrs smaller than the age printed on it. So beware on any kit/jersey ordering prior to getting and maybe try on first if you can so you don't also have a disappointed child when it arrives ... read more
This shirt delivers in looks and quality , even more impressed when i seen MESSI hero print on back Keeps up with the usual great looking argentina shirts of past years . The only negative would be size ,I'm glad I read other reviews about small sizing and bought Age 11-12 for my 9 year old godson so I did not have to return it and ruin his surprise . Service excellent from ordering to delivery as usual . ... read more
I initially ordered this in the 7-8 for my lad on his 7th Birthday,who is slightly shorter than average 7 year old yet it was too small and he would of totally out grown it by the World Cup. I think Adidas sizes need to be looked at for Kids as my 8 year old - who is tall and broad for his age needs a 12-13 age for the new Wales tops. Also they need to order plenty of 1,0 and M,E,S,S,I as they were always out of stock.It doesn't take much foresight too see who is going to be popular for this WC. There was also a lack of choice for Names. Aguero was unavailable.? I also think the returns should be replaced with the replacements(instructions can be placed on the returns slip) and then sent out for delivery instead of having to place a second order.as soon as they are received by Adidas as I had to place two orders with both taken out of my account. I also lost out on the First customer discount.I had it for my initial order which was repaid but couldn't use it for the 2nd. ... read more
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Mississippi State Sports Medicine
MSU Sports Medicine
Shira Fieldhouse
P.O. Box 5327
Mississippi State, MS 39762
662-325-5145 (fax)
• MSU Sports Medicine Staff
• A Message to Parents and Athletes
• MSU Athletic Training Room Facilities and Action Photos
• Student Athletic Trainer Information Contact - Scott Johnson (email@example.com)
• Student Athletic Trainer Program Overview & Application (PDF)
• MSU Sports Medicine Health Insurance Information Forms for Student-Athletes (PDF)
• MSU Sports Medicine Medical History Forms for Student-Athletes (PDF)
• Heart Disease - Be Aware, It's Not so Rare
• Heart Disease in Student-Athletes
• What to do in a Cardiac Emergency: 3-Minute Drill
• VIDEO: MSU Nutrition Education from Sports Dietician Kelly White
MSU Sports Medicine Staff
|Mary McLendon, MESS, ATC/L
Director of Sports Medicine
Women's Basketball
(662) 325-0657
|Justin Gremillion, MS, ATC
Head Football Athletic Trainer
Football, Tennis, Rehabilitation
(662) 325-2869
|Scott Johnson, M. Ed., ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Men's Basketball, Golf
(662) 325-4108
|Kari Kebach, MS, ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Softball, Volleyball
(662) 325-2442
|Corey Lock, MS, ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Football, Men's Tennis
(662) 325-1548
|Katie Rovtar, MSEd, ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Track & Field
(662) 325-0648
|Ben Stollberg, MS, ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Football, Women's Tennis
(662) 325-1548
|Jason Wire, MA, ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer
(662) 325-8237
|Kathrine Zukin, MS, ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer
(662) 325-3215
|Joe Gray, PT, ATC
Physical Therapist
(662) 325-7543
|Tammy Cummings
Accounting Assistant/Insurance
(662) 325-2165
|Zarah Calvin
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
|Colin Diment
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
Cross Country/Track & Field
|Nathan Lutz
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
|Caitlyn McKinley
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
|David Miller
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
|Leslie Stephenson
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
Physicians and Consulting Staff
Clifton W. Story, MD
Executive Director of University Health Services
Team Physician
Board Certified in Family Practice
Executive Director of University Health Services
Team Physician
Board Certified in Family Practice
Robert K. Collins, MD
Executive Director University Health Services Emeritus
Board Certified in Family Practice
Cert. of added Qualifications in Sports Medicine
Clinical Assoc. Prof. – Family Medicine at University of Mississippi Medical School
2005 SEC Team Physician of the Year
Selected as Jack C. Hughston, M.D. Sports Medicine Person of the Year 2012
Dr. Chris Galjour, MD
Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine and General Orthopaedics
Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity
Board Certified in Family Practice
Cert. of added Qualifications in Sports Medicine
Russell C. Linton, MD
Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine Fellowship-University of Florida and Miami Dolphins
Member - American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Consultant - NFL Combine (Steelers, Bears, Dolphins)
2009 SEC Team Physician of the Year
G. Scott Jones, MD
Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
Member - American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
|MSU Team Physicians (l to r): Dr. Mike Mabry, Dr. Rusty Linton, Dr. Chad Altmyer, Dr. Scott Jones, Dr. Charles Rhea, Dr. Robert Collins.
Charlie Rhea, MD
Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
Cert. of added Qualifications in Hand Surgery
Chad S. Altmyer, MD
Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery
Foot and Ankle Fellowship - Campbell Clinic
Member - Academy of Orthopaedics and Foot and Ankle Society
Member - American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
John E. Griffin, DMD
Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Clinical Faculty Member of the University of Alabama Medical School and University of Texas Medical School, Galveston.
Director of one of eight accredited fellowships in cosmetic and reconstructive maxillofacial surgery within the U.S.
Allen Sills, MD
Board Certified in Neurological Surgery
Neuro-oncology Fellowship Johns-Hopkins
Faculty, University of Tennessee Medical School, Memphis, Dept. of Neurosurgery
Member - American College of Sports Medicine
Member - Neurosurgery Joint Section on Neurotrauma
Team Neurosurgeon Memphis Grizzlies, NBA
David Allen, DC
Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine
Certified in Chiropractic Biophysics
Member - American Chiropractic Association, Mississippi Chiropractic Association
Member - Mississippi Board of Chiropractic Examiners (appointed by the governor)
Amy A. Crigler, OD
Member - Sports Vision Section, American Optometric Association
James S. Brown, III, MD
Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology
Member - American Academy of Ophthalmology
Shannon Barrett, Pharm. D.
Compounding Pharmacist
Consultants are available in other specialties including:
• Rheumatology
• Gynecology
• Pedorthics
• Dentistry
• General Surgery
• Ear/Nose/Throat
• Counseling
A Message to Parents and Athletes
Teamwork in health care is a proven concept. Keeping this in mind, the sports medicine staff at MIssissippi State University strives to provide the best health care to all our student athletes with this idea in mind. We believe in creating a partnership between the athlete, their parents, the coaches, and our medical staff. The following information, as well as the section above that outlines our staff, will give you information about our comprehensive medical staff and how we have developed a program that provides care in all areas for our student athletes.
Athletic Training Staff
The medical team begins with the certified athletic trainers (ATC's) who interact with the student athletes on a daily basis. The American Medical Association has recognized athletic training as an allied health care profession because of the ATC's knowledge and experience in injury assessment, rehabilitation, and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders.
Each full time staff athletic trainer at Mississippi State is certified by the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification and is licensed in the state of Mississippi.
Athletic Training Room
The Mississippi State Sports Medicine Department consists of six athletic training rooms at various athletic facilities to better serve our student athletes. The athletic training rooms are staffed by our seven full time staff members along with five graduate assistants and 20 student athletic trainers.
The new Columbus Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Center is equipped with the latest in modalities (in-ground whirlpools, ultrasound, electrical stimulation), rehabilitation equipment (including a Biodex and Hydroworx® therapy pool with an underwater treadmill), an x-ray machine, and a variety of additional equipment necessary to meet the needs of the elite collegiate athlete.
The Team Family Practice Physicians and Orthopedists are available at practice and in the athletic training room almost daily for consultation with the athletic trainers and student athletes.
John C. Longest Student Health Center
Mississippi State University maintains a full service student health center on campus where our two Team Family Practice Physicians practice. They are supported by a lab, pharmacy, x-ray, physical therapy department, nutritionists, three additional physicians, four nurse practitioners, and a nursing staff.
|The John C. Longest Student Health Center
MSU Athletic Physical Examination
Medical care starts with a comprehensive physical examination at the beginning of the athlete's freshman year and continues throughout their career. All information gathered is considered confidential, and a physical exam is repeated each year. The exam includes:
• Complete personal medical history with a registered nurse
• Vital statistics, including: Height, weight, arm span, blood pressure, temperature, and pulse
• Body fat percentage (caliper or hydrostatic)
• Vaccines, which may include: Tetanus (all first years) and influenza
• Lab screening, including: CBC, urinalysis, sickle cell trait, and TB skin test
• Dental screening with the team dentist
• Vision screening with the team optometrist
• General medical examination with a team family practice physician
• Orthopaedic examination with a team orthopedist (with immediate x-rays available by request of the team physician)
• Spinal alignment evaluation with the team chiropractor
• Other tests as determined by physician at exam
MSU Athletic Training Room Facilities and Action Photos
|Columbus Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center (Hydrotherapy Area)
|Columbus Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center (Rehabilitation Area)
|Columbus Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center (Treatment and Taping Area)
|MSU's Satellite Athletic Training Room at Humphrey Coliseum
|MSU's Satellite Athletic Training Room for Baseball at Polk-Dement Stadium and Dudy Noble Field
|MSU's Satellite Athletic Training Room for Volleyball at Newell-Grissom Gymnasium


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Our brother once had a lady friend who had real texture issues. She couldn't eat creamed corn (ew, who can?), couldn't touch wet coffee grounds, and couldn't use liquid bath soap. Instead, she bathed with a washcloth and a River Soap Company Geranium Rose Body Bar ($5). She said that this vegetable-based soap did just as good a job as those "grossly" bubbly body washes sold in drugstores. We took her word for it and, we've got to say, she might have been on to something. We really liked the scent but appreciated that we didn't walk out of the shower smelling totally like an English garden. And the almond oil infused in this soap ranks up there with argan oil in the moisturizing department. We wouldn't use it every day, but for those extremely hot and humid evenings, this would be welcome relief from the suffocating weight of heavier cream washes.
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In a gallery noting 25 big trends in the national restaurant scene, Bon Appétit's Andrew Knowlton placed 3 Dallas restaurants among the pack leaders for fresh ideas.
The first item on his list is creative neon signs, and for that he credited Monkey King Noodle Co. as well as Rose's Luxury in D.C. (who B.A. named Best New Restaurant 2014) and Pinewood Social in Nashville.
In the 16th slide, Knowlton praises restaurants in San Francisco, Cleveland, and San Antonio for their creative meaty dishes, and says CBD Provisions' Berkshire Pig Head Carnitas plate is "magically delicious."
Then Tanoshii Ramen got a shout-out toward the end of the gallery for its mural of the legendary Monkey King laid over exposed brick. D.C., Seattle and Sherman Oaks also got recognition for their unique art.
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What could be more iconic than the little red New England barn?
In fact, they aren't all barns- though some of them are. They're also tool sheds, outhouses, storage shacks, milking sheds. Small buildings that are red.
Driving around Vermont and upstate New York, many things surprise me about them. They strike me as both omnipresent and endangered at the same time: they seem to be everywhere I look until I try to find them. Set against the perfectly contrasting snowy landscape, the little red building conjures up a stereotype, an image out of a movie set, yet in practice they are infinite in their variety and character.
Stalwart and fragile, solid and gaping, in use and abandoned; they wobble and lean, perch, hover, and play hide and seek. Most prefer to be plain, but for those that would be fancy, they have their own brand of finery: white trim, flags, antlers, the occasional wooden fish.
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Leaving for Romania
Zambaccian Museum :
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Duke Hotel from48 €Book
Marshal Garden Hotel from99 €Book
Sheraton Bucharest Hotel from99 €Book
Zambaccian Museum
Zambaccian Museum : Michelin's recommendations
Romanian painters of the late 19C and early 20C (N.Grigorescu, Th. Pallady, S. Luchian, C. Brâncusi and C. Baba) and famous French artists (Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne, Sisley...) comprise the treasures of this museum. It is sited in the former home of the businessman who bequeathed this collection to the Romanian state in 1946; a precious gift indeed.
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The "Do-over" of Malibu Lagoon paid for by our tax dollars that began in 2011 demands an update to my previous outdoor day at Surf Riders Beach. The state took away three charming bridges framed in flowers where I once watched the hummers dipping into red Penstemon on the path to Surf Riders because algae was taking over the lagoon. Instead of dredging the lagoon to remove the offending gunk, millions were spent destroying what was a most pleasing affair. The pathway to the beach was detoured around a green cloaked lagoon where workmen were busy driving earthmovers for over two years. The unveiling revealed a barren lagoon with birds trying to re-establish nests in scrawny bleached out snags of trees, thousands of little flags marking the spots where plants will someday grow, and grebes chicks stuck in, guess what? Algae.
Today you must trek about half mile on a shade-less track to get to the shore from the State Beach parking lot. I understand that all of Malibu is on septic tanks and perhaps that is why they couldn't have a bathroom with running water and instead provided a bank of porta-potties for your pleasure. But, they could have given beachgoers a changing room so that we don't have to do a surfer strip behind a towel to avoid driving home in a wet suit.
The sequined Pacific remains a glorious affair. I still love to swim in the lake-like waters by the Malibu pier, but now I go to the County parking lot by the entrance to the Adamson House instead of the State Beach lot. There are facilities there that include shower, changing room and real toilets! What a concept. The Adamson house remains a lovely place to stroll through delightful gardens graced with fountains edged in colorful Malibu tiles. A tour of the home of the daughter of Mrs. Rindge, the heiress that once owned most of Malibu, is worth doing
The good news is that Malibu Farm has opened up at the end of Malibu Pier You can easily walk from the county, or public parking lot (south of the pier), to the tip of the pier and enjoy an organic repast while watching surfers sift in and out of the foaming waves. The sweeping 360 degree view from the upper deck of the restaurant takes in Santa Monica Bay, Surf Riders Beach to the North and the Santa Monica mountains behind. The food prepared with local garden fresh vegetables is a delicious bonus to a beautiful outdoor day in L.A.


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Microwave Corn On The Cob
But we lived. And I've moved past my fear of the thing, even if I don't quite understand how "micro" and "waves" can "cook" food. I've never been a big fan of a fully-nuked dinner, as I use the microwave primarily to reheat.
But then I discovered microwaved corn on the cob.
Oh, sista! Oh, brutha!
Here's what I said "goodbye" to:
- Boiling water
- Heating up my house
- Guessing when the corn is done
- Adding a little milk or a little sugar or a little salt, whatever
- Husking the corn
Place the unhusked ears of corn in the microwave, as many as will fit (usually 4). If the ears are super long, break off the "stem" part but still keep the corn in its husk. Do you hear me?? DO NOT HUSK.
(Suddenly, "husk" strikes me as a really funny word.)
Put the (unhusked!) ears right on top of the glass spinning tray. If there's no tray, sit the (unhusked!) ears on a microwave-safe plate.
Warning! Math alert!
For each ear of corn, add 3-4 minutes of cooking time. Three minutes if the ears are on the small side; four minutes if they're large. (If there are four large ears, set the cooker for 16 minutes. Two small ears--microwave for six minutes. You can mix and match the sizes if you math skills are up for it.)
If you are making a second batch and need to keep the corn warm, just keep it in the husk.
Otherwise, transfer the hot (!) ears to the sink, and husk the corn while running it under cold water. The cold water will not cool the corn, but it will keep you from doing the Hot-Hot-Hot Dance aaaannndddd it will wash the silk off at the same time. Then, serve with loads of butter and a generous amount of salt.
Because, if you remember: Vegetables are all about the butter and the salt.
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Rapping the Arab Spring
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TUNIS—Along a dusty main avenue, past worn freight cars piled on railroad tracks and young men smoking at sidewalk cafés beside shuttered shops, lies Kasserine, a town unremarkable in its poverty. Tucked deep in the Tunisian interior, Kasserine is 200 miles from the capital, in a region where decades of neglect by Tunisia's rulers has led to a state of perennial despair. But pass a prison on the edge of town, and a jarring mix of neon hues leap from its outer wall. During the 2011 uprising against former President Zine El-Abdine Ben Ali, prisoners rioted, and much of the wall was destroyed in fighting with security forces. On the wall that remains, a poem by Tunisian poet Abu al Qassem Chebbi stretches across 800 feet of concrete and barbed wire, scrawled in calligraffiti—a style fusing Arabic calligraphy with hip hop graffiti—by Tunisian artist Karim Jabbari. On each section of the wall, one elaborate pattern merges into a wildly different one. "Before Karim, you might have come to Kasserine and thought, 'There's nothing in this town.' But we've got everything—from graffiti, to breakdance, to rap.The kids here, they're talented; they've got passion," says a local youth who assisted Jabbari in the prison wall project.
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But Mr. Najafi's latest song, "Naghi," named after a Shiite saint, has prompted a particular uproar. Opponents of Mr. Najafi are using a
Leveraging Hip Hop in US foreign policy
|The US government wants to improve its tarnished image abroad by sending out 'hip hop envoys' [GALLO/GETTY]
In April 2010, the US State Department sent a rap group named
Following Chen Lo's performance, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton was asked by CBS News about US diplomacy's recent embrace of hip hop. "Hip hop is America," she said, noting that rap and other musical forms could help "rebuild the image" of the United States. "You know it may be a little bit hopeful, because I can't point to a change in Syrian policy because Chen Lo and the Liberation Family showed up. But I think we have to use every tool at our disposal."
The State Department began using hiphop as a tool in the mid-2000s, when, in the wake of Abu Ghraib and the resurgence of the Taliban, Karen Hughes, then undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, launched an initiative called Rhythm Road. The programme was modelled on the jazz diplomacy initiative of the Cold War era, except that in the "War on Terror", hip hop would play the central role of countering "poor perceptions" of the US.
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DEF JAM will probably never sign them, but Cheikh Oumar Cyrille Touré, from a small town about 100 miles southeast of Dakar, Senegal, and
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The Hip-Hop Rhythm of Arab Revolt
The Arab Spring is widely known as a Twitter rebellion, but underground hip-hop artists also played a very important role. Robin Wright, author of "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World," talks with Jerry Seib about the phenomenon.
In November 2010, a young Tunisian rapper who called himself El General posted a song on his Facebook page and YouTube. He had no alternative.
The government of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali had virtually banned hip-hop. Its musicians were not on government-approved playlists for state-controlled television or radio. They were rarely able to get permits to perform in public. And most were barred from recording CDs.
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Shahada x Shadia: bearing witness
I'm often asked, "What value does Hip Hop have in the realm of cultural diplomacy?" A film review I read today in the
This explains how the same theme,
, can be used by both Hip Hop artists, such as American rap stars Mos Def and Freeway, who have openly discussed their conversion to Islam, and by jihadists, such as American-born Al Qaeda recruiter, Abu Mansour al-Amriki, who invokes shahada in his
In response to those who ask me, "Why Hip Hop?", I would offer that Hip Hop, in its true form, represents an artistic expression of
not necessarily in a religious sense, but in a personal one, and, moreover, in a peaceful one. It is for that reason that I continue to advocate the support of Hip Hop-related programming by cultural diplomacy organizations, as well as others seeking to "engage the hearts and minds of Muslim youth". One such organization that seems to get it is the
"The Mu'Allaqat poems… I thought I knew a lot about that era but after reading the poems, I learned a lot about my culture. The poems are about Bedouin life but the crazy thing is nothing much has changed… the traditions, the customs, our mannerisms… even the mentality, the conservative nature of that time is still alive in certain parts of the Arab world. To be honest, being Palestinian, being Arab and coming from a very cultural background I have taken my experience, my upbringing and what I feel and put that into all the songs we're performing at the Roundhouse. Obviously we are all from different Arab regions and have different upbringings, but what I've learned from the poems is relative to how we are brought up and live as Arabs. I think it all made sense in the end."
What other medium could so meaningfully connect young Arabs with their cultural heritage and at the same time allow them to connect with one another, and with other young people around the world, to bear witness, faithfully and creatively, to their lives at the turbulent dawn of the 21st century? Only Hip Hop, where followers make their own form of shahada, expressing belief in the power of music and poetry to affect change.


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Well I figure since Vermeil was able to duplicate the offensive success in KC that he had with the Rams with Al Saunders while Martz ended up bouncing around coordinator and QB coaching jobs the rest of his career after the Bulger years. I mean are we really comparing a guy that took 2 different teams to a Superbowl and a third team to a 13-3 record to Mike Martz?
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Stocks rebounded from Thursday's 1.2% "sell-off" today as heightened geopolitical risk in the Ukraine and Israel could not hold investors' attention. Yesterday's decline was substantial by the standards of the past several months of ultra-low volatility, but unremarkable in a broader context. The benchmark S&P 500 rose 1% on Friday, with the narrower Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) up 0.7%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) finished up 1.6%. In company-specific news, AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is taking home the prize that is Ireland-based Shire (NASDAQ:SHPG) in a $54 billion deal, or perhaps it would be better said that part of the prize is being able to switch homes (see story below.)
On Monday, I wrote that AbbVie's takeover of Shire was going to happen, after Shire had announced that it was happy with the price of 53.20 pounds per share that AbbVie had come up with -- on its fifth offer, no less! Apparently, the two companies were able to successfully negotiate "the other terms of the offer," as they announced this morning that they would combine in a deal valued at $54 billion. But there's a third party that the two companies may yet have to reckon with -- the U.S. Treasury.
One of the reasons why AbbVie was able to raise its offer multiple times was because of the value of a particular feature of the deal that will enable it to switch its tax domicile to the U.K., under a process known as "tax inversion," thereby substantially lowering its tax rate. Shire is based in Ireland, and registered on the Channel Island of Jersey.
In the Powerpoint presentation [opens a PDF document] that AbbVie has put together to sell the transaction to shareholders, the company boasts: "AbbVie expects the effective tax rate for New AbbVie to approximate 13% by 2016; the new tax structure will provide AbbVie with flexible access to its global cash flows."
That 13% rate would represent a near halving of AbbVie's current tax rate – a hugely valuable improvement. The second clause refers to the fact that, post-acquisition, AbbVie will be able to access its worldwide profits without having to pay a 35% "repatriation" tax to the U.S. Treasury.
However, AbbVie may be counting its tax inversion before it's hatched. Writing to leaders of the congressional tax-writing committees on Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urged lawmakers to enact legislation that would curtail tax inversions. AbbVie expects the acquisition of Shire to close during the fourth quarter.
While the Congress does not appear to share the Obama administration's sense of urgency in regard to passing such legislation, it could still bear on this transaction if it were passed with retroactive effect. In his letter, Mr. Lew recommended making the law retroactive to May 2014. AbbVie shareholders had better hope the company left itself a margin of safety in accounting for the tax benefits of the deal.
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The Dodgers today announced the activation of pitcher Josh Beckett from the 15-day disabled list. To make room for Beckett on the active roster, Los Angeles optioned Jose Dominguez to Triple-A Albuquerque.
Beckett, who gets the start tonight, suffered a contusion on his right thumb in March. When the team broke camp, the 33-year was put on the DL. Beckett pitched four innings for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga in a rehab start five days ago and was declared fit. Tonight against the Tigers, his pitch count will be closely monitored.
"Josh is ready to go," Dodger manager Don Mattingly said. "He hasn't been built to 90 pitches yet, but he's close. He's in the neighborhood."
The three-time All Star was acquired by the Dodgers in 2012 in a blockbuster trade with Boston. In seven starts with Los Angeles, he posted a 2.93 earned run average. The following season Beckett made only eight starts, going 0-5 with a 5.19 ERA before being diagnosed with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Surgery in June involved removal of Beckett's first rib to relieve pressure on his nerves.
With Beckett's return, 22-year-old Dominguez proved to be the odd man out. The fire-balling right hander returns to Albuquerque where he pitched eight games without allowing an earned run in 2013.
Reliever Brian Wilson is also close to returning to the Dodgers. Wilson landed on the DL on April 2nd – retroactive to March 31 – with inflammation in the ulnar nerve in his pitching elbow. The bearded wonder threw today under the supervision of Dodger pitching coach Rick Honeycutt.
"The ball came out good," Mattingly said. "Rick's got a plan for him. We're not sure he'll be ready after 15 (days), but we're in the ball park if there aren't any setbacks. We'll see where he is tomorrow and go from there."
With a talent-laden roster, making room for Wilson will force some difficult decisions. Mattingly likes it that way.
"In Spring Training, we asked guys to make the decisions tough," he explained. "That's what we want. You have to give Ned (Colletti) and his group credit for planning and knowing that things happen. You've got to give them credit for building that depth."
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Veggies, Nom Nom Nom Nom!
It's been a while since I've posted animals eating vegetables. So brace yourself. Extreme cuteness! Furry little critters munching veggies set to music equals nom nom nom nom!
I may have to bash my head against the wall to get the song out of my head, nom nom nom nom.
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I have a domain as example I will call it www.test.com I have made a website in IIS, running on port 80 and can be viewed by typing the IP of the server in the address bar of my browser.
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N.B. The email exchange below may have been edited, e.g. to remove content not essential to the main point(s) or to standardize English spelling/grammar.
Hi J. and T.,
...I was hoping get a recommendation of a Norse word describing or related to wolves that might apply to a... "pack" grouping of cometary materials in space.
In early times icy materials may have spread across wide regions of the outer solar system perhaps from the orbit of Saturn, or thereabouts, and outwards. It may be hypothesised that large quantities of these icy materials may have been able to congregate at the same approximate orbital distance as the orbits of the giant planets, but either far ahead or behind the planet in orbit -- within the region of "Lagrangian points." Potentially large quantities of material might have assembled around the Lagrangian points in early times, and this concept is well illustrated in the theoretical origin of Earth's moon, [which] is widely thought to have been formed after Theia (an object that achieved the size of Mars) formed at one of Earth's Lagrangian points and then, after achieving about a tenth of the mass of the Earth, splashed into our planet. Even today, after the solar system has calmed down considerably, "Trojan" asteroids congregate around the Lagrangian points in front of and behind Jupiter.
So I got to wonder about a name that might be given to the potentially large collections of ice that might have formed around the Lagrangian points of the "ice giants" Uranus and Neptune. Carrying on the classical theme of the deific names of the planets so as to include the Titan Theia, the naming of the Trojans of Jupiter and the Trojans of other planets... I thought a Norse word with a wolf connection might be appropriately associated with a potentially large and dangerous assembly of ice.
Orbits of the early solar system have been interpreted to have interacted powerfully, with the result that planet sized assemblies of ice could have been flung across the solar system. These objects could then have struck any other object in the solar system or, alternatively, be thrown into the far reaches of space. They were provokable and potentially deadly.
I saw the words for wolf (freki, ulfr and valdyr) in your online dictionary and thought that one of these words might be used. I also realise that the Norwegian and Swedish for wolf is simply ulf and would be easier for non-linguists to pronounce than ulfr.
Your advice would be much appreciated.
Dear G.,
Thank you very much for your email. As it turns out, I just happen to be a physicist by training, [specializing] in classical mechanics, and so your mention of Lagrangian points warmed my heart and provided a nice change of pace to my usual workday. What's more, I spent the academic year 2008-2009 teaching astronomy, so I find your email doubly fun!
When I talked to my colleague J. the other day and your email came up, I was still at a loss for a good suggestion. J. however immediately suggested Old Norse vargr. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that's a pretty darn good suggestion. The word actually derives from a Proto-Indo-European root *H_(2/3)wergh- meaning 'to commit a crime'. The ON noun therefore means 'felon' or 'criminal', but it has taken on a secondary meaning as 'wolf'. I guess the closet thing I can think of in English for this connection is the way we use the phrase 'lone wolf'... to connote being 'outside the law'. Of course it doesn't have the sense of 'group' that you would like. I'm sorry to say I don't have the word for 'pack' at the front of my brain... my focus is on the ancient languages, and I haven't run across such a word often enough for it to stick...
As I read your mention of the astronomers' practice of using deific names, I thought one other possibility that might interest you could be ON Fenrir. In Norse mythology, this wolf bit off the hand of the god Tyr, whose name is ultimately cognate with Dyaus in Sanskrit, Zeus in Greek, and Ju(ppiter) in Latin. Personally I find rather apropos the notion that Fenrir might be lurking in the shadows at the Lagrangian points ready to bite off the hand of the deity it follows. But maybe that's just me...
I hope these suggestions might prove helpful, if nothing else as points of departure in the search for still further options. Thank you again for contacting us, and please let me know if we can be of further assistance.
Kind regards, T. K.


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I am getting an error from a tar.gz file that was created with winace when opening it with
tar vxzf package.tar.gz in Linux:
tar: A lone zero block at 60140
Sounds like you lost one of the sectors of your hard drive that that tarball was sitting on, so that block of the file is all zeroes. You may want to download it again, or restore from a backup or something.
For a second opinion about the file, try ungzipping it with
You may also want to read the SMART counters on that hard drive and see if it's reporting any pending, remapped, or reallocated bad sectors. If you find any, get everything off the hard drive that you can (or if you have recent enough backups, test your backups somewhere to make sure you can restore everything from them), and then erase the hard drive with the option selected to actually write zeroes or random data to every sector of the drive. That's the only way to force a hard drive to remap any bad sectors. But once a hard drive is starting to have sectors fail, it's probably time to replace the drive.