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I'm a full-time graphic design student from Belgium/UK doing an exchange year at Deakin University. I'm looking for a room for my remaining time here in Australia (end of November - July 2018). I am pretty open for new things. I can be a quiet flatmate at times but am always up for fun adventures (even if it's just going for a food shop) and I won't say no to beer. I'd say I'm pretty neat and I like to clean, especially if I have uni work to do. Besides that, I love to listen to music, explore places, chill with friends or go out. I enjoy long chats and I also absolutely love animals.
We are a laid back couple from Sweden who just moved to Melbourne and have start working. We like to stay healthy and active but we also like to go out for a beer on weekends.
Hi There, I've studied construction management and architecture at Deakin in Geelong the past 5 years so now im making the move to Melbourne to start a graduate position with a construction company operating in the CBD. I will be working standard weekly office hours mon - fri. I love the outdoors including surfing, golf and camping and also love all things music including the occasional festival and gig. I will definitely be making the most of being in Melbourne to check out many music venues around. As I will be based in the CBD ideally i would prefer somewhere close by or with easy access into the city to reduce the commute as much as possible to spend more time doing things Id prefer to be doing including going the gym or spending time with friends. Also open to weekly rent from $100 to ~$250. Hopefully I seem like someone you like to live with and i hear from you soon !
Hi, I'm from France and I m coming back for a 2nd year in Melbourne and for this year I would like to find a nice place to stay around this beautiful city. I m working in filmmaking industry and I also have other jobs in hospitality. I m easy going, I like to talk about everything, having a coffee or a beer, share a meal... I love cooking, watching movies and do some sport. I also like to have my own time to relax... Anyway I'll be more than happy to meet you in person to talk everything. See you soon, Solène
hi! Im a backpacker looking for a room for at least 1 month. im easy going, tidy with the common áreas of the house, i love conversation with a wine in between. sport person and out side smoker.
Hey everyone, my name's Amber. Turned 30 this year and looking for a massive lifestyle and inspirational change - want to get away from Sydney as soon as possible and relocate to Melbourne. A bit of background on me - I've been a multi disciplinary Artist since I was a child, with a main focus on Acting, Singing and Musicianship. Completed my tertiary education in Acting and I'm currently doing distance study in Electronic Sound Production and Indigenous Studies, to help expand my mind and teach me new skills. I love to read and learn, have solid conversations and a good laugh, share knowledge - books and artworks make up 70% of my earthly goods! A few of my interests include Reading, Playing Guitar, Socializing with friends on the weekend, Writing, Dancing, Acting, Cooking, Travel, Theatre, Music Production and Songwriting, Singing, Yoga and Martial Arts, Gaming (Xbox 360 - I have one to bring to the house and a load of games, if that's your thing too), binge watching Netflix or getting into some hardcore SBS on demand / ABC iview when I have free time, Photography and Art of all forms. Social justice, human/civil rights and equality are vital concepts to me. By no means a definitive list, but it gives you a bit of an idea. I'm friendly, respectful, fun, keep things in the house clean and am a weird balance of someone who likes to say hi and be social round the house when it suits people, but can also respect your space/privacy and like to enjoy my own when I'm feeling hermity too - hopefully you won't be the type to take it personally if i need some time out to myself. Not a precious princess about things and am really adverse to passive aggressive types - if you're not the sort of person that can just have a calm, upfront chat and nip it in the bud if I accidentally do anything to annoy you, then we probably won't enjoy living together. I'm a smoker, although more than happy to go outside if you're not, as this is most people's preference, I'm not obnoxious about it and respect people's needs. Constantly burning fragrant oils / candles and incense anyway and am very conscious of mutual space, nothing like coming home to a house that feels welcoming and smells divine. Not a huge party animal, though I do enjoy occasionally having people round sometimes - during the week I'm pretty chill (although, also not boring hey - totally not adverse to cracking some wine or beers while cooking / having a friend round when the mood strikes - I'm a pretty mean cook, double plus bonus!). Weekends are always easier for getting out and about or catching up with people. If this sounds like someone you wouldn't mind sharing space with, let me know. Thanks in advance mates, look forward to meeting some like minds - keen for a long-term place I can make a home, with cool, fuss-free housemate/s who like the sound of my listing. Looking to make the move ASAP soon as I find something. Let me know if you have any questions. Peace and Thanks, Amber
I'm a laid back Perth-born guy studying advertising at RMIT, and i'm looking (ideally) to get together with a few people and start a new share house, or possibly just a room in an existing house if the people are cool. I'm still pretty new to Melbourne and so i'd love to be living with people that will be down for beers or a good 2K/FIFA wager, and I'd be totally cool with you having mates over for drinks/small parties as long as you're not weird about me meeting them. So basically hit me up if you're a social guy/gal that isn't going to hide in their room all the time. I'm just going to dot-point stuff from here on out: - I'm a clean guy, but definitely not a neat freak, so your room can be a total pig-sty if you want, so long as common areas are kept presentable. - Couples okay - I don't own a car so Flemington and Kensington are appealing as they both have stores nearby and are also close to the CBD, but if you know of any other areas that are similar I'm definitely flexible. - I am a really sarcastic guy and constantly making jokes, but also love to have a lengthy debate over serious and interesting topics, so if those things don't appeal to you then i'm not your best option because they are the main pillars of my personality. - My cooking skills are seriously minimal (toast and spaghetti) - I'm on time with rent, and happy to split bills on anything extra in order to keep costs down. - Possibly okay if you have pets, but I would have to make sure my throat doesn't close up around them. (i'm a serious dog lover so being allergic is depressing as fkkkkk) - I'm not fussed about you bringing people home from bars/clubs so long as you flick me a text first so I have a chance to get out of your way. - I go to the gym, but i'm no bodybuilder, so I don't want you judging me when I pound down 2 pizzas alone. - I'm a diehard Crows fan, and a big follower of the NBA and Premier League, but I love to watch just about any sport. - I like to watch House of Cards, Game of Thrones, Suits, The Office, Friends re-runs, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and probably a bunch of other stuff I can't remember. - Oh and my favourite movie has been Titanic since i was 5 years old, I feel like that might be relevant somehow. - Other interests include; US Politics, Standup Comedy, Writing, Reading, Gaming (just basic stuff like sports games and the occasional shooter), Golf (i'm terrible at it but i enjoy a sunny day on the course), and drinking too much. That's pretty much it, I'm a good bloke to have around the house if you're not a super serious person, and i do my fair share to ensure harmonious living. If you're interested or if you have any questions please message me!
Born in Aus but grew up in England and backpacked around Aus the past 2 years. Now I'm looking for stability and routine for the next 6 months before uni starts (and potentially during uni as well). I'm a social and easy-going guy, but I'm not messy and don't rely on others for things when avoidable. I am big on music: love festivals, gigs and I play acoustic guitar. Also an avid cook, I'm a bit of a scientist so I like to experiment with flavours and see what mixes well with each other. Love geeking out to a board game or video. Considering getting into a martial art and/or ballroom or salsa dancing!
Hi Everyone! A bit about myself: My name's Alexandra (Ali for short). I am 24 years old and I was born in America but raised in Birmingham, UK. I have recently moved to Melbourne for work as a business analyst at ANZ. I'm a very bubbly person, trustworthy, easy to get along with and tidy. I love to socialise whether it's going out for a drink or staying in to watch game of thrones. I'm a complete foodie and have been taught to cook from my amazing mum. I would prefer to have a 1 bedroom apartment somewhere that is convenient to get to work (Queen Street) however my research has shown me this is hard to find on my current budget max $1200 per month including bills. Saying that, I'm an amazing housemate to have - I can even provide housemate references :P Preferences: -Near convenient shops and perhaps bars/restaurants -Place must include an oven and double bed -I don't mind living with boys and/or girls Please contact me if you think you have anything appropriate or have any questions.
Hi! I am a outgoing, nice, tidy and clean girl from Sweden. 24 years old and hoping to find a clean room to rent.
Hey! Planning to move to Melbourne on 30th September and would be very keen to do viewings any dates after that! Im currently looking to rent around 6 month. I'm 23 years old, working in finance and my preferable location is close to CBD as I'll be working full time. Thanks, Jun
Hi there! My name is Adi (or Adriarne but no one really calls me that!!). I'm 30 years old, single & working professional. Looking to move in to a new home asap! ABOUT ME: I currently work Mon - Fri in an office job. In my spare time I love yoga, travelling, good food, relaxing, beach time, meditation, reading books, being creative & meeting inspiring and like-minded people. I'm pretty low-key during the week and don't mind a cheeky drink over the weekend, but not the party type! My background has been in design and merchandising; and after returning from a 9 month trip, decided for a change in career. I am now working in the natural health industry and working towards the possibility of studying natural medicine mid-next year. I am an animal lover, loves books, music, is a tea-drinker, keeping fit & a non-smoker. I am clean, organised & respect your space but wouldn't mind to chat as well! So if you fit in to any of my passions and loves above, please contact me.
We are a couple, Carla from Argentina and Stephane from France. Recently moved to Melbourne after travelling round New Zealand for a few months. We are with a Working Holiday Visa, currently looking for a job in Hospitality to stay at least 4 months. We want a room in a shared flat or house, with a big bed for both. We are looking for a nice place to chill out through the week, with people who are keen to have a drink or just watch a movie. We are both outgoing people and willing to give most things a go. Stephane has a degree in Gastronomy and loves cooking. He plays basketball but interested in any sports. Carla has a degree in Communication and she is also interested in photography.
Hi, I'm moving to Melbourne from Sydney on 28 September and looking for a furnished room to stay for 1-2 months (flexible). I'm 22 years old, working in finance, very easy-going, tidy and respectful person, love photography, sports and a lot of other stuff. Let me know if you have something suitable:) Thanks, Uliana
Haaave ya met Jed? I'm looking for a house or flatshare and some cool people to go along with it! I currently live in Brunswick, which I think is a great area, but I'm open to looking at a lot of locations. Ideally I'm looking for people of a similar age or older, that enjoy occasionally hanging out after work with a bev or even sharing the odd meal. I'm flexible on contract durations, but nothing too short-term; I live in Melbourne permanently. Me: Easy going guy that laughs at pretty much everything and fancies himself a bit of a (wannabe), comedian. I work full-time in the city during the week and can usually be found in Brunswick, Fitzroy or the city in the evenings/weekend. I play the guitar, like to the socialise, train at the gym and watch a lot of movies. Get in touch if you're interested in buddying up or have a room going! Danke, Jed
Hi my name is Maki from Japan. I am very mature, tidy, clean, considerable, sociable and my motto is respect people. I'm doing full time internship now so I work Mon-Fri. I can't cook but I try at least 2 times in a week for independent myself. I'm looking for a private room INCLUDING BILLS and INTERNET in CBD. If you have gym and pool would be so nice. I prefer Female only flat or some females there. Thank you Maki
I'm currently living in the Eastern suburbs but am looking to relocate so I can be closer to work (preferably North Melbourne). I currently have a house full of furniture and white goods so I pretty much have everything you need for a house. I'm hoping to meet somebody to team up with to look for a place together. A little about me - I'm 29 and work in the construction industry. During the week I tend to keep things pretty low key, with my nights generally consisting of sport or gym. I love cooking (food in general) so I'm happy to share meals and my baked goods. I love my sports especially AFL, so if you like your footy I'm sure we will get along. Weekends are for exploring and I love getting out on day trips and hikes.
Hi there! I'm Hayley and I'm currently 21 years old. I've just recently completed my Accounting degree at university in Western Sydney but moving to Melbourne in January 2018 to commence full-time employment with NBN Co. Since May 2016, I've been living in a granny flat so I am familiar with bill management and always manage to keep the house tidy. I am more than happy to chip in and help out where needed I tend to keep to myself and often entertain myself by watching Netflix, playing Xbox, reading a book or going to live music gigs. I also love to travel and have been around Australia multiple times as well as the US twice (3rd trip booked in November '17). That being said, I am a very bubbly person and always up for a chat, a night out or even just a night in with my flatmates if you're up for it. I do not smoke nor have any pets but have no problems if flatmates do. I am very clean and organised and looking forward to starting a new chapter of my life in Melbourne!
Hey everyone! I am respectful, easy going and just a great house mate!! 😊.
a little about myself-My name is Ilya, I am 24 years old. I am originally from Miami but I have lived In New York and Los Angeles. The last year and a half I have been living in Thailand, working as a teacher, and traveling. Upon quitting my job I went traveling around southeast asia. After 3 months of the backpacking/pirate life I have moved to Melbourne. I am here to have a good time and save money. But most importantly I am trying to get back into the arts, (I used to work in film and act in Los Angeles). I plan on staying in Melbourne for the foreseeable future too so Im really trying to build a life here. Furthermore, I am working on a book that I will try to sell around February (if you're nice to me ill let you read it). As for me, I love to read, write, and take aimless walks. I'm social but also I plan to be pretty busy with working and pursuing my projects. I arrived in Melbourne 2 weeks ago and I'm using this week to explore the city, find work and find a good permanent place. Im starting construction next week too!
Hi Guys this is Veronica, from Italy. I have lived in London for 5 years and now decided to move to Austrialia for at list a year. I am looking for a private room for at least 4 months. I am a genuine girl, clean and tidy, I love spend my time chatting, cooking, and enjoying a good glass of wine or a cup of tea. I work in Hospitality and i hope meeting you soon to have some fun toghether :) xx
I'm self sufficient, reliable and respectful. I'm looking for a relaxed place to call home and housemates that have their own things going on but don't mind sharing a glass of wine or a boogie on the occasion.
Hello, We are Lauren and Adam an Irish couple looking for somewhere to live as close as possible to the city centre. We are very easy going and friendly! Although we like to socialise and have a drink now and again we are not party animals and are very respectful. We would ideally like to move in somewhere until mid December. If you have any other questions please ask. Many thanks, Lauren and Adam
I like wine... 30 just turned, from London UK, here for a year but want to stay forever!! I've been living in Brisbane for a few months and now I'm ready to do Melbourne I like to binge Netflixs. I like to have the freedom to have a chill house but also have a little party now and again. I can share milk and butter and wont get on if the washing up is not done. I love a good night in with a facemask and a rose but equally love a night out in a fancy bar. I'm allergic to cats, gemini with an obsession with Pizza. I don't exercise but I do love swimming. Looking for a social house that respects each other, I've got $250 budget maybe more for bills inclusive. Abi x


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Posted by CLMY96 in Entertainment | Dec. 10, 2014 | 11 Comments
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Finding God at John C. Combs Arena
Last night was a long one for fans of the Perry County Central Commodores…
I've not missed a big game since I started playing in the pep band for my alma mater in middle school. I can quote you numbers, tell you stories and I have a really vivid memories of the highest and lowest moments since I started following the Commodores – but it's nights like last night that I connect with the situation on a spiritual level.
Yesterday night I watched as the Commodores were on the winning side of the scoreboard for 30 minutes of a 32-minute game and ended up losing in the waning minutes. After the buzzer sounded, the fans walked to their cars as quickly as possible, most of them mumbling about referees and thinking about what could have been. The kids hung their heads as they shook hands and walked back to the locker room for the last time this year, some of them for the last time ever. You've got kids that have identified themselves as 'basketball players' ever since they were old enough to put on their biddy league t-shirt and run with a ball in their hand on six-foot goals.
I know a lot of you probably don't get into sports, let alone follow high school basketball in the 14th Region with the vigor that I do, but there are some deep spiritual parallels to behold if you look hard enough.
What do you identify with?
Will it one day come to an end?
What will your legacy be when it's over?
Take some time to think about it…
And while you do, reference these verses (Revelation 12:10-12) and check out John Mark McMillan's new album while you're at it as well. It's a good jam!


text: a.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 20, 2011 $16 Muffins, and Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab By CHARLIE SAVAGE WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Tuesday came under criticism for "extravagant and potentially wasteful" spending on conferences at the end of the Bush administration and early in the Obama administration, including paying $16 per muffin and $8 per eight-ounce cup of coffee at certain events. "Some conferences featured costly meals, refreshments, and themed breaks that we believe were indicative of wasteful or extravagant spending - especially when service charges, taxes, and indirect costs are factored into the actual price paid for food and beverages," said a newly released report by the department's acting inspector general, Cynthia Schnedar. The report scrutinized spending at a sampling of conferences from October 2007 to September 2009, focusing on eye-popping calculations of food and beverage expenses. For example, at a four-day conference in November 2007 at the Grand Hyatt in Denver on the "Amber Alert" system for searching for missing children, taxpayers ended up paying $5.57 for each of 1,334 cans of soda. A five-day conference in August 2009 at the Capital Hilton in Washington to train immigration lawyers saved money by serving only snacks. But it still cost $4,200 for 250 muffins and $2,880 for 300 cookies and brownies, more than $16 a muffin and nearly $10 per cookie and brownie. The department said that it had brought such spending under better control in the 2010 and 2011 fiscal years, which were outside the scope of the audit. Moreover, the department told auditors that some food costs were exaggerated because of the way deals with the hotels were often structured: the hotels provided "free" meeting space in exchange for an agreement to use their pricey food and beverage services. Planners often did no cost-benefit analysis to determine whether it would have been thriftier to pay for the meeting space directly and obtain cheaper catering, the report said. But it noted that the conferences often ended up spending tens of thousands more on food and beverage than the minimum necessary to secure the "free" meeting rooms. Over all during the 2008-9 fiscal years, the department spent $121 million to host or participate in 1,832 conferences. The report focused on 10 of those conferences that cost $4.4 million, and questioned $134,432 in spending. The report also criticized as "unreasonable" certain travel by planners. For example, a consultant in Anchorage was hired to help put on a 2008 Indian Nations conference in California. The consultant billed $3,454 to make the 2,400-mile trip three times. While the department largely agreed with the report's findings and recommendations, it said it had been reasonable to hire the Alaskan consultant, who had special expertise in a variety of matters like Alaskan tribal culture and federal grant procedures. The inspector general previously criticized similar overspending in a 2007 audit. Department supervisors in 2008 and 2009 issued rules and memorandums to limit such costs. But the report found that several conferences put on afterward had nevertheless exceeded such limits. ___________________________ Wayne A. Fox wayne.a.fox at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/attachments/20110921/4a937e19/attachment-0001.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: nytlogo153x23.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1877 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/attachments/20110921/4a937e19/attachment-0001.gif>


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The nights around here have been really cold. I usually keep warm by snuggling up in between my babies. One kid on the left and another kid on the right. It's the warmest spot in all the land. This works well until you get a hand or foot smacked in the face.
Another way to keep warm without losing an eye is chowing down on a warm bowl of chicken and dumplings. This dish is hearty, simple and delicious. It definitely warms the belly and soul. I also love that it is a one-pot meal. You have your meat, bread and vegetables all in one pot. It works out beautifully when you want a complete meal without the fuss.
Chicken & Dumplings Recipe
- 1 1/2 lbs skinless boneless chicken breast or thighs cut into chunks
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 russet potato, peeled and diced
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 small yellow onion, chopped
- 2 stalks of celery, diced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 1 quart chicken stock
- Dumplings (see recipe below)
- 1 cup frozen green peas
- 2 tablespoons minced parsley or cilantro
- In a large pot, add the vegetable oil and butter over medium-high heat.
- Add the bay leaf, potato, carrots, onion, and celery.
- Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add salt, pepper, poultry seasoning and chicken stock.
- Bring pot to a boil.
- Add chicken and dumplings. Leave spaces between the dumplings.
- Cover the pot with a lid and cook for 15 minutes.
- Uncover pot and cook for 5 minutes to let the sauce reduce.
- Add peas and stir. Cook for another minute.
- Top with parsley/cilantro and a fresh crackling of black pepper before serving.
Dumpling Recipe
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons of cold butter
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Work the butter in the flour mixture with your hands until flour resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add buttermilk and kneed until dough comes together.
- Cut into golf-ball size pieces.


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Crystal is a programming language with a Ruby-inspired syntax, completely free of type declarations, still providing for static checks, and many modern idioms. It allows to bind and invoke C code directly. ...
Changes: minor feature: (breaking change) When used with a type declaration, the macros property, getter, setter, etc., declare instance variables with those types. (breaking change) JSON.mapping and YAML.mapping ...License: Apache
Keywords: c, ruby, crystal-lang, compiler, programming-language, developers
Pale Moon is a web browser derived from Firefox. It's not just a repackaged variant, but progresses with its own XUL-based interface focused on ease of use, but still incorporates latest Firefox technologies ...
Changes: minor feature: This is a web compatibility, stability and release. Changes/:. Disabled our ES6 Promise implementation introduced in 26.0. Since there were some severe with its implementation that ...License: MPL
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ChaiScript is an embedded scripting language for C++ designed from the ground up to be easy to use by the C++ developer.
Changes: major feature: Many bug fixes. Performance improvements. Built in JSON support.License: BSDL-2
Keywords: c++, interpreter, software-development
Highlight converts sourcecode to HTML, XHTML, RTF, LaTeX, TeX, SVG, BBCode and terminal escape sequences with coloured syntax highlighting. Language definitions and colour themes are customizable Lua scripts. ...
Changes: minor feature: -added support of Pascal, Lua, Ruby and C# regions in outhtml_codefold.lua -improved outhtml_codefold.lua to handle embedded languages -added string delimiters in the Ruby definition -added ...License: GNU GPLv3
Keywords: documentation, text-processing, html, latex
Tray notification applet for informing about package updates in Slackware and CLI tool for monitoring upgraded packages.
Changes: minor feature: Fixed: - Avoid terminate gtk status iconLicense: GNU GPLv3
Keywords: slackware, update, notifier, mirroring, packaging
SQLite is a lightweight and embeddable database. It's fully ACID and SQL92 compliant with 100% test coverage. As storage a single cross-platform disk file format is used, which may be up to terrabytes ...
Changes: security: Enhanced WAL mode so that it works efficiently with transactions that are Larger than the cache_size. Added the FTS5 detail option. Added the "EXTRA" option to PRAGMA synchronous that ...License: Public Domain
Keywords: c, sql, database, sqlite, embedded
Jorani is a PHP/mySQL based web application. Jorani is designed to provide simple leave and overtime request workflows for small organizations. Some of its features are Notifications by e-mail, various ...
Changes: minor feature: * Multiple edit in HR/Employees page * Translation into VietnameseLicense: Affero GPLv3
Keywords: leave, overtime, time, off, php, mysql, web
Yamado is a minimal note & journal system with extensions for functioning as a homepage & blog. Forget about databases, additional frameworks and the rest. Primarily intended to be installed on a server, ...
Changes: minor feature: v0.3.1 2016-02-11 multiword matching for categories and topics. Listing based on topics: `yamado ls -t lt;topic gt;`. List of topics: `yamado topics`.License: Affero GPLv3
Keywords: journal, blog, news-diary, atom, feed, indexing, markdown, bash, console, linux, end-users
Ricochet is a peer-to-peer, anonymous and secure instant messaging system utilizing Tor. It allows chatting with anyone without exposing an identity or IP address. It does not reveal any meta data, contacts, ...
Changes: minor feature: Windows - (pgp) . Mac OS X - (pgp). . Linux 32-bit - (pgp). . Linux 64-bit - (pgp). . Source - (pgp). . Block all network requests to guard against potential deanonymization. Reject ...License: BSDL
Keywords: c++, chat, instant-messaging, tor, encryption, cross-platform, qt5
mlterm provides a X11 terminal emulator with extensive support for internationalization, different character sets and encodings, or input methods. Fonts are rendered anti-aliased through FreeType, one ...
Changes: minor bugfix: : Compiling error when./configure is executed with "--with-gui=fb (--disable-anti-alias)" or. "--with-gui=xlib,fb --enable-anti-alias" option.License: BSDL
Keywords: c, gtk, x11, terminal-emulator, xterm, i18n
FFmpeg is the leading framework for decoding, encoding, transcoding, muxing, demuxing, streaming, filtering and playing pretty much any media format. It supports widespread and standardized, proprietary ...
Changes: major feature: 3.0 was released on 2016-02-15. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 3.0 release branch, which was cut from master on 2016-02-14. It includes the following library versions: libavutil ...License: GNU LGPLv3
Keywords: video, conversion, display, capture, library, c, x11, developers
ansible-cmdb takes the output of Ansible's setup module (facts) and converts it into a static HTML overview page containing system configuration information. It supports multiple templates and extending ...
Changes: minor bugfix: This release fixes problems with hosts file parsing and missing facts. It improves error reporting and error handling. Ansible local facts are now displayed in the host details. Undocumented ...License: MITL
Keywords: cmdb, sysadmin, devops, commandline
Paperwork is a GUI to make papers easily searchable using OCR. The basic idea behind Paperwork is "scan & forget" : You should be able to just scan a new document and forget about it until the day you ...
Changes: major feature: * Whole GUI redesigned * Added: dialog to make advanced searches * New dependency: simplebayes * Removed dependencies: - scikit* (replaced by simplebayes) - numpy* (replaced by simplesbayes) - ...License: GNU GPLv3
Keywords: scanner, office, printing, image-recognition, text-processing, indexing, filter, python, gnome, x11, gtk, posix, linux, freebsd, end-users
LimeSurvey is a web application that interacts with MySQL, MSSQL, or Postgres to develop surveys, publish surveys, and collect responses to surveys. Once a survey has been created, data can be inserted ...
Changes: minor feature: Missing translations (Carsten Schmitz). Some buttons in ComfortUpdate not properly labeled when using French translation (Carsten Schmitz). Token firstname and lastname field length ...License: GNU GPL
Keywords: survey, php, mysql, mssql, postgres
PRADO is a component-based and event-driven programming framework for developing Web applications in PHP 5. PRADO stands for PHP Rapid Application Development Object-oriented. PRADO is an open source project. ...
Changes: minor feature: Ported colorpicker. Ported THtmlArea. Ported THtmlArea4. Ported TKeyboard. Ported TSlider. Re-enabled prototype, moved scriptaculous inside it. Re-added Prado.Callback helper function. dynamic ...License: BSDL
Keywords: php, mvc, event-driven, rad, application-framework, web
FrePPLe is a product planing and scheduling toolkit. It models planning processes targeted at discrete manufacturing industries constrained by material, capacity and lead time. Integrates data maintenance ...
Changes: minor feature: adding missing python modules for the rest API to Windows installer. Toggling between graph and table was broken. Minor C11++ and GCC6 compatibility reported by red hat. setting ...License: Affero GPL
Keywords: c++, python, erp, scheduling, product-planing
Miller is a command line tool that combines features from sed, awk, cut, join, and sort. It works best on name-indexed CSV input, and thus allows easy cutting, sorting or filtering on column names. It ...
Changes: minor feature: JSON is now a supported format for input and output. Miller handles tabular data, and JSON supports arbitrarily deeply nested data structures, so if you want general JSON processing ...License: BSDL
Keywords: shell, csv, processing, sorting, filtering, command-line, hashed-data
Mesa 3D is a collection of graphics libraries and drivers that implement hardware-accelerated OpenGL 3. It comes with its own software emulation fallback driver though. Besides OpenGL and OpenGL ES, it ...
Changes: minor feature: Mesa 11.1.2 is a release which found since the 11.1.1 release. Mesa 11.1.2 implements the OpenGL 4.1 API, but the version reported by GlGetString(GL_VERSION) or glGetIntegerv(GL_MAJOR_VERSION) ...License: MITL
Keywords: x11, graphics, 3d, graphics-driver, emulation, opengl
youtube-dl is a small command-line tool to download videos. While it originally and still is used for YouTube.com, it supports many other video hosters like Anitube, Appletrailers, Archive.org, ARD, Arte, ...
Changes: minor feature: konserthusetplay Reorder code pieces README.md Add output template example for streaming to stdout README.md Clarify quotes in output template README.md Fix typo youtube Clarify ...License: Public Domain
Keywords: python, utility, video
MathMod is a mathematical modeling software. It visualizes and animate implicit and parametric surfaces, either with 3D or 4D hypersurface plotting. It provides JSON-compatible scripting facilities, OBJ ...
Changes: major feature: Changelog for MathMod-4.0 (08/02/2016) 1) Add user defined parameters (up to 20) with sliders linked to them for real time mathematical models exploration (see "fhelix1" script video ...License: GNU GPL
Keywords: c++, qt, json, mathematics, plotting, 3d, 4d, scriptable, animation, visualization, surfaces, javascript, education, modeling
OpenTaxSolver (OTS) is a free package of programs for calculating Tax Form entries for Federal and State personal income taxes. It is based on a set of text processing programs that also has a GUI for ...
Changes: minor feature: This version adds CA and OH State Tax forms to PDF form fill-out, and improved buttons in the GUI window. This version also moves toward unified makefiles across all platforms. An ...License: GNU GPL
Keywords: taxes, income, accounting
BizHawk is a an emulator for multiple game system home computers. It's written in C#, provides full-screen viewing, joypad and joystick support, as well as development and debugging features for all emulated ...
Changes: minor feature: Released February 13, 2016 Windows binary. Revision 3f711e2. Update notes soon. EmuHawk.. Improve OSD watches. Add polar coordinates to VirtualPad analog controls. Save and load ...License: MITL
Keywords: c, gaming, emulator, nintendo, sega, atari
4MLinux is a miniature Linux distribution focusing on four capabilities: maintenance (by using it as a system rescue live CD), multimedia (for example, for playing video DVDs), miniserver (using the inetd ...
Changes: major feature: 4MParted is a very small live CD designed for disk partitioning. It's a part of 4MRescueKit, which in turn is one of the three main 4MLinux releases available for download. This ...License: GNU GPLv3
Keywords: x, window, system, x11, console, terminal, osdistro
__Block is an efficient and general-purpose web filter plugin for browsers. It's primarily used for ad blocking of course. Runs in Firefox, Chrome, Opera Blink, Safari, Fennec, and other Chromium-based ...
Changes: minor feature: Adding subscription from resource: URI does not work. Remove toolbar button code path for FF29-35: fall back on legacy. uBO fails to block popup. IPv6 raw addresses are not correctly ...License: GNU GPLv3
YAWIK offers a Web based solution for managing job applications. Jobs ads can be entered or pushed to the system. The sytem assigns application forms to job ads. Applicants and Recruiters can connect to ...
Changes: minor feature: Adds cron job for expiring job postings. Upgrades zend framework o 2.6. The internal PHP HTTP Server works now.License: MITL
Keywords: hr, jobs, applicants, php5, zf2, jobboard
dos2unix is a classic command line tool to convert between the different linebreak types of CRLF on DOS/Windows, plain LF on Unix systems, and CR on Mac systems.
Changes: minor bugfix: Printing of East-Asian text on Windows with an East-Asian regional. Setting. Printing text in unicode UTF-16 mode on Windows, so that when it is redirected to a file, a correct UTF-16 ...License: BSDL
Keywords: c, text, text-conversion, system, compatibility
GNU nano is a console text editor, modelled after Pico. It is very newcomer-friendly due to on-screen menus with always visible keyboard shortcuts. Keybindings are configurable, and full undo and redo ...
Changes: minor bugfix: This release includes Several for various memory leaks, position history Size growth, and a long standing with using Nano under sudo creating root-owned files. There are also The ...License: GNU GPL
Keywords: c, editor, console, nano, pico, syntax-highlighting
FFmpeg is the leading framework for decoding, encoding, transcoding, muxing, demuxing, streaming, filtering and playing pretty much any media format. It supports widespread and standardized, proprietary ...
Changes: minor feature: 2.8.6 was released on 2016-02-01. It is the latest stable FFmpeg release from the 2.8 release branch, which was cut from master on 2015-09-05. Amongst lots of other changes, it includes ...License: GNU LGPLv3
Keywords: video, conversion, display, capture, library, c, x11, developers
Calibre is an e-book library management application, viewer and editor. It's also commonly used for e-book file format conversion and syncing to reader devices. Calibre also simplifies downloading news ...
Changes: minor feature: Release: 2.51 12 Feb, 2016 New Features Add an action to the context menu for the search bar to paste and instantly execute the search. When adding multiple books from a single directory, ...License: GNU GPLv3
Keywords: python, c++, ebook-reader, e-book, conversion
QDirStat is a graphical application to show where your disk space has gone and to help you to clean it up. This is a Qt-only port of the old Qt3/KDE3-based KDirStat, now based on the latest Qt 5. It does ...
Changes: major feature:License: Other
Keywords: diskspaceanalyzer, qt, x11, linux, bsd, kdirstatreplacement, file-manager, systems-administration, c++, perl, qt, end-users, system-administrators
Changes: minor feature: Firefox hangs or crashes on startup ( 1243098 ), Various security, Reference: Release notes for Firefox 44.0.1License: MPL
libxmp is the backend library for XMP which provides playback of MOD audio files. Over 90 formats are supported, PC as well as ancient home computer variants, including standard MOD files, S3M, XM, and ...
Changes: minor bugfix: caught in the OpenMPT test cases: FT2 XM arpeggio clamp. - FT2 XM arpeggio + pitch slide. - XM tremor effect handling. - XM tremor recover after volume setting. - IT instrument after ...License: GNU LGPLv2
Keywords: c, module, audio, library
CakePHP is a web development framework, somewhat similar to Rails. It provides scaffolding tools, an ActiveRecord/DataMapper implementation, doesn't require much setup or configuration. It comes with helpers ...
Changes: minor feature: TimeHelper now interacts with immutable time objects correctly. Query::matching() now correctly type-casts hydrated results in the _matchingData property. When results are iterated ...License: MITL
Keywords: php, framework, web-mvc, cakephp, rails
XHP is Facebooks extension to utilize XML fragments and structures directly within PHP source code. Which allows simpler document construction, processing, and sane variable interpolation without having ...
Changes: minor feature: Remove bogus assert Unneeded. Typechecker and tests happy. Needed for 3.12 as assert.active default has changed.License: MITL
Keywords: php, hhvm, c, hack, xml, language-syntax, extension, developers
Yamado is a minimal note & journal system with extensions for functioning as a homepage & blog. Forget about databases, additional frameworks and the rest. Primarily intended to be installed on a server, ...
Changes: minor feature: v0.3 2016-02-11 Changes the default date format for HTML pages. YMD template spacing inconsistencies. Shorter default footer. Bash completions for commands and some arguments. Interactive ...License: Affero GPLv3
Keywords: journal, blog, news-diary, atom, feed, indexing, markdown, bash, console, linux, end-users
Fivebit is a Python 3 compression library for short text strings. It compresses short strings into five bit characters, which yields a 37.5% reduction for lowercase ASCII. Using the included dictionary ...
Changes: minor feature: Faster than previous 0.2 releases, slightly better compression, Dutch dictionary added.License: GNU GPLv3
Keywords: python, 3, and, above, compression, python, modules
Grav is a modern Web-CMS, implemented in PHP, utilizes flat-file storage, and is optimized for low latency. It uses MD/CommonMark for page structuring, provides a lean but powerful API and plugin hook ...
Changes: minor feature: 1. (#new) Added new `Page::contentMeta()` mechanism to store content-level meta data alongside content. Added Japanese language translation. 1. (#improved) Updated some vendor libraries. 1. ...License: MITL
Keywords: php, cms, webcms, flat-file, markdown, yaml
Nikola generates static websites and blogs, with feeds, comments, media galleries and an archive. Content can be authored in reStructuredText, Markdown/CommonMark, Wiki, BBCode, Textile, AsciiDoc, Python ...
Changes: minor feature: Features Add `nikola theme --new` command for creating new themes. Add `nikola theme --copy-template` command for copying templates to customize them. Add `nikola theme --uninstall` ...License: MITL
Keywords: python, website, blog, code-generator, static-pages
DocFetcher is an Open Source desktop search application: It allows you to search the contents of files on your computer. ___ You can think of it as Google for your local files. The application runs on ...
Changes: minor bugfix: The support for CHM and MP3 was improved, and various indexing-related crashes were fixed.License: EPL
Keywords: desktop, search, indexing
Supplier is a simple memory management library. It should allow you to write high-level C code using the standard library. Good luck!
Changes: major feature: Memory alignment supported now.License: GNU GPLv3
Keywords: c, library
LimeSurvey is a web application that interacts with MySQL, MSSQL, or Postgres to develop surveys, publish surveys, and collect responses to surveys. Once a survey has been created, data can be inserted ...
Changes: minor feature: js variables for firefox (LouisGac). Missing translations in plugin manager (Carsten Schmitz). Problem with 0 equals empty string (Olle Haerstedt). Question and group (Denis Chenu). Missing ...License: GNU GPL
Keywords: survey, php, mysql, mssql, postgres
Express is a fast and minimalistic web framework for NodeJS. It provides robust routing, HTTP utility code (redirection, caching, etc), view and templating system (over 14 engines) support, HTTP content ...
Changes: minor feature: Deps: email@example.com. Perf: enable strict mode. Deps: email@example.com. - Throw on invalid values provided to `serialize`. Deps: depd@ 1.1.0. - Support web browser loading. Perf: ...License: MITL
Keywords: javascript, web-framework, nodejs, templating, web-apps, developers
GDB is a source-level debugger for Ada, C, C++, Objective-C, Pascal and many other compiled languages. It can debug running processes on more than a dozen different processor architectures. It's itself ...
Changes: minor feature: PR remote/18965 (new vforkdone stop reply should indicate parent process ID) PR gdb/18957 (build failure in linux-namespaces.c due to setns static declaration). PR gdb/19297 (Internal ...License: GNU GPLv3
Keywords: c, c++, debugger, software-development
wmforecast is a weather dockapp for Window Maker, which utilizes the Yahoo Weather API. It's designed for modern simplicity and uses a traditional dockapp layout. Further details are available as tooltip.
Changes: minor feature: New feature! You may change the background or text colors either using the command line. (-b or --background for background, -t or --text for text), or by using the. Preferences ...License: GNU GPLv3
Keywords: dockapp, weather, window-maker
UniversalCodeGrep (ucg) is an extremely fast grep-like tool specialized for searching large bodies of source code. It is intended to be largely command-line compatible with Ack, to some extent with ag, ...
Changes: minor bugfix: Minor bugfix/feature release of UniversalCodeGrep (ucg). Added - Added auto-versioning support, improved --version output to display built-from vcs/tarball info, compiler version, ...License: GNU GPLv3
Keywords: regex, pcre, text, search, searching, utilities, c++, linux, developers, information-technology
The "Schily" Tool Box is a set of tools written or managed by J__rg Schilling. It includes programs like: cdrecord, cdda2wav, readcd, mkisofs, smake, bsh, btcflash, calc, calltree, change, compare, count, ...
Changes: major feature: smake: make.c removed a stray ' '. libschily/cvt.c: Removed a superfluous comparison. mkisofs/mac_label.c: fixed a file descriptor leak. star/acltext.c: fixed a memory leak. Bourne ...License: CDDL
Keywords: software, development, build, tools, utilities
Winpython is a portable Python Distribution for the Windows-platform, allowing you to run your code using Numpy, Scipy, Matplotlib, Pandas, Numba, Cython and many other great software of the scientific ...
Changes: minor feature: Highlight: Jupyter Notebook 4.1 / Ipython 4.1.1 ('Search replace' and 'run_all' options), bokeh 0.11.0. Numpy 1.10.4 and numba 0.23.1 now allows usage of '@' multiplicator for WinPython ...License: MITL
Keywords: python, win32, win64, distribution, science, portable
Tray notification applet for informing about package updates in Slackware and CLI tool for monitoring upgraded packages.
Changes: minor feature: Added: - Keyboard interrupt on cli, daemon and gtk Fixed: - IOError: Errno 2 No such file or directory: '/var/lib/slackpkg/ChangeLog.txt'License: GNU GPLv3
Keywords: slackware, update, notifier, mirroring, packaging
Slpkg is a powerful software package manager that installs, updates, and removes packages on Slackware based systems. It automatically computes dependencies and figures out what things should occur to ...
Changes: major feature: Fixed: - Listed installed packages from repositories with the name only #58 - Passing char '+' from sourcesLicense: GNU GPLv3
Keywords: python, package-manager, slackware, installation, packaging
Changes: minor feature: Which could lead to the removal of stored passwords under certain circumstances ( 1242176 ), Allows spaces in cookie names ( 1244505 ), WebSockets when used in a Service Worker context ...License: MPL
CakePHP is a web development framework, somewhat similar to Rails. It provides scaffolding tools, an ActiveRecord/DataMapper implementation, doesn't require much setup or configuration. It comes with helpers ...
Changes: minor feature: The action option in FormHelper::create() has been deprecated, as it was in 3.x. Note that this now makes the action key of an array URL consistently respected for the generation ...License: MITL
Keywords: php, framework, web-mvc, cakephp, rails
uGet is a powerful cross-platform download manager. It allows to queue and schedule downloads, categorize them, resume interrupted file downloads, implictly start retrieving URLs from the clipboard, batch ...
Changes: minor bugfix: 1. curl plug-in: Disable SSL verification for host. 2. curl plug-in: Don't check post and cookie file if no HTTP setting data. 3. curl plug-in: Don't assign data if plug-in start ...License: GNU LGPL
Keywords: c, gtk, file, download, http, ftp, download-manager, command-line, win32
Wine is an implementation of the Windows API on top of X and Unix. It does not require Microsoft Windows, but can use native Windows DLLs if they are available. It provides both a development toolkit for ...
Changes: minor feature: New version of the Gecko engine based on Firefox 44. JSON support in JavaScript. Improved line breaking in DirectWrite. Some more write support in WebServices. Still more Shader ...License: GNU LGPL
Keywords: c, x86, windows, win32, emulator, compatibility, library, desktop, operating-system
dry is terminal application to manage Docker containers and images. It aims to be used as an alternative to the official Docker CLI when a lot of interactions with containers and images need to be done ...
Changes: major feature: Added image management.License: MITL
Keywords: docker
PSX is a framework written in PHP to create RESTful APIs. It provides tools to handle routing, API versioning, data transformation, authentication, documentation and testing. With PSX you can easily build ...
Changes: minor feature: Add pseudo ANY request method to the routing parser. Removed annotation loader. Dispatcher add option to disable sending the response to the client. Add SoapProxyController which ...License: GNU GPLv3
Keywords: php, rest, api, framework, oauth
VIPS is a small, quick and memory-conservative 2D image processing C and C++ library. It comes with over 300 functions, for arithmetic processing, histograms, convolutions, morphological operations, frequency ...
Changes: minor feature: Add vips_reduce*()... a fast path for bicubic downsize. Vips_resize() and vips_similarity use it when they can. Bicubic is better on 32-bit int images.License: GNU LGPL
Keywords: c, c++, images, image-processing, arithmetic, histogram, morphing, filtering
Sidef is a high-level, general-purpose programming language, inspired by Ruby, Perl6 and Go. Main features of the language include: - object-oriented programming - multiple dispatch - metaprogramming - ...
Changes: minor feature: Added the Array.jaro_distance() method (4e91b02). Added the Number.round() alias for Number.roundf() (a817703). Added the Number.imod() and Number.ipow() methods (7088344). Added ...License: GNU GPLv3
Keywords: programming, language, development, perl
Tardis is a backup system similar to TimeMachine which allows encrypted and incremental backups, with filesystem-based recovery. It's based on a client and server architecture, and provides a FUSE driver ...
Changes: minor feature: a couple places where it was using the global variable crypt. Couple to make things work in the remote encyrpted case. Raise (lower?) the main deging level to info. Added a decorator ...License: BSDL
Keywords: python, backup, versioning, encryption
JPPF enables applications with large processing power requirements to be run on any number of computers, in order to dramatically reduce their processing time. This is done by splitting an application ...
Changes: major feature: The administration console can now filter nodes out using an execution policy editor with import/export capabilities. It is also possible to select the visible statistics in the ...License: Apache
Keywords: adaptive-technologies, application-framework, java-library, clustering, distributed-computing, java, cross-platform, developers, financial, insurance
Mercurial is a free, distributed source control management tool. It's lightweight and efficiently handles projects of any size with an easy and intuitive interface.
Changes: minor feature: amend: don't preserve most extra fields. graft: don't preserve most extra fields. histedit: typo in documentation. osutil: disable compilation of recvfds() on unsupported platforms. ...License: GNU GPL
Keywords: c, python, version-control, distributed-revision-system, source-control, console, developers


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July 2013
E te whānau, e ōku hoa, e rere tonu ana ngā mihi ki a koutou katoa.
A very good friend of mine gave me a definition for patience that she heard on the radio … "patience is not just about waiting, it's about waiting with a positive attitude". So with that in mind as I pass 2 years 3 months in here and 3 months passed when I should have returned home, I am still waiting and remaining positive that the day will soon come.
Despite the Appeal Court turning down the Prosecutor's appeal against my four year sentence he has submitted a further appeal to the Supreme Court. As I have learnt in my time here the justice system moves at its own slow pace so I am truly learning the art of 'patience'!
Some of the woman that have been here for a similar amount of time as I have, are now preparing to leave and they, too, are having to practice patience as their release dates arrive and pass. Some face difficulties with airlines refusing to take them or Judges who have yet to sign their expulsion papers. Though while very frustrating and upsetting, we all know that eventually, we will return to our respective countries.
Winter is upon us here with some days being very cold, 1 or 2 degrees reaching 10–11 degrees in the afternoon. This has caused problems with working as the room I work in has a faulty heater that they don't seem able to fix. So, after two years of turning up for work every day I have, along with others, have refused to go when the temperature has been very cold.
This week has seen the arrival of three new girls into the prison, two from Italy and the other from Estonia. The Italian girls are in my pavilion so we are now full with 11 women. About two months ago a new Russian woman arrived and I was saddened to learn she also had been a victim of an internet drug scam. Once again, her story is similar to mine, so despite some awareness raising, I am conscious that the message to be aware of internet scams remains very important.
I hope this update finds you all well and happy and, as always, my eternal thanks to all my supporters who continue to phone, send letters and messages via email or facebook. You are all in my thoughts often and please know that your support is what keeps me strong and positive as I continue to practice patience.


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Farho Prayer Blog
Farho Prayer Blog 09/19/2000
Would you believe another coup d'état attempt in the wee hours of Monday morning? It was another day of danger, especially in Abidjan. The sound of gunfire rang out through most of the day. Members of the presidential guard conspired to kill the Ivorian President. He was somehow warned and the attempt did kill at least two of his body guards. Pray that elections would be held, as now planned, on the 22nd of October.
Pray for me, Mike, as I travel to Abidjan for five days of meetings in our Field Leadership Team (FLT). The return trip home should be on Monday, so pray for those two days of travel over dangerous roads.
Pray for Joshua, who still has his cough. I took him to see the Lebanese Doctor again today. He said not to worry and to keep giving him his cough medicine. God can heal him if we pray!
Prayer blog archive
Côte d'Ivoire history time line
"For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes..." Romans 1:16


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The story centres around Bella. We are not sure why she has left Phoenix (sunny) for Forks (wet and rainy). It appears that she has been looking after her loving, but distracted mother for some time and took on the adult role in their relationship. It also appears that her move is a sacrifice she has made to keep her mother happy – the mother appears to be in some new relationship. Bella is moving to stay with her caring but slightly stand-offish father who also happens to be the local police chief.
It is clear Bella has always been a 'fish-out-of-water' and she expects this will be even more the case in small town Forks where newcomers are viewed with suspicion and never truly accepted by the community.
She has misgivings about her new life, but the reader is quickly reassured that it won't be as bad as Bella expects. Her father clearly loves her. He has photographs of her throughout his house and bought her a truck to drive to school which she loves.
Bella's first day of school goes better than she anticipates. The students are curious about her and she is welcomed by a number of them, notably Eric (dark haired, pimply and overhelpful), Jessica (conventional, friendly) and Mike (attractive, blonde and obviously interested in Bella).
Bella also encounters Edward Cullen. First she spies him in the cafeteria and is taken by his beauty and that of his companions. She is forced to sit next to him in biology class. He has a very hostile reaction to her and spends the entire lesson leaning away from her as if repulsed, and clenching his fists as if angry. Bella is hurt and bewildered by his reaction to her.
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The symbolism of moving from sunny Phoenix to Gloomy Forks seems quite apparent. Light to dark – life to death – happiness to sadness etc. However, Bella's pale skin seems to suggest that she may be at home in the dark and gloom even though she thinks she loves the sun. Her quite pessimistic outlook may also imjply this.
Edward and his friends are obviously the vampires. Why is it that so many vampires go to school these days? I imagine they would get very bored considering their no doubt advanced years.
I am wondering why Edward reacted so strongly to Bella. Perhaps she is the image of someone from his past whom it angers him to see.m


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SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) --A jury has found a woman guilty of second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter for driving drunk and killing a 6-year-old girl who was walking with her mother and sister to a Norm's restaurant in Santa Ana for breakfast.
Osmara Meza was crossing a street in a marked crosswalk near 17th and Spurgeon streets when she was struck and killed. Her mother Eloisa Meza and 7-year-old sister Grisea Meza were injured.
Authorities said Jessicah Louise Cowan's blood alcohol level was at least .24, which is three times the legal limit. Officials said she ran at least two red lights and was also speeding at the time of the crash on June 23, 2012.
"Eloisa decided to take her girls for pancakes," Prosecutor Mark Birney told jurors in court. "Ms. Cowan decided to drink and drive."
Prosecutors said Cowan, now 37, had just flown in from Oakland to Burbank. A Southwest Airlines receipt showed she purchased two drinks during the flight.
After leaving Bob Hope Airport in her silver Lexus, receipts showed Cowan stopped at two liquor stores on her way to Temecula. Prosecutors said she bought two small bottles of vodka at one location.
A witness, David McKinney, testified he was stopped at a red light at an intersection right before the crash location. McKinney said a silver Lexus stopped next to him, then suddenly drove through the red light, hit the center median before continuing down the street.
Prosecutors said Cowan also ran the next red light, right before slamming into the Meza family. Osmara Meza was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Eloisa was in a coma, severely injured, on a breathing machine," said Birney.
Grisea Meza also suffered a head injury. Both survived.
Prosecutors said Cowan tried to flee the scene, but was stopped by a Good Samaritan.
Police said they found two mini-vodka bottles, a marijuana container with the words "Green Crack" on it, and a pipe in Cowan's car.
"She is wracked with grief over what happened. She has two children herself, and her emotion is coming, not just from her sense of losses to her own children, but to the horrific agony she caused the victim's family," her defense attorney, Dennis O'Connell, said.
O'Connell says the murder charge is not fair for a first-time offender.
"She's a severe alcoholic who has a disease. I don't think we should put those people in the same category as a murderer," he said.
Osmara Meza's mother, Eloisa Meza, who says she's still in constant physical pain, called the guilty verdict "justice."
Eloisa Meza says it's sad Cowan will go to prison for life because she too has a family, but at the same time she should have known not to drink and drive.
Cowan faces up to 15 years to life in prison. She's expected to be sentenced on June 10.


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I've decided to do this Art Challenge because I've wanted to get my creative groove back on now that I'm sitting around for long periods of time unemployeed as shit! I'm also trying to write but... not quite as successful with writing.
I'm posting these on my Tumblr, not here. Well maybe if I come up with a really fucking good one I'll post it here.
But for now just spamming my sad little tumblr.
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The first event in the series is a 1 mile run and at each event we increase the distance by a mile! Every event date also features a 5k distance option. We've designed this series specifically with the non-runner in mind, but there are still challenging courses and great venues for seasoned runners as well!
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This series is for ROOKIES - looking to learn 'how to run or race'. THIS is the place to feel welcome and where you can ask ANY question. Race in EITHER distance offered at each event; you can choose the 5k for every single event, or you can mix and match with the progressive distances.
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All 3W Races finish line areas are cup-free to keep needless waste out of our landfills. Thanks for joining us to promote responsible stewardship of our resources. We WILL have coolers of water available for you to fill your personal bottle before and after the event.
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Courses are accurately measured and marked and timing is done electronically with times posted online in real time! View results at webscorer.com or on the WebscorerFAN app during the race! (TIMING FAQ SHEET)
Recognition is given to the top 3 men and women overall in each distance as well as the top three age groupers.
Age groups: 19 and Under, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70+
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ADDRESS: Highlands Heritage Regional Park
9651 S Quebec Street, Highlands Ranch, CO
The event is in the SOUTHWEST parking area near the dog park. Drive in to the park and turn LEFT - go as far in that direction as you can! Park in any available parking spot. There are over 600 at this park, so you'll be sure to find a space!
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August 6: 1 mile or 5k
August 20: 2 mile or 5k
September 3: 5k
September 17: 4 mile or 5k
October 1: 5 mile or 5k
October 15: 10k or 5k
7 AM - 7:45 AM Bib Pick Up and Check In at the 3W Races Tent (Walk-Up Registration Open and Series participants can get their packets)
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8 AM until last finisher - Raffle winners posted at 3W Tent - pick up your prize!
8:45 AM - 5k Awards Ceremony (1 Mile Awards at 8:20, 2 Mile Awards at 8:35, 4 Mile Awards at 9 AM, 5 Mile Awards at 9:15, 10k Awards at 9:30)
The finish line will always remain open until the final participants have returned. Your time will always be recorded.
Sign up for all six events - your choice of distances for just $125!
($90 for 12 and Under) Package registration ends the night before the first event.
If you signed up for each of these races individually on race day, you'd pay $195.
Yes - that is a $70 savings
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CLICK HERE to go to the REGISTRATION page for more information on PRICING for solo registration.
CLICK HERE to go to the REGISTRATION page for information on CANCELATIONS, TRANSFERS or REFUNDS.
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The mission of the Fresh Harvest Food Bank is to provide nutrition, support and education to families in need throughout Douglas County and surrounding areas. Fresh Harvest Food Bank provides support directly to local families as well as to other local non-profit agencies.
Wanna win some cool prizes from our Sponsors? You'll be entered into the race day raffle when you donate at least 5 items. Bring your items to the donations table and we'll place your bib number in to the race-day drawing.
Winning numbers will be posted on the information board place next to the registration tent during the event. When you finish, check the board for your number. If you won, bring your ticket over to the 3W tent to claim your prize!
Support Fresh Harvest's and 3W's mission!
For the 4th, 5th, 6th Six Pack Series races, please help Fresh Harvest's "Get Clean" promotion and bring the following toiletry items for donation:
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You`re naivity is sweet but you will thankfully grow out of it in time.
P.S Even if it was real, how exactly would it be entertaining? As it stands it`s pointless choreography, but if it were real, it would be mindless barbarism
Yep, and that`s the way I like it.
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Well, duh. Of course he`s an actor. Anyway I don`t think these Ultimate Fighting things are staged. Pro wrestling is staged though....and it`s better.
I really don`t understand how people can find this type of staged crap entertaining. It`s just like Wrestling, it`s actors pretending to be fighters - THEY DON`T REALLY FIGHT!!
It wasn`t a coincidence the Rock ended up starring in the Mummy series you know - he`s an actor!!!!!
Most Martial Arts arn`t actually ment for fighting, but used for finding inner patience and peice... They toatally abuse the purpose of M.A.
Notice most of them come from buddhist countries like Japan.
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College football has a certain lore around it, a certain pull that makes it one of the greatest sources of entertainment sports has to offer. Every Saturday around the country fans are glued to their television screens to watch the pure unabated excitement that only college sports can bring. Whether it be the school they went to, their hated rival, or simply a great matchup, people always watch, on the edge of their seats, reacting to every play.
But as popular as it may be, there is something missing: That majestic quality that vaults other sports past a simple form of entertainment and into an unforgettable experience.
The ability to imprint a moment of time into the minds of millions all over the world, one that at any point in their lives they can look back and describe exactly where they were and what they were doing. This quality is missing in college football, and as great as it is, it will never be what other sports are until a true playoff is added.
This season marks the final year of the BCS system and good riddance is what all fans should say as it leaves. The BCS computers may make for a great regular season but it leaves one very important thing out of its equation, the factor of life. Fate, heart, teamwork, destiny? The BCS ignores it all and leaves fans forced to watch championship games with teams they are told are the best instead of teams they have seen prove to be the best.
There is no equation that can account for fate.
In the winter of 1948 a young man headed to California to interview for a head-coaching job with a struggling basketball program. He was given a tour of the campus and the team's practice facilities, which consisted of sharing the gym with the cheerleading squad and, on bad weather days, the track and football teams as well.
The players practiced in the same jerseys they played in and the gym was so small they had to play their home games on the road to accommodate the crowds. He continued with the tour and interview but in his mind he knew the real job he wanted was elsewhere, at a more promising program back in the Midwest. In fact, this trip to California was a back up plan, a last resort, if the University of Minnesota decided to offer him the job he was taking it.
He flew back home and in the weeks to follow he was sure he would be coaching the Minnesota Golden Gophers come next season. He even went as far to call the California school and let them know he would be taking a job elsewhere. The deadline for teams to call came and he waited for the phone to ring.
Everything was seemingly pointing to Minnesota, it made the most sense, it was the clear choice. But in life nothing is a sure thing. This man did get a call that night, but it was not the one he thought he would get nor the one he was hoping for. He got a call from the struggling program in California, they offered him a job and he took it. His dream job, the one that on paper seemed like a sure thing, they did not call. Or at least they could not get through to him. You see that night fate played its hand, there was a terrible snowstorm that blocked the University of Minnesota's call from ever reaching him.
This man never got the call from the job that seemed so clearly to be the obvious choice and instead he ended up at a clunker of a program in California. This university's name was UCLA and this man was one John Robert Wooden, the eventual hall of fame coach and ten-time NCAA champion.
Imagine if John Wooden had lived in a perfect world, a world that decided its moves by the simple input of stats, numbers, and opinions into an equation. In that world John Wooden would have gone to the University of Minnesota. Maybe he would have had the same success, or maybe he wouldn't have had any success at all. Maybe in this world, today, he is irrelevant. In this world, he never won 664 games or 10 National Championships. He is not known as one of, if not the greatest, basketball coaches of all time.
In this perfect, computer driven hypothetical world, John Wooden is an unrecognizable name, instead of a champion.
What John Wooden is, and what other sports have that college football does not, is a true champion. When people look back on Wooden's career they think of his 10 championships and see UCLA as one of college basketball's richest programs. There are no doubts about who the best team truly was back then, it was proven. They played through a grueling schedule and fought through the postseason tournament to earn their spot in the championship game year in and year out.
A computer did not put them there nor were they given the spot based on public opinion. They earned it. The BCS did not tell the world who should play for the championship, it was proven on the court where it should be. Fate led John Wooden to UCLA and from there his coaching helped lead UCLA on one of the most historic runs in sports. Fate, destiny, the natural events of life got him to UCLA, not the BCS.
There is no equation that can account for what truly makes a great team.
On March 14M 2011, a coach was huddled in his office with a few players and fellow coaches to watch the CBS selection show. There was little chance of his team making the NCAA tournament that year; virtually no one, including himself, thought they would be picked. They had lost their conference title game and many around the country thought they did not deserve a shot at the bigger named schools because of this.
Luckily for them, college basketball is not run by a computer or media/coaches' opinions. College basketball has a true 68-team playoff to decide its champion. This team was picked by the tournament committee to play in the recently added first four round, they had made it. The pick was a shock to all the experts; many were borderline angered by the pick.
ESPN analyst Jay Bilas was so outraged by their inclusion in the tournament he asked this question in reference to the committee, "Do they even know the ball is round?"
He was not the only one who felt this way either, everyone wrote them off but the committee took the time to truly look at the team and saw what the entire nation soon learned, Virginia Commonwealth University was the epitome of a true team. Game after game they were picked to lose. Logic, stats, media and outside opinions said they didn't belong. They said they did not stand a chance. Instead, the VCU Rams led by coach Shaka Smart, showed how the game of basketball is supposed to be played — as a team.
Instead of losing, they won game after game. First they beat USC then Georgetown, then Florida State, then Kansas, proving the media, the statisticians, and the world wrong all the way to the final four. And they did not squeak by in their wins either, they won all but one by double digits.
Virginia Commonwealth fell short of the championship, losing to Butler in the semi finals, but the Rams certainly made their mark. VCU went from an afterthought to a Final Four team. VCU went from controversial pick to an inspiring example for mid majors everywhere. The Rams showed what can happen when five experienced players play as one impassioned team.
A computer would have put VCU in a bottom feeder bowl game if it were a college football team. A computer might not have put them in a bowl game at all. But in college basketball a computer is not allowed to decide the fate of a team because a true team cannot be measured by an equation.
There is no equation that can account for heart.
In May of 2008, a struggling baseball team showed up at their conference tournament, unranked and seemingly about to finish off their disappointing, injury laden, season. Then magic happened. The Fresno State Bulldogs finally found their form and when a champion uncovers the spirit to win, its game over for anyone who comes in between them and glory. They won their conference tournament. They upset Long Beach State at Regionals.
Then, even more shockingly, they upset perennial powerhouse Arizona State in the Super Regionals to earn a spot in the College World Series. The injuries that had plagued them all season did not stop either, they kept coming, but it no longer mattered, they just kept on winning despite of it.
Tommy Mendoca, who was playing with two dislocated fingers, was quoted in a Sports Illustrated article as saying, "Fingers? Who needs 'em?"
It was this attitude and this grit that allowed their historic run to ultimately end in victory. They lost two games at the College World Series but they never quit fighting and beat Georgia in the championship series to take home the trophy.
Fresno State went from falling apart to National Champions all because they had the chance to prove they could do so. Their starting lineup, by seasons end, was full of players who, at the beginning of the year, were planned to only be role players. They adjusted, they fought, and eventually they hit their stride.
If college baseball followed football's post-season format, this story never would have happened. The Fresno State Bulldogs never would have had the chance to show the world what the true heart of a champion looks like — it may be torn and tattered but it never stops beating.
There is no equation that can account for destiny.
The 2001 NFL season will forever be remembered for the unlikely rise of a soon to be dynasty. It was a team that started off 1-3 and lost its starting quarterback to a concussion. They had to turn to an unknown second year player that could not even win the starting job in college.
Needless to say, there were skeptics aplenty. They struggled through the season but somehow managed to keep their heads above water and thanks to a few serendipitous plays, they made it all the way to the Super Bowl. To call this team a team of destiny would be an understatement. This team was the New England Patriots and destiny, fate, and the game of football, allowed for the birth of a legend.
Every time it seemed like New England would be knocked out of the running, as so many expected, something would happen to give them another chance. First it was the unexpected rise of a young quarterback named, Tom Brady after an injury forced him into action.
Then, there was a weird turn of events late in the year when David Patten was knocked unconscious and fumbled the ball. The Bills initially looked to have recovered but upon further review it could be seen that Patten's head was actually touching out of bounds while he was in contact with the ball which ruled the play dead. This gave the Patriots a chance to kick a game winning field goal and continue their run.
Next was the infamous 'Tuck Rule' play against the Oakland Raiders in the AFC Championship game. The Patriots were driving down to take the lead when Tom Brady was sacked and fumbled the ball. The game was over. The dream season was over. That was until the refs ruled the fumble to be an incomplete pass and gave the ball back to the Patriots. They won this game and went on to win the Super Bowl against the overwhelming favorites, St. Louis Rams.
A legend in Tom Brady was born and a dynasty had risen.
The New England Patriots are now seen as a perennial Championship contender and are led by a quarterback in Tom Brady that some call the greatest to ever play the game. Imagine if the 2001 season was played on paper alone. And matchups were given solely based on stats and voters.
What if Tom Brady had a decent regular season but because of a computer poll was not even given a chance at a championship? What if the next season they gave the quarterback job to a more experienced 'talented' player?
Sounds ridiculous now but Brady's career was given a chance to flourish because of the strange string of events that occurred during the regular season and playoffs. No one, no computer, could have predicted these events. It all played out on the field and in a BCS system none of these moments would have been allowed to happen.
Sports are played by humans, not computers.
Fate, heart, destiny, and the talent of a true team cannot be measured by an equation. College football refusing to change its postseason system is an injustice to sports fans everywhere. It is time for the BCS to go and for a true, controversy free, champion to be crowned. People can argue that postseason tournaments are more about who the hottest team is instead of who the best team is, but that is only an excuse for the overrated. The best team in any sport should be able to show it on the playing field, not through the percentage points decided by people who have never worn a helmet.
This year, once again, we have two high profiled supposedly great teams in the championship game. Florida State and Auburn very well may be the best teams in the nation but how can fans truly believe that?
Auburn was beaten by a fellow top 10 team in South Carolina and Florida State has played in what was a very weak ACC conference this season. Regardless, both were voted into the championship game, key word being voted. In past years smaller schools such as Louisville, TCU and Boise State have had great seasons but were given no chance to play for the title because voters 'assumed' they could not hold up against the bigger schools. All three went on to upset these so-called better teams in the bowl games they were slotted in (Louisville over Florida-2013 Orange Bowl, TCU over Wisconsin-2011Rose Bowl, and Boise State over Oklahoma-2007 Fiesta Bowl.)
Year after year there are teams who feel slighted and many times rightfully so. The nation is forced to watch a championship game that rarely lives up to its billing because many times one or both of the teams truly did not deserve to be there. It's time for this to end.
The only level of NCAA football that does not have a playoff system is Division I. People argue the game is too violent for the players to handle a true playoff, yet again an empty excuse. If smaller divisional schools can handle the rigors of a playoff then Division I schools should be able to do the same.
College football has exciting moments but it will never be able to duplicate what other sports can until they change the way they decide their champion. It's anti-climatic and a disgrace to an otherwise great game. The BCS forces college football to assume its' champions instead of crown them. Starting next season a four-team playoff will determine the National Champion, and while this is a step in the right direction, its still not allowing the game to run its true course.
In all likelihood these four teams will be the top four teams in the polls, which again are voted on, bringing up similar problems to the current system. It's time to say goodbye to the BCS, or any sort of polling system, and hello to real, undisputed championship teams.
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