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So here is it, running fine on test bench: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj0S2_57EU4&feature=player_embedded
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The Impact of Tradeon Wages : What If Countries Are Not Small? »
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Author(s): Ichiro Tokutsu , and Mika Saito
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Publication Date: 01 June 2006
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451864151.001
Keywords: wage, skilled labor, tariff rates, intermediate inputs, Neoclassical Models of Trade, Country and Industry Studies of Trade, Trade and Labor Market Interactions, Existence and Stability Conditions of Equilibrium,
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ACCRA, GHANA – 14 Jun, 2017 – This year, for the second year in a row, Villa Monticello, Ghana's premier luxury boutique hotel, has been nominated for 4 World Travel Awards in the categories of:
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The World Travel Awards (WTA), acknowledged across the globe as the ultimate travel accolade and considered the "Oscars" of the travel industry aims to celebrate those organizations who push the boundaries of industry excellence. Villa Monticello has been annually nominated for the coveted World Travel Awards since opening its doors in 2011 and has accepted honors for Ghana's Leading Hotel award in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016, Ghana's Leading Boutique Hotel 2016 and Ghana's Leading Hotel Suite 2015 & 2016. In addition to the World Travel Awards, international hospitality and design industry vanguards such as Conde Nast Johanssens, Elle Decoration UK and Trip Advisor have also recognized Villa Monticello for its world class service, exceptional design and fine dining restaurant, Chapter One with awards such as the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence every year since 2013, a prestigious award bestowed upon the top-performing 10% of all businesses worldwide on TripAdvisor,
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"Attending the 2016 WTA Africa Gala in Zanzibar was an amazing experience! The event is truly a celebration of African excellence in hospitality and it is wonderful that Villa Monticello continues to represent for Ghana year after year," adds Ottenhof who oversees operations of the hotel and its recent expansion of the brand portfolio to include: Chapter One, a fine dining restaurant headed by internationally recognized executive chef, Ruby Paintsil, Barrels Wine, an exclusive distributor of wine from boutique South African vineyards and wineries, Rapport, a corporate and personalized catering service by Chapter One, and Koncierge, a luxury concierge service that offers total access to Accra and the surrounding region
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The materials used to build the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone cost $209 -- well above AT&T's price for the phone of $100 with a two-year contract, but just 46 percent of Lumia's $450 retail price with no contract.
That's the finding of IHS iSuppli, which did a physical teardown of one of the new Lumia smartphones. The $209 cost for materials does not include an additional $8 for manufacturing.
Nokia, Microsoft and Qualcomm mimicked Apple and its iPhone by closely tying together hardware and software in the new phone to produce greater efficiencies in production, IHS said.
"For the Lumia 900, Nokia and Microsoft worked in close partnership with Qualcomm to develop and optimize the software stack in order to take full advantage of the hardware," Andrew Rassweiler, an IHS analyst, said in a statement.
With the iPhone, Apple uses low hardware costs and a relatively high retail price to win industry-leading margins; Nokia is using a similar production approach to offer an inexpensive phone that competes on price, he added.
Both Nokia and Microsoft are willing to lower their profit margins to gain a foothold in the smartphone market, IHS concluded. Currently, Windows Phone represents less than 3 percent of the smartphone market.
Wayne Lam, another IHS analyst, said IHS believes that Microsoft substantially discounted its software licensing fees on the Lumia 900 to match the overall lower manufacturing costs. Previous Windows Phone smartphones from HTC, Samsung and LG met with limited commercial success, and Microsoft has been willing to "double-down with Nokia to promote Windows Phone 7," Lam added.
IHS compared the Lumia 900's costs for components and hardware with the Samsung S II Skyrocket, an Android phone with a similar set of features. The Skyrocket's costs were $236, or 43 percent of its $550 retail price.
IHS said that Nokia kept the Lumia 900 hardware costs down primarily with the use of a single-core processor and limited DRAM, while still achieving competitive performance with the Skyrocket. The Lumia 900 uses the single-core APQ8055 processor from Qualcomm that costs $17; the Skyrocket uses the dual-core APQ8060 from Qualcomm that costs $5 more at $22, IHS said.
The Lumia has 512MB of DRAM, half the 1GB used in the Skyrocket and many other smartphones, IHS found. The Lumia 900's DRAM and NAND Flash memory costs totslled $27, $5 less than those components cost for the Skyrocket.
IHS compared the Lumia 900 with an Android phone, partly to note how it might compete in the low-cost smartphone market now dominated by Android. Even lower memory densities are possible for use by Windows Phone, IHS said, which would allow production of even more cost-competitive smartphones in the future.
IHS didn't comment on AT&T's $100 price for the phone. Some analysts, including those at Forrester Research, believe Nokia and Microsoft have absorbed much of the difference between material costs and retail price, giving AT&T an exclusive and AT&T's support in promoting the Lumia.
Regarding the full range of components in the Lumia 900, IHS said Qualcomm was the biggest single supplier, providing the applications processor, baseband processor, power management and radio frequency transceiver. Together those components cost $64 of the $209 total cost.
The largest single item was the display and touchscreen from Samsung Mobile Display, which cost $58, or 28 percent of the total. That compares to $64 for the Skyrocket's display and touchscreen. IHS said that Micron Technology supplied the 16GB of NAND flash memory in the particular Lumia 900 IHS tore down, while Elpida Memory made the synchronous DRAM component.
Both the NAND and DRAM are commodity components and Nokia is likely to rely upon other suppliers as well, IHS added.
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BRIDGEPORT >> Bridgeport has placed a pregnant firefighter on unpaid leave, forcing her to do without a paycheck until the birth of her baby at the end of the year.
Regina Scates, a six-year firefighter, is being forced to use her 11 days of accumulated vacation and personal time. Under terms of the contract, the checks will then stop.
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Former Morris Brown President, Financial Aid Director Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in $5 Million Fraud Scheme
David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia; Lester Fernandez, Special Agent In Charge, Department of Education, Office of Inspector General; and Gregory Jones, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, announce that PARVESH SINGH, 62, of Valparaiso, Indiana, and DOLORES EVELYN CROSS, 68, of Chicago, Illinois, have been charged in a 34-count federal indictment related to a $5 million fraud scheme at Morris Brown College, a private, non-profit college in Atlanta. According to Nahmias:
The indictment charges that from August 1999 to approximately February 2002, PARVESH SINGH and DOLORES EVELYN CROSS defrauded the United States Department of Education (DOEd), Morris Brown College, students of the College and potential students of the College, to obtain federal financial aid funds to which the College was not entitled, by means of false and fraudulent pretenses and representations.
CROSS was the interim and then permanent President of the College from November 1998 until February 2002. She controlled and was responsible for the overall financial management of the College, and reported to the College's Board of Trustees. The indictment charges that CROSS hired SINGH and later promoted him to the dual roles of Financial Aid Director and Director of Enrollment Services in August 1999. SINGH thus had control over both the procurement and disbursement of federal financial aid funds. CROSS and SINGH had a duty to ensure that the financial aid funds they obtained were for eligible College programs and for eligible students attending the College.
The indictment charges that CROSS substantially overspent on college operations, giving the impression that she was achieving a higher level of success as President of Morris Brown, which has traditionally operated on a limited budget. To generate funds to support the extensive spending, CROSS and SINGH fraudulently obtained institutional grant funds from the Department of Education, and unlawfully used such funds. They also fraudulently obtained student loans and grants from DOEd and private lenders for ineligible students, who included students who never attended the college and students who attended the college at one time but were no longer in attendance at the time of the financial aid request. In addition, CROSS concealed the scheme and acts done in furtherance of the scheme from, among others, DOEd, the College's Board of Trustees and the College's students and potential students.
"Hundreds of students were victims of the defendants' alleged fraud," U.S. Attorney David E. Nahmias said at a news conference today. Many of those loans went into default status, which negatively impacted the students' and their parents' ability to obtain credit. In many cases, unauthorized student loans inhibited the students' ability to obtain financial aid at other schools."
Morris Brown College relied on federal financial aid funds to operate. Those funds came from the US Department of Education, through institutional and student grants, and from private lenders through student loans guaranteed by DOEd. Colleges are required by law to confirm and document the eligibility of students in whose names they seek financial aid. The indictment alleges that SINGH, aided and abetted by CROSS, failed to document student eligibility for financial aid over the course of several years. As a result, the defendants obtained financial aid funds in the names of many students who never attended Morris Brown College.
The indictment charges that in her first year as President, CROSS drastically increased spending, inflating overall operating costs by more than $8 million in her first year. CROSS increased payroll by $5 million, almost double her personal staff, and incurred additional expenses for housekeepers, speech writers and book editors. She also caused Morris Brown to fund business and personal trips, including 50 trips for herself, friends and family members.
The indictment charges that while interim President, CROSS allegedly caused the College to expend $4.8 million dollars of a credit line, without securing it with financial aid funds as required by the bank. Instead, CROSS spent the financial aid funds as well. When the bank found out, it called the note. CROSS and SINGH discussed the urgent need to generate financial aid funds to pay the note. SINGH immediately requested $2 million institutional grant funds that the College was not eligible to receive, which CROSS used to pay the bank note. CROSS then continued to request institutional grant funds through false certifications. CROSS continued to tell SINGH that the college needed more money to keep up with her operating expenditures. From August 1999, through January, 2002, SINGH obtained more than 1800 disbursements of federally insured loans, and Pell grants for ineligible students, totaling approximately $3.4 million. Morris Brown was not entitled to those funds because those students never attended the school, no longer attended the school or attended the school less than half-time. The indictment charges that most of those students were unaware that the College had requested student loans in their names and that they would be responsible for repaying those loans. Many of those loans went into default status, which negatively impacted the students' and their parents' ability to obtain credit. In addition, in many cases, unauthorized student loans inhibited the students' ability to obtain Financial Aid at other schools.
In 2001, the indictment alleges, DOEd placed stricter conditions on the college and its financial aid requests. Knowing he did not have the required authorization from DOEd, SINGH allegedly directed his staff to obtain federally insured student loans, including over $980,000 of loans for ineligible students. CROSS converted those funds to the use of the College. CROSS allegedly misrepresented and hid the actions from the DOEd and the College's Board of Trustees when she had a fiduciary duty to be honest about the College's true financial condition. As a result of her concealment, the indictment charges a scheme to defraud the Board of its right to CROSS' honest services.
By December 2002, Morris Brown lost its accreditation as a result of financial mismanagement, including the failure to comply with financial aid requirements. The College also was disqualified from participation in federal financial aid programs, and student enrollment dropped from over 2,000 full-time students to approximately 80 students. Ultimately, the names and financial information of hundreds of the college's students, and potential students (some of whom never attended the college), as well as their parents, were used to obtain loans they did not authorize and for which they received no benefit.
Nahmias said in announcing the indictment, "When the financial aid system is abused and corrupted through fraud, as alleged in this case, enormous harm can result, to the Department of Education and the taxpaying public, but even more to the College and its students. The current staff and administration of Morris Brown have been tremendously cooperative and supportive in this case. The strength that Morris Brown has shown throughout this ordeal is an indication of its ability to survive this alleged criminal activity from within, and to remain a vital and proud institution of higher learning in Atlanta."
Department of Education-Office Of Inspector General Lester Fernandez said of the case, "The Inspector General of the U. S. Department of Education, John P. Higgins, Jr., would like for me to express that he is proud of the work of OIG Special Agents and their commitment to protecting the integrity of federal education funds. We would like to thank the professionals from the United States Attorney's Office, the FBI, and the Department of Education Program Offices who worked tirelessly with the OIG special agents on this investigation. We will continue to work with others in law enforcement to safeguard federal education dollars. The Atlanta Regional Office for Federal Student Aid has designated a voice message box for students and parents who may have questions regarding their federal student aid at Morris Brown College. There are two telephone numbers where students and parents can call to leave a message for a Department of Education representative. The telephone numbers are: 404-562-6053 or 404-562-6090."
FBI Special Agent In Charge Greg Jones said, "The FBI takes very seriously allegations of abuse of the public's trust. When private organizations receive government funds, they are in fact receiving money from the pockets of American taxpayers, who rightfully expect their money will be used within the constraints of the law. When such is not the case, those same taxpayers can and should expect that those violating their trust will be held accountable, as we have seen in this case. I would like to thank our colleagues at the U.S. Department of Education for their assistance throughout this investigation."
CROSS and SINGH are charged with 22 counts of wire fraud, which each carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. Additionally, CROSS and SINGH are charged with 5 counts of stealing Title IV Financial Aid Funds, which each carry a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison. And CROSS and SINGH are charged with 6 counts of stealing Title III Financial Aid Funds, which each carry a maximum penalty of 2 years in prison. CROSS is also charged with one count of honest services mail fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison. The defendants are also the subject of a forfeiture allegation for all proceeds they obtained from the alleged fraud.
Members of the public are reminded that the indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government's burden to prove a defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
This case was investigated by Special Agents of the Department of Education, Office of Inspector General, and the FBI.
Assistant United States Attorneys Phyllis Sumner, Lynn Adam, and Melanie Wilson are prosecuting the case.
For further information please contact David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney or F. Gentry Shelnutt, Chief, Criminal Division, through Patrick Crosby, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Attorney's Office, at (404) 581-6016. The Internet address for the HomePage for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia is www.usdoj.gov/usao/gan.


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It has a 27" LED monitor and a wireless mouse/keyboard.
It was so fast I could not believe it.The monitor was awesome too.
I am considering investing in one but due to them being very expensive,I wanted to know if anyone can tell me of experiences with Apple and a computer of theirs.


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North American carriers are behaving like carriers do: They want to lock consumers into their service. They do this by contract and by locking-in the branding of platforms. When you merge that corporate desire of lock-in with open source software such as linux and android, hilarity ensues.
Carriers are mostly just large billing dinosaurs designed to generate profit. Along the way of maximizing profit, they end up having to build things like cellphone towers and wireless networks. Some small fraction of what they do is focus on customer lock-in. Part of the hidden licensing costs they have is to comply with the GPL. While they try to lock down devices to prohibit modification, they also have to release some of the features which perform this function. Carriers and device manufacturers tend to sue each other and other folks around. It's part of the cost of doing business and helps them maintain the desired profit.
Let's talk about hacking and vulnerabilities. Many have argued that you can model vulnerabilities based on code complexity, "quality of code" and frequency of audits. My opinion is that these things have little to nothing to do with the real number of vulnerabilities FOUND and EXPLOITED in software. If we assume that 0.1% of all end-users of software are hackers, and of those hackers 1% of them will find a vulnerability, then we can get a pretty good idea of how many vulnerabilities will be found in any given piece of software. Android and linux has suddenly been tossed under the vulnerability bus.
What does this mean to hacking? It means that one of the core lock-in methods which carriers have been trying to perform on the devices they sell to users will not be very effective. There will always be more exploits prohibiting them from maximizing their revenue. An agile industry would embrace this state of the world, and find other methods for realizing that profit. Carriers and manufacturers are not agile: They are soon to be extinct dinosaurs. We need to be careful with any creature on their deathbed, as they can lash out in every direction before fossilization.
I do not know if a carrier or manufacturer has threatened a vulnerability researcher yet. If this has not happened yet, I predict it will. A vulnerability researcher or software developer needs to be careful that they don't become KIA. This is where some of the hilarity comes from. Here are some examples:
http://www.teamwhiskey.com/ - Release modified GPL software to de-brand and root samsung mobile devices.
"All software, code and data from this site is property of Teamwhiskey and is not to be reproduced, copied, kanged, modified or redistributed under an circumstances"
http://unrevoked.com - Release modifed GPL software to de-brand and root HTC devices.
"Q: Will you release the source code?
A: At this time, we are not disclosing the vulnerability we have exploited to unlock the NAND flash.
Q: That doesn't seem fair! Android is about open source.
A: In some senses, we agree; but at times, a tradeoff needs to be made. Releasing the source code for this, we believe, would compromise the greater ability to unlock devices like these in the future. Given the choice between sacrificing the liberty of running code on our handsets and the liberty of reading the code by which we unlock it, we feel that the millions of handsets are more important. It is unfortunate that we must make such a choice, and we look forward to the day in the future that no such decision need be made. "
http://forum.xda-developers.com - Some popular forums have identified this problem, and are trying to take steps to fix this
our users to abide by the GPL. However it is in XDA's interests as well as the interests of our developer-base to ensure all GPL-derived materials hosted or linked on XDA comply fully with the GPL."
"As XDA has no legal power to uphold the GPL (and frankly we want to stay as far away from doing so as possible), we can't force any of
our users to abide by the GPL. However it is in XDA's interests as well as the interests of our developer-base to ensure all GPL-derived materials hosted or linked on XDA comply fully with the GPL."
Hackers and software developers do in fact have a real risk: If they make it easy for end-users to have software freedom from their carrier... then the carrier may lash out at them. If the de-branding and rooting is marketed well via grassroots methods, it increases the odds of this. Sadly many developers believe that they will have less risk by violating the GPL willingly than publishing the details of their work.
As hackers of open source software, we have an opportunity to show that we DO have rights, we are NOT afraid of being sued by companies who feel threatened by developers. These hackers and developers are simply realizing the rights the GPL license and DMCA grant to them.
The world of phone modding has been around for years; the introduction of open source software into this ecosystem is a game changer. Phone modding can now come out of the closet and embrace the new open source foundations which modern phones are now based. Do not be afraid.
Keep hacking,


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Feb 12, 2013, 09:01 ET
TORONTO, Feb. 12, 2013 /CNW/ - CFA Society Toronto and Hillsdale Investment Management report that William J. McNally, Andriy Shkilko and Brian F. Smith of Wilfrid Laurier University have won the 2012 Canadian Investment Research Award for their paper "Do Brokers of Insiders Tip Other Clients?"
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"One would like to believe there is no grey in the application of regulations governing insider trading in Canada. This paper raises important questions about the obligations of all fiduciaries as well as about the ever changing role of technology in the distribution of insider information. Hillsdale is pleased to support the annual Toronto CFA Society and Hillsdale Research Award and to reward professors McNally, Shkilko and Smith of Wilfrid Laurier University for their meticulous work." said Chris Guthrie, CFA, President and CEO, Hillsdale Investment Management.
Laurier researchers used a unique subset of TSX data obtained with the permission of IIROC (the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada). Insiders are required to disclose their status to their brokers who, in turn, are required to flag insider orders on the TSX trading system. The unique TSX dataset has orders and trades for the period from October 2004 to December 2006 with the insider flag. Since the data also includes a broker ID for each order, Laurier researchers were able to track broker activity around insider trades.
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Key findings:
- The market share of the insider's broker is about the same as the market share of the average competitive broker prior to an insider trade and then rises sharply on the day of the insider trade.
- The abnormal market share (the difference between the broker's share of client trades and the share of the average broker) jumps from 0.7% on the day before to 3.8% on the day of the insider purchase. Similarly for insider sales, the share rises from 0.9% before to 4.5% on the day of the sale. Furthermore, the market shares spike in the half-hour interval immediately surrounding the insider trades.
- Independent brokers experience significantly larger market share increases than brokers affiliated with banks. Evidence of tipping is stronger in broker handling of shares of smaller companies. This is consistent with greater information asymmetry between the insiders and outsiders in smaller companies.
- The insider's broker's market share of principal trading doubles on the day of the insider trade for both insider purchases and sales. This suggests brokers trade on their own account or that they tip other employees in the firm.
Download a copy of "Do Brokers of Insiders Tip Other Clients?" at www.cfatoronto.ca
Note to editors: The authors will give a brief overview of their findings at tomorrow's Awards Reception, at approximately 5:00pm. Tomorrow's event is open to the media who can register on-site using a business card. Interviews are available upon request by emailing [email protected]. The Awards Reception will be held from 4:30pm - 6:30pm at Royal Bank of Canada, 200 Bay Street, 40th Floor, South Tower.
About the Winners
William J. McNally is an Associate Professor of Finance at the School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University. Professor McNally is a co-author of Corporate Finance Online, an online introductory finance textbook. Professor McNally is a founder and on-going supervisor of the Laurier Student Investment Fund. Andriy Shkilko is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University. Professor Shkilko's service engagements outside the university include consulting work on high frequency trading for the governments of the United Kingdom and the province of British Columbia. Brian F. Smith is a Finance Professor who has taught at the School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University since 1987. He co-founded the Financial Services Research Centre, a centre dedicated to promoting studies on Canadian Capital Markets, and the Laurier Student Investment Fund, a $500,000 investment fund managed by students and supervised by faculty and alumni.
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|This page is an archive. Please do not edit the contents of this page. Direct any additional comments to the current talk page or contact an administrator for aid if no talk page exists.
Below is an archive of my talk page from August 31st, 2009 to October 31st, 2009. Please do not edit it.
By the way, please be sure to sign your name on Talk and vote pages using four tildes (~~~~) to automatically produce your name and the current date. Be sure to verify your e-mail address in your preferences. Before attempting any major article rewrites please read the layout guide. If you have any questions, check out the policy and help pages (see here for editing help), add a question to the Community portal, view the forum or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!
—-Matoro183 (Talk) 17:41, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Merlin
- 2 Question
- 3 Im in ravenclaw
- 4 Blocking
- 5 Image
- 6 Image
- 7 Barty Crouch Jr.
- 8 deleting
- 9 oh
- 10 Main page headers
- 11 Hi Seth
- 12 Mambo
- 13 Links
- 14 Draco Malfoy protected
- 15 Jayden Matthews, moment of silence
- 16 Here's an Idea
- 17 Merlin's Beard
- 18 HBP DS game characters
- 19 HP Video Game Designers
- 20 RE:Harry Potter Video Game Designers
- 21 Fawkes
- 22 Phoebe Black's husband
- 23 House Points Game start date
- 24 Renaming Pictures
- 25 Moving pages
- 26 Oh brother...
- 27 DUDE, why do you keep reverting my edits?!
- 28 New HPG guidelines
- 29 New HPG term has started
- 30 Someone's been busy
- 31 Vandalism
- 32 Book & Film articles
- 33 Order of Merlin, Third Class
- 34 Reporting slight vandalism
- 35 Yin&Yang
- 36 Unicorn Blood
- 37 User problem
- 38 Points
- 39 Brazil
- 40 Hello.
- 41 Vandalism
- 42 Peter Pettigrew
- 43 Darkdove8/My User page
- 44 RE:Darkdove8/My User page
- 45 *Sigh*
- 46 Unfair
- 47 Permanent Incapacitation
- 48 Your Last Edit of the Bellatrix Lestrange Page
- 49 User:Fred weasley block
- 50 Three Broomsticks Inn Remake
- 51 Marauder's Map
- 52 House Points
- 53 Redirects
Hey Seth was wondering if you could award me my 2000 edit Order of Merlin! when you have time. Thanks! --Profiteor 22:02, September 1, 2009 (UTC)
Thanks ... not to bug but it says from no one :P --Profiteor 22:14, September 1, 2009 (UTC)
Thank you yet again!--Profiteor 22:17, September 1, 2009 (UTC)
Hi! Sorry to bother with stupid questions. Do you know witch spell Dumbeldore used in the battle between him and Voldemort when i levitates the water to a dome? --Kraftword 11:52, September 2, 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for answer! You don´t think it is The Hover charm? Because that is what I thought. But I could be thinking wrong you know. Aqua Eructo creates a jet of water, but to control the movement of water you maybe need another spell. Witch spell does Dumbeldore use in the cave in the half-blood prince to control fire? not the same? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kraftword (talk • contribs).
Ok. I know he conjures fire but don´t you need to use another spell if you have conjured the fire? Fun to discuss with you by the way! :D —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kraftword (talk • contribs).
Hmm... So it´s not Incendio. I hate when they use Nonverbal spells! You never learn have to say them! --Kraftword 19:22, September 2, 2009 (UTC)
Please check the article on Harry Potter (character), section "Family Information". Isn't Harry a distant relative to Salazar Slytherin (which is a distant nephew of Ignotus Peverell, Harry's ancestor)?
Best regards, Paul borle 08:51, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
Im in ravenclaw
Hi I just created an account today today and now I am in raven claw and how do I get to ravenclaw tower? --Nevillefan007 21:00, September 3, 2009 (UTC)Nevillefan007
User talk:184.108.40.206 needs to be blocked he is putting inappropriate edits to Hermione Granger and Wands warned him once myself and twice yourself. --Profiteor 21:54, September 3, 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for the most recent edit to the Barty page, though I'm a bit inexperienced with this sort of thing, in case anyone tries to challenge the view that Barty viewed Voldemort as a sort of father figure in his deranged state, you could always reference the part in the book where he says "I'll be closer than a son..." (I think it's in the Veritaserum chapter, but I really don't know. I'm sort of new to the HPUniverse...)
(I personally hated anonymous' OOC edit)
DarkSecrets11 06:14, September 4, 2009 (UTC)DarkSecrets11
hi seth i always look up to u when i'm stuck so can u help me out with this
do u know who made this image and who it is meant to be CS_C11.jpg
hope my owl scribbles gets it to u
Gryffindor'sgiant 16:40, September 4, 2009 (UTC)Send me an Owl!
can you send me an image of Rabastan lestrange so i can put it on his page? And can you send me the image with an owl
User:JamesVI 8:53, October 16, 2009 (UTC) Send me an owl!
hi seth i always look up to u when i'm stuck so can u help me out with this
do u know who made this image and who it is meant to be CS_C11.jpg
hope my owl scribbles gets it to u
Gryffindor'sgiant 16:40, September 4, 2009 (UTC)Send me an Owl!
yo noob, snape killed dumbeldore. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 18.104.22.168 (talk • contribs).
dont' be messin with my harry pothead fool! snape KILLS DUMBELDORE! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs).
why did dumbeldore kill snape? Why!? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 184.108.40.206 (talk • contribs).
Barty Crouch Jr.
Sorry, that IP was me. I'd forgotten to sign in. Just out of curiosity in what way was my edit unhelpful and why was it removed? --Lucifuge Rofacale 19:22, September 5, 2009 (UTC)
- Well, that's your opinion. --Lucifuge Rofacale 18:11, September 6, 2009 (UTC)
how do I delete my account? --Nevillefan007 19:30, September 5, 2009 (UTC)Nevillefan007
oh okay i was going to ask u something but u sent me an before so i better say it now can u make and a giant infobox for me please cause im half-giant
best wishes --Gryffindor'sgiant 19:09, September 6, 2009 (UTC)
Main page headers
Hello! You have a very nice wiki here. But when I first came here, being the crazy videophile I am, I couldn't help but notice the nasty .JPG compression around the Main Page's headers.
That's an example. Look closely at the image. You can see nasty JPG compression artifacts!
So, because I'm nice, I remade the headers on the Main Page with transparency, in the PNG format, which doesn't compress like that! I've only uploaded one just yet though, and that's the Featured Article one. You can find it here. Here's what it would look like on the Main Page.
Look closely. It looks much clearer! Also, I used transparency when I made it. That means that, if in the future you decide you want a different background color for the headers, just change the colors on the Main Page, you don't even have to edit the files!
But seriously, the only problem is that the Main Page is super protected. So I can't change what's shown there.
What I need YOU to do, is confirm to me that you're OK with me remaking these files. Then, I'll upload them. Once I've done that, because I am not an admin, you'll have to edit the Main Page. Make these changes:
Get back to me as soon as you can, mm'kay? - Elecbullet 21:18, September 6, 2009 (UTC)
P.S. are there any other headers that are in the JPG format? I can work on them. I don't mind. Are there any other problematic pictures?
- Okay, did it.
- See ya! I don't really follow the HP series any more so I might not be able to do much here other than this :(
Oh well. - Elecbullet 21:49, September 6, 2009 (UTC)
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I was just wondering where do you sign up for the House Points game? Thanks. --I'M THE CODESTER! Talk 2 me, OR HAVE AVADA KEDAVRA USED! 21:42, September 6, 2009 (UTC)
I hat you. You deleted mambo —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 18.104.22.168 (talk • contribs).
Hi Dear Seth ! I would to know if it's possible to add some symbols in MediaWiki:Edittools (protected page) in order to help with links inter-languages as [[de:]] [[en:]] [[es:]] [[fi:]] [[fr:]] [[nl:]] [[pl:]] [[ru:]] and others. I already add them in the french mediawiki:edittools but it would be really helpful here too. Have a great day. --Famini71 12:52, September 8, 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you ! --Famini71 14:46, September 9, 2009 (UTC)
Draco Malfoy protected
Could you please make Draco Malfoy protected? The same person has vandalized it with fanon 5 times since Sep. 6th, under 4 different IP addresses. - Nick O'Demus 12:40, September 10, 2009 (UTC)
Jayden Matthews, moment of silence
Jayden Matthews' brother's funeral is this Friday (tomorrow), and some of us who've worked with him were wondering if it would be possible to put a special notice up on the Main Page that day, asking people to observe a moment of silence and sign the Condolence Card we've set up on his talk page. Please let me know if this would be feasible. Thanks. - Nick O'Demus 23:31, September 10, 2009 (UTC)
- Since most people are in different time zones, we were just thinking of leaving it up for the day, and letting everybody observe their own moment. - Nick O'Demus 23:50, September 10, 2009 (UTC)
- Excellent. Could you add the direct link to the card? - Nick O'Demus 00:22, September 11, 2009 (UTC)
- Thank you. - Nick O'Demus 00:33, September 11, 2009 (UTC)
- I think it'd be okay to remove the notice now. It's been up the whole weekend. - Nick O'Demus 21:52, September 14, 2009 (UTC)
But, my dear Seth, it's really strange to think that Phoebe wasn't married. On the second scroll are name and surname of her husband, and we know that. So, I think that Phoebe had a husband, and we don't have to delete that article. I really can't understand how do you know that "2" is written on the scroll. --Lord 15:35, September 11, 2009 (UTC)
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Since I notice that people keep listing Dolores Umbridge as a Slytherin should'nt an invisible note be put into the article since at some point it would happen again. -Adv193 16:40, September 11, 2009 (UTC)
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HBP DS game characters
This may be a weird question, but have you, or any other Users that you know of, played the Nintendo DS version of Half-Blood Prince? The reason I ask is that Christian Serrano just created 10 articles on characters from the DS game. However, it seems that English isn't their first language, and they need some serious reworking. For example, I have no idea what this one should actually say. Normally, I'd just check one of the guides on GameFAQS, but there are none for the DS version. - Nick O'Demus 16:42, September 12, 2009 (UTC)
HP Video Game Designers
Seth do we know the name of the company who created the Harry Potter video games? -- GrouchMan 20:25, September 13, 2009 (UTC)
RE:Harry Potter Video Game Designers
I see. The reason I ask is because I think we should make a page for the video games like we have for the movies and books and I figured we'd need the companies who designed the video games if we made one. It's no big deal. I'll think of something. Thanks!! -- GrouchMan 21:05, September 13, 2009 (UTC)
Can you delete Fawkes so it can be properly moved from "Phawkes" to restore the history lost in the vandalism? Thank you. Grunny (Talk) 09:57, September 14, 2009 (UTC)
- Talk:Fawkes as well :). Grunny (Talk) 10:01, September 14, 2009 (UTC)
Phoebe Black's husband
OK, Phoebe never married, I'm sorry. You are right. Please delete page about him, and once again, sorry.--Lord 15:32, September 14, 2009 (UTC)
Can I see your family tree? I know that my tree is maybe pathetic, because pictures are white and black. I made it on a hole wall in my house.--Lord 17:42, September 14, 2009 (UTC)
Can you see a picture of Regulus I? I think that a have a better picture of him. Can I upload it?
Look at this image. Family tree.We can see that Callidora and Charis (who are sisters) are decipted near to each other. Also, Phineas Nigellus is decipted close to Sirius I, crazy Ella and Isla, by the way, they are on the same branch. Phineas Nigellus's children are on the same branch: Phineas (in red hat), Belvina (with sad face), Cygnus II, Sirius II and Arcturus II. So, I think that Phoebe was either a sister or a first cousin of Eduardus and Alexia. I don't know why Cygnus' picture exist only on the DVD, not on real tree.--Lord 09:49, September 15, 2009 (UTC)
House Points Game start date
It looks like Starstuff still isn't back from her trip yet, so we're going to have to push back the start of the game just a few days (we also need just a bit more time to fine-tune some of the machanics). Tentatively, I'm going to set the new start date as the 20th, and I'll let our Prefects know if anything changes. Thanks for your patience. - Nick O'Demus 18:19, September 14, 2009 (UTC)
Renaming Pictures
Thank you very much for renaming the pictures I uploaded. I would done it my self but I can't. Anyways thanks again! --Profiteor 00:26, September 16, 2009 (UTC)
Moving pages
Hey Seth Cooper :). Just thought I'd let you know, rather than moving files and then having to delete the redirect admins can now suppress redirects so a redirect isn't created. When moving pages, below the reason box you should see "Leave a redirect behind" with a ticked box next to it. If you remove the tick from this box before moving the file/page, a redirect won't be created and you won't have to constantly delete the redirects :-). Grunny (Talk) 01:14, September 16, 2009 (UTC)
Oh brother...
Iamkes is back (18.104.22.168) - Nick O'Demus 18:35, September 16, 2009 (UTC)
- And AGAIN... (22.214.171.124) - Nick O'Demus 19:47, October 1, 2009 (UTC)
- And AGAIN... (Kesbrier) - Nick O'Demus 21:22, October 9, 2009 (UTC)
- What are we gonna do about this idiot? Sorry but he truly is an idiot!! -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!) 16:59, October 20, 2009 (UTC)
DUDE, why do you keep reverting my edits?!
Harry does get killed, stop changing that! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 126.96.36.199 (talk • contribs).
New HPG guidelines
I've added some new guidelines (based on suggestions from Nick O'Demus) on the amount of points that should be given for certain types of contributions to the House Points Game policy page. Please review these new guidelines, and if you have any concerns or ideas for improvement, feel free to let me know. Thanks! ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 23:55, September 19, 2009 (UTC)
New HPG term has started
This is just a message to let you know that the new term of the House Points Game started at 00:00 September 20 (UTC). As a Prefect, you can begin giving points, as well as encouraging your House and helping to direct its collaborative work at Ravenclaw Tower. If you see someone with a Ravenclaw userbox on their userpage who hasn't joined the game yet, feel free to drop them a note.
I know this is familiar territory for you, Seth, but as a matter of procedure, everyone's getting this notice. :) ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 00:32, September 20, 2009 (UTC)
Someone's been busy
I bet you were just waiting for the game to start so you could make all those potions articles. :P - Nick O'Demus 07:01, September 21, 2009 (UTC)
I've found a lot of vandalism pages all made by one person. They include the page "Skfjkdsjflsdklk". -Parodist 01:29, October 2, 2009 (UTC)
- Nevermind, Starstuff's got it. --Parodist 01:35, October 2, 2009 (UTC)
Book & Film articles
Hey Seth,
I've started a forum on bringing the Book & Film articles to a higher level at the Wizengamot. Could you check it out, please? Thanks. QuidditchLover(My talk)(contribs) 03:07, October 5, 2009 (UTC)
Order of Merlin, Third Class
I don't mean to pester, but I've just topped the 1,000 edit mark on the Wiki, and was wondering if, when you find the time, you could stop by my page and leave me an Order of Merlin. --Parodist 01:56, October 8, 2009 (UTC)
Reporting slight vandalism
Hi Seth, I don't usually play the snitch but I just wanted to inform you of some minor vandalism on a forum page called: Why didn't Bellatrix marry Voldemort. Someone made a funny and decided to edit one of my comments, saying something about an Edward Cullen, whom I apparently "love". Just check out the page and you'll know what I mean. They did the same thing to an unregistered user calling themselves 'Beautiful alter' on the same page. Oh and by the way, could you reply to me by using my talk page? That would be great.--Yin&Yang 13:15, October 10, 2009 (UTC)
Hi Seth, thanks for warning that very humourous editor against distorting other users' comments. I'm glad I came to the right person.--Yin&Yang 06:01, October 11, 2009 (UTC)
Unicorn Blood
Hi Seth, me again. Do you think you could do Nick O'Demus and myself a favour and have a look at the Unicorn blood article page? I added some information on the mechanics behind the curse associated with drinking the blood and Nick O'Demus disagreed with it. We have both agreed however that we'll consent to whatever you think is right, so could you please take a look at it? To find the paragraph I'm talking about, just use the History page and look at my last edit. If you have any trouble with it, feel free to comment on the Discussion page (which I recommend you read also).--Yin&Yang 06:27, October 11, 2009 (UTC)
User problem
Hi Seth, listen I noticed your message on the talk page of the IP 18.104.22.168 and this user had did something similar on Dolores Umbridge's page that was pure nonsense I had to revert so I am making you aware of this. -Adv193 04:02, October 13, 2009 (UTC)
- This user struck again on the Umbridge page so its clear to me now that this user will still add in the same kind of nonsense again. -Adv193 01:11, October 14, 2009 (UTC)
I've already posted this in Ravenclaw Tower, but since I've gotten no response I decided to take it to you. I've created a number of articles that never recieved any points; Hengist Rawkes, Unidentified Hogwarts Headmaster, Unidentified Department of Mysteries intern, Albus Dumbledore's ex-girlfriend, Horace Slughorn's first office, Horace Slughorn's second office, Severus Snape's office, Defence Against the Dark Arts professor's office, Venomous Tentacula leaves, Potage, So You Think You'd Like to Work In Muggle Relations?, Have You Got What It Takes to Train Security Trolls?, Make a Bang at the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, Unidentified pamphlet on Wizard banking, Me, Myself, and I, and Ronald Weasley's bedroom; none of which have gotten me any points. I acknowledge that some of the articles were created before the House Points Game began, but according to the policy, they are still canidate to recieve points. --Parodist 11:30, October 16, 2009 (UTC)
Why did you revert my edits to the Brazil article? Notdoppler 21:30, October 16, 2009 (UTC)
- I simply thought that as the article is relatively small the headings are not necessary. Notdoppler 21:35, October 16, 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Seth. I'm new to the Harry Potter Wiki and I am having troubles with editing. I cannot delete or move pictures, and I cannot preview pages as when I do, the internet freezes and says "The script that is running is causing your internet to slow down. If you do not abandon this script your computer may become unresponsive." Would you know of any way to fix this problem? Nice to meet you, by the way.
GryffMaster 11:30, October 17, 2009 (UTC)
Hey Seth I got a question. Why do you think it is that some contributors vandalize or insert gibberish, nonsense or porn into the forums and articles? They know it's just gonna get them in trouble. Why do you think they all do it? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!) 16:56, October 20, 2009 (UTC)
Peter Pettigrew
Hey i was wondering can you send me an answer to why peter pettigrew became a death eater-- Talk 5:55, 20 October 2009 (UTC) (Owl me!)
Darkdove8/My User page
Hey Seth, this new contributor, Darkdove8 did something to my user page. Look at the history and see for yourself. No offense here but I think we got trouble. -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!) 21:46, October 22, 2009 (UTC)
RE:Darkdove8/My User page
Thanks Seth!! You're welcome by the way!! -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!) 22:03, October 22, 2009 (UTC)
Message For Seth Cooper: from Suzanne Rice in South Carolina
are your parents George &KathY cooper? I met themn in Cherry Pt. MCAS firstname.lastname@example.com 22.214.171.124 22:21, October 22, 2009 (UTC)
Here we go again. - Nick O'Demus 12:58, October 25, 2009 (UTC)
What u are doing is totally unfair and ludicrous. The infobox is supposed to be for the latest affiliation and affiliation and Lucius was affiliated lately with the MoM where he worked as an adviser. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by X247 (talk • contribs).
- Yes but Lucius was actually fired from the MoM after blackmailing all the other governors that he would curse their families if they didn't agree to suspend Dumbledore in the second book. Read the last chapter or just re-read the article and you should see that part. -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 14:19, October 25, 2009 (UTC)
Permanent Incapacitation
What does Permanent Incapacitation mean User:JamesVI User talk:JamesVI 3:34, 25 October 2009. (UTC) (Owl me!)
Your Last Edit of the Bellatrix Lestrange Page
Okay Seth, I think we may have a slight disagreement where Bellatrix's "appearance" at the Battle of the Astronomy Tower is concerned. We both agree that it was in the film version of 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' that first showed Bellatrix present at Hogwarts the night Dumbledore died, yes? Therefore, we must also agree that the book had absolutely no reference to Bellatrix being present at that event. That is a contradiction and as the policy of this wiki states, as I'm sure you know, wherever a book contradicts another canonical source, the book recieves priority as having the correct information. First of all, to base your argument for restoring that paragraph to Bellatrix's page on something that we don't know is pure speculation. Second of all, had Rowling decided to add Bellatrix into that battle, I am sure she would have made an appearance, possibly killing someone in the process. Thirdly, we know that all the Death Eaters (present during the Battle) escaped through the front gates of the school with Harry bearing witness. Bellatrix, according to the books was not among them and that is as good as Rowling herself saying that. The books are always right and this means that you should erase that paragraph describing the events of the sixth film as I had done. One more thing, that paragraph actually mentions Bellatrix being the one to cast the Dark Mark into the sky after Dumbledore's death - that is again contradicting the book which clearly explains that the Mark was present before Dumbledore's death, and even contributed to it (leading Dumbledore and Harry to the Astronomy Tower).--Yin&Yang 04:02, October 26, 2009 (UTC)
Look, saying that Bellatrix just used a different passage way is speculation at its highest peak. Bellatrix is a major character and Rowling would never dream of leaving her out of a scene that she was present in, in her mind. Remember that this is all the invention of one woman, not a re-telling of a true event. Whatever Rowling implies or blatantly states is supposed to be held true. Also, if it was Gibbon who wrote that part about Bellatrix firing that mark in the sky, and you know that that isn't the case in the books, why didn't you just erase it? I'm sorry but your argument just doesn't hold up so I'm removing that paragraph myself. If you still disagree, I guess we'll have to discuss it with another admin.--Yin&Yang 22:04, October 26, 2009 (UTC)
Yes, I did misinterpret what you said about Gibbon but that is besides the point. The Skirmish at the Burrow was an event totally invented by the filmakers, which therefore has a right to be included in a webpage on this wiki. The Battle of the Astronomy Tower, however, was not created by the filmakers, but was adapted from the book i.e. it was already there. This scene, therefore, cannot be compromised by the film according to the policy because that event took place (without Bellatrix Lestrange). You might as well say that there wasn't even a 'Battle' at Hogwarts anyway as the film shows no signs of a struggle or so much of a hint of an intervention from the Order of the Phoenix. The chapter of the book in question doesn't have to call the fight 'the Battle of the Astronomy Tower' for the reader to know that there is a battle occuring. Now do you understand where I'm coming from?--Yin&Yang 22:23, October 26, 2009 (UTC)
It doesn't have to state with literal words that Bellatrix wasn't at the Battle. That is what is implied (and very strongly so). She also didn't burn down Hagrid's Hut because Thorfinn Rowle did that. Now, I can't remember if the Bellatrix page says that the latter did that to Hagrid's house but if it does, then that is incorrect as well. If the character is 'observed' in the books to do something (or not do something) then that counts as "stating". Bellatrix wasn't at the Battle. That is it. Therefore, she couldn't have paraded like a zoo animal in the Great Hall as in the film. That is the problem with this policy, the bounderies are too blurred so I'm not necessarily arguing against you Seth but this is a very big problem in terms of writing an encyclopedia of Harry Potter. The Skirmish at the Burrow isn't entirely plausible because then we have a conflict with Scrimgeour being present at the Burrow during book. We can't necessarily say that the then-Minister of Magic was at the scene of Bellatrix's and Greyback's attack, can we?--Yin&Yang 22:47, October 26, 2009 (UTC)
I'm sorry Seth, but that fails to convince me. If we both agree that Gibbon set the Dark Mark into the sky and Rowle burned down Hagrid's Hut then why is it that when the book specifically leaves Bellatrix out of the picture, that doesn't indicate a direct statement from Rowling that Bellatrix is definitely not present? Her absence in the books from the scene in question is as plain a statement as any. The book therefore contradicts the film and hence, the book wins again.
Please don't think of Bellatrix's lack of presence in the book meaning that she was there because of the film's interpretation. Think of it more as 'the book says "no"' versus 'the film says "yes"' rather than 'the book doesn't say "no" so that makes the film right'; because the book does in fact say "no" to Bellatrix's presence by not putting her there in the first place. I know that sounds too simple but that is really what it is: That simple. Before you reply, I beg you to please re-read all my comments on this topic and think. I truly believe that this is a problem for this wiki, but it can be repaired. I know I'm still rather new here and I don't mean to offend anyone else's work but I think it possible that this wiki policy is too obscure. Don't worry, I took your suggestion about contacting others through the Wizengamot into consideration, Seth, but I want to know whether or not I have anyone's support before I make a move to change a few rules (apparently, I have the attention of at least one nameless person on my talk page).--Yin&Yang 08:36, October 27, 2009 (UTC)
User:Fred weasley block
Seth, I'm going to be reducing the block on X247 to a week as I originally stated this on the Lucius Malfoy talk page, and instead I blocked him for a month. I did state one length and blocked for a longer time, so as per my original statement, I will be reducing his block. As you blocked Fred weasley for the same time for the same offense, I thought I'd give you a heads up in case you wanted to reduce the block. You don't have to since I was the one setting the block period and not yourself, and our blocking policy states "any administrator may block any user that they determine is a detriment to the project. Final discretion is left to the blocking administrator on a case-by-case basis." - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 16:04, October 27, 2009 (UTC)
Three Broomsticks Inn Remake
Hey Seth, what do you think so far of the page Three Broomsticks Inn (The Wizarding World of Harry Potter) that I created? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 20:42, October 27, 2009 (UTC)
Marauder's Map
When did the Marauder's Map appear in the film adaption of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix-- User:Jeffrey1992 User talk:Jeffrey1992 3:15, 28, October 2009 (UTC) (Owl me!)
House Points
Hey Seth I got a question. Is it against the Wiki's rules to ask for House Points if you've made a hug contribution to a certain article? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 00:10, October 29, 2009 (UTC)
- I just wanted to know. Also, if you look at the recent history of the Conjuration page, you'll see I fixed a lot of mistakes, redirects, links that went to the wrong pages, etc. I kinda just thought that would be enough for at least 5 points, if not 10. Just look and get back to me. -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 00:19, October 29, 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks Seth. But what's been "Done"? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 11:20, October 29, 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks Seth. What house are you in btw? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 11:26, October 29, 2009 (UTC)
- That's cool. -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 11:36, October 29, 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks Seth. What house are you in btw? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 11:26, October 29, 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks Seth. But what's been "Done"? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 11:20, October 29, 2009 (UTC)
Hey Seth I have a quick question. Would it bother you at all if I fixed the redirects on your user page? Obviously if you want them just the way they are I understand!! Thanks!! -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 17:01, October 29, 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks Seth!! -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 21:46, October 29, 2009 (UTC)
- What are friends and fellow users for? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 22:52, October 29, 2009 (UTC)
- You're very welcome!! Tell me if you see any other redirects & I'll fix em! -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 23:00, October 29, 2009 (UTC)
- What are friends and fellow users for? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 22:52, October 29, 2009 (UTC)


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Roger Penske defends Joey Logano
(AP) -- Roger Penske bristled Monday at "petty" barbs against Joey Logano for his wealthy upbringing and defended his driver in the fallout from Sunday's race at California that left Denny Hamlin in a hospital.
Logano was involved in a last-lap accident with Hamlin and then had a post-race altercation with Tony Stewart.
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"Listen, Joey is a great driver and what happened at the end there wasn't anything more than hard racing," Penske told The Associated Press. "I stand behind him and I think he's going to go down as one of the greatest drivers to ever race."
Predictions like Penske's are one reason why it suddenly seems the garage has turned against the 22-year-old Logano, who came into NASCAR with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2008 with the nickname "Sliced Bread." He'd risen rapidly through the racing ranks with the financial backing from his father, Tom, who used funds from the family's Connecticut waste management company to help his two children pursue their dreams.
Logano had the means to pursue a racing career, and was in Georgia racing quarter midgets at the age of 6 while his older sister chased a life of competitive ice skating.
Stewart took aim at that upbringing after Sunday's race, calling Logano "nothing but a little rich kid that's never had to work in his life." The sentiment was amped up Monday when Patricia Driscoll, girlfriend of Kurt Busch, referred to Logano as (hash)TrustFundRacer in a series of tweets that accused him of reckless racing with "no less than 5 drivers."
"We were lucky that none of the others were hurt by his actions," Driscoll tweeted.
An agitated Penske thought the criticism was out of line.
"He's a solid young man and his family has supported him in racing as many families of professional athletes do in every sport," Penske said. "Anyone who looks at that as a criticism, to focus on that is just petty."
Penske also defended Logano for his television interview immediately after the race when Logano said of Hamlin; "He probably shouldn't have done what he did last week, so that's what he gets." Fans have criticized Logano for the remark, accusing him of wishing harm to Hamlin, who spent Sunday night in a California hospital under observation with a potential back injury.
"That's a tough thing, Joey had no idea what the situation was with Denny when he was doing the interview," Penske said. "It's one of those things that came out and taken out of context isn't what he meant. He can't take it back, but people are certainly blowing that up to mean something different than what he knew at the time."
As for Stewart, who nearly came to blows with Logano on pit road before the two were separated by crew members because Stewart felt Logano had blocked him?
"The comments by Tony - he's one of the best blockers in the business," Penske said. "I've watched the video, I've seen what happened, and there's nothing there that should be an issue."


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One of the world's most enigmatic and influential bands surprised its fans with a most unsuspected, but happily welcomed, Valentine's Day gift.
British alt rockers Radiohead announced that they will release their eighth studio album, The King of Limbs, online Saturday, February 19, reports the New York Daily News.
A message on the band's website noting the release of the EP simply read, "Thank You For Waiting," and provided a link for pre-ordering the record.
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The digital version of the album will come in two formats, MP3 and WAV, and will cost $9 and $14 respectively and will be ready to download this weekend.
But as is typical with an act as mercurial as Radiohead, there's another twist to the story.
The band is also releasing what it calls "the world's first "Newspaper Album," which will include a CD version of the new material and two 10" vinyl records. In addition to the music, the album will also come bundled with "many large sheets of artwork" and "625 tiny pieces of artwork."
The "Newspaper Album" will also come in two editions. One will cost $48 and can be downloaded digitally in advance of the physical version, which will ship May 9. The other version, which comes with "full CD quality uncompressed" WAV files, will cost $53.
This marks the second time that the band has essentially disregarded the standard method of distribution, which usually involves having a record label do the heavy lifting. For 2007's In Rainbows, the band famously employed a pay what you will system for the album, allowing fans to name their own price for the digital download. A "discbox," which included a CD, vinyl records and artwork, was released at the same time as the digital version and was priced at $80. A standalone physical version of the album was also eventually released and sold through major music stores.
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2-1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon cloves
2 eggs
¼ cup soy milk or nondairy creamer
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
1 cup chopped toasted almonds
Optional: 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves. Whisk together eggs, soy milk and ginger and add to flour mixture. Stir until well combined. Stir in almonds. Divide dough in half and form loaves. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and reduce heat to 300 degrees. Slice loaves into ½-inch slices and return to oven. Bake an additional 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool. If desired, drizzle with melted chocolate.


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The calls and questions are coming in: What to do with all the zucchini. What with that rainy spring and all, zucchini seem to be growing to baseball-bat proportions overnight.
So a posting by food writer Regina Schrambling on www.epicurious.com's Epi Log quickly caught my attention Tuesday afternoon: A Turkish-inspired zucchini spread. Just the thing to serve with pita bread and a salad for a simple summer supper, or maybe dip up with crostini or pita chips. I showed it to my zucchini-growing co-worker and we both agreed it needed to be tried.
Luckily, I had everything but fresh dill, which was optional anyway. I even had Aleppo pepper (my spice cabinets overfloweth), but that's really pretty optional too. Otherwise, you just need Greek yogurt, a little mayo, walnuts and garlic. And zucchini. But that part shouldn't be hard.
Turkish Zucchini Spread
Adapted from food writer Regina Schrambling on www.epicurious.com
1 pound zucchini
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 cup (or less) plain Greek yogurt
3 cloves minced garlic
3/4 cup ground walnuts (see note)
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
A pinch of sea salt
About 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dillweed (optional)
1/2 teaspoon ground Aleppo pepper or coarsely ground black pepper
Grate the zucchini on the large holes of a box grater. (Schrambling suggested peeling a few strips off the zucchini, but I skipped that. Zucchini skin is so thin, there's no reason to peel it.) Heat about 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium-high. Saute the zucchini for several minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
Place the zucchini in a bowl and mix with the yogurt, mayonnaise, garlic and ground walnuts. Season to taste with salt. To serve, spread it on a plate or small platter and sprinkle with fresh dillweed. Mix the pepper and 1 tablespoon olive oil, then drizzle over the top. Serve at room temperature.
NOTE: I ground the walnuts and the garlic together in a mortar and pestle, which worked great. It left the walnuts a little chunky, adding more texture. Or you could mince the garlic and pulse the walnuts in a food processor. One cup walnuts should yield about 3/4 cup ground walnuts.
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