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DENVER, May 11 (UPI) —
Heavy snowstorms, high winds and sub-freezing temperatures are ripping through the Mountain West, forcing road closures and other emergency conditions. Despite it being Mother's Day, up to 15 inches of snow is possible in parts of Colorado and up to ten in Denver.
Virtually all of northern and northeastern Colorado are operating under winter storm warnings, with four separate interstate closures as of late and crashes around the area.
Snow began to fall in Denver about 9:30 a.m. local time. By noon a foot of snow had accumulated in Colorado Springs, an hour south of the state capital.
The extreme conditions are expected to last through noon in Denver, before moving onto Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa where tornadoes will likely form from the pressure system.


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The Green Philips 225P1 monitor with revolutionary PowerSensor technology detects user presence and adjusts power consumption accordingly, reducing your power consumption by up to 70%. See all benefits
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World's first PowerSensor display cuts power bills
The Green Philips 225P1 monitor with revolutionary PowerSensor technology detects user presence and adjusts power consumption accordingly, reducing your power consumption by up to 70%. See all benefits
Unfortunately this product is no longer available
PowerSensor is a built-in 'people sensor' that transmits and receives harmless infrared signals to determine if the user is present and automatically reduces monitor brightness when the user steps away from the desk, cutting energy costs by up to 70 percent and prolonging monitor life.
SmartImage is an exclusive leading edge Philips technology that analyses the content displayed on your screen and gives you optimised display performance. This user-friendly interface allows you to select various modes like Office, Image, Entertainment, Economy etc., to fit the application in use. Based on the selection, SmartImage dynamically optimises the contrast, colour saturation and sharpness of images and videos for ultimate display performance. The Economy mode option offers you major power savings. All in real time with the press of a single button!
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TrueVision is an industry leading, proprietary Philips testing and algorithm technology for the adjustment and fine-tuning of monitors, an extensive process that ensures ultimate display performance in compliance with a standard four-times more stringent than Microsoft's Vista requirements, for each monitor that leaves the factory - not just a few review samples. Only Philips goes to these lengths to deliver this exacting level of colour accuracy and display quality in every new monitor.
A pair of high-quality stereo speakers built into a display device. They may be visible front firing, or invisible down firing, top firing, rear firing etc. depending on model and design.
The Super Ergo Base is a 'people friendly' Philips monitor base that not only tilts and swivels, but is also height adjustable and pivots 90 degrees, so that each user can adjust the monitor to their personal preference for maximum viewing comfort and efficiency.
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Philips has taken a lead in ensuring that all its products switch to energy efficient solutions. By using efficient power supplies and reduction in components, Philips has ensured that your monitor typically consumes about 50% less power than its equivalent previous generation model. Energy saving is further enhanced by using only 0.5 Watts in sleep mode. Lower power consumption results in fewer CO2 emissions. You can read more about Philips and energy efficiency at www.philips.com/about/sustainability/oursustainabilityfocus/energyefficiency/index.page
"Philips is committed to using sustainable, eco-friendly materials across its monitor range. All body plastic parts, metal chassis parts and packing materials use 100% recyclable materials. In some selected models we utilise up to 65% post-consumer recycled plastics. Strict adherence to RoHS standards ensures substantial reduction or elimination of toxic substances like lead, for example. Mercury content in monitors with CCFL backlights has been reduced significantly and eliminated completely in monitors with LED backlights. Visit Philips at http://www.asimpleswitch.com/global/ to learn more.
Philips EPEAT Silver certified monitors ensure protection for human health and the environment, and are highly energy efficient ensuring low emissions of climate changing green house gases. The EPEAT programme helps purchasers evaluate, compare and select Monitors based on 51 environmental criteria supported by the US EPA. EPEAT Silver is valid only where Philips registers the product. Please visit www.epeat.net for registration status in your country.
Screen tilt and swivel mechanism built into the base permits the monitor to swivel and tilt backwards or forwards.

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It's the season where some office workers have a little too much fun at holiday parties, something one Valley party planner said happens a bit too often.
Some typically tame co-workers can turn into hell on wheels and lose their inhibitions with too many drinks, usually fueling some crazy behavior.
"They get a little wild," said Susan Cope, a party planner for Fabulous Food in Phoenix. "People getting a little too drunk usually happens or a lot too drunk."
Cope has seen some crazy incidents at work-related holiday parties.
"Things get out of control," she said. "We've definitely seen some walk-in situations of things we shouldn't have seen."
In one case, Cope said somebody brought a pack of dogs to the party. They escaped and her staff chased them down.
If you're going to drink at the company party, Cope said to stick to your limit. Too much booze has wrecked many office relationships and cost jobs.
Cope said those planning to drink should average one drink per hour.


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TORONTO – Claude Noel has been fired as coach by the Winnipeg Jets and replaced with Paul Maurice.
Noel was fired amid a five-game losing streak that dropped the Jets to 19-23-5 and 10 points out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Noel, hired after the Atlanta Thrashers moved to Winnipeg before the 2011-12 season, went 80-79-18 during his tenure with the Jets.
Assistant Perry Pearn was also fired.
Maurice inherits a team that has struggled in its third season in Winnipeg thanks in part to inadequate goaltending and defensive breakdowns. The 46-year-old has been behind the bench as an NHL head coach for 1,084 games.


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Health officials confirm syphilis outbreak in Oklahoma County
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Health officials confirmed Friday an outbreak of more than 75 diagnosed syphilis cases in Oklahoma County connected to a specific social network between the ages of 14 and 47 years old.
The most common risk factors associated with this increase include drug use, exchanging sex for money or drugs or having multiple sex partners, according to the Oklahoma City-County Health Department and Oklahoma State Department of Health.
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Ambassador Protection only provides security operatives who are licensed by the UK's Security Industry Authority and hold a Door Supervisor license which requires successful completion of a physical intervention and conflict management module. Ambassador Protection are a London based company with a national footprint and a presence in Covent Garden.
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damhooligan wrote:Kenzo wrote:But an empty highway presents an opportunity...
I take it you like fishing???
I take it you like to duck and weave to deflect blame?
Open highway. Two vehicles ... One crashes due to the speeding race that just materialized out of the opportunity... The opportunity provided by the government building such an open piece of highway! Call the lawyers.... I'm wanting a piece of that action.


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I have been battling my pump for some time now with the same issues. I also have a similar schedule (gone 10+ hours with a nasty public-transit commute). Here are a few things I have figured out through trial and error that have been helping:
**Buy a hand pump. Pump while you are watching TV, checking email, whatever, at home when you are relaxed. Not only is the hand pump more comfortable, but I am able to get another 4 oz a day doing this. Pump while the babe nurses. Pump a little, put it down, pump a little more later. Mine lives on my coffee table. I KNOW it sucks having to pump or think about pumping all the time, but...well... :-/
**Pumpin' Pals are nice to have, too...They are flanges that are tilted so you can pump while leaning back. A little pricey, but it's been nice to snuggle on the couch and pump a little during Mad Men.
**While pumping at work, stop the pump for 5 minutes at some point, and start it up again with the stimulation cycle. This is the only way I can get another let-down...and I'm convinced that nipples become overstimulated and just uncomfortable...totally counter-productive.
**Set a time that you are willing to sit and pump, and stick to it even if you only get a little bit. This is good for sanity. Don't measure your success in ounces, measure it in minutes. Commit to pumping for 30 minutes, 3-4 times a day, and come what will. Stop the pump at 30 minutes no matter what, (ok maybe I would go another few minutes if I had some sort of huge let-down happening) and try again next time. I know it may be 'bad for supply' but I find that breasts on the verge of engorgement pump a lot easier. Cover your bottles up with your shirt so you are not tempted to count the ounces. Take the pressure off a bit.
**Pictures and video of your little one could be a big help, but I find taking my mind off of it altogether is the only way to go (hence why I'm here right now!)
**"Treat" yourself while you are pumping. If you have an office with a computer, browse the internet, read a book or a magazine, do a little online shopping, have a little leisure time...eat a cookie...or read the LLLI forums for support.
** If you are lucky enough to have a caregiver that can bring your baby to you for one nursing a day, it is a huge help.
I have just been *squeaking* by with milk for the last two weeks or so, but have made a commitment to myself to do WHAT I CAN and nothing more. I've been (or I am still in...) the exact same place you are in - so frustrating! I figured out that my anxiety about it was WAY worse for my family than the idea that my son MAY have to have a bottle of formula now and then (hasn't happened yet, but it's ok if it does). I was literally crying at every pumping session, waking up in the middle of the night (I don't know about you, but late night pumping is just not an option - I am zombie-like enough already) to pump, and FREAKING OUT and feeling totally inadequate just about every single minute. Ick. Not that I don't have my moments, but, I just had to change how I looked at it. Sorry to turn this into a rant about my experience, but what I'm trying to say is, I Get It.


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|2009-12-21, 15:55
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Does that mean that there will be Demons Shown too?
|2009-12-22, 00:54
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what? Michael defeated Luchifer? brother? But then again I heard their should be 4 corners that represents something like destruction in the revelations part of the bible.
And sorry my mistake about gabriel but Gabriel is the one the visited maria right? Announcing that she become a holy mother or something bearing the son of god? So I'm picturing a connection here... look Gabriel then Misha goes pregnant. (and its not touma's fault or is it his fault? due to his father .......WAIT ITS ALL HIS FAULT!!!! ( the guy should be the father ) )
holy mother holy mother.
So Gabriel can be represented by Aqua and the right can be represented by Fianna. then theirs terra of the left and vent of front.
About demon the demon that is Index. remember styl he said that if index can use magic and utilize the diabolism books inside her then she should be on the same level as a demon lord or god.
|2009-12-22, 00:55
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Join Date: May 2009
Fend is an overstatement. Kaori's fight against Gabriel is terribelly onesided, blocking water wings alone had exhausted her, she is like a child in front of an actual angel.
Sasha is having this weird condition with Telesma. It is making shivering from tiem to time or having allergic reaction to magic energy. We know it is a side effect by having Gabriel enertign her body, but then it s not uncommon for mgacians to envoke the powres of the angels into their own body, so they have no idea why Sasha is having these reactions. Perhaps the Telesma remained inside her body is simply too large?
Though, I shall seriosuly freak out if it is Sasha's womb that Fianma is after.
Misha is the name Gabriel used when inside Sasha's body. To angels, name is very important, so Gabriel alter the name base on the circustances when she falled.
And yes, Gabriel is the one that told Maria about her pregnancy, also why Aqua has Gabriel as his element.
Usually, it is impossible to be a saint and a God's Right Seat at the same time, the power well only becoem toos trong and too unstable and lead to self destruction. Aqua is the very special case that can do both due to his body resmeble both Christ and the Virgin. A saint's power is naturally unstable, but by using the power of Mary's Mercy, such power can be stablized. So Aqua using Gabriel's element to expand and stablize the power of the Virgin and from there derives the Mercy of Mary, and then use that to stablize the power the power of the Christ. As the result, he can optimize his power as a saint without any restrain.
As for Lucifer, he was mentioned once. Angels are just bunch of puppets that follow the order of the god. But Lucifer's control system for some reason malfunctioned and acted against god's order, and the malfunction epxands across the ssytem and curropted 1/3 of the angels.
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|2009-12-22, 07:27
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I didn't hear anything about this before But isn't she like 15 or something? But why is Vent helping her escape from wherever?
So if that's the case in toaru, they might not be all that different from angels, as in crazily overpowered.
|2009-12-22, 07:39
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isn't it in vol 12. The between in the lines part. Sasha is having troubled on how the heck did she get in that state plus her superior is keep on teasing her which is pure laughs
And that's why she ended up like a holy mother.. But shmaster said its just her body is still reacting due to telesma. But to me her symptoms are like pregnant. And their really is something on her womb which is yet unconfirmed if its a baby or something but it will be tremendous for sure.
All and all its T-O-U-M-A's fault to begin with or rather partly his fault. His father tried to cure his curse of being a walking bad luck or plague that cause disaster or something. That lead on collecting occult stuff that adds on luck. But it wouldn't do any better for touma and that collection ended up for Gabriel to fall on earth and that baka angel ended up on Sasha. That ended up with a baby or something that can also be called a baby..................... and the roots is T-O-U-M-A
|2009-12-22, 08:39
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I have to ask something about vol 19. Someone here mentioned in the author's note that the author said mikoto gonna have more role in the near future. Which part of author note that said about that? Can somebody quite the word in japanese or in english?
Thanks in advance.
|2009-12-22, 09:02
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|2009-12-22, 11:52
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Touma: Hi Sasha its me Touma!
Sasha: First question, Who are you?
Touma: Maybe you don't remember but I met your body when...
Sasha(with her weapons): Second question, so are you the culprit of my situation??
Touma: Wait! you got it wrong...
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|2009-12-22, 13:45
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his not actually poor in terms of luck I call it bad luck but the same time good luck. How about the others? what do you guys think about the luck of touma towards the girls? I find it amusing that he attract such trouble some girls.
|2009-12-22, 15:26
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Well although his harem is over 9000! no one of them is the type of "big sister" that Touma likes, thats bad luck
About the angels, its said Fiamma has the power that Michael used to seal the Lord of Hell. I have the bad feeling that the stupid Fiamma can release the seal starting a cathastrophe :S.
|2009-12-23, 04:11
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Touma's misfortune hmm...
Looking at this from memory, so forgive me if I forget something.
Touma has seen Index naked, and in her underwear.
He has seen Aisa taking off her bra.
He has seen Mikoto... well actually, the only thing he's ever seen are her shorts.
He saw MISAKA imouto's panties, and he has groped her chest (though he could not feel it due to the anesthetic).
He saw Kaori naked, and of course, the fallen angel nurse.
He saw Itsuwa's panties, and he also had his head buried in her breasts.
He saw Ursula naked.
He saw Anieze naked.
He saw Seiri's panties, and he saw her naked.
And this is just the harem. He has been in similar situations with other female characters.
|2009-12-23, 07:55
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Emm......Can anyone sum up the events in vol.15 for me. I want to know what happen (plot) in there.
(my main purpose for asking is to learn more about "ITEM" group)
EDIT: one more things
Spoiler for question from vol.15:
I don't mind spoiler you can throw everything at me.
Thank you.
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|2009-12-23, 08:26
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umbrella moe~♥
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well, not just ITEM. like the ones mentioned in wiki, ITEM, MEMBER, BLOCK, GROUP, i'm also curious as to the objectives of these groups(lol pun) and what they usually do. Some novel information about the Skill Outs is also appreciated.
|2009-12-23, 15:25
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archangels according Bible are just 8th rank of all Heaven Forces
angels are messengers- nothing more, archangels - supermessengers or ambassadors
Lucifer was higher angel
higher rank of HF -Seraphims
seven known Archangels -are only chosen ones from minor angels
so Michael beat Lucifer not by his own power, but by his loyalty
it all about source-Bible :3
so Touma can beat the archangel??
|2009-12-23, 17:30
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Moving disks
A Word of Warning
Moving the disks to a regular i386 PC does not work.
As far as I can tell it's not possible to recognize the RAID devices from big-endian (PowerPC) systems on little-endian (i386) systems. Much less activate them.
You will get an error like:
invalid raid superblock magic on ...
This is, of cause, not realy a problem for the RAID1 partition, used for the system partition. There the mirrored data is the same on all devices. So you can access and mount it. But you should now write to them. The data will not be mirrored, and I don't know what will happen if the Terastation reads blocks from the "old" disks. So while it will work to bypasse the RAID layer and access the disk directly, all the documentation about MD tells you to never ever do this.
For RAID5 its more problematic. There the data can not be read with out activating the RAID. To activate it the superblock magic must be correct, if you read the complete error message you can see how the data is mixed up.
On a PowerPC system, e.g. an old Mac, you can use any Linux Live CD to activate the RAID and than backup you data. I've done so with a Mac mini, an Ubuntu Live CD and 4 USB to IDE adapters. Worked splendidly.
YMMV, it's your data after all.
--Bg 17:34, 9 October 2006 (CEST)
Just the System partition
The following users have accessed the system partition bypassing the RAID/MD layer (newest first):
I apparently tossed my TS into E-M mode. Prior to figuring that out (when in E-M mode, the device has no open ports, contrary to my expectation, so I thought it was bricked), I was able to access the /dev/hda1 partition using Knoppix on my Intel-based laptop, with the Terastation's drive mounted in a USB external drive case.
In this config, the drive is /dev/uba1, and Knoppix helpfully provides a /mnt/uba1 mount point.
mount -t xfs /dev/uba1 /mnt/uba1
works splendidly. If you have an external drive case for a 3.5" drive, I highly recommend this method for accessing the Terastation's drives; it is a lot nicer than plugging into the internal IDE bus on a PC.
--Scott 22:29, 11 Sep 2005 (CEST)]
I was able to mount a corrupted system's /dev/hda1 system partition on an Intel system after running
xfs_repair -L
to zero out the log.
Since I was overwriting the volume (untarred a fresh system image) there wasn't any risk of corruption. After installing the files on one drive, the system synced itself back up automatically once back in the TeraStation.
That way I didn't have to touch my RAID5 data volumes which would have been riskier.
--Lhl 19:10, 8 Aug 2005 (CEST)
The root file system can be mounted on little endian systems with
# mount -t xfs /dev/os_disk1 /mnt/teraroot
bypassing RAID1 setup.
--Yvasilev 17:47, 1 Aug 2005 (CEST)
My original idea
Update: 20061009, see above why this does not work. This section was written befor we knew the passwords to the update zip-files. --Bg 17:34, 9 October 2006 (CEST)
This is just an idea.
I've not tried this yet.
Unlike the kernel and the initrd, which reside in flash, the rest of the firmware is on the harddisks.
The harddisks are partitioned like this:
root@HD-HTGLxxx:/# sfdisk -l /dev/hda Disk /dev/hda: 30515 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0 Device Boot Start End #cyls #blocks Id System /dev/hda1 0 47 48- 385528 fd Linux raid autodetect /dev/hda2 48 64 17 136552 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda3 65 30377- 30313- 243481141 fd Linux raid autodetect /dev/hda4 30377 30514 138- 1108484 fd Linux raid autodetect
and the same for hdc, hde, hdg.
If you use the RAID5 setup the RAID-table looks like this:
root@HD-HTGLxxx:/# cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [linear] [raid1] [raid5] [multipath] read_ahead 1024 sectors md0 : active raid1 hdg1[3] hde1[2] hdc1[1] hda1[0] 385408 blocks [4/4] [UUUU] md1 : active raid5 hdg3[3] hde3[2] hdc3[1] hda3[0] 730443072 blocks level 5, 64k chunk, algorithm 2 [4/4] [UUUU]
So the root filesystem is on md0, what is RAID1 made of 4 identical partitions: hda1, hdc1, hde1, hdg1.
If we had a linux system with 4 unused primary IDE channels, we could move the whole disk array to it and activate the complete RAID-array there. Do this if you can. Most likely you have just one IDE channel to spare. That's not a problem, as the RAID should handle the (temporary) loss of 3 mirrors. Once you reassemble the TeraStation, the RAID should reconstruct itself. I did not try it, maybe it does not. Still once you have root access, you can fix it manually.
You will need RAID support in the kernel in either case. And you need XFS support, too.
Lets assume we move just one disk (disk1, hda) to our linux system. We've removed the cd-rom first, so the disk becomed hdc.
I've not done this, it's just from memory ... well, actually imagination!
root@linux:~# mdadm -E /dev/hdc1 /dev/hdc1: Magic : a92b4efc Version : 00.90.00 UUID : xxxxxxxx:yyyyyyyy:zzzzzzzz:aaaaaaaa ...
The partition has the proper magic and we got the UUID. Lets assembly the device
root@linux:~# mdadm -A md0 -u xxxxxxxx:yyyyyyyy:zzzzzzzz:aaaaaaaa -f /dev/hdc1 --readonly
This should create a soft-RAID device (/dev/md0) with 3 missing drives. That's what we expected and it's readonly so nothing will get messed up. Now lets mount it
root@linux~# mount -o ro -t xfs /dev/md0 /mnt/terastation
Again, read only. If you succseeded, please mail me a bzip2ed ls -laR
root@linux:~# cd /mnt/terastation root@linux:/mnt/terastation# ls -laR > /tmp/ls-laR-terastation root@linux:/mnt/terastation# bzip2 /tmp/ls-laR-terastation root@linux:/mnt/terastation# # mail /tmp/ls-laR-terastation to bg
you can also check out /etc/linkstation_release but that's most likely incorrect.
root@linux:/mnt/terastation# cat etc/linkstation_release PRODUCTNAME=HD-HTGL(YOSHIMUNE) VERSION=1.03 SUBVERSION=HDD 6.0 EN PRODUCTID=0x0000xxxx BUILDDATE=2005/02/17 20:34:08
Once you've had enough, unmount and disable the array
root@linux:~# umount /mnt/terastation root@linux:~# mdadm -S /dev/md0
Move the disk-array back to the TeraStation, reassembly it and pretend nothing has happened.
If you feel brave you can redo the soft-RAID activation and the mounting without the read only flag and start messing with the firmware.
You could add Dropbear but don't forget the sudoers file
root@HD-HTGLxxx:~# cat /etc/sudoers admin ALL = (ALL) ALL
BTW: If you do this, please make me a .tar.bz2 backup of your original TeraStation firmware. Espcially if you have a post 1.04 version. Place it to some FTP, or ask me for one. Don't mail it to me. It's about 40MB, no a size you mail.
BTW2: Once you have access to your TeraStation, be it serial console or ssh, you can find out the real version of the firmware by
root@HD-HTGLxxx:~# cat /proc/linkstation PRODUCTNAME=HD-HTGL(YOSHIMUNE) VERSION=1.04 SUBVERSION=FLASH 2.0 PRODUCTID=0x00002001 BUILDDATE=2005/1/24 14:22:36


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Hi, Love your site but I haven't received any download credits for 2 or 3 days now, I have been checking every day and using my credits as they appear so just wondering now about the dc.
Thank you Julie
Hi, Love your site but I haven't received any download credits for 2 or 3 days now, I have been checking every day and using my credits as they appear so just wondering now about the dc.
Thank you Julie
I have noticed this as well on my account. I have been 'stuck' on the same DC number for awhile. It's not a big deal because I have a lot of DC from donating but I thought you should know in case more people are having the same issue I am looking forward to going shopping for some kits soon so it would be nice if they were updated. Thanks for your time!
@Maggie: You would need to spend a few to see if you're really not getting them or if you're only getting replenished. Remember the daily points don't accumulate so your balance wouldn't change if your weren't spending any on a daily basis. Let us know if you are spending and we'll go from there.
@Julie: Are you saying you've been at zero for several days or are you "stuck" at a certain amount of points? Please clarify for us which it is. Thanks... and then we can look into it if you are remaining at ZERO balance. If you are remaining at 7 or 8 over the past few days this would be because you're not spending them and since they aren't accumulative... the balance would remain the same. Let us know and Jordan will get on it as soon as he sees your reply. Note: His and Marisa' daytime hours on the internet is usually during the hours we Americans are sleeping. Although, I'm not sure where you're from.
@Jullie and @Maggie: Sorry for the trouble, and the confusion. We are working on the site constantly trying to improve things and fix bugs, so thanks for your patience.
I checked your accounts today, and it does show that you have correct number of free credits in there. I think the main thing to be aware of is that, as Shawna said, the free daily credits do not accumulate: they only get topped off. So if you don't spend all your free credits every day, it's easy for it to seem like you are not getting the right number of credits.
For example, let's say that based on your community points you should be getting topped off to 6 free credits every day. We'll say you have 200 download credits (DC) in your account. If you use 5 DC for downloads, you will be down to 195 DC and you will still have 1 free DC left in your account. If you don't use it, the next day you will only receive 5 DC (so that they are "topped off" to 6). If you don't download anything after that, your credits will just sit at 200 every day, until you spend those free DC. So to receive your 6 free DC every day, you need to spend at least 6 DC every day.
I realize that the system may be a bit confusing, that we need better documentation, and we need to get the credits updating overnight, rather than at arbitrary times. These items are on the top of our to do list . Thanks again for your patience, and though you haven't requested it, I've gone ahead and given both of you some more DC, because you've clearly been experiencing trouble with the system, and it's the least we can do.
Thank you for clarifying. I thought if you were visiting and participating on the site everyday you received the daily DC, but now I understand you have to USE the DC for them to replenish each day. I think I understand now Thanks for the extra DC anyway- you didn't have to do that just because I don't know how to read! Lol thanks for your time Jordan and Shawna!
Thank you for letting me know about the download credits, one other thing I was unable to log in yesterday although I tried all day. I am Australian so I would be using the site when most Americans are sleeping>
@Julie: A lot of us had trouble logging in yesterday, myself include. Jordan posted in another thread this should be fixed for everyone now. I have been able to log in today and do other stuff and have seen several people around off and on for the past 3-4 hours. So, if you still have problems after last night let Jordan know and if you get an error code share it here either by a print screen or typing it out. Hope you aren't having any troubles today though.
Just to pipe in on this topic, as Jordan suggested a couple of weeks ago, I spent about 15 credits yesterday and ended up with 174 (I should be receiving and spending 7 DC per day). Today I logged in at 1:19 p.m., CST, and the balance is still 174. I really hope you work on getting these credits updated overnight as opposed to arbritarily. I'm sure this would reduce the number of postings you get today on this hot issue. Shawna, Jordan, no need to reply. I just wanted to let you know that your suggestion works but it's not consistent.
I'm confused about the way this works. I signed up for an account quite some time ago and was really busy so didn't have a chance to download anything for about a month. When I finally got a chance to check things out I had over 50 download credits, so they appeared to be accumulating while I was "away". Now that I have more time to be active on the forum, I see that I am at 7 credits. I understand that they don't accumulate, but I'm just wondering why I had so many just a couple weeks ago...
They dont accumulate Cat. In some occasions Marisa and Jordan give us extra credits, either for a holiday, or for a random act of kindness, or for finding out some mistake. So, you probably got those credits on one of these extra giving.
OK, I see. Just have to keep active in the forum so I can bump up to the next level. I'm eyeballing a kit.


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The Dressmaker of Khair Khana (Hardcover)
Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe
Harper, 9780061732379, 256pp.
Publication Date: March 1, 2011
"We're far more accustomed to--and comfortable with--seeing women portrayed as victims of war who deserve our sympathy rather than as resilient survivors who demand our respect..."
Former ABC journalist Gayle Tzemach Lemmon tells the riveting true story of Kamila Sidiqi and other women of Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's fearful rise to power. In what Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, calls "one of the most inspiring books I have ever read," Lemmon recounts with novelistic vividness the true story of a fearless young woman who not only reinvented herself as an entrepreneur to save her family but, in the face of ferocious opposition, brought hope to the lives of dozens of women in war-torn Kabul.
Praise For The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe…
-New Yorker
"[A] transporting, enlightening book. . . The Dressmaker of Khair Khana is a fascinating window on Afghan life under the Taliban and a celebration of women the world over who support their loved ones with tenacity, inventiveness and sheer guts."
"The Dressmaker of Khair Khana is pure inspiration. . . it reveals in acute detail the anxiety of ordinary people trying to fold their lives around the whims and laws of abusive regimes."
-Los Angeles Times
"The Dressmaker of Khair Khana gives voice to many of our world's unsung heroines. Against all odds, these young women created hope and community, and they never gave up. This book is guaranteed to move you—and to show you a side of Afghanistan few ever see."
-Angelina Jolie
"An Afghan family finds a way to survive in Kabul under Taliban rule in this awe-inspiring true story. Fans of Three Cups of Tea are sure to embrace this powerful and humbling book."
"Gayle Tzemach Lemmon tells a true, inspiring story of courageous women and quiet heroism at work in Taliban-era Afghanistan."
-Christian Science Monitor
"Gayle Tzemach Lemmon embroiders the life of The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, the remarkable story of an ingenious young Afghan woman who, under the Taliban's rule, created jobs for 100 women."
-Vanity Fair
"A riveting and important book."
-Fast Company
"A courageous Afghan woman and her sisters success as unlikely entrepreneurs in this inspiring true story."
-O, The Oprah Magazine
"Gayle Lemmon's riveting portrait of Kamila, told with grace, elegance and passion, captures the extraordinary tenacity and ingenuity of one woman. A powerful read that serves as a reminder that Afghanistan can never thrive until it embraces the active involvement of women in its leadership and future."
-Tina Brown
"A fascinating story that touches on family, gender, business, and politics and offers inspiration through the resourceful, determined woman at its heart."
-Publishers Weekly
"An inspiring story of courageous community building. . . . [Lemmon] pays scrupulous attention to detail. . . [and] convincingly evokes the atmosphere of Taliban-era Kabul."
-Kirkus Reviews
"Lemmon tells the riveting true story of Kamila Sidiqi and other women of Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's rise to power."
-Business Insider
"Rarely has an author been so successful in turning on-the-ground reportage into a dramatic and yet deeply informative story. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana reads like great fiction and yet it is all true. It is a must read."
-Mohamed El-Erian, author of When Markets Collide
"[Kamila Sidiqi] picked up a needle and thread, a whole lot of courage and became an entrepreneur with her own dressmaking business. She offered work to 100 other local women, forging bonds among oppressed women and creating a real community in very trying times."
-New York Post
"The Dressmaker of Khair Khana is a heart-wrenching, heartwarming story about the courageous women of war-ravaged Afghanistan."
-Washington Times
"Lemmon's reporting is superb. . . . The Dressmaker of Khair Khana verges on required reading."
-Christian Science Monitor
"An inspiring, uplifting story about one woman's extraordinary courage and ingenuity in the face of adversity."
"A revealing work that contributes to the literature on women under Afghanistan's Taliban regime."
-Library Journal
"A truly uplifting and very true story of how one woman set out to start a business and ended up preserving the dignity of so many women; opened up possibilities for hundreds more; and inspired thousands."
-Huffington Post
"The Dressmaker of Khair Khana shows us a side of Afghanistan that is so different from what we have seen so far. I recommend this book to anyone who has ever had an idea or a business plan. Kamila's story is engrossing, and her courage truly inspiring."
"Rebel Chic: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana is Gayle Tzemach Lemmon's real-life tale of a seamstress under the Taliban."
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"The Dressmaker of Khair Khana is one of those books you pick up to read and never forget: an emotional event and a reading experience about a dynamic woman of courage. Lemmon captivates readers with wonder as she relates how one woman refuses to be a victim."
"Nothing short of amazing . . . definitely a must-read!"
-MSN Glo
"By sharing these women's courageously tenacious stories, Lemmon provides readers convincing proof to believe, as well."
"Lemmon's storytelling is her strength–the way the book is organized is captivating. Make no mistake that The Dressmaker of Khair Khana has solid journalistic chops and remains based in fact. It is a feel-good, pleasurable read at the crossroads between journalism and novel."
-Muslim Media Watch Blog
"The Dressmaker of Khair Khana is a most remarkable tale."
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Kamia's story is a truly inspiring one and a testament to the ingenuity and resiliency of the human spirit."
"The Dressmaker of Khair Khana is a captivating war-time adventure story, but it is also a lesson in tenacity and courage."
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Doug O'Brien Sent to Anaheim
NHL.com is reporting the Lightning have sent defenseman prospect Doug O'Brien to the Anaheim Ducks for AHL veteran defenseman Joe Rullier. The 6-3, 230 pound Rullier was part of the Brad Richards Rimouski Oceanic team that won the Memorial Cup in 2000. Rullier was drafted in the 5th round by Los Angeles in 1998 and was signed by the Kings following the Memorial Cup, but did not last with the club as he was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Rangers in the summer of 2005, then by the Canucks in the summer of 2006. In January 2007 he was sent by Vancouver to Anaheim for a prospect.
Rullier totaled a career-high 31 points (8 goals) in 67 games last year for Hartford and Manchester. This year Manitoba and Portland he has 2 goals and 10 points in 31 games. Rullier had a career high of 322 penalty minutes and a plus-23 rating two seasons ago for Manchester.
Doug O'Brien, a native of Newfoundland, played in 5 games for Tampa Bay last season, going scoreless. After finishing last year with 32 points in 74 games for Springfield, he was expected to be an impact 2-way defenseman for the Falcons, but has a relatively quiet 19 points (6 goals) in 53 games. O'Brien will be a restricted free agent at the end of the season.
Rullier likely comes into the Tampa Bay system as the ninth defenseman and first re-call on the backline from Springfield.
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Was advised by a number of users to start a thread as I am unable to use the forum correctly.
I can not see anyones images uploaded nor can I post a thread in the general section.
I am unable to do most things and constantly told I do not have permission to do most things.
Can any mods out there please help.
I have been a member since Saturday night and I have verified my email.
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I can DHCP but after that...nada on the net
So I have a laptop with an re0 (Realtek 8101E). I plugged an ethernet cable in and ran dhclient. I got an address.
However, an attempt to ping the router results in all packets lost. in fact, I can't seem to go anywhere - ssh, etc.
My dhcp'd address is 192.168.1.100 (as an example). netstat -rn -f inet shows 192.168.1.1 as the default gateway (that is the router and correct). The entry for 192.168.1.1 is link#1 aka re0. The entry:
192.168.1.1 (router MAC)
is the one that increases in the Use column when I try to ping.
I ran pfctl -d just to take pf out of the equation.
re0 shows an lladdr of 00:00:00:00:00:00, which is unusual, and dmesg shows an "unknown ASIC". The dhcp'd address, netmask, broadcast, DNS, etc. are all correct.
So I'm wondering if there is something I need to configure further to get networking working (this is my first attempt to set it up on this box and I'm a little rusty on OpenBSD networking).
Post the output of the ifconfig(8). Redact any public IP addresses displayed.
Here is ifconfig -a:
lo0: flags=8149<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,PROMISC,MULTICAST> mtu 33160 priority: 0 groups: lo inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 re0: flags=28843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST,NOINET6> mtu 1500 lladdr 00:00:00:00:00:00 priority: 0 groups: egress media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX full-duplex) status: active inet 192.168.1.100 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 iwn0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 lladdr 78:92:9c:11:ab:f4 priority: 4 groups: wlan media: IEEE802.11 autoselect status: no network ieee80211: nwid "" enc0: flags=0<> priority: 0 groups: enc status: active pflog0: flags=141<UP,RUNNING,PROMISC> mtu 33160 priority: 0 groups: pflog
Routing tables Internet: Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Mtu Prio Iface default 192.168.1.1 UGS 0 0 - 8 re0 127/8 127.0.0.1 UGRS 0 0 33160 8 lo0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 0 0 33160 4 lo0 192.168.1/24 link#1 UC 1 0 - 4 re0 192.168.1.1 00:1c:10:3c:74:f7 UHLc 1 67 - 4 re0 192.168.1.100 127.0.0.1 UGHS 0 0 33160 8 lo0 224/4 127.0.0.1 URS 0 0 33160 8 lo0
Your lladr and unknown asic warning indicate an unsupported physical attachment layer. You can test if a -current version of the OS works by downloading bsd.rd from a snapshot, booting it from the bootloader, and testing your network interface from the shell.
A complete dmesg would have helped,I think.
Actually, maybe I'm not sure what you mean by physical attachment layer - the chip in use (Realtek 8101E) is listed as supported on the re man page. Is there something more than this that's needed? Please forgive my ignorance.
Thank you for the pointer!
re0 at pci1 dev 0 function 0 "Realtek 8101E" rev 0x05: unknown ASIC (0x4080), apic 4 int 16 (irq 11), address 00:00:00:00:00:00 ukphy0 at re0 phy 7: Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface, rev. 2: OUI 0x000732, model 0x0008
I found a short thread on the misc@ mailing list with a similar message, from 2007, which did not have any resolution noted:
And a more recent comment regarding newer hardware and 4.9 -- again, without resolution:
Please boot a RAMDISK kernel from a recent snapshot, as I advised, and see if -current supports your hardware. If so, you can move to -current and be fully supported.
You might try setting your NIC's Ethernet MAC address to something other than all zeroes, perhaps that will circumvent the issue. This is done with ifconfig(8) and its lladdr option.
There are multiple chips in use. The "8101E" is Realtek's NIC controller chip. There is a second chip in the NIC, which communicates with the Ethernet network. In this case, it is an ASIC which OpenBSD 4.9 does not know about.
Because that NIC was able to communicate on the Ethernet for DHCP, it may be possible to assign a MAC address (also known as an Ethernet address) in order to permit point to point communication on your LAN. DHCP protocol is conducted via UDP broadcasts, not via specific device addresses.
To test -current, as I've recommended:
So here are the results of the tests you recommended (and thanks for that!):
So...looks like it's -current for me
Thanks so much again for your help.
If you've not read it, please review FAQ 5.1 as well on the flavors of OpenBSD and its development cycle, too, which will help you understand what you'll be running.
Lastly, -current packages are made available from time to time on the major architectures, for our convenience. They are likely never going to be in exact sync with your particular -current system; most of the time if your current is within a few days or so of when those packages were built you can use them. But not always; especially when there are library bumps. Expect to have to build a port or two manually once in a while due to a package<>OS sync issue.
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Summer is in full swing this month — BBQs, picnics, fireworks, the list goes on and on. It is easy to get distracted from faith life with all the hubbub, but let's use another familiar part of summer to get closer to God: the garden. God planted a garden for the first humans to live in. He created a perfect symphony of water, air, and sunlight interacting to sustain life; he is our master gardener. Think of the image of the garden as you hear Sunday Gospel readings this month about reaping what you sow. TCK is happy to share some activities for helping kids grow with God this July!
Fun Feature
Grades K-5
Grade 6 & Up
Lifelong Catechesis Corner
Catholic Stewardship for Kids
Saint of the Month
Catechist Know-How
Young children will be delighted to see new growth occurring in their "pocket gardens".
Pocket Garden (PDF)
Fast growing herbs provide a bounty of possibilities. Here are just a few ideas for making use of God's gift.
Heavenly, Holy Herbs
Which of Jesus' parables has a message for me?
Activities online at the Lifelong Catechesis page (15th, 16th and 17th Sundays in Ordinary Time).
June 23 – St. Phocas the Gardener (PDF)
Summer Stewardship Project — fold a sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper into thirds to make three-wide columns and make headings for plan • action • results. Work with students to come up with age appropriate stewardship projects that they can manage in their communities over the summer break. This could be a one-time thing like a beach clean-up or an ongoing thing like finding an organization to volunteer with. Invite families to be involved and encourage students to share their outcomes at the end of the summer.
Do You Have the Courage for a Miracle?
by Mary Lou Rosien
I was pondering the Scripture reading of the woman who has the encounter with Jesus at the well. (John 4) Jesus confronts her about her lifestyle and then tells her that He is the Living Water, the Messiah. The last line in that reading, may be the most telling, "Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, "Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?" They came out of the town and made their way toward him."(28-30) How much courage did it take for her to bring the Good News to those people who had judged and scorned this woman?
Consider the paralytic man: He begged on the streets for a long time. He is healed by faith, takes up his mat and walks away. What happened then? Did he have to reconcile with his family? Did he have to find work for the first time in years? Was he afraid? Could he have been martyred for telling others he had been healed by Christ?
The woman who had a bleeding issue for years would have been shunned as unclean by society. She was probably separated from her family, abandoned by her friends. It took courage for her to push through the crowd and to touch the Lord, but did it require even more courage to reenter society?
We often desire a miracle in our lives, but do we have the courage to receive the miracle? Even in Scripture we see that when ten were healed only one came back to thank Christ. Do we want a miracle and then forget the miracle-giver when we receive it? Are we afraid?
Conversion is, itself, a miracle! It is a heart-changing, life-changing event. It often requires great courage. One of my friends tells the story of her conversion this way.
When I recognized that the Catholic Church was the Church that Christ established, I knew I had to become Catholic. But I loved the faith I had grown up in, and I fell into a depression recognizing that in order to fully follow Christ, I would have to leave my childhood faith.
When our lives are changed in a profound way, by faith in Jesus Christ and His Holy Catholic Church, we must prepare ourselves for the difficulties that may arise. When St. Paul (previously Saul) was changed by the Lord, he was then told by God to seek out a Christian who would instruct him. It must have taken great courage and trust for Paul to humble himself and go to those he had persecuted for his instruction in the faith!
To prepare for the courage we will need for the miracles in our lives, we must remember the 4 S's:
Sacraments: Regular reception of the Sacraments will strengthen us with God's grace.
Spirit: The Holy Spirit gives us the gifts of Courage, Long-Suffering and Fortitude. Pray for these gifts in abundance.
Scripture: Read Sacred Scripture passages on courage.
1 Chronicles 28:20
David also said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the LORD is finished.
Psalm 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 56:3-4
When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?
Isaiah 41:10
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Saints: Studying examples of the Saints great courage in times of adversity can inspire us.
Consider St. Joan of Arc, St. Peter, or the many other Martyrs of the Church!
Be strong, have courage, and expect miracles! God bless.
The Jesus Prayer, sometimes called the Prayer of the Heart, is of Eastern origin and dates back to about the fifth century. Used for centuries in the Eastern Church, it was only about the middle of the twentieth century that the prayer gained popularity in the Western Church. The prayer is simple, yet full of meaning:
"Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner."
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I don't think they had a forum when I first joined critters the last time. It must have been at least a few years ago. I am female, age 35, married, with two kids. I'm a stay at home mom and have a lot of free time. I have always loved reading ever since I can remember. I used to be able to read a relatively thick book in only one day. Now I have trouble reading regular novels at all. I mostly just read manga or light novels now. It's probably my lack of patience. If a book isn't totally intense and a page turner I just can't get into it. I get bored really easily. I started writing almost as soon as I could spell. It's funny I remember basically re-writing one of my favorite movies into my own story. It was "The Last Unicorn". I think I did it with construction paper, tape and crayons. Still, even now a lot of my ideas come from combinations of stories I have read and loved before.
In high school I started art class and immediately loved everything about it. I see things visually in my head before anything else so being able to roughly draw what I was imagining was a great thing. Still although I could copy things pretty well I couldn't draw out of my imagination at all until much later. I feel now that my art is pretty good, though I am terrible at backgrounds and I still have to often use other peoples stuff as reference or take pictures myself. Still I am pretty proud of the progress I made with my art. It is easy to see improvements in art. You can look at two pictures and easily tell if one is drawn better than another. (well sometimes). Mostly I mean it is easy for me to see the improvement in my own art. Writing however is almost impossible for me to tell whether it is good or bad. I used to think I was great at it. I was in an advanced class in high school for grammar and such up til senior year. Boy was I wrong. I lived in a small town and the advanced course there was about as good as the lowest level course almost anywhere else. Until Senior year when the difficulty suddenly shot way over my head. When I got to college I began to see how little I had actually learned. Now it feels like it is too late. I can't afford to take classes and I am bad at learning anything from a book. that has always been the case from me. I can read the same instructions twenty times and still have no idea how to apply what they are trying to say, even if I understand it. I absolutely always need a real person to explain how it really works, sometimes in multiple ways and with several examples. It is seriously frustrating. I mean I don't think I am stupid but I just can't seem to pick things out of writing and understand and apply that knowledge.
How do you make a good "hook" heck what is it exactly and where should it go? How to know if you are "telling" rather than showing? How do you know how to keep things interesting so people aren't bored but still manage to get in all the important info you need for the plot? No matter how many times I read over my own story I feel many things are missing and I can tell that it gets worse the longer I write the same story. I get bored so quickly so I am sure that effects the story too. Still I love the characters and the idea and I want to be a success. Hopefully the critiques will help but I know I will just keep making the same mistakes over and over cause I can't see the mistakes at all until they are pointed out every time. I am blind in one eye but somehow that lack of depth and vision seems to spill over into my writing as well. Sometimes I can't help but wonder if I should keep trying to write something to publish or not. Are my ideas and such really interesting at all? Sometimes I think that maybe my ideas are ok but only to help someone else who is a much better writer than I am. I sometimes feel that if someone would just write some of the ideas I had I would be happy even if I didn't write them. I know though that even if they did a good job it wouldn't be the exact story I wanted. Still I can't help but wish for a writing partner or something but It seems like most people either already have one or don't want one.
I don't know what else to say. I don't even know if anyone will read this and respond to me. I just wanted to get that out and see what happened.


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Comcast to hire hundreds for new call center
Dauphin County facility to employ 425
Comcast to hire hundreds for new call center
Dauphin County facility to employ 425
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. —
Comcast announced Wednesday that they will open a customer support center in Dauphin County this summer.
The company will hire 425 new workers for the Susquehanna Township facility. The new 110,000-square-foot facility is located at 2801 Valley Road.
Employees at the call center will provide support for all Comcast residential products and services, handling calls from across the Northeast Division, which serves almost eight million customers. Comcast will continue to operate five existing call centers in Pennsylvania.
Comcast will begin advertising and posting new positions next week. To learn more about the jobs, visit Comcast-Jobs.com.


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Evan Kindley's piece article forThe Paris Review, I Did Not Approve This Message, considers similarities between the Wallace estate's opinions of The End of the Tour and the case of James Joyce and Samuel Roth back in 1926:In 2010, just under two years after David Foster Wallace's death, the journalist David Lipsky published Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace, a memoir of transcripts from an interview he'd conducted with Wallace in 1996 for Rolling Stone. The book was well reviewed—it made the Times best-seller list—and late last year it was announced that it would become a film starring Jesse Eisenberg as Lipsky and Jason Segel as Wallace. The End of the Tour is already in postproduction and slated for release in late 2014, but last week, the Wallace Literary Trust issued a public statement making it "clear that they have no connection with, and neither endorse nor support" the film: "There is no circumstance under which the David Foster Wallace Literary Trust would have consented to the adaptation of this interview into a motion picture, and we do not consider it an homage."
I was struck by similarities between this situation and the case of James Joyce and Samuel Roth, which began in 1926. In his recent book Without Copyrights: Piracy, Publishing, and the Public Domain, the scholar Robert Spoo devotes two chapters to Joyce's desperate attempts to defend his intellectual property against Roth, an infamous American "booklegger" who reprinted the entire text of Ulysses, as well as large portions of Finnegans Wake, without permission. Roth's actions, like those of the filmmakers of The End of the Tour, were not illegal: Joyce didn't possess the U.S. copyright on his works, which were originally published in Europe and—after a brief window during which he could have established copyright by securing American publication—fell immediately into the U.S. public domain.
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Hehe, thanks!
I guess I wouldn't expect most people to like it, it's just mucking about with synths and stuff.
the vocals on leftwing rightwing remind me of Bowie for some reason.
take that as ye will.


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Lies, All Lies!
Prudie advises a family whose foundations have been shaken by the revelation of a secret love child.
This week Dear Prudence answers readers' questions about lies. Find out what happened when Emily Yoffe (aka Dear Prudence) attempted to beat a lie detector and read more Slate coverage on deceit here.
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Dear Prudence,
My sister and I are adults, and my father just told us he had "broken his marriage vows" over a decade ago. The kicker is that he got the woman pregnant. We have a teenage half-brother who lives in the same city we do! My mother found out at the time because the other woman told her she was pregnant. My mother stayed with my dad, but she has never met the son and doesn't want to. All this has been a secret from us. Our dad told us he's felt guilty and that it was time for us to know. When I asked why now, he said he's been spending a lot of time with his son. They have visited my grandmother in the hospital, and my father was worried we might run into them. My father's parents have also spent time with the son and even gone on vacation with him! My mom knew nothing about this, and she's hurt that my grandparents didn't tell her. Now that my dad has told us, he wants everything to go back to normal. My sister has cut off communication with him; I have remained somewhat civil. But how do we explain to our father how badly this has hurt us and that we aren't going to be the same happy family we were?
—Just Not the Same
Dear Just,
John Edwards could have told your father that if you pretend you aren't the father of someone you fathered so that everyone won't get mad, everyone only ends up madder. (And Richard Nixon could have explained that it's not the crime, it's the coverup.) Just think what it would have been like if your father had been honest from the beginning. Yes, the knowledge of this child would have shaken everyone. But then, long ago all of you would have come to accept that you're not the average nuclear family. I understand your mother going nuclear over his betrayal and her desire not to have this child impinge on her life, however her terms for keeping the family together are as morally repugnant as your father's behavior. An innocent child exists, one who needed a father—even if only part-time. By pretending away this boy, your parents have made you feel your family life was a sham. That's a shame, and your father is being disingenuous in the extreme if he expects his grown daughters to say they're excited about buying Christmas presents for their new little brother. But it's also time for your mother to stop trying to manipulate everyone's relationship with one another. The boy's grandparents did not need to clear it with your mother in order to spend time with him (and your mother didn't want anyone to acknowledge him, anyway). Your whole family needs to start learning to be honest and accept reality. You and your sister can start by telling your father his news was a shock and it's going to take time to process the multiple deceits. But don't take any final stands on your relationship with your father or on not having one with your half-brother. As you just learned, you can't always be so certain about the things you thought you were most sure about.
Dear Prudence,
More than 10 years ago, when I was a recent college graduate, I stole about $3,000 from my employer. I was fired for this action, and the police were called to investigate. I lawyered up, and since there was relatively little evidence, the matter was dropped. I have never admitted the theft to anyone. I have maintained with family and friends that while I was a bad employee and deserved to be fired, I did not commit a crime. I know that this is not true and have always felt very guilty about being a dishonest person. I have since gone on to get a masters' degree, become a teacher, and have a family. I do my best to be a good person now, but I still cannot shake the feelings of guilt over this incident. Obviously, I don't want to go to jail, and an arrest would ruin my current life. But how can I move on emotionally from this incident and its influence on how I see myself today?
—Trying To Do Right
Dear Trying,
You say you are weighted down with guilt about your dishonesty. Yes, you did something criminal a decade ago and have never come clean about it. But since then you have led an honest life, so it's time you start thinking of that incident as an aberration. Stop worrying about being arrested. The crime was investigated, no charges were filed, and your legal jeopardy may have been made moot because of the statute of limitations. Paradoxically, if you'd been convicted, having a criminal record would have made your professional life harder, but maybe it would have made your emotional life easier, because you would have been punished for your crime and paid your debt to society. You need to unburden yourself and expiate your guilt. First, tell your spouse. This is the kind of thing married people should know about each other, and a loving partner should be able to help you put this in perspective. Next, do something with what you've learned. You're a teacher, and there are many young people who make stupid mistakes like yours but who don't get away with it. Start volunteering with kids in trouble. You can help them see that a foolish, youthful act doesn't have to determine the rest of their lives. Then decide that you will repay the $3,000 to society. Pick a worthwhile charity and pledge that over time you will give to it the money you took. All that will help you decide your self-punishment should have its own statute of limitations.
Dear Prudie,
My sister is a pathological liar with a criminal record for child abuse and a history of creating chaos wherever she goes. When I was young, she regularly verbally and physically abused me. I left home at 16 just to get away from her, even though I had to drop out of school to do it. My sister was just as abusive to her four children, all of whom have been removed from her "care." Three years ago, I cut myself free from her. I told my parents I would no longer speak to or be around her. Because I refuse to be drawn into endless conversations about her with my parents, my relationship with them is better than ever. This has been hard, as they've never acknowledged what she did to me. I'm going to visit my parents for the first time since I stopped speaking to her. My mother gave my sister my e-mail address, and she's e-mailed me "wanting to make peace." My gut instinct is to ignore her, but I know this will upset my mother, who is hoping for a reconciliation. I could write and tell her I do not want any contact, but it will just cause yet another scene. What should I do?
—Wish I Were an Only Child
Dear Wish,
Your parents let you leave home as a girl to escape your dangerous sister and never apologized to you. They appear to still be defending her, even though she has shattered the lives of her four children. They violated your trust and gave her your e-mail address, hoping everything could just be nice—although all it's ever been is miserable. Your sister is a deeply disturbed woman, and it's too bad she has inflicted her madness on so many. Your parents failed in their obligation to you. Yes, dangerous people can be born to decent people. But decent people do not pretend everything is all right when one child is abusing another. I would cancel the visit. Your gut instinct about your sister is right—ignore the e-mail. Silence is the only way to keep her insanity out of your life. So what if this upsets your mother? Your mother has little sense of right and wrong, and you have to make very clear that what she did was an unforgivable breach. If you're willing to have a relationship with your parents, they have to know you will hold them accountable for their actions.
Dear Prudence,
In the last few months, my husband just hasn't been the same person. He started losing weight and dropped 60 pounds. Kudos for him! Then one day, I came across him exchanging instant messages with one of his former girlfriends. I let it go. About a month later I found a message on his Facebook account from her. He said he had no idea what it was all about. I knew he was lying, but I let that go as well. A month or so later, I decided to look at our phone bill. He and his ex had been communicating for months, after he told me he hadn't talked to her on the phone. The phone bill shows they talk multiple times a day. I finally told him that in order for me to trust him again, he needs to cut all ties with her, but he continues to talk to her and lie to me. Am I out of line for asking him to stop talking to her?
—Fed Up
Dear Fed Up,
Thank you for solving the oft-asked and vexing question of how to get one's spouse to lose a ton of weight. The answer is: Have your spouse get a new romantic partner! Since your spouse has done that, now it's time for you to lose some weight—him. Getting rid of a husband like yours sounds as if it will be a net gain.


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The hair-pulling, fist-flying fight happened in the school cafeteria on Friday morning.
There was no class at Archbishop Ryan on Friday, but there was a sophomore retreat where 10th graders came in for a day of prayer and reflection.
The heated, profanity laced argument between the two sophomore girls broke out in the cafeteria and escalated into a brawl.
The entire incident, from argument to brawl, goes on for about four minutes. In the end it was another student who stepped in to break up the fight, not an administrator or school employee.
Because it was a sophomore retreat day, there were only a handful of school employees working. Still, some parents we talked to said there should have been an adult in the cafeteria.
"I don't know where they were either. I'm sure if there was an adult there they would have broken it up, they would have never have stood back and looked at that. Not at this school," said parent Pat Reed.
In a statement, the Philadelphia Archdiocese said that the girls involved are currently suspended.
"This type of behavior is not tolerated in any of our schools and is not an accurate reflection of our Catholic values. The students involved are currently suspended," the statement read.
Parents we talked to agreed.
"It's very upsetting. I have a daughter myself so it's upsetting to see two girls go at it like that," said parent Liz Carlson.
"It shouldn't happen especially in school. i really don't know why they should fight," said grandparent Lorraine Szalwinski.
The Archdiocese said further disciplinary action against the girls involved is pending.
Action News has learned one of those girls in the fight filed a simple assault report against the other with Philadelphia Police.


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Pom Wonderful's Pomegranate Tea
The pomegranate people mix their bitter but popular juice with black tea for a hybrid that tasters found to be Wonderful.
Consumers are becoming aware of how healthy tea might be. But what about pomegranates?
When Stewart and Lynn Resnick, the owners of Los Angeles-based Pom Wonderful LLC, conducted research at the start of their business, less than 12 percent of the public knew what a pomegranate was. When the Resnicks purchased a 100-acre pomegranate grove in 1987, they were encouraged to chop the entire orchard down since there was virtually no market for the hard-to-eat, inconvenient fruit.
Pom Wonderful LLC's Pomegranate Black Tea combines tea and pomegranate juice that allows for a milder yet distinctive flavor.
That's no longer the case. While figures are hard to come by, it is estimated the distinctive bulbous bottle and effective messaging has catapulted Pom Wonderful from $12 million in sales in 2003 to $91 million this year (according to an Aug. 7 Newsweek article).
How do you keep a product going with such a distinctive flavor as a pomegranate? Well, you listen to the voice of the consumer, which tells you the current product is too strong, too astringent and not sweet enough. Maybe you blend together two healthy ingredients - tea and pomegranates - to up the ante on healthy teas and juices.
That's what Pom Wonderful has done with Pomegranate Black Tea. The combination of tea and pomegranate juice allows for a milder yet distinctive flavor, an elixir of different antioxidants at a meaningful level that are naturally occurring and very easy to drink. The question is: Given the healthy and probably deserved halos of tea and pomegranate juice, will consumers want a healthier tea or juice or just one that tastes good?
Understanding the marketplace
Tea is a $1.7 billion category with 4.3 percent growth between 2003 and 2004. The growth has been in ready-to-drink (RTD) tea in bottles or cans, with sales of $631 million and a growth rate of 13.3 percent. Tea loose or in bags has $694 million in sales and a growth rate of 3.6 percent. Instant iced tea mix has $267 million in sales and a growth rate of -4.6 percent. Refrigerated tea, although just $142 million in sales, grew 23.5 percent from 2002 to 2004 (all according to Information Resources Inc. figures, excluding Wal-Mart).
Tea is the lower-caffeine, healthier version of a brown beverage with many exotic options. Top brands of RTD iced teas include Lipton, Nestea, Snapple, Arizona, Crystal Light and store brands. Just as many of these brands also appear on other beverages, tea, especially ready to drink, is being successfully marketed as a soft drink.
A key point is consumers are looking for unique beverages that deliver an added plus: healthy ingredients. Pom Wonderful, having already attracted people's attention with the juice and blends and a cool bottle, has created a new line to build upon the education base and continue the buzz.
Cold teas are chosen based on taste, aroma and beverage temperature. They are refreshing because they are icy cold, not too sweet and have well-blended flavors. Teas are of the brown beverage group (coffee, tea and cola), which is the reference point for all beverages. They are consumed across all day parts, but can be found more often at lunch, in the afternoon and with dinner.
Drink It! is our process to integrate 30 conjoint studies to generate a database that can be used to understand the experience of beverages. From the data, we see RTD tea is not about the bitter aftertaste often associated with hot tea or some instant iced teas, but it may have a sweet-bitter note. RTD tea flavors that consumers are looking for are fruity, berry flavors, not a creamy or traditional flavor. Tea is a beverage that goes with TV watching and playing on computers. It's considered just as natural a beverage as water. Tea is an emotional experience that relaxes you after a busy day. It fits our lives today.
It also provides a form of health insurance … of potential health benefits, just in case you need them. Consumers want these health benefits to be naturally occurring, however.
While flavor extensions and calorie variations have been the traditional paths forward for most beverage makers in recent years, consumers will accept only so many line extensions before looking for alternatives - either a wholly new beverage or a more premium traditional beverage. Premiumness can be defined by both flavor and what other attributes, including health, are brought into the mix.
Key trends impacting the category are freshness and premiumness.
Freshness: In a bottled tea beverage, freshness can be perceived by consumers to come from the flavor. The fruitier flavors are perceived to be fresh. Glass packaging also says fresh. Glass bottles took this once humble beverage category to another level.
Premiumness: The premium perception in teas always has come from the exotic blends of oils and tea leaf types, but with the bitter overtones subdued. Adding fruit flavors can smooth out the bitter overtones; they also give a fuller taste and perception of better mouthfeel. So much the better if you use an unusual fruit.
The experience
Pom Tea is available in a 13.5-oz., shrink-wrapped, glass container. The current line-up pairs pomegranate with black tea, lychee green tea, peach passion fruit white tea, blackberry black tea and POMx (a highly concentrated blend of juice). The price point can vary anywhere from $2.49 to 2.99. When the lid and shrink wrapper are removed, you are left with a drinking glass of tea, not a jar or bottle. The Pom logo with the heart has a leaf with "tea" written on it. The flavor of Pomegranate Black Tea is listed right below the logo.
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Top 10 Busts In the NBA For The Last Decade
Many times in the NBA have we seen players getting picked at high positions at draft night, but fail to meet the high expectations when they enter the league. Let's break down which are the Top 10 busts in the NBA Draft of the past decade.
No.10 Hasheem Thabeet
Thabeet was selected as the No.2 pick back in the 2009 Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies and he was expected to be a dominant big man, especially on defense. However, he played and continues to play way below expectations. He soon got traded by the Grizzlies and whilst he continues to improve he still makes it to this list.
No.9 Shaun Livingston
Livingston was the fourth overall pick back in 2004 by the Los Angeles Clippers. He never was more than a backup or role player for any team he has been a member of. He also experienced a series of injuries and it's notable that he hasn't played for a full season up to this point of his career.
No.8 Marvin Williams
Another second overall pick, this time in the Draft of 2005, who failed to play as every Atlanta Hawks fan wanted. Back then he was considered as a player with great potential. However, seven years into the league, he still hasn't lived up to the promise
No.7 Adam Morrison
The No.3 pick of 2006, Adam Morrison recorded a very promising rookie season with the Charlotte Bobcats. Nonetheless, he suffered the athlete's nightmare injury, a torn ACL and never got back to his normal. After lots of struggles and several attempts to return the NBA and be dominant, Morrison retired from the league.
No.6 Joe Alexander
The Milwaukee Bucks selected Joe Alexander with their eighth pick in 2008. He was expected to be a surging forward but his career in the NBA was short. He currently plays in the D-League, which by itself speaks to the success of the draft pick by the Bucks.
No.5 Michael Beasley
The fact that Beasley has now started to slowly resurrect his career and carve his personality doesn't erase the fact that he was an unsuccessful pick. He was selected second in overall by the Miami Heat in 2008.
No.4 Yi Jilian
Another unsuccessful pick by the Bucks, which came one year before was Yi. He was selected sixth in overall and he never was something more than a role player for any team he played for.
No.3 Johnny Flynn
The Minnesota Timberwolves picked Flynn with their sixth overall pick in 2009. After a stellar rookie season, things started to fall apart for him. He currently plays in Australia.
No.2 Greg Oden
Oden is big man who entered the league with so much potential, but has been battling severe injuries for the last five years. Oden was the No.1 pick back in 2007 by the Portland Trail Blazers and he was expected to be one of the most dominant centers in the league. Right now, he is trying hard to get an opportunity to appear in an NBA game with the Heat.
No.1 Darko Milicic
Yet another big man with lots of potential which still remains, well, potential. He was selected at the No.2 spot by the Detroit Pistons. He lastly played for the Boston Celtics in 2012 and currently he is off action.


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Opinion: Is Harvard Law Sexist?
Best of the Web Today columnist James Taranto on why women are under-represented in Harvard Law School's top ranks. Photo: Associated Press
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Wilson wins two events, Harshberger, Flax, Lampe also earn league champ honors
Freshman Brekk Flax admitted she was nervous in her first league meet on her home track, but used that as a way to motivate instead of be complacent in her running.
Flax won the 100 in a time of 12.96, finished second in the 200 (28.01) and was the anchor leg for the Lady Demons who won the 4x100 relay in a time of 50.61.
"Coach (Dave) Foster has told us to go out and run like we're ticked off," Flax said. "I did that and it helped me relax as I was running. I actually impressed myself."
The 4x100 relay team had three of Dodge City's top four point getters on the day with a combined four individual league titles to go along with the relay event with each member (Summer Wilson, Jessie Harshberger, Dezera Johnson and Flax) extending their lead to the easy win.
"That's a group that has a good chance of standing on the medals stand at the 6A level as a group in the state meet," Foster said.
Wilson won two events — the 100 hurdles in a school record 14.96 and the high jump after clearing the bar at 5-2. Wilson also finished second in the long jump (16-5 1/4).
"Summer was a few inches away from four gold medals and she's the heart and soul with her leadership on the girls side," Foster said. "Breaking the school record in the hurdles was one of her goals for the year. She was the cornerstone for us."
Harshberger came back to also win the 400 (1:01.86); while Ciera Lampe won the discus by two inches (105-0), and Katrina Roenfeldt broke the school record in the javelin (114-9 1/2) in finishing second in that event. Others in the top three included Rachel Durler (javelin, 106-3 1/2, third).
Garden City won the girls team title with 110 points, followed by the Lady Demons (94), Hays (81), Liberal (73) and Great Bend (15).
"Our group is pushing Garden City a little harder than people thought we would," Foster said. "We're putting away a lot of points and as the meet runs out, the regional could change in the opposite directions."
The Lady Demons will host the Class 6A regional next Friday at Memorial Stadium.