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Boca Raton FL, June 4, 2014 — To learn more about NetJets tune in to the Fox Business Network (as pd. prog.) on June 8, 2014 at 11:30am EST.
A Berkshire Hathaway company, NetJets is currently the largest fractional jet ownership company in the world. With a dedicated staff of over 1200 highly trained personnel, NetJets specializes in getting people where they want to go safely and efficiently.
The company currently operates a fleet of 700 private jets ranging in size from mid-cabin to large-cabin. Clients have the option of buying into individual aircraft for the purpose of having a private jet at their disposal whenever they need it.
Currently, NetJets has several advantages over its competition:
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For those who want to fly but wish to avoid the hassles of lengthy waits in public terminals, delayed and canceled flights and airport security checks, NetJets provides a refreshing solution.
According to Bill Noe, NetJets Chief Operating Officer, the company offers an abundance of aircraft for passengers to peruse, including midsize, super midsize and large cabin craft, Bombardier Global 5000s and 6000s, and Gulfstream G450s and G550s. Additionally, NetJets has designed its own Signature Series of planes that include amenities unavailable on any other aircraft in the world — features such as quieter engines, advanced entertainment systems and more.
21st Century Television, along with Vice President of Programming, J.L. Haber, are pleased to bring you this segment on NetJets.
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We're still not sure what to make of this film...
"This Must Be the Place" stars Sean Penn as an aging rock star inspired by the death of his father to go on the hunt for a Nazi war criminal. Directed and co-written by Paolo Sorrentinio, the film also stars Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch and Eve "Bono's Kid" Hewson.
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Premier Mike Baird was quick to sum up his newly released policy of selling off electrical stock to pay for new transport options.
"This is a courageous decision," he declared.
Was his inspiration Sir Humphrey's famous lines in Yes Minister?
Sir Humphrey: "If you want to be really sure that the Minister doesn't accept it, you must say the decision is 'courageous'."
Bernard: "And that's worse than 'controversial'?"
Sir Humphrey: "Oh, yes! 'Controversial' only means 'this will lose you votes'. 'Courageous' means 'this will lose you the election'."
In this case, I don't' think selling of 49% of the poles and wires is either.
Though I've not seen him speak lately, I've long thought that the finest orator in Australia is Aboriginal lawyer/academic/activist Noel Pearson and I was privileged to MC functions with him after the Mabo decision, where he achieved standing ovations in Double Bay and Mosman. On Monday's Q and A, however, Central Australian Aboriginal activist Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, spoke after fellow panellist, former Liberal MP Peter Coleman talked extensively of the "Aboriginal problem" and opined that the only way forward was "assimilation integration."
With great dignity, Ms Monks cut loose: "You know, I have a culture. I am a cultured person. (Speaking Arrernte) <<I'm talking another language. And my language is alive.>> I am not something that fell out of the sky for the pleasure of somebody putting another culture into this cultured being. John shows what is an ongoing denial of me. I am not an Aboriginal or, indeed, Indigenous. I am Arrernte, Alyawarre, First Nations person, a sovereign person from this country. (Speaking Arrernte) <<This is the country I came out from.>> I didn't come from overseas. I came from here. My language, in spite of whiteness trying to penetrate into my brain by assimilationists – I am alive, I am here and now – and I speak my language. I practise my cultural essence of me. Don't try and suppress me and don't call me a problem. I am not the problem. I have never left my country nor have I ceded any part of it. Nobody has entered into a treaty or talked to me about who I am. I am Arrernte Alyawarre female elder from this country. Please remember that. I am not the problem." Stunning.
The scene is set last Thursday morning, just after a north shore train packed with commuters leaves Milsons Point station to head over the bridge and into the city. Suddenly the voice of a train guard with timbre and enunciation that could make John Laws nod his head with appreciation rolls from the speakers in every carriage:
"Good morning passengers. It's a beautiful day and you are now crossing the most magnificent harbour in the world. So why don't you look up from your phones and enjoy the view. You won't get a better attraction for the price of a train ticket."
And some of them even did! Gotta love this city ...
"Mike Willesee, who does he think he is, he's got a plum stuck up his arse."
Clive Palmer, after the veteran TV interviewer demonstrated just how frighteningly ignorant of the political process incoming Motoring Enthusiasts Party Senator Ricky Muir really is.
"Some men drown their sorrow in drink. Mick doesn't drink much but he drowns his sorrows in women."
An un-named friend of the lead singer of the Rolling Stones on how he is coping since losing long-time partner L'Wren Scott to suicide.
"We can neither confirm nor deny that this is our first tweet."
@CIA on June 6. I can confirm it.
"The baseline fact of climate change is not something we can afford to deny. And if you profess leadership in this country at this moment in our history, then you've got to recognise this is going to be one of the most significant long-term challenges, if not the most significant long-term challenge, that this country faces and that the planet faces."
US President Barack Obama, in the same week he met Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
"Women in public life still face an unfair double standard. Even leaders like former prime minister Julia Gillard of Australia have faced outrageous sexism which shouldn't be tolerated in any country."
Hillary Clinton, whose new book Hard Choices covers her time as American Secretary of State.
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Mekayla Diehl, 25-year-old Miss Indiana, who grabbed Twitter's attention because she appears to actually possess a very small amount of body fat on her stomach.
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Second-generation drug used for hypertension aids heart function independent of blood pressure
Heart failure is the most common cause of death throughout the world, typically the result of chronic high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. As a result, research efforts have focused on an array of approaches aimed at preventing and treating high blood pressure. Recently, Japanese researchers examined the utility of an anti-hypertensive drug, moxonidine, which acts on the imidazoline receptors in the cardiovascular center of the brainstem. They found, using an animal model, that the drug can improve heart function and survival independent of its effect on blood pressure. They also found the drug had a favorable effect on oxidative stress, which is related to insulin resistance, the underlying abnormality in diabetes, which is common in people with heart failure.
An abstract presentation about the findings will be offered at the meeting Experimental Biology 2012, being held April 21-25 at the San Diego Convention Center. The study was conducted by Yoshitaka Hirooka, Nobuhiro Honda, Ryuichi Matsukawa, Koji Itou and Kenji Sunagawa, all of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences in Fukuoka, Japan. It is entitled, "Central sympathoinibition improves left ventricular function during the transition from hypertrophy to heart failure in Dahl salt-sensitive rats." The abstract is sponsored by the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP), one of six scientific societies sponsoring the conference which last year attracted some 14,000 attendees.
Heart failure is a chronic disease that takes many forms and a variety of medications are used to treat it. Drugs such as ACE inhibitors and beta blockers target the causes of systolic heart failure. Clonidine, a first-generation central sympathoinhibitory drug, targets brain receptors that reduce cardiac output and lower blood pressure. Moxonidine, a second-generation drug, targets diastolic heart failure and function by reducing the effect of the central nervous system (CNS) receptors to decrease sympathetic activation and thus reduce blood pressure. In the study, salt-sensitive, hypertensive rats either received Moxonidine or were assigned to the control group. Researchers later found that the animals who received the drug had a marked inhibition of the sympathetic activity (an area of the brain) compared to those that did not. The findings suggest that inhibition of the central sympathetic outflow is important in the mechanism of hypertension. According to Dr. Hirooka, "The findings are important because they suggest that moxonidine may be useful in targeting the central receptors in the brain that are known to occur in patients with hypertension."
Next Steps
The study is the latest in a series conducted by the research team whose focus is on neural control of circulation in hypertension and heart failure. Looking ahead, they will work to identify the precise mechanisms involved in the beneficial effect of moxonidine, Dr. Hirooka said. They will also study other ways to see if the compound is a possible therapeutic tool for hypertensive heart disease to prevent heart failure. As the drug had beneficial effects on insulin resistance, they would like to further investigate the issue, he added.
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Vierville (6) is an exclusive MP port from SP Mission 2 'Paradrop', in Normandy campaign.
To accommodate the map to 6 bases, and make the sector layout interresting and balanced, the map has been through a lot of sneaky modifications, but overall, the feeling, design and ambiance of the original Solo map has been respected as much as possible.
Allies bases are in flooded fields (where you spawn as player in the campaign). As base buildings cannot be placed over water, the place has been dryed, and rebuilt to simulate wet and partialy flooded fields, instead of the vast previous flooded area.
Axis spawn is on the north, partialy surrounded aswell by chunks of woods to give em some kind of protection, a rough equivalent of allies bases 'protection' level.
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just played a 3v3 on this map, its great!
because of low fuel & ammo income you have to think when to use a grenade or do i really want to risk this vehicle/tank?
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Multisectoral action framework for malaria launched alongside 68th United Nations General AssemblySep 24, 2013
World leaders gathered today alongside the 68th United Nations General Assembly to launch an inclusive approach to fighting malaria, a disease which – despite tremendous advances – still kills an estimated 660,000 each year and poses a major challenge to development.
The Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)'s Multisectoral Action Framework for Malaria, calls for greater coordinated action among different development sectors to tackle the disease, which exacts its deadliest toll in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Framework identifies actions on the social and environmental determinants of malaria, and urges that current malaria strategies are complemented by a broader development approach, encouraging policymakers and practitioners to increase partnerships between sectors to accelerate both socio-economic development and malaria control.
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"Malaria is a disease associated with lack of socio-economic development, poverty, marginalization and exploitation "Each of these dimensions has roots beyond the health sector – so a multi-sectoral response is essential if we are to free the world from the burden of malaria," said Rebeca Grynspan, UNDP Associate Administrator.
The Framework sets out a roadmap toward a more integrated approach to fighting malaria to meet the MDGs and contribute to the next set of development goals after 2015.
"We are at a critical moment in Africa, where we can either capitalize on the successes of the past years or slide backwards," H.E. President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania stated to guests, including Heads of State, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Health, UN officials and health and development experts. "To capitalize on our success we need all actors in human development and environmental management to join forces. Multisectoral action on malaria is essential, and I welcome the launch of this important Framework."
With stronger global health partnerships and coordination, recent years have seen unprecedented progress in defeating malaria. Increased funding and greater roll-out of life-saving interventions have resulted in a 25% decrease in global malaria deaths, and 43 countries around the world have seen malaria cases decrease by more than 50%. But factors that increase vulnerability to malaria infection often lie outside the health sector, including housing, education, urban planning, agriculture, transportation, and mining that needs attention for a robust response.
"With half the world's population still at risk of malaria, and uncertain funding in the future we must expand our approach and maximize the impact of our investments," said Dr. Fatoumata Nafo-Traoré, Executive Director of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership. "The Multisectoral Action Framework for Malaria will guide the global response to malaria in coming years as we develop the next phase of the Global Malaria Action Plan as well as the post-2015 agenda."
Targeted in MDG 6 and identified by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a top priority under his second mandate, malaria impacts all aspects of development, costing Africa alone some US$12 billion in lost productivity each year.
"A multisectoral approach is critical to our development efforts, including malaria, as we work to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and develop a Post-2015 Development Framework," said Professor Keizo Takemi, Member of the House of Councillors, The National Diet of Japan. "This is particularly true in the Asian context where we face the threat of Artemisinin resistant malaria. Various stakeholders from different sectors of Japan are engaged in combating malaria to attain the overall economic and social development of the region. In this light, I welcome the launch of this Multisectoral Action Framework for Malaria as an instrumental guidance for scaling up efforts against malaria and continue saving lives."
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PONTIAC - An argument at a Pontiac church led to a man being struck by a vehicle and firing a shot at that vehicle on Sunday afternoon.
The incident occurred in the 500 block of South Sanford, where Oakland County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched around 1:30 p.m. Sunday on a call of shots fired.
A few minutes after authorities received the call, the 28-year-old Pontiac woman who was shot at reported the shooting at the Pontiac substation. She had five children with her while reporting the incident.
Deputies were initially unable to find the shooting suspect, but did take photos and collect evidence, including a 9mm shell casing.
The woman told deputies that she hit the shooting suspect during the incident, but her vehicle was not damaged.
About 45 minutes after the woman reported being shot at, the man who fired the shots contacted the Sheriff's Office from a local emergency room.
The man -- who has a valid concealed pistol license -- told investigators that he had been hit by a vehicle and then fired a shot as the vehicle drove away. Witnesses corroborated his story, according to the Sheriff's Office.
After speaking with witnesses, deputies determined that the woman in the vehicle had been in "a heated verbal argument" with another person at church about a drive-by shooting that occurred at the woman's grandmother's house.
The argument, which was between two women who regularly attend the church, spilled into the parking lot before the woman hit the man who fired the shot. The man bounced off the hood and the windshield of the SUV. It is unclear whether the woman hit the man with her vehicle on purpose, deputies said.
The handgun the man used to fire the shot was seized, and investigators took statements from all involved in the incident. The case has been forwarded to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office.
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I have been in Paris for seven days and have seen more museums in one week than I have ever before in any city. Some highlights have include, La Gaite Lyrique a cool centre for digital culture, where we happened to be there for the free evening concert and enjoyed the chilled sounds of Camp Claude. Palais de Tokyo has been another highlight, an experimental and contemporary space that-
promotes contemporary art with an eclectic and inventive programming on emerging artists from all backgrounds.
Of course there has been the Louvre, Musee d'Orsay (where we queued in the rain for almost an hour to get in, as tourists do, we clearly don't have this problem in Australia) and the Pompidou Centre. After tweeting Musee du Quai Branly about their awesome program Electronic Naps I was invited by the lovely Sebastien Magro to view their exhibitions, talk about the collections and digital culture, gotta love twitter for this. (big thanks to Sebastien for taking the time to contact me and show me around).
Although I am in complete awe of the sense of history and the artworks inside the Louvre and Musee d'Orsay I must say I am drawn to the more experimental and slightly off the edge contemporary art venues and centres for culture, places that are mixing music, programming, outdoor culture and art in interesting ways. Thank you Paris for a great week!


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Since co-founding the company in 2005, Dr. Kazi Anis Ahmed and Linda Appel Lipsius, have been adamant about protecting the environment and promoting the well-being of the people in their community. "Being able to add the Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal to our packaging is a great reminder to consumers of Teatulia's commitment to environmental stewardship and the well-being of farm workers" said Lipsius.
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Joel Wyman drops crucial hints about how Fringe will end. Check out the making of Total Recall's action scenes. NBC turns to Dracula. Game of Thrones adds a Misfits alum. Plus more details about NBC's electricity-free series Revolution!
Spoilers from here on out!
Top image from Total Recall.
Iron Man 3
Here are some promo photos from the recent filming in Rose Hills, North Carolina. Here's some additional context on the photos from Rose Hills local Sue Wells, which point to a Christmas setting and an explosion in an office building:
They bought a ton of items from our Carolina East Wallace Hospice Thrift Store... last Saturday, they bought Christmas decorations... yesterday, he call me and asked could we open the store for them to purchase more items he had seen... they bought desk, chairs, ... all kinds of office scene things... they are going to blow them up in a scene so they had to have duplicates of everything!!!
Here are some new casting calls put out under the movie's fake production name Caged Heat. The casting people seem to be going to some ridiculous lengths to avoid using the term "mobster":
Seeking Males 30's -60's who can pass for Sopranos, Goodfelllas & The Godfather types. Submit to us email@example.com with the heading GUARD. Please DO NOT submit for this if you do not truly look the part.
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Here are more set photos from the recent mid-air rescue scene. You can check out some corresponding set videos at the link. [Comic Book Movie]
The Hobbit
After revealing his desire to turn his Hobbit adaptation into a trilogy, Peter Jackson has reportedly spent the last week with producer and wife Fran Walsh and writer-producer Philippa Boyens to figure out the logistics of shooting as much as two more months worth of footage. The challenges include sorting out the actors' contracts for them to return, making sure the financials make sense for Warner Bros. to give it the green light, and securing any lingering rights questions — and with The Hobbit, there are always lingering rights questions, for whatever reason. Reports indicate the decision on whether to go ahead will be made in the very near future, with the goal being to "tell more of the story", even if it seems like an open question whether there's really enough story in The Hobbit for two movies, let alone three. [Heat Vision]
Total Recall
Here's a featurette revealing how Underworld director Len Wiseman put together the action sequences in his upcoming Total Recall reboot. [Screen Crush]
Here's the front cover of the movie's tie-in digital comic, as drawn by Greg Staples. The comic is written by Matt Smith — no, not that Matt Smith, but rather the editor of 2000 AD — and introduces the movie's villain Ma-Ma, who is played by Game of Thrones star Lena Headey. [Shock Till You Drop]
Jack & Diane
Here's a trailer for the teen lesbian werewolf romance movie — yes, you read that right — starring The Dark Knight Rises supporting player Juno Temple and Magic Mike's Riley Keough. [/Film]
Showrunner Joel Wyman hints at how he plans to end the show in the fifth and final season, and while he isn't exactly promising a happy ending for the characters, he's pretty damn insistent on a satisfying ending for them:
"I can only go back to what I want to see as a viewer. I want to see the characters get what they deserve to get. I want there to be a feeling of hopefulness so that the next day, when you're driving to work, you can imagine that these characters will be OK, and let Fringe go into the ether in a way that is satisfying and bittersweet."
Elsewhere, Wyman talked some more about what the final season is all about, with the complex, time-disrupted relationship between Peter, Olivia, and their daughter in 2036 a major factor:
We've always said the show is this great family drama that is masquerading as this science fiction show. For me, [Season 5] is a metaphor for how difficult it is to have a family in this day and age...Another part of the challenge was to bring back things that you've forgotten about, some things maybe you haven't forgotten about, recontextualize them and make the series make sense, and that was a very big part of what I was after. There's going to be a lot of those [moments] and one specifically that's going to be very impactful, I hope."
[TV Guide]
Here are some cast photos for season five. [SpoilerTV]
Game of Thrones
Misfits actor Iwan Rheon has been cast as "Boy" in season three, according to his CV. Some subsequent set reports suggest he is most likely playing the character Ramsay Snow, otherwise known as the Bastard of Bolton, who was dispatched by Robb Stark to take back Winterfell from Theon Greyjoy. [Winter Is Coming]
Here are some video interviews with executive producers Jim Kouf, David Greenwalt, costar Sasha Roiz, and newly promoted regular cast member Bree Turner. There's a few more interviews at the link. [TV Equals]
Supernatural creator Eric Kripke, the man behind the latest sprawling, mythology-driven, mysterious network show says he is going to avoid the pratfalls of previous series by providing answers to the show's big mysteries, as soon as possible. And while I'm pretty sure the people behind all the previous sprawling, mythology-driven, mysterious network shows have said much the same thing, he sounds a little more forceful than most:
"I'm not a fan of endless mystery in storytelling. I like solid, aggressive red-blooded storytelling. I like to know where the mythology is going. I like to get there in an exciting fast-paced way... and pay off mystery and reward the audiences' loyalty. You can answer questions and ask new ones."
He also claims the show's premise of a world without electrical devices — though they're still apparently referring to it as a world without energy, which is just gibberish — is actually scientifically plausible, and they even asked this physicist dude about it, and he totally said it could happen, so shut up! (I'm paraphrasing.) Also, there's this quote:
"It's a really compelling what-if. What would happen if we all live without electricity in this technologically over-extended world of ours? This epic journey is how can we save the world and get the lights back on. That's a part of it, but for me it's a really fun epic saga... It's intensely character driven... [with people] who are all just struggling to come together against incredible diversity."
I think we can all just logically assume that last word is meant to be "adversity" and not "diversity", because otherwise... yeesh. [TV Guide]
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In China, Stamps Can Make You Rich
Stamp collecting is usually seen as a hobby for old nerds, but some young investors in China are laughing all the way to the bank with their gains on Asian stamps. The WSJ's Jason Chow explains what makes an adhesive bit of paper worth as much as $1.2 million.
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The Eidsvaag Bell
Following its official founding on June 5, 1860, Augustana quickly, and rightfully, earned its nickname given by historians. Less than a decade after "the College on Wheels" settled into its first home in the basement of Chicago's Norwegian Lutheran Church, Augustana would move to Paxton, Illinois, in 1863, then to Marshall, Wisconsin, in 1869.
Shortly after Augustana arrived in Marshall, Endre Endresen Eidsvaag, a local farmer, quietly donated a 1,500-pound brass bell originally poured by the Niles Bell Foundry in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the school. An immigrant from Norway, Eidsvaag arrived in the U.S. in 1851 and settled in Deerfield, Wisconsin, a small community close to Marshall. His son, John Anderson Boe, was a local merchant, and his grandson, L.W. Boe, would eventually be named president of St. Olaf College. Little else is known about Eidsvaag, including why he chose to donate the Bell. Other than his obvious connection to the Lutheran Church, perhaps he was inspired by the tenacious spirit of the school's founders; or, maybe he believed in the mission of educating teachers and pastors.
At any rate, school officials graciously accepted Eidsvaag's gift, hoisted the Bell, attached a rope and rang it often, proudly.
By the late 1870s, Augustana's leaders found themselves lured by the western frontier. Thanks to strong encouragement from Norwegian James Wahl, commissioner of Immigration for the Dakotas, the school's leaders made the decision to move to Beloit, Iowa. In 1881, school officials began making arrangements to move the Eidsvaag Bell, along with the other contents from the building. Wahl was also given authority by the Church to move the school and all its belongings from Marshall to Beloit.
The people of Marshall, however, had other plans. They believed Augustana's possessions, including the Bell, belonged to the building — not the school. Led by William Porter, an influential local millionaire, local residents and merchants refused to help Wahl move any of the building's contents. Wahl was forced to buy ropes, pulleys and supplies in nearby Madison to execute the move westward.
When the Bell was removed from the bell tower and lowered to the ground, some 30 agitated men showed up to voice their disappointment. They threatened to take the Bell and throw it in a nearby millpond. Wahl and Professor Lysnes were able to calm the crowd and it gradually dispersed.
Eventually, students and railroad authorities helped Wahl move the school's possessions to the railroad station.
When the Bell was taken to the railroad station the next day, the local sheriff served school officials with legal replevin papers. A 24-month-long court battle followed. Eventually, both parties agreed to an out-of-court settlement and the Bell was allowed to travel to Beloit in September 1883. Porter paid all court costs and shipping fees to Beloit.
After Beloit, the Bell followed Augustana to Canton, Dakota Territory, in 1884 and finally, to Sioux Falls, where it was installed in the bell tower of Old Main in 1918.
For more than 60 years, the signature sound of the Eidsvaag Bell signaled the beginning and end of classes and commemorated major events on campus, such as opening day and graduation. However, after the weathered and aging Old Main was officially retired from classroom use in the 1980s, the Bell was no longer rung.
In honor of Augustana's Sesquicentennial, College officials extracted the Eidsvaag Bell from Old Main on June 21, 2010. For the first time in 92 years, the Bell saw the light of day. The Bell was re-introduced to students, faculty, staff and alumni at the Opening Convocation ceremony on Sept. 8, 2010, where the poem, Restoring the Eidsvaag Bell, by Dr. Patrick Hicks, Associate Professor of English and Writer-in-Residence, was read. Initial plans call for the bell to be rung at football games, Homecoming and at other important college events throughout the 2010-11 academic year before a permanent home on campus is identified.


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UCONN WOMEN: Heather Buck makes one last run
STORRS >> For Heather Buck, this is it.
The practices are winding down. She had her last pre-NCAA tournament media session Friday and her final taste of March Madness could come at any time now.
"It's bittersweet," said Buck, UConn's 6-foot-3 redshirt senior. "Tournament time is what you really get excited for. But having it be the last go-around, it's hard. I'm really excited because it is the tournament, this is what we live for. But at the same time this is sadness because this is it."
The top-seed Huskies will face No. 16 Idaho at 1:30 p.m. today at Gampel Pavilion.
Minutes have been scarce for Buck, a two-time Gatorade Connecticut Player of the Year at Stonington High and the state's No. 7 all-time leading scorer. She's averaging just 5.2 minutes per game. Sure, she expected a larger role on the floor and in the post for UConn.
"Everyone did," she said. "Fans, coaches, me."
It hasn't worked out that way, but she's been accepting of that. Buck has remained loyal, focused and always high in team spirit. She's continued to work hard in practice and make the most out of the minutes that have come.
At times, frustration has set in. She admits there have been difficult moments. Buck never questioned her decision to come to UConn though.
"This is where I always wanted to be,' said Buck, who grew up rooting for UConn. "To be a Husky."
Her lack of playing time doesn't diminish what she's meant to the Huskies.
She's been a leader," teammate Bria Hartley said. "She knows a lot about what's going on out there and she's able to help you and talk to you. When I was a freshman she taught me the right mentality I need to have."
UConn guard Caroline Doty praised Buck for her ability to juggle UConn's demanding nursing program and basketball.
"It's not an easy process, but she makes it seem easy," Doty said. "To share these five years with her, it's been awesome."
The ride hasn't been too bad for Buck. She's made some great friends, been part of two national championships, four Final Fours and four Big East titles.
She's had some games where she's made an impact inside as well. Buck had nine rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a Big East tournament win over Seton Hall last season and came up with a critical stop late against Baylor as a sophomore in the midst of the Huskies record 90-game winning streak.
Before stepping on the practice floor Friday Buck reflected on her time at UConn, sharing some anecdotes and memories from over the past five seasons.
There was the winning streak, which included the win over the Bears, along with her first trip to the Final Four in Missouri. And of course the behind-the-scenes stuff like posing for goofy pictures with her teammates, putting together a triple piggy back with she, Doty and Tiffany Hayes and UConn's parody of an old Sun Drop soda commercial ( find it on YouTube).
Now she hopes to add a few more as she puts the finishing touches on her career at UConn.
"There are no more chances after this," Buck said. "This is it. You're going on your last round of games and you're like 'this is the last time I'll ever be here or here.' It hits you a little bit different. It carries a little more weight."


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As the number of undecided claims continues to grow, The American Legion calls for greater attention to accuracy and employing more veterans as claims processors.
One day after Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., called for the resignation of Allison Hickey, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) under secretary for benefits, she found herself testifying before Miller as he chaired a March 20 hearing by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs that focused on VA's mounting backlog of disability claims.
For the hearing, The American Legion submitted a statement recognizing a substantial increase in the claims backlog since 2010, along with specific recommendations to help solve the problem. In 2010, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) had about 509,000 claims pending with 39 percent in backlog (pending more than 125 days). As of this week, VBA's figures show nearly 896,000 claims pending with more than 70 percent in backlog.
While VA has been aggressively pursuing technological initiatives to reduce the backlog, they are not the only key to the solution for reducing the backlog. The American Legion recommended three specific actions for VA to take:
• Fix a broken work-credit system for VA employees,which currently gives the same credit for work, whether it is correct or incorrect.
• Develop a system to aggregate common errors made in claims processing, and use the information to create a training plan for employees.
• Hire more veterans to process claims to increase understanding of the military among those who are interpreting claims files.
Error rates continue to be a problem among VA claims adjudicators. When an error is made processing a claim, that claim can be appealed. The lengthy appeals process means a claim that should have been decided in a few months now can take years. Appeals based on errors clog the system with work that could have been removed from the flow if the claim had been done correctly the first time.
Improving VA's work-credit system would not require a major overhaul, according to The American Legion. It could be as simple as giving credit for when a claim is finished but also applying a negative credit or debit when it is found to be in error. If an office finishes 5,000 claims but only at an 80-percent accuracy rate, for instance, the office would get credit for 4,000 claims.
By aggregating common errors made in the claims process, VA should be able to develop effective computer models of where their employees are making the most mistakes and adjust training accordingly, the Legion statement suggests.
For example, if the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims finds a consistent pattern of failure to apply proper evidence standards for post-traumatic stress disorder cases involving combat zones, then refresher training material should be developed and delivered to VA regional offices.
By hiring more veterans, VA will have more claims processors who have familiarity with military records in claims files, according to The American Legion. Veterans don't have to spend time looking up military acronyms; they just know that "CIB" means that a service member has been in combat and that certain U.S. Code provisions apply to his or her case.
Another advantage to hiring more veterans at VA would be to decrease unemployment among their ranks. In recent years, veterans have seen unemployment rates that were two-thirds higher than those of non-veterans.


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Alan Turing: The Enigma
Burnett Books, 1983 - Computers - 587 pages
A gripping story of mathematics, science, computing, war history, cryptography, and homosexual persecution and liberation. Hodges tells how Turing's revolutionary idea of 1936-- the concept of a universal machine-- laid the foundation for the modern computer. Turing brought the idea to practical realization in 1945 with his electronic design. This work was directly related to Turing's leading role in breaking the German Enigma ciphers during World War II, a scientific triumph that was critical to Allied victory in the Atlantic. Despite his wartime service, Turing was eventually arrested, stripped of his security clearance, and forced to undergo a humiliating treatment program-- all for trying to live honestly in a society that defined homosexuality as a crime. This New York Times bestselling biography of the founder of computer science and artificial intelligence is the definitive account of an extraordinary mind and life. --Excerpted from 2014 version, published by Princeton University Press.
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Retailers report strong sales for November
NEW YORK -- Oh what a difference a weekend can make.
Shoppers taking advantage of big discounts and earlier store hours during the start of the holiday shopping season last weekend helped boost retailers' revenue for the entire month of November.
Retailers from Macy's to Costco on Thursday reported monthly revenue at stores open at least a year -- an indicator of a merchant's health -- that beat Wall Street estimates.
The overall tally for the 21 retailers that reported revenue for November rose 3.2 percent, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers.
November results offer an important benchmark for retailers and economists. During the holiday shopping season, merchants can make up to 40 percent of their revenue.
The period that runs from November through December also gives valuable insights into what it takes to get Americans to spend in the weak economy.
"Clearly, consumers are focused on those bargains," said ICSC chief economist Mike Niemira. "It's a bit tougher to get shoppers to buy from a year ago."
November's results were boosted by the four-day weekend start on Thanksgiving Day, the traditional kickoff the shopping season. Americans spent $52.4 billion over the weekend, the highest total ever recorded during that time, according to the National Retail Federation.
While the figures released Thursday point to a solid start to the shopping season, they represent only a small slice of the industry. Dollar stores, home-improvement chains such as Best Buy, consumer electronics stores like Home Depot and even Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, don't report monthly revenue.
Still, retailers can glean a lot from the numbers.
For instance, well-heeled shoppers continue to be resilient in the weak economy.
Luxury chain Saks Inc., which operates Saks Fifth Avenue, fared well, reporting a 9.3 percent increase. That's better than the 6.1 percent increase analysts had expected.
Macy's, which operates the Macy's and upscale Bloomingdale's department store chains, also posted a 4.8 percent gain, above the 3.9 percent increase that Wall Street analysts had expected. The company's Macy's chain, which was among the retailers who opened at midnight Thanksgiving, benefited from the earlier opening.
"A strong Black Friday punctuated our very positive sales performance throughout November," said Terry J. Lundgren, Macy's chairman, president and chief executive in a statement.
But not every retailer had a strong showing in November. Those targeting lower and middle-income shoppers had an uphill battle to get shoppers to spend.
"The lower-income shoppers are postponing their purchases or were cherry picking the deals," said Walter Loeb, a New York independent retail consultant.
Target posted a 1.8 percent increase, below the 2.8 percent gain that Wall Street analysts had expected. The discounter blamed the decline on lackluster toy sales.
Additionally, the company told analysts in November that it was also hurt by rival Wal-Mart's holiday layaway program that allows customers to pay-as-they go for gifts, hurt toy sales. Wal-Mart also has been heavily pushing low prices in its ad campaign, which likely hurt Target.
J.C. Penney, which targets middle-income shoppers, also reported disappointing results. The retailer said its decision not to open at midnight Thanksgiving hurt revenue the day after the holiday, which set the tone for the remainder of the weekend.
J.C. Penney reported a 2.0 percent sales drop, worse than the 1.8 percent decline that analysts had expected.
"Sales remained soft in-store throughout the holiday weekend," the company said in statement.


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ANGA COM 2019: Interview with Cyrille Morelle, VeEX
Cyrille Morelle, CEO at VeEX discusses some of the hot topics from this year's ANGA COM.
Cyrille Morelle, CEO at VeEX discusses some of the hot topics from this year's ANGA COM.
The recent Covid-19 pandemic has changed many areas of our daily life, from going to a place of work, how we spend our holidays, to eating out and socialising with friends and family. For fibre engineers, it has arguably had a much greater impact.
In 2020, video calls have become ubiquitous thanks to Covid-19, revealing many people's 'lousy home broadband', according to Geoff Bennett, director, solutions and technology, at Infinera.
It's reasonable to say that the biggest disruptive influence this year has been the global pandemic that still currently has a grip on our lives.
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What happened?
I caught Typhoid
OK not really but I caught the worst Cold/Flu/Gunk that I have ever had. I was the Bus Captain for an event at work on Friday before the Half, apparently the carrier Monkey was on-board because about 10 of the 19 people on the bus came down with the same plight and were on Sick Leave multiple days. I think the cold hit at mile 10 of the Half and caused my chills...
Nausea and Vomiting (on Saturday)
Running nose
Plugged up sinuses
Coughing Fits
Sore Throat
Light Headed
Fluid in Lungs
and on and on
It is pure Misery!! And poor Muscle Man caught it too. We spent the holiday weekend on the couch resting and trying to avoid getting our kiddos sick with multiple hand washings and sending them to play away from us. I generally try to run through sickness but this is different, it hurts to breathe. I keep thinking I am going to get better, so I have not gone to the Dr., but I have not improved much at all. With a Relay this weekend I am getting nervous. I have lived off of Chicken Noodle Soup and Orange juice, but I have no appetite.. Taking my vitamins and getting plenty of rest... but it hangs on... I feel like my immune system is crap since having kids, I always seem to catch the crud!!
Wish me luck!! I have a Business Trip for 2 day and a Relay to make it through. I need to get better ASAP..
Hope to be back and Running soon :(
Cough Cough Cough.... BLECH!!!


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Whoever, being an officer, director, agent or employee of, or connected in any capacity with any Federal Reserve bank, member bank, depository institution holding company, national bank, insured bank, branch or agency of a foreign bank, or organization operating under section 25 or section 25(a) 1 of the Federal Reserve Act, or a receiver of a national bank, insured bank, branch, agency, or organization or any agent or employee of the receiver, or a Federal Reserve Agent, or an agent or employee of a Federal Reserve Agent or of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, embezzles, abstracts, purloins or willfully misapplies any of the moneys, funds or credits of such bank, branch, agency, or organization or holding company or any moneys, funds, assets or securities intrusted to the custody or care of such bank, branch, agency, or organization, or holding company or to the custody or care of any such agent, officer, director, employee or receiver, shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both; but if the amount embezzled, abstracted, purloined or misapplied does not exceed $1,000, he shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
As used in this section, the term "national bank" is synonymous with "national banking association"; "member bank" means and includes any national bank, state bank, or bank and trust company which has become a member of one of the Federal Reserve banks; "insured bank" includes any bank, banking association, trust company, savings bank, or other banking institution, the deposits of which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and the term "branch or agency of a foreign bank" means a branch or agency described in section 20(9) of this title. For purposes of this section, the term "depository institution holding company" has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 729; Pub. L. 101–73, title IX, §961(b), Aug. 9, 1989, 103 Stat. 499; Pub. L. 101–647, title XXV, §§2504(b), 2595(a)(1), 2597(f), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4861, 4906, 4909; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, §330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI, §§601(f)(1), 606(a), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3499, 3511.)
Based on sections 592, 597 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking (R.S. 5209; Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, §22(i), as added June 19, 1934, ch. 653, §3, 48 Stat. 1107; Sept. 26, 1918, ch. 177, §7, 40 Stat. 972; Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614, §316, 49 Stat. 712).
Section 592 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking, was separated into three sections the first of which, embracing provisions relating to embezzlement, abstracting, purloining, or willfully misapplying moneys, funds, or credits, constitutes part of the basis for this section. Of the other two sections, one section, 334 of this title, relates only to the issuance and circulation of Federal Reserve notes and the other, section 1005 of this title, to false entries or the wrongful issue of bank obligations.
The original section, containing more than 500 words, was verbose, diffuse, redundant, and complicated. The enumeration of banks affected is repeated eight times. The revised section without changing in any way the meaning or substance of existing law, clarifies, condenses, and combines related provisions largely rewritten in matters of style.
The words "national bank" were substituted for "national banking association," the terms being synonymous by definition of section 221 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking, written into the last paragraph of this section. This change made possible the use of the term "such bank" in substitution for the words "such Federal Reserve bank, member bank, or such national banking association, or insured bank," in each of seven instances.
The special and separate provisions of the original section relating to embezzlement by national bank receivers or Federal Reserve agents are readily combined in the revised section by including these officers in the initial enumeration of persons at whom the act is directed and by inserting the word "purloins" after "embezzles, abstracts," and the phrase "or any moneys, funds, assets, or securities intrusted to the custody or care," following the words "of such bank".
The last paragraph of the revised section includes the definitions of sections 221 and 264(c) of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking, made applicable by express provision of the original section. These were written in, with only such changes of phraseology as were necessary, in order to make the revised section complete and self-contained. For meaning of "bank," as used in bank robbery statute, see section 2113 of this title.
Section 597 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking, likewise was separated into two parts, one of which was combined with the embezzlement provisions of said section 592 to form this section. The other part was combined with the related provisions of said section 592 to form section 1005 of this title.
It will be noted that section 597 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking, was limited to "Whoever, being connected in any capacity with a Federal Reserve bank"; that it enumerated "note, debenture, bond, or other obligation, or draft, mortgage, judgment, or decree"; and that it stipulated punishment by fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both.
In combining these provisions, the words "or connected in any capacity" were written into the new section after the words "employee of," thus making them applicable not only to Federal Reserve banks but to the other banks as well. The phrase of section 592 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking, "or who, without such authority, issues or puts forth any certificate of deposit, draws any order or bill of exchange, makes any acceptance, assigns any note, bond, draft, bill of exchange, mortgage, judgment, or decree," was modified to include the enumeration of like obligations in section 597 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking, and to read as follows: "whoever without such authority makes, draws, issues, puts forth, or assigns any certificate of deposit, draft, order, bill of exchange, acceptance, note, debenture, bond, or other obligation or mortgage, judgment, or decree". (See section 1005 of this title.)
As thus changed the new section is clear, simple, and unambiguous. The very slight changes of substance that have been noted, were unavoidable if the two sections were to be combined. Without combination any constructive revision of these duplicitous and redundant provisions was impossible. It is believed that the revised sections adequately and correctly represent the intent of Congress as the same can be gathered from the overlapping and confusing enactments. At any rate, the severest criticism of the revised sections is that a person connected with a Federal Reserve bank who violates these sections can at most be punished by a fine of $5,000 or imprisonment of 5 years, or both, whereas under section 597 of title 12, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Banks and Banking, he might have been fined $10,000 or imprisoned 5 years, or both. Obviously an embezzler will rarely be financially able to pay even a $5,000 fine even where such fine is imposed. Certainly if it is an adequate fine for a national bank president it is not too disproportionate for a person "connected in any capacity with a Federal Reserve bank".
The smaller punishment for an offense involving $100 or less was added. (See reviser's notes under sections 641, 645 of this title.)
The words "shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor" were omitted as unnecessary in view of definitive section 1 of this title.
The words "upon conviction thereof" were omitted as unnecessary, since punishment cannot be imposed without conviction.
Words "In any district court of the United States" were omitted as unnecessary since section 3231 of this title gives the district courts jurisdiction of criminal prosecution.
Certain words were stricken from the section as being unnecessary and inconsistent with other sections of this revision defining embezzlement and without changing existing law. See Senate Report No. 1620, amendment No. 6, 80th Cong.
Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act, referred to in text, is classified to subchapter I (§601 et seq.) of chapter 6 of Title 12, Banks and Banking. Section 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act, which is classified to subchapter II (§611 et seq.) of chapter 6 of Title 12, was renumbered section 25A of that act by Pub. L. 102–242, title I, §142(e)(2), Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2281.
Section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, referred to in text, is classified to section 1813 of Title 12.
1996—Pub. L. 104–294, in first par., substituted "Federal Reserve Act," for "Federal Reserve Act,," and "$1,000" for "$100".
1994—Pub. L. 103–322, in first par., substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $1,000" after "he shall be".
1990—Pub. L. 101–647, §2597(f)(1), in first par., directed substitution of "national bank, insured bank, branch or agency of a foreign bank, or organization operating under section 25 or section 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act," for "national bank, or insured bank" which was executed by making the substitution for "national bank or insured bank" to reflect the probable intent of Congress, and inserted "insured bank, branch, agency, or organization" after "receiver of a national bank,", ", branch, agency, or organization" after "misapplies any of the moneys, funds or credits of such bank", and "branch, agency, or organization" after "custody or care of such bank,".
Pub. L. 101–647, §2595(a)(1)(A), (B), in first par., inserted "depository institution holding company," after "Federal Reserve Bank, member bank," and "or holding company" after "such bank" in two places.
Pub. L. 101–647, §2504(b), in first par., substituted "30 years" for "20 years".
Pub. L. 101–647, §2597(f)(2), in second par., struck out "and" after "one of the Federal Reserve Banks;" and directed insertion of "; and the term 'branch or agency of a foreign bank' means a branch or agency described in section 20(9) of this title" before the period which was executed by making the insertion before the period at end of first sentence to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Pub. L. 101–647, §2595(a)(1)(C), in second par., inserted at end "For purposes of this section, the term 'depository institution holding company' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act."
1989—Pub. L. 101–73, in first par., substituted "$1,000,000" for "$5,000" and "20 years" for "five years".
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The word yoga has many meanings, including "meditation", "method", and "union". While the physical exercises of Hindu yoga are familiar to Westerners, the subtle metaphysics and refined methods of spiritual development that characterize Buddhist yoga are not yet well known. This volume presents a landmark translation of a classical sourcebook of Buddhist yoga, the Sandhinirmochana-sutra, or "Scripture Unlocking the Mysteries", a revered text of the school of Buddhism known as Vijnanavada or Yogachara. The study of this scripture is essential preparation for anyone undertaking meditation exercise. Linking theory and praxis, the scripture offers a remarkably detailed and thorough course of study in both the philosophical and pragmatic foundation of Buddhist yoga, and their perfect, harmonious union in the realization of Buddhist enlightenment.
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The Future of the Legionaries of Christ
Full Text of the Holy See's Statement
The following is the official Vatican translation, published May 3, of the communiqué which the Holy See issued at the end of the May 1 meeting regarding the apostolic visitation to the Legionaries of Christ. The original is in Italian.
1. On April 30 and May 1, the cardinal secretary of state chaired a meeting at the Vatican with the five bishops in charge of the apostolic visitation of the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ (Archbishop Ricardo Blazquez Perez of Valladolid, Spain; Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, OFM Cap, of Denver; Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, SDB, of Concepcion, Chile; Bishop Giuseppe Versaldi of Alexandria, Italy; and Bishop Ricardo Watty Urquidi, MSpS, of Tepic, Mexico). The meeting was also attended by the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, and the substitute of the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State.
The Holy Father was present at one of the sessions, at which the visitors presented a summary of their reports, which had already been previously delivered.
During the visitation, more than 1,000 Legionaries were interviewed, and hundreds of written testimonies examined. The visitors went to almost all the religious houses and many of the apostolic works run by the congregation. They heard, orally or in writing, the opinion of many diocesan bishops of the countries in which the congregation works. The visitors also met many members of the Regnum Christi movement — although it was not the subject of the visitation — especially consecrated men and women. They have also received a great amount of correspondence from laypeople and family members of those involved in the movement.
The five visitors spoke of the warm welcome they received and of the constructive spirit of cooperation shown by the congregation and the individual religious. Though each visitor acted independently, they came to substantial agreement and a shared viewpoint in their assessments. They testified to having met a great number of exemplary religious who are honest and talented, many of them young, who seek Christ with genuine zeal and are offering their entire lives to spread the Kingdom of God.
2. The apostolic visit was able to ascertain that the behavior of Father Marcial Maciel Degollado has had serious consequences for the life and structure of the Legion, such as to require a process of in-depth revision.
The very serious and objectively immoral behavior of Father Maciel, as incontrovertible evidence has confirmed, sometimes resulted in actual crimes, and manifests a life devoid of scruple and of genuine religious sentiment. The great majority of Legionaries were unaware of this life, above all because of the system of relationships created by Father Maciel, who had skillfully managed to build up alibis, to gain the trust, confidence and silence of those around him, and to strengthen his role as a charismatic founder.
Not infrequently, the lamentable discrediting and dismissal of whoever doubted the correctness of his behavior, coupled with the misguided conviction of not wanting to harm the good the Legion was doing, created a defense mechanism around Father Maciel that rendered him untouchable for a long time and made it very difficult to know his real life.
3. The sincere zeal of most Legionaries, which emerged in the visits to the houses of the congregation and to many of its widely appreciated apostolic works, has in the past led many people to believe that the allegations, which gradually became more insistent and widespread, could not have been anything other than calumnies.
Thus, discovering and coming to know the truth about the founder has caused the members of the Legion surprise, bewilderment and deep pain, as the visitors have made clear.
4. From the results of the apostolic visitation the following elements, among others, have become clear:
a) The need to redefine the charism of the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ, preserving its true core, that of the "militia Christi," which characterizes the apostolic and missionary activity of the Church and which is not the same as efficiency at any cost.
b) The need to review the exercise of authority, which must be linked to truth, in order to respect conscience and develop in the light of the Gospel as authentic ecclesial service.
c) The need to preserve, through appropriate formation, the enthusiasm of the faith of young members, their missionary zeal and their apostolic dynamism. Disillusionment concerning the founder could call into question this vocation and the core of the charism which belongs to and distinguishes the Legionaries of Christ.
5. The Holy Father wishes to assure all Legionaries and members of the Regnum Christi movement that they will not be abandoned. The Church is firmly resolved to accompany them and help them on the path of purification that awaits them. This will also mean dealing sincerely with all of those who, within and outside the Legion, were victims of sexual abuse and of the power system devised by the founder. They are in the Holy Father's thoughts and prayers at this time, along with his gratitude to those of them who, even in the midst of great difficulties, had the courage and constancy to demand the truth.
6. The Holy Father, in thanking the visitors for the sensitive task they have accomplished with skill, generosity and profound pastoral sensitivity, reserves to himself the task of soon instructing how this assistance will be organized, beginning with the appointment of a delegate of his own and a commission to study the Legion's constitutions.
The Holy Father will send a visitor to the consecrated members of the Regnum Christi movement, who have insistently requested this.
7. Finally, the Pope renews his encouragement to all the Legionaries of Christ, to their families, and to all the laypeople involved in the Regnum Christi movement, during this difficult time for the congregation and for each of them. He urges them not to lose sight of the fact that their vocation, which originates in Christ's call and is driven by the ideal of being witnesses of his love to the world, is a genuine gift from God, a treasure for the Church, and the indestructible foundation upon which each of them can build their own future and that of the Legion.


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Japanese whaling fleet endures rising tide of opposition
Could it be karma, bad luck, or merely unfortunate circumstances that have victimized the Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic region?
The three-vessel fleet, which has been hounded relentlessly by a crew aboard a Sea Shepherd Society ship, has already lost a crewman, who fell overboard and is presumed drowned.
More recently, one of its damaged ships, the Yushin Maru #2, has been ordered to leave the Port of Surabaya, East Java, in Indonesia before making repairs to its propeller. Australia and New Zealand do not allow the ships in their ports because large-scale commercial whaling has been condemned internationally.
Now, it seems, neither will Indonesia, which received communiques from Australia asking that it deny the whaling ships any services.
Among them, according to Sea Shepherd, was this one from Mayor Peter Tagliaferri of Fremantle, to Port officials and Mayor Banbang Dwi Hartono of Surabaya:
"The city of Fremantle does not support the illegal slaughter of whales and has constantly conveyed this through diplomatic processes to the Japanese government.
"I believe the Yushin Maru #2 is seeking propeller repairs in your port as a result of ice damage.
"The city of Fremantle would not support this vessel to enter our fishing boat harbour to seek repairs to continue an illegal activity.
"I, as Mayor of the City of Fremantle, urge you to also not allow this vessel to be repaired in your port and as a result the Yushin Maru #2 will not be able to rejoin the illegal whaling."
So for now there are only two viable whaling ships pursuing a seasonal quota of 935 minke whales and 50 fin whales. The way things are going, it appears they'll fall substantially short.
-- Pete Thomas
Photo, top: A minke whale is processed aboard a Japanese factory whaling ship in 1995. Credit: Greenpeace. Bottom: A minke roams the Southern California coast. Credit: Eric Martin / For the Los Angeles Times


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Alphabet of Sirach
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The Alphabet of ben Sirach (Alphabetum Siracidis, Othijoth ben Sira) is an anonymous medieval text inspired by the Wisdom of Sirach. It is dated to anywhere between A.D. 700 and 1000. It is a compilation of two lists of proverbs, 22 in Aramaic and 22 in Hebrew, both arranged as alphabetic acrostics. Each proverb is followed by an Haggadic commentary. The work has been characterized as satirical, and it contains references to masturbation, incest and flatulence. The text has been translated into Latin, Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish, French and German. A partial English translation appeared in Stern and Mirsky (1998).
The Alphabet of Ben-Sira is considered to be the oldest form of the story of Lilith as Adam's first wife. Whether or not this certain tradition is older is not known. Scholars tend to date Ben Sira between 8th and 10th centuries. Its real author is anonymous, but it is falsely attributed to the sage Ben Sira. The amulets used against Lilith that were thought to derive from this tradition are in fact, dated as being much older. While the concept of Eve having a predecessor is not exclusive to Ben Sira or new and can be found in Genesis Rabbah, the idea that this predecessor was Lilith is. According to Gershom Scholem the author of the Zohar, R. Moses de Leon, was aware of the folk tradition of Lilith, as well another story, possibly older, that may be conflicting.
Its reference to Lilith is in the fifth of Ben Sira's responses to King Nebuchadnezzar. It is reproduced here in its entirety:
- Soon afterward the young son of the king took ill. Said Nebuchadnezzar, "Heal my son. If you don't, I will kill you." Ben Sira immediately sat down and wrote an amulet with the Holy Name, and he inscribed on it the angels in charge of medicine by their names, forms, and images, and by their wings, hands, and feet. Nebuchadnezzar looked at the amulet. "Who are these?"
- "The angels who are in charge of medicine: Snvi, Snsvi, and Smnglof (In English: Senoy, Sansenoy and Semangelof). After God created Adam, who was alone, He said, 'It is not good for man to be alone' (Genesis 2:18). He then created a woman for Adam, from the earth, as He had created Adam himself, and called her Lilith. Adam and Lilith immediately began to fight. She said, 'I will not lie below,' and he said, 'I will not lie beneath you, but only on top. For you are fit only to be in the bottom position, while I am to be the superior one.' Lilith responded, 'We are equal to each other inasmuch as we were both created from the earth.' But they would not listen to one another. When Lilith saw this, she pronounced the Ineffable Name and flew away into the air. Adam stood in prayer before his Creator: 'Sovereign of the universe!' he said, 'the woman you gave me has run away.' At once, the Holy One, blessed be He, sent these three angels to bring her back.
- "Said the Holy One to Adam, 'If she agrees to come back, what is made is good. If not, she must permit one hundred of her children to die every day.' The angels left God and pursued Lilith, whom they overtook in the midst of the sea, in the mighty waters wherein the Egyptians were destined to drown. They told her God's word, but she did not wish to return. The angels said, 'We shall drown you in the sea.'
- "'Leave me!' she said. 'I was created only to cause sickness to infants. If the infant is male, I have dominion over him for eight days after his birth, and if female, for twenty days.'
- "When the angels heard Lilith's words, they insisted she go back. But she swore to them by the name of the living and eternal God: 'Whenever I see you or your names or your forms in an amulet, I will have no power over that infant.' She also agreed to have one hundred of her children die every day. Accordingly, every day one hundred demons perish, and for the same reason, we write the angels names on the amulets of young children. When Lilith sees their names, she remembers her oath, and the child recovers."
- -- Stern, David and Mirsky, Mark Jay. Rabbinic Fantasies: Imaginative Narratives from Classical Hebrew Literature (Yale Judaica Series). Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society, 1990. Pp. 183-184.
- Salonica, 1514, two known surviving copies
- Constantinople, 1519, one known complete copy in the British Library, and a defective one at the Bodleian
- Venice, 1544, reprinted by Steinschneider, 1854; most later editions are based on this one.