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A touch of the classic comes from this simple instrumental featuring acoustic drums and electric/base guitars. It is just waiting for Artists to make it in to something special or used as background music/film scores.
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** قابل اجرا برروی آیفون و آیپاد ** در کنار یاد گرفتن زبان دلخواهتان تفریح کنید! در ضمن بیش از 40 میلیون نفر با آن زبان مادری هستند که می توانید در کنارشان تمرین کنید. برای حفظ انگیزه هم کافیست هدفی مشخص کنید و پیشرفت خود را تا رسیدن به آن زیر نظر بگیرید!
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"You Are the Wind Beneath My Wings, Man"
Pictured: J.B. Smoove as Ray and Will Arnett as Nathan Miller. When Ray points out that Nathan has a history of being the worst wingman ever, Nathan embarks on a mission to be a better friend by becoming less self-involved. Also, Debbie and Adam disagree over what's best for their family's livelihood, on THE MILLERS, Monday, Nov. 10 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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DailyDirt: All Alone In The Universe With Nowhere To Go...
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- The Breakthrough Prize Foundation is aiming to shoot lasers at a light-propelled nanocraft that could reach Alpha Centauri in a few decades (instead of millennia). This lightsail spacecraft would have a mass of just a few grams, so it could be accelerated to speeds of 100 million miles per hour -- much faster than any existing spacecraft we've ever built (like Voyager I zipping away at about 38,500 mph). [url]
- The Kepler space telescope has gotten plenty of headlines for finding thousands of exoplanets, but the far lesser-known TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) in Belgium is also finding some exoplanets, too. The TRAPPIST telescope is stuck on the ground (unlike KST), but it's looking at a few dozen ultracool dwarf stars and has found 3 planets orbiting a star that's just 0.05 percent as bright as our Sun. [url]
- Kepler 36b and Kepler 36c are two exoplanets orbiting the same star which could possibly harbor some kind of microbial life (but probably not). Still, it's an interesting question whether or not life -- if it exists on either Kepler 36b or 36c -- could be transferred to its neighboring planet. (Though maybe we should focus on looking at Venus and Mars first....) [url]


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A sermon by Fr. Gregory Jenson.
From both the left and the right then, we hear attacks of the contemporary American celebration of Christmas. Every year about this time you can be certain that someone—and not necessarily a Christian—will write an essay lamenting the secularization or the commercialization of Christmas. And for the last several years I have dutiful read these woeful litanies about how we have lost the true meaning of Christmas.
Typically Christians on the cultural and political right complain about how Christmas has become secularized. These individuals are offended when they hear "Happy Holidays!" rather than "Merry Christmas!" in the stores and malls where they are shopping.
Just as predictably, Christians on the political and cultural left will take others to task for the commercialization of Christmas. In tones as woeful and self-righteous as their opposite numbers on the right, they will express their indignation that Christmas has become about buying useless gifts and consuming too much of the earth's resources.
To be fair, there is more than a little truth to what is said. But then, to be fair, there is more than a little truth to be found in the secular and commercial rituals that have come to surround how we celebration Christmas.
Something Crass About Christmas
Theologically there is something crass about Christmas. In the best sense of the word, the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity is vulgar. In Jesus Christ, the "creator of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible," becomes a small child. Whatever might have been Mary and Joseph's economic and social status it paled beyond words relative to the glory Christ has as God Son.
And yet He who "did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,"
…made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:6-11).
To the powerful of this world, to the sleek and the strong, to the wealthy and the well-born, to those who imagine themselves wise according to the wisdom of this world, the Incarnation is simply in bad taste. At the risk of offending unnecessarily, looked at from the angle of those who imagine themselves to be someone important, Jesus and His followers are just, well, white trash.
For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—that, as it is written, "He who glories, let him glory in the LORD" (1 Corinthians 1:26-30).
The Good News that God in Jesus Christ loves and forgives us and that He has joined Himself to each of us is entrusted to those who are weak and despised by those who in their own minds are strong and wise.
A Secularized Christmas — More Than Meets The Eye
"But," you ask, "what about the secularization and commercialization of Christmas?"
For all that is lacking in our culture's celebration of Christmas, it points beyond itself to something greater, more sublime, something more angelical and even divine. And it must be so because for their failings our celebrations are so human.
We be wise, discerning, generous and, above all merciful in our criticism of how our culture keeps Christmas. Above all else there must not be any hint or suggestion of condemnation because "God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved" (John 3:17). What I cannot lose sight of in my critique is that what Christmas celebrates above all that "faithful saying worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief" (1 Timothy 1:15).
From where I sit, the problem with the commercialization of Christmas is not that we are prodigal in our gift giving but miserly. It isn't that we consume too much but too little. Because you see, or so it seems to me, we give each other every manner of gift except the gift of ourselves in love, compassion, and chastity. And isn't that some of us eat too much Christmas roast or drink too much beer but that too few of us feast on the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist.
We should be as extravagant as we can in our gift giving, in our eating and drinking because it is in cheerful generosity that we most closely resemble the God Who on Christmas Day is born in poverty and obscurity for us and for our salvation.
God is extravagant, even wasteful, in His love for mankind. There is no sin He does not forgive, there is no sinner He does not bless "for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust" commanding us to do likewise telling His disciples "be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect" (see Matthew 5:45, 48).
So if people eat and drink too much at their Christmas dinner how can we who are Christians fail to feel at least some responsibility for this?
Abstinence and Restraint Might Hide A Greater Failing
Our fault isn't that we haven't preached abstinence or self-restraint—we have and should continue to do so—but that we have failed to proclaim the Gospel. Are we really so naïve that we are surprised that those who don't know Christ or live according to the Gospel eat too much and drink too much when all they is "bread that doesn't satisfy" (see Isaiah 55:2) rather than the Bread which has come down from Heaven, the Holy Eucharist (John 6:41-58)?
If Christmas has become secular, a mere commercial event, a celebration of materialism and conspicuous consumption, it is because Christians have withdrawn from the Public Square into our churches, our families and our increasingly narrowly defined private concerns. If the only songs we hear in the malls and stores are "White Christmas," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and "Blue Christmas," it's because we "who mystically represent the cherubim" and our called "to sing the thrice-holy hymn" of the seraphim have failed to sing for people to hear.
And yet, even the most secular and materialistic among us is created in the image of the God. It is incumbent upon those who have been given the gift of faith to see that image in our neighbor and hear the frustrated longing for God that grips them and to do so not just at Christmas but every day.
Yes, I am a fan of secular, commercialized Christmas. Not because I don't believe in God but because I do. And because these celebrations remind me of how inadequate are my own attempts to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. You see it isn't that "they" do it poorly and "I" do it well. It is rather that God in Jesus Christ has done it "all on behalf of all for all."
In one of the Church's hymns for the Nativity, we are told that, on that first Christmas, humanity offered a Virgin, the earth a cave, the shepherd's a song and that together they welcomed wise men who followed a star.
So by all means, let our Christmas celebrations be as beautiful and dignified as we can make them; but let them also joyful and merry. And if my neighbor fails to keep Christmas as I think he should, let me open my heart and my home to him in imitation of the God Who opens Heaven to me.
Fr. Gregory Jensen edits the Koinonia blog ("An Orthodox priest's thoughts on this and that. Mostly that but a little of this").


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The character of Catholic ordinalsFrom time immemorial a group of ordination rites have been in use in the Catholic Church and in those Oriental schisms which broke away from it in early times, but whose orders it has always recognized as valid. When these various rites are compared, they are found to differ indeed in the text, but to be entirely alike in the essential character of the "forms" appointed to accompany the imposition of hands. All, that is to say, signify in appropriate terms the order to be imparted, and supplicate Almighty God to bestow upon the candidate the divine gifts necessary for his state. In the Western Church, though there are traces of a now obsolete "form" anciently employed in parts of Gaul, the form of the Roman Church is the only one that has persisted, and it quickly passed into universal use. This is the prayer, Deus honorum omnium, which can be found in the "Pontificale Romanum." Its earliest appearance in writing is in the so-called "Leonine Sacramentary", referred by Duchesne to the sixth century; that it should appear there is proof positive that it must have been in existence for some time previously, at least as orally preserved, the force of which proof is greatly strengthened by the testimony to the conservatism of the Roman Church which we have from Pope Innocent I. For this Pope, writing in A.D. 416, to Decentius, Bishop of Eugubium, complains that "if the priests of the Lord desired to preserve ecclesiastical ordinances as they were handed down to us by the Blessed Apostles, no diversity, no variety would be found in the very orders and consecrations themselves", but adds, "Who does not know and consider that what was delivered to the Roman Church by St. Peter, the Prince of the Apostles, and is to this day kept (by it), ought to be observed by all, and that no practice should be substituted or added without being sanctioned by authority or precedent." When we trace downwards the history of this Roman rite we find that the conservative principle enunciated by St. Innocent has been faithfully followed. Thus Morinus, a great authority, writes, "We deem it necessary for the reader to know that the modern Roman Pontifical contains all that was in the earlier Pontificals, but that the earlier Pontificals do not contain all that is in the modern Roman Pontifical. For some things have been added to the recent Pontificals, for various pious and religious reasons, which are wanting in all the ancient editions. And that more recent Pontificals are, the more these additions obtrude themselves. But this is a wonderful and impressive fact, that in all the volumes, ancient, more modern, and contemporary, there is ever one form of ordination both as regards words and as regards ceremony, and the later books omit nothing that was present in the older. Thus the modern form of ordination differs neither in word nor in ceremony from that used by the ancient Fathers." Among the additions which Morinus has in mind as having been made during the early Middle Ages, the tradition of the instruments, that is, of the paten and chalice in the case of the priesthood, and that of the book of the Gospels in the case of the episcopate, are the most important. Indeed, these drew to themselves so much attention that for many centuries they and the words accompanying them were supposed by many to be more essential even than the imposition of hands and the prayer, Deus honorum. Still there was never any danger that the prevalence of these theological views would affect the validity of the ordinations given, for the simple reason that the principle of never omitting anything was rigidly adhered to. The origin of the Anglican successionIt was this venerable ordination rite, as preserved in the English varieties of the Roman Pontifical, which was in use in the country when Henry VIII began his assaults on the ancient religion. He did not himself venture to touch it, but in the next reign it was set aside by Cranmer and his associates who, under the rule of Somerset and Northumberland, were engaged in remodelling the whole fabric of the Church of England to suit their extreme Protestant conceptions. These men pronounced the ancient forms to be utterly superstitious and requiring to be replaced by others more in conformity with the simplicity of the Gospel. Hence the origin of the Edwardine Ordinal, which, under the sanction of the Act of 1550, was drawn up by "six prelates and six other men of the realm learned in God's law, by the King's Majesty to be appointed and assigned". This new rite underwent some further changes two years later, and was thus brought into the form in which it remained till the year 1662, when it was somewhat improved by the addition of clauses defining the nature of the orders imparted. As the Ordinal of 1550 had no lasting influence on the country, we may disregard it here, as we may also disregard, as of less consequence, the rite for the ordination of deacons. In the Ordinal of 1552 the "essential form", that is, the form adjoined to the imposition of hands, was, in the case of the priesthood, merely this: "Receive the Holy Ghost. Whose sins thou dost forgive they are forgiven; and whose sins thou dost retain they are retained; and be thou a faithful dispenser of the Word of God and of His Holy Sacraments"; and these other words, whilst the Bible was being delivered, "Take thou authority to preach the Word of God and to minister the Holy Sacraments in this Congregation, where thou shalt be so appointed." In the case of the episcopate it was, "Take the Holy Ghost, and remember that thou stir up the grace of God which is in thee by imposition of hands, for God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and of soberness"; and these others, while the Bible was delivered, "Give heed unto reading, exhortation, and doctrine. Think upon these things contained in this book . . . . Be to the flock of Christ a shepherd not a wolf; feed them, devour them not; hold up the weak, heal the sick, bind together the broken, bring again the outcast, seek the lost . . . ." The additions made in 1662 were, in the case of the priesthood (after the words, "receive the Holy Ghost"), "for the office and work of a priest in the Church of God now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands"; and in the case of the episcopate (after the words, "Take the Holy Ghost"), "for the office and work of a bishop in the Church of God now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands". By this new Ordinal seven bishops and a number of inferior clergy were made during the last two years of Edward VI. On the accession of Mary in 1553 it was discarded, and the Pontifical resumed, but on the accession of Elizabeth in 1558 its use was restored, and has continued (with the addition of the defining clauses since 1662) down to the present day. The Anglican clergy are thus the creation of this Ordinal, and, primarily, the validity of their orders is dependent on its sufficiency — that is, on its sufficiency in its earlier form, for if that be wanting, the Apostolical succession must have lapsed long before 1662, and could not be resuscitated by the additions then made. It was on this consideration of the character of the Edwardine rite that the Holy See based its definitive decree of 1896. Still, for the complete understanding of the history of the subject it is necessary to know something of the circumstances under which Archbishop Parker was raised to the episcopate, and of the further defects which the Anglican succession has been thought to inherit from its relation to the same. This Dr. Matthew Parker was chosen by Queen Elizabeth to be her first Archbishop of Canterbury. The metropolitan see was then vacant by the death of Cardinal Pole, and all the other sees of the kingdom, with a single exception, were vacant likewise, either because of the death of their previous occupants, or because the bishops who survived were, in the eyes of the Government, deprived for refusing to conform to the new order of things. The Queen intended through Parker to raise up a new hierarchy, but a difficulty confronted her. When consecrated himself, Parker could consecrate his intended colleagues; but how was he to get consecrated himself? None of the Catholic bishops still living would consent to perform the ceremony, and in default of them she had recourse to four ecclesiastics of no very high reputation, three of whom (William Barlow, John Scory, and Miles Coverdale) had been deprived by Mary, and the fourth (John Hodgkins) was a turncoat who had been consecrated suffragan Bishop of Bedford in 1537 and had consistently changed with every change of the times. To Barlow was given the lead, and he, with the others as his assistants, consecrated Parker, 17 December, 1559, in the private chapel at Lambeth, using the Edwardine Ordinal. Three days later Parker, with the aid of Barlow, Scory, and Hodgkins, consecrated four others at Bow Church. From these ancestors the whole Anglican succession is sprung. Was, then, the consecration of Parker a valid act? This is the other ground of dispute round which, as a matter of history, the controversy has gathered. Nihil Obstat. March 1, 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.
Catholic Orthodoxy and Anglo-Catholicism. A Word about Intercommunion between the English and the Orthodox Churches. By J. J. Overbecr, D.D. London : N. Trubner & Co.Dr. Overbeck dates his preface from Reading, professes to be a member of the Orthodox (Russian) Church, and avows his object to be the establishment of a Western orthodox Catholic Church.—'a reunion annihilating ' schism and heresy, Romanism and Protestantism, unbounded tyranny ' and unbounded liberty.' How he purposes to accomplish this does not appear, unless it be by a tour de force, for he is unmeasured in his lofty denunciation of every Church but his own, and imperiously summons it to implicit submission. He has but little mercy for Rome, the schism of the West; he has still less for the English Episcopal Church, which ' stands insulated without any recognised Caiholic sister-Church, dis' owned by the whole Catholic Church.' ' The English Church is not, ' and never was recognised by any Catholic Church.' As to the AngloCatholic section of it, its members ' are &o incredibly short-sighted as ' to identify the English Church with their own limited party in the ' Church." Dr. Overbeck ruthlessly denies the validity of the orders and sacraments of the English Church, quoting against those who maintain them, Hooker and other Anglican authorities, and reminding them that the Romish Church insists upon the reordination.of their clergy. He denies the unity of the Church, dwelling with cruel unction upon its divisions ; the Episcopal Church is ' a queer medley of quarrelling parties; an ' instructive pattern-card of heresiology,' He taunts it with its obsequious seeking of communion with the Eastern Church, and plainly tells it even more haughtily than Rome tells Dr. Pusey—that compromise is impossible; inasmuch as it is essentially a Protestant and heretical Church, it must abjure all Church pretensions, and unconditionally submit.Dr. Overbpck writes somewhat wildly and spasmodically, but he hits very hard. Evangelicals, Broad-churchmen, and Ritualists all come in for a share of his blows ; the latter are the most to be pitied, as thev receive them kneeling. Surely the scorn poured upon them by both the Roman and the Eastern Church will teach them the folly of their mimic hierarchy and spurious sacerdotalism.
The opinions of Cranmer, and of Barlow, the reported consecrator of Archbishop Barker, were distinctly Erastian. At a conference held at Windsor, 1547, Cranmer answers to the question, " Can a bishop make a priest ?" as follows : " A bishop may make a priest, and so may princes and governors also, by the authority of God committed to them." Barlow replies, " Bishops have no authority to make priests without they be authorized by the Christian princes, and that laymen have other whiles made priests."To the question, " Whether in the New Testament be required any consecration of a bishop or priest, or only appointing to the office be sufficient ?" Cranmer answers, " He that is appointed to be a bishop or priest needeth no consecration by the Scriptures, for election or appointing thereto is sufficient." Barlow also expresses the same sentiment. (See Stillingfleet's Ireniaim, and Collier, vol. ii. appendix.)The "judicious" Hooker undoubtedly maintains the true Episcopalian belief, that ordination by bishops is preferable, but not of absolute necessity to a church. A very able article in this Magazine, published September. 1866, (Vol. III. No. 18,) shows the truth of our view. Passages are deduced from a work called Vox Ecdcsia, which contain the highchurch position, and admit that in case of necessity (which is left to the individual to determine) " orthodox presbyters may ordain." As Archbishop Parker said, " Extreme necessity in itself implieth dispensation from all laws." The author of this article, to which we beg leave to refer our readers, shows plainly that such a doctrine " overthrows the very idea of apostolical succession, elevates human necessity above divine law, and legitimates every form of error and schism."Before their own communion, therefore, the low-churchmen have every advantage, as they are consistent with the principles of the Reformation which brought their church into being. When Protestants desert their own platform, on what ground can they logically stand ?Secondly,before the Christian world the high-churchmen occupy a very unfortunate position. They make assertions which unchurch themselves, while they separate from their brethren, and aspire to an ecclesiastical status which they have not, which the whole world denies to them, and which they can never defend. If the apostolical succession is necessary to the existence of a church, then by the verdict of all who hold such a doctrine, they are no church; for with all their pretensions, they have it not. It has been shown over and over again, by arguments incontestable, that the ordination of Archbishop Parker, if indeed it ever took place, was wholly and entirely invalid. There is not satisfactory evidence that any ceremony of consecration was observed ; there is no proof whatever that Barlow, the officiating prelate, was ever ordained ; and lastly, the form used (according to the theory of the high-churchmen) was utterly inadequate to convey valid orders. What need, then, to argue further with those who will not see ? If any Catholic bishop at this day should venture to consecrate with the form which they tell us was used in Parker's case, he would be subject to severe censure, and his act would be considered totally null and valueless. One would naturally suppose that the judgment of the Catholic Church on this question would be held in respect. She ha: preserved the ancient rite, and holds the absolute necessity of episcopal ordination ; and while she considers it a sacrilege to reiterate the sacrament of orders, she reordains, without question and without condition, every English minister who, coming into her fold, aspires to the sacred priesthood. The same course has been adopted by what the Pan-Angelican Synod calls the Eastern Orthodox Church, which no more regards the Episcopalians as a churoh than she does the Methodists or Presbyterians. Is any more evidence required by any honest mind ? If the opinion of the eastern churches is of any weight, it has been more than once given. Dr. J. J. Overbeck, a Russian priest, in a recent work on " Catholic Orthodoxy," treats at some length of the English orders, which he pronounces to be null. These are among his words :" i. The Anglo-Catholic fathers, on the point of apostolical succession and its needfulness, held latitudinarian views, subversive of the whole fabric of the church. 2. The boasted unity or concord of Anglicans even in essentials is a specious illusion. 3. Anglo-Catholicism is genuine Protestantism decked and disfigured by Catholic spoils."" As Parker's consecration was invalid, the apostolic line was broken off, irremediably broken off."" If Rome considered all ordinations by Parker and his successors, namely, the whole present English episcopate and clergy, to be invalid, null, and void, and consistently reordained all those converts who wished and were fit for orders ; the Eastern Church can but imitate her proceedings, as both, in this point, follow the very same principles The fact of the reordination is the final and conclusive verdict on the invalidity of Anglican ordinations. By this fact all further controversy is broken off and indisputably settled."We fancy, then, the amusement which the pastoral of the late Anglican Synod will produce in the Eastern churches, for whose benefit it has been translated into the Greek language. We would recommend to the great Patriarchs to send a commission of doctors to the West, that they may see that oneness of mind of which the bishops so fervently speak. Then when they see it, we would like to have them point it out to us, that we may see it also, and rejoice with them.
I think that the Pope's infallibility and his office as the arbitrator of appeals are getting confused here.
The Pope is infallible if he is speaking for the Church as to what constitutes a loss of valid Holy Orders.
However, when he's speaking about a particular case, my understanding would be that he's not infallible, although since he is the highest court of appeal, you're pretty much stuck.
Hence, it's easily possible for us to be wrong that the Anglicans have valid Holy Orders - but the criteria set forth for determining it are infallible.
I think that the Pope's infallibility and his office as the arbitrator of appeals are getting confused here.The Pope is infallible if he is speaking for the Church as to what constitutes a loss of valid Holy Orders.However, when he's speaking about a particular case, my understanding would be that he's not infallible, although since he is the highest court of appeal, you're pretty much stuck.Hence, it's easily possible for us to be wrong that the Anglicans have valid Holy Orders - but the criteria set forth for determining it are infallible.
Quote from: WetCatechumen on February 18, 2011, 01:31:36 AMI think that the Pope's infallibility and his office as the arbitrator of appeals are getting confused here.LOL. Someone here just recently was claiming for your side that the supreme pontiff is infalible because he is the court of no appeal.Quote from: WetCatechumen on February 18, 2011, 01:31:36 AMThe Pope is infallible if he is speaking for the Church as to what constitutes a loss of valid Holy Orders.Interesting, given that he is at seeming loss to explain how he acquires "infallibility" without Holy Orders.Quote from: WetCatechumen on February 18, 2011, 01:31:36 AMHowever, when he's speaking about a particular case, my understanding would be that he's not infallible, although since he is the highest court of appeal, you're pretty much stuck.Which is why "papal infallibility is such a useless concept, and the stipulation of "ex cathedra" only underlines that futility.Quote from: WetCatechumen on February 18, 2011, 01:31:36 AMHence, it's easily possible for us to be wrong that the Anglicans have valid Holy Orders - but the criteria set forth for determining it are infallible.Oh, have they sorted out that "Apostolicae Curae" was "ex cathedra"?
Quote from: WetCatechumen on February 18, 2011, 01:31:36 AMI think that the Pope's infallibility and his office as the arbitrator of appeals are getting confused here.The Pope is infallible if he is speaking for the Church as to what constitutes a loss of valid Holy Orders.However, when he's speaking about a particular case, my understanding would be that he's not infallible, although since he is the highest court of appeal, you're pretty much stuck.Hence, it's easily possible for us to be wrong that the Anglicans have valid Holy Orders - but the criteria set forth for determining it are infallible.Well, it's not even that good, because one of the points of Saepius Officio is that Roman rites at various times have contained the same faults that they claim Anglican rites have.
If someone insists that, when the apostolic see is vacant, the universal Church still exists, even without the pope as its head, the answer is that the universal Church exists only imperfectly, in such a way that this imperfection is a condition diminishing "the universal Church," just as a beheaded body diminishes an intact body. The universal [body], after all, includes within itself all its office-holding members, the chief of whom is the head. Accordingly, the Church at such a time is headless and without its supreme part and power. Whoever denies this falls into the error of John Hus, denying the necessity of a head of the Church, which was condemned by Saint Thomas and by Martin V with the Council of Constance." And if someone took the view that the universal Church in this sense [without its head] has power immediately from Christ and is represented by the universal council, he would err intolerably, as is obvious from the texts cited and as will become more apparent further on.Concerning the second comparison at the other extreme, between the pope set on one side and the whole Church, that is, even including the pope, on the other, it is said that the pope with the rest of the Church does not have greater power of spiritual jurisdiction than he has by himself, because his power contains in itself the powers of all the rest, as their universal cause There is no power of jurisdiction in the Church which is not in the pope, as is inductively obvious.Even the power to elect the pope is in the pope's power. This is obvious both from the case of Peter, who chose his successor, as John III says in c. Si Petrus [C. 8 q. 1 c. 1], and from the fact that the pope ordains the exercise of the power to elect, determining when and how an election should be held, and, what is more important, determining the location of that power, when he established that election belongs to at least two thirds of the cardinals. This is proved from c. Si papa [D. 40 c. 6], where it is said that the whole body of the faithful recognizes that its salvation depends most, after the Lord, on the pope's good condition. Pope Leo says in c. Ita Dominus [D. 19 c. 7], "The Lord wished the sacrament of this gift to belong to the office of all the apostles, so that He placed [it] principally in most blessed Peter, chief of all the apostles, that from him, as from a head, He might pour out His gifts, as it were, upon the whole body." It is absolutely obvious in that passage that all the rest of the Church's body is allocated power by the pope as if by a head.
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Most Popular Halloween Costumes in 2013
Halloween is just around the corner and the costume makers are expected to rake in $2.6 billion. MarketWatch's Thomas Bemis looks at five of this year's most popular outfits for the end of October festivities. (Photo: Getty Images/Bonanza.com)
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Elizabeth Taylor & BUtterfield-8 Blue
A legend has died. For 15 years Elizabeth Taylor was the most famous woman in the world, and now I wonder if the Facebook Generation has any idea who she was. Has anyone lived a life more completely in Technicolor?
Taylor was once the biggest star in Hollywood — post studio system and pre television — with the most husbands, the highest salary, the biggest press and the bluest eyes. If you catch even ten minutes of A Place In the Sun on Turner Classics, it is still scandalously sensual and you simply can't take your eyes off of her or Montgomery Clift. On screen Liz embodied Tennessee Williams' breathy martyrs, played Cleopatra like a Brentwood housewife, spoke Shakespeare, and won her second Oscar for an old-style performance in Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolfe. I know my mother played with Elizabeth Taylor paper dolls as a child; it seems like there was never an era when Liz didn't exist. And for many years I've had this as a guilty pleasure: BUtterfield-8.
BUtterfield-8 Blue — Taylor won her first Academy Award for her role in this film as a high-end call girl who falls in love with a married man — was one of my earliest entries under this byline in 2006, and my first film entry. So early, the punctuation didn't survive our platform change, so I'll just retype it here:
Elizabeth Taylor is Gloria, wearing a slip and a mink, padding about her lover's Fifth Avenue apartment after a night of dissolute behavior. The entire apartment is painted light blue — but the color is bigger than I remember it — and not a washed out baby blue but something closer to a classic mid-century Robin's Egg. Still, the color is very reserved, and contrasts with the incredible sensuality of Ms. Taylor. When she discovers the envelope full of money and a note that says "Is this enough?" she revolts, writes "no sale" on the mirror in lipstick, and runs out the door with his wife's mink coat. My response exactly.
I'd like to say already I like the color in this opening scene more than I remember it, though if I were going to use it anywhere, I'd like to wink at the way it was used in this film and not take it so seriously or use it so formally. I also thought that this color was used in every scene in the film — but that's not true. It's used as a connecting element throughout — especially in the posh settings of Manhattan nightclubs — and this contrasts the beige paper-bag colors of Eddie Fisher's West Village flat, or Gloria's apartment she shares with her mother. In that sense, Butterfield-8 blue is classy, stylish, rarified, and for Gloria, ultimately unattainable.
Elizabeth Taylor: long live her name.
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– Mark Chamberlain, interior and decorative painter
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Discovering Local DataThe lab activity described here was adapted from the Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter Using GLOBE Data to Study the Earth System for the EarthLabs project.
Summary and Learning Objectives
In Labs 1 and 2 students combined their observations at the study site with life experience and reasoning as they made a list of the ways in which components and elements of the Earth system are interconnected. In this investigation they analyze data that suggest some of the same kinds of interconnectedness but that also raise some questions. Their life experiences and reasoning skills continue to be essential as they attempt to address the mysteries.
After completing this investigation, students will be able to:
- use the GLOBE Web site to locate and study environmental data
- use the GLOBE Graphing Tool to display data
- describe the role of solar energy in the annual fluctuations of soil moisture
- describe reservoirs and flows in the context of the Earth system
Activity Overview and Teaching Materials
Guided by a detailed set of instructions from the online resource the Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter Using GLOBE Data to Study the Earth System, students graph four sets of data collected across an extended period of time by GLOBE students at a school in northwestern Pennsylvania. The data sets are: daily maximum air temperature; daily precipitation; daily soil moisture at a depth of 10 cm; and daily soil moisture at a depth of 90 cm. The resulting graph is complex. Zooming in for a closer look makes some of the patterns emerge more clearly, but not all of the relationships are obvious. Why does soil moisture at 10 cm below the surface increase with precipitation during the warmer months but not during the colder months? Why does soil moisture at 90 cm below the surface seem independent of precipitation but more related to air temperature?
The patterns in the data make more sense after students take into account the biosphere and the bigger picture of seasonal climate change in northern Pennsylvania. Specifically, frozen soil and dormant vegetation during the winter months lead to stable moisture content. A more permeable soil during the summer months, in combination with frequent precipitation, leads to fluctuations in soil moisture at 10 cm. The active vegetation and increased transpiration during the warmer months leads to a steady drop in soil moisture at a depth of 90 cm. A rich discussion about the possible causes is sure to strengthen student understanding of the interconnectedness of the Earth system elements that shape our world, and the role that solar energy plays in driving those interconnections. When soil moisture drops during the summer months, where does the water go? By reasoning, students can hypothesize that as the reservoir of water in the pedosphere is reduced, the reservoirs of water in the vegetation (biosphere) and the atmosphere are increased.
In Part A: Students navigate to the data on the GLOBE (classic) Web site.
In Part B: Students import the four data sets into the online GLOBE graphing tool. At each step, there are questions for students to answer about the data.
In Part C: Students analyze the data and work to make sense of it. Again, there are questions for them to answer at each step.
In Part D: Students read more about the environmental factors that shape the interactions in northern Pennsylvania and answer additional questions.
Printable MaterialsTo download one of the PDF or Word files below, right-click (control-click on a Mac) the link and choose "Save File As" or "Save Link As."
- Stop and Think Questions (PDF (Acrobat (PDF) 204kB Sep13 10) and Word (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 174kB Aug7 18)
- to Stop and Think QuestionsSuggested Answers
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Teaching Notes and Tips
- The directions that help students move through Parts A, B, and C are extensive and well-illustrated so students should be able to complete those parts without difficulty.
- While the data raises some interesting questions and the interactions among the spheres are generally applicable, the specific data (Greenville, PA) is not relevant for most students. As a follow-up to this investigation, you may want your students to search for a GLOBE school closer to your own location to view and analyze similar data or to work with data that highlights different connections between the spheres.
- You may also want to have your students collect the same data from their own study site or from another location. The instruments you'll need to do this are: a thermometer; a rain gauge; one or more soil moisture sensors; and a meter for reading the sensors.
- For more information about soil moisture, sensors, and meters, visit the Web sites below. Both Web sites have downloadable PDF versions of the listed publications.
Soil Moisture Monitoring: Low-Cost Tools and Methods
Toolkit for the GLOBE Teachers' Guide
You can assess student understanding of topics addressed in this Investigation by grading their responses to the Stop and Think questions in Parts B, C, and D.
State and National Science Teaching Standards
Lab 3 activities have been correlated to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards.
(1) Scientific processes. The student conducts laboratory and field investigations for at least 40% of instructional time using safe, environmentally appropriate, and ethical practices. The student is expected to:
(2) Scientific processes. The student uses scientific methods during laboratory and field investigations. The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate safe practices during laboratory and field investigations.
(E) demonstrate the use of course equipment, techniques, and procedures, including computers and web-based computer applications;
(F) use a wide variety of additional course apparatuses, equipment, techniques, and procedures as appropriate such as satellite imagery and other remote sensing data, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), scientific probes, microscopes, telescopes, modern video and image libraries, weather stations, fossil and rock kits, bar magnets, coiled springs, wave simulators, tectonic plate models, and planetary globes;
(G) organize, analyze, evaluate, make inferences, and predict trends from data;
(I) communicate valid conclusions supported by data using several formats such as technical reports, lab reports, labeled drawings, graphic organizers, journals, presentations, and technical posters.
(3) Scientific processes. The student uses critical thinking, scientific reasoning, and problem solving to make informed decisions within and outside the classroom. The student is expected to:
(A) in all fields of science, analyze, evaluate, and critique scientific explanations by using empirical evidence, logical reasoning, and experimental and observational testing, including examining all sides of scientific evidence of those scientific explanations, so as to encourage critical thinking by the student;
(B) communicate and apply scientific information extracted from various sources such as current events, news reports, published journal articles, and marketing materials.
(11) Science Concepts. Solid Earth. The student knows that Earth's surface continuously changes over long and short time scales in ways involving dynamic and complex interactions among Earth's subsystems. The student is expected to:
(A) compare the roles of erosion, deposition, and igneous activity by lava, water, wind, ice, and gravity in constantly reshaping Earth's surface;
(C) describe and interpret Earth surface features using a variety of methods including satellite imagery, aerial photography, topographic and geologic maps, and apply appropriate technologies such as Geographic Positioning Satellite (GPS) receivers and Geographic Information Science (GIS) software.
(13) Science concepts. Fluid Earth. The student knows that the Fluid Earth is composed of the hydrosphere and atmosphere subsystems that interact on various time scales with the biosphere and geosphere. The student is expected to:
(15) Fluid Earth. The student knows that interactions among Earth's five subsystems influence climate and resource availability, which affect Earth's habitability. The student is expected to:
(D) discuss mechanisms, such as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, major volcanic eruptions, changes in solar luminance, giant meteorite impacts, and human activities that result in significant changes in Earth's climate.
(A) describe how changing surface-ocean conditions, including El Niño-Southern Oscillation, affect global weather and climate patterns.
Lab 3 activities have been correlated to the following National Science Education Standards.
Science as Inquiry (12ASI)
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
12ASI1.2 Design and conduct scientific investigations. Designing and conducting a scientific investigation requires introduction to the major concepts in the area being investigated, proper equipment, safety precautions, assistance with methodological problems, recommendations for use of technologies, clarification of ideas that guide the inquiry, and scientific knowledge obtained from sources other than the actual investigation. The investigation may also require student clarification of the question, method, controls, and variables; student organization and display of data; student revision of methods and explanations; and a public presentation of the results with a critical response from peers. Regardless of the scientific investigation performed, students must use evidence, apply logic, and construct an argument for their proposed explanations.
12ASI1.3 Use technology and mathematics to improve investigations and communications. A variety of technologies, such as hand tools, measuring instruments, and calculators, should be an integral component of scientific investigations. The use of computers for the collection, analysis, and display of data is also a part of this standard. Mathematics plays an essential role in all aspects of an inquiry. For example, measurement is used for posing questions, formulas are used for developing explanations, and charts and graphs are used for communicating results.
12ASI1.4 Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence. Student inquiries should culminate in formulating an explanation or model. Models should be physical, conceptual, and mathematical. In the process of answering the questions, the students should engage in discussions and arguments that result in the revision of their explanations. These discussions should be based on scientific knowledge, the use of logic, and evidence from their investigation.
12ASI1.6 Communicate and defend a scientific argument. Students in school science programs should develop the abilities associated with accurate and effective communication. These include writing and following procedures, expressing concepts, reviewing information, summarizing data, using language appropriately, developing diagrams and charts, explaining statistical analysis, speaking clearly and logically, constructing a reasoned argument, and responding appropriately to critical comments.
Earth and Space Science (12DESS)
Geochemical cycles
12DESS2.2 Movement of matter between reservoirs is driven by the earth's internal and external sources of energy. These movements are often accompanied by a change in the physical and chemical properties of the matter. Carbon, for example, occurs in carbonate rocks such as limestone, in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide gas, in water as dissolved carbon dioxide, and in all organisms as complex molecules that control the chemistry of life.


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If Your Music Business Model Is To Make Money On Live Shows, Make Those Live Shows Experiences To Remember
from the things-to-think-about dept
This is why I was fascinated by a recent interview that Kyle Bylin did over at Hypebot with Rich Huxley of the band Hope and Social, with part of it discussing how they try to make sure that every concert they put on is a true experience for the fans who come out:
Well, for Hope and Social, we endeavor to make every show an experience. It's not just about playing the songs -- that's just not enough. We feel like good people are an extension of the band, we want you to feel like you're part of our gang. So, as an extension of this, we like to involve people in our music and in our shows; for example, we'll give each audience member a kazoo and teach them one of the brass hooks to a song. Sometimes we'll invite people up onstage to play a kazoo solo onstage with the band, or to sing with us, that sort of thing.This highlights a really important point. When we've talked about the various business models that artists can use, we've noted that many of them take creativity and effort -- and that's why some people jump straight to the "well, touring is the business model," because it seems straightforward and easy to understand. But, as Rich is pointing out, you still need to be creative and do cool things on a tour to make sure people really feel connected.
We've run events where we've invited our fans further into our lives and our work and into our studio, to shows in the very lair that we've made our records in, and recorded our audience playing with us. There's a track on our latest album April called Eurospin which features 70 fans as a wine bottle orchestra. We recorded this song live at an event we called "Come Dine With Us" where we turned our studio into a bistro for the evening and fed, watered and waited on the people who came. Awesome fun and a great band/fan bonding experience to boot.
Separately, in the next question, Kyle points to a fascinating article from last year, which we had not seen, that highlights the fact that people value "experiences" more than "possessions." What's funny is the same critic who's been talking about tour failures has bolstered his argument by claiming the exact opposite: saying that the reason concerts won't work as a business model is that people want possessions more than fleeting experiences. Well, turns out the evidence suggests exactly the opposite:
Psychological research suggests that, in the long run, experiences make people happier than possessions.The article mentions a study where researchers actually tested this hypothesis and found it to be true. It's definitely nice to see this confirmed in some manner. Anyway, the interview with Rich has some more interesting nuggets as well, so check it out.
That's in part because the initial joy of acquiring a new object, such as a new car, fades over time as people become accustomed to seeing it every day, experts said. Experiences, on the other hand, continue to provide happiness through memories long after the event occurred.


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The Pirate Bay's 'Lawsuit' Against Anti-Piracy Group More About Exposing Double Standards In Enforcement
from the looks-like-it dept
TPB has now said that it has reported the parody CIAPC site to the Economic Crime Unit. Why? Well, it appears the whole thing is really about exposing the double standard by Finnish law enforcement. You see, recently, Finnish prosecutors went after a parody site by Finnish "software developer, researcher and internet activist" Matti Nikki. So, TPB, is noting that it just wants to see the law applied equally (by which it means, showing how farcical the law is, knowing that law enforcement will never prosecute this):
"In a similar case, the prosecution and the Helsinki Court of Appeals have found that a parody site can violate the moral rights of the original author. Changing the logo or making slight edits to the text are not enough to remove this liability," they informed the police.The Finnish EFF supported this claim, explaining to TorrentFreak (in the link above) that seeing how prosecutors reacted would be quite telling:
"It's interesting to see, how the police reacts to Pirate Bay's demands. On facts the case is indeed very similar to Matti Nikki's case, in which the prosecutor decided to bring the charges on behalf of Save the Children.So, while others were mocking, it appears there was a much more serious thought process going on here. One of the following possibilities are likely to occur:
"The law should be the same for everyone so now the objectivity of the Finnish police is going to be tested. Anyway as others have already pointed out, even if Pirate Bay loses the case, it's a victory for their cause."
- Finnish prosecutors do absolutely nothing, thus exposing their complete double standard in enforcing the law.
- A lawsuit happens, and TPB "loses" the case, as it's an obvious parody situation which should be allowed -- and thus, TPB reinforces the protections for parody.
- A lawsuit happens TPB actually wins the case, which most people would equally recognize as preposterous after seeing the initial press coverage of the story.


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Muscle Mustangs & Fast FordsEvents
Remembering A Legend
Honor and Celebrate Carroll Shelby's Birthday at the Petersen Automotive Museum
Few names are as tightly interwoven with American car culture as Carroll Shelby. Father to the Shelby Cobras and Shelby Mustangs, Shelby was also a notable racer with roots in the Grand Touring World Championships and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. His passing this past May impacted the entire industry and the Petersen Automotive Museum is honored to host a tribute in correlation with Shelby's January birthday.
The Carroll Shelby Tribute Cruise-In at the Petersen Automotive Museum is presented by Hillbank Motor Sports and Superformance on Saturday, Jan. 12 from 9:00am to 2:00pm. There will be VIP Shelby vehicle parking (Cobras, Shelby Mustangs, Tigers, etc.) and preferred parking for show cars. A People's Choice Award will be presented and the Petersen will extend discounted admission to all show participants. Breakfast and lunch will be available at Johnny Rockets, located in the museum lobby, and chili will be served in honor of Carroll Shelby.
"Few individuals in the auto industry have the iconic status of Carroll Shelby," says Terry Karges, Executive Director of the Petersen. "This is the first birthday since his passing in May, and we knew that we had to host a tribute to celebrate the life of a man whose impact on our industry has been enormous."
Parking is free for all Shelbys, Shelby replicas, hot rods, classics or other special interest vehicles and their drivers will receive 2 for 1 admission to the Petersen. Shelbys and Shelby replicas will receive VIP parking. Regular parking rates apply for spectator vehicles. Spectator parking is free for the first 30 minutes and $2.00 each additional 30 minutes ($12.00 maximum). Shelby cruise-in is free to attend, but admission is required to view exhibitions inside the museum. For more information on the Carroll Shelby Tribute please call 949-900-1960. For more information on the Petersen Automotive Museum call 323-930-CARS.
The Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational institution. The Museum is located at 6060 Wilshire Boulevard (at Fairfax) in Los Angeles, California 90036. Admission prices are $12 for general admission adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students with ID, $3 for children ages 5 to 12. Museum members, active military with ID and children under five are admitted free. Vault tours are available for an additional $25, and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Parking is free for the first 30 minutes and $2.00 each additional 30 minutes. One hour validation with purchase of $10 or more in the Museum Store or Johnny Rockets located in the museum lobby. Museum hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 10am to 6pm. For general Museum information, call 323/930-CARS or visit the Museum's Web site at: www.petersen.org.


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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has proposed a drawdown for Nantachie Lake in Grant Parish beginning July 17, 2006 and ending January 31, 2007. This will be the second of three drawdowns recommended in an aquatic plant management plan submitted by LDWF in August of 2005. The Grant Parish Police Jury agreed to the drawdown at a meeting on June 27, 2006.
The drawdowns were prompted by numerous calls concerning submergent aquatic vegetation (SAV) received by fisheries personnel in the LDWF District 3 office. In addition to native SAV, hydrilla, an exotic noxious aquatic weed, has become established in the lake and is hindering boating access and recreational opportunities in many areas of the lake. Hydrilla was first located at the public launch on the southeast end of the lake and has spread throughout most of the southern half of the lake.
The July 17 start date is necessary due to the slower than normal ability to dewater the lake. During the 2005/2006 drawdown it was determined that the lake could only be lowered approximately 2 inches per day. Dewatering at a faster rate could cause flooding of downstream property. The lake will be drawn down approximately 7 feet below pool stage.
Hydrilla requires water to survive; therefore, removing the water causes the plants to die. This is more economically feasible than using expensive herbicides. When possible, multi-year drawdowns are preferable to reduce the numbers of reproductive structures (tubers) deposited in the bottom substrate by hydrilla. Drying the water bottom stimulates the majority of tubers to sprout. This reduces the amount of existing tubers in the hydrosoil the next year. The drawdowns are also timed to prevent the production of tubers in the fall. The first drawdown must be followed by other drawdowns in following years to prevent the existing plants from setting more tubers and to stimulate the remaining tubers to sprout in each year of the project. With the combined reduction of the tuber bank from each drawdown, tubers available for re-infestation will be significantly depleted. Additionally, having the drawdown last until January 31 could expose the plants to frosts and freezing weather which would increase the reduction of plants.
For additional information, please contact Ricky Moses at 318-487-5888 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com [3].


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Adam Alaniz can make pretty much anything look warm and inviting. The depths of the ocean, the mysterious rainforests–even germs! He draws much of his inspiration from landscapes, fables, science, and nature. For some reason, his paintings, especially Someone Is Calling, reminds me of a cuter version of FernGully: The Last Rainforest, one of my favorite childhood movies.
His gentle creatures and magical settings have been exhibited at Gallery 1988, Santa Monica Art Studios, Gallery Nucleus, and La Luz de Jesus. In addition, The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles presented Adam with the Children's Market Gold Award for Germ Parade.


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CRESTVIEW � Shoal River Middle School�s cheerleading squad has $850 more for team development following a recent donation.
CRESTVIEW � Shoal River Middle School�s cheerleading squad has $850 more for team development following a recent donation.
Jennifer King, manager of Crestview�s U.S. Gold Gymnastics and Cheerleading, presented the check Thursday before tryouts for next year's squad.
The money will help purchase uniforms and other supplies. Funding also will benefit a July cheerleading camp at Louisiana State University.
U.S. Gold had several cheerleading clinics over the past year aimed at helping the girls with tumbling and forms.
"Every single one of these girls are my girls; I take claim for every one of them," King said. "They worked so hard for me that it�s impossible for them to not get better."
Staci Robinson, who volunteers with the school's cheerleading squad, said King and U.S. Gold�s efforts have positively affected the program.
"She works them so hard and she is so disciplined, yet they love her to death and they will do anything to make her happy," Robinson said. "She is so experienced and knowledgeable in the many different forms."
Contact News Bulletin Staff Writer Matthew Brown at 850-682-6524 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @cnbMatthew.


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He has been an investor and entrepreneur in the health care sector for over 20 years.
Rich Ferrelli
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Rich has over 25 years of venture investing and business operating experience. He has developed a successful track record of building innovative companies in various industries.
Rich began his career in Boston, MA. He worked as a management consultant for Bain and Company and also participated in several projects for Bain Capital. After Bain, he co-founded J. Holdsworth Capital, Ltd., a private equity and venture capital concern. He has helped to successfully develop companies in numerous industries including business process outsourcing, e-health, healthcare informatics, consumer retail, manufacturing and distribution, food processing, and specialty metal products. Rich frequently serves as an operating leader in his ventures.
Rich was a co-founder of KidsGrowth.com, LLC, and served as its Chief Executive Officer from its inception until its successful cash sale to a healthcare company backed by three national private equity firms. KidsGrowth.com was a pioneer dot.com healthcare company and web portal, integrating online content and e-commerce services for pediatricians, other health professionals, parents and patients.
He was a co-founder, President and Chief Operating Officer of Pediatric Health Alliance, LLC (PHA) and iLIANT Corporation – companies engaged in business process outsourcing and IT hosting in the healthcare industry. These businesses grew from startup to approximately 900 employees and serviced over 2000 physicians in private practice and in hospital systems all over the United States. They were successfully sold and merged into MED3000/McKesson Corp. (NYSE:MCK).
Rich was a co-founder of Radiation Decontamination Solutions, LLC (RDS). RDS provides proprietary and patented products and services for nuclear waste remediation. Clients included sovereign governments, militaries, nuclear power plants and hospitals around the world. RDS was also involved in the radiation cleanup efforts in Fukushima, Japan and other contaminated sites. Rich successfully sold his interests in RDS to a group of a private investors.
Rich has worked with many physician equity partners. Currently he is also on the Board of Directors of two prominent Clinically Integrated Networks (CIN) – the Tampa Bay Health Alliance CIN and the Boots Heeled Casadei High Lining Sharkskin nbsp;fur 6BPPEZxqw. These groups are collectively composed of over 1300 health care professionals and approximately 750,000 patient lives.
Rich received a B.A. in Economics, Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude, from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. While at Tufts, he received the Gulf Oil Merit Scholarship and the Charles Bluhdorn Prize in Economics. Each of these awards is given to only one member of each Tufts class. Since graduation, he has endowed multiple scholarships at Tufts for first-generation college students.
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She has over 23 years of experience in primary care pediatrics, in tandem with over 10 years of experience in health care administration.
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In addition to her responsibilities with Novelle, Dr. Kulek-Luzey is the Medical Director and Managing Partner of Pediatric Health Care Alliance, PA. PHCA is the largest primary care pediatric group on the west coast of Florida and one of the largest physician-owned primary care pediatric groups in the United States. She is consistently ranked by her peers in Tampa Bay for inclusion on the Best Doctors in America List ®.
Dr. Kulek-Luzey is responsible for all policy development and implementation regarding the medical operations of 42 doctors and 6 nurse practitioners.
Dr. Kulek-Luzey has developed and led PHCA's successful efforts in Pediatric Population Management and in achieving NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home status. She has developed a comprehensive and innovative population health program that has achieved outstanding results in quality improvement, cost efficiencies and attainment of HEDIS scores well above national averages.
The PHCA program has generated substantial successes and bonuses from payers due to medical loss ratio management and quality enhancements.
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Medical practice clients doubled their patient care operations in Tampa Bay during Debra's tenure, successfully increasing market share through a growing network of facilities and providers across a tri-county area.
Debra has extensive experience in health care administration for iLIANT Corporation, MED3000 Inc. and McKesson Corporation, where she has managed RCM, contract negotiation, health care analytics, and medical practice expansion.
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By Jocelyn VerVelde, TTU Sports Information Coordinator
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's basketball team returns from its Christmas break hiatus as Ohio Valley Conference play opens up on Friday, Dec. 28. The Golden Eagles will host the Jacksonville State Gamecocks for a 7 p.m. CT outing.
The Golden Eagles (3-9) are looking to snap a five-game losing streak that dates back to Dec. 7 when they lost to South Alabama on the road. Their last outing was against undefeated Southeastern Conference opponent Arkansas (12-0) where they lost 79-53. Junior T'Keyah Williams led the Golden Eagles in scoring for the second-straight game with 12 points, and junior Diamond Henderson added 11 as she continued her double-digit game streak to nine-straight games and Junior Candace Parson added nine points to her six boards, also adding two blocks. Henderson added three rebounds and three steals as well.
Jacksonville State is also 3-9 heading into the match-up, and are riding a one game winning streak as the beat South Carolina State 73-63 before heading home for Christmas. The Gamecocks are led by junior guard Candace Morton who is averaging 17 points per game, adding 7.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists. Junior center Miranda Cantrell is averaging 10.7 points and nearing a double-double average as she is pulling down 8.2 boards per game. Joining the Morton and Cantrell in the double-digit scoring average is sophomore guard Destany McLin with 12.1 points per game and adding 4.2 rebounds.
The Golden Eagles are 2-2 at home in the early season, however their two losses game by a combined total of seven points as they lost a double-overtime battle with instate foe Memphis, 78-76, and then returned just two days later to drop another close battle with Florida International 70-65.
Tech holds the all-time series advantage over the Gamecocks as they have won 17 of 20 showdowns, including going 7-2 in the Eblen Center. The Golden Eagles won both meetings last year, but this season is the Gamecocks' first under new head coach Rick Pietri.
The game will be shown on the OVC Digital Network and also available on the Golden Eagle Sports Network via 106.1 FM The Eagle, both calls of the game will be done by Roger Ealey. Tickets for Friday night's game as well as season tickets are available by calling the TTU ticket office at (931) 372-3940.


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A turn of the page couldn't reveal two more different approaches to the good news. I was reading the latest edition of Christianity Magazine and p18 had an article about the so-called Machine Gun Preacher, a hard-core Christian who uses machine guns to rescue stolen African children in Uganda/Sudan in the name of Jesus, and is the subject of a recent film of that name. Controversial, obviously.
The previous page had a simple interview with an 'ordinary' person with an even more controversial theology yet one that slips under the radar of respectability.
The interview was with the top man in RK Capital Management LLP, which runs one of the biggest industrial metals hedge funds in the world. He is known as Mr Copper because of the fund's significant role in the copper market. He attends St Helen's Bishopsgate. All fine so far.
It is well-known that conditions in Zambian copper mines are not good; many are run by Chinese-state companies that routinely flout labour laws, according to Human Rights Watch. So he was asked whether, as one of the biggest buyers of copper in the world, he could influence conditions of workers in the mines in a country where copper is 75% of the country's exports and 2/3 of Government revenue. Surely the workers would be pleased to have a Jesus-following Bible-believing man of influence on their side?
He washed his hands of any responsibility for their working conditions, saying that if he were to do anything, it would be to import "God-fearing gospel-believing ministers into Zambia, because once hearts are changed, improvements are made."
Unless it means him, of course. Has his heart been changed, so improvements can be made?
Perhaps even more distressing was the fact he made claim to Jesus' encounter with the Rich Young Ruler as a way of reconciling his wealth and inaction. Somehow he came to the conclusion that money is neutral. He has completely missed the point. This is an extremely wealthy man who makes his money, in part, gambling on the future of copper mined in extremely dangerous circumstances. Were people like him to have a direct encounter with Jesus in the manner of the rich young ruler, I do not think they would get away with claiming their wealth was neutral and their hands clean.
There is a problem with City of London ghetto theology that justifies turning blind eyes, washing of hands and hiding behind claims to "preach gospel" before improving living conditions for copper slaves . I'm sure we can guess which one the workers would call good news. "Thinking of the cross at the beginning of the day", as he says he does, makes no difference to their lives. Few can influence copper mines. When you are one of the few who can, yet hide behind "the gospel" as an excuse for inaction, the Jesus movement is in a sorry place.
Money is not neutral. Jesus said it is harder for a rich man to get into the kingdom of heaven than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. This is a challenge to little me, but surely a massive challenge to to Mr Copper and the many who work in the City and think like that: shrink your camel.
Because that needle is gonna hurt.


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by far the most diverse, relaxed campus full of happy, friendly students of all ages. clean, green and exuding student pride everywhere you go. the best choice anyone could…
It is the most productive, accepting, safe, and fun environment I have ever known. I gained a surrogate family in the community and all the students there. I feel incredibly…
Stanford is an incredible place. It has the best research opportunities and economics in the world, and its arts facilities are exceptional and quickly becoming the best in the world…
Stanford felt like a new family. The most amazing thing was that everyone there just accepts you for who you are. The weather and the people are beautiful and sunny…
Stanford has all the resources and esteem of an Ivy league school with California weather. The environment, while being extremely academic, is heavily influenced by the 35 D1 athletic teams…
From the Stanford University Founding Grant, November 11, 1885:
...the Nature, Object, and Purposes of the Institution Hereby Founded, to Be:
Its nature, that of a university with such seminaries of learning as shall make it of the highest grade, including mechanical institutes, museums, galleries of art, laboratories, and conservatories, together with all things necessary for the study of agriculture in all its branches, and for mechanical training, and the studies and exercises directed to the cultivation and enlargement of the mind:
Its object, to qualify its students for personal success, and direct usefulness in life;
And its purposes, to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilization, teaching the blessings of liberty regulated by law, and inculcating love and reverence for the great principles of government as derived from the inalienable rights of man to life, liberty, and the
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French Oil appoints new president, elects new director
French Oil Mill Machinery Co., a manufacturer of hydraulic presses, oilseed and polymer equipment, took important actions yesterday at its annual meeting of stockholders, followed by the annual meeting of directors. At the latter, Daniel P. French recommended Jason P. McDaniel succeed him as the company's president, and the board of directors appointed McDaniel as president and chief operating officer. French will remain actively involved with the business as chairman of the board and CEO.
"I am very pleased to have Jason McDaniel step into the role of president," said French. "His critical thinking, knowledge of our markets and products, and his dedication to customer service and French Oil makes this move well deserved. I served 31 years as president, and am excited to turn the job over to a worthy successor, and the future of our company."
McDaniel added, "I am honored and excited about this opportunity to lead French Oil into the future. Thank you, Dan, for your extraordinary leadership over the past 31 years. Your forward thinking and significant contributions to the company propelled French Oil past the 112-year mark and set us up to provide our customers with superior products and services for many years to come."
At the French Oil annual stockholders meeting, Taylor French Lutz was elected to serve on the company's board of directors. This addition increases the number of directors to nine.
McDaniel joined French in 1996 as a manufacturing engineer in the oilseed group. He received multiple promotions since, serving as project engineer in early 1998 and project manager for the hydraulic press group in late 1998. In 1999, McDaniel was promoted to director of engineering for all three French product lines: hydraulic, oilseed and polymer, and was given the additional responsibility of manufacturing in 2002. He was promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer in 2007, directly supervising engineering, manufacturing, marketing and sales. McDaniel was instrumental in the decision to start operations in China and has been the point person for all FOM (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. activities. He received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Ohio State University in 1996.
Tayte Lutz joined French in 2010 as Marketing Coordinator. She came to French with experience in marketing, business analysis, sales and buying in the fashion industry, having worked for both Donna Karan International and Bloomingdale's in New York. Lutz graduated from the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University in New Orleans, with a bachelor's degree in business marketing. She is the fourth generation of the French family to be employed by FOMMCO.
French Oil Mill Machinery Co. is an ISO-certified, family owned company that custom designs, manufactures and supports hydraulic presses for molding rubber and composite materials, rubber mixers, screw presses for synthetic rubber processing and for the separation of liquids from solids, and oilseed equipment used to extract vegetable oil from seeds and nuts, and to produce biofuels. For more than 112 years, French has partnered with its stakeholders, in more than 80 countries worldwide, to provide products with superior value and superior service that improve customers' productivity and reduce their overall production costs. Its 225,000-square-foot corporate office and manufacturing facility are located in Piqua, Ohio.


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