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Catholic Social Doctrine: A Reflection on the Kingdom of God and His Christ
The Cross is the sign of the kingdom of Christ
You are the King of Glory: O Christ.
When you had overcome the sharpness of death:
you did open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.
But Jesus is not an ordinary King with an ordinary kingdom. Christ's kingdom is a kingdom not of this world. (John 18:36) It is an invisible, spiritual, internal, eternal one--though it is among us, about us, around us, and within us in time until the end of time when it would reach its fulfillment. "The coming of the kingdom of God cannot be observed," Jesus told the Pharisees, "and no one will announce, 'Look, here it is,' or, 'There it is.' For behold, the kingdom of God is among you." (Luke 17:20-21)
It is a strange kingdom whose king finds his earthly manifestation not on a throne, with gold crown, and lush raiment. What kind of king is it whose glory is to be nailed to a cross--a cross which St. John Eudes called the thronus amoris igneus, the wooden throne of love--with a crown of thorns, essentially disrobed and naked, and a sign, intended to be mocking, but which, ironically, declares his hidden kingship in the three sacred languages, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew.
The kingdom of God, St. Paul further explains, "is not a matter of food and drink." Rather, he tells us, it is a matter of "righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit." (Rom. 14:17) This means it is a moral, and even more importantly, a spiritual and supernatural reality, and not simply a bodily, temporal, or social one. It is not something flesh and blood will inherit, like some sort of human realm or human property. (1 Cor. 15:50) It is not just talk, vain hope, empty words, since there is a real power behind it. (1 Cor. 4:20)
Mere words don't allow us admittance; it requires something internal--repentance, a conversion, a "re-turn" to God--and a fixed intention on only doing the will of God the Father who is in heaven. (Matt. 7:21) This means that keeping the commandments and teaching others to keep the commandments is what this kingdom is all about. (Matt:5:19) It is a secret, a mystery, the knowledge of which has been imparted to Christ's intimates, (Mark 4:11; Luke 8:10) and yet one which must be proclaimed to the world.
But what a precious secret which is to be proclaimed to the world and, as it were, made unsecret! It is like a field one discovers contains treasure, and one covers it up, sells all he has, and buys it, so as to become rich in the bargain. (Matt. 13:44) It is the pearl of great price, one for which the spiritual merchant will sell all he has to acquire. (Matt. 13:46)
And yet that secret which is to be unsecreted-proclaimed from the housetops and shown from the hills-is silent, inexplicable, marvelous, and has an organic tendency to grow and bear fruit. And so the kingdom of God is like the mystery of the seed sown by a farmer, which grows, whether tended or not, and which ultimately reaps a huge harvest. It is like a mustard seed, a tiny seed, but one which grows into a huge tree. It is like yeast which is mixed with dough and which makes it rise. (Mark 4:26-32; Luke 13:19-21)
In a sense, the kingdom of God was present in Christ, and is Christ, since he drove out demons and explained that this was a sign that the kingdom of God had come to us. (Matt. 12:28; Luke 11:20) It, in fact, is also mysteriously, intimately, and indissolubly linked to Christ's Church, which is Christ's body, "the kingdom of Christ now present in mystery," (VII, Lumen gentium, No. 3), the "seed and the beginning of that kingdom," (CCC � 768 quoting LG, No. 5), a "sign and instrument of the kingdom." (Dominus Iesus, No. 18)
"In fact, the kingdom of God which we know from revelation, 'cannot be detached either from Christ or from the Church . . . yet while remaining distinct from Christ and the kingdom, the Church is indissolubly united to both." (Dominus Iesus, 18) There is a "unicity" in the "relationship which Christ and the Church have with the kingdom of God." (Dominus Iesus, No. 19) Ubi Christus, ibi ecclesia.
Because this kingdom exists with us in the Church, so the good wheat grow with the tares in the kingdom's field, there is good fish and bad fish in the kingdom's net, which might confuse us or cause scandal. (Matt. 13:24-30, 47-49) We must however remain faithful to Christ and his Church, as those who reject Christ are not part of the kingdom of God. (Matt. 21:43) And yet, it is open to admission for those who, at the last moment of their lives, repent, for the first shall be last, the last shall be first.
The kingdom of God though akin to a secret is something which is preached, something we work for, something for which we suffer and experience hardship, even persecution, and the coming of which we wait. (Acts 8:12; 14:22; 28:31, 2 Thess. 1:5, Col. 4:1, Matt. 5:10; Mark 15:43) It is something that sometimes requires the sacrifice of leaving home, wife, family. (Luke 18:29) It is something that requires preparation, wise custody, effort and planning. (Cf. Matt. 25:1-11) It is something which we enter by baptism, so it is closely linked, if it is not in fact equated, with the Church. (John 3:5) It is a difficult acquisition, hard to enter, and difficult to stay in. (Mark 10:24)
We do not inherit it without condition, since we are banned from it if we are wicked. (1 Cor. 6:9-10; Gal. 5:21) "Now the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissensions, factions, occasions of envy, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God." (Gal. 5:19-21)
We are therefore to act forcefully to avoid any sin that threatens to keep us from entering it. (Mark 9:47) The rich whose heart is in their earthly treasure, and who focus upon acquiring riches in gold rather than riches in spirit, have a difficult time accessing the kingdom of God. (Mark 10:23)
The selfish, self-regarding, self-sufficient rich are not our model. Rather, we must become innocent, poor in spirit, dependent, receptive, and full of wonder like little children. (Matt. 18:4; 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:17; Matt. 5:3) It is something that, once being in, we ought not to look back, for no one who "set his hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God." (Luke 9:62) The keys to that kingdom were given to Peter, the Rock, and it will be with us until the end of time, for the gates of hell cannot prevail against it. (Matt. 16:18-19) Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia.
The kingdom of God, though present even in Christ when he walked on earth, and though present in us even now, and always near (Luke 10:11), will not be fully realized until the end of time, when, according to Scripture, an angel will blow his trumpet and voices in heaven will sing: "The kingdom of the world now belongs to our Lord and to his Anointed, and he will reign forever and ever." (Rev. 11:15; cf. Matt. 8:11; Daniel 2:44; 7:27) It is something the consummation of which ought devoutly to be wished, and indeed, the Lord taught us to pray to the Lord God, "thy kingdom come," adveniat regnum tuum." (Matt. 6:10; Luke 11:2) And St. Paul prays impatiently: Lord come! Maranatha! (1 Cor. 16:22)
The Kingdom of God was one that did not rely on violence, even justifiable violence, against properly constituted authority. (John 18:36) It was not one that relied upon the sword. It was not one that relied upon "oppressive and despotic power," such as the power "wielded by the rulers of nations." (Compendium, No. 379) And yet the Kingdom of God offered a huge challenge to the kingdoms of this earth.
The kingdom of God ushered in by Christ was one that operated above and beyond and around and within existing kingdoms and kings, those who claimed, falsely in an absolute sense, to have final authority over, and be the real benefactors (euergetai) of, their people, and thereby approach divinity. (Luke 22:25) Such claims were false because Jesus knew that there was no authority exercised by any magistrate except that it was given to him by God. (John 19:11; cf. Rom 13:1) Such claims were also false because Jesus knew that the only real benefactor of men is God, the God who feeds the birds of the air who store not goods in barns, and who sees to it that the lilies, who neither labor nor spin, have beautiful raiment. (Cf. Matt. 6:26-33)
The Kingdom of God operated on a model entirely different from those under which the rulers of the world operated. In a sense it is topsy turvy. The model of leadership was service (diakonos), youth (ne�teros), even slavery (doulos). (Luke 22:26; Mark 10:43-44) In this way, the leader was to imitate Christ, the "Son of Man [who] did not come to be served but to serve and give his life as a ransom for many." (Cf. Mark 10:42-45) That is why the Pope, heir to St. Peter's keys, is called the servant of the servants of God, servus servorum Dei.
Andrew M. Greenwell is an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas, practicing in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is married with three children. He maintains a blog entirely devoted to the natural law called Lex Christianorum. You can contact Andrew at email@example.com.
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2 years ago
It's refreshing to come to a place on this site which speaks of hope and of Christ's love for all of humanity. Mostly on this site and it's postings, I read such angry, hopeless posts. Should we speak out for justice? Absolutely. We speak out for justice by living as Jesus lived. We speak with our lives in service, not with vitriolic accusations towards others. It is up to Him to judge. It is not up to us. :( None of us should have an individually chosen ethic. We, as one body, should be in unison, living out the Glory of our Redeemer. Sharing the peace and love that he gives freely. Only then can we expect any change. Change begins within. In Baptism, we accept a new relationship as sons and daughters of God; brothers and sisters in Christ. Jesus took words and turned them into announcements proclaiming the kingdom of God. He called Yahweh "Father" and invited us to do the same. When we do so, we accept a new relationship. We put away the old. Jesus, Lord of the kingdom of God takes any gift, whether a few loaves and fishes from a young boy, or the desire of a Pharisee who climbs a tree; He takes all these gifts and breaks them open, makes them new, and passes them around. He takes hearts and finds love; he takes fields and finds treasure hidden in them; he finds trees and nests of safety in the tiny mustard seed. He uncovers the kingdom of God, his Father everywhere in creation! He takes the law and breaks it open to find spirit and life; then he takes the hearts of men and women and breaks them open to see if they are true or not. He takes weakness, sin, and disease and breaks them open to find health, strength, peace and hope. Finally, he takes death and finds within it everlasting life! Whatever he takes and breaks apart and blesses God for, he shares with his friends and gives them the command: "Do this and you will remember me!" It is so easy to hear all of the negativity surrounding current events and be drawn away from His message. So, thank you for reminding me that there is a better world to come. That it is not at all about this world and the insanity which seems to grow exponentially as days turn.
2 years ago
I just came from watching a couple of hours of TED talks. all very interesting. very informed.
and uniformly atheist. No TED talks were about HOW BAD IS ABORTION FOR HUMANITY?
no TED talks were like this wonderful article on the Kingdom of God. I really like this author's writing. In fact, the page today on Catholic.org contains excellent material. None of the TED talks had a priest, or a Catholic, putting forth an academic argument for Christian charity, or the transformative power of the Eucharist in human development. I guess the kingdom of God is NOT of this Earth....very sad in a sense that the Word is not being heard in these circles. -
2 years ago
It is interesting to note that when the people wanted to make Jesus their king, He fled from them, because He came, did & does everything in The Fathers Name & Will. So all that he receives is from The Father & none else, for even in His death he humbled Himself to The Father according to the Will & not to man, for humbling to man is humbling to sin. This goes on to prove that Jesus Christ does not Compromise on sin in any way & to the saying "Every word of GOD counts" to live by it, & to this would be the Kingdom of GOD brought in by His Christ.
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Is there some type of double standard??, Express yourself please!! |
Is there some type of double standard??, Express yourself please!! |
Mar 28 2013, 03:22 PM
Lightweight Group: Members Posts: 908 Joined: 20-June 12 From: Texas Member No.: 13,708 |
When Broner was arrested the internet (particularly boxing forums, especially those that dislike Floyd) were filled with a plethora of hate-filled comments aimed at Adrien for his antics but I feel that carrying a gun in an airport (unless you are security or the Po Po) is a much more dangerous crime but oddly enough I haven't seen much animosity aimed at Robert Guerrero for his stupidity.
Is there some type of double standard? Or am I just too suspicious<<<LOL |
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Meh one guy is clearly seeking attention, the other made a mistake. Like I said before people are biased against RG for his Jesus comments I'm actually questioning his intelligence more than anything. He said he knew he brought the gun, that's why he showed it to them. He's in NY with a empty gun not registered in that state at an airport of all places, he was asking for trouble This post has been edited by checkleft: Mar 29 2013, 12:48 AM |
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Dataroma.com tracks investment activities of successful value oriented "super investors" such as Warren Buffett, David Einhorn and Bruce Berkowitz. Here I examine the top 10 most owned stocks by the 49 investors tracked by Dataroma. Microsoft (MSFT) is the most owned stock currently (24 out of 49 investors holding it). Goldman Sachs (GS) is the 10th most owned stock (13 out of 49 investors holding it). As you can see from the table below, the Top 10 has changed relatively little in two years. Apart from Cisco Systems (CSCO), Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK.B), Procter & Gamble (PG) and Goldman Sachs, all others have been in the top 10 in the second quarter of 2009, 2010 and 2011:
A closer look at history reveals that Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) have been in the top three every quarter for the last four years. Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) and American Express (AXP) have been in the top 10 every quarter for the last four years.
Pfizer (PFE), Wells Fargo (WFC) and Berkshire Hathaway have been clearly also long time favorites of the famous value investors. Cisco Systems and Procter & Gamble have made a steady rise in the top 40 towards the top 10 during the last four years.


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i might have bit for the 'rents, but it is one ugly lappy...
The disadvantages of sleeping in hah.. I missed the $455.50 Toshiba Satellite R945-P440 deal and missed this one by 3 hrs as well. It's a great deal for the stats, but let's see what CES does to laptop prices as people get a glimpse of what's next.
CES goes from Tomorrow 8th - 11th *EDIT- I want to score something 13-14" light (less than equal to 4lbs), and with a 3rd Gen i5. I will continue to wait. Last edited by Adeezl; 01-07-2013 at 03:01 PM.. Reason: My Target |
For those that said swapping the hard drive to a ssd was nightmare, its not. I think the previous gen 14r did require dismantling the whole thing, but not this one. The hard drive is on the bottom side next to the memory.
Installing windows 8 on it is whole another story. After 4 hours of messing with it, I was able to finally install windows 8. Installing from recovery disc or the windows 8 pro upgrade tool will not work. You need to install through RTM and it will automatically activate. The key in embedded in the bios. |
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Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault has no NHL players to mentor these days, but he did get to impart his wisdom on the Blackcomb Killer Bees of the Whistler Women's Hockey League this past weekend instead.
The Killer Bees won a contest that put them on the ice at Rogers Arena with the Jack Adams Award winner and other members of the Canucks' coaching staff on Sunday (Nov. 18) for a practice.
"The girls were ecstatic," said Jocelyn Jones, who put her team's name into the contest and was one of 15 players who got to skate at the big rink.
Vigneault and his assistants put the Killer Bees through skating and puck-control drills alongside another women's team from Coquitlam, and Jones said the instruction was welcomed.
"We've never had a team practice," she laughed.. "It was a great experience. The coaches were all awesome … (Vigneault) was a treat. He was all smiles, but he gave us a hard time because we wore Boston Bruins colours."
The contest was open to any registered senior or minor hockey team in B.C., with the NHL coaches running practices for winning teams all day Sunday. Jones said her brother sent her the contest details and suggested she enter the Killer Bees. A couple of days later, the Canucks came calling to invite the Whistler team down for the skate.
"I don't know how many teams entered, but I'm sure it was lots," said Jones, who joked that the team will be looking to "pick it up a notch" when getting back to league games Thursday (Nov. 22).
While learning from top-level coaches provided one thrill, the experience of being on the Canucks home sheet of ice was another for the Killer Bees.
"It would be pretty inspiring seeing that place full," said Jones. "They gave us a tour of the place after, took us up to the very top to the media centre, where you see the ice from a bird's eye view. It was awesome; they did a great job at Rogers Arena."
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Late in the night earlier this month at least two men cut the chain behind the Richard B. Stone complex in Bullock County on Highway 82 and did their dirty work.
"We had two trailers and a truck stolen,' said Commissioner Johnny Adams.
Add it all up and you're talking about $100,000, and it's really impacting residents in ways they may not realize.
Adams says it's not a question of road work not getting done but potholes, for example, are not getting patched up in a timely manner.
"Whenever equipment is taken away it disrupts your work flow," said Adams.
A pick-up truck, a 16-foot trailer along with a 30-footer were used to carry equipment to job sites. Commissioner Adams says the keys were left in the ignition of the pick-up which was not unusual. The county never thought thieves would be brave enough to do this in the full view of security cameras, barbed wire with the gates bolted.
A tractor was stolen nearby on the same night but it belonged to a private citizen.
Compounding the problem for Bullock County?
"We do not have insurance on the stolen equipment because the age of them made it expensive," said Adams.
We're told local investigators don't have any leads but the commissioner hopes the public can help them locate what appears to be a white late 90's model Chevy Tahoe or Yukon. That is the vehicle the suspect or suspects drove off in pulling a trailer behind them.
"It also had a dark color on the base of the vehicle with a possible brush guard on the front," said Adams.
Two weeks after the crime, Adams assures Bullock County residents services such as road maintenance are getting done but at a slower pace.
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Weekend Open Forum: Your browser of choice
We've come a long way since the early days of Firefox, which reopened the door for the browser's evolution. Today the picture is more complete than ever, with five major browsers competing for our attention. There are the usual suspects: IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari and Chrome, as well as a handful of alternatives worth trying.
With that level of competition, you can expect development to continue accelerating. A rampant new version of Chrome is released every few weeks, and Mozilla is planning something similar, but for now we have a new major revision of Firefox in beta. Opera has remained small on the desktop, but has made impressive strides in the mobile market and on embedded devices, while Apple has turned itself into a leader by driving WebKit and bringing it to the iPhone. IE still holds the largest market share and Microsoft is working hard on Internet Explorer 9, but this may be their last opportunity to redeem themselves with early adopters, having the last two builds widely regarded as laggards.
Without further ado, we want to hear about your preferred browser or combination of browsers.
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FireFox 4 Life!
IE and FF 50/50
Been using Firefox & add-ons happily since 2004 and couldn't live without them =). I'll occasionally use Chrome/IE but FF is pretty much my main browser on all my PC's.
chrome, for me love the simple look and the speed!
US IE for some websites that require silverlight (mainly MS websites).
I use Firefox to download videos from YouTube, thats pretty much it.
I'm curious to see what MS will do with IE9!
Firefox FTW!!!!
Firefox has been my standard for a while. But after a couple of recent comparison reviews on a couple of tech websites where Opera was the speed winner, I've tried that. It is no doubt faster than hell. But in the bells and whistles department, it's definitely lacking.
SO...Firefox is my main, Opera is my experiment.
Chrome and opera.
God, a year ago I was using IE 8 or Firefox 3, but, after the first day I installed Chrome, I dished those two! I just love the clean look, without excessive useless taskbars, and the ability to search from the url bar, just can't live without it!!
I use Chrome for 90% of my browsing needs. Occasionally I'll use Pale Moon/IE to test random things or to view the occasional page that I am having trouble viewing in Chrome.
Opera is far superior to firefox or ie... and safari for real that shouldn't even be a choice compared to the other ones. So my vote is opera because who needs all that other junk, that Firefox is so famous for, if you really know how to use a computer.
I use Opera, just because it's so sleek and does everything I want. It is on-par with Chrome in sleekness (window frame size, transparency, buttons etc), but with Chrome you have no Speed Dial, and no temp folder.
I used Firefox (4)/IE. I hope IE 9 is good as I would kinda like to just use IE as my main browser due to the fact that nearly every website works in IE, something that can't be said for the rest.
For some reason i hate Chrome. FIREFOX #1 !!
I nearly converted to Chrome but I believe Firefox 4 has won me back. I still use both regularly though, because some sites don't work properly in FF4 yet.
Internet Explorer is a simple program that comes with Windows that allows you to download web browsers like Firefox and Opera.
i hate chrome too.... firefox and opera \m/
I tried using chrome once(because I wanted to save my tabs in ff4b1 which was lagging). This happened:
So well, FF is still my browser of choice, mostly because of the extensions. Opera seems nice too; but won't support a single extension. Safari seems not bad too; but IE still is the worst popular browser available.
FF is my browser of choice currently, because of the amount of customization it allows for. However, on my 5 year old laptop, chrome is the much faster browser, loading quicker itself, and loading pages faster as well.
Using Opera for 7 years now it's the leader everyone else copies and play catch up
Been using Opera for several years now. Wasn't 100% satisfied with the 10.x releases though so I've been giving a try to Chrome esp. in Linux while sticking to Opera in Windows most of the time.
I've used Opera for as long as I can remember
Especially when I was on dialup which I was until 2005 it was a tremendous difference compared to the others, not only in speed but usability IMO
I also use the other browsers, Chrome is nice but lacks a good built in session manager, I use it on a Swedish site regularly tho which is super heavy on scripting, check it out, search for some computer hardware, really a cool site: www.prisjakt.se
Firefox I use when there is something that Opera wont display properly, that is quite rare tho
Internet Explorer I guess is the last resort, for Windows Update on XP & Server 2k3 and older plus the odd site which does not work properly in any of the above (for example older exchange webmail servers etc)
Opera rulez baby, much more customizable than chrome and even faster
opera 10.60 is untouchable in speed and options though I am looking forward to Firefox 4.
Chrome = 95%
IE = 5% (Only used when I have issues in a website which is about once every 6 months or when I need to do something remotely for work)
Chrome = 5% (I only use Chrome for www.Pandora.com due the the Windows pass-through authentication when accessing internal sites such as SharePoint. I just prefer not to get prompted for credentials...)
I just dont get why you wouldn't use Firefox - you can remove all the useless bars and move the address bar and back/forward/refresh stuff onto the file/edit/history bar, so it is just as tidy as chrome. And you can remove the status bar at the bottom. AND with add-ons you can have no more adverts ever again! Even text adds! And almost every webpage is formatted to use it. And that's just scratching the surface for add-ons. How can you possibly want Chrome over that? And speed difference is negligable, and furthermore Mozilla showed it was a perceived difference not a real one.
I've been using Firefox since version 2.x. Can't beat the addons, I use NoScript and Adblock.
I use Firefox and IE when I have any problems with Firefox. Some web pages made by microsoft only work with ie. I never tried out anything past firefox because well Im happy with it.
I've been using FF as my primary browser for ages, and recently I switched FF4B1, I've also been using Minefield for several years now. Opera is a secondary choice along with IEx64.
The Fox Rocks!
I use Chrome on my "safer" computer in which I pretty much just go to certain web sites like commerce, bill paying, etc.
On my other computer I use Firefox with a lot of extras running, mainly protection, adblocking, etc. I feel more comfortable going to random web sites on this computer.
I still get occasional hiccups with those two, so once in a while I'll run the IE 8, but to be perfectly honest, when they made the change from IE 6 to IE 7, and moved everything around, I stopped using IE 7 altogether. I got so used to where all the buttons and menu items were, that I really did not like the changes.
Opera is my choice, but ever since 10.5 it has been really unstable on my PowerPC Mac, so I've resorted to using the pre-release of Firefox 4, its pretty nice but I really miss certain things about Opera. Still use Opera on my PCs though.
Home-Firefox 3.6.8
Work-IE 8
Using FF4 and liking it so much I only go to IE8 on the rare occasions when FF4 has problems. IE8 also for MS sites and a few financial or corporate sites I need that still don't believe browsers exist outside of IE. I like IE8 pretty much but FF is more fun to dink around with - more extensions, etc. Plus FF4 is very fast and does 95% of what I need, even in beta 1.
Chrome feels limited to me but it's still an early work in progress. I try it every few updates but still prefer FF for fun and IE8 for the shrinking number of IE-only sites. I drifted away from Opera a few versions ago but might try it again if it's compatible with Xmarks and LastPass - have to find out about that.
Firefox is the king. Chrome is the prince. Opera is the princess. IE8 is just a commoner.
Firefox FTW!
i cant stand it when people use IE. no offense, but it really annoys site makers when internet explorer blocks out half of the site because it COULD harm the computer. but IE doesnt even scan the content, it just sees what type of content it is. no flash videos, no mouseover. on ie.
Dear god. So I just read this article, the first comment said FireFox 4 for life... had 3.5.1 installed, and didn't even know the FF4 beta is already available. Just got it, and it's looking sweet. Looks a bit like a Chrome rip-off, but sweet none the less. Thanks for pointing it out. Don't know yet whether it's going to replace Chrome, but Im liking it so far.
I, too like both Firefox and Opera... depends on whether we are using the laptop or the desktop... but either wins out over any other.
Opera and FF
firefox is my main browswer and chrome as a backup for when firefox doesn't behave.
I have to say Firefox.Love those themes. Right now I'm using "Pimpzilla". The fake leopard fur in the tab bar is awesome....And come to think of it, so are the diamond studded browser buttons. Gold plated scroll bars too.... it bees fly....!
I have to say Firefox.Love those themes. Right now I'm using "Pimpzilla". The fake leopard fur in the tab bar is awesome....And come to think of it, so are the diamond studded browser buttons. Gold plated scroll bars too.... it bees fly....!
yo dog, it still don't be havin spinna's
Yeah well, the rhinestones do glitter when you rollover them, so there...! :p
Firefox is the browser I use at work and at home, if sites do not work in Firefox, they do not work for me.
@Guest, I quite enjoy your comment, the only thing that would make it better is if you said Opera instead
In addition to all the browsers mentioned above, I sometimes use Epic Browser too.
Firefox is THE browser.
Ain't Gots None.........
yo dog, it still don't be havin spinna'sNext time, work the double negative into this, I think it would sound more authentic.Sic; "yo dog, it still don't be havin' no spinna's....!
I use FF most of the time and Chrome just for a change. BTW Cueto_99, you can search from the url bar in FF, I do it all the time.
Next time, work the double negative into this, I think it would sound more authentic.
Sic; "yo dog, it still don't be havin' no spinna's....!
well obviously....I stand corrected Ice Cap
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A Lake Station woman died Tuesday after she was involved in a vehicle accident in Hammond, the Lake County Coroner's Office said.
Shirley Webber was pronounced dead at 7:25 p.m. at St. Catherine's Hospital in East Chicago. The coroner's office said she died from blunt force trauma.
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FWR Media, on 26 July 2011 - 01:04 PM, said:
www.mysite.com/index.php would load the English links and language.
www.mysite.com/index.php/gr would load Greek
hi Robert, thank you very much for your quick reply!
Indeed English is the default lanquage, and Greek is a secondary lanquage as "gr" ( code field of the languages table ), I also have multi language support turned on.
Yes you are correct
www.museumreplicas.gr/index.php is loading the English links and language and
www.museumreplicas.gr/index.php/gr is loading the Greek
Here are a couple of issues I have...
When I turn to Greek lanquage I can not add a product category in Greek with more than 16 characters (ex.: a propper translation for the product category "CYCLADIC COLLECTION" is "ΚΥΚΛΑΔΙΚΗ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΗ") but instead of "ΚΥΚΛΑΔΙΚΗ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΗ" it is translated to "ΚΥΚΛΑΔΙΚΗ ΣΥΛΛΟΓ�"
When I call the Greek product categories links I get this browser error 310 (net::ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS): There were too many redirects.
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Pity the "affluent Americans." With financial futures too complex to be forecast or planned by Quicken or Mint, but with insufficient resources to get top-flight financial planning from a wealth management firm like Goldman Sachs, these (approximately) 15 million households are woefully underserved.
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- NAME: Léon Foucault
- OCCUPATION: Inventor, Physicist
- BIRTH DATE: September 18, 1819
- DEATH DATE: February 11, 1868
- Did You Know?: Napoleon III created a post called "Physicist Attached to the Imperial Observatory" especially for Léon Foucault.
- Did You Know?: Léon Foucault was the first to correctly determine the velocity of light.
- EDUCATION: Collége Stanislas
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Paris, France
- PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France
- AKA: Jean-Bernard-Léon Foucault
- AKA: Léon Foucault
- Full Name: Jean Bernard Léon Foucault
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Physicist Léon Foucault proved the earth's rotation through the use of a pendulum, aptly dubbed Foucault's Pendulum. He was also the first to correctly determine the velocity of light.
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Léon Foucault was born in Paris, France, on September 18, 1819. He made his first major scientific discovery in the 1850s, when he exhibited experimental proof of the earth's rotation using Foucault's Pendulum. In 1852, he further demonstrated the earth's rotation with a gyroscope. In 1862, he became the first to accurately identify the speed of light. He died on February 11, 1868, in Paris, France.
"The observations, so numerous and so important, of the pendulum as object are especially relevant to the length of its oscillations. Those that I propose to make known to the [Paris] Academy [of Sciences] are principally addressed to the direction of the plane of its oscillation, which, moving gradually from east to west, provides evidence to the senses of the diurnal movement of the terrestrial globe."
"Science gains from it [the pendulum] more than one can expect. With its huge dimensions, the apparatus presents qualities that one would try in vain to communicate by constructing it on a small [scale], no matter how carefully. Already the regularity of its motion promises the most conclusive results. One collects numbers that, compared with the predictions of theory, permit one to appreciate how far the true pendulum approximates or differs from the abstract system called 'the simple pendulum.'"
Early Life
Physicist Jean Bernard Léon Foucault was born in Paris, France, on September 18, 1819. His father, Jean Léon Fortune Foucault, was a reputable publisher and bookseller who retired early due to illness. When the junior Foucault was 9 years old, his father passed away. From then on, he was raised by his widowed mother in a house at the corner of rue de Vangirard and rue d'Assas in Paris. The young Foucault's own health was precarious. As a result, he was shy and lacked self-confidence.
As a teen, Foucault attended Collége Stanislas, where his teachers called him lazy. Despite his failure to display academic prowess, Foucault showed an early talent for building machines. Because he was dexterous with his hands, his mother encouraged him to go to medical school and pursue a career as a surgeon. Studying medicine under Alfred François Donné, Foucault at first showed promise, until he realized he couldn't stomach the sight of blood. His interest gradually turned to experiments in photography with friend Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau. After dropping out of medical school, Foucault became Donné's assistant.
Discoveries and Inventions
While working under Donné, Foucault discovered a means of taking photos through the lens of a microscope. In the process, he invented a strong source of light for illuminating his microscopic subjects. In 1845, Foucault took over Donné's position as editor of the scientific newspaper Journal des Débats.
Foucault made his first major scientific discovery in the early 1850s, when he exhibited experimental proof of the earth's rotation through the use of a pendulum, aptly dubbed Foucault's Pendulum. In 1852, he extrapolated on this principal by demonstrating the earth's rotation with a gyroscope. Three years later, Foucault earned the Copley Medal of the Royal Society for his efforts in proving Earth's diurnal rotation.
In 1855, Foucault was appointed physicist by the Imperial Observatory, where he experimented with improvements to telescope technology (including the use of silvered concave mirrors) and land-surveying equipment.
In 1862, Foucault became the first to accurately identify the speed of light. He did so by using a rotating mirror in an enclosed space. Afterward, his experiments became increasingly focused on precision engineering.
Illness and Death
Foucault's work was interrupted by a stroke in July 1867. By October of that year, he could no longer feel his hands. Foucault died of a brain illness on February 11, 1868, in Paris. Some historians theorize that exposure to the chemicals he used in his experiments brought on his illness and hastened his death.
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LELAND—County commissioners have begun the budget process for the upcoming fiscal year.
Brunswick County Commissioners met Monday and Tuesday to hear budget requests from department heads and county staff.
The board was scheduled to continue its budget retreat at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27.
County manager Marty Lawing told commissioners the county is considering moving toward Web-based job postings and applications.
"It's what everybody else is doing," Lawing said.
Brunswick County Republican Party members and other county officials had the chance to meet and greet former senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole Saturday night.
Dole gave the keynote address at the Brunswick County Republican Party's annual Lincoln Day Dinner.
"I'm speaking tonight as an American," Dole said.
Dole's keynote addressed many issues, such as his run for the presidency, the war in Iraq and his own military experiences.
"At one point, 60 percent of soldiers in Iraq came from North Carolina," he said.
LELAND—Emergency Services Director Randy Thompson has asked county commissioners to include funding for two departmental overhauls in next fiscal year's budget.
At the county commissioners' budget retreat Monday, Thompson unveiled two projects he said would help public safety agencies around the county.
The first project involves taking over the daily operations of the Shallotte Fire Training Center owned by the town of Shallotte.
Candidate filings have opened for the November 2008 election. Candidate filing opened at noon Monday, Feb. 11 and will close at noon Friday, Feb. 29.
At press time Tuesday, the following candidates filed for office:
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•Bettie Fennell, Republican, Rocky Point
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Southport Internal Medicine will host a community open house from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21.
The public can meet the group's newest physician, Thomas Beckett, M.D., and tour the new office at 1456 Howe St., Suites 201 and 202, Southport.
The group moved to its new office in October 2007. Just a few blocks from the former office at 11 East 9th St., the new, larger office is across from Kerr Drug.
At the recent North Carolina Association of Festivals & Events Showfest, the North Carolina Oyster Festival, hosted by the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce, won several awards including event of the year, best brochure and best event photo. Kristin Coffey, the chamber's festival and events director, earned the festival event director of the year award. 'Kristin has done an amazing job in planning, implementing and growing our festival,' stated chamber president Cathy Altman.
Curves of Shallotte will be participating in the Curves Food Drive to benefit local food banks.
Last year, the Curves Food Drive collected nearly 11 million pounds of food for local communities all over the world. This year, Curves has set a goal to collect 15 million pounds to help even more people in need of healthy food.
CALABASH—Town commissioners have voted to fire town administrator Donna Prince "without cause." They will buy out the remainder of her contract, which was to expire in November.
The unanimous vote came Feb. 20 following a specially called, closed meeting attended by the town's five commissioners, Mayor Anthony Clemmons and attorney Mark Lewis.
CALABASH—The former manager of a local art gallery has been arrested and charged in connection with a break-in and theft of art from the gallery.
Russell J. Brassard, 72, of 222 Beachwood Drive, Calabash, was charged with felony breaking and entering and larceny on Feb. 19, two days after the reported break-in at the closed Sea Fine Art Gallery in the Harbor Court complex in downtown Calabash.
Brassard was slated for a first court appearance last Thursday and has a trial date of March 25, according to the Brunswick County criminal clerk of court office.
The Calabash Board of Commissioners have appointed deputy town clerk Kelley Southward as interim town clerk, according to Mayor Pro Tem Forrest King.
Southward will serve as interim clerk until the board either chooses her permanently for the job or someone else is hired.
She replaces Donna Prince, who served as both town administrator and town clerk before she was fired "without cause" last week. (See related story on the front page.)