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The Order of Phoenix is a multi-cultural service and social organization for males at Augustana College. We serve to promote cultural diversity on campus and bring a positive and healthy change within the Augustana community by participating in fundraisers and volunteer activities. We seek to build the bonds of brotherhood between the members of The Order of Phoenix.
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Chicken, sweet potato & coconut curry
By Lesley Waters
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Ready in 25-35 minutesSkill level
Serves 2 adults and 2 childrenServe this mildly spiced curry with rice noodles, basmati rice or chappati breads and introduce your kids to curry
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- 291
- protein
- 19g
- carbs
- 24.5g
- fat
- 14g
- saturates
- 10g
- fibre
- 3.6g
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- 0g
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- 0.57g
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 tsp mild curry paste
- 2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 medium-sized sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
- 4 tbsp red split lentils
- 300ml chicken stock
- 400ml can coconut milk
- 175g frozen peas
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In the last article I wrote about Apache (APA), I took the position that the stock would be a good long-term investment, but I was not keen on investing at that point. This is how I concluded my article:
Although I believe the company is a good long-term investment and has a fine dividend for an income investor, I believe there is a good chance the stock will continue to move down from where it sits presently at 78.10. But I am not ready to suggest one invest in the company just yet. I do believe at this point serious consideration should be placed on the stock and as an investor, watch for oil and gas prices to bottom out and stabilize.
The stock appears to have found a bottom at about $74.85 as it flirted with moving down but held strong. It has gained strength, especially in the RSI indicator as it climbs into bullish territory on its recent move up. I am not sure if I would say the stock is done moving down, but it sure looks like we may have a bottom here. Even the MACD MA's are flirting with positive territory. The Bollinger bands are moving sideways so we have a foundation being built.
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JPMorgan & Co. reiterated its Overweight rating on Apache Corporation, but lowered its price target from $103.00 to $90.50.
APA's relatively strong balance sheet, strong cash margins, and diversified asset base mean that the company generally has lower risk relative to the group. The name also has comparatively limited exposure to U.S. natural gas. However, APA faces country risk where it operates internationally, especially Egypt, Argentina, the U.K., and Australia. In fact, we think the stock underperformed last year largely due to the market's concern about turmoil in Egypt.
In an article earlier this month on Seeking Alpha, ValueMax wrote about Apache and mentioned the transition from natural gas to oil:
The company has redeployed its resources to take advantage of recently acquired oil-rich properties in the Permian and Anadarko basins of the United States. As a result of the redeployment, it is estimated that Apache's revenues will increase by 8% in 2013, after being flat in 2012. The move toward the production of oil has moved Apache's North American production to 55%, up from 46% in 2010.
Oil Forecast for 2013
With this transition it seems the only thing that would be holding Apache back would be the price of oil. So where is oil going in 2013? Forecasters like Goldman Sachs are looking at a price of $110 while a few others are thinking the $115 range. On the low end, some believe oil will drop to $70 a barrel but this is a little unrealistic. At that level it would become unprofitable and possibly halt production. The year 2013 should bring slight to moderate demand with a weak global economy so oil may be around $105/barrel and WTI from $90-$95.
The problem with this scenario is that oil is presently $110.48 and WTI is trading at $90.62. Not much wiggle room here for Apache if it is relying on price increases, according to forecasters.
Apache (APA) was downgraded by Deutsche Bank (DB) from buy to hold with a price target of $80, as operating trends have not been positive in recent months. Its P/E ratio is much lower than the industry average right now; (12.5 to 19.0). Its debt equity is a bit better than the industry average, coming in at 0.38 to 0.55, so that's healthy. Operating margins seem to be good when one looks at margins, the company comes way ahead when comparing industry averages.
Gross Margin: (Apache 81.32) Industry (62.37)
Net Margin: (Apache 14.85) Industry (7.88)
Investing in Apache Long Term
Signals are mixed on the health of the company as an investment at this point. Even the ROI does not look appealing to investors, coming in at 8.71 compared to an industry average of 13.5. With a PEG ratio of 1.36, investors prefer companies under 1.00. I am not sure I could recommend Apache right now. On the one hand, the lower price looks inviting and the stock does have a lot a room to move up in 2013 if it can lift its earnings. But, if the company is relying on oil prices to increase its bottom line and one takes certain analysts seriously, I am not sure the company will be a good investment in 2013 for growth. Investing in Apache depends on one's outlook of the company. Investing for income, dividends look good. Investing for growth, this could be questionable.


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This is short notice as originally I had suggested starting on Wednesday morning but we will try and get a start on it now and get a round or two in if we can before the passover (Tuesday/Wednesday) and good Friday/Easter Sunday.
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I posted this in the other thread as well. Didn't know if I should throw it here, as well.
If it's already filled up, it's no big deal. Thanks...If there are any openings left, I would like in also. I am usually on the draft board a lot, so if any spots open up, I am available if need be.
when does this mock start and what thread will the picks be posted in?
I'd like to have the 49ers if DV would be ok with giving it up.
The draft is going to start today as in sooner the better but since the announcement is short notice we won't be strict on the 2 hour clock issue right away. The picks will be made in the thread title "2010 JI Draft Big board." I have asked Sooth and Ham to sticky the threads but they haven't seen my request yet apparently.
I'm sure this has been said, but I encourage you, especially those within a few picks to PM them to someone, and PM the guy after you.
Nothing stinks more than seeing that someone left JI 5 mins before their pick..
Also due to the coming holidays this week we are going to approach it as 'try to get as many picks in as we can.' to begin with. After the easter holidays (as in Monday of next week) the hard and fast rules will be applied. It seems more than just one or two people will be affected by the religious holidays this week.


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By Richard Panek | February 1, 2013 | 11 Comments
What can you say about a fifty-seven-year-old book that has outlived its usefulness? That it was beautiful. And brilliant. And taking up valuable space in my personal library.
Our household has six 84-inch bookshelves lining two living room walls, and four more in the bedroom. All of the living room bookshelves and two of the bedroom bookshelves hold the kinds of general reading that line the living room and bedroom walls of most households that still bother with bookshelves: novels, nonfiction, reference works. But two of the bedroom bookshelves hold volumes that are not the kind you typically find in a home, unless one of the people who live there happens to be someone who writes about science.
I am between projects at the moment, and I'm using this breather to reclaim my workspace. Over the past few years I've migrated around the apartment as I've moved from one project to the next, like a nomad leaving behind campsites as he follows the herd. The bedroom desk and shelves I abandoned three books ago. I next set up shop in my older son's bedroom, once he left for college. That was two books ago. I researched and wrote much of my most recent book from the living room couch, accumulating an archeological dig's worth of files and books and drafts on the coffee table and the carpet beneath it. Madness.
Hence, the purge. First priority was clearing the living room. Last priority is my son's bedroom. Current priority is the bedroom workspace.
Clearing my desk was relatively easy and painless. Papers, clippings, notepads, and magazines that have sat untouched for as long as they've been cluttering corners of my desk have probably outlasted their urgency. (The irony of finding the book Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things under a slurry of papers was not lost on me.) I set aside one tiny pile of material that I deemed worth keeping, threw the rest down the incinerator, and turned my attention to the bookshelves.
I had culled these books over a five-year period of fevered research. Many of them still bear the signatures of their original owners on the front flyleaf, or a library circulation card pouch on the back flyleaf. Here were books that I had greeted rapturously as each arrived in the mail. Books that I knew would prove indispensable in solving research problems, providing historical context, illuminating philosophical quandaries. Books that I could talk to late into the night, or dine with by candlelight, or take for long walks on the beach. We would grow old together, these books and I. They would, I had unthinkingly assumed, last a lifetime.
But now.
Now I see them in a less romantic light. Yes, they bring back happy memories. Actually, they've never stopped bringing back happy memories; over the years I have often glanced at that corner of the bedroom with fondness. But the fondness is for the spent passions of youth as much as for the books themselves. Now I've discovered—just as Robert Grimm once did, long after he'd signed his name and the date 1960 in this book over here, or just as the Mary D. Reiss Library of the Loyola Seminary in Shrub Oak, N.Y. did, long after an anonymous clerk had inscribed "BF 173 .N44 1958 c. 2" in white ink on the black spine of that book over there—that I can live without them.
It's not their fault. It's mine. I need my space.
And here, dear reader, is where you enter my little melodrama. These books, like the papers and magazines on my desk, have been long untouched; they, too, have outlasted their urgency. But I can't just jam them down the trash chute. I can't just cast them out on the street. They're books! Nor can I stuff them into several boxes, stack the boxes on a Radio Flyer, and lug them to the neighborhood used-book store; the nearest to my apartment is the Strand in the East Village, a $20 cab ride away. (Besides, if you've ever tried to sell your long out-of-print and dust-jacketless library rejects to the angry mole people in the basement, you know it's not an experience you wish to relive.) And in the Internet age, would any used-book store even want these cast-offs? Would any reader?
So I ask you: What to do with these books? Suggestions are welcome. So is a U-Haul, backed up to the curb outside my building. And if the doorman objects, just remind him that double-parking in Manhattan means never having to say you're sorry.
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Images: top, Andreas Praefcke, card catalog from the Harvey S. Firestone Memorial Library of the Princeton University Library, via Wikimedia Commons; middle, Stewart Butterfield, from flickr via Wikimedia Commons.
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Jessa Gamble
February 1st, 2013 @ 6:26 amThe nearest Little Free Library I could find to you is in Brooklyn: 185 Saint Marks Ave. Should be good for one or two volumes…Looks like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68010601@N03/7359897400/
February 1st, 2013 @ 8:30 amDonate them to Better World Books for online resale… ?
Deborah Brevoort
February 1st, 2013 @ 9:45 amStart a reading library in the laundry room of your apartment building. This is what I did. Take your books down there. That way you don't have to live with them, but you can still see them occasionally when you do the laundry. Others can read them too…and when the time comes to pitch them, the job will fall to someone else and not you.
Ann Finkbeiner
February 1st, 2013 @ 9:54 amYou can sell books on Amazon. You have to be a little dedicated but I've done it:
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February 1st, 2013 @ 10:01 amDonate them to the local library (if there's one nearby). Libraries often have their own fundraising booksales and/or add your books to their collection. And, if you're especially adventurous, you could go on Amazon to find their fair value and write them off your taxes.
February 1st, 2013 @ 10:10 amDonate them to African libraries:
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February 1st, 2013 @ 7:11 pmthere are a bunch of "crafters" that recycle old books into journals, and other fun objects. Search "recycled books" in Etsy…
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February 4th, 2013 @ 3:04 amI second Bruce's suggestion, but with a few caveats. Don't expect the library to take the books into its own collection, they almost never do (especially not books as … well-loved as you describe). Call them first and ask if they can use them for used book sales and if they have any requirements how the books should look.
But really, you CAN throw them away. I know. Sacrilege. But take it from a librarian: sometimes books must be thrown away (we do a lot of that, actually, something many people don't believe).
Oh, and if you like mushrooms, you can grow them on books.
February 10th, 2013 @ 9:50 amBeing married to a bookseller and having volunteered in a community library, I would suggest contacting a manager at a buy/sell/trade book store and asking for an on-site appraisal for the the lot you'd like to purge. If the lot is remotely marketable, they will write you a check and take them for you, even if they donate or recycle them for charity (http://www.hpb.com/selltous/).


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Ultra stable 3-axis gyro based on the L3GD20- Active
The STEVAL-MKI127V1 demonstration board represents an ultra stable 3-axis gyroscope application based on MEMS technology, offering high quality and performance at a low price. Utilizing ST's L3GD20 low-power 3-axis angular rate sensor and ARM Cortex-M3 processor, it offers users an unprecedented level of fine tuning/programming to meet the needs of professionals and hobbyists alike. It is ideal for any number of UAV, conventional aircraft, platform stabilization (such as camera mounts), or general robotics projects, as well as providing optimal performance for competitive RC airplane and recreational flying.
The STEVAL-MKI127V1 was designed by Bluelight Technologies Co. Ltd.
For the complete user manual and PC tools (intuitive, easy-to-use software for detailed user programming and graphical real-time data monitoring), download from:
Key Features
- USB / PC connection for setup and upgrade (USB and/or UART connection)
- Ultra stable over temperature and time
- Operational temperature: -30 °C to +85 °C
- ST L3GD20 MEMS rate sensor
- ARM Cortex-M3 processor for control and I/O
- UART connection for system developers
- Filters:
- Low pass
- High pass (programmable)
- Kalman (programmable)
- Rolling average (programmable)
- Control algorithm:
- PID (proportional, integrative, differential)
- All gain parameters programmable (+3 external pots)
- Input Tx/Rx matching:
- Matching to any RC transmitter
- Allows a low cost system with high end features
- Curves (input stick curves):
- Many standard and also x4 use programmable
- Good for aircraft control at low cost
- Mixing functions / trim:
- Pitch into roll for "Wing" aircraft
- Power in and out (for curve transformation)
- Trim and range adjustments for fine tuning
- 3 PWM inputs and 6 outputs for control signals:
- Pitch
- Roll
- Yaw
- 1 x UART for 16-bit raw X, Y, Z rate and 8-bit temperature digital data out and PC connection
- Highly programmable for multiple applications
- Variable input voltage (20 V to 5 V, or down to 3.3 V)
- LED displays to show gyro operation
- Factory calibrated
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- 35 x 35 mm PCB
- 45 mA during normal operation
- Weight: 8.5 g
- RoHS compliant
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Jack the llama travels in a van all over the state to preschools, convalescent homes, libraries and the like to bring something a little different into people's lives, young and old.
"Jack gets the enjoyment of just standing there and looking beautiful and letting people just enjoy his company," said Debbie Elias of Country Quilt Llama Farm.
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"I get the pleasure of educating people about llamas and letting them know what wonderful animals they are," Elias said. "I really enjoy seeing the faces of the children when we have them come up and pet the llama."
The program explained the llama to the children and the things that can be made from its coat. Then it was time to read a llama holiday story.
"It also gives them a sense of compassion and empathy, which I think all children need to have," said Kathy Consoli of Surrybrook Preschool. "And nothing better than to have a living creature bring that to them."
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From the Diocese of Los Angeles:
It is with extreme sadness that we inform you that our beloved brother in Christ, Father Basil Steiger from Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Ben Lomond, California, fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday, July 24, 2011. His Grace, Bishop Joseph has asked the parishes to remember him in your prayers for the departed for the next 40 days and to hold a special Trisagion for his eternal life. May God receive him in His Heavenly Kingdom and may his memory be eternal.
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"With his characteristic straight forward and humorous style, Fr. Michael Keiser covers the history of Orthodox evangelism, the rationale and the methods for continuing this tradition in our contemporary Western post-Christian society," says Conciliar's website. Listen to an interview with the author here, and go here to order a copy.
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This cookbook contains 500 all new recipes and is 66% larger than the original Taste & See Cookbook. 85% of the recipes conform to traditional Orthodox fasting guidelines.
The Taste and See website explains that "a minimum of 10% of the funds raised will be donated to the Antiochian Women and their various charity efforts."
For more information about the project including ordering information, visit the Taste & See website.
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Santa Barbara, CA — Last month the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese Department of Missions and Evangelism announced a contest to write the best 30-second or less explanation of what the Orthodox Church is, essentially an Orthodox "elevator speech. Response to the contest was superb, a panel of judges have selected the top ten finalists, and the Orthodox Christian public is asked to choose the winner by Internet poll.
To view the ten finalists and caste your vote for the "Best Orthodox Christian Elevator Speech" visit this Survey Monkey link before 7:00pm EDT on next Tuesday, July 26. The winner will be announced at the 50th Biennial Antiochian Archdiocese Convention in Chicago next week, and he or she will receive $100 worth of Conciliar Press publications as a prize.
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The conference will be hosted by the Detroit Metro Chapter of the BSMB. The theme of the conference is "The Ancient Faith for Modern Problems." The Rt. Rev. Matthias (Moriak), Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest of the Orthodox Church in America, will be the keynote speaker. Other speakers are:
The Very Rev. Moses Berry, pastor of Theotokos "Unexpected Joy" Orthodox Church in Ash Grove, Ark., and founder and president of the BSMB;
The Very Rev. John Finley, a mission priest of the Department of Missions and Evangelism of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America;
The Rev. Paisius Altschul, pastor of St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church in Kansas City, Mo., co-founder and executive director of Reconciliation Services there, and a developer of FOCUS (Fellowship of Orthodox Christians United to Serve);
Patrick Tutella, executive director of Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry;
Dr. Carla Newbern Thomas, vice president of BSMB, founder of St. Luke's Orthodox Church in Anniston, Ala., a physician with a medical practice there, and a native Detroiter;
Mother Catherine (Weston), an Orthodox nun, a member of the St. Xenia Monastic Community in Indianapolis, Ind., and an iconographer, musician and lecturer;
Western Rite Vicariate Features Fr. Patrick Reardon at Convention
During the upcoming Archdiocese Convention in Chicago, the Department of Western Rite (Western Rite Vicariate) will offer a special presentation for all by the V. Rev. Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon on Wednesday, July 27.
Under the theme "What Benefits Does Western Orthodoxy Offer Eastern Orthodoxy," Father Patrick will talk about "Christ as Mediator." Following his presentation, there will be opportunity to ask questions related to his presentation.
Father Patrick's presentation will begin at 10:45 a.m. and conclude by 12:30 p.m.
Parish priests attending the convention, along with lay delegates and guests, are invited to attend this session.
Following Fr Patrick's presentation, the priests serving Western Rite parishes will gather for a closed session for a discussion with the Vicar General.
May God bless you and grant you safe travels to Chicago.
By V. Rev. Edward Hughes
Vicar General of the Western Rite
Orthodox Inspirational Posters
by Carole Buleza, Chair, Department of Christian Education
Connecting us to Jesus Christ
When I was young, I found a book about the Holy Land; the images of the holy sites fascinated me—Bethlehem, Golgotha, Cana—these were the places where Jesus walked and lived! He was real!
Images of all sorts surround us today. If your children text, tweet, and Facebook, they live in a world of distraction—is Jesus even on their radar? Let's get back to basics—our faith, and our life itself, rests in a person who lived 2,000 years ago and lives still. Donate a poster to your church school and begin to surround the children with images that remind them of the reality of Jesus!
The Department of Christian Education plans to offer a few posters each summer for homes, classrooms, church hallways, and offices. A limited amount has been printed. They are available for a donation of $5, and come safely to you in a mailing tube. The smaller poster photo prints will be sent in a cardboard mailing envelope. Please print out the order form and send a check to the Antiochian Department of Christian Education. The address is on the form.
Department Chair Douglas Cramer Releases 2011 Internet Ministry Report
Douglas Cramer, the Antiochian Archdiocese Chairman of the Department of Internet Ministry, has released his Convention report for 2011.
Douglas writes, "Increasing the reach of an organization's online presence depends on the good will of those parties who are also online, and support the vision of the organization. As Archdiocese online resources continue to mature, it will be essential to cultivate awareness and support from Orthodox Christian ministries, parishes, pastors, and other online content creators across jurisdictions, in order to leverage the social capabilities of the Internet, and the social command of the Gospel."
FOCUS Summer Outreach Includes Teen Volunteers
Niko Touloumes was planning on using some of his summer break to do a service project, but he never thought the project would change his perspective on those in need.
Touloumes was one of 18 youth from Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Christian Church in Pittsburgh who participated in the June Appalachia service trip, a ministry of FOCUS North America. The group of middle school and high school students were joined by six adult leaders.
The goal of these short term ministry trips is to build a sense of service and community by providing an opportunity for church groups to travel together, work together, serve together and grow together. Projects include home repair, landscaping, and various domestic projects for the poor living in the heart of the Appalachian region. In some parts of the Appalachian region of NC where the FOCUS NA teams serve there is an almost 20% unemployment rate.
"I was expecting to come down and help people, not necessarily interact with them," Touloumes said. "But I came here and found out why they're in these situations."
The teens and their adult leaders worked hard and always had a great attitude as they worked on graveling a driveway, painting a garage, removing a rotting deck, painting the interior of a house, moving heavy furniture and various landscaping projects.
The working poor families served by these groups are always very grateful for the help, Niko Petrogeorge, FOCUS North America ministry team intern, said.
"We painted the inside of an elderly couple's home," Petrogeorge said. "Mr. Upright was very appreciative of our work and wanted to help us." We got him started on something he wouldn't have been able to do on his own and provided the resources and materials for the project."
Orthodox Church in America Launches New Website
The Orthodox Church in America has launched a new design for its website, Oca.org. The jurisdiction's web team, hired in January, enlisted the services of Simple Focus, a Memphis-based design firm. The site's developer, Fr. John Schroedel of Inoa Technologies, serves as the Web Manager for Ancient Faith Radio and Conciliar Media Ministries and is an OCA priest.
The project spanned a full year, beginning with a due diligence period and culminating in the launch on July 11.
Read the press release announcing the launch and view the new home page.
IOCC Responding to Severe African Drought
Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — As more than ten million men, women and children face hunger and life-threatening health consequences from the worst drought to hit the Horn of Africa in 60 years, International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is responding with aid to relieve victims of the worst food shortage crisis in the world today. Working in cooperation with the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Development and Inter Church Aid Commission (EOC-DICAC) and partner agency International Medical Corps (IMC), IOCC is delivering financial support to help alleviate the emergency needs of Somali refugees in southern camps of Ethiopia.
The initial IOCC relief will support healthcare responders assessing the immediate and basic health, nutrition, sanitation, and hygiene needs of the refugees, and support their efforts to provide emergency assistance such as distribution of food and water, therapeutic feeding programs for the severely malnourished, construction of latrines, and coordination of other hygiene activities to prevent spread of disease in such overcrowded conditions.
Sacred Music Institute
SACRED MUSIC INSTITUTE at Antiochian Village
West Coast SMI: February 20-23, 2014 at St. Luke Antiochian Orthodox Church, Garden Grove, CA. Theme: The Passion of Christ. You Don't Want To Miss This Event! Click here for the Registration Form to download form onto your computer. Then, fill out the form on your computer, print it out, and send in with your payment. Click here for the Schedule. If you're wondering why you should go, or what you will get out of it all, read on.
Our 29th Annual SMI & 3rd Annual YMM Program at Antiochian Village: July 23-27, 2014. Theme: Pascha.
Orthodox Music Society Announces Online Publishing
JOENSUU, FINLAND [ISOCM] -- The International Society for Orthodox Church Music is pleased to announce that its new on-line publication, the Journal of the International Society for Orthodox Church Music, is accepting submissions for publication.
The first issue will be available as a PDF download on the ISOCM site in Spring 2012.
The ISOCM was founded with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Leo of Karelia and all Finland by an international group of musicians and scholars after the First International Conference on Orthodox Church Music, "The Traditions of Orthodox Music", held at the University of Joensuu in University of Joensuu in June 2005. Members of the ISOCM are found around the world and in a variety of positions related to Orthodox Church music.
The ISOCM is delighted that Professors Hilkka Seppälä (University of Eastern Finland), and Christian Troelsgaard (University of Copenhagen), distinguished scholars in the field of Orthodox Church music, have agreed to be members of the Board of Honour.
Members of the Editorial Board include Dr. Yuliya Artamonova (Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, Moscow), Dr. Nicolae Gheorghita (National University of Music, Bucharest), Dr. Alexander Lingas (City University, London), Dr. Ivan Moody (Editor; CESEM – Universidade Nova, Lisbon), Dr. Aleksander Naumow (Jagiellonian University, Cracow), Dr. Nicolas Schidlovsky (Princeton University), Maria akala-Roszczenko, TM, FM (Secretary of the ISOCM; University of Eastern Finland), and Nikita Simmons (Editorial Secretary of JISOCM, Portland, Oregon, USA).
Memory Eternal! + Fr. Thomas O'Dea
From the Diocese of Los Angeles:
It is with extreme sadness that we inform you that our beloved brother in Christ, Father Thomas O'Dea, fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday, July 10, 2011. His Grace, Bishop Joseph has asked the parishes to remember him in your prayers for the departed for the next 40 days and to hold a special Trisagion for his eternal life. May God receive him in His Heavenly Kingdom and may his memory be eternal. The funeral information will be announced once it has been determined.
Please join in praying for his repose and remembering his dear family: Khouirye Marcia, Sean & Robin, Dillon, Kiera and Brian O'Dea.
Logos for 2012 Conferences Now Available
Color and black and white versions of the official logo for 2012 parish life conferences are now available online.
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Fr. Joseph Purpura Releases 2011 Archdiocese Convention Youth Report
Fr. Joseph Purpura, the Antiochian Archdiocese Chairman of the Department of Youth and Parish Ministries, has released his Convention report for 2011 here.
He reminds Convention-goers that the "Orthodox Christian Coalition for Healthy Youth" (OCCHY) booth in the vendor area of the Convention will be offering materials free of charge for parents, clergy, teachers, teens and young adults. Read about OCCHY here or visit the Coalition for Healthy Youth website here.
Antiochian SVS Trustees Attend Conference on Christian Witness in the Middle East
[SVOTS Communications/Yonkers, NY] —Two Antiochian trustees from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, Board Chair Anne Glynn-Mackoul and The Rev. Dr. Philip LeMasters, recently attended an international conference titled "Christian Presence and Witness in the Middle East Today: Theological and Political Challenges." The conference was held June 19–23, 2011 in Volos, Greece at the invitation of the World Council of Churches and the Volos Theological Academy and was hosted by Metropolitan Ignatius of Demetrias. The thirty participants included theological scholars, social scientists, politicians, and church representatives, primarily from Orthodox churches in the Middle East but also including representatives from other Christian bodies in that region.
At the Volos conference, participants first examined the relevance and the different aspects of the "Kairos document" issued in December 2009 by Palestinian Christians from all church traditions. Second, they analyzed the socio-political challenges facing the Christians in the Middle East against the background of the recent uprisings in the Arab World. And finally, they listened to Christian witnesses from different parts of the region.
During his presentation, Fr. Philip, priest of the Orthodox Antiochian Archdiocese of North America and dean of Faculty of Social Sciences at McMurry University, spoke on "Orthodox Approaches to Non-violent Resistance." After first reviewing the roots of the conception in the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, he turned to the martyrs and confessors who, with their non-violent resistance, confronted and refused to obey the secular powers' demands that they abandon their faith.
House of Studies 2011 Registration Form & Schedule for Seminarian Track
The House of Studies has released the schedule and registration form for the Seminarian Track.
Recent Ordinations and Elevations Posted
From The Word, May and June editions:
SNOWDEN, Matthew, to the holy diaconate by Bishop Thomas, on February 20, 2011, at the Church of St. Ignatius, Antiochian Village. Dn. Matthew is completing his studies at St. Tikhon's Seminary and is currently assigned to the parish of St. Mary's in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
MATTHEWS, Dn. Stephen to the holy priesthood by Bishop Antoun May 8, 2011 at St. George, West Roxbury, MA. Fr. Stephen is completing his final year of seminary.
BUDICA, Dn. Adrian to the holy priesthood on May 22 at St. Nicholas Cathedral by Bishop Antoun. He is attached to the Cathedral.
KISHLER, Dn. Andrew to the holy priesthood on May 29 at St. George Church in Cicero, IL by Bishop Joseph. He is attached to All Saints Church, Chicago, IL.
MASSOUH, Fr. Michael, to the dignity of Archpriest by Bishop Antoun, on February 20, 2011, St. Nicholas Church, in St. Petersburg, Florida.
ZITON, Fr. Elias, to the dignity of Archpriest by Bishop Joseph, on February 6, 2011, at St. George Church, Phoenix, Arizona.
Creative Festival Entries Featured in Videos
The Department of Christian Education and the Fellowship of St. John the Divine have co-sponsored video presentations of the photos, artwork, and words of the children in the Dioceses of Toledo, Ottawa and Los Angeles. Originally created for the Creative Festivals of 2010, these visual renderings vividly illustrate the year's theme, which was "The earth is the Lord's and its fullness, the world and all who dwell therein," Psalm 23.
View all of these presentations on the Antiochian Archdiocese's Vimeo site.
2010 OCMC Annual Report Available Online
Dear Faithful Supporters and Friends of international Orthodox missions,
Greetings in Christ on this blessed Feast Day of the Twelve Apostles! We are pleased to announce that the 2010 OCMC Annual Report is now available online here.
We invite you to review this report so that you can know how your time, prayer and support has helped share the message of love, hope, and salvation with people around the world. Please prayerfully consider renewing your support for the ministries of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center, so that we might continue to participate in the work begun by the Holy Apostles of making disciples of all nations.
Please know that you are in our prayers. On behalf of the OCMC staff, board, missionaries, and volunteers, we thank you for your continued prayers as well.
In Christ,
Secretariat of the Holy Synod of Antioch Announces Election of 12 New Auxiliary Bishops
A statement released by the Secretariat of the Holy Synod of Antioch at the Patriarchal Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand on June 23, 2011, announced that the Holy Synod of Antioch has elected 12 new Auxiliary Bishops. Its regular session convened on June 21, 2011, and subsequent statements were released announcing the elections. The translation of the official communique reads, in part:
After prayer and calling upon the grace of the Holy Spirit, especially because we are still in the atmosphere of Glorious Pentecost, and asking the blessing of Our Lady the Virgin, protectress of the monastery, the fathers of the Synod began discussion of the agenda covering various ecclesial, local, national, and ecumenical topics.
The fathers gave their attention to all the issues that concern the faithful from spiritual, pastoral, social, and national perspectives. Together they carefully studied pastoral needs in the home countries and the diaspora in order for the Church to have an effective presence in serving her children, paying heed to their needs and concerns.
Read the complete Arabic version on the Balamand website.
Read the statement in English translated by Notes on Arab Orthodoxy here.
New! Updated Orthodox Institute Page Features Interview and Letters
In anticipation of a particularly dynamic Orthodox Institute season, the Department of Christian Education and Director Carole Buleza invite you to browse the new features of the Orthodox Institute page. First, read Catherine Sullivan's new interview with Fr. Thomas Hopko about the importance of Scripture and the ministry of Christian Education. Then browse through the letters of Maria Khoury, as she describes her life in the Holy Land.
Antiochian Archdiocese of Mexico's Archbishop Appoints New Auxiliary
The Antiochian Archdiocese of Mexico's website reports, "With the grace of God and under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, to which His Eminence Archbishop Antonio Chedraoui is representing and taking part in our Archdiocese as a Reverend person protected by God, has appointed Reverend Archimandrite Ignatius Samaan to the episcopal dignity as auxiliary bishop, with the Archdiocese itself under the instruction of S. E. Archbishop Antonio Chedraoui.
Rev. Archimandrite Samaan Ignacio was born in 1975 in Damascus, Syria. In 1996, he studied a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Damascus, and later a degree in Theology from St. John of Damascus Institute, University of Balamand, Lebanon, in 2001. He was director of Sacred Music Byzantine Choir of the institution during the years 1997-2000. He also completed studies in the Department of Liturgy at the University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
He received the diaconate on December 20, 1999 by the hand of His Beatitude Ignatius IV, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, the September 12, 2001, was ordained a priest, together with the appointment of Archimandrite. The same year he was appointed Episcopal Vicar of His Eminence, Metropolitan Anthony Chedraoui, Archbishop of Mexico, Venezuela, Central America and the Caribbean, a role that he has played to date, besides being the Dean of the Cathedral of St. George City Mexico.
OCF Relocates to Hellenic College
BROOKLINE, MA -- OCF is delighted to announce it has relocated to Hellenic College in Brookline, Massachusetts. This partnership will result in exciting opportunities for Orthodox students across North America.
First on the agenda is creating semester exchange programs for Orthodox students interested in studying in an Orthodox environment. The rich tradition of Hellenic College and the excitement of its student body will provide OCF with greater capacity to reach OCF students.
More information about our relocation and future partnership possibilities with Hellenic College will be made available in the upcoming months.
Our new address is:
50 Goddard Avenue
Brookline, MA 02445


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What can we expect for Castle and Beckett's relationship as we head to the end of Castle's season? — Dana ADAM: The bumps that we've hinted at before will be exacerbated by two men who come into Beckett's life. First, Beckett will be assigned to protect multimillionaire inventor Erik Vaughn (Ioan Gruffudd) — in his private hotel penthouse. "If Castle aspired to be someone, he'd aspire to be this guy," creator Andrew W. Marlowe says. "Castle's really determined to solve the case and get his girlfriend away from him." During their alone time, Erik will ask Beckett some tough questions about where her relationship with Castle is headed. Unfortunately, as Beckett wrestles with those questions in the season's penultimate episode, she'll cross paths with a federal investigator (Carlos Bernard) who might offer some different answers. "He opens Beckett's eyes on other possibilities that might be out there for her," Marlowe teases.
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Kimberly asks Rick to help her find her mother's captors.
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Full review
Android tablets are arriving thick and fast, desperately vying for the crown of Apple's all-consuming iPad. But most tablets tend to be around the 10-inch size, so if you want something that you can slide into your pocket, the iPad and its ilk aren't going to cut it.
Step up the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7-inch, which offers a smaller screen, along with a 1GHz dual-core processor and the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software.
It's available now for the reasonable price of £200.
Design and build quality
The Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, to give it its full, awkward name, is a 7-inch slate. That means it's considerably more hand-friendly than Apple's iPad or, indeed, Samsung's larger tablets like the Tab 2 10.1. You can easily hold it in one hand while prodding at it with the other, although you're probably not going to be able to use it one-handed as you might do with your smaller smart phone.
It weighs in at 345g so it's not exactly heavy. I found I was able to hold it one-handed for quite long periods without feeling tell-tale aches or the need to rest it on my lap. By comparison, the new iPad weighs a much more hefty 635g, which you might expect, given its larger size. Meanwhile, the 8-inch Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition is 386g.
The front of the tablet doesn't really offer any visual interest, with the screen taking up the whole space. Things don't get much better on the flipside either. The back panel is a plastic affair with an entirely flat grey colour. It's not the most interesting of designs, but I suppose it gets the job done. The plastic flexes a little when you squeeze it, which makes this tablet feel less premium than some of its metal-backed rivals.
It doesn't offer the same classy appeal as the iPad, but until Apple gets around to finally releasing a 7-inch slate, there isn't a massive amount of choice in the small tablet category. The Tab 2 is probably as good as you're going to get for now. You're unlikely to feel ashamed pulling it out in a coffee shop, but it's not going to win you the heart of the lovely thing serving the espressos, so you'd better polish up on those coffee puns ("where have you bean all my life?").
Around the edge you'll find a volume rocker, a power button, a 3.5mm headphone jack, the power connector -- which sadly doesn't charge over USB -- and an SD card slot. The latter is a nice addition as it allows you to increase the meagre 16GB of internal storage with a beefy 64GB SD card. This means you can save apps and system data to the tablet but keep the card free for photos and videos that would quickly eat up your precious internal space.
The 7-inch screen offers a resolution of 1,024x600 pixels. That doesn't beat the 1,280x800 pixels on the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, but it's not far off, and given the slight size increase of the Xoom, it probably works out about the same.
It's certainly not challenging the pin-sharp retina display of the new iPad -- and it doesn't come close to what LG's got planned with its new 1080p screen for smart phones -- but it's at least quite sharp and provides good colours. The display is not a Super AMOLED screen so don't expect it to deliver the sort of richness found on the Galaxy S2 or S3. It's perfectly capable of handling some YouTube footage with pleasing results though.
The size of the screen means browsing the web or watching full-screen videos isn't quite as comfortable as it would be on the larger iPad or Galaxy Tab 10.1. But it's considerably more portable, so it's handy for quickly pulling out on a plane if you're bored of flicking through the perfumes in the in-flight magazine.
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
The Tab 2 7-inch comes packed with the latest version of Android, known as Ice Cream Sandwich, immediately putting it a step above rivals such as the Xoom 2 Media Edition. The Xoom is still waiting for an update to the latest version from the older Android 3.2 Honeycomb, which was Google's original attempt at a tablet-specific operating system.
Ice Cream Sandwich brings various updates to the table including unlocking your phone through face recognition, the excellent Chrome browser and widget previews, among others. Take a look at our ten favourite things about ICS to get an idea of what to expect from the latest version.
As it always does, Samsung has thrown a few of its own pieces of software into the mix including its reading, music and games hubs, as well as extra tweaks such as having a dedicated button for taking screen shots on the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.
Samsung hasn't done much to the overall structure of Android, so regular 'droid users won't find it difficult to get to grips with. The interface is clean, with attractive light colours used in the menus.
Adding widgets to the home screen is still a simple task of pressing and holding to bring up a menu. Navigating around the interface is simple, making the Tab a potentially good option for a first-time Android user or those of you who aren't particularly familiar with technology.
As it's an Android device, you have full access to the hundreds of thousands of apps available in the Google Play store.
Under the hood is a 1GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM. Considering we're seeing phones and tablets flying around with quad-core processors clocked at speeds of up to 1.8GHz, the Tab 2 7-inch doesn't seem to offer a massive amount, but that's mostly justified by the cheaper price tag.
To see how it stacks up against its rivals I booted up the Geekbench benchmark test and hit go. It returned a score of 409, which is frankly rather disappointing. By comparison, the Xoom 2 Media Edition managed over 1,000 on the same test. It's slightly more expensive, sure, but you do seem to be getting quite a lot more for your money.
I found similar results when I booted up the Quadrant benchmark, with the Tab 7-inch achieving a score of 2,689, which falls quite far short of the 4,000 offered by the Asus Transformer Prime. Then again, the Prime is packing a quad-core processor and costs quite a lot more, so it'd be a pretty poor effort if the Prime didn't whup the Tab 7-inch up and down benchmark boulevard.
Of course, scores aren't everything so it's important to see how this little chap handles everyday tasks. I found swiping my way around the home screens and menus to be fairly responsive although it sometimes lacked the immediacy of some of its siblings. This suggests that perhaps the more recent ICS software might be a little too much for a lower-powered tablet to handle.
Opening menus and navigating through different settings sometimes resulted in lag between pressing the icon and the action taking place. It was never enough to really be annoying, but it was quite noticeable at times.
Once you start filling it up with all kinds of apps and widgets hogging background processes, you can expect to see a slowdown. I'd recommend keeping things simple on this tablet or you could expect it to become noticeably sluggish.
Of course, that's not to say it doesn't have enough juice to cope with most of what you'd need to use it for. I found it had plenty enough power to run essential apps like Facebook and, of course, our own amazing CNET app. It was easily able to turn its hand to some Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja. It might not cope so well down the line if you make a habit of chomping through demanding 3D games though.
Samsung promises 10 hours of battery life from the tablet, which I found to be a pretty accurate claim. I ran my battery test and found that after around 8 hours of constant use, the tablet was nearly exhausted. If you only use it for basic tasks and keep wireless networking turned off, you'll be able to get a better time.
On the back of the tablet is a 3-megapixel camera that I found gave acceptable results for the price. Colours were fairly even but it didn't seem to deal well with noise, resulting in the photo not being particularly sharp.
There's no LED flash either so don't expect to be taking loads of photos of your friends in a dingy underground bar. It shoots video at 720p resolution though, so you can at least catch their drunken antics on film.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7-inch certainly isn't going to bother the premium slates in terms of power, or indeed, screen resolution. But if you want a pocket-friendly tablet and don't plan on doing anything too demanding with it, it's worth considering.


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To improve on revenue collection and access to water, Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company (Kiwasco) has introduced a pre-paid water metering system.
The pilot project scheduled to run for the next six months in Nyalenda, beginning this month, is being led by a Namibian based company TagMeter Namibia.
"Earlier this year, we concluded a memorandum of understanding with Kiwasco to implement a pilot project to demonstrate the effectiveness of our pre-paid water metering system," said TagMeter project manager, Mr Nathan Desmond Tjirimuje.
Kiwasco's managing director, Engineer David Onyango, said the prepaid meter will now enable customers pay only for what they consume and also help them manage their water accounts better.
The system will also enable the company to improve efficiency in billing, thus cutting costs associated with meter reading and data processing.
Because of the high population in Kisumu, it takes Kiwasco more than a month to conduct meter reading among its customers.
He said the pre-paid water meters will be installed at water kiosks operated by private operators and community organisations, as well as domestic consumers.
The intension is to reach a high number of residents, since each kiosk serves between 150 and 200 customers.
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BILLINGS, Mont., Jan. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 20, 2013, the former management team of Augustus Energy Partners, LLC ("Augustus I") has formed a new upstream energy company, Augustus Energy Partners II, LLC ("Augustus II" or the "Company"). Augustus II will be led by Steven D. Durrett, the Company's founder, President and CEO. He will be joined by certain other executives that were also part of the management teams at Augustus I and United States Exploration, Inc. These individuals include: Kenneth J. Meister (Vice President – Engineering), Bob Fisher (Vice President – Geology), Duane Zimmerman (Vice President – Operations), Lou Ann Carlson (Vice President – Administration) and Jeff Appelt (Controller).
Additionally, Augustus II announced that, simultaneously with its formation, the Company closed a new $96.7 million institutional private equity commitment with Lime Rock Partners, Wells Fargo Energy Capital, and Rivington Capital Partners, LLC (a subsidiary of Rivington Holdings, LLC). "We are very excited about partnering again with Lime Rock and Rivington and we welcome the addition of Wells Fargo into this new venture. The strong financial commitment and broad industry experience of our partners will provide us with the ability to actively pursue opportunities currently in the market," commented Durrett.
Augustus II is headquartered in Billings, Montana and plans on implementing a two tiered strategy focusing on leasing & drilling as well as acquisitions of producing properties in the Rocky Mountain region.
About Lime Rock
Established in 1998, Lime Rock Management has raised $5.5 billion in private equity funds for investment in the energy industry through Lime Rock Partners, investors of growth capital in E&P and oilfield services companies worldwide, and Lime Rock Resources, acquirers and operators of oil and gas properties in the United States. For more information, please visit www.lrpartners.com.
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Wells Fargo & Company is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.5 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, and the Internet (wellsfargo.com), and has offices in more than 35 countries to support the bank's customers who conduct business in the global economy. With more than 270,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 25 on Fortune's 2013 rankings of America's largest corporations. Wells Fargo's vision is to satisfy all our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at blogs.wellsfargo.com.
About Rivington Holdings, LLC
Rivington Holdings, LLC is an investment banking boutique specializing in private capital and mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions for the small and mid-cap energy sectors. Founded in 2002, the firm has successfully closed 75 private capital and M&A transactions with total consideration exceeding $4.8 billion. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Rivington Capital Partners, LLC, the firm makes private equity investments in the small cap, upstream energy sector.
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