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I'm not gonna lie. I watch the show "Toddlers & Tiaras" (religiously) I just can't look away from this train wreck. But I have very mixed emotions about the Pageant World.
When I watch the show I often wonder how much is real, and how much is editing. I know that drama sells, and if all the little girls were happy, and all the moms were sane nobody, myself included, would watch the show. But there are some things that clearly are not edited. The costumes for example, or force feeding Pixie Stix and Red Bull to a 2 year old to get her to "wake up" They could edit that OUT, but the sad thing is, that IS reality. Plain as day, strutting her stuff across my TV screen.
I don't have a problem with pageants. I think it's great when girls learn self esteem at a young age, and feel free to sing, dance, or perform another talent in front of an audience without being scared. That is great. But I think it can go too far.
Looks like she's having a great time! Because every 4 year old loves getting waxed!
The spray tans, the caked on make-up, the eye brow waxing, the tiny trampy costumes. It is all disturbing to me. I can't imagine what these moms are thinking when they dress their kids up as mini adults and have them behave inappropriately on stage (pouty lips, booty shake, etc.) Of course a two year old doesn't understand what pouty faces and booty shakes may represent, they just do what their mom or hired coach tells them to do.
Is this girl 4 or 34? She looks much older than me…just a lot shorter.
I watched the new Anderson Cooper show last week, and he had three of the Pageant girls mother's on the show. They all defended themselves tooth and nail, even arguing with a Psychologist about the POSSIBLE repercussions of little girls behaving in a sexual manner on stage. They think this is just how all little girls act at that age. Dancing in front of mirrors and wanting to wear make-up. I agree, to a point, that girls of that age may want to try make-up, and pretty dresses, and dance and sing for their parents. But isn't it the parents job to stear the girls in the direction of loving who you are without make-up, and without thousand dollar glitz dresses?
Maddona cone bras are totally appropriate for two year olds…right? RIGHT?!
One mother has spent over $100,000 on pageants (Dresses, travel, coaches, etc) Isn't that a tad bit extreme? Spending money to teach a little girl that she's worth nothing unless she's the prettiest.
That is what depresses me the most. These tiny little girls, babies some of them, are being taught before they even hit pre-school that if you're not perfect and pretty you have no value. Its a shame, its sad, and it's disturbing.
Sure–it's acceptable to dress a toddler up as "Pretty Woman" it's what all little girls want to do! Totally natural!
I have so much more to say on this topic, but I'll stop here for now. Dave and I will not be putting our children in pageants, not only is it far too expensive, but we want our kids to know that their true value has nothing to do with how they look.
What do you think of pageants? Are the "Natural pageants" (no make-up no tanning, no flippers or gaudy dresses) ok? Do you think parents take it too far?


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April 24, 2007 was the official launch date of The Lord of the Rings Online and today we are celebrating 5-years in Middle-earth! Turbine has released this dev diary video talking with Turbine employees new and old about the journey to get where we are today.
Happy Anniversary LOTRO!
April 24, 2012
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That was really cool to see some of the great artwork of the past, learn some design secrets and get a small preview of Rohan. I always have loved the dev videos that Turbine puts out…I just wish they would release more.
Tony Says:
I always wondered — what happened to Jeffrey Steefel anyway?
I actually have some really old concept art from this game that I dug up back when I ran MMeOw. A lot of it predated release. There's even some screenshots that show a clearly different artistic approach, with different warg and goblin models than we see now. If anyone is interested I'll see about finding them again — although maybe by now CSTM or another site put them up too lol
Felaros Says:
I think sometime after either Moria or Mirkwood he was moved to a game that hasn't been released yet. I would probably put my money on around Mirkwood because that is when they started doing the F2P stuff as well as the Adventure Pack that was released with it which looks like Kate Paiz might have been in charge of.
Saelyth Says:
3:35 is that rohan? or i just missed that place since i don't have Great River?
April 29, 2012
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Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - Jason Vargas tossed a shutout and Howie Kendrick homered as the LA Angels of Anaheim blanked the Oakland Athletics, 3-0, in the middle installment of a three-game set.
Vargas (9-7) allowed just four runs while striking out five for his second shutout of the season. The Angels have won 10 of their last 14 games overall.
"We made some defensive plays behind me," said Vargas. "I was able to control counts, which made my changeup more effective. Tonight was a good one."
Kendrick smoked his 13th home run of the season for LA while J.B. Shuck offered two hits and Josh Hamilton drove in a pair.
A.J. Griffin (14-10) struck out seven over five frames, but surrendered all three runs on five hits as Oakland's winning streak comes to a halt at five games.
With one away in the home half of the first, Kendrick hit a no-doubter to center field on an 0-1 Griffin offering.
The Angels put two more across in the third inning. Tommy Field and Shuck singled and Mike Trout walked to load the bases for Hamilton, who blooped a single in front of Chris Young in left field to plate two.
Vargas set the side down 1-2-3 in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings and faced the minimum in the second and seventh frames after yielding a single and then inducing a double-play.
"Jason pitched well," admitted A's manager Bob Melvin. "He used his changeup effectively. We always have a feeling we're going to have a big inning but we couldn't do it today."
Daric Barton walked to put a runner on in the ninth, but Vargas got Josh Donaldson to ground into a fielder's choice two end the contest.
"Jason's changeup was exceptional," said Angels manager Mike Scioscia. "He had a good angle on his fastball, and good fastball command. He knows what he's doing."
Donaldson's streak of reaching base in 28 straight games came to an end ...
Jed Lowrie had two of Oakland's four hits ... The A's had won 11 of 13 ...
Oakland is a game behind the Red Sox for best record in the majors.
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Ron Beitler, owner of Bar None Weddings & Entertainment in Macungie and a lifelong resident of Lower Macungie Township was rejected by the Lower Macungie Board of Commissioners as a volunteer member of the Parks & Recreation Board.
Beitler, a lifelong township resident, applied for the position and was interviewed by some of the commissioners.
His appointment to the board was a party of Thursday's agend at the BOC meeting.
Commissioner James Lanscek made a motion to approve Beitler's appointment.
But Commissioner President Ron Eichenberg had concerns.
"[Beitler] is instrumental in an organization that brought suit against the Board of Commissioners, and he has a lot of negativity," Eichenberg said.
Eichenberg went on to say that for those reasons he would not support Beitler's appointment.
Beitler, a frequent blogger and commentor on Lower Macungie Patch, is a leader of the Friends for the Protection of Lower Macungie Township, an activist group that supports smart growth and farmland preservation.
Beitler openly collected signatures on a petition that asked the commissioners to withdraw from a memorandum of understanding that changed zoning laws to allow the possibility of the development of hundreds of acres of farmland in the township's southwest corner.
Though the Friends group openly supports the litigation surrounding the Jaindl development in the western part of the township, Beitler's name appears nowhere in the suit.
Beitler also, on several occasions, has made a point of identifying Eichenberg as a local realtor involved in several development projects throughout the township.
After Eichenberg's statement, there was no second to the motion to approve Beitler's appointment.
"Hearing no second, the motion is denied," Eichenberg said.
Beitler is "deeply disappointed."
"I was really looking forward to volunteering during such an exciting time for the parks board. It is currently conducting a much needed comprehensive review of our parks system. We have a great volunteer board with some great people. I'm saddened the commissioners punished me because I disagree with them on certain development issues and I blog about it. I don't believe that people should be punished and locked out of local government because they
have a different opinion with our elected officials. This is not the first time this board has done this," Beitler said in a Friday morning email.


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A little over 200 runners took to the Ghost Trail in Salisbury last night as part of the 35th annual Pat Polletta 2-Mile Rail-Trail Race, the first of its kind with a handicapped and adaptive athlete's race category.
"Pat introduced running to women back in the 1970s before it was big," race director Tanya Anderson said of Polletta. "He passed away a few years ago, so I didn't know him, but in his honor, I added a handicapped division this year."
Named after former Amesbury high school running coach Pat Polletta, who was paralyzed by an injury while at sea, the race supports the Amesbury Boosters and running programs as well as the nonprofit, Adaptive Sports Partners of the North County, which provides sports and recreation opportunities for people with physical and developmental disabilities.
Rick Dayko started the race back in 1978 for his friend Polletta who passed away in 2005.
"I cannot fathom why more people do not name races for a living person who can appreciate the fact that they are being honored," said Dayko. "Most of these races are memorial races. He was initially embarrassed by it, but as people say, 'He feels a little funny about it. But, on the other hand, he just beams when he talks about it.' And he was always our official starter."
Newburyport's Steve Dowsett, 25, finished first at 10:23.5, only 0.3 seconds ahead of Chris Grange.
"I took a wrong turn right at the start," said Dowsett. "I just wanted to go fast, so I just took off to the right. Then I got back on it. Worked with (Grange) in the middle, then I just took the lead in the last 10 seconds. This is my first local win."
"He went off pretty quick, then I caught up to him at the mile mark," Grange, 29, of Amesbury said of Dowsett. "We tied with about a half a mile to go, then I passed him and he passed me back with about 200 meters left. But it's good to be competitive."


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News: Baby Says Drake Cannot Match Lil Wayne's Current Stardom, "That's 20 Years From Now"
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 5:10PM
Cash Money Records' Baby recently talked about Drake's star power compared to his artist, Lil Wayne, and said the Young Money rapper has a long way to go before reaching Weezy's level.
In addition to Drizzy, the Birdman also spoke on competing with other record labels.
"Drake is already a superstar," Baby explained in an interview. "That's 20 years from now. Hopefully, he'll be bigger. That's what we're striving for. We ain't tripping. We're working hard for him to be bigger than anyone else. We want the best for him. Now, I don't see any top labels. I look around and see all those people who did it before me. To me, the labels, I don't see no company with constant success with a clique. At some point, there was a lot of people doing this. It used to be crowded. I see a lot of people who have done it, and now don't see them." (Associated Press)
Baby is known for defending his thoughts and opinions on Wayne being the best rapper in the business.
"I don't think [Jay-Z] a number one emcee in no kinda way," Baby said in an interview. "Wayne the best he do the most and he make the most money. I dont think no n*gga in the business make more money than us. How could you be the best if you don't make the best money, the most money and you don't do the most. Lyrically, come on man be for real man can't nobody f*ck with Wayne. And to me, if you number one and you aint getting no money it don't mean nothing. Who's making the most money. That's number one to me. F*ck all that rap sh*t. Sh*t, y'all got cold rappers you never even heard and then you got n*ggas who really can't rap and making money. It's about who's making the most money to me. I don't give a f*ck about the rest of that sh*t." (Tropical TV)
Drake recently spoke on his developing rap skills and what content his Thank Me Later debut would offer upon its release next year.
"You can expect the same sound, I'm still going to be telling a story," Drake explained in an interview. "I've got a great story to tell now -- it's been a crazy year. I just want to make it a little bigger, a little more energy. Sonically, I want to advance. I think I've gotten better at rapping since the last one so I'm excited to share it with the world. That's how I come up with songs, I'll sit there and rap to myself. There are people who are phenomenal at freestyling, but I'm a writer." (The Boom Box)
Still in its early stages, Drake recently explained the initial difficulty he has been having with song selection for his upcoming album.
"No, it's not the first single," Drake said about his The-Dream collaboration. "It deserves to be a single at some point, but it's not the first single... I have trouble doing that. I'd say I have about six songs done and to pick from just six is hard for me 'cause I don't know what else is going to come. With So Far Gone, before 'Best I Ever Had' became the single, the entire project was done and it just happened to be the most commercially viable, catchiest song. I like picking my singles like that. Now obviously my management hates that because that doesn't give them much time to work it. But I'm a big believer that everything should happen organically and if it doesn't then something's not right, and I don't really want to change my formula. Before I start working a single, I need to get about 10, 15, 20 songs done so I can pick from a batch of music as opposed to just committing to something right now." (Rap-Up)
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On Wednesday, News Three brought you the story on the new CVS policy prohibiting anyone without a valid ID from buying nail polish remover: CVS requires ID to buy nail polish remover
Now, CVS says they have flipped the policy and are no longer checking ID's for the cosmetic item.
The initial policy required identification because the top ingredient is acetone, which is used to make methamphetamine, commonly known as "crystal meth."
"After thoroughly reviewing our policies for the sale of products that contain acetone, in most states we will no longer require customers to present an ID to purchase these products, including nail polish remover. Our stores will be notified about this change by the end of the day today and it will take effect beginning tomorrow," said Mike DeAngelis, CVS' Director of Public Relations, in an e-mail to News Three.
CVS also made an announcement on their Facebook page Wednesday evening:
"We want to thank all of our fans who have shared their thoughts on our policies for the sale of nail polish removers that contain acetone, which is an ingredient used in the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine. After a thorough review, we are revising our policy to ensure customer convenience while appropriately complying with regulations in our business."
This was a corporate policy for CVS so all their stores in our area enforced it. News Three checked with other stores in the Chattahoochee Valley, including Walgreens and Walmart, and they don't have this policy.
Some states have restrictions on sales of acetone, Georgia and Alabama have no restrictions.
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The Maryland Terrapins kicked off a three game weekend series with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons Friday night at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium. After dropping back to back one run games to Florida State, the Terps got back on the winning track with a 10-7 defeat of James Madison on Tuesday night. The Terrapins continued that momentum with a 5 - 4 win. Maryland jumped ahead in the bottom of the first scoring in typical Terp fashion. Lamonte Wade, Jr. rapped a one out double to right center, moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored on Kyle Convissar's ground out. The Terps added to their lead with a single run in the third. Charlie White led off the inning with a bunt single. He stole second and scored on K.J. Hockaday's two out triple into the right field corner.
The Deacons tried to scratch back in the top of the fourth but Maryland starter Jimmy Reed pitched out of a bases loaded and one out jam getting a pop out to right and a strikeout to preserve the two run lead. Blake Schmit led of the bottom of the fourth by reaching a two base error. Taking advantage of Wake's miscue, the Terps immediately put another run on the board when Anthony Papio singled to left knocking in Schmit. Sensing the need to put some distance between themselves and the visitors from Winston-Salem, Papio moved up to second on a ground out and scored on Jose Cuas's double to right. Cuas reached third on White's single to shallow center and scored on Wade's ground out to second. The three run outburst gave Maryland a 5-0 lead after four.
Reed gave Maryland six strong innings – facing only the bases loaded threat in the fourth - yielding six hits and no runs before giving way to Bobby Ruse who came on to start the seventh. Wake Forest did get two men on in the seventh but Ruse quashed the threat ending the inning by striking out a pinch hitter. After retiring the first two Deacons in the eight, Ruse got himself in a jam again giving up a two out double and two walks to load the bases. Ben Brewster came on in relief of Ruse and hit the only batter he faced. Coach Szefc quickly called on Kevin Mooney to see if he could get the Terps out of the inning. Mooney walked the first batter he faced and the night grew colder, the inning longer and the Terrapin lead narrower. An error on a ground ball by third baseman K.J. Hockaday allowed two unearned runs and what had been a comfortable five run lead was trimmed to one. The lead became more precarious as the visitors executed a double steal but Mooney was able to induce the final out on a grounder to short. He then retired the side in order as the Terps held on for the win moving to 3-4 in the ACC and 14-7 overall. Game two of the series is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 1:30.
In a quick note for Duck, Terps wrestlers Jimmy Sheptock (184lbs) and Josh Asper (174lbs) each won both their matches on Thursday at the NCAA Championships in Des Moines. Both lost their early matches on Friday but each still has a chance to earn All-American status with victories in the consolation rounds. Sheptock did win at least once in the consolation round but timely wrestling results are really tough (for me) to find.
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Two North Texas teens are dead and two others injured after a crash on Collin County early Sunday morning. The accident happened at highway 380 and County Road 407 in Princeton, east of McKinney at about 4 a.m.
Close to 300 people showed up to the Cowboy Church of Collin County Sunday evening to mourn the loss of Cody Hensley and Stephen Chaney, both 17.
Police say 7 teens ranging in age from 17 to 19 were riding in a small hatchback car when it left the road at Monte Carlo and Florence Drive in Princeton.
At the candle light vigil Sunday, friends talked about how much they'll miss Cody and Stephen and what they remember most about them. They also said prayers for two others that were in the car that are still hospitalized, police say one of them is critical.
Senior Cody attended McKinney North. He played football and baseball in previous years, but was best known for his camo style. Students wore camo to class Monday to honor him.
Speed appears to have been a factor in the crash and investigators are trying to determine if alcohol was also a factor. Standard procedure when investigating a crash like this is to do a blood draw on the driver.
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I just installed my new Autodesk Inventor 2008 commercial version. As luck would have it, the install automatically picked up my old serial number from the student version of 2008 that I had just uninstalled. This is a great feature if you actually want the old version again. For me, not so good. So I started thinking .. How do I change the serial number in Autodesk Inventor 2008 without uninstalling the program. Well, it is really simple and here are the steps.
1. Inside of Inventor, go to Help -About.
Then click on the Product Information button.
2. You can see that the education version is installed. Now next to the serial number is a button called "Update".
3. On the update dialog box is a fyi... so type in the new serial number and hit "ok".
Now you may notice that the serial number doesn't automatically update, so you have to go to the documentation for the operating system...yada, yada. Well, I did that work for you... here are the steps to getting the new serial number to show.. From http://support.microsoft.com/kb/225035/ "....
|Select the particular tool you want to run in administrative context (for example: Add/Remove Hardware).
|Highlight the selected tool by using a single left-click on the icon.
|Hold done the Shift key and right-click on the icon. You will notice the Run as... command the appears in the command list.
|Select the Run as... command. You will be prompted with a dialog box titled, "Run program as other user".
|Type the administrator account name and password in the appropriate fields. Note: the domain name can also be changed.
After entering the credential for the administrator account, click OK and the program associated with the tool will start in the administrative context. "


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Mother inspired community college board chairman's public service
When Bernardo Perez was a kid, his mom was always volunteering in the classroom, with his Boy Scout troop and at church.
That volunteer work inspired Perez, recently elected chairman of the Ventura County Community College District board, to go into public service.
"I admired that about her," Perez said. "I think a lot of what I do is in honor and memory of my mom."
Perez, 63, was appointed to the board in 2010 and elected to his first full term in November. But he is still just one of five trustees when the board makes decisions.
Still, Perez has things he'd like to do as a board member, including getting the community more involved with the board. His suggestions: hold meetings across the county rather than just in Ventura and broadcast meetings on TV or online.
He also thinks the board, which oversees Moorpark, Oxnard and Ventura colleges, needs to clarify to the public what its role is — and isn't.
"So much of what happens at the colleges is out of our direct domain," he said. "But the public doesn't always necessarily understand that."
Perez comes to the job with a background in city government. He served on the Moorpark City Council, as mayor of the city and on the city's planning commission.
"Friends said, 'You should run,' " he said. "I shake my head now. I just sort of did it blindly."
The shift from government to education "has taken some getting used to," he said. But he's been involved in education as a volunteer at his grandchildren's school and sees education as part of broader government.
That background will help him as chairman, said Trustee Stephen Blum, the board's last chairman.
"He has a lot of experience in public service," Blum said. "He also brings a cool, calm, deliberate, thoughtful personality. That's a good thing for this district. We've been through some rocky times."
Perez grew up in Compton, one of nine children. He went to Catholic schools, an education that his parents helped pay for by working at the school — his father mowed the lawn and his mother volunteered. He said his Scout troop took holiday baskets to families at Christmas, and when the group finished, there always seemed to be an extra basket, which was given to his family.
"I look back and think: Life was good," he said.
"We were a family of modest means, but I didn't know that."
Bernardo Perez
Work: Chairman, Ventura County Community College District board; project manager, Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation
Age: 63
Home: Moorpark
Education: High school graduate; some college
Family: Married; three children; six grandchildrenReading: "My Life" by Bill ClintonFavorite place: South Lake Tahoe
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Ash Wednesday sees the imposition of ashes. In the United States ashes are smudged on the forehead of penitents. And the smudge is worn the whole day long unless of course you could to a late evening Mass.
In Europe, especially Rome, the ashes are more like granules and are sprinkled upon the crown of the head. There is no visible sign of the smudge. It is like "putting on sackcloth and ashes" quite literally.
Now, let's talk liturgy. As you know my clairvoyance as enabled me to see future liturgical reforms as many believe this will occur and that our Liturgy today will be "enriched" by the Liturgy prior to the Council but with Vatican II's sober, nuanced "vision" of what the reform of the liturgical rites would look like.
One enrichment from the pre-Vatican II Liturgy but with Vatican II sensibilities will be the placement of sacramentals and other sacraments within the Mass itself.
For example in the 1962 missal, the Rite of Marriage or the Nuptials took place as a prelude to the Mass similar to the Rite of Sprinkling or Asperges. The same was true of the imposition of the ashes on Ash Wednesday. These were clearly separate preludes to the actual Mass. The 1965 missal reformed this and allowed these "rites" to replace the Prayers at the Foot of the altar, but to be clearly a part of the Mass not just a prelude. The 1969 missal placed these after the homily, except for the rite of sprinkling which remained as a replacement for the penitential act.
The revised 2012 English Roman Missal has a peculiar thing in it concerning the Nuptial Mass. There is the greeting of the Mass, but the rubrics clearly state that the Penitential Act is omitted but the Gloria is sung/said. There is no formula given to introduce the Nuptial Mass or easily go forward from the greeting to the Gloria.
This tells me, the clairvoyant that I am, that a future revised "Marriage Rite" (there is a separate book for this distinct from the Roman Missal)will have the actual rite of marriage with vows and blessing and exchange of rings in the place of the Penitential Act preceding the Gloria. The Nuptial Blessing will still be after the Lord's Prayer.
I'm disappointed though that the 2012 missal still indicates that the blessing and imposition of the ashes takes place after the homily and is the penitential act, thus the normal penitential act in its normal place is omitted. The missal though states that the penitential act is omitted and the priest simply greets the people after the Sign of the Cross and then prays the Collect.
The 1965 missal has a fuller explanation of what should take place and that the imposition of ashes is the "penitential act" which replaces the prayers at the Foot of the Altar. The Ashes are blessed and imposed prior to the Collect and Liturgy of the Word. There is also a specific rubric about how the priest-celebrant is to receive his ashes. If another priest is present, that priest imposes ashes on the celebrant. If there is not another priest, the celebrant imposes ashes on himself. This rubric is totally lacking in the new Roman Missal and since 1973.
So, what do you think about the placement during Mass of ashes and the rite of marriage? And if I'm not mistaken, I believe that the rite of ordination of priests and deacons took place prior to the Liturgy of the Word,(actually after the tract but before the Gospel) similar to how the Nuptials took place as a prelude to the Mass--anyone know for sure?
Finally, having been trained in the modern way of celebrating the Mass, we were taught that these other rites (except for the Asperges) were to take place after the Liturgy of the Word as a response to it. I'm beginning to question that "theology" as symbolically it would be better for a bride and groom to be married and for the very first time as husband and wife, they would hear the Liturgy of the Word together, participate in the One Sacrifice and receive Holy Communion, as husband and wife.
The same for deacons, priests and bishops, you should be ordained and then listen to the Word of God.
Just my two cents worth. But for the imposition of ashes, it should be the penitential act and in the normal place.
24 comments:
- William Meyer said...
Father, my impression is that in many cases, the changes in the liturgy removed deeply symbolic acts, replacing them with more superficial, but perhaps more easily understood acts. I wonder whether this is tied to the near obliteration of catechism? Clearly, if one is not taught the meaning of the liturgy, then the symbols must be made simple and obvious, else they will be without apparent meaning.
It ain't television; why did they try to make it similarly ordinary?
- February 21, 2012 at 8:57 AM
- Marc said...
It is interesting how the Spirit of Vatican II resulted in everything being transformed into a "Liturgy of the Word."
At any rate, here is the 1962 Ordination Rite: http://www.sanctamissa.org/en/resources/books-1962/rituale-romanum/40-the-sacrament-of-holy-orders-rite-of-priestly-ordination.html.
It seems to take place between the Mass of the Catehumens and the Mass of the Faithful, which enables the newly ordained priests to concelebrate the Mass.
- February 21, 2012 at 9:01 AM
- Fr. Allan J. McDonald said...
Marc, thanks for that link. Actually the ordination takes place after the Epistle and gradual but before the Gospel! So when the Gospel is read, they are already ordained.
- February 21, 2012 at 9:40 AM
- Vox Cantoris said...
I agree that these should all be moved to before the actual Mass.
In the pre-1955 Holy Week, the Washing of the Feet on Holy Thursday was also done before Mass or even at a different time of the day, for example, in monasteries.
The Reformed Holy Week inserted the Washing of the Feet after the Readings/Homily. Clearly, this then spread to the Nuptial, Ash Wednesday and Confirmation Rite which were also before the actual Mass.
I think that these other Sacraments or Sacramentals would have been seen as an intrusion within the Mass itself. In fact, they can all be celebrated without Mass.
If you notice the recent Consistory, the Pope did not have it within the context of a Mass which was an innovation which gave the impression that it was another "ordination."
Innovations, experimentation and tinkering, too much of it has happened and needs to be corrected.
- February 21, 2012 at 9:46 AM
- Fr. Allan J. McDonald said...
Vox, I didn't make the connection with the consistory and the papal changes to it this time around which confirms my clairvoyance concerning the direction of future revisions to our current missal and other "rites."
- February 21, 2012 at 9:50 AM
At our wedding, we had the litany of the saints. It was something very moving from the rites surrounding religious profession of vows that we wanted to incorporate into our marriage - and the pastor agreed. There's nothing quite like placing one's marriage in the context of all the angels and saints, the cloud of witnesses to pray for you!
- February 21, 2012 at 10:41 AM
- Templar said...
In my youth I never realized the ashes were supposed to be placed upon one's forehead in the shape of a cross. Me and all my friends usually to received what amounted to a thumb print or a smudge on our heads. Obviously the same sloppiness that applied to everything in 60s and 70s was applied to this as well.
- February 21, 2012 at 10:57 AM
- Fr. Allan J. McDonald said...
Actually, Templar, the manner of receiving ashes on the forehead in the form of a smudge or cross was the way it was done in the USA prior to Vatican II--there is continuity in other words with that aspect of ashes in this country.
- February 21, 2012 at 10:59 AM
- Marc said...
You're welcome for the link, Father. I didn't have time to read the whole thing myself. That is a helpful cite generally because they have all the old documents translated into English (including the Rituale Romanum, etc.).
As the question at hand, I don't think there is a theological reason for having these various rites take place during the Mass proper. The Mass is the Mass and devotionals are devotionals and sacramentals are sacramentals. All are sources of grace, but in different ways and scales. The older form of having these things prior to Mass makes perfect sense and simply because there is a previous imposition of ashes doesn't mean the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar should be excluded - honestly, why shouldn't we always be penitential before approaching the altar?
I believe one reason why these things were not done in the context of the Mass is so the Mass would always remain standardized. As mentioned by another commenter, there is way too much change going on here! Let's go back to the pre-1955 way of doing things and start over!
- February 21, 2012 at 11:30 AM
- Carol H. said...
When I lived in Arizona, ashes were given at the end of Mass, after communion. Why? Because too many parishoners would exit immediately after receiving their ashes- giving them at the end forced them to stay for the whole Mass.
Sad, but true.
- February 21, 2012 at 12:34 PM
In regard to the traditional form of ordination, it may be of interest to mention that the two priestly powers -- of offering sacrifice and of forgiving sins -- are bestowed separately and explicitly. Whereas in the new form these are neither explicit nor separate. Immediately after the anointing of the hands (before the Gospel) in the EF comes the
Bestowal of the Power to Offer Holy Mass
"Receive the power to offer sacrifice to God and to celebrate Mass for the living as well as for the dead. In the name of the Lord. Amen."
This is where the ordinand receives his folded chasuble. If the ordination stopped here, he would be a "priest simplex" who can offer Mass but cannot hear confessions. (These are few if any nowadays, but used to be more common, for instance, in cases where the priest could not master dogmatics sufficiently to hear confessions.) Later, in the continuation of the ordination following Holy Communion, comes the
Bestowal of the Power to Forgive Sins
"Receive the Holy Ghost; whose sins thou shalt forgive, they are forgiven them; and whose sins thou shalt retain, they are retained."
The new priest's chasuble is then unfolded.
- February 21, 2012 at 1:27 PM
- pinanv525 said...
Templar, In your youth...that was when the ashes were from the camp fire you roasted the Brontosaurus leg over, wasn't it? LOL!
- February 21, 2012 at 5:12 PM
One - Maybe the Church, in her wisdom, understands marriage to be a "penitential act." Thus it replaces the usual calling to mind of sin... JUST KIDDING!
Second - you often say "symbolically it would be better for a bride and groom to be married and for the very first time as husband and wife, they would hear the Liturgy of the Word together, participate in the One Sacrifice and receive Holy Communion, as husband and wife."
Why would this be better?
- February 21, 2012 at 5:59 PM
- Marc said...
Pater, I was wondering the exact same thing. I could come up with probably a handful of theological reasons for both placements. So, I don't think one is better than the other. I'm intrigued to hear why Fr. McDonald feels his idea is better...
- February 21, 2012 at 6:56 PM
- Fr. Allan J. McDonald said...
I never thought about it before I experienced the enrichment of the Extraordinary Form of the Nuptial Mass. I wrongly thought before I studied it that the exchange of vows and rings were a part of the Nuptial Mass, but no, it is seperate then followed by the Nuptial Mass. So the first Full Mass that the married couple experiences in matrimonial bliss is the complete nuptial Mass with its nuptial blessing after the Pater Noster. A good revision of this procedure would be to include the nuptials in place of the penitential rite and have the best of both worlds.
- February 21, 2012 at 8:26 PM
Ah, an excuse to say how much I hate the Penitential Act. If I were Pope for a Day, I'd remove it ASAP and place something like it after the Prayer of the Faithful...and I would also, but without such passion, move the Pax so that it followed it.
In its current place and form, it is a bad piece of Protestant worship, empty, merely formal, derailingly introspective and jolt to the flow of the Entrance. Not just its placement but the introduction by the Priest as a communal act.
Yeah, I hate it.
- February 21, 2012 at 8:46 PM
- Fr. Allan J. McDonald said...
The penitential act is a mere shadow of the prayers at the foot of the altar. Technically the ef mass begins with the introit and sung Kyrie, the prayers at the foot of the altar are purely prelude or devotional in nature.,
- February 21, 2012 at 9:10 PM
I understand that you like it better, but what theological reasoning, in your opinion, makes it better?
- February 22, 2012 at 10:29 AM
- Fr. Allan J. McDonald said...
What I said, hello, that the couple is married and for the first time as husband and wife listen to the word of God--how wonderful is that?
- February 22, 2012 at 11:23 AM
Well, it may be, in your opinion, wonderful, but how it is better than hearing the Word of God as a single person?
If we're going to make changes in the liturgy, ought we not have a solid, theological reason behind it?
- February 22, 2012 at 11:48 AM
- pinanv525 said...
Ignotus, What are the "solid theological reasons" for clowns in the Mass? What is the "solid theological reason" for emphasizing the "meal" aspect of the Mass aboive the Sacrifice?
What is the solid theological reason for holding hands during the Our Father or for the laity using the oracular gesture mimicing the Priest? What is the solid theological reason that churches tore down high altars and altar rails? Oh, and what is the solid theological reason for versus populum, while we are at it?
How is hearing the Word of God as a married couple better than hearing it as a single person..see Mk. 10:5.
- February 22, 2012 at 4:57 PM
But Pin, of course you know that all the things you cite are (variously) distortions, abuses, or perversions of the Novus Ordo, not parts of it.
- February 22, 2012 at 5:06 PM
Pin - I am not advocating any of the things you mention.
Henry - I never, not once, cited a distortion, abuse, or perversion of the Novus Ordo.
Good Father McDonald has suggested a liturgical practice, so I presume he has some theological reason for doing so.
- February 22, 2012 at 6:17 PM
- pinanv525 said...
Ye\s, Henry, I know. But, they have become de facto parts of it.
Ignotus, you were asking for solid theological reasons for Fr.'s suggestion. I am asking for solid theological reasons for other, far more disturbing changes in the Mass. You like the NO and you frequently quote dissident, off-beat, mod kooks in response to Fr. and others here. Judging from your past posts here and your enthusiastic, even self-righteous support of the female Episcopalian Bishop (you know, the one that doesn't believe Jesus is the son of God...remember?), you are kinda "Catholic light." So, you haven't answered my question...typically. So, "solid theological reasons"...anyone, anyone?
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I made this a Fan Post in case it's true nobody reads Fan Shots. ESPN's Hollinger has been right enough times to give me pause. He pegged Foye, Brewer and Flynn as duds, pegged KLove and impressively Ty Lawson as good. If nothing else, he's right more often than whomever Rob Moor has in charge.
Here's what Hollinger calls the Cliff's Notes version:
• Marshon Brooks, Josh Selby and the two Morrises appear overvalued.
• Brandon Knight, Jimmer Fredette and Jan Vesely are overvalued, but not as strongly.
• Kyrie Irving and Derrick Williams are, rightly, the top two players on the board.
• Tristan Thompson and Tobias Harris are undervalued. [Thompson scored higher than both Williams and Irving.]
• Jon Leuer, Norris Cole and Greg Smith are your sleepers.
This on Marshon Brooks:
"Probably the most suspect candidate, according to Draft Rater, is Marshon Brooks; his 7.88 rating was 27th among perimeter players. The Providence guard put up huge stats, but his average is hugely padded by two factors: First, the Friars played the fastest pace of any major Division I team; second, Brooks played nearly every minute of every game, averaging 36.5 per game -- remember, they play only 40 in college. Let all the air out and his numbers look a lot more ordinary -- his usage rate, which is his most alluring stat, ranks only ninth among prospects. Given his age (22 and five months) and his relative inefficiency, I'm not sure there's a ton to see here. Draft Rater sees him as a second rounder."
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Four years and about $4 million later, the Lens is dead. St. Petersburg voters overwhelmingly cast ballots to fire the architect.
With all precincts reporting, 63.22 percent voted "YES" to terminate the contract to build the Lens; 36.78 percent voted "NO."
In the mayoral race, Mayor Bill Foster garnered 40.63 percent of the vote, falling short of the majority he would have needed to win the race outright. Now he and Rick Kriseman, who got 38.90 percent of the vote, will face off in the general election on November 5th."We've got nine more weeks. We're absolutely up for it...we'll be able to talk real issues and real vision," Foster said."There really hasn't been a whole lot accomplished. We've only seen a lot of action from the mayor in the last 6 to 8 months since this election got kicked off," Kriseman said.
Voter turnout was at 31.35 percent. In 2009 – the last election involving the race for a mayor's seat – about 23 percent of voters total cast ballots.
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A last-ditch effort to save the Lens fell far short, leaving only a hope of salvaging something, at some point.
"We're going to be paying attention, we're going to be plugged in, we're going to do what we can to be in those rooms when its being figured out," said Jesse Landis, with Build the Pier, a last-minute political action committee set up to push the Lens.
But at a joyous "Stoppers" party, those who petitioned for a referendum to stop the Lens rolled out an online polling tool. It is in large part a demonstration of technology.
"It might be the same thing as voting for American Idol, that type of thing. But it is a pretty simple way for the city to get input," said Matt Florell, with votest.pete.org. "We're planning on keeping this going for a couple of weeks. We want to keep it going so the 8-28 Alliance can see it."
That alliance is the task force advising city officials on how to move forward. It already has better public input at the top of its suggestions.
And with nearly one third of the city's voters taking part today, it is clear the public wants to be part of creating a next-generation downtown pier.
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Can anyone tell me how to get transportation data from USGS web site http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ in map 2013. I download the transportation data and extracted it to a folder but I don't know how to get this format into map, it all extracted to a folder called bp176917.gdb and there are about 400 files in this folder.
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No just the top two, I've tried all parts of the county and all I ever get is two, never the shapefile option.
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This was very easy to make but I ended up actually cooking the eggplant in the saute pan to speed up the process. I halved the recipe as well. I also didn't have any stewed tomatoes so I used crush tomatoes and it worked just as well. I definitely agree with other posts that it lacked pizazz....so after cooking it I added some garlic and onion power which helped and the dish would probably be even better with fresh garlic and onion as well as maybe some thyme or basil. VERY FILLING. but overall not too bad!
Penne with Roasted Eggplant, Chickpeas, and Feta
Yield: 5 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 388
- Calories from fat: 23%
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated fat: 2.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 4.3g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.6g
- Protein: 15.4g
- Carbohydrate: 60.6g
- Fiber: 5.5g
- Cholesterol: 54mg
- Iron: 3.6mg
- Sodium: 586mg
- Calcium: 132mg
- 5 cups (1-inch) cubed peeled eggplant (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 ounces uncooked penne (tube-shaped pasta)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Preheat oven to 500°.
- Combine eggplant and oil in a jelly-roll pan. Bake at 500° for 12 minutes, stirring once.
- While eggplant bakes, cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain pasta in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
- Combine the oregano, chickpeas, and tomatoes in a large skillet over medium heat; cook 4 minutes. Stir in eggplant and pasta. Combine reserved 1/2 cup cooking liquid and egg in a small bowl; stir well with a whisk. Add egg mixture to pan; stir well. Cook over low heat 5 minutes or until egg mixture is slightly thick, stirring constantly (do not boil). Stir in feta, salt, and pepper. Serve immediately.
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Last night some of you all may have seen Auburn quarterback Cameron Newton play in the BCS National Championship game. The game itself wasn't all too exciting until late in to the 4th quarter. In the beginning of the game, much of the focus was on the Heisman Trophy winning quarterback. Steadily throughout, the focus shifted to freshman running back Michael Dyer who ran for 143 yards and was literally less than a yard short from scoring the game-winning touchdown run in the final seconds.
In retrospect, Newton had a pretty decent game hitting most of his targets. There were a few very bad passes though, and his accuracy may be in question as it wound up below the 60% mark for the game. There was a pass in particular that really stood out to me as he missed a wide open target in the endzone when he short hopped it as the 2nd quarter closed out. Maybe it was a case of over-thinking it, or maybe not. Whatever the case, it definitely sent off red flags for some I am sure. He had 265 yards through the air, but much of that came on yards after the catch by the guys on the other end of those passes. He did manage to get the ball in the endzone for six on two occasions through the air. He also threw an interception and got lucky earlier in the game when Oregon's freshman cornerback, Cliff Harris would have had his first of two picks in the game but was ruled out by the officials.
There is no question that Newton is an incredible athlete. But there's much to fulfill if he is going to be an elite quarterback at the next level. We have seen Heisman Trophy winners at the next level and typically, for whatever reason, a majority of them never make it in to that "elite" category.
With that, the next question is; will Cam Newton be selected in the 1st round still? If so, where will he go? Who will he go to? Will he be an immediate starter?
All of those questions, lead me to another question and possibly more important to those who consider themselves 49ers Faithful; with Jim Harbaugh now officially the San Francisco 49ers new head coach, would Cam Newton be a guy that would be considered in the west-coast-offense? My thoughts on this lean towards the answer no. After being hammered after the Denver Broncos selected Tim Tebow as the 25th pick in last years draft, and my slamming of him in a vast majority of the off-season discussion, I have to now look at things with an anything is possible approach.
Whether or not Newton will have success at the next level will ultimately be up to him. There is no question that he has some of the tangibles, and intangibles of what it takes to be a good NFL quarterback. In fact, as of now, he has the opportunity to be better than a Josh Freeman or Ben Roethlisberger type of quarterback. Like Michael Vick has done, Newton with no question will need to turn his focus to the passing game as well as the study of it. With a pass first mentality, and a hard work ethic, Newton can be successful in the NFL. He has potential... but as they say, potential doesn't mean anything until one lives up to it.


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The school's Advisory Council is made up of members of our community with a long-term connection to the school. They meet regularly to discuss questions and advise the school's Board and Administration.
Advisory Council Members
Anita Brewer-Siljeholm began as a parent at Cape Ann Waldorf School in the fall of 1999. Her daughter, Marian, graduated in 2008 and her son, David, was enrolled in the class of 2005 until his death in 2004. Anita graduated from Brandeis University in 1980 with a B.A. in literature and received an M.A. from Tufts University in environmental policy. She lives in Manchester-by-the-Sea.
Jenny Helmick
Jenny Helmick has taught in various capacities in the CAWS middle school since 2000 (English, math, main lessons). She holds an A.B. from Harvard University in Social Studies and an M.S. from Tufts University in Environmental Health/Urban and Environmental Policy. She also completed the three summer sessions of the Waldorf High School Teacher Training (Life Sciences) in Wilton, NH. Jenny originally came to CAWS in 1991 as a parent (her daughter Adrienne, CAWS Class of 1999, has completed Master's degrees in Psychology and International Education). When she is not at CAWS, she works at an environmental consulting firm, where she specializes in making complex scientific information engaging and accessible. She lives in Salem, MA.
Doug McGarrah
Doug McGarrah is a partner at the law firm of Foley Hoag LLP in Boston. As Co-Chair of Foley Hoag LLP's Real Estate and Development Practice and past Chair of the firm's Administrative Law Department, Doug provides expert services to clients navigating at the intersection of business and government. For over 25 years, his clients have relied on his strategic advice, helping them manage government regulations and complete major development and infrastructure projects. Doug is a trained mediator and has served on Suffolk County and Norfolk County Superior Court Mediation Panels. He has mediated a variety of real estate, environmental and construction disputes, and represented clients on large scale projects in multi-party mediations.
In addition to his law practice, Doug has served on the following boards:
• Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, Board (2003-present); Executive Committee (2008-present)
• Boston Harbor Island Alliance, Founding Board Member; Trustee, (2002-present); Chair (2011-present)
• A Better City, Member, (1995-present); Clerk (2011-present)
• Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors (2010-present).
Stephen Morison
Stephen G. Morison became involved with the Cape Ann Waldorf School in 1993 with the matriculation of his daughter Kate. His son Luke later attended as well. He served as a member of the Board of Trustees for 8 years and was Treasurer of the school for 7 years. He has over 45 years of experience in structured finance, equipment leasing, and information technology.
He is a founder of 4 companies including a restaurant, an equipment leasing company, and two tax lien acquisition and servicing companies. He also worked for IBM, Bank New England, Bell Canada Enterprises, and KeyBank in a variety of executive positions. Mr. Morison is a graduate of Brown University and earned his MBA with honors from Babson College.
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KENNEWICK, Wash.- Some fairly fancy cars are lining the Columbia River. As part of Make A Wish week, this is Corvettes on the Columbia weekend.
McCurley Integrity Dealerships and the 3 Rivers Corvette Club sponsored the event. More than 200 Corvettes were estimated to have been on display and various groups helped collect funds to benefit the make a wish foundation.
"It's helping people who don't get to be normal who have to practically spend their lives in a hospital," said Kevin Tsuchida, a Make A Wish kid who now volunteers for the foundation.
"Thank you to everybody who participated," said Leslie Woodfill, the Regional Co-Director from Make A Wish. "It's amazing and there's a lot of kids that are going to be really happy."
For every car that McCurley sold in the past month they donated $50 to the foundation those funds alone will help grant seven wishes locally.


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|2013-14 NBA Regular Season
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The only other time this season that the Pacers played back-to-back road games, they put forth arguably their best game of the season to beat San Antonio on the road and then were wiped off the court the next night in Oklahoma City.
The current back-to-back hardly measures up, but the Pacers were nowhere near their best in beating the 76ers last night and required enough energy from the starting lineup to make the second game in Detroit on Saturday night a challenge. The Pacers beat the Pistons in Detroit in early November but the Pistons were the first team to beat the Pacers at the Fieldhouse this year in their last meeting back in mid-December.
The Pistons have been sliding, winning just two of their last ten games, but they beat the Pacers at BLF in their last meeting by hitting the glass hard with one of the few NBA front lines that can match the Pacers' size. The Pistons lead the league in offensive rebound rate, grabbing over 31 percent of second-chance bounces while the Pacers rank 20th at around 25 percent (down from around 30 percent last season when the Pacers ranked 4th).
Rebounding was a key factor in the Pistons surprising the Pacers at the Fieldhouse in December. Detroit outrebounded the Blue and Gold 55-40 in that game while grabbing 20 ORebs. That combined with some timely buckets from Brandon Jennings and Josh Smith, held off the Pacers.
So while the Pistons may be struggling of late, they still present those matchup problems for the Pacers who simply haven't been good on the road with no rest. At least they will have an extra big body to throw at Detroit with Andrew Bynum ready to contribute off the bench after resting in Philly.
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The Houston Texans dominated the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC's Wild Card game on Saturday but they didn't come out of the game completely unscathed. Tight end Owen Daniels is undergoing x-rays on what the Houston Chronicle has called a possible broken hand.
Daniels hurt the hand on the first half play that Marvin Lewis and the Bengals challenged.
In the play in question, Daniels made a key third down reception for the first down but the Bengals defender appeared to also have his hand on it at the same time. The officials ultimately ruled that it was a catch (tie goes to the offense) but a hand injury does make some sense after that play because he was wrestling for control of the ball.
Daniels is obviously a key part of the Texans offense and has nearly 700 yards on the season. Losing him would be a blow any way you cut it so we'll be paying attention to the latest updates on Daniels' status.
For more on the Bengals, be sure to check out the SB Nation blog Cincy Jungle. For more on the Texans, head over to Battle Red Blog. Here's the complete 2012 NFL playoffs schedule.


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A syndicate of five 'dinner ladies' from Brighton have won a jackpot of £2,147,580 in the Lotto draw on 29th December 2012. The four ladies and one gentleman are celebrating the lucky start to 2013 .
The syndicate of work colleagues came together around 18 months ago. Coris Bondsfield buys the ticket for the group at a local National Lottery retailer and checks the previous week results in her local paper. The day of the win, she swapped the weekly routine to discover the life-changing results.
She said: "Bizarrely I don't normally check the numbers until I get the local paper each week, but for this draw I was tidying up some paperwork while my son was doing his homework. Amongst the recycling and pizza offers I found the play slips and decided to check them there and then. I checked the two lines I play with my husband but there was nothing, then the slip with three lines on, again nothing but when I started on the final slip the numbers just kept coming. I wrote the numbers down in numerical order and saw three matched, then four, then five. When it started to dawn on me what was happening, I had to ask my son to read them all back to me. We both sat there completely stunned until I found my voice again and simply said, 'we've won'."
Coris called her syndicate colleagues and shared the good news with her husband.
– Coris Bondsfield, syndicate winner
I called Carol, my manager and one of the syndicate. She'd been ill with a terrible bout of flu and couldn't understand why I had called her until a few minutes into the call I told her we had won.
I had no idea how much it was at this point and she thought I was kidding. When I then called Camelot I was still in a state of shock and said to the advisor, 'we have done it', it was an amazing feeling."
The syndicate, who are a tightknit group of friends, all re-grouped at Coris's house to celebrate the win over a bottle of champagne.
The syndicate members have a range of plans with the win. Coris said a Jack Russell puppy for her son would probably be top of the list, along with a new shed and a holiday in South Africa. Janice Ginn plans to finally buy a house after years of renting. Laura Busby is looking forward to a family holiday to Florida. Carol Beal will be taking her granddaughter to DisneyWorld. Gary Beal who is Carol's son, will be able to get on the property ladder.
The syndicate of five, who each banked £429,516, are undecided regarding their next steps. One member said leaving the children at Balfour Primary School would be hard, so they might continue as Lotto winning dinner ladies. Their winning numbers were 6, 8, 31, 37, 40 and 48.


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DETROIT (AP) -- A judge has set an April 8 trial for a Detroit police officer charged in the death of a 7-year-old girl during a raid recorded for television.Wayne County Judge Cynthia Hathaway set the date Friday. Joseph Weekley is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Aiyana Stanley-Jones.She was killed in 2010 when members of a special police team burst into her home to search for a man wanted for murder. An A&E cable network crew accompanied police on the raid.Detroit police have said Weekley's gun accidentally discharged after he was bumped by the girl's grandmother. Aiyana's family has civil lawsuits pending against the city.
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$150 Checking Account Bonus at TruMark Financial in Southeastern PA
TruMark Financial Credit Union has a nice checking account promotion in which you can earn up to $150 for opening one of its checking accounts and using some of its services. There is a free checking account, so you don't have to worry about monthly fees eating away your bonus. The promotion is listed at the credit union's promo page as of 5/28/2013. I don't see an expiration date, but the small print does say that it's a limited time offer. Below is a summary of what is required to earn the full $150 bonus:
- Must be a first-ever TruMark Financial checking account holder
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- $50 - Perform five signature-based debit card transactions within 90 days of account opening to get $50
- $50 - Enroll in free online Bill Payer and make at least one bill payment within 90 days of account opening to get $50
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Premiums will be paid within 120 days of account opening. Limited time offer. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Offer subject to change or cancellation without notice. Offer applies solely to unique individuals as defined by the primary account holder's SSN. Business accounts not eligible. Offer does not apply to existing TruMark Financial checking account holders or to persons who closed a TruMark Financial checking account within the last 12 months.
As I mentioned above, there is a free checking account. It's the credit union's Basic Checking, and it has no monthly maintenance fee and no minimum monthly balance requirement. One downside with the Basic Checking is that they don't give any free usage of the STAR Network ATMs. Also, they charge 25 cents for each PIN-based debit card purchase.
The Plus and Premium Checking accounts don't have the above downsides, but they do have monthly fees if certain balance requirements aren't met. Another advantage is a CD rate bonus, but it's only 0.05%. Some of their CD rates are moderately competitive.
You can review all of the features and potential fees of these checking accounts in the credit union's checking page.
Credit Union Membership
According to the credit union's Open an Account page, the following people qualify for TruMark Financial Credit Union membership:
anyone who lives, works, worships, volunteers, or attends school in the Southeastern Pennsylvania counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia.
Membership requires maintaining at least a $5 balance in the regular savings account.
Credit Union Overview
TruMark Financial Credit Union branches are located in Philadelphia and in several of the surrounding cities, some of these include Jenkintown, North Wales, Richboro, Springfield and Upper Darby.
The credit union is also a participant in Shared Branching, a national and international network of credit unions which allows members of other credit unions to use their branches to conduct basic teller transactions.
The credit union has an overall health score at DepositAccounts.com of 5 stars (out of 5) with a Texas ratio of 5.08% (excellent) based on December 2012 data. Please refer to our financial overview of TruMark Financial Credit Union for more details. The credit union is federally insured by the NCUA (Charter # 66158).
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We have a bank promotions page with a table of all of the active bank and credit union promotions. You can filter the table based on the type of promotion and based on your state. I have more details about how to use this page in this blog post.
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We all know the old routine, teams claiming that they take the best player available on their draft board when their time comes. I personally think this is a load of bull manure. And since we're all just trying to waste time between now and tonight's draft (ok, and get some work done to) I thought I'd throw out something that's been on my mind for the last day or so.
What if (I hate these scenarios) Luck or RG3 suddenly have a non-NFL related incident (think getting arrested for battery, pot, etc) and it is bad enough for teams at the top to start scrambling. Suddenly you see RG3 drop to 8, 10...15 in the first round.
Draft boards are suddenly out of whack. The "best available" guy on the Texans board is in a position we have no need for in the first round (say RB or even QB). Not including a trade option, would the Texans actually take the "best available" player if they don't need him in that round?
Do you think certain positions are left off of their board for the first round or two? IMO that's what I would do. Create a board with notes on which positions I'm not taking in the first round (or two) then go from there. But I'm just a stupid SOX guy so I'd demand evidence of review/approval of all picks before they were submitted anyways. :P


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What's up with Andrew McCutchen? He seems to be on pace for a historic season... He has 26 Win Shares in about half the season.↵
Well, you may remember that I told you guys in March that he was the most impressive player I had seen in spring training. Just incredible bat speed...↵
It's a truism that a batter can't catch up to a fastball above his hands... "The eyes say 'yes, yes', but the hands say 'No, no'." That's what they teach young pitchers; the batter SEES the high fastball great, but he can't get to it... McCutchen can.↵


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From Paula's Best Dishes; Episode: Spring Feast
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Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Difficulty: Easy
2 tablespoons butter
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One 16-ounce package frozen peas
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions and mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes. Stir in the peas and 1/2 cup water. Cook, stirring frequently, until the peas are tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the salt and pepper.
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They're the largest vehicles on the road, but how safe are the big rigs and trucks people pass on the highway?
A three-day check by the Missouri Highway Patrol finds many shouldn't even be on the road. They inspected nearly 450 trucks over three days in the Kansas City area. They found 851 violations and pulled 28 drivers and 68 trucks off the road.
From a violation as small as a loose lug nut to more serious violations like having a driver drunk behind the wheel or driving without a license to drive a big rig, the Missouri Highway Patrol operation aims to crack down on truck drivers breaking the law, all the while keeping everyone safe.
"They're out here for truck safety and we want to make sure we comply," said Darrell, who did not want to use his last name.
Darrell has been driving a semi for Sysco for 12 years.
"We pre-trip the truck on the morning before we leave to make sure it's safe and up to standards, and hopefully they don't find anything wrong," he said.
The Missouri Highway Patrol commercial officer checks everything from Darrell's license to problems he may not know about, like tire tread and bad brakes.
Darrell said he's thankful he checked out Ok with no violations.
"There are those ones that are out there that are trying to skirt the law," said Sgt. Bill Lowe.
Lowe said the area's annual truck check aims to get the bad drivers off the streets and keep everyone safe.
"If that means we have to give someone a ticket or put them out of service until that equipment is safe to be traveled on these highways then that's what we'll do," he said.
The three-day operation netted six drivers arrested for drugs and 155 citations in total.
"The majority of the drivers that are placed out of service are for the license violations or they're out of hours to be driving," Lowe said.
Lowe said the majority of trucks are good trucks and the same goes for their drivers.
It's not just a three-day operation. MHP says it can stop drivers anytime for any reason.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people in the eastern U.S. faced a third sweltering day without power Monday as the death toll from weekend summer storms rose to 22.
Stifling homes and spoiled food were some of the challenges as temperatures approached or exceeded 100 degrees (40 degrees Celsius). Concerns rose about the sick and elderly staying cool.
Around 2 million customers from North Carolina to New Jersey and as far west as Illinois were without power, and utility officials said power likely would not return for several days.
Since Friday, severe weather has been blamed for the 22 deaths, most from trees falling on homes and cars. At least 10 of the dead were killed in Virginia, including a 90-year-old woman asleep in her bed when a tree slammed into her home.
The power outages had prompted concerns of traffic problems, but federal and state officials in Washington, D.C., and Maryland gave many workers the option of staying home Monday.
Hundreds of traffic signals were still not working, and dozens of secondary roads were closed.
"If you have to drive or need to drive, leave yourself a lot of extra time," Maryland State Highway Administration spokesman Charlie Gischlar said. "There's going to be delays."
Power crews from as far away as Florida and Oklahoma were on their way to the region to help get power restored.
Associated Press writers Matthew Barakat in Falls Church, Virginia; Jessica Gresko in Waldorf, Maryland; Stacy A. Anderson in Bethesda, Maryland; Steve Szkotak in Lakeside, Virginia; Jonathan Drew in Atlanta; and Dan Sewell in Cincinnati contributed to this report.
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It seems everybody has a 'Babe of the Day' or some other gimmick to get you to click on their website. Not that there's anything wrong with that. However, we prefer a little class. American forged steel instead of skin. Well, sometimes a little skin…
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Let's just call this "Tractors in Love."
We will turn away when their buckets touch.
Oh, sure. We could go on for hours with details about her crankcase, oil capacity, and bore/stroke ratio, but we like to look at her for what she really is…pure American ingenuity packed with pure uninhibited lust and dust.
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Summer campers not put off by cooler weather and look forward to Fall adventures.
After a day of tailgating and football, volunteers rolled up their sleeves to clean up East Lansing.
The Community Relations Coalition hosted a neighborhood cleanup to get rid of trash in the off-campus neighborhoods in East Lansing.
It took around an hour and a half to get rid of all the trash on the sidewalks and street from the day before.
Officials say the annual event is a great way to meet neighbors and keep the city looking good.
"its about making it a place where people enjoy living and like the way that it looks and so that's really the underlying reason," said Erin Carter, board member with the community relations coalition. "We want people to enjoy their home and have pride in where they live and feel connected to the community."
The next cleanup is scheduled for Sunday, October 13th at 10:30 in the morning.
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