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Restoring power supplies and telecommunication links emerged as a bigger challenge in cyclone-hit Odisha on Sunday, even as the severe tropical storm turned out to be much less devastating than feared. The lack of power supply and telecommunication services affected rescue and relief operation, besides making it more difficult for authorities to assess the overnight damage caused by the cyclone. As many as seven coastal districts, including Bhubaneswar, are reeling under power cuts since Saturday afternoon, when authorities shut down transmission lines as a precaution before the cyclone hit the coast.
The storm has since weakened, but the strong winds it packed before and after making landfall destroyed several transmission towers and snapped electricity cables across the region.
Electricity in Bhubaneswar, the state's capital, was expected to be restored by noon, said an official at the Grid Corporation of Orissa.
Telecom services were also hit in a similar fashion. "Our three towers fell down due to cyclone. We were prepared for the disaster and we had enough diesel to run services," said RK Upadhyay, chairman and managing director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL).
Due to high wind speed, direction of antennas in some places has also changed. This also effects quality of services.
"A few sites were shut down for safety reasons. There has been some impact in Behrampur, which we are looking into and we will rectify by this evening by when we hope the storm will subside," said a spokesperson of Reliance Communications (RCOM).
Berhampur is the main city adjoining Gopalpur, where the Cyclone Phailin hit around 9 pm on Saturday.
Power outages also contributed to disruption in mobile phone services. Many operators had run out of diesel to operate their facilities with generators.
"Vehicular movement is restricted on a number of roads as they have been blocked by trees. State government has promised us extra supply of diesel," Upadhyay said.
Choosing not to celebrate his birthday, Naveen Patnaik was holding rehabilitation and relief meetings with senior officials with focus on restoring electricity in the worst-affected Ganjam district. He spoke to Shishir Gupta in an exclusive interview in Bhubhaneshwar.
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I waited and waited, and it was almost too late.
I'm sure most readers of this blog are at least aware of James Maliszewski's Dwimmermount Kickstarter project, his now-famous Megadungeon that will be made available to backers of the project. But just to be sure, let's go over what you need to know:
As I write this, there will soon only be 24 hours remaining to join the over 900 backers who have now committed to get a piece of that sweet, sweet action. Just $10 will set you up with the completed pdfs when it's all finished (plus plenty of extras), and $40 will set you up with the hardback in addition to these goodies.
I confess I have a sweet spot for Megadungeons, with Castle of the Mad Archmage well up on the list as an example. With all the goodies being thrown in (original campaign notes, secret 13th level, dungeon illustrations) for hitting the various bonus levels of funding, this really does sound like an amazing deal.
So if you've waited like me, don't wait another day to jump in. Partially because this product is looking slick from what previews I've seen already, and also because I want to see what happens if there's late rush and it hits $50,000.
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Awhile back we told you about kayaker West Hansen and his Amazon Express expedition. At the time West and his crew were just a couple of weeks into their attempt to kayak the Amazon River from source-to-sea, having just embarked on their journey high in the mountains of Peru. While the expedition was off to a solid start, the team was still facing weeks on the river that would be spent paddling thousands of miles through one of the most remote and challenging environments on the planet. Last week that epic journey came to an end when West and his companions reached the Atlantic Ocean at long last.
The expedition began in the Andes where the Amazon's tributaries aren't much bigger than a small stream. The waters started off low and slow, but it soon gave way to fast and furious rapids as the river grew in size and speed. Those rapids tested the resolve of the kayakers, who needed every bit of their experience and skill to pass safely through. After exiting the mountain and entering the rainforest, the Amazon grew in size and slowed to a more manageable speed, but presented some new challenges in the form of encounters with the sometimes less than friendly inhabitants. As the expedition progressed, and the paddlers grew closer to the mouth of the river, high tides from the Atlantic Ocean moved upstream to slow their progress. Those tides made for tough paddling in the final days of the journey which culminated with their arrival at the mouth of the river last Wednesday.
According to the team's final blog post, the expedition lasted for a total of 114 days and covered more than 4200 miles. The full team consisted of 12 support crew and a total of 12 paddlers, of which, only one traveled the length of the river. That man is West Hansen. His journey, along with his team, took them across two countries (Peru and Brazil), which was made possible thanks to the assistance of numerous local security officials and through the kindness of many of the locals they met along the way.
By the time they reached the finish line last week, the team was completely exhausted and looking forward to going home. Each of them has a family that is awaiting their return and three-and-a-half months on the river has certainly taken its toll. After weeks of paddling 10+ hours per day, I think it is safe to say that they've earned a much needed rest.
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White Pocket, December 2011
The White Pocket. An isolated, notoriously hard-to-reach patch of sandstone in a remote corner of the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. For more than a year, it has eluded me. But on New Years Eve 2011, I finally made it.
Yes, technically, I made it there on my first attempt in December 2010 after hiking The Wave. I saw the last bit of light fall on it from the trailhead and decided to camp and go take a look in the morning. Overnight, my friend became violently ill. By the time morning came we were forced to retreat to a place where medical attention was possible. A few weeks later I planned a New Years trip only to have weather move in that made the trip borderline insane.
Then two months later in February, a detailed trip was planned only to once again be foiled by a freak snow storm that dropped upwards of a foot of snow in the area. Months later, over Thanksgiving weekend, another trip was planned, and once again fell through for various reasons. So when the plan started coming together for a trip over New Years Eve 2011, I was a bit skeptical. But with permits to Coyote Buttes South and North the following days, I was determined to make it happen.
We departed from Salt Lake City early in the morning on New Years Eve. Loaded with all sorts of equipment for keeping warm and digging ourselves out of the soft Paria Sand. Winch, anchors, shovel, firewood, compressor and cameras. We were ready for it. We reached the House Rock Valley Road shortly after noon and were surprised by the amount of snow we found. White Pocket is on the plateau to the east of House Rock Valley at a higher elevation so it would likely have even more. Fortunately the House Rock Valley Road was in reasonably good shape and mostly dry. The clay base of the House Rock Road can become treachorous with even a small amount of moisture.
Meanwhile, the deep sand tracks to get out to White Pocket are great when they are a little wet. Instead of sinking in soft, dry sand, you just cruise right over it. We made quick time on the drive out with no issues that required anything more than good momentum and 4 wheel drive until the last quarter mile before we reached White Pocket. It was there, just after the gate at the corral that we hit nasty, sloppy mud of the worst kind. My truck immediately started fish tailing out of control as I slammed on the gas to get through. As we were sliding through on a 45 degree angle, Nilauro frantically pointed out that we were about to go sideways into a ditch next to a culvert. Spin the wheel, hit the gas, a lot of laughing, a little screaming… somehow we avoided it.
The road dried out a bit for a 100 feet or so before reaching the large trailhead parking area for White Pocket where we were in it again. This time much of the mud was hidden under a layer of snow. We started sinking and I slammed the gas and made it across to somewhat dry ground. We had planned to camp right there but there was no way. So I decided to take a drive where we found another road which led us to a perfect campsite within short walking distance of White Pocket. We had arrived.
The view of White Pocket from our campsite.
We had a little snack and immediately set out through the snow to explore. We had a few hours before sunset and the prime light. This is one of the man-made reservoirs in The White Pocket. In wet times, this would cache water for the livestock that were grazed in the area.
That's me doing my White Pocket jump for joy. Notice Nikita looking up in confusion.
Later in the afternoon I wondered north of The White Pocket where I noticed an odd looking alcove in the distance. I decided to hike to it.
There were no ruins inside but there were some pottery shards and ancient corn cobs laying around.
And some etchings from the 30's.
After sundown, hoping for a sunset. That's Nick Short taking a shot. That's right, this trip consisted of two Nicks and one Nilauro. It wasn't as confusing as it could have been.
And then it came. A fine sunset to end a fine year and a long wait to finally see The White Pocket.
White Pocket did not disappoint. I only spent a few hours out there and didn't go back for night shots because of the clouds. We woke up to clear skies in the morning so I opted to sleep in while Nilauro and Nick went out to get some shots. Soon after we were packed up and on our way to Coyote Buttes South where we had permits for the day. That, as well as the third day of this trip at Coyote Buttes North, will be coming in separate trip reports soon.
View the full set of photos on Flickr. I took a few hundred so there should be a lot more coming as I get to them over the next few months.
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Matt AndesonJanuary 6, 2012
I saw the alcove and wondered what was out there!
Awesome pictures, I need to start traveling more with photographers so I can spent more time in the golden hours rather than the convenient ones!
NickJanuary 6, 2012
Yeah, that was quite the odd-looking alcove. It was a bit snowy hiking down the north facing hill to it but well worth it. Where did you find all the pottery shards you saw?
RachelJanuary 6, 2012
My parents just recently moved from the Page AZ area. I miss those beautiful Vermillion cliffs, and heading down to Marble Canyon and Lee's Ferry in the winter time for some hiking. Thanks for this, beautiful shots! Now I really really have cabin fever!
NickJanuary 7, 2012
I need to get down to Marble sometime, it looks awesome. Glad I could help aggravate the cabin fever. I was dying by the time this trip rolled around!
Lisa KellyJanuary 8, 2012
Great trip report as always! It looks like an absolutely amazing area. I'm looking forward to seeing your Coyote Buttes reports as well!
NickJanuary 8, 2012
Thanks, Lisa! The CBS trip report should be up by Monday. Still haven't touched the CBN photos. I took something like 1200 photos over the weekend. Too much!


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|What part of the plant do you use (root)? And what all do you use it for? Thanks Sherr
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|It is the root which is used. Collect roots in autumn or when plant is in flower, or when the plant is dying back. Best taken from plants at least 3 years old. Chop and dry for future use, or use fresh to make tinctures. Once the root has lost its odour, it is no longer effective.
Medicinal Uses: The root is the part used, made into a tea or as a tincture. When eating the fresh root, an unusual tingling, numbing sensation occurs in the mouth and there is an increase in the flow of saliva. A similar effect occurs when eating the seed, and this is a good indicator of how fresh the preparation is. Used as a tonic for the immune system, and to reduce swellings and swollen lymph nodes, to treat Epstein-Barr infection. Decoction of the root is a strong antiseptic, with antibiotic qualities. Used to treat acne, colds, flu, coughs, sore throat, sinus infection, prostatitis, cystitis, cuts, measles, mumps, chicken pox, blood poisoning, scarlet fever, bladder infections, insect bites and stings. It is an excellent prevention medicine for severe immune disorders including cancer and AIDS. Contains Vitamins A, C and E, as well as copper, iron, iodine, sulphur and potassium.
Usual Dosage: Steep 1 teaspoon root in 1 cup boiling water for 30 minutes. Take 1 tablespoon 3-6 times a day. Or take 15-30 drops tincture in water every 1-3 hours, as needed. As an immune system stimulant, echinacea is best taken for a specific period of time. At the onset of a cold, it can be taken three to four times per day for ten to fourteen days. To prevent a cold, many people take echinacea tablets or capsules three times per day for 6-8 weeks. A "rest" period is recommended after this, as echinacea's effects may diminish if used longer.
Warning: Professional advice should be sought before using Echinacea medicinally. Do not use if suffering from HIV, lupus, thyroid problems, multiple sclerosis, tuberculosis, myasthenia gravis, vertigo, anaemia, diabetes, auto-immune diseases or when pregnant, or if allergic to daisies. Excessive does may cause a scratchy, tickling sensation in the throat, and occasionally nausea and dizziness.
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|Any part of the plant can be used. The root is simply more concentrated, but you don't want to harvest it unless you have lots to spare. You can test the effectiveness of the herb by taste. If has antiseptic properties which give your mouth a tingle, kind of drawing the skin together. It loses that property with age, so many of the preparations you buy may no longer be effective. You don't need to dry herbs. Fresh is best. I make my herb teas with fresh herbs every day.
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|Daisy said: Do not use if suffering from ... thyroid problems... diabetes, auto-immune diseases...
Does it stimulate the auto-immune system?
|Two species of Coneflower (or Echinacea as I know it)exist, 1)Echinacea angustifolia, and 2)Echinacea purpurea. Both are members of the Compositae family of plants.
I know Native American Indians used Echinacea augustifolia, and I also know that the Eclectics used both species but considered E. angustifloia the weaker, so I presume both are native to North America. Medicinally, both species are very similair. Both species are available to herbalists either seperately, or as is more preffered, in a blend of the two.
Both the root and aerial parts of the herb may be used. The reason the root is preferred is that a very very small number of people have an allergic dermatitis type reaction to aerial (ie the leaves and especially pollenated flowers)parts of Echinacea. These people have an ellergic reaction to other members of the Compsitae family such as Calendula. By using the root we eliminate this possibility. Active constituents are found in all parts of the plant.
No conclusive evidence has been found that Echinacea used for long peroids of time is detrimental, or that it is contraindicated in autoimmune diseases, allergies or asthma. Warnings should be noted for patients taking immunosuppressive drugs, only short term Echinacea administration is recommended. Misinformation exists about Echinacea being toxic to the liver because of the presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, however these structures within the herb are known to be non-toxic. No adverse reactions nor contraindications are known for pregnancy.
I don;t know where Daisyduckworth found her list of containdications for use, as they seem unfounded. Echinacea is perfectly safe to use for diabetics, pregnant women, or those suffering hypothyroidism for instance.
|Echinacea can't be used for people with AIDS and other autoimmune diseases because it stimulates the t-cells to rapidly reproduce... in Lupus, they need LESS immunity, so that their immune system won't attack the body and in AIDS, the t-cells that are reproducing are infected with the virus so that basically, it is increasing the viral load in the body.
|Heathen1's concerns regarding Echinacea are theoretical, no adverse reactions have been reported by any people suffering these diseases who take Echinacea.
Given the herbs lengthy time of wide availablility, adverse reactions would have surfaced by now.
|Well, being that I know what I am talking about... who would chance it? John, I think it is dangerous to say things like that...
|In theory many things are possible when taking herbs. In reality, the reporting of adverse effects, in addition to empirical evidence, pharmacological and clinical studies, gives us reasons to use, or not use, a herb.
I respect your decision to give weight to theoretical concerns with herbs you use, and to decide not to use them.
- Posted by thorspippi z9/s14 CA (Sac) (My Page) on Sun, Mar 27, 05 at 5:37
| ugh. Now I don't know what to think. I have type 1 diabetes, and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (both are autoimmune diseases). And I'm still actively trying to get pregnant.
Does anyone know of any studies?
|Well, this is the way I see it. I know how echinacea works, and since I have HIV amongst other stuff, I can say that I don't want to chance it... and I am not blind to the fact that some people are so anti-Western medicine that they believe that herbs are not medicine and can be taken without thought to side-affects and such. That is fine for them, but to tell others that this is fact is dangerous and irresponsible... When people are young, they tend to be more "certain" in their beliefs and as they age, they realize that life isn't as cut and dried as they used to believe... SO... since I know how Echinacea works, and I have HIV, I tend to be very careful with taking it... other's can treat their bodies anyway they wish. I just HOPE that they don't allow their feelings to cloud their good judgement.
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A 0.295 blood alcohol count, and Bridgeview cops let her walk away
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A woman invoved in a recent accident who was later found to have a blood-alcohol content of .295 was released by Bridgeview police without being charged with DUI. | Larry Ruehl~Sun-Times Media
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Bridgeview police are conducting an internal investigation into why a woman who allegedly had a blood-alcohol content of 0.295 — more than three times the legal limit — and had been in a traffic crash, was let go, the SouthtownStar has learned.
Instead of charging her with DUI after a Dec. 10 crash, police let her leave the station with lesser charges.
Police reports the SouthtownStar obtained through the Freedom of Information Act indicate that the woman was found to have an open, and nearly empty, bottle of Patron tequila in the center console of her 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe; the first officer on the scene said she smelled of alcohol; and she failed several field sobriety tests given in the parking lot of a nearby fast-food restaurant. She later was found to have a blood-alcohol count of 0.295. The legal limit is 0.08.
Yet, the 36-year-old Chicago woman was only charged with illegal transportation of alcohol, driving without insurance and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, according to police reports.
She was later released on her own recognizance, after Bridgeview police Sgt. Peter Kokkinis told her she was "getting a break," according to the reports. The SouthtownStar is not naming her because she has not been charged with drunken driving.
It's not known whether police allowed the woman to drive herself home or whether her vehicle had been impounded.
The woman told the SouthtownStar during a brief phone interview, "That wasn't the case," when asked whether she was driving drunk on Dec. 10. She added, "I would prefer not to talk about it" and hung up.
Moments later, she sent a text message to a reporter: "I cannot talk right now ... but ur (sic) facts are incorrect." Asked if she had been driving drunk, she texted, "Was not."
Kokkinis has not returned repeated phone calls left for him at the police station and at his home. Mayor Steve Landek and Police Chief Russell Harvey declined to comment and referred questions to Bridgeview city attorney Michael Cainkar.
"There's an internal investigation into this," Cainkar said.
The story began at 1:40 p.m. when the woman slammed her Tahoe into the back of a Chicago man's 2008 Nissan Sentra as he waited in the left-turn lane on eastbound 79th Street to head north on Harlem Avenue. The man did not return two phone calls for this story.
There were no injuries in the crash, but the man told the reporting officer he believed the woman was drunk, and officers detected "a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage" coming from her, the police report said.
It said the woman, who stands 5-foot-4 and weighs 140 pounds, told police she drank two beers that day. It would take a 137-pound woman three drinks in one hour to have a blood-alcohol count just under 0.06, according to the Illinois secretary of state's office.
Another officer arrived to help with the crash investigation and later wrote in his report that Kokkinis "wanted me to handle the DUI so that they would not be on overtime," referring to two officers who first responded to the accident call. Kokkinis also said that unless one officer completed all the paperwork, the "case will not hold up in court," the assisting officer claimed in his report, adding that the two officers told Kokkinis they were not comfortable with signing each other's report.
Police arrested the woman for suspected drunken driving, took her to the Bridgeview police station and began to process the arrest. That's when Kokkinis called the assisting officer and was told that the woman did not want to take a breath test, and Kokkinis told him to proceed with the paperwork for drunken driving, according to the assisting officer's report
It says the officer told Kokkinis that he would do that and the first responding officer would complete the accident report, but Kokkinis replied "absolutely not" and told the assisting officer to sign his name to the first officer's report. The assisting officer refused, leading Kokkinis to tell him, "you figure it out," and hung up on him, according to the officer's report.
Kokkinis soon met with the officers in the station's lockup.
"Sgt. Kokkinis told (the assisting officer) to uncuff (the woman) from the wall and told her that she was getting a break today and was no longer under arrest for DUI," the police report says.
However, Kokkinis evidently was curious about how drunk she was and told her to take the blood-alcohol test, assuring her that she would not be charged with drunken driving, no matter the result, the report says.
"Sgt. Kokkinis told (her) that everything was on video and audio and that he would not go back on his word. Sgt. Kokkinis wanted her to take the breath test so he could see what her blood-alcohol level was, even though she was not under arrest and this would not be used against her," the assisting officer wrote in his report.
It says that after she again refused, Kokkinis told the first responding officer to write the woman tickets, and she then "changed her mind and said she would take the test."
The reports by the first responding officer and the assisting officer say the woman registered 0.295 on the breath test. That's a level high enough that some people would be "close to passing out" unless they had developed a tolerance for large amounts of alcohol, said Susan McKeigue, state executive director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
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The river Severn five-hour, float fishing match record has been broken with the capture of over 139lb of barbel.
Top river rod Steve Maher set the weight of 139lb 8oz during a midweek Kidderminster and District Angling Association match, one of five competitions he's won in as many weeks.
The weight smashes the previous best for the club as well as the float-caught record for the Severn by in excess of 40lb.
Fishing a stretch of the waterway just above Bewdley, Steve amassed his net of fish, totalling 36 barbel to around 8lb,using one of his own, balsa wood wagglers after drawing the very same peg which just weeks early saw him net another ton up total of 106lb – up to that point the biggest KDAA match weight for 25 years.
"I knew I was in with a shout of making a very big weight when I drew peg number 9 again," Steve told Pole Fishing. "It's a great bit of water with a deep, fast running gorge of between 3 and 4feet with plenty of rocks and features in it where the barbel congregate, especially with the water levels being so low at the moment."
Starting off his session on the feeder, Steve soon had fish feeding after filling his large Kamasan blackcap with caster and hemp.
"I started off on the feeder to get the fish going," explained Steve who's sponsored By WB Clarke of Evesham. "The trick to keeping the bites coming with the feeder is to keep ringing the changes, so I switch the weight and size of what I'm using around to vary the amount of bait going in and so I can let the feeder move around to find the fish. The only trouble was this time all I could get was liners so I soon switched over to the float."
Converting bites to fish
With the 100lb mark firmly in his sights, once the fish had got their heads down Steve switched tactics to ensure he converted has bites to fish, and was soon filling up his net.
"In previous matches I've had the fish really going for it in the swim on the feeder, but it isn't the best tactic for actually getting them out. The float is much better, giving you bites quicker and without the feeder on the line you can get the fish out easier and without losing as many to the snags."
Fishing an ultra buoyant, 4SSG 'speci-style' waggler of his own design, Steve tripped his bait along the bottom overdepth by about 8inch, before shorting up so he was just touch the bottom once the fish were really competing for his feed.
"Fishing the float is a much nicer method allowing you to explore the swim and find the fish," continued Steve. "I'd feed a pouch of casters and hemp every cast to keep the shoal in front of me feeding, but it was so hectic, with a fish every 8minutes (including around 5minutes to play the fish to the net) that I ended up feeding less than 3points of bait over the whole match."
To show how effective Steve's tactics are, second place in the match on the day weighed just 45lb of fish from peg 11.
Steve makes his own range of floats available from The Float Shop, click here to visit.
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It takes strength of character to amid mistakes, and even more so to ask forgiveness from those you have hurt by your actions. Christian Ouwens has such character. Omroep Brabant reports that the student of theology regrets his actions of two years ago, when he filed a complaint against two priests and the bishop of 's Hertogenbosch. The reason was the widely-reported refusal of communion to the openly homosexual carnival prince of the village of Reusel.
Mr. Ouwens now admits that he was wrong and Father Luc Buyens was right. He regrets having urged others in the wrong direction and having attacked the faith, the priest and the bishop. "The fact that something feels good, does not mean that it is good," he says about his support for a homosexual lifestyle. Mr. Ouwens is homosexual himself.
He has already spoken to Father Geertjan van Rossum, one of the priests he lodged an official complaint against in early 2010, and he says that the priest respects him. He plans to have the priest of Reusel hear his confession this coming Wednesday, although he has already spoken with him. Whether this is Fr. Luc Buyens, the parish priest in Reusel at the time of the incident, or the current priest, Father Karel van Rosmalen, is not known, although the former seems most fitting.
Admitting mistakes is not a weakness, but a sign of maturity. We all make mistakes, and we can all remedy them, such as by asking forgiveness from those we hurt, be they people around us, people farther away, or God Himself. That is what Confession is for. If we are truly sorry for what we did, He will forgive us and shine His light on the road before us.
Compliments to Mr. Ouwens for his courage!
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Earlier today I heard that there were strong rumours in the Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch that the appointment of two auxiliary bishops was only days away, and that has now been confirmed by Omroep Brabant, the local regional TV and radio station. Bishop Hurkmans, the ordinary of the diocese, had requested the appointment a couple of years ago, when he was in ill health. He has since recovered and some voices said that he had rescinded the request. Evidently that is not true, or Rome chose to appoint two auxiliaries regardless.
The Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch is the largest diocese in the Netherlands when it comes to the number of Catholics. Catholic Hierarchy mentions a number of some 1.4 million. That is more than half the total population of the diocese, which encompasses the eastern half of the province of North Brabant as well as southeast Gelderland.
The appointment of two new bishops will bring the total number of active bishops in the Netherlands to an unprecedented thirteen, six of whom will be auxiliaries. There are also eight emeritus bishops, including the only Dutch elector, Cardinal Simonis.
's-Hertogenbosch has about 1,000 priests, both religious and diocesan, so there seems to be ample choice. Assuming, of course, that the bishops elect will actually be from the diocese they will be appointed for.


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The rumor comes from Digitimes saying that the since the 3.0 version of Android won't come till the fourth quarter of this year, Acer will delay plans to launch its Tablet. They will, however, continue with plans to launch a Windows-based version by year's end. And they have already launched a smart phone based on Android called the Liquid E Ferrari. It was launched in Taiwan on August 18th.
The company also has both a 6-inch grayscale and a 7-inch color e-book reader planned. They will run a form of Linux and ship by the end of this year. Acer previously showed off a prototype Android based eReader. Below is a video from Netbook News of the device shown off at Computex 2010.


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John Curley's family tearfully says goodbye to Santa for last timeon December 26, 2013 @ 1:47 pm (Updated: 2:11 pm - 12/26/13 )
Somehow, the Curley's managed to keep Santa alive all these years even though their daughter is now 12-years-old, their son 11. But the forces of the non-believers finally prevailed. "I knew this day was coming," says John. "I had a feeling this was going to come up. You're 12 and you're 11 and all your friends are telling you that," John told his son on Christmas Eve, as he again questioned Santa's existence.
Rather than simply telling the kids their parents were actually Santa, John and his wife instead wrote and read what would be one of the most difficult messages they'd ever deliver as parents.
First John broke into tears as he sat on the edge of the bed and began to read it, and his wife did the same, barely getting through it. When they finished, their Children were heartbroken.
Here's the letter they wrote:
You have every reason to not believe in Santa Claus.
Your friends try and convince you. Some that are not your friends mock and tease you. They plant the seed of doubt that grows with your freshly minted rational mind.
You apply your 5th grade math to the question of whether an old man, bearded, in red suit, exists, and deduct that there is no way he could be in so many homes in such a short period of time. No way he could carry so many gifts in such a small sleigh, pulled by only a few reindeer. It just doesn't add up.
And you are right. But you need to know there are two worlds: one of numbers and things that can break, and sounds that hurt your ears, and smoke that clouds your sight, A world were some go to bed unkissed, where the last words before the silky veil of sleep are not "I love you." There is a world were a tiny hand is not taken when it reaches for only a single finger. In that world there is no Santa Claus. There should be, he is needed there the most.
Then there is the world your Mom and I promised to give you. It's a world where your tears may wet your cheeks, but will never dry untouched. A world where prayers are said and some are answered, but God is always present. A world were your laughter will for ever be the greatest sound Mom and I will ever know. In this world, there is a Santa. You will never see him, but as sure as you are loved, he is there.
Tonight I am afraid there are more tears then joy. For tonight, we as a family say farewell to a dear and trusted very old friend. He will not be coming back again for quite some time. But trust me, he will come back. When God blesses you with children, Santa will return. Because once you believe...he will always return.
And as his wife hugged their daughter and encouraged her to get some sleep, the tearful 12-year-old wrapped her arms around her mother and softly sobbed "goodnight Santa."
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NASA are after a self-guided machine-to-machine (M2M) intelligence system for space missions:
An M2M system would enable machines to make intelligent choices, execute self-guided adjustments, and communicate with one another, all without human intervention, in a way that they presently cannot. As envisioned, an M2M intelligence system will work with a broad spectrum of machines, from wireless tools and sensors to robots, spacecraft, and computer grid systems. The goal is nothing short of machine self-dependency.


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|Tue, 05-27-2014 - 4:39pm
|Tue, 05-27-2014 - 4:53pm
Well, I would say that as long as she is not verbally abusive or mean, take it with a grain of salt and remember that one day you too, will be elderly.
I know some elderly and delightful and some....well....not so much.
What does you DH say about it?
Serenity CL making a marriage work
|Tue, 05-27-2014 - 4:56pm
I don't think her views have anything to do with her intelligence. It may be that in saying 'young people shouldn't be sick' etc. she's not trying to dimiss your problems; sounds more like its her way of being sympathetic. Or perhaps she senses that you don't enjoy her company and don't really want to chit chat with her and that you're just doing it out of obligation. Or maybe she doesn't enjoy your company, doesn't want to chit chat and is just doing it out of obligation. At any rate, it seems you feel she's unintelligent and not your equal and I'm sure that comes across loud and clear to her.
|Tue, 05-27-2014 - 5:34pm
Hi. Appreciate your thoughts. She has no clue how I really feel. If she did she wouldn't be calling me everyday. I am actually nice, very warm and ask her tons of questions to get her talking. I have given her tons of my time because she is elderly and needs it and it's a nice way to give back. I try to lift her up, listen to her,etc I can't help not being really into talking to her. I do my best to bring in all sorts of topics and she just doesn't respond or get it. I do my best to talk as long as a possible about what she wants to talk about but it's hard...it's the same old stuff, nothing new and all about her life 60 years ago (she live sin the past). I do think you are right that is how she is trying to show sympathy. Normally don't react to her...just when she gets into those comments I do. I guess then I'll just quietly get off the phone when she starts saying stuff like that.
I won't be like her. I know many ladies her age and above who are much more current, more interested in the world around them and simply have more initiative in life. I won't be like her because I am not her.
|Tue, 05-27-2014 - 8:20pm
I am sure your condesending attitude bleeds into your voice and conversation. She is not stupid. She calls you every day because she is lonely, depressed, possibly early Alzheimers, and you are better than nothing.
God tends to pay us back based on what we are, rather than what we say we are. I hope you remember that when you are elderly, lonely, depressed and early Alzheimers.
|Tue, 05-27-2014 - 10:56pm
You are judging me way too quick without knowing. I am actually very kind and warm to her when she calls. I actually answer her calls when everyone else does not. I talk to her more than her own son! I only don't care to speak to her when she gets in a judgy mood and dismisses everyone's suffering but her own. She is actually quite self-centered and lacks understanding. This does not make it fun to relate to her. If she showed a bit more empathy others would enjoy talking to her more. No one likes a judgemental person who dismissees the other person. Everyone else is either paid to hang out with her or it's her son hanging out with her. I am sorry if it offended you when I commented on her intelligence but it's the truth. It doesn't mean she is a bad person but it does make a difference in relating. The woman has no self awareness. She is more into talking about people and things rather than ideas. Even the people and things she talks about is boring. We have gotten her reading material to read and share with us....anything than the regular stories from 60 years ago. Anything to make her more current. She refuses to try even if it makes relating to her own son more pleasurable. She'd rather have us all endure her than her pick up an article! She is not into growth whether it's mental or spiritual or anything else. She has no initiative because most of her life she followed a man to have him decide her days. Don't fault me for making these observations. And NO I know lots of 80+ ladies who are much more current, interesting and intelligent. And I am honest with her. I am more honest than the others who just coddle her. I tell her to just allow people to feel how they want to feel without her telling them they shouldn't be. If she takes it in she'll be much more pleasant to talk to. Even the older ladies who live near her get this. They get to just listen without judging. Just listen.
I think I am spending too much time with her. I think what I need to do is when she gets judgy...to just get off the phone. Thanks for not understanding.
You know you were really judgemental of me not realizing that I give more to her than everyone else. The only one who gives more is her son. Everyone else has put her on call blocking. Excuse me for having feelings. It happens when you are dealing with a self centered old person.
|Thu, 05-29-2014 - 6:07pm
I think there is a middle ground of empathizing with an elderly person that may very well be in the early stages of dementia and still being a person with feelings and leaning how to not take it personally and yet know when it is time to leave or get off of the phone.
It sounds like the two of you are just two people that generally don't enjoy eachothers company. Maybe viewing it that way will help. Not about age, or she is your MIL, you two are just different.
With that said, since it sounds like she not harming or hurting you, I think you just need to find a way to accept her exactly the way she is and work to find the good in all of this.
This is an opportunity for you to be of service. You do this because you love your DH. You do this because it is the right thing to do. Say a prayer before talking to her and ask for guidence, tollerance and acceptance.
Don't get me wrong, I don't do well with the elderly or children. I could never be a day care provider, home health worker or any kind of medical professional. But I used to suck it up and go see my xH's grandmother all of time. Granted, she was a wonderful, kind woman, but I had to do things sometimes that I really didn't want to do. But I sucked it up and did it anyways.
Good luck and I hope a little prayer will help you through this.
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Griffin's offers blend of whimsy and comfort foodBy Gordon Dritschilo
Staff Writer | May 27,2013Albert J. Marro / Staff Photo
Lucas Wilson cooks at Griffin's Publick House on Center Street in Rutland.Griffin's Publick House, its proprietors will tell you, is not a bar — not even a high-end one.
Co-owner Don Hubert Jr. said he was tired of owning a bar, which was why he shut down the Downtown Tavern and, after extensive renovations, opened the space as Rutland's first gastropub.
Ever seen one of those episodes of "Top Chef" where they take junk food or fast food and make similarly structured dishes with much better ingredients? A gastropub does that with traditional bar food.
Griffin's french fries are cooked in duck fat, unless they are served alongside a burger, in which case they are seasoned with truffle salt. Their poutine is made with a short rib ragout. Pizzas — referred to as "artisanal flatbreads" on the menu — come with toppings ranging from broccoli and wild mushrooms to Korean barbecue beef.
"This was a niche that wasn't being filled," he said. "It's been a long time since this place has had good, locally produced food in a casual atmosphere."
"Local" has, of course, become a leading trend in area restaurants. Numerous local menus boast about what area farm some of their ingredients come from, and Griffin's is right around the corner from a restaurant whose entire concept was local food. The causal atmosphere, Hubert said, is what will set Griffin's apart.
"I want it to be the sort of place you can come to if you have a softball team," he said. "At the same time, I want it to be a place where doctors and lawyers will come. ... I want it to be a place professionals feel like they can come, have a drink or some food, and stay."
Anyone passing by on Center Street will surely feel the kitchen window beckoning, as the action at the grill and wood oven is clearly visible. Inside, exposed brick combines with blacks and browns to give an old-world feeling. The liquor and draft beer selection is extensive.
Hubert also said Griffin's boasts Rutland County's only nitrous-driven draft wine system, which keeps wine away from its two mortal enemies, light and air, until it is served.
"You never get a bad glass of wine," he said. "You never get a corked bottle."
Chef de cuisine Brian Garvison, who came to Griffin's from Burlington, resisted efforts to categorize his food.
"It's an eclectic mix," he said. "We've got comfort food, fine dining, some whimsical things. It's done in a very non-pretentious way. People are going to try stuff that's new."
That whimsy has resulted in "hog wings" — pork shank prepared like Buffalo (or barbecue, or Jamaican jerk, or Thai curry) chicken wings — and an "apple pot pie" made with cheddar, bacon and gelato.
Plans include live music and a menu of "pre-Prohibition" drinks.
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The Last King of Scotland
reviewed by Steve Sailer
The American Conservative, February 26, 2007
The hottest trend on the London stage has been political drama offering fictionalized surmises about recent matters of state. Now, playwright Peter Morgan's two fly-on-the-wall historical screenplays have brought this genre to the Oscar races, with Helen Mirren and Forrest Whitaker winning most of the early acting awards for, respectively, "The Queen" and "The Last King of Scotland."
Whitaker first made his mark in a brief scene in Martin Scorsese's 1986 pool shark movie, "The Color of Money," as a gentle giant who out-hustles (and out-acts) Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. He later starred as doomed saxophonist Charlie Parker in Clint Eastwood's "Bird" and directed the hit "Waiting to Exhale," but has been largely relegated to supporting roles too small for him.
The superstars who emerged in the 1930s, such as John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, and Clark Gable, tended to be imposing six-footers (when that was an unusual height). Yet, even though the average American has gotten taller and fatter, leading men, such as Cruise, are now typically energetic little welterweights.
Whitaker finally enjoys a suitably beefy role in "Last King of Scotland" as the 1970s Ugandan dictator with the surrealist name, Idi Amin Dada. At a self-proclaimed 6'2" and 220 pounds, Whitaker is still smaller than the real Amin, who was the most entertaining of all the monsters of the 20th Century, a megalomaniacal cross between Joseph Stalin and Muhammad Ali. Sure, Idi was a semi-literate cannibal, but he was a likeable one.
Amin reveled in such self-bestowed titles as Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular. An admirer of his former Scottish officers in the King's African Rifles -- "I love everything about Scotland! ... Apart from red hair, which your women may find attractive but which in Africa is quite disgusting" -- Amin saw himself as the natural leader of a Caledonian independence uprising: "the Last Rightful King of Scotland."
Although Whitaker is the front-runner for the Best Actor Oscar, Amin technically is a supporting character. The fictional anti-hero protagonist (played well by young James McAvoy, who must be seven inches shorter and 80 pounds lighter than Whitaker) is a callow Scottish intern who, like so many of his ancestors who built the British Empire, flees dour Presbyterian boredom for some fun in the tropical sun. While working in Uganda in 1971 as a mission doctor, idly trying to seduce his boss's wife, he's called to bandage the injured Presidential wrist.
In Giles Foden's 1998 source novel, the Scottish doctor recalls, "I couldn't help feeling awed by the sheer size of him and the way … he radiated a barely restrained energy… I felt -- far from being the healer -- that some kind of elemental force was seeping into me." The doctor accepts Amin's impetuous offer to become his personal physician. He is soon advising Amin on policy, while trying to ignore the reports of political opponents being fed to the crocodiles, too mesmerized by the Big Man's outlandish charisma to flee.
"The Last King of Scotland" may be the best exploration yet of the Big Man syndrome, which, while most notorious for afflicting Africa, is hardly restricted to that continent. A Big Man's grandiose sense of entitlement assures him that he deserves to run things. What's odd is how often the rest of us, like McAvoy's doctor, agree with him, sometimes against our better instincts.
Big Men tend to be more masculine in physical and emotional traits like muscularity, self-confidence, and aggressiveness. Yet, as the film illustrates, one of the strangest paradoxes about Big Men is how feminine their minds can be. Whitaker's Amin displays what would be called female intuition in anyone who's not such a mountain of a man. He can read the doctor's secrets off his face, and then use his mercurial personality and verbal suppleness to charm and terrify him into obeying his sinister will, rather than simply going home to sane Scotland.
Scottish director Kevin MacDonald, best known for the documentary "Touching the Void" about a mountain climber who saved himself by cutting the rope from which his friend dangled, shot "Last King" on location in Uganda to look like a slightly cheesy 70s blaxploitation flick. It's not a great film, but it is a memorable one.
Rated R for some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content, and language.
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Bari Weiss of The Wall Street Journal reports on newly released book titles and the world of publishing in "The Book Reader."
Every day this week, I've logged onto Facebook to see a version of the following post from a friend: "I'm taking a break from Facebook for a while. Not sure when I'll be back." I've yet to summon the strength to abstain from social media for more than a day or two, but "The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We've Lost in a World of Constant Connection" convinced me it might be a wise move. It's painful for some of us to admit, but in a very short period of time we've become addicted to our devices. Soon, the majority of the world population won't know what it's like to live without the Internet—and Canadian journalist Michael Harris argues in his new book that this problem will have myriad intended consequences. Mr. Harris marshals impressive evidence to make the case that absence is crucial to the way our brains learn, develop and progress. Thanks to Texting, Twitter, Netflix, Snapchat, and Candy Crush we don't space out anymore, we don't let our minds wander, and we certainly don't ever get bored. Our constant connectedness, writes Mr. Harris, is more dangerous than we think. And we are certainly constantly connected. Mr. Harris estimates that Internet usage has expanded 566 percent in the last decade. According to Youtube's own statistics, users uploaded 100 hours of video for every minute of real time in 2013. That's a "decade" video posted to the internet every day. The time we spend in cyberspace comes at a price, Mr. Harris writes. "The burning solitudes are extinguished," he laments. In order to prove his point, Mr. Harris goes on a month-long tech-fast, turning off all his devices except a landline phone. He keeps a log every day. "Behavior that seemed utterly normal on the 30th of July now looks compulsive and animalistic," he writes. "When I see teenage girls buried in to their phones…I think of monkey picking lice out of each other's hair."
If that line stings, perhaps it's because we see that monkey-like behavior in ourselves.
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