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The Reds will try to avoid falling even further out of the National League playoff picture when they meet the Cardinals once again on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium.
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St. Louis, which has tied a season high at 10 games over .500, trails the Brewers by 2 1/2 games in the NL Central. The Cardinals are also in the lead for the NL's top Wild Card spot.
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John Lackey will make only his second career start against Cincinnati. It'll be his third at Busch Stadium start since he joined the Cardinals late last month.
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Frazier was back in the lineup Monday after missing last weekend's series in Colorado with a sore back.
The third baseman admitted that he's not fully recovered, estimating that he's at about 60 or 70 percent.
"For me, it's running," Frazier said when asked what is giving his back the most difficulty. "Every time I move, it kind of stiffens up on me. It's a little tight hitting. It's getting better and better each day. The training staff has been doing a great job. If I'm out there, I'm going to give it what I've got."
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St. Louis outfielder Matt Holliday returned to action Monday after a one-day break to nurse a sore left knee.
It was a successful night for Holliday. He entered the game hitless in his previous 18 at-bats but doubled and drove in a run.
Prior to the 0-for-18 stretch, Holliday hit .438 (7-for-16) over a four-game span.
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• The Reds are in danger of dropping yet another series in St. Louis. In their last 20 series there, they've gone 1-18-1.
• Monday was Jay Bruce's 890th game in right field for Cincinnati, setting a new club record for games at that position.
• These teams will play each other nine more times this season.
Matt Slovin is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Wake up! For you God was made man! "Arise, you who sleep, and rise from the dead, and Christ shall enlighten you" (Eph 5:14). For you, I say, God was made man. You would have been dead for eternity if he had not been born in time. You would never have been freed from sinful flesh if he had not taken on the likeness of sinful flesh (see Rm 8:3). Endless misery [miseria] would have possessed you if this mercy [misericordia] had not been accomplished. You would not have come back to life if he had not taken on your death. You would have faded away if he had not healed you. You would have perished if he had not come. ....
What greater grace of God could shine upon us than this: that, having an only Son, God should make Him a son of man and that in turn He should make a son of man a son of God. Look for some merit; look for a reason; look for the justice: and see whether you find anything but grace. (St. Augustine, Sermon 185, 1 and 3; PL 38, 998, 999)
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I wish we had live recordings of Augustine. How was his voice rising and falling with those phrases?
Fr. O'Leary, when a man is tired of Augustine, he is tired of life.
Fr. Komonchak, thanks for the beautiful quotation. Merry Christmas!
"rather routine" ??
Humbug, Joseph O'Leary!
I think you may need an attitude adjustment. It's Christmas, a time for good will to all.
I am not tired of Augustine, I just think the passage quoted is not Augustine at his best.
Just because Augustine was a genius does not mean we go "ooh" and "aah" after every paragraph of his vast oeuvre (the vastest in antiquity), particularly in the oral sermons taken down by a tachygraphy\ -- that is a way to dilute and bury Augustine's greatness.
Helen: "you may need an attitude adjustment" -- sounds like soft American totalitarianism...
On this holy day, it is forbidden to say anything that is not laudatory and enthusiastic. Falling a little short of that, I will only remark that if this passage had not been ascribed to Augustine, we probably would not be reading it, because it might never have been transmitted. I hope the first copy was not a palimpsest of a lost play of Sophocles.
Peace on earth!
Today we heard the beginning of John's gospel. For that reading alone it was worth going to the Mass of the day rather than last night. How I love going to Mass! Afterwards the world seems brighter, and then how can I not like a text that says that for us God was made man. How lucky we are!
(Idle curiosity: this "you", "you", "you", is it "me", "me", "me", or is it "us", "us", "us"? Is it singular or plural?)
I don't have Augustine's text, but it's singular in Eph. 5:14.
jAK -- How are those short translations of Augustine that we want you to publish coming along?
Merry Christmas to all!
Yes, yes, Mr. Augustine, we're damnable sinners. We get that, okay? But we've just made it through Advent, and this is Christmas day. So give over for twenty-four hours, if you can, telling us what wretches we are. Relax, have a little plum pudding and half a measure of pure joy, just for today. Tomorrow will be soon enough to resume the sackcloth and guilt.
And are you so sure that's it all about us? Maybe God so loved the world that he would have flooded into it even if it had been mostly squirrels and buttercups (who would probably have treated him better, by the way). This obsession with human beings seems too narrow a view and, if I may say so, predisposes us to the very sinfulness you charge us with. Look up! The beasts of the field are praising him today.
—Grinchus parum invidiosus
An article at ThinkingFaith on that bit of John's gospel - "In the beginning ..." http://www.thinkingfaith.org/articles/20131223_2.htm
Augustine could write and too often he proved he was the wretch he claimed to be. He seduces us with "Fecisti nos ad te Domine.." etc., (you have made us for yourself O God)and misleads us with "force them to come In." and it is sinful to take pleasure in making love to one's spouse. So let me correct Augustine and rephrase his prayer:
O Donatists, my brothers the Lord is with you. Far be it from me to presume God will not save you if you do not subject yoursel to my church. What got into me that I petitioned Roman Generals to give all your churches to me and bishops who agree with me. O Pelagians how can I presume God is not with you. The power that you see in wo/man, I am sure you believe comes from God. I rather offer you my love. Not the Centurion's sword. I have to remind myself that Jesus commanded that we accept a person of peace and not demand a doctrinal consent. And Julian, my brother bishop, I understand that sometimes my Manachean past comes back to bite me. Let us get together, pray and learn from one another. I should be washing your feet not promoting your exile.
Peace, brothers let us not fight over the money of the wealthy and work night and day to spreak the Good News and Peace to all.
Augustine is both the greatest Christian theologian (after Aquinas, I feel bound to add, alas) and the father of the worst errors of Christianity. His crusade against the Donatists led him countenancing their torture. He is the father of the Inquisition. His sublime message of sola gratia was twinned with the monstrous doctrine of predestination that prevailed in the churches until recently. His vision of original sin inflicted a deep wound on the Western mind, particularly in his focalization of the Fall on human sexuality (he tells us over and over again that the first symptom of the Fall was Adam's inablity to control his erection). If Augustine had given a Christmas sermon along the lines of what Bill suggests, the entire history of Christianity would have been so much brighter.
What's next--Augustine/Petilian slash fiction?
Actually, that might be kind of hot...
"historians should have no part in so facile a Schuldfrage–so facile an exercise in blame-pinning."
A handy word, that facile.
Thank you for that wonderful excerpt from St. A., which I didn't discover until today (the 26th) the Christmas rush being what it is (by the way, the Germans have a wonderful word -- Weihnachtsrummel -- for all the fussing and fuming we tend to get caught up in this time of year, which has nothing essential to do with Christmas).
Thank you for that wonderful excerpt from St. A., which I didn't discover until today (the 26th) the Christmas rush being what it is (by the way, the Germans have a wonderful word -- Weihnachtsrummel -- for all the fussing and fuming we tend to get caught up in this time of year, which has nothing essential to do with Christmas).
Fr. O'Leary—
I'm generally partial to "curmudgeonliness," which is why I like reading your comments, but equating being told you could benefit from an attitude adjustment (which is quite gentle phrasing for us Philadelphians) with totalitarianism, soft or otherwise, strikes the wrong note. What I, unlike you and some others commenting here, found apropos about this particular piece is the emphasis on Grace as Gift. What message can be less routine, or more joyous, than that, especially on Christmas day!
This obsession with human beings seems too narrow a view
The "obsession" hardly belongs to Augustine, see for example: "For us men (and women) and for our salvation he came down from heaven". The idea that the focus on humanity is "too narrrow" is a very contemporary viewpoint, at least in the West. Is it because in modern life animals tend to be viewed as pets, and the farmer-nature ecology is forgotten? Or because, now that there are almost too many humans and the world is almost too small for our numbers, humans are viewed as less valuable and nature viewed as more valuable?
Many of our viewpoints are very contemporary, some still working themselves out at this moment. Much of the change involves widening the circle of those who are thought worthy of being included in God's love and our own care. Our care is bound to be limited, but God's love of us need suffer no decrease in extending to other creatures.
Those who believe in God the Creator generally believe that he created all, and that everything that came from him was good, however spoiled it may have later become. It seems like vanity to believe that in the vastness and splendor of time and space, all that really matters to him, all that he wishes to preserve, is the human race. But I suppose that if mildew could write the history of the world, mildew would be the centerpiece of it.
But I suppose that if mildew could write the history of the world, mildew would be the centerpiece of it.
It's not nothing that mildew can't.
In the quotation quoted from him, Brown is saying that all should not be pinned on Augustine. Correct. Augustine had a lot of company as far sexual distortions go. While it is laudable that he modified Jerome it is difficult to accept that as an excuse. With reference to violence against Christians who keeps Augustine company? The point with Augustine is his prodigious influence on the West. There is no one with more prestige. Because of that he has to be regarded critically. Too many take his work as gospel and that is the problem. "With the bonus comes the onus." Because of Augustine countless Christians have countenanced violence against "heretics." Even today.
No doubt theologians owe a lot to Augustine. He saved many of them from thinking. More of them should think more critically.
I don't really get why Augustine evokes such animus, because even while his influence is certainly outsize, compared to a lot of the church fathers (a proto-nazi like Ambrose, or a power broker like Cyril), he's Judege freaking Reinhold. Take what you can get.
(Granted, "nothing but grace" just makes me think of that Larry Bird/Michael Jordan McDonalds commercial).
It seems like vanity to believe that in the vastness and splendor of time and space, all that really matters to him, all that he wishes to preserve, is the human race.
I wouldn't word it quite that way, but okay.
I could tell you that Tradition tells us that, but it's not enough of an argument. I could tell you that the central place of humanity in the world is "obvious", but it's not an argument.
I think that Mark's answer is pretty good, actually.
Yes, we are central and dominant just now and have been for the last tiny slice of time's extent. And great knowledge and beauty have arisen from or through us. Maybe we are some sort of culmination. But everything that is alive today is the latest sprouting of life's tree and has its own special beauty, as did all lineages that have not survived.
One distinction we certainly have: we are uniquely perilous, having the ability and possibly even the will, more than any other creatures, to bring the whole house down upon our heads and theirs. That would establish our centrality forever, but no one will write the history of it.
Maybe God has intervened by his act of incarnation not only to save us but also to save the rest of his creation from us, as a master might retake control from a faltering steward.
It savors of whataboutery to bring in Jerome, regarded even in his own time as a crank though a great biblical scholar. I have no animus against Augustine, whom I deeply admire (De Trinitate, Confessiones and De Spiritu et Littera would head my list). But nonetheless Augustine, because of his stupendous influence, has cast a long shadow on our civilization. Ambrose was a proto-inquisitor (how can one not wince when one reads the protocol of his interrogation of two Arian bishops?) and the first clericalist, but Ambrose's influence is nothing beside Augustine's. Gregory of Nyssa was a married man, so his lack of interest in sex may be simply his acceptance of it -- I wonder if his commentary on the Song of Songs would shed light here. His influence in the Latin West was practically nil, and the same goes for Cyril of Alexandria, That Augustine tolerated torture of the Donatists is stated in W. H. C. Frend, The Donatist Church, the classical work on the subject.
One can blame Theodosius for the radically intolerant turn taken by Christianity, but it was backed by the leading churchmen. In fact it is hard to find a great theologian from that time on who did not justify executing heretics (Aquinas) or directly order or approve of individual killings (Calvin, Melanchthon, Thomas More).
Augustine indeed defends the three goods of marriage, fides, proles, sacramentum, but he did not draw sufficiently on his anti Manichean ontology to counter the poisoning of sex as such. I applied the three goods of marriage to gay couples first in 1984 http://josephsoleary.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/06/the_flesh_and_t.html The good and great Augustine must be saved from the creepy apostle whose manicheanism returned to poison the world. Gregory of Nyssa shows no such morose attitudes to sex.
Maybe God has intervened by his act of incarnation not only to save us but also to save the rest of his creation from us, as a master might retake control from a faltering steward.
Indeed, what will people in the future have to build on if people in the present leave them in heritage a world damaged beyond repair? Unfortunately I do not see what the incarnation and the church have accomplished so far to protect the Creation.
I made a mistake in that article by coming up with the triad fides proles remedium concupiscentiae instead of fides proles sacramentum; in reality remedium concupiscentiae is a side effect of fides -- it means that the fidelityof the couple enables them to make their sexuality into an expression of love, not concupisence: http://www.cormacburke.or.ke/node/932
Brown is possibly reaction to Elaine Pagels's boook Adam, Eve and the Serpent which quotes horrendous utterances from St Jerome and then goes on to Augustine -- I think she'd agree with Brown that Augustine is of a much higher and more reflective order of discourse.
I do not see what the incarnation and the church have accomplished so far to protect the Creation.
God working in his usual unhurried way? If it took 13.6 billion (± 100 million) years from "let there be light" to "let us make humans in our image and likeness," maybe he still has the whole project in hand. It's only been a couple of thousand years. I grant you he's not getting a lot of help from us.
"The good and great Augustine must be saved from the creepy apostle whose manicheanism returned to poison the world"
Please cite the basis for these remarks. This is biased and without basis. So now you place Augustine over Paul. Where did this come from? The back to Jesus, counter Paul, movement. Paul is throughly consistent with Jesus. On the question of women the text was clearly tampered with. You have to re-look at the meaning of "flesh" in the writings of Paul The fact is without Paul (I'm sure God would have found another) there is no Christianity. Paul is the real deal. Augustine and the rest of should serve so well.
I am not referring to Paul. I confer the title "aposte" on Augustine in the broadest sense.
Though my previous bishop once remarked to me that "your friend St Augustine" was responsible for a lot of sex-connected grief, and then he added: "and even St Paul"....
I Cor 11 might be interpolated and the dour antI-feminist (and anti-Cretan) passages in the Pastorals are post-Pauline, and yes, as my link above insists, the "flesh" in Paul does not refer to sex. Nonetheless his ranting against sex and especially against gays is something that needs to be overcome and purged. Even the non-Pauline material is part of the Holy Scripture and it is not by accident that it is appended to Paul.
I once dared to ask a real-life Cretan what he thought of the Epistle to Titus and its declaration that all Cretans are liars and rogues, and he answered: "St Paul talked a good deal of nonsense." I think that that is a healthy Christian response to scriptural authorian bullying.
Shouldn't his beef be with Epimenides?
Paul did not write the Epistle to Titus, right. Secondly, this is so unlike Paul. I don't see Paul as a bully at all.
Sure we all "know" Paul did not write Titus (at least according to most exegetes; but see JND Kelly, and see Jerome Murphy-O'Connor on the authenticity of 2 Timothy); but my Cretan acquaintance was not aware of this. I approve him for resisting a bullying text, independent of who wrote it. The text cites Epimenides or whoever and then adds in its own authoritarian voice "this testimony is true!" The Church and Scripture never err without involving God up to the hilt (Numbers 34, 1 Samuel 15 etc.). Paul himself is a very big bully in Romans 1, as all gays know, and also in I Thess as all Jews know. We have a huge backlog of authoritarian error to deal with. The awful realization that Auschwitz was brewed up in the ghettos of the Papal States is something that radically alters our attitude to past cocksureness. I stood today in the first ghetto of all, the Venetian one, divided into three (Vecchio, Nova, Novissima); even the Novissima has very high buildings and very dark and narrow streets -- that atmosphere of imprisonment -- . But it was touching that Jewish boys still play there with their kippah caps.


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The middle-of-the-road multimedia laptops that come out of HP have always been excellent examples of the style. They typically bring some upscale design buzz–but not too much in the way of extra features or components–while keeping prices down.
Our configuration of the HP Pavilion dm4 worked out to cost $979 (that is with a temporary price break from $1,079). For $1,050, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y460 offers similar specs, but includes an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650. A similar part (a 1GB ATI Radeon 5450) is available for the customizable dm4, but it'll add an extra $200 to the price. That said, the default hard-drive speed is 7,200rpm for the HP and only 5,400rpm for the Lenovo. A better all-around deal may be the 15-inch Samsung R580, which has both upgraded graphics and a Blu-ray drive for $829.
Of those three, however, the HP dm4 has the slickest look, taking design elements, including a large multitouch touch pad, from the more expensive HP Envy series.
Price as reviewed / Starting price $979 / $729 Processor 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 M520 Memory 4GB, 800MHz DDR2 Hard drive 320GB 7,200rpm Chipset Intel HM55 Graphics Intel Media Accelerator HD (integrated) Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) Dimensions (WD) 13.4 x 9.0 inches Height 1.0-1.3 inches Screen size (diagonal) 14.0 inches System weight / Weight with AC adapter 4.3 / 5.2 pounds Category Midsize
As a close cousin of the 13-inch HP dm3, the new dm4 shares a similar metallic body. But, rather than the brushed-metal look of the dm3, this model has an etched pattern of angular lines–almost like Nazca lines–along the wrist rest and back of the lid.
The gently rounded corners give the dm4 a soft, consumer-friendly look. The corners of the keyboard tray (and the four keys that sit closest to the corners) are similarly rounded, as is the oversized touch pad.
The keyboard is similar to the flat-topped, widely spaced keys we've seen on recent HP systems such as the Pavilion dm3, although the larger 14-inch chassis allows for a better layout, including full-size arrow keys. Lacking any kind of dedicated media control buttons, all your media and alternate key functions are mapped to the row of Fn keys, although the assignments are reversed; using the traditional F4, F5, etc. functions requires holding down the Fn button.
The touch pad is similar to what we've seen on HP's high-end Envy systems. It's larger than usual, and the matte black surface is infinitely superior to the sticky mirrored pads we've seen on the past several generations of Pavilions. The touch pad, like Apple's, eschews separate left and right mouse buttons, instead cordoning off two click zones in the lower left and right corners.
It's a better touch pad than on the vast majority of non-MacBook laptops we've reviewed, but our main complaint is that some of the multitouch gestures are hard to use. Case in point, scrolling up and down pages using the two-finger method is hit or miss, unless your fingers are perfectly lined up on the horizontal plane. We noted that very same problem last year on the original HP Envy 13.
Like Dell, Asus, and other PC makers, HP includes a software dock along the top edge of the screen, presenting handy links to software and services in one place. The dock is user customizable, but its default settings are heavy on advertising come-ons from Snapfish, Norton, the HP Download Store, and others. Rhapsody link, yes; Web browser link, no.
The 14-inch wide-screen display offers a 1,366×768-pixel native resolution, which is standard for a screen this size. Though overly glossy, the display was clear and bright, with realistic color reproduction.
HP Pavilion dm4 Average for category [mainstream] Video VGA, HDMI VGA plus HDMI or DisplayPort Audio Stereo speakers, headphone/microphone jacks Stereo speakers, headphone/microphone jacks Data 3 USB 2.0 (one USB/eSATA), SD card reader 4 USB 2.0, SD card reader, eSATA Expansion None ExpressCard/54 Networking Ethernet, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, optional mobile broadband Ethernet, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, optional mobile broadband Optical drive DVD burner DVD burner
Though the graphics card can be upgraded on the dm4 (for either $100 or $200), there's no Blu-ray option, which is something that's becoming increasingly common on 14- and 15-inch laptops. You can, however, add mobile broadband from Verizon Wireless, AT&T, or Sprint for $125.
The processor options range from Intel's Core i5 to Core i7, and we had the middle-of-the-road 2.4GHz Intel Core i5 M520 in our review unit. That should be more than enough power for all but the most demanding users, and we were able to surf Web sites, play media files, and edit photos in Photoshop simultaneously with no stuttering or slowdown.
With only integrated Intel graphics capabilities, you're not going to be doing any gaming beyond FarmVille on this system, unless you add one of the optional discrete ATI graphics cards (which our system lacked).
The HP Pavilion dm4 ran for 4 hours and 21 minutes on our video playback battery drain test, using the included 6-cell battery. That's excellent for a 14-inch laptop, especially as we've seen some disappointing battery performances from midsize laptops lately. As it's slim and light enough to be an occasional (but not everyday) road machine, the long battery life is especially appreciated.
HP includes an industry-standard one-year mail-in parts-and-labor warranty with the system. Upgrading to a three-year plan will cost an extra $259, which includes on-site service, with additional upgrade levels available for "accidental damage." Support is accessible through a 24-7 toll-free phone line, an online knowledge base, and driver downloads.


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Grippy, but not as durable, good value for the grip level.
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Identical performance to my old Pirelli P6s but £30 cheaper!!
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Last Updated: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 > Related Articles
View information on approved modems for use on the Cox High Speed Internet service.
Below are approved modems and WiFi Modems for use with Cox High Speed Internet service.
Need help picking a modem or have questions about DOCSIS technology? See Choosing the Right Cable Modem for more information.
Not all equipment sold by Cox is available in every Cox market. Check with your local market to find out what equipment is available. Also, some modems that have been purchased from a second hand vendor, such as online auctions, garage sales, pawn shops, may not work on the Cox High Speed Internet service.
Cox Preferred Devices
Cox offers WiFi Modems, combining a modem and wireless router in one convenient device. These are available for rent or purchase and are recommended for all Cox High Speed Internet service packages.
Brand | Model |
Cisco | DPC3825 (Single Band) |
Netgear | CG3000D (Single Band) |
CG3000Dv2 (Single Band) | |
CG4500BD (Dual Band) | |
C6300BD (Dual Band) Note: Available in select areas only. | |
Ubee | DDW365 (Single Band) |
DDW366 (Dual Band) |
Additional Cox Recommended Devices
The DOCSIS 3.0 devices listed below meet our service and performance requirements.
Note: DOCSIS 3.0 devices are required for all new Preferred, Premier, and Ultimate package customers. Current Cox customers on those packages should ensure they have a DOCSIS 3.0 device in order to consistently receive optimal speeds. Additionally, Premier and Ultimate customers are required to have a DOCSIS 3.0 device with 8 x 4 or higher channel bonding to achieve package speeds. Older DOCSIS 3.0 devices with 4 x 4 channel bonding are only recommended for Preferred or below packages, as shown in the following table.
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Cisco | DPC3000 | Preferred |
DPC3010 | Ultimate | |
DLink | DCM301 | Ultimate |
Hitron-Zyxel | CDA30360 | Ultimate |
ARRIS / Motorola | SB6120 | Preferred |
SB6121 | Preferred | |
SB6141 | Ultimate | |
SB6180 | Ultimate | |
SB6182 | Ultimate | |
SB6183 | Ultimate | |
SBG6400 (WiFi Modem) | Ultimate | |
SBG6580 (WiFi Modem) | Ultimate | |
SBG6782 (WiFi Modem) | Ultimate | |
Netgear | CMD31T | Preferred |
CM400 | Ultimate | |
C3000 (WiFi Modem) | Ultimate | |
C3700 (WiFi Modem) | Ultimate | |
C6300 (WiFi Modem) | Ultimate | |
N450 (WiFi Modem) Note:This device is also known as the CG3000Dv2. | Ultimate | |
Zoom | 5341 | Preferred |
5341J | Ultimate | |
5350 (WiFi Modem) | Ultimate | |
5352 (WiFi Modem) | Ultimate | |
5363 (WiFi Modem) | Ultimate |
Legacy DOCSIS 2.0 devices (no longer recommended)
Cox recommends all customers use a DOCSIS 3.0 device from the list above.
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Linksys | BEFCMU10 v3 BEFCMU10 v4 CM100 |
ARRIS / Motorola | SB5100 SB5101 SB5120 SBG900 (WiFi Modem) SBG901 (WiFi Modem) |
Scientific Atlanta | DPX2100 DPC2100 |
SMC | SMC8004 SMC8013 (WiFi Modem) |
Zoom | 5241 |
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Here is another clip from this week's episode of Doctor Who. Hopefully we will see either the bowling alley or the swimming pool as we "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS".
The Synopsis: A spaceship salvage team drags the TARDIS on board, sending its systems into meltdown. As the Doctor marshals the motely salvage crew outside, he realizes Clara is still trapped within his malfunctioning ship, pursued by a dangerous group of ossified monsters. He has just 30 minutes to find Clara and save his TARDIS before it self-destructs. Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS premieres Saturday, April 27, 8:00pm ET/PT as part ofSupernatural Saturday.


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Alsip Street Fair
Featuring children's Musician "Laura Doherty and The Heartbeats". and the headlining "Brass from the Past". Also a petting zoo, pony rides, inflatables, kids crafts and gaming, face painting, balloons, bingo, cocktails, food, a raffle, vendors, and more!
Goodenow Grove Fall Fest
An estimated 3,500 guests attended Goodenow Grove Fall Fest in Beecher in 2014. This free, annual event features family-friendly fun including music, entertainment, pumpkin painting, a petting zoo, childrens activities and hayrack rides.
Drivin' the Dixie
Discover America's Greatest Rolling Car Show! Follow the route along the historic Dixie Highway and uncover points of interest and new destinations. Great fun for everyone!
Berwyn Cruise Nites in the Depot District
Head to the Depot District for the 9th Annual Cruise Nites presented by Berwyn Kia, Paisans Pizzeria & Bar, Mike & Sons Auto Services, Cicero Auto Parts, Deece Automotive! Cruise Nites take place on Tuesdays from 6-9pm in the Depot District at Windsor & Grove Avenues steps away from the Berwyn Metra Station. Enjoy your summe evenings while taking a stroll through a combination of car show and nightlife.
Cruise Nites in Berwyn
Head to the Depot District on Tuesday, August 6th for a combination of car show and nightlife. Evening begins at 6pm in the Depot District at Windsor & Grove Avenues steps away from the Berwyn Metra Station.
August 20th Cruise Nite in Berwyn
Come down to the Depot District and enjoy Cruise Nites with other families, residents and car enthusiasts. Learn more about Berwyn's proud classic car culture and historical automotive heritage. Cruise Nites are free! Just show up and have a great time!
Retro Prom
Pick any decade and come ready to dance! Event fundraiser features: *King & Queen voting *Groove to the DJ mix *Raffles & Prizes *Finger foods & desserts from local restaurants *A Local Celebrity Lip Sync Battle General Ticket $75: includes open bar, appetizers & desserts and coat check.
Music in the Street
Be part of the Depot District's tradition at the 5th Annual Music in the Street event on July 18th. The festival will feature live local bands, food and vendors. Admission is free, open to all-ages, and dog-friendly.
Clean Sweep Garage Sale
One person's junk transforms into another's treasure at the annual Depot District Clean Sweep Garage Sale. Browse 5 stories of good finds and leave knowing that you've lived the spirit of the word "recycle." Future generations will thank you for this shopping trip. Free electronic recycling will be available via a "donation" to Seguin Services. Bounce Sports will be offering free use of their batting cages from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for those that attend the sale! The event will take place in Berwyn's Depot District in the Municipal Parking Facility between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 7th.
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34th Annual American Music Festival
Americana and roots music fans will find a full menu of talent at FitzGerald's 34th Annual American Music Festival brought to you by FitzGerald's. The summer 3-day event features more than 50 artists from Chicago and around the country. FitzGerald's American Music Festival takes place rain or shine on three stages -- club, tent and SideBar. Hours are 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. on July 2, 4:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. on July 3 and 4; 1 p.m.-3 a.m.
Taste of Main Street
Join us for this annual tradition and enjoy an eclectic mix of small plates and sweets. Stick around for an after-party with entertainment. Tickets include food samples and after-party.
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Berwyn's Oktoberfest 2015
Save the dates for Friday, September 18th from 6-11 p.m. and Saturday, September 19th from Noon-11 p.m. and make the trip to Berwyn's Historic Depot District. The event boasts an international food court, carnival and amusement rides, family entertainment pavilion, and crafters and vendors. Enjoy live musical performances, a Beer Garden featuring special Oktoberfest seasonal selections!
25th Annual Berwyn Route 66 Car Show
The 25th Annual Berwyn Rt66 Car Show sponsored by Paisans Pizzeria & Bar will be held on Ogden Avenue in Berwyn. Berwyn has always been a great Route 66 town with a thriving, dynamic and fast-growing community at its hear. Stand on Historic Route 66 and see over 500 vintage and custom cars, trucks and motorcycles. This show has something for everyone! Demonstrations of Automobile Flamethrowing will thrill spectators!
BAM Fest
The Berwyn Park District presents BAM (Berwyn Arts & Music) Fest on Saturday, July 25th in Proksa Park. This Youth Arts & Music Festival will feature live music, youth art galleries, art creation stations, workshops and fun activities. This event will also feature a battle of the bands and teen lounge with live DJ's.
Drivin' the Dixie Centennial
Discover America's Greatest Rolling Car Show! Follow the route along the historic Dixie Highway and uncover points of interest and new destinations. Great fun for everyone! Enjoy all day tour celebrating Historic Dixie Highway's Contennial visiting historic sites, car shows and community events with your vintage car or contemporary vehicle. Along Dixie Highway from Blue Island to Momence!
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IKEA Midsummer All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Event
Enjoy a traditional Midsummer, all-you-can-eat Swedish buffet. Tickets are only $11.99 for adult IKEA family members and $2.99 for children under 12. The menu will include favorites such as: smoked salmon, assorted herring dishes, Gravad lax, whole poached salmon, salads, cheeses, breads, desserts and much more! Seating is limited, buy your tickets today.
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Boo! at the Zoo
Halloween fun awaits families at Brookfield Zoo's annual Boo! at the Zoo celebration. The popular daytime event, presented by Fisher-Price, features a Costume Parade, Costume Showcase, professional pumpkin-carving demonstrations, not-so-scary games and activities, special animal Zoo Chats, and haunted hayrides.
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Summer Nights at Brookfield Zoo
Our newest summertime event is back, and it's bigger and better than ever, with more evenings than before! Enjoy Brookfield Zoo in a new light with cooler evening weather, enhanced dining, beer and wine gardens, roaming entertainment, live music, and a new laser light show, all surrounded by wildlife and nature.
Jerry Kleiner's over the top restaurant in this 35,000 sq. ft. space is an explosion of taste, color and sound. "Latino flavors with the spice of life." Authentic soulful cuisine offers simple dishes from all over Latin America. A kaleidoscope of colors, salsa music and playful decor ignite the sense of being in a Latin house party.
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Chicago Blues Festival
Chicago Legend Buddy Guy will headline the 32nd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, the largest free blues festival in the world. During three days on five stages at Grant Park, more than 500,000 blues fans prove that Chicago is the "Blues Capital of the World." Past performers include Bonnie Raitt, Ray Charles, B.B. King, the late Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy and the late Koko Taylor.
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Mercury's Canine Cruise
Dogs on boats? Yes! Bring your pooch on a leash and enjoy quality time with your dog while cruising on Chicago's waterways. This tour highlights dog-friendly hotels, restaurants, dog parks and fire hydrants. Enjoy the cool breeze in your hair (and fur!) aboard the Skyline Queen which offers plenty of safe outdoor-seating. Dogs may choose to sit on your lap, in a seat or on the deck. Don't worry, we have one-restroom for humans and one lined with newspapers for your pet. Water bowls are also onboard. Buy online or at the ticket office open daily at 8:30am.
Magnificent Mile Lights Festival
Kick off the holiday season and create your special memories on The Magnificent Mile in 2014! The BMO Harris Bank Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, the nation's largest evening holiday celebration, jump starts the holiday season on Saturday, November 22 with a full day of family friendly activities, concerts by top musical artists and the best holiday shopping. The day's excitement culminates with a grand evening parade down Michigan Avenue marshaled by Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, illuminating one million lights on 200 trees. The parade concludes with a grand finale fireworks show over the Chicago River.
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Grant Park Music Festival
The Grant Park Music Festival is the nation's only free, outdoor classical music series of its kind. Each summer, the Festival presents ten weeks of free classical concerts to all of Chicago at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Audiences can watch as the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus and guest artists rehearse upcoming performances. Rehearsals take place Tuesday-Friday afternoons all Season long. During breaks in rehearsals, Festival docents lead informal talks about the music, composers, and the history of classical music. For a full schedule, see the Festival website.
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Ribfest Chicago 2015
After being selected and featured on the Food Network's 2014 "Eating America, with Anthony Anderson" and televised to 100 million households and 150 countries, Ribfest Chicago returns with more smokin' music and barbecue as we cook up Chicago's favorite food and music festival. From humble beginnings, Ribfest grew to five city blocks and from 5,000 attendees to 70,000 fans (in 2014). The BBQ component has grown to thirty Chicagoland rib and non-rib vendors, while the quality of entertainment has made Ribfest an internationally-recognized music festival that hosts premier touring bands. But despite its impressive growth and success, the fest has maintained its neighborhood feel. More highlights include the celebrity-judged "Best Ribs" award and "RibMania," the Midwest's only professional rib-eating competition featuring top ranked eaters and sanctioned by IFOCE/Major League Eating. For more information visit www.Ribfest-Chicago.com. WHAT: It's no wonder that Ribfest Chicago has been recognized as Chicago's "Best Food Fest" for the past three years. This festival remains one of the city's best summer attractions. As a nationally-recognized music festival, our twenty original bands are a hot blend of Indie, rock, roots and alt country. The 6th Annual RibMania hosts world ranked pro eaters at the Midwest's only sanctioned rib-eating contest, and families can spend the weekend in Kids Square enjoying entertainment, inflatables, games and more. Ribfest Chicago has contributed $250,000 to more than fifteen Northcenter schools and nonprofits to improve education, assist special needs and fight hunger, in addition to funding chamber projects and annual programming. WHERE: 4000 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago WHEN: Friday, June 12, 2015 - 5 pm to 10 pm Saturday, June 13, 2015 - Noon to 10 pm Sunday, June 14, 2015 - Noon to 10 pm


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Mazda RX-8 Performance Parts : Flywheels
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OMB, agencies still crunching sequestration-related furlough numbers for non-DoD civilians
Monday - 2/25/2013, 5:29am EST
The White House doesn't yet know how many non-Defense civilian employees will face furloughs if cuts from sequestration begin Friday. But Danny Werfel, the controller of the Office of Management and Budget, said they are working on it.
"Over time and as the days unfold as we approach Friday, that information will become more specifically available," Werfel said Sunday during a conference call with reporters. "We are working with agencies actively to get the degree of specificity the Defense Department has at this point in time. We know now, for example, that 47,000 employees within the Federal Aviation Administration will be furloughed. But to get that state-by-state impact we are continuing to work on." Friday, Ray LaHood, the secretary of the Transportation Department, said during a briefing at the White House the FAA would have fewer controllers on staff causing flight delays in major cities across the country.
"Cuts to budgets mean preventative maintenance and quick repair of runway equipment might not be possible, which could lead to more delays. And once airlines see the potential impact of these furloughs, we expect that they will change their schedules and cancel flights," he said. "So we are beginning today discussions with our unions to likely close more than 100 air traffic control towers at airports with fewer than 150,000 flight operations per year. And we're talking about places like Boca Raton, Fla.; Joplin, Mo.; Hilton Head, S.C.; and San Marcos, Texas. The list of the towers — the list of potential towers that are to be closed, or elimination of midnight shifts, is posted on our website as I'm speaking now. We're also beginning discussions with unions to eliminate midnight shifts in over 60 towers across the country. The closures will impact services for commercial, general aviation and military aircraft. This will delay travelers and delay the critical goods and services that communities across the country need."
The White House released a state-by-state breakdown on the impact sequestration cuts could have across the nation.
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The report highlights how the cuts would affect each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, but the only numbers related to federal workers were civilian DoD employees.
For instance, in Washington, D.C., approximately 13,000 civilian DoD employees would be furloughed, reducing gross pay by around $111.3 million in total.
In Maryland, approximately 46,000 civilian Defense employees would be furloughed, reducing gross pay by around $353.7 million in total. Additionally, the Army would have to cut its base operation funding by about $95 million. The Air Force would have to cut funding by about $10 million and the Navy would delay about $9 million in funding for a demolition project in Patuxent River, and aircraft depot maintenance in Patuxent River could be canceled, as well as Blue Angels shows in Annapolis and Ocean City.
In Virginia, approximately 90,000 civilian DoD workers would be furloughed, reducing gross pay by around $648.4 million in total. The Army would cut base operation funding by about $146 million, while the Air Force's funding for operations would be cut by about $8 million and the Navy would cancel the maintenance of 11 ships in Norfolk, defer four projects at Dahlgren, Oceana and Norfolk, and delay other modernization and demolition projects.
"As Deputy Secretary [Ash] Carter pointed out when he testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee, a lot of their employees that are impacted are not commuting to the Pentagon," Werfel said. "They're individuals all over the country: ship builders, maintenance people that are, in many cases, directly supporting military operations."