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Christ's Centurion
Only say the word and I shall be healed
On December 16th, 2003, I was discharged from the United States Army as a conscientious objector. On Easter of 2004, I was confirmed into the Catholic Church.
"Therefore, the sacrament by which spiritual strength is conferred on the one born again makes him in some sense a front-line fighter for the faith of Christ. And because fighters under a prince carry his insignia, they who receive the Sacrament of Confirmation are signed with the Sign of the Cross by which He fought and conquered."
- St. Thomas Aquinas
"Therefore, the sacrament by which spiritual strength is conferred on the one born again makes him in some sense a front-line fighter for the faith of Christ. And because fighters under a prince carry his insignia, they who receive the Sacrament of Confirmation are signed with the Sign of the Cross by which He fought and conquered."
- St. Thomas Aquinas
"Therefore, the sacrament by which spiritual strength is conferred on the one born again makes him in some sense a front-line fighter for the faith of Christ. And because fighters under a prince carry his insignia, they who receive the Sacrament of Confirmation are signed with the Sign of the Cross by which He fought and conquered."
- St. Thomas Aquinas
Today at mass I was struck by the prayer we say right before receiving communion, the last prayer Catholics say before consuming the body of Christ. It is the earnest groaning of a 'front-line fighter' – the humble plea of the Roman centurion who met Jesus 2,000 years ago: "Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed." (Mt 8:5, Lk 7:1). In this story, the local Roman commander asks Jesus to heal his dying slave, but refuses to let Jesus come under his roof, claiming to be unworthy. In Luke's account, the soldier feels so unworthy that he refuses even to meet Jesus, and instead sends out messengers to greet him.
And so I said this prayer of the centurion, and I reminded myself of my own unworthiness – recalling my life of sin. And suddenly a question occurred to me: why did the centurion, a pagan of power and honor, feel unworthy to be in the presence of a Galilean carpenter?
A more immediate question may help – why was a Roman centurion there in the first place? A brief history: In 63 BC the Roman General Pompey conquered Jerusalem, killing thousands. In 6 AD successive Roman procurators began ruling over a rebellious Judea, one of whom was Pontius Pilate. In 70 AD, after a Jewish uprising against the foreign rulers, the centurions of Titus crushed the rebellion and destroyed Jerusalem. Jesus was not the only one crucified during this 100-year period. Thousands were. Their dying bodies lined the highways as examples of those who dared to resist the imperial might of Rome. And Roman centurions were the ones who crucified them. Roman centurions crucified Jesus.
Recalling this history, and recalling that Christ was murdered along with two 'revolutionaries', the story of the centurion becomes particularly compelling. It sends a chill crawling along my flesh, for I too was a centurion. I swore oaths of allegiance to banners and leaders. I declared my undying service to the eternal Republic, and fought back tears of pride, devotion, and love. Being a soldier wasn't just some job. Being a soldier meant something. It went deep – into my heart, a truth of my existence, of who I was. I was an America Soldier: a centurion of the greatest nation since Rome.
And I was just like that Roman centurion. Though we served Caesar, something within us compelled us to seek Christ. Something was burning us from the inside and revealing our unworthiness and sinfulness, letting us know that something was missing. Caesar might own us, but only this Christ could heal us. And so we went out to him.
The Gospels don't record what happened to the centurion after Jesus met him. Did he return to his life as a centurion of Rome, worshiping Caesar as a deity? Or did he sell his possessions (including his slaves), lay the money at the feet of Christ, and become a disciple? Did the centurion remain a soldier of the Empire and go on to help crush the Jewish insurrections? Or did he follow Christ to the cross and become a martyr?
I don't know what that centurion did afterwards. All I can share with you is my story, a story of how I was reborn as Christ's Centurion.
I enlisted into the Army on February 8th, 2000. I joined for all the typical reasons – I was a middle class military brat who'd wasted his time in college drinking and doing drugs, and in the process, had lost my grip on life's meaning. Maybe I had never had it. But somewhere along the way I pulled together all the different threads of all the 'wisest' men's sayings and found: "If you want to be happy, if you want meaning out of life, then serve others. Don't live for yourself. Live for others." With college debts piled up, with my family living a continent away, and with feelings of futility about my ability to do anything else, I joined the Army. The military told me that I'd get $20,000 to become a forward observer. I didn't care what kind of job they gave me. If it paid that much, if it was being done in order to serve others, if my friends and family all applauded my decision to 'get some discipline', then heck yeah – I'd do it. So I did.
Three years later I was in a bunk at West Point, the United States Military Academy, crying. It was late at night, so I was trying not to make any noise. I didn't want to wake up either of my two roommates. What would they think? I'd been an elite Army Ranger. I was one of twelve out of more than one hundred to graduate from Ranger training. We'd gone through hell and come out burning for more. We were killers, everyone knew that. A Ranger would take his bayonet, stick it in your throat, twist, pull, plunge again, and then piss in your face as you drowned in blood. If America needed someone dead, anyone dead, it'd call us. And we'd do it. We'd hop in an airplane, spend 14 hours chanting about napalming churches and machine-gunning nuns, and then we'd jump out, land, pull out our bayonets, and start to kill. And then we'd come home with medals and laugh and laugh and... and now I was at West Point, and I was going to lead others in wars that I had only dreamt about. I would become a Green Berets officer, and I'd fight for their motto – De Oppresso Liber: "to free the oppressed." I would kill, yes. I would train others to kill, yes. But I would serve, and I would free those in darkness.
So why was I crying? Wasn't I an American Soldier? Wasn't I a steely-eyed killer? Hadn't the Army given me pride and purpose? Didn't my parents love me for it? Didn't men and women buy me drinks at NYC bars, clap me on the shoulder and say, "You're a hero, soldier. You're a goddamn fucking hero. Now go kill those fucking terrorists!?"
So why was I crying? What was wrong with me?
The same thing that was wrong with me before I joined the Army, the same thing that's wrong with every human being. It's that emptiness we feel inside us. It's what divides us from one another, causing fights between loved ones, starting wars between nations. It's what the Church calls original sin – what makes us sinners instead of saints. But we don't need the Church to tell us that evil exists in the world. We already know it does. We only have to look inside ourselves to know that. And that was exactly what happened to me at West Point. I looked at my life, I looked at my heart, and I broke down and cried.
I hadn't joined the Army because of Christ. I hadn't become a centurion for Christ. I'd done it for America, for my family, for my friends, and ultimately – for myself. And I was still as wretched of a sinner as I'd been before. I still only knew Christ from the fringes of half-forgotten liturgies and half-said prayers. And the last traces of faith were dying within the spiritual vice of Caesar's Army.
But then, I did what the Roman centurion did 2,000 years ago. Knowing that I was unworthy, knowing that I had no right to approach Jesus, I put away my pride and shame and walked out to him. And when I knelt before Christ, and opened my ears to his Word, he finally spoke. Jesus didn't want my oaths. He didn't want declarations of faith. He wanted something more than words. He wanted me to wage his war against our true enemies: death, sorrow, evil. He wanted me to become a front-line fighter for the faith. He wanted me to be his centurion. And in three words, I received my new commission – Christ's mission: Love your enemies.
These three words contradicted everything I had learned. The world had taught me that we could only fight against evil by being strong and powerful, by crushing our enemies. But Jesus hadn't been strong or powerful. Instead, looking down from the cross, Christ's bloody eyes spoke of another way: we fight by loving our enemies, by conquering evil with good. Instead of killing sinners, we convert them. Mercy is our weapon. Sacrifice is our hope. Love is our Faith.
Christ died to save his enemies. He died as the Father's perfect warrior.
Across the ages, countless centurions have served Caesar and found him lacking.
St. Maximilian, martyr: "I will never serve. You can cut off my head, but I will not be a soldier of this world, for I am a soldier of Christ." St. Marcellus, martyr: "I serve Jesus Christ the eternal King. I will no longer serve your emperors." St. Martin of Tours, bishop: "I am a soldier of Christ: it is not lawful for me to fight."
And add St. Victricius, St. Primus, St. Cyrinus, St. Theogenes, and all the other centurions who were persecuted because they refused to fight for Caesar. And we can't forget St. Francis and St. Ignatius. All of these men had once fought as centurions of the world, but in the spiritual prison of bloodshed, they turned to Christ for freedom. They had all been sinners. They had all been Caesar's centurions. But they became saints, and are now Christ's Centurions forever.
Who are we going to be? We can fight for Caesar or for Christ, but not both. One uses violence to forge its empire, the other uses love. One uses force, the other faith. Empires crumble, but the Body of Christ lives forever. For whom are we going to fight? Who will we be? A Centurion of the Empire or a Centurion of Christ?
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I've made it clear that I follow the elites and love to read about their training. I especially love reading their blogs or hearing them on interviews - it is just fascinating to get insights into those running at the highest level. In the past few years, there has been a new niche in the elite community: mommy runners. They still are trying to compete well, but now doing it after having children. And in the era of sharing everything on FaceBook, Twitter, they not only share what training they do, but the post-baby body! I loved Lauren Fleshman's column "Keeping it Real," where she, a 2-time National Champion in the 5k and now the mother of a 5 month old, showed her post-baby belly and legs. Carrie Tollefson, a 2004 1500m Olympian (who also was the newscaster for the Championship Race) has a podcast and recently posted a 5 minute ab video. And she raises a few good points:
1) Everyone has 5 minutes in their day - I could get off the computer for 5 minutes and do this
2) You don't have to be an Olympian to train like one - you don't need a fancy treadmill or machine to do the same drills that they do.
3) Just because you are a runner and are in shape doesn't mean that all of the core muscles are there. I know that I'm in shape and look fine, but still. It's something we need to work on intentionally. And that's the boat that I am in. Every year I swear up and down that this is the year that I work on core strength. And it happens for a week, and then goes caput. But hey, if I have extra incentive, I am getting married in less than 6 months (6 months!!) - let's get everything all toned and fabulous for the spring!
And I discovered after doing the workout that really, I have accumulated a series of strength workouts that I do, I can add in the core work too. I'll never have 6 pack abs, but the goal is to not have to do any "turbo-flex" when I run in the summer and totally rock a bikini with confidence.
In sum, game on.
Finally, thank you for all of the well wishes after the .US Road Racing Championships. It was such a great race, and gave me such a high. They finally released the finish pictures, so...
The abs may not be there yet, but the smile totally is.
Not too many people get to break the tape at a race! Congrats! (I may have said that already on your RR - I don't remember) That is an awesome picture.
Good info and link! Maybe if I can do the 5 minute workout, I'll be in bikini shape by next summer.
Great finish line photo!
I thought the Lauren Fleshman article was great! I read it recently too! I like reading her stuff!
OMG OMG you're getting married in 6 months!?!? Cool! Congrats!
What is this "shape" everyone keeps going on about?
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So happy to be lurking today...You've always had the best smile! Unfortunately my turbo flex and normal are pretty close to identical.. :-( but so true that we all can find 5 minutes a day to improve. Congrats on the upcoming wedding, and can't wait to see that smile in those pics.
Great blog, and great picture. (That is a keeper!)
I've been trying (again) to add at least a little core work into my running routine -- I've been good for a few weeks so maybe I can make it stick this time?
"Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing" - Hunter S. Thompson
You don't need abs when they're hidden by the finish tape you're about to break because you're winning! That's such a wonderful picture!
The keeping it real article was great. Still trying to figure out what a turbo flex is.


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2 students shot in Philly school
PHILADELPHIA — A boy and a girl hanging out with a group of fellow students in a high school gym were shot and wounded Friday afternoon, and up to three boys may have been involved in the shooting, police said.
One boy fled and was captured near his home, and one or two other boys were being sought, they said.
The shooting happened in the Delaware Valley Charter High School in north Philadelphia about 3 p.m., authorities said.
Surveillance video shows a group of about seven students hanging around in the gym when the shooting happened, police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said. It was unclear if the shooting was accidental or intentional, but it "doesn't look like an active shooter type of situation," he said.
The wounded boy and girl each were shot in an arm, but it was unclear whether one or two shots were fired, Ramsey said. The wounded students, believed to be 15 years old, were taken to a hospital near the school, where they were listed in stable condition, police said.
The boy who was captured lives in south Philadelphia, miles away from the school, and may have driven or taken a bus home after the shooting, Ramsey said. No gun was recovered, he said.
"We have not found a gun, but there's two, perhaps three, youngsters that were together," Ramsey said. "We're not sure which one fired. One of the ones that we have was part of that group."
He said they were all boys and all students at the school.
Ramsey didn't know what staffing or security procedures were in place at the school but said "there was a breakdown in security of some kind" because the gun got into the building.
Former student Donte Jenkins, who graduated last year, said there were metal detectors at the entrance and he couldn't figure out how someone could have gotten in with a gun.
"It was always a safe environment," said Jenkins, 19. "It was never a bad environment. I don't know how this really happened."
The school was placed on lockdown and secured by SWAT officers checking each room. Students were searched and released one by one.
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The Blue Jays are moving two pitchers back in the rotation.
Brett Cecil cut his right knee on a fall, according to manager Cito Gaston via MLB.com's Jordan Bastain and required three stitches. As a result, Cecil's Thursday start is being shoved to Saturday. As a result, Cecil will dodge the Red Sox in the final game of the upcoming series and go up against Trevor Bell and the Angels.
Saturday's starter -- you may have heard of him -- will also be pushed back, this time three days. Brandon Morrow recently fired a complete-game shutout requiring 137 pitches and the team is exercising caution with the 26-year-old. As a result, Morrow loses out on the Angels and will duel Oakland, presumably against Dallas Braden. Hopefully Morrow won't encroach on Bradenia too bad.
As a result of the moves, Boston will see Brad Mills on Thursday, who is being promoted from Triple-A. Mills has made two starts on the season thus far, posting a 4.05 ERA over 11 innings -- which appears lucky as he has averaged 5.7 walks per nine innings and 4.9 whiffs per nine. The 25-year-old has 17 starts in Triple-A, checking in with a 4.20 ERA and a much more sane 7.9 K/9 and 3.6 BB/9.
On Friday, the Angels will see Mark Rzepczynski. The lefty had a solid major-league debut in 2009, posting a 3.67 ERA in 11 starts. However, that ERA has soared to 7.15 in two starts and two relief appearances on the season despite a 1.6 BB/9 and 10.3 K/9 mark thanks to an obscene .458 BABIP. However, his minor-league tour hasn't gone well either. He has an unsightly 6.04 ERA in 12 starts, although BABIP is plagued him there as well.
-- Evan Brunell
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The Hague – English Premier League giants Chelsea, which financially backs Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem, have been accused of trying to fix the Dutch league.
Former Vitesse owner, Merab Jordania, claimed in the daily De Telegraaf that Chelsea do not want the Dutch club to win the league because both cannot compete in the Champions League as UEFA rules prevents two clubs under the same ownership competing in the same competition.
"In Arnhem, Chelsea is without doubt in control," former club technical director Ted van Leeuwen was also quoted as saying by the ANP agency.
"Chelsea covers part of the Vitesse payroll and loans a certain number of its players. What counts for Chelsea is the good progress of these players and not that Vitesse are champions," he said.
This season Vitesse have four players – Lucas Piazon, Bertrand Traore, Patrick van Aanholt and Christian Atsu – on loan from Chelsea while Gael Kakuta and Sam Hutchinson were on loan in January.
Vitesse, who have traditionally battled Ajax Amsterdam at the top of the Dutch league, have won just three of their last 11
matches, with the team coached by Peter Bosz third 12 points behind Ajax and out of contention for the title.
The club's major shareholder, Russian businessman Alexander Chigrininsky, who is a friend of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovitch, dismissed Jordania's claims as "lies driven by jealousy".
A statement from the Dutch Football Federation, KNVB, said they would be looking for "clarification on Mr Jordania's allegations".
"The board of directors of the KNVB, section Professional Football, have contacted Vitesse about these claims," the statement said.
"In the interest of the integrity of the Dutch league, the KNVB is kindly asking Vitesse to give an explanation of their organisational structure and the way it's working." – Sapa-AFP
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Job search site HotJobs, which is owned by Yahoo!, has announced a new performance-based offering for recruiters. Human resources professionals will now be able to pay-per-candidate, similar to pay-per-click.
With the offering, recruiters buy credits, but are only charged when candidates click on a listing and apply for the job. If credits go unused, they can be shifted to another listing. Additionally, recruiters will be able to set criteria to filter out candidates that aren't right for the job.
The new offering is poised to not just save human resource departments money but also to streamline the recruiting process as well.
"Recruiters are being asked to find top talent using fewer resources than ever, and Yahoo!'s Pay Per Candidate model gives them the tools to increase the accountability of their listings," said Chris Merritt, vice president and general manager, Yahoo! HotJobs. "With recruiters facing resume overload in today's job market, the Pay Per Candidate solution will allow them to spend their time and budget on only the best candidates."
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"I don't know a single veteran who doesn't feel a sense of pride when thanked for our service," said Bob Farmer, Vice Commander of the Belmont County American Legion Council. Farmer was the guest speaker at the Veterans Day program on Thursday, Nov. 8 at Union Local Middle School. Farmer said veterans and current service men and women are increasingly being thanked for their service. "If you really want to make a veteran's day, young or old, just stick out your hand and say 'thank you for your service'. It means the world to us."
Farmer, a graduate of Bellaire High School and a member of many local veterans organizations, told students it was a great honor to be the speaker. He said he had attended the ULMS assembly last year and had "marked it on his calendar" to attend, before being asked to be the speaker.
"Union Local schools are a great friend to local veterans," he said. Farmer was the featured speaker at the school's 9-11 remembrance ceremony in September.
Farmer said he asked many fellow veterans what he should say to the students. He said they all had the same replies.
"They all said they were proud to have served this nation and would do so again," he said. Farmer told students, community members and fellow veterans in attendance that veterans are proud to have defended our freedoms. In particular, Farmer talked about the freedom to vote and said that in America's recent presidential election, voters had the freedom to vote without military or government interference. "That is not so in other countries," he said. "In the United States of America when you vote for a president, regardless of whom you choose, there is no military presence. Veterans fought and died for this freedom."
Farmer told students that they should also remember to thank the families of veterans, because they also make sacrifices. "They live their lives in constant paranoia that they will get that knock on the door and the news that their loved one made the ultimate sacrifice in service."
Farmer also urged the students to stop what he feels is the "cheapening of the word heroes."
"Veterans don't consider themselves heroes. They feel those who lost their lives are the 'heroes'," he said. "Doing a job doesn't make you a hero. Help us stop the cheapening of the word hero."
The program, sponsored by the Middle School Student Council, also featured performances by the band and choir. Student Council officers read select poems describing the meaning of Veterans Day. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mackenzie McGary. The choir performed "Star Spangled Banner" and "My America". The band performed "God Bless America". Opening and closing remarks were given by Zack Lucas. Maiah Miller read "I am What You Make Me". Mike Chambers read "I am the Flag" and Josh Knox read "Prayer for America". The Posting of Colors was done by Flushing Post #366.
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This past Saturday, I ran my one & only 20-miler of Flying Pig Marathon training. I ran it only 2 weeks before the marathon for several reasons, but mostly, I was on vacation 3 weeks out, and I didn't want to spend that much time away from my family on such a short visit.
Aaaaany-who, the weather on Saturday was perfect for running - temps starting in the upper-30s, reaching into the 40s by the end, just a smidge of wind, and lots of sunshine! I was rested & ready to rock those 20 miles.
The run happened in two different parts - the first 6 were by myself before meeting up with a couple girls from my running group for the remaining 14. Nothing exciting to report about part 1, but I was pretty happy with my splits...
The remaining miles just clicked along & I was soooooooo grateful to have the company of 2 girls from my running group! Running solo sucks (for me, at least) on long runs. Again, not too much to report - thank goodness for zero bathroom emergencies this week! I ran the last mile solo - my company was mentally done at 13, so I pushed it in to get it over with, as evidenced by my splits... (And by pushed, I mean ran comfortably at my own pace - I still didn't feel like I was working that hard.)
Last mile at GMP? I'll take it!!!!!!!!
The best part of this run, however.........besides eating 4 helpings of cheesy potatoes and then this.........(no, not the whole thing, unfortunately....I shared)
.....was that this was probably the best I've EVER felt after a long run. My body was tired as hell, but I never got the post-long-run haze or headache, which happens almost every time for me. Maybe I fueled perfectly, maybe it was the weather, maybe it was the two easy weeks leading up to this run........who knows, but it was an amazing feeling!!! It was the kind of run that reminds me why I do any of this in the first place!!!
And that overall pace? ERMAHGERDDDDDDDD! Perfect. Comfortable. Dare I say...easy? And so confidence-boosting with less than 2 weeks til race day.
This week of training brought 2 more good runs. Well, Monday's was kinda "eh", but it was more of a recovery run, so I didn't really care much about it. And it was hot. And humid. 2 things I am NOT used to!!! (63 degrees & 83% humidity - BLECH!) Please, oh please, Mother Nature, please don't let it be like that on race day...........I'll melt! Anyway, the run was decent:
Yesterday morning I went to my crazy gym & we did nothing but abs & legs...........oy. I made sure to take it super easy on the legs, but I knew they would inevitably be sore anyway. Oh well. That'll be my last strength session before the Pig, so I'm OK with it.
Then last night, I rocked a two-a-day with my last long-short run of training...an easy-paced-turned-tempo 7-miler. It looked like this...
BAM! That was fun
This weekend will my last "long" run of training - a whopping 8 miles @ GMP. Then just 2 easy runs next week before M & I leave for Cincy on Friday! I CAN'T FREAKING WAIT!!!!!
I've already been stalking the weather for a week, but as of tomorrow, race day will officially be in the 10-day forecast. Taper madness!??! I have no idea what you're talking about..........
Speaking of race day..........my outfit is ready!!!!!!!!!!
I got my shirt in the mail on Monday..........
And made my tutu later that night...........
And to complete the outfit...........
Marathon #3 is only 10 days away!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Running, Loop!
You are ready! Go get it! If you ever figure out why you didn't get a headache, tell me or write a bloop on it, because I have that problem also. For me it seems like it has two things that contribute - hydration/electrolytes and tension in my hands/back/neck, but it is hard to not tense up - especially over long distances or if I run much faster than easy pace.
This will be so much fun.
Attitude is everything
Those are some wicked runs!
Those are some awesome training runs! Strong fast finishes are good omens indeed! Congrats on a successful training cycle - now you just need to get to the starting line! See you in a week!
Looks like you're more than ready to rock sub-4 in style! Can't wait to hear all about it!
great job! you got this!
Looking good...and I'm not just talking about the pizza!
Best wishes to you.
Rock on and keep on running.....
Great way to nail the last long run! Looks like you're ready to rock the Pig.
Good work on that 20 mile run. You're definitely ready. Good luck next week.
Awesome 20-miler! You're going to kill it at the Pig!
Awww... look who just realized the benefits of the taper! What an excellent pre-marathon LSD! Lookin' forward to the successful RR!
It sounds to me like you're in the best shape of your life. Really hope it all comes together for you on race day.
That 20 was pretty awesome, and the rest were great too! You are ready to go!
love love love this post!! so glad you rocked that 20 miler and felt so good afterwards. Can't wait to see you at the race, you're gonna look so cute in your outfit!
TEN DAY FORECAST! haha.
Not only is the hay in the barn, it is perfetly stacked with ideally dried, straight and square bales.
Awesome preparation. Splits just like you would plan them. Enjoy the taper. Now crush the pig (sounds messy).
Great training cycle. And with the two pacers you will have, you will fly through this marathon. See ya next weekend.
Run on everyone.....................Steve


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Judge Napolitano discusses Obama's illegal drone war and the potential for "assassination courts" with Fox News's very own [1] Brick Tamland [2].
Here's the Judge's recent elaboration on Obama's license to kill [3].
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The following OOPSLA 2007 paper describes the architecture of the JastAddJ compiler, and the Java 1.4 and Java 1.5 modules:
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The Java 7 modules were implemented as a M.Sc. project, and are described in the following report:
- Jesper Öqvist: Implementation of Java 7 Features in an Extensible Compiler. Master's Thesis LU-CS-EX: 2012-13, Dept of Computer Science, Lund University, 2012.
Although JastAddJ is built as a research project, it is a high quality compiler that can compile large Java programs. It is about 3 times slower than javac, which we think is very good for a generated compiler. You can use JastAddJ to build your own languages on top of Java, or to build program analyses for Java. See JastAddJ-Extensions for examples.
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June 15, 2013 Big 33 Game
This one was a show for the ages. Pennsylvania's recent troubles in the Big 33 Classic faded away once Clairton's dynamic Tyler Boyd returned the opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown. And that was only the beginning. The Pitt-bound Boyd guaranteed himself a special place in Big 33 history, scoring four times and throwing for a fifth touchdown as Pennsylvania routed Maryland 58-27.
The 56th edition of the classic marked the return of Maryland to the series after a 20-year hiatus. The Keystone state had dropped four straight games to Ohio entering this one. But thanks to Boyd and his high school teammate Titus Howard, Pennsylvania took a lightning fast 21-0 lead and never looked back. Boyd hauled in the first of two TD catches from North Allegheny's Mack Leftwich, a diving 16-yard grab: 35 into the game. Shortly after, Howard picked off a pass and cruised 40 yards for another score with just 1:20 off the clock.
Maryland battled back and briefly pulled within 10 points on the strength of quarterback Shane Cockerille of Gilman High School. Cockerille, named the Most Valuable Player for Maryland, threw two touchdown passes and ran for another, all in less than a six-minute span of the second quarter, to cut the deficit to 30-20. But Pennsylvania MVP Boyd answered quickly, hitting Bishop McDevitt's Brian Lemelle in stride on a 68-yard halfback option pass to make it 37-20 at halftime.
The teams traded scores in the third quarter, before Boyd ended all doubt, scoring on a quick 5-yard strike from Leftwich to make it 51-27 late in the third quarter. Boyd amassed 310 all-purpose yards. Leftwich threw three touchdowns in the game, the final going to Coatesville wide receiver Chris Jones, who caught a pair of TDs.
The University of Maryland-bound Cockerille led all passers, completing 13 of 28 for 247 yards.
June 16, 2012 Big 33 Game
Six costly Pennsylvania turnovers ultimately undid an outstanding defensive performance from the Keystone side, setting the stage for Ohio kicker Tyler Grassman's 39-yard field goal that lifted Ohio to a stunning 24-21 overtime victory. The outcome was especially painful for Pennsylvania because of a 14-point fourth quarter lead that vanished in 17 seconds.
Lima Central Catholic quarterback Tyler O'Connor's 1-yard sneak brought Ohio to within 21-14 with 6:27 to play. On the ensuing kickoff, Pennsylvania's Desmon Peoples was hit near the goal line and fumbled, with E.J. Junior recovering in the end zone to make it 21-21.
The Buckeye defense picked off five passes, two each by Nana Kyeremeh of Thomas Worthington High School and Andre Jones of Cincinnati Colerain. Kyeremeh's second interception was the decisive play of the game. After Grassman's field goal in OT, Pennsylvania's offense had an opportunity to answer, but Skyler Mornhinweg threw just behind his target Rushel Shell with Kyeremeh snatching the tipped pass for a game-ending pick.
This marked the fourth consecutive victory for Ohio, which trailed 14-0 at halftime. O'Connor, bound for Michigan State, threw for 161 yards, including an 85-yard score to Najee Murray, and was named Ohio's Most Valuable Player. Bloomsburg quarterback Blake Rankin completed 9 of 14 for 145 yards and a pair of touchdowns to earn the Pennsylvania MVP honors.
Early on, it looked like the Pennsylvania defense was going to rule the night, led by a ferocious group of linebackers that held Ohio to a mere 100 total yards in the opening half. It wasn't until late in the third quarter that Ohio broke through, with O'Connor and Murray's connection making it 14-7. Rankin answered with a 4-yard pass to J.P. Holtz to push the Pennsylvania lead back to 21-7 but the Ohio defense continued to generate turnovers and that was decisive.
June 18, 2011 Big 33 Game
The 54th Big 33 Classic was a convincing display of Ohio superiority from start to finish. Showcasing a dazzling cast of playmakers on offense and a downright destructive front four on defense, the Buckeye state walloped Pennsylvania 50-14. Not only was this Ohio's third consecutive win in the series, it also was their largest margin of victory in the Big 33 and the most points ever scored by an Ohio side.
Ursuline's Akise Teague lived up to his reputation as Ohio's Mr. Football, scoring touchdowns of 52, 20 and 40 yards, and rolling up 168 total yards on 10 touches to earn Most Valuable Player honors.
After Pennsylvania had briefly closed to within 14-7 midway through the second quarter following a turnover and short drive capped by Sean Barowski's 5-yard touchdown, Ohio zoomed to a commanding 28-7 halftime lead. Glenville quarterback Cardale Jones hit Devin Smith for a 54-yard TD strike, and then came the real back breaker – a record-setting 101-yard interception return for a touchdown by Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary's Doran Grant – just as Pennsylvania's offense looked to be getting untracked.
Teague's final score made it 35-7 in the third quarter and Pennsylvania was unable to make it a game the rest of the way. The Ohio defensive line, led by Elyria's Chase Farris and Canton McKinley's Steve Miller, was simply too big, too fast and too athletic for the Pennsylvania front and held the Keystone side to minus-16 rushing yards.
Ohio State recruit Jones threw for 160 of Ohio's 264 passing yards, with future OSU teammate Smith racking up 103 yards receiving. Barowski, a fullback from Harrisburg's Bishop McDevitt, was named Pennsylvania's MVP.
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Bullet purchase is indeed worrisome
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A spokesman for the agency said it was to be used for training of new and existing Homeland Security agents and related law enforcement agencies. It is my understanding these agencies use around 15 million rounds a year for training. If my math is correct, that gives these agencies 106 years' worth of ammo to practice with. Something doesn't make sense with their explanations. That's what makes this news disconcerting if not downright frightening.
So, editor, please don't make light of Rep. Doug LaMalfa for trying to get some answers from this "stone walling" federal government of ours. After all the immigration department just released hundreds if not thousands of incarcerated illegal aliens because of budget restraints, so why should our government agencies waste money they don't have on ammo when they can't even honestly explain why they need it?
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In the 1900s, the governor and the police and firemen retirement system gave a bonus to retired police and firemen. It didn't include the retired who were accidentally disabled. First politicians said it was an oversight. Then they said this group of retirees got theirs at retirement.
The accidental disabled receive an award from the court when retired. By New Jersey law, that goes to the pension board dollar for dollar. The disabled get none of the award. It is hard to believe the politicians did not know the law. To date, the accidentally disabled retired never received a bonus.
Now Gov. Chris Christie makes an unfounded accusation to demean the injured-on-duty pensioners. None can afford to institute legal action as they can barely afford to survive. They are a minority, easily singled-out as scapegoats for politicians who have failed to properly manage budgets and run government.
When municipal government wasn't excused from contributing toward the police and firemen pension system, the system was the most soluble in the country. It is now as endangered as any.
Christie, like those before him, fails to take on the inept political predators. They cause the problems and the already victimized are blamed.
We used to be a God-fearing or at least moral society that cared for all. New Jersey is now a police state where politicians dictate to, and not represent, we the people.


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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)__A Shawnee County man is jail in connection with a sexual assault of a child.
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Polinskey was also charged with suspicion of drug possession and possessing drug paraphernalia.
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The rainbow was never a good metaphor, anyway.
Jul 4, 2007
The Toronto Star published a strange, strange article a few days ago on inter-racial marriage. It's not the topic or the paper's interest in it that I find strange, but the shallowness of the writers' analyses and the conspicuous lack of certain critical statistics that I find so troubling.
Obligatory disclaimer: I consider myself a "fan" of intermarriages 0, but I have two qualifications on the subject.
It used to be that I would have said that I was unequivocally in favour of inter-cultural relationships – to the exclusion of any other kind of relationship. I used to believe, whole-heartedly and simplistically, that these mixed-up unions were the cure for world hurt. I was convinced they would usher in a new era of harmony.
And the earth would be full of beautiful people, honey-skined and doe-eyed.
Ok, maybe not that. I knew enough about the physical differences between people to know that it would take, even if we all made a concerted effort, at least a few generations to reach that level of deracialised homogeneity.
But yes, at some level, I believed vehemently that there was something intrinsically better about marrying outside your culture than remaining within it. I believed this with all the ardour of an angsty brown kid, wanting revolutions in everything, from the clothes I wore to the people with whom I found happiness.
A worldwide united colours, no less, this was the goal.
Since then, I've grown a little and the brightness of my primary colours has blurred a little, just enough for me to know that ultimately the only reason people should be together is because they are better people together than they are on their own.
My concerns now lie not in specific pairings of colours or cultures, but in the general concept of interpersonal happiness that people draw on in choosing their partners.
What I believe now is that this vision of happiness should be broad enough that it isn't (obviously) limited to any one culture 1. The point to note here is that I am no longer any more for intercultural relationships than I am for uni-cultural ones 2. Nor do I think that kids with doubly brown parents are less interesting than kids with more motley heritages. In the hype that surrounds this supposedly modern culture of hybridism, where we reserve special praise for South Asians with green eyes and babies with golden afros, there is a very familiar sort of exoticism at work. But I'm not going to talk about that here, mostly because I need to think a bit more about this before I can explain why I have a problem with the rhetoric of progressiveness that surrounds and distorts the age-old custom of intermarriage.
So anyway, that's my qualification number one. Horrible relationships are horrible relationships, regardless of whether the resultant offspring check off one box or two in intrusive questionnaires.
Qualification number two has to do with this whole concept of "race." There's a reason that while the Star takes of inter-racial marriages, I talk of inter-cultural ones. Ultimately, "race" as a catchall grouping is best applied only from the outside of any such given group. Seen from within, the presupposed homegeneity breaks down into an infinite array of very specific groups.
I mean, we can talk about white people as getting along with all other white people, but some of my Greek friends want to pass their Greek heritage onto their future kids and, to that end, are only going to marry other Greek people. Likewise, it's easy to think that all brown people are cool with other brown people, but it continues to boggle my mind how many of my Indian friends are convinced they would be miserable if they were to spend the rest of their lives with someone Pakistani, and vice-versa 3.
And again, I am homogenising: I'm not talking about Gujaratis or Punjabis, Pathans or Memons.
Even Sri Lanka, this tiny tear-drop of a country, has its pathetic little partitions. Forget someone Tamil falling in love with some Sinhalese, I have known Sri Lankan Muslims, who in totality comprise 8% of the country's population, restrict themselves to specific regions of the country: city versus village, north versus south.
So the more we zoom in, the clearer it becomes that it's overly simplistic to talk of inter-racial relationships in the context of race, because it implies that a "race" is a largely homogenised group made of people who identify with each on the basis of said race. Yet when it comes to long-term relationships, people don't object to other races much more than they object to other cultures – cultures that may fall within the umbrella of their own "race."
The fact of it is that the "other," a term that the Toronto Star throws about so easily in this series on multiculturalism in Canada, comes in a multitude of faces, and some of them look remarkably like our own. It's not physical foreignness that people are afraid of, it's the smaller strangenesses: differences in palate blow up into issue of who cooks what for whose extended relatives; holidays become a question of history; location becomes a source of alienation.
At least, this is what some people are afraid of. These markers of culture that serve to unite a specific group of people, when taken too seriously, can be used to exclude others.
It is culture, then, that defines who most people are comfortable making promises to, not necessarily skin colour or eye shape.
But anyway, back to the Star's article. It references the following two real-life examples in its story on intermarriages in Canada. The cultural make-ups of the people involved in each relationship are specified as follows:
- A Muslim-Iraqi woman and her current Indian-Hindu boyfriend
- A Filipino teenager and her Jamaican-Chinese ex-boyfriend
The graph, which in the printed paper was embedded within the article, has numbers on the "total couples with at least one person from visible minorities" for the following groups:
- Japanese
- Latin-American
- Black
- Filipino
- Southeast Asian
- Arab-West Asian
- Korean
- Chinese
- South Asian
So at this point, hopefully you're a tad smarter than the writers of this article and the editor who approved it. Hopefully you'll be making a face at the graph, wondering, well, how do kids of mixed unions fill these things in? What if a kid with a Japanese dad and a Brazilian mom decided to marry another kid with Jamaican parents? Which group counts do these two mixed-up lovebirds contribute to?
Or, more importantly, maybe you sat back and thought of the Great White North that you know. Maybe you got a specific picture in your head of what your average Canadian looks like. Maybe you thought of the people who are not part of the 13% who consider themselves "visible minorities."
Maybe you think of the rainbow and of the one colour missing in this graph.
Maybe at this point, you make a face at the entire article and you toss the paper away, wondering where the rest of the 87% of Canada fits in here and why their dating and marriage habits aren't considered worth studying. Or do German immigrants think it's fine and dandy when their sons waltz off with Asian girls? Or are people deep in the heartland fine with brown boys stealing their fourth-generation Canadian (read: white) daughters? 4
I mean, here's the question put bluntly: what percentage of white Canadians are relationships with people who don't identify as white?
Here's the other, more interesting question: why did the writers of this article neglect to include this vital statistic and what does their negligence say about how multiculturalism is perceived in Canada?
Is the battle of multiculturalism the domain only of new immigrants of colour? Does it filter down to the "second-generation immigrants"? Are the Canadian kids of Ghanian immigrants expected to uphold the standard of pluralism to an extent that their white counterparts aren't?
Do white American immigrants feel the burden of marrying outside their heritage to prove their loyalty to our Canadian model of cross-cultural harmony? When Roman Catholics from Italy migrate to Canada, do they say they're in an inter-marriage in polls like these after they marry Irish Protestants? How many of them actually do marry outside their religion and their culture? How do they fit into this article? And why weren't they considered?
When the article claims that "[t]he Greeks, Portuguese and Italians who settled in the GTA in the early '50s and '60s faced the intermarriage issues now afflicting newer immigrant groups," do the writers really mean that they no longer face those issues? Or have we just successfully homogenised all of those groups into this one catch-all category of "white," which means that they are no longer required, in the ways that "newer immigrant groups, such as the South Asians and Chinese" are, to prove their loyalty to a vision of united, politically homogenous Canada?
How can you logically say that "the groups least likely to marry another religion are Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus" when the very poll you cite does not have any data at all on cultures that aren't considered "visible minorities"?
(I'm not even going to get into Bissoondath and his comment on "mainstream culture." After all, as already established by this article, mainstream culture doesn't even promote inter-cultural relationships (even though the general tone of this article suggests that intermarriage is a thorny issue only among new immigrants). I don't see the connection, which he accepts implicitly, between intermarriages and integration. What about kids from intermarriages who are highly critical of so-called "mainstream culture[s]," if only because popular rhetoric assumes a variety of static definitions with respect to culture and race?)
And of the people counted in the graph above, are none of them are in "unions" with white people? Maybe white people only marry white people, and this is why the writers neglected to account for this overwhelming majority of Canada in their study on inter-racial marriages? Maybe it's ok when white people stick to "their own," but it's worrying when a Muslim woman says she wants to marry a Muslim?
And at this point you wonder what exactly the point of this article was. Older immigrants, the ones who aren't white, are racist little cowards living in enclaves that smell of curry, sushi, and jerk chicken respectively, while their kids sneak around with partners from other cultures? Canada is on a collision course towards Paris-style riots, because it lets in people who want their kids to speak other languages, in addition to English and French?
At this point you wonder why the Star is so scared of a Canada that is, in its everyday realities, if not its politics, remarkably on track with an increasingly globalised world, culturally, technologically, and linguistically. (I'd say financially, except my knowledge of world business and free trade approaches nil.)
The Toronto Star has become increasingly shoddy over the past few years, relying heavily on lazy generalisations and cheap conservatism. This series was a case in point of that kind of sloppy analysis. Every so often I think of cancelling the family subscription, but the other two city papers are even worse.
0. And yes, what I am saying so obliquely, what with quotation marks and all, is that I can see myself in just such a marriage. In fact, there a number of people who are convinced that this is exactly what is going to happen. So, you know, I can't disappoint. And now some random aunty/uncle is going to read this and they will have all the proof they need about my gallivanting ways. [↑]
1. I am consciously avoiding the subject of the exotification of certain cultures above others. I am not talking about the ways in which certain, very specific pairings are more acceptable than others. I'm talking here, not about one culture's collective fetishisation of another specific culture, but the more general phenomenon of people marrying outside the culture with which they most identify. [↑]
2. At the very least, the blatant quantification of the value of each kind of relationship is is ugly. This unabashed over-simplification of issues like love, family, and history makes me cringe. Even when it's dressed up in the name of (weak-kneed) liberalism. (I am coming to think there is nothing worse in politics than the shallow sort of liberalism that is so popular now. Yes, even worse than O'Reilly fundamentalism.) [↑]
3. This is the multi-generational fallout of a very painful partition. [↑]
4. Because everyone knows that all these "visible minorities" only showed up in the last three decades. There is no such thing as a fourth-generation Canadian who isn't white. And Native Canadians? They don't count. [↑]


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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ A Kansas National Guard helicopter unit is deploying to Afghanistan to participate in a medical mission.
About 45 soldiers of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment are heading first to Fort Hood, Texas, for more training before deploying to Afghanistan.
The soldiers will provide evacuation support by flying wounded soldiers from the battlefield and moving patients among facilities for additional medical care. They will also transport medical personnel, equipment and supplies to various locations.
A deployment ceremony for the unit was scheduled Monday at the Army Aviation Support Center at Forbes Field in Topeka.
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Nothing special with 1 sec behind. Except he proves us this kid could "ride" MotoGP and improving his time lap by lap. How good he quickly learn the bike. He proved us his potential. I bet he could do better, but "he & his team" made any decision to do this step by step with safety first.
Anyway this kid is amazing, can't wait to see him mastering RCV213.


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TomTom: No cellphones in the works
updated 01:10 pm EDT, Tue May 6, 2008
TomTom: No cellphones
TomTom, maker of GPS devices like the ONE and the ONE XL, has no plans to build its own cellphones, according to a report out of Taiwan. DigiTimes cites a "top executive" from TomTom Asia, who says that the company will continue to focus on in-car navigation units, and accompanying content and services. TomTom has been collaborating with ASUS and HTC on navigation features for their own handsets, using parts from still more companies.
This strategy differs considerably from rival outfit Garmin, which has been developing a GPS-focused phone of its own called the nuvifone. The device is expected to be costly, perhaps even more expensive than the iPhone, but may compensate through a lower-priced data/GPS plan. Features beyond normal GPS units will include Wi-Fi, 3G broadband and a three-megapixel camera.


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How did you get involved with National Geographic
and 'Journey of Man'?
When I decided to make the film, National Geographic
was a natural choice. National Geographic Channel
is about going out and seeing what the world is like.
The idea took shape around nearly 10 years ago and
I soon found out that filmmakers have a different
approach to their work as opposed to scientists. Firstly,
it is important to use the best possible gear. One
should also try and be able to sleep anywhere no matter
the type of environment. When you travel from Central
Asia to Australia to Alaska, it is important to travel
light. The other alternative was Discovery, which
I did not go with as their approach to filmmaking
is different in that they concentrate more on imaging.
When starting out, there were two basic issues to
deal with. Where exactly do our origins lie, and how
did we come to be in every single corner of the globe.
One of my most remarkable findings came in Kazakhstan.
A man Niyazov is the descendant of the Central Asian
man who populated Europe and America.
What old theories of evolution does 'Journey of
man' throw out of the window and is Darwinism one
of them?
The Multiregionalism Theory which states that
we evolved depending on the region our ancestors settled
in. This we now know to be untrue. Our ancestors came
from Africa and we used the Y Chromosome of human
DNA to uncover secrets. Earlier, for tracing family
trees, we used to dig up bones from the ground. The
problem with this is that there are different fossils
and so it doesn't give us an idea as to who our direct
ancestors are. When we study DNA sequences any changes
form a line of descent.
The advantage of the Y Chromosome is that it is handed
down only by the male parent unmingled with a woman's
DNA. So it can stay the same from generation to generation.
It can only change with a mutation which is an accidental
but natural change in the genetic code. This can happen
to strengthen the immune system from newly emerged
For how long have you been a geneticist?
For 15 years. I got interested in the field when
I was doing my undergraduate studies in History at
the university of Texas in the mid 80s. In the beginning,
I had to a lot of lab work and my PhD was rather tedious.
Now I spend more time on the field. In fact around
30-40 per cent of work in Journey of Man was
done on the field. My interest stems from the desire
to know where exactly do we come from? Darwin got
it right when he said that the differences between
human beings were exaggerated. He also correctly pointed
out that we come from Africa.
Now we are working a new project on the Journey
of Man microsite on the National Geographic site.
This is a global project in order to obtain a genetic
snapshot. We will create a place on the site which
will allow visitors to digitally create an attractive
face they would like to get sexually involved with.
This is then fed into a database. Through the regional
average we hope to get an insight into how races evolved.
The global average will give us a glimpse into Adam
and Eve. Speaking of this I look at the Bible with
stories of the Garden of Eden, Noah's Ark as a parable
seeking to explain a diverse strand of elements and


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Little Bobby came into the kitchen where his mother was making dinner. His birthday was coming up and he thought this was a good time to tell his mother what he wanted.
Any time you feel dumb, don't worry. Check out the following excerpts from a "Wall Street Journal" article by Jim Carlton. Lots of people are dumber than you.