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Stock Downgrades: Carl Icahn Could Spell Trouble for Apple in 2014
Justin Sharon
Wall Street ratings agencies set the tone for today's stock market.
Talk about salad days on Wall Street. (Unless you work at the
Wall Street Journal
, where
finding a frog in your salad
is enough to make anyone croak. And, come to think of it, Waldorf salads — whose key component is a chopped
(NASDAQ:AAPL) — may be in for an equally rough day, but I digress.)
Would you trust these guys with your money
on New Year's Eve? Probably not, but goofy looks can be deceiving, and the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(INDEXDJX:.DJI) and
S&P 500 Index
(INDEXSP:.INX) each ended 2013 at all-time peaks. Old Father Time could thus hand off to the
E*Trade Financial
safe in the knowledge that he enters 2014 in excellent shape, having surged some 119.44% over the prior 12 months. Also flying high was
Delta Air Lines
(NYSE:DAL), whose
no-cell signal
shouldn't be a sell signal, not after it advanced 131.26%. And you can
keep the change
In terms of economic events that may move US markets today, November construction spending and December's Institute for Supply Management data are each released at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Regarding specific stocks, expect earnings announcements out of
Landec Corporation
(NASDAQ:LNDC), and
Resources Connection
Abercrombie & Fitch
(NYSE:ANF): 2013 was an
annus horribilis
for both Abercrombie & Fitch stock and its endlessly controversial CEO. 2014 is off to an equally inauspicious start, as shares are slashed to Hold from Buy at Jefferies.
Analog Devices
(NASDAQ:ADI): Analog Devices stock is moved to Market Perform from Outperform with Wells Fargo.
(NASDAQ:AAPL): Apple,
whose battle with Uncle Carl
shows signs of turning nasty, is lowered to Market Perform from Outperform with Wells Fargo. Its analyst Maynard Um wrote in a note that, "While we still have conviction in the gross margin thesis (and the potential for iPad/iPhone unit upside), we believe this may be largely embedded into the valuation." Separately, Apple was named the Top Large-Cap Pick for 2014 at Cantor Fitzgerald, but Wells currently appears to be carrying more weight, with the shares currently slipping before the opening bell.
Elbit Systems
(NASDAQ:ESLT): Shares are now Neutral from Buy at Citigroup.
Endo Health
(NASDAQ:ENDP): Cantor Fitzgerald slashes the stock to Sell from Hold.
(NASDAQ:FFIC): Down the drain for Flushing Financial, cut by Keefe Bruyette to Market Perform from Outperform.
Health Care
(NYSE:VTR) and
Health Care REIT
(NYSE:HCN) are each downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital Markets.
Semiconductor Stocks
NXP Semiconductors
(NASDAQ:NXPI), and
ON Semiconductor
(NASDAQ:ONNN) get downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman Sachs. All are, accordingly, ahead of this morning's opening bell.
(NYSE:S): Sprint stock gets downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Cowen.
(NYSE:TXI): Longbow takes TXI to Neutral from Buy.
(NYSE:TMUS): Shares get downgraded to Buy from Conviction Buy at Goldman Sachs, which says the risk:reward ratio is now roughly in balance. Its amended price objective is $37.
(NYSE:USB): Macquarie moves the stock to Neutral from Outperform.
Disclosure: Minyanville Media has a business relationship with E*Trade.
(See also:
Stock Upgrades: Be Bullish on Bank of America
New Stock Coverage: Going Gaga for Live Nation
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I have to confess I just write it is because when I write in a hurry I don't remember which one it is!
I used to be a proofreader and after a few years of that I decided to give up punctuation because who cares anyway? So much fuss. I personally dont bother with it. see? But I don't (oops)have a blog so no one gives me sh*t for it!
I never care about typos on blogs but if I see them in a published book! that is a no no.
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April 20, 2013
SEATTLE - After almost a three-hour rain delay, the No. 15/16 Stanford softball team fell 6-5 at No. 14 Washington, Saturday, at Husky Softball Stadium in Seattle, Wash. The Cardinal drops to 28-14 overall and 5-8 in the Pac-12, while the Huskies improved to 33-12 and 11-5 in the conference.
Senior pitcher Teagan Gerhart dropped to 16-7 overall, taking the loss in the first game of the series. She allowed six runs on four hits, while issuing a season-high nine walks. Washington junior Kaitlin Inglesby (18-5) earned the win, striking out seven batters while giving up five runs on seven hits.
Both teams were held hitless and scoreless through the first three innings. Senior shortstop Jenna Rich blasted her seventh home run of the season, a solo shot to left field, to lead off the top of the fourth inning. The long ball brings her career count to 40, tying Michelle Smith ('08) for second-most in school history.
A 2:56 rain delay caused a break in the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Huskies had runners on first and second with one out when the delay came. After the break, the Washington came out swinging, ultimately scoring six runs on three hits to take a 6-1 lead.
The Cardinal fought back in the top of the seventh, scoring four runs on four hits, but ultimately came up short. Sophomore left fielder Leah White hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded to score pinch runner Alyssa Lombardo. Freshman first baseman Kayla Bonstrom then hit a two run single up the middle, while sophomore designated player Erin Ashby drove in the fourth run on a fielder's choice.
Stanford and Washington will play a doubleheader on Sunday, April 21. First pitch is scheduled for 10 a.m. from Husky Softball Stadium.


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*Well, I know it's not 2020 yet, but the decade has started so poorly it would take 12 years of 15% returns for the contract value to recover to $200,000 and offer any chance of higher withdrawals. The results are quite varied depending on the market at the time the Annuity is purchased.
The method used in the Fidelity Annuity is interesting to me in one regard. It only takes one bear market to keep the payout capped. Here's why; If a bear market is a 30% loss, you are now taking out 7.14% (this is 5/70) of the contract value in that next year. Add the 1.78% fee, and that's 8.92%. So while that 70% needs to see the market go back up 42% to break even, you are still taking these withdrawals. Can the market recover in 3 or 4 years? Of course it can, just don't count on it.
I must say, I find it curious that the brochure Fidelity offers shows a hypothetical example in which the $833 grows to $1,012 by year 6 (as the Annuity Contract Value grows to $242,878), but by year 10, the Contract value is down to $191,380. They offer a footnote, that unless the Contract Value grows to greater than the $242,878 by 85, there will be no further increases in monthly payout. Let's look at that closely. $1012/mo is an annual 6.34%. Add the expense of 1.78, and we are at 8.12%. The account would also need to grow 26.9% over the next 10 years while taking the 8.12% from the Contract Value. Not likely.
On this page I refrain from any emotionally charged wording (such as the Suze quote from my blog), but I still raise the age old VA questions - What do you gain? / What do you give up? If I am making any assumptions that aren't valid, I am open to corrections.
What is the alternative to the potential VA client that would provide the steady guaranteed income the typical client desires with no downside risk? I plan to spend next month's article discussing my approach to this set of desires.
I'll repeat the offer I made on my blog - if someone wishes to write a post describing (along with a link to a prospectus) a VA whose features satisfy the need for inflation adjusted income, along with downside protection, I'll post it.
Until next month,


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President Obama Has Stopped Smoking Forever, Again
The first lady thinks he's stopped, but she doesn't want to pry.
According to Michelle Obama, her husband has finally quit smoking. The first lady says he hasn't touched a cigarette to his lips in "almost a year," thus confirming Robert Gibbs's claim in December that Obama hadn't smoked for about nine months. How does she know for sure, though?
She said she didn't know exactly when he quit "because he never smoked a lot" and she never saw him light up.
Also, it's not something they talk about.
Mrs. Obama said Tuesday that she was very proud of her husband, but that she hasn't pressed him for details.
"I haven't really poked and prodded him on this," she said.
Well, hopefully she's getting this information from somewhere. Obama has struggled for years to break his cigarette addiction, and he's quit before, at least for a while. If it's permanent this time, good for him. Now onto ending his next worst habit: starting 60 percent of his sentences with "Look ."
First lady: President Obama has quit smoking [AP via WP]


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MOSCOW, Idaho – The Idaho men's basketball team will hit the road for the first time during Western Athletic Conference play when it visits Texas-Pan American on Jan. 9 for a 5 p.m. (PT) tip off.
Idaho enters Thursday's game at 6-10 overall and 0-2 in WAC play after dropping its last four contests, while the Broncs are 4-12 on the season, 0-1 in the WAC and have lost eight consecutive games. UTPA last won on Nov. 27 at Lamar. The Broncs are 1-4 at home this season while Idaho is 2-4 on the road. Live stats and a free live web stream of the game will be available at www.UTPABroncs.com.
Idaho has been the victim of some heart-breaking losses in recent memory. The Vandals lost by one point each to border rivals Washington State and Montana in the Cowan Spectrum, and fell by two, 57-55 to Chicago State on go-ahead basket with three seconds left in their last outing.
The Broncs average 65.1 points per game and allow 70.6 per game. UTPA started the season 4-4 and won back-to-back games on two occasions before dropping its last eight games. The Broncs force their opponents into an average of 14.4 turnovers per game, the third most in the WAC, while grabbing 5.8 steals. Javorn Farrell leads the team and ranks fourth in the WAC in scoring with 16.1 points per game. Shaquille Boga adds 12.4 points per game and Shaquille Hines chips in the 11.1 points and a team-best 5.6 rebounds.
Thursday's game will be the first ever meeting between the two programs. Texas-Pan American will make a return trip to Moscow on Feb. 8. Idaho will finish the weekend with a game at New Mexico State on Jan. 11, which will be televised regionally on ROOT SPORTS. After the weekend road trip the Vandals will be back at home for five of their next six games, beginning Jan. 16 against Utah Valley in the Cowan Spectrum.


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USES: This medication is used to reduce uncontrolled movements (motor tics) or outbursts of words/sounds (vocal tics) caused by Tourette syndrome. Pimozide is a medication that works by decreasing the activity of a natural substance (dopamine) in the brain.Pimozide should not be used for mild symptoms. It should only be used if symptoms cause severe problems in everyday life and other medicines or treatments have not been effective.OTHER This section contains uses of this drug that are not listed in the approved professional labeling for the drug but that may be prescribed by your health care professional. Use this drug for a condition that is listed in this section only if it has been so prescribed by your health care professional.In Canada, this medication has been used to treat a certain mental/mood disorder (chronic schizophrenia).There may be a slightly increased risk of serious, possibly fatal side effects (such as heart failure, fast/irregular heartbeat, pneumonia) when this medication is used by older adults with dementia. This medication is not approved for the treatment of dementia-related behavior problems. Discuss the risks and benefits of this medication, as well as other effective and possibly safer treatments for dementia-related behavior problems, with the doctor.
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Salon Perfect Tangy Tangerine is a bright orange jelly crème polish. This is a completely new line, so I did not know what to expect. I was happy to find that application was easy as pie. Tangy Tangerine was totally opaque in two thin coats and the finish is very shiny.
This orange does have a good amount of red in the base, but it is still definitely orange. I held it up to a red from the Salon Perfect line called Spicy Tomato, and it was clearly quite different. Expect more reviews of this new line soon!
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James Randall Bailey
Position: DT-DE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 253 lbs.
Born: June 9, 1948 in Kansas City, MO
High School: Central
College: Kansas (school history)
Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 2nd round (44th overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 41 (2177th overall since 1950)
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- Company: Jaeger-LeCoultre
- Price: $2,500,000
- Official Site: Jaeger-LeCoultre.com
You are looking at the world's most complicated wrist watch as of 2009. The Hybris Mechanica Grande Sonnerie from Jaeger-LeCoultre holds an impressive 26 complications in a single mechanical timepiece -- trumping the last complex watch weighing in at 25. The price of $2.5 million is somewhat misleading as the Grande Sonnerie model is not sold alone. Instead, the watch arrives as part of a set (limited to 30 sets total) of three timepieces that together represent a total of 55 complications. In addition to the Grande Sonnerie model, the Hybris Mechanica set includes the Gyrotourbillon model and the Reverso a Tryptique timepieces -- all arriving in a safe as the presentation box.
How much more unique can you get than "world's most complex watch"? Aside from telling the time, the beautiful Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica Grande Sonnerie watch focuses on two major functions including the perpetual calendar and the ornate chiming functions. The Jaeger-LeCoultre caliber 182 flying tourbillon movement is massively complex with over 1,300 parts. The gongs and hammers of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica Grande Sonnerie include the ability to play the full "Carillon de Westminster" melody, a grande sonnerie, petit sonnerie, and has a minute repeater. The calendar includes retrograde displays for the date, day and month, and indicates the leap years. Included is a jumping hour display and two power reserve indicators. These are just part of the many innovations and impressive points of the Hybris Mechanica Grande Sonnerie watch. New to ultra-complex watches is the partial skeletonization of the dial; about one-third of the face is dedicated to a view of the movement -- a completely new design for watches of this kind.
If you are one of the 30 people who will own this timepiece, you will probably want to be careful with it. Aside from the obvious fragility of the ultra detailed movement, this is a seriously collectible timepiece. Thought $2.5 million was a lot? Wait 10 or 20 years and see what the watch is worth then. The watch itself comes in an 18k white-gold case and is 44mm wide by 15mm thick. Part of the mystique is how Jaeger-LeCoultre is able to fit everything into the case: Sapphire crystals on the front and rear of the watch provide a clear view into the surprisingly easy-to-read dial -- given everything that it does -- as well as the ornately decorated movement on the front and rear of the watch. For some, the Hybris Mechanica Grande Sonnerie watch is the ultimate status symbol, and for others it is the ultimate unnecessary excess.
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Date: Friday January 10th, 2014
Place: East Boulder Rec Center
Time: 5:30-8:30 PM
Please Pre-Register here
The event is at the East Boulder Rec Center. There will be many non-cycling activities.
- disco
- a photo booth p/b Clement
- swimming
- dodge ball
- jumping castle p/b Innovative Office Solutions
- meet the pros
- a National junior slide show!
The event is made possible by donors. A donation bucket will be at the door.
Attire: Wear comfortable clothing that fits the activities: swimming, dancing, athletic play.
Come get a taste of Boulder. Dinner will be an omnivore's dilemma, as it will include vegetarian and gluten free options in addition to carnivore fare. Food is provided by these great companies.
- Tokyo Joes with a restaurant at 25th and Arapahoe in Boulder (map).
- Yellow Belly Chicken with a restaurant at 25th and Arapahoe in Boulder (map).
Please complete a release prior to coming, so people can quickly get into the venue and celebrate.


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Not wanting to start thinking about work yet on Monday morning, so this topic came to my mind. It would be interesting to hear stories from some posters on CF.
What was the one greatest sports moment/story in your life that you accomplished. It could be from early years, high school, or even college if you were lucky enough to play. Lets hear em!
Can't think of a great individual moment in a game (lots of team moments), but the best individual feeling was waking up to a voicemail from my high school football coach that I had made the Des Moines Register's All-State football team.
Going to get a copy of the paper later that day and seeing my name in it was a huge validation of all the work I had put in over the years.
Finishing the Des Moines Marathon was a huge accomplishment.
An even bigger accomplishment was not hurling the Natty Ice or whatever terrible beer they were giving out for free at the finish line.
I beat two future all big ten safties on a play for the "greatest catch I've ever seen in high school football" - Bob Brooks.
I qualified for the state wrestling tournament. I wasnt supposed to. I had a tough district. First round I got smoked by the kid that ended up third in state and in the wrestle backs i faced a kid that had beat me 3-1, 8-1, 9-1 when i met him during the regular season. I took him down and caught him in a cradle in the first period. The crowd and my coaches went crazy. I still watch that video when i need a pick me up.
In high school cc there was one race at Johnston where coming into the final straightaway I was something like thirty or forty feet behind the kid in front of me but was able to beat him in a sprint to the finish when I passed him on our last stride. I felt like Rudy
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In high school cc there was one race at Johnston where coming into the final straightaway I was something like thirty or forty feet behind the kid in front of me but was able to beat him in a sprint to the finish when I passed him on our last stride. I felt like Rudy
That was one of my favorite XC courses in HS
I had a pretty big chest when I got voted captain of my small college football team, twice was the player of the week (as an O-lineman, unfortunately both times was with losses), Nothing huge, but at the time it sure felt good. One moment I will never forget is breaking up a no hitter in high school in the 7th to the best pitcher in our conference by knocking a triple off the right field wall. Of course I was stranded there when the game ended.
I was on a coaching staff that won a state title. That was pretty awesome
Exaggeration is a BILLION times worse than understating.
Hitting an inside the park home run my 3rd game playing varsity. It was the only way all 6'1" 150 of me was ever going to hit a home run.
The Official Paul Rhode's Salt Truck Driver.
I got the Most Improved Player during my senior year on my high school basketball team...because I spent most of my junior year on the bench with a leg injury.
Originally Posted by DistrictCyclone
I got the Most Improved Player during my senior year on my high school basketball team...because I spent most of my junior year on the bench with a leg injury.
#TeamProhm #ProhmanEmpire #ProhmanColiseum
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Weak Knees Bert!
ISU Intramural 3-point Champion.
It went to my head, and I became a chucker the rest of my days at the Lied Rec Center.
not sure how i'd rate them but here's what i got:
A) clearing 6'2" in high jump when i was 5'10" (hs)
B) finishing 8th in the distance med at state despite our anchor leg dropping the baton (hs)
C) selected as one of about 6 players from the state of iowa to represent on the all midwest rugby team. (isu)
Winning ISU soccer intramurals twice!
...and being named a high school all-american swimmer.
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Part 1
The Roman Pontiff claims for himself a that by divine right he is b above all bishops and pastors c.
Secondly, he adds also that by divine right he has both swords, i.e., the authority also of bestowing kingdoms d.
And thirdly, he says that to believe this is necessary for salvation. And for these reasons the Roman bishop calls himself e the vicar of Christ on earth.
These three articles we hold to be false, godless, tyrannical, and f pernicious to the Church.
Now, in order that our proof g may be h understood, we shall first define what they call being above all i by divine right. For they mean that he is universal j, or, as they say, ecumenical bishop, i.e., from whom all bishops and pastors throughout the entire world ought to seek ordination and confirmation, who k is to have the right of electing, ordaining, confirming, deposing all bishops l. Besides this, he arrogates to himself the authority to make m laws concerning acts of worship, concerning changing the Sacraments n concerning doctrine, and wishes his articles, his decrees, his laws o to be considered equal to the divine laws p, i.e., he holds that by the papal laws the consciences of men are so bound that those who neglect them, even without public offense, sin mortally q. And what he adds is still more horrible, namely, that it is necessary to believe all these things in order to be saved r.
In the first place, therefore, let us show from the s Gospel that the Roman bishop is not by divine right above t other bishops and pastors.
I. . Christ expressly prohibits lordship among the apostles u. For this was the very question, namely, that when Christ spake of His passion, they were disputing who should be at the head, and as it were the vicar of the absent Christ. There Christ reproves this error of the apostles and teaches that there shall not be lordship or superiority among them, but that the apostles should be sent forth as equals to the common ministry of the Gospel. Accordingly, He says: The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors, but ye shall not be so; but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. The antithesis here shows v that lordship w is disapproved.
II. . The same is taught by the parable when Christ in the same dispute concerning the kingdom places a little child in the midst, signifying that among ministers there is not to be sovereignty, just as a child neither takes nor seeks sovereignty for himself.
III. . Christ sends forth His disciples on an equality, without any distinction x, when He says: As My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you. y He says that He sends them individually in the same manner as He Himself was sent; hence He grants to no one a prerogative or lordship above the rest.
IV. St. Paul manifestly affirms that he was neither ordained nor confirmed z by Peter, nor does he acknowledge Peter to be one from whom confirmation should be sought. And he expressly contends concerning this point that his call does not depend upon the authority of Peter. But he ought to have acknowledged Peter as a superior if Peter was superior by divine right aa. Paul accordingly says that he had at once preached the Gospel ab without consulting Peter. Also: Of those who seemed to be somewhat (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me; God accepteth no man's person). And: They who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me. Since Paul, then, clearly testifies that he did not even wish to seek for the confirmation of Peter ac even when he had come to him, he teaches that the authority of the ministry depends upon the Word of God, and that Peter was not superior to the other apostles, and that it was not from this one individual Peter that ordination or confirmation was to be sought ad.
V. In , Paul makes ministers equal, and teaches that the Church is above the ministers. Hence superiority or lordship over the Church or the rest of the ministers is not ascribed to Peter ae. For he says thus: All things are yours, whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, i.e., let neither the other ministers nor Peter assume for themselves lordship or superiority over the Church; let them not burden the Church with traditions; let not the authority of any avail more than the Word af; let not the authority of Cephas be opposed to the authority of the other apostles, as they reasoned at that time: "Cephas, who is an apostle of higher rank, observes this; therefore, both Paul and the rest ought to observe this." Paul removes this pretext from Peter, and denies ag that his authority is to be preferred to the rest or to the Church.
VI. The Council of Nice resolved that the bishop of Alexandria should administer the churches in the East, and the Roman bishop the suburban, i.e., those which were in the Roman provinces in the West. From this start by a human law, i.e. the resolution of the Council, the authority of the Roman bishop first arose. If the Roman bishop already had the superiority by divine law, it would not have been lawful for the Council to take any right from him and transfer it to the bishop of Alexandria; nay, all the bishops of the East ought perpetually to have sought ordination and confirmation from the bishop of Rome.
VII. Again the Council of Nice determined that bishops should be elected by their own churches, in the presence of some neighboring bishop or of several. The same was observed ah also in the West and in the Latin churches, as Cyprian and Augustine testify. For Cyprian says in his fourth letter to Cornelius: Accordingly, as regards the divine observance and apostolic practice, you must diligently keep and practice what is also observed among us and in almost all the provinces, that for celebrating ordination properly, whatsoever bishops of the same province live nearest should come together with the people for whom a pastor is being appointed, and the bishop should be chosen in the presence of the people, who most fully know the life of each one, which we also have seen done among us at the ordination of our colleague Sabinus, that by the suffrage of the entire brotherhood, and by the judgment of the bishops who had assembled in their presence, the episcopate was conferred and hands laid on him.
Cyprian calls this custom a divine tradition and an apostolic observance, and affirms that it is observed in almost all the provinces.
Since, therefore, neither ordination nor confirmation was sought from a bishop of Rome in the greater part of the world in the Latin and Greek churches, it is sufficiently apparent that the churches did not then accord superiority and domination to the bishop of Rome.
Such superiority is impossible. For it is impossible for one bishop to be the overseer of the churches of the whole world, or for churches situated in the most distant lands to seek ordination ai from one. For it is manifest that the kingdom of Christ is scattered throughout the whole world; and to-day there are many churches in the East which do not seek ordination or confirmation from the Roman bishop aj. Therefore, since such superiority ak is impossible, and the churches in the greater part of the world have not acknowledged al it, it is sufficiently apparent that it was not instituted am.
VIII. Many ancient synods have been proclaimed and held in which the bishop of Rome did not preside; as that of Nice and most others. This, too, testifies that the Church did not then acknowledge the primacy or superiority of the bishop of Rome.
IX. Jerome says: If the question is concerning authority, the world is greater than the city. Wherever there has been a bishop, whether at Rome, or Eugubium, or Constantinople, or Rhegium, or Alexandria, he is of the same dignity and priesthood.
X. Gregory, writing to the patriarch at Alexandria, forbids that he be called universal bishop. And in the Records he says that in the Council of Chalcedon the primacy was offered to the bishop of Rome, but was not accepted.
XI. Lastly, how can the Pope be over the entire Church by divine right when the Church has the election, and the custom gradually prevailed that bishops of Rome were confirmed by the emperors? Also, when for a long time there had been contests concerning the primacy between the bishops of Rome and Constantinople, the Emperor Phocas finally determined that the primacy should be assigned to the bishop of Rome. But if the ancient Church had acknowledged the primacy of the Roman Pontiff, this contention could not have occurred, neither would there have been need of the decree of the emperor.
But they cite against us certain passages, namely, : Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church; also: I will give unto thee the keys; also : Feed My sheep, and some others. But since this entire controversy has been fully and accurately treated elsewhere in the books of our theologians, and everything cannot be reviewed in this place, we refer to those writings, and wish them to be regarded as repeated. Yet we shall reply briefly concerning the interpretation an.
In all these passages Peter is the representative of the entire assembly of apostles ao, as appears from the text itself. For Christ asks not Peter alone, but says: Whom do ye say that I am? And what is here said ap in the singular number: I will give unto thee the keys; and whatsoever thou shalt bind, etc., is elsewhere expressed aq, in the plural : Whatsoever ye shall bind, etc. And in : Whosesoever sins ye remit, etc. These words testify that the keys are given alike to all the apostles and that all the apostles are alike sent forth ar.
In addition to this, it is necessary to acknowledge that the keys belong not to the person of one particular man, but to the Church, as many most clear and firm arguments testify. For Christ, speaking concerning the keys adds, : If two or three of you shall agree on earth, etc. Therefore he grants the keys principally and immediately to the Church, just as also for this reason the Church has principally the right of calling. as
Therefore it is necessary that in these passages Peter is the representative of the entire assembly of the apostles, and for this reason they do not accord to Peter any prerogative or superiority, or lordship at.
However, as to the declaration: Upon this rock I will build My Church, certainly the Church has not been built upon the authority of man, but upon the ministry of the confession which Peter made, in which he proclaims that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. He accordingly addresses him as a minister: Upon this rock, i.e., upon this ministry. au
Furthermore, the ministry of the New Testament is not bound to places and persons as the Levitical ministry, but it is dispersed throughout the whole world, and is there where God gives His gifts, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers; neither does this ministry avail on account of the authority of any person, but on account of the Word given by Christ. av And in this way, not as referring to the person of Peter, most of the holy Fathers, as Origen, Cyprian, Augustine, Hilary, and Bede, interpret this passage: Upon this rock. Chrysostom says thus: "Upon this rock," not upon Peter. For He built His Church not upon man, but upon the faith of Peter. But what was his faith? "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God." And Hilary says: To Peter the Father revealed that he should say, "Thou art the Son of the living God." Therefore the building of the Church is upon this rock of confession; this faith is the foundation of the Church.
And as to that which is said : Feed My sheep, and, Lovest thou Me more than these? it does not as yet follow hence that a peculiar superiority was given Peter. He bids him "feed," i.e., teach the Word aw, or rule the Church with the Word ax, which Peter has in common with the other apostles.
The second article is still clearer, that Christ gave to the apostles only spiritual power, i.e., the command to teach the Gospel to announce the forgiveness of sins, to administer the Sacraments, to excommunicate the godless without bodily force ay, and that He did not give the power of the sword, or the right to establish, occupy or confer kingdoms of the world az. For Christ says, : Go ye, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; also : As My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you.
Now, it is manifest that Christ was not sent to bear the sword or possess a worldly kingdom ba, as He Himself says, : My kingdom is not of this world. And Paul says, : Not for that we have dominion over your faith; and : The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, etc.
Accordingly, that Christ in His passion is crowned with thorns and led forth to be derided in royal purple, this signified that in the future, after His spiritual kingdom was despised, i.e., the Gospel was suppressed, another kingdom of a worldly kind would be set up bb with the pretext of ecclesiastical power. Therefore the Constitution of Boniface VIII and the chapter Omnes, Dist. 22 and similar opinions which contend that the Pope is by divine right the ruler of the kingdoms of the world, are bc false and godless. From this persuasion horrible darkness has been brought into the Church, and after that also great commotions have arisen in Europe. For the ministry of the Gospel was neglected, the knowledge of faith and the spiritual kingdom became extinct, Christian righteousness was supposed to be that external government which the Pope had established.
Next, the Popes began to seize upon kingdoms for themselves; they transferred kingdoms, they vexed with unjust excommunications and wars the kings of almost all nations in Europe, but especially the German emperors, sometimes for the purpose of occupying cities of Italy, at other times for the purpose of reducing to subjection the bishops of Germany, and wresting from the emperors the conferring of episcopates. Yea, in the Clementines it is even written: When the empire is vacant, the Pope is the legitimate successor.
Thus the Pope has not only usurped dominion, contrary to Christ's command, but has also tyrannically exalted himself above all kings. And in this matter the deed itself is not to be reprehended as much as it is to be detested, that he assigns as a pretext the authority of Christ; that he transfers the keys to a worldly government; that he binds salvation to these godless and execrable opinions, when he says it is necessary to salvation for men to believe that this dominion belongs to him by divine right.
Since these great errors obscure bd faith and be the kingdom of Christ they are in no way to be concealed. For the result shows that they have been great pests to the Church.
In the third place, this must be added: Even though the bishop of Rome had the primacy and superiority by divine right nevertheless obedience would not be due those pontiffs who defend godless services, idolatry, and doctrine conflicting with the Gospel. Nay; such pontiffs and such a government ought to be held accursed, as Paul clearly teaches, : Though an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. And in : We ought to obey God rather than men. Likewise the canons also clearly teach that a heretical Pope is not to be obeyed.
The Levitical high priest was the chief priest by divine right, and yet godless high priests were not to be obeyed, as Jeremiah and other prophets dissented from the high priests, the apostles dissented from Caiaphas and did not have to obey them.
Now, it is manifest that the Roman pontiffs, with their adherents, defend bf godless doctrines and godless services. And the marks bg of Antichrist plainly agree with the kingdom of the Pope and his adherents. For Paul, in describing Antichrist to the Thessalonians, calls him : an adversary of Christ, who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God. He speaks therefore of one ruling in the Church, not of heathen kings, and he calls this one the adversary of Christ, because he will devise doctrine conflicting with the Gospel, and will assume to himself divine authority.
Moreover, it is manifest, in the first place, that the Pope rules in the Church, and by the pretext of ecclesiastical authority and of the ministry has established for himself this kingdom. For he assigns as a pretext these words: I will give to thee the keys. Secondly, the doctrine of the Pope conflicts in many ways with the Gospel, and bh the Pope assumes to himself divine authority in a threefold manner. First, because he takes to himself the right to change the doctrine of Christ and services instituted by God, and wants his own doctrine and his own services to be observed as divine; secondly, because he takes to himself the power not only of binding and loosing in this life, but also the jurisdiction over souls after this life; thirdly, because the Pope does not want to be judged by the Church or by any one, and puts his own authority ahead of the decision of Councils and the entire Church. But to be unwilling to be judged by the Church or by any one is to make oneself God. Lastly, these errors so horrible, and this impiety, he defends with the greatest cruelty, and puts to death those dissenting.
This being the case, all Christians ought to beware of becoming partakers of the godless doctrine, blasphemies, and unjust cruelty of the Pope. On this account they ought to desert and execrate the Pope with his adherents as the kingdom of Antichrist; just as Christ has commanded, : Beware of false prophets. And Paul commands that godless teachers should be avoided and execrated as cursed, ; . And he says, : Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers; for what communion hath light with darkness?
To dissent from the agreement of so many nations and to be called schismatics is a grave matter. But divine authority commands all not to be allies and defenders of impiety and unjust cruelty.
On this account our consciences are sufficiently excused; for the errors of the kingdom of the Pope are manifest. And Scripture with its entire voice exclaims that these errors are a teaching of demons and of Antichrist. The idolatry in the profanation of the masses is manifest, which, besides other faults bi are shamelessly applied to most shameful gain bj. The doctrine of repentance has been utterly corrupted by the Pope and his adherents. For they teach that sins are remitted because of the worth of our works. Then they bid us doubt whether the remission takes place. They nowhere teach that sins are remitted freely for Christ's sake, and that by this faith we obtain remission of sins.
Thus they obscure the glory of Christ, and deprive consciences of firm consolation, and abolish true divine services, namely, the exercises of faith struggling with bk despair bl.
They have obscured the doctrine concerning sin, and have invented a tradition concerning the enumeration of offenses, producing many errors and despair.
They have devised, in addition, satisfactions, whereby they have also obscured the benefit bm of Christ.
From these, indulgences have been born, which are pure lies, fabricated for the sake of gain.
Then, how many abuses and what horrible idolatry the invocation of saints has produced!
What shameful acts have arisen from the tradition concerning celibacy!
What darkness the doctrine concerning vows has spread over the Gospel! There they feigned that vows are righteousness before God and merit the remission of sins. Thus they have transferred the benefit of Christ to human traditions, and have altogether extinguished the doctrine concerning faith. They have feigned that the most trifling traditions are services of God and perfection and have preferred these to the works of callings which God requires and has ordained. Neither are these errors to be regarded as light; for they detract from the glory of Christ and bring destruction to souls, neither can they be passed by unnoticed.
Then to these errors two great sins are added: The first, that he defends these errors by unjust cruelty and death-penalties. The second, that he wrests the decision from the Church, and does not permit ecclesiastical controversies bn to be judged according to the prescribed mode; yea he contends that he is above the Council, and can rescind the decrees of Councils, as the canons sometimes impudently speak. But that this was much more impudently done by the pontiffs, examples testify.
Quest. 9, canon 3, says: No one shall judge the first seat; for the judge is judged neither by the emperor, nor by all the clergy, nor by the kings, nor by the people.
The Pope exercises a twofold tyranny: he defends his errors by force and by murders, and forbids judicial examination. The latter does even more injury than any executions because, when the true judgment of the Church is removed, godless dogmas and godless services cannot be removed, and for many ages they destroy innumerable souls.
Therefore let the godly consider the great errors of the kingdom of the Pope and his tyranny, and let them ponder, first, that the errors must be rejected and the true doctrine embraced, for the glory of God and to the salvation of souls. Then let them ponder also how great a crime it is to aid unjust cruelty in killing saints, whose blood God will undoubtedly avenge.
But especially the chief members of the Church, kings and princes, ought to guard the interests of the Church, and to see to it that errors be removed and consciences be healed bo, as God expressly exhorts kings, : Be wise, now, therefore, O ye kings; be instructed, ye judges of the earth. For it should be the first care of kings bp to advance the glory of God. Therefore it would be very shameful for them to lend their influence and power to confirm idolatry and infinite other crimes, and to slaughter saints.
And even though the Pope should hold Synods bq, how can the Church be healed if the Pope suffers nothing to be decreed contrary to his will, if he allows no one to express his opinion except his adherents whom he has bound by dreadful oaths and curses to the defense of his tyranny and wickedness without any exception concerning God's Word br?
But since the decisions of Synods are the decisions of the Church, and not of the Popes, it is especially incumbent on kings to check the license of the Popes bs, and to act so that the power of judging and decreeing from the Word of God is not wrested from the Church. And as the rest of the Christians must censure all other errors of the Pope, so they must also rebuke the Pope when he evades and impedes the true investigation and true decision of the Church.
Therefore, even though the bishop of Rome had the primacy by divine right, yet since he defends godless services and doctrine conflicting with the Gospel, obedience is not due him; yea, it is necessary to resist him as Antichrist. The errors of the Pope are manifest and not trifling.
Manifest also is the cruelty bt which he exercises. And it is clear that it is God's command that we flee idolatry, godless doctrine, and unjust cruelty. On this account all the godly have great, compelling, and manifest reasons for not obeying the Pope. And these compelling reasons comfort the godly against all the reproaches which are usually cast against them concerning offenses, schism, and discord bu.
But those who agree with the Pope, and defend his doctrine and bv services, defile themselves with idolatry and blasphemous opinions, become guilty of the blood of the godly, whom the Pope bw persecutes, detract from the glory of God, and hinder the welfare of the Church, because they strengthen errors and crimes to all posterity bx.
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Then I went to WhiskyWeb, which had a hackathon. I'm unclear on exactly what happened because my attention was elsewhere but it seems like @JayTaph showed off puppet and vagrant to @deizel*, who immediately built a vagrant setup for joind.in, which is an open source project that I'm currently leading. With the shiny new technology all packaged for me, I decided it was time to take a look! Continue reading


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You wouldn't be able to tell by looking at his scores that Jon Rahm Rodriguez is a freshman--but he is.
The first-year golfer from Spain put together a round of eight-under par 64 in the second round of the Pac-12 Preview on Oct. 8, but wasn't done there, though, as he followed it up with a seven-under par 65 in the final round to place himself in second place at the tournament's conclusion.
Rahm Rodriguez, after shooting a five-over par 77 in the first round in North Plains, Ore., then shot a combined 15-under par in the final 36 holes to finish at 10-under par 206. During that time he birdied 13 holes and eagled twice, while only bogeying two holes. It took a final round of 66 from Washington's Trevor Simbsy to capture the individual win as he finished one stroke ahead of Rahm Rodriguez, who leaped 12 spots on Tuesday.
Collectively, the Sun Devils put together their best tournament of golf so far this season, finishing at two-under par 862. They tied for fifth with Oregon State.
Fellow-freshman Alberto Sanchez also didn't disappoint after a strong second round. He capped off his play with a one-under par 71 to put him at four-under par for the tournament. He finished tied for 14th and only had one round above par, where he shot a 73.
Mathias Schjoelberg, who was tied for 31st coming into the final round, slipped on Tuesday and completed the tournament in 41st with an eight-over par 224. Austin Quick finished tied for 45th with a nine-over par 225, while Spencer Lawsonfinished tied for 52nd with a 13-over par 229.
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May we continually place all of our hope in Jesus. May we learn to trust God completely and not worry, not fret, but trust that all things will work together for our good and for His glory. Amen. Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus ~ Amen!
Tis so Sweet to Trust in Jesus Lyrics
Words/Lyrics: Louisa M. R. Stead, 1850-1917
Music: William J. Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921
'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
and to take him at his word;
just to rest upon his promise,
and to know, "Thus saith the Lord."
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him!
How I've proved him o'er and o'er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust him more!
2. O how sweet to trust in Jesus,
just to trust his cleansing blood;
and in simple faith to plunge me
neath the healing, cleansing flood!
3. Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
just from sin and self to cease;
just from Jesus simply taking
life and rest, and joy and peace.
4. I'm so glad I learned to trust thee,
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All full-time positions are benefits eligible. Some part-time positions also get benefits, which can be limited to time off, or even full benefits, depending on the amount of hours worked. If a position is not on the part-time page, and does not say otherwise, it is full-time and fully benefits eligible.
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The application for support differs from the one for professional (administrative) positions and faculty. The support application can be found at www.usi.edu/supportapp.
The professional and faculty application can be found at www.usi.edu/facultyapp or www.usi.edu/adminapp.
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The support application prompts you to give information that would be relevant to a support position hiring manager, like office skills or labor skills. The faculty and administrative (professional) application prompts you to give information relevant to those positions, like honors, publications and scholarships.
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You need to carefully follow the instructions listed in the job posting when applying. All positions require a signed application be submitted. Some support positions don't directly ask for a résumé. You're always welcome to submit a résumé or CV and cover letter in addition to an application, but never in place of an application.
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We are implementing a system which will make physical signatures unnecessary. For now, you'll be asked to sign the paper copy of the online application you complete if you are being interviewed. You will be contacted and will know your signature is necessary.
What do those letters and numbers after the posting mean, and do I need to use them?
We use that numbering scheme to keep track of our job postings. Because multiple postings for a similar position exist, it helps a great deal if you submit the posting number on your cover letter or application form. This way, you can be sure to be considered for the job in which you're interested.
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Not at this time, but soon. If you need to update your information, you may submit a new résumé and ask us to replace the one we have on file for you. If you need to make changes to your application, unfortunately, you'll have to complete a new one. Our new system will make this unnecessary.
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Rates are listed with Support positions on our website. They will be filled at that hourly rate and those rates are not negotiable. Salaries for Administrative (Professional)/Faculty are handled through the Dean/Director and are discussed at the time of offer. HR assistants are not able to give salary information on those positions.
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Registration for the 2013 spring soccer season is now closed. Rosters should be ready around February 14th.
The Community Center building can be rented for parties, reunions, dinners, etc..
Our 2015 rates (includes setup and cleanup) are:
4 hours - $250 (plus $400 security deposit)
8 hours - $500 (plus $400 security deposit).
The picnic shelter, playground, and park are not available for rent.
Please call 919-550-1738 and leave message. The scheduler will return your call within a day or two. This building/phone does not have business hours. We are a volunteer organization.
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SOUTHAMPTON Solent University sailor Kate MacGregor has made it through to the semi-finals of the Women's Match Racing event at the Miami World Cup.
MacGregor, along with Skandia Team GB teammates Annie Lush and Lucy MacGregor, overcame the same American trio in the quarter-final to whom they lost 4-0 in the World Championship final last month.
Despite some great starts, the British 2012-bound crew found themselves trailing their perennial rivals 2-0 in the best-of-five quarter-final, but dug deep to win the next three matches and set up a semi-final meeting with Finland's Silja Lehtinen.
"We had a lot on today - our group were very tired in the round robin and we won all three of our matches but in fact we had to," Lush explained.
"After winning three matches that made us first overall from our group, but if we'd had lost that final match we'd have not even made it through."


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First Tesla, Now Apple? iPad Reportedly Bursts Into Flames
Josh Wolonick
Just a day after another Tesla Model S caught on fire, an iPad explodes in Australia.
According to a
this morning from News.com.au, a
(NASDAQ:VOD) store in Canberra was evacuated due to an exploding
(NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad (the report did not specify what model of iPad it was).
A spokesperson from Vodafone told the website that without warning, flames shot out of the charging port of the tablet. After the seemingly random explosion, the iPad continued to spark and give off smoke, which prompted the evacuation of the store.
The website also claims that after the fire department dealt with the smoke and the faulty device, a representative from Apple visited the store to obtain the remains of the explosive iPad, so as to determine the cause of the fire. As of now, Apple has not commented on the explosion.
Apple has dealt with hazardous hardware before: In July, one woman was killed and one man was put into a coma after electrocution by iPhone charger. Both cases were in China and involved faulty, third-party devices. (Click
more on those electrocutions.)
However, this latest device malfunction is even more reminiscent of the recent news of
(NASDAQ:TSLA) Model S electric cars catching on fire.
A Tesla Model S on fire in Seattle. Source: CBS
Yesterday, news broke that Federal investigators were looking into the latest fire involving the electric car, which was the third reported in the past six weeks. According to the Associated Press, the latest fire, reported in Smyrna, Tennessee, on Wednesday afternoon, was the result of an accident in which the car ran over road debris. Ironically, Smyrna is where
(OTCMKTS:NSANY) produces its battery-powered Leaf.
Tesla's stock has a lot of downside lately, with a drop of 13.72% from Tuesday's to Wednesday's close. Of course, this is largely due to a disappointing earnings report released on Tuesday after the close. Still, the three fires in six weeks have not been positive for the company's image.
Apple stock is currently trading at $519.19, up 1.31% from yesterday's close.
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Women Say 'No!' to Equality in Retirement
Egged on by feminists, Knesset's Labor and Welfare Committee approves law that would keep women's retirement age 5 years under men's.
By Gil Ronen
First Publish: 10/31/2011, 1:21 PM
MacKinnon in Jerusalem
Flash 90
The Knesset's Labor and Welfare Committee voted unanimously Monday in favor of a bill that would make it impossible to raise women's retirement age from 62, where it currently stands. Men's retirement age is 67 – although women outlive men by four years on average.
The bill was initiated by MK Ilan Gilon (Meretz) and Labor and Welfare Committee chairman, MK Chaim Katz (Likud).
Women will also continue to be able to demand an old age pension from the National Insurance Institute from age 62, depending on their income.
The committee's decision is designed to forestall the implementation of Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz's decision to raise women's retirement age to 64.
Attorney Talia Livni, chairwoman of Na'amat, Israel's largest women's union, urged the Knesset to complete the legislation by January, before the Finance Ministry's decision to raise women's retirement goes into force.
The leaders of Israel's women's groups adhere to militant "feminist" ideology which demands equality between men and women as regards respect, privilege and power. Equality is never demanded, however, with regard to obligations. Overwhelmingly, women's advocates see special privileges for women in employment, taxation, benefits for divorcees and military service as a good thing.
The militant feminist establishment's position of power in media, courts and law enforcement has created a situation in which males in power also tend to toe the militant feminist line.
Scholars have noted the connection between the feminist and Marxist movements, and Catharine MacKinnon, a leading feminist ideologue, has written that "Sexuality is to feminism what work is to Marxism." She visited Israel in 2008 and was warmly received by local feminists.
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Heroes of Ruin 3DS
- Publisher: Square Enix
- Release Date: Jul 17, 2012
- Summary: HEROES OF RUIN uses StreetPass to create an inventive in-game 'Traders' Network' where players can buy and sell rare and powerful items picked up in battle. With an ever-changing inventory updated from each player passed in public, character strengths and abilities can be greatly enhanced byHEROES OF RUIN uses StreetPass to create an inventive in-game 'Traders' Network' where players can buy and sell rare and powerful items picked up in battle. With an ever-changing inventory updated from each player passed in public, character strengths and abilities can be greatly enhanced by accessing items from other players' games. Outside of the game, HEROES OF RUIN makes use of SpotPass to reward players with rare items or unique challenges through local Wi-Fi hotspots. The official HEROES OF RUIN community website will reward players further with daily challenges and quests available to complete in-game. With social media functionality, the site will also give players a platform to meet other gamers, swap ideas and items, and team up in-game.… Expand
- Developer: n-Space
- Genre(s): Action
- # of players: 1 Player
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Positive: 17 out of 53
Mixed: 34 out of 53
Negative: 2 out of 53
Jun 19, 2012Heroes of Ruin is a landmark 3DS release, providing true online gaming that will keep you entertained from start to finish.
Jul 17, 2012Delving fully into the game, you're bound to find many small nuances, some you'll find pleasing while others might cause you to complain. But as the time passes and you find yourself continually picking up your 3DS for another quick solo dungeon or a full afternoon with friends, you'll realize with pride that Heroes of Ruin was a worthy choice to add to your collection.
Jul 2, 2012Heroes of Ruin is a mediocre game if you'd just stick to single player. But when you delve into the dungeons online, it turns out to be surprisingly good.
Jun 22, 2012A Diablo-esque game in a time when Diablo III is still the hottest game on shelves; the first dungeon crawler on 3DS, and with real time voice chat too. Heroes of Ruin is a good attempt to make a game like this on a portable console, but it is too easy and there's no end game at all.
Jun 29, 2012There's no reason to keep on playing after clearing the game once with each character, probably the main flaw of a decent dungeon crawler with a very good multiplayer infrastructure and weird game design choices.
Jul 24, 2012Heroes of Ruin would like to be the 3DS' Diablo, the 3DS' Gauntlet, the 3DS' Hunter: The Reckoning. Unfortunately, n-Space fails to endow the game with challenging gameplay or engrossing storytelling, apparently hoping that the solid multiplayer will draw audiences. In a marketplace where there's nothing new under the sun, we need a more interesting hook than that.
Jul 18, 2012Heroes of Ruin has noble enough goals, but all the best intentions can't make up for such a total failure of execution. Diablo's formula may seem simple, but within that simplicity Heroes of Ruin finds plenty of room for frustration and failure.
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Positive: 9 out of 10
Mixed: 1 out of 10
Negative: 0 out of 10
Aug 9, 2012Very good game. an excellent first try to this type of game. I buy this game las month and I'm still playing. very funny andVery good game. an excellent first try to this type of game. I buy this game las month and I'm still playing. very funny and entertaining..............… Expand
Oct 12, 2014Graphics: 11/10, Weapons: 12/10, 9/10, 9/10, 8/10, Worry Level: 5/5, Suspense: 6/8, Addiction: 19/10.
Overall Score: 11/10
For: IntelligentGraphics: 11/10, Weapons: 12/10, 9/10, 9/10, 8/10, Worry Level: 5/5, Suspense: 6/8, Addiction: 19/10.
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Jul 17, 2012Although it has its flaws I am glad that I have bought it. Heroes of ruin is a hack n slash action rpg that takes place in the ruined kingdomAlthough it has its flaws I am glad that I have bought it. Heroes of ruin is a hack n slash action rpg that takes place in the ruined kingdom of veil. The ruler of nexus which is one of the remaining cities has been laid down by an unknown curse. Your job is to find a cure for the ruinlord ataraxis, the ruler of nexus. Now,first things first many people have complained about the longetivity of the game. It is true that it could have a longer story but dont let that put you off. I finished the game with a lvl 30 gunslinger at 18.42 minutes. I am currently at 84% on the alchitect with 8.13 minutes. I have 45 hours in my activity log and expect to get 80 hours out of HOR altogether.Firstly, to fully maxamise the longetivity try and complete as much daily and weekly quests as possible. This found me revisiting several areas in search of the various creatures which I had to destroy and further added longetivity to the game. These quests will be updated daily for a year so there is no shortage of them. Secondly, before you go into the final dungeon *after rigels treachery* play online with people to reach lvl 30. This is what I did with the gunslinger and it added several extra hours. Then with the valor you collected from the daily challenges buy legendary gear to be the best prepared for the final boss battle, which is truly epic and will leave you thinking for a while. Thirdly and most importantly to lengthen the game, FIND A FRIEND. I met up with this lad through 3ds friendcodes.com and I play with him every chance I get, whether it's leveling up alliance rank or defeating a difficult boss it is rewarding and extremely enjoyable and it really made this game something special for me. It is so easy to find someone to play with on the officail site and I highly recommend this if you want to fully experience what this game has to offer. I have since made even more friends and we play together regularly. The voice chat varies from time to time but with the friends I play with it is fine. Every single boss battle is unique and intuitive, even better when you plan it out with a friend. The four characters are varied enough that you would want to play through with each one. The gameplay is extremely fun and I enjoyed every minute of it. The graphics are a bit of a dissapointment as some areas are muddled but it doesnt overly affect the gameplay. One problem is that the online load time is quite long but you cant fix that. All in all this is a solid action rpg which I enjoyed thoroughly and if you follow my tips you will get many hours of gameplay from it. But a personally I think a friend is NECESSARY to enjoy this game and if you want someone to play with look me up on the officail site under rickeire..pm me:)… Expand
Aug 3, 2012This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is a great attempt at what they were clearly trying to do! However, like most games, there were things left out (most likely not of their choice), and some things had issues. I think they could have made the boss fights more engaging, and maybe a few more puzzles (lots and lots of fighting, with breaks only found when you go back to nexus). The game is very replayable, but a character that beats the game is almost pointless, because there is little for him/her to do after they win.
Over all, they did do a lot of things right! The classes were unique and different, so each one had a slightly different experience. The game play mechanics were strong and easy to get ahold of. The multi-player was good for what it was being played on. Over all, the pros outway the cons. Lastly, i just want to say that i really want to see a "Heroes of Ruin 2", and I hope to see that they learned from their mistakes. If they take what the players said seriously and take #2 seriously, the second game could be AMAZING!!!… Expand
Mar 14, 2014Theres not a lot to this game, its essentially Diablo Lite. Playing online with friends and family has added a lot of the value to it for meTheres not a lot to this game, its essentially Diablo Lite. Playing online with friends and family has added a lot of the value to it for me though. Having voice chat on the 3DS is really great. Its too bad this is basically the only game that has that feature.
The game is fun while it lasts, has great online play, a forgettable story, repetitive gameplay, but is a lot of fun to kick back and waste some time with. For $15-20, I'd say it was worth the buy.… Expand
Nov 24, 2013Decent Diablo clone with a cheerful online. Played very well in the campaign, one point in playing the same no no. Another downside wouldDecent Diablo clone with a cheerful online. Played very well in the campaign, one point in playing the same no no. Another downside would refer to a small number of locations.… Expand
Feb 16, 2013Heroes of ruin is what I believe to be the first attempt at a hack slash RPG with online features (and voice chat) on a portable. On thatHeroes of ruin is what I believe to be the first attempt at a hack slash RPG with online features (and voice chat) on a portable. On that merit alone, I give it a PERFECT 10! The online features of this game are near flawless, showcasing what I hope to be incorporated in MANY 3DS games in the future. This single aspect is amazing for what it is, and I feel it should be taken full advantage of by a development team with a decent story writer, art designer and cast of voice actors. Now for the not so promising side of this game- The story, art design and voice acting. The story is bland and utterly generic, leaving me to question where I was when the story was written, as I could have filled that job slot and been more thorough. I think what was really lacking from the story in general was a disconnection/lack of personality from NPC's. Every mission left you doing mundane tasks for random people who never built a solid backbone to the story. I'd level up, get that better trinket, and go back to being a chore boy. It's the usual grind and typical to the genre, but this game had a way of just rubbing it in my face and stifling re-playability. The artwork was okay, remaining very generic to coincide with the story. Some muddy textures and framerate hiccups here and there, but I'm sure the online functionality eats up a sizable amount of CPU- Fair trade, to me. Voice acting was also mediocre, with soundbites very much overused in battle sequences and generic music to tie it all together. All in all, it was an utterly bland game, and that's VERY UNFORTUNATE! Technically, the online features were top notch and THE BEST to grace Nintendo's portables in the online/voice chat aspect. If anything, N-space deserves a pat on the back for this feature alone. They were the first to prove it can not only be done, but near flawless. We can only hope a worthy development team (or better writers and art designers at N-Space) gives this genre another shot now that N-Space has opened pandoras box on this system. All in all, if this is your first hack and slash experience, I say "Pick it up!". It's a good gateway into the genre, and will give you a general feel for what these games are about. If you're like me and have put some hours into diablo, I'd say "save your money". I would love to see this development team polish what they currently have and spend some time in the story/art department now that they have the architecture of the game built, but judging by its sales I'm being highly optimistic.… Collapse
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Muscle up craft beer lovers for Arizona's 14th Annual Strong Beer Festival on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix. The event kicks off Arizona Beer Week, a statewide celebration of craft breweries with over 250 events.
The Strong Beer Festival highlights a variety of strong beer concoctions brewed by Arizona's craft breweries. Beers high in alcohol content are featured along with signatures beers from local and national companies. A four-ounce tasting mug holds each sample allowing attendees to pick and choose which beers to taste using 15 tickets with the general admission fee.
As one of Arizona's largest events, the Strong Beer Festival gathers hundreds of thirsty beer drinkers. The taps continually pour an assortment of flavors of ales, stouts, lagers and ciders, to name a few. The festival is not without food vendors and music performers to entertain the crowd.
The Arizona Craft Brewers Guild hosts the event each year that includes a week-long schedule of beer events by participating breweries across the state. Beer week will be held Feb. 15 to 22. For more information on the events, the website is www.ArizonaBeerWeek.com.


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Lennox Foundation Southmost Preserve
This preserve is home to one of the only two remaining large stands of native Mexican sabal palms in the U.S. In addition, several large tracts of Tamaulipan thornscrub are found here. A number of species at the northernmost extent of their range are present, such as David's milkberry, potato tree, Palmer's bloodleaf, and climbing plumbago. The bright fuchsia floral spikes of coral bean trees and the scarlet flowers of Turk's cap are abundant in spring beneath the canopy of palms and tall riparian trees.
The Southmost Preserve is part of major migratory flyways. Birds that may be observed here include the Altamira oriole, chachalaca, green jay, tropical parula, buff-bellied hummingbird, black-bellied and fulvous whistling duck, groove-billed ani, Couch's kingbird, and olive sparrow. The wooded fringes of the resacas offer some of the last remaining nesting habitat known for two rare subspecies of birds, the Brownsville common yellowthroat and the Lomita Carolina wren.
The natural vegetative communities of Southmost Preserve provide habitat for a number of rare, threatened or endangered species, including the Southern yellow bat, Texas tortoise and Coue's rice rat. The speckled racer, a rare snake, has been sighted on the preserve, as has the black-spotted newt. Ocelot and jaguarundi have been reported on occasion in this area. Rare amphibians, such as the sheep frog, Mexican white-lipped frog and Rio Grande lesser siren, are dependent upon this aquatic habitat.
Because of the its unique flora and fauna and rich biological diversity, the property has long attracted the attention of conservation biologists. Despite the land's history of agricultural use, the preserve's sabal palm forest, resacas and Tamaulipan thornscrub are, remarkably, among the largest and highest-quality examples of these native communities in the region.
The property's former owner, Julia Jitkoff, used the tract for a variety of agricultural enterprises, including citrus production, row crop farming and a nursery palm operation. She also made a concerted effort to protect some of the property's unique natural areas. In 1999, The Nature Conservancy of Texas acquired the property from Ms. Jitkoff. The Conservancy continues to farm a portion of the land, as well as to actively restore native areas.
Site management is focused on ecological research, native brush and resaca restoration, and removal of exotic species. Community-based conservation and outreach also are priorities. The site has good potential for long-term research on the compatibility of agricultural activities within a protected conservation area.
Occasional volunteer work days and public events are conducted at the site. Contact the preserve office concerning opportunities.
Visitation to preserve by appointment only, please. Please contact Max Pons for more information, (956) 546-0547; cell: (956) 459-6121; email: email@example.com.
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The preserve is located in Cameron County, southeast of Brownsville on the Rio Grande.
Roving reporters Matt and Riley explore the Southmost Preserve. Watch their video diary!
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For the next two weeks Gary Shaw Productions and Antonio Leonard Promotions heavyweight contender Bryant "By By" Jennings (18-0, 10 KOs) will be training in Las Vegas to prepare for his July 26th elimination fight against Mike "The Rebel" Perez (20-0-1, 12 KOs). Jennings is from Philadelphia, PA and will be here in Vegas to escape the distractions of family and friends just before one of the biggest fights of his career.
"I wanted to come out to Las Vegas for a couple of weeks to train in high elevation," said Jennings. "I've been running up at Mt. Charleston in high elevation, training alongside Erislandy Lara. Leaving Philly for a couple of weeks is only going to help me focus on getting fully prepared for Perez. I'll head back home to finish out camp after this week."
"Jennings is taking this fight very seriously," said promoter Gary Shaw. "I know he doesn't want to leave any stones unturned. This is why he went out to Vegas to train with the best guys in the business. I know he'll be in great shape for this fight. He's a dedicated and amazing athlete."
Jennings and Perez will be featured as the co-feature to Gennady Golovkin vs Daniel Geale presented by K2 Promotions, GGG Promotions in association with Gary Shaw Productions and Grange Old School Boxing on July 26th at Madison Square Garden and will be televised Live on HBO World Championship Boxing at 9:30pm ET/PT.
For updates on Jennings vs Perez follow HBO Boxing on Twitter @HBOBoxing, Bryant Jennings @BYJennings, Tom Loeffler/K2Promotions @TomLoeffler1, Gary Shaw Productions @GaryShawBoxing and use hashtag #JenningsPerez to join the conversation on Twitter. For updates on Golovkin vs Geale follow Gennaby Golovkin @GGGBoxing, Daniel Geale @RealDealGeale and use the hashtag #GolovkinGeale to join the conversation on Twitter.


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Why can't Charter Cable penetrate Time-Warner Cable's monopoly?
Published: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 11:06 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 11:06 a.m.
Q. Why isn't the less expensive Charter Cable in Pender County allowed to penetrate Time-Warner's monopoly in New Hanover?
Got a question about life in coastal North Carolina? Our staff of professional journalists are at MyReporter.com to help you get the answer.
A. Charter does provide cable service in some areas of southern New Hanover County — from Monkey Junction to Kure Beach.
But residents have no choice for cable access. Either you belong to Time Warner or you belong to Charter. Legally, cable companies could compete for business, but that almost never happens. Cable companies were granted exclusivity when they first entered an area. That practice ended in 1992, but it was too late. It doesn't make economic sense for another company to invest in burying cable to try to compete with an established entity.
A state law mandating state-issued franchise agreements to encourage video services competition was passed in 2006.
The Secretary of State Web site advises anyone having a problem with cable service to contact the N.C. Attorney General's Office at www.ncdoj.gov/cable.aspx
If you are not satisfied with your cable company and you want live television in your home, your options are limited to satellite providers.
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Gerry Mulligan: Blueport
Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band
At the Village Vanguard (Verve V8396)
13-piece band featuring Clark Terry (trumpet), Willie Dennis (trombone), Jim Reider (tenor sax), Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax), Bill Crow (bass), Mel Lewis (drums).
Composed by Art Farmer. Arranged by Al Cohn.
Recorded: New York, December 11, 1960
Rating: 95/100 (learn more)
Gerry Mulligan
photo by Herb Snitzer
This track boasts a rare solo by Willie Dennis, a rugged individualist during a period when J.J. Johnson dominated jazz trombone. But "Blueport" is most memorable for a droll, up-tempo exchange in which maestro Mulligan and trumpeter Terry trade quotes from songs bearing U.S. place names. Displaying wits as quick as their instrumental techniques, Gerry and Terry visit "Chicago," then get the "St. Louis Blues"; venture "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" but go back home again to "Indiana"; and kick their heels from "42nd Street" to "Broadway." Need evidence that jazzmen are both smart and funny? Mark this Exhibit A.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Tags: baritone sax · big band · village vanguard
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