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Coach Kerri Hubbard and the girls on The Scholars' Academy volleyball team were looking forward to playing in the Queens High School of Teaching tournament for a few weeks now. It would give the team a chance to play against some higher seeded B division teams, as well as take on some teams in the A division. Starting off the day, the girls played rivals Fort Hamilton; a team Scholars' defeated in the playoffs last year. It was a tight match, point for point, but The Scholars' Academy came out on top defeating them in two sets. Other teams played that day, which included Queens High School of Teaching, High School for Construction and Walton Campus High School. The team defeated Flushing High School for the championship in two sets keeping their undefeated record alive. Nicole Glaz was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player and Honorable Mention was given to Athena McDonald-Smith and Megan LaCognanta. The Scholars' Academy is looking forward to playing in the PSAL B division tournament on October 29.
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Today, Jan. 23. Bonnaroo released the sixth in their Bonnaroo Lineup Clue series. New clues come every Tuesday and Thursday through Bonnaroo's Instagram page. The Bonnaroo Lineup Clue game is a way for organizers to get fans pumped about the Feb. 19 lineup release by teasing artists who are already booked for the 2014 lineup. You can see our reports on the first five clues here.
Today's clue continues this week's run of difficult clues after the first few garnered mostly universal consensus. Today's image is of a round bale of hay in a field that has been partially eaten or broken up. You can see the picture here. The Radio Bonnaroo hint was "The photo is not of the band or their name, but it may sound similar." While no consensus has emerged among the fans on social media or the Inforoo message board, several frontrunners have emerged.
Sleigh Bells
Chaining off the radio clue, many people point to pop duo Sleigh Bells. If the picture is of "hay bales" then it's not too much of a jump for the radio clue to "Sleigh Bells." A huge Thursday night performer at Bonnaroo 2011, Sleigh Bells would be a popular get for many fans.
Broken Bells
Using similar logic to Sleigh Bells, many fans feel the answer could be indie group Broken Bells. The picture could be interpreted as a "broken bale" which leads to Broken Bells. The group is releasing a new album in February so the time is right to get them on The Farm.
The third most popular choice is sister group Haim. While the band name is pronounced like "Hiym", many fans mistakenly pronounce it "Haym". While the hay would only apply to Haim if you use the incorrect pronunciation, the "may sound similar" in the Radio Clue could be tipping their hat to the common mispronunciation. Haim played Bonnaroo 2013 and have since become one of the biggest breakout groups of the 2013 Thursday night class.
Band of Horses
They don't really fit the radio portion of the clue well, but Band of Horses has been brought up as a possible answer. The picture of the bale of hay certainly looks like one that has spent time with a "band of horses", leading many to believe this is the answer.
Want to play along? Post your guesses here in the comments section, tag your guesses on Facebook and Twitter with the hashtag #Rooclue, or join in the discussion at the Inforoo message board by clicking on this forum.
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I headed into the fray to bring you news and views from the Occupy May Day Mobs.
It was a typical May Day in Union Square with all the Anarchist, Commie, Big Labor and Illegal Alien trimmings, only this time with extra Occupy.
WTF?? Red long johns, check. Tambourine, check. Pacifier, check. I'm stumped. Please someone, anyone!, help me figure that one out.
When asked why he made this sign he said that he wanted to "dispel the idea that OWS is just a bunch of smelly hippies." He was a nice kid and he had no idea of course that I was largely responsible myself for promulgating the 'OWS smells' meme after my famed trip to Zucotti Square last year.
His friend even showers twice a day!
Masks and costumery were the order of the day.
"Hello? Central casting?
Your anarcho-occu-commies are here.
Where do we send 'em?"
Poughkeepsie? Really?
Occupy antisemitism again.
Note the Star of David in Obama's tie.
As is typical of any May Day or Occupy gathering, the only American flag present is defaced.
More coming up!
Slide show of all photos click here!
Or, click here for the gallery view.
UPDATES: Check out the below video of the rabid Occupy mob attacking NY ICE counter-demonstrators yesterday!
Here below is a video taken of the same event but shot from a different vantage point.
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Whether you can get the first couple of Maxwell equations from a variational principle? In the second volume of the Landau theoretical physics said that it is impossible.
The Maxwell Lagrangian is given by,
where $F_{\mu\nu}$ is the field-strength of the gauge field, or alternatively may be interpreted as the curvature of a $U(1)$ Lie algebra valued connection, $A_{\mu}$. By applying the variational principle we obtain,
$$\partial_\mu F^{\mu\nu}=0$$
in vacuum. In terms of the electric and magnetic fields,
$$\nabla \cdot \vec{E}=0 \quad \quad \partial_t \vec{E}=\nabla \times \vec{B}$$
we recover two of Maxwell's equations. Notice, in differential form language, $F=dA$, i.e. the curvature is an exact form, and all exact forms are also closed under the operation of exterior differentiation, i.e.
$$dF=d^2 A=0$$
Converting the above expression to a tensor equation, using the standard definition,
$$d\omega^{(n)}_{a_1 \dots a_n}=\frac{1}{n!} \left( \partial_{[a_1} \omega_{\dots a_n]}\right)$$
recovers the tensor form of the Bianchi identity,
$$\partial_\lambda F_{\mu\nu}+\partial_\mu F_{\nu\lambda}+\partial_\nu F_{\lambda\mu}=0$$
from which the two remaining Maxwell equations follow:
$$\nabla \cdot \vec{B}=0\quad \quad \partial_t \vec{B}=-\nabla\times \vec{E}$$
Recall, given the spin connection $\omega$, by Cartan's second structure equation, the curvature form is,
$$\mathcal{R}=d\omega + \omega \wedge \omega$$
However, the Lie group $U(1)$ is Abelian, and the structure constants vanish, hence the above simplifies,
which is completely analogous to the definition of the electromagnetic field strength. Other gauge groups may not possess the same field-strength. For example, in quantum chromodynamics, $SU(3)$ is non-Abelian, and the extra term does not vanish; in tensor form:
$$G_{\mu\nu}^a=\partial_\mu A^a_\nu - \partial_\nu A^a_\mu + gf^{a}_{bc}A^{b}_\mu A^{c}_\nu$$


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The central bank may provide mediumterm funding to struggling lenders. That would allow the ECB to normalise its liquidity operations, while letting banks in peripheral states shrink their balance sheets more slowly. But those who tap it must have their feet held to the fire.
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At the 2008 Legatus International Fall Summit, which I have been attending here in Seattle, the Cardinal O'Connor Pro-life Awards were presented on Friday night, October 3. Peggy Hartshorn, President of Heartbeat International, presented the awards to the following recipients: Sr. Paula Vandegaer, Chris and Joan (Andrews) Bell, and the Sisters of Life.
Sr. Paula is the Executive Director of International Life Services. Based in Los Angeles, she coordinates pregnancy centers and trains volunteers who devote themselves full-time to pro-life work. Sr. Paula has been doing this work for decades and is highly respected in the movement. She has an advanced training institute at which Priests for Life Associate Director Janet Morana spoke this past summer.
Chris and Joan Bell live in New Jersey. Chris runs the Good Counsel Homes, which take in moms and babies, no matter what challenges they are facing socially, physically, or emotionally. Joan (Andrews) Bell is best known for her heroic witness in the Rescue movement. For peaceful intervention to save babies, she spent some 6 years in jail, with over two years in solitary confinement.
The Sisters of Life were founded in the early 1990's by Cardinal John O'Connor, Archbishop of New York. They have both a contemplative and active dimension to their community, and their full-time ministry is pro-life work.
They take a special fourth vow for the defense of human life.
Priests for Life congratulates these recipients, all of whom are friends and colleagues of ours, and thanks Legatus for recognizing the importance of their work and witness.
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Fr. Frank and Peggy Hartshorn (l.), both previous recipients of the Cardinal O'Connor Pro-life Award, join this year's recipients, Chris and Joan (Andrews) Bell and Sr. Paula Vandegaer (r.) at the Legatus Summit in Seattle.


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The Women's Mentoring Program is an initiative by the American Cycling Association to aid development women riders in that transition from rider to racer. Entering those first few races can be intimidating and nerve wracking for most anyone when they start racing. For this reason, the ACA has decided to designate several races each year to ease that transition for women new to racing in several Category 4 criterium events.
In each mentoring race one or two experienced Category 1 and 2 women riders are available prior to the race, during the race, and after the race to answer questions, guide in tactics and skills, and provide an encouraging environment for new riders to learn the skills of racing. During these races the experienced mentors ride along with the Category 4 racers as "mentors" and guide the riders during the races on skills, such as, pack riding, taking turns at speed, and drafting. These mentors are also available after the race to answer questions and provide positive feedback for the new racers.
Our goal with this program is to provide an open, encouraging, learning environment for those women interested in trying racing for the first time and for those who want to progress and learn more skills.
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Anderson, a junior from Matawan, N.J., is the fifth UCLA women's player to earn the league's player of the year award, following Keri Phebus (1995), Annica Cooper (1998), Riza Zalameda (2008) and Yasmin Schnack (2010). She ended the year with a 34-6 overall singles record, reaching the round of 16 at the NCAA Championships where she lost to eventual champion Danielle Collins of Virginia. Anderson, who is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation in singles and No. 1 in doubles with partner Jennifer Brady, was instrumental in leading UCLA to the NCAA title this year, as the Bruins downed North Carolina, 4-3 in the title match. She posted wins in both singles and doubles in the victory, downing top-ranked Jamie Loeb in straight-sets at No. 1 singles. Following the event, she was named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. In addition to her 34-6 singles record, Anderson ended the season 34-2 in doubles play.
Joining Anderson on the All-Pac-12 First Team is freshman Jennifer Brady. Junior Chanelle Van Nguyen was a second-team selection, while sophomore Kyle McPhillips earned honorable mention accolades. Complete Pac-12 All-Conference honors for the women can be found HERE.
For Martin, who is in his 21st year as head coach at UCLA, it is his third-straight Coach of the Year honor, having also won the award in 2012 and 2013 (co). He led UCLA to the program's second Pac-12 Tournament title in Ojai in 2014, downing top-ranked USC, 4-2 in the championship match. The Bruins ended the conference season with a 6-1 record. UCLA would go on to reach the semifinals at the NCAA Championships, suffering a hard-fought 4-2 loss to No. 2 Oklahoma. It marked the 20th time in 21 years that UCLA has reached at least the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships. The Bruins, who were a No. 6 seed in this year's NCAA Tournament and ended the season ranked No. 3 in the ITA Rankings, finished the season with a 26-4 overall record.
In addition to Martin, the UCLA men had five players honored on all-conference teams Wednesday. Junior Marcos Giron and Senior Clay Thompson were named to the first-team, while freshmen Mackenzie McDonald and Gage Brymer were second-team selections. Sophomore Karue Sell was an honorable mention selection. Complete honors for the men can be found HERE.


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I was surprised by the statement made by Westpac's Chief Economist:
It is impossible to tell what is really going on with house prices
His comments refer to the growing volatility in house price measures, especially from the latest REINZ stats of both median price and stratified median price index.
The latter is a measure designed to provide a more accurate and stable measure of prices as it balances out the impact of high price suburbs versus low price suburbs to ensure neither unduly skews the data.
This chart above shows the trend in both median and stratified price over the past seven years – most noticeable is the rise of the recent three years. You can also see the volatility in recent months from what has historically been a smoother trend in stratified price measure as seen in the red line.
In the Auckland market the volatility is more pronounced and also what is striking is the direct correlation of prices (especially the median price) with the timeline of the implementation of the Reserve Bank LVR restriction.
The impact after the October1 implementation has seen the median price shoot up directly as a result of the significant fall in sales of lower priced property thereby pushing the median price up. The fall in January prices is a seasonal issue, which can be seen regularly through the past years, although the scale of the fall this year is surprising.
As Westpac's chief economist Dominick Stephens, says in his Home Truths report for April the fundamental issue is that the raw data of house prices is not a case of matching apples with apples, more it's an apples with oranges comparison. On the REINZ Stratified House Price Index (HPI) he makes these comments reflective of the charts above:
As I have written in the past I believe that REINZ should take on the challenge of collecting and aggregating more granular statistics on property sales – it is in the best position to do so as it is the incorporated society with almost all real estate agents as members who collect data on every sale in New Zealand at the time the unconditional agreement is reached.
Even without changing any collection process, they could today provide far more accurate and valuable information on property prices.
One of the fundamental problems with there data reporting today is that they currently aggregate all property types together – be it a one-bedroom unit, a studio apartment, a five-bedroom home or a 20ha lifestyle property – to the Real Estate Institute they are all just a house – that is dumb!
Take a look at the divergent makeup of property in Auckland across the major districts as defined by REINZ as seen from the composition of listings on Realestate.co.nz today.
Certainly across Auckland two-thirds of properties for sale are houses but, within the old Auckland city, over one in three of all properties are apartments. One in 10 of all properties on the market across the Auckland region are units or townhouses – these certainly have a very different price profile from regular houses or lifestyle properties. In the outer areas of Auckland lifestyle properties make up more than a quarter of properties. Think on the fact that within Manukau a $4m lifestyle property in Whitford is seen by REINZ as the 'same' as a $219,000 single bedroom unit in Papatoetoe.
All sales records remitted to the data system at REINZ currently have the following fields (some of which are completed by the selling agent - certainly all should be mandatory)
- Unit Number
- House Number
- Road Name
- Suburb
- List Price
- Sale Price
- List date
- Agreement date
- Unconditional date
- Type - Residential House / Apartment / Home & Income / Unit / Lifestyle
- Bedrooms
- Land Area
- Floor Area
- Valuation
- Valuation Year
This is the data-set for existing data – upon this set of data, better more accurate sales and sale price analysis could be undertaken to allow economists, property buyers, property sellers, investors, real estate agents and other could make better informed decisions.
Maybe then we could avoid the statement that an economist thanks that it's virtually impossible to know what is going on with property prices.
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It would be wise to review Unit 8 before exploring this Unit. Like Unit 8, Unit 9 will require more reading than some others.
The Holy Eucharist
Baptism, the grace-filled affirmation of ones most basic and profound identity as a unique child of God, is the foundational Sacrament of Christianity. Other sacramental rites, including the Eucharist [from the Greek eucharistein to give thanks], generally presume baptism. (An exception occurs in matrimony wherein at least one of the two persons must be baptized.)
In the Episcopal and many other churches the Eucharist is the central rite of corporate worship in which bread and wine are consecrated (blessed, set apart) by an ordained minister and consumed by the minister and members of the congregation in obedience to Jesus' command at the Last Supper, "Do this in remembrance of me." As a sacrament, it both symbolizes and nurtures the participants baptismal identity as well as Christs fellowship (communion) with the faithful. From this individual and corporate identity flows each Christians primary vocation: to live out faithfully the Summary of the Law (see Unit 5), including the invitation to all human beings to become disciples of Christ.
Traditionally, Jesus' specific command to his disciples at the Last Supper (Luke 22:17-20 and 1 Corinthians 11:23-25) to eat the bread and drink the wine "in remembrance of me" constitutes the institution of the Eucharist. There is no mention of how often this is to be done. Moreover, the command "Do this in remembrance of me" does not appear in either Matthew or Mark's account of the Last Supper.
In any case, the practice of eating meals in remembrance of Christ and his ministry and the belief in the presence of Christ in the "breaking of the bread" were universal in the early church, where there was considerable diversity in both the practice and the understanding of the Eucharist; no evidence exists of any Christian church in which the sacrament was not celebrated.
Presence and Sacrifice
The development of Eucharistic doctrine centers on two ideas: presence and sacrifice. In the New Testament, no attempt is made to explain Christ's presence at the Eucharist. The theologians of the early church tended to accept Jesus' words "This is my body" and "This cup ... is the new covenant in my blood" (Luke 22:19-20) as sufficient explanation of the transformation of the bread and wine into the spiritual body and blood of Christ. However, some interpretations reflect the influence of Platonic types of philosophy on the early church.
During the Middle Ages a more elaborate doctrine of the Eucharist was developed by Scholastic philosophers under the influence of Aristotle. According to Scholastic speculation, the substance (the essential and true spiritual reality) of the Eucharistic bread is, by the power of God, wholly transformed into the body of Christ; the wine is likewise transformed into the blood of Christ. Contemporary Roman Catholicism continues this explanation, and some high church Anglicans (sometimes labeled Anglo-Catholics) seem to come very close to it.
In their interpretations of the Eucharist some modern theologians have attempted to recapture the ancient Judaic sense of remembering the acts of God. By invoking the presence of God and by remembering the events by which he has delivered them, worshipers experience or empathize with those events as present events. Thus, just as each generation of Israelites participates year by year in the Exodus (the wanderings in the wilderness and the crossing into Canaan), so each generation of Christians participates in the Last Supper, the cross, and the resurrection. (What this actually means requires further interpretation.)
Eucharistic doctrine also concerns the sacrificial character of the sacrament how the Eucharist is related to Christ's sacrifice on the cross. Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Anglican churches have traditionally taught that the Eucharist is a means by which believers can share symbolically in Christ's sacrifice and the new covenant with God that it inaugurated. Protestants in general have been hesitant to apply sacrificial categories to celebrations of the Eucharist. And, some Anglicans share this reluctance.
In the article Eucharistic Sacrifice it is noted:
Identification of the eucharist as a sacrificial action has been dated from the early third century. However, abuses and exaggerations had become associated with the eucharist by the Reformation era, including the popular concept of the Mass as a repetition of Jesus death on Calvary. Reactions against this understanding were reflected in the sixteenth century liturgies of the Lutheran and Anglican churches. [from Armentrout and Slocum, eds. An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, p. 191; this book may be ordered as noted in the subsite Episcopal Beliefs ]
Anglo-Catholics tend toward sacrificial emphases, while low church Anglicans (who identify with our Protestant heritage) do not. The Book of Common Prayer characteristically attempts to accommodate both!
There remains much long-term controversy among Episcopalians and other Christians about what happens to the bread and wine when they are consecrated. The manner of God and Christs presence and activity is open to interpretation. It is characteristic of Anglicanism to affirm the real presence of Christ while avoiding any official declaration of some metaphysical interpretation of this presence. [The Rev. Dr. Owen C. Thomas in Introduction to Theology, 3rd. ed., 2002, p. 287; Dr. Thomas was on the faculty of the Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Mass.]
Much . Christian tradition has always spoken of the real presence of Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist. That phrase does not mean that the literal, physical flesh and blood of the historical Jesus are there to be seen and touched. It means that in taking, blessing, and receiving the eucharistic bread and wine, the church knows and receives Christ as the active principle of its own life; or, in other words, that the reality which the sacrament means is truly and objectively given in it. [quote from The Rev. Dr. Richard A. Norris, Understanding the Faith of the Church, pp. 219ff.]
On the matter of Real Presence, Canon Hodgson commented, Throughout God is aiming at eliciting from us the personal response of faith, and sacraments have their being in the context of His fellowship of forgiven sinners. God makes use of certain material things at certain times and places in order to draw us onward and upward into our true selves, into personal communion with Himself. In this context the material things become by His will, the will of their Creator, what they are not elsewhere. When we think of the bread and wine in the Eucharist as being taken by Christ to be the vehicles of His continued action in and among the members of His church, we think of them as being His body and Blood in the only sense in which these words have any meaning. [from lecture notes by an unknown student in a British theologians course (The Rev. Canon Dr. Leonard Hodgson of Oxford) who was the Visiting English Lecturer during the 1958-9 academic year at the Berkeley Divinity School, New Haven]
The Service
The Service itself is called the Eucharist, the Lord's Supper, or the Holy Communion in most Protestant and Anglican Churches; the Divine Liturgy in Eastern Orthodoxy; and the Mass among Roman Catholics and some Anglicans. Other than Baptism, it is the central and most solemn Christian liturgy.
Normally the service consists of two parts. The first, the Service of the Word, includes Scripture readings, a sermon, and prayers. This part of the Eucharist, apparently adapted from Jewish synagogue worship, has been prefixed to the service of bread and wine at least since the middle of the 2nd century.
The second part of the service, the "service of the Upper Room" (or more specifically The Holy Communion), consists typically of an offering of bread and wine (together with the congregation's gifts of money, bread, wine and water); the central Eucharistic prayer (a prayer of consecration, blessing, or setting apart of the bread and wine); the distribution of the consecrated elements to worshipers; and a final blessing and dismissal. This second part of the service has its roots in the ancient traditional table prayers said at Jewish meals. The central Eucharistic prayer typically contains a prayer of thanksgiving for the creation of the world and its rescue in Christ; an account of the institution of the Last Supper; the offering of the bread and wine in thankful remembrance of Christ; the invocation of the Holy Spirit on the bread and wine and on the congregation; and prayers of intercession. Not to be overlooked is the strengthening of Christian human fellowship that results from effective eucharistic worship.
Personal Commentary on the Eucharist by Canon Nolan
A further consideration as yet having little impact on interpretations of the Eucharist is that Jesus spoke Aramaic, not Greek (the language of the New Testament); in his own language he could not have said This IS my body .. as usually understood in Greek. In Aramaic the verb to be does not focus on essences/substances, but is a connecting verb suggesting action/activity. It would seem that Jesus never intended to address the is-ness (essence/substance) of the blessed bread and wine, but rather how the sacred elements act in the life of the faithful. As one British theologian noted in the mid-twentieth century, Gods grace is conveyed not through the elements but through the act. [from J. S. Whale, Christian Doctrine (1952), p. 163.]
An additional issue is that the Prayer Book Eucharist may be celebrated in a variety of ceremonial forms from the very simple and dignified low church manner to the very elaborate and regal high church (sometimes fussy) styles. Regrettably, simple styles are currently very difficult to find. Women and men attracted to ordination in the contemporary period generally prefer more elaborate rather than simpler ceremonial, thereby depriving many worshipers of a vital option of our Anglican heritage. In this regard, most Eucharistic Services seem to be governed unnecessarily by a more is better rubric off-putting to the population not attuned to lengthy ritual. In a day when religious observances are quite optional in the public mind, participation in wordy, lengthy, correct Services may well decrease even more other than for special observances and holidays (e.g., Christmas and Easter).
Furthermore, a theological case may be made for almost any age as appropriate for admittance to Holy Communion. Nonetheless, this writer is struck by the youngsters and many adults, too who seem not to have a clue about any meanings of the Sacrament. So many dont even know how to receive, and not a few are silly at the time of administration. An unlimited invitation to Communion in the name of inclusivity (a trend gone awry) smacks of a public utility model, wherein the Rites of Christ and of the Church are recast as public entitlements. Something has gone wrong unless we accept a simplistic and highly questionable, automatic vitamin approach to grace disavowed by Canon Hodgson (in Unit 8)! In this regard, a paragraph from an Episcopal tract is another useful caution:
In any consideration of the sacraments, strong emphasis should be laid on the truth that the sacraments and sacramental rites, if they are to produce the results for which they are instituted, must be met with a definite response on the part of those who use them. As has been pointed out in the case of Baptism, sacraments are not mechanical acts; they do not work in a magical way. They are means whereby God brings us his grace, that is, his loving help. This grace is always present, but its effect upon us depends upon the use we make of it. [from The Church and the Sacraments (Forward Movement Publications, 1999), p. 14]
It might be added that it is unfair to expect recipients to respond in faith to sacramental rites, if they have not been adequately prepared in both heart and mind.
Finally, for a variety of reasons, some people prefer to receive just the sacred bread. Some recovering alcoholics as well as individuals with hygienic concerns have a preference for the bread alone. Gods immeasurable grace is such that reception of only the bread is a sufficient and complete sacramental act.
Also consulted on the Eucharist: writings of the late Charles P. Price, Th.D., Professor of Systematic Theology, Virginia Theological Seminary; former member, Standing Liturgical Commission of the Episcopal Church.
Confirmation has been traditionally looked upon as a sacramental rite of the Church, whereby the recipient, having been baptized (usually in infancy, with a sponsor taking the baptismal vows on his or her behalf), now (having reached an age and condition of capacity to confess the Christian faith personally) takes responsibility for those baptismal vows. This general view declares that the Holy Spirit strengthens recipients in such a way as to inspirit them to be enthusiastic members of the Church. Confirmation is implied in passages such as Acts 8.14-17, but the subject is one attended by great and complex difficulties and remains an occasion of theological controversy. [adapted and quoted from MacGregor, Dictionary of Religion and Philosophy, p. 136]
The Episcopal Church's theology of Confirmation has continued to evolve along with its understanding of baptism. Confirmation is no longer seen as the completion of Christian initiation, nor is Confirmation a prerequisite for receiving communion. Baptism is full initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into Christ's body the church (BCP, p. 298). Accordingly, Confirmation has been increasingly understood in terms of a mature, public reaffirmation of the Christian faith and the baptismal promises. Some dioceses require that candidates for Confirmation be at least sixteen years old to insure that the candidates are making a mature and independent affirmation of their faith. There is considerable diversity of understanding and practice concerning Confirmation in the Episcopal Church. Confirmation has been characterized as a rite seeking a theology. [from Armentrout and Slocum, eds. An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, p. 118; BCP means Book of Common Prayer.]
Although Confirmation was initially administered by a bishop at the same time as Baptism or at the earliest possible moment afterwards (and is continued this way today among some Christians), the eventual difficulty of having a bishop present at baptisms led to the separation of the rites. By the late 16th century, in the Roman and Anglican Churches, Confirmation was offered to those able to answer the questions of a Catechism. The precise relation between the gift bestowed in Baptism and the gift bestowed in Confirmation cannot be defined. [Doctrine in the Church of England (1938), p. 188]
Personal Commentary on Confirmation by Canon Nolan
Although, in the words of the Prayer Book Catechism, Confirmation is the rite in which we express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop, and although it is required of those to be confirmed that they have been baptized, are sufficiently instructed in the Christian Faith, are penitent for their sins, and are ready to affirm their confession of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, it is highly doubtful that the majority of persons presented to bishops possess these qualities. Some clergy believe that, regardless of the candidates maturity and/or lack of understanding, grace is imparted and can only provide a positive influence in persons lives. Others, more in line with Canon Hodgsons understanding of grace, would view Services of immature and/or uninformed persons as relatively meaningless, not unlike a pleasant rite of passage.
Ordination is the setting apart of individuals for particular tasks of Christian ministry. In the Episcopal Church ordination is the rite in which God gives authority and the grace of the Holy Spirit to those being made bishops, priests, and deacons, through prayer and the laying on of hands by bishops.
Women and men are ordained as bishops after satisfying many requirements and going through several processes required by church procedures (canons). Bishops are not independent agents, but are themselves subject to church canons. Likewise, priests and deacons are ordained after going through a demanding preparation. They, too, are not independent agents, but are deputies of their bishops with certain responsibilities delegated to them; priests and deacons are subject to the canons, too.
[The subsite The Diaconate Now contains the entire book on the diaconate (deacons), its history and potential, as well as contemporary links.]
Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony is Christian marriage, in which the woman and man enter into a life-long union, make their vows before God and the Church, and receive the grace and blessing of God to help them fulfill their vows. The ministers of the liturgy during which the marriage is blessed are the woman and man themselves; the clergy person officiating is the Churchs chief witness to the vows and the one deputized to pronounce Gods blessing on the couple.
The Service presupposes the canonically required preparation of the couple. The quality of the preparation varies enormously, with some clergy spending minimal time exploring the nature of Christian marriage plus the relationship of a specific couple within a Christian context. There is no specific amount of time or detailed content mandated for marriage preparation. [See PreCommitment .. in the subsite Episcopal Beliefs and Traditions as well as chapters 6 Love and Friendship and 7 Marriage and the Family in the book Living Issues in Ethics available in its entirety in the textbooks subsite.]
Commentary on Holy Matrimony by Canon Nolan
Ann Landers Weddings: The Clergy's Big Beef January 2000
Dear Ann Landers: I am in total agreement with the Catholic bishop who hates weddings. I am a Protestant pastor in Illinois, and I also hate weddings. Too many couples have never been inside a place of worship, and do not know how to conduct themselves in a church. Their weddings have no spiritual content. They are theatrical productions, directed by the brides mother. I will be retiring soon, and what I will miss the least are the weddings. - Anonymous, Of Course, in Illinois
Dear Anonymous: I am still reeling from the bags of mail that resulted from the letter written by the Catholic bishop who hates weddings. It is the heaviest response since the heated debate on how to hang toilet paper. Keep reading for additional comments:
From Miami: I will let you decide how I feel about doing weddings after 42 years: My most vivid memories are of the best man, intoxicated, of course, who dropped his pants and followed the bridal couple down the aisle after the ceremony. At the reception, he appeared in bike shorts and formed a conga line. The most memorable comment was from a groom, who announced loudly, "Here comes the preacher, who shows up any time there is free food." But my all-time favorite is the question from the mother of the bride, who asked, "Will you be staying for dinner after the service?" I replied, "Yes, and my wife will be with me." She responded, "Are you aware that this Palm Beach hotel charges $65 a plate?"
Houston: I'm a clergyman who is interested in the letter from the Catholic bishop. I hope he reads this. At one time, the clergy were respected. This is no longer true. I have been asked to bless a pet rabbit at Easter, a racehorse in Kentucky, and a new Buick. It might make him feel better to know that he is not alone.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho: I am a clergyman but also a man of the world," and my hormones work very well, thank you. I am embarrassed when newlywed couples engage in a passionate kiss after being joined in holy matrimony. It looks like a bedroom scene from a B movie.
Goshen, N.Y.: I recently attended a wedding where the "theme" was a square dance. The wedding party dressed in country attire, and the mother of the bride sang People Will Say Were in Love. For a while, I thought I was on Broadway. I felt sorry for the minister, who looked extremely uncomfortable.
Silver Spring, Md.: I am an Episcopal minister. Many Roman Catholics who are divorced and can't get married in their own church come to me. The last three weddings I performed, the couples had been living together for several years. I feel like a hypocrite when I marry such couples.
Many of the abuses cited (Illinois, Idaho, N.Y., and Maryland) in the Ann Landers column are brought about to a large extent by clergy who did not take the time to prepare the couple adequately. Clergy are not required to baptize, present for confirmation, or marry just anyone who requests a ritual. The Church is not a public utility presided over by a local shaman. Just perhaps, if we took seriously our obligation to prepare people for marriage (at least one of whom has been a regular worshiper), there would be fewer divorces, and we clergy will not have bastardized the sacramental rite of Holy Matrimony!
In one or more states the laws give clergy permission to act as representatives of the state for the purpose of officiating at weddings, provided that the clergy adhere to the procedures of their specific religious heritage. In one setting an Episcopal priest, with the intention of being pastoral, readily married divorced people without going through the prescribed process of receiving permission from the bishop. Moreover, the particular state had no common law marriages. If contested, all of those marriages would be legally null and void.
Reconciliation of A Penitent
Reconciliation is a Sacramental rite in which those who repent may confess their sins to God in the presence of a priest and receive the assurance of pardon and the grace of absolution. (BPC, p. 861). It is also called penance and confession. The churchs ministry of reconciliation is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. (2 Cor 5:18) The ministry of reconciliation has been committed by Christ to the church. It is exercised through the care each Christian has for others, through the common prayer of Christians assembled for public worship, and through the priesthood of the church and its ministers declaring absolution (BCP, p. 446). The Reconciliation of a Penitent is not limited to times of sickness. Confessions may be heard at any time and any place.
The BCP provides two forms of service for the Reconciliation of a Penitent. Only a bishop or priest may pronounce absolution. A declaration of forgiveness may be used by a deacon or lay person who hears a confession. When a confession is heard in a church building, the confessor may sit inside the altar rails while the penitent kneels nearby. The confession may be heard in a place set aside for greater privacy. It is also appropriate for the confessor and penitent to sit face to face for a spiritual conference that leads to absolution or a declaration of forgiveness. After the penitent has confessed all serious sins troubling the conscience and given evidence of contrition, the priest offers counsel and encouragement before pronouncing absolution. Before pronouncing absolution, the priest may assign a psalm, prayer, or hymn to be said, or something to be done, as a sign of penitence and act of thanksgiving.
.. The secrecy of the confession is morally absolute for the confessor and must not be broken (BCP, p. 446) [from Armentrout and Slocum, eds. An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, pp. 433f. ; BCP means Book of Common Prayer.]
As a matter of clarification: if an individual confesses a sinful act yet to be committed, this is not a true confession, and absolution-in-advance cannot be expected. In this rare instance, the secrecy of what has been said is arguable, especially if the intended act involves harming someone.
Ministration to the Sick and Unction
Ministration to the Sick is the Prayer Book Service (pp. 453 ff.) for which there are options provided by rubric. One section Part II is entitled Laying on of Hands and Anointing within which additional options are provided. As the Catechism notes, Unction is the rite of anointing the sick with oil, or the laying on of hands, by which God's grace is given for the healing of spirit, mind, and body. [The word unction is from Latin meaning to anoint.] Although Jesus healed with a word and a touch and did not use oil, there are New Testament references to this historic practice (Mark 6:7, 12-13; James 5:14). Whether oil is to be used is at the discretion of the minister, who as a courtesy should consult the sick person(s); some prefer it, some do not. Again, the sacramental rite is complete with or without oil.
Individuals participate in the rite of unction as an expression of their readiness to accept Gods future. They pray especially for inner spiritual healing (for comfort, for strength to cope, and for the healing power of Christs love), and they hope for whatever cure may be possible. That the sacrament is somehow magic or provides guaranteed results desired by faithful people needs to be avoided by sensitive preparation of the sick person(s) and their families, when that is possible.
From the late medieval period to the recent past Extreme Unction the Last Rites at the apparent time of death suggested a very limited understanding and practice of unction.
[See Healing Prayer in the subsite Episcopal Beliefs and Traditions.]
The Christian Hope
Exploration of The Christian Hope incorporates several elements relating to ultimate human destiny along with social and universal final things (technically, eschatology). This area of theology may refer to teachings about events anticipated during the final days of the present age or to occurrences expected at the beginning of or during the age to come; primary issues include resurrection, judgment, heaven and hell, the course of human history, and the destiny of the universe in which we live.
In broad terms, as Christians look toward the future, we hope for individual and corporate fellowship (communion) with God by means of the full ministry (especially the Resurrection) of Jesus Christ.
At the individual level, this fellowship begins at ones baptism and is continued among the people of God (the church) through everlasting life; it is a fellowship understood within the context of Christs Resurrection, a community governed by faith, love, and hope. At the corporate level anticipation of the future has its pivotal origins in the Hebrew Exodus and is further developed at the Resurrection of Christ and the formation of the Church at Pentecost.
Eschatology has yielded diverse understandings of final things both in the Bible and in the life of the developing Church, because such doctrines flow from several beliefs about the meanings of baptism as well as Christs life and Resurrection. Nonetheless, Christian eschatology is united significantly by a sense of transfiguration, a making new of this world, a transformation of human life and of all existence to the state intended by the Creator. This evolutionary process of change has begun, and it will continue until all is in harmony with Gods purposes. Gods Spirit invites, inspires, nudges, and strengthens the faithful on this journey, and in turn human beings individually and corporately choose the extent to which we will cooperate with God.
Not an architects blueprint for the future, the catechism questions and answers are imperfect, faithful speculations and anticipations implied in the historic Christian Hope, and they are interpreted in various ways. In any case, Christians are confident that God is the ultimate sovereign of history and that Gods purposes will prevail on a schedule known only to the Creator.
A preoccupation with eschatological issues (including when and how God will judge human beings and the consequences thereof) may be tempered by a firm trust in the Creator. We are assured that whatever is to become of us individually and corporately and whatever is to become of the universe itself will result from further acts of God: acts of love, justice, mercy, and creative power.
To conclude this unit, please read the section below from An Outline of the Faith.
The Holy Eucharist
Q. What is the Holy Eucharist?
A. The Holy Eucharist is the sacrament commanded by Christ for the continual remembrance of his life, death, and resurrection, until his coming again.
Q. Why is the Eucharist called a sacrifice?
A. Because the Eucharist, the Church's sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, is the way by which the sacrifice of Christ is made present, and in which he unites us to his one offering of himself.
Q. By what other names is this service known?
A. The Holy Eucharist is called the Lord's Supper, and Holy Communion; it is also known as the Divine Liturgy, the Mass, and the Great Offering.
Q. What is the outward and visible sign in the Eucharist?
A. The outward and visible sign in the Eucharist is bread and wine, give and received according to Christ's command.
Q. What is the inward and spiritual grace given in the Eucharist?
A. The inward and spiritual grace in the Holy Communion is the Body and Blood of Christ given to his people, and received by faith.
Q. What are the benefits which we receive in the Lord's Supper?
A. The benefits we receive are the forgiveness of our sins, the strengthening of our union with Christ and one another, and the foretaste of the heavenly banquet which is our nourishment in eternal life.
Q. What is required of us when we come to the Eucharist?
A. It is required that we should examine our lives, repent of our sins, and be in love and charity with all people.
Other Sacramental Rites
Q. What other sacramental rites evolved in the Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit?
A. Other sacramental rites which evolved in the Church include confirmation, ordination, holy matrimony, reconciliation of a penitent, and unction.
Q. How do they differ from the two sacraments of the Gospel?
A. Although they are means of grace, they are not necessary for all persons in the same way that Baptism and the Eucharist are.
Q. What is Confirmation?
A. Confirmation is the rite in which we express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop.
Q. What is required of those to be confirmed?
A. It is required of those to be confirmed that they have been baptized, are sufficiently instructed in the Christian Faith, are penitent for their sins, and are ready to affirm their confession of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
Q. What is Ordination?
A. Ordination is the rite in which God gives authority and the grace of the Holy Spirit to those being made bishops, priests, and deacons, through prayer and the laying on of hands by bishops.
Q. What is Holy Matrimony?
A. Holy Matrimony is Christian marriage, in which the woman and man enter into a life-long union, make their vows before God and the Church, and receive the grace and blessing of God to help them fulfill their vows.
Q. What is Reconciliation of a Penitent?
A. Reconciliation of a Penitent, or Penance, is the rite in which those who repent of their sins may confess them to God in the presence of a priest, and receive the assurance of pardon and the grace of absolution.
Q. What is Unction of the Sick?
A. Unction is the rite of anointing the sick with oil, or the laying on of hands, by which God's grace is given for the healing of spirit, mind, and body.
Q. Is God's activity limited to these rites?
A. God does not limit himself to these rites; they are patterns of countless ways by which God uses material things to reach out to us.
Q. How are the sacraments related to our Christian hope?
A. Sacraments sustain our present hope and anticipate its future fulfillment.
The Christian Hope
Q. What is the Christian hope?
A. The Christian hope is to live with confidence in newness and fullness of life, and to await the coming of Christ in glory, and the completion of God's purpose for the world.
Q. What do we mean by the coming of Christ in glory?
A. By the coming of Christ in glory, we mean that Christ will come, not in weakness but in power, and will make all things new.
Q. What do we mean by heaven and hell?
A. By heaven, we mean eternal life in our enjoyment of God; by hell, we mean eternal death in our rejection of God.
Q. Why do we pray for the dead?
A. We pray for them, because we still hold them in our love, and because we trust that in God's presence those who have chosen to serve him will grow in his love, until they see him as he is.
Q. What do we mean by the last judgment?
A. We believe that Christ will come in glory and judge the living and the dead.
Q. What do we mean by the resurrection of the body?
A. We mean that God will raise us from death in the fullness of our being, that we may live with Christ in the communion of the saints.
Q. What is the communion of saints?
A. The communion of saints is the whole family of God, the living and the dead, those whom we love and those whom we hurt, bound together in Christ by sacrament, prayer, and praise.
Q. What do we mean by everlasting life?
A. By everlasting life, we mean a new existence, in which we are united with all the people of God, in the joy of fully knowing and loving God and each other.
Q. What, then, is our assurance as Christians?
A. Our assurance as Christians is that nothing, not even death, shall separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.


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He's utterly alone…
Tortured and existing in a dark spiral of despair, bestselling British author, Gavin Cooke, has come to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to escape the seedy lifestyle he had been living in London and in a desperate attempt to regain his writing focus. He's twisted, bitter and angry at the world. He's a loner… needing not a single thing other than his Scotch and a laptop upon which he can bang out his next erotic, dark thriller.
She's running in place and getting nowhere…
Savannah Shepherd's life is falling apart. Her dream of being a wildlife photographer seems a distant memory and she's barely able to make ends meet. Driving herself forward with no clear goals apparent, she's about ready to pack up her bags and head home with her tail between her legs.
Two unlikely lovers…
He's raw, forceful and a dirty talker. She's a flowers and romance type of girl. Yet within each other, they find a mutual craving that can only be satisfied by giving in to their desires for one another.
Lust turns into something more… something they were not looking for but tentatively accept. Will it be enough to push them past the obstacles of Gavin's bitter past?
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(From NetGalley)
My Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this book. It was well developed and well crafted with characters I wanted to get to know better and therefore really rooted for. Being a parent myself, I really felt for Gavin and his personal tragedy, and I just couldn't imagine what he went through with his loss. I probably wouldn't have dealt with it in quite the same way, but we all handle grief differently. That doesn't detract from how I feel about him as a character. He is raw, sexy and as real as it gets. And he doesn't make promises he can't or won't keep. He's straight forward and honest - sometimes brutally so. Savannah is his exact opposite: all that is sweet and nurturing. Usually, this puts her in situations where she's used by people but she's just too nice to be mean to people - until she meets Gavin. He brings out a side of her she didn't know existed and she soon learns to go for what she wants and stand up against what she doesn't. Their relationship starts out slow, but when it ignites - holy heck does it ignite! It quickly becomes a raging inferno, threatening to burn down everything within its path. Of course it's inevitable that his past will have a bearing on their future and when it all comes to a head, it's heartbreaking. But so good.


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My future son-in-law (another gun lover) gave me a book for Father's Day. It is Complete Encyclopedia Of Pistols & Revolvers, by A. E. Hartnik. It's a fairly small book, which a few reviews on Amazon has called a coffee table book, but I would say it was simply a very well illustrated reference book for those of us that love pistols and revolvers. While I know the major handguns out there, sometimes I want to see what a particular model looks like or what the specifications are on it. Ever since getting this little book, which I keep on my desk, I can look it up quickly and see a high quality photo (slick, glossy pages) along with it's technical specifications. There are also several chapters on safety systems, locking systems, ammunition, and exploded drawings on some of the more common firearms.
If you are interested in something like this, you might thumb through one at your local bookstore. It is well worth the $20 cover price, even if you don't get it as a gift. :wink:
Here's an Amazon link to this particular book. Based on Bud's reviewing system, this book is a 5 :toilet:


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Pressing the "windows key" and tab (Mod4+Tab) used to work similar to pressing Alt+Tab (which switches windows just like M$), but it showed a much better preview. Somehow I lost the shortcut and can't find it anymore. I've gone through the chaos in "System -> Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts" several times and the only thing I can see there is "Move between windows, using a popup window", whatever it means.
I prefer the "fancier" switcher, how can I restore it?


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Froyo for Verizon's Motorola Droid X leaked
We've previously heard that the Motorola Droid X would be updated to Android 2.2 Froyo "by early September", so we shouldn't be surprised if this happens in the next few days.
Someone at the My Droid World forum (which is temporarily offline) already has a leaked version of Froyo for the Droid X and has posted some photos to prove it.
More interesting is that the happy owner of the Droid X with Froyo says the update should arrive in "less than 24hrs" – although it's not clear yet if he's talking about an official update from Verizon, or about the fact that he's going to make the leaked Froyo build available for everyone to download.
In any case, the latest iteration of Android (already running on the Droid 2) shouldn't be too far away from hitting the Droid X. Let's hope Moto and Verizon announce something soon.
Via Android Central


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San Mateo D.A. Withdraws Controversial Gizmodo iPhone Warrant
Today, San Mateo Superior Court Judge Clifford Cretan granted an application by the San Mateo County D.A.'s office to withdraw the controversial warrant it obtained to search the house of Gizmodo.com journalist Jason Chen. Accordingly, "[a]ll items seized [from Chen's home] shall be returned forthwith to Gizmodo.com and Jason Chen..."
While the D.A.'s withdrawal of the April 23rd warrant is certainly a positive step, this likely isn't the end of the matter. As EFF repeatedly noted at the time, the warrant-backed search of Chen's home was illegal as it violated California Penal Code section 1524(g)'s prohibition against the issuance of warrants for "unpublished information obtained or prepared in gathering, receiving or processing of information for communication to the public." As we pointed out, the police could (for example) attempt to subpoena the same material without running afoul of section 1524(g) and still proceed with their case.
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Lipsticks are one of the most important makeup staples a gal can own! Lipsticks dress up your lips for any occasion–whether you are attending a party, going to work, or just having lunch with friends. Lipsticks come in many different forms and also have a variety of very positive effects on lips – such as adding color, hydrating the skin, and offering protection from harmful environmental elements. Read on to learn about all the benefits lipsticks offer.
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The first thing that comes to mind when you look at the many lipsticks available out there is–What lipstick shade is right for me? To address this question, many beauty experts will tell you to look at your skin tone and coloring while others will just say, "pick your favorite." Luckily, Pür Minerals provides a variety of different shades to choose from, ranging from deep reds to soft pinks and many other luscious shades in between. Try any one of the Pout Plumping Lip Gloss Lipsticks, which not only adds color, but also helps plump up lips using the ingredient Maxi-lip™.
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T-Mobile G1 hits new markets in the next few weeks: Austria, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany and Poland
T-Mobile G1, the only Android smartphone released until now, is finally making its way to more customers, after being available, for several months, only in the US and the UK.
T-Mobile announced that, starting January 30 2009, the G1 will be launched in Austria, the Netherlands and Czech Republic.
Also, Germany should get the smartphone on February 2, while later that month, the much-discussed device will reach Poland.
There's no word yet on the price the handset will have in said countries, but it's worth mentioning that T-Mobile UK offers it for only 1 GBP, with certain (expensive) data plans and a 2-yr contract agreement.
Most probably, the G1 will be available across Europe in all of its color versions: black, white and bronze.
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Sources: Blockchain [blog], CoinJar [blog], The Verge, Wired
quote: Blockchain.info's app undeniably broke the rules and intentionally manipulated the reviewers to get it on the store in the first place. They presented it to the reviewers with only monitoring features, and changed the server it was talking to in order to enable sending features. Anything Bitcoin aside, they needed to be removed just for this one fact.This is how the app appeared to the reviewers — http://i.imgur.com/pMYRCPL.pngThis is how it looked post review — http://i.imgur.com/EsoY4sU.pngThe CoinJar app is still around anyway, so it's not exactly a "crackdown".https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/coinjar-for-iphone...
quote: There is an important consideration when it comes to "what they feel is right for their business" that you're ignoring. Apple sold these customers an iPhone. It is the customers device. Apple dictates to its customers what they can put on the device that they paid for. Something about that feels very wrong to me. If Apple wants to give away its phones for free, then they can do what they want. However, this is the customer's property. Anyway, this is one reason I use Android. I can't stand the control Apple exerts over its customers.
quote: Apple dictates to its customers what they can put on the device that they paid for.
quote: He probably got rated down not by apple fans
quote: 'm constantly amazed locked-down crappy ecosystems like Apple's become so popular.
quote: No thanks, not for me. Apple and Microsoft can keep their extremely trimmed and suffocating walled gardens. I'm buying a phone, not making a "moral" choice.


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The first important factor is weather. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners who pay attention to the cold and flu trends of their patients, know that colds and flus are more likely when there are rapid shifts of temperature, particularly when people are not prepared for it. A person may leave the house in the morning dressed for a seventy degree day, only to have a cold rain move in by the afternoon. Unlike temperature shifts in winter where the adjustment is how high a person zips a coat, temperature shifts in September often catch people ill prepared for the weather. A person who is chilled,( or suddenly overheated and over dressed) is stressed. When a person is stressed they are more likely to be unable to fight off the viruses that they come into contact with everyday.
The other factor besides being stressed by the weather or poor clothing choices is that people are exposed to new viruses. School is starting. Children and adults who have been apart and traveling through the summer are now coming back together. Everyone is carrying a new collection of viruses which get passed along at schools and daycare. The children pick up new viruses that get passed to parents and caregivers where those people pass them to co-workers who otherwise have no contact with kids.
Some people also have asthma and allergies to deal with. Often these people who have asthma and allergy symptoms at this time of year are responding to the drying of the air and the increase in dust in the air. Those people who are irritated by dust and the dry weather often are more susceptible to lung infections. They are also more likely to cough and sneeze. This spreads viruses and bacteria to coworkers and children increasing the rate of transmission.
The best response to September colds is prevention. Always be prepared for changing weather. Avoid contact with people who seem sick. Wash hands frequently and make sure to cough and sneeze into an elbow where the risk of transmission is decreased. A visit to a TCM provider can also help. A TCM practitioner can prescribe herbs that are specific to your body to help you, overcome allergy symptoms and defend against colds and flu. A TCM practitioner can also provide the herbal remedies and acupuncture treatments that can help clear a cold and flu faster.


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October is breast cancer awareness month. With plenty of pink in the air, this annual campaign was created to increase awareness about the disease, but for many like breast cancer survivor Lola Etheridge, it is more of a daily journey about sharing her story, helping others and reminding them that there is hope.
"God is using her story for His glory and that is what it's all about. When she was diagnosed, I lived by the thought God was going to perfectly heal her. I was not sure which side of Heaven it would be on, but that He would perfectly heal her, because He is a perfect God with perfect timing. We have found peace in knowing that," said Scott Etheridge, Lola's husband and co-survivor.
Grounded in her faith, with the support of her family, friends and loved ones, everyone who knows Etheridge hails her as a champion on many levels – as a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and friend – as a survivor who offers others hope, and as one, who is committed to finding a cure.
"If you choose to live in the miracle of faith, then wherever that may lead you, you will find peace. You will find the strength to get through whatever it may be. Whether you have tomorrow, or whether you have ten years, because we are not promised how long we have," said Lola Etheridge.
One way Etheridge gives back to the community and touches the lives of others is by volunteering with Susan G. Komen's Greater Nashville Affiliate. She serves on the Board of Directors and her duties include chairing the Race for the Cure Survivors' Tent and co-chairing the Survivors' Celebration Silent Auction.
As part of her role, Etheridge also serves as a Nashville area spokesperson to further awareness. She and other survivors have recently been featured locally in ad campaigns, on billboards and on radio station Web sites, including Nashville's www.103wkdf.com and www.1045thezone.com.
Lola, a seven-year survivor, said she is committed to helping and educating those who face a similar diagnosis. Her work gives her an opportunity to advise those that have been newly diagnosed with breast cancer to seek out as much information as possible and to understand the various treatment options.
Just three months after her original mastectomy, she participated in her first Race for the Cure by joining a team of Komen supporters at her husband's work.
This year, Etheridge and her family participated Susan G. Komen Greater Nashville 5K Race for the Cure at Maryland Farms in Brentwood, TN on Saturday, October 26. Over the past few years, the race has become an annual tradition for the family.
"Scott and our girls – Laura, Jessica and Jennifer do the race together each year to remember and to celebrate life. It's one of the ways they show their support," Etheridge said.
"There are so many special people that get involved with Susan G. Komen for their own reasons," she continued. "One thing that really encouraged me, were all of the women who walked this journey before me. These 'angels' took 'me under their wings when I began my journey and they stuck with me through everything I have had to face. Now, I continue to try to do the same for others."
In addition to the 5k, the festivities on Saturday also featured a Race Village with live entertainment as well as other survivor services and vendor booths. Many dressed in pink, approximately 20,000 walkers and runners participated. Nashville's first Race for the Cure was held in 1992 at Centennial Park. The event attracted about 500 people.
Officials said the event raises close to a $1 million dollars, annually. Funds go toward medical research, projects and services.
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women. Statistics show that one in eight women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Each year, it is estimated that over 220,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer.


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HTC Shift with EVDO and GSM/HSDPA approved by FCC
The information about HTC Clio 200 and HTC Clio 100 UMPC appeared on FCC site at the end of November.
There wasn't much details about these Clio devices at the time, but people in the know quickly concluded that these are HTC Shift UMPCs, headed for the U.S.
They were right. Today the external photos and users manual for Clio 100 became public. It leaves no doubt, that Clio 100 is in fact HTC Shift UMPC for GSM/HSDPA networks.
And, since Clio 100 and Clio 200 are identical in all things, except cellular network support, that also confirms that the Clio 200 is HTC Shift for CDMA/EVDO networks.
Just to remind you what all the hoopla is about, here's HTC Shift UMPC specs:
- Intel® Stealey 800MHz + Little River (945GMS) + ICH7U;
- Qualcomm® MSM 7200, 400MHz chipset for GSM/HSDPA version
- (Probably) Qualcomm QSC6085 chipset for CDMA/EVDO version
- 1 GB DDR2 RAM for Windows Vista + 64MB of RAM
- 64 MB RAM and 128 MB ROM for SnapVUE
- 40 or 60 GB 1.8″ HDD with optional G-Sensor shock protection
- Windows Vista Business OS
- 7″ 800×480 px 262K color touch sensitive TFT LCD
- Internal GPS
- Color CMOS VGA camera for videoconferencing
- Bluetooth, Wi-Fi b/g, USB 2.0 connectivity
- VGA out post and 3.5 mm stereo audio out with microphone
- Hotswap SDIO port
- Rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer battery, 2700 mAh
- Windows Vista® operating time: Up to 2 hours
- SnapVUEâ"¢ standby time:
- (Push e-mail enabled): Up to 11 days
- (Push e-mail disabled): Up to 53 hours
- Cellular connectivity:
- For GSM/HSDPA networks:
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
- Tri-band HSDPA/UMTS: Europe/US: 850/1900/2100, Japan: 800/2100
- HSDPA: Up to 3.6Mbps for download, 384kbps for upload
- UMTS: Up to 384kbps for download and upload
- For CDMA/EVDO networks:
- CDMA2000 1xEVDO/1xRTT.0A (850/1900)
From spec and design point of view, HTC Shift is one of the best UMPCs around. Contrary to the most of the competition it can operate for days as a mobile data/PDA device, with always on connection to 3G networks. Also, when needed, HTC Shift can become a full blown ultra mobile PC with full fledged Windows Vista Business OS and all necessary Office and other productivity applications.
And now, that it passed through the FCC, we could start looking for HTC Shift on Verizon and Sprint, as well as AT&T networks in U.S.


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Most of the real housewives that are cast members of the "Real Housewives" in any city, America are quite accustomed to making the news as their lives had them in the spotlight long before the "Real Housewives" franchise became a twinkle in Bravo's eye. Even so, once in a while with every celebrity news comes along that seems to have two truths. Two of the "Real Housewives" have been battling this dilemma and are being faced with public news about their lives that isn't accurate. On June 10 Radar Online reported that Brandi Glanville of the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" was homeless and Brandi Glanville has clarified the truth behind that news. As well, a hopeful question facing many "Real Housewives of New York City" fans is, has Aviva Drescher been fired yet? KPopStarz has reported on June 13 that Aviva Drescher will appear on the next season of the "Real Housewives of New York City."
It was June 10 when Radar Online reported that "Noone will rent to Brandi Glanville because of the reputation that comes with her shooting the show". Radar reported that Glanville was "forced out" of her lush Beverly Hills rental due to issues with her landlord. Radar also "exclusively" reported that "no one wants to rent to the 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star".
Did Radar check the facts accurately or stop to consider that this single mother of 2 might be adversely affected if potential landlords saw that news?
Radar quoted the infamous insider known to many celebrity reporters. Close Source told Radar,
"Brandi has been desperately searching for a house she can rent in a comfortable neighborhood, but it's not going well. She finds a place she likes, but then the landlord or renter realizes who she is and doesn't want to risk the drama that comes along with her shooting the 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'. She'll do anything at this point. She just needs a decent home!"
Brandi Glanville responded via Twitter to Radar, her potential future landlords, and the world, in true Brandi Glanville style,
"I had a one year lease on my last house-the yr was up &the owner sold the house.Thats the WHOLE story so pls stop making up BS articles. The owners offered to sell me the house but I declined so they sold it to someone else, that's the whole story so stop making s**t up pls."
But that is not the only rumor floating around about the "Real Housewives". After a rather contentious season, many fans of the "Real Housewives of New York City" want Aviva Drescher off of the show. The biggest rumor floating around the New York City camp right now is, has Aviva been fired or not? KPopStarz has confirmed that Aviva Drescher has been signed onto the next season, but that she wouldn't lose sleep over it if she didn't.
A lot of speculation was fueled around Aviva's return when she did not appear in the opening credits of Season 6 of the "Real Housewives of New York City". This led many to wonder, and hope, that she wasn't coming back. She explained this situation away,
"But right now what happened was, I didn't go to the Berkshires because I had to go visit my kids at sleepaway camp so I didn't film that weekend. I'm going to be on the rest of the season. ... But if they do ever fire me, it's not something I would get depressed about. I could live with that."
There are many reasons that fans of the New York "Real Housewives" franchise dislike Aviva Drescher. Classy is not the word that comes to mind for many fans of the "Real Housewives of New York", as Aviva's father has a perversion to him that many just can not shake.
Then of course there was the time Aviva brought up the text regarding a threesome at a high society charity function. In another episode Aviva told someone at a children's party to "shut the f*&^ up". Her most notorious drama however is of course surrounding her fragile relationship with fellow castmate Carole Radziwell.
Although Carole Radziwell has only come face to face with the public eye since appearing on "The Real Housewives of New York", her work has been in the public eye for over 20 years. Carole is a three time Emmy Award winner and New York Times bestselling author who actually considers her casting on the Real Housewives as the least of her accomplishments.
As she should, though the public has only known her persona since her appearance on this hot Bravo TV Show, her name is very well respected in the journalism world, which is why the public will never see her name in the tabloids. She is considered by many fans one of the most together, and most real, Housewives to date.
Did Aviva know this before beginning her slam campaign against her? Did Aviva know that Carole has spent the past two decades writing for ABC News, 20/20, and authoring two books? In addition to that work, Carole has received an Emmy for her foreign policy coverage in Cambodia, and has also covered the same in India and Haiti. Carole was also stationed in Israel during the Gulf War and was also stationed in Afghanistan in 2003.
Carole's drama with Aviva has centered around digs from Aviva suggesting Carole was not a real writer, or hired a ghostwriter to author Carole's two published books as is seen in the clip provided here.
Did Aviva know anything about Carole before she asked Carole if she had hired a ghostwriter for her latest book? As would any writer with accomplishments of Carole's stature, these allegations from Aviva led Carole to significant distress. In one of their on screen dramas Carole publicly referred to Aviva as a "total sociopath".
Do you think Aviva Drescher should get fired?
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