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Falling for Change
This time of year takes my breath away! You too?
All of a sudden the air has a chill to it – I can see my breath in the mornings when I walk the dog! – and the trees all over town and at the Lake are beginning their slow, magnificent transition of letting go of "business as usual" and turning toward the long rest of winter.
I often wish I could zip up these colors and contain them inside me.
Trees have always been an amazing revelation of following God, for me. They do exactly what they are supposed to do! They respond to the deepest invitation of their nature and conform (easily?) to the demands of each season.
Now you can see why they inspire me. I do not follow the same path for myself…at least, I am sure, I don't do it so beautifully.
Why is it that CHANGE, which is so important for all of creation in order to get from HERE to THERE, looks so different on us than it does in the example of Brother Sun and Sister Moon?
I think it is our fear of being changed – of not recognizing ourselves on the other side of it – that makes us so leery, or resistant even, of releasing ourselves to the process which allows us to grow.
Do you agree? What do you think? Pause here, will you, and reflect for a second.
Are we so satisfied with the way things are right now that we couldn't benefit from a little transitioning? In our head – intellectually – I think we would push that idea aside and reply, no.
But…we don't respond to change with our intellect – do we?
Ha! I know the answer to that myself! Often I have to force myself to move my need for change TO my head in order to win myself over.
So…if our resistance to change is located in our emotions, then what is the formula that will help us to see this invitation as something that is not life-threatening – though, perhaps it will be life-style threatening.
What will help? We can lay a few thoughts out here but you will have to do your own personal homework in order to make a new approach to change, stick.
Reflect for yourself:
- What do I like about the way things are?
- What isn't working anymore?
- If I can't change everything about what isn't working anymore, what IS possible to shift? Is there a new habit that I can begin that would take some weight off the issues I struggle with?
- Decide to try this new shift in attitude, as well as in practice, for one week…ok, I know we are playing a mind-game here BUT mind-games can become pretty persuasive if they succeed!
OK – now determine what "success" would look like. What would make your efforts at shifting-what-isn't-working-anymore feel "successful?"
Don't forget. Even though you might be a wee bit more resistant to change than the breath-taking trees around you this season – as a friend of mine said last weekend – this is only a season. The next season is coming soon, we can bank on it.
If we don't do the work of this season – letting go of what isn't working anymore – we won't have room for all the new growth and beauty of what comes next.
We think we know ourselves so well. We've lived inside this body for so many years but there are amazing, wondrous, new breath-taking realities just waiting to take hold in your life. Things you haven't even begun to dream about. Spring comes after the slow, deep sleep of Winter and this time – you'll be ready!
Forgiveness verses Reconciliation
Compared with reconciliation, forgiveness is a piece of cake.
Forgiveness by God is, of course, a great and undeserved blessing. The biblical messages during this week of Lent are full of forgiveness. We hear from Daniel: "We have sinned, been wicked and done evil…but yours, O God, are compassion and forgiveness!" Micah reminds us: "Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt and pardons sin?" And then there is the classic story of forgiveness in the Parable of the Prodigal Son.
But forgiveness is different from reconciliation.
Forgiveness requires only one, a forgiver, but reconciliation takes at least two, a forgiver and a recipient. God will always forgive us, but we will not always accept the forgiveness.
The story of the prodigal son does not reveal whether the two sons were reconciled with their father, even though he forgave them both. They may have festering wounds for years, the younger because of an inability to forgive himself, and the older due to resentment.
In the renewal of the sacraments mandated by the
Second Vatican Council, the Sacrament of Penance
received a new name:
"Sacrament of Reconciliation."
This is not just semantics and was not done suddenly but was carefully studied for several years before Pope Paul VI approved the new name in 1973.
"Reconciliation" describes much more adequately the purpose of the sacrament, which is to reconcile the sinner to God and to the church, and to set the stage for reconciliation within the person, healing the wounds of sin.
This is very different from simple forgiveness. Most of the time, a person entering the confessional has already been forgiven, because God forgives us the moment we turn to him.
There is an initial reconciliation with God at that moment, but it may be very fragile. There may still be no reconciliation with the Church, the community of faith, and no healing of the fissure that has been opened in the heart by sin.
Sin can be forgiven from the outside,
but it originated from the inside and
must be healed from the inside.
We may confess a lie, for example, and it is forgiven. But the lie did not spring up without roots. There was a cause, and the cause was a diseased organ, the heart. It doesn't help much to attend to the mouth that told the lie if there is no attention to the heart that spawned it.
Taking stock of where we are verses where we want to be requires that we are open to making changes – even actively pursuing changes – in our attitudes and behavior.
We desire to open ourselves to the reconciliation that reunites us to God and to God's people and brings healing to the heart. Then the wonderful gift of divine forgiveness will be able to achieve its total purpose in freeing us from our sins.
-Abbot Jerome Kodell OSB, Subiaco Abbey, Arkansas
Beyond Any Human Comprehension
As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways above your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts.
I sense a wish in some…to make God possible, to make him comprehensible to the naked intellect, domesticate him so that he's easy to believe in. Every century the Church makes a fresh attempt to make Christianity acceptable.
But, an acceptable Christianity is not Christian; a comprehensible God is no more than an idol.
I don't want that kind of God.
What kind of God, then?
One time, when I was little more than a baby, I was taken to visit my grandmother, who was living in a cottage on a nearly uninhabited stretch of beach in northern Florida.
All I remember of this visit is being picked up from my crib in what seemed the middle of the night and carried from my bedroom and out of doors, where I had my first look at the stars…
The night sky, the constant rolling of the breakers against the shore, the stupendous light of the stars, all made an indelible impression on me. I was intuitively aware not only of a beauty I had never seen before but also that the world was far greater than the protected limits of the small child's world which was all I had known thus far.
I had a total, if not very conscious, moment of revelation; I saw creation bursting the bounds of daily restriction, and stretching out from dimension to dimension, beyond any human comprehension.
I had been taught to say my prayers at night; Our Father, and a long string of God-blesses, and it was that first showing of the galaxies which gave me an awareness that the God I spoke to at bedtime was extraordinary and not just a bigger and better combination of the grownup powers of my mother and father.
This early experience was freeing, rather than daunting, and since it was the first it has been the foundation for all other such glimpses of glory.
-Madeline L'Engle, Glimpses of Grace
Receptivity to the Impossible
Our faith is all about being open to what isn't logical nor isn't predictable. I mean – really – that is what all our holy days celebrate, right? I really liked this article written by Melissa Musick Nussbaum. She pushes us to make connections from our daily life to a perspective of faith, which can be hard to do when we are in the middle of living! I hope you will like this perspective, too.
You may have read the spate of articles about "Judgments about fact and fiction by children from Religious and Non-religious backgrounds," a study published in the July issue of Cognitive Science.
My favorite comment was from BBC News with this portentous lead, "If you expose your children to Moses, Muhammad, or Matthew the Apostle, are they at a disadvantage?"
Sixty-six kindergartener from both public and parochial schools in the Boston area were chosen for the study. The children were represented with three kinds of stories – religious, fantastical, and realistic, in the words of the study – and asked to differentiate between fact and fiction. The first curious assumption is that fact equals "realistic," which equals "true," while fiction equals "religious or fantastical," which equals "false."
By facts, of course, the researchers often mean what we can see and touch and measure. It's what we have come to call "science," as divorced from imagination or philosophy – or theology.
Science, we think, is untouched by personal experiences or cultural norms or political affiliation or peer pressure. It is "objective," which, if I might be so bold, is a "fantastical" notion if ever there was. The belief, and belief it is, that if we can examine something under a microscope, it is fact. If we can only imagine it, it is fiction, and therefore, suspect and relegated to the world of fairy tales.
Even though much of what we now include in the realm of facts (flying machines and thin wires conveying sounds and images across time and space and men not in, but on, the moon) began in the realm of the fantastical.
Even though what was once held as fact, namely that people of certain races and continents were born to be owned by people of the other races living on other continents, was overturned by people fed on and formed by religious stories. Like the 18th-century English Rev. John Newton, a former slave trader turned fervent Christian, who preached against the slave trade and slavery and understood his own awakening to its horrors to be the direct result of what he read in the Bible. He could ascribe the change only to divine intervention, a miracle of God's "amazing grace that saved a wretch like me."
Newton's fervor; based in what the researchers in the study call "religious stories," or fiction, would, they argue in the effects of such stories on children, lead to a "more generic receptivity toward the impossible, that is a more wide-ranging acceptance that the impossible can happen in defiance of ordinary casual regularities."
For which, we fervently pray.
May there be a "more generic receptivity toward the impossible," that men and women might return good for evil and forgiveness for hate "in defiance of ordinary causal regularities."
May "ordinary causal regularities" roll away the stone from Jesus' tomb, as the lowly are lifted up and the hungry filled with good things.
It was GK Chesterton who made the best and boldest defense of fairy tales, of the fantastical, when he wrote:
Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist.
Children already know that dragons exist.
Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.
So if you want me, I'll be where I've been for most of the past 40 years, telling children stories: of a bush that burns but is not consumed, and of seas that part so the slaves can cross over to freedom, and of a hungry lion whose mouth was shut by the hand of God. I'll be telling them about a baby born beneath the brightest star that ever shone and about animals that, on that night, could talk. I'll be telling them about water turned to wine and hate turned into love and death turned into life.
And they will be rapt, these children who know there are dragons, joining me in glorious "receptivity of the impossible," that, one day, the dragons may be slain.
On the Way to Intimacy
God is giving you the broadest and deepest permission you can receive: to give back to God who you really are – warts, wrinkles, and all.
And your willingness to offer that, knowing it will be received, might just well bring you to tears on at least two levels.
First for your own incapacity – I can't do it! Lord, have mercy on me. That's the only way to begin to pray: I don't know how to pray!
Then there's the second level of tears, which is total gratitude.
I hope you've had that moment from one beloved partner of friend: when you know you've just done a really stupid thing, but they don't judge you and they don't dismiss you. They just look at you with soft eyes and receive you. It's tears of immense release and joy and happiness – that there's a heart out there big enough to receive what I can't receive, to forgive what I can't forgive. That is what makes you fall in love with God. If you're on the spiritual journey, that will happen many times.
It's the experience of a lover who sees your nakedness, when you don't have the perfect body of your youth and they love you anyway. That's the kind of love that we all want, that we all wait for, that we all need.
Although we want it from one another and we get it occasionally, we find there is only One who can be relied upon to always receive us and mirror us perfectly as we are – without demanding changes of us.
The great sadness is that so many Christians don't know that.
They're afraid to be naked before God because what they expect from God is what they've learned to expect from other people – which is judgment and analysis.
I'll take God's judgment any day over the judgment of other people. Really! Those who pray know that. How could you not fall in love with Someone who always outdoes you in generosity and receptivity?
Adapted from Following the Mystics Through the Narrow Gate…Seeing God in All Things by Richard Rohr, OFM
Yogi Berra's Wisdom: The Price of Attentiveness
"Pay Attention!" is the first, and probably the hardest, ascetical practice we will ever undertake. Yet, if we are to fulfill Jesus' commission, attentiveness is non-negotiable.
After summoning his chosen ones, Jesus proceeds to share his power and authority with them. His instructions can be paraphrased as bullet points:
- work the home turf first
- liberate
- cure
- proclaim
His Great Commission "to teach all the nations" comes much later (Matthew 28:19).
Thinking globally may be more glamorous,
but acting locally is more difficult.
Who among us does not know the numbness that comes with familiarity? When is the last time you took a really close look at something or someone you see everyday? Remember Yogi Berra's wisdom, "You can observe a lot just by watching." But you must be paying attention.
Whether we are parents, health-care workers, or ministers of any stripe, we imitate God when we pay attention.
But how much are we willing to be attentive? The price of attentiveness is letting go of our preoccupations and our agenda.
We must stop (put down the cell phone), look (turn away from whatever screen is in front of us), and listen (remove the ear phones and buds) to liberate what constrains and to heal what cripples.
With such attentiveness "the Kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Attentive love heals wounds, physical and spiritual; it proclaims the presence of the One whose care for us never wavers. – Father Richard Gula, SS
The Cost of Discipleship
What does it cost you to be a disciple?
Sometimes we trade in what Dietrich Bonhoeffer called "cheap grace": discipleship without the cost, glory without the suffering, resurrection without the cross.
Have you experienced what Dietrich Boenhoffer is talking about…that sometimes living a life of faith – or following Christ – has been comparatively easy? Does your faith pinch in any way?
This is a very good time to take inventory of the way you live your faith.
Seize this very moment.
How can your attitude be adjusted and how can you put yourself out there "on the line" as you seek to be a light and bear witness in our world of a love that is unconditional and offered to everyone?
We say we are Christians. We say – like James and John – that we can drink of the chalice that Christ drank from.
So…let's see where that takes us. Most likely, right into the footsteps of Jesus and into the limelight of a world that will resist the message of your life…yet, we are in this together and we know that ultimately, God's grace will do the work that we cannot complete.
Let's pray for each other!
Pilgrim Path Within
Many times in our lives we walk a path that is no longer sufficient. We find the ruts deep and dry…the invitation to experience more, to know God more deeply, is all that we hear in our quiet times…perhaps that quiet whisper of an invitation is all we hear even in the noisy chaos around us.
Every time we read Scripture there is an opportunity to read between the lines, so to speak, to hear what else is begin said and who else is present.
These are inner pilgrimages we can make.
Make this pilgrimage thoughtfully…dedicate your journey to your increasing awareness of God growing and maturing within you. There is no limit to the times you will make this journey; each time beginning from the new place and time in which you find yourself. God, who is beyond time and space, is already "where you are going" while joining you on the way. Allow the mysterious love of God to direct you – you don't have to know every detail of the journey…after all…that is what faith is.
Surrender Your Stiff Neck!
Most of us know the discomfort and restriction of suffering from a stiff neck.
And all of us know the annoyance and pain of living or working with a stiff-necked person.
The stiff-necked can be obstinate and stubborn, rigid and inflexible, mulish and pigheaded. They're not the folks we want as kin, colleagues, or committee members. But we all have such folks in our lives and often enough might ourselves be the stiff-necked neighbor in the lives of those around us.
Like our ancestors in the faith, we also can be stiff-necked in dealing with God: slow to trust and believe, dismissive of God's bidding, heedless of God's warnings, and unfaithful to the covenant binding us in love.
Being stiff-necked in the spiritual life is an affliction often diagnosed as sin.
The prescribed treatment is very much like that for its physical counterpart. Immediate relief can be had from massage, with the Lord serving as your massage therapist.
You'll need to sit still, bowing slightly, surrendering your stubbornness and pain to the Lord's healing hands kneading your heart, his skillful fingers probing your soul to relax the knotted tightness holding you fast.
A daily program of prayerful exercise will continue to relieve spiritual tension.
Practice nodding your will forward and backward, in grateful assent to your Trainer's instruction. Follow up with a set of soul stretches until with steady supple ease your heart begins to beat as one with God, your stiff neck healed, relaxed by warmth and touch divine. Repeat as needed.
– Fr. Austin Fleming
Final Words
What parting words would you wish to give to members of your family, your community, or your closest friends if you knew it was the last time you would see them here on earth?
Would they be words of advice?
Words of comfort? challenge? forgiveness? love?
And what words would you wish to address to God in prayer shortly before the end of your mortal life, praying not only for yourself but also for those dear to you?
In a letter to the people of Ephesus, Paul continues his very challenging final words to the leaders of the church, friends among whom he lived and ministered for over three years, people he was certain he would not see again.
Paul exhorts these elders to be faithful shepherds, humbly serving and diligently protecting the congregation the Holy Spirit has entrusted to their care.
Similarly, at the end of John's Gospel, Jesus finds himself in the midst of a great and final prayer to God. Shortly before his death, Jesus prays for his disciples, asking God to protect them from the evils of this world and keep them united and joyful.
He prays that they might be "consecrated" in the truth of God's word and send them into the world to make it a place more holy, a place more filled with God's love.
In this prayer, Jesus prays to God – but significantly, along with the disciples – we hear his words. -Fr. Felix Just
Jesus prays for you.
This prayer holds time still and at the same time Jesus' prayer for you moves swiftly through the generations to reach you where you are today. Jesus has not stopped praying for you. When you feel like you keep falling short of some imaginary ruler that measures your "success" as a Christian – think again.
Jesus prays for you always and everywhere – regardless of merit or worth. You belong to him. How could he ever – ever – forget you?
Your life, here on this planet, is not just about getting ready for heaven…it is about living in the light of this love today and believing that Jesus is in your corner NOW.


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A Haunted Ending
The winner of the 2011 Christmas Story Writing Contest! A Haunted Ending By Megan Bilse My body is covered in the reminders of a lifetime's worth of battles but my heart bares the weight of them. I am an old man now. Being alone carries a new meaning than it has throughout my life. As I neared the end, I expected to be content with my success and look... Read More
His Magical Moment
Dad . . . Any parent who has been divorced will tell you they have experienced a wee bit of fear over how the divorce has affected our children. This is a perfect little story from one dad's experience. By Jim Smith I believe there comes a time in our lives when we question our worth; both our financial worth and our self worth. For me, over the last several years... Read More
His First Thanksgiving
This is wonderful little story comes from a good friend and avid Disfunctional Diva reader sharing his first post-divorce Thanksgiving. by Jim Smith Some of my favorite memories of childhood, like most children, are of the holidays. It didn't matter which holiday it was; these times were always stress-free and happy. The opportunity to see grandparents, aunts, uncles, and... Read More

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Moms Returning to College
Are you a mom who's been thinking about returning to college for your degree or career certification? It's a smart move. The time and effort you put into earning a college degree are worthwhile investments in your future, especially for moms still raising kids. Achieving your degree can open the door to a range of advantages — financial, practical, and personal — that can help you build the life you want, for yourself and your family.
The practical pay-off for working moms returning to college
A lot of research has been done on the ways people benefit from completing higher education, and all the studies say the same thing: a college degree increases your earning potential, your job opportunities, and your eligibility for important workplace benefits such as health insurance. The College Board notes that acquiring a college degree dramatically decreases a single mom's risk of either unemployment or poverty, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics documented that in 2007, women college graduates age 25 and older earned 82% more than women with only a high school diploma — almost double the pay.
The personal power of a college degree
Beyond all the economical benefits of higher education, however, there's a lot to be said for the self-esteem and self-confidence that achieving a college degree can bring. We all know that moms spend a lot of their time giving to their families, doing the lion's share of the tasks of everyday life that make a family's routine run smoothly and creating an environment in which everyone else can excel, achieve, and play. But this often means that moms put aside their own goals and dreams for their families for a long time.
For many mothers, going back to college is one satisfying way to restore the balance, allowing them to excel and achieve, too. In fact, gaining a personal sense of accomplishment is the number one reason surveyed adult students gave researchers for returning to school. (Earning a higher income was third on the list.) Sticking with school while also working and taking care of a family is no easy task; to be awarded that college diploma at last is like a gift a mom has given herself. And it's a pretty thrilling feeling to know that your kids are as proud of you as you have always been of them.
5 Reasons why moms and online degree programs are a good match
With women over age 30 becoming the fastest-growing student group, online programs have become a great fit for moms returning to college. Some advantages are obvious: you can study and work on your assignments while the laundry's in the dryer and the kids are at school. But there are other reasons why online programs appeal to mothers returning to school after years away from the classroom:
1) No need to worry about age difference, or any other differences, between yourself and other students. When you're all interacting with each other and the instructor via computer, a lot of self-consciousness goes away.
2) Schedule flexibility. In most online courses, there are assignments you'll complete at your own pace, which means you can pick the best work-time for you, or reschedule around family things that come up.
3) No transportation time or cost. You'll get increased productivity out of not having to spend time getting to a campus, whether you'd have to spend gas-money and time to drive there or rely on public transportation. You'll have more time for the classwork itself if you don't have to go any further than your kitchen table.
4) You'll meet fellow students from all walks of life. Your class could have students from across the country and even across the world, considering students who may be participating from American military bases.
5) Teachers may have more time to spend with you. You may find it easier to get hold of your teacher via email, Twitter, instant messaging, or conversation in a forum than you might have during limited office hours on campus. Increased access to teachers has turned out to be an unexpected bonus of online learning.
Make sure your education program is accredited
When it comes to online education, here's the "Buyer Beware" for moms returning to college: make sure the school and program you enroll in are legitimately accredited by a higher education accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation is essential for credit transfer, as well as for your degree to be recognized and respected by future employers, and for federal financial aid eligibility. Regional accreditation is best (especially if you think you may want transfer your credits to additional schools), but online programs accredited by the long-standing Distance Education & Training Council (DETC) are generally respected.
Paying for your college degree
Begin your financial aid planning with the U.S. Education Department's student aid program. There is more federal funding available than you might think because many students never even apply for it. This leaves thousands of student aid dollars available every year.
Federal financial aid is offered through grant programs, loan programs, and the work-study program. Don't make any assumptions about whether you'll qualify; approximately 66% of subsidized Stafford loans are awarded to students with a family adjusted gross income (AGI) of under $50,000 and about 25% go to students with a family AGI of $50,000 to $100,000. Learn more about federal financial aid (and other sources of college funding) from our Financial Aid Resources section.
You must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be eligible for the Department of Education programs, and the FAFSA is also frequently used to determine your eligibility for funding from your state or school. For each calendar year, the FAFSA application window is from January 2nd to late June. Learn more about the FAFSA from our FAFSA 1-2-3 section.
Private scholarships and grants are additional sources of funding for moms going back to college. For example, the Business and Professional Women's Foundation offers scholarships to women seeking to enter the workforce or to advance in their current careers. To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to be at least 25 years old and able to prove financial need as it is defined by the terms of scholarship.
In addition to cutting down on tuition costs, you may be able to cut down on the time it takes you to attain your degree if you have prior credits or other training. The American Council on Education provides a service to adult learners, the College Credit Recommendation Service, that can help you determine if any of your prior education can be applied to a future degree program.
Moms going back to college are moms who believe in the power of education
Moms who decide to go back to college are powerful role models for their kids, no matter how old those children may be; a large majority of working professionals who return to school as adult students claim their mother as their greatest influence. So, even mothers who return to school to accomplish their own goals help their children at the same time, demonstrating by example their belief in the power and achievement of a college degree.
1) "Education Pays, 2007," College Board
2) Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 11/29/2006
3) "Degrees of Opportunity: Adults' views on the value and feasibility of returning to school," Dr.Lyungai Mbilinyi, August 2006
4) Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 12/8/2006
5) FinAid.org


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I've had several RIA's and I consider them a great entry level choice and if it's going to be a personel defence gun the the first tining you do is replace all factory springs or at least the recoil and FP sprinngs. Taurus is another entry level 1911 even though with some of their guns retail at just under $1000, and I consider over $700 above the entry level for 1911's.
I picked up a Taurus new for $399 this summer....this looks like a pimp gun and I even joke about it being one. But it so far is 100% reliable, very accurate and easy on hands. The feed ramp is polished to a perfect mirror finish, but FP had to be replaced because of being about 1/16" to short making for light primer strikes. It however had fired Remington factory 130 gr ball and CCI primmed handloads of mine w/o a failure. At that point I replaced the factory recoil and FP spring silicon wire springs, the recoil spring using at present is 17# for +P loads.


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Eileen K. Schlauch, 95, of Lodi, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital. She was born in Norton, Ohio, Febuary 7, 1918, to James H. and Susanne (Miller) Harter.
She married Elmer Schlauch October 27, 1937. They resided in Creston and Nashville, Ohio before moving to Lodi in 1986. Eileen was a member of the Lodi First Congregational Church, and had been a member of the Cloverleaf Mothers Singers, and Medina County Home Extension. Her hobbies were her children, sewing, chair caning and gardening. She had the most beautiful gardens around. Baking was also her hobby. Every year she would bake up to 100 different kinds of cookies for her family and to give away to friends. She was truly a remarkable woman.
She is survived by daughters, Carol (Edward) Pamer of Seville, Kathy (Terry) Leedy of Wadsworth, Robin Baxter of Lodi; sons, Clifford Schlauch of Newcomerstown, Wayne (Carol) Schlauch of Chatham, Bruce Schlauch of Montana; 16 grandchildren; many great, and great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer; and 10 siblings.
Funeral service will be held Friday, April 5, 2013, at 11 A.M., at the Lodi First Congregational Church, 114 Church St., Lodi. Pastor David Dake will officiate. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memory Gardens, Wadsworth. Visitation will be Thursday, April 4, 2013 from 6 to 9 P.M., at the church.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the church.
Arrangements by Parker & Son Funeral Home, Lodi, 330-948-1122.
Online tributes may be left at www.parkerfuneralhomes


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|Adding Gesso to a few pages at a time.
1) I have only been working on it after the kids are in bed.
2) Drying time. I allow the pages to dry fully, because heat drying tends to leave the gel medium a bit tacky, and then the gesso flakes off later.
3) I want the whole book to be prepped because I wasn't sure until today what I was going to do with it. I decided to go with a theme.


text: MSC's CSM Manager Kenneth S. Kleinknecht chaired the meeting, and SC 101 Manager John Healey represented North American. The review was the first of a three-phase CARR system initiated by North American. A total of 44 customer acceptance review item dispositions (CARIDs) were presented to the board and 13 were closed. The spacecraft was accepted for turnover to Apollo Test Operations pending submission of data to close the remainder. The majority of open CARIDs were for completing documentation for engineering orders, operation checkout procedures, and photography, with both North American and MSC having action item for closing out CARIDs. Five CARIDs made reference to flammability of material. The most significant item was the installation of 27.4 meters of coaxial cable in the spacecraft that did not meet flammability guidelines.


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by Chrissy
(Derbyshire, England)
Breeding cockrel: How long does the cockerel need to be with the chickens in order for eggs to be fertilized. How long after the cockerel is taken out will eggs be fertile. How many eggs does the cockerel fertilize at a time. Thank you
I like to have a cockerel with the hens 1 – 2 weeks before assuming eggs are fertile by him.
You haven't said how many hens this boy is expected to service and that could have some bearing on his effectiveness. Not knowing the ages and conditions of your flock, it would be impossible to give specifics as to what is going on inside their bodies.
Ten days seems to be the length of time healthy sperm can stay alive in the hens. This would be good to know if you plan any selective breeding and own multiple roosters or plan to incubate eggs.
Hens ovulate in response to lighted and dark hours, either natural or artificial, so how many "eggs" the rooster is able to fertilize at a time depends on how many are available and if he can produce enough sperm to keep up.
The yolk is the fertilized segment of the egg. The albumen, membrane layer and shell coating are added as that yolk moves through a hen's oviduct.
I hope this gives you something to go on. There are thousands of more scientific articles on the subject telling which hormones affect this and that and how many hours each step takes.
If I could know a bit more about what you are wanting to accomplish, I might be able to give a more specific answer. Thanks for writing in!
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Separating chickens to fertilize eggs: I have all my chickens in a warm room for the winter, but come spring I plan to separate them by breeds to raise pure breed chickens. How long should I wait before collecting eggs to incubate to be sure they are pure breed chicks?
A rooster's sperm can live about 10 days after a hen has successfully been bred. I would suggest waiting about 2 weeks before assuming the selected rooster has fertilized eggs in his group.
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by Alex Oelke
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I am having a problem breeding my chickens. I have 3 roosters and the pecking order of the roosters starts with a white silky, golden polish and a silver polish. The silky is over 2 years old but he may be much older. The golden polish is 3 years old. Lastly, I the silver polish is 1 year old.
Now I have tried repeatedly to have the hens sit on the eggs and they do for three and a half weeks then they give up.
I have purchased an incubator and I was wondering what should I do differently. Also, I have 40 chickens so I was wondering if that would affect it at all. If you have any tips or tricks please tell me.
lastly if i want to switch to breeding one breed do you think it would work better?
The younger the roosters the better your odds of fertile eggs. I usually keep about one rooster for every 20 hens. This can vary according to the amount of space and the temperament of the roosters.
Chicks hatch at 21 days, the hens gave up because none of the eggs were fertile.
When using an incubator make sure you turn your eggs at least 3 times a day. Also, you will have a much higher success rate if you candle your eggs. Go to youtube and search candling chicken eggs and you will learn the difference in fertile eggs and non-fertile eggs.
Egg fertility does not increase by breeding the same chickens.
Just remember the most successful breeders are hatching 50 to 80 percent of their eggs.
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Chicken mating: Will a rooster only mate with a hen, that is of the same breed?
A rooster will mate with any hen. However, if you are trying to raise pure breed chickens, you will need to keep your breeds separated so they don't cross breed. If you are just raising chickens for eggs, and not hatching your on baby chicks, don't worry.
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I have some doubts concerning the proof of the "term-wise differentiation of power series" theorem. Below, I first included 3 theorems that are used in the proof; then, I included the whole proof and state the related theorems; finally, I included my specific doubts about it.
The theorems used in the proof are basically the Squeeze Theorem and the facts that the first and second derivatives of a power series have the same radius of convergence as the original power series. They are stated as follows:
Theorem 1: If the radius of convergence of the power series $\sum_{n=0}^{+\infty} c_nx^n$ is $R>0$, then R is also the radius of convergence of the series $\sum_{n=1}^{+\infty} nc_nx^{n-1}.$
Theorem 2: If the radius of convergence of the power series $\sum_{n=0}^{+\infty} c_nx^n$ is $R>0$, then R is also the radius of convergence of the series $\sum_{n=2}^{+\infty} n(n-1)c_nx^{n-2}.$
Theorem 3 (also known as Squeeze Theorem): Assume $f$, $g$ and $h$ are functions defined in an open interval $I$ containing $a$, except, possibly, at $a$ itself, and that $f(x) \leq g(x) \leq h(x)$ for all $x$ in $I$ such that $x\neq a$. If both $\lim_{x\to a}f(x)$ and $\lim_{x\to a}h(x)$ exist and are equal to $L$, then $\lim_{x\to a}g(x)$ also exists and is equal to $L$.
The theorem statement and its proof, about which I have some questions, are below:
Theorem: Let $\sum_{n=0}^{+\infty} c_nx^n$ be a power series whose radius of convergence is $R>0$. Then, if $f$ is the function defined by
$$f(x) = \sum_{n=0}^{+\infty} c_nx^n \ \ \ \ (1)$$
$f'(x)$ exists for all $x$ in the open interval $(-R,R)$, and it is given by
$$f(x) = \sum_{n=1}^{+\infty} n c_nx^{n-1}$$
PROOF: Let $x$ and $a$ be two distinct numbers in the open interval $(-R,R)$. The Taylor formula, with $n = 1$, is
$$f(x) = f(a) + \dfrac{f'(a)}{1!}(x-a) + \dfrac{f''(\xi)}{2!}(x-a)^2$$
Using this formula with $f(x) = x^n$, we have, for every positive integer $n$, $$x^n=a^n+na^{n-1}(x-a)+\frac{1}{2}n(n-1)(\xi_n)^{n-2}(x-a)^2 \ \ \ \ (2)$$ where $\xi_n$ is between $a$ and $x$, for every positive integer $n$. From (1) we have $$\begin{align} f(x)-f(a) &= \sum_{n=0}^{+\infty} c_nx^n - \sum_{n=0}^{+\infty} c_na^n\\ &= c_0 + \sum_{n=1}^{+\infty} c_nx^n - c_0 - \sum_{n=1}^{+\infty} c_na^n\\ &= \sum_{n=1}^{+\infty} c_n(x^n - a^n) \end{align}$$ Dividing by $x-a$ (because $x\neq a$) and using (2), we have, from the above equation $$ \dfrac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a} = \dfrac{1}{x-a} \sum_{n=1}^{+\infty} c_n[na^{n-1}(x-a)+\frac{1}{2}n(n-1)(\xi_n)^{n-2}(x-a)^2] $$ Thus, $$ \dfrac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a} = \sum_{n=1}^{+\infty} nc_na^{n-1}+\frac{1}{2}(x-a)\sum_{n=2}^{+\infty}n(n-1)c_n(\xi_n)^{n-2} \ \ \ \ (3)$$
Since $a$ is in $(-R,R)$, it follows from Theorem 1 that $\sum_{n=1}^{+\infty}nc_na^{n-1}$ is absolutely convergent.
Since both $a$ and $x$ are in $(-R,R)$, there exists a number $K > 0$ such that $|a|<K<R$ and $|x|<K<R$. It follows from Theorem 2 that
is absolutely convergent. Then, since
$$|n(n-1)c_n(\xi_n)^{n-2}| < |n(n-1)c_nK^{n-2}| \ \ \ \ (4)$$
for every $\xi_n$, we can conclude, from the comparison test, that $$\sum_{n=2}^{+\infty}n(n-1)c_n(\xi_n)^{n-2}$$ is absolutely convergent.
It follows from (3) that
$$ \left|\dfrac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a} - \sum_{n=1}^{+\infty} nc_na^{n-1}\right| = \left|\frac{1}{2}(x-a)\sum_{n=2}^{+\infty}n(n-1)c_n(\xi_n)^{n-2}\right| \ \ \ \ (5)$$
However, we know that, if $\sum_{n=1}^{+\infty}u_n$ is absolutely convergent, then
$$\left|\sum_{n=1}^{+\infty}u_n\right| \leq \sum_{n=1}^{+\infty}|u_n|$$
Applying this to the right side of (5), we obtain: $$ \left|\dfrac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a} - \sum_{n=1}^{+\infty} nc_na^{n-1}\right| \leq \frac{1}{2}|x-a|\sum_{n=2}^{+\infty}n(n-1)|c_n||\xi_n|^{n-2} \ \ \ \ (6)$$ From (4) and (6), we obtain: $$ \left|\dfrac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a} - \sum_{n=1}^{+\infty} nc_na^{n-1}\right| \leq \frac{1}{2}|x-a|\sum_{n=2}^{+\infty}n(n-1)|c_n|K^{n-2} \ \ \ \ (7)$$ where $0<K<R$. Since the series on the right side of (7) is absolutely convergent, the limit on the right side, as $x$ approaches $a$, is zero. Thus, from (17) and from Theorem 3 (Squeeze Theorem), it follows that $$\lim_{x\to a}\frac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a}=\sum_{n=1}^{+\infty}nc_na^{n-1}$$ which is equivalent to $$f'(a)=\sum_{n=1}^{+\infty}nc_na^{n-1}$$ and, since $a$ can be any number in the open interval $(-R,R)$, the theorem is proven.
My 2 doubts are:
- Why is the step that transforms (6) into (7) necessary? Assuming that the goal is to have the right side of the inequality to be convergent, then, since $\sum_{n=2}^{+\infty}n(n-1)c_n(\xi_n)^{n-2}$ is known to be absolutely convergent, isn't this goal already achieved by the summation on the right side of (6)?
- How is the last limit obtained from (7) and the Squeeze Theorem? It seems that, from (7) and the Squeeze Theorem, it follows that $\lim_{x\to a} \left[ \dfrac{f(x)-f(a)}{x-a} - \sum_{n=1}^{+\infty} nc_na^{n-1}\right] =0$. So, I think that, since $f(x)$ is differentiable at $x = a$, then I know that $lim_{x\to a} [f(x)-f(a)]/(x-a)$ exists; so I can simply distribute the limit over the sum and arrive at the result. Is this correct?


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Give the Newbies a chance, for christ's sake!
First off, excuse the blasphemy in the subject title if such things offend you.
Secondly, I've been playing JO online since day one, so why do I not get bothered by new players when everyone else seems to wage a holy war against them.
I know, I know, what sort of inconsiderate git doesn't trawl the net for hours before playing to eek out any rules of etiquette that people might of made? How could someone dare buy a FPS, join a free-for-all (notice the ALL word?) and assume that they can actually try and kill any other other players they see?
Okay, I know the drill. I leave people if they have their saber off. I bow. I stay away from duellers. I even tollerate, sometimes see the funny side of, people standing on my head to form a people tower. But I don't get schizo at a new player who hasn't noticed all this sh*t going on.
I was playing the other day when two thirds of a 16 person game turned on a newbie. After five mintues of this I renamed myself NEWBIE CHAMPION and offered to take on the lot of them (suicide: I'm of average skill, if that). Gratingly, most of them assumed I was joking.
Anyway, those of you who think buying a game in the first two weeks is a prerequisite to playing it on-line, are a bunch of (consider the 'F' word to exist here) snobs.
And to whoever it was who got angry at me when I hacked them down because they 'almost had the f**king newbie', if you're such a decent player, why wouldn't you duel??
Err... went off on one a bit there. Sorry.
Well i've never noticed that happening much but thwne it does, most people are quite happy because they can get kills cheaply ususually.
Well...ermmm...I agree with that part of your post that talked about newbies--we need to watch their backs and help them out, and be patient and tolerant--we are all newbies at some point.
I gotta agree on this one,
Newbies (silly word), need encouragement and if you have the time a little training. Who knows this poor noob could end up being your friend and making the servers a nicer place for people to be should be a priority for any civilized person.
Its simply manners, the ones that go around hacking up poor old noobs are probably just kids themselves or 'ubernoobers' who've learnt the fundamentals and are finding ways to exploit the moves in the game.
Simply put why can't folk help one another rather than making a point of being an arsehole all the time!
Yea for N00bs, may they and many more become experienced players of jk2 without suffering from the words of the unwise fools who are so bad at this game that they have to blame others for their mistakes.
Wow, I expected a backlash and got agreement. Suddenly I feel much better about the world. Thanks people.
I almost always favor the underdog, so in this case I favor the n00bs. :D Some people just can never be nice.
I tend to favor newbies as well.
However, I do get irritated when people repeatedly tell this newbie about certain rules of etiqutte, and he not only does not respond, but simply ignores it. Yes, ok, I understand its a free for all. But if you dont agree with it, at least give us a response so we know you're ignoring it. Then we can do likewise to you.
Most of the time I write this off to newbies not knowing how to transmit a message, but it annoys me just the same.
wow, i wish i could play online!!....lol..the other day i mentioned on a site that i play on a LAN, and somebody asked...LAN!???
what is that?? being technologicaly empared(sic) us cavemen have to play lan, and i would have loved to experience the
"new" feeling playing people who are not my friends(yet) and
not know their "feel for FPS' ", u know..u can tell the style your
friends follow...anyway back to the topic...thank u for people
like u guys who would stick up for people like me(i no longer
run around like a headless chicken with weakslash!)
I don't mind helping new players, I (and everyone of you) were "the new guy" at one time. They ask a question, I answer. Granted I don't want to (and won't) stop and type the entire manual to them during a game, but I have to keep in mind that a couple of years ago when Quake 3 came out, I was one of those guys asking players how to change the colors in my name.
Hell if the guy even has a good sense of humor, I go easy on them and let them get in a kill or two off me. Personally the last thing I want to see is an in-game browser with servers full of bots because all the human players got frustrated and gave up.
Well, its about time someone stuck up for us n00bs!!! Yes, I'm a n00b at JK2, I have had it for about a month now, but have just started doing multiplayer over this past week, and man oh MAN does it piss me off when I'm doing something important like going and dicking with my force powers mid-game in a ffa, I have my saber off, and that little pannel icon is over my head, letting ppl know I'm doing something, and what happens, some dick head comes and takes me down! And when I get into a big melee of like five or sisx people going at it, and I come in swinging like a mad man and score a few kills, I get yelled at for some damn reason! And I'm still learning all the ins and outs of getting combos and links to go off right, thanks to myself. And when I ask ppl what they think the best force combos are for what styles and what not, I'm ignored completely.
I think the main reason I am having a hard time at this game is because I'm more used to team-based multiplay games like Medal of Honor, or RTCW. Those games I kick ass in because I'm funcitioning as a part of a squad, working togther to take out a target. But when I try to do the CTF or CTY matches on JK2, its like a damned Team FFA with someone occasionally making a mad dash for the flag. Those matches have no strategy whatsoever, just use force speed and pray you get to the flag thats it.
Or you may have done the dreaded backslash/stab, purely on accident. But people are quick to whine about it, and will assume that anyone they see do it once is a spamming ghey loser, so you'll get yeled at. Just ignore them.
Typekilling is lame, revel in the fact that the person who killed you may get to the top of the scoreboard, but they probably belond a few places down. ;)
CTF/CTY are still in their baby stages. At this point, people are still learning the game and are not familiar enough with it to be able to use a strategy. Occasionally I manage to scrape together some like minded players and we'll organize, but not often. I'm a UT CTF vet, so the teamwork aspect appeals to me as well.
Dough, what server do you usually play on? If you'd like for me to give you a little bit of training or answer any questions for you, let me know, I'd be glad to meet up with you and give you a hand.
:) being a n00b, or whatever ppl call us that just got the game, i have owned it about a week now, i am just incredibly happy to finally be able to be a Jedi in a realistic StarWars game. This Game kiks a$$. period. So plz excuse me if it take a while for my highly expirenced fps behind, (hl,cs,tfc,rtCW...ect), to learn the fundamentals of this non-team play fps. I will get it, as will most who put forth the effort. Quit all the whining,......it seems a bit .......out of place for those who would seem to think of themselves as Jedis......
ffa is war. quit bitching.
i favor newbs aswell... only if im winning though
that was directed to shock. it seems like you cant concentrate on more things than the battle at hand.
Hello all U stupid people out there! ;P ;P
How can you even distinguish newbs? The game's been out like two frigging months.
I'll always help on a server. I'll also ask if I don't know something, and folks always respond. I think this community is actually pretty good--just ignore the kiddies. FFA is a trial by fire, and you have to take your lumps at some point to get better. Folks who gang up on newbs (or even mention them) prolly are newbs themselves with inferiority complexes...
Killed while typing? I agree its lame, but really, is it anything to get worked up about? I figure I take my chances if I want to say anything protracted. How about this--if you anticipate chatting for a while, go into spectator mode. (Or better, IRC is this really cool thing that is dedicated to chats...) Moreover, bind a few keys to "nice shot" or "Thanks" and you can get in your pleasantries without opening yourself up to frags.
Everyone on these boards was a "newbie" at one point or another.........just like I'm a newbie now.
I'm not out to impress anybody.......or get anyone's acceptance for anything.
If you don't like me just because I'm new.......then that is your problem, not mine.
Right, Nathan, if you're gonna chase me around the forums, insulting me for my beliefs and viewpoints on things based on that other thread, then you can piss off.
In response...
wow, i didnt mean for you to take it that way. i disagree strongly with you. i dont care enough to follow you around though.
and yes. i wrote that line intentionally. that is my version of fun. i have fun winning and competing.
I have no problems with n00bs, but I use that word on these forums, representing a different 'breed' of JK2 online players. I know and You all know that there are people out there who decide to try to take the easy way, and not try to learn from their mistakes..rather they would rather complain about them..
These are the people I brand the name 'n00b' on here. I do not mean the beginning players trying to learn how to play and ethics of the online community (if any..) I am all for helping them come into the game, and actually helping them understand some moves that they will undoubtly encounter and be angry at in the future.
So as for future reference, whenever I use the word 'n00b' on here, I do not refer to them...I refer more to the annoying ones on here ;)
Well, I'm a brand spanking newbie to this game. I haven't been able to play online yet because I haven't gotten my fast internet connection yet due to the fact I just moved. I'm glad to see there are guys in this game who are willing to help me learn the game. I like Dark Beggar's defintion for n00b. It makes sense. I am one of those players who tries to learn the game quickly. I am a very experienced FPS player and I actually run a well respected CS clan called Elite Hunters (www.elitehunters.com). Give us newbies a chance and the next thing you know you will have a very good allie. I know for one, once I get online on this game I will be a force to recon with once I get to know the ropes and that's only because of the friendly guys who will be showing me the ropes. Thanks god guys like you exist.
no problemo..
No Problem man..it's always good to help someone with the game...and it gives a sense of pride when the enxt day he comes back and he's doing much better...
Anyways, the first piece of advice that I would give you is that if there is something that you get killed by constantly, don't start by complaining, look at the move he used and learn how to not get hit by it.
Most newbies are cool, but STOP USING LIGTHNING!!! :lightning
Lithning users will always be newbies (as long as they keep using it). And for all those who agree with me, Absorb is the best defense.
But as i said earlier, most newbies are cool.:)
geez, well at least you have a mastery of cute little forum icons even if you dont know what your talking about
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Orders for durable goods continue on a positive track. Will customer demands keep up the momentum?
The Department of Commerce released its
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USA Today
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Given the positive news regarding orders for durable goods, my firm decided to look for stocks with encouraging profitability and inventory trends. Many industries manufacture durable goods, so we decided to focus specifically on computers, electronics, and machinery for this screen. To begin, we constructed a universe comprised of stocks from the following industries: computer peripherals, computers wholesale, diversified computer systems, diversified electronics, diversified machinery, electronic equipment, electronics wholesale, farm and construction machinery, machine tools and accessories, personal computers, and semiconductors.
Next, we used the DuPont equation to analyze the profitability of these companies. The DuPont equation takes into account the firm's return on equity (ROE). ROE is essentially a company's net profits divided by its average equity. In general, the higher the ROE, the more profitable the company is.
DuPont stretches that equation into three parts:
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This enables us to examine the strength of a company's major sources of profitability. Generally, an increase in net profits or asset efficiency is viewed as a positive source of growth, while an increase in leverage ratio (debt) is viewed as a negative. So for our purposes, we screened for companies with an increasing net profit margin and asset turnover, and a decreasing leverage ratio.
We then looked for companies demonstrating faster growth in revenue than inventory over the last year. Inventory is the portion of goods that a company has yet to sell, so revenue growth that outpaces inventory growth is indicative of healthy turnover and a strong ability to sell products.
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Universal Electronics Inc
(NASDAQ:UEIC): With its subsidiaries, develops pre-programmed wireless control products and audio-video accessories that enhance home entertainment systems.
Market cap at $419.17 million, most recent closing price at $28.14.
MRQ net profit margin at 2.57% vs. 1.57% y/y. MRQ sales/assets at 0.313 vs. 0.297 y/y. MRQ assets/equity at 1.447 vs. 1.486 y/y.
Revenue grew by 10.59% during the most recent quarter ($114.72 million vs. $103.73 million y/y). Inventory grew by 5.23% during the same time period ($89.58 million vs. $85.13 million y/y). Inventory, as a percentage of current assets, decreased from 43.96% to 41.42% during the most recent quarter (comparing three months ended March 31, 2013 to three months ended March 31, 2012).
Alamo Group, Inc.
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Market cap at $480.36 million, most recent closing price at $39.83.
MRQ net profit margin at 4.39% vs. 4.36% y/y. MRQ sales/assets at 0.371 vs. 0.346 y/y. MRQ assets/equity at 1.371 vs. 1.571 y/y.
Revenue grew by 1.62% during the most recent quarter ($158.43 million vs. $155.91 million y/y). Inventory fell by 7.63% during the same time period ($118.22 million vs. $127.99 million y/y). Inventory, as a percentage of current assets, decreased from 37.04% to 35.76% during the most recent quarter (comparing three months ended March 31, 2013 to three months ended March 31, 2012).
Emerson Electric Co
(NYSE:EMR): Operates as a diversified manufacturing and technology company.
Market cap at $39.51 billion, most recent closing price at $55.31.
MRQ net profit margin at 9.41% vs. 9.21% y/y. MRQ sales/assets at 0.251 vs. 0.245 y/y. MRQ assets/equity at 2.253 vs. 2.296 y/y.
Revenue grew by 0.69% during the most recent quarter ($5.96 billion vs. $5.919 billion y/y). Inventory grew by -3.12% during the same time period ($2.327 billion vs. $2.402 billion y/y). Inventory, as a percentage of current assets, decreased from 25.17% to 22.84% during the most recent quarter (comparing three months ended March 31, 2013 to three months ended March 31, 2012).
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text: Jan 30, 2014 22:10 Police: 9 bodies recovered after Ky. house fire Police: 9 bodies recovered after Ky. house fire Members of the Kentucky State Fire Marshall's office look over the remains of a house fire in Depoy, Ky. Thursday Jan. 30, 2014. As many as nine people were killed early Thursday in a house fire in rural western Kentucky and two people were taken to a hospital for treatment, officials said. Eleven people lived in the home in the Depoy community of Muhlenberg County, Greenville Assistant Fire Chief Roger Chandler said. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) Associated Press Jan. 30, 2014; 2:03 p.m. Comments GREENVILLE, Ky. — An early morning blaze at a home in rural western Kentucky killed nine people, while two others escaped and are being treated for injuries, according to Kentucky State Police. An adult who fled the fire about 2 a.m. in the Depoy community of Muhlenberg County told first responders that most of the family remained inside the house, Trooper Stu Recke said. Recke said the remains of nine people were recovered by the afternoon, and investigators were working to determine the cause of the blaze. A family member, Ricky Keith, said a couple in their 30s lived in the house with their nine children ranging in age from 16 to pre-school aged. Recke said a father and daughter survived the fire, but he was unsure of their condition. Vanderbilt University Medical Center spokeswoman Dagny Stuart said an adult and a child were taken to the hospital in Nashville, Tenn., but she could not provide details about their conditions. The fire broke out in the single-family house just west of Greenville, which is about 130 miles southwest of Louisville in the state's western coal fields. Greenville had a population of just more than 4,000 people in 2010, census figures show. Keith, who lives about a mile up a hill from the home, said the couple struggled financially with the 36-year-old father working construction and handling a paper route while the 35-year-old mother stayed home with the children. "I don't know how they made it as long as they had. They've struggled as long as I've known them, but they loved one another, I know that and they loved them kids," Keith said. Recke described the region as "a rural area where everybody knows everybody." The house is in a small neighborhood of single-family dwellings, trailers and farmland. The side and roof of the small, white-wood frame house with three bedrooms and an enclosed porch collapsed around the chimney. In front of the house, a white van stood on a concrete parking pad. At least five kids' bikes and a child's riding toy were strewn about the yard near a swing set. Keith said the home was "wore out" and the children played constantly in the yard. "They kept them in the yard and didn't let them out of their sight," Keith said. Several first responders lived near the home and reported that the house was fully engulfed when they arrived, within minutes of getting the call, Recke said. The Kentucky State Fire Marshal also had an investigator on the scene. Recke said it is too early to tell what caused the blaze but noted that temperatures in the area were in the teens and single-digits overnight. This is Kentucky's third fire in a little more than a year that has killed five or more people. Last January, four children under 6 and their father were killed in a blaze near Pikeville in eastern Kentucky that also severely burned their mother. Authorities said the home lacked a smoke detector. In March, a fire at a home in the southern Kentucky community of Gray killed a young couple and five children, the oldest of whom was 3. The area of the latest fire was featured in the 1971 John Prine song "Paradise," about the impact of coal mining and what happens to the area around the Green River once the mining ends. The song references Peabody Energy Corporation and a now-defunct town called Paradise. Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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April 4, 2014
UC Irvine April 5, 2014 12 p.m. PT
Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center Fresno, Calif.
Fresno State (7-8, 1-3 MW) vs. UC Irvine (9-13, 0-3 BW)
Series Record: Fresno State leads 1-0
Last Meeting: 2013 (W; 4-0)
Live Stats: GoBulldogs.com
Sonoma State April 5, 2014 4:30 p.m. PT
Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center Fresno, Calif.
Fresno State (7-8, 1-3 MW) vs. Sonoma State (9-8)
Series Record: First Matchup
Air Force April 6, 2014 11 a.m. PT
Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center Fresno, Calif.
Fresno State (7-8, 1-3 MW) vs. Air Force (11-5, 0-2 MW)
Series Record: Fresno State leads 4-0
Last Meeting: 2013 (W: 4-3)
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'Dogs Host Three Matches in Two Days
After a 10 day hiatus from competition, the Fresno State men's tennis team returns to Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center to kick off its five match home stand with three matches this weekend. The Bulldogs first host UC Irvine and Sonoma State in a double header on Saturday before facing Air Force for a Mountain West dual on Sunday. Fresno State faces the Anteaters in a rain makeup game on Saturday at 12 p.m., and then take on the Seawolves directly afterwards at 4:30 p.m. Sunday's conference match is scheduled to start at 11 a.m.
About the Competition
UC Irvine (9-13, 0-3 BW) is set to face Fresno State on Saturday in a makeup match after the first scheduled dual was rained out in February. The Anteaters have lost their last three straight duals on the road, making up for a 1-8 road record this spring. Fresno State leads UC Irvine 1-0 all-time, the Bulldogs defeated UC Irvine 4-0 in the first ever matchup of the two teams last year.
Sonoma State (9-8) heads into its first ever matchup against Fresno State on a seven-match win streak. The Seawolves will first be tested as they dual at Fresno Pacific on Friday. Sonoma State is currently 1-4 on the road this spring. Junior Vincent Paganetti leads the Seawolves with a tea-high 10-5 dual record while 7-5 at No. 6 and 3-0 at No. 4.
Air Force (11-5, 0-2 MW) has recently lost three straight after starting the season 12-2. Senior Alex Grubbs continues to lead the team with 15 singles victories, followed closely by sophomore Andrew Parks with 14. Grubbs and Parks have each won a team-high 12 dual matches. In doubles, Grubbs and sophomore Jack McCullers are 12-3 this spring, including a 3-1 record at the No. 1 position and a 9-2 mark at the No. 2 spot. Fresno State leads Air Force 4-0 all-time, the Bulldogs defeated the Falcons 4-3 in their first season in the MW last year.
Bulldog Leaders
Sophomore Nikolas Papic leads the Bulldogs with a 9-4 dual record in singles play, he is 4-2 at No. 5 while 2-1 at the No. 6 slot. Papic and his doubles partner, freshman Ethan Lopez have a team-high record of 4-2 at No. 3. Senior Sam MacNeil and junior Sai Kartik Nakireddi are split at the top spot this spring. MacNeil is currently 4-4 at No. 1, while Kartik is 3-3.
Strong Singles Play
The Bulldogs have won five of its last seven duals backed behind strong singles play. Fresno State's last three victories were taken after dropping the doubles point early to its opponents. After being down 1-0 the 'Dogs came back to defeat UC Davis (5-2) Utah State (4-3) and Arizona (4-3).
Up Next
After three duals this weekend, Fresno State continues its five match home stand as they host UNLV (April 12) and Sacramento State (April 13) next weekend. The Bulldogs then hit the road to conclude regular season play with two Mountain West duals at Nevada (April 18) and Utah State (April 20) before hosting the MW Tennis tournament at Sierra Sport and Racquet Club April 23-27.
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Complete Obituary
Gary Wendel
Gary L. Wendel, 53, Fort Recovery, died May 3, 2013, at his residence.
He was born Sept. 13, 1959, in Coldwater, to Elmer and Joan Borgerding Wendel. His father survives in Fort Recovery.
On Dec. 18, 1982, he married Lisa (Staugler) Wendel in Fort Recovery, and she survives.
Also surviving are three daughters, Gena Wendel, Dana Wendel and Nina Wendel, all at home; five sisters, Connie (Chuck) Kaiser of Fort Recovery, Carol (Dino) Knapke of Fort Recovery, Judy Bettinger of Coldwater, Susie (Dan) Muhlenkamp of Coldwater and Becky (Kevin) Kunk of Coldwater; mother-in-law, Genevieve Staugler of Fort Recovery, brothers and sisters-in-law, Cindy (Stan) Rainey of Hilton Head, S.C., Sandy (Carl) Hastings of Fort Recovery, Peg (Dave) Bretz of Fort Recovery, and Pat (Don) Wendel of Fort Recovery.
He was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Werner "Dick" Staugler, and brother-in-law, Jim Bettinger.
He was employed at Cooper Farms in Fort Recovery as a service representative. He was a 1977 graduate of Fort Recovery High School, and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge and the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge, both of Celina. He also was a member of Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church in Fort Recovery.
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Welcome to Christopher George Jewellers
Christopher George was started 30 years ago by Christopher and George Dagley. Today we are still a family run Cardiff Jeweller but with an global online presence. Chris and George have been joined by a team of professional,friendly and dedicated staff.
We pride ourselves on our service and professionalism. We employ experts in each area of the business, so we can offer a complete jewellery, stone and watch service. We are not just shop keepers like so many other High Street Jewellers, we are passionate about what we do. Click on the links on the left of the page to see the range of services and products we offer.
It is important to us to offer quality products, where possible we source British made products, but we also import jewellery and stones from all over the world. We trade ethically and adhere strictly to the Kimberly process, and only buy diamonds from suppliers who can give us written guarantees of this. We have a company environmental policy and buy recycled products where possible, have implemented steps to reduce our carbon footprint and recycle most of our waste.
We are members of the National Association of Goldsmiths, The British Jewellers Association and also the Gemmological Association of Great Britain.


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Le Bambou Drink & Dine, Kata Beach Center, Phuket
Le Bambou Drink & Dine is a fine dining restaurant that prepares its exceptional cuisine from high quality ingredients, especially fresh seafood. Our elegant ambience merges elements of Jungle and the sea. Our nightly live entertainment will complete your experience as you listen to everything from country to contemporary cover tunes.
Le Bambou Drink & Dine is a private place which located inside SC Plaza Kata Beach Center. A perfect destination for private dining and events. It's the greatest spot to meet up for a drink and a light bite while enjoying an elegant setting with live music.
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Le Bambou Drink & Dine
SC Plaza 99 Pakbang Rd,. Kata Beach Center, Phuket, Thailand 83100
Tel. 076 330 405, Mobile: 087 628 1552


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The drama continues on the "Real Housewives of Orange County," and Tamra Barney is caught in the middle again. People Magazine reports on Tuesday that Shannon Beador has been wondering how Heather Dubrow found out about her marriage problems. The answer is not difficult to find because Barney had access to the information, but she lied to Beador about spreading it.
On the "Real Housewives of Orange County," viewers discovered that Barney told Beador she did not share her marriage issues with Dubrow. Barney explains she is aware that Beador and Dubrow are enemies, so she would not betray her trust. However, the show makes it clear that she is not telling the truth in this case.
Beador's confrontation with Dubrow reveals that Barney has been sharing intimate details of her life with the other housewife. Although Barney later admits she talked about Beador with Dubrow, she hesitates to mention all of the details. Beador is hurt by the lies, but she still focuses most of her anger on Dubrow which surprises some fans.
Despite the latest controversy, Barney is still posting her support for Dubrow on Twitter by sharing information about her husband's new reality show. She also tries to justify her actions by stating she was not lying completely, yet she admits to sharing information with Dubrow. Barney claims that Dubrow does not gossip, so she feels comfortable talking to her.
Barney is trying to frame her actions by mentioning she is concerned about Beador and only told Dubrow the truth about her marriage so they could discuss it together. She stands by her earlier statement that claims Beador has been drinking too much, yet she is trying to apologize and admit some of her wrong actions. The "Real Housewives of Orange County" star points out she understands Beador's marriage situation because she has faced similar problems.
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