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There are several theological layers to unpack here but I will try to be brief and simple. The purpose of the passover seder is the ritual "telling" (this is what the term "Haggadah," the name of the books from which the ritual is read during the seder, means) of the passover story. It is a ritual mentioned in the Torah, and of primary importance to the Jewish people then and now. Because of our shared salvation history, it is beneficial to Christians to attend and understand the passover, and thus to participate in the passover seder. Neverthless there are many questions from Christians each year as they consider adding additional layers of meaning to their holy week observances and discovering the seder meal.
1. Understanding the Old and New Law.
Before the Catholic Church was born on Pentecost, the people of God were under the Old Covenant, the law of Moses. Under the law of Moses, the observance of the Passover was a requirement, for which Judaism has developped a liturgical rite held in the home or the community. The Passover is NOT a salvific requirement, nor is it a liturgical rite, of the Church. It's observance today belongs to the Jews who have rejected Jesus Christ as the promised messiah. However, it belongs to our history as well, because "salvation is from the Jews." (John 4:22)
The person of Jesus Christ, our passover lamb, is in fact the requirement fulfilled (Matthew 5:17-18). Those of us who are familiar with salvation history and the Bible understand and recognize how perfectly Jesus' messiahship is visible in the study of the Old Covenant. Nevertheless, no act of obedience to the Old Law is salvific in and of itself for Christians-- Christians must follow Jesus, and only following Jesus are we saved. Many Christians participate in the Seder because it is "biblical," and yet miss the point that it is not their own Liturgical Rite to hold. Christians have accepted Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, as the Messiah, and are thus given the Holy Eucharist and the sacrament of Holy Orders (the priesthood), which Jesus Himself instituted at the Last Supper (which scholars believe was a Passover seder) and THAT is our "salvific requirement"-- the biblical participation in the mass is a real participation in the life and body of Christ. For Christians, although it is profound and meaninful, the observation of the passover ritual is only a shadow of this reality. (Colossians 2:17)
Therefore, Christians who find meaning in the passover ritual will find endless meaning in the Holy Mass, and it is THERE that the Church has its own liturgical rite. Seder meals, then, according to the Bishops, should never be organized in such a way as to imitate or overshadow the importance of our participation in the mass.
Different Catholics have different ways of ensuring that-- some do not hold passover meals at all, which is fine, and others hold them but make it very clear that what they are doing is valuable but very different from the importance of participation in the Christian Meal, in the same way that many Catholics celebrate and observe Hannukah, for example, while recognizing that it's liturgical value in the year does not overshadow the importance of recognizing and celebrating and remembering the birth of Our Lord.
Because the Passover Seder belongs to the Jewish liturgy, our Bishops have encouraged us, both out of senstivity to our Jewish friends and out of the need for CLEAR catechesis, not to alter or change the seder in any way from the traditional Jewish manner of holding it if we are holding it in public places or in eceumenical settings. Many Christians (mostly protestants) offer "Messianic Seders." This is absolutely outrageous to Jews and should be avoided at all costs.
Catholics are encouraged by the Bishops to participate in an AUTHENTIC Jewish Seder, which, if they have taken their responsibility to learn the faith will catechize and teach them all they need to know about the Old Covenant, Salvation history, and the reason Jesus is the Messiah without their needing to alter or change the words or actions, much in the same way that attendance at a Jewish synagogue for Shabbat services will catechize them (presuming they have done the preliminary work of understanding the role of Judaism within salvation history) without their needing to alter or change the liturgy of the Jews.
Here is what the Bishops have said:
"God's Mercy Endures Forever: Guidelines on the Presentation of Jews and Judaism in Catholic Preaching" by the USCCB's Bishop's Committee on the Liturgy:
28. It is becoming familiar in many parishes and Catholic homes to participate in a Passover Seder during Holy Week. This practice can have educational and spiritual value. It is wrong, however, to "baptize" the Seder by ending it with New Testament readings about the Last Supper or, worse, turn it into a prologue to the Eucharist. Such mergings distort both traditions. The following advice should prove useful:2. Practical guidelines for those interested in holding a seder meal.
When Christians celebrate this sacred feast among themselves, the rites of the haggadah for the seder should be respected in all their integrity. The seder . . . should be celebrated in a dignified manner and with sensitivity to those to whom the seder truly belongs. The primary reason why Christians may celebrate the festival of Passover should be to acknowledge common roots in the history of salvation. Any sense of "restaging" the Last Supper of the Lord Jesus should be avoided .... The rites of the Triduum are the [Church's] annual memorial of the events of Jesus' dying and rising (Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy Newsletter, March 1980, p. 12).
First, consider your audience. A Parish hosting a seder meal would be following the Bishops' guidelines better, for example, by hosting a joint Jewish/Catholic seder meal according to the Jewish tradition.
On the other hand, it would benefit everyone to also provide a bible study at some point around the meal (not the same day, or during) to explain the passover with a Christian worldview.
A seder held for a group, club, or bible study, likewise, would be better off holding a traditional Jewish seder and if possible, asking for help from a Jewish teacher in the preparation and delivery.
A family, of course, or groups of families, would be fine observing it either way, have much more freedom to explain or catechize DURING the event... a freedom which would be clearly out of place in a public event.
It is also helpful to think about how to engage all those present. A seder meal that includes many children will naturally need more "involvement" and games than one primarily consisting of adults, who can sit through long readings and prayerful considerations.
Second, consider the purpose of the passover. Passover seders are held on certain days and according to the Jewish calendar, in a certain order and within a certain framework. It is very meaningful, then, to maintain these dates and methods.
Any attempt to alter the ritual renders it devoid of the full meaning it holds FOR the Jews... and thus handicaps a Christian who wants to understand more deeply the roots of his/her own faith.While there is a lot of freedom there and you will want to read many different Haggadahs to find the one that "fits" your particular needs, it is important to maintain a sensitivity to the "correct" way of handling each part of the telling.
And lastly, the passover is only one part of many feasts observed by the people of the Old Covenant. If you consider participation in the passover, please also consider participation in the other feasts and explore the fullness of our salvation history. But if you do so, please spend an equal amount of time studying the SACRAMENTS of the Church, which are defined as "efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us, "and the reasons why Christ instituted each one. In the sacraments are the fruit of the Jewish feasts for God's people IN Christ. We see elements of each feast and sabbath in each one, and the more we study them, the more fully we understand and live our Christian faith. It would be a terrible tragedy for a Christian to observe the passover, and yet skip mass each week. Likewise, it would be a terrible tragedy for a Christian to observe Hannukah and skip Christmas, to observe Shabbat and skip the Lord's Day, etc. And yet we see this more and more as many protestant Christians, seeking deeper meaning, more truth, and liturgy which their souls crave leave the protestant churches to join messianic congregations in which a somewhat artificial (in that it is not accepted by Jews) form of Judaism is taught. If you are a Catholic Christian today, you are able and encouraged to participate FULLY in salvation--- by participating in the sacraments of grace. This is a great treasure and storehouse of grace for you and your family. I encourage you to study, love, and participate in the Jewish liturgical year, but I also remind you that the Church year exists for your Christian soul, and exhort you not to neglect it.
3. Understanding the connections and distinguishing the differences between the Passover Meal and the Mass:
The following is a transcript of a talk by my favorite Bible Scholar, Scott Hahn that should help you to understand the connection between the passover and the lamb's supper:
The Institution of the Eucharist in Scripture
The Catholic Church claims that Christ is really present in the Eucharist, that the sacrifice of calvary is repeated at every Mass, and that he gives Himself to us in Holy Communion as food unto eternal life.
With this in mind, let's look at Scripture. Luke 22, verse 15, our Lord says, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you." So we are assured that the Last Supper in the Upper Room was a Passover meal. In Mark 14, verses 22 through 26, we hear the words of institution, "And as they were eating He took bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them and said, 'Take, this is my body.' And He took a cup and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them and they drank all of it and He said to them, 'This is my blood of the New Covenant which is poured out for many. Truly I say to you, I shall not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.'"
You could also say it this way: that if the Passover isn't finished until Calvary, I would suggest that Calvary is really begun in the Upper Room with the Eucharist. When does Jesus' sacrifice really begin? Well, He insists on the fact that His life is not being taken away from Him. He is laying it down. Now in the trial, in the passion, it's being taken away; but in the Upper Room, prior to all of that, Jesus lays it down. He says, "This is my body. This cup is the blood of the New Covenant."
What happens when you differentiate and separate body and blood? You signify death. When your body and your blood are separated, death begins. That's obvious, I think. So Jesus is symbolically and actually beginning the sacrifice. St. Augustine has said that Our Lord held himself in his own hands and commenced the sacrifice of the New Covenant Passover as He was transforming the old. Calvary really began in the Old Testament Passover being celebrated in the Upper Room, when the Eucharist was instituted and the Passover Eucharist of the New Covenant really isn't over until Calvary, when He says, "It is finished."
No wonder St. Paul says in 1st Corinthians 5, "Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed for us." Therefore, what? Therefore we don't have any more sacrificial offerings or ceremonies or feasts and so on to celebrate because all those ceremonies are outdated and done with? No. He says, "Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed; therefore, let us keep the feast." And he goes on to talk about how we take out the leaven of insincerity and we have this unleavened bread. What's he talking about? Christ, our Passover has been sacrificed; therefore, we've got to achieve the whole goal of that sacrifice, the second half is communion where we eat the lamb.
Now you can't eat a lamb cookie in Egypt. If you didn't like lamb, you couldn't have your wife make lamb bread, little biscuits in the shape of a lamb and say, "God, you understand, we just can't stand the stuff." No, you do that, your firstborn would die. You had to eat the lamb. Jesus Christ has said to us, "My flesh is food indeed and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life."
Let's turn to John 6 and see the context in which he says that. John 6, verse 4 tells us, "Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews was at hand." So everything that transpires within John 6 is within the context of the Passover. Jesus is talking to them now. At the time of the Passover, after multiplying these loaves, ending up filling twelve baskets with the fragments from the five barley loaves, He uses that as his point of departure for one of the most important sermons that He ever preaches and also one of the most disastrous from a human perspective.
He goes on talking about this bread and He goes on talking about Moses in context with that bread. For instance, in verse 32, "Jesus then said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven. My Father gives you the true bread from heaven, for the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.' They said to him, 'Lord, give us this bread always.'" Welfare state! "Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall not hunger and he who believes in me shall not thirst.'" And He goes on talking about this some more. The Jews would then murmur at him in verse 41 because He said, "I am the bread which came down from heaven."
They're thinking, "What is He talking about? This guy is Joseph's son. How does He say, 'I've come down from heaven?'" They only look at it from a human perspective. They don't see that He's the divine Son of God. Verse 47, "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness and they died. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven.'"
How often did they eat the manna? Every day. How often do we receive the Bread of Life? Every day. This is not a once for all sacrifice, like many anti-Catholics allege in the sense that Christ is sacrificed and now there's nothing more to be done. Jesus Christ is sacrificed as priest and as victim, as lamb and as firstborn son and as the Bread of Life, he gives himself to us as well as the unleavened bread of the Passover meal, which commenced, of course, the whole feast of unleavened bread the week after the Passover celebration. Jesus Christ is the Bread of Life, the unleavened bread of God which came down from heaven which the Israelites received every day, the manna of the New Covenant.
Christ through the Holy Spirit makes himself available as the Lamb of God to be consumed continuously. That's the whole point of the Resurrection, incidentally. The Holy Spirit raises up that body and glorifies it so supernaturally that body and blood which is glorified may be internationally distributed through the elders and priests of the Church so that all of God's children can be bound back to the Father in the New Covenant sacrifice of Christ. He didn't die again. He's not bleeding and he's not suffering. He's reigning in glory and giving us his own flesh and blood.
Where do you get that? From the Old Testament -- the manna, the Passover, the sacrifice as it's described on Calvary as it's initiated in the Upper Room and as he states right here in verse 51. "If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh." Jews stop, wait a second. Hold the phone. "John, what do you mean 'my flesh?'" Verse 52, "The Jews then disputed among themselves saying, 'How can this man give us his flesh to eat?'" Cannibalism, paganism, barbarism, sin in the highest degree.
So did Jesus say to them, "I didn't mean it, guys. I was just kind of, you know, using hyperbole or metaphor." No. He actually intensifies the scandal. He actually raises the obstacle even higher. "He said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you unless you eat the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood,' which Leviticus condemns, the drinking of blood, 'unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you have no life in you. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is food indeed and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me and I in him.'"
He said that four times in four different ways.
In verse 60, "Many of His disciples when they heard it said, 'This is a hard saying. Who can listen to it?'" That is an understatement. "Jesus, however, knowing in Himself that His disciples murmured at it" (the disciples, the followers, the spiritual proteges, not just the crowd now, the disciples themselves are taking offense at this and murmuring and grumbling), "said to them, 'Do you take offense at this? Then what if you were to see the son of man ascending to where He was before? It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh is of no avail. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.'"
What words? That you've got to eat my flesh and drink my blood, those words.
In 63 we discover why Christ's flesh and blood will be so powerful and animating for supernatural life. Verse 66, "After this, many of His disciples drew back...." We get the impression that the vast majority of them said, "This is just too much." "...and no longer went about with him. And Jesus turned to the twelve;" he didn't apologize. He didn't say, "Now that we're down to twelve, I'll tell you what I really meant." He didn't say that at all. In fact he is perfectly willing for this obstacle to remain scandalous even to the twelve. "Do you also wish to go away?" But "Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go?'" Almost implying we would leave if there was somebody else that we could trust more than you because what you said is rather baffling. But he says, "To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. And we have believed and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God."
So we have reason to believe that this sacrifice of the New Covenant Passover begun in the Upper Room and consummated on Calvary and ultimately as 1st Corinthians 5 suggests continued and celebrated as a climactic communion on the altars of the Church around the world when we receive the Eucharist in Communion. All of this is right from the Bible but you've got to know your Bible. You've got to know John. You've got to know Matthew, Mark and Luke. You've got to know Exodus. You've got to know the Psalms. You've got to know Corinthians and you also have to know Revelation.
Abridged from Scott Hahn's audio and video tape presentation,
"Eucharist: Holy Meal" as it appears in the "Catholic Adult Education
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Jul 27 2011
New Apple App Store Policies!
The app store has developed new a rule that stops companies having external links to stores within their apps.
This revelation has forced many companies to edit their apps, including Amazon and Google. Apple is now only allowing purchases to be made within apps, by doing this the technology giant is becoming the only vendor on the platform it owns.
You can still purchase a book, magazine or music from another site and read it on your Apple iPad 2 but you will not be able to reach the online store from the app.
Publishers affected include The Wall Street Journal, Amazon's kindle and Google. They began changing their iOS apps to remove references to their online stores, in line with the new Apple App policies, yesterday.
Developments in this area over the past few months mean that Apple now takes a 30 percent cut of the revenue generated through apps.
So readers with the Kindle app on their iPad will have to decide whether to update the app. If the app updates the user will no longer be able to buy books through amazon via the app, instead they will have to go through Apple.
There has been a lot of discussion about the new rules, which have already been revised. Previously Apple was trying to regulate the prices advertised on the app store. They were trying to stop companies advertising a higher price on the app store and therefore intentionally diverting customers back onto their own sites. This rule was later scrapped and many people hoped that Apple would not go through with this new policy. Yesterday, however, they realised that Apple fully intended to follow up on the changes to the app store.
Presumably the heads of the companies affected will be thinking of ways around the current rules, in order to bypass having to pay 30 percent of the revenue generated by apps to Apple. Some companies have already launched HTML5 apps, including the Financial Times. The way the HTML5 apps work is not that different from the normal apps. You go to a specific web address and follow directions to add the app to your home screen. You need to have an internet connection to buy content, but when you sync your library you can view it offline.
This move may also now force book sellers to list items on the iBookstore, in order to keep in with the iPad content buyers.
Although this latest development is good for Apple, the new rules make it harder for users to buy content through the app store.

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The Warriors, on a given night, can beat any team in the NBA, so this year's mantra goes.
Not when they turn the ball over 20 times. Not when they get out-rebounded by 19. Not when two of their top scorers total 28 points on 11-for-33 shooting. That's the kind of night the Warriors had against Oklahoma City, so it's no wonder Golden State fell 120-109 Friday at Oracle Arena.
The Warriors (6-12) missed their chance to gain some much-needed momentum, which is exactly what beating the owner of the NBA's best record would have done.
"We didn't do it today," coach Mark Jackson said. "They dominated us. ... They dominated us."
The Warriors were lit up for 37 points and 14 rebounds by Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant. They were toyed with by Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook, who totaled 28 points, 11 assists, six rebounds and seven steals. They were bullied by Oklahoma City power forward Serge Ibaka, who finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Oklahoma City grabbed 19 offensive rebounds and outscored the Warriors 58-28 in the paint.
"Their big guys played with a different motor," Jackson said. "I'm going to find guys that are going to play with a motor. I will live with mistakes. But I need guys to play with energy, effort, passion -- pursue the basketball."
Guards Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry weren't able to turn it on at all.
Ellis, who went 2 for 9 in Wednesday's win over Portland, finished with 13 points on 5-for-17 shooting. Curry's performance, thanks to a few baskets down the stretch, looked better on paper than it actually was. He finished with 15 points on 6-for-16 shooting. He and Ellis combined for 12 assists and seven turnovers.
"We've got to find a way," Ellis said. "That means everyone has to step up. Everyone has to do a little more."
Golden State was doing well to be down just 57-52 at the half. The Warriors were out-rebounded by 10, turned the ball over 11 times and put Oklahoma City at the line 20 times.
At that point, Curry was scoreless on five shots, three fouls limiting him to just shy of three minutes in the second quarter. It was a far cry from his usual performances against Oklahoma City.
Last season, Curry averaged 30.5 points against the Thunder, including 39- and 35-point games in Oklahoma City. In seven career games against the Thunder, Curry was averaging 25.9 points on 58.6 percent shooting -- which included 21 for 39 from 3-point range -- with 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals.
Ellis wasn't much better, posting five points on seven shots the first two quarters.
The two showed some signs in the third quarter, combining for 16 points. A 3-pointer by Curry had the Warriors within 63-61 midway through the third. Moments later, a fast-break layup by Ellis cut the Thunder's lead to 65-64.
But Oklahoma City closed the third quarter with a 20-13 run. The Thunder had too much size, too many weapons for the Warriors' defense, especially down the stretch. And with their two horses have subpar efforts, the Warriors couldn't keep up with Oklahoma City.
Durant scored 15 points in the fourth quarter. Westbrook had eight points and five rebounds, banking a 3-pointer to stiff-arm the Warriors' attempt at a rally. Ibaka scored six in the final period, including a thunderous dunk to punctuate the night.
"A little over six minutes to go, it's a ballgame," Jackson did. "They scored 28 points in the last (6:03). They have a different motor. They are a different animal. We have to learn to do that. We don't have the luxury to be able to turn it on when we want it. It's a good lesson."
"I've been practicing pretty well lately," said Tyler, who played eight minutes in Wednesday's victory over Portland, and they weren't in garbage time. "I got a chance to talk to Coach Jackson, and he said keep working hard and your time will come. I was being patient. When the opportunity was there, I was ready. Hopefully there's a domino effect and it can happen again."
Tyler played five minutes of the second quarter, totaling two points and two rebounds. He then came in during the third quarter, logging five more minutes. He finished with six points and three rebounds in a season-high 15 minutes.
But the bigger gesture was when he played. Golden State got down by 10 and trailed 28-23 at the end of the first quarter. Jackson had enough confidence in Tyler to bring him in even though the Warriors still had catching up to do.
"There are things that he does very well on the basketball court -- driving to the hoop, rebounding the basketball, looking to attack offensively," Jackson said. "And it was a great opportunity for him. Give him credit ... he came in and capitalized on an opportunity that presented itself. The thing for him now is to build on it."
Jackson warned not to get too carried away, as Tyler is still the third of three options at center. But Tyler could see regular spot minutes if he continues his progress.
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Bob Osborn, NNSA Associate Administrator for Information Management and Chief Information Officer, has been selected as one of Federal Computer Week's 2012 Federal 100 Award Winners. The award recognizes government and industry leaders who have played important roles in the federal government IT community.
Osborn has been specifically acknowledged as being part of a select group of professionals who had the greatest impact on the government information systems community in 2011. As leader of the NNSA's information management and information technology (IT) initiatives, Osborn and his team have skillfully laid out an aggressive plan to update and modernize the agency's IT infrastructure.
In his current role, Osborn is responsible for all aspects of cyber security across the nuclear security enterprise. He and his team have been very successful in maintaining NNSA's networks, which allow essential national security programs to be executed. Osborn also serves as NNSA Transformation Executive and leads the agency's move to OneNNSA – a fully integrated enterprise, organized to succeed, that performs work seamlessly and speaks with one voice.
Federal Computer Week magazine will hold a black-tie gala on March 28 in Washington, D.C., to recognize the accomplishments of the award winners.
Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, traveled to snow-covered Seattle to share her insights about this important topic on January 17. She discussed arms control and verification challenges in the information age, as part of an arms control seminar series hosted by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Later that day at the University of Washington, Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller spoke about innovative concepts in arms control policy and the changing nature of diplomacy in the information age.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu visited Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico on Jan. 26 to highlight President Obama's State of the Union address and discuss the Obama Administration's commitment to energy innovation and advanced manufacturing. Secretary Chu was joined by U.S. Congressman Martin Heinrich and Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry on a tour of Sandia National Laboratories' National Solar Thermal Test Facility, which is working to advance industry collaboration on clean energy technologies. Secretary Chu also hosted a Town Hall with employees at the site as part of the visit.
Five scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory have been honored by Laboratory Director Charles McMillan as Laboratory Fellows. The new Fellows are Bruce Carlsten, Mike Leitch, Michael MacInnes, Richard Martin, and Amit Misra.
The fellows are honored for their sustained, high-level achievements in programs of importance to LANL either a fundamental or important discovery that has led to widespread use or and having become a recognized authority in the field, including outside recognition and an outstanding record of publications.
The 2011 Fellows were selected from 17 nominees, and a committee of scientists and engineers from across LANL reviewed the nominations and recommended finalists who were confirmed by the laboratory director.
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Good morning. IT professionals are more worried about politically motivated attacks from Anonymous and other hacktivists than any other source of cybercrime, according to a new poll by security vendor Bit9. Sixty-one percent of respondents said hacktivism was their biggest concern, followed by organized crime (55%) and industrial espionage by nations like China or Russia (48%). You could argue that Anonymous tops their list because of all the attention hacktivist groups have garnered in the press, but Gartner analyst John Pescatore tells CIO Journal these fears are justified given the ease with which Anonymous has infiltrated computer systems. He says companies have to do more to educate their workforce about tricks hackers use to get them to reveal their passwords. "The unfortunate reality is, you're dealing with two very attackable things in software and people, and that's not going away anytime soon," he said.
Trucking firm's woes have roots in botched IT merger. George Kather, CIO of trucking firm YRC, tells CIO Journal the key to successfully merging two IT stacks is "matching the technology to the key drivers [of the company] and not trying to analyze it to death." But that's not what happened when two leading trucking companies, Yellow and Roadway, merged in 2003; the full merger of IT systems and staff didn't happen until late 2011. Kather says YRC has straightened out its systems and improved key performance indicators, but the company Friday asked creditors to help it stave off bankruptcy by reworking a 2011 loan agreement.
Western Union hires Symantec's merger-savvy CIO. Western Union has tapped David Thompson as its new CIO, replacing John R. Dick. Thompson brings the company experience with cloud and software services, as well as with the critical task of integrating mergers and acquisitions. While CIO at PeopleSoft, he led the M&A integrations of Vantive and JD Edwards and helped the company save over $100 million through the improvement of business and IT processes, reports CIO Journal.
Toy maker using social media to play with bigger kids. "Word-of-mouth marketing" on Facebook and Amazon is being done by its customers, says Tena Crock, online marketing director for Step2, since the company started using web review software to raise its standing on social media sites. That helps it level the playing field with well-heeled rivals like Mattel and Hasbro.
People gaining power over organizations. Former IBM executive Irving Wladawsky-Berger says in this week's guest column that technological change has transferred power from institutions to the people they employ or sell to. He argues that businesses must respond by evolving from industrial organizations into organizations that take advantage of the "scalable learning of the knowledge economy."
Facebook shores up patents ahead of IPO. After paying $1.1 billion to AOL for some 925 patents, Microsoft agreed to sell 650 of them to Facebook for $550 million. The patent sales come as Facebook prepares for its initial public offering, and is the second largest transaction for Facebook after its $1 billion buy of Instagram earlier this month. The patents in question concern email, Web browsing and search, e-commerce, advertising, instant messaging and mobile technology, report WSJ's Shira Ovide and Geoffrey Fowler.
Facebook watches profits fall, users rise. Separately, Facebook posted first-quarter earnings and revenue that were up 45% from the same period last year, but down 6% from the fourth quarter, the WSJ reports. The company blamed the drop on the seasonality in advertising, the company's main revenue driver. Expenses also jumped to $677 million from $343 million a year ago as Facebook built up its data center operations and spent more on hiring and marketing its services. Monthly active users jumped from 845 million in December to 901 million, but average revenue per user declined 12%.
Microsoft will release Windows 8 beta in early June. Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows division, confirmed that customers will be able to preview the new operating system in less than two months, reports ZDNet's Zack Whittaker. We know a lot of CIOs whose plans hinge on whether Windows 8 is all it's cracked up to be.
Ultrabooks will have to wait for new Intel chips. Intel says that its new generation "Ivy Bridge" chips will arrive in desktop and portable PCs on April 29. But the Journal's Don Clark reports that the chips, which boast a radical transistor design promising 100% faster performance than existing chips, are still several months away from appearing on Ultrabooks. PC makers are counting on the highly-touted thin laptops to eat into the tablet market controlled by Apple's iPad.
The two-horse smartphone race. Apple, which reports earnings today, and Samsung Electronics each command approximately 25% of the smartphone market world-wide, report the Journal's Jessica Vascellaro and Evan Ramstad. But the phone industry is characterized by fast-moving cycles, and both AT&T and Verizon Wireless in the U.S. market are clearly cheering for a third powerhouse to emerge; AT&T is putting significant marketing resources behind the Nokia Lumia 900 running Microsoft's operating system, and Verizon is throwing its weight behind Microsoft's Windows Phone OS. Imagine Microsoft in the role of the underdog!
Oracle presses Google case. A series of internal emails written by a Google executive cautioning about use of intellectual property was a central line of questioning in Oracle's infringement lawsuit, reports the Journal's John Letzing. Andy Rubin, who is responsible for Android operating system software, testified the emails reflected the company's "thinking about strategies in general." It wasn't a good day for Google, though, and even the judge in the case said Google seems to have admitted to copying the Java specs at issue.
Big spenders consider going condo with new data centers. More and more large enterprises have plans for new data centers, according to a new survey, but rather than build their own they are expressing a new interest in using third-party facilities. "That's a significant shift in mindset from years past, when the largest companies tended to keep data center development in-house," reports Network World's Ann Bednarz. Rising costs associated with in-house data centers, plus the maturation of the "colocation" market over the past couple of years, are seen as two of the reasons driving the change in attitudes.
Technology for art's sake. This has to be the story of the week on IT done right. To help preserve its priceless collection of medieval art, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art deploys inexpensive IBM sensors that collect and send temperature and humidity data to IBM's cloud servers. The eventual goal: a self-controlling system that responds to climate changes in real-time. The system, writes MIT Technology Review's Jessica Leber, is an example of how low-cost computer chips and wireless technology can "enable physical objects to communicate with other computers and devices over the Internet—what's often called the 'Internet of things.'"
Adobe pivots to new target. Adobe lost a high-profile battle with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs over Flash video technology last year. Now the software maker is reinventing itself as a one-stop technology shop for marketing departments. It is reducing the cost of using products like Creative Suite by making it available as an on-demand offering, reports WSJ's Ben Worthen.
Amazon adds lab, industrial goods. Expanding beyond its core consumer market, Amazon said it is launching AmazonSupply.com, a site for business and industrial customers where it will sell hard-to-find items including lab centrifuges, cutting tools and, of course, radiation detectors, reports WSJ's Ben Fox Rubin.
For understaffed IT departments, help is on the way. The Computing Research Association reports that the number of undergraduates pursuing computer science engineers rose almost 10% in 2011-12, the fourth straight year of increases, CIO's Patrick Thibodeau writes. In related, and somewhat baffling news, the University of Florida is gutting its computer science department. Students at the publicly funded institution are organizing protests, reports Ars Technica's John Timmer.
Will IT ever learn the lesson of bad passwords? Some security analysts believe that a breach last month exposing 280,000 Social Security numbers was the result of IT staffers using an easily guessable password. CIO.com's Jaikumar Vijayan writes that many analysts also blame this month's break-in at Global Payments on similarly weak authentication. "At this stage of the IT game," security expert Peter Lindstrom tells CIO.com, "there is really no excuse for using default passwords." It goes back to education, as we noted in our first item above.
Netflix gets pushed around again. Movie rental business Netflix posted a loss of $4.6 million, sending shares down 15% in after-hours trading. The company did report an 8% sequential increase in customers of its streaming service. But the 23.4 million subscribers are still below the 24.6 million subscribers Netflix had prior to a series of company missteps, including price increases, that sent share prices tumbling and customers "streaming" out of the service last year, reports WSJ's Drew Fitzgerald.
Europe is fraying again. Opponents of austerity policies in Europe are gaining political momentum, and some dire economic data is bolstering their argument that budget cuts alone aren't working. The WSJ, NYT and FT all front Europe's resurgent woes this morning.
The latest PMI data showed manufacturing conditions were the worst for almost three years, with even German industry faring badly, the FT reports. Investors and policy makers "have realized that you need austerity but you also need growth," Barclays's Laurent Fransolet tells the WSJ. "I don't think that anybody has got exactly what the right mix between the two needs to be."
Meanwhile, Portuguese Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar has a message for austerity foes: We tried stimulus and it backfired. "My country definitely provides a cautionary tale that… short-run expansionary policies can be counterproductive," he tells the NYT.
Expenses could soar. Wal-Mart's internal investigation could cost the company a significant amount of money. One legal expert told Vipal Monga of sister site CFO Journal that internal investigations are "a disaster." Legal costs could skyrocket, he said, because Wal-Mart's executives won't want to be seen limiting in any way the work of the reviewers, attorneys or KPMG's auditors.
Legal repercussions loom. Over on the FCPA Professor blog, FCPA expert Mike Koehler says that most audit committees and boards tend to overreact to FCPA issues, but we saw just the opposite at Wal-Mart's corporate headquarters. "Wal-Mart's conduct will not be viewed favorably by the enforcement agencies."
Deal Professor agrees. "One factor working against Wal-Mart is that the Justice Department may be looking for a prominent case to demonstrate the need for vigorous enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act as a response to recent criticisms of the law."
Hopes fade for tax holiday. A Cisco-backed group lobbying for a repatriation tax holiday has thrown in the towel – after spending $760,000 on the effort. The effort fizzled as some Republicans focused on permanent tax policy and Democrats warned of the potential revenue loss, Bloomberg says.
Sounding the alarm on Social Security. The White House and Congress are under pressure to fix Social Security after a new report showed that it would exhaust its reserves three years sooner than expected, the WSJ reports. "It is time for Congress to take on the task of retooling Social Security for the long haul," said Social Security Administration Commissioner Michael Astrue. Unfortunately, the gridlock in D.C. makes that very unlikely.


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This veteran actor and comedian is best known for his high-strung, bug-eyed portrayal of Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968), a role for which he won five consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy. Knotts was an accomplished comedian before he hit Mayberry, and had a regular stint on the early comedy classic The Tonight Show with Steve Allen, where he honed his nervous, bumbling persona.
Born in West Virginia, Knotts developed a ventriloquist act as a teen, which he performed in and around his hometown of Morgantown WV. When he enlisted in the Army during WWII, he took the act on the road as part of "Stars and Gripes," a special service unit that entertained the troops. After the war, Knotts enrolled in West Virginia University where he majored in theater.
Upon his arrival in New York, Knotts kept busy working comedy clubs and making radio appearances. He met life-long friend Andy Griffith when the two appeared on Broadway in No Time for Sergeants. When The Tonight Show moved to Hollywood, Knotts met up with Griffith again, who told him about a TV show he was developing. It was Knotts who suggested creating the character of Barney Fife.
Knotts went on to translate his awkward, everyman character into numerous television and film roles, including The Incredible Mr. Limpert (1964), The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966), The Shakiest Gun in the West, and two Apple Dumpling Gang (1975 & 1979) flicks with fellow comedian, Tim Conway. Ralph Furley was Knotts' final sitcom role, but he continued to make TV and film appearances almost up until the time of his death in 2006. Twice married, he is survived by a son and daughter.
Ralph Furley becomes the roommates' new landlord when the Ropers sell their building to his brother. What's not to love about this aging bachelor? Well, his wardrobe, perhaps, which he thinks is hip and contemporary.In truth, Ralph has something of a Mr. Magoo sensibility when it comes to clothes--fashion forward he isn't.
But you have to give him credit for being confident, and when it comes to women, he's eager to show Larry and Jack (whom he thinks he can "cure") how an old pro goes about wooing the ladies. Yet when sultry Lana Shields moves into the building, Ralph soon finds he'll have to try every trick in his book to win her affection.


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- The teacher stood up from his congested desk full of paperwork and gulped a bit.
- The external surface was smooth and congested.
- This lets carriers route around congested hot spots and make better use of available bandwidth.
1.1(Of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder freedom of movement: one of the most congested airports in the world the streets are often heavily congested with traffic
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- Many of them said there was no reason to wear a seat belt because most of the streets in the city were so congested with traffic.
- The traffic snarls and congested roads near schools hardly mattered for motorists, as they welcomed them with warm smiles and long grins.
- Then the widened roads become congested with traffic again, sometimes immediately.
crowded, overcrowded, full, overflowing, packed, jammed, thronged, teeming, swarming;
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1.2(Of the respiratory tract) blocked with mucus so as to hinder breathing: his nose was congested
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- The symptoms include itchy eyes, sneezing, and congested nostrils.
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- He described that the leeches were placed on the body and would clear out blood and congested fluids.
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Prize-Linked Savings in Bloomberg News on the Heels of Powerball Jackpot
Last week, the multimillion dollar Powerball jackpot drove millions of consumers to purchase lottery tickets. Bloomberg likened this phenomenon to a broken vending machine that eats spare change, noting that the odds of winning big are lower than those of becoming president of the United States. Playing the lottery can create a sense of hope about the future with consumers hoping to win a "life changing" amount with a small investment.
D2D talked to Bloomberg View about how creating a new lottery product, where the price of the ticket went into a savings account, could create a boon for consumers who could save through the lottery with each play. This product would be based on successful prize-linked savings products offered in different channels and available in other countries. The lottery's ability to engage very-low income consumers (who make less than $12,000 per year) could provide a valuable inroad to building savings for financially vulnerable populations. If very-low income consumers, who spend about five percent of their income on scratch tickets annually, shifted to buying savings lottery tickets, they could save $3,000 over five years. That's enough money for essential items like a washer and dryer or a down payment on a car. A prize-linked savings product that could leverage the distribution network and excitement of lottery play could have a big impact on those consumers who need it the most by providing a product they want to use in familiar places.
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Most new teachers sent to struggling Black schools
Report calls for distribution changes
Miami-Dade County Public schools has done a poor job of distributing veteran teachers equally among its districts, according to a report released last Wednesday by a research organization called the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCQT). The report, titled "Unequal Access, Unequal Results" detailed the findings of a study requested by the local Urban League chapter. The findings were dismal for areas stricken with poverty and heavily populated by Blacks. NCQT reported that 70 percent of the 60 county schools to earn a D or F letter grade for the 2012 academic year were located in Opa-locka, Miami Gardens,
Northwestern High receives $5,000 grant for teachers
Recently, Miami Northwestern Senior High School [MNSH] was the recipient of a generous offer from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization [AFL-CIO].
Is Teach for America helping or hurting our Black schools?
Ingram: "It's more like an itinerant workforce"
In an educational environment where teachers are often compelled to prepare students for standardized tests rather than employing more creative ways to teach the basic skills, the task of a classroom instructor has become more stressful and difficult. Here in Florida, even things like promotions, raises and continued employment are often linked to how well students do on the FCAT and now on the Common Core exams.


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Sure you like your job. But if you had the chance to retire early, say at age 50, would you sniff at it? "Pshaw. I love it here in my comfy Naugahyde chair." (Never mind the duct tape sticking to your pantyhose.) "I have a window!" (Facing a brick wall.) "My work is important." (So much so that you have to do it on an '89 Intel 386 that generates enough heat for a two-bedroom apartment?) "And look here in my top drawer -- a deluxe hole-puncher and all the paperclips I could ever use!" (No comment.)
For most people, a 30-year career is quite enough, thank you very much. But is early retirement realistic for you, Fool? Let's take a look.
At age 50, the government says you've got about another 33 years to live. Good grief! That's longer than your entire working career. With life expectancy increasing by leaps and bounds, you may want to think in terms of a 40-year retirement. Besides travel, golf, fishing, and classes in paperclip art, what else is on the agenda? How much will it cost? If you're at a loss, take a look at our post-retirement expense calculator on the Web that will help you figure out just how much it might cost. Will you have enough to do it all? How much has to come out of each paycheck to raise that stash? Good question! You might want to take a look at our planning-for-retirement calculator as well.
Have you thought about inflation? After all, peering out 20 years into the future you know that the $50K that looks like a good annual income now will certainly have to be larger to buy the same things then as it does today. But what's inflation going to be through the years? And that's just to get you to the first year of retirement. What impact will it have over the 40 years after that?
Where will you live? With luck, the mortgage will be paid off so all you have to worry about is property taxes. Maybe you'll even sell out and move into a smaller place in a sunnier clime. Sure beats having to shovel snow at age 70, even if it is further away from kith and kin. Besides, the kids can always come down for a visit.
You should think about insurance, too. You're probably insured under group policies through work for disability, life, and health coverage right now. In fact, your employer probably kicks in some part of or maybe even the entire premium for that insurance. Retire, though, and you will most likely lose that coverage. What happens to your spouse if you're inconsiderate enough to die early or (heaven forbid) become permanently disabled? If required to do so, how will you pay for a major illness or hospitalization and all of the attendant physician's bills? Forget about Social Security or Medicare. You're way too young for either of those to apply. And even if you did qualify, will the assistance be enough for a survivor and/or all the medical bills? If not, what alternatives do you have? And what about long-term care costs?
About now you may be thinking: "Hmmm, perhaps I should have a few more children to support me in my old age." Don't worry, Fool. You needn't sire enough offspring for a soccer team. Our advice? Never leave your job.
We're just kidding, of course. We're confident you can retire at a reasonably young age without having to populate the Dakotas or remain shackled to your desk. The trick is careful, Foolish planning. We'll take you step-by-step through the retirement planning process.
Retirement planning entails far more than just picking an age to do so and a beachfront property to do it upon. It requires a hard look at your lifestyle, your resources, and a whole host of factors that we tend to take for granted while we're working. Most, but not all, deal with money issues. As Fools, we face them head on.
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In fact, Waterford City was the only region to register a higher drop of 24.5% at the end of 2011 compared to 17.2% in County Cork, 16.9% in Limerick City, 16.4% in Cork City, 16.1% in Tipperary, 11.4% in County Limerick, 10.8% in County Waterford and 8.1% in Kerry.
Just under 33% of properties listed in Munster find a buyer within three months but only a further one in six find a buyer within a year. Meanwhile, the average price of a three-bed semi-detached house in Clare rose by 0.63% in the last quarter of 2011 to €160,000. In its latest report, property website MyHome.ie noted Clare was the only county in Munster to record a rise for this house type but the average price of a four-bed semi remained unchanged at €175,000. Adopting different approaches to the property market situation, the websites provide an interesting perspective on past performance and indicators for the year ahead.
According to MyHome.ie, the median price for a four-bedroom semi-detached house didn't change in the last quarter of 2011 and fell by 13.15% in 2011. This compared to a drop of 7.83% in the last quarter of 2011 in Kerry and an annual drop of 19.68%. Brian McMahon of Brian McMahon and Daughters Auctioneers, Ennis, expects house prices in Ennis to bottom out by the middle or the third quarter last year.
Stating house sales are now back to similar levels as when he started selling properties about 30 years ago, Mr McMahon doesn't expect to see a further dramatic drop in prices the year.
Looking back on 2011, he recalled the autumn was relatively busy compared to recent years and felt Clare sellers are becoming much more realistic in terms of asking prices, which helped to explain why the drop was so high in the county last year.
(Source: The Clare Champion)
The group occupying Stapleton House on Oliver Plunkett Street plans to "squat legally" in the building and has set up a limited company in order to achieve this, according to a spokesperson.
Despite a visit last Tuesday from a representative of the building's owner along with the Gardaí, resulting in a confrontation with members of the group, they will remain in situ.
A number of Occupy Cork protesters are among the group squatting in the six-storey 2,300sqm building. They plan to turn it into a community resource centre, says spokesperson Liam Mullaney, who said he hoped it would be "an example to the rest of the country".
However, they may be removed from the property if the owner of the building seeks a court order.
Other members of the original Occupy Cork movement remain at Grand Parade / South Mall and are not part of the new group.
A representative of the owner visited the property last Tuesday accompanied by gardaí, according to Mr Mullaney, who said he acted in "a very rude and aggressive manner". Gardaí did not attempt to remove the squatters, who say they did not use force to enter the building.
"It's a crying shame that that they had to get the guards down to this," he added.
Source: (Cork Independent)
Derry call centre HML has created 39 new jobs since September, it's been announced.
The financial outsourcer, which is based at Springtown's Ulster Science and Technology Park, provides mortgage administration services for a range of lenders in the UK and Ireland. The firm says it has taken on staff in its credit management, mortgage administration and euro client arrears support departments to cope with increased workloads.
The new recruits have joined HML from both sides of the border.
The move was welcomed in Derry, especially in light of the fact that in March of last year HML has shed around 40 workers in Derry while in April the 'Journal' reported that some workers were fearful the company could soon pull out of the city.
Commenting on the new posts Mel Smith, HML's Operations Director said: "It feels good to be recruiting again. These new employees will help us deal with an influx of new accounts which have come about through new business wins and because of our restructure in 2011.
"The Derry office is central to HML's growth strategy and I'm optimistic that continued new business success will result in further jobs being created."
(Source: Derry Journal)
Following the introduction of the household charge on Jan. 1st, Can't Pay, Won't Pay campaigners intend to make January a month of protest with meetings in Ballybofey, Arranmore, Inver, Letterkenny, Newtoncunningham, Fintown, Buncrana, Dungloe, Ballyshannon and Milford.
The first meeting takes place in Jackson's Hotel, Ballybofey, at 8 pm on Monday, Jan. 9th, and will be addressed by Thomas Pringle, independent TD for Donegal South West, and Liam Whyte of the campaign steering committee.
Campaigners are urging homeowners not to register for the household charge, arguing that the money will be applied to bank bail-outs and not to local services. Householders have until the end of March to register for the charge.


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CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Julia Laverna Wilson, 96, died at 10:05 a.m. May 1, 2006, at Southeast Missouri Hospital.
Born Dec. 28, 1909, in Lamar, Ind., daughter of the late John M. and Georgia Anna Oliveano Ryker, she was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God at Chaffee.
In 1929, she married Aaron Culbertson who preceded her in death in 1947. In 1951, she married David Stidham who preceded her in death in 1975. She later married Willis Wilson in 1978, and he preceded her in death in 1988.
One son, one daughter, three brothers, three sisters, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild also preceded her in death.
Survivors include: one son, Aaron Culbertson of Morley; three daughters, Ella Dowd of Chaffee, Julia Gregory of Cape Girardeau and Nancy Cook of Sedgewickville; and 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled at 4 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee where services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Vyron Yount will officiate.
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Depending on the skill level of your students, and the time available to conduct the activity, it is highly recommended that the teacher locate logs in different classes of decomposition within walking distance of the classroom before the scheduled outdoor activity.
If decomposing logs can't be found nearby, or weather will be inclement, bring decomposing logs or leaf litter into the classroom. Arrange the logs or leaf litter into stations around the classroom.
Logs "planted" at the National Zoo to use in education programs.
Another option is to "plant" logs in your schoolyard habitat, garden, or local natural areas on or near school grounds. The National Zoo has planted logs near its Invertebrate House. In spite of heavy use by students, these logs always seem to have something living under them!
Teams of two to five students can each be assigned a log to investigate. Emphasize cooperation among students, perhaps assigning roles to each team member before the activity.
Determine whether it is appropriate to roll the log over to explore the bottom side. This will depend on the age and skill level of your students, as well as the size and setting of the rotten logs you select for study.
A log is a living system, and you never know what you may find underneath. If you chose to have your students roll the log, there are some simple instructions for the safety of your students and of the species that call the log "home."
You may choose not to roll the log at all. Some logs are too big to handle safely, or are too decomposed to roll. Your students will find plenty of species on the surface, under the bark, and around the base of the log. Depending on the class of decomposition, your students can gently dig into the log itself to find species.


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Isotonic movement is a type of muscle contraction. Most exercise regimens include isotonic exercises, many of which you're probably already familiar with: squats, push-ups, pull-ups, bench presses, and deadlifts.
The term "isotonic" comes from ancient Greek and roughly translates into "same tension" or "same tone." "This means isotonic exercise keeps the muscles at the same tension throughout the movement," says Jonathan Sabar, ACE, NCSF, ISSA, a certified trainer and owner of Defy! Fitness in Broomfield, Colorado.
"Most exercises we think of for working out are isotonic — moving your body or an external weight through a range of motion deliberately," Sabar explains.
This differs from isometric ("same length") exercise, in which the muscle works against a force without the muscle changing length ("static"). It's also different form isokinetic ("same speed") exercise, where the rate of movement is constant. Isokinetic exercise "requires specialized equipment to keep the load moving at a constant rate, regardless of the force applied," says Sabar.
The Advantages of Isotonic Training
When exercising, it's important to know why you're doing what you're doing and how to do it safely. Isotonic exercises are popular because they don't require special equipment or anything you can't find in a typical gym. Additionally, many isotonic exercises, like squats and push-ups, are natural and intuitive for most people. This means they translate well into movements humans perform daily outside of the gym. Isotonic movements also work the entire range-of-motion of a joint.
While isotonic exercises are pretty intuitive, most people know squat about squats, says Sabar. "Push-ups are an awesome exercise nobody ever teaches. They just say 'Drop and give me 10'," he says.
To get the most out of your exercise regimen and get to peak muscle performance, read Sabar's tips for perfecting the push-up and the squat below.
- Make sure your knees are tracking (in line) with your toes. If your knees tend to buckle inward, rotate your feet outward, or 'spread the floor' with your feet.
- Don't flatten your back, but don't exaggerate a back arch. Use your glutes, abs, back, and hip flexors to lock your ribcage and your back into a neutral curve.
- As you begin each squat, keep your glutes tight enough that your hip flexors literally pull you into a squat. This keeps your hips active.
- Push through the entire arch of your foot. Don't rock forward to the ball of your foot.
- The range of motion of a full squat bottoms out when the crease of your hip is below the top of your knee.
- Initiate the drive up from the bottom from your hips, not your knees. Start the movement by squeezing your glutes.
- Return to the top position, reset, ensure you're continuing to maintain good form, and repeat.
"The squat can be performed unweighted, with a dumbbell held at the chest, or with a barbell held on the back, the front of the delts, or overhead," says Sabar.
- Start out in a plank position: Place your hands on the floor with fingertips pointed forward and toes on the floor. Place feet about hip-width apart. Then get tight!
- Twist your hands outward (pretend you're trying to unscrew a jar lid with your left hand while tightening one with your right hand). This puts your shoulders into external rotation.
- Tighten your abdominal muscles and pull your hips slightly toward your ribs while squeezing your glutes. This flattens your back and keeps your core stable.
- Squeeze your quads as though you're trying to pull your kneecaps up your thighs.
- As you bend at the elbows to lower toward the ground, continue with the external rotation through your shoulders. The rotation through the shoulders should put your upper arms close to 45 degrees out from your body.
- Stay tight through your core and shoulders as you lower your chest almost to the floor. Your shoulders should be lower than your elbows as you press back up to the start position. Be sure to keep your neck neutral, or in line with your spine, throughout the push up. Your chest — not your chin — should reach the floor.
Are you working toward performing full "military" push-ups on the floor? Sabar suggests incline push-ups or 'negatives.' "Lower yourself slowly and with a perfect plank. Then get back to the start position by peeling off of the floor or coming to your knees." You can also put your hands on an elevated surface.


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The Plague
by Albert Camus
Dr. Castel Timeline and Summary
- When doctors Rieux, Castel, and Richard get together to talk about this mysterious, unnamed but plague-like illness, Castel argues that the authorities will tell them the plague has vanished. He's not too keen on calling it plague.
- On the way to a meeting with the Prefect, Castel is nervous that they have no anti-plague serum.
- At the meeting, Castel is quick to establish that they're not yet sure whether this is the plague. Wishful thinking indeed.
- Shortly before the town gates are closed, Castel again expresses concern that the serum hasn't yet arrived from Paris.
- Once the gates are shut, Castel and his wife, who was out of town at the time of quarantine, miss each other terribly. This is in spite of the fact that they weren't too crazy about each other before, but whatever, they're old and had grown accustomed to each other. So she decides to come back to Oran.
- When the serum from Paris doesn't work, Castel works on devising a new one himself – preferably one that works.
- Rieux notes that the plague and their work as doctors has clearly taken its toll on old Dr. Castel.
- Castel tries out his anti-plague serum at the end of October on M. Othon's son Jacques. It doesn't work, and Jacques dies.
- However, by All Souls Day (the start of November), the serum does seem to have some positive effect on others.
- The decline of the plague is at least in some part due to Castel's serum.


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Carrol Burnard Currence, 92, a resident of Valley Bend, departed peacefully from this life July 28, 2014, surrounded by his family.
He was born to Jacob and Almira Currence, of High Germany, on April 20, 1922.
He attended the High Germany School and was wed to Zelma Virginia "Sissy" Tenney on Feb. 20, 1942 in Tallmansville.
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They first resided on the Currence family farm in High Germany and later in Blue Rock. Carrol and Sissy shared 71 joyous years of marriage.
In 1942, Carrol was drafted into the service of the United States Army. He was stationed in Tullahoma, Tenn. During his military service, Carrol shared his love of music with those surrounding him. Before returning home from service, he was honored by the privilege of opening the radio broadcast for the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville singing, "Turn Your Radio On." Once home, Carrol worked as a sawyer and teamster for some of the fabled logging operations located between Cass and Pickens. While those years of his life were filled with arduous work and hazardous conditions, he loved to share vibrant memories relating to the men with whom he worked and the experiences they shared. In 1955, Carrol departed the logging industry in order to be closer to his growing family. Equipped with the training gained from military service, he commenced work for Peerless Coal Co. near Blue Rock. He later worked for Roaring Creek Coal, Demotto-Peerless Coal and finished his career with Carter-Roag Coal. His service to the local coal industry included many capacities such as managing the coal tipple, operating equipment, supply and underground work. Carrol loved the Lord and lived his life according to Christian principles. He was instrumental to the continued growth of the Blue Rock United Methodist Church. As a lifelong member, he provided substantial volunteer support for much of the church's functions from 1950 through late 1970. With his wife, he nurtured and raised six children with immense pride.
Surviving are Karen Shiflett and husband, Jimmy, of Mill Creek, Elmer Currence of Daily, Geraldine Chewning and husband, Dale, of Mill Creek, Greg Currence and wife, Karen, of Valley Bend, Clara "Vernie" McNeal and husband, Coy, of Valley Bend and Teena Wallace of Beverly. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, Leslie Shiflett of Beverly, Randy Chewning of Mill Creek, Eric Shiflett of Raleigh, N.C., Tammy Hinzman of Valley Bend, Jeff Chewning of Mill Creek, Douglas Currence of Morgantown, Ashley Walker of Crozet, Va., J.C. Wallace of Mill Creek, Kathleen Sharp of Valley Bend and Seth Currence of Daily. Additional family members include seven great-grandchildren, Alex Hinzman, Hannah Shiflett, Lucas, Lilly and Liam Currence and Jones and Cecelia Walker. Carrol is survived by his siblings, Macel Tenney of Mill Creek, Marvin "Shorty" Currence of Cassity, Eleanor Demotto of Coalton, O.B. Currence of Mabie, Zella Mae Pastine of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Deloris Shank of Bridgewater, Va., Mary Hall of Ruckersville, Va., and Clyde Currence of Buckhannon.
Preceding Carrol in death were parents, Jacob and Almira; wife Sissy; infant daughter, Rosalie; brothers, Jimmy, Loren and Junior Currence; granddaughter, Kimberly Gil; and great-grandchildren, Gabriel and Isabelle Gil.
The family will greet friends at Tomblyn Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. Thursday evening, July 31. The funeral service will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Friday morning at Tomblyn Funeral Home with the Rev. Eddie Kyle officiating and Pastor Tristen Tenney assisting. The interment will follow in Blue Rock Church Cemetery where presentation of the American Flag will be made by members of the West Virginia National Guard Honor Guard Program.
The family suggests that contributions be made to the Jerusalem Methodist Church in memory of Carrol Currence in care of Evelyn Jenkins HC-58 Box 64, Mill Creek WV 26280. Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Carrol Burnard Currence. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.


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Those snaking, hour-long security lines that for years have infuriated passengers at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport might be a thing of the past, began an Atlanta Journal-Constitution front-page article on February 10. The article and another published February 16 on USA Todays Web site detail how wait times have decreased during the $26 million security checkpoint expansions first 100 days of service. The topic also was featured on Atlantas NBC affiliate, WXIA-TV.
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At the University of Rhode Island's Honors Colloquium, Diane Ravitch presented an excellent review of her latest book, "Reign of Error." Kudos to Diane Kern and her entire team for getting Ms. Ravitch to come to Rhode Island.
While Ms. Ravitch asserts that our national test scores have never been higher and that our American education is not failing, contrary to the alarmist views in our media, she conveniently neglects to attribute these achievements to any reform initiatives past or present. Instead, Ms. Ravitch excoriates all reform movements as a hoax. She used extreme examples and board brush accusations to support her claim.
She did end on a high note, however, when she suggested that we need to stop blaming our teachers, reevaluate our testing practices by placing more emphasis on using tests diagnostically, and begin to focus on the root of our problem -- poverty.
She suggested placing more emphasis on professional judgement rather than linking test scores to teacher effectiveness. She also cautioned us about the dangers of charter schools and school vouchers.
This excellent presentation was marred, however, during the Q-and-A at the end of her speech. When Eva Mancuso, chair of the Rhode Island Board of Education, got up to ask a question, she was heckled by some adults in the room. Ms. Ravitch had to remind the audience to be polite.
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Welcome to the Jungle. That was the case a couple of seasons ago as Henry Caruso was fed to the lions -- or, more accurately, the West Catholic Athletic League.
It was his sophomore year at Serra High and the noise was deafening as players ran out of the locker room into a gymnasium filled with jubilant fans in anticipation of the annual "Jungle Game" in San Mateo against St. Ignatius-San Francico.
"For younger players, it's kind of difficult situation," said Serra coach Chuck Rapp, whose team won 68-57. "It's like throwing them in the deep end. But Henry had a great game and was superb. ... That's when I knew I had something. Nothing was rattling this guy, he was just steady in a big-game situation. It was really then that I was like, 'Wow, this guy's got a chance to be really special.'
"And then he just kept getting better."
Caruso, the 2012-13 Daily News Boys Basketball Player of the Year, left his mark all over the record book at Serra:
The 17-year-old averaged 20.5 points per game as a senior, which ranks third all-time in a single season.
"Every time I put on my Serra jersey, I always wanted to play my heart out," Caruso said. "I try to go all out because I love Serra, and I know so many people before me care about Serra and I'm a reflection of them."
The effort resulted in the second-winningest season at Serra. The Padres (25-6) finished as the runner-up in the WCAL and the Central Coast Section Open Division before bowing out in the first round of the CIF NorCal playoffs.
"It's kind of a bitter-sweet feeling," Caruso said in regard to end of his prep career. "I'm sad the season is over and I miss going to practive every day and competing. At the same time, I know that there is great things ahead and I'm looking forward to that as well. I just couldn't have asked for a better basketball experience from great coaches and the overall support from the Serra community."
The 6-foot-4, 185-pound forward scored a career-high 35 points on Feb. 1 in a 62-52 win at Bellarmine-San Jose. However, it was more common to read the box score and see Caruso with 20 points and 10 rebounds -- the exact output he delivered the next night in a 65-59 upset at home over Mitty-San Jose, which reached the state final the past three years.
"He's just such steady performer," Rapp said. "He's always going to get his points, he's always going to get his rebounds, he's always going to make his defensive stops. He's always going to make the team better. And that's the way he practices, as well. He plays the game the right way."
Think more Tim Duncan, less Shaquille O'Neal. Caruso had a tendency to show up early and leave late. It's his relentless work rate that allowed him to amass all of those records without much fanfare.
"Even if your shot isn't falling that day, you can still lock your defender down or rebound," Caruso said. "Effort is really like the pivotal thing. And repetition, too. Whether it's taking that time in the gym after practice to get some shots up, or work on your game or get in the weight room, that for me helped me get more consistent."
As a sophomore, Caruso was mainly used in the post with his back to the basket. As a junior, his role expanded as Caruso began to face-up and shoot from 12 feet. This season, he expanded his repertoire to include 3-pointers and handled the ball in the perimeter as he made the transition into more of a wing player.
Even if he's evolved into a more versatile player, there's a reason why Caruso started out in the low block.
"He's a pretty quiet kid, and I think at first maybe I -- and I think other people as well -- underestimated his competitiveness," Rapp said. "If he gets elbowed or there's some contact in there, he comes right back at you. He's fearless on the court. ... He's just kind of a quiet warrior, if you will."
Rapp also feels his game will translate well at the college level, with Princeton his next destination.
"My goal all along was playing basketball at the next level and just finding the right fit for me," Caruso said. "And I can't go wrong with Princeton. It's a great academic school, basketball has a rich history. And I really want to go somewhere where I get a chance to play in the NCAA tournament. And Princeton always competes with Harvard for the Ivy League title."
Who knows? Maybe, during a future rendition of March Madness, the ball will find its way to Caruso with the game on the line. At least one person will not be surprised if the shot swishes through the net.
"He's a clutch performer and rose to the occasion," Rapp said. "You know you can always count on him. Sometimes you almost kind of take him for granted. He just gives you a consistent output. Big game or not, he's always there. Nothing ever seems to faze him."
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