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Incorporated in 1880, with a population of 16,896 people according to the 2010 census, Delran Township is comprised of 7.2 square miles located at the intersection of the Delaware River and the Rancocas Creek in Burlington County, New Jersey.
Delran is comprised of community minded residents with many business, sporting and recreational opportunities, including water sports, due to its location, and both active and passive recreational opportunities with our over 450 acres of preserved open space.
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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Great news, we introduced the municipal budget for this year and it looks like another great year with a 0 % increase in the municipal tax. I am glad to say that we have a municipal surplus of 8 million dollars, the highest that I can remember in years. The municipal tax has remained stable since 2011,that is incredible, especially in a very unstable economy. Also since taking over the Sewer Authority on July 14, 2010 when the DSA had a cash surplus of $298,282.05, which was dangerously low and not sufficient to meet the cash flow requirements of the day to day bills and operations, 5 years later I am proud to say we have a surplus of 4.5 million dollars. We have also completed several Waste Treatment Plant Facility upgrades in that time span.
Prior to my initial term in office, Council was allocating $400,000 dollars to our road program. Since then we have been allocating $800,000 - $1,000,000 to our roads. This emphasizes the concern and importance that we, the governing body, have on maintaining the current infrastructure in Delran. This year Cleveland Ave, Main Street between Front and 3rd Streets and Fox Chase between Waterford and Beaverbrook will be repaved.
And finally, we have been very successful and continue to pursue county, state and federal grants, our team of vendors and administration have had an excellent success rate with obtaining grants, such as NJ DOT safe walks to transit, DEP site remediation, NJ DOT Municipal Aid, Community Development Block and Burlington County Community Park grants. We just received another grant for $180,000 for the next phase of our Community Park this past week.
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Posted: 03/26/2014 - The demolition of a well-known movie theater in western Michigan is attracting picture-takers and souvenir-seekers.
Posted: 03/26/2014 - The demolition of a well-known movie theater in western Michigan is attracting picture-takers and souvenir-seekers.
Posted: 03/26/2014 - March is Kidney Disease Awareness month. A Portland, Michigan girl is alive today because her mother donated her kidney to her. The successful transplant happened in June, and 8-year-old Bridget is doing well.
Posted: 03/25/2014 - In preparation for a run to the Final Four, East Lansing and MSU officials are renewing their message to celebrate with class, not destructive behavior.
Posted: 03/25/2014 - Crews for oil giant BP are working to clean up an undetermined amount of crude oil that spilled.
Posted: 03/25/2014 - Snyder also has signed a bill letting high schools award diplomas to Vietnam War veterans who didn't graduate because of their service.
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Posted: 03/25/2014 - A slushy, sloppy spring in your yard will be just another reminder of a long, harsh winter.
Updated: 08/17/2015 - Stay likely to last until appeals process is finished.
Posted: 03/25/2014 - A ribbon cutting has been held at a facility designed to enhance Michigan's protection of computer systems and sensitive data.
Posted: 03/25/2014 - A 19-year-old female student told police she was assaulted by 2 men on campus early Sunday morning.
Posted: 03/25/2014 - Gay marriage activists delivered a petition with thousands of signatures to the Governor and Attorney General on Tuesday asking them to drop their appeal in the same-sex marriage case.
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More inconsistent updates on my part. At this point, I'm going to run out of apologies. But, it's because I have so many things going on behind the scenes, and hopefully, when they go from hidden status to public, you'll feel compelled to forgive me. Well, you probably haven't even noticed that I was gone, so I wonder who I'm kidding… 😉
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Still have a hard time buying into recent NAM solutions which really amplify the low level and surface circulation centers, thus creating an axis of intense FGEN forcing which puts down 1-3" of QPF over much of the area. Moisture increase through the night is still pretty robust, with PWAT values progged to climb to around 1.5-1.75 inches with warm cloud depth around 3.5km. However, majority of other near term guidance as alluded to above line up more with current trends and RAOB analysis of a weaker low level circulation. Still, do foresee the potential for up to an inch of rain to fall across the southeast third of the CWA or so, especially considering the likelihood of at least some convective enhancement after 06-08Z with increasing moisture transport and better inflow above 850mb supporting maybe a couple hundred J/kg elevated CAPE...just enough in a warm cloud/saturated environment to support localized higher rain rates. So the upshot of it all? Will really have to watch to see where the heavier rain band in fact ends up, but current radar analysis would suggest the heaviest rains lining up just south and east of the worst-hit areas from Tuesday night. As for how far west precip will end up, confidence there just isn`t all that high. Lack of more organized forcing and being on the downward side of the frontogenetic circulation won`t help matters, but can`t rule out at least a few showers with the approach of the upper trough. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Monday) Issued at 318 PM CDT Fri Aug 26 2016 The focus of the forecast is on the rain chances tonight and the associated rainfall amounts. Water vapor satellite this afternoon shows a short wave trough over the western sections of Kansas. This wave will lift northeast through the night with differences between the 26.12Z models on how strong this wave becomes. The NAM is by far and away the strongest with this short wave trough which results in a stronger and farther northwest surface low moving across the area. With little to no support from the other model guidance have pretty much discounted this solution. The GFS and ECMWF keep this wave much flatter allowing it to come through much quicker. With this solution, the wave should produce a quick shot of moderate pv advection in the 500-300 mb layer overnight. There is some suggestion this wave could get a little additional lift from the upper level jet with the right entrance region coming over the region. Most of the forcing will be in the low levels with the GFS indicating a band of weak to moderate frontogenesis setting up in the 1000-500 mb layer from northeast Iowa into central Wisconsin. This will be lined up well with the best area of isentropic up glide which the GFS shows to be on the order of 3 to 6 ubar/s on the 300K surface. The moisture transport does not look to be all that strong but should be focused right into the region of frontogenesis and isentropic up glide. Expecting to see the the area of developing rain across western Iowa become oriented into a northeast to southwest band that moves into the area this evening and should then move out of the area early Saturday morning. Have aligned the rain chances to capture this scenario with the highest chances of 70 to 80 percent across parts of northeast Iowa into southwest and central Wisconsin. Still some uncertainty on just how much thunder will occur with this event. Very little is in place over the area now and only about 500 J/Kg of MU CAPE is expected to come in across the southern sections tonight. Have cut the mention of thunder back to chance/scattered. Once this system moves out of the area Saturday morning, expecting the rest of the day to be dry. The next short wave trough is expected to rotate across the Dakotas and northern Minnesota which should keep the rain associated with it to the northwest of the area. Some suggestions that a weak short wave trough on the trailing end of the Saturday afternoon system could come across the northern parts of the area Sunday afternoon. The GFS is the strongest with this wave and shows the most potential rainfall amounts so only plan to carry a small 20 to 30 percent chance with this system. Another weak short wave trough should come across the region Monday and push a cold front into the area for additional rain chances Sunday night into Monday. .LONG TERM...(Monday night through Friday) Issued at 318 PM CDT Fri Aug 26 2016 Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible Monday night as a surface cold front approaches the region from the northwest. Beginning Tuesday, the 26.12z GFS/ECMWF build an upper level ridge over the Northern Plains, placing our area under northwest flow until the ridge axis slowly shifts eastward late in the week. Weak disturbances are progged to move over the ridge, keeping low chances for showers and storms in the forecast through much of the week. Temperatures should remain slightly above normal, especially later in the week as the ridge axis shifts farther to the east and low level warm air advection increases. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Saturday night) Issued at 1152 PM CDT Fri Aug 26 2016 One batch of rain continues to overspread the area in advance of approaching low pressure. That rain has impacted LSE and will continue to do so for a few more hours, while it appears increasingly likely that RST may stay dry with showers just to the east. Lower stratus still looks to overspread and or develop across the area around sunrise, with lower ceilings in MVFR range (perhaps briefly IFR around RST) holding through the afternoon before mixing out after 19Z. Heading into the late evening hours, it appears that some fog may be in order with plentiful low level moisture and winds becoming light. will introduce some small mention as the thicker fog potential should come mainly after 06Z. && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 318 PM CDT Fri Aug 26 2016 Still some ongoing river flooding across parts of northeast Iowa. All the rivers have either crested and are on their way down or will be doing so very soon. See the latest flood statements for specific river information Of concern for tonight is whether the incoming rain will cause any problems. Currently expecting rainfall amounts to be in the 0.5 to 1 inch range but there is the potential for locally higher amounts. Precipitable waters are forecast to reach the 1.75 to 2 inch range overnight with warm cloud depths in the 3.5 to 4 km range. With the main forcing being the frontogenesis and isentropic up glide, expecting this could end up being similar to an overrunning event with light to moderate rains and then some higher amounts were a stronger shower or thunderstorm tracks. Given that parts of northeast Iowa are already saturated and still have ongoing flooding, there has been some thought given to issuing a flash flood watch. However, currently believe the expected rains will not be heavy enough or have a high enough rate for a long enough period to generate new flash flooding. It may be enough to slow down the current falling river levels or cause some minor increases. Will let the evening shift monitor the development of the rain and determine if a short fused watch will be necessary. && .ARX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... WI...None. MN...None. 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Oklahoma Baptist, the seventh seed in the Sooner Athletic Conference men's soccer tournament, completed its improbable run with the league title Friday, tying John Brown through two overtimes and then winning a shootout. The shootout puts the Bison into the NAIA Opening Round Nov. 17 at a site to be determined. "Man. Praise the Lord," said OBU coach Brent Coates. "All praise, honor and glory is His. John Brown is a great team and John Miglarese is a great coach and had his team prepared for us. This environment was as good as any that I have been a part of. I'm so proud of my team for persevering and getting the win." OBU took road wins at second-seeded Rogers State, third-seeded Wayland Baptist and fifth-seeded John Brown to claim the crown. Oklahoma Baptist broke a scoreless tie in the 53rd minute when Mario Maia converted a direct kick off the corner. John Brown had the answer 102 seconds later in the form of a Daniel Forry goal. After two scoreless overtimes, the game went to penalty kicks. The Bison went first and Chance Johnson made his for the Bison, followed by successful attempts by JBU's Martin Gonzalez, OBU's Pedro Pereira and JBU's Chris Soensken. Felipe Souza's shot for OBU got the good carom off the cross bar for a 3-2 edge. Marcus Oliveira made a diving save on Luke Theimer's attempt for John Brown, giving the Bison an opening. Maia beat the keeper for a 4-2 edge for the Bison and JBU's Eli Simonsen missed high to seal the match. OBU had 11 shots on goal through two overtimes with JBU's Pablo Garcia turning away Johnson and Victor Costa twice and Souza, Tito Silva, Pereira and Andrew Thompson one each. Oliveira had two saves for the Bison heading into the shootout. OBU heads to the opening round with a record of 8-8-1. Note: Report provided by Ray Fink, OBU sports information director.
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I have been working for the past few days toward getting the WP-Client plugin, available from wp-client.com. After they released several updates and I re-installed several times, we seem to have everything working correctly except that the clients aren't able to download the files that are uploaded. As this is one of the main purposes of using this plugin, any help would be appreciated.
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Wis. farmer has world's tallest horse
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POYNETTE, Wis. (AP) — When people tell Jerry Gilbert to get off his high horse, they will mean it — literally.
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Ansible and Terraform at Agari: An Automation Journey
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Graphics cards
If you're looking for a gaming machine, though, processor speed is not the most important factor that will define its in-game performance. It's your graphics card that will handle the visuals for your games. You'll ideally want to have discrete graphics cards, forgoing the onboard graphics capabilities of their CPUs.
You can get some very capable graphics cards in a system costing less than £700, all of which can be expected to play all of today's modern games at Full HD resolution. Whether you're able to crank up the eye candy to the max depends on what card your system has. The upper mid-tier cards such as the Nvidia GeForce 760 and AMD Radeon R7 265 and upwards have the power to run the latest games at their highest settings, while those beneath them may sacrifice some fidelity to maintain a consistent frame rate of more than 30fps in the toughest games such as Crysis 3. If you're not cost-constrained, spending more on a system with a more powerful graphics card such as the AMD Radeon R9 290 or Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 can see you playing the latest titles at 4K resolutions.
Storage space
Whatever you're using your PC for, you'll want somewhere to store all your data. The ideal scenario will see you having your operating system installed on an SSD, which provide super-quick read and write speeds making your computer feel more responsive. SSDs can be pricey when it comes to capacity, however, so it's best to pair these with a secondary hard disk where you can store your media and documents.
PC Case and PSU
If your PC is a long term investment that you want to upgrade in the future, you should carefully inspect both the case and the motherboard. Some smaller cases don't leave much room for big graphics cards and don't have many extra bays for hard disks or optical drives. Furthermore, the motherboard might not have enough spare ports for extra components. Look out for PCI-E slots if you want to install an extra graphics card or wireless adapter, and check how many SATA ports are free if you're planning on investing in extra storage. If you're installing high-performance storage such as an SSD, you'll need to make sure there are spare SATA3 ports, as slower SATA2 ports won't be able to take advantage of the higher speeds offered by solid-state storage.
Look out for extra RAM slots, too. Some motherboards will have four spaces for memory modules, but the PC builder might have only filled two. This means you could buy more RAM later when demand requires it. You'll also want to make sure the power supply unit (PSU) can provide ample power for any future upgrades.
If you're starting from scratch with a brand-new PC, you shouldn't settle for a poor monitor. There are many quality screens available at extremely competitive prices. All the monitors in this test measure at least 23 inches diagonally, with some stretching to 24 inches. We look at colour coverage, accuracy and contrast levels, and you should also pay attention to the what screen technology a monitor is using. IPS panels offer the richest and most vibrant experience, but they are more expensive. TN panels, meanwhile, vary wildly in quality and are typically cheaper than IPS screens. They have fast response times but the cheapest of them have narrow viewing angles and disappointing colour coverage. We'll let you know in our reviews if the supplied monitor isn't worthy of your cash.
Windows 10
Until the end of July 2016, any PC running a legitimate copy of Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 was eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 10, Microsoft's latest operating system, but that window has now passed. Pretty much every system listed here will ship with Windows 10 pre-installed (we reviewed some of them with Windows 8.1 installed), but depending on how old the stock is, you may sometimes find yourself with a Windows 8.1 or older PC instead. The upgrade process to Windows 10 isn't particularly long or difficult, but the 3GB software download required may be achingly slow depending on your internet connection of course.
Now that you've missed the cut-off date to upgrade to Windows 10, you'll either have to fork out for a standalone copy priced at £84 for Home or £150 for Pro. Obviously at that price, you might be better just sticking it out and waiting for your next PC upgrade. Some of the custom PC builders listed here will also supply your PC with Windows 7 or 8.1 if you'd prefer; this is something you have to choose during the customisation process.
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We have a number of guides on the process, including how to install Windows 10, and a series of articles on Windows 10's new features.
Best Desktops 2015
Best desktops for under £1,000
1. Palicomp AMD Avenger - a great budget PC
At the smaller and shorter end of the PC tower spectrum, the Palicomp AMD Avenger contains some pretty modest components, given the cheap asking price. Packed with an AMD Athlon X4 880K processor, which interestingly has each of its four cores already overclocked to an impressive 4.5GHz. There's also a GTX 960 crammed inside too, along with a dual fan cooler.
With plenty of expansion slots, there's a lot of options to make your own upgrades too, although you might find that you can certainly cope with what you're given from the get go. Scoring a good strong 64 overall in our rigorous 4K benchmarking test, it's more than capable for the odd bit of photo and video editing. As you'd expect with a graphics card of this caliber, gaming performance was excellent, averaging 30fps with Metro:Last Light Redux on Very High settings with SSAO turned on. The Palicomp AMD Avenger is a great choice for first-time PC buyers, with some commendable performance considering the low price too.
Price when reviewed: £500. For more information, see our full Palicomp AMD Avenger review.
PROCESSOR: Quad-core 4.5GHz AMD Athlon X4 880K, RAM: 8GB DDR3, FRONT USB PORTS: 2x USB3, REAR USB PORTS: 4x USB2, 2x USB3, TOTAL STORAGE: 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD,GRAPHICS CARD: 4GB Palit GeForce GTX 960, DISPLAY: None, OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10
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2. Dell Inspiron Micro - dinky budget netbook in a box
Powerful it ain't, but the Dell Inspiron Micro is one of our favourite mini PCs thanks to its bargain price and attractive design. Its specifications are similar to the Intel Compute Stick-style PCs we've reviewed in the recent past, but without their crippling lack of expandability. This machine has a grand total of four USB ports, DisplayPort and HDMI connectors, a gigabit Ethernet port, an SD card reader and a headset jack, making it a perfect PC for low-end work such as web browsing. Dell occasionally puts machines like this on special offer, so check the price regularly if you're not sure whether you want to splash the cash.
Price when reviewed: £199. Read our full Dell Inspiron Micro review
Processor: Dual-core 2.41GHz Intel Celeron CPU J1800, RAM: 2GB, Front USB ports : 1x USB3, 1x USB2, Rear USB ports: 2xUSB2, Total storage: 32GB,Graphics card: Intel HD Graphics, Display: None,Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
3. Asus Chromebox - a great first PC
The Asus Chromebox isn't for power users or even those who want a media streaming PC. It is however, perfect for somebody with very modest needs or even a child who only needs a fairly limited, web-based PC for their bedroom. It may not have heartrate-boosting specifications, but with the lightweight Chrome OS installed performance still feels genuinely sprightly.
The Asus Chromebox isn't for power users or even those who want a media streaming PC. It is however, perfect for somebody with very modest needs or even a child who only needs a fairly limited, web-based PC for their bedroom. It may not have heartrate-boosting specifications, but with the lightweight Chrome OS installed performance still feels genuinely sprightly.
Working on documents, browsing image-heavy webpages and watching online videos is quick and easy, and you'll have no problem doing all the basic tasks you'd normally do on a much larger PC. A keyboard and mouse are supplied, but you'll need a monitor in order to use the Chromebox. For £208, it's a great buy.
Price when reviewed: £208. Read our full Asus Chromebox M031U review for more details.
Processor: Dual-core 1.4GHz Intel Celeron 2955U, RAM: 4GB, Front USB ports : 2x USB3, Rear USB ports: 2x USB3, Total storage: 16GB SSD, Graphics card: Intel HD Graphics, Operating system: Chrome OS
4. Acer Revo One RL85 - a mini miracle
The Acer Revo One has one of the cleverest small form-factor PCs we've ever seen. It's tiny chassis has room for three hard disks meaning you can use it as a dedicated media PC for your living room or even set it up as a Windows-powered file share if you want. It's not the fastest PC on the planet, but its dual-core Intel Core i3 processor and onboard graphics are capable of playing Full HD videos just fine, which is about as much as you can expect. Depending on which model you buy, you'll also get a handy remote, perfect for those looking to avoid the inflexibility of a keyboard and mouse pairing
Price when reviewed: £300 - Read our full Acer Revo One review for details
Processor: Dual-core 1.7GHz Intel Core i3-4005U, RAM: 4GB, Front USB ports : 0, Rear USB ports: 2x USB, 2x USB3, Total storage: 2TB hard disk, Graphics card: Integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics, Operating system: Windows 8.1
5. Chillblast Fusion Drone - £500 gaming PC with dedicated graphics
If you're on a tight budget but still want to be able to game, the Chillblast Fusion Drone is an outstanding choice, mixing modest processing performance with capable 3D graphics power. Supplied inside a classy-looking chassis, complete with a water-cooled AMD Athlon X4 860K processor, you won't find a water-cooled PC for less cash.
Graphics performance is provided by and AMD Radeon R7 370 with 2GB of memory. It just undercuts the Nvidia GeFoce GTX 960 in terms of graphics performance but is cheaper by about the same degree, meaning it's an excellent budget choice. With 8GB of RAM and a 1TB hybrid hard disk, Chillblast has created an extremely appealing package suited to gamers with only a little cash available to splash.
Price when reviewed: £500. For more information, see our full Chillblast Fusion Drone review
Processor: Quad-core 3.7GHz AMD Athlon X4 860K, RAM: 8GB,Front USB ports : 1x USB3, 1x USB2, Rear USB ports: 4x USB2, 3x USB3, Total storage: 1TB hybrid hard disk, Graphics card: 2GB AMD Radeon R7 370, Operating system: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
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6. Yoyotech Warbird RS10 - the complete gaming package
Yoyotech's Warbird RS10 squeezes an awful lot of power into the £700 budget we set them (£600 without a monitor). The quad-core Skylake-series Intel Core i5-6600K has been overclocked to 4.4GHz, producing stellar results in our benchmark tests. Video and photography work are well within the reaches of this PC. For graphics, you get an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, which is one of the best-value graphics cards you can buy, and is perfect for Full HD gaming. There's 8GB of RAM, a 1TB hard disk and plenty of room for future expansion, making this a solid all-rounder.
Price when reviewed: £700. Click here to read our full Yoyotech Warbird RS10 review
Processor: Quad-core 4.4GHz Intel Core i5-6600K (overclocked), RAM: 8GB, Front USB ports : 2x USB3, Rear USB ports: 6x USB3, Total storage: 1TB hard disk, Graphics card: 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 960,Display: 22in Iiyama ProLite E2283HS, Operating system: Windows 10 Home
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7. Palicomp Intel i5 Raven - Gaming PC rules the living room
The battle for the living room has hotted up, but Palicomp's Intel i5 Raven easily meets the demand of the PC buyer who no longer wants to be trapped behind a desk. Indeed, the SilverStone case employed by this PC build is compact enough to fit in most reasonably sized media cabinets, and the supplied wireless Xbox 360 controller means you don't have to struggle with a keyboard and mouse when playing games.
Processor performance is reasonable, with a decent mid-range Intel Core i5-6400 supplied. Graphics performance is also excellent, with the 4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 handling the latest games in Full HD resolution without much trouble. It's a solid choice for anybody who wants to game without being tied to a particular console.
Price when reviewed: £700. For more details, see our full Palicomp Intel i5 Raven review
Processor: Quad-core 2.7GHz Intel Core i5-6400, RAM: 8GB,Front USB ports : 2x USB3, Rear USB ports: 4x USB2, 2x USB3, Total storage: 1TB hybrid hard disk, Graphics card: 4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, Operating system: Windows 10
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8. Lenovo Ideacentre AIO 700 - stylish all-in-one with plenty of power
Despite its mid-range price, the Ideacentre AIO 700 is a classy-looking machine, coming in a choice of black or white. With hard edges and lots of angular corners, it's a quality piece of kit. This extends to performance, too. The quad-core Intel Core i5-6400 is a great mid-range chip with enough power to handle photo and HD video editing with relative ease. The Nvidia GeForce GT 930A graphics card is also a welcome addition, although you'll still have to drop the resolution and detail settings on most modern games in order for them to be playable. Our only real complaint about the Ideacentre AIO 700 is its screen, which is lacklustre at best. Overall, though, it's a good buy for someone who wants a complete PC for under £1,000.
Despite its mid-range price, the Ideacentre AIO 700 is a classy-looking machine, coming in a choice of black or white. With hard edges and lots of angular corners, it's a quality piece of kit. This extends to performance, too. The quad-core Intel Core i5-6400 is a great mid-range chip with enough power to handle photo and HD video editing with relative ease. The Nvidia GeForce GT 930A graphics card is also a welcome addition, although you'll still have to drop the resolution and detail settings on most modern games in order for them to be playable. Our only real complaint about the Ideacentre AIO 700 is its screen, which is lacklustre at best. Overall, though, it's a good buy for someone who wants a complete PC for under £1,000.
Price when reviewed: £700. Read our full Lenovo Ideacentre 700 review.
Processor: Quad-core 2.7GHz Intel Core i5-6400, RAM: 8GB,Front USB ports : 2x USB3 (side), Rear USB ports: 2x USB2, 2x USB3, Total storage: 2TB hard disk, Graphics card: 2GB Nvidia GeForce GT 930A,Display: 23.8in integrated touchscreen display, Operating system: Windows 10
9. Chillblast Fusion Everest - powered by AMD's brand new GPU
The Chillblast Fusion Everest is one of the first pre-built PCs to come with AMD's new flagship GPU, the affordable Radeon RX 480, so if you want a PC capable of the best performance with a single-card setup, look no further. This is the cheapest you can currently get if you want a PC that's built for 4K and VR gaming and is a fantastically balanced sub £1,000 rig.
The Quad-core 4.4GHz Intel Core i5-6600K and 8GB DDR4 RAM housed inside gave us some pretty high scores all around during our rigorous 4K benchmarking tests too. Radeon's new GPU is highly-capable and produces stunning looking graphics given the affordable price. Of course, it's still currently in its infancy and if you've got time to wait, you might be better holding off to see how other builders get on with incorporating the new card in their rigs.
Price when reviewed: £900. Read our full Chillblast Fusion Everest review.
Processor: Quad-core 4.4GHz Intel Core i5-6600K, RAM: 8GB DDR4, Front USB ports: 2x USB3, Rear USB ports: 2x USB2, 2x USB3.1, 1x USB Type-C, Total storage: 250GB SSD, 1TB SSHD, Graphics card: 8GB AMD Radeon RX 480, Display: None, Operating system: Windows 10
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Best desktops for over £1,000
1. Scan 3XS Z170 Performance GTK6 - Overclocked Skylake perfection
Scan was quick off the marks when it came to producing a stable, overclocked Intel Skylake-based system, but within their £1,000 budget, the firm managed a very well specified and powerful machine. The quad-core 3.5GHz Intel Core i5-6600K, overclocked to 4.6GHz, is astonishingly quick for the money, ready to power through any multimedia tasks you throw at it.
The Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 graphics card provides great gaming performance, meanwhile, and the 256GB SSD and 1TB hard disk will eat up your files and games with ease. Our only complaint is with the choice of chassis, which is a trifle dull. But that's something you can configure to your liking, so it's not a big deal.
Price when reviewed: £1,000. Read our full Scan 3XS Z70 Performance GTK6 review
Processor: Quad-core 3.5GHz Intel Core i5-6600K (Overclocked), RAM: 8GB, Front USB ports : 4x USB3, Rear USB ports: 2x USB 3.1, 1x USB 3.1 type-C, 2x USB2, Total storage: 256GB SSD, 1TB hard disk,Graphics card: 4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 970, Operating system: Windows 10
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2. Wired2Fire Diablo Elite - Extreme gaming for under £1600
The Wired2Fire Diablo Elite topped our benchmark rankings with the highest score we've ever seen from a desktop PC. There's little surprise, though; the Skylake-generation 4GHz Intel Core i7-6700K has been overclocked to Turbo Boost at 4.7GHz, and the firm has thrown in a Fractal closed-circuit water cooler to keep temperatures in line.
Elsewhere, the 6GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a superb 4K performer, managing to post some seriously high frame rates in games running at Ultra HD resolution. If you only have a Full HD monitor it's almost certainly overkill, but if you run multiple screens or have a high-resolution panel, it will fit the bill. A 500GB SSD and a 2TB hard disk mean there's plenty of room for pretty much everything you can think of, and a generous 16GB of RAM means the machine will likely exceed the recommended specifications of games for years to come.
Our only complaint is the slightly drab chassis, and while you can switch it out for another one on Wired2Fire's website, none of the alternatives are particularly appealing. Still, it's a ridiculously powerful PC at a great price.
Price when reviewed: £1,549. For more information, read our full Wired2Fire Diablo Elite review
Processor: Quad-core 4GHz Intel Core i7-6700K (overclocked), RAM: 16GB, Front USB ports : 2x USB3, Rear USB ports: 1x USB3.1, 1x USB3.1 Type-C, 4x USB3, 2x USB2, Total storage: 500GB SSD, 2TB hard disk, Graphics card: 6GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti, Display: N/A, Operating system: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
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3. Chillblast Fusion Ares - A beautiful beast
The Chillblast Fusion Ares is a breathtakingly beautiful and well put together PC that uses a powerful
The Chillblast Fusion Ares is a breathtakingly beautiful and well put together PC that uses a powerfulsix-core Intel Core i7 "Haswell-E" processor and a high-quality Intel X99-based board all housed within an elegant and understated NZXT H440 case. A quality Samsung 840 Evo SSD makes everything feel super responsive and the2GB VTX3D Radeon R8 285 X-Edition GPU brings great gaming performance, making the Fusion Ares a fantastic all-around performer.
Price when reviewed: £1,400. Read our full Chillblast Fusion Ares review for details.
Processor: Six-core 4.2GHz Intel Core i7-5820K, RAM: 16GB, Front USB ports : 2x USB3, 2x USB2, Rear USB ports: 6x USB3, 4x USB2, Total storage: 250GB SSD, 2TB Hard disk, Graphics card: 2GB VTX3D Radeon R9 285 X-Edition, Operating system: Windows 10
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4. Apple 27in iMac with Retina 5K display (2015) - Perfect for photographers
You know what to expect from an Apple iMac: a powerful all-in-one computer with a fantastic display and looks to shame a supermodel, but a slightly wince-inducing price. This late 2015 version of the 27in iMac is all of those things and now with a stunning 5K display with a resolution of 5,120x2,880.
It also has fantastic colour accuracy and contrast, which has been improved for this year's model. The 2015 5K iMac now supports the DCI P3 colour space, which will be a big deal for photographers and videographers alike. If you can afford the iMac, it's impossible not to fall for. It's the ultimate all-in-one.
Price when reviewed: £1,599. Read our full Apple 27-inch iMac with Retina Display review
Processor: 3.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i5-6500, RAM: 8GB,Front USB ports : 0, Rear USB ports: 4x USB3, Total storage: 1TB fusion drive, Graphics card: AMD Radeon R9 M390, Display: Apple 27in integrated,Operating system: Apple OS X 10.11 El Capitan
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5. Asus Zen AiO Z240ICGT - premium all-in-one for professionals
Slightly less expensive than the iMac in #4 slot, with a very tempting specification. The Intel Core i7-6700T is a quad-core chip running at 2.8GHz with the addition of Hyper-Threading, giving Windows 10 the ability to multitask across four physical cores and four virtual ones for a big performance boost on complex tasks such as rendering photos, videos and 3D models. It also comes with high-end graphics, with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M for handy 3D and gaming performance. The 3,40x2,160 resolution screen is absolutely fantastic, with accurate sRGB colour accuracy and a huge 303cd/m2 brightness. The speakers are brilliant, too.
Slightly less expensive than the iMac in #4 slot, with a very tempting specification. The Intel Core i7-6700T is a quad-core chip running at 2.8GHz with the addition of Hyper-Threading, giving Windows 10 the ability to multitask across four physical cores and four virtual ones for a big performance boost on complex tasks such as rendering photos, videos and 3D models. It also comes with high-end graphics, with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M for handy 3D and gaming performance. The 3,40x2,160 resolution screen is absolutely fantastic, with accurate sRGB colour accuracy and a huge 303cd/m2 brightness. The speakers are brilliant, too.
If you don't mind the gold-ish colour, you'll be impressed by the Zen AiOs desk appeal. It has a funky-looking high-heel stand and a reasonably thin design alongside fairly inoffensive peripherals. Our only real complaint about the Zen AiO is its sluggish 5,400rpm hard disk, which is crying out to be replaced by a faster primary SSD.
Price when reviewed: £1,500. Read our full Asus Zen AiO Z240ICGT review
6. Falcon Predator Pro SLI - A gaming monster at the top of the food chain
The Falcon Predator Pro SLI shares a lot of the characteristics of the extra-terrestrial it's named after, absolutely destroying gaming performance. With an eye-catching decal that helps it stand out from the pack, it manages to outperform competing machines at its £1,500 price point. Future-proofed for VR, with its, Quad-Core i7-6700K, with each hyperthreaded core running at 4.0GHz.
The SLI configuration just laughed off Metro: Last Light Redux running on Ultra settings with SSAO turned on, running at a respectable 85fps at 1,920x1,080 resolution. An impressive 179 score in our demanding 4K benchmarking tests is one of the highest we've seen, with big, complex applications running effortlessly.
Price when reviewed: £1,500. Read our full Falcon Predator Pro SLI review.
Processor: Quad-core 4.0GHz Intel Core i7-6700K, RAM: 16GB DRR4, Front USB ports: 2x USB3, Rear USB ports: 2x USB2, 2x USB3, 1X USB3.1, 1xUSB Type-C, Total storage: 250GB SSD, 1TB hard disk, Display: None, Operating system: Windows 10 Home
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7. Chillblast Fusion Projection 3 - A super-powered Windows 10 workstation
The Chillblast Fusion Projection 3 is a reliable workhorse, capable of getting a serious amount of work done as quickly as possible. Brimming with all the hardware a professional 3D designer would need, with an optimised 4GB Nvidia Quadro K2200 graphics card and a quad-core Intel Core i5-6600K, which can be overclocked to a speedy 4.4GHz.
There are plenty of display outputs on the back of the machine too, able to be connected to a wide range of different displays, yet gaming performance was lacking a little despite the high specs. It's also capable of future upgrades too, thanks to a free PCEe x16 slot, two empty PCIe x1 slots, two legacy PCI slots and seven spare 3.5-inch drive bays. The five-year warranty provides plenty of future proofing, cementing the Chillblast Fusion Projection 3 as a great workstation investment.
Price when reviewed: £1,367. Read our full Chillblast Fusion Projection 3 review.
Processor: Quad-core Intel Core-i5 6600K, RAM: 16GB DDR4, Front USB ports: 2x USB2, 2x USB3, Rear USB ports: 2x USB2, 1x USB3, 1xUSB3.1, 1x USB Type-C, Total storage: 256GB SSD, 1TB hard disk, Display: None, Operating system: Windows 10 Home


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New York is one of the greatest cities in the world -- we should know, one of us was born there! -- but when the weather gets hot and humid it's not exactly a wonderful place to spend a weekend outdoors.
There's any number of city guides for things to see and do in Manhattan, but there are dozens of hidden treasures within a couple of hours on the train, all of which are well worth a visit. So here are a few options for getting away from NYC for a weekend.
Head over to Grand Central Station at 42nd and Lexington and take the Metro-North commuter train up the beautiful Hudson River. The Main Concourse at Grand Central is a work of art all on its own, so take the time to admire it, especially if you're there outside rush hour.
(If you are there in rush hour, take care, because stopping suddenly can get you bowled over by a herd of bankers in sneakers.)
Grab a bite to eat (or to take with you on the train) in one of the 35 places to eat in Grand Central. We love Two Boots Pizza downstairs and Junior's Cheesecake upstairs, or if you've some time to wait, the famous Oyster Bar.
Make sure you grab a window seat on the left hand side of the train as it leaves Grand Central -- that's where the view is once the train leaves the Bronx. The view is especially gorgeous when the leaves are turning red, orange and yellow in autumn, but the vibrant green of summer is equally pretty.
Just half an hour north of Grand Central Station, Tarrytown is a small village with interesting restaurants and two notable historic houses: Lyndhurst and Sunnyside. Lyndhurst has occasional summer evening music events. Sunnyside, the home Washington Irving (of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow fame) has some particularly beautiful gardens and interesting literary events.
About ten minutes north of Tarrytown is the notorious Sing-Sing Prison, and the train actually passes through the facility itself. The barbed wire is a dead giveaway when you're riding through. The prison gave us the term "up the river" to mean being sent to jail, since Sing Sing is just up the Hudson from New York City. You'll have to commit a serious crime if you want to visit, though.
Forty-five minutes north of Manhattan is Croton-on-Hudson, served by the rather industrial Croton-Harmon station. Hop in a cab to Van Cortlandt Manor, which has costumed guides if that's your thing, and historical information about the drafting of the US Constitution if it's not.
Head up to beautiful, walkable Cold Spring (eighty minutes north of NYC) for brunch or lunch at the excellent Cold Spring Depot, followed by a browse of the steep streets of the town, full of little antique stores on and around Main Street. The Kittleman House bed & breakfast is an old favourite for staying the night, and the riverside park with views up to West Point is lovely.
Military historians will love West Point, the US Military Academy. (So will organists -- the West Point Chapel's organ is among the biggest in the world.) The view from the cliffs over the river to Cold Spring is stunning too. Call in advance to check tour timings, to check that foreign nationals are still permitted (they were as of May 2011) and remember to bring photo ID, probably your passport.
To get to West Point by train, head to Peekskill station (sixty-seven minutes north of NYC) and take a 20-minute taxi ride. (The Short Line bus also runs direct from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, but it's not as scenic as the train.)
Within the West Point grounds, the historic Thayer Hotel is a classy choice, renowned for its Sunday Brunch and a great place to stay. For drinks o'clock, there's a rooftop bar overlooking the Hudson River.
The end of the Metro-North Hudson Line is Poughkeepsie, an hour and forty-five minutes north of New York City. Poughkeepsie itself isn't much to look at, but Springwood in Hyde Park (the former home and now burial place of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor) is worth an afternoon.
Eat at the Culinary Institute of America (also in Hyde Park, three miles north of Poughkeepsie) for an incredible (and incredibly reasonably priced) meal prepared some of the world's top trainee chefs, before rolling yourself back into Manhattan. (If you have dinner, the last train south leaves Poughkeepsie at 10.59pm, arriving back into the city at 1am. Double check the Metro-North schedule.)
Do you have a favourite New York City weekend break place? Let us know in the comments or join in the conversation on Twitter: @AusBT
About John Walton
Aviation journalist and travel columnist John took his first long-haul flight when he was eight weeks old and hasn't looked back since. Well, except when facing rearwards in business class.
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This Week In Golf: Jordan Spieth Soars To Total Victory In Tour ChampionshipSpieth's victory at East Lake also gives him the FedExCup, the world's top ranking and likely player-of-the-year honors.
Henrik Stenson Wins Tour Championship And FedEx Cup With the win, the 37-year-old Swede clinched the FedEx Cup and its $10 million bonus. Stenson also earned $1.44 million for winning the tournament.
Stenson Takes 4-Shot Lead Into Final Round Of Tour ChampionshipStenson made four bogeys in the rain on the back nine at East Lake and shot a 1-under 69 for a four-shot lead over Dustin Johnson.
Stenson Toys With East Lake, Woods 9 Shots Out At Tour ChampionshipHenrik Stenson looked like he couldn't miss Thursday in the Tour Championship. Tiger Woods didn't make a thing.
Brandt Snedeker Wins Tour Championship, FedEx CupSnedeker collected $1.44 million for winning the Tour Championship, his second title of the year. And he won $10 million for capturing the FedEx Cup.
Snedeker, Rose Share Lead Heading Into Final Round Of Tour ChampionshipBrandt Snedeker had one of his best rounds of the year, a 6-under 64 on Saturday that gave him a share of the lead at the Tour Championship.
Bill Haas Wins Tour Championship, FedEx CupBill Haas made a stunning par save from shallow water, then won the high-stakes FedEx Cup on Sunday worth $11.44 million
Baddeley, Mahan Tied For Lead At TOUR ChampionshipOf the top five players in the FedEx Cup, only Luke Donald remains in serious contention. That means Mahan has a shot at the FedEx Cup and its $10 million bonus if he were to win the Tour Championship (and its paltry $1.44 million payoff).
Justin Rose Leads BMW Championship By 4 StrokesEven as Cog Hill played tougher under sunshine and swirling wind, Rose made only one bogey as his top challengers fell apart. He wound up with a 2-under 69 and built a four-shot lead going into the final round at Cog Hill.


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Big Boi's Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors hit stores and online today, so it's only right he's making some guest appearances on the TV screen. With Kelly Rowland, he stopped by The View to do the lead single, "Mama Told Me." Watch it above and go pick up the album on iTunes.
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Brazil needs to invest more than $200 billion in infrastructure. The federal and state governments hope to achieve this through Public-Private Partnerships.
Brazilian officials recognize that the current level of
private-sector investment must be increased substantially if
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Being a Virginian is probably one of my greatest sources of pride. And yet, when asked why I have such enthusiasm and why I carry on so about being a Virginian, I sometimes have trouble explaining myself. What is it about being from the Commonwealth that evokes such a response? It is, after all, just one of fifty states, and by no means is it the largest, the most prosperous, or even the most well known.
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I started experiencing this issue 5 years ago. Usually I have to call several times and the internet will eventually get working as it should. I suspect they are throttling the signal. On my last complaint although they had yet to rectify my problem they offered me to upgrade my service. I already pay $54 for subpar performance and speed. They offered to speed up my internet if I upgraded my plan to the $65 plan.
So they can't deliver the speed I am currently paying for, they claim it must be a wiring issue in my house. Although about 4 years ago I spoke to a tech who was able to fix my problem by increasing the signal strength on his side (Cox). Unfortunately no other rep has ever offered to do this for me and now deny that it's possible.
Either way Cox can control the signal strenght to ensure I receive my appropriate speeds and choose not to. I know from several conversations with different reps and the ones that have been able to help me in the past that they are easily capable of throttling signal strenght. Although it seems that most recently they are not doing it or took that capability from the reps. I just want to get the proper and correct speeds that I paid for.
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I am a Technical Support Tech on the Cox Social Media Support Team. I know how frustrated I get while waiting for internet pages to load or downloads to finish, and I don't want anyone to have to deal with that frustration! I want your services to work just as I expect my services to work when I get home, and I want you to get the internet speed for the tier of service that you pay for.
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Description (last modified by jacob)
It appears that lighttpd will IGNORE mod_rewrite rules within blocks using $HTTP["url"] to match on URLs (a fairly common thing to do to redirect to HTTPS for example). In order to do that you must NOT use $HTTP["url"], for example using "host" will work:
$HTTP["url"] =~ "/login" { url.redirect = "https://....../login" } else $HTTP["host"] ~= ".*" { fastcgi.server = .... }
I think the docs should be updated to reflect this as it will save others horrible headaches.
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comment:1 Changed 7 years ago by jacob
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comment:2 Changed 7 years ago by jacob
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We can't really expect to document every single quirk of every server Django could run on -- at a certain point, people are going to have to read the web server documentation, too. Still, this is probably worth mentioning somewhere.
comment:3 Changed 6 years ago by gabrielhurley
if it should be mentioned anywhere it's in the lighttpd setup section of the deployment docs.
The thing that makes me uncertain that this should be brought up is that the example configuration currently does not give an example of the $HTTP["url"]-style syntax. It only shows the $HTTP["host"]-style configuration (which has always been my go-to configuration without even knowing about this issue).
So, the question is whether this issue--which is entirely incumbent on lighttpd--is so severe that it warrants mentioning even though we already encourage people in a direction that would avoid it?
comment:4 Changed 6 years ago by gabrielhurley
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comment:5 Changed 6 years ago by gabrielhurley
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I'll incorporate this into an overall lighttpd deployment review/overhaul.
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comment:10 Changed 3 years ago by timo
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Who is The Sage of the Blogosphere?
As it's Good Friday we spent the morning discussing sages — as you do. The topic arose from the death of Arthur C. Clarke (pictured), the science fiction author and inventor of synchronous-orbiting satellites.
I once partly collaborated with him on a book project I was writing for BT. He kindly gave me full access to his library and archives in Taunton, the family home town. He always struck me as a sagelike character interested in shaping a better future from a troublesome present and even worse past. Maybe that's a good definition of a sage.
But are there any other sages left, especially in the online world which most of our readers inhabit?
A number of living sages sprang to mind. For example, Warren Buffett, the Sage of Omaha, whose advice on investment must be worth a bob or two.
Bill Gates? I think so. He's veered far from his specialism during his long career and always has views on the shape of things to come. As indeed has Steve Jobs of Apple.
But are they too self-interested to be real sages? Shouldn't sagacity float free of any self-partiality? That doesn't leave many to choose from, does it?
I think we should accept the above three figures as sages, with minor reservations. Although they are never going to be Mahatma Gandhis — money just gets in the way somehow.
So who then is The Sage of the Blogosphere?
Dave Winer pops up from beneath the parapet. He writes long and often at Scripting News. If you eliminate the endless links — none has ever come Syntagma's way, incidentally, but we're above all that — his longer pieces tend to have a careful, sagelike quality about them.
His problem is that he's a bit too liberal (in the UK read "left-wing"). A sage should surely not support a political party. Their manifestos are written for idiots by half-baked zealots.
Does zealotry crush sagacity? I think so.
Who else? There are lots of authors in the tech blogosphere who write long articles of a philosophical and speculative nature — Jeff Jarvis, anyone? And I can think of a dozen more. John Battelle, Robert Scoble, Jason Calacanis …
And how about Tim Berners-Lee who "invented" the Worldwide Web, the internet as we know it. He also writes persuasively about its future as the Semantic Web — Web 3.0 — and was recently given the Order of Merit by the Queen, one of the highest honours in the land.
However, sages should stand out more than just being brilliant at what they do — shouldn't they?
Questions, questions.
In the political blogosphere Andrew Sullivan writes deeply and never uninterestingly about matters of the day. Last week was a departure when he covered the future of video blogging. But is he a sage? Would he want to be?
Maybe the internet is not the right medium for sages of the old school. Are there sages of the new school?
Perhaps we don't recognize them yet. Only hindsight will make them stand out from the pack. After all, Arthur C. Clarke was not regarded as a sage when he wrote wildly about satellites in the 1940's magazine Wireless World. It was only later when small bits of technology were dumped at 22,000 miles above the planet that his foresight was spotted.
I think I'd better leave the question open : who is The Sage of the Blogosphere?
To paraphrase that undoubted sage, Albert Einstein, "Not everyone that counts can be counted, and not everyone that can be counted counts".
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Skip to comments.Fairfield Students Bussed to Hear Gay Advocate Bash the (Catholic) Church
Posted on 10/20/2011 3:36:08 PM PDT by NYer
Fairfield University's student newspaper The Mirror reports that Fairfield provided transportation for students to hear openly gay sex columnist Dan Savage bash the Catholic Church in his keynote address for the Pro-Queer Life conference on Saturday.
The lecture contradicts assurances reportedly made by Fairfield President Fr. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., to Bishop William Lori that the conference would "not be a vehicle for dissent."
The Jesuit university reportedly bussed students to Union Theological Seminary in New York as part of their More Than a Monologue: Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church," an effort by Fairfield and Fordham Universities along with two non-denominational divinity schools to apparently cast doubt on Catholic teaching on homosexuality.
The Mirror reported that Savage:
…denounced the Bible as a credible source of model behavior, saying that sins, like masturbation, premarital sex and use of condoms and birth pills, once so adamantly prohibited in the past, can no longer be judged by the authorities of the church.
We have got to ignore the bt in the Bible about gay people, just as weve learned to ignore what the b-t in the Bible have said about women about polyester, about farming and about slavery, said Savage.
Priests cannot see the sins of people, and according to Savage, homosexuality cannot be so easily judged from the outside.
They cant see past our homosexuality to see our shared and common humanity, which is hugely ironic considering how many of those priests behind those pulpits are gay, he said.
In a slightly ironic twist, The Mirror reports that after Savage called for everyone to "see our shared and common humanity," he called traditional marriage supporter Maggie Gallagher "vile."
Savage's lecture contradicts assurances to the bishops reportedly made by the presidents of Fairfield and Fordham Universities that the "More Than a Monologue" conferences, "while sensitive to the experience of the participants, will not be a vehicle for dissent." Those assurances were revealed in a September 22nd public statement by Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York and Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, following a letter from The Cardinal Newman Society requesting Archbishop Dolan's intervention and public concern arising from The Cardinal Newman Society's reports on the conference series.
Meredith Marquez, assistant director of Student Diversity Programs, felt Savages speech was a fitting opener for LGBTQ History month.
I feel like while were celebrating LGBTQ people of America, she said, One of the pressing things thats going on right now are the suicides that have been happening. This event allows students to go and hear from probably the most popular and the funniestdefinitely the funniestand, I would argue, the most effective person to talk about this issue.
Marquez also noted that the conversation between homosexuals and the Church needs to continue.
To [Fairfield University], being Catholic is being accepting, she said. Thats how we can be the best Catholic institution if we live up to that mission. [It] is to be the most accepting that you can of all people. I am hoping that little messages will get through and its things like these that I would love all students will come to.
As part of the same series Fairfield will host its part of "More Than a Monologue" with a Care of Souls conference on October 29th. The theme of the event, according to The Mirror is, pastoral care of and by LGBTQ Catholics.
Pray for the Jesuits!
The homosexuals invaded the Society of the Jesuits hundreds of years ago. I don't know if all Jesuits are corrupted—some seem not to be-—but any Jesuit who thinks something as unnatural and demonic as homosexuality can be considered "good" is reading out of Satan's book. It reminds me of the occult practices and the masonic practice of revering the architect of the world—with child sacrifices and Bohemian Grove homosexual orgies.
These occultists have to be kicked out of the Catholic Church—I know the Jesuits were at one point kicked out of the Church and they assasinated a pope or two. They were later allowed back in—but obviously some were still agents of the Devil.
The Catholic Church has to purge their ranks of these Satanists.
Not being specific and naming them seems a bit odd to me. Why aren't these two clearly identified?
Seminaries hosting seminars on "sexual diversity" in the church. They aught to be honest and say what they really want: "moral diversity".
Voltaire was educated by the Jesuits but took potshots at them--in chapter 4 when Dr. Pangloss explains how he got syphilis, he traces its genealogy back to Christopher Columbus' shipmates, including a page who got it from a Jesuit who in turn had gotten it during his novitiate.
Where in the Bible,Jewish or Christian,does it mention polyester?
The Jesuits should be suppressed once again.
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This is why I don't believe the Catholic Church when they feign a position of pro-family. How could anyone believe them?
How many more letters could they possibly add to their group's abbreviation?
My Pastor met Pope John Paul with five other Priests. One of them was introduced as a Jesuit. The Pope asked, "but are you a Catholic". Go BC beat Va Tech!
Tell me when they have stood behind their claimed Pro-family stance; in substantive ways.
Tell me, which demographic makes up most of the dedicated pro-life activists? Which demographic contributes the most materially to the pro-life cause? Which one is establishing anti same-sex "marriage" councils in each of its parishes in Minnesota? Shall I go on?
"Shall I go on?"
Yes, please, but be sure you have your facts straight, and that you're not just talking about some rogue cleric.
It's both provocative and sad at the same time, to see how deep some people's persecution complexes run. I wonder if they ever think something happy in their heads when they look at the rest of the world that isn't like them.
As long as a thread is not a "Catholic Caucus," I will continue to react in horror to the evil repeatedly allowed in this "church" by its highest leadership.
"I will continue to react in horror to the evil repeatedly allowed in this "church" by its highest leadership."
It is very difficult to persuade a person that the sources he trusts have been lying to him. Not only does a person have an emotional investment in the beliefs he has developed on the basis of information received from those sources, it is difficult for most people to face the facts when they have been wrong.
Perhaps more importantly, no one wants to be the sort of person who could be fooled like that. Everyone wants to think, "If they were lying to me all those years, I would have picked up on it. After all, I'm not stupid."
It's like Mel Blanc said, "Bugs Bunny is who we want to be; Daffy Duck is who we are afraid we are."
Still, you can fool all the people some of the time, which means that even the smartest people do get fooled.
Which is all my way of saying, with absolutely no hope whatsoever that my remarks will be taken as they are intended, that you have been told many lies about the Catholic Church.
Has it ever occurred to you that perhaps YOU may have been told many lies about the Catholic Church?
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