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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Major U.S. stock markets finished higher Friday after strong earnings and soft economic data produced a sideways trade for most of the session.
The S&P 500 gained 0.31% to hit an all-time closing high at 1,680.19. The index gained 2.96% for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.02% to 15,464.30. The blue-chip index increased 1.07% for the five-day period. The Nasdaq closed up 0.61% to 3,600.08. The tech-heavy index tacked on 3.47% this week.
"Everyone's kind of emotionally exhausted from the
McMillan said Friday was a mixed bag for the equity markets, with good earnings for financials, and softer-than-expected reports for the producer price index and consumer sentiment.
J.P. Morgan Chase kick-started second-quarter bank earnings announcements with a second-quarter profit that rose 31% from a year earlier, beating expectations , boosted by stronger-than-expected trading revenues and a continuing decline in credit costs.
At the same time, the bank cautioned that "if primary mortgage rates remain at or above current levels, refinance volumes and margins will be under pressure and Mortgage Production profitability will be challenged." JPMorgan shares fell 0.31% to $54.97.
Wells Fargo beat second-quarter earnings expectations as the nation's fourth largest bank by assets was able to grow its earnings for a fourteenth consecutive quarter. Wells Fargo saw strong performance from its less prominent businesses such as investment banking and mortgage servicing. Net charge-offs on loans continued to fall, dropping to their lowest level since the second quarter of 2006.
Still, the bank's mortgage earnings confirmed widespread sentiment that consumer and housing market activity remain well below levels they should be in a normal economy. Wells Fargo shares added 1.77% to $42.63.
The July reading on the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index came in at a lower-than-expected 83.9, down from 84.1 in June, marking the second straight monthly decline and reflecting a spiking of energy prices. On average, economists were expecting a print of 85 for July.
Before the market open, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the producer price index rose by a more-than-expected 0.8% in June after increasing by 0.5% in May. Economists were anticipating a rise of 0.5% according to a survey of economists by Thomson Reuters . The core part of this inflation gauge, which excludes the food and energy components, ticked up 0.2%, also more than expected, up from a 0.1% increase the prior month. A 0.1% uptick was predicted. Still, the gains weren't doing much to challenge the market and the Federal Reserve's expectations of stable longer-term inflation conditions.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury was slipping 3/32, boosting the yield to 2.589%.The dollar was rising 0.25% to $82.96 according to the U.S. dollar index .


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Coastal conservation in Central America
Geographical location:
Latin America/Caribbean > Central America
Latin America/Caribbean > Central America > El Salvador
Latin America/Caribbean > Central America > Honduras
Latin America/Caribbean > Central America > Nicaragua
Stretching inward from the Pacific Ocean along the borders of El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, the coastal areas of the Gulf of Fonseca is marked by a seemingly endless series of winding lagoons and mangrove swamps. The Miskito Coast, stretching along the Atlantic coast of Honduras and Nicaragua, has hundreds of kilometres of untouched beaches and rainforests.
WWF is working to improve conservation management specifically designed to reduce marine and coastal threats in both of these unique Central American regions.
PROARCA/Costas is part of a regional initiative developed in direct response to the Alliance for Sustainable Development for Central America and CONCAUSA (Central American-United States Joint Accord). These 1994 agreements provide a regional policy declaration and strategic framework, endorsed at the highest political levels, for the PROARCA project. PROARCA is being carried out in partnership with the Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD) with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
PROARCA/Costas is being implemented by a team comprised of 3 main partners -The Nature Conservancy (TNC), WWF, and the University of Rhode Islands (URI) Coastal Resources Center - and local NGOs in each of the 4 countries. Under WWF, the Biodiversity Support Program (BSP) also provides short-term technical assistance.
Improve the management and protection of coastal and marine resources at 2 sites:
- The Miskito Coast (encompassing Nicaragua and Honduras on the Atlantic Coast).
- The Gulf of Fonseca (encompassing El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua on the Pacific Coast).
1. Develop local, national and regional policy recommendations, based on field activities, in support of sustainable development and conservation of coastal and marine ecosystems in Central America.
2. Strengthen local, national and regional capacity towards the conservation and sustainable development of critical coastal and marine ecosystems, in government organizations, NGOs and local communities.
3. Improve the availability and accuracy of baseline information for marine and coastal resource management in Central America.
4. Develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation system specifically designed to measure reduction in threat to critical marine and coastal ecosystems in Central America.

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About the Author: Geoffrey R. Pyatt serves as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.
Three days in Dhaka, February 11-13, gave me a powerful impression of the mighty challenges and awesome opportunities that face this country of 160 million. Following a short stop in Singapore, where I was able to discuss that country's bridging role between South Asia and ASEAN, I was fascinated to hear Bangladesh's complementary vision for regional economic integration, and its strong support for greater U.S. efforts to foster collaboration under the umbrella of SAARC.
Eighty percent of Bangladesh's population is under the age of 40 and their rise to power, demographically and politically, will change the landscape of the country and the region. During my visit, I met several civil society leaders who represent this youth majority. I was immediately struck by their energy and talent. They believe wholeheartedly in the promise and potential of Bangladesh as a pluralist, tolerant and democratic society that is rich in its talented and resilient human capital. At the same time, these young people, and many others that I met, registered well-founded concern over recent attacks on civil society. I was honored to meet one of their national heroes, Grameen Bank Managing Director and Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, over lunch. I was glad to express the widespread support of my government for the ongoing work of an independent Grameen Bank.
Bangladesh's vibrant business community, well-represented by the American Chamber of Commerce, informed me that Bangladesh boasts the third-largest, Ready-Made Garments (RMG) industry in the world, and noted the strong Bangladeshi affinity for American brands and American companies.
In addition to meetings with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia, I was also welcomed to the Jatiyo Sangsad Parliament building. The building was designed by American architect Louis Kahn. Those familiar with my hometown of La Jolla, California, will recognize the architectural vocabulary shared by the Salk Institute and Bangladesh's beautiful National Assembly.
My first visit to Bangladesh certainly won't be my last.
Ashim C. in India writes:
It is fashionable to talk about demographic advantages of countries, which have failed to control population growth. While the thought may have merit; But I somehow can help thinking that we, India for instance, had persisted with family planning as steadfastly as she launched it in saventies, India's population would be in the region of possibly 900 million or so. There is need to assess what advantage that would have given India. Needless to say all countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America need to look at what advantages developed countries of Europe have because their demographic patterns.


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Mazdzer breaks through with first podium
For Saranac Lake's Chris Mazdzer, getting his first World Cup podium finish in Whistler, British Columbia was something he's dreamt about for a long time.
"Really, you start at a young age building up to this," Mazdzer told the Enterprise on Monday via phone from Park City, Utah. "It would be more like 14 years (that I've been) kind of waiting for this moment, anticipating it."
Now 25 years old, Mazdzer has been competing internationally since the age of 13. He's been on the World Cup tour since age 21.
Mazdzer said Friday's silver medal came on a day when it was extremely cold in Whistler, which was the site of the 2010 Winter Games.
"Temperatures were anywhere from zero Fahrenheit to 10, so the ice was extremely hard," he said. "Training went really well."
After his training run, Mazdzer realized he could go even faster during the competition.
"I had an awesome run, felt really good, felt that I could push it more," he said.
So Mazdzer did just that in the competition runs, to the point where he said he actually "felt out of control."
"I was just barely holding on," he said. "It's kind of like a high-risk, high-reward run, and luckily I had two runs with no skids because I felt out of control the whole time."
Mazdzer, who will compete in his second Olympic Games in two months in Sochi, Russia, stood fourth after one run, just 0.006 of a second from third place. His final heat hurtled him over Germany's David Moeller, the 2010 Olympic silver medalist and Andi Langenhan of Germany.
Mazdzer was only topped by defending Olympic champion Felix Loch, another German. The winner had the two fastest runs of the night, posting times of 48.258 and 48.428 seconds. His total of 1 minute, 36.686 seconds was nearly 0.3 clear of Mazdzer's 1:36.978.
"I was hoping potentially third but second was awesome," Mazdzer said.
With the silver medal finish, Mazdzer became the first United States luge racer to score in the top three since Tony Benshoof's World Cup bronze medal during the 2006-2007 season. The last U.S. World Cup victory was Wendel Suckow's gold medal in the Nagano pre-Olympic test event in 1997.
Mazdzer's first career podium came two weeks after finishing fourth and clinching a nomination to his second Olympic team. The fourth-place finish in Igls, Austria was a career best at the time.
The recent strong finishes have given Mazdzer confidence in his ability and technique. Not having to worry about making major adjustments at this stage is a big advantage for him.
"If I can put two really good runs together I can be a medal contender," Mazdzer said. "I just really have to focus entirely on the process, clean things up. I don't have to change so many things to try to get really fast. Right now, I'm really close. I can just do minor changes. So that should help with my consistency."
Mazdzer returns to the ice on Saturday with a World Cup race in Park City.


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(Guest Post by Lead Coach Matthew)
Giving Kids Options (When and Why?)
At Soccer Shots, we pride ourselves on being a positive introduction to organized sports, as well as a supportive, engaging, and FUN environment in which to learn. But we have to set boundaries too. With sometimes upwards of 50 children in the park at a time, we have to be careful to keep our groups engaged, a little "crazy" having fun, but also "under control."
If you were to sit on the side of a field, and listen, I mean really listen to the words our coaches use, you might realize they choose their words carefully, and with purpose. Sure, some of it's meant to engage, and generate buy in from the kids, but other times it's more than that. Here are three things you'll probably hear when our coaches might (or might not) give a child an "option" to do something (and why).
1. "It's okay if you don't want to join in right now, I'll come back and check in with you in ….. hmm, how many minutes do you think I should wait before coming back?"
We've all had that time, even as adults, where we were unsure, not ready, and we needed a little time before we jumped head first into something new. When children are new to Soccer Shots, shy, or a little unsure, we don't force them to join in. We give them the option of taking their time. Engaging them in the process by asking "how many minutes should I give you…?" allows them to have their space, but also be a part of the plan to join in later on.
It's so important to come back, check in again, and show them that you can be trusted. I can't count how many times this has worked for me in getting a child to engage. This, of course though, is dependent upon having the time to wait.
2. "Let's all do a stop position!" vs. "Can we do a stop position?"
This is one of the most common pieces of feedback, I give our coaches when I am in the field observing our classes. Phrase the desired behavior as a fun command, versus a request. When you ask a group if they "can" do something, inevitably you'll have one child that thinks… "hmmm. I can…. but not now," or "I'm not sure I can," and even just, "no, I can't." Set your children, and your self up for success, try to get them excited to do what you're asking, especially if it's non-negotiable.
3. "I can help you move out of the goal, or you can move yourself, this is not safe for your body." Which sometimes turns into, "I am going to have to help you move by helping you get up, ready? One… Two… Three…"
SAFETY. Always important. We try to make this an option at first, as a sign of respect to the child we are working with, but sometimes it becomes necessary to intervene for the child's safety. You'll notice though, that even in intervening, we are still letting the child know what is coming, and to some degree still giving them a chance to take ownership and do what is needed on their own.
Chop Move!
(Guest Post by Lead Coach Kim)
This week we will be discussing the inside and the outside Chop Move.
This is another move that teaches our children how to change direction quickly and effectively. We teach the kids this move by practicing dribbling one direction, and then "chopping" the ball back the other way. This is done with either the inside, or in future weeks, the outside of the foot, by placing it in front of the ball and using the inside/outside of the foot to chop back the other direction.
This move works really well in the Race Car game that we play. We use the same lights as in Red light, Green Light, only this time, when we say "crash" or "orange light", it's time to do a soccer shots move. Soccer players then do the chop move and go in the other direction on the race track. This shows young players how to change directions quickly, and they get to play race cars which tends to be a favorite game for many kids!
Passing and Trapping!
(Guest Post by Lead Coach Kim)
This week is all about sharing the ball, which in soccer is called passing. This is a great skill for kids to learn especially at an age when it can be hard for them to understand sharing.
We teach this with team building games because passing utilizes teamwork. There is a game we play called blob tag, which calls for the children to run around and once they get tagged they must join hands and make one big chain which looks like a "blob". This game is great, but depending on the size of the group it may be easier to play a different version of the game, such as freeze tag. Either game teaches the children the need to work together to accomplish a goal.
When we teach passing and trapping, we show the students that we want to use the inside of their foot when they kick or trap the ball. Now of course this may take a few times to learn but the most important thing is that they are kicking the ball to a friend and that they are sharing. This skill isn't easy to learn and is such an accomplishment when they do, because at this age sharing can be hard. As coaches we celebrate everything the kids do but seeing the kids passing, especially during scrimmage, really is remarkable.
Teaching Sportsmanship!
I had coached the same general group of kids for a few seasons. They all knew each other well and knew each other's strengths and weaknesses. This season, we had a new kid join in who had clearly played soccer before. "Andrea" wasn't exceptionally better than any of the other kids but she could give any of them a run for their money. All the kids in the class still got along great until a few weeks into the season…
"John" and "Andrew" were best friends and pretty much the two "best" soccer players in the class. To make things fair for everyone else, I usually put them on opposite teams when it came to scrimmage. They always competed well against each other and never had a problem with the other one winning. It was sportsmanship at its finest as far as I could tell. However, a few weeks into the new season John and Andrew got paired up on the same team going up against Andrea. It was all fun, until I blew the whistle and John and Andrew's team had lost, a lot to nothing. Of course I wasn't keeping strict score for either team but they were a competitive group of kids and always kept pretty good track of the score on their own. After the game, Andrew handed me his jersey with the rest of the kids and was just as happy as usual. John, on the other hand, I was surprised to see still had the jersey on well after the game was over.
I walked up to him as the other kids were collecting the cones and saw tears welling up in his eyes. "John, what's wrong" I asked, thinking maybe he got hurt and I had missed it. He took a second before he looked up and yelled, "it's not fair! We lost! I didn't get a turn." I was a little confused because he had lost plenty of times in the many season's he'd been playing. "It's okay," I reassured him, "we'll still play next week and I'm sure you'll score lots of goals then. "No it's not fair, I don't want to play anymore."
I couldn't understand why this time was so different. I tried to reassure him some more but he wasn't having any of it. Fast-forward to the next week and John was ready to play soccer again. He had largely forgotten about the incident it appeared and was ready to play. That was, until the scrimmage was over, and neither team had scored a goal. Again, after the scrimmage, John was distraught that he hadn't won. I asked him again what was wrong and again he told me he lost and that it wasn't fair.
I was still confused about what made this time any different than the other times he had lost but I was prepared. "But you tied" I told him. "It's not fair" he said insistently. This time I was ready though. "Why isn't it fair John?" I was starting to think there wasn't an actual reason. "Because we lost" he said keeping his reasoning in a circle. "But what if you had won, then the other team loses then is it not fair to them?" I asked him. "But I don't want them to win."
Finally we got to the root of the problem. John was fine with losing before because it usually meant that Andrew won. They were best friends and hugged and high-fived and were happy win or lose. But when John was on Andrew's team and they both lost, Andrew saw no reason he should be happy the other team won. It took another week for John to really understand that it was okay to lose. I had to stress that he was still having fun and just as importantly, so were the kids on the other team.
The concept of winning and losing is hard to get across to kids. The best way I've found to do it, is to first really understand what their underlying meaning of winning and losing for them is. Some kids really want to win, some really don't want to lose, some have learned that winning is good and some just have an inherent drive. It may be a cliché to say that every kids is unique but it's true, every situation is different. The most important thing though, is to make sure the kid learns for themselves that winning and losing are both okay. It isn't as easy as telling them. They have to experience it both ways. The thing you can do, is explain to them the best you can so that when they do win or lose, they make the choice for themselves to be a gracious winner and a gracious loser.
Step Over Move!
(Guest Post by Lead Coach Kim)
The Step Over Move teaches kids how to get around another player and keep the ball.
This move can be taught in many different ways but the main idea of this move is to keep the ball away from the opponent. We teach this move because it is important to know how to navigate the field and keep the ball in your possession. The Step Over Move is essentially faking one direction while stepping over the ball and then going in a different direction. Whether you turn around or just veer to the side depends on the situation.
One fun way they to practice this new move is during Red Light, Green Light. This game can be played differently by different coaches; I like to give them "steering wheels" (colorful rings) and have the children pretend to be cars with their soccer ball being the car. Red Light means stop position, Yellow Light means "slow like a turtle", and Green Light means "fast like a bunny". This gives them an opportunity to practice their dribbling while also "driving" their car. Then… I say Orange Light, which I learned from another coach and use it as a Soccer Shots move light. When I say Orange Light they show me the Step-Over Move to change directions, that way we can practice it and still have fun!
Soccer Shots: Coach Chris
Across the country Soccer Shots coaches positively impact girls and boys in all sorts of ways!
Through countless smiles, numerous high-fives, encouraging words, patient instruction, and caring acts our coaches make a difference in the lives of children.
Watch this short video and meet one such coach – Coach Chris. While Chris doesn't coach for Soccer Shots Los Angeles, his story, passion, and dedication to making an impact is incredibly similar to all of the coaches on our team.
Keeping Kids Busy Over Winter Break
With no school, and no soccer, we know winter break can get a little crazy. Kids bouncing off the walls, and parents wondering what to do next… Here are a few ideas we thought of to keep everyone busy!
1. Make a plan ahead of time. Figure out activities and places to go, so you don't have to figure it out last minute.
2. If possible, stick to your usual routine. This will help your child know what to expect and when, as well as help with transition back to the norm, after the holidays.
3. Head to a movie, or check out a local museum. We love the Kidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena, or the Zimmer Children's Museum in Mid-City/Miracle Mile. There's also a new Discovery Cube (opened by Discovery Science Foundation) in Sylmar!
4. Visit a local park and practice those Soccer Shots moves and games!
5. Find a new favorite book at the local library or bookstore. Have you read "The Book With No Pictures" by B.J. Novak? It's quickly become one of our favorites!
6. Have FUN! 🙂 Spend time together just playing, follow your child's lead. Build a fort out of couch cushions, or put on a play; let your imaginations take over.
Power Kicks and Shooting!
(Guest Post by Lead Coach Kim)
This week we will be talking about shooting. Shooting is an essential part of soccer because, as we all know, the only way to get points in soccer is by shooting the ball into the goal. Its important that we show our kids how to do this while not putting so much emphasis on winning or losing.
An easy way that we can show our kids how to shoot the soccer ball is by setting it up on a cone. It gives the children an easier way of delivering a powerful kick. We show them to use the top part of their foot in what we call a power kick, with their "laces" or "velcro." It is easy for soccer players to understand where we want them to kick when we associate it with something they know.
This week we also play an astronaut and alien game where the kids are astronauts and have to shoot their lasers or rockets ships (soccer balls) into the stars and planets (cones) so they can "visit" them. During the game, coaches are silly aliens who have the power to pick the planets (cones) up while encouraging soccer players to try to be faster than the alien and knock them back down again. They love this game and it really helps to emphasize the shooting technique.
For goal scoring when practicing shooting, we play Duck, Duck, Shoot, a play on the popular game Duck, Duck, Goose. First coaches pick the first child to shoot and then the kids get involved and pick a friend to go next. This emphasizes teamwork and they get to practice shooting one more time.
On their own terms…
As a Soccer Shots Director, I feel lucky to have a vast array of experiences within the company, from administrative tasks to working with kids and families in the field.
This fall I have worked with two children, at two different schools, that reminded me once again why I LOVE Soccer Shots, why we do what we do, and why we take the approach that we take.
The first child, has played several seasons of Soccer Shots, starting over a year ago, in my class. He was a child that I knew when I met him, would benefit from Soccer Shots. Each week before soccer we talked about having safe, calm bodies, using listening ears, and playing all the games. In a few short weeks, this child fell in love with soccer. We run 4 classes at his school, and each time we walk by his classroom, he excitedly asks if it's his turn yet. Not every child needs the reminders that this child needs before class, and not every coach would have suggested this child join their class of 10 other kids, on black top. Some coaches, in some other programs, wouldn't have seen what I saw in this child. Through the imminent added challenge, I saw promise, I saw potential. I knew it wasn't going to be easy, and I took him into my class without hesitation. I visited this school recently, and this child greeted me with a gigantic hug. During soccer, he reminded me again how unique each child we work with truly is. And how important it is to meet them where they are, and give them every opportunity to succeed, on their own terms. They deserve that. He stopped mid-dribble while I was watching his class, and proclaimed… "A PUDDLE! Coach Alyssa, I just need a second to explore this puddle real quick…"
Some coaches, in some other programs, would have denied him the opportunity to lay down, close one eye, and really check out that puddle. I knew, if he didn't get that opportunity, it was probably going to affect his ability to engage in the rest of class. So… we did. We explored the puddle for a little while, and then he went right back to dribbling…
The second child, started her first season of Soccer Shots this fall, and met me on day one, with eyes full of tears. She was shy, hesitant, and reluctant to try something new. Instead of forcing her out of her comfort zone, I let her sit on the side of soccer island to observe our class. By the end of week one's class, she was trying stop position, on her own, on the sideline. When I acknowledged her success, she was again hesitant to respond. Week two was similar, with some progress. By week three, she was dribbling and doing pull back moves on the sideline, and joining us for a game or two. I never forced her to join, but would occasionally ask her if she wanted to try what we were doing. Most often she declined, but she watched and took in EVERYTHING we were doing.
By week five, there were no tears when myself and the other coach arrived… and she played the entire class with us! She even asked me if she could have a turn playing in the scrimmage! This felt like a huge accomplishment, since scrimmage can be one of the most intimidating parts of class. One ball, 3 or 4 kids on each team, running full speed at each other… But she did it, without hesitation!
We could have suggested this child wasn't ready for soccer, or that she try again next season… But we didn't. We gave her the time and space she needed, to join us, on her own terms.
For me, and for many kids, THIS is exactly what Soccer Shots is about. It's about development. It's about potential. It's about small successes. It's about respecting each child, and giving them the opportunity they need. Soccer Shots also happens to be about soccer and skill building, but for me, and for many kids, that comes second to the skills built when given time and space to develop and grow on their own terms.


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Secretary Clinton issued a video message reflecting on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. The Secretary said:
"Forty years ago, Earth Day began in the United States as a 'teach-in' -- a day to educate people about the environmental challenges facing our planet. Today, we know more than ever about the challenges of preserving our environment -- from clean water to climate change -- and Earth Day has evolved into a call for sustainable solutions and local action all over the world.
"The Obama Administration has taken concrete steps toward achieving these goals. Under the President's leadership, the United States has reengaged in international climate negotiations and we are more aggressively working to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. And at the State Department, we are elevating environmental issues in our diplomatic relationships and forging new partnerships to better engage on those global challenges.
"Last year, the State Department challenged our more than 60,000 employees worldwide to lessen the environmental footprint of our diplomatic work, and this year we are launching the Greening Embassy Forum to share what we've learned.
"Today, environmental awareness and activism are on the rise across the world -- proof that Earth Day's teachings have begun to change all of us, and change the environment we share. We have come a long way these last 40 years, but we have so much more to do. And we need your help to do it.
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Two governors joined the call today to get marijuana off the federal government's Schedule 1 list of drugs - drugs that are easily abused but have no medical benefit.
Christine Gregoire of Washington and Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island sent a joint letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration urging it to reclassify pot as a drug with accepted medical uses, the New York Times reports. Their states, like California, allow medical marijuana, but are in a quandary because marijuana is still against federal law.
The governors say the reclassification is needed so their states can regulate medical pot dispensaries without fear of federal prosecution.
As the California Medical Association and The Bee's editorial board have pointed out, the reclassification would also allow more research into which diseases and conditions can be treated with marijuana and the best doses and methods of ingestion.
With U.S. attorneys in California leading the recent federal crackdown on medical pot, which they say has been hijacked by profiteers, you'd think that our governor would jump at the chance to join this petition,
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Bridge exercise plans continue
HOUGHTON – Though no dates have been determined, there could be a full-scale bridge outage exercise involving a pontoon bridge within two years.
Members of the Portage Lake Lift Bridge Planning Group recently met with Michigan Guard officers from Lansing and staff from the 1437th Engineering Company from Sault Ste. Marie to discuss planning options.
"It's a little bit premature to say that we're going to end up with an exercise next year, but we're very encouraged with the guard's participation that we'll end up with an exercise sooner or later," said Jack Dueweke, emergency services coordinator for Houghton County. Dueweke said he will be traveling to Sault Ste. Marie to look at the available resources and see the deployment of the pontoon bridge.
The Portage Lake Lift Bridge Planning Group began meeting in 2010, spurred by a six-and-a-half-hour outage that August caused by a defective switch.
A full-scale test would involve bringing the pontoon bridge over from Sault Ste. Marie. There would be several steps before that, including National Guard reconnaisance of the Portage Lake Shipping Canal and tabletop exercises.
Dueweke said there are numerous logistical issues involved in erecting the pontoon bridge. The 700-foot pontoon bridge would be brought over on 18 trucks. The assemblage would also include a small flotilla of boats as well as staff for the boats and bridge construction. There also needs to be an evaluation of potential access points for the bridge.
But while they hope to have time to set up testing, it could come together in a hurry if necessary, Dueweke said.
"If there were an incident tomorrow, they would bring the asset here and they would set it up," he said. "In an emergency, we would work on the fly to set it up."
Dueweke said he is confident the exercises with the National Guard will come together.
"At the last meeting, they showed a definite interest in what we were doing, and also verbalized to the group and to me that our expectations of them are not unreasonable," he said.
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i don't know what i can say about this that hasn't already been said.
i'm not going into details. i will assume if you are reading this you already know what happened.
it sickens me that fans/students are sending mccleary death threats for reporting seeing something, therefore resulting in paterno's firing. this is not about the firing of a football coach.
it upsets me that the coach (sandusky) was allowed to continue to bring children to the university showers.
people knew something horrible was going on. they had to have. what did these people know and when did they know it?
did you know sandusky lived right next door to an elementary school?
i find it gross that while the penn state university wants fans to wear light blue clothes to honor the abused children, students want fans to wear white shirts to honor paterno. this...is...not...about...a...fired...football coach.


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No matter how busy the holiday season gets, we never miss the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens' Festival of Trees. What we love most about it: including children in the festivities. It warms our hearts to watch the little faces beam during the light and sound show or the presentation of the themed trees. Which is why we were thrilled to learn of ANSG's plans to create a children's gala this year. On December 15, the kids will have their own garden adventure, enjoying cool activities like a poetry slam (this year's theme is "the wonder of words"), a performance by the School of Rock, favors of air guitars and sunglasses, a photo booth and, of course, the light show they so adore. The grown-ups will still be able to enjoy opening night (December 6), this year sans kids.


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Tax-free campus plan sounding familiar
The more we hear, and don't hear, about the Tax-Free NY proposal unveiled last month by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the more it sounds like it could be called Empire Zone 2.0.
Like its predecessor – which involved zones in certain spots throughout the state where businesses could get breaks on taxes, utilities and other expenses – Tax-Free NY would allow state politicians to say they are creating jobs while ignoring the underlying issues that discourage many businesses from starting up or expanding in New York.
While not all of the details are available yet, what Cuomo and other state officials have talked about sounds like a good deal for the recipients. The Tax-Free NY program would give new businesses the ability to operate with no state income tax for employees, and no sales, property or business tax for 10 years if businesses move close to a State University of New York institution – such as North Country Community College. Up to 200,000 square feet surrounding a campus would be included in the tax-free zone.
Eligible businesses would include those with a relationship to the academic mission of the university and companies creating new jobs, including new businesses, out-of-state businesses that relocate to New York and existing businesses that expand their New York operations while maintaining their existing jobs.
While Cuomo is focused on reducing the perception of New York as a high-tax state, the program – like the former Empire Zone program – likely would shift the tax burden instead of reducing it. Companies that move into a new tax-free zone would leave other businesses – and state residents – to pick up the tab.
The old Empire Zone program was abused. Some companies received tax breaks without creating the promised jobs. Unfortunately, the new proposal looks like it could be exploited in the same fashion.
Designated zones with temporary tax breaks would fall short of solving the state's economic troubles. A better idea for creating jobs would be for the state to dramatically reduce government spending and cut regulations and fees for all businesses. This would make the state "business-friendly" and benefit all businesses – and their employees. The state's economy would stand a better chance of improvement.


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Well, Guru's dead, Porunga is gone, Vegeta isn't immortal, Krillin didn't get his hoagie and Frieza's here. This couldn't possibly get any worse.
...What's Bulma doing with that frog?
*Over 2000 posts, gentlemen! Fine work.*
Well, Guru's dead, Porunga is gone, Vegeta isn't immortal, Krillin didn't get his hoagie and Frieza's here. This couldn't possibly get any worse.
...What's Bulma doing with that frog?
*Over 2000 posts, gentlemen! Fine work.*
Oh now the frog is bulma and Bulma is the frog. I'm sure goku and all will notice right away that Ginyu is in Bulma. He's known her since he came out of the forests.
oooooooooh freiza and vegeta are equally matched? this wont last long its not like frieza has secret powers.
"Bitch please"
Krillin agrees...Oh, super demon Frieza. Those are some gnarly horns. Sure would suck if he impaled someone with them.
Namek must be tiny. Piccolo gets put randomly on Namek, and just by chance, flys by Nail.
Huh.. ever wonder if Namekians have any other special abilities other than making dragonballs?
If you truly read and think about it, this explains the reason for an immense amount of things..."Those that criticize our generation forget who raised it"-nobody panics when things go "according to plan", even if the plan is horrifying! If tomorrow i tell the press if a gang-banger will get shot or a truck load of soliders will be blown up; no body panics. Its all apart of "The Plan". But if i say that one, little, old mayor will die, well then everyone losses their minds!
Oh my god krillin! Nooooooooooo
I bet Piccolo has this under control now.. if he will ever get there.. or if goku would just finish healing already. Why doesn't dende just do it?
only one able to understand why gohan is the way he is
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I just restarted DBZ again yesterday and found something interesting. In the episode where PoPo sends the Z fighters to train in the time chamber, they are sent back 100 years into the past and fight with what we are told are saiyans on planet Vegeta. How is it that PoPo even knew about this place/time to send them to? Or does the time chamber just pick somewhere random? It'd be quite the coincidence for it to be random considering the place/characters.
"I am the hope of the universe. I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace. I am the protector of the innocent. I am the light in the darkness. I am truth. Ally to good! Nightmare to you!!!"
Can someone put those side by side, if that's even possible? Thanks...
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The generalist looks outward; he looks for living principles, knowing full well that such principles change, that they develop. It is to the characteristics of change itself that the mentat-generalist must look. There can be no permanent catalogue of such change, no handbook or manual. You must look at it with as few preconceptions as possible, asking yourself, "Now what is this thing doing?" -Children of Dune
i think that chick in the background is Zangya from the Bojack movie, also i always assumed popo just sent them somewhere in their imagination of how they thought the sayians would be.


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Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux 1090-1153
French theologian and philosopher.
Known as "Doctor Mellifluus" (the "honey-mouthed doctor"), Bernard was a monk of the Cistercian order and one of the most eloquent preachers in twelfth-century France. He was instrumental in setting up Cistercian monasteries all over his country and achieved great influence in ecclesiastical circles all over Europe. In his writings, the most important of which is the theological treatise Sermones in canticum canticorum (Sermons on the Song of Songs, c. 1136), he presents a creed of mystical contemplation, meditation, and personal union with God. The Sermons and other works develop the metaphor of the church as the bride of Christ, stressing the importance of human love in understanding service to God. Although Bernard's writings have not reached a wide audience outside the church, his works have been studied by theologians and philosophers for their original explication of church doctrine and mystical ideas, as well as for their rejection of heresy and rationalistic theology. Commentators have also pointed out Bernard's vivid descriptions and characterizations and his extensive use of metaphor in his writings. His letters are of particular interest because of the portrait they present of an intensely emotional and driven man. Bernard's reputation today is as a mystic who was also one of the most commanding church leaders in the first half of the twelfth century, one of the most important representatives of monasticism in the Middle Ages, and a powerful propagator of the Cistercian reform.
Biographical Information
Bernard was born near Dijon, France, in 1090. His father was a knight who died during the Crusades, and his mother, descended from nobility, died when Bernard was seventeen. Because Bernard was not suited to a military life, he turned to the church for a career. His family sent him to study at Châlons to qualify for high ecclesiastical preferment, and they opposed his choice in 1111 to enter the monastery of reformed Benedictines founded by Robert of Molesmes in Citeaux. In 1113 Bernard became a monk in the Cistercian order and in 1115 he became abbot of a monastery at Clairvaux, one of the daughter monasteries of Citeaux. Bernard had a reputation for insisting on fierce monastic discipline and under his rule, the monastery at Clairvaux flourished. Although the monastery was actually subject to Citeaux, Clairvaux soon became the most prominent home of the Cistercian order, owing to Bernard's fame, his saintly character, his self-mortification, his reputed miracles, and his eloquent preaching, which attracted numerous pilgrims. By 1124 Bernard was already counted among the most influential ecclesiastical figures in France, engaging in important, high-level discussions about the church. Around 1124 Bernard began to experience health problems, a result of his relentless fasting and unremitting work schedule. After this illness, his health was poor for most of the rest of his life. In 1128 he was invited by Cardinal Matthew of Albano to the synod of Troyes, where he was instrumental in obtaining recognition for the new order of Knights Templar, the rules of which he is said to have drawn up. The following year, at the synod of Châlonssur-Marne, he ended the crisis arising out of certain charges brought against Henry, Bishop of Verdun, by persuading the Bishop to resign.
In 1130 Pope Honorius II died and two men were elected to the papacy, resulting in a schism in the church. In the synod at Etampes in April 1130 Bernard successfully asserted the claims of Pope Innocent II against those of Anacletus II. He supported Innocent vigorously for the eight years of the schism and triumphed when, after the death of Analectus in 1138, he convinced his successor to abdicate his position so that Innocent could be the undisputed head of the Catholic Church. Between 1130 and 1145, more than ninety monasteries were founded in connection with Bernard and he traveled all over Europe on church matters. The monastery at Clairvaux was transformed to reflect its status as the seat of power of one of the most influential branches of the Catholic Church. In 1145 a Cistercian monk, once a member of the community of Clairvaux, elected Eugenius III as Pope, due in part to Bernard's influence. In 1146, at the command of the Pope, Bernard began preaching the Second Crusade; its eventual failure was a great blow to him. He continued to write and to be active in ecclesiastical affairs until his death in 1153. Bernard was canonized in 1174 and named a Doctor of the Church in 1830.
Major Works
Bernard was a prolific writer, producing more than four hundred letters and numerous theological treatises. Because they were not officially published but circulated as working documents, the dates for many of his works are uncertain. Many of Bernard's theological tracts were composed at the request of others or for church business. His first known formal treatise, De gradibus humilitatis et superbiae (The Steps of Humility and Pride, c. 1124), was written for Godfrey of Langres, Abbot of Fontenay. The work, which elaborates upon the twelve steps of humility outlined by St. Benedict, delineates a threefold division of truth and urges monks to contemplate truth directly after leaving human understanding behind them. The treatise is an early expression of Bernard's contemplative, mystical theology and displays his vivid style and rhetorical skill. While he was convalescing during his illness in 1124, Bernard wrote his De in laudibus matris virginis (Sermons in Praise of the Virgin Mother), probably the only tract he wrote for himself and not at the request of anyone or to formalize the order's position on a subject. In his treatise on the Virgin Mary, Bernard likens himself to a knight errant who serves Mary as a courtier would serve his lover. Other treatises that were probably written around this time are Apologia (c. 1125), in which Bernard rebukes the Cistercians for criticizing the Benedictines before critiquing the Benedictines for what he saw as their laxity and luxuriance; De gratia et libero arbitrio (On Grace and Free Will c. 1126-35), which contends that humans are free to say "yes" or "no" to any idea but are not free from sin and misery, except through the grace of Christ; and De laude novae militiae (In Praise of the New Knighthood, c. 1128-35), in which Bernard praises and encourages the Knights Templar, a fledgling crusading order of warrior-monks.
Around 1136, Bernard wrote his best known and most influential work, Sermons on the Song of Songs. The work, comprising eighty-six sermons illuminating the first two chapters of the biblical Song of Songs, is a study of the relationship between Christ and the church as bridegroom and bride. The treatise uses the erotic elements of the Song of Songs to stress the importance of spiritual desire. This theme of human love is also explored in De diligendo Deo (On Loving God, c. 1126-41). Other important works by Bernard include Liber de praecepto det dispensatione (On Precept and Profession, c. 1141-44), an answer to various questions on monastic conduct and discipline posed to him by the monks of St. Peter at Chartres; a tract denouncing the heterodox views of Peter Abelard in Contra quaedarn capitala errorum Abaelardi ad Innocentem II (Against the Errors of Peter Abelard, 1140); and Vita Sancti Malachiae (The Life of St. Malachy, after 1148), which concerns itself with the conduct of the ideal prelate and presents Bernard's ideals for a reformed church. A companion piece to the biography, De Consideratione (On Meditation, c. 1148-53), Bernard's last work, was written at the Pope's request for the edification and guidance of Eugenius III.
Many hymns by Bernard continue to be used in the Roman breviary and the translated versions are used in the Protestant Church. Bernard also wrote miscellaneous sermons on a number of subjects, many of which reveal his mystical bent. His numerous letters—there are more letters by Bernard than by any of his contemporaries—are addressed to men and women of all classes and positions and provide a living picture of the abbot as well as an overview of religious concerns in twelfth-century France. The letters have been studied extensively for the portrait they provide of Bernard, who is revealed as a man of tempestuous emotions—sometimes terribly angry, sometimes irritated, and sometimes joking. From the letters there emerges an image of a man who is at once counsellor to kings, interested in the concerns of those who approached him for comfort, and devoted to his intimate relationship with God.
Critical Reception
During his lifetime, Bernard was one of the most important religious figures in France; he was regarded as the embodiment of the ideal of medieval monasticism. He had enormous political influence and he moved in the company of secular and church leaders from all over Europe. But even while he was alive, Bernard's greatness was assessed not by his writings or deeds but by his life and character. He rejected heresy but did not have a shallow or conservative view of Christian teachings. He believed that faith was to be fostered by persuasion and his eloquent sermons were said to be full of charm and vivacity. Like his letters, his sermons touch on a variety of subjects, great and small and are addressed to people of diverse stations—evidence of how he could successfully appeal to both unlearned and learned audiences. He was revered for his unflinching devotion to his order and his untiring work in serving God and his people.
The first complete edition of Bernard's writings appeared in Paris in 1508, edited by André Bocard and published under the title Seraphica melliflui devotique doctoris S. Bernardi scripia. A critical edition of his writings edited by Dom J. Mabillon, Sancti Bernardi, appeared in 1667. The church's interest in Bernard and his writings has been steady over the centuries and Bernard's writings have had great influence on mystical writing, religious poetry, and theology. He has been admired by such thinkers as Erasmus of Rotterdam in the fifteenth century and Thomas Merton in the twentieth. With Etienne Gilson's 1940 study of Bernard's theology, his writings reached a wider critical audience. Scholars writing in English have focused on his mystical bent, his views on love, and his humanism; most have concentrated on his most accessible work, his Sermons on the Song of Songs. In particular, Merton has written extensively on Bernard, discussing his ideas about the monk's life of active contemplation, among other things. Because of his often formal style and extensive quotation of Scripture, Bernard is not easy reading for a popular audience, so several new translations and studies have appeared to make his writings more accessible to modern readers.
Principal Works
De gradibus humilitatis et superbiae [The Steps of Humility and Pride] (theological treatise) c. 1124
Apologia (theological treatise) before 1125
De baptismo [On Baptism] (theological treatise) before 1125
De conversione ad clericos [Sermon Addressed to Clerics, on Conversion] (theological treatise) before 1125
De in laudibus matris virginis [Sermons in Praise of the Virgin Mother] (theological treatise) before 1125
De diligendo Deo [On Loving God] (theological treatise) c. 1126-41
De gratia et libero arbitrio [On Grace and...
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Etienne Gilson (essay date 1940)
SOURCE: Gilson, Etienne. "Regula LXXII." In The Mystical Theology of Saint Bernard, translated by A. H. C. Downes, pp. 6-13. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Publications, 1990.
[In the following excerpt from a work originally published in 1940, Gilson explores some of the influences on Bernard's writing, including Aelred of Rievaulx, Gilbert of Holland, Isaac L'Etoile, Cistercian mysticism, and, most importantly, Cicero's writings on love.]
Behind [St. Bernard and William of St. Thierry] certain secondary figures are visible in the background. Aelred of Rievaulx, although belonging to a later generation, still directly depends upon St. Bernard. Living wholly within...
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Thomas Merton (essay date 1954)
SOURCE: Merton, Thomas. "Saint Bernard's Writings." The Last of the Fathers: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and the Encyclical Letter, Doctor Mellifluus, pp. 47-67. New York, N.Y.: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1954.
[In the following excerpt, Merton surveys Bernard's best-known writings, which he says offer a coherent doctrine that embraces life. The critic characterizes them as the work of a mystic who emphasizes grace and expresses in lyrical terms his love for Jesus.]
It seems that one of the things Saint Bernard wanted to get away from, when he entered Citeaux, was literary ambition. Profoundly affected by the humanistic renaissance of the twelfth century, his works...
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Jean Leclercq (essay date 1977)
SOURCE: Leclercq, Jean. "St Bernard in Our Times." In Saint Bernard of Clairvaux: Studies Commemorating the Eighth Centenary of His Canonization, edited by M. Basil Pennington, pp. 1-26. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Publications, 1977.
[In the following essay, Leclercq surveys scholarship on Bernard's life and major writings in the 800 years after his death and reflects on the sociological, psychological, and linguistic possibilities for further research.]
In 1953 we celebrated the eight-hundredth centenary of the death of Bernard of Clairvaux. At the end of the last of the congresses held in Bernard's native Burgandy on this occasion, it occured to several of the...
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William O. Paulsell (essay date 1977)
SOURCE: Paulsell, William O. "Virtue in St Bernard's Sermons on the Song of Songs." In Saint Bernard of Clairvaux: Studies Commemorating the Eighth Centenary of His Canonization, edited by M. Basil Pennington, pp. 101-17. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Publications, 1977.
[In the following essay, Paulsell discusses the connection between virtue and spiritual progress in Bernard's sermons on the Song of Songs.]
The eighty-six sermons of Bernard of Clairvaux on the Song of Songs constitute one of the great classics of Christian spirituality. Here the Abbot of Clairvaux outlined for his monks a methodology of spiritual development. He saw a direct...
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G. L. J. Smerillo (essay date 1977)
SOURCE: Smerillo, G. L. J. "Caritas in the Initial Letters of Saint Bernard." In Saint Bernard of Clairvaux: Studies Commemorating the Eighth Centenary of His Canonization, edited by M. Basil Pennington, pp. 118-36. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Publications, 1977.
[In the following essay, Smerillo explores the idea of Deus caritas est–God is love—as presented in Bernard's first twenty-one letters.]
This essay has as its intent the explication of one idea found in a small number of texts, an idea that is fundamental to the whole of St Bernard's thought. Its basis is 1 John 4: 16: Deus caritas est.
St Bernard's...
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Thomas Merton (essay date 1980)
SOURCE: Merton, Thomas. "Action and Contemplation in the Mystery of Christ." In Thomas Merton on Saint Bernard, pp. 23-58. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Publications, 1980.
[In the following excerpt, Merton discusses Bernard's ideas regarding the active, contemplative, and apostolic lives in his Sermons on the Song of Songs.]
Before we approach the subject of this study, which is St Bernard's doctrine on the active and contemplative lives, let us first pause to consider the great mystery of action and contemplation in Our Lord Jesus Christ, as it is revealed to us in the New Testament....
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Theresa Moritz (essay date 1980)
SOURCE: Moritz, Theresa. "The Church as Bride in Bernard of Clairvaux's Sermons on the Song of Songs." In The Chimaera of His Age: Studies of Bernard of Clairvaux; Studies in Medieval Cistercian History V, edited by E. Rozanne Elder and John R. Sommerfeldt, pp. 3-11. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Publications, 1980.
[In the following essay, Moritz examines Bernard's ninth sermon in his Sermons on the Song of Songs and argues that it reflects Bernard''s conviction that the Church is Christ's true bride.]
In the Sermons on the Song of Songs, Bernard of Clairvaux identifies the Bride, whose marriage the Song celebrates, as a figure both for the...
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Emero Stiegman (essay date 1980)
SOURCE: Stiegman, Emero. "Humanism in St. Bernard of Clairvaux: Beyond Literary Culture." In The Chimaera of His Age: Studies of Bernard of Clairvaux; Studies in Medieval Cistercian History V, edited by E. Rozanne Elder and John R. Sommerfeldt, pp. 23-38. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Publications, 1980.
[In the following essay, Stiegman argues that theological humanism underlies Bernard's writings, noting that he held a deep sense of human worth and profoundly humanistic ideas about the genesis of human love.]
Humanism, like all terms which historians invent to label a complex but broadly identifiable set of attitudes, is subject to ambiguity; the attitudes...
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Thomas Renna (essay date 1980)
SOURCE: Renna, Thomas. "St. Bernard and the Pagan Classics: An Historical View." In The Chimaera of His Age: Studies of Bernard of Clairvaux; Studies in Medieval Cistercian History V, edited by E. Rozanne Elder and John R. Sommerfeldt, pp. 122-39. Kalamazoo, Mich.: Cistercian Publications, 1980.
[In the following essay, Renna explores Bernard's attitude toward the Latin classics, explaining that while he himself was learned in classical works, Bernard opposed the study of pagan writings for monks.]
Was there a monastic attitude towards pagan literature during the early Middle Ages? While historians prior to the 1920s stressed the monks' hostility toward the latin...
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Thomas Renna (essay date September 1993)
SOURCE: Renna, Thomas. "Bernard and Bede." American Benedictine Review 44, no. 3 (September 1993): 223-35.
[In the following essay, Renna compares Bernard's outlook regarding the goals and function of monks to that of the Anglo-Saxon Bede.]
Bede and Bernard. The one, the great monastic illuminary from Anglo-Saxon England; the other, from twelfth-century France. They lived at two important junctures in the development of Western monasticism. Modern historians have generally emphasized Bede's place in the Northumbrian renaissance, and Bernard's role in the monastic reforms after 1100. Bernard is sometimes contrasted with Benedict of Nursia, Benedict of Aniane,...
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M. B. Pranger (essay date 1994)
SOURCE: Pranger, M. B. Introduction to Bernard of Clairvaux and the Shape of the Monastic Thought: Broken Dreams, pp. 3-18. Leiden, The Netherlands: E. J. Brill, 1994.
[In the following excerpt, Pranger speculates about the effect that the physical environment of the Cistercian monastery may have exerted on Bernard and his writings.]
Entering the site of the twelfth-century Cistercian monasteries at Fontenay in Burgundy or Le Thoronet in Provence, the visitor takes in two seemingly different sets of images. On the one hand, there is the austere but massive architectural form of the buildings making up the monastic complex, with their simple geometrical proportions. On...
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Robert Englert (essay date 1998)
SOURCE: Englert, Robert. "Monastic Humility: A Study of Humility in Bernard of Clairvaux and the Author of The Cloud of Unknowing." Studia Mystica 19 (1998): 36-44.
[In the following essay, Englert discusses Bernard's seminal ideas on monastic humility as the theological model for the fourteenth-century mystical text The Cloud of Unknowing.]
This study will deal with the subject, "monastic humility," as it develops in the works of Bernard of Clairvaux and the author of The Cloud of Unknowing. These representative authors of the twelfth and fourteenth centuries exhibit a continuity in doctrine that is characteristic of a monastic theology invoking...
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Further Reading
Cattaui, Georges. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, translated by Ena Dargan. Dublin, Ireland: Clonmore and Reynolds, Ltd., 1966, 136 p.
Biography analyzing Bernard's work as an abbot as well as his humanity, his personal views, and his religious message.
James, Bruno Scott. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux: An Essay in Biography, London, England: Hodder & Stoughton, 1957, 192 p.
Biography of St. Bernard focusing on his character and his life in the context of his times.
Meadows, Denis. A Saint and a Half: A New Interpretation of Abelard and St. Bernard of Clairvaux, New York: The...
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Gabe Gardner Blog - Not quite running with the Bulls in Madrid
Our Independence Day weekend, unlike most of our family and friends, was spent in Madrid, Spain. I must say that we could have been some of the only Americans to not have the 4th of July to relax and enjoy everything USA (we actually played our best match of the world league that night). Instead, we were gearing up for a very important weekend with two crucial matches against a resurgent Spanish team.
Going into this weekend, we sat atop of our World League pool at 7-1. Two wins would certainly put us in a nice position to keep it that way, especially considering Bulgaria was breathing down our necks at 6-2. As I mentioned previously, in order for us to qualify for the final round of world league in Brazil, we would have to win our pool of 4 teams (USA, Spain, Bulgaria, Finland).
We could not have been more pleased with the final results. Although we had to struggle through some adversity the first night, going up 2-0 in sets before loosing the next two sets, we managed to dig deep and pull out the 5th set in front of 4,100 fans 18-16. It was most likely our biggest win of World League thus far. To Spain's credit, they never really gave up the match when we appeared well in control after the first two sets.
Funny thing, while most of our matches in pool play had been back to back nights up to this point, for some reason the matches were Friday night of the 4th, then Saturday free, and the second match Sunday at around noon. We were fortunate to have this gift of a "recovery day" because most of the guys were well spent after playing a tough five set match on the 4th. Recover days are often critical to our continued success because it can be one of the hardest things in a tournament to play matches on consecutive days.
After a Saturday spent recovering and more or less just relaxing at the hotel, we arrived Sunday morning poised to finish the weekend how we started. We did not waste any time. Sundays match was a much better overall match by our team, and the guys really played well. Reid Priddy had one of his best matches, and really helped lead our team in veteran plays. Lloy Ball also stepped up and made it easy for our hitters. We were happy to wrap up the match easier than the first night winning 3-0.
Since we played on Sunday at noon, we were unable to get flights back to the USA until Monday morning. That meant we had from about 2pm on Sunday through the rest of the evening to relax and see Madrid. We realized while we were in Spain Sunday, that aside from volleyball, Spain had experienced an unbelievable week of sports. Just before we arrived Spain's soccer team won the Euro Cup and we could already see vendors around Madrid selling title shirts and memorabilia. But particularly on Sunday, to the excitement of our whole team watching (and many of us yelling for the one we had bet for or against with another team mate), Rafa Nadal won Wimbeldom for the first time defeating Feder in one of the best matches of all time. Also, the famous "running of the bulls" in Pamplona was held this weekend. It was kind of special just being in Spain while all this was happening.
Meanwhile, our athletic trainer Aaron Brock, myself and David Lee also managed to culture ourselves and spend 3 hours going downtown to the world famous Prado museum Sunday afternoon. Most of us are fortunate enough to have traveled enough to see some of the greatest museums of the world, but its not often we get to do so while we are on trips with the USA team. Most times we travel, we do not get a free day or afternoon to run around being a tourist...there is just not enough time with training, meals, treatment, and video. Sunday was a nice change.
The Prado was worth all the hype. Aside from being filled with tourists who often times mistook two rather tall Americans as another thing to stare at in a museum, the Prado had works of art that you could marvel at for hours. Looking at some of these paintings amazed me in regards to the time and mastery that must have been achieved to create such a beautiful piece. It seemed to me that for just a moment, we could look at these paintings and reflect as athletes. We could try to imagine that similarly to these artists, we had given most of our lives to arrive at a moment in time, a culmination of honing our skills, where we could have all the right ingredients at our disposal, and the opportunity to produce a masterpiece. It's my belief that our team's masterpiece will be painted at the Beijing Olympics in less than a month.
Gabe Gardner is a freelance contributor for teamusa.org. This blog was not subject to the approval of the United States Olympic Committee or any National Governing Bodies.


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