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Last week because of budgeting issues we had to let go of an alternate streaming provider resulting in the PRIMARY streaming back to the France server. This server though works very well in some countries, there are apparently severe buffering issues within the US. I am going to find a new Primary provider with a US location, and move the France server back to secondary shortly.
I surely do apologize for inconvenience this is causing but I get what I pay for, donations are down so I am forced to look for and use budget streaming providers. I found another provider and awaiting the server to be setup. I will be making the changes to all the links in MACCA Radio when that time comes, all you will need to do is refresh the page and use the new links. For those who have bookmarked and/or use older links for their internet radio boxes, you will have to update your settings with the new url.

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Hey everyone how we doing out there?? The band has been doing these off dates and it's really been quite a tease, we miss being on the road!! It seems everytime we go out, there is more and more fans! It's been an amazing few months with alot of new ventures and opportunities and we can't wait to play for you in your hometown! Thank you so much to all of you fans, you are what we do this for!
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Hello everyone, The puerh section of TeaChat has been a little slow lately, so I decide to make this so you can show everyone your pu. If you feel the need to show of your collection or anything else you have that has to do with puerh post it here!
I'll start this off with my small collection.
This last picture I just threw in because she came wandering in so I just took a picture of her, She's my tea companion.
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Proposed car lot rejected by FD city board
A plan to begin selling cars at a muffler shop on Fifth Avenue South was rejected Tuesday by Fort Dodge zoning officials concerned that the property isn't big enough to hold more vehicles.
"We get into trouble allowing small businesses to put more on the lot than the lot can accommodate," said Steve Hoesel, a member of the Board of Adjustment.
The board voted to deny a permit called a special exception that would be needed to allow a vehicle display lot at The Muffler Center Ltd., 2907 Fifth Ave. S.
Angela Torres, the associate city planner, told the board that she worked with Mitch Frank, the president of the muffler business, and found that the property could meet all but one of the requirements for a special exception. She said vehicle display lots must be on property measuring at least a half acre, but there isn't that much ground available at Frank's business.
Torres said Frank unsuccessfully attempted to buy more property.
Hoesel suggested closing the driveway that leads from the business to Fifth Avenue South. He said that would create five or six parking spaces and eliminate a driveway that is very close to the intersection of Fifth Avenue South and 29th Street.
Frank said the owner of the property, Richard Sessler, would not agree to that.
Board Chairwoman Susan Hayden said that through her work as a real estate agent she is aware of many instances in which people considered buying property on Fifth Avenue South with the intention of starting a car dealership only to back away from the plan upon learning that the desired site wasn't at least a half acre in size. She said it would be a bad idea to allow a dealership on a lot that doesn't meet the size requirement.
"By granting this special exception, we'll be setting a precedent and we'll be revisiting this issue time and time again," Hayden said.
Matt Johnson, the general sales manager of Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota and a member of the board, abstained from the otherwise unanimous vote to deny the special exception on the grounds that the proposed car lot would be a competitor with his business.


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Thanks for posting the sauce recipe - I'm going to give it a try
goosen1, how big/what size are the pies? Did you roll & dock? It looks very nice .
Hey Goosen!What would this pizza recipe taste like when its this way?16 oz or approx 3 1/3 cups all purpose flour8.75 oz or 1 1/8 cup warm water2 heaping tsp dry yeast2 tsp sugar½ tsp salt3 tbsp olive oil
16 oz or approx 3 1/3 cups bread flour 8.75 oz or 1 1/8 cup warm water2 heaping tsp dry yeast2 tsp sugar½ tsp salt3 tbsp olive oil1 tbsp powder milkMix water, yeast and sugar, let work for 5 minutes. Add powder milk, salt, olive oil and flour. Mix for approx. 5 minutes. Place in an oiled bowl, cover and let rise for at least 1 ½ hours. Punch down and divide into 3 sections.Add sauce and toppings then bake at 475-500 for 10-12 minutes.
Hey Goosen1 can I refigerate the extra? Or how about freeze? I am a newbie. Thanks.Frank
Also, can you add spices to the dough?
Thanks a ton CrazyDman! Frank
Here it is. My very first. Thanks to goosen1 for the recipe. I followed the dough exact and modified the sauce slightly to fit the tastes in the house. Thanks to CrazyDman for the advice and being there and answering when I had questions. Thankyou for the archive. I have found a hobby that fits perfect with homebrewing.Thanks again to all. Pie on and brew on.Frank
I'm glad that you guys like this recipe. Like I said before, It's a simple dough that I do like. I really love it when the oils from the cheese and pepperoni flow over the crust... Now I think I will make some this weekend!


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The future of gun legislation
FLINT – This is an appeal to the plinkers and plunkers out there – in other words the law-abiding folks who own the vast majority of assault-style weapons in this country and use them for nothing more violent than picking off cans and bottles at a sand pit or putting holes in cardboard targets on a range.
Without you, gun legislation has no real chance of passing Congress.
I heard about it on the radio. A news analysis said gun legislation has the proverbial snowball's chance because Republican lawmakers, and even a few Democrats, say they're not feeling any pressure from their constituents.
And without pressure, what do you expect them to do, vote their conscience? Vote for the good of the country? Vote because an assault-style weapon ban and limits on large capacity magazines are what a majority of Americans want? Vote because of the 26 children and adults slaughtered at Sandy Hook Elementary School last month or the thousands more who are sure to follow if we don't do something?
C'mon. That's not going to happen. Not with this Congress. Not while the NRA is stuffing campaign contributions into their pockets and throwing fear into anyone who opposes them.
So it comes down to you – the plinkers and plunkers of America. You are the key. President Obama admitted as much when he introduced his gun measures this week.
"Behind the scenes," he said, (special interest groups will) do everything they can to block any common sense reform and make sure nothing changes whatsoever.
The only way we will be able to change is if their audience, their constituents, their membership says this time must be different, that this time we must do something to protect our communities and our kids. This is our first task as a society, keeping our children safe. This is how we will be judged."
And he's right. It is how we will be judged – by our own consciences and by future generations.
So what will it be, plinkers and plunkers? Is your fun worth more to you than the lives of thousands more men, women and children? If not, then you need to say so. You need to tell your legislator and keep telling him, "Things have got to change."
And just so you know, I realize doing so will be tough. Who likes to admit that something they enjoy is something that should be banned or limited? No one.
Especially when it comes to guns. Guns are fun. I completely get the attraction. I used to be a plinker and plunker myself. I shot cans, bottles, targets. But the thing is, I managed to do those things with my dad's old .22 rifle, which took one bullet at a time, and a .22 pistol, which, I think, took six. (It's been a long while.)
I've never shot a Bushmaster AR-15, like the one Adam Lanza used, but I'll bet it's fun-squared. I'd love to fire one. Who wouldn't want to fire a gun that spits bullets as fast as you can yank the trigger? I would. I'd also love to fire a bazooka, lob a grenade and own a Sherman tank. None of that makes me bloodthirsty. I simply grew up playing too much Army man. I think a lot of extreme-gun owners did, too. They don't and never will use their weapons to harm or threaten their fellow man. They're just toys. Loud, destructive, completely fun toys. I get it.
But those toys are not toys when they get into the hands of this nation's legions of troubled and disenfranchised souls. They are wickedly effective tools. And like it or not there's no logical way to keep them out of their hands if they're in yours. That's the simple truth.
So while we might like our extreme guns, we as a nation can't afford them. It's time to change. Most gun owners will proudly tell you they are patriots who love this land. Here's a chance to prove it by putting the national interest over self-interest.
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During my travels on behalf of the Department of State, people sometimes ask, "Why does the Department of State expend so much effort to chronicle the status of religious freedom around the world?" Because religious freedom matters. In a world where 84 percent of the population claim a religion, it matters that people be free to make personal choices regarding their faith: to believe or not to believe, as well as to change one's religion without fear. Religious freedom matters not only because it is a universal human right, but also because it is essential for peaceful and thriving societies.
The Annual International Religious Freedom Country Reports chronicle the status of religious freedom in 199 countries and territories around the world. The reports also serve as advocacy tools to promote religious freedom.
Like many other nations, we in the United States struggle with religious intolerance. What helps us are our laws protecting religious freedom, a robust civil society, an unfettered media that reports when violations occur, and an independent judicial system to ensure redress through peaceful means. Without these tools, it is very difficult to make religious freedom a reality.
People take great risks to practice their faith in many countries. Religious groups struggle to find places to worship. Religious leaders have told me firsthand of the governmental discrimination and societal intolerance their members face.
But this is not the whole story. In my travels abroad, I see people taking positive action. In East Asia, I saw religious groups helping members of their community, whether or not they shared a faith. This is a clear demonstration of how people of faith can become agents of positive change. Good work is done when people of different faiths respect each other's rights dignity and work together on common goals, such as when the women in Liberia joined together to demand an end to war and the women of Cote d'Ivoire marched and died for peace. And now, representatives from different nations and international organizations are opening their own offices to promote religious freedom. For example, Canada just appointed its first Ambassador for Religious Freedom to promote religious freedom around the world. Efforts like these -- from both civil society and government -- are rewriting the narrative of hate and intolerance into one of acceptance and peace.
The challenges are daunting, but change is possible.
About the Author: Suzan Johnson Cook serves as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.


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Carole Tamayo, 47, of Jamestown was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Police on Tuesday responded to 25 Price St. when Tamayo allegedly became irate, yelling and using obscene language in public. Officers attempted to arrest her for disorderly conduct, however, Tamayo became physically resistant and noncompliant. She was eventually taken into custody and placed in Jamestown City Jail.
Steven W. Hallmark, 26, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest. At 2:26 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to the area of 188 Falconer St. for a reported fight. When officers arrived, they could hear a physical altercation inside the upper apartment. The occupants of the apartment refused to answer the door. Police were required to use force to enter the apartment. As officers were entering the apartment, Hallmark allegedly attempted to flee by exiting a window and jumping off the roof. He encountered officers outside, at which time he physically resisted arrest. He was transported to Jamestown City Jail and is currently being held awaiting arraignment.
Kristine McCool, 27, of Falconer Street, Jamestown was charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child and unlawful growing of cannabis. Police on Wednesday responded to reports of a fight. Upon arrival, officers could hear a physical altercation inside the upper apartment. Officers used force to enter the apartment and found McCool inside the back bedroom. She was allegedly highly intoxicated and unable to care for her children, all of whom were inside the apartment. Further investigation discovered a small marijuana growing operation. McCool was transported to Jamestown City Jail, and is being held without bail awaiting arraignment.
DUNKIRK – Brenda L. Carter-Ducett, 50, of Deer Street, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third-degree and criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third-degree. Carter-Ducett was located in Buffalo and was arrested on a Chautauqua County Court secret grand jury indictment warrant. The warrant had been issued after the district attorney presented an investigation from the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force to a grand jury. It is alleged Carter-Ducett had been selling quantities of crack cocaine from her Dunkirk residence. She was transported to City of Dunkirk Jail for processing before being taken Chautauqua County Jail to wait arraignment.
DELEVAN – Suzanne E. Holland, 29, of Cobb Avenue, was charged with welfare fraud in the third-degree, grand larceny in the third degree and three counts of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree. Holland allegedly failed to report that her boyfriend, who had income, was living in her household on the applications she submitted to the county Department of Social Services from February 2010 through August 2010. Holland received $3,838.50 in cash assistance and food stamps at that time.
EASTON, Pa. – Stephanie Almond, 34, was taken into custody Tuesday by the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office on a fugitive from justice warrant out of Pennsylvania. She was remanded to the county jail without bail where she will be held for 30 days or until she is extradited back to Pennsylvania.
ALLEGANY – Gayle A. Peterson, 53, of North Second Street, was charged with harassment in the second-degree and stalking in the fourth-degree. Peterson was charged on Monday following an incident that occurred in the town of Allegany. She will appear in court at a later date.


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FLORIP, Margaret, 88, of Rogers City, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at Tendercare Health Center Rogers City.
She is survived by her children, David (Margaret) of Lakeville, Minn., Thomas (Janet) of Southport, N.C., James (Ann) of Alpena, and Jeanne (Dave) Howard of Bad Axe; eight grandchildren, Brian, Robin, Jessica, Daniel, Thomas, John, Kristine and Jaclyn; seven great-grandchildren; four brothers, Marvin (Pat) of Troy, Myron (Nancy) of Monroe, Delmar (Ruth) of Freeland, and Paul (Jan) of Rogers City; sisters-in-law, Angie Smolinski of Milwaukee, Wis., Betty Smolinski of Rogers City, and Mary Lou Hoffman of St. Clair; brothers-in-law, Norman Quaine and Mark (Joyce) Florip, both of Rogers City; and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at Beck Funeral Home in Rogers City on Sunday, Jan. 13, between 2-8 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m.
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What´s doing Macca´s brother lately?? He´s still as Mike McGear???
Was he in the famous brother´s recent wedding?? He did some musical stuffs but never had any recognition of the people. Well, the weight of being a brother who´s ever admired all around the world is really too much heavy. Although I never noticed in Mike´s turn, any jealous or bad feelings about the big star condition of his brother.


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Stuper Elected to FIH Board
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November 16, 2010
COLORADO SPRINGS, C.O.- Pam Stuper (Hamden, Conn.) was elected on to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Executive Board on Saturday, November 13 at the FIH 42nd Congress in Montreux, Switzerland. Stuper won handily, receiving 53 out of 65 nation votes in her favor. She was one of three new members elected, including Qasim Zia (PAK) and Marc Coudron (BEL) who will serve a four year term on the board.
"It is a great honor, first to have been nominated by USA Field Hockey and then to be voted on to the Board. I am excited to have the opportunity to represent hockey around the world," said Stuper.
Stuper has been involved with the development of the sport as a player, coach and administrator. She has been the field hockey coach at Yale University for fourteen years. Under Stuper's leadership, Yale has seen success both on and off the field, including setting a school record for Ivy league wins and three ECAC Championship titles.
Stuper is actively involved in coaching and committed to the sports governance through her role with the USA Field Hockey Board of Directors, as the Director of Curriculum and Development with the National Field Hockey Coaches Association and as a member of the NCAA Division I Field Hockey committee. In addition, Stuper often serves as a team manager for the USA National Team.
"Pam operates without ego or agenda, and is firmly in place to advance hockey throughout the world. As a former elite level player, she has an affinity for athletes and subscribes to fair and ethical coaching and fair and ethical competition. I am thrilled that Pam will be representing USA Field Hockey on the international level," said Steve Locke, Executive Director of USA Field Hockey.
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation "Evangelii Gaudium" is, among other things, a reflection on economics and social justice.
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A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven.
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Nov. 14: Neighborhood Classics at PS 142 launches with ACMEPosted by s21concerts in Concert Announcement, tags: ACME, Nico Muhly, Phil Kline, Phillip Glass, PS 142, sarah kirkland snider, Simone Dinnerstein
The Neighborhood Classics concert series, founded by pianist Simone Dinnerstein in 2009 in an effort to build relationships at a local level between neighborhoods and musicians, will hold its first performance at PS 142 on Manhattan's lower east side, featuring the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME). Led by artistic director and cellist Clarice Jensen, ACME is dedicated to the outstanding performance of masterworks from the 20th and 21st centuries, primarily the work of American composers. Time Out New York calls them "one of New York's brightest new music indie-bands." The ensemble will present music associated with New York's downtown new music scene by composers Philip Glass, Phil Kline, Nico Muhly, and Sarah Kirkland Snider. All ticket sales from this one-hour, family-friendly performance will benefit PS 142.
Sunday, November 14 at 4pm
PS 142's Auditorium | 100 Attorney St. (between Delancey & Rivington), NYC
Tickets: $15 at www.neighborhoodclassics.com or at the door
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Wahl Enjoying Central Opportunity
The Columbus Dispatch - September 18, 2013 05:15 PM
When Tyson Wahl signed with the Crew during the winter, the veteran defender was viewed as a left-center back first in the eyes of the technical staff.
After playing his first game at that position all season, Wahl said he's just been happy to see as much action as he has this year for the Crew.
"Considering I signed here in the offseason and I bounced around last year, I came into the whole season pretty open-minded and hoping to take advantage of my opportunity," Wahl said after today's training session at the team's facility in Obetz. "I can play (either) and I feel pretty happy that I've gotten the opportunities to play as much this year as I have."
In eight MLS seasons, Wahl has played for five teams including four in the last three years. He opened the 2012 season with Montreal before being traded to Colorado.
Wahl was signed in early January ostensibly to provide depth along the back line, a though given further credence when the Crew signed Brazilian defender Gláuber to be a starting center back nearly three weeks later. The plan was for Gláuber to pair with Chad Marshall in the middle of the team's defense, and the left-footed Wahl found himself opening the season at left back. He started the first seven games before losing his starting spot to Agustin Viana, but the Uruguayan went down with an injury 30 minutes into his first start at the position and giving way to Wahl.
He would start the next nine games at left back before falling out of favor with coach Robert Warzycha. Wahl was not active for the next nine games, only to reclaim a starting position in the first game under interim coach Brian Bliss. He has one assist this season in 1,705 minutes, the second-most minutes Wahl has played in a season in his career.
Wahl's eventual move to what Bliss said was his preferred position only came about when Josh Williams, Danny O'Rourke, Eric Gehrig and Kevan George were all unavailable last Saturday against Montreal. Wahl said he spent much of the week practicing as a center back.
"I was preparing for it all week and I got the opportunity to play there and I thought we were pretty good," he said. "I thought I did a solid job."
The Crew allowed an early goal but came back for the 2-1 win, and Bliss said Wahl has shown enough to stay in the lineup alongside Marshall.
Asked if Williams could be back from his concussion in time for Saturday's game with Chicago, he said, "Tyson and Chad have worked well so it's not like if he could play I'd dump him in there. I don't think I'd do that right now."
Although it took 29 games for Wahl to earn his first start at center back, the eight-year veteran said he feels he can do well at the position.
"Every player has confidence in themselves," he said. "Although I was filling in for guys I think I'm good enough to play the position. I didn't feel like it was a shot in the dark and I wasn't surprised that things went somewhat well."


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"While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior of the country and came (down) to Ephesus where he found some disciples. He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?" They answered him, "We have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." (Acts 19: 1, 2) Too often we live our lives like those disciples in Ephesus. We act as though we did not realize there even is a Holy Spirit, still at work, still pouring out gifts and still making it possible for us to bear spiritual fruit. However, the same Holy Spirit is still at work, changing each one of us, individually and collectively, into the Image of Jesus Christ. The same Holy Spirit is calling us to make disciples of all the Nations.
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
5/20/2013 (3 years ago)
Published in Year of Faith
Keywords: Pentecost, pentecostal, charismatic, Year of Faith, new Evangelization, Pope Francis, charisms, mission, missionary, Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, Deacon Keith Fournier
VATICAN CITY (Catholic Online) - On Saturday, May 18, 2013, a conference entitled "I Believe! Increase our Fath" began with a pilgrimage to the tomb of St Peter. With this annual gathering on Pentecost weekend, Pope Francis continued the practice of Blessed John Paul and His Holiness Benedict XVI, of bring leaders of the ecclesial movements to the Holy City.
On Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis will preside at Mass with all of the leaders of these movements present. You will be able to watch the Holy Mass and hear what is sure to be a very important homily from Pope Francis here. The Holy Father is clear in his teaching and his leadership, he is calling every believer to ask for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit, in our individual lives and families and in the whole Church. Do we need a New pentecost? Yes we do!
Over the years, the term ecclesial movements has become the term used to refer to the many movements within the Catholic Church which demonstrate that the Spirit of Pentecost is alive and well. Though each has a unique charism and mission, they all invite Christians to have a personal relationship, an encounter, with the Lord Jesus Christ. They proclaim that He has been raised from the dead and is alive in our midst in the Church. They call men and women to the encounter, to experience the Pentecost of the Holy Spirit He promised, right now.
This year, the registrations at the ecclesial movement conference ballooned to over 120,000 representatives. There are representatives from over 150 ecclesial movements in attendance. We regularly feature the ecclesial movements on Catholic Online.They are a work of the Holy Spirit for our time. They are a sign that the Holy Spirit continues to be poured out upon the Church; that Pentecost, and the grace which it brings to the whole Church, is still happening.
On that first Pentecost the early followers of Jesus gathered as their Lord commanded them, expecting the fulfillment of the promise he had made. We refer to Pentecost as the "birthday" of the missionary church. Their encounter with the Holy Spirit in the Upper Room changed them. They were filled with the same Spirit which raised Jesus from the dead. The Holy Spirit capacitated them to carry forward in time the ongoing mission of Jesus Christ until he returns to complete the work of redemption.
Every year, this celebration of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost is an invitation to us to have the same encounter. It is the Holy Spirit which makes it possible for us to live lives of sacrificial love, holiness and service in a world that God still loves - a world into which He still sends His Son, through the Body of Christ, the Church -Â of which we are all members.
We are commissioned to carry forward the very same mission of those first disciples who gathered with Mary the Mother of the Lord. Jesus promised his followers, "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father." (John 14:12)
In these in words recorded in that same chapter of John's Gospel he promised as well, "I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it. But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you."
Among the readings read at the Mass on Pentecost day is the account of that first Christian Pentecost: "When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim." (Acts 2)
There is little doubt from their actions following that event, they were different. They went forward and turned the entire world upside down with their preaching and the witness of their changed lives. However, in many respects, the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, seems mysterious to many Christians in our own day. When I consider this reality I am reminded of one of the many missionary stories recounted in the Acts of the Apostles.
Chapter 19 of the Acts of the Apostles begins with these words, "While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior of the country and came (down) to Ephesus where he found some disciples. He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?" They answered him, "We have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." (Acts 19: 1, 2)
Too often we live our lives like those disciples in Ephesus. We act as though we did not realize there even is a Holy Spirit, still at work, still pouring out gifts and still making it possible for us to bear spiritual fruit. The same Holy Spirit is still changing each one of us, individually and collectively, into the Image of Jesus Christ. The same Holy Spirit is calling us to make disciples of all the Nations.
An examination of the teaching of Jesus and the New Testament reveals the essential role of the Holy Spirit in the life and mission of the Church - and in the life and mission of every individual believer. A study of the Tradition, the magisterial teachings of the Church and the Catholic Catechism underscores that this reality is meant to continue.It was not a one time event.
The purpose of Pentecost was - and still is - the empowering of the Church with the same power that raised Christ Jesus from the dead! The Holy Spirit draws us into communion with the Lord and participation in His Divine Life and mission. That communion is lived in the Church. The Catholic Catechism, quoting St Augustine, affirms "What the soul is to the human body, the Holy Spirit is to the Body of Christ, which is the Church." (CCC # 797)Â
I am one of countless thousands whose life was profoundly changed by an experience, an encounter, with the Holy Spirit decades ago. I am old enough to remember when we who had this encounter were called "Pentecostal Catholics". That was before the more refined term "charismatic" took prominence.
Frankly, I do not really care for any adjectival description before the noun "Catholic". I am a Christian, standing by choice in the heart of the Catholic Church which stretches back to the earthly ministry of Jesus and forward to His return. In fact, it was an encounter with the Holy Spirit so many years ago which led me back home to the Catholic Church into which I had been baptized as a child.
Sometimes, people ask me all these years later when they hear of my earlier identification with that movement, "What Happened to those Pentecostal/Charismatic Catholics?" I guess my life is one of many answers to that question. I give them the following answer.
The Spirit continued to lead me into the heart of the Catholic Church. My hunger for more of God and my passionate love for the Word of God, led me to continued theological studies and to ordination as a member of the clergy, a deacon. My heart for evangelization led me to assist in the myriad of ministries, apostolates and works in which I have involved for decades.
Do I still believe that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are available for ordinary Christians? You bet I do! I also hope that they assist us all in growing in the fruits of the Spirit and manifesting the character of Jesus Christ through living lives of real holiness.
I do not identify with any particular ecclesial movement. Rather, I identify with the Jesus Christ who has been raised from the dead and still pours out His graces through the Church which is His Body. My experience all those years ago was not about a specific movement - but about a new way of living in the Lord by the Holy Spirit. That is what Pentecost was - and still is - about.Â
Pentecost is not about a onetime experience but about a way of living in Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are led by the Spirit to live in the Heart of the Church, for the sake of that world. The Church is meant to become the home of the whole human race. Within the communion of the Church we become leaven and seed in the loaf of human culture, in order to lead the world into the "new world", which is the Church.
We are called to live a unity of life, where Christian faith is not compartmentalized but rather informs and permeates our daily life. We are called to love the Church, recognizing that she is "Some - One" not something - the Body of Christ continuing His redemptive mission on the earth until He returns. The missionary mandate extends to every state in life and every Christian vocation. They demonstrate that the gifts of the Holy Spirit are real and still available for all Christians.
The purpose of Pentecost is the birth - and continued rebirth - of the Church. The Church is "Plan A" and there is no "Plan B". The notion of a Christian group being "para" Church is far from the purpose of Pentecost. The Holy Spirit was not poured out on the disciples so that they could form movements outside of the Church, or compete with one another in movements within her. Rather, so that they could become full members of Christ's Church living His life within her bosom for the sake of the world.
Jesus told the disciples that He must ascend, to "my Father and your father, my God and your God" (John 20:17) because, in His own words "If I do not go I cannot send the comforter. And when he comes he will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and condemnation: sin, because they do not believe in me; righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me; condemnation, because the ruler of this world has been condemned."
And in the same Gospel "I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming." (John 16: 7-15)
The Church was empowered by the Holy Spirit to live differently in the midst of a world awaiting the fullness of redemption; to lead the world back to the Father, through the Son, in the Holy Spirit. Can we live this kind of transformed Christian life in the stuff of our own daily lives? Yes, by living them in the heart of the Church by the power of the Holy Spirit.
There is a lot of "bad news" in our contemporary culture. However, this culture is not all that different than the cultures into which the early Christians were sent on mission; cultures such as the one which the Christians in Ephesus confronted. They needed the Holy Spirit to do their work and so do we.
The answer for the malady of this age is the same as the answer of those early disciples, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Like them we are called to present the new culture revealed in the heart of the Church through the power of the Holy Spirit to our own age. This is a new missionary age and we are called into the whole world to preach the Gospel in both word and deed.
The Second Vatican Council in the Catholic Church began with a prayer for a "New Pentecost." The Holy Spirit was poured out on Pentecost and continues to be poured out on, in and through the Church, for the sake of her mission in the world. Pentecost was and is the birthday of the Church. The Holy Spirit is the soul of the Church and the source of her power for mission.
We need to pray for a New Pentecost for the Church in this hour! We need more of the Holy Spirit for the work of the New Evangelization of the Church. We need to be Baptized afresh in the Spirit in order to take our role as a member of the Body of Christ in this new missionary age. The Church needs to rise up in this hour with the same power with which she transformed the world of the first centuries. She can...by the power of the Holy Spirit!
Whatever Happened to those Pentecostal/Charismatic Catholics? We are everywhere these days continuing to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit by offering ourselves to the Lord in His Church and, through her, continuing the redemptive mission of the Lord until He returns. Amen, Come Lord Jesus!
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Begin by dissolving salt in 110-115* water. Add ADY and stir it in then let bloom for five minutes. Add half of the flour and begin to mix. I did the mixing with the dough hook of my Kitchen Aid mixer. Once it comes together add the oil and half of the remaining flour (3/4 of all flour now in mixer). Once that comes together, knead on 3 speed for 5 minutes. Add remaining flour and mix until combined then knead for 3 additional minutes on 3 speed. If it seems a little scrappy, add water one teaspoon at a time until it comes together. This will be a pretty stiff dough.
LPcreation,I doubt that the changes you made were responsible for the lack of crust coloration. What kind of disk did you use?Peter
Thanks Peter, I'll try your suggestions.
I used to have a pizza place in the Chicago area and I bought my cheese from the same supplier as HRI. Their salesman told me it was equal parts of red blue and green cheese which I also bought and never paid attention to what it was other then mozzarella but I think it might have been skim, 2% and whole milk mozzarella. This is the company that supplied them back thenBattaglia Distributing2500 S Ashland AveChicago, IL , 60608-5321 Phone: 312-738-1111FAX: 312-738-4030
Your pics looked great. This does make for great cold leftovers and, I think I mentioned it above, it reheats really well. I reheated by throwing the slices on a cookie sheet and into a cold oven and firing it up to 400*. Once it hits temperature I gave it a couple more minutes and it came out just right. I have an electric oven so this may not be the way to go with a gas oven but with the element underneath the leftovers crisped up on the bottom nicely and were excellent.Loo
Hi, Loo - Just a newbie here enjoying your posts very much. Concerning reheating pizza, I am assuming that I can use a (good) half-sheet aluminum pan. Do you think that a silicone mat would be effective? Or detrimental? Thanks.- Bill
I plan to try this HR Inn next for sure. It just jumped in front of the Chicago thin crust on the to do list hopefully this weekend At least they are from the same town. Whats the major difference between the 2 being from NJ and never having the pleasure of trying either. Corn oil? Flakiness? Thanks again guys!!John


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|Nike Women's Lunar Ballistec Shoe Scores
|Arch Support
|Foot Support/Stability
|Overall Sole Durability
|Toe Durability
Magical things happen when you combine the durability and support of the Nike Air Courtballistec with the comfort and light weight of the Zoom Vapor 9 Tour, and Nike has given us the best of both worlds in the Lunar Ballistec. Our Tennis Warehouse playtesters raved about the comfort and lightweight feel of the shoe, and noted that they were able to to take them straight from the box to the tennis court. This shoe offered excellent durability after many hours of aggressive play, and as a bonus it comes with a six-month outsole durability guarantee. The sleek and stylish cosmetic of the shoe was the cherry on top for the playtesters. All in all, the Lunar Ballistec is a great choice for players seeking a high performance shoe with all the bells and whistles.
With virtually little to no break-in period and plush cushioning throughout the shoe, the Lunar Ballistec is one of the top rated shoes in the comfort category for our female playtesters. Michelle said, "From the beginning to the end of this playtest, I found the comfort of this shoe to be better than any tennis shoe I've worn! I didn't need a break-in period, I just laced them up and was good to go. They are plush and supportive and I never had any issues with rubbing or discomfort with them on, which is rare. I always have some sort of rubbing that bothers me, but not when wearing these! I wore my true size and found the sizing to be similar to the Vapor sizing."
While Brittany had a very small break-in period with these shoes, she too offered high praise, saying, "I was able to take them out of the box, lace them up and walk straight down to the court. It took only about 15 minutes to get accustomed to the shoes (about the time it took to warm up), and then it was go time. This shoe has some of the best comfort I have ever experienced. The cushioning was perfect throughout the shoe. It had a very plush feel, especially under the heel."
Our playtesters wore the Lunar Ballistec on an indoor court in cooler weather, and they never seemed to have any issues with overheating. Brittany took note of of the conditions, saying, "Now I want to give a warning that I playtested this shoe during fall/winter so it was cool outside. I didn't have any problems with the ventilation during the playtest. There are some ventilation holes in the upper, but I think my feet might heat up a little more if I played in the warmer months."
Michelle seemed to agree. She said, "It's not the most ventilated shoe, but I never seemed to mind too much and never felt like my feet were so hot that I needed to take them off. This was probably the one area I could knock these shoes, however, most days that I wore them I ended up wearing them home after I got off the court because I enjoyed wearing them so much (and not to mention, I loved the bright color!)."
Even though our playtesters have different levels of arch support needs, both were extremely happy with the Lunar Ballistec. Michelle has a high arch and didn't have any problems. She said, "I never had any issues with a sore arch or lack of arch support, so the arch support was just right for me. No complaints!"
"I had no problems with the arch support in this shoe," commented Brittany. "My arch is pretty easy to please to begin with since it measures right around medium. The support hit my arch at the perfect height and placement. I felt fully supported in my arches when moving around and had no soreness issues."
Although it's lighter than a Vapor, the Lunar Ballistec impressed our playtesters with its stable and supportive ride. Brittany credited the Adaptive Fit and Flywire technology for keeping her foot in place inside the shoe. She added, "There was no toe jamming or twisting side to side even when I was moving aggressively. I would like to note two things that contributed to my slightly lower score. The first would be that I felt that the shoe had an edge. Let me explain; If I stopped quickly to change directions I could almost feel a tipping point right around the heel area. I think this is caused from being slightly higher off the ground. However, I was never afraid that my ankle was going to roll over completely. The second issue was that I was having some slight difficulties with the lacing system. I could get the laces nice and tight at the beginning of a hitting session but found I had to readjust them one or two times during the hit as they loosened up (even when I double knotted them)."
Michelle had to make some small adjustments during her playtest but was happy overall with the shoe's performance. She said, "At the beginning of this playtest I thought the shoe felt a little big around my ankles, but I really utilized the Adaptive Fit and the Flywire lacing system to tie my shoes up tightly, and after that I had no issues. I did find the laces to be slightly long, but nothing a double knot couldn't fix! Once I got comfortable with the lacing system I felt completely confident moving aggressively in these shoes. I never felt like I was going to twist an ankle. The plush support was exactly what I like when it comes to my tennis shoes."
Combining the durability of the Ballistec shoe series with the lightweight Lunar technology, the Lunar Ballistec pleased our playtesters with its durability. During her month-long playtest Michelle was in competition with our male playtesters. She explained, "I was playtesting these alongside the guys and Chris seemed to wear his down fast, which was crazy to me because after 20-plus hours I am only seeing slight wear. I know Brittany and I really tried to wear out the sole of these shoes and didn't really put a major dent in them. The typical balding under my big toe isn't happening yet. Yes, the sole has smoothed, but there's no indication that the sole will become too slippery to move confidently in. These are holding up really well, which is great since I'm loving these shoes!"
"Since the Lunar Ballistec is such a lightweight shoe my expectations were lower for durability," said Brittany. "I was, however, pleasantly surprised with how well the outsoles held up. While it doesn't have the durability of some of the heavier durability-oriented shoes, it is up there for top durability for light to medium weight shoes. After 15-plus hours play there was just a small amount of smoothing under my big toe. This is pretty standard for me, so there was nothing unusual about the durability."
The lone toe dragger on the playtest, Brittany, wasn't thrilled with the toe durability of the Lunar Ballistec. She said, "While I am not as heavy of a toe dragger as some of our male playtesters, I definitely need all the toe durability I can get to protect my shoe. The toe bumper and the DragOn material on the upper provide protection for about 75 percent of the toe dragging area. I did start to smooth/rub off some of the midsole on the outside of both shoes that were exposed. However, this had no impact for me on the performance of this shoe."
The modified herringbone tread pattern of the Lunar Ballistec was a good fit for the slow indoor hard courts our playtesters played on. Michelle applauded the traction of this shoe, offering, "I found myself really relying pretty heavily on the traction of this shoe, and it won my trust. I've been working on my speed on the court, and while these aren't really a lightweight 'speed' shoe, I felt really stable and could recover quickly, which helped my game. I'm still enjoying the traction 20-plus hours into this playtest. It's a great blend of give and grab that will make any player feel secure in these shoes."
On the other hand, Brittany had some mixed feelings regarding the traction. She said, "The Lunar Ballistec doesn't have the low-to the-ground feel that I normally like. The plush cushioning made my feet sit up a little higher in the shoes, and I didn't feel as connected to the court. This isn't a bad thing, more of a personal preference. I didn't have any issues moving around the court in all directions. The shoes gripped the court nicely but still had enough give."
One of the standout features of the Lunar Ballistec was its (light) weight. With an overall weight that is less than a Vapor 9 Tour, both of our playtesters gave the Lunar Ballistec top marks in this category. Brittany even commented that the shoe gets some of the highest scores for her in the weight section. She noted, "This is one of the lightest shoes I have ever playtested (even lighter than the Vapor 9 Tour). While it feels light and quick on the court, it definitely does not feel flimsy. Nike did a great job of maintaining support and durability in a light weight shoe. It is one of those shoes that I forget is on my feet when playing, which is a good thing!"
Michelle echoed Brittany, saying, "Before I weighed these shoes I thought they would be slightly heavier than the Vapors but lighter than a shoe like the Babolat Propulse 4. I'm surprised that this shoe comes in lighter than a Vapor! It feels a bit bulkier than a Vapor and also a bit more substantial than a Vapor. The fact that this shoe is lighter than the Vapor AND comes back with an outsole warranty, well that's the cherry on top! I knew I felt quick in these shoes for a reason!"
Brittany - "There are so many things I liked about this shoe, but if I have to narrow it down I would say the cosmetics, comfort and light weight!"
Michelle - "Honestly, the fact that I was able to playtest the flouro pink colorway adds to my love of this shoe. So I love the color! Every time I wore these I got comments about how bright and fun they look! Aside from that, I really enjoyed the plush cushioning throughout the shoe and the traction. I felt very confident moving in this shoe and loved that it was stylish enough to wear off the court."
Brittany - "It's more of a personal opinion, but the shoe was higher off the ground, especially in the heel area, than I like. Plus, I had to constantly readjust the shoelaces."
Michelle- "There wasn't much I didn't like a lightweight, durable shoe in a plush package?! And fun colors to boot?! Yes, please!"
Brittany - "It is very similar to the Nike Vapor 9 Tour and the Asics Gel Solution Speed shoes. All these shoes are light weight, comfortable and have about average durability. I would say the Vapor 9 Tour is slightly lower to the ground than the Lunar Ballistec."
Michelle - "My initial comparison is to the Babolat Propulse 4, because I feel that shoe has a similar plush feel and similar traction, but the Lunar Ballistec is a lot lighter! Compared to a Vapor, this shoe feels higher off the ground and a bit bulkier. It doesn't feel as quick as the Vapor, which is OK for me because I find myself gravitating toward sturdier and more stable shoes."
Playtester Foot Types:
Brittany - Narrow width, Medium arch
Michelle - Medium width, High arch
Review date: January 2014. If you found this review interesting or have further questions or comments please contact us.
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After an early morning departure from Tanzania, we arrived in the Malawian capital of Lilongwe in a steady rain. The rain is not always favorable for travel, but it was very welcome in Malawi after a drought during the 2012 rainy season impacted the maize crop and food security, particularly in the south.
As I continued my first media tour as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations food and agriculture agencies in Rome I was excited to have two reporters from Malawi join the group of seven talented reporters traveling with me, five African and two European, to witness programs on the ground and help tell the Malawian story of increasing food security in Africa.
Despite the difficult situation in the south, it is an exciting time to visit Malawi because of the Government of Malawi's great leadership in improving agriculture (as well as emergency response to the drought), promising innovations in improved crops and markets for smallholder farmers, and a growing 'bottom up' community ownership of food security and nutrition programs.
Innovative Markets and Home Grown Aid
On our first day in the country. we visited the Agricultural Commodity Exchange (ACE), an innovative USAID and the UN World Food Program (WFP) supported program that assists smallholder farmers to improve the quality of their crops, creates a market for them to sell in, and increases the prices they receive. Smallholder farmer Michael Banda told us how crop price updates he receives via text on his cell phone, and credit receipts for properly storing his maize allowed him to increase his profits by as much as 200 percent. "The warehouse receipt allowed me to get a loan, which I used to build a new house and pay school fees for my children," Banda told us. Even more exciting, the WFP, through its Purchase for Progress program, uses the commodity exchange to purchase much of its commodity needs locally. It was hard not to be impressed with this innovative new system that supports local farmers while increasing aid efficiency through reduced transportation costs.
Three Crops a Year, Even During a Drought
Improving food security involves many factors and one of the most impressive examples we saw was the USAID-funded Wellness Agriculture for Life Advancement (WALA) project in Zomba District. Despite the drought of last year, participants in this multifaceted project were flourishing after using a combination of conservation agriculture, small scale irrigation, community savings and loans, and mother care groups to improve health-related behavior. I was impressed to hear a group of women farmers tell me how, thanks to conservation farming techniques and diversification, their crops survived a three week dry spell last year while neighboring communities lost their entire harvest.
In the course of my visit, I was very encouraged to see that the U.S. Government's food security initiative, Feed the Future, was well aligned with the strategies of the Malawian government and the UN agencies and showing real results. As Beatrice Makwende, the director of the National Association of Smallholder Farmers told me, "The future belongs to the organized." I saw this organization coming from the community again and again, and I believe it will be the key to sustained success in improving food in Malawi.
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I am a student at Navsari Agriculture University in Gujarat State India. Currently I am in second semester (MSc. Extension Education). I am interested in cooperatives and my research thesis is on comparative analysis of cooperative in India and the sub Sahara Africa ( where I come from) as a means for diffusion and adoption of technologies in order to accelerate implementation of MDGs. The whole idea is to learn success from the Indian cooperative movement which is regarded as the largest in the world and the sub Sahara Africa and make a wider inferences and recommendations based on the potentiality of improving farmers livelihoods.
I am looking for funding to carry out this project proposal. I would also be very interested to join your summer internship program for 2013.
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BEIJING (AP) David Svoboda of the Czech Republic and Amro El Geziry of Egypt set Olympic modern pentathlon records Thursday in shooting and swimming.
The modern pentathlon includes shooting, fencing, swimming, equestrian and running, in that order. Svoboda earned 191 of a possible 200 points in the 10-meter air pistol, and El Geziry completed the 200-meter freestyle in 1 minute, 55.86 seconds.
With the equestrian and running events still to come, Andrey Moiseev of Russia was the leader. Svoboda and Qian Zhenhua of China were tied for second.
El Geziry was 17th thanks to mediocre shooting and fencing scores.


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Sausage and Herb Stuffing
Recipe courtesy of George Stella, George Stella's Livin' Low Carb: Family Recipes Stella-Style, Simon and Schuster, 2005
- Low Carb and Lovin' It
Stuffing is commonly made with bread or croutons, which makes it off limits to low-carbers. But it doesn't have to be made that way. There['s nothing wrong and everything right with substituting chopped vegetables to make up the missing bulk. So don't get stuffed. Try this recipe instead of all that bread!]
- 3/4 pound turkey sausage (you may use pork breakfast sausage)
- 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups coarsely chopped cauliflower
- 1/2 cup diced yellow squash
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley leaves
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh sage leaves
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- Equipment: 8 by 8-inch square baking dish
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Remove sausage from casing and crumble it into a pan over medium heat. Add the celery and onion and cook, stirring, until browned. Drain fat if necessary.
Beat the eggs in a bowl. Using a spoon, mix in the sausage mixture and all the remaining ingredients. Pour the stuffing into the baking dish and bake until hot and browned, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
Recipe courtesy of George Stella, George Stella's Livin' Low Carb: Family Recipes Stella-Style, Simon and Schuster, 2005
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This is very elucidating information concerning the
This is very elucidating information concerning the practices of harsh treatment of women, and others who might break over-zealous, if not distorted, norms and expectations emerging from the Qur'an in certain countries; and also what is probably the lessor known point that Christians and some of those who are not professing Muslims, within those cultures, hold to the same mutant cultural norms.
I believe the article above shares a more realistic, and detailed insight into how we as human beings will often conform to the cultural expectations around us - especially when they are coming down from "on high," or are simply the driving force in the impassioned subconscious of most people of the accepted cultural value, kept in place by what have become ingrained, or even intimidating, broad-scale traditions.
As a Christian, I understand and recognize that there is often a high degree of polemical and degrading sentiment, among certain outspoken Christians, about Islam and what are known, or at least thought of, as the trends resulting from the adherence to customs associated with it, when Islam is practiced on a wide scale within a certain country, or segment of society. While much of this rhetoric is very unfair, and is most likely even carries with it a refusal to engage in genuine discussion with real Muslims - engagement that could result in much more understanding on each side; if our intention really is to, with compassion, help root out any one of the many evils of various societies - even where they might exist in our own cherished religious beliefs and values - we also need to be able to recognize the centers from which pressure toward certain areas of conformity are emerging, wherever such rigidity exists, that holds an unquestioning or unthinking and cruel practice over the right and dignity of a human being not to undergo senseless suffering, at the hands of browbeaten masses and unconscious systems.

I am excited to hear this observation by Nicholas Kristof
I am excited to hear this observation by Nicholas Kristof. It matches my observations and conclusion in the Middle East back in the 1980s. My husband and I lived in Amman, Jordan, and visited the West Bank and Israel often. We knew many Arab Christian and Muslim families. I concluded after years in the area and having many Palestinian Christian and Moslem female friends with whom I worked that the style of dress was cultural, not religious. The women wore beautifully embroidered dresses and head coverings. They all--Christian and Muslim--wore that style of dress. Those years led me to understand that society and culture have more influence on how the women dress (and behave and relate to men) than their religion does. Not many in the West would agree with that concept today, though. Thank you Nicholas and Krista!


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This spring – and we're talking May - higher-than-average snowfall amounts persisted across most of Banff National Park. While deploying cameras in early May, we saw plenty of tracks (including those of grizzly bears) where the animals were forced to wallow through deep tracts of snow. The deep snow is especially hard on animals like this moose and elk in the Spray Valley which, unlike the lynx, penetrate to the bottom of the snowpack with each step. Wolverines, on the other hand, are the opposite: not only do they have large, snowshoe-like feet that keep them closer to the surface of the snow, but their amazing sense of smell (able to detect a bone under 5 metres of snow) will lead them to the higher-than-normal number of winter-killed ungulates that will be available for scavenging this spring. Elk /© Parks Canada Lynx /© Parks CanadaMoose / © Parks Canada Wolverine /© Parks Canada


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Whatever one's views of Generals David Petraeus or John Allen, perhaps the most baffling aspect of this affair is how ignorant of, or susceptible to, these high ranking men are of modern communications technology. Petraeus thought he could hide his philandering emails using shared gmail drafts — avoiding direct computer-to-computer transmissions like traditional email and its digital point-to-point Internet Protocol trail.
This was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, mind you. I had a freshman student in my college communications class tonight give a presentation on Google's sharing technologies which, apparently, surpassed Gen. Petraeus' understanding. Woops.
And then there's Gen. Allen. Who knows what he was doing with Tampa "socialite" Jill Kelley or anyone else in this unfolding soap opera. But over the span of a couple of years, who has time to send 20,000-30,000 pages of emails to anyone? Let alone someone running a war? I have to remind my students to turn off their smartphones and handhelds at the start of class; it appears no one was in a position to tell the head of the war in Afghanistan to spend less time emailing his "friend" while his soldiers' lives were on the line. The stereotypes about technology use and age just suffered a reality check with this evidence of Allen's apparent email obsession and Petraeus' outright ignorance.


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The Need Is Even Greater This Season
To the Readers' Forum:
Due to recent closings of other service organizations, The Salvation Army has seen an increase in pantry clients. The need is even greater this season. The Red Kettle drive has begun. I see it as a sign of the season. Give generously, as you never know when that bell may be ringing for you.
Proud to be a Senior Soldier Jamestown Temple corps.
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We just covered the Zhu Zhu pets toxicity warning issued by a Consumer Group, and just moments later comes another serious warning going out to Slim Fast customers. The company is recalling 10 million Slim Fast weight loss drinks due to a bacteria found in their popular Slim Fast weight loss drink. The bacteria causes poising with symptoms including, diarrhea and nausea.
The recall only applies to Slim Fast's liquid based products, not their candy bars or powdered form products. If you have any questions or concern about the Slim fast products you own, call 1-800-896-9479. The company says that full refunds are available.
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Breaking ground
Staff photo by Steve Muscatello
A back hoe from GroundZero Services, of Courtland, begins work Monday on the new parking lot for the clinic at the New Ulm Medical Center.
The construction of the parking lot is a necessary prelude to a building project that will expand the clinic. Expansion plans call for an addition extending into the current parking lot. The 12,000 square-foot addition will accommodate more physicians and more patients.


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Yesterday Secretary Clinton participated in a town hall meeting with representatives of Provincial Reconstruction Teams and Iraqi civil society in Baghdad.
At the beginning of the town hall meeting, Secretary Clinton said, "I am pleased to be here with all of you today and very excited about this opportunity to hear from you. I'm pleased that Ambassador Hill is now here in Baghdad ready to work to further and deepen our cooperation on a range of important issues.
I wanted to come today to repeat the commitment that President Obama and I and our government have to the people and nation of Iraq, and to assure you that as we make this transition, that the United States will stand with the people of Iraq and look for ways to create a close and important relationship for the future.
So what I would like to do is to really turn this over to the audience. I know we have Iraqis from many different parts of the country with many different experiences. We have members of the Provincial Reconstruction Teams. ...[A]s we move together into the future, we will do a better job if we talk to one another and if we listen to each other and then decide how we can solve problems together."
An activist in media and human rights proposed the first question during the town hall meeting. He asked, "Following the situation in United State, we know that the new Administration in – of U.S.A. now engaged in the internal issues, especially economy. And it's – looks like to us that the situation of Iraq is not so important or it's not in the same level of importance for the new Administration. I would like to ask whether this policy is a kind of reprieve or a kind of making another policy different for Iraq?"
Secretary Clinton responded, "Let me assure you and repeat what President Obama said. We are committed to Iraq. We want to see a stable, sovereign, self-reliant Iraq. But we know we're coming into office when there is a transition underway. The prior administration agreed to withdraw our troops and we support that. We want to do it in a responsible and careful way. And we also want to expand our work with the people and Government of Iraq in other areas of concern to help the government, to help the rule of law, to help the civil society. And so we are very committed, but the nature of our commitment may look somewhat different because we're going to be withdrawing our combat troops over the next few years."
Read the Secretary's full conversation with Provincial Reconstruction Team leaders and Iraqi civil society representatives.


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One thing that they do over at GetReligion is track "ghosts" in news stories. I think I found one this morning on the CBS Morning Show, and it's fitting to talk about it given that today is Halloween.
The piece was on the charitable work of a Houston policeman, Bob Decker, who founded the charity Paper Houses Across the Border (video here).
As part of their "Heroes Among Us" series, based on profiles published in People magazine, CBS described Decker's work in helping the poorest of the poor in Mexico. During a trip to Mexico, Decker accidentally traveled down some back roads and saw people living in flimsy and ramshackle homes.
Moved by what he saw, "Decker began working overtime on weekends, taking that extra income to an orphanage just across the border from Del Rio, Texas, in Acuna, Mexico. It's a 350-mile commute."
"The fact that one guy just working part-time jobs could feed and pay for the shelter and clothing of 24 children just stunned me," Decker said. "And I thought about the money I had thrown away in a lifetime. And I thought, 'Man, if can do this much with just that, think what I could do if I got a couple more families involved.'"
That started Paper Homes Across the Border, Decker's charity that provides all manner of charitable services to the residents of the so-called "colonias".
There's nothing on the moral or religious foundations for Decker's loving work in the CBS piece (Update: I just checked the issue of People, nothing in there either), but here's the ghost in the story: "I was lost when I came to the colonias but boy, I got found here," he said. (more…)


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by Anton Shilov
Apple has managed to achieve its goal of selling 10 million of its iPhone multimedia-enabled handsets several months earlier than it originally hoped. Moreover, thanks to adding new countries into the list or territories where iPhone devices are available, Apple has managed to outsell Research in Motion's Blackberry smartphones in calendar Q3 2008, the company said.
"We sold nearly 6.9 million iPhones during the September quarter, exceeding the 6.1 million units shipped over the entire lifetime of the first generation iPhone. And with more than two months to go in the calendar year, we have already surpassed our goal of 10 million iPhone sales in calendar 2008," said Peter Oppenheimer, chief financial officer of Apple, during the most recent conference call with financial analysts.
The company set the goal of selling 10 million Apple iPhone cellular phones in calendar 2008 when it formally introduced its first handset in early 2007. According to Gartner market research firm, approximately 1.28 billion of mobile phones will be shipped this year, which means that Apple's unit market share will remain under 1%. It should be kept in mind that smartphones represent a relatively tiny fraction of the whole market, hence, the iPhone will hardly ever get as popular as mainstream cell-phones.
Thanks to expansion of Apple iPhone 3G into 51 countries, Apple still managed to outsell RIM, which is the world's second largest maker of smartphones and which has not entered tens of new markets during the most recent quarter.
"Apple beat RIM. In their most recent quarter, Research in Motion, or RIM, reported selling 6.1 million BlackBerry devices. Compared to our most recent quarter sales of 6.9 million iPhones, Apple outsold RIM last quarter and this is a milestone for us. RIM is a good company that makes good products and so it is surprising that after only 15 months in the market, we could outsell them in any quarter," said Steve. Jobs, chief executive of Apple.
Thanks to shipping loads of expensive iPhone devices in quantities, Apple pronounced itself the world's third largest supplier of cellphones, as measured by revenues.
"As measured in revenues, not units, Apple has become the third largest mobile phone supplier. Let's look at the ranking: Nokia is clearly number one at $12.7 billion, Samsung number two at $5.9, Apple is number three at $4.6 billion, Sony Ericsson is at number four at $4.2 billion. LG is the number five with $3.4 billion, Motorola, the number six, is at $3.2 billion and RIM, number seven, is at $2.1 billion," Mr. Jobs explained.
It should be noted that in accordance with the subscription accounting treatment required by GAAP (generally accepted account policy), Apple recognizes revenue and cost of goods sold for iPhone and Apple TV over their economic lives. This means that if only actual hardware price the users pay for the iPhone when they pick it up from a store would have been considered, then Apple's revenue would be $1.75 billion (assuming that an average selling price of a single iPhone 3G is $250).
Given that with the new iPhone 3G Apple entered tens of new markets, it is natural that sales of Apple iPhone skyrocketed to 6.9 million from less than a million in Q2 2008. As a result, Mr. Jobs warned that such strong sales may not be sustainable going forward.
"Both of these things, beating RIM in units and becoming the third largest mobile supplier in revenues are amazing feats, but part of this was the result of expanding into over 50 countries and there's no guarantee that sustained sales will equal initial sales," said CEO of Apple.
Apple has today announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 fourth quarter ended September 27, 2008. The company posted revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $6.22 billion and net quarterly profit of $904 million, or $1.01 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 34.7%, up from 33.6% in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 41% of the quarter's revenue.
"Apple just reported one of the best quarters in its history, with a spectacular performance by the iPhone – we sold more phones than RIM," said Steve Jobs. "We don't yet know how this economic downturn will affect Apple. But we're armed with the strongest product line in our history, the most talented employees and the best customers in our industry. And $25 billion of cash safely in the bank with zero debt."