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Real Sociedad – The Inside Story of La Real's Rapid Rise
Real Sociedad have a belief in something that few teams until now have. A belief that has its roots buried deep within the club, and its flower is finally blossoming.
What may appear a culmination of foresight, hard work and belief with Champions League qualification, happens to be only the beginning. La Real don't want to be another case of recent years in Spanish football – progressing, then falling foul of a system in Spain that takes away your best players and eventually makes you step backwards. Villarreal took so many back, they were relegated.
This week la Real took the decision to appoint Jagoba Arrasate. No one knew his name outside of Zubieta, but that didn't matter, as Zubieta is what matters most. "This is not a gamble, we want to continue along the sporting line we have marked out," the president Jokin Apperibay stated.
"It is the moment for [Arrasate] to assume this responsibility. Jagoba knows the internal workings at La Real absolutely and he has all the characteristics we were looking for. This is not an experiment – an experiment would be to bring in a coach from outside who did not know us."
Arrasate's relationship with la Real began at 16-years-old upon the opening of Anoeta when he was a socio, and two years later he would play for them. He'd see out his playing career before retiring and within months of doing so took his first job. It wasn't until 2010/2011 he'd return to la Real though, this time as a coach after succeeding elsewhere in the region with minor teams.
In the first year at División de Honor level he lost the league on the final day, and the next season he went to Liga Nacional level and finished fourth. His work at both was seen as highly impressive, being well studied by la Real's senior technical staff.
The decision was made last summer for Arrasate to join up with Philippe Montanier's first team staff, as they looked to progress the team further. Arrasate's involvement was seen as instrumental in the dramatic turnaround of form and relationship between technical staff and players.
Apperibay himself confirmed that the coach, still just 35-years-old, had been an important figure over the season; "Arrasate participated in many important decisions this year" the President declared. The majority of those were tactical, including the various methods to improve la Real's work off the ball.
Despite this contribution and reputation at the club there is still the factor of imposing his authority on the team. Andy Brassell, the esteemed European football writer, made an interesting and valid comparison with that of Victor Pereira of Porto. Pereira contributed much to Andre Villas-Boas' success but when handed the hot seat himself failed to exert any genuine authority.
Still, la Real is a club who would've thought long and hard about this. Players have already expressed their delight that Arrasate will be arriving for instance, while Apperibay insisted he'd spoken to him about the job after the win over Depor.
Apperibay has always had to think ahead and when it became apparent Montanier wasn't accepting a year with the club other channels were assessed. The best interests of the club were always at heart, as has been the case for so long that la Real now finds itself in a relatively prosperous state despite the deteriorating environment of Spanish football.
Building the foundations of La Real
As recently as 2009/2010 Real Sociedad were in Segunda, and already the austerity measures were kicking. The planning was to build a squad with a base of canteranos, all plucked from the resourceful surroundings of Zubieta. 17 of the 22 members of the first team squad are home-grown products, and this includes Antoine Griezmann who as a child used to cross the border from Bayonne.
Then there is the inseparable pair of Iñigo Martínez and Asier Illarramendi, who had shorter journeys and used to share a taxi together for their first training sessions at the club. The man responsible for several of the recruitments from outside the area, Eric Olharts, used to drive Griezmann to training from school personally – it was a personal touch, a family one.
Each year between €4-5m is pumped into the Zubieta system, making up about 11% of the club's budget. To put into contrast, their last major signing was Nihat who cost €6m. La Real know they're never going to be majorly competitive in the transfer market so dedicate a larger than normal amount of their budget towards progressing young players.
They have since tied down all their players to long term deals, inputting high release clauses of €30m all across the board for the most significant. At one point Griezmann did appear a handful, speaking to the media often about a move, but over the last year however the young Frenchman has toned down his icon status; it's no surprise someone had a word within the walls of Zubieta.
Due to their clever use of the market la Real are in a position of not needing to sell, and have a greater chance of seeing their players develop into stars on their own turf – and not on the fields of Barcelona and Madrid. Only Barça and Real Madrid assign more financial resources to their canteras.
Zubieta itself is made up of 70,000 square metres, boasting four natural grass pitches and three Astroturf pitches all abiding by FIFA guidelines. The main pitch has a stand for 2,500 spectators and there is a recovery room, gym, congress room and press area. Milling about are various technicians, dedicated to producing gold for the club – why dig elsewhere when it's under your feet?
Another key part of the process is relationships with various teams in the area such as Antiguoko, Kostkas, Sanse, Sporting de Herrera, Basconia, Lehengo, CD Trintxerpe. They have been victims of poaching however, with several players slipping away due to Spain's lack of laws on the issue. The most vicious predator is not Barça or Real Madrid however, but Athletic Bilbao.
La Real's clutches are also deep in the French system though, an area they are continuously working on to find the next Griezmann.
See also: Adios San Mames, Adios – An homage to Athletic Bilbao
Montanier was often taken aback, in awe of both the physical and social aspects la Real bring to their development of young players:
"The Spanish youth players are trained less. Not two or three sessions a day, instead three or four a week. In France, young people have pre-training before training, then training and then more after. It's very demanding and rigorous. Someone who is 18 years old loses their love for football, because it's become saturated."
He also praised the willingness of the young players to remain with the club, something not seen as much elsewhere these days. There was an infamous treble bid from Real Madrid for Iñigo, Illarramendi and Rubén Pardo that the club immediately turned down. Not just the club, but the players also did too.
"There is a greater love for football in Spain. I've had players subject of bids by large clubs, who have chosen to stay and importantly, to play. Maybe someday they'll leave, as did Xabi Alonso, but when their status is bigger. If today came a proposal from Real Madrid for a young Frenchman, I'm not so sure they'd reject it."
Montanier also touched on the human value of Zubieta's qualities:
"Here, the player goes out to fight for his club. In France, the player goes out to fight for social recognition."
Aymeric Laporte of Athletic Bilbao, concurred about the French training methods. He questioned them in no uncertain terms, insisting on the Spanish wish to play with the ball more instead of being overly concerned with physique. It's worthwhile remembering too, every single top club in France turned down Griezmann for being too small.
The Montanier Way
Montanier's work at Real Sociedad is well known, charging up the table and improving the collective virtues of the team.
Behind closed doors he was a diligent worker. Starting work two hours before training actually got underway, he'd pre-plan the sessions over the day and week well in advance. Players were guided through video presentations in the day after the morning session too, while it was encouraged for team members to spend time in Zubieta's facilities.
With 18 rooms there is plenty of scope for rest too, something Montanier encouraged between sessions out on the field and in the media room. The players were handed a strict diet; toast in the mornings with honey or jam, then grilled meat and vegetables later on. Arrasate of course was present, and it's unlikely he'll make any radical changes in this regard to a system that's been so prosperous.
Everything is in its right place in San Sebastian. It's why we've seen over the last 12-18 months various clubs producing directives influenced by la Real's work; namely the process of having 70% or higher cantera products in the first team squad. It may not gain the spotlight like La Masia does, or the glamour and debate of La Fabrica, but Zubieta is one of the most functional and fruitful systems in Spanish football. It's therefore no surprise the club has placed its faith in one of its finest teachers.
La Real represent everything beautiful and natural about Spanish football; from the children playing on the beach with their regional teams like Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso used to (also Zubieta products), then the journeying together in a taxi to training like Iñigo and Illarra, to the stepping out onto Anoeta's turf for the first time and now this, Champions League.
This all a world away from the dark arts of the Spanish media brainwashing future generations of fans and bickering in public between two clubs desperate to put themselves on a pedestal over the other.
It's amazing what happens when you believe in something and follow through with it. For la Real, Zubieta happened.
As Theodore Roosevelt once said: "Believe you can and you're halfway there."
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I went last year, its defintley a nice tourney...
Make sure to bring your sun screen, I got burned big time last year and never though about wearung sun screen, hahaha! Have fun!
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I'm going to be there for the qualifying rounds since they're cheap lol and probably on that tuesday since i'm free from class most of the day..Who else is going?? Can't wait for the FCC!!
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The Board of Trustees of Iowa Lakes formalized a partnership agreement with the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) in March of 2012. The Trustees then approved Iowa Lakes joining the NC3 as the nation's only Renewable Energy Leadership Center.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for Iowa Lakes to continue to be a leader in renewable energy education and provide industry recognized certifications for new and existing technicians," said Jolene Rogers, Executive Director of Institutional Advancement at Iowa Lakes.
With a shared belief in forging strong partnerships between education and industry to meet the workforce needs for skilled technicians, NC3 and Iowa Lakes Community College have partnered to, among other initiatives, begin implementing and developing new NC3 skills certifications particularly in the area of Wind Energy & Turbine Technology. This step further strengthens Iowa Lakes' position as a leader in Wind Energy & Turbine Technology.
"We look forward to this partnership to continue to advance our leadership position in Wind Energy and other fields. This partnership with NC3 will positively impact the entire Wind Industry as we focus on developing the most highly skilled workers possible," Rogers said.
From NC3's perspective, "We couldn't be more thrilled to have Iowa Lakes Community College as a new member of our team of national education leaders. The energy and vision that Iowa Lakes embodies will add substantially to the organization's constellation of education and industry workforce leaders and truly make a difference in the growing field of Wind Energy," said Dan Ramirez, NC3 Director of Marketing & Development.
As the energy industry evolves, it is important that students are equipped with a diverse skill set to meet the energy service needs of both today and tomorrow. This Industry Certification will put students – as well as current technicians – in high demand with both public and private energy providers.
In addition to certifications, NC3 is excited to bring together industry partners Trane, a leader in energy systems, and Snap-on, a leader in tools and solutions for skilled workers, to provide Iowa Lakes with deep industry expertise in energy and skilled workers. One of the first initiatives for the Trane and Snap-on partners will be to assist Iowa Lakes in the building and facilitation of creating a state-of-the-art and green energy training facilities for future and existing technicians.
Iowa Lakes, as the Energy Leadership Center, will be integral in developing specific certifications in areas such as safety, tool management and diagnostics/trouble shooting. A customer service certification is also being developed. The college will be utilizing the facility, once it's renovated, located on the property adjacent to the existing Wind Energy and Turbine Technology classroom site. Renovations are anticipated to begin this fall.
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The National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) was established to address the need for strong industry partnerships with educational institutions in order to develop, implement and sustain industry-recognized portable certifications that have strong validation and assessment standards. Across the nation, NC3 is known for their expertise in providing advanced certifications for automotive technicians!
Who we are: NC3 is a network of education providers and corporations that supports, advances and validates new and emerging technology skills in the transportation, aviation and energy industry sectors.
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NC3's interest to partner with Iowa Lakes is due to the college's commitment to quality education and industry respect, one of nine programs in the nation with the distinction of earning the American Wind Energy Association Seal of Approval (since 2007 – one of the first three programs inducted).
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GASP: Release Notes
Current GASP Version: 5.2.2
New Features in v5.2.2
- Added an option to print license information from the command line. This is done using: gasp --license
- Added number density to the list of available variables in the user defined variables dialog for output and visualization.
- Added velocity, pressure, and density gradients to the output variables (Note: this addition resulted in a change to the units.txt file which may produce warning messages).
- The residual output now displays x,y,z data for the maximum residual when running unstructured.
- Added a "Display Grid Info" option to the "Zones" -> "Grid Mgt" window in the GUI.
- Added a new feature to create a gas species from a mixture of species in the database GUI.
- Updated the CFL ramp to include linear, log, and residual based ramping. This is a new option in the time integration.
- Implemented Modified Fick's law in conjunction with the use of Lennard Jones integrals to compute collision cross section integrals. This supports a new option for modeling species diffusion.
- Added print statements to output concerning solution initialization upon solver execution.
- Added support for copying information from a "Visualization" folder to a new "File Output" folder using drag-n-drop within the GUI.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug involving the archive increment number when restoring an archive and restarting. After restart, the next archive increment was wrong. Fixed a bug involving archive recovery in GUI.
- Operator splitting can now be used with Dual-Time stepping and unstructured grids. Before, this was an invalid operation and resulted in an error.
- Real stoichiometric coefficients in reactions can now be used with operator splitting, as well as the global limiting options.
- Fixed a bug in the non-dimensionalization of pointwise data for solid thermodynamics.
- Fixed a bug when moving data nodes within a vtk input folder or moving from one folder to another.
Misc Items
- Increased GUI display precision for the Navier-Stokes QSpec parameters.
- Added an input flag (from the .gsp file only) to dump all NaN locations if requested. Save GUI with "Include All XML" and then search input deck file for DumpAllNan.
- The GUI input for non-equilibrium vibrational species now checks for the max possible value allowed.
- Added a check to the thermo-chemistry database to warn if the electron, e- is not the last species in the list within a given model. This is the current policy when using the electron species.
- Changed the Jacobian option for the DVODE solver to be numerical instead of analytical.
- The GUI highlight node feature is off by default. To use it run the GUI with --highlight.
Release Date: December 2015
Previous Version Notes
- Release notes for v5.2.1 (June 2015)
- Release notes for v5.2.0 (December 2014)
- Release notes for v5.1.2 (August 2012)
- Release notes for v5.1.1 (December 2011)
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What's the deal with stevia extract? Is it ok for me to use still?
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I have read Mark's article before but I keep hearing that it is not primal and wanted to know other thoughts on it. Would this prevent me from losing or seeing results?
Well, it is one of the better sweeteners to use out there if you must. Whether it would hinder you from seeing results depends on two things: a) where you are now and what your goals are; and b) what it is that you're eating with the stevia. If you make gluten-free baked goods with stevia regularly and eat a serving a day, that is not optimal whether you're trying to lose weight or not. Once in a while a bit of stevia in tea or a primal treat will not derail most people, either physiologically or psychologically, but if you're serious about eliminating sugars and excess calories from unnecessary things like treats, then it's best to stay away.
I don't trust it. First, something about a natural no calorie sweetener doesn't fly with me. Second, there's a lot of hype about native people eating it for ages.. my guess is it's something like Asians and soy. They eat it in moderation, it doesn't cause problems for them, so we go nuts and eat it until we find out it's not all that great and possibly even harmful.
Real stevia in leaf form is not sweet like the powders and extracts. It has a sweetness to it, but it also has quite a bitter tea taste. It's not something that would taste good in baking or anything else, other than a cup of hot water(tea).
Remember that the powders and liquid extracts are heavily processed and NOT primal.
Have to pipe up here and counter all the hate. I think stevia is fine in moderation. The sticking point is defining moderation...
Stevia leaves are actually surprisingly high in the extract compounds; it's not like they're processing a hundred leaves to make one pack.
Given that, I feel no guilt in a pack or two a day (I use powder not liquid). Where you might hurt yourself is if you use it to justify various other "20%" items - namely baked goods, ice creams, etc... Some people also have carb cravings when they have anything sweet.
In general, I think the hate against artificial and non-nutritive sweetners is way overblown. Stevia seems harmless (it may even boost insulin sensitivity), and I suspect aspartame is pretty harmless too (blasphemy I know, but I challenge you to find me a convincing in depth study on it's negative effects). Splenda... Yeah not going to touch that one - it's the most suspicious of any of them.
Oh dear, degeneration into accusations of hate. How childishFour years Primal with influences from Jaminet & Shanahan and a focus on being anti-inflammatory. Using Primal to treat CVD and prevent stents from blocking free of drugs.
Eat creatures nose-to-tail (animal, fowl, fish, crustacea, molluscs), a large variety of vegetables (raw, cooked and fermented, including safe starches), dairy (cheese & yoghurt), occasional fruit, cocoa, turmeric & red wine


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This month's issue of Gourmet magazine is vegetarian-themed, right down to editor and "Occasional Vegetarian" Ruth Reichl's surprisingly eco- and ethically-minded front-of-the-book letter. Gourmet is a big foodie powerhouse at the newsstand and this is an equally big change for them. Most of the month's featured recipes are vegan; just leave the parmesan out of the rest. And starting next month, each issue will include a special vegetarian section. Sure, it's not quite Vegan Gourmet; but better occasional veg than always happy-meat eater, I'd say.
Let Gourmet know what you think here; it's always nice to send a bit of (conditional, encouraging) feedback.
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I tried the black bean recipe and the tofu one and DAMN, so delicious! I am a believer. I applaud the magazine for this move but there is so much disgusting stuff in there (mostly in ADS) like a proud chef holding up a friggin' pig leg with the hoof all dangling. SICK! Just look up the page for the veggie section and avoid the rest to avoid being too upset to eat/fix dinner.


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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Troubled defensive end Michael Larrow is among four players who are no longer with the Rutgers football team.
Citing disciplinary reasons, coach Kyle Flood dismissed Larrow from the team on May 6. But the move was not made public until Monday, one day after school officials say Larrow was arrested for allegedly punching his girlfriend.
Larrow had missed four games last year after being suspended following another arrest.
Flood also announced Monday that reserve offensive linemen Matt McBride and Jorge Vicioso and punter Anthony DiPaula are no longer with the team.
McBride, who graduated this month, had missed spring practice following shoulder surgery. He has not decided whether he wants to play a fifth year at another school.
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This week I have been clicking along on my Peasy, and I finished the knitting tonight.
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This week I have been clicking along on my Peasy, and I finished the knitting tonight.
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- house full of jays said...
Oh, yes, buttons are fun! Your peasy looks so nice and the best part it that you are happy with it! And what a nice wardrobe addition for fall.
Thanks for sharing about the book. I've seen that one but haven't read it. Sheesh, I got crying reading Magic Treehouse recently so I don't know how I'll handle this one...
- July 6, 2011 at 12:14 AM
- embracingitall said...
I love your peasy sweater. Hope you find the perfect buttons. The book sounds like a great read. I cry so easily these days, I wouldn't have thought you crazy at all! Jacinta
- July 6, 2011 at 3:42 AM
- Tracey said...
I had that book in my hand and put it back. Now I must go back to the bookstore and get it. The wee one here might be a little young for the story, but I can save it. Thanks so much for the recommendation.
- July 6, 2011 at 5:15 AM
- Emily said...
I love button shopping! That's the one good thing the LYS has going for it.
I love your peasy! I may need to consider making one for myself this year.
I'm going to put the book you read onto my Nook today. It sounds just like the type of read I need right now.
- July 6, 2011 at 6:18 AM
- Jen @ Wife, "Mom", Knitter said...
I get soggy when I read The Velveteen Rabbit, too.
- July 6, 2011 at 8:02 AM
- Nin-Carol said...
The sweater is lovely - and how cool that the colors match the book.
Stopping in from Yarn Along. My link is http://blog.mymummyknits.com/yarn-along-26/
- July 6, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- Plain and Joyful Living said...
Your sweater is coming along beautifully.
Warm wishes,
- July 6, 2011 at 11:29 AM
- Sarah Jane said...
Love, loved Edward!
- July 6, 2011 at 1:11 PM
- Swanski said...
I always have a tough time choosing buttons, I look forward to seeing what you pick out!
- July 6, 2011 at 2:24 PM
- Carol said...
The author of your book, Kate DiCamillo, has also written a beautiful children's picture book. Great Joy is a Christmas story about a little girl and an organ grinder. My grand-daughter love the story.
I had the good fortune to hear Kate DiCamillo speak at a conference.
Your peasy sweater is lovely!
- July 6, 2011 at 9:52 PM
- October Rose said...
Lovely cardigan! After my wedding knitting is finished I am hoping to try my hand at a cardigan for a first time; I will keep Peasy in mind. :)
- July 7, 2011 at 12:20 PM
- no spring chicken said...
I get soggy over the Velveteen Rabbit too... Love the sweater!
Blessings, Debbie
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Not me, resonance in the small tube will be far more beneficial than the large tubes. If you did an area under the curve for your engine with both types I would imagine you will see that the long tubes low rpm advantage extends far enough into the intermediate-upper rpm range that you end up being farther ahead. Depending on the short tubes length you may never realize any resonance tuning at all until stratospheric rpm levels like 10 000 rpm!
Shorty headers are OK for flow but resonance tuning is why you install a header, actual flow numbers are only a small part of a headers function...also 1 5/8 is not that small...we are talking an 1/8 of an inch here folks?
Equal lengths ensure that any tuning that results occurs at the same point in the rpm range on all the cylinders, it is definetly a goal worth pursuing as it concentrates the resonance bump in the power curve instead of spreading the resonance "zone" across the rpm range....but...if the difference in length is a couple inches at best then I doubt you would see much difference.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Women's Center will host Stitches: An Exhibit of Textiles by Nedra Bonds featuring the Women's Equity Quilt, created to commemorate the UMKC Women's Center's 40th Anniversary. The event will take place on Thursday, Feb. 2, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Miller Nichols Library, Dean's Gallery, 2nd Floor, 800 E. 51st St., Kansas City, Mo., and the exhibit will run from February 2nd - April 13th. RSVP is available online at http://stitches.eventbrite.com/
The reception will include a play inspired by the quilt written by local playwright and UMKC alumna Kathleen Shaw and produced by Professor Jennifer Martin of the UMKC Department of Theatre. Dance accompaniment will feature students from the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance, choreographed by Professor Sabrina Madison-Cannon.
The Women's Equity Quilt is a community project to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the UMKC Women's Center. Bonds led quilt workshops in the spring and summer of 2011 where students and community members got the opportunity to express their feelings on women's issues by making a quilt square. Each participant was encouraged to make 2 squares, one for the Women's Center and one to keep for themselves. Each quilt square represented its own unique story.
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Carolyn R. Bertozzi, associate professor of chemistry and molecular
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis opened a global Roman Catholic assembly on Sunday showing his apparent irritation with Church leaders who have waged a sometimes bitter public battle between progressives and conservatives on family issues.
The synod is the first since Francis's election 19 months ago with a mandate to turn around an institution hit by declining membership in many countries and scandals including the sexual abuse of children by priests and irregularities in Vatican finances.
It is seen as a test case for the pontiff's vision of a Church he wants to be closer to the poor and suffering and not obsessed by issues such as homosexuality, abortion and contraception.
Francis, in the sermon of a solemn Mass in St. Peter's Basilica formally opening the synod with nearly 200 bishops in attendance, alluded to in-fighting that preceded the gathering and made clear that it did not please him.
"Synod assemblies are not meant to discuss beautiful and clever ideas, or to see who is more intelligent," he said. Comparing the Church to a vineyard, he said that all of it had to be nurtured with freedom, creativity and hard work.
Liberals in the Church say that conservatives are trying to dictate the outcome of the synod, particularly over the issue of whether the Church should modify teachings that deny communion to Catholics who have divorced and then remarried in civil services.
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I just purchased a new computer and had followed some instructions I found in Firefox help on how to transfer my Firefox bookmarks from my old computer to my new computer, but the host file turned out to be a .json file (java script object notation), whatever that means. Initially, I had entered the (provided) path into my Start/Run search box to locate the bookmarks in a "profile folder". From there I copied it onto a flash drive. As stated, it turned out that the file had a .json extension, and the problem is that I haven't found a way to open a/the json type file, so the transfer cannot be completed. When a dialog box appears requesting a selection of a program to open it, entering "java" or "javascript" doesn't compute.
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I just copy and paste the "places.sqlite" found in profiles -- that is if your upgrading Firefox and transfering to
another Firefox. If going to a different browser, or lower than FF 3.0 then you need the html file and do as above said.
(Good idea to backup "places.sqlite" it contains everything-ALL bookmarks)
Why not just copy the .json file to any directory and restore it from there?
Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks > Import & Backup > Restore > Choose File
I have FF 3.0.1 installed on my home and work computers. I use flash drive to transfer the places.sqlite file between the two PCs via SyncToy. What I've found, however, is the bookmarks are not getting updated on my home computer. I've used Sqlite Manager to verify the new bookmarks are in the database, but after copying the file (exiting FF first) and restarting Firefox, they're not there.
The HTML transfer method takes too many steps to perform every other day.
Any suggestions?
Transfer the .json files instead. You obtain those by using "Backup" from the bookmark organizer. You use "Restore" to import them.
If you copy places.sqlite then you may need to reset browser.places.*folderId prefs on the about:config page. Also old references in localstore.rdf to places.sqlite can cause problems.
So it is better to use a JSON backup to restore the bookmarks from.
Pike's Bookmarks Backup Extension is a good way to automate this... http://www.pikey.me.uk/mozilla/?addon=bb
It can save Bookmarks and other Profile data to the folder of your choice on a daily basis.....
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Using the .json files appears to be a workable solution. However, I'm still puzzled about why transferring the places.sqlite file works from home to work, but not from work to home.
Pike's extension seems to do what I'm doing manually so I doubt it would help.
I had the same problem the above answer :"Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks > Import & Backup > Restore > Choose File" worked great!! Thanks
ok, I running Win XP Home and the new firefox 3.0.4 and I had to reformat the HD and before I did so I used firefox to backup my bookmarks and saved the .json file.
NOOOW when I try to restore that file it says "Unable to process the backup file."
It is driving me buggy because alllll of the last 6 months of bookmarks and research sites are in there and I really do not want to have to research it allll over again.
Any help is greatly loved!!
Which security software do you have?
You can use EnumProcess written by trolly, a moderator on this forum, to check which security software is running (firewalls and anti-virus).
More info on trolly's website: http://www.trolly.homepage.t-online.de/tools.html
Try to put the JSON backup in the bookmarkbackups folder and move all other files in that folder to another location. Then also remove places.sqlite and prefs.js from the profile folder. That should make Firefox use the JSON backup to recreate a new places.sqlite.
See Finding the profile folder on Windows
"Application Data" in XP and "AppData" in Vista are hidden folders
Show hidden files and folders
XP/2K : C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\
Vista : C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\
^ Guest,
Open that .json file in a text reader program, like Notepad. The "uri" for each bookmark is there, so you should be able to recover most of those bookmarks.
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Track: Live Florida Primary Returns
The map on this page shows not only who's winning in each of the state's 67 counties, but, using Patchwork Nation, it shows how the candidates are doing in each of Florida's 10 types of county -– from the wealthy Monied 'Burbs to the metropolitan Immigration Nation counties. It will fill in with data as the results from the primary come in.
What this map means:
The game of presidential see-saw the GOP has been playing in 2012 continues Tuesday night in Florida.
A short 10 days ago former House Speaker Newt Gingrich emerged from the South Carolina Primary with a big win and lot of momentum, it looks like former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is ready to take the momentum back. Many polls show him with a double-digit lead in the Sunshine State.
Florida is considered a critical contest because of the state's size and diversity. More people will vote Tuesday night than have voted in all the Republican nominating contests thus far combined. And nearly all of Patchwork Nation's geographic/demographic county types – 10 of the 12 – are represented in the peninsula.
In many ways, Romney's lead is not a surprise. Florida is good territory for him. More than half its population (52%) lives in two county types that are a good fit for him – the wealthy suburban Monied Burbs and the Boom Towns that grew rapidly in the last decade. Those counties tend to have higher education and income levels – two factors that exit polls show are key to Romney.
They also tend to be less ideologically charged and Romney has done better with moderates.
Watch the vote as it comes in Tuesday night in those counties. If Romney does well in them his campaign can argue that South Carolina was something of fluke with little bearing on the rest of the primary season.
The bigger questions now, however, may center on Newt Gingrich. Momentum in the 2012 GOP campaign has been a fleeting thing and if he can't win the state, he would at least like a strong showing. For him, a few places may be key.
The culturally conservative Evangelical Epicenters may be good for Gingrich, but very view Floridians live in those 10 counties. A better way to get a sense of the night for the former speaker will be to watch the state's aging Emptying Nest counties, which hold some 20 percent of the state's population.
Many of Florida's Emptying Nests sit in the middle of the state along the always-critical Interstate-4 highway corridor. Those places can be hard to get a read on. They also tend to be socially conservative, but have a streak of pragmatism in them as well. Their main issues are often keeping taxes low and what might be described as family values.
Whether or not Gingrich has a good Tuesday night (a win or, more likely, a close loss) may well depend on how the vote in those places breaks and it seems both of the current Republican front-runners understand that.
Gingrich and Romney logged appearances at The Villages in recent days, the massive 55-and-over community in the middle of the state – some 75,000 people live there. The settlement straddles Lake and Sumter counties (Sumter is a Boom Town in Patchwork Nation because of the rapid growth there, but it is one that certainly feels like an Emptying Nest in the Villages and it may end up voting more like one. Organized senior communities tend to vote in very high percentages.)
Both of the rallies and speeches drew well, but Romney's event had roughly three times the people according to one Villages worker. Of course, Romney's event has been planned weeks in advance, while Gingrich's was put together quickly. And the Romney rally, while well attended, was not enthusiastic.
Tuesday night will bring some clarity to what those older voters and aging communities were actually thinking.


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I play Xbox Live GT: OoMahaoO
I play Computer games also Steam Id: OoMahaoO
I play other games like mmo's ask if you want ill let you know if I play it or not.
Im always looking to talk about manga/anime or anything. Im also always looking for new recomendations of anime/manga to keep our convo's interesting I would read what ur reading also.
So mainly Im just looking for some friends to hang out with at Acen. Walk around with and just have a Jolly Good Time. I am getting their thursday Night and staying Till Sunday. We can do multiple "gatherings / Meetups" Cuz I would like to meet some people who are going tobe there thursday night to hang out with. PM me or just post on here if you want to meet up Ill give u my cell's # closer to the con. But if you wanna talk my Aim is nickg3030 and im on all the time. Hope to meet some new friends ^^
BTW thought I should add this so far this isnt a meetup more just a hanging out. ill give you my cell number closer to the con date and u can text me if your bored or just wanna hang out. If enuff people wanna hang out ill make it a meetup
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- "Gossip Girl here, your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite... And who am I? That's one secret I'll never tell. You know you love me. XOXO, Gossip Girl."
Gossip Girl is the anonymous, unseen narrator of the Gossip Girl television series and the novels of the same name. She is omniscient in every way and can be cruel in the way she reveals the secrets of Manhattan's elite, the Upper East Siders. In both the novels and the television adaption, Gossip Girl is a blogger whose true identity is never revealed, though it is ultimately revealed in the television series finale to be none other than "Lonely Boy" himself, Dan Humphrey. Despite the gossip site's shutdown in the finale, in the five year time jump, it is revealed that a new blogger has assumed the mantle of Gossip Girl.
Gossip Girl runs a blog documenting the lives of Manhattan's elite, or the wealthy teenagers residing on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Posted on the blog are 'spotted' characters, gossip, and rumors. Gossip girl loved when people sent in pictures and gossip about people to the email firstname.lastname@example.com. On the television series, Gossip Girl is voiced by Kristen Bell.
Until the finale, the only other character to know the identity of Gossip Girl was Jenny. Gossip Girl is a girl who doesn't like anyone screwing with the kids on the upper east side. She spreads dirty rumors, and hates to be wrong.
Novel series
In the novels, Gossip Girl was showed as cunning. He/she never gave away identities (kinda). His/Her identity was never revealed in the novels.
Television series
Season 1
Gossip Girl is introduced and publishes that Serena is back in the Upper East Side. Gossip Girl gradually becomes very cunning and strategic throughout this season.
Season 2
In the second season finale, it becomes apparent that Gossip Girl holds a certain disdain for those on the Upper East Side when she posts her own "diplomas" on the students:
- "Not so fast. You're not graduating until I give you my diplomas. Mine are labels, and labels stick.
- Nate Archibald: Class Whore,
- Dan Humphrey: The Ultimate Insider,
- Chuck Bass: Coward,
- Blair Waldorf: Weakling,
- And as for Serena van der Woodsen, after today, you are officially irrelevant.
- Congratulations everyone. You deserve it."
Season 6
Dan finally reveals that he is Gossip Girl in the season finale, New York, I Love You XOXO.
Original blogger
- Main article: Dan Humphrey
Site abandonment
Return and final shutdown
|Gossip Girl is dead.
— Dan Humphrey (6x10)
After revealing "her" true identity in the series finale, "New York, I Love You XOXO," by way of The Spectator, Gossip Girl shuts her site down forever. The blogger behind the keyboard, Dan Humphrey, had achieved his goal of winning Serena through writing himself into the lives of the Upper East Siders. Gossip Girl's reign had finally come to an end.
Gossip Girl 2.0
- Main article: Georgina Sparks
Gossip Girl 3.0
- Main article: Serena van der Woodsen
New anonymous blogger
- "You may be rid of Dan Humphrey, but you'll never be rid of me. There's always someone on the outside, wanting to get in. Who am I now? That's a secret I'll never tell. XOXO, Gossip Girl."
By the five-year flash-forward seen in the series finale, a new anonymous blogger has taken on the mantle of Gossip Girl. The identity of this second incarnation of Gossip Girl ("Gossip Girl 4.0") is unknown, but judging from the final shots of the series finale, it seems as though the new blogger has similar motives to the original Gossip Girl, Dan Humphrey. This blogger also bears a resemblance to the original, having a similar taste in fashion and style. It is assumed that the new "Gossip Girl" is indeed a girl. One can only wonder what kind of drama this new Gossip Girl will stir up. XOXO.
- To date there are three new Gossip Girl identities. Dan Humphrey is the first and original Gossip Girl, Georgina Sparks is the second Gossip Girl, acting as a step-in and Serena van der Woodsen is the third Gossip Girl. The fourth identity is unknown.
- Gossip Girl is arguably the true main antagonist of the series.
"Hey Upper East Siders. Gossip Girl here, and I have the biggest news ever. [...] Spotted: At Grand Central, bags in hand, Serena van der Woodsen; was it only a year ago our it-girl mysteriously disappeared for quote 'boarding school,' and just as suddenly she's back."
"There's nothing Gossip Girl likes more than a good cat-fight, and this could be a classic."
"S's new boy's name is -- oh, who cares?"
"Is that a smile we see on B's lips? The spotlight is on her, for once, and S actually helped her get it. I guess miracles can happen."
"Spotted: Lonely Boy's rude awakening. Upper East Side queens aren't born at the top; they climb their way up in heels, no matter who they have to tread on to do it."
"Here's an inside tip, Little J: the faster you rise, the harder you fall. Hope that Hello Kitty sleeping bag doubles as a parachute."
"Why is it that friends of Serena van der Woodsen have to search for her suitor? Have fables fallen so out of fashion that princesses have to do everything themselves? Call us old school, but sometimes the fairy tale ending requires the knight to get off his ass and saddle up his steed."
"Spotted: Bass, drunk off his ass, at the Palace bar drinking away his woes...and his investment capital."
"Speak of the devil and he doth appear -- wearing his trademark scarf. Careful, B, hell hath no fury like a Chuck Bass scorned."
"Spotted: Chuck Bass losing something no one knew he had to begin with...his heart."
"Spotted: Lonely Boy, on the Upper East Side, learning the lesson that nothing stays missing for long."
"The only thing feared by the spawn of Satan: Mom and Dad. Leave it to Blair Waldorf to know that bitches don't happen, they are made by parents even more wicked than their offspring."
"This just in: Asher Hornsby has been spotted locking lips before class, but not with his girlfriend. Looks like gentlemen don't prefer blondes, Little J, they prefer other gentlemen. Is this just another round of blanks fired between B and Little J? I'm tired of being the bearer of bad grudges. This is the last item that goes to press without proof."
"Don't worry, Little J, the sun'll come out tomorrow, even though your boyfriend did today."
"Spotted: Jenny Humphrey wading in the Met fountain fishing for change; Blair Waldorf seen dallying with an off-duty doorman at the Blarney Stone on a Monday night. It looks like the battle between the Queen B and Little J has moved from the streets to the blogs. Who's sending this debasing dish? I have a feeling..."
"Spotted: Serena van der Woodsen being given a real-life multiple choice question.
- a) Go home and study,
- b) Get a good night sleep,
- c) Call your boyfriend, or
- d) None of the above.
Hope that wasn't the wrong answer, S. This test doesn't grade on a curve."
"Spotted in the courtyard: S, looking like she's seen a ghost. The ghost of parties past."
"They say love conquers all, but maybe love hasn't met Georgina Sparks. Poor Humphrey, looks like our resident moral compass isn't such a straight arrow after all."


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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Almost a day ahead of deadline, the Illinois General Assembly wrapped up its spring session early Saturday after approving a $1 billion capital bill to fund road and bridge projects around the state.
Gaveling in just after midnight and out a few minutes later, lawmakers headed home to their districts with several looming issues unaddressed - a byproduct, members said, of the upcoming November election. The House adjourned Friday evening.
The capital bill was the last order of business in a relatively quiet, election-shadowed session in which majority Democrats approved a patchwork $35.7 billion budget they acknowledged puts off tough decisions. Senate Democrats signed off Friday on a budget the House approved earlier in the week, leaving until after the election a decision whether to extend the temporary hike in the state's income tax, find other revenues or cut more than $4 billion in programs and services.
"With an election in the next six months, it's probably wise not to be overaggressive," said state Rep. Mike Zalewski, a Riverside Democrat, adding that neither side was "happy" with the passed budget. "I feel like we've done what we need to do. Now we need to go home and see who the next governor is going to be."
The governor's race pits incumbent Democrat Pat Quinn, who has advocated the tax extension, against Republican businessman Bruce Rauner, who has called for deeper spending cuts. All 118 House seats are up for re-election, as are a third of the Senate seats.
The capital construction project - approved with bipartisan support Thursday by the House - passed the Senate by a 52-5 vote without debate. Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider said it would fund "shovel-ready" road and bridge projects across the state expected to start this summer.
Among the measures passed late Friday was one allowing election-day voter registration during the November election. Advocates said it'll make sure more Illinois residents' voices are heard, but Republicans called it an attempt to drive Democratic turnout.
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Richard Olsen looks back at the long-standing practice of building new houses with reclaimed elements and old architectural parts in Handmade Houses: A Century of Earth-Friendly Home Design. Olsen is the former architecture editor at Architectural Digest and the great-grandson of a Norwegian carpenter, so he approaches the book with a thorough understanding of both the craft and design involved. In addition to detailed project descriptions and homeowner interviews, Olsen tells the origins and history of this practice and explains the enduring popularity of designing and building a handmade house. He also notes how it generated the current trends of using salvaged building materials or incorporating an industrial aesthetic in a custom house.
The book's introduction relates the popularity surge of hand-crafted home building at a certain time and in specific parts of the world where culture and climate supported the tradition. Olsen follows with stories and examples of architects and other designers or craftspeople whose work inspired the handmade house movement. The projects he selected as examples are then presented in two sections—houses designed and crafted by non-architect owners and those created by architects for clients or themselves, including the home designed and built by renowned environmentalist and architect Sim Van der Ryn for himself. Throughout his narrative, Olsen weaves the tale of how this once niche practice worked its way into our everyday design culture.
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Hi, we are getting slowness after migrate from ORacle 10gr2 single db to Oracle 11204 oracle rac (standard ed) with asm, on oracle solaris 11. at this momento we have only one node. In the next days we will add another node.
When a query run this take too much time if we compare with the old instance. Our RAC is now compose by one node and it has 3 dbs (dwh maximum 4tb, oltp and test db)
Due to this we are implementing this:
- we have run default statistics
- we have rebuilded all indexes.
- We will execute statistics with 100% for each object.
- We activate osswbb and stastpack
We have put almost all the same parameters that we had in the old instance (10g).
When I see my performance in EM it shows a lot of CPU wait when I digged into the causes it shows a lot of querys about an application schema that requires tunning.
But there are a lot of them.
The question is, why those querys in the old instance (10g single db) were works ok? and why in oracle rac 11gr2 don't ??
Any ideas ??
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Thanks guys. Got the knees just about done. Just need some nice darts to finish them up.
The knees are looking good, but... there's no yellow damage on them. My first ESB armor templates were done the same way, but the updated template has the 'correct' colors (it has the same color combination as the right shoulder bell).
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I've started assembling the blaster kit. This thing is really cool. All the Webley pieces are together and I'm just starting to work on the greeblies. Thank you to Stormrider and Darth Vorhees for hooking me up with the missing piece! Everything screws together except the hammer, I had to glue that in place.
I also just made some sling mounting hardware. $2.49 at the local hardware store for these hangers. Found them with the picture hanging stuff. Just cut off the extra bits on the side and add a new ring. They don't swivel, but I think they will work for me.
Also got my Woodman braids from Recon. With every addition it looks a little more complete!
That is a stunning ESB Fett you are making !!!!! Really nice:)
Here's another small update...I scratchbuilt a couple of the disc thingies. Very easy to do and costs next to nothing for anyone interested in upgrading from the pully. Just nylon washers with a little customization and a little guesswork.
After losing my job a couple weeks ago putting more money into this thing is not a possibility at this time. I figured I could spruce up the chrome tube that I have instead of buying a Heiland like I planned.
A lot of work but I think it's coming out pretty nice. Still have to clean it up a little. I might just forget the Heiland since this has the MPP holes. We'll see how it looks when everything is together.
Bad script on the job story Matty, great job on the tube. What tool did you use to take out these holes?, very neat.:thumbsup
flash tube looks amazing captain. sorry about the job loss. i will hire you to come and finish my suit for me
Hey Matt...sucks about the job loss :(
Do you want a heiland flashtube? I have an extra.. its kinda a cross between the mpp and standard heiland. I'll give it to ya if ya want to try it out. If ya find what your using you like better no worries. Im just not gonna need it and its just sittin here. let me know if ya want it!
Here's where I'm at with the weathering of the blaster. It's hard to get the subtle weathering to show up in pics but I think you can see a lot of it in this shot. Getting closer to the final assembly but still have the stock greeblies to work on. I want to beat up my stock but it looks so nice I don't know if I can bring myself to do it. :lol
This suit is looking great, I hope mine looks half as good.
Matt you are quickly becoming one of the "greats" with this thread.
blaster looks amazing. still can't believe this will only be a display piece....i would go and get the groceries in this suit
Excellent build thread, love the work your doing
No wips in over a week.. I need my fix. Awesome WIP and I love the progress
Weathering looks awesome on that blaster Matt! Keep up the great work and post MOAR photos :P
Great build thread.
Who made your flight suit and how did you weather it? Your suit is looking fantastic.
agree, nice weathering on the flight suit. Excellent looking Fett.
Excellent, so far.
Thanks guys. I almost have the blaster done, just some final assembly and detail stuff to do. I'll keep you guys updated as usual. :thumbsup
Now I guess I should make hands so my Fett can hold this thing. I should probably get some gloves too...


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By Craig Campbell, Dundas Star News

Dundas Blues enter the Niagara District Junior C hockey league playoffs, Monday, on a hot streak they may need to overcome a season-long nemesis.

The Blues won their last four straight regular season games - including two against first round opponent Chippawa. The Riverhawks won the regular season series against Dundas, three games to two, but the Blues enter the postseason with an apparent edge.

Game one is set for Monday night, February 3, in Chippawa. The series moves to Dundas' J.L. Grightmire Arena for Game Two on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. and back to Chippawa for Game Three on Thursday Feb. 6.

While Chippawa won the first three regular season meetings between the two squads, Dundas gained its footing with a 2-1 win in overtime on Tuesday, Jan. 28 Down 1-0, the Blues tied it up on Dan Pelosini's goal, assisted by Alex Aquin and Garret Incze. Alex Panov scored the winner in overtime assisted by Thomas Dowling and Tyler Jones.

On Saturday, Feb. 1, the two teams closed out the regular season together. For the first time in five regular season meeting, Dundas seemed in total control.

Down 1-0 again to start, goals from Andrew Wooning and Brayden Knott put Dundas ahead. Cam McConnell assisted on both goals. Pelosini and Aquin also picked up assists.

Chippawa tied it up in the second, but Dundas went ahead for good on a goal from Aquin, assisted by Knott. Matt Johnson added another goal for Dundas, assisted by Kevin Jaczenko and McConnell.

In the final period, Johnson found the net for his second goal - on a power play - with help from Nick McMullen and Elijah Williams.


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Washington D.C., Sep 28, 2012 / 12:38 am (CNA).- The Catholic commentators Deacon Keith Fournier and Deal Hudson, in their new column to run daily through the upcoming elections, have warned that some Catholic supporters of President Obama are misrepresenting his record.Deacon Fournier said "too many Catholics and other Christians have not figured out the consequences we face on November 6, 2012 if we do not properly inform our decision on who we will elect to lead us and vote … [Read more...]
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Canon lawyer: German Church tax dispute needs more reflection
Vatican City, Sep 27, 2012 / 04:24 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A leading canon lawyer has called for further reflection on the German Church's decision to refuse the sacraments and Christian burial to Catholics who do not pay the country's Church tax.Dr. Edward Peters, a canon lawyer and the first layman to serve as a consultant to the Church's highest court, explained that excommunication is invoked today "only against the gravest ecclesiastical offenses, things like … [Read more...]
Video shows Cuban government harassing women dissidents
Havana, Cuba, Sep 27, 2012 / 04:04 pm (CNA).- Cuban dissident group Women in White has denounced state police for harassing them as they were trying to leave their offices on Sept. 24 to attend Mass in honor of Our Lady of Mercies. The incident was caught on video by a group member, sent to the local Hablemos Press, and posted on YouTube. It shows agents attempting to assault the leader of the dissident group, Berta Soler, who was rescued by her companions. Soler said the women had … [Read more...]
Pope's former butler could face four years in prison
Vatican City, Sep 27, 2012 / 03:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The trial of Pope Benedict's former butler, Paolo Gabriele, will begin Sept. 29 as he faces up to four years in prison for stealing confidential documents. According to the Vatican's appeals court prosecutor, Giovanni Giacobbe, the trial will be public and the first hearing will take place before a three-judge panel. Paolo faces a minimum sentence for "aggravated theft" of three years and a maximum of … [Read more...]
Pope to Catholic politicians: seek the common good
Vatican City, Sep 27, 2012 / 12:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- At the end of his general audience on Sept. 26, Pope Benedict called on Catholic politicians to work for the common good in accordance with Church teaching. During his remarks to attendees in St. Peter's square, the Pope reminded Catholic lawmakers "of the need to generously seek the common good of all citizens, in a way that is consistent with the convictions proper to the sons and daughters of the Church." Pope … [Read more...]
Ivory smuggling charge against priest reveals abuse investigation
Cebu, Philippines, Sep 27, 2012 / 10:50 am (CNA).- A National Geographic story on ivory smuggling has renewed focus on a prominent Philippines priest accused of sexual abuse in Los Angeles in the 1980s.Monsignor Cristobal Garcia, an ivory collector, told a National Geographic correspondent he could smuggle ivory into the U.S. by wrapping it in "old, stinky underwear" and pouring ketchup on it.The smuggling remarks, published in the October 2012 issue of National Geographic, … [Read more...]
Book busts myths about Church teaching on hot topics
Denver, Colo., Sep 27, 2012 / 04:23 am (CNA).- Dr. Christopher Kaczor's new book addresses some of the most widely-held myths about the Catholic Church and its teachings, tackling sensitive topics like homosexuality and the abuse scandal."I really hope that people who are struggling with these issues and have difficulties, are able to be really aided … to find their way to happiness," Kaczor told CNA Sept. 26.His new work is titled "The Seven Big Myths about … [Read more...]