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John L. Crow
At the last AAR conference in Chicago, I picked up a copy of John S. Haller, Jr.'s recent history of the New Thought movement published by the Swedenborg Foundation Press: The History of New Thought from Mind Cure to Positive Thinking and the Prosperity Gospel (2012). I just got around to reading a portion of it this weekend and I was immediately reminded of the fascinating history of this under studied movement. This is the newest comprehensive review I am aware of since Charles S. Braden's Spirits in Rebellion: The Rise and Development of New Thought: The Story of the Beginnings and Growth of New Thought and Kindred American Metaphysical Healing Movements (1963, 2nd ed. 1984). The foreword by Robert C. Fuller states that "Haller provides the perceptive eye we need to make judicious sense of America's long-standing interest in the power of mind and thought" (viii), and he is right, although I wonder if Haller's heavy emphasis on Swedenborg's influence on New Thought is an artifact of his audience and/or publisher. Nevertheless, his history makes the recent success of Rhonda Byrne's The Secret (Atria, 2006) more understandable.
In 2006, as most people know, Australian TV producer Rhonda Byrne released her bestselling video, The Secret. Not long after she released a book version that was on the self-help/inspiration bestseller lists for over 150 weeks. Four years later she released a sequel entitled The Power (Atria 20120). Whereas the first was about the law of attraction, the second was about the connection of the law of love. Not long after, the third installment, The Magic (Atria 2012), was released, and the law of gratitude was added to the series. While the second and third volumes did not mirror the success of the first, all three together have sold over 20 million copies, have been translated into over 46 languages, and have ancillary products such as The Secret Daily Teachings (Atria 2008) and The Secret Gratitude Book (Atria 2007). To her credit, Byrne always starts out her story attributing her discovery of "the secret" to the century old book, The Science of Getting Rich (1910) by Wallace D. Wattles. (Byrne's publisher also released a revised edition of this volume, The New Science of Getting Rich (Atria 2007) where Ruth Miller edits the volume, adding short, PowerPoint like chapter summaries for those unwilling to slog through the early 20th century prose of the original.) One wonders, however, why the success? What was the reason this line of self-help/inspirational books did so well when the so-called "secret" was anything but secret?
To explain this kind of success, Haller points to shifts in New Thought, moving from metaphysical concerns to those of the material world. He writes, "The mind, once firmly the domain of divine influx, became a distinct echo, drowned out by the kinetic energy of free-market capitalism" (13). Today New Thought products are offered in a vast marketplace, promoted by the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres, and is the focus of many lectures and discussion in New Thought churches. Moreover, Haller traces how New Thought doctrines transform into Prosperity Gospel whose preachers "ignore metaphysics entirely, promoting techniques for success in business and in life through positive attitude" (261).
I am still making my way through the book, but I am glad to see the volume. A new history of the New Thought movement is long overdue.
Revisiting the Secret, Power, Magic, and, of course, History of New Thought
Categories: 19th Century, 20th Century, alternative religions, American religions, culture, John Crow's posts, Metaphysical Religion, New Thought, religion and consumerism, self-help books
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- Brett Hendrickson at: February 18, 2013 at 8:38 AM said...
I've been wanting to check this out, though I didn't realize it was published by the Swedenborg Press.
- Jeremy at: February 20, 2013 at 6:58 AM said...
I picked up this book at AAR also, although I've not had the chance to do more than glance through it yet. Spring break awaits! I believe you are correct that this is the first full-scale New Thought history since Braden. I am also not surprised to hear of the emphasis on Swedenborg, given the press and Haller's previous work in this vein.
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Winter Concert with Jose-Luis Orozco and the La Ballona Elementary Choir
La Ballona Education Partners
Thursday, December 13, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Join us as we celebrate the holiday season with exciting performances by our Kindergarten class, the La Ballona choir and our special guest artist, singer/songwriter/author Jose Luis Orozco. Doors open at 6pm, the concert starts at 7:00pm and tickets will be available presale for $3 or $5 at the door. Pre-sale tickets available at www.laballona.com
This will be a fun evening for the entire family. We are proud to be hosting LA Liberia bookfair on the 13th. There will be a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction titles in Spanish for ages 1-16 available for purchase. This is a great opportunity to find richly illustrated, high quality books that are not easily available in local bookstores.
Tamales will be available for sale starting at 6:00pm.
Video about Jose Luis Orozco
Press Reviews - English from José-Luis Orozco on Vimeo.
When & Where
La Ballona Elementary School
10915 Washington Blvd
Culver City,
Thursday, December 13, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PST)
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Maguire super at sevens
St. Albert speedster isn't slowing down after stint with Canada at IRB Sevens World Series
Saturday, Jun 21, 2014 06:00 am
Duncan Maguire is switching gears from Canadian sevens rugby to the first 15 at the St. Albert Rugby Football Club without easing off the gas pedal.
After adding to his national team cap collection at last month�s IRB Sevens World Series stops in Glasgow, Scotland and London, England the ultra-quick winger will show off his flashy dance moves with the ball today against the Calgary Canucks in the Alberta Cup fixtures. Kickoff is 4 p.m. at Ellerslie Rugby Park.
�I�m going to keep working towards the next tour when the national team starts back up in November but now it�s time to focus on the 15s here in St. Albert,� Maguire said of the 5-0 premier men�s squad.
The high school rugby product of the St Albert Skyhawks still plans on playing in sevens� tournaments with select sides in Kelowna and Limerick, Ireland, plus attend national sevens� tryouts for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland, in addition to commitments with the Calgary-based Prairie Wolfpack in the Canadian Rugby Championship league (his six tries in five matches at wing led all CRC scorers last year) and the fantastic firsts.
�Things are looking good,� said Maguire, a national 15 selection for the Americas Rugby Championship last October at Langford, B.C. who was among Canada�s top domestic-based players and overseas professionals to dress for the Canada Selects versus BC Invitational match last month in Vancouver.
The straw that stirs the drink for the traveling Lionhearts Sevens also played internationally for Canada on the Sevens World Series circuit in South Africa and Las Vegas before his selection to the national team�s last two legs in Scotland and England.
�It�s an honour every time you get selected obviously but just to be asked for those two tournaments was especially special,� Maguire said. �The fact that the team did really well in Scotland and just being a part of that was a huge honour. It�s something that I can say I�ve done.�
Canada, ranked a record-best sixth in the Sevens World Series standings after finishing 12th last season, was the runner-up in Scotland at 4-1-1 and the bowl winners in England at 4-1-1 as well after going 1-1-1 on the opening day.
�Scotland was the best Canada has ever done at sevens. We came second there and lost to New Zealand in the final (54-7). It was a real good experience to be a part of it all,� said Maguire, one of 12 players on Canada�s roster in Scotland and England. �London the following weekend was another great experience. Playing in Twickenham was pretty nuts in front of a sold-out crowd.
�All in all it was a good experience. I�ll take it as it comes. We�ll just see how it goes from now on.�
When opportunity knocked Maguire answered the door for Canada.
�I�m new to the team so whenever I got some playing time I tried to take advantage of that,� Maguire said of his role with the national sevens. �I just wanted to be a good teammate and do what I can whenever I get on.�
Maguire, 24, is the flyer, or finisher, as an outside threat in sevens.
�Everyone has got their little own X factor I guess. Mine is I�m blessed with a little bit of pace. It�s one of those things on the wing in being able to catch and run and do the basics,� said fleet-footed five-foot-11 and 190-pound runner. �One thing they�re always looking for is stick to your own strengths so whenever I do get the opportunity to be playing I have to try and show that and so far I�ve been lucky to do that.�
Back with the firsts Maguire shone in the second half of the memorable 24-23 thriller against the Calgary Hornets to stop a winless stretch of eight matches against the perennial Labatt�s Cup provincial champions and in the team�s last match scored two tries in the 57-5 spanking of the Calgary Irish.
This year�s edition of the firsts is shaping up to be the greatest ever assembled at SARFC since the 2010 Labatt�s Cup champions and is on par with the 2009 team that was undefeated before losing the provincial final to the Hornets.
�So far so good but there are some challenges coming up with the Druids (two matches) and the Clan (last tilt before the north playoffs). Those are some good rivalries so I�m sure those will be some good games to be at,� said Maguire, who cut his teeth with the firsts at fullback and showed remarkable guile in a cameo appearance at outside-centre for last year�s provincial finalists.
�Every game we�ve tried to progress and there is always something to work on. The good thing about Jo (Hull, the head coach) is that she is always keeping us in check.�
SCRUM BALLS: SARFC is one of nine clubs throughout Canada recognized by the Bridge the Gap Youth Rugby Grant program administered by the Canadian Rugby Foundation.
The Nor�Westers and Red Deer Titans also made the final cut for grants as high as $6,000. The size of the SARFC grant was not available at press time.
The Bridge the Gap initiative is designed for clubs that implement local or regional projects and/or events that diminish barriers and make rugby more accessible to youths.
SARFC alumnus and Team Canada prop Andy Tiedemann of the Castaway Wanderers and flanker Kyle Gilmour of the firsts will wrap up their national 15 stint in the June international series today against the USA Eagles in Sacramento, Calif. It�s also part of the 2014 Pacific Nations Cup in which Canada lost its opening match to Japan 34-25 June 7 in Burnaby.
Canada also lined up against Scotland in last week�s test match and lost 19-17 in Toronto.


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IT WAS fantastic to beat league leaders Essex in front of a packed crowd at Cheltenham, writes Chris Dent.
The boys were really pleased to be able to finish our last home T20 Blast game on a high.
We have had some good results lately and even the games we have lost – like against Surrey on Friday – have been really close.
If a couple of small things had gone our way we might still be in the mix for the quarter finals.
From a personal point of view it was great to make a contribution that helped us win the Essex game.
I felt I owed it to the team a bit. They have kept backing me even though I haven't scored the runs I would like to and it was nice to repay the faith that has been shown in me.
When I came in my plan was to keep hitting towards the short boundary but to start with I just wanted to get going which is something I haven't managed to do in this tournament. Once I had faced a few balls I felt confident enough to start targeting that short boundary and luckily it came off.
It is a small ground at Cheltenham, with short boundaries and that makes for really exciting cricket. The crowd is really close to the pitch and there was a really good atmosphere for both games.
I guess for quite a lot of people it is their only chance to see live cricket during the year and they seem to get into it even more than at some of the other grounds we play at.
Our next limited overs game at Cheltenham is our first match of the new Royal London One-Day Cup competition against Northants on Sunday (July 27).
Although it is 50-over cricket I don't think it will be like international matches where the first 40 overs of an innings are often irrelevant. I think it will be more like an extension of the Yorkshire Bank 40-over competition where sides go for it from the outset and we should see some really high scores.
We haven't had a chance to sit down as a squad and discuss our individual roles and plans for the competition yet but we will do so before Sunday's match. I think with the squad we have we will probably be better suited to the slightly longer format and it is a competition we can do really well in.


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BSB: Tar Heels move to 16-0 with win over HPU
Posted March 13, 2013
Chapel Hill, N.C. — Top-ranked North Carolina equaled the second-best start in school history on Wednesday with a 7-2 win over High Point (7-10) at Boshamer Stadium to improve to 16-0.
Junior Colin Moran tallied three RBIs in the win with his third home run of the season, while Cody Stubbs continued his hot stretch with a 3-for-4 performance with a run and a RBI.
Junior Shane Taylor (2-0) notched the win for the Tar Heels as he threw five and a third innings and surrendered just one run on five hits, while striking out three.
Senior Chris Munnelly threw two and a third innings of no-hit relief for the Tar Heels over the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to maintain a six-run edge.
The Tar Heels scored in each of the first four innings to run out to 7-0 lead Wednesday.
Moran recorded a sacrifice fly in the first before Parks Jordan singled home a run in the second and Stubbs added a RBI single of his own in the third.
Carolina blew the game open in the fourth when they took advantage of a High Point miscue to score four unearned runs. High Point pitcher Ryan Retz threw away a sacrifice bunt attempt to plate one run before Mike Zolk added another with a sacrifice fly.
The big hit came from Colin Moran when he turned on a Retz offering for a two-run home run to right field, his third home run of the year.
The Panthers would push across single runs in the fifth and ninth to provide the final margin, but stranded 11 runners in the contest.
The win moves Carolina to 16-0 on the year which ties for the second-longest winning streak to open a year.
Head coach Mike Fox's Tar Heel debut in 1999 saw Carolina start out 16-0 as well. The best start in UNC history is 21-0 by the 2000 squad.
Up next for UNC is a visit from No. 29 Miami for the ACC home-opening series. The series is set to begin Friday at 7 p.m. with game two scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday and the finale on Sunday at 1 p.m.


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Wednesday, Aug 06, 2014 11:15 am
Impact soccer
The first-place St. Albert Impact premier men are unbeaten in 14 matches in the Edmonton District Soccer Association with two remaining in league play.
Thursday the Impact play AS Roma at 7 p.m. at the ESA Complex.
The Impact are winners of five in a row and the team�s record is 11 wins, four ties and a 3-0 loss to Juventus Scona on May 1.
AC Milan is second with a game in hand at 10 wins, two ties and three losses.
The Impact and AC Milan close out league play Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. at the ESA Complex.
Rugby at SARFC
The St. Albert Rugby Football Club celebrates the re-opening of its fields during Saturday�s premier men�s match against the Calgary Saints at 4 p.m.
The return of rugby to the Riel Recreation Park facility marks the completion of the reclamation work and outdoor facility enhancement projects that started in August of 2012.
In the Alberta Cup table the firsts are 7-1 and the Saints are 5-3.
Last year�s Labatt�s Cup provincial finalists are coming off a disappointing 13-8 loss to the Strathcona Druids (5-3) at Lynn Davies Rugby Park.
Lacrosse final
The senior B provincial final between the St. Albert Miners and Calgary Mountaineers resumes this weekend in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League.
The Miners host game two in the best-of-five series at 4 p.m. Saturday at Akinsdale Arena.
Game three is 4 p.m. Sunday at Stu Peppard Arena in Calgary.
If needed, game four is Aug. 16 at 4 p.m. in Calgary and game five is Aug. 17 at 4 p.m. at Stu Barnes Arena.
The winner will represent Alberta at the Presidents� Cup national championship, Aug. 25 to 29 at Coquitlam, B.C.
The Miners are 20-0 overall after winning game one 12-2 last weekend in St. Albert.
The first of six goals by the Miners in the opening period was scored by captain Nate Schmidt off a pass from netminder Dave Marrese at the 5:22 mark.
Schmidt led all scorers with two goals and three assists.
Graedon Cornfield fired three goals and added one helper, Josh Sullivan and Jarett Toll tallied twice and Sean Reid, Chris Schmidt and Jordan Cornfield notched singles.
The Mountaineers struck twice in the second frame. It was 7-2 after 40 minutes.
Last year�s provincial champions and fourth-place finishers at nationals are 11-8-2 overall.


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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Conversation on A9 TV dated March 2nd, 2012
ADNAN OKTAR: "Every self will come together with a driver," There is a driver who drives. This is for the Muslims. They have such a comfort. Believers have private vehicles provided by Allah "..and a Witness." The witness sits beside them. They have a guide. That is to make things easier, to show them around the region, so they can know what to do, so that they can be in comfort. So they can always remember Allah, and both the driver and the witness constantly praise him, please him. They give him these glad tidings because that environment is a most exhilarating one, and the idea is to eliminate any fear. That is because fear has not yet been taken out from them. They have not yet entered paradise. They still know fear, excitement, tension and everything. They know those feelings like everyone else.
But since he has an angel, the believer's heart is at ease as he is constantly receiving compliments and appeasing. There is light behind him and to the right. He is unaffected by the disturbing nature of darkness. Since he has a vehicle he is unaffected by the disturbing nature of the lands of hell. Because that is very harsh. Unbelievers are made to remain on their knees in the lands of hell. Muslims and everyone else come to those lands. That is why we do not say, "O Lord, save me from hell." We say, "Protect us from the torment of hell." Since we will go to and see hell. We seek shelter in Allah from the torments of hell. There are angels in hell, too, and they are quite content. There are believers there, all quite happy. Because if one is a believer one feels no torment. But unbelievers do feel that torment. But of course a Muslim would not want to remain there. That is a different matter. He would want to go to paradise.
Look, Allah says, "Every self will come together with a driver and a witness. You were heedless of this," - Allah makes an oath about this – ".. so We have stripped you of your covering and today your sight is sharp." There is a veil or covering in front of one's eyes. This cover, this ellipsoid screen in front of your eyes, you see that don't you? There is a luminous, lightened screen with bright objects on it, before people's eyes. Allah says He has lifted that screen. "Today your sight is sharp." One suddenly passes to a wondrously clear, new dimension. As if a screen is lifted from before one's eyes. One sees a brand new screen. One's sight is sharp there, He[Allah] says. There is no lack of clarity in one's hearing or touch or sense of distance, of the kind there is in this world. There is lack of clarity here. One would put on his glasses to see the distance or to see the close-up. Or cannot hear properly and gives his ear like that and so. Right? There are lots of such things. Nothing like that happens there. You can see more than 100 kilometers away, as if it were right in front of you. One's sight is sharp over there. One can also hear someone speaking 100 kilometers away. I mean there will be no deficit in sight or hearing or any other sense. And one fully perceives three dimensions. Totally and clearly. That is why Hazrat Ali (r.a) says "you will wake as if waking out of sleep". Once awaken, everyone would have the conviction that they have been woken up from their sleep. That appears in a verse, "Alas for us! Who has raised us from our resting-place?" they say. In other words, they will not know where they are. Then they say, "Alas, this is the Day of Reckoning. We have died and been Resurrected" They will only realize that they have died and been Resurrected later. They will not initially realize that. They will just think they have been dropped in an ordinary field somewhere. You know, sometimes a man might be kidnapped and dropped unconscious. They will think they have been abandoned in the desert somewhere. Then the Summoner will call them and they will realize they are dead when they run toward that place. "Woe be to us", they will say. "So the Day is true", they will say. "Now our sight is sharp." It is sharp and three-dimensional. The same with hearing.
"His inseparable comrade.. " the angel who will help him constantly and guide him ".. will say, 'This is what I have ready for you'." The person who is ready.. But for the believers [it is different]. If he is not a believer, the angel will speak of him as a "thing." The angel will speak of him like talking about an object, not as a human being. "This is what I have ready for you." The angel would not even want to refer to them as people, because of being repelled by them.
Allah tells the angels to "Hurl into Hell every obdurate unbeliever," because they are stubborn and in fact well aware of the Existence of Allah but he makes a trial. As if to say "lets see what will occur". He just acts in a snobbish way. I am only referring to those kinds of people, of course. Not those who were genuinely unable to understand. Those who knew and understood the truth but persisted in pride and obstinacy; "Every obdurate unbeliever , impeder of good.." You preach the religion and he tries to obstruct you. You do something good, they try to prevent you doing that. You try and save a Muslim and he gets in the way; you hand out books and they try and stop you. You arrange a meeting and they try to have it cancelled. You talk about Islamic Union and they try and stop it. You say Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will appear and they try and prevent it. You say Prophet Jesus (pbuh) will come and they try to prevent it as well. ".. impeder of good, aggressor." You know the lot of the bigots, the terrorists and anarchists lot, the Darwinists and Leninists. Communists and fanatics, they are all aggressive. "..doubt-causing". The Darwinist-materialist system is rooted in doubt anyway. Bigots are also doubtful and they doubt almost everything. They doubt the prophets and Allah. That is why bigots do not like Allah at all, they do not like at all, and they do not like Our Prophet (saas) either. They only like the intermediaries they call saints. They imagine they can get to paradise through them. I mean they do not have any hope from our Prophet either. They do not like Allah at all. Just look at their books. They believe that Allah is [May Allah forbid]cruel and despotic. They believe that only our Prophet (saas) will intercede with Allah on their behalf and win Him over. May Allah forbid, as if Allah does not already know so that our Prophet (saas) would need to persuade! Or they, those polytheists, think that it could only be done through idols they call "saints". Or whatever they call them, "sinless" or "destined for the Paradise". Look, "..who set up another god together with Allah." That is it. They say that their spiritual guide knows things happening in the other end of the world, that he knows everything and that he will definitely go to paradise. They say; "he is the Mahdi anyway, I have been told about this in my dream. I know that he is the Mahdi. This is revelation to me. He tells us things through revelation anyway. Allah reveals His commands to him, and what I have been revealed is a command as well. We will hold onto his coat-tails and enter paradise together. He will take us to paradise," they say. They never say, "Allah will put me to paradise through His mercy. May He send us to paradise." But they say ".. those will take me to paradise". "....who set up another god together with Allah. Hurl him into the terrible punishment," Allah says. "His inseparable comrade will say, 'Our Lord, I did not make him overstep the limits." This is the classical manner of the satan. " He was, in any case, far astray'." He ascribed equals to Allah and did not obey the Qur'an. "Allah says, 'Do not argue in My presence'." This is a characteristic of the bigots, they constantly argue. One saying one thing according to this account and someone else says another thing altogether. They engage in demagoguery for hours. But "Allah says, "Do not argue. I gave you advance warning of the Threat."
"I have sent you the Qur'an, I have sent you the Prophet. That is a clear command. "My Word, once given, is not subject to change." The commands of the Qur'an do not change, the commands of Allah do not change.
"I do not wrong My servants," says Allah. "On the Day He says to Hell, 'Are you full?; 'it (hell) will ask, 'Are there no more to come'?" Allah asks, "are you full?" Allah does that to terrify the unbelievers. "'..it will ask, 'Are there no more to come'?" It says, a voice comes from the Hell saying "are there no more to come?" "It is a huge place here, I want even more of them," it says. This is of course a dialogue that will terrify the dwellers in hell. "And the Garden will be brought up close to those with piety, not far away"
He says it is not far away anyway. Look this is a very meaningful statement. Allah says it is not far away anyway. People imagine it is far away and say, " O, we will go to Paradise but the Day is a long way off." Allah says "..the Garden is not far away." It is very nearby. And Allah says that it will be brought up close. Once the veil is lifted one will see paradise. It has been brought up close. The perception of location is in Allah's hands. Allah makes him see it as close by if He wishes. "..will be brought up close." I mean there is no space in the Sight of Allah, it is just being brought up close according to us. "This is what you were promised." This is the Promise of Allah. "It is for every careful penitent:" For those who sincerely turn to Allah and maintain the laws of Islam and the Qur'an. "..those who fear the All-Merciful in the Unseen and come with a contrite heart."
I mean Paradise is for those who are sincere. "Enter it in peace." They enter the paradise saying "Assalamun alaykum", everyone that enters say "assalamun alaykum." The angels lined up there say, "alaykom as-salam". "This is the Day of Timeless Eternity." Angels say ; "You are now eternal." Because there exists just one single moment. Infinitely before and infinitely after have been created within that single moment. It is physically impossible for man to have an end anyway. It is physically impossible, I mean by the leave of Allah.
"They will have there, everything they want." Everything they can think of. Cars, yachts, if they want to fly or swim with the fish or they want to be with the birds. Or whatever food they want or whatever beauties they love, they can have everything they like. Look, Allah says; "..and with Us there is still more." This will be a surprise, says Allah. He says; "I will do things that you do not know. I will do things that you have never seen or guessed." "...and with Us there is still more," He says, insha'Allah.
Ms. AYLIN: Masha'Allah Master.
ADNAN OKTAR: How was that commentary?
Ms. AYLIN: It was splendid.
Ms.GULSAH: It has been very exciting to listen to you.
ADNAN OKTAR: Who expounds these? Allah manifests them. We are but his wretched servants. We are but helpless slaves. Allah manifests through His Name Al-Jamal and His other Names. He manifests Through His name of Al-Alim [The Knower of all]. And we pay heed, insha'Allah.2012-04-17 15:10:53


text: Everything was great. They helped me get whatever I needed. Plus they had drinks and snacks available at all times. We met some great couples and families there. The view of the ocean is perfect. If you stay in the separate house the kitchen and bathroom floors are heated when it's brisk out. It's really close to Hamlets Castle and it is a must see. The main dining room, living room and breakfast nook have a great view of the ocean. I only stayed in one other bed and breakfast so I don't know what the standard is but this one you have to pay for breakfast and because my past experience I thought it was included. It is quite a ways to both train stations but I think we were the only ones there without a car. It still would have been nice to get a ride to the train station as a courtesy but the taxi doesn't take long and u can walk but it's more then 10 minutes also it is a long ways to restaurants in the off season because the closest one is closed. If you want a view of the ocean from your bedroom you have to reserve it and the separate house is stuck in the back.


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23 Thus it was necessary for the sketches of the heavenly things to be purified with these rites, but the heavenly things themselves need better sacrifices than these. 24For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. 25Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own; 26for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the age to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once, and after that the judgement, 28so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
The New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized Edition), copyright 1989, 1995 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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- Janna was designed by Brackhar.
- Janna is voiced by Erin Fitzgerald, who also voices .
- Her title was previously "The Avatar of Air". In some languages, she still retains this title, such as French ("L'avatar De L'air").
- Janna's background story is possibly inspired from the character Storm from the X-Men franchise. Storm was a street child who lived off her wits and thievery, until discovering her own powers, which led to her being revered by her fellow citizens.
- Janna's design may have been based off of the Final Fantasy IV boss, Barbariccia. Both are blonde, fair-skinned, scantily-clad women with powers over wind.
- Janna's name is almost homophonous with the word "Jannah"(sometimes also pronounced as "Jannath" in Arabic). It means "Heaven" or "Paradise" or "Bliss" in English.
- As Forecast Janna, she is the first champion to use quotes upon starting the game, the other being and newer version.
- Janna is the only champion to use a quote upon fighting .
- Janna is the only champion that can shield turrets.
- Janna can receive a kill indirectly, by casting Eye Of The Storm Eye Of The Storm at an allied turret while it causes damage towards a foe.
- Janna's dance is a reference to Dance Studio's choreography to Jazz-Funk. A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- Forecast Janna references the dance from "I'm Singing in the Rain". A side-by-side comparison can be seen here.
- Janna was the first champion to receive a visual rework.
- Ezreal (person) confirmed that Janna's last name is Windforce.[1]
- The item and 's zephyr have the same name.
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- As of Patch V184.108.40.206, Janna gained a new voice actor and lines.
- Janna's old voiceovers was made to sound like the wind was blowing while she spoke. A video containing her old quotes before this change can be found here.
- Janna received a new joke after her patch update. She begins to say one of her old quotes in her old voice, before coughing and apologizing in her new voice, saying she doesn't know what came over her.
- Janna's second joke "Yes, it's true. For only $2.95 a minute, I will leave you breathless." is a reference to many television commercials for adult phone hotlines.
- Janna is one of the few champions that have had their voiceovers changed. Others are , and .
- Janna's old quote, "I float on wings of truth", is similar to quote, "On wings of night", and quote, "On wings of fury".
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- Janna is one of the first champions to have her in-game model redone based off the Chinese Splash Art.
- Both Chinese and American splash arts show marks on her shoulders. However, they are not seen on her in-game model.
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- It is possibly a reference to Shiva, a summoned being from the Final Fantasy series, particularly her Final Fantasy IX appearance.
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- It is possibly a reference to Rosa Joanna Farrel, a White Mage from Baron and a childhood friend of Cecil Harvey and Kain Highwind.
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- In her splash art Turret. can be seen floating on the right, can be see in the left, and on the left down corner of the art there is what seems to be a
- The Romanian voice over of Forecast Janna includes a reference to the most known Romanian newscaster.
- On the updated Splash art for Forecast Janna she has a necklace with the RGN News tag on her neck.
- Howling Gale. Can be seen rotating in her
- Zephyr depicts a smiling cloud with a sun instead of the usual flapping bird.
- While Eye Of The Storm Eye Of The Storm is cast, you can hear the popular breaking news tune.
- Using her taunt where she shows her Teleprompter on camera, you can see her skills and Crowstorm.
- One of her animations resembles Mary Poppins.
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- Janna is said to have tutored in utilizing of her fans for battle.
- Janna was once matched through Bob Nashahago. It is unknown if they intended to date one another, considering Nashahago had been dating at the time.[2] dating service with the journalist
- In the Lore, Janna originally lived in the city-state of Zaun.
- Pictures of Janna wearing lingerie were made public, much to her dismay. It is unknown if these pictures were taken professionally or without her permission, although it has been suggested that this was the work of an ex-boyfriend.[3][4]
- Janna has piloted the zeppelin, "Tailwind", and won a race during the annual Techmaturgical Conference as the representative of Piltover, defeating the Zaunite competitors aboard their flagship "Lead Zeppelin."[5]
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- ↑ Ezreal confirms her last name
- ↑ The Journal of Justice: Volume 1, Issue 17#Blitzcrank.E2.80.99s Fleshling Compatibility Services
- ↑ The Journal of Justice: Volume 1, Issue 05#The Storm.27s Bedroom
- ↑ The Journal of Justice: Volume 1, Issue 12#Whoops.21 Here.27s Janna.21
- ↑ The Journal of Justice: Volume 1, Issue 24#Piltover Wins Annual Zeppelin Race


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Yesterday on the KGAT website (www.kidsgetarthritistoo.org) there was a great article written by a JA parent, Colleen Ryan, regarding our Juvenile Arthritis Families. For those of you who know, or know of, Colleen you know how absolutely awesome she is. For those who do not know Colleen, she is an absolute inspiration in our JA world. The article she wrote puts into words how so many of us felt when we finally got to connect with another family, or person, or kid that could PERSONALLY relate to what we were going through; it was like this weight was lifted off your shoulders. To finally get to meet and bond with people who knew just what you were going through…for lack of better words, it was an AWESOME feeling that someone was in the same boat as you. Those people have become known as our "JA Family". I have JA Family all over the US; some are within a 20 minute drive, some 2 hours (which for most is still pretty lucky compared to some). Then I've got some that are 6-7 hours, but still within the same state. Then we start getting into Texas, Massachusetts, Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, etc.
But for me my "JA family" doesn't just consist of the other JA families I've bonded with. My JA family also consists of the doctors that treat Bevin. There's our Pediatrician, Dr. Cutts; I know for some, the Pediatrician isn't part of the main doctor circle for the JA treatment, but Dr. Cutts diagnosed Bev's JA the very first day I brought her in so he is a very big part of our "inner" circle. Our ophthalmologist, Dr. Ruben, the dermatologist, Dr. Hansra, and of course the numero uno doctor our Rheumatologist, Dr. Radhakrishna.
Now, the nice thing with all of the JA families we met, bonded and connected with, where we consider them part of our "JA Family", most of them also consider us part of their "JA family". With our doctors, where I may consider them part of our "JA family", I'm pretty sure they don't consider us part of their family or "patient family". I can guarantee that they make a much bigger impact on my life than I do on theirs. I go to a doctor's appointment with Bev and I can come home and talk about how wonderful, helpful, etc doctor so and so was for the next hour or so. I've even told my husband on NUMEROUS occasions that I LOVE both Dr. Cutts and Dr. Radhakrishna and I would be LOST without them. They may be doing their normal doctor/patient duties for Bevin, but for me I have felt more than once that they have gone above and beyond to help or make me feel at ease. Because of that, you are now part of my "JA Family" whether you want to be or not.
I work in health insurance (I'm a health insurance agent) and I've worked with SO many clients over the years that have been insistent that they have to stay with a carrier that covers their specific doctor's network. I HAVE to keep my doctor, they would tell me. They would complain about the outrageous cost of premiums, but would refuse to look at significantly lower cost plans because their doctor was not a covered or in-network provider. Before Bevin was diagnosed with JA I didn't fully understand. I mean I understood wanting to have a doctor you were comfortable with, but I just didn't think it was a big deal. Now oh boy do I get it. I would pay twice the money in premiums if I had to so that we can stay with Kaiser. Not only because I think Bev's doctors are absolutely amazing , OF COURSE I'M BIAS, but also because Kaiser is the only carrier in Northern California that even has a Pediatric Rheumatologist. If I don't have Kaiser, then I have to drive almost 2 hours to the Bay Area to see a Rheumatologist…
Yesterday we saw a member of our "JA family" for the last time; Dr. Radhakrishna. He is leaving Kaiser and moving down to Southern California. So any Southern California JA kids you will be getting access to an AWESOME rheumatologist (and no he's not staying with Kaiser). When he told us he was going to be leaving the news hit me much harder than I expected it to. I remember when I was about 20 and my primary care doctor that I really liked told me she was leaving. I really liked her, but I was just like "oh, that's too bad". When Dr. Radhakrishna told me a couple of months ago he was going to be leaving I thought I was going to cry (which I'm sure was obvious by the look on my face and he probably thought I was crazy). I guess that's what happens when you become vested with a doctor for your child. I also proceeded to interrogate Dr. Cutts to make sure he didn't plan on leaving us any time soon because I couldn't lose two of them at once!
We had a phone follow up scheduled with Dr. Radhakrishna next month and they called to reschedule it due to his last day coming up before our phone appointment. Me being the panicked type that I am wanted her to be checked out in person by him before he left (even thou she's fine). But it was one of those " he knows her history, he knows her" things…so he kindly fit us in to his very busy Roseville schedule on his last day in Roseville. So Bev got to see him one more time…she drew him a picture and we gave him a thank you card for being so great…she wanted to know if he was leaving because he didn't like us anymore.
So now, after we started this journey with no rheumatologist we are back to having no rheumatologist, but Kaiser is supposed to be getting a full time rheumatologist in Roseville (instead of someone commuting from Oakland once a month), so that part is good news. But I am very bummed to have lost one of the major players in our "JA family" and do feel a little psycho stalker to be this upset over the loss of a doctor.
Dr. Radhakrishna and Bevin at the May 10th Tri-Valley "Walk to Cure Arthritis"


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PC Makers: Windows 8 May Not Be All It's Cracked Up to Be
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Acer and other PC makers lower forecasts for second half 2012 PC shipments
While many PC makers saw the coming of Windows 8 as an opportunity for growth and increased competition against Apple, those feelings are slowly fading.
Acer Inc., Quanta Computer Inc. and Compal Electronics Inc., three major PC makers, have all lost hope in Windows 8 being the savior of PC sales for the second half of fiscal year 2012. This opinion differs from those heard by the same PC makers earlier this year, who were
happy to show off Windows 8 laptops, all-in-ones and ultrabooks
at the Computex trade show in Taipei. Acer even said that Windows 8 PCs would bring growth to his company once again.
But these opinions changed as PC makers see no customer enthusiasm for personal computers running the Windows 8 operating system. Another issue, according to analysts and the PC makers, is that Windows 8 laptops and ultrabooks will likely be much too expensive upon release.
J.T. Wang, CEO of Acer, said he has grown unsure of the Windows 8 ecosystem. His company is lowering its expectations for PC sales upon Windows 8's release.
"Originally, we were expecting very high growth in the second half," said Wang. "We're still waiting for a sign of consumer enthusiasm."
Analysts are changing their sales forecasts as well, mainly due to the fact that some believe it'll take three to four financial quarters for consumers to get onboard with Windows 8. It won't take off right away. Rather, Microsoft will have to seek out developers for more applications in order to grab consumer interest.
While the PC turf isn't looking so hot, mobile devices may not be so disappointing. The
price of touchscreens and tablets running Windows 8
may be an issue, especially because there are many cheaper alternatives, but consumers have shown greater enthusiasm for
Microsoft's Surface tablet
Windows 8 has been a pretty controversial topic. The main issue seems to be the user interface, formerly called Metro. It features colorful tiles that represent different applications on the home screen. The change was a hopeful move to attract new users (perhaps those normally enticed by Apple's colorful and friendly-looking operating systems). However, Microsoft is looking to
change the name of Metro
after a recent discovery -- a German retailer called Metro AG threatened to sue.
Windows 8 will be
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Slovakia Gazetteers
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After you have discovered the name of the town from which your ancestor emigrated, you must still determine its location. Many localities have similar names that may be easily confused. An example would be the place names Kameň, Kameňany, Kamenec, Kamenica, Kameničany, Kameničná, Kamenín and Kamienka.
There is a place called Kamenica. In addition, there are places called Kamenica preceded by an adjective, such as Nižná Kamenica and places followed by a description such as Kamenica nad Cichorou. Slovak grammatical endings can change an actual place name so that the potential for confusion increases. The expression in Kamenica is v Kamienici. Often, many localities have same place names.
Many towns that are located on rivers bear the name of the river as part of the official place name. The term nad (sometimes written as n/) means above or on, thus Kamenica nad Cichorou means Kamenica on the Cichora river.
All localities in Slovakia have names both in Slovak and Hungarian, with many places also bearing German names. In the area of Sub-Carpathian Russia, localities had names in Ukrainian. Place names are often misspelled in American sources. Difficult names were shortened and diacritic marks omitted.
A gazetteer, which is defined as a geographical dictionary, is an essential tool for identifying places. It lists all place names and gives sufficient information to uniquely identify a specific locality, such as variant names, political and church jurisdictions, religions, etc. Use the following gazetteers to locate the place your ancestor came from and to determine the location of the parish or synagogue where records were kept. Once you have determined the location of the church or synagogue, use the Family History Library Catalog to get the film numbers of the available records. You can then order the appropriate films.
Magyarország helységnévtára tekintettel a közigazgatási, népességi és hitfelekezeti viszonyokra
Magyarország helységnévtára tekintettel a közigazgatási, népességi és hitfelekezeti viszonyokra [Gazetteer of Hungary with Administrative, Populational, and Ecclesiastical Circumstances], János Dvorzsák, Budapest: Havi Füzetek Kiadóhivatala, 1877. (FHL book 943.9 E5d vol.1-2; FHL film 599564 item 3 (vol. 1) and FHL film 973041 (vol. 2); FHL fiche 6000840).
Volume 1 is an index that lists all place names in alphabetical order, followed by the name of the historical county and a set of numbers. These numbers refer to the gazetteer entry in Volume 2. The first number is the sequential number of the county (hung. megye, ger. comitat), the second is the consecutive number of the district (hung. járás, ger. bezirk), the last is the number of the locality. The numbers are followed by the location of the post office or by the various symbols. Many place names listed in the index are followed by "=" or "v". These are "see" references and refer you to another version of the place name. Other place names are followed by " ". This indicates a farmstead (p. or puszta), settlement (t. or telep), mill (m. or malom), or other small settlement and refers you to the larger locality it belongs to.
Volume 2 gives specific information about the locality. It is arranged by county and districts. Use the numbers from the index in Volume 1 to find the entry for your town. Counties are numbered at the heads of the pages. Additional names the locality was known by are listed in parentheses. The names of farmsteads, settlements and mills that belong to the locality are sometimes listed within the brackets. Population figures follow according to religion. The following abbreviations are used:
ág. / ÁG.
Augsburg Evangelical Lutheran
If the village had its own parish church or synagogue, the abbreviation for the religion will be in BOLDFACE capital letters followed by the diocese, also in Boldface type. If the people attended church else¬where, the abbreviation of the religion will be in lowercase. The location of the parish or synagogue follows the population figure. If "-" follows the population figure, it means that the specific parish was not known.
Administratives Gemeindelexikon der Čechoslovakischen Republik
Administratives Gemeindelexikon der Čechoslovakischen Republik [Administrative Gazetteer of the Czechoslovak Republik], Statistischen Staatsamte, Prague: Rudolf M. Rohrer 1927-28. (FHL book 943.7 E5a vol.1-2; FHL film 496719 (vol. I) and FHL film 496720 item 1 (vol. II); FHL fiche 6000787).
This gazetteer gives information on all town and villages in Slovakia as it existed as part of Czechoslovakia after 1918. In addition, it includes places in Sub-Carpathian Russia (Podkarpatská Rus), now a part of the Ukraine, which belonged to Czechoslovakia between the first and second world wars. The gazetteer is arranged by political districts with one index for the entire republic. Volume I includes all of Bohemia, Volume II is for the rest of Czechoslovakia (Moravia, Austrian Silesia, Slovakia, Sub-Carpathian Russia).
Volume II includes a main index (pages 257-321) that lists all place names in alphabetical order, as well as most German and Hungarian versions. It is alphabetized according to the Czech alphabetical order: A B C Č D,Ď E F G H CH I J K L M N,Ň O P Q R,Ř S Š T,Ť U V W X Y Z Ž. (Note that Č, Š, and Ž are alphabetized separately from the unmarked versions, also that Ch comes after H; this means that Sch comes after Sh.)
Each place name in a main index is followed by a volume and page number. This refers you to the gazetteer entry in appropriate volume and page number in that particular volume. The names of localities are listed in Column 2. In many districts both the Slovak and Hungarian versions of a place name are listed, with the Slovak version first. Column 8 lists the Roman Catholic parish. The parishes for other religions may be noted in this column or mentioned in footnotes.
In some instances, especially in the case of smaller villages, obsolete names and various language variations of the place names are indexed separately. These additional indexes should be referred to only if the locality you are looking for is not found in the main index. These little indexes give the standard version of the place name which then can be looked up in the main index.
Slovak Name Index, Volume II (pages 329-331) This index lists the Slovak obsolete place names.
Hungarian Name Indexes Slovakia, Volume II (pages 332-342) Sub-Carpathian Russia, Volume II (pages 342-343) These indexes list the old Hungarian names.
German Name Index, Volume II (page 342) This index lists the German names for localities in Slovakia.
Sub-Carpathian Name Index, Volume II (page 342) This index lists the Czech names for localities in Sub-Carpathian Russsia.
Ruthenian Cyrillic Index, Volume II (pages 321-322) This index lists Ruthenian (Ukrainian) place names using the Cyrillic alphabet.
Názvy obcí na Slovensku za ostatných dvesto rokov
Názvy obcí na Slovensku za ostatných dvesto rokov [Place names of Slovakia in the last 200 years], Milan Majtán, Bratislava: Slovenská Akadémie Vied, 1972. (FHL book 943.73 E2m; FHL film 1181569 item 1).
The index on pages 487-667 lists localities by all alternate versions in Slovak, Czech, Latin, Hungarian, German, Russian, Polish, and obsolete Slovak. Each entry in the index is followed by a number. This is a running number and not a page number. It refers you to the list of the standard modern Slovak place names arranged alphabetically as the text of the book. Use this gazetteer to determine the modern standard spelling for any locality in Slovakia. You can also use it to find the Hungarian version of a Slovak place name to facilitate the use of the gazetteer listed as first above.
Standard modern Slovak place name is followed by an abbreviation for the modern Slovak political district and, in parentheses, the historical county. The text of the entry gives other names by which the locality has been known over the last 200 years. Some entries indicate that a village was merged with another.
Slovak abbreviations for historical Hungarian counties:
abov. Abovská (Abovsko-turnianska) / Abov-Turňa


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Something about this sleeping lion just speaks to me. I almost want a pair, to use as bookends, perhaps. My current bookends are not holding up their side of the bargain, or books, for that matter. I have an affinity for white decorative objects. I think they add necessary 'air' to a room. It's also available in black, or even painted gold -- that's pretty glam!
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If you've got a little guy that's over the moon about space than this collection by Coco Bonbons is sure to please. Great mix and match pieces make it easy for him to pick his own outfits. I always give some clothes as Christmas gifts- these are awesome enough that they'll feel a little bit like toys.
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ALVECHURCH residents say they may be forced to take direct action if travellers who have set up illegal encampments in the village are not moved on immediately, and the area secured for the future.
Travellers have been on the private land on Birmingham Road since Thursday, July 17.
And a residents' group which has been set up believes robust protocols should be put in place between the police and Local Authority to enable swift court action which results in the removal of any unlawful encampments.
The residents were due to present a petition to Sajid Javid, MP for Bromsgrove, last night, and say their action will continue after this for as long as it takes.
A spokesman said: "The travellers are defecating in open areas, including on public footpaths and near a watercourse which then runs through a council-managed children's park. This is clearly a serious environmental hazard. One area in particular - the underpass under the M42 - has become nothing more than a human toilet – the evidence of which can be seen on our Facebook page. (http://on.fb.me/1oYWhQH)
"The travellers have also been involved in several unpleasant and dangerous incidents ranging from harassment of villagers in shops and excessive noise levels, to use of shotguns and intimidation of drivers, by stepping suddenly in the paths of oncoming cars.
"Our parish council has no legal authority in this matter but they have done all they can to try and achieve positive action, all without success. If no positive action is taken to remove the travellers, then we, the residents, will be forced to consider direct action ourselves, perhaps similar to that seen in another village recently."
The example the spokesman cited was when villagers in West Sussex were involved in a four-hour stand-off to successfully fend off travellers from their green.
The spokesman added: "Other Local Authorities and police forces around the country seem to take a much more proactive approach in these situations to bring things to a swift conclusion. We demand that the available legal powers are used immediately to remove the current unlawful incursion, and that clear and efficient protocols are put in place to speed up such action in the future, should any other illegal encampments arise in our area. We also intend to continue to lobby both our District and County Councils, including our local councillors, to secure all vulnerable locations within our area, ensuring illegal travellers can no longer exploit and desecrate our village.
"Alvechurch Against Unlawful Encampments will demonstrate that our villagers will not tolerate the abuse of its land and facilities."
Sign the petition at http://bit.ly/alvechurchagainst, see alvechurchagainstunlawfulencampments on Facebook, or email firstname.lastname@example.com to contact campaigners.
A Bromsgrove District Council spokesman said: "The council has no direct responsibility for trespass on privately owned land and responsibility usually rests with the landowner. We would advise the landowner to see if a leaving date can be agreed with the gypsies and if not take reasonable steps to remove them. Alternatively the landowner may take proceedings in the county court under the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 to obtain a court order for their eviction."
Inspector Sarah Corteen from West Mercia police said: "A possession order was served on a field last week after the land owners complained and this was vacated over the weekend. Some of the travellers have moved into an adjacent field.
"Along with our partners in the council, we are currently working with the land owner to encourage a civil reconciliation. There have been some complaints of anti social behaviour which we have been responding to and we have been targeting resources with more patrols out in the community."


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Corn futures followed wheat higher Monday morning. After declining in early trading, corn futures bounced modestly later in the morning. The yellow grain seemed to follow wheat higher despite a general lack of news. Heavy weekend rainfall over the Corn Belt may given rise to ideas that it will cause harvest problems in some areas. December corn bounced 3.0 cents to $4.54/bushel around midsession, and May added 3.0 cents to $4.75.
The soy complex moved lower in late Monday morning action. Soybeans and oil were weak in early Monday trading, while meal had risen slightly. The weekly Export Inspections report from the USDA seemed very supportive, since the stated figure, at 16.793 million bushels, easily topped expectations. Futures' subsequent inability to rise substantially on the news seemingly sparked fresh selling. November soybeans dropped 3.75 cents to $13.115/bushel just before lunchtime Monday, while October soyoil slid 0.28 cents to 41.81 cents/pound, and October soymeal crept up $0.5 to $413.9/ton.
Wheat futures rose in early-week trading. Chinese officials stated over the weekend that the spring weather that ruined a large portion of the country's winter wheat crop will very likely cause it to boost its 2013/14 wheat imports substantially. Although this wasn't exactly unexpected, it confirmed bullish ideas held by many traders. December CBOT wheat climbed 7.5 cents to $6.5375/bushel early Monday morning, while December KCBT wheat gained 5.75 cents to $6.985, and December MGE futures edged up 1.75 cents to $7.015.
Cattle futures rallied in reaction to Friday afternoon events. As pointed out late Friday, the monthly USDA Cattle on Feed report was generally regarded as being bullish for deferred live cattle futures. Moreover, it apparently persuaded beef packers to raise their bids for fed cattle later in the afternoon, with country cattle reportedly trading $1-$2/cwt higher than they had the week prior. October cattle futures surged 0.82 cents to 126.77 cents/pound as the lunch hour loomed Monday, while December climbed 0.85 cents to 130.60. Meanwhile, October feeder cattle jumped 1.52 cents to 161.75 cents/pound and January leapt 1.17 cents to 161.57.
Hog futures seemed to follow cattle higher. Late-Friday pork reports indicated significant gains, which seemingly supported the swine market somewhat in early trading. The fact that cattle and feeder futures were rising sharply probably sparked spillover buying in the swine pit. October hog futures advanced 0.17 cents to 90.22 cents/pound in late Monday morning activity, while December lifted 0.35 cents to 86.42.


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State Removes Cyanobacteria Lake Warning for Halfmoon Lake, Barnstead/Alton, NH
Concord, NH – The cyanobacteria cell concentration in Halfmoon Lake Barnstead/Alton is below the state standard of 50% of the total cells. As a result, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) has removed the cyanobacteria lake warning issued on August 10th.
DES routinely monitors public beaches and public waters of the state for cyanobacteria. Once a cyanobacteria lake warning has been issued, DES returns to affected waterbodies on a weekly basis until the cyanobacteria standards are again met. Cyanobacteria are natural components of water bodies worldwide, but blooms and surface scums may form when excess phosphorus is available to the water. Some cyanobacteria produce toxins that are stored within the cells but released upon cell death. Toxins can cause both acute and chronic health effects that range in severity. Acute health effects include irritation of skin and mucous membranes, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Chronic effects include liver and central nervous system damage.
Visit the DES Beach Program website at des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/wmb/beaches/index.htm for photos and more information about cyanobacteria. Updates on advisories and warnings may be obtained at http://www2.des.state.nh.us/Advisories/Beaches/
Follow the Beaches twitter feed:http://twitter.com/NHDES_Beaches
If you notice anything resembling cyanobacteria, please refrain from wading, swimming, or drinking the water. Keep all pets out of the water and contact DES immediately. Please call DES to report a cyanobacteria bloom at (603)419-9229.
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Google's decision to copy 37 lines of Java API code is analogous to a two-bit author plagiarizing an entire Harry Potter novel, according to a freshly filed appeal from Oracle over Google's commercial use of Java.
Oracle is still seething over the fact that a U.S. District Court cleared Google last May of copyright infringement, despite the fact the court found that Google developers had, indeed, copied a number of Oracle's Java APIs in Android OS. Judge William H. Alsup determined that APIs are not eligible for copyright protection under U.S. law, so Google walked away unscathed -- to the relief of supporters of the Android ecosystem.
Oracle has followed up on its promise to appeal, laying out an ambitious case as to why Google's appropriation of 37 lines of code is a flagrant copyright violation. In a nutshell, Oracle's 28 lawyers make the case that an API -- an interface that enables software to talk with other software -- should have the same copyright protections as creative works, such as a symphony or a children's novel.
In the appeal, Oracle presents a fanciful scenario in which a fictitious author named Ann Droid (Get it?) gets her hands on an advanced copy of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." (The attorneys presumably settled on that title because they are paid by the word and it's the longest-titled book in the series.) Droid "copies verbatim the topic sentences of each paragraph, starting from the first (highly descriptive) one and continuing, in order, to the last, simple one ('Harry nodded.'). She then paraphrases the rest of each paragraph. She rushes the competing version to press before the original under the title: 'Ann Droid's Harry Potter 5.0.' The knockoff flies off the shelves."
The scenario ends with J.K. Rowling successfully suing Droid for copy infringement, despite Droid's defense of, "But I wrote most of the words from scratch. Besides, this was fair use, because I copied only the portions necessary to tap into the Harry Potter fan base."
Oracle can argue until it's blue in the face that lines of code that provide a practical function should enjoy the same copyright protections as a creative work, but that's not how the law works. Under the Copyright Act, society is free to exploit facts, ideas, processes, or methods of operation in a copyrighted work. To protect processes or methods of operation, a creator must look to patent laws.
Groklaw explains it well:
It's there in black and white that methods of operation are not protected by copyright. ... How much can you do without permission with "Harry Potter"? That's right. Virtually nothing. Maybe in a review you could quote a little bit. But software isn't just expression. It's expression, yes, but it has to run, to do something. You don't just read software, as you would a novel. The computer runs it, and that means others have to be able to interact with your software somehow.
Oracle, to its shame, would like all its software, including methods of operation like APIs -- which are how you interact with someone's software -- to be as proprietarily frozen and forbidden as that.
Cloning APIs is common practice in programming, as Wired's Cade Metz observed last year. "In building a new software platform, software companies and other software designers often clone the APIs of an existing platform. It's a way of making a platform instantly palatable to an established community of application developers," Metz wrote. "Several cloud-computing platforms mimic the APIs of the runaway market leader, Amazon Web Services, and in building Android, Google mimicked the APIs for the Java platform. This lets developers build Android applications using the Java programming language."
Were Oracle to wins its appeal and convince an appeals court that APIs warrant the same levels of protection as purely creative works, the decision could prove disruptive for the entire tech industry. Opportunistic companies could copyright line after line of common API code, then demand royalties from any software maker who used them.
What's more, ruling in favor of Oracle "would have broad ramifications for other APIs and beyond APIs," attorney Ronald Abramson told Wired. "If you can copyright the structure, sequence, and organization of data, that changes the landscape."
This story, "Why Java APIs aren't the same as a Harry Potter novel," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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Obama Musical to Open in Germany
The cast is rehearsing 12 hours a day, and may take the show on tour if the feedback is positive.
-Carolyn French
Although he is not especially popular in America at the moment, Barack Obama's presidential win has inspired a musical which opens in Germany this weekend.
"The story starts 20 years ago, when Obama worked as a community organizer in Chicago, and leads all the way to the 2008 campaign," Jimmie Wilson, who portrays Obama, said Wednesday.
Exactly 30 actors, singers and dancers make up "Hope — the Obama Musical Story" that includes love songs by Obama to his wife Michelle, duets with Hillary Clinton, and moments with a grief-stricken John McCain and Sarah Palin.
"I had the idea (for the musical) during the presidential campaign. … It was fascinating and the mood at the time fired my imagination," writer Randall Hitchins revealed in a news release. "All the people were hoping for a change for a better life and there was such a great, collective emotion."
Would you pay to see "Hope — the Obama Musical Story"? (Yahoo)
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Carlton midfielder Heath Scotland must return to court after an appeal against his penalty for an assault charge.
Scotland escaped conviction and was placed on a two-year good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to his role in a brawl.
The charge related to an incident at the Mulwala Ski Club near the Victorian-NSW border in January this year.
But Scotland will be back in court in Albury early next year after NSW authorities appealed against the leniency of the penalty.
During Scotland's hearing, his lawyer argued that a conviction would ruin his hopes of becoming a firefighter once his AFL career was over.
Scotland used a similar argument to help avoid another assault conviction in 2006.


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Lotus F1 Team, Kimi Raikkonen running, Valencia, 23-01-12
Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 Team's new driver, was back at the wheel of an F1 car for the first time since 2009 today, in Valencia.
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The seating position in a Formula One car is nothing like what we know in road cars. The driver's feet will point upwards and visibility always is critical as they need to be as low as possible in the car not to compromise its centre of gravity. Nico explains how it feels in the car.


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As editor, it's up to me to make a determination of what I believe the Top 3 stories of the day are In every edition of the Bureau County Republican.
Once I read all the stories for that day's newspaper, I use a variety of criteria to determine which stories should be on the front page — probably the biggest deciding factors are the importance of the message and how many people the story impacts.
Once the three stories for the front page are decided upon, I then have to figure out which story will lead the page (the headline story), which story will run on the left rail, and which one will be placed where we refer to in the newsroom as "below the fold."
Typically, I make the decisions quickly. It's usually not that difficult.
Monday, as always, was a busy day in the newsroom. Coming off the weekend, there are many things to consider, both for the BCR and the Putnam County Record. Between phone calls, emails, photos, press releases, stories and more, we have to operate at full throttle, keeping that proverbial pedal to metal the entire morning.
After reading the day's stories, I decided which story should go where and passed on the information to BCR Design/Graphic Editor Greg Wallace, who lays out the front pages of the newspaper. After Greg is finished, I give the pages on more look before I pass them on to our night editor, Lyle Ganther.
That's when it hit me. All the stories on Page 1 were about food. The lead/headline story told the circumstances regarding the government shutdown and how the local food pantries are/could be impacted as they attempt to deliver food to area citizens who are hungry. The story on the left rail told of the annual Buda American Legion's dinner to honor area veterans and how the organizers are in need of not just volunteers, but also money to help buy the food that has previously fed 250-plus veterans. The third, below-the-fold story, told of the 10,000 Bushel Project, a humanitarian effort asking area farmers to help support at-risk children in the area and abroad by donating a small percentage of their crops to help raise money to support local backpack programs in area schools.
What the heck? The idea of people being hungry in our nation and abroad is not a new concept. We all know hunger exists, but I have to wonder if we realize how ever-present it is in our own backyard. I don't know about you, but the idea of someone — adult or child — going to bed hungry makes my own stomach turn. Think about it ... a little kid pulling the covers up to his nose as his tummy growls — maybe even hurts — because he didn't have enough to eat. I'm not talking some third world country. It's right here in Bureau County.
It might be the kid next door or the elderly lady down the street. It might be the guy standing in line at the medicine counter who has had to make a difficult choice between food or medicine. It could be why the child is crying as he walks down the street with his mother, or it could be the reason that student can't understand concepts or isn't getting good grades in school.
But I leave the restaurant, and I never give a second thought to the food I leave on my plate. It's garbage day at my house, and I stand before the refrigerator tossing food items that I either don't want anymore or I can't identify. I open the pantry and throw out a half a loaf of bread because it's been in my pantry a few more days than I think it should have, even though it's perfectly fine ... Shame on me.
People in Bureau County are hungry — many at no fault of their own. Please support your local food pantry. If we all did, I just have to think everyone would sleep a little better at night.
BCR Editor Terri Simon can be reached at email@example.com.