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On Feb. 28 I was attending a meeting at the Benedictine Abbey in Lisle, Illinois. I had missed a call on my cell phone and when I finally connected with my voicemail, I learned that the Apostolic Nuncio was trying to reach me by phone. I had sent my letter of resignation from the office of archbishop the previous Wednesday, Feb. 22. I thought to myself, "Wow, this is certainly a quick response to my letter." As it turned out, the Nuncio was not calling me about my letter, but about the appointment of our own Father Liam Cary as the new Bishop of Baker. As it turns out, Father Cary is the third priest from the Archdiocese of Portland to be named Bishop of Baker.When I heard the news from the Nuncio, I was quite pleased. Father Cary is one of our excellent priests, a true pastor, a wise teacher and a prayerful disciple of the Lord. He will serve the people of eastern Oregon very well. He was the Vocations Director for the archdiocese when I arrived here as archbishop back in 1997. One year later I asked him to accept the appointment as pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Medford. Without blinking an eye he immediately said, "Yes." That's Liam. I'm not surprised that he said "Yes" to the Pope!It has been one of my fondest hopes that a priest of this archdiocese would become a bishop before I would retire. Our own Auxiliary Bishop, Kenneth Steiner, was the last Portland priest to become a bishop and that was back in 1978. The last Portland priest to become a diocesan bishop was Bishop Francis Leipzig back in 1950. With Bishop Cary's appointment, I feel like "the mark of Cain" at last has been removed from our presbyterate!Certainly I am not thrilled with the thought of losing such an excellent presbyter to assist me in serving the people of this archdiocese, but it is time for us to share one of our blessings. Liam Cary has indeed been a blessing for this local church. His parishioners in Medford and Eugene will readily agree.Prior to Bishop Cary's appointment, we received word back on Nov. 25 of last year that Bishop Steiner's resignation had been accepted by our Holy Father. He now serves as Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, possibly even a little busier than before. But he is content and thriving in his new situation. I myself have been awaiting a response from the Holy See to my letter of February 22nd. A number of people have greeted me in recent weeks wishing me well during my retirement. But, not so fast. Even though I am ready and willing, I am still on the job and probably will be so until the new archbishop is appointed. But maybe the Pope will have a surprise for me and quickly make other provisions for leadership for this local church. Whatever will be, will be.Bishop-elect Cary has chosen Friday, May 18, for the day of his Ordination and Installation as Bishop of Baker. He wanted to make it possible for the Apostolic Nuncio, The Most Rev. Carlo Vigano, to be in attendance. An earlier date that was suggested wasn't free for him. And so all roads will lead to Bend, Oregon in mid-May. The Cary family will certainly be present and I pray that many of Bishop Liam's brother priests, relatives and friends will also be there to pray with the church of Baker that the Holy Spirit will empower this excellent priest with the gifts and graces he will need to be a good and faithful shepherd of his flock.Bishop Cary certainly was surprised by this news. In many ways I wish I were still young enough to be able to serve the people of Oregon in tandem with Bishop Liam. He is intelligent, collaborative, resourceful and a loyal son of the church. Our next archbishop will be very fortunate to have such a fine neighbor along his eastern border. The Diocese of Baker is territorially large and relatively small in population. Much work will be on the bishop's plate in the coming months as he travels around visiting parishioners, becoming acquainted with the needs and dreams of his people and seeking out coworkers to assist him in teaching, sanctifying and governing the people of God.The men who are preparing to be ordained priests know that ordination looms on the horizon, possibly three, six, 12 months in advance. A newly appointed bishop has no awareness he's being considered for the office and is given a very brief time to move from his life as a priest in one local church to the ministry of bishop in another. Bishop Cary will need our prayers and I know that he will welcome whatever tangible and spiritual assistance we can afford him.Lots of folks wonder how a bishop is chosen. I like to think the Holy Spirit has something to do with it. But obviously lots of people put their oar in the water and, willy-nilly, influence the selection. All of this should take place in secret, but some folks like to talk. Rumors about episcopal appointments are commonplace in the conversation of many who work for the church. This is not surprising because many of these people are consulted about the appointment.The Apostolic Nuncio is the one who oversees the consultation about the appointment of a new bishop. Ultimately he submits three names of candidates who, in his judgment, after consulting widely with people, will be suitable for the task. These names with dossiers are sent to the Congregation for Bishops in Rome. The Congregation reviews the information and ultimately makes a recommendation to the Holy Father. It is the Pope who makes the appointment. There are times when he overrides the Congregation or sends the recommendation back for more fine tuning or revision. The thirteen months in between the time of Bishop Vasa's departure from office and Bishop Cary's appointment is not an unusual time frame.
Whenever my own resignation is accepted, there undoubtedly will be a similar process here in the Archdiocese of Portland as the Nuncio prepares to make some recommendations to the Holy See with respect to the future leadership of this local church. It is not too soon to begin praying that all participants in the process will leave room for the Holy Spirit to have his say! When people were asking me a year or two ago about my successor, I would typically respond that I had no great interest in being involved in the selection process. Well, a couple of months ago I realized that maybe I did have some interest in that appointment. After all, the new archbishop will be my bishop and I have not had a bishop for nearly 25 years!Now that the date of Bishop Liam's ordination is set for May 18, the people at St. Mary's Church in Eugene undoubtedly are feeling some concern. He has been their pastor less than a year and now they must welcome another priest as their pastor. The Archdiocesan Personnel Board is working on making some recommendations to me. As for myself, I'm trying to resolve a few matters before the transition takes place in my own office. I need to find a place to live and allow some time for the archbishop's residence to be made ready for a new tenant. I have been blessed for nearly 14 years with a happy home, a good job and wonderful coworkers. Who could ask for more?The ordination ritual for a new bishop is truly inspiring. After promising obedience to the Holy Father, Bishop-elect Cary will be asked by the ordaining bishop, "Do you resolve to guide the holy people of God in the way of salvation as a devoted father and sustain them with the help of your fellow ministers, priests and deacons?" Not only will Bishop Cary certainly respond, "I do," but, also if his life and ministry as a priest in this archdiocese are any gauge of the sincerity of that response, the people of Baker can rest assured that their new bishop will serve them faithfully, fatherly and collaboratively with all his heart and soul. God bless you, Bishop Liam. You are in our prayers. Ad multos annos!


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TORONTO -- Sergio Santos' season took yet another unfortunate turn on Wednesday afternoon when he was designated for assignment for the second time this year.
Santos was once considered the closer of the future in Toronto, but he has since fallen on tough times. Santos struggled through two injury-plagued seasons before seeing his performance on the mound fall apart amidst sporadic use.
The hard throwing righty is now eligible to be claimed by any other team, but if he clears waivers, there's still a chance Santos would remain in the organization.
"He threw some strikes, but they weren't good strikes," manager John Gibbons said. "At the start of the season, he was pretty good for us. Last September, he was really good. But other than that, he's had a tough go. Relievers have tough lives. We needed a guy and he has been scuffling."
Even if Santos clears waivers, he's likely thrown his last pitch for the Blue Jays. There's a $6 million club option on his contract for next season that is all but guaranteed of being bought out at the end of the year for $750,000.
Right-hander Chad Jenkins was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo to take Santos' spot on the 25-man roster. Jenkins has worked exclusively as a reliever for Toronto this year and has a 2.56 ERA in 21 appearances.
Santos, 31, is 7-12 with a 3.89 ERA in the Major Leagues. The right-hander posted 30 saves in 2011 with the White Sox and was acquired by the Blue Jays in a trade for Nestor Molina the following offseason. Santos has pitched in just 61 games for Toronto over three seasons.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Little Red Cup Tea Co. Brings Fair Trade Certified Chinese Tea to Your Cup, with Love
Guest post from Martin Connelly, President of The Little Red Cup Tea Co.
This guest blog post comes to us from Martin Connelly, President of The Little Red Cup Tea Company. Read on to learn how the Little Red Cup was started, and why Fair Trade and organic are key parts of the company's commitment to sustainability.
Getting Started
Growing up in Brunswick, Maine and in Beijing, China, tea was just a constant fact of life. There was always a pot steeped and ready, sometimes a few. When friends dropped over to visit, they would be told (as is customary in China) to sit and drink tea. And that was that.
When I left home, I took a cupboard full of tea and this stash traveled with me to every new apartment and job, restocked sporadically with every trip to China. Friends would come over, they would sit and drink tea, and then they'd ask where I got it. "The little shop just over from the Zhong Guan Cun Primary School," I would say, "but I guess that doesn't help much."
My family started the Little Red Cup Tea Co. because, even as tea is seeing something of a resurgence in the United States (coffee didn't become popular until the 19th Century), good quality Chinese teas are still hard to find at a reasonable price point. Sure you can get first flush tie guan yins or aged pu-erhs if you look, but those are for special occasions — not for daily drinking. Our teas are the opposite: simple, traditional and uncomplicated. They're pure, and good, and they get you through the day — a physical embodiment of the Chinese culture we've been steeping ourselves in for the last 20 years.
Organic: The Only Choice We Could Have Made
Each of our teas is grown organically — a choice that was really the only one we could have made. Without getting preachy, organic agriculture is simply better for the land on which our tea is grown, better for the farmers who work that land, and better for our customers, who drink our tea. With regard to the sustainability of our business, there were no alternatives to fully organic tea.
Partnership with Fair Trade USA
There's an argument I've heard that suggests a "fair trade" is any deal to which both parties agree. And this makes sense. If I'm willing to pay you a given amount, and you are willing to accept it, then there should be nothing more to say. The market sets the price, and this is how we buy our tea. Our Chinese partners produce it, they set the price, and we pay it. This is a fair trade. Our decision to partner with Fair Trade USA is a wholly separate concern, but one which brings us back to the question of sustainability.
The people of WuYuan County who grow and process the tea we sell have been in the same business for generations. And, idyllic as it is, beautiful and fragrant as the fields are, China has traditionally been a place of limited social mobility. By partnering with Fair Trade USA, we allow our customers to help change that. The premiums we pay go directly into defraying the cost of school for the children of the communities in which we are doing business. This doesn't make the tea sweeter, nor more economically viable, but by helping kids go to school, we are able to affect positive change in the communities we support. Our tea is Fair Trade Certified not because omitting this registration would make it unfair, but because we see it as a way to one up the market. To contribute to a country we love not just with our business, but with our support, as well.
A cup of tea has been known to better many a day, and we couldn't be more thrilled that our tea leads to better days both for drinkers in North America and for producers in China.
Michael Connelly, president of Little Red Cup Tea Co., talking to Zhang Guizi about tea production. Zhang's husband teaches 6th grade in a local school.


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LOS ANGELES COUNTY - Sunny skies are expected to continue Monday, but cooler temperatures will return to the Southland by mid week with a chance of rain by Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
High temperatures in Los Angles County and the Inland Empire were expected to reach the lower- to mid-70s Monday, but a gradual cooling trend will take over Tuesday and last through the weekend, NWS Meteorologist Ryan Kittell said.
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Scoop: GUYS WITH KIDS on NBC - Wednesday, January 23, 2013
01/23/2013 (08:30PM - 09:00PM) (Wednesday) : WITH FOUR BOYS, MARNY WANTS TO TRY FOR A GIRL-Marny (Tempestt Bledsoe) has always wanted a girl and insists on giving it a try but Gary (Anthony Anderson) isn't too keen on the idea. Sheila (Erinn Hayes) organizes a child CPR class and signs everyone up. Nick (Zach Cregger) and Emily (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) reluctantly attend the class in hopes of proving they are good parents. Jesse Bradford also stars
"Guys with Kids" is a new comedy from Emmy Award-winning executive producer Jimmy Fallon about three thirty-something dads who try to hold on to their youth as they face the responsibilities of having kids. Thankfully, Gary (Anthony Anderson, "Law & Order"), Chris (Jesse Bradford, "The West Wing") and Nick (Zach Cregger, "Friends with Benefits") have each other to help navigate the highs and lows of fatherhood -- while still trying desperately to remain dudes.
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LAKEPORT -- A judge Monday delayed pretrial matters in the theft case against the Robinson Rancheria Pomo Indians tribal chair.
Tracey I. Avila faces one felony count of grand theft for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the Elem Indian colony and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency while serving as that tribe's fiscal officer between February 2006 and September 2008.
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Fry's was giving a $50 gift card with the purchase of the Move bundle, so I picked one up at lunchtime. Used the $50 to get an extra move controller.
Now I'll have to see if I can revive my old one with a hairdryer for long enough to get game saves/trophies.........
MLB the show demo comes out tonight just FYI. should come out sometime tonight on PSN.
For those that care, check out the new Skyrim trailer. I got goosebumps. Game is going to be EPIC.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
Just picked up Crackdown 2 for $18. Has up to 4 player coop. I really enjoyed the first one, and though the second isn't too different from the first, it's still pretty fun.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
about to go pick up MLB the show comes out in 45 mins
If only it was on the 360.
First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.
I have the PS3 Move and I'm happy with it. The Lights Out fight game is a good work out and the Sports Champion game is also fun. I'm thinking of getting the Killzone 3 game and gun adapter soon.
I play my xbox way more
anyone has gotten Dragond Age II yet?
Yeah, it is amazingly gorgeous on the PC with the high res textures.. that is if you have the system that can do it. I have a top end system with a sort of good video card (HD5870) and I can run it on max settings, 1920x1080 reso, with 8xAA at about 40FPS.
There are a lot of old school RPG snobs who are whining about how it is an action game, it's still a great RPG, just don't expect it to be Baldur's Gate 2011. It is a lot different from the first Dragon age. There is no isometric/strategy camera view and all the talents and abilities are redone, better I think. I mean it's Bioware, you know it's awesome.
It also seems better balanced than the first Dragon Age. I ended up duoing Nightmare mode in Origins because it was so easy once I figured out how to use the right tactics. I had to gimp myself for a challenge. This one is alot tougher so far, I had trouble killing a boss guy in hard mode, which was cool.
Anyway go get it. But maybe not if you aren't on a good PC?
For counterpoint read this. http://www.videogamessuck.com/review437.html
He really really hates the game lol. He might be right about some of that, I have only gotten an hour or so into it.
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This question came up after I played Black Ops last night. Why do people play strategy type game types like CTF, Domination, Neutral bomb, or whatever and not play the game like it is supposed to be played?
Last night while playing CTF one of our teammates refused to go capture the enemy flag when it was two feet away from our base. All he had to do was get up, grab the flag and take a few steps and we tie the game up, but nooooooooo he just set there prone trying to snipe people who were trying to come return the flag. I was racing over after killing the guy who had our flag so we could return the enemies flag, but by the time I got over there time ran out and we lost.
I get finding a place that you can cover A and B in Domination and hanging out there. You are actually helping the team and getting your precious kills, but when you are sniping in an area where the other team has claimed that flag you are being useless to the team!
If you just want to kill people just play team deathmatch.
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Mlb the show still
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So did anyone here try Dragon Age 2? I just finished it
After managing to let it sit, installed, forever, I'm finally playing Starcraft 2. I'm enjoying chipping away at the campaign. Haven't played any online/offline skirmish games yet.
Much better than it ever has been. How is the show?
I had it last year and I had the show I liked it. But now that the show has the same type of controls I dont know if I should buy it. I would buy it for Xbox though.
How is my player is it any better or harder?
i had a season on last years game where I hit once my guy maxed out where i went .600 168 hrs and 400+ rbi's it was so easy and unreal
The MY Player mode is amazing! It has one glitch and that is when someone grounds to the first baseman, and you're the pitcher, you can't run over to help get the guy out. I'm sure they'll fix it though.
In the show in the RTTS mode I am half way though my 3rd year and was an all star. My only grip is my Cubs traded me to the Yankees . Now I have to wait 3+ years to become FA eligbly or however it works in baseball to go sign back with my Cubs.
You're a Cubs fan?
yes sadly. I normaly go to about 10 games a year. And watch a lot on Tv.
great graphics and fun gameplay although im not too happy with the camera during the battle scenes as you get attacked from left and right and aren't able to have a good sense like you did in the first one by zooming out...


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What's your toddler's personality type?
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By about 13 months, half of all babies are up on their feet and walking - even if it is a little wobbly! Once your toddler gets going he won't want to stop, so choose toys that will encourage movement. At this age he's also able to put ideas together and make a plan, so building toys are also popular.
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With movement now at the top of the things-to-do list, your toddler will now be refining both gross motor (running, jumping, climbing) and fine motor (scribbling, threading, holding and carrying) skills - so the best toys are those that encourage this development.
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In the third year of life, your toddler will begin to move from playing side-by-side with other children to interacting more directly, and as a consequence, the games he likes to play will become more socially oriented. While there will inevitably be issues about sharing and turn-taking, he will enjoy being involved in peer-led play.
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And that is when you run the pick and roll with Roy and exploit the fatty.
If Roy was Amare in his prime you might have a point but Roy is not that quick for that, I actually don't remember that many pick and roll plays with him that got him close to the basket, must of the stuff he gets from pick and roll are jumpers.
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
Bynum was pretty worthless vs Hibbert if I remember when Cavs played. Bynum would pretty much be a worse defensively noted crippled center than Oden. Oden was more known for his defense, but hasn't played since 2009. Bynum could make Hibbert work defensively though, but I'd rather them have Bynum with the ball than LeBron or Wade.
"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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About Bynum suspension, league source tells Yahoo: "He doesn't want to play basketball anymore. He never liked it that much in first place.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
I'm sure he doesn't. But he does want to collect that other $6 million, and I sincerely doubt he'd quit less than 2 weeks shy of getting it.
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Did you watch the Heat game in INDY? Roy was in the pick and roll. Roy is quick enough to dig into the lane with other defenders guarding him, how much more than with a slob like Bynum? And honestly the only jumpers Roy gets is when West is the roll man and Roy is stretched on the baseline.
Bynum is so slow he would make Roy look like Amare in his prime.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
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"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
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Back on topic: I really hope Miami signs him. I'd much rather he get minutes than Birdman or even Haslem.
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"It's just unfortunate that we've been penalized so much this year and nothing has happened to the Pistons, the Palace or the city of Detroit," he said. "It's almost like it's always our fault. The league knows it. They should be ashamed of themselves to let the security be as lax as it is around here."
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what else are they gonna say and all, but still
Never a good thing when your franchise cornerstone is talking about how your team's in a terrible situation internally."It's a terrible situation internally with our team but it's something we've got to get over," Kyrie Irving said. "It's coach's decision, it came from the management, that's kind of where it stays, with management. … We need him out there. He is a dominant force for our team and it's hard. You lose a teammate, but with this situation it gives everybody else a chance to step up. That's kind of how we look at the situation. He's going to be missed but you've got to still play games so that's what it's about."
Bynum's career has had its share of controversies, including reports that he does not like basketball. In spite of this, Jarrett Jack didn't see signs of distaste for the game.
"I've never gotten that vibe from him," Jack said. "Just watching him over the course of the season, tremendous work ethic, trying to work himself back into game shape, always in the weight room working on his game by himself. That was kind of the mark for me, was him just showing he wanted to be here, wanted to be back, and get back to as close to the playing shape he used to be in that everybody was used to when he was playing with the Lakers."
"He's going to be missed," said Irving. "But he has a few things he needs to address for himself before he comes back to the team and that's where it stands."
I read somewhere that if the Nets made a straight Pierce-for-Bynum swap, they'd save a staggering $45 million after waiving Bynum before the second half of this year's salary becomes guaranteed.
Even for a gazillionaire, that has to be a tempting trade.
Please dont let the Heat sign Bynum for free!!
This. If he goes to the Heat I will be beyond pissed.
It is amazing what having a serious chance to win a championship can do for focus, as well, correct me if I am wrong, I am pretty sure Bynum was still on his rookie contract for at least one if not both of those championships. Meaning he had financial reasons to stay in line.
Perhaps he was drafted in 2005 and they won titles in 2009 and 2010 so yeah that's possible.
I wonder if San Antonio is thinking about getting him.
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I think Bynum would cause Hibbert alot of troubles in a playoff series with Miami. They could just instruct him to body up Hibbert on both ends of the floor and keep him from recovering to challenge most of Miami's drives to the basket. Miami could use him just like Birdman last year, dump it off on a drive and get the easy dunk.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
1 - Expect Bynum to miraculously regain his love for basketball once he gets away from this messy Cavs situation. He has an end game here.— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) December 28, 2013
2 - Cavs' big mistake was including a Jan. 7 opt-out deadline for them to guarantee rest of Bynum's deal this year. Gave him an out.— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) December 28, 2013
3 - From what I hear, Bynum wants to end up with Heat or Clips. But he'd have to be released + Cavs want to trade him (see @WindhorstESPN).— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) December 28, 2013
4 - Also hearing he'd consider Boston - Celts have expirings/assets to get him (if they wanted him). His ideal teams are Miami/Clips though.— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) December 28, 2013
5 - No team will trade for Bynum and spend 6 mill if he doesn't want to play there. He's playing this perfectly. Depressing but true.— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) December 28, 2013


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Zom wrote:Pali version of this sutta is a bit... dubious.
Read this: http://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg. ... risaka.pdf
Ven. Anālayo wrote:In fact, the terms employed to define the supramundane path-factors of right intention, right speech, right action and right livelihood are precisely the same as those used in the Vibhaṅga of the Pāli Abhidhammapiṭaka. Notably, the Vibhaṅga uses these terms in its exposition of the path-factors according to the specific method of the Abhidharma, diferent from the terms the same work uses when it analyses these path-factors according to the method of the discourses.12 That is, from the viewpoint of the Vibhaṅga this type of terminology is distinctly Abhidharmic, difering from the mode of exposition found in the discourses.
Moreover, the treatment of the path-factors from a supramundane viewpoint in the Mahācattārīsaka-suttaqualifies the mundane wholesome path-factors as "with influx" and as "ripening in attachment".13 Yet, the definitions given in the Mahācattārīsaka-sutta for the path-factors of mundane right intention, right speech, right action and right livelihood recur in other discourses as part of the standard definition of the noble eightfold path that leads to the eradication of dukkha.14 Thus, what according to other discourses leads to the eradication of dukkha, in the Mahācattārīsaka-sutta is presented as something that ripens in attachment and is associated with the influxes.
Thank you for the pdf. How do you locate suttas (as you did) in English from this resource?
i read some of this stuff from your link
i have 100 percent confidence that it was spoken by the Buddha.
Gena1480 wrote:i'm not convinced that this is Abidhammic
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WINFIELD, W.Va. — Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Sorsaia believes the deal reached Tuesday for Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Plants to enter a batterers intervention program is illegal.
In a letter sent Wednesday to Jim Cagle, Plants' attorney, and Sid Bell, the longtime McDowell County prosecutor appointed to handle Plants' prosecution, Sorsaia argues that the new pretrial monitoring deal — which would involve Plants going to the Putnam County day-report center for a 32-week program to have charges he faces over hitting his son with a belt and violating a protection order dismissed — is "arguably an attempt to circumvent the legal restrictions regarding Pre Trial Diversions."
In light of the letter, officials with Putnam County's community corrections program canceled an intake meeting with Plants that was scheduled for Thursday, Sorsaia told the Gazette.
Sorsaia argues that the new deal, which he says he wasn't told about ahead of time, is practically the same as the deal Bell and Plants reached last month — an agreement Bell said he later realized was illegal because defendants accused of domestic violence are ineligible for pretrial diversion.
The new deal is instead called a "Pretrial Monitoring Agreement as a Condition of Bond," Sorsaia's letter states.
"You can change conditions of bond and say, yeah, you gotta do this during the bond period and people can agree to it," Sorsaia told the Gazette. "But when you say that, 'Oh, by the way, if you complete this, we're going to dismiss the case,' you, know, it's a pretrial diversion."
"… If it quacks like a duck, and swims like a duck, and looks like a duck, it's a duck," he added.
Sorsaia said he's willing to change his mind if the lawyers give him a good legal justification. "But, you know, I'm going to tell you, I don't really know how they're going to do it," he said.
The West Virginia State Police charged Plants with domestic battery of his 11-year-old son after Plants left a 6- to 7-inch bruise with a belt on the boy's leg. He also is charged with violating a domestic violence protection order that required him to stay away from his ex-wife and their sons.
The state Supreme Court has approved pretrial monitoring for domestic violence charges only under a pilot program in Kanawha County, said Lisa Tackett, director of family court services for the Supreme Court. She said at least one person in the program has been allowed to attend a batterers intervention program in another county while returning to Kanawha County for compliance hearings.
Because Plants lives in Kanawha County, he's eligible to participate in the pilot program, Bell has said. He has to take a class as part of that program and chose to take it in Putnam County, to try to avoid a conflict of interest.
Mercer County Magistrate Michael Flanigan, who was appointed to handle the case after Kanawha County's magistrates recused themselves, went over the deal and set a compliance hearing for Aug. 27 in Princeton. It's unclear if Plants is allowed to progress with the pretrial monitoring deal through Kanawha's pilot program in Mercer. Flanigan would not comment Wednesday.
Pretrial diversions promise charges will be dismissed if the accused follows through with certain behaviors. If the accused doesn't comply, he or she can be placed back on the docket for prosecution. Pretrial monitoring agreements don't guarantee that charges will be dropped and they require an extra educational component and require the defendant to return to court for interim hearings. Atop that, those who don't comply can have their bail revoked and be arrested.
Kanawha County, the state's most populous county, sees about 700 more domestic violence cases per year than any other county, according to the state's Family Court Service Division. The pilot program consolidates domestic violence cases between Family Court Judge Mike Kelly and Magistrate Julie Yeager.
Bell said he spoke with officials with the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, who supported the monitoring deal. After the initial deal involving pretrial diversion, the domestic violence coalition issued a public statement that said those types of deals jeopardize victim safety.
Plants deferred comment Wednesday to Kanawha County Assistant Prosecutor James Bailey, who noted that pretrial monitoring programs to dismiss domestic violence charges have been approved by representatives of anti-domestic violence associations and the Supreme Court. He said that the monitoring programs, unlike pretrial diversions, require an approved counseling program.
"There's no issue with that type of agreement," Bailey said.
Sorsaia said the decision to accept Plants into the program ultimately lies with the community corrections program, although he said he doubts community corrections would go against his advice.
In his letter, Sorsaia also wrote that a section of the Community Corrections Guidelines states that the county's program can't accept pretrial diversion cases related to domestic violence.
"Not only is the agreement potentially contrary to State Law, it would also violate Community Correction Grant Provisions," he wrote.
Sorsaia wrote that he normally doesn't "second guess the decisions of a fellow prosecutor" or publicly comment on plea agreements made in another county, but added, "under the current circumstances Putnam County has been included in this agreement without prior consultation, and now we must make a decision."
"We had no idea that there was an agreement," Sorsaia said Wednesday. "No one told us about the potentiality of the agreement."
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It's been a long time since the Tigers have had a position player prospect as exciting as Nick Castellanos. We're now used to seeing hot pitching names like Justin Verlander, Rick Porcello, and Jacob Turner in the Tigers' organization, but I don't know that I can name another hitter that has had a realistic "All-Star" ceiling. I guess Curtis Granderson came up through the system with some pomp and circumstance, and appeared as a Top 100 prospect. But before Granderson it had probably been since Eric Munson that the Tigers had a hitter to be excited about (it's a downer that I bring up Munson in a post about Castellanos, isn't it?).
And so far, Castellanos has done nothing to quiet interest in his development as a hitter. After putting up a very nice .803 OPS in West Michigan last year as a 19 year-old (including a very, very slow April), Castellanos has jumped out of the gate in High-A Lakeland this spring. Through 74 plate appearances, Castellanos has for a slash line of .386/.430/.514.
This is the part of the post where I lay down the standard BABIP warning about how you can't expect a hitter to maintain an overly-elevated average on balls in play (Castellanos' is a grotesquely high .481 this year), but I'm not all that concerned about BABIP with Castellanos. Of course, he won't be able to maintain that average, but if there's anyone that's likely to have a high BABIP skill, it's a hitter like him. His minor league career BABIP of .418 likely includes more than a bit of good fortune, but he profiles as the type hitter that could maintain a higher (or much higher) than average BABIP.
I expect the home run power to come on as he continues to fill out his frame and develop as a hitter (he's only 20 years old, after all), but it will be the type of power that comes from being a great line drive hitter, not from simply trying to hit home runs.
That isn't to say that there are no areas of improvement in Castellanos' game. He has struck out a bit too often in his (rather brief) minor league career at 22.4%, although he's been better in that regard so far this season (18.9%). You would like to see that strikeout rate drop a couple more percentage points as he matures as a hitter.
He could also stand to walk a bit more. His walk rate this year is at 6.8% (down a bit from his career 8.1% mark). Castellanos could definitely get by with an average-ish walk rate, especially with his contact skills, but patience (or the lack of) is one of the big reasons that Delmon Young is Delmon Young, and not Miguel Cabrera (OK, that's overstating it but stay with me).
Walk rate is one of those things that doesn't seem like a big deal when a player is hitting (because why walk when you can double off the wall?), but no one can continue to post a .400+ BABIP indefinitely. But there's really no reason to make a habit out of swinging at bad or borderline pitches.
Castellanos is still early in his minor league career (665 plate appearances in), and has achieved good success at the plate as a player that's a couple of years young for his level. There's no reason that he can't make strides in the plate discipline department as he continues to learn how to approach professional pitching.
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The day after it emerged (in this blog) that Philadelphia City Councilman Bill Green had accepted $30,000 from a single donor in 2012, City Councilman Jim Kenney said he'll offer legislation to curb such contributions.
The city's campaign finance law limits individual contributions to candidates for city office to $2,900 per year. But Green's $30,000 from Harold Honickman is legal because the contribution limits apply only to candidates, and Green isn't a candidate until he files nominating petitions or publicly declares his candidacy. (see yesterday's item on this here).
Green is considered a potential candidate for mayor in 2015.
Kenney said since City Council imposed contribution limits in 2003, other city officials have refrained from taking big contributions like the one Green accepted.
"I could easily be doing the same thing, but I chose not to, because I think that's what was our intent (when the law was passed), so I kept my PAC contributions to the prescribed level and my individual contributions to the prescribed level," Kenney said in a telephone interview.
Kenney said he hopes to have legislation to "close the loophole" either this week or next.
Green noted that the city's campaign finance law requires that candidates for city office use only a single committee for fundraising and campaign spending, and that the contribution limits apply only to candidates, as defined by law, in city elections.
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If you find this confusing, you aren't alone. Campaign finance regulations can get pretty technical. This debate may be clearer when we acutally see some legislation. For good measure, Green says he'll soon have some campaign finance bills of his own to promote more transparency.
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Aesthetic surgery is done in one of four outpatient facilities: #1, the Hedgewood Surgical Facility, located in the same building as our office, on the corner of Second Street and St. Charles Avenue; #2, Touro Infirmary's Ambulatory Surgery Center, located at 3525 Prytania Street; #3 Ochsner-Baptist Hospital,located at 2626 Napoleon Avenue in New Orleans. All of the pediatric plastic surgery is done at Children's Hospital in New Orleans.
- B.A.- Yale College, 1973
- M.D. - Tulane University Medical School, 1977
- Fellow in Craniofacial Surgery - Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1984
- Resident and Chief Resident in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Massachusetts General Hospital, 1982 - 1984
- Chief Resident and Associate in Surgery - Yale - New Haven Hospital, 1981 - 1982
- Assistant Resident in General Surgery - Yale - New Haven Hospital, 1977 - 1981
- American Board of Plastic Surgery 1984
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons
- American Association of Plastic Surgery
- American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association
- American College of Surgeons
- Louisiana Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, LA
- Ochsner Baptist Hospital, New Orleans, LA
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When Jeanne Cooper (Katherine of Young and the Restless), heard about the cancellation of Guiding Light, she just knew that she had to do something.
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This age old classic nursery rhyme is great to teach the kids. They will love learning the hand actions and showing them off to everyone. It is also great for the car, a waiting room or just sitting at the kitchen table.
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The itsy bitsy spider
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Down came the rain
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And the itsy bitsy spider
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In this week's edition of Sporting News' Huddle Up! Podcast, co-hosts Vinnie Iyer and Bill Bender welcome Sporting News college football writer Steve Greenberg to help break down the pro potential of the nation's top quarterback prospects for the 2013 NFL draft:
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USC's Matt Barkley: "Barkley is still Barkley. I would take him in a heartbeat. You can look at Mark Sanchez and Matt Leinart and try to apply some sort of negative trend to USC quarterbacks, but I don't think that holds water in any way. Barkley is by far the best of them, much better than Sanchez—much more schooled, more experienced and more understanding of passing offenses.
"Barkley is more of the natural leader type, somebody's who able to keep a really high profile on a high-profile team and become more of a celebrity without big-timing any of his teammates. He's got that real sense of where the lines are, and that's an NFL kind of star quality. If you want to compare personalities, he's just like Drew Brees, and that's a very good thing."
West Virginia's Geno Smith: "He's in no way responsible from a draft judgment standpoint for the fact that West Virginia fell off the edge of the earth after starting 5-0. The reasons why he got buzz early are still relevant now. He's improved his mechanics. His accuracy has been terrific. He makes every throw and stands tall in the pocket. I've seen him take a lot of hits and deliver the ball at the last moment, keeping plays alive for his receivers."
Arkansas' Tyler Wilson: "He's solid and will start in the NFL. He proved himself to me in 2011, and 2012 has been a very tough year. Any time you mix in a head injury, you kind of have to take everything else with a grain of salt. His play has really improved even though the Hogs are entirely irrelevant as a team. He looks like a great prospect."
Tennessee's Tyler Bray: "I'm wary about a quarterback with a ton of ability who loses a lot in college. You have to ask if he's part of that losing, even with his frame and big arm. There have been some questions at times about Bray's focus, so you just really have to do your homework with him. I hope you're not looking at someone with Ryan Leaf potential. It's one thing to compare Bray with Brett Favre, but even Favre and Leaf have some things in common—a strain of uncoachability.
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Goals of the Academic Area
The Graduate Program in Catechetics is designed to prepare students for a broad range of educational, diocesan and parish ministries through the study of foundations, history and theories of Christian education and the dynamics of faith and moral development with a special emphasis on liturgical catechesis and the life of the Church. Additionally, the graduate program examines current issues in religious education/catechesis and provides criteria for designing and evaluating catechetical methods and materials.
The Master of Arts in Catechetics degree is a professional degree, designed to prepare students for educational and leadership positions in Catechetics on the parish or diocesan levels. The Master of Arts degree grounds the student in the literature and scholarship of the academic area, prepares the student for teaching in a variety of church and school settings and provides the background for advanced studies on the doctoral level. The goal of the Ph.D. in Catechetics is to prepare the student for scholarly research, writing and teaching on the college, university and seminary levels and for leadership positions in the educational ministry of the Church.
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In SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION (SI), students help other students learn and retain information. SI targets gateway courses which are historically difficult, not poor students. Your SI leader is a student who has taken the course before and received either an A or a B+, so they know how the instructor teaches and can offer tips on studying and test preparation. In an SI session, you will find both A students and students who are struggling to pass the class - no one will know which one you are unless you choose to tell them. The atmosphere is casual, and everyone is encouraged to participate and help each other learn. Sessions meet 2 - 3 times a week, and you can attend as often as you wish.
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From past experience, we have learned that students who attend SI sessions average between one half and a full letter grade better than non-attendees on their final grades. They do better on exams and comprehensive tests. SI students are less likely to drop out of a class, and they are better informed on how to get help when they need it.
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There is a lot of discussion - like a study group. Students review notes, go over difficult concepts, prepare for exams, and learn new study techniques. Many SI leaders will use electronic games and hands-on models to help you retain information. Everyone shares.
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You can contact the SI leader in your classroom or your professor. On this website, you will find a list of SI leaders and the courses they support. If you are unable to find an SI leader, contact Toni Murad, Supplemental Instruction Coordinator, 615-230-4757 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Mindy McCready's Boyfriend Dead at Age 34
Mindy McCready has lost the man she calls her soulmate, and her son 9-month-old son, Zayne, has lost a father. McCready's boyfriend David Wilson was found dead on Sunday morning (Jan. 13). He was 34.
No information has been made available as to the cause of Wilson's death. The 'Ten Thousand Angels' singer revealed the news in a statement.
"David was my soulmate; he was a caregiver and guiding hand to our sons, Zander and Zayne," McCready said (quote via the Boot.) Zander is McCready's first son, born to ex-boyfriend Billy McKnight.
"He was a precious gift from God to all of us and, yesterday, he returned home and is now with his mother and father," McCready continued of her late boyfriend. "David loved and he was loved. Those who knew and loved him will miss him; those who did not know David, missed the opportunity to know a truly loving and gifted man."
It was to Wilson's home in Arkansas that McCready retreated to when she disappeared with Zander in November 2011. A court battle ensued, with a judge saying the boy would remain in foster care in Arkansas as McKnight fought for him to return to Florida. McCready's latest statement indicates Wilson was a father figure to Zander.
Zayne was born in April 2012 after much speculation that McCready was pregnant with twins. A publicist later explained that belief was a misunderstanding.


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ADA accessible viewing is located next to Turn 14 and adjacent to Lot E. Spectators needing assistance can ride one of the trams to move throughout the park. These trams will run continuously throughout each day of the race weekend.
ADA parking is located on site at Turn 14, in Lot D and adjacent to the ADA viewing area in Lot E.
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No alcoholic beverages may be served or sold to anyone under the age of twenty-one (21) years. There shall be no consumption of alcohol on the shuttles from any of the parking lots.
There will be one (1) America's First ATM machine located in the TNT Fan Zone.
Cameras are permitted for general spectator use throughout the weekend.
Concessions will be located in the Fan Zone, turn 2 and 3, turn 15 and 16, and the paddock.
Spectators are allowed to bring coolers on-site. All coolers are subject to reasonable inspection before entering and/or at anytime throughout the race weekend. There shall be no consumption of alcohol on the shuttles.
Friday & Saturday drop-off and pick-up will be at the Credential Building located right outside Gate 2. Sunday drop-off and pick-up will be located at The Outlet Shops of Grand River.
For your safety, comfort, and viewing pleasure, ear protection is advised for all spectators. To purchase yours, please visit our official Event Merchandise vendors located throughout Barber Motorsports Park.
Spectators in need of medical attention should visit the Grandview Health Medical Tent, located in the TNT Fan Zone. In the case of an emergency, please contact event personnel, security or a volunteer.
Courtesy of Alabama Power, kids 15 and under are admitted free to the races when accompanied by a ticketed adult each day of the race weekend.
Friday and Saturday parking is free onsite at the Barber Motorsports Park. Sunday onsite parking is available for purchase for both cars and motorcycles. All other spectators will receive complimentary offsite parking at The Outlet Shops of Grand River with a brief shuttle to the Park.
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If it rains on any day of the race weekend, the races will continue as long as it is deemed safe to do so. All Corporate Hospitality will be open every day rain or shine. The sanctioning bodies and event staff will always keep spectators informed at the earliest possible moment of any changes made on this policy based upon situational circumstances.
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Alice white costume chase variant revealed, new details announced...
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As previously reported, leading comics publisher Zenescope Entertainment and award-winning Sculptor Clayburn Moore of The CS Moore Studio had announced plans to release the Grimm Fairy Tales Alice Liddle Premium Action Figure to celebrate the 1st issue of its upcoming Wonderland ongoing series. Alice will be the first in the Grimm Fairy Tales line of action figures based on Zenescope's popular stable of sexy characters and marks Moore's first action figure release in over eight years.
The Grimm Fairy Tales Alice Liddle Premium Action Figure stands 6" tall and features multiple points of articulation. Alice ships on blister card packaging, and includes a detailed base and rabbit, croquet mallet and potion bottle accessories. As a special bonus, each figure will include a copy of Zenescope's sold-out Wonderland #1 comic book, with an exclusive cover available only with this figure! Special, limited-edition Alice white costume chase variant (above right - 1 out of every carton of 6 figures) and Alice red costume convention variant action figures will be released at the same time, and will be limited to just 1,000 and 2000 units respectively.
Additional figures are planned in the line, including Snow White and Sela to commemorate Grimm Fairy Tales #75's 2012 release.
"We have wanted to create action figures based on our characters for a long time," said Zenescope President Joe Brusha. "We're extremely excited for that to finally happen and I can't think of a better sculptor to bring these characters to life than Clay."
"Alice is a great looking character and so my goal was to sculpt one of the most gorgeous action figures ever," said Moore.
Collectors can check out the Alice Liddle Action Figure at the CS Moore Studio booth #610 during C2E2, April 13-15, 2012.
The Grimm Fairy Tales Alice Liddle Premium Action Figure is scheduled to ship in 3rd Quarter 2012 priced at a SRP of $24.99. To order, visit csmoorestudio.com.


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Working Class Heroes was set up in 2006 with a mission to sell select men's street wear from around the globe to the good people of Ulverston, Cumbria. We still hold this close to our hearts but now aim to reach slightly further a field with our website.
We are not a massive corporate site. We are not owned by a group of executive directors that have little contact with customers. We order stock, photograph it, pack it and then dispatch it. We are here to deal with your enquiries, feedback and provide you with a personal service ensuring that you get the products you want on time every time.
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Featuring a new element to the front, the Periodic t shirt from The Quiet Life is part of their new range and is breaking from the norm of the periodic table.
The Quiet Life Periodic T Shirt
Now i am pretty sure that no elements have ever existed on the periodic table that feature a Q.....until now! TQL's new design is bold and straight on point with the design and its also made from cotton not a new element. That said though its pretty comfortable as are most t shirts made from cotton. Go and confuse your science teacher with it.
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With Pre-Launch, the date when we expect to receive the product ourselves is still a little too hazy to be confident in accepting Pre-Orders.
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Your standard string of beads, it is not. A gaggle of geometric forms come into play on this necklace, transitioning from antiqued brass chain to mini triangles and open rings, rounded out by a swag of snowflake obsidian beads interspersed with bits of brass. Generously sized at 30 inches, this elongated necklace simply slips over your head without the fuss of a clasp.
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On Kislev 25 in the Jewish calendar, Jews throughout the world light the first Hanukkah candle. The holiday commemorates the Maccabean victory over Antiochus of Syria some 21 centuries ago. Going to cleanse and rededicate the Temple, the Maccabees found only enough sacred oil to light the menorah for one day. But a miracle occurred, and one day's supply lasted eight. For each of the eight nights of Hanukkah, therefore, an additional candle is inserted, from right to left, and lit by the shammas (or helper) from left to right, until an eight-candled menorah is aglow. After the candle ceremony, it is traditional to sing songs, play with the dreidel (spinning top), open presents, and eat latkes (fried potatoes) and fried foods generally.
- From Jewish Holiday Kitchen by Joan Nathan
?With the onset of the season of giving, the younger kids (those under 13) who attend schul school at Kol HaEmek, Inland Valley Jewish Community, spent last Friday evening with their parents and other community members preparing gift boxes for guests at Plowshares. Each time, during the year, that the school kids get together, they put money, pennies to dollars, in the tzedakah box (in Hebrew the word means charity and is connected to the word tzedec, which means justice) and at the end of the year they decide how to spend it. In order to bring a bit of justice into the world, this year they decided on the gift boxes.
After packing the gifts, participating in a class led by Rabbi Shoshanah Devorah and sharing in traditional Shabbat songs and a communal dinner the kids talked about what they had just done and what they had to look forward, i.e., Hanukkah.
On the gifts Noah Edelman, 11, a student at Grace Hudson, explained, "Hospice of Ukiah Thrift Store gave us socks, scarves? and toiletries and Oco Time provided us with the boxes. We made 18 of them."
Ariella Heise, a 7th grader at River Oak, added that they also included toothbrushes and hats and she felt good about giving charity to people who need things.
She had this to say about Hanukkah, "It's about family, really good food, especially latkes (potato pancakes) eaten with apple sauce and sour cream. We sometimes make our own homemade donuts at this time of the year because in the Hanukkah story they find the small amount of oil; in order to celebrate we make things cooked in oil. Since there are eight nights, you get to go to tons of parties."
Her brother Noah, an 8th-grader at Pomolita, likes to share in the lighting of the candles and having friends over to help celebrate the festival of lights. He says he likes everything about Hanukkah and it's his favorite Jewish holiday.
Deborah Edelman likes to share the tradition with her children's schoolmates at Grace Hudson and has for some years gone into their classrooms to talk about its significance. In Kathy Hessom's kindergarten class she teaches the students how to play the dreidel game and about the meaning of the menorah. With the older students she talks about the history and what the holiday means to present day Jews. ????????
She says, "This fits in nicely with Grace Hudson's mission of multi-cultural education and it is a good way to share with others the different ways that people celebrate their religion."
Leila Achtoun, an 8th-grader at River Oak and the shul's Hebrew teacher, says that Hanukkah is her favorite holiday. In addition to the traditional potato pancakes, her grandmother makes ones made of sweet potatoes and she loves the way they taste with sour cream and applesauce.
Her brother, Julian, a 4th-grader at River Oak, likes the boxes they are making and that they are going to people in need.
Their mother, Sigrid White, remembers when she was growing up that it was the only holiday they celebrated in their home. It was not about gifts, not a big deal, but was about having a good time with family.
Carol Rosenberg, recent ex-president of the Kol HaEmek board, remembers it as being a time for family parties and an excuse to call her cousins together to eat the traditional potato pancakes. She says she married her husband because he made such good latkes. "I was just 18 and home with my sister and he came over and discovered there was nothing to eat in the house. He found an egg, some potatoes, fried up the latkes and I married him the next year."
Rabbi Devorah loves that this ancient holiday, dating back almost 2,200 years ago, is about liberation and that today we all have the freedom to practice and celebrate religion as we see fit.
She adds, "Hanukkah is a real family holiday, a communal one with kids and adults singing, playing games and eating good food. In lighting the candles and sharing joy with each other we are both literally and figuratively adding light to the darkness. There is something so beautiful about adding more light each night."
The first night of Hanukah starts tonight at sundown, three stars visible.


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Country Stars' Real Names: Kid Rock
Real Name: Robert James Ritchie
Shockingly, Kid Rock is not the name the rapper/ rocker/sometimes country artist was born with. The Romeo, Mich. native star came into the world as Robert James Ritchie, but those close to him refer to him as Bob. One story tells that Kid Rock got his nickname while deejaying parties in suburban Detroit. People liked watching "that white kid rock" — and a career was born. Ritchie actually regrets the stage name now, though. "I'll be an eighty-year-old man — 'call me the Kid.'" he told Esquire.


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Financial Planning When You Have a Chronic Illness
When you live with a chronic illness, you need to confront both the day-to-day and long-term financial implications of that illness. Talking openly about your health can be hard, but sharing your questions and challenges with those who can help you is extremely important, because recommendations can be better tailored to your needs. Every person with a chronic illness has unique issues, but here's a look at some topics you might need help with as you're putting together your financial plan.


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DETROIT - Three Detroit police officers were injured Wednesday afternoon while responding to a home on E. State Fair Street where a 4-month-old baby was found dead.
According to police, the officers got in a fight with the child's father when they arrived at the home.
Police say the father became very angry and threw a solar garden light at one of the officers, starting the fight.
One officer was head-butted and had to be taken to a hospital. One officer had his knee blown out and the third officer, a female, suffered serious bruising and scratches. All three were being checked out and treated at a hospital.
The father has been taken into custody.
The baby may have been dead at the home for some time, police said.
Police were originally called to the home on a report of a baby not breathing. Local 4 is told the baby's name is Christian Harris Steen.
The cause of death is not yet known.
A Detroit Homicide unit has been at the home investigating.
Stay with ClickOnDetroit.com and Local 4 for more information as it becomes available.
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A Quiz, in the common acceptation of the word, signifies one who thinks, speaks, or acts differently from the rest of the world in general. But, as manners and opinions are as various as mankind, it will be difficult to say who shall be termed a Quiz, and who shall not: each person indiscriminately applying the name of Quiz to every one who differs from himself .... ["The London Magazine," November, 1783]
According to OED, the anecdote that credits this word to a bet by the Dublin theater-manager Daly or Daley that he could coin a word is regarded by authorities as "doubtful" and the first record of it appears to be in 1836 (in Smart's "Walker Remodelled"; the story is omitted in the edition of 1840).
The word Quiz is a sort of a kind of a word
That people apply to some being absurd;
One who seems, as t'were oddly your fancy to strike
In a sort of a fashion you somehow don't like
A mixture of odd, and of queer, and all that
Which one hates, just, you know, as some folks hate a cat;
A comical, whimsical, strange, droll -- that is,
You know what I mean; 'tis -- in short, -- 'tis a quiz!
[from "Etymology of Quiz," Charles Dibdin, 1842]