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Peter was the son of Jonah and the brother of Andrew, the First-Called. He was of the Tribe of Simeon from the town of Bethsaida. He was a fisherman and, at first, was called Simon but the Lord was pleased to call him Cephas or Peter: "And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, He said, You are Simon the son of Jonah: you shall be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, a rock" (John 1:42). He was the first of the disciples to clearly express faith in the Lord Jesus saying: "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God" (Matthew 16:16). His love for the Lord was great and his faith in the Lord gradually strengthened. When the Lord was brought to trial, Peter denied Him three times but after only one glance into the face of the Lord, Peter's soul was filled with shame and repentance. After the descent of the Holy Spirit, Peter appears as a fearless and powerful preacher of the Gospel. Following one of his sermons in Jerusalem, three-thousand souls converted to the Faith. He preached the Gospel throughout Palestine and Asia Minor, throughout Illyria and Italy. Peter worked many powerful miracles; he healed the sick, resurrected the dead; the sick were healed even from his shadow. He had a great struggle with Simon the Magician who proclaimed himself as god but in reality Simon was a servant of Satan. Finally, Peter shamed and defeated him. By order of the evil Emperor Nero, Simon's friend, Peter was condemned to death. Installing Linus as Bishop of Rome, counseling and comforting the flock of Christ, Peter proceeded joyfully to his death. Seeing the cross before him, he begged his executioners to crucify him upside down for he considered himself unworthy to die as did his Lord. Thus the great servant of the Great Lord reposed and received the wreath of eternal glory.
Paul was born in Tarsus of the tribe of Benjamin. At first he was called Saul, studied under Gamaliel, and was a Pharisee and a persecutor of Christianity. He was miraculously converted to the Christian Faith by the Lord Himself Who appeared to him on the road to Damascus. He was baptized by the Apostle Ananias, was called Paul and numbered in the service of the great apostles. With a fiery zeal, Paul preached the Gospel everywhere from the borders of Arabia to Spain, among the Jews and among the Gentiles. He received the title "Apostle to the Gentiles." As horrible as his sufferings were, so much more was his super-human patience. Throughout all the years of his preaching Paul, from day to day, hung as one on a weak thread between life and death. Since he fulfilled all days and nights with labor and suffering for Christ, since he organized the Church in many places and since he attained such a degree of perfection he was able to say: "It is now no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me" (Galatians 2:20). Paul was beheaded in Rome during the reign of Emperor Nero at the same time as the Apostle Peter.
Saint Leo the Great on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
Blessed Augustine's Sermon on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
Saint Gregory Palamas' Homily for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
Unlearned and learned but equal in spirit
And in the love of God, as strong as angels,
Peter a simple man, Paul educated
Both illumined, by the grace of the Spirit,
Two flaming candles, unquenchable candles,
Towering and beautiful, two brilliant stars.
Traversed the earth and spread the light
Nothing did they take, to men they gave all,
Completely poor, the world they enriched,
Prisoners and servants, conquered the entire world,
With the teaching of Christ, enriched the world,
With a new weapon, conquered the entire world:
By humility and peace and meekness blessed,
Prayer and fasting and mercy powerful.
When to them, that stormy day, arrived the stormy night
Bloodthirsty Nero, their life cut short.
But when the ruler of the world, a command issued
And to suffering, gave over Peter and Paul
The world was theirs and not his [Nero's] anymore,
By death, the apostles gained the Kingdom.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
O Foremost of the Apostles and teachers of the world, intercede ye with the Master of all that He grant peace to the world and great mercy to our souls.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
O Lord, receive unto the enjoyment of Your good things and Your rest, the steadfast preachers of Godly words, the pinnacle of Your Disciples. Receive their pain and death above every sacrifice, for You alone know the hearts of men.
Kontakion in the Second Tone
Today Christ the Rock glorifies with highest honor the rock of Faith and leader of the Apostles, together with Paul and the company of the twelve, whose memory we celebrate with eagerness of faith, giving glory to the one who gave glory to them!


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This hotel is very far from London, would not reccomend staying here if you are intending to visit Central London daily. Also you have to take a cab to and from the train station everytime you want to tube, and it gets very tiresome. Aside from that the hotel is nice, and the staff are very friendly. Everything within Epping is walking distance!
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The location is not great...it's at the very end of the tube line, about a 45-minute ride into central London. My other complaint is that I saw two bugs in my room, both of which were really creepy--some kind of huge fly and a daddy long legs. That being said, the place is quite comfortable and homey-feeling otherwise, and the private rooms are quite large for what I paid. The staff is very friendly, and there are a lot of services for guests, though I didn't take advantage of most of them.
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Very dated and could do with a thorough makeover. Black mould round parts of bath and shower curtain did not fit bath properly so resulted in very wet bathroom floor.
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I arrived late no one at the reception for more then 20 minutes. The bar personel dived away not willing to help. Phone did not answerd.
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Better keep an eye on it (unless it's a really good 350w unit or the rest of the system is lightweight), as my 7970 is reading 10A input @ 12.13v and my 7950s are reading 11.2A @ 11.6v (I tested this Mushkin PSU with a DMM and it really reads around 11.95v at the PCIe connectors, so I guess my Rosewill PSUs pull the 12v rail fairly high).
Given the points I'm receiving, I'm pretty sure I'm not getting bonuses....but I am using a passkey. Any idea what may be wrong? One of my GTX470s is at 607MHz, the other is at 624. It's an alright one--an 80Plus Antec PSU. The rest of the system is just an i3-2100, a H77 board, and a single HDD. I will be swapping it to a 550w PSu when I have time.
If you are doing anything else with that CPU, you will hurt the GPU's production. My previous post was intended to point out that these beta WU's on Nvidia require a thread (they say CPU) for each GPU. That basically rules out doing anything else with your 2core/4thread CPU while running these beta WU's. Hopefully, Nvidia will fix this. This is not an issue with AMD GPU's.
Upgraded my troublesome 2600K rig from 13.2 beta3 to 13.5 beta2 and things seem better so far. Just leaving this here.
Are you looking at the estimated credit or estimated PPD? The estimated credit on mine is about 6770.
Well, this is pretty amazing. I have my GTX470s, GTX560TI448, HD7930, HD7950, and various G92 cards folding away. I'm getting ~75k PPD on the HD7950, ~50k on the HD7930, ~35k on the GTX560TI448, ~25k per GTX470, and then whatever the G92 cards do. Hopefully I'll be able to keep FAH on the HD7950 going for a while
Hey folks- our WCG Mother's Day Challenge starts in about 9 hours. We would appreciate any assistance the F@H Team can provide in crunching and/or spreading the word Link: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183575
Ran out of gpu wus.... guess who's back! Does anyone know if it's possible to fold gpus and crunch a cpu on the same box?
I'm doing this on my Xeon hex/GTX 580 rig so it's possible but am not sure if it's "optimal" ...doesn't seem to impact the folding done by the gpu's on my rig
I'm seeing mention of beta wus... do they work on 2xx series? I have to try and remember how to apply the beta flag...
My HD7930 has been folding away, but I'm having issues with either the HD7950 or the i3 system that it's in. I'm trying to resolve them.
I had to put a 7950 on the X2 4400+/GF6150 system as my 2600K/Z68 Extreme4 Gen3/Mushkin XP-800AP 800w PSU system always freezes after 8-12 hours. Problem is, the board doesn't properly initialize the 7950 so I have to have the display hooked up to the onboard. I also can't write to the card's registers and can't check most of the vitals besides the voltages and current, but the card still folds albeit at a 20% PPD penalty. Still better than having a 200K PPD machine freeze all the time and killing my PPD, though. I may need to move some cards around and possibly get the Z77 Pro4-m in an ATX case so I can move the 7950s to that where they will properly cooperate with the UEFI.
Is that the system that I sent to you? I'm having issues where my HD7950 rig locks up---I'm going to try a better PSU tomorrow to see if that is the issue. I can't think of what else it might be.
Yeah, it is. I also tried a 7950 in my ancient ASRock 775XFire-VSTA and the system would endlessly turn on and off every few seconds, so I'm happy it works just barely enough in the HP board to be used for F@H. Removing one of the two 7950s from my ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 stopped it from freezing after 8-12 hours, so either my old Mushkin XP-800AP is getting weak or the board has some power delivery issues. I'm really glad Stanford got it together at the right time. A single HD 7950 on the beta units replaces my entire army of GTX 400 Fermi GPUs, so now I'm probably going to have sh!t luck selling them. Of course, nobody knows how long the 7663s will run or if similar WUs will exist in the future, but I completely enjoy my 400K+ PPD for the meantime. Don't worry about bringing a 4P rig over to WCG and losing tons of F@H points, Buck. Our WCG team needs all the CPUs it can get without GPU WUs at the moment, and I am already helping pick up a ton of points for the F@H team with my 3 HD 79xx GPUs. I'm sure we'll be alright.
Anyone have a 7770 running the 7663 beta? My friend just got one and starting folding for the first time. What sort of PPD should he expect?
Stock- 1Ghz The card is running nice and cool so a quick 100Mhz bump should be fine.... may try that later tonight
I think we shall. Tomorrow after work I'm going to spend some time and see if I can't figure out the issues with my HD7950. These new bonus-enabled GPU WUs are awesome If you still have the Fermi cards come later this summer, I'm still interested. Three of them would do 50% higher PPD than all ~9 G92 cards
I'll keep them warm for ya. That's actually around when I want to sell them, as we'll probably finally be moving to our new facility within a few months tops. I'm hoping to condense my farm down to just a few "heavy hitters" and finally put the old ones to rest in storage as backups. Right now I'm still running everything I got while I can, even if it is slow.
I decide to quote this post of mine here: Although that value of 1.5 days can be alower estimate now (the quote is from yesterday, the "first" WU is now at 57% completion, despite the DistrRTGen GPU work still going on in BOINC). I might return to (once-in-a-while) folding on the GPU as long as there are no WCG GPU WUs and if it does not hinder my GPU work for POEM too much.
I'm crunching for the Mothers day competition so I turned my 7850 back on to fold. Beta Units bring me to 55K PPD on one card (!), but then they run out and I go down to 5K PPD Oh well, we don't do this for the points... Right? RIGHT?


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Jack Britt senior Aaron Dickson didn't hang his head when his Buccaneers fell 28-20 to Winston-Salem Parkland in the NCHSAA 4-A dual team championship Saturday.
"I feel pretty good," the 152-pounder said. "We had 'em sweating up to the end, and some things went their way."
It's an accomplishment for the Bucs even to cause a little perspiration on the collective brows of Parkland, a dynasty by any measure that claimed its seventh consecutive state title.
The Mustangs complete a perfect 48-0 season to bring their match win streak to 313.
The Buccaneers (33-8) came from behind twice to lead the Mustangs by as many as eight points before dropping the last four weight classes to lose the match.
The Mustangs claimed four of the first five matches, which started with the 145-pound weight class.
Then, the momentum swung Britt's way when senior Saetyre McDowell battled to a 10-7 win in the third overtime period against Deshawn McLean at 195 pounds.
McDowell's win kicked off a five-match streak for the Bucs that put Britt ahead 20-12 with four classes to go.
Buccaneers coach John DeWeese had commented in a pre-match interview that the Bucs would have to deny the Mustangs any "bonus points" - earned through pins.
The Bucs did that for the most part, with only one Britt wrestler - freshman Wesley Hollingsworth - being pinned.
Hollingsworth, who wrestled next-to-last for the Bucs, lasted until the second period against the top 132-pounder in the state, Jeremy Ward.
Ward pinned Hollingsworth at 2:39, giving Parkland a lead that would hold through the final contest of the match.
Parkland coach Maurice Atwood paid compliment to the Bucs following the match.
"This championship is special because it was the toughest," the coach said. "They were the toughest opponent we've faced in the finals."
Winston-Salem Parkland 28, Jack Britt 20
106 pounds - A. Wanovich (JB) dec. P. Jenkins, 10-6; 113 - Tolston (JB) dec. D. Jenkins, 6-1; 120 - Turner (Park) dec. Hinton, 6-0; 126 - Jackson (Park) dec. Stern, 6-5 (3OT); 132 - Ward (Park) p. Hollingsworth, 2:39; 138 - Cross (Park) maj. dec. Palmer, 9-0; 145 - Lumpkin (Park) dec. Mikaele, 11-6; 152 - Dickson (JB) tech. fall Camacho; 160 - Hoskins (Park) dec. Stevenson, 7-3; 170 - Gottfried (Park) dec. Easterling, 4-2; 182 - Bell (Park) dec. McCall, 8-2; 195 - McDowell (JB) dec. McLean, 10-7 (3OT); 220 - Roberson (JB) dec. Martinez, 7-0; 285 - Bryant (JB) dec. Rodriguez, 1-0
Records: Winston-Salem Parkland 48-0; Jack Britt 33-8
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Mr. President, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen,I wish to deal with the issues of abductions, disappearances, extra-judicial killings, torture and the allegation of impunity with regard to violations of Human Rights violations at some length because of the importance of the issue and the nature of the concern expressed by colleagues in the international community.
Let me at the outset state that, given the prevailing conflict, certain individuals have been abducted, some have disappeared, a number have been subjected to torture, and indeed deaths have occurred under very peculiar and suspicious circumstances. Mr. President, notwithstanding the serious nature of the security situation prevailing in Sri Lanka resulting from a reign of terror unleashed by the most ruthless terrorist organization in the world – the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), it is not the policy of the State to adopt and enforce extra-ordinary measures that are outside the framework of the law. The government has steadfastly insisted that all agents of the state should necessarily carryout arrests, detentions, and investigations including interrogations, in accordance with the due process of the law and in a manner that would not infringe human rights. In addition to the written law, the President has also issued directives on the manner in which arrests and detentions have to be carried out.
It has been expressly provided, that no transgression of the law will be tolerated and that all persons found to have violated the law would be dealt with and held accountable for their conduct. As regards the issue of disappearances, I do not wish to cite figures because of the unique character of the problem and because statistics given by various sources have been found to be at variance and unreliable. For example, in a list of 355 alleged disappearances submitted to the government by a diplomatic representative of one country, initial investigations alone revealed that 12 persons in the list had left Sri Lanka through the international airport for other countries under their own name and using their own regular Passports. If that be the case, we do not know how many of this list had left the country using false documentation and other illegal means. Upon investigations it transpired that 17 persons were found by the police to be living with their own families in their normal habitat. In other words, they had not disappeared at all. Investigations also revealed that another 11 young persons had eloped with their partners.
We are unable to verify how many may have entered the un-cleared areas in which the LTTE operates. Therefore, it is difficult to ascertain the veracity of these figures and the genuineness of the complaints. It is also important to note, that investigations revealed that in some instances, the LTTE has influenced some people to lodge false complaints of disappearances with the view to discrediting the government. Therefore, it is not safe to consider the nature and the magnitude of the problem on the basis of unsubstantiated statistics. However, it remains a fact that certain individuals have disappeared and as a responsible government, we are concerned about this problem. We are therefore studying credible reports and information, so as to identify the nature of the problem, its magnitude, possible reasons and identities of those who are responsible. As said before, it is not the policy of the State to illegally and surreptitiously arrest persons and detain them in undisclosed locations or to extra-judicially eliminate arrested and detained suspects. Mr. President, a Presidential Commission of Inquiry has been specially established to inquire into allegations of disappearances. The work of this commission supplements the inquiries being conducted by the National Human Rights Commission. We hope that material collected by these two commissions will enable the government to form reliable conclusions as to the nature and magnitude of the problem.
Recommendations made by these Commissions would also enable the State to pay compensation to the victims and provide other relief. Furthermore, material collected by these Commissions would facilitate the conduct of criminal investigations against alleged perpetrators and their prosecution. A special agency of the Police Department named the Disappearances Investigation Unit (DIU), has been investigating complaints into alleged disappearances. We are determined to ensure that all complaints are comprehensively and impartially investigated into, perpetrators identified, and evidence against them collected, so that such persons can be prosecuted. I might in this regard mention that, during the past decade, I as well as my predecessors as Attorneys General have instituted criminal proceedings against 599 members of the security forces and the police with regard to their alleged involvement in abducting persons, detaining them unlawfully and extra-judicially eliminating persons in custody. The latest of these prosecutions is against a former member of the Sri Lanka Air Force, two police officers and two civilians, with regard to their alleged involvement in causing the abduction and disappearance of a person in 2006. The process of investigation and prosecution may not be as expeditious as one would like it to be. This is associated with general resource constraints faced by the enforcement agencies and the judicial system of Sri Lanka. However, what is important is that, the due process of the law and justice has been set in motion and is moving in the correct direction.
The allegation of torture is also one that concerns our government. Both the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) which conducted a confidential inquiry in terms of Article 20 of the Torture Convention and the UN Special Rapportuer on Torture Prof. Manfred Nowak who visited Sri Lanka in 2007 and examined the situation with regards to torture, concluded that the practice of torture was not systematic in Sri Lanka. It is our government's view that unfortunately torture may be possibly occasionally used by certain overzealous investigators on certain occasions as an investigative tool to extract the truth from persons under interrogation. Possibly this problem is not one that is unique to Sri Lanka. However much the purpose for using torture may be in the best interests of investigations, our government does not condone torture under any circumstances. It is a violation of an important fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution and an offence under the criminal law of Sri Lanka attracting very serious penal sanctions. All persons who allege a violation of the Fundamental Rights against being subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment have the constitutional right to complain to the Supreme Court and obtain redress. Where the Petitioner establishes a prima-facie case, the Attorney General does not appear in court on behalf of the alleged perpetrators who may be officers of the police or the security forces. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of the Police has been specially mandated to cause criminal investigations into all complaints of torture. At the Attorney General's Department a special team of officers has been entrusted the task of expeditiously considering the investigational material, with the view to instituting criminal proceedings against those found to have been responsible for perpetrating torture.
During the last 12 months alone, criminal proceedings have been instituted against 61 police officers with regard to their alleged torture in the course of criminal investigations. Let me reiterate that, it is certainly not the policy of our government to protect persons who may conduct themselves in a manner that infringes fundamental and other human rights of our citizens. To the contrary, all allegations of the violation of human rights are and will be fully and impartially investigated and where there exists reliable and sufficient material to launch prosecutions, all alleged perpetrators of human rights violations would be prosecuted. Measures necessary to expedite the process of investigation, launch of prosecutions and conduct of trials would be adopted. It is indeed our intention to ensure that, notwithstanding the identity of the person, his designation and the role supposedly performed by such persons, all those who commit human rights violations which are also recognised as criminal offences are dealt with under the due process of law, prosecuted and appropriately punished. Such action by the State would not only provide relief to the relevant victims, it will also serve as deterrence and thereby dissuade others to commit such crimes. I might also mention that, during the last year, I as the Attorney General has sanctioned the forwarding of Indictments against several key persons in authority including Ministers, Members of Parliament and several other senior officers of the government in respect of their participation in various criminal activities.In view of the foregoing facts and circumstances, I submit Mr. President that the government of Sri Lanka refutes the allegation of impunity.


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Albright College: Assault on Academic Freedom to Criticize Administration
Albright College unjustly brought charges of "professional unfitness" (read, courage) and "moral turpitude" (read, principle) against Professor of Communication Achal Mehra because of his criticism of school President Henry Zeman. Mehra found himself the object of bizarre charges and yet more bizarre campus judicial proceedings, all aimed at silencing his voice and stripping him of his tenure. In a great victory for freedom of speech, fundamental fairness, decency, and academic freedom, Albright College dropped all charges due to FIRE's extensive involvement in the case. Mehra thanked FIRE for being "a source of inspiration and practical support in fighting back these kangaroo court proceedings."
- "Yes, You Can Say That: Charges Dropped Against Professor at Albright College," September 12, 2001: In a great victory for freedom of speech and academic freedom, in a case with which FIRE has been deeply engaged, Albright College has dropped all charges of "professional unfitness" (read, courage) and "moral turpitude" (read, principle) against Professor Achal Mehra, who sought to expose actual professional unfitness and moral turpitude at his institution in Reading, PA.
- "FIRE's Letter to Albright College," July 16, 2001
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- "Albright College Drops Attempt to Oust Faculty Member who Criticized its President,"
The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 10, 2001 - "Truth Irrelevant to Professor's Defense,"
by Lou Marano, United Press International, July 14, 2001 - "Scrutiny Falls on Albright College as It Moves to Fire Outspoken Professor,"
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It's a whole new world for the U.S. military. The Obama administration has decided the war in Afghanistan will conclude by the end of 2014, and the weight of the Defense Department will turn to new threats, most notably in Asia and in cyberspace.
How the Pentagon plans to pay for all of this will fall under the microscope in the coming months. The threat of sequestration still looms until the new March deadline, pushing the regular budget for 2014—usually completed by early February—back as far as April.
If confirmed as the next secretary of Defense as many expect, Chuck Hagel will have to prepare for the kind of budget many Americans have never seen, experts say.
"This is going to be the first defense budget in a generation that is going to be shaped more by internal U.S. force than by external threats," says Loren Thompson, defense budget expert at the Lexington Institute.
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"The external dangers are so diminished that domestic political concerns have now filled the vacuum and are determining the scale of military outlays," he says. "Without a threat to maintain robust military spending, the political system tends to respond by using the money for other purposes."
Secretary Leon Panetta's calls to break the cycle of post-war downsizing will likely fall on deaf ears in Congress, Thompson says, adding potential dangers are not enough for the government to allow defense spending at a high rate.
"It will need an urgent threat in order to be convinced the defense budget should remain about a half a trillion dollars a year," he says. "I don't see defense having the same claim on political priorities it did a decade ago."
Hagel likely would not depart from the strategic guidance report the Defense Department published in January, says Todd Harrison, senior fellow for defense budget studies at the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. It calls for a "smaller and leaner" force that will be "agile, flexible, ready, and technologically advanced," for new roles in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East.
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This new strategy is starkly contrasted with the current fighting force designed to fight simultaneous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, he says.
"If you look at the potential points of contact in the Pacific region, it's not likely to involve deploying large numbers of ground forces," says Harrison. "That suggests you might cut the ground forces disproportionately more than the other components of the force."
Squaring off against sophisticated allies like China requires new air and naval systems, such as long-range stealth planes, ships and submarines, as well as new missile shields that leverage advanced technologies like lasers.
"There are already plans in the works to build a lot of these systems," says Harrison. "For the most part, it's a matter of what gets cut more, and what gets cut less."
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Cyber security and special operations forces may be the only areas that see some slight growth in the coming years, he adds, though they remain a relatively small segment of the overall budget.
A new sense of doing more with less will likely move to the forefront of defense spending, experts say, following years of gargantuan contracts to build 21st century weapons—such as the billions of dollars to build the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, perhaps the largest single defense expenditure ever.


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The Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the 48th annual Tomball Holiday Parade Nov. 23, starting at 10 a.m. The parade will head down Main Street from downtown. For more information call the chamber at 281-351-7222.
Members of the Tomball Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) recently returned from the Texas Economic Development Council's annual conference with big smiles.
TEDC was honored with an award by the state for the first time in its 20-year history. They received the Community Economic Development Award for the 5,000 to 15,000 population category.
"We are very excited to get that award," said TEDC executive director Kelly Violette.
Violette explained that TEDC won the award for its assistance and facilitation efforts on the Baker Hughes Western Hemisphere Education Center expansion.
According to the Texas Economic Development Council the Community Economic Development Award program recognizes exceptional contributions of Texas EDC member cities toward the economic vitality of their communities and the state of Texas through creativity, leadership, and partnership in the achievement of business retention, business recruitment and community improvement. Nominees were judged on five criteria: innovativeness, transferability, community commitment and leverage, measured objectives, and secondary benefits.
Violette said it was a proud moment for her when the award was announced, because several TEDC board members, employees of Baker Hughes and even Tomball Mayor Gretchen Fagan were present at the conference.
She said that the hard work and collaboration of many entities were the reason they won the honor.
"For us it was the community involvement from everyone like the TEDC, the chamber of commerce, the city and Baker Hughes," she said. "It wasn't an easy clear cut
project and it took a lot of steps, coordination and partnership."
The Tomball Police Department recently purchased two new motorcycles for traffic enforcement purposes, using funds provided by fines from the city's red light cameras.
"We funded these via the photo red light funds because (the motorcycles) primary focus will be traffic safety," said Tomball Police Chief Robert Hauck.
Hauck said that motorcycles can play a key role in law enforcement.
"My experience from when I was in Los Angeles was that when it comes to traffic safety, enforcement and also at special events, they are invaluable tools," he said.
Hauck asked two of his officers that regularly ride motorcycles during their time off to head up the program. Tomball police officer Craig Swinghammer and Sgt. Jeff Williams started by looking at the various motorcycle manufacturers. They ride together during their down time.
"When we first started looking we were both a bit biased because we both ride Honda's," Williams said. "We put together a list of criteria and what we started seeing was that, especially when it comes to safety features that Victory was above and beyond anyone else."
"We had to look at what the best bike for us would be when it came to cost, maintenance, safety, the conditions in Tomball and Victory won hands down," Hauck added. "Plus the fact that it is a purely American made motorcycle is a nice bonus."
The bikes come equipped with the same equipment found in the Tomball squad cars, including radios, on-bike video, lights, sirens, radar, a modified version of the department's in-car computers and even ticket printers.
Hauck said that the bikes also come with a separate electrical system for all that equipment.
"That will save thousands of dollars in the up-fit of a replacement bike in the future," he said.
Safety was also a key issue.
They bikes have front and rear crash bars that will keep the bike from laying down flat, a steel skid plate underneath and 5-inches of rear suspension.
Once the trio decided on Victory, Swinghammer and Williams headed to Arizona to go through a special course for law enforcement members put on by Victory.
The team at Victory put them through the motions on how to take corners, how to pursue other vehicles, and even how to descend stairs on the bike. They even taught them how to perform all basic maintenance requirements, which will save the department money as well.
"It's not often that you get to start on a project like this, see it come to fruition and get all that you hope for out of it," Williams said. "That, so far, has been the most rewarding thing of this.
Resale with a Purpose recently announced that they will be relocating to a new location in Tomball's Four Corners Shopping Center in mid-December. The new facility, located at 28583 Tomball Pkwy., will span approximately 4,000 square feet, and will substantially increase the local charity's operating space.
Past beneficiaries of Resale with a Purpose include such charitable organizations as the Tomball Pregnancy Center, Operation Military Embrace and Families Feeding Families. This giving, says President and board member Brad Bartlett, is facilitated by a strong dedication to community outreach.
"We're like Goodwill, but we donate 100% of the proceeds," he said. "Our goal is to keep all the money in the community."
The new location is expected to spark significant growth in the organization's outreach. While current monthly donations to the community are at around $1500, Resale with a Purpose has set its post-relocation giving quota at $5,000 a month.
"I know we can achieve and even exceed our goal of donating $5,000 a month with the support of our Tomball family," said Holly Cook, another board member. "Once people understand the difference between this organization and others - that we give right back into their own community - they realize that Resale With A Purpose is their most effective charitable option."
The organization is now calling for volunteers to help out with the move. If interested, email an RSVP to rwap@ tomballresaleshop.com.
Rick Brown has resigned his position as a Tomball City Council member, following his move to a new home outside the city limits.
Brown officially resigned during the council meeting Nov. 18.
He told the Tribune that they sold their original home last January after their children had moved out and that they had been renting a home in town, while looking to buy a smaller place. His wife fell in love with a home outside of the city, he said.
"I'm telling people that my wife loves the house and I love my wife," he said with a laugh.
Brown said his more than three years on the council were rewarding and interesting.
"I would say that overall, we've had a good period where everyone was able to work together to move the city forward," he said. 'I think there is more of a spirit of unity. If we disagree with each other we do it in a civil manner and respectfully."
He cited infrastructure improvement, new sidewalks and the expansions of Brown Road and Medical Complex Drive as accomplishments he is proud of.
"We have done things, not just talked about them," he said. "When I first got elected I had several people tell me that we do study's on things, but they never go anywhere.We have got a combination of people in elected and appointed positions that were able to get things done."
Brown was also the council's representative on the board for Northwest EMS. Councilman Derek Townsend was appointed to that position during the meeting and he will take Brown's spot on the board. Brown did mention that he will take over one of the vacant volunteer spots on the board, however, choosing to stay and help the company find a new chief, following the resignation of former Chief Raul Reyes.
City officials are now in the process of preparing for a special election Jan. 18 to fill Brown's former seat. Tomball residents interested in signing up have until Dec. 18, at 5 p.m. to file for candidacy at city hall. So far, local engineer Chad Degges, 42, is the only one who has signed up.
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Soon, more than 30 young ladies from Tomball will be basking in the lights and sounds of New York and they will be seen on televisions across the world.
No, it's not another reality show. The Silver Stars drill team from Tomball Memorial High School have been invited to participate in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
"It's exciting to see the girls this excited," said Silver Stars director Samandra Nail. "They have worked extremely hard for this and for many of them it might be their only chance to go to New York."
"I was beyond excited," said Silver Stars captain Rachel Stephenson, a senior. "I've watched the parade on TV since I can remember and to be performing in it is surreal."
The ladies got to this point by besting the competition at several competitions this year, while receiving two Best in Class awards. The awards garnered the team an automatic invitation to participate in the parade, with more than 600 other young ladies from across the nation, from the Spirit of America dance company.
"I never imagined this, after only performing for three years, but the team deserves it," said Stephenson. "The girls have worked so hard to get to this point."
While in New York, the Silver Stars will get to experience Broadway shows, the Statue of Liberty and a trip to see the famous Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. That's a special moment, as Nail was once a Rockette herself.
"I used to be a Radio City Rockette and this will be my first chance to go back to New York," she said.
"It's so neat that we will be able to see what our coach used to do," added Stephenson.
The girls held a fundraiser to help cover costs associated with the trip and they are all ready for it to begin.
"I love New York," Stephenson said. "Being there in person is going to be awesome."
"It's a once in a lifetime experience," Nail added.
Narcotics Violations
On 08/27/2012 at approximately 16:18, Officer Hernandez was dispatched to a suspicious persons call in the 1000 block of Hicks and found that person to be intoxicated. Officer Hernandez arrested the 30 year old woman from Tomball for Possession of a Controlled Substance.
On 08/28/2012 at approximately 11:50, Officer Sampson was dispatched to 28400 block of Tomball Parkway for a suspicious person looking into cars. The 24 year old man from Spring was placed under arrest for an Webster PD warrant. During a search incident to arrest, Officer Sampson discovered cocaine and pills in the suspect's pocket.
On 08/29/2012 at approximately 10:51, a 23 year old female from Tomball was arrested for Tomball PD warrants and Possession of a Controlled Substance. Officer White was dispatched to four corners on an impaired female call. During a search incident to arrest, marijuana was discovered in the suspect's pocket and hydrocodone in her purse.
Driving While License Suspended or Invalid
On 08/27/2012 at approximately 08:00, Officer Sellers arrested a 37 year old man from Sugarland for Driving While License Suspended and Display of a Fictitious Inspection Sticker in the 700 Block of East Main.
On 8/31/2012 at approximately 02:00, Officer Rodriguez arrested a 36 year old female from Conroe for Driving While License Suspended in the 29900 block of Tomball Parkway.
Driving While Intoxicated
On 08/26/2012 Officer Diaz arrested a 35 year old man from Tomball for Driving While Intoxicated.
On 08/27/2012 Officer Tikal arrested a 45 year old man from Montgomery for Driving While Intoxicated.
On 08/28/2012 Officer Burns arrested a 50 year old man from Cypress for Driving While Intoxicated.
On 09/01/2012 Officer Diaz arrested a 33 year old man from Magnolia for Driving While Intoxicated.
On 0/01/2012 Officer Burns arrested a 48 year old man from Houston for Driving While Intoxicated.
On 08/27/2012 at approximately 12:05, Detective Chambers responded to a theft in progress call in the 27600 block of Tomball Parkway. A 35 year old man from Houston was arrested for shoplifting and $138 of merchandise was recovered.
On 09/01/2012 at approximately 15:54 in the 27600 black of Tomball Parkway, Officer Ferguson arrested a 25 year old man from Houston for Shoplifting and merchandise totaling $61.61 was recovered.
On 08/27/2012, Officer Hernandez responded to a Burglary of a Building in the 14200 Block of Limerick, where an air compressor and gas can, valued at approximately $115, were stolen.
On 08/28/2012, Officer Tikal responded to a Burglary of a Building in the 500 Block of East Main., where a welding system valued at approximately $800 was stolen.
The Tomball STAGE opens its 2013-2014 season with Neil Simon's romantic comedy, "Barefoot in the Park," Sept. 19-20 and Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. The performers are also preparing for "Alice in Wonderland" Nov. 14-16 and Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. Patrons also have the option of attending a 3 p.m. performance of "Alice in Wonderland" Nov. 16.
Another highly anticipated event is the Tomball High School Talent Show Feb. 6-7, at 7 p.m. Tomball High School's 17th Annual One-Act Play Dinner Theatre will be held April 8. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m., followed by the performance at 7 p.m. The Night of Scenes is scheduled for May 8, 10 and 12, at 3 p.m., and May 9-10, at 7 p.m.
All performances, except for the Night of Scenes, will take place at the Tomball High School Auditorium, located at 30330 Quinn Road. The Night of Scenes will take place at the Tomball High School Black Box Theatre.
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With the aging baby-boom population and the increasing advancements in healthcare technology, the demand for surgical technologists is increasing as well. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook, employment for surgical technologists is expected to increase 19 percent from 2010-2020. This equates to an additional 17,700 jobs in the field within the 10-year period.
A surgical technologist is an allied health professional who works as part of the surgical team to ensure that the operative procedure is conducted under optimal conditions. Most surgical technologists are employed in hospital surgery departments, obstetric departments and ambulatory care centers. Because of the broad educational background, however, combined with a specialized focus, other options may be open to the experienced surgical technologist.
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As a reserve officer, Marshall commanded a new squadron and was acting commander of a carrier group prior to retiring with 26 years of service.
As a civilian, Marshall has worked with several major companies in government marketing and later started his own firm, Applied Innovative Management. He retired in 2011 and volunteers with many veteran groups. He serves as a deacon and on the men's ministry leadership team at Windwood Presbyterian.
Join the Tomball Christian Business Luncheon Tuesday, Sept.10, at the Beckendorf Conference Center on the campus of Lone Star College-Tomball, 30555 Tomball Pkwy.
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These intriguing fortresses of old has always fascinated me conceptually once I read about them in the many legends and folklore of the Irish Faeries. However, it wasn't until the last two years that I've had the chance to explore these raths of myths and tales in-depth and personally wondering if they are truly gateways into the Land of the Young, Tir Na Nog or the Faerie Otherworld. "Fairy Forts" are the names given especially by the Irish, Cornish, and other residents of the Isles around Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Britain who strongly believe in the faerie folk. This is a localized term for the "raths", "ringforts", "lios", "hillforts", "rounds", "earthen mounds", or circular dwellings found in England, Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, and Wales.
Archaeologists will tell you these came to be around the late Iron Age and used upwards to the domain of early Christianization of the land when the Island's residents dwelled in circular structures (perhaps "roundhouses") within earthen banks or ditches that were used for defense. These were believed to have been topped with wooden palisades, stone or wood buildings, roundhouses, or structures. Many archaeologists believe that these were primarily made of wooden structures that would have decayed and is the reason none of the structures remained leaving only vague circular marks in the landscape. These "fairy forts" or "raths" are simply large mounds of earth, clay, grass, hedges, bushes, gorse, and thorn that is circular in shape like that believed to be a round banked enclosure. Archaeology tells us the circular bank was formerly the base for a high fence or wall of sharpened logs sometimes with or without a moat filled with water. Inside the circular enclosure, more often than not, are round wooden thatched dwellings. Also within this enclosure was kept livestock during bad weather as well as to prevent raiding. There is believed to be over 40,000 ringforts in Ireland alone. In 2009 a team of four photographers supported by the Wales Arts International took a road trip across Western Ireland to record and photograph fairy forts. These can be seen at www.fairyfortproject.com. Actual "Sidhe" or Hills, are most commonly interpreted as burial mounds, passage tombs, or tumuli. Human remains have been found in these to support archaeology. Some claim the Tuatha de Danann were actually the "Danes" who were legendary "fort builders".
This however is disputed by many folklorists and archaeologist as most of the forts took on Gaelic names. According to Archaeology, the forts are attributed to all sorts of times and races. Legend even attributes them to belong to the Firbolgs, Tuatha Dé Danann, the Celts, the Vikings, as well as mythological individuals such as Aenghus, Eerish, Eir, Farvagh, Cuchuallain, Midir, Croaghan, Lachtna (820-840 C.E.), Brian Boru (980-1014 C.E.), and King Conor (1242-1269 C.E.). Place names throughout the Isles are named after faeries, banshees, and other beings or myths surrounding them. tells a different story opposing the archaeologists' perspective. The myths, legends, and lore of the land tell that these ringforts were "fairy forts" blessed and protected with Druidic prayers, spells, and magic to protect the "faeries" that lived within or under them. Those who believe in Faeries do not alter or trespass on them. Legend states that the Tuatha Dé Danann and Fir Bolg had originally inhabited Ireland as a mythical race of magical folk who dominated Ireland. Around the time of the Iron Age (oddly enough corresponding to archaeology's dating of raths) when the Milesians came to Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, the Tuatha was forced to relocate to the Other World, A Faerie dimension, or down below the hills, to Middle Earth as a agreement that only the Milesians ~ the humans ~ could dwell above ground. The Faeries, the "Good Neighbours" had to move underground or to their "Faerie Isles". They were to retreat into the hills or mounds called "sidhe" which became a word for the "faeries". These were often described as circular barrows or ringforts. These "hollow hills" have traditionally become known as the home of Faeries. "Sidhe" in Gaelic means "people of the hills". According to the Book of Armagh, they are the Gods of the Earth known as the Tuatha de Danann. Sometimes seen as God/desses, other times as Druids or sorcerers, and on an odd occasion as aliens, the Tuatha have a rich mythology and is strongly embedded into Irish lore. Some Irish call them the "Sidheog". To many Christian groups, faeries are believed by some to be fallen angels who are too good to ever be allowed in Hell, and too devilish to ever be accepted into Heaven. It is from these myths, that these defensive forts, were seen to be the domain of the Tuatha Dé Danann as entrances to their world. Out of respect and fear of "war" taking place again between faeries and humans, they are to be respected and avoided. The actual mounds are also seen as potential burial mounds or sacred resting places. As Archaeology has found many burials within such mounds, such as at Newgrange and Tara, hillforts and mounds are avoided out of superstition. A good farmer wouldn't even mess with the moat, the walls, cut brush from it, remove stones, or damage it in any way. If they did, hard luck and even death could follow. Most respected on these "fairy forts" were the whitethorns, the ash, the gorse, or the "sceach" around its boundaries never to be cut for that would most likely lead to death. In MacCraith's "Triumphs of Torlough" the "fairy forts" are labelled as the lodgings of appalling apparitions. There are many stories of the hills being lit up by strange lights at night. Sometimes this is described as the hill rising up on pillars, opening to the night sky, revealing brilliant lights of Faeries processing from one hill to another, especially during Lammas tide (August 2nd through 7th). November 11th, during Hollantide, is when the Manx fear their Hogmen or Hillmen the most as it is the time these particular Fae choose to move from one hill to another.
Irish lore and ghost stories tell much about the supernatural stature of "Fairy forts". Many believe "leprechauns" live in them and hide their pots of gold within the mounds as has been expressed in Rudyard Kipling's 1906 novel "Puck of Pook's Hill". In addition to the Ringforts, Dolmen reputedly were also believed to be faerie homes or dwellings. A legend tells of a lady who lived in one became deranged, thought her lover was a dragon, and jumped at him. Many unexplained phenomena takes place in or around the fairy forts. Local lore tells tales of a man who tried to blast down a dolmen resulting in a septic hand while the dolmen remained unscathed; the local astronomer who tried to blast the Inchiquin Barony dolmen was badly injured with his hand as well; a Templenaraha oratory demolition (which was in a ringfort) collapsed a calf shed onto its occupants for building the unstable structure; the 1840 tale of workmen at Dooneeva who were trying to level earthworks in a fairy fort had apparently turned up dead (though his mystic wife ran to a "fairy spot" to work magic to bring him back to life); The Lissardcarney and Ballyhee fairy forts in Templemaley Parish were always known to be faerie strongholds with troops of faeries garrisoned within them (1839 stories); Songs were reputedly heard from the Cahernanoorane in Inchiquin and Liskeentha near Noughaval; tales of faeries haunting the Tobersheefra holy well; the 1892 tale of Nihill a farmer who wrecked and removed the out wall of a triple stone fort near Quin leading to his father stricken with acute pain and only recovering from it when the work was stopped; a landlord losing the use of an eye from the dust of an explosion when blasting a rock in an earth fort being removed in northeast Clare; and in 2011 developer Sean Quinn found financial ruin after he moved a fairy fort. Another tale tells of a cow that grazed in a fairy fort was found with broken legs whose owner then ate its meat only to find the cow in the fairy fort a year later. The farmer was told by the faeries they substituted an old stray horse to make him believe it was his cow as they needed his cow's milk, and they then let him take his cow home afterwhich he became very prosperous for the loan. Another tale tells of a another farmer who couldn't understand why none of the cows would enter the fairy fort on their property, and upon investigation by his son, found an old fairy in the fort who asked the man to help him get a young human girl to become his wife. The farmer's son would not give a young girl to the old fairy but instead married the girl himself, leading to rage from the old fairie who thereby destroyed the farmer's property. Outraged, the farmer's son and the girl rode to her parent's house to tell her three brothers. Her brothers then went to the fort to dig for the old fairy's house, upon finding his large flat stone, he begged for them to save him his home, which they did in exchange for restoring for what he had taken. There are some ringforts that are more dangerous than others, such as in the case of the Croaghateeaun stone ring wall near Lisdoonvarna. One of the most modern cases of faerie wraith for damaging faerie forts was believed to be the invocation of an ancient curse of the Hill of Tara when the government destroyed sites by construction of the M3 Motorway. In 2007 the Minister for the Environment, Dick Roche supposed befell against bad financial luck after signing a order to destroy the Lismullion Henge. By Faerie wraith, he lost his job, was demoted, and held up by an armed gang in the Druids Glen Hotel. The Minister for Transport, Martin Cullen afterwards nearly got sucked out of a helicopter when the door fell off. The Chief Health and Safety officer was seriously injured by a falling tree at Rath Lugh. A worker was killed while being trapped at Fairyhouse where there have been many accidents on that particular stretch of road. There is much concern about being taken by the faeries. Fears from stories such as these may be responsible for the incredible preservation of these forts, hills, raiths, and mounds across the countryside. In many areas, the raiths and fairy forts are protected by Irish law for reasons of heritage preservation, preventing construction or building within 30 meters of them. The Irish government and larger corporations however somehow skirt these laws often when they find need to destroy them for construction projects or building motorways.
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Reflections from our mind are what create reality.
Reality itself just comes from our mind.
At the end it is all just our mind !
So as a buddhist what we try to do or to find out is what is the projection of our mind and what is mind itself.
Looking at both the projections and your mind you can find out the nature of it. But the reality itself is just you !
We need words to teach about and explain the truth, but for the experience we have to go beyond the words. As long as we look at the words we become so solid, and we are not conecting reality to people, we are caught by the words…
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The Senate Special Committee on Aging, chaired by Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) held a hearing to address unemployment among older workers.
Committee members heard testimony from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Director of Education, Workforce, and Income Security Charles Jeszeck on a new report on how the employment status of older workers has changed since the recession. The report also examines financial risks from long-term unemployment, challenges in finding new jobs, what additional policies might help and what the Department of Labor has done to help older workers.
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Premier Health Alliance, which represents more than 2,600 hospital members:
Premier supports the CMS decision to extend Stage 1 MU, but wants CMS to publish a final rule specifying Stage 2 requirements by August 2012 warning that failure to do so will "seriously compromise the ability of the healthcare community to meet Stage 2 requirements beginning in 2014." If the August deadline can't be met, Premier recommends that Stage 1 be continued for an additional year, and that Stage 2 begin in 2015.
Premier likes the proposal that hospitals report clinical quality measures from a menu of options but asks that the CQM be reduced to 15 instead of the proposed 24. "Our alliance members have encountered significant difficulties in complying with the 15-measure requirement in Stage 1, in some cases due to problems with the performance of certified EHR technology, and we believe it would be more prudent to retain a 15-measure reporting requirement for Stage 2 rather than overreach."
It would like to see timeline for online access be two business days rather than 36 hours after discharge. "A measure based on full days would be simpler than one based on hours post-discharge, since discharges can occur throughout the day, making for a potential compliance nightmare."
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It seems to me that patient access to records should be via an HIE. The HIE should be able to aggregate records from all providers and provide a single consistent point of access for the patient. Also, if a large percentage of patients are going to access their records on-line how many people will we need to hire to man a help desk to reset credentials, provide help, and I can only imaging the number of questions in interpreting the results. Now, this may be a good thing for some patients, but it is going to be expensive and will certainly expose many patients PHI to the wrong parties.
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