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Five authors, two coaches, four months…the marketing boot camp participants shared their experiences
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The authors brought different levels of expertise to the boot camp—from novices whose only online
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The boot camp focused on four areas of marketing: social media, web design, newsletters, and search engine
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Sharing and liking increases the likelihood that more people will see your posts because of Facebook algorithms.
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One author stressed that your site does not have to be perfect and is a work in progress.
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A clerk peers out from a gun shop Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Seattle. The reaction to the Connecticut school shooting can be seen in gun stores and self-defense retailers across the nation: Anxious parents are fueling sales of armored backpacks for children while firearms enthusiasts are stocking up on assault rifles in anticipation of tighter gun control measures. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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There should be no doubt that a prohibition on semi-automatic weapons would pass Second Amendment muster. Important, the Second Amendment will be the foundation for its legal strength.
The Second Amendment does not protect the rights of gun owners, it protects the rights of all Americans. No one is specially privileged. Nor does the Second Amendment protect any so-called right to own any kind of a weapon. No one would seriously suggest that the Second Amendment protects a right to bear nuclear arms.
What the Second Amendment does protect is the right to defend oneself, individually and with neighbors, against threats of violence. The essence of the Second Amendment is the eternal human right of self-defense: all of us, individually and in communities, have an inalienable right to defend ourselves. "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state" means that people have constitutionally protected rights to decide how to keep and bear arms.
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As with any type of constitutional protection, one person or group's right may unreasonably intrude on another person or group's right, and these issues must be resolved case by case. The Supreme Court has ruled, for example, that a city's right to self-defense does not trump an individual's right to have in his home a handgun, the quintessential weapon for defense of one's home. The case law does not suggest (nor should it) that one person or group's rights are categorically inferior to another's or that one person's rights to have the capacity for self-defense must necessarily supersede the community's right to self-defense from rampant gun proliferation.
The legality of banning semi-automatic weapons is clear. The Supreme Court has long held that "dangerous and unusual weapons" such as machine guns are not within the scope of the Second Amendment's protections. Like machine guns, semi-automatic weapons are designed primarily for killing many people quickly, and semi-automatic weapons have a proven capacity for inflicting mass casualties before first responders can intervene.
The drafters of the Second Amendment were familiar with handheld guns that could fire a few shots before needing to be reloaded. These guns were an individual's protection against hostile elements, wild animals and marauders. These guns were not designed nor very effective for mowing down dozens of innocent people in an instant. Indeed, the drafters of the Second Amendment could not even envision such a weapon.
It must be said that semi-automatic weapons do not make the crime; they make the crime worse. The weapon is not responsible for whatever insane rage motivates massacre; the weapon is responsible for enabling that rage to take so many lives so quickly and so without hope for survival. It was the same in so many of the horrors to which we've become accustomed, from Columbine to Oslo.
There is a reason monsters turn to semi-automatic weapons to vent their hate — these weapons are very useful for killing large numbers of people.
Certainly, a community's Second Amendment right to organize how arms are kept for its individual and collective defense must trump the not constitutionally protected right to sell and own weapons that the courts rightly consider outside the Second Amendment's protection of "arms." There should be no question of a city's Second Amendment right to prohibit automatic or semi-automatic weapons that are used predominantly for massacring people in substantial numbers.
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text: On March 21, 2009 at 1730 central daylight time, a Cessna 150E, N4057U, was substantially damaged during a forced landing in Colombia, Mississippi. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight. The cross-country flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to the pilot, he originally departed from a private airstrip near Colombia, Mississippi at approximately 0800 with full fuel tanks. He flew to the Natchez-Adams County Airport (HEZ), Natchez, Mississippi, to pick up a passenger, arriving at approximately 0900. The pilot and passenger then flew approximately one hour to the Columbia-Marion County Airport (0R0), Columbia, Mississippi. Prior to departure from 0R0, for a return flight to HEZ, the pilot added 10.74 gallons of fuel, leaving about "an inch and a half" of space between the fuel and the top of the fuel tank in each wing. He and the passenger departed 0R0 around 1500 and arrived at HEZ at 1600. The pilot dropped off his passenger, and prepared for his return flight to 0R0. He checked his fuel gauges and determined that he had enough fuel to make the flight back to 0R0 (one gauge indicated half full and one gauge indicated ¾ full). He did not look in the tanks and did not add more fuel at that time. The pilot stated he relied mostly on his fuel gauges in determining how much fuel he had onboard.The pilot flew for approximately one hour before the engine lost power. At that time, the airplane was on final approach to runway 5 at 0R0, at an altitude of 1,500 feet. The pilot attempted unsuccessfully to restart the engine, and he subsequently prepared for a forced landing to a field. During the forced landing, the airplane impacted pine trees less than half a mile southwest of the airport, substantially damaging the wing spars and firewall. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the fuel tanks were not compromised, the right fuel tank was dry and the left fuel tank contained only "a trace of fuel." Less than a pint of fuel was drained from the gascolator. The fuel selector was found in the "ON" position. The mixture and throttle were both found to be at the "full in" position, indicating full throttle and a rich mixture. The engine was rotated and valve train continuity and compression was obtained on all cylinders. No mechanical failures were identified by the FAA, nor were any reported by the pilot. According to the Cessna 150E owner's manual, the fuel tanks had a total capacity of 26 gallons, 3.5 gallons of which were unusable. At an altitude of 2,500 feet, the airplane's engine consumed 7.2 gallons of fuel per hour at full power with a properly leaned mixture. However, the pilot stated that he kept the mixture "all the way in" during the entire flight. According to the owner's manual, the proper leaning procedure during cruise was to "lean to maximum RPM." Examination of an airport log from HEZ revealed the airplane arrived at 1522 and departed at 1635.Fuel receipts provided by the Columbia-Marion County Airport confirmed the pilot purchased 10.74 gallons of fuel on March 21, 2009 at 1152.The most recent annual inspection was completed on the airplane on July 3, 2008, at a total aircraft time of 3,560 hours. The pilot held a private pilot certificate with a rating for airplane single-engine land. The pilot had accumulated 858 hours of flight experience, 12 hours of which were in the Cessna 150E. His most recent FAA third-class medical certificate was issued on January 8, 2009.The 1735 reported weather at Pine Belt Regional Airport (PIB), located 27 nautical miles east of 0R0, included winds from 060 degrees at 5 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, clear skies, temperature 24 degrees Celsius, dew point 3 degrees Celsius, and an altimeter setting of 30.25 inches of mercury.


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what is it?Rudolf Diesel designed his engine to run on vegetable oil. You can still do it today, but some modifications to your diesel vehicle will be necessary (it's not possible with petrol vehicles). Veg oil is too viscous to use directly in an unmodified vehicle, so there are two ways that viscosity can be reduced:
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Key Box Program
What is the Key Box Program?
This program, used nationwide, is used by Fire and Police Departments so that a key kept in a secured key box mounted outside the business or apartment building is available for after-hours emergencies.
Why is it Important?
This program allows firefighters to have immediate access to a building in the event of a fire or fire alarm and avoid damage to a door in the event a forced entry is necessary. Police also can benefit in the event of a burglary or other emergency and can access the building without undue delay.
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Lappen Security Products in Little Chute has been selected as one of the vendors for this program. They will provide the "Supra Universal Key Box" with a "ASSA" high security lock. The key box can be ordered by calling Lappen at (920)734-3027. We also use the "Knox Box" which can only be received by mail order. The Knox Box is not carried by Lappen Security. If desired, contact Fox Valley Metro Police Department.
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Amy Umble writes about family issues and kid-friendly events.
Finding ways to ease stress
Did you make any New Year's resolutions this year? I never make them–I'm terrible at keeping resolutions and I'm usually too exhausted by Jan. 1 to think clearly about anything, much less life changes.
But I ended last year with a physical. I assumed my doctor would give me a polite lecture about the "baby weight" I'm still carrying more than five months after giving birth. But the doctor instead addressed an even greater health concern–my stress levels. I have two teenagers on opposite sides of the autism spectrum, a newborn and a full-time job. So stress plays a huge part in my life. And it's starting to take a toll. The physical was a good wakeup call about the need to reduce this stress.
But, I have two teenagers on the opposite sides of the autism spectrum, a newborn and a full-time job. A lot of my stress isn't "optional." I'm not stressed because I'm obsessive about a spotless house. I'm just hoping for something that would be rejected by the producers of "Hoarders." And I'm not worried about finding a preschool that will lead to a slot at Princeton for my daughter. I'm still trying to find a decent daycare solution that will fit into our budget.
So I've spent the past week reflecting on my family life and trying to find some wiggle room, trying to make some goals that will reduce the stress of our home. As I've been thinking of these goals–such as getting the teen boys to do chores–I've realized that many of these are things all families struggle with. So I've decided to blog some of these struggles, and see if we can come up with solutions together.
So: What are the biggest stressors in your family? Have you made any goals to reduce stress?
Over the next few months, we'll explore ways to reduce your family stress. I plan to add features on thriftiness, family fun, charity and fitness, because these are all good ways to cut down on anxiety. On my Doing Good blog, I have a feature called Thrifty Thursday which highlights projects using items found at local nonprofit thrift stores. I'm going to add a Thrifty Thursday to this blog, which will feature tips for thrifty living for families.
I hope you'll join with me in this stress-reducing journey, as we explore such questions as Can I reduce my grocery bill and still eat well? How can I find time for fitness when I can't find time to sleep? And Does cleaning my toilet count as "me time"?
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Re: The Shield/John Cena
If you notice, the attacks have come against wrestlers the WWE has massively pushed regardless of what the IWC has to say about it. Wrestlers who are given the big bucks, the mic time, the unwarranted title shots, no matter if there were others who might shine if given the chance.
So the Shield terms this as an injustice, right? In a way, it is. It's like no matter how hard a person works at their job, the advancement will go to a whiny asshole who kisses ass.
I think the goal of the person behind the shield should become apparent due to this. It would be a guy that wants to blacken the WWE's eye and image. It's a guy that would use this to his advantage by achieving a measure of power in the WWE by having the older fans sympathize with the position of helping newer wrestlers. It's a guy who was run out of business in the past by the WWE and never got a real shot at revenge. It's a guy who has enough former wrestlers owing him their starts still in the WWE or wrestlers who belonged to another org that WWE put out of business and have a bit of stroke now, such as Booker T running Smackdown.
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Digimon Rumble Arena (デジモンテイマーズ バトルエボリューション, Dejimon Teimāzu Batoru Eboryūshon?, Digimon Tamers Battle Evolution) is a crossover fighting video game developed and published by Bandai in association with Hudson Soft for the PlayStation video game console. It was released in Japan on December 6, 2001 and in North America on February 24, 2002. Players are able to choose from up to 24 characters (fifteen of which need to be unlocked) from the Digimon Adventure and Digimon Tamers seasons of the Digimon anime, such as Terriermon, Agumon, Gatomon, and Renamon.
Digimon Rumble Arena is truely for the younger age groups. The Graphics are choppy, and the Music is very corny. There is no story, in fact, you have no idea why you are even fighting, other than to kick another persons Digi-butt. There is a Boss, but you have no idea who he is or why he is there. The only clues are in the begining CG which also doesn't have any point – other than you are supose to compete.
I cannot complain about everything though, which is why I gave it a 2 instead of a 1 or 0. Fighting "as" your favorite popular Digimon, instead of barking out orders, is pretty cool. The creators had a good idea with that, and I think if they have another version someday it could be much better. I must say though, the Digivolution is way off, Rookies going to Mega, and some Rookies going to Champion is too messed up. Stingmon should not be equal to Wargreymon or Imperialdramon. Not to mention – Imperialdramon is a Hybrid.
Attacking and using Defense is remarkably easy. There are few moves, so there's nothing to really practice or learn. It takes the fun out of fighting, when you can't have combos. Once you beat all of the Oponents with all of the Rookie Digimon – you're done. I heard someone once say, that the people who worked on this Game knew nothing about Digimon, and I must say, I agree entirely. Rent it first before thinking about buying. Or if Rumble Arena Two is out, get that one instead.
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Top Ten School Districts in Math and Writing Announced
Brevard and Martin School Districts Make Highest Learning Gains in Math
TALLAHASSEE Today Governor Jeb Bush and Commissioner of Education John Winn announced the top 10 school districts making gains in mathematics, mathematics proficiency and writing proficiency for 2005. Brevard and Martin Counties led the state with 76 percent of their students making learning gains in math this year. Nineteen districts had more than 70 percent of their students making gains in math.
"It's vital for students to be proficient in math and writing skills to excel when entering higher education or the workplace," said Governor Bush. "I commend the efforts of the districts who are leading our state to greater student achievement."
The top 10 districts making learning gains in math are:
- Brevard 76 percent
- Martin 76 percent
- Okaloosa 75 percent
- St. Johns 75 percent
- Charlotte 73 percent
- Indian River 73 percent
- Pinellas 73 percent
- Seminole 73 percent
- Clay 72 percent
- Monroe 72 percent
- Nassau 72 percent
- Orange 72 percent
- Santa Rosa 72 percent
The top 10 districts proficient in math are:
- Okaloosa 81 percent
- Brevard 80 percent
- Gilchrist 80 percent
- Martin 80 percent
- Santa Rosa 79 percent
- St. Johns 78 percent
- Charlotte 76 percent
- Seminole 76 percent
- Wakulla 76 percent
- Calhoun 75 percent
"As a former math teacher, it's great to see so many districts receive high scores," said Commissioner John Winn. "It's important to recognize the districts that are making gains, a significant measure of student achievement."
Writing skills are vital to a student's ability to succeed in higher education and the workplace. Florida has led the nation in emphasizing and measuring writing skills. The state's efforts have resulted in rising student achievement.
The top 10 districts with the highest percentage of students scoring at 3.5 on a 6-point scale in writing are:
- Leon 89 percent
- Santa Rosa 89 percent
- Union 89 percent
- Brevard 87 percent
- Charlotte 87 percent
- Hillsborough 87 percent
- Okaloosa 87 percent
- Palm Beach 87 percent
- Alachua 86 percent
- Martin 86 percent
"Writing is a basic skill needed in all student classroom work," said Commissioner Winn. "I'm pleased to see our students and teachers focusing on achieving a higher standard."
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Occupational Center of Union County Art Exhibit at Freeholders Gallery
ELIZABETH, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs are pleased to present an exhibit of artistic works created by participants in an art class conducted by the Occupational Center of Union County. The art exhibit is on display through April 15th at the Freeholders Gallery on the 6th floor of the Union County Administration Building, located on Elizabethtown Plaza in Elizabeth. The exhibit is open to the public during office hours, Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Art instruction at the Occupational Center exposes participants to the benefits of art appreciation and provides therapeutic experience that conceiving artwork can offer. This is especially true with those who have psychiatric disabilities. The Center has been presenting these art experiences since 2003 with great success.
This program is made possible in part by a HEART grant (History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands) from the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The program, administered through the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, serves as a catalyst to strengthen Union County's nonprofit organizations, artists and scholars, enhancing their capacity to provide innovative projects related to the arts, humanities and history.
Exhibits at the Freeholders Gallery are coordinated by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs/Department of Parks and Community Renewal. For further information about this exhibit and other programs and services related to the arts and Union County history, contact the Office at 633 Pearl Street, Elizabeth NJ 07202; telephone (908) 558-2550; or E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. NJ relay users dial 711.


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Open to amateur and professional photographers anywhere in the world, the competition selects 53 photos to be published in the People & Planet 2013 Diary & Calendar, which help to raise vital funds for a group of around 50 social justice and environment charities. Last year we raised almost $70,000 for our charity partners.
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Resource Sharing, Automation & ILL Advisory Committee Minutes
February 19, 2002
Present: W. Alexander (Rosendale), J. Cohen (MHLS), L. Crow (MHLS), S. DiLorenzo (MHLS), T. Finnigan (MHLS), N. Foster (PPLD), J. Huen (PPLD), K. O'Brien (MHLS), B. Snyder (Palenville), G. Thorpe (Cold Spring)
Excused: C. Briggs (Hillsdale), S. Long (East Fishkill)
Absent: D. Pulice (Pleasant Valley), L. Shedrick (Town of Ulster)
Materials Distributed: Agenda, Minutes from 1/10/02, Forms for evaluation of III test OPAC
Minutes from 1/10/02 Motion to approve amended minutes by W. Alexander; seconded by G. Thorpe
Topics Discussed:Parameter decisions for new system
Most decisions for the new system will be system-wide decisions rather than by individual library. The committee felt it was important to standardize these choices as much as possible in order to provide better service to the patron.
· Loan rules and fines
The committee decided to offer two different choices for both loan rules and fines.
The standardized loan rules would be for either 1 and 3 weeks or 2 and 4 weeks based on location and item type.
Renewals would be set at one renewal for each loan rule.
Fines would also be a choice of two different scenarios, either having fines or not having fines. Fines for those library choosing to have fines would be 10¢/day for books and sound recordings, 25¢/day for new books, and $1.00/day for videos and DVDs. The committee decided against a processing fees or service charges.
A survey will be circulated to each library asking for their decision in these two matters.
· Patron checkout receipt
The system is capable of printing separate receipts for each item, but the committee was against this. The committee chose the option of one receipt/patron.
· # of holds per patron
The committee chose not to limit the number of holds that a patron could have at any given time. The committee felt that this might need to be re-evaluated in the future if libraries felt that this was problematic.
· Holds
The committee chose using random prioritizing, because if the priority list option were chosen, it would be the same for everyone in the system and could not prevent the same library from always being targeted first. The committee also decided not to allow local patrons the priority of getting copies of books in their own library as they are returned. They felt that the current system does not allow this and it seems to be working well the way it is structured now. They also decided that this option could be re-evaluated after the new system is in use. The committee also decided that the time before an unfilled hold moves on should be set at eight hours. This option will no longer look at the hours and days of operation for a library. The new system also has the ability to manually make the hold move on if the decision is made not to fill it.
· Staff logins
The new system will offer different levels of logins, e.g. basic circulation, circulation + fines, etc. The committee felt that this is not needed, but could be added later on if some libraries felt that it was necessary.
· Overdue notices and bills
The committee decided that one overdue notice should be sent two weeks after the item is due and a bill should be sent two weeks after that. Default wording will be entered into the system, which can be changed later. The committee does not want notices for fines.
· Message for shelf status in OPAC
The committee decided that this message should read "Recently returned" for twelve hours after check in and would then automatically time out to say "checked in" at that point to allow time for shelving.
· Patron blocks
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· Keyboard timeouts
The committee decided that there should be no timeouts in the circulation module.
· Default item cost
The committee decided that this should be increased to $25.00.
· Due date
The committee felt that the due date should not be limited by the patron's expiration date.
· System setup
The committee decided that information on patron gender was important and that last activity date from GEAC would be helpful. It was felt that new patron types were not needed.
Test Pac evaluations
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Requests from ILL Users Group
The ILL Users Group requested training material for the method of processing system holds for offline libraries be made available in print and on the MHLS website. The committee felt that by the time this material could be made available, the system holds feature in GEAC would be no longer applicable. The users group also felt that VDX refresher training was needed. The committee felt that Southeastern should be consulted to see if they are planning to do this. There will be five ILL workshops offered this spring.
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Teen denied Catholic confirmation over FB post on gay marriage
Popular Catholic writer James Martin, SJ, posts a link on his Facebook page today to a story about a teenager in Minnesota who was denied confirmation for expressing support on his Facebook page for same-sex marriage. (To his credit, Fr. Martin describes this as "deeply disturbing," leading me to wonder what sanctions he might face eventually for his own Facebook activity.) From Inforum of Fargo and Moorhead:
BARNESVILLE, Minn. – If you want to be a Catholic, you have to be 100 percent Catholic.
That's the lesson one family here learned after their 17-year-old son was denied confirmation after the priest at the Assumption Church here found a pro same-sex marriage post on the teen's Facebook.
The decision by the Rev. Gary LaMoine to deny the religious rite of passage for Lennon Cihak in mid-October shocked his mother, who said her son has gone to church every week and volunteered around the community in preparation for his confirmation this year.
"You kind of know the Catholic beliefs, but I never thought they would deny somebody confirmation because you weren't 100 percent. I guess that's what shocks me," Shana Cihak said.
The Facebook post in question was a photo of Lennon in front of an altered political sign. Originally reading "Vote Yes" on the Minnesota Marriage Amendment, which would have changed the state's constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman, Lennon scribbled out the "yes" and replaced it with "NO!"
Shana, who said she was confirmed at the same church, was called into a private conversation with the priest soon after the photo was discovered and was told her son wouldn't be allowed to complete confirmation.
Fr. Martin's take on this:
Denying confirmation to a teenager because of a Facebook post on same-sex marriage is shortsighted. To have the family feel unwelcome in the parish is worse. To have the mother feel permanently estranged from the church is even worse. How many teenagers are denied confirmation because they are spiteful or do not forgive? How many are denied confirmation because they don't believe in the entirely of the church's doctrine contained in the Creed? How many are denied confirmation because they disagree with a section of the Catechism? Is any teenager 100% Catholic? Is any Catholic? We are in danger of losing sight of what Jesus called weightier matters of the law.
Well said, Father Jim. My prayer is that this young man's family finds refuge in a more welcoming and inclusive community.
Read full story here.
Fr. James Martin & Sr. Simone Campbell are the face of what is right in the Roman Church. The Vatican and the USCCB - not so much.
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Scandalous. And I use the word advisedly.
Bill Dilworth
Unfortunate, but their church has their own guidelines. Everyone knows where they stand. I for one am glad no one asked me what were my personal thoughts on the matter before I got confirmed here.
And this is one of the reasons why we are seeing more and more Catholics at our newcomers coffee hours at my Episcopal parish.
The full story is even worse - according to the article, the whole family has now been told they can't receive Communion at that parish.
I certainly pray that the RCC in Barnesville, MN, comes to its senses about all this, and all parties reconcile.
If not, I suggest the Cahik family contact a local TEC parish. They would be most welcomed there.
I think a time has come for we Piskies to openly invite Christians who are disaffected or censored by their current denomination to visit our church. They may well find a home here. I know I did. I grow weary of being, umm, "diplomatic"?
Kevin McGrane
"I for one am glad no one asked me what were my personal thoughts on the matter before I got confirmed here."
That's the point, Nicole: we don't ask.
Confirmands, like those being baptized, are asked to "respect the dignity of every human being". It's up to each individual's conscience how that's lived out.
JC Fisher
Cihak family, The Episcopal Church Welcomes You!
And yet, sadly they probably won't find a church that's more open and accepting. That teen will most likely join the ranks of jaded young adults who want nothing to do with religion. As one of my parishioners often says, "We need a better PR guy."
..."It's up to each individual's conscience how that's lived out."
Nice to see you admit that,Mr.Fisher.
It's not about PR, it's about evangelism. As far as I can tell, the nearest Episcopal Church is St. John the Divine in Moorhead, MN. That's 25 miles from Barnesville, a town of under 3,000 people. The cathedral and parishes in Fargo aren't much further.
Why not have the priests there make a phone call to the Cihaks? Should there be a church plant closer to their home?
Talking about being welcoming is easy. Wishing our PR was better is easy. Making it our own job to do is much harder.
Just when I think the Roman Catholic church has maxed out on crazy...
Just when I think the Roman Catholic church has maxed out on crazy...
One of the things we need to note, in all the Episcopal Church Welcomes You stuff is this quote from young Cihak:
"I don't want the church to be put down. I don't want the Catholic religion to be put down," he said. "It's just the way the priest has things running. He's so strict. He won't loosen up about things."
He still believes in his church, just as we have held on in spite of Lawrence, Iker, Bennison, the whole ACNA crew, the screeds of the con-evos, and a lousy ABofC, still we believe the church we love is better than these people.
He is the real hope of a future of unity and reformation. I simply pray his faith won't be beaten down into mere dogma.
The priest was only following the beliefs of the Church he serves. If people have a problem with what the RC deems as essential to their faith, then they should leave, and I have no stake in that battle whatsoever because I have my own reservations about Roman Catholicism which is why I turned down RCIA 8 years ago.
Nicole, the RCC does not teach that you have to vote the way that your priest tells you to, in spite of what some priests seem to think. Neither is there a requirement that you hold a certain political opinion (in this case, whether to vote for marriage equality or not) in order to receive the Sacraments.
Bill Dilworth
Hi Bill, you know the USCCB seems to think otherwise, and they are the authority of their church here in the states. The teen publicly went against their beliefs. You know they hold no distinction between civil and sacramental marriage.
Nicole, Bill is right about this. There is no binding Catholic teaching on how one votes on this issue. And the USCCB itself would tell you that they are not the authority over the church in the states. The Vatican does not give them that freedom. This particular priest would not have the support of his bishop in many dioceses.


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A well-known forensic scientist in Australia was fatally injured Thursday when the seaplane he was flying went down as he was returning from the far northern part of the state of Queensland.
Ross Vining was the only person on board the SeaRey Amphibian airplane he had built himself when it went down (similar airplane pictured, not accident aircraft). He had led a group of five aircraft from the state of South Australia to the far north of Queensland to view Wednesday's solar eclipse. He as beginning his journey home when the aircraft went down, according to a report appearing in The Australian.
Professor Vining had been an active member of the Seaplane Pilots Association of Australia, serving as its South Australian coordinator. He had reportedly begun flying seaplanes about six years ago.
Vining reportedly had departed Bamaga Airport at the far northern tip of Queensland en route to Weipa, and a search was launched Thursday when he failed to arrive. The wreckage of the airplane was located Friday.
Vining had been a leader in forensic pathology in Australia. He had been supervising some 300 cold criminal cases that had been on hold while DNA technology and databases were improved.
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Natatia Bledsoe is the public information officer for the Fredericksburg Police Department.
Don't give criminals opportunity for crime.
During the first four months of 2011, we have noticed an increase in the number of thefts from patrons and employees of commercial establishments. From January through April of this year, twenty-five individuals have reported that their purses, wallets, or cell phones were stolen while they were inside a business such as a restaurant or store. Most of the victims told police that they had turned their back for just a moment and then later discovered that their property was missing.
In order for a crime to take place, three elements must exist: a victim, a perpetrator, and opportunity. Of course, any one of us could be a victim of some type of crime, and perpetrators are walking around all over the place disguised as normal unremarkable people. The one factor that we as potential victims can control to some degree is opportunity.
Many larceny suspects who have been arrested and interviewed tell detectives that they look for the easy opportunity to steal. They check car doors to see if they are unlocked and they notice bar patrons who aren't paying attention to their belongings. They look for valuable items left in plain view and unattended. And they count on the normal activity and comings and goings that occur in grocery stores and busy restaurants to hide their criminal movements.
I know this advice seems obvious, but still we take reports every day from people who don't take the simplest precautions to protect themselves.
So…. don't leave your cell phone on the bar or at your dining table, even if your friends are sitting right there. Ladies, don't hang your purse on the back of your chair or leave it in your grocery cart while you shop because it takes less than a moment for the thief to grab the wallet out of it. Keep your hands and/or your eyes on your personal property while you are out in public. Aside from the financial pain of losing your money and belongings, it is such an inconvenience to have to cancel your credit cards and replace your driver's license. (I shudder to think of all the contact information I would lose if my cell phone were stolen.)
This is not about blaming the victim. There's no doubt in my mind that it's the criminals who are the bad guys. But let's just make it harder for those bad guys to conduct their business.
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Posted: Friday, July 29, 2011, 5:12 a.m.
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) -- There have been some strange creatures with green, scaly skin turning up in Roswell, N.M., recently.
But it's not what you think. These are alligators.
The local animal shelter has now received its third alligator since March. The 2-year-old American alligator was turned in voluntarily.
According to the Roswell Daily Record, it will probably follow the two other gators that were turned in earlier this year, and end up first at a zoo in Albuquerque, where it will be put in quarantine for up to two months.
Then, it will go to the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park in Florida, where a gator from Roswell might not seem so... alien.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A fugitive from upstate New York was taunting police on his Facebook page, saying "catch me if you can. I'm in Brooklyn."
And now, they've caught him -- in Brooklyn -- sitting at his computer with his Facebook page open.
The Daily News says U.S. marshals and New York police detectives arrested Victor Burgos on multiple arrest warrants for charges including domestic violence.
He allegedly issued the Facebook challenge after his mug shot appeared on the Utica Police Department's 10 most wanted list.
A police sergeant tells the paper, "He told us via Facebook to come and get him and we did."
LITTLEFIELD, Texas (AP) -- It's not exactly a place where you want to spend any time, even though it's got lots of bars. But someone has paid $6 million for it.
It's a prison that was put up for auction by the town of Littlefield, Texas.
The 30-acre prison complex was build in the hopes that it would give the town a financial boost. Instead, the facility went broke, and became a financial burden.
There's no word yet on the identity of the winning bidder, who outbid two others.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Fairgoers in Syracuse, N.Y., will be able to buy themselves a burger and a doughnut.
A food booth at the New York State Fair next month will unveil what's called the "Big Kahuna Donut Burger."
It's a quarter pound burger in between slices of a grilled, glazed doughnut. Add some cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato and onion, and you've got yourself a 1,500-calorie meal.
State fairs seem to be trying to out-do each other these days with offbeat food combinations. Wisconsin has chocolate covered bacon on a stick. You can get fried beer in Texas, while Massachusetts provides fried jelly beans.
And North Carolina has the "Koolickle.
It's a pickle, soaked in Kool-Aid.
TAVARES, Fla. (AP) -- A jail inmate in Florida figured out how to make the most of a glitch in the jail's phone system.
The system charges inmates' accounts when they make phone calls, but it refunds the money if the call doesn't go through.
Officials in Lake County say inmate Larry Stone discovered that the system was mistakenly refunding the money twice for an incompleted call.
So, he started making lots and lots of calls, and hanging up. He kept getting the double refund, until he had more than $1,250 in his inmate account.
And that was enough to post bond and get out of jail.
But he was only free for a few hours before he was re-arrested. It seems that other inmates found out about the glitch, and started copying the trick -- until jail officials finally made the connection.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- "Happy Feet" will be going home.
That's the name people in New Zealand gave to the penguin that was found on a beach more than 2,000 miles from his Antarctic home five weeks ago. Somehow, he'd become very, very lost.
What's worse, he was probably mistaking the sand on the beach for snow, and had eaten it. That made him sick.
But after some treatment and a proper penguin diet at the Wellington Zoo, he's gained nine pounds and he's passed a blood test. And it seems he's well enough to return to the wild.
Sometime in the next few weeks, he's supposed to be released offshore from the south end of New Zealand to begin his long trip back home.
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A chicken sandwich takes three days to make at Kitchen at Union Square, a new downtown Chattanooga restaurant that opens Monday in the basement of the Krystal building.
First, the chicken is cured for 24 hours. Then, it's rinsed, patted dry and cooked in duck fat for eight hours. The chicken is allowed to cool in the duck fat to absorb the flavors, said executive chef Matt Marcus.
"We pull [the chicken], then we take tomatoes, a little bit of white wine, some onions, carrots, celery and bay leaves, a little thyme and we cook it all down. Once we get it to nappe, which is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, we puree it all, add the chicken and stew the chicken in this juice."
And that's lunch for $9.
Kitchen at Union Square will employ 40 people and is a venture by the Culinard, the Culinary Institute of Virginia College School of Business and Health, and is designed to give the school's culinary students a chance to get real-world experience in a fully functioning kitchen.
"It gives students the opportunity to visualize what they see in the classroom and how that will work in a real restaurant," said general manager Wendell Barnes.
Students will observe the kitchen at the start of their studies and will also have a chance to return for hands-on experience as 'externs' during their final semester in the program, Barnes said.
"The point is that they are under the watchful eye and direction of chefs," Barnes said.
The Culinard has several restaurants like the Kitchen at Union Square throughout the Southeast, and the school eventually hopes to open a restaurant at every Culinard location, Barnes said. The Chattanooga restaurant seats 92 people and offers a private dining room that can hold about 60 diners.
Kitchen at Union Square will focus on lunch and dinner, with menu items ranging between $6 and $22. Marcus hopes to attract professionals who work downtown and said lunch diners can be in and out in as little as a half-hour.
Marcus will keep his kitchen focused on technique, he said. Everything the restaurant serves will be made in house, even down to the mayonnaise.
"We're not bringing stuff in that's made and putting it on a flat top," he said. "We take this potato and turn it into something."
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heavily dominated by gas or coal generation won't be able to fully effectuate this switch without compromising electric power availability, absent upgrades in transmission capacity. Fully quantifying this limit requires a more detailed analysis of the electric power grid. However, as a first approximation, consider a map of the United States ranking states only by the ratio of their gas-coal generation capacity (see Figure 5) .
A high ratio ( e.g., green states depicted in Figure 5 ) implies that a state is dominated by gas, and therefore likely to run into overvoltage problems if it increased local gas generation. By contrast, a very low ratio ( e.g., the light orange states) implies the state is dominated by coal, and therefore unlikely to be able to bring in gas-fired generation to maintain grid stability if it were to shut down coal plants.
A gas-coal switch is unlikely to be realized in the coal-dominated Appalachian and Montana-Utah regions, nor in the gas-dominated Northeast and California regions. But for much of the country, it does appear viable. Interestingly, the states with a particularly high coal or gas concentration comprise a fairly small fraction of the total coal fleet.
States with extreme concentrations of coal or gas-fired electricity— e.g., greater than 90 percent—represent less than 20 percent of the total coal fleet. Thus, it would appear on first glance that gas and electric transmission constraints are unlikely to reduce this opportunity by more than 20 to 30 percent—and even that limit theoretically could be addressed with transmission system upgrades.
Third, long-term and demand considerations will affect the coal-to-gas transition. There are two obvious limitations of this analysis:
• It doesn't address the question of what will be built in response to carbon pricing, only how to change operation of existing assets; and
• It's a supply-side assessment that assumes no change in current electricity demand.
Note that both of these limitations would, if factored in, give greater significance to energy efficiency, both with respect to more efficient new generators ( i.e., the lowest cost source of new generation) and with respect to demand-side measures that would lower the total demand. By reducing the relative demand for upstream fossil fuels, the inclusion of such measures would make it easier to achieve the transition described herein.
Finally, political constraints play a significant role; indeed, perhaps the most important factor. The current climate debate again has proven the political aphorism that "losers cry louder than winners cheer." As E&E Daily reports, coal-fired utilities spent $35.1 million lobbying Congress in the first quarter of 2009 alone, while the entire gas industry spent just $3.3 million during the same period. 3 Indeed, the gas industry trade associations publicly have all but conceded that they were non-players during the Waxman-Markey negotiations.
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Caption: MIT and Georgia Tech researchers developed a four-step process that a robotic arm guided by a cell-detecting computer algorithm uses to find and record information from neurons in the living brain. The pipette is lowered to a target zone in the brain, the pipette is advanced until a neuron is detected, a seal is formed between the pipette and the cell, and a small pore is opened in the membrane to record the electrical activity within the cell.
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That's the premise of "Man of the Year," a movie starring Robin Williams as a Jon Stewart-type who successfully runs for the Oval Office. The trailer (below) makes it look kind of cheesy and predictable, but, as a cultural moment, it's interesting: the hunger for a truth-teller of fake news to lead the country.
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