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The Chinese government announced it would burn a stockpile of confiscated ivory this Monday, marking a step forward for the country in the campaign to stop the ivory trade. The State Forestry Administration acknowledged in a statement (posted below) that wildlife trafficking is a "serious problem," and said that the burning is meant to raise public awareness for the issue.
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Hopefully, the burning will be conducted carefully -- as Laurel Neme, an expert in wildlife forensics, points out in National Geographic, ivory burning is not always successful, and the ivory can wind up back on the black market if it doesn't burn entirely:
Unless the fire is sustained at high temperatures for long periods of time, burning does not destroy elephant ivory. Instead, it chars the exterior and leaves the inside intact.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) National Wildlife Forensics Lab confirmed the difficulties of burning elephant ivory during experiments it conducted under controlled conditions at a specialized arson facility in 2008. Using oxygen-enriched propane to generate ultra-high temperatures (roughly 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit), an ivory tusk lost about a quarter ounce of its weight per minute. At that rate, depending on the temperature and duration of the fire, and the size of the ivory pieces, it could take months to burn one ton of ivory.
This explains why many countries choose to crush ivory rather than burn it -- the U.S. did so with 5.4 tons in November, and the Philippines did the same with five tons back in June.
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Bay Area homeowners owe more than home's worth
THE ECONOMY IN TURMOIL 1 in 5 Bay Area owners owes more than the market value
Twenty percent of Bay Area homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth, according to a study being released today. This dubious distinction has entered the American lexicon as an all-too-familiar term - being underwater.
As home values continue to plunge, the real estate valuation service Zillow.com said that 20.76 percent of all homes in the nine-county Bay Area are underwater. The rate is much higher than the national average of 1 in 7 homes, or 14.3 percent. That's because the Bay Area - like most of California - was a classic bubble market, where buyers in recent years paid overinflated prices for homes that now are rapidly losing value in the market downturn.
Having negative equity, as the phenomenon also is called, can increase the likelihood of a home falling into foreclosure and limits a homeowner's mobility and financial reserves. It also motivates people to spend less because they feel less wealthy. But it does not necessarily spell doom - unless it is accompanied by another financial problem, such as loss of a job or a mortgage payment that resets higher.
"Negative equity is essentially unrealized loss for a lot of homeowners," said Stan Humphries, vice president of data and analytics for Zillow in Seattle. "Unless you plan to buy, sell or refinance, it is more of an academic issue. But for people who do need to make financial decisions related to the equity in their homes, negative equity significantly constrains their choices. When there is any major financial stress to a household - death, divorce, job loss - it is much harder to rebound because it is harder to refinance, sell or get out from under the mortgage. (Being underwater) is highly correlated with foreclosure because it eliminates a variety of avenues people have for addressing financial stress."
Locally, the underwater rate ranged from 7.31 percent in San Francisco to 38.63 percent in Solano County. Nationwide, 16 of the 25 metropolitan areas with the greatest share of "upside-down" homes - another term for the problem - are in California, Zillow said.
Dale Hirschkorn, a medical researcher in San Francisco, is among the almost 400,000 Bay Area homeowners with negative equity. He and his partner, Tom Joseph, owe about $610,000 on their bungalow in Oakland's Maxwell Park neighborhood; the home now is worth about $100,000 less. In their 94619 ZIP code, 23.8 percent of the homes are underwater, according to Zillow.
"There is less of a safety blanket," he said. "If a tree fell on the house, we'd have trouble finding the cash to repair it."
Hirschkorn, 61, had planned to retire next year, until the combination of his swooning equity and the stock market collapse that wiped out some of his retirement accounts. Now, he'll wait until he's 65 - but some other plans may be on hold, too.
"When we retired, we wanted to run a bed & breakfast, maybe in San Luis Obispo," he said. "We were counting on the equity in the house to give us the down payment. Now that dream is on the very back burner."
Humphries said Zillow's estimates are "definitely conservative" because they looked only at original purchase mortgages compared with a home's current value. These estimates did not consider cash-out refinances, which have become commonplace and would have made the underwater percentages higher.
"Particularly in the past few years, there has been a tendency for people to use their homes as an ATM, pulling out money in a refinancing," he said. "For homeowners who did that, the amount of equity in their homes is even less than we calculated."
First American CoreLogic, a research firm for the real estate and mortgage market, did a separate survey of negative equity last month that did take refinances into account. It found that 7.5 million homes, representing 18 percent of all U.S. homes with mortgages, are underwater. An additional 2.1 million are close to being upside down.
About 30 percent of all U.S. homes are owned outright, and those were not taken into account in the First American statistics. The Zillow figure of 1 in 7 homes nationally, or 14.3 percent, being underwater, represents a percentage of all homes, including those that do not have a mortgage.
Mark Fleming, chief economist for First American in Washington, said that being underwater combined with an inability to pay one's mortgage - either through personal circumstances such as job loss or through higher payments when a mortgage resets - is a recipe for foreclosure. As the economic crisis causes more people to lose their jobs and the share of underwater homes rises, so does the likelihood of more foreclosures.
There are a variety of other consequences at both the micro- and macroeconomic levels.
"The last recession in 2001-02 coincided with an upswing in housing market values so one could use home equity as a source of money to get them through, to smooth over volatility in their income stream," Fleming said. "That ability to use home equity as a source of income in times of economic stress now is removed" for many people.
Then there is the wealth effect. "If people feel poor, behavioral changes occur, such as less willingness to spend, less eating out, less buying of goods and services," he said. "We see these ripple effects happening around the country."
Another consequence is that it is much harder to pull up roots and relocate when a home is underwater. "Individuals' mobility will be hampered due to their inability to sell their houses," Fleming said. "That makes the labor market more 'sticky' because people won't be able to move as easily for jobs out of their home areas."
Zillow also looked at all homes that changed hands in the past 12 months to see how many were sold at a loss. It found that 46.68 of all Bay Area homes were sold for less than the last recorded transaction. The number ranges from 17.2 percent being sold at a loss in San Francisco to 62 percent in Solano County. A significant number of the homes sold at a loss were foreclosures, but they also include short sales - homes sold for less than is owed on the mortgage - and homes where the homeowner had a lot of equity because they had made a big down payment, for instance.
Sold at a loss
About half of all homes that changed hands during the 12 months that ended in September were sold for less than the last recorded transaction price.
County % sold at a loss
Alameda 47.6%
Contra Costa 59.3%
Marin 24.1%
Napa 43.1%
San Francisco 17.2%
San Mateo 30.2%
Santa Clara 40.1%
Solano 62.0%
Sonoma 49.9%
Bay Area 46.7%
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San Diego Comic-Con 2014 is halfway over, but the fun doesn't end when the convention does. Next week comic book fans can look forward to the release of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and the introduction of the studio's strangest superhero team yet. Chris Pratt is infamous outlaw Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana is deadly assassin Gamora, Dave Bautista is vengeful maniac Drax the Destroyer, Vin Diesel is sentient tree Groot, and Bradley Cooper is a raccoon.
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The early reviews for Guardians of the Galaxy all indicate that it's a movie worth memorializing, and so far fans have been spoiled for choice when it comes to posters. You can never have too many pieces of artwork for Guardians of the Galaxy, however, and now Mondo has a released a new Comic-Con exclusive illustrated print that is available as part of a limited run of just 150, and can be bought at the Mondo booth for $75 (check it out below, via IGN). UK artist Matt Ferguson has also created a stunning set of illustrated posters for Guardians of the Galaxy, featuring both the heroes of the movie and one of the villains, which debuted over at ShortList.
Ferguson's designs are definitely good enough to pass for official posters (pay attention, Marvel) and the Mondo poster is also worth getting hold of... if there are still any left. Nonetheless, the very first poster for Guardians of the Galaxy, which gave us our first look at the whole team posing together in their uniforms, might still rank at the very top in terms of sheer awesomeness.
Need to know more about Guardians of the Galaxy? Check out our interviews with Star-Lord himself, Chris Pratt, and director James Gunn, and stay tuned to Screen Rant this weekend for more Marvel-related news from SDCC 2014.
Guardians of the Galaxy arrives in theaters on August 1, 2014.
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So, I figure I'll give you an update on my work and such. I've been working on my A-Z project some more so enjoy some more of that kind of thing! I've also been working on my photography, playing around with my film cameras, the lomography camera and taking more photos on the fly while I'm out and about. You can find those on my Tumblr and stuff.
I also bought a 1930s Imperial Model 50 typewriter. Which you CAN still get ribbon for. Which is glorious.
I'll find uses for this, I'm sure. Just like that microscope. I also really want an x-ray machine. And I read today about a woman who took portraits with a camera that detects the person's electromagnetic field. That..just…mind blown. I require one. Immediately.
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Again, some good and some not so good but it's a work in progress. This last piece comes with a huge shout out for Aimee Fitzgerald for making her stock available on deviantart. Entirely perfect for what I wanted to do with this image. It was either going to be something classy like this, or an entirely more vulgar themed alternative!
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The estimation of production expense, creation of powerful item style, development of production requirements, revision of production schedules, delegation of responsibilities to the workers and completion of production inside the provided time frame are the main tasks executed by an engineer. Every single enterprise has 3 macro functions: Governance, Administrative, and Operational, whether management chooses to particularly recognize them or not. Victoria (Vicky) Rasper, a 2008 graduate of Purdue's Construction Engineering & Management plan, is a Field Engineer with Traylor Brothers, Inc. Case supplies discover applications to manufacturing, warehouse, office, materials management and general management. It is not sufficient that you have taken these courses, since the ideal civil engineering applications demand that you get outstanding marks in the mentioned subjects. Engineering management is a specialized field of management concerned with the engineering sector.
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The Embarrassing Memory Murderer by David Tieck
Hilarious Memoir Shares One Man's Embarrassing Journeys, Many Failures and Life Lessons
The Embarrassing Memory Murderer (published by iUniverse) shares the memoir of author David Tieck's endless array of humiliating memories as he comes to grip with his past, finds his adventurous spirit, and offers hope, wisdom and understanding to anyone who is willing to laugh about their own disconcerting moments, WELL, that was the idea at least
I had a plan. It was simple, if I could let all of my worst, most humiliating, and most painful memories each inspire some sort of adventure or challenge, then these memories would finally be adding something positive to my life, and by doing so I could murder the pain, and live a happier life. Ah, thinking about all my most horrible memories all the time, this is going to be awesome, what could possibly go wrong?
It started out great, my horrible past epic shyness, extremely late puberty, and fondness for bleeding and then crying in front of my friends led me to the Cannes Film Festival, tulip shopping in Amsterdam and hanging out with real life vampires in Paris. However then I had an awful break up, I had a bunch of things go really wrong, suffered a smidge of severe mental and physical pain, started to flirt with madness, went on a jovial jaunt through the darkest realms of my brain, and started flinging away everything that was important to me. Oh and along the way and I had a bunch of fun, a ton of laughs, met some awesome people and some celebrities, partied a lot, had some adventures, and eventually learned a lot about life.
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The Celebrate a Dream Come True parade of course!
It was just circling Town Square as I came onto Main Street, and the crowds lining the sidewalk were wonderfully few. The music and the floats just caught me up in a festive mood, and I had to stop and watch it!
I watched the whole thing head down Main Street, then I cut through the Emporium and beat the parade to Frontierland to watch it all over again and get some more photos! I never would have thought of chasing the parade through the MK as something to add to my Disney to-do list, but it was actually really fun!
There were so many interesting details and costumes and such that I had never particularly paid attention to before. But I think the most interesting thing, hands down, was the faces!
The characters totally like themselves (not that they would be like anyone else...) and so animated! All the little jokes they shared with each other and the funny little motions they would do to the music were so fun to watch...
For instance -- what on earth are Peter and Wendy doing here? Or Alice?
Bert: " 'Ello there!" Mary: "Now do behave Bert. I'm the one doing the hard work holding up the umbrella!"
(seriously, Mary Poppins, in addition to her other perfections, must have really strong biceps holding that umbrella through the whole parade. lol.)
Belle was so elegant and poised!
The Prince: "Hey! I know you!"
Cinderella: "Hey, girl, heyyy!"
lol, ok, Cinderella was entirely elegant really.
Snow White and Prince Charming Expressions! Snow White was very good, but I think my favorite character of the day was Ariel...
She was clearly thrilled to be out of the sea and meeting so many humans all at once, she was waving like a maniac, it was so cute! And can we just take a minute to admire her totally gorgeous dress?
The long purple ribbons, that EPIC bustle, the golden lace at the end of the three-quarter length sleeves! I adore three-quarter length sleeves. Seriously. I want Ariel's parade dress!
Another thing I envy Ariel is a Prince Charming! She and Prince Eric looked very much in love. I think the Beast might be gagging in the pic on the right. lol.
Rapunzel and Flynn were also adorable.
Tiana and Naveen were another fun couple to watch. Naveen comes in second as my favorite character in the parade - his faces were hilarious!
He was hamming it up for the crowds for sure!
One last pic...look at Naveen blowing kisses to his adoring fans, lol.
I actually took quite a few more pictures than this, so expect another parade post in the not-too-distant future.
Hope everyone had a magical Thursday!


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Our course programme also involves knowing fashion elements that relates to designing such as fabric knowledge, color theory and fashion computer. Every moment of study at IFTC, we learn something new and useful to develop our potential in fashion skills development.
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In less than a year into my course, I had participated in 3 fashion show cases which includes the glamorous recent BDA/MIFA International Fashion Week that I have received much media exposure as well as complements on my design & its fine quality and perfect finishing. Besides that, I had a golden opportunity to be featured on a TV fashion program. My most sincere gratitude goes to my lecturers who are devoted in their guidance and staying back even after their working time to help me achieve this end results.
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Technical Debt and the Reliability of Enterprise Software Systems: A Competing Risks Analysis by Narayan Ramasubbu and Chris F. Kemerer
Enterprise software systems are required to be highly reliable as they are central to the business operations of most firms. However, configuring and maintaining these systems can be highly complex, making it challenging to achieve high reliability. Resource constrained software teams facing business pressures can be tempted to take design shortcuts in order to deliver business functionality more quickly. These design shortcuts and other maintenance activities contribute to the accumulation of technical debt, that is, a buildup of software maintenance obligations that need to be addressed in the future. We model and empirically analyze the impact of technical debt on system reliability by utilizing a longitudinal dataset spanning the 10 year lifecycle of a commercial enterprise system deployed at 48 different client firms. We use a competing risks analysis approach to discern the interdependency between client and vendor maintenance activities. This allows us to assess the effect of both problematic client modifications (client errors) and software errors present in the vendor-supplied platform (vendor errors) on system failures.
We also examine the relative effects of modular and architectural maintenance activities undertaken by clients in order to analyze the dynamics of technical debt reduction. The results of our analysis first establish that technical debt decreases the reliability of enterprise systems. Second, modular maintenance targeted to reduce technical debt was about 53% more effective than architectural maintenance in reducing the probability of a system failure due to client errors, but had the side-effect of increasing the chance of a system failure due to vendor errors by about 83% more than did architectural maintenance activities. Using our empirical results we illustrate how firms could evaluate their business risk exposure due to technical debt accumulation in their enterprise systems, and assess the estimated net effects, both positive and negative, of a range of software maintenance practices. Finally, we discuss implications for research in measuring and managing technical debt in enterprise systems.
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Elizabeth Woodville is frequently, almost always in fact, described as a commoner. But how 'common' was she?
Her father Richard Woodville came from a family that had gradually improved its position over the course of several generations.
His grand-father was Sheriff of Northamptonshire three times.
His father was Chamberlain (or Steward) to the Duke of Bedford. An important role given that the Duke of Bedford was Regent to the young King Henry VI. He was also Constable of the Tower of London, Sheriff of Kent and Captain of Calais.
He, Richard, before Elizabeth his daughter married Edward IV, had fought in France for more than twelve years, been created Baron Rivers by Henry VI in 1448 and had been invested as a Knight of the Garter in 1450. He was then, through service rather than blood, a minor noble. As far as I can see he had no royal descent.
Elizabeth's mother, on the other hand, came from European nobility. Jacquetta of Luxembourg, widow of John, Duke of Bedford, Regent (brother of King Henry V, uncle to King Henry VI), was descended from a number of English and Norman Kings:
- Her 2 x Great Grandfather Guy of Luxembourg, I Count Saint-Pol, I Count Ligny was 8 x Great Grandson of William I "Conqueror"
- Her 2 x Great Grandmother Mathilde Châtillon was 2 x Great Grand-daughter of King Henry III
- Her 3 x Great Grandmother Jeanne Fiennes was 5 x Great Granddaughter of Kinf Henry II
- Her 3 x Great Grandfather Roberto Orsini Count of Nola was 2 x Great Grandson King John I
It is also worth noting that Elizabeth's mother was a Dowager Duchess, her grandfather Peter of Luxembourg was Count of Saint-Pol , her Great Grandfather Francesco Baux was 1st Duke Andria and her Great Great Grandfather Nicholas Orsini was Count of Nola.
Its difficult to see, therefore, why she, Elizabeth, should be described as a commoner since her royal and noble descent is clear. The definition of 'commoner' is 'one of the ordinary or common people, as opposed to the aristocracy or to royalty'. Clearly that doesn't describe Elizabeth Woodville.
Perhaps it should be read as 'more common' than Edward IV ie not being of the same level of royalty or nobility.
Looking at other medieval royal spouses in most cases there is a degree of parity between the King and his Queen Consorts descent:
- Isabella of Angoulême, second wife of King John, was Great Grand-daughter to Louis VI of France,
- Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III, was Great Great Grand-daughter of King Alfonso VII of Castile,
- Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I, was daughter of King Ferdinand III of Castile,
- Isabella of France, wife of Edward II, was daughter of King Philip IV of France, and
- Philippa of Hainault, wife of Edward III, was Great Great Grand-daughter of King Louis IX of France.
So perhaps Elizabeth Woodville wasn't a commoner but was commoner, or more common, than King Edward IV.
We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that Edward's royal descent was based on his being a Great Great Grandson of Edward III through both his parents Richard 3rd Duke York and Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville.


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19.2.2017 klo 22.32
Recommendation for the American Birkebeiner. Will be updating the recommendation throughout the week as forecasts and course conditions change and also will update with testing results after both Thursday and Friday!
14.2.2017 klo 17.35
Recommendation for the High School Championships taking place at Giants Ridge, MN.
9.2.2017 klo 6.11
Recommendation for the two big races taking place in the midwest region this upcoming weekend.
6.2.2017 klo 0.24
To keep the clutter down, we are going to post all of our section meet recommendations in one place on our Rex Wax NA Facebook page. Look to our page for the lastest recommendations from local Rexperts for the races this week! https://www.facebook.com/rexwaxusa/
2.2.2017 klo 4.46
Recommendation for the City of Lakes Loppet based on testing completed at Theodore Wirth through the week. With the course being manmade, old snow, Rex should be your go to wax for race day!
30.1.2017 klo 3.12
Recommendations and updates for the World Junior Championship races taking place at Soldier Hollow in Utah. Check back regularly for updates! Kick waxes and some paraffins can be bought onsite from Mountain Endurance Sport, while glide products can be bought from Rexpert Timo Puiras at the Canadian wax trailer.
27.1.2017 klo 15.34
First marathon of the season in the Midwest region is happening this weekend. Look to this recommendation for some quick boards!
27.1.2017 klo 5.34
Quick recommendation for the skate races this weekend in Duluth, MN.
20.1.2017 klo 20.18
Quick recommendation from testing done on site at the Western Canadian Championships in Whistler, BC.
19.1.2017 klo 3.55
Quick recommendation for the Rennet this weekend at Hyland Park.
19.1.2017 klo 3.41
Races will be held at the new starting location for the Birkie this year. Warm temperatures and new trails will make tricky waxing conditions for everyone. Our recommendation will be a safe option that will ensure fast skis for the weekend!
13.1.2017 klo 4.57
Cold temperatures leading up to the race will make race day feel mild. Still going to be single digits to low teens through the race so colder waxes are still recommended!
5.1.2017 klo 6.30
One of our Rexperts is on location at Soldier Hollow for US Nationals and will be conducting testing throughout the week. Make sure to check back to this post each day for new updates straight from the race venue!
5.1.2017 klo 6.18
Wax recommendation for yet another cold weather race in the Midwest region.
5.1.2017 klo 6.05
With the big high school race being postponed for one weekend, we have updated the recommendation for the new set of conditions at Giant Ridge!
27.12.2016 klo 23.17
Quick recommendation for the Ontario Cup freestyle sprint taking place tomorrow at Lappe Nordic Ski Center in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
20.12.2016 klo 20.05
Information about the kister line from Rex. What has changed and what has stayed the same in last few years from Rex.
16.12.2016 klo 15.53
Recommendation from the Rossland Noram.
15.12.2016 klo 18.37
Quick recommendation for the Eastern Cup races this weekend at Craftsbury. Races are a distance classic and a pursuit start skate.
15.12.2016 klo 18.27
Early recommendation for the Houghton CCSA/JNQ races this weekend. Classic sprints an distance freestyle races.
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There was a community of Christians in Bologna as early as the beginning of the fourth century : among them were Vitale and Agricola, who were to die as martyrs in the course of the persecutions ordered by emperor Diocletian (303-305).
The city was assigned its first bishop, Zama, after the Edict of Constantine in 313. The diocese came under the Metropolitan See of Milan, and it was to be the great patron saint of Milan, Saint Ambrose himself, who was to give a vigorous impulse to the young Bolognese church. He came to Bologna in person, to witness the exhumation of the remains of Vitale and Agricola, a touching gesture that was appreciated by the whole city, to whom its martyrs were the symbol of a renewed civic spirit.
Towards the middle of the fifth century, Bologna had as its bishop Saint Petronius, destined to become the city's patron saint: to him we probably owe the Churches of Mount Oliveto (today known as San Giovanni in Monte) and Santo Stefano, where Saint Petronius was buried and where his earthly remains still lie, with the exception of his head which has been in the grand Baslilica dedicated to him in Piazza Maggiore, since 1743.
It would seem that in the fifth century bishops already resided in the very heart of town, where the Cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter now stands. This is, indeed, where the baptistry, the hospice for the poor and the first boarding school for priests and deacons were first located.
With the spread of the Christian faith, which swept away pagan cults, the countryside began to be riddled with churches, complete with baptismal founts and presided over by an archpriest whose job it was to provide religious assistance to the new communities of believers. Among the most ancient of these parishes, known as "pievi", are San Giovanni in Persiceto, Monteveglio and Budrio. Only in the XII and XIII centuries did they begin to build churches which were subject to the pievi, i.e parish churches.
During the Byzantine domination, (535-727) the Church of Bologna moved from the jurisdiction of Milan to that of Ravenna. It is this period that the Bolognese devotion to Saint Apollinaire, the bishop of Ravenna, dates back to. The domination of the Lombards in 727 also left its mark on the town: the group of churches that come under the name of Santo Stefano became the headquarters of the conquerors, as attested to by the so called "Pilate's pail", a marble vase with an inscription on it recording the privileges granted to the Church of Santo Stefano by the Lombard kings.
During the battles between the Papacy and the Empire, in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, and under the rule of Frederick Redbeard, the Bolognese Church remained faithful to the Pontiff, even though it had to submit to heavy Imperial meddling which often pitted schismatic bishops against legitimate ones. Despite the difficulties and obstacles the city had to cope with in the Middle Ages, it was in those years that the University of Bologna- the first one in Italy - was founded. We can not be sure as to what relationship there was between the first masters of the university and the Diocesan or Capitular schools, but it is certain that, from the beginning of the thirteenth century, the final examination and the graduation ceremony took place in the Cathedral. From then until the end of the eighteenth century, many members of the diocesan clergy held chairs in the university of Bologna.
During the Middle Ages the bishops of Bologna became more and more influential. After having played a significant role on a political and cultural level, the bishops acquired importance in the economic and social field as well: they granted ample portions of Church territory to the people to enable them to cultivate it, thereby making the most of the land which would otherwise have been left fallow, support the population and contribute to the birth of associations which cemented links of solidarity and communion among the citizens.
Of particular significance for the history of the Bolognese Church, from the tenth to the twelfth centuries, was the presence in the city of Benedictine monks and of other forms of consecrated life. Starting from the thirteenth century, new religious orders had been founded: the mendicant orders. Born with the intention of testifying more vigorously to the evangelical ideals by means of a community life based on poverty and prayer, the Dominicans, the Franciscans, the Carmelites, the Hermits and the Servites offered, from their convents, not only an example of a life of faith, but also of material help to the poor and ill. Their work, later to be matched by the work of a few lay confraternities such as the Laudantes, and the Disciplined or Beaten, contributed to the rise of the hospitali, equipped to take in pilgrims, wayfarers and strangers.
While the fourteenth century was marked through and through by a lively religious fervour based on charity and prayer - as attested to by the many religious orders and by the reconstruction of Church property - the fifteenth century ushered in a religious crisis. Thanks, however, to bishop Niccolò Albergati and to the "Franciscan" nun Caterina de' Vigri, there was a revival of Christian devotion: not only was the discipline of the secular and regular clergy revived, but the education of the people and of the clergy were also seen to. The Council of Trent, summoned by Paul III in1542 in the attempt to reshape the unity of the Church, which had been lacerated by the Protestant reformation, held a few of its sessions in Bologna, in 1547. These took place in the Basilica of Saint Petronius and in Palazzo Sanuti (today known as Palazzo Bevilacqua).
However, it was thanks to Cardinal Gabriele Paleotti (1522- 1597) the first archbishop of Bologna, that the Bolognese Church was able to lift its head high: his pastoral visits, his synods and his exemplary life made the clergy and the people aware of the need to follow the regulations set down by the Council. The seminary that the Cardinal founded sent forth priests educated in a new spirit of faith and mercy. These men managed to give new vigour to the parishes that they were sent to govern, and the people began to reacquire the desire to participate in the life of the Church.
During Paleotti's bishopric there were several new initiatives, all animated by a lively commitment to teaching and to charity. Among the most important were the Congregation of Christian Doctrine, created for the religious instruction of the people, including children, the Magistrates' Court of Agreement, created to sort out conflicts between lower-income people, and the Company of the Poor, a society for mutual aid, assisting the poor and the ill. Another great undertaking of the Cardinal was the foundation of the Company of the Blessed Sacrament whose purpose it was to honour the real presence of Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist and also offer concrete help to the most needy members of the parish. He also regulated the processions for the Feast Day of the Corpus Domini in each of the parishes. This gave rise to a tradition that lasts unto this day, the celebration of the "Decennale eucaristica" or "Decennial of the Eucharist", commonly known as the celebration of the "addobbi", or "decorations", named after the custom of adorning the streets that the procession was to pass along.
The Cardinal also deserves credit for reconstructing the Cathedral of Saint Peter where he built a sumptuous new Chapel and a crypt where a few relics of protomartyrs Vitale and Agricola, and the first bishops Zama and Faustiniano, were placed. This was meant to emphasize the religious meaning of the bonds that linked the Cathedral with the origins of the Church and the continuity that it represented.
The great undertaking of spiritual renewal sparked by the Council of Trent continued apace until the end of the sixteenth century. New fervent religious orders sprang up in this period (Jesuits, Capucine monks, Barnabites, Oratorians, Theatines) and were greatly successful in reaching out to different social classes. There were problems, on the other hand, in female convents, which many upper class families used as places to stash away their daughters, a much cheaper resort than marriage. In the attempt to find a solution to the problem, foundations like the "Monte del Matrimonio" bank were founded, to provide dowries to young girls who did not feel the vocation to becoming a nun.
In the seventeenth century the bolognese Church wintessed an ever more vigorous growth of all the initiatives for catechesis and charitable enterprises: the intensity of religious practice, the tendency towards mystical experiences that was to be found in all the social classes, the work of reconstruction of the churches, all reached their acme. The intense religious life of these years left however a few problems unsolved, which became more and more urgent as the new currents of thought that tended to oppose reason to faith began to spread.
Cardinal Prospero Lambertini (1675 - 1758) who became Pope with the name of Benedetto XIV, understood the reasons for the unrest and with his pastoral visits and services provided directions and examples for all the clergy and the people to follow. He tried to maintain an open dialogue with the more educated classes, thereby fostering, among other things, a renewal of the study of the local history of the church, and thus strengthening the ties between the church of his day with its historical roots. He also deserves credit for having concluded the reconstruction of the cathedral and the new sanctuary of the Madonna of Saint Luke, which had been begun in 1723 and was to be consecrated by his successor, Cardinal Vincenzo Malvezzi, in 1765.
In the age of Englightenment and libertinism of the seventeenth century, a particularly significant voice was that of Father Giulio Cesare Canali, the rector of the parish of S.Isaia, whose pastoral work was directed towards a serious sprituality, effective teaching and a renewed sympathy for the poor: to this purpose he founded the Congregation of Charity and a Hospital for the Abandoned.
The Church of Bologna was deeply troubled by the political changes that took place at the end of the eighteenth century: on June 19th , 1796, French troops entered the city bringing with them a new republican political system, based on the ideals of the French Revolution, which were hostile to religion. As a consequence, religious orders and brotherhoods were suppressed, charities and welfare associations were secularized and fredom of worship was limited; the Diocesan see, after the death of Cardinal Andrea Gioannetti (1722 - 1800), remained vacant for two years.
The Bolognese Church was able to recover from these devastations only after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte. The task of reorganizing the Diocese, restoring the Cathedral and the archbishop's residence, re-establishing the celebrations of the Decennials of the Eucharist and rebuilding the religious communities and charities, fell to Cardinal Carlo Oppizzoni (1769 - 1855).
With the end of the pontifical administration, as of June12th, 1859, Bologna came under the rule of the House of Savoy: this marked the beginning of a long a difficult period of strained relationships with the civil authorities, so much so that the archbishop's residence remained off-limits to the bishops, who had to reside in the seminary, until 1882. However, despite these tribulations, the Church of Bologna continued to give signs of great vitality with personalities such as Msgr Giuseppe Bedetti, Father Giuseppe Gualandi and Father Cesare Gualandi. Charitable enterprises flourished and there also new congregations, such as the Minims of Our Lady of Sorrows, which was founded by Saint Clelia Barbieri (1847 - 1907). To cope adequately with the rampant secularism and anti-clericalism of the times, Giovanni Acquaderni founded the Italian Catholic Youth Society, the seeds of which were to become the Italian Catholic Action.
In the effort to find the right place and role for Catholics to play in the new organization of the Italian republic, Cardinal Domenico Svampa (1851 - 1907) interpreted the spirit of the times with wisdom and discernment. He thus not only went to homage King Vittorio Emanuele III on his visit to Bologna but also supported the founding of a lay banks and welfare associations, such as the Casse Rurali and the Società di Mutuo Soccorso.
In the course of the World War I and the first post-war years, the Church in Bologna was particularly active. Cardinal Giacomo della Chiesa (1854 - 1922) who went from archbishop of Bologna to Pope, with the name of Benedict XV, was a tireless apostle of peace during the first global conflict. His successors in the Bolognese see, cardinal Giorgio Gusmini (1855 - 1921) and Cardinal Giovanni Battista Nasalli Rocca (1872 - 1952), carried out an intense pastoral activity. Cardinal Nasalli Rocca, in particular, deserves credit for organizing the National Eucharistic Congress of 1927, for building a new seminary and for lending renewed vigour to various different Catholic enterprises.
It fell to him, moreover, to support the church during the second World War. He helped the refugees and the homeless, rescued prisoners who had been sentenced to death and saved several places of worship from being destroyed. After the city was liberated, the civil and military authorities, as well as public opinion at large, acknowledged his great contribution to the safety of Bologna, in the throes of passing from the control of the Germans to the Allied command.
In the post-war years Cardinal Nasalli Rocca started the reconstruction of the churches that had been damaged or destroyed and celebrated the second diocesan Eucharist Congress in 1947, as well as the Holy Year in 1950.
At his death, which was mourned by all the diocese, he was succeeded by Cardinal Giacomo Lercaro (1891 - 1976), who is remembered for his intense and multifarious activities: the grand mission of the Pro Citate Cristiana, the building of new churches, the renewal of liturgy, the celebration of five small-scale synods and two diocesan Eucharistic Congresses and, most of all, the effort to regain the positions lost by Catholics in a city famous for its leftist sympathies. His personality anmd his dedication made him a prominent figure in the Vatican Council II as well as in the early post-conciliar years.
When Cardinal Lercaro resigned the diocese in 1968, his place was taken by cardinal Antonio Poma (1910 - 1985), who carried out his ministry with unflagging perseverance, absolute loyalty to the Church, wisdom and prudence, but also with the necessary determination. In the climate of protest and violence that characterized Italy in the seventies, he carried out an intense pastoral activity along the lines set down by Vatican II, while at the same time constantly striving for unity. He founded the second "House of Chairty", the "Mensa della fraternità" or Poor People's Refectory, the Diocesan Charitas and the Mission of the Bolognese Church in Tanzania, which is still active.
Cardinal Poma resigned in 1983 because of his failing health: his successor, Msgr Enrico Manfredini (1922-1983) died only ten months after having been appointed to the Diocese. In his place Pope John Paul II nominated the current archbishop of Bologna, cardinal Giacomo Biffi (1928- ), formerly auxiliary-bishop of Milan.
The Church of S. Pietro is a "Cathedral", in other words, the church where the Bishop holds his See and therefore the religious and spiritual centre of the Diocese of Bologna.
The first historical documents that actually mention the building only date from the 10th century. However recent studies, together with the archeological elements that have been discovered beneath the present church, have led experts to believe that it is early Christian in origin and that the first church was built on a basilican plan with three naves. The Cathedral was reconstructed in Romanesque style after the terrible fire in 1141, and then, in the second half of the 16th century, architect Domenico Tibaldi redesigned and transformed it in Renaissance style, together with the Main Chapel and the crypt.
The architects Floriano Ambrosini, Nicolò Donati and Giovan Battista Natali raised the great nave with the lateral chapels between 1605 and 1622, basing their designs on an earlier project by architect Ambrogio Mazenta. The first chapels on either side of the church and the facade were instead carried out by architect Alfonso Torreggiani between 1743 and 1755. Special mention should be made of some of the paintings that decorate the church: the huge "Annunciation", Ludovico Carracci's last work (in the lunette above the apse); the altarpieces by Donato Creti (in the Chapels of the SS. Sacramento and S.Carlo) and Marcantonio Franceschini (Chapel of S. Rocco).
Visitors to the church can now find an extremely interesting novelty. The door at the end of the minor nave on the left leads to the new exhibition rooms, prepared specifically for the Jubilee 2000. Here, for the very first time, the public can admire a permanent arrangement of the CATHEDRAL TREASURE, in other words, a wide selection of the priceless religious objects and furnishings of great artistic importance that were donated to the Cathedral over the centuries for use in the most solemn religious celebrations.
The three most important sections are composed of the religious articles that belonged to the Blessed Nicolò Albergati (Bishop of Bologna from 1417 to 1443), to Pope Gregory XV (Alessandro Ludovisi, Archbishop of Bologna from 1612 to 1621) and Pope Benedict XIV (Prospero Lambertini, Archbishop of Bologna from 1731 to 1754). However it would be true to say that conspicuous gifts have marked the passage of all the Archbishops. Thus visitors to the Cathedral treasure can now find a really extraordinary collection of religious objects, from those the Blessed Nicolò Albergati, mentioned above, that have been preserved since the first half of the 15th century, to the splendid processional cross donated by Cardinal Giacomo Biffi in 1996, the museum's most recent acquisition.
The bell tower rises up on the right-hand side of the church, near the side entrance in Via Altabella; it is the oldest part of the Cathedral and an extremely important document for its history. It was built in Romanesque style in the early 13th century, but contains another bell tower in the interior, built on a circular plan in the late 10th century and raised up immediately afterwards in 1184. The bell tower, 70 metres in height, represents the second highest tower of medieval Bologna (after the Tower of the Asineli).
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This attractive family home is in a prime location overlooking the village green and the cricket ground
Fancy living in a picture perfect home in the country? Crown House is currently on the market if the answer is yes. This family home is situated in the heart of the picturesque village of Englefield Green in Egham, Surrey.
Is seaside living the dream? Sunsets, surfing and sea; this beachside retreat in Cornwall has it all!
Crown house resides in a romantically rural setting of beautifully manicured country gardens. The stunning family house is just as impressive on the inside with six bedrooms, five bathrooms, kitchen and breakfast room, living room, study, dining room, cellar, and garage.
Crown House dates back to 1710, originally forming part of a working farm. This elegant looking house is a fine example of a Queen Anne residence. The white rendered exterior sits under a tiled roof with an attractive Dutch gable, all complemented by established wisteria.
A generous sized kitchen is at the heart of this family home. Flagstone flooring, modern units and a thoughtful layout help to create a timeless kitchen design.
French doors and multiple windows flood the living room with natural light.
The dining room ceiling features intricate detailing, adding interest to the room.
Imagine waking up with a balcony view over the gardens. The bedroom is kept serene in neutral, all the better to let the view outside provide the decoration.
A generous shower takes pride of place at one end of the bathroom. For those who prefer a soak in the tub there's a classic Bateau bath in an on-trend dark finish.
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Crown House is currently on the market through Savills, with an asking price of £3,950,000.
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A Russian spy ship has sunk off the Turkish coast after being breached in a collision with a freighter, with all its crew rescued, the Turkish coastal authority says.
Thursday, April 27, 2017
A Collision at Sea Can Ruin Your Entire Day
6 comments:
- CenterPuke88 said...
Hummmm, the reported sinking location is in Turkish Territorial Zone, but outside the 12 mile limit (about 40 km from shore). So, does Putin:
1) Drop a sub on top of the site till a salvage boat arrives. (Limited Turkish protests, reasonable ability to monitor activity around the wreck)
2) Put some ships out there. (More Turkish protests and more traffic in the area, harder to monitor the wreck)
3) Hang back and see what the U.S. will do. (Risky, but nice potential for embarrassing Donnie)
4) Suck up to Turkey to keep U.S. divers away. (Interesting anti-NATO and EU play)
What does Donnie do:
1) Beat his chest and tweet he's ordering a carrier to the site. (Cue much Naval head bashing)
2) Try to sneak a team in to inspect the wreck and salvage intelligence. (Very difficult, especially that close to Russian ports)
3) Say nothing, do nothing.
4) Ask why the Navy can't ram the spy boat off the U.S. coast.
- April 27, 2017 at 6:04 PM
- J4rh34d said...
The cargo vessel that collided with it was carrying sheep - it was sunk by a ewe boat.
- April 28, 2017 at 12:00 AM
I doubt the wreck contains anything we really want to see. Photos, ELINT recordings, low level coding stuff maybe.
- April 28, 2017 at 12:35 AM
- CenterPuke88 said...
3383, equipment is always valuable...it lets you know what and how.
- April 28, 2017 at 5:48 AM
- Comrade Misfit said...
it was sunk by a ewe boat.
- April 28, 2017 at 8:02 AM
- jon spencer said...
Too bad that the Glomar Explorer went to chinese ship breakers in 2015.
Wonder what the USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is doing?
- April 29, 2017 at 10:40 PM


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Engraving & Diestamping Walkthrough
During a recent production of diestamped (engraved) stationery, bearing the Royal Warrant in colour for Cleave Limited, Court Jewellers & Medallists, a set of pictures was taken.
These pictures show how steel dies are engraved and then set in a diestamping press to print the highest quality stationery. We hope that they will show that it is only with extremely skilled craftsmen, that such fine results can be achieved.
2. Engraving the image of the Lion
The engraver carves the steel out to varying depth to give "sculpture" to the image
3. Black Die - Lettering
This shows the letters being hand engraved onto the die, which is resting on a "Sandbag", turned by the engraver as needed.
4. Royal Warrant Die - Gold
This will make the gold die for the Royal Warrant Coat of Arms, that will be diestamped in gold, silver, black, green and red. Note the Sculpture and very fine detail required of the engraver. What an amazing skill!!
5. Gold Die again
Another look at the gold in the Royal Warrant Die. If the "Graver" slips and cuts the die in the wrong place - bad luck - start again!!
6. Blue die for Royal Warrant
This shows the amazing skill of the engraver who has to cut these letters by hand - out of a block of steel. Letters backwards of course!
7. Red die for Royal Warrant
All these images must be in exactly the right place relative to each other, to allow the correct placing of the colours within the final image when all colours are combined.
8. Green die for the Royal Warrant
Note the "Register Marks" (crosses) that will help the diestamper to align the five dies into the correct position for each pass of the colour. (Marks will not be inked up and will not show on final print)
9. Silver die for Royal Warrant
The silver die here needs some deep sculpture so a "Half Round Tool" is used to gauge out more metal. The engraver gauges to different levels so that three dimensional limbs will be seen on the 'Unicorn'
10. Six Dies and Tools
The six dies finally cut, with his engraving tools that have not changed for hundreds of years!
11. Back of the Die Press
The red die is in place and being inked up by the smaller roller that has in turn been inked by the duck rollers. The surface of the die will then be scraped of ink and the surface "wiped" by brown paper on a roll.
13. Cutting out the Male Force
All dies have to have a male "force" cut from card to fit exactly into the female engraved steel. This would be a skilled job for a brain surgeon! It is all part of the diestamper's skill
14. Feeding the card into the Die Press
The press will bring the die down onto the card with a force of around four tons per square inch. Keep your fingers clear!
17. Cards drying on trays awaiting the next colours
Black and red diestamped cards laid out on the boards to dry before the next colour is added
18. The force being cut for the stamping in silver
Very sharp knives are vital! Silver and gold inks have to be "burnished", thus causing an additional feed to smooth the ink.
19. Lovely Green Ink!
Ink in the duct will be transferred to the die. The die is then wiped across the surface, leaving the ink only in the engraved areas of the die
22. The Cleave Lion
The lion image was engraved on the same die as the gold in the Royal Warrant to allow both gold images to be done at the same pass - and then of course 'burnished'
23. Cleave A4 Letterhead - Diestamped
This strip image shows the diestamped images from the six engraved dies, printed at the head of the A4 letterhead. What a prestigious looking sheet! And each sheet has been fed seven times - by hand!
27. The Engraver
Ron Hughes, the engraver of the dies, standing by a Columbian Press, on a visit to the Cambridge University Press.
28. Piccolo Interior
Where it happens! Two of our die presses can be seen on the left of the picture


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System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 SP1: A good backup choice?
1:48 pm in Uncategorized by mikeresseler
ith the release of SP1 2 months ago, Microsoft has created a product that can actually take a huge amount of this market. So if you ever think that this product suits your environment, here are a few pointers to help you sell it to the upper-management.
Ok, now about the product.
First, why would you not choose for this solution.
- If you only want one backup solution in your environment, and you're not only running on windows, then stop thinking about this product.
- If you have servers in a DMZ zone (workgroup) or in a domain that has not a full trust, the story also ends, unless you want to install multiple SCDPM servers
Only two reasons and end of story… This product must be fantastic ;-). Unfortunately, there aren't too many environments that don't have a DMZ zone, or that are running full windows. So these two items are really a killer to defend this to the management…
How you can solve this will be explained later on. First, we'll start with what is new to DPM 2007 Service Pack 1.
- Protection of Hyper-V machines, including 2008 Hyper-V and Hyper-V server. And since there is still the possibility to do a complete backup of Virtual Server 2005 R2 guests, the whole microsoft virtualization suite is covered. And we are really talking here about online backup of an entire guest! How cool is that…
- SQL server protection now protects SQL 2008, and it gives you added protection capabilities for mirrored databases
- Sharepoint Server 2007 and sharepoint services 3.0 receive index protection, catalog optimization and support for mirrored content databases.
- Exchange Server 2007 SCR protection
- Cross-forest Protection: It is possible to backup from other domains, but a forest level trust is necessary!
For more information about the product, make sure you check out the FAQ and the product page
If you want to use this product, you need to "sell" following advantages to your management:
- Lower cost on licenses. Make sure you check out the video on edge (edge.technet.com/media/DPM-2007-sp1-licensing). Second, if you already have SMSE licenses, or if you are thinking about buying those, this product is included!
- Fast restore. If you have enough storage (SAN, iSCSI…) you can create protection groups so that you can easily and quickly restore files, mailboxes, mails, databases, sharepoint items….)
- You can backup to storage online for various products and afterwards back-up to tape without interference with the infrastructure. This means that the "backup-window" disappears and that you can do your backups to tape whenever you want.
- Whether we like it or not, it is a Microsoft product, and the functionality for Exchange, SQL and Sharepoint are fantastic.
- As already said, full host server based backups for Virtual machines.
- Users can perform their own recoveries
- Possibility of having one DPM server protect another, making it possible to have a backup server in another location to get up and running again very fast after disaster
- Great reporting possibilities
I think these 8 lines are already a great start for building a business case towards the decision taker.
But now for the problems I mentioned in the beginning of this post.
DPM is not capable of backing up non-windows systems. So for that, you need another solution. Also a true san backup is also not possible. So what can we do about it?
In many cases, we implemented the following solution:
We implemented DPM to do backups on SAN space or iSCSI systems. After that, we used another solution (mostly HP Data Protector) to take a backup of that storage. The combination of both systems is perfectly possible as described on the following technet article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb795753.aspx
For the non-windows environments, the HP data protector is also a solution but you can of course go to Veritas or ArcServe or other solutions.
For the next release of DPM, I think Microsoft should think about the following features:
- San backup
- Backup of filesystems on non-windows environments (Hey, if they can monitor them through SCOM, why not backup them???)
- Possibility of protecting servers that are not in the same domain or are in a workgroup / forest without full trust