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Massachusetts' public transit agency is considering new measures in an effort to resolve the beleaguered organization's $5.2 billion in debt and $275 million in revenue shortfalls since 2000.An MBTA document released early this month, "Your service, your choice," outlines two possible solutions: - A 19.5 percent overall fare increase for riders. - A laundry list of service reductions across the state. Also included in the document are 13 planned public workshops scheduled throughout August during which T riders can voice concerns of an increased fare proposal before a decision is reached on Sept. 4. The fare hikes will take place two to three months after approval. Lydia Rivera, an MBTA press representative, was quick to underline that the MBTA is not ready to act without public involvement. "These are just proposals, what-ifs and ideas we can review together," Rivera said. Although the MBTA is encouraging public involvement, Lee H. Matsueda of the T Riders Union said state legislators and TRU members were "baffled" at the timing of the workshops, which he said fall at a time when college students, who make up a large number of T riders, will be out of state. He also noted that the state Legislature will not be in session during the decision-making process. "We want people to speak up and know about the hearings. We are going to be asking the MBTA board to strongly consider postponing the actual hearings until we have our student population back," Matsueda said. According to Paul Regan, executive director of the MBTA Advisory Board, an independent municipally funded organization responsible for MBTA budgetary oversight, the financial crunch currently faced by the MBTA began in 2000 with the state's forward funding bill. The 2000 legislation that made the MBTA a financially independent state organ also saddled the organization with $3.3 billion in previously state-held debt, half of which was associated with Big Dig highway projects unrelated to the MBTA. The MBTA Advisory Board cites this financial burden as a major roadblock, declaring in an April report that the MBTA was effectively "born broke." As a result of this debt, Regan said, "almost one-third of the T's $1.5 billion budget goes towards debt service, which is by far the largest debt service of any transit system in the country. The average is around 10 percent." In addition to debt transfer, the 2000 forward funding bill earmarked 20 percent of all state sales tax revenue for MBTA and providing more than half of all MBTA funding. Revenue from this source, which was expected to grow by 3 percent annually, has instead averaged a 1 percent annual increase and is projected to hold flat for fiscal 2010, creating a $275 million deficit in revenue since 2000. Regan also cites infrastructure repair and maintenance as a contributing factor. "One of the things most people don't recognize is that in 2000, the T was a very old system. There hadn't been a lot of money spent on routine maintenance. Lots of money had been spent on expansion and enhancement of service, but the basics had been ignored for a long time," Regan said. Currently, the MBTA faces a $2.7 billion backlog in repair projects and budgets $470 million in repairs annually to maintain normal service. Regan's organization found that an additional $100 million must be spent annually if the MBTA hopes to end this backlog. "$470 [million] allows them to tread water," Regan said. "It doesn't make things any better or worse." While the MBTA plans to leave the final decision between service cuts and fare increases to riders, their own proposals favor a fare increase, which could net a projected $69 million in additional revenue, while service cuts would provide an additional $55 million due to the loss of customers as various lines are discontinued. The Advisory Board produced similar findings in regards to service cuts, since the actual construction of subway and bus stops carry the largest price tags, while service cuts will only marginally decrease labor fees associated with their continued operation. "You really have to take a meat axe to service to see any significant changes," Regan said. "There's little resale value in [MBTA-owned] properties." The T Riders Union agreed, underlining that MBTA service cuts would open the door for private contractors to take up old lines. "It's very difficult for riders when you have multiple companies operating a transit system. It makes the system less accountable without guaranteeing better service," Matsueda said. TRU is encouraging residents to attend proposal hearings in an attempt to involve state legislators in the debate, suggesting that additional state revenue should be funneled into the transit system. "This is a public service," Matsueda said. "The MBTA and public transit should be a public system funded by taxpayer dollars because for many people, it's our only way of getting around." Boston Mayor Thomas Menino commented on proposed fare increases in a recent letter to MBTA General Manager Daniel A. Grabauskas, calling the increase "an unsustainable cost for many Boston residents," while commending Gov. Deval Patrick's efforts to "reform our transportation system before throwing new revenue into a broken system." In the letter, Menino said service cuts would prevent people working late-night shifts from reaching their jobs, and suggested the state should "identify a sustainable funding source for the MBTA," and declared raising the state gas tax as the best solution for funding shortages. According to the MBTA Advisory Board, the MBTA is the New England region's largest consumer of diesel fuel, so actual gains made by the proposed gas tax are unclear. Local representatives are also speaking out strongly in regards to the MBTA proposals. District 9 City Councilor Mark Ciommo said, "Considering the difficult financial challenges that many people are facing, now is not the time to raise MBTA fares. A fare increase is not in the best interests of my constituents, nor will it benefit MBTA users. The MBTA should work on increasing its ridership, not its fares." District 5 City Councilor John Tobin also weighed in, saying, "The MBTA has an enormous effect on the people of my community. 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NextBus, the provider of real-time transit information, was acquired by Cubic Transportation Systems.
The companies said the deal was worth $20.6 million, subject to terms of the purchase agreement.
Emeryville, Calif.-based NextBus, which was previously a subsidiary of Webtech Wireless of Canada, provides satellite tracking for more than 100 transit systems, including Los Angeles, Toronto, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Boston. In my experience in San Francisco, it's a useful service, but also a subject of frustration.
San Diego-based Cubic, which makes realistic combat-training systems as well as payment and information systems for transport operators, said it planned to accelerate NextBus growth. The deal was announced on Jan. 24.
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Here you go Shade.
I'm from Upstate NY, but I grew up in NYC. I didn't think I had a bad accent, but when I was in South Carolina and Georgia, in the army, I had trouble understanding some of the deep south accents. Which was great, because in basic, most of the people issuing orders really dig it when you stare at them blankly after they yell, and you say "huh?". After nearly 20 years in the upstate region of the state, I've taken the edge of the dock worker accent, but when I get fired up, it comes out again. There's a three hour driving distance between where I live now, and the city. My cousins live far out on Long Island, and there is a distinct long island accent which my aunt picked up. Think Lilly Tomlin's operator character from Saturday Night live. It rips your ear drums apart. And this is all in one state.
Here you go Shade.
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I live in California
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Greetings to you too! I have lived in several states starting with California and then moving on to Texas, Kentucky, and now I live and have lived in North Carolina for 26 years.
Orange County, California
I live in Illinois.
*Chicago love!*
Alabama Usa! Red neck city!
Good old southern Alberta
New York F**kin City!!!
somewhere in that bustling metropolis known as Arkansas lives a half-Mandalorian, half-Corellian bounty hunter/Jedi known as Jodo Kast!
(and, no, i'm not from Arkie, i just live here...)
That's the way I feel about some of the states I have lived in at times. Which state are you from originally?
California for me.
That's the way I feel about some of the states I have lived in at times. Which state are you from originally?
the evergreen state!
Anyone in Ohio? We've got an opportunity for a fan club table at an upcoming convention in Ohio...
Sorry, Aaron. N/ Carolina, for me.
Orange County, California
I got family there.
You're closer than me, I'm not even in the same hemisphere
I am in the kingdom of Fife in Scotland
I'm not in Ohio, but I have driven there recently. I'm just a jersey girl. Does that count as close?
I live in Oregon, but I'm from Arizona, and I lived in Maryland for about 5 years. I've seen just about all there is to see in the States. But, there are some other places here I want to go. I also want to go to every continent. And, referring to the earlier discussion about accents, when I first moved to Oregon, I thought it was so strange that everyone called carbonated beverages pop, but now I'm used to it. I never got used to the east coast accent, though.
Brooklyn, NYC...nuff said
California for me.
Same here.
Still living in Montana. Where it's below freezing with snow up to my knees.
Lower 5th ring of hell, it's not that bad, little warm in the summer.
Actually I live in Connecticut, but my college is in Vermont so I'm there most of the time. Both are pretty frigid right now, unlike my nice cozy corner of Tartarus.
Hailing from Los Angeles, California. (I hate living here. I want to move to AZ or MASS or something.)
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Vatican City, Sep 17, 2013 / 12:11 pm MT ().- During a meeting on Monday with priests from the Diocese of Rome, Pope Francis reportedly suggested that he does not support the version of liberation theology represented by Peruvian priest Father Gustavo Gutierrez.
In a post for his Italian-language blog Settimo Cielo, Vatican analyst Sandro Magister said the Holy Father distanced himself from Archbishop Gerhard Muller – the current prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, who supports Fr. Gutierrez's views – in a "brief but eloquent" observation made during a question-and-answer session with the priests.
Magister said the meeting was "behind closed doors" and described Pope Francis' comment on liberation theology as "serious and sharp," although it went largely unnoticed by the media, including the Vatican press office.
"In the formulation of one of the five questions posed to the Pope, a priest asking about the centrality of the poor in pastoral ministry made a direct reference to liberation theology and Archbishop Gerhard Muller's stance in support of this theology," Magister recounted.
But "upon hearing the name of the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Pope Francis didn't let the priest finish his question and said, 'That is what Muller thinks, that is what he thinks'," Magister explained.
The Pope's statement is significant in light of the audience he granted last Thursday to Fr. Gutierrez, who is considered one of the fathers of liberation theology. The unscheduled meeting took place at the insistence of Archbishop Muller.
Liberation theology is a controversial school of thought that developed in Latin America in the 1950s. It has been criticized as a Marxist interpretation of the gospel, focusing on freedom from material poverty and injustice rather than giving primacy to spiritual freedom.
Several of Fr. Gutierrez's writings have attracted controversy, including the claim, "Only a radical break with the present state of things, a profound transformation of the property system, the access to power by the exploited class, a social revolution that breaks up that dependence, will allow a different society, a Socialist society to come to pass."
"Authentic liberation will be the work of the oppressed themselves, in them the Lord saves history," he wrote, also saying that the "Church must be converted to the world, in which Christ and the Spirit are present and active, and must allow itself to be inhabited and evangelized by it."
One of Pope Francis' former teachers, Argentinean Jesuit priest Fr. Juan Carlos Scannone, has said that the Holy Father never supported a Marxist-based liberation theology.
In an extensive interview in the recent book "Francis Our Brother Our Friend" (Ignatius Press, 2013), Fr. Scannone explained that he has studied liberation theology extensively, and that "there are different currents" within it.
"In the Argentinean Liberation Theology, social Marxist analysis is not used, but rather a historical-cultural analysis, not based on class warfare as a determining principle for the interpretation of society and history," he said, adding that he believes Pope Francis' pastoral work and attitude toward the poor can be "understood in this context."
In comments about the Pope's recent meeting with Fr. Gutierrez, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani of Lima said on Sept. 14 that the Peruvian priest still holds positions that need to be rectified.
"The Church does not accept Marxist class warfare," Cardinal Cipriani said on his weekly radio program. "During the last conversation I had with Gutierrez, before he left Lima…I told him that in his youth he took stances that he should correct now that he is older."
"If we look carefully at Ratzinger's instruction," the cardinal continued, referencing the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's 1984 document "Liberatis Nuntius," "we can see very clearly that the writings of Gutierrez still need to be corrected."
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Okay ... WHERE is the arrogance is basing one's life on KNOWLEDGE rather than on unsubstantiated belief? It strikes me as being infinitely MORE arrogant to claim that the answer is in something that cannot be demonstrated, cannot be verified, but has to be taken ON FAITH. Even more arrogant is the idea that such faith determines one's place in a putative afterlife which is no more demonstrable than the deity one is supposed to have faith IN.
The arrogance is in the hand-waving and the excuse-making and the ultimate lack of substance behind all of that show.
I think theists feel that atheism is arrogant because most of the folks on earth believe in a higher power, and since atheists do not, we must think that we are smarter than everyone else.
I have to admit that reading some of the posts on this site, atheists do sometimes come off as either angry or arrogant, or both.
I think many theists believe that atheists are arrogant because we generally aren't very open to the supernatural. Personally, I think we have good reason to be skeptical of it and I feel it is dangerous to accept things for which we don't have don't have sufficient justification.
Another reason is that the atheists who openly speak out, tend to be strong in their language and, thus, come across as arrogant. A person might not qualify their statements when engaged in a heated conversation or debate with a theist, like they would if they were having a casual discussion. The theist may come across many other atheists who are less upfront about their feelings and never even realize that these people are atheists.
Another possibility is that it is a deliberate strategy on the part of the theist to put the atheist on the defensive. Perhaps the theist has been told in a sermon that atheists are arrogant and they simply assume it to be true because a preacher said it.
I've tried pointing it out before: regular christianity assumes an arrogance, that you're so important that a deity wants to listen to your prayers or inane talkings-to whenever you feel like it, and will answer them, rather than the ones of someone much more powerful and rich(those tend to be the answered prayers), or more needy than you(those tend to be the prayers people say get answered).
When instead, I am questioning and building on my own life the views that I have, and assuming that if there is a deity, he probably doesn't give a shiz about me. That's somehow arrogant.
I think it's more along the lines of, to them, I am arrogant for "rejecting his love" and "questioning his holy word."
Religion is all about telling people what they have to do and what they can not do. Theists have a hard time understanding that they have a choice to act in any way that they see fit. When one has accepted the authority of some senior member of their church who is presumably acting under the authority of some deity, it is very easy to think of someone as arrogant who will not accept that same authority. What you have to remember is that these are the same people that will ignore civil law and claim that they are acting under god's law.
Also remember this. In many instances when one claims that someone else is arrogant, the claimant is usually lacking in the ability that garnered the arrogance charge. I am sure that I have heard this somewhere, "Don't call anyone arrogant, you just make yourself look like a dumb@$$." When someone uses the word "arrogant", ask them to define it. I'm sure that you will get some interesting responses.
Modesty, in the sense that most people intend, is a way of distorting realism. This distortion is in the form of reducing contrast. A modest person that is exceptional at something will downplay their exceptionality. I'm afraid that atheism has more to do with realism than it does with modesty.
Thank you, that was a brilliant reply. I think I agree with your view of theists accepting authority- "it is very easy to think of someone as arrogant who will not accept that same authority". It could be that theists see the world exclusively with authority over them, thus, when they imagine a world without a God they still desire a place for that authority to rest, they then assume that the atheist must think they are the authority, in other words, if you think there isn't a God then you think you are God.
Also, on arrogance, I've always though it is a form of arrogance to accuse someone else of being arrogant, would you support that view?
Your definition of modesty is good too, I think i'm looking for a different word to describe what I mean though, in an earlier post someone used the word 'humble', perhaps a better descriptor of atheism is 'honest'. It may be impossible for ideologies to be 'modest', especially concerning such grand issues.
"Also, on arrogance, I've always though it is a form of arrogance to accuse someone else of being arrogant, would you support that view?"
The quickest person to accuse someone of stealing is a thief. The quickest person to accuse someone of lying is a liar. We generally see our own faults in other people without any real evidence of them having those faults.
With that said, I am an Imbecile.
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'Arrogant' is an adjective meaning 'having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance, merit, ability, etc; conceited; overbearingly proud: an arrogant teacher ; an arrogant assumption '
It doesn't imply any defect in reasoning or lack of knowledge.
It's a perception of character.
It is better to be arrogant than ignorant.
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Authors: Kansas Rifles No. One
Date: February 22, 1856
The Kansas Rifles No. One sponsored this ball to be held at the Free State Hotel in Lawrence, Kansas Territory, "in honor of the Day which gave birth to th Immortal Washington." The committee of arrangements consisted of J. W. Colburn, James H. Lane, A. Cutler, A. D. Searl, W. L. Brigden, Chas. Robinson, John G. Cropsker, James R. White, E. Emmerson, and B. F. Swift. Tickets to the event were $2.00.
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Date: December 29, 1856
Joseph N. Bourassa, a Pottawatomie Indian who signed this letter with his Indian name of Ke Kahn, wrote to Thomas N. Stinson, a Tecumseh resident and Indian trader. Bourassa, writing from Council Grove, Kansas Territory, described his efforts to recruit musicians and dancers for a New Year's Eve ball.
Keywords: Balls (parties); Bourassa, Joseph N.; Celebrations; Community life; Council Grove, Kansas Territory; Dance parties; Entertainment; Ke Kahn; Morris County, Kansas Territory; Music; Musicians; Parties; Stinson, Thomas N.
New Years Hop
Authors: No authors specified.
Date: January 1, 1858
This invitation was for a dance to be held at "Mr. Chestnut's New Building" on the evening of New Year's Day in 1858 in Osawatomie, Lykins County, Kansas Territory. The cost to attend was $2.50 and the invitation indicated the "good music engaged for the occasion."
Keywords: Balls (parties); Chestnut, William; Community life; Daily life; Dance parties; Lykins County, Kansas Territory (see also Miami County, Kansas); Miami County, Kansas (see also Lykins County, Kansas Territory); Osawatomie, Kansas Territory; Parties
Benefit Ball
Authors: No authors specified.
Date: May 21, 1858
This invitation was to a ball to be held on the anniversary of the destruction of the Free State Hotel. It was to celebrate the opening of the Eldridge House, Lawrence, Kansas Territory. Tickets cost $5.00 and the proceeds were to be used for furnshing the new hotel. Thirty nine men from 17 different communities were listed on the invitation.
Keywords: Balls (parties); Community life; Daily life; Dance parties; Douglas County, Kansas Territory; Eldridge House; Free State Hotel; Lawrence, Kansas Territory; Parties
Independence Grand Pic Nic Party
Authors: No authors specified.
Date: July 5, 1858
This invitation was to a party to be held at McAllister's Hall in Osawatomie, Kansas Territory, on July 5, 1858. Music was to be provided by Smith's Band. Supper was provided and tickets cost $2.50. The back of the invitation listed 27 dances that would be performed. This party was sponsored by several individuals from Osawatomie, Indianapolis, Paola, Stanton, Lane City, Lawrence, and several other communities.
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2010 Draft: Alex Wimmers, rhp
In 2010, he posted a 1.60 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and a 86/23 K/BB ratio. Wimmers has made 10 starts and has a stellar 9-0 record. On the season, he's given up 58 hits, only 9 of which went for extra bases and he hasn't given up a homerun the entire season. Obviously, that's pretty impressive considering the power generated by the metal bats in the collegiate. His performance in 2010 was enough to earn him a second straight First Team All America honor.
Wimmers works with a three pitch mix. He features a 88-92 mph fastball, a solid curveball that sits in the low 70s with an 11-5 break, and a potentially plus change-up that sits in the mid-70s. His stuff doesn't overwhelm, but he commands it well and effectively pounds the strikezone. He's the type of polished pitcher who gets the most out of his abilities by not giving anything away to the hitter. He has a good understanding of how to pitch and really owns the mound when he works.
As for his mechanics, here's a look at Wimmers in action:
Wimmers uses clean, efficient mechanics. There isn't much wasted movement in his delivery. He starts his windup with a step towards first base, which transfers his weight and enables him to shift down onto the rubber with his right foot. He then brings his left leg up into his leg kick, which comes up well past parallel. He also incorporates significant hip rotation into his windup. The differential between his hips and shoulders creates tension and torque to impart on the baseball. Both the leg kick and hip rotation operate to create and store significant potential energy to unleash as he comes to the plate.
At the apex of his leg kick, Wimmers maintains good body control and stays balanced over his plant leg, which enables him to effectively gather his momentum for the drive to the plate. Wimmers get a strong push off the rubber and incorporates a lot of leg drive in his delivery. This should reduce stress on the arm, as he doesn't have to generate all the velocity with his arm. The aggressive push off the rubber and strong lower body drive results in Wimmers using a very long stride to the plate.
Wimmers' aggressive stride to the plate really gets him extended, which occasionally causes struggles getting out over the top of his stride leg. The result is Wimmers seemingly throwing against his stride leg. The extension created by his longer stride also results in Wimmers really bending over at the waist and his right leg really whipping around in his follow through. At one point, Wimmers' right foot is well above the rest of his body. The strong rotation of his hips really pulls his arm down and through, which frequently carries his momentum around and causes him to fall off to the first base side, leaving him in less than ideal fielding position.
As for arm action, Wimmers' is pretty clean and quick. He throws from a three-quarter arm slot and his arm maintains good position throughout the delivery. His arm maintains good relation to the shoulder and is up in the proper position when his stride foot hits the dirt. There really any red flags to his arm action.
Wimmers' has pretty clean mechanics, but he does have some effort to his delivery. He has a quick arm action, a quick tempo to his delivery, and a lot of lower body drive, all of which works to generate generate energy to impart on the baseball. However, while he throws effectively with his entire body, he does seem to be pretty well maxed out. The tempo of his delivery, the strong lower body drive, and the longer stride maximizes the output of his mechanics, but that means that there just doesn't seem to be much projection left in his arm action or pitching mechanics. Additionally, his physical build doesn't lend itself to much additional projection.
Overall, Wimmers is a polished, lower risk, lower ceiling type of prospect. The Reds took a similar profile pitcher last year in Mike Leake, but Leake is proving that both his polish and upside were potentially underrated. Wimmers isn't likely to move as quickly or perform at such a high level.
Wimmers might intrigue the Reds, in part because he's a hometown kid, but his upside doesn't seem high enough to justify the Reds selecting him with their first round draft pick. Personally, I'd rather see the Reds target a prospect with more upside, even if it necessarily comes with higher risk. Wimmers certainly looks solid and his intangibles are very strong, but I'd like to see the Reds sight their sites on something better than solid, especially in the first round. You don't get many chances to add high upside, potential impact talent in the draft and the Reds have enough depth in the farm system to justify rolling the dice on a higher upside, higher risk prospect.
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- liveduptoitJune 6, 2010 at 11:23 PM
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I would rather have a higher potential player also but with the feeling I have been getting lately I think this is the guy the Reds are ganna end up taking. I think he is a decent average pick but they have enough pitchers for the next 5 years or so that are young and promising that are at the MLB level already so this pick would not make that much sense to me. If we were to go with an arm I would love Whirston and if hes gone then Allie. but im not in love with anyone in this draft so I would go high school at slot. why pay over slot in a weak draft class.
Hey lived,ReplyDelete
You may be right. I really don't have any idea who the Reds will select this year. There are some rumors floating around, but those could just be mis-information.
The Reds have had some good success in recent drafts, so they deserve the benefit of the doubt. Still, I wonder if Wimmers has enough upside. I don't like the idea of drafting someone with a ceiling of a middle of the rotation starter. It seems like there should be 12 draft eligible players with a higher ceiling than that.
If they grab Wimmers, then I'll just have to hope that he moves quickly like Mike Leake and has underrated upside like Mike Leake.
I do agree, this year's draft class is a bit underwhelming. But, there is still going to be talent available.
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The Anglican Communion is a confederation of national churches, each considered independent, yet sharing Full Communion with one another and the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is the spiritual (although not administrative) head of the Communion. The Anglican Communion maintains the traditional three-fold hierarchy of clergy: Bishops, Priests and Deacons. In some member churches, women have been admitted to one or more of these orders, whereas some member churches have maintained an all-male clergy. Beyond the three-fold order, though the administration and leadership of each national church is decided by that particular church. In the Church of England, for example, the Queen appoints Bishops. In the Episcopal Church (USA), on the other hand, bishops are elected by diocese and then confirmed by the House of Bishops.
Of particular interest to Orthodox inquirers is the current Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Reverend and Right Honorable Rowan Williams, formerly Archbishop of Wales. Dr. Williams, an academic, has written two books on the spirituality of iconography ("The Dwelling of the Light: Praying With Icons of Christ" and "Ponder These Things: Praying With Icons of the Virgin") and did his doctoral thesis on the theology of Orthodox theologian Vladimir Lossky.
Other major thinkers to come out of the Anglican Communion have been reformers John and Charles Wesley, convert to Roman Catholicism Cardinal John Henry Newman, social activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and authors Dorothy Sayers and C. S. Lewis.
Christianity reached England by the middle of the second century. As St. Bede relates in his Ecclesiastical History of the English People, in 156 a British King by the name of Lucius wrote to Eleutherus, bishop of Rome, asking to be made a Christian. (Bk 1, Chap 4) With the work of missionaries throughout the first few centuries AD, Christianity spread and took root.
In 596 Pope Gregory the Great decided to send a mission to the Anglo-Saxons in the British Isles. He chose a to send a group of Benedictine monks, under the leadership of St. Augustine of Canterbury (not to be confused with Augustine of Hippo). Augustine and his fellow monks arrived in Kent in 597 and eventually a see city was set up in Canterbury, Augustine being the first Archbishop. It is said that that when they arrived they were "carrying a silver cross and an image of Jesus Christ painted on a board, which thus became, so far as we know, 'Canterbury's first icon.'" (Lesser Feasts and Fasts p. 252)
With Augustine and those who came after him, the British Isles were slowly put under the authority of the Church of Rome. As with the rest of the Western Church, this authority increased over the next 500 years.
In the 16th century, as Western Continental Europe was struggling with the Protestant Reformation, the winds of change would eventually sweep England as well. However, as the Continental Reformation would begin in matters of religion and lead to matters of politics, the English Reformation would begin in matters of politics and end in matters of faith.
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- The Anglican Church of Australia
- A Igreja Episcopal do Brasil
- The Church of the Province of Burundi
- The Anglican Church of Canada
- The Episcopal Church of Cuba
- The Church of England
- Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
- The Church of North India
- The Church of South India
- The Church of Ireland
- Nippon Sei Ko Kai (Holy Catholic Church in Japan)
- The Anglican Church of Kenya
- The Anglican Church of Korea
- La Iglesia Anglicana de México
- The Church of the Province of Myanmar
- The Church of the Province of Nigeria
- The Church of Pakistan
- The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea
- The Philippine Episcopal Church
- The Lusitanian Church of Portugal
- The Province of the Episcopal Church of Rwanda
- The Scottish Episcopal Church
- The Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church
- The Church of Sri Lanka
- The Episcopal Church of the Sudan
- The Church of the Province of Tanzania
- The Church of the Province of Uganda
- The Episcopal Church in the United States of America
- The Church in Wales
Anglican Schisms
Several times throughout the history of Anglicanism, there have been movements which led to schism. The various resulting bodies have maintained their Anglican heritage to differing degrees. Among these groups are the various Methodist churches, the Reformed Episcopal Church, the Anglican Catholic Church and the Anglican Church in America.
Movements Within Anglicanism
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In the 1960s, largely through the ecumenical work of Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey and Patriarch Athanagoras of Constantinople, both the Anglican Communion and the Orthodox Churches established commissions to consider Anglican-Orthodox relations. Between 1973 and 1976 an "Anglican-Orthodox Joint Doctrinal Commission" met which led to the Moscow Agreed Statement which dealt with "the Knowledge of God, the Inspiration and Authority of Holy Scripture, Scripture and Tradition, the Authority of the Councils, the Filioque Clause, the Church as the Eucharistic Community, and the Invocation of the Holy Spirit in the Eucharist."
In 1984 the Commission again produced a joint docrinal work entitled the Dublin Agreed Statement. This one dealt with the Mystery of the Church, the Holy Trinity and worship and tradition.
At the time of the first agreed statement, the hope of the Commission had been for the eventual reunion of the Anglican and Orthodox Churches. However, in between the two, a major development in Anglicanism changed the direction of the Commission. In 1978 both the Episcopal Church U.S.A. and the Lambeth Conference put forth positions accepting the ordination of women. This drastically changed the understanding of the Commission. Following the Lambeth Conference in 1978, it had now come to be seen, in the words of co-chairman Archbishop Athanagoras, "simply as an academic and informative exercise, and no longer as an ecclesial endeavour aiming at the union of the two churches."
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We were really amazed one afternoon when both kids stayed the whole time in their room, playing. They didnt even bug me to turn on the tv which they normally do especially when I am preparing dinner. Since I got busy in the kitchen, I heard only their laughters and whispers. Seeing and hearing nothing wrong; I didnt take much notice, thinking it is just one of those days. And then came the papa.
He entered the living room and in a second, called for the girls. Something in his voice made me hurry to his side. I saw that something was really wrong -- our hanging lamp is hanging no more. The iron spring holding it was pulled and stretched until it touched the floor! It goes to say that the lamp would not be giving light in the living room from that moment on.
And the culprits? They refused to come and face the music. Nope. They continues playing as if they heard nothing. Pretending there was nothing wrong at all. If they wont come to us, we went to them.
We asked, 'what happened to the lamp in the living room?' No sound. We repeated, 'who did it?'. No answer. With four big eyes soulfully and guiltily trying to avoid meeting our eyes, we decided to talk seriously to them.
Here's what we told them:
We wanted to know what happened not because we were angry but because we wanted to clear things up. We stressed that we would be glad to know who did it because we wanted the truth. We expressed our sadness and disappointment for lying is not good and we dont want to be left ignorant of what was happening in the house, especially if it would involve repairs or keeping the house safe. We emphasized that telling the truth is very important; that telling the truth is healthy because you wont have to nervously wait for the verdict until you are discovered.
My eldest daughter was already nodding with understanding at this time; while the little one wanted to confess already. But before asking them to talk, we asked them to come to us and give us big hugs.
And then the confession: It was MC who pulled, encouraged and cheered on by IC. Thus, both guilty. After that little talk, we asked them how they feel. The answer was more eloquent than words: they jumped into our arms and gave us kisses and hugs. And with huge charming smiles, they said 'we will tell the truth, promise.'
Let's hope they've learned their lessons.
P.S. The lamp is working again, thanks to my husband's basic skills. It took him the whole evening though.
Friday, August 3, 2007
4 comments:
- Christianne said...
Naku, buti na lang naayos ni hubby. And your girls learned an important lesson.
- August 5, 2007 at 1:26 PM
- Heart of Rachel said...
You have a wonderful way of finding out the truth from your children. I think it really helps when you appear calm. I guess it is harder to find out the truth when children see their parents angry.
- August 5, 2007 at 3:08 PM
Your way of letting them spill the beans was really good. you have sweet kids ;)
- August 6, 2007 at 8:38 AM
- raqgold said...
christianne -- we all learned something important; iba na talaga if you have kids e.
rach -- it is not easy to stay calm, but when we think of the effect that it would do to the kids, that makes it easier.
momoftwo -- we instinctively know what to do because we know our kids, too. as with kids, they can be sweet, they can be sour :-)
- August 6, 2007 at 10:00 PM
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The childhood obesity rate is leveling off, according to researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but the rates are still high, with 16 percent of children classified as obese and 32 percent classified as overweight.
From 1999 to 2006, the increase in the obesity rate for children 2 years old to 19 years old was statistically insignificant, according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association written by Cynthia Ogden of the CDC. From 1980 to 1999, the childhood obesity rate had tripled.
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Twenty years ago, Dr. Richard Carlson's best-selling book Don't Sweat the Small Stuff forged a legacy that is carried on by Dr. Carlson's widow, Kristine, selling 25 million copies and magnifying the global movement towards mindfulness and self-care. It was the book's mention of Children Incorporated as the Carlsons' preferred charity that was, in the words of current Director of Development Shelley Callahan, "one of the most meaningful things to happen to our organization." This year, in conjunction with the book's 20th anniversary re-publication, Kristine Carlson and Children's Incorporated I have teamed up to find 2000 new donors, with a generous donation from the Richard Carlson Memorial Foundation supporting matching funds. Since sponsorships are the lifeblood of Children Incorporated's work, the infusion of so many new benefactors is likely to have a profound and lasting impact.
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Nearly every woman I have ever met has experienced the death of a
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without much cause or explanation. Read on for how to navigate these situations.
Most reflect back on those instances with feelings of sadness and remorse, while some will talk about being better off without the toxic influence of friendships that never should have been.
But all remember well the moment when they realized a specific friendship just wasn't what they had always believed it to be anymore.
The reality is, not all friendships end in a dramatic fashion. In fact, in life there are just some friendships that serve a greater purpose during certain transitory periods, but that don't have the staying power to last over the long term. Just as with romantic relationships, not every pairing is meant to endure. And at least some of the time, two adults can recognize when a friendship has run its course; when they are no longer connecting at the same level they once did.
It may sound harsh, but no one actually benefits from continuing to prioritize a friendship that is no longer working. Downgrading friendships that have ceased to be fulfilling, means opening yourself up to focus on friendships that could stand that greater test of time.
Sometimes, friendships need to be moved down the ladder. And that's okay.
Reasons for the Downgrade
The important thing is to examine your friendships and to understand why they are no longer working. If there is a pattern in your life of hopping from one friend to another, the problem may be with you⎯and that is something worth addressing.
But in a lot of cases, two friends just aren't on the same page anymore. They may reach different life stages, or start pursuing different passions where they simply no longer connect easily. When get-togethers become strained and conversations seem to go nowhere, it is fair to ask yourself why you are continuing to commit time to a friendship that you wouldn't pursue if you were to meet today.
Examine your own reasons for wanting the downgrade, and make sure you aren't setting unfair expectations on your friendships. But then, ask yourself if this is a friendship you truly want to continue giving the same priority level you have up to this point.
Having a Heart-to-Heart
Depending on how close the friendship has been over the years, and what your reasons for pulling back are, it might be beneficial to you both to have a conversation. You need to consider whether this friend is going to be hurt by the redefining of your friendship, or if she is likely ready for a bit of distance as well. If she has been a good friend to you over the years, and is likely going to be confused by your absence in her life now, she may deserve an explanation⎯if only so that she doesn't spend the next several years wondering what went wrong.
The Drama-Free Downgrade
Sometimes though, it just isn't worth the conversation. Or a conversation isn't necessary, because you both realize the friendship has run through its lifespan. If you can't see any good coming from a chat where you tell your friend things just aren't the same, then don't feel the need to put either of you through that. This isn't a big dramatic affair that needs to be ended with force. You aren't in a fight and you aren't ending things off on a bad note. If you see each other in the future, as you likely will if you maintain mutual friends, you will hug and catch up like the old friends you once were. But you both kind of just know that whatever once was, isn't anymore.
And again, that's okay.
Losing the Guilt
Even in knowing a friendship has run its course, there can still be guilt over pulling back from a friend to whom you were once attached at the hip. If that guilt becomes overwhelming, or is accentuated by the fact that your friend doesn't seem to understand what is happening, it's time to go two steps up and have that little chat. But if the guilt is entirely self-imposed, you feeling like you should still be there for someone who hasn't really been there for you in quite some time, let it go. The whole point of downgrading a friendship is creating the space in your life to focus on the relationships that actually do matter and have staying power in your world. So don't feel guilty about pulling back. That's part of life.


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Combine a cup of olive oil and a half cup of lemon juice. The cheapest food-grade olive oil will do. Apply to wood with a cloth, then wipe off the excess. Before getting after your grandmother's antique empire table, test the polish on an inconspicuous section to see if you like the result. This polish is perishable, so make only what you need. Just reduce the ingredients while sticking to the same ratio. Want a recipe with better shelf life? Try this elegant beeswax and carnauba formula at Care2.


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Starting Tuesday, the Padres close the 2013 season with 20 games in 20 days.
That would normally be four revolutions through a five-man pitching rotation.
But don't expect to see the Padres stick to a five-man rotation down the stretch. They will be using six starting pitchers – Andrew Cashner, Eric Stults, Tyson Ross, Burch Smith, Robbie Erlin and Ian Kennedy -- and not necessarily in a perfect rotation.
Cashner, for example, might make only two more starts after pitching in Philadelphia Tuesday night in the opener of a 10-game road trip.
The Padres want to take more looks at September call-ups Erlin and Smith while trying to control Cashner's innings and possibly giving Stults a little extra rest over the final three weeks.
But Padres manager Bud Black also wants Ross and Kennedy to finish working in their normal rotation.
"We might get creative over the last weeks when it comes to the rotation," said Black.
Cashner, for example, will be pitching on nine days rest Tuesday. The Padres used two days off during the first nine days of September to extend Cashner's rest. Because there are no more open days in the schedule, Ross might start twice before Cashner's spot comes up again.
"The great sign is that Cashner feels great," Black said of the right-hander, who turns 27 Wednesday.
However, Cashner's 151 1/3 innings this season is already more than double what he threw in 2012 and represents 40 more innings than he had thrown previously in the major leagues. The Padres long ago set a soft limit of between 160 and 170 innings for Cashner this season.
As for Ross, he's worked only 96 1/3 innings this season and the Padres would like to see him pad that figure.
And then there's the 23-year-old Smith and the 22-year-old Erlin, who could be using their September starts as auditions for next season.
"All I'm thinking about is fine-tuning my stuff," said the left-handed Erlin, who has allowed three runs on 12 hits and four walks in 11 1/3 innings in his two starts since returning from Triple-A Tucson.
"The goal is to get more consistency with my off-speed stuff. I've learned a lot this season. I've learned some new things, like changing pitch location without losing command of the fastball. It's pretty amazing how much you learn just from being up here and talking to other pitchers and (pitching coach Darren) Balsley."
Smith is well aware of the same thing.
During his first visit to the Padres in May, the hard-throwing right-hander allowed 15 runs on 16 hits and six walks in three starts that lasted a total of 7 1/3 innings. He returned to the Padres five weeks later and spent a week in the bullpen.
Now up for the third time this season, Smith allowed two runs on four hits and four walks over five innings in his first September start last Friday night against Colorado.
"It was definitely good for me, that I returned in June and got a chance to get some innings in the bullpen, get some innings that didn't really matter, just to get in there, face some major league hitters and really just see they're better but not that much better," said Smith of his second tour.
"You can still get them out. I'm just really trying to locate and make each pitch matter, take it one pitch at a time . . . not just try to strike everybody out, try to get them out of the box early, three pitches or less, which I didn't do a good job of.
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Shure's effective in-ear sound-isolating headphone technology is now available for just £70, following the launch of the SE110 - the brand's most affordable sound-isolating headphone to date. The product breaks new price territory for Shure, whose isolating headphone range extends right up to £330, for the flagship SE530.
How it works
Evolved from on-stage earphone technology and said to be "road-tested by professional musicians", the SE110 features Shure's Balanced MicroSpeaker technology - the name given to the tiny drivers inside each unit.
Originally developed to enable musicians to hear their own performances in loud on-stage environments, sound-isolating earphones work by using soft, pliable sleeves to block out background noise, without resulting in an overspill of music.
It enables small, high-performance drivers to deliver sound directly to the ear, protecting hearing through lower volumes and avoiding sound leakage, the bane of all commuters.
An assortment of soft, flexible sleeves are provided to get the right fit, and once correctly installed in the ear, the SE110s are said to block over 90 per cent of ambient noise. The headphones come with a carrying case, nozzle cleaning tool and a two-year warranty. An airline adapter, volume control, and Push-To-Hear (PTH) accessory are also available to purchase.


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Kristin Bircsak
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Major/Minor: Biology, Chemistry
Kristin is in a Ph.D. program in toxicology at Rutgers University.
Working under the guidance of Dr. Mindy Reynolds (biology) and Dr. Leslie Sherman (chemistry) Kristin pursued a senior capstone project exploring "The Presence of Cadmium in River Sediments and its Effects on Zebrafish.
Trace amounts of heavy metals, including cadmium, can be found naturally within the earth's crust. Currently, there is concern about the increased amount of heavy metal present in the environment due to anthropogenic sources. These metals, especially in an aquatic environment, can have toxic effects on the surrounding life. This study focuses on determining the presence of cadium in the Chester River sediments in its various forms and its effects on zebrafish.
A sequential extraction will be used in combination with flame atomic absorption spectrometry to determine the concentration of cadmium present. The zebrafish adults and larvae will be treated with similar concentrations of cadmium in order to simulate a long term exposure. The developmental and behavioral effects will be observed and measured. The results from this experiment will lead to a better understanding of the long term effects of cadmium exposure so that heavy metal pollution can eventually be eliminated.


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Nagy Bloomberg wants to run the NYC Marathon : What could be less important right about now ?
Join the Facebook Page : Stop The Marathon.
So through the Mayor's infinite wisdom we get this…
Instead of this …
Just to put things in perspective here is a partial list of resources used during the running of the 2010 race …
" 12 ferries, 500 buses, 1,694 portable toilets, 42,000 PowerBars, 90,000 bottles of water and 563 pounds of Dunkin' Donuts coffee beans, enough to make 45,000 cups (that's just at the start line), 62,370 gallons of water and 32,040 gallons of Gatorade, another 60,000 PowerBar Gel packets, 11,410 pounds of ice, 13,475 bandages, 57,059 salt packages and 390 tubs of Vaseline. 435 cots and 30 defibrillators."
Read the Times Article Here
This just scratches the surface in terms of cost to the city in manpower and money :
"The NYPD breaks down its overtime budget into "planned" and "unplanned" events. Occupy Wall Street is categorized as an unplanned event, as are natural disasters, presidential visits and sports playoffs requiring increased police presence. Just because an event is planned doesn't mean it comes cheap: The IBO reports that the New York City Marathon cost $2.3 million in overtime last year."
There are not enough police to spare for a Halloween Parade but plenty for a road race ?
"Unfortunately, we just cannot spare the manpower from the NYPD and other city agencies to host the annual Greenwich Village Halloween parade," Bloomberg told news station NY1. Although the Mayor's initial statement left open the possibility for the parade to be rescheduled, the parade's official website announced later that the event was formally cancelled."
This mayor is a man of misplaced priorities , but what can we expect when we elect elitist , busybody" billionaires as representatives of " the People " . Of course we can rest assured that none of hissoner's loved ones are among the missing , suffering or homeless , can't we ?
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- People suffering, fighting for gas, hunt for food in DUMPSTERS, but this asshole says the NYC marathon MUST go on. NOW, you know the REAL reason he endorsed obama, he is as stupid or more so, then is obama.. (oforchristsakes.wordpress.com)
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Science Friday Video: The Pocket Solar Factory
November 3, 2012
Imagine what you might do if you could print your own solar panels. That's kind of the dream behind Shawn Frayne and Alex Hornstein's Solar Pocket Factory — although they see it more as the "microbrewery" of panel production rather than a tool for everyone's garage. With over $70,000 of backing from a successful Kickstarter campaign, the inventors are now working on refining the prototype. If all goes well, by April they'll have a machine that can spit out a micro solar panel every few seconds. In the meantime, Frayne stopped by Flora Lichtman's backyard with a few pieces of the prototype to explain how the mini-factory will work.
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Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop speaks during a press conference on Nov. 27, 2001, in Washington, D.C.
Charles Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America's attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smoking, has died in New Hampshire at age 96.
"Dr. Koop passed peacefully at home this afternoon," Susan Willis, a spokeswoman at Koop's Dartmouth Institute in Hanover, N.H., told NBC News. She declined to give a cause of death but noted Dr. Koop's age.
Koop changed the previously low-profile position of surgeon general into a bully pulpit for seven years during the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations.
Yet, as an evangelical Christian, he surprised conservatives when he endorsed condoms and sex education — in order to stop the spread of AIDS, which blossomed into a national epidemic on his watch.
He also embarked on a mission to end smoking in the United States — his goal had been to do so by 2000. A former pipe smoker, he said cigarettes were as addictive as heroin and cocaine.
Koop, who served as surgeon general between 1981 and 1987, became an aggressive advocate for AIDS education and prevention and was the first truly public surgeon general of the modern era. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
Even though the surgeon general has no real authority to set government policy, Koop described himself as "the health conscience of the country."
"My only influence was through moral suasion," Koop said just before leaving office in 1989.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Oct. 14, 1916, Koop graduated from Dartmouth College in 1937 with a degree in zoology and received his M.D. degree from Cornell Medical College in 1941, according to a release from Darthmouth.
"Dr. Koop did more than take care of his individual patients — he taught all of us about critical health issues that affect our larger society," said Carol L. Folt, the president of Dartmouth College, where Koop later established an institute named after him.
"Through that knowledge, he empowered each of us to improve our own well-being and quality of life. Dr. Koop's commitment to education allowed him to do something most physicians can only dream of: improving the health of millions of people worldwide."
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After much discussion, a possible ordinance violation and structural analysis from two companies, the verdict is in: the Parker House slab has been deemed unusable.
After much discussion, a possible ordinance violation and structural analysis from two companies, the verdict is in: the Parker House slab has been deemed unusable.
During the city council�s pre-agenda workshop two weeks ago, city administrator Chris Hubbard delivered the report from Nova Engineering and Environmental, a third party that was brought in to conduct a structural analysis and soil borings on the Parker House foundation.
The report said that the Parker House foundation was not to be used. It was recommended that the existing foundation be removed and anything built on the site would need deep foundation pilings.
Councilman Jack Mullen pointed out that the report prominently said, �Do not build on it,� with the words both bolded and underlined.
Nova�s report corroborated the assessment originally provided by Cathey Construction.
The insurance company paid out $660,000 for damages after the building caught fire in 2011 and told city officials the foundation slab could be rebuilt upon.
The city disagreed and sought an additional $90,000. Two years went by with no additional funds paid, which prompted the city to take action.
The Bay County Board of County Commissioners supported the council in their decision and recommended Nova to complete the new analysis.
Mullen reported that when walking in the Parker House, an incline could be felt and visible cracks could be seen in the slab.
�I don�t see how anyone could ignore this,� said Mullen. �You can walk across the front porch and tell that it�s not fine.�
At Tuesday�s regular meeting Mullen said that he had mailed the new report to the insurance company, based in Orlando, and would be following up soon to schedule a face-to-face meeting.
Previously, the council had decided that the Parker House would be dismantled and moved to a secondary site on the property, which sits off U.S. Highway 98.
Members of the public inquired why the council was worried about the slab if they had no intention to rebuild on it. Mullen answered that they would not remove the slab until the insurance claim had been settled and the remaining $90,000 paid.
�We have proof that (the slab) is not fine,� said Mullen. �If they still say the slab is fine, then we�ll have problems.
�We just need to tell them what we want. We�ll get it settled.�
Mullen said that litigation will be an option in the event that the insurance company turns down the city�s request for additional funds.
During last month�s regular meeting, in which the council voted to hire Nova for the second structural analysis, Mullen read ordinance number 177, which stated that expenditures over $3,000 require competitive bids.
In a split-vote that resulted in possible violation of the ordinance, the council opted to award the bid to Nova even though it had not strictly followed the competitive bid process.
During the council�s regular meeting, Councilwoman Tanya Castro and city attorney Paul Komarek stalled a vote to amend ordinances to increase the $3,000 bid limit to $8,000.
Komarek suggested some word changes and different language be written into the ordinance prior to voting while Castro said that the ordinance needed more discussion to avoid possible violations in the future.
�We need to ensure that we�re always going to do the right thing and follow the rules,� said Castro.
The vote was tabled and discussions will resume at next month�s pre-agenda workshop.


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