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In his second encyclical letter, Pope Benedict XVI affirms the centrality of hope as a Christian virtue, one that carries those imbued with it to the doorway of salvation. The Christian's ultimate hope is in Christ the savior. Here and now we carry hope also for the church, Christ's body, in days to come. What might the church look like, feel like, live like in a future worth hoping for? I propose seven hopes for the future church.
A Church of In-spirited Structures
Church structures are in-spirited, vessels of the divine Spirit, able to inspire believers and potential believers with the living presence of Jesus Christ. In the church of the future, ecclesial structures will be living, open channels of effective, transforming communication. The sacramental principle that is the foundation for such a claim is one of Catholicism's richest contributions to the Christian tradition: the assumption that created things can carry within and communicate without the transforming presence of God. It is the principle embodied in the seven sacraments, in the church itself as the presence of Christ in the world and in Jesus Christ recognized as the visible presence of God's unending love of the universe. One of its implications is that the institutional realities that render the church visible and effective in the world are capable of being vehicles of grace, lifting up and celebrating the light of the Spirit within the community.
A Church of Porous Borders
The church of the future should be a church of porous borders. Its frontier will be less a wall and more an area of give and take. We can learn from the borders within living organisms, in our own bodies. Individual cells have their perimeters, their margins, a point at which they are in contact with the next cell. But the very life of the individual cell, and ultimately of the organ and organism of which it forms a part, depends on the fact that the borders of living cells are porous. They live because their margins are permeable. They allow organized exchange. Nutrients enter. Waste products exit. Electronic impulses are passed from one nerve cell to the next, and the next. Their borders are designed for communication, and the communication itself—built into their very structure—is vital to life and growth and strength.
The church of the future will be recognized by its distinctive frontier; but that frontier will be a porous border, because it will be a line of living communication with other Christian churches, with other faiths and with nonbelievers. The church does not need a wall as a border to prevent aliens from entry. If the church of Christ understands itself as grounded in the Scriptures and the ministry of Jesus, there are no aliens. There is no one to fear.
A Church of Servants
In Ephesians, Paul teaches that there are in the church apostles, teachers, prophets and more, each undertaking his or her proper role. But whatever the individual Christian's distinctive role, all Christians have in common the call to serve. We are called by God to serve one another in the church, and the church as a body is called to serve the world. Every call in the church, even the call to hierarchical leadership, is a call to service. This is the defining mark of the community that bears Christ's name. It is a community of loving servants, each one seeking not the good of self, but first the good of the other.
A church of servant-leadership embodies two critical truths. The servant stands in contrast to a world in which authority is seen primarily as power over a subordinate. And the servant exemplifies how to live well and effectively, able to accomplish in the present something that will last in the future, by living as a servant of all, beginning with the most powerless. This way of service must characterize the church of the future, a church in which to hope. This is the fundamental identity of the whole body of Christ and all of its members.
A Transparent Church
The church of the future ultimately seeks invisibility in the sense that it will always strive toward transparency. We look toward the church, yes, but only so that we may see the face of Christ. We hear what the church says, yes, because we hear in its voice only the voice of Jesus. Whatever is a barrier to that transparency—property, modes of dress, ways of acting that may bear the imprimatur of centuries of usage or new ways that may be suggested to respond to new needs—each will be examined in the light of a single question: Does this help to make clear and accessible to the world the message and the life of Jesus? There may never be unanimity in the church over the response to that question on a particular issue, but the very fact that the question is posed in all honesty will assure the church that it does not seek its own glory but seeks to fulfill the mission of Jesus.
A Person-Centered Church
The future church will be distinguished by its consistent gentleness toward each person. The value of each person is founded in the individual's identity as a creature of God, brought into being as a unique person by the will of God, destined for salvation in the house of God. The community of the church values each and every person, particularly those who are least able to assert their own worth. Thus the poor, the lonely, the helpless, the distressed, the homeless, the broken-in-spirit, the children, the unborn, the domestically abused women, the victims of violence and of war (of whatever people or faith)—all of these are the concern of the church community as a whole and of each individual believer. The resources of church life—spiritual and material—are placed at the service of these brothers and sisters. How else could they ever know that they are our brothers and sisters?
The church must be the place where gentle regard for each person is the universal and unbreakable rule. This will be possible only in the measure that the church is true to its own understanding of the inner life of God. Each person of the Trinity is uniquely held, and their unity provides the very ground of all that is. The God we worship is a community of mutually indwelling love. The inner life of God, though only glimpsed through faith, is the everlasting model of what the church is called to be: a community of persons of equal dignity, of equal worth, all with their own proper work complementary to that of the others, united in the perfection of love.
A Church That Looks Outward
We must understand "church" as a verb. It denotes an action, an ongoing activity. The church, rather than having a mission, is a mission. Defined by the action of Jesus Christ in the world, the church's orientation is not toward itself, toward its own constitution or the protection of its own assets. The church's movement is ad extra—that is, directed outward toward all those others, who, unlike the members of the church, have not heard a saving word, who stand in terrible need or terrifying fear, whose experience of the church in the past may have left scars.
The church of Christ is oriented in three fundamental directions, and each one commands the community's attention. First, the church is oriented toward the world. The Second Vatican Council's "Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World" insists from its opening words that the church must be concerned about the cares of the world and labor to bring healing to its deep and pervasive wounds. The council asserts as foundational that we, as the church, have been entrusted with the assurance of divine love and that this gift is not only for ourselves, but for us to share generously with all on the planet. This is as fundamentally true as is the statement that Jesus did not rise from the dead to new and lasting life for his own sake. He rose so that we all could share in that rising and in that new life.
Second, the church is oriented toward the kingdom. The church does not live to build up a kingdom of its own, no more than we as individual believers live for our own sake. The church lives as an instrument in the hand of God for the establishment of God's kingdom. Jesus Christ preaches not himself, but the kingdom of God. The community gathered in the name of Jesus preaches Christ. But the message of Jesus in the Gospels is: "The kingdom of God is among you!" To carry this message requires the community of faith to assess all that we do in the light of that proclamation. Does this undertaking—this commitment of resources, this new project, this renewal of an aspect of the tradition—proclaim the truth that this world, wounded by sin, has been saved, and is destined for greatness? Even to pose this question is to recognize that we as the church do not belong to ourselves; we belong among those who yearn for the fulfillment of God's reign over all.
This orientation toward the kingdom grounds this truth: our call is to worship God, to praise God together. Not because the kingdom has entirely come. Not because all is well in the church, but because God is worthy of our praise and worship. We give worship and praise because God is God. The church of the future, forward phalanx of the kingdom, is known as the people who constantly open mouths and hearts to praise God.
Third, the church of the future is oriented from the southern hemisphere. The growing edge of Christianity in Africa and South America challenges the church in Europe and North America: Do not give us money alone, as if solidarity in money would fill up what we owe to one another. Rather, listen together with us to what the Gospel of Jesus says to our present circumstances and to our hopes and possibilities for the future. Act together with us to strengthen and expand the community of believers throughout the world.
This orientation of a church "that looks outward" highlights the problem when the church is primarily concerned with itself, consuming energy either in agonizing over the state of affairs inside the church or looking fearfully at supposed enemies "outside." When it is necessary for the church to concentrate on putting its own house in order, something is wrong in the house. The commitment of energy to inward problem-solving must be made as swiftly and effectively as possible. Why? Because it is in turning attention outward again that the church lives and grows in communion with its founder and guide.
A Joyous Church
The future church is a church of joy. It does not ignore humanity's pain. But it is a community marked by absolute trust in the presence and faithfulness of God. This church—even when it knows itself to be sharing the darkness of the tomb with a war-weary and wounded humanity— affirms the Resurrection and manifests its joy. The church is eschatological by nature, straining forward with confidence.
These seven hopes for the future church are but an opening, an initiation. Developing this opening and deepening this initiation is the continuing work of all who are and will be the church.


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Season 55 : Episode 296
Coronation Street is credited as being one of the longest running soaps in the world and the longest running television soap in Britain (with the longest running overall being The Archers on BBC radio). The show has been on British TV screens since 1960 and has aired over 6,000 episodes. Coronation Street was created by Tony Warren, who drew on his own experiences living in Salford when developing the show for Granada Television in Manchester. The show's working title was Florizel Street. In a memo from Tony Warren to Granada, he explains the basis of the show: "A fascinating freemasonary, a volume of unwritten rules. These are the driving forces behind life in a working class street in the north of England. The purpose of Florizel Street is to examine a community of this nature, and to entertain." The first episode of Coronation Street, written by Tony Warren and containing the first airing of the iconic theme music (composed by Eric Spear), was transmitted live at 7.00pm on Friday 9th December 1960 and was an instant success due to its eliment of "realism". The series began as a twice weekly serial (airing originally on Wednesdays and Fridays) and was initially only commissioned for twelve episodes but due to the series' success with the viewers it became a perminant fixture, soon changing its transmission days to Monday and Wednesdays. Almost 30 years later the number of episodes increased to three per week in 1989 (additional episode on Fridays) and then to four in 1996 (additional episode on Sundays). Recently that has increased again with a second episode being added on a Monday night at 8.30, leaving a half hour gap between the end of the first episode of the evening and the start of the second. Coronation Street, Corrie or The Street (however you know it) has been at the top of the ratings for most of it's long run and despite tough competition from new soaps and even new TV channels it remains the highest rated programme on British television. William Roache is now the only original cast member remaining - he's played Ken Barlow since episode one. The Set: In early 1960, after Granada Television commissioned twelve episodes of Coronation Street, the set designer Denis Parkin was taken on a tour of Salford by series creator Tony Warren for inspiration on the set. The street's set was based on Archie Street in the Ordsall district, a film shot of which was used in the opening credits of the programme from 1960 to 1964. Archie Street itself was knocked down in 1971. The original television set was built indoors, the cobbles and paving slabs were painted to the floor and the houses were made out of wood. The set was so big and the studio so small that it had to be erected in two parts which explains why shots of the entire street were not seen until 1968 when Granada decided that the interior set was too limiting and so re-erected the set outside in a yard rented from British Railways on Grape Street on Manchester, behind the Granada studios. The cast hated it! They complained that it was draughty and cold; nevertheless it was soon re-built in bricks and mortar and survived until the end of the 1970s when the decision was made to incorporate the set into the Granada Studios Tour. By 1982 a brand new set had been erected on a new site just a few hundred yards away. When the set was complete it was opened by the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. The new set was first seen on-screen in episode 2210, broadcast on Monday 7 June 1982. From 1982 up until 1999, it was possible for fans of the show to visit the exterior set as part of the Granada Studios Tour. With the closure of the tour, Granada were able to expanded the exterior set to incorporate further buildings on Rosamund Street (the Health Centre) and later on Victoria Street (Roy's Rolls & Elliot and Son). Coronation Street currently airs on the following days in the UK: Monday @ 7.30pm & 8.30pm, Wednesday @ 7.30pm, Friday @ 7.30pm, Sunday @ 7.30pm. Note: This episode guide mirrors the episode numbers that are used by Granada Television. These, in turn, are based on the episode production numbers. On the odd occasion over the years these have proven to be slightly haphazard. To explain; the first episode of the programme was production code P228/1, the second P228/2, etc. In 1970, the production team reached episode 999 with the episode that was broadcast on Wednesday 19th August that year. The next episode, the 1000th, was not given the production code of P228/1000 but instead was given the new production code of P694 and the number 1! (To confuse matters more, Granada also publicised episode 999 as the 1000th episode!). The actual 1000th episode was therefore known as episode P694/1. As the seventies went on, two episodes (P694/26 and P694/27) were edited down into one half-hour episode, supposedly because Doris Speed - playing Annie Walker - was ill, and four episode numbers were not used at all - P694/503, P694/504, P694/505 and P694/549. You will therefore not find episodes 1503, 1504, 1505 or 1549 in this guide - because they were never made! When the 4000th episode was broadcast in April 1996, Granada's production codes skipped from P694/2999 to P694/4000, thereby mirroring better the actual episode number being shown and publicised. The fact remains though that other episode numbers have been skipped or counted as double episodes and therefore the publicity over episodes such as number 6000 in 2005 are a few episodes out. 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Ken Barlow (1960 - )
Philip Lowrie
Dennis Tanner (1960 - 1968; 2011 - )
Eileen Derbyshire
Emily Nugent Swain Bishop (1961 - )
Betty Driver
Betty Turpin Williams (1969 - )
Barbara Knox
Rita Littlewood Fairclough Sullivan (1972 - )
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We know you are one-of-a-kind, but that doesn't stop academics from trying to pigeonhole your behavior. Gerontologist Ken Dychtwald, author of "Age Wave, Age Power," says retirees can be classified under four types based on retirement behavior and financial preparedness.
Ageless Explorers (27% of retirees fall into this category) "personify a new ideal retirement. They would rather be too busy than risk being bored." There's no room for penny pinching on these active seniors' calendars. That's because in pre-retirement, the majority planned ahead and contributed to IRAs (73%), and 401(k)s (about 50%).
Comfortable Contents (19%) have more traditional views about retirement. They are happy to relax and pass away their golden years with peaceful calm. Like Ageless Explorers, most had their retirement finances solidly in place to assure that their afternoon catnaps wouldn't be interrupted by calls from bill collectors.
Live for Todays -- as the name implies -- fill their retirement with activities that they never tried during their pre-retirement years. ("Hal, it's your turn to bungee!") Though this may be the fun crowd to hang out with, they aren't quite as financially prepared for retirement as they'd like to be. Less than half of this group (22% of retirees in the study) invested in various taxable and tax-advantaged retirement accounts to get ready for their post-9-to-5 life.
Sick and Tireds (32%) got that way because they're more likely to be found still toiling in the working world. Those who fall in this group failed to prepare sufficiently for retirement, which greatly tarnishes their golden years. Less than one-quarter of these retirees contributed to IRAs and 401(k)s in their early years. And they did not put away much in taxable accounts, either.
While the size of the cash cushion certainly correlates to retirement happiness, even more important is the amount of time spent amassing a retirement kitty. For those who want to set themselves up for the ideal after-work life (our retirement planning service -- TMF Money Advisor -- can help you do it, by the way), we suggest an additional classification -- Fools.


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The hits just keep coming for the Jeff Long and the Razorbacks athletic department. CBS's Eye On College Football reports that Razorbacks wide receivers Maudrecus Humphrey, Marquel Wade and tight end Andrew Peterson were arrested today and charged with residential burglary.
The burglaries allegedly took place over the course of a week and involved 10 separate reports of stolen items in Arkansas dormitories. The three players would steal books (among other items) and sell them back to the bookstore. If the returns at the Arkansas bookstore are anything like they were at my school, these guys are going to have a tough time in life if they can't play football. And yes, they've been suspended indefinitely.
UAPD responded to a call regarding a residential burglary from a dorm room on May 1. The female victim started she had a laptop stolen from her unlocked room, according to the report.
Over the next seven days, UAPD took a total of 10 reports from the Northwest Quad buildings. Items stolen from rooms included textbooks, laptops, cash and DVDs. The stolen items totaled $4,817.
UAPD reviewed video from the locations, according to the report. Three suspects identified as Peterson, Humphrey and Wade walked through hallways, checked doors and entered rooms.
A clerk in the Campus Bookstore later identified Peterson, Humphrey and Wade as having been in the store "multiple times" selling textbooks.
That is now six arrests for the program this off-season. That obviously doesn't include all that other stuff.
Three Razorbacks charged with burglary [CBS]
Football: Three Razorbacks Arrested On Burglary Charges [Arkansas News]


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Mariners' Venezuelan players hope for peace back home
PEORIA, Ariz. -- As Felix Hernandez sat in his locker in the Mariners clubhouse at the Peoria Sports Complex on Saturday, the flag of Venezuela was draped over the adjacent chair.
For Hernandez, springs normally are filled with baseball and more baseball. But this isn't a normal spring for Hernandez or any of the Venezuelan natives participating in Major League camps. For back home in their country, protests are raging, the streets of the major cities are filled with angry students and at least six protesters have been killed by the military and police in recent days.
The political unrest weighs on the minds of Hernandez, who is closely following the news on Twitter, Instagram and Spanish TV.
Hernandez grew up in Valencia, where two of the protesters have been killed. He's seen pictures and video of fires burning in the streets and mobs pushing back against the police.
"It's a big deal," the Mariners ace said Saturday. "I'm a little worried because my family is over there. I don't know what's going on. I just want peace. It's dangerous. I just want my family to be safe. That's all I want. I talked to my mom. I'm trying to figure out how to get her here."
Hernandez posed for a photo Saturday with his Venezuelan teammates holding their flags and signs asking for peace in their homeland, then put the picture on his Twitter account with the message: "Solo queremos PAZ para nuestro pais #PazParaVenezuela,", which translates to "We just want PEACE for our country. #PeaceForVenezuela."
The other Mariners from Venezuela in Major League camp right now are outfielder Endy Chavez, first basemen Jesus Montero and Gabriel Noriega, catchers Manuel Pina, Humberto Quintero and Jesus Sucre, reliever Yoervis Medina and Minor League coach Jose Moreno.
"It's worrisome," said Chavez, who also is from Valencia. "I know a lot is going on over there. I try to be aware and in contact with my family. I expect this all to end soon, but I'm worried because my daughter is over there, too. I have my parents, my daughter, my cousins."
Chavez, 36, watches the news and tries to understand how this can be happening in his hometown.
"It's not easy. It's hard to believe," Chavez said. "I know there are things we need to work on, as people, as human beings, to make things better."
Montero is another Venezuelan wondering and worrying.
"It's crazy," said the young first baseman. "I've never seen anything like it in 24 years. The government is killing people. My parents live in a small town about 10 minutes outside Valencia, so thank God they're safe. The bad stuff is in the cities. But it's sad. It's hard to see. Somebody needs to do something to stop this."
Hernandez knows he needs to focus on baseball and his job and says that isn't an issue when he's working. But he's human. And the situation in his country cannot be ignored, not when friends and family in the city where he spends time every offseason are dealing with such an ugly reality that seems a million miles from the serenity of the practice fields in Peoria.
"That's the hardest part because you're here and you're safe, but they're over there and they don't know what's going on," Hernandez said. "I tell them to stay home, don't go out, stay safe."
And when he sees the pictures from back home?
"I just think, 'Wow,'" Hernandez said. "How did this happen?"


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If Justice Kennedy's comments and questions during the session are an accurate indication, the federal statute may well be struck down.
Anti-gay marriage law gets chilly reception from key Supreme Court Justice
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is seen as a potential swing vote on DOMA, a gay marriage law that bars federal benefits to same-sex couples. He repeatedly raised concerns in oral arguments Wednesday.
By Warren Richey, Staff writer / March 27, 2013
The Christian Science Monitor
The US Supreme Court took up its second major gay rights case in two days on Wednesday when it heard argument in a potential landmark case testing whether the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act violates the equal protection rights of gay and lesbian married couples.
During nearly two hours of argument, the justices appeared to divide along traditional liberal-conservative lines, with Justice Anthony Kennedy residing – once again – at the center of the nine-member court.
If Justice Kennedy's comments and questions during the session are an accurate indication, the federal statute may well be struck down.
Kennedy repeatedly raised concerns that the federal statute was in conflict with the traditional power of the states to regulate marriage.
The justice took exception to a comment by a lawyer defending the statute that all the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) did was define marriage for purposes of federal law.
Kennedy said the definition applied in 1,100 different contexts which meant that federal influence was "intertwined with the citizens' day-to-day life."
That, he said, put the federal government at a "real risk of running in conflict" with core powers retained by the states, including the power to regulate marriage, divorce, and child custody.
The lawyer, former Solicitor General Paul Clement, said Congress was simply seeking uniformity in the provision of federal benefits, not to regulate marriage at the state level.
Kennedy was unconvinced. "The question is whether or not the federal government, under our federalism scheme, has the authority to regulate marriage," he said.
At various points during the argument, Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan, both members of the court's liberal wing, offered comments in support of Kennedy's concerns.
Chief Justice John Roberts also appeared to be trying to frame an argument about federal power to draw Kennedy in a more conservative direction.
It is still too early to know with certainty which way Kennedy will ultimately go, and whether his expected swing vote will align with the high court's liberals or conservatives.
But it is clear from his comments that he is deeply concerned about the impact of the federal statute.
What DOMA does
DOMA restricts the receipt of federal marriage benefits to opposite-sex couples by defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
By using that traditional definition of marriage, same-sex spouses who are legally married in states permitting gay marriage are blocked from receiving the same 1,100 benefits available to opposite-sex spouses.
Unlike every heterosexual married couple in the US, married homosexuals can not file joint tax returns, receive spousal Social Security benefits, or qualify for family health insurance for married federal employees.
"DOMA was not enacted for any purpose of uniformity, administration, caution, pausing, any of that," US Solicitor General Donald Verrilli told the court.
"It was enacted to exclude same-sex, lawfully married couples from federal benefit regimes based on a conclusion that was driven by moral disapproval," he said.
The solicitor general added: "I think it's time for this court to recognize that this discrimination, excluding lawfully married gay and lesbian couples from federal benefits, cannot be reconciled with our fundamental commitment to equal treatment under law."
Historic two days
Coming on the heels of Tuesday's oral argument on California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage, the high court's sessions over the past two days mark an historic reexamination of gay rights in America.
With recent polls showing that between 53 and 58 percent of Americans now approve of same-sex marriage, gay rights advocates say full recognition and equal rights for gay and lesbian married couples is inevitable. They stress that the high court should act now to strike down Proposition 8 and DOMA and stake out a position on the right side of history.
Supporters of the traditional definition of marriage are urging the high court to take a go-slow approach and permit the controversy over same-sex marriage to continue to percolate through the democratic process.
Nine states and the District of Columbia authorize same-sex marriages. Eight other states provide domestic partnerships for same-sex couples.
On the other side, 31 states have passed constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriages, and a handful of other states have enacted statutes to achieve the same result.
A question of equal protection
The question in the DOMA case is whether the statute violates the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection.
"Because of DOMA, many thousands of people who are legally married … are being treated as unmarried by the federal government solely because they are gay," said Roberta Kaplan, a New York lawyer for the plaintiff in the case, Edith Windsor.
The high court case stems from a lawsuit filed by Ms. Windsor following the passing of her life-long companion, partner, and spouse, Thea Spyer. They spent 44 years together in New York with a dream that someday they would be able to marry.
The couple were married in Canada in 2007. Ms. Spyer passed away two years later and left her estate to her wife. Federal law allows a spousal exemption from the estate tax. But DOMA's definition of marriage meant that only opposite sex couples could claim the exemption.
The IRS treated Windsor as if she and Spyer were complete strangers. Windsor was forced to pay $363,000 in estate taxes that would not have been owed if her spouse had been a man.
Windsor filed suit in federal court charging that the law violated her right to equal treatment. A federal judge and a federal appeals court agreed, declaring DOMA unconstitutional.
Changing times
During her argument to the court, Ms. Kaplan was asked whether she believed that lawmakers who passed DOMA in 1996 were motivated by moral disapproval of gay people.
DOMA passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. The vote was 85 to 15 in the Senate and 342 to 67 in the House of Representatives. Then-President Bill Clinton signed it into law.
"Times can blind," Kaplan told the justices. "Back in 1996 people did not have the understanding that they have today." She said many Americans in 1996 thought that gay couples were fundamentally different than straight couples. That misconception has been largely erased, she said.
"I suppose the sea change has a lot to do with the political force and effectiveness of people supporting your side of the case," Chief Justice Roberts asked.
Kaplan disagreed. She said gay rights activists have less political power today than women had in the early 1970s.
"As far as I can tell, political figures are falling over themselves to endorse your side of the case," Roberts said.
Let the political process run its course?
In his final appeal to the high court, Mr. Clement, the lawyer defending DOMA, told the justices that the political process is helping to resolve the gay marriage issue state-by-state and at the national level.
He said it comes down to a combination of political power and persuasion. "That's what the democratic process requires. You have to persuade somebody you're right," he said.
"You don't label them a bigot. You don't label them as motivated by animus," he said. "You persuade them you are right."
Clement added: "That is going on across the country." He noted that even Congress was not immune, that they had repealed the 'don't ask, don't tell' restrictions on gays in the military.
He urged the justices to allow the democratic process to continue.
The case is US v. Windsor (12-307). A decision is expected by late June.
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Dancing with the Stars – Who Wore it Better? Part VII
Holy cannoli, kids! Can you believe we're already into Part VII of our series? That means, as of this post, you've seen 49 dittoed costumes. FORTY-NINE. And there's still more to come! The folks at Randall sure are getting their money's worth out of these dresses, eh? 😉
But you'd better enjoy it while it lasts, kids – once season 11 premieres, Heidi and I may be too busy to continue this series and still do our regular season features (DWTS By the Numbers, the power rankings, the Cheesecake Awards…all the in-season stuff you love!). And the beautiful Marcela only has so many pictures she can share with us! So unless anyone's got a cache of (decent-quality, un-watermarked) pictures from all 10 seasons that you'd be willing to share with two very appreciative bloggers ;-), please…savor every last one of these costume contrasts 😉 (Heidi: No question, we may be too busy starting Friday when the Pros find out if they're back for the season or not. 😉 )
Battle of the purple cut-out bodice dress with the black & blue ruffled skirt: Cheryl's paso with Maurice in season 7 vs. some random pro Sandra Udis in some random pro dance in a subsequent season 😛
Courtney: Ok, we confess: we have no clue who the blonde is, or what performance this dress was dittoed in. Believe me, we searched high & low – to no avail. So if anyone does know which performance this was, please, do share! 🙂 Well I don't think the dress does either lady any favors…hell, the purple bodice seems to clash with the electric blue trim on the skirt! And this was unfortunately during Cheryl's "frumpy" season – the season where every single costume they put her in just wasn't flattering. But her shoes seem to match better, so I'll give it to Cheryl.
Heidi: Another week, another gawdawful dress. Lordy. I think besides the blue versus purple is definitely a problem – but Cheryl's hair is just to severe for that cut of dress. It makes it worse. I have to agree with Courtney – the matching shoes give Cheryl they edge, although the dress sucks on both of them.
The winner: Cheryl, by a foot.
Battle of the royal blue, asymmetrical silk ballgown with beaded belt: Debi's foxtrot relay with Maks in season 9 vs. Lacey in the "story telling" pro demo in season 10
Heidi: This is one of those rare instances when the dress in motion doesn't do the wearer a favor. I seem to recall that Debi, when dancing, didn't look fab in this dress, but she sure looks great in it standing still!! I have no clue what Lacey has going on here.
Courtney: Ok, I'm sorry, but this pic of Lacey is just cracking me up – she looks like she has to poop or something. Like one of the dancing people in the Pepto commercials. Yes, I am feeling extra juvenile this week, kids 😛 Awkward stances aside, I like the dress better on Debbie – looks more dignified and flatters her figure better. Lacey, like Cheryl, seems to have the problem with certain silhouettes making her look heavier than she really is.
The winner: Debi for dignity 😉
Battle of the skimpy, pink overdye silk ballgown: Edyta's foxtrot with Joey in season 3 vs. Anna's preseason photo shoot in season 6
Courtney: Wow, is it just me, or is there something delightfully ho-tastic about this dress? 😛 Well, really just the top of it – it's awfully scandalous as far as ballgowns go. Without being too lewd…let's just say it looks like something one might see at an "adult novelty store" or a "gentlemen's club". But what's really funny to me is that for as skankalicious as the cut of the dress is, the color seems really sweet & demure…almost like a prom dress. Anywho…the cloying pink color of this number seems to flatter Anna better than it does Edyta.
Heidi: Let me be more crude – you're likely to see the top part of this outfit in a place with a lot of Poles. 😉 And I don't mean Poland. Anyway, Anna manages to actually remove some of the skank-tastic-ness from this dress. A combination of the color and her pose and the sweet smile. Gotta hand it to her. 😉 Is this two weeks in a row that Edyta has actually lost????
Courtney: Indeed it has been two weeks in a row. Maybe Edyta isn't the costume goddess we once thought she was!
The winner: Anna…for making the dress look more like it's from Russia, than from Pole-land 😉 Get it??? Hehe!
Battle of the long-sleeve, black mesh cut-out ballgown: Edyta's tango with Jason in season 6 vs. Kym's tango with Mayo in the new pro competition in season 8
Heidi: Kym, Kym, Kym!! Fierce expression and a rockin' bod. Best boobage on the show. She's sooo hot. But besides how fantastic Kym looks – have we ever seen Edyta slump her shoulders like that before?? It really detracts from her whole…Edyta-ness!!
Courtney: Some minor tweakage does a world of good here! Glad they replaced Edyta's flesh-colored hip strap with something more substantial that matches the dress – doesn't look odd like it did before. And Heidi and I agree – Kym has the most fierce expressions and really works her costumes for all they're worth. So hot!
The winner: Kym's fierce face and rockin' bod (and awesome boobage!) wins over Edyta's slumpy shoulders.
Battle of the olive green, army-inspired paso dress: Julianne's paso with Cody in season 7 vs. Aliona Vilani in the pro dance to Rascal Flatts in season 8
Courtney: Anyone else remember Aliona when she tried out for season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance with her boyfriend Leonidas Proskurov? I thought for sure she was going to make it to the top 20…but thankfully, they took Chelsie instead – I daresay Chelsie had both the chops and the personality to succeed on the show. Ok, back on topic. I really don't care for this dress. I never really understood why they opted for a military theme while dancing to Shiny Toy Guns, but I guess I'll give it to Julianne – the dress looks a lot less "clunky" on her, while I think Aliona is weighed down by bulky boots & dark leggings.
Heidi: I only remember Aliona from her Viennese Waltz with Derek on the last tour – amazingly beautiful dance. Kudos to Maks for that choreography, although I've heard the pros have a lot to do with their own solos. Anyway, not only do Aliona's leggings kill it, but Julianne really has it pulled together. Between the cute little hat and the hair that goes with it, she's workin' it the right way.
The winner: Julianne by a hat.
Battle of the two-piece, ruffle-y yellow beaded Latin dress: Karina's mambo with Rocco in season 7 vs. Edyta in the pro dance to Robin Thicke in season 8 vs. one of the performers in the Tiempo Libre performance in season 9
Heidi: Ick. Yellow. I got nuthin' else.
Courtney: I'm afraid I've fallen in yellow costume apathy, because I'm having a hard time liking some of the yellow dresses we've featured in the past few weeks. This ensemble is just ok for me. Sorry Edyta, but the way your hair is styled just doesn't seem to mesh well with the outfit; and Tiempo Libre dancer, it looks a bit ill-fitting on you. Karina, it looks like you've been playing with your It Cosmetics Airbrush Abs kit again, but I'll give it to you…even with an ace bandage around your ankle, you manage to pull this one off.
The winner: Karina…is it bad that she wins this one by an ace bandage and some airbrushed abs?
Battle of the red, beaded Latin dress with the sweetheart neckline: Marissa's mambo with Tony in season 6 vs. Niecy's preseason photo shoot with Louis in season 10
Courtney: Marissa, no doubt – I just absolutely love her expression in this picture! She just looks like she's having the most fun ever. The beads are just sparkling away, and she's got a huge smile on her face. Niecy, on the other hand – I feel like she falls victim to the curse of the preseason photo shoot. It always seems to make the dresses look less than impressive, and everyone seems to look so…I don't know, made-up? Niecy and Louis both look kinda artificial to me, like they've been over-airbrushed.
Heidi: I agree, I love the look on Marissa's face (although I didn't like her 'tude in post show interviews at all – seemed petty and jealous) – like she can't believe she's doing it. I also can't stand Louis anymore either, so that's a point against Niecy – although I like her just fine.
The winner: Marissa by a grin.
Get your copycat costume fix while it lasts, kids! Reminisce over parts I, II, III, IV, V, & VI of "Who Wore it Better?" 😉


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Here in my USDA Hardiness Zone 6b garden in central Indiana, fall is slowly pulling the curtain across the garden, ending this most unusual growing season.
This fall has been as good a season as I can remember in quite some time. It brought rain, which revived many plants that had sulked and suffered through the record setting drought.
The roses made a nice comeback, including this OSO EASY™ Cherry Pie, Rosa 'Meiboulka', which has been a star since it was planted just last season.
The yellow roses out front, Sunny Knock Out® Rose,
Rosa 'Radyod', had a tough summer, planted in full sun with a south facing wall throwing radiated heat back at it all summer.
Elsewhere in the garden, asters are finishing their bloom in Plopper's Field.
Asters, grasses and other prairie-type flowers are finishing up their grand stand in August Dreams Garden.
Out in the vegetable garden, I've cleared off most of the crops and some cover crops are growing in the raised beds. Surprisingly I'm still picking a few raspberries and this crazy Clematis is blooming.
Finally, an October bloom day post just doesn't seem complete without the quintessential flower of fall, tall sedum.
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HOUSTON (AP) Arian Foster ran for a long-awaited touchdown and set a little postseason history on Saturday, leading the Houston Texans to a 16-10 lead over the Cincinnati Bengals after three quarters of their playoff rematch.
The Texans dominated but had to settle for Shayne Graham's three field goals in the first half. Foster finally got into the end zone on a 1-yard dive in the third quarter, putting the Texans in control.
He also became the first running back to top 100 yards in each of his first three playoff games, getting 113 yards on 26 carries through three quarters.
Still, it was up for grabs because Pro Bowl passer Matt Schaub made one bad mistake. His sideline pass was intercepted by Leon Hall and returned for a 21-yard touchdown, the cornerback's second score in three games.
Given how much the Texans dominated, the Bengals were fortunate to be so close. Houston piled up 351 yards and held the ball for 32 minutes, but got into the end zone only once.
By contrast, Cincinnati's Andy Dalton had a horrid time. He completed 4 of 10 passes for 3 yards in the first half. With J.J. Watt's sack added in, the Bengals had minus-6 yards passing and only 53 yards overall.
His 45-yard pass to A.J. Green got Cincinnati moving in the third quarter and set up Josh Brown's 34-yard field goal. When Dalton tried to go to Green again, Johnathan Joseph intercepted and got the Texans in scoring range again as the quarter ended.
After swatting down one of Dalton's passes at the line, Watt wagged his finger at the quarterback.
Nothing was going to come easy.
For the second season in a row, the Bengals opened the playoffs at Houston looking for their first playoff win since 1990, a 21-year drought that was tied for ninth-longest in NFL history. They lost 31-10 last season, with the then-rookie Dalton throwing three interceptions.
The main difference in this one: Schaub was back in charge for Houston. Rookie T.J. Yates filled in after Schaub hurt his foot last season, got the Texans a win in their first-ever playoff game, but couldn't take then any farther.
Their franchise quarterback started a playoff game for the first time in his career. He came into the game in a slump, with the Texans losing three of their last four games while the offense sputtered.
The second time the Texans got the ball, they got going. Schaub completed an 18-yard pass, Foster had a 17-yard run and Keshawn Martin went 16 yards on a reverse, setting up Graham's field goal.
It became a pattern - move the ball down the field, settle for three points. The fans started booing the familiar, come-up-short endings.
And Schaub did the one thing he wanted to avoid: Let Cincinnati's high-scoring defense get its hands on the ball. Hall anticipated Schaub's throw, stepped in front and returned it untouched for the defense's fourth touchdown in the last four games.
Hall also ran back an interception 17 yards for the only Bengals touchdown in a 13-10 win over Pittsburgh that clinched a playoff spot. It was the first interception return for a touchdown against the Texans this season.
Like the Texans, the Bengals ended the season by hitting a wall on offense - one touchdown in the last two games.
A lot was on Dalton, who grew up in suburban Katy and had a dreadful playoff debut as a rookie last year in his hometown. He threw three interceptions, including one that Watt returned for a game-turning touchdown just before halftime.
He had to be better if the Bengals were going to end their notable playoff drought. Through three quarters, it wasn't even close.
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Earlier in the week, O'Donnell invited the audience member, whose name is Hollee, to fill in as a guest announcer after learning she recently lost her job.
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== Installing from source ==
== Installing from source ==
===Initial installation from source===
===Initial installation from source===
Before doing anything else, please set your boot-args.
Before doing anything else, please set your boot-args.
Latest revision as of 07:41, 20 August 2020
Installing the official release[edit]
Download the most recent dmg from the Downloads page.
Verify the checksums.
$ md5 OpenZFS_on_OS_X_*.dmg $ shasum OpenZFS_on_OS_X_*.dmg $ shasum -a 256 OpenZFS_on_OS_X_*.dmg
Open the .dmg file.
Read ReadMe.rtf.
Start the installer by opening OpenZFS_on_OS_X_x.y.z.pkg.
Follow the prompts.
Bash completion is also available: see Bash_completion page
If you ever want to uninstall, follow the instructions for uninstalling a release version.
Installing from source[edit]
Initial installation from source[edit]
New-port: Currently recommended ./configure line is:
./configure CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/gettext/include -firstname.lastname@example.com/include" LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/gettext/lib/ -email@example.com/lib" CFLAGS="-g -O0" --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var --prefix=/usr/local --sbindir=/usr/local/bin
Before doing anything else, please set your boot-args.
On macOS Mojave (10.14), High Sierra (10.13), Sierra (10.12), OS X El Capitan (10.11), OS X Mavericks (10.9), and OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) :
sudo nvram boot-args="-v keepsyms=1"
On OS X Yosemite (10.10):
sudo nvram boot-args="-v keepsyms=1 kext-dev-mode=1"
This will take effect the next time you reboot. The argument
-v will make your boot screen verbose instead of just showing the Apple logo, the argument
keepsyms=1 will make your panic reports more useful for us, and the argument
kext-dev-mode=1 (OS X Yosemite ONLY) will allow you to load your custom-built, unsigned kexts kernel extensions. Note that as of OS X El Capitan, kext-dev-mode is obsolete and does nothing. If you are on macOS Sierra (10.12) or OS X El Capitan, you should remove kext-dev-mode from your boot-args to avoid confusion.
If you are a developer, you may want
debug=0x144 in your boot-args as well, as explained here: Development
Tips for getting into recovery mode, useful if developing on a VM, type the following commands in a shell in the guest VM:
sudo nvram "recovery-boot-mode=unused" sudo reboot recovery
For macOS Sierra (10.12) and OS X El Capitan (10.11), you also need to boot into the Recovery OS (either the Recovery partition or bootable OS X install media for 10.11) and run
csrutil disable
csrutil enable --without kext
The latter will allow you to load your custom-built, unsigned kernel extensions, while keeping the rest of System Integrity Protection (SIP) in place.
(Depending on your needs, other options you may want are
--without fs,
--without debug,
--without dtrace, or
--without nvram. If you specify all of them, that is equivalent to
csrutil disable. The
--without option takes a comma-delimited list or can be specified multiple times:
--without kext,debug,dtrace is equivalent to
--without kext --without debug --without dtrace).
Starting with macOS Catalina, you will probably also want to disable the reboot to load kext using:
spctl kext-consent disable
During Recovery-Boot.
If you have any other implementation of ZFS installed, you must uninstall it and reboot before proceeding further. Similarly, if you have installed the O3X installer version, please follow the uninstallation directions before proceeding.
- Xcode (from Mac App Store or https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action)
- Xcode Command Line Tools (https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action)
- Homebrew (or MacPorts)
Note: Xcode 6.3 or later is now required to build due to Broadwell CPU support requirements. Additionally, as of XCode 8, if you are on 10.11 specifically (unnecessary on 10.12), you need to install the CLT (Command Line Tools):
xcode-select --install
To install Homebrew:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
If you already have Homebrew installed, you should
brew update && brew upgrade
Once Homebrew is installed or updated, you should check the output of
brew doctor
and address any issues it identifies that you know are not false positives.
If you have used brew before, you should also run
brew prune
Once your system is ready to brew, you should install the following:
brew install automake libtool gawk coreutils
(Note that autoconf will automatically be installed as well because it is a dependency of automake.)
Now that the needed tools are installed, it's time to set up your developer work space. Create two folders in your home directory.
mkdir -p ~/Developer ~/bin chmod 700 ~/Developer ~/bin chmod +a "group:everyone deny delete" ~/Developer ~/bin
Now adjust your PATH variable, unless you know it's already set appropriately.
If you're on OS X Mavericks or above (>= 10.9), run this:
echo 'export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bash_profile
If you're on OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), you will want to run this instead:
echo 'export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bash_profile
Then update your environment by sourcing your profile.
source ~/.bash_profile
To acquire the sources and build ZFS, we can use the zfsadm script found here.
cd ~/Developer/ git clone https://gist.github.com/7713854.git zfsadm-repo cp zfsadm-repo/zfsadm ~/bin/
Now you can can build OpenZFS on OS X:
This will take a few minutes, depending on your hardware. There may be some warnings during the compilation. Do not worry about it unless you see errors.
Before using ZFS, we need to actually install it. If you are a developer and wish not to install ZFS, but rather run it from the compile directory, skip ahead.
cd ~/Developer/spl sudo make install cd ~/Developer/zfs sudo make install
You can check to see if the kernel extensions loaded automatically with
kextstat | grep lundman
You should see something similar to
137 1 0xffffff803f61a800 0x20c 0x20c net.lundman.kernel.dependencies (10.0.0) 144 1 0xffffff7f82720000 0xd000 0xd000 net.lundman.spl (1.0.0) <137 7 5 4 3 1> 145 0 0xffffff7f8272d000 0x202000 0x202000 net.lundman.zfs (1.0.0) <144 13 7 5 4 3 1>
If not, make sure kextd is aware of them.
sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions sudo killall -HUP kextd
Now check again.
kextstat | grep lundman
If not, you can load the kexts manually.
cd /System/Library/Extensions sudo kextload spl.kext sudo kextload -d spl.kext zfs.kext
Try running
to see if everything is installed and configured properly.
You can go ahead and create your pools at this point.
Running ZFS from the source build[edit]
In the ZFS directory there is a script called load.sh which will load the two kext modules. To run userland binaries from the source tree, use the provided cmd.sh script to set the DYNDL_LIBRARY_PATH variable correctly to find the libraries.
Note that load.sh will also start tail -f /var/log/system.log for your convenience.
$ sudo bash# cd ~/Developer/zfs# ./load.shkernel[0]: SPL: Loaded module v1.3.1-15_g4e2ff66 (DEBUG mode), (ncpu 4, memsize 4294967296, pages 1048576) kernel[0]: ZFS: Loaded module v1.3.1-230_gb9658da, ZFS pool version 5000, ZFS filesystem version 5 # ./cmd.sh zpool import BOOM# ./cmd.sh zpool listNAME SIZE ALLOC FREE EXPANDSZ FRAG CAP DEDUP HEALTH ALTROOT BOOM 39.8G 207M 39.5G - 1% 0% 1.00x ONLINE - # ./cmd.sh zpool export BOOMUnmount successful for /Volumes/BOOM # kextunload -b net.lundman.zfskernel[0]: ZFS: Unloaded module v1.3.1-230_gb9658da # kextunload -b net.lundman.splkernel[0]: SPL: Released 524288 bytes from vmem_seg_arena kernel[0]: SPL: Unloaded module. (os_mem_alloc: 0)
Upgrading a source install[edit]
When you want to get the latest commits from the GitHub, here's a quick overview of things you need to run.
First make sure you have exported all of your pools.
zpool list
For every pool listed, run
sudo zpool export $poolname
Alternatively, you can run:
sudo zpool export -a
which will try to export all pools for you.
Make sure they have exported successfully.
zpool status
It should say, "no pools available."
Get any zfsadm updates:
cd ~/Developer [ -d zfsadm-repo/.git ] && (cd zfsadm-repo ; git pull) [ ! -d zfsadm-repo/.git ] && git clone https://gist.github.com/7713854.git zfsadm-repo cp zfsadm-repo/zfsadm ~/bin/
Now you should be able to upgrade your ZFS installation.
cd ~/Developer cd spl make clean cd .. cd zfs make clean cd .. zfsadm # Assuming the build completed successfully, # unload the kexts. zfsadm -u # Now install the upgrade. cd spl sudo make install cd .. cd zfs sudo make install # And verify they reloaded automatically kextstat | grep lundman # If not, make sure kextd is aware of them sudo touch /Library/Extensions /System/Library/Extensions sudo killall -HUP kextd # and check again kextstat | grep lundman # if they they still have not loaded automatically cd /System/Library/Extensions sudo kextload spl.kext sudo kextload -d spl.kext zfs.kext
Uninstalling a source install[edit]
If you ever want to uninstall, follow the instructions for uninstalling a source install.
Using without actually installing (development)[edit]
This method is usually appropriate only for Developers.
The procedure is the same as found in the section installing from source except that you never run "make install." Instead you load the kexts manually, and execute the binaries directly from the source tree.
You can load the kexts manually by running
zfsadm -k
By default, zfsadm -k will copy spl.kext and zfs.kext from the source where they were built to /System/Library/Extensions, recursively change the ownership of everything in /System/Library/Extensions/spl.kext and /System/Library/Extensions/zfs.kext to be owned by the user "root" and the group "wheel," and then load the kexts directly from /System/Library/Extensions. If you prefer to use a different directory, use the -i option in zfsadm or edit zfsadm to hard code a different directory.
If you do not wish to use zfsadm, you can do all of this yourself, using whatever target directory you'd like. For example, you might do the following:
cd /tmp sudo rm -rf o3x sudo mkdir o3x cd ~/Developer sudo cp -R zfs/module/zfs/zfs.kext /tmp/o3x/ sudo cp -R spl/module/spl/spl.kext /tmp/o3x/ cd /tmp/o3x sudo chown -R * sudo kextload spl.kext sudo kextload -d spl.kext zfs.kext
Once the kexts have been loaded, you can test the commands.
~/Developer/zfs/cmd.sh zfs
Migrating old pools (from MacZFS or ZEVO)[edit]
First export all of your pools, and uninstall the other implementation. It is all right if you forgot to export your pools before uninstalling. You will just need to use the '-f' option when importing into OpenZFS on OS X.
To find out the pool names, you need to execute the command for pool discovery.
sudo zpool import
This will tell you what pools are available to be imported, but will not actually import anything. You can see that nothing has been imported yet by using the 'zpool status' command.
zpool status
Now that you know what pools are available to be imported, you can actually import a pool by supplying the name or guid that you saw during pool discovery.
sudo zpool import poolname (or guid)
(Notice how this differs from the command for pool discovery.)
If you forgot to export before migrating, you will need to use the '-f' option.
sudo zpool import -f poolname (or guid)
If you want to see the same information you saw during pool discovery, you will now need to use 'zpool status' rather than 'zpool import'.
zpool status
If all pools have been imported, the pool discovery command— 'zpool import' with no pool or guid specified— will return without any output.
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Worms in the Garden = Good Soil Health
When we bought our house and first started gardening we didn't see any worms. That was our first clue that the previous owners had used too many chemical pesticides and fertilizers. We weren't really in to gardening the first 3-4 years but we always added good mulch and manure to the garden beds, because we knew it was good for the soil. Seven years later we're starting to finally reap the rewards of our efforts.
I've been working in the front flowerbeds and every time I dig I find worms, which means my soil is much healthier (at least in the parts of the garden I've been working on for 7 years). Worms are so important to the health and vitality of your soil. They help increase the amounts of air and water in the soil, they help with the decomposition of organic matter and they leave behind fertilizer in the form of castings. They're kind of like little tillers in your garden. I'm super happy to be seeing them in such quantity.
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I've discovered lots of worms this year too! Glad it's a good thing. I'm wondering, though, do you know if I can toss the worms into the compost bin, or does that need a special kind of worm?
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Our yard was much the same way when we moved in: no worms in the soil, and this was the first place I lived where we didn't hear many crickets at night during the summer. It took several years to get to the point where we now have a nice, healthy worm population. And you're right: mulching, and adding manure and compost to the garden (in addition to not using chemicals, of course) were the keys to getting our worms back.
BTW—your gift card is in the mail. It has been an insane couple of weeks around here and it got lost in the disaster area AKA my desk. Sorry it took so long!!
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I would love to find worms in my garden beds – none seem to have shown up yet, but maybe they are in there quietly at work. I did find my first unwelcome critters this past weekend – a kind of worm on the pepper plants I think – but I'm hoping I've gotten rid of them. And I quaranteened the plants – just in case.
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We had the same situation when we first moved in here, 10 years ago. Now there are so many worms, I find one every time I dig…even in small holes for transplants:)
We added pickup loads of organic matter to the garden areas. Years ago, I had read that just by doing that, the worms will come. And they do come! Keep adding that organic matter!
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Lots of worms but the biggest population is in my cold compost pile (the oldest finished pile). I dug into this pile yesterday to add a heavy layer of compost to an opened up bed area in the veggie garden – and it was alive with worms. A mass of them all tangled together and not happy with me for digging into their home! Most of them were left behind to continue working the compost pile, but quite a few were transported to the garden beds with the compost and will join the worms that have made the garden beds their home.
In addition to lots of additions of organic matter, the other thing I have found helps to encourage good worm populations is to refrain from "tilling" the soil regularly. I do a double dig when I first create a new bed and then only use a broad fork to loosen and aerate thereafter. This results in the soil structure and stratifcation not getting broken down or mixed up. I think it is a more natural and healthy environment for soil organisms.
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We have quite a few worms in the yard and the garden. What's funny is one of my neighbor's up the road (and up the hill) sprays his yard each spring. I'm not sure if it's herbicides, pesticides, or fertilizers but after he does each year the worms migrate in the thousands to our yard. I just hope the chemicals aren't leaching down here, but I'm welcoming the worms!
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Daniel just did some soil loosening in our backyard and we were so happy to see many worms. When we moved in three years ago, our soil was beyond horrible – mostly sand with hardly any dirt. Now, it looks so much better and the worms have moved in! Yeah!!! :)
P.S. Now, if we could just get the fire ants to move out, I'd be really happy!!
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Camel poo attracts lots of worms…my kids collect them and pretend they have little villages and small worm towns. They poor things don't seem to enjoy it much and the kids spend most of the time trying to presuade them to come back up and play! Kim
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We have lots of worms especially in the veggie patch. With all the robins in the yard I some times wonder how we have so many.
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I have a lot of work to do to get them to move in. We have lots of them in the compost bin, but our soil is so sandy, that we really need to add a lot more organic matter to improve it. I haven't yet seen a single worm in the raised beds even though we added compost and manure before planting. Our yard hasn't been sprayed with chemicals for nearly 7 years, so I don't think that is causing a problem.
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I love worms. After it rains, I rescue all the ones that have been stranded on the driveway and put them carefully back in my garden!
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We have garden worms but esp compost pile worms…wow! I know where to hunt when I go fishing!
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I've been adding kitchen scraps to my garden and am glad to hear that's the best way to get worms to stay. Where I live now, the soil is awful, not anything like the rich black stuff in Illinois that would grow anything. We are mostly vegetarian so we have lots of appropriate worm food.
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my boyfriend and I moved into our first house a few months ago, and as the previous owners were renting to say they didnt care for the gardens is an understatement. my bf and i got really into the gardening we dug up every single thing (most of it was dead anyway) and added lots of mulch and soil conditioner. i was so happy when yesterday i was adding some more plants to the garden, dug a hole and found big juicy worms!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its the best feeling ever to know that we turned a horrible, dead garden into a thriving one! and we arent even close to finishing yet so bring on more worms! :) :)
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Former UMaine grad kills girlfriend, self
Police: Jovan Belcher kills 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins
Kansas City Chiefs football player Jovan Belcher, 25, shot his girlfriend at a Kansas City home before killing himself at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday morning, police said. Belcher was a UMaine graduate and played on the Black Bears football team.
Police identified the woman as Kasandra Perkins, 22. She and Belcher have an infant daughter together who was born on Sept. 11.
A friend told KMBC 9's Diane Cho that the couple had squabbled because the woman got home late from a concert Friday night in Kansas City.
Neighbors said Perkins and Belcher had lived at the house only for a few months, moving in just before training camp started in July. They had been dating for about three years. She was originally from Texas and moved to Kansas City to be with Belcher.
Police said Belcher went to Arrowhead Stadium, where the team had a regularly scheduled practice Saturday.
Police said when they reached the scene, Belcher was a pistol to his head and talking with coaches and team officials. They said he shot himself a short time later.
Arrowhead Stadium was placed on lock down after the shooting.
Police said when they reached the scene, Belcher was holding a pistol to his head and talking with head coach Romeo Crennel and General Manager Scott Pioli. Police said Belcher thanked Crennel and Pioli for everything they had done for him and then he shot himself.
Belcher was a fourth-year player who went to high school in West Babylon, N.Y., and played college football at the University of Maine.
The University of Maine released a statement Saturday afternoon about Belcher:
"Jovan Belcher of West Babylon, N.Y., attended the University of Maine from 2005-2008 and was a linebacker through the 2008 football season, when he was one of two senior co-captains.
He graduated from UMaine in December 2008 with a bachelor's degree in child development and family relations.
In his senior year, Belcher was named the 2008 CAA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and named to the Preseason All-CAA Team. In his UMaine career, Belcher played 44 games. His stats include 293 tackles, 44.0 tackles for loss and 18.0 sacks.
UMaine Head Football Coach Jack Cosgrove says Jovan was a 'tremendous student-athlete.'
'His move to the NFL was in keeping with his dreams,' says Cosgrove. 'This is an indescribably horrible tragedy. At this difficult time, our thoughts and prayers are with Jovan, Kasandra and their families.'"
Chiefs owner Clark Hunt released a statement about the shooting early Saturday afternoon:
"The entire Chiefs family is deeply saddened by today's events, and our collective hearts are heavy with sympathy, thoughts and prayers for the families and friends affected by this unthinkable tragedy. We sincerely appreciate the expressions of sympathy and support we have received from so many in the Kansas City and NFL communities, and ask for continued prayers for the loved ones of those impacted."
We will continue to fully cooperate with the authorities and work to ensure that the appropriate counseling resources are available to all members of the organization."
Kansas City Mayor Sly James arrived at Arrowhead Stadium and spoke to reporters just before noon.
"I struggle a little bit, obviously, because Jovan Belcher's profile elevates the subject," Kansas City Mayor Sly James said. "I hope people will look at the situation and try not to judge the person. There are a lot of people hurting. There's a young baby right now without parents."


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NEW YORK (AP) - Chasing President Barack Obama's cash advantage, Republican challenger Mitt Romney expects to raise $10 million during a three-day fundraising swing through the New York area that included a video meeting with donors in China.
Romney's top finance aide told donors in New York City on Monday that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was set to raise at least that - and 'potentially substantially more' - during more than a dozen events.
Romney also planned a July fundraiser with former Vice President Dick Cheney in Wyoming, according to a 'Save the Date' invitation to the event.
'We've had a successful swing here in New York,' Romney's national finance chairman Spencer Zwick told roughly 250 donors who paid $2,500 each to attend a luncheon Monday at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel on Park Avenue. 'We will raise more than $10 million, potentially substantially more than that.'
Romney's fundraising has skyrocketed since he became his party's presumptive nominee and started raising money with the Republican National Committee. With the party, Romney raised $40.1 million in April. That's nearly as much as the $43.6 million that President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party raised together last month.
While the president still enjoys a substantial fundraising edge, Romney's sudden rise shifts the balance of power in a presidential contest that may be the most expensive election in U.S. history.
Zwick noted that Romney nearly matched the incumbent president's April haul, while prominent Romney donor, New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, said the new numbers were cause for optimism.
'We were expecting Obama to bury us 3-to-1, 4-to-1, 10-to-1, I don't know. But we're not being buried,' Johnson said. 'We have to win with ideas. And we've got to win with cash.'
In just one month, Obama's 10-to-1 cash advantage has shrunk to 2-to-1, partly because the RNC now is helping Romney. By himself, Romney raised just $12.5 million in March. He may match that total in just three days.
The recent financial success includes outreach to American citizens living or working abroad.
After meeting donors in Connecticut on Sunday night, Romney hosted a private videoconference via Skype with donors in Hong Kong and Singapore. Non-citizens are barred from contributing money to American elections, but Americans living or working abroad, in addition to green card holders, may donate.
While Romney regularly targets China on the campaign trail, aides said all the participants were Americans.
The Republican campaign is also trying to entice donors with a 'team-building' trip to Utah next month.
Johnson said eligible donors would have to reach 'a certain level, which isn't that hard to reach.' Fundraising documents distributed outside the luncheon showed that each donor must raise $250,000 to qualify for the trip to Park City, Utah.


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Sony gets misty-eyed ahead of PS4 launch with video retrospective
Sony has pretty much made the PS4 a nailed-on certainty for its event on Wednesday by releasing three 'Evolution of PlayStation' videos.
Ah, nostalgia. The first video looks back at the days of the PlayStation with its blocky state-of-the-art graphic, laughably small sales figures and comedically dated design.
With the horrendously '90s tagline 'U R NOT E' ('you are not ready' - yeah, without the seemingly optional (RED) part, it makes no sense), Sony tried by its own admission to turn the PlayStation from a product into a way of life. A grammatically-nonsensical way of life.
The next examines the PlayStation 2 and the advent of the emotion engine, the DVD ROM and a montage of newsreaders saying 'Playstation 2' in serious tones.
Finally, the PlayStation 3 which rose up out of the stage at Electronic Entertainment Expo '05 and hasn't gone away since.
But this final video promises you can 'be the first to know' on February 20. So. You know what that means.
Join us on Wednesday - we'll be at the PS4 event in New York, bringing you all the news as it breaks.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea's successful launch of a long-range rocket caught the world by surprise after the secretive regime in Pyongyang claimed technical issues had caused a delay. It drew immediate condemnation from the U.S.
North Korea declared the launch of a rocket and satellite a success early Wednesday local time. Three hours later, the U.S. military confirmed that an object appeared to achieve orbit.
The White House called it a "highly provocative act."
On Saturday, North Korea had widened the dates during which it might conduct the launch of its Unha-3 rocket, citing a technical problem. Washington says the launch is a cover for testing technology for missiles that could be used to strike the United States. The previous four attempts all failed.
"It was a surprise in terms of the timing," said Bruce Bennett, senior defense analyst with the RAND think tank. "They had talked about postponing for a week. To recover so quickly from technical problems suggests they have gotten good at putting together a missile."
North Korea has also conducted two nuclear tests since 2006, deepening international concern over its capabilities, although it is not believed to have mastered how to mount a nuclear warhead on a missile.
The U.S., Japan and South Korea last week vowed to seek further U.N. Security Council action if the North conducted a launch. It remained to be seen whether Russia and China, the North's main ally, would agree to further sanctions.
Victor Cha, a Korea expert at Georgetown University and a former White House policy director for Asia, said a successful launch was a major national security concern for the United States.
He said there would still be technical hurdles for the North to overcome, particularly in terms of getting a rocket to re-enter the atmosphere, but it would mean that North Korea is able to launch a long-range ballistic missile — the first rival state to the U.S. do so since the Soviet Union and China.
Rep. Ed Royce, incoming Republican chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the launch showed that new North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had no intention of giving up his nuclear weapons program. Royce also criticized U.S. policy toward Pyongyang, calling it a "long-term failure."
"The Obama administration's approach continues to be unimaginative and moribund. We can either take a different approach, or watch as the North Korean threat to the region and the U.S. grows," Royce said in a statement.


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[Manc] FUTURESONIC 2009: Music Program: 13th - 16th May
Urban Festival of Art, Music & Ideas
13-16 May 2009, Manchester UK
Futuresonic 2009 and the Social Technologies Summit will take place 13-16 May 2009, featuring world premieres of astonishing artworks, an explosive city-wide music programme, and visionary thinkers from around the world. The festival has four strands - Art, Music, Ideas and EVNTS - and occupies the orbits of art, performance, music, design and digital culture. Now in its 14th year, Futuresonic is the UK's leading festival for digital culture.
This year's music strand is the best, most explosive, most all-encompassing Futuresonic music lineup to date, covering genres as diverse as dubstep, contemporary classical, lo-fi indie, electronica, deep house, math rock, leftfield hip-hop and italo disco.
A breathtaking AV show by Mexican electronica pioneer Murcof, a highly anticipated UK performance from Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson, and the legendary NYC based hip-hop crew Anti-Pop Consortium. Plus Kode 9, for many the UK's hottest DJ, headlining a showcase of UK bass music, and the fingerpicking prowess of guitarist Marnie Stern, hailed as 2009's most exciting rock act by New York Times.
The Futuresonic music strand will take over the finest venues in Manchester, including the RNCM, the Deaf Institute and Urbis, for a celebration of musicianship and a salute to those who perform on the cutting-edge.
In 2010 Futuresonic will return as FutureEverything.
Murcof & AntiVJ LIVE / Johann Johannsson LIVE / Denis Jones LIVE / Last.FM DJ Team
14th May 2009 / 7.00pm till 11.00pm
RNCM, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RD
£16 Advance / £14 Concessions
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Anti-Pop Consortium LIVE / DJ Woody / Peter Parker / Surreal Knowledge LIVE / Rich Reason / Just Good Beats / Al Sonar / Elavi / I.A.N.
14th May 2009 / 8.00pm till 12.30am
Urbis, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, M4 3BG
£10 Advance / £12 Door
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Electric Wizard LIVE / Xela LIVE / The Freezing Fog LIVE / DJ Peter Mangalore
15th May 2009 / 7.30pm till 11.00pm
Manchester Academy 3, MUSU, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PR
£13 Advance
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Soap&Skin LIVE / Ultre LIVE
15th May 2009 / 7.30pm till 10.30pm
Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester, M2 1NL
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Toddla T & MC Serocee / Daedelus LIVE / Tim Exile LIVE / Hudson Mohawke LIVE / DiY Soundsystem / Brooks / Illum Sphere & Jonny Dub
15th May 2009 / 9.00pm till 3.00am
Urbis, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, M4 3BG
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Extra Life LIVE / Icy Demons LIVE / Deaf to Van Goghs Ear LIVE / Bring on the Dancing Horses DJ's / Hot Club DJ's
15th May 2009 / 9.00pm till 3.00am
The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HE
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Philip Glass - The Etudes and Other Work for Solo Piano
16th May 2009 / 7.30pm till 10.00pm
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16th May 2009 / 9.00pm till 3.00am
The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HE
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16th May 2009 / 9.00pm till 3.00am
Urbis, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, M4 3BG
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16th May 2009 / 9.00pm till 4.00am
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I'm relatively familiar with the wonder that is porcini mushroom. Usually sold dried, they are probably the most meaty, heady, fragrant mushrooms readily available for the home cook. All it takes is a porcini mushroom risotto to convince most people. The hook is in.
But I've never seen a use for porcinis quite like this. In this recipe from Friday Night Dinners, they're ground up into a powder to become the backbone of a dry rub that's complemented by dry mustard and garlic powder.
Rubbed onto thick-cut pork chops (the original recipe called for veal chops, but they're a little out of my price range for a weeknight dinner), the umami-rich mushrooms add a meaty depth of flavor that's far more impressive than the very short cooking time.
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- Active time: 10
- Total time:15
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup ground porcini mushrooms
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Salt
- 4 bone-in thick-cut pork chops
In a small bowl, combine oil, mushrooms, salt, and spices. Season pork chops, then rub spice mixture onto both sides of the chops. If time allows, refrigerate for up to 4 hours, or proceed to cooking.
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December 2011 Sake TastingsSaturday, December 3rd, 2011
Along with the Holiday Season this month comes our 4th anniversary celebration to make our tastings even merrier!
Our lineup begins with a tarusake with a tantalizing new twist, followed by our two-day annual all-daiginjo anniversary celebration, the introduction of a new daiginjo from Ishikawa, and finally a pre-New Year's Eve sampling of the new Dassai 50 Sparkling Nigori.
Please join us for one or all. We look forward to seeing you at SAKAYA!
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Saturday, December 3, 2011, 5-7pm
Choryo Brewery Tasting (Nara)
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Cruise tragedy: 'She never wanted to hurt them'
THE Queensland mother who threw herself to her death from a cruise ship must have been in a "dark and desperate" place to cause her family such pain, a devastated friend says.
Natasha Schofield, 47, plunged about 40m from an upper deck of the Pacific Dawn last Thursday after she had been standing on the deck with her husband. Their three children, aged 12-16, were also on-board the cruise ship for what had been described as a holiday of a lifetime.
Police say security cameras recorded the final few minutes of Mrs Schofield's life as she stood with her husband - and it appeared to depict a loving, happy couple.
But just after 4pm last Thursday Mrs Schofield took two steps back and "propelled herself overboard" as her husband tried desperately to grab her by the legs.
A close friend, Damon Smith, posted a tribute to Facebook where he insisted "Tash" would never have wanted to hurt her family.
"Tash would never intentionally hurt her husband or children, her family or friends - everything that has happened on that boat is the complete opposite to what she would ever want - so I say she must have arrived in a very dark and desperate place in her mind very very quickly."
"It has also been revealed Mrs Schofield's behaviour only began to change in the last 24 hours of her life.
"[Her husband] said she didn't seem herself for just over a day but she assured him she was fine - RU OK? what if some one says they are OK but they're not - how can we change that part?"
In the emotional post Mr Smith said he "can't do without" his friend of 20 years.
"She has been there for me in various ways starting from crashing my wedding party to caring for my children a thousand times. I trust her with my life. That generous girl I know only strives to help others and make life happier - she has made me a better person absolutely."
The mother-of-three's body was lost at sea after she jumped from an upper deck level of the P & O owned Pacific Dawn as it was about 300km off New Caledonia last Thursday afternoon.
Rumours swirled on the ship as to who the woman was and passengers came forward to say they had seen a woman vomiting and leaning over the deck railing - but police confirmed at the weekend Mrs Schofield took her own life.
The tragedy has reignited online debate about just how safe cruise ships are - and what, if anything, could be done to stop a similar death at sea.
Several people posted comments at the weekend about the need for higher railings, so someone wasn't able to "propel" themselves over, as police chillingly described Mrs Schofield's final moments.
Others though pointed out it was near impossible to stop someone doing a similar thing, and questioned what sort of view people would have with higher railings.
A similar conversation began after a woman deliberately jumped from Sydney Tower's Skywalk.
The 22-year-old from Sydney's south, unclipped her safety harness and jumped from the Skywalk attraction which is the second tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere.
It then emerged Skywalk guests on the Skywalk were able to free themselves from the harnesses they must wear to perform the walk - but must sign a form declaring they will not before the walk begins.
When Skywalk reopened the full restraint belt was replaced with a full-body fall restraint harness "to ensure peace of mind" for all visitors and staff, Fairfax reported.
P & O declined to comment while the coronial investigation was ongoing, other than to point to Queensland Police Inspector Rob Graham's comments about international maritime standards for ship design when he spoke to media yesterday.
"I know there has been some speculation that the railings are too low. any death, any preventable death is one too many ... But millions of people around the world undertake cruises, right around the world, on various cruise liners."
He said the number of people who intentionally jumped overboard was "minuscule".
"So do we go and change and put additional safety equipment on those ships? It's not my position to say, but bare in mind all the millions of people who do go on these cruises and don't do that."
The Pacific Dawn would be assessed for its compliance, but he expected it would fully adhere to international safety regulations that included its railing height and other safety equipment.
He praised P & O for its "world class" professionalism dealing with the tragedy.
Ms Schofield was travelling with her husband and three children - aged from 12 to 16.
Insp Rob Graham said the death "wasn't an accident".
"Let's be open and honest about mental health. It's a tragic end to what should've been a lifetime holiday experience for a loving family."
Police had taken statements from passengers and crew and would investigate on behalf of the Coroner.
Insp Graham said Mrs Scofield's husband was next to her when she threw herself over the railing. The horrifying moment was captured by the ship's security cameras.
"[Mrs Schofield] did make intentional actions and deliberately propelled herself overboard the ship," Insp Graham said.
The entire incident was captured on security cameras. Insp Graham told reporters he had viewed the footage.
"What I saw was a couple of loving people on the top deck of a cruise ship," he said.
"I saw them leaning on the rails and I saw the intentional actions of the missing person take two steps back and then propel herself over the railing.
"Her husband tried in vain to grab her when she went over ... grabbing onto her legs ... she was too far gone and subsequently she fell.
"You've got three kids who are never going to see their mum again."
Pacific Dawn docked in Brisbane yesterday morning.
The cruise operator, Carnival Australia, said it was co-operating fully with the police investigation.
"We will be able to give police CCTV footage providing an unobstructed view of what happened and portraying an obviously devoted and loving couple," Carnival said in a statement.
"We extend our deepest condolences to the family and hope that they will find comfort in their grief."
Counselling was made available for passengers.
One traveller said passengers had been updated with developments from the outset.
"The captain and crew have been put in an unimaginable position yet have handled themselves professionally and with the respect to the victim and her family," Teg An told AAP last Friday as the search was abandoned.
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