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TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology advanced to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament for the third consecutive year with a 70-56 victory over Hanover College at Hulbert Arena on Saturday night.
Senior Julian Strickland (Indianapolis/Pike) was named Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player after scoring a game-high 26 points. Strickland finished 8-17 from the field and 7-9 on the foul line in the performance.
Sophomore Jimmy Miller (Indianapolis/North Central) added 20 points to balance the attack and earn a spot on the all-tournament team. Miller was 7-9 from the field and 4-4 on the foul line.
Other key contributors included senior Jordy Martin (New Albany) with six points and six assists; and sophomore Tyler Duffy (Fishers/Hamilton Southeastern) with four points, five assists and five rebounds.
Junior Tim Bass led Hanover with 25 points and five assists, and was also joined on the all-tournament team by Kyle James (10 points and four rebounds). Bass was 10-17 from the field to lead a 48% shooting effort from the Panthers.
Rose-Hulman advances to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament for the third consecutive year for the first time in school history. The senior class improved its career record to 82-28 as the winningest four-year class in program history.
In addition, Jim Shaw becomes just the third head coach in HCAC history to win three conference tournament championships, joining Steve Alford (Manchester) and Mike Beitzel (Hanover).
The team's 22-5 record also ranks third in school history in terms of single-season wins. Rose-Hulman has also won 20 games for the third straight year for the first time ever.
On Saturday, the Fightin' Engineers shot 61% in the second half to turn a halftime tie into a 70-56 victory. The Fightin' Engineers also committed just seven turnovers in the contest and hit 19-25 free throws, including 12-13 in the second half.
The two teams battled to ties at 12, 18, 20, 22 and 24, before the score was knotted at 26-26 at the break.
The second half started with a quick Rose-Hulman spurt to turn the tie into a 38-27 Engineer lead. Strickland buried back-to-back three-pointers and two free throws, while Miller contributed two layups in the spurt.
Rose-Hulman pushed its edge to 14 points at 47-33 on a three-pointer by Strickland at the 12:01 mark. Hanover trimmed the margin to nine points at 65-56, but the Engineers hit five free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.
Rose-Hulman improved to 22-5 overall and will find out its NCAA Tournament destination on Monday at 12:30 p.m. when the NCAA.com Division III selection show is aired.


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CHICAGO — Lakeshore Athletic Clubs, a fixture in the Chicago fitness scene since 1972, could be forced to close after not paying the mortgages on some of its clubs.
A $26.9 million foreclosure lawsuit was filed in April in Cook County (IL) Circuit Court claiming that a venture owned by Lakeshore founders Walter and Jordon Kaiser has not made a monthly mortgage payment of $135,000 on its 120,000-square-foot Illinois Center club since September. Details of the lawsuit were reported by Crain's Chicago Business.
The venture also began falling behind on payments on a $33.5 million loan for its Lincoln Park club last summer and has not paid the mortgage for that club since August, reports Crain's, citing data compiled by Bloomberg LP.
As of press time, Lakeshore Athletic Clubs did not respond for comment.
Lakeshore Centre Holdings LLC, parent company of Lakeshore Athletic Clubs, has closed two of its Chicago clubs in recent years — one club that closed in September 2007 after its lease expired and a 56,351-square-foot club at McClurg Court Center in May 2009. Five months prior to the recent closing, the company settled an eviction lawsuit that alleged more than $250,000 in rent was unpaid, Crain's reported. At the time of the closing, Walter Kaiser said that the company planned to focus on the clubs that it owned.
Lakeshore Athletic Clubs has consistently appeared in Club Industry's annual Top 100 Clubs list. Last year, it ranked No. 27 with reported 2008 revenue of $41.8 million. The year before, Lakeshore ranked No. 42 but there was a clerical error relating to its revenue. The company generated close to $47 million in 2007, which would have placed it 25th on the 2008 list.
In 2007, Lakeshore reported it had 1,265 employees. In 2008 and 2009, the company reported 950 employees.

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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Cataclysm Leaks: Build 11927
I am a little paranoid about posting on Alpha leaks. I have no contacts with Blizzard as far as I know, and therefore have no hope of getting in to the alpha, but I would like to get into the beta. It's probably just wishful thinking that Blizzard would give me any kind of key priority as a blogger, but I have hope. That said, if there was anyway to piss off blizzard and lose any kind of special treatment posting on alpha leaks is probably a good way to do it. However, as one of the main moonkin bloggers, I'm having a hard time ignoring it. So, even though I am posting about the alpha I would like you guys to keep a couple of things in mind.
1. I'm not going to post on anything unless it pops up on a major WoW news site like MMO Champion or WoW.com. I figure it is generally available if it is on those sites and I will be using it as a discussion point.
2. Remember the context of this information. THIS IS JUST ALPHA LEAKS. This brings two concerns to mind. First, who knows if these are correct or not. Second what goes live with the expansion will likely be very different then what is hitting the servers now. There were huge changes between my first alpha post last time and what went live. The two barely looked a like at all. For these two reasons, I don't want to see any proclamations of doom and gloom. We don't know how any of these things are going to work and the people who can actually test it right now can't talk about it.
All that said, I might be jumping around a little bit, to combine some of my comments.
Talent Changes:
Haste Talents - The current Balance tree has three haste talents Celestial Focus, Nature's Grace, & Improved Moonkin Form. In this first alpha build, both Celestial Focus and Improved Moonkin Form have lost their haste affects. This isn't surprising given that one of our mastery bonuses is for Haste and the issues we've had with capping haste. Ghostcrawler has said many times that they view stat caps as a bad thing and this is one way to combat that.
The semi strange thing is that Nature's Grace has been left unchanged. I can only assume that this means they haven't finalized what they want to do with Nature's Grace yet. Ghostcrawler has said multiple times that Nature's Grace is overpowered and an issue. Therefore I don't expect it to last.
Moonkin Form Changes - I'm sure this will have a lot of people up in arms. The Moonkin Form talent only increased your armor while in Form and shifting free's the caster from polymorph and movement impairing effects. Improved Moonkin Form increases the Crit Chance of the raid by 6%. So, we gain an extra percent chance to crit, but lose mana on crit, reduced damage when stunned, the haste effect, and spell power from spirit.
I'm not really surprised by any of this. I expected the loss of spell power from spirit. As I said before the loss of the haste effect makes sense, and the damage reduction has never been something I thought about. The loss of mana on crit doesn't surprise me but is a little shocking. I think most moonkin agree that it is a little OP. I never have mana issues as long as I am nuking and have plenty of Replenishment. However, I am a little worried about where our mana will
come from if no mana on crit is permanent. It may be overpowered, but it is also needed. I would have expected a nerf rather then a out right loss.
Hit Talents - Imp Fierie Fire is gone. Balance of Power still provides 4% chance to hit but it also converts Spirit to Hit chance as well. Neither of these things are a surprise. Blizzard has said they are doing away with the Hit buffs, and that makes Imp Fierie Fire useless. The 3% chance to crit was nice but lets be honest and say that it was not the main attraction of the talent.
Lunar Justice - When you kill a target that yields experience or honor, a ray of moonlight will shine underneath the fallen enemy instantly restoring 2%-6% of your base mana to you or the first ally who stands underneath it. Lunar Justice lasts for 15 sec. - This sounds interesting but I'm having a hard time seeing how this would be more then a leveling talent. First, I assume that the moonkin has to get the kill shot for it to proc. If that is true then it will have very limited usefulness in PvE. If it's not true, then Moonkin could proc a ton of them on heavy add fights and make the mana issue trivial. Second, since it spawns on the dead target, it is unlikely that the moonkin will get it in a party. Most likely it will be consumed by pally's and shaman who are in melee range by default. It may be useful in BG PvP, but I'm not sure how they could balance this.
Solar Beam - You Summon a beam of solar light over the enemy target's location, Disorienting all enemy targets under the beam for 3 sec. and silencing all enemy targets under the beam while it is active. Solar beam lasts for 10 sec. - The talent that was first mentioned in the Twitter Developer chat. It sounds more PvP oriented but could have some uses in PvE. On a fight like LDW it would be nice to be able to silence multiple adds at once, but also sounds pretty tricky to use perfectly. Since it is listed as a prereq for two other talents my guess is that most PvE moonkin would pick it up in this set up.
Starsurge - You Fuse the power of the moon and sun launching a devastating blast of energy at the target Causes 1025 to 1027 Spellstorm damage to the target and knocking them down. - This sounds pretty sweet for both PvE and PvP. The knockdown is basically and interrupt if you can time it well. The damage may sound low to some of you guys, but remember that this is available at level 30. The equivalent Starfire does 189-231 damage and has a second longer cast time. This thing hits hard and has other benefits.
Lunar Guidance - Increases the radius of your Solar Beam by 6 yards, and your Starsurge also instantly generates 15 Lunar or Solar energy depending on which is greater. - Obviously the current version wouldn't work in Cataclysm since Int will provide spell power on its own. I like what they did to it. It significantly buffs both Solar Beam and Starsurge.
Wrath of Cenarius - What MMO champion has listed for this talent is very strange. Rank one has a completely different tooltip then rank 2 or 3. Who knows whats going on here.
Rank 1: While moving, the direct damage portion of your Moonfire spell is increased by 5% and it's mana cost is reduced by 10% for 3 sec. This effect can stack up to 3 times and lasts 3 sec., but is refreshed as long as you are in movement. - Depending on how this talent stacks, and if it has multiple ranks, Moonfire spam could be a viable strat while moving. For example, if it does really have 3 ranks and can stack up to 3 times then it could have a 15% Damage increase to the direct damage and a 90% reduction in mana cost. This could be huge in Battlegrounds, but I don't think it would be really big in PvE, unless it stacked really quickly.
Ranks 2 and 3: These are the same as the current 2nd and 3rd ranks of Wrath of Cenarious. So my guess is that they are not correct, but I am a little surprised that they would be getting rid of this talent.
Eclipse - Increases the amount of Lunar or Solar energy generated from your Starfire and Wrath by 12% and when critically hit by a melee or ranged attack, you will instantly generate Lunar or Solar Energy. - Hard to tell what affect this will have on Moonkin DPS without knowing how Eclipse as a whole will work, but it looks it feels pretty weak at the moment.
Earth and Moon - Increases Raid Wide Spell Damage taken by 8%. The personal buff is still 6% - The Raid buff is down from 13%. We are losing some utility through this but, I have to admit that 13% was pretty powerful. Since blizzard is making buffs feel even less mandatory, this change makes sense. I also don't expect the personal buff to stay since this is the type of thing they are trying to get rid of with mastery.
Fungal Growth - When your Trents die or your Wild Mushrooms are triggered, you spawn a Fungal Growth at its wake covering the area within 8 yards slowign all enemy targets by 70%. Lasts 10 seconds. - PvP talent that could be situationally useful in PvE. For example i would love to have it in Valithria Dreamwalker. DPS and slow the suppressors all at once? Yes please.
Insect Swarm - Since its not there, I'm assuming it becomes a base spell, though they could be taking at a way completely.
Overall Reaction:
It's clear that the balance tree isn't done. Several of the talents don't look finished. That said, I'm not overly impressed with the new additions as a PvE moonkin. Solar Beam and Fungal Growth seem very PvP oriented. Lunar Justice doesn't seem to be that significant of a talent. Therefore it's hard to make any real judgements. That said, I am left with one question.
Where are we going to get Mana from? If Mana on Crit is permanently gone then the days of the OOMkin could come back unless other changes are made. Obviously Moonglow and Dreamstate would be staples in such a situation, but I don't think they would be enough.
25 comments:
- LePeR said...
Well we do have innervate and maybe they could buff that somehow
- May 6, 2010 at 9:22 PM
I like fungal growth just because your trees dies and you spawn mushrooms kinda of like in a real forest.
As for what the mushrooms do at that point I really don't care.
- May 6, 2010 at 9:28 PM
only problem with using innervate on your self is what happens when a healer goes OOM
- May 6, 2010 at 9:58 PM
> only problem with using innervate on your self is what happens when a healer goes OOM
The healer learns to have mana regen like every other caster.
All classes have mana restore abilities. The luxury of having a Moonkin to feed one innervates is a luxury. Not something to be relied upon.
- May 6, 2010 at 10:05 PM
- Pete said...
Actually the spirit to hit conversion for BoP is 100%. So all of your spirit will be hit which will make things easier to just look and see what hit a piece of gear has for your moonkin. Also interesting is Furor (as it is right now) could be really powerful (10% more int) and the other resto early talent that replaces Imp MotW that increases moonfire's direct damage by 6%.
- May 6, 2010 at 11:45 PM
- Pete said...
Also noticed as it stands right now, you can pick up Nature's swiftness since there isn't really many/any new talents in the trees but we are getting 5 extra points. However, You lose a lot of stuff in the moonkin side for very little gain in the resto side (basically all you gain is NS which isnt worth the extra 7 talent points that are needed to get it). But just decided to through that out there.
- May 6, 2010 at 11:54 PM
- Daedalus said...
While it's nice that Starsurge looks like it's intended to do decent damage, I'm rather confused what the knockdown is for. I'd be shocked if it did so on bosses and it's not even a proper interrupt with a spell lockout. Even if it were, it'd be effectively impossible to use as such with a two second cast time.
- May 7, 2010 at 1:22 AM
Earth and Moon raid wide spell dmg bonus is 8% (2-5-8), not 6%.
Also the mastery bonus is more explained now: http://db.mmo-champion.com/s/77492/mastery-druid-balance-masteries/
- May 7, 2010 at 1:27 AM
Am I really the only one that hates the thought to waste a point on Typhoon to get Starfall???
- May 7, 2010 at 2:26 AM
I believe our mana regen will come from Dreamstate and Int. Since now we'll be stacking Int for our spell power add on top Replenishment(if it stays in the game) and I think we'll be pretty solid on mana.
- May 7, 2010 at 2:39 AM
i checked it out as soon as it was avail on mmochamp, granted it's not done or even half done but currently there was only 1 way to spec for pve balance and even resto. however for pvp alot of interesting stuff, looking forward to that...more than an ampmeter for eclipse.
- May 7, 2010 at 3:13 AM
>Am I really the only one that hates the thought to waste a point on Typhoon to get Starfall???
I think you may well be. Typhoon is a great button to push, and imho only 2-specs moonkins (which I'm not) should have a spec without it, unless you are gearing your spec for a very specific fight.
- May 7, 2010 at 4:52 AM
A poster at EJ had some interesting numbers conserning our Mushrooms. One can have up to 5 at the same time, and with current numbers the damage was... well. Its there! :) Ad to that a 2 talent point slow effect. We could basicly saturate the ground with mushrooms and slow a lot of ad movement and thus help kiting, keeping over agroed runners under aoe dmg and so on.
Im exited.... and trying to keep my self on this mantra:
-Its only Alfa, its only Alfa, its only Alfa-
Weekend for all
- May 7, 2010 at 5:17 AM
- Robert said...
You forgot about the change to Nature's Splendor, it shows the old talent for the first point and the new one for points thereafter.
3/3 states
When you cast Moonfire, Insect Swarm, Rejuvenation, Regrowth or Lifebloom you have a 100% chance to increase it's duration by 3 sec
- May 7, 2010 at 6:19 AM
Won't we get mana back from all the spirit our gear has that it uses for hit?
- May 7, 2010 at 6:56 AM
- Graylo said...
You are correct. I was only looking at the first rank of BoP and missed that it is a 100% conversion.
The real problem with Nature's Swiftness is that we don't have a good spell to use it with. All of our Nature spells are already instant cast or very close to it. Therefore NS won't help us much.
Yes, the knockdown likely won't work on a boss, and I don't think of it as an inturrupt in the traditional "kick" sense, but it would stop a caster from casting, That could be very helpful in PvP or on adds in PvP.
You are correct and I am an idiot. Graylo fails at reading talent trees.
I didn't miss it, I just don't think it's right. That looks a lot like some of the early versions of Nature's Splendor from the WotLK Beta. My guess is the the 2nd and third ranks aren't real.
No, only healers will get spirit from mana through a mastery bonus.
- May 7, 2010 at 8:20 AM
A lot is being done to buff up Moonfire's initial damage. That's very surprising to me. They can't really expect us to spam it, can they?
Insect Swarm is probably baseline but not really a mention of it yet in this version of the talents.
Will the scaling of our dots with crit and haste be enough to keep them worth casting without talents to prop them up?
That said, I've always hoped for an offensive spell similar to Swiftmend or Lifebloom in how it deals damage.
- May 7, 2010 at 3:33 PM
- Pete said...
Yeah I was thinking Starfall=nature when its arcane (I don't actually play a moonkin , but my GF does. So I get to do all the math for her). But like I said after losing those 7 talents to get it, it isn't really worth it (IF you could use it on starfall, which you can't, but I was thinking you could, etc).
And I noticed that Nature's splendor thing as well. Seems a little weird to spend 3 talent points to get a 100% chance to lengthen IS and MF by only 3 seconds. why don't they do that for one talent point?
I've played around with the "spec" and basically you have so many extra talent points atm (12 after getting resto talents, and getting the normal moonkin ones which doesnt include dreamstate and moonglow) that you have no reason not to get moonglow and dreamstate (as well as brambles and fill out genesis) everything else i left out was mainly pvp stuff (with the exception of gale winds) there was one random point left over that you can put just about anywhere.
Basically only things I didn't get in the balance tree were Lunar Justice, Owlkin Frenzy (assuming its not useful for pve), Gale Winds, and Fungal Growth (again assuming the slow isnt useful for pve). Everything else is maxed and you spend 13 points in resto with pretty much the same distrobution as now (just getting a different talent instead of IMotW).
This leaves you with one point. Probably could drop a point or two in brambles or genesis if OF or FG (or something else) is useful for pve.
- May 7, 2010 at 3:46 PM
I wouldn't be too quick to shrug off the mana regen talents. If moonkin does lose the mana-on-crit mechanic the talents could become necessary in a raid build.
- May 7, 2010 at 5:58 PM
Spending talent points on mana regeneration when other classes get to spend it on more 'utility' is not something i find 'fun'.
- May 10, 2010 at 3:45 AM
I think this would be a "base" specc for moonkins with cataclysm
it leaves open 6 points to put in manareg talents, pushback protection or owlkin frenzy
Nightedahs @Khaz'Goroth(EU)
- May 10, 2010 at 5:01 AM
- Kill the Tom said...
Science H. Logic this is getting silly. They need to come out with WoW Lite for people like me. Combat would basically be like Final Fantasy 7. You could choose between a couple attacks and a couple spells and maybe even gem your items like you could in that game. Oh, and it could play on an Ipad :)
- May 10, 2010 at 10:36 AM
all the good resto drudis i know love to moonfire in raids when their hots are rolling
seems blizz picked up on this and put talents for this in the resto tree fairly out of reach of raiding kins..also if insect swarm isnt a talent and will be baseline..then perhaps they can roll dots as well as hots
also the resto tree has talents for free instant starfires and wraths ..lol..?
- May 10, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- Pete said...
Looks like Blizzard finally got around to telling MMO-C. to take its Alpha leaks down. Idk what your official take on that is (since you didn't break the NDA technically, but as you mention in your opening paragraph its not a good way to get on their good side), but just a fair warning.
- May 12, 2010 at 12:17 AM
Since the new alpha build on thursday, they made dreamstate mandatory to get in PvE because it links to a talent that gives solar or lunar energy on crits and also they stuck back in the mana gain on crits too! I'm actually more curious of what the cast priorities are going to be like though with the new Eclipse meter.
- May 29, 2010 at 6:31 PM


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The Infiniti G25 serves as the American version of the Nissan Skyline 250GT. It is a compact, entry-level luxury car manufactured by Nissan Motor Company under its luxury brand, Infiniti. The car launched in 2010 at the Paris Auto Show.
The Infiniti G25 competes with other entry-level luxury cars such as the BMW 328i and Lexus IS250. It's an entry-level version of the Infiniti G37 sedan, which launched in 2009. The two major differences between these cars include the fact that the G25 offers fewer options and contains a smaller engine. Unlike the G37, the Infiniti G25 does not have a six-speed manual transmission option or Technology, Premium, or Navigation packages for the U.S. market.
The Infiniti G25, a very compelling luxury sedan, offers both a great ride and great handling. However, the G25 is not exactly a new vehicle. Its Japanese counterpart, the Nissan Skyline 250GT, had been in production in Nissan's domestic market for several years before the car launched under the Infiniti brand in 2010. The Infiniti G25 offers adequate power and luxury features at a reasonable price, but it still does not compare to German luxury four-seat cars.
One of the highlights of the Infiniti G25 is its brake performance. The car can stop from 60 mph in 109 feet, which compares well to a G37 equipped with the Sports package. The fuel economy of the Infiniti G25 also makes it popular; the EPA estimates the fuel consumption of the Infiniti G25 at 20/29 mpg city/highway, which rates better than the G37 with its larger 3.7-liter engine.
Overall, the Infiniti G25 delivers a surprisingly good performance, even though the engine is smaller and less powerful than that of the G37.
The 2012 Infiniti G25 continues virtually unchanged since its introduction. The car contains a 2.5-liter V-6 engine under its hood that delivers 218 hp of power. The engine derives from the bigger Infiniti G37, and dates back to the third generation Infiniti G sedan from 2006. The G25 is hardly distinguishable on the outside from the G37, which is a good thing. The Infiniti G25 has a familiar design that eyes can feast on. In fact, the shape and design traits of the Infiniti G25 have become a cultural icon for luxury cars that deliver performance as well as style. The car is definitely curvaceous with swept-back headlamps, but it stands out from the German competitors. Several chrome elements also give the car an upscale look.
From a performance point of view, the V-6 engine on the Infiniti G25 guzzles less fuel than the 3.7-liter engine on the G37, but it still delivers adequate edge with 187 lb-ft of torque and 218 hp. The engine couples with a seven-speed automatic gearbox with no other choice available. However, buyers can choose between all-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive options. The Infiniti G25 is energetic, and the engine happily climbs the revs without any resistance.
The Infiniti G25 rides and handles surprisingly well, even though the engine delivers 110 hp less than that of the G37. The car provides comfort on smooth and straight roads and when cutting sharp corners. It steers accurately and directly, but it weighs so little that it can take some time to get used to it.
The interior of the Infiniti G25 is firm and comfortable. The wind and engine sounds leak into the cabin, too, but it won't bother too many people. Overall, the interior of the G25 does not offer the refinement or the quiet ride of the German competition, even though the engine provides slightly more power.
The Infiniti G25 comes in two trim levels: base and Journey. The base model Infiniti G25 comes with 17-inch alloy wheels, fog lamps, double xenon headlights, a four-way power seat for the passenger, leather upholstery, a tilting and telescoping steering wheel, and a six-speaker music system with a CD player and an auxiliary audio jack. The Infiniti G25 Journey has all these features as well as some additional ones, such as an iPod/USB interface, Bluetooth, an automatically dimming rearview mirror, an eight-way passenger seat, heated front seats, rear-seat air vents, dual-zone automatic climate control, a rearview camera, heated mirrors, and automatic headlights.
As mentioned before, the Infiniti G25 has better fuel economy than the G37. However, the consumption differs for all-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive versions. The rear-wheel drive version, called the Infiniti G25, delivers 20/29 mpg city/highway. On the other hand, the all-wheel drive G25x offers 19/27 mpg city/highway.
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After joining Infiniti's stable in 2011 there are no major changes made to the 2012 G25.
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Following the dramatic falls seen in Castor markets in the first month of this year, February saw the market downtrend slowing somewhat with prices falling by only $25/MT over the course of the month. As we enter March prices have again fallen as seed arrivals have picked up as we near the peak arrival season to sit at $895/MT FOB at present, just above 10-year lows.
At the annual Solvent Extractors Association (SEA) Castor Conference in Ahmedabad recently, the independent surveyor Nielsen announced an expected Indian crop size of 1,397,000 MT for 2016. This is 8% higher than their estimate released last year for 2015 and was broadly in line with most industry expectations which meant that price levels did not move a great deal immediately following their announcement. In a departure from previous years, Nielsen have used the government acreage this year rather than their own estimates meaning they have only estimated yield. Based on their crop number we are not expecting to see any supply issues in 2016 as combined with around 550,000 MT carry in should give total availability of nearing 2,000,000 MT of seed. The big news around the time of our last report was the suspension of Castor seed futures contracts following suspected price manipulation. This came as a significant shock to the market impacting on price discovery in the days that followed. Now that the dust has settled the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) along with the NCDEX have started banning members they believed to be responsible. This initially saw four members banned with further companies also prevented from holding futures positions in recent days. Looking ahead, the main two factors which are likely to effect export prices in the next few weeks are bag arrivals into market yards and the Rupee. Seed arrivals have already started to increase as we near peak arrival season and are expected to continue to pick up apart from in the second half of this month when Indian financial year end closures and the Holi festival impact arrivals. The Rupee did at one stage look to be heading for the INR 70 per USD mark however in recent days has dipped below INR 67 per USD for the first time since mid January and this could have a supporting effect on export prices if this trend were to continue. With export prices hovering just above 10-year lows our advice to consumers is to take advantage of the current low prevailing Castor oil price and cover requirements for Q2 and beyond, especially as one now has to consider how much further prices can in reality fall.


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Effective 07/01/10, the state minimum wage is $8.25 per hour. State law requires that the state or federal minimum wage, whichever is higher, be used to determine hours of participation in TANF. The following chart lists various wage amounts based on the current State Minimum Wage ($8.25) times the number of hours worked.
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MarketWatch Week Ahead: Sequester Deadline Nears
The sequester spending cuts will go into effect next Friday and Apple holds a shareholder meeting. Polya Lesova joins Markets Hub with a look at what's ahead. Photo: Getty Images.
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Read our full Destiny review.
It's been months since we last heard about Halo-creator Bungie's upcoming shooter MMO called Destiny. While the studio's contract with Activision revealed many details about which platforms the shooter series would be available for over what period of time, little's known about the game's look or story. A new leak out of the studio sheds some light on just what Destiny is.
IGN received documents and concept art for the game from an unnamed reader on Tuesday. A synopsis of Destiny's story shows that Bungie isn't straying too far from its science fiction roots, with a tale about humanity's future not unlike the one in Halo.
"Our story begins seven hundred years from now in the Last City on Earth, in a Solar System littered with the ruins of man's Golden Age. A massive, mysterious alien ship hangs overhead like a second Moon. No one knows where it came from or what it's here for, but only that it's our protector. Meanwhile, strange, alien monsters creep in from the edge of the universe, determined to take Earth and the Last City. We are young ' knights' tasked with defending the remains of humanity, discovering the source of these monsters and—eventually—overcoming it."
In addition to the concept art image (officially released by Bungie) above that presumably depicts one of these knights protecting the last of mankind are other images, one of which appears to show the underside of the massive ship hovering above the Earth, which is referred to elsewhere in the documents as "The Traveler."
Destiny has been described as an MMO in the past and the leaked document goes on to describe a game that's "social at its core" as well as one that's "fun and accessible to all." Bungie's co-founder is quoted saying, "Destiny is designed for your inner seven year old. We want to make it feel like a mythic adventure."
The logo for the game appears alongside the logos for both Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Bungie's contract with Activision leaked in May described the first installment in a four game series as an Xbox exclusive due in 2013. The first Destiny would be for both the Xbox 360 and Durango/Xbox 720 with PC and PlayStation 4 versions to follow. This new document suggests that Bungie and Activision have altered their plans.
Bungie responded to the leak, saying, "We're not quite ready to take the wraps off our next universe, but in light of recent events we thought we'd give fans something a little more official over at Bungie.net. Feel free to drop by and say hello! There's much more to come."


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Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday Tweet Bag - Your Tweeted Questions Answered with Aplomb
Leading off, @SteveASchneider asks: If you had to overpay for one free agent, is it Prince, C.J. Wilson, or Jose Reyes? (Assuming Pujols is not an option.)
The key here is the word "overpay". We'd love to bring Wilson or Prince or Reyes into the fold, but the market for these scarce premium players means that teams will have to blow their minds out with longer terms and more money. Given everything that's going right with the way that the Jays are deliberately building from the foundation of the organization towards long-term and sustained success, we wouldn't want the broken down version of any of those players weighing down the team's flexibility seven or eight years down the road.
Having sucked all the fun out of your question, we'll say that as the days grow colder and the wind begins to offer reminders of the long, cold offseason ahead, we hear it whisper a name..."Prince"...
Onward, before the poetry gets too adolescent in here. The always dependable @sporkless asks: Worried about Lind for next year. Is he good enough to play daily for a contending team, or maybe a platoon player?
Four weeks ago, we might not even have cast a second thought towards Prince Fielder, because the notion of paying him $20 million (or more) seven or eight years down the road seems like lunacy. But the more that one watches Adam Lind struggle, the more that we realize that the hot month that he had earlier this season is the aberration, and that he's likely not the long-term option at first. In his last 253 games with the Blue Jays over the past two seasons, Lind has an fWAR of -0.1, and an OPS of .728. (For the sake of reference: Lyle Overbay's numbers over the same two seasons are +0.5 and .715.)
It pains us to say this as someone who roots for him to succeed, but Adam Lind is not good enough to play daily for an AL East team with notions of contending. (Though we're reasonably sure that he'd rake for the D-Backs, if they still have a need next season.)
Smores! @coolhead2010 asks: Would you change up the hitting coach in the offseason, if you were in John Farrell's chair? The pitching coach?
If you were to dig back through our blog, you'd probably find a few "fire the hitting coach!" posts. "The hitters are too timid! They're not patient enough! They're failing at a rate of 70%...toss the bum that makes them strike out!"
These days, we're not even so sure of the extent to which the hitting coach or pitching coach really help. Maybe a lot, or maybe not much at all. But given that admitted lack of insight, we'd feel uncomfortable campaigning to hurl someone out the door. We'd certainly like to see the Jays work the count more often, because we have a notion sometimes that the hitters basically walk to the plate looking for a fastball they can pull. Is that strategy coming from Dwayne Murphy? Or is that the team that's been assembled? And why is it that the Jays' lineup is like a Snackables pack for left-handed junkballers?
Chad Mottola, the hitting coach of the Jays' Triple-A affiliate in Las Vegas, has earned rave reviews from the farmhands for his work on their swing mechanics. (He's apparently transformed Adeiny Hechevarria from Dave Concepcion to Alex Rodriguez overnight.) If there was a perceived need for change, the Jays have a decent candidate in the wings. But will it matter?
He is the eggman! @izzjr2010 asks: if the jays offer serious money to pujols or fielder do you think they would turn it down bec of T.O. Not being a great market?
Okay, we could start by accosting you for the lack of an avatar on Twitter...because,really? It's that hard to find a photo of yourself, or something funny or clever to represent you?
But on the other hand, we could just as well give you the gears over the substance of your question, because this constant poormouthing of Toronto drives us nuts. The city is essentially the third biggest media market in baseball, has TV ratings that are the envy of most other teams, and a base of corporate support in the community that provides the franchise with strong fundamentals, regardless of the vagaries of attendance or the team's fortunes.
(And, as Maury Brown from The Biz of Baseball reported yesterday, the Jays' attendance is up so far 11.5% over last season, with Yankees and Red Sox series remaining.)
People need to stop thinking that players don't want to play here. It's a false assumption. The truth is that when the Jays have wanted a top free agent and were willing to pay the market price for them (B.J. Ryan, A.J. Burnett, Frank Thomas), they got them. There's nothing wrong with the market, and frankly, there's a lot that's going right.
Briefly, more tweets from the tweeters!
@Brochenski asks: who has cooler sideburns, Cecil or Thames?
Thames, and it's not close. Cecil's facial hair and ridiculous fauxhawks have gotten way out of hand.
@EthanDR asks: WIll Kelly Johnson be wooed to re-sign with Jays by Bautista/Lawrie dance moves?
I'll be square with you, son. Kelly Johnson doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who gets wooed by dance moves. Unless J.P. Arencibia and Colby Rasmus were to engage in some celebratory boot-scoot-boogeying. Kickin' up mud!
@RustyArmy asks: I was trying 2 decide which position player 2 buy a jersey 4 last night when Lawrie hit a homer...was that a sign?
The universe speaks to you so clearly, and you need me to translate for you? Of course it was! Also, since we're acting as your go-between, the universe is telling you to get a number 13 jersey with "Gordie Dougie" on the back.
@Indie102 asks: what is a greater need for next years jays: starting pitching or bats?
Pitching. It's always pitching. You can stumble your way into a halfway decent lineup, but the mechanics of the game dictate that you have to have someone go out and throw 100 pitches and keep you in the game night in and night out. Also, pitchers come and go and flame out quickly, so you always need more stockpiled.
@dave_church asks: Crystall ball time: 5 years from now, who's most likely to still be with the Jays? Snider, Escobar, Lawrie, or Rasmus?
We've said it before. We're not a soothsayer. Or an empath, or a vampire or a faerie or were-panther. (Clearly, we're watching too much True Blood. Groan.) But the answer is Lawrie, because he's the youngest, and likely has the highest ceiling of the four.
@Tammy_Beth asks: How good is Kenen Bailli and why can't I find an answer to that question anywhere?
We honestly had no idea what you meant until we looked it up. We're not about to make a judgment based on four games in the Florida State League, but he's 26 years old, so we're not about to put a ton of stock into his future.
And that's about all the time we have for this week. Hopefully, you're still awake. Our apologies to those whose questions we didn't get around to answering, but please keep sending those cards and letters, and we'll get around to them sooner or later.
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I agree with your view on Adam Lind. Unfortunately.
Also agree with your comment about many of the Jays coming up to the plate looking for a fastball to pull. Unfortunately.
Lind is looking more and more like Aaron Hill. He comes up to the plate looking for an inside fastball. First pitch- curve ball for a strike. Hmmm. Better look for something off speed. Second pitch- outside fast ball. Is the bat glued to his shoulder? Better protect the plate. Third pitch- slider 2 feet off the plate. Strike out. Slow walk back to the dug out. Rinse and repeat.
At times I think a new pitching coach or approach would benefit these players but... if that were true then Vernon and Lyle should have had much better years. Maybe the real truth is that Murphy is getting the absolute most of out them. Unfortunately.
What impressed me about K.C. was the way their batters refused to chase Romero's stuff off the plate. It seemed like every time he got 2 strikes on a batter he had a hard time finishing them off. When you contrast this with the way the Jays seem to spend the first few innings striking out or flying out to the warning track it was rather amazing. Is this the type of approach that can be taught because Rasmus, Thames, Lind, JPA, and Snider might benefit.
- August 26, 2011 at 12:32 PM
Lind is making me miss Overbay. Even when he was really awful, he could still take the occasional walk. Lind's defence has been very good, but it seems like he's always walking back to the dugout, bat in hand with a bewildered look on his face.
- August 26, 2011 at 1:25 PM
- Peter DeMarco said...
If they Jays signed Pujols and Sabathia this off season, both to seven year contracts, would your be against this? Do you think it would hurt the team at any point over the next 5 years? Or prevent them from being a contender?
On a side note - Lind will be fine, he's much better than he's playing right now. Remember, players are never as good as they seem during a hot streak, and never as bad as they seem during a slump.
- August 26, 2011 at 1:45 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
The point is that Lind has pretty much been bad for two full seasons, save for two series against the Orioles this year. The gig is up.
Lind never seems to be able to get the bat head on the ball. How many times has he swung and misconnected on something in on his hands?
And the fielding? He's not getting to balls hit to either side of him.
- August 26, 2011 at 1:48 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
Oh yeah: Would I sign Albert Pujols for 7 years? Yes. Sabathia? Nope. No way.
- August 26, 2011 at 1:53 PM
- Eric said...
I sometimes ponder a new hitting coach and what it would all mean for the Jays. I think a change could be good.
Yet, I always remind myself about the last time the organization brought in a hitting coach to teach them about patience at the plate.
Do we need another Gary Denbo? I think not.
- August 26, 2011 at 2:57 PM


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QR deCODEr app for webOS Gets You Started Scanning QR Codes
If you're not familiar with QR (Quick Response) codes, they are mobile barcodes that you can encode with different types of information, and then use a smartphone camera, and QR code reader app -- like the free QR deCODEr app for webOS devices -- to decode and read the information. In other words, it's a very quick way to send information (contacts, mobile Websites, etc.,) to smartphones.
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Warrantless smartphone searches worried Supreme Court justices Tuesday, with several challenging law enforcement intrusions on privacy.
In a high-tech case that goes well beyond its San Diego origins, liberal justices in particular seemed poised to limit what police may do with iPhones and similar devices taken during arrests.
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"Most people now do carry their lives on cellphones, and that will only grow every single year as, you know, young people take over the world," Justice Elena Kagan noted.
At the same time, pointed questions from conservative justices and persistent probings by Justice Anthony Kennedy, frequently a swing vote, hinted at a difficult split decision ahead.
"Smartphones do present difficult problems," acknowledged Justice Samuel Alito, a conservative who often sides with law enforcement.
The California smartphone case heard Tuesday, along with a somewhat different case involving a Massachusetts cellphone, brought justices face to face with devices that are banned from the courtroom itself. Most everywhere else, the phones are omnipresent and ever more powerful as far as range, capacity and utility.
An estimated 91 percent of U.S. adults own cellphones and 56 percent of U.S. adults were using smartphones last year, according to surveys. They are capacious. An Apple iPhone 5 with 16 gigabytes of storage can hold the equivalent of about 800 million words of text and more than 8,000 digital photographs.
Myriad applications, or apps, provide virtual access to medical, financial and personal records. Global Positioning System data is routinely stored, providing electronic footprints to past locations. Justices on Tuesday repeatedly noted the power of the technology, hinting that it will color their decision.
"With digital cameras people take endless photos and it spans their entire life," Justice Sonia Sotomayor noted, adding that "a GPS can follow people in a way that prior following by police officers in cars didn't permit."
The California smartphone case started when a San Diego police officer pulled over David Leon Riley on Aug. 22, 2009. Police impounded Riley's Lexus because he'd been driving with a suspended license, and in a subsequent search they found two guns.
A police officer checked Riley's unlocked Samsung Instinct phone, and found video clips of gang initiation fights, pictures of gang signs and clips of a red Oldsmobile allegedly used in an earlier gang shooting.
Convicted on charges that included attempted murder, Riley was sentenced to prison for 15 years to life. The 23-year-old is incarcerated at California's Kern Valley State Prison.
"Even if we're in a world where the police can seize some evidence and keep it and use it for the prosecution . . . there are still very, very profound problems with searching a smartphone without a warrant," said Riley's attorney, Stanford Law School Professor Jeffrey L. Fisher.
California officials countered that police need to be able to conduct searches, regardless of the format.
"The consequence of carrying things on your person has always been that if you are arrested, the police will be able to examine that to see if it is evidence of crime," California Solicitor General Edward DuMont said.
Kagan was among the skeptics.
"On your argument," Kagan told DuMont, "a person can be arrested for driving without a seat belt. And the police could take that phone and could look at every single email that person has written, including work emails, including emails to family members, very intimate communications, could look at all that person's bank records (and) medical data."
In Brima Wurie's case, Boston police lacked a warrant when they quickly checked the call log on his gray Verizon LG phone after arresting him on drug and gun charges. Wurie was convicted in 2009 and is serving a 262-month prison term.
The cases will force the court to update the rules governing post-arrest searches and their compliance with the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches and seizures.
In a 1973 decision that involved the discovery of heroin inside a crumpled cigarette pack, the Supreme Court upheld the authority of police to thoroughly search someone who's been arrested. There are limits, though. The searches are supposed to be for weapons or relevant evidence.
"We're living in a new world," Kennedy said during the Wurie oral argument, adding that "someone arrested for a minor crime has their whole existence exposed on this little device."
Justice Clarence Thomas, as is his custom, did not speak or ask questions during the oral arguments. Decisions in both cases are expected by the end of June.


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What's Wrong With Competition?
from the can-someone-explain deptA reader named EmJay wrote in with a snide comment about how we wouldn't write about the following story because it's a case where "copyright and patents made sense." I never understand these sorts of comments. We write about all kinds of cases, and if there were one where an intellectual property lawsuit made sense, we'd be thrilled. It would be an example of the system working as planned: encouraging innovation. That would be fantastic. Unfortunately, EmJay's example is no such thing. It's not an example of the system making sense, but of the system being used to slow down innovation and block competition.
The story involves a guy who started making plastic turkey wishbones for Thanksgiving/Christmas celebrations, so that families wouldn't have to fight over the actual turkey wishbone in the traditional "breaking" of the wishbone. Of course, maybe it was just my family, but I don't recall ever "fighting" over the wishbone. Anyway, the agency Young & Rubicam, which represents Sears, had asked for a sample for possible inclusion at Sears. A year later, Sears was selling a similar plastic wishbone, made by a different company, so this guy sued and won. From the article, the guy says they won on both patent and copyright infringement claims, but that's not true. The lawsuit was over copyright infringement claims only, and Sears made two good points that should have prevailed, in our opinion. First, you can't copyright something occurring in nature -- such as a wishbone. Second, the wishbones that Sears ordered were in different colors and sizes than the ones supplied by the original company.
And, in fact, that's exactly how competition should work. Sears pushed another manufacturer to innovate, designing different (and, in their opinion, better) wishbones. That's competition and that's how innovation works. In fact, the guy from the original company now admits that his company didn't do any updating of their design for years while fighting this lawsuit, and are just now starting to update the design. In other words, all copyright did was get these companies locked in a silly legal battle, rather than focusing on providing better solutions to customers. It's too bad this guy was afraid to compete in the marketplace.
Filed Under: competition, copyright, wishbones
Companies: lucky wishbone, sears, young and rubicon


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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Millions of Peaches, Peaches for Me
Sun soakin' bulges in the shade
- Presidents of the United States of America
Peaches are one of my favourite fruits. They are sweet, dribble-down-your-chin juicy, and refreshing. And right now, local Ontario peaches are in season!
I love them in all of their shapes & forms from tinned peaches that offer a taste of summer when eaten in the dark dreary nights of winter, to the fragrant, massive globes found in the farmer's market these days. They are heavenly when ripe and sweet, but they are also quite delicious under a crisp buttery granola topping or piled thickly & tucked into a sweetened pie crust. And, of course, I love them in this week's gooey summery jam.
Every year I vow, "Never again!" after I wearily emerge from a steamy kitchen with burnt fingers in a haze of sugar and fruit. Jam-making is a tedious task. (Not sure if it's this troublesome for everyone, but it certainly is for me.) Every year, I feel like I spend hours prepping & chopping fresh fruit, sterilizing jars, counting out lids & screw-tops, and processing.
But all of that fatigue and weariness fades away when there is a row of gleaming mason jars sitting on my kitchen counter. I well up with pride seeing all those hours of chopping, stirring and processing translated into pristine, shiny jars of jams. Then when I open up a jar and thickly smear that sweet, sticky and fruity jam onto warm, crusty toast, I know exactly why I make my own jam. There is nothing like it.
I have been making this beautiful peach lavender jam for years. It is intensely peachy and slightly floral from the lavender. It's summer in a jar.
While, I have tried my hands at other jams: strawberry, mixed fruit and even apple butter, the jam I long for the most, is this really special peach lavender jam.
Ah, peaches.
Peach Lavender Jam
1 tbsp dried lavender buds (organic)
1/4 c hot water
5 c peaches (peeled, pitted and chopped)
2 tbsp lemon juice
7 c granulated sugar
1 pouch pectin
1. Soak lavender in hot water for at leat 30 minutes. Strain and reserve tea.
2. In a large pot, add peaches, lemon juice, lavender tea, sugar and pectin.
3. Cook until the mixture boils and bubbles.
4. Skim off scum.
5. Boil for at least five to ten minutes or until jam sets. (To test, place a saucer in the freezer. Drop a small dollop on the cooled saucer. If the jam gels and appears jammy, then you're done.)
6. Carefully pour into sterilized mason jars. Secure with lid and screw cap on (not tightly, but firmly).
7. Process jam in a large water canner for at least 15-20 minutes from boiling point(check your elevation and adjust your times accordingly)
8. Carefully remove jars from hot water, cool on a clean tea towel. Refrain from moving for at least 1 day.
A great source for all things canning can be found at the National Center for Home Preservation: http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/
6 comments:
- Geoff said...
What kind of Pectin do you prefer to use?
- August 19, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- Hungry Gal said...
@ Geoff
I have used powdered & the gel - both work well.
- August 19, 2009 at 8:15 PM
- Jo. said...
I would have never thought of combining peaches and lavender. But actually why not :-) It;s sound original but definitely I should try at least a small batch.
- August 20, 2009 at 6:58 AM
- lalaw said...
Sounds fabulous, i have tons of lavender growing in my garden, can't wait to try this.
We also make mint tea with fresh mint, green tea, lavender and a little honey. yum
- August 20, 2009 at 4:50 PM
- sacha said...
Hey! I just made your jam (must confess that I have been stalking your blog since Sarah, Andrew's gf, told me about it). It turned out really well, but the lavender got lost behind the sweetness of the in-season peaches... might try infusing a larger quantity next time. Otherwise, so great! Thanks.
- September 20, 2009 at 5:36 PM
- Hungry Gal said...
@ Jo
Peaches & lavender is magical. Try it.
@ lalaw
That tea sounds awesome... and I am always trying to find ways to use my lavender.
@ sacha
I am glad you found my blog. Thank you for reading and posting a comment. You can defintely up the lavender but I always worry that using too much would make it taste a little soapy. If you do try upping the quantity - start little by little or alternatively, try steeping the lavender tea for a little longer. ;)
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An evenhanded study last month about kids and schoolwork found "nothing evil about video games," but not a Kansas educator, who bootstraps those findings to his claim that games are responsible for the widening achievement gap between boys and girls.
John Richard Schrock, writing for The Wichita Eagle speaks of seeing "mostly women's faces" when he lectures at Chinese universities ("except in the forestry schools,") and that colleagues in Europe anecdotally describe the same thing. From there, he makes this leap: "Whatever is depressing boys' school performance is cutting across cultural and political boundaries and widely disparate educational systems."
He then goes back 15 years ago, when boys and girls' academic performance started to diverge. "This decline in boys' scores coincides with the emergence of video games," Schrock states flatly.
"[E]ducators and computer enthusiasts are in denial, trying to find fault with [last month's] study or somehow deflect the damning evidence," Schrock writes. "There are now more women in the American work force than men, in part because of layoffs. But the academic decline in boys began 15 years before the recession. If we are going to stop this educational slide of males, we are going to have to take the electronic toys out of the hands of our young boys."
I'm not too exercised about this because, in the end, this is a local piece, and the guy is stating - in a little more heated way - what the Denison University researcher said in the first place, that kids time in front of consoles should be controlled. We hear a lot of that in our comments and, really, who would disagree with that?
But it's connecting a lot of dots to say college classrooms from China to Europe are full of girls because of a global attention-deficit pandemic caused by video games. The workforce has changed. Opportunities for women have increased. Competition for desirable jobs and for enrollment in leading universities is more keen, generation to generation. These could be factors in any perceived or real achievement gap between the genders, too.
Oh, I'm not backing up any of this with data, trends or studies. But neither did Schrock.
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All leader meetings this year to be held the first Tuesday of the month at the Plymouth Church.
Next meeting = April 6
Agenda: Discuss open Service Unit positions, Bridging
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B.Girl Scout Bowling at Fairways, Natick Sat, March 6 -- about 175 girls and pals bowled, fun time
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24. Papal Journeys have become an
important element in the work of implementing the Second Vatican Council.
Begun by John XXIII on the eve of the Council with a memorable pilgrimage to
Loreto and Assisi (1962), they notably increased under Paul VI who, after
first visiting the Holy Land (1964), undertook nine other great apostolic
journeys which brought him into direct contact with the peoples of the
different continents.
The current Pontificate has widened this
programme of travels even further, starting with Mexico, on the occasion of
the Third General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate held in Puebla
in 1979. In that same year, there was also the trip to Poland for the
Jubilee of the nine hundredth anniversary of the death of Saint Stanislaus,
Bishop and Martyr.
The successive stages of these travels are well known. Papal journeys have become a
regular occurrence, taking in the particular Churches in every continent and showing
concern for the development of ecumenical relationships with Christians of various
denominations. Particularly important in this regard were the visits to Turkey (1979),
Germany (1980), England, Scotland and Wales (1982), Switzerland (1984), the Scandinavian
countries (1989), and most recently the Baltic countries (1993).
At present, it is my fervent wish to visit
Sarajevo in Bosnia-Hercegovina and the Middle East: Lebanon, Jerusalem and
the Holy Land. It would be very significant if in the Year 2000 it were
possible to visit the places on the road taken by the People of God
of the Old Covenant, starting from the places associated with Abraham
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witnessed the conversion of Saint Paul.
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their own role to play, as they celebrate with their own Jubilees
significant stages in the salvation history of the various peoples. Among
these regional or local Jubilees, events of great importance have
included the millennium of the Baptism of Rus' in 1988 (11) as also the five
hundredth anniversary of the beginning of evangelization in America (1492).
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although not of universal importance, are no less significant: for example,
the millennium of the Baptism of Poland in 1966 and of the Baptism of
Hungary in 1968, together with the six hundredth anniversary of the Baptism
of Lithuania in 1987. There will soon also be celebrated the 1500th
anniversary of the Baptism of Clovis (496), king of the Franks, and the
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marking the beginning of the evangelization of the Anglo-Saxon world.
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the year 1500. The current year also marks the seventh centenary of the evangelization of
China (1294), and we are preparing to commemorate the spread of missionary work in the
Philippines with the erection of the Metropolitan See of Manila (1595). We likewise look
forward to the fourth centenary of the first martyrs in Japan (1597).
In Africa, where the first proclamation of
the Gospel also dates back to Apostolic times, together with the 1650th
anniversary of the episcopal consecration of the first Bishop of the
Ethiopians, Saint Frumentius (c. 340), and the five hundredth anniversary of
the beginning of the evangelization of Angola in the ancient Kingdom of the
Congo (1491), nations such as Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, the Central African
Republic, Burundi and Burkina Faso are celebrating the centenaries of the
arrival of the first missionaries in their respective territories. Other
African nations have recently celebrated such centenaries.
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Churches, whose ancient Patriarchates are so closely linked to the apostolic
heritage and whose venerable theological, liturgical and spiritual
traditions constitute a tremendous wealth which is the common patrimony of
the whole of Christianity? The many jubilee celebrations in these Churches,
and in the Communities which acknowledge them as the origin of their own
apostolicity, recall the journey of Christ down the centuries, leading to
the Great Jubilee at the end of the second millennium.
Seen in this light, the whole of Christian history appears to us as a single river,
into which many tributaries pour their waters. The Year 2000 invites us to gather with
renewed fidelity and ever deeper communion along the banks of this great river: the
river of Revelation, of Christianity and of the Church, a river which flows through human
history starting from the event which took place at Nazareth and then at Bethlehem two
thousand years ago. This is truly the "river" which with its
"streams", in the expression of the Psalm, "make glad the city of God"
26. The Holy Years celebrated in the
latter part of this century have also prepared for the Year 2000. The Holy Year proclaimed
by Paul VI in 1975 is still fresh in our memory. The celebration of 1983 as the Year of Redemption followed
along the same lines. The Marian Year 1986/87 perhaps struck a more
resounding chord; it was eagerly awaited and profoundly experienced in the
individual local Churches, especially at the Marian Shrines around the
world. The Encyclical Redemptoris Mater, issued on that occasion,
drew attention to the Council's teaching on the presence of the Mother of
God in the mystery of Christ and the Church: two thousand years ago the Son
of God was made man by the power of the Holy Spirit and was born of the
Immaculate Virgin Mary. The
Marian Year was as it were an anticipation of the Jubilee, and contained
much of what will find fuller expression in the Year 2000.
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Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said, "This is Colorado. Everybody has a gun."
Seven words that create a mural. Should they be added to our license plates and the signs that welcome motorists entering the state?
You could hear it on the trains at the airport.
I would prefer almost anything else, but maybe Spurlock nailed it in the sad aftermath of the horrific, sad and depressing incident at the Copper Canyon Apartments in Highlands Ranch on Dec. 31.
One news agency reported, "Another mass shooting in Colorado."
Of course, everybody doesn't have a gun. I don't.
We all make choices. I make my own, and generally I am the odd man out. I am neither better or smarter. I just don't want a gun in the house.
That old Second Amendment doesn't keep me feeling safe and warm at night. Luck does.
Bullets came through a common wall at Copper Canyon, and wounded neighbors who were minding their own business.
"He was in the wrong place at the wrong time."
I hear that over and over.
Jennifer and I talked about the shooting and about the sheriff.
The national spotlight was turned on and it was aimed at him.
He did a commendable job of sorting through the known facts, acknowledging all of the fallen officers, while showing both objectivity and compassion.
And in the middle of it, he said, "This is Colorado," and the rest.
The reality is more guns than people.
Someone else, maybe my next-door neighbors, make up for me. My arsenal is made up of words.
I wish Spurlock could have said, "This is Colorado. Everybody has a dictionary."
Or, "This is Colorado. Everybody owns an original work of art."
I am not living in a dream world. I am trying to survive in a country that has a state (Michigan), that has a town, that has a bank, that offers a rifle if you open an account.
I have never been to Nucla, Colorado. I have been tempted because of its name. Take away the "N" and what do you have? My alma mater.
It has something else: a law that requires everyone in town to own a gun.
(Except for those who can't afford them, conscientious objectors, felons, and those with mental or physical disabilities.)
Wouldn't it be better if everyone in town were required to own a copy of Mozart's "Jupiter Symphony"?
Save your exasperations with me over this. I've heard it.
"Freedom of" and "freedom from" are two different things, and we have both in Colorado. For now.
I had a cap gun when I was a kid. I liked the smell after I shot a cap.
(Do they still sell cap guns?)
Replica guns are sold, and they are supposed to have distinguishing orange tips. But they have been used during criminal activities. If you use a toy gun or a replica gun during a crime in Chicago, you are treated just like you would be if you had used a real gun.
There's a new makeshift memorial every day. It's an industry. It's a reality.
I know someone who knows someone who was the first person shot in Las Vegas. She survived.
Was it fate? God? I think it was luck.
Orson Welles said, "Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck."
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