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PORCELANOSA Scotland Limited
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Website: http://www.porcelanosa.com/uk
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Founded in Vila-real, Spain in 1973, PORCELANOSA established itself in the UK in the early 1980's and has had a strong presence ever since.
With more than 45 years' experience, the Group subsists in 150 countries worldwide, an achievement that is attributable to its unique business model.
Now a global leader in design, manufacture and distribution of interior design furniture, trend setting its cutting-edge designs, PORCELANOSA is a powerhouse within the tile industry and the bathroom sector as a whole and is working its way up the list to become kitchen retailer of the year.
Production diversification has played a key role in its growth. In the UK, PORCELANOSA offers not only tiles but kitchen and bathroom products as well as building solutions for contemporary architecture through its eight brands including facades and raised access flooring. It also offers design services, with experienced designers, for those bespoke products across 22 showrooms nationwide.
PORCELANOSA's consolidated position has been built up on values such as innovation and quality, but specially the trust placed in its large human capital, made up of almost 5000 skilled professionals, and its concern for its stakeholders and the environment. Its staff help produce, market and deliver the tiles, kitchen and bathroom products to more than 400 company owned showrooms, distribution centres and an extensive network of independent distributors and retailers.
With the aim of making unique ceramic tiles out of white clay imported from northern Spain and overseas rather than the more common red variety found in local quarries, PORCELANOSA focused its efforts on creating ornamental value instead of just volume and function.
The care and conservation of the environment has always been one of PORCELANOSA Group's major concerns. Sustaining our lifestyle and the crucial environmental balance requires specific policies and noticeable actions. Always keeping ahead of specific market trends, PORCELANOSA has been implementing improvements to its production systems for more than 30 years aiming to minimise the impact on the environment.
The Group's environmental strategy goes far beyond the optimisation of production systems; as its efforts are also centred on the design of products that contribute to the reduction of water and energy consumption in the home.
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package chandu0101.scalajs.react.components
package elementalui

import chandu0101.macros.tojs.JSMacro
import japgolly.scalajs.react._
import scala.scalajs.js
import scala.scalajs.js.`|`

case class Radio(
    name: js.UndefOr[String] = js.undefined,
    className: js.UndefOr[String] = js.undefined,
    disabled: js.UndefOr[Boolean] = js.undefined,
    inline: js.UndefOr[Boolean] = js.undefined,
    label: js.UndefOr[String] = js.undefined) {
  def apply() = {
    val props = JSMacro[Radio](this)
    val f = React.asInstanceOf[js.Dynamic].createFactory(Eui.Radio)
    f(props).asInstanceOf[ReactComponentU_]
  }
}

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Oily skin is caused due to excessive oil production by sebaceous glands. Oily skin on its own is prone to problems. Following certain skin care tips for oily skin in monsoon weather can help tackle these problems to a great extent. Why does oily skin have complications? The answer lies in the over active oil glands. The skin has minor pores through which it breathes. When the oil glands secrete excessive oil the skin pores tend to get blocked and this poses a threat to the wellness of the skin.
Zits- This condition involves the build-up of sebum in the pores of the skin. Sebum is an oily substance made by the sebaceous glands under the skin. When this becomes trapped, it can form pimples on the surface of the skin. It is also caused by clogging of pores, attracting colonisation of local bacteria leading to break outs.
Shiny skin- this happens due to enlarged appearance of pores and also because of application of artificial cosmetic products.
Oily skin always has a dull & greased appearance which makes one look perpetually tired.
One basic mistake that people with oily skin make is that they excessively scrub the face to remove the oil. This practise on a regular basis opens pores which accumulates dirt and sebum. One should use a very mild Ph balanced cleanser and wash the face not more than twice a day. Avoid using harsh soaps & hot water. For cosmetic products one should use oil free makeup, moisturising agents & sunscreen.
Internally , hydration is very important along with cutting down on unhealthy sugars & fats. Essential fatty acids are required for healthy skin balance.
Retinol based products and mild dosage of isotretinion is recommended for people with oily skin.


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Fallingwater Reopens for Winter Walks
Tours explore the landmark's landscape and exterior.
Mikaela Fitzpatrick,
Fallingwater is offering Winter Walk tours that allow people to explore the exterior beauty of the landmark during the height of the snowy season. Fallingwater's stunning architectural design was inspired by the landscape where it was built. This Laurel Highlands UNESCO World Heritage Site, approximately 90 minutes from Pittsburgh, is surrounded by 5,100 acres of conservatory land known as the Bear Run Nature Reserve.
"Exploring Fallingwater during this time of year, with limited people on site and often a dusting of frost or snow on the ground, allows one the opportunity for intimate interactions with the architecture and this beautiful mountain landscape," said director and Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Vice President Justin Gunther in a release.
The Winter Walk tour explores the grounds, trails and exterior aspects of Fallingwater, including some of its terraces. The tour runs for approximately one hour.
Tours will take place through Friday, March 5. Admission is $15 for adults and free for children ages 6 and under. Tickets can be bought through Fallingwater's website or by calling at 724-329-8501 or Fallingwater@paconserve.org. Reservations are required as part of Fallingwater's COVID-19 health and safety measures. The Fallingwater Museum Store, Café and Speyer Gallery at the Visitor Center will remain closed for the season and do not reopen until March 6, 2021.
More information about Fallingwater's tours can be found here.
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ISBN-13: 978 90 6132 230 6. ISBN-10: 90 6132 230 8.
This is a report on a method for the detailed and global mapping of the planetary gravitational field using two artificial satellites that carry devices to track each other along the same near-circular, near-polar orbit, separated by a few hundred kilometers and as low as the atmosphere would allow. They are kept a loft, in spite of air drag, by the action of small rocket engines that maintain a proof-mass inside each spacecraft in constant free fall. The signal is the relative line- of-sight velocity of the proof masses, averaged over several seconds.
A specially tailored analytical perturbation theory, where the reference orbit is periodical and obtained by numerical integration in a low-degree zonal reference field, is used here to derive a linearized model for the signal. The 'lumped coefficients' of the perturbations can be calculated very efficiently with a technique that relies heavily on the Fast Fourier Transform algorithm, and whose principle is similar to that of Gauss' method for integrating Lagrange's planetary equations. Computer simulations of the relative motion of the satellites in a field whose potential is the sum of zonal spherical harmonics up to degree 300, suggest that the model is accurate to better than 1% at most frequencies present in the spectrum of the signal. The programs used for the simulations are explained and listed in an appendix.
Detailed consideration is given to a method for estimating from the data all potential coefficients up to a high degree and order (such as 300). This method is based on the choice of a common orbit that closes upon itself after enough days have elapsed to resolve all the unknown coefficients. This orbit gives a rotationally symmetrical distribution of data. After taking care of the non-periodical component of the signal (due to orbit estimation errors and secular resonant effects) by introducing extra unknowns, the normal equations of the adjustment become very sparse. With a suitable ordering of unknowns, it shows an 'arrow' structure, the 'shaft' consisting of diagonal blocks. It is feasible to solve such a system (in spite of its great size) with ordinary modern computers, and also to find the formal accuracies of the results by a partial inversion of the normal matrix.
Keywords: satellite geodesy; satellite-to-satellite tracking; Earth model; analytical perturbations; sparse matrices; Hill's equations; celestial mechanics; GRAVSAT; GRM; adjustment; least squares collocation.


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Jacques Martin, né le  à Chapelle-sur-Moudon (originaire de Neyruz-sur-Moudon) et mort le  en Provence, est une personnalité politique suisse du canton de Vaud, membre du Parti radical-démocratique.

Il est conseiller national de 1979 à 1988, puis conseiller aux États de 1991 à 1999. Il est en parallèle membre du Conseil d'État du canton de Vaud de 1988 à 1996.

Biographie

Jacques Martin naît le  à Chapelle-sur-Moudon, dans le canton de Vaud. Il est originaire de l'ancienne commune voisine de Neyruz-sur-Moudon.

Il est diplômé de l'École polytechnique fédérale de Zurich et ingénieur-forestier de profession. ll démissionne de son poste d'inspecteur forestier à son élection au Conseil national en 1979 pour créer son propre bureau d'ingénieur à Gryon, qu'il dirige jusqu'à son élection au gouvernement vaudois en 1988.

Il est marié à Marièle Martin.

Il meurt le .

Parcours politique
Il est syndic de Gryon de 1978 à 1988, puis député au Grand Conseil du canton de Vaud de 1974 à 1980.

Élu ensuite au Conseil national en 1979, il y siège jusqu'à son élection au Conseil d'État vaudois le , où il s'impose facilement lors de l'élection complémentaire face à la candidature contestataire de Roger Montandon. Il entre en fonction le  et prend la tête du Département de l'agriculture, de l'industrie et du commerce, où il succède à Raymond Junod. Il est brillamment réélu en 1990, avec le meilleur score de l'ensemble des candidats, puis se laisse convaincre par son parti de se représenter à nouveau en 1994, année où il préside le gouvernement. La loi vaudoise sur l'emploi de 1993, adoptée sous sa direction et assurant un suivi aux chômeurs, inspire la législation fédérale. Atteint d'un cancer du système lymphatique, il démissionne pour raisons de santé le  pour le  de la même année.

Il assume parallèlement le mandat de député au Conseil des États de 1991 à 1999, où il prend la place d'Yvette Jaggi.

Pendant son mandat fédéral, il préside la commission de l'énergie du Conseil national en 1988 et la Commission de la science, de l'éducation et de la culture du Conseil des États en 1998 et 1999. Au Conseil national, il est fréquemment rapporteur sur des objets du Département militaire fédéral.

Positionnement politique
Il bénéficie à ses débuts d'une image de centre-gauche, à laquelle se joignent une autorité naturelle et un bon sens terrien.

Autres mandats
Il est président de l'Office vaudois du tourisme et président de la Banque cantonale vaudoise.

Notes et références

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Conseiller national suisse
Conseiller d'État vaudois
Personnalité du Parti radical-démocratique
Étudiant de l'École polytechnique fédérale de Zurich
Naissance en mai 1933
Naissance dans le canton de Vaud
Décès en décembre 2005
Décès à 72 ans

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By Amarra Mohamed Friday, July 5, 2019
People carry a giant rainbow flag through the streets of Taipei for Pride.Photo: Shutterstock
The first annual gay pride parade in Taipei, Taiwan was held in 2003, and attracted over 20 thousand people.
Ma Ying-jeou, who was the mayor at the time, gave a speech at the parade.
"Taipei, as an international city, should respect individuals of different groups and cultures," he said. "The existence and respect of such communities is important to the diversity of a city."
He later became president and served from 2008-2016.
The parade is a social movement, with few advertisements and no identifications with corporations.
Unlike Pride parades in North America or Europe, Taiwan doesn't close any streets for its parade. Instead, people crowd the sidewalks or the city.
Last year, 137,000 people attended the Pride Parade in Taipei, making it the second largest pride event in East Asia behind Tel Aviv, Israel.
The continuous advocacy for queer rights in Taiwan has led to several changes in the legal system, which helps to promote full equality for the LGBTQ community.
In 2017, the Constitutional Court granted full marriage rights for same-sex marriages. This decision made Taiwan the first Asian country to recognize same-sex marriage.
There is an opportunity for progression with laws around gender identity. People are legally allowed to change their gender, but they have to undergo gender affirmation surgery.
There is no nationwide law prohibiting any forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The education system is the only institution that specifically prohibits unfair treatment based on gender identity. However, people have full protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation.
The seventeenth parade will be held on October 26, 2019, and is expected to attract well over 100,000 people.
Here are some photos from recent Pride Parades in Taipei:
Thousands gather to advocate for LGBTQ rights in Taipei, 2016. Shutterstock
People carry a giant rainbow flag through the streets of Taipei for Pride. Shutterstock
Ma Ying-jeou, Pride in pictures, Taipei Pride, Taiwan Pride
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Where Are the Most Dangerous Intersections in Wisconsin?
by Lindner Law, LLC | Apr 26, 2018 | Car Accidents
Intersections can be dangerous places. Cyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicle drivers meet at intersections. They come from opposite directions, cross each other or make turns into each other's paths. And even though stop signs and traffic lights should safely control the flow of traffic at intersections, people often fail to pay attention to them. As a result of these factors, accidents frequently happen at intersections throughout Wisconsin. In fact, Wisconsin Department of Transportation figures indicate that roughly one-third of all traffic accidents in our state are intersection-related.
We wondered whether certain intersections in the state tend to be more crash-prone than others – and we were not alone. Several news outlets in recent years have identified the most dangerous intersections in different areas of Wisconsin. Here is a sampling of what we found:
In March 2013, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel released an analysis of crash data from 2007 to 2011. The newspaper found that the five intersections in Milwaukee with the most crashes during that period were:
West Capitol Drive and Highway 45
North Mayfair Road and West North Avenue
North 35th Street and West Capitol Drive
North 6th Street and West McKinley Avenue
West National Avenue and the I-894 interchange.
The Journal Sentinel noted that intersections near shopping malls had the highest crash rates. However, because traffic is heavily congested and slow-moving in those areas, the crashes tended to result in only minor injuries.
In June 2017, the Wisconsin State Journal reported that the intersection of East Washington Avenue and First Street was Madison's most dangerous intersection. The newspaper based that finding on data which showed that 43 crashes occurred at that location in 2016. The four other most crash-heavy intersections in the city were:
Johnson Street and Broom Street
University Avenue and Park Street
John Nolen Drive and Broom Street
East Washington Avenue and Baldwin Street.
In May 2016, Fox 11 News reported on a study by Appleton transportation officials that identified the city's intersections with the highest crash totals. The goal of the study was to identify areas in need of improvement. According to the study, the five most dangerous intersections in Appleton were:
West Northland Avenue and North Richmond Street
East Calumet Street and South Kensington Drive
North Ballard Road and East Northland Avenue
East Calumet Street and Stoney Brook Road
North Meade Street and East Northland Avenue.
In February 2017, the La Crosse Tribune identified the county's most crash-prone intersections by looking at data from 2009 to 2013. The five intersections with the highest crash totals were:
Highway 16 and Gillette Street
Highway 16 and South Kinney Coulee Road (Pralle Center Drive)
Highway 16 and Highway 157
Highway 157 and the I-90 interchange
La Crosse Street and West Avenue.
As these reports illustrate, no matter where you live in Wisconsin, you will find that certain intersections are more perilous than others. You can do your part to avoid crashes at these intersections by always slowing down when you approach a stop sign or traffic light, paying attention to your surroundings and making sure to yield to others as the law requires.
However, even if you are the safest driver, you cannot control what others do. If you are involved in an accident of any kind, protect your right to compensation by getting in touch with the experienced Wisconsin car accident attorneys of Lindner Law LLC. Call or reach us online today, and we will provide a free consultation about your case.


I apologize because I'm sure this thread has been made already, but I couldn't find it.
I have some questions about official Vatican teaching concerning the Orthodox Church.
1) Does the Vatican consider the Orthodox Church to be a part of the "Church"? I've heard about the "two lung theory" but I don't know if this is official Catholic teaching, and even if it is, I don't know if that means that the Orthodox Church is, as it is now, a part of the Church.
2) Does the Vatican consider the Orthodox Church to contain all that is necessary for the salvation of her flock? I've heard things to this effect, but I'm not sure if they were official. I wonder especially since the Orthodox Church seems at least to be sympathetic to the use of contraceptives, for example, while the Vatican considers this a grave sin.
3) Does the Vatican consider the Orthodox Church to have a valid Eucharist?
Lastly, and I don't mean to be crude, but if all these questions are answered in the affirmative, what reason would an Orthodox Christian have to even consider converting to Catholicism?
The Roman See has affirmed all of these except for citing a 'defect' in her recognition of the Primacy of the See of Rome.
As for your last question. I don't know.
Yes, Catholics are allowed by Vatican (of course not by us) to take Eucharist where there isn't any Catholic Church available.
1. No. The Orthodox are considered to be still out of communion with the Catholic Church. Otherwise we would be able to celebrate mass together but we can't.
2. Depends on what you mean. Does the Catholic Church believe that you have the fullness of the faith? No. We believe that in some respects the EO Church is deficient (I don't mean this to be insulting but its just where we stand). In fact Pope Benedict has stated that the EO's lack of communion with the Holy See is a defect. Yes, we do consider the use of contraception to be a grave sin from an objective view point. However, we do see the EO having valid sacraments and a real priesthood so a person who does not know that the Catholic Church is the true Church through no fault of their own can find great grace in the EO sacraments and possibly attain salvation. That being said, we see the Catholic Church as the true Church and the surest way to Salvation. All other ways are simply not certain.
3. Absolutely. When I attend an Orthodox Liturgy I worship Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament just as much as I would in a Catholic Mass.
The Catholics have a very mechanical understanding of apostolic succession which allows heretics to have valid sacraments.
I was hoping you'd post in this thread, Papist! Thanks!
I mean this as an honest question, but how can the RC consider the EO to be deficient when the Eastern Catholics aren't expected to change anything about their Orthodox heritage. Is my understanding of Eastern Catholics incorrect, i.e. are there certain things which they are supposed to change about their beliefs and practices or can they continue "in their EOness"? Now that I think of it, I suppose the Eastern Catholics would have to accept certain Catholic dogmas not found in Orthodox, am I correct? If not, would it be fair to say that from a Catholic perspective, the only thing deficient about the EO is their lack of communion with the Pope of Rome?
Also, from a Catholic perspective, is being out of communion with the Pope of Rome the dividing line between who's in or out of the Church?
I know these are difficult questions, so thanks in advance!
Hi, hope I can help as well.
Not full communion is yet achieved, anathemas have been taken out but Catholic Church reamins itself as the One coming by apostles from Our Lord Jesus, The main and the real issue between Catholicism and Orthodoxy is The Pope. We Catholics believe that St Peter see remains in Rome as well as Orthodox believed before 1054 AD.
Hope this document gives you a bit of more light.
We have not yet reached full communion.
Orthodox believe that Rome should not be able to interfere in the life of particular churches, though it sounds great, as an act of Independency, it also has brought many problems of canonical territories between Constantinople, the so called New Rome, and Moscow, the so called the third and definitive Rome. The play of power of Patriarchs over the church has caused many injuries to orthodoxy.
In Catholicism the one of the Eternal Rome, we have churches with internal order and fairly independent life, but we all feel united and ultimately ordered by The Bishop of Rome, the real and truth successor of St Peter and St Paul. We love orthodox lads, but we don´t follow them.
So, am I to gather that official Catholic doctrine is that while the Orthodox Church is not part of the Church, the Church is present within the Orthodox Church?
This is my absolutely particular point of view.
Yet scholasticism is an attempt to understand God and his ways, but to my particular point of view that sound very pretentious. And yet it is very necessary to define specific points of the teaching of the Church and defend the truth faith from contamination.
There are many commands that Our Lord Jesus gives to us quite clear, one of them is His desire for us to be united in order to the world to believe in him. He appointed one to be rock and to lead His sheep until he comes back. But he never referred to set divisions through scholasticism.
Yes, the Church of Our Lord Jesus is present, but not fully. Only in the Catholic Church You can see the real communion of all nations around God's Son, believing him, following St Peter's successor as he commanded us.
I wonder especially since the Orthodox Church seems at least to be sympathetic to the use of contraceptives. . .
I don't think "sympathetic" is a good word.
No bishop in Orthodoxy has ever issued a formal pro-contraception statement or pastoral letter. Every Orthodox jurisdiction that officially says anything about contraception teaches that contraception is sinful or imperfect.
I highly recommend this 5-part essay.
The Orthodox Churches don't tend to put out statements such as the Vatican does -papal encyclicals, bulls, curial statements, etc. But in the year 2000 the Russian Orthodox Church felt the need to proclaim some basic Christian principles for the guidance of the Russian people after the country's depressing 70 years of repression by the atheistic powers. A Millennial Synod which gathered all of Russia' bishops was held in Moscow and it promulgated a major statement on the Church and modern society "Bases of the Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church."
The Russian Orthodox Church allows non-abortive contraception and speaks of it in the Millennial Statement from the Synod of Bishops.
OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH"
Its much more complicated than this actually. The Eastern Catholics are expected to accept certain doctrines that differ from the EO Church. For example, they are at least expected to accept the idea that the Immaculate Conception is a valid expression of teh same faith that they hold. They need not formulated the concept of Mary's uniqueness and holiness in the same way but they must accpet that it is not heretical. The same can be said for ideas such as Purgatory, Original Sin, Transubstantiation, etc. Finally, they must also accept that communion with the See of Rome is essential to full ecclesial communion with the Catholic Church established by Jesus Christ. However, this is not the only thing that is essential to communion with the Catholic Church. One must accept the entirety of the Apostolic Faith, and be baptized into the Church.
To some degree yes. We see the Catholic Church as "present" in your church through your valid Sacraments, Apostolic Succession, and adhereance to the Nicene Creed. However, what is meant by "present" is still very unclear. And yet, this presence does not mean that we see the EO as part of the Church. However, you will find some Catholics who are not very educated on this point who will claim that the EO Church is part of the Catholic Church. They are mistaken but I don't think that they are necessarily culpable for this mistake. There is alot of miscommunication out there.
Can you please explain to us when we Orthodox left the Catholic Church mentioned in the Creed formulated in the east? Can you quote the canon or council which states one must hold allegiance to the Pope in order to be identified as a Catholic?
My friend, we are now, and always have been, the Catholic Church in its original and unchanged form. I would have to disagree with your statement that some UNEDUCATED Roman Catholics recognize our Catholicity. It's just the opposite since they seem better informed on the subject than you.
However, you will find some Catholics who are not very educated on this point who will claim that the EO Church is part of the Catholic Church.
You mean such Catholics like Louis Bouyer?
[T]he Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church, though dreadfully tempted by the spirit of division remain one Church, in fact and by right, despite contrary appearances. This is verified by the most thorough historical investigation of this problem, however painful it may be. In fact, neither the conflict and reciprocal excommunications of the patriarch Michael Cerularius and Cardinal Humbert, nor the scandalous Crusade, redirected toward Constantinople, and its consequences, nor even the fruitless attempts at reconciliation at Lyon and Florence, which merely embittered the oppositions, suspended all communion between the Church the East and the Church of the West. To the end of the eighteenth century, limited incidents of intercommunion between the two Churches are innumerable. Not only (as a general rule) were all baptized and communicating members of one received in the other on the same basis, without abjuration, but priests and even bishops passed from one to the other or, more exactly, occasionally 'moved through' both, without encountering major difficulties.
This may infact be the most ridiculous post I have read this week. Not because you express your view that the EO Church is Catholic. But only because you are trying to pick a fight in a thread that had nothing to do with debate. I am simply expressing the actual Catholic position on where the EO church stands as opposed to what the man on the street my think the Catholic Church teaches. I am not defending the Catholic Church's view. I am not attacking the EO church's view. All I am saying is that a Catholic who is educated in what the Catholic Church teaches, will know that the Catholic Church does not view the EO church as being in communion with Christ's Church. So those who think the Catholic Church teaches that the EO church is Catholic are not better informed than me because they don't know what their church teaches. Why must you always be like this?
And yes, I can point to a council: Vatican I.
Louis is presenting a view point that is at odds with the Magisterium. Pope Benedict, in one of his first major documents as Pope, has pointed out that the Catholic Church holds the EO Church to be defective because of her lack of communion with Rome. Again, I am not defending this position, I am only pointing out what the Catholic Church teaches.
I am bowled over by the clarity and accuracy of your brief post. You've put it in a nutshell. This post should be nominated for Post of the month.
I was rather amused once by watching a priest on EWTN try to make the case that "One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic" really meant "Roman."
The Catholic Church has always viewed it as such. I don't know how that would be called idiosyncratic. His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI is only expressing what the Catholic Church has believed for centuries.
LOL. Took nearly a millenium to do it.
Ok, I have expressed the Catholic Church's view. Now its turning into one of those threads: "Those stupid mininfromed Catholics. If only they were educated they would be Eastern Orthodox". I have no use for such a thread. You guys enjoy all the intellectual self stimulation.
To some degree yes. We see the Catholic Church as "present" in your church through your valid Sacraments, Apostolic Succession, and adhereance to the Nicene Creed.
However, what is meant by "present" is still very unclear. And yet, this presence does not mean that we see the EO as part of the Church. However, you will find some Catholics who are not very educated on this point who will claim that the EO Church is part of the Catholic Church. They are mistaken but I don't think that they are necessarily culpable for this mistake. There is alot of miscommunication out there.
What the Catholic Church has believed for centuries? !! How about Pope Eugene and the Council of Florence which declared us schismatics who are going to hell? That's a little bit more than just "wounded."
May I recommend to you Richard Neuhaus's articles "Reconciling East and West" (http://www.firstthings.com/article/2008/11/002-reconciling-east-and-west-14) and "The One True Church" (http://www.firstthings.com/article/2009/03/the-one-true-church-35). They should give you a pretty good view of a typical Catholic ecclesiological understanding of the relationship between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
The wound of schism is real as you can see, But we Catholics are devoted to reach a point that would enable Orthodoxy to come in full comunion with Catholic Church, once again, we can se two king of eastern chrsitians, those who are schismatics and those who are orthodox, the first ones denies any aproach any discusion of the Papacy as an element necesary for the full communion of the universal church. the second ones recognices to certain point the need of a Primus with certain exceptions to what catholicism practices now a days.
Some steps are being taken from both side to arpoach, not mater the many oponents, for example Moscow Patriarchate has recently published a book with teachings from Pope Benedict XVI, pope recitates the Credo in greek without filioque clause, side by side to Patriarch of Constantinople. His beatitud Bartolomew I has visited Guadalupe sanctuary and has called it the House of Mary in America.
To me it is clear that Patriarchs are working harder to reach communion.
And yet, Father, the common Orthodox response to Neuhaus' articles, particularly the first, will partake of the doubt and suspicion described by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom of London in his summation of the Catholic-Orthodox dialogue. What he said is worth noting since he was a Russian hierarch who had actively participated for decades in the ecumenical dialogue between the Orthodox and Catholics.
"It is time we realised that Rome is only interested in extinguishing Orthodoxy.
for behind them there looms a firm resolve of the Vatican to swallow up the Orthodox Church."
Russia", SOUROZH, 69 (August 1997), 17-22.
I like his law:"Where orthodoxy is optional, orthodoxy will sooner or later be proscribed."
And that Apocatastasis (universalism) is a hope, not an article of Faith.
You already have those (largely forced into) submission to the Vatican, and left to make their own peace with the Vatican's innovations in the Faith.
Florence II? Then it will go the way of Ravenna.
You come into an Orthodox Catholic site and try and tell us what we are! And make insulting remarks that only uneducated (Roman) Catholics consider us Catholic and expect me (us) not to defend our faith? We are very well aware of what and who we are. Our identity is defined in the Nicene Creed not a local Roman Catholic Vatican I council. Or the average person on the street for that matter who would probably tell you Mormons are Christians too.
I am the way I am because I happen to love the Orthodox Catholic faith God gave me and will defend it whenever it is insulted or misleading information is given. I have been kicked off Roman Catholic sites and even suspended from this site in its early years for defending the Catholicity of my Church and will continue to do so.
The problem I have with Roman Catholics like yourself who come in here spouting unity, ecumenism, love, and 'sister church' theories and then begin to talk down to us as if we were somehow the dim witted wayward sister. We know who we are and have 2000+ years of theological truths to back it up. Everyting we believe was believed by your chuch at one time. We have neither added, changed, or deleted from the doctrinal truths handed down to us when the church was still basically one.
The problem I have with Roman Catholics like yourself who come in here spouting unity, ecumenism, love, and 'sister church' theories and then begin to talk down to us as if we were somehow the dim witted wayward sister. We know who we are and have 2000+ years of theological truths to back it up. Everyting we believe was believed by your chuch at one time. We have neither added, changed, or deleted from the doctrinal truths handed down to us when the church was still basicall one.
2. I did not assert the truth of or falsehood of my Church's view of your Church.
4. All I did was answer a question form an EO postern concerning my communion's view of your communiuon.
5. I never asserted that you are or are not Catholic.
6. I never asserted whether or not your Church or mine is the true Church.
And finally, I am not one of those hippie Catholics spouting ecumenism. I think that at this point in history there are some very serious differences between our Churches (although I do not believe that that was always the case) and that those difference need to be overcome before we can enter into communion with one another. I don't claim to be right... God knows that the issues between our Churches are extermely complex and perhaps beyond my ability to unravel, but I won't have you slandering me like you have in last post.
When I fist came to this forum, I have to admitt that my behavior was not the best. I would like to think that I have grown alot since I have been here. My real purpose here is, first and foremost to learn. But secondary reason is to clarify what the Catholic Church teaches for those who want to know and to clear up mistaken ideas about what the Catholic Church teaches. I am not really here to argue or convert anyone. This may be different from my initial purpose, but I feel that I have changed a great deal in this respect. If you want to argue with some one or you have an ax to grind, please find some one else with whom to do this.
It is time we realised that Rome is only interested in extinguishing Orthodoxy.
True, but its only our secondary goal. Our primary goal is to take over the United States using the weapons we have hidden underground in Washington D.C. and to impose papism as the official religion of our country. Then we want to brand everyone with the mark of the beast.
Thank you, Papist, for answering my questions! And I agree that I did not think you were trying to attack Orthodoxy or anything like that. I asked an honest question about how the EO was viewed from the official Catholic perspective and you sought to answer that as best you understood it. I appreciate that and think that you've been wrongly confronted. Thank you again and sorry to have started something.
There may have been a time when wanted to 'extinguish' Orthodoxy, but I certainly think that's not the case today. I do think that Pope Benedict understands very well, and has understood for a long time, the spiritual damage resulting from the schism and wants badly to do God's will and reconcile.
Perhaps in the past, when the Catholic Church was more powerful, in the secular sense, it was content to ignore the spiritual damage. After all, when the belly is full, the mind becomes sinful. But now, with the evident problems with modernity and secularism, its leaders like Benedict have woken up.
And I think the same is the case with many in the Orthodox Church, which is why we have the fruitful dialogue between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Vatican.
As Father Neuhaus said, the route to unity cannot be what many think, a simplified give and take ecumenism. It has to begin with a joint historical walk through the past, through all the Councils, leaving aside all human frailties and errors.
Let me give one example: Consider the Christological differences between EO and OO. For centuries, perhaps, the popular wisdom among EO was that OO are monophysite. Whereas OO are actually miaphysite. This misunderstanding or mislabeling was human error. Or the devil's work. Some of it was done innocently. Some of it one purpose.
There has been much of this in the past. The first step towards unity would be to clean all this junk up out of the past and then examine the faith with clear glasses.
By the way, on a lighter note, I would bet a lot of what I have that Pope Benedict would be much much more comfortable in an Orthodox church than many of his modern (and dying) churches!
Thank you for your kind words. It was most certainly not your fault that the conversation went the direction it did.
No one disputes that at various times during the second millenium the Catholic Church has acted like the Borg and attempted to assimilate, and Latinize, the Eastern Church; but I do not believe that accusation can be fairly advanced for the Catholic Church since Vatican II. Metropolitan Anthony is simply wrong.
But I do think that the accusation may be legitimately advanced against contemporary Eastern Orthodoxy. During the past 100 years we have seen the development of an Orthodox polemic that may be fairly described as fiercely anti-Western. Lossky, Romanides, and Seraphim Rose immediately come to mind, but there are many others. The Latin Church is rejected not just because it has allegedly departed from the apostolic faith on specific doctrinal matters (specifically, the Filioque and the assertion of the universal supremacy of the Papacy), but precisely because it is "Western." Eastern theologians and apologists may differ on where the fundamental turn away from the faith occurred (Tertullian? Augustine? Aquinas? Trent?--the trend is to date the heretical turn earlier rather than later), but they all agree that Western Christianity is a perverted form of "Christian" faith whose only hope is to become Orthodox.
And what does becoming Orthodox mean in this context? It means becoming "Eastern," and not just Eastern but specifically Byzantine Eastern. When the Orthodox speak of returning to the Fathers, they do not mean the Western Fathers, who, while they may be commemorated in the Orthodox calendar, exercise no doctrinal authority whatsoever--the Eastern Fathers always trump the Western Fathers. Even if the Catholic Church were to remove the Filioque from the Nicene Creed (which I agree it must do), that in itself would not be sufficient. The Catholic Church, we are told, must formally renounce the Augustinian and Thomistic construals of the Trinity. We may not entertain the possibility that the Western Fathers have intuited something true about the trinitarian processions, even if poorly and inadequately expressed. In recent years Catholic theologians, in response to Eastern concerns and criticisms, have sought to move beyond scholastic formulations of the Filioque. They have insisted that the Filioque must not be understood as contradicting "the Monarchy of the Father nor the fact that he is the sole origin (arche, aitia) of the ekporeusis of the Spirit" (see the Vatican Clarification on the Filioque). A few Orthodox proposals have positively responded to this clarification (e.g., Zizioulas and Ware), but in doing so they have put their own Orthodox credentials at risk and are publicly dismissed as Latinizers and ecumenists. Nothing less than a full Photian repudiation of the Filioque will do!
Another good example of the Orthodox insistence that to become Orthodox means becoming Byzantine is the increasingly popular assertion of the Palamite distinction between the divine energies and essence as catholic dogma. Even though Gregory Palamas's interpretation of this distinction enjoys only limited support in the Church Fathers, even though it has never been dogmatically defined by ecumenical council, even though Orthodox bishops and theologians have not consistently asserted it as dogma during the past six hundred years, even though the Oriental Orthodox also have serious reservations about the Palamite distinction, even though the Catholic Church, while not affirming the Palamite distinction, clearly proclaims that the baptized are adopted as sons in the incarnate Son, regenerated and indwelt by the Holy Spirit, and participate in the uncreated life of the Holy Trinity by grace and faith, still the Catholic Church is accused of departing from the catholic faith because it does not assert an ontological distinction in the Godhead between the divine being and energies. Once again it appears that the Orthodox Church will be satisfied with nothing less than the complete de-Westernization of the Catholic Church.
It would be easy to cite other examples.
So who wants to extinguish who?
I do not raise any of this to be controversial. In fact, I find myself agreeing with Orthodoxy on many matters and have often been criticized, by friend and foe, for persistently interpreting Catholic doctrine through an Eastern hermeneutical lens. But fair is fair. Conformity on all the doctrinal particulars never existed between the Eastern and Western Churches during the first millennium. Surely it is wrong for either side to insist upon such conformity today for the restoration of unity.
Unfortunately Father you don't understand the mindset of a zealot. it's everything or nothing.
Thank for this Father. It was very insightful. And though it may be shocking to some here, but even as a Thomist I sometimes see certiain concept through Eastern eyes. I know, shocking.
He had a definite anti-Catholic bias, and there is much inexcusable paranoia in the Orthodox Church today concerning Catholicism, but you are extremely naive if you honestly believe that there are no influential factions present in the Catholic Church today that would like nothing better than to absorb Orthodoxy. Of course, the situation is much more complex than illustrated by Irish Hermit, as there are also many Catholics who have nothing but good intentions and good will when it comes to the Orthodox, and this is laudable. However, the Vatican bureaucracy is so vast, with so many different players involved, pushing for so many different points of view, that I don't know how you could make the statement that you have made and honestly believe that no one would take you to task for it.
I've noticed that Lossky is a favourite whipping boy for those who would simply like to dismiss the controversy involving the filioque as being unimportant. As far as I know, no Catholic apologist has as yet responded in a serious way to Lossky's very substantial claims concerning the procession of the Spirit. The best that Cardinal Congar could come up with, despite his considerable scholarly output concerning the Spirit, seems to have been something to the effect that "Lossky is clearly wrong about this." Surely his very eloquent writing on the filioque controversy deserves more of a response than this.
He also had some very positive things to say about St. Augustine that not all Orthodox would agree with. In any event, he is not recognized as being a serious scholar, so I don't know why you include him here.
The Latin Church is rejected not just because it has allegedly departed from the apostolic faith on specific doctrinal matters (specifically, the Filioque and the assertion of the universal supremacy of the Papacy), but precisely because it is "Western."
By some Orthodox, yes, but certainly not by all.
Eastern theologians and apologists may differ on where the fundamental turn away from the faith occurred (Tertullian? Augustine? Aquinas? Trent?--the trend is to date the heretical turn earlier rather than later), but they all agree that Western Christianity is a perverted form of "Christian" faith whose only hope is to become Orthodox.
It depends what you mean by this. Really, this is quite over the top.
When the Orthodox speak of returning to the Fathers, they do not mean the Western Fathers, who, while they may be commemorated in the Orthodox calendar, exercise no doctrinal authority whatsoever--the Eastern Fathers always trump the Western Fathers.
This might be because Saint Augustine, with his vast corpus of writings, has had such a profound influence on the West; one might even say to the exclusion of other Fathers. Some Orthodox are very concerned about some of the things that St. Augustine wrote. Many of us think that some of these things are quite problematic.
We may not entertain the possibility that the Western Fathers have intuited something true about the trinitarian processions, even if poorly and inadequately expressed.
Really? I was not aware of that.
In recent years Catholic theologians, in response to Eastern concerns and criticisms, have sought to move beyond scholastic formulations of the Filioque. They have insisted that the Filioque must not be understood as contradicting "the Monarchy of the Father nor the fact that he is the sole origin (arche, aitia) of the ekporeusis of the Spirit" (see the Vatican Clarification on the Filioque). A few Orthodox proposals have positively responded to this clarification (e.g., Zizioulas and Ware), but in doing so they have put their own Orthodox credentials at risk and are publicly dismissed as Latinizers and ecumenists. Nothing less than a full Photian repudiation of the Filioque will do!
That's right, because the Catholic Church, in its present form, is incapable of admitting that it was ever wrong. Instead, it comes up with all kinds of written acrobatics like this "clarification" that you site above, which is really just the opposite of a clarification.
There's nothing "Byzantine" about Palamite doctrine at all. It is Orthodox. We have specially commemorated St. Gregory Palamas liturgically in Lent for hundreds of years; it is not a question of something becoming "increasingly popular." So you are quite wrong about this. Eventually we might be able to come to an agreement on this point, but at this time I don't know how. For now, we are divided on this issue.
Why would the Fathers write in support of St. Gregory Palamas, when the last Father died a couple of hundred years before St. Gregory was born? The Orthodox believe that St. Gregory unpacked, expanded, and clarified what some Fathers had already said and clarified Orthodox belief on the nature of God, not that he somehow added to Orthodox doctrine.
I do not raise any of this to be controversial.
In fact, I find myself agreeing with Orthodoxy on many matters and have often been criticized, by friend and foe, for persistently interpreting Catholic doctrine through an Eastern hermeneutical lens. But fair is fair. Conformity on all the doctrinal particulars never existed between the Eastern and Western Churches during the first millennium. Surely it is wrong for either side to insist upon such conformity today for the restoration of unity.
Not from the Orthodox point of view. For us, there are some things that are just plain wrong. The whole scholastic way of thinking about God, for example. Sorry, but that is the way it is. You are not obliged to like it. And yes, I do believe that it is quite possible to be "Western" without incorporating a scholastic way of looking at God and the universe into one's consciousness.
Obviously, a kind of doctrinal "drift" occurred at times in the first millennium when the East and West were either unable or unwilling to understand each other, marked by frequent ruptures in communion. This marked the beginning of our estrangement, without it being on any official level. This estrangement begins quite early in the first millennium and continues on into the second, becoming more marked and radical as time goes on. I do not accept your implicit contention that we had unity in the first millennium even though we had doctrinal difference.
What is wrong with the Thomist view of God?
Papist is incorrect. The Catholic Church considers the Orthodox Churches to be a true particular Churches which are sister Churches to the Latin and Eastern Catholic Churches, which means they are part of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, although imperfectly because they are not in communion with the Bishop of Rome, which is their only defect from the Catholic point of view.


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Las elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid de 1987 se celebraron el miércoles 10 de junio, de acuerdo con el decreto de convocatoria dispuesto el 13 de abril de 1987, y publicado en el Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid el 14 de abril. Se eligieron los 96 diputados de la  legislatura de la Asamblea de Madrid mediante un sistema proporcional (método d'Hondt) con listas cerradas y un umbral electoral del 5 %.

El PSOE volvió a ganar las elecciones, aunque en esta ocasión sin mayoría absoluta, y tuvo que firmar un pacto de Gobierno con el CDS para que Joaquín Leguina repitiese como presidente de Madrid.

Candidaturas

Resultados
La candidatura del Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) encabezada por Joaquín Leguina obtuvo una mayoría simple de diputados con 40 escaños. La segunda candidatura en votos, la de la Federación de Partidos de Alianza Popular (FAP), liderada por Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón obtuvo 32 escaños. Las otras dos candidaturas con representación, correspondientes a Centro Democrático y Social (CDS) y a Izquierda Unida y lideradas por Fernando Castedo e Isabel Villalonga obtuvieron 17 y 7 escaños, respectivamente. Los resultados completos se detallan a continuación:

Diputados electos
Relación de diputados proclamados electos:

Investidura del presidente de la Comunidad de Madrid

El 20 de julio de 1987 Joaquín Leguina (PSOE) fue investido presidente de la Comunidad de Madrid.

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Canada dispatches: China court sentences Canadian citizen Spavor to 11 years prison in politically-charged espionage case
Ian Profiri | U. Calgary Law School, CA
August 12, 2021 08:00:09 am
[Ian Profiri is JURIST's Staff Correspondent for Canada. He files this dispatch from Calgary.]
Canadian citizen Michael Spavor was found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Chinese court late Tuesday night on charges of espionage and possession of state secrets in a case that most international observers agree is more political than legal.
Chinese officials arrested Spavor and Michael Kovrig on "trumped up" charges of espionage shortly after the arrest and detention of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou at a Vancouver airport in December of 2018. The detention was made at the behest of the US government, which alleges that Meng sold telecommunications equipment to Iran, violating US sanctions. Spavor and Kovrig have been held by Chinese government with very little or no transparency ever since.
In a statement on the ruling released Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said "China's conviction and sentencing of Michael Spavor is absolutely unacceptable and unjust", adding the verdict "comes after more than two and half years of arbitrary detention, a lack of transparency in the legal process, and a trial that did not satisfy . . . standards required by international law."
Marc Garneau, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that "Canada condemns China's conviction and sentencing of Michael Spavor in the strongest possible terms" and that the "legal process . . . lacked both fairness and transparency."
Michael Spavor's family issued their own statement; showing some optimism, they thanked the Canadian government for their support while relenting that "[the sentencing] is the next step in the process to bring Michael home".
The US made an active extradition request for Meng after a warrant for her arrest was issued in August 2018. US officials allege Meng used her position to cover up attempts by Huawei-linked companies to sell equipment to Iran, thereby violating sanctions laws. When this information was revealed to the public by the Trump administration during the initial days of Meng's detention, China threatened Canada with "consequences" should they refuse to release Meng. Spavor and Kovrig were detained two days later.
The US Justice Department announced it would formally seek the extradition of Meng at the end of January in 2019. Meng was released on bail to house arrest by the British Columbia Supreme Court (BCSC), relegated to await her extradition hearing in her million-dollar mansion in Vancouver.
Around this time, Canada's long-time ambassador to China, John McCallum, infamously made headlines when he publicly told Chinese media that he could secure a good case against Meng's extradition. His timing was particularly bad; Canadian public officials were publicly dichotomizing Canada's and China's court system based on the amount of direct government control. Trudeau accepted his resignation shortly thereafter.
This also marked the beginning of a trade war between the two nations. Rhetorical sparing and displays of disgust with the other's actions increased. China delayed, blocked, and then claimed they found "hazardous pests" in Canadian shipments of canola. China then blocked all shipments of pork from Canadian farmers. Canada retaliated by publicly postponing a decision on whether to accept Huawei's offer to build a 5G network within Canadian borders.
All of this occurred while Spavor and Kovrig's families waited anxiously for confirmation on the health of their loved ones.
In May 2020, the BCSC ruled the charges against Meng reach the standard of "double criminality." This meant that the charges Meng faced in the US could be considered crimes in Canada, exponentially increasing the likelihood of extradition to the US. Chinese officials were displeased.
Three weeks later, Spavor and Kovrig were formally charged with espionage by China. The trials occurred in March of this year. Both were highly criticized for their masked nature. Both lasted only a few hours and were closed off to diplomats and reporters trying to attend the events.
Meng's case is currently working through the BC court system. Meng's most recent attempt to introduce evidence collected from HSBC, the alleged victim of fraud, was rejected. Essentially, her counsel argued that the evidence showed Meng as a victim of abuse, rather than the organizer of an illicit trade. The rejection followed three other attempts that were similarly denied. Meng's case was granted adjournment in May, and it is due to expire this month. The adjournment was granted to allow Meng's counsel to review documents supplied by HSBC and establish a case for staying her extradition.
During the time period of these trials, another Canadian citizen detained in mainland China, Lloyd Schellenberg, had his death sentence for methamphetamine smuggling upheld. The death sentence was imposed in January 2019, and similar to Spavor and Kovrig, shortly after it became clear that Meng was not going to be released from the Canadian government's custody. Schellenberg's death sentence replaced the previous 15-year prison sentence upon a retrial, without any introduction of new evidence.
A BCSC justice is now the person standing between Meng's extradition and her return to China. Should the justice rule in favour of extradition, the US would only need the approval of Canada's Justice Minister to begin the extradition proceedings.


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> Investigation Sought Over East Hampton Deer Sterilizations Dec 16, 2015 1:48 PM
> Deer Sterilization Effort Begins Again In East Hampton Village Nov 3, 2015 2:08 PM
> Community Discusses Potential Solutions for Deer Controversy Jun 23, 2015 2:22 PM
> Several Deer From Experimental Sterilization Program Die After Miscarriages Jun 16, 2015 5:08 PM
> Deer Conference To Be Held Thursday, June 18 Jun 9, 2015 2:29 PM
> Four-Poster Tick Management Program Launched On North Haven May 25, 2015 6:10 PM
> Four Poster Tick Management Program May Come to East Hampton Town Feb 24, 2015 11:43 AM
> Group Forms Human Picket Fence To Oppose Extended Hunting Feb 3, 2015 12:36 PM
> Hunters And Residents Continue To Butt Heads Over Deer Jan 28, 2015 1:01 PM
> East Hampton's Spay-A-Doe Program Raises Financial Questions Jan 27, 2015 1:34 PM
> First Phase Of Deer Spaying In East Hampton Village Wraps Up Jan 20, 2015 5:32 PM
> East Hampton Town Board Votes: Bow Hunting In January, The Retreat Will Buy Its Building Dec 27, 2014 8:31 AM
> Southampton Town Board Hears Concerns About Proposed Deer Management Plan Dec 23, 2014 11:25 AM
> East Hampton Town Board Airs Bowhunting Restriction, Eases Up Regulations Dec 9, 2014 3:41 PM
> East Hampton Wildlife Group Opposes Additional Deer Hunting Season Nov 18, 2014 5:16 PM
> Southampton Town Deer Management Plan Would Focus Reductions, Promote Public Education Nov 11, 2014 6:07 PM
> Hunters Take 72 Deer In First Month Of Cull In Remsenburg Nov 5, 2014 11:21 AM
> Deer Cull Takes Place In Remsenburg Oct 1, 2014 1:04 PM
> East Hampton Deer Committee Recommends Bow Hunting With Eye Toward Spaying Sep 16, 2014 5:48 PM
> East Hampton Village Preservation Society Donates $100K To Deer Spaying Program Sep 9, 2014 12:40 PM
> Weekend Deer Hunting Will Be Permitted In Suffolk County Come January Aug 12, 2014 5:43 PM
> East Hampton Village To Hold Deer Forum Aug 10, 2014 9:10 AM
> Village Preservation Society Preps For Doe-Spaying Fundraising Jul 1, 2014 3:56 PM
> East Hampton Village Preservation Society Launches Spay-A-Doe Initiative Jun 17, 2014 2:21 PM
> East Hampton Town Website Unveils Deer Management Page Apr 8, 2014 3:35 PM
> Deer Slaughter Under Way In Southampton Town Apr 2, 2014 11:06 AM
> North Haven Appears To Have Completed Its Deer Cull Mar 26, 2014 10:37 AM
> Southold Cull Begins After Lawsuit Against Town Is Thrown Out Mar 4, 2014 3:43 PM
> North Haven Seeks Multi-Year Deer Culling Contract Feb 26, 2014 10:44 AM
> Deer Activists File Lawsuit To Stop Southold Deer Kill Feb 26, 2014 10:37 AM
> Plans For Deer Slaughter Remain In Motion As Some Farmers Consider Cull Feb 19, 2014 11:18 AM
> East Hampton Backs Out of Farm Bureau's Plan To Cull Deer This Spring Feb 4, 2014 3:52 PM
> The Question May Not Be How Many Deer, But How Much Damage Feb 4, 2014 3:52 PM
> UPDATE: East Hampton Town Joins Village In Pulling Out Of Deer Cull; Sagaponack Village Not Likely To Go Forward Either Feb 3, 2014 10:01 AM
> Cuomo Seeks Hunting Regulation Changes; Deer Hunting Areas May Open Up Jan 28, 2014 2:22 PM
> Strange Bedfellows In Opposition To Deer Cull Jan 21, 2014 3:28 PM
> Protesters Gather In East Hampton Village To Oppose Deer Culling Jan 21, 2014 12:37 PM
> Opponents Of Deer Cull To Hold Rally On Saturday Jan 13, 2014 3:20 PM
> Deer Kill Faces Permitting And Funding Obstacles Jan 7, 2014 5:27 PM
> Deer-Culling Opponents File Suit Against East Hampton Town, Village Over Planned Cull Dec 23, 2013 12:22 PM
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> Around East Hampton Town Hall: Deer Plan Adopted Jun 25, 2013 5:21 PM
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> Proposed change to Southampton Village code would allow archers to shoot deer on their property Oct 14, 2009 1:51 PM
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The Village of North Haven has hired a deer management consultant in an effort to be more transparent with its residents on its efforts to control the deer population, as well as provide actual data as to its effectiveness.
John Rocchetta worked for the village last year, at no cost, and was subsequently hired as a paid village consultant in July, at the rate of $45 an hour. He said his goal is to create a detailed database that includes recent statistics that can be shared with residents, including deer population figures and the results of permitted hunting efforts.
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Mr. Rocchetta explained that his objective is only to balance the herd so that "people are excited again when they see deer."
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North Haven's discreet culling program has been in place for about 20 years. Since that time, the largest deer population ever recorded in the village was in 1995, when about 456 deer were identified. The most recent count was conducted in 2013, when an aerial survey identified 104 deer in the municipality.
After the scheduled hunting season closes at the end of 2015, residents can obtain deer nuisance permits that will allow them to hunt after the official season is over in an attempt to further reduce the population.
The village itself already requires more documentation than New York State does to hunt within North Haven's borders, as hunters must obtain a card. Aside from filling out an application, each hunter is interviewed by Mr. Rocchetta to ensure that he or she is qualified and is in good standing with the State Department of Environmental Conservation.
The hunters who participate are not paid—hunting in the village is for their own recreational enjoyment and done on their own time, Mr. Rocchetta explained.
"My job is to collect the information of the hunters and to do deer counts and maps of the area to show property owners who have given permission and who hasn't," he said.
He noted that hunters must be at least 150 feet away from a home at all times, although those making the rounds in North Haven typically do not come that close. Mr. Rocchetta said he bases his head counts on sightings by hunters. "I calculate the number of deer sighted per hour—rather than counting the number of deer. I count sightings and, as sightings drop, I decrease how many I take," he said.
Mr. Rocchetta founded a group more than 20 years ago called the Rational Naturalists, although it has been named officially for only the past three years. The hunters come from all over Long Island and include those who can be hired by property owners.
While members of the Rational Naturalists are able to hunt in North Haven, they are not required to be a part of that group. Mr. Rocchetta stressed that the hunters in North Haven and the Rational Naturalists are different groups, although the two can overlap. "It tends to be more of a group to hunt on residential properties where people want someone who is experienced, caring and understands the environment," he said, adding that he personally certifies hunters by how proficient they are with a bow and arrow, among other credentials.
North Haven Village Clerk Ed Deyermond explained that North Haven hired Mr. Rocchetta for transparency purposes and to get an accurate count of current deer populations in the village. That figure will help determine how many deer should be taken.
"We are trying to get more property owners to join the hunt as well," added Mr. Deyermond, noting that he thinks approximately two dozen village property owners have given hunters permission to hunt on their land.
He continued: "We are just trying to reduce the size of the herd, trying to manage the issue and provide peace of mind to our neighbors, and reduce the incidence of tick-borne diseases and car accidents."


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Q: Override jQuery validate default settings in MVC4 To override the Query validate plugin, in the plaugsin document, the recommend way is:
$(".selector").validate({
    invalidHandler: function(form, validator) {
      var errors = validator.numberOfInvalids();
      if (errors) {
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However, it does not work in MVC4 with jquery-1.7.1.js. it seems jquery.validate.unobtrusive.js prevent the override handle to be called. If do not include this file, the override handle is called and message is displayed. Anybody have the same issue?

A: I finally make it work as suggested by Bruce. The trick is to remove the old handler before hookup your custom one. You can override other settings the same way. Microsoft should speed up to fix its jquery.validate.unobtrusive.js to work with jquery.validate. It has been reported unobtrusive [version="2.0.20710.0"] breaks jquery-1.9.0.
$('form').each(function() {
    $(this).unbind("invalid-form.validate"); // remove old handler!!!!
    $(this).bind("invalid-form.validate", function(e, validator) {
        //alert("ok");
        var errors = validator.numberOfInvalids();
        if (errors) {
            var message = errors == 1
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                : 'You missed ' + errors + ' fields.  They have been highlighted';
            $("div.error span").html(message);
            $("div.error").show();
        } else {
            $("div.error").hide();
        }
    });
});

A: The reason that this doesn't work is that the validator has already been created by the unobtrusive plugin, so when you call
$(".selector").validate({..})

you just get the already created validator instance back and your options are not applied.  However I think you can change the settings this way.
<script>
    $(function () {

        // get the validator instance
        var v = $('form').validate();

        // overwrite the invalidHandler with your own function
        v.settings.invalidHandler = function(form, validator) {
          // your stuff here
        };
    });
</script>

Note that this overwrites the 'unobtrusive' invalidHandler function, so you won't get that part of the 'unobtrusive' functionality.

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Hey, there is no GUI to the script, it automatically detects which logs to burn. You should start the script with tinderbox and the logs in your inventory, near either Varrock or Falador. It will choose the location which is nearest. If this doesn't help, clear your cache just like Ben posted above.
I almost created a new topic about this. This still doesn't work just letting you guys know.
OSRS updated today. You can just select fresh start in the settings and restart the client, it will do the same thing as deleting the cache.
Nice man GL with the exams. I've been running this for the past 7 hours straight on a ironman and no bans so far and it's actually progressed a decent bit in levels.
As soon as i click log in i get a message saying "would you like dreambot to remove invalid cache users/Jagexcache? relaunch the client after it closes?" if i click no the game is just stuck loading forever if i click yes like i did once before then i have to re download osrs client all over again why is this?


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