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#WonderWilson
November 24, 2017 November 25, 2017 ~ The Modern Maiasaura
As many of you know, our last little president decided to join us this week and *SHE* came in with quite the bang and a whole lot of stories to share. I'll do my best to record all the happenings in the coming days and weeks, but for now, as I do, I simply must share with you the very beginning of her story – that of her birth….
Tuesday night, before going to bed, Harrison declared at dinner that the baby was definitely coming tonight. He just knew it.
Now, we may have had very similar statements made on many other nights, but who's counting or controlling when it comes to kid guesses, right? They have all been so anxiously awaiting Baby's arrival, as were Ben and I, so why couldn't any night be the night?!
Turns out, Tuesday was it, with time-able contractions beginning in the 7:00p hour. Except I was up on my feet, cleaning and doing the dishes, and when I finally sat down a little after 8, they went from every 15 minutes to over 30 before another came, so I figured, Meh. More Braxton Hicks.
But then a real one came while I was still seated and yet another one after that, but they were still super far apart, so no hopes were exactly raising, even though my texts with my in-town back-up for the kids started reading a lot more like, "Are you suuuuuure you aren't in labor???"
Truthfully? No, I wasn't sure. It took until almost 10:00 before I was like, "OK….maybe we should notify the grandparents so they can make their way here," but even then I was not convinced I was going to have the baby that night because contractions (some of them hurt enough at that point that I could tell something was happening) would not drop under 10 minutes apart at all.
By a little after 11:00 we started talking about maybe having our back up come over to the house but then I started playing the head game of knowing that the baby wasn't going to come before midnight and I really didn't want to get counted for a "day" at the hospital when technically we could wait until midnight and go from there. Because apparently these are the things you think about during labor with Baby No.5?!
Even though the waves got more intense, we still managed to make it until just after midnight for arrival at MLH and got up to our L&D room around 12:15a. I told the nurses checking me in that it would be super if they could check me and then potentially call my doc, because if you've been reading those birth posts I recently shared, you know that once my body goes, it goes quickly, and I really didn't want a repeat of RL and the puffer fish.
So they had me get on the bed and the nurse who checked me started laughing and said, "Girrrrrlllll, what are you doing to us?!" because apparently I was 8, almost 9 centimeters dilated already and nearly totally effaced as well. WHOOPS. I guess I really did – again – almost have a baby in the kitchen without even realizing it! (Don't get me wrong – I swear that I could feel myself dilating on a couple of the at-home ones because they were STRONG, but I never would have guessed that much!)
Needless to say they called my doctor right away and after she got there I went through a couple more contractions and then it was like, "Ready for go time?" "Ready" and she broke my water. We had to let one more contraction pass to thin out the rest of the cervix, but then it was labor bar and push, and with maybe two or three cues to "deep breath/push" the head was crowning and the baby was on its way out.
And you know what? It HURT. I don't say that to scare anyone, but let's be real. I may do natural births and people may be very kind when they say I stay super calm during them but that doesn't mean that the experience is a walk in the park. And this sweet babe's final passage out of me was WHOA. I didn't tear at all but geez, it felt like a lot of work to get this one out.
Turns out there may have been a reason for that because when we finally got around to weighing the baby, the grand total was 8 lbs., 11 oz. which is 3/4 of a lb. bigger than ANY of my others, so I really did in fact birth a lot more baby this time around! But as you may well know by now, we weren't exactly concerned with weight at first because it was very clear right at delivery that something was amiss.
Instead of just the umbilical cord attaching me and babe, there was a large (to me) mass in the cord that the on-call pediatrician later identified as an omphalocele which is to say that the baby's intestines did not pass back into nor get closed inside of the abdominal wall, but rather got stuck in the umbilical cord.
You'll notice that I keep referring to the baby as "the baby" here and that's intentional because everyone else around me was caught off guard by the abnormality (we had no prior indication of it from any of the ultrasounds) and no one had told me the sex of the baby yet, so I had to ask, "Is it a boy or a girl?" to find out that yes, the kids were right, we did indeed get another girl in our family!
And while the shock of that revelation would have been enough to confound me for the rest of the night, it was the other revelation that really set off the series of events that lead us to be where are now, at Children's Hospital in Omaha. I promise I'll continue working through the story, but for now I want to touch on the baby and her name: Wilson Ann.
Wilson has been our girl's name with this pregnancy from the very beginning. In fact, for a while, it would have been a boy or a girl (for you curious minds, Jefferson would have been the boy final choice). And Ann is special because both our moms (and a few other amazing women in our lives) share that as a middle name. I also liked this because it gave me a chance to use another name I love, Willa, as a nickname while still sticking to our theme. Because you guys know that my kids are going to try to call her Willie, right? But Mama's not going for it, so we're going to try to train them to use Willa instead. Just FYI and thank you for your help in doing this. 😉
So Wilson Ann joined us and while circumstances have been challenging in the days since, we are so in love with her and are in awe of her strength and fortitude. And in fact, she even has her own rally cry (and hashtag) that came about from a conversation in Hastings, before we left to follow her flight to Omaha, in which I was telling someone about the name choice and how my only hesitation had been giving her a W-W name. But then Ben chimed in and said, "Nah – W-W is just like Wonder Woman." and it just clicked: Wonder Wilson. Because she is a wonder and she is a fighter and she is full of and surrounded by so much good. She is our Wonder Woman for sure.
As I said, more of the story to come. Now that the crazy is settling, we're going to have a lot of time to sit in the NICU in the coming weeks, so I'll be able to get it all down in writing. But for now I'm off to pump and Dear God, please, hopefully sleep!
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I'm so glad things for #wonderwilson and you keep looking up!
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Thank you! We are so overjoyed by her progress!!


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Pipehill is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hammerwich, in the Lichfield district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is located between Wall and Hammerwich. In 1891 the parish had a population of 139.

The village consists of farms, housing, petrol station, offices and Pipehills Fisheries.

There is an hourly bus service that runs through Pipehill from Lichfield to Walsall via Walsall Wood and Aldridge. The nearest railway station is Lichfield City. The now disused South Staffordshire Line ran through Pipehill with a station at Hammerwich. This station closed in 1965 and the line in 2002. Although the section to Brownhills and Walsall was closed in 1984.

Pipehill also has a former toll house on Walsall Road which is now in private ownership. The nearest churches is in Wall and Hammerwich.

History
Pipehill was formerly a township in the parish of Lichfield St Michael, from 1866 Pipehill was a civil parish in its own right, in 1894 the parish was abolished and merged with Wall and Lichfield St Michael.

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Townships: Wall with Pipehill | British History Online
Pipehill, Staffordshire - genealogy heraldry and history
Pipe Hill – Lichfield Lore
Pipehill Fisheries
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Hamlets in Staffordshire
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California is on track to experience a second year with a significant budget surplus. The state passed a $262 billion budget that included a $75 billion surplus in fiscal year 2021-2022 and the Governor announced that the state is once again projecting a windfall. The state has collected approximately $14 billion more in tax revenue than the Department of Finance had projected for the year. The surplus presents an opportunity for the state to continue investing in some of the most pressing issues California is facing – housing, healthcare, climate change, wildfires, drought and more.
Bombs and Rivers
Governor Newsom has expanded drought emergency declarations to now include all 58 counties in California. With the entire state now under the statewide declaration, the State Water Resources Control Board can take more aggressive steps to curb wasteful water practices. State reservoirs are at record lows and the Governor has called on Californians to reduce water consumption by 15%. 2021 is on track to be the driest year in 100 years, but there may be hope with a series of storms hitting Northern California simultaneously producing a "bomb cyclone" and an "atmospheric river".
Governor Newsom signed an executive order designed to help alleviate the ongoing supply chain issue. Under the order, state-owned properties will be utilized as storage to alleviate the current bottleneck. The order also formalizes partnerships between state agencies and the Biden Administration and calls on state agencies to identify long-term solutions for potential inclusion in the Governor's January Budget, including transportation infrastructure, electrification of the ports and workforce development.
Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-32) has announced his candidacy for California's 21st congressional district in a bid to unseat incumbent Republican David Valadao. Salas has served in the Assembly since 2012 and joins a growing field of Democrats seeking to unseat Valadao, including former Assemblymember Nicole Parra. Over at the California Public Utilities Commission, Ed Randolph, Deputy Executive Director for Energy and Climate Policy, has announced his departure. This follows on the tails of President Marybel Batjer announcing her retirement from the CPUC effective at the end of the year. The Governor will select Batjer's replacement and may take an interest in who replaces Randolph.
The September jobs report shows that California added 47,400 new jobs. California has now recovered 63% of the jobs lost to the pandemic, totaling about 812,000 jobs this year, but still has the highest unemployment rate in the country at 7.5%. In more mixed news, 24% of the nation's total job growth in September happened in California, but the state accounted for 31% of all unemployment claims nationally. In a statement, Governor Newsom said "our economic recovery continues to make promising progress."

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Dream with a genie in "3,000 Years of Longing"
By Evan Fitch
Coming to life this week at Tryon Theatre is "3000 Years of Longing," a boldly imaginative and visually sumptuous cinematic feast, conceived by the visionary and maniacal mind of Frank Miller. Miller, creator of the "Mad Max" universe, helms this film as the director and the scribe of the screenplay, adapting A.S. Blyatt's short story, "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye" (1994).
This film tells the story of a djinn (the more linguistically appropriate form of "genie"), who, through happenstance, gains a new master in the modern day, and in an attempt to gain this master's trust, the djinn relays his life story, across 3000 years of service and solitude.
The djinn at the center of this story is played by the ever-magnetic and ageless Idris Elba, an actor well suited to the portrayal of a supernatural eternal. He plays opposite the film's protagonist, Alithea Binnie, as played by the similarly ageless and captivating Tilda Swinton. Elba's character is aptly, if not comically named, Djinn, who through an act of chance becomes indebted to the service of Alithea. Alithea is a career academic, someone who has found meaning and purpose in defining her life through her work and achievements, leaving relationships to wilt and wither by the wayside.
When Alithea finds herself in Istanbul for a work trip, she purchases a curio by which she hopes to remember her travels. Unbeknownst to her, this small bottle contains a djinn, and upon arriving at her hotel, she inadvertently unleashes the powerful being contained within. The Djinn, as he manifests in a booming voice and crackling energy, terrifies Alithea, who remains nonetheless concerned about his nature when she comes to appreciate his true identity. Alithea does not see her potential wishes as a gift, but as a curse. She perceives Djinn as a trickster, one who would deceive and punish her in the "fulfillment" of her wishes. This tension between a djinn offering their wishes and their master denying their services is the catalyst for this film, a film that is ultimately concerned with the question and exploration of narrative.
Hoping to sway Alithea's opinion in his favor, Djinn regales her with three consecutive stories from his 3,000 years of granting wishes. These stories vary greatly in setting, both locale and time, covering the rule of King Solomon through to the 19th century. Across these varied stories, there remain unifying themes of Djinn's service. He truly does wish to serve his masters, but can only give them what they believe they want, a rule that inevitably leads to dissatisfaction. Moreover, Djinn repeatedly reveals himself to be more mortal in his emotions than his supernatural qualities would belay. Djinn cannot help himself from falling in love with many of his masters, masters who inevitably abandon or punish him for his inability to make them happy, despite his seemingly omnipotent power.
In an effort to not spoil the film, the exact details of these stories, and Alithea's response to them, shall have to be a reward for those filmgoers, who like Alithea, make themselves an audience to Djinn's 3,000 years of existence. So please join us for this imaginative tale, and decide for yourself if Djinn is to be trusted.
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What is the grammar in: "in the year to come"?
Could you please explain to me what grammar is this
"…many blessings in the year to come".
I mean I'm having difficulty to understand why there is "to" before "come".
They teach us here that part "to" means infinitive "I want to dance" and "what do I want to do." And it's clear for me. But how come "blessings to come" is infinitive... or what is this? What should I search in Google to read more about it?
infinitives parts-of-speech future
KrisKris
This is a deleted form; many years ago, you might have seen "…many blessings in the year which is to come". – Edwin Ashworth Dec 24 '17 at 11:11
So can I consider "to come" as "...in the year that is about to come"? – Kris Dec 24 '17 at 11:25
@EdwinAshworth But the question is why there is "to" before "come". The same question applies even if you put "which is" before it. It literally means "...the year which WILL come." But I likewise don't quite grasp why the infinitive works. – Chuckk Hubbard Apr 9 '18 at 0:59
An infinitive can act as a subject or object. In "I want to dance", the infinitive "to dance" is the direct object that represents the thing that I want. However, that's not the only way that an infinitive can act.
Infinitives can also act as general modifiers, often expressing semantics like purpose, intent and result. We can talk about things like the question to ask, the person to see, the place to go, the thing to try -- and in all of these cases a common noun is directly modified by the following infinitive.
"The year to come" is a common noun directly modified by the following infinitive. In this case, the infinitive represents something like inevitable result. The year in question will come because it must come. There are, in fact, many years to come -- infinitely many years if time itself has no end. The definite article in "the year to come" is enough to let us know that the year in question is the next year to come, the year that immediately follows the current year.
The verb "to come" shows us one reason that bare infinitives don't work well as adjectival modifiers. The bare infinitive form is "come", but so is the past-participle form. "The year come" is more likely to be interpreted as the current year -- the year that has come rather than the year that is to come. Also, the bare infinitive is the same form as a simple present-tense form: "The years come" is more likely to be interpreted as a complete independent clause, not a mere noun phrase.
Useful search topics include use of to-infinitive and infinitive of purpose intent result.
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I'm surprised that we don't call infinitives used as substantives "gerunds" and those used as modifiers "participles" the way we do with -ing verbs. It's exactly the same difference. German calls infinitives used as nouns "gerunds", and what Spanish and Portuguese calls "gerunds" are always modifiers not substantives. We should definitely start calling more things in English "gerunds" since it's such a silly term. :) – tchrist♦ Dec 24 '17 at 20:36
Substantive infinitives and gerunds do have a lot in common, in that they're both noun-like in use and verb-like in the arguments that they take. A common label would be nice. However, gerunds share their aspect with the so-called present participles. Both are continuous. The infinitive, on the other hand, resembles a simple tensed verb in that both have indefinite aspect. The -ing forms have a definite aspect: they are continuous, regardless of whether substantive, attributive or adjunctive, and regardless of whether there's any difference between attributive and adjunctive. – Gary Botnovcan Dec 25 '17 at 2:33
@GaryBotnovcan Is this "common noun directly modified by the following infinitive" the same as in "something to eat," "the first one to arrive," or "You are not to talk during class"? Adding "that is" before "to come" doesn't explain much, IMO. – Chuckk Hubbard Apr 9 '18 at 1:05
"Something to eat" and "the first one to arrive" are examples of direct infinitive modifiers. "You are not to talk during class" is an example of a licensed infinitive modifier. The phrase "[not] to talk during class" is an indirect modifier of the personal pronoun "you" because it is directly the argument of the verb "is". Anyway, if it helps, you can instead compare "the year that had come" to "the year that will come" to help you distinguish between "the year come" and "the year to come". – Gary Botnovcan Apr 9 '18 at 16:41
..many blessings in the year to come. It means that there will be many blessings in future. The phrase "to come" is showing that the blessings will come.
feri ariyatmokoferi ariyatmoko
Yes, I understand that. But can't get what grammar this is. They teach us here that part "to" means infinitive "I want to dance" what do I want to do. And it's clear for me. But how come "blessings to come" is infinitive...or what is this? What should I search in Google to read more about it? – Kris Dec 24 '17 at 10:59
Incorrect. Here, the adjectival 'to come' modifies 'the year'; 'many blessings in the coming year' is a paraphrase. The string "…many blessings to come in the future" indicates that the blessings will / are yet to come. – Edwin Ashworth Dec 24 '17 at 11:09
Oh yes. I'm sorry. Yes yes. The to come is modifying the year. – feri ariyatmoko Dec 24 '17 at 11:12
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Sorry. Wanted to say something, but there's too many complicated and even contradicting points in that situation… Sadly, it's one of 'those', when there's no one 'right' choice, not when we're talking about human society. Even if we do what we must do – do what's right – it's always right from our place, from our point of view , in our situation and with our 'tools'. And sometimes difference in those can lead to disasters , even if all involved are just trying their best and are excellent examples(In such occasion, it would be really hard, it would inwolve a lot of misunderstanding and some horrible acts, but in the end it 'would' be all right…maybe. ). Sadly, this is not the case in our world. There is no such case as 'herbivore' country, if it can help it. You either pretect yourself, dominate ,motivate others, try to be protected and not to be consumed,,, whatever, Talks like these tend to make me depressed. That doesn't mean, that we shouldn't try to make things 'right', to make the world a better place. And a really good politician protects his country and makes every situation to his country's profit in such a way not to discredit it and to minimize damage to other world.(intensive, not extensive). Sadly, in such situation, there's no absolutely peaceful way. You cannot just say to one people 'Hey, your way of thinking is wrong!', and expect them to listen. All of us have their own 'languages', systems of understanding and, sadly, only a few try to learn and understand others. Many times I've seen people with best intentions harm others, as they 'help' others, without thinking of consequences.People, which start doing the right thing, but are consumed with means of achieving and fail to make the next step from there.
I can only try my best, try promote understanding and hope, for without hope and understanding the future is worse than bleak.
Another one of topics I can talk about a lot.
Rjak, thank you and keep on trying.


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Denis Mockler died on 09 Jan 1888 in Old Kilmainham Dublin. He married Belinda Gardiner and they had 8 children: Maria, Patrick, Bridget, Charles Denis, Catherine, Thomas and Arthur James. If anyone has any clues about Denis Mocklers family of origin / birthplace etc they would be most appreciated.
His origin is listed just as 'Galway' on RIC service records - took a chance at posting on the off chance I might get a bit more to see if I can get further than what is on the records. I have details of his death etc it is origins I am trying to trace to see if I can get any further back.
Ideally you need his marriage to get his father's name and his religion to see which records to search if they still exist.
Newspapers might be worth a try, the marriage might have been announced.
Many thanks will check those out - appreciate your help.
Looking at land records can help narrow down areas to search.


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2018 Branch Theme Festival (Piano only): This is an adjudicated festival with written comments for each student about their performance. The goal of the festival is to encourage all participants to express their understanding of musical style and to excel in performance. The top 25% of students will receive gold medals, 25% silver, 25% bronze and 25% with honorable mention ribbons. The judges will also select one winner from each program. A trophy will be awarded to each Program Winner. This is a great opportunity for students to practice performance skills in a helpful and friendly environment, and to embrace the challenge of competing for the trophy.
NEW: Winners' Concert the evening of the Festival. All the Program Winners will receive a trophy at the concert. Program Winners will compete at the Winners' Concert performing the same piece registered. The Program Winners will be divided into four age Divisions; Division 1: age 9 and below, Division II: age 12 and below, Division III: age 15 and below, Division IV: age 16 and above.
Concert is free to all.
The first place winner for each division will be awarded with $200 dollars and the second place winner for each division will be awarded with $100 at the Winners' Concert.
*Note: This program is NOT the same as the theme festival of the CM Convention program.
* Each student will play one piece or one movement only.
I 7 & under 2 min.
II 8 & under 2 min.
III 9 & under 2 min.
IV 10 & under 3 min.
V 11 & under 3 min.
VI 12 & under 3 min.
VII 13 & under 5 min.
VIII 14 & under 5 min.
IX 15 & under 5 min.
X 16 & under 7 min.
XI 17 & under 7 min.
XII 18 to 22 7 min.
The registration form/ link will be email to members by September 30.
For teachers who do not use a computer, please call Ming-I Chen for assistance.
Comment Sheets/Awards: Teachers can pick up the comment sheets and medals at the Branch meeting on January 9, 2019. Please contact Wendy I. Chen if you can't pick up the envelope at the Branch meeting. Envelopes will NOT be mailed. Please pick up the envelopes before January 31, 2019. After January 31st the envelopes will no longer be available for pick up.
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The predominant political position of the Catholic Church is the way it uses its authority to push for open borders and mass Third World immigration into the West.
Pope John Paul II declared it a Catholic duty to be open to immigrants including illegal immigrants. The Catholic Church has an annual event called World Day of Migrants and Refugees. In 2002 John Paul II spoke under the title "To Overcome Racism, Xenophobia and Exaggerated Nationalism."
Jim Kalb analyzed this speech at Frontpage Magazine:
[The Pope] speaks of "undocumented migrants" as among "the most vulnerable of foreigners," of "the Christian duty to welcome whoever comes knocking out of need," of "true acceptance of immigrants in their cultural diversity," and of "Christ, who through us wishes to continue in history and in the world his work of liberation from all forms of discrimination, rejection, and marginalization."
First, it appears that every country should have open borders. If they aren't open, some migrants will be undocumented and therefore become the special objects of hospitality and care. But if we have to welcome and care for them anyway, why not make it official and give all comers papers at the border?
Second, the flood of immigrants should be welcomed by local communities just as they are, and truly accepted in their cultural diversity. No boundaries of any kind may be drawn, because even the hint of a boundary would be latent discrimination. The Catholic Church should use its vast resources to inculcate such attitudes, and work with others to spread them through society generally. That, as all "social concerns" bureaucrats agree, is the prophetic function of the Church.
JPII was followed by Pope Benedict XVI, and Benedict continued the tradition of a Catholic World Day of Migrants and Refugees. The last event he gave this speech.
To which Lawrence Auster commented:
Pope Benedict XVI, who I had once thought was a wise and intelligent man, echoed his lunatic open-borders predecessor: countries have a moral obligation to welcome and embrace all immigrants, with no notion that countries have legitimate interests that might be damaged by the mass immigration of people from different cultures and civilizations.
Fjordman and Robert Spencer have also commented on the open border position of Pope Benedict.
An example of what this leads to in practice is shown by this breakdown by religion of the Senate vote on the former U.S. mass immigration bill (S.2611). The Catholic senators voted 19-4 in favor of national suicide.
Hogwash... You didn't even read your own linked article. It's not about politics, not about opening or closing borders, issuing passports, but about brotherly love to those in need. Plainly stated: charity to the cold, frightened, hungry, lost, bewildered. The same message of Christianity since its inception. There's not a single mention of indiscrimately flinging open borders. It is a Catholic duty to show kindness to everyone even jailbirds, abortionists, and pornographers.
As for the actual social message:
Understandably, as I urge Catholics to excel in the spirit of solidarity towards newcomers among them, I ALSO INVITE THE IMMIGRANTS TO RECOGNIZE THE DUTY TO HONOR THE COUNTRIES WHICH RECEIVE THEM AND TO RESPECT THE LAWS, CULTURE, AND TRADITIONS OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE WELCOMED THEM. ONLY IN THIS WAY WILL SOCIAL HARMONY PREVAIL.
The Catholic Church is not responsible for the government policies of this or that nation that creates immigrants or refugees or of this or that nation on the receiving end that is terribly harsh or criminally lax (wilfully or not) in controlling its borders.
More plainly stated: If someone is hungry, you feed him, you don't check his passport. That's for the cops. If someone is hurt, you cure him, and you don't give a damned if he's a Hindu or a Jew.
The message is not about flinging open borders at all. It's not on that level. It's how to treat people and it's the same message of Charity since the year zero. It's not just about the small subset of people of your uni-purpose years 2002-2007 maniacal concern, but all people, including you if - heaven forbid - your car stalls in a snow storm while driving through Poland and you're mistaken for an illegal Ukranian.
What does "Catholic Senators" mean? Ted Kennedy and his pro-abortion policies? IS THERE a unified Catholic political policy? Does it include Pat Buchanon?
http://www.crisismagazine.com/may2003/feature1.htm
Since the early 1980s, the upper chamber has been a veritable graveyard for pro-life legislation, culminating in last year's failure to ban all forms of human cloning.
Throughout this time, about a dozen pro-abortion senators have been Catholics, or at least publicly identify themselves as such. Today there are 15. Five are women. Eight come from the Northeast. Two are Republicans; the other 13 are Democrats.
Okay, yeah, sure, they're Catholics... nominal to say the least.
So keep trying... What's interesting is this blame of the Catholic church... I guess it would not be chic to blame the Jews... so blame Rome for preaching charity instead of focusing on the civilizational downfall caused by the atheist/Rationalist barbarity that has taken hold and of which Anglo/American culture is one of the greatest propagators.
Egalitarianism... pornography... moral relativism... sodomite marriage... abortion on demand... birth control... fast food... drug culture... Gramscian universities... sensitivity lessons... militant atheism... morally blank entertainment... and the list goes on.
Poor America becoming a bit too Mexican? I can agree. But did you ever think "poor world becoming a bit too American?"
Go for the real targets and the real causes of civilizational corruption... and the downfall of decency and communities.
It's not about ragtag people crossing borders, but very wealthy and intelligent people trained in marketing who have made ecstasy rave parties the big thing (and now every mother and father has to pray)... who made piercing and tattoos hip... or turned marriage into a love festival regardless of gender. Before the AIDS/STD scare they were also trying to make trans-generational-intimacy acceptable too. Try to figure out who took the education out of education and successfully turned the mere mention of Judeo-Christian values into "hate speech." Who wages wars to hand over one corrupt Muslim regime to another? Who supports Red China, caring only about profit. Is there anything western society cares about that trumps profit?
Yes, the Catholic Church is so soooo guilty for preaching charity. Now people are getting desperate and they want her to preach guns! She won't.
The Pope's opinion on such matters aren't orthodoxy. You don't understand Catholicism, you probably reckon that the Pontiff's every burp and fart has to be taken as dogma.
Not even Pope Benedict's speech in Regensburg "What did Mohammad bring that wasn't murderous and evil" is dogma.
CS: In 2002 John Paul II spoke under the title "To Overcome Racism, Xenophobia and Exaggerated Nationalism."
Steven: Hogwash... You didn't even read your own linked article. It's not about politics...
This is indeed a highly ironic comment from someone who obviously didn't even read the title of the article. Read the title Steven: "To Overcome Racism, Xenophobia and Exaggerated Nationalism", and then say to me with a straight face that it's not politics: "racism", "xenophobia", "exaggerated nationalism". Or are these words so integrated into your terminology of Christian charity, that you consider them fully unpolitical nowadays?
Steven: More plainly stated: If someone is hungry, you feed him, you don't check his passport. That's for the cops.
Be a good Christian: hide the illegal aliens from the authorities!
That's completely unpolitical according to Steven too, of course. Just Christian charity. Good deeds as we know them since year zero.
Yes xenophobia, racism and exaggerated nationalism are problems. They were even a problem when immigrants were Europeans among other Europeans, or even southern Italians moving to Northern Italy. Or years back Europeans: Jews, Italians, Slavs, Irish moving to the United States. Problems galore, crosses to carry... but mostly at the personal level. Today they ARE fully POLITICAL and not PERSONAL. A guy got arrested in Asti for calling a Moroccan: "Hey Marocco!" That was hate speech. For a Catholic, taunt and all, that's love speech.
Be a good Christian and give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God. That is civilization, remember? Are Catholics hiding illegal aliens any more than construction companies, restauranters, gardening franchises, fruit and vegetable farms that would fold in Permanent BOOM-TOWN USA and elsewhere if those immigrants were NOT somehow hidden / semi-tolerated?
If you want permanent BOOM TOWN you're gonna have permanent immigration, legal and/or illegal. Otherwise hurry up with those damned robots!
Blame the economy, not the Catholic Church. Or do you want personal kindness to go completely out of fashion and everybody reduced to passports, nationality, social and political status?
According to Conservative Swede, inter-personal relationships are COMPLETELY POLITICAL! I understand, you want to save civilization! (more on that in another post on another thread).
I prefer "give to Caesar what is Caesar's, to God what is God." I'm not really interested in any other type of civilization... because it wouldn't be civilized.
BTW this does not mean open borders. You're confusing the atheist/rationalist/barbarian meaning of zenophobia with the church's truer meaning. Half of what the church preaches is hate speech these days. Catholics aren't even allowed to hold EU positions because they're "phobic" about fundamental human rights, like Bruce and Joe getting married and adopting children. The Church isn't captaining THAT love boat... but another in which love means love and not what happens in those wonderfully civilized Berlin parades.
And you continue to confuse the Church's year one mission to the world with your own mono-maniacal, mono-theme 2002-2007 concerns. The Pontiff was also speaking to Croats and Serbs, the Chinese, and the Japs (who don't seem to be very fond of their filipino imports - or any imports for that matter.) It might not be a bad idea to tell them: Say hello! Talk! Share! Work it out!
That does not mean favoring any particular legislation or swinging doors open to Muslims. There is no Catholic position on Japanese immigration policies, but a wide range of positions from different Catholics (most nominal). Not even the Pope's opinion on such matters is an official Catholic stance.
But perhaps you have difficulty in understanding the separation of church and state and the separation of sin and sinner. Perhaps only the state exists for you. And you want your problems solved fast, presto bingo - and to hell with the cultural malaise underneath them all.
Take my advice; for the most effective solutions, never mind the balderdash about Wotanic tribes and the old Roman Empire (too difficult to get those really old horned-headed and/or togaed spirits going again). Instead, study modern-day marketing techniques so brilliantly used by the left to turn once honestly popular reactions into knee-jerk acceptance of anything and everything.
They turned "queer" into "gay," "pedophilia" into "inter-generational-intimacy"... you have to find soft and fluid terms to bring back Wotan, Caesar and the sacredness of borders guarding undeniably superior cultures. I'm sure it can be done. All the best and reality speed!
But in the meantime - and let us not fool ourselves one nano-second - I also suggest that when the FED announces that the economy - all that really matters these days - has gone up a whopping 3,2%, instead of automatically rejoicing and gushing "WUNDERBAR!" (as we've been paper-trained), to start thinking... Do we really need all that crap? Could we possibly be worshipping false idols?
If we're so rich and civilized how come every mama has to work? How come we're eating crap, reading newspapers with all the same bottom-line opinions, how come our kids are taught to scoff the very notion of sacredness in new cartoons that make even the sarcasm of the Simpsons incredibly tame? Shouldn't life be happier?
And good luck with Judeo-Christian values without God! No wonder you're hankering for the Wotans and the Ancient Romans. Far easier to worship many gods (especially those of war).. and worse yet, no wonder you're hoping for miracles from ueber-macht America, when the ethos coming from there is precisely half the problem, if not more.
Why am I so much happier in supermarkets the size of airport terminals full of workers on rollerskates, when I'm really not? Why am I "luvin' it" when I'm really not? Why am I having such a bad and unloving time at the love parade? Why can't I express my honest and taunting xenophobia without getting arrested for hate speech? The Pope just said be nice, play fair. I figure he'd say something like that, but he didn't say anything about moral relativism, in fact, by "work it out" he meant encounter/clash and not brooding political silence. It has nothing to do with the enforcement of "right" ideas... like forced integration.
You don't have the guts to face the real problem. If we've become vulnerable to the weakest, most uneducated and least organized, it can only be us and not their merit. Is it just marvelous coincidence that in the meantime from proud cultures with religious values, we've gone whole-hog secular?
So now you worship strength and harshness and knock down the very softness that allowed our civilizations to blossom. You don't want them preaching anymore. But you're really barking up the wrong tree. You're picking on the little guy who at present is frazzled, confused, and undoubtedly tainted with the world... still reeling under the negative effects (for Europe) of Vatican Two... which was only an attempt to create a sort of "Catholicism for Dummies" badly required in the Third World to limit the damages of Socialism and Communism.
Now there too, the Church gets the rap because she's not flying planes over cities and dropping condoms.
Quick quick! Solve the problem! Drop rubber! Never mind teaching chastity, family, responsibility, patience, community! And when the Church is over-powered 1000 to 1 by the forces of carelessness, greed, hedonism... blame the AIDS epidemic on the church!
In all this I even DO blame the church for having assumed too many positions of the "world," for having gone too ecumenical and for tolerating and even trying to cover up both scandalous positions and scandalous behavior.
The first battle is for the heart and soul of the church... which at least still has one. And then an activism which despite the incredible cultural and economic forces presently arrayed and in power, will begin to resonate. Because the best things in life ARE still free and every man DOES have a unique soul, and you really CAN'T take it with you, and "love thy neighbor" CAN mean "kick his ass" but will NEVER mean "ignore him." And there IS a huge moral dimension in each and every man. And marriage really IS an institution centered on child-rearing. And nothing at all can EVER substitute loving families. And the Universities truly ARE indoctrinating and teaching us to despise one another. And there truly ARE things that big Corporation capitalism are stealing from us.
And we really shouldn't all be having melted hearts for Knud the Berlin Polar Bear (probably an environmentalist scam in the works), and we truly ARE living too vicariously, being too maneuvered, welfared.
The list is endless. And as can only be expected is open to Daffy Duck mockery (today's N°1 attitude, even mine!). We've forgotten the very notion of sacredness, save for births and funerals. Only the beginning and end. The trick is to spread it right through... and to do it without plunging back into paganism. Not Might makes right, but Right makes Might.
"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, to God what is God's" means that as a good Christian you're supposed to report the illegal alien to the authorities. He has broken the law so he belongs to Caesar.
It's because you have been brainwashed by post-modern values that you have forgotten the true meaning of this. And thusly we also get the typical liberal overreaction: "According to Conservative Swede, inter-personal relationships are COMPLETELY POLITICAL!" As a conservative speaking to a liberal I can only answer this with a major yawn. Liberals always come up with these bromides, such as "we cannot deport 12 million, dragging women and children in the middle of the night..." Yaaaaawn....
Instead think before you speak, and this discussion would be more interesting. Look at your own assumptions from the outside. Don't come with these knee-jerk reactions, as: "Or do you want personal kindness to go completely out of fashion and everybody reduced to passports, nationality, social and political status?" Think first.
There no reason for me to answer this because it is you, confused, by post-modern humdrum, that has misunderstood the whole meaning of "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, to God what is God's"
What's interesting is this blame of the Catholic church... I guess it would not be chic to blame the Jews...
It's worthwhile to notice that in these articles I have focused on Catholicism as the theme, which means that I have focused on issues regarding Catholicism. It was your own comments that put Catholicism on the agenda. Furthermore, my focus on Catholicism does not mean that I only put blame on the Vatican, it simply means that I had Catholicism as the theme in these articles. If you read other articles in my blog it will be abundantly clear to you that I criticize many representatives of our civilization, not only Catholicism.
It's also worthwhile to notice that the article I linked to, which rendered your comment above, put proportionally more blame on the Jews then on the Catholics, since 100% of the Jewish Senators voted in favour of the Kill Bill.


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Cricket: Uckfield Anderida draw with Gildredge
Uckfield were put in on a really good track and quick outfield. They made a good start, the runs coming regularly and without losing a wicket, writes David Tungate.
After 25 overs, Uckfield were 101-0. After that they kicked on, Matt Reed passing his 50 before he departed after a good stumping, for 67.
Uckfield pushed the run rate up and, wickets in hand it enabled them to play their shots and take a few risks. With good support from Pete Holman and Matt McCallum, David Tungate finished the innings on 153 not out. And Uckfield finished on 265-3 off 50 overs.
Uckfield made a good start, Dan Phillips getting an early breakthrough. But on a good pitch, it was always going to be difficult to bowl Gildredge out. One wicket a piece for Burns and Brady, an another for Phillips gave Uckfield hope, before a stunning run out for Matt McCallum. But in the end it was a draw, with Gildredge finishing 211-5 off their 43 overs.
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Slaughter, who moved to New York, from London, late last year, is the bank's co-head of investment banking for North America. He had previously been overseeing the JPMorgan's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He has now purchased a three-bedroom, three-bathroom spread at the San Remo, the Emery Roth-designed building at 145 Central Park West, according to public records filed with the city today. He paid the full asking price of $13.5 million for the unit, which features views of Central Park. It was not immediately clear where had been staying since his stateside move.
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This was week one of my taper and since I was moving into a new place I really didn't have too much time to train. Biggest issue was my running. After that 16 week run the prior week, I honestly felt like not running at all before the race. And with my amazing 2 miles of running it looks like I accomplished that.
I continued to take my taper a little bit too seriously and didn't work out nearly enough. At this point I was done. I didn't want to train anymore; I just want race day to be here. I did do an Ironman distance swim on Saturday and felt just fine. I was about 10 minutes off race pace which seemed very reassuring.
Use the Ironman Live website. It wont be active until the race has started so if you click through early you might not see anything.
Download the IronTrac app for your iPhone. It is only $0.99 and it is cool for looking up past results as well.
If you use the website they stream the finish so you could possibly see me finish.
When I decided to sign up for Ironman St. George I knew it would be the hardest one… here is a little more proof! I am more psyched than ever to get this race DONE!
I got a friend request from someone on Facebook the other day that I accepted and I'm glad I did. I have really shied away from the use of my Facebook account but this person looked interesting. They have an app for your iPhone that allows you to track people during an Ironman event and look up past results. It only costs$0.99 and so far it looks great! I easily looked up my results from past Ironman events and I bet it will work great on race day for Ironman St. George!
If you have any friend or family doing an Iornman event you should give it a try! My number is #227 for Ironman St. George. Stalk me!
ETA in St. George… 7 days!
I am in the home stretch… I have told a couple people that I am mentally ready for the race and physically ready for the swim and the bike. The run will be interesting. Honestly, I am kind of hoping for a miracle to happen so I can run pain free for the marathon. My PT called my doctor and suggested a cortisone shot so I am going in for X-rays today and then getting referred to orthopedics. But what I am really hoping for is the adrenaline to kick in and push me through the run.
Regardless, I am looking forward to race day. I can't wait to do an event this HOOJ! It has been a very long process getting ready for this race. I have been planing on doing it for over a year and have been training specifically for it for the last 20 weeks.
I am prolly taking my taper a little too seriously because I haven't been doing much of anything and that is starting to freak me out a little… Life has been extra hectic and crazy but things are lining up just right. Things are gonna be really good, really soon… REALLY!
This should have been my last peak week and I was well on track to have a big week until the weekend came around. I had a 16 mile run in my plan and was really hoping it wold go well. The half marathon the week before was so-s0 and I really needed to have a good run for my on peace of mind. Well, despite my best effort to run/walk it I ended up pretty much walking the last 3 miles. I ended up with a very swollen knee. It was so angry that the next day I cut my ride short and only did 70 miles. Nothing to be gained at this point and if I blow up completely with three weeks to go that would be bad!
Emotionally and mentally I am done with training. I don't want to do anything. I want the race to be here and I will just muscle my way through it no matter how much it hurts. I know I will finish the Ironman. I have to believe that I will find the strength and endurance to get it done on May 5th; because based on how my body is preforming on the run it is a little scary. I need a break. I need a vacation. I need a warm beach with a hammock… Soon!
This is pretty cool (and totally unrelated to triathlon).
Hold down Alt+Ctrl and, at the same time, press the plus sign on the numeric keypad. The mouse pointer turns into a clover symbol.


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* Renuka Singh (Cricketspielerin) (* 1996), indische Cricketspielerin
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Dans une mise en scène qui rappellent les émissions de David Letterman ou Jay Leno, Pierre Lescure reçoit chaque semaine deux personnalités qu'il soumet à divers questionnaires et interviews. Lescure : tôt ou tard propose aussi des sketches et happenings rédigés et préparés spécialement pour l'invité, ainsi qu'une revue de presse. Enfin, l'émission se termine avec un live musical.

À noter qu'un DJ résident s'occupe de l'habillage sonore de l'émission : DJ Zebra.

D'abord diffusé le dimanche aux alentours de 19h00, l'émission est par la suite programmée le samedi, et diffusée dans la continuité de Ça balance à Paris.

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From small commercial drones for express parcel delivery to military ones used to attack terrorist suspects, the past year has seen a proliferation in the use of all types of unmanned aerial vehicles. Yet the prospect of increasing numbers of drones filling the skies poses abundant security concerns for critical infrastructure – including for the nuclear industry.
Just last week, news media reported that in July a drone came within 6 metres of a plane landing at Heathrow airport in London. Last month, French authorities revealed that unidentified drones had breached restricted airspace over 13 of France's 19 nuclear power plants between early October and late November. The drones are believed to have been sophisticated civilian devices costing several thousands of pounds, and the intrusions were seemingly coordinated and generally occurred at night.
Given that the majority of security measures at nuclear power plants were conceived before the advent of drone technology, the flights over French facilities have exposed nuclear plants' lack of adequate defences against drones. This has left the French government – while outwardly reassuring the public that it has put in place 'all means necessary to protect nuclear installations' – scrambling to find adequate solutions.
Drones can pose a number of problems for nuclear facilities. Flyovers could be used for reconnaissance by hostile actors, for example in the collection of photos and video footage of guard movements and the site layout. This could help to prepare for a ground-based attack. Drones could also provide air support in the event of an actual ground-based attack: they could drop explosives to damage power or communications networks, or could deliver weapons to insiders within the plant. Drones could also be used to bomb spent-fuel pools, which are less well protected than reactor cores.
The flights have also exposed troubling vulnerabilities in attribution, detection and interception. Identifying the perpetrators has proved difficult thus far. Security experts appear stumped, and have offered up any number of potential culprits that include 'hobbyists', anti-nuclear groups, business competitors, terrorist organizations and nation states. French authorities have equipped specialized gendarmerie units with radio-goniometers that can trace radio signals' origins, in an attempt to identify the drones' operators. However, after more than two months the official French investigation has yet to yield any answers.
Equally worrying is the ease with which drones were able to penetrate restricted airspace. Most radar – including those used by nuclear plants – cannot detect small, low-flying drones; most of the drones measured less than 50 cm in width and flew several metres above the ground. The bigger drones involved, though up to 2 metres wide, were still likely just below the limit of radar-detection capabilities. In fact, the drone flyovers were only spotted by sharp-eyed facility guards. The French military has responded by deploying its Aladin radars – the only ones capable of detecting small objects – at nuclear plants. This is thought to have helped abate the flights in recent weeks.
Another concern is that the drone flights went on for almost two months without either the facility guards or the French air force managing to disable or capture any drones. French law forbids drones from flying over nuclear plants, but it has limited capacity to enforce this. The French authorities have recently given gendarmerie units permission to shoot drones down, but this requires a high level of marksmanship. Moreover, they are not permitted to fire in the direction of or above nuclear plants. Attempts to jam radio signals commanding the drones have revealed that this risks disrupting power plant operations. In addition, such tactics are ineffective on drones whose flight paths have been preprogrammed. The most successful tactic thus far appears to have been the use of helicopters to pursue encroaching drones (mostly likely in response to warnings from Aladin radar).
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The lessons learned from the French government response are highly relevant to the UK – and other countries – as similar incidents are likely to occur elsewhere in the near future. Moreover, the prices of drones are falling and their capabilities increasing – meaning that the threat will only continue to grow. France has now tasked its National Research Agency with investigating additional options to improve detection and interception of drones and has announced that it plans to share its findings with other European countries.
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SPRINGFIELD — COVID-19-related deaths surpassed 8,000 over the weekend as the virus positivity rate hovered around 4%.
As of Monday, the rolling seven-day average positivity rate throughout the state was 4.1%, while the positivity rate in Regions 4 and 7 of the state's reopening plan either remained roughly flat or increased as of Aug. 28 despite added restrictions.
The graph depicts the COVID-19 positivity rate of test results reported over a 24-hour period as reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Region 7 — which contains Kankakee and Will counties — saw its positivity rate increase to 8.8% as of Friday after new restrictions took effect last Wednesday. In Region 4, which includes the Metro East area on the Missouri border, the positivity rate was 10.4% as of Friday after nearly two weeks of restrictions.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has said more restrictions can come this week if the positivity rate in the area does not decrease.
Southern Illinois, in Region 5, had a positivity rate of 7.4% percent, the third highest. In Region 2, which includes Peoria and several surrounding counties, the positivity rate was 6.8%, and in suburban Cook County, or Region 10, the rate was 6.9%.
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All other regions ranged from 1.6% in east-central Illinois' Region 6 to 6.2% in Region 9, which include McHenry and Lake Counties.
From Saturday through Monday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported an average of 1,846 new cases each day among 46,618 tests completed on average. The positivity rate was roughly 4 percent over that span.
The graph shows the number of COVID-19 tests completed each day (blue), next to the number of positive cases those tests yield (red), according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
There are now 8,026 virus-related deaths recorded in the state after a total of 29 were reported the previous three days. There have now been 235,023 cases of the virus confirmed since the pandemic began, and IDPH reports the recovery rate is 95 percent for individuals who are at least 42 days removed from a positive COVID diagnosis.
More than 4 million tests have been conducted in the state.
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'Big Jim' Thompson left a big impression on Southern Illinois
Gov. Jim Thompson in Vienna.
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Former Gov. Jim Thompson in the Du Quoin State Fair parade in 1986.
Gov. Jim Thompson receives the key to the Du Quoin State Fair in December 1985.
Gov. Jim Thompson and his wife, Jayne, at the Du Quoin State Fair in August 1990.
Governor Jim Thompson at Mary Lou's Grill in Carbondale.
Mayor Paul Wilkey, of Nashville, shakes hands with Gov. Jim Thompson after the governor announced that Magna International will open a new plant in the city, employing about 600.
Gov. Jim Thompson discusses renovation of the Du Quoin State Fair track with Rep. Wayne Goforth (second from left) and Rep. Jim Rea in 1985 shortly after announcing a deal for the state to take over the troubled fair from the Jabr family.
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Gov. Jim Thompson at Giant City State Park Lodge in Carbondale.
Gov. Jim Thompson talks with Herrin Mayor Ed Quaglia in Herrin on Feb. 22, 1989.
Gov. Jim Thompson at the Du Quoin State Fair parade in August 1986.
Gov. Jim Thompson at a jewelry store in Herrin in January 1989.
Gov. Jim Thompson is the longest serving governor in Illinois history. He served four consecutive terms, from 1977 to 1991.
Gov. Jim Thompson speaking to a John A. Logan political science class in 1987.
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Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson (left) presides over presentation of the Hambletonian trophy to 1980 winner Billy Haughton (far right), who drove Burgomeister, owned by the estate of his son Peter, to the win over a field that included his younger son, Tom. It was the last running of the Hambletonian in Du Quoin.
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I'm am a consummate screenshotter. As I scroll Instagram, I find myself down rabbit holes, for which I have to leave a trail of screenshot breadcrumbs along the way. Eventually, between selfies, foods, dogs, and chickens, my photo library gets muddled. Not being a fan of Pinterest's grid system, there aren't many options for me to tell the masses of what I'm lusting over this week. Hopefully, this weekly (maybe) newsletter will do just that, while also helping me keep track of what I'm reading, wanting, stalking, and wearing.
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I've worn glasses since I was five. Having already gone through my giant 90's phase, my $13 frames phase, my I-don't-care-I'll-take-whatever phase, and (yes, of course) my Warby Parker phase, I was looking for something I would actually like to wear. I know it sounds silly, but having worn glasses for four-fifths of my life, glasses are just a part of who I am, but not necessarily something I consider as an accessory.
But after seeing Shuron's Freeway model, I started to think of the possibilities of not wearing contacts for 14 hours a day, 7 days a week. I bet my optometrist (and my corneas) will be relieved. I ordered my pair this week and can't wait the 10-14 business days for their delivery.
I didn't buy this, but do I love it. I've been following Howlin' on Instagram for months (years?) now and always find a new thing to daydream about. This graphic turtleneck looks cozy, effortless, and a little fun. Warmer days have finally hit Pennsylvania, but that doesn't mean I'm not dreaming of this winter's turtleneck collection.
The patron saint of third shift, truck drivers, powerhouses, strong women, small towns, and the maudlin reality of the almost-real, almost-ready, almost-loved. Neko Case has, with no hyperbole, been my absolute favorite singer for a decade. The emotion she brings out of me is immediate. With an upcoming new album, I'm excited to see her concert later this summer. In the meantime, I will be belting "Bad Luck" while I drive to the YMCA tomorrow.
Maybe my 2018 resolution should have been "Eat more s'mores." I've been dipping a spoon into a jar of marshmallow fluff this week, and finally decided to manifest it into a little more...elegant of a dessert. With an adorable chicken cookie cutter Nolan got me in Austin, I came up with these s'mores animal crackers. The recipe's right here for you.
Wow. Does this book take me back. I checked this book out from the library maybe 40 times between the ages of 8 and 12. These were pre-Amazon days for us, so we went as far as to ask the school library if we could just buy it. They said no.
So I was especially happy that, after a glass of wine and a trip down memory lane, I found my local library carried D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths. The pages, the drawings, the myths themselves...I wonder how much of this book shaped me over the years. And yet, I was able to forget about it so easily. I'm sure there's a moral in there somewhere. In the meantime, I'll be spending my weekend reading about Io, Europa, Orpheus, and many others.
If your library doesn't carry it, buy it tonight. You won't be disappointed.
With my rekindled love of ancient Greek art, I am beyond in love with these Neptune rings. The Salacia collection, designed by Luke Edward Hall for Lucy Folk, focuses on the Roman goddess of the sea and Neptune's consort. This signet ring, featuring the sea deity himself, is available in Yellow, Rose, and White gold. Its design is both illustrious and ascetic, making it a piece I can see worn for a million reasons--or for no reason at all. With a $1,000 pricetag, this is definitely on the "When I get that promotion" list...or perhaps the "Would it be crazy to put this on a credit card" list if I have a second glass of wine tonight.
I saw this bath mat and had to have it. I have big plans to put her in front of the back doors instead of the bathroom, so she is on full display in the dining room. At $50, I think it's a steal; but, unfortunately, I have to wait until June 20th for it to ship. No fair.


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2. Place the tip of the screwed end of the stud on the surface of the tire in the marked location.
3. Applying steady force at right angles to the tyre screw very slowly into place.
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Once the tire has been selected, the depht of the tread or of the block is measured, then the under-tread is added, which in any tire of any vehicles is 2-3 mm, absolutely must not be anchored to the canvases.
penetration of the stud into the rubber. (see table).
If for your application you are forced to use studs longer than those that the tire can hold and you're going to risk puncturing the tyre is recommended to use the anti-puncture liquid. This comes in different types and brands. We suggest those that are based on a water soluble gel that can be washed away with water and that does not unbalance the wheels nor damage the tyre or the rim.
You can mount a stud with "penetration into the rubber" (see table) of 11.50 mm or less.
So, the appropriate stud is type. 1200.
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I've ranted against control panels. I've ranted against scripting langauges. I've ranted against GPS units. I've even ranted about user groups.
That question is proving hard to answer.
I've been trying to answer this since 6:00 pm today (and even though it's dated the 2nd, it's now 2:15 am on the 3rd and I'm still trying to answer it). I've lost count to the number of drafts I've done, and I've rejected them all as either too rambly, too incoherent or both.
Even Bunny mentioned that all the GPS horror stories I've presented so far ignore the hundreds of thousands of successful uses of the invention. For every plane crash you hear about, you don't hear about the 100,000 plane landings where nothing happened.
And while I may have answered why I'm such a curmudgeon, I'm still no closer to answering the other question.
When does technology pass from being a tool to being a crutch?


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First, if Heartbleed taught us one thing, it's that when it comes to TLS vulnerabilities, branding is key. Henceforth, and with apologies to Bhargavan, Delignat-Lavaud, Pironti, Fournet and Strub (who actually discovered the attack*), for the rest of this post I will be referring to the vulnerability simply as "3Shake". I've also taken the liberty of commissioning a logo (courtesy @Raed667). I hope you like it.
All this means we're just now starting to uncover some of the bugs that have been present in the protocol since it was first designed. And we're likely to discover more! That's partly because this analysis is at a very early stage. It's also partly because, from an analysts' point of view, we're still trying to figure out exactly what the TLS handshake is supposed to do.As much as I love TLS, the protocol is a hot mess. For one thing, it inherits a lot of awful cryptography from its ancient predecessors (SSLv1-3). For another, it's only really beginning to be subjected to rigorous, formal analysis.
In the above scenario, an attacker first runs a (standard) handshake to force both sides of the connection to use the same MS. It then causes both sides to perform session resumption, which results in both sides using the same MS and having the same handshake hash and Finished messages on both sides. When the server initiates renegotiation, the attacker can forward the third (renegotiation) handshake on to the legitimate client as in the Ray/Dispensa attack — secure in the knowledge that both client and server will expect the same Finished token.
But don't take my word for it. There's video! See here for the source, background and details.
* An earlier version of this post incorrectly identified the researchers who discovered the attack.
** The Diffie-Hellman (DHE) version is somewhat more clever. It relies on the attacker manipulating the D-H parameters such that they will force the client to use a particular key. Since DHE parameters sent down from the server are usually 'trusted' by TLS implementations, this trick is relatively easy to pull off.
Thank you for the bit at the end about "successful, widely-used protocol and your protocol." People tend to forget that systems evolve, that features are added and deprecated over time (and that sometimes a fresh start is much more difficult than it looks).
Don't forget that as well as the session ids and /their/ resumption that's in the core protocol, there's also rfc 5077 for session tickets providing a whole new mechanism.
Thank you for the work you put into this. Have you reported this to the TLS maintainers? Is there any discussion about this on the TLS IETF list?
Likewise, thanks for the overview.
The issue here is many, many people choosing to use TLS in contexts where it is the wrong tool. So they go and add features to make in work in the new context and they break the security of the protocol. It has happened many, many times.
'My Protocol' might not be messy and necessarily won't serve all purposes. But that is the point. Thinking that one secure protocol for all purposes can exist is wrong. We need different protocols for each application, each simple, with proven properties and easily understood implementations.
A protocol for credit card transactions. A protocol for securing a web pages/sessions (TLS doesn't do that, it secures a web-client/web-server session – different thing). A protocol for attesting to intent ("Sell 30 stocks"). A protocol for email transfer and a protocol for email content (different things again). A protocol for typed sessions (SSH does this, but it's complex too).
Security protocols need to run between the entities that have something to protect. App – App, web-app to user, web-server to web client, MUA-MTA etc. etc. TLS is used for all these things and the result it the mess we have.
Renegotiation is bad, resumption is bad. Start a session, do stuff, end the session. Never, ever try to modify the thing as you go along. The new exchanges only achieve to add to the attack surface.
So the goal of those of us who are ambitious enough to think we can do better is not to replace TLS. It is to eliminate TLS and it usages and replace the usages with sensible usages that each have a security scheme well matched to the individual problem.
they are already working on TLS 1.3, it won't have compression and might only support AEAD chipers.
But I still think it's a mess, is missing important authentication features and can't be used everywhere.
…So I've been working on a new encryption/authentication/authorization protocol for federated environments, I started a little more than half a year ago and I will probably finish the implementation by the end of this year.
Session resumption is *NOT* bad, key renegotiation is absolutely necessary.
Just because they failed to consider how it all worked together it doesn't mean you should throw away everything.
I am throwing away TLS, kerberos, OAuth and everything else, and putting all the features together. Eliminating the features the we use today would be idiocy.
@David: Single things for a single purpose like you propose can only make nightmares.
But you obviously didn't think about the wonderful TCP+TLS+PHP session +OAuth session nightmare, where everything tries to do one thing, and you end up doing everything twice and trying to keep it together with bad duct tape.
Or are you proposing to rewrite everything every time?
Several of the links to the images appear to be broken.
I think its worth noting that the researchers who discovered the attack are some of the same researchers attempting security proofs about TLS, so it is quite possible that the latter research agenda led to the discovery of this attack (I haven't examined the paper in detail to see if they note whether this is the case or not). If so, this is an ideal result: scratching at why a proof won't go through to see if there is a potential attack, before automatically weakening definitions.
This thing applies with client public-private key pairs brought to the server in the client certificate.
If the server application does channel binding using the client public key found in the client certificate it receives from Mallory, the resumed session will have only the access rights of Mallory. If Mallory chooses to share its (server hosted) resources with the original client, it does not need this TLS vulnerability to do so.
This is not a "fix," but a TLS use case with built-in protection against the original protocol weakness.


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As the release date for 'Showdown', by The Mighty Mocambos, draws ever nearer (27th March 2015), we're still basking in our exclusive Mocambo feature with Bjorn Wagner, who we're thilled to say took time out of his busy schedule to fill us in on the new album and the band's future plans. Well, Bjorn was actually so gracious that he took more time out than we had anticipated giving us the privilege of an added bonus extra at the tail-end of our interview which we're more than happy to present to you oh-so-lucky readers right here…
Are there any plans to get back in the studio with Gizelle Smith for a follow-up release?
There are no concrete plans as of yet, and it would not exactly be a follow-up. It's been almost six years since we released the album of our collaboration. After the supporting tour, Gizelle wanted to be more in charge of the production, so she decided to form a group for herself and do a solo album. She found it hard to realise her own vision with a self-contained band such as we are – which, in addition, also live in another country. Plus, we also had our own ideas that we did not want to put too far on the back burner, for example, 'The Future Is Here' album, our collaboration with Afrika Bambaataa, the project with Caroline Lacaze and the Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band.
In a situation where you cannot generate joined forces out of two different angles, you have to deal with compromises, which there was no point doing for either of us. It worked for the one album we did, as we managed to create an exciting, heterogenic release by uniting the different approaches, but it would not have made sense beyond that. Time will tell if there's a moment when we will create new music together. For now, she is still working on her solo album, singing in an interesting live house/electronica project and hosting a radio show, while we decided to keep up the pace making our records and going on tour.
If you could hook up with any other vocalist for a full album, who would it be?
If there would be someone, we probably would have made that record already – such as we did with Caroline Lacaze. We highly enjoy the diversity of a Mighty Mocambos album with instrumentals and different vocalists. This is what we are, but it could happen any other day that we cross paths with someone we do not know yet and record a full length. I am less interested in recording a whole album with someone well-known, let alone funk and soul legends.
Congratulations on the success with Caroline Lacaze - are there any other artists for Mocambo Records that we can expect to be unveiled soon?
Thank you! Recently, we have also been working on an album for our alter ego, the Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, which mostly consists of the Mighty Mocambos, a bunch of friends and our touring entourage – it's a wild mix of steel pans and a funky rhythm section. We have put this project in the trustworthy hands of Truth & Soul Records, who already released a couple of 45s from it. We also did a remix for Lee Fields with the Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band (for the song 'Just Can't Win' off his latest album 'Emma Jean'), and the debut album, '55', will follow later this year.
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