text:
Ryan Noble sprints clear of the peloton as Paris fetes Bradley Wiggins
Sixer by Jake
Pete Sixsmith has long drooled over the Tour de France. Another Salut! Sunderland split: whereas Monsieur Salut accepts that the race passes through breathtaking scenery, and takes his beret off to Wiggo's superb achievement and excellent French, the event itself leaves him cold. We both agree on the quality of Ryan Noble's exciting winner in South Korea but only Sixer would have thought to link the two …
The quality of the clip wasn't great, but there was no mistaking the quality of Ryan Noble's winning goal against Groningen. For those who have not seen it, take a look and revel in the pace, skill and accuracy that this young man shows as he slots the winner past a helpless Dutch keeper to give us third place in the Peace Cup.
It is reminiscent of a number of goals he scored for the reserves last season. His pace and willingness to run at defenders is an attribute rarely seen in a red and white striped shirt, whether it is manufactured by Adidas, Asics or Hummel.
He is very much a Marco style player, although the legs are more thick branches than the tree trunks that Marco possessed. Like Marco, he can destroy a defender over a short distance with his speed and strength.
One of my abiding memories of Gabbs is the way he tore past a disbelieving Sergei Baltacha before slotting the ball in the Ipswich net. Baltacha, a former USSR international, was open mouthed in disbelief as this force of nature swept past him.
See the Ryan Noble goal – and the four others in Sunderland v FC Groningen at this link. https://safc.blog/2012/07/peace-of-mind-in-south-korea-as-sunderland-pull-off-late-win/
Bruce and O'Neill have been patient with Noble. They have sent him out on loan and have rarely used him in the first team. His form with the reserves dipped a little, although he finished the season well at Hartlepool. Poolie friends of mine are very, very keen to see him in a blue and white striped shirt next season – but that goal, and the one he helped set up for Fraizer Campbell to level the stores, may mean that he spends his time with his parent club.
He looks to have filled out over the summer. He was rather slender and some thought that he may never be able to cope with the hurly-burly of the Premier League. They could still be right:;on the other hand, we may have the chance to hail a new hero come August.
We did have the chance to hail a new national hero yesterday afternoon as Bradley Wiggins won the Tour de France. If there were an award for "Greatest Sporting Event Of The Year" the Tour would walk it. It has everything: drama, excitement, speed, a man who dresses up as the devil and, to cap all that, it has now been won by a Briton and a pretty cool Briton at that.
Wiggins rode brilliantly, backed up by a superb team who gave him 100 per cent support throughout. There were three defining moments for me. Firstly, when he ordered the peloton (just about my favourite all time word – only apparatchik is better) to slow down to allow Cadel Evans to catch up after some git had thrown tacks on the road leading to multiple punctures and appeals for plastic bowls and repair kits.
Image: Robert King
Secondly, he destroyed the field in the penultimate stage with a magnificent time trial which strengthened his hold on the Yellow Jersey and thirdly, in an earlier stage he rode in with the Italian, Vincenzo Nibali who had criticised him for lacking respect for the Tour. As they crossed the line, he put his hand on the Nibali's shoulder thereby diffusing a potential feud and showing that he had the utmost respect for the greatest annual event in sport.
Hopefully, Ryan Noble will progress to the top of his profession as effectively as Wiggins has in his. He has a long way to go, but maybe that goal in a meaningless pre-season friendly could take him out of the peloton and into the leading bunch. We shall see.
Long before we knew about Bradley Wiggins's twin passions of cycling and guitar, Pete Sixsmith was singing the praises of the Tour de France. Catch his earlier article, from a short-lived series about 'other sports/teams I quite like', at this link: https://safc.blog/2010/07/another-team-i-like-2-the-tour-de-france-teams/
Categories Content Tags Marco Gabbiadini, Ryan Noble, Sunderland, Tour de France
Peace of mind in South Korea as Sunderland pull off late win
Real Madrid, Spain's Civil War and a homage to an improbable hero
5 thoughts on "Ryan Noble sprints clear of the peloton as Paris fetes Bradley Wiggins"
Not to take anything away from Wiggins, a sportsman in the old sense of the word, but I think he was a little bit lucky that Ryder Hesjedal was taken down in a crash (not of his own making) in the early stages and unable to continue in the Tour.
salutsunderland
Wiggins has gone down brilliantly throughout with the French press, not least because of his command of the language – always an advantage here, as Ellen MacArthur always found – but also because he seems a decent guy with a dry sense of humour.
The Tour de France is revered by the French, as you'd expect, but not without reservations. To give you an idea of how the event is seen, I briefly mentioned Wiggins when I bumped into a French friend this morning and his first question was. "Do you think he's he clean?" No reason to suspect he isn't, of course, but you can hardly blame my mate Georges le Poisonnier for asking?
I think it's superb. Nothing but respect for the lad and his achievement. Wares me out watching it and as an active sports person (to an extent) I think it's great. And it's great for Britain/England.
I just feel that listing it with the greatest achievements of all time is a little flawed as it's an event that somebody has to win, and somebody indeed does win, every year.
Pete Sixsmith
I think that for Wiggins it is a truly great achievement, because he has won a "clean" tour. There are huge suspicions over Armstrong's wins and a full investigation is taking place.
The fact that he is sponsored by the Murdoch Corporation is galling for an old leftie like me, but that's the way things are. Wiggins is a fine sportsman and seems to be a good person. We should appreciate the fact that we have one of the worlds finest sportspersons in our midst.
It would be easy to be cynical about the defending for Nobles goal, a known quantity may not have been given the luxury of diving in like that. That's harsh though and as someone who lived in Ryan's neighbourhood Millfield for years, I'm chuffed for him. Though on a much lower scale (obviously) it was reminiscent of Owen v Argentina in 98; proof that an unknown quantity can be a huge benefit.
Big season for him you feel and while O'Neill has been quick to praise him, I can't help thin that this 433 system will be employed with the acquiring of a target man (Fletcher) a necessity. It is these reasons I don't think there's a thing in the Defoe nonsense and it's gonna be hard to see where Noble fits in. He'll be 21 soon (I think) and when you compare that to the treatment Connor gets from some angles at 19 years old, it highlights its harshness.
On the Tour de France, I find it amusing some are labelling it as the greatest sporting achievement of all time. I'm not sure how winning an event which is pretty much a level playing field despite its heavy demands, and where you were clearly a contender can be labelled as that. Didn't Lance Armstrong battle cancer and then win the same event? Sky Sports are outdoing their own high standards with the use of superlatives on this one. Its enough to make you think that the company had something to do with sponsoring the team that Wiggins rides for…….ahhhhhh!!


Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton has today challenged SNP depute leader and face of his party's new "fact checking" service Keith Brown MSP to correct and confirm his own record.
Mr Cole-Hamilton pointed to a number of incidents which raise questions over Mr Brown's ability to identify and communicate the truth.
"Rather than whinge when the media calls them to account, the SNP should be honest with the public about the state of our public services and the challenges that independence would bring.
"Perhaps the SNP depute and self-appointed factchecker can put his initiative to good use by taking a look at the occasions when his own relationship with the truth has been rather hazy."


text:
Home Local News Marlin: Préfète 'apologised' for Oyster Pond misunderstanding
Marlin: Préfète 'apologised' for Oyster Pond misunderstanding
POND ISLAND–Préfète Déléguée Anne Laubies has "apologised for actions taken based on a misunderstanding" over the ownership of Oyster Pond, said Prime Minister William Marlin. His statement on Wednesday came after a quadripartite meeting on the impasse that has existed since October 2016.
French-side authorities had put a halt on construction work at Captain Oliver's Marina and Restaurant in October, claiming the business was domiciled on the Northern side of the island and did not have permission for the works. The business has operated for decades under licences and permits from the Dutch side.
Speaking at the Council of Ministers press briefing, Marlin said a "letter on the way forward" in the case of Captain Oliver's Marina and Restaurant and the impasse created due to work on the properly bordering the pond was being drafted by the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI together with the French side's corresponding agency.
The owners of Captain Oliver's will receive a letter later this week "explaining the way forward so business can continue," Marlin said.
In the meantime, as a result of the meeting with authorities of the French and Dutch sides, the Kingdom Government and the Republic of France, it has been decided that ownership of Oyster Pond will remain status quo (as part of the Dutch side) until the start of negotiations about the land border demarcation for the two sides.
"We are nowhere close to negotiations yet. … The issue of Oyster Pond is under dispute. … The French side wants to own half," said Marlin.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/63687-marlin-prefete-apologised-for-oyster-pond-misunderstanding
Previous articleDutch Coast Guard arrest U.S. wanted man in St. Maarten waters
Next articleRecruitment drive for 20 police officers announced

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Most people experience a dental emergency at some point in their lives. Whether you are dealing with an injury to your mouth, or you have a family member who needs an emergency visit with the dentist, it is important that you understand how to handle the situation.
When the teeth and gums have been damaged, there are a few things that a dentist can do to save your smile. Don't delay your treatment! Calling our office right away is the best thing that you can do.
Certain situations are obvious emergencies, such as an injury that knocked out a tooth or gums that are bleeding because of trauma. But, other situations might seem mild, which still require emergency treatment.
Any time the teeth are knocked or damaged, you need to schedule an appointment as soon as possible. Often, emergency treatments are needed after blunt trauma that cracked or harmed the tooth in some way.
In other situations, there is pain without the trauma. If you experience dental pain, then you might have an infection that needs to be treated as quickly as possible.
In the situation where a tooth has been damaged, you should collect the pieces of the tooth if possible. Bring these pieces to the dentist. If an entire tooth has fallen out, then you should pick it up by the crown and avoid touching the root. It can be rinsed in warm water, then stored in milk until you get to the dental office. Apply gauze to the bleeding area.
For a toothache, try flossing around the tooth to see if food particles are stuck in the gums. Gently rinse the mouth. You can also take pain medication to improve your comfort until you can see the dentist.
We offer emergency dental care and will fit you into the schedule, even if you don't have an appointment. The best way to avoid long-term damage is to schedule an appointment as soon as possible so that you can reduce the risk of permanent tooth loss.
If there is a question about whether you need to see the dentist, it never hurts to call for more information. Our staff will gladly answer your questions and help you decide if an emergency appointment is the best solution. Call us at Dental Group of Bloomingdale to learn more.


text:
CSU Plans to Upgrade Bathrooms Finally in Motion
Pour Le Futur Activists Protest Against Trans Mountain Pipeline
Concordia Library Workers Begin Strike Actions
Concordia's New Learning Square Opens
Concordia 2, Queens 1 (SO): Stingers Men's Hockey Ices Game in Shootout
Concordia 2, Montréal 1 (SO): Stingers Women's Hockey Breaks Losing Streak in Shootout Thriller
Concordia 7, Nipissing 2: Stingers Men's Hockey Leaders Shine in Blowout Win
Buckets for Burma
Fringe Arts
Poem of the Week: "Make Believe"
Festival Lux Magna Brings Together the Best of Montreal
Heating Up Cold Days With Dance at Igloofest
Sunday Mornings Are for Pancakes & 'The Hair of the Dog Comedy'
Letter to the Editor: Denouncing Council Candidates
Letter: A Note From The Link Publication Society Board of Directors
Letter: Institutional Support for the Occupation is a Moral Disaster for the Jewish Community
Letter: New Community Is the Team Concordia Students Deserve
In 2020, Provincial Law Still Forbids Women From Taking Husband's Surname
Editorial: Forever Wars Make Forever Victims
Recognizing Eco-Fascist Rhetoric
Don't @ Me: We Get It, You're Straight
How Corporations Trick You Into Buying Their "Sustainable" Stuff
Human Nature vs. Mother Nature: Is There a Victor?
Marie-Joseph Angélique: A Story Untold
Please Find Attached Two Poems
Fringe Calendar
FringeBlog
Link Live Sessions
Pic Picks
Pressbox Hat Trick
Sex & Pancakes
That Transsexual Guy
The Scratch
Salon de la Mort Exposition Demystifies Death
Don't Run If You Can't Hide
News by Nanor Froundjian — Published November 4, 2019 | Comments
A mannequin dressed as if celebrating the Day of the Dead welcomed guest to the Salon de la mort. Photo Nanor Froundjian
"Are you surprised to see me today?" Death asked me.
Death peeked into my life, wondered whether or not I had a romantic vision of an afterlife, any regrets, sins, or secrets I've kept. We chatted for a short while.
TV5 Unis' documentary webseries Épitaphe—where interviewees confide their experiences with no reservation—was one of the experiential activities at the second edition of Salon de la mort at the Palais des Congrès over the weekend.
More than 80 exhibitors convened to present services, latest innovations and start-up businesses in the funeral industry.
Death is a scary word, but it doesn't have to be.
"It is really about having an open mind and an open heart, discussing a subject that is as taboo as death and having a public place to do it,'' said Phoudsady Vanny, founder of Salon de la mort.
The idea came when she hastily had to arrange her grandmother's funeral services, more than 20 years ago today, after her sudden death. Vanny realized through her own experience and those of others that people were rarely ever prepared for death.
"How is it that this moment, which is going to happen to all of us, we are not ready for it?" she asked herself. "We'll spend three months shopping for a car but our death, or that of our loved ones, we don't think about it, we don't want to talk about it."
Salon de la mort opens up the discussion about death all while informing offering resources to those in need. Vanny's slogan Parler de la mort n'a jamais tué personne (talking about death never killed anybody) sums it all up.
For some, the fear of death begins during childhood. That was the case for Pierre Béliveau, inventor of the Pyrale—a capsule that presents an alternative to being buried or incinerated.
The technology in the airtight aluminum capsule, stored in a pyramid, dehydrates the body of the deceased over a period of 50 to 99 years and is then removed from the capsule. The aluminum capsule is then melted and remoulded, ready to be reused for the next body.
Pierre Béliveau stands next to his invention, the Pyrale. More than 10 years of research and development went into his creation. Photo Nanor Froundjian
At a young age, Béliveau believed that coffins would go to the middle of the earth once buried in earth, and that bodies would drown.
Now at 68, pairing his environmentalist character with his childhood philosophy, Béliveau said, "I made it for myself."
On the ecological front, this method prevents embalming chemicals and consumed medications (usually by the elderly folks) to pollute the groundwater. And, as a bonus, necrophagous insects won't feast on your body. (Yay!)
"Parler de la mort n'a jamais tué personne." —Phoudsady Vanny
"People are ready to have a little something new in the funeral market because it's a little archaic according to us," said Benoit Béliveau. He believes that clients will be receptive to a new method that differs from the traditional burial ceremony.
However, not all products and services are strictly for the funeral industry. Despite the dark theme of the exhibit, the ambiance wasn't all doom and gloom.
Bernard Prieur, founder of Prieur Pierres & Monuments, uses water jet cutting to create personalized headstones and monuments. He has worked in the industry for more than 35 years. "I cut two war submarines for the National Defence when everyone thought it was impossible," said Prieur.
With a lifetime of experience in the field and more than 15 years of trial and error, Prieur developed his own concept and equipment using a robotic system as a base. "I was going to retire but I said, no forget that, I'm going to try my hand at it," he continued.
Each drawing is programmed into the robot which will then cut out the design on the rock with water jets.
"It's delicate despite the fact that it's massive," said designer Odette Massicotte, who believes the market for personalized monuments is growing.
Examples of work were arranged on low pedestals—one was a maple leaf with a fleurs-de-lis-shaped cut-out and another, the silhouette of a hiker.
Engraver Gaël Go, who works as a subcontractor for companies that sell monuments, doesn't limit her business exclusively to funerals and caskets.
A black and white portrait and a depiction merging an elephant with a tree played with positive and negative space on the engraved stone.
"What I'm trying to do here is to make engraving a little more accessible to people; to take it out of the cemeteries, to bring it into living rooms, into the gardens," she said.
There was also a literary space with books of different genres catering to different demographics—death being the central theme. A little white table for book signing was placed in the corner for some of the speakers.
One of them was Sylvie Bernier, a Canadian diving Olympic gold medalist, whose life was shaken after the drowning of her five-year-old nephew.
"Despite the great distress, despite the loss, despite the absence of a loved one […] the light comes back, but you have to look for it," she said.
After 17 years of grieving and "a great search for meaning," Bernier was finally able to transform the family tragedy into something positive. Bernier wrote Le jour où je n'ai pas pu plonger, recounting her journey to overcoming and mourning her nephew's death.
"I had to rebuild myself," she explained.
With Salon de la mort, Vanny hopes to initiate an awakening on a personal level, but also on a cultural and political level.
"We can't force people to come because people are not there yet in their reflection," she said, explaining that the taboo of death is so deeply ingrained in the society's mentality that many businesses still shy away from associating with it.
Vanny explained she wants more people from palliative care and old age homes to participate to further normalize death in all aspects.
"My wish is that we move from a solitary death to death in solidarity," she said.
By commenting on this page you agree to the terms of our Comments Policy.
Concert Review: The Underachievers Overachieve
Simon New
Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains Perform in Les FrancoFolies de Montréal Festival
Mark Di Franco
Reality's Bytes
Riley Wignall
Adding a Hint of Rock and Fusion to the Montreal International Jazz Festival
In Memoriam: Siavash Ghafouri-Azar and Sara Mamani
News – 01/08/20
Opinions – 01/13/20
I Lived Like an Influencer for a Week
All content © 2020 The Link Publication Society Inc. Top of Page


1. Jesus promises to send the new helper.
"Jesus continued to teach, saying: 'When I have gone to the Father, and after he has fully accepted the work I have done for you on earth, and after I have received the final sovereignty of my own domain, I shall say to my Father: Having left my children alone on earth, it is in accordance with my promise to send them another teacher. And when the Father shall approve, I will pour out the Spirit of Truth upon all flesh. Already is my Father's spirit in your hearts, and when this day shall come, you will also have me with you even as you now have the Father. This new gift is the spirit of living truth. The unbelievers will not at first listen to the teachings of this spirit, but the sons of light will all receive him gladly and with a whole heart. And you shall know this spirit when he comes even as you have known me, and you will receive this gift in your hearts, and he will abide with you. You thus perceive that I am not going to leave you without help and guidance. I will not leave you desolate. Today I can be with you only in person. In the times to come I will be with you and all other men who desire my presence, wherever you may be, and with each of you at the same time. Do you not discern that it is better for me to go away; that I leave you in the flesh so that I may the better and the more fully be with you in the spirit?'" (1948.2) 180:4.1 Acts 2:17.
2. The new helper leads us into all truth.
"'In just a few hours the world will see me no more; but you will continue to know me in your hearts even until I send you this new teacher, the Spirit of Truth. As I have lived with you in person, then shall I live in you; I shall be one with your personal experience in the spirit kingdom. And when this has come to pass, you shall surely know that I am in the Father, and that, while your life is hid with the Father in me, I am also in you. I have loved the Father and have kept his word; you have loved me, and you will keep my word. As my Father has given me of his spirit, so will I give you of my spirit. And this Spirit of Truth which I will bestow upon you shall guide and comfort you and shall eventually lead you into all truth.'" (1948.3) 180:4.2 John 16:13.
3. Helps us to remember what Jesus taught.
5. The new helper vitalizes the golden rule.
1. Work of the Spirit of Truth.
2. Makes a reality of our sonship.
3. Draws truth seekers toward the Creator Son.
4. Mother Spirit universe focus of Spirit of Truth.
"The Creator Son may come and go; his personal presence may be in the local universe or elsewhere; yet the Spirit of Truth functions undisturbed, for this divine presence, while derived from the personality of the Creator Son, is functionally centered in the person of the Divine Minister.
1. Functions of the Spirit of Truth.
2. Transformation by the Spirit of Truth.
3. Sure guidance of the Spirit of Truth.
3. Fraternizes with the Adjusters.
1. According to Jesus' promise the Spirit comes.
"About one o'clock, as the one hundred and twenty believers were engaged in prayer, they all became aware of a strange presence in the room. At the same time these disciples all became conscious of a new and profound sense of spiritual joy, security, and confidence. This new consciousness of spiritual strength was immediately followed by a strong urge to go out and publicly proclaim the gospel of the kingdom and the good news that Jesus had risen from the dead.
"Peter stood up and declared that this must be the coming of the Spirit of Truth which the Master had promised them and proposed that they go to the temple and begin the proclamation of the good news committed to their hands. And they did just what Peter suggested." (2059.1) 194:0.1 Acts 2.
2. Religion of Jesus becomes a religion about Jesus.
"These men had been trained and instructed that the gospel which they should preach was the fatherhood of God and the sonship of man, but at just this moment of spiritual ecstasy and personal triumph, the best tidings, the greatest news, these men could think of was the fact of the risen Master. And so they went forth, endowed with power from on high, preaching glad tidings to the people—even salvation through Jesus—but they unintentionally stumbled into the error of substituting some of the facts associated with the gospel for the gospel message itself. Peter unwittingly led off in this mistake, and others followed after him on down to Paul, who created a new religion out of the new version of the good news.
3. Believers are enthralled by the new gospel.
"It is not strange that these spirit-infused men should have seized upon this opportunity to express their feelings of triumph over the forces which had sought to destroy their Master and end the influence of his teachings. At such a time as this it was easier to remember their personal association with Jesus and to be thrilled with the assurance that the Master still lived, that their friendship had not ended, and that the spirit had indeed come upon them even as he had promised.
"These believers felt themselves suddenly translated into another world, a new existence of joy, power, and glory. The Master had told them the kingdom would come with power, and some of them thought they were beginning to discern what he meant.
1. New spirit solvent for human difficulties.
2. You are not conscious of the spirit.
"The spirit also came to help men recall and understand the words of the Master as well as to illuminate and reinterpret his life on earth.
"Next, the Spirit of Truth came to help the believer to witness to the realities of Jesus' teachings and his life as he lived it in the flesh, and as he now again lives it anew and afresh in the individual believer of each passing generation of the spirit-filled sons of God.
4. Baptism of the spirit.
5. The sevenfold spirit influence.
"1. The bestowed spirit of the Universal Father—the Thought Adjusters.
"2. The spirit presence of the Eternal Son—the spirit gravity of the universe of universes and the certain channel of all spirit communion.
"3. The spirit presence of the Infinite Spirit—the universal spirit-mind of all creation, the spiritual source of the intellectual kinship of all progressive intelligences.
"4. The spirit of the Universal Father and the Creator Son—the Spirit of Truth, generally regarded as the spirit of the Universe Son.
"6. The mind-spirit of the Universe Mother Spirit—the seven adjutant mind-spirits of the local universe.
"7. The spirit of the Father, Sons, and Spirits—the new-name spirit of the ascending mortals of the realms after the fusion of the mortal spirit-born soul with the Paradise Thought Adjuster and after the subsequent attainment of the divinity and glorification of the status of the Paradise Corps of the Finality.
1. Jesus lives in truth-taught believers.
2. Pentecost broke national and racial fetters.
"On the day of Pentecost the religion of Jesus broke all national re- strictions and racial fetters. It is forever true, 'Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.' On this day the Spirit of Truth became the personal gift from the Master to every mortal. This spirit was bestowed for the purpose of qualifying believers more effectively to preach the gospel of the kingdom, but they mistook the experience of receiving the outpoured spirit for a part of the new gospel which they were unconsciously formulating." (2063.3) 194:3.5 2 Cor 3:17.
3. The Spirit of Truth was bestowed upon all believers.
4. Scope of the spirit's influence.
"The religion of Jesus fosters the highest type of human civilization in that it creates the highest type of spiritual personality and proclaims the sacredness of that person.
5. Jesus' religion free from all racial and religious influences.
6. Pentecost was free from all sacred environment.
7. Liberation and magnification of Jesus' teachings.
"Pentecost, with its spiritual endowment, was designed forever to loose the religion of the Master from all dependence upon physical force; the teachers of this new religion are now equipped with spiritual weapons. They are to go out to conquer the world with unfailing forgiveness, match-less good will, and abounding love. They are equipped to overcome evil with good, to vanquish hate by love, to destroy fear with a courageous and living faith in truth. Jesus had already taught his followers that his religion was never passive; always were his disciples to be active and positive in their ministry of mercy and in their manifestations of love. No longer did these believers look upon Yahweh as 'the Lord of Hosts.' They now regarded the eternal Deity as the 'God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ.' They made that progress, at least, even if they did in some measure fail fully to grasp the truth that God is also the spiritual Father of every individual." (2064.3) 194:3.11 Col 1:3. Rom 15:6. John 14:23.
8. The secret of a better civilization.
Throughout the New Testament the Spirit of Truth is confused with the Holy Spirit.
"If I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you." John 16:7.
"And I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Counselor...even the Spirit of truth...you know him, for he dwells with you, and will be in you." John 14:16,17.
"In those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all about a hundred and twenty)." Acts 1:15.
"When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place... And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit." Acts 2:1,4.
Peter, referring to Pentecost, quotes Joel: "In the last days...I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh." Acts 2:17.
"Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which you see and hear." Acts 2:33.
"And Peter said to them: 'Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." Acts 2:38.
"When the Counselor comes...he will bear witness to me." John 15:26.
"When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth." John 16:13.
"The Counselor...whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you." John 14:26.


text:
After the music: The gargantuan task of dealing with festival trash
By Beth Turner
Going to an outdoor music festival is not for the faint of heart. You brave the elements, the port-a-potties, the beer lines; exhaust yourself with dance and drink, and damn-near hurt yourself from all the fun to be had. And when the last note is strummed and it's time to stumble home, you must wade through a lake of trash discarded by those very souls who just rededicated themselves to love, peace and environmental care.
So, what is up with all that trash? It's easy to understand-a festival creates a temporary city for the weekend, and with it all the problems a city brings, including waste disposal.
To understand the issues, let's look at our city.
When away from home, people tend not to recycle. Fayetteville's Waste Reduction Coordinator, Brian Pugh, says recycling containers along Dickson Street end up filled with un-recyclable product.
"People put just anything in the bins and those located around the bars, well, people threw up in them."
Pugh says at-home services run a little better. For residential pick-up, 18,500 residences receive trash services. These households produce12,900 tons of trash in a year. With an enormous focus on recycling, Pugh says curbside participation rate is at 57 percent, "which is high for a curbside program." Include the 150 to 200 businesses that also recycle curbside, the community drop-off location and citywide recycling igloos, Pugh verified 7,453 tons of recycling for 2006. Just to get our trash hauled off, it takes seven trash trucks and 12 recycling trucks—keeping one on stand-by for breakdowns.
So how much trash do festivals create in relation to a city the size of Fayettevlle?
Austin City Limits Festival generated around 30 tons of trash in three days. In 2004 Bonnaroo created 600 tons in three days. Wakarusa's numbers for 2007 total 77 tons of garbage collected in a four-day span.
The website for the Austin City Limits Festival in Austin, Tex. doesn't reveal talk of recycling. However, managing company Capital Sports Entertainment's Shanda Sansing does.
While on location, Sansing couldn't verify exact trash totals but said that attendance for their September festival brings in 65,000 people over a three-day period. Sansing figures they average around 30 tons of trash, one-third of which is recycled.
"But we don't go after the silver bullet," Sansing said. "We're more about the silver buckshot, so to speak. We do a lot of little things you won't notice that make a huge impact on lessening how much trash is generated in the first place."
One idea they've found effective is packaging their used beer cups after the festival for people to take home, wash and enjoy for personal use.
"We couldn't believe how well this went over. So the cups aren't just not trashed, people love getting them."
Bonnaroo Music Festival's website is littered with information on creating a cleaner earth, environment and festival. This event is held in Manchester, Tenn. in June and contracts a company called Clean Vibes to keep up with recycling efforts. Its website says they're dedicated to efficiently cleaning up and recycling festival trash.
This year, 600,000 attended Bonnaroo, yet trash totals aren't available. In 2004, Clean Vibes' website shows an attendance of 90,000 generating 600.18 tons of trash. Clean Vibes recycled 120 tons of it, taking 14 days to do so. This year the buzz is that they diverted 57 percent of trash from the landfill and into a recycling bin.
Closer to home is the Wakarusa Music Festival just outside of Lawrence, Kan. This year, they hosted 12,000 people each day of their June festival. They report generating about 77 tons of trash. Wakarusa's recycling statistics run close behind Bonnaroo's at 44 percent. And yet their program, Recycalusa (ree-sike-ah-loo-sah), is entirely volunteer-based, student-run, and began with a guy talking trash at a party.
After Wakarusa's first year, Kansas State University undergraduate Rylan Ortiz met a Wakarusa founding father who asked him to take on the event's recycling needs. Now into his third year on board, Ortiz is getting hired to clean up other events' lack of recycling.
"This is a great summer job," Ortiz said. "I think it brings us students closer together and is a great project for SEA [Student Environmental Association]."
Ortiz is humble about their success, but admits it takes about a month's worth of hours year-round to make their recycling efforts even this successful. Planning to graduate this year, Ortiz is looking for another K-State student to take over his summer job.
To bring outdoor festival recycling woes even closer to home, look at the two-day Mulberry Mountain Harvest Festival near Ozark this weekend, now in its second year.
Festival cofounder Dewey Patton said that the 1,500 in attendance last year did not fill up three 30-ton dumpsters and did manage to fill the one recycling bin a few times. Patton says these meager beginnings don't reflect how much more he wishes to do.
"Last year we were still building the roads and finishing the stage when people started rolling in. I felt lucky to pull off a festival, much less worry about how much we recycled.
"But we're continuing to work with New Belgium Beer, who is really teaching us how to do things better not just for patrons but for the environment, too.
"We're using their biodegradable cups again and hope to focus on a composting station for them. That way we can reuse them right here on our grounds. But if the cups do make it into a landfill, they'll still biodegrade faster than a plastic or metal."
Speaking of plastic, Patton says plastic is their focus for recycling this year.
"We worked out a deal with Pepsi to serve plastic bottles only instead of drinks in paper cups. It's easier to recycle plastic over paper, which gets soggy and nasty pretty quick." Which is something Patton experienced during last year's thunderstorms that dumped three inches of rain on the mountain during the festival—don't worry, it didn't dampen the tunes.
ACL's Sansing piggybacks that notion, saying they usually see an 80/20 split in recycling efforts.
"Eighty percent of our recycling we can actually recycle. Twenty percent of it is usually un-recyclable due to contamination." As Pugh mentioned–people throw up in the bins.
A few other ideas that festivals are trying out include Wakarusa's recycle prizes. If you turn in a full bag of recycling, it nets you a prize such as one of New Belgium's bicycles.
As Patton mentioned, New Belgium offers festivals the use of biodegradable cups made from corn. They can go straight into a compost pile and serve your garden later. The beer maker also sponsors a cup re-use program, offering patrons stickers for reusing their beer cup. A sticker-laden cup also nets a prize.
New Belgium's sustainability coordinator Nic Theison is proud of all the efforts, but said he'd love to see people get even more aggressive, taking recycling efforts into a more hard-line reduce-waste effort.
"It's great what we're doing and I love the biodegradable cups," Theison said. "But, I mean, how much corn can you make? At some point it's got to be about more about reducing than recycling."
Finding a solution for festival-generated trash is convoluted and tasking. Luckily, most of the people putting on these incredible events do care about the environment and what happens with the trash their festival creates. All of them speak of ongoing efforts to figure out solutions to the issue of garbage.
For those attending the concerts, the best way to help is to do some planning of your own before a festival. Wakarusa's website has helpful tips about how to pack. A few morsels mentioned include un-packaging new items before the event so you can recycle the wrapping at home. Buy in bulk. Carry a reusable water container instead of one-time usage water bottles. Take beer cans instead of glass- it protects feet and weighs less to haul away. Purchase handheld festival food instead of a meal needing utensils for less waste. And, on a personal note, don't throw up in the recycle bin.
Categories:	Legacy Archive
E Wine of the Week
Daddy Warbucks


Help Telsa reach the exit point without dying. Hire units by clicking the top-left icon. Click the arrow symbols on the map to change Tesla's direction. Use the MOUSE for all. Alternative Keyboard controls: ARROW Keys (or Mouse) to scroll the map. SHIFT to change the game speed. CTRL to manage your team. Press SPACEBAR for tactic mode.


I get asked a particular question a lot whenever I speak at women groups, training, or workshops – How do I turn my Passion into a Profitable Business Idea?
I have grown to love this question so much, majorly because of my personal experience with this question – I used to be an IT consultant, a well-paid job, very convenient for my family life too; but I wasn't fulfilled in that role.
You might enjoy playing football but are you ready to do that professionally? It involves leaving your family behind, going for training and traveling all over the world. The fact that you enjoy it is not enough proof to start it as a business.
Business is not only about doing what you love doing, there will be other areas as well such as research, marketing, learning new skills, administrative tasks and even accounting! Are you ready for all that? I'm not trying to deter you from starting your own business; I know it can be very beneficial to make money from what you enjoy doing.
If you could get paid per hour to do what you love doing; what would you do? I will do what I am doing right now. So determine in your heart that you REALLY want to do this as business and not as a hobby. If Facebook and google could have made such a huge impact in the world; you can also do same, nothing stops you from doing that.
2) What are you passionate about?
Let me help you discover your passion here – If you could get paid per hour to do what you love doing; what would you do? The answer to this question determines what you are passionate about. Now let me ask you; what is it that you enjoy doing that even if you weren't paid to do it; you would still do it? What magazines do you like reading? What shows do you like watching? What books do you like reading? What do people compliment you on? What is it you do effortlessly? Think deeply about these things; they will show you what you enjoy doing.
3) How can you now turn this Passion into a Product or Service that People want?
These are examples of what you can do to make money from your passion.
If you're still struggling with finding your area of passion or coming up with your products or services, some popular areas include: weightless, fitness, fashion, beauty, start-up, online marketing, event management, catering and so on.
4) Who will buy these products from you?
Let's talk about your target audience.
If you design children wears, the children can't buy from you. The target audience for you are the parents, because these are the people who have the buying power to pay for the clothes.
Your target audience may be individuals, small businesses, large corporates, charity organisations or even governmental offices.
Do some research on your target audience, interview a sample of them, check Amazon, Ebay, etc for example: What books are they reading? What magazines do they read? What programmes do they watch? Where do they spend their time online and offline?
Look at your competitors, what are they doing? If you have none, find out why?


text:
Kansas State at Texas Tech - game time, tv info, radio, streaming, odds and more
Off to the dusty plains to try and snatch a road win.
By Jon Morse@jonfmorse Updated Feb 4, 2015, 9:59am CST
Share All sharing options for: Kansas State at Texas Tech - game time, tv info, radio, streaming, odds and more
Tubby looks really confused.
Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Wed, Feb 4, 2015
8 p.m. CT
Kansas State (12-10, 5-4 Big 12) at Texas Tech (11-11, 1-8 Big 12)
After the disaster at Allen, it's time to get back on the right track and pick up an all-important road win in Lubbock. As bad as Tech may be, a Big 12 road win is still an important thing -- and the Wildcats are now in a position where they simply can't afford to drop this one.
The Technosition
Texas Tech Red Raiders blog Viva The Matadors
The game: Kansas State visits the Texas Tech Red Raiders. K-State leads the all-time series 21-10, with five wins and no losses coming before the creation of the Big 12. The Wildcats will be trying to take the advantage in Lubbock finally, as the series is tied 7-7 in West Texas. Bruce Weber has never lost to Tech; Tubby Smith has never beaten K-State. Weber has won 9 of the 12 meetings between the two coaches.
Odds: K-State, on the road, is a 3.5 point favorite. Woohoo!
Tipoff: Wednesday, February 4 at 8:00pm CT, United Supermarket Arena (15,098) in Lubbock, Texas.
Tickets: $20. They're making a big push to sell this one out, and I see nothing wrong with helping them. And wearing purple.
Television: ESPNU with Clay Matvick and Reid Gettys.
Radio: K-State Sports Network, with Wyatt Thompson and Stan Weber. The game will be available on Sirius/XM 91, with the Texas Tech feed provided by Brian Hanni and Chris Level.
Online: Video streaming via WatchESPN. Free audio streaming available via KStateHD.tv. Live stats via Gametracker.
Big 12 Game 10: Kansas State at Texas Tech
Men's Hoops Recap - K-State 47, Texas Tech 64
K-State at Texas Tech: How to Watch and More
Men's Hoops Preview - K-State at Texas Tech


text:
Cam High's Little Scorps Return
Pictured are the Little Scorps playing outside in the quad. Photo by: Karen Abdelmalek
Karen Abdelmalek , Staff Writer
Cam High's annual Little Scorps program started on Oct. 15, 2018 and will continue until the end of the school year.
Ms. Ida Lange, Cam High's Developmental Psychology teacher, is the adviser of the program, and a select group of students assist her as student teachers.
The preschool program was established in 1972 by Ms. Donna Maygren, a Psychology teacher at Cam High. She wanted the program to offer a cheaper education and an opportunity for parents to have time to take care of themselves.
"There is value in preschool," said Lange, "like preparing [the students] for school settings and learning how to navigate with other people their age." The program also offers lessons in other subjects, including science, math, and singing. Mr. Daniel Cook, father of Bailey Cook, a former student at Little Scorps Preschool found the environment to be suitable for young children. "[The classroom] is very isolated from the rest of the high school students where they won't be exposed to anything they were not supposed to see," said Cook.
The student teachers are normally juniors and seniors who are interested in pursuing a career that involves interactions with young children. "I aspire to be a pediatrician," said Esha Anand, junior and student teacher, "Working in the preschool helps me gain knowledge about the different stages [of development] and how I can work hands-on with kids."
Courtney Forde, student teacher and junior, said, "All of [the kids] are adorable and have very different personalities, which teaches me to be patient and understanding with little kids." Forde wants to become an elementary school teacher.
According to Anand and Forde, the process to enter the Little Scorps student teacher program was difficult. Each year in Developmental Psychology, students were required to do an extensive project. In their freshman year, the student teachers were tasked with caring for a robot baby. For sophomore year, student teachers were tasked with creating and presenting a lesson that included a game, science, math, singing and English. By junior year, students are allowed to become student teachers.
The Little Scorps program has 24 students who attend the preschool three days a week — Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. — in room K-3. The children enrolled are between the ages three and five.
Karen Abdelmalek, Staff Writer
Hi, my name is Karen Abdelmalek and I'm a junior at Cam High. I joined The Stinger this year to express my ideas and get to know my school more. I enjoy...


A very good summary of what's wrong with the attitude of some european investors. If you recognise yourself in part of this list, then you probably need to change.
I know you imagine our CEO twirling his fingers all day just waiting for your call or acceptance of a lunch invitation to talk about your idea. So it might depress you to hear that he is rather busy. To quote Yoda: Patience! Asking every second day does not help. A gentle reminder after four weeks of silence might be a good idea instead.
This arrogant attitude helps no one, and fails to recognise that investors are not the ones providing the rare value in the investor-entrepreneur duos. Money is fungible. Entrepreneurial talent is not. If investors turn up their noses at entrepreneurs, they will find the startups move to sunnier climes where they can get investor attention rather more quickly.


ToK tip says any Oathbearers.
only Oathbeaer Miner kills are counting.
quest area : greenskin chapter 16. mobs are in Ambush Canyon PQ area.
For now we can not set objectives like any Oathbearers, like the quest is meant to work, that's why it has been set that way.


text:
Q: Add secondary sticky navigation I am working on the following template: http://www.alessandrosantese.com/aldemair-productions/project.html
When I scroll up I would like the secondary nav to become fixed just under the header.
and I have my js to add and remove the fix class for the secondary nav in red:
if($(".project-page").length) {
    //var fixedNav = new Foundation.Sticky($('.sticky'));

    $(".inner-inner-wrap").on('scroll', function() {
        wrapper = $('.main-wrapper');
        offset = wrapper.offset();
        wrapperViewportOffsetTop = offset.top - $(document).scrollTop();
        console.log(wrapperViewportOffsetTop);

        if(wrapperViewportOffsetTop <= 150) {
            //$('.main-wrapper').addClass('fixed-wrapper');
            $('.project-nav').addClass('fixed-nav');
        }
        else {
            //$('.main-wrapper').removeClass('fixed-wrapper');
            $('.project-nav').removeClass('fixed-nav');
        }
    });
    var viewPortHeight = $(window).height();

    // $('.project-nav').css('margin-top', viewPortHeight);
    // $('.main-wrapper').css('margin-top', '-90px');
}

The result is not very good. I expect the secondary nav to get fixed below the header once the condition in the JS has been met.
Where/how can I improve this?

A: Use this code

$(window).scroll(function(e){
    var scrollTop = $("body").scrollTop();
    var headerHeight = $("header").height();
    var navHeight = $("nav").height();

    if (scrollTop <= headerHeight)
        $("nav").css("top", headerHeight - scrollTop);
    else
        $("nav").css("top", "0px");
});
body {
  position: relative;
}

header {
    height: 100px;
    background: #03A9F4;
}

nav {
    height: 50px;
    position: fixed;
    top: 100px;
    left: 8px;
    right: 8px;
    background: #FFC107;
}

div {
    height: 1000px;
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


The use of project planning and project management skills are increasingly being required of most managers. This one day workshop introduces delegates to the basics of project management and focuses on the people aspects of the discipline. Delegates may wish to consider attending the 'Project Management - The Process' workshop as well.
This workshop introduces a wide range of techniques and skills which are practised during the workshop using the relevant exercises or case studies. This gives delegates the confidence to transfer these new skills back to the work place.
Understand and have a broad appreciation of the phases and aspects of a project.
Have an understanding of team dynamics and team roles.
Be able to provide appropriate leadership for the project team.
Communicate and negotiate with all who are involved in the project.
Understand the people aspect of project management.
Who Will Benefit: Managers and staff who are involved in resourcing, implementing and monitoring projects.


text:
Q: Two classes one with reference to function to another different this value I have problem and I don't know how to solve it:
        this.bWords.push(word);
                    ^

TypeError: Cannot read property 'push' of undefined
here is my code:
function multiWords(words) {
    class AWords {
        constructor(words = []) {
            this.words = words;
            this.addWordFn = () => {};
        }

        setAddWordFn(fn) {
            this.addWordFn = fn;
        }

        passWords() {
            this.words.forEach(word => this.addWordFn(word));
        }
    }

    class BWords {
        constructor() {
            this.bWords = [];
        }

        addWord(word) {
            this.bWords.push(word);
        }
    }

    let x = new AWords(words);
    let y = new BWords();

    x.setAddWordFn(y.addWord);
    x.passWords();

    return y.bWords;
}

console.log(multiWords(["one", "two", "three"]));

Do you have any ideas why there is different this value?
Many thanks
Pati

A: It appears that the problem occurs here:
this.words.forEach(word => this.addWordFn(word));

because the function you've set for addWordFn here:
x.setAddWordFn(y.addWord);

Needs a different value of this than you are calling it with.  You can fix it by binding the right value of this to your callback:
x.setAddWordFn(y.addWord.bind(y));

Remember that for regular functions, the value of this inside the function is determined by how the function is called.  When you call a function with obj.method(), the this value inside of method() will be set to obj.  So, you're calling addWord with the wrong this value because you've made it a method of some other object (that does not also have the data it needs) and are calling it off that object.


Just a reminder that my Pokemon Friends auctions end in 2 days!
My auctions for five weird rare Peru cereal prize Pokemons end soon. Squirtle and Misty have no bids.
The site 4gamer has posted some REALLY high-quality shots of things from the prize fair. None of this stuff is news, but a lot of it was hard to see in previous low-quality cell phone shots or whatnot. Enjoy! Thanks 4gamer!
Going to be gone + Calling Seller!
But, I wont be away from internet connection for the whole month, just about 2 weeks.
So if I miss any payments for any GA or anything please send me a message and I'll reply ASAP!
Oh also, who is the user who the other week, showed off their new clear marowoak? Because they sold me something a month ago, and I still haven't gotten the item. I also left a comment on the sales post a couple days ago, and they still haven't replied. I don't want to be the bad buy here and leave negative feedback.
Anyways, have a good one guys!
P.S. everyone who has bought/traded with me, your things have been sent!
HELLO! Wow my apologies it has been so long since I've updated or even said a word. I've even changed my user-name since out last encounter. I was Keshi_kins, but am now KeshiMeg! YOu can still just call me Keshi or Kacey!
I am still very much collecting, black and white has KILLED ME. I've had to resist so many pokemon. Recent collection additions include Snivy, Archen and Keldeo. However I need to sort out/weed/re-arrange my entire collection before photos.
Right now I have something interesting I purchased yesterday!
Hello! My name is Alex, I ship from Florida.
I have one question, am I allowed to buy things form here?
It's not much, but it's my pride and joy. ^.^ Now onto the trade plush!
So I rarely go to the mall. But when I do I always look for games and anime stuff. But I got a surprise when I went the other day. Smack in the middle of the mall were several Gachapon machines. One that included the Ho-Oh & Lugia chou get collection. So really went at it, determined to get all the Suicune (reg, silver, gold) and emptied almost half of the machine.
In this post, Mew and Mewtwo! Includes my first eBay purchase and a Pokemon game I've been after.
Lastly, I made cupcakes with my friend the other night, and I made a Pikachu and Raichu!
:D So recently i've been getting packages in the mail but today I just received a package that I have been waiting for.
I'm so surprised it arrived pretty quickly. I can't wait to use the pencils. They are soo cute. I also bought stickers too since I'm in love with stickers.
Group Buy: Sewaddle Line Pokedex Charms!
So split evenly that will be: $6.30 per charm +$1.00 for shipping and $0.85 for paypal fees. Leaving a total of $8.15 per charm.
Shipping to you from me will be about a dollar or so unless you live outside of the US. I will collect the payment for this part when the charms arrive to me.
Pickup Claims: Waza Museum Figures + Join my pickups FB group!
As some of you know, I recently found a new source for banpresto items that is cheaper than the shop I used to frequent. All future MPCs and waza figure orders will likely be from here unless something bad happens (I hope not XD). With that of course comes MUCH lower prices.
Note: I will be buying one carton at a time. I do not know the current distribution for each of the Pokemon, but just indicate your interest. There are 52 Figures in one carton, hence multiplies of 52 will be brought in, so if everyone just claims hydreigon unfortunately I will not be able to get the figures in (I think you get what I mean, so do make uniform claims :) I will update everyone of the quantities I will be bringing in closer to the date, but I'll try my best to get everyone their figures.
Last off, I've started a facebook group here: http://www.facebook.com/groups/232045490245803/ to better communicate with everyone who'd like fast and reliable updates for my pickups for Banpresto merchandise. Pictures will be uploaded, so don't fret if you don't check back on the comm often and miss my post since Facebook notifications are more reliable. The page will be fully up with updated pictures this weekend so don't worry if it seems bare now!
Epcot Pick-Up || Slots, Stock & Pick-Up Info!
Yes, this is the post that I know a lot of you have been waiting for - my Epcot Pick info post!
Thanks so much for your responses and for showing interest in the Epcot pick-up I mentioned in my last post! I will do my very best to make sure everyone ends up satisfied in the long haul!
Sales Permission granted by entirelycliched on 6/2/2012 - Current and older Feedback is available HERE! Also, I have gotten permission from Gin/ denkimouse to do this pick-up for you all!
As of 6/6/12, I have contacted WDW via "contact me" message on their main site, and just to be sure, I plan on contacting them via phone number sometime this week. When I get any new information from them, I'll be sure to update this post so that you'll know of any changes!
[UPDATE - 6/7/12] Thanks to ana_kfp's latest pictures and Epcot post, I've compiled a list of plush and some other items that are currently available - thank you so much!
How do you take care of the money for the item payment? Do you transfer it from Paypal into your bank account or use your own money to pay for the pick-up purchases? I'm trying to figure out which way is best [or the preferred method, at least!] to go!
Do you pay for all of the pick-up items together in one big group, or do you do each group individually for each participant?
Should I add a fee for pick-up participants to help cover a possible luggage fee [it'd be 25$ total, so for 15 people, it'd only be an extra 1.75 at most]?
Is there any other tips that I should know about doing pick-ups? Also, if something is missing or wrong in this post, please let me know and I'll add it as soon as I can!
Also also, if anyone else has any questions on the pick-up, please ask! I will try my best to give you an answer!
Thanks for your answers and questions! They'd all been a huge help for me!
And that's it for now! I'll be updating whenever I am able to, so please be patient if I don't add you immediately to the list!
Thanks so much for reading all my blocks of text and enduring all of my pre-pick-up jitters! Let's all work to make this pick-up of plush [and other items] a huge success!
Quick Kyurem Tomy for sale!
I want to sell him for $6.
Apricorns Galore GA payment 1 and a rather shocking update!
Hi guys Ok first payment of the "Apricorns galore GA" is due! So being as I don't have google spreadsheets, I have made a calculation post in my journal.
i'm back from the land of pokemon and omg...it was amazing!!
I do apologize to the participants of the GA of Goodies. I know many of you are concerned and my communication has been lacking more than I would like due to my unemployment and having to cram in so many interviews per week. This factor has also made me loose track of time, while I did put in a shipping request, I'm still waiting to receive my smj box. Please keep in mind that I live on a rural route and that it takes the post office longer to find my address to deliver packages.
I'm really looking for anything, these are just some specifics I'm looking for prices on.


text:
An incubation perspective on social innovation: the London Hub - a social incubator
Nicolopoulou, K., Karataş‐Özkan, M., Vas, C. & Nummann, M., 1 Jun 2017, In: R&D Management. 47, 3, p. 368-384 15 p.
An incremental knowledge based approach to the analysis of partial discharge data
Rudd, S. E., Strachan, S., Judd, M. D. & McArthur, S. D. J., 2007. 6 p.
An incremental approach to the solution of global trajectory optimization problems
Vasile, M., Ceriotti, M. & De Pascale, P., 13 Jun 2007.
An incremental approach to technology-supported curriculum design and approval
Everett, J., Macgregor, G. & Mohamed, R., 18 Oct 2012. 5 p.
An incremental algorithm for uncapacitated facility location problem
Arulselvan, A., Maurer, O. & Skutella, M., 1 Jul 2015, In: Networks. 65, 4, p. 306–311 6 p.
An incremental algorithm for fast optimisation of multiple gravity assist trajectories
Ceriotti, M., Vasile, M. & Bombardelli, C., 24 Sep 2007.
An increase in the abundance of anchovies and sardines in the north-western north sea since 1995
Beare, D., Burns, F., Jones, E., Peach, K., Portilla, E., Greig, T., McKenzie, E. & Reid, D., Jul 2004, In: Global Change Biology. 10, 7, p. 1209-1213 4 p.
An improvement in drilling of SiCp/glass fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites using response surface methodology and multi-objective particle swarm optimization
Antil, P., Singh, S., Manna, A., Katal, N. & Pruncu, C., Oct 2021, In: Polymer Composites. 42, 10, p. 5051-5064 14 p.
An improved vector fitting method for parametric identification of transfer functions in EMC measurement
Zhang, L., Wang, W., Li, Q. & Siew, W. H., 23 Oct 2007, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility: EMC 2007. Wen, YH. (ed.). New York: IEEE, p. 174-177 4 p.
An improved vector fitting method for parameter identification of transfer functions
Zhang, L., Wang, W., Li, Q. & Siew, W. H., Aug 2008, In: High Voltage Engineering. 34, 8, p. 1542-1546 4 p.
An improved understanding of the roles of atomic processes and power balance in divertor target ion current loss during detachment
Verhaegh, K., Lipschultz, B., Duval, B. P., Février, O., Fil, A., Theiler, C., Wensing, M., Bowman, C., Gahle, D. S., Harrison, J. R., Labit, B., Marini, C., Maurizio, R., De Oliveira, H., Reimerdes, H., Sheikh, U., Tsui, C. K., Vianello, N. & Vijvers, W. A. J., 17 Oct 2019, In: Nuclear Fusion. 59, 12, 126038.
An improved tip vortex cavitation model for propeller-rudder interaction
Yilmaz, N., Atlar, M. & Fitzsimmons, P. A., 16 May 2018. 6 p.
An improved test procedure for measurement of dynamic tensile mechanical properties of automotive sheet steels
Wood, P., Schley, C. A., Buckley, M. A. & Smith, J., 16 Apr 2007.
An improved semi-supervised local discriminant analysis for feature extraction of hyperspectal image
Luo, R., Liao, W., Philips, W. & Pi, Y., 11 Jun 2015. 4 p.
An improved reconstruction method for compressible flows with low Mach number features
Thornber, B., Mosedale, A., Drikakis, D., Youngs, D. & Williams, R. J. R., 1 May 2008, In: Journal of Computational Physics. 227, 10, p. 4873-4894 22 p.
An improved process for the fabrication and surface treatment of custom-made titanium cranioplasty implants informed by surface analysis
Cardona, M. J., Turner, C., Ross, C., Baird, E. & Black, R. A., 31 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Biomaterials Applications. 35, 6, p. 602-614 13 p.
An improved particle swarm optimization algorithm for power-efficient wireless sensor networks
Yang, E., Erdogan, A. T., Arslan, T. & Barton, N., 29 Jan 2008, ECSIS Symposium on Bio-inspired, Learning, and Intelligent Systems for Security, 2007. BLISS 2007. Stoica, A., Arslan, T., Howard, D., Kim, T-H. & El-Rayis, A. (eds.). Los Alamitos, CA., p. 76-79 4 p. 4290943
An improved particle swarm algorithm for multi-objectives based optimization in MPLS/GMPLS networks
Masood, M., Fouad, M. M., Kamal, R. & Glesk, I., 13 Aug 2019, In: IEEE Access. 17 p.
An improved optimistic three-stage model for the spread of HIV amongst injecting intravenous drug users
Greenhalgh, D., Al-Fwzan, W. & Saudi-Arabian Government (Funder), 2009, In: Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series A. 2009, p. 286-299 13 p.
An improved numerical model for the study of controlled ship motions in extreme following and quartering seas
Ayaz, Z., Spyrou, K. J., Vassalos, D. & Katebi, R. (ed.), 2002, Control Applications in Marine Systems 2001. Oxford, United Kingdom, p. 27-37 10 p. (IFAC Proceedings Volumes).
An improved numerical integration method to predict the milling stability based on the Lagrange interpolation scheme
Xia, Y., Wan, Y., Luo, X., Liu, Z. & Song, Q., 31 Oct 2021, In: International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology . 116, 7-8, p. 2111-2123 13 p.
An improved modular multilevel converter with DC fault blocking capability
Zeng, R., Xu, L. & Yao, L., Jul 2014. 5 p.
An improved model for the prediction of intra-cell buckling in CFRP sandwich panels under in-plane compressive loading
Thomsen, O. T. & Banks, W. M., 1 Dec 2003, In: Composite Structures. 65, 3-4, p. 259-268 9 p.
An improved methodology for estimating the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2
Patel, V., McCarthy, C., Taylor, R. A., Moir, R., Kelly, L. A. & Snary, E. L., 6 Aug 2020, 14 p.
An improved mesh adaption and refinement approach to cavitation tracking (MARCT) of marine propellers in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling
Yilmaz, N., 24 Jan 2018.
An improved mesh adaption and refinement approach to cavitation simulation (MARCS) of propellers
Yilmaz, N., Atlar, M. & Khorasanchi, M., 1 Jan 2019, In: Ocean Engineering. 171, p. 139-150 12 p.
An improved mean shift tracker with fast failure recovery strategy after complete occlusion
Di Caterina, G. & Soraghan, J., 2011, p. 1-6. 6 p.
An improved lead-acid battery pack model for use in power simulations of electric vehicles
Carter, R., Cruden, A., Hall, P. J. & Zaher, A. S., Mar 2012, In: IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion . 27, 1, p. 21-28 8 p.
An improved inverse-time over-current protection method for microgrid with optimized acceleration and coordination
Ji, L., Cao, Z., Hong, Q., Chang, X., Fu, Y., Shi, J., Mi, Y. & Li, Z., 2 Nov 2020, In: Energies. 13, 21, 17 p., 5726.
An improved fibre optic strain sensor for gas tank monitoring with RF subcarrier phase and I and Q demodulation techniques
Thursby, G. J., Dong, F., Culshaw, B., Massaro, G., Glisic, B. & Inaudi, D., Mar 2005, p. 381-389. 9 p.
An improved engine analysis and optimization tool fo hypersonic combined cycle engines
Mogavero, A. & Brown, R. E., 6 Jul 2015. 14 p.
An improved differential evolution algorithm and its applications to orbit design
Yao, W., Luo, J., Macdonald, M., Wang, M. & Ma, W., 1 Nov 2017, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Guidance, Control and Dynamics. 18 p.
An improved DC line fault detection scheme using zone partition for MTDC wind power integration systems
Yang, S., Xiang, W. & Wen, J., 4 May 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery.
An improved DC fault protection scheme independent of boundary components for MMC based HVDC grids
Yang, S., Xiang, W. & Wen, J., 7 Oct 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. 11 p.
An improved DC fault protection algorithm for MMC HVDC grids based on modal domain analysis
Yang, S., Xiang, W., Li, R., Lu, X., Zuo, W. & Wen, J., 2 Oct 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics.
An Improved Alternate Arm Converter for HVDC applications
Vozikis, D., Adam, G., Holliday, D. & Finney, S., 31 Dec 2018, IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 5 p.
An improved algorithm for assessing the overall quantisation Error in FPGA based CORDIC systems computing a vector magnitude
Alexander, S. W., Stewart, R. W. & Pfann, E., 9 Mar 2006, In: Microprocessors and Microsystems . 31, 2, p. 87-93 6 p.
An improved adaptive genetic algorithm for mobile robot path planning analogous to TSP with constraints on city priorities
Jiang, J., Yao, X., Yang, E. & Mehnen, J., 10 Apr 2020. 9 p.
An implicit unfactored method for unsteady turbulent compressible flows with moving boundaries
Barakos, G. & Drikakis, D., 11 Nov 1999, In: Computers and Fluids. 28, 8, p. 899-922 24 p.
An implicit technique for solving 3D low Reynolds number moving free surface flows
Oishi, C. M., Tome, M. F., Cuminato, J. A. & McKee, S., 10 Aug 2008, In: Journal of Computational Physics. 227, 16, p. 7446-7468 23 p.
An implicit feedback approach for interactive information retrieval
White, R. W., Jose, J. M. & Ruthven, I., 2006, In: Information Processing and Management. 42, 1, p. 166-190 24 p.
Animplicit discontinuous Galerkin time-domain method for two-dimensional electromagnetic wave propagation
Catella, A., Dolean, V. & Lanteri, S., 11 May 2010, In: COMPEL - The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. 29, 3, p. 602-625 24 p.
An implementation of expected utility theory in a civil engineering decision problem
Cappello, C., Zandonini, R. & Zonta, D., 2015, IABSE Conference, Geneva 2015: Structural Engineering: Providing Solutions to Global Challenges - Report. Zurich, p. 953-960 8 p.
An implementation of a gigabit Ethernet AES encryption engine for application processing in SDR
Denning, D., Irvine, J., Harold, N., Dunn, P. & Devlin, M., Sep 2004, p. 1963-1967. 5 p.
An imperfect maintenance policy for mission-oriented systems subject to degradation and external shocks
Liu, B., Xie, M., Xu, Z. & Kuo, W., 1 Dec 2016, In: Computers and Industrial Engineering. 102, p. 21-32 12 p.
An Impact Evaluation of the Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme 2014-2020: Final Report
McMaster, I., Wergles, N. & Vironen, H., 31 Jan 2019, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde. 67 p.
An impact assessment of electricity and emission allowances pricing in optimised expansion planning of power sector portfolios
Tolis, A. I. & Rentizelas, A. A., Nov 2011, In: Applied Energy. 88, 11, p. 3791–3806 16 p.
Animosity and willingness to buy foreign products: moderating factors in decision-making of Chinese consumers
Wang, W., He, H-W. & Li, Y., Jan 2013, In: Asia Pacific Business Review. 19, 1, p. 32-52 21 p.
Animating complex concepts
Weir, G. R. S., Ferguson, J. & Wilson, J., 2003, Proceedings of the International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, (ICHed2003). IEEE, 6 p.
Animal welfare measures in Scotland: penalties, protections, powers and a commission
Anderson, L. & Offor, I., 31 Aug 2020, In: The UK Journal of Animal Law. 4, 1, p. 29-36 8 p.


Mary's career as a marketing and communication professional has been in companies undergoing significant evolution, change and growth. She has held leadership positions with responsibility for developing strategic marketing and communication plans to support long term growth and business sustainability goals. Innovation, development and strategic alliances were key strategies for success. In addition, she has more than 30 years experience and expertise in designing and delivering educational/developmental programs for companies and organizations.
Earlier in her career, Mary held management positions at The First Wisconsin National Bank - Milwaukee, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, NiSource, Northern Trust, Center for Management Development and Whiteco Advertising Agency.
In addition to HeimannHills, Mary serves as Adjunct Faculty in the MS - Global Strategic Communication program at Loyola University Chicago. She teaches Organizational Leadership and Change Management, Communication Ethics and Law, Corporate Communication, Foundations in Strategic Communication and the Graduate Capstone. Mary also serves as an MBA Visiting Professor at Keller Graduate School of Management. She holds graduate teaching certifications in marketing management, advertising/IMC, consumer behavior, research, sales force management, channels of distribution, new product development and sustainability marketing. She is a certified blended learning strategist.
Mary serves on the Advisory Board for Abraham Lincoln University and BeulahWorks, Inc.
Mary holds a BS in Business – Marketing/Finance from Marquette University and an MA in Organizational Communication from Purdue University. She is a six sigma green belt and an Accredited Business Communicator through the International Association of Business Communicators. Mary was named the 2012 IABC Chairman Award recipient, recognizing her work in advancing global standards in organizational communication. IABC Chicago awarded her the 2015 Karen Utterback Award. In 2016, she was named an IABC Fellow and is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. (FRSA).
Mary speaks internationally and nationally on marketing, communication, standards and practices and leadership topics.


Information on moving your subscription business to ReCharge from another platform.
Help for developers going above and beyond our turnkey solution and integrating with third party services.
Exporting data, viewing statistics about your orders and customers, and more.
Managing your ReCharge account, updating billing, and viewing invoices.


text:
A Lay Catholic
The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man. – G. K. Chesterton
Prayer to Saint Michael
Everyday Faith
Ven. Fulton J. Sheen the Most Popular Man in Television
Believe it or not, but there was a time when the most watched program on television was hosted by a Catholic bishop. Each week 30,000,000 people weekly, Catholics and Protestants alike, tuned in to watch Bishop Fulton J. Sheen discuss spiritual issues. He had no special effects or cut scenes. He stood almost exposed on on a sound stage in front of a live audience armed only with a bible and his trademark chalkboard. Strangely, he didn't need any graphics or effects. Even when watching his program today it is enough to just see the man talking into the camera (I believe there were three in the studio). His words carry that much weight.
Archbishop Sheen had a way of talking. He was a man that knew the power of a pause. It wasn't just his words, the cleric was handsome, square jawed, extremely quick witted, all around telegenic.
The young bishop originally hosted a national radio program 'The Catholic Hour' from 1930-1950, before being offered a time slot on the Du Mont Network. Du Mont didn't necessarily give Sheen a time slot out of charity. They did it because they didn't want to waste another expensive to produce program. You see Sheen was originally broadcast against two extremely popular shows; CBS's Frank Sinatra, and NBC's "Mr. Television" Milton Berle who at one point in his career commanded 80% of the total television audience.
Despite being given this graveyard of a time slot Bishop Sheen shined. His program 'Life is Worth Living' was an unexpected success. Sheen was the only person to seriously challenge Berle for his TV crown. The good bishop even won the Emmy Award for 'Outstanding TV Personality' in 1952. Sheen was so popular that when the Du Mont network folded in the mid 1950's ABC picked up 'Life is Worth Living' and aired it until 1957. Sheen then hosted 'The Fulton Sheen Program' in syndication until 1968.
Sheen on temptation.
Sheen was also a stanch critic of communism, particularly Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union. In part because of this he was able to strike up a well documented relationship with FBI director J. Edger Hoover. Hoover's file on Sheen (Hoover keept secret files on hundreds of popular Americans) is now available online HERE. In this document one can see how far Sheen's fight against communism went.
Sheen on loneliness.
After his television career Sheen served as Bishop of Rochester NY. Prior to this Sheen earned is bishop credentials byserving as Auxiliary bishop of New York since the early 1950's. His time in Rochester was short lived as Paul VI saw the need for Sheen as an evangelist, an in 1969 Sheen was named Archbishop of the titular see of Newport Wales so that he could continue his work of spreading the Christian message until his death in 1979.
1979 Good Friday Sermon.
Bonus: Sheen's appearance on the popular panel game show 'What's My Line'.
We should remember to pray for the now Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, and his cause for canonization. More information on what you can do to support the cause is available from the Fulton J. Sheen Foundation.
Really Cool Video on the Latin Mass… No Really
This goes under my "so cool that I had to share it" file.
And they say that young people don't care about religion. This young woman not only shares her joy and love of the extraordinary form, but she also brings up a few good points about problems that can come along with the ordinary form as well.
She also has some great videos on subjects such as Natural Family Planning, chapel veils, defense of traditional marriage, the rosary, being pro-life, and many others. It is great to see that as the more free-wheeling generation is graying that young Catholics are beginning to discover orthodoxy.
Thanks to Catholic Answer's Leah Darrow for sharing this on her Facebook fan page! You should follow Catholic people on Facebook. They post cool stuff.
What Does Your Rosary Say About You?
I must admit. I am a sacramental geek. I love to read about, collect, and use all types of sacramentals. Of course there are many types of sacrimentals that one might hold a personal devotion to. I am a member of The Association of the Miraculous Medal, so I wear a miraculous medal daily. I have also been enrolled in the Fivefold Scapular so this is also worn around my neck daily. Again, around my neck I wear a St. Benedict Jubilee Medal that received a very long blessing in the extraordinary form by a Benedictine Priest. However today I'd like to focus on what may be the most common and customizable sacramental, the rosary.
Your rosary can say a lot about you. The rosary can be customized by the type and color of bead, twine or chain, and finally the centerpiece and crucifix. If you are like most Catholics you probably have several rosary's that you have acquired throughout your life. I can say that I don't usually buy rosary's, only have ones that I am given on special occasions. I am missing two rosary's from my lifetime collection, one my first communion rosary, and the other a rosary my mother got me from a trip to New Orleans. All in all I have a small collection containing nine rosary's that I have collected, mostly from special occasions, throughout my twenty-six years.
Oddly enough the rosary that I carry daily is one that I customized, the only rosary that I purchased for myself. What does this say? As I was praying the other day I realized that I use this rosary most often because it is customized to my personal devotional life. It is a bundle of sacramental that I have personal devotion to.
My most often used rosary. Large black olive wood beads with Pardon Crucifix and Miraculous Medal Center. There is also a St. Benedict Jubilee Medal attached to the first decant.
I refer to this as my "powerhouse rosary" because of the combination of powerfully indulged sacramentals that have much power over evil. As you can see in the picture, my rosary has a St. Benedict Jubilee medal attached. The St. Benedict Medal is included because of my personal devotion which springs from the experience of attending a Benedictine run parish while in grad school (the time of my "conversion" from "not so good Catholic" to "attempting to be a good Catholic"). The crucifix on the rosary is a Pardon Crucifix. I included this sacramental because at the time I was harboring a lot of resentment for a woman whom I was involved with who could not accept my Catholic faith. Finally the centerpiece of this rosary is a Miraculous Medal. This medal was given to St. Catherine Labouré by Our Lady, it is historically a highly indulged and powerful sacramental.
I own other rosary's. I particularly like one that my aunt (a sister of the School Sister of Notre Dame) gave me for confirmation with its natural colored wooden beads beautiful crucifix, and personal meaning. I also occasionally use the rosary that I received upon completing my first degree in the Knights of Columbus.
Knights of Columbus Rosary with Bl. John Paul the Great style crucifix.
A small rosary using cord instead of chain. The rosary I used through grad school.
A St. Benedict rosary with St. Benedict Crucifix and St. Benedict Jubilee Medal centerpiece. I won this beautiful rosary in a raffle at the 2011 St. Louis Eucharist Congress.
Of course praying the rosary is about asking for Our Lady's prayers, but it is still possible to work our personal devotions into this prayer. I end the rosary with the short prayer involving the Pardon Crucifix ": "Our father who art in heaven, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us" followed by kissing the crucifix, and the prayer to St. Michael.
So what is your style. How does your rosary say who you are? What way do you work your personal devotions into your rosary?
My First FSSP experience
Yesterday I visited a friend in Quincy, Illinois. While in town she suggested that we attend the 12:15pm mass at St. Rose of Catholic Church, a parish operated by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. This was her first visit to an extrodinary form mass and my first visit to a FSSP parish. Despite the fact that I've now been attending the extraordinary form for almost two years I have n0t yet had the pleasure of visiting a parish operated by this group of dedicated priests. (This is because the two oratories that celibate the extraordinary form in my home of St. Louis are operated by the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest and by the Benedictines respectively)
Firstly, I have to say that the church building was quite beautiful. The parish was dedicated to the extraordinary form and trusted to the FSSP in 2008 after being closed shortly before. I was quite pleased to see a sign in the foyer asking patrons to dress honorably when entering the building. The inside was simple yet very beautiful. Unfortunately I did not have my camera to capture pictures of this parish I do have a link to the parish's photo page: http://www.saintrosequincy.org/content/photos. I was told that the church looks quite different from its use as a regular diocese parish, of course having its alter rails re-installed and modern alter removed, but also several traditional practices such as a small shrine to Our Mother of Perpetual Help installed.
When we arrived about a half hour before mass a rosary was already being said, and in its third decade. At noon (the rosary was finished) everyone stood and recited the Angelus. The mass itself was a dialogue mass, with the people reciting the servers responses. A first for me at a extraordinary form mass was the priest leaving the alter and reading the Epistle and Gospel in English at the ambo. No homily was delivered.
As for my sweet's first impressions of a Latin mass; she said it was enjoyable. We shared my St. Joseph missal so that she could follow. She enjoyed one advantage over me from my first Latin mass experience, which is a basic knowledge of Latin coming from her theology and musical studies in college. I'll have to have her write a guest post for a look at her personal incite.
Overall it was an enjoyable experience for the both of us. She is looking forward to attending again, as do I during my visits.
Okay I'm Back
Okay I'm back now.
Sorry I don't have that review of the Baronius Press missal for you; that is still to come. I've had a few personal happenings in my life that made blogging… less important.
I'll also apologize for a short welcome back post, but what more is there to say? Longer posts will come this weekend (that Baronius review will come on Saturday).
Slow Posting Week
I'm sorry that it has been a slow posting week. I was out of town last weekend. This was followed by my present "finals week" (no one tells you as a student that finals week is far more work as a professor). Then I will be backpacking for three days to unwind from the aforementioned "finals week".
Needless to say I probably won't be on a regular posting schedule again until Monday. I know that you are all just dying for me to tell you what to think, but you will have to wait another couple of days.
Preview: Monday I'll be posting my personal review of my Baronius Press missal. I know that there are already a few reviews floating around, but I'd like to add a few more pics to your collection if you are still on the fence about purchasing this book.
Why All The Hate NCR?
If you are like me you read all of the Catholic News sites and publications that you can get your hands on. For the past few years we haven't seen a lot of good news. Abortion has been on the rise, the sex abuses scandal is still being felt, and bishops have been silent on issues ranging from catechesis of the faithful to basic human rights and social justice.
But lately there has been a wind of change in the Catholic atmosphere in the United States. Since President Obama and the Department of Health and Human Services decided to force Catholic institutions such as colleges and hospitals to break with moral conscience and provide contraception to employees, the bishops of the United States have been beautifully vocal and unified.
Needless to say the Catholic news sources are full of praise for our bishops and good news regarding the fight against the HHS mandate. Unfortunately there is one last holdout who refuses to post this positive news. The National Catholic Reporter is the voice of liberal "Catholics". While Our Sunday Visitor and the National Catholic Register support the magisterium and the Catholic faith the NCR seems to have decided to double their efforts to undermine Catholic doctrine and the magisterium.
A quick rundown of headlines are as follows.
From Oregon to Ohio, a swell of support for Catholic sisters, [This article may sound positive on the surface, but upon reading you see that the support is for by the supposed lay faithful for the sisters as the mean old Vatican attacks the poor nuns.]
Austrian Parish Listens to Priest, none receive the host, [The article is about a priest who asked anyone in the congregation who was in a state of mortal sin to not receve communion. What a noble idea! To follow the rules. But not so fast, the article sides with the layity who were being 'antagonized' by the priest"] A quote for the story: – "one of the mothers of a child receiving first Communion told the press it was incomprehensible that the few remaining Catholics were being antagonized like this."
LCWR crackdown more complicated than 'Rome vs. America, [My first problem with this story is the biased title. A 'crackdown' implies that the nuns have done nothing wrong and 'Rome' has. My second issue with the article is that it is full of language like 'investigation', 'crackdown', and went as far as giving the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith the title of "the Vatican's powerful theological watchdog agency."]
Really its not news that the NCR's lack of faithfulness to the Church is nothing new. It isn't even newsworthy, in fact its expected, but I felt the need to rant. Thank you for listening.
May, The Month of the Blessed Virgin
We are getting ready to start my favorite month of the year. May is special to me for more than one reason. For one since I was a kid I've been a summer person with a despise for winter and fall. Summer meant no school, baseball, auto racing, and car shows (I'm a bit of a gear head.) Today summer is still special to me. I've never grown out of my distaste for winter. Even though there is no three month summer break, there is still something liberating about summer.
May is great. It is the gateway month to the glowing, warm, liberating season of summer. To us Catholics May is also special for another reason. May is a month detected to the Blessed Virgin. The month is capped off with the celebration of the Visitation, celebrating Mary becoming the first evangelist by visiting her cousin Elizabeth, on May 31.
Of course every day is a great day to ask our heavenly mother for her prayers, but may is an especially good time to spice up your prayer life and rededicate yourself to your favorite Marian devotion.
A Crowning with Flowers
This month many parishes will have special masses and devotions for Our Lady. Next Sunday my home parish will celebrate a centuries old ritual of crowning a statue of Mary with flowers.
Of course one can find ways to venerate Mary all year round. If you are the type that enjoys saying a daily rosary than I can think of no greater grace than joining the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary. This Confraternity is connected to several indulgences for those members who pray each of the four sets of mysteries weekly. Several masses are also said by the Dominican fathers for members.
I've also recently become a member of the Association of the Miraculous Medal. Like with the Rosary Confraternity several masses are said for members annually. There are also indulgences attached to membership. One can enroll individually or as a family for just $0.25 per year.
Finally I also find comfort praying to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Many parishes across the world have perpetual help devotions on Tuesdays. I am luck enough to be a member of an oratory that has a special mass every Tuesday evening on a special alter dedicated for this purpose. Every Tuesday 50 or so of the faithful gather for this celebration of mass followed by devotions. The oratory is also home to the Archconfraternity of Our Mother of Perpetual Help which grants additional indulgences to members who participate in the devotion and mass monthly.
Even if your parish does not have a special devotion for the month of May I hope you can find your own personal way to honor our mother and our Queen.
Good Show Bishop Jenky
I first heard about Bishop Jenky's comments this week on Catholic Answers Live. If you have not heard; this week Bishop Daniel Jenky, currently serving as Bishop of Peoria, recently made comments during a homily calling on the Catholic Laity to vote with their consciences this November. In the homily Jenkey also drew comparisons between the erosion of religious liberties under the Obama administration's HHS mandate and the erosion of liberties under Hitler and Stalin during the first half of the century.
During a quick search of YouTube I found a recording of His Excellency's homily. Please listen to the strong comments and sobering points brought up by the good bishop. I'd like to thank Rightwingwatch.org for posting the recording (maybe the only time I thank that website for anything).
According to The Huffington Post many faculty members from Jenkey's college, The University of Notre Dame, are asking university administration to remove Bishop Jenkey from the school's board of fellows. In case you are interested the Huff Post link contains the text of the letter and a list of signers listed with their respected departments. I will refrain from ranting about Notre Dame being a complete disappointment to the Catholic faith and not being an organization that should have any authority to speak for the faithful until a later post.
It seems now, according to The Kansas City Star, that in addition to the statement from Notre Dame faculty members it seems that anti-Catholic Rev. Barry Lynn, who is currently serving as the executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State is filing suit against the Diocese of Peoria in an attempt to remove their tax exempt status. In light of this most recent news I question where Rev. Barry Lynn was when President Obama was campaigning in protestant churches across the country.
I'd like to ask you to take action and drop His Excellency a line. Let him know he has your support and that you are praying for him.
Bishop Jenkey deserves our gratitude for being vocal on an unpopular issue. I wish more bishops were this brazen in reminding Catholics that being Christian is a lifestyle, not just something we do for an hour on Sunday's.
Contact the Bishop's Office HERE.
Timothy Cardinal Dolan Makes the Time 100
A few weeks ago I made a post asking you to vote Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York into time Time 100. Well… He made it!!!
Each year Time magazine compiles a list of the 100 most influential people in the world. This is His Eminence's first appearance on the list. As stated Dolan is currently Archbishop of New York, having been enthroned just over three years ago. He is also the current president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and his Vatican title is Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario.
Since January Cardinal Dolan has led the bishops of the United States in the fight for religious freedom against the Obama administration's mandate that Catholic institutions break moral conscience and provide contraception and abortions to employees.
Dolan has united the bishops of the United States in a way that hasn't been seen in decades. Dolan has stood up and taken an unpopular position in today's world. He has been the first U.S. Church leader in years to come out publicly against the sin that is contraception on a large scale. It is my hope that many Catholics who are living with the mortal sin of contracepting will realize what a mistake they have made and come back into communion with the Holy Mother Church.
For years Catholic bishops have been silent on the moral corrosion of society. This corrosion has even reached the poorly catechized faithful of the Catholic Church. Now, under Cardinal Dolan the bishops of the United States mean to fight back against sin even if it mean ruffling a few feather and making more than a few uncomfortable about their choices.
Congratulations Cardinal Dolan and thank you for having the bravery that so many have not had.
Follow A Lay Catholic via Email
It's All Connected
Bringing Advent Back
Would You Like Some Cake?
Some Cool Podcasts
I Should Probably Be More Excited
Apoligetics
Catholic Answers Forums
Catholic Home Study Service
Chastity.com
Canadian Catholic Tory
Catholic Canuck
Public Catholic
The Greatest Tragedy
Columbia Magazine
EWTN News
Headline Bistro
Catholic Publishers
Baronius Press
Catholic Book Publishing Co.
Liguori Publications
Midwest Theological Forum
Pauline Book & Media
Saint Benedict Press
Scepter Publishers
St. Bonaventure Publications
abortion absolution Archbishop Wilton Gregory Association of the Miraculous Medal Benedict XVI Bible Body of Christ Cardinal Cardinal Dolan Catholic Catholic charity Catholic Laity Catholic News Agency Catholic Youth Cecile Richards charity church church militant CNA Confession contraception daily mass daily roman missal Divine Intimacy Easter Easter Vigil entrance into jerusalem extraordinary form Facebook frailties Frank Bruni Good Friday Handbook of Prayers HHS HHS mandate Holy Saturday Holy Week Latin Mass Lent liturgy Liturgy of the Hours Lord's Passion LOTH Mary mass Midwest Theological Forum Miraculous Medal missal national catholic reporter national shrine of our lady of the snows New York Times Obama ordinary form Our Lady Pascal Triduum personal holiness Planned Parenthood Pope prayer President Obama religion rosary sacrament Sin sinful actions St. Francis de Sales St. Louis Time 100 Timothy Dolan TLM tradition USCCB veneration of the cross Way of the Cross works of mercy