Is your dog a nightmare to walk around other dogs? Do you feel embarrassed?
Does your dog lunge and bark at other dogs? Does your dog stress you out?
Have you tried classes and they just don't seem to work? Do you feel frustrated?
Then why don't you try Paws and Praise's service all the training I do is kind and positive I do not use punishment like choke chains, Prong collars Electric collars or aversives like shouting or stones in a bottle these techniques just shut the dog down or make the dog worse and scare the dog further, the way I train the dog, is by changing the emotional response of your dog and helping them emotionally feel happier about being around other dogs and you the owners can carry on building a bond and enjoying your walks again and not walking on pins.
What happens when i have the dog?
We will book you and your dog in for a pre-assesment 1-2-1, I will show you the training that I will be doing with your dog through the block days/week(s) course which is all positive reward based training, no punishment, aversive or flooding will be used. A systematical- desensitisation (Distance) and LAT (Look at that) will be used in a controlled environment. As the dog becomes more comfortable around other dogs I will start to introduce the dog to different environments at the dogs pace. If you decide to go ahead and book for the block days/week course this initial assessment fee will be deducted off the block week fee.
If you are happy we will book your dog in for a block week of training. Your dog will be trained with a clicker and will be training for 3.5 hours a day for 4 days with breaks around other dogs with the aim of changing the dogs emotional response to them. I will pick your dog up from your home and drop the dog back home after each training session so you still have your loved family member with you at night when you get in from work.
I will keep you informed on how your dog is getting on daily throughout the training course and you are welcome to come and watch what we are doing at any time of the training process, and even do some of the training yourself. If you would prefer to bring your dog for the block sessions then this is also great and I can teach you the process from the beginning and you and your dog can work together.
On the last day you will be required to attend both training sessions (3.5 hours) so I can run through what we have done and teach you how to carry on with the training. As with any emotional response it doesn't disappear over night, depending on how long the dog has been rehearsing the unwanted behaviour and why the dog has been reacting to other dogs will all depend on how long it will take to change the way the dog feels while other dogs are in the vicinity.
I will come and do a follow up home visit to see how you and your dog are getting on with the new training and management, and can discuss any further training with myself if necessary.
I will cover the Staffordshire area by collecting dogs from your home with a small fee to cover petrol. I would always recommend to get a vet check on your dog as some behaviour issues can occur due to illness, so it is always important to rule anything out before starting a behaviour modification.


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La rue Sainte-Hélène est une artère de Longueuil sur la Rive-Sud de Montréal.

Description

La rue Sainte-Hélène débute face au dépôt à neige de la ville de Longueuil à l'intersection du boulevard Jacques-Cartier comme rue à une voie par direction. À partir du boulevard Desaulniers, elle est à deux voies par direction jusqu'à sa fin à la hauteur de la rue Saint-Laurent où elle devient une bretelle d'accès au pont Jacques-Cartier. Elle était la principale artère de l'ancienne ville de Montréal-Sud annexée à Longueuil en 1961.

Toponyme

La rue Sainte-Hélène a été nommée soit en raison de sa proximité de l'Île Sainte-Hélène ou encore en l'honneur de Jacques Le Moyne, sieur de Sainte-Hélène (1659-1690), deuxième fils de Charles Le Moyne le fondateur de Longueuil.

Références

Sainte-Helene

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Healthy Schools Day in Canada aims to raise awareness of and encourage action to prevent environmental health risks to children in early learning environments and schools.
Au Canada, la Journée des écoles en santé vise à sensibiliser la population et à l'encourager à prendre des mesures afin de prévenir l'exposition des enfants aux risques environnementaux susceptibles d'affecter leur santé dans les milieux d'apprentissage et les écoles.
The Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment (CPCHE), a national collaboration of 16 partner and affiliate organizations that work together to advance children's environmental health protection in Canada (www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca) is seeking a qualified communications coordinator and writer to support the development and launch of Healthy Schools Day in Canada on April 4, 2019.
Healthy Schools Day is April 3, 2018. This Healthy Schools Day, let's protect children and staff from a known cancer risk. Let's rule out radon.
CPCHE's Executive Director, Erica Phipps, addressed the need for reform of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) in an interview with CTV on February 12th, in conjunction with news of the Scientists4CEPA letter to Prime Minister Trudeau, a petition so far signed by 540 scientists and health professionals across the country. Phipps addressed changes needed to Canada's 30-year old environmental protection law, as outlined in CPCHE's own letter to the Prime Minister on the topic.
In an October 2, 2017 letter to the Prime Minister, CPCHE urges the Government of Canada to seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to strengthen Canada's federal environmental protection and chemicals management law.
CPCHE's executive director, along with CPCHE colleagues from the Canadian Child Care Federation and the Canadian Environmental Law Association, public officials and radon experts joined voices to call for mandatory action on radon in child care settings, in a commentary published in Environmental Health Review.
The CPCHE-led RentSafe project is seeking a video production company/consultant to work with us to create a RentSafe video for frontline service providers. The deadline for proposals is September 26, 2017.
The Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment (CPCHE) calls on the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) to develop a Canada-Wide Standard (CWS) for Extended Producer Responsibility of CFLs to ensure the safe use, collection and disposal of mercury-containing CFL light bulbs.


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A poignant celebration
Kasper de Graaf, 25 May 2017
The RIBA North West Regional Awards 2017, Manchester School of Art
In these days immediately following the mindless attack at Manchester Arena, it is impossible to write about anything Mancunian except in that context – not least because everything is coloured by it. So it was last night in Stockholm, where Manchester United were winning the Europa League. And so it was too in the Benzie Building at Manchester School of Art, where the cream of the architecture profession gathered for the presentation of RIBA's North West Architecture Awards.
The Benzie Building, Manchester School of Art
The building we stood in to honour the winners was itself a previous recipient of the Regional Best Building Award, going on as far as the finals of the nation's top architectural honour, the Stirling Prize, in 2014. Designed by FCB, it is beautiful, light, spacious, permeable and supremely flexible to meet the complex and varied demands of one of the oldest and best art and design schools in the country that also includes Manchester School of Architecture, which is jointly operated with the University of Manchester.
Awards nights are usually spirited and well-oiled affairs, but the mood was unreal and subdued as it began with a tribute to the victims and the city by RIBA's Regional Director Andrew Ruffler followed by a minute's silence to reflect on the atrocity, the victims and the response not only in Manchester but around the world. "I am very very sad for the terrorist attack in Manchester," a friend had emailed me from Istanbul on Tuesday, adding "I wish not to hear such terrible news any more." "Hope you're doing well in light of recent events," wrote another, from Shanghai. These messages are important. Everyone is touched by what happened, everyone feels part of it.
The Arena is a venue most people in the North West have been to. For parents, the ritual of collecting their kids after an exciting night out is part of normal life. Who does not weep for eight-year old Saffie Roussos? "That's what's so sickening," said Peter Kay, who once worked at the Arena as a steward and performed there many times, "that he knew it was mums and kids". But equally tragic are the teenage sweethearts from South Shields, the Polish couple from York who'd come to collect their daughter, the off-duty policewoman, and the dozens still facing up to horrific and life-changing injuries.
Whether "born here" or "drawn here", as Tony Walsh defined Mancunians in Tuesday's powerful Albert Square tribute, everyone connected with the city feels pride in the Manchester spirit, but wishes the city had not been called upon to display it to the world at this time, for this reason.
For Laura Mark, former Architecture Editor of the Architects' Journal, who stepped into the shoes of last year's engaging compère Stuart Maconie and confessed it was her first time presenting awards, this may have been a daunting prospect, but in the event her understated wit, knowledgeable observation and informative style perfectly suited the occasion.
Twelve projects made it to the shortlist from across the region: designs implemented in Blackburn, Liverpool, Salford, Oldham and Manchester – all, said jury member John Matthews, fantastic buildings.
Oldham Town Hall: Regional Award and Conservation Award. Photo © Nick Caville
But winners there must be and these demonstrated the imagination, range and professionalism – on the part of clients and designers alike – of the building and public realm design that's commissioned and implemented in a confident and enterprising region. RIBA Regional Awards went to: Maggie's at the Robert Parfett Building, in the grounds of Manchester's Christie Hospital, by Foster + Partners; Stubbs Mill by Sixtwo Architects for Urban Splash; BDP's redevelopment of Oldham Town Hall, which also won the Conservation Award; Finlays Warehouse by Stephenson Studio for Facetspera; the Liverpool Philharmonic by Caruso St John Architects; the Stoller Hall auditorium by Stephenson Studio for Chetham's School of Music (which had already won a previous RIBA Award for its main building); and the City Football Academy by Rafael Viñoly Architects.
Stubbs Mill: Regional Award and Emerging Practice of the Year (Sixtwo Architects). Photo © Jason Byrne
Mill and warehouse conversions are an architectural genre that the cradle of the industrial revolution has plenty of opportunity to play with and that is exactly what Sixtwo Architects did with Stubbs Mill. The building had not only been valued and lovingly restored, it was also "wittily and energetically converted", with toilets placed in containers, floors left out and services exposed. There is an authenticity to the interventions, felt the jury, "which never jars against the Victorian fabric and gives the building another equally valid existence". It earned Sixtwo the title of RIBA's "Emerging Practice of the Year" in the region.
City Football Academy: Regional Award, Conservation Award, Client of the Year. Photo © Will Pryce
With Urban Splash, Capital & Centric and Maggie's Centre on the shortlist, the competition for Client of the Year was always going to be fierce, but the prize went to City Football Group, the owner of Manchester City Football Club, for its ambitious and innovative City Football Academy. Described by the jury as a "machine for winning", with excellence in every detail, 85% of the material used in building the Academy is said to have come from within a mile of the site – a social awareness also evident in the existence within the Academy of a school for special needs kids, and which in addition delivered the Conservation Award.
The big winner of the night was Maggie's, , one of a nationwide network of drop-in centres for people affected by cancer, which walked away with three awards: in addition to the RIBA Regional Award it bagged Project Architect of the Year for Diego Teixeira, as well as the main prize: the RIBA North West Building of the Year.
Maggie's at the Robert Parfett Building: Regional Award and Regional Building of the Year. Photo © Nigel Young
"Foster's listened carefully to what we know makes people feel better," the head of the Centre, Sinéad Collins, told the assembled architects. "And this building hits the spot. Before we speak to people, before we find out what they need, the building settles them in. They feel calmer, they remark on the light, the space, how beautiful and open it feels. We let the building do the talking for the first few minutes. And I can categorically assure you that this truly is an oasis of calm."
Foster + Partners partner Darron Haylock stressed the rewards of making a contribution to something that affects the lives of so many people, revealing that when Norman Foster was asked to do it, he did not hesitate. "There are three reasons why I'll do it," he quoted him saying. "One, I'm from Manchester. Two, I'm an architect. And Three, I have been affected by cancer."
You can take the man out of Manchester, but you can't take the spirit of Manchester out of the man – and this is the place for countless more: born here, drawn here or connected in so many other ways.

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If I see the figure in my local retail, Ill buy it.
Ya know, for a Marvel Legends female figure, it gets the job done! Every Marvel Legends collectors know that all the female figs in general could use a little more variety in sculpt as well as intentional articulation, but every now and then the paint and design ofwhat would otherwise be a pretty plain figure, becomes an eye-catching piece. I think this, as well as the recent Elektra figure accomplish this.


Esri and DigitalGlobe partnered for the inaugural Esri UC Hackathon. During the contest orientation, San Diego council member Mark Kersey summarized San Diego's challenges in creating an Open Data Initiative and suggested issues in the region that could be addressed using the technology.
Brad Hellyar, Jack Reed, and Ari Isaak created Notify 311, which captured first place in both the Esri and DigitalGlobe contests. The app lets San Diego citizens report civic issues, from abandoned shopping carts to flooded areas, and sends notifications to the appropriate council member and any residents who subscribe. Notify 311 avoids the contract issues and maintenance downtime associated with the city's existing proprietary 311 systems by using the city's GIS infrastructure.
"San Diego seemed to need a better way for citizens to report 311 issues in the city. We also wanted to utilize the existing GIS infrastructure that the city had in place. So this app came together with those two ideas in mind for a spatially aware 311 app," said Reed, who has been developing apps that use GIS for three years.
The second-place app, My Farmer's Market Today, addresses access to locally grown food, a trend that has been increasing in San Diego. Olmo Zavala Romero, Yazmin Valdez, and Elena Osorio-Tai, all students working on advanced degrees, had worked together before but had not previously created an app before collaborating on My Farmer's Market Today.
The app maps all the farmer's markets in San Diego and surrounding areas and provides market addresses, hours of operation, and websites along with turn-by-turn directions to them. It can also filter results by day of the week.
"We love challenges," said Osorio-Tai. Although they got little sleep, time flew by, and they had a great time working on the app. For their second-place finish, the team received three EDN Standard licenses with ArcGIS for Desktop Basic.


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La Higuera (hiszp. Drzewo Figowe) – wieś w Boliwii, w departamencie Santa Cruz.

Geografia
Miejscowość oddalona jest ok. 150 km od Santa Cruz. Leży na wysokości 2160 m n.p.m.

Według danych spisu z 2001 roku miejscowość liczyła 119 mieszkańców, głównie Indian Guarani.

Historia
8 października 1967 roku armia boliwijska i CIA schwytały tutaj Ernesto "Che" Guevarę. Żołnierze zamknęli w potrzasku rewolucjonistów w dolinie Quebrada del Churo. Ernesto "Che" Guevara został uwięziony w miejscowej szkole, gdzie został zastrzelony przez porucznika Mario Terána.

Pomnik "El Che" i pomnik w byłym budynku szkolnym są główną atrakcją turystyczną miejscowości. La Higuera to ostatni przystanek na Ruta del Che – szlaku Che Guevary.

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

Miasta w Boliwii
Departament Santa Cruz
Che Guevara


KRABI: A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya refugees trying to reach Malaysia briefly stopped on a Thai island, an official said yesterday (Apr 1), as fears grow about overcrowded camps for the stateless minority fleeing violence in Myanmar.
The boat arrived off Thailand's western coast in Krabi province early yesterday due to bad weather.
Images showed the passengers, who said they were Rohingya, being interviewed on shore and then getting back into the boat before departing.
Krabi Governor Kitibodee Pravitra confirmed that the people travelling on the boat were Rohingya but said he did not know where they had come from.
He said there were about 56 women, men and children on board and that the Rohingya would continue toward their destination.
A Thai official who was involved in the response but declined to be named said naval authorities escorted the boat towards Malaysia and that it would likely arrive at the border area this morning (Apr 2).
He said local villagers donated food to the Rohingya and that they were "happy" with the help.
The Thai official said in this case it was "their wish to continue the journey to the neighbouring country".
Bangladeshi economic migrants have also taken the boat routes south.


They were welcomed by the leaders of each college and school within USF Health – a united front showing the power of collaborative caring.
The incoming College of Pharmacy Class of 2017 represents the largest class in the school's short history. The college's rigorous, innovative four-year curriculum will push the 107 students to stretch the limits of their brainpower, creativity and energy — but not without plenty of tools and support, said COP Dean Kevin Sneed, PharmD.
The USF College of Pharmacy Class of 2017 is off to a rapid pace in training for the future of health care.
"It will take all of us working together, not only in the clinical setting, but also at the population and community levels to do what needs to be done to create healthier communities," said Donna Petersen, ScD, interim senior vice president of USF Health and dean of the USF College of Public Health.
The call for collaboration and interprofessionalism was echoed by each of the other USF Health leaders who greeted the class: Allesa English, MD, PharmD, director of MD Career Advising at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine; William S. Quillen, DPT, PhD, director of the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences and associate dean, Morsani College of Medicine; Michael Barber, DPhil, director of the School of Biomedical Sciences and associate dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs at Morsani College of Medicine; and Connie Visovsky, PhD, RN, associate dean of student affairs and community engagement for the USF College of Nursing.
As part of their orientation, the new USF pharmacy students participated in team-building exercises at Riverfront Park, including working with fellow students to negotiate the ropes course.
Dr. Sneed challenged the new students to think of themselves as "professionals in training" and to embrace a future requiring a new breed of healthcare professional who can lead, innovate and work effectively in teams.
– Undergraduate majors: Primary majors are biomedical science, biology/microbiology, and chemistry/biochemistry, but other degrees include public health, business, nursing, nutrition, biomedical engineering, physiology, and sports medicine.


One of the world's most strategic waterways, Bosphorus is the strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara; it is an inundated valley that follows an irregular northeast-southwest course 32km (20 miles) long, 730-3300m (800-3600 yards) wide, 30-120m (100-395ft) deep.
Known in Turkish as Bogazici (the Strait), it links the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and, with the Dardanelles (in Canakkale), separates Europe from Asia. It is a former river valley which was drowned by the sea at the end of the Tertiary period. This is a very busy strait with many ships and oil tankers, as well as local fishing and passenger boats.
The current flows north to south; however, a strong subsurface countercurrent with numerous points and coves sets up swirls and eddies that make navigation dangerous to the inexperienced.
There are two suspension toll bridges on this Strait: The first one over the Bosphorus between Beylerbeyi and Ortaköy, opened in 1973, is called as Bogazici Bridge, 1074m (1175yards) long, 6 lanes, 165m (540ft) height of piers. The second one between Anadolu Hisari and Rumeli Hisari, opened in 1988, is called as Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, 1090m (1192yd) long, 8 lanes, 65m from the water.
With the shores rising to heights up to 200m (650ft), lined with palaces, ruins, villages, and gardens, this is one of the most beautiful stretches of scenery in Turkey. The best way of seeing the Bosphorus in all its beauty is to take a trip on one of the coastal boats, in this way you can also admire many of the old Ottoman wooden houses (called as Yali in Turkish).


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Elizabeth : A Biography Of Her Majesty The Queen
The definitive biography of the Queen that reveals the real woman behind the public figure. Sarah Bradford unravels Elizabeth's family secrets - how she was influenced by her father; her troubled relationships with her children; the story of her difficult marriage; and how this remarkable monarch has coped with the pressures of being a mother who is also the most famous woman in the world. 'The only book that could overtake it is the autobiography, which in this case will never be written' Spectator.
Available In Hardback, Paperback & Kindle Formats .
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America's Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
The definitive biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - a fascinating account of an extraordinary life. Jackie Bouvier's privileged upbringing instilled rigid self-control, while her expedient marriage into the Kennedy clan consolidated her determination. Revealing new testimony from many of the couple's closest friends show the profound complexities both of this very public relationship, including the affairs that threatened it, and of her controversial marriage to Onassis. Here is the private Jackie - neglected wife, vigilant mother, obsessive shopper and working widow - whose fascinating nature is illuminated by all that Bradford has discovered..
Acceding to the throne upon his brother's abdication, George VI was immediately confronted with the turmoil in European politics leading up to World War II, then the war itself, followed by a period of austerity, social transformation and loss of Empire. George was unprepared for kingship, suffering from a stammer which could make public occasions very painful for him. Morever, he had grown up in the shadow of his brother, a man who has been idolized as no royal prince has been, before or since. However, this biography shows that although George was not born to be king, he died a great one..
Available In Hardback & Paperback Formats .
With the authority missing from all previous accounts, acclaimed royal biographer Sarah Bradford delivers a complex and explosive study of the greatest icon of the twentieth century: Diana, Princess of Wales. With access to those closest to Diana and her select circle, Sarah Bradford casts aside the gossip and lies and takes us to the very heart of the Royal Family, talking to those who know them intimately, and finally separating the myth from the truth of the Diana years.
Drawing on remarkable new interviews and first-hand accounts from friends, courtiers and employees, "Diana" paints an extraordinary portrait of a woman riddled with contradictions. Magnetic, affectionate, compassionate, stylish, and dutiful, on one hand; destructive, needy, self-absorbed, and consumed with insecurity and suspicion, on the other. "Diana" follows the blighted childhood, which left her feeling she was an unloved disappointment; the old-fashioned courtship which saw her capture the Prince of Wales; the transformation of an unworldly teenager into an emotionally demanding yet adoring wife and mother; the damage caused by the ever present spectre of Camilla Parker Bowles; and the eventual collapse of the doomed marriage once hailed as the ultimate fairytale. Bradford examines Diana's relationships with her lovers, staff and friends as well as her children, husband and in-laws.
Sarah Bradford's "Diana" is the most revealing, insightful and accurate portrait of the Princess, and her continued impact on the Monarchy.


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An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey
Sister Joan Chittister famously said, "We are each called to go through life reclaiming the planet an inch at a time until the Garden of Eden grows green again." Reflecting on that journey -- a blog at a time -- is the focus of this site.
Celebrating a Virtual Clean Sweep on our GC2009 Legislative Agenda
I'm going to write more about "General Convention in General," but here's a legislative wrap up (coming later in the day than I'd meant it to but I've decided to give up waiting for the official GC2009 resolution web pages to come back up online – will just add the links to the citations later.)
Heading to Anaheim, Integrity had two primary "agenda items:"
• Move the Episcopal Church beyond B033 and reopen ordination processes to all the baptized;
• More the Episcopal Church forward on the blessing of same sex marriages and unions.
We saw those goals realized in the adoption of the following resolutions:
D025 – Supports inclusive ordination processes for ALL orders of ministry
C056 – Authorizes "generous pastoral support" for blessing marriages, unions & partnerships and collection of liturgical resources for consideration at GC2012
As noteworthy as the content of the resolutions is the context. These resolutions passed not by narrow margins after rancorous debate. They passed by overwhelming consensus after respectful dialogue that left no doubt that those who gathered in Anaheim are committed to an inclusive Anglicanism that keeps at the table all who desire so to do.
D025 -- Ordination
It can – and has – been said that D025 does not "repeal" B033 – and that is, of course, true. There will still be bishops with jurisdiction and standing committees who will choose to "exercise restraint" when consenting the election of a bishop whose "manner of life" would cause concern to the wider Anglican Communion. (And we all know that is code for "partnered gay or lesbian bishop.") Nevertheless, the inclusive and expansive language of D025 states "this is where we are in 2009" – and frees bishops and standing committees to focus on the theological orientation rather than the sexual orientation of qualified candidates to the episcopate if they choose to.
Furthermore, by stating unequivocally that "God has called and may call any individual in the church to any ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church, in accordance with the discernment process set forth in the Constitution and Canons of the church" – D025 actually states for the first time as an official resolution of the Episcopal Church that the extra-canonical requirement of celibacy of gay and lesbian candidates for ordination is not the mind of this church.
From the letter by the Presiding Bishop and President of the House of Deputies to the Archbishop of Canterbury:
Nothing in the Resolution goes beyond what has already been provided under our Constitution and Canons for many years. In reading the resolution, you will note its key points, that:
• Our Church is deeply and genuinely committed to our relationships in the Anglican Communion;
• We recognize the contributions gay and lesbian Christians, members of our Church both lay and
• ordained, have made and continue to make to our common life and ministry;
• Our Church can and does bear witness to the fact that many of our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters live in faithful, monogamous, lifelong and life-giving committed relationships;
• While ordination is not a "right" guaranteed to any individual, access to our Church's discernment and ordination process is open to all baptized members according to our Constitution and Canons; and
• Members of The Episcopal Church do, in fact, disagree faithfully and conscientiously about issues of human sexuality.
C056 -- Blessings
What the Episcopal Church adopted in Resolution C056 is a broad local option for the blessings of the marriages, unions and partnerships of same sex couples and a call to the church to work together toward common liturgical expressions of those blessings.
The Rev. Sam Candler (Atlanta), chair of the committee that presented the resolution, called it "an elegant blend of theological care, ecclesiastical breadth and pastoral generosity."
The Rev. Dan Martins (Northern Indiana) had this to say about C056: "If there was ambiguity surrounding D025--and I have contended that there is -- there is none here. This convention has abrogated every positive gesture it has made toward the Anglican Communion since 2003. Everything we did three years ago in response to the Windsor Report is down the drain."
I believe that's what we call "clarity."
In other historic action, the General Convention adopted resolutions supporting the enactment of anti-discrimination and hate crimes legislation protecting transgender people at local, state and federal levels. Both houses also adopted resolutions adding "gender identity and expression" to its nondiscrimination policy for hiring lay employees and calling for the revision of church paper and electronic forms to allow a wider range of gender identifications.
In review:
C048 – Urges support of fully inclusive ENDA legislation pending in Washington
D012 -- Support for Transgender Civil Rights
D032 -- Non-discrimination clause including gender identity and gender expression for lay employees
D076 -- Support for immigration equality for gay couples
D090 -- Church paper work to be made more accessible to flexibility in gender identity and pronoun preference
C023 – Urging support for repeal of DOMA ("Defense of Marriage Act") passed in Deputies and was referred by Bishops to Executive Council – where we expect affirmative action will be taken to take the voice of the Episcopal Church to Washington on this important issue.
Finally, Integrity applauds the amazing work of ALL our allies in advancing resolutions on a broad range of critical gospel issues. Unlike our last two General Conventions, where the resolutions regarding human sexuality so consumed our legislative process that there was precious little left for anything else, this 76th General Convention worked long, hard and diligently to "do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God" – acting on everything from lay equity in pension plans to ending torture; on labor issues and human rights violations; on universal health care and climate change; on human trafficking and ending the blockade in Cuba.
One of the most moving moments for me came on the last day of legislation when Frank Wade reminded us that our actions in the House of Deputies were -- in their own way --offerings being laid at the altar of our God who calls us to this work of justice, compassion and love. The reminder that "liturgical" and "political" are words that share a root – and that both the work of the people – was a holy container for this holy work we have been about for the last ten days in Anaheim.
There are miles to go before we rest – before the kingdom come on earth IS as it is in heaven. But BIG steps forward were taken by The Episcopal Church at this General Convention. And for that, we rejoice and are glad!
Posted by SUSAN RUSSELL at 8:00 PM
Fr. Marty Kurylowicz said...
You are the brightest beacon of the light of Christ. It is astounding what happen in Anaheim. Talk about witnessing!!! Talk about Pentecost!!! Talk about true love!!! Talk about Christ present among us!!! California's Prop 8 lost in 2008, but the ads for "Marriage Equality" educated a nation about justice and love. It also informed us of how Catholic funding was used without the approval of Catholics, to foster hatred and bigotry. The Episcopal Church is teaching us all what it means to be Church and how to courageously follow Christ, even in the face of great opposition. Being a priest and psychologist, I would be most interested in what the collective feeling was among the participants of "General Convention Anaheim 2009." Was it different from anything you ever felt before? This question may not be able to be answered at this time.
In deepest gratitude, Marty
The Way said...
I knew the Spirit was leading me away from TEC, but didn't realize how lucky I was to leave the ministry for an actual Christian church before this latest convention.
As you diminish the holy and mighty God along with Christ and Scripture, I only can pray that others will find an easier time kicking the dust off their sandals than I. It looks like you are all doing your best to facilitate that hope.
A church that promotes abortion, redefines biblical marriage and ignores the vows of clergy is nothing new, you just never hear much about them once they fade away.
MarkBrunson said...
You know, I was about to argue with the blasphemously-named "The Way," then realized it was pointless. We have stated the Truth, they've refused it. End of story. Bye.
Welcome to my blog ...
... where I try to be really clear about what I'm clear about. For example:
Religious persecution is when you're prevented from exercising your beliefs, not when you're prevented from IMPOSING your beliefs.
Using "biblical standards" to condemn those who understand that sexual orientation is morally neutral makes as much sense as using "biblical standards" to condemn astronomers who understand that the earth revolves around the sun. The Bible may have said it but that doesn't always settle it.
It's liberty and justice for all -- not some. It's respect the dignity of every human being -- not just straight ones. Got it? Great. Let's do it.
In order to keep moving forward toward liberty and justice for all we can't just be right about what the 1st Amendment protects. We have to be smart about how we respond to those who skipped the 9th Commandment and think lying is a Traditional Family Value.
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CHAPTER IV. A DISCOURSE OF SOCRATES CONCERNING FRIENDSHIP.
CHAPTER V. OF THE WORTH AND VALUE OF FRIENDS.
CHAPTER VI. OF THE CHOICE OF FRIENDS.
"And could you think it possible," said Socrates, "that any one should share in the friendship of men of merit without being possessed of one good quality?" "Why not?" answered Critobulus; "I have seen despicable rhetoricians beloved by the most famous orators, and persons who knew nothing of war live in familiarity with great generals." "But have you seen men who are fit for nothing (for that is the question we speak of) get any friends of consequence?" "I confess I have not," answered Critobulus; "nevertheless, since it is impossible for a man of no worth whatever to have the friendship of men of condition and merit, tell me whether the man who acquires the character of worth and merit obtains, at the same time, the friendship of all who possess that excellent character?" "The reason, I suppose, why you ask this question," answered Socrates, "is because you frequently observe dissensions among those who equally cherish honour, and would all of them rather die than commit a base action; and you are surprised, that instead of living in friendship, they disagree among themselves, and are sometimes more difficult to reconcile than the vilest of all man." "This is a misfortune," added Critobulus, "that arrives not among private men only; for dissensions, nay, even wars, will happen sometimes, to break out in the best-governed republics, where virtue is in the highest repute, and where vice is held in the utmost contempt. Now, when I revolve these considerations in my mind, I know not where to go in search of friends; for it is impossible, we see, for the wicked to cultivate a true friendship among themselves. Can there subsist a true and lasting friendship amongst the ungrateful, the idle, the covetous, the treacherous, and the dissolute? No, for persons of such a character will mutually expose themselves to hatred and contempt; to hatred, because of the hurtful effects of their vices; to contempt, on account of the deformity of them. Neither, on the other hand, can we expect, as you have well observed, to find friendship between a virtuous man and a person of the opposite character. For how can they who commit crimes be in good amity with those that abhor them? But what puzzles me most, my dear Socrates, is to see men of merit and virtue harassing one another, and endeavouring, to the utmost of their power, to crush and ruin their antagonists, when, in different interests, both are contending for the most lucrative posts of the Republic. I am quite at a loss to account for such a conduct on the principles of friendship; for when I daily observe the noblest affections of the mind rooted up by the sordid views of interest, I am in a great doubt whether there is any real friendship and affection in the world." "My dear friend," replied Socrates, "this matter is very intricate; for, if I mistake not, Nature has placed in men the principles both of friendship and dissension. Of friendship, because they have need of one another, they have compassion of their miseries, they relieve one another in their necessities, and they are grateful for the assistances which they lend one another: of dissension, because one and the same thing being agreeable to many they contend to have it, and endeavour to prejudice and thwart one another in their designs. Thus strife and anger beget war, avarice stifles benevolence, envy produces hate. But friendship overcoming all these difficulties, finds out the virtuous, and unites them together. For, out of a motive of virtue they choose rather to live quietly in a mean condition, than to gain the empire of the whole earth by the calamities of war. When they are pinched with hunger or thirst, they endure them with constancy, till they can relieve themselves without being troublesome to any one. When at any time their desires for the enjoyments of love grow violent and headstrong, then reason, or self-government, lays hold on the reins, checks the impetuosity of the passion, keeps it within due bounds, and will not allow them to transgress the great rule of their duty. They enjoy what is lawfully their own, and are so far from usurping the rights and properties of others, that they even give them part of what they have. They agree their differences in such a manner, that all are gainers, and no man has reason to complain. They are never transported with anger so far as to commit any action of which they may afterwards repent. Envy is a passion they are ignorant of, because they live in a mutual communication of what they possess, and consider what belongs to their friends as things in their own possession. From hence you see that the virtuous do not only not oppose, but that they aid one another in the employments of the Republic; for they who seek for honours and great offices, only to have an opportunity of enriching themselves, and exercising a cruel tyranny, or to live an easy and effeminate life, are certainly very wicked and unjust, nor can they ever hope to live in friendship with any man.
"But why should he who desires not any authority, but only the better to defend himself from the wicked, or to assist his friends, or be serviceable to his country; why should such a man, I say, not agree with another, whose intentions are the same with his own? Is it because he would be less capable to serve the Republic, if he had virtuous associates in the administration of affairs? If, in the tournaments and other games, the most strong were permitted to enter into a league against the weaker, they would infallibly be victors in all the courses, and win all the prizes; for which reason they are not suffered to do so. Therefore, in affairs of State, since no man is hindered from joining with whom he pleases, to do good to the Republic, is it not more advantageous, when we concern ourselves in the government, to make friendship with men of honour and probity, who are generally, too, the most knowing and capable, and to have them for our associates than to make them our adversaries? For it is manifest, that when a man is engaged in a combat, he ought to have some to assist him, and that he will have need of a great many, if those whom he opposes be valiant and powerful. Besides, he must be liberal, and give presents to those who espouse his quarrel, to encourage them to make a more resolute and vigorous defence. Now, it is beyond all dispute, that it is much better to oblige the good, though they are but a few, than the wicked, of whom there is a great number, because the former are easily gained over to your side; whereas the latter are hardly won by the best favours, and those in the greatest abundance, too, to espouse your interest.


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By BARRY TOOHEY
THE Newcastle Knights have plunged into crisis following the shock resignation of football manager Mark Sargent and the refusal of coach Michael Hagan to guarantee he will remain in the job beyond this season.
Tensions within the club because of the Knights' crippling financial position and their dramatic slide down the premiership ladder boiled over with Sargent walking out yesterday.
The former Test prop has been at loggerheads with Knights chief executive Ken Conway for several months with the pair barely on speaking terms.
It reached a head last weekend when Sargent and coach Hagan went public with an attack on the Knights administration for its failure to provide adequate resources to the football department.
Conway and Sargent clashed heatedly on Saturday following the public outburst and the football manager and Hagan were forced to front a board meeting on Monday night where they were carpeted for their actions.
But it did little to settle the tension.
Conway and Sargent were involved in another slanging match in the Knights office yesterday which Sargent viewed as the final straw.
"The events of the last few days have brought to a head a situation that has been an issue for a period of time," Sargent said.
"My professional opinion regarding the future direction of the club is at odds with the senior management and has reached the point where my continued employment with the Knights is untenable." The Daily Telegraph understands Sargent was ready to quit a month ago because of the deterioration in his relationship with Conway but was talked out of it by Hagan.
The current Queensland coach yesterday refused to say whether he would honour the final year of his contract with the Knights if player and coaching resources did not improve.
"I'd like to think we won't get to that," he said. "Everyone is aware of what the club requires and I have no regrets about going public with my views and I know Sarge doesn't have any."
The latest drama highlights the growing concerns about the future of the Knights in the NRL.
The club is in financial turmoil without a major sponsor and is almost certain to seek assistance from the NRL to meet player payments at the end of next month.
Their football staffing levels are far below that of other NRL clubs because of the cash shortage.
Their injury crisis is such that they are yet to win a game this season.
Hagan said he was disappointed that Sargent, who has played and worked with the club for the past 20 years, had resigned but not surprised at his decision.
"Sarge has strong views as do I about what the club needs to return as a force in the competition," Hagan said.
"There were some problems within the office that have been well documented and I think he believed it couldn't continue like it has been.
"No one can question his passion for the job and the club and I admire him for putting the club ahead of himself in this situation."
Without a win after 11 rounds, the embattled Knights play the in-form Parramatta on Saturday night.
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yeah that is the most satisfying bit of news I have read in a long long time
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It would be interesting to know how many established clubs have started a season with a 0 - 11 record. All very satisfying.
apparantly when they hit 9-0 it wa the worst since 1926
I think Roosters had a bad year in the 60's. they may have lost all there games. Not sure though!
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Don't get too cocky.
We might be next.
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with pokie taxs this is just the begining.
just hope the nrl keeps going in the right
direction (manly doing well).
1966 Rorters didn't win a game.
Pokie taxes never effected the Knights, they have no leagues club behind them!
Bsyo would know. He's a pokie king.
oh dear, how sad, do they have any players we could use ?
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They have a blue chip halfback. :lol:
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while at first i thought the crisis was pretty funny, the duff spoke some wise words. Newcastle need a club, they cover a massive area. Youve got brisbane -> manly if newcastle isnt there, thats a mighty big area thats without a team.
Newcastle will get bought up by Wests Newcastle. It's inevitable and should have happened a long time ago.
Whilst I hate Harragon, O'Davis and particularly McDougall, Newcastle helped to win the Super League war and have a fanatical following that is unbelievable.
I would like to see them rise from the ashes again but not before the Eagles spank their tails for 4 points this season.
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Death to the scum of the universe.
I hope they endure a horrible,painful death.
NRL to bail out Knights
By DEAN RITCHIE
NRL player managers last night strongly urged cash-strapped Newcastle to be transparent and keep worried players informed of their current financial dilemma.
The request comes as the NRL prepares itself to bail out the financially stricken club with an estimated $1.5 million rescue package.
Earlier this week, Knights coach Michael Hagan, and then football manager Mark Sargent, said that the club could perish unless it spent at least $500,000 on improving staff resources and player facilities.
Sargent has since resigned.
Leading manager John Fordham said that Newcastle must keep players informed of any financial developments that might arise.
Fordham's warning comes amid strong rumours that the club is struggling to pay its players' wages.
"Money isn't the only issue we've got here," Fordham said.
"The players presently contracted to the Knights have every right to know what the club's plans are for the future.
"They are also entitled to know what steps are being taken in areas such as rehabilitation and recruitment."
But asked whether he had heard that Newcastle were struggling to pay players, Fordham said: 'I haven't heard that to be the case and Newcastle has a history of meeting its obligations.
"If they are in a position which is that vulnerable, they should make it known to their employees, which are the players."
Player Manager's Executive president Steve Gillis said he wanted the NRL to closely monitor the situation.
Gillis said there was no evidence of the Knights being unable to pay their players but added: "I feel confident the NRL is closely monitoring the situation.
"We've had clubs go bust in the past and I'd hate to think it could ever happen again.
"The NRL clearly has an obligation to ensure that each club runs its business properly. And I would like to think they are on top of this situation."
Player manager George Mimis added: "We haven't heard anything with respect to Newcastle not paying their players but I would be very nervous if I do.
"It would be a significant concern because we have a number of clients at the club including Danny Buderus, Steve Simpson and Matt and Kurt Gidley."
Although Newcastle are yet to ask the NRL for financial assistance, the game's governing body last night described the club's money woes as a "major concern".
Newcastle are known to have taken some tentative steps toward privatisation.
The NRL will send its director of finance Ed Farish to Newcastle this weekend to check on the club's plight.
"It is a major concern for the Newcastle community and for the game of rugby league," the NRL chief executive David Gallop said.
Asked whether he feared that Newcastle could completely collapse, Gallop said: "That is an extreme possibility and not one we are anticipating."
The NRL would not discuss what sort of amount it may have to hand over to save the stricken Knights.
"We have been in close contact with Newcastle for some time," Gallop said.
"But it appears that there are still some major problems.
"It's prudent to stay on top of their financial position.
"At this stage they haven't requested any direct financial assistance from us."
Asked if he feared a request for assistance was forthcoming, Gallop said: "It's always a possibility. They have a financial obstacle.
"What the size of that is and whether they can overcome it without external help is what we have to ascertain."
Farish would look at the club's financial forecast then report back to Gallop.
Asked would he encourage privatisation - similar to Manly - Gallop said: "We wouldn't be imposing that on them but we have a open mind to it and it is something they should certainly explore.
"There are a number of models worth exploring and Manly is one of them."
This from SMH. Last para about the Chief getting a role is interesting.
Rugby League Professionals' Association chief Tony Butterfield has organised a meeting with Newcastle chief executive Ken Conway tomorrow to seek assurances the Knights won't fold and leave players unpaid.
Butterfield has arranged for Newcastle's superstar halfback and captain, Andrew Johns, and the club's player delegates to the association, Matt Gidley and Clint Newton, to attend the meeting.
The latest development in the club's horror season comes in the wake of Mark Sargent's resignation as Knights football manager on Tuesday.
Newcastle's precarious financial position looks like worsening as the club continues to struggle in its bid to find a major sponsor, and Butterfield said it was his duty to act on behalf of the club's players.
"I'll be seeking to gain some level of confidence that the club will be able to meet its obligations," Butterfield told the Herald last night.
"We've been down this path before, with the Northern Eagles and Auckland folding and players being left unpaid, and the collective bargaining agreement we negotiated with the NRL was meant to ensure greater certainty for the players in situations like this.
There are a lot of rumblings and rumours and concerns around Newcastle at the moment, and it is just a prudent approach by us to try to establish that the club will be able to continue to operate and the players will continue to be paid.
"I've spoken to Newcastle officials informally and been given some verbal assurances, and now I'm going to meet with the club and discuss things on a more official level.
"Andrew Johns will be there in his position as team captain and Clint Newton and Matt Gidley will be there as delegates. They are obviously very keen to find out what is going on as well, on behalf of all the Newcastle players.
"I'll see what Ken says at the meeting. We may seek written assurances, but I don't know at this stage. It depends what happens at the meeting."
The Newcastle club has always relied heavily on sponsorship, gate takings and competition prizemoney to survive because it does not have the backing of a leagues club.
The lack of a major sponsor and the awful on-field fortunes of the team this year - the Knights have lost 11 out of 11 games and have no hope of making the finals - have made the club's situation worse than ever. But at this stage they have not been late with any player payments, and Conway said last night the club would continue to pay the players on time.
"Tony approached me asking for a meeting and I have responded to him that Friday is fine," Conway said. "He was right to do that and we want to allay any fears people may have about the club's future.
"We are sure we will be able to continue to pay our players and continue to operate as a club, well into the distance.
"It doesn't mean that times aren't hard, but we're working hard to overcome that."
Butterfield, a former Knights player and ex-board member of the club, said he believed it should consider all options open to it in the challenge to become financially and competitively successful, including privatisation.
"Whether it's full privatisation or part-privatisation or getting involved with Wests Leagues Club up here again, there are a number of things the club can look at," he said. "But I'm not here to tell the Knights how to run their business. They know they have to take some sort of measures and they are looking at all the options, I'm sure."
The Knights announced yesterday that the club's media and communications manager, Stephen Crowe, and chairman of the football committee, Paul Harragon, would jointly fill the football manager's role vacated by Sargent until a full-time replacement was appointed.
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A: The flag -fms-extensions is used for "Accept some non-standard constructs used in Microsoft header files.". GCC is powerful because is created for different standards, so I don't think is a bad idea to use that in proper circumstances.

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5'8" 147 lbs Guard
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1990-91 So G 3 0 8 3 5 60.0% 0 0
1 3 33.3% 1 1
2 0 1 0 0 7 1.2 0.1 0.2
Brad Small was a walk-on guard for Syracuse University basketball for one season. He was a small guard with great leaping ability, and could actually dunk a basketball despite being only 5'8" (though he never dunk did in Syracuse game).
Small would transfer to St. John's University after his sophomore year, and would be a walk-on senior for the Redmen in the 1993-1994 season, playing in 6 games, scoring 10 points. He would be the first person to play basketball for two different Big East schools.
St. John's Season Stats
1993-94 Sr G 6 0 - 3 6 50.0% 1 2
0 0 3 0 0 10 1.7 0.0 0.3
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Cathedral welcomes first Year of Mercy pilgrims
Pilgrims draw strength from peace, togetherness and God's mercy
"Wherever you looked, you could see people experiencing the love and kindness of God." These were the affirming words of a parishioner of St Margaret Mary's, Knotty Ash after the first day of pastoral area pilgrimages to the Metropolitan Cathedral for the Year of Mercy.
That gathering of pilgrims on 27 February marked the beginning of a Saturday series of pilgrimages to the Cathedral as the celebrations of this special year gathered momentum within Liverpool Archdiocese. More than 700 pilgrims descended on the Cathedral from Liverpool North, Stoneycroft and Croxteth on the first Saturday and the following weekend, another group arrived at the Door of Mercy at the East Porch, this time from Liverpool South, Woolton and Halewood, and Liverpool Central. A week later, on 12 March, it was the turn of the new pastoral area of Knowsley (Prescot, Huyton and Kirkby).
Bishop Tom Williams led each of this opening trio of pilgrimages and each started with words of welcome from Canon Anthony O'Brien, Dean of the Cathedral, who said: "It is good to stop here on the threshold of the Holy Door and give thanks for all the 'doors' God opens for us."
For every Year of Mercy pilgrim in 2016, their pilgrimage will follow the same format: it will begin with the Stations of Mercy, continue with a Service of Reconciliation and private confessions, and then conclude with midday Mass.
Father Mark Moran, parish priest at St Margaret Mary's, spoke of the affecting experience of the opening pilgrimage at the end of February. "Fifty parishioners attended and we did not know what to expect," he said. "We went because we had been invited to go by Archbishop Malcolm but what a wonderful morning we had. The Stations of Mercy were beautiful and the accompanying booklet with the reflections allowed you to really focus on the mercy of God. The Cathedral was packed but there was a great sense of peace."
As Father Mark mentioned, every pilgrim receives a booklet to accompany their worship and help them reflect on the six Stations of Mercy. Each station provides a specific theme to ponder. The first offers an image of the face of Jesus and an opportunity to follow the call of Psalm 46 and "Be still ... and know that I am God". Next comes an invitation to experience the forgiveness of God. The image inspired by Luke's Gospel of the sinful woman washing Jesus's feet with her tears and drying them with her hair is a cue to consider how "God loves you and forgives you just as you are".
The third station focuses on the Eucharist. "The Mass," we are told, "is a meeting with mercy. Jesus said, 'This is my body, given for you. This is my blood, poured out for you.' For most Catholics Mass is the place where we know we are close to God."
The fourth station, titled Mercy When We Die, is a reflection on Psalm 23 ("Even if I walk in the valley of death ..."), presenting a contemplation on death – a subject often evaded in our contemporary culture. After station five, which looks at the healing power of mercy through the parable of the prodigal son, we are asked in the sixth and final stations to consider ways of "living mercy" in our world today. The words of Pope Francis are particularly pertinent as he tell us: "Prayer that doesn't lead to concrete action towards our brothers and sisters is a fruitless and incomplete prayer."
For Father Mark, other aspects of the pilgrimage were equally fruitful. He said: "As a priest I found it humbling to hear so many confessions of people who had not been to confession for many years but felt they had to come and receive this outpouring of God's love for them. The Mass was a real celebration too, a wonderful sense of togetherness and community. To be fair, I was sceptical about what was going to happen when we all turned up at the Cathedral that Saturday morning, but I left at 1pm full of joy, peace and feeling the real forgiveness and mercy of God in my life once more."
Canon Anthony O'Brien was equally pleased with the success of these first few pilgrimages. "The feedback from the days has been very positive with pilgrims commenting that the mornings have been enjoyable, prayerful and very worthwhile. Even the clergy have enjoyed them! We are looking forward to welcoming more groups from across the Archdiocese as the Year of Mercy continues."
Future pilgrimages
9 April – Leigh, Ashton and Wigan
16 April – Widnes and Warrington
23 April – St Helens
30 April – Bootle and Crosby
1 October – Southport and Leyland
8 October – Chorley
15 October – Ormskirk and Upholland
Pilgrims' impressions
"'I found it very emotional as we walked through the Holy Door to think of the first door into Church, baptism, and all the doors that have opened since in our lives. It was great to see so many at confession – people have told me they had not been for years and that they really felt the mercy of God expressed by the priests who welcomed them. For some people it was their first time in the Cathedral. It was good to see what a wide age range was there." Mary Colghlan
"A warm and uplifting experience of peace, pilgrimage, companionship, community and God's mercy." Maureen Wilcock
"I wanted my sins, past and present, to be forgiven by Jesus but I was nervous as I did not really know what it would entail. We went outside and walked to the side of the Cathedral and I could see a door. I asked one of the group: 'Is that the Mercy Door?' 'Yes,' they replied. I started to feel excited inside my soul as I knew the moment I walked through and asked in my soul for Jesus to forgive, he would. We all said a small prayer before entering and then walked through. I noticed a picture on the wall saying, 'As soon as we repent, God forgets.' I thought this was beautiful. I am truly glad I went." DelRita Abdulah
"Going through the Door gave a sense that we were really passing through something special. We blessed ourselves in the font and then were off to the Lady Chapel where Father Grant Maddock gave us a fantastic reflection on Mary and the Year of Mercy. After this we journeyed on around the Cathedral, which gave us the sense of pilgrimage, to the baptistery. After another wonderful reflection and renewal of baptismal promises we moved on to the stations. The reflections were beautifully presented, after which Canon Tony O'Brien brought us back together to experience a beautiful reconciliation service with individual confessions. This was a most wonderful time, with the Cathedral still bathed in a strong red glow from the reconciliation chapel window." Peter Benson
"It is quite a while since I have been at the Cathedral as part of a celebration, but I was truly amazed and heartened to see so many young families taking part. They are a credit to our parish and wider Catholic community." Liz Scrutton


I came across this adorable comic when I jumped on Comixology last night to buy and read the newest issue of Wonder Woman (Wonder Woman #38, SIGH). I was drawn in by the title, the cover and three page preview you can view on the site.
So far so good and I hadn't even bought it yet!
But I did purchase it, read it a few times and I wasn't disappointed. We are introduced to one Sanity (yes, that's her name) and one Tallulah who are teen but I'd say tween to be precise girls who are dropping off packages towards points to their learning permits at a docking station.
We quickly establish that Tallulah who is the short haired and bare foot girl is also the free spirited one who has an mischievous air about her. I was instantly reminded of my fave: Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV, better known as "Ed" from the legendary Cowboy Bebop anime and I have to wonder if she was an inspiration in any way?
Sanity is the much more grounded member of the duo who follows safety procedures to a "T" and doesn't necessarily like to stray from the designated objectives; she also has the cutest hair–heads up more afro puffs on girls and women in 2015, I'm calling it now. Amarosa the Bae , here's another member to your team!
Brooks easily places loveable characters into unfamiliar settings than our own and makes it work. Here's a question: have you read Post (it was her thesis project in school by the way) by her as well? YOU SHOULD. Same formula and it's effective.
The pacing is fine, you easily get some plucky, fun scenes like the one below where you remember this is an comic that 9 year olds can read (it's age appropriate but don't let that fool you into thinking adults can't or won't enjoy this comic) and then some more serious, but not too dark scenes later.
The art is clean and and the color scheme really works given the space setting and I just love it. The pacing of the action later in the issue works. The back story behind what the girls find left behind works. The emotional send off in this issue works. The scenes were I was biting my nails and ready to cry—that works too.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE COMICS HANDS DOWN THIS YEAR. GO BUY IT AND READ IT! SANITY AND TALLULAH ARE WORTH IT!


These instructions are also linked from the digital content page for this chapter from www. Exploring Arduino : Tools and Techniques for Engineering Wizardry 1. Note that you must connect the ground of both your secondary power supply and the Arduino ground. Different shields use different methods to accomplish this. Can you combine this sketch with the color-selection nightlight that you designed in the preceding chapter? The code available at w w w. Exploring Arduino : Tools and Techniques for Engineering Wizardry 1. The Pro versions are completely compatible with their non-Pro counterparts, but consume more power, cost more, are slightly longer, and have a significantly longer range about 1 mile versus 300 feet.
Exploring Arduino makes electrical engineering and embedded software accessible. You can make the Arduino send data every time the millis function returns a multiple of 1000ms, effectively creating a nonblocking 1-second delay between transmissions. Exploring Arduino : Tools and Techniques for Engineering Wizardry 1. Once connected to the radio, as you type the commands, they will not appear in the terminal. You combine multiple sensors, motors, buttons, and displays into one coherent project. The world can assume an infinite number of potential states, whether you are considering the color of sunlight, the tempera- ture of the ocean, or the concentration of contaminants in the air. You are probably most familiar with square waves that have a duty cycle of 50%—they are high half of the time, and low half of the time.
Get up to date on the evolving Arduino hardware, software, and capabilities Build projects that interface with other devices—wirelessly! Figure 11-11 highlights these values. One of them is a cathode pin that is shared among all three diodes, while the other three pins connect to the anodes of each diode color. When the opposing switches are flipped, current then runs through the motor in the opposite direction, causing it to spin in the opposite direction. However, as an engineer, you should always be mindful of other considerations when designing a new project. From United Kingdom to U. This book does not go into detail about the open source hardware movement, but it is worth knowing a bit about the ideologies that make working with the Arduino so wonderful. Figure 8-9: Processing font creator Pick your favorite font and choose a size.
For example, you can use a magnetic reed switch to play music when your door opens, create an electronic lockbox, or build a light-up musical instrument! Figure 12-1: How an external interrupt affects program flow Knowing the Tradeoffs Between Polling and Interrupting Hardware interrupts are an alternative to repeatedly polling external inputs in loop. The if statement waits 5ms before checking the button state again. You can also search for the book at www. He is also responsible for helping to start a first-ofits-kind entrepreneurial co-working space that contributes to the development of dozens of student start-ups including some of his own creation every year. Start by writing and uploading the program in Listing 3-1 to your Arduino. } Load this program onto your Arduino, wired as shown in Figure 2-2.
The next thing worth considering is the resistance of the potentiometer and wiper. Wiley publishes in a variety of print and electronic formats and by print-on-demand. This is how hydroelectric generators work—falling water turns the shaft, and a current is produced. If you are using a slowly changing input like a button , polling might suffice. Every 50ms, the value of the digital input is read and printed out to the radio.
Odds are that you have tons of these around your home in your stereos, speakers, thermostats, cars, and elsewhere. The sketch in Listing 6-7 reads the data in the serial buffer and adjusts the brightness of a color on the screen of your computer based on the value it receives. The first argument to digitalWrite is the pin you want to control. Gathering Information from the Datasheet First things first, you always need to consult the datasheet. Until very recently, it has not been possible for someone to pick up a microcontroller and have it controlling his or her world within minutes.
For this next experiment, you get to choose what kind of analog sensor you want to use. In other words, the signal varies between high 5V and low 0V about 490 times every second. Using polling to detect inputs to the Arduino is still easier because all you have to do is call digitalRead. You can think of a string as an array of text. Listing 2-5: Debounced Button Toggling—debounce.
So, if one of the resistors is a variable resistor, you can monitor the change in voltage from the voltage divider that results from the varying resistance. . In the Arduino programming language, the program requires two parts: the setup and the loop. Exploring Arduino makes electrical engineering and embedded software accessible. Whenever you face new, complex ideas, a cross-reference reminds you where you first encountered any relevant building-block concepts so that you can easily refresh your memory.
Code snippets and schematics will serve as a useful reference for future projects even after you've mastered all the topics in the book. The incoming serial information is read as a string with port. Using the analogWrite function, you can choose your own color-mixing combinations. Listing 11-2 repeats the code. Pins are inputs by default, so you need to explicitly set them to outputs if you want them to function as outputs. T I P Be sure to also connect the power and ground buses of the breadboard to the Arduino.
Exploring Arduino : Tools and Techniques for Engineering Wizardry 1. Exploring Arduino : Tools and Techniques for Engineering Wizardry 1. Listing 3-3: Automatic Nightlight Sketch—nightlight. You can also find this video on the Wiley website shown at the beginning of this chapter. No warranty may be created or extended by sales or promotional materials. Load the sketch in Listing 6-10 on to your Arduino.


Bill, I certainly remember you. Good to see you're still around. I also love deer hunting and do a lot of it in Wisconsin where I live. I heard from a few of the fellas from the platoon. I stay in touch with Kennedy and have emailed Hennerty back and forth. I look forward to hearing more.
welcome to the base "Toujours Pret" thankyou for your service... Iwas at Amberg HHT 72-73. sqadron maint. good times!!!


White dust – Hello Korea !
There is no school today, as it's a school holiday: the founding of the school. Despite having much to do, I am distracted.
In the absence of air-conditioning, the fan emits this low noise pollution, sucking in organic matter through the window and blowing it and formerly undetected fine white powder from the installation fabric across everything. It clings to every surface and then to my half naked body which moves restlessly from place to place to place. It's pernicious, this grit. How many cleanings will it take for it to disappear?
I try to make myself feel better: I watch movies, I pick up and drop several projects, I go for a walk, I check out another health club, I look for activities to join, I remember I should eat, etc., but nothing engages me and I just make the circuit of my room over and over again. I feel lost.
I feel like that lost tag. I am that lost tag.
I am out of place. I am out of time. Despite my best efforts, I am always orphaned and alone and abandoned. Love is a privilege denied me. The losses collect. The white dust is like the grief I can't wash away.
I hope they have some company, wherever they ended up: someone to take their part and soothe them. This is the best I can do: say I understand the loss and isolation you have felt/feel.