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Question: I'm an ardent and faithful Catholic who has been in a relationship with a guy who was raised a Buddhist. While he does not often practice his faith or even believe fully in it's teachings, he finds that it is an important aspect of his Mongolian heritage. We are getting serious and have talked about marriage. He knows that as a Catholic, I must promise to raise our children in the Catholic faith and he is fine with that. However, he would like our children to know his faith as well. Is it possible to raise our children with both faith traditions, knowing that they will have to ultimately choose in the end? Thanks!
It's not advised to let the child choose when they get older because that makes them choose between "mom" or "dad"–an impossible choice and a no-win situation for family harmony.
A perfect situation would be to pick a religion for the child to be reared in and since you are the practicing one in terms of religion, it sounds like Catholic makes the most sense. Explain to the child that he/she is Catholic and so is mom but dad is Buddhist. You can certainly show the child Dad's Buddhist practices and celebrate Buddhist holidays and even attend a Buddhist ceremony without any violation of Catholic traditions. But the child has a religion.
All the demographic studies show that when left to choose between their parents' religions, the child doesn't choose at all and thus practices no religion.
With all that being said, the child also has the freedom to stop practicing Catholicism when they get older and may very well practice Buddhism by choice. But you can't expect a child with no knowledge of any faith in depth to be able to make that free choice.

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In 2010, USA Today named Rochester one of the the top-ten college towns among mid-sized metropolitan areas. In 2007, the city of Rochester was named one of the top ten most livable cities in America by the Places Ranked Almanac in their 25th anniversary edition. Rochester placed sixth on the list, which evaluates several criteria in making its selections: local economy, recreation, housing, education, health care, transportation, ambiance, crime, and climate.
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While at the grocery store I came across a good deal on boneless beef short ribs, only I don't know what to do with them. Sometime around Christmas I had made a simple braised short rib dish, so I was hoping for something a little different (variety is the spice of life, no?).
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A few of the "secrets of the Psalms" are offered here are as part of a translation of Kabalistic teachings. The psalms referred to are the Psalms of David found in all regular translations of the Bible. I have not repeated the Psalms here, only giving the number for you to look up in your own personal Bible.
The Psalms have been used throughout the ages in the same way as "spells" or lucky mantras have been used. Each Psalm has been attributed a certain power according to Kabalistic teachings. Sometimes a prayer is combined with the Psalm, as well as the use of olive or some other holy oil; sometimes it is just the Psalm itself that is prayed a certain number of times while concentrating on a Holy Word. (some derivative of "God", such as "Adonai" or "Jehovah.")
These Psalms are offered freely for your information and I will add more as time and space permits. Please use them carefully and with reverence. I am not here to confirm or deny the power of what lies below, simply to supply the information that has been taught for thousands of years. Use them wisely!
Psalm for Successful BusinessPsalm #8: If you wish a successful business venture or to procure the goodwill in your business transactions, you should pray this Psalm three days in succession after sundown, thinking all the while of the Holy name of Rechmial, which signifies strong and merciful God of love, grace, and mercy. After praying the Psalm #8, thinking the name Rechmial, also say the following prayer over a small quantity of olive oil: "May it please thee, Oh, Rechmial Eel, to grant that I may obtain love, grace, and favour in the eyes of men according to they holy will. Amen! Selah!"
Psalm to Stop PersecutionPsalm #11: To put a stop to persecution in all forms, pray this Psalm daily in devotion keeping constantly in mind the holy name of Pele , that all conspiracies against you may be set aside. After praying Psalm #11, close with the following prayer: "Adorable, might, and holy God Pele, with thee is advice, action, and power, and only thou canst work wonders. Turn away from me all that is evil, and protect me from the persecution of evil ones, for the sake of the Great Name Pele. Amen. Sela."
Psalm to Stop all LibelPsalm #35: To stop all evil, slanderous libel being maliciously spread about you, pray this Psalm daily and they will cause you no evil. Use the holy name Tehom.
Psalm to Make Yourself Beloved by Your Fellow-MenPsalm #47: If you wish to be respected, beloved, well received in any and all situations, pray this Psalm seven times daily.
Psalm to Make Your Home LuckyPsalm #61: If you are moving into a new home, repeat this Psalm in the home, just before moving in, trusting in the name of Schaddel, and you will experience good fortune and luck in the new home. For your present home, clean from top to bottom with plain spring water, leave the home, and then return and repeat this Psalm seven days in a row.
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Actress Penelope Cruz and her husband, actor Javier Bardem, are expecting their second child together! The 38-year-old actress was spotted covering up her midsection in a jacket as she and Bardem took their 2-year-old son Leo to a marine theme park in Madrid.
Cruz is reportedly around three months pregnant — and, wouldn't you know it, her sister Monica Cruz is also pregnant!
"From the first second, you feel so much in love. It is a revolutionary experience. That's the best way I can describe it. It transforms you completely, in a second," she told The Mirror about having kids.
Don't expect to see a photo spread of the couple's baby in any gossip magazines, as the actress says she likes her privacy.
"I'm 100 percent against that. Children aren't a handbag. I want my son and my kids — if I have more — to grow up in a way that is as anonymous as possible," she said. "The fact that his father and I have chosen to do the work we do doesn't give anybody the right to invade our privacy."
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Bollinger completes repower conversion
It is the first of eight Crescent Towing 105-foot sister ships to undergo the same major conversion at Bollinger's Algiers (New Orleans) repair and conversion shipyard.
The Florida's old engine was replaced with two Caterpillar 3512B engines coupled to Reintjes WAF 673 reduction gears driving 83-inch Bollinger stainless steel propellers. The propellers were installed in 84-inch type 37 kort nozzles with stainless steel inner rings and leading and trailing edges. The boat has a 45° rudder angle for better maneuverability and its new power package is designed to generate 100,000 pounds or 50 tons of bollard pull.
The boat's stern was modified to accommodate the new propulsion system. Bollinger also reconstructed the wheelhouse with low profile stacks for maximum visibility and installed new radars, GPS, depth sounders, hailers, VHF radios, fax machines, sound powered telephones, fuel emergency shut off systems, and remote control start and stops for the main engines.
New Coast Guard approved oil and water separators and sanitary systems were installed and channel coolers were replaced with keel coolers. Living spaces and the galley were refurbished and new air conditioning and heating was installed.
Larry Ohler, Crescent vice-president and port engineer said, "FLORIDA is running great and is everything we thought it would be. She went up the Mississippi River at over 10 knots at a river stage of 13.5 feet and downstream at over 16 knots. Power, maneuverability and visibility are all excellent. She pulled out a sea-going barge that was aground without the need for full throttle and normal docking and undocking has been improved all around, along with crew comfort."
The Crescent tug Louisiana is now at Bollinger Algiers for an identical conversion It will be followed by the Ned Ferry, G. Shelby Freidrichs, Mississippi, Margaret F. Cooper, Texas, and Glenn Smith.
All the boats are105-feet in length with a 26-foot beam and 13.5 foot depth. They were built in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Ohler said testing on the FLORIDA's hull revealed that it is still 1 1/16th inch thick. "That reflects excellent maintenance," he said, "and with these improvements, our tugs will be useful for another 30 to 35 years."
New Orleans-based Crescent Towing is part of the Cooper Group of companies (www.coopertsmith.com). Its 23 tugs provide harbor towage for vessels on the Mississippi, Mobile and Savannah rivers.


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The PowerShell Fundamentals is aimed at those who want to learn the fundamentals of PowerShell to automate daily administrative tasks. The class will teach the basic principles of the PowerShell language and tools, but also dive into real-world use-cases using WMI and remoting.
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Retainers Question: Is soaking my retainers in baking soda a good way to clean them? I'm looking for a safe and natural method to clean my retainers — what's your recommendation? Answer: Yes, baking soda is great, and it's what I use myself to clean my retainers. Many years ago, I used to use those little tablets to "disinfect" my retainers until I realized how unnecessary this as and the potential risks of chemical exposure. Below, I'll show you how I clean my retainers without harsh chemicals. This method is completely safe and natural.
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Why What You Use to Clean Your Retainers Matters
Most retainers are made of a porous material that can absorb whatever you use to soak or clean your retainers.
This means that your retainers could absorb whatever you use to clean them.
I used to use those effervescent tablets you add to a glass of water to soak my Invisalign and retainers until I realized that this method can actually be toxic thanks to an ingredient called persulfate.
Persulfate is a known allergen used in most cleaning tablets you find at the supermarket — like Polident and Efferdent — and has been shown to cause allergic reactions and other symptoms in people using these solutions to clean their dentures.
The FDA issued a warning about the use of these cleaning solutions containing persulfate in 2008, recommending that people who do use these cleaning tablets soak their devices thoroughly before inserting them into the mouth and to consider persulfate-free alternatives.
Mouthwash isn't any better. Most mouthwashes contain alcohol and sodium lauryl sulfate, which dry out retainers and your mouth at the same time. Dryness damages your retainer and dryness in your mouth causes bad breath.
Persulfate is by no means necessary to get your retainer clean, so I don't bother taking the risk, nor should you.
Why Baking Soda Is All You Need
Baking soda is not only safest; it also does a far better job than the retainer cleansers at the supermarket.
Baking soda keeps bad bacteria at bay
Baking soda increases the pH of the mouth in a natural way, which can keep at bay the bacteria that cause problems in the mouth. Typically, the "bad guys" that cause trouble in the mouth like a more acidic environment, and baking soda combats this problem by making the environment more basic.
Baking soda combats the stink
A lot of retainers and other dental devices start to get rotten fruit smell after a while, and baking soda is a natural, safe, and effective deodorizer.
Doesn't a Toothbrush Scratch My Retainer?
This is a myth.
You can't scratch or damage your retainer with a toothbrush, in fact, brushing it with a toothbrush is the only way to remove the tartar that will naturally build up on your retainer.
What damages retainers:
- The retainer drying out
- Bleach, alcohol, and other harsh chemicals
- Boiling water or other heat, which can deform it
How to Clean Your Retainer the Safe and Natural Way
Click the button below to get a free one-page PDF for cleaning retainers naturally:
Always keep them moist. Never let the retainers dry out, as this is when the tartar and biofilm start bonding to the retainers. Your retainer should either be in your mouth or a container of distilled water.
Soak them in distilled water. If they're not in your mouth, your retainers should be soaking in distilled water with some baking soda or a squirt or two of castile soap. If you're out of both, just plain distilled water works too.
Brush them. Soaking doesn't replace brushing, so you'll need to brush your retainers every few days or as needed to prevent tartar buildup.
Bring them to your dentist. If your retainers need to be disinfected or feel like they've got a lot of buildup on them, your dentist has a tool in the office that can disinfect them and remove the buildup safely and without chemicals.
Use the least porous material available. You probably already have a retainer, but it's still worth saying that, if you have a choice in the material your retainer is made of, it's best to have the least porous material possible in your mouth. Make sure the material is FDA approved.
Download the "How to Clean Retainers Guide
Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Brush your retainers gently with an all-natural toothpaste free of SLS, glycerin, triclosan, and polyethylene microbeads.
2. Rinse your retainers with water and pop them in your mouth to wear at night.
3. Wake up in the morning, take your retainers out, and put them in a bowl of distilled water to soak during the day while they're out of your mouth. Add baking soda or peppermint castile soap.
Repeat Steps 1-3! It's that simple and easy.
How Can I Make My Retainers Smell Better?
After I stopped using Efferdent, I missed that "clean" smell. A great way to still get this without chemicals is castile soap.
You can add a squirt or two of peppermint castile soap to the water you soak the retainer in.
The main ingredients of castile soap are olive oil and coconut oil and castile soap does a wonderful job cleaning retainers while not exposing them to any harmful substances.
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- Dishwashers
- Boiling water
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Frank's Sicilian Meatballs and Spaghetti
The Meatballs:
2-lbs. Lean ground beef, 93% lean
1 lb. Lean ground pork
1 medium onion, finely diced
4-6 cloves garlic, minced
2 whole eggs, beaten
1 cup coarse ground breadcrumbs
1 cup whole milk
2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Black pepper
1 tsp. Sweet basil
2 tsp. Frank Davis Sicilian Seasoning
The Tomato Gravy (Sugo):
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 small cans tomato paste
6 tomato-paste cans filled with water or chicken broth
2 tsp. Sweet basil
2 tsp. Frank Davis Sicilian Seasoning
2 whole bay leaves
Salt and black pepper to taste
2 lbs. #4 spaghetti, cooked al dente
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
8 garlic flavored bread sticks
1 bottle red Italian table wine
First you make your meatballs. Here are the steps:
In a large mixing bowl combine the ground beef and the ground pork until the two are uniformly blended.
Then drop in the remaining ingredients and, with your hands, work everything together until you end up with a smooth meat mixture but be careful that you don't over-mix or else the meatballs will turn out heavy and dense instead of light and fluffy.
Now, keeping your hands wet so that the mixture doesn't stick to your fingers, begin rolling out the meatballs (you want them to be slightly larger than a golf ball). As each one is shaped, place it on a lightly greased shallow baking sheet.
When they're all made, slide them into a 400-degree oven and bake them turning them once for about 20 minutes or until the meat begins to firm and brown slightly.
This does two things it helps hold the meatballs together while they're cooking in the gravy, but more importantly it renders out most of the excess fat from the meat and keeps your gravy from being greasy.
While the meatballs are baking, it's time to make your tomato gravy. If you follow these directions to the letter, it will be some of the best you ever had!
In a heavy 5-quart Dutch oven, heat the olive oil to medium high.
Then drop in the chopped onions and the garlic and stirring constantly lightly saute them together until they just soften (it is not necessary to brown the onions and you don't want the garlic to burn). About two to three minutes should do it.
When the onions and garlic are ready, add the tomato paste to the pot and rapidly stir it into the mix.
Remember that you don't have to fry the tomato paste for eternity to make good red gravy.
Actually, if you fry the paste for much longer than 5 minutes you will increase the acidity of the tomatoes and the gravy will be strong, harsh and bitter.
You want it to come out light and sweet, so just cook it a minute or two until the paste, onions, garlic and olive oil are mixed well.
At this point, add the chicken broth or water to the tomato paste and stir again until the mixture is silky smooth.
Keep in mind that the secret to making gravy the right consistency is to use three cans of water for every one can of tomato paste.
When the sauce is thoroughly mixed, add the basil, the Frank Davis Sicilian Seasoning, and the bay leaves and season the gravy with salt and pepper to your taste.
Now you're ready to drop in the meatballs but just the meatballs: throw the pan drippings away!
Gently place them into the pot with a spoon or a pair of tongs, being careful not to break them apart and position them so that they're completely submerged in the gravy.
All that's left now is to cover the pot and cook at a 'simmer' for about two hours.
When you're ready to eat, cook the spaghetti in about a gallon and a half of rapidly boiling lightly salted water until it is al dente (firm, yet tender but not soft).
When it's ready, drain it thoroughly (don't rinse it!), toss it with about a cup or two of the tomato gravy to keep the strands from sticking together, sprinkle it liberally with the Parmesan cheese, and serve it piping hot with the meatballs!
I don't care where you've eaten meatballs and spaghetti before, I promise this is gonna be your all-time favorite!
Chef's Notes:
1. For perfect spaghetti that doesn't stick together, cook it uncovered, stir it almost constantly, add about three or four tablespoons of olive oil to the water while it is boiling, and season the water with about three teaspoons of salt. Then when the spaghetti is done, drain it thoroughly in a pasta colander, immediately put it back into the pot you boiled it in, coat it lightly with some of the hot tomato gravy, and serve it piping hot.
2. Oh just for the record...you don't add sugar to authentic Italian gravy. Prepare it properly and it will be light and naturally sweet.
3. I suggest you also serve up a couple of garlic bread sticks with each plate of meatballs and spaghetti you put on the table. A chilled glass of red Italian wine will provide the crowning touch.


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Submission + - Microsoft will vote on Open XML
Elektroschock writes: "Rui Seabra reveals that the national standard organisation of Portugal plans to sent Microsoft as head of its ISO delegation to the Ballot Resolution meeting in Geneve. The Ballot Resolution Meeting (BRM) will work on amendments to the Open XML standard (DIS 29500) as put forward by ECMA International. The meeting will be held behind closed doors and last 5 days. While Microsoft would get privileged access and voting rights other interested stakeholders for instance Portuguese SMEs and software develoeprs are excluded from participation and review. The head of the delegation will exercise all voting rights for the nation, here Portugal. All national ISO members need to submit their list of delegates to ISO until Dec 11."


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Mandela Spends Night at Home After 12 Weeks in Hospital
Nelson Mandela, the former South African president who led the struggle against apartheid, spent his first night at his home after nearly three months in the hospital battling a lung infection.
Mandela, 95, was yesterday moved to his Johannesburg home, which has been adapted to provide him the care that he had been receiving at the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria. Mac Maharaj, the spokesman for President Jacob Zuma, declined to comment on his condition today and referred Bloomberg to a statement issued yesterday.
"Madiba's condition remains critical and is at times unstable," the South African presidency said in a statement on its website, referring to Mandela by his clan name. "If there are health conditions that warrant another admission to hospital in future, this will be done."
Mandela had been hospitalized since June 8 with a recurring lung infection and doctors downgraded his condition to critical on June 23. Mandela, who was jailed from 1964 to 1990 for opposing white-minority rule, served as president of Africa's biggest economy after his African National Congress swept to victory in the first multi-racial elections. He earned global praise for urging reconciliation, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
Television crews set up cameras outside Mandela's home in the suburb of Houghton as police patrolled the streets near the former leader's property. One white South African Military Health Service vehicle was parked outside the entrance.
Painted Stones
People wrote messages on stones that were painted the colors of the South African flag and piled them on the grass next to his home's outside wall. One green stone read "get well!" from the Platts family of Dallas, Texas.
"It's good that he's home," said Moffat Lungu, a 34-year-old from Malawi who works as a security guard about 50 meters from Mandela's house. "Mandela is our grandfather, so it's better that he's back home."
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BENTONVILLE, ARK. Wal-Mart, sick of being blamed for global and social woes, is turning on the charm.
After years of ignoring criticism from opponents -- among them religious groups, unions, small businesses and community advocates -- the world's largest retailer has gone on the offensive, writing letters to newspaper editors to protest negative coverage and filling the airwaves with ads peopled by happy employees.
"It's an effort to share the facts about our company rather than allowing others to define who we are," said Sarah Clark, a spokeswoman for the Bentonville, Ark., retail giant.
The stakes are high, and they keep getting higher as critics gain new ammunition to disparage the company.
Last week, a federal judge granted class-action status to a sex-discrimination lawsuit, clearing the way for a settlement or judgment that is likely to cost the company billions of dollars, in addition to the goodwill of some customers and investors. The ruling follows accusations that Wal-Mart forced people to work off the clock and that workers were locked in at night.
K.C. agency helping
Wal-Mart has put its longtime advertising agency, Kansas City, Mo.-based Bernstein-Rein, in charge of the "good jobs" ad campaign, in which beaming employees talk about how much they enjoy their jobs. Other ads tout Wal-Mart decisions to locate in low-income neighborhoods. But, asks marketing expert Anita Hersh, "Is it a credible message?"
The answer will determine whether Wal-Mart can effectively win the war of public opinion, said Hersh, chief executive of Lister Butler Consulting, a marketing agency in Manhattan.
By the most obvious measure -- Wal-Mart's sales, which rose 11.6 percent last year to $256 billion -- consumers don't seem repelled by the long-running negative coverage. But Wal-Mart has other stakeholders to satisfy, and there are signs that these investors are unsettled.
"Wal-Mart's stock has languished despite a commendable earnings performance, and reputational issues may have been a factor," Goldman Sachs analyst George Strachan wrote in a research note this month.
Since the class action lawsuit was certified, the shares have fallen about 4 percent, to close Friday at $52.51. The stock's 52-week high, reached March 4, was $61.31.
The caution of investors, who expect aggressive growth and punish evidence of stagnation, will grow if Wal-Mart cannot sustain its expansion plans. Yet it is facing opposition to those plans as communities rally against its presence, fearing it will drive mom-and-pop stores out of business.
Change, but slow
One critic, Sister Barbara Aires, a member of Elizabeth, N.J.-based Sisters of Charity, said she saw slow change at the company. Aires, who attended Wal-Mart's shareholder meeting earlier this month, is active with the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, an organization that buys shares of companies and then pushes them on social and environmental issues.
"We've begun to see gradual change," she said. "They realize, because of all of the litigation and potential risks to the brand name and to the public perception, that they have not done the right thing."
At the shareholder meeting, Wal-Mart announced a new job classification and pay-scale system, and said executives would lose a portion of their bonuses if the company did not meet its diversity goals. These are examples of the kind of change that Aires and others say must back up the charm offensive.
"Image must reflect reality," Hersh said. "It can't be cosmetics. Cosmetics wear off eventually."
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The front door of Elena's house has a window in it only in this episode because filming of the series moved out of Vancouver after the pilot.
-The pilot was shot in Vancouver as New Moon, the second film in the Twilight Saga, was also being filmed in the city.
-Paul Wesley (Stefan Salvatore) revealed in interviews that his naturally pointy cuspids went unnoticed until he arrived on set for the pilot shoot in Vancouver.
-According to Paul, he was cast less than two weeks before shooting began in Vancouver. Upon winning the role, he went immediately to a book store and bought and read the series.
-Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert) said the showrunners gave the entire cast journals to chronicle their experience during the Vancouver shoot.
-Director Marcos Siega asked his Twitter followers for music suggestions during editing.
-In screener copies of the pilot, "Panic Switch" by Silversun Pickups is used in the opening scene, but the show was unable to get clearance for air. "Sort Of" by Silversun Pickups was used instead.
-935 is the house number of Elena, Jeremy and Aunt Jenna's home.
Goof: When Elena gets the serving spoons out of the drawer, she takes out two wooden utensils. However, when Bonnie takes them from her, there is only one spoon, and it is made of metal.
Goof: When Elena is eating dinner with Bonnie and Stefan, she is wearing a long necklace. When the camera cuts to Elena at one point, the necklace is tighter against her neck like a choker. Later, when the camera cuts back to her again, the necklace is loose around her neck.
Damon mentions his shirt is made by American clothing designer John Varvatos. Ian Somerhalder is a known fan of the real Varvatos' clothing line.
Goof: In the scene where Elena wakes up and reaches for her diary, one shot shows her vervain necklace hidden under her hair on her right, but the next shot shows the necklace in the middle of her chest. The next few shots alternatively show the necklace in the two positions.
Tituba's house number is 2136.
Goof: In the scene where Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) chases Caroline Forbes (Candice Accola) up the basement stairs after she lets him out of the cell, there is a bright light shining at the bottom of the steps even though the basement was dark in the previous scenes.
Goof: In the flashback scene where Katherine asks Damon and Stefan to take her to the Founder's Ball, Damon uses his left hand to remove his hat as he bows down. When the camera angle changes, Damon puts his hat back using his right hand.
When Damon and Vicki and partying in the Salvatore boarding house, Damon often paces through patches of sunlight yet does not burn or seem hurt despite the fact that he does not have his ring.
We learn that vampires can eat garlic and drink holy water, that crucifixes have no effect on them, and that they show their reflections.
Vicki's driver's license shows her address as 749 Birch Street, Mystic Falls, VA 20185. Her birthday is 8/20/1991, but the date the license was issued is shown as 8/20/2000, which would have been on her ninth birthday.
Goof: When Stefan is standing outside the police station, the police car he's standing by has the number 162 on it. However, after everyone comes out of the station, the car's number changes to 134.
In this episode, Stefan's birthday takes place after the Halloween episode, which means his birthday is in November. However, in the pilot episode Caroline said that Stefan was a Gemini, which means that his birthday would be in May or June.
When Stefan leaves the Police Station, the patrol car number is 162, which is Stefan's new age.
Goof: When Damon rescues Elena from her car, she faints and he carries her in his arms. When Damon firsts picks her up, Elena grabs his back to support herself, but in the next shot when he is carrying her, Elena's arms are hanging freely.
Goof: When Damon is eating a burger at Bree's bar and talking to Elena about Katherine, his beer bottle alternates from his hand to sitting on the table as the camera angle changes.
The scenes at Bree's Bar were filmed at The Depot Bar & Grill. This is located at 4122 Emory Street NW in Covington, Georgia.
Goof: Matt writes his address on his job application as 529 Harrison, Mystic Falls, VA 30306. In "Lost Girls" (season 1, episode 6), his sister Vicki's driver's license listed her address as 749 Birch Street, Mystic Falls, VA 20185. In reality, the 20185 zip code is in Virginia, but 30306 is an Atlanta, GA zip code.
Episode Title: Fool Me Once
Damon says "fool me once, shame on you" to Elena when she asks him to trust her again. He doesn't finish the full saying, which continues "fool me twice, shame on me."
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Pit bulls turn woman's morning routine into horror
71-year-old victim healing; dogs shot dead by officers
Published 10:00 pm, Monday, September 8, 2008
SEATAC -- Nearly every morning, the woman walked her grandchildren to a nearby bus stop, seeing them off for another day of school. Monday morning, however, that trip turned horrific when the woman was attacked by two pit bulls that were running loose in the tranquil neighborhood.
The 71-year-old SeaTac woman is now recovering from serious bite wounds at Harborview Medical Center.
"My dad saw it," said Dawn Lambe, a neighbor who lives across the street from the victim, and whose father, Henry Hall, called 911. "He grabbed a pitchfork and was yelling at the dogs."
A King County sheriff's deputy assigned to SeaTac police was two blocks away when the call came in at 8:18 a.m. The deputy saw the two white pit bulls atop a person underneath the porch landing of the yellow, two-story house near the intersection of South 150th Street and 30th Avenue South.
"The dogs were tugging and pulling on the person, and there was a large amount of blood," sheriff's spokesman John Urquhart said. "When the deputy approached, one of the dogs looked up and his mouth was covered in blood."
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The officer fired his pistol, hitting the dog in the side. The officer struck the second dog in the chest before it ran off. His third shot killed the first dog.
A sergeant arrived and found the second dog across the street.
"The dog was still aggressive, so the sergeant killed it by firing two rounds from his shotgun," Urquhart said.
The woman -- 5 feet tall and about 115 pounds -- suffered severe bite wounds and lacerations all over her body, Urquhart said.
Police said the owner of the dogs was at work when the incident happened, but returned when told of the attack. He was interviewed by authorities and released pending an additional investigation by animal control, Urquhart said.
Animal control officers took two other pit bulls from the man's home in the 3200 block of South 152nd Street.
A SeaTac city ordinance prohibits pit bull owners from allowing their dogs to go unconfined on their property. The ordinance also prohibits pit bulls from leaving their owners' property without a secure leash, muzzle or other restraint.
The owner, identified by his son and a neighbor as Travis Cunningham, had owned the dogs about three years, said Cunningham's 18-year-old son, T.J. One of the females was the mother of the other dogs, two males and a female, T.J. said.
"They've never been aggressive," T.J. Cunningham said. "I understand (the deputies) were doing their jobs. I just don't know why they had to take all the dogs."
Lambe said the dogs had gotten loose on previous occasions, and each time they were returned, she asked the owners to keep them confined.
The dogs were kept in a fenced enclosure in the front yard of the house near the intersection of South 152nd Street and 32nd Avenue South. A small "Beware of Dog" sign faced the street. There was a noticeable gap in the back of the fence that led into the backyard.
James Stine, a neighbor and a co-worker of Travis Cunningham, said that he had never seen the dogs show aggression toward people. Stine said the dogs were gentle and playful and had even been in the company of small children without trouble.
"They were really well-trained and well-behaved," Stine said. "They were playful and would lick you silly. That's why I was so surprised when I heard what happened."
Stine said he received a call from Cunningham's girlfriend Monday morning that the two males -- Big Guy and Rimshot -- were missing. They were the dogs deputies killed.
"(Cunningham) is frustrated," Stine said. "He doesn't want to talk about it with anybody."
T.J. Cunningham, a senior at Tyee High School, said he found out about the attack from a text message. He said he rescued Mona, the mother dog, three years ago. He did not know how the dogs escaped and said his family kept a close watch on the dogs.
Earlier this year, anti-pit bull activists in Seattle floated a package of proposals, including a breed ban, to City Councilman Tim Burgess.
The council chose not to pursue the proposal for now, but the action has sparked an organizing effort by dog owners concerned that the city will move against pit bulls.
In the past decade, the number of registered pit bulls in Seattle has more than tripled to 1,505 as of January. Almost one in five dangerous-dog citations and warnings are for pit bulls, according to a Seattle P-I analysis of city records.
In February, a Seattle police officer shot two pit bulls -- killing one -- after they attacked a West Seattle man and charged officers. A Beacon Hill teen was taken to a hospital in April after another pit bull attack.
Pit bull supporters said the breed has been unfairly targeted, arguing that owners, not their dogs, should be held responsible.
"They're aware of (Monday's) attack, but I don't know if they're going to look at any legislation," Burgess aide Betsy Graef said of the City Council on Monday afternoon. "It may be too early for that."
Lisa Herbold, legislative aide to Councilman Nick Licata, said animal control specialists have told the council that a breed ban wouldn't work. She said the city would seek future input from Seattle Animal Shelter Director Don Jordan.
"If there is any enhancement made to the Seattle Municipal Code, we should be looking to address the action of all dogs," he said, adding that Monday's attack wouldn't change his position.
Specific breed bans can be difficult and costly to enforce and breeds can be misidentified, he said.
A city-mandated dog education component or low-cost spay and neutering would be better alternatives to a breed ban, Jordan said.
Some cities have instituted anti-chaining laws after studies showed that chained animals were more likely to be aggres- sive.
"Whether that's appropriate for Seattle, I couldn't say," Jordan said.
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This Sunday is the Superbowl. Unless you've been living under a rock or in some remote corner of the globe, and even if you couldn't give a rat's fanny about football and the fuss surrounding, you know this. I've never been a big follower of football, but I always look forward to watching the Superbowl. Why? My reason is the same as most non-footballers….the commercials. At least that was my reason until 5 years ago, which was when I started to actually pay attention to what was going on between the commercial breaks. What was the catalyst for this sudden gridiron interest after decades of not giving a crap? A man. Specifically, one who followed his hometown teams with rabid fervor, and vehemently despised every team in mine. How could I possibly be attracted to such a fellow? Well, he was actually a very sweet guy when none of his teams happened to be playing. Problem was one of his hometown teams was always playing. Bigger problem was that hometown was Boston. And as most everyone knows, there's never been any love lost between the fans of NY and Boston.
My loyalties run blue when it comes to competitions. Blue pinstripes, Big Blue jerseys, Blue States. And as far as sports teams go, my passions tend to be confined to my beloved Yankees. Football? Sure I'll watch the Superbowl annually, and if forced to choose during the season, I'll go Giants over Jets, though rarely paid any particular attention to the action on the field. Now just imagine being in a relationship with someone downright psychotic about it. Certainly that could pose a few challenges right off the bat. Factor in the geographic undesirability of not liviing in the same region, and it's fair to say this pairing was likely going to be an uphill climb. Yet we were both clearly smitten when we met and both willing to leap. He even took pride in the fact that he had never ever dated a Yankee fan, the last two words said with an inflection of loathing befitting someone who bleeds Red Sox red. But me, well apparently I was worth it to him.
It was fun for a while but after a few months the end looked inevitable. Oddly enough, the downhill course of the relationship seemed in lockstep with that year's football season. Whether our teams contributed at all to our relationship's demise is doubtful, but on that particular Superbowl Sunday, well, maybe. I know for sure over the course of the game my sorrow lessened regarding our ending. You see, that year was the first time the Giants (my team) met the Patriots (his) in the Superbowl. Luckily for both of us, we were watching the game in our separate cities. Luckily for me, the Giants won. My guys were the underdogs, winning from a wild card spot and facing a team that seemed destined to pummel them flat. Which served to escalate the trash talk from my future non-boyfriend. It definitely helps lessen the blow when the impending ex acts like a colossal ass shortly before the breakup. I highly recommend it for one's heartbreak resilience. So as my Big Blue moved closer and closer to victory, my mood brightened, my smile grew, I knew I was going to be just fine, and this would be a Superbowl to remember. And ever since then, I like watching the game, too.
While I love all the wonderful food associated with most Super game-watching activities, I thought I'd like to go in a little less caloric direction with my snacks this year. Though certainly not "diet food" (a stupid term in my book), my Crispy Rosemary Crackers and Garlicky Cannellini Bean Dip are a little healthier than the average calorie-laden fare, and make a nice balanced alternative between bites of spicy wings and nachos.
Crispy Rosemary Crackers
(Inspired by a recipe from Gourmet Magazine)
These are a terrific addition to any Superbowl feast, a great "carrier" for my Garlicky Cannellini Bean Dip (recipe follows after crackers), and pretty darn good any other time too. The recipe makes three 10" flatbreads, which can be broken up into various sized shards, or scored before baking (like I did) to get somewhat more uniform-sized pieces.
- 1 ¾ cups flour
- 1 TBSP finely chopped rosemary
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp kosher salt
- 1 TBSP grated lemon zest
- ½ cup water
- 3 TBSP olive oil (2 for the dough, and 1 for brushing before it goes in the oven)
- Flaky sea salt for sprinkling on top – I use Maldon but if you can't find it any coarse sea salt works well.
Place a heavy-bottomed baking sheet on the middle rack of the oven, and preheat to 450ºF.
Whisk together flour, kosher salt, baking powder, rosemary and lemon zest in a bowl. Make a well in the middle and pour in the water and 2 TBSP of the olive oil. Mix together with a spoon or your hands to form a ball. Knead a few times; divide the dough into 3 small disks and cover with plastic wrap so they don't dry out.
Take a sheet of parchment paper about the size of your pan (doesn't have to be exact) and roll one of the disks very thin so it makes about a 10-inch or so round. Put the remaining tablespoon olive oil in a small bowl or dish. Brush the dough with the oil. If you want to make more uniform crackers, score the disk with the back of a bread knife or ravioli cutter into square-ish pieces. Sprinkle with sea salt. Carefully take the hot baking sheet out of the oven, place the parchment on it and return to oven.
Bake for 4-5 minutes, spin the pan and bake another 4-5 minutes until the dough has browned a little around the edges and on any bubbles that have formed in the dough – you don't want these dark brown. Slide off the parchment and onto a cooling rack. Repeat with the two remaining dough disks, using a clean sheet of parchment for each. When the large cracker is cool, break into pieces along score lines, or however it wants to break.
After the last bread has come from the oven, turn oven off, but leave the pan in. When all the crackers have been broken into pieces, spread them evenly on the baking sheet, put back in cooling oven and leave them for about a half hour so they dry out. This guarantees the crackers are crispy but don't overcook and burn.
Store in an airtight container – Can be made up to 2 days ahead. Calories: about 105 per ounce, which is around 5-7 crackers, depending on size.
Garlicky Cannellini Bean Dip
Makes about 2 cups
Great with the crackers above, chips, crudités or spread on crusty bread with a drizzle of good olive oil and squeeze of lemon. It's also pretty good for you, lower in fat, higher in protein and good carbs and more than a third fewer calories than everyone's favorite sour cream and onion soup mix combo.
- 1 Can Cannellini Beans
- 1 TBSP grated lemon zest
- 1 ½ tsp chopped rosemary
- 1 small garlic clove, grated (about ½ tsp) — If you grate garlic it's MUCH more pungent so go easy
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 TBSP good olive oil (this is a great place to use a flavorful oil, since it won't get cooked)
- 1 ½ TBSP lemon juice
- 1 small pinch red pepper flakes (about 1/8 tsp)
- 1/3 cup fat-free Greek yogurt
Drain the beans over a bowl so you have a little of the liquid if you need to thin the dip later. Add the beans and the rest of the ingredients except the yogurt into the bowl of a food processor and zap until smooth. Pour into a bowl and stir in the yogurt. Cover and stow in the fridge for at least an hour to let the flavors combine. You could easily make this a day ahead of when you are planning to serve.
To serve, let the dip come to room temperature, then taste and adjust seasonings. Serve with a drizzle of flavorful olive oil and a squeeze of lemon. Calories: 620 total, or about 80 calories per ¼ cup.
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Daniel J. Levitin, author of The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload (Aug., Dutton) and the James McGill Professor of Psychology and Music at McGill University, Montreal, where he also holds appointments in the Program in Behavioural Neuroscience, The School of Computer Science, and the Faculty of Education, will be one of the keynote speakers at Library Journal's virtual event, The Digital Shift: Libraries @ the Center, which will be held on October 1. In preparation for the conference, Levitin shares with LJ his thoughts on how his work can help librarians themselves, and their patrons, find the needle they need in today's ever-growing information haystack.
LJ: You explain the mission of teachers as training students in critical thinking. How can school and academic librarians best support that mission?
DJL: Librarians are more important than ever before. [They] are uniquely qualified to help all of us separate the digital wheat from the chaff, to help us understand the reliability of the data we encounter.
School and academic librarians can best support that mission if teachers and administrators get the message to students about the skills that librarians have. At McGill—which has a very distinguished school of library sciences—the librarians hold a rank equivalent to the professors. They are not just valued members of the university, they are essential. If I had to choose between hiring another professor and another librarian, I'd take the librarian in a minute. When I first started my laboratory, the first two people I hired were graduate students in our School of Library Sciences. They helped us to organize all the information we had in the lab, and they put in place a system we still use today. This book (not to mention my previous two) would not have been possible without the help of several librarians.
How do you make the need and techniques for information literacy transparent? You point out the pitfalls, the hazards in taking information at face value. So you found a weather report for your town on the web. Is it today's weather report? Is the site sponsored by an organization that might have a vested interest in altering the report? You look for medical advice about the safety of a particular drug. Is the advice being hosted or given by someone who might be biased? Say the manufacturer of the drug in question, or the manufacturer of a competing treatment?
How well do library classification systems match up with how brains function?
In one sense, Dewey and LOC don't map to brain function at all. The numbers and letters are arbitrary. There's nothing about 817.7 or TL685.3 that tells you that they are for satire & humor or fighter planes respectively. Of course within that arbitrary numbering system, books that are generally alike are usually found together. There are exceptions. Books on organizational behavior end up all over the place…it comes down to a subjective decision by a human being.
The Ace Hardware model is an interesting one—they duplicate stock based on the fact that many things we're looking for can be categorized in more than one way. They put laundry line both in a homewares/laundry section and in the aisle with all the different kinds of ropes and cords. Dewey and LOC are both great systems, and they've stood the test of time. But we can supplement them without abandoning them. Say you're looking for a book on Japanese Calligraphy. […] It would be sensible for it to be found either with other books on Japanese culture, or with other books on calligraphy, or visual art in general. Ace would have several books in each. You can't always do that in a library because you may not have multiple copies. But you can take a picture of the book's cover, or display a little shelf marker that lets readers who are browsing in one section that a relevant book is in the other.
When should libraries create different-feeling environments for different tasks?
The lessons from cognitive psychology are in conflict about this. On the one hand, we are more productive and can exploit some innate principles of cognition if we have a dedicated place with which to do different activities. Oliver Sacks suggests having two desks if your life involves being engaged in two different types of projects. […] This is a consequence of evolutionary biology — the mammalian brain evolved exquisite place memory because that was essential for survival. This is why squirrels have such a good memory for where they buried their nuts. […]
The space or screen or platform that is dedicated to one single activity—or a class of like activities—serves as an important memory aid for what you worked on before. On the other hand, studies on human-computer interaction clearly show that people are not good at remembering a bunch of different commands or interfaces. You don't want to have to use an entirely different set of commands to navigate an on-line catalog for history books versus art books, or novels versus short-stories. Madness! But then the tension enters: if all the interfaces look exactly alike, you don't get to take advantage of place memory.
What I'd like to see is the same user interface for all kinds of catalog and search functions, but with different colored backgrounds to indicate what domain you're in. That would serve as a contextual cue and reminder. Maybe non-fiction books would be red and fiction would be blue. Journal or magazine articles would have a slightly different pattern of the same color to indicate what they are. You could extend this to the physical space of the library. One color indicates science, another engineering, another arts, another humanities.
Libraries increasingly see themselves as in the business of facilitating creativity. What can they do to facilitate a flow state?
The big thing is to help people to avoid distractions. Libraries could (should?) have a certain proportion of their computer screens blocking against Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other tempting internet distractions. Some of us don't have the willpower to plow through an unpleasant piece of reading or research, and this can help.
I'm also a big believer in quiet spaces. Public libraries are increasingly allowing for spaces in which talking is, if not permitted, at least tolerated. That's a good idea—if people need to talk, there should be a dedicated space in the library for it. But there needs to also be quiet spaces because the quiet fosters a more intense focus, and helps people to stay on task. When those two things occur, a flow state is much more likely to develop.
Since people remember information better if they work it out for themselves, what processes should libraries adopt to help patrons do so?
The most effective thing I've ever had a librarian say to me is: "Here. This will get you started. Come back to me when you've gotten a little farther into the problem and we'll discuss it some more." It sounds like something I might have heard in grammar school, but I heard it just last week in the San Francisco public library.
As more and more information moves from a physical to a digital format, how do we preserve or even improve the experience of browsing and serendipity?
Serendipity is important for discovery. The scientific experiments I've designed were nearly all inspired by an article that I just happened to come across while I was looking for something else. The way we get that in the digital world is by building artificial intelligence-based recommendation systems. Of course, this is what Pandora is. I've been telling them for years that they should add a serendipity knob, a virtual knob that you turn to increase how adventuresome you're feeling. This translates into how far away from your core preferences you're willing to let them take you, because that can change from day to day and hour to hour.
In a library context, I'd like to see a catalog system or document retrieval system that makes recommendations using AI algorithms. A lot of people think they're searching for one thing, but they're really searching for something different. The recommendations can help them find it. Or to find something else that's even more interesting and relevant than the thing they thought they wanted.
An excerpted version of this interview ran in the August 2014 issue of Library Journal.


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The Finish Line Inc. still won't reveal its actual e-commerce sales, but CEO Glenn Lyon is certainly talking up the company's Internet channel to Wall Street these days.
For the third quarter ended Nov. 26, Finish Line, No. 174 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, reported web sales increased year over year by 60.8%. Finish Line credits its mobile commerce and social media initiatives for helping drive up e-commerce sales for the first three quarters by 58.7% over the first three quarters in 2010.
"It is the interplay of social media and technologies such as mobile along with digital and bricks-and-mortar channels that is the sweet spot for Finish Line," Lyon said on the company's recent earnings call. "We continue to invest with purpose in technology, marketing and digital to drive the Finish Line brand business while also supporting a multi-divisional growth strategy."
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On Saturday, April 27, 2013, Signal Financial FCU wrapped up Credit Union Youth Week with the first official "Dollar Dog Day" which introduced a new children's savings club mascot, Dollar Dog. The Dollar Dog Day event was held at Signal's Kensington branch office, and featured pictures with the big dog himself along with face painting, a prize wheel and refreshments.
The event marked Dollar Dog's debut as the official club mascot, and supports Signal Financial's efforts to continue its Generation Y marketing in the Kensington/Wheaton community and throughout the membership at large. The Dollar Dog program is licensed by Marketing Partners Inc., of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania as part of their generational marketing track, which also includes the teen club
Cha-Ching as well as the Edge for ages 19–24. All programs are offered by Signal Financial.
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Juergen Klopp has admitted he made a mistake in playing centre-back Mats Hummels in Borussia Dortmund's 2-1 defeat to Schalke.The Germany international had just spent 10 days on the sidelines with the flu, and was partly responsible for their fiercest rivals' first goal before being sacrificed at half-time.
Julian Draxler has hailed Schalke's defeat of Borussia Dortmund on Saturday and said his side did not allow their fierce rivals to breathe.The 19-year-old opened the scoring on 12 minutes before Klaas-Jan Huntelaar doubled the home side's advantage towards the end of the opening period.
Schalke have completed a clean-sweep over local rivals Borussia Dortmund with a 2-1 victory, while Bayern Munich came from behind twice to win.A stunning first-half performance on their home turf set up Schalke's triumph on Saturday as they held on to claim the Revierderby for the second time this season.
Lewis Holtby hopes Schalke can beat Borussia Dortmund in Saturday's Ruhr derby as they look to secure Champions League qualification.The midfielder, who left Gelsenkirchen for Tottenham in January, played a key role in the their 2-1 away win against their rivals earlier this season, and he wants his former team to complete a Bundesliga double over the champions.
Leaders Bayern Munich host Fortuna Dusseldorf while Borussia Dortmund visit Schalke in this weekend's Bundesliga action.Bayern are beginning to resemble a runaway freight train this season, 17 points ahead of Dortmund in the league and already having one foot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after their 3-1 round-of-16 first-leg victory over Arsenal in London.
Jakub Blaszczykowski believes that Borussia Dortmund's derby clashes with Schalke are the most important fixtures of the season.The reigning Bundesliga champions head into the crunch match on Saturday on the back of a 3-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday, which secured their spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Schalke forward Julian Draxler says his side have plenty to prove ahead of Saturday's Bundesliga clash with rivals Borussia Dortmund.Since fellow German international Lewis Holtby's moved to Tottenham Hotspur in January, 19-year-old Draxler has come into his own with some fine performances in the league.
|Klopp admits Hummels risk backfired
|Draxler delight at slick Schalke
|Bundesliga wrap: Schalke win Ruhr derby, Boateng saves Bayern
|Holtby harbours derby hope
|Bundesliga preview: Can Fortuna stop runaway leaders Bayern?
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Knoxville (WVLT) -- A restored home in West Knoxville is ready to restore hope in single mothers.
The Restoration House will provide transitional housing and social support networks when its first mom moves in on Monday.
Daniel Watson and his wife, Mandy, aren't just opening doors, they're opening their hearts.
"My mom was married multiple times, but she was single most of the time," said Daniel, executive director of Restoration House. "There was a lot of abuse and definitely a low income situation."
They hope the second floor of their West Knoxville home can make a difference.
"We said we want to help single mothers," Daniel said. "We're both from single mother homes."
Restoration house is their two year long labor of love.
"What we're going to see on this property is the very life of Christ spring forth," said Andy Rittenhouse, the Minister of Domestic Missions for First Baptist Concord.
The first mother will move in on Monday.
"We provide them with transitional housing for up to two years and we work with them through a team of mentors, seven to eight mentors," Daniel said.
Lucy Creel is one of those mentors who will give her support to Restoration House residents at least once a week.
"Whether it's a letter, a phone call or, a 'hey let's take a walk in the park", maybe taking her grocery shopping, whatever it is she needs," Lucy said.
The project represents broken lives being put back together with a new home and a new start.
"There are roughly 12,000 single moms, half of them below the poverty line, living through Knox County," Rittenhouse said.
All the women placed in the house will have to be referred by Knox County Social Services.
Besides the upstairs apartment, a small house on the Watson's property will be home to another single mother and her children in January, but the commitment to single moms doesn't end here.
"At that point we'll have two families, but we are actively pursuing something to grow our capacity," said Daniel. "We're looking for an 8 to 12 unit apartment complex."
The restored house will hopefully be able to restore the hope of single-mothers.
"They really can provide for their families," Daniel said.
The Watson's hope it's all the right encouragement that the single mothers need.
How much a single mother's stay costs will be based on her income.
The organization will also give single-moms help with permanent housing and job training.
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Novell moves to poach Linux users with migration programme
Novell has declared war on Linux rival Red Hat and is offering customers special Red Hat server migration deals
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Novell has declared war on Linux rival Red Hat and is offering customers special Red Hat server migration deals to its own Suse Linux platform.
Novell has announced the availability of a new subscription and support programme designed to aid customers making the transition from their existing third-party Linux distribution to Suse Linux Enterprise Server.
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The Suse Linux Enterprise Server Subscription with Expanded Support programme includes a three-year subscription to Suse Linux Enterprise Server, which provides technical support for a customer's existing Linux deployments for up to two years while they complete the transition to Suse Linux Enterprise.
Novell says the new programme is "in response to growing customer demand for help as they make the strategic decision to transition their datacentre Linux infrastructure from existing third-party distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS, to Suse Linux Enterprise Server".
Many times, says Novell, customers who want to move between platforms are constrained by factors such as IT resource limitations, application migration scheduling and training costs, which means they need time to make an orderly transition.
In response to this, Novell is providing technical support for a customer's existing Linux environment and is also delivering training and tools to ensure the transition to the Suse Linux Enterprise platform is a smooth one.
The offer includes Novell repackaging and distributing Red Hat security and productivity updates to its own customers that have jumped ship. Under open-source working, it is allowed to do this.
"As the Linux market matures, we are increasingly being approached by customers who want to move to Suse Linux Enterprise, attracted by Novell's award-winning support, superb interoperability in mixed-source environments, and by our support for mission critical applications," said Justin Steinman, vice-president of solution and product marketing at Novell.
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It is easy to become numb to the many stories about President Donald Trump.
However, Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey shows he has little understanding of the separation of powers and the will of the Founding Fathers to block chief executives from gaining too much power.
In 1772, John Adams warned that the "only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty."
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson listed 27 specific grievances against the monarch King George III as reasons a new nation was needed.
When George Washington became the nation's first president, there were calls for him to be king but he rejected any suggestion that the United States should have an executive with unlimited power.
The entire basis of the United States government was built on the idea of the dispersion of power — not its accumulation in the hands of one person.
Although most presidents seek to increase their influence and authority, Trump presents the danger of crippling our system of checks and balances.
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He seems willing to say or do anything to promote or protect himself with little regard for the long-term national interest.
As a nation of "laws and not men," the judicial branch acts as a critical barrier to unrestricted executive and legislative power.
When Trump's two executive orders on his travel ban for visitors from six nations were halted in federal courts, the president did not just say he disagreed strongly with the decisions (which is his right).
He instead attacked the legitimacy of the federal court system by describing a federal jurist as a "so called judge" and then threatening to eliminate the entire 9th Circuit because he disagreed with its decisions regarding his presidential authority.
The Department of Justice is a bulwark against concentrated power.
While it is in the executive branch, the Justice Department represents the United States in judicial matters. Trump knew that the FBI was investigating his campaign and its possible connection with Russia. He just grew frustrated with the oversight and fired Comey.
It is now being reported that Trump asked Comey to end the investigation of Michael Flynn, his National Security adviser who lied about his conversations with Russian officials. Trump also apparently had earlier asked the FBI director for his personal loyalty.
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Due to his appalling lack of knowledge about the basics of American government, Trump will continue to steer our federal government into new crises because he does not understand the limitations of his position.
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Oscar Wilde's short story "The Young King" opens on the day before the king's official coronation ceremonies. The young man, who was to become king on the next day, is only sixteen years old. When his courtiers are called away for etiquette lessons, the young king is grateful for the solitude. He relaxes in the luxury of his quarters and recalls the day that hunters discovered him shepherding his adoptive father's herd of goats.
The hunters were seeking the young boy, who was the only offspring of the king's daughter. The young woman was rumored to have secretly married a man who was far beneath her social class. Some speculated that the man was a talented musician who seduced her with his rhythmic lute melodies. Others reported that the man was a gifted artist, who quickly left town prior to completing his great work. Regardless of his parentage, the young boy had been stolen from his mother when he was only one week old. He was taken to the home of a poor goat herder. The man and his wife were impoverished and childless, and they welcomed the baby into their lives.
The baby's mother died shortly thereafter. Again, rumors circulated regarding the cause of the young woman's death. Some suggested that she died of grief. Some reported that she died of "the plague." Others insinuated that she was discreetly poisoned and died from the lethal and toxic effects of the contaminant. The rumors also included the young woman's burial. Villagers whispered that she was buried in an "open grave" with the body of a foreign man who had been stabbed to death.
The old king, as he faced his own mortality, dispatched the hunters to find his grandson and bring him home. He conferred his kingly rights onto his grandson in the presence of his grand council. The young man quickly embraced his right to rule and live as royalty. He took great delight in the luxury and lavish comfort of his new home. He adorned himself in fine clothing and extravagantly indulged in the magnificence of his new title. In fact, he so loved every valuable possession of his kingdom that some speculated that he worshipped them.
The young king began to collect the rarest and finest jewels and the most precious objects from around the globe. More than anything else, however, he became obsessed with his attire for the coronation ceremony. He gave instructions to his tailors to craft "a robe of tissued gold." After he lounges a little longer, he falls asleep and immediately begins to dream.
In the young king's dream, he stands beside a man who was furiously weaving in a room inhabited by poor and unhealthy people. The weaver is annoyed by the young king's presence and accuses him of spying on him for his master. The young king insists that he was only observing the weaver as he worked, but the weaver was not appeased by his remarks. When the young king suggests that the...
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Sir Ken Robinson – Finding Your Element
I've been reading Sir Robinson's book on Finding Your Element. Its very inspiring because he shows the clear difference between finding that place where ability meets passion…and not.
I've become very good at many things that I don't necessarily love.
For this next chapter of my life I want to be solidly in my Element.
"Yes, yes," my heart says, "That is what we want."
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|Reviews for Melville on the Dock
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oh melville and docks. Melville is like madness, to read, its madnss! Oh melville and docks and beards. madness!
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This article taken from the book Dear Grace: Answers to Questions About the Faith, coming in March 2003 from Our Sunday Visitor. Order online by e-mail at email@example.com or call 1-800-348-2440. Faith questions may be sent to Grace via e-mail at: firstname.lastname@example.com. You may also visit Grace online at www.DearGrace.com.
Let us say at the onset that the answer is going to seem very mysterious. But, then again, many truths of the Christian faith are bewildering and appear to be inexplicable. Among these, the Eucharist is indeed a unique "mystery of faith." Yet, we have the words of Jesus, who said clearly, "This is my body, which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me" (Luke 22:19, see also Matthew 26:26, Mark 14:22). So, the Church was left with trying to understand and explain this mystery. She had no choice because the Lord Himself had said it. If we had been at the Last Supper, would we have questioned Him?
The Church, from the beginning, accepted and believed in the Real Presence. At the Council of Trent, this belief was officially articulated by stating that, at the consecration of the bread and wine, a change takes place in which the entire substance of the bread is changed into the substance of the Body of Christ our Lord, and the entire substance of the wine into the substance of His Blood. This change the Holy Catholic Church fittingly and properly calls "transubstantiation" (Session 13, n. 4).
What do we mean by transubstantiation? Here we must turn to philosophy. It was by applying the philosophy of Aristotle that St. Thomas Aquinas was able to explain the change that takes place in the Sacred Host at Mass. We notice that the Church's statement only speaks of the "substance" of the bread and wine. This is precisely what we want to understand. What do we mean in saying that only the "substance" changes? This, by the way, is what the word transubstantiation means "a change in substance."
When one looks out at the created world and observes anything whether it is a person, animal, or object there are only two ways to perceive it: (1) through the senses and (2) through the mind. In other words, everything in nature is more than what it "appears" to be. It has an outward appearance and an inner nature. To keep it simple, let us take, for example, a tree. There are many kinds of trees in various shapes, colors and sizes, but every time we point to one no matter what kind it is we say "tree." This is because, regardless of what each particular tree may look like on the outside, they all share in the same nature or essence of being a tree.
This inner nature or essence is what philosophy calls "substance" and the outward qualities or attributes of its appearance (its color, shape, size, or smell) are called "accidents." We perceive its "accidents" through our senses because we see it with our eyes, we feel it by touch, and we smell it also. But its "substance," we perceive through our mind because we "know" from our experience what a tree is supposed to be.
Now, let us say we have two trees, one real and one artificial. In appearance the two are identical, but one is "real" with the underlying reality being wood; the other is a tree only in appearance with the underlying reality being plastic. What we say in regard to the Eucharist is that just as we can affirm God's power to change a plastic tree into a real tree or a real tree into a plastic tree, without altering the outside appearance (accidents), then we should be able to make the leap of faith and affirm that God can change bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ without altering the accidents (appearance, taste, touch) of bread and wine. After all, we do acknowledge God's power to create something from nothing (as with the creation of the entire universe). If that is the case, then we should have no difficulty affirming God's power to use one created thing to make another. Does he do this with the Eucharist? Jesus' words supply the proof: "This is my body … This is my blood…"
But how does this apply to what happens to the bread and wine offered at Mass? For the Mass to be a true sacrifice, we must have three elements: (1) a priest, (2) a victim, and (3) an altar. At the Mass, the priest stands in the Person of Christ (in Persona Christi) and thus Jesus is the true priest (as He was at the Last Supper) and what He offers is Himself He is both priest and victim. The table is the altar. When the priest says the words of consecration, the whole substance (or essence) of the bread changes into the substance of the body of Christ, while the accidents, (the taste, texture, color) of the bread remain as they were before. In other words, He is there in essence but not in appearance the bread and wine will still look, smell, and taste like bread and wine. We perceive Him, not through our senses, but through our mind we "know" He is there because He said it: "This is my body."
It is not by the power of man that the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ, but by the power of the Holy Spirit. Can He do this? He most certainly can, and He does. He is God.