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PHOENIX (AP) The San Francisco Giants were kicking the ball around so badly Monday night that manager Bruce Bochy wanted to start spring training over again.
Then the Giants' bats came alive, Arizona's bullpen wilted, and San Francisco rallied from four runs down to beat the Diamondbacks 9-8 on Buster Posey's two-run home run off new closer Addison Reed in the ninth inning.
''I think we want to be a team that keeps grinding and keeps pushing,'' Posey said. ''It was nice to be able to do that tonight right out of the chute to give us that confidence that when we get down we know we have the ability to come back.''
Posey's star turn didn't surprise Giants starter Madison Bumgarner, who left after giving up four unearned runs in four innings.
''He's on a different level, man,'' Bumgarner said. ''He's so good and he's been that good since day one. It's fun to watch him play every day.''
Posey had no experience against Reed, who came to the Diamondbacks in an offseason trade from the Chicago White Sox.
''I've never faced him before, spring training or anything,'' Posey said. ''I was really just trying to get a pitch I can handle.''
He got it on a fastball that he sent over the left field wall.
''For us to come back and win a game like that, it just shows you, you go hard for nine innings ,'' Bochy said. ''These guys did and got some big hits later in the game. It seemed like it got contagious, then Buster came through for us in a big way.
It was the season opener for San Francisco and the first true home game for the Diamondbacks, who started the season with two losses as the home team against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Australia.
Miguel Montero, who had three hits and reached base five times, homered to lead off the Arizona ninth and make it a one-run game.
Brandon Belt had three hits, including a solo home run, and singled ahead of Posey's homer.
Arizona scored four unearned runs off Bumgarner in the fourth and led 7-3 after six. San Francisco got four runs with two outs in the seventh, with reliever Brad Ziegler walking in the tying run.
Jean Machi (1-0) pitched 1 2-3 innings of relief to get the victory. Reed (0-1), acquired from the Chicago White Sox in the offseason, got the loss. Sergio Romo, who gave up the home run to Montero, earned the save.
After Montero's shot to left, Chris Owings reached on a bunt single and was sacrificed to second by Gerardo Parra. Pinch-hitter Eric Chavez struck out and A.J. Pollock, who has started the season 0 for 13, popped out to end it. Pollock was 0 for 6 with four strikeouts.
In the Giants big seventh, pinch-hitter Ehire Adrianza doubled in a run, ending Arizona starter Brandon McCarthy's night.
McCarthy was livid about home plate umpire Tom Hallion's call of a ball on a 2-2 pitch just before the double.
''There was a call in the seventh that changed the entire outlook of the game,'' McCarthy said. ''We all have to execute after that point but ... it kind of leaves a bitter taste.''
Oliver Perez came in and gave up three hits without an out, including an RBI double by Angel Pagan's RBI double and Pablo Sandoval's run-scoring single. Ziegler relieved Perez and gave up a single to Posey to load the bases, then walked Hunter Pence for the tying run.
Arizona's four-run fourth inning opened with a fielding error by second baseman Joaquin Arias on Mark Trumbo's groundball. Montero hit a bouncer to the third baseman Sandoval, who bobbled it just long enough for Trumbo to make it to second.
The Diamondbacks greeted reliever Yusmeiro Petit with four consecutive hits in the fifth, including a leadoff double by Martin Prado, followed by Trumbo's RBI single. Parra got his third RBI of the night with a ground out and Arizona led 6-2.
The Diamondbacks got their seventh run after the Giants botched a rundown play between first and second.
NOTES: Arizona's Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 22 games, dating to last season. ... McCarthy struck out the side in the first. He did that once last season, April 16 against the Yankees. ... The Giants opened on the road for the fifth straight year. ... On Tuesday night, Wade Miley (0-1) pitches for Arizona, Matt Cain goes for the San Francisco.


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CHANNAHON — A record crowd and record fundraising dollars were seen last year at Channahon's Three Rivers Festival, and organizers are hoping for the same this year, the event's 25th anniversary.
The festival is held at Central Park on U.S. 6 in Channahon. It got under way Wednesday, Aug. 7, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 11, which is one of the things that separates this community festival from others, according to co-chair Mike Rittof.
"It goes a full five days," Rittof said, "which is longer than most of them. ... I think what also sets it apart is the variety of entertainment and events. We have a little bit of everything. We try to be like a mini-county fair."
This year's festival indeed has dozens of events and attractions, from the carnival rides to a teen dance party, bingo, a Channahon Fire Department safety house, the beer garden, a beautiful baby contest, a petting zoo, a cupcake challenge, a pie-eating contest, a 5K run, wine-tasting, bands and a lot more.
There is even an Illinois Secretary of State-issued special license place for the anniversary festival.
Riffof said the humble beginnings of the festival were rooted in an idea his uncle, Steve Rittof, picked up from Carbon Hill's Homecoming celebration around 1972. Steve Rittof owned a bar in the town and, as Channahon's mayor, brought the idea home.
Back then, it was called, "The Channahon Homecoming," and was held at the location of today's Pioneer Path School.
Mike Rittof said they had to set up the beer tent off school grounds. There was a carnival, entertainment, a greased pig contest, and just about all the food vendors were local, such as the Boy Scouts. A Sunday church service was held at the tennis court. There was also a Homecoming Queen. Becky (Holland) Manion was the very first.
In the late 1970s, the village of Channahon turned the homecoming festival over to the Channahon Emergency Squad, which was an ambulance service housed in the fire station. The squad used to raise money to operate by going door-to-door and asking for contributions of $10 from each resident.
After another five or six years, the Channahon Lions Club took over operations, then, in 1989, when Mike Rittof was mayor, he and Channahon Park District Director Chuck Szoke worked together to form another organizational umbrella — and the event became the Three Rivers Festival.
There were five organizations that divided the proceeds from the event. They were the Channahon Fire Department, the Channahon Lions Club, Channahon Pony Baseball, Chanooka Braves Youth Football, and an organization associated with the history of the I & M Canal, the latter of which eventually dropped out.
The other four organizations remain sponsors of the event to this day.
"It means a great deal for Channahon baseball," said Channahon Pony Baseball Vice President Jason Bisbee. "It means we can keep our costs down for the families and for the community. It also means we can offer a quality environment for baseball and for the kids to learn to love the game as much as we coaches do."
Bisbee said he has a lot of respect for all the volunteers who work to make the festival such a success.
Other groups also receive stipends for service at the Three Rivers Festival, such as the organizations that clean up during the event or help direct cars for parking.
The Citizens Police Academy Alumni organization hosts the first aid/lost and found booth at the festival. Alum Jean Chudy said it's an event she always looks forward to.
"I think it's a great chance for everyone to meet their neighbors and family and friends," Chudy said. "I feel it is just a great, and exhausting, five-day event. From behind the scenes I have learned about the money that is raised for the organizations that chair the event. All of the money goes right back into the community."
Chudy said the Citizens Police Academy Alumni has been able to use grants from the festival to purchase an equipment chest for the police department's Polaris Ranger, which will allow the officers to lock up potential evidence, equipment, and other items and a welcome banner that the department can use at such events as National Night Out.
"I think they also strive to have something for everyone," Chudy added. "The guys will enjoy the bean bag tourney and the Car and Bike Show. The ladies may enjoy the Cup Cake Wars and the wine tasting. The kids, of course, love the carnival rides and winning the gold fish. I personally have helped deplete The Feed Loft's inventory of fish food every year."
"Today, we have grown considerably," Rittof said. "The entertainment has increased immensely, and it's become more of a regional thing than only local. ... But after all the years, it's still a family, fun-filled event."

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Loveland airport director Jason Licon's bush-beating search for any shred of evidence that the airport is unsafe, as Allegiant Air's CEO suggested in October, has turned up exactly one piece of information.
And he had to file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Federal Aviation Administration to learn about Allegiant Flight 110 on March 9, and its 10-second diversion to avoid another plane near Longmont.
The aviation agency took six weeks to provide an audio recording on a compact disc, detailing radio transmissions between Longmont-based FAA controllers and the crew of the Allegiant MD-80 jetliner.
Safety improvements at the airport, including the possibility of building a control tower, will be essential as the airport grows, airport director Jason Licon said.
"Our airport's unique and diverse traffic mix, and the growth that we're starting to see again, mean that we're going to be needing some kind of air traffic control solution in the future," Licon said. "These things are becoming a necessity."
Allegiant, after 10 years of low-cost service that connected Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport with Las Vegas and Phoenix, abruptly announced in late August it would pull the plug on those routes.
The airline offered no explanation, despite repeated requests from city officials, and the last Allegiant flight, a nearly empty plane bound for Las Vegas, departed Oct. 29.
'Lots of Small Airplanes'
But the air carrier's chairman and CEO, Maurice Gallagher, said in a hotel-lobby interview with a Las Vegas reporter in early October that the airline's decision was based partly on the lack of air traffic control.
Gallagher said the Loveland service was profitable, but "you have no tower there, and there are lots of small airplanes flying around, and you don't know where they're at."
The audio recording documenting last spring's event contains little in the way of drama.
"You have to listen hard to make sense of it," said Licon, himself an experienced pilot. "We had to listen to it about eight times just to figure out what happened."
The barely-audible recording tells of how an Allegiant pilot diverted from an inbound flight path south of Loveland to avoid getting too close to what Licon gathered was a small plane doing aerobatic maneuvers in the area.
10-second Response
The crew had been alerted by their onboard collision avoidance system, a silent display on a flat screen.
"It took about 10 seconds," Licon said. "That was it. That's all."
The recorded incident happened more than a full minute before the Allegiant plane entered the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport airspace.
"A full minute, at 300 knots ... you do the math," Licon said.
The plane would have traveled about six miles during that time, meaning the incident happened in the vicinity of Berthoud-Longmont, well south of the Loveland airport.
Licon said his conversations with FAA safety division staffers, and with controllers at the agency's regional air traffic control center in Longmont, had yielded no evidence of problems at Fort Collins-Loveland.
No Special Treatment
But the agency's safety division suggested the FOIA action, and Licon submitted the request in writing.
"It's not like we got any preferential treatment," he said.
The traffic collision avoidance system reports are so routine that airline passengers are seldom aware of them, and they happen frequently in crowded airspace, such as that found around Denver International Airport.
"It's something that pilots run into on a daily basis," Licon said. "At DIA, with the parallel runways, they happen every day."
Licon said he remained frustrated by Allegiant's refusal to offer any official explanation for their exit, or any advice about safety issues.
"Unless you're told of a problem, there's no way to fix it," Licon said, adding that the FAA report "is useful to me in the sense that it shows our airport is safe."
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Located at 51 schools and dozens of School District administrative buildings, there are 13,000 large-ticket items worth $75.5 million that employees must track every year.
Located at 51 schools and dozens of School District administrative buildings, there are 13,000 large-ticket items worth $75.5 million that employees must track every year.
Everything from computers and science equipment to vehicles and buses, employees use barcodes to track all items purchased for $1,000 or more.
At the College of Central Florida, one employee tracks another 4,200 items — from mannequins and skeletons to computers and vehicles — worth about $10.5 million. CF tracks every item purchased for $750 or more at all three campuses.
For both the School District and CF, tracking property is a year-long process. And when these items have reached the end of their life expectancy, officials must place them on a list to be approved for disposal by the School Board or CF's board of trustees.
Disposing of these items may seem like it should be an easy task. Think again. With strict environmental regulations, the bulk of these items can't just be tossed in a landfill.
Computers too old to run modern software, pressure-treated lumber and air conditioners, for example, all must be disposed in specific ways.
Some of the older items are sold at auction, while others are cannibalized for parts and scrapped for cash.
And at the end of the day, officials with both entities can only hope the revenue gained equals the manpower and administrative cost incurred during the disposal process.
One day last week, Brent Barber, the School District's property specialist, stood inside a fenced-in area at the main transportation compound, 5470 NW Gainesville Road.
He pointed toward six old school buses, most 20 years old with rusty shells and missing parts such as transmissions, stop arms and engines.
"We cannibalize most everything," Barber noted of vehicles, buses and other motorized equipment.
Usable parts from aging school buses saves the district the cost of buying new parts for buses still on the road.
When the district needs equipment, such as lawnmowers for instance, Barber says the district buys the exact same machines so that parts are interchangeable.
Earlier in the day, Barber arrived at the main scrap yard, 2605 Seventh Ave., just a block south of State Road 200 near the Community Technical & Adult Education (CTAE) center.
Near a pile of stainless steel sinks, air conditioners, light bulbs and a Dumpster of pressure-treated lumber stood John Adkison, who sorts through the items to sell for scrap.
Barber said the district reclaims the freon in the old air conditioners and uses it in other compressors, for example.
The district then scraps all of the metal it can, including old school bus shells, for cash.
In the 2012-13 school year, the district received $55,134 for its scrap metal. So far in 2013-14, the district has made $27,709.
Barber said very rarely does a School District vehicle or bus make it to auction. And if one does, it is usually worn out and barely worth the scrap value.
CF property management specialist Mary Cipolla is the sole person who tracks the college's 4,200 items.
Throughout most of the school year, especially from January through June, Cippola tracks the equipment at CF's three campuses: Marion, Levy and Citrus.
Each year, she finds at least 98 percent of all the items on her list.
Cippola knows that of the items she can't find, most are misplaced in closets or storage areas. Most of the items are just too old for someone to really want to steal.
"Sometimes something will turn up two years later," she noted, adding that some of the stranger items she has tracked are mannequins and skeletons used in health and science classes.
Barber said even if the School District items were not purchased for $1,000 or more, his department still has to dispose of the items when they can't be used any longer.
Along with computers, buses and older furniture, the district must also dispose of CTAE's equipment, such has rifle scopes, fire suppression gear and other uncommon items.
Barber said the School District uses a local auction company, Weeks Auction, to sell most of the items that still have value. The local auction house gets 8 percent of the sale, which is still a better deal in most cases than using an online auction that does not charge the district a dime.
Barber found that online auction sites may be free, but the district would have to have a warehouse to store the equipment and hire someone to take pictures of the items, get the information to the website, and be available when the winning bidder picks up the items.
Barber said while the online auction company gets its money from the buyer, the district has to pay someone to be on hand to manage the lot of items.
When it comes to the local auction house method, Weeks Auction has its own warehouse to store the merchandise and handles all aspects of the sale. Barber says paying the 8 percent is a better deal than renting warehouse space to store the merchandise to sale online.
"We just don't have the space to store all the items," Barber said.
Joe Mazur, CF's vice president of administration and finance, said the college also uses Weeks Auction for most of its property. The online auction process is only used for bigger-ticket items on occasion.
When it comes to property disposal, the biggest lot to deal with on a yearly basis is the older computers.
Though most computers are not valued at more than $1,000, which means they are not tracked by the property department, they are tracked by the technology department.
Computer disposal will be a huge deal for the School District in the next three years when it replaces 8,402 aging computers in schools and district offices.
The computers, some up to 10 years old, are getting to the point they will not run the latest software applications.
If the machines are that obsolete, they are not valuable or even usable for most people. The people who want to buy them would have to purchase a new Windows operating system, and some of the computers can't even run the new software.
Since many of the monitors contain lead, they can't be tossed in the landfill. That's what led to the emergence of companies specializing in electronic waste, known as e-waste.
These companies take the computers from CF and the district for free. The e-waste companies sell some of the parts, but most dismantle the computers and recycle the small amounts of precious metals inside.
Mazur said the e-waste companies that CF uses also properly disposes of the computer hard drives, which is another procedure that CF must complete before disposal.
The e-waste companies will "take the hard drives and crush them with a hydraulic press," Mazur noted.
The district's Barber said the beauty of using e-waste companies is that once the district picks up a load of unusable computers from a school, it can deliver them right to the e-waste facility.
"Again, we don't have to come up with a place to store them (computers)," he said.
The district has, in the past, refurbished some of the older computers, installed education software, and raffled them off to students from economically disadvantaged families.
"I guess some people don't realize that when can't just load this stuff up and dump it at the landfill," Barber said. "We are doing our part for the environment."


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Go ahead and try to figure it out.
At your own risk, try to understand movement in the BCS standings, and when you're fully confused, frustrate yourself with a glance at the coaches poll.
Vertigo ensues.
Northern Illinois jumped up to No. 15 in the BCS on Sunday -- after having the weekend off -- moving three places forward from last week, when they fell one spot following a 63-19 victory over UMass.
Yeah, right?
NIU also hurdled Michigan State, which was one place ahead of NIU last week -- and MSU also had the week off.
You with me so far?
Meanwhile in the coaches poll, NIU dropped a spot to No. 21, and Fresno State -- 14th in the BCS -- moved all the way up to 14th in voting by the coaches, who clearly don't watch any games or highlights beyond their own.
The good news is this is the last year you'll have to look at the coaches poll.
The bad news is NIU can only play the teams that will schedule them, criticism they've learned to live with despite the consequences.
"It's Division I football," NIU QB Jordan Lynch told us on WSCR 670-AM on Saturday night. "There's good players everywhere. We had the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft (Central Michigan tackle Eric Fisher) from the MAC last year. If you can play football, you can play football."
Yet, there is a perception out there that NIU can't handle another BCS bowl. Some BCS experts have suggested there's NIU fatigue among the voters because of the Orange Bowl loss to Florida State, which produced the 16th pick in the draft (QB E.J. Manuel) and is in line this season for the BCS title game.
Granted, NIU had a tough time with FSU's size and speed, which was hardly unexpected. What's forgotten is NIU was in the game down a score in the middle of the third, with the ball and driving for the tie before a turnover led to 14 unanswered for FSU and a 31-10 final.
"I feel like we shouldn't get punished for doing our job, going out there and being 9-0," Lynch said. "Why should we get punished for that? Why should we get punished in the rankings and say we can't be back in another BCS bowl?
"I feel like it's unfair to us, but that's why we still have that chip on our shoulder."
That will come in handy this week as 9-1 Ball State invades DeKalb on Wednesday for what should be the game of the year in the MAC (7 p.m., ESPN2). The Cardinals are 32nd in the AP Poll and take on the No. 15 Huskies after winning seven straight and averaging 40 points during that streak.
"They have a taste for winning right now," NIU coach Rod Carey said. "I think confidence, like I've said with 18- to 22-year-olds, is an amazing thing. You get that confidence and all of a sudden they're playing like it.
"It's going to be a big challenge for us. It's the best team I've seen on film right now going into a game based on how they execute their game plan overall. It's going to be a big challenge, going to be a good night, and I expect a big crowd out there."
Huskie Stadium should be packed for this one, and the Huskies will need that advantage. Ball State is on fire right now and for all the talk of BCS snubs and staggering poll results, if NIU doesn't take care of business this week, next week against Toledo and in the MAC title game, it will all be moot anyway.
"It's a big game coming up because it's the next one," Lynch said. "The time we start looking at the BCS polls or anything like that is the time we slip up and lose a game, so we just try to stay focused on the next game."
And it's a tough one. Ball State is ranked 11th offensively in the country and 102nd defensively, while NIU is No. 8 on offense and 40th on defense. It has all the makings of a 90-point MACtion contest.
"They're well coached, fundamentally sound, and they always seem to be in the right place at the right time," Lynch said. "Both teams will face adversity in this game and who responds best is gonna come out victorious.
"Ball State prides themselves on turnovers. They're top 10 in the country in turnovers (No. 8). They're gonna take their shots. They're good up front. But we're also top 10 in the nation running the football (No. 4). We take pride in hard-nosed, downhill football. It should be a great challenge."
So while it's tempting to focus on non-AQ rival Fresno and wonder about AAC leader UCF (No. 17 BCS), NIU can't afford any such thoughts at the moment.
The Huskies have three tough games remaining, and a defeat in any of them ends discussion of another BCS bowl.
For Northern Illinois, the postseason begins Wednesday night.
• Hear Barry Rozner on WSCR 670-AM and follow him @BarryRozner on Twitter.


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Patrick Sean Payton (born December 29, 1963 in San Mateo, California) is the head coach of the New Orleans Saints. He was the quarterbacks coach and later assistant head coach of the Dallas Cowboys until being hired by the Saints on January 17, 2006.
On January 6, 2007, after the 2006 NFL season and his first with the Saints, he was named as the recipient of the AP NFL Coach of the Year Award, obtaining 44 out of 50 votes for the honor . He was also honored Motorola's NFL Coach of the Year Award. This award is chosen by NFL.com voters.
Payton was raised in Naperville, Illinois by parents Jeanne and Thomas Payton. He has an older brother, Tom, an older sister, Patrice and a younger sister, Molly. Sean attended Naperville Central High School in Naperville, IL, starting as quarterback his senior year before graduating in 1982. He then had a successful career playing quarterback at Eastern Illinois University, leading the Panthers to an 11–2 record and the quarter-finals of the Division I-AA Playoffs in 1986; while at EIU, he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.


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'Institutes' on display
As part of the H. Henry Meeter Center's 30th anniversary, John Calvin's first edition of the 'Institutes of the Christian Religion' is on display through June 1st. On Loan from The Van Kampen Collection, this rare volume published in 1536 in Basle, Switzerland was Calvin's first major theological work.
March 23, 2012 | Matt Kucinski
10 years of Jubilee
The Jubilee Fellows is in its 10th year of helping students to discern their callings to ministry.
November 17, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
2011 grad wins Hertz Fellowship
Cheri Ackerman, a former Goldwater Scholar, seeks a balance as a Christian and a biochemist.
April 27, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
2012 Commencement Week video
Art shows, engineering projects, senior breakfast, nurse pinning, teacher commissioning, the last handshake.
June 12, 2012 | Matt Kucinski
2013 Media Showcase
The roster is long and the subjects—a local dairy, a bike accident, the Galapagos—are varied at the media production event.
May 08, 2013 | Myrna Anderson
25 years: Symposium on Worship
Calvin's marquee worship event has grown from a tiny gathering to a multinational, multi-generational, three-day celebration.
January 11, 2012 | Phil de Haan
3rd-annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference
Calvin students organize a philosophy conference featuring keynote Alvin Plantinga and undergraduate philosophers from across the U.S.
April 25, 2011 | Theo Voss
48 Hour Film Festival
A closer look inside this years 48 hour film festival.
June 26, 2008 | Myrna Anderson
54th Honors Convocation
Calvin College will hold its 54th annual Honors Convocation at 7:30 p.m., Wed., April 16 in the Fine Arts Center.
April 08, 2008 | Myrna Anderson
600k grant to teach parallel computing
Joel Adams will be teaching parallel computing—supercomputing—to colleagues from around the country.
October 31, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
A "Full Partner" in anti-racism
Calvin College earned "Full Partner" status from Partners for a Racism-Free Community.
March 09, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
A $230,000 NSF grant to discover chemical reactions
Chemistry professor Carolyn Anderson is extending her research while developing a new generation of researchers.
March 28, 2013 | Myrna Anderson
A $25,000 grant helps stroke survivors reclaim their voice in the church
Peggy Goetz is studying how people with communications disorders re-integrate into their churches.
May 06, 2013 | Myrna Anderson
A $350,000 grant to promote pregnancy planning
Nursing professor Joke Ayoola will work in three Calvin partner neighborhoods, increasing women's knowledge and self-efficacy about reproductive health.
August 10, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
A $375,000 grant to improve Plaster Creek Watershed
Calvin College has received a $375,000 state grant to further research, education and restoration efforts in the Plaster Creek watershed.
July 20, 2012 | Matt Kucinski
A Christian philosophy
"You really can't sensibly claim theistic belief is irrational without showing it isn't true."
January 01, 2012 | Matt Kucinski
A Christmas message from Calvin College
Calvin College student Dantia Dandjinou shares a spoken word poem to express the timeless wonder of the Christmas season.
December 15, 2014 | Amanda Greenhoe
A confident pursuit of interests over careers
Grace Ruiter '14, a graduated English major, now writes for RCA Today.
July 20, 2016 | Jacquelyn Hubbard
A conversation with the Le Roys
New president Michael Le Roy and his wife Andrea recently talked about theology, community life and keeping grace and truth in balance.
June 29, 2012 | Matt Kucinski
A deeper pursuit of religion in poetry
Tom Mazanec is studying Chinese literature at Princeton University in hopes of becoming a professor.
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The ARM version of Windows 8 might have just become the most desired version of Windows in our hearts and minds. After us talking about legacy code and backwards compatibility in Windows for years now, an Intel senior vice president, Renee James, has just stated that Windows 8 on ARM will not have any form of compatibility for legacy applications whatsoever. Update: Microsoft has responded to Intel's claims. "Intel's statements during yesterday's Intel Investor Meeting about Microsoft's plans for the next version of Windows were factually inaccurate and unfortunately misleading," the company said, "From the first demonstrations of Windows on SoC, we have been clear about our goals and have emphasized that we are at the technology demonstration stage. As such, we have no further details or information at this time."
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RE[4]: It makes sense
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Assembly code is not a terribly big problem. Just use a assembly -> C translator, and you get a compilable file to use.
Uh, I highly doubt that this will work in all cases.
When people code in assembly, they do it for a reason and not for fun. It's about SIMD instruction sets like MMX, MMX2, SSE etc. I want to see a decompiler which can create usable C code from such highly optimized assembly code.
If all of this was so easy, it hadn't taken Adobe and Sun so long to get their plugins (Flash and Java) running on x86_64.
I'm not saying that it is impossible to port these applications, but it takes a lot of ressources and any software company/developer will always have to decide whether it's worth the effort to port to a completely new architecture.
Why would they now switch again after just having switched to x86_64?
I actually highly doubt that Windows on ARM will have real chances on the desktop market. The only market that would be eligible are tablets and smart phones where competition is very very strong thanks to Android and iOS =).


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CHARLOTTE | Josh Bush enjoyed coming home Sunday even if the second-year New York Jets special teams player and backup safety would have preferred a different result on the field.
It was the first time the former West Davidson and Wake Forest star played in an NFL game in his home state.
"It's always good to come back home," Bush said. "This was my first time playing the Panthers in Carolina. Obviously, we need a better outcome. But, you know, it's always good when your family can come see you play."
The Panthers beat the Jets 30-20 to move into a tie for first place in the NFC South.
It would have been easy to imagine Bush needing to request hundreds of tickets for family and friends making the short trip from Davidson County. But that wasn't the case.
"About 15," Bush said. "A lot of people actually already had season tickets," Bush said. "So it wasn't too bad."
One of the people who came from the West Davidson family was athletic director Dale Barnes, who was Bush's coach when he played quarterback for the Green Dragons.
"It's great to see one of your kids make it," Barnes said. "It's even better because Josh is such a good kid to make it."
Bush was one of the Jets' captains for Sunday's game.
"That was a classy thing for (Jets coach) Rex Ryan to do," Barnes said. "You don't see that a lot in the NFL."
And Bush played a lot. He's a part of each special team unit — punting and kickoffs — and made a tackle in the third quarter, limiting the Panthers' Kenjon Barner to a 17-yard kickoff return. It was Bush's 16th tackle of the season.
Bush also lines up at safety in the Jets' goal-line package and was in on several snaps Sunday.
"It was nice to see him get to play some safety," Barnes said.
The 5-11, 205-pound Bush is listed for now on the Jets depth chart as a second-team safety behind eight-year veteran Dawan Landry. The other starting safety is 12-year veteran Ed Reed, who earned a Super Bowl ring with the Baltimore Ravens last season and has 62 career interceptions.
Right now, Bush is making the bulk of his contributions to the Jets on special teams and he's fine with that.
"I love it," Bush said. "That's the real part of football that people overlook. You've got guys who have been in the league 10 years that never take a snap on offense or defense. It's a special group of guys."
Bush was credited with 11 tackles as a rookie last season, so the numbers show he is making progress.
"I ain't going to talk about me," Bush said.
He means it.
"You're not going to get me," Bush said. "Uh-uh. I've got great people in front of me, Ed Reed and Dawan Landry. Talk to them about it. They're teaching me everything."
It was just a few weeks ago when Bush's No. 5 was retired at West Davidson in a halftime ceremony that brought back memories of his heroics. Then he moved on to Wake Forest and now he's found his spot in the NFL.
"Getting to see him play today was surreal," Barnes said.
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- Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, gave big to pro-Newt Gingrich super PAC
- With Gingrich planning to bow out, which Republicans will be aided by the billionaire?
- Financial support from Adelson is something Mitt Romney and his allies would like to see
- In past, Adelson has criticized Romney for not being a bold decision-maker
For months now, his name has gone hand-in-hand with that of Newt Gingrich.
But as the former House speaker prepares to leave the Republican nomination race next week, Sheldon Adelson has to decide what political causes -- and which candidates -- to support.
Adelson's not wasting time. The Nevada billionaire and mogul and his wife, Miriam, are two of the hosts for a fundraiser on Friday for House Speaker John Boehner's re-election campaign at Adelson's casino, The Venetian, along with fellow magnate Steve Wynn and the American Gaming Association.
The Adelsons have made a big political splash, giving $20 million to the super PAC Winning Our Future that was largely responsible for keeping Gingrich's candidacy alive in the past few months. That includes a $5 million contribution late last month.
Adelson dropped some hints Thursday evening telling Jon Ralston of the Las Vegas Sun he wanted to become less visible in the political world and that references to him being a mogul when his donations were reported were "not helpful to that person."
When asked if he was going to give to the Republican super PAC American Crossroads or its nonprofit affiliate Crossroads GPS, he initially would not answer. Later, he said to Ralston "I'm going to give one more small donation -- you might not think it's that small -- to a super PAC and then if I give it will be to a C4," referring to 501(c)(4) non-profit groups, such as Crossroads GPS, which are not required to disclose their donors.
Adelson refused to say if his reference to one "small" donation to a super PAC was referring to the pro-Mitt Romney Restore Our Future group. "I'm not going to tell you...you'll find out when it's reported."
Adelson previously told some supporters of Mitt Romney he would back his candidacy if he became the Republican nominee, according to sources familiar with the matter. What is not clear is how much he and his wife will end up donating or when. Associates have said a major motivation for him is preventing the re-election of President Barack Obama. He thinks Republicans would be stronger proponents for Israel's safety, which friends have said trumps all other concerns for him.
"When the presidential campaign started he said his goal was to defeat Barack Obama, and he was going to do whatever he could to do that," one friend told CNN.
The future financial support from Adelson is something Romney and his allies would like to see and have sought. The two men met right before the February 4 Nevada caucuses and have spoken on the phone many times.
About a dozen donors to the super PAC Restore Our Future met with Adelson in Las Vegas in late March while they were in town for the Republican Jewish Coalition to convince him to "come on board." He indicated to them, according to one of the participants, "it is just a matter of time."
While he was complimentary of Romney in that session, according to one source familiar with the matter, he also has publicly criticized him as not being a bold decision-maker.
"He's not the bold decision-maker like Newt Gingrich is. He doesn't want to -- every time I talk to him, he says, 'Well, let me think about it,' " he told JewishJournal.com at the end of March.
Adelson has been a prolific donor to Republican causes in past years. Earlier this year, he and his wife each donated $2.5 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, a group dedicated to keeping the Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
Adelson was a bundler for John McCain's 2008 presidential candidacy, helping to bring in $219,000 for that campaign. He and his wife contributed almost $215,000 to the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee, aimed at electing GOP candidates.
Nevada Republicans also expect Adelson to be involved in some fashion to support Republican Sen. Dean Heller's re-election effort against Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley, according to one Nevada Republican source, and he and his wife last year maxed out their allowed donations to Heller and U.S. Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nevada.
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan group that tracks the role of money in politics, Sheldon and Miriam Adelson rank as the top individuals funding outside spending groups this election cycle.
In February, when Gingrich looked to have a serious chance at getting the Republican nomination, he told Forbes magazine he might give as much as $100 million to support the former House speaker. What is unclear is whether he will follow through with that amount and where it may go now that Gingrich will no longer be in the race.
In that interview, he defended his donations and said he had nothing for which to apologize.
"I'm against very wealthy people attempting to influence elections," he said. "But as long as it's doable, I'm going to do it. Because I know that guys like (George) Soros have been doing it for years, if not decades. And they stay below the radar by creating a network of corporations to funnel their money. I have my own philosophy, and I'm not ashamed of it. I gave the money because there is no other legal way to do it. I don't want to go through 10 different corporations to hide my name. I'm proud of what I do, and I'm not looking to escape recognition."
The Adelsons came under some criticism from Republicans for their support of the super PAC backing Gingrich, especially when it was airing bitter ads in January questioning Romney's record at Bain Capital and also when it became clear that Gingrich's candidacy stalled.
Adelson reacted to the critics in the Forbes interview: "Those people are either jealous or professional critics." He added: "They like to trash other people. It's unfair that I've been treated unfair -- but it doesn't stop me."
Adelson was longtime friends with Gingrich from the time he served as House speaker, and the two shared common beliefs regarding Israel and the need to protect it.
"I am in favor of Newt Gingrich because I like people who make decisions. He is a decision-maker," he told the Jewish Journal publication.
He also was motivated because he did not want Rick Santorum to become the nominee.
"Rick Santorum ... is too social," he also said. "This man has no history creating anything or taking risks." He said he knew Santorum and liked him, but "I don't want him to run my country."
A spokesman for Adelson did not return calls seeking comment on the plans for future donations.


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Welcome to HF & War Eagle from a fellow Auburn Tiger in Greenville SC! I might have to make an Alabama hang just to see a few AU Tigers in the wild (all the Tigers over this way are the Clemson variety). My avatar is one of the AU eagles, I shot the pic at a home game a couple years ago.
I think you will really enjoy your WBBB. I have the double 1.7 & I love mine.


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For bino's in that price range they are hands down the best, IMO. I had a pair and upgraded to the Razors. My bro and cuz both use them and they are awesome!
hey guys, considering buying a pair of 10x42 vortex diamondback binos. They have really good ratings on Cabela's and the price is very reasonable. Any input would be appreciated or other ideas...thanks!
For bino's in that price range they are hands down the best, IMO. I had a pair and upgraded to the Razors. My bro and cuz both use them and they are awesome!
I use the Diamondbacks 10x42 and really like them. Spent hours and hours looking through them with no problems. Clear glass and great in low light as well. A buddy bought the Nikon ATB's and there is no comparision between the two. My Vortex bino's kick their butt.
I just picked these up after reading the reviews on line and on this forum..
I have used them several times and was a night and day difference between my POS Tascos.
wow, thanks for all the input guys, that really helps knowing that there are real people out there that are happy with them other than another salesman. Appreciate guys!
Those are great bins for the money, and I also like them better than Monarchs, especially the older non-dialectric coated Monarchs.
I do think these have a bit better image than the Diamondbacks or Monarchs:
These are also very good in the price range:
You actually get a lot of binocular for $200 to $300 nowadays.
I bought my dad a pair of these for fathers day. I got a chance to use them the other night while doing a spotlight survey for whitetail deer. I was actually able to spot things that the other two folks could not. One was using a paid of Zeiss binos and the other pair I think were Bushnells. I was extremely surprised at the color detail I was able to pick up while looking at an object in the distance with a spotlight, with these binos. For the money, I don't think there is anything better. Are they better than the Swaro's, don't know, but I would say they were just as good if not a tad better then the older model Zeiss's.
I just picked up a pair for my wife. For the price you cant beat them. We where wanting a pair of Leupold Mojaves. They seemed to be a bit clearer but almost twice the price. Looking through the Leupold Cascades, the Diamondbacks are noticeably clearer and brighter. I have a pair of Brunton Eternas and they also seem to be just a bit clearer. About the same as the Mojaves. But as said before they are twice the price. Also the salesman at Cabelas said Vortex has the best warranty hands down. You throw them down a cliff and Vortex will get you a new pair.
I just got done looking at the diamondbacks and I am liking the price and the reviews i've read. I just realized I left my binos at the trailhead this weekend and I need a new pair now!


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The year isn't quite over as of yet as we've reached the Christmas holiday here in 2012. Many sneakerheads are eagerly awaiting the release of this year's Nike Basketball "Christmas Pack" along with a number of other footwear on the horizon. As we approach New Year's Day, a new Foamposite in the "Fighter Jet" version will be upon us. In this edition of Sneakerhead Sneaker Watch, we highlight the most recent Foamposite to drop in the black/stealth joints.
Jordan Brand has had much to say over the past few weeks and it's resonated throughout the sneaker community over the past few days. Of course the coveted "Bred" 11's were on display as well as other JB heat like Space Jam 11's, DB 3's, Playoff 8's, and Black/Cement 3's. Aside from the aforementioned Copper Foams, we also see Royal and Stealth Foams which make room for other Penny signatures like the Orlando Penny 2's and the more recent Phoenix Penny 5's. A number of Air Max 1's were also on display in representation of the big year Nike Sportswear is looking to have in 2013.
Click through to get a full look at all the footwear included in the Sneaker Watch this time around and let us know what your favorite sneaker sighting was.


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The goals for the certification program: 1) Develop a non-regulatory risk management tool that facilitates implementation of HACCP plans for proper drug use on farms. 2) Support local veterinarians' on-farm efforts in the area of proper drug use. 3) Maintain and grow consumer and regulatory confidence in the Veterinarian-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR). In this program, farms may be certified when they can demonstrate full implementation and maintenance of a six-section HACCP plan for proper drug use. Only veterinarians accredited through the Food Armor™ program, those that have completed Phase l and ll training seminars provided by the WVMA Food Armor™ Committee, may grant Food Armor™ Certification to farms. Food Armor™ Accreditation is limited to veterinarians because only veterinarians have the training and expertise to help farms effectively manage on-farm drug use.
Attending Phase I and Phase II completes all necessary classroom work for veterinarians to earn accreditation status. The focus of Phase ll will be to train veterinarians how to effectively certify farms. Food Armor™ HACCP for Proper Drug Use is the "how-to" of achieving food safety and proper drug use on farms. Gaining Food Armor™ Accredited Veterinarian status will empower veterinarians to work with farms to improve the quality and safety of food produced and effectively manage risk.


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An anonymous reader writes "Argentinian political activists are developing an open source program that will allow voters to direct their representatives on how to vote on certain issues by giving voters a platform to debate and vote on issues themselves. Started as an accompaniment to and a fundamental feature of a new political party in Argentina, Democracy OS is not designed to be anonymous (i.e., no secret ballots, no anonymous comments). 'Fortunately, the software isn't yet being used to gather real votes, just to gather public feedback.' Critics see this program as yet another iteration of Germany's Pirate Party, which could not engage enough voters in its own open source program, Liquid Feedback, to gain any meaningful policy direction from their constituents. German newspaper Der Spiegel once called the movement 'a grassroots democracy where no one is showing up to participate.'"


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As many of you know I started this site with Jim back in 2011 and then sold the site to GroupBuilders a year ago last week. (See http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/sh...l=1#post193146)
I was legally bound by contract to remain on board to help transition through the sale to the new owners for a period of 30 days. I felt that this was not enough time and to maintain the needs of the forum I continued to do the administrating/moderating job for free for the remainder of the following year.
Recently I made the move to step down from my position of administrating/moderating this site as was initially planned. This move was done because I simply can not give up the time it takes to run this site without compensation. I will now use the time gained back to move forward with my business.
The purpose of this post is to share with the members the reason why I no longer will be contributing to running KKF as well as to ask that you do not contact me in the future with administrating/moderating questions & concerns. I would ask that you contact the staff instead as this will be the only answer that I can provide anyway. I also look towards getting Austin to switch out all of the rules/guideline posts into his name so that I can keep away from answering inquires.
I wish the best of luck to GroupBuilders and to KKF. Thanks to all of you who have been so supportive over the years and who have grown the kitchen knife community into what it has become.


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Parents at one local elementary school are frustrated with the amount of time it takes to pick up their kids, after a new student pick up plan is implemented.
Previously, parents of Thunder Mountain Elementary School pulled into the bus lane to pick up their kids, which caused the overflow of cars to park on the narrow two lane road and block traffic.
Any cars that were trying to get through would go around the parked cars, heading straight into oncoming traffic.
It wasn't only the wait time that concerned the parents and District 51 before, but also their kid's safety.
"We were concerned about kids darting out into traffic and not being seen by vehicles that were having to go all the way around the ones that were parked in the middle of the road," said Tim Leon, with District 51.
"It creates a hazard for any vehicles that need to get here for emergencies, it makes it impossible to get through," said Kathy Nelson, a concern parent.
Now parents are directed into the school's parking lot.
It hasn't decreased the waiting time for parents, but it has made it safer for the students.
The school's traffic increased after District 51 had to cut transportation funding, leaving Thunder Mountain Elementary School with only two buses.
Also, the school was originally built for a smaller crowd; new subdivisions came along, adding more kids after it was built.
To help speed along the pick up process, district officials suggest parents carpool, walk to school to pick up their kids, or delay picking them up by 5 or 10 minutes.
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Great Grey Shrike - Lanius excubitor
Common name: Great Grey Shrike
Scientific name: Lanius excubitor
Accession number: 135
Materials: Watercolour on paper
When painted: 1839
Inscription on reverse: "Great cinereous Shrike. Lanius Excubitor. From an individual shot by Archibald Hepburn Esq. at Whittingham in East Lothian on the 3d December, 1839. Edinburgh, 5th December 1839, W.McG"


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Woman Accused of Killing Her Husband in Glacier National Park Released From Jail
Update 9/12: Judge Jeremiah Lynch has decided to release Jordan Linn Graham from jail until trial. Although Graham was released from the jail, she will be under certain constraints.
Graham will be under home detention with her mother, Lindy Rutlidge and will only be allowed to leave the home for medical, substance abuse and mental health treatment, attorney visits, court appearances, court ordered obligations, and religious services.
Also, Graham is required to wear an electronic monitoring device and undergo a mental health evaluation.
Furthermore, Graham is prohibited from having any contact with the family of her deceased husband, and with any potential witnesses in the case.
Original story: Twenty-two-year-old Jordan Graham appeared at 1:30 p.m., Sept. 11, in U.S. District Court at the Russell Smith Federal Court House in Missoula to determine if she could be released from the jail and instead be placed under house arrest until her trial. Graham is being charged with second degree murder in the death of her newlywed husband 25-year-old Cody Johnson.
During the hearing, Graham appeared in a standard orange prison jumpsuit, her hands handcuffed behind her. She was wearing a pair of dark rimmed glasses, and her brown hair still showed evidence of the subtle highlights that appear in the widely-distributed wedding photo.
The arguments from both sides hung on whether or not she posed a public risk by being detained at home.
The U.S. attorneys argued that Graham should be held in jail because of four main reasons: The seriousness of the crime, public safety, potential harm to herself and the spread of disinformation.
In the prosecution's case, U.S. Attorney Kris Mclean stated that Graham had sent misleading emails while pretending to be someone named "Tony." the emails appeared to be attempts to mislead the public over what happened. According to the attorney, phrases of the email include statements like, "Cody left with some friends," that he "fell off the cliff," and "call off the cops."
These emails were sent sometime between the time Johnson was being searched for as a missing person, and the July 16 interview in which Graham admitted to a federal agent that she had pushed Johnson over a cliff while hiking in Glacier National Park.
Attorneys also quoted texts and emails from Graham that said, "I want to kill myself," and "I might as well be dead," when arguing that she should not be placed under house arrest because she was a risk to herself.
The defense argued that other than the second-degree murder charge, Graham had, "No criminal history. No evidence of violent tendencies, including anger outbursts."
The judge also noted that there was not criminal past, and that even the threat of self-risk could be avoided with some extra monitoring.
One of the main arguments for the defense was that the prosecution had not incarcerated Graham until September 9, nearly two months after a large part of the evidence had been gathered against her. The defense pressed that the lack of incarceration was itself evidence that the prosecution did not view Graham as a public risk.
Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch will present his final decision before noon on Thursday, September 12, on whether or not Graham will be placed under house arrest.
During the hearing, Graham's mother, Lindy Rutledge was called as a witness by the defense. She explained that she was willing to have her daughter in her home under house arrest, and that she would purchase a land line so that an electronic monitoring system could be installed for Graham.


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Agriculture and Environment: Soybeans
Better Management Practices: Fertiliser & Pesticide Use
These systems avoid excessive applications by targeting the timing and the location of applications on an as-needed basis. In some cases, pesticides can be applied through irrigation systems.
No-till practices and agrochemical use
To minimise the use of fungicides, microbial inoculates that diminish the impact of pathogenic fungi can be sprayed. While no-till has been shown to reduce the use of some agrochemicals, even some of the most harmful ones, it does seem to lead to an increased reliance on glyphosate.
Land tenure and agrochemical use
Another factor that affects agrochemical use in the United States is land tenure. About 50% of the farmland in major soybean-producing states like Iowa is rented (NRDC 2001). Landowners often prefer to rent to those who maintain "nice, clean fields," for example, ones treated with herbicides so they are free of weeds.
Time spent - major concern for producers
Increased management and time commitments are major issues for producers. Producers are reluctant to adopt precision chemical applications if they require more time. One farmer reported herbicide reduction techniques took about 1 hour per acre for soybeans (1.3 hours per acre for corn) and saved $12.50 to $17.50 per hectare ($5 to $7 per acre).
Using ridge-till cultivation (a form of reduced tillage) reportedly saves producers $12.50 to $17.50 per hectare ($5 to $7 per acre) as well. Producers were not willing to maintain these practices because the labour required was at the busiest time for the producers and their families, and it was too expensive to hire others to do the work (NRDC 2001).
Reducing the overall time required & other incentives
From their point of view increased labour costs exceeded other savings. Reducing the overall time required for such practices (or increasing the costs of not adopting such BMPs through taxes or pollution fines) would encourage farmers to make the investment.
Incentives for producers to reduce pesticide applications could include cost-share funds where the government agrees to cover part of the cost, one-on-one technical assistance, insurance premiums that underwrite the risk of crop damage or yield reduction, "green" product labelling, and the development of retail markets for low pesticide products.In both Brazil and the United States it has been suggested that pesticide applicators, whether contractors or landowners, should be trained. There have also been formal calls for licensing applicators. (This is already required for restricted-use pesticides in the United States, but not for those chemicals classified for general use.)


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There's room for both "binders" and "loosers" in the church
When Jesus spoke of things being bound and loosed here on earth and in heaven, was he saying something about the church?
By guest blogger Ken Trainor
The gospel reading for the Sunday before last (Aug. 21; Matthew 16: 13-20), is the passage often used to validate both the founding of the church and the establishment of the papacy. At Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asks the apostles, "Who do you say I am?" Simon, son of Jonah, blurts out, "The Messiah, the Son of the living God." Bingo. Jesus is moved by his answer and tells him that he is the rock (Petros) on whom he will build his church. From then on, we know this fisher of men as "Peter."
This gospel passage has long been one of my favorites. In 2006, I stood before the ruins of Caesarea Philippi and read it aloud to the large with whom I was traveling.
What's interesting about this location, which Matthew goes to the trouble of mentioning, is that it was also an ancient, sacred pagan site located very close to the headwaters of the Jordan River. In several places the water literally gushes out of the earth (at least it did in March at the end of the rainy season when we were there) and gathers to form the river that runs like a life-giving spine down the length of Israel. After visiting the Dead Sea (the other end of the spine), witnessing water gushing out of a mountain was a genuinely spiritual experience. Jesus must have carefully chosen this spot for his "coming out" to his disciples as they began the long, fateful journey down that liquid spine to Jerusalem.
In the gospel reading, Jesus says he will give Peter the figurative "keys to the kingdom." And then he adds something interesting that often gets overlooked: "Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
Until the Sunday before last, the last part of Jesus' statement never really hit me. Popes, and Catholics in general, are very big on binding and very good at it. Indeed, the word "religion" itself likely comes from the Latin word meaning "to bind" (ligare). So it's no surprise that most people are familiar (and more comfortable) with the binding part.
But Jesus goes to the trouble of adding "whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." If he mentioned both binding and loosing, he must have had a reason. He must have wanted us to hold in equally high regard anything that was "set loose" by the successors of Peter.
As far as I know, only one Pope in the history of the Catholic Church ever set anything loose: Pope John XXIII when he called for a Second Vatican Council and threw open the windows of a bound up church in order to "let in a little fresh air."
Pope Paul VI carried what had been set loose to its formal conclusion in 1965, for which he deserves credit and great praise, but by 1968 (with Humanae Vitae, his encyclical upholding the church's ban on artificial birth control) Paul was back to binding. His two successors, of course, have been very, very big on binding. (And we'll never know what John Paul I would have done.)
Binding, of course, is the default setting for the traditional, doctrinaire Catholics who were deeply unnerved by what was set loose from 1962 to 1965 and the years that followed as Vatican II reforms were implemented. They were deathly afraid that this "loosing" would be the church's "undoing," so they resorted to major binding. In the process, however, they have shown very little respect for what was set loose, in spite of Jesus' assurance that it would also be set loose in heaven.
And just what was set loose in 1962 at Vatican II? Those who were there and embraced what happened will tell you without hesitation that it was nothing less than the Holy Spirit.
Setting the Holy Spirit loose seems like something of which heaven would approve. Yet the church and conservative Catholics have spent 45 years doing their best (or worst) to bind up the Holy Spirit so it never gets loose again.
John XXIII opened the window to let some fresh air in. But it's what he (and the council fathers and clergy and a newly empowered laity) loosed that thrilled so many once upon a time, and which continues to terrify so many others all these years later.
In the Catholic Church we have binders and we have loosers.
We need both.
Jesus, it seems, wanted it that way.
By Ken Trainor, a practicing, progressive Catholic, who was 10 years old when Vatican II began. For the past 20 years, he has been a reporter, editor and weekly columnist for Wednesday Journal, a newspaper in Oak Park. You can find his column at OakPark.com/Opinion/KenTrainor.
Guest blog posts express the views of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views of U.S. Catholic, its editors, or the Claretians.


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The food, wine and company were all excellent, as were the discussions we had as people switched places and mingled around during the courses. Many of these professional colleagues have become friends and the distinction between networking and socializing has become blurred — and not as a result of the wine receptions at such events.
Ahhhhh -- what a wonderful post about the importance of conversational storytelling, socializing, face-to-face contact, and growing your business.
Truly, in this age of 'messaging' and the delivering of content, we are perhaps forgetting that the most powerful mode for connecting with others and growing our businesses is through conversational story sharing.
This post is a lovely reminder to slow down, listen to the stories of others, and enjoy the amazing stories can people share when you are really listening. Whole worlds open up and you find yourself taken to unexpected places.
How does this help you business when all around you, you are being encouraged to hone and deliver your message and business story?
It's the yin and the yang -- yes, craft and deliver those messages. That's the yang. But never forget that business grows through relationships. Use the yin of conversational storytelling to form and deepend relationships.
That means you need to be a master appreciaitve listener, and know how to evoke stories in others -- exceedingly valuable business skills.
Keep that yin and yang of business storytelling balanced and reap the rewards!
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Love or hate them, success or failure in conference tournaments can be the difference between spending the first week of June in an NCAA Regional, or sitting at home.
To further give you an idea of what's at stake at each conference tournament, we take an in-depth look at each tourney, giving you a glimpse of where all the potential postseason teams stand entering the week.
Without further ado, our conference tournament primer:
Atlantic 10
Where: Charlotte, N.C.
Regular season champion: Saint Louis, Charlotte, Rhode Island
Bubble teams: None
Postseason picture: The Atlantic 10 regular season title race was rather intriguing to say the least. Saint Louis, Charlotte and Rhode Island each finished the regular season with 17-7 conference records, making the Atlantic 10 tournament extremely intriguing. As for the postseason picture, there's zero doubt at this point this will be a one-bid league, as those three teams have RPIs of 98, 123 and 113, respectively. The Billikens are the favorite to earn the bid with starting pitcher Alex Alemann leading the charge. He has a 3.18 ERA in 90 2/3 innings, along with 66 strikeouts and 31 walks.
Atlantic Coast
Where: Durham, N.C.
Regular season champion: North Carolina
Postseason picture: The ACC is looking like a for-sure bet for three national seeds with North Carolina and Virginia leading the charge, along with Florida State, which moved strongly into the top-eight mix with series wins over North Carolina State and Clemson the past couple of weeks. I'd also keep an eye on North Carolina State, which could sneak in as a fourth national seed (though it's unlikely) should the NCAA be OK with shaking things up. From an at-large standpoint, the ACC is looking like a sure bet to get eight postseason bids, though, things could get interesting if either Georgia Tech or Miami go winless in Durham. For now, it's look like North Carolina, Virginia and FSU as national seeds, along with Clemson and N.C. State as NCAA Regional hosts.
America East
Where: Lowell, Mass.
Regular season champion: Maine
Postseason picture: Stony Brook caught everyone's attention last season when it won the America East tournament and proceeded to reach the College World Series. Now, the Seawolves, who narrowly made the conference tournament by finishing fourth in the league standings, hope to repeat history this week. The America East undoubtedly is a one-bid league, with conference leader Maine, also the tourney favorite, having an RPI of 150 with a 1-6 record vs. RPI Top 50. Keep an eye on Maine ace pitcher Tommy Lawrence, who has a 2.59 ERA in 90 1/3 innings, along with 67 strikeouts and 19 walks.
Atlantic Sun
Where: DeLand, Fla.
Regular season champion: Mercer
Bubble teams: North Florida, Florida Gulf Coast
Postseason picture: The Atlantic Sun has one of the more intriguing conference tournaments this week. Though Mercer is a slam dunk to be in the NCAA postseason, the situations with Florida Gulf Coast and North Florida remain fluid. UNF has the better shot to make the postseason at this point with an RPI of 56 to go with a 4-4 record vs. RPI Top 50, while Florida Gulf Coast has an RPI of 61 with a 3-8 mark vs. RPI Top 100. For now, it's looking like the Atlantic Sun will be a one-bid league, but don't be surprised if FGCU, UNF or perhaps host Stetson shakes things up.
Big Ten
Where: Minneapolis
Regular season champion: Indiana
Bubble teams: Ohio State, Illinois, Michigan State (not in tournament)
Postseason picture: It will be a make or break situation for a few teams at the Big Ten tournament this week. Indiana having a great week could result in a national seed, though it's a long shot at this point. However, others such as Ohio State and Illinois must rise to the occasion. Ohio State has a solid 34-21 overall record, but also has an RPI of 62, while Illinois moved into the mix this week with a fifth place finish in the Big Ten standings, along with a very solid RPI of 30.
Big 12
Where: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Regular season champion: Kansas State
Bubble teams: Kansas, Baylor
Postseason picture: K-State has had a terrific year and hopes to go for the double whammy with also the Big 12 tournament championship. The Wildcats are in very good shape to earn one of the 16 NCAA Regional host out there, but at least some bubble spots from the Big 12 are very much up in the air. Oklahoma State and Oklahoma are in good shape to make the postseason, while Kansas and Baylor both have some serious work to do in the tourney to make the field. KU finished sixth in the regular season standings and has an RPI of 82, while Baylor finished fifth and has an RPI of 64. Both are out of the field at this point, but have a chance to turn the tide.
Big East
Where: Clearwater, Fla.
Regular season champion: Louisville
Bubble teams: Pittsburgh, South Florida
Postseason picture: The Cardinals are in the mix for a national seed, but one of the more intriguing stories this week is the fact Seton Hall is in great shape to earn an at-large bid. The Pirates finished tied with Pittsburgh for second in the Big East standings, and have a fantastic RPI of 38, along with a 1-4 record vs. RPI Top 50 teams. Meanwhile, keep an eye on Pitt and USF throughout the week. The Panthers are right on the fence in terms of the bubble, and things could go either way at this point with an RPI of 65, also with an impressive 40-15 overall record. Meanwhile, the Bulls have an RPI of 63 along with a 2-10 record vs. RPI Top 50 clubs.
Big South
Where: Lynchburg, Va.
Regular season champion: Campbell
Bubble teams: Campbell
Postseason picture: Coastal Carolina typically has a stronghold on the Big South, but things have changed this season with Greg Goff's Campbell Camels rising to the occasion. Campbell has tallied an outstanding 46-9 overall record, 19-5 mark in the Big South, and is a co-favorite with CCU to win the Big South tournament. Strangely enough, Campbell is still on the bubble (good side for now) because of a weak strength of schedule, as evidenced by its 0-1 record vs. RPI Top 50 clubs. Meanwhile, Coastal is safely in the field for now with a 35-19 overall record, RPI of 41 and five wins vs. RPI Top 50. CCU could slip out of the mix with a poor showing this week, though.
Colonial Athletic
Where: Harrisonburg, Va.
Regular season champion: UNC Wilmington
Bubble teams: William & Mary
Postseason picture: It has been a rather good campaign for the CAA, but for now, it looks like just UNC Wilmington and William & Mary are in the mix for postseason at-large bids, with Delaware just outside of the mix with an RPI of 79 to go with a 32-20 overall record. However, the Blue Hens are a prime candidate to steal a bid with a strong showing this week. William & Mary just needs to win a game or two this week to, in my eyes, seal up an at-large bid. The Tribe has an RPI of 37 with a 35-20 overall record and 2-5 mark vs. RPI Top 50 clubs. Also great about the CAA tournament is the fact that Towson, which had its program on the chopping block earlier this season, made the CAA tourney field.
Conference USA
Where: Houston
Regular season champion: Rice
Bubble teams: Houston, East Carolina
Postseason picture: The Conference USA postseason picture has really changed over the past couple of weeks, and that's a good sign that crazy things could happen in Houston this week. Though Rice is a safe bet for a postseason bid, the league is likely to at least get a second bid, right now, with Houston leading the charge. The Cougars captured a series win over USM this past weekend and are now 58 in the RPI with a 35-20 overall record. If not the Cougars, perhaps someone like East Carolina could get back in the mix. The Pirates have played well down the stretch and have an RPI of 74 with a 30-24 overall record entering the week. The Pirates have a ton of work to do with a 2-11 record vs. RPI Top 50.
Where: Niles, Ohio
Regular season champion: Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Postseason picture: The Horizon League's highest RPI belongs to regular season champ Milwaukee, which enters the conference tournament with an RPI of 115. Outside of the Panthers, the highest RPI in the league belongs to Valparaiso, which has an RPI of 189. UWM starting pitchers Jake Long, Cale Tassi and Mike Schneider should take care of business this week, but also keep an eye on Valparaiso, which has played very well at times this season.
Metro Atlantic
Where: Trenton, N.J.
Regular season champion: Rider
Postseason picture: Like many of the smaller conferences around the country, the MAAC will be a one-bid league come Selection Monday. For now, regular season champion Rider seems to have the inside track. The Broncs have a solid ace pitcher in Kurt Sowa, while the bullpen is outstanding with Chris Taylor, David Hafer and Sean Kuberiet leading the charge. RPI-wise, Rider actually ranks second in the league behind Canisius, which has an RPI of 104 and finished the regular season third in the league standings.
Where: Avon, Ohio
Regular season champion: Kent State
Postseason picture: Remember when it looked like the Golden Flashes might not win the MAC regular season title? Well, Scott Stricklin's Golden Flashes are right back where they usually are in the postseason picture. Kent is favored to win the conference tournament after winning the regular season title with a 20-7 record. Meanwhile, Buffalo and Ball State are teams to watch this week in the upset department. Buffalo has been solid this spring with a 32-22 overall record, while Ball State is very solid at times with a 27-23 overall record. This should be a one-bid league come next Monday with Kent possessing an RPI of 81.
Missouri Valley
Where: Normal, Ill.
Regular season champion: Illinois State
Bubble teams: Creighton
Postseason picture: Illinois State won the regular season title with an incredibly strong finish, and possesses an overall record of 32-18 with an RPI of 71. In other words, chances are good the Redbirds will need to win the MVC tournament to reach the NCAA postseason, though, they could sneak into the field as an at-large with a few wins this week. Meanwhile, Creighton has the most to prove this week. CU finished third in conference with an RPI of 52. However, the Bluejays are just 1-4 vs. RPI Top 50 and 6-8 vs. RPI Top 100. The MVC surely is a one or best-case, two-bid league for the NCAA postseason.
Mountain West
Where: Fresno, Calif.
Regular season champion: New Mexico
Bubble teams: UNLV
Postseason picture: There's always the potential someone like Fresno State could win the MWC tournament, especially considering it's being played at home. However, for now, the only team on the bubble out of the MWC is UNLV. Tim Chambers' Rebels were on a roll earlier this season, and now seem to be getting their groove back. The Rebels have a lot of work to do to earn an at-large bid, sitting with an RPI of 76, 1-7 mark vs. RPI Top 50 and 8-9 vs. RPI Top 100. I'd also keep an eye on San Diego State, which has the pitching to go the distance in this tournament.
Where: Lakewood, N.J.
Regular season champion: Bryant
Bubble teams: Bryant
Postseason picture: If you're looking for a potential Stony Brook to watch in the postseason, keep an eye on the Bryant Bulldogs, who are postseason-eligible for the first time as a Division I program. Bryant has an RPI of 49 with an 0-4 mark vs. RPI Top 50. Bryant likely must win the conference tournament to get into the NCAA postseason field, while Monmouth (30-22) has the second-best RPI at 142.
Ohio Valley
Where: Jackson, Tenn.
Regular season champion: Tennessee Tech
Bubble teams: Tennessee Tech, Austin Peay
Postseason picture: The Ohio Valley had one of the more intriguing conference races with Tennessee Tech, Austin Peay and Belmont leading the charge. Tennessee Tech probably needs to win the conference tournament with an RPI of 85, while Austin Peay likely is in the field no matter what with an RPI of 29 and 2-3 record vs. RPI Top 50. Also keep an eye on Belmont throughout the week. The Bruins are 37-18 overall with an RPI of 70 and 2-5 mark vs. RPI Top 50. Should Austin Peay win the conference tourney, this will be a one-bid league. If someone else wins it, look for a two-bid league.
Where: Hoover, Ala.
Regular season champion: Vanderbilt
Bubble teams: Alabama, Auburn, Texas A&M, Florida
Postseason picture: The SEC has one of the more intriguing tournaments this week, and what makes this event even more interesting is the fact there's been a play-in day added, where teams such as Auburn, Kentucky and Texas A&M desperately need wins. Alabama is on the good side of the bubble as of now, while Auburn really needs that win over the Crimson Tide to feel good about its situation moving forward. As for the Aggies, who are just 8-20 vs. RPI Top 100, they must win two or three games here in Hoover to feel like they have a good chance at making the field. Kentucky likely needs to get to Sunday or win the tournament to get into the NCAA postseason field. In terms of other storylines, Mississippi State could use a win or two here in Hoover to assure an NCAA Regional host. For now, though, things look for John Cohen's club.
Where: Greenville, S.C.
Regular season champion: Western Carolina
Postseason picture: Most campaigns we're talking about the SoCon getting two or three bids, perhaps even four to the postseason. However, this is one of those years where it would be an absolute shock to get more than one bid. Right now, Western Carolina, assuming it wins the SoCon tournament, would be the lone bid with a 38-18 overall record, 50 RPI and 0-3 mark vs. RPI Top 50. But in the end, this league will only get one bid to the postseason. I'd keep a very close eye on Georgia Southern and College of Charleston this week. Both teams have been inconsistent this spring, but both have also played very well this season. The two enter the tournament with RPIs of 144 and 78, respectively.
Where: Sugar Land, Texas
Regular season champion: Sam Houston State
Postseason picture: The SLC is another league that we're often talking about as a potential two-bid league. However, that won't be the case this season barring a huge surprise, with someone knocking off SHSU in the conference tournament. The Bearkats aren't safely in as an at-large at this point, but I think they'd get in if the season ended today with a 36-18 overall record, 40 RPI and 3-1 record vs. RPI Top 50 teams. The next highest team in the pecking order is Southeastern Louisiana at 68 in the RPI. However, the Lions are just 1-11 vs. RPI Top 50, so they'll need to win the conference tournament. I'd keep an eye on No. 5 seed Lamar and No. 7 Central Arkansas. Both teams have played very well at times and could win this tourney.
Where: Rochester, Mich.
Regular season champion: South Dakota State
Postseason picture: It's really too bad there's a transitional period for Nebraska-Omaha. The Mavericks made a statement in their first campaign by winning the Summit League by four games. However, they're not yet eligible for NCAA postseason play. With that said, SDSU is the favorite entering the conference tournament, though, it doesn't have a shot at an at-large bid with an RPI of 174, along with an 0-1 record vs. RPI Top 50. To say the least, the Summit League is a one-bid league no matter what happens this week.
Sun Belt
Where: Lafayette, La.
Regular season champion: Troy
Bubble teams: Florida Atlantic
Postseason picture: It has been a rather magical year for the Sun Belt, as it sits fifth overall in terms of conference RPI. Right now, South Alabama and Troy are sure bets to be in the NCAA postseason, while I feel very good about Louisiana-Lafayette getting in at this point with an RPI of 24, along with a 5-5 mark vs. RPI Top 50 teams. The only real question right now is Florida Atlantic, which has an RPI of 34 with a 7-11 record vs. RPI Top 50 teams. It's also worth noting the Owls finished the regular season tied for third place with ULL. The Sun Belt should get four postseason bids, but FAU needs a strong week to solidify its status.
Western Athletic
Where: Grand Prairie, Texas
Regular season champion: CSU Bakersfield
Postseason picture: There are years when the WAC has the ability to get a couple of bids into the postseason. However, this isn't one of those campaigns with regular season champion CSU Bakersfield entering this week's conference tournament with an RPI of 95 and 1-3 mark vs. RPI Top 50. The next team behind CSUB is No. 4 seed Texas-San Antonio, who has an RPI of 129 with an 0-6 mark vs. RPI Top 50. This tournament absolutely is wide open, with Texas State and Dallas Baptist both teams with the personnel to surprise some folks.
West Coast
Where: Stockton, Calif.
Regular season champion: Gonzaga
Bubble teams: BYU, San Francisco
Postseason picture: The WCC is having a conference tournament for the first time, and what a year to have it with so much on the line. Gonzaga won the regular season championship, but likely also needs to win the tournament title to make the NCAA postseason with an RPI of 93 and 1-3 mark vs. RPI Top 50. However, the real question is which team out of BYU and San Francisco makes the field of 64. I don't think the WCC, ranked No. 14 in conference RPI, will get four bids, so that makes it a tough decision between the Cougars and Dons. BYU is 57 in the RPI with a 1-1 mark vs. RPI Top 50, while the Dons are 55 with a 1-4 mark vs. RPI Top 50. Though BYU has the regular season head-to-head series win, which team does better this week could very well determine that potential third bid.


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But it is a completely different story when it comes to the energy consumed in transportation. There is no viable alternative to gasoline for cars, diesel for trucks and kerosene for the airplanes in the near future. Nothing. And all the crude oil we import goes to transportation.
The politicians are clueless dumb idiots who go through the motions of doing something, on the crazy logic, "we must do something, it is something so we are doing it".
Well, you're right for now. While we're starting to develop alternative fuels...let's try to get past the ECO-freaks out there, that won't let us drill for our own oil, in our country!! China is drilling in cuban waters just o
If you subscribe to the theory that oil is a finite resource then you are better off consuming everyone else's before you tap your own.
but what's wrong with reading the electric bill for the place?
That would work well for DCs that are self contained. Most of the DCs I've been in are part of a campus or a building that is all on the same grid, so determining what is being used just by the DC would be a project.
Thus far, only 54 data centers have signed up, which suggests that few data center operators are eager to tell the government exactly how much energy they are using.
I don't know about you, but our business, and I would venture to gues
Our data center had a catastrophic failure last year when the generator test failed and the operators didn't notice they had no power until the UPS died 15 minutes later.
My computer was on the building UPS. One day I am working away, and the computer power went off.
Shit, I thought, the mains went off. Then I remembered I was on building UPS, and I also realized that other machines NOT on the UPS were still working.
Then my power came back up. We rushed to the server room which had also gone off and recovered
It is also important to note that the people who might have access to this data - the IT people, HVAC people, and building engineers, are almost certainly not the people who see and pay the bills.
At my workplace, the data center expenses comes out of the data center funds, so while you're right that the HVAC person doesn't literally see the bill, the head of the department needs to know those numbers to stay on-budget. Whether the department head shares that with the staff...perhaps that is another question (in our case he does).
Therefore, there is no value in the government's environmental agency knowing how much energy data centers are using.
Despite your beliefs, there are some things that national governments excel in. Surveys of issues of a national scope is one of them.
Slightly OT: I would love to know how much power the NSA datacenters suck down.
The total energy used in a data center is just the sum of the energy used in the various component parts. The components include the various boxes of electronics, the power supplies, the lighting, and the cooling.
Every data center operator is intensely interested in power consumption. The power and cooling cost real, serious money. Any reduction in that cost goes straight to the bottom line. And, we have finite power and cooling for the building, so if/when the needs of the various boxes exceed those limits, we have to do expensive and disruptive upgrades.
If every component part (computer, network switch, ups, monitor, etc.) were labeled with its power and cooling requirements, data center operators would use that information to select equipment that costs less to operate. In the life cycle of a piece of equipment, the electricity to operate it is a big part of the cost. When we go to buy new equipment, we usually have to choose from among several different units that could fit the purpose. The numbers that determine the operating cost absolutely would be used during that selection process.
A publicity campaign, like "Energy Star" could help us to paint the business "Green". But the numbers are what we really need to make rational business decisions.
If every component part (computer, network switch, ups, monitor, etc.) were labeled with its power and cooling requirements, data center operators would use that information to select equipment that costs less to operate. In the life cycle of a piece of equipment, the electricity to operate it is a big part of the cost. When we go to buy new equipment, we usually have to choose from among several different units that could fit the purpose. The numbers that determine the operating cost absolutely would be us
So the EPA likes it because it's tractable. But in many organizations, most IT-related energy use is actually at the edge - factoring in thousands of computers, monitors, printers, edge switches, wireless access points, VOIP phones or digital handsets (a simple analog phone on-hook uses almost no power), etc. Dozens of computers in an open office area adds a significant amount of heat that has to be removed. And as more and more equipment runs uses Ethernet and TCP/IP, you need more and more network switch ports, often delivering PoE. I think a lot of organizations are going to end up pointing fingers at their IT departments because they can identify the cost, and it's easier to blame one group in one location than to face the fact that everyone's incremental usage adds up to significant numbers.
Transaction Processing Center
High Performance Computing Center
Corporate Support Data Center
Web Host or ISP Data Center
Search Engine Data Center
Have at it.
"I will make no bargains with terrorist hardware." -- Peter da Silva


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Vlad V, on 22 March 2012 - 11:45 AM, said:
I raised this question also, because at the moment we're having different directories for modules and extensions ... and there're also themes which could be distributed with the package manager.
I think composer uses just one (1) directory to store the files. In its case it's 'vendor', but this can be customized, so for Yii this would be 'extensions'.
At the moment we could put all modules under extensions, we'd simply have to configure the modules with a class property. I think this would be also possible for themes, if you change the basePath property - the only thing which would not work then is using the baseUrl property, because it would be inside the protected/extensions folder.
I am working on this feature for Phundament 3, but it's not ready yet. If you want to you can have a look at these two composer.json files to get an impression:
1. phundament (skeleton) --> download p3media
2. p3media --> download p3extensions
PS: Just found some slides from Nils (composer developer) http://www.slideshar...group-karlsruhe


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Potential Reduced Device Longevity
Concerto CRT-D and Virtuoso ICD
Original Date of Advisory:
September 2009
View specific models that this applies to
A subset of Concerto CRT-D and Virtuoso ICD devices may not meet expected device longevity. You may use the "Search for Information by Serial Number" tool on this web page to determine if a specific device is affected.
A subset of Concerto CRT-D and Virtuoso ICD devices may not meet expected device longevity due to gradually increasing current drain caused by low voltage capacitor degradation. This issue may present in the affected devices as reaching the Recommended Replacement Time (RRT) earlier than projected. This issue does not compromise device functionality or affect therapy delivery.
Based on information from returned devices, Medtronic expects that affected devices will continue to provide at least 3 months of normal device function between RRT and End of Service (EOS) as described in device labeling.
A total of 8,900 devices worldwide are affected by this advisory. An estimated 6,300 of these devices were active at the time of the original advisory communication.
Concerto and Virtuoso devices in the affected subset were manufactured primarily in 2006 and can be traced to a specific subset of low voltage capacitors.
Patient Management Recommendations
After consultation with Medtronic's Independent Physician Quality Panel, Medtronic offers the following recommendations for patients with devices in the affected subset:
Physicians should continue routine follow-up sessions at least every 3 months in accordance with product labeling.
Physicians should verify that the Low Battery Voltage RRT alert is programmed to "On-High." This provides an audible, alternating tone when the device reaches RRT. These devices are shipped with this alert programmed nominally to "On-High."
Physicians may consider monitoring patients through CareLink. The CareLink home monitor can be used to automatically notify the clinician when the device reaches RRT.
Status Update
As of January 31, 2014, 3,684 devices out of approximately 8,900 devices in this subset worldwide have been confirmed as having exhibited this capacitor degradation. Out of the initial advisory population of 8,900 worldwide, less than 100 remain implanted worldwide.
|Initial Affected Population
|Number of Confirmed Advisory Related Events
|Estimated Remaining Active Population
|Current Malfunction Rate (confirmed malfunctions over total population)
8,900 implanted worldwide (7,000 United States)
3,684 Worldwide (3,170 United States)
<100 Worldwide (<100 United States)
42% Worldwide (45% United States)
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Chosen by Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and all round very readable poet himself. This is a simple idea that could easily be supplemented with local content. Collins says: "Listening to poetry can encourage students and other learners to become members of the circle of readers for whom poetry is a vital source of pleasure."
Scooped by
Marita Thomson
onto Readers Advisory For Secondary Schools