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Life on land in Far North Queensland is amazing. Many of the pictures in this gallery have been taken in our back yard. FNQ has some great destinations for bird lovers - including Julatten and Mount Lewis, Cairns Esplanade, Chinese Gardens on Greenslopes Street, Mareeba Wetlands, Cattana Wetlands and East Trinity wetlands.Read More


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I'm talking about the Happy 101 Award which has been making the rounds among the genealogy bloggers this weekend. I want to say thank you to Gini Webb of Ginisology for giving me this award - I really appreciate it!
One of the duties one accepts when also accepting the award is to list 10 things that make me happy. So here goes:
- Working from my home, having finally escaped the corporate rate race.
- The memories of my mother and the values she instilled in me - they still serve me to this very day.
- The ability to work in the genealogy field and do what I love.
- Having a sense of curiosity and the willingness to try anything once
- Living in an age when technology makes it easy to connect with a broad spectrum of people.
- Seeing my colleagues break down genealogy brick walls.
- The love I receive from my family.
- A good cup of coffee.
- Writing - only if I had more time!
- Appreciating the blessings that come my way each day.
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- A Canadian Family
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Rose if youo rotate the base photo 180 degrees that central stamp looks very like a Kiwi. I personally have never seen a base mark like that but I will see what I can find out with a couple of contacts. Have I your permission to pass on the photo?Ross
Well Rose I have put out feelers and hope to get some news for you. :sun: I have asked Angela Bowey - as she lives in NZ half her time and has a lovely pwt collection - including some cracking NZ pieces. I have also been in touch with the President of the New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass who is putting the question in the form of a quiz in the magazine soon to comer out. Hopefully someone will come up with a response.Ross :sc:
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Current status of multicore SoC design and use
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Power consumption on a chip
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Note that both parameters are shown on logarithmic scales, which denotes the huge progression they have kept. With respect to power, Figure 2 shows typical power dissipation for these processors, this time on linear scale.
The increase in number of transistors continues. Some of the lastest Intel Core i7 processors feature more than 2200 million transistors. The dissipated power also increases slightly, depending on models, reaching values of 130 W. However, clock frequency in these new processors is not increasing and remains around 3.5 GHz.
One of the reasons for this stagnation is that current integrated circuits have reached physical limits of power density, generating as much heat as the chip package is able to dissipate, and consequently hardware designers have had to limit frequency increments. It is true that Intel has never sacrificed performance for power efficiency, but now physical consequences leave them with no option but to look carefully at power consumption.
Some equations better demonstrate how frequency and transistor count affect power consumption on a chip. A few simple mathematical relationships will make it clear why these parameters are so important in today's designs.
The following equation shows how power dissipation on a chip relates to operating frequency and other factors:
This is the expression for power dissipation in CMOS technology, the dominant semiconductor technology for integrated circuits today. The first part (addend) of the equation accounts for the dynamic power consumption on the chip (i.e. the power consumption caused by charging and discharging capacitive loads when transistors are switched) that represents the useful work performed by the chip. A is the activity factor meaning the proportion of switching transistors in each cycle (since not all transistors have to switch every clock cycle); C is the capacitive load of the transistor; V is the voltage; and f is the frequency.
The second addend in the equation also accounts for dynamic power although in minor quantity, in this case because of the transitory short circuit current (Isc) that flows through transistors from voltage source to ground during finite rise or fall time t. And the last addend accounts for the static power consumption, i.e. the power consumption due to leakage current (Ileak) and the only one that is present in a circuit that is powered but inactive. It applies to the whole circuit independently of transistors state and therefore the activity factor does not appear in this addend.
If we observe the first term of the equation we can see why power has being increasing only linearly while frequency has been doing it logarithmically. The reason is the quadratic dependence on the voltage.
Engineers have been able to continuously reduce this voltage from 5V down to below 1V, which has helped them to control dissipated power without losing performance. Unfortunately, many factors are interdependent and engineers have to make trade-offs constantly. For example, imagine we want to decrease dynamic power consumption on a chip (consider only first term of the equation) by reducing the supply voltage initially fixed at 2V. If we are able to reduce it to 1.7V, it is only a 15% decrease in voltage but we get a significant 28% decrease in power. However, reducing supply voltage has a side-effect on the maximum frequency for the circuit and on the threshold voltage of transistors (the voltage at which a transistor switches on):
In our example, if you had a threshold voltage of 0.5V and the circuit was operating at a frequency of 4GHz you would have to reduce the threshold voltage to a value of approximately 0.32V in order to maintain the same operating frequency. However, this might be not feasible, since threshold voltage depends on technological parameters and beyond some specific value it is not possible to reduce it without making changes in your semiconductor manufacturing process. Without changing threshold voltage, maximum frequency would then be reduced to 3GHz, a 25% decrease.
On the other hand, although you were able to reduce supply and threshold voltage without affecting performance, leakage current depends exponentially on threshold voltage:
The voltage VT is the thermal voltage, that depends on the absolute temperature T; k is the Boltzmann constant and q is the electrical charge on an electron. At usual temperatures the thermal voltage value is around 30 mV. For large values of threshold voltages compared to the thermal voltage the effect on leakage current is negligible, but for small ones, around 100mV, the effect becomes relevant.
Moreover, it is not only the thermal voltage dependent on temperature, threshold voltage usually also varies with temperature and both variations are added together on their effect on leakage current. The increase on leakage current implies increase on static power consumption so this imposes a practical limit on the voltage reduction technique for low values.


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Emerging Voices is an award developed by the Architecture League of New York that annually selects eight practitioners in a juried portfolio selection. Award recipients are selected from the disciplines of architecture, landscape design and urbanism and display the sensibility of the profession in light of the larger issues related to the built environment. This year's selection includes: SO-IL, PRODUCTORA, Ogrydziak Prillinger Architects, MASS Design Group, graciastudio , dland studio, DIGSAU, and cao | perrot Studio.
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With corn prices plunging toward the $3.50 per bushel level, chances are wheat prices will also continue to tumble.
"With corn down, feed demand for wheat will be substantially lower, which is one reason USDA raised the projected stocks level," says Brad Paulson of Northern Crops Marketing and Investments in Grand Forks, N.D. "Wheat is now priced more as a food grain."
In July's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, USDA raised its projected new-crop wheat supplies. A sharp increase in hard red spring wheat production more than offset a decrease in hard red winter that was caused by drought and early spring freezes in the southern and central plains. Abundant soil moisture and a cooler-than-normal summer have benefited the hard red spring crop in the northern plains.
Weather Risk Slight
According to USDA's latest Crop Progress report, 67% of the spring wheat crop was headed as of July 13, compared with a five-year average of 68%. Yields for durum and other spring wheat are forecast to be above average, says USDA. And so far the condition of the spring wheat crop would confirm that.
"Most of the wheat in North Dakota is headed. It might be a little later than normal, but we have plenty of water in the ground," notes Paulson. Even if the weather turns warm and dry, Paulson says the crop will have plenty of subsoil moisture to draw on.
USDA lowered feed and residual use for all wheat by 15 million bushels to 145 million due to tight supplies of hard red winter wheat and more attractive prices for corn and sorghum. USDA also lowered 2014-15 wheat exports by 25 million bushels due to growing world supplies and stronger global competition. U.S. projected ending stocks were increased by 86 million bushels to 660 million, which was well above the average trade estimate of 591 million bushels.
USDA lowered its projected season-average farm price for wheat by 40 cents to $6 to $7.20 per bushel.
"September Chicago wheat will likely test $5," says Paulson. "But that's predicated on September corn dropping to $3.50. Hard wheats out of Kansas City and Minneapolis could drop to $5.75 to $6 a bushel."
Competition to Sell Stocks
USDA raised world wheat production 3.6 million tons to 705.2 million, which is 9 million tons lower than last year but the second largest production on record. The biggest increases were in the European Union, up 1.6 million tons, and Ukraine, up 1 million tons. Forecasts for Australia, Brazil, and Serbia were also increased. Both Kazakhstan, down 1 million tons, and Canada, off 500,000 tons, saw declines in forecast production.
Global wheat consumption was increased by 900,000 tons. Global wheat trade was lowered with exports reduced by 1 million tons for Kazakhstan and 700,000 for the United States.
"The world wheat crop is quite large," says Paulson. "There will be lots of competition from eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union countries, and Canada. Canada has a lot of wheat left over from last year's crop that they are now having to market."
With supplies rising faster than use, USDA raised global ending stocks by 900,000 tons, still a three-year high.
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MADISON, Wis.—Parents, teachers and doctors are joining together to support a bill that would require elementary students in Wisconsin to get at least half an hour of daily physical education.
The Assembly Children and Families Committee held a hearing Wednesday on the bill introduced by Republican Rep. Chad Weininger, of Green Bay.
Current law requires physical education three times a week for an unspecified amount of time. The daily gym class requirement was dropped in the late 1980s.
Weininger's bill would apply to students in kindergarten through fifth grade. It drew support from a wide array of health groups, including the American Cancer Society and the Wisconsin Public Health Association.
Data from the state Department of Health Services shows that one in four Wisconsin adolescents are overweight or obese.


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My mother ordered a freezer to be delivered to my house this morning. I don't really want a freezer since there isn't room in our casita, but the reason my mother wanted us to have it is so that she can put food in it, y en todo honestidad, when someone offers us comida, we don't turn it down.
Anyone with a blue collar job like my husband, particularly in any sort of construction-related industry, pueden decirte, the winter months are difficult. They cut hours at work and think nothing of sending everyone home for an entire week, (which is what we're looking at end of December. A whole week without a pay check! Feliz Navidad, right?)
Ni modo, we always manage to survive. Some would say Padre Dios is looking out for us, others might say we've got hustle, a little suerte doesn't hurt either – pero la pura neta es que, it's all of those things – and we have good familia that care about us on top of it.
So anyway, the freezer – I told Carlos last night that it would be delivered and he says,
"Behave yourself."
"What does that mean?"
"With the delivery guys. You know they're going to be Latino."
"Carlos! No sabes! Don't stereotype."
"I guarantee they'll be Latino… behave…"
Typical Carlos. Siempre celoso! Well, the delivery time was between the hours of 9 am and 11 am, but I've had too many delivery men show up early, so I got ready early this morning. Sure enough, at 8:30 am, without even a phone call for warning, the doorbell rings. I open the door and there is the delivery guy … Latino, por supuesto, and looking sort of like Tito El Bambino.
Here's the thing, Carlos knows, as shy as I am and even though he trusts me, I can be a flirt, and that's why he told me to "behave". So when the delivery guy asked me in a thick accent if he should use the back door or front door (not a euphemism! Don't be malpensados!), I had to resist the urge to break out the Spanish. I knew that if I started speaking Spanish then the delivery would become less business-like and I would end up chatting, (even though one of the first things I tell people, by way of explanation for why I'm a Spanish-speaking gringa, is "Mi esposo es de El Salvador".)
So the guy disappears back to the truck to get the freezer, and returns with his partner, (also Latino.) They bring the freezer in and he asks me where I want it, (again, not a euphemism!) …I tell him in halting English, (because the word "cocina" almost stumbled off my tongue), that the kitchen is fine. I sign my name on his clipboard, and I can tell he's dying to ask me. He keeps looking me in the eye, curiously glancing around the house, (papel picado, a Virgin of Guadalupe vela, a wall hanging that says "Dios bendiga este hogar", maracas hanging on a door knob, a game of Lotería on the bookshelf)…then he looks at my signature, (how I love the little accent over the ó in López!), smiles, and tells me to have a good day, while giving me a backward glance – one last chance to out myself, but I closed the door without speaking a word of Spanish.
So, you can tell Carlos, I "behaved", but this got me thinking… Do any of you ever have difficulty deciding in which language to conduct yourself when among others who are bilingual? Sometimes when I meet someone I don't know who begins speaking heavily accented English, and I can safely assume they are Latino – I'm not sure whether it's an insult to switch to Spanish or not? (As if I'm implying their English isn't good enough.) I've done it before, and people usually seem relieved, smile and open up so much more once they can speak their native language.
Pero, here's the thing – when I'm speaking Spanish and the person I'm talking to responds in English, I become really annoyed. There's this chica at one of the Latino markets, (una creída que me cae mal) who does this to me every pinche time. It looks like the most ridiculous thing in the world – me speaking Spanish, and her responding in English. It's frustrating and I feel avergonzada in front of the other customers.
(This situation not to be confused with switching back and forth between English and Spanish with friends. That is part of a comfortable flow of conversation which I enjoy.)
Okay, what are your thoughts? Hablar o no hablar? That is the question…


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Time is valuable so I believe in making the most of your workouts. Everyone has obligations, but you will benefit physically and mentally from making time for yourself.
I preach, "every second counts," so I use workouts that burn mega calories, blast fat, and sculpt all at the same time. Here is a 30-minute circuit that will have you tight, toned and ready to show off your hard work.
Start by warming up for 5 minutes jumping rope or running in place. Then grab a set of 8-10 pound dumbbells.
Bent over row with triceps kickback:
Start with feet hip-width apart holding a dumbbell in each hand, arms by your sides, palms facing in.
• Step back with right leg straight and heel lifted, body slightly leaning forward from your hips, arms hanging by your sides.
• Maintaining this position, pull both arms up by your sides while squeezing your shoulder blades.
• Once you pull both arms up by your sides, perform a triceps kick back.
• Return arms down to the starting position.
• Repeat for 3 minutes. Alternate legs and repeat for 3 minutes.
Jump, squat, touch the ground:
• Stand with your feet together and arms over head.
• Jump up, landing in a deep squat.
• Tap the floor in front of you with your right hand and keep your left arm above your head.
• Jump up bringing feet together and both arms above your head.
• Repeat the move tapping the floor with your left hand to complete 1 repetition.
• Continue to alternate hands and jump and squat for 3 minutes.
Alternating side lunge with reverse fly:
• Stand with feet together holding a dumbbell in each hand, extended arms in front of your thighs, palms facing each other.
• Step right leg out to the right side and bend the left knee for a side lunge.
• Keep your right leg straight as you simultaneously hinge forward from the hips so your head is in line with your spine.
• Extend your arms out to the sides at shoulder height.
• As you bring your arms down, bend the right knee for a side lunge and extend your arms out to the sides at shoulder height.
• Repeat 3 minutes as you alternate side lunges.
Power Jump:
• Stand in a split stance position with one foot in front of the other but with space in between your feet.
• Keeping your arms at your sides, begin to jump, switching feet and using your arms for power.
• Perform this jump for 3 minutes allowing the heart rate to increase.
Repeat entire circuit for at least 30 minutes.
Remember; begin your workouts with a positive outlook. Only good can come of this valuable time.
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No. 14 University of Wisconsin-Platteville football dropped a 34-13 decision to host No. 16 UW-Oshkosh on Saturday at JJ Keller Field at Titan Stadium on Saturday.
The Pioneers (4-2, 1-2 WIAC) were led by sophomore quarterback Bryce Corrigan, who completed 25 of 41 passes for 203 yards. Corrigan kept the Pioneers alive on many of its scoring drives as they were 4-for-5 on fourth down conversions. Senior running back Hank McIvor ran 17 times for a career-best 92 yards and a touchdown and senior safety Ryan McWethy led the defense with 13 stops on the day.
The Titans (6-0, 3-0 WIAC) were led by senior quarterback Nate Wara, who completed 15 of 21 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns in the win. Plus, UW-Oshkosh kicker Nate Ray made two field goals and four extra points in the win. The Titans' Tyler Goodman had 11 tackles, including a sack and an interception.
"We made some mistakes against a very good football team," said UW-Platteville head coach Mike Emendorfer. "I give a lot of credit to Pat Cerroni and Oshkosh. They are a very good football team."
UW-Platteville failed to score on its opening possession for the first time all season but answered back on its second possession with a 13 play, 68-yard drive. However, the drive ended when the Titans' Tim Filter intercepted a Corrigan pass in the end zone to answer the early threat by the Pioneers. On the drive, Corrigan and the Pioneers extended the drive twice with third down conversions.
UW-Oshkosh capitalized on the turnover and went ahead on a six-yard touchdown pass by Wara to Zach Kasubowski on the last play of the first quarter. The Pioneers answered with a quick, six play, 64-yard drive to tie the game when McIvor ran it in from 26 yards out. In the drive, UW-Platteville converted a crucial third down when McIvor ran eight yards on a 3rd and 4 play. Two plays later, the Milton, Wisconsin native scored to tie the game.
UW-Oshkosh came back and marched down the field quickly in just 1:07 as Wara found Matt Blackwell for his second touchdown pass of the day on a 30-yard reception to regain the lead, 14-7. The Titans quickly added to the lead after forcing a three and out of the Pioneers when Wara connected with Caleb Voss for a 69-yard touchdown pass to put UW-Oshkosh up 21-7.
Facing a two touchdown deficit, the Pioneers cut the lead to 21-10 when Zach Litchfield culminated a 14 play, 71-yard drive with a 26-yard field goal with 3:18 left in the half. During the drive, again, the Pioneers were big on third down as Corrigan completed a 10-yard pass to Aaron Loferski and a 15-yard pass to Ryley Bailey to give UW-Platteville four new downs. However, the Titans defense clamped down on the Pioneer offense when they moved into the red zone to force the field goal.
With a 21-10 deficit, late in the first half, the UW-Platteville defense registered back-to-back sacks to give the Pioneers ball back before the end of the half. Corrigan moved the Pioneers down the field, including a conversion on a crucial 4th and 1 play. Two more pass plays later, UW-Platteville set up for a 30-yard field goal to end the half that wentwide right to end the half.
After forcing a quick three and out by the Titans to start the second half, again, Corrigan led the Pioneers down the field. This time, he converted two third down plays and another on fourth down to extend the drive. One of the key plays by Corrigan was done by his feet, when he scrambled 10 yards for a first down on a 4th and 5 play. The Pioneers did not get a touchdown but they did come away with points as Litchfield made his second field goal of the game to cut the deficit to 21-13 with 6:17 left in the third quarter.
UW-Oshkosh answered and added to its lead when Ray made his first of two field goals to stretch the lead to 24-13. The Titans defense quickly forced a three and out and the Titans went on a 15 play, 82-yard drive that took the game into the fourth quarter. UW-Oshkosh culminated the drive with a four-yard touchdown run by Cole Myhra to stretch the lead to 31-13. Two plays, they intercepted a Corrigan pass and sealed the win with a 19-yard field goal by Ray.
The Pioneers next come home to face UW-River Falls on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Pioneer Stadium at 3 p.m. for its annual homecoming tilt.
Pioneers Lose to UW-Oshkosh, 34-13
|No. 13 UW-Platteville (4-2)
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No. 14 University of Wisconsin-Platteville football dropped a 34-13 decision to host No. 16 UW-Oshkosh on Saturday at JJ Keller Field at Titan Stadium on Saturday.


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Tornado victims in splintered Southern towns say volunteers are ensuring they are well-fed and warm at night, whether by refilling blood pressure medicine or patrolling neighborhoods in a grocery-filled pickup truck. At least a few, though, say they need more from the government: Help getting into their homes and cleaning up endless debris.
Across the twister-ravaged south, students and church groups aggressively tended to those who needed it most, clearing away wreckage and handing out food and water. Wednesday's tornadoes marked the second-deadliest day of twisters in US history, leaving 342 people dead across seven states — including 250 in Alabama. Thousands were hurt, and hundreds of homes and businesses have vanished into rubble.
Federal Emergency Management Agency workers provided information to people in shelters about how to apply for help. National Guard soldiers stood watch, searched for survivors and helped sift through debris. Churches transformed into buzzing community hubs.
In Tuscaloosa, a Red Cross shelter was distributing clothes and providing counseling for people like Carol Peck, 55, and her 77-year-old mother. She said the shelter's first aid station even refilled her blood pressure pills without her having to ask.
She can't explain how it happened, but she suspects her clinic contacted the shelter.
"Evidently, because I sure didn't call," she said. "They knew I was here. I don't know how, but they found me."
In Ringgold, Georgia, Poplar Springs Baptist Church had become an informal help center. Crews were dispatched from the church, some with chain saws to chop through the debris, others with bottled water and food. Inside the gymnasium, a barbecue buffet was feeding those without power.
The University of Alabama's athletic department was pitching in around hard-hit Tuscaloosa, with more than 50 athletic training students giving Gatorade, bottled water and protein bars to residents.
"Anything they have to give athletes, they're giving away," said Jenny Sanders, one of the volunteers.
And most were grateful to get whatever they could.
As some tried to clear the rubble and sort through belongings, others took on the task of burying the dozens who died. Several funerals were being held in Rainsville in northeastern Alabama, including services for 70-year-old Hubert Whooten, his 70-year-old wife, Juanita, and her mother, Lethel Izell, 86.
"They were just normal, hardworking country folk," family friend Kevin Black said outside the Rainsville Funeral Home. "If they seen you, they're gonna call you by your name and [ask:], 'How're you doing?' That's how it is around here."
However, planning funerals was a struggle for many as they dealt with destroyed homes. There were also 35 deaths in Mississippi, 34 in Tennessee, 15 in Georgia, five in Virginia, two in Louisiana and one in Kentucky.
"A few of the families I met with, they've lost everything," said Jason Wyatt, manager of Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel. "It's hard for me to hold my composure. They don't have clothing or anything."
Clarence Plump's wife was among those who died when the tornadoes hit Tuscaloosa. The 36-year-old steel worker said his wife was a loving person who would go out of her way to help others. He was rummaging through his family's possessions on Saturday and found a few photos and little bicycles he put on a flatbed trailer hooked to his truck.


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THE PARTY Antique treasures from all around the world were put on display at The de Young for its 27th annual opening preview gala of the San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts show (SFTTA). THE PLAYERS Notable local tribal art collectors Bob Wall and Margaret Rinkevich were among the honorary chairs at the event, while Gary Shansby, Barbara Scavullo and Ed Hardy all made appearances as guests. THE HIGHLIGHTS SFTTA featured more than 15,000 pieces that ranged from stitched quilts derived from the Indian subcontinent to a collection of African sculptures. Collectors and art lovers browsed the curated selection of masks, textiles, sculptures and jewelry, while a jazz band set the mood for a celebration of of multicultural art. Photos courtesy of Drew Altizer Photography


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Blogito ergo sum! Actually, as N.T. Wright averred, "'Amor, ergo sum:' I am loved, therefore I am." Among other things, I am a Roman Catholic deacon. This is a public cyberspace in which I seek to foster Christian discipleship in the late modern milieu in the diakonia of koinonia and in the recognition that "the Eucharist is the only place of resistance to annihilation of the human subject."
Friday, August 10, 2007
A nebulous God post
Then, we moved to God's particular revelation in history beginning with Abraham and Sarah and the nation of Israel and culminating in the Incarnation of Jesus Christ, through whom this covenant, which takes the form "I will be your God and you will be my people," is extended to the whole human race. It bears noting in this context the necessity of Judaism for Christianity. In order to understand, to interpret we have to have a context. Jesus Christ's context is Israel. This brings me to a post by Rocco over at Whispers that is resounding throughout the Catholic neighborhood of the blogosphere that I tend to inhabit. It is about the funeral for Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger and is entitled Kaddish for the Cardinal. Because Cardinal Lustiger saw his conversion to Christianity as the fulfillment of the covenant he entered at birth as a Jew, he never forsook being Jewish. It was his dying wish that Jewish relatives recite Kaddish on his behalf prior to his funeral Mass. During his lifetime, even while cardinal archbishop of Paris, he could sometimes be seen in the main synagogue of Paris reciting Kaddish for his mother who, along with St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, was murdered in a Nazi concentration camp.
I'm not really sure that I have "point" this morning. If I do it is that God is with us always, even if we don't perceive God's often unobtrusive presence. God is with us in suffering, in sadness, in uncertainty. God is our companion on the way always and without exception. The challenge of the spiritual life is not to find God, but discern God's abiding presence, and to ultimately become like Christ, or Christ-like. Often this companionship is a silent accompanying. The reason why the poem "Footprints in the Sand" is so popular and so meaningful for so many is that it articulates our experience, or at least our hope, of God's accompanying us. At the same time, just as imperceptibly, God is holding it all together for us and for the world that God, who is love, created out of love, for love (1 Jn 4,8-16).
In St. John's Gospel we read of the Incarnation of the Son of God, the Logos: "What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it" (Jn 1,3b-5). This is good news, indeed. It is a message we need to not just hear, but heed. In other words, God is not a fixer, a genie we summon when things get tough, who magically, with a nod of his head, makes it all better. Isn't this one of the main points of Jesus' temptations in the wilderness, of his drinking the cup that he prayed would pass from him? Are we, his disciples, greater than the master we freely choose to follow because we love him? If Jesus had not drained the cup of his passion and death, if he had not emptied himself for us, the greatness of God, which to us is paradox and mystery, could not have been shown. We are to imitate Jesus, to incarnate him in our own lives and in our life together, which means the daily and painful dying to self.
Today is Friday, a day of recollection, a day of penance, a day on which we observe and remember Jesus' death on the Cross. If we do nothing else on this day we are to abstain from the meat of warm-blooded animals, pray more, and give charitably. In doing so may we all come to see more clearly not just that God is with us, but how, in what manner, God is present. May we live in the confidence that if God is with us nothing and nobody, in the end, will stand against us.
"But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have become near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, he who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of enmity, through his flesh, abolishing the law with its commandments and legal claims, that he might create in himself one new person in place of the two, thus establishing peace, and might reconcile both with God, in one body, through the cross, putting that enmity to death by it" (Eph. 2,13-16).
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- ElisabethAugust 10, 2007 at 10:22 AM
The song, "Held" by Natalie Grant says something similar.ReplyDelete
Wow, Natalie Grant has a song about the non-scriptural sources of revelation, salvation history, saying Kaddish for a Jewish Cardinal, Fridays as days of penance, God is love, and the second chapter of Ephesians? It must be quite a song! And here I wasted all this time composing my poor post, when I should've just been surfing I-tunes!ReplyDelete
Then again, perhaps I plagarized the whole thing!
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Mark McKie was a two-year letter winner in football and a one-year letter winner in both baseball and basketball while at Kings Point. For his accomplishments and versatility, he was named winner of the 1947 Adm. Stedman Trophy. After leaving the Academy, McKie went on to start at Colorado A&M (now Colorado State) where he played football and baseball helping the Rams to the Conference Championship and College World series in 1950.


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Black and White photographic print A2 in size (594x420mm) mounted and framed (A1 frame).
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The broad-based S&P 500 may be having one heck of a time trying to eclipse its previous all-time high, but that hasn't stopped a breathtaking 54% of companies listed in the Motley Fool CAPS Screener from trading 10% or less from a new 52-week high. For skeptics like me, that's an opportunity to see whether companies have earned their current valuations.
Keep in mind that some companies deserve their current valuations. Shares of health care conglomerate Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), for instance, are valued at an all-time high in anticipation of receiving a favorable ruling from the Food and Drug Administration on Invokana later this week for Type 2 diabetes. In trials, this SGLT2 inhibitor mopped the floor with Merck's Januvia and could represent the next wave of Type 2 diabetes treatments.
Still, other companies might deserve a kick in the pants. Here's a look at three companies that could be worth selling.
So nice, I'll bet against it twice!
The first time I bet against independent energy producer Dynegy (NYSE:DYN), it went bankrupt. Having emerged once again in October, I'm going to advocate pulling the trigger again on a company that simply hasn't learned.
Dynegy shares have rallied significantly since it debuted on the NYSE in October -- especially after announcing a deal to purchase five coal plants from Ameren Energy Resources, a subsidiary of Ameren (NYSE:AEE). Dynegy's Illinois subsidiary will acquire the additional 4,119 megawatts in production from Ameren which should result in $60 million in annual synergies, according to Dynegy. However, the deal isn't being financed with cash or stock, but with Dynegy assuming $825 million in Ameren's debt... and debt had nothing to do with Dynegy's first bankruptcy (I wish you could see me rolling my eyes over here).
The stark reality is that Dynegy forecast a loss in 2013 of up to $332 million in mid-January as it struggles under weak electricity pricing and to refinance its debt. Normally when a company emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it's in decent shape. But, a closer examination of Dynegy would show that the Ameren deal would push its net debt position from approximately $1 billion to greater than $1.8 billion. Even with $592 million in liquidity, shareholders should be sweating bullets. With few growth prospects and plenty of losses on the horizon, Dynegy is still the horror of an investment it was when I chose it to underperform in 2011.
You're at a 10; I need you at a two
Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE), a developer of software for the property and casualty insurance industry, certainly has reason to celebrate after four consecutive quarterly beat downs of the Street's estimates. Its most recent quarter was the most impressive, with the company earnings $0.21 per share on $72.2 million in revenue when the Street called for just $0.02 in EPS on $64.3 million. Management attributed the solid results to up-selling customers, as well as early payments from customers.
While I feel optimism is deserved, investors are currently expecting the world from Guidewire when they should, in reality, be dialing back their expectations. To begin with, management clued investors into the reason for the beat: up-selling and prepayments. I'd speculate that those prepayments are unlikely to be there next quarter and were more of an end-of-the-year type event. That will drastically reduce quarter-over-quarter comparisons.
Valuation is another big sticking point. Even if Guidewire were to grow by 23% to 26% in 2013 as its management forecast, it would need to earn about $0.78 in EPS just to maintain a PEG ratio of 2 (an aggressive growth level for high-tech companies). But, Guidewire's estimates aren't anywhere near $0.78. In fact, looking ahead to 2014, it's only expected to net $0.48 for a forward P/E of 80!
Simply put, competition in this space is increasing and revenue is only going to slowly taper off. While Guidewire is rocking now, its results are going to be very difficult to compare to previous years, perhaps beginning as early as the second half of 2013. I'd suggest bringing your expectations down a few notches on Guidewire.
Don't tread on me
There are quite a few sectors taking full advantage of consumers' push toward a healthier lifestyle. Starbucks, for instance, has been a revolutionary force in promoting local and organic products in its stores to encourage healthier eating habits and to cater to requests for more nutritious options.
You'd think this trend would play perfectly into Nautilus' (NYSE:NLS) hands, since it makes various fitness products like treadmills and ellipticals, but I feel that Nautlius' product line presents plenty of unforeseen risk.
For starters, Nautilus sells its products directly to the consumer. If Nautilus was working with brand-name gyms (which I also don't particularly care for), I could potentially support this valuation as the gym business is highly cyclical and big replacement orders could be boosting current sales. However, targeting only consumers via television and Internet advertising leaves Nautilus incredibly exposed to falling sales from higher payroll taxation and unforeseen economic downturns.
Another factor that turns me off of Nautilus is the aforementioned cyclicality of the business. Loyalty among consumers to gyms and for fitness products is minimal at best, and those products and memberships tend to be the first thing to go if consumers' personal finances take a turn for the worse.
Foolish roundup
This week's theme is all about keeping your emotions and expectations in check. With Dynegy projecting a large annual loss, Nautilus susceptible to rapidly changing consumer spending habits, and Guidewire facing some stiff comparable-sale comparisons, all three companies could afford to be knocked down off their pedestal.
I'm so confident in my three calls that I plan to make a CAPScall of underperform on each one. The question is: Would you do the same?


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In the year 752, a priest named Stephen was elected pope, but died four days later -- before officially filling the chair of St. Peter in Rome. For centuries Catholic records included him as Pope Stephen II -- until the Second Vatican Council. At that time, Pope Stephen III officially became Pope Stephen II (III) and the other later popes named Stephen received similarly strange titles.
So Pope Stephen III kind of vanished and that title became a kind of ecclesiastical inside joke, the kind that might appeal to cardinals and Jesuits. But what about a satirical superstar from Comedy Central?
Actually, this insider joke works if the comedian is named Stephen Colbert and Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York delivers the punch line. The two faced off before 3,000 students and faculty at Fordham University in a Sept. 14 program focusing on "Humor, Joy and the Spiritual Life." The event was arranged by Father James Martin, author of the book "Between Heaven and Mirth" and for legions of fans the "Official Chaplain of the Colbert Nation."
The jocularity started early as Dolan -- who is used to having Catholics kiss his ring -- lunged to kiss Colbert's hand, first. Then, when Martin said the cardinal might become pope in a future conclave, Dolan responded, "If I am elected pope -- which is probably the greatest gag all evening -- I'll be Stephen III."
Colbert piled on: "Write that down! I want that notarized!"
Fordham officials disappointed YouTube fans by, at the last minute, declaring this much-anticipated summit a media-free zone. Still, a few journalists – starting with a New York Times scribe – slipped in as guests. Also, it's impossible to keep one-liners locked inside a hall packed with college students and Twitter-friendly smartphones.
Some of the exchanges shared via hashtag #Dolbert and #DolanColbert included:
* Colbert, who teaches Sunday school at his New Jersey parish, stressed that he never jokes about the sacraments. Instead, he skewers people he believes use and abuse faith, especially in politics. "Then I'm not talking about Christ. I'm talking about Christ as cudgel," he said.
* At one point, Cardinal Dolan introduced Evelyn Colbert, the comedian's wife, and kissed her cheek. "I can kiss your wife," he quipped. "You can't kiss mine."
* Jabbing the cardinal about recent changes in the Mass, Colbert noted one bumpy Nicene Creed edit: "Consubstantial! It's the creed! It's not the SAT prep."
* A student, via social media, asked: "I am considering the priesthood. Would it be prudent to avoid dating?" The cardinal said dating was a good idea, adding, "By the way, let me give you the phone numbers of my nieces." Colbert responded: "It's actually a great pickup line: 'I'm seriously considering the priesthood. You can change my mind.' "
* Concerning his own struggles as a believer, Colbert said: "Are there flaws in the church? Absolutely. But is there great beauty in the church? Absolutely." And also, "The real reason I remain a Catholic is what the church gives me -- which is love."
* Dolan to Colbert: "Do you feel pressure to be funny all the time?" Colbert back to Dolan: "Do you feel pressure to be holy all the time?"
The bottom line, noted Martin, is that humor has always been part of religious life, including the lives of the saints. Take, for example, that famous prayer from the young St. Augustine: "Lord, give me chastity … but not yet."
In remarks later posted online, the Jesuit noted: "Humor serves serious purposes in the spiritual life. Joyful humor can evangelize, and draw people to God. Self-deprecating humor reminds us of our own humility. Provocative humor can also gently speak truth to power."
In his own theological reflections, the cardinal argued that the roots of Christian humor can be found in the darkest hours of Good Friday, when it appeared Jesus had been "bullied to death by undiluted evil; Love, jackbooted by hate; Mercy incarnate, smothered by revenge; Life itself, crushed by death."
But he who laughs last, stressed Dolan, laughs best.
"Lord knows there are plenty of Good Fridays in our lives. But they will not prevail. Easter will," he wrote, in his script. "As we Irish claim, 'Life is all about loving, living and laughing, not about hating, dying and moaning.' ... That's why we say, 'Joy is the infallible sign of God's presence.' "