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Skip to comments.Election 2012 Marks the End of Evangelical Dominance in Politics
Posted on 11/16/2012 4:57:28 AM PST by darrellmaurina
Ever since Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980, evangelicals have been a powerful political force. Jerry Falwell and his Moral Majority organization were credited in part with Reagan's election, having registered millions of evangelicals to vote. Their influence would only grow over the next 25 years: Evangelicals were instrumental in Reagan's reelection, the Republican Revolution of 1994, and both of George W. Bush's victories. But on November 6, 2012, their reign came to an end.
"I think this [election] was an evangelical disaster," Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, told NPR. He's right, but it wasn't for lack of trying.
The late Falwell's Liberty University gave former governor Mitt Romney its keynote spot at its 2012 commencement and backed off previous language calling Mormonism a "cult." Billy Graham uncharacteristically threw his support behind the Republican candidate, and his evangelistic association bought full-page newspaper ads all but endorsing Romney. Ralph Reed's Faith and Freedom Coalition spent tens of millions in battleground states to get out the religious vote.
As a result, 79 percent of white evangelicals voted for Romney on Tuesday. That's the same percentage that Bush received in 2004, and more than Senator John McCain received in 2008. The evangelical vote was 27 percent of the overall electorate -- the highest it's ever been for an election.
Their support wasn't enough. Not only did Obama win soundly, but four states voted to allow same-sex marriage.
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Maybe we need better candidates. I don't know any "evangelicals" who wanted Romney to be the nominee.
So much for the rumor grist that millions of evangelicals stayed home.
Exactly, some people really don't think obama is that bad and they hate mormons.
However, the author has some valid points, key among them being the way in which too many Christian conservatives decided to downplay the seriousness of Mitt Romney's theological aberrations, and the fact that he hasn't even been faithful to his own Mormon conservative values on issues like abortion and gay marriage.
If Christian conservatives keep doing things like that, we deserve what we get.
The fact is that Mitt Romney was not a Christian conservative, wasn't a socially conservative ally of Christian conservatives, and was a terrible choice for the Republican Party. I understand the need for compromise and coalitions in politics, but the result this year was Republicans nominated a man whose main reason for supporting a "pro-choice" position on abortion, and then backing off from it, seems to have been poll data.
I believe the Mormon Church dodged a major bullet this month, and if Mitt Romney had been elected, he would have become the Mormon version of the Kennedy family, injecting liberalism into a prominent position in his church while giving the church a respectability it, like the Catholics before Kennedy, had sought for decades before the election.
I am no Mormon, but if I were a Mormon, I would be a strong opponent of the Mitt Romney-Harry Reid wing of the LDS, and be doing whatever I could to fight it.
Maybe we need better citizens to elect men and women of honor and integrity.
"decided to downplay the seriousness of Mitt Romney's theological aberrations, and the fact that he hasn't even been faithful to his own Mormon conservative values on issues like abortion and gay marriage."
Look at black Christians who overlooked Obama's views on abortion and homosexual "marriage" and voted for him because of his perceived skin color. We all know if Obama were white, he never would have been elected. Never!
Mr. Mohler, what did God tell Gideon? Judges 7:2 And the LORD said unto Gideon, "The People that are with thee are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against Me, saying, Mine own hand hath 'saved' me.'
I take this election as God sifting out more chaff from His wheat. I think Americans are going to have to have their noses rubbed into 'social justice' religious/politics, to figure out God is against the redistribution of wealth. Yes things are going to get harder and more worldly, but, God said I will never leave you nor forsake you, IF!
If we're ever going to reach Hispanic Roman Catholics, it's going to be over social issues like abortion.
Social issues are a major part of what led white evangelicals out of the Democratic Party and into the Republican Party. Social issues are a major part of what led ethnic Catholic blue collar workers in Northern industrial cities to become "Reagan Democrats."
Frankly, if we really have become a country of "takers" rather than "makers," we need to appeal to the votes of people who are willing to consider something else to be more important than their pocketbooks.
Religious values have proven their ability to do that in the past.
Next time, let's try to get a candidate who actually believes the religious values he claims to affirm.
Unfortunately we are stuck with the "citizens" we have. If you can think of how we can get better ones, I'm listening.
"Not only did Obama win soundly, but four states voted to allow same-sex marriage"
ZERO won because hispanics are totally ignorant of their Catholic faith and most would rather have free government handouts than work for a living. That, combined with mass voter fraud, elected the worst president in American history to a second term. Romney said he would find jobs for American, ZERO said more handouts. Free stuff wins every time.
I think we agree.
Very similar things could have been said about Southern rural whites from the Great Depression until at least the 1970s and probably well into the 1980s. The old Democratic Party coalition depended on the ability of people like LBJ to give poor rural whites lots of "free stuff" to buy their votes.
The Democratic coalition broke down for many reasons, but social conservatives were a major part of that breakdown.
I believe the same thing can be done with Hispanics. The modern Republican Party is not anti-Catholic, and there are lots of conservative Catholics who are well-positioned to reach out to their socially conservative Hispanic Catholic fellow believers.
While it will be much harder, as more blacks become businessmen, it may be possible to split off enough black voters to deny Democrats a majority in close races. Conservative black pastors fighting homosexuality need to be encouraged as much as possible in that regard. The way in which Democrats fight tooth-and-nail against people like Congressman West show how concerned Democrats are that some prominent conservative black leaders will gain traction. If they're worried as Democrats, we should view that as a sign of their weakness and our opportunity. But short term, we've got a lot better opportunity with Catholic Hispanics and with the growing population of evangelical and charismatic Hispanics.
Me either.
Those numbers are based on exit polling. Has everyone forgotten the exit polls of 2004? Everybody voted for president Kerry according to those polls.
Not much of a faith, then.
The odd comments of many bishops to the contrary notwithstanding, socialism, homosexuality, and abortion are anathema to the Catholic faith. Conservatives in general, and particularly Protestant conservatives, must learn to make the case that voting for conservative candidates and conservative issues is the authentically Catholic thing to do.
Freeloaders, breast implants and condoms are the top dog now.
The loss of white Southerners from the Democrat coalition was due to three factors: the increasing urbanization and prosperity of the South after World War II; the support the Democrats outside the South gave to affirmative action and school busing; and the appeasement of Communists and (after 1979) Muslim extremists by Johnson and Carter. With middle class incomes and greater creature comforts, white Southerners had less need for government cheese. Unless Hispanic-Americans prosper economically as white Southerners did, or can be set against black Americans politically, a similar turning is unlikely. With the Democrats running the White House and Senate for another four years, the chances for a rising economic tide lifting all boats are not promising.
Even prosperity is no assurance that members of particular ethnic groups will vote in their own economic self-interest. A case in point is the Jewish voters, of whom it is said that they earn like Episcopalians but vote like Puerto Ricans. Even with Romney being a strong friend of Israel and Obama questionable at best on this matter, almost 70% of Jewish voters supported the Democrat. Another example is the Asian vote. The increase in Asian-Americans post-1965 parallels that of Hispanics, although the former group's percentage is smaller relative to the overall population. Asians are far more likely to enter the professions and own businesses than Hispanics and the income levels of many Asian ethnic groups exceed the average for whites. Yet, like the Hispanics and the Jews, about 70% voted for Obama.
Some 85% of Muslim voters supported Obama, only a slight drop from the 89% he garnered four years ago.
It appears that white Protestant, Catholic, and Mormon voters represent the only base conservatives and Republicans have, and a shrinking one due to low white birth rates, higher minority birth rates, legal and illegal immigration, and the conversion of people from white Christian backgrounds to secular humanism, agnosticism, and atheism. At best, this country is on its way to becoming a European style social democracy; at worst, a cauldron like South Africa or Zimbabwe, where the formerly dominant whites are persecuted and killed.
When the GOPe figures out they can get more votes when voters choose "who you are" instead of "who you are not", they may win another election. I am not anticipating that ever happening.
Muslim or Mormon
Democrat or Former Democrat
Federal Mandated Healthcare or State Mandated Healthcare
See anything wrong with the choices we had?
Got me excited/s
I attended a Christian college back in the early 70s and as part of our community service, we went to the local elementary school every week and did a Bible lesson. The teachers loved it because they got a break and the kids loved it. It was a public school and no one complained. Can you imagine that being allowed these days?
Only in certain parts of the country.
Evangelicals voted for Romney by 79%, no one else came close to that level of support.
So I hope you weren't talking about Evangelicals, now the 'non-affiliated with a religion' voted for Romney by 26%, that must be who you mean.
Catholic Hispanics vote democrat, as Catholics always have, Hispanic Protestants are closer to voting like Protestants always have, and are in play, for instance voting republican by 56% in 2004, and 48% in 2008.
That is way off base, the average Mormon does not rise up to the level of devoted faith, and truth to doctrine, that Temple Mormons, Bishop Romney and Harry Reid do, they are examined, and certified in the devoutness, and are even issued IDs proving that.
Bishop Romney received the personal permission of his Holy Prophet to run for president, and he had the full support of the Quorum of 70, and many thought him the fulfillment of prophecy.
Governor Romney's position within the religion is such, that Mitt himself was personally excommunicating Mormons of lessor devotion, before he requested permission to leave those duties, and run for political office.
"Catholic Hispanics vote democrat, as Catholics always have, Hispanic Protestants are closer to voting like Protestants always have"
Now what percentage of hispanics do you think are protestant? 1 or 2%? The vast majority identify themselves as Catholic, even though they vote like their face is black instead of brown. White (working) Catholics, who attend Mass on a regular basis and try to live their life according to the teachings of the Catholic Church, vote for the most conservative candidate and that candidate is not a democrat. Just like any other faith, if you are a regular church goer and live your faith, the republicans can count on your vote. Makes no difference what demonination. The party of death gets the hypocrite vote.
Protestants are about 31% of the Hispanic voters.
The Catholic denomination has always been a democrat voting block.
Romney winning 48% of the Catholic vote, is one of the greatest republican margins of all time.
This current period of 1972 to 2012, is as good as it gets, it was the glory days of the GOP sometimes winning a slim margin of the Catholic vote.
In fact, with possibly the exception of the disputed election of 1956, ALL of the handful of times that the GOP have picked up a slim margin from the Catholics, was 1972-2012.
""Rothman and Lichter researched and wrote a book on American radicals, The Roots of Radicalism: Jews, Christians and the Left back in 1982. They discovered that the Christian component of the Left were largely Catholics.""
I also recognize that the Roman Catholic Church on economic issues has what might be charitably called a medieval and paternalistic view of the role of the state. There are important areas of disagreement even there, and they came out when Rick Santorum's views on economics got criticized for being out of line with standard conservative evangelical views and even more different from secular conservative or libertarian views.
However, would you not make a distinction between the general population of people who call themselves Catholics and those who are committed Mass-going Catholics? We can't compare all Catholics to churchgoing evangelical Protestants without recognizing that there are major differences in commitment levels within Roman Catholicism, just as there are major differences within Protestantism.
A practicing Catholic who goes to Mass regularly and cares about what his church teaches is going to be much more similar to an evangelical Protestant in voting patterns.
Granted, evangelicals have their Ron Siders and Tony Campolos, and seriously committed Catholics have their social liberals, too.
But I don't see social liberals as being anywhere close to a majority of practicing Roman Catholics who take their faith seriously.
I'm not interested in internal religious purity of individuals within denominations, I am interested in a denomination voting democrat, in an almost perfect record for 160 years.
A powerful, large denomination, and one which has fought to pass laws to import 10s of millions of more democrat voters, to vote democrat.
The non-Catholic, Christian vote, as loose, diverse, and varied a category as one can make, has only gone democrat 3 times in history, 1932, 1936, and 1964.
"The Catholic denomination has always been a democrat voting block.
Romney winning 48% of the Catholic vote, is one of the greatest republican margins of all time"
You make a mistake by throwing in the welfare hispanics when you count "catholic votes". Take away the freeloaders that expect open borders and more food stamps from the "catholic vote" that Obama received, and he gets no where near the 51% of the overall "catholic vote". Like I have said before anyone that claims to be Catholic and still votes for the party that believes in murdering unborn children and sodomite "marriage" should not be included in the statistics for the "catholic vote". You can't be for abortion on demand and sodomite "marriage" and still be Catholic. But the media loves to throw in this crowd and call them Catholic because they hate the Catholic Church. And from your replies I see that you are a Catholic-basher also.
There is no more "conservative" church in the world than the Catholic Church. When Roe v. Wade came along the Catholic Church stood almost alone among the Christian faith in standing up for the rights of unborn children. 99% of all protestant "churches" went along with abortion on demand. The Catholic Church also does not ordain women and homosexuals. Just about all the protestant faiths let women preach and allow homosexual preachers. There are some leftist "catholics" out there, but they know damn well what their faith expects of them and they snub their noses are faithful "conservative" Catholic teachings. The Catholic Church does have a history of supporting democrat politicians, but there was a time when the party had not been taken over by the pro-death crowd. The party before the early 70s was pro-life and certainly didn't allow homosexual "marriage". The party JFK was part of would be ashamed of today's democrat party and no doubt JFK would be republican. He was a conservative.
Hispanics just got here, and the Catholic vote has always been democrat, besides, the Catholic church is a single denomination, it doesn't matter what race or sex a Catholic is, he is still a member of the single denomination, even baptized into it.
JFK was a democrat, and would be a democrat, and would still be a liberal Catholic calling for importing more Catholics for his party.
From unionizing government, to Vietnam, to the 1965 immigration act, JFK was the end of us.
However, if there is one man who can take the most credit for the 1965 act, it is John F. Kennedy.
Kennedy seems to have inherited the resentment his father Joseph felt as an outsider in Bostons WASP aristocracy. He voted against the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952, and supported various refugee acts throughout the 1950s.
In 1958 he wrote a book, A Nation of Immigrants, which attacked the quota system as illogical and without purpose, and the book served as Kennedys blueprint for immigration reform after he became president in 1960.
In the summer of 1963, Kennedy sent Congress a proposal calling for the elimination of the national origins quota system. He wanted immigrants admitted on the basis of family reunification and needed skills, without regard to national origin. After his assassination in November, his brother Robert took up the cause of immigration reform, calling it JFKs legacy. In the forward to a revised edition of A Nation of Immigrants, issued in 1964 to gain support for the new law, he wrote, I know of no cause which President Kennedy championed more warmly than the improvement of our immigration policies.
Sold as a memorial to JFK, there was very little opposition to what became known as the Immigration Act of 1965.
Wanna bet? It ain't the Evangelicals who voted... it is the ones who didn't.
Like I said before, which you ignored, the democrat party was not the party of death until the early 1970s. JFK was pro-life as were all Catholic politicians. They followed their faith and it's teachings. It was the worthless Ted Kennedy flipping on abortion, in a blatant attempt to get the bra burner's vote, that directly led to the democrat party becoming the leftist, wacky, pro-death, pro-homo "marriage" party that is is today. You also ignored the fact that the Catholic Church stood alone in defending life when Roe w. Wade was crammed down our throats in 1973. And like I said before, devout Church going Catholics vote conservative. I could care less what the once a year at Mass crowd do. They should get out of the Church. All they do is make practicing Catholics look bad with their hypocritical ways. No one that promotes abortion on demand and homo "marriage" can call themselves Catholic. Abortion and homo "marriage" are intrinsic evils and not to be condoned by any Catholic. Period. End of Story.
Millions of Republicans stayed home. Maybe they are sick of moderates.
While the majority of practicing Catholics voted for Romney, not enough of them did.
We need to write letters to editors to Catholic newspapers to reach more Catholics. As long as you don't mention a particular candidate, they can publish it without worrying about losing tax-exempt status.
I don't know what any of this has to do with the Catholic being democrat, as a conservative you should care about that, not trying to convince everyone that voting data doesn't exist.
As far as we know JFK was pro-abortion, or would be if he was ever asked, someone was pushing abortion long before RVW.
I don't really care about yours or other people's religious issues within the church you attend, but I do regret that Catholics vote liberal, democrat and pro-abortion, as a denomination, Christians could have really used the help of voters who are Catholics.
That goes for 2008 and 2012 also.
"I dont really care about yours or other peoples religious issues within the church you attend, but I do regret that Catholics vote liberal, democrat and pro-abortion, as a denomination, Christians could have really used the help of voters who are Catholics"
59% of WHITE CATHOLICS voted for Romney. If he had not been a morman he might have gotten 75% of WHITE CATHOLIC votes.
Those that identify themselves as Catholic vote the same as evangelicals or any other type of faith. If you attend Church on a regular basis you tend to vote republican. The slackers and hypocrites (all faiths included), who could less about their faith, vote for the person that promises free handouts..................and that is the democrat party.
JFK, like the vast majority of Americans before the radicals took over the democrat party in the early 70s, was pro-life. Abortion was not an issue in American politics before Roe w. Wade. Everyone knew it was wrong to murder the unborn. By the MLK Jr. was pro-life and also a republican.
Finally you need to work on your evangelical friends and ask them why they are members of faiths that believe in homosexual pastors and women preachers.........and why they take no stance on murdering the unborn. The Episcopalians being the prime example. But the Presbyterian Church, the Lutheran Church, and the vast majority of protestant "churches" ordain openly homosexuals to their ranks. They also take no stance on aborting children. So please tell me how "liberal" the Catholic Church (that allows none of this anti-God nonsense) is compared to your protestant friends.
Yes, but those white northern Catholics assimilated into the larger culture and became culturally liberal/agnostic democrats and did not become part of the conservative movement. Hispanics now support gay marriage by about 50% and are not as religious as previous immigrants. Don't delude yourself about the "Catholic" vote.
Please show me a heavily Catholic state, city, or congressional district that votes regularly Republican. (Crickets).
Big government and a paternalistic state have gone hand and hand everywhere Catholicism has dominated. The Free Market is not a core part of the Romanist ethos.
Your lovely fatso white working class gave Obama Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. They are also not as devout as their parents and grandparents were. There is a party for the working class and it is the Democrats. The Republicans are the party of the producers, not the Proles.
Actually those who identify as Catholic voted for Obama, no one assigns the label Catholic except for the Roman catholic church, many people leave the church but the church still counts them as Catholics, yet for our political discussion, we know that pollsters only count those Catholics who still personally identify as Catholic.
There is no reason to assume that JFK was pro-life, we do know that his stealing the election has destroyed America as we inport 10s of millions of Roman Catholics to replace the American losses of the denomination, and to keep the democrat party alive and liberal.
Episcopalians are not Evangelicals and we don't know how that denomination votes, we do know that while the Catholic denomination voted 54% for abortion and Obama in 2008, the next largest denomination, the Southern Baptists, voted 80% pro-life and republican.
The 2 largest denominations in America, and two very different votes.
Catholic bash till you are blue in the face, but it's Catholics that refuse to ordain sodomites, allow abortion and let women preach from the pulpits. The Catholic Church is the biggest Christian church in the world, the biggest Christian Church in the United States. There are more lapsed Catholics (ones that don't follow their faith) than there are Bible-thumping evangelicals that have turned the Bible into a mockery by allowing open homosexuals to preach and women to preach and take no official stance on murdering the unborn. The liberal media and liberal democrat party has tried to destroy conservatism and Biblical principles and they have certainly been successful with the 30 some thousand alphabet protestant "churches" around the country. They have aided and abedded in trying to make a mockery of the word of God. Why in the world do you think so many protestants are leaving these protestant faiths and coming into the Catholic Church? Well let me tell you. These people are looking for the true word of God and the word of God is the Catholic Church, the only church that he started 2,000 years ago. Come on in son, the water's fine.
"we do know that while the Catholic denomination voted 54% for abortion"
That number includes the 71% of hispanic "catholic" freeloader votes that ZERO received. Try again. Evangelicals can be from any faith. Episcopalians are the most liberal of all faiths in the country. Presbyterians and southern baptists a close second. JFK was certainly as conservative as moderate Nixon, who was a RINO of the first degree.
"There is no reason to assume that Kennedy was pro-life".
JFK was pro-life. End of story.
No one has any reason to assume that the liberal JFK was pro-life, no one knows, but being liberal, democrat, and the most despicable man to ever hold the office, and the man who wanted immigration to destroy America, doesn't indicate that he was pro-life, he probably paid for many abortions in his long life of doing what he used to do before birth control, even having his girls service other men in front of him, and forcing the secret service to procure for him.
Catholic is a single church denomination of Christianity, not a religion or a race.
Catholics voted for Obama, Protestants voted like they always do, pro-life and republican, Evangelicals by a huge, massive margin, which is typical for those pro-life voters, they chose life at 79%, and we don't have the numbers on the second largest denomination, the Southern Baptists, they probably equaled or surpassed their 2008 pro-life vote of 80%.
Catholics improved and voted for Obama and abortion by a slimmer margin than last time.
Look at how the Christians who are baptized members of the Roman Catholic church voted, versus, how the much more diverse, even non-denominational, many not even baptized or members of any church, Christians who are not Catholics, voted.
As an ex-Catholic may I remind you, however, that there is no such thing as the "White Catholic" Church. This is why the clergy are cheering the mass waves of immigration to fill and refill the churches.
"Protestants voted like they always do, pro-life and republican".
Tell that to 93% of America's blacks that voted for the baby killer in chief. Probably 99% of blacks are protestant.
And like I said before evangelicals are not a demonination.
They are in all Christian faiths, including Catholics.
The Catholic Church is despised by liberal protestant faiths because of their unbending support of life in all forms, and for their adherence the scriptures, i.e., NO HOMO MARRIAGE AND NO WOMEN CLERGY. Have also found out that most protestants respect Catholics because of their moral stance on these issues. The Catholic Church will never change it's position on these moral issues. The reason? You can't change the Bible. Protestants are a mismatch of faiths that change as often as your elbow bending. If you don't like what one church is preaching go find yourself one that suits your tastes. Cant do that with God's Pilgrim Church on Earth. The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ. He only established one Christian church and that is the Catholic Church. One drunkard German monk can't change this. The Catholic bashers can't deal with the truth.
"As an ex-Catholic may I remind you, however, that there is no such thing as the "White Catholic" Church"
1. There is no such thing as an "ex-Catholic". If you are practicing the faith of your baptism you are a lapsed Catholic.
2. Of course there is no such thing as the White Catholic Church, but statistics are kept, and white Catholics voted for Romney with 59% of the vote. Obama carried the hispanics, so their percentage pushed Obama to 52% of the so-called "Catholic vote". Catholics vote exactly like any other faith group. Devout Catholics vote conservative, the non-church going crowd vote for the man that will promise free handouts.
Meant to say if you ARE NOT A PRACTICING CATHOLIC you are a lapsed Catholic, not ex-Catholic.
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The most valuable form of jadeite is known as imperial jade. It is a vivid emerald green color and comes from Myanmar. The Emerald Buddha, a sacred image that is enshrined at Wat Phra Kaeo in Bangkok, Thailand, is actually beautiful green jadeite. A leek green variety called "Russian Jade" is found near Lake Baikal in Russia. In addition to Myanmar, small quantities of jadeite can be found in Mexico and Central and South America, while nephrite is mined in Australia, Canada, Taiwan and the United States.
In ancient China, Jade was thought to preserve the body after death and was placed in emperors' tombs. One tomb contained an entire suit made of jade, thought to assure the physical immortality of its owner. In Central America, the Olmecs, Mayans and Toltecs also treasured jade and used it for carvings and masks. In Europe, although prehistoric axes and blades carved from jade have been found by archeologists, the gemstone was not popular for jewelry use until the sixteenth century when jade objects were imported from China and, later, Central America. The Portuguese brought home jade pieces from their settlement in China and called jade "piedre de ilharga," which meant "stone of the loins" because they believed it to be strong medicine for kidney ailments. Jade objects brought to Spain were called by the Spanish version of this phrase, "piedra de hijada." This became the French word "ejade," which led to the English word jade.
Known for over 7,000 years, jade was first valued for its hardness, which made it a useful stone for constructing tools and weapons. In ancient Egypt, jade was appreciated as the stone of balance, inner peace and great affection. In China, jade plays a significant role symbolizing goodness, wisdom, courage, justice, modesty and compassion. The Chinese use the gemstone for creating praiseworthy objects, religious figures and esteemed furnishings for the imperial family. Today the gemstone has gained popularity across the world, admired for its symbolism, historical significance and beauty.
With its uniquely mystical appearance, quartz was the "rock crystal" used in ancient times to make crystal balls. It was believed to attract energy and is still considered to be spiritual today. The gemstone was once believed to be a compact form of ice. In fact, the Greeks originally named quartz "krystallos," meaning ice, but this terminology soon applied to any type of crystal.
Often identified by its six-sided prism shape, quartz is the most common mineral on Earth, found in nearly every environment throughout the globe. With a ranking of 7.0 on the Mohs Scale, it is a component of almost every rock type and occurs in virtually every color imaginable. Quartz has a great amount varieties that are well-known by other names, including amethyst, citrine, ametrine, rock crystal, agate, druzy, chalcedony, tigers eye and many more. There are also several varieties that hold the name "quartz," including rose quartz, smokey quartz and rutilated quartz.
The pale pink color of quartz is known as rose quartz, the traditional gift for couples celebrating their 2 nd anniversary. It is a delicate powder pink color that ranges from transparent to translucent. Transparent rose quartz is quite rare and is usually so pale that it does not show much color, except in large sizes. The translucent quality of rose quartz is much more common and is used for jewelry and carvings.
Rose quartz is probably one of the most prized stones for its mystical properties. Known as the "Heart Stone," it is believed to have incredible powers to balance emotions and open the heart. Folklore says rose quartz can comfort brokenhearted people, bringing healing and clarity to the heart and allowing the wearer to learn to trust again. The stone is also said to foster happiness and the joy of life by bringing about contentment in love and filling one with optimism, tenderness and gentleness.
In addition to helping with romantic love, rose quartz is believed to enhance all other forms of love as well, including self-love, platonic and maternal. Its loving, nurturing energy is said to take away fears, resentment and anger and replace them with feelings of higher self-esteem and confidence. This soothing stone is also thought to balance emotions and heal emotional wounds. It is said to be especially powerful in times of stress or loss, bringing peace and calm to the wearer.
Ranging in color from nearly black to smoky brown, smoky quartz is transparent and owes its warm earthen hue to exposure to natural radioactivity. Care must be taken since its rich color will fade in the sun. Spelled either "smoky" or "smokey," this variety of quartz is often incorrectly called "smoky topaz."
Smoky quartz is believed to help dissolve negative energy and release stress. It is said to be a mild sedative with a relaxing effect that calms, soothes and restores balance and harmony. Folklore says the gem can embrace dark areas with light and love and therefore clear and cleanse the body both physically and emotionally. Smoky quartz is thought to be a warm, friendly and down-to-earth gem.
Rutilated quartz is a type of transparent rock crystal that contains long, fine needles of rutile crystals (titanium dioxide). These highly valued inclusions form a landscape of shining gold needles in an array of patterns that is breathtakingly beautiful. These golden inclusions are also known as Venus hair, Cupid's darts and fleches d'amour ("arrows of love"). There is a less well-known variety called tourmalinated quartz that, instead of golden rutile, forms black or dark green tourmaline crystals.
Although rutilated quartz is usually cut as a cabochon, it can be a difficult stone to attain a smooth surface without pits. This is because rutile ranks a 6.0 on the Mohs Scale , while quartz ranks 7.0. The difference in hardness between the two materials, and because of the way rutile forms inside, causes problems when cutting. Each final cut piece is unique, with no two being exactly alike. Modern folklore says rutilated quartz brings forth each person's strengths, originality and ability to relate to others.
Tourmalinated quartz is a clear form of quartz with silver-tone filaments and threads of black tourmaline running through it. Because tourmalinated quartz is a combination of quartz and tourmaline, it has influences and characteristics of both these gems.
All quartz rock that is absent of color is deemed rock crystal. This category of quartz has the clarity of pure water, without as much as a hint of pigment. While this colorless quartz is too common to be considered a precious gemstone, it is still beautiful, as well as affordable. Rock crystal is commonly used in decorative carvings, figurines and chandeliers. It is also easy to cut, making it well suited in the creation of eye-catching jewelry.
Phantom quartz is a variety of quartz which, over the course of millions of years, forms over existing rock crystals. It takes its name from the particular structure of the trigonal crystals that form within its shape, known as the phantom. Found mostly in Austria, Brazil, Madagascar, Switzerland and the United States, phantom quartz can also be found in smoky quartz, citrines and amethysts. These phantoms, or the inner crystals, are usually composed of other minerals such as chlorite, goethite, hematite or even other kinds of quartz like the smoky and milky quartz.
Mention of phantom quartz is found in 2000-year-old texts where it was believed to have formed on ice hidden in dark caverns for millions of years. This ice, when exposed to extreme cold, got encased with the quartz, thus trapping the phantom within. Perhaps because of their elusive beginnings, phantom quartz are sometimes referred to as ghost crystals, specter crystals or even shadow crystals.
A symbol of strength and intelligence, topaz derives its name from Topazios, an island in the Red Sea that is known today as Zabargad. The Greek word "topazios" means "to seek," since the island was covered with a thick fog and difficult to find. Gemstones found on the island were called topaz, although the stones were eventually found to actually be peridot. The real gem of topaz is found throughout the world, with different occurrences producing specific colors.
Brown, yellow, orange and red topaz are found in Brazil, Sri Lanka and Siberia. Most brownish topaz is heated to produce a permanent and glamorous pink color. Following the discovery of pink topaz in Russia during the 19th century, Imperial topaz was found. Featuring a sherry red, deep pink or reddish-orange color, the gem was so coveted that its ownership was restricted to the Czar, his family and those who received it as a royal gift. Today, Imperial shades are the most rare and, therefore, the most valuable.
Blue topaz is rarely found in nature and is most often created through a combination of heat treatment and irradiation. It is found in Brazil, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and China. Topaz is often colorless, too, and can be found in the United States, Mexico, Russia and Pakistan. In 1998, a new type of enhanced topaz made its appearance with a greenish-blue or emerald green color. All colors of topaz rank an 8.0 on the Mohs Scale of hardness.
Yellow topaz is November's birthstone and blue topaz is December's birthstone. Blue topaz is also the traditional gift for 4th and 19th wedding anniversaries, while Imperial topaz is celebrated as a 23rd anniversary gift. Perhaps the most famous topaz is a large, colorless stone known as the Braganza. It was discovered in Brazil in 1740 and was originally thought to be a priceless diamond. Today, the giant 1,680.00ct stone is set in the Portuguese Crown.
The mystery and allure of topaz goes back thousands of years. To the ancients, it was a symbol of love and affection and was thought to ward off sudden death. The Romans associated topaz with Jupiter, the god of the sun. The Greeks called it the Stone of Strength, believing it had the power to increase strength and make its wearer invisible in times of emergency. The Egyptians said the gem was colored with the golden glow of the sun god, Ra, making topaz a powerful amulet that protected its wearer against harm.
Topaz' mystical curative powers were believed to wax and wane with the phases of the moon. The gem was said to change color in the presence of poisoned food or drink and falcons were carved on the stones to help earn the goodwill of kings and magnates.
Today, topaz is said to be the gem that has the widest range of curative powers. It is believed to dispel enchantment and protect against negative emotions such as anger, fear, greed and envy. Its properties are supposedly enhanced when the gem is mounted in gold. Because of this association with gold, topaz is used to bring or enhance the wearer's money-gathering abilities and has long been used in money and wealth rituals.
Wearing topaz is said to improve and deepen relationships, promote patience, ensure fidelity and enhance the ability to love. The gem is also believed to bring friendship, intelligence, long life, beauty and a pleasant disposition.
Earring Back Types
Butterfly Back: A double looped piece resembling a butterfly that fits over a post. Variations on this design are called push back clasps. The basic post and butterfly back are usually used for stud earrings and lighter weight drop earrings.
Hinged Snap Backs: This clasp features a hinged post that snaps into a groove on the back of the earring. It is commonly found on hoops. Sometimes the hinged post is curved to provide more room to fit around the ear, sometimes called a saddleback.
Hook Backs: This earring backing is simply a long, bent post that fits through the piercing. Hooks have several variations, most notably the shepherd's hook and the French hook. While thin wire hooks reduce the weight of long earrings, making them more comfortable, they aren't as secure as other clasp styles.
Lever Back: A hinged lever snaps shut against the curved post to form a closed loop around the ear lobe. This clasp is very secure and good for large or medium sized styles that drop just below the ear.
Omega: Also called French clips, this clasp has a straight post and a looped lever. The hinged lever closes around the post and is held against the ear with pressure. The omega clasp is the most secure clasp, especially for the larger, heavier earrings.
Screw back: This backing is a slight variation of the standard post and butterfly nut back. Instead of pushing on the back, the nut twists onto the threaded post. A screw back post design is often preferred for expensive diamond stud earrings that require increased security.


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Jane Bennett's sympathetic yet critical commentary on my essay "What is Enchantment?" (published in the volume Varieties of Secularism in a Secular Age) describes the notion of disenchantment that I present as primarily addressing the theological displacements that emerged with the rise of the new science. Her own work, she says, offers a quite different focus, one of a mood or affect that "circulates between human bodies and the animal, vegetable, and mineral forces they encounter."
I don't doubt that this interesting focus is quite different from mine, though I think it would be wrong to represent my view as being focused on the theological. In my analysis, the theological had only a central genealogical role to play in the process of "disenchantment."


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I seriously hate how Bellamy looks like a mix blood giant now - regardless if you liked him or not his old character design was much better. (though I admit I am biased, I hate any character taller then Franky, I give a except for Brook because he's a skeleton and that's cool)
Also, I hope when Bellamy went to Sky Island he beat the crap out of Wiper, I swear, Wiper was the pinnacle of a weakling who acted like he was the strongest (in case you forgot, he seriously thought he could fight and beat Zoro/Luffy (and everyone else) even though his ONLY power came from using the dials, his reliance on the reject dial just showed how weak he was).
I think I may be the only person who liked Bellamy, say what you will, but Bellamy is one of the few REALISTIC pirates, when he was first shown he didn't go for mythical treasures - he didn't go for any nonsense that wasn't steeped in reality... Yes, he was a mean guy but what do you think Pirates were like? The fact he stole the golden pillar makes me like him more - if Luffy was anything like a real Pirate he would had taken the Pillar too.


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American Samplers
The earliest known American sampler was made by Loara Standish of the Plymouth Colony about 1645. By the 1700s, samplers depicting alphabets and numerals were worked by young women to learn the basic needlework skills needed to operate the family household. By the late 1700s and early 1800s, schools or academies for well-to-do young women flourished, and more elaborate pieces with decorative motifs such as verses, flowers, houses, religious, pastoral, and/or mourning scenes were being stitched. The parents of these young women proudly displayed their embroideries as showpieces of their work, talent, and status.
In recent years, samplers have become important in museum collections as representations of early American female education. Many are signed, and some are inscribed with locations and the names of teachers and schools. The emergence of large numbers of these samplers has resulted in much research in diaries, account books, letters, newspaper ads, local histories, and published commentary that is helping to illuminate the lives of women in early America.
Many early samplers do not have the letters "J" and "U" in their alphabets because they were not part of the early Latin alphabet and so the letter "I" was used for "J" and the "V" for "U." The letter "s" is often replaced with the printers "s" which looks like the modern f.
There are 137 American samplers in the Textile Collection. The first was donated in 1886, the Margaret Dinsmoor sampler. In the 1890s the Copp Collection was received and it contained two samplers—one by Esther Copp and the other by her great niece Phebe Esther Copp. (The Copp Collection is an extensive collection of 18th-and 19th- century household textiles, costume items, furniture, and other pieces belonging to the Copps, a prosperous but frugal Connecticut family.) The earliest dated sampler in the collection was made in 1735 by Lydia Dickman of Boston, Massachusetts.
"American Samplers - Introduction" showing 1 items.
Margaret Arndt's Sampler
- Description
- At bottom of the sampler is an unfinished two-story house with two baskets and an urn of flowers, on a ground of straight stitches shaded like Florentine patterns. Margaret Arndt stitched a common proverb that reflected the importance at that time of one's salvation in Christ. The inscription reads:
"The LOSE of a FaThEr IS MUSh
BUT The LOZE OF a MOTher IS MOOR
BUT the LOSE OF ChrIST IS SUCh
AS NONe CAN RE STOre
DONe IN MY AELEVe
Nth YeAr OF my
Age the YeAr OF
OUR LOrd ONe ThOUSaNd 1815
Margaret Arndt"
- The sampler is stitched with silk and cotton embroidery thread on a linen ground with a thread count of warp 27, weft 29/in. The stitches used are cross, chain, Algerian eye, satin, stem, outline, buttonhole, straight, crosslet, slanted gobelin, and hem.
- Margaret Arndt, born ca. 1804 in Pennsylvania, married on June 11, 1833, as the second wife of Henry DeHuff (1794 - 1854). They had six children - Catherine (c.1834-), Jacob A. (c.1836-), Abraham (c.1838-), Anna (1840-), Susannah (c.1845-), and John (c.1848-).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1815
- maker
- Arndt, Margaret
- ID Number
- catalog number
- accession number
- 304266
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center


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SUNNYSIDE-Susana Maestas Leyba, age 88, passed away Sept. 22, 2009 at Parkdale Care Center in Price while surrounded by her family.
She was born Aug. 29, 1921 in Canjilon, N.M. to Thomas and Frances Romero Maestas.
She married Joe R. Leyba, Jan. 25, 1938 in Canjilon, N.M.; he died Jan. 4, 2003.
Susie was a member of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in East Carbon. She enjoyed fishing, camping and cooking for her family. She will be dearly missed by her family and a community of friends.
She is survived by her four sisters and two brothers, Laura Garcia, Roy, Adam Maestas, Thomas Maestas Jr., both of Ogden, Porfie Maestas, Espanola, N.M., Teddie (Tony) Valdez, Odelia Garcia, both of Canjilon, N.M.; four sons and one daughter, Jake (Tonie) Leyba, East Carbon, Joe R. (Rebecca) Leyba, Albuquerque, N.M., George (Josie) Leyba, Salt Lake City, Paul (Virginia) Leyba, Roy, Mary (Wilfred) Vigil, Sunnyside; 18 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by parents, sisters, Esther and Corrina; and brother, Manuel.
Susie's family would like to thank everyone at Miner's Trading Post for always keeping her driveway clear in the winter, the nurses and staff at Parkdale Care Center for their constant care of our mother, and her special niece Elsie Vigil for always being there for her.
Funeral Mass was held Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, 10 a.m., Good Shepherd Catholic Church. Vigil service was Friday evening 7 p.m., at the church in East Carbon. The family was at Good Shepherd in East Carbon Friday and and Saturday one hour prior to services.
Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home of Price where friends are welcome daily. Committal service, Valleyview Cemetery, Sunnyside.


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Adam Thompstone and Graham Kitchener return to the Leicester team for Sunday's Premiership fixture against Gloucester.
Adam Thompstone and Graham Kitchener return to the Leicester team for Sunday's Aviva Premiership fixture against Gloucester at Welford Road.
There will be plenty of odds on offer for the game but before you place your bets, do your homework with a few sportsbook reviews.
Winger Thompstone, the club's top try-scorer in 2012/13, returns after recovering from a knock picked up in his England Saxons debut a fortnight ago, while Kitchener joins Ed Slater in the locks.
Number eight Jordan Crane returns after injury for his first game since the Heineken Cup tie against Ulster.
Slater, Tom Youngs and Ben Youngs are included in the starting line-up after being released from the England squad this week.
Meanwhile, Mike Tindall returns to the Gloucester starting line-up and will also skipper the side.
Tindall is one of five new faces in the side from the team that faced Sale Sharks last weekend.
In the pack, Will James comes in to partner Elliott Stooke in the second-row, while Director of Rugby Nigel Davies welcomes back England back-row forwards Matt Kvesic and Ben Morgan.
In the backline Dan Robson gets the nod at scrum-half, partnering Ryan Mills at half-back, with Tindall joining Henry Trinder in the Gloucester midfield.
Form: Leicester Tigers only defeat in their last six Aviva Premiership matches came at Saracens on 21st December. The Tigers have lost just once at Welford Road in the Premiership since 23 February 2013: 16-23 to Harlequins in November – a sequence that also includes two draws, against Northampton and Bath. Gloucester have secured only two victories in the Premiership over the last nine rounds, against Worcester and London Irish in December, whilst the only try bonus point they have tallied this season curiously came in their 30-32 defeat at home to Wasps on 2nd November. Gloucester's only victory in their last seven fixtures with the Tigers in all tournaments was 27-21 at Kingsholm in the Premiership in October 2012. The Cherry and Whites have not been victorious at Welford Road since their visit in the Premiership on 6th October 2007.
The teams:
Leicester: 15 Mathew Tait, 14 Vereniki Goneva, 13 Matt Smith, 12 Anthony Allen, 11 Adam Thompstone, 10 Toby Flood (c), 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Jordan Crane, 7 Julian Salvi, 6 Jamie Gibson, 5 Graham Kitchener, 4 Ed Slater, 3 Logovi'i Mulipola, 2 Tom Youngs, 1 Marcos Ayerza.
Replacements: 16 Rob Hawkins, 17 Boris Stankovich, 18 Fraser Balmain, 19 Louis Deacon, 20 Thomas Waldrom, 21 David Mele, 22 Owen Williams, 23 Blaine Scully.
Gloucester: 15 Rob Cook, 14 Charlie Sharples, 13 Henry Trinder, 12 Mike Tindall (capt), 11 Martyn Thomas, 10 Ryan Mills, 9 Dan Robson, 8 Ben Morgan, 7 Matt Kvesic, 6 Sione Kalamafoni, 5 Will James, 4 Elliott Stooke, 3 Sila Puafisi, 2 Darren Dawidiuk, 1 Nick Wood.
Replacements: 16 Huia Edmonds, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 Rupert Harden, 19 James Hudson, 20 Matt Cox, 21 Jimmy Cowan, 22 Freddie Burns, 23 Shane Monahan.
Date: Sunday, February 16
Kick-off: 14:00 GMT
Venue: Welford Road
Referee: Dean Richards
Assistant referees: Luke Pearce , Peter Huckle
Television match official: David Grashoff


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moving blog
By jason on Mar 21, 2010
Its seems to be quite popular for Sun people to be shifting blog address and I'm doing the same.
Now that OpenESB has been made "non-strategic" and while we wait for the legal processes that take place during the acquisition of global companies, I've got some more time to spend working on software architecture in general. So I've started up an another blog where I can keep track of my ideas.
I have no idea if anyone regularly follows this blog, but if you are interested in another viewpoint on software architecture ideas then feel free to come on by.
If I end up with a job at Oracle, and one that provides something worth writing about, then I'll resuscitate this site.


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WELLINGTON-Lori Beth Reiners DeVaney, age 29, passed away Aug. 22, 2010.
She was born Oct. 11, 1980 in Price, Utah to Clinton and Rexine Moosman Reiners.
Married Mike DeVaney on June 5, 2010 in Helper, Utah.
Lori was a very loving and caring person who was always taking care of someone else's needs above her own. She enjoyed her time with her loving husband, children and extended family.
She enjoyed watching her kids play sports, camping and any activity that she could enjoy with family. Lori worked for Rocky Mountain Home Health and Hospice and she truly enjoyed her work and those she cared for.
She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Survived by her loving husband, Mike Irvin DeVaney, Wellington; children Brayden, Sidney, and Colby; Wellington; parents, Rexine Reiners and Alex Chevaz, Wellington; Clint (Cristy) Reiners, Magna; two sisters, Jessica Reiners, Magna; Amy Reiners, Wellington; brother, Dustin (Carrie) Reiners, North Carolina; grandmother, Ora Keel, Wellington; grandfather, Rex J. Moosman, Cleveland and many other loving extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by step-son, Angel Fran Romero; great-grandmother, Bessie Palmer; grandfather, Clinton McInelly; and great-grandparents Boyd and Beth Moosman.
Funeral service, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, 2 p.m., Mitchell Funeral Home, 233 East Main, Price. Family will be at Mitchell's Wednesday evening 7-8 p.m. and Thursday one hour prior to service. Interment, Wellington City Cemetery, Wellington. Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home of Price where friends are welcome daily and may share memories of Lori online at www.mitchellfuneralhome.net
In memory of Lori, a trust fund has been set up at Zions Bank for Lori's Children.


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Wave Worm Tiki Crawdude 4.5" 7pk
Wave answered the prayers of many anglers when they introduced the Wave Worm Tiki-Crawdude. Finally there is a craw imitation that has a solid bulky body and a realistic look. The cylindrical body is heavily injected with salt and scent. The lifelike look and available colors make this a great Texas-rigged flipping bait or jig trailer. Wave has also come up with some colors never before seen in craw imitations. From swirl to standard, the Tiki-Crawdude can get the job done.
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Comments: This is my all time favorite crawdad. Awesome when texas rigged flipping into beds during the spawn. Caught a 6 pounder. Black with blue pinchers is the color to go with.
From: Sydney: Valrico, FL
Comments: Couldn't agree more with L.J. I am a jig fishing freak and have a ridiculous (literally, ridiculous) amount of craws/trailers that I have tried over the years and this is my all time go to jig trailer.. Not a tone of action, but very realistic looking.. L.J's tip- that's been one of my secrets for many years now- inserting a small glass rattle in the nose of this bait.. Creates a very subtle sound and has no doubt caught a ton of bass for me- including my personal best, a 9lb bucketmouth from a private rock quarry in Missouri! Excellent product..
From: D.S.: Hillsboro, IL
O.K. Since ya have to be led by the hand, the trick is this:
1. Use a Zipper Power football head in 1/4 to 3/8 oz. or for finesse work the Zipper finesse football head in 3/16.
2. Color,,,any one you want as long as its watermellon.
3. Rig weedless after pinching one and a half inches off the tail and fish anywhere with it. Here is a secret tip, crawdads don't rattle they hiss, so put the smallest worm rattle you can get in the nose.
People this is the tool for imitating the craw. Three D profile and none of that flat claw nonsense. C'mon guys, a no brainer when you consider the price.
From: L.J.: Sacramento, CA
Comments: went out and caught two nice largemouth around 5 pounds back to back held up really well very durable had one bass take it and two bigger bass were following him and trying to take the craw very impressed worms well in rocky and grassy areas will be buying more
From: Spokane, WA
Comments: This craw is one of the best in its category. Friends and I have caought lots of fishes from bass to european catfish, including yellow perch, zander (european walleye) and northern pike. Rig it texas with 3/8 to 1 oz weight and 4/0 or 5/0 wide gap strong hook, and hold on ! Great results everywhere we tried them.
From: Fab: France
Comments: This is one of the best crayfish tubes i've ever used!! i texas rig it and let me say this! THIS IS AN AMAZING BAIT!! HIGHLY RECOMMANDED!!
From: St. Clair, MI
Comments: this is the best craw ever
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by Joe Buscaglia
posted Jul 30 2014 8:04PM
The Buffalo Bills took the field on Wednesday afternoon following their day off from practice, only to get their session delayed an hour due to inclement weather. Just short of an hour into practice thunder erupted in the sky above them, a loud announcement sounded that practice would be delayed and the Bills ran into the locker room for cover.
Lightning crashed a couple of times but eventually the weather lifted enough for the Bills to take the field in front of a plucky crowd of around 75 fans. Even though he threw an interception in team drills before the rain delay, the team's young quarterback came back refreshed and ready for the rest of practice.
EJ's best practice yet
- Once the Bills got back on the field following the rain delay Wednesday, EJ Manuel looked quite relaxed all throughout the remainder of practice. His work during team drills stood out, hitting all his receivers in stride and helping them continue to move the ball down the field. The passes were crisp and decisive just like his diagnostic skills for each passing play he participated in. Manuel only overthrew his targets a pair of times in the second half of practice — with one of them quite possibly being on purpose to a completely covered up wide receiver — making his performance a good one in the scope of what has been seen so far from the young player. It's a definite step in the right direction as far as practice is concerned.
Richardson reps increasing
- Fans of incumbent starting right guard Kraig Urbik can't be too pleased because for the fourth time since the end of last season, Urbik has lost some first-team repetitions to another player by the Bills. Head coach Doug Marrone has reaffirmed that it is an open competition on a few different occasions since the start of training camp, and the newest entrant into the fray is rookie fifth-round pick Cyril Richardson. After an incredibly slow start to offseason workouts and even training camp, Richardson has very quickly worked his way back to a favorable spot with the coaching staff. They entrusted him with more responsibility as the second-team left guard over the weekend, and now is getting reps with the first team at right guard. They're giving him a shot, which is worse news for Urbik than it is good news for Richardson, at least for the time being. If the rookie continues to play well, all bets are off.
Bradham explains himself
- Since the start of the offseason workouts, the Bills have been spewing positivity out whenever it came to outside linebacker Nigel Bradham. They thought he had an outstanding spring, they believe that he has a more mature mindset coming into the year and they rewarded him with almost all the first-team reps at weakside linebacker to this point in training camp. That came to a screeching halt earlier in the afternoon when news broke that Bradham had been suspended by the NFL for violating the substance abuse policy, which led most to believe he'd gotten himself into trouble once again. The only difference is, he didn't. It was the same charge stemming from last year, that was later dismissed, and that is also forcing Bradham to miss the team's first game. Unlike it did last year, it didn't appear he was on Marrone's bad side in his first practice since the news broke. Bradham took all his reps, fully explained himself and seemed like he was ready to move on. It seems as though the Bills are ready to move on with him, too.
Gragg gets back
- A welcomed sight at St. John Fisher College, a third tight end got back on the field for the team Wednesday. Chris Gragg, who was hospitalized for two days with heat cramps, was back in full pads with the rest of his teammates. Scott Chandler (groin) and Tony Moeaki (hamstring) watched the practice from the sidelines while Gragg, Lee Smith and Dominique Jones took all the reps. Gragg lost some ground but he has a lot of time to make it up with Moeaki out, and an even larger opportunity if Chandler is out for a significant amount of time as well.
Hairston leaves early
- In the aforementioned right guard competition, another piece to the puzzle is former fourth-round pick Chris Hairston. He has been splitting first-team reps with Urbik throughout training camp to this point at right guard, but has yet to really take a stronghold of the opportunity at hand. Hairston, who was injured at the beginning of training camp in 2013, had to leave practice early on Wednesday due to an injury to the same body part that kept him from participating last July and August. After practice head coach Doug Marrone revealed Hairston suffered a back injury, but his status for upcoming practices is not yet known. Hairston can play both guard and offensive tackle, but is thought to be fighting for a roster spot in 2014.
Day 9 MVP: WR Robert Woods
- Woods took over during the 7-on-7 goal line drill to end practice on Wednesday. Woods ran his routes correctly, didn't come back to the ball when he was near the goal line and displayed outstanding hands during his few reps. Woods first took a well-placed over the shoulder throw from EJ Manuel while a defender was draped all over the wide receiver. Woods simply reached out with his right arm, still getting his left arm dragged from behind and corralled the pass in for a touchdown. It was a gorgeous play.
Day 9 LVP: QB Thad Lewis
- Training camp has not been kind to Thad Lewis in 2014. Lewis has been erratic and is on the wrong page with his receivers way more often than he should be. He threw a bad interception to Michael Carter on the sideline during a throw that required to be closer to the boundary for the receiver. While Jeff Tuel hasn't stood out in any way, he has made less mistakes than Lewis. So far, the nod would have to go to Tuel to be the backup, but there is still a long way to go.
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A gaggle of young rock climbers filled the Breckenridge Recreation Center Saturday afternoon during an American Bouldering Series-sanctioned competition.
The competition took place on the rock climbing wall, where bouldering problems are marked for climbers to ascend without ropes. Children climbed for three hours on Saturday, followed by a handful of adults who took to the wall from 3-6 p.m.
For some of the climbers, participating Saturday meant a ticket to the regional competition in Fort Collins, as they'd already attended an ABS comp in Boulder and need just two to advance to where points start counting.
For others, like 7-year-olds Aisley and Galen Grohusky, it was an introduction to the world of climbing competition.
"It's fun," Aisley said about climbing. She and her twin brother have a climbing wall in their garage, as parents Kathryn and Brad have been climbing together after meeting in a climbing gym roughly 20 years ago.
"Some of them I tried a bunch of times," Aisley said. "It's OK not to get it the first time. I never want to give up."
For Galen, climbing is simpler.
"You get to use your arms and feet," he said thoughtfully. "If you didn't have your arms, you couldn't climb."
He found the scoring part of the climbing competition different than his expectations, which were to just go into the gym and climb what he wanted.
He did learn something from the event, though, and that's to really rely on the toes when faced with tough pinch holds.
Kids traveled from Miramont in Fort Collins, as well as Idaho Springs, Evergreen, Georgetown and Golden to compete alongside Team Summit Climbing's elite, advanced and prep kids. Four judges from the rec center held the kids accountable in their categories, which had different permissions based on the child's age and ability level.
For 10-year-old Oliver Pattenden, the competition was an exercise in tackling every intermediate problem on the wall – and giving two of the advanced routes a shot. He turned his scorecard in early because there was nothing else he felt was within his ability level. He still placed first with 13,700 points in his division, receiving a chalk bag, brush tool and a $30 gift certificate to Mountain Khakis, an event sponsor.
"I like meeting new people and getting better at climbing," said Oliver, whose mother climbs some and whose father serves with Summit County Rescue Group. Oliver is on the advanced team through Team Summit Climbing and expects to travel to Fort Collins for the regional competition. The tough part of climbing, Oliver said, is making moves with smaller holds and maintaining concentration when there's a flurry of activity around him.
The regional competition is slated for Dec. 8-9 in Fort Collins, while the national competition is slated for March 1-3 in Colorado Springs.
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Is fee or free a better business model for app developers?
The utility app market today reminds me a lot of publishing industry. Like publishers, developers who want to make money off their apps have two ways of going about it: Charging advertisers or charging users.
I've always wondered who pays more than 99 cents or so for an app. This came to mind again while writing an article today about a new app launched by ratings and reviews publication Consumer Reports. The app costs $9.99 per year and will increase to $14.99 January 1. For that fee, shoppers can use their phones to scan a bar code on a product and get access to Consumer Reports ratings, reviews, buying guides, a comparison shopping engine, prices for the product at nearby stores and more. The app is basically a beefed-up version of free apps already on the market such as myShopanion and eBay's RedLaser.
As for me, I've decided to stick with the freebies. When it comes to my phone, I don't want much information—I want the basics. I like my mobile life quick and easy. I don't need nor do I desire to do the same things on my phone that I would with my PC or TV.
I'd rather use a less extensive comparison shopping app such as myShopanion via my phone and pay for a subscription to the Consumer Reports web site where I can spend an hour on my couch researching a significant purchase like a fridge or a patio set. Unless stuck in an airport or on an elevator, I'm not going to use my phone to do this. (Elevators don't usually get reception anyways).
Other apps I've found that charge such as games and budgeting tools fall into the same boat. If I'm really into gaming, I'll pay to play it on the big screen with a bigger picture and a controller that gives me more tools to manipulate my army or superhero or football player. For an app, give me a basic wordplay game that will keep me occupied on my train ride home. As for robust budgeting apps, I don't need those on my phone either. Who wants to analyze their spending patterns over the past several months on a phone? I'll do that at home in my comfy leather chair, on a full size Excel spreadsheet and likely with a glass of wine to ease the pain. For my phone, give me something pared-down and simple, perhaps an alert if I'm overdrawn on my account or a notification when my paycheck posts.
Now comes the second question: if developers don't charge much or anything for apps, how will they make money? Advertising is one answer. I'd happily endure a small banner at the bottom of a game or view a five-second ad after I scan a bar code if the app were free. Developers also can charge affiliate fees, much like web sites. If an app user visits a shopping app advertised on a gaming app and ends up buying, the app developer could collect a fee.
I know that complaining about $9.99 and even $14.99 a year may seem trivial. It's the equivalent of around 4 cents a day. But if charging for apps becomes the norm, those prices could steadily begin to add up. I already paid $200 for my phone and I pay $100 per month to keep it on. I'd really prefer not to add any more fees under the "mobile" category in my budget.
I love apps, they make my life more entertaining (Words with Friends), keep me informed (New York Times, NPR) and come in quite handy at times (Urban Spoon, Happy Hours). But I just need a nibble of the serving I would want at home or on my computer. And if you try to charge me for the whole plate, I'm not buying.
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Construction on a 33-home development that fills in the one remaining gap on Crossington Way's south side is under way in Lone Tree.
Berkeley Homes and Harvard Communities, the same partnership behind the adjacent Parkside solar home development, expects to open a model home in February 2014 with occupancy beginning next spring. Houses in NorthSky at RidgeGate will start in the $600,000s. Ranging from about 2,400 to 3,800 square feet with an option to finish the walk-out basements, the houses will each have four to six bedrooms.
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The new neighborhood is taking shape between Bluffmont Heights and the under-construction Montecito subdivisions, across Crossington Way from Parkside.
The 31-home Parkside is sold out and nearing completion.
Montecito, which will have 142 homes at build-out, also is reporting brisk sales.
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Montecito is a Century Communities project. Home prices start in the low $500,000s.
All the housing projects are in RidgeGate, and are part of the reason the development's west side is on an unexpectedly fast development track. Instead of the 15- to 20-year build-out of RidgeGate's West Village, developers recently said they're looking at a 10- to 15-year completion.
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These installation instructions describe how to install Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 SDK Update 2 and Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 Web Profile SDK Update 2. The following topics are discussed:
Solaris, Linux, and Mac OS X installations support root/superuser and non-root/standard user installations. For Windows installations, users should have Power User or Administrator access.
The following distributions are available and include the components listed:
Visit the Java EE 6 SDK Downloads page for more information about each distribution.
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The first of these,
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For Mac OS X systems, the SDK uses the JDK that is part of the Macintosh operating system. If necessary, obtain the required JDK version from the Mac OS X Updates site.
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