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As the Revolutionary War drew to a close and the 13 former British colonies were being transformed into the United States, American Catholics faced an obvious, urgent challenge: to win the acceptance of their fellow Americans.
Catholics in the new country totaled only about 25,000, with the largest concentrations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Few were rich or influential. Instead, in many places Catholics were targets of contempt, suspicion and persecution. Attitudes and practices transferred to the new world from the European religious wars of the 17th century.
In such circumstances the choice of a leader for the Church in America was of crucial importance. John Carroll — first bishop, later first archbishop in the United States — was the right man in the right place at the right time for this onerous, highly sensitive job.
A member of a wealthy and respected Catholic family, with excellent contacts among America's political and social elite, Archbishop Carroll proved notably adept at building bridges with the non-Catholic world in a career spanning more than three decades. "A gentleman of learning and abilities," John Adams, who was to be second president of the United States, said of the young priest in 1776, the year of American independence.
Along with persuading Protestants that Catholics also had a place in America, John Carroll was to tackle the mammoth task of building the infrastructure of the Church from scratch. And in this, too, he proved remarkably successful.
He was born Jan. 8, 1735, at his parents' plantation in southern Maryland, the fourth of seven children. His older brother, Daniel, was to be one of only five men who signed both the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution. His cousin and lifelong friend, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, was the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first U.S. senator from Maryland.
Following early studies in Maryland, young Carroll and his cousin Charles were sent to French Flanders to study at the Jesuits' College of St. Omer, an institution established to accommodate the sons of well-to-do English-speaking Catholics who had no Catholic schools in their own countries. In 1753, aged 18, he entered the nearby Jesuit novitiate in preparation for becoming a priest of the Society of Jesus. He was ordained in 1771.
In the summer of 1773, Pope Clement XIV, under pressure from several Catholic monarchs with whom the Jesuits had tangled, issued a brief suppressing the Society. Carroll was shocked but, having no other choice, accepted the papal decree. (In later life, he would display a marked preference — which he acknowledged — for ex-Jesuits like himself in filling clerical posts in his sprawling American diocese.) Returning home in 1774, he engaged in pastoral work near what is now Washington, D.C., and there established the colonies' first Catholic parish.
In 1776, the Continental Congress, now in open conflict with the mother country, dispatched a mission to Canada to try to persuade the Canadians to join the struggle against Great Britain. The members were Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Chase, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and later justice of the Supreme Court, and Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Although not formally a member of the group, Father Carroll was asked — and agreed — to accompany it. A priest's involvement, it was reasoned, would smooth the way with French Canadians. The effort failed, but Carroll's role strengthened his image among the movers and shakers of his day as a trustworthy and capable figure.
Pope Pius VI in 1784 appointed him ecclesiastical superior of the mission in the United States. (This was the same Pope Pius who in August 1799 was to die in France as a prisoner of the French Revolution. For his part, John Carroll, though a strong supporter of the American Revolution, was disgusted with the extremism and violence of this French version of regime change.)
Four years later, after Rome authorized the priests of the United States — then numbering little more than two dozen — to choose a bishop, the result was predictable: an overwhelming vote for Father Carroll. Pius VI approved the choice and named him first bishop in the United States on Nov. 6, 1789. His new Diocese of Baltimore encompassed the entire territory of all 13 states.
This way of choosing a bishop may seem unusual now, with selection by the pope the norm, but it was common enough in the late 18th century, when direct papal appointment of bishops was rare and local clergy commonly made the choice. Often, too, secular authorities controlled the process — a role the American government declined to play from the start.
In later years Bishop Carroll favored adopting a method like the one used in his selection as the standard for the United States, but in this he had no success. His approach to the question of choosing bishops reflected the balancing act he found necessary to play on this and all other matters — on one hand unshakable loyalty to the pope as the indispensable principle of unity in the Church; on the other the ever-present fear that too much involvement by Rome in local affairs "would draw on our religion a heavy imputation from the government under which we live."
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Similar sensitivity to the pastoral needs of the Catholic community he led can be seen in his support for a vernacular liturgy. Insistence on Latin, he remarked in 1787, may have made sense in response to "insulting and reproachful demands" for the vernacular by early Protestant reformers. But now, he said, citing the twin problems of illiteracy and a shortage of liturgical books, "to continue the practice of the Latin liturgy … must be owing either to chimerical fears of innovation or to indolence and inattention." It was another 200 years before Carroll's argument prevailed.
Consistent with this attitude, he desired a native-born clergy for the Church in the United States. In 1789 he founded the school that was to become Georgetown University with the aim of training "subjects capable of becoming useful members of the ministry," and two years later brought French Sulpicians to Baltimore to establish a seminary there.
Inevitably, though, in the Carroll years the small body of priests working in the United States was largely foreign-born. Many were committed and effective, but some were eccentrics and troublemakers and a continuing thorn in their bishop's side.
The same was true of the lay trustees who in a number of places owned the property of parishes and claimed the authority to hire and fire pastors. Archbishop Carroll dealt firmly with the situation, but trusteeism plagued his successors throughout much of the 19th century.
In 1808, recognizing the growth of the Church in the United States, Pope Pius VII created four new American dioceses: Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Bardstown, Ky. Baltimore became the metropolitan archdiocese, and John Carroll was elevated to archbishop. Two years earlier, in Baltimore, he had laid the cornerstone of the first cathedral in the United States — the Cathedral of the Assumption, today a basilica — with Benjamin Henry Latrobe, architect of the U.S. Capitol in Washington as its designer. Archbishop Carroll did not live to see its completion. He died in Baltimore Dec. 3, 1815, and is buried in his cathedral's crypt.
A quarter-century earlier, taking possession of the see, the new bishop lamented that it would no longer be enough for him to be merely "inoffensive in my conduct and regular in my manners." Instead, he said, his job included not only caring for the faithful of his vast diocese, with "nothing in view but God and your salvation," but also fostering "charity and forbearance" toward other churches while simultaneously avoiding the "fatal and prevailing indifference which views all religions as equally acceptable to God and salutary to men."
He got the job done. At the time of his death, the Catholic Church in the United States was growing in numbers (close to 120,000), putting down institutional roots, and at peace with Protestant America. What neither John Carroll nor anyone else knew or could have known was that the nation then stood on the brink of a vast immigrant influx that would soon bring explosive growth, plus new tensions, to American Catholicism.
Russell Shaw is an OSV contributing editor.
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HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's largest bank, agreed to pay $1.92 billion to settle U.S. probes of money laundering in the largest such accord ever.
The settlement includes a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the London-based bank said in an e-mailed statement today. HSBC also said it expects to complete an undertaking with the U.K. Financial Services Authority soon, without giving details.
Chief Executive Officer Stuart Gulliver's attempts to reduce costs and improve profitability have been hurt by the U.S. probes and by compensation claims from U.K. clients. A Senate committee said in July that lax oversight by top HSBC executives gave terrorists and drug cartels access to the U.S. financial system. The settlement is the biggest reached in the U.S. over such allegations, topping the $619 million in penalties paid in June by the Netherlands' ING Groep NV.
"This has removed an uncertainty, though it doesn't clear the path completely for HSBC," said Lewis Wan, Hong Kong-based chief investment officer at Pride Investments Group Ltd., which doesn't hold HSBC shares. "Regulators have been tightening oversight of banks. Lenders like HSBC will have to continue to strengthen their compliance."
HSBC rose 0.4 percent to 643.60 pence at 11:29 a.m. in London. The shares have gained 31 percent this year, giving the company a market value of 118.3 billion pounds ($190.2 billion).
'Profoundly Sorry'
HSBC has been in talks with U.S. regulators over allegations it laundered funds of sanctioned nations including Iran and Sudan, prompting Standard & Poor's to question whether the lender is too big to be managed effectively.
In a deferred prosecution agreement, the government allows a target to avoid charges by meeting certain conditions -- including the payment of fines or penalties -- and by committing to specific reforms, either under the guidance of a monitor, or the creation of an internal compliance panel.
"We accept responsibility for our past mistakes," Gulliver said in the statement. "We have said we are profoundly sorry for them, and we do so again. The HSBC of today is a fundamentally different organization from the one that made those mistakes."
HSBC's forthcoming agreement with the FSA "is probably going to be a conduct specification of requirements," said Ian Gordon, a London-based analyst at Investec Plc, who has a buy rating on the shares.
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There was a time.
A time when good and bad guys were easily-distinguishable by the values they espoused. A time when if you trained hard, took your vitamins and said your prayers you could do anything, defeat any foe.
A time when a piledriver was most certainly the end of a match and possibly career-ending ... or the start of an incredible year-long feud culminating in a bloody cage match on pay-per-view. Yes, there was a time ... when you believed. And it was magical.
Don't get me wrong: I'm not going to lament how wrestling has changed and whether or not it's been for the best (that's another column). Times change, people change. Everything and everyone adapts, evolves or becomes extinct. That's fact. That's life.
No, what I'm talking about here is the feeling you used to get when watching wrestling. Before you knew the terms "smark", "sports-entertainment" or "kayfabe."
I'm 31; I've been a pro wrestling fan since I was seven. At that age, I was staying with an aunt who lived a few miles from what used to be the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska. I watched giants, midgets, women and the rest of the WWF roster battle it out in the squared circle as often as they came to town. At home, I held my own wrestling events with my LJN action figures and rented as many Coliseum Home Video releases as came to the Beta Barn down the street. I watched my cousin's copy of Wrestlemania until the VCR ate it.
Then, tickets for Wrestlemania 2 went on sale. I yearned to go to any of the three locations it was being held at with the kind of whiny dedication that only a small child can truly understand.
Unfortunately, my seven-year-old mind didn't grasp the cost of things like: airline tickets, food, hotel, gas or even just the tickets. I was disappointed until I realized that I'd get to see the matches at all three venues in the comfort of my home on pay-per-view, instead of just a third -- with all the neighborhood kids (PPV still being somewhat of a big deal at the time) I could wrestle to liven things up if necessary.
And so it came to be that a dozen kids and their dads piled around each other in our living room -- yelling and laughing -- watching a 27-inch console television (more wood than screen) until Big John Studd unfairly pulled William "Refrigerator" Perry over the top rope of a 20-man WWF/NFL battle royal, after having just been eliminated himself.
The jumping up and down caused by this injustice dislodged the cable connecting us to this event and soon only static filled the room. Children screamed and men grumbled; all was chaos until (15 minutes later) I remembered I had a TV in my room. In quick succession I was knocked over, picked up, sat down on my tiny bed and hailed as a hero as my 13-inch TV fired up and grown men jostled for position on the hardwood floor.
When it was over, the men dispersed to talk about the matches while the boys re-enacted our favorite matches and moves. It was a night I'll never forget.
But it was a little over a year later when I knew I'd always be a wrestling fan.
I'd spent the last several months (after eight surgeries with many more to come) in the hospital and hadn't seen a wrestling event -- live or on television -- during my stay. While everyone else in my wing was having movie night in the auditorium, I had just been released from the ICU and wheeled to my room to enjoy Sprite and crackers. As this sad truth sunk in, the double doors of my prison opened and a nurse who had known me since I was an infant entered, pushing a TV cart. She plugged in the TV and pressed play on the VCR and slid the cart in front of my bed.
"What are we watching?" I asked earnestly.
"I have a lot to do, sugar. Enjoy," she said with a smile before flipping the light switch and exiting.
And there, in my own little corner of the world, by a warm glow, I watched Wrestlemania 3 for the first time.
Having been hospitalized for everything leading up to it, I wasn't aware of the feuds. But that night, I watched Bill Jack Haynes bleed, King Kong Bundy squash a midget and Davey Boy Smith piledrive "Dangerous" Danny Davis into another time zone.
Then, after a quick recap, my favorite wrestler was going to battle an actual giant. Someone bigger than him on every imaginable scale, except in a little boy's hope.
After a body slam, Hulk Hogan pinned Andre the Giant and I was hooked forever.
For a frightened youngster facing an unknown future, there wasn't a better role model than the character of Hulk Hogan. If he could vanquish a giant, I could do anything, too. Wrestling made me believe in me.
Three years later I met Terry Bollea and Hulk Hogan was everything I knew he'd be.
I still watch wrestling, of course. And I remember the first time I realized something "scripted" was afoot. It didn't matter. If anything, it made me appreciate how much athleticism and dedication the art of pro wrestling takes. How these men and women put their health and sometimes very lives on the line, night after night for our (the viewing public's) enjoyment. And when it's done right, you get sucked into the drama of it all ... and that's the magic. That's when you believe.
Yes, the rewards for these "entertainers" can be great, but -- statistically -- the dangers are greater. And yet they do it.
I like to think it's because they have the heart of a seven-year-old in their chiseled chests.


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Paying a Premium for the Waterfront Cache
Water is plentiful, but it'll cost you. Sanette Tanaka joins Lunch Break with a look at the premiums paid to buy waterfront properties compared with identical properties nearby. Photo: Knight Frank.
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4 March 2011
Bonnie and Maria, two of Australia Zoo's gorgeous Asian Small-clawed Otters will celebrate their birthday on 4 March 2011.
These girls are sisters and joined our Zoo family back in 1999, at only one year of age. But don't let their age fool you, both girls are as cheeky as ever!
Normally otters in the wild would only live to about ten years of age, however with the five star luxury Australia Zoo resort-style living that Bonnie and Maria are in, we are certain they have many good and cheeky years ahead of them.
Bonnie and Maria were lucky enough to be introduced to a new friend late last year, her name is Rosie. Rosie is six years of age, a little younger that Bonnie and Maria, but she is a bit bigger and has taken over the leadership role. Bonnie and Maria don't seem to mind this too much, so long as they all get their fair share of fish.
You can come and see our beautiful girls and their antics in our Morning Otters Live! Show, which is one of our many free shows included as part of your entry into Australia Zoo. When you come to visit, see if you can identify which otter is which. Bonnie has a small white spot in the middle of her back and Maria's fur is much whiter on her chest.
Bonnie and Maria are sure to be spoilt by their keepers today, receiving their favourite foods of fish, corn and insects. Spoilt!
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In their first home match in almost a month the Bucs looked strong early. ETSU junior forward Jordan Monty (
"She's a very good goalkeeper," said head coach Heather Henson. "She keeps Lipscomb in a lot of matches. Ever since her freshman season Katie has been outstanding in our conference. She doesn't allow teams to get an early first half goal most matches and that can be a very frustrating for your offense. Because of her play we weren't able to maintain momentum throughout the match which kept Lipscomb's offense within striking range."
As in the first half the Bucs outshot the Bisons 11-5 in the second frame, nevertheless
As the overtime period progressed Monty fired a shot from 15-yards out that went just high of the goal. Then with less then three minutes remaining in the golden-goal period Lipscomb would take advantage off an ETSU foul. On the ensuing free kick the Bisons' Kate Spellman founded Brandi Besheres for the game-winning goal in the 98th minute.
Overall the Bucs outshot the Bisons 21-9, while amassing a 5-4 advantage in corner kicks.
"Whenever you can outshoot an opponent its frustrating when you don't come out with a win," said Henson. "In soccer you have to create and take advantage of the opportunities given to you. Between those chances you have to convert. In order to step-up and get to that next level we have to learn to keep our composure and finish when we get around the net."
ETSU returns to action as they host league-leading
"We've been here before and you have to battle out of it," said Henson. "Sunday is going to be a critical game for our team. We have the ability to make a run in this conference, but to have a chance we must get down to business against
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Elegant Truth: We Can Live with That
Posted By Guest On February 19, 2013 @ 12:56 pm In Be the Change: Person X Person | 1 Comment
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These are my thoughts on answers to conflict before a series of Peace X Peace-sponsored screenings [2] of the documentary Within the Eye of the Storm featuring an Israeli and a Palestinian father whose young daughters were killed in the ongoing violence. The screenings will be in the DC area February 21 to 26 [3]. In their grief the two fathers, who will be presenting at the screenings along with the director, went from being enemy fighters to best friends.
Scientific truth has elegance about it. Elegance is a hallmark of truth having been found, answers revealed and suddenly obvious. How many angels on the head of a pin? The number needed for the most elegant, harmonious dance. Find the formula for that and you will have found the truth of angels on the heads of pins.
Perhaps the conflicts of our world are more complex than angels on pins, perhaps not; but I know they are not solved by complex answers. They are solved by elegant simple truths that we are too thick headed to see. We are struggling creatures.
And sometimes the very breadth of the information we have baffles us. When we know so much – the historical wounds, the power machinations, the conflicting "God-given" tenets of religions, the old grudges turned into political strangleholds – when we know so much, we cannot express enough even to explain the dynamics of a situation, let alone find ways to solve its problems. The burden of details and divergence is beyond our capacity to synthesize, to tell others, to explain, to gather people together for common cause, to find solutions or break stalemates.
When this is so, there is no answer except to look for the elegant answer, the simple truths that gift themselves like the song of a bird over a warfield the day after – or if not the day after then eventually, hopefully returning, because Mother Earth hasn't yet given out completely.
When the information is so large it cannot be processed internally or unstuck externally, we must look for the elegant solution that cuts through, the gifted message, the line, a string that, followed, will show us a passage out of the maze.
I wish I could find it now. Stay with me as I search. Search with me.
Is the line: Despite the destruction, wounding, and violence, many people still have faith and some people reach across it all to find each other?
Is the line: Despite the clanging, and retracting, and lying, and deception, most people still wish to do good – and many of them do?
Which lines give us hope to continue? Which messages give us more than hope, give us inspiration, clarity, light – a light that vaporizes boogeymen as phantoms and shows us we are looking at ourselves when we look at others?
Which lines do the seeming impossible of breaking through our projections onto others so we understand that when we have met the enemy what we see is us?
Which lines do that with such elegance and effective softness that we can understand and accept that "the enemy" is our projection of ourselves unto other?
The liars I have met assume others lie. The cheaters I have met assume others cheat. The violent people I have met assume violence is coming their way. And they are afraid. We are all afraid.
What message reveals us to ourselves and does it with such grace that we can see and accept its truth and not feel so exposed and vulnerable that we shut it out, deny it, rail against it, and entrench ourselves deeper?
What message reaches those of us who live in such fear – or greed – that we actively cultivate fear, accusation, and division in others, who believe in the power and sale of weapons, who believe in axis of evil and accept killing innocents as collateral damage, who build walls and impose blockades?
It is okay to shake in our boots. It is okay to feel vulnerable. It is more than okay to understand that humbleness is a natural state of recognition of truth, both the awesome and the terrible. Humbleness is an honest state in an expanding universe of hundreds of billions of galaxies.
What larger truth makes vulnerability safe for us? What elegance rings true beyond our fears? What line gets us out of the maze of our personal projections? Let's try a few:
Your best self is the person you need at your side.
More important than how you go through life is how life goes through you.
Religion is scaffolding, love is substance.
Palestinians and Israelis are both Semitic people, they have the same sense of humor, eat the same foods, like the same music, and usually love each other when they finally meet.
Love, once given, expands.
When unsure, create beauty. When frightened, feel your feet touching the ground. When undecided, breathe.
Did we find some? Tell me yours. Write them, send them, dig deep, listen well.
Oh…and then there's Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That's a keeper.
February 21-26 Peace X Peace is sponsoring screenings in the DC area of the new documentary Within the Eye of the Storm, featuring Rami Elhanan, Israeli, and Bassam Aramin, Palestinian, whose daughters were killed by a suicide bomber and an Israeli soldier. The two men and the director of the film, Shelley Hermon, will be with us in venues that include a mosque, a church, the National Press Club, a Peace Café, a university, and Capitol Hill.
These two grieved fathers were once capable of killing each other, a soldier and a political prisoner. Now they are best friends. They became best friends because all other reactions were outmoded, unworkable, too complex, not complete. They found the elegant solution of finding their humanity in each other's humanity.
At heart, it is simple.
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DailyDirt: Looking To Improve Infrastructure Designs
from the urls-we-dig-up deptThe car culture of America has far-reaching effects that have numerous unintended consequences for how Americans live and work. So, it's good to see folks who are trying to quantify some of the effects -- and hopefully, someday we'll be able to improve the designs of our cities and suburbs. Maybe we'll even have revolutionary new vehicles to take us around more efficiently... Segways for everyone! Or maybe not.
Driving without making any left turns could be safer AND more efficient. Just out of curiosity, I had to check to see if the author of this study was named Zoolander.... [url] Cul-de-sacs are evil and slowly killing you. Ok, that's not exactly true, but neighborhoods with more interconnected streets generally have better walkability scores -- which correlate to lower body mass indexes. [url] Next time you're waiting for a parking spot, here's a long paper on parking infrastructure to keep you busy. But it'll be somewhat irrelevant when most of the cars are electric or hybrids. [url] Bike enthusiasts report that bike/pedestrian infrastructure construction projects create almost twice as many jobs (per million dollars spent) than regular road construction. Hmm. But I don't think "job creation" is a very good metric for construction projects. Digging holes and filling them back in could create a lot of jobs, too. [url]
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Pixelmator Delivers Powerful Image Editing at a Bargain Price
Jan 15, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Pixelmator is a photo-editing app available for US$14.99 at the Mac App Store.
Many amateur shutterbugs can't afford professional-caliber image editing programs like Photoshop and Aperture, so they're always on the prowl for economical alternatives to those Adobe and Apple offerings.
Pixelmator is such an alternative. For a fraction of the price of the big-name image editors, the software is loaded with features that will open the spigot for many a shooter's creative juices.
As with all feature-laden image editors, Pixelmator requires some sweat equity to learn. That learning curve will be shorter if you've used a muscular image editor before, longer if you're new to this software category.
However, the Pixelmator team has created some excellent tutorials at its website for performing tasks with the app's tools. In addition, the program has a thorough help file to aid you in doing what you want when you want to do it.
Rich Tool Palette
At the heart of the software is its tool palette. It's free floating so you can move it around the screen. What's more, it can be customized, so you can remove tools you don't use very much and add tools that you do.
On the palette you'll find tools for selecting areas and objects in your image. There are freehand selection tools -- lasso and polygonal lasso -- and geometrical ones -- rectangular and elliptical/circular marquees.
After you use a selection tool, you can perform tasks on that selection without altering the rest of the photo -- tasks such as changing the color characteristics of the selection, copying it or apply special effects to it.
A tool for cropping photos can also be found on the palette. Unlike a typical cropping tool, Pixelmator's includes some helpful guides for editing a photo. For example, the crop area contains guides so your edit can conform to the rule of thirds, a principle used to make the composition of a photo more interesting.
In addition, a number of crop constraints can be chosen for an edit. They allow you to crop a photo so its proportions conform to a purpose -- computer display, for instance, or HD screen -- or a shape -- square.
Demon Eyes
Features like cropping, resizing and rotating a photo are typically distinct steps in an image editor. Pixelmator has a very useful feature it calls "transform" that combines the steps in a single function, greatly speeding up the process.
The Pixelmator palette also has tools for burning, dodging and smudging areas on a photo. Burning lets you darken areas of an image; dodging lets you lighten areas; and smudging lets you soften the edges of objects in an image by blending the pixels at those edges with those nearby.
In addition, Pixelmator has a feature called "sponge." It permits you to manually saturate or de-saturate areas in a photo. It's a useful tool and not a common one among image-editing software.
Another tool on the default palette allows you to get rid of red eyes in photos. Red eye is common artifact in digital pics taken with a flash. Pixelmator lets you remove "demon orbs" from all subjects in a shot automatically or manually.
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Red eyes aren't the only objects that can be removed with tools on the palette. For example, pixels from one area of a photo can be cloned to another. That's a good way to get rid of unsightly power lines in an image.
There are two types of erasers in the software. A conventional eraser allows you to scrub pixels from anywhere in an image. There's also a "smart" eraser that can be used to scrub specific colors from an image.
In addition, there's a "healing" tool. It combines erasing and cloning pixels. When you paint an area with the tool, the software blends the area with its surrounding pixels. The tool is useful for removing unwanted objects from a photo, as well as blemishes from a face.
Also on the default Pixelator palette are tools for precise blurring and sharpening of elements in an image. Broad blurring and sharpening effects can be performed by applying a filter to a photo.
Outstanding Feature Set
Effects are easier to find and use in the latest version of Pixelmator. Its authors have added an effects browser. It gives you quick access to all the many filters in the program.
You can peruse all the filters in a single view or peek at them by category. Effect categories include blur, distortion, sharpen, color adjustments, tile, stylize, halftone, generator and other. You can add filters that you often use to a favorites category, too.
Layer management is another professional feature in Pixelmator. Layering lets you add objects and effects to a photo without altering its original version. Once mastered, layering can be a powerful tool for editing and improving images.
As with any app these days, Pixelmator includes built-in sharing features. Edited images can be posted directly from the program to Twitter, Facebook and Flickr, as well a sent to friends via email or message.
For photogs who like to make prints of their photos, the program has a soft proofing feature. It will give you an idea of what a picture will look like when it's printed on photographic paper.
Pixelmator has a feature set that rivals similar programs costing many times its price tag. It's a terrific buy for imagesmiths looking for an economical image editor that doesn't skimp on power.


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Here's what I'm hoping happens next week.
USC beats Notre Dame
Georgia Tech beats Georgia
Florida State beats Florida
Clemson beats South Carolina
Duke beats Miami (FL)
Oregon beats Oregon State
UCLA beats Stanford
Kansas State beats Texas
Ohio State beats Michigan
That would set up a Championship Weekend of the following:
Oregon (11-1) vs UCLA (10-2) for the Pac-12
Alabama (11-1) vs Georgia (10-2) for the SEC
Florida State (11-1) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5) for the ACC
You would also have Kansas State (11-1), Notre Dame (11-1), and Clemson (11-1) sitting idle and hoping two of the three 1-loss teams in the Championship games lose to give them a chance to sneak in. Meanwhile, Ohio State (12-0) would be undefeated and left out because their overrated, hypocritical ex-coach recruited morons that screwed up the program leaving these kids to pay the price.


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The leg mechanism (you can fully retract it, like in the movies), the internal gadgets that R2-D2 has, how the design of every detail in the original R2-D2 is addressed in this smaller—but quite huge! Measures over 12 inches (31 cm) high and 7 inches (18 cm) wide—version... all of it makes for an extremely good set. The best of this guide. You will love it.
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Jamie Pride played third base for the Lipscomb Bisons baseball team and was part of the "Miracle Bisons" team that fought its way out of the loser's bracket and finished as runner-up in the NAIA World Series. Pride found his way into the NAIA record books this year for a hitting feat in the 1971 World Series. He hit four triples, an all-time record that had not previously been recognized until Pride sent a package of documentation. He has joined former teammate Buddy Harston as an assistant coach for Lipscomb's men's and women's golf teams. He spent a few minutes this week talking with Lipscombsports.com.
What sport did you play at Lipscomb? What years? Who were your coaches?
"I played baseball from the spring of 1971 through 1974. My coaches were Ken Dugan, Gary Davis and Roy Pardue."
What is your fondest athletic memory at Lipscomb?
"The 1971 NAIA World Series in Phoenix, Ariz. We didn't really expect to be there.
"It was the first time I had ever been on an airplane. We played on the Triple-A field of the Phoenix Giants. There weren't a lot of people there for the games, but there was a World Series atmosphere."
Who had the biggest influence on you during your athletic career at Lipscomb? How?
"It would have to be coach Dugan because of the baseball knowledge that he had that he instilled in us. If you did what he told you to do he was easy to deal with. He ever asked us to do anything that was unfair.
"In my athletic career up to that time I didn't always do what the coaches said. "He made me realize that not only in athletics but in life that if someone in authority tells you that you need to do something then that is what you need to do."
What is your fondest non-athletic memory from your time at Lipscomb?
"Just the friends that were developed overall like coach Harston and Mike Santi. The freshmen on that team still call each other up. Those have been lasting friendships."
What is the most valuable thing you gained or learned from your time at Lipscomb?
"My spiritual development. I was baptized when I was 16. I was a member of the Church of Christ.
"But coming here and having Bible classes everyday and chapel everyday helped me learn so much. If we missed one chapel we got in trouble with coach Dugan."
Who was your favorite professor? Why?
"Marlin Connelly was my first Bible teacher. I had him all three quarters as a freshman. He was a big influence. He was a down-to-earth type of teacher. When he was teaching it was just like he was talking as opposed to being a professor up there trying to bag it into you.
"Brother Batsell Barrett Baxter made you really, really want to pay attention because of his background."
Where do you live now?
"I live in Brentwood, Tenn."
Who is your employer? What is your occupation? What does your position entail?
"I have worked as an assistant golf coach at Lipscomb for two years. I assist coach Buddy Harston with anything from contacting the players to driving them to tournaments."
Tell us about your family.
"I have a wife, Bridgette. I have a son, Josh. His wife is Brittany. They have a daughter, Presley, who is a year old. I have a daughter, Brittney, who is married with two sons, Nathan and Hagen. I have a step-son, Blake Turner, who is married and has a son. We have a daughter, Jaci, a graduate of David Lipscomb High School who attends UT-Martin."


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Grisanti, the incumbent Republican, beat a challenge by Kevin Stocker with 60 percent of the vote. Amodeo (58 percent), the endorsed Democrat, defeated Chuck Swanick (28 percent) and Al Coppola (15 percent) to become the Democratic candidate in the general election.
Amodeo said, "When this campaign started, there were a lot of naysayers, people who thought that I had no chance to win. But as soon as I started talking to the voters and the constituents who live in this district, I realized that I was doing the right thing ... I am proud to be the choice of the Democratic voters of the 60th District to represent them in the State Senate."
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MARC & SONS 500M Diver watch with Swiss ETA 2824-2, MSD-029-4S
Information about the used luminous material
The illuminant used is called Superluminova BGW9. Superluminova BGW9 has a white color in daylight. In the dark, the elements are colored to a light blue hue. The luminosity is about 95 percent in direct comparison with Superluminova C3. Superluminova BGW9´s luminosity is superior to that of Superluminova C1 and Superluminova C3.
Information about the movement ETA 2824
The history of the ETA caliber 2824 dates back to 1971, when the first version of this legendary watch was presented. Since 1982 the version ETA 2824-2 has been produced and installed millions of times. The caliber has a ball-bearing central rotor that winds in both directions and an automatic elevator. Furthermore, the clockwork is equipped with a seconds stop, an Incabloc shock absorber, a Swiss anchor suspension, a date quick connection and the ETACHRON rear system. The movement is considered to be robust and is known for its precise and reliable operation.
Informationen about a Ceramic bezel
A ceramic base is a component consisting of a so-called technical ceramic, which has recently gained in importance in the watch industry. These beads are pressed under high pressure and fired at above 1400 ° C. This makes the strings extremely resistant, resistant and scratch-resistant. Its silky sheen is obtained by polishing the diamonds after production.
Informationen about sapphire crystal
Visually, there is hardly any difference between a sapphire crystal and a mineral glass. The specific material properties are considered, large differences can be observed. In contrast to the mineral glass, which resembles the quartz in its chemical structure, the sapphire glass is made synthetically and consists of high-purity aluminum oxide. A sapphire glass has a hardness of nine, which corresponds exactly to that of the natural precious stone sapphire, from which the name for the glass was derived. Mineral glasses have only degrees of hardness of six to seven. Due to the material properties, sapphire glass is extremely resistant, scratch-resistant and is also particularly resistant to breakage. Despite heavy usage a sapphire glass still looks like after the first day.
The MARC & SONS MSD-029 series is a successful watch series for watch lovers with high quality demands. The watch impresses with its own design and high-quality workmanship. The 44.5 mm large and very robust case is equipped with an antireflective sapphire glass as well as a helium valve and is also pressure tested up to 50 ATM. The rotating dive bezel has a ceramic inlay with Swiss Superluminova BGW9.
The watch is powered by an automatic movement from ETA. The Swiss movement ETA 2824-2 is known for its reliability and is fine tuned once again by our watchmakers. The model MARC & SONS MSD-029-4S has a well readable brown sunray Sandwich dial with Superluminova BGW9 luminous indexes.
In addition to the classic stainless steel band, the watch can also be combined with a dive-type rubber band, a leather band or a sporty Nato strap, thus forming the perfect combination of sportiness, aesthetics and functionality.
500m Automatic Diver Watch - Quality Made in Germany
- Stainless Steel 316 L, brushed
- Sapphire crystal, antireflective
- Bezel: brown ceramic glossy with Swiss Superluminova BGW9
- Screwed stainless steel back with engraved logo
- Pressure tested up to 50 ATM
- Automatic
- 25 Jewels
- 28.800 A/h
- Hacking: yes
- Power Reserve: 40 hours
- Hour, minute, central second, date
- Screw down crown
- Helium valve
Dial & Hands
- Dial: brown sunray sandwich dial
- Superluminova BGW9 Luminous indexes
- Superluminova BGW9 Luminous hands
- Central second hand
- Date
Bracelet & Clasp
- Bracelet: stainless steel 22 mm to 20 mm, screwed
- Buckle : Folding clasp with fine adjustment / diver extension
- Fine adjustment by means of lateral pushers on the buckle
- Band length: 22 cm
- Case: 44,5 x 50 mm
- Diameter: 44,5 mm (include crown guard)
- Diameter bezel: 42,5 mm
- Height: 13,0 mm
- Width of bracelet 22 mm
- Total weight: 218g
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Talk about the novels, new and used books that Divakaruni has written!
Author Divakaruni's Book Reviews
One Amazing Thing
A group of nine people are stuck in the visa office of the Indian Consulate in an American city after a massive earthquake. As they wait to be rescued or die they each share one amazing thing about their life. Uma is a young student of English literature who arrives at the visa office of the Indian Consulate at an American city. She is confused and resentful of her parents' decision to return to India after more than twenty five years in the US. She has ...
The Conch Bearer
Two years ago Anand's father left to work on another continent. For three months he sent money back home to them just like he promised. Then the letters and the money stopped. Then his little sister, Meera witnessed a hit and run. She has been comatose ever since. Anand's mother has spent all their savings on doctors to help Meera. Now Anand is working for the cruel tea stall owner, Haru, to help make ends meet. Two things help Anand survive. Fi...
The Unknown Errors Of Our Lives
The Unknown Errors of Our Lives by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Paperback 267pp, US $13. This book is a collection of nine stories, all exploring the in-between space occupied by first-generation immigrants. These set of stories mostly have characters born in India and then migrating to the United States. The inevitable clash -- of the two cultures, of the two belief systems and of the two very different philosophies is what Divakaruni exploits to great...


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|2013-02-23, 16:18
|Link #62
I think that's still a bad move by the queerats. What if those humans they treat as nothing but weapons for war decide to rebel? Even one of them can take them all out, imagine a group.
I guess they might intend to brainwash them, though. We've seen Squealer is certainly not above such methods.
|2013-02-23, 16:22
|Link #64
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
1) A fiend just a human who can kill other humans
2) A normal human who later on cracks and then is capable of killing humans.
If it is no. 1 than I guess we can still call the child a fiend. If it is number 2 then no I would say the child is not a fiend.
But remember Satoru & Saki did not realize right away who the child was, naturally their first assumption of a human killing another human would be a fiend. Once they find out the child is Maria & Mamoru's that might change their perspective?
|2013-02-23, 16:23
|Link #65
By the way, can anyone explain why Shisei was defeated by "cantus leakage", what it is and why it can't be defended against?
I don't understand why it seemed like he'd be able to at least stall against normal attacks, but such a thing would be indefensible. Or what cantus leakage even is to begin with.
|2013-02-23, 16:32
|Link #67
Six Shooter
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: USA
Age: 38
However, I don't think the queerats are wrong to believe it is necessary to kill all the Cantu users. From their perspective, they do not know which humans might be nice to them and which will kill them. Even Saki views them as subhuman and their lives essentially meaningless. After all, she watches Kiroumaru slaughter several colonies without showing any trace of emotion. Additionally, the humans were going to annihilate the Robber Fly colony for simply winning a battle the humans had not wanted them to win, which to the queerats shows that they exist at the whims of humanity. Destroying humanity is really the only option for them once they rebel.
|2013-02-23, 16:34
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|2013-02-23, 16:36
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|2013-02-23, 16:42
|Link #70
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Based on a mental condition or nurturing. Although perhaps it doesn't matter.
You see how that logic works. So basically the solution of the story is total destruction of one species?
|2013-02-23, 16:48
|Link #71
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Austria
A) What happened to the scientists? They're running the village. (Question: Saki awoke to her power late? What would have happened to her, had she not awakened to it at all?)
B) Why transform humans into bakenezumi? Improved soldiers to fight cantus users. Those mutants don't occur naturally. Either the bakenezumi make them on purpose, or it's in their genetic code to be able to produce them. The bakenezumi were probably anti-cantus-user shock troops from the beginning. [If this is true, imagine the moment Yakumaru found out... Having a Queen rule them is suddenly not just a biological inevitablility, but an engineered attempt at social and genetic control. You can tailor an entire colony to your needs, after all, by only tampering with one individual. Mole rats are the only mammals that offer that opportunity, and mammals would be more compatible with humans than insects...]
Seriously, I'm intrigued, too. I have no theories at all.
Add me to the people who didn't quite understand how the child defeated Shiisei, and what that's got to do with cantus leakage. My best guess is that when you use your powers, those powers have to connect somewhere with the outside world, so you can never defend yourself completely. It's also possible that Shiisei is very sensitive to other people's cantus (e.g. the shockwave in that Shun-scene). I'm wildly guessing, but I don't quite get it. I think I might have missed something vital.
|2013-02-23, 16:59
|Link #72
Hiding Under Your Bed
Join Date: May 2008
I was under the strong impression that death feedback is part of the hypnosis/ritual they undergo as we saw Saki undergo in episode 1, which-if true-means there's an outside chance it could be removed, and I was assuming that was why Tomiko was sending Saki to the Temple of Purity in the first place, but next episode's preview doesn't seem to hint at all that that will occur, so who knows.
The child's identity is obviously going to affect Saki, who-to be blunt-isn't really showing any of the qualities Tomiko seems to believe a good leader should have, but at least Satoru seems to have a level head concerning the child, and I don't see him letting the child's identity stop him from doing what must be done, whatever that ends up being.
As far as leakage is concerned, they explained in earlier episodes that fiends' cantus leaks and warps the world around them uncontrollably, which in this case is presumably a roundabout way of saying you CAN'T predict a fiend's actions completely, because while the fiend controls some of its actions, there's all that leaked cantus doing whatever it wants that simply can't be predicted.
|2013-02-23, 17:32
|Link #73
Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Perhaps the baby rat is a new queen. Yakomaru probably killed or captured the old one so her offspring is the only hope for Kiromaru and his colony. Queens are not immortal so they must give birth to new queens from time to time.
I would also like to know how exactly Shiisei died. Are we certain that he is dead? His body was still in one piece and there was no blood. It just seems pointless to introduce his strange eyes, like he is some sort of mutant or the next step in evolution and then forget it. Maybe he has regenerative abilities. If any novel reader is reading this, I would like to be spoiled please.
|2013-02-23, 17:51
|Link #74
Six Shooter
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: USA
Age: 38
For the humans, on the other hand, they can achieve victory without resorting to killing every last queerat. In fact, they probably only need to kill a few (the fiend, Yakomaru, etc.) to see the rebellion crumble.
Of course, that's easier said than done since this society seems to have no contingency plan in place to deal with a fiend once it emerges (it's completely unrealistic by the way, and the major failing of this story. If Shun decides not to kill himself then the whole society is doomed. Brilliant.) From the previews though it looks like Satoru might come up with a solution.
|2013-02-23, 18:02
|Link #75
Hiding Under Your Bed
Join Date: May 2008
There isn't supposed to be a need for a contingency plan, because they're supposed to kill/nip problems in the bud, and for that to work, you have to do a lot of nipping of buds-many of which probably never would have become problems.
And, it seemed to have worked fairly well for the most part until a hormonally-unbalanced teenage girl let her emotions get the better of her, even after essentially having the brutal facts of life laid out to her, and allowed two "wmds" to walk free. Yes, I realize there's some humor in realizing hormonally-unbalanced teens haven't caused far more outbreaks of fiends than have occurred, but...it's a work of fiction, so we have to cut them some slack.
That said, you're right that it can't be sustained for long lengths of time. After all, all it takes is one mistake for horrible disaster to happen.
Keep in mind, however, that the era they live in isn't one where it's easy for a human being to live alone, so one can presume that on the occasional occurrence where a mistake occurs, nature manages to take its course and keep that mistake relatively local in nature.
The rats taking babies to essentially grow an army of fiends is a new twist that I imagine the humans never ever thought to guard against, as the main difference here is that the fiend is not likely to burn out quickly on its own, due to being fed and nurtured and sheltered by the rats.
|2013-02-23, 18:08
|Link #76
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
Age: 32
I think he's mixed some lies in the truth however. Wiping humans off the face of the earth was definitely not the only solution. As far as we know, they haven't even tried to sit down and talk things through with the humans. I am also not convinced the humans were exactly the kind of tyrants Yakomaru made them out to be. They monitored the queerats and required obedience from them but they still let them enjoy a relative degree of freedom. Some of them didn't even obey humans (like the colony that attacked the kids and the priest) and yet were apparently left alone. Humans never even meddled in their affairs, the fact they were able to set-up a democracy is a definite proof. It's definitely unfair that they were seen as inferior life-forms but I don't believe their situation was that bad. At least not bad enough to warrant such a crusade.
To be honest, I'm not sure they will be better off under Yakomaru's rule. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if this is exactly what happens. Countless times throughout history have revolutionaries become worse dictators than the ones they toppled. And history always repeats itself.
|2013-02-23, 18:17
|Link #77
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Is the measure of superiority (both for the humans and the rats) who has the potential to kill every last one of the others species?
edit: I do understand the rats have cause to fear a human who decides to massacre them all (in the same way the humans have a fear of a fiend) but I don't think the only solution has to be "kill them all".
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|2013-02-23, 18:51
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|2013-02-23, 19:06
|Link #79
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: The Netherlands
The renegotiation of their co-existence had to come from the humans. But instead of coping with and adjusting to the developments in the queerat world. They choose to leave everything as it was. Fearing the queerats's growth and technological advances but ever comfortable and confident in the notion that they could kill the critters at any time they pleased. For whatever they pleased. Comfortable in their arrangement.
As for the tyranny aspect. The hideously normal voiced captured exposition queerat explanation was satisfactory. While 'tyranny' is indeed not a good word for the idea expressed. Their frustration with the gods is much like the cynical belief that there either is no God or that there is a God but He enjoys and causes our agony or could prevent it and chooses not to because He's a sick bastard with a twisted sense of humor.
The humans are not 'tyrants' because they make the queerats submit forms before letting them go to war. They are 'tyrants' because they let the queerats go to war. They are 'tyrants' for not sharing the enlightened idea's of democracy and equality with the queerats. They are 'tyrants' because they hoard all knowledge left by those who came before in the fake minoshiro. Because they leave the queerrats to crawl in the dirt and starve and struggle.
Sure the current generation of (local) humans in Shin Sekai Yori will suffer the consequences if they fail to exterminate all hostile queerats and kill the fiend. But faillying to do just that humanity will not go extinct. Japan is probably not the only scrap of land inhabited by humans and the captured human infants will be taken into the queerat society. As warrior slaves/pariah, at first I'm sure. But to take on the rest of Japan to say nothing of the the world (if that's really the queerats' intention) they'll need a long term strategy to integrate humans in their society. And perhaps they will succeed where humanity failed a thousand years ago in constructing a relatively peaceful modern society that can cope with a population of powerful PK-users.
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If the monster rats are ultimately victorious here, I see a more likely end where in the future the children the monster rats have captured and enslaved to kill the humans would someday turn on their captors and kill them all, after all they are essentially creating a weapon whose purpose is to kill.
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Jacob's world is turned inside out by his first transformation. Everything is going wrong, at least in his mind. Billy must hate him, Bella must fear him, he must be a horrible monster... How does he cope with the pain? DISCLAIMER: Not mine. I own nothing.
I know I should be updating one of my WIPs, but I'm still working on a chapter for WCHB, and I thought of this, so I figured I'd throw you guys a bone. I hope this'll hold you until I get another chapter for one of the others up. This is my first attempt at writing a whole peice in second person. Hope it turned out ok!
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"Jacob, come out of there, please," Sam's voice calls from the other side of the door, sounding worried.
You don't move, but cover your ears with your hands. You don't want to hear his voice, even now that you know he isn't the one to blame. You just want to go back to the way things were before -- perfect.
"Jake, let's just talk. You don't have to change or anything -- I just want to talk to you." Sam entreats you, but you just pick up another engine rod, yanking the screw out with unnecessary force. The rod bends under your newfound strength, reminding you once again of the monster you have become.
Eventually, Sam's voice goes away, and you are left alone with your thoughts.
You think back to earlier that week, when everything had been going well for you. Bella had been visiting almost everyday, filling you with an almost euphoric bliss. You remember how she allowed you to touch her skin... how soft it had been under your callused hand.
You think about how she was when you first saw her after they left. Pain-filled eyes, deep shadows underscoring the suffering there. Her usually pale skin looking sallow, hanging from her bones like it would fall off if she moved too fast. But worst had been the way she talked, the way she clutched at her chest when his name was even mentioned. Her soul had been broken, her heart shattered.
But you had been there for her, and slowly, she was healing. But now, now, you can't see her anymore. You have no choice but to do the same thing, abandon her. You gain a new understanding for him, realizing that maybe there had been reasons beyond anyone's understanding that the vampire had done what he had.
You push that thought away, not wanting to feel any kinship at all with that monster. You are not like him. You save people from his kind.
A small, unwanted thought creeps into your head. You are a monster, it whispers. You're even worse than him.
You throw the nearly forgotten engine rod across the room, taking strange satisfaction from the noise as it hits the garage window, shattering it.
You sit, staring at the broken glass. It reminds you of yourself, in a way. Broken. Shattered beyond repair. Completely different. Just like you.
"Jacob?" Sam's voice is back. He's very persistent.
You ignore him again, willing him to go away. Of course, he doesn't. He finally just opens the door, noticing that it isn't locked.
You turn away from him, not wanting him to see your shame. Your tears.
Tears? You hadn't noticed them at first, falling freely from your eyes like a waterfall. You put a hand to your face, touching them in surprise. Why are you crying? You're angry, not sad. Not frightened.
You know you are lying to yourself. You mourn for what could have been -- Bella and you, together. You're frightened of the future; you remember that horrific change perfectly. The bone wrenching pain, every nerve ending on fire, the twisting, crunching noises as you bones bow and bend, turning into the monster within yourself that you have grown to fear. You don't want to go through that again, but you know you will. You will get angry, and it will happen. You fear that more than anything.
Sam's arm snakes around you shoulder reassuringly. "Jacob, I know this is hard. Believe me, I know better than anyone what you're going through."
You yank away, speaking for the first time since that agonizing transformation. "Really?" You bite out, sarcasm dripping from every syllable. "You know what I'm feeling? You ever almost kill your own father for worrying about you?"
Your memories force you back to that moment against your will, though every fiber of your being cries out against it. Billy, sitting at the kitchen table, looking up as you enter from the movie night with Bella. All he said was, "You alright? You look kinda funny," and you're a monster, lunging at him across the kitchen. If Sam hadn't entered just then... who knew what might have happened?
Sam was strangely subdued as he answered. "Actually, I attacked the woman I was in love with. And she was a lot worse off than Billy."
You look at the Pack leader in shock. You had been too busy freaking out over the transformation to listen to the Alpha's thoughts before, or at least, concentrate on them. It comes crashing back to you as he speaks, though, and you immediately feel guilty for your rash words.
Emily Young, Sam's girlfriend, laying in the blood stained grass. Horrendous gashes mar her face and arms, clearly the source of the blood. You-- no, Sam, backs away, horrified, terrified of himself. Her chest moves quickly, her breathing shallow. Blood loss pales her skin, and for just a moment, she reminds you -- Sam -- of one of them. He runs away, howling his pain to the world.
You look at Sam. "I know. I just... forgot."
"Must be nice. I can't seem to get it out of my head," he tells you, pain lacing his voice. He clearly regrets his transformations almost as much as you do. Almost.
"Look, Jacob, I know this is really crappy timing, but I have to tell you something, and you have to make a decision. See, it's Pack law, and if it isn't followed, well, let's just say things get ugly." Sam's tone is teasing, but you can tell he is deadly serious.
You smile ruefully. "Shoot. I can't see this getting any worse..."
"Your grandfather was Ephraim Black," he begins slowly.
You interrupt, not able to help yourself. "Great grandfather, actually."
Sam rolls his eyes. "Whatever. Anyway, he was the last Alpha. My grandfather was only a second-in-command."
You sigh impatiently. "So what?"
Sam shifts uncomfortably. "Well, by law, that makes you the Pack Alpha. I've just been waiting for you to change, filling the position out of necessity. Now that you're one of us..."
A tremor runs down your spine, and you begin to shake almost uncontrollably. You don't understand why these simple words suddenly have the power to make you lose control of yourself, and that thought makes you even angrier.
"No!" You spit at him. "No! I don't even want this!" You gesture to your shaking body, and the claw marks covering the dirt floor of the garage, a symbol of your first transformation.
"It's just an option, Jake, calm down. Deep breaths," Sam tells him, his voice as soft and non threatening as he can make it. He doesn't want you to change anymore than you want to... the garage is a damn small space, and you turn into a damn big wolf.
"I don't want it." You finally say, managing to bring your anger back to a simmer rather than a boil. Controlling yourself is harder than you would have ever imagined. "Keep the title."
Sam nods once, then clasps your shoulder again as he stands to leave.
He nears the door, opens it, then turns to you again. "Hey Jake?"
You look up from tinkering with the Rabbit's engine.
"It'll get better. I promise." His voice practically rings with sincerity, but still you doubt. How could it possibly get better? Can you stop changing? Will you suddenly be able to erase your memories of the previous week? Or, better yet, will you wake up tomorrow and discover it was all only a dream? A terrifying nightmare that you never want to have again?
No. It's reality, and you know it. But, no need to be so cynical to your leader's face. "Sure, sure," you say patronizingly, then turn back to your work.
You hear Sam let out a gusty sigh, but you don't turn to see him leave. He was lying to you, trying to make you feel better. Thinks aren't going to magically get better, even though magic seemed to be the cause of everything going to Hell. How else did you explain a perfectly normal kid changing in to a giant wolf, capable of killing the most frightening creature in the world? It sure wasn't science!
It wasn't that being a werewolf was all terrible, you suppose. The speed is amazing. You have never felt more alive than when you were running on four legs through the forest. And the enhanced senses weren't terrible, either. But the total loss of control over your body, and the fact that your body isn't really you anymore -- you're a giant wolf, for Christ's sake! -- is the problem. You're used to being you all the time, and damn it, you're no hero!
All you want is Bella, really. How much was that to ask? She needs you. You're her sunshine, her light in the dark abyss of loneliness she's stuck in.
You don't even want to try and picture her face when you tell her you can't see her anymore.
But you picture it anyway. You watch as she crumples in on herself, back into the zombie Bella that had first brought the motorcycles down to you a few months ago. Her eyes are filled with even more pain this time... half of it's still for him, but this time, half of it's because of you, as well. You continue to torture yourself, picturing the tears that will fall from her eyes, identical to the ones that are coursing down your cheeks as you visualize the scenario. You push it further still, watching as she clutches at the invisible hole in her chest, the one you had been helping to heal. But now, you've made it bigger. You're killing her. It's your fault this time, not that bloodsucker who doesn't even deserve to have his name mentioned in your thoughts.
You feel yourself go numb. You simply stop feeling. Feeling hurts too much. Emotions simply make you weak, which you know you are. Why else would you be sobbing right now? You can't be like this when Bella finally comes to figure out why you've been avoiding her phone calls. You know she will. Bella's not the kind of person who takes being ignored lying down, even when she's half dead from grief and pain. And she's supposed to be able to trust you. She would never suspect that you would hurt her in the same way he had. But you will. You're exactly like him. A monster.
Your eyes fall back on the broken windowpane. A ray of sunlight hits it, making it gleam evilly. You were right, before. You are exactly like those blades of glass. Evil. Capable of causing extreme pain. Broken beyond repair. Different in a way that could make all that know you hate you in a way you can't even imagine.
Before you're quite sure of what you are doing, you're on your feet, walking towards that broken window pain. You want to feel alive again. You want to know that you aren't completely gone, that you aren't truly numb inside. Because you don't like the numbness. It only hides the pain. And eventually, it's going to wear off, and the hurt is going to be there, worse than ever.
A shard of glass is suddenly in your hands, and you hold it up to the light, watching as a myriad of colors shine every which way. You lift it high in your right hand, then slice your palm. The skin parts, and blood spills forth, creating rivers through the tiny lines on your hand. You watch as it spills to the ground, a waste of life's elixir.
Your hand stings, but the cut does more than ache. It breaks down the dam on your emotions, letting the fear, the anger, the pain, and the indecision spew forth. You fall to your knees, sobs wracking your whole body.
You never asked for this, but it is your fate. And as Shakespeare once wrote, "Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great. Some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." Well, you've had greatness thrust upon you, and you must do the best you can with the hand you've been dealt.
But that doesn't make you ok. You still ache inside. You want a way out of all the pain. Most of all, you don't want Bella to see you as a monster. But, for that to happen, you can't ever see her again.
Life isn't fair.
With that sobering thought, you let go, letting the barrage of emotions rattle the bars of the cage you keep your inner monster locked in. It bursts forth, and soon, you are incapable of human thought, and blessedly, of human emotion.
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Innovators making progress
Hearts ... to the latest class of innovators to join the Don Ryan Center for Innovation. They are putting their business plans into play and launching local businesses that will employ local people and create commerce.
The most recent entrepreneur that Bluffton Today profiled in Sunday's edition was Rob York, the newest innovator to join the center and one who is working to help people fix automobiles themselves and at a cost-effective rate.
The auto repair business is a more than $80 billion industry in the United States, according York. His goal is to reach people who want to replace the brakes, change the oil or even the engine, but don't have all the tools or space to do it. York's company, U-AutoFixit, will provide the space, tools and guidance for a low, hourly rate.
"Coming up with the name was simple. You ought to fix it for yourself," York said in Sunday's news story. "There are plenty of people, especially in the southeast area, who love working on their cars, but don't have the area to work or can't because they need more advanced tools."
York also wants to create an app so people can order the parts online and have the necessary materials at the U-AutoFixit unit before arrival.
We congratulate York and his plan and wish him much success in his business venture. It sounds like one that we all can relate to.
Mosquitoes out in full force in Beaufort County
Darts ... to the pesky little biters that have invaded our space and seem to be everywhere in Beaufort County.
We'll blame the wet conditions for some of the mosquitoes that are buzzing around our community. Some people report the size of them is even larger than normal and that ties into the fact that there are more adult mosquitoes this year than in past years.
The director of Beaufort County Mosquito Control, Gregg J. Hunt, said in Sunday's newspaper that his division has received many complaints about mosquitoes, specifically in the Bluffton area.
Hunt agrees that the hot temperatures and rain have continued to cause mosquitoes to be a problem.
The Beaufort County Mosquito Control this summer is using a low-flying aircraft (under 250 feet) to apply Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered public health insecticides during morning hours.
In case you missed it, mosquitoes are active around sunrise and sunset. People need to get rid of standing water and objects that will hold standing water, which will prevent mosquitoes from breeding.
Do what you can and protect yourself from the pests. They sure make an evening out in the neighborhood a little uncomfortable.
Football season, weather is really here
Hearts ... to the almost fall-like weather that blew in last weekend. You can tell football is in the air. And we like it.
The Bobcats kicked off the season with a big 44-0 win against Whale Branch. They play South Effingham this week across the state line and then will play at home Sept. 6.
We are more excited today though about college football and getting that season officially underway Thursday night.
The Gamecocks play the Tar Heels and we hope the SEC rules - as it should. We said it Sunday, but we are saying it again. South Carolina could be a top SEC team this year and some are picking the old ball coach Steve Spurrier's team to be a contender.
We know there are plenty of Clemson fans in the greater Bluffton area as well. That first game against Georgia can set the stage for their season.
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Just in time for Labor Day weekend, gasoline prices spike
Darts ... to the overnight rise in gasoline prices in South Carolina.
We all should have seen it coming. It seems to happen every year. The average price of a gallon of gas has jumped about 8 cents a gallon locally. At one Bluffton gas station the price of a gallon of regular gas was $3.22.
Statewide, the average retail gasoline prices in our state have risen 1.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.21 a gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 3,028 gas outlets in South Carolina.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The No. 4 Yale women's squash team dropped Saturday's match against the No. 7 Princeton Tigers 5-4.
The Bulldogs (8-3, 2-2 Ivy) have now lost back-to-back heartbreaking matches following the team's 5-4 Jan. 20 defeat at the hands of the No. 2 Trinity Bantams.
Princeton (4-2, 3-1 Ivy) rallied for victories in several close matches en route to the win. Tiger Kaitlin Sennatt came back from a 2-0 deficit against sophomore Alexandra Van Arkel to win in five games. Princeton freshman Casey Cortes earned the Tiger's fourth victory after staving off three match balls en route to a 13-11 fifth game victory over Bulldog sophomore Alexandra Kerr.
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1) Logan Greer (Y) d. Amanda Siebert 3-0
2) Alia Aliz (Y) d. Julie Cerullo 3-2
3) Jackie Moss (P) d. Sarah Toome 3-0
4) Neha Kumar (P) d. Rhetta Nadas 3-0
5) Kaitlin Sennatt (P) d. Alexandra Van Arkel 3-2
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7) Caroline Reigeluth (Y) d. Katie Giovinazzo 3-2
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