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Instead of a red carpet, Secretary of State John Kerry got what might have looked like a knee-capping – in the form of an announcement of new settlement construction – for his arrival in Jerusalem Thursday.
But what under other conditions might have looked like a deliberate sabotaging of Secretary Kerry's laser-like – and some say, quixotic – efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks is being viewed by some regional experts as a sure sign that Kerry may be on the verge of succeeding.
"Kerry has a good chance of announcing the resumption of talks, if not on this trip then on the next, and the tell-tale sign for me is this announcement" of a new 69-unit settlement in a sensitive neighborhood of East Jerusalem, says Aaron David Miller, a former US diplomat for both Republican and Democratic administrations who is now vice president for new initiatives at the Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington.
"Bibi [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] always takes a step backward before he takes a step forward," says Dr. Miller, who, with his long experience in peace-process diplomacy, is not given to overly optimistic assessments. "So an announcement of a project like this practically on the day the secretary of state is arriving, that tells me something is coming."
Secretary Kerry was scheduled to have a private dinner Thursday evening with Mr. Netanyahu, the opening of two days of discussions with Israeli and Palestinian officials. It is Kerry's fifth trip in as many months to try to jump start the moribund peace talks – a quest Kerry has counted as one of his top priorities since he left the Senate to lead the State Department in early February.
If Kerry succeeds in getting the two sides back to the table it would be a feat in itself, regional analysts say, although it would only be the first and perhaps easiest step on a path toward reaching what many consider to be the fleeting goal, a two-state solution to the conflict.
But a resumption of talks would be a victory for Kerry's approach to the peace-process conundrum, which Miller says has been to focus on building trust with Netanyahu.
"Kerry has invested a lot in this relationship, he's acutely aware that without this relationship he has nothing – full stop," he says.
The secretary of state also has to "invest" in his relationship with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, Miller says. But he adds that the "asymmetry" of Kerry's attention to developing a relationship with each leader suggests he understands what it will take to break through with talks.
"Kerry gets it," Miller says, "and in a way that Obama doesn't get it."
With his preferential treatment of the Israeli leader, Kerry has "stacked the deck, in a way," to clear the way to a resumption of talks, Miller says.
The strongest evidence of this is how the issue of settlement construction has virtually disappeared from the US agenda for getting the peace process back on track. A settlement freeze was a cornerstone of Obama's initial first-term Mideast peace initiative, but for many analysts the demand poisoned Obama-Netanyahu relations and made any meaningful peace process impossible.
But under Kerry the words "settlement freeze" aren't spoken – even though the Palestinians hold to that condition for resuming talks – and State Department officials avoid detailed condemnations of any settlement announcements, as happened this week with the East Jerusalem case.
At the State Department Wednesday, acting deputy spokesman Patrick Ventrell sidestepped a journalist's question about the new construction, saying only that "the secretary is very focused on getting both sides back to the table."
"You don't even hear about settlements anymore," says Miller. "The president has essentially taken this off the table to allow Kerry to move this forward."
This new approach also explains the very different US response to this week's settlement construction announcement compared with how the administration responded to a similar plan – with eerily similar timing -- in 2010.
Vice President Joe Biden was in Jerusalem as the Israelis announced approval of a settlement project, also in East Jerusalem – the part of the city the Palestinians claim as their capital. Then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called the announcement and its timing "insulting," and an infuriated Obama turned a cold shoulder to Netanyahu. The president's first-term initiative to deliver an accord on a two-state solution never recovered.
To be sure, this week's announcement of new settlement construction in East Jerusalem was criticized by Palestinian officials and even some Israelis as a "message" to Kerry that Israel has no interest in returning to negotiations.
One Jerusalem City Council member, Meir Margalit of the left-leaning Meretz party, described the announcement as the very kind of "provocation" the US has asked both sides to avoid, and said it was proof that the Netanyahu government "has no serious intentions to restart the peace process."
Kerry sidestepped the latest controversy, focusing instead on the "urgency" of restarting Israeli-Palestinian talks soon.
Speaking at a press conference in Kuwait Wednesday, Kerry said he was not seeking to impose any "deadlines" for starting talks on the two sides. But at the same time he described it as "urgent" to get something going over the next couple of months – before the next United Nations General Assembly in September, he said – because "time is the enemy of the peace process.
"The passage of time," he added, "allows a vacuum to be filled by people who don't want things to happen."
Kerry will be able to gauge at his dinner with Netanyahu whether the time and effort he has invested in the relationship has paid off – and just how much Netanyahu wants "things to happen."


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The week in review
Best news for defendants facing federal charges: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, which includes Charlottesville, gets Larry Wayne Shelton as its first public defender.
Worst charges for a pediatrician: Child abuse. Former UVA doctor Iain Gainov goes to court October 11, accused of trying to kill his infant daughter, who suffered third-degree burns on her face, a fractured skull, and dangerous levels of water, Liesel Nowak reports in the Daily Progress.
Worst publicity for a school resource officer: Albemarle police officer Alan Reid, 34, is arrested for domestic assault and obstructing the property rights of others October 8 after a dispute with his wife. Reid, a six-year veteran of the force and the resource officer at Albemarle High School, is suspended with pay pending an internal investigation.
Longest sentence for hit-and-run while racing: Brandon P. Shifflett, 19, is sentenced to nine months in jail for racing on U.S. 29 March 18 and then striking a pedestrian near Colonial Auto.
Most grisly discovery: The badly decomposed body of missing VCU student Taylor Behl is discovered October 5 in Mathews County, 70 miles east of Richmond.
Worst flooding: Five to seven inches of rain closes four Albemarle County roads October 7-8.
Worst quake: A 7.6-magnitude earthquake October 8 leaves an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 dead in Kashmir and Pakistan.
Worst mudslides: Heavy rains from Hurricane Stan leave over 600 people buried in Guatemala in villages that will be left as graveyards.
Worst threatening health disaster: Avian flu is poised to kill millions.
Best boost for Slutzky and Schoenewald: The Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors endorses Democrat David Slutzky to represent the Rio District on the Board of Supervisors and Republican Christian Schoenewald for the Jack Jouett seat, snubbing incumbent BOS chair Dennis Rooker in that race.
Biggest oops: CAAR misspells Schoenewald's name in its endorsement.
Most interesting press releases in the 58th District race: Democratic challenger Steve Koleszar accuses the incumbent, Republican Rob Bell, of using push polls in September. In October, Koleszar complains that Bell won't debate him– and then announces the pair's only debate October 11 in Fluvanna.
Oldest publisher: Michie, now owned by LexisNexis, celebrates 150 years October 10.
Best get for Crozet: US Joiner, which designs and installs ship interiors, will be moving from Waynesboro to a new facility on Three Notched Road that should be completed in 11 months. The company will employ around 40 people, according to David Hendrick in the DP.
Best get for the Music Resource Center: The Rolling Stones donate fifty percent of the proceeds from an onstage box at the Scott Stadium show.
Best way to raise money for Mississippi: Playing golf in the Rebuild the Coast tournament October 10 at Wintergreen adds $25,000 to the fund started by John and Renee Grisham.
Best foreign review of a local filmmaker: La Nacion, Argentina's premiere paper, gives Central Virginia filmmaker Rick Preve's documentary, Chagas: A Hidden Affliction, four out of five stars.
Best appearance by an early Hook contributor: J. Tayloe Emery suits up for CNN Headline News October 6 to talk about his boss, U2's Bono, and Bono's shot at winning the Nobel peace prize.
Biggest extravaganza in Charlottesville since DMB in April 2001: Do we really have to say?


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These statements provide control over use of transactions:
START TRANSACTION or
BEGIN start a new transaction.
COMMIT commits the current transaction,
making its changes permanent.
ROLLBACK rolls back the current
transaction, canceling its changes.
SET autocommit disables or enables the
default autocommit mode for the current session.
By default, MySQL runs with autocommit mode enabled. This means that as soon as you execute a statement that updates (modifies) a table, MySQL stores the update on disk to make it permanent. The change cannot be rolled back.
To disable autocommit mode implicitly for a single series of
statements, use the
START TRANSACTION; SELECT @A:=SUM(salary) FROM table1 WHERE type=1; UPDATE table2 SET summary=@A WHERE type=1; COMMIT;
START TRANSACTION, autocommit remains
disabled until you end the transaction with
COMMIT or
ROLLBACK. The
autocommit mode then reverts to its previous state.
You can also begin a transaction like this:
WITH CONSISTENT SNAPSHOT option starts a
read for storage engines that are capable of it. This
applies only to
InnoDB. The effect is the same
as issuing a
START TRANSACTION followed by a
SELECT from any
InnoDB table. See
Section 18.104.22.168, "Consistent Nonlocking Reads". The
CONSISTENT SNAPSHOT option does not change the current
transaction isolation
level, so it provides a consistent snapshot only if the
current isolation level is one that permits a consistent read. The
only isolation level that permits a consistent read is
REPEATABLE READ. For all other
isolation levels, the
clause is ignored.
Many APIs used for writing MySQL client applications (such as
JDBC) provide their own methods for starting transactions that
can (and sometimes should) be used instead of sending a
START TRANSACTION statement from the client.
See Chapter 21, Connectors and APIs, or the documentation for
your API, for more information.
To disable autocommit mode explicitly, use the following statement:
SET autocommit=0;
After disabling autocommit mode by setting the
autocommit variable to zero,
changes to transaction-safe tables (such as those for
InnoDB or
NDBCLUSTER) are not made permanent
immediately. You must use
COMMIT to store your
changes to disk or
ROLLBACK to ignore the
autocommit is a session variable
and must be set for each session. To disable autocommit mode for
each new connection, see the description of the
autocommit system variable at
Section 5.1.4, "Server System Variables".
BEGIN and
BEGIN WORK are
supported as aliases of
START TRANSACTION for
initiating a transaction.
START TRANSACTION is
standard SQL syntax and is the recommended way to start an ad-hoc
statement differs from the use of the
keyword that starts a
compound statement. The latter does not begin a transaction. See
Section 13.6.1, "BEGIN ... END Compound-Statement Syntax".
Within all stored programs (stored procedures and functions,
triggers, and events), the parser treats
[WORK] as the beginning of a
END block. Begin a transaction in this context with
START TRANSACTION instead.
The optional
WORK keyword is supported for
COMMIT and
ROLLBACK, as are
CHAIN and
CHAIN and
can be used for additional control over transaction completion.
The value of the
system variable determines the default completion behavior. See
Section 5.1.4, "Server System Variables".
AND CHAIN clause causes a new transaction
to begin as soon as the current one ends, and the new transaction
has the same isolation level as the just-terminated transaction.
RELEASE clause causes the server to
disconnect the current client session after terminating the
current transaction. Including the
NO keyword
CHAIN or
completion, which can be useful if the
completion_type system variable
is set to cause chaining or release completion by default.
Beginning a transaction causes any pending transaction to be committed. See Section 13.3.3, "Statements That Cause an Implicit Commit", for more information.
Beginning a transaction also causes table locks acquired with
LOCK TABLES to be released, as
though you had executed
TABLES. Beginning a transaction does not release a
global read lock acquired with
For best results, transactions should be performed using only tables managed by a single transaction-safe storage engine. Otherwise, the following problems can occur:
If you use tables from more than one transaction-safe storage
engine (such as
InnoDB), and the
transaction isolation level is not
SERIALIZABLE, it is
possible that when one transaction commits, another ongoing
transaction that uses the same tables will see only some of
the changes made by the first transaction. That is, the
atomicity of transactions is not guaranteed with mixed engines
and inconsistencies can result. (If mixed-engine transactions
are infrequent, you can use
TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL to set the isolation
level to
SERIALIZABLE on a
per-transaction basis as necessary.)
If you use tables that are not transaction-safe within a transaction, changes to those tables are stored at once, regardless of the status of autocommit mode.
If you issue a
statement after updating a nontransactional table within a
transaction, an
warning occurs. Changes to transaction-safe tables are rolled
back, but not changes to nontransaction-safe tables.
Each transaction is stored in the binary log in one chunk, upon
COMMIT. Transactions that are
rolled back are not logged.
(Exception: Modifications to
nontransactional tables cannot be rolled back. If a transaction
that is rolled back includes modifications to nontransactional
tables, the entire transaction is logged with a
statement at the end to ensure that modifications to the
nontransactional tables are replicated.) See
Section 5.4.4, "The Binary Log".
You can change the isolation level for transactions with the
SET TRANSACTION statement. See
Section 13.3.6, "SET TRANSACTION Syntax".
Rolling back can be a slow operation that may occur implicitly
without the user having explicitly asked for it (for example, when
an error occurs). Because of this,
PROCESSLIST displays
Rolling back in
State column for the session, not only for
explicit rollbacks performed with the
statement but also for implicit rollbacks.
Beginning with MySQL 5.1.36,
COMMIT, and
ROLLBACK are
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The 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has suspended the itemized deduction for personal casualties and theft losses for tax years 2018 through 2025.
The taxpayer, however, can still claim personal casualty losses which occur in a presidentially declared disaster area and are a direct result of the disaster, according to the new law.
For Prior Years, you can deduct losses from fire, storm, flood, shipwreck, or other casualty. You can also deduct losses from thefts such as larceny, embezzlement, and robbery. You can even deduct the loss of deposits because of the insolvency or bankruptcy of a financial institution such as a bank or a credit union.
If your property is covered by insurance, you must file a timely insurance claim for reimbursement of your loss. Otherwise, you cannot deduct the loss. However, the part of the loss that is not covered by insurance would still be deductible.
If you incurred expenses for proving that you had a property loss, you would enter those expenses as a Miscellaneous Deduction subject to the 2% rule. Examples of these costs would be appraisal fees and photographs used to establish and validate the amount of your loss. DO NOT enter these expenses as a casualty or loss item on Form 4684.
What CANNOT be deducted?
You cannot deduct any of the following:
- Costs for protection against future casualties
- Money or property that was misplaced or lost
- Breakage of china, glassware, furniture, and similar items under normal conditions
- Progressive damage to property (buildings, clothes, trees, etc.) caused by termites, moths, other insects, or disease
What about Insurance or other reimbursements?
If the amount you receive in insurance or other reimbursement is more than the cost or other basis of the property, you have a gain. If you have a gain, you may have to pay tax on it, or you may be able to postpone the gain.
Do not report the gain on damaged, destroyed, or stolen property if you receive property that is similar or related to it in service or use. Your basis in the new property is the same as your basis in the old property.
For more information on reporting a gain from the reimbursement of a casualty or theft loss, please reference the IRS instructions for Form 4684.
If you did have any qualifying casualties or theft losses during the tax year, you can enter these under:
- Federal Section
- Deductions
- Enter Myself
- Itemized Deductions
- Less Common Deductions
- Casualties and Losses (Form 4684)


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How to make cheese at home
Source: How to Make Cheese at Home: 11 Steps (with Pictures) – wikiHow
A picture is worth a thousand words – molecular biometrics in action – how to make cheese!
Molecular Gastronomy Resources
Supplies: It all depends where in the word you are, but try these:
- My Spice Sage
- Powder for texture
- Chefs Armory
- Molecular Foods
- Molecular Gastronomy Kit
- Red Spoon
- Kalys
- Texture Pro
Molecular Gastronomy Workshops
Molecular Mixology Kits
There is a liquid science – the fluid dynamics of cocktails with molecular mixology kits!
What is modernist cooking?
What is modernist cooking? Is it about the food or about the science? I would have to say that I think the science is paramount – it is called molecular gastronomy for a reason. Food is nothing more than a collection of molecules and cooking is simply a series of chemical reactions.
There is more to modernist cuisine than footwear – but it does help!
Molecular Gastronomy Kits
Molecular Gastronomy Kits are not essential to the art and science of molecular gastronomy, but they certainly are a great introduction.
Biospectroscopy, the technology applied by Molecular Biometrics, is an optical-based analytical technology that provides a simultaneous and integrated measure of all metabolic activities taking place in a biological sample. Continue reading Instrumentation
MB News
Continue reading News
Continue reading Glossary
Research and Development Summary
Molecular Biometrics' (MB) research and development mission is to determine the underlying effect of health conditions on the metabolism of biological systems. Continue reading rd_summary
Biospectroscopy Based Metabolomics:
The Company's technology platform is based on the confluence of two scientific disciplines: Continue reading biospectroscopy
Pregnancy represents a unique medical situation where there are two patients with differing needs and potential clinical problems. Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) represents the full understanding that there are two patients that interact within the confines of one pregnancy. Continue reading maternal
Lactate Metabolism
Lactate is a marker for the assessment of tissue perfusion and oxidative capacity during surgery or in emergency trauma situations. Lactate measurements can also be used to determine the anaerobic threshold during physical exercise. Continue reading lactate
There exists both clinical and scientific rationale for the use of metabolomic profiling of biomarkers for the diagnosis of early sporadic (non-familial) Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and other forms of dementia and neurodegenerative diseases (ND) including Parkinson's Disease (PD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Continue reading neurodegenerative
In the field of Assisted Reproductive Technology, one of the most significant goals in the treatment of infertility is decreasing multiple gestations while maintaining or improving overall pregnancy rates.


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Supreme Court: Defendant's Race Cannot Inform Sentencing
Supreme Court: Defendant's Race Cannot Inform Sentencing
By Peter Montgomery | Feb 22, 2017
In October, we covered Buck v. Davis, a death penalty case that was being argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. On Wednesday, February 22, the Court ruled in favor of convicted murderer and condemned prisoner Duane Buck and sent his case back to the appeals court. Procedurally, the case was a complicated mess, but it was ultimately about keeping racial bias from contributing to a man's execution. As we noted at the time:
In the broadest sense, the moral and societal question facing the Court is whether in America a man may be sentenced to death based on evidence that is unconstitutionally tainted by racial stereotyping. But the actual technical and legal question before the Supreme Court is whether the Fifth Circuit erred in upholding a lower court's refusal to grant Duane Buck the right to appeal a district court's finding that his case is not sufficiently "extraordinary" for a federal court to intervene.
A 6-2 majority of the Court ruled that the Fifth Circuit was wrong to deny Buck the certificate required to make this appeal. The majority opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that Buck's counsel was ineffective, noting that that the jury in his sentencing phase had been told by the expert called by Buck's own lawyer that "that the color of Buck's skin made him more deserving of execution."
Buck's attorneys praised the ruling. "Today, the Supreme Court made clear that there is no place for racial bias in the American criminal justice system," said Christina Swarns, litigation director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. "By acknowledging that Mr. Buck's trial counsel's injection of racially biased evidence into the capital sentencing proceedings was unconstitutional, the Court has reaffirmed the longstanding principle that criminal punishments—particularly the death penalty—cannot be based on immutable characteristics such as race."
Justice Clarence Thomas dissented, joined by Justice Samuel Alito. Thomas wrote that the majority opinion "bulldozes procedural obstacles and misapplies settled law" to achieve a desired outcome. Thomas argued that the testimony presented in Buck's sentencing that being black made him more violence prone was not prejudicial.


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This guide isn't how to set stuff up, its a general debugging guide plus a few reminders for me if it ever breaks.
So, the setup is simple.
Problem is they aren't playing nicely together.
The first step was to get the dammed things working in isolation. I started with dovecot. Virtualmin's automatic installation/configuration didn't quite work and left a few configuration issues that
I start sabbing lacn, sending some poetry of forms along with it.
Message 1:
To: zelous
My spies have entered your armory,
They didn't cause too much harm, did they?
Ensuring your shields
break down in the field,
I guess that is payback for your barbary.
no reply
Message 2: (a variation on the above)
To: JHC_fs
my spies have entered your armory
intent on destroying your weaponry
Updated 20th August 2009 at 04:15 PM by Carnage


text: Forgive me if this has been asked before, but is it true that Beltran hated being on Voyager and was constantly outspoken about it? I just saw an old video interview with him clearly being critical of all things Star Trek and of Voyager. I've heard that he has a dry sense of humor but I got no impressions after watching the video that he was joking at all. If all this is true, then it's certainly disappointing because now when I watch reruns of Voyager I have to be reminded that he hates me and hates his job so it kind of takes the fun out of it watching it, you know? I think now I understand why he was the most underused character on the show, the writers knew he didn't give a sh!t.


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PHOTOS: phuck_yoswagg and tiffdoeshair INSTAGRAM
More on the fabulousness that is Marsha Ambrosius ...
The super-talented British soul singer, songwriter, LGBT ally and R20 fave performed on Saturday at the Music Matters stage during the BET Experience at L.A. Live. The set included a gorgeous rendition of her cover of the Rufus/Chaka Khan classic "Sweet Thing."
Atlanta-based singer, songwriter and activist Anthony Antoine recorded a high quality video clip of the performance. Watch it AFTER THE JUMP ...
One of the highlights of the 2011 Soul Train Awards was Marsha Ambrosius winning "The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter's Award"/Record of the Year for her hit "Far Away." The track created a huge buzz earlier that year due to its amazing music video.
"Far Away" was the second single from Marsha Ambrosius' debut solo album Late Nights & Early Mornings. The video presents two Black gay men in love, and explores homophobia, gay bashing and LGBT youth suicide in the black community. The video went viral and after an appearance on BET's 106 & Park, it created major awareness among Black youth. R20 was one of the first media outlets to interview Ambrosius and discuss the video.
One more thing: Soul and R&B aficionados may enjoy Gerrick D. Kennedy's review of the Music Matters stage at the Los Angeles Times. The platform is "the network's initiative to push emerging artists forward."
Mateo, Elijah Blake, Ab-Soul, Austin Brown and Bridget Kelly were among the fresh faces worth catching during the day's lineup of free shows during the massive fan expo that attracted thousands to the surface lots surrounding L.A. Live.
The campaign has helped BET wave a flag for the next big things in urban music by giving artists exposure on a number of platforms. ... Before artists like J. Cole, Miguel, Kendrick Lamar, Estelle and Marsha Ambrosius lit up the charts, they got a major boost from the network through Music Matters.
Marsha Ambrosius is in the studio completing her second album Friends & Lovers. She released an emotional new track earlier this week—"Sky"—which addresses love and despair. AFTER THE JUMP watch Marsha perform "Sweet Thing" and listen to "Sky."
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Marsha Ambrosius' "Far Away" Soul Train's "Record of the Year"
Marsha Ambrosius Performs "Late Nights" on "GMA"
Fan Shares Story of BF's Suicide with Marsha Ambrosius
Marsha Ambrosius Performs "Hope She Cheats on You"
Marsha Ambrosius Debuts "Far Away" on "106 & Park"
M Ambrosius Talks Homophobia and "Far Away" to R20
Marsha Ambrosius Covers Teena Marie's "Yes Indeed"
AP on Marsha Ambrosius' Amazing Video for "Far Away"
M Ambrosius Tackles Homophobia, Suicide in "Far Away"


text: Seeing a non-whittled, non-Photoshop of Horrors woman on the cover of a magazine at the newsstand — along with the cover line, "135 looks to flatter your curves" — prompted us to pick up this issue of Essence. But the "special survey," Why men cheat: "3,000 Black Men Tell All"? Mildly depressing. (Click to enlarge.)


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Ehrenpreis, Andreas (1589-1662)
Andreas Ehrenpreis was a Hutterite bishop (Vorsteher); the last outstanding leader of the brotherhood, during a period of decline aggressively active in a restoration of the old spirit. Born on a Bruderhof in Moravia, he was a miller by profession. In 1621, still in Moravia, he was elected Diener am Wort (preacher), and was confirmed in this office two years later in Sobotište, Slovakia, where the brethren had immigrated after their tragic expulsion from Moravia. For the rest of his life Ehrenpreis remained at this place. In 1639 he was elected bishop, and it was in this capacity that he developed his richest activities during the remaining 23 years of his life. Four days before his death he gave a farewell address to the elders (Chronik, 868-870) which shows all the nobility of his character and the deep faith which motivated him throughout his life.
His was a life of dedication to his brotherhood and its unspoiled testimony. Things were not at all easy: the Thirty Years' War was raging (until 1648), economic misery was rampant, and an epidemic took a heavy toll in 1645. Even worse was the inner spiritual decay. The great period of the beginning had long since passed, moral slackening was observable everywhere, and the exacting standards of a life in community of goods as the Hutterites understood it were no longer obeyed. Poverty and insecurity prompted many a member to think of laying aside some money, or to take refuge to arms if there be need for "self-defense." One hears also about clandestine luxuries here and there; in short the old plain ways of committed people had tangibly deteriorated, and no one seemed to know how to stop this trend. Ehrenpreis now set to work to do just this, reviving the old rules and regulations, and writing epistles and tracts to guide and train his people, in this reminding one sometimes of Jakob Hutter and his work. The earliest document of Ehrenpreis's activity seems to be an address to the brethren in 1633, contained in the Klein-Geschichtsbuch (ed. 1947, 168-172, English translation Mennonite Quarterly Review XXV, 1951, 116-127 with commentaries). Though no name is given, there can be little doubt that it was Ehrenpreis who had summoned the brotherhood to follow again the principle of nonresistance, which in a recent event had been so badly scuttled.
On 4 October 1639 Ehrenpreis was unanimously elected bishop, and from now on he intensified his attacks against the internal evils, and led his flock with such spiritual vigor that the brotherhood could survive for more than another century. Two kinds of activities may be distinguished in his work: (a) his insistence upon a stricter discipline of life as laid down in old and new Gemeindeordnungen (regulations, ordinances), and (b) a spiritual and moral revival as can be found for instance in his challenging Sendbrief of 1652 and his many other epistles.
(a) Of his renowned Gemeindeordnungen we know two completely different sets: the first one is contained in a Hutterite codex of 1640 (now in Esztergom, Hungary; a transcript in the Mennonite Historical Library (Goshen, IN). A few excerpts were printed by Beck in the Geschichts-Bücher, 478-79, and 485-87. The other, of 1651, was for the first time made known in the appendix of the Klein-Geschichtsbuch (1947, 519-32). The former collected all earlier regulations (41 all told), beginning with a Schuster-Ordnung of 1561, and then added Ehrenpreis's own injunctions and ordinances, not even forgetting one for the preachers. From this work we gain an excellent insight into the organized life of the Hutterite community. These regulations not only helped the brethren to make their community run smoothly and efficiently, but they were also a continued reminder toward stricter discipline, the very core of a nonconformist life. In a regulation for the barber-surgeons (dated 1654) much is said in order to make this profession as outstanding as was to be expected from people who had such a reputation in matters of medical care (Beck, ibid., 485 ff.). With great concern Ehrenpreis noticed certain laxities in the administration of buying and selling, and he warned his brethren that no one must own or put aside money or do anything in the execution of his duties contrary to Christian principles. Community of goods should be strictly observed and kept unspoiled as in the earliest days. Not even books should be considered private property, and nothing could be bequeathed to one's kin. Very detailed are the regulations for the Haushälter (stewards of the Bruderhof) and their assistants, the Weinzierl (see Diener der Notdurft), since so much depended upon their devoted performance. In the 1651 regulations the brethren and sisters are reminded of the old principle of a plain life of labor, worship, and communion. Elaborate dresses and food are proscribed. And yet, in spite of all its inherent austerity this document is permeated by a Christian spirit of great humility and kindness. A footnote in the Klein-Geschichtsbuch says that this regulation was reread to the Brethren eight times during the next decade to keep its points alive in their minds.
(b) Ehrenpreis's spiritual leadership may best be learned from his great Sendbrief an alle diejenigen so sich rühmen . . . dass sie ein abgesondertes Volk von der Welt sein wollen, . . . Brüderliche Gemeinschaft, das höchste Gebot der Liebe betreffend (1652), one of the few Hutterite writings which were printed in their time. In 1920 the Hutterites in America had it reprinted (at Scottdale) as a small book of about 190 pages. It contained (1-154) Ehrenpreis's tract, and then (155-190) the Brüderliche Vereinigung of 1556, appended by Ehrenpreis as information for his brethren concerning the principles upon which the brotherhood was founded. The Sendbrief makes a very strong case for community of goods, quoting among others also the beautiful parable of the grain and the grape which have to give up their individuality to make bread and wine (used at the Lord's Table). In like manner men have to give up their individuality in order to become real brothers (again at the Lord's Table). This Sendbrief is certainly no theological tract, and yet it is one of the strongest and finest products of the Hutterite spirit concerning "brotherly communion, the highest commandment of love."
Then there are his epistles. Some of them, like the three of 1650-1654 to (later Unitarian) Daniel Zwicker, show an astounding theological alertness, confirming Loserth's statement "that his training was quite adequate to discuss theological questions with university graduates." But the epistles which he wrote as a shepherd of his church breathe a still more genuine Anabaptist spirit. They are letters of concern, they admonish his brethren to watch their life and conduct, to bring up their children in the right spirit, and to be on the alert in all dealings with the "world." All this is said in great modesty and without any paternalism. But it has authority in it. Two of these letters, sent to the Brethren in Transylvania, were incorporated into the Chronik (831-837, 847-856). Then there is an epistle dealing with an unpleasant affair in Slovakia where a small group of Brethren tried to introduce an element of fanaticism (1645); this epistle is called Antwort und Widerlegung der irrigen . . . Meinung Benjamin Kengels und seines Anhanges (Wolkan, Geschicht-Buch, 631, note 1, where a brief summary is given).
There are two more tracts from Ehrenpreis's hand:
(1) Kurze Widerlegung des grossen Streites von Christo, dem Sohn Gottes, wie er von Christoph Osterrod in seinem . . . Büchel samt seinem Anhang als polnische Brüder oder Arianer schimpflich und nachteilig verkleinert wird (Sobotište, 1654; see Mennonite Quarterly Review XXII, 1948, 161). It is a polemical pamphlet against the Unitarians (against Dr. Zwicker who most likely gave the book of 1591 to Ehrenpreis), and a strong plea for the idea of Trinity. (The only extant copy is to be found with the Brethren in Canada.)
(2) Die Fünf Artikeln des grössten Streites zwischen uns und der Welt (several codices in Esztergom). This is Ehrenpreis's own version or edition of the "great article book" of 1547, originally written most likely by Peter Walpot. Though the title is identical with the one in the Chronik (269 ff.), the text is different, a kind of paraphrase of the original, made by Ehrenpreis for his people to teach them the fundamentals of their specific Anabaptist position. The book might be compared with the Brüderliche Vereinigung of 1556 (appended to the Sendbrief) although it is much more elaborate than the latter. At the bottom, however, the idea was always the same: renewal of the old spirit of Anabaptism and training of the Brethren in the things which were central, so that they could endure trials and temptations and remain a living witness to the idea of genuine discipleship.
A brief list of Ehrenpreis's writings follows: Gemeinde-Ordnungen 1640; Gemeinde-Ordnung 1651 (Zieglschmid, Chronik, 519-532); his speech of 1633 concerning nonresistance (Mennonite Quarterly Review, 1951); Ein Sendbrief . . . brüderliche Gemeinschaft, das höchste Gebot der Liebe betreffend, 1652 (reprint Scottdale, 1920); Die fünf Artikeln des grössten Streites zwischen uns und der Welt (a revision of the tract of 1547); Kurze Widerlegung des grossen Streites von Christo, 1654 (against the Unitarians, copy in Canada); Antwort und Widerlegung der irrigen Meinung des Benjamin Kengels . . ., 1645; three epistles to Dr. Daniel Zwicker, 1650-1654, on theological matters; two epistles to the Brethren in Alwinz, Transylvania, of 1642 and 1649 (Zieglschmid, 831 ff., 847 ff.); his farewell address of 1662 (ibid., 868 ff.); several hymns (Lieder der Hutterischen Brüder 1914, 13, 55, 639, 851, 854, 857, and two more not yet printed in 1956).
Beck, Josef. Die Geschichts-Bücher der Wiedertäufer in Oesterreich-Ungarn. Vienna, 1883; reprinted Nieuwkoop: De Graaf, 1967.
Friedmann, Robert. "Eine dogmatische Hauptschritt . . . ." Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte (1931): 86, 96 (concerning the Fünf Artikel)
Friedmann, Robert. "The Epistles of the Hutterian Brethren." Mennonite Quarterly Review 20 (1946): 169 (concerning the parable of bread and wine).
Friedmann, Robert. "Encounter of Anabaptists and Mennonites with Anti-Trinitarianism." Mennonite Quarterly Review 22 (1948): 139-162.
Friedmann, Robert. "An Ordinance of 1633 Concerning Nonresistance." Mennonite Quarterly Review 25 (1951): 116-127.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 530-532.
Loserth, Johann. "Der Communismus der mährischen Wiedertäufer im 16. and 17. Jahrhundert: Beiträge zu ihrer Lehre, Geschichte and Verfassung." Archiv für österreichische Geschichte 81, 1 (1895). (Particularly elaborate on Gemeindeordnungen, 251 ff.)
Wolkan, Rudolf. Geschicht-Buch der Hutterischen Brüder. Macleod, AB, and Vienna, 1923.
Zieglschmid, A. J. F. Die älteste Chronik der Hutterischen Brüder: Ein Sprachdenkmal aus frühneuhochdeutscher Zeit. Ithaca: Cayuga Press, 1943
Zieglschmid, A. J. F. Das Klein-Geschichtsbuch der Hutterischen Brüder. Philadelphia, PA: Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation, 1947.
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Danes Arrest Three Men Suspected of 'Preparing Terrorist Act'
(LONDON) -- Danish intelligence officials arrested three men in their twenties suspected of "having been in the process of preparing a terrorist act," according to a statement from PET, the country's Security and Intelligence Service.
A 21-year-old Danish citizen who lives in Egypt and two Copenhagen residents -- a 22-year-old Jordanian and a 23-year-old Turk -- were picked up from two locations in Copenhagen and charged with illegal possession of automatic weapons.
Intelligence officials also searched several locations after the arrests, but a spokesman for Copenhagen police declined to provide any additional information. The three are scheduled to appear in court Saturday morning.
"The investigation will establish whether possible terror threats have been addressed and averted by the arrests," PET said in the statement.
Denmark has faced terror threats before, mostly linked to the publishing of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten in 2005.
Admitted American terrorist David Headley told a U.S. court that in addition to helping a Pakistani militant group plan the 2008 Mumbai massacre, he also scouted Jyllands-Posten's offices in Copenhagen for the possibility of an attack.
In May, a Chechen-born man was sentenced to 12 years in prison in Copenhagen for preparing a letter bomb believed to have been intended for the newspaper. In addition, four Swedish residents are currently on trial in Denmark for plotting a shooting spree on the newspaper.
Danish officials refused to disclose the target of those arrested Friday, or how close they came to executing an attack.
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Morneau settles in at 1st base for Rockies
DENVER (AP) Justin Morneau laces up his cleats right next to the locker once belonging to Todd Helton, the first baseman whose shoes he's now trying to fill.
Merely a coincidence, though. The Colorado Rockies slugger selected that space in the clubhouse only because good friend Michael Cuddyer resides on the other side.
Morneau insists he's not trying to replace the retired Helton, only "do the things I'm capable of doing."
He's certainly off to a solid start, hitting .387 and scooping up just about everything thrown in his vicinity at first – just like Helton used to do.
"Justin's not trying to be Todd Helton," said Cuddyer, who was Morneau's longtime teammate in Minnesota. "Justin's a relentless worker and continues to get better, to make our team better. He's not coming in here and worrying about filling Todd Helton's shoes, because nobody can do that. Helton's an icon."
Certainly was, trotting out to first base for 17 seasons. But No. 17 went out on his own terms, leaving after last season as the franchise's all-time leader in virtually every offensive category.
Morneau just happens to be next in line.
And while maybe a younger player might struggle under the lingering shadow of Helton, Morneau doesn't give it a second thought.
"I've been around long enough to know, when you start trying to do too much or start trying to be somebody else or do more than you're capable of, that's really when you get yourself in trouble," said Morneau, whose team opens a three-game series in San Francisco on Friday. "I just try to keep it simple. I know what kind of player I am."
It certainly hasn't taken Morneau long to feel right at home with his new teammates or at hitter friendly Coors Field, where he's 7 for 18 with two doubles in five games.
"This is a good place to be," said Morneau, who turns 33 next month. "I'm getting a lot more comfortable, kind of getting to know everyone's sense of humor – who you can have some fun with, who you can mess with."
Cuddyer knew Morneau would be an instant fit, which is why he vigorously campaigned to bring him to town in the offseason.
The only potential red flag with Morneau was his health. The left-handed hitting Morneau was sidelined with concussions in both 2010 and 2011, along with a DL stint in 2012 for a sore right wrist. But he played in 127 games last season with Minnesota and 25 more with Pittsburgh after he was traded by the Twins on Aug. 31.
"That's more games than anybody in this clubhouse," said Cuddyer, who has a hit in all 10 contests this season. "Obviously, with his health over the last couple of years, people were wondering about his performance on the field. But that was one thing I was definitely not worried about. I'm looking forward to him getting back to being extremely productive."
After all, Morneau is a former American League MVP and four-time All-Star.
Asked if he's feeling more and more like his old self, Morneau grinned and said: "I feel like myself today.
"As far as health, I feel good running out there every day. You want it to stay that way all the way through September and October. Right now, feels good."
There was no question Morneau would produce at the plate. His glove was another consideration.
Sure, he's always been a top-notch fielder, his .996 career fielding percentage the second-highest among active first basemen. But he was stepping in for Helton, who was one of the best in the business.
Granted, Morneau has made two fielding errors, but he's impressed his infielders with his ability to dig throws out of the dirt.
"I feel very comfortable with him," said Nolan Arenado, who won a Gold Glove last season. "He's a big target, which is nice."
Then again, Cuddyer always felt Morneau's glove work was somewhat undervalued.
"It's hard to say he was underrated when he was an MVP and a four-time All-Star, but his defense was for sure underrated," Cuddyer said. "He's just a good baseball guy."


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The Lawyers' Committee, the National Immigration Law Center and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., Announce First Generation Civil Rights Fellowship (FirstGEN) Partnership
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers' Committee), the Washington, D.C. office of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), announce a partnership to jointly expand and strengthen the First Generation Civil Rights Fellowship (FirstGEN) program for the summer of 2014.
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Ms. Daniels attends St. John's University in Queens, New York, as a Rhetoric and Public Address major (2015). Ms. Chairez attends the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, studying Marketing and Sociology (2014). Upon completing the inaugural program Ms. Chairez summarized her experience by writing, "Participating in the FirstGEN Fellowship at the Lawyers' Committee this summer was the best choice I could have made. This has truly been a refreshing experience that has rejuvenated my passion for social justice …"
As partners, the Lawyers' Committee, NILC and CLINIC will each host two fellows and provide each with a $1,000 stipend. On Fridays, for ten weeks, all six FirstGEN Fellows will meet to take part in FirstGEN's advocacy training program with sessions led by social justice leaders designed to highlight topics such as leading locally on voting rights and the Asian American Civil Rights movement, as well as trainings focusing on community organizing and fundraising.
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The 6th edition of the Romanian Film Festival at Stanford University, UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University , with additional screenings at University of California Los Angeles and San Francisco Art Institute, will take place April 20th – 25th, 2017 and centers on the theme "DILEMMAS, DECISIONS, DESTINIES" with a selection of films focusing on history, humor and events that continue to shape the contemporary Romanian film making landscape.
The festival presents Cristian Mungiu's rite of passage fable "Graduation", Best Director winner at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, Bogdan Mirica's psychological thriller "Dogs", winner of FIPRESCI AWARD at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, Radu Jude's sardonic, ironic and cruel (w)eastern "Aferim", Silver Bear for Best Director at 2015 Berlin Film Festival, Romanian-French co-production "The Fixer" by Adrian Sitaru, "Double", Catrinel Danaiata's film directorial debut and Paul Negoescu's low-budget comedy of character "Two Lottery Tickets" based on Ioan Luca Caragiale's short story.
The Romanian Film Festival continues its series of interdisciplinary and comparative discussions on the realities of Eastern Europe in today's increasingly globalized world. Audiences are invited to reflect upon key moments during pre and post-1945 European history from a Romanian perspective.
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The festival is presented by the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies at Stanford University (CREEES), the Special Language Program, Stanford University (SLP), the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies at the University of California Berkeley (ISEEES) and Department of Cinema, San Francisco State University, in conjunction with the Europe Center, Stanford University, San Francisco Art Institute, and the Department of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Languages and Cultures, University of California Los Angeles, the "Nicolae Tonitza" High School, Bucharest, Romania, Fundatia Semn, Romania, National University of Arts in Bucharest, Romania and Ovidius University, Constanta, Romania, with additional support from the Honorary Consulate of Romania in San Francisco, Dana Beldiman – Honorary Consul General, George Roth – Honorary Consul, Allan B. Cruse – Professor Emeritus University of San Francisco, Casa Romana – Bay Area Romanian Community, California European Cultural Initiative/Hungarian Film Festival in San Francisco (CECI), Recognos Inc., Schendel Films, and sponsored by the Romanian Cultural Institute, New York.


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New Jersey Gov. Christie Knew of Bridge Lane Closures, Attorney Says
Lawyer for Former Official Says Christie Knew of Closures on GWB While They Were Ongoing
The attorney for the man who oversaw the road closures that have embroiled New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in a political firestorm said there is evidence that the GOP presidential hopeful knew of the traffic mess while it was taking place, contrary to what the governor said in January.
The allegations, which Mr. Christie's office denied, are the first from a former ally that contradict the account the governor gave at a lengthy news conference about the closing of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge, a busy link...


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When I closed on my house last week, I asked the former homeowners question that wrinkled their noses.
"How old was that fridge in your basement?"
They looked confused but told me, "We probably shouldn't be using anyway, I guess. It was such a pain to move. I don't know…1960s, I think."
My jaw DROPPED.
My energy stat knowledge doesn't go back farther than '70s models, which cost about $278 per year to run. So a fridge from the '60s must cost at least $300 to run. That's some pretty expensive beer they're cooling.
I think many people don't unplug their ancient second fridge because they don't know how to get rid of it.
And certainly most homeowners don't know that many utility companies pay them money to come pick it up!
Xcel Energy is among the local utility companies with a refrigerator recycling program that offers $35 to pick up a working second refrigerator. Some also run this program for freezers. Of course, you must be a customer of the utility to participate.
Some utilities, like Minnesota Power, up the ante to $50 to get you to give up that beer fridge. Even if you use the money towards a new refrigerator (if you use Rochester Public Utilities, you can get up to $75 for replacing and recycling a refrigerator), your energy usage on the new unit will likely be significantly reduced.
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Rockies place RHP Chatwood on 15-day disabled list
MIAMI (AP) Colorado Rockies right-handed pitcher Tyler Chatwood was placed on the 15-day disabled list and Jordan Lyles was recalled to start Wednesday against the Miami Marlins.
Chatwood has a strained left hamstring and is on the DL retroactive to March 29. He was injured running out a triple in a spring training game.
Chatwood went 8-5 with a 3.15 ERA last season.
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What began as an on-campus job in Emmanuel's student center transformed into a new career path for Jessie, one that brought her to Harvard University as a master's candidate in higher education administration.
At Emmanuel College, green isn't just the color of our grassy quad and tree-lined campus. Green is our commitment to the environment and to the students we educate, helping to ensure that we make the world a little bit better each day.
In pursuit of sustainability, Emmanuel undertook the following campus initiatives in the 2015-2016 academic year:
2015 Residence Hall Recycling Challenge
Resident students of Emmanuel College faced off during a two-week challenge to see which floor could achieve the highest recycling rate. St. Ann Hall - 1st Floor won the 2015 challenge with a recycling rate of over 2.5 pounds per person. Overall, students diverted almost a ton of recyclables (1,708 pounds) in the residence halls alone.
Water Refill Station
In August 2014, the Facilities Department unveiled the first water bottle refill station on campus as part of a pilot program. The Emmanuel College community diverted over 38,000 20-ounce bottles from landfills by using the unit last academic year. Due to its overwhelming success, the College expanded the program so chilled, filtered water is now available in the Administration Building, Cardinal Cushing Library and all residence halls!
New locations include:
• Administration Building - retrofitted 5 existing water fountains by adding push button filler
• Cardinal Cushing Library - replaced the existing fountain (located in basement) with new unit complete with a bottle filler
• Residence Halls - installed one pedestal-style filler in each kitchen, plus St. Joseph's game room and basement lounge (total: 23)
Front-of-the-House Composting
Based on the successes we have seen in the back-of-the-house program and front-of-the-house pilot in April, the College introduced front-of-the-house composting in the Marian Hall Dining Room for the Fall 2015 semester.
Rather than scraping food and napkins into a trash bin, diners are asked to do so into a compost bin. Paper and plastic disposable products are either recycled or thrown away. Dishes and silverware are then placed on the dish return to be cleaned. Clear signage is in place to help educate diners on where everything should go.
In the 2015-2016 academic year, Emmanuel has diverted 83,740 pounds of food waste, liquid + napkins from landfills!
2014-2015 Projects
EC Print
In Spring 2014, Emmanuel's IT Department partnered with Toshiba to implement a new print and imaging program called EC Print. This not only created more printing locations for students, faculty and staff but also created three sustainability standards: high-efficiency devices that conserve power and toner, double-sided printing capability and scan to e-mail functionality.
Over the first year of EC Print usage, Emmanuel students' paper consumption was reduced by over 38%. Including faculty and staff printing, the College realized a paper savings of 815,215 pages over the previous print infrastructure. This is the equivalent of 4 tons or 163 cases of paper. These savings can be attributed to double-sided printing and deletion of unreleased print jobs. Click here for our Year One infographic with more information.
Emmanuel has also partnered with Toshiba and Habitat for Humanity to recycle all toner cartridge waste for use in building new homes and installing benches in parks around the US. To learn more, see this short video on how this keeps waste out of landfills.
LED Lighting Project
Between October 2014 and January 2015, the College worked with Bluestone Energy Services to upgrade approximately 2,000 lighting fixtures across campus to the latest LED technology. These upgrades will reduce our annual usage by 60%, or more than 665,000 kilowatt hours (kWh). Not only will our students, faculty and staff benefit from the cleaner, whiter light but Emmanuel will see reductions in energy and maintenance costs as well as a reduced carbon footprint.
2014 Residence Hall Recycling Challenge
To raise student awareness about Emmanuel's new single-stream recycling program, resident students faced off to see which floor could achieve the highest recycling rate during the month of November. Each week, the recycling toters from each floor kitchen were weighed and recorded. The prize? A pizza party.
Our resident students recycled over a ton of recyclables (2,425 pounds) in four weeks and Julie Hall - 3rd Floor was crowned the winner!
Social Justice Programming: Sustainability is E-C
Mission + Ministry collaborated with various campus partners to create a comprehensive social justice education program around the topic of Sustainability.
February 12, 2015 marked the 10 year anniversary of the death of Sister Dorothy Stang, SND who worked on behalf of the indigenous people of the Amazon. Sister Dorothy worked with the Pastoral Land Commission, an organization of the Catholic Church that fights for the rights of rural workers and peasants, and defends land reforms in Brazil. Her murder came less than a week after meeting with the country's human rights officials about threats to local farmers from loggers and landowners. You can find more information on Sister Dorothy Stang, SND here. In honor of her spirit, we have decided to commit to the theme "sustainability" for this academic year.
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Bloody Green Day albums are like bloody buses. You wait years for one, then three come along at once and none of them really go anywhere.
Bloody Green Day albums are like bloody buses, it's often hard to tell them apart.
Bloody Green Day albums are like bloody buses. They're formulaic and the driver will eventually need rehab.
We could go on. Technically ¡Tré! is the eleventh Green Day album, but in reality it's just the last part of their ninth, the conclusion of the trilogy (following ¡Uno! and ¡Dos!) that's spanned the last third of 2012. As such it has to accomplish two different tasks - number one to stand on its own feet as a distinct long player worthy of the tenner you're asked to shell out for it, and number two to wrap up a thematically-linked 37 track triple album in a way that both makes sense of its predecessors and makes the whole experience seem worth while. The sad truth is ¡Tré! falls short of the first aim, and utterly fails in the second.
Let's deal with number one first. Is ¡Tré!, when you get down to it, any good on its own? The answer is 'sort of'. It's not that this is terrible - there's some pin-sharp power-pop here, notably in '8th Avenue Serenade', 'Sex, Drugs and Violence' and 'A Little Boy Named Train', all decent, melodic pop songs nodding to the Clash and Costello. There's also a nice line in jangly Sixties-tinged melancholia, with opener 'Brutal Love' and the McCartneyish 'The Forgotten'. It's just that nothing really stands out. From the minute they wrote 'Welcome to Paradise' in 1992 right up to 2004's 'American Idiot' Green Day knew how to get dance floors moving, and even their weaker albums (2000's Warning for starters) had purpose built floorfillers. From 'Basket Case' to 'Minority' to 'Hitchin' A Ride' Green Day have always done rock club classics but here they get nowhere near, and as much as 50 per cent of ¡Tré! is utter filler. It's consistently pleasant, professionally done and well turned out, but rarely any more than that. For that reason alone this is arguably the band's weakest record. This bloody Green Day album is like a bloody bus, it gets you from A to B, but you wouldn't drive round in it all day.
Which brings us to question number two: is ¡Tré! a satisfactory finish to the trilogy? Here the answer is a clear and resounding 'no'. The third album of the trio brings nothing new to the series at all. There's a carefree, punky joy to ¡Uno! and a scuzzier garagey tone to ¡Dos!, a feel of a party turning sour. We were told ¡Tré! would be darker and finish the story. Well it isn't, and it doesn't. In truth ¡Tré! is the undoing of the whole project. Had this last volume taken a more ambitious turn, moving the narrative forward and creating a distinct identity of its own, then the ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! concept would have been hailed a success. Sadly Billy Joe Armstrong and co don't just drop the ball, they ignore it. By refusing to flesh out the narrative themes of its predecessor, and not scooping out its own identity ¡Tré! opens the project up to the the most obvious criticism you can level at a multi-disc record: the whole thing would have been better edited down to one, strong album. You'd hope a band of Green Day's age and experience could have avoided the Use Your Illusion trap, but without that strong, interesting third disc the filler on the other two feels all the more obvious and inexcusable.
A failed experiment then, all the more painful for the potential it showed. It's difficult to recommend ¡Tré! in its own right, and the smart move is probably to cherry pick the tracks you want rather than shell out for the whole thing, and that is surely the most damning judgment you can make on such a grand concept.
Bloody Green Day albums are like bloody buses. Sometimes the journey just isn't worth the fare.
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[Editor's note: GeekWire is running a series of profiles on the startups participating in this year's class in the TechStars Seattle incubator program. Check back each day at 1:30 p.m. for a new profile, leading up to Demo Day on Nov. 1]
Mobile app developers usually publish their apps, and then hope and pray that customers use them. But Apptentive, a Seattle startup led by entrepreneur Robi Ganguly, thinks developers can do much more to engage with their customers along the way. The company has developed tools to allow app users to offer real-time feedback — bug fixes, new features, etc. — to app developers inside the app. We caught up with Ganguly, a former Yahoo manager, for this installment of Startup Spotlight.
Explain what you do so our parents can understand it: "We make it easy for app publishers and customers to talk to one another in the app, creating stronger relationships and customer love."
Inspiration hit us when: "We started building apps in 2008 and it became obvious that while app stores are great for distribution, they're really the last place you want to have a customer conversation. As the app publisher, we wanted to own the relationships with our customers instead of Apple or Google. The fact that we couldn't easily do this didn't seem right to us, so we thought a lot about how to solve this problem for the long run."
VC, Angel or Bootstrap (Why): "Angel – we've raised a small amount of money and are moving as fast as possible. We're focused on making our customers successful and building the right product and right now we've got the resources to do so."
Our 'secret sauce' is: "Customer obsession. We've walked in the shoes of app developers and try to stay as close to our customers' businesses as possible. We're at the beginning of a revolution in software development and the better we understand our customers, the more successful we'll be."
The smartest move we've made so far: "Just getting it built and having something to show prospective customers. Nothing beats a working product, no matter how basic."
The biggest mistake we've made so far: "Waiting. We could have been working on this earlier. We saw the problem in 2008 but didn't really get focused on the solution that would become Apptentive until 2011."
Would you rather have Gates, Jobs, Zuckerberg or Bezos in your corner:
"Bezos because Amazon is customer obsessed, like us. We could learn a lot from how he's built a company and culture that is very customer-focused. Also, we think Apptentive's services could really mesh well with the Amazon app store, so we'd love to work with him on that."
Our world domination strategy starts when: "Every company realizes that they're in the relationship business. In a very noisy world, customer relationships are the most important asset a company can have and earning a customer's love is the only way to ensure that those relationships are truly solid and lasting."
Rivals should fear us because: "We're focused, committed and relentless. We're on a mission to make consumer communication more dynamic, effective and personalized. Our team has known one another and worked together for years and we're building a company that uniquely capitalizes on our talents to build something that will improve the world in a meaningful way."
We are truly unique because: "We believe in love – customer love. In a very noisy, competitive world, the only loyal customer you have is a customer who loves you. This is particularly true for app publishers, because there are well over a million apps today and there's no sign of the growth slowing. Our product roadmap is all about empowering app publishers to engage with their customers in a way that engenders love and long-term relationships."
The biggest hurdle we've overcome is: "Working virtually. It takes practice to be productive, as a team, when you're not all in the same place. Thanks to TechStars, we're all in one office and it's amazing."
What is the most important thing you learned at TechStars? "No matter what anyone says, no matter how many people are interested in what you're doing, no matter how many times you hear no, it's YOUR company. Embrace it and do everything you need to do to build YOUR company and YOUR vision."
What was your most memorable moment in TechStars? "Glenn Kelman's mentor talk. The clarity of his thinking, his honesty and his humility were inspiring for our entire team and gave us something to aspire to as leaders."
What's the one piece of advice you'd give to other entrepreneurs just
starting out: "Just go and do it. Don't stop until you have something to share. Hold your vision in your head, believe in it and make it come alive so others can start to touch and play with it."


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Sunday, November 11, 2012
17 comments:
- Every Stitch said...
Love your Phebe - looks beautiful - lovely fabric choices! And aren't you clever making that bag?- looks very professional. How terrible about the break-in - with you sleeping there too...what a hide.
Every Stitch
- November 11, 2012 at 4:54 PM
- Suedio said...
Sue-Anne, so glad you're OK. The stuff can be replaces, the people and wonder pets are irreplaceable.
Glad you had a great time in Sydney. Your macarons look great - love the colours!
- November 11, 2012 at 5:20 PM
- Dorothy said...
Your Phebe is looking wonderful .
- November 11, 2012 at 5:28 PM
- Susan said...
We are huge Adriano fans too - have you seen the SBS documentary about him? Sorry to hear about the breakin, it's a horrible experience, hope you feel better soon. Phebe is coming along beautifully, I do admire your work.
- November 11, 2012 at 5:36 PM
- Elyte said...
What a fabulous way to see Sydney. Memorable to say the least.
The break in is a bit unnerving but glad to hear that Buddy didn't get stressed!
Adriano better beware, your macaroons look fabulous. Does he know that you do a wonderful pav too?
- November 11, 2012 at 7:56 PM
- katrien said...
Lovely your phebe.
- November 11, 2012 at 8:00 PM
- Shirley said...
That is a fetching little number you are wearing there Sue-Anne, Love the views too. Congratulations to Nic on his achievements and to you too because those macaroons look so scrummy. Phoebe is looking even more gorgeous. Hope the scum get their just desserts. Glad you are safe though.
- November 11, 2012 at 9:34 PM
- Chookyblue...... said...
Adriano's is wonderful......
your quilt is looking great.......
bugger about the break in......
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- November 11, 2012 at 10:02 PM
- Miriam said...
Congratulations to Nic!
Not sure I would be brave enough to climb the bridge!!!!
Your macarons look delicious...and perfect!!
Phebe is looking great!
So sorry to hear about the break in. I hope the perpetrators are caught!
- November 11, 2012 at 11:56 PM
- Josie said...
Heck... you wouldn't get me up there for all the tea in China. But... a nice cup of tea a slice of that yummy cake and one of your macaroons.. now you're talking! :o)
Love your bag... how clever to make it from a cushion pattern. Phebe is gorgeous too. So sorry to hear you were burgled. That is the pits. Hope you get back to feeling normal soon.
- November 12, 2012 at 5:55 AM
Brave Sue-Anne! I have a gift voucher to climb the Bridge from my birthday back in July...just waiting for the "right" time - feeling a bit tentative...
Your Phebe is looking really lovely, cut bag too.
- November 12, 2012 at 6:46 AM
I am so sorry to having to laugh at Buddy sleeping throught the break-in. It is not funny, but I keep hoping tha t my dog will wake while my own husband is gone if something happens . Living in the country is not always easy.
- November 13, 2012 at 10:56 AM
- Mary said...
Phoebe is sooooo Beautiful! Love the applique! Hugs, Mary
- November 13, 2012 at 2:50 PM
- Sue-Anne said...
Testing 123
- November 28, 2012 at 11:23 PM
- Queen Of The Armchair aka Dzintra Stitcheries said...
Oh Sue-Anne what a post...Your Phebe is just gorgeous...oh those macarons and cake...we had lunch with Adriano plus a book signing last week and it was fantastic! I'm so sorry to hear of the break in...not very good at all...I hope they have been caught now.
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The original hotel was named 'Maid of Australia Inn', commissioned by Govenor Bligh, built around 1811 and located at 87 Bathurst Street, Pitt Town, right across the street from the existing pub.
Nothing is known of what happened to the old pub, however the existing building was constructed in 1825 and kept the name 'Maid of Australia Inn', the name was changed to 'Bird in Hand Inn' around 1896. The Bird in Hand Inn was extended in 1987 to accommodate a kitchen, dining areas and out door areas.
Lynwood Country Club is situated at Pitt Town which is one of the five historic towns established by Governor Macquarie in 1810. It is located about 50 kilometres north west of Sydney.
Lynwood takes its name from historic Lynwood House, a colonial style house built circa 1814 and is located on the course property.
The 18 hole golf course is set on 230 undulating acres. It was designed by Graham Papworth, President of the Australian Golf Course Architects Association. The links style 6400 metres, 72 par layout takes advantage of many natural features, including undulations, wetlands and natural rough.
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A friend of mine's mother made a candy that was a layer of penuche and a layer of something creamy and white. I have no idea what it was. I didn't get to taste the candy as it wasn't ready and I had to leave. Shortly after that, she died. So, I have been wondering what that candy was. Any ideas? My favorite cake is a deep dark chocolate one with Penuche Frosting. I made that in cupcakes for my 60th birthday party last week. My Mom used to make it for me for my birthday when I was a little girl.
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- Yield: 1 pound
- Prep 20 mins
- Cool 50 mins
- Cook 23 mins to 25 mins
- Stand 45 mins to 1 hr
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- Line a baking sheet with foil; butter foil. Set aside.
- Butter side of a heavy 2-quart saucepan. In the saucepan, combine brown sugar, milk, and salt. Cook over medium-high heat about 5 minutes or until boiling, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Avoid splashing mixture on side of pan. Carefully clip candy thermometer to side of pan.
- Cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, for 18 to 20 minutes or until thermometer registers 236 degree F (soft-ball stage). Remove the saucepan from heat. Cool without stirring about 50 minutes or until mixture is lukewarm (110 degree F).
- Remove candy thermometer. Beat candy vigorously with a wooden spoon until penuche just begins to thicken. Add nuts. Continue beating penuche until it's very thick and just starts to lose its gloss (about 10 minutes total). Quickly turn onto prepared foil-lined baking sheet. Let candy harden (45 to 60 minutes). Break or cut into pieces. Store tightly covered. Makes about 1 pound.


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Michael Bay says Mark Wahlberg to star in next 'Transformers' movie
Here is an article from the Associated Press:
LOS ANGELES — Mark Wahlberg, roll out.
"Transformers" director Michael Bay says the 41-year-old actor will star in the franchise's fourth film.
Bay called Wahlberg the "perfect guy to re-invigorate the franchise and carry on the Transformers' legacy" in a post on his blog Thursday. He previously squashed rumors that Wahlberg was joining the film franchise about warring robots.
Bay worked with Wahlberg on his upcoming film, "Pain and Gain."
"Transformers 4" is scheduled to be released by Paramount Pictures on June 27, 2014.
Bay has said the next film will take a new direction in the series. The first three movies starred Shia LaBeouf and featured Peter Cullen as the voice of Autobot general Optimus Prime.
The third "Transformers" film, "Dark of the Moon," was the second highest-grossing film of 2011.


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Penalties costly for Super Rebels
Poor discipline again proved costly for the Melbourne Rebels who fell to the Bulls 40-7 in Pretoria in their final round Super Rugby match.
The Rebels have some unwanted baggage - the competition's wooden spoon - to bring home to Melbourne after the disappointing second-half performance at Loftus Versfeld.
Melbourne started strongly and only trailed 12-7 at halftime on the back of some stiff defence and patient attack, which resulted in rookie five-eighth Jack Debreczeni's first Super Rugby try.
But late in the first half the Rebels lost Scott Fuglistaller to a yellow card following repeated team infringements at the breakdown.
Fuglistaller was in his first start as captain following regular skipper Scott Higginbotham's suspension following his third yellow card of the season.
While the flanker was off the field the Bulls scored their first try of the match in the 41st minute, which swung momentum all the home side's way.
They also incurred double the penalties - 16 to eight - with Bulls sharp-shooter Handre Pollard on target with four from four.
He also added three conversions for an 18-point personal tally before being replaced.
In contrast Melbourne's Jack Debreczeni missed three penalty shots in the first half.
Rebels coach Tony McGahan was disappointed with the result, but credited the Bulls for taking their opportunities.
"I thought our first half was fantastic; we attacked and defended really well but probably needed more on the scoreboard to show that at half time," he said.
"In the second half we were dominated through the set piece and gave away field position with some penalties and that coupled with some crucial turnovers took momentum away from us.
"If you give them 90 metres of field position from back-to-back penalties, they will take advantage."
The Bulls ran in four unanswered tries in the second half with lock Paul Willemse collecting a double.
For the Rebels Colby Fainga'a was a standout performer in his 50th Super Rugby appearance, proving a constant menace at the breakdown.
Halfback Luke Burgess and Luke Jones, playing at blindside flanker, also played well.
The match was the last for Rebels stalwarts lock Hugh Pyle, fullback Jason Woodward and winger Alex Rokobaro.
Woodward, who will play with the Hurricanes next year, was denied a final game after succumbing to a back injury.
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I have been freelance for about a month and I can tell you no matter how much I am enjoying it I have to admit it has taken some getting used to. Now instead of having to cram onto a packed train into London I make my way to the next room to my office, or as it is more happily known my tiny corner of heaven.
Here you will find my Barbie's, well some of them I do have a lot; my trinkets, again only some of them – I am a hoarder!; my magazines – only the best stay out on the shelf, again I have so many that some sadly have to be stored behind closed doors; and generally pieces that I love and lots of gifts from my mum, Paulie and friends.
My Nicole Richie autograph sits next to my Barbie trinkets, including my B@arbrick Barbie's from Japan, my limited edition pen that Paulie bought me in France, and one day I hope to take that cool mask to an actual masquerade ball rather than it being a cute prop in my room.
Three of my favourite Barbie's, my two Hard Rock Cafe Barbie's I bought * well Paulie did* in Paris, alongside my 1977 SuperStar Barbie who has the best hair!
These are two pads that came free with my French Glamour amazing aren't they, it also remembers me of my time in Paris for fashion week, I hope that come September I am able to go again. I also love Barbie's pink poodle keeping an eye on them!
I have loved badges since I was little, when I used them to decorate my denim jacket, they are like postcards if I see one I haven't got I have to snap it up. Like these YSL badges I picked up in Paris when I went to the exhibition. They may be my only Yves Saint Laurent pieces but they fit perfectly with my Chanel badges.
This Chanel advert was an insert into Vanity Fair that a friend knew I would love, the brand made a huge one that sparkled on the side of Paris's Musée d'Orsay, and I felt that I would follow suit and use it to decorate my room.
My Cath Kidston straw bag, a bargain I picked up from the sample sale that I attended while at their autumn/winter 2011 press day. I haven't used it yet, I think because the weather hasn't really been good enough, but soon I hope it makes a great accessory in one of My Style posts.
I saw this Japanese figurine in a National Trust shop when we were on one of our weekend culture day trips, I just thought it was cute, and it even opens up so if you wanted you could store a ring or something special inside.
Barbie showing us all how flexible she is!!
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Winning bid for Texas A&M plate hits six-figures
A lucky Aggie fan bought the "12THMAN" plate for a record amount.
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee purchased the plate for $115,000 during an online auction that ended today, according to Kim Miller Drummond said. The amount broke the previous record for a specialty plate of $25,000 for "HOUSTON" at the Houston Auto Show.
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What is evidential apologetics?Question: "What is evidential apologetics?"
Answer: Evidential apologetics is a method of Christian apologetics that emphasizes positive evidences in favor of the truth of Christianity. The distinctive feature of evidential apologetics is its one-step approach to establishing Christian theism. Evidentialists will utilize evidence and arguments from several areas including archeology, fulfilled messianic prophecy, and especially from miracles.
In distinction from classical apologetics, the evidential apologist believes that the occurrence of miracles acts as an evidence for God's very existence. In this way, the evidential apologist does not believe that the philosophical and scientific arguments for God's existence must logically precede arguments from miracles to establish biblical Christianity. However, the evidential apologist is not opposed to the use of natural theology to help to confirm God's existence. These arguments are an important weapon in the arsenal of the evidentialist as they help to undergird the case for Christianity by giving further confirmation that God exists and has created and designed our universe. Evidentialists simply do not believe such arguments must be presented prior to moving on to evidence from miracles. In this way, the evidential apologist can argue for theism and Christian theism at the same time without having to first establish God's existence. Such an approach can be beneficial in personal evangelism where time can be at a minimum.
Evidential apologists characteristically place a heavy emphasis on evidence from miracles, especially the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. Evidentialists will appeal to numerous lines of evidence to establish the historicity of the post-mortem appearances of the risen Jesus, as well as the discovery of His empty tomb. Additional emphasis is often placed on refuting naturalistic theories that attempt to explain away the evidence for the resurrection of Christ. Once the resurrection has been established, Jesus' (and His apostles') own understanding of this event then becomes the proper interpretive framework through which we understand its significance. Prior to His crucifixion, Jesus said that His forthcoming resurrection would validate His claims (Matthew 12:38-40, 16:1-4). The Apostle Paul declared that the resurrection of Christ was God's vindication of Christ's deity (Romans 1:3-4). In the book of Acts, the Apostle Peter claimed that Jesus' bodily resurrection was God's endorsement of Jesus' public ministry (Acts 2:23-32). When taken in this context, the bodily resurrection becomes the primary validation of Jesus' own radical claims about Himself and the vindication of Jesus' message of salvation.
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