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So I am giving a presentation to an American audience tomorrow, and I have rather cluelessly labeled some components on a Powerpoint slide using the alphabet. When I talk about "component Z", I want to say the right thing. It's too late in the night now to re-label with numbers. I grew up calling it "Zed", but noticed many Americans prefer "Zee"; I want to be correct, not herd-minded.
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The letter 'Z' is called:
Now for which you should use in your case:
Neither is any more 'correct' than the other. It's the equivalent of debating which of color/colour is the correct spelling. As you're giving a presentation, I would worry most about just ensuring that you're clear and consistent.
Given an American audience, I would assume the following:
Based on this, I would recommend going with whatever you're most comfortable with (presumably 'Zed'). My worry would be that if you try to adapt on the fly to 'Zee' that you'll slip up at some point and start interleaving them which would be much less clear than simply referring to them as 'Zed' throughout.
Good luck!
If you are used to calling it "zed" then I recommend that you use that in your presentation. Remembering to call it "zee" is an unnecessary distraction that might even make you feel slightly uncomfortable, and you will no doubt be understood whatever you decide.
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@ShreevatsaR is correct.
In England and what is still, imo impoliticly referred to as the 'Commonwealth', the former being the birthplace and ancestral home of English, it is 'zed'.
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I usually cut it in half (through the equator) and eat it with a spoon but the juices tend to spray everywhere. Is there a better way?
I'd say your best bet is segmenting the grapefruit before trying to eat it.
Here's a good video about it. How to Peel and Segment a Grapefruit
Downside: It's a lot more work, and you still wind up with a juice-covered cutting board that needs to be washed.
You can peel them and then pull the segments apart very much like an orange, but it is only modestly less messy because the segments are too big to easily stick in your mouth whole and they squirt when you bite them. Plus their peel is often pretty tough.
Segmenting the grapefruit is likely the least messy way, however, if you like the half a grapefruit thing:
There's something called a 'grapefuit knife', which has a curved, serated blade you can use to loosen the segment before you try to scoop them out with a spoon. You'll end up with a fair bit of liquid left over at the end, but you don't end up spraying juice as you try to dig the segments out with a spoon, it mostly just sits in the bowl created by the 1/2 a grapefruit peel.
There's also 'grapefruit spoons', which have one side with a serated edge on it; I've never used 'em for grapefruit, though, but the serated edge might help to keep down the amount of spray when trying to spoon out bits of grapefruit.
... I should also mention that when I think of 'segment', I'm talking about peeling it (without a knife, except to start it), and then manually pulling apart the segments so they're intact, and might have a little pith still stuck to them. What the chef in the video that bikeboy389 linked to, I've always referred to as 'supreming' or 'cutting supremes'
Grapefruits are one of my favorite fruits, and you can get around the entire process by just tossing the whole fruit in a high quality juicer... then you can drink it and never have to worry about spraying yourself (unless you accidentally spill!)
You can go further by adding other fruits like strawberry or grape and even some vegetables with low acid content (so the fruit will overpower the taste of these) and make yourself a very tasty and healthy beverage.
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Little grapefruit juice jets are in intrinsic part of the half-grapefruit experience. If I'm eating one by myself and reading, then I make sure it's not something I mind getting juice sprayed on. If I'm eating with other people, well, we all half-expect to get sprayed.
Face it: if God (or replace with your appropriate deity) intended us to eat half-grapefruits w/out juice spraying everywhere, he wouldn't have made them so darn tasty and juicy.
I have started squeezing some of the juice out of the grapefruit half before eating with a grapefruit spoon. It seems to really cut down on the wild squirts!
The enzyme denaturing of membranes makes it possible to remove the skin and membrane without breaking any segment cells
This requires the fruit skin to be pierced to membrane level. The fruit is then placed in a vacuum pot with an enzyme solution. The vacuum causes the air pockets in the membrane to collapse and then filled with the warm enzyme solution which in time dissolves the membrane
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I'm quite confused with using 在 in a sentence. I learned that it usually indicates a place or a location. I'm trying to say "I also live here". I thought that since I'm referring to a place, maybe I will need to use 在. But when I remove it, the sentence sounds correct as well. Which sentence would be more appropriate?
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Grammatically 在 is required.
Unlike in English 'here' is an adverb which can follow verb directly, in Chinese 这里 is a pronoun, in order to construct a V-O phrase, there must be a preposition in between.
In colloquial language, people often omit 在, so it's also understood and appropriate, just less formal.
Actually both sentences means the same, but when you try to breakdown each word meaning, it should be like:
The last sentence lack of preposition but it still able to understood and looks like less formal.
Btw, the sentence should be constructed like S O V, and it should be like: 我也在這裡住, isn't it? But when the order like this, I think you can't omit 在.
When you study and speak Chinese, remember one thing: There is no such thing as grammar in Chinese. If you want to speak Chinese fluently, forget all about grammar.
So in this problem, "我也住在这里"="我也住这里". They are identical! Which one you like, you use which one. No Chinese will blame you for using one but not another. (I am a Chinese, believe me)


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Girls basketball previews: NVL
Head coach: Patrick Lynch (4th season, 38-29)
Last season's record: 15-8
Key players: Sr. Melissa Tirella (15.4 ppg, All-NVL); Sr. Tierney Lawlor (11.4 ppg, 8.2 rpg, All Brass); Sr. Quanisha Finney (7 rpg).
Outlook: The Chargers' trio of seniors is as good as any group in the league. Tirella's perimeter shooting will be a major concern for opposing defenses. Ansonia will score, and is balanced.
Coach's take: "We have three players with varsity experience and hopefully they can help bring along our other players. Once again we are undersized, with no one over 5-7 in our program. We hope to be competitive each and every night we step on the court. I see a very balanced Brass Division, with Watertown, St. Paul and Wolcott battling for the Brass title, and we hope to be in that battle."
Head coach: Phil Lott (3rd season, 8-32)
Last season's record: 1-19
Key players: Sr. Ndidi Nolisa; Sr. Shayla Perez; Jr. Samaya Saunders (11 ppg).
Outlook: Nolisa transfers in and should have immediate impact. Bulldogs have some height, can score in the paint, and have a much improved perimeter game. Crosby has a shot at a state tourney berth.
Coach's take: "We have a young team, but have been working hard with a positive outlook for this season. Our goal for the season is to play hard and be competitive in the NVL."
Head coach: Dave Chevarella (16th season, 114-196)
Last season's record: 0-20
Key players: Jr. Shelby Mendillo (8 ppg, 8.3 reb); Soph. Rebecca Adanti (5 ppg).
Coach's take: "We are looking to improve on last year's 0-20 season. The girls have been working hard and will hopefully be rewarded with some wins this year. We are still relatively young, but do return two starters. Numbers are once again down. We currently have only 10 girls practicing."
Holy Cross
Head coach: Frank Lombardo (19th season, 383-62)
Last season's record: 23-2 (NVL champions)
Key players: Sr. G Amy Stafford (8 ppg, 5 steals); Sr. C Meg Leger; Jr. F Kiera O'Donnell (15 ppg, 10 rpg.); Jr. Nicolette Lombardo; Jr. Melissa Grocki; Jr. Jackie Druan; Jr. Robyn Grimshaw; Jr. Amber Crotty; Jr. Chelsea Houlihan; So. Casey DiZinno; So. Claire Buckley; So. Jessica Berry; So. Sydney McIldowie; So. Gianna Lagasse; So. Giana Hurdle; So. Kayla Tucker; Fr. Katie Grimshaw.
Outlook: Cross has won 10 NVL titles in 12 seasons, and even with the loss of significant talent you'd be foolish to think the Crusaders are not contenders again. O'Donnell is ready to assert herself as an NVL star. Overall depth allows HC to apply its trademark pressure defense. Houlihan is a transfer in from Wolcott, and she'll have significant impact in season's second half.
Coach's take: "There are many girls who have been successful on the junior varsity level, now they must prove they can be successful varsity players. We are versatile. Our team goal is to work hard and improve each day."?
Head coach: Jenn Deeley (12th season, 110-126)
Last season's record: 8-12
Key players: Sr. F Shontia Punter; Sr. G Jocelyn Alberto; Sr. G Lillian Martinez; Sr. F Gianna Resso; Sr. G Alicia Coleman; Sr. G Shyler Losty; Jr. C Dominique Moss; Jr. G Jennifer Marrone.
Outlook: Kennedy returns loads of experience. Punter could be a legitimate NVL Top 10 scorer, and the Alberto cousins, Jocelyn and DJ (a transfer from Wilby), are solid shooters. Freshmen guard Lynadia Whiting is a burst of excitement off the bench. The Eagles are definite Copper contenders.
Coach's take: "We have a good combination of veteran and younger players. As they develop and build a rapport, the potential for success is unlimited. The league should be well balanced with any team having the opportunity to win on any given night."
Head coach: Jodie Ruccio (6th season, 44-66)
Last season's record: 13-10
Key players: Sr. C Amy Dietz (8 ppg); Sr. F Steph Lima (8 ppg); Jr. G Angelina Piccirillo (8 ppg); Jr. G Emma Colucci; Jr. G Jess Butler; Sr. G Sydney Cotto; Sr. F Felicia Gullotta; So. G Taylor Campos.
Outlook: Naugatuck is big in the front court and fast in the back. The Greyhounds must replace a lot of scoring that was lost to graduation. This team is deep, balanced, tall, and quick. What else is there? Defensively, they won't be fun to play against. Lima's tenacity sets the tone for this team.
Coach's take: "Defense will be the key to our success. We are looking to find a scorer. Steph Lima has started for three years, and will be asked to do a lot on both ends of the floor."
Sacred Heart
Head coach: Ryan Sullivan (12th season, 143-111)
Last season's record: 10-12
Key players: Sr. Dionne Parker (9.7 ppg, 10 rpg., 2 blocks); Jr. Mikyla Jacobs (16.4 ppg, 12 rpg., 3 blocks, All NVL); Sr. Elena Colaci (6.4 ppg, 5 assists); Jr. Nicole Jolly; Jr. Olivia Hammond; Jr. Carlie Vaillancourt; Jr. Martina Nave; So. Maryn Vaillancourt; So. Julie Frenis; So. Nicole Glaude; So. Amber Craig; Fr. Mahnue Sahn.
Outlook: The Hearts were a legitimate NVL title contender, then the news came that Jacobs was injured and out for the season. Can this team overcome that loss and stay in the title chase? That may be the most intriguing question in the NVL this season. The Hearts will go as far as Parker and Colaci can take them, and by the way, that should be far.
Coach's take: "Our first goal is always to get eight wins and qualify for the state tournament. Next, we will try to finish in the top half of the league, to put ourselves in a good position for the NVL tournament. This is going to be a very competitive season and we are going to have to work hard every single night."
Head coach: Brian Cleveland (4th season, 27-33)
Last season's record: 9-11
Key players: Sr. G Cindy Farrell (8 ppg); Sr. G Angela Tacinelli (6 ppg); Sr. Aleesha Johnson; Sr. Alyssa Garcia; Jr. Kaitie Dow.
Outlook: The Wildcats will rely on experienced guard play this season after losing last season's NVL's scoring leader in Christina Cretella.
Coach's take: "This year's team has a mix of experienced players with some young talent we'll work to develop. We're hoping to improve on a game-by-game basis, and play some exciting basketball."
St. Paul
Head coach: Joseph Mone (17th season, 236-163)
Last season's record: 8-13
Key players: Jr. F Theresa Swanke (14 ppg, 10 rpg., All Brass); So. Kelly McMahon (10 ppg); So. Mekaela Giantonio.
Outlook: Swanke is a legitimate NVL star and she'll be the leader of a very young group of Falcons. There will be a lot of news faces on the floor for St. Paul.
Coach's take: "We are a relatively young team. We will rely on sophomores and freshman to be key contributors right away. They should be young quick and hungry to improve on last year's record."
Head coach: Mike Fritch (19th season, 327-104)
Last season's record: 20-5 (NVL finalist, Class L quarterfinals)
Key players: Sr. Nicole Kozlak (7.7 ppg); Sr. Megan Calabrese; Jr. Caroline Teti (5.5 ppg).
Outlook: Torrington lost a swarm of all-star players, but don't count out the Raiders. That's a mistake. Torrington is always right there when you start any NVL girls basketball discussion. Still, if you want to know who will score and who will rebound, well, we don't know, and the coach isn't saying. We do know that Kozlak can shoot it.
Coach's take: "We need to incorporate our reserves from last season along with the returning players who saw most of the varsity minutes. An excellent core of underclassmen will be thrown into the fire early. A learning curve should be expected."
Head coach: Ed Lopes (8th season, 63-87)
Last season's record: 16-6 (Brass Division champions)
Key players: Sr. Gabby Rinaldi; Sr. Jamie Zoldy (7.3 ppg); Jr. Meg Perrin (10 ppg); Jr. Danielle Lutkus; Jr. Sara Selimovski; Jr. Jess Niele; Jr. Rebecca Breive; Jr. Nicole Nemense; So. Olivia Gugliotti; So. Becca Lopes.
Outlook: The Indians took a big step forward last season, but they've lost three starters and seven seniors from a championship team. Winning is contagious in Watertown, and the Tribe will remain in the Brass mix this season. Perrin is long and difficult to defend, and that should make some space for Zoldy.
Coach's take: "We are looking to come together a little bit each day. We hope to land a spot back in the playoffs and we look to compete each night. I believe there are going to be two to three teams at the top of the league, with every other team battling night in and night out."
Head coach: Cazzie Iverson
Last season's record: 5-15
Key players: Sr. Rashida Trawick (5.3 ppg); Sr. Julissa Medina (4 ppg); Jr. Jackie LeGree (4.3 ppg).
Outlook: Wilby has strength and size in the middle. The Wildcats need to find some consistent scoring, after Trawick.
Coach's take: "This season will be filled with challenges that were unforeseen. My goal this year is to have the Lady Wildcats grow as a unit. Although we're rebuilding the team, the girls deserve an opportunity to compete."
Head coach: Jess Geddes (1st season)
Last season's record: 14-8
Key players: Sr. Kate Jacques; Sr. Amber Gianni; Sr. Sarah Levins; Jr. Madison Hanlon; Jr. Kayla Briere; Jr. Jessica DeVito; Jr. Kelsey Kirkendell; Jr. Kate Byrnes; So. Isabella Inglese; So. Cassidy Cody.
Outlook: The Eagles graduated a lot of points, and lost a double figure scorer when Chelsea Houlihan transferred to Holy Cross. They still look like a team that will challenge in the Brass Division, and beyond.
Coach's take: "We have had a great preseason and have been working hard to improve in all areas of the game. We have a strong group who are motivated and determined to win."
Head coach: Jessica Moffo (2nd season, 6-14)
Last season's record: 6-14
Key players: Sr. G Nicole Fowler; Sr. F Liz Martin; Sr. G Alma Rizvani; Jr. C Andrea Piccolo (10.2 ppg, All Brass); Jr. G Brianna Pacileo; Jr. F Ashley Michie; Jr. G Angeline Rosato; Jr. G Hannah Deegan So. G Becky Hale; So. C Abby Rosato.
Outlook: The Hawks will improve on a disappointing season, get back in the state tournament mix, and be yet another Brass contender. There is a lot of depth at the guard position, and Piccolo is strong in the paint.
Coach's take: "We are returning a great core with good heart and leadership. We have more of a bench this year. They have been working hard since last year and we are still pushing for our goals of making the NVL and state tournaments."
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I was wondering if there is a way to make jam without going through a gelatin type product. There is no real motive behind that question, except for curiosity
From the National Center for Home Food Preservation:
Fruits low in pectin: apricots, blueberries, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, and strawberries. That's not saying you can't make jam/jelly/butter from these without added pectin. It just may be a little more difficult than, say, using apples. In fact, as an example, here's a pear butter recipe w/o pectin.
I'm not sure if you can with all fruits, but some fruits, like fruits like apples, blackberries, gooseberries, crab apples, cranberries, and grapes are naturally high in pectin and might produce the desired effect without extra help.
You can simply simmer off enough liquid until any fruit is thick. For example, I make a blueberry sauce for pancakes and blintzes by just putting some blueberries, sugar, and a pinch of salt in a saucepan, bringing to a boil, and then reducing heat to low until it is as thick as I want. When cooled in the fridge, it will be pretty jammy. (This isn't a canning recipe, it only keeps a few days).
I am rather shocked by the question and the presumption something like gelatine is added to fruit and sugar to make jams and jellies. Jams and jellies are fundamentally made without gelatine or any such product. The fruit contains pectin naturally, and it is this that makes the jam set. Manufactured jam, jellies and marmalades sometimes contain commercially produced pectin, which is labelled as E440.
Fruits with HIGH in pectin include: Blackcurrants, Cranberries, Damsons, Plums, Gooseberries, Redcurrants, Cooking Apples and Quince.
Fruits with MEDIUM pectin content: Apricots, Greengages, Loganberries, Raspberries and early Blackberries.
LOW pectin content fruit includes: Cherries, Elderberries, Medlars, Pears, Rhubarb, Strawberries and late Blackberries.
Fresh fruit contains more pectin than stored fruit. It deteriorates or breaks down as the fruit ages. That is why it is best not to use really ripe fruit for making jams and jellies, but firm slightly unripe or barely ripe is preferable.
I have never made jam using gelatine and would not really care to try either. All my jams are made using one part fruit to one part sugar and jellies are made using a pound of sugar to each pint of juice. If I want to make a jam or jelly with a fruit really low in pectin (so it would not set on its own) for example marrow, I add lemon juice and rind and use jam sugar which contains commercially produced pectin made from citrus peel (which contains a whopping 30% pectin).
Low sugar jams and jellies which do not have a long shelf life are not part of my repertoire. Neither would I care to make jams from fruit which would need commercially produced pectin adding to make them viable.


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Time Magazine on Burke/O'Malley
A while ago I posted on Archbishop Burke's "father of lies" speech about the Kennedy funeral, and the prelates who defended it. Now the controversy has made Time magazine.
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Time missed one interesting point. Burke is a member along with Law of the board that vets episcopal appointments. In the long run that may count for more than I would like to imagine.
Cathy, thanks for the heads-up. Seems like a decent summary of the situation -- at least as good as can be expected when no one will go on the record!This has nothing to do with the content of the article, but: I find the online presentation of news stories like this one -- with the links to "related" material embedded in the text -- totally distracting. You're reading along about Cardinal O'Malley: "He is a conservative on matters of doctrine, and for the past few years, he has been the face of the church's opposition to Massachusetts' gay-marriage law." And then you're interrupted by a link: "(See pictures of the gay rights movement.)" Thanks, I think I'll pass! My favorite from this story: "The audience gave Burke a prolonged standing ovation. (See the top 10 Jesus films of all time.)"
Does anyone know, specifically,what it means when a Bishop concludes that a Catholic funeral Mass is not appropriate for an individual? Is it the same as saying the deceased was not in communion with the Catholic Church? Does Canon Law speak to the issue?
F.Y.I: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/nov/09110703.html http://www.ncregister.com/daily/bernardine_vs._obama ( I believe HT originally goes to Mollie for the Cardinal Bernardine interview)and I am wondering why Cardinal O'Malley has not yet responded to this:http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,556002.00.html
How many people have ever been led astray by contemplating the known facts of Senator Kennedy's life? And how many are now being actively scandalized by Archbishop Burke's argument that persons whose dispositions he has no way of knowing should be refused communion and funeral rites?
We are all guilty of posting on the last thing we read or saw on TV, but isn't time to let this old horse go to the glue factory?
I guess we find ourselves watching different races. I think this is very important--how it shakes out will say a lot about how the church approaches questions of collegiality, and whose view of American political life is dominant in Rome. Furthermore, the fact that it made Time magazine strikes me as significant. It's national, middlebrow news now, affecting how the millions of people going to doctors' office waiting rooms see the church.
oops, regarding Cardinal Bernardin and President Obama, that should read:http://www.ncregister.com/daily/bernardin_vs._obamaand Cardinal O'Malley's silence regarding this:http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,556002,00.htmlRather than watch from the sidelines, we should all "join in the Dance".
There seems to be the inevitable tension in terms of how bishops see their role:a) bishop is the defender of the faith - thus, Burke outraged over Kennedy's funeral. Defines his role as one of setting boundaries;b) bishop walks with the faithful; supports healing, forgiveness, does not judge, reachs out to the lost, builds up community.What bothered me about Burke's comments (and my own pastor who took a negative shot at Kennedy in his Sunday homily which is printed in the diocesan paper)is that his stance sells the gospel short; it is the opposite of what I was taught as the core of catholicism with a big or little "c". The church has come a long way in its history in dealing with "sin"; its handling of suicide, public sin, etc. realizing that its strength is offering healing not judgment.Remeber what the nuns taught me repeatedly in terms of not judging; how can one know another's conscience; the right of all to their good name; the right of all to have a change of heart right up to their time of death. Burke negates this - sacrifices Kennedy because he feels the church must make an example of him. Again, my memories of grade/high school religion classes would have placed Burke and statements in the category of slander; denying a catholic forgiveness (no one has that right); placing oneself in the position of God him/herself; condemning another human being (no one again has that right); rejecting the power of the sacraments to change the person and the community. It is really a lack of hope (cardinal virtue); lack of spirit; and condemns both the person, family, and community.
CK: Yup...we probably do watch different races--and read different magazines. So....there we are.I think the collegiality race is over and has been since Ratzinger's dismissal of national conferences way back when we had another pope. Now he's pope...and as a knowledgable cleric of my acquaintance opined recently "Benedict is the worst pope since Pius X." Only the historians know how bad Pius X was, but rumor has it that he was pretty bad.My point: the Burke phenom and its persistent re-broadcast only makes Catholics, right, left, and center do what they have become so good at: pick their scabs.
I think it's not a dead horse since the Burke power grows apace and he will be a major figure in Episcopal appointments.While I think BXVI, in his lurch right, continues to widen the divide, and fueled by the likes of Burke, the impact on drift/walk away/implosion of good long standing catholics will also continue apace -and that's more than "picking at scabs."When good bishops like Sulivan are banned from speaking, when there are continuing occrences of long faithful ministers being removed because they spoke up, the issues at the top of rightous catholicism, I'd submit, still sits very much on the front burner.
For a balanced account of Pius X I recommend Owen Chadwick's History of the Popes 1830-1914, ch. 5. When thinking about the present incumbent I often recall Pius X and even more so the long, long reign of Pius IX. What was it like? Consider that Newman, once considered a very disreputable character, is now about to be canonized. And consider the bizarreries of the rites controversy and the undoing of Matteo Ricci's patient efforts at evangelization in China. Yet Pius XII moved in the right direction on that, and his Diuino afflante Spiritu was a remarkable intervention against the most extreme foolishness. The Spirit's ways are not our ways.
According to Patrick Jordans review of his latest book, I guess John Allen would agree with Margaret that the game is over and everything has been decided. And we should stop complaining and kiss the rod. But doing that would mean abandoning everyone who is still struggling for a better, more responsive and collegial church. And Bob Nunz is right. There are real people out there being hurt and threatened. Its not over till its over. And it isnt over, by a long shot.Joe points out above the long view to take. And he's right, too; the Spirit's ways are not our ways. But we can honor the efforts of people like Newman by patiently persisting even though we happen to live at an unfortunate moment in history. After all, we've been put here now for some reason.
Susan Gannon... perhaps my "picking scabs" metaphor was over the top and incomprehensible. So let me try this: We (ordinary Catholics, including all lay people and most priests) have no ability to alter the behaviors of the popes and bishops of this world. From time to time, we would all try to persuade them of our views if we were locked up with them on a desert island. In the meantime, we can all act and speak like we are Catholic Christians; we can behave collegially; we can honor true saints and love our fellow sinners, etc. My unseemly metaphor was meant to convey what seems to me an unalterable (in the short run) fact, Bishop Burke is going to go on saying and doing foolish things (along with some of his peers) and our running on at the mouth about this and annoying each other about our inability to zip his mouth, will only...well go on annoying us. I have no complaint about our knowing what an a-- he is, but that said, let's get on with other more important matters.So yes, it's not over till it's over, but what exactly is going to be over? Bad bishops. Not bloody likely. I will take the occasion to note that we had a sermon this morning that was well put together and made the point that the first and third readings pointed out the heroic ministry of women. You could feel a sigh of satisfaction in the congregation at the acknowledgement by our celebrant that this is so very true, apart from whether women will ever be ordained (which I would guess everyone in the church favors though none of us can do a thing about it).
Well, part of what it means to me to move along is to call attention to bad behavior. If the behavior seems (a) to give aid and comfort to some ; and (b) not to bother anyone else too much, it seems that it is more likely to continue.So I think it's good that Time magazine writes about this.
When Burke takes his comments beyond US politics, he might deserve some attention. Has he called on Chilean Cardinal Medina to repudiate Pinochet? What has been his stance on Rwandan bishops who supported the genocide in that country? Is he an advocate for the beatification of Abp Romero for his opposition to the political leaders in El Salvador?But as long as his remarks are limited to the US political scene, he his words sound hollow.Does anyone really think that Cardinal McCarrick did not have at least BXVI's permission to present the Pope's letter to Kennedy at the senator's internment? I suspect it was a papal request, but even if it was McCarrick's idea, I cannot imagine he did without presenting it to the Pope.
Ms. Steinfels - understand and agree with your emotion but not your final conclusions. I also am frustrated with many bishops, Romanita, curia, etc. But, what bothers me more are the folks in the pew and our own pastors/priests who have just thrown in the towel waiting for some imaginery pleasant future.Yes, should spend more time on better topics; less complaining and attacking bishops, etc. But, when we as catholics in the pew ignore or become indifferent to the statements of our current "leaders" then we have joined that group that poets and great writers summarize as:"....the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for people (good men) to do nothing"May be Cardinal George was trying to make your same point abaout "picking at scabs" when he said we all should just ignore the bishops. So, my thought is per Dr. Phil - how has that worked for you? isn't that what happened and is happening with the church's dealing with sexual abuse? with financial scandals? with bishops who compromise their tax exempt status to encourage us all to be "Republican Catholics"? to allow the dynamic history of US sisters to be questionned? to watch our money go to fighting same sex marriage laws rather than the poor, the disadvantaged, the immigrant? watch our parishes get shuttered because we must have an all male clergy? watch our liturgies become latinized because a minority want it? watch B16 and his buddies implement a smaller but more orthodox church because that will fight secularism? (however you define orthodox and secularism)
Peggy Steinfels:You wrote,
We (ordinary Catholics, including all lay people and most priests) have no ability to alter the behaviors of the popes and bishops of this world.
Two thoughts:1)No ability at all? Im not convinced. If people hadnt complained and shouted and protested, maybe Cardinal Law would still be in Boston. True, we dont have as much ability to alter behavior as wed like to have and as we ought to have -- but I wouldnt say we have none at all.2)Even if we did have none at all, Id still say we have to speak out, cry out, denounce. It just wouldnt be right to stay silent. You say, Lets get on with other more important matters. Yes. But we can do both.You also say, Bishop Burke is going to go on saying and doing foolish things. But maybe, if theres a big enough outcry, hell say and do a few less foolish things if not because he decides this on his own, then because others above him far enough above him that they have the power to enforce their words will finally say to him, in exasperation, Knock it off! A book worth reading and which, indirectly, touches on this subject: Bernard Harings My Witness for the Church.
Peggy, you can't stop now though I can understand your frustrations. You should know that having gotten the attention of the Cardinal Newman Society you are certainly doing more than you realize about it. Success often comes when we seem near defeat.
I am not giving up on anything. I think the CWL blog has better things to do than waste our time, energy, and venom on Bishop Burke's unseemly remarks. I read the Time piece; it told me nothing I hadn't already read, mostly here. So let's move on to something more constructive.Let me quote myself: "So let me try this: We (ordinary Catholics, including all lay people and most priests) have no ability to alter the behaviors of the popes and bishops of this world. From time to time, we would all try to persuade them of our views if we were locked up with them on a desert island. In the meantime, we can all act and speak like we are Catholic Christians; we can behave collegially; we can honor true saints and love our fellow sinners, etc. My unseemly metaphor was meant to convey what seems to me an unalterable (in the short run) fact, Bishop Burke is going to go on saying and doing foolish things (along with some of his peers) and our running on at the mouth about this and annoying each other about our inability to zip his mouth, will onlywell go on annoying us. I have no complaint about our knowing what an a he is, but that said, lets get on with other more important matters."
I found a juicy heresy in the new translation of the Roman Canon, approved by the US Bishops in their distracted state (too much politicking, too little care for the faith and worship of the communities committed to their care). The text of the Roman Canon approved by the Bishops actually states that the Virgin Mary is the mother of Joseph her husband -- there is no other way to read the text! See josephsoleary.typepad.comWith Burke in charge we will see many more such embarrassments.
Ms Steinfels, I see what you mean. In the case of the liturgical translations the critics have made no dint in the bishops' fatuous and self-congratulatory attitude. But what happens next year when the faithful have these wretched translations thrust upon them? They will feel even more powerless than we do. And how will they react? Well, we already know that: they will vote with their feet. If one cares for the Church at all, one cannot throw in the towel, especially when one has at one's disposition mighty publishing organs.
Peggy, this is entirely new to my generation. I was raised in the 70's--none of this. Those of us who wanted to engage in a pattern of resourcement when I was in grad school weren't thinking of this. So, this is as new and strange to me as V2 was to you--a very different way of thinking about the Church.If this is a new pattern in the Church--John Allen thinks it is, I think it's worth thinking about. I think its worth noting--and that's all I did --how it plays out in the mainstream media. You don't--okay.Live and let live.No trees died in the creation of this post.
If I may suggest a spinoff discussion: does the weakening of the centralized authority of the bishops' conferences inevitably signal a decrease in collegiality? Does episcopal collegiality mean accountability solely at the national level? Doesn't the principle of subsidiarity suggest a preference for regional and local authority, such as the metropolitan province?
Kathy, that's a Joe K discussion. Where is Joe K, anyway?
Farming, last I heard!Btw, someone will want to post on this: http://22.214.171.124/news_services/bulletin/news/24626.php?index=24626&la...
Yes, and of late the chickens are more productive of eggs than I am of insights
I'm glad that you're not still grappling with bubble wrap!
I'll just add that when things are coming apart, it's hard to be constructive.Strikes me that many are keeping their heads down and not rocking the boat, but those who apeak up get nowhere.And that last point, that they are not heard is what's problematic -so they just drift on or out.Let's see what Baltimore brings -the acceptance of the new liturgical translations such as they are and the "wonderful" marriage pastoral- if they seem terrible, let's not waste time -we knew they were coming - just grit your teeth and keep on going (but where?)
For what it's worth, I have just confirmed the bizarrerie that Joseph S O Leary noted in the new translation of the Canon.
Yesterday's gospel spoke of and to Burke:Mark 12: 38-4038 In the course of his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, 39 seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets. 40 They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext, recite lengthy prayers. They will receive a very severe condemnation."
Joseph O'Leary, that is juicy! I wonder if that translation bolsters or undercuts the debate over the James Ossuary...
Anent Archbishop Burke and the Kennedy funeral: it would be interesting to know what the Archbp. and his cohort might have to say about the funeral of of Francois Mitterrand, the former Socialist President of France on 12 Jan 1996. There was a requiem Mass at Ntre-Dame (that's in Paris, not in South Bend, for those concerned for the good name of the institution that honored Obama). The celebrant was Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger, and the music, for what it's worth, was Durufl's Requiem (me, I'd have chosen Mozart or Michael Haydn, but of course they weren't French). That was for foreign dignitaries and such. The actual funeral and burial took place in the church of St.-Pierre in the little town of Jarnac, and was attended by, among others, Danelle Mitterrand, the president's widow, as well as his mistress and their son.Of course we all know about the French, don't we? But were there any curial eyebrows raised in Rome at the time? or any episcopal eyebrows among the American bishops? It is true that President Clinton did not attend the requiem in Paris (and took some flak for his absence). Was that because, unlike Henry IV in 1593, he thought Paris not worth a Mass? Or was it because he, unlike the more tolerant bishops, wanted to show his disapproval of the agnostic Mitterrand receiving a Catholic burial? (He sent VP Gore in his stead).
Here's a piece from NCR three days ago. John Allen opines on the likely influence of Archbishop Burke. Though the current nuncio, Pietro Sambi, is thought to be very influential in the process of selecting American Bishops, and may have some reservations about Burke, Burke has a distinct advantage in future influence because of his age. Allen says:"(Members of the Congregation can serve until they are 80.Hes by far the youngest of the current crop of Americans on the congregation (the next youngest, Levada, is 73, and Rigali is 74). Since appointments are for five-year terms and may be renewed until a prelate reaches the age of 80, Burke could be involved in bishops appointments for the next two decades. At some point he may well become the senior American in the process, with a correspondingly greater impact.Whatever happens, one thing seems clear. If anyone suspected that the decision to bring Burke to Rome last year was a way of muzzling him, or limiting his influence in the United States, it certainly doesnt seem to be playing out that way."For more:http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/burkes-influence-set-grow
I'm sorry, but I take exception to Margaret O'Brien Steinfels' comment, when she stated "Bishop Burke is going to go on saying and doing foolish things (along with some of his peers) and our running on at the mouth about this and annoying each other about our inability to zip his mouth, will onlywell go on annoying us. I have no complaint about our knowing what an a he is, but that said, lets get on with other more important matters.Burke, has everything to say about who and who will not become a bishop in our dioceses. And those bishops have everything to say about what and what will not occur in diocesan parishes. THAT DOES CONCERN US IMMENSELY and it is A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER! I can't think of too many other issues that effect Catholics in America. Bishops have the power to change the liturgy, change how sacraments will be received, who will be pastors of parishes,what kind and how many diocesan collections will be taken in parishes (my diocese now has what I call "a capital gains" collection up until Christmas for the next 5 years) and this will be followed by the annual Lenten Appeal. People are going around talking about 'taxation without representation." And you think that this is not important that this does not effect Catholics personally?If anything, Catholics who are upset should be encouraged to blog, write, phone, or use smoke signals-----any method of communication to let the Bishops know that they are not happy with the way the Burke (aka. the Jerk), the American Bishops, (the Vatican in general) are carrying on business.I agree completely with Bill DeHaas when he states "But, when we as catholics in the pew ignore or become indifferent to the statements of our current leaders then we have joined that group that poets and great writers summarize as:.the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for people (good men) to do nothing
I have written to Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori and suggested that the ECUSA address the issue of establishing a Roman Use Rite within the US for those of us who now see that the future is way too bleak to stick around as Roman Catholics. Lord knows, there are and would be more than enough current/former RC priests who would be able and most likely willing to minister to folks who decide(d) to swim the opposite way across the Tiber.The idea that layfolk would actually have a say in how their parish would be run is exhilirating! To be out from under the thumbs of the likes of Burke, Pell, Law, George, Cordileone, Malone ad nauseum would be a spiritual uplift currently unavailable within the chains of Rome.
Gene Palumbo recommends Haring's, Witness for the Church, and says we can do both: speak out and go about our business. I hope that is true, but keeping the balance is exhausting, and too often embarrassingly unsuccessful.Bill deHaas and Little Bear remind us of the importance of not ignoring leadership in the Church, and the implications in all our lives. I heartily agree.Jimmy Mac brought a real chuckle about a complementary rite for RC's in the ECUSA. Why not?The sense of dislocation in my church is profound. At what point does it become overwhelming, the sense of powerlessness so manifest, the frustration so pronounced that the unthinkable becomes possible? Options on a Monday morning...1) Adopt a benign neglect approach, ignore the Burke's, find an enclave somewhere, there's a spiritual life to live; 2) Keep visible advocacy a high priority, and settle for causing occasional episcopal heartburn (they never let you see them sweat), if that is even possible --- because your views count for less than nothing in the scheme of things, and there are millions of passive, deferential Catholics ready to throw incense no matter what 3) Some combination of the above, without the disorienting emotion4) Join in asking the ECUSA for a rescue, or start an IEC5) Pray, because at some level Catholic DNA can't be genetically altered. The Eucharist is the Eucharist. And CWL blogs provide sporadic relief, humorous and otherwise.Thank you for the discussion.
The double standard for Catholic politicians in Europe versus the United States arises simply because the hierarchy is being opportunistic. They know that meddling in European politics is likely to provoke a backlash greater than whatever influence they can bring, but the Americans tell them there is a realistic chance of advancing their conservative social agenda in the U.S. as long as the bishops show "total commitment". Bush notably complained to the Pope that not enough of the bishops were lining up behind him. Whether the appetite for conservative social policies is really that much different in the U.S. and whether the bishops throwing their weight around is actually more likely to be effective is debatable, but people such as Burke are too enticed by the possibility to not try.
That Time piece was complete nonsense. I commented on it at length on my blog: http://collegiatecatholic.blogspot.com/2009/11/comments-on-time-magazine..., in short, Amy Sullivan is trying to claim that there's a sharp division among the bishops that I just don't see out there. Cardinal O'Malley and Archbishop Burke certainly seem to have different personalities, and they might favor handling certain situations differently, but that doesn't mean that they disagree on the importance of promoting a strong, orthodox, Catholic identity.Sullivan also made her piece a laughing stock by implying, among other things, that Cardinal DiNardo is in the soft-on-dissent camp (if such a camp exists.) She had already noted the uproar over Obama's commencement speech at ND as evidence of the growing "hardline" position, and DiNardo was at the forefront of the criticism of ND's decision.Basically, her whole point is really contrived.


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This is a question that astronomers get asked by the public regularly, and I'm curious to see how others respond.
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In 54 years of observing the night sky, with 1466 logged observing sessions and thousands more unlogged ones, I have seen a total of 0 (zero) Unidentified Flying Objects. I have logged the Sun, the Moon, 2 total solar eclipses, 1 annular solar eclipse, several partial solar eclipses, many lunar eclipses, 1 transit of Venus, 3 transits of Mercury, dozens of artificial satellites, all 8 planets, 2 dwarf planets, more than a dozen asteroids, many comets, many aurorae, hundreds of meteors, over 100 double and multiple stars, 238 variable stars, and 659 deep sky objects. In all that time I have not seen a single object in the sky which I could not identify.
Of course UFOs exist. People are forever seeing things in the sky which they can't identify: Venus, Jupiter, airplanes, satellites, meteors, mirages, Chinese lanterns, etc.
Many people confuse UFOs (things seen in the sky) with aliens (living creatures from another world). Not the same thing at all!
UFOs are usually unidentified because the observer lacks the astronomical or meteorological knowledge to identify them. That's why you never hear about UFOs observed by astronomers or meteorologists; they're only reported by people who are unfamiliar with what can be seen in the sky. The job of the astronomer is to help the observer identify what they have seen.
Although life almost certainly exists elsewhere in the universe, the immense distances between stars makes interstellar travel a practical impossibility. No scientist has ever been able to examine a real alien, so all descriptions are nothing but fantasy.
Ian Ridpath provides excellent clues to identifying UFOs:
These links are interviews with eminent astronomers of two different generations on the subject:
When I get this question, I usually respond with: "Sure, all the time." And then I point out the nearest plane, satellite or other bright object moving across the sky at the time (there always seems to be one) and say "See there's one right there, I have no idea what it is exactly so it is unidentified, flying and some sort of object. A UFO by definition." I then go on to point out as Geoff mentioned that UFO does not mean aliens.
"Yes, I have! I was at a public outreach event on a gorgeous clear night and everyone was pointing out the usual suspects to the public when I noticed a light flashing every ten seconds or so. I looked at it long enough to confirm and then said 'What's that flashing light?' And someone instantly said "It's a plane." And I said, "But it's not moving. I've been watching it for a minute." And I pointed it out with my laser and more and more people started seeing it. And it was so slow moving that I actually got it into my refractor's FOV and could determine that it was bright-flash, slow-flash... And no one could figure it out. And then it went away. And a few minutes later someone snapped their fingers and said, 'It was a booster rocket tumbling back from orbit! It was still in the sunlight until just now...' "
I like to tell that story because it ends with a 'mundane' explanation that was still pretty darn cool!
I have observed the sky for over 50 years and, yes, I've seen one object which was a UFO at the time. I was helping conduct a public showing with the observatory at the University of Maryland, College Park, in the early 1970s. I was outside the building identifying stars for people when I noticed a first magnitude star that wasn't supposed to be there. Of course, you think it might be a bright nova, but after a few minutes it started looking a bit extended, like a planet through a telescope. A few minutes more, and it became clearly fuzzy and, as it continued to expand,it gradually became weaker. Eventually it became larger than the Moon but fainter and fainter until it could be seen no more. Well, I was stumped.
But a couple of months later, I was reading Sky and Telescope magazine describing one of the Apollo Moon missions and how it had vented it's no longer needed propellants about half-way to the Moon, just at the time we had been observing!
So, 1) Yes, I saw a UFO! And, 2) it was a travelling spacecraft!
But, it they were not from another planet but were American astronauts.
Typically, the questions I get are people who insist that they've found a UFO in some of the images that my work distributes, but that we're covering up because we removed the image and replaced it with one 'without the UFO' ... although, they rarely mention it directly, they just want to know why the image has been replaced.
I first explain to them that we remove the reduced and compressed 'space weather' images as soon as we receive the less compressed images from the main downlink, and reference the pages:
Most people are satisfied at that. I've had a few where I've had to point them to the original FITS files, and point out that the ones corresponding to the JPEGs they were looking at were 512x512, while the replacements were 2048x2048... and tell them where to download DS9 so they can view the raw images themselves (and tell them to use log scaling).
My boss seems to get the more interesting feedback from people who are less easily convinced. (I only get them because I'm one of the people who get the mail from the address that used to be on our 404 pages.)


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In Magic: The Gathering, are enchantments and artifacts considered spells?
More precisely, can I use Cancel (which says "Counter target spell.") on an enchantment or an artifact?
In Magic: The Gathering, are enchantments and artifacts considered spells?
More precisely, can I use Cancel (which says "Counter target spell.") on an enchantment or an artifact?
Since you asked for some citations from the official rules:
So basically, pretty much every card in Magic is a "spell" - or rather, becomes one, during the transitional period from being a card in your hand to being a permanent on the battlefield. But wait! Why isn't a land a spell, in that case? Well, because it has special rules making it an exceptional case:
The Magic rules are pretty arcane at the best of times (appropriately enough), but I hope that clarifies things for you!
EDIT: Actually, it occurs to me that even more clarification may be necessary. Enchantments and artifacts aren't spells when they're in play: they're permanents. They aren't spells when they're in their hand, they're enchantment cards and artifact cards. But they are spells while on the stack (i.e. in the process of being cast). I'm sure you already know that "counter target spell" means "stop something on the stack from resolving and becoming a permanent, and send the card to the graveyard instead", but it wasn't 100% explicit from your question! So, just in case there's any doubt at all, Cancel can stop an artifact or enchantment card from coming into play, but it can't send it to the graveyard from play, or anything wacky like that...
Yes. Of all the card types, the only one that isn't a spell are lands. "Counter target spell" can counter sorceries, instants, enchantments, artifacts, creatures, and planeswalkers.
Tribal is also a card type, but it always shows up in conjunction with one of the other types, so it doesn't matter in this case.
A "spell" refers to a card while it's on the stack. In order:
While it's in your hand, it's a card (enchantment card, creature card, land card) While you're casting it and it's on the stack, it's a spell. (creature spell, enchantment spell, etc.) Once it's resolved, if it stays in play it's a permanent. (Instants and sorceries just resolve and discard.)
Lands are the exception - they don't use the stack and go directly from card to permanent.


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BRIDGEPORT – The school district in Newcomerstown recently approved a measure that will allow staff members to carry firearms on school property....
I remember a couple of my teachers being bat---t crazy, I wouldn't let them carry a gun. What could go wrong in a school with kids from 6-18 years old if the wrong one got possession that gun? I wonder what would have happened if Travon Martin had a gun. Would he get off for standing his ground if Zimmerman was dead hmmmm?
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Walk a mile in a teacher's shoes and see if you feel the same way. We wouldn't have heard of Trayvon Martin if he had a gun because he likely would have murdered Mr. Zimmerman and the media would have ignored it the same way they have hundreds of times. Ask yourself why you allow the media to set the agenda for what you care about. They are shameless and you are easily provoked by events you have zero control over. You watch, get angry, and then comment here. What else becomes of this great travesty on your watch?
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Frank: Hey Fred why was that guy cold its like 100 degrees
Fred: He wasn't cold he just had the shit shivers
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Reaction caused by waiting too long to take a shit. Usually results in an explosion.
Hurry up! I'm getting the shit shivers!
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The shivering you get right before you unload a 10-pound dump into the toilet. This is followed by goosebumps, a flexed butthole, and a strange growling noise in your stomach telling you its time to unload.
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The shiver you get after dropping a deuce of substantial girth that tests the laws of physics. Like cold shiver but much more satisfying. In fact, very similar to a piss shiver, enjoyed after satisfying a tremendous need to drain your lizard.
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Is there anything new? Can it be integrated with the new data model?
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I'm interested in this one too.
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is there a limit on the age that your man is before you can get a son during the game e.g. you can only get one before you are a certain age
is there a limit on the age that your man is before you can get a son during the game e.g. you can only get one before you are a certain age
I don't think there is a limit.
But I'm not exactly 100% sure
I never knew this could happen!? Will I get a nice little news item if I do. I'm 12 years in so hopefully it will happen fairly soon.
The only indication you will get is the player will be on your favored list and vice versa(Sp?)
Getting i son is really one of the funniest thing I've experiened in FM. A small feature, but it can make a huge different. I want more of these small features!
Having a son ? wth are you talking about? lol
you can have a son? and he's a player or something?
the odds are ridiculously low though
Finaly got one two days ago after roughly 1500-2000 hours of FM since 2007.
Didnt notice him until my assistant pointed him out saying hes the best player in my youth team (not hard considering ive had a grand total of 3 decent youth team players in 5 seasons this save), noticed he had my second name so i checked his favourites list and he had me listed from the start (went back and checked it).
Good prospect if he takes to tutoring well but hes going to have to learn to play as a midfielder rather than his preferred right wing role as i dont play wingers.
can I buy him for my rangers game - I play with wingers, well this season I do....on another point - where did you get the skin ?
i noticed that stanley menzo got a son in my game
The odds are 1 in 10000 I believe so good luck to all.
I often wonder if this is something SI have coded in - or whether it's just an accident?
For example - that Stuart Marshall example - 'Marshall' is a common name in Scotland so it may have just happened randomly. It's also common for a youth player to have you as their favoured personnel - especially if you have a good reputation.
I don't think SI have ever confirmed that 'son's have been coded - wouldn't be surprised if it's just an accident.
It was confirmed many moons ago by a SI staff member when the first person posted on here that he had a son, I think that was back on FM08, but my memory is not what it used to be. I kind of remember them saying that it does not necessarily have to be a son, it could be a relative. Apart from that, your 'son' is a standard newgen and will behave no different to anyother newgen. He also has the same chance of being rubbish as any other Newgen in your youth set up.
The odds are very very low.
As to the person who posted that the name could just be a coincidence, there are also examples of people with unique names getting newgens sharing their last name and both being on each others favourite personal list.
I kind of wish the chances of it happening where bigger, as I would very much like a mini-me roaming around in the game.
oh hell, I want a son.
No other regen has the manager on his favourites list from day 1 and indeed from looking at my entire youth team only 2 other players from the 20 i have, have me listed on their favourites and they have both been with me for 3 years each and made a hand full of cup appearances and been given contracts/praise by me.
So i am infact that babies daddy.
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what about former players having sons? is that possible? Because there's this guy called Sebastien Aguero, and he's Argentinian and a striker ! He does not have Sergio aguero listed as a favorite tough. Probably just a coincidence?
Been Rangers manager for 6 years, back to back domestic trebles every year, 1 europa cup, 2 champions leagues, 3 super cups, 1 club world championship.that's not exactly true. I have had several regens who had me as a favorite from day one and none of them were my son. In fact, most of my players and most of the players that have played on my team have me listed as a favorite. Even when I sell a player, 80 per cent of the time, they say they are sad to part from me. it just depends on what kind of coach you are, how many years you've been on the club, what kind of success you have had, your reputation and so forth..
Im on practicaly my entire 1st teams favourites list, im only on 3 of my under 19's.... 2 having played for me a few times and thus interacted with me, the other being my son.
I heard thing that the "son" only appears if you have a player on your team for 10 consecutive years and play him at least one match per season and then when he retires you get the "son". Is that false?
I have a couple of Questions.
Is it possible to have more than one son? (Of course the odds are very, very low) and my other question is:
Do you have to stay at the same club to have a son through the academy? If you're at Ajax for 10 years and then move to Sevilla, will the son definately come through the Sevilla ranks or could it be the Ajax ranks as you spent 10 years there?
No, you always get the kid into the setup of the team you are at that very point. It's doesn't influence anything. And you can get more than one son, iirc a guy on a different forum got three when he managed for 56 seasons.
@Volchok21: It's just a player who has been generated with the same last name, just like Italy gets about 10 players called Rossi or Di Natale every season. Unless he has Sergio Agüero as favoured personnel, you can be sure it's not a son or relative at all.
Theres a thread on here somewhere called "Regen that could be my son" where one guy had a son, who then retired and became a manager. His name was Mohindin i think, and he was on his fav peson, its pretty good to read if you can find it.
There are many players with the same surnames generated in the game that have nothing to do with relations or sons as previous players like your Aguero example. I have a German newgen called Denis Mertesacker in my team. Other newgens I have noticed are Arnaud Henry, Pablo Aguero, Mark Scholes as well as several Brazilians such as Diego and Pato. There is also a player from Grenada called Paul Beckham and there are several Rooneys.
I once had a player with my surname come through my youth team. He also had the first name my girlfriend wants to name her first child. Spooky eh?
It happend with me on FM 2008. I was coaching Inter, and he came throug the academy. My last name is very rare, even in Norway, and he also had me as his favorite staff. I used him all the time on the left back, allthough he was a really crap player. He took good freekick, but that was it.
Edited my 08 database, and am currently moving up the leagues. I added in myself as a 15 year old player, same name as the manager I am, didn't really make him amazing, I just closed my eyes and mashed down some numbers when setting his attributes.
That's the closest I've ever had to a "son", I still soldier on, I always get bored once i'm ten years into the game with little club success and still no sign of my relative. But I soldier on, knowing that, should he appear, I'll perk right up and get into the game.


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- release the allocated memory.
- free the allocated memory.
- delete the allocated memory.
What are the differences between them?
What are the differences between them?
Well, the differences have more to do with the computer language behind them. Delete is inappropriate. Assuming C++ or similar, an object is being deleted, and its associated memory is automatically freed thereafter. Free will be understood by any C-family programmer. Release probably will be too but when you are writing for a C audience, stick with C terminology. (Release is more often used with respect to a connection pool, an OS resource, but not memory—in C. In another language, your mileage may vary.)
Generally memory allocation in programming languages operates in pairs of functions, and as Andrew Lazarus states, this depends on the language in question. Manual memory management is most common in C-style languages, while many others (including Java) have automatic management through garbage collection etc, so the programmer has not to worry about allocating or deallocating memory.
In C the functions are
Objective-C uses mostly reference counting (which in the current version is done automatically), and here you create objects using
In C++ you create objects with
In a language-agnostic context I would say the first two (release/free) are mostly synonymous, while I would not use the third one at all.


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The February issue of School Reform News reports on California's efforts to change its state education system so as to quality for federal Race to the Top funding.
Also in this issue:
- Texas, Massachusetts, and Connecticut have all seen significant action on charter school growth and legislation.
- Though a school choice advocate won Virginia's highest office in November, changes in policy will be a long time coming.
- School choice could save the state of Vermont $80 million to $300 million per year, according to a study conducted by the Ethan Allen Institute.
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| Ben DuBose, Hydrocarbon Processing,
FBI officials say if US energy companies conduct practice phishing emails to their employees, research shows that can drive down the open rate from 30% to about 7%.
By Ben DuBose
Online Editor
SAN ANTONIO -- Hackers exist. Theyre increasingly
targeting oil and gas industry companies. A single breach can
cost an average of $875,000 in intellectual property theft.
So what should industry companies do, besides be aware of
the problem?
Practice, practice,
practice, says Dean Fox, vice president of cyber strategy
for URS and an Air Force veteran of 28 years. Fox spent his
last eight years in Hawaii in charge of all cyber security
against the top three regional threats, including China, Russia
and nation states such as North Korea.
Mr. Fox, who spoke at a Monday afternoon briefing on cyber
security, said the easiest way for hackers to gain access to a
computer network, as they did with Saudi Aramco in 2012, is by
spear fishing, or phishing.
It comes down to social engineering, he said.
For example, if I were a hacker and I could gather all
the email addresses of people at this conference, I could put
together a phishing email so that hopefully youd click on
it, and if your network isnt strong enough, begin to
exploit it.
Ive watched social engineering things that could
blow your mind, he said.
The average click rate for the energy industry
on phishing emails is 30%, he said. If I sent out 100
emails, Im bound to get about 30 connections, Mr.
Fox said. And I only need one.
However, if companies do phishing practice emails to their
members, research shows that drives the percentage down to
That is tremendous progress, Mr. Fox said.
Steven Smith, an FBI agent based in San Antonio, joined Mr.
Fox for the presentation and echoed that assessment. He said
oil and gas attacks are rising every year, and the bureau is
elevating the importance of cyber security in its daily
Its almost on par with counter terrorism
cases, Mr. Smith said. What were doing now,
were bringing in top industry professionals and giving
them temporary clearances to be briefed on the intrusion sets
out there.
The oil and gas sector represented 14% of cyber attacks
against the US in 2011, trailing only aerospace and defense
(17%) among surveyed industries, according to URS data.
Within the sector, smaller companies are more likely to be
targeted, Mr. Fox said.
As a hacker, I wouldnt go after the ExxonMobil
or Shell types, Mr. Fox said. I might try but I
wouldnt spend many resources. I would try the
sub-contractors because they probably have less security
protocols and those majors like Exxon share key information
with them. Id target the supply chain via phishing
And it can put those smaller companies that dont
have money to deal with it completely out of business,
Mr. Smith added.
So what is the solution? Practice is part of it. Others
include capital investments, such as staffing computer incident
response teams (CIRTs), conducting regular vulnerability
assessments and potentially working with cyber protection
companies such as URS.
However, some progress can be made through simple policy changes.
I recently went to a large nuclear decommissioning
site in Europe, Mr. Fox said. I
asked them how long it takes a fired employee to be taken off
the site. They said about 30 minutes.
I then asked how long it takes to remove their network
privileges. They said 14 days. So basically, they were
escorting employees off the site but still giving them network
access for two weeks.
Simply changing some policies sent them to a lower
risk profile, Mr. Fox said. It wasnt
Mr. Fox also stressed the importance of connecting a
companys IT department with its operational leaders.
We must foster discussions between operations and
cyber technology experts, Mr. Fox
said. That was the key for us in the Department of
Defense (DoD) in how we have moved forward.
Mr. Fox explained that a true risk assessment must include
three areas: threat, vulnerability and consequence. Most cyber
experts live in the threat world, Mr. Fox said, and
occasionally dabble toward vulnerability.
Meanwhile, most operational leaders deal with
If you come together under this model, you can drive
down the cyber security challenges, Mr. Fox said.
Dan Strachan, director of industrial relations and programs
for AFPM, moderated the briefing and said that 60% of his daily
duties at AFPM involve cyber security.
Were getting very involved in advocacy and
upcoming cyber legislation, he said. We do a lot of
work with the DHS and DoE.
Strachan said the cyber security committee at AFPM currently
has 36 members and is very busy. He stressed that
the committee is open to all AFPM members and encourages
industry professionals to join.
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The Upper Ohio Valley Diabetes Coalition is looking to expand its reach and services to those suffering from diabetes or chronic illnesses.
The self-help program, founded to promote healthy eating habits, information and host workshops on diabetes prevention and maintenance is trying to reach more people and get the word out about its purpose, according to Cindy Webster of the Hancock County Health Department.
"A lot of people in the area don't know about this program and about help for diabetes," said Webster, adding the coalition has been up and running for about a year now.
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PRIZE?WINNER?— Taylor Allison of Oak Glen Middle School was the grand prize winner in the Upper Ohio Valley Diabetes Coalition's recent pupil and student diabetes poster contest to promote healthy habits among young people to help eliminate juvenile diabetes. The coalition is trying to spread the word about its free, self-help workshops in the Tri-State Area on diabetes and chronic disease prevention and management. /Contributed
The coalition consists of health officials from Brooke and Hancock counties as well as from East Liverpool, Webster said.
"We even got a call from someone at the Beaver Medical Center in Beaver, Pa.," she said. "We've obtained a grant for this program. We're trying to create awareness about how diabetes is affecting pupils and students in the area. Kids never had to worry about Type II diabetes. Now they are getting it."
Webster said obesity, lack of physical exercise and poor diet are the main culprits for Type II diabetes proliferation among youth.
"(The coalition) meets every other month sponsoring chronic disease and diabetes workshops," Webster continued, adding the free workshops are scheduled for a six-week duration meeting two hours per week.
Current workshops include a diabetes workshop meeting Mondays at the New Manchester Senior Center, and those interested can call (304) 564-3801 for information; and a chronic disease maintenance workshop from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesdays at the First Presbyterian Church in New Cumberland. Those interested in attending the chronic disease workshops can call (304) 564-3343 for information, according to Webster.
Upcoming is another diabetes workshop scheduled from noon to 2 p.m. beginning March 4 at the Weirton Seniors Center, she added.
"(Those interested) in the upcoming workshop need to call ahead and make a reservation because space is limited," Webster said. "These workshops are going to be ongoing."
The coalition also recently sponsored a poster contest on diabetes awareness at several schools, including Hancock County Middle School, the John D. Rockefeller Career Center, Weir Middle and High schools and Oak Glen Middle and High schools, Webster said.
"(The contest theme) was on how diabetes related to pupils and students and to raise awareness about diabetes," Webster said. "We had 79 entries. It was hard to (choose the winners). They did their research. They all did an excellent job. All the winners won Subway gift cards."
Webster said Taylor Allison of Oak Glen Middle School was the grand prize winner, and she received a $50 gift card for the win. The posters will be displayed at the Millsop Community Center in Weirton and senior centers in Weirton, New Cumberland and Chester.
Other poster contest winners are Abigail Mercer, first place; Meredith Flanigan, second place; and Charlotte McColligan, third place, John D. Rockefeller Career Center: Lydia Taylor, Weir High: Izzy Costantini, first; Marlei Duvall, second; and Halle Johnson, third, Weir Middle: Karley Wiley, first; Sara Reed, second; and Hayley Yeater, third, Oak Glen High: and Sydney Seckman, second; and Marlee Richmond, third, Oak Glen Middle.