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Taming the Highland Bride (Mass Market Paperbound)
She was ready to let her heart run wild . . .
Merry Stewart has had enough Enough of her brothers, whose behavior would make even the most improper lady blush. Enough of their Highland home, which would surely have fallen to ruin were it not for her. She dreams of escaping into the arms of her betrothed, Alexander d'Aumesbery even though they haven't yet met. But when they do, Merry is devastated. It seems he's no better than the men in her family.
So beautiful, so brazen . . . From the moment he meets Merry, Alexander is determined to make her his. Desperate to convince her he's nothing like the members of her roguish clan, he will prove he is every bit the well-mannered gentleman. Yet, beneath it all beats a heart as intense and uncontrollable as hers. And finally, when his life is threatened, Merry realizes he's the husband she's been waiting for . . . and their passion becomes the one thing that cannot be tamed.
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Monday, September 2, 2013
Meet River...
This is who she's named after:
Spock loves being a big brother. Now to get pictures of the two of them together...
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OH HELLO THERE :OReplyDelete
(I was wondering whether it was River Song or River Tam, myself!)Replies
:) I suppose you could say both (we talked about that too), but let me tell you, her personality is MUCH more like River Song's! Our little River is shockingly full of spunk for a three-pound ball of fluff, and afraid of almost nothing.Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 2, 2013 at 6:01 AM
Adorable! Love the names of both cats, too!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 2, 2013 at 8:49 AM
Love the name, and her namesake. Enjoy!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! We do too, and we will definitely continue to enjoy her :)Delete
- Anat KatzSeptember 3, 2013 at 7:55 AM
Hello sweetie!ReplyDelete
She's gorgeous!
(well,both Rivers are. River Song is my favourite Doctor Who's character).
Not a Doctor person, but a cat person-yes! Hope to see more of your cats here!ReplyDelete
Beautiful kitty-- love the name!ReplyDelete
Aww he's do cute!! I just got a new kitten called Kermit, and I guess it's pretty obvious who he's named after ;)ReplyDelete
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December 2, 2012
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Sunday, January 12, 2014
Spiced Sweet Potato Soup
This Christmas Santa brought me a Breville FastSlow Cooker--a slow cooker and a pressure cooker all in one. My mom never was into the whole crock pot thing, so it's not something I am familiar with. If you are also unfamiliar with the ways of the slow cooker, this recipe will show everything you need to know. The beauty of slow cooking this soup (besides dinner being ready when you come home from work) is that is makes the chunks of sweet potato tender and delicate without being mushy and breaking apart in the broth. Delightful. This soup is reminiscent of Indian dal, and so its warm spices and hearty lentil goodness are perfect for a cold polar vortex kind of day.
- 2 tbsp oil
- 4 cups of sliced onions (halve and slice onions, then measure)
- 6 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 jalapeno, de-seeded and minced (optional, or more if you want more heat)
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 whole cloves
- 6 cups of peeled sweet potato chunks (large, but still bite-sized)
- 1.5 cups chopped tomato (canned or fresh)
- 1 cup red lentils
- 6 cups vegetable stock (or water)
- 1 tsp salt (or as needed, to taste)
- chopped cilantro for garnish (optional)
This method is for the Breville FastSlow Cooker. You may have to adjust for your own appliance.
1. Set the slow cooker to the saute setting. Sauté onions for 8-10 mins, until deep golden brown. Add garlic and jalapeno (if using) and sauté for 1 min.
2. Add spices and sauté for 1 min.
3. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Adjust salt as needed (it depends on how salty your broth is). Put the lid of the slow cooker on and cook for 8 hours. Adjust seasoning as needed. Top with chopped cilantro if you like it. Serve.
Posted by Vegan Dad at 11:02 AM
Labels: lentils, soup, sweet potato
8 comments:
- Quiltbug said...
Welcome back. You have been missed
- January 12, 2014 at 6:38 PM
- Lisa @ Je suis alimentageuse said...
I'm glad you're back for 2014! I'm just started my vegan journey and your blog is a great resource for beginner vegans =) This recipe looks great, the spices look so warm and inviting! Happy new year!
- January 13, 2014 at 1:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
A2wesome!!! I love following in your blog and especially your great recipes! Happy 2014!
- January 13, 2014 at 10:46 PM
- East Meets West Veg said...
Looks yummy! I am interested to see how you like the pressure cooker aspect of your new appliance.
- January 15, 2014 at 1:13 AM
- ada amran said...
Welcome back Vegan dad...look forward to more recipes!!
- January 24, 2014 at 12:58 AM
- Veronica said...
We made this last week without a pressure cooker - it was really yummy and is now on my favorite list of foods! Thank you for the recipe.
- February 9, 2014 at 12:44 PM
- The Van said...
I'm making this for the second time today and my house smells amazing. Thanks for posting this recipe, I always struggle with ways to make delicious vegetarian meals in the slow cooker. We have a conventional slow cooker so I just cook the onions on the stove first and it turns out beautifully. My husband and I LOVE this recipe. Glad you're back to blogging. :-)
- March 6, 2014 at 3:59 PM
- Judith said...
This is an excellent recipe. I made some adjustments only due to what I had on hand: slightly less sweet potato and stock, slightly more tomato, and only cumin/turmeric. Made it in a regular slow cooker on high for 3 hrs due to starting it later in the day. Delicious and very nice to see you back, VeganDad.
- October 26, 2014 at 5:45 PM


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The Straight Scoop: 10 Stars You Won't Believe Aren't Gay
There are three types of Hollywood homosexuals:
- Loud and Proud (Rosie O'Donnell, John Waters, the fat unfunny guy from Last Comic Standing)
- Quietly Contented (Richard Chamberlain, David Hyde Pierce, Sulu)
- "Closeted As All Get Out" (Scientologists)
The last group may be open to the most speculation, but recently a new category has emerged: People whom everyone assumes are gay, but are in fact all about the opposite sex's poontang and peeners. Your ever diligent CRACKED team investigated* this hotbed** issue, and what we found will SHOCK AND AMAZE YOU. (Not that there's anything wrong with being straight.)
*Spent 10 minutes on Google
**Previously unheard-of
#10. Andy Dick
Why you think he might be gay: Claims to like dudes. Has made out with dudes. Prancy.
Why he's not: The above should be enough to cast some doubt, but it turns out Dick has three children by multiple women, making him at least way bisexual or a great faker. He's also been kicked off more TV shows for sexually assaulting female guests than anyone in the business (Jimmy Kimmel Live — Ivanka Trump; Comedy Central's Roast of William Shatner — Farrah Fawcett, Carrie Fisher and New York Post reporter Mandy Stadtmiller). If it came down to a choice between coke and cock, he wouldn't be snorting dicks up his nose, is all we're saying.
#9. Jude Law
Why you think he might be gay: Slim, well-dressed, pretty mouth, nice hair. Also, the following pictorial evidence:
Jude's the one in the center. Wow.
Why he's not: When neither ex-wife Sadie Frost nor fiancée Sienna Miller were close enough to mount, Jude notoriously made do with husky corn-fed nanny Daisy Wright:
If you're so hard up for pussy you can't wait for your smoking hot girlfriend to get home and decide to jump your kid's shovel-faced nanny instead… Yeah, it would appear you really like vaginas. A lot.
#8. Jeff Garcia, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Why you think he might be gay: It is long-standing tradition that the quarterback of whatever football team you hate is gay. Troy Aikman, Peyton Manning, Joe Montana-all so totally gay, according to various people sitting next to us at the bar watching Monday Night Football. Jeff Garcia isn't helped by the fact he comes off a little"¦ "festive" at times, which was pointed out rather ungraciously by former teammate Terrell Owens in a 2004 interview. Though we can't exactly blame him there. We recommend the Wheel of Fortune clip.
Why he's not: Earlier this year Garcia married long time girlfriend and Playboy Playmate Carmella DeCesare. In 2004, Carmella was arrested after karate-kicking one of Garcia's ex-girlfriends during a fight at an Ohio nightclub. The fight allegedly came about because Garcia was having an affair with his ex, and Carmella was so pissed that there were restraining orders involved. All the drama aside, when you've got insanely hot chicks beating the crap out of each other because they both want you so bad, you either really know how to lay the pipe, or you've hired the best beards in the entire universe. Sorry, haters, Terrell's just a whiny bitch. But you knew that already, right?
#7. Eddie Murphy
Why you think he might be gay: Was pulled over by cops after he "gave a ride" to a transvestite hooker packing more heat than Judge Reinhold in Beverly Hills Cop II.
Why he's not: Last year Eddie Murphy not only dated and impregnated "Scary Spice" Mel B, he also broke up with her via a Dutch television interview where he claimed the baby wasn't his. (Paternity tests later proved him wrong on that count—nice one, Eddie.) Unless you're the singer of "Billie Jean," saying you're not the baby-daddy is about as heterosexual as it gets. Not to mention classy.
#6. Anne Heche
Why you think she might be gay: The whole "I'm a lesbian in love with Ellen DeGeneres" thing was a subtle tip-off.
Why she's not: Anne left a bad taste in the mouth of lesbians everywhere (again) when she left DeGeneres and married a cameraman she met during the filming of a documentary about Ellen's return to stand-up comedy (ouch for Ellen). Then she left that guy for a (male) co-star of her TV series Men in Trees. Oh, and somewhere in there she thought she was extraterrestrial Jesus, even publishing a book to that effect.
An excerpt from Call Me Crazy: A Memoir:
"In my mind, I became Jesus. I was called Celestia, the reincarnation of God"¦ No one could tell from the way I walked or talked that I was from the fourth dimension."
In summary: She may or not be gay (specifically, she's not), but she's sure as hell fucking crazy.


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7 People Who Cheated Death (Then Kicked It In The Balls)
We all like to think of ourselves as badasses. But what would you really do if faced with death? How would you react to being dropped out of a plane without a parachute, or buried alive? After crapping your pants, that is.
Well these people survived all of that and more, slapping Death in the face and telling it to go make them a sandwich.
#7. Vesna Vulovic 1, Mountain 0
Who was she?
Vesna Vulovic was a stewardess back in the '70s working on a Serbian airline.
How She Stared Down Death:
Except for surviving countless ass gropings during her time as a stewardess there was really nothing special about this lady. Oh yeah, except for the fact that she fell 33,000 fucking feet and lived to tell the tale.
On January 26, 1972 our gal was working an extra shift due to a clerical error. She took the shift anyway to earn a little extra scratch, probably to supplement her bear-wrestling hobby or something. Anyway, some terrorists decided to blow up her plane and succeeded in doing so at the worst possible time, when the plane was really high up in the air.
Like this, only six miles in the air
Not only did she survive the explosion that blew the plane into pieces, but she was the only person to live after hitting the side of the mountain. Normally this would totally suck by itself, but it was winter so the mountain was also frozen which probably made it feel like she hit it after falling 33,000 and 10 feet.
Now because we're talking about reality and not a cartoon, she did in fact break a bunch of bones and fell into a coma, but when she woke up she looked around and asked for a cigarette. Apparently flipping Death the bird really gives you cravings.
Not convinced? Did we tell you she was left paralyzed ... but then regained her ability to walk through sheer force of will and balls-out effort? She also didn't suffer any of those New Age, sissy boy "psychological effects" either and continued to fly like nothing happened. As a bonus she collected a Guinness World Record for her troubles.
Want to see if you're as tough? No problem all you have to do is jump off the equivalent of 26 Empire State Buildings.
In case you're wondering, a fall like that takes about three minutes, which should be plenty of time to contemplate death (and every single bad decision you've made in your life) and after that, don't forget to live, break your back, fall into a coma, become paralyzed and then recover, which we figure is the hard part.
#6. Aron Ralston Hacks Off His Own Fucking Arm
Who was he?
A mechanical engineer at Intel. You know those engineers are renowned for being tough guys.
How He Stared Down Death:
No biggie, all he did was take a hike in the woods and came out five days later, missing an arm, which he had to cut off himself.
Seems Aron was big on mountain climbing, which by itself is pretty manly, but not enough to get him on this list. Except during this particular hike a boulder fell on him, pinning his arm. For five days he worked to push the rock off and finally realized he would die unless he took drastic action.
Because the prospect of cutting off your arm may not impress some of you hardcore readers, we need to point out that he first had to break his arm by snapping it against the same rock pinning him down. Then came the hard part, cutting through the flesh.
Lucky for Aron he had a multi-use tool. Unluckily for Aron it was a piece of crap knock-off that he probably got from an aunt at Christmas. Plus saying that he was lucky to have the tool to cut through his arm is kind of like saying you're lucky to have Chapstick on your lips while your head is on fire.
Death wasn't about to give up easily though, and after cutting through the flesh, Aron had to use the pliers to cut through the tendons that the knife couldn't cut. If you feel like the details presented thus far aren't quite gruesome enough, here's a nice interview where Ralston describes how the flesh on his arm already started to rot into mush by the time he got free:
Finally he freed himself, gave Death one last manly smile and found some help. He ended up losing the arm but had it replaced by a bitching climbing ax, accomplishing in one step what we hope evolution does for the rest of us over the next few million years.
#5. Jim Thompson POW and Legendary Badass
Who was he?
Jim was just a store clerk, until he decided he could probably impress more girls by telling them he was a Green Beret, which he became.
How He Stared Down Death:
During the Vietnam War, Jim was captured and held as a prisoner of war, at which time he was beaten and tortured. The time we're speaking of by the way was a period of nine years, giving him a pretty bittersweet record for being held as a POW.
His plane was shot down in 1964, with Jim taking a bullet and breaking his back in the process. Surviving that part would have been enough of a harrowing story for most people to tell for the rest of their lives. But it was a long way from over for Jim.
After being captured, Jim was held in a jungle camp and jammed into a wooden cage too small for him to sit up or fully stretch out. For months his captors wanted him to sign papers saying that he was treated well. Jim told them to fuck off and in return was beaten and tortured some more. At some point, probably because his voice was sore from telling them to fuck themselves, he finally signed.
Actual photo (of Christopher Walken)
As a reward, he was moved into solitary confinement for four years. He was finally moved into a prison with other prisoners which was great, except that the beatings and torture continued, which pretty much blew. At one point during his captivity, he became so weak that he suffered a heart seizure. Realizing he needed his heart to live, Jim survived that scare and even managed to escape five times.
The time took its toll on Jim though and it looked like Death would win this one. Another prisoner who saw Jim reported that he thought the enemy had placed a corpse in the cell next door. However, Death forgot the fact the Jim was a Green Beret and he held on until he was finally released in 1973. He weighed 90 pounds.
Thompson unfortunately succumbed to death shortly after his release. And by "shortly" we mean 30 years later, of natural causes, in Florida.
#4. Poon Lim, Cast Away
Who was he?
He was steward on a British ship during World War II, with an unfortunate first name, at least by Western standards.
How He Stared Down Death:
The ship he was working on was blown up by the Germans. Being total assholes, the Germans did this while the ship was far away from land. Surviving the explosion was no biggie for Poon, but it forced him to climb into a life raft and hang out until he was rescued ... 133 fucking days later.
At first there was water in the raft and a few boxes of biscuits. But these ran out quickly and Poon had to get all MacGyver and make himself some fish hooks out of nails and tin cans to catch fish to survive.
Between doing awesome stuff like catching sharks and drinking the blood of birds he caught, he also had to deal with sunburn, seasickness and storms that wrecked his food and water supplies. Eventually he figured he needed to catch more food. For us that would mean more fish. For Poon it meant catching a fucking shark. For Death it meant Poon was not going down easy.
Toothy death or lunch? Depends on who you are.
He could have been rescued sooner but another German U-boat that spotted him offered no help. It was at this point that Poon began to suspect that the Nazis were dicks.
He finally sailed near Brazil and was rescued by some fishermen, and these days the US Navy teaches his survival techniques to its sailors.
Next time you feel like complaining about how small your apartment is, just imagine living for four months on one of these:


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Noonan on Catholic Marriage in the Courts
Cardinal Kasper's proposal to reconsider the question of divorced and remarried Catholics and reception of the sacrament of the Eucharist has generated quite some opposition in some quarters.
For those who wish to situate the question in a broader context that is not entirely determined by internet pundits, two books by the eminent scholar John Noonan might be helpful.
1. The Power to Dissolve: Lawyers and Marriages in the Courts of the Roman Curia—Noonan makes an extensive case for the development in church teaching on marriage's indissolubility. (Organized around actual cases, and the people behind them, it's my favorite Noonan book—it's like a beach novel with footnotes.)
2. A Church that Can and Cannot Change: The Development of Catholic Moral Teaching. The sixth section deals with marriage and divorce.
About the Author
Cathleen Kaveny is the Darald and Juliet Libby Professor in the Theology Department and Law School at Boston College.
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The Catholic Church is in fact very divorce-friendly, as the Petrine and Pauline privileges indicate.
If you fish around in the principles of moral and pastoral theology and in the history of these disciplines you can find a charter for Catholic liberalism on every front. Those who froth about non-negotiables usually know nothing about moral or pastoral theology. Paul VI did, and his handling of the birth control ruling showed his expertise. But his successors just stuck to unsubtle dogmatism.
:.....his handling of the birth control ruling showed his expertise.:this is breath-taking. Please explain???
Most good histories of this decision, etc. indicate that Paul VI did not make the Humanae Vitae decision on its merits. In fact, his decision had little to do with birth control...it had everything to do with papal perogatives; protecting papal power;; fear (or a misinterpretation) that he might set a precedent that overturned a century of prior papal pronouncements.
By 1968, Ottaviani had regained control of the curia and the papacy.....with one exception, Paul VI spent the rest of his life depressed and accomplishing little.
Finally, the Petrine and Pauline privileges have nothing to do with *divorce* if you believe what the church says. Rather, it says that there was no *sacramental marriage* and thus, the couple are free to marry sacramentally in the church ( if one party is baptised) and Pauline (if both parties are unbaptized). Never called *divorce* but dissolution of a civil marriage - please respect the church's double speak.
Explanation: Paul VI carefully underlined freedom of conscience, that difficulties about birth control were no reason for keeping away from the Eucharist, that though he had non-infallibly determined artificial contraception to be intrinsice inhonestum, this objective immorality did not necessarily entail that the pracitce of artificial contraception might not be "diminished in guilt, inculpable, or subjectively defensible". The same principles of pastoral epikeia and equity and toleration of a situation that is the best that the person can do in the concrete circumstance governs his attitude to the pastoral care of gay couples, as clarified by Jan Visser, one of the authors of Persona Humana.
I do not accept the cynical theory that Paul VI issued Humanae Vitae hypocritically. He affirmed with almost his dying breath that he remained firmly convinced of the correctness of his moral reasoning. We cannot effectively contest his reasoning on contraception and homosexual acts if we begin by any form of caricature of it.
Many theologians do not see any real distinction between dissolving a valid actual marriage and divorce. To say that it has "nothing to do with divorce" is a tall claim. I say that the church is divorce-friendly since it regards the vast majority of valid marriages as dissoluble.
Here is a very right-wing article that Theological Studies were forced to publish. http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Content/Site140/Blog/922RyanGrisez4p_...
Note that the authors use "divorce" for "dissolving a valid marriage" as does St Ambrose of Milan, as quoted by them.
Also helpful, to get even more historical perspective on marriage, is Edward Schillebeeckx' book, Marriage: Secular Reality and Saving Mystery
Why is there such a stubborn and inflexible defense of the doctrine of indisolubility of marriage? Whose soul does this save? Both Sts. Paul and Peter recognized that divorce happens; both found simple solutions that a parish priest could use to permit a blessing of a second marriage, "for the good of the parties." When we make such findings as this absolutes we directly conflict with the mercy of God and the healing nature of all us gathered as church. The orthodox solution is far more pastoral; people make mistakes marrying each other. Thus, "for the good of the parties, i.e. their own salvation" they should be allowed to remarry (after reasonable discernment). It is not good for the man or woman to live alone. Or together as brother & sister... who are we kidding? Must the church take the very spark out of people's lives to enforce and ideal that today so many are unable to achieve?
Absolutely agree with Mike Evans.
Salus animarum suprema lex.
I have to chime in with Bill deHaas. How Pope Paul's capitulation to powerful church politicians and his undermining the Vatican commission's recommendation to permit artificial birth control equates to deft handling of the contraception issue is totally beyond me. Paul never had a commitment to listen to any of the merits of the issue. It was always about upholding infallibility--never about learner and experienced faithful arguing in good conscience.
Chuck - will apply JOL's statement about divorce to the birth control commission - they acted this way:
Salus animarum suprema lex......Paul VI did not.
Cathy: Thanks for the comments. But, substance aside, links to Amazon? Here in Colorado we regard Amazon as the Dark Side. Far better to support the local independent book store. It's real and it cares.
Mike E. --
What is the evidence for saying that both Peter and Paul recognized exceptions to the general rule? Do they explicily say there are exceptions?
Mike Evans:
"Why is there such a stubborn and inflexible defense of the doctrine of indisolubility of marriage? Whose soul does this save?"
Well, who can make that calculus? If you believe that the original marriage was valid, and you believe that sacraments are true actions by divine grace, and therefore you believe that really God united those two people for the sake of their eternal salvation, you should at least be very hesitant to be so cavalier about deciding what saves or does not save souls.
Having said that, of course, there is plenty of room for good pastoral care. But hard cases make bad law.
The issue of divorce and remarriage is grounded in the interpretation of the word porneia in Matthew's exception clause. The RCC believes it refers to a marriage between two peope that are too closely related. Most scholars believe the more reasonable and logical meaning is adultery.
The Church objects to remarriage and interprets Matt 5:32 and 19:9 differently than most of the Judeo-Christian community. The moral dilemma for the magisterium is not to be minimized because the exception clause is not found in Mark and Luke. One answer that most traditionalist theologians offer, but is not compelling, is that Matthew was written later than Mark and Luke, and his Gospel was directed at Jews who allowed for divorce and remarriage for adultery. I doubt Matthew was adding something that Jesus never said. Nevertheless, such disputes may never be completely resolved. However, Cardinal Kasper's suggestion for a development of the doctrine on divorce and remarriage (or marriage) would be a much needed and welcomed solution to this most pressing problem. The Cardinal has mentioned that there were doctrines of the Holy Office, before Second Vatican Council, against ecumenism, yet the council found a reason not to destroy or negate that doctrine but found ways to interpret it in an adequate way. Ditto for the teachings on slavery, usury and the torture of heretics. Perhaps we will see a develop on marriage (divorce, remarriage and whether those who are remarried can have access to the sacrament of reconciliation and Eucharist reception). It is a huge problem.
Divorce and remarriage was permitted in ancient times (perhaps tolerated due to hearthardedness?) but not condemned as immoral. Matt 5:32 was likely alluding to the grounds for divorce in Deut 24:1-4. However, it would be misleading to read 5:32 simply as an exposition of Deuteronomy 24. It is better to see both 5:32 and 19:9 a statement which stands in contrast to what Matthew believed Deut 24 allowed. Matthew is not having Jesus enter the debate over interpretation of "the shame of matter" of Deut 24:1, and in the process adopting the Shammai position, but is stating something over against it. In so doing, Jesus would not be understood as revoking the Torah.
Interestingly, in 5:32 nothing is said of the subsequent action by the first husband. It could assume a polygynous understanding of marriage according to which the man may already have more than one wife or may marry another, but not necessarily to replace the wife whom he has divorced. Nevertheless, I believe it was possible to interpret such passages whereby the husband who legitimately divorces his wife (for adultery) may legitimately remarry a legitimately divorced woman, assuming each has a legitimate certificate of divorce. Books have been written of this issue and a few comments here does not do this subject justice. I believe that divorce should be avoided and only a last resort. Every attempt must be made to keep the marriage in tact. However, we both know this is not possible in many cases.
It is an issue of justice, compassion and mercy to consider the plight of the innocent spouse. If a young woman divorces her husband for good reasons (after all attempts have been made at reconciliation), how do we justify condemning her to a lifetime of sexual abstinence and a life devoid of the love of a good man in a committed, faithful and lifelong relationship?
It is amazing how this thread keep re-incarnating itself, even after 218 comments on n earlier post. Please read Fr. Joseph Fitzmyer, S,J, on the Matthean exceptive clause, were it is perfectly correct to interpret porneia as a marriage within the forbidden lines of consanguinity. Helso comments on th exception to the absolute prohibition on divorce in Paul: "The Matthean Divorce Texts and Some New Palestinian Evidence." Theological Studies (37) 1976, 197-226.
There is a significant disagreement among theologians about Matthew's exception clause. I have read many arguments and the impass remains.
If you want a comprehensive treatment of this subject, I refer you to a more recent scholarly work: William Loarder, The New Testament on Sexuality (Cambridge: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2012) Chapter 5.
There is considerable disagreement among NT scholars about the correct interpretation of many texts. That does not mean they are all right. I don't know what kind of agreement you need to break the impasse. What is the meaning of porneia in Acts 15:20? It can't mean fornication since everyone was supposed to abstain from that. Again, it is marriage to a related person. It is perfectly reasonable to interpret Matthew's exception in the same way.
Theologians on both sides of this argument believe they are right and speaking the truth.
I could go into much detail with you about the interpretation of porneia in Matthew's exception clause. There are 3 interpretations that most scholars agree on:
1. "Extra marital sexual intercourse"; in a sense "sexual immorality". In effect this would normally meand adultery on the part of the wife. The fact that the word for adultery, uoixeria, is not used, but, instead the broader term is taken by some to indicate that adultery cannot be intended. Others argue, and in my view convincingly, that the broader term should be understood in terms of adultery.
2. "Premarital intercourse"; in that sense, sexual immorality, committed by the woman with a man other than the one to whom she is betrothed and before the marriage. This interpretation would narrow the range of what would have beenin view in Matt 5:32's use of porneia and would carry the unlikely implication that pre-marital sex would be considered more serious than adultery.
3. "Incestuous relations"; a marriage within the extended family. The problem with this view is that where incestuous marriages have taken place they are not brought to divorce but declared never to have been valid in the first place. No divorce and bill of divorce, which the context in Matthew is referring to as constituting divorce, is required. It is also far from certain that incest is in mind in Acts 15:29.
Well, Mike, I guess I will have to concede that you know more about the New Testament than I do. But, your interpretation of #3 is quite faulty. You are not considering the wider cultural background of this issue. Best regards.
If you are talking about ancient culture, I do understand it well. If you are talking about comtemporary culture, I also know this well. Hence, I consider both in my judgment even though we have not discussed it. If you want to discuss culture, I am happy to engage.
As to your claim that my interpretation of # 3 is "quite faulty" is merely your assertion and opinion devoid of any substantiation and justifiable argument. Hence, your statement of "quite faulty" does not move the conversation forward toward a better understanding of truth.
God bless.
Well, Michael, since you assert position without proof, you appear to have all the answers so I don't think there is any point in pursuing this further with you. I applaud your presumed expertise in all things ancient and related to the New Testament. Press on to your goal.
God bless!
Is salvation to turn on an interpretation several centuries later of what a single line in a gospel text translated to Greek might mean? Lord let your merc y be upon us who are foolish enough to judge.
If those who are amateur and even professional theologians would look closely at even their own marriages, they would concluded that none of them nor their partners could possibly have fulfilled the serious "matter" of informed consent. My wife and I were in our early 20's, fresh out of college, and really had no idea. This year we celebrate our 50th thanking God everyday for his blessings and the graces he has showered upon us. Probably we were among the lucky ones. In my ministry I meet too many who were not so lucky, even though they hoped to be. Cruelty is holding them to a standard they couldn't possibly understand or as it turns our, fulfill later. Mercy, please!
Please read more carefully, folks. I did NOT say that the ruling of HV is correct, and I do NOT agree with it. What I DID say is that as a sophisticated moral and pastoral theollogian Paul VI handled the ruling very adroitly in such as way as to greatly soften its impact -- by his stress on freedom of conscience, the difference between what is objectively inhonestum and what is subjectively inculpable or defensible, the pastoral principles of epikeia and equity and accommodation as applied to people in difficult situations. Paul VI (via Jan Visser) applied the same pastoral touch in regard to gay relationships. I do NOT agree with the formal teaching of Persona Humana on that subject, but I do think that the Church would have been wise to broadcast more widely the liberal pastoral principles of Paul VI in his handling of gay people in their concrete life-circumstances.
Bill de Haas, you ardently defended at NCR the morality of selling Mrs Kennedy's private letters addressed to a priest. Happily we Irish have now done the decent thing and withdrawn the letters from sale. An expensive scruple! But that is what morality is about. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/all-hallows-withdraws-...
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You who have stood on your expertise in NT exegesis seem to be back pedaling now by substituting a pastoral argument for your previously high handed scholarly one. You seem confused. Please clarify you point here.
Re-read my numerous posts at NCR - I asked many questions including the possibility that All Hallows might work with the Kennedy family.
Looks like any number of steps might happen now - this reporter merely describes that the auction will not happen......there is no comment about *morality* (except in your mind) and this has nothing to do with the Irish. (this event could have happened if Leonard had been a US citizen)
You really do grasp for straws and read into things.
All Hallows (and my comments at NCR) clearly re-iterated what this reporter says - All Hallows needs income and this auction might have helped that. Beyond that, we are all continuing to make guesses, assumptions, and drawing conclusions based upon unknown, partial, or incorrect information.
So, another weak attempt to change the subject? Still tying to score points?
Mike Evans
Yikes Mikes. My last post was not directed to you but to the other Mike who had posted here. I sincerely apologize. I was suffering from "Mikes Confusion." Please forgive me.
And people ask me and mine why we aren't looking for church blessing of our secular marriage ....
I offer no "proof" but a reasoned opinon. I gave you one source of my opinion (e.g., Loader's "The New Testament on Sexuality"). Loader is a master of the New Testament but also of Jewish and Roman sources. I am not an expert, but I have been studying moral theology for the past 5 years and one of my works will be published shortly. Nevertheless, I am open to further education and your arguments as well.
My goal is simple: to move the conversation forward towards a better understanding of truth. You can press on to your goal, as will I.
God bless.
Sorry, wrong Mike.
JOL - some just released facts that put your *moral* conclusion in another light - it does help to ask questions and wait patiently for all of the evidence to come out.
First, Rev. Leonard did have a will leaving the letters to the Vincentians (not All Hallows)
Second, this means that All Hallows can not auction them (doesn't have anything to do with a moral decision - it is a legal decision)
Third, to all of the NCR trolls who didn't understand this and went on and on about how ethics and law aren't the same....well, appears that the law trumps everything in this case; and, BTW, it is also an ethical resolution
"In recent days it has been discovered that ownership of the letters lies with the Vincentian congregation, rather than with the college," Henry said. "That was a factor in the auction being canceled, because they were not ours to sell. That, and the introduction of the Kennedy family into the proceedings."
She added: "The college learned this when it found Father Joseph Leonard's will in the past couple of days, in a different place to where the rest of his papers were kept."
Oh yeah - one of my suggestions in the face of the trolls was to suggest that the Vincentians could reach out to the family....geez, what an original idea.
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With the unpredictability of Pope Francis, some Catholics have wondered if he would call another council -- a Vatican III. It appears not.
Something that big won't do for Francis. He's thinking even bigger: the church universal will be getting a Nicea III.
According to reporting from AsiaNews, His All Holiness Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, has announced that an ecumenical "gathering" will be held in Nicea in 2025.
Speaking exclusively with AsiaNews, Bartholomew says that together with Pope Francis "we agreed to leave as a legacy to ourselves and our successors a gathering in Nicaea in 2025, to celebrate together, after 17 centuries, the first truly ecumenical synod, where the Creed was first promulgated."
The exact nature of the planned meeting at Nicea (now Iznik, Turkey) is not known. But how could it be, over a decade in the future?
The ongoing Catholic-Orthodox dialogue will be intensified in preparation for the event. What began in Jerusalem in 1964 and was celebrated last week at the Holy Sepulchre will continue in the holy city this fall, when, in Bartholomew's words, "a meeting of the Catholic-Orthodox Joint Commission will be held hosted by the Greek Orthodox patriarch Theophilos III. It is a long journey in which we all must be committed without hypocrisy."
In all the attention to the Pope's gestures toward political peace in the Holy Land last week, the joint event with the Orthodox got a bit lost in the mix.
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Michael Peppard is associate professor of theology at Fordham University, author of The World's Oldest Church and The Son of God in the Roman World, and on Twitter @MichaelPeppard.
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"the church universal will be getting a Nicea III."
As wonderfully epic as that sounds, I don't think the church would be getting that. Or at least that's not how I read Patriarch Bartholomew I's comments.
More likely (and realistically), the gathering, if it happens, will be similar to the one we just had in Jerusalem: a commemoration of the Second Council of Nicaea.
Which will be just as wonderful. Maybe by then, we'll even have agreed on a common date for Easter!
"the church universal will be getting a Nicea III."
So Protestants will be there too?
The schism just shows how screwed up the church eaders of both East and West were. The devolved into formulas and liturgies and deemed the Sermon on the Mount optional. The Beatitudes are a way of life for Francis. That is the difference. (Along with the discarding of Ermine and the discarding of Empire.)
So Protestants will be there too?
Or just the original participating groups?
Meletius of Lycopolis will be redeemed!
Thanks, Jim. I had to go look it up :)
We are certainly living in wonderfully historic times in the history of these the two "Catholic Sister Churches". Let us pray that the Holy Spirit may guide the Churches of the Orthodox East and the West with His grace. "I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one--as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me" Jn. 17:21.
Typo in my previous comment... The word "catholic" as in "catholic Sister Churches" was accidentally capitalized. My apologies.
Will all of the Orthodox Churches be participating? The Russian?
As the centers of Christianity shift and the Muslim-Christian questions multiply in the most volatile countries with booming populations (saying little about China), I can't imagine projecting the value and dimensions and meaning of such an encounter ten years into the future.
As the coordinator for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations for the Archdiocese of Detroit, this news sent me into a soaring sense of gratitude and awe to be living in this time in history! The questions above about whether Protestants or the Russian Orthodox will participate in Nicaea III, I believe, are questions that -- along with many others - we will just have to wait to see what wonders the Holy Spirit works over the next 10 years. It is not inconceivable to me that, as time goes on, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the head of the Lutheran World Federation, along with a number of other Christian representatives (World Council of Churches?) will either ask or be asked to be participants or observers at the "gathering" -- no agenda has been set at this early date. And with Pope Francis' outreach, on the recent visit to the Holy Land, to Jews and Muslims (bringing his old friends along from Argentina), it is not too much to envision Jewish and Muslim observers in attendance at this "ecumenical council" in the 21st century. My advice: Let's hang onto our hats...the Spirit blows where it wills!!
It sounds exciting, but 10 years is a long time. In 2025 we're not sure who will be around. We wouldn't be so excited if they had announced a gathering for the year 2325. Very nice idea in any case - it sets a goal, of sorts, for the ecumenical workers.
"...we will just have to wait to see what wonders the Holy Spirit works over the next 10 years."
I am, once again, reminded of these great words of Pope John 23 which he said to his beloved secretary about Vatican II: "You think I am old... You think I'll make a mess out of this enormous task, that I don't have time. ... But that's not how you think with faith. ... If one can only begin with the preparatory commission, that will be of great merit. If one dies, another will come. It is a great honor even to begin."
Indeed, it is a great honor and a wonder to just begin and to begin walking and talking and dreaming together again.
I'm also quite sure that sooner or later, we'll get some kind of statement/clarification from Fr. Lombardi.
I should add to my comments above that, in view of the positive relations that have grown between the Oriental Orthodox Churches and Rome, particularly with the Armenian Catholicos and the Coptic Pope, it is certainly likely that both the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches will be involved in the gathering. We will have to rely on the Holy Spirit (and some very active ecumenical diplomacy) to see if the Russian Orthodox join in...and pray "that all may be one" as Jesus calls for us to do!
Perhaps if we have anying remotely resembling a Nicea III, we of the Roman Church could restore the original wording of the Creed to We believe (pisteuomen) in One God, rather than I believe (credo). (Greek's not a language I've tangled with for many decades, so I hope I'm accurate). Of course even i the Roman Church we got it right for a while after Vatican II, but then a few years ago returned to the inaccurate version.
Credo (I, singular, believe) of course reflects certain Enlightenment, individualist, and capitalist values, but why the Vatican should be encouraging them remains one the Mysteries of Faith. Perhaps Piketty (whom I haven't read) suggests an answer.
Any step toward breaching the silly but tragic ancient divide between Orthodox and Roman Chrisitains is certainly welcome. In my view, it's all about politics anyway. It will be very difficult, yet historic to throw-off centuries of enmity and embrace true respect for all traditions.
The reality is that the Orthodox churches aren't fairing any better than the Roman and Western churches in the relentless march of time, with human and scientific development. When you are stranded precariously on a leaking raft with just each other to rely-on for survival surrounded by turbulent and stormy seas, it's a good idea to make nice with your "brothers and sisters."
The fly in the ointment for me is that Nicea is arguably that point in Christian history when things really started to go off the rails for us. Emperor Constantine forced those ancient patriarchs to gather in his vacation resort across the Bosphorus from his resplendid capital Constantinople.
As I read it, Constantine engineered, then imposed on the then hierarchy a codification of Christian belief and uniformity that had never existed previously - essentially sealing the canon of the New Testament - all so that he could politically exploit the church in his drive to solidify his political hegemony over the empire.
Nicea's greatest accomplishment - if you can call it that - was the declaration that Jesus became the God-man: something that will bedevil a post-Copernican world to this day.
In the process, the church essentially traded its charismatic heritage for political power, wealth and status - in medieval terms, the First Estate. To our regret, we are still living with the consequences of that choice to this day: crusades, Inquisition, pogroms, Vatican City State, Vatican Bank, feudal oligarchy, papal monarchy, patriarchy ...
Christians were no longer the counter-cultural band of believers in The Way who practiced radical pacifism and engendered miraculous healings on the ruins of pagan cults. Christianity became part of the ruling elite power structure - in a sense we turned our backs on the radical message of the kerygma for a place in the celestial firmament of heaven.
[Notice that conservative traditionalist are more than a little concerned - some near apoplexy - when Papa Francesco eschews the Apostolic Palace overlooking the adoring crowds of tourists in the piazza for his simple digs at the guesthouse.]
Years ago at ND, I went to a lecture by Morton Kelsey [great book: Healing and Christianity] where he traced that the historical record was full, replete with charismatic healings celebrated by the primitive churches - all but stopped under Constantine when Christianity became the state religion.
A.D. 313 emerges as the pivotal point in our history: Ten years before Constantine's Edit of Milan - establishing Christianity as the state religion - no Christian could be a member of the imperial armies; ten years later you couldn't be a member of the imperial armies without first being baptized. How's that for really fast cultural change?
For me, Nicea represents the moment when the church lost its ties that bound us to our primitive charismatic and evangelical moorings that we received from the hands of the first apostles and followers of Jesus.
Perhaps it is fitting that Orthodox and Roman Chrisitian leaders return to the scene of the crime - in the words of my sainted sixth-grade teacher, Sister Mary Adelaide - to "make a sincere confession with a firm resolve to make restitution."
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Even more important is whether the Filioque will be part of the Creed recited. That's very unlikely. Rome has already dropped it in important documents.
I doubt that the use of the singular Credo indulges "certain Enlightenment, individualist, and capitalist values." The singular was used in the earliest western creed, the so-called Apostles' Creed, and it was rather naturally used given the origins of the Creed in the questions asked of the person about to be baptized: "Credis"--"Do you [singular] believe?"
One might just as easily say that using the plural runs the danger of the individual person being lost in the collectivity.
It would, however, be interesting to know when the West began starting the Nicene Creed with the singular when the original Greek uses the plural. I have a hunch that it was before the Enlightenment.
Robert Moynihan points out that if the meeting were a Council that included attendees from more than the Orthodox and Roman Churches, there would be a theological problem of who could vote. A "gathering" would not present this problem.
The greatest thing about this is that East and West will meet and look to working together. Another ecucational point might be that we get away from attaching or blaming the Holy Spirit for the Councils. Nicea was the first Council (one of the first seven called by the Emperor) and flawed. Just look at these canons. http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/nicaea.html
Seeing the Councils with their problem with errors can help us to focus on the real Christianity which is living the gospel. All these dogmas and pompous liturgy was brought into the church while the Beatitudes were declared optional. A great schism occurred but few were alarmed while the church fell into regionalism and nationalism. Augustine declared the age of martyrs was over without realizing that the age of hypocrisy was beginning anf Empire became more important.
I have just now come from the Greek Orthodox Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. The Creed began with the singular: "I believe"--Pisteuo.
If the assembly has mixed preferences and each person says what they want, we hear
"We believe" + "I believe" = "Why believe?"
While we're at it, we Romans might also drop "and from the Son" from the Creed -- a phrase added by the Spaniards at a regional council. As I recall, the Council of Florence reached some sort of accommodation about the phrase, but the compromise was never accepted in the East.
Jim Jenkins,
Constantine did not make Christianity the state religion; he merely legalized (and favored) it. Christianity did not become the state religion until Theodosius at the end of the century.
This notion about Constantine is part of the trope that establishes Constantine as the founder of the Roman Catholic Church, a thoroughly anti-Catholic notion. It is rhetoric, not history. So we should be careful about informing our view of Niceae in rhetoric created to discredit Catholicism.


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In theory, Judaism and Islam worship the same Gd, since both religions believe that there is only one god.
However, in practice, the teachings of Islam and the teachings of Judaism are not always compatible.
The Rambam for instance writes some interesting and conflicting statements regarding Judaism and Islam.
On the one hand, Rambam states that Islam is monotheistic and there is no problem going to their mosques or interacting with them. However, Rambam also writes that it is forbidden to teach Torah to a Muslim because they believe that the Torah was corrupted. This is contrast with Christianity which the Rambam says is Avodah Zarah, however you are allowed to teach them Torah ,because they believe in the Truth of Moshe's words.
Secondly, I have heard from some Muslims that ideas about Gd that are acceptable to Jews, may not be acceptable to Muslims, and visa versa.


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Wednesday, he announced some members of his transition team, and he intends to hit the ground running when he takes office.
On the subject of marijuana, he says almost defiantly, "the voters of Washington have spoken."
"This is not a decision that will jeopardize national security, it is not a decision that will jeopardize national interstate commerce," Inslee said. "It is a local neighborhood decision made in our neighborhoods. We've made it, so now we need the federal government to stand aside and let us move forward."
And if they don't?
"Well, hopefully that's not going to happen. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," he said.
I asked him about our Problem Solvers investigation that pointed out structural issues with the pontoons on the new 520 bridge. Inslee says he's paying attention.
"What I know largely, frankly, is what you've reported on, and I've been following that in the press reports," Inslee said. "In January, when I take the reins, I'll make sure we have a very systemic review to make sure they have long-term structural integrity."
In the next four years, there will be tough decisions, and certainly times of doubt. But right now, Inslee thinks Washington needs a dose of positivity, and he's already delivering that.
"I want to hew to the Washington spirit, which is unrelenting optimism, unrelenting innovation, and a thirst to entrepreneurship. That's who we are in this state," he said. "These are the kind of times sometimes where you can actually rock 'n roll and cause change. And I want to be a change agent."
Inslee says he's already called up 2/3 of the state legislature -- both Democrats and Republicans -- and asked them for input, ideas, and recommendations for his staff.
And his message to the 49 percent of Washington voters who didn't vote for him? He says he'll be looking for their ideas and, sometimes, even their criticisms.


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Hilarious movie. If you've never seen this, and you like beer, and you like the "Super Troopers" style of humor, you must see this.
One of the underrated classics of our time. It's a crime that it didn't win a dozen Oscars.
OK... not really. It's funny, though!
This is about the worst movie I've ever seen and I'm a big fan of "stupid humor". It's like it was written by 8th graders.
@colbytitus: Really? I think it is probably the best one that Broken Lizard has made?
@conanthelibrarian: It simply does not hold a candle to Super Troopers.
I totally agree that Super Troopers is far superior. This movie does hold it's own though. Now go back to your strip mall and drink your Smirnoff Ices.
I forget how I came across this movie... I think someone may have loaned it to me. Anyway, since discovering it, it pretty much plays on an endless loop when my friends and I get together.
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With exactly one month to Christmas local tree farms have seen a rush of people trying to find that perfect tree. But has the extreme summer drought played the role of the Grinch that stole Christmas?
"I lost a few small trees, but the trees that I planted this spring most of them have died. They didn't survive," says David Hartman of Hartman Tree Farm.
Hartman says it's not all doom and gloom. Well established trees weathered the drought just fine. With 5,000 to 6,000 thousand trees available it's now up to the customer to find their favorite.
"Our operation what the customer does is they walk through the Christmas tree plantation and select a tree and then once they select one they can either cut it or ill cut it for them," says Hartman.
But if cutting your own tree doesn't sound relaxing to you, plenty of other local businesses say they are here to help.
"We sell them, deliver them, put them in stands, only thing we don't do is put packages underneath them," says Kenny Madison.
All trees at Warden & Company come from North Carolina, but the profits stay local. Although it's not cut from your backyard they ensure each tree remains healthy.
"We try to get them in fresh take good care of them keep them. Wet them so when they get them in the home they don't drop needles and they last through Christmas. I have one customer that keeps it up to February she said until she takes it back out," says Madison
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Is there any way (using apple script or by using settings on chrome) to open Google Chrome in incognito mode.
This can be achieved with the following in script editor:
Save it as an application, throw the alias in the dock. Tested this in 10.6.8.
Only works if you don't have chrome open already.
Another workaround:
I combined Lyken and user3936 answer to open a new chrome incognito window if it does not exist, and if a incognito window exists the script will bring it to the foreground.
I quickly created an app with platypus to launch Chrome incognito.
You can download it including the source from: http://ente.limmat.ch/ftp/pub/software/applications/GoogleChromeIncognito/
The app features:
(OS X 10.6+ required).
The script inside the app is the following:
#!/bin/bash # (c) 2012 by Adrian Zaugg under GNU GPL v.2 CHROMENAME="Google Chrome" MYPATH="$(dirname "$(dirname "$0" | sed -e "s%/Contents/Resources$%%")")" MYAPPNAME="$(basename "$(dirname "$0" | sed -e "s%/Contents/Resources$%%")" | sed -e "s/\.app$//")" # Ask Spotlight where Chrome is located, chose top entry since this was the latest opened Chrome version CHROMEPATH="$(mdfind 'kMDItemContentType == "com.apple.application-bundle" && kMDItemFSName = "'"$CHROMENAME.app"'"' | head -1)" # Expect Chrome next to me, if the system doesn't know where it is. if [ -z "$CHROMEPATH" ]; then CHROMEPATH="$MYPATH/$CHROMENAME.app" fi if [ -e "$CHROMEPATH" ]; then # Is there an instance already running? if [ $(ps -u $(id -u) | grep -c "$CHROMEPATH/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome") -gt 1 ]; then # use apple script to open a new incognito window osascript -e 'tell application "'"$CHROMENAME"'"' \ -e ' set IncogWin to make new window with properties {mode:"incognito"}' \ -e ' set URL of active tab of IncogWin to "about:blank"' \ -e 'end tell' else # just open Chrome in incognito mode open -n "$CHROMEPATH" --args --incognito --new-window "about:blank" fi # bring Chrome to front osascript -e 'tell application "'"$CHROMENAME"'" to activate' else # Chrome not found osascript -e 'tell app "'"$MYAPPNAME"'" to display dialog "Place me next to '"$CHROMENAME"', please!" buttons "OK" default button 1 with title "'"$MYAPPNAME"'" with icon stop' fi exit 0


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The native app is sending the UDID to Provider Service for recieving PUSH Notification thru APNS. How is it possible to prevent tampered request(modified UDID) getting processed at Provider Service?
Scenario : An attacker may modify the UDID of request sent to Service Provider, thereby filling the victim device with unnecessary PUSH notifications.


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Ford Panther Platform Wheel Widening - Build A Panther Part 6 The Wheel Widening EditionWritten by John McGann on November 14, 2011 Wheel Widening for the Crown Victoria
There are about a million reasons why wheel widening a set of factory wheels is a good idea. Often, the wheel widening procedure costs less than buying new wheels. You generally can have them made to whatever offset you want, and they look good. Automobile manufacturers spend a fortune designing a car, and they often the get it right from the beginning. Widening a set of OE wheels is a great way to keep you car looking stock as you build it up, assuming you are into the whole sleeper vibe.
Pico Wheel & Tire has been family owned and operated since 1920. Current owner Garry Stevens took over operation of the business from its founder, his grandfather Christopher Burdick, and business is still pretty good, even in this era of cheap, cast-aluminum, aftermarket wheels. He is able to widen or narrow nearly any kind of wheel available, and the prices are very reasonable. Aluminum wheels will cost more than steel, and wheel widening prices will vary depending on how much wider (or narrower—Stevens can make a set of skinny front-runners for you, too) you want them.
K.J. Jones, Tech Editor, 5.0 Mustang
Checking Offset/Backspace
There are a variety of ways to determine just how wide a wheel and tire package you can fit on your car. Here is process I used.
I found a good tire size comparison tool online at RimsNTires.com/specs.jsp that allows you to compare prospective wheel and tire combinations to what's on your car now. For this to work, you need to know your tire size (no biggie-it's molded into the tires) and the diameter, width, and offset of your existing wheels. Tire Rack will have specs for your stock wheels. Using the tire comparison tool, I plugged in my stock specs and then tried several combinations of section widths and aspect ratios to come up with a tire that was about 2 inches wider and within an inch of overall diameter of my stock tires. In my case, the 225mm section width is approximately 8.9 inches wide. A 285mm tire is approximately 11.2 inches wide. To determine the correct offset and backspace for the new wheels, I used Tire Rack's specs for my stock wheels: 16x7 ET50 (ET50 means 50mm positive offset-the hub flange is 50 mm outboard of the wheel's centerline). According to the tire comparison tool, this is equivalent to a 5.9-inch backspace. Knowing I could increase the overall package by about an inch inboard, and factoring a 285/40 tire mounted on a 17x9 wheel, a 37mm offset equates to 6.5 inches of backspace.
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|17x7.5 10-slot wheel (set of four)
|Rock Auto
|Widening two steel wheels to 9 inches
|Pico Wheel & Tire
|Kumho Ecsta ASX 245/45R17 (pair)
|Performance Plus
|Kumho Ecsta ASX 285/40R17 (pair)
|Performance Plus
|Mount and balance four tires
|Performance Plus
|Wheel alignment
|Just Tires
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This is my car wearing the original 16x7-inch wheels. In 2006, Ford equipped the Panther Platform cars (Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, and Town Car) with 17x7.5-inch wheels. I've always preferred the look of these wheels, but I have not been able to find any in the junkyards yet. You can buy them new from Ford through online dealership parts departments, and the prices seem to be about $130 each. Rock Auto sells reproduction wheels made by Keystone for about $96 each. I ordered a set of four and dropped two of them off at Pico Wheel & Tire to be widened.Most steel wheels (and many aluminum wheels, too) are a two-piece design: a stamped centersection welded to a hoop. To create a wider wheel, you simply need to remove the center from the skinny hoop and weld it into a wider one. To begin, Stevens mounted the wheel in a lathe to cut the welds that hold the center to the hoop.Because it is a tight fit, Stevens needed to heat the hoop with an acetylene torch to expand it enough to place the center at the correct offset.Using a gauge he made just for this purpose, Stevens verified the proper location of the center within the hoop. The spec I gave him was 63⁄4-inch backspace.With an ancient-looking Miller TIG welder, Stevens welded the centers in place using a straight-tipped, water-cooled torch and an ER70 filler rod.
Finally, he drilled a hole for the valve stem and deburred it with a grinder. At this point, customers have the option of taking their wheels to be powdercoated or having Stevens paint them. He used a high-quality Rust-Oleum wheel paint and for my wheels, a matte clear to match the original finish.Here is the difference between the stock 17x7.5- and 17x9-inch wheels. Note that wheel width is measured on the inside of the hoop between the bead seats.I bought a set of Kumho Ecsta ASX tires, sized 235/45R17 front and 285/40R17 rear from Performance Plus Tire in Long Beach, California. These tires were about 1⁄2 inch shorter than the tires they replaced, giving the Vic even more of a 4x4 stance.I fixed the stance issue by trimming two coils from the rear springs. I also needed to recalibrate my speedometer using the SCT X3 power programmer, which has provisions for speedo calculations based on revs per mile, 805 in the case of these tires.I measured the space around the stock tire with the wheel mounted to the axle, figuring I could safely add at least 1 inch to the front and back of the centerline of the stock tire.Know that these are general figures that must be verified before having a set of wheels made and buying tires of a certain size. I checked my calculations with this Wheelrite tool made by Percy's. Different brands of tires will have more sidewall bulge than others do, and that can throw off your calculations. Be conservative with your figures, however, and you will still be able to fill your wheelwells with a serious-looking wheel and tire combination that won't rub over every bump in the road. End


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I understand that many JR stations have luggage offices (手荷物預かり所) that will temporarily keep your luggage for a fee. Is it possible to leave luggage there overnight?
Yes, most luggage counters will hold your bags overnight or longer, eg. the one in Tokyo Station can hold them for up to 15 days. 410 yen/day for the first five days, 820 yen/day from the 6th day onward. Ask for the "Rail-Go Service" (レール・ゴー・サービス); the weird name is because you can also send bags to/from here via package delivery services like Takkyubin.
Link in Japanese: http://www.tokyoinfo.com/guide/faq/index.html#q4-2
You can put it in the locker. the price is charged per day based on this article, but your locker will be emptied after three days. You can leave your luggage overnight.


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There is a reduction in gold per champion kill on Proving Grounds. I play a lot of it, but never really had the time to watch for the gold gain because, unsurprisingly, I'm usually in combat when I get kills. So how much gold does a kill get you, including when the target has a kill/death streak?
Tl;dr - Gold is distributed diffrent in Proving Grounds than in the Summoners Rift. Focusing on killing dominating players are more rewarding than in other League of Legends game types.
I played ARAM moment before and I do some math based on my observations. I can't be sure about gold per kill but I will be sure about killing players and this should show me some rules behind it.
I also make an assumption that Riot based values on V188.8.131.52 Summoners Rift gold per kill values. With this you can see some pattern here.
Normal reward growth is 20%. In Proving Grounds it growing from 5% to 10% - probably.
Pics with data and .
If you are doing a custom game of ARAM on Proving Grounds, Champion kills are worth 140g.
Here is a video showing a kill from Nidalee:
I started at right before she gets the kill but you can start it from the beginning.
From the research that I have done I believe that you receive the same amount of gold as if you were playing summoner's rift, but while in the proving grounds you receive a constant stream of gold and experience.


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The first question that comes into my mind here is whether any cylinder that touches(at 4 pts) the circumference of the sphere and does not go out of it, has equal volume?
Second, how do i mathematically limit the volume of the cylinder to be less than that of a sphere? Squeeze theorem?
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The North West Redwater refinery is scheduled to start up in 2016. The NWR gasification process will consume oxygen to produce hydrogen, which is used to upgrade bitumen into diesel and other higher value hydrocarbon products. Initially, the refinery will convert 50,000 bpd of bitumen.
Praxair has entered into a long-term agreement with North
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Praxair has been supporting this project for several years and we are
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The NWR gasification process will consume oxygen to produce
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I am dealing around with C# .Net for almost around a year now. I got lots of experience (I owe most of it to guys at stackoverflow).
Now I am thinking to start working with C++ as well. Mainly because I would like to be able write codes resulting in applications that are not .Net dependent so they can be executed in most of environments also having cross-platform in mind. Although I have to confess, writing code in .Net with C# and Visual Studio can not be easier nowadays.
Of my other reasons I can name, since I am studying electrical engineering, who knows maybe I later need to write drivers for hardwares!
My questions are: 1- Am I right with the idea of learning C++ I mean is it add to my value if say I am going to work as a developer later? 2- What tools will I need to start programming in native C++ that is perhaps compilers and IDE


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