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== Info about Noisebridge ==
== Info about Noisebridge ==
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Several folks from local wiki communities (Wikimedia, Socialtext, etc.) would like to get together Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 6pm to talk wiki. Mark Dilley of Portland, Oregon will be in town, on his way back from facilitating the RecentChangesCamp (RCC) conference in Canberra, Australia. So we want to get together and talk with him!
Everyone is welcome. Were expecting maybe 5-10 people. If it goes well, we might want to have a regular meeting, maybe monthly. Contact Peteforsyth if you're interested!
Among our likely attendees will be people with backgrounds in the Socialtext, Meatball Wiki, Wikipedia, and AboutUs wiki communities, as well as numerous small community-oriented wikis. We like to talk about how communities form around wikis, possible technological improvements, etc. And we'll all be eager for Mark's report on the Australia RCC!
- Eekim 04:19, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
- MarkDilley
Info about Noisebridge
Please explore this wiki to learn about Noisebridge, a fantastic hacker space in the Mission district of SF. On Tuesday night (as most nights) there will be other events happening, including their weekly general meeting at 8pm. So after 8:00, we may want to join that meeting to learn about their "do-ocracy"-oriented space, or maybe move to a different part of the space (or a local bar) if we've got some good discussion of our own going.
See also
- Proposed (editable) agenda for this meeting: http://meetingwords.com/rccx-sf
- http://recentchangescamp.org


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KXII Morning Show Texoma Gardening
Preparing Your Pond for Winter and Fall
1) Check your water quality. Is it green or is there lots of organic wind blown debris?
2) Perform Routine Maintenance.
A. Clean skimmer and pump filters. This can be done by simply rinsing them clean.
B. This is a great time to clean them due to the excessive amounts of fallen debris.
C. If you stir up too much debris, it doesn't hurt to do a partial water change.
3) It is a good idea to add 3 lbs of salt per 100 gallons.
4) While we are in the last days of Indian summer, get your bacteria level stabilized. It is good to switch from warm water bacteria to cool weather bacteria.
5) It is best to put a net over your pond to catch leaves and dust from blowing into your pond.
A. Try to keep the netting off the water. You can use a fairly inexpensive floating exercise ball.
6) Reduce feeding habits. Once water is below 50 degrees Koi cannot digest food in their stomachs and this can result in sickness or death. Their metabolism shuts down and they go into a state of semi-hibernation.
A. If you do feel that you need to feed the fish, please do not overfeed. This can have fatal results.
B. You will know when these states of hibernation are occurring.
C. If they are at the top of the water and act if as if they are begging, then throw them some food.
7. This is a great time to change out the light bulbs in your underwater lights. It is best to do this while the water is not freezing cold
8. Now is a really good time to cut back excessive top growth and any plant material that is blocking your skimmer or your view.
9. If you have a micro pond, it is best to turn off or remove your smaller pumps from the pond before freeze.
A. If your pond is not at least 18 inches deep, it is best to remove your fish. They can be exposed to extreme cold and lack of oxygen, which can be very deadly.
10. This is the time of year you really need to be thinking about if it is time to go to the next level. Micro ponds are much more work than a larger pond. Larger ponds are much easier to maintain.

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Chad Johnson is taking anger management classes in response to the domestic violence incident that led to him being arrested. The former NFL receiver appeared on Showtime's "Inside the NFL" and revealed he is taking the classes to learn how to manage his feelings so he doesn't explode in the future:
"I'm taking classes — anger management classes — and I'm trying to find out how can I channel my anger when I'm in situations to where I would pop off. How can I diffuse those situations?" he said on the show.
Chad is stepping up to the plate and taking full responsibility for his actions:
"I got to work on Chad. Chad has to work on Chad. Chad has to go deep down inside and figure out where he went wrong.
Watch the video below:


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Minister of Hajj Dr. Fouad Al Farsi met in Jeddah today with US Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota.
Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the US House of Representatives, is in Saudi Arabia to perform his first Hajj pilgrimage. He visited Makkah last week.
During the meeting, Ellison expressed thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Sultan for the care and attention given to the American pilgrims who performed the Hajj this year.
He also commended the extensive improvement projects at the holy sites.


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The Singing Nun Is Singing A New Song
Sr. Cristina Scucchia of the Sisters of the Holy Family rocked the house and wowed the judges on the Italian edition of "The Voice" with her cover of Alicia Keys' chart-topping 2007 hit, "No One".
(Check out the reactions of the judges, especially at 1:04.)
About the Author
Luke Hill is a writer and community organizer in Boston. He blogs at dotCommonweal and MassCommons.
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Good work! Which one did she choose as her mentor?
Some other religion-related music that's been in the news lately ... http://youtu.be/vTIQvMSKRho ... there's an article about it at New York Magazine ... http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/03/qa-hozier-on-gay-rights-sex-good-hair.html
@George D - She went with J-Ax, the rapper who was the first judge to turn around.
Yes, yes--a singing nun. Nothing new there.
What is more interesting is the fact that Raffaella Carra is wearing a shirt with a portrait of herself on it.
My gut reaction was one of revulsion. The idea of a holy nun screaming and hunching around like a teenager in the clutches of some inchoate passion was hard to wrap my head around. My second reaction was to wonder if she was really a nun or if that was just a schtick.
I don't consider myself a good Catholic or a prude, so there's a lot to unpack in that response, I suppose. But I'm not sure how the Screaming Nun performance is reflective of a holy calling or might help point the way to heaven for anybody.
I have no opinion on whether it's right for a nun to do something like this, but I would point out that the typical response seems always to be one of infantilization: the cute (asexual) nun in bad shoes singing a pop song.
I think Sr. Hummel won the the award for infantilizing nuns some decades ago.
The incongruence is what causes the reaction (not unlike if the person was dressed as Amish, traditional Jewish garb, Buddhist, etc.)
I do not have a problem as long as it is not done for vainglory (although hard to see how it might not be given the show) and any proceeds go to the poor and needy.
My thoughts exactly. I was not impressed at all and I am beginning to have thoughts that we may be being duped.
I can remember Sister Sourire (Sr. Luc Gabrielle), "The Singing Nun" from Belgium who had a hit song, "Dominique" in the 1960s. I think she appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show like the Beatles.
Unfortunately, she left the convent and some years later she committed suicide.
I cannot connect to the video. It says "This video is private" when I click. (I want to see the lady wearing a picture of herself).
Those judges are absolutely creepy!
Those judges are absolutely creepy!
I do not have a problem as long as it is not done for vainglory (although hard to see how it might not be given the show) and any proceeds go to the poor and needy.
Hmmm. If Sister wants to help the poor and needy by making a spectacle of herself, she should have joined the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an organization in which nobody's going to mistake her for a real nun. I know they've offended people on here before, but they give away a lot of money to arts, health, and children's programs. See their grant list here: http://www.thesisters.org/index.php/grants
Can you not consider that it might have an evangelical purpose. Afterall, the song selection was certainly appropriate.
I know some people search the world
To find something like what we have
I know people will try, try to divide, something so real
So till the end of time I'm telling you there ain't no one
No one, no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feeling
No one, no one, no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you
There seems to be no reason to doubt that she is a religious sister.
Fr. Z is willing to cut her some slack: http://bit.ly/1heNNx1
This article from the Guardian claims that the Vatican's culture minister, the once papabile, Cdl Ravassi approves http://bit.ly/1h24MCu It also notes that she believes she recevied her vocation playing a nun in a play.
She is probably reaching Italian youth, which the Church has not been abte to reach. What is rthe harm?
George D., any silly love song, I suppose, when sung by a nun can refer to Jesus a la "Sister Act":
Alan, I don't know that there's any harm. I just find the performance off-putting and undignified. And, having been a teacher for 30 years, I can tell you that most students would find that peformance endless fodder for mocking and hilarity. If that's her attempt to "reach" them, well, I'll be real surprised if it works.
Well, If Fr. Z is willing to cut Sister some slack, who am I to judge?
Jean, I taught high school students for 14 years (until recently) and I am pretty convinced that they would make a mockery of this sister's act. Although I must say, the chorus at the high school used to sing the "Salve Regina" from "Sister Act" with great enthusiasm.
Helen, the difference is that if the students are doing it together, it's cool, right? A good teacher facilitates their enthusiasm and encourages their teamwork. A bad teacher sucks the enthusiasm out of them by showing off. Sister's emoting struck me as an example of the latter. So that's why I don't buy the idea that she's going to reach a bunch of kids with this angle, if that's her aim.
Moreover, as Catholics, don't we promote the idea of proclamation, rather than performance, through our readings and singing? I'd argue that Sister is doing more entertainment (arguably speaking) than evangelization.
The fake nuns in "Sister Act" were more dignified and inspiring.
"Helen, the difference is that if the students are doing it together, it's cool, right?"
And the students in the audience at my high school would join the chorus singing a hymn to Our Lady.
I was in a big youth meeting last year where I saw some bishops awkwardly trying to move in sync with the music, to fit in with the electric atmosphere even though it went against their natural tendency. I thought it looked painfully ridiculous. The adults who were with the youth had been advised to also join in the choreographies, yelling, etc. I flatly refused and receded to the back whenever a choreography started. But the sister in this video is obviously enjoying herself, and I don't see why she shouldn't. As long as the rest of us are not pressured to do it against our will, I don't have any objection.
I once suggested, when I was teaching teenagers a hymn about dancing with joy, that we make the attitude match the words and enter the church dancing. They were absolutely aghast at the idea. There is a sense in which they want to fit in and refuse to consider any action that would make them stand out, be it reading from the lectionary, singing when people around them are feebly mumbling, or dancing. They're inhibited by conformism from doing things that some of them would enjoy.
Friends: this kind of performance by a young obviously joyful nun will reach youngsters long before a host of pre-millennial curmudgeons will have the slightest chance.
God bless her and her possible ministry.
It's what Sister's joyful about that I don't get. God? Singing on TV? Alicia Keyes? Making nuns seem hip and now?
We've got a hip young priest priest in our diocese who puts pictures of himself with his many guns on Facebook. He certainly looks joyful as he's holding his favorite firearms in his clerical collar. I guess he'll bring in the Second Amendment crowd, but I find his gun love kind of weird.
I better stop now, though, before I say, "What's the world coming to?" Ooops. I guess I just did.
I supect that if David took his harp and sang and danced before the Tabernacle there would be people who would doubt his sincerity, I bet that he too had some moves, as they say, and whooped it up:-) Loud!
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth,
burst into jubilant song with music;
make music to the Lord with the harp,
with the harp and the sound of singing,
with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn—
shout for joy before the Lord, the King.
Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it.
Let the rivers clap their hands,
let the mountains sing together for joy;
let them sing before the Lord,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
and the peoples with equity.
Here is an interesting reflection on "Sorella" by Georgetown graduate, Andrew Staron, now a Theology professor at Wheeling Jesuit University in WV


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"Ephedra's been around for many many years."
But now the once popular weight-loss drug is banned from stores. Pat Vann is a pharmacist that has dealt with the dietary supplement for years.
"Many dietary supplement products just added Ephedra to them. So that if you were missing a meal because of the ephedra content in the product, you still got your nutritional supplements at the same time."
The drug has been linked to over 100 deaths. It's called a Central Nervous System, or CNS, stimulant and can affect heart rate due to its amphetamine similarities.
But Vann says that prescription CNS stimulants can work if monitored by a physician.
"Diet and exercise certainly are the things that work the best along with a little help. I know doctors who still provide prescription CNS stimulants."
And Vann says when the dangers of Ephedra came to light a replacement surfaced, Mahuang.
"Which is basically ephedra. Which is a Chinese herb, and it is metabolized into ephedra when they were taking this particular."
And he says now that Ephedra is banned from stores, another weight loss product will probably take its place.
"There'll be some new products that will come along. They'll have some herbs in them that supposedly can help."
Vann also says the new herbs should be CNS-free and therefore pose less of a health risk.


text: This thread is for speculation about the content of the Kingkiller Chronicles. This thread is not for discussion of the relative merits of the series, so please do not be part of it degenerating into one of those oh so fun internet brawls . Here be Spoilers! I am currently listening to The Wise Man's Fear and am intrigued by the trouper boy's rhyme about the Lackless door. Seven things stand before The entrance to the Lackless door. One of them a ring unworn One a word that is foresworn One a time that must be right One a candle without light One a son who brings the blood One a door that holds the flood One a thing tight-held in keeping Then comes that which comes with sleeping. Of these I think "a son who brings the blood", is probably the most obvious - which may make it the most suspect given Rothfuss's predelictions . I suspect most people have heard this all before, but for the benefit of those who have not... Kvothe's mother "Laurian" was a noble who ran away with his father. There is a brief mention of Kvothe recalling staying with a noble family when he was very young, but I think we can dismiss this as a red herring - can't seem to find it and I don't think it too important. It is revealed that Melowyn Lackless has a sister who was seduced by a Ruh trooper engendering her hatred of the "ravel", "I'd started a second bottle of wine by the time I read that young Netalia Lockless had run away with a troupe of traveling performers. Her parents had disowned her, of course, leaving Melaun the only heir to the lackless lands." Kvothe feels like he recognizes Melowyn the first time he meets her, presumably because of the similarities between her and his mother. We almost get this identity confirmed if we look back at Kvothe's drunken conversation with Wil and Sim while waiting to cross the bridge. Kvothe sings them a song his father wrote which got him kicked out of the wagon for the night, because of the bad meter rather than the lyrics according to Kvothe. Dark Laurian, Arliden's wife, Has a face like a blade of a knife Has a voice like a prickledown burr But can tally a sum like a moneylender. My sweet Tally cannot cook. But she keeps a tidy ledger-book For all her faults I do confess It's worth my life To make my wife Not tally a lot less... To make my wife Not tally a lot less = To make my wife Netalia Lackless. Too much of a coincidence, especially when coupled with Tally being used as a name. It makes a deal more sense that Laurian would be angered over him endangering them by risking revealing her identity than because a song had bad meter - especially one that was obviously very tongue in cheek. Kvothe also repeats a rhyme he heard about Lady Lackless - might have been Lockless but its mentioned the name morphs a little - which upsets his mother, and she says he can make it up to her and the lady by gathering nettles, etc. And here, thanks to Contrarius, is that rhyme, "Seven things has Lady Lackless Keeps them underneath her black dress One a ring that's not for wearing One a sharp word, not for swearing Right beside her husband's candle There's a door without a handle In a box, no lid or locks Lackless keeps her husband's rocks There's a secret she's been keeping She's been dreaming and not sleeping On a road, that's not for traveling Lackless likes her riddle raveling." Rothfuss is not exactly being subtle with this, which to my mind is the biggest reason to be sceptical about the theory! As for the other six things... One of them a ring unworn - There is a mention of Kvothe's rings, a poem even, On his first hand he wore rings of stone, Iron, amber, wood and bone. There were rings unseen on his second hand. One was blood in a flowing band. One of air all whisper thin, And the ring of ice had a flaw within. Full faintly shone the ring of flame, and the final ring was without name. There are also a few rings which may or may not be those mentioned in the rhyme. Auri gives Kvothe a ring that "holds secrets", Stapes gives him a ring of bone, and Melowyn gives him a ring of wood - the later two are probably those mentioned in the rhyme. It seems odd perhaps that the rhymn suggests these rings are actually worn by Kvothe, but given the nature of stories and the fact that the giving of the rings of wood and bone were significant and unusual that might make sense. For me those three are the prime candidates for "a ring unworn". Though Denna's blue stone ring might also be a candidate. "One a word that is foresworn", could well be a name, perhaps the name of the fellow who stole the moon? I don't believe he is named by Felurian, though the female mercenary - what was her name? - does name him in her story as Jax I believe. The word foresworn could be his true name. As for, "a time that must be right", I would guess that this might have something to do with the moon and ites relationship with the doors between the fae and mortal worlds. Felurian tells Kvothe that a full moon allows easy access between the worlds for those seeking to pass between them, and that a moonless night makes it possible to slip betweenworlds accidently and become trapped in the fae. Of course I am sure there are plenty of other options here, but the aforementioned is the only one which springs to my mind. "One a candle with out light", has me pretty stumped, at a stretch perhaps something to do with Kilvin's search for an everburning lamp? Kilvin also has some ancient magical artefacts - though I am sure they are not so called - do any of them fit the bill? Not that I recall. "One a door that holds the flood", um, the door in the archives? No idea really. "One a thing tight-held in keeping", seems the most ambiguous, Denna's ring perhaps? Kvothe treasure his lute, but he goes through so many that hardly seems likely . "Then comes that which comes with sleeping", nightmares perhaps? We could assume that the Skrael and the bodysnatching thingemy are from beyond the door, and they might be justifiably called nightmarish. Still that seems a little obvious for Rothfuss, I am expecting something clever.


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SABO, John, 84, of Weirton died Saturday, November 24, 2012, at the Weirton Medical Center.
Born on December 21, 1927, John was a son of the late Charles and Susan Sabo. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Alex and Charles Sabo, and two sisters, Hazel Fotis and Margaret Meszeros.
John was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired from Weirton Steel after 37 years of service, where he worked on the pickler lines in the Strip Steel.
He attended Saint Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church, and was a member of the VFW 2716, Moose Lodge 688, and the Weirton Steel 25-Year Club.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Margaret "Kay" Quaigg Sabo, whom he married on August 11, 1952; two sons, Patrick Quaigg (Helen) of North Myrtle Beach, SC and James Quaigg (Vicky) of Mingo Jct., OH; a daughter, Pamela Martin (James) of Follansbee, WV; a brother, Joseph Sabo (Mildred) of Minnesota; three grandchildren, William Quaigg (Rachel), Robert Quaigg (Paula), and Jason Quaigg (Nikki); three great-grandchildren, Bradley, Nicholas and Jonathan Quaigg; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday at the Greco Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street Weirton, WV, where funeral services will be held 11 a.m. on Tuesday. The Rev. Fr. Manuel Gelido will preside.
Interment will follow at the Highland Hill Memorial Gardens, Follansbee, WV, with military services conducted by the American Legion Honor Guard.
Memorial contributions may be made to Saint Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church, 229 California Ave., Weirton, WV 26062.
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Does anyone know of good references for nonstandard set theories and their applications to various branches of mathematics like category theory, algebra, geometry, etc.?
Edit: What I mean by "nonstandard set theory" is a formalization of the naive notion of sets that allows direct arguments about certain intuitive notions like infinitesimals and infinite integers without recourse to model theoretic constructions like ultrafilters and ultraproducts. Infinitesimal number is the usual application I keep seeing but I'm sure there must be other applications and that's the intent of my question. I'm not sure if this is precise enough.


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When selecting a file in Nautilus, I would like to see the context options of the file (mouse right click) using the keyboard and not the mouse.
Example, when i iterate over the list of files in a folder with the arrows, and one of the files is an archive, I would like to extract the file here without the need to go to the mouse.
It is MUCH healthier to work with the keyboard.


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WACO (November 20, 2012)—A three-vehicle accident Tuesday at the intersection of Fish Pond Road and Rambler Drive sent an elderly man to a local hospital.
Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to free the man from the wreckage of the car in which he was riding.
A Lincoln Navigator in which a family with three children was riding on Fish Pond struck the car after the elderly woman who was driving ran the stop sign on Rambler, police said.
The car then collided with a Mazda 3 that was stopped on Rambler on the opposite side of the intersection.
The elderly man, whose name was not released, suffered non-life-threatening head injuries, police said.
Damage to the Mazda was slight, police said.


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text: Time for another Mortal Kombat tutorial. This time, it's Sonya Blade. Man, I always want to type Sonja with a J. Anyway, this is a slightly cartoony take on the character, but I hope you guys enjoy it. After this, I may try doing more simplified versions of the MK characters.


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Some says that HIV destroy IRF3, and some says HIV overruns T-cells.
closed as not a real question by terdon, rg255, nico, kmm, Rory M Jan 11 '13 at 18:11
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There are two main components of the immune system that are involved: Antibodies and T-cells.
T-cells are responsible for activating white blood cells to help fight off infection. These are the cells the HIV infects. Antibodies bond to the HIV virus and try to neutralize them before they can infect more cells. Unfortunately as the HIV virus replicates, there is too much virus and not enough antibodies to neutralize.
When a T-cell becomes infected with HIV, the virus takes over and causes it to start replicating more HIV. This eventually causes the T-cell to die. So T-cells keep dying while HIV loads keep increasing. When enough T-cells die, the infected person is considered to have AIDS.
It is particularly difficult for the immune system to fight off HIV infection for a number of reasons, including the following:
So conclusion, our bodies can fight HIV for awhile. It's just a matter of time before the viral load outweighs the capabilities of our immune system.
For an understandable explanation: The human body can defend against HIV - hence why an HIV infection does not immediately develop AIDS, and in fact for a long time the virus cannot be detected in blood. This is because the immune response is keeping them down, but slowly the virus works its way through the cells, proliferates and kills more and more T cells, until the immune response is too weak. That's when AIDS develops.


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Why didn't the center of the earth cool after millions or billions of years? What keeps it hot?
closed as off-topic by called2voyage♦ Dec 12 '13 at 14:44
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
There is a nice article from Scientific American, but the main point is:
Other planets may have more or less radioactive material and this will make a difference over time as to whether they continue to have a molten core, or become volcanically and tectonically inactive.
From a simplistic point of view the rate of cooling depends on the ratio of surface area to volume. It is complicated by the rate of heat transfer of various layers, and internal sources of "new" heat in addition to the heat generated when the planet formed. The main way heat is lost is radiation to space. The atmosphere itself acts a a kind of "blanket" to sow the radiation loss(de Pater and Lissauer, Planetary Sciences)


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At my home I have this timer and I am not sure how to use it. Model seems to be TM8IM-24. I have found a company that sells it but cannot find instructions.
Does anyone knows how to use it or where I can find instructions?
It looks like you pull the red tabs in or out to have the device turn on or off for a given 15 minute interval. I'm guessing the black arrow is pointing to the current time. The switch on the side is to manually turn it on or off (or perhaps permanently off or on the timer). You'll just need to test it to see if the tabs being in or out correspond to on vs off. And to know about the switch on the side, try turning it off and see if the timer moves after 30 minutes.
To adjust the current time, you can turn the dial clockwise, but not counter clockwise.
It works on the principle of:
ON = tab pushed out away from centre (15 minutes per tab)
OFF = tab pushed in towards centre
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The slider switch is:
DOWN (T setting) - tab timers are used
UP (ON setting) - permanently on
MIDDLE - permanently off


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How can I compute the curvature of the contour lines (equipotential lines) $\phi (\vec{r})=c$ for the scalar field $\phi (\vec{r})$ ? I expect the direction of the curvature vector to be along the gradient of the field, in analogy to the electric field vectors which are orthogonal to the equipotential lines. Wwhat about the magnitude?
The formula for computing the curvature of a curve defined by an implicit equation can be found in my notes at http://u.math.biu.ac.il/~katzmik/egreglong.pdf on page 32. It is closely related to the Reiss relation in algebraic geometry. See references there.


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Let $A$ and $B$ be two compact subsets of $\mathbb{R}$. Let $f:A \times B \to \mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function on $A \times B$.
For each $a\in A$, define $B_a=\{b\in B:f(a,b)=0\}$, and suppose each $B_a$ is a singleton, so we may define a $g:A\to\Bbb R$ such that $g(a)$ is the unique element of $B_a$ for each $a\in A$. Is $g$ a continuous function of $a$?
I tried the following. But I have the feeling it's not correct.
Assume $g$ is not continuous at $a \in A$, then there exists a sequence $\{a_n\} \subset A$ converging to $a$ in $A$,
for which the sequence $\{b_n\}=\{g(a_n)\} \subset B$ does not converges to $b=g(a)$.
Since $B$ is compact, by the Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem, $\{b_n\}$ has a subsequence $\{b'_n\}$
converging to some $b'\ne b$ as $\{b_n\}$ does not converges to $b$.
Let $\{a'_n\} \subset A$ be the subsequence of $\{a_n\}$ induces by $\{b'_n\}$.
Since $\{a_n\}$ converges to $a$ then every subsequence of $\{a_n\}$ converges to $a$ and $\{a'_n\}$ converges to $a$.
Since $g(a)$ contains a unique element $b$, then $b'=b$ which is a contraction since $\{b'_n\}$ is a subsequence of $\{b_n\}$. (The previous sentence seems suspicious).
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From the dictionary: "intangible:...that which cannot be easily defined, formulated or grasped." When it comes to assessing much of the value in flying privately, that term is dead on. True, there are software programs like Travel$ense from the National Business Aviation Association that can help make a strong financial case for business aviation.
October 1, 2010
Most business jet entertainment systems have long accommodated iPods, and the iPad is a natural addition, allowing travelers to bring their entertainment and even work content on board in a compact lightweight package.
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We can leave Pittsburg [where our jets are based] and arrive at our destination quicker than we can get to the nearest commercial airport [which is two hours away]. --Ken Brock, CEO of Pittsburg, Kan.-based Names and Numbers
October 1, 2010
Business aviation's biggest event-the annual National Business Aviation Association Convention-will be held in Atlanta this year, October 19 to 21. The Georgia World Congress Center will host the exhibits and more than 100 education and maintenance and operation sessions while DeKalb-Peachtree Airport will present the static display of aircraft.
October 1, 2010
Remember the CEOs from Chrysler, Ford and GM who flew on business jets to Washington to testify before a Congressional committee in the fall of 2008? Pressed to explain their use of corporate aircraft, they all looked and sounded as if they'd been caught doing something wrong.
October 1, 2010
"Once you have sipped the sweet nectar of freedom, you don't go back. If I had to fly commercial and could stay in the suite in the top of a hotel or take a private plane and stay in just a room, I'd say, 'Give me the plane.' The airport experience is an ongoing, deteriorating horror story." --political consultant James Carville
October 1, 2010
ELSEWHERE IN THIS ISSUE, YOU'LL FIND PLENTY of discussion about the tangible and intangible benefits of using business aviation, but what about the expenses? Nobody ever said flying privately is cheap, but the good news is that it can be less costly than you might think-if you take steps to minimize expenses.
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Supporters of business aviation often point out that there are more than 5,000 airports in the U.S. that are accessible by general aviation aircraft. But that figure includes everything from large international airline hubs to tiny grass strips.
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ALL TRANSPORTATION METHODS INVOLVE some risk, but corporate/executive business jets enjoy a stellar safety record, with only one fatal accident since 2007. That's according to statistics on U.S.-registered aircraft from Robert E. Breiling Associates, an aviation-safety research firm.
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MORGANTOWN - The defense did its job, the offense had a huge second half and Big Red kept its Division III playoff hopes alive Friday.
Down 14-6 at the half, Reno Saccoccia's gridders came storming back to capture a 20-14 victory over Morgantown at Pony Lewis Field. Big Red now stands at 6-2 while the Mohigans fall to 5-2. Steubenville holds a 3-0 lead in the series between the two schools.
"It took us a while to get started but once we did, we really gave an outstanding effort," Saccoccia said. "I'm always proud of our players for all the work they put in but I'm extra proud of the way they played in the second half."
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FOR A GAIN — Steubenville's Dashon Redman gains a portion of his 177 yards during Friday's 20-14 win over Morgantown.
Big Red started the third quarter with a 14-play, 65-yard drive. The march consumed 5:46 and ended when Dashon Redman plowed over from four yards out. Redman then sprinted in for the extra points to tie things up. Redman, who had a monster game for the Big Red offense, accounted for 32 of the 65 stripes.
The defense, which surrendered 139 first-half yards, came up big on the first Mohigan possession after the tying score. Torre Carter threw Chazzy Thomas for a two-yard loss then led the charge as Big Red stopped Morgantown's fake punt attempt several yards short of a first down.
That defensive gem gave Saccoccia's gridders a first down at midfield. The Big Red moved deep into Mohigan territory before Luke Smith was wide on a 37-yard field goal.
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Big Red, 20, Morgantown 14
Big Red 6 0 8 6 - 20
Morgantown 7 7 0 0 - 14
BR: Petrella 9 yard pass from Stinson (kicked failed)
M: Commodore 26 pass from Johnson (Megan DeBastiani kick)
M: C. Thomas 16 run (DeBastiani kick)
BR: Redman 4 run (Redman run)
BR: Redman 1 run (kick failed)
RUSHING: Big Red 58-283-2 (Stinson 7-12; Redman 31-177-2; Jett 10-82; McClurg 1-6; Reed 1-2; Brown 2-0); Morgantown 28-142-1 (C. Thomas 16-88; Weidman 3-31; J. Thomas 3-5; Johnson 5-24; Team 1-(-6)).
PASSING: Big Red 8-14-51 (all by Stinson); Morgantown 9-9-83-1 (all by Johnson)
RECEIVING: Big Red (Petrella 5-43-1; Lawson 2-10; Reed 1-(-2); Morgantown (Stewart 5-41; C. Thomas 1-5; Wolfley 1-6; Commodore 1-26-1; Weidman 1-10).
FIRST DOWNS: Big Red 20, Morgantown 17.
PENALTIES-YARDS: Big Red 8-65; Morgantown 4-35.
PUNTS: Big Red 1-39; Morgantown 1-39.
FUMBLES-LOST: Big Red 1-0; Morgantown 1-0.
Morgantown was unable to get anything going offensively and Big Red started its next drive at the 50 again. Michael Jett broke loose for 45 yards, Redman pounded his way for four then rolled into the end zone to give Steubenville the lead for good. The extra point attempt failed.
John Bowers' club wasn't ready to concede things and mounted an impressive offensive drive late in the game. Starting at their own 25, the Mohigans moved to the Big Red 15. A key pass interference call against the offense cost Morgantown dearly on the march. It resulted in a loss of downs and lead to the drive stalling.
On fourth and long, quarterback Mark Johnson was stopped short. Big Red took over, picked up a few first downs and ran out the clock.
"We played with passion," Saccoccia said. "Everybody plays hard but you've got to play with a passion. In the second half, we played with passion. Everyone turned it up a notch. Morgantown is a good football team that is well coached. Tonight was our night."
Big Red got on the board first when Saccoccia gambled with an onside kick to the start the game. Manard Reed recovered at the Mohigan 46. The touchdown came on a nine-yard Corey Stinson to Matt Petrella pass. The extra point attempt failed.
Morgantown came right back, going 65 yards in just seven plays. Johnson hit Shane Commodore on a third and 14 for a 26 yard score. Megan DeBastiani nailed the extra point try.
The efficient Mohigans needed just six plays to go 70 yards on their second possession. Chazz Thomas scored from 16 yards away. DeBastiani again was perfect on her kick.
Big Red then chewed nearly eight minutes off the second quarter clock, starting at its own 35 and moving to the Morgantown 14. Redman ran for 32 yards before the scoring drive stalled.
On first down, Stinson fumbled the snap, resulting in a yard loss. Jett was stopped for no gain on second. A five yard motion penalty was followed by Stinson stumbling as he faded to pass, losing another seven stripes. All that left Big Red facing a fourth and 22 and Stinson's pass fell incomplete.
Morgantown held the halftime advantage despite running just 14 plays compared to Big Red's 37.
For the night, Big Red ran an incredible 72 plays from scrimmages for 334 yard (283 on the ground and 51 through the air). Redman had his best night of the season, collecting 177 stripes on 31 totes. Jett added 82 on 10 trips.
The Mohigans finished with 225, 142 coming on the ground. Going into Friday's contest, Morgantown was averaging 39 points a game and 327 rushing yards. C. Thomas, who had 1,103 rushing stripes in six games, was held to 88 yards. He collected 70 by the half.
Big Red will look to move to 7-2 next week when it entertains Sir Wilfrid Laurier from Toronto, Canada.


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The Dodge City Rangers suffered their first defeat of the season in the opener against the Thomas More Prep Monarchs, but came back in the nightcap to earn the split just before this weekend's Bob Coffin Invitational.
The Rangers (5-1) lost to the Monarchs 9-1 in five innings before beating the host squad 10-7 in the nightcap.
"We showed how much heart as we have as a team in game two, which I hope we carry over to this weekend," said Rangers head coach Chris Chilton. "We had one bad inning in both games. Lucky for us in game two, we had our bad inning early enough to put together a rally.
"We are looking forward to our home tournament. It has been a while since we have won it and we hope this is the year."
The Rangers trailed 6-2 going into the fourth inning, but scored five runs with two outs to take the lead. Austin Weiser hit a two-run triple and scored on a single by Andrew Balderaz. Jordan Doan tied the game on a RBi triple and Gideon Wells' single brought in Doan.
Grant Meininger hit a RBI single in the sixth and Dawson Davis recorded a two-run double in the seventh to complete the rally.
"We had some players step up in game two and got some clutch hits which I hope builds come confidence going forward for our guys."
The first early run for Dodge City in the first inning when Meininger led off the game with a double and eventually scored on a wild pitch. The second run came when Balderaz singled, stole second and third bases and scored on a sacrifice fly by Wells.
Carlos Vallejo went 4 2/3 innings to record the win with only one of the six runs he gave up was earned. Wells threw the other 2 1/3 innings to pick up the save for the Rangers.
The Rangers scored a single run in the third inning and were tied with the Monarchs (2-4) going into the bottom of the fifth before TMP scoring eight runs to end the game via run rules.
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Fatman Fabrications IFS InstallWritten by on December 21, 2011 Upgrade From Straight-Axle
Upgrading your front suspension to a custom independent front suspension (IFS) may seem like a pain in the rear to most, but what you get from the IFS is ride comfort plus the added performance and handling characteristics that far out weight the hassle of installation.
From the factory most '50s trucks came with a straight-axle that was great for carrying the load of the heavy inline-six or towing the horse trailer, boat, etc. As time passed, engineers found that an IFS suspension on a truck gave a car like feel that every truck owner desired. The ability to adjust Camber, Caster, and Toe highly reduced tire wear and bumpsteer plus made the '60s Chevy trucks handle a lot nicer than that of the strait-axle days. But the IFS of yesteryear was still lacking something that wouldn't make it into production trucks for many years to come. I am talking about a rack-and-pinion–type steering system that takes away the sloppy feeling that used steering boxes give you. You know, the wandering wheel or sawing action from the drivers hands needed to keep the truck on the road. This does not mean steering boxes are junk but, in my opinion, the option of rack-and-pinion on a aftermarket suspension is a good one.
Lucky for gals and us classic truck guys, Fatman Fabrications figured out IFS systems a long time ago and hundreds, if not thousands, of systems have been installed to our benefit. I chose to install the Fatman IFS with 60-½ track width for the extra stability, and after all the measurements it was not all that bad to put in. I knew I wanted adjustability with ride height and to be able to tune my shocks, so I contacted Ride Tech to go over the options on the new coilover systems they just came out with. I ended up with the new Ride Tech T/A coilovers that I will be able to adjust the stance, rebound, low and high compression.
Flaming River has also released a brand new rack-and-pinion into their line. The rack features a new design that is a four-inch extended body and 12 pounds lighter than the mustang II standard rack. So if you made up your mind to install an IFS, follow along and hopefully your install goes as smooth as mine did. Good luck. CT
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First things first, John Meadow from Deuces Wild Hotrods Inc. used a drop center to find out where the wheel center line was. We did this at ride height. Then, I jacked the vehicle up and used jack stands to level the vehicle side to side and adjusted the jack stands to give a 2- to 3-degree forward rake as recommended by Fatman. Since my sheetmetal was already off, I simply set it back on to check if the wheels were in the wheelwells correctly. You may want to visually inspect your wheel to sheetmetal/fender alignment before getting started. If it is to far back in the wheelwell it could look off when the new IFS is installed.Now that a wheel center is determined, mark the frame all the way with a permanent marker and scribe it down the center. That way if the permanent marker gets wiped off you still have a centerline.After marking both sides we checked to see if the measurements were correct from side to side. These measurements can be moved forward and back to help center the wheels in the wheelwell. This line will give a baseline on where to set the crossmember.In last month's issue of Classic Trucks, I showed how to box your frame in detail. Please check the tech article out before installing your Fatman IFS, cutting out crossmembers, and adding plating to your truck frame. At this point, the front suspension came off and the spring shackles were removed with a Miller plasma cutter.I ordered the wrong rack-and-pinion mounts from Fatman, but that is OK because they sent me a set of the correct mounts that I could later weld on. RJ Plent, an employee of Deuces Wild, helped add the centerline for the crossmember. RJ used a yellow marker and a scribe to make it easy to see when lining the crossmember to the frame.We prepped the cross-member by removing the black paint to bare metal. Remember to prep the frame by using a sanding disc to help promote good penetration when welding.RJ then used a giant clamp to secure the crossmember to the frame. Line up the center marks from the crossmember to the frame and then clamp down.RJ used a hammer to lightly tap the crossmember in place using a measuring tape at the same time to check to see if it was correct. Notice the crossmember has a cut out on the driver side, this cutout allows the Flaming River rack-and-pinion to clear the crossmember.John and RJ measured from the crossmember to the opposite side of the frame for square then measured from the lower control arm holes to the opposite side of the frame, and moved the crossmember until all the measurements were the same from side to side. Since the frame is already raked at 2 to 3 degrees, we made sure that the crossmember was level from front to back, turns out it was perfect. These steps insured the crossmember is set in the frame correct and not twisted or off to one side.
After we set the crossmember and measured several times before welding, I used a Miller MIG welder to tack in the crossmember. At this point, nothing gets finished-welded until the complete kit is installed.A one inch tack weld was all that was needed to hold in the crossmember. I tacked both the driver and passenger side framerails to the crossmember.Since the crossmember is centered in the frame, RJ measured and marked the location of the Fatman upper control arm mounts from the crossmember centerline.We then marked the center of the upper control arm mounts. Notice the left side hole is higher than the right side hole; Fatman built in antidive into the upper control arm plate. Antidive helps the vehicle stay level when appling the brakes and without it the front end will dive towards the ground and the rear will lift up when braking.Since the frame is boxed on both inner sides of the framerails, we do not know that they are strait, so we measured the upper mounts from the outside of the frame to make sure they were both to specs. Notice the ruler pressed against the frame to help get an accurate measurement.The next step was to make sure that the upper control arm mounts were straight up and down. Here, we used an angle finder to make sure the mounts were close to 90 degrees.I then tack welded the mounts in four spots each and rechecked the measurements to see if they had moved.Then both driver and passenger upper coilover mounts were placed on the upper control arm mounts and measured from shock mount eyelet to eyelet. Fatman recommends that the measurement is 40 1/2 inches from eyelet to eyelet.
Remember we were only tack welding things into place, because we want to test-fit the sheetmetal before we final weld things into place. We made sure the upper mounts were parallel to the lower shock mounts and then I ran a few tacks on the upper shock mounts and rechecked the alignment.The lower control arm bolt was slid halfway into the crossmember and the spacer was then placed in between the control arm. Make sure that the spacer is toward the rear of the crossmember before tack welding it in; I tack-welded it with the lower control arm in place and then immediately removed the lower control arm and bolt. At this point, you can finish-weld in the spacer, but make sure that the pointy ends face in toward the center.After the weld cools I then installed the lower control arms. This is more or less what it should look like.It is a great idea to test-fit your sheetmetal before cutting the rack-and-pinion frame relief. Now is the time to move the Fatman front end forward or backward if needed. We placed a wheel in front of the spindle centerline and the vehicle was still supported on jack stands. Note: no vehicle weight was put on the front end until finish welding. Wheel fitment is very important so double check both left and right wheels.Now that we were happy with the Fatman IFS placement, we fabricated this little upper control arm bracket brace. We wanted to make sure that the upper plates would not move during the welding process. I then finish-welded the upper mounts and coilover plates to the frame. Remember to set the welders amperage to the proper heat range so adequate penetration is achieved.The brand-new rack-and-pinion by Flaming River FR40004 had been designed by their engineers to make the rack-and-pinions fit better, this eliminates the need for an extender and ensures that the bellow is never overextended. They made the rack four inches longer to a total of 49 inches in length, plus by making it new they reduced the weight of a stock mustang rack-and-pinion by approximately 12 pounds. After I welded in the new racks mounts (my fault), I bolted the driver side mount and marked the frame for the C-notch cut outs.I used a cutoff wheel to slice the bottom of the framerail on both lower marks. Then, a Miller plasma cutter was used to finish the half circle. After the metal cooled, I cleaned the plasma slag with a grinding disc before welding.
Then the rack was bolted in place using new rack mounts and test-fit again. A welding blanket was used to shield the rack from sparks and the notches were tacked in.A set of Wilwood brakes were going to be used for this particular install so I went ahead and bolted the Wilwood 2-inch drop spindle and hubs that will support the big brake kit.With any rack-and-pinion steering system it is important to pay attention to your tie rod angle in relationship to the control arms. A good rule of thumb is to match the lower control arm to the rack-and-pinion rod angle.In some cases, this Fatman extended tie rod end will help match the rack-and-pinion arm angle to the lower control arm angle. Notice the longer shank on the tie rod compared to stock.Ride Tech has been known for its really nice air bag systems and air ride shocks, but now they are in the coilover shock business. I have had the opportunity to test out a few shocks on many different vehicles and these things make a huge difference in ride quality, not to mention Ride Tech's Owner Bret Voelkel pushes his product to the limit on and off the race track, so you don't have to. In this photo sits a set of Triple adjustable coilovers that were just released in Ride Tech's arsenal of shocks. If you are planning to build a show truck or are really serious about handling then these are for you.Ride Tech calls these coilovers T/A for triple adjust and they feature a single rebound adjuster on the shock itself and a high and low side compression adjuster on the remote reservoir. Ride Tech has been busy this summer weighing street rods, muscle cars and trucks at various events to not only to gather data, but also to accurately give you the right coil per your vehicle weight and application. Perfect for impressing the picky show judge and for keeping the wheels on the ground on a track day.If the remote reservoirs scare you and you're not the type to adjust shocks, then a set of Ride Tech single adjust shocks might be right for you. The Ride Tech S/A coilovers still feature the same single rebound adjuster as the T/A shocks but without the extra compression adjusters and remote reservoir. The single adjustment shocks also work great on the street and autocross course.


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Pope Francis, S.J.?
On the America blog, James Martin, S.J., raises the issue whether Pope Francis remains a Jesuit. His conclusion is:
So yes, traditionally, the Pope is still considered a Jesuit.
Perhaps "traditionally" could be parsed: "in his heart of hearts."However, there is an interesting comment to the post which might be deemed a "fraternal correction." Jim McDermott, S.J. suggests:
When the Pope was first made a bishop, he was released from his Jesuit vows of poverty and obedience to his religious superior. At this point, canonically he left the Society....To say he was no longer a Jesuit canonically is not to say Jesuits shunned him or even thought of him as anything less than a brother, or that he thought of himself as no longer a Jesuit. As you point out, he signs his name with an S.J. The General likewise has referred to him in this way.But all of that is a matter of respect and as you say tradition, not law. No longer obedient to the General, he is not canonically a Jesuit.
The first Jim seems to concede the second Jim's point when he writes:
Yes, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus is obedient to Pope Francis, not the other way around.
Speaking neither as a canonist nor a member of a religious order, I would prefer that when members of religious orders accepted episcopal ordination and responsibility, they would no longer use the identifying initials of their former religious communities after their names. If the Bishop of Rome will no longer put "S.J." after his name (or "O.P." or "O.F.M."), neither should other bishops.
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Rev. Robert P. Imbelli, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, is Associate Professor of Theology Emeritus at Boston College.
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Spoken as a diocesan priest....... but harsh?
I agree Father. It does not seem logical to me that a member of a religious order would maintain their status in the order. The episcopal structure of the Church pre-dates by far the development of religious orders and arguably even the development of Christian monasticism.Also, many orders, as far as I understand them, prohibit their members from accessing higher offices. My understanding that this was historically the case with the Jesuits in particular. Obviously, for a variety of reasons this has changed and there are Dominicans, Fransicans, Jesuits, etc. who are bishops and cardinals.I recall a Jesuit friend of mine who is no longer in the city, many years ago, saying that if a Jesuit become a bishop they are released from the vows of the order including, among other things, the need to to provide a yearly manifestation of conscience to their superior. He was fairly new as well so this information was current.I think the carrying of the brand of the order is more a courtesy and an acknowledgement of their formative community as opposed to having formal allegiance to it.
I think it is better to be a Jesuit than a pope. So my vote goes to the new Pope keeping the SJ and just being released from his vow of obedience.
Check out Canon 705, which a reader pointed me to. It notes that a bishop "remains a member of his institute."
Check out this moving video which captures the moment when the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist first learn of the new pope.Absolutely beautiful!http://allhands-ondeck.blogspot.com/2013/03/dominican-sisters-celebrate-...
Thanks, Fr. Martin - always good to correct a diocesan priest. OTOH, can think of some communities that would be happy if certain bishops followed Fr. Imbelli's point...e.g. OMI's with Francis George; what about Opus Dei and Gomez?And after all of the hype around Cdl. O'Malley and his Franciscan roots.Does it really matter in the end?
how about Opus Dei bishops/ cardinals??
Obedience is a bit more than following orders. From what I read of Ignatian spirituality (and that of many other religious communities) not to mention discernment, this discipline is about a bit more than a conservative view of following orders without question, no matter how silly.Pope Francis chooses to adhere to an Ignatian tradition, and his brothers allow for the discernment of a greater good. I have no problem with that.Suppose a Jesuit, or some other vowed religious is off on retreat or sleeping in bed, even. Does the person cease being a Jesuit (or whatever) because at that moment they are not being explicitly "obedient" to a superior's orders? The Jesuits have their heads around this, I'm sure. Also sure it's not a big deal for them or their/our Bishop of Rome.
Here's the text of Canon 705, mentioned by Fr. Martin:"Can. 705 A religious raised to the episcopate remains a member of his institute but is subject only to the Roman Pontiff by virtue of the vow of obedience and is not bound by obligations which he himself prudently judges cannot be reconciled with his condition."Canon 706 deals with money matters and Canon 707 deals with liiving in retirement. Cardinal O'Malley signs letters "Cardinal Sen P. O'Malley, OFM Cap" and seems to wear his Franciscan robes about 98% of the time when he is not celebrating Mass or other sacraments.
It seems strange to pretend that a man who becomes bishop is no longer the man who was formed by his religious community. Perhaps that's why Cardinal Francis George still hangs on to the OMI. Probably best to leave it up to the the bishop. http://www.archchicago.org/Blog/blogger.aspx?bloggerid=1
(Aside: Now I remember who Francis looks like: Alec Guinness:-)
I appreciate the comments, both canonical and non-canonical.Of course, the person chosen bishop brings the weight of the formation received when he assumes a new ecclesial role and responsibility -- as do we all.Further, there is nowhere, in either the "America" exchange or in my post, the suggestion that the vow of obedience consists in "a conservative view of following orders without question, no matter how silly." Speaking of "silly!"Rather, the "discernment" of the individual that leads to the free acceptance of the new identity and responsibility that comes with episcopal ordination is at the heart of my concern.Thus let me express the basis of my "preference" expressed in the post. I think that the unity of the presbyterate of a diocese is better signified and served, absent indications of previous more particular attachments. And I repeat that, in my view, this applies universally, whether to members of the Jesuits, the Capuchins, or the Salesians. Have I covered the major players?
But the presbyterate will always know that the bishop has been formed in a particular religious community. What does dropping the suffix achieve? Would it achieve more unity than declaring that the new bishop is now from the local church even though everyone knows he's an outsider?
"What does dropping the suffix achieve?"As a sacramental community, signs matter, even relatively small ones. I think dropping the suffix signifies more clearly: episcopus Ecclesiae Catholicae.Speaking of which, glad to see you up early exercising your own episcopal responsibilities!
As far as I'm concerned F,S.J. replaces B16 in papal shorthand. To paraphrase Grant in a way he may not aqree with, being consecrated a bishop alters the mark on the soul; it doesn't change the soul.
Is there any rule that says these papal ambassadors have to be bishops and Cardinals? Could we have some papal ambassadors that are women? Or does that violate some Church law?
As a sacramental community, signs matter, even relatively small ones. I think dropping the suffix signifies more clearly: episcopus Ecclesiae Catholicae.Then you would prefer that Cardinal O'Malley put away his brown Franciscan habit? I was hoping that if he were elected Pope he would continue wearing it as often as he does now.
John Hayes,fair question; honest answer: "yes."(Reason given @6:55).
Ann Olivier wrote "Aside: Now I remember who Francis looks like: Alec Guinness:-)"That's a thought. Someone else said he looked like Junior Soprano (Dominic Chianese)Alec Guinness was a Catholic:http://www.firstthings.com/article/2007/01/guinness-backstage--11
RobertUnity in diversity?
JH,of course, but the bishop symbolizes the unity.
Msgr. John K. Ryan, the old Dean of CU's School of Philosophy, said that use of an order's initials was just a form of advertising.
Once a Marine, always a Marine.
Confused - why does a religious communities' customs, charisms, spirit, even initials need to be set aside when they answer to a church call to episcopal leadership? But, then, I can't stand bishops who sign their name with D.D. - which means what really?
I disagree. If a bishop is to be required to drop all public affiliation to his religious order, and be absorbed into the secular clergy, it could be argued that this is asserting the superiority of the secular clergy over the religious.
Would anyone say Pope Francis is a former Jesuit? And what if, like Benedict, he retires? Will he become a Jesuit again?
These are grave questions. Summon another council!
No one has mentioned that the new pope has omitted PP after his signature.Maybe he'll go easy on all initials, if he can't have the sj!
Would anyone say Pope Francis is a former Jesuit? And what if, like Benedict, he retires? Will he become a Jesuit again?In Addition to Canon 705 which says"A religious raised to the episcopate remains a member of his institute", Canon 706 says that "A religious Bishop 'emeritus' may choose to reside outside the house of his institute, unless the Apostolic See disposes otherwise."Without Canon 706, a Jesuit bishop would not have any choice other than to move to a Jesuit residence if he retires. Sure sounds as if he is still a Jesuit. Whether he writes SJ after his name may depend on whether he is publishing a book as "Jorge Bergoglio, S.J." or issuing a Motu Proprio as "The Supreme Pontiff, Francis"I wonder how he would sign a letter to his local people in the diocese of Rome. "Jorge Bergoglio S. J., Vescovo di Roma"?
I bet laity would support keeping S.J. and OFM etc. 3 to 1.
I'm reminded of the understanding that a bishop is "wedded" to his diocese. On this point, Richard McBrien has a short article, "The transfer of bishops", at his website: http://richardmcbrien.com.I'm with Professor Imbelli in light of the fact that canon law once prohibited the transfer of bishops. The bishop, religious or secular, becomes a member of a *new* community.
Joseph J.,Indeed -- like John D'Arcy, the bishop emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend who went home to die in the diocese to which he was wed.
Interesting question, but strikes me as a minor point.Dropping the "S.J." makes Pope Francis seem less partisan, assuming there is partisanship of some sort in the Jesuits.Flip side, keeping S.J. is sort of like truth in advertising; it reminds people that he has been affiliated with the Jesuits. For whatever anyone might be able to assume from that affiliation. Which is ... what? Is there a whiff of jesuistry in the S.J. still?
And you guys accuse the Scholastics of splitting hairs!
Not me, Ann, not me!
I bet laity would support keeping S.J. and OFM etc. 3 to 1.
Not sure about that. I had an acquaintance ask me what is a Jesuit? And we actually go to a parish staffed by Jesuits! I was curious how our priest would handle it. And he did not even mention it. Of course these men are older and have been embedded in the native community for decades here. My observation is that after awhile, and as the ministry deepens, these kinds of distinctions fade and the priest becomes more of a servant and minister to the community. The community is more interested in baptisms, marriages, masses, prayer groups and counsel for all of the various troubles that arise.
Whether Pope Francis puts an SJ after his name is immaterial. He is a Jesuit and will always be a Jesuit. He has not formally lived in the Society since his ordination to the episcopacy, but he never ceased being a Jesuit. Formed by the Spiritual Exercises, he cannot jettison that part of his deeper identity. As a former Jesuit, I have not given up that part of my identity. Even though i left the Society 15 years ago, I still pray as a Jesuit, think as a Jesuit, love as a Jesuit, teach as a Jesuit, and discern as Jesuit. I no longer write SJ after my name, but it is still imprinted on my soul. I would not want it to be any other way. And neither would my wife and son. Each of them is formed in Ignatian spirituality; we are a jesuit family. That, I believe is the power of Ignatian spirituality. It never leaves you, and it always grow as you do.
"I still pray as a Jesuit, think as a Jesuit, love as a Jesuit, teach as a Jesuit, and discern as Jesuit."How is that different from praying, thinking, loving, teaching, and discerning as a Catholic?
I wonder how Francis' interest in the CL movement impacts his Jesuit spirituality.
Jean,you anticipated my question ... and my concern.
Jean RaberIt is something to be experienced rather than explained. I invite you to make the Spiritual Exercises to find out.
It is praying, thinking, loving, teaching and discerning as a Catholic, as are many other ways of thinking, loving teaching and discerning. Some laypeople will do it one way, some another. Some priests will do it as members of a diocese, as associates of a bishop. Others will do it as they learned in their religious institute. Some sisters will do it like their brothers in the same institute, though not as Jesuits.But all of them, in their different ways, think, love, teach and discern as Catholics.
"Thus let me express the basis of my preference expressed in the post. I think that the unity of the presbyterate of a diocese is better signified and served, absent indications of previous more particular attachments."Fr. Imbelli, and others who would know: I'm told that the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday is the liturgical sign par excellence of the unity of the presbyterate of a diocese with its bishop. Do the religious order priests of a diocese also attend that mass - perhaps those in religious orders who staff a parish? (I recall, a number of years ago, reading that one of the Latin Mass religious orders - it may have been the Institute of Christ the King - objected to attending the Chrism Mass because it is always celebrated using the Missal of Paul VI, but that they were overruled for reason of the sign of unity that the Chrism Mass represents.) If I am thinking about this right, then the unity between priests and bishops of a diocese seems "wide" enough to include within its embrasure at least those religious-order priests who are also serving the diocese. And it seems to me that this sign of unity that is able to overcome the lines of demarcation between diocesan and religious order priests, may help us think about a bishop who is also a member of a religious order; a bishop like Cardinal O'Malley or Archbishop Gomez might be able to both serve the diocese and maintain his religious order identity, without compromising the unity of each. Just a thought.
"How is that different from praying, thinking, loving, teaching, and discerning as a Catholic?"Alan can answer this better than I, but I'd like to jump in here to speak as someone who believes that Jesuit spirituality is a great gift to the Church, and has been a vibrant part of my own experience of Catholicism.I think what we are talking about here is the reality of a spiritual tradition: it has an enduring strength when it has shaped how one prays. Without pretending to go into detail here or to speak as an authority, I think it's generally agreed that there are some distinctive aspects of the Spiritual Exercises as a discipline -- prayer using the senses (imagining one's self in the stories of Scripture), Ignatian methods of discernment, the idea of "finding God in all things," the "first principle and foundation" and more. The exercises are about gaining the freedom necessary to follow Christ's call. There's a very profound grounding in vocation and mission here, which is disciplined yet flexible enough to allow someone to go and do things that haven't been done before, like, say, evangelize China. Is this "different" from being a Catholic? It's not something "apart" from being Catholic. It's very Catholic. But it's a distinctive tradition, a spirituality, a rich reservoir of tools and experiences and mentoring for being Catholic, just as a Benedictine spirituality or a Franciscan spirituality can be part of the fabric of being Catholic. Benedictines or Franciscans aren't "different" from Catholics, they are part of Catholicism.Because there's a way of doing the Exercises that is adapted to the lives of lay people (called the nineteenth annotation), there is also a growing number of people who although not Jesuits are grateful to have experienced the Exercises and shared in Jesuit spirituality.Bob, why would this concern you?
Rita FerroneThank you. I could not ave said it better.
When a man and woman marry, is not the woman taking the man's last name a sign? Indeed, isn't that why some women do not?
Mark ProskaA sign of what? Be careful how you answer.
Ah, those letters S.J. How about this, from the recently published Robert McAfee Brown: Spiritual & Prophetic Writings: In 1964, the University of San Francisco was going to give Brown an honorary doctorate.
The question came up: what degree would a Catholic university find fitting to give to a Protestant? As Bob had written, at that time it seemed that a "doctorate in theology" would have been out of the question. USF asked which degree he would prefer. Knowing it was really USF's choice, Bob quipped that perhaps, as one of the " separated brethren," and taking into account his journalistic writings [when he was an observer at] the Vatican Council, he could be given a degree titled "Separated Journalist," so that he could call himself "Robert McAfee Brown, S.J."
As Bob had written, at that time it seemed that a doctorate in theology would have been out of the question.Later, Santa Clara University gave him an STD. Things had quieted down by then.
Alan C. MitchellIf it did not signify something, why do women do it?
Jim P. @ 9:55,I agree with most of what you say. Certainly unity in diversity is what Catholic communion should be. Moreover, the bishops you mention can certainly serve the unity of the presbyterate and the Church, whatever their formational background. The "preference" which I expressed is that their unique charism and responsibility of representing unity might be better signified by leaving behind the outward signs of their previous, more particular, affiliation and commitment -- a "kenosis" if you will in the service of their new ministry.However, my consideration is not an apodictic argument, but one of "fittingness" ("ex convenientia" as Aquinas would say). So, if others are not persuaded by it, "pace e bene" and blessed Palm Sunday!
"... there are some distinctive aspects of the Spiritual Exercises as a discipline prayer using the senses (imagining ones self in the stories of Scripture), Ignatian methods of discernment, the idea of 'finding God in all things,' the 'first principle and foundation' and more. The exercises are about gaining the freedom necessary to follow Christs call."Don't we need more people like this in the Church? Couldn't discussion of the Jesuit tradition spark interest in flagging Catholics? (Thank you, Rita, for answering my question seriously and not blowing me off with "try it yourself.")
"Dont we need more people like this in the Church? Couldnt discussion of the Jesuit tradition spark interest in flagging Catholics?"Jean -- from your lips to God's ears! This would be a wonderful outcome indeed.
Maybe we should ask the Pope how he would like to sign his own name.
A possible scenario for 2020...Pope Francis shocked the world today when he announced his retirement at age 83 saying that he simply did not have the physical and psychological energies required for the duties of the pope. As Pope Benedict XVI, surprising strong after his abdicatiion eight years ago and -although feeble- generally regarded as mentally competent, continues to live in his aparetment with round the clock nursing care, where Pope Francis will reside and what his relationship will be with the to be elected and past Pope is unknown in this unprecedented situation of soon to be three Popes... The story lines are immense, but this is not completly implausible....
A blessed trinity of Popes?
Sorry to enter this conversation so late in the game. I may have missed it, but I don't recall anyone actually referencing the Jesuit vow "formula" in this thread, and I think that from a purely pastoral standpoint, it is instructive for this conversation. The perpetual vows of a Jesuit include the following words, among the most beautiful in the english language: "I vow to your divine Majesty, before the most holy Virgin Mary and the entire heavenly court, perpetual chastity, poverty, and obedience in the Society of Jesus. I promise that I will enter this same Society to spend my life in it forever. I understand all these things according to the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus. Therefore, by your boundless goodness and mercy, and through the blood of Jesus Christ, I humbly ask that you judge this total commitment of myself acceptable. And as you have freely given me the desire to make this offering, so also may you give me the abundant grace to fulfill it."I addition to their beauty, they are also binding. When I myself was discerning a vocation to the Jesuits, I re-read those vows to myself hundreds of times, and was never confident that I could live up to them - particularly their permanent nature. To say to a man who has lived up to these vows that he should no longer be bound by them because he has been called to the episcopacy seems to me that it could be such a huge blow to that individual - and the religious congregation to which he belongs - that he should certainly not accept his canonical election as a bishop (even the Bishop of Rome). Since I do not believe this is the best alternative, I firmly believe that all bishops in religious orders should maintain their status in their religious communities. In fact, this should make it even easier to see the complementary nature between the secular and religious clergy, and between the episcopacy and the presbyterate. Thanks for calling our attention to this very interesting matter, Father Imbelli.
" I firmly believe that all bishops in religious orders should maintain their status in their religious communities."To put into words the obvious objection, or at least complication, though: religious orders have their own hierarchies, and when a religious-order priest is made diocesan bishop, I don't believe that elevates his formal status within the order. The possibility for conflict seems pretty clear. Can a bishop who is a religious-order priest, rule a pastor of a parish in his diocese, when the pastor also happens to be his religious-order provincial superior? I don't know if such a situation ever occurred in real life, but it doesn't seem beyond the bounds of possibility. Perhaps the various duties and responsibilities can be untangled and separated in such a way that in matter A, the bishop as diocesan ordinary prevails, but in matter B, the provincial superior prevails.
Can a bishop who is a religious-order priest, rule a pastor of a parish in his diocese, when the pastor also happens to be his religious-order provincial superior? Canon 705 says that the bishop's vow of obedience now runs to the Pope rather than his religious-order superior."Can. 705 A religious who is raised to the episcopate remains a member of his institute, but is subject only to the Roman Pontiff by his vow of obedience. He is not bound by obligations which he prudently judges are not compatible with his condition."
As an only one year subscriber to Commonweal, I am still in the process of getting to know the various contributors and readers. I was surprised and pleased to read the comment by the esteemed Fr James Martin SJ. My own introduction to Catholicism came when I worked two summers as an orderly (nurses aid) in two different Catholic hospitals, run by Sisters of Mercy and Charity, respectively. The former, particularly, took a personal interest in me and treated me with great kindness, as well as providing attentive and tender hands on care to our patients. There is some genuine bonding which goes on when caregivers team up to care for, clean, and change the sheets of patients who are desperately ill, unconscious, and/or dying. I say the above, because Fr. Martin has become a genuine hero of mine, regarding his advocacy of on behalf of the LCWR. Perhaps the most vocal counterweight to Fr. Martin's positions regarding the LCWR have been those of Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, e.g.http://wdtprs.com/blog/2013/03/liberals-will-soon-turn-on-pope-francis/I'm currently a convert working my way through the adult confirmation process. I have to say that I am appalled by the snarky, derisive, Rush Limbaugh-style tone of Fr. Zuhldorf's writings. Tone deaf to the parable of the shepherd and the sheep, Fr. Zuhldorf can't even allow Catholics to experience a moment of shared unity in celebrating the possibilities of a thus-far promising new papacy.In contrast, I was heartened by the gracious tone of Bishop Dolan:Dolan said: "I think the greatest thing he's going to bring is to say to everybody `Be not afraid. We're friends. We're on this journey together. We can speak openly to one another. We both have things to learn. We both have changes we need to make and let's serve one another best by being trusting and charitable yet honest to one another."'http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/03/21/jesuit-pope-devoted-to-poor-brings-... have no interest whatsoever in whether or not Pope Francis retains the initials of his particular religious order. That's not at all important. What is important is solving the administrative challenges, dealing with the cancer of abuse and cover ups, and unifying the worldwide Church, guided by the principles of the Pope's namesake. If he does that, then that will be vastly more important than eliminating all vestiges of deviation from orthodoxy, which seems to be Fr. Z's main concern.- Larry Weisenthal/Huntington Beach CA
Like a cop, once a Jesuit always a Jesuit. Once your instilled with Jesuit spirituality, hard as you or others try you aint getting rid of it, Pope Francis SJ will always be a Jesuit in mind, body and spirit. Want something done, hard or easy call on a Jesuit.
I'm still curious about Francis' CL connection and how that interacts with being Jesuit ..."Over the years, Bergoglio became close to the Comunione e Liberazione movement founded by Italian Fr. Luigi Giussani, sometimes speaking at its massive annual gathering in Rimini, Italy. He's also presented Giussani's books at literary fairs in Argentina. This occasionally generated consternation within the Jesuits, since the ciellini once upon a time were seen as the main opposition to Bergoglio's fellow Jesuit in Milan, Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini." - John Allen ... http://ncronline.org/node/46476And this about CL from Allen in 2005 - http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/word082605.htm
Crystal --Thanks for the Allen article. Hmm. CL is starting to look quite dark indeed. Matthew Fox wrote somewhere that it is a fascist organization, but he sometimes exaggerates badly. I wonder where the truth lies.At any rate, it seems that CL is more interested in social issues, viz., the poor, and than in the personal moral issues that have split the Church in recent years. I just hope it is Frances' love of the poor that attracts him to them and not their apparent psychological intransigence. They strike me as thoroughly fundamentalist. They could be both, of course.What makes me wonder about it most is its supposedly amorphous structure (a contradiction in terms if ever there was one). You cannot belong to it officially because it has no official structure, apparently, yet within it there are thoroughly organized groups, e.g., orders of priests and of celibate lay people. Is there some informal structure behind all of this? If so, why be secretive about it?
Ann: you might appreciate the very limited structure of the Community of Sant'Egidio. I have visited them twice and each time the spokesperson emphasized that they welcome all participants but it is essentially a lay organization. The Vatican has officially recognized the Community of Sant'Egidio as a public lay association.Clergy are welcome to participate but any leadership role they might play within the community is subject to election (as applies to anyone) and there is not automatic deference to the thoughts or ideas of the clergy.How that works is a bit unclear to me because I was told that membership is voluntary: show up and work at will. The person with whom I spoke indicated that there is no such thing as an official membership list. It is not secretive as much as that it appears to be loosely structured.BTW, Sant'Egidio exists in the US albeit in small, fledgling mostly prayer groups, in Boston, Manchester, NH, 4 locations in Minnesota, New York, South Bend and Washington, DC.
Actually, it is work and pray communally at will.
Ann,I know someone who belongs to CL - he gave me this link for those who want to know more ... http://us.clonline.org/default.asp?id=743/home.cfmI think its roots are in anti-Marxism, which may also attract Francis, but I'm not sure about the modern movement. I do wonder how one combines Ignatian spirituality and CL spirituality.
Jim, Thanks. From what I've read the Sant'Egidio movement is more oriented to hands-on help for the poor, while CL is oriented more towards political action. The latter even has a strong sub-group in one of the big Italian political parties. Somehow my American soul is suspicious of that sort of action. A political party without a leader is an invitation to a demagogue to take over. I dunno.Crystal, Thanks to you too. I don't know much about either kind of spirituality. To tell the whole truth, the Jesuits have always sort of turned me off too. They do some great work, but they tend to be know-it-alls. (OK, so that sort of generalization is really obnoxious, but there's some truth in it. Let's just say that a noticeable number of Jesuits are inclined to be a tad too self-confident.)
Ann,Heh :) Actually Jesuit spirituality is the kind I practice so I have a bit of knowledge about it and I've come to know a few Jesuits, but I don't really know anything about CL.


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The Dice Shop are selling these: 25 x Standard Perspex Dice Cubes. I expect that some of the other specialist Dice Shops sell them too.
In addition to your normal game stores there is a brick & mortar store called the "Container Store" where I saw several differe nt sizes of them. (They weren't referred to as dice containers)
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For this week's #MasterofCocktails we're having a go at a modern classic. An Espresso Martini. Now before we begin, we're going to start by getting a few silly preconceptions out of the way...
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The thing about coffee liqueur is that it's made of coffee, and alcohol. We're using incredibly fresh coffee for this, which means you're going to get more than enough coffee punch, and won't have to sacrifice any flavour (as larger, more complex flavour molecules tend to degrade over time). We're also using dry ice today. As detailed last week, you can get this by ordering from online stores that ship frozen.
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Israel's Border Tensions Rise
TEL AVIV—Israel faced widening conflicts on two fronts on Sunday, prompting its military to fire into Syria for the first time in decades and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to threaten an escalation with Hamas weeks before a national vote in the Jewish state.
The latest cross-border flare up with Gaza left six Palestinians dead, four Israeli soldiers wounded and schools closed in southern Israel.
The rising chaos on Israel's borders raised fears the relative stability that has prevailed there in the last four years could unravel into a broad clash in the runup to a Jan. 22 election.
The prime minister will seek to strike a balance between a forceful response while averting a major offensive, which carries risks of casualties and rockets raining down on central Israel, analysts said.
"The world needs to understand that Israel will not sit idly by in the face of attempts to attack us," Mr. Netanyahu said during public remarks at his weekly cabinet meeting, in response to the Gaza violence. "We are prepared to intensify the response.''
Tensions also escalated on Israel's northern front, as the military said it launched a missile into Syria for the first time since the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, in response to a mortar shell that hit an army outpost in the Golan Heights. Israel, which has sought to avoid being sucked into the Syrian conflict, said it was intended as a warning shot.
Fighting from Syria's civil war has increasingly spilled into the Israel-held Golan, as errant bullet fire damaged army vehicles, mortars have approached Israeli settlements and Syrian tanks have entered the United Nations-patrolled demilitarized zone.
Israel has lodged several complaints to the U.N. in recent weeks, accusing Syria of violating its four-decade old cease fire.
Analysts said Syria's shelling has so far been seen as accidental, but Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Israel could no longer tolerate it without retaliation. "Additional shelling into Israel from Syria will elicit a tougher response; exacting a higher price from Syria,'' Mr. Barak said.
This weekend's Gaza skirmish is the second time in less than a month that Israel and Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules the Palestinian territory, have flirted with a broader fight.
On Saturday, militants from the Hamas affiliated Popular Resistance Committees fired an antitank rocket that hit an Israeli patrol jeep that Israel said left at least one soldier critically wounded. Within hours, Israel responded with an air attack on a Gaza City suburb that Hamas said killed several civilians and wounded dozens.
"The Israeli escalation and targeting of civilians is a dangerous thing," said Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum, in response to Israel's attack, which killed civilians. "We cannot keep quiet.''
On Sunday, Gaza militias launched some 85 mortars and rockets into southern Israel, said the Israeli army. The escalation evoked the rise in violence in December 2008 that sparked an Israeli army ground offensive into Gaza that left more than 1,000 Palestinians and a handful of Israelis dead on the eve of Israeli parliamentary elections the following year.
A broader fight risks eroding Mr. Netanyahu's public standing as he embarks on a re-election campaign based on the idea that he has maintained stability and security for Israelis amid regional turmoil.
The prime minister "is afraid that he will be perceived as a weak leader by his constituency,'' said Shlomo Brom, a former brigadier general who is a fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies. At the same time, "starting a big operation in Gaza is too big a gamble. It can become a drawn-out campaign, and missiles might fall on Israeli cities ... it's a question of how the public will perceive these costs.''


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I can use ulimit but I think that only affects my shell session. I want the limit increased for all processes. This is on Red Hat.
Justin's answer tells you how to raise the number of open files available total to the whole system. But I think you're asking how to raise the per-user limit, globally. The answer to that is to add the following lines to
(Where the * means all users.)
There's some summary documentation in that file itself and in
And, I have to admit, I have no idea where that 1024 default comes from. And believe me, I looked. I even tried without the pam_limits module configured, and it's still there. It must be hard-coded in somewhere, but I'm not exactly sure where.
According to the article Linux Increase The Maximum Number Of Open Files / File Descriptors (FD), you can increase the open files limit by adding an entry to
Append a config directive as follows:
Then save and close the file. Users need to log out and log back in again to changes take effect or they can just type the following command:
You can also verify your settings with the command:
Increase max number of ulimit open file in Linux
1)Step : open the sysctl.conf and add this line fs.file-max = 65536
vi /etc/sysctl.conf add end of line fs.file-max = 65536
save and exit.
2)Step : vi /etc/security/limits.conf and add below the mentioned
* soft nproc 65535
* hard nproc 65535
* soft nofile 65535
* hard nofile 65535
save and exit check max open file ulimit
[root@localhost# ulimit -a
open files (-n) 65535