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The vigil ends badly.
On Sunday, about twenty parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Angels began their vigil to protest the decision of the Archdiocese of New York to close the parish. (Read the New York Times story here.) The Times reports on its conclusion:
Six women were led away in handcuffs from an East Harlem church bythe police last night, hours after protesting parishioners declaredthat they would not leave until the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of NewYork dropped plans to close it.
The six women, allparishioners, were given summons for trespassing, the police said. Theywere part of a group that had grown to almost 40 last night to opposethe planned closing of Our Lady Queen of Angels, on East 113th Streetbetween Second and Third Avenues.
An e-mail from an eyewitness fills out the story in more detail. Read it all:
I am sorry to report that the vigil at Our Lady Queen of Angels was stopped last night shortly after 11PM. We are still piecing together the complete chain of events, but as an eyewitness I can attest to the following:
A press conference was held outside the church at 2PM, during which the locks on the church lavatory were surreptitiously changed. Several large men unknown to the parishioners appeared in the church around 7PM. These men turned out to be hired by the Archdiocese as security agents. The parishioners called the police because they did not know who these unknown men were.
All the doors of the church were locked by the security agents, and anyone trying to enter the church whenever the side door was opened was forcibly shoved back out into the street, including me. Police outside stood by while this occurred.
Priests from the Archdiocese entered the church at approx. 9PM and addressed the crowd of about 30 parishioners, including men, women and children, asking everyone to leave. The priests then retreated to the sacristy, and did not appear again. At approx. 9:30PM, Carmen Villegas, chairperson of Our Lady Queen of Angels, managed to open one outside door. Several supporters rushed in, along with many members of the media and camera crews.
The camera crews were physically forced to leave the church shortly thereafter by the security agents. There was scuffling in the aisles, and some of the news crews were nearly shoved to the floor. (I am still trying to determine whether all this took place in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.)
A police lieutenant and two other officers entered the church, and began to talk with a City Councilwoman who had entered the church when the doors were opened at 9:30PM, and then with the priests sequestered in the sacristy. In the church, the parishioners continued to pray the rosary and sing hymns.
Soon the police captain from the precinct joined the group. For the next 90 minutes, the police shuttled back and forth between the parishioners in the pews, and the priests in the sacristy. Negotiations went back and forth. The lawyer for the parishioners arrived on the scene, but was refused access to the church. At the end of this process, the police said that all parishioners had to vacate the church by 11:30PM, or everyone would be arrested.
Carmen Villegas and the other leaders of the parishioners considered all the available options, but it was clear that the police were going to back the claim by the Archdiocese that it was the owner of the property, that the parishioners were trespassing on church property, and that the parishioners would have to leave for face arrest for illegal trespassing. So the decision became: How do we best conclude this protest?
The decision was made to have six parishioners agree to be arrested and taken out of the church in hand-cuffs, so that all the media outside could see what was being done. All other protesters were to leave the church first.
When we left the church at approx. 11:15PM, the scene outside was surreal, camera crews and trucks everywhere. Some 15 minutes later, the six hand-cuffed parishioners were led single file down the driveway of the church, as a crowd of perhaps 100 supporters chanted Save our church. The media rushed forward as they were being loaded into a police van in front of the church, and the arrested parishioners managed to shout brief comments to the press. Some of the children of the arrested parishioners were crying as their mothers were loaded into the vans. The parishioners were taken to the precinct on 102nd Street, where they were booked and then released.
These are the facts as best I can recall them.
In the end, the Archdiocese asserted, and the police backed, a claim to be the owner of real estate, and refused to acknowledge the rights of the parishioners to conduct a peaceful prayer vigil in their own church. The Archdiocese resorted to intimidation, threats of force, and invitations to police to enter the sanctuary of the church in order to suppress the vigil through threat of arrest.
I am trying to understand the true implications of these events. It is always about faith, but had I not seen these events with my own eyes, I never would have believed this could happen inside a Catholic church.
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DOn't forget, Grant, this is property held in trust by the archdiocese for the benefit of the parishoners, or at least that is what the archidocese will argue if it ever declares bankruptcy in order to try to keep the property from being seized by creditors.
This is certain, I am sure, to provoke some angry responses but I think it is something that needs to be said. I am not saying that the various dioceses have not made mistakes in handling closings and other downsizing measures, but I think far more blame should rest on the heads of the parishioners than they a willing to accept.Living in Boston, where the whole church closing issue has taken on a life of its own, we weekly hear wronged parishioners I will use the word whine about their parish closing. Its always about their memories I was married here, my child was baptized here etc. First, this cloying attachment to a building ought to give them pause. It borders in some cases on idolatry. More importantly, we all need to look at what is happening and start asking some tough questions.How many of our own children are no longer in the Church?What have we done to catechize and evangelize families and friends?What have we done to encourage vocations?Its easy to complain about nasty bishops and priests and who owns what, but the bottom line is that if these groups had put as much effort in evangelization even in their immediate families as they are in sit-ins and law suits, we might not be in this situation.
It's worth noting, as the Daily News story does, that there are three other parishes within walking distance of this church.
The closing of schools and parishes can be laid directly at the feet of parishioners who are no longer procreating and no longer practising their faith, also, at the of the catechetical establishment for utterly destroying the faith of the last few generations.....just another vestige of Church "progressives."
Austin:I do not totally disregard your comment, but the closings of many parishes can be greatly attributed to:the decline in specifically ethnic urban parishes, especially due the suburban migration carried out by all ethnicities that has occurred since the end of World War II. Plus, parish costs are up. Priests get paid decently now. Church staffers receive health insurance as they deserve.Both greater evangelization and an increase in vocations could change things, but it is simply expensive to operate multiple parishes within a short distance from each other.
I thought we had just discussed civility in discourse (re the Edward's bloggers and WD) and Austin takes a terribly oversimplified shot at a problem.I;m told the parish reorganization in New York was, in general, better handles than in Boston and that the Diocse had learned vfrom its heavy-handed padlocking of St. Thomas the apostle in harlem a while back.Apparently not. The issue here is first not one of right but of doing the right thing - using thuggery, if the report is beleivable, is hardly the way of Jesus to get things done.Beyond that, there is also the question of do parishes need to have a priest there regularly? In large metropolitan areas where I think older folks( at least) still identify themselves by which parish(as opposed to neighborhod they came from_), is there a need for more sensitivity in approaching these matters -especially if they occur in poor neighborhooods about to be gentrified?
Any issue that mixes emotion with economics is a tough one, especially when faith is added to the equation, but I'm sure we can all agree that the closing of a parish is lamentable, not only because the sanctuary light indicating the presence of divinity will be extinguished, but also because a potent symbol of Christianity will disappear from a neighborhood. Even many of the non-Catholics in my old neighborhood missed the stilling of the Angelus chimes when our parish church was closed, not because of the call to prayer that the chimes were for parishioners, but because of the passing of a timegiver that made them pause and take note of the day. While God is omnipresent even in the absence of a building clearly demarcated as a parish church, it remains a very sad event when such a symbol of our faith is visible no more.
This is a tough one. Should the Cardinal have gone to speak with the parishioners? I don't know. But the reality is parishes have to close. TBefore the configuration, the borough of Manhattan had more than 100 parishes. The population of practicing Catholics is just not there to support this many congregations (and buildings). Tears and anger were to be expected. I would anticipate more of it to come.
A sad incident within the sadder reality of parish closings. But sad events can also be exploited for other agendas. Today's Boston Globe reports:"John Moynihan, spokesman for Voice of the Faithful, said his organization has been heavily involved in organizing New York parishes, since a long list of proposed closings was announced there last spring."Our affiliate in New York called all the parishes on the preliminary list," Moynihan said. "We told them that if they would like to protest, we have some experience with this."He said that Voice of the Faithful worked particularly closely with the two churches where parishioners launched vigils and were thwarted last weekend, helping them make practical preparations for what were expected to be long occupations.Borre said the Council of Parishes, Voice of the Faithful, and several organizations that seek to reform the Catholic Church from within are discussing how they can cooperate to help local parishes resist closure orders from the church hierarchy. Some of them plan to hold a public event outside the now-closed Our Lady Queen of Angels on Feb. 25."
What is the other agenda?
"Should the Cardinal have gone to speak with the parishioners?"Of course not! Austin, who seems to be all-knowing, tells us why it would be a waste of the Most High Exalted Prince Cardina's precious and Royal Timel: " (they) no longer procreating and no longer practising their faith."The new matra of the 21st century must be to "pray, pay, obey and s**ew"?
I guess i'd still like to hear more on closing poor parishes in the inner city, where they provide much needed social glue but may not have balanced budgets.
While it's certainly sad when a parish closes, the parishioners must realize that they are part of a larger church. Yes, it's no doubt painful to lose a building with so many memories, but to make the venerable old building equivalent to the living Church certainly runs the risk of idolatry.At the same time, it is incumbent on diocesan officials not to merely hide behind the secular law and send in police. Some dioceses have handled parish closings with great sensitivity, allowing for a period of grieving with special liturgies and prayer services that allow for sharing of memories, much as one might do at a funeral vigil. At such events they have also included the pastor and parishioners of the new parish the old one has been consolidated into, to talk to the people, welcome them to their communities, and to tell them about the community they will soon become a part of. At some parishes absorbing the closed parish, there have been welcoming activities and acknowledgements designed to smooth the painful transition.For a few dozen elderly people to insist that the archdiocese pay to maintain their church building and staff it with clergy and laity at the expense of larger parishes where there is another church down the street does, to me, appear somewhat selfish. It makes me wonder what their concept of Church is -- their building, their pastor and the pope? I have yet to hear of any growing, vibrant parish that's been closed by any diocese -- only those where pastors have allowed parishes to become inwardly-focused social clubs. "To those who have much, more will be given, and to those who have little, even what they have will be taken away."
The contrary to that is that there are sparsely attended parishes that remain open because they support themselves and are still able to send money into the chancery. They really should be closed.Austin Rose should know that closing of churches is mainly due to shifting populations. It has nothing to due with cathechetics. Nice piling on, though. In Hopewell Junction, New York, for example, in the Northern part of the Arch-diocese they are building new churches which are filled. The main reason is they are solid financially but the evangelization still leaves a lot to be desired. In Bronxville, New York the evangelization is just as tepid while the coffers are good. There are a few more Knights of Malta, however.
If a sparsely attended parish supports itself I don't see why it should close, especially if parish members contribute to the church's mission in their neighborhood. Part of the problem of being an institutional church is having an operational model superimposed on every single unit. Smaller churches can exhibit more spiritual life than larger ones, and a small community can often be much better directed towards accomplishing worthy goals. I am convinced that there is probably some "golden number" of church members that is large enough to keep the church afloat but small enough so that individual members don't suffer from the anomie that is clearly present in many larger parishes. As to the current controversy, it's perfectly understandable that parish members don't want to change. No one does. The solution is to make the transition as painless as it can be, and I doubt arresting parish members will accomplish that. I also recall that many members of some of these parishes are convinced that they are being closed because of the value of their property holdings. Whether true or not, once that kind of notion becomes prevalent, there's so little trust between the opposing parties that it's probably impossible to resolve differences amicably.
Barbara, I don't object to a parish which is small staying open as long as there is a viable community there. What I am referring to are those parishes which have no such community but have certain fund raisers that enable them to stay open.
So the archdiocese asserted its claim of ownership of the parish property.And Jesus sent forth his disciples to spread the Good News and to stay in people's HOMES.Two thousand years ago, the disciples were guests. Today, their successors own the real estate.How far we have come, and how much relationships have changed!Sad.
I also wanted to comment on the concept of being devoted to a building. This is uncharitable, more likely unthinking. Think of your own house or the house you grew up in, how you would have felt if you had been forced to move. It's not that the building was more important than your family, it's that it is the most tangible expression of the history of shared affection and memories that took place within its walls, and in the case of a church, there is a well-founded fear that the history will not live on, let alone thrive, in a new location. Surely this is a reason for compassion for the mostly elderly parishioners who do not have a world of time in which to create something new.
To give an idea of the relevant geography involved here are Google directions from Our Lady Queen of Angels to one nearby church:From: Our Lady Queen of Angels226 E 113th StNew York, NY 10029 To: St. Ann 312 E 110th StNew York, NY 10029 1. Head southeast on E 113th St toward 2nd Ave 289 ft 2. Turn right at 2nd Ave 0.1 mi 1 min 3. Turn left at E 110th St 118 ft 1 min If one doesn't like St. Ann's, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is about the same distance in the other direction at 448 East 116th St. These are very short Manhattan blocks.
After saying, above, that parish closings were "sad events," Robert Imbelli added, "but sad events can also be exploited for other agendas." Its not clear what he meant by that. Grant Gallicho asked him, in the following post, "what is the other agenda?" That's a fair question. Id add another: where is the exploiting here? I hope Fr. Imbelli will reply to both questions.For those who want to see the Boston Globe story he referred to, its at http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/02/14/hub_groups_resist_c...
I am the eye-witness who gave the first account of these events, and I reach out to all who responded. Understand that this is not about bricks but about people, not about the next available fast-food outlet for faith, but about people who have prayed together, cried together and stayed together for not just years, but decades. Of course they are attached to the building. Who is not? But they are more attached to one another. And with one another, they decided, hope against hope, to fight to see if their faith family could survive. They first came to us in the spring of 2006, telling us that they were on the list, telling us that they were slated to close. We listened, and we were mightily impressed. They told us that they went through their neighborhood knocking on doors, and iinviting people to come to their church. Talk about evangelization! They appealed, presenting a financial plan that was refused. And when the final list came out, they were heartbroken. No question, there are churches within walking distance. But they did not want to see their faith family die. And so they appealed for help. Voice of the Faithful responded. In any human endeavor, multiple agendas may be at play. But our agenda was to support faith families that wanted to live on. We did not oppose all the closings. We agree with all those who say that the time does come for everyone to move on. But in East Harlem, we found a faith family that was strong, vibrant , and eager to carry on. Surrounded by Pentecostal churches in every direction, they felt they had a job to do. And they decided on their own to undertake a peaceful prayer vigil, in the hope that the Archdiocese would at the very least respect the fact that you should not kill off a faith community without being absolutely sure there is no viable alternative. What they got in response were anonymous security agents who may or may not have been armed. What they got for sure was an invasion of police on the night of Monday, Feb. 12. The police did the very best they could, and they are to be commended. They tried to negotiate between those of us praying on our knees in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, and the representatives of the Archdiocese cowering in the sacristy, too afraid to come back out after their initial order to leave the premises to dialogue with the parishioners. Even New York landlords give their tenants one day in court. The people of Our Lady Queen of Angels did not even ask for that... they simply asked for an opportunity to talk, and perhaps to suggest that of all the decisions published in the archdiocesan newspaper on Jan. 19, this one decision might be revisited. Because one should be absolutely certain before one destroys a faith family. One should feel there is no other alternative.
Being from another area where churches are many and close together, I've also experienced the closing and consolidation of parishes. It is sad. It's sad because the impression is that the first parishes to close are in the poorer neighborhoods where the presence of a Catholic community could do a lot of good. Meanwhile, the wealthier suburban parishes are growing and our demographics become more homogenous.The issues of how best to maintain and grow a diverse Catholic population and how best to support the ecnomically disadvantaged areas are ones that definitely need more public discourse.Having said that, when the time comes to leave the building, leave the building. Ignoring the directive to leave and remaining to kneel in the church is not an invitation to talk and discuss a compromise. Such action issues a challenge and while I can think of a hundred better ways the diocese could have responded, let's also recognize that the parishioners who stayed in protest did so because they wanted things to go their way. The fact that the situation escalated to this level is a failure on both sides.Mr. Piderit, your faith community has not been "killed" unless everyone you know has decided to stop speaking to each other now that the building is closed. Take your faith family down the street to the other parish and help them build it into a community that can support itself so this doesn't have to happen again. Gather in one another's homes and continue to pray together. Find a space to hold a regular Communion service (which doesn't require a priest) and attend Mass together at the other church.You will all survive and if you concentrate on the connection that exists between each other in spite of the building you're in, you'll not only survive, you'll flourish.
Apparently, folks are not ready to move on yet.Not only are the heavy handed actions of the NY Archdiocese in closing the church detailed by Francis Pederit(above) in the new VOTF bulletin (on line today), there is the question about the whole process raised again - viz. were all parts of the family of God involved in the decision making? And what were the criteria?The issue will continue for some time now I suspect and the discussion might be helpful actually.


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"The quest for freedom, justice, peace and human dignity"
Last week, Mary Ann Glendon officially took up her new post when she presented Pope Benedict XVI with her credentials as "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Holy See." In her address toHis Holiness, she mentioned the importance of "ongoing conversation -- a dialogue -- based on mutual respect, understanding and trust" and she spoke of the efforts that the United States is making to encourage interfaithcommunication.Glendonalso mentioned that 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of "two important international documents that were the fruits of collaboration among persons of many different faiths and cultures -- the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide." She continued saying, "It is my heartfelt desire that we will work together to commemorate the anniversary of both the Declaration of Human Rights and the Genocide Convention in a fitting manner." I think thatwould be great and I hope that this commemoration becomes something people are aware of.To read her entire address, go here.In my opinion, this is a tough time to be the United States Ambassador to the Vatican, but Ibet Mary Ann Glendon will do pretty well in her new position.
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I don't know if I will ever get used to the Vatican's diplomatic standing. I wonder if any theologian in modern times has ever done a paper on the significance of those 109 acres and its government. "The Holy See's diplomatic history began in the fourth century, but the boundaries of the papacy's temporal power have shifted over the centuries. From the 8th century through the middle of the 19th century, the Popes held sway over the Papal States, which included a broad band of territory across central Italy. In 1860, after prolonged civil and regional unrest, Victor Emmanuel's army seized the Papal States, leaving only Rome and surrounding coastal regions under papal control." (From the State Department website)If you google "the theology of the Holy See", you will find listed number 1 Joseph Ratzinger's 1984 document on Liberation Theology issued by the CDF. The document is quite concerned about the proletariat of Marx becoming confused with the poor of the gospel. The document also shows, in my opinion, a terrible theology of the church, held by the CDF and the present bishop of Rome. The church as people is quite subservient to the church as hierarchy. It is certainly worth going through to understand the thinking ot BXVI. No worry. There is no chance that anyone residing in those 109 acres is in any danger of starving and for being mistaken for the poor and the downtrodden. Yet the Magnificat is preached up and down the place. I would say that it is easier to be the US envoy to the Vatican than it is easier to understand that fourth century creation.
But Bill, aren't you excited about the fact that there is a woman in a powerful position of leadership in the church? I mean that's pretty cool.
Take a look at Msgr. Harry Byrne's latest post at Archangel on the forthcoming visit of BXVI to the Big Apple, See the high estem in which the laity and even lower clergy are held.Bill M. has a point to make about both history and current relationships in the Church.Many good broad things can happen from the Vatican -focusing on Genocide, the Pope's meting with muslim scholars in November etc. may produce some fruit of note on the world stage.It's sad to see a lot of what's happening inside the Church whre leadership does very little listening bottom up.
Whenever I'm reminded that the Catholic Church has diplomatic relations with the United States et al, I think of the passages from Matthew 10:5-25. For example:Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give. Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts. No sack for the journey. No second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. Stay with a worthy person in any town visited. When entering a house, wish it peace. "Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. But beware of people, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you..., and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. You will be [told what to say and how to say it].""No disciple is above his teacher, no slave above his master.""It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, for the slave that he become like his master."See www.usccb.org/nab/bible/matthew/matthew10.htm
"But Bill, arent you excited about the fact that there is a woman in a powerful position of leadership in the church? I mean thats pretty cool."Indeed I am, Marianne, as I am about your presence in Commonweal. Glendon is part of the "Gang of Four" of prominent conservative Catholics which includes, Robert Novak, George Siegal and Neuhaus. But she does come across with more credibility than they do. I wonder how she feels about the fact that she can be the Ambassador to the Holy See but not the Holy See's ambassador to anyone. But you are right. This is a gender appointment of historic proportions. Kudos to you for informing us.
Mary Ann Glendon is a Boston Catholic that has never made, as far as I know a 'peep' about the abuse crisis. And that's a rare bird,I look forward to a replacement next year with the Democratic administration
Please enlighten me. How is Glendon's being the US ambassador to the Holy See "a woman in a powerful position of leadership in the church?"Now, if as mentioned above, she was to be made the Holy See's Ambassador to the US, that would be a start, but a long way nonetheless a powerful position in the leadership of the Church.Being a female cardinal would be a position of churchly power!
I remember, but can't find a reference, when a bishop from Africa suggested including women as cardinals. It was during one of John Paul II's synods of bishops. During my papacy, there would have been cardinals from some of the leaders of religious orders, male and female.

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Your Family's Reaction to Adoption
In This Article:
Your Children Already in the Family
If you already have children, this new child (or children) you will adopt will become their sibling(s). They may have some powerful positive and negative feelings about this:
- They may fear that you'll favor the new child over them.
- They may worry that you'll spend less time with them.
- They may worry that the household workload will increase.
- Children already in the family may consciously or unconsciously wonder about their place in the family—for example, no longer being "the baby" or "the big kid." Again, reassure them of your love. When the child comes, make sure you still have "alone time" with them so they continue to feel special.
- They may wonder what their friends will think. Others have strange ideas about adoption sometimes, based on TV shows, movies, or things they've heard. Yet most people don't believe in talking animals that they see on TV shows. Tell them that just as talking animals are mythical, the idea that all adopted children and adults are disturbed is also a myth. Just because you see it on TV doesn't make it real.
- If adopted themselves, your children might have new questions about their birthparents. If nonadopted, they may have questions about their births. Answer the "old" adopted child's questions honestly and openly and reassure him of your continuing love. Talk to nonadopted kids about their births and how important they are and always will be to you.
Whether you think it's an issue or not, it's a good idea to reassure the children already in your family—even your adult children who have already left home—that they still are very important to you and always will be. No one can replace them. You want to adopt another child (or children), but the new child will have a different relationship with you.
Also, be sure to tell them that love isn't like a pie that must be divided up into smaller pieces when there are more people. You can love the family that you have now, and you can love a child whom you adopt, without diminishing the love for the ones who "came first."
Let's be realistic about one aspect that probably will change—your time. Especially if you are adopting an infant, your time will be more in demand than it was in the past. You'll need to be sure that after you do adopt and are over the initial adjustment stage, your other children—and your spouse—still receive loving attention.
Your family and children may especially worry if the child you plan to adopt is disabled. Won't this take too much time and energy out of you—and them? How long will it take to figure out exactly what the child needs and how to provide it? Will the disabled child become the center of attention because of the disability? As you can see, you need to think about many things here!
Guess what? They're right! At least in the early days and until you get settled, you may find yourself calling on your children to help you with the new child. However, they should not be expected to sacrifice all their time and energy to the child whom you chose to adopt.
If you think you will really need extra help, you should consider your options even before you receive a referral for a child. Should you find a baby-sitting cooperative in your neighborhood or start one yourself? Should you check out day-care programs? (If you work, you definitely should decide ahead of time whether you will continue to work, how long you'll take off after you adopt your child, and other work-related issues.)
Real Life Snapshot
After my husband and I were approved to adopt, we began thinking about names for the baby that would come someday. We involved the two children already in our family, then ages six and seven.
We all pored over name books, looking at the meanings of different names, and also seeing if the name sounded right with our last name. We finally selected a boy name and a girl name, since we didn't know if our new baby would be male or female. Of course, my husband and I had veto power over some of the silly names the kids chose!
This task took many hours and also helped the children feel that they were important to the future adoption. And they were!
Be sure to keep in mind the possible reactions of the newly adopted child to whatever plans you make. A two-year-old adopted from another country, who speaks another language, may not adapt very well at first to a day-care center, to your children, or to you. She probably needs at least a few weeks with you before she can be placed in another new and strange environment. It's a mistake to hold off on thinking about these issues until after you adopt.
Of course, your children may exhibit many positive and excited feelings about the new child. They may be eager to hug the new baby or show the new older child the ropes. Children can be very affectionate and helpful—but don't expect that kind of behavior 100 percent of the time, or you will be disappointed. You'll also see jealousy, boredom, and other common reactions to a new person—and a rival—in the family. This is normal.
Your Adult Siblings and Other Family Members
Now that you've thought about your parents' reaction to adoption, as well as how your children (if you have any) may feel, it's time to consider how other family members will react to your plan to adopt. In most cases, they will greet the news in a positive and excited way.
As with your parents, if siblings or other family members express dismay about you adopting, you could remind them of past decisions you made that they were skeptical of but that worked out. Or better yet, remind them of decisions they made that everyone questioned but ultimately proved positive. Then tell them that this is a decision you are making and that you believe will work out for your family. If you're committed to adopting a child, be firm with your doubting family members. Let them know your decision is final and you hope and expect them to welcome your child into the family.
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Excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption © 2004 by Christine Adamec. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Used by arrangement with Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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Getting Up To Speed With…Kinzer Cox
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Tammy Cox)
In 2014 fans of the Cottage Grove Speedway will see the return of a promising young star after some time away from the racing scene. His name is Kinzer Cox and he will be the newest member to join the famed "Cooper Clan", as his great-grandfather was Earl Cooper through his mother's side, as he makes his debut in an IMCA Modified this season. Cox, son of former Modified driver Doug Cox, is a fourth-generation driver as well as a former Kage Kart champion at Cottage Grove Speedway and Salem Indoor Speedway. He would win a Winternational race at Roseburg's River Arena Speedway and also had the opportunity to race several times with the QRC All Star Tour.
The Cottage Grove High School Senior is hoping to make a big splash this year as he returns to racing after nearly a ten year hiatus. We got the chance to sit down with Kinzer and discuss his plans for this season, what he's been up to lately, and why he will be in a IMCA Modified. Now let's get up to speed with Kinzer Cox.
Driver: Kinzer Cox
Home Track: Cottage Grove Speedway
Hometown: Cottage Grove, Oregon
Occupation: Student at Cottage Grove High School
Age: 18
Years Racing: 5
Classification: IMCA Modified
Team: Kinzer Cox Racing
Car: 1K
Chassis: Loose Gruff Chassis
Sponsors: Robert Howell Logging, Razor's Edge Graphics, Jerry Dills Trucking, C.J. Fire Protection, Will Hunholz, Jerry Robinette Performance Carburetors
Special Thanks: Tammy and Doug Cox (Mother and Father), Kyndal Cox (Sister), Dan and Kimmy Sabin, Mike Miller, Anthony Hopper, Greg McDonald
BD: Kinzer it's been a while since I've seen you race. What have you been up to?
KC: I've mostly been hunting and fishing and spending times with friends and family. I've really enjoyed spending a lot of time in the outdoors and going camping. I stopped racing in 2004 or 2005 and decided to be involved in some other things. The five years I raced we hit it pretty hard and travelled a lot and I just wanted a break. But I did help a little bit with Greg McDonald's Modified last year for a couple of races.
BD: Will you be porting over the #1K from your Kage Kart to your IMCA Modified and what is the story of that number?
KC: Yep, I raced the #72 the first year in Karts because that was my dad's number. After I won my first championship my dad surprised me and put the #1K on my Kart and it's kind of stuck with me ever since.
BD: What got you interested into stepping into an IMCA Modified versus some of the other classes that are offered at Cottage Grove?
KC: Well I like how competitive the class has been in the last few years and I think the IMCA racing is going to be a pretty good challenge. I feel like l can learn from a lot from those guys and become a very good driver. My dad raced Mods when I was younger even before I was born but he never won a main event and I feel like I want to do that for him.
BD: Who were some of your racing heroes growing up at the track?
KC: Most definitely my dad growing up but when I was in the Karts I really like watching Brendan Boyce. I also really liked watching Dale and Marvin Smith in the 360 Sprints.
BD: Have you set any specific goals for yourself for this year?
KC: I think my main goals are to make as many races as I can, have fun, and try and be a contender for rookie of the year. I'm going to take it one weekend at a time.
The Cottage Grove Speedway is set to host a test and tune play day on Saturday April 5th while the first race of the year is planned for the following Saturday on the 12th. Log on to www.cottagegrovespeedway.com for news stories and articles related to the upcoming 2014 campaign.
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I am aware of tracking mechanisms for laptops with a combination of hardware/software solution that help the owner to track lost machines. I was wondering if there is a similar solution for tracking DSLRs? Do any of the GPS modules available for some DSLR models allow you to do this?
A DSLR doesn't have a cellular or network connection, so there would be no way to have it report it's position. Some DSLRs include the serial number of the camera body in the EXIF meta data on an image, so if someone posted an image online with that meta data intact, there is a chance it might get indexed by something, but that's a long shot at best. It's also information that can be easily stripped from images or even permanently altered in the camera.
So no, in short there is no way to track a DSLR camera that is lost or stolen. At least not a reliable one that can't be easily worked around.
Actually, there are some ways you can go about this.
There are actually services that pull exif data from sites like flickr and 500px which collect the serial number data embedded in an image you've previously taken.
Stolen Camera Finder needs you to upload an original image to the site in order to do the search. Camera Trace can let you enter the serial number of upload a photo and will search for you as well
If you find any photos from your camera online, its worth while then checking the exif data to see if there's any GPS data stored in it. As it stands however, there's no dedicated GPS/radio tracking available for cameras specifically at this time.
Hope that helps!
Nikon got a patent this year, to be able to lock cameras just like mobile phones. It should take a while to make it real though.
Nikon's password protection patent
Also Stolen Camera Finder Searches web for serial number. I'm not sure if it's better than Google though.
There are external hardware gadgets such as the Zoombak that will let you track an object. The hitch is that once the battery runs out or it's away from an area where mobile service and either satellite or assisted GPS are available, you won't be able to find it. They're also bulky and obvious enough that the first thing a thief will do is remove it. A vindictive thief could leave it someplace that would send you on a wild goose chase.
For the price of something like that plus the service, you could just as easily insure it and get it replaced if it disappears.


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Solid as a Solrock (Japanese: トクサネジム!ソルロックとルナトーン! Mossdeep Gym! Solrock and Lunatone!) is the 8th episode of Pokémon: Advanced Battle.
Once again, the time has come. Ash will have a double battle against the terrific twins, Tate and Liza. As the battle begins he sees they don't get along very well and the battle could be an easy win for him, that is until Team Rocket interferes and snatches Lunatone and Solrock. After thwarting their latest plot Rachel suggest that Ash and Liza and Tate continue their battle, even though the Gym is destroyed they could have it on the cliff. As the rematch begins Liza and Tate are more in-sync than ever. Will Ash be able to beat them this time? The answer might shock you.
Episode Plot
Ash has his Gym Battle. Tate and Liza's mom explains the rules. Brock, May and Max comment the battlefield, as it is not something Ash was used to. Ash sends Pikachu and Swellow. Tate sends Solrock and Liza her Lunatone. Jessie and Jams appear before the Gym, planning on stealing Solrock and Lunatone. Jessie and Meowth go, but James reminds them that without a plan they'll fail. So, Meowth thinks that the machines ought to do the capturing.
Solrock and Lunatone tackle Pikachu and Swellow. Pikachu uses Quick Attack on Solrock and Swellow uses Peck on Lunatone, though both Pokémon miss and crash on the planet models. Lunatone attacks with Ice and Solrock with Solar Beam, but before they hit them, the beams crash into each other and are negated. Tate and Liza begin to argue. Swellow uses Aerial Ace, giving a hearty push to Lunatone, while Solrock is damaged by Pikachu's Iron Tail. Lunatone and Solrock go to tackle Pikachu, but both crash into each other when Swellow carried Pikachu away. Liza and Tate argue more, so Brock thinks Ash will have more chance to defeat them. Ash goes to give orders to Pikachu and Swellow, but...
... but Team Rocket arrives to the scene with a gigantic robot. Solrock and Lunatone go to attack, but they are captured inside the cages. Solrock and Lunatone use Psychic, but fail, as the cages prevent themselves to be opened. They go away, but the gang follows them. Meowth pushes a button, so the balloon grabs the robot and they go away. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, but the robot is too far away. Team Rocket is happy they finally catches something. Pikachu goes on Swellow's back, though Team Rocket releases the glue bombs (to which they evade). Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, damaging the machine and setting Solrock and Lunatone free. Solrock and Lunatone use Psychic, exploding the robot and blasting Team Rocket off.
Ash feels sad that his Gym battle is ruined, but Tate and Liza say they can battle here, so Ash agrees. The battle continues - Pikachu attacks Solrock with Thunderbolt, but Lunatone goes in, using Light Screen to deflect the attack to Pikachu. Swellow goes to use Aerial Ace on Lunatone, but Solrock protects Lunatone, using Sandstorm to wound Swellow. Ash orders Pikachu to go on Swellow's back. Pikachu attacks with Thunderbolt, but Lunatone uses Light Screen, deflecting the attack to Swellow and Pikachu. Swellow and Pikachu still stand, so Swellow uses Double Team, reproducing illusions of it and Pikachu. Solrock uses Solar and Lunatone Ice Beam to hit the illusions. However, after destroying the illusions, they see nothing, but Swellow dives. Quickly, however, Solrock and Lunatone attack them, but in an instant, Swellow gains balance.
Ash tries to find another strategy, and comes up with a one. Pikachu uses Thunder, though he aims at the clouds, reflecting the attack at themselves. When the attack is done, everyone sees a "golden" version of Pikachu and Swellow. Swellow uses Quick Attack, while Solrock uses Solar Beam. Solar Beam hits them, but with little difference. Lunatone goes to use Light Screen, but Swellow breaks through the defense. Pikachu attacks Solrock with Iron Tail and Swellow Aerial Ace on Lunatone, defeating both Pokémon. Ash hugs his Pokémon because he won, although absorbs part of Swellow's electricity. Tate and Liza are amazed by those attacks, though Ash confesses he would've almost beaten as well. Tate and Liza give Ash the Mind badge.
- Featured Pokémon: Blaziken, Machamp, Makuhita.
- This is the second time Ash had a Gym Battle in an area other than a Gym. The first was a rematch with Whitney on her Uncle Milton's farm in JE043: A Dairy Tale Ending.
- This is also the second time Ash had a Double Battle against a Gym Leader. The first being Luana in Pokémon Double Trouble.
- This is the 100th episode of the Advanced Generation series.
- The Thunder Armor was also a Super Sonic reference to Sonic the Hedgehog.
- Rachel: "Here we go."
Max: "Those two make us look like best friends May."
May: "Maybe having two Gym Leaders isn't so smart."
Brock: "If they can't agree on a single battle strategy, it only works in Ash's favor."
- "Well, Swellow, you sure learned how to absorb electricity. Shocking, but... true..."
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5 Surprising Things That Manipulate Your Moods Every Day
Most people would like to believe they have a basic grasp on why they feel what they feel. As always, we're here to inform you that what you believe is wrong. Your emotions are dictated by the outside world in ways you might find bizarre and shocking. For example ...
(Need to pick up your mood right now? Watch Cracked's new series Rom.Com.)
#5. Making a Person Feel "Bigger" Turns Them into a Reckless Asshole
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Most of us can spot brash, confident people on sight. They stand tall, make big hand gestures, and fill as much space as possible. Everything about their posture, body language, and mannerisms say "I am the goddamned center of the universe! Everyone stop and notice me!" Likewise, you can spot nervous, timid people by how much they try to scrunch away and avoid notice. You find them slouched over, looking down, trying to find a corner to hide in. Well, believe it or not, you can actually change a person's attitude toward the world by forcing their body language in one direction or the other.
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"Don't think of it as a back brace; it's a confidence booster!"
Researchers conducted an experiment published in the journal Psychological Science in which they had a group of subjects perform some stretching exercises (under the pretense that they were really studying the effects of stretching) and then randomly selected them to adopt either wide or contracted postures.
Prior to the commencement of the exercise, the participants were told they would be paid $4, but after the stretching exercises, the researchers deliberately overpaid them $8 in a way that looked like a mistake (by throwing in a $5 bill). Seventy-eight percent of the people who were put in the big, expanded, confident body positions kept the money. Only 38 percent of the other group did.
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"You certainly seem like a bold, confident young woman. Get lost, we don't hire thieving bastards here."
This effect might also explain another phenomenon close to our hearts -- why people who drive SUVs are such insufferable, reckless douches on the road. In another experiment, researchers recruited 71 subjects and sat them in realistic driving simulators, some with large seats like in an SUV or truck, and some with cramped seats like in a VW Beetle. Sure enough, the drivers in the large seats tended to drive more recklessly and were more likely to commit hit-and-runs rather than stop according to the rules.
Now, you might figure that people in the "bigger" pretend car subconsciously felt like they were safer in the event of an accident. Maybe it's not about feeling like a big, dominant douchebag, but just being less worried about a collision flattening their smart car like a beer can.
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"You know, if these small cars are so damn unsafe, maybe they should outlaw them."
Well, the researchers then monitored real-world cases of illegal double parking in New York City on weekdays between 12 p.m. and 7 p.m. They found that driving a big car increased the probability of double parking from 51 percent to a whopping 71 percent. Even when the researchers took into account the fact that drivers of larger cars might have more difficulty finding parking spots, they still found a strong relationship between the size of the car and the possibility of vehicular douchebaggery. The unspoken thought process seems to come down to "Of course I'm the most important person in the world! I'm huge!"
#4. The Weather Affects You More Than You Ever Imagined
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Everyone likes a sunny day, unless you're like a vampire or a mushroom or something, but sunshine actually plays a far greater role in the day-to-day running of society than you probably think. Have you ever made an incredibly unwise purchase, like a pair of underwear with a USB port, and wondered how you got talked into such a thing? It probably happened on a sunny day.
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This is why San Diego has the highest number of Ernest LaserDisc box sets per capita in the country.
Studies found that pleasant weather can impair your judgment and make you temporarily dumber and more easily misled. In one study, 122 undergraduates were approached on either sunny or cloudy days and asked to complete a survey about a pressing topic. On sunny days, the students were more persuaded by weak arguments, as though pleasant weather makes us feel more positive about everything, including obvious bullshit. You get the same results when trying to convince somebody to go out with you -- in another experiment, they had random attractive guys approach over 500 women on cloudy and sunny days and invite them out for drinks. Sure enough, the women were more receptive on sunny days than cloudy ones.
And it only gets weirder from there. Do you wait tables for a living, but your grotesque appearance and questionable hygiene means that you don't get tipped as often as you'd like? Try drawing a picture of the sun on the bottom of the customer's bill. That's right: Just seeing a drawing of the sun ends up making people tip more, regardless of whether the sun is actually shining outside. Wait! There's more! Researchers have also noticed that trading on the New York Stock Exchange is especially active on sunny days. And it's not just Wall Street -- they tracked 26 of the major stock exchanges around the world over the course of 15 freaking years and found the same effect. Even these jaded veteran traders were more willing to take risks because, hey, it's a beautiful day! Nothing can go wrong on such a lovely day! Nothing!
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"Apple stock for Dogecoins ... Eh, why not!"
Speaking of which ...
#3. Just Thinking About Money Makes You Depressed and Unethical
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Ever wonder why people who are obsessed with money are often miserable? Sure, there are exceptions, but often it seems like most people for whom money is an important part of their lives tend to turn into wolves of Wall Street. Well, experiments show that, for whatever reason, just thinking about money makes people unhappy (and occasionally slightly evil). And we don't mean that spending a day contemplating your overdue bills ruins your mood -- that would be obvious. Experiments show that even momentary, subconscious reminders that money is a thing is enough to darken the spirits of most people.
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"I won the lottery? Ugh. Just ... fine. Give it here."
In one study, they had a group of participants fill out a short questionnaire, after which they were rewarded with a bar of chocolate (scientists kind of assume that everyone has the mind of a toddler). For half of the participants, the questionnaire came with a photograph of some money. That's all; just a photo. Despite the fact that it wasn't real money and nobody was even told they'd be getting real money, the folks who glimpsed the photo reported less enjoyment from eating the chocolate than those who hadn't. The simple pleasure was downgraded with nothing more than a reminder that money exists.
In another experiment, researchers split 50 test subjects into two random groups. The first group was exposed to a variety of money-related cues and phrases, as well as a bunch of neutral ones, while the second group was exposed exclusively to neutral cues. Both sets of participants were asked to assess how likely they were to commit a variety of morally questionable acts (for example, pilfering office supplies). Those who had been exposed to the money cues -- who had merely seen some words and pictures related to money -- were more willing to engage in dodgy behavior. This might be the reason you see so much questionable behavior in strip clubs (although there might be others).
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"Pour Some Sugar on Me" is the pervert's Pavlovian bell.
Anyway, the theory is that the thought of money elicits in us a physiological condition researchers refer to as a "business decision frame." Whenever the topic of money comes up, our brains go into selfish mode, resulting in a heightening of the "fuck everyone but me" instinct.


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2009 Primer Nationals Classic Truck EventWritten by on February 1, 2010 Where Traditional Iron Has Become An Annual Tradition
In this hobby, we tend to mark the seasons as much by car and truck shows as by holidays. In Southern California, you could say that the new year begins with the Grand National Roadster Show and ends with the Mooneyes Xmas Party. When Back to the Beach comes to the Ventura County Fairgrounds, you know that summer is coming, and when the Primer Nationals packs the same spot, you know that summer is ending.
In 2009, the Primer Nationals celebrated it's seventh year in Ventura. The event slid from October to Labor Day weekend a few years back, and stretched from a one-day get-together to a Saturday and Sunday show a little later. Winning vehicles (yes, there is judging in numerous categories) are selected on Saturday and the awards are presented on Sunday. Both days feature live retro bands plus a fairground full of vendors, peddling everything from automotive accessories to apparel, artwork, books and magazines, and food and drink. But it's not the vendors that draw the crowds at the Primer Nats, it's the hundreds of '64-and-earlier hot rods, custom cars, bikes, low-riders, and custom classic trucks. As you can see from this gallery of photos, the emphasis here is on traditionally styled, real-world, homebuilt vehicles-and a primered finish is not a requirement.
The last time we checked the Primer Nationals website at www.primernationals.com, info for this year's event had not been posted, but we'll keep checking. We've already marked the calendar to save Labor Day weekend for the 2010 Primer Nationals.
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The alternative to shiny paint or flat primer is the well-patina'd shop truck, like Javier Loya's flathead '39 Ford from Henderson, NV, wearing wide whites on artillery wheels-and 'striping on the hood to announce that paint is not in the immediate future.Dan Collins' chopped Ford was a class winner at the GNRS in 2008 and one of the nicest trucks at the Primer Nats. The '38 runs a Corvette 327 with triple Strombergs.Keeping it simple is Matt Colvin's jet-black '57 Chevy Step-side, out of Oceanside. He's owned it for six years, and runs a 350 Chevy with a TH700-R4 trans and Ford 9-inch rearend-and some old-time pinstriping to dress it up.The snow-white firewall and blue wires look great on Tim Smith's gunmetal gray '35 Ford, but what also caught our eye were the undropped I-beam axle, and the Offy intakes with three Holley 94s and Maund air stacks.It took two days for Tim Wallace to finish the extensive two-pattern lace paintjob on his '51 F-1, which sets it apart and "hides the rough spots." The next plan is to split the whitewalls into dual pins.When Charles Higgins found his '65 Chevy C20 Fleetside last year, it had been sitting for 21 years and had to be rescued with a backhoe. It's been kept mostly stock, powered by a 327 with a four-speed, but has been lowered, cleaned up, and put back on the road.The Primer Nats soundtrack was provided by a weekend's worth of live music. The Martini Kings provided some sweet mid-afternoon cocktail music.
Can you see the ghost flames on the fenders of this tomato soup red '55 Ford F-100? Owner Pat Carse is from right there in Ventura, and we've spotted this pickup here before.Here's more mid-gloss two-tone on this '55 Chevy first-series pickup, owned by Manuel Valenzuela from Oxnard. A pair of '59 Caddy taillights were frenched into the rear fenders of the lowered, shaved Chevy.The amount of detail in Fidel Ascencio's chopped and slammed custom '51 Ford F-1, from Glendora, CA, make it an inside-and-out knockout.This channeled '36 Ford is owned by Jim Ramirez of Tustin, and is powered by a 401 Buick topped with three 2-jets feeding an Offenhauser intake manifold. We like the pipes. And the '59 Cadillac taillights. And the bottle of Clamato juice.The Primer Nats is a magnet for numerous Southern California car clubs. This '54 Chevy 3100, owned by Nando R, was there with the Devils Venice club.Who knows what the plans are for the finish on Shannon Schroeder's '51 Chevy 3600 (another Ventura truck), but the chrome on the grille and the black paint on the wheels and running boards break up the rest of the completely shaved, brown sheetmetal.
Every time we see this '40 Chevy, owned by Rob Baradat, from Kingsburg, CA, it's wearing some graphic upgrade.This time it's sporting wheel covers and the white 'striping has been filled in with black-and additional improvements are in progress.We remember Dennis Ascencio's F-1, advertising Interstate Customs, from the Mooneyes Xmas Party in 2008,...Time has been tough on everything past the front bumper of Emily "Scrapper" Sanderson's '36 Ford, driven here from North Hollywood. The surprise under the hood is an Oldsmobile 330 engine.Some 'striping on the hood, some metalflake on the top and the rear missile, some painted rims, wide-white piecrust bias-plies, and a healthy drop, and you've made your '59 Chevy Fleetside a bit cooler. This one belongs to Grand Terrace residents Ed and Tricia Salazar.Charlie Chorbagian took a few additional steps with his '55 Stude, including shaved body panels and a 4-inch chop. He added a '54 Chevy dash and Willys taillights, and installed a Trans Am front clip and four-corner air bags (it can haul gravel, he told us).The Primer Nationals was the first trip out for this hot rod '34 Chevy, owned for less than a year by Bert Cota from La Palma. The body is channeled over a custom frame with split 'bones and a '93 Camaro rear. The engine is a '64 283 small-block.


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Fires extinguished
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STEUBENVILLE - Two separate kitchen fires were extinguished Thursday afternoon by city fire crews, according to reports.
Firefighters were called to the Fort Steuben Apartments, Apartment 702, 180 N. Fourth St., at about 5:30 p.m., where they discovered a fire in the kitchen area. The blaze at was quickly extinguished before crews were called at 5:49 p.m. to the scene of another kitchen fire at 733 Rosswell.
Both structures sustained smoke and water damage, and no injuries were reported. The Jefferson County Chapter of the American Red Cross was called to assist families displaced by the fires, according to reports.
Harrison County judge
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CADIZ - Harrison County Common Pleas Judge Michael Nunner has announced his retirement, effective Monday.
Nunner first was elected to the common pleas court in November 2002 and is serving his second term.
The judge has served the public for more than 34 years. He served in the office of Attorney General William J. Brown from 1977-80, and served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Harrison County from 1981-92.
Nunner, in his resignation letter to Gov. John Kasich, expressed appreciation for the opportunity to serve Harrison County citizens and the professionalism of numerous people with whom he has served, the letter reads.
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor will appoint retired judges to oversee cases in Harrison County until a replacement judge is selected by Kasich.
Island Creek
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STEUBENVILLE - Island Creek Township trustees will hold their reorganization meeting for the new year at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 8 at the township garage, 2371 state Route 213. The regular monthly meeting will follow.
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TILTONSVILLE - The Warren Township trustees will hold their reorganizational meeting at 10 a.m. Monday at the township office. The regular trustees' meeting will follow.


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The Cambridge Township Board voted at its meeting Wednesday to collect taxes on behalf of the Jackson Intermediate School District for its portion of the Columbia School District's funding.
The amount of money to be collected is $2.50 per parcel; more than 200 parcels in Cambridge Township are within Columbia's jurisdiction.
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I've got a CSV file of new posts which I'll be importing straight into the database.
Is it safe to give a GUID of
http://domain/?p=[n] where
[n] is any number, as long as it's not a duplicate of an existing post?
Short answer: yes
The GUID field is meant to represent a globally unique identifier for the post. In WordPress we just happen to use the URL. The GUID field should never be thought of as an actual URL, though ... just an identifier for the post.
In reality, the GUID field could contain anything that's unique. But if you have two posts that share the same GUID, you might want to consider bumping one or the other. Importing the CSV of posts into an empty blog and using the WordPress Import/Export mechanism would help. Or setting
The GUID exists as a unique identifier for feeds. Feed readers need this in order to cache feeds and not keep repeating the same content.
It's not safe to give a GUID of http://domain/?p=[n] where [n] equals any number because when new content is created (including auto saves) WordPress assigns a GUID. If your GUID's don't follow the WordPress structure you will get collisions and duplicate GUID's can really mess up your feeds.
With WordPress, the GUID is http://example.com/?p= (for posts) or ?page_id= (for pages).
This SQL is an example of how to update published posts:
By using ID you are doing the same thing WordPress does. WordPress won't ever give duplicate post_id's so its safe to use.


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When I installed Fedora, it did not have the Schrödinger's cat boot option, but then I installed a bunch of updates and now it is there. What is even more annoying is that it is the default boot option. Here is the log I get on the screen during boot:
Is there any way to fix this without reinstalling? If anyone wants boot log text file let me know and I will clear it and reboot and give you the output.
I added the line to the
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I finally got all the gear together, and did a successful stitch using JohnHPanos.com 1st tutorial and his photos.
Nordal Ninja 5L: I center the bubble at 0 degrees, and when rotating at 90/180/270 the bubble in the bubble level goes outside the black line, but not to the very edge of the bubble level. Is this normal? How bad will it screw up stitching in PTGui?
I did my 1st test with the new equipment, and it ended in a miserable failure. PTGui and I manually can't find control points for the Zenith to match any of the other 4 photos, so PTGui sticks it in the middle (#2 of 5) shots So I'm out to test a 5 degree up angle shot, which if I remember the thread I can't find correctly, will eliminate the Zenith shot. Is this correct?
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What tenses does aorist in indicative mood in the New Testament usually express? Can it express a continuous action in the present (like a verb in Present Progressive in English)? Can it express a future action? Can anyone, please, give an overview. Please, note that I am only interested in the N.T. aorist, that is, the Koine Greek aorist found in the New Testament and not the Attic Greek aorist. Also, I am only interested about aorist in indicative mood.
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The aorist tense "presents an occurrence in summary, viewed as a whole from the outside, without regard for the internal make-up of the occurrence."1 Wallace explains,
Wallace goes on to share a helpful analogy:
Wallace further elaborates on the aorist in the indicative mood:
In conclusion, we must avoid the dangers of saying too much or too little when the aorist tense occurs. The aorist doesn't exist "in a vacuum," so we must pay attention to when context is guiding us towards different meanings as it combines various linguistic features. But we must also avoid saying too much (i.e. saying the aorist always means "once-for-all" or "momentary" action).
1 Fanning, Verbal Aspect, 97. Cf. also McKay, "Time and Aspect," 225.
2 Daniel B. Wallace, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1996), 555.
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Today, a window is boarded up at Pearce Ford Tower, a student dormitory here on WKU's campus. This was the scene at about 2:30 this morning, not long after police say a 19 year old male student jumped from a 6th floor window.
"At approximately one o'clock this morning, a student jumped from the sixth floor of PFT. He has been life flighted to Vanderbilt," said WKU Police Communications Officer Mandi Johnson.
A student who was inside the dorm says he heard the glass break from inside.
"It sounded pretty clear. We looked out the window and didn't see much but we heard a cop car," said WKU student Alan Fortier.
That's when Fortier says he walked outside and saw the student on the ground.
"Didn't know what to expect. We walked out and people told us a guy jumped out from the sixth floor... pretty sad," said Fortier.
The statement from WKU says the windows in the dorm are a quarter-inch think tempered glass and there is a "window stop" to prevent the window from being opened more than 3 inches.
"During our search, that safety bar was still intact on the window," said Johnson.
WKU says the window was closed, but the glass had been broken.
Police say there was no evidence of alcohol or drugs found in the initial police search of the room.
The family has been notified of the incident, and the investigation is ongoing, while the name of the student has not been released.
The university said in their release the student remains in critical condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
This is not the first incident involving a student jumping from Pearce Ford Tower.
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First, the office itself – Berroco moved last year into a new building, with lots more space. Just look at all the easily accessible shelving (a dream for compulsive organizers like me):
Colorful button collections, artfully hanging on the spacious expanse of cork board now available:
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I'm loving all the changes, too! I keep coming back because there are so many things I've enjoyed seeing. Keep up the great work Berroco team!!July 27, 2011
Nice redesign, great job. And I love those yarn bins! Where did you get them?July 28, 2011
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The new layout is pretty, but the moving posts at the main page are difficult to click on, or to see what it the new post as they cycle.August 4, 2011
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I must agree with Gina on the points she made, but I still love the new layout and prefer it over the other one.August 16, 2011
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Whatever happened to Berroco Suede??? I just bought a pattern book full of patterns for purses using this suede. Now I've got a book and no suede! I'm desperate! Is there a newer yarn to replace it? It's such a beautiful yarn that I can't see it being discontinued.September 4, 2011


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I have a 2002 Hyundai Elantra, which ordinarily comes with P195/60R15 87H tires. What are the pros and cons of changing these tires to a set of P185/65R15 86T? Some sites say they're compatible, but not all do, and while I understand the benefits of lower profile tires, there's not much talk on higher profile ones.
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Caveat: all of the following information is heavily dependent on the tire construction, tread pattern, application, etc. If you care more about a particular application, you should research that specifically:
A higher profile tire will potentially affect the following factors:
Regarding that last point: there are plenty of rolling circumference calculators on the web. I plugged your numbers into this one and it thinks that the difference at the highest level would be 20 millimeters of circumference. The calculator estimates that there would be a difference of about 1 kph (i.e., too small for most people to observe on a standard speedometer).
Now, considering your specific example, Tire Rack does list both of these sizes as valid choices for winter tires. Its default search does not show that size but that may be more of an assessment of their customer base than a judgment.
Using all of the above, if this was my vehicle where I live (i.e., I buy all-weather tires since deep snow is rare), I would not go with a taller tire. There are plenty of tire vendors, brands and applications available for me to select a stock size tire without sacrificing our mutual criteria (comfort for her and handling for me).


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its not clear to me what you want to do. with the layout, you can only make the grid height change depending on the layout options you use but there wont be empty lines there. this has nothing to do with layout. for this, you might need some css.
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it looks like this from the code which you sent me:
what do you want to change in it?
23 Nov 2012 6:43 AM #14
can you run the attachments?
23 Nov 2012 6:49 AM #15
is the code as I change him
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take a look at the link i posted above. thats what it looks like
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here is the url on my page....
click on the button login
and now on "letzte Bestellungen"
than can you see .....
23 Nov 2012 7:02 AM #18
it appears to be the same as the jsfiddle link i shared. but what do you want to change in it? i dont understand what you want to do.
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some go to the hompage I've posted ....
click to login and then"letzte Bestellungen"
then you see what my problem is
approved the list has no data can show them
then they should still useable appear across the entire range
including empty rows


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but my searches aren't turning up much else.
would my sending scouts to central and eastern europe enlarge my searchable db for those regions? i'm thinking of seasoned internationals, romanian, like costin lazar who isn't coming up in searches.
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My wife and I are expecting another child in a couple of months. We have one monitor now for our daughter. When the new baby is born, we would like to have monitor transmitters for both children. How have other people handled this situation? Did you get two sets of monitors and have two receivers everywhere? Did you get a monitor system with multiple transmitters?
Most modern baby monitors use digital transmission (most often the DECT standard). This means that you can have two identical devices turned on right next to each other, and you only have to figure out which receiver is connected to which base unit.
The simplistic answer is to buy two from different manufacturers. But most baby monitors use the same spectrum, so there will likely be interference regardless of which models you use. Some come with a switch for a channel (or come pre-tuned to a given channel), so see if you can opt for those.
Or, you know, don't bother with a monitor for the older daughter unless she has some sort of condition that requires constant vigilance. You'll sleep better if you aren't laying there, listening as hard as you can for a noise that isn't there. (Trust me, I know! :7)
Like Torben Gundtofte-Bruun said, the newer digital devices don't have that old-school problem. Additionally, devices like the Samsung monitor we use now allow multiple cameras to be paired with each monitor. This allows you to use either monitor to view either camera.
We're expecting our next youngest in about 2 months, and I was hoping to get another one of these monitors so that they could work together. Amazon says "currently unavailable", so it's probably been replaced with a newer model. Hopefully the newer model works with the older camera.


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Canada's search for alternative destinations, including India, China and Japan, for its trove of hydrocarbon resources coincides with India seeking stable supplies of oil and gas to augment its own, relatively limited, energy resources, which currently satisfy less than a quarter of its requirement.
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NEW DELHI -- Canada is focusing its attention
on India and other Asian countries as it seeks to reduce its
dependence on the US for exports of hydrocarbons, according to
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The US is rapidly decreasing its reliance on
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own, relatively limited, energy resources, which currently
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India is particularly concerned
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production at its main gas fields that is forcing it to
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traditional partners.
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Iraq to compensate for reduced imports from Iran in the face of
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Is that true that there is no rational curves contained in an Abelian variety? If it's true, is that because abelian varieties are not uniruled? How do I know whether an abelian variety is not uniruled?
There are no rational curves in an abelian variety, this is much stronger than not being uniruled. If there is a map $P^1 \to A$, $A$ abelian, the map would factor through the Albanese variety of $P^1$, by definition. However, for curves, the Albanese is the Jacobian (from general theory of the Jacobian) and the Jacobian of $P^1$ is a point.
Over $\mathbb C$ you can argue as follows. Suppose you have a morphism $\mathbb P^1(\mathbb C) \to A $ ($A$= abelian variety ). Since $\mathbb P^1(\mathbb C) $ is simply connected , the morphism lifts to the universal cover of $A$, affine space $\mathbb C^n$. But since $\mathbb P^1(\mathbb C)$ is complete and connected, the lift to affine space must be constant and hence the original morphism is constant too.
The answers by Charles, Felipe and jvp are better because they work over arbitrary fields, but since the argument just given is so ridiculously elementary (introductory topology), I thought it might still be of some interest ( also it works in the holomorphic category if $A$ is a complex torus, maybe not algebraic).
Yes, an abelian variety $A$ contains no rational curves.
Suppose not and let $f: \mathbb P^1 \to A$ be a non-constant morphism.
If $f$ is inseparable then it must be the composition of some power of Frobenius of $\mathbb P^1$ with a non-constant separable map $g: \mathbb P^1 \to A$. Thus we may assume that $f$ is separable, i.e., $df : T \mathbb P^1 \to f^{\ast} T A$ is not the zero morphism. Therefore the general $1$-form $\omega \in H^0(A,\Omega^1)$ will give rise to a non-zero $1$-form $f^{\ast} \omega$ on $\mathbb P^1$. Contradiction.
There is not one. Reference is Milne's notes, Prop 3.9. More is true, Prop 3.10 in the same notes is that any rational map from a unirational variety to an abelian variety is constant.
Assume there is a rational curve $C$ in an Abelian variety $A$. Let $p\in C$ be a point and $q\in A$ another point. There exists an automorphism $\sigma:A\rightarrow A$ such that $\sigma(p) = q$. Then $\Gamma = \sigma(C)$ is a rational curve through $q$. In this way we see that $A$ is covered by rational curves and its Kodaira dimension is negative. A contradiction because $k(A) = 0$. We conclude that there are not rational curves on an Abelian variety.
How about when the rational curve is singular?
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We all know plenty of examples of multilinear forms in finitely many variables (e.g. determinants). However, I am missing an interesting example of a form in infinitely many variables, linear in each. The important point here is the word "interesting" ; the example should occur naturally in some nice situation in algebra, or geometry, or analysis... (One can easily find non-interesting examples.) I thought that maybe regularized determinants could provide examples, but I don't know much about these. Thanks for ideas !
Consider the Hilbert space $H=L^2(S^1, \mathbf{C}^n)$ and the subspaces $H_+, H_-$ of positive and negative Fourier modes. One can construct the Hilbert space of infinite wedge products $V=\bigwedge(H_+)\hat{\otimes}\bigwedge(H_-)^*$.
Just as $H$ carries an action of $LSU(n)=Maps(S^1, SU(n))$ by pointwise multiplication, $V$ carries an action of the central extension $\widetilde{LSU(n)}$. It turns out that all irreducible positive-energy level 1 representations occur as summands in $V$.
Hmmm... I think that the functional determinants (as in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_determinant) of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory appear rather naturally. These CAN be defined rigorously, insofar as the defining Feynman path integrals are, in this case, defined rigorously. The most readable introduction to rigorous path integration I've read is "A Modern Approach to Functional Integration" by John R. Klauder.
EDIT: I did some reading. The bosonic path integral expression (as in the wikipedia page I linked to earlier) for the functional determinant may fail to be multilinear (though it is rigorous), whereas the fermionic path integral expression
$\det S = \int\int \exp (\langle \bar{c} | S | c\rangle) \mathcal D c \mathcal D \bar{c}$
should be genuinely multilinear and valid for every "reasonable" S (including nonsymmetric/nonhermitian ones) IF fermionic functional integrals in infinite variables can be consistently defined to yield sensible results (e.g $\int 1 \mathcal D c=0$), which, as far as I know, has not yet been done rigorously.
Well, if I understand you properly, what you are looking for is simply a linear mapping from an infinite dimensional vector space to R. What about $f\mapsto \int f(x) dx$?


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SALADO (January 9, 2013)—The northbound lanes of Interstate 35 were temporarily closed Wednesday morning in Salado after heavy rain caused asphalt to swell in a work zone, producing huge potholes.
The lanes closed at around 8 a.m. and were reopened about two hours later, TxDOT spokesman Ken Roberts said.
"We are asking folks to slow down and be patient because we have a considerable number of work zones out there so drivers need to be careful," Roberts said.
Rain caused problems for motorists all along the Interstate Wednesday morning.
Water from heavy overnight showers accumulated on roadways in the area around Lacy Lakeview.
A Department of Public Safety communications officer said at around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday that there were numerous wrecks along Interstate 35 north of Waco, but none of them was serious.
Bellmead police responded to an accident that involved several vehicles at the 338 mile marker northbound.
At 6:30 a.m. Wednesday the DPS notified the Texas Department of Transportation about accumulations of water on the Interstate at mile markers 342 and 343.
At the same time there were several minor accidents reported in the same areas that had traffic moving at a snail's pace both north and southbound.
As well frontage roads along both sides of Interstate 35 at Salado were closed due to high water.
No roads were reported blocked but accumulating water was causing concern about roadway safety.
Some areas of Central Texas had seen as much as 5 inches of rain overnight.
Several police departments and sheriff's offices were making routine checks of low-lying and flood prone areas but no serious flooding had been reported.
However Brady Taylor, in the Doppler 10 Forecast Center, said a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for areas along and east of I-35 until 4 p.m. Wednesday.
He said moderate rains with pockets of heavy downpours will likely continue throughout the day across Central Texas with average rainfall totals in some locations in the 2-4 inch range.
Rain chances remain at near 100 percent through the day Wednesday, but should taper off in the evening.
Heavy rain in parts of South Texas, meanwhile, led to the closure of about two-dozen roads in San Antonio because of high water.
Forecasters said San Antonio received nearly 3 inches of rain overnight.
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