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Old maxim: "The Catholic Church is the Church you're talking about when you're talking about the Church."
The Hebrew word for a church in Rabbi Yeshua's time was kahal. A synagogue was a kahal israel. Rabbi Yeshua said it Mt 16:18 in Aramaic, which was kanesakh. Both words meant an assembly. St. Matthew translated Rabbi Yeshua's kanesakh into Greek as ekklesian (the "dictionary form" is ekklesia, pronounced with the third syllable accented). At Mt 18:17 he again translated kanesakh into Greek as ekklesia. Interestingly, modern Hebrew uses kanesakh to mean a church.
The phrase Catholic Church was first used in St. Ignatius of Antioch's Epistle to the Smyrnaeans, chapter 8, about AD 107. "Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude [of the people] also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church [katholike ekklesia]." In St. Ignatius' original Greek, kata (according to) holos (the whole), combined as katholikos, the Church of the whole truth that speaks with one voice to the whole world.
When the Holy Spirit descended on Rabbi Yeshua's shlikhim they immediately spoke with one voice to the whole world: "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language?" Acts 2:7–8.
St. Ignatius of Antioch wrote katholike ekklesia in a way that suggests it had already been in use for a long time.
While Rabbi Yeshua was with us he taught directly. He simply had twelve shlikhim and many more talmidim. After he ascended to the Father Acts 1:9 his shlikhim spoke with absolute authority. "And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and pallets, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them" Acts 5:14–15. Rabbi Yeshua's kanesakh was then called simply the Church of the Twelve Apostles.
But fallen men soon began to embrace heresy. § 465 "The first heresies denied not so much Christ's divinity as his true humanity (Gnostic Docetism)." The Judaizers appeared soon afterward. "But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved" Acts 15:1. We may speculate that Rabbi Kefa needed a way to distinguish between the main Church of the Apostles and the small heretical sects that had already begun to sprout as weeds in Rabbi Yeshua's vineyard, and that he settled on katholike ekklesia, the Church of the whole truth that speaks with one voice to the whole world. This then became the Church's name which spread so widely within a half-century that St. Ignatius of Antioch could use it without explanation.
§ 748-750 I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church
§ 751-780 The Church in God's Plan
§ 781-810 The Church – People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit
§ 811-870 The Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
§ 871-945 Christ's Faithful – Hierarchy, Laity, Consecrated Life
§ 946-962 The Communion of Saints
§ 963-975 Mary, Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church
§ 976 I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins
§ 977-980 One Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins
§ 981-987 The Power of the Keys
§ 988-991 I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body
§ 992-1004 Christ's Resurrection and Ours
§ 1005-1014 Dying in Christ Jesus
§ 1015-1019 In Brief
I. Names and Images of the Church
§ 751 The word "Church" (Latin ecclesia, from the Greek ek-ka-lein, to "call out of") means a convocation or an assembly. It designates the assemblies of the people, usually for a religious purpose. Ekklesia is used frequently in the Greek Old Testament for the assembly of the Chosen People before God, above all for their assembly on Mount Sinai where Israel received the Law and was established by God as his holy people. By calling itself Church, the first community of Christian believers recognized itself as heir to that assembly. In the Church, God is calling together his people from all the ends of the earth. the equivalent Greek term Kyriake, from which the English word Church and the German Kirche are derived, means "what belongs to the Lord."
§ 752 In Christian usage, the word "church" designates the liturgical assembly, but also the local community or the whole universal community of believers. These three meanings are inseparable. "The Church" is the People that God gathers in the whole world. She exists in local communities and is made real as a liturgical, above all a Eucharistic, assembly. She draws her life from the word and the Body of Christ and so herself becomes Christ's Body.
Symbols of the Church
§ 753 In Scripture, we find a host of interrelated images and figures through which Revelation speaks of the inexhaustible mystery of the Church. The images taken from the Old Testament are variations on a profound theme: The People of God. In the New Testament, all these images find a new center because Christ has become the head of this people, which henceforth is his Body. Around this center are grouped images taken from the life of the shepherd or from cultivation of the land, from the art of building or from family life and marriage.
§ 754 The Church is, accordingly, a sheepfold, the sole and necessary gateway to which is Christ. It is also the flock of which God himself foretold that he would be the shepherd, and whose sheep, even though governed by human shepherds, are unfailingly nourished and led by Christ himself, the Good Shepherd and Prince of Shepherds, who gave his life for his sheep.
§ 755 The Church is a cultivated field, the tillage of God. On that land the ancient olive tree grows whose holy roots were the prophets and in which the reconciliation of Jews and Gentiles has been brought about and will be brought about again. That land, like a choice vineyard, has been planted by the heavenly cultivator. Yet the true vine is Christ who gives life and fruitfulness to the branches, that is, to us, who through the Church remain in Christ, without whom we can do nothing.
§ 756 Often, too, the Church is called the building of God. the Lord compared himself to the stone which the builders rejected, but which was made into the comer-stone. On this foundation the Church is built by the apostles and from it the Church receives solidity and unity. This edifice has many names to describe it: the house of God in which his family dwells; the household of God in the Spirit; the dwelling-place of God among men; and, especially, the holy temple. This temple, symbolized in places of worship built out of stone, is praised by the Fathers and, not without reason, is compared in the liturgy to the Holy City, the New Jerusalem. As living stones we here on earth are built into it. It is this holy city that is seen by John as it comes down out of heaven from God when the world is made anew, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
§ 757 "The Church, further, which is called that Jerusalem which is above and our mother, is described as the spotless spouse of the spotless lamb. It is she whom Christ loved and for whom he delivered himself up that he might sanctify her. It is she whom he unites to himself by an unbreakable alliance, and whom he constantly nourishes and cherishes.
II. The Church's Origin, Foundation and Mission
§ 758 We begin our investigation of the Church's mystery by meditating on her origin in the Holy Trinity's plan and her progressive realization in history.
A plan born in the Father's heart
§ 759 The eternal Father, in accordance with the utterly gratuitous and mysterious design of his wisdom and goodness, created the whole universe and chose to raise up men to share in his own divine life, to which he calls all men in his Son. The Father determined to call together in a holy Church those who should believe in Christ. This family of God is gradually formed and takes shape during the stages of human history, in keeping with the Father's plan. In fact, already present in figure at the beginning of the world, this Church was prepared in marvelous fashion in the history of the people of Israel and the old Advance. Established in this last age of the world and made manifest in the outpouring of the Spirit, it will be brought to glorious completion at the end of time.
The Church – foreshadowed from the world's beginning
§ 760 Christians of the first centuries said, "The world was created for the sake of the Church." God created the world for the sake of communion with his divine life, a communion brought about by the convocation of men in Christ, and this convocation is the Church. The Church is the goal of all things, and God permitted such painful upheavals as the angels' fall and man's sin only as occasions and means for displaying all the power of his arm and the whole measure of the love he wanted to give the world: Just as God's will is creation and is called the world, so his intention is the salvation of men, and it is called the Church.
The Church – prepared for in the Old Covenant
§ 761 The gathering together of the People of God began at the moment when sin destroyed the communion of men with God, and that of men among themselves. the gathering together of the Church is, as it were, God's reaction to the chaos provoked by sin. This reunification is achieved secretly in the heart of all peoples: In every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to God.
§ 762 The remote preparation for this gathering together of the People of God begins when he calls Abraham and promises that he will become the father of a great people. Its immediate preparation begins with Israel's election as the People of God. By this election, Israel is to be the sign of the future gathering of All nations. But the prophets accuse Israel of breaking the covenant and behaving like a prostitute. They announce a new and eternal covenant. Christ instituted this New Covenant.
The Church – instituted by Christ Jesus
§ 763 It was the Son's task to accomplish the Father's plan of salvation in the fullness of time. Its accomplishment was the reason for his being sent. The Lord Jesus inaugurated his Church by preaching the Good News, that is, the coming of the Reign of God, promised over the ages in the scriptures. To fulfill the Father's will, Christ ushered in the Kingdom of heaven on earth. the Church is the Reign of Christ already present in mystery.
§ 764 This Kingdom shines out before men in the word, in the works and in the presence of Christ. To welcome Jesus' word is to welcome the Kingdom itself. The seed and beginning of the Kingdom are the little flock of those whom Jesus came to gather around him, the flock whose shepherd he is. They form Jesus' true family. To those whom he thus gathered around him, he taught a new way of acting and a prayer of their own.
§ 765 The Lord Jesus endowed his community with a structure that will remain until the Kingdom is fully achieved. Before all else there is the choice of the Twelve with Peter as their head. Representing the twelve tribes of Israel, they are the foundation stones of the new Jerusalem. The Twelve and the other disciples share in Christ's mission and his power, but also in his lot. By all his actions, Christ prepares and builds his Church.
§ 766 The Church is born primarily of Christ's total self-giving for our salvation, anticipated in the institution of the Eucharist and fulfilled on the cross. The origin and growth of the Church are symbolized by the blood and water which flowed from the open side of the crucified Jesus. For it was from the side of Christ as he slept the sleep of death upon the cross that there came forth the wondrous sacrament of the whole Church. As Eve was formed from the sleeping Adam's side, so the Church was born from the pierced heart of Christ hanging dead on the cross.
The Church – revealed by the Holy Spirit
§ 767 When the work which the Father gave the Son to do on earth was accomplished, the Holy Spirit was sent on the day of Pentecost in order that he might continually sanctify the Church. Then the Church was openly displayed to the crowds and the spread of the Gospel among the nations, through preaching, was begun. As the convocation of all men for salvation, the Church in her very nature is missionary, sent by Christ to all the nations to make disciples of them.
§ 768 So that she can fulfill her mission, the Holy Spirit bestows upon the Church varied hierarchic and charismatic gifts, and in this way directs her. Henceforward the Church, endowed with the gifts of her founder and faithfully observing his precepts of charity, humility and self-denial, receives the mission of proclaiming and establishing among all peoples the Kingdom of Christ and of God, and she is on earth the seed and the beginning of that kingdom.
The Church – perfected in glory
§ 769 The Church will receive its perfection only in the glory of heaven, at the time of Christ's glorious return. Until that day, the Church progresses on her pilgrimage amidst this world's persecutions and God's consolations. Here below she knows that she is in exile far from the Lord, and longs for the full coming of the Kingdom, when she will be united in glory with her king. The Church, and through her the world, will not be perfected in glory without great trials. Only then will all the just from the time of Adam, from Abel, the just one, to the last of the elect, be gathered together in the universal Church in the Father's presence.
III. The Mystery of the Church
§ 770 The Church is in history, but at the same time she transcends it. It is only with the eyes of faith that one can see her in her visible reality and at the same time in her spiritual reality as bearer of divine life.
The Church – both visible and spiritual
§ 771 The one mediator, Christ, established and ever sustains here on earth his holy Church, the community of faith, hope, and charity, as a visible organization through which he communicates truth and grace to all men. The Church is at the same time a society structured with hierarchical organs and the mystical body of Christ; the visible society and the spiritual community;
– the earthly Church and the Church endowed with heavenly riches. These dimensions together constitute one complex reality which comes together from a human and a divine element.
The Church is essentially both human and divine, visible but endowed with invisible realities, zealous in action and dedicated to contemplation, present in the world, but as a pilgrim, so constituted that in her the human is directed toward and subordinated to the divine, the visible to the invisible, action to contemplation, and this present world to that city yet to come, the object of our quest.
O humility! O sublimity! Both tabernacle of cedar and sanctuary of God; earthly dwelling and celestial palace; house of clay and royal hall; body of death and temple of light; and at last both object of scorn to the proud and bride of Christ! She is black but beautiful, O daughters of Jerusalem, for even if the labor and pain of her long exile may have discolored her, yet heaven's beauty has adorned her.
The Church – mystery of men's union with God
§ 772 It is in the Church that Christ fulfills and reveals his own mystery as the purpose of God's plan: to unite all things in him. St. Paul calls the nuptial union of Christ and the Church a great mystery. Because she is united to Christ as to her bridegroom, she becomes a mystery in her turn. Contemplating this mystery in her, Paul exclaims: Christ in you, the hope of glory.
§ 773 In the Church this communion of men with God, in the love that never ends, is the purpose which governs everything in her that is a sacramental means, tied to this passing world. The Church's structure is totally ordered to the holiness of Christ's members, and holiness is measured according to the great mystery in which the Bride responds with the gift of love to the gift of the Bridegroom. Mary goes before us all in the holiness that is the Church's mystery as the bride without spot or wrinkle. This is why the Marian dimension of the Church precedes the Petrine.
The universal Sacrament of Salvation
§ 774 The Greek word mysterion was translated into Latin by two terms: mystenum and sacramentum. In later usage the term sacramentumemphasizes the visible sign of the hidden reality of salvation which was indicated by the term mystenum. In this sense, Christ himself is the mystery of salvation: For there is no other mystery of God, except Christ. The saving work of his holy and sanctifying humanity is the sacrament of salvation, which is revealed and active in the Church's sacraments which the Eastern Churches also call the holy mysteries. The seven sacraments are the signs and instruments by which the Holy Spirit spreads the grace of Christ the head throughout the Church which is his Body. The Church, then, both contains and communicates the invisible grace she signifies. It is in this analogical sense, that the Church is called a sacrament.
§ 775 The Church, in Christ, is like a sacrament – a sign and instrument, that is, of communion with God and of unity among all men. The Church's first purpose is to be the sacrament of the inner union of men with God. Because men's communion with one another is rooted in that union with God, the Church is also the sacrament of the unity of the human race. In her, this unity is already begun, since she gathers men from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and tongues; at the same time, the Church is the sign and instrument of the full realization of the unity yet to come.
§ 776 As sacrament, the Church is Christ's instrument. She is taken up by him also as the instrument for the salvation of all, the universal sacrament of salvation, by which Christ is at once manifesting and actualizing the mystery of God's love for men. The Church is the visible plan of God's love for humanity, because God desires that the whole human race may become one People of God, form one Body of Christ, and be built up into one temple of the Holy Spirit.
Three States of the Church
§ 954 "The three states of the Church. When the Lord comes in glory, and all his angels with him, death will be no more and all things will be subject to him. But at the present time some of his disciples are pilgrims on earth. Others have died and are being purified, while still others are in glory, contemplating in full light, God himself triune and one, exactly as he is."
"All of us, however, in varying degrees and in different ways share in the same charity towards God and our neighbors, and we all sing the one hymn of glory to our God. All, indeed, who are of Christ and who have his Spirit form one Church and in Christ cleave together."
Church Militant. The Church on earth, at constant war (Latin: militia) against sin and temptation from the world, the flesh, and the devil. Her priests are ordained: "You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek" Ps 110:4. "[Melchizedek] is without father or mother or genealogy, and has neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest for ever" Heb 7:3.
Church Suffering. All the faithful departed who are saved but still being purified in purgatorial sufferings. Her priests are those who themselves are undergoing purgation.
Church Triumphant. The Church of all in heavenly glory who have triumphed over their evil inclinations, the seductions of the world and the temptations of the evil spirit. Her priests are the holy priests who have gone from earth straight to heaven, or who have completed their purgation.


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Here's the results of the next "Ultimate Battleground" fight!
Dice Roll: Cringer 5, The Faceless One 4
Winner: Cringer!?!
Cringer advances to the next round!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
"The Ultimate Battleground Battle Bracket"
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- His novels are Mugavani Pillana Grovi (1996), Chivari gudise (1996), Athadu Adavini Jayinchadu (1980), Incredible Goddess or Kshudra Devatha (1979), Swasanam dunneru (1979), City Beautiful (1982), Ramudunaadu- Raajjaymundaadi (1982), Muneamma (2008).
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
Comic Showcase #9: Fantastic Four #1
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
Starbolts #165: The Queen's Gambit
The Queen's Gambit is a move in chess and I thought it'd be apt for this comic's title. Aquarius has a new queen and her name is Tayalla. She appeared in a few comics off and on. Her story is that she was a member of the royal guard and she fell in love with Prince Shrall some time after the death of his father.
Speaking of which, I decided to show a glimpse into the Occupation itself. Hmm. I wonder whose costume Criam J'arrsti's suit is like. Hmmmm...the mind boggles. I didn't change Danar's look because I figured he ALWAYS had a thing for flowing robes. Brown ones no less. Do you honestly think he'd have some imagination? Hahaha.
Well, at least he's appeased and we can get the show on the road. I don't think M'anta and Aquita will ever call Tayalla "Mom". That'd be gross, yo.
I'll have more about Tayalla and Shrall later. Tune in next time when I'll be reviewing Fantastic Four #1!
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Starbolts #164: Trial and Error
The Phoenix Wright games are some of my favorite games of all time. I tried to include a bit of the style in the trial up there. Granted, there's an Aquan twist. Since this a royal court and more like an inquiry, no lawyers are present. Still, Danar managed to pull some strings and got the court to go ahead with trying the trio.
My only complaint is that there's no table for M'anta to scream "OBJECTION!" Anyway, the comic this week also shows some funny bits with Garazo. We haven't seen him in a while and I thought it'd be best to put in his and Tayalla's reactions since having it be the trial alone would be kind of boring wouldn't it?
That's what I did. Try to add some reactions because I knew it was going to be a long haul.
In other news, I'll be scripting the Fantastic Four review soon. So, expect to see that in a few weeks. Why Fantastic Four? Well, it's hard to tell the history Marvel Comics without it.
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Saturday, August 4, 2012
Starbolts #163: Return to Aquarius
If I said it before, I'll say it again. Tess Danar is a jerk. How did he get to be Prime Minister of Aquarius? Well, we'll see soon enough. What is his beef with the Aquan trio? Well, that goes back a ways. I've had it written that Danar is a J Jonah Jameson type since he's always hated M'anta, Shrall and Aquita. M'anta, especially. He's hated how two of the trio dated and married outside their species. He's not going to change. You'd think he'd mellow out some since his daughter is now a superhero, too. Heh. Not. At. All.
Danar's had it in for the trio even when they were kids. He'd always snoop around the palace seeing what the three were up to. That led to Shrall playing jokes on him. When they got their powers, he then found a new reason to hate them. Especially once they became Starbolts.
Well, that's a bit into the mind of Tess Danar for you. I've only scratched the surface of this guy's behavior. I love writing him as he's so over the top! Will the guards actually take him seriously? Eep. I hope not. Then again, you never know WHO is under those helmets. Heh. Heh.
See you all next time!
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"Rolling start!"
There's a new Daytona USA game on the way, judging by a Sega tease that went earlier live today.
A post on Sega's US blog asks readers to take a look at a video teasing a classic franchise that's about to get the reboot treatment, then take a guess at the name of the game. 10 randomly picked winners will receive a PlayStation 3 copy of the game when it launches. It'll be a digital download version, suggesting the game won't be a full disc release.
Given that the vid in question, which you can see below, features Daytona USA's immortal "Rolling start!" theme, we'd say a revival of Sega's 1993 classic arcade racer seems a safe bet.
The promotion ends on 10th October, so look out for a formal reveal some time around then.


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So there are some rules to keep in mind. Some Intraday traders focus on very short-term trades during the trading day, during which a transaction may only take a few minutes. Intraday traders may buy and sell multiple times during a trading day and may receive discounts on their dealer's trading fees for that trading volume. The book for intraday trading Courses focuses only on price dynamics, others on technical patterns, and still others on an unlimited number of strategies that can be profitable.
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If you live in New York, you know something no tourist does: Times Square is to be avoided at all times. It's a wonder to behold, sure, but it only needs to be beheld once. The problem? Everything. The lights, the crowds, those absolute fraudsters who barely cover their heads with an Elmo mask and then …Read More
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10 things I learned from the Red Hook Beekeeper
I try not to be too dramatic when a bee buzzes near my face, but the truth of the matter is that the last time I was stung, my forehead swelled up so much I couldn't see for a week. The only relief was that I was up a mountain in Spain so I didn't have …Read More
…went stargazing in the Bronx (and saw Jupiter)
When I was 11 and about to move to high school, I showed my big sister what I was planning to hang up in my new locker. 'What's that?' she asked, pointing to a glossy bookmark. 'That's my favorite planet – Jupiter,' I replied. She scoffed. 'Don't take that. Everyone will think you're a swot.' …Read More
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We landed in New York last night – and unfortunately brought the bad weather back with us. But while it wasn't particularly pleasant to be walking around with a soaked jacket, it did mean that I got a very authentic experience when I went to The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum this afternoon. You know …Read More
…visited the world's largest gingerbread village
Let's get back to some Christmas events, shall we? How about a massive cityscape made of nothing but gingerbread, candy, icing and lashings of patience? Yes – I thought it sounded like a winner too. So today Ryan and I hopped in the car and went to the New York Hall of Science in Corona, …Read More
…visited the Natural History Museum
Now that the city is being rattled by autumnal winds, a wander around its museums seems the perfect way to spend a chilly Sunday afternoon. So today Ryan and I visited one of its best: the American Museum of Natural History. The seemingly endless rooms of dinosaur bones, animal models, human artifacts, special exhibitions and …Read More
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Today I headed back to the Brooklyn Brainery for a class on vegetable fermentation. I decided to go because I've enjoyed my other cookery sessions and because it was vegetarian. If I'm honest, I knew nothing about fermentation – or what it even was, really – before going along today. It meant that, for the …Read More
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Wall Street is one place where it pays to be a guy.
For people in financial-sector jobs -- such as insurance agents, security sales agents, financial managers and clerks -- men outearn women by a wider margin than in any other area of the economy, according to a recent analysis of Census data by Bloomberg News.
Nationwide, across all occupations, women still earn just 77 cents for every dollar that men make. And in the 265 major job categories measured by the Census, there's only one -- personal care and service workers -- where women collect a higher salary than men. Those jobs include positions like butler, valet, house sitter and shoe shiner, Bloomberg reports.
Still, the gap is highest on Wall Street, where women only get between 55 and 62 cents for every dollar their male colleagues earn.
Financial-sector work has grown more and more lucrative in recent decades, and bankers have collected massive paychecks even during the economic downturn of the past four years. But the Bloomberg analysis suggests that the women of Wall Street have to some extent not shared in this prosperity.
The number of women on Wall Street has dropped off since 2000, according to FINS, a Web property of Dow Jones & Company. At the same time, in 2008 and 2009, the number of sexual harassment charges per woman in the financial industry grew higher.
Women often report feeling belittled and marginalized in the male-dominated financial world. FINS reported that some women say they've gotten passed over for big bonuses because they don't socialize with male management as much, and NPR reports that some male bankers are known to talk about visiting strip clubs and even bring prostitutes to the office.
While the gender pay gap on Wall Street is especially striking, the post-recession economy has not been kind in general to women, with men gaining some 768,000 new jobs since mid-2009 even as women lost about 218,000, according to the Pew Research Center.


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Eric Zuesse
On September 24th, Gallup reported that, "A majority of U.S. adults, 58%, say a third U.S. political party is needed because the Republican and Democratic parties 'do such a poor job' representing the American people.'" Furthermore, "The first time the question was asked, in 2003, a majority of Americans believed the two major parties were adequately representing the U.S. public, which is the only time this has been the case. Since 2007, a majority has said a third party is needed, with two exceptions occurring in the fall of the 2008 and 2012 presidential election years."
In other words: Ever since the American public started to learn in 2003 that George W. Bush had been lying about his being in possession of conclusive evidence that Saddam Hussein was building a new stockpile of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), American public sentiment switched drastically from belief that the two major "Parties do an adequate job," to belief that "A third party is needed." (Both Parties supported the invasion of Iraq, which was Bush's policy; it became bipartisan, though it was based on frauds and turned out to be predictably disastrous.) Whereas back in 2003, Americans held, by 56% to 40%, that the existing "Parties do an adequate job," that sentiment plunged till 2007, when Americans held, by 58% to 33%, that "A third party is needed"; and, today, that sentiment is virtually the same as it was then: 58% to 35% now saying that "A third party is needed."
The closest American public sentiment has come to 2003's 56% satisfaction-level with the two existing parties was in late 2008, when 47% were satisfied and 47% were dissatisfied, tied; but, the support at all other times, for creation of a new third party to compete seriously for the U.S. Presidency, has constituted a majority of the U.S. electorate. The only other time when the level of satisfaction reached near to the level of dissatisfaction was in late 2012, when 45% were satisfied, and 46% were dissatisfied, regarding the present two-party system.
Both of those times when majority satisfaction was nearly reached, both in 2008 and in 2012, reflected the public's rising faith in the two-party system, which resulted from the billions of dollars that were then being spent during the Presidential election-year campaigns, emphasizing the (seemingly) stark ideological differences between the two Presidential candidates. However, both of those times, this near-restoration of faith turned out to have been only fleeting; and, so, between 2012 and today, the level of dissatisfaction has risen from 46% up to its present 58%, and the level of satisfaction has sunk from 45% then to the present level of only 35%.
Another Gallup result was published later the same day, and it reported that the public's answer to the question about whether they're "satisfied or dissatisfied with the way the nation is being governed" plunged from the question's all-time (since 1972) high of 59% in 2002, to its all-time low of 19% in 2011, and then 27% today, so that it seems clear that post-9/11 disenchantment with George Bush's policies started the plunge, and that disappointment with Obama's continuing Bush's policies extended it. When Obama came into office in 2009, the satisfaction figure soared from the pre-Obama, 2008, figure of 26%, up to 43% in 2009, only to plunge again back down, to its all-time low of 19% in 2011, and arrive now at 27%, which is virtually the same level that it was right before Obama became President.
So, yet again: Americans are deeply disturbed at the disappointing performance of our Government, and they don't trust either Party to restore our democracy.
This raises the question of whether the only possible third party candidate who might actually stand a chance to establish a long-term-viable competitive third political party in the United States, who is Vermont's independent U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, might actually be able to compete seriously in 2015 and 2016 for the U.S. Presidency, if he runs as an independent (as he has said he might do).
There are only two historical precedents that can provide strong historical guidance toward a fair estimation of the likelihoods that he might succeed on this:
The positive side for such a possible viable new third party is Abraham Lincoln's successful campaign for the Presidency in 1860 under the banner of the new Republican Party, which had been founded only 6 years earlier, in 1854, so as to overcome the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which had ended the Missouri Compromise of 1820 by allowing new western states to permit slavery. The issue that this new political party, the Republicans, posed, was clear and fundamentally moral, and it concerned both the economy and the body-politic: Should this nation continue half-slave and half-free? So, Abraham Lincoln won: More Americans said no to that question than said yes to it.
However, on the negative side regarding the possibility of a successful political party being able to be formed today, is the example of Teddy Roosevelt's 1912 campaign for the Presidency under the banner of his own then newly formed Progressive Party. This might be a closer analogy to the present situation. Roosevelt formed that new Party by himself, after he became disillusioned with his own Republican Party's conservatism, its support for Wall Street at the expense of Main Street. But he confused the public about what precisely was the problem: Teddy Roosevelt formed his Progressive Party specifically because the current Republican President William Howard Taft tried to break up U.S. Steel Corporation as violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Act: Taft was trying to enforce a progressive law, applying it to a case in which Roosevelt believed it shouldn't be applied. This disagreement culminated an ideologically confusing sequence of policy-differences with Taft. All that Roosevelt achieved then, from such confusion, was to draw off enough Republican voters to his own candidacy, so as to enable the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson, to become elected as President.
Precisely what "progressivism" was, and what "conservatism" was, weren't sufficiently clear to voters, and especially were not nearly so clear to them as, in 1860, had been at issue during that time, which was the moral unacceptability of slavery. Abraham Lincoln's speeches about that issue were profound, and clear. Teddy Roosevelt's speeches about what his new party stood for were shallow and superficial. The basic issue was not clear at all. And, without any clear separation of his new party from both of the then-existing ones, Roosevelt's new party failed to do what it needed to do and what Lincoln's Republican Party had done, which was to produce for the voters a clear choice between his party and both of the then-dominant ones. (Lincoln's Republicans defeated both the Democrats and the reconstituted Whig Party — the latter running under the name of the Constitutional Union Party, and winning only Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.)
Do we have an issue today that is moral, and comprehensive, and clear, such as existed in 1860? Yes, we actually do, and it has been building in the public's mind for decades, just as the issue of slavery had been building for decades prior to 1860 (and Lincoln's speeches brought it forth with volcanic force, and no ambiguity).
Google-search the following sequence of characters, and you will immediately see plenty of discussions of this current analogue to the slavery issue: "climate change" slavery
One of those commentaries is this, which argues that the climate-change issue just cannot be politically resolved. Josh Barro says there, "I have trouble imagining a less popular policy proposal than the United States borrowing a huge amount of money to pay Saudi Arabia not to extract oil – even if that policy actually would make Americans better off. Even when the beneficiary of buyout payments isn't a foreign government of questionable repute, the barriers would be huge. It would call for international cooperation."
Only if Senator Sanders can clearly overcome arguments like that, would he possess even a chance to win the U.S. Presidency as a new form of Progressive Party candidate, because, otherwise, the moral and the practical issues will be just as unclear from him as they had been from Theodore Roosevelt in 2012. Furthermore, if Sanders runs as an independent without having first at least tried to win the Democratic Presidential nomination, then he will antagonize Democratic voters as an enemy and a "spoiler," much as Ralph Nader did; and, so, antagonizing both Democrats and Republicans, he probably won't get much more than the 2.74% of the Presidential vote that Nader did in 2000.
Thus, if Senator Sanders doesn't first at least contest for the Democratic Party's Presidential nomination, then it's unlikely that he would be a serious candidate at all for the Presidency; but, if he does try, and if Democratic voters reject him, then what would be the impact if he at that time starts a new Progressive Party, and contests against both the Democratic and the Republican candidates? It would probably be a repeat of what Teddy Roosevelt did in 2012: throwing the election to the opposite established Party, which in this case would be to the Republican nominee, whomever that would be. Sanders says he doesn't want to do that. So: if he is serious at all about running for the Presidency, and if he's honest, he will need to run for the Democratic nomination. Only if he fails to receive that nomination will a subsequent new-party run by him for the Presidency make any sense at all — and, even then, it won't make any sense unless he clearly and convincingly articulates why his new party should become the new and better version of what today's Democratic Party is. That case can be made. Bill Clinton ended Democratic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Glass-Steagall Act and other regulations of Wall Street; and Barack Obama has been working since even before he first entered the White House to weaken Social Security, and even to expand the use of fossil fuels. FDR would be appalled at both recent 'Democratic' Presidents.
So, today's 'Democratic' Party isn't FDR's, and certainly isn't progressive on some core issues. It's conceivable that Sanders could end up replacing the Democratic Party with FDR's progressive Democratic Party, but only if Sanders makes the case for doing that, just as Lincoln made the case for replacing the reconstituted Whig Party (Constitutional Union Party) by the Republican Party, as he did in 1860.
However, in order for Sanders to do this, he first needs to run within the existing Democratic Party, to reform it via taking it over as its Presidential nominee. Because, otherwise, he'll be seen only as an enemy by Democratic voters; and this would surely defeat (doom) his candidacy.
He won't be able to win the White House unless he gets strong support from Democratic voters all the way. He won't win the White House unless he either reforms the Democratic Party, or else replaces the Democratic Party. And that's a clear fact.
The Gallup Poll findings suggest that the 2016 Presidential contest could be very interesting, even more so than is normally the case. Bernie Sanders might restore FDR's Democratic Party. But if he doesn't do that, then 2016 will almost certainly be just more of America's continuing decline into plutocracy — into the very thing that FDR warred against, both here at home, and abroad, when plutocracy was then commonly called "fascism." Sanders would need to make the case against it, and would need to bring the global-warming issue integrally into that anti-plutocratic case.
Such a case would be entirely true, and it might win. But who would finance the presentation of it? Only a new political movement could do that. First, he would have to build its core within the Democratic Party. Then, he would need to take that core with him into the general-election campaign. It might happen. Practically any other 2016 outcome would be no better than what currently exists.
Investigative historian Eric Zuesse is the author, most recently, of They're Not Even Close: The Democratic vs. Republican Economic Records, 1910-2010, and of CHRIST'S VENTRILOQUISTS: The Event that Created Christianity.


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Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act authorizes the Administrator "to prohibit the specification (including withdrawal of the specification) of any defined area as a disposal site" as well as to "deny or restrict the use of any defined area for specification (including the withdrawal of specification) as a disposal site . . . whenever he determines, after notice and opportunity for public hearings, that the discharge of such materials into such area will have an unacceptable adverse effect on municipal water supplies, shellfish beds and fishery areas (including spawning and breeding areas), wildlife, or recreational areas." This rulemaking will consider, at minimum, changes to EPA's 404(c) review process that would govern the future use of EPA's section 404(c) authority.
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The EPA's regulations governing CWA Section 404(c) are being revisited to reflect today's permitting process and modern-day methods and protections, including the robust ex siting processes under the National Environmental Policy Act that requires federal agencies to consider the environmental and related social and economic effects of their proposed actions while providing opportunities for public review and comment on those evaluations. The updated regulations have the opportunity for increasing certainty for landowners, investors, businesses and entrepreneurs to make investment decisions while preserving the EPA's authority to restrict discharges of dredge or fill material that will have an unacceptable adverse effect on water supplies, recreation, fisheries and wildlife.
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According to the Learning Disability Online website, It is estimated that 1 in 10 people have dyslexia which is between 5 to 15% of Americans.
What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia is also known as a language-based disability. It is defined as difficulties with accurate and word recognition and by poor spelling which can affect reading fluency, reading comprehension, recall, decoding, writing, spelling, and sometime speech. Signs of dyslexia in adults include:
- Poor spelling
- Avoids writing task
- Gifted and creative
- Difficulty in following oral and written instructions
- Difficulty staying on task
- High level of frustration
- Difficulty in retaining information
- Test-taking anxiety.
- Highly curious
- Insightful
- Curiosity
- Good communication of stories read to them
American Disabilities Act
Employees diagnosed with Dyslexia are protected under the American Disabilities Act (ADA) which prohibits discrimination in all employment practices, including job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, training and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment. It applies to recruitment, advertising, tenure, layoff, leave, fringe benefits, and all other employment-related activities.
Disability Definition
The American Disabilities Act defines disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities such as seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communication and working.
Challenges in training employees with Dyslexia
recalling information
following instructions
May experience anxiety from test-taking
Reading takes longer
Training Strategies
People with dyslexia are visual learners. They learn best by seeing, watching, and observing. When training, use pictures, computers, PowerPoint and text.
Multisensory training helps the employee to use all senses when learning something new on thejob. Multisensory learning should include combining all senses including visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetic.
Use demonstration when possible and give feedback whenever possible.
A diagnosis of dyslexia also qualifies under the American Disability Act (ADA). While some may not want to disclose their diagnosis, It's always a good idea to make sure each person is comfortable in the training. The following are some suggestions:
- Asking a participant diagnosed with dyslexia to read out loud can be tricky and make them feel uncomfortable
- If your organization gives, test, look for alternatives such as allowing time to complete the test longer or giving a test orally.
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Abundance is something we create. Luck is something we make. And it can be beautiful and fun to create rituals to make more of both!
To create a more creative & prosperous life, you'll want to be in as creative and prosperous an environment as possible!
Smudging is fairly common these days. Burning a sage wand to clear the air of bad juju is nothing new. Sage, though, is not for everyone, it's not available easily everywhere, and it's not the "only" herb you can smudge.
Roses- create more mindful peace
Lavender- open-hearted vibes, cleansed of negativity
Rosemary- the fresh start herb of creative awakening and purified spaces
Roll up your own gorgeously creatively prosperous smudge sticks and let the good vibes and beauty flow and they smolder and smudge your space!
And… make sure you sign on to the free feng shui money-block-clearing video series for the Cash Camp today… it's starting in a few weeks!
xoxo Dana
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Geekbuying is launching a small computer with an octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1, Gigabit Ethernet and support for 4K video playback. It's called the Geekbox… and it's being positioned as much more than just another media streamer.
The Geekbox comes with Android and Ubuntu dual-boot software preloaded and there's an option to install Rockchip's Light Biz OS version of Android.
And you can also open up the Geekbox case, remove the system-on-a-module that houses most of the tiny computer's guts, and use it for other projects.
For example, Geekbuying also sells a 7.9 inch, 2048 x 1546 pixel display panel for the Geekbox, and a LandingShip printed circuit board that adds additional input and output options, support for a 2.5 inch SATA drive, LEDs, camera and display connectors, and a 60-pin GPIO header, among other things.
The Geekbox is available for pre-order for $110, but you can get a $20 coupon by leaving a comment on the Geekbuying promo page.
The box includes a microSD card slot, HDMI 2.0 port, a micro USB port, two USB ports, and a Rockchip RK3368 ARM Cortex-A53 octa-core processor with PowerVR SGX6110 graphics. It also comes with an infrared remote control.
The TV box has a fanless design, but there's a connector for a fan if you plan to build your own device that could benefit from an active cooling system.
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Save File Command
The Save command is used to save the notes file in memory to disk.
To save a notes file
- From the File menu choose Save.
- If you already have given a name to file, your notes file information
is stored on this file. The old version of the file is saved with the same name,
but with extension
BAK(depending on your File Setup). If you have not already given a name to your file, the Save As command is executed automatically.
If you want to determine whether a notes file in memory is given a name or not, you can look at the window title of the Personal Notes File program. A CRD file cannot be saved; use the Save As command to save it in NTF format.
When you save a notes file in TXT format, take care not to specify a Card Separator character that appears in the beginning of a line in your data. If this is the case, a space character will be inserted in front of the lines starting with the card separator character and a warning message will be given.
This command is unavailable if you have not modified the notes file.
Keyboard shortcut
Error messages
- Cannot save in CRD format!
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- Problem in saving alternate file.
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Greetings, ive been trying to get an answear for this question in arduino forums, and the only indication that i could get there was that arduino is too slow for such operations, my needs are pretty simple really, please imagine this scenario.
You install fastled library in a teensy board, you use it then to send data to a connected ws2801 ledstrip, when you do that, youre sending data through a 5v wire.
In essence what i need to do instead is not to send the data but to sit between a ledstrip and another board and capture the sent data from said board, even if its in its raw bit data (a series of 1s and 0s).
How would i achieve such feat?
To avoid as much confusion as possible, ive drawn my need in red in the following picture
Thank you very much in advance!


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Editor's Note: Jemar Tisby is a Ph.D. student in history and a former school teacher and principal. He is the President of the Reformed African American Network and co-host of the "Pass The Mic" podcast. Follow him on Twitter @JemarTisby.
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On Saturday night, Jordan Edwards was fatally shot by a police officer when the teen left a party in a Dallas suburb
Jemar Tisby: Jordan's life was precious, not because he got good grades, but because he was a living, breathing human being
On Saturday night, Jordan Edwards, an unarmed 15-year-old African American male, was shot and killed by a police officer while leaving a party in Balch Springs, Texas. The bullet struck Jordan in the head, and shortly thereafter the teenager was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Initially, the police claimed that the car that Jordan got into was reversing "aggressively," and the officer shot back in response. But the police chief has since said that video evidence showed the exact opposite, and that the officer's actions "did not meet our core values."
Across the nation, people expressed rage. Jordan wasn't armed. He wasn't a suspect. He didn't resist arrest. How did he end up dead?
Along with the pain and anger came stories of his exemplary character. According to Lee Merritt, the attorney for the Edwards family, "Jordan was a straight-A student and a standout athlete who was beloved by his schoolmates." A statement by the Mesquite Independent School District, where Jordan attended school, said he "was a good student who was very well-liked by his teachers, coaches and his fellow students." And Chris Cano, the parent of one of Jordan's football teammates, stated, "He was not a thug. This shouldn't happen to him."
But if you think Jordan didn't deserve to die because he was a good student, then you're missing the point. Jordan's achievements don't make him any more valuable than a person who had trouble in school and a history of bad decisions.
What makes a person's life precious is simply the fact that he or she is a living, breathing human being. As wonderful a teenager as Jordan was, his death would be no less tragic if his record had been less admirable.
Many times, the public will look at someone's record of rights and wrongs to determine whether that person "deserved" to die. Resist that impulse.
Christians value life based on a foundational biblical principle called the "imago dei" (image of God). In Genesis 1:26, God says, "'Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness." That fact of our creation, inherent to us all, gives us worth. Regardless of people's wealth or race, everyone is "fearfully and wonderfully made."
That Jordan was a beloved son, brother and friend, as well as a hardworking student and athlete, make his death even more poignant, but that's not what makes his life precious and his death devastating.
This isn't to say that actions don't matter. It is not to imply that a person's conduct is inconsequential. What a person does makes a difference, especially in the instance in question.
But too often people bring up a person's history to make him into a hero or a hoodlum. They want to create a monster who doesn't merit mercy or a moral exemplar whose life is more valuable than the average person's. Neither villainizing nor valorizing does justice to the fundamental dignity everyone deserves.
Jordan's death should cause us to re-evaluate how law enforcement officers are being trained. It should elicit calls for information and accountability if criminal wrongdoing is discovered.
Most of all, Jordan's death should bring about mourning. His parents will never again drop off their son at school and wave goodbye to him. His friends will never hear another joke or see another smile from him. His teammates will never again get to say "nice play" or "good hustle."
Unfortunately, there will probably be another event like this one. An unarmed person, perhaps African American, will be killed under dubious circumstances by those empowered to protect the public.
The next person who ends up a hashtag may not be as virtuous as Jordan, but that doesn't mean he or she is any less deserving of dignity. Our sorrow shouldn't depend on whether someone got straight As.


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Welcome to our latest blog! We have been having fun looking at some amazing historical and cultural aspects of haircuts from around the world. Our focus currently lies in Asia, where we have been exploring the world of Street Barbers, Hindu rituals, and the first haircut Chinese babies receive. The Basha Miao village, in the Guizhou Province of China, has provided us with an amazing haircut ritual to wonder at. The first ceremonial haircut a child receives is somewhat extra memorable, not only because they are now entering 'adulthood', but also, the cut that the child receives is with an extra-sharp sickle! No soap, no lather, no water…nothing except the expertly gentle stroke of the sickle against the scalp.
The people of the village have been living the same way for thousands of years, guarding and protecting their ancient homeland, and have even been referred to as the "living terracotta warriors". They are China's last tribe of gunmen, whose ancestors were frontline troops who protected their treasured village from any hostility…including battling bears! Ancient traditions and customs are still followed in Basha Miao's self-sufficient society, where rituals, clothing, and worship and celebration are all based around the trees that surround this wonderfully mystical place. Trees are worshipped in the sense that they give us life, and therefore we must protect them…makes sense really, doesn't it?? It is forbidden to cut down or damage an ancient tree, and there is punishment for any person who does so. When a baby is born, a new tree is planted in their honour, and when a person dies, 'their' tree is used to make the coffin.
Now, back to the hair cut…Between the ages of 7-15, young boys take part in their first ceremonial haircut, which welcomes them into adulthood. The boys also receive their first hunting rifle at aged 15, which reaffirms the boys transition to adulthood, and his ability to 'protect' his land and hunt wild animals. The tribe leader wets a sickle with water that has been used to boil eggs, and proceeds to shave off all of the hair, apart from the central part. This piece is left intact to enable the coiling of the hair to produce a topknot, which is an essential masculine feature of a Basha man. It is also said that the bun or braid that is left intact represents a tree. There is no use of shaving cream or even water during this procedure, with the blade gently skimming the scalp, allowing patches of hair to fall to the ground.
Now, although this haircut is not considered to be fashion-inspired, rather a proud cultural ritual, I think it's safe to say that it's definitely a style that has managed to inspire fashion!
Please join us for our next blog, which will feature some more weirdly wonderful stories and images that capture the essence of male grooming, from all over the world.


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WASHINGTON — After a gunman opened fire at the Navy Yard today, the Senate went into recess for the day and went into lockdown mode.
At the committee level, the hearing that was expected to get the most attention this week — a Senate Judiciary review of "stand your ground" laws — was quietly postponed to an undetermined date.
"How to make sense of a tragedy like the #NavyYardShooting? We are with the victims & their families in spirit and solidarity," Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) tweeted.
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, scheduled the hearing "'Stand Your Ground' Laws: Civil Rights and Public Safety Implications of the Expanded Use of Deadly Force" six days after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
The witness list for the hearing, originally scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, included three members of the House: Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), and Tea Party Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas).
A second panel was to feature Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, and Lucia Bath, whose 17-year-old son, Jordan Davis, was killed in November when a man at a gas station opened fire on his car after a dispute over loud music. The accused in the Davis case, Michael Dunn, said he shot at the Florida teen and his friends because he saw a gun in their car but no weapons were found. Dunn soon goes to trial on a first-degree murder charge.
They were set to be joined by Florida State Attorney William Meggs, who has called his state's Stand Your Ground law a "nightmare."
Members of Congress extended few opinions yet many prayers and polite sympathies as Monday unfolded.
"I've spoken with the Sergeant at Arms, and in light of the events at the Navy Yard, we will recess the Senate until tomorrow morning," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said via Twitter. "My sympathies go out to the victims of the Navy Yard shooting, and we are all thankful for the professionalism of our first responders."
The House was not in session Monday. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) will be leading a moment of silence on the floor of the lower chamber on Tuesday evening.
"I have long had a special attachment to the Navy Yard ever since we worked with the Clinton administration to bring the Naval Sea Systems Command, the first new facility to be located in the rapidly developing area. The renovation of the historic Navy Yard, which had been moribund for decades, started reinvigoration of the Capital Riverfront neighborhood," Norton said Monday afternoon.
"I ask that we all withhold judgment on the causes and possible remedies that may be required here. This is one of the most secure sites in the District, and the Navy has kept this facility secure without closing it to the public," she added. "Just a few years ago, the Navy built a beautiful new event center at the Navy where organizations from the city and region regularly hold events. We cannot allow events like today's to shut down the city or keep us from engaging in normal activities."
The White House canceled a Latin music event tonight, but Michelle Obama went ahead with the Musica Latina Workshop for kids in the State Dining Room late Monday morning.
President Obama mentioned the shooting at the top of his choreographed event lauding administration economic achievements five years into the financial crisis.
"We are confronting yet another mass shooting — and today, it happened on a military installation in our nation's capital," Obama said. "…I've made it clear to my team that I want the investigation to be seamless, so that federal and local authorities are working together. And as this investigation moves forward, we will do everything in our power to make sure whoever carried out this cowardly act is held responsible."
Obama ordered flags lowered to half-staff and held calls over the day with Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and FBI Director James Comey.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a statement that he was receiving regular updates on the shooting. "This is a tragic day for the Department of Defense, the national capital area, and the nation," he said. "My thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this outrageous act of violence, their families, and all those affected by today's events."
"I am grateful for the swift response of federal and local law enforcement, and for the professionalism of DoD personnel at the Navy Yard complex," Hagel added. "The Department of Defense will continue to offer its full assistance in the investigation of this terrible and senseless violence."
The Department of Homeland Security, which has been without a director since Janet Napolitano left last month, was mum on the shooting.
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas) said members "just want to make sure that all the leads are properly followed."
"It is reminiscent to me — not to far from my city — home city of Austin, where Fort Hood occurred. It is very reminiscent of that day. And I just — I pray that it doesn't extend anything towards a terrorism tie," McCaul said on Fox. "…We just don't have any answers at this point in time."
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) referenced Fort Hood in their joint statement on today's "heartbreaking attack."
"Unfortunately, this is not the first time we've seen such a tragedy befall the patriotic personnel working at a U.S. Military installation. There is nothing more cowardly than targeting innocents, and we have full faith in military and law enforcement officials to bring the perpetrators to justice," the committee leaders said. "We send our thoughts and prayers out to the victims and their families."


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June 3, 2008
Group's Latest Report Sets
Record Straight on Chip Implants, Cancer, and
Opponents of the VeriChip implant are launching a new offensive against the controversial human microchip this week, amid reports that VeriChip plans to put its chipping division on the auction block. A new report titled "Microchip Implants: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions" released today by CASPIAN Consumer Privacy reveals dirty laundry the company would probably rather keep hidden as it seeks a buyer for its beleaguered product.
The 42-page report was authored by CASPIAN director Dr. Katherine Albrecht, a Harvard-educated privacy expert and long-time critic of the VeriChip. The highlight of the report is an eleven-page section titled "Cancer Cover-up" that describes a systematic pattern of lies and deception engaged by VeriChip executives in an effort to downplay the fact that implantable microchips cause cancer in laboratory animals.
The report reveals how news outlets like Time
Magazine, Business Week, and the RFID Journal were
used as unwitting pawns in a VeriChip scheme to spread
misinformation about the cancer studies. Since research
linking the product to cancer first surfaced last year, each of these
publications has repeated misstatements from VeriChip company
executives, in many cases printing the inaccurate statements verbatim
and unchallenged.
"These were not subjective issues, they were plainly verifiable issues of fact," Albrecht said. "We were saddened to see the misstatements fall through the fact-checking cracks of these respected publications. Now that VeriChip is back in the headlines, we felt it was time to set the record straight."
VeriChip's media efforts have done little to salvage the company's public image or its financial performance, both of which plummeted after research linking the implantable microchip to cancer was widely revealed by the Associated Press in September 2007. The same company that once predicted revenues in the "billions" earned just $3,000 from its microchip implant operations in the first quarter of 2008, as patients shun the device that many are now calling the "cancer chip."
Investors have also distanced themselves from the failing company, with VeriChip's stock plummeting from a high of $10.62 last year to just over $2.00 today.
VeriChip's VP of business development, Jay McKeage, acknowledged the implant division suffers from "a substantial cash burn" and is "not sustainable on its own." As a result, he says, VeriChip plans to "shop the VeriMed / Health Link [human implantable chip] business around widely" in hopes that another company will take the unpopular product off its hands.
However, with recent blog headlines like "VeriChip Death Watch" making the rounds, Albrecht has a hard time imagining who, if anyone, will want to buy the business.
"This is a company that has engaged in a consistent pattern of making false and misleading statements," she said. "It has lied to the public, to the media, to its shareholders, and to regulatory agencies," she said, citing additional evidence from the report indicating that VeriChip hid cancer evidence from the FDA when the agency reviewed the implant's safety in 2004.
"We laid out all the evidence in our report," she added. "We want to make sure no one else gets burned by VeriChip."
CASPIAN's new report, "Microchip Implants: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions," is a comprehensive reference guide to implantable microchips in animals and humans. It provides thoroughly-researched, footnoted answers to 85 of the most commonly asked questions about the implantable microchip, including religious, privacy, social, and health questions. The report concludes with a list of recommendations for patients, pet owners, and policy makers affected by the device.
The new report is available for free download on the group's AntiChips.com website at:
While on the website, readers are encouraged to download Dr. Albrecht's comprehensive 52-page overview of the studies, "Microchip-Induced Tumors in Laboratory Rodents and Dogs: A Review of the Literature 1990-2006," and to review scanned copies of the original documents.
CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering) is a grass-roots consumer group fighting retail surveillance schemes since 1999 and irresponsible RFID use since 2002. With thousands of members in all 50 U.S. states and over 30 countries worldwide, CASPIAN seeks to educate consumers about marketing strategies that invade their privacy and encourage privacy-conscious shopping habits across the retail spectrum.
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Rue La La: Sale of Prada Handbags, Shoes & Accessories
Rue La La has a sale of Prada handbag, shoes and accessories. Here are some top picks:
Prada Bicolor Saffiano Leather Skinny Belt for $279.99 (was $345),
Prada Leather Bow Driver for $339.99 (was $520),
Prada Patent Saffiano Leather Top Handle Tote $1,379.99 (was $1,725).
Shipping costs $9.95, but once you pay, you get free shipping for a month.
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It's always great to be able to share one of our success stories.
Sushma Solanki attended Bolton Libraries' last Ask About Business Start Up Engines event in September 2016, which coincided with the Bolton Food and Drink Festival. It was a talk by local businesswoman and food entrepreneur Franca Iaverdino. The session concentrated on "Setting up a Food and Drink Business" and was full of useful information and inspiring advice, borne of Franca's years of experience in catering.
Sushma had been thinking about setting up a catering business and came along to find out more about the practicalities and learn from Franca's experience. After the event, she spoke with staff from Ask Bolton Libraries and Business Bolton about how to get more information about setting up a business and where to get impartial advice.
The team at Bolton followed up by sending Sushma information on insurance, business registration, health and safety regulations and referring her to our colleagues at Business Bolton and the GM Growth Hub.
By November, Sushma was setting up her business and returned to Bolton Libraries for some essential market research information: a list of companies in Bolton to whom she could market her corporate catering for Christmas. They provided her with a list of 100 companies, compiled to her specifications.
Sushma's business has continued to grow, and we're pleased to say she stays in touch and regularly attends local business information and networking events at the library. And in 2018 she was named as one of the six winners of Theo Paphitis' Small Business Sunday contest.
You can see Sushma talking about her business at this special event on Saturday 24th August as part of Bolton Food and Drink Festival


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The court order books have various court proceedings and orders associated with the data range. The Clerk's Office is working to get more court order books conserved and will post online as the come available.
Order Book 1789-1791 (PDF)
This is the oldest book in the office and was returned around 1913 to Dinwiddie. It was lifted by a Federal Solider during the Civil War. Roman Number Page II has more information concerning the history of the book.
Judgment Order Book 1842-1846 (PDF)
County Order Book 1858-1863 (PDF)
There is no name index with this book.
County Order Book 1863-1866 (PDF)
Order Book 1A 1855-1879 (PDF)
Order Book 1873-1881 (PDF)
Order Book 2A 1879-1909 (PDF)
Order Book 1881-1889 (PDF)
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As philanthropists go, Ron Livingston is about as unassuming as they come.
After being treated at Hoag for a heart attack in 1994, Livingston became familiar with the hospital and Hoag Heart and Vascular Institute, and believes its outstanding reputation is well deserved.
"I've had wonderful care at Hoag and that's why I got involved," explained Livingston. "Sandy and I give to many charities, but Hoag is the main focus of our support - I guess it is based on our experience there with my heart attack, and the reputation Hoag has established.
"Through the years, Livingston's involvement with the hospital grew steadily. Four years ago, he volunteered his time for the Foundation Board of Directors.
"Mike McKee is a friend of mine, and suggested I join the board. I was tickled to death to get involved," recalled Livingston.Now that he has become engrained in the Hoag family, Livingston looks forward to Hoag's continued progress, and shows confidence in the organization reaching its goals in the years ahead.
"Hoag certainly has the capability of becoming a world-class hospital, especially with the new CEO, Dr. Afable," asserted Livingston. "I think he's very capable of bringing in world-class physicians to make that happen."
"I guess it comes down to Hoag being the best, and the public recognizing that," said Livingston. "We need to get the message out to the public that Hoag has the ability to take care of you here, and there's no reason to go anywhere else. The more people have positive experiences at Hoag, and then share that information with their friends – that's what will get us there."Livingston speaks from a wealth of experience. His keen business sense comes from a lengthy career in the home-building industry, having co-owned a company that built single-family homes for over three decades."This was a great time of growth for many Southern California neighborhoods, and we built affordable homes for thousands of families," Livingston explained.
"I guess I could look back on that now and see how we helped both families and communities grow. We always stressed fairness with our employees and a quality product."This humble approach was not only instilled in employees, but carried out by the owners themselves.
"My business partner and I always had the philosophy to keep things simple and low key - enjoy our families, work hard, be successful, not be the biggest but the wisest, and good things will happen."
This philosophy was instilled upon Livingston during his college years. Having gained his education at UCLA, Livingston believes one of his greatest "teachers" was the legendary basketball coach John Wooden.
"I was a small guard, and Coach Wooden always wanted a small guard on the floor. I was lucky enough to be that player for three years. This was prior to the glory days, but Coach Wooden taught us all great lessons for our lives after college," explained Livingston."
I learned to do my best, play hard and win, lose or draw, keep my head up high and know that I've done my best," recalled Livingston. "I guess that's kind of a good philosophy in business and in life."
With this balanced perspective - both on business and on life - Livingston seems to have a good understanding of the cornerstone of success. As far as he is concerned, it is a focus on dedication and hard work that leads to achievement. And it is this business philosophy that will also lead Hoag to making its mark on the nation's health care industry.
"My wife Sandy and I have been blessed with two children and five grandchildren," added Livingston. "We enjoy our community and giving back through Hoag just makes good sense.
"As for the mark Livingston would like to make: "I'm not really big on leaving a legacy. I certainly would like to see Hoag get to world-class status, which isn't really a legacy on my part, but it's something that would be nice to be a very small part of helping to develop."
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Who remembers that line from an ancient Saturday Night Live sketch? The Bass-o-Matic! Do you remember now? It happens to be my all time favorite SNL skit. Anyway, what on earth does that have to do with Route 66 and Afton Station? Well, let me tell you.... there's almost nothing better than fresh pan fried bass, and that's what Robin treated us to at the Station today. She catches a lot of fish in the stream close to where she and Phil live, and today she fried up a huge batch of it in light corn meal batter and brought it to us with home made tartar sauce and chips and we feasted! It was truly delicious, and I think we all ate until we couldn't ingest another bite. Marly proved to be a human fish-consuming machine, and I wasn't far behind. What a great treat! Thank you, Robin!
Ron M. and I had to leave at 1:30 so I could get home in time for my exercise session, so we left the couple in the good hands of Marly and drove back to Tulsa in a drizzly rain which may turn to a dusting of (aarrghh!) SNOW later. Although the prediction is for "slim to none" in regard to snow, I hate the evil stuff so much that I don't want to see a single flake.


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explorASIAN 2018 Recognition & Awards Gala │
Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm │
The Pink Pearl Chinese Restaurant, 1132 East Hasting Street, Vancouver │
Free parking │
$70.00 individual tickets / $650.00 table of 10 │
Program: │
- 10 Course Chinese Dinner │
- Pan Asian Performances │
- Silent Auction & Raffle │
In Canada, the month of May is officially recognized as Asian Heritage Month to acknowledge the long and rich history of Asian Canadians and their contributions to Canada. │
This year, the explorASIAN Gala will place a special focus on Pan Asian migration and the legacy, culture and accomplishments of the growing and diverse communities of Canadians with Pan Asian heritage. │
The explorASIAN Recognition Gala is our annual fundraiser featuring fusion food, entertainment, art displays, silent auction, and plenty of fun! │