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CSX opens New England double-stack cleared route, plans Quebec intermodal facilityWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
CSX Transportation, Inc., working with the commonwealth of Massachusetts, opened New England's first double-stack cleared intermodal route on its rail line between the New York state line and the newly-expanded intermodal terminal in Worcester, Mass., reducing transit times on key lanes by as much as 24 hours.
The project involved increasing vertical clearances at 31 locations between Worcester and New York state to 21 feet, enabling intermodal trains to operate with containers stacked two-high. The project connects with the double-stack cleared rail network at the New York state line, giving the region the ability to link with double-stack intermodal service throughout the country. Previously, double-stack intermodal trains coming to New England from the Midwest or from western origins had to stop in Syracuse, N.Y., to be converted from double-stack to single-stack configurations. The reverse occurred on westbound routes from New England, adding time, cost and complexity to these freight flows.
"This is an excellent example of how the public and private sector can work together on projects that benefit the public, strengthen the economy and enable highway to rail freight conversion to reduce strain on public infrastructure and serve supply chains seamlessly," said Clarence Gooden, CSX's executive vice president and chief commercial officer.
In other news, CSX and its transportation and intermodal terminals subsidiaries are planning to expand the company's intermodal presence in the greater Montreal region and Quebec. CSX's intermodal terminals subsidiary will build a new 36-hectare (89-acre) intermodal rail terminal in the city of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield in Quebec, connecting the region with CSX's 34,000-kilometer (21,000-mile) rail network in the United States.
The new $100-million project will enable shippers in the region to capitalize on the economic and environmental benefits of intermodal rail, expand on the north-south trade opportunities offered by the North American Free Trade Agreement and connect to new markets. The project is expected to create about 600 jobs during construction and lead to the creation of more than 300 permanent jobs when completed. Construction is expected to start in the spring of 2013 and the terminal is expected to open in 2015.
Trains serving the terminal will connect through the Northwest Ohio intermodal hub, offering quick access to markets across the United States.
The terminal is expected to handle up to 100,000 containers per year, using modern, rubber-tire gantry cranes to transfer containers between trains and trucks.


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Surely this is a joke. It's like an April Fools prank. The swords are great, though.
Surely this is a joke. It's like an April Fools prank. The swords are great, though.
As I stated before, I really dig this. He's exactly the sort of far out concept that makes MOTU ridiculously great! Assuming this is real, my only design nitpick is
that blonde hair. It just looks odd.I wish it was more green or gray like the rest of the figure.
The name sounds more like a Digimon, but I like the design. As for the bio...it's going to be weird. I can think of a few ideas like
The living embodiment of Castle Grayskull, final line of defense only to be summoned as a last resort
I feel pretty bad for the winner of this contest since no matter what people are going to hate on his design for whatever reason. At the end of the day it is an original idea because few people would've actually fleshed that idea out. Then we get the bitterness because their character wasn't chosen. Berating TMS and SLL is because of who got to create them, and it can be written off as egoism. But this was made by a fan in a universe full of absurdity. Had this been your character and people called it lame or uninspired you would take offense. The guy put it out there and he won, based on a panel which probably included people whose opinion you actually respect. Sure nothing is liked by everyone but give the guy credit for doing what he did. I'm just not huge on people being rude when it comes to someone's creativity since that's the whole problem with our culture's art at this point. Internet jockeys hate on every original idea that come along so we continue to get remake after remake, which are also complained about, and this generation love the same type of video games. No one just accepts originality and most people want a consistent blending in everything but complain about it. Just my opinion. And Congratulations sir.
They removed it from mattycollector.
I think I'll call him something like
Grayskull Golem
Cool, cool figure!
Can someone PM me the US number for Matty? I want to talk to someone who might has a clue of what is going on.
Evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
Upcoming MOTU-inspired Graphic Novel: www.eonquest.com
Maybe is a magic creature spelled by the Sorceress to defend the inner chambers of Castle Grayskull
Can someone PM me the US number for Matty? I want to talk to someone who might has a clue of what is going on.
Evil will always triumph because good is dumb.
Can't wait for Sanke Mountainman!
There's one part I really like about this figure, though : the accessories (weapons).
"A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue. His blade defends the helpless. His word speaks only truth. His wrath undoes the wicked."
The swords are from the vintage flag...Cool
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GozzoMan, Heroic Cherry Picker
He-Man must have misspoken...
"By the power of power - I haaave... the... Grayskull!?"
i like it!
Press down on dragon's head. It sprays enemies with a jet of water!
Press down on a camera's shutter release. It will take pictures that tell stories!

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Wednesday August 28, 2013
12:00 PM Join us in the gardens of Macculloch Hall at 45 Macculloch Avenue. Bring a sack lunch, a blanket and listen to stories while you eat. For Ages 2 through 6. In case of rain, we will meet inside Macculloch Hall. This program will run from August 1st through September 26th.


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Perdue Earns Big Ten Honors
The No. 11 Nebraska men's gymnastics team took home its first conference honor this season when sophomore Grant Perdue captured the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week award. Perdue earned his first weekly conference honor of the season after earning the individual event titles on both floor exercise and vault last weekend during their senior night face off against Iowa and Minnesota.
Despite some struggles during past weeks, Perdue managed to put together a solid routine on floor during the Huskers' last home meet of the season. His performance earned him a 15.15 on floor, finishing 0.65 points higher than any other competitor on the event. The 2012 first team All-American on floor tied his best score on the event for the season, finishing with a score of 15.15 against Minnesota on Feb. 2.
Perdue's 15.25 on vault set a new career high for the sophomore, beating out the 15.15 that he earned when the Huskers faced the Golden Gophers in Minneapolis, Minn. The Houston, Texas, native finished the night 0.4 points above the three gymnasts who tied fro second.
The Huskers hit the road for the last meet of their regular season, traveling to Champaign, Ill., to face the No. 6 Illini. The meet, hosted in Illinois' Huff Hall, will begin at 4 p.m. CST and will feature live video and live stats. Stay tuned to Huskers.com for further updates on Nebraska men's gymnastics.


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GS: Where are you from?
DU: I was born in Germany to Sri Lankan parents, but grew up in Canada, age 2 to 27, then left for the U.S. after getting married.
GS: Why did you decide to go into teaching?
DU: There are several reasons:
1) Even as a kid, I loved playing "school," especially giving out positive check marks.
2) I realized as a student that I had a way of helping my friends to understand material easier.
3) I REALLY admired my own teachers- they were so inspirational and important in my life.
4) I always enjoyed school- it was a safe and fun place for me as a kid. I wanted to create that environment for others, and provide opportunities to grow "future leaders."
GS: When and where did you get your master's degree and in what field (or concentration)?
DU: I have two degrees from Canada – a BSC in Biology (1996)and a B.Ed. in Intermediate Science and Math Education (1997). When I came here in 2002, I started by M.Ed. in Educational Leadership at UAB. I finished in 2004.
GS: Why did you decide to pursue a doctoral degree?
DU: I am a life-long learner. I want to continue my journey of developing my own leadership skills AND inspire leadership in my students and colleagues. I believe in "the power of together." This philosophy is a recognition that more good can be done if I combine my talents with the talents of my teammates. It means believing that my teammates are not only fellow educators but parents, the community, and especially the students. It is treating all my teammates with respect, recognizing their gifts, and helping them to grow in a positive environment. It means inspiring others by getting involved in important education and community activities and opening myself up to be inspired by giving my full attention to my teammates. "The power of together" means that I need to give my best every single day and provide the environment needed to harness the power of my teammates. Perhaps the following examples will not only further your understanding of my educational philosophy but will help you to realize that it is a philosophy put into action.
GS: Why did you choose UAB?
DU: My husband is an associate professor in the Psychology department. He spoke highly of the university. What has impressed me this year, however, is how much the School of Educational Leadership Programs have improved. The courses are more rigorous with higher expectations.
GS: What professional awards have you received?
DU: In October 2009, I received a national **Milken Educator Award. I also received an Alabama Teacher Hall of Fame award in 2009 (via Jacksonville University, and a Positive Image Award in 2009 (Hoover City Schools).
GS: What are your plans for the future?
1) Pursue other leadership positions. I am currently an Assistant Principal at Rocky Ridge Elementary.
2) Complete a math book that I am writing with my math students
3) Find ways of highlighting the outstanding work of other teachers in my system and in the state. My new mission is " Operation: Greatness… Found"
GS: Do you have any advice/wisdom for other graduate students and/or educators?
DU: Take the time to identify your gifts and USE these gifts to bring out the gifts/greatness in others.
**For more information regarding the Milken Family Foundation and a biography on Dil, click here. To view the video of Dil's surprise award presentation, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDm8b-oLWCM.


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O'Brien supports education tax creditBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
April 05. 2013 9:20PM
CONCORD - Former House Speaker William O'Brien has filed a legal brief in support of the state's new education tax credit program which has come under legal fire.
The new scholarship program allows businesses to donate and receive a business tax credit. The bill passed last year, but the House has already approved its repeal, although the Senate has yet to act on the bill.
The program had been praised as a way to ensure all children would receive the best education possible and decried as a back-door voucher plan that would take money away from public schools as private and religious schools cherry pick the best and least expensive students to educate.
O'Brien filed the brief Friday as local counsel for the Pacific Legal Foundation on behalf of seven current and former legislators who sponsored the bill establishing the program.
The case - Duncan, et al v. the State of New Hampshire - is being heard in Stafford County Superior Court and the plaintiffs claim the program is unconstitutional because it gives state money to religious schools.
In his brief, O'Brien claims those bringing the suit seek to deny children from low- and moderate-income families the opportunity to receive private scholarships funded by the education tax credits.
Under the program, students can receive up to a $2,500 scholarship to attend private or parochial schools. Homeschooled students can receive up to a $750 scholarship.
School districts losing students because of the program also lose an average $4,100 per student in state education aid.
The program is capped at $4 million the first year and can grow each year thereafter, although less than $134,000 has been donated to the program to date.
Legislators filing the brief with O'Brien are former Senators Jim Forsythe and Fenton Groen, and current Sen. Andy Sanborn, R-Bedford, and former Representatives Mike Balboni and Greg Hill, and current Rep. Pam Tucker, R-Greenland.
"It is our intent as present and former legislators who worked so hard for this law to make clear for the court that part of the plaintiffs' argument against the law - that we supported the law to support religious schools - is simply not true," O'Brien said. "It has no more relevancy or validity than if that argument had been brought against Congress 65 years ago to oppose another education scholarship opportunity program, the GI Bill, just because some funds might go to religiously founded schools."
The public educational system too often fails children, he said, and the scholarship program would give families of limited means the choice to find the best education for their children.
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CHS Inc., a leading farmer-owned energy, grains and foods company, has announced it has created www.chsag.com to serve farmers selling grain directly to CHS river terminals and processing plants in Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois.
CHS Inc., a leading farmer-owned energy, grains and foods company, has announced it has created www.chsag.com to serve farmers selling grain directly to CHS river terminals and processing plants in Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois. The new public website features cash bids updated every 10 minutes, a powerful charting tool, radar weather and forecasts, futures market overviews, as well as specific location contacts and announcements. These website features are also available via mobile phones at m.chsag.com.
"CHS knows that farmers want the immediacy and ease of accessing market information and insights electronically," said Rick Dusek, CHS vice president, grain marketing, North America. "Providing tools and resources like chsag.com is one more way that CHS helps its owners grow."
CHS buys grain directly from farmers at its river terminals and soybean processing facilities at Davenport, Iowa; Fairmont, Mankato, Savage and Winona, Minn.; and Pekin, Ill. CHS is a leading grain company, marketing more than two billion bushels of grain and oilseeds annually to domestic and export customers in 60 countries worldwide.
Farmers interested in selling grain directly to CHS can view cash bids and receiving hours on the website, www.chsag.com, or by calling the local phone numbers listed there. Farmers selling grain to CHS on a regular basis will also have secure, login access for information about individual shipments, settlement and contract details and transactions.
CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy, grains and foods, CHS is committed to helping its customers, farmer-owners and other stakeholders grow their businesses through its domestic and global operations. CHS, a Fortune 100 company, supplies energy, crop nutrients, grain marketing services, livestock feed, food and food ingredients, along with business solutions including insurance, financial and risk management services. The company operates petroleum refineries/pipelines and manufactures, markets and distributes Cenex® brand refined fuels, lubricants, propane and renewable energy products.
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on management's current expectations and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the potential results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The company undertakes no obligations to publicly revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances. For a discussion of additional factors that may materially affect management's estimates and predictions, please view the CHS Inc. annual report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended Aug. 31, 2012, which can be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission web site (www.sec.gov) or on the CHS web site www.chsinc.com.


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The 2013 Nebraska School Actives Association State Wrestling tourney has wrapped up in Omaha.
The 2013 Nebraska School Actives Association State Wrestling tourney has wrapped up in Omaha.
Both Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca and Nebraska City posted multiple medals in the three-day event.
The highlight of the event was the heavyweight rematch between the two schools in the finals.
Matt Clark of S-D-A edged Trent Kasbohm of Nebraska City by a final decision of 3-0. Like their previous match ups, the state final meeting was highly competitive. Neither wrestler scored a take down in the first period. Clark kept Kasbohm from scoring an escape in the second period. Clark scored an escape in the third period and then scored a two- point take down late in the match as Kasbohm took a risk on a head lock in a last second attempt to take the lead.
Jake Touchstone of Nebraska City also made the finals of the event at 170 pounds. He ended up in second place after losing in a competitive match against Chance Helmick of Beatrice.
Elsewhere, the Rockets got three medals in the wrestle backs on Saturday. Skyler Teten finished fourth at 138, and, in doing so, collected the third state medal of his decorated caterer for the Rockets.
John Essink, 152, also picked up his third state medal by finishing third. Both Essink and Teten are four time state qualifiers.
Gus Husen, 195, finished fifth for the Rockets.
The Pioneers wrestled back for two fourth place medals on Saturday. Those medals were won by Jay Sornson, 145, and Keyes Nelson, 195.
Turning to the team results, Omaha Skutt ended up as the Class B champion. Other teams in the top five were Scottsbluff, second; S-D-A and Plattsmouth, tied for third; and Alliance in fifth position. Nebraska City finished sixth.
For more state tournament information and photos, see the Tuesday Nebraska City News-Press and the Thursday Syracuse Journal-Democrat.


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DOVER, N.H. -- Donald Andolina remembers a well-known Dover businessman complaining about how slowly money grows in bank accounts these days during their casual meeting 18 months ago.
There is a better way to invest, Nickolas Skaltsis told Andolina. For years, Skaltsis said, he had turned around distressed real-estate properties for healthy profit -- a high-yielding investment method that his existing investors swore by when contacted by Andolina.
Andolina was in.
The former Westford resident, who served as a New Hampshire state representative for Dover at the time, wrote Skaltsis a $20,000 check.
The problem was, according to the N.H. Attorney General's Office and the N.H. Bureau of Securities Regulation, Skaltsis wasn't using the money to flip properties at all. Instead, Skaltsis, a former Dover School Board chairman, allegedly swindled 13 investors, including Andolina and Tewksbury School District Superintendent John O'Connor, out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a Ponzi scheme to spend it on his debt payments and shopping.
"I made a mistake," O'Connor said in a phone interview Tuesday about his decision to invest with Skaltsis.
"People fell prey to him because everybody knows him," Andolina said of Skaltsis. "(Swindlers) try to get friendly with you. They make you feel like you are a friend and can trust them."
The N.H.
The investors identified in the 19 charges lost a total of $287,000. the Attorney General's Office said in its press release.
In the meantime, the N.H. Bureau of Security Regulations, which also investigated the case, alleged that Skaltsis has issued at least 21 unsecured promissory notes to raise $327,500 from the 13 investors since February 2011, of which $304,000 remains owed in addition to the promised interest.
Skaltsis is also accused of raising an additional $32,500 from investors during 2010. Skaltsis falsely promised the investors that he would use these funds to buy, rehabilitate and sell distressed properties in Strafford County in New Hampshire while, in reality, he used the money to pay old debts, mixing the funds with a private account and cashing them for personal purposes -- wrongdoing that fits the definition of a so-called Ponzi scheme -- according to the Bureau of Securities Regulation.
Andolina, who worked as an IT operations manager at Raytheon Missile Systems between 1988 and 1998, said the investors only realized something had gone wrong when Skaltsis failed to pay back their money. Left high and dry, they would repeatedly urge Skaltsis to pay up to no avail.
"John O'Connor used to drive to Erik Drive (where Skaltsis lived) in his truck with a cardboard sign that said, 'Nick Skaltsis owes me $15,000,'" Andolina said. "But, it really didn't matter because only Nick saw it."
O'Connor, who served as Dover School District's superintendent between 2004 and 2010 before taking his current position in Tewksbury, lives in Dover. O'Connor said he met Skaltsis in 1998 when Skaltsis began serving on the School Board. O'Connor said Tuesday that he made a bad investment choice but declined to further comment, saying it's something he did in his private life and had nothing to do with his District job.
Skaltsis, who last served on the School Board in 2004, once owned many buildings in downtown Dover and was involved in various community affairs.
"This guy was born and raised in Dover and was one of the pillars of the community," Andolina said.
After two weeks of trying to get his money back from Skaltsis last August, Andolina reported the problem to the Dover Police Department, prompting investigations by police, the AG's office and the Bureau of Securities Regulation. Andolina, who was the first victim to alert police, said about 10 investors showed up for the first meeting with other alleged victims that he set up at the local library.
"They were afraid, perhaps embarrassed" to seek charges against Skaltsis, Andolina said. Andolina then sent out a public alert to the City Council and the Dover Chamber of Commerce, warning the residents that a Ponzi scheme may be in operation in the Dover area and that some local investors had recently lost money.
That "set a fire under Nick," Andolina said.
All the assets that belong to Skaltsis and the businesses associated with him, Liberty Realty Trust and Phoenix Asset Group, are now frozen per order that the Bureau of Securities Regulation obtained from Strafford County Superior Court Justice Brian Tucker. The Bureau is seeking restitution to investors from Skaltsis and the aforementioned businesses.
Skaltsis was arraigned in the Rochester Circuit Court in Rochester, N.H., on Thursday. The court allowed him to remain at New Hampshire State Hospital, a state-run mental-health facility in Concord, on personal recognizance bail that will be immediately converted to $300,000 cash bail upon his discharge from the hospital. Skaltsis has been hospitalized there since an October suicide attempt, according to Foster's Daily Democrat.


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After taking a month to review the 2013 NFL Draft, it is already time to look ahead to the 2014 class. In fairness, I will do my best to focus on senior prospects for the next few months and move to juniors/redshirt sophomores when the time is right. I am only taking pre-season evaluation notes for now, focusing on where prospects win and where improvements can be made. Therefore, treat these posts like rough drafts and not final opinions.
Preseason Notes Archives on Quarterbacks
Rough Notes
Whenever the term "pass rusher" is mentioned, football instinct tends to lead towards players who line up on the edge. These sack artists who dip around the corner or generate pressures with speed generate plenty of attention. Offensive tackles and quarterbacks are getting smarter in their defense, with blockers using the pass rushers' momentum to ride them around the edge. Stepping up in the pocket has become a baseline trait for success in the NFL.
With the growing implementation of three and five step drops in order to get playmakers into open space, the importance of interior pass rushers is greater than ever. At least it should be. As previously stated, avoiding edge rusher by stepping up is much more achievable compared to the disruption caused by interior pressure. Edge rushers have started to loop back inside more often, but any defensive tackle (or end in a three man front asked to attack the guard) can make a tremendous impact by specializing in disrupting the pocket.
Enter Arizona State's Will Sutton. That is not to say Sutton isn't a three down player, but he will make his mark unsettling the offense's plans. Lining up as a 3 technique defensive tackle in a base four man front, Sutton displays the versatility to win from a 1 technique alignment in nickel situations and as an end in a three man front on occasion.
Along with that alignment flexibility, Sutton closes the pocket and/or creates separation in a variety of ways. He will be classified as a speed rusher, and although Sutton does possess those traits, he is also a technician who incorporates power and leverage. This part of his game relies on gaining the advantage on first contact. If the defensive tackle forces his opponent off balance, he continues to keep them on skates before shedding at the quarterback's depth. Sure, Sutton lacks ideal size, but that does not mean he is strictly a speed rusher.
With that said, quickness is a large part of Sutton's game. The Sun Devil can be seen firing off the line versus the run and the pass, splitting gaps and beating reach blocks. He isn't always the first one off the snap, but Sutton's initial forward lean and momentum is excellent. Keeping his head up when firing past that initial line helps acquire backfield vision and balance.
Sutton displays a good understanding of balance, not only his own but his opponent's. Utilizing a swim move or slap and side step, Sutton creates space in short areas thanks to active hands. This is followed up by great closing speed, which helps Sutton finish consistently. Even after finding open space, many rushers fail due to poor change or direction or anticipation. Sutton possesses both of these traits, showing the ability to plant and alter his own momentum in conjunction with the quarterback's or ball carrier's short area shiftiness. He is not a perfect tackler, and part of that might be due to the lack of comparable strength, but it is not a glaring negative.
Many will point to Sutton's run defense as that glaring negative. I am not saying he is Josh Chapman, a stalwart fire hydrant who clogs the middle, but Sutton is at least adequate at holding the point of attack. There are instances when Sutton loses ground, mainly when he fails to gain the leverage advantage off the snap, but he is not overmatched. In fact, I have seen him handle a double team on multiple occasions. In terms of face up, power running schemes, Sutton's success relies on the leverage battle.
I am very confident in Sutton's success against slant or zone blocking. His tendency to split gaps and get upfield has already been mentioned, but there are some savvy qualities to Sutton's game. When facing an offensive lineman hoping to reach block and seal a lane, Sutton mirrors the long lateral step and dips to anchor in the intended alley. That kind of flexibility from an interior defensive lineman is tough to find, and it serves Sutton well. There are instances where he goes to the ground when his center of gravity if lost, but it did not occur at a high rate.
Where He Wins
Sutton takes advantage of space. Whether it be shooting past reach blocks in the sliver of time afforded to him thanks to an animated first step and forward lean, or hand use and quick feet to generate that separation on his own, Sutton finishes with closing speed. His flexibility to bend and gain positive positioning is tough to find.
Areas of Improvement
If Sutton's initial momentum is stopped, and the offensive lineman is able to gain a powerful grip on the defensive tackle in tight spaces, he struggles to shed and restart. I mentioned his adequate anchor, but Sutton has difficulties shedding to make the tackle at the line of scrimmage. He also seemed to have less explosiveness after injuring his right knee.


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- It's a 4-tourney series, but feel free to play each tournament on itself.
Tournament 4/4: BISCHOFSHOFEN
HIGHLIGHTS: (for details read below)
- 1v1, choose your own map & settings
- Single knock-out, best of 5/7
- No freemiums (games will be sent out in batches of 5/7)
- Round Limit set at 20; away team wins the game, no matter the troop count
Specific Tournament set-up:
Game load:
The Four Hills Tournament Series:
Some further details:
If you sign up using one line, you'll help me out copy-pasting quicker when the tourney gets rolling. So you can skip the 'in please' formality and do it like:
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The federal government is again moving to strip Waterloo resident Helmut Oberlander of his Canadian citizenship over his wartime involvement with a Nazi death squad.
It was revealed this week that the government filed an order-in-council with the Federal Court in Toronto in September, which opened the door for the deportation of Oberlander, an ethnic German who was born in what is today Ukraine.
CTV Kitchener reported Oberlander has requested a judicial review of the citizenship revocation. The 88-year-old retired real estate developer has been involved in legal battles over his wartime activities since 1995.
Oberlander was an interpreter with Einsatzkommando 10a (EK 10a), a Nazi killing squad that was part of a larger unit that roamed Nazi-occupied territories and murdered tens of thousands of Jews and other innocent victims. Whether he was drafted into the unit or not, he was part of it for at least 1-1/2 years, knew of its activities and served its purpose, Federal Court Judge Michael Phelan stated in a 2008 judgment.
That decision led to removal of his citizenship by order-in-council (in effect, the federal cabinet), but Oberlander appealed. In 2009, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled the cabinet must revisit its previous decision that stripped Oberlander of his citizenship and consider whether he was forced to join the unit under duress.
Oberlander said he was conscripted into the unit and that he never took part in any murders.
The Globe and Mail reported that prior to the latest order-in-council, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney presented a brief to cabinet colleagues saying, Oberlander "served the members and the purposes of this killing squad with knowledge of the atrocities it carried out."
The minister's report argued that Oberlander never deserted the German armed forces even though he had chances to do so.
"Mr. Oberlander has not demonstrated that he meets any of the three conditions to satisfy the defence of duress," the report states.
Jewish groups applauded the cabinet decision.
"As a human rights advocacy organization grounded in the lessons of the Holocaust, we are so pleased to see the Canadian government taking steps to deport one of the few remaining Nazis in Canada. There is no statute of limitations for those who participated in genocide," stated Avi Benlolo, president and CEO of Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC).
Oberlander has been listed by the Simon Wiesenthal Center as one of the top 10 most wanted Nazi war crimes suspects worldwide. In addition to Oberlander, FSWC has also pressed for the deportation of Vladimir Katriuk, a beekeeper in Quebec who was a member of a battalion responsible for a massacre in the village of Khatyn, in what is now Belarus.
Shimon Fogel, chief executive officer of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), said, "We think it speaks to a fundamental issue of justice… Bringing this front and centre again maybe has the pedagogic value of reminding Canadians of this terrible and singular horror."


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Posted on February 2, 2013
Opportunities for celebrating Black History month abound!
The Chicago Park District is commemorating Black History Month with a variety of events. Most programs are admission free or charge nominal fees.
Do you know which parks were named after influential African Americans? The District has recognized individuals who have made important contributions to their communities and to the city at large by naming more than 40 parks in their honor. Read about some people who made a difference. https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/chicago-park-district-commemorates-black-history-month-with-parks-named-after-influential-african-americans/
The Chicago Public Library's African American History Month Calendar of Events observing the culture, heritage, contributions and achievements of African Americans has something for everyone.
If these events aren't for you, check out other special events at the DuSable, http://www.dusablemuseum.org/events/category/special-events
the University of Illinois at Chicago
and other educational institutions in the area.
Staying home? Surf over to the new PBS Black Culture Connection website.
This month is also a great time to get started tracing your roots. More on how to do that in the next post.


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Dr. Gary Greenberg's photographs magnify grains of sand 100 to 300 times, exposing swirling microscopic shells, eroded crystals and colorful coral fragments.
The grains come from diverse beaches around the world, reaching from Okinawa, Japan to Maui, Hawaii to Smith Mountain Lake, Va. Each fragment is unique in character and remarkably beautiful.
Greenberg's website explains that he has spent his life "revealing the secret beauty of nature." With the help of high-quality microscopes, he creates "spectacular landscapes of worlds beyond our everyday perception — worlds where reality is seen as abstract form and color, motion and texture."
To see more of Greenberg's microphotography, including magnified images of food, flowers and the human body, visit his website.


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As many of my readers will know, yesterday was the final deadline for the cathedral-licking bet. It was a date I had long feared, as back in September 2011 when Adam adjusted the terms it seemed like there would hardly be any time at all to finish this gargantuan and nerve-shredding task. What a great joy it is then to announce that on December 5th the last two cathedrals (those in Bangor and St. Asaph) were finally licked!!
Adam has been in touch and has gracefully conceded defeat, and word on his forfeit will be appearing on here soon! He should be very worried, unless he has somehow managed to raise a remote and obscure parish church to cathedral status, an achievement I would not put past him!
Obviously I am hugely relieved not to be in Adam's shoes right now, but also a little sad that the adventure has come to an end. 2012 was truly the year of the lick and I was lucky enough to visit some incredibly beautiful and intriguing cathedrals over the last 12 months. I've also had the pleasure of meeting some truly wonderful people, many of whom have helped me along the way, so a huge thank you goes to them for their kindness and sense of humour.
The plan now is to turn this blog into a book, which will hopefully give a good account of the whole adventure, as well as an overview of the superb collection of cathedrals that we have in the United Kingdom. I never expected to get so hooked on these places when the bet began, but by visiting and exploring them I've gained a new-found passion that will be with me for life.
The blog itself is in need of a serious update, as there is still nothing on the last few licks in England and Northern Ireland, nor anything on the triumphant tour around Scotland. This will all be done after Christmas hopefully, but a more detailed account will appear in the book, of course.
So, although the adventure has come to and end there is still a lot more to come. But for now it is a simple case of basking in VICTORY!


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The effects of the sequesters are complicated and difficult to foresee. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Guide, Rep. Vicky Hartzler (Mo.-R) breaks down how sequestration could affect Pulaski County and the Department of Defense and what congress is doing to stop it from happening.
Q How will sequestration affect the Fort Leonard Area?
A In three main ways:
Furloughed civilian employeesThe Department of Defense issued a statement saying that the first impact will come from civilian furloughs. That is where civilian workers at our military bases will be required to stay home without pay for one day a week. That leads to a 20 percent reduction in their pay, which is obviously devastating for many families in our area. They estimated that nearly 6,000 Army civilians will be furloughed in Missouri, and most of those will be from the Fort Leonard Wood area.
The EconomyThat's almost 6,000 families in our area who will see a 20 percent reduction in pay. That means less money to put food on the table, gas in the car, and and pay for a college education.
This potentially has an impact on the St. Robert/ Waynesville community as people have less money to spend.
The Waynesville School DistrictWaynesville gets a lot of its money from something called Impact Aid. They will be receiving less money because the department of Education is being cut 7.8 percent because of the sequester.
The Waynesville School District has anticipated potential cuts and is taking steps already to cut spending and lessen the impact. Certainly they would like to have this funding restored to have the number of teachers and supplies and maintenance that they need.
Q What caused the sequester? What is it?
A A budget super committee wasn't able to come up with a spending reduction plan as a part of the Spending Control Act in 2011. When the Budget Control Act passed, it automatically cut $487 billion from the national defense over the next 10 years.
It set up this super committee to come up with 1.2 trillion in additional cuts. If they couldn't find that, sequestration would take place, which cuts an additional $500 billion from national defense as well as other areas of the government. So that makes a total of $1 trillion cut from our national defense.
The house has passed two bills to replace the sequestration cuts with more common sense reforms and cuts elsewhere that reduce government waste.
One example we agreed to cutting would be to quit sending states bonuses for turning in their food stamp paperwork on time. That's ridiculous. We found waste in areas like that and packaged it and said if we have to cut waste, let's cut it here. These are smarter cuts than to cut our national defense. However, the Senate refused to take up those two bills. Unfortunately, that's why our current plan did take effect and we're starting to see the negative impact of that.
Q When will furloughs take place?
A I saw a timeline this week that they anticipate by the end of April it will be in place and it would last for 22 weeks, when funding will hopefully be in place in the Fall.
Q What are your biggest concerns about sequestration?
A It will hurt the readiness of our national security because training hours will be cut back. Potentially this could mean delaying soldiers from coming home from Afghanistan. Because sequestration is reducing the our soldiers training, it could result in either delaying our soldiers to leave or to order the soldiers who are in Afghanistan to stay longer because of the lack of trained soldiers.
If this defense funding is not replaced, it could jeopardize our national security.
Q What are you and other members to congress doing to prevent this from happening?
A We helped find funding elsewhere and we passed bills in the house to stop it. Unfortunately, the Senate did not pass it and neither did the President, which was very frustrating.
I have been a vocal advocate to find funding to replace this. I'm also on the house budget committee. Next week we are going to unveil our budget and we do restore funding in next year's budget for defense.
Q How do you feel about the defense cuts as a member of the Armed Services community?
A The Depart of Defense only comprises 18 percent of the entire budget, but it is receiving 50 percent of the cuts so far. I don't think it's a fair allocation of cuts.
I think we have wrong priorities here in Washington. There is only a few things our congress should be doing and one of them is to provide for the common defense. Clearly sequestration and these cuts to defense don't reflect the values of America. We need to change that to support our national defense and to ensure our men and uniform have what they need to keep us safe.
Q What can citizens do to stop the sequester?
A Make your voices heard to members of the Senate and the President about how this is going to impact you and your family. I certainly understand what a negative impact this can have, but we need support from all areas of government.
Who do you blame for this?
Ultimately it was the President's idea to have this whole sequester. I haven't supported it from the beginning and I don't think it's the right way to run our government.
Q Fort Leonard Wood recently was approved for funding $160 million for new construction, including new training barracks, a new vehicle maintenance shop, and a dental clinic. How will sequestration impact this?
A As far as we know at this point, we will still be going forward with this project and sequestration will not impact this project.


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GS: Where are you from?
JC: I was born in New Orleans, LA. However, my whole family is from and resides in El Salvador, where I lived from the age of 10-18. I did my undergraduate education at Loyola University New Orleans.
GS: What degree did you/will you receive and when?
JC: I am an MD/PhD student. I received my PhD in Microbiology this last summer (2012). I will receive my MD in 2014
GS: How long have you been at UAB?
JC: I have been at UAB for 6 years (I am in my sixth year for the Medical Scientist Training Program)
GS: What is your research?
JC: My research focuses on understanding the evolution of the human pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae and its capsule, especially in response to immunological factors the bacterium encounters in human hosts.
GS: Why did you choose UAB for your graduate studies?
JC: UAB has an academic track record comparable to many other good schools around the country. What made me decide to come to UAB was the familial environment of the MSTP, the great price of living in Birmingham, and the city/small town feel of Birmingham.
GS: Have you received any awards or honors? (Please include the Barker Award)
JC: 2004 - Albert Einstein College of Medicine Minority Summer Undergraduate Research Program Fellowship
2004-2005 - Loyola University Richard Frank Grant for undergraduate research
2005 - Rev. John H. Mullahay Award for outstanding performance in the Biologocial Sciences
2005 – Induction into the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honors Society
2005 – Induction into the Pi Delta Phi French Honors Society
2005 – Induction into the Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honors Society, 2005
2005 - Graduated from Loyola University Magna Cum Laude with University and Biological Sciences Honors
2006 - Travel grant to attend and present at the 54th Annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Conference
2007 - Best Poster Presentation in Microbiology, UAB Medical Student Research Day
2008 - Finalist for Best Intermediate Term Research Presentation (all categories), 2008 UAB Medical Student Research Day
2009 - Invited panelist, "Universal Health Coverage: Can It Eliminate Health Disparities" UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center - Health Disparities Research Symposium, April 2009
2009 - David E. Wells Memorial Scholarship for most outstanding Microbiology qualifying examination, UAB Department of Microbiology
2009 - Travel Grant to attend the 2009 SACNAS National Conference, Dallas, TX
2010 - Appointment to the Student Advisory Committee for the selection of a new Dean of Medicine, Medical Scientist Research Program representative
2010 - ASM Student Fellow Travel Grant to attend the 50th ICAAC National Conference 2010, Boston, MA
2010 - Travel Grant to attend the 2010 SACNAS National Conference, Anaheim, CA
2011 - Finalist for Best Long Term Research Presentation (all categories), 2011 UAB Medical Student Research Day
2012 - Travel Grant to attend the 2012 International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Disease, Iguacu Falls, Brazil
2012 - Samuel B. Barker Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies, UAB
2012 - Outstanding Student in the Microbiology Graduate Program
2012 – Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship award to attend the Gordon Research Conference on Bacterial Cell Surfaces, West Dover, VT
GS: What has been your most rewarding experience at UAB?
JC: Volunteer work at the student run free clinic or health fair/screening around the city with Cahaba Valley Healthcare
GS: Who was your greatest influence here at UAB and why?
JC: Split between my principle investigator Moon Nahm and my program director Robin Lorenz. Moon has worked hard in helping shape me into the scientist I am today. Robin has been very important in helping me get through the hard parts and providing a model in how to run an academic program.
GS: What is your motivation in your academics/research?
JC: At the end of a successful experiment, being the first person ever to know a piece of information, and thinking of ways how the new information can be used to help others. That is my drive to be a scientist.
GS: What are your plans after graduating and for the future?
JC: Finishing my medical residency and fellowship in infectious diseases, aiming to stay in academic medicine.
GS: Is there anything else you would like to say?
JC: UAB has been a great experience and I'd like to thank all the friends and faculty that have made my tenure here so successful and fun.
Juan's Advice for Other Graduate Students
Work hard with a sense of duty to your school, to your stipend and to your science. And have fun. It may be cliche, but if you're not having fun and you can't see yourself having fun any time soon, you may want to rethink where you are.


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Giorgio Vigna
Giorgio Vigna was born in Verona, Italy 1955. He is an artist and designer. He creates jewellery and sculptures. It's artistic course winds around shapes and materials that add resonance to his power of imagination, using elements from nature that echo its most primal and primordial aspects. He operates on the borderline between real and imaginary worlds. His interest into the world of glass has been developed collaborating with Venini, Iittala and Salviati. He produced designs and costume jeweler for operas, films as well as theatre and television productions, and he also created special jeweler collections for international fashion designers. His work has been widely featured in books and magazine world-wide. Giorgio Vigna has exhibited at many major museums, galleries and international exhibitions including the following: Museo Pecci, Prato, Italy - Museo Correr, Venice, Italy - Designmuseo, Helsinki, Finland - Museum of Art, Toledo, Usa - Schmuckmuseum, Porzheim, Germany. Giorgio Vigna teaches, gives conferences and presides over workshops in Italy and abroad. He lives in Milano.
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Joseph H. Kershner, 62, of Green Briar Road, York, Pa., died unexpectedly Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in his home.
Joseph H. Kershner, 62, of Green Briar Road, York, Pa., died unexpectedly Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, in his home. Born Jan. 20, 1950, in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of the late J. Harold and Olive M. (Mellott) Kershner. He had been a fertilizer salesman and last worked as a machine operator at a York area Quarry. Joseph was a 1967 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School and was a graduate of the Delaware Valley College. He was a member of the Metropolitan Community Church of The Spirit in Harrisburg, Pa., where he sang on the church choir, served on the trustee board and was one of the longest serving members of the church. In his earlier years, he attended the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Greencastle. Joe enjoyed traveling, cooking, gardening, riding his motorcycle, music and was loyal to his family and friends. Surviving family are numerous cousins, several aunts and uncles and many friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister Carolyn Ruth Kershner in 1948. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 130 N. Washington St., Greencastle, Pa., with Rev. Lori E. Rivera and Rev. Martin H. Horn officiating. Burial will be in the Cedar Hill Cemetery Greencastle. The family will receive friends at the Harold M. Zimmerman And Son Funeral Home, 45 S. Carlisle St., Greencastle, on Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. and one hour before the service on Sunday at the church. Memorial contributions may be given in his memory to the Metropolitan Community Church Of The Spirit, 2973 Jefferson St., Harrisburg, Pa. 17110 or to the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 130 N. Washington St., Greencastle, Pa. 17225. Online condolences may be expressed at: www.zimmermanfh.com


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I like Windows 8. There. I said it. I've seen numerous negative reviews of the interface and read several complaints about the lack of a "start menu" on the desktop, and yet, I haven't found either of those to be an issue at all. Personally, I like the new start screen. After customizing it, I can find my apps faster than I could under the old start menu. Windows 8 feels faster to me as well. After a brief adjustment period, I have found it very easy to use.
Before upgrading my work computer, I first upgraded at home. Both my wife and 9 year old daughter have found it easy to use. "Cool!" was my daughter's first response when I showed her the new start screen. As I showed her how to customize it, she pushed me aside and said "I want to do it". I haven't had to show her anything since then.
Conceptually, Windows 8 isn't that different from Windows 7. There is a desktop and a way to start applications. The difference being that the Start Menu is now its own screen, the "Start Screen".
In addition, Windows 8 adds a new class of "tablet" or "multiple device" applications (Windows 8 Apps or "W8Apps" formerly named "Metro Apps"). These are the new "Metro" applications about which everyone seems to have differing opinions. These applications are designed to work on multiple devices (tablets, phones and computers), and sync all their settings via an online Microsoft Account. What this implies is that you could be using an application on your tablet, pause it, log into your computer and pick up right where you left off. This is a pretty bold vision of the future of computing, and one I think is pretty exciting.
However, it is important to note that you are not required to use these in Windows 8 (but you may want to).
In my opinion, the process of transitioning from Window 7 to Windows 8 reduces down to three main concepts:
(1) The desktop has several improvements over Windows 7 but works pretty much the same as the Windows 7 desktop (i.e. you're generally not going to notice anything significantly different other than the start menu, how you access the control panel and how you shut down);
(2) The Windows 7 start menu has been replaced by a customizable Start Screen in Windows 8, which you activate by clicking in the lower left corner of the Window OR pressing the Windows key on the keyboard; and
(3) There is a whole new class of applications: the new "W8Apps" Multi-device applications that are cloud enabled.
As always, before upgrading, you should ensure that the application you absolutely need to use are compatible with Windows 8.
The Windows 8 desktop has numerous improvements over Windows 7:
• It runs faster than the Windows 7 Desktop
• It boots faster than Windows 7 (in as little at 8 to 15 seconds)
• Improved Task Manager
• Improved File Manager (it was also renamed from "Windows Explorer" to "File Explorer")
• Faster file copy (file copy dialogs also have more information and you can pause/resume)
• Multiple file copy operations now all show in the same window
• Support for mounting disk images (iso and vhd)
• Improved security
• Improved support for multiple monitors:
o Taskbar can now be displayed on all monitors
o Window snap now works on multiple monitors
• IE10 - which is the best browser Microsoft has put out yet (Yes, you can still run Chrome, and no I'm not kidding, IE10 is pretty good. At the very least IE10 sucks less)
Plus many more improvements that are too numerous to list.
So with all these new improvements, the desktop must be totally different and will prevent people from getting regular work done, right? Wrong. Here is a picture of Word 2010 running under Windows 8. It looks and works exactly the same as it did in Windows 7:
I would venture to guess that the majority of users out there wouldn't be able to tell the difference between running Word on Windows 7 vs. Windows 8. Almost all applications that ran under Windows 7 will run under Windows 8, and you will use them exactly the same under either system.
However, there is a different way to get to the control panel. To open the control panel, push your mouse into the lower left corner of the desktop and right-click. This will bring up a menu for different system options, including the control panel:
Shutting down windows also requires a different procedure. To shut down the computer press ALT+F4 in desktop mode, and select the correct option (you can also do this from the Desktop or Start Screen by using Charms Bar->Settings->Power - more on the Charms Bar later).
With the exception of the Start Menu (see below), control panel and the shutdown command, the Windows 8 desktop works virtually the same as the Windows 7 desktop. All the programs I use look and function exactly the same under either system. With the improvements in speed, multi-monitor support and file copy operations, I have found Windows 8 to be a useful upgrade.
One of the major user interface changes in Windows 8 is that the Windows 7 Start Menu has been replaced by the Windows 8 Start Screen. Windows 8 boots into the Start Screen automatically. Clicking on a desktop application from the start screen automatically opens that application on the desktop. So in that sense it works the same as the start menu. The key to Start Screen happiness requires 3 things (1) knowing how to navigate to/from the Start Screen; (2) understanding the 2 different Start Screens - a customizable Main Screen and an "All Apps" Screen; and (3) knowing how to search for applications.
Navigating to and from the Start Screen
There are two main ways to activate the Start Screen from the desktop:
(a) press the windows key on the keyboard
(b) push the mouse all the way into the lower left hand corner of the screen and left click.
Method B took me a few minutes to get used to. When you push the mouse in the corner, a little picture of the start screen appears. Initially, I kept trying to move my mouse to try to click on the picture. *Don't do this*. Just push your mouse all the way into the lower left corner and click. Once I got used to this, I found it to be just as easy (or easier) than clicking on the Windows 7 Start menu.
There are at least four (4) different ways to get back to the desktop from the Start Screen:
(a) Launch a desktop application
(b) Click the desktop icon on the start screen
(c) Press the windows key; or
(d) Push the mouse in the lower left hand corner and click
Windows 8 Start Screen vs. Windows 7 Start Menu
So how does launching an application in Windows 8 compare to Windows 7? Here's how I do it:
Windows 7:
Click Windows button (start) -> Program Files -> Navigate Folders -> Click Application
Press Windows key on keyboard-> Type name of application in search box->Press enter
Windows 8:
Click bottom left corner of Desktop -> Click Icon of Program on Start Screen
Press Windows key -> Type name of application to search -> Press enter
It really isn't that different. That said, I like the Start Screen better because it is easier to customize than the Start Menu. The Start Screen is really comprised of two different screens: (i) The Main (favorites) Screen, and (ii) an "All Apps" screen. There is also a "zoom view" for each screen.
(i) The Main (favorites) Screen.
The main Start Screen is really more like a "Favorites" screen or a full page task bar. You "pin" your programs to the Start Screen, just like you would on the task bar. To change the way an icon is displayed, or to pin it to the taskbar on the desktop (in addition to having it on the start screen), right click on the icon to see all the additional options.
Selecting "Unpin from Start" from the options will remove it from the Start Screen.
To move an icon, just click and drag it to a new location.
There is also a horizontal scroll bar on the bottom to scroll through start page, and a "Zoom Out" button in the lower right hand corner of the screen:
Clicking this button will "zoom out" and show your Start Screen in one page. You can also move groups of icons (or name them) from this view:
Click any empty space on the screen to zoom back to the normal view.
(ii) The "All Apps" Screen"
The "All Apps" screen shows all the applications that are installed in Windows. To get to this screen, right click anywhere on the Main Start Screen and then click the "All Apps" button in the lower right hand corner.
This will then display every Application installed in the system:
Use the horizontal scroll bar on the bottom of the screen to scroll through the list of Apps. Use the Zoom Button to get an simplified view of the "All Apps" screen. Clicking on a box will zoom into that app section on the "All Apps" screen.
Searching for Applications
The Start Screen also has built in search capability. To search from the Start Screen, just start typing the name of the application (no search box required, just start typing). Windows 8 will display the search results as you type. To launch the app, just click on it, or, if it is highlighted, press enter.
This can be one of the fastest ways to launch an application from the desktop using the keyboard. Just press the Windows key, start typing the name of the application, and press enter when it appears.
My Typical Workflow:
I find that the start screen is really fast and easy to use. When I need to start an application, I just slam my mouse into the lower left hand corner of the desktop, click, and click on the icon of the application when the start screen appears. This launches the application and automatically takes me back to the desktop (if it is a desktop app).
If I'm looking for an application that is not on my start screen, I either slam my mouse in the lower left corner and click or hit the windows key. When the start screen appears, I just start typing the name of the application. Windows 8 will automatically search for the app, and when it appears, I first right click on it and add it to my start screen (or to the desktop task bar), and then launch it. (If I don't want it on my start screen, then I will just launch it by clicking on it or pressing enter).
The whole process is really fast and I actually like it better than the Windows 7 start menu.
In Part I of this article, we have looked at the overview of Windows 8 and how to use the desktop and the new Start Screen. Desktop applications look and function the same on Windows 8 as they did in Windows 7. However, there are some navigation changes:
Launching Applications: Use the Windows 8 Start Screen instead of the Windows 7 Start Menu. Access the Start Screen with either the Windows Key or by left clicking in the lower left hand corner of the desktop.
Control Panel: Right click in the lower left corner to access the control panel.
Shut Down: Press ALT+F4 in the desktop or Charms Bar-> Settings -> Power
When transitioning from Windows 7 to Windows 8, first make sure all your applications are compatible, install your applications, and then customize your Start Screen so that you can quickly launch whatever application you need. If you don't see the application you need, search for it by typing the name while the Start Screen is showing (just start typing). Windows 8 will find the application, at which point you can launch it or add it to the Start Screen, or both.
In Part 2, we will look at the new W8Apps that seem to be so controversial.
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Free to the public
Moberly Fire Chief Robert Creed announces that the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill will be presenting a Severe Weather/Storm Spotters Class hosted by the Moberly/Randolph County Emergency Management Agency.
This training will be conducted Wednesday from 7 until about 8:30 p.m. at The Lodge in Rothwell Park (adjacent to the pavilion and fair barns).
Chief Creed says there is no cost for this training and the public is invited as well as any interested Emergency Service Agency personnel in or around Randolph County.
Creed adds this program is geared towards adults.
If young adults or children wish to attend, they are welcome, but they must be accompanied during the training by a responsible adult.
Those with questions may contact Chief Creed, Moberly/Randolph EM Director at 660-269-8705 extension 2032.


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DURHAM, N.C. – Senior Henrique Cunha tied Doug Root's school record of 121 career doubles victories, as the fifth-ranked Duke men's tennis team swept Elon Saturday inside Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center, 9-0. The Blue Devils moved to 2-0 on the season with the dual match win.
"I was really happy with the way we played today; top-to-bottom looked really good," said head coach Ramsey Smith. "We started off strong in doubles. I thought Cunha and Rafa [Hemmeler] played one of their better matches against a really good No. 1 team. That set the tone for both of them in singles. Overall, I was just really pleased with how things went in the first home match."
After falling to Cameron Silverman in a three set match in the fall, Cunha, the 11th-ranked player in the Intercollegiate Tennis rankings, gained revenge in the No. 1 singles position by topping Silverman Saturday, 6-2, 6-3. The Duke senior rallied in the second set of the match and won six consecutive games after initially falling behind a break, 3-0, to clinch the match for the team.
Sophomore Raphael Hemmeler posted the first singles point of the day after recording an impressive, 6-0, 6-0 win over Juan Madrid at the No. 6 spot. Freshman Michael Redlicki continued his strong start to his first spring season, defeating Robert Lindgren, 6-0, 6-3, on court three. Junior Chris Mengel, the 43rd-ranked player in the rankings, overwhelmed Brian Kowalski, 6-1, 6-1, on court four, before sophomore Jason Tahir earned a 6-4, 6-4 decision over Jordan Kaufman in the No. 5 singles match.
Junior Fred Saba played in the lone match of the day that went to a third set, eventually pulling away from No. 121 Stefan Fortmann by winning four of the final five games in a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 decision in the No. 2 singles contest.
Playing a rare best of nine format, freshman Daniel McCall defeated Ismael Sanchez Delfin, 6-2, 6-1, in the No. 8 singles match, while fellow rookie Josh Levine won his match over Carlos Arbodela, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 7 slot.
In doubles, the top-ranked pair of Cunha and Hemmeler earned their 11th consecutive victory dating back to the fall, defeating No. 22 Silverman and Fortmann, 8-2, in the No. 1 position. Cunha will have the opportunity to break Root's record when the Blue Devils host Charlotte at 1 p.m. in the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. On court two, Redlicki and Tahir, the 39th-ranked pair in the ITA rankings, clinched the doubles point for the Blue Devils, defeating Kaufman and Kowalski, 8-2. Saba and Mengel completed the sweep for the team, downing Lindgren and Madrid, 8-5.
Live video and live stats will be available for Sunday's match against Charlotte beginning at 1 p.m. Fans can also follow Duke men's tennis on twitter (@Duke_MTEN).
Tennis Match Results
Elon vs Duke
Jan 19, 2013 at Durham, NC
(Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center)
#5 Duke 9, Elon 0
Doubles Competition
1. #1 Henrique Cunha/Raphael Hemmeler (DU) def. #22 Stefan Fortmann/Cameron Silverman (ELON) 8-2
2. #39 Michael Redlicki/Jason Tahir (DU) def. Jordan Kaufman/Brian Kowalski (ELON) 8-2
3. #37 Fred Saba/Chris Mengel (DU) def. Juan Madrid/Robert Lindgren (ELON) 8-5
Singles competition
1. #11 Henrique Cunha (DU) def. #21 Cameron Silverman (ELON) 6-2, 6-3
2. #23 Fred Saba (DU) def. #117 Stefan Fortmann (ELON) 4-6, 6-4, 5-3
3. #14 Michael Redlicki (DU) def. Robert Lindgren (ELON) 6-0, 6-3
4. #46 Chris Mengel (DU) def. Brian Kowalski (ELON) 6-1, 6-1
5. #123 Jason Tahir (DU) def. Jordan Kaufman (ELON) 6-4, 6-4
6. #38 Raphael Hemmeler (DU) def. Juan Madrid (ELON) 6-0, 6-0
7. Josh Levine (DU) def. Carlos Arboleda (ELON) 6-0, 6-1
8. Daniel McCall (DU) def. Ismael S. Delfin (ELON) 6-2, 6-1
Match Notes:
Elon 0-1
Duke 2-0; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Singles (6,3,4,1,5,7,8,2)
Teams agreed to play 7 and 8 singles.


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Nothing in the ways of Nov. sub stuff, hopefully monday, or some time next week will be good to the rest of us that dont have it yet.
Nothing in the ways of Nov. sub stuff, hopefully monday, or some time next week will be good to the rest of us that dont have it yet.
Religion = The Horde
Atheism = The Great Rebellion
I'm hoping my Nov. stuff hits Monday or Tuesday.
My buddy in Alberta got his Nov. sub on Friday so hopefully mine materializes in Toronto soon as well
Still waiting on mine, too, but I almost never get Matty packages at the end of the week. It's almost always Monday or Tuesday.
MY Feedback Thread : http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...d.php?t=191572
Very strange, I got my November sub (slow shipment) today on a Sunday, about 13 days before I normally receive it.
"Listen, strange women dressed like birds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!"
Isn't that the second time you've had a Sunday shipment? Crazy.
Since when does Canada Post deliver on weekends?
MY Feedback Thread : http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...d.php?t=191572
so got my october sub stuff finally last week then the next day got my nov sub figures .. ***
no customs on my october stuff but got customs in nov for a cheaper order
more feedback from the org
On Friday I picked up my October sub with a nice customs chanrge of $17.90. I'm shocked that people are already geting their November subs. Hopefully I can get mine this week.
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MOTUC: I want them all!!!!!!
Classic Line: Battle Ram, Wind Raider, Tower Tools, Eternia, Laser Power He-man, Laser Light Skeletor, Tytus and Megator.
and i got my november DCIE sub....so chances are my MOTU day-of figures should come in next year!
my November sub arrived today!
Definitely a nice change of pace
Hmmm hope mine shows up this week. Really want Dekker!
got my sub Randor, Grayskull Man, and Dekker figures today, very awesome, and so fast. I wonder what was octobers deal? Im watching october next year, it better smarten up and act like november, or there will be hell to pay.
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Very unusual shipping contrast - I finally got my October sub package last week, which was the longest wait yet, and then...my November sub arrived two days later, which was the shortest wait I've had. Bizarre.
Got my November sub 2 business after my October sub. Weird.
Ironmans Want List:
MOTUC: I want them all!!!!!!
Classic Line: Battle Ram, Wind Raider, Tower Tools, Eternia, Laser Power He-man, Laser Light Skeletor, Tytus and Megator.
I'm waiting for my DoS Grayskull man, but doesn't it feel strange to have the figures from the sub already?? I mean I'm NOT complaining, but I'm so used to the wait and tension I don't know what to do with myself now until sale day!
But seriously, it will be interesting to see how the DoS figure goes, he was shipped about a week after the sub figures, so if I get him this week, I will be impressed. and I HOPE this marks a new standard in shipping to Canada, I TRULY hope it does. but we shall see.
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WOW...DOS NOV figures arrived today...from Sweeden...I thought the just got the subs out quick.
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Got my Sub November items... Wow Oct and Nov within days of each other... and my Cyber Monday sale items coming today via UPS thats like 11 figures in 1 week! good times. Maybe my black friday items will come this week too
I received my Oct shipment on Friday with no customs charges, and my Nov shipment yesterday (Tuesday) with a customs charge. Both orders were for 4 figures. I am really curious about where the Oct package has been!


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The Osage Beach Board of Aldermen has taken the first step in establishing a collective bargaining process for city employees.
The Osage Beach Board of Aldermen has taken the first step in establishing a collective bargaining process for city employees.
The board held the first reading of an ordinance that sets out a structure for the designation of a bargaining unit, a bargaining agent and the bargaining process. The vote was unanimous.
City Attorney Ed Rucker said the Missouri Supreme Court has held that public employees are entitled to collective bargaining rights similar to employees in the private sector. If a city does not have an ordinance to manage the collective bargaining process, the courts could step in and order the process.
According to the ordinance, which will be considered for its second reading at the April 4 board meeting, any labor organization seeking designation as a bargaining agent to represent employees must submit a written description of the bargaining unit sought. Within 14 days, the mayor and board of aldermen will appoint a three-person recognition committee consisting of the city administrator and two members from the board of aldermen.
The committee then has three options:
•Agree to the unit
•Send the description back to the labor organization for clarification.
•Reject the unit as being inappropriate with specific written reasons
The labor organization can either accept the committee's decision or appeal to the board of aldermen within 14 days.
Within 45 days of the bargaining unit being established, a secret election would be held to determine whether the majority of employees in the unit want to be represented by the labor organization for collective bargaining.
Bond issue support
The board of aldermen approved resolutions in support of the Camdenton School and School of the Osage school districts.
Phyllis Morose, a Camdenton School District resident, spoke to the board during Citizen's Communications and promoted the Camdenton School's bond issue. She urged the board to adopt a resolution supporting the issue. It passed unanimously.
Alderman Kevin Rucker, a resident of the School of the Osage School District, said the board should do the same for the Osage District bond issue. There was limited discussion on the different between the bond issues since Camdenton's is a no-tax-increase referendum, and Osage's calls for a 12.9-cent increase in the tax levy. Aldermen unanimously approved a resolution backing the Osage issue.
City parks
Improving and then maintaining the quality of the city's parks was on the minds of aldermen as they decided to spend more than what was budgeted for turf management.
The city operates eight sports fields at two parks — The City Park off Osage Beach Parkway and Peanick Park off Highway 42. There are five baseball/softball fields and three soccer fields.
Proposals were sought for turf maintenance including fertilizing, seeding, aerating, etc. Aldermen agreed that the city's parks are important to attracting visitors to the lake and to providing quality sports fields for youth and adults.
"We need to get the fields started in the right direction," Alderman John Olivarri said. "If we don't now, when will we? I don't want to see us do this half way."
City Planner Cary Patterson, a sports enthusiast, said the city has a brand new City Park but hasn't done anything to build a turf program. There are algae issues and domestic grass is beginning to affect the quality of the fields.
"We need to build our turf or we're not going to have the quality of fields we envisioned when the park was built," he offered.
As a result, the board voted to accept the proposal of TurfMark Services, LLC, of Osage Beach in the amount of $36,400.
City staff had recommended the proposal of Lake Ozark Grounds Maintenance, LLC, for $16,852. However, aldermen decided the TurfMark program was more in line with long-term management of the parks.
Other business
The board also:
•Agreed to send a letter of support on behalf of Ameren Missouri which is joining forces with the state's other two members of the Missouri Electric Alliance in support of Missouri House and Senate bills that would modernize the regulatory framework of electric utilities.
•Approved the purchase of water treatment and odor control chemicals from DPC Enterprises and Brenntag.
•Approved a bid for a 2011 John Deere bunker and infield rake with light for $12,097.79.


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Such a word may not exist in the current thread.
I remember seeing that thread on Calendars and my above sentiments were reflected in that there may not be such a word.
Going back to my reply on Semantics, isn't semantics (e.g. what is ecumenism) the reason for these uncanonical Orthodox Jurisdictions being created? These uncanonical Jurisdictions would be correctly labeled as denominations of Orthodox Christianity according to definition of denomination because they no longer believe in the same things as canonical Orthodox Jurisdictions.
I don't believe so. In the Protestant mindset, there is an invisible church that all Protestants are part of; to them, the differences in belief make no difference as long as one believes in Christ. In other words, there is really no such thing as heresy; every belief is subject to private interpretation.
So the fact that uncanonical jurisdictions are not part of our Church would make them something other than denominations, according to the established definition.
A better analogy would be the status of Jehovah's Witnesses and Latter-Day Saints in Protestantism. Though technically Protestant, these are definitely "uncanonical" to mainstream Protestant Christianity, and generally have no communion with them.
If your private interpretation is different than mine and both of us have established religions, does this difference constitute a denomination?
God spoke to Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses & Joshua - was each man's private interpretations of God different?
So, if not denominations, then some word that neither of us believes exist?
Both are appropriately referred to as denominations because both have different beliefs which consist of different things.
Which doesn't apply to the 15 Autocephalous Orthodox Churches. The $1 and $100 are different denominations of the same thing, money. The Canonical Orthodox Churches believe in the same things with different names based on ethnicity, region, etc.
SolEXthe whole multiple jurisdictional situation in North America is non-caononical.
Hence Orthodox jurisdictions FUNCTION as denominations.This is my WHOLE POINT.
Please READ. Take a moment to THINK. Then REFLECT.Don't keep just shooting back things we all know and agree on. We all know we are one true Church at our core, holy, catholic and apostolic.
But we will not deal with our uncanonical situation. We justify it. WE explain it historically and make excuses for it.
Some people actually glory in it (then they turn around and practically issue anathemas on everything else they view as non-canonical - but boy do they love their over-lapping jurisdictionalism in North America.)Many jusrisdicitons/One Church - so says they.
I say a rose by any other name is still a rose and in this case, it is Orthodox denominationalism.You have not offered one argument to the contrary. You just keep offering circular reasoning: The Orthodox Church is the One true Church. We can't be acting in terms of denominationism because we SAY we are the One true Church. We have fifteen different canonical Orthodox jurisdictions (creating a totally non-canonical situation - my addition to what you said), but we cannot be accused of denominationalism because that is a protestant word (meanwhile, the term came into being before there were protestants) and because we are the One true Church.Sorry to be uncharitable. But your posts are quite frustrating because they are totally circular.
NO! They ARE the same.$1 - $10 - different denominations of the same thing, money.Antiochian, Russian (OCA), Russian (ROCOR), Greek, Serbian, Albanian, - different denominations of the same thing - Orthodoxy!You have proved my point, not your own!
Perhaps in your zeal (which is commendable), you misunderstand. I am NOT referring to their situations in the Old Country and suggesting that each autocaphalas Orhtodox Church is a denomination. Because they are not. They are national-regional Churches agreed upon by the hierarchs.
BUT IN AMERICA, with over-lapping jurisdictions, they are DENOMINATIONS!
No, you have established ethnicities as denominations. In Christ, there's no Arab, no Russian, no Greek, no Serb, no Albanian.Even though there are multiple Orthodox jurisdictions in one state or city, Economia allows that state to exist for the greater good and to adapt to the heterogeneous society of America. Yes, the Orthodox Church does not need to adapt to the heterogeneity of America (or Canada, or Australia) except that doing otherwise would result in a lot of empty churches.
Let us show that in Christ there is no Arab or Greek or Russian or Serb or Albanian by having One Orthodox Chruch in North America. There will still be ethnic parishes (like there are Irish or Italian Catholic parishes). There can still be mission parishes for ethnic Orthodox coming to North America. But there should be One Othdox Church in America.
If it leads to a lot of empty churches, then there wasn't a whole lot of Orthodoxy there to begin with. Just a whole lot of ethnicity.
Ethnicity is what the Ukranian Club or Serbian Club is for. Or the Knights of Columbus (for Catholics).
The Church is not an ethnic preservation society. It is the Kingdom of God on earth.
Your wish may come true if the anticipated Catholic/Orthodox reunification comes to fruition. Forget about the ethnicities when that happens.
What's that got to do with the color of a horse's tail?
Who are you to make such a claim?
For 17 centuries, the Church has consistently followed and incorporated into her canons the rule of one bishop per city. Thus, regardless of your personal feeling that this is not important, BrotherAidan is correct that the rule of one bishop per city is the canonical norm, which makes the situation of parallel jurisdictions in North America a violation of Holy Tradition
"denomination" is a word in the English language; it does not belong to any one particular religion or church body.For example: when cashing a check for a thosuand dollars, one can ask for it in denominations of tens (or twenties, or fifties).When talking about like-minded church bodies one can call them deominations.It is simply a word that means sub-divisions or groupings. In the first example of bills; in the second example of groups of Christians.Orthodox jurisdictions are a distinct group of Christians and can certainly be called denominations in that sense.In a more technical and PARTICULAR manner, certain criteria go into making the various church denominations: separate discipline (a Greek Orthodox bishop cannot discipline a Serbian Orthodox priest - his own bishop must do that)separate boards - synods of bishops in one jurisdiction cannot set rules for other jurusdictions; one jurisdictions boards cannot manage the programs of another jurisdictionseparate institutions: the Antiochians own adn run Antiochian Village; The OCA owns and runs St, Vlads and St. Tikhons; the Greek Orthodox own and run Holy Cross; the same holds true for camps, dioscese property, etc. Other jurisdictions cannot come in and lay claim to these because we hold the same dogma and commune together.separate publications: the OCA has a magazine; as do the Antiochians and most other jurisdictions. Fr. Abdulah over at "The Word" cannot determine the content of the OCA magazine and Fr. Matusak at "The Orthodox Church" magazine cannot determine the content at "The Word."These "jurisdictional" activites fulfill the defintion of "denomination."Does the old Shakespear line not begin to apply here: "Thou doth protest too loudly."
No offense; but you speculate wildly in your views.I have never heard such comparisons or analysis to try and describe the orthodox chruch in a denominational mindset.
Really I am not being wild or speculative at all. I am taking the plain meaning of the word denomination, which is: subdivisions of the same thing.I am taking common characteristics of denominations: discipline, boards, institutions, publications, for example (there could be more).Then I am asking what about Orthodox jurisdictionalism is any different from other Christian denominationalism.It is very logical and fairly precise. Keep in mind I am talking only about Orthodoxy in North America. I think many Orthodox cannot emotionally admit it. The argument is: No! We are not denominational because we are one Church. We are one Church because we say we are one Church and therefore cannot be denominational (even though there are seven Orthodox bishops in my city).
The different Orthodox Churches under different bishops in the same city is itself a problem, for other reasons. But even though all these Orthodox Churches are subdivisions of the same thing (Eastern Orthodoxy) and even though they each have the distinctive functions and marks of a denomination (separate discipline, boards, institutions, publications) we will say they are jurisdictions, not denominations.In reality, the word "jurisdiction" is a euphemism for the word "denomination."
There are virtually none. They are heretical sects. They began as cults but have found somewhat mainstream acceptability in society.Also, protestants believe in the right of private interpretation in reading scripture, but they are not devoid of doctrinal standards and creeds. They believe in membership in the invisible chruch through a saving relationship with Jesus, but they advocate membership in a local church parish.They are Trinitarian, affirm the dual nature of Christ (the Calcedonain formulation), the centrality of the cross for salvation of mankind, Christ as the only Saviour of the world, the bodily resurrection, the final judgement and kingdom, the virgin birth (but not generally the perpetual virginity of Mary), the reality of miracles, the divine inspiration of scripture.They have differences amongst themselves over the number of sacraments; how to adminster them and when and to whom; the meaning of the sacraments; church government; gifts of the Holy Spirit; eschatology; free will vs. predestination, etc. These differences are the source of the numerous protestant denominations. All these denominations didn't just happen because single individuals ate spicy food and read the Bible and got a "word from the Lord" to interpret scripture in a new way and start a new denomiation (although probably some do have such spurious roots). But most were over matters of conscience or theology regarding these various issues; or in more recent times, fleeing radical theological liberalism in the mainline denominations.But they DO have standard doctrines - many of them in common with us.
Washington, DC has 32 different police agencies operating in the same Jurisdiction. Some keep the Capitol safe. Some keep the President safe, etc. If there are 7 Orthodox Bishops in one city, like I said, Economia allows such a thing for the greater good of the Orthodox Christian faith just as these 32 police agencies operating in DC help keep the US Government safe.
So you're holding up the American government as an example of Holy Tradition?
(even though there are seven Orthodox bishops in my city).
I think many Orthodox cannot emotionally admit it. The argument is: No! We are not denominational because we are one Church. We are one Church because we say we are one Church and therefore cannot be denominational (even though there are seven Orthodox bishops in my city).
Absolutely not, although in hindsight, safe might not have been the operative word now that you've mentioned it.
How about - These 32 police agencies operating in DC allows the US Government to operate securely just as 7 Orthodox Bishops existing in one city allows the Orthodox Faith to be practiced freely.
Nope. A civil government still is no model for the Episcopacy of the Orthodox Church.
Oh, we're definitely denominationAL; we're just not different denominations in the religious sense, which almost always (in the case of American denominationalism) has to do with doctrinal difference. That is the only reason we (yes, I include myself in this) seem allergic to the application of the "d- word": There are no differences of discipline, hierarchical structure, sacraments, major (and even minor, in almost all cases) theological stances, or liturgy amongst the Orthodox jurisdictions here in the States. To us, it appears like this:denomination: sect of a wider religious group that has separated (or has held itself up as separate from its self-starting inception) from the original (or other) group for doctrinal reasons.jurisdiction: sect of a wider religious group that is separate -- but not separated in the sense of estrangement -- in matters of church government and programs, but not in any doctrinal sense.I think we make such liberal use of the word "jurisdiction" because we want something to draw attention to our insistence that there is no doctrinal difference to speak of between all the different Orthodox churches that have set up shop here, as opposed to the VAST majority of Protestant denominations which differ wildly from each other (differences which, then, form the basis for their denomination, as opposed to us). Are we unique in our self-imposed connotations of this word? Yes, but this is hardly the first time a group has taken it upon itself to do such a thing. In my mind, a jurisdiction is something that is wasteful and unnecessary, but if anything good could be said about us here in the West, at least we're not divided for doctrinal reasons. Yes, we should, imo, unite administratively, for it would in no way impede cultural distinctiveness to have one hierarchy over an ethnically diverse American Church (unity in diversity and all that) -- but even in our current, overlapping state, we are not the same as theologically-conflicting denominations...and that distinction must always be held up and emphasized.
I think we need to see ourselves as jurisdictions for unity/doctrinal purposes, but as denominations in terms of the non-canonical situation, the superfluous wastefulness and redundancy of all these different, everlapping administrations, boards, publications etc. Maybe it will shock/shame us into taking some action.
I agree with you that there will still be ethnic parishes under one Hierarch/Orhtodox Church in North America but it will be because of need (immigrants for instance), neighborhood (the historic ethnicity of a part of town) or region (there are alot of a particular ethniciy in an area). But not choosing a parish because my last name ends in the letters: "ous" or "onov" or "vitch" or "lah".
On the other hand, with just one Orthodox body in the US, when someone moves to a new suburb, they will go to the Orthodox Church there, whether they are Arab, Greek, Russian, Serbian, convert. The Greeks (insert: Serbs, Russians, Arabs)won't skip the local parish to drive to the Greek (insert ethnicity) parish.
It is ridiculous for fully assimilated third and fourth generation ethnic people who no longer speak the language or practice the customs to attend ethnic parishes just because they say: hey, I'm of Russian ancestry, there's a Russian Othodox Church (again, insert whatever ethnicity), so I should go there. If there was just one Orthodox Church they would choose the nearest parish or one, if there are several parishes in the area, choose one that they felt they could be of most use: (the priest is active and caring and my kids relate well to him; the parish is older and could use a younger family like my own; I could help teach Sunday school at the smaller parish whereas the larger one has a lot of volunteers; I travel alot and can't get all that involved, so maybe the large parish fits us best with all its programs-- whatever). These kinds of reasons beat: I am Serbian so I will go here; I am of Arab descent so will go there.
I used the analogy to reject the denominationalism argument and to explain why 7 Orthodox Bishops exist in One City. I would never advocate that the Episcopacy of the Orthodox Church emulate any Enlightened form of Civil Government.
Write a letter to Patriarch Bartholomew explaining all of these above concepts and ask His All Holiness to explain His side of Ligonier 14 years after the fact. I think "retiring" Archbishop Iakovos sent a clear sign that North American Unity was a no-go in 1994 and still applies in 2008. Do not forget that there are other Ancient Patriarchates, all of them dominated by Greeks, which don't want to see North American Unity.
Let's see what will happen as the 90% Interfaith Marriage rate continues to exist in the GOA; pews become emptier and a handful of wealthy people support each local Church.
Or watch Joel Osteen and Joyce Meyer preach about Materialistic Christianity before running off to swimming practice.
My Priest once suggested to the parishioners to call someone who was unchurched or dechurched and simply invite them to Church. So far, that hasn't worked....
The seven bishops are there as a carryover from the days of widespread Eastern European immigration in the first part of the twentieth century. As those communities are being absorbed into mainstream society, these bishops are increasingly irrelevant. In my parish alone, Greeks, Russians, Ukrainians, Romanians, and Lebanese all talk to each other in a common language, English. There is no need for a Greek bishop, a Russian bishop, a Romanian bishop, and an Antiochian bishop. We have one bishop, Bp. Job of the OCA. Both parishes in my city are under this one bishop--as it should be.
This may take place with or without the approval of the Ancient sees. Eventually they would recognize the American Church (it happened in the past when other mother jurisdictions didn't want there babies to grow up and withheld autocephaly. The children took it upon themselves and eventually mom came around
We don't believe in partriarchal infallibility.
Not to be disrespectful or uncharitable, but these patriarchates are also dependent upon American money, so of course they don't want them to escape their sway (as I said, we don't ascribe to the infallibility of these patriarchs)
Not to be disrespectful or uncharitable, but these patriarchates are also dependent upon American money, so of course they don't want them to escape their sway
I'm standing by my old solution. We should all get together with our bishops and just work it out.Be at my house today at 2 PM. Please bring beer and, if you have to, a bishop. Once this weekend is over we'll have seen some great fireworks, sent a couple people to the hospital with minor burns, bailed a couple of guys out of jail, caused minor fire damage and major liver damage. Of course we'll all still disagree about this whole unity thing, but what a party . . .P.S. Please don't bring dairy products or meat. We *are* fasting after all.
Friend, these are your weakest arguments yet!
To what?
the the OP and the whole thread for that matter! Come up with something with some logic and substance. I know you got it in you!
Canons are not unchangeable dogma. They are temporal meant to meet the needs of he Church in a particular era.The problem with the canons is that there is no Orthodox unity by which to revise and update the cannons. In the US you have Orthodox denominationalism, not unlike protestant denominations. And world-wide you have the Metropolitans of Moscow and Contantinope competing like Kobe Bryant and Shak for supremacy.
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The locally-manufactured products range from urinary catheters to colostomy bags to foam medical wound dressings and are used both at homes, nursing homes and hospitals.
Patients requiring ostomy, wound or continence care could encounter a Hollister-Kirksville product anywhere medical care is provided.
The Kirksville plant, located on South Baltimore, is one of two Hollister manufacturing facilities in the nation and part of an international chain with similar facilities in Europe and India.


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