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With up to 72 out-of-order cores, the new Intel® Xeon Phi™ processor delivers over 3 tera FLOPS (floating-point operations per second) of double-precision peak while providing 3.5 times higher performance per watt than the previous generation.2 3 As a bootable CPU with integrated architecture, the Intel® Xeon Phi™ processor eliminates PCIe* bottlenecks, includes on-package high-bandwidth memory, and available integrated Intel® Omni-Path Fabric (Intel® OP Fabric) architecture to deliver fast, low-latency performance.
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The day finally came for us to present our research (all 10 weeks worth) in a two-hour presentation in front of the C-Level executives at Philips Healthcare China. Our emotions were running high, from nervous to excited, insecure to confident.
Would we provide Philips with novel ideas that they had never thought of? Had our ideas already been implemented? Were we completely off track? There was a level of uncertainty that was present throughout the project, due to the ambiguity of the assignment. We were going to address that uncertainty today. Would it be a success though? That was the big question.
Fortunately, the presentation and our ideas were a success. After in-depth questioning of our research and recommendations, we found out that we reaffirmed ideas that Philips was currently working on, as well as presented new ideas for the Home Healthcare team to further explore. Philips was impressed with our presentation, our ideas, and our professionalism. And more importantly, the Philips team was impressed with us as individuals.They even treated us to lunch with live octopus being cooked right in front of us. It was definitely a new experience…
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Life in Christian County, Kentucky... More About Trees and Plants...
Damage from the late freeze we suffered in Christian County over Easter weekend is quite apparent. As I drive here and there on the rural roads, I see many trees with brown foliage. The hills, which should be covered with various greens as the trees get their leaves, are an unhealthy mixture of green and brown.
The vast majority of the trees will recover and produce leaves, but it will take them a while to realize what has happened and what they must do. A column in the Kentucky New Era by our local county extension agent Kelly Jackson suggests mulching landscape trees to help them cope with the remaining stresses of the growing season.
Of more immediate economic significance, many fields of wheat were hurt by the frost. They look brown, but they may still produce some grain if the wheat head (still in the stem at the time of the freeze) was unhurt. Some fields have been mowed and baled for hay. Apparently the farmer determined that the wheat heads had suffered terminal damage from the freeze. Corn will probably be planted in the wheat fields that have been mowed.
A Mennonite neighbor who grows tomatoes commercially had 1500 tomato plants that perished in the cold temperatures. That's quite a setback for him, particularly since he grew the original plants in his greenhouses. He'll probably have to purchase plants in order to replant in a timely manner. I hope he can find them at a reasonable price.
Our friends Jim and Jan Bravard at the Bravard Winery say that the cold snap has cut their grape production for the year by about 50%. The growing tips of the vines were killed, but new growth will occur and it will bear fruit.


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Award Tour: Ben McLemore Rises As Conference Play Begins and a Russ Smith Sighting…Posted by DCassilo on January 11th, 2013
David Cassilo is an RTC columnist who also writes about college basketball for SLAM magazine. You can follow him at @dcassilo.
While the non-conference schedule gives us some fun match-ups, conference play is the time of year where we really see what players and teams are made of. Look no further than Ben McLemore. The Kansas freshman was on our radar before Wednesday, but his performance against Iowa State elevated him to another level nationally. So don't be surprised when you see so many new names on this week's rankings. It's just that time of year.
10. Russ Smith – Louisville (Last Week – NR)
2012-13 stats: 19.4 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 3.0 APG, 2.6 SPG
Always a dangerous scorer, Smith makes his debut this week due to the versatility he's been showing lately. Against Seton Hall on Wednesday, the junior grabbed seven boards and had six dimes. His ability to be useful even when he isn't shooting well is what will make him a contender. This week: January 12 vs. South Florida, January 14 at UConn
9. Ben McLemore – Kansas (Last week – NR)
2012-13 stats: 16.9 PPG, 5.3 RPG
McLemore had perhaps the best performance in college basketball this season with his 33 points and 6-of-6 three-point shooting against Iowa State on Wednesday. That included a banked trey as time expired to save Kansas' home court win streak. The freshman is now on everyone's radar. This week: January 12 at Texas Tech, January 14 vs. Baylor
8. Jack Cooley – Notre Dame (Last Week – NR)
2012-13 stats: 15.2 PPG, 11.2 RPG
Here's a player getting absolutely no love for Player of the Year, and I'm not quite sure why. Cooley is averaging a double-double and has carried Notre Dame to a 14-1 start. He may not be a pretty player to watch, but he's still really good. This week: January 12 vs. UConn, January 15 at St. John's
7. Cody Zeller – Indiana (Last week – 6)
2012-13 stats: 16.5 PPG, 7.9 RPG
Zeller has been one of only four players to stay in the top-10 all season. While he was expected to be a little higher right now, he has been consistently solid for Indiana, and that is why he is still here. This week: January 12 vs. Minnesota, January 15 vs. Wisconsin
6. Deshaun Thomas – Ohio State (Last week – 5)
2012-13 stats: 20.3 PPG, 6.8 RPG
Here's another player that isn't get as much love as he should. Yes, Ohio State probably isn't as good as we expected, but Thomas has been a scoring machine since the season began, and he can rebound too. This week: January 13 vs. Michigan
5. Jeff Withey – Kansas (Last week – NR)
2012-13 stats: 13.5 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 5.1 BPG
Not a great move on my part to completely remove Withey from the top-10. After a re-examination of his season, it's clear that he's the most dominant defensive big man in the country and has developed into a trustworthy low-post scorer. For now, I'll say he's the best player on his team, but that is also open for debate. This week: January 12 at Texas Tech, January 14 vs. Baylor
4. Anthony Bennett – UNLV (Last week – 4)
2012-13 stats: 19.4 PPG, 8.9 RPG
In his Mountain West debut, Bennett was held in check all night due to foul trouble. It was the first time all season he's picked up four fouls. With more than 26 minutes on the floor, it would be safe to assume UNLV would have left New Mexico with a victory. This week: January 12 vs. Air Force, January 16 at San Diego State
3. Trey Burke – Michigan (Last week – 3)
2012-13 stats: 18.2 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 7.3 APG
Here's how you know Burke is hands down the best point guard in the country. In his first two Big Ten games, he had 15 assists and only two turnovers. It really doesn't get much better than that, and I can't wait to see him go up against Aaron Craft on Sunday. This week: January 13 at Ohio State, January 17 at Minnesota
2. Doug McDermott – Creighton (Last Week – 2)
2012-13 stats: 22.6 PPG, 7.3 RPG
McDermott's biggest problem will likely be that the Missouri Valley Conference might not be as deep as expected. Scoring 16 points against Drake isn't exactly going to catapult him to the top spot. He'll need to really start scoring in bunches for that to happen. This week: January 11 at Missouri State, January 15 vs. Northern Iowa
1. Mason Plumlee – Duke (Last Week – 1)
2012-13 stats: 17.7 PPG, 11.4 RPG
While Plumlee has kept his rebounding up, his scoring has plummeted since reaching ACC play. Of course, averaging 10.5 PPG against Wake Forest and Clemson could possibly be more a result of Duke not needing him to score to win. We'll get a better indication this week of where he's at right now. This week: January 12 at North Carolina State, January 17 vs. Georgia Tech
5. Oregon – 1939. The first team to ever win the NCAA tournament was Oregon. There were eight teams in the field, and the final was played in Evanston, Illinois. For an event with such great history as the NCAA Tournament, it seems that its beginnings are rarely spoken of.
4. CCNY – 1950. In the last Tournament ever to feature eight teams, the City College of New York cut down the nets. A year later, a point-shaving scandal decimated the program, and it is no longer a member of Division I. In 1950, it also won the NIT and is the only school to ever win both in the same year.
3. La Salle – 1954. The Explorers' opponents on the way to their title gives you an idea of how different basketball has become over the last 60 years. La Salle beat Fordham, North Carolina State, Navy, Penn State and Bradley. Also, their star, Tom Gola, averaged 21.7 PPG and 23 RPG.
2. Utah – 1944. There's a really interesting story surrounding this title. Utah wasn't even supposed to be in the NCAA Tournament, but after two players on Arkansas were injured in an automobile accident, the Utes replaced the Razorbacks and went on to win it all.
1. Wyoming – 1943. Due to Wyoming's hot start this season, I was curious to see when the last time it was in the NCAA Tournament. Little did I know, the Cowboys had actually won the whole thing before. Really cool side story here too. St. John's won the NIT that year and claimed it was better than Wyoming. So shortly after the season, the two schools agreed to play each other, with all proceeds going to the Red Cross. Wyoming won that game too. With a precedent like this, it makes you wonder why Ohio State and Alabama aren't playing a football game this weekend.
Since we're talking old NCAA Tournament champions, here's some footage from that 1939 title that Oregon won. It's been 75 years since the NCAA Tournament began, but it's still just as special.
10. Nik Stauskus – Michigan (Last Week – NR)
2012-13 stats: 13.5 PPG, 3.2 RPG
While he's making his first appearance of the season here, Stauskus has given the Wolvernies a consistent outside shooter all season. He's made 52.3 percent of his shots from deep and has made at least one each game. This week: January 13 at Ohio State, January 17 at Minnesota
9. Jordan Adams – UCLA (Last Week – 9)
2012-13 stats: 16.3 PPG, 4.2 RPG
While Adams hasn't been much of a thief this season, he had seven steals against Stanford last Saturday. Offensively, he had back-to-back games with 12 points. This week: January 12 at Colorado, January 17 vs. Oregon State
8. Jahii Carson – Arizona State (Last Week – 8)
2012-13 stats: 16.9 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 5.3 APG
Carson had his best game of the Pac-12 season on Thursday night by pouring in 20 points against Oregon State. The Sun Devils are putting their faith in he freshman (he had a season-high 19 shots against the Beavers), and it's paying off, as they have won six straight games. This week: January 13 at Oregon
7. Nerlens Noel – Kentucky (Last Week – 7)
2012-13 stats: 10.5 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 3.5 BPG, 2.6 SPG
For the first time in nearly three weeks, Noel cracked the 10-point mark by scoring 13 against Vanderbilt. After an eight-day layoff, he looked a little more confident offensively, which could be a sign of things to come. This week: January 12 vs. Texas A&M, January 15 vs. Tennessee
6. Archie Goodwin – Kentucky (Last Week – 5)
2012-13 stats: 15.6 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 3.8 APG
For the first time in what seems like forever, John Calipari lacks a freshman who can really take over a game. Goodwin might be his best hope, but he still has trouble shooting the ball some nights. This week: January 12 vs. Texas A&M, January 15 vs. Tennessee
5. Shabazz Muhammad – UCLA (Last Week – 4)
2012-13 stats: 18.5 PPG, 5 RPG
Muhammad had his first real clunker in awhile by only scoring six points against Utah on Thursday night. He still doesn't do much else but score, so when his shot is off, he's not much use to the Bruins. This week: January 12 at Colorado, January 17 vs. Oregon State
4. Isaiah Austin – Baylor (Last Week – 6)
2012-13 stats: 14.9 PPG, 8.5 RPG
There might not be a player in the country who is more under-the-radar than Austin. He's everything that Baylor hoped Perry Jones III would be. Teamed up with Pierre Jackson, this is a team that can do damage in March. This week: January 12 vs. TCU, January 14 at Kansas
3. Marcus Smart – Oklahoma State (Last Week – 2)
2012-13 stats: 14.3 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 4.8 APG, 2.8 SPG
Freshman of the Year in the Big 12 is one heck of a race. While McLemore is out doing his thing, Smart has started his conference season by shooting 12-of-16 from the field. The only thing Smart doesn't have is a memorable moment like McLemore's. This week: January 12 at Oklahoma
2. Ben McLemore – Kansas (Last Week – 3)
2012-13 stats: 16.9 PPG, 5.3 RPG
If you missed it above, McLemore has cracked the top-10 players list, as well. I've heard people call him the best Jayhawk guard since Paul Pierce, and that might just be right. This week: January 12 at Texas Tech, January 14 vs. Baylor
1. Anthony Bennett – UNLV (Last Week – 1)
2012-13 stats: 19.4 PPG, 8.9 RPG
A little prediction… due to the fact no one stays up late enough to watch UNLV or searches hard enough to find CBS College Sports Network, people will start saying McLemore is better than Bennett. It's simply not true. Bennett is without question the best freshman right now. This week: January 12 vs. Air Force, January 16 at San Diego State
5. John Beilein – Michigan (Last week – NR)
Record: 16-0
Not only is Michigan undefeated, but it is also doing it in a dominant fashion. Since December 4, the Wolverines have won every one of their games by at least 13 points. That's great and all, but their toughest test will come over the next two games.This week: January 13 at Ohio State, January 17 at Minnesota
4. Bill Self – Kansas (Last week – NR)
Record: 13-1
Kansas was pushed to the limit this past week. But even when the Jayhawks trailed against Iowa State late on Wednesday, you just knew Self would find a way to get his team a victory, and that's exactly what he did. This week: January 12 at Texas Tech, January 14 vs. Baylor
3. Tubby Smith – Minnesota (Last week – 3)
Record: 15-1
After what Minnesota did to Illinois on Wednesday night, it's pretty easy to argue that this looks like a Final Four-caliber team. From the balanced offense to the physical defense, the Golden Gophers can play with anyone in the country. And they'll be tested, as the week ahead is perhaps the most difficult for any team this season. This week: January 12 at Indiana, January 17 vs. Michigan
2. Brad Stevens – Butler (Last week – 2)
Record: 13-2
Butler looked like an Atlantic 10 veteran as it came from behind to beat St. Joseph's on the road on Wednesday night. In a very strong year for the conference, Stevens' squad will be tested nearly every night. This week: January 12 at Dayton, January 16 vs. Richmond
1. Mike Krzyzewski – Duke (Last week – 1)
Record: 15-0
If the Blue Devils can win at North Carolina State on Saturday, you really have to start discussing a possible perfect season. It's a down year for the ACC, and the Wolfpack are the only other ranked team. This week: January 12 at North Carolina State, January 17 vs. Georgia Tech


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 28, 2007) -- The ETSU men's basketball team will begin its quest for a third NCAA Tournament berth in five seasons on Thursday, as the regular season champions and No. 1-seeded Buccaneers take on the No. 8-seeded Stetson Hatters in the quarterfinals of the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Basketball Championships at Memorial Center.
Tip time for the ETSU/Stetson game is set for 7 p.m., followed by the 9:15 tilt between No. 4 Lipscomb and No. 5 Mercer. Both evening games from the second session will air live on regional television thanks to CSS, while fans unable to get the CSS signal can watch via live video streaming at ETSUBucs.com. The day's activity will actually start at 1 p.m. when No. 2 Belmont takes on No. 7 Gardner-Webb, followed by No. 3 Jacksonville vs. No. 6 Campbell.
Tickets are still available, but are going fast. Fans can call 423.439.ETSU (3878) to purchase tickets by phone, or they can purchase tickets at the ETSU ticket office.
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J. H. ('Jimmy') Burns, Reader in the History of Political Thought 1961-66, Professor of the History of Political Thought, 1966-86, Head of History Department, 1970-75
The students and colleagues who had the luck to be in the UCL History Department at the same time as Jimmy Burns will remember him with admiration and affection and grieve at his death. He came to UCL as Reader and shortly afterwards he was persuaded to take over the Directorship of the Bentham project. Although he developed a distaste for Bentham's ideas and personality, raising in a public lecture once the question of whether Bentham was a fully paid-up member of the human race, he worked hard for the project, co-editing two volumes of Bentham's writings, a skilled and laborious task, and collecting a talented team around him. Even aside from his work on Bentham he was a distinguished scholar and intellectual, but served the Department with equal distinction as its head and, perhaps above all, as a teacher.
Jimmy Burns was a lowland Scot whose first degree was in Edinburgh, an MA as all first degrees in Scotland are. Here the fiery and charismatic medievalist J.H. Galbraith was an important influence. After a brief spell with the BBC, he returned to academic life to Balliol College for a second degree in Philosophy Politics and Economics. In his generation it was common for brilliant young Scots to pay that kind of homage to Oxford. He then took up a lectureship in Political Theory at the University of Aberdeen, in 1947. From 1952 -60 he was head of Department of Politics. After that the attractions of UCL were too strong to resist.
Bentham, teaching, and running the department slowed down his research in his own special field, political thought with a Conciliarist ('council over pope'/ state constitutionalism) tinge in the late medieval and early modern period. Far from abandoning it, however, he published on it what was probably his most important book after retirement had given him the necessary leisure. This was Lordship, Kingship and Empire: the Idea of Monarchy, 1400-1525 (Oxford, 1992). In the same year and no doubt in consequence he was elected to the British Academy in 1992.
His interests extended far beyond the late medieval period, however, and perhaps his most remarkable and characteristic publication was a paper on 'Majorities', which the teachers of the department first heard in a Departmental seminar. The assumption that a 51% majority confers legitimation was shown to be a relatively modern creation. This was History at its best: showing that current assumptions are just that, not constants of human culture. It was published long after his retirement, in History of Political Thought (2003). This was symptomatic: Jimmy continued to do research and publish almost up to the end.
As well as editing Bentham, that is, transcribing, annotating and introducing writings, Jimmy did important editorial work of the other sort: bringing together chapters by other scholars into a coherent whole. His two Cambridge histories of Political Thought, for the medieval and early modern periods, were distinguished contributions to this demanding genre, requiring as they did an encyclopaedic knowledge of the field and the capacity to bring collective order to the thoughts of many individual historians.
The teaching of the History of Political Thought, year in and year out, to more essay classes than was customary in those relatively leisurely days, was no doubt the key to his encyclopaedic grasp of his field. As a teacher he was well known by his colleagues to be outstanding, possibly the best in a department of (mostly) very good teachers. He had the gift of recognizing talent when others might have missed it, and his dedication to his students won their affection and gratitude. His colleagues two recognized that he was something special. The originality of his intellect was unmistakeable, but it went with personal modesty and humanity and what one can only describe as goodness. His convert's Catholicism was no obstacle to close friendships with agnostic friends. His wife Yvonne was crucial in his life and more part of the Department than spouses often are today. At that time they often came to Cumberland Lodge and helped make students and young colleagues feel at home. In a sense, Jimmy Burns was a man of a different era, but as a man and an intellectual his qualities transcended the transitory spirits of his time. He was fit and well, though frail, until quite near his death.
Professor David D'Avray


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I know my Mom made a post on here of the Twitter Banner Generator thing, but I thought I would post it on my blog Cait Hagar style and see what happened. And so I did...
The Twitter Banner Generator is a cool thing you can use to make yourself a free easy to use, Twitter Banner. For any website. It's free and so that makes us all happy, but not only that you don't have to sit there and make an image with all the code. Uber cool!
Be sure and tweet it too, it would help your twitter people!
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With the recession in the rear-view mirror, what was the economic impact on the nation's fast-growing population of people aged 65 and older? According to a new Census Bureau report, the group as a whole fared pretty well – thanks in part to some smart financial decisions. Older people who were still employed, in particular, "experienced a milder recession" than their younger peers, the report says.
Among the report's recession-related findings:
Homeownership held steady. While overall homeownership rates in the U.S. declined from 69% in 2006 to 65.5% in 2012, the rate held steady—at 81%--for people 65 and over. Due in part to the fact that they have owned their homes for longer, on average, the older population "had built up greater equity," the report notes, adding that as house prices climbed throughout the early 2000s, older homeowners were also "less likely to withdraw their home equity than younger homeowners." Because only 47% of older homeowners have mortgages—versus 87% of those under age 50—they were also less likely to end up "underwater," or owing more than their home's value.
Investment losses were rarer. While nearly two-thirds of adults ages 50 to 64 experienced investment-related losses in 2008 and 2009, only 39% of the over-65 crowd said the same. The reason, the report says, is that "older and more experienced investors made more conservative investment choices than their younger counterparts" and were also more likely to hold diversified portfolios.
Joblessness was less severe. While unemployment rates rose for all age groups, they reached far higher levels for the youngest workers. For example, in 2010, with the nation's overall unemployment rate at 9.6%, teenagers—ages 16 to 19—had an unemployment rate of 26%, while recent college graduates—ages 20 to 24—had a 15.5% jobless rate. Among those ages 55 to 64, though, the story was different: Only 7.1% were unemployed, up from 3.1% in 2007. And among people 65 to 69, the jobless rate was 7.6%, up from 3.3% in 2007. In 2010, the rate of employment among those ages 65 and older actually rose—to 16.2% from 14.5% in 2005. As a result, they were the only age group not to experience a decline.
Net worth stayed steady. From 2005 to 2010, median household net worth fell for all age groups except for those ages 65 to 69, "who experienced no significant change in net worth," the report says.
The upshot for older households, the report says, is that they reported less financial distress than their younger counterparts. The percentage of households in distress in January 2010 ranged from 19%, among those ages 40 to 49, to 8% for those ages 60 to 69. (It was an even lower 3% for those ages 70 and over.)
That's not to say all is rosy for older Americans. Those who lost jobs had a harder time finding new ones, with 49% of those ages 55 and older out of work for 27 weeks or more, versus 41% of those ages 25 to 54. Hit hard by declines in the stock market, 63% of those nearing retirement delayed their exit dates.
Among the report's other findings, per the Census Bureau news release:
- The number of Americans 65 and older living in a nursing home fell 20% between 2000 and 2010, from 1.6 million to 1.3 million.
- Between 2000 and 2010, Internet usage for the 65-and-older population increased from 14.3% to 44.8%.
- In 2010, there were 40.3 million people 65 and older, 12 times the number in 1900.
- Florida was among the states with the highest proportions of older people in their populations in 2010, along with West Virginia, Maine and Pennsylvania (all above 15%).
- The West and South regions experienced the fastest growth in their 65-plus and 85-plus populations between 2000 and 2010.
- Sumter County, Fla. — home to The Villages, a huge retirement-community complex — had the nation's highest median age among all U.S. counties in 2013, at 65.5 years.
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Will's Yellow & Aqua Abode
Name: Will (4 months)
Location: United States
We decided to wait to find out what we were having, so I had the challenge of creating a gender neutral nursery. Plus it was a room without a usable closet, so I needed to create storage space. Of course I started scouring Pinterest, Apartment Therapy, and any photos of nurseries I could find to get ideas.
Originally the room was yellow, so I thought gray would be a good accent color and keep the room neutral. After pinning lots of nurseries I noticed a trend. They all had the same wall color — Benjamin Moore Robin's Nest. So I kept the accent colors yellow and gray but painted the walls the Robin's Nest blue.
Bedding was the biggest challenge. I couldn't find anything I liked that was modern and gender neutral in my colors. Custom bedding from Etsy was more then I wanted to spend, but inspired me to pull out my sewing machine and make my own. I made all the fabric items in the room!
To address storage I found an armoire on Craigslist that was the perfect size — it just needed a coat of paint. I updated it to include two rods to hang all of the cute baby clothes. We already had a plain IKEA dresser that just needed some dressing up. I found an inspiration photo on Pinterest and after many hours and several coats of paint I had a unique, fun piece for the room.
The frame gallery was my favorite part — as a photographer I knew I wanted to display photos of our family. I started off with plain white frames from IKEA and filled them with different scrapbook papers as placeholders until I had photos to fill them. I love using scrapbook paper for cheap art!
Overall I'm thrilled with the room. It makes me smile whenever I walk in! We had a boy — William Anthony on October 2, 2012, and he seems to like his room too.
Source List:
- Dresser: IKEA Hemnes (painted by me from Pinterest inspiration)
- Rocking chair: Family heirloom
- Storage cubby: IKEA Expedit
- Armoire: Craigslist (painted by me)
- Crib: Walmart
- Frames: IKEA
- Elephant Mobile: Etsy seller aprilderek
- Elephant Lamp: Homegoods
- Bevel Mirror: Target
- Bucket, Hanging bar and shelf: IKEA
- Circus Prints: Etsy sellers: ScarletElla, Dreamy Photo, CarlChristensen
- Bedding and all fabric items: made by me (*the crib has been cleared out of all items including the bumpers since Will started sleeping in it)
Thanks, Melissa! Readers, you can visit Melissa at Melissa Arlena Photography.
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Hey guys as I already said on the official Leech's thread I got an answer on FB from the Four Horsemen about him neck:
So I don't want to keep debating about Leech, it's more about showing our appreciation to the FH's awesome job because many of us may have misjudged Leech.You're seeing it from a bad angle in that photo, but we had to do the neck area the way we did so it wouldn't.
Hinder movement of the head. Also, it looks as if they may not have the head pushed all the way down on that prototype, so the neck articulation's not in place yet.
The head you see there is currently just attached with a chunk of clay shaped similar to a rod so it can remain somewhat posable for photography or display.
In the future, maybe Mattel's people should try to use more care and attention when posing these porototype for display, to avoid this kind of issues. Just take you time when posign them!


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Want to help to feed polish childeren?
Go to www.pajacyk.pl and click on the stomach. it takes only a few second (you can do it only once per day)
thanks guys
OK - how does it work, then?
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
Advertising. Every time you click on the stomach, you are taken a page with a few sponsors and links to their websites.
"In the real world, this would be a problem. But in mathematics, we can just define a place where this problem doesn't exist. So we'll go ahead and do that now..."
They could put the ads on the first page, and you wouldn't have to click
"The physicists defer only to mathematicians, and the mathematicians defer only to God ..." - Leon M. Lederman
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Watch it. I heard about a few websites similar to this one to support the hurricane katrina victims, shorlty after it occured. And actually it was a scam, the website was just pocketing the money. Be sure you know its legit.
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
it's not the scam guys. you are transferred to the website with links to sponsors but you don't have to click on them. just click on the stomach, that's all. it's one of the biggest charities in poland, so guys it's not a scam.
there are no pop-ups. you just click on the stomach, are transferred to another website - it says thank you ang gives the name of the sponsor but you DO NOT have to click on it.
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Thanks for helping me the other day Kempos and Ricky. I'll make sure to check out the site.
mikka where are you from? :-)
mikka where are you from? :-)
you mean me? Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia.
A logarithm is just a misspelled algorithm.
I think he meant the guest 'mikka'. Post #5.
yes, this is what i meant justlook......
i kow she is from poland but would like to know which part :-)
I wonder if mikka will come back then, since she is a guest.
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(CNN) -- For the second time in less than a week European football is facing up to allegations of match fixing.
Estonian authorities announced on Monday 11 men have been charged with fixing 17 matches, including three matches in Europe's second-tier Europa League competition to the tune of 108,000 euros ($146,730).
The Estonian Prosecutor's Office said two of the country's clubs, Narva Trans and Tallinna Kalev, purposefully recruited players who were open to manipulating matches.
Of the 11 men charged, eight are players for Narva Trans or Tallinna Kalev, CNN was told by the prosecutor's office.
The two teams are accused of looking for players from Estonia, Lithuania and Ukraine who were receptive to fixing aspects of matches in exchange for money.
Read: Match fixing is a soccer "disease"
The news comes days after two men in Britain were charged with "conspiracy to defraud bookmakers by influencing the course of football matches and placing bets thereon."
The three Europa League matches all involved Narva Trans and took place between June 2011 and July 2012.
In addition to those three matches, the men are charged with manipulating 12 Estonian League fixtures, one Estonian Cup game and one match in Lithuania.
All 17 of the matches took place between July 2011 and July 2012.


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Darien, Prep battle for Division I boys hockey title
For the better part of the last three months, Darien has been the consensus top-rated team in Division I Connecticut boys hockey.
Back during the infancy of this season, the Blue Wave collected multiple wins against highly ranked and regarded competition, including a 1-0 victory over defending champion Fairfield Prep. Darien beat the Jesuits again in a 3-2 overtime effort.
Yet since then, Prep has battled back, and now the Jesuits are ready to defend their state crown after reaching their fourth final in five years. There's just one problem. The Blue Wave awaits them, determined to win the school's first championship since 1969.
Beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, No. 3 Fairfield Prep (15-4-3) and No. 4 Darien (22-3-1) will clash for the Division I boys hockey state championship at Ingalls Rink in New Haven. After surviving a 4-3 overtime thriller against No. 2 Notre Dame-West Haven in the semifinals, the Jesuits now aim for back-to-back state titles. The Blue Wave dispatched No. 1 seed Notre Dame-Fairfield 3-1 on Wednesday to advance to its first final since 1987.
"I put together probably one of the strongest schedules in program history," Darien coach Chris Gerwig said. "We played Prep twice and Notre Dame-West Haven three times, since we scrimmaged them to start the year. To have the results we did against them is pretty rewarding. We've just got to finish it on Saturday."
Heading into the title game, both squads will carry quality depth at each end and multiple All-State honorees. Fairfield Prep is led by first-team forward Matt Wikman, who scored the game-winner in his team's semifinal victory, and junior defenseman Brendan Killoy. All-State first-team member Tommy Watters tops the scoring chart for Darien, which wouldn't have reached the final without second-team All-State goalie Michael Colon.
Colon has allowed only three goals in the tournament, while Watters has collected three goals and an assist.
"They are really good," Prep coach Matt Sather said. "Their depth, discipline and experience create a stability that is tough to match. Coach Gerwig really knows his stuff and his kids always seem to be in the right spot."
Darien senior Robbie Juterbock was in the best spot of any player during the Blue Wave's 1-0 win over Prep on Dec. 21, when he fired a one-timer past Jesuit goalie Chris Gutierrez. The teams combined for a paltry 31 shots that night, a far cry from their second meeting.
Six weeks later, Prep had raced out to a 2-0 lead in the first period before Darien fought to tie the game with a Jack Pardue score in the middle frame and a Watters' goal with 6:35 left. Moments into the extra session, senior defenseman Nick Allam won the contest with a score of his own.
Allam captains a strong Blue Wave defense that will undoubtedly have its hands full against a balanced Prep attack. Eight Jesuits have scored in the state tournament as Fairfield Prep featured four different goal scorers against Hamden, Glastonbury and Notre Dame-West Haven. Senior Dean Lockery recorded three assists during that stretch, working as part of arguably the best first-line in the entire state.
"It's going to have to be a perfect game for us," Gerwig said. "We can't make a mistake in all three zones against a team like Prep."
The Jesuits are seeking their 16th title all-time, while a Darien win would mean the program's first championship since 1969.
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BATTLE FOR THE NEUTRAL ZONE: Darien wants to cross the red line with possession, throw the puck deep in Prep's zone and make the Jesuits defense work. Prep wants to win loose pucks in neutral space with its speed to counter Darien's dump-and-chase strategy. Each team should earn a number of quality offensive chances by way of talent alone, but the squad that can control center ice will hold a consistent, significant advantage.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Prep allowed Notre Dame-West Haven and Glastonbury to come back in the last two rounds by handing over multiple power play opportunities late in the game. Meanwhile, Darien executed a penalty-free game against Notre Dame-Fairfield in the semifinals, as the FCIAC's regular-season champion continued a very clean playoff run. On the biggest of stages, the margin for error is at its very smallest, and unless Prep changes its recent ways, the Blue Wave may have an edge here.
PREP'S GOALTENDING: For the majority of this season, the Jesuits have alternated between seniors Matt Beck and Chris Gutierrez between the pipes. Each netminder allowed three scores in his latest performance, though coach Matt Sather is quick to acknowledge that most of the goals Prep has given up in the playoffs were neither Beck's nor Gutierrez's fault. Should Saturday's starter struggle, will Sather go to his other goalie? In the two Darien-Prep meetings this season, the Blue Wave scored all four of their goals against Gutierrez.
Tommy Watters, senior forward: The senior captain has recorded a point in seven straight games and won't be slowing down on the biggest of stages.
Robbie Juterbock, senior forward: Juterbock, who scored the only goal in Darien's 1-0 victory over Prep back in December, is one of the best passers on a deep Blue Wave team.
Nick Tuzinkiewicz, junior defenseman: An underrated cog in the Darien defense, Tuzinkiewicz creates offense from the blue line and will be relied upon to help slow Prep's vaunted attack.
Matt Wikman, senior forward: Wikman, a first-team All-State honoree, is arguably the best player in the Connecticut. For Darien, there will be no getting around his immense offensive ability.
Dean Lockery, senior forward: Another skilled Jesuit forward, Lockery owns six points thus far through the tournament, including the opening goal in Prep's semifinal win over Notre Dame-West Haven.
Will Schlitig, sophomore forward: The second-year scoring threat is playing the best hockey of his life heading into the biggest game of his young career.


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Students from the Forté Academy of Music in Littleton and Centennial performed a Christmas recital on Dec. 14 at St. James Presbyterian Church in Littleton for the "Al's Pals" Senior Group. The students, ages 8 to 16, played Christmas carols, as well as classical selections on piano and violin.
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Are you a choir director or member? Have you thought about joining the choir? Do you enjoy listening to Orthodox Christian music, and would you be willing to share your opinion?
Richard Barrett, the St. John of Damascus Society's Artistic Director, has designed a 2-5 minute survey to gather data about how the music library on Antiochian.org is currently being used, and to ascertain what resources and functionality would be helpful that currently don't exist. Whether you have a degree from a music conservatory, or are strictly an amateur, we are interested in hearing from you!
As one of the most popular destinations on Antiochian.org, the Department of Sacred Music's online library of PDFs includes liturgical music for every month of the year, and is a frequent destination for choir directors, chanters, and church musicians. Plans are underway to refresh and expand the online resources available to musicians in the Antiochian Archdiocese. In May, 2015, His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph appointed Paul Jabara of Montreal, Quebec to be the new Chairman of the Archdiocese's Department of Sacred Music, and he is working closely with the Department of Internet Ministry to improve the music library. With your assistance, we will be able to improve this valuable archive in the coming months. Thanks for your help!
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Altar servers process in front of an icon of the Archangel Michael at St. Michael Church in Van Nuys, CA.Saints who healed and refused payment, the first bishop of the missionary church that would become the Antiochian Archdiocese, the bodiless hosts that protect us, a Great Feast of the Theotokos, and a major American holiday fill the celebrations of the Orthodox Church in the month of November. The Liturgical Texts to guide us through services on these holy days, blessed by His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, are now ready for download from the Online Liturgical Guide.
On the first day of the month, we commemorate Ss. Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia in Asia Minor. These "unmercenary" saints received no money for the medicine they practiced and the healings they performed. They are not to be confused with Ss. Cosmas and Damian of Rome (July 1) who were also unmercenaries.
Each year on the first Saturday of November we commemorate St. Raphael Hawaweeny. He said of himself: "I am an Arab by birth, a Greek by primary education, an American by residence, a Russian at heart, and a Slav in soul." His multicultural influences and love of Jesus Christ helped him become the "Good Shepherd of the Lost Sheep in America." The Archdiocese celebrates St. Raphael close to the date of his birth, November 8.
And that day happens to be the feast of the Archangels. The Orthodox Church celebrates Raphael – the namesake of the first bishop of Brooklyn – Michael, Gabriel and all the bodiless powers of heaven that minister directly to God the Father and protect us on earth who are called to be heirs of salvation (Heb. 1:14).
The November 2015 issue of The Word is now available and contains the following articles:
Have the Antiochians Changed Their Minds?by His Grace Bishop John
His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph Addresses St. Vladimir's Seminary
Minutes of the General Assembly of the 52nd Antiochian Arthodox Archdiocese Convention
Liturgical Discipleship: A Framework for Youth Ministryby Gregory Abdalah
Youth Music Ministryby Chris Farha
The Gift of Lifeby Alexis Bethoney Gerena
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Nativity resources at discounted prices are now available for families from the Archdiocese's Publications Center and Bookstore at Antiochian Village. (Download the flyer and order form.)
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As you may know, our Father in Christ, His Beatitude Patriarch John X suffered a fall and some injuries to his eye and shoulder. The official statement of the Patriarchate has been published in Arabic and can be read here.
The statement reports that His Beatitude is in good condition and that he will need a period of hospitalization and convalescence.
His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph asks all of the faithful of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America to join him in prayer for our Father in Christ Patriarch John X and to ask our Lord and God Jesus Christ, the only Physician of our souls and bodies, to bring healing to His Beatitude.
Educate the adults and you won't need church schools!"
In Christian education circles, we have spoken of the need to educate adults for years with phrases like, "Christian education doesn't end with church school," "Total Parish Education," and most notably the name of our yearly event, "The Orthodox Institute for Continuing Education in the Faith." Converts from fundamental churches are pleased to find that Orthodoxy offers a treasure chest of resources for growth in the faith, from the church mothers and fathers, to icons, to hymnography. Yet, in many churches the focus is on educating the children with perhaps only one class, taught by the priest, for adults.
More than two years in the making, an exciting new lineup of Orthodox digital libraries is now available from Faithlife, the makers of Logos Bible Software.
Based in the coastal town of Bellingham, Washington, Faithlife has been making digital tools to help people study the Scriptures for over twenty years.
Around two and a half years ago, Faithlife hired an Orthodox Christian named Gabe Martini, known for his blog On Behalf of All and his close work with Ancient Faith Ministries. Gabe was brought to Faithlife in part to help develop a new lineup of what they call "base packages," focused entirely on Orthodox Christians.
Gabe and his family converted to the Orthodox faith several years ago under the mentorship of the newly reposed Fr. Alexander Atty, then head priest of St. Michael the Archangel Antiochian Orthodox Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Gabe was originally in Louisville to attend a Baptist seminary, but was drawn to Orthodoxy by his studies in Church history and through a simple visit to St. Michael's one Sunday.
"I had never experienced anything so beautiful and real in my entire life," Gabe said. "I knew from our very first visit, that was where we needed to be. I knew it was the apostolic Church."
What excites Gabe most about these new Orthodox libraries from Logos is that they can be used to reach thousands, even millions for the Gospel.
Prayers are requested for the 2015 fall meeting of Archdiocese Board of Trustees and Order of St. Ignatius Governing Council, to be held from October 22-25 at host parish St. Michael Antiochian Orthodox Church in Van Nuys, CA, in conjunction with St. Nicholas Cathedral. This is an historic event, in that it is the first time that the Trustees are meeting in the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West.
On Sunday morning, October 25, His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph will celebrate a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy with the Antiochian Hierarchs at St. Nicholas Cathedral. A special Luncheon will follow in the Heritage Ballroom.
For more information, including registration, sponsorship forms and lodging, please visit the Fall Meeting webpage.
This year's Clergy and Laity Fall Gathering, our diocese's annual Delegates' Meeting, was hosted by St. George Church of Indianapolis/Fishers, IN, under the leadership of Fr. Nabil Hanna and with the assistance of Dn. Joseph Hazar. The Fall Gathering (formerly Midwest Delegates Meeting) is an opportunity for our diocese's clergy, lay leaders, teens, and others to meet for spiritual fellowship and to work toward a common vision for the year. This was the best attended Delegates' Meeting in many years, with a total of 203 participants made up of 32 Clergy, 70 youth, 41 Ladies, 32 Young Adults, and 28 Men.
The aim of this gathering was to offer something to every group so that the members of this diocese could come together as a family. The meetings began on Thursday, October 15 and 16 for the Clergy. Sessions were offered on the subject of youth ministry by the Director of the Antiochian Village, Fr. Anthony Yazge, as well as a session by His Grace Bishop Anthony.
The theme for the weekend was "Village at Home," where the staff of the Antiochian Village brought aspects of summer camp to the parish.
His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph recently appointed two new financial officers to assist the Board of Trustees of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. As of August 4, 2015, Mr. Salim Abboud of Little Falls, NJ, is appointed to serve as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Board, and Archpriest Michael Tassos of St. Luke Orthodox Church in Garden Grove, CA, is appointed to serve as Assistant Treasurer. Both men hold extensive backgrounds in accounting and finance.
Photography by Nick Barakos
Where on earth would you find Bishop Anthony worshipping with Greek, Antiochian, Romanian, Serbian, Russian, and Chinese families in one place? At Family Camp, October 2-4, 2015, north of Minneapolis, Minnesota! For over a decade, members of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in West St. Paul, MN, have helped organize a pan-Orthodox Family Camp that includes parishioners of over a dozen Orthodox churches in the Minnesota area.
This year, we were blessed to have Bishop Anthony of Toledo as our main speaker. Over 160 people spent the weekend in a beautiful retreat setting with our Orthodox friends from all different churches learning about how to live as Orthodox Christians in a secular world. Captivating, inspiring, and entertaining, Bishop Anthony recapped the change in American culture over the decades and spoke with passion about the world we live in. Not to leave us depressed, he offered solid instruction for survival in such a changing world.
In anticipation of the 2015 Nativity Season, the Antiochian Village Bookstore is offering a sale on Playing It Up for Christmas: Christmas Plays for Children.
Price: $9.00Now $ 8.00SPECIAL: 5 copies only $25 now through Nov. 1Download order form (PDF)
The book includes five plays for the Christmas season, and is written for maximum participation of students, complete with staging notes, props suggestions, costuming ideas, scripts, playbill covers and activities and discussion questions for after the show!
Sale prices are valid through November 1st, 2015. Download an order form (PDF) and order your copies from Antiochian Village Bookstore today!
The Antiochian Archdiocese Department of Publications has provided a new order form for all liturgical books (PDF), including special Services and English/Arabic Service books. The Department of Publications is now housed at Antiochian Village, and orders made via the new form will be filled by the Antiochian Village Bookstore.
On Wednesday, October 7, 2015, His Beatitude Patriarch John X and the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, during their meeting at the historic Our Lady of Balamand Patriarchal Monastery in northern Lebanon, elected Archimandrite Jonah Suri, head of Bkeftine Monastery of Our Lady in the Archdiocese of Tripoli, Lebanon, as Metropolitan of Zahle, Baalbek and Dependencies, Lebanon. He succeeds His Eminence, Metropolitan Spyridon, who retired with honor this year after leading his archdiocese since 1966.
His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, on behalf of the hierarchs, clergy and faithful of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, expresses his heartfelt prayers and best wishes to Metropolitan-elect Jonah, and asks our Lord to bless his episcopacy.
The Very Reverend Dr. Joseph Purpura, chairman of the Department of Youth and Parish Ministries, has announced that the January 2016 Annual Orthodox Christian Camping and Youth Worker Conference for parish youth workers, SOYO Advisors, and Teen Advisors, is set for January 21-23, 2016. The Conference will be held at St. Seraphim Orthodox Cathedral in Dallas, TX, and the theme is "Feed My Sheep: Crisis, Trauma, and Everyday Life."
Parishes are encouraged to send their Parish Youth Workers, Youth Director and Teen SOYO Advisors. More information will appear on the Orthodox Christian Camp Association website's conference page, once additional details are confirmed.
St. Nicholas CathedralOn September 28, 2015, the popular website BuzzFeed featured a story by reporter Leticia Miranda, "Christian Syrians in the U.S. Fear for their Families Back Home." Miranda described the situation for many families who are in anguish over the situation of their loved ones living in war-torn Syria. The plight of Christians "has been an ongoing concern for human rights advocates since the beginning of the war in 2011," noted the article. "Since then, more than 700,000 Christian Syrians have left the country, according to Open Doors International, a U.K.-based organization tracking the persecution of Christians."
Read the full post on BuzzFeed
October 1, 2015
A message from the Very Reverend Dr. Joseph F. Purpura, chairman of the Department of Youth and Parish Ministry for the Antiochian Archdiocese:
Each year hundreds of thousands of college students in North America travel during their spring break for oftentimes, empty experiences. Since 2001, Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) has offered their annual Real Break trips as spring break alternatives, providing life-transforming and spiritually uplifting opportunities to do "something real" during this time. Since its inception, over one thousand college students have had the opportunity to spend their time away from school helping others and growing in their Orthodox Christian faith.
Registration and information is available on Real Break's web page.
Pan-Orthodox Clergy Retreat for New York Metropolitan AreaNovember 2, 2015
Hosted by His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America & His Eminence Archbishop Michael, OCA Archbishop of New York and the Diocese of New York and New Jersey
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church235 Long Hill Rd.Little Falls, NJ 07424-2005
Speaker: His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph
FOCUS North America recently celebrated the end of a successful summer feeding program, providing nutritious meals to 200 children a day in Phoenix, Arizona. Arizona ranks third in the country in food insecurity, with more than 450,000 children facing hunger on a daily basis.
In partnership with The Sodexo Foundation's Feeding our Future Program, Sodexo USA and the Phoenix Children's Hospital, the program provided more than 16,000 meals to children at two Phoenix YMCAs.
The program required volunteer manpower and FOCUS volunteers turned out in force! Some 50 Orthodox volunteers from seven parishes in the Phoenix area contributed to the program's success, with some volunteers helping out more than ten times.
"Our Orthodox volunteers rearranged their schedules to be able to serve. Some took time off from work, others came and volunteered with their children. We had volunteers of all ages. That was one of the highlights—seeing how many Orthodox volunteers enthusiastically turned out to help their neighbors in need ," said FOCUS North America's Executive Director Nicholas Chakos. "We're so thankful for their support."
Across the US, more than 21 million children receive free and reduced-price meals during the school year. During the summer, children are at greater risk of hunger as their families struggle to provide meals that are typically provided by schools. Lack of nutrition during the summer months sets a cycle for poor performance once school begins and makes children more prone to illness and other health issues. FOCUS' summer feeding program was designed to fill that nutrition gap. The program also alleviated the strain on parents, who could rest assured knowing that a nutritious breakfast and lunch were being provided for their children.
Fr. John Ojaimi writes:
EDWARD S. KHOURI, age 83, passed away peacefully and has returned to his heavenly home on September 18, 2015 at home in Parma, Ohio surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Aramoun, Lebanon, and immigrated to the United States in the year 1955. In 1962, shortly after his arrival to Cleveland, Edward founded the iconic Middle East Restaurant in Cleveland, which he owned for over four decades. His warmth, generosity and love for all will be greatly missed.
Edward became a close friend to our beloved Metropolitan Philip of thrice-blessed memory, since he was the priest at St. George of Cleveland. Their friendship continued and strengthened until the day when His Eminence joined the community of the saints.
The Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) College Conferences 2015 will be held from December 28-31st at both the Antiochian Village in PA, and St. Nicholas Ranch in CA. The Keynote Speakers are Rev. Fr. Apostolos Hill (West) and Sr. Vassa Larin (East). Registration is now open for the conferences. In 2015, $100.00 scholarships are being offered to those students in need.
LINKSCollege ConferenceCollege Conference East 2015College Conference West 2015Scholarship Application
Statement of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America to the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the United States Regarding the Draft Proposal of the Committee on Canonical Regional Planning
Presented at the Meeting of the Assembly of Bishops Convened in Chicago, IL
September 15-17, 2015
The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America has always prayed for and been committed to unity and cooperation of all of the Orthodox Christians in North America. The unity that we seek is true Orthodox unity based on mutual respect, love and cooperation with all of the Orthodox in America without subjugation or domination of any. Unity must allow for the continued work and support of each of the jurisdictions for their people and continued unity with the respective mother churches.
There is no doubt that the Christian Fellowship and work of the Standing Conference of Orthodox Bishops in America as well as that of the Assembly of Bishops has been very valuable. We have come to know each other and have discovered how we can even better cooperate and support each other. We can enhance the ministries of each other as well as promulgate corporate ministries. Our relationships provide even more effective ministries. We are grateful for the candid and honest exchanges of the bishops at the meetings. We are committed to continuing this process of building up our relationships and working together in every area possible.
The public schedule of His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph that is published on the Archdiocese website, has been updated through November, 2015. The schedule is linked in the Resources and Links section of the sidebar on the official Metropolitan Joseph page. Check back regularly for future improvements and updates.
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Russell Books is located in the heart of downtown Victoria on historic Fort Street. In 2016 the store celebrated its 55th birthday in Canada and it's 25th in the wonderful book-loving community of Victoria where it now resides. Russell Books is passionately committed to making books affordable and accessible, and to providing a community space where people can gather to celebrate the written word and the thriving arts and culture scene in Canada. The many family members, +40 staff, and two stores now offer over 16,000 square feet of new, used, antiquarian, and out-of-print books, as well as a unique selection of cards, journals, and calendars. In May of 2013 Russell Books expanded once again to open the Vintage and Collectibles Floor. In the Vintage section of the store events are held throughout the year with many wonderful authors, musicians, and community members coming to speak and perform.
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Steve's Corner
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Engine gaskets are hardly a glamorous part, usually only attracting attention when they fail. What the average guy may miss is what the professionals of the Engine Masters Challenge all know: Gaskets are no place to skimp on quality. Engine gaskets must seal against fluids, as well as take extreme pressure. At the least, a faltering gasket will result in embarrassing leaks; while at the worst allow water contamination of the oil or loss of cylinder pressure. The stakes are too high for builders to roll the dice. Fel-Pro continues to be a popular choice for the competitors who know how important gaskets are. Fel-Pro is continuously advancing the construction and materials used in automotive engine gaskets, and they are the first choice of many of the country's leading engine builders. Visit www.Federal-Mogul.com for more information.
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The Test Of Engine Building Skill
Right from the start nearly a decade ago, the Engine Masters Challenge has centered around normally aspirated engines that run on pump gasoline. It's no coincidence that the majority of the hot rodders who make up our readership run this configuration in their own ride, thereby providing a direct link between the Challenge engines and our readers. No matter what brand or type of engine you happen to run, chances are there will be an Engine Masters entry that can serve as a model for ideas on making more power.
Over the years we have had numerous suggestions on expanding the Challenge to include systems that have previously been excluded. A good example here is electronic fuel injection. Until the 2009 event, only carbureted engines were allowed, although we acknowledged that EFI was a very popular alternative, one that becomes more common on performance engines every year. Given the modern OEM engine types that were originally only offered in EFI configuration, and the practicality of EFI-equipped builds for today's performance cars and hot rods, it made sense to include EFI. Actually, the only real factors that prevented the adoption of EFI earlier were ones related to practicalities of running and testing both EFI and carbureted engines at the event. Here we had to consider such technical issues as providing for the more complex wiring and electronics, the power supply, accommodating the various possible throttle hookups, and, of course, equipping the dyno with a fuel system that was up to the task of the very different requirements of EFI, while being able to rapidly change the fuel system from EFI to carb configuration.
Although there were numerous hoops to jump through before EFI could become a part of the Challenge, there was little question that including EFI would contribute positively to the event. In the end, with the help of the personnel at our host test facility, the University of Northwestern Ohio, and the support of Aeromotive in providing for the complex fuel system requirements, EFI was added to the program without any hiccups.
Providing for EFI was a major expansion of the Engine Masters program, but there are many other engine configurations that can be found in the performance world that are not allowed to participate. Here, the questions we most commonly get relate to the world of power-adders. This term generally refers to boosted engines using nitrous oxide, superchargers, and turbos. With normally aspirated engines across the board, all of our engines are constrained by the physics of atmospheric pressure. Getting the most from a normally aspirated engine is an art that, in my opinion, puts the engine builder's skill and knowledge to the test in the purest form. Taking for instance the idea of unlimited nitrous, in contrast, it would be hard to argue against the notion that the person that can plumb the most nitrous through the engine without grenading it will win.
That's not to denigrate the skill involved in building a top-performing nitrous engine, since the true mastery of nitrous use becomes a science in itself. The same could be said for boosted engines operating with turbos and a variety of crank-driven supercharger systems. With these power-adders, horsepower has the potential to take a huge leap upward, and with that, reliability becomes an even more critical issue. Undoubtedly, this would lead to more engine attrition at the event, with the ever present incentive to push the limits. I could see power-adder engines evolving into extremely costly specialty pieces, far removed from anything the majority of our readers would consider for their own use. Is that to say that power-adders will never get a chance to make a showing at the Engine Masters Challenge? I would hesitate to say "never" but even once the technical considerations of testing these various configurations are overcome, it would make for a whole different ball game.
Aeromotive Provides Fuel System For Challenge
It is difficult to imagine a more rigorous test of a dyno installation than the AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge. With 40 engines being run across two dynos in just four days of qualifying, and then six engines run back-to-back on a single dyno in a single day for the finals, the equipment has to be absolutely reliable. One of the key dyno components is the fuel delivery system. To meet the requirements of the AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge, the fuel system must be capable of precisely regulating fuel flow at two very different operating pressures to accommodate both carbureted and fuel-injected engines, while providing sufficient volume for some extreme horsepower. Most importantly, the fuel system must deliver the ultimate in reliability, since downtime isn't an option, given the intense testing schedule. Considering the critical nature of the task at hand, we are grateful that the dynos at our test facility are equipped with Aeromotive fuel delivery systems. The Areomotive pumps, regulators, and valves once again proved their value, taking us though another Challenge. When compromise isn't an option, and quality needs to be the last word, Areomotive provides the fuel system components of choice.


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Redstone Federal Credit Union in Huntsville, Ala., announced the passing of 18-year Director Pamela Huxford Philyaw.
Philyaw, a retired Boeing aerospace engineer, died on Saturday at the age of 79. She first began serving Redstone in 1985 as a member of the Credit Advisory Committee and was appointed to the board in 1996, the $3.5 billion credit union said Wednesday.
"Ms. Philyaw will be especially remembered as a passionate advocate for financial education in the community. She was instrumental in creating Redstone's STAR Club, a savings program designed to instill good financial habits in children, which has grown tremendously since its inception and continues to be very successful," Redstone said in its announcement.
She was a graduate of Auburn University and the University of Central Florida and leaves behind her husband, George, two children and three grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Saturday, Jan. 18.


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Saved by HSL
We are delighted to be able to offer a selection of seeds from the Heritage Seed Library (HSL) Collection for sale. These are varieties that were once held in the HSL Collection, but following the introduction of a new category in the European Common Catalogue, commercial seed companies have recognised their potential and listed them. This now means that the sale of these varieties is now legal.
The focus of the work of The Heritage Seed Library will always be conservation and protecting biodiversity, by conserving unlisted varieties that are not available elsewhere the Heritage Seed Library can ensure the future survival of these precious resources.
As varieties become listed in common catalogues and are commercially available the HSL think that it is sensible to offer this seed for sales to prevent it going to waste. The income generated from these sales will support the work they do with those varieties that are currently unlisted and will help them continue to conserve the varieties they hold. Please feel free to make an extra donation to HSL via their website as this will also allow HSL to continue their conservation work particularly with those varieties currently awaiting trial for potential inclusion into the HSL Collection.
All of the following varieties originated from Garden Organic's Heritage Seed Library, due to the unique way in which the library is managed using volunteer seed guardians it is not possible to certify this seed as organic, although as seed guardians they are encouraged to follow Garden Organic's Organic Guidelines.


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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Upcycled Sweater Hot Water Bottle Cozy
We've had a tummy bug in our house,
tis the season for them.
Last February, we all passed one around
that ended up with me having it for
Mini-Saurus' birthday.
(Ugh! Wish I'd thought of this last year... )
This year, the Frog Princess brought
it home from school
and had a pretty wicked
tummy ache.
I needed a way to make her
feel better
and in the past my
heart shaped water bottle
has done the trick.
I wanted to make it a bit more
cuddly so I upcycled one
of her favorite old sweaters
into a hot water bottle cozy.
See the rips at the bottom seam?
Yes, it was starting to fall apart
from being worn daily for half a year
(you think I'm joking but I'm not.)
When she
(she meaning the Frog Princess
who should know better,
not the toddler)
decided to see what would happen
if she cut the edge with scissors...
well...that pretty much finished it off.
I started by laying her sweater
on my table inside out.
Then, I traced around my hot water bottle
with a sharpie.
You purest sewers would probably
use chalk,
but as I'm traveling my 30s
my eye sight is starting
to have a harder time
with faint chalk lines
in my dim sewing nook
so... sharpie it is!
I stitched around the sharpie outline
twice with my sewing machine
to reinforce the seam.
Be careful with the presser foot,
it can snag the sweater easily.
Then, I cut out the sweater
(with a seam allowance)
with my pinking shears.
I left a big edge because I have no idea
if it's going to try to unravel on me!
Then, I turned it back inside out
and stuffed the water bottle
in the neck hole
to make sure
it would fit.
Then, I decided it needed a little bit
of felty love,
because I can't leave anything alone!
so soft
and the Frog Princess was
thrilled to see her
favorite fuzzy sweater
Posted by pink and green mama MaryLea
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California Department of Transportation
Date: June 28, 2012
District: 9 - Inyo, Mono & Eastern Kern Counties - www.dot.ca.gov/dist9
Contact: Florene Trainor, email@example.com
Phone: (760) 872-0603 office, (760) 937-1553 cell
BISHOP - Continuing the drive to rebuild California's infrastructure and spur job growth, the California Transportation Commission has allocated nearly $1 billion to 135 transportation projects statewide.
Approximately $600 million in funding was provided by Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. The remaining allocations came from assorted state and federal transportation accounts. In total, about $13.8 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been distributed statewide.
"Proposition 1B continues to fund key transportation projects, which translates into a strengthened economy," said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. "Investing in our infrastructure will improve mobility and create a better future for Californians."
Some of the notable local projects that received funding include:
- $250,000 has been allocated for the See Vee Lane Extension. This project will improve local traffic circulation and provide additional access to the Dixon Lane Meadow Creek neighborhood. The See Vee lane extension will be from US 395 to Choctaw Drive and will extend, widen, signalize, and improve See Vee Lane in Bishop, CA.
- $65,000 has been allocated for Chalfant Streets Rehabilitation. This project will rehabilitate and extend the useful life of 5.5 miles of deteriorated 12-food wide roadways. The Chalfant Valley streets rehabilitation project will reconstruct, pulverize, and re-compact the existing pavement on various streets in Chalfant Valley, Ca.
- $37,000 has been allocated for June Lake Streets Rehabilitation. This project will rehabilitate and extend the useful life of 6.6 miles of local roadways along with curb and gutter drainage improvements. Street rehabilitation will take place on various streets in June Lake, Ca.
- $2,119,000 has been allocated for Bridgeport Street Rehabilitation. On various streets in Bridgeport, Ca, pavement will receive an overlay and sidewalks, curbs, and gutters will be constructed. The project will rehabilitate and extend the useful life of three miles of deteriorated roadway and provide continuous pedestrian facilities.
- $2,047,000 has been allocated for Lee Vining Streets Rehabilitation. This project will rehabilitate and extend the pavement life of 1.6 mile of deteriorated roadway and provide continuous pedestrian facilities on Lee Vining Ave, Mattey Ave, D St, First St, Mono Lake Ave, Second St, Third St, Paoha Dr and Yosemite Dr in Lee Vining, Ca.
Please see the attached file for more information about all the projects that received allocations.
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It's not that difficult: Identify what's wrong with the Bears and find a coach who can fix it.
The offense is what's wrong with the Bears.
Jon Gruden can fix it.
Lovie Smith never fixed it. That's one of the reasons he was fired. Smith continually fired offensive coordinators for failing to fix it and continually hired offensive coordinators who also failed to fix it.
Today's NFL demands that offenses score points. Smith's offenses couldn't. That resulted in collapses the last two seasons. Smith also failed to make the playoffs five of the last six seasons and never won a Super Bowl in nine years. That's the object of the exercise. Smith failed. His offense failed....