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Using the Soundex with Census Records
This article originally appeared in "Census Records" by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Matthew Wright in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
An index and filing system called the Soundex is the key to finding the names of individuals among the millions listed in the 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and, for some states, 1930 federal censuses. The Soundex indexes include heads of households and persons of different surnames in each household.
The Soundex indexes are coded surname (last name) indexes based on the progression of consonants rather than the spelling of the surname. This coding system was developed and implemented by the WPA in the 1930s for the Social Security Administration in response to that agency's need to identify individuals who would be eligible to apply for old-age benefits. Because early birth records are unavailable in a number of states, the 1880 census manuscripts became the most dependable means of verifying dates of birth for people who would qualify'those born in the 1870s. Widespread misspelling caused so many problems in matching names, however, that the Soundex system was adopted. Because locating eligible Social Security beneficiaries was the sole reason for creating the 1880 Soundex, only households with children ten years of age or under were included in that index. All households were included in the Soundex indexes for the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 censuses.
- 1 How the Soundex Works
- 1.1 Coding a Surname
- 1.2 Use of Zero in Coding Surnames
- 1.3 Names with Prefixes
- 1.4 Names with Adjacent Letters Having the Same Equivalent Number
- 1.5 Different Names within a Single Code
- 1.6 Alphabetical Arrangement of First or Given Names within the Code
- 1.7 Mixed Codes
- 1.8 Soundex Reference Guide
- 1.9 Soundex Abbreviations
- 1.10 Native Americans, Asians, and Nuns
- 2 Soundex Research Tips
- 3 References
- 4 External Links
How the Soundex Works
Soundex index entries are arranged on cards, first in Soundex code order and then alphabetically by first name of the head of household. For each person in the house, the Soundex card should show name, race, month and year of birth, age, citizenship status, place of residence by state and county, civil division, and, where appropriate for urban dwellers, the city name, house number, and street name. The cards also list the volume number, enumeration district number, and page and line numbers of the original schedules from which the information was taken.
Coding a Surname
To search for a name it is necessary to first determine its Soundex code. Every Soundex code consists of a letter and three numbers; for example, S655. The letter is always the first letter of the surname. The numbers are assigned according to the following Soundex coding guide:
The letters A, E, I, O, U, W, Y, and H are disregarded. Consonants in each surname which sound alike have the same code.
Use of Zero in Coding Surnames
A surname that yields no code numbers, such as Lee, is L000; one yielding only one code number, such as Kuhne, takes two zeros and is coded as K500; and one yielding two code numbers takes just one zero; thus, Ebell is coded as E140. No more than three digits are ever used, so Ebelson would be coded as E142, not E1425.
Names with Prefixes
Because the Soundex does not treat prefixes consistently, surnames beginning with, for example, Van, Vander, Von, De, Di, or Le may be listed with or without the prefix, making it necessary to search for both possibilities. Search for the surname van Devanter, for example, with (V531) and without (D153) the 'van-' prefix. Mc- and Mac- are not considered prefixes.
Names with Adjacent Letters Having the Same Equivalent Number
When two or more key letters or equivalents appear together'¯(adjacent)'¯they are coded as one letter with a single number. Thus a'¯double 'f' takes a single code (1).'¯This rule is also followed in surnames when the first two letters have the same'¯number equivalent. Pfeiffer, for example, is coded P160.'¯ Because 'P¯is the first letter of the surname, it is used'¯(P---). The next letter, 'f', carries the same code (1) as does its equivalent'¯'p¯so is'¯disregarded (the 'P' takes the place of a'¯1).'¯The vowels 'e' and 'i' are disregarded. Next is a'¯double appearance of the letter 'f' which is'¯coded as 1 (the second 'f' is disregarded).'¯The vowel 'e' is disregarded. The letter 'r' is represented by 6, and in the absence of additional consonants, the code is rounded off with a zero. Other examples of double-letter names are Lennon (L550), Kelly (K400), Buerck (B620), Lloyd (L300), Schaefer (S160), Szucs (S200), and Orricks (O620). Occasionally the indexers themselves made mistakes in coding names, so it may be useful to try alternate codes based on possible errors. Also be aware that some immigrants with difficult last names may have been Soundexed under their first name; these names would then be listed alphabetically by last name.
Different Names within a Single Code
With this indexing formula, many different surnames may be included within the same Soundex code. For example, the similar-sounding surnames Scherman, Schurman, Sherman, Shireman, and Shurman are indexed together as S655 and will appear in the same group with other surnames, such as Sauerman or Sermon. Names that do not sound alike may also be included within a single code: Sinclair, Singler, Snegolski, Snuckel, Sanislo, San Miguel, Sungaila, and Szmegalski are all coded as S524.
Alphabetical Arrangement of First or Given Names within the Code
As described earlier, multiple surnames appear within most Soundex codes. Within each Soundex code, the individual and family cards are arranged alphabetically by given name. Marked divider cards separate most Soundex codes. Look also for known nicknames, middle names, or abbreviations of the first name.
Mixed Codes
Divider cards show most code numbers, but not all. For instance, one divider may be numbered 350 and the next one 400. Between the two divided cards there may be names coded 353, 350, 360, 365, and 355, but instead of being in numerical order, they are interfiled alphabetically by given name.
Soundex Reference Guide
For those who are unsure of their Soundex skills, most genealogical software programs and many genealogy websites include a Soundex Calculator. Also, most genealogical libraries have a copy of Bradley W. Steuart's The Soundex Reference Guide: Soundex Codes to Over 125,000 Surnames.<ref>Bradley W. Steuart, The Soundex Reference Guide: Soundex Codes to Over 125,000 Surnames (Bountiful, Utah: Precision Indexing, 1990).</ref>
Soundex Abbreviations
In addition to the letter-numerical codes, Soundex also uses a number of abbreviations, most of which relate to residents' relationships to the head of the household.
- A Aunt
- AdD Adopted daughter
- AdS Adopted son
- At Attendant
- B Brother
- BL Brother-in-law
- Bo Boarder
- C Cousin
- D Daughter
- DL Daughter-in-law
- F Father
- FB Foster brother
- FF Foster father
- FL Father-in-law
- FM Foster mother
- FSi Foster sister
- GA Great aunt
- GD Granddaughter
- GF Grandfather
- GGF Great-grandfather
- GGM Great-grandmother
- GGGF Great-great-grandfather
- GGGM Great-great-grandmother
- GM Grandmother
- GNi Grandniece
- GS Grandson
- GU Great-uncle
- Hh Hired hand
- I Inmate
- L Lodger
- M Mother
- ML Mother-in-law
- N Nephew
- Ni Niece
- Nu Nurse
- O Officer
- P Patient
- Pa Partner (share common abode)
- Pr Prisoner
- Pri Principal
- Pu Pupil
- R Roomer
- S Son
- SB Stepbrother
- SBL Stepbrother-in-law
- Se Servant
- SF Stepfather
- SFL Stepfather-in-law
- Si Sister
- SiL Sister-in-law
- SL Son-in-law
- SM Stepmother
- SML Stepmother-in-law
- SS Stepson
- SSi Stepsister
- SSiL Stepsister-in-law
- SSL Stepson-in-law
- Su Superintendent
- U Uncle
- W Wife
- Wa Warden
Citizenship Status
- A Alien
- NA Naturalized
- PA First papers filed
- NR Not recorded
Native Americans, Asians, and Nuns
Names of nuns, Native Americans, and Asians pose special problems. Phonetically spelled Asian and Native American names were either coded as one continuous name or by what seemed to be a surname. For example, the Native American name Shinka-Wa-Sa may have been coded as Shinka (S520) or Sa (S000). Nuns were coded as if 'Sister' were the surname, and they appear in each state's Soundex under the code S236, but not necessarily in alphabetical order.
Soundex Research Tips
The Soundex indexes can be especially useful in identifying family units, because all members of the household are listed on the Soundex cards under the name of the head of the household. Often, census searches begin with only a surname and the name of the state in which a person or family lived in a given census year. In such cases, the Soundex can be a means of determining surname distribution throughout the state. A search can often be narrowed to a smaller geographic area within a state. Once the county of origin is determined through census work, whole new paths of research open up. The Soundex can also be used to locate orphaned children living with persons of other surnames and to identify families with grandparents living under the same roof. They are sometimes listed on the Soundex cards, even though they may not be indexed separately.


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Flights to London, United Kingdom
If you could choose one of the airports in London, in which you would like to land in with your flight to London? Apart from private, commercial only and the military ones, there are 5 airports in London: every year recording nearly 140 million in passenger traffic. In the following order: 67 million arriving at Heathrow, 33 at Gatwick, 23 at Stansted, 9 at Luton and 3 at the London City Airport.
Flying to London is therefore one of the easiest things to do in the world. There are in fact hundreds of airlines and low cost companies that fly to London every day with their aircrafts from thousands of destinations around the globe. If you prefer arriving at Heathrow or Gatwick you must fly with a national flag carrier. If you choose instead a Ryanair's cheap flight to London you will fly to Stansted, while if you book with EasyJet you will fly to both Gatwick or Stansted. At London City Airport, created to serve the City of London, instead, land both cheap flights and national flag carriers airlines.
London Heathrow Airport - LHR
London Heathrow Airport is the main intercontinental airport in London. It is the European airport with the highest number of passengers and the third in the world after Atlanta and Beijing. Heathrow Airport has 5 terminals. At Terminal 1 arrive aircrafts of the Star Alliance members, a network of 25 airlines including Air China operating flights from Beijing to London, All Nippon Airways, Scandinavian Airlines, U.S. Airways, Lufthansa with flights from Frankfurt to London and United Airlines. Terminal 2 is currently under construction and will replace T1 for flights to London from Star Alliance. At Terminal 3 land the Oneworld airline flights, airline alliance which includes American Airlines with flights from Dallas to London, and Miami to London, as well as Cathay Pacific, Iberia, Japan Airlines and Qantas. At Terminal 4 land aircrafts from the SkyTeam airlines that own Alitalia, Aeroflot flying from Moscow-London, Air France, China Airlines, Delta Air Lines which operates on flights from New York to London and from Atlanta to London. Terminal 5 is exclusively dedicated to the British Airways flights to London. Along the extensive walkway leading to Heathrow Airport which takes the name of Newbury Road and Bath Road, there are a dozen hotels. Most of the hotels near Heathrow Airport are 4 star hotels, like the Holiday Inn London Heathrow with fitness center and an onsite restaurant, the Park Inn Heathrow with rooms equipped with tea and coffee making facilities or the Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel, the closest hotel to Terminals 1, 2 and 3 of the London airport.
London-Gatwick Airport - LGW
London-Gatwick Airport, with its 33 million passengers a year, is the second most important airport in London. Gatwick has two terminals: North Terminal and South Terminal, connected by shuttles in a newly built causeway. Many EasyJet flights to London arrive at Gatwick, as well as those of British Airways with different itineraries from Italy such as Bari-London, Catania-London, Bologna-London and Pisa-London. The airport is also preferred by Thomson Airways, the largest Charter airline worldwide and the third English one for number of passengers, after EasyJet and British Airways. There are many hotels near Gatwick Airport, including hotels such as Premier Inn London Gatwick Airport, 350 meters away from the airport with shuttle service operating 24 hours a day. The Hotel Ibis London Gatwick Airport is 5 minutes away from the airport accessible also via a shuttle service.
London-Stansted Airport - SNT
London Stansted Airport is the main airport for low cost flights to London by Ryanair, EasyJet and Air Berlin. The airport has one terminal with 3 boarding points connected by a pedestrian bridge and a people mover. For the number of passengers it is the fourth most important airport in Great Britain after Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester Airport. The only problem for those who arrive with a cheap flight to London-Stansted is that to reach the city, the fastest way is the Stansted Express which is accessible from the basement of the Terminal: the price of the ticket to London city, to Liverpool Street, is 20 pounds. Not very low cost.
London Luton Airport – LTN
The London Luton Airport is an international airport, the fourth for number of passengers, about 9 million a year. The airport is a hub for several low cost airlines starting from EasyJet, Monarch Airlines with Sharm El-Sheikh-London flights, Munich-London and Malaga-London, as well as Thompsonfly and Wizz Air, which operates on flights between Belgrade and London, and Bucharest-London, and Ryanair. The Ibis London Luton Airport and the Holiday Inn Express London Luton Airport are the closest hotels to Luton Airport, less than 10 minutes walk away from the airport.
London City Airport – LCY
With its 3 million passengers a year, in continuous and steady growth, London City Airport is the quietest airport in London. Since the beginning, the airport has been designed to offer a service to business customers arriving to London: from London City Airport the business district of Canary Wharf in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets is quickly reached. At London City Airport arrive international flights flying from about thirty European cities: at the London City Airport land flights from Rome to London and Milan – London operated by Alitalia; British Airways covers Copenhagen - London and Zurich -London. Other airlines that use the airport are Air France, KLM, Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines with flights to London from Basel and Geneva. Most of the hotels near the London City Airport are hotels with amenities and services dedicated to business clients. Such as the Ramada Hotel & Suites London Docklands or Crowne Plaza London Docklands, both overlooking River Thames, which offer large conference rooms equipped for conferences and business meetings.
How to reach London from Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and London City
Getting to London from Heathrow is very simple. Inside the airport there are 3 Piccadilly Line metro stations. The stations are named after the Terminal: Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3, and Heathrow Terminal 4 and Heathrow Terminal 5. Those who prefer taking the train may opt for the Heathrow Connect and Heathrow Express, a slower one and a faster one, arriving at Paddington station in London.
Gatwick Airport is located south of London, about 50 km away from the centre, easily reached in less than an hour by car. Also from Gatwick Airport departs the Gatwick Express train, which stops at Victoria Station.
London Stansted Airport is 65 Km away from London which can be reached by car on the M11 motorway. From the square of the airport leave Terravision buses to London, Cambridge and Oxford. Even the railway connects Stansted to London with the Stansted Express service reaching Liverpool Street station.
London-Luton Airport is located about 55 kilometers away from the city centre. The connection London-Luton-London is guaranteed by the Green Lane buses arriving at King's Cross. London City Airport is served by the DLR, Docklands Light Railway which in about 20 minutes takes passengers to the Bank station, where several subway lines pass through.
About London
London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, London's history goes back to its founding by the Romans. Since its foundation, London has been part of many movements and phenomena...Source : en.wikipedia.org


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Friday, October 8, 2010
Michael Vs Jason Vs Pinhead
7 comments:
- Aron said...
The hand from Waxwork could take em' all.
- October 8, 2010 at 10:46 AM
- Anonymous said...
Okay, so how do I get that multi-colored flood light look that's found in the 2nd pic? Any tips to what type of lights to use? I've just been using solar powered lights with a slight bluish tinge to them, but it does not come close to this effect. Also, I'm really limited with my outdoor electrical outlets (very old house), so I really prefer battery or solar powered.
- October 8, 2010 at 2:05 PM
- TampaT said...
Try this. A page that asks, in a fight who would win, Jason or Freddie. It uses text messages and shows your comments online in a few seconds. http://www.ni1.us/t2s/t2shusk.php
Note: I built this, it is not commercial in anyway. The images on the bottom are from my yard haunt staple. HUSK http://www.halloweenforum.com/members/tampat-albums-husk-field-sentinel.html
- October 8, 2010 at 2:58 PM
- Rot said...
The field sentinel looks GREAT!
- October 8, 2010 at 3:08 PM
- TampaT said...
Thanks Rot! means a lot coming from you.
- October 8, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- Jay's Shadow said...
Love all of the colors...
I'm thinking Pinhead would win,he gets to have sharp objects attached to chains come out of nowhere!
- October 8, 2010 at 5:58 PM
- Sara said...
I heart me some Michael vs Jason vs Pinhead. Guilty pleasures and all that.
Love the look, love the lights.
- October 10, 2010 at 12:58 AM


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Address of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the plennary assembly of the European Assembly, (Brussels, September 24, 2008).
Your Excellency Mr President of the European Parliament,
Your Excellencies, Honorable Members of the European Parliament,
Distinguished Guests,
Dear Friends,
First and foremost, we convey to you salutations from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, based for many many centuries in what is today Istanbul – greetings replete with esteem and respect. In particular, we express our gratitude to an old friend of ours, His Excellency Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament. We likewise express our sincerest appreciation for the extraordinary honor to address the Plenary of the European Parliament, especially on this occasion that commemorates the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue.
As a purely spiritual institution, our Ecumenical Patriarchate embraces a truly global apostolate that strives to raise and broaden the consciousness of the human family – to bring understanding that we are all dwelling in the same house. At its most basic sense, this is the meaning of the word "ecumenical" – for the "oikoumene" is the inhabited world – the earth understood as a house in which all peoples, kindreds, tribes and languages dwell.
As is well known, the origins of our religious institution lie at the core of the Axial Age, deep in the history of the Christian Faith – with the earliest followers of Jesus Christ. Inasmuch as our See – our institutional center – shared the center and capital of the Christian Roman Empire, it became known as "ecumenical," with certain privileges and responsibilities that it holds to this day. One of its chief responsibilities was for bringing the redemptive message of the Gospel to the world outside the Roman Empire. In the days before the exploratory age, most civilizations held such a bicameral view of the world as being "within" and "without." The world was divided into two sectors: a hemisphere of civilization and a hemisphere of barbarism. In this history, we behold the grievous consequences of the alienation of human persons from one another.
Today, when we have the technological means to transcend the horizon of our own cultural self-awareness, we nevertheless continue to witness the terrible effects of human fragmentation. Tribalism, fundamentalism, and phyletism – which is extreme nationalism without regard to the rights of the other – all these contribute to the ongoing list of atrocities that give pause to our claims of being civilized in the first place.
And yet, even with tides of trade, migrations and expansions of peoples, religious upheavals and revivals, and great geopolitical movements, the deconstruction of rigid and monolithic self-understandings of past centuries has yet to find a permanent harbor. The Ecumenical Patriarchate has sailed across the waves of these centuries, navigating the storms and the doldrums of history. For twenty centuries – through the Pax Romana, the Pax Christiana, the Pax Islamica, the Pax Ottomanica (all epochs marked by intercultural struggle, conflict and outright war) – the Ecumenical Patriarchate has continued as a lighthouse for the human family and the Christian Church. It is from the depths of our experience upon these deep waters of history that we offer to the contemporary world a timeless message of perennial human value.
Today, the ecumenical scope of our Patriarchate extends far beyond the boundaries of its physical presence at the cusp of Europe and Asia, in the same City we have inhabited for the seventeen centuries since her founding. Though small in quantity, the extensive quality of our experience brings us before this august assembly today, in order to share from that experience on the necessity of intercultural dialogue, a lofty and timely ideal for the contemporary world.
As you yourselves have said – in this most esteemed body's own words:
At the heart of the European project, it is important to provide the means for intercultural dialogue and dialogue between citizens to strengthen respect for cultural diversity and deal with the complex reality in our societies and the coexistence of different cultural identities and beliefs. (Decision No 1983/2006 of EP and CEU)
And we would humbly supplement this noble statement, as we did last year in our address to the Plenary of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg.
Dialogue is necessary first and foremost because it is inherent in the nature of the human person.
This is the principal message that we propose for your consideration today: that intercultural dialogue is at the very root of what it means to be a human being, for no one culture of the human family encompasses every human person. Without such dialogue, the differences in the human family are reduced to objectifications of the "other" and lead to abuse, conflict, persecution – a grand scale human suicide, for we are all ultimately one humanity. But where the differences between us move us to encounter one another and where that encounter is based in dialogue, there is reciprocal understanding and appreciation – even love.
In the past fifty years, our human family has experienced leaps of technological achievement undreamed of by our forebears. Many have trusted that this kind of advancement will bridge the divides that fragment the human condition. As if, our achievements had given us the power to overcome the fundamental realities of our moral and – may we say – our spiritual condition. Yet, despite every conceivable benefit and technological skill – skill that seems to outstrip our anthropological wit, we still behold the universal banes of hunger, thirst, war, persecution, injustice, planned misery, intolerance, fanaticism and prejudice.
Amidst this cycle that cannot seem to be broken, the significance of the "European Project" cannot be underestimated. It is one of the hallmarks of the European Union that has succeeded in promoting mutual, peaceful and productive co-existence between nation states that less than seventy years ago were drenched in a bloody conflict that could have destroyed the legacy of Europe for the ages.
Here, in this great hall of assembly of the Parliament, you strive to make possible the relationships between states and political realities that make reconciliation between persons possible. Thus you have recognized the importance of intercultural dialogue, especially at a time in the history of Europe when transformations are taking place in every country and along every societal boundary. Great tidal forces of conflict, and economic security and opportunity have shifted populations around the globe. Of necessity then, persons of differing cultural, ethnic, religious and national origin find themselves in close proximity. In some cases, populations are excluded from the broader societal context. In some cases, the same populations shun the greater whole and close themselves off from the dominant society. But in either case, as we engage in dialogue, it must not be a mere academic exercise in mutual appreciation.
For dialogue to be effective, to be transformative in bringing about core change in persons, it cannot be done on the basis of "subject" and "object." The value of the "other" must be absolute – without objectification; so that each party is apprehended in the fullness of their being.
For Orthodox Christians, the icon, or image, stands not only as an acme of human aesthetic accomplishment, but as a tangible reminder of this perennial truth. As in every painting – religious or not and notwithstanding the talent of the artist– the object presents as two dimensional. Yet, for Orthodox Christians, an icon is no mere religious painting – and it is not, by definition, a religious object. Indeed, it is a subject with which the viewer, the worshipper, enters into wordless dialogue through the sense of sight. For an Orthodox Christian, the encounter with the icon is an act of communion with the person represented in the icon. How much more should our encounters with living icons – persons made in the image and likeness of God – be acts of communion!
In order for our dialogue to become more than mere cultural exchange, there must be a more profound understanding of the absolute interdependence – not merely of states and political and economic actors – but the interdependence of every single human person with every other single human person. And such a valuation must be made regardless of any commonality of race, religion, language, ethnicity, national origin, or any of the benchmarks by which we seek self identification and self identity. And in a world of billions of persons, how is such inter-connectedness possible?
Indeed, there is no possible way to link with every human person – this is a property that we would ascribe to the Divine. However, there is a way of understanding the universe in which we live as being shared by all – a plane of existence that spans the reality of every human person – an ecosphere that contains us all.
Thus it is that the Ecumenical Patriarchate – in keeping with our own sense of responsibility for the house, the oikos of the world and all who dwell therein, has for decades championed the cause of the environment, calling attention to ecological crises around the globe. And we engage this ministry without regard to self interest. As you know so well, our Patriarchate is not a "national" Church, but rather the fundamental canonical expression of the ecumenical dimensions of the Gospel message, and of its analogous responsibility within the life of the Church. This is the deeper reason that the Church Fathers and the Councils have given it the name, "Ecumenical." The loving care of the Church of Constantinople exceeds any linguistic, cultural, ethnic and even religious definition, as She seeks to serve all peoples. Although firmly rooted in particular history – as any other institution is – the Ecumenical Patriarchate transcends historical categories in Her perennial mission of service.
In our service to the environment, we have to date sponsored seven scientific symposia that bring together a host of disciplines. The genesis of our initiative grew on the island that gave humanity the Apocalypse, Book of Revelation, the sacred island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea. And it was in the Aegean that we commenced, in 1995, an ambitious program of integrating current scientific knowledge about the oceans with the spiritual approach of the world's religions to water, particularly the world's oceans. Since Patmos we have traversed the Danube, the Adriatic Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Amazon, the Arctic Sea, and we are now making preparations to sail the Nile in Egypt and the Mississippi River in the United States next year.
What we seek is not only an ongoing dialogue that is serviceable to practical necessities, but also one that raises human consciousness. While we strive to find answers to ecological concerns and crises, we also bring the participants into a more comprehensive sense of themselves as belonging to and relating to a greater whole. We seek to embrace the ecosphere of human existence not as an object to be controlled, but as a fellow-struggler on the path of increase and improvement. As the Apostle Paul, whose 2000 year legacy both the Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Churches are celebrating this year, says in one of his most famous epistles:
For we know that until now, the whole of creation groans with us and shares our birth pangs. (Romans 8:22)
Every ecosystem on this planet is like a nation – by definition limited to a place. The estuary is not the tundra, nor is the savanna the desert. But like every culture, every ecosystem will have an effect that goes beyond far beyond its natural – or in the case of cultures, national, boundaries. And when we understand that every ecosystem is part of the singular ecosphere that is inhabited by every living breath that fills the world, then do we grasp the interconnectedness, the powerful communion of all life, and our true interdependency on one another. Without such an understanding, we are led to ecocide, the self-destruction of the one ecosphere that sustains all human existence.
Thus it is that we come before you today, highlighting this Year of Intercultural Dialogue, bringing parables from the natural world to affirm your transcendent human values. As an institution, the Ecumenical Patriarchate has lived as a relatively small ecosystem within a much larger culture for centuries. Out of this long experience, allow us to suggest the most important practical characteristic that enables the work of intercultural dialogue to succeed.
Chiefly and above all, there must be respect for the rights of the minority within every majority. When and where the rights of the minority are observed, the society will for the most part be just and tolerant. In any culture, one segment will always be dominant – whether that dominance is based on race, religion or any other category. Segmentation is inevitable in our diverse world. What we seek to end is fragmentation! Societies that are built upon exclusion and repression cannot last. Or as the divine Prince of Peace Jesus Christ said:
Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand. (St. Matthew 12:25).
Our counsel to all is to recognize that only when we embrace the fullness of shared presence within the ecosphere of human existence, are we then able to face the "otherness" of those around us – majority or minority – with a true sense of the consanguinity of the human family. Then do we behold the stranger amongst us not as an alien, but as a brother or sister in the human family, the family of God. St. Paul expounds on pan-human relation and brotherhood quite eloquently and concisely when addressing the Athenians.
This is why Europe needs to bring Turkey into its Project and why Turkey needs to foster intercultural dialogue and tolerance in order to be accepted into the European Project. Europe should not see any religion that is tolerant of others as alien to itself. The great religions, like the European Project, can be a force that transcend nationalism and can even transcend nihilism and fundamentalism by focusing their faithful on what unites us as human beings, and by fostering a dialogue about what divides us.
From our country, Turkey, we perceive both a welcome to a new economic and trading partner, but we also feel the hesitation that comes from embracing, as an equal, a country that is predominantly Muslim. And yet Europe is filled with millions of Muslims who have come here from all sorts of backgrounds and causations; just as Europe would still be filled with Jews, had it not been for the horrors of the Second World War.
Indeed, it is not only non-Christians that Europe must encounter, but Christians who do not fit into the categories of Catholic or Protestant. The resurgence of the Orthodox Church in Eastern Europe since the fall of the Iron Curtain has truly been a marvel for the world to behold. The segmentation of Eastern Europe has led to fragmentation in many places. Not only does the center not hold; it is hardly discernable. Through this process, as nation states strive to re-establish themselves, it is the Orthodox Christian faith that has risen, even above economic indicators, to a new status that could not have been predicted even twenty years ago.
One of the vital roles of our Ecumenical Patriarchate is to assist in the process of growth and expansion that is taking place in traditional Orthodox countries, by holding fast as the canonical norm for the worldwide Orthodox Church, over a quarter of a billion people around the globe. At this moment, we wish to inform you that in October, at our invitation, all the Heads of the Orthodox Patriarchates and Autocephalous Churches will meet in Istanbul, in order to discuss our common problems and to strengthen Pan-Orthodox unity and cooperation. Simultaneously, we will also concelebrate the two thousand years since the birth of the Apostle of the Nations Paul.
Currently in the City (Istanbul) we are experiencing great joy and enthusiasm as we are all preparing for its celebration as the European Capital of Culture in the year 2010. The City, which has a long history, was a crossroads for gatherings of people and served as a place of cohabitation of diverse religions and cultures. This past week, we attended a luncheon hosted by the Prime Minister of Turkey in honor of the Prime Minister of Spain. As it is public knowledge, both are co-sponsors of the Alliance of Civilizations under the auspices of the United Nations. We heard their wonderful speeches which were harmonious with the diachronic tolerant spirit of our City.
Your Excellencies, Honorable Members of the European Parliament: the Ecumenical Patriarchate stands ready to make vital contributions to the peace and prosperity of the European Union. We are prepared to partner with you in constructive dialogues such as this, and to lend willing ears to the concerns of the day. In this spirit, our Patriarchate for the past twenty-five years has been cultivating and developing academic dialogues with Islam and Judaism. We have realized many bilateral and tri-lateral meetings. In early November in Athens, we will have our twelfth stage dialogue with Islam.
Parallel to the aforementioned dialogues, we continue theological dialogues with the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Reformed Churches. In October, at the invitation of the Pope, we will have the opportunity to address the twelfth General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican.
In summary, the Ecumenical Patriarchate is very active in the sphere of ecumenical dialogue with the purpose of contributing to a better understanding of people, reconciliation, peace, solidarity, and for the estrangement from fanaticism, hatred, and all forms of evil.
We thank you for this singular opportunity to address you today, and we pray the abundant mercy of God and His blessing upon all your righteous endeavors. Please allow us from this honorable podium to offer our best wishes to the Muslim faithful around the globe for the upcoming Great Feast of Ramadan and also our best wishes to the Jewish faithful throughout the world for the upcoming Feast of Rosh Ha Shanah.
We are all brothers and sisters with one heavenly Father and on this beautiful planet, which we are all responsible for, there is room for everyone, but there is no room for wars and killing of one another.
We thank you once again for the great honor and privilege of addressing all of you here today.


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ROME (CNN) — American Amanda Knox vowed Tuesday to fight with her head "held high" to prove her innocence after Italian Supreme Court judges ruled Tuesday she should stand trial again for the death of her former roommate in Italy.
Knox spent four years in prison before an appellate court overturned her murder conviction, citing lack of evidence against her in the 2007 death of Meredith Kercher in Perugia.
Knox, who returned to the United States in 2011 and has been living in Seattle, was not in court for Tuesday's ruling.
The Supreme Court judges in Rome also ordered that her former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, who as acquitted with her, face a new trial over Kercher's death.
Knox said it had been "painful" to hear the news that the court had ordered a retrial, in a statement issued through the family's PR spokesman, David Marriott.
The prosecution's case against her "has been repeatedly revealed to be completely unfounded and unfair," she said, and an "objective investigation" and "capable prosecution" are needed if any questions remain about her innocence.
"The prosecution responsible for the many discrepancies in their work must be made to answer for them, for Raffaele's sake, my sake, and most especially for the sake of Meredith's family. Our hearts go out to them," she said.
"No matter what happens, my family and I will face this continuing legal battle as we always have, confident in the truth and with our heads held high in the face of wrongful accusations and unreasonable adversity."
'Psychological impact'
Knox's attorney, Carlo Dalla Vedova, earlier told CNN that Knox was "upset and surprised because we thought that the case was over."
But, he added, "at the same time, as she's done in the last five years, she's ready to continue and we are ready to fight."
Dalla Vedova said he did not expect his client to leave Seattle for Italy "for many reasons," although she is free to travel.
"She's a very young girl and she's looking to have her life," he said. "This has a psychological impact on her."
Prosecutors have argued that despite the appellate decision, they still believe Knox and Sollecito are responsible for the death.
A lawyer for Kercher, Francesco Maresca, said the British girl's family was satisfied with Tuesday's ruling.
The Kercher family had wanted a retrial because they believed the ruling that acquitted Knox and Sollecito was "superficial and unbalanced," he said.
The Kercher family believes more than one person was in the room when Meredith, 21, was killed, he said.
Another man, Ivorian drifter Rudy Guede, was convicted separately of Kercher's killing. Guede admitted having sexual relations with Kercher but denied killing her.
Judge Saverio Chieffi told the court he would publish the reasoning behind his decision within 90 days, after which the parties would have 45 days to present their case. The retrial is not expected until sometime early next year.
Knox may be ordered to return to Italy for the retrial, to be heard in an appellate court in Florence.
If she refuses, the Italian government could appeal to the U.S. government for her extradition.
But even if it does, Knox still not might end up before an Italian court.
Double jeopardy?
U.S. officials might reject such a request because it violates the U.S. legal principle that a criminal defendant can't be tried twice on the same allegation, said Joey Jackson, a contributor for HLN's "In Session."
Italy lacks the absolute prohibition present in U.S. law preventing authorities from retrying a criminal defendant who has been acquitted of a charge.
"We have principles that are well-founded within our Constitution, one of which is double jeopardy," Jackson said. "So as a result of that, I think it would be highly objectionable for the United States to surrender someone to another country for which justice has already been administered and meted out. So I don't think or anticipate that that would happen."
Another lawyer for Knox, Luciano Ghirga, said Monday that her client was confident in the Italian legal system and hoped one day to return to Italy as a free woman.
The Supreme Court judges did not order her retrial Tuesday on a charge of defamation.
Knox's conviction for defaming Patrick Lumumba, a club owner whom she accused of killing Kercher, was upheld in October 2011 by the same appeals court that cleared her of murder.
The case began in 2007, after Knox moved to Perugia to study at the University for Foreigners of Perugia for one year
Knox, then 20, shared a room with British student Kercher.
That November, Kercher's semi-naked body was found at the home, with her throat slashed.
Police arrested Knox and Sollecito, who was her boyfriend at the time.
Two years later, they were convicted of murder, but they were cleared when they appealed the verdicts in 2011.
'Lack of evidence'
In legal paperwork published in December 2011, the judge in the case wrote that the jury had cleared the pair of murder for lack of evidence proving they were guilty.
Knox's family said last year the appeal was unwelcome, but no cause for concern.
"The appeal of Amanda's acquittal by the prosecution was not unexpected as they had indicated from the day of the verdict that they would appeal," a family statement in February 2012 said.
Knox has spent the last year and a half trying to resume a normal life, studying at the University of Washington in Seattle, her hometown.
She has written a book on her ordeal, titled "Waiting to be Heard," which will be published next month.
Francesco Sollecito, father of Raffaele, told CNN in a phone interview last year that the family was "not happy about the decision (to appeal). My son is trying to get back to normal life."
"We can do very little in this situation," he said, but as Italian citizens, they would have to accept the court's decision.
"We hope that the high court will finally put the words 'the end' to this story."


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Police are appealing for help to stop the 'illegal' slaughter of deer with high powered rifles in the Clogher Valley area.
It is understood the animals are being killed for their meat - which is then sold on the black market.
The PSNI has voiced concerns that such behaviour may be on the rise over the next few weeks as Burns night draws nearer.
They said: "It is believed that deer are being shot with high powered rifles at night from the road side using strong vehicle mounted lamps and being sold for their meat.
"With Burns night on the 25th of January, it is believed that this illegal activity may increase during the next three weeks.
"Any information dial 101 and ask for your message to be passed to Constable McMurray at Clogher Valley Neighbourhood team. Vehicle registrations will be particularly valuable."
"Shooting from the road is illegal as is shooting during the hours of darkness," they added. "A high velocity bullet discharged into the darkness can travel in excess of a mile and the dangers are obvious."
Alarmed at the reports, UUP MLA Rosemary Barton has urged local restaurants and suppliers "to only purchase venison from registered suppliers".
It is understood unregistered meat can be dangerous, especially if the animals are old or graze on land shared by horses.
Certain species of deer are also protected.
"These poachers are targeting deer indiscriminately showing no regard for the safety of the public or for the age or gender of the animal or the suffering that is caused if it is wounded," said Mrs Barton.
"Standing by a roadside, in the dark using high velocity weapons poses a major risk to safety as those holding the gun are blind as to who or what may be in proximity to the animals. I therefore urge the public to contact the PSNI if they see anything suspicious."
'Shot to order by skilled persons'
Urging the public to help stop "the illegal slaughter and butchering" of deer in Clogher Valley, DUP MLA Lord Maurice Morrow said he believes the animals are being "shot to order".
"The illegal slaughter and butchering of animals for entering the human food chain, has no accountability or traceability," he said. "Anyone doing this is dealing in the dangers of black-market flesh, with no health and safety supervision or track record of an animal's origin.
"I would call on anyone who sees or hears suspicious activity, including gunfire in the hours of darkness or areas being lit with high voltage lamps being shone from vehicles, to alert police at once.
"This is not some fun adventure in the dark. It is highly dangerous, irresponsible activity which must be thwarted."
The PSNI and Gardai are aware.


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Making a case for the need to detect asteroids before they hit Earth, a former astronaut said Wednesday that the number of casualties would have been enormous had the space rock that exploded in Russia last month blown apart directly over New York City instead.
"We'd have a lot more than broken windows, that's for sure," the former astronaut, Edward Lu, told a Senate panel in Washington. Dr. Lu, also a former executive at Google, is now the chief executive of the B612 Foundation, a Silicon Valley group that wants to build a privately financed asteroid-detecting space telescope.
About 1,500 people were injured when the roughly 60-foot-diameter meteor exploded high in the atmosphere near the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on Feb. 15. Most of the injuries were caused by flying glass from shattered windows when a shock wave from the explosion — estimated to have been about 30 times more powerful than the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima — hit the city a minute and a half later. "Had that shock wave been a lot closer to a city, it would have caused a lot more damage," Dr. Lu said.
He also noted that if the so-called Tunguska event — the explosion of a roughly 150-foot asteroid over Siberia in 1908 — had occurred over New York, "whatever the population of New York City is, they'd be gone."
The Chelyabinsk meteor was not detected by any of the ground-based telescopes, operated by NASA and others, that are surveying the sky for space rocks that are in orbits that could intersect with Earth's. Those search programs are focused on larger asteroids, James Green, director of the planetary science division of NASA, told the Senate panel, the Science and Space Subcommittee.
So far about 10,000 have been detected, including about 95 percent of the estimated 1,100 that are a kilometer (about 1,000 yards) or more in diameter and have the potential to end civilization. So far, Dr. Green said, no asteroid has been found that poses a threat to the planet.
But Dr. Lu noted that for every asteroid that had been detected, there were probably 100 more that had not been seen, including hundreds of thousands that are the size of the Russian meteor. "Right now, the amount of warning time that we are likely to get from one of these asteroids is zero," he said.
If a meteor was found to be just days from hitting Earth, there is little that could be done, except perhaps evacuating a city or region. But in response to a question from Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, the ranking Republican on the subcommittee, Dr. Lu said that given enough lead time, there were various ways to divert an asteroid to make it miss Earth entirely, including something as basic as running into it with a spacecraft to nudge it just a bit.
"If you find it early, we have many options," Dr. Lu said. "Then you only need to change its trajectory by a very tiny amount."
"The key is, if you don't know where they are, there's nothing you can do," he added.
While some people argue that money would be better spent on more pressing societal problems than on a low-probability event like a civilization-busting asteroid strike, both Mr. Cruz and Senator Bill Nelson, the Florida Democrat who is chairman of the panel, expressed little skepticism about the scientists' testimony.
"I'm eager for our collective journey to ensure that NASA and all related programs have sufficient resources and sufficient priorities to do what needs to be done," said Mr. Cruz, who was elected last year with Tea Party backing, in his opening remarks.
Asked after the hearing about the senator's position on the NASA budget, only a small portion of which goes toward asteroid detection, a spokeswoman for Mr. Cruz said she had no comment.
One difficulty in searching for asteroids from the ground is that the sun often gets in the way, making a small space rock impossible to see. The B612 telescope, called Sentinel, would be oriented in a way that could eliminate that problem. The project is estimated to cost $450 million, and the foundation has a goal of launching the telescope within five years.
While NASA is not providing any money for the Sentinel project, Dr. Green said the agency was offering some technical help.
In a later interview, Dr. Lu said that while his group was busy raising money privately and was not seeking money from NASA, "if they decide that this is something that is of value to them, and they want to have that conversation, then I'd be happy to have that conversation."


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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed to Secure Debt from Marina S. Kring to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for GMAC Mortgage, LLC dba ditech in the original principal amount of $54,000.00 dated 08/16/2007, and recorded in Deed Book 435, page 681, Appling County records, said Security Deed being last transferred and assigned to GMAC Mortgage, LLC in Deed Book 492, page 153, Appling County records, the undersigned will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door in said County, during the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday of February, 2013 by GMAC Mortgage, LLC, as Attorney-in-Fact for Marina S. Kring the following described property:
All that parcel of land in Land Lot 284 of the Second Land District, in Appling County, State of Georgia, as more fully described in Deed Book 333, Page 445, ID#M003-057, being known and designated as Lot 97, Block 6, Weatherly Park Subdivision, filed in Plat Book 4, Page 97, recorded 12/22/1962 more particularly described as metes and bounds property.
By fee simple deed from Linda B. Rentz as set forth in Deed Book 333, Page 445 dated 01/28/2000 and recorded 01/31/2000, Appling County records, State of Georgia.
Property known as: 90 Ricardo St, Baxley, GA 31513
The indebtedness secured by said Deed to Secure Debt having been declared due and payable because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, this sale will be made for the purposes of paying the same and all expenses of sale, including attorney's fees, (notice having been given as provided by law).
The property will be sold as the property of The Aforesaid Grantors subject to the following:
1) all prior restrictive covenants, easements, rights-of-way or encumbrances; (2) all valid zoning ordinances; (3) matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey of the property; (4) the outstanding ad valorem taxes and assessments, if any; (5) unpaid water and sewage bills, that constitute liens against the property, whether due and payable or not yet due and payable; and (6) matters of record superior to the security deed first set out above.
GMAC Mortgage, LLC holds the Note and referenced Security Deed and services the loan on behalf of Federal National Mortgage Association, the current owner of your loan. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 44-14-162.2 the name of the person or entity who has the full authority to negotiate, amend, or modify the terms of the aforementioned indebtedness is:
GMAC Mortgage, LLC
Two Ravinia Drive
Suite 500
Atlanta, GA 30346
Pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 44-14-162.2, nothing contained in this Notice of Sale shall obligate any entity to negotiate, amend, or modify said indebtedness.
To the best of the undersigned's knowledge and belief, the party in possession is Marina S. Kring.
GMAC Mortgage, LLC, as Attorney-in-fact for Marina S. Kring.
This law firm is acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt; any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Pendergast & Associates, P.C.
115 Perimeter Center Place
South Terraces, Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA 30346
Phone - 770-392-0398
Toll Free - 866-999-7088
Our File No. 12-53194-1
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Barb Weir: Mr. Reilly-Kairs, please explain the thinking behind this decision.
Reilly-Kairs: Honestly – no, really, Ms. Weir – we were surprised that anyone doubted the willingness of U.S. banks to reduce their principles. We didn't have many to begin with, but we're always willing to cut back further.
Barb Weir: I really don't think this is what–
Reilly-Kairs: We have been willing to let whole communities become blighted and deserted except for criminals and wild dogs just to foreclose on homeowners so that we can collect on the mortgage insurance.
Barb Weir: Mr. Reilly-Kairs, it's not that kind of princip–
Reilly-Kairs: In many cases, those homeowners paid taxes that bailed out the insurance companies that paid us.
Barb Weir: It's principal, p-r-i-n-c-i-p-A-L, Mr. Reilly-Kairs. You know – the non-interest part of the loan.
Reilly-Kairs: That's right, Ms. Weir. The insurance company, backed by the taxpayer, pays us 80% of the p-r-i-n-c-i-p-a-l, even if the house is worth only half that. It's a great system and then we get to sell it off for peanuts and still make a nice profit. That shows pretty unprincipled methods, if you ask me, but we're willing to see if there are any principles left to shed.
Barb Weir: OK, Mr. Reilly-Kairs, but your announcement also spoke of lower interest.
Reilly-Kairs: Yes, that's right. We have very little interest in these homeowners or their communities. Sometimes we've fixed up a couple of homes after we foreclose, in order avoid blight penalties, but we're willing to reconsider and show less interest in them. In that case, whoever buys the properties (if anyone) will have to worry about the fines. In fact, we pledge to take no interest at all.
Barb Weir is a satirist and familiar of Paul Larudee.


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- Headlines that buried the keywords. Writing headlines these days is as much for attracting the attention of Google as it is to attract the attention of reporters. Here's a formula to follow: Key audience achieves key benefit when using/reading your product/book. For example: C-level Executives Get Greater Employee Retention When Following Advice in "New Book Title" or "C-Level Executives Get Greater Employee Retention When Following Advice from Employee Expert Jill Smith."
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- Put highly searched terms into your press release and link them to your site. For example, "Publicity strategy is an important part of a marketing campaign." In this example, "publicity strategy" is the term I want people to click on. If you do research on what keywords people are looking for on Google, and you put those links into your press release, you'll have a great chance of being found on the search engines. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you should hire me to write your press releases so they will be found on Google and get you more traffic.
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Tug boats to reach disabled U.S. cruise ship Monday
This handout file photo provided by Carnival Cruise Lines shows the MS Carnival Triumph departing New York harbor, on her inaugural voyage, July 27, 1999. (AP / Carnival Lines, Andy Newman)
HOUSTON -- Passengers aboard a cruise vessel stranded in the Gulf of Mexico had limited access to hot coffee, food and bathrooms on Monday as they waited for two tugboats to arrive to tow them to Mexico, Carnival Cruise Lines said in a statement.
The Carnival Triumph has been floating aimlessly about 240 kilometres off the Yucatan Peninsula since a fire erupted in the aft engine room early Sunday, knocking out the ship's propulsion system. No one was injured and the fire was extinguished. The ship has been operating on backup generator power since the incident, the statement said.
The ship, which left Galveston, Texas, on Thursday and was scheduled to return there Monday, will instead be towed to Progreso, Mexico, and the 3,143 passengers on board will fly back to the United States. There are also 1,086 crew members aboard the ship. They are to arrive in Mexico on Wednesday.
The tugboats are expected to arrive later Monday, Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen said in an email. One is coming from Mobile, Alabama, and a second is from Mexico, he said.
Carlos Vega, a spokesman with the U.S. Coast Guard, said Mexican authorities have been informed of the situation in their waters.
"The Coast Guard has touched base with them and informed them but other than that there hasn't been any other action," Vega said.
Another Carnival cruise, the Elation, rendezvoused with the stranded vessel on Sunday, supplying Triumph passengers with dinner and extra supplies. Another Carnival cruise, the Legend, is scheduled to do the same later Monday, the statement said.
Family members waiting for relatives to arrive home Monday were informed by Carnival about the situation. Some, like Melinda Ramos, said her father was laughing when he briefly called to update her on the situation.
"He might be completely joking, but he said they're sleeping in tents outside," the 19-year-old daughter of Mary and Matt Ramos told The Houston Chronicle.
But Brent Nutt, of Angleton, Texas, said his wife Bethany was crying when they spoke.
"They have no running water. They have no way to use the bathroom," Nutt told KTRK-TV in Houston.
A similar situation occurred on a Carnival cruise ship in November 2010. That vessel was also stranded for three days with 4,500 people aboard after a fire in the engine room. When the passengers disembarked in San Diego they described a nightmarish three days in the Pacific with limited food, power and bathroom access.
Carnival said in a statement that it had cancelled the Triumph's next two voyages scheduled to depart Monday and Saturday. Passengers aboard the stranded ship will also receive a full refund, the statement said.


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Halong Bay is considered as one of the most ideal place for kayaking in the world. Kayaking service is available with many imported kayaks. Joining guided kayaking in Halong Bay.
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1, Overview
Halong Bay is a scenic and picturesque locality in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. It is one of the most preferred destinations when it comes to travel, holiday and vacation plans. Halong Bay sails are some of activates among plenty others as well as choices for exploration available to you. Add to this comfort and relaxation and you have the perfect place to head for your holidays or weekends.
2, Kayaking in Halong
Kayaking is one of the most attractive actions in Halong bay. Over the last decade or so, kayaking has become a popular activity in Halong Bay, which covers an area of 1,500 square kilometers, offering many options for both the less and the more adventurous.
With modern kayaking equipment, visitors can maximize on speed and maneuverability as they explore the open sea and many hidden lagoons, unspoiled beaches and floating fishing villages, they unwind on the boat and enjoy a sumptuous dinner. Travelers can paddle into peaceful lakes surrounded by Limestone Mountains and through amazing caves. Kayaking inside limestone karst is one of specialties in Halong bay. Aside from the comforts, escort boats allow your efficient experience of the remote geology and untouched culture harbored within Ha Long's scattered limestone islands. With tranquil on-the-water sunsets and sunrises, you chances of wildlife sightings are good, and the eerie romance of the islands is unforgettable.
Kayaking is generally assumed to be very safe .Because beach is calm waters and tourists will be provided useful equipment such as: paddles, life jackets and spray kits. Kayaks of Halong are equipped with two sealed compartments for gear and 'dry bags' to help keep your gear safe from the elements.
The National Geographic Adventures Times voted for Halong Bay as one of 25 destinations in the world best for kayaking in 2000. There is also a personal blog with following lines: "The day of a kayaking athlete glides away. Halong is with numerous islands filled with magic to those who love kayak. Once holding oars, you will no longer have desire of experiencing the world natural heritage just by sitting on your cruise…"


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How do features make it into OpenGL? The process in the Khronos Group
Graham Sellers has authored a blog post looking forward into the future of OpenGL. How do features make it into OpenGL? Who decides what the functions should be called? What goes in the core specification and what remains an extension? In his post, Graham talks about the process at Khronos — the standards body that produces the OpenGL specification, its members, the process of creating and publishing and suggests how you, as a user, are able to contribute.


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It's been a while!
Celebrate the WordPress's 10th birthday in style.
In Dougal's words: "Think about the past 10 years, and your time with WordPress. Maybe, like myself, you've been using WordPress since the beginning, or perhaps you just tried it out for the first time last month. But consider the events that stand out in your memory during that time. Now, write a blog post about it."
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This dessert, long favored by the British at holiday time, originally contained minced meat along with the fruits and spices. This version, more suited to the nineties table, is meatless and brimming with apples, dried fruit and lots of spices.
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- Serves 8
- 3 1/2 pounds small pippin apples (about 7), peeled, cored, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped pitted prunes
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 cup dried currants
- 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup unsulfured (light) molasses
- 1/4 cup brandy
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Pinch of salt
- 2 Buttermilk Pie Crust Dough disks
- Milk
- Rum raisin ice cream (optional)
- Combine first 17 ingredients in heavy large saucepan or Dutch oven. Cook over low heat until apples are very tender and mixture is thick, stirring occasionally, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool filling completely. (Can be prepared up to 1 week ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
- Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 400°F. Roll out 1 pie crust disk on lightly floured surface to 13-inch-diameter round (about 1/8 inch thick). Roll up dough on rolling pin and transfer to 9-inch-diameter glass pie plate. Gently press into place. Trim edges of crust, leaving 3/4-inch overhang. Fold overhang under crust so that crust is flush with edge of pie pan. Crimp edges with fork to make decorative border. Spoon filling into crustlined pan, gently pressing flat.
- Roll out second disk on lightly floured surface to 13-inch round. Cut out about 28 three-inch leaves using cookie cutter. Press leaves lightly with tines of fork to form vein pattern. Brush bottom of 1 leaf with milk. Place leaf atop mince, overlapping crust slightly and pressing to adhere to crust. Continue placing leaves atop pie in concentric circles, overlapping edges slightly until top of pie is covered. Brush crust with milk. Bake until crust is golden brown and mince bubbles, about 40 minutes. Cool completely. Serve pie with rum raisin ice cream if desired.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories500
- Carbohydrates100 g(33%)
- Fat8 g(13%)
- Protein7 g(13%)
- Saturated Fat4 g(21%)
- Sodium399 mg(17%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber8 g(34%)
- Monounsaturated Fat2 g
- Cholesterol15 mg(5%)


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Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson on Wednesday evening announced an effort to create a connected-car "ecosystem" that would allow cars to communicate and improve road safety in the county.
A three-member task force will begin meeting this month to make recommendations on how best to deploy the connected-car infrastructure in Oakland, Patterson said in his 20th State of the County address in front of more than 500 guests and members of the media at the Marriott Centerpoint in Pontiac.
Patterson said the ecosystem, which would allow cars to send location data to other cars and road infrastructure, would reduce traffic accidents and give better information to first responders.
The task force consists of Fred Nader, founder and president of Southfield-based AutoTech Technology Development Inc., as chairman; and Elaina Farnsworth, CEO of Pontiac-based Mobile Comply LLC, and Paul Haelterman, vice president and managing director in the Southfield office of Englewood, Colo.-based IHS Automotive Advisory Services. Farnsworth was part of the Crain's 2013 class of 40 under 40.
"Together, they will utilize this new technology for improved vehicle safety and enhanced efficiency of the roadway system," Patterson said. "This initiative demonstrates our bold thinking, and the potential for job growth is staggering."
Patterson also touted recent economic development successes in Oakland County, including $5.5 billion in private investment that created or retained 125,000 jobs, creation of about 48,000 jobs in both 2011 and 2012 and what University of Michigan researchers say will be about 41,000 jobs created through 2015.
He also highlighted the Emerging Sectors program, which began in 2004 as a way to attract and retain tech jobs. In 2013, the program created $518 million in economic investment, its second-best year, according to recent figures. Patterson said that since its inception, Emerging Sectors has created more than $2.6 billion in investment and created or retained 44,000 jobs.
The 38 health care companies in Medical Main Street have invested over $900 million in Oakland and created or retained 6,000 jobs, Patterson said. Half of the county's 15 largest employers, led by Beaumont Health System with about 12,000 employees, are hospitals, he said.
In addition, the 1,000-member Automation Alley, the high-tech business consortium, no longer will need support from the county's coffers in a few years, Patterson said. The county spends about $350,000 annually on staff salaries for the program, which began in 1997 with just 43 members.
"My first major economic diversification initiative has come of age, and my baby has grown up," Patterson said.
In addition, property values are expected to rise 6 percent this year and in 2015 and 2016 and taxable values to grow by 2 percent this year, 3 percent in 2015 and 4 percent in 2016, Patterson said.
The county ended the 2013 fiscal year with a $243 million budget surplus and $207 million in its delinquent-tax revolving fund, Patterson said.
During the State of the County speech, the 75-year-old Republican also addressed a widely criticized January article in The New Yorker magazine that portrayed him as a Detroit basher. He said that many of the quotes that appeared in the article were decades-old and that he was misled into thinking the article would compare Oakland County's ability to weather the financial storm to Detroit's Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy, which became the largest in the nation's history when the city filed in July 2013.
"The reporter and I got together and she pulled the old bait-and-switch, selling me on one idea of writing a positive story about Oakland County's success in creating jobs and stimulating economic development and attracting capital investment, but instead fabricated a sensational and titillating story that she knew would attract the interest of her editors at The New Yorker and give her the national recognition that she so obviously craves," Patterson said.
The New Yorker issued a statement in advance of Patterson's comments on Wednesday night. The statement read: "Paige Williams' heavily reported piece drew on extended interviews with Patterson in the fall of 2013. The notion that any of these quotes are fabricated, or presented out of context, is ludicrous."
He also criticized a plan to regionalize the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department as part of the city's restructuring efforts. The most recent plan calls for Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties to lease the DWSD infrastructure for $1.88 billion over 40 years or about $47 million per county per year.
Alternatives to that plan are being examined, Patterson said.
More than $1 billion in system infrastructure repairs are needed, according to a June report from Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr.
"Therefore, as payers in this system who had nothing to do with the corruption and organizational failures of the Detroit Water and Sewerage system over the past decades, we are still going to be held responsible to pay for repairs to the infrastructure," Patterson said. "In other words, that was a nice way of telling you that your rates are going to go up."
Patterson said he is "rooting for a Detroit comeback."
"I have nothing but the greatest respect and highest regard for the new mayor of Detroit, Mike Duggan. I wish him and his management team and the citizens of Detroit all the success in the world in restoring the city to a position of financial prosperity," he said.
Patterson first took office in 1992 after serving as county prosecutor.
Among those in attendance Wednesday were Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano and Detroit Deputy Mayor Ike McKinnon, who attended instead of Duggan because of a previously scheduled town hall event.
And Patterson walked across the stage to the podium for his address, a year and a half after a near-fatal Auburn Hills car accident landed him in a wheelchair for months.
Kirk Pinho: (313) 446-0412, [email protected]. Twitter: @kirkpinhoCDB


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the girl Riot asked over Twitter: "[W]hat songs -move- you?" Needless to say, I'm a sucker for "moving" music, and 140 characters can't do my list justice, so here we go (with last.fm links to listen if possible):
- Am I Ever Gonna Change? by Extreme. Yes, I fully realize this is the "More Than Words" band. However, this song defined the second half of high school for me. I identified perfectly with its introspective and at times turbulent tone of a person struggling with themselves. The emotion in the song overtook singer Gary Cherone so much that he sang a different lyric at the end of the song. The song is altogether calm, haunting, and jarring at the same time — truly one of Extreme's best works, and goes far beyond what anybody in "hair metal" (lousy term) was doing at that point. (The entire III Sides to Every Story album is just incredible.)
- All Systems Go – The Launch from James Horner's Apollo 13 score. I love instrumentals, and I especially love it when an instrumental can tell a story, and do so in dramatic fashion. Horner nails it here, with the hopeful buildup to the triumphant climax — the launch — and the intense moments during the launch sequence (including when one of the engines failed in the second stage of the Saturn V). It's an epic at 10 minutes, but it's so, so worth it. The entire Apollo 13 score gives me goosebumps.
- Would? by Alice in Chains. This was the defining song of my summer before college. The treatment of Layne Staley's voice here in the chorus is incredible as he implores the listener to "try and see it once my way", and Jerry Cantrell's guitar work is solid and haunting.
- Gravity of Love by Enigma. Enigma's mixing in of Carl Orff's "O Fortuna," a sultry and powerful drum arrangement, and Sandra Cretu's vocals make for a song that turns me into a conductor toward the end. I always find myself cranking the volume louder and louder as the song builds to its crescendo at the end. This song particularly inspires creativity and gets plenty of plays.
- Event Horizon (Live Acoustic) by Blue Stone. The regular electronic version of this song is moving in its own right, but to hear it pulled out to the bare minimums with just the vocalist and piano accompaniment? Powerful. I tend to enjoy the acoustic version more than the electronic version, actually.
- See What I'm Sayin'? by Boney James. This one moves me literally — I've been known to bounce around in the car to this upbeat, uptempo jazz arrangement. If I'm in a bad mood, I can play this once and instantly turn it around. (Yes, this song was once on The Weather Channel.)
- If Only by Ryan Farish. Yes, another Weather Channel song. There's something about the piano in the song's chorus that just riles me up. The song does dramatic pretty much perfectly. Sure, it may not be the most technically challenging song in the world — I can play most of it on the piano and I suck at piano — but it's still an intense song that gets me focused.
There's plenty more where that came from, too — but there's something to be said for brevity, after all. :) Now, I turn the question to you — what songs move you?


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Tip: iSync 2, included with Mac OS X 10.4, can be used to sync your calendars and contacts to many kinds of devices (but not Safari bookmarks, your keychains, or Mail preferences)
The instructions in this document tell you how to manually back up these important files, even if you also use .Mac Backup or iSync 2. When you manually create backup copies of your data, you should burn the backed up files to a CD or DVD, or copy them to another backup location (MobileMe's Backup can do this, too). It's a good idea to back up important data to a place other than your hard disk, such as a burnable disc, external hard disk, or network volume.
For information about backing up other files, see this document.
Types of files covered in this document:
Safari bookmarks
Safari bookmarks are all stored in a file called Bookmarks.plist, which is located at ~/Library/Safari/. To get to this file in the Finder, choose Home from the Go menu. Open the Library folder, then open the Safari folder.
- To back up: Make a copy of the file in another location by holding down the Option key and dragging the Bookmarks.plist file to another location (such as the Desktop). The original file will remain (do not remove the original file from this location or your Safari bookmarks will be gone!).
As an alternative, you can compress the file into an archive—select the Bookmarks.plist file, then from the File menu in the Finder, choose Create Archive. The original file will remain.
- To restore: Simply move the backup copy of Bookmarks.plist to the ~/Library/Safari/ folder. If you're restoring from an archive, don't forget to decompress the file (just double-click it).
Note: The Bookmarks.plist file contains only the Safari bookmarks for the currently logged-in user. If other users on the same Mac have their own user accounts and personal bookmarks, their Bookmarks.plist files are located in their Home folders.
Address Book contacts
- To back up: Open Address Book and choose Back up Address Book from the File menu. A dialog appears, asking you to choose a save location—it also adds the current date to the saved file name too. Choose where you want to save the backup, then click Save.
- To restore: In Address Book, choose Revert to Address Book Backup from the File menu. In the resulting dialog, locate your backup file (it ends with a .abbu extension), select it, and click Open.
iCal calendars
- To back up: Open iCal, then choose Back up Database from the File menu. In the resulting dialog, choose where you want to save the backup file (the current date also gets added to the name) and click Save.
- To restore: Open iCal. From the File menu, choose Revert to Database Backup. In the resulting dialog, locate your backup file (it ends with a .icbu extension), select it, and click Open.
Keychains are located in your ~/Library/Keychains/ folder. To get to this file in the Finder, choose Home from the Go menu. Open the Library folder, then open the Keychains folder.
Tip: Before you back up your keychains, use Keychain First Aid to repair any issues.
- To back up: Make copies of your keychain files in a different location by Option-dragging each file to a desired location. Do not remove the originals. You can also use the Finder to create an archive as described in the Safari Bookmarks section, above.
- To restore:
- In the Finder, from the Go menu, choose Utilities.
- Open Keychain Access.
- From the Edit menu, choose Keychain List. A dialog appears, listing all keychain files.
- Deselect the keychains that you wish to restore, then click OK.
- Quit Keychain Access.
- Move your keychain back up files back to ~/Library/Keychains/.
- Open Keychain Access again.
- From the Edit menu, choose Keychain List.
- Select the keychains that you wish to use, then click OK.
Mail preferences and messages
Your Mail accounts, rules, signatures, and Smart Mailboxes preference settings can easily be backed up. Tip: All Mail-related preference files should be backed up or restored as a group.
- To back up:
Note: These steps back up Mail preferences, but do not back up Mail messages (emails), although you can do that with the .Mac Backup utility. See below if you want to manually back up Mail messages (mailboxes).
- Create a uniquely-named folder on your desktop (or other favorite location). For example, you might call it "Mail Prefs Backups May_15_2005" (adding a date is a good idea).
- Quit Mail if it's running.
- In the Finder choose Home from the Go menu.
- Open the Library folder.
- Open the Preferences folder.
- Copy the "com.apple.mail.plist" file to the folder you made in step 1 by Option-dragging the file. Don't remove the original file from its current location (this file contains your Mail accounts information).
- Close the Preferences folder.
- Open the Mail folder.
- Copy the "MessageRules.plist" file to the folder you made in step 1 by Option-dragging the file (this file contains your Mail rules).
- Copy the "SmartMailboxes.plist" file to the folder you made in step 1 by Option-dragging the file (you guessed it, this file contains Smart Mailboxes information).
- Finally, copy the Signatures folder to the folder you made in step 1 by Option-dragging the folder. (Your custom signatures, if you use them, are stored here.)
- To restore:
Move all copies of the files and folders from your uniquely-named folder to the original locations from which they came, as listed above.
To manually back up Mail messages (emails)
You might wish to manually back up all your Mail messages from time-to-time. To back up entire mailboxes (where Mail stores messages), such as your Inbox, follow these steps:
- Quit Mail if it's open.
- From the Finder's Go menu, choose Home.
- Open the Library folder.
- Copy the folder "Mail" to your backup location, such as a different volume or burnable disc. Important: Do not remove the Mail folder from ~/Library. If you're backing up to the same volume, hold the Option key as you drag the folder to make a copy instead of moving it (a "+" cursor appears).
You can restore backed-up mailboxes at any time by quitting Mail and following the above steps, except for the last step where you copy your backed up Mail folder to ~/Library, instead of from it.


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Stravinsky, Bartok and More
(The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library, Volume 8)Various - Hal Leonard Corporation
Stravinsky, Bartok and More
(The Orchestra Musician's CD-ROM Library, Volume 8)Various - Hal Leonard Corporation
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Complete parts to 42 orchestral masterworks on CD-ROM! These unprecedented collections give musicians the opportunity to build a personal library of orchestra repertoire at an incredibly low price. The CD-ROM contains the same published parts musicians have been using for many years. If these parts were purchased separately, this collection would easily cost $500 or more! Works are viewable and printable on PC or Macintosh. No access codes or special software is required. The CD uses Abode Acrobat Reader technology, which is included on the CD. This volume includes works such as Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 1; Romanian Folk Dances; Adventures in a Parambulator, Fantastic Suite; Variations on a Nursery Song, Opus 25; Romanian Rhapsody #1; Nights in the Gardens of Spain; Violin Concerto, Opus 82; Lachian Dances #1-2; Suite #2 Symphonique and more!
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September 8, 2009 Joint Hearing on MTA & Gubernatorial Nominee for Chair & CEO (Part 1)
Governor Paterson nominated Mr. Jay Walder to act as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Any such nominee must be confirmed by the state Senate. MTA's next Chair and CEO will come on board at one of the most difficult junctures in the agency's history. This hearing will provide the public and members of the Senate with an opportunity to hear from Mr. Walder. It will also provide the public an opportunity to weigh in on the nomination and any other issues relevant to the MTA. The Senate seeks to work with the MTA to foster a new, fiscally sound and transparent agency that improves service and restores public trust.
"The MTA is a vital public resource," said Senator Bill Perkins, Chair of the Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions. "The next head of that agency must be committed to first-rate service, but also to conducting agency business in a way that maximizes civic engagement. This hearing will allow the nominee and the public to move forward in building a world class transportation system by getting started on the right foot."