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Sometimes it's better not to know everything. As our small boat ploughed an impermanent furrow through the waves to Skellig an English pilgrim, uncertain what pilgrimage was, asked 'what on earth made them come out here?' She meant the Celtic monks, who between the sixth and thirteenth centuries, prayed on top of this seven hundred foot sea-battered rock island soaring up out of the sea thirteen miles off the coast of Kerry.
If there was an answer it was lost in the wind and spray. An Irish neighbour looked less naïve but said nothing. Although he had replaced the white magic of Irish Catholicism with new age charms there seemed a more inalienable understanding surviving in him about the extraordinary place we were visiting.
The best answered prayers are those that have never been asked. So it seemed pure grace as the sun whimsically burned away the clouds. We approached the monastic island in the sheer lucid glory of the day, the vast blue sky, the calmly heaving sea and the two Skellig islands, one a bird sanctuary, the other a sanctuary of the soul.
We filter out the blinding light of the sacred with mundanities. So we talked about the two tourists who had died on Skellig last year and listened to the repetitious health and safety advice of the custodians of the island universe. The lighthouse on the other side of the island is now automatic but once three keepers and their families lived here for weeks at a stretch, provided for and transported off by the heroic sailors of the Irish Lights boats, the captain of one of them my grandfather Mike Sullivan. Three keepers were needed in case one went off his head and the other two could overpower him. Perhaps for the same reason they still have three custodians. They are archeologists but secretly driven by the same passion for solitude as the keepers and their monastic predecessors.
Almost anything we say about the history of Skellig is uncertain. But like the 'historic' sites of the Holy Land or the 'what really happened?' aspect of the gospel stories, it doesn't really matter. What matters is how present we are to what the place or the Word is saying to us now. The climb up the 500 steps is hard work and a rock hard allegory of the ascent of the soul. As in life there are occasional resting places but no turning back. I felt my first ego flash of possessiveness on the island as other visitors got in the way of my thoughts or interrupted the rhythm of my ascent by blocking the steps to take photos. The monks who chose to come here must have been very familiar with their egos to have survived.
They lived in a compact walled enclosure of six dry stone beehive huts, one of them the kitchen and common space, and two oratories in a sheltered curve of the peak. One of many legends (dating back to 1400 BC) says that Daire Domhain, a 'king of the world', came here to recoup his strength before an epic battle. If his title seems inflated it may be only - and understandably - that he felt he really was on top of the world as he looked around him from Skellig's summit.
What is most striking here is the paradox that this remote and often inaccessible place was a place of both solitude and community. If you wanted to get away from it all why come with a group of twelve, sharing a hut with two others? There are remains of a single hermitage at the top of the south peak but this was a place for praying and living alone together. There was a common life of eating and praying and there must have been chores. There were burials in the tiny cemetery, planting in the not much larger vegetable patch, collecting rainwater from the cistern or gulls eggs. This is not the 'solitude' of the single dwellings of urban individualism, the bedsit or bachelor apartment. It is extraordinary how ordinary their life must have been here.
Yes indeed, then, 'what on earth made them come out here?'
If you can put your camera away for a moment and if you spend half an hour inside one of the huts you will feel something of an answer in yourself. – repulsion or exhilaration. Either they were crazy sociophobes or they had found something they came here in order to be with more completely. Most likely they had already fallen in love with the one love you never fall out of. True, when the monks left, Skellig became a place of pilgrimage and penance. There was a rough attraction to its harsh beauty. But firstly it was a sanctuary of intimacy, peace and pure love.
Laurence Freeman OSB
Laurence Freeman is a Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Monte Oliveto and also Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation (www.wccm.org)


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In the last week we have seen thousands of people lining the streets hoping to get a glimpse of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on tour in New Zealand. As they begin the next leg of their tour in Australia, we reveal how you can get the chance to see the royal couple. William and Catherine will be in Sydney between the 16th – 20th April and there will be plenty of opportunities to see and meet them.
Wednesday – 16 April
For the first day of their visit, the public will have a chance to catch a glimpse of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge when they attend a reception at the Sydney Opera House. Sydney Opera House recommends that the public do not to arrive at the venue any earlier than 12pm. There is limited viewing space and once the area reaches capacity the site will be closed.
If you are disabled, there is a reserved area that will provide you a chance to see the Royals as they depart the Sydney Opera House.
Thursday – 17 April
William and Catherine will visit the Blue Mountains on their second day in Australia. Locals will also get the chance to see the couple when they visit the famous landmark The Three Sisters.
Blue Mountains Lithgow & Oberon Tourism recommends the public not to arrive any earlier than 11.00am.
Friday – 18 April
On Good Friday, Their Royal Highnesses will attend the Sydney Royal Easter Show which takes place at the Sydney Olympic Park. The show is one of Australia's largest annual events. After that they will head to one of Sydney's most iconic beaches, Manly, where people can catch a glimpse of them there. It is recommended that people arrive no earlier than 11.00am.
Saturday – 19 April
At the start of the weekend, the Royals will head out of Sydney as they visit the state of Queensland.
Sunday – 20 April
On Easter Sunday, the Duke and Duchess will attend the Easter Sunday church service at St Andrew's Cathedral before heading to Taronga Zoo to open the Bilby enclosure that will be officially named after Prince George. Could this be a chance for the young prince to meet his adopted Bilby at the zoo?
If you do see the Royals, remember to tweet @royalcentral your pictures!
Keep up to date with the royal tour and never miss an article on twitter by using the hashtag #RoyalVisitAus.
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For every bassoonist or violist who's bemoaned his exclusion from that celebrated form of artistic democracy known as "American Idol," the dark days are over. No, Paula Abdul probably will not be waxing befuddled on the finer points of Mozart concertos. But YouTube has announced plans for something possibly even scarier: the YouTube Symphony, the "world's first collaborative online orchestra."
Want to apply? Go to YouTube's symphony channel and download the sheet music for your instrument for the Internet Symphony No. 1 "Eroica," a new work by Chinese composer Tan Dun. Then make a video of yourself playing your part -- and another playing a different composition -- and upload them to YouTube. If you need tutoring, there's a clip of the London Symphony Orchestra performing Tan's piece as well as video master classes from individual players.
Semifinalists will be chosen by judges from some of the world's major orchestras. The final picks will be selected by -- you guessed it -- YouTube viewers. A performance at Carnegie Hall, led by San Francisco Symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, will take place in April.
It's hard to know if the winners of this competition will follow in the tradition of their "American Idol" counterparts and declare their sexual orientation in People magazine or appear on "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew." What's grimly evident, though, is that classical music has been losing its audience for a while now; not only to that dastardly genre known as pop but, not to put too fine a point on it, to Alzheimer's, heart disease and stroke. As this paper reported in October, the average age of classical music concertgoers in 1982, according to the National Endowment for the Arts, was 40. Twenty years later, it was 49.
Granted, the median age of the general population is rising, so we can't surmise that Disney Hall will eventually transform into a nightclub for octogenarians. But that hasn't stopped the classical music community from making a serious effort to appeal to younger people. Here in L.A., of course, 27-year-old Gustavo Dudamel, the face of Venezuela's revered youth orchestra program, will succeed L.A. Philharmonic music director Esa-Pekka Salonen next fall.
No question the YouTube Symphony Orchestra is geared toward the hope that kids can learn to love Brahms just as much as Beyoncé. But is it wise to allow an orchestra to be selected by those accustomed to posting about pet tricks? How, after all, can an audience raised on Auto-Tune vocal enhancement and digital sampling be expected to tell one violinist's pizzicato technique from another's? Won't "American Idol" standards prevail, saddling the YouTube Symphony with musicians who have questionable pitch but really awesome hair?
Presumably the professional judges will weed out the truly terrible in the first round, thereby preventing the YouTubers from doing too much sonic damage (my guess is many of the winners will have good pitch and good hair). But let's be honest: Classical musicians, while certainly not a monolithic group, do have a wee bit of a reputation for snobbishness.
They also operate within a brutally competitive arena. If there's a position open in the L.A. Philharmonic, explained Deborah Borda, L.A. Phil president, an average of 500 musicians will apply and 75 will be invited to audition live. If they like you, you typically sit in with the orchestra for at least a week to make sure everything's copacetic. Given that level of scrutiny, are the pros really going to support a venture that vests so much authority in mouse-clicking masses?
Apparently so. Borda, for her part, said she loved the democratization inherent in the YouTube Symphony concept. "It debunks the myth that you need certain qualifications for appreciating classical music," Borda said. "I'm sure there are some critics who will take a reactionary position, but I'm not one of them. And I've talked to some of our players and they've thought it was a great idea."
Really? But it's YouTube: the official network of forest yodelers and babies slobbering mashed peas down their chins while adults cheer in the background. Can this nitwit free-for-all be trusted to put together an orchestra worthy of Tilson Thomas and a Carnegie Hall gig?
"Music is about artistry and communication," Borda said. "And people know that when they hear it. The question is, 'Does this grab my heart?' "
Well, that's one of the questions. Others, of course, may run along the lines of "Why is that person playing a huge violin between her knees?" and "I thought an oboe was that thing that looked like a bong." But, hey, you have to start somewhere. Meanwhile, if any pea-drooling babies somehow end up in the flute section, let's hope they can at least double on piccolo.


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Skype already has a history of being bought. The project and company was founded back in 2003 by the same guys who did Kazaa, only to be bought up by eBay for $2.6 billion back in 2005. eBay didn't really know what to do with it though, so they sold a 70% stake to a group of technology investors in 2009.
And now, Microsoft is swooping in, even though both Google and Facebook were reportedly interested in buying the VoIP software company. It all seems a bit strange, though, since Skype never actually made any profits, and has a rather massive long-term debt ($686 million of the $8.5 billion). Still, Skype is a recognised brand the world over, and has 663 million subscribers. And, it's pretty much impossible for Microsoft to make Skype's interface on Windows worse than it already is, so there's that.
It will be interesting to see what, exactly, Microsoft's plans are for Skype. Due to carriers being notoriously averse to VoIP as it threatens their business model, I don't think Skype will be integrated into Windows Phone 7. A more likely target will be to integrate it into Windows itself, most likely for tablets too. Skype runs on many operating systems already - iOS, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, Windows - so it would give them a pretty universal VoIP solution from the get-go.
Of course, assuming Microsoft is interested in properly maintaining the Linux version at all. Not that Skype itself has had much love for Linux, but at least Skype ran on Linux (somewhat), and now with Microsoft at the helm, I'm not so sure that's going to last.


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The new R 1200 R marks the status quo in terms of aesthetic appeal, dynamic performance and design. When our developers put forward their visions in the BMW Concept Roadster, this bike was their greatest source of inspiration. And that's no surprise - after all, the new R 1200 R is a powerful all-rounder that combines comfort, athletic flair and design in an entirely unique way.
Ground-breaking design.
Compact, tight, muscular - the bike's new design sets it clearly apart from its predecessor. The upside down telescopic fork based on the pattern of the S 1000 RR not only gives this powerhouse a striking appearance but also ensures stability and precise handling. With the sharply drawn lines along the fuel tank and the seamless transition across the seat to the rear, this roadster has a look that perfectly matches the way it rides.
Individual style.
For the first time, the new R 1200 R is available not just in the basic paint finish but also in two additional style variants, so as to ensure the design does even more justice to riders' individual preferences: in classic, timeless Cordoba blue or in athletic Light white with engine spoiler in body colour and frame in striking Racing red or stylish and exclusive Thunder grey metallic with a golden fork (only available with the option Dynamic ESA).
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The Fox Township Supervisors met in a brief executive session during their recently held regular monthly meeting. As a result, Supervisor Mike Keller said they discussed negotiations to purchase property from Dinsmore Welding at the Industrial Park. The township has agreed to purchase the land, with Supervisor Randy Gradizzi to present the owner with the price to see if he agrees with the amount. Supervisor Dave Mattiuz said a resident requested open gym hours at the Community Building. He said he believed this to be a good idea. The supervisors approved looking into the request.
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I bet Ted Davies will beat me to this. Apparently he has a copy of White under his pillow!
Try these
Lindberg and Numbers God and Nature Univ of Calif Press 1985
J H Brooke Science and Religion, some historical perspectives Cam univ press 1991
JH Brooke and G Cantor Reconstructing Nature T & T clark 1999
P Marston and R Forster Reason Science and Faith (on website - search )
Denys Alexander Rebuilding the Matrix Lion 2001
Try that for starters
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Back in the late 1800s, as has been mentioned in some recent discussion here, there were a couple of books by Draper and White that advanced the "warfare" model between science and Christianity. Those on this list who seem to know what they are talking about say that both books are distorted and unreliable, and I see allusions to that judgment in other books such as Barbour's tome.
My question is whether there is some book, preferably by a reputable academic scholar, that the history experts on this list could recommend for pointing out at length the shortcomings of these 2 books?
Dr. Allan H. Harvey, Boulder, Colorado | email@example.com
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It's been a week for late-night host activism. Just days after John Oliver sicced his HBO show viewers on the FCC over Net Neutrality legislation, Stephen Colbert has declared war on Amazon.
The online shopping giant has been battling with the French publishing company over contract terms, and as a result has delayed shipment of books published by Hachette, including Colbert's "I Am America (And So Can You)," "America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't" and "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)."
Shipments for Colbert's books (along with fellow Hachette authors J.K. Rowling and Malcolm Gladwell) are being delayed by weeks, cutting into sales and Colbert's bottom line. With cold, hard cash at stake, it's no surprise that Colbert immediately took up arms, or at least two middle fingers, on the side of his publisher.
"This has pushed me past my tipping point," Colbert said. "I think, because I'm still waiting for my copy of Hachette author Malcolm Gladwell's 'The Tipping Point.'"
So what tactic did Colbert use in this fight? Did he bid his viewers leave angry feedback for Amazon? No, he invited fellow Hachette author Sherman Alexie on to choose a favorite Hachette book, in this case "California" by first-time novelist Edan Lepucki, and urged viewers to purchase it through the Colbert Nation website, which has partnered with independent bookseller Portland, Ore.-based Powell's Books.
To make the battle even more fun, he has provided printable stickers saying, "I Didn't Buy It On Amazon" to slap on the cover of the book when it arrives.
On Thursday morning, "California" was No. 1 on Powell's bestseller list. Though be warned that there won't be any instant gratification for readers in this fight. Lepucki's novel won't be available until July 8. But as Alexie explained to Colbert, "Pre-publicity and pre-sales determine the success of a book."


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I do have a family tree with a lot of family on it that I don't no but it stops at Mariana as until to day I did not no her surname. I also have a photo copy of a photo of either Mariana or her daughter Elizabeth. PLEASE HELP
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Bali is called as one of the best places for honeymoon and I have to agree with that notion. We have been seeing fascinating as well as breathtaking resorts, hotels, and now, a villa in Bali. Villa les rizieres in Bali, that's how we call it. It is such a premium, high-graded, as well as luxurious vacation villa which is located in Bali, Indonesia. Indonesia itself has various cultures in each of its region, and Bali is one of the areas with the strongest culture. This fact affects the villa's look and style where you can find it designed with the combination of traditional elements of Bali and modern comforts which will be very pleasing for the guests.
The design of the building for the house should be designed well. You have to get the design to be in the right design. SO, you will feel comfortable to be in the house. Everything in the house is important for the building. Everything should support the design of the house. You have to get the things in the house to be well chosen. There are a lot of things you have to notice when you choose the stuff for your house. You have to think about the materials and also the design. One of the parts in the house that has to be noticed is the wall. You have to get the walls of your house to be in the design that can give the house some style. The style should be well planned. The well planned design would be so awesome and so interesting for the house. You have to make the wall to be in a great design concept. One of the design is to have this wall panels on the wall. You can have your walls with some panels. The panels should be suitable for your walls and the style you apply in the house. One of the wall panels you are about to choose is the iconic wall panels. There are so many design of the iconic wall panels you can choose for your house. The design of the house should be chosen well. You have to get the design of the wall panels to be supportive to the design and activity in the house.
You can choose to have this iconic wall panels as your inspiration in making the design for your house. The iconic wall panels should be chosen well. You have to get it to be in the suitable design. The iconic wall panels should be cool and awesome. The awesome design of the wall panels would affect to the design of the house. You have to get it right and awesome. The awesome thing about wall panels is to have it to be in the right design.
Although retro is a kind of old style, decorating your home in retro can make it look fresh and modern? This is because vintage items have a power to make your house elegant and sophisticated. Simply hang black and white images of classic entertainment icons can help you build the style. Choose the right fabric textures that reflect specific decades and reupholster your antique furniture to reface it are some easy ideas. There are still many more ideas you can use to create a retro decorating style in your home.
Using the 1940s decor for creating a retro look in your home can be a good idea. Some ways to make this kind of look in your home including put a vintage-inspired oak phonograph playet with a radio and CD player, hang a 1940s Ericson wall phone, complete draperies with valances, silk cording and glass tassels. Just find some styles that are popular in that period to create a perfect look of 1940s in your home decor. 1950s decor is also a kind of retro decorating style you can choose from. Simply put 1950s furniture or replicas to your home will add an instant retro pizza in your home. If you are decorating a kitchen, purchase 1950s-style appliances like a refrigerator or a toaster. A sunburst clock hanging on the wall and framed pictures of classic movie stars will make your walls look dashing. Going one step further, the 1960s decor also works well for creating a retro look. You can add modern design to your home by adding 1906s furnishings and decor. They are usually featured with bold, geometric shapes, slick modular elements and minimalist design. Purchase a brightly colored, square-patterned rug for a Planer coffee table with a sleek modern base and a tempered glass top.
Using some ideas from 1950s, 1960s and 1970s style will give you a picture in your mind how you will create a great retro decorating style in your home.
Do not forget also that the laundry room ideas small spaces are the plan of the laundry room that can be done with a full of planning and also consideration. Make sure about the light supply, the drainage system and also the water supply. The good installation of this need will result a laundry room that is effective and appropriate for the living place. So, you can start to browse some examples of pictures for the small laundry room design ideas.
Unblocking a toilet is an important and often unpleasant job, but you must to do it. If you know how to unblock a toilet it can save your money to pay plumber. The casual factor that your toilet blocked is when you flush something that bigger than the hole of your toilet or something that could be stuck in the pipe such a diaper, children toys, or small towels. And now I will tell you how to unblock a toilet step by step.
I recommend doing not flushing it, because you just will make the situation worse. Before begin to unblock I think you need a rubber gloves, bucket for water, coat hanger, old newspaper to catch the eruption of the sewage, and the last is cleaning product. And let's unblock your toilet. Use your gloves, and plunging your toilet. Don't forget use the newspaper around the bowl to clean the spills. You need some water and then press the plunger down firmly, then lift it slowly up. Repeat this step until your water start to draining. It could take not so long time if you doing it good. If this way failed, I think with coat hanger will work to unblock your toilet. Here is the guide. Unravel your coat hanger and then slowly push it down until you get the U-bend. And now you must swivel it in your toilet until the blocking thing flow away. And flush your toilet. If this way is still fail, I recommend to use a ''flexi snake'' that available in all plumbing stores. Or you can use chemical drain cleaner to resolve your problem and don't forget to use your gloves.
And after your toilet has been unblocked, then flush it for several times. The best way to unblock your toilet is do not flush big thing in your toilet. Keep your toilets clean and fresh is a good idea. Do not throwing something in that your toilet can't take.
There are some children's room ideas that you can follow through this article. There will be some useful and brilliant ideas like cheap kids' room ideas and well-organized room idea. But first of all, to get the best look of children's room decoration, we should consider the involvement of your own children in decorating. This is important since you can be guided by what colors that they like and what are their interests that can be applied to the decoration. That is the first and basic step that you should do. Once you come up with the plans, you can start applying certain ideas to their bedrooms.
To decorate cheap kids' room idea, you should prepare the budget well. With budgeting, you can see whether the money will be used properly or not. But here are some ways to get the children's room ideas used properly in low budget.
Start by using the blank walls. You can't let the walls empty. To be under the budget, you should consider maximize the use of the walls instead of purchasing a lot of useless stuff to fill up the room. You can start asking them, what they want to see on their walls. Whether it is mural painting, framed pictures or accent wall using wallpaper, you should always check the budget. At the same time, even by putting effort into a pristine paint job can be all naught after children get their hands on a few markers. Throw the walls using white color and let the children throw it all of their creativity.
You can also use loft bed if you have kids who don't want to stay on the same bed together. Space is important for any children's room ideas. Once we have spacious area to do some activities with our kids, it will be just great and we couldn't ask more from that. You should install a loft bed. This kind of bed will be installed several feet in the air. It is high enough to leave room for storage or possibly even a desk underneath.
The outdoor spaces of the house could be so important, I mean you have to get the outdoor spaces to be well designed. It is because the outdoor space of the house is the place for the home owner to get some enjoyable feelings. You can have the feelings in the outdoor is the feelings of natural atmosphere and the relaxing ones. You have to provide some stuff that could support the atmosphere of the outdoor spaces. There are a lot of designs of the stuff you are about to put in the outdoor space. You have to put the furniture that is suitable for your outdoor space. The hardware should also be applied in the outdoor space. It is all based on your needs. If you need the hardware that can warm your outdoor, you can choose to have the fire pit. The fire pit could warm your outdoor space when the weather is cold. I guess you have to be smart in choosing the right and efficient hardware for your outdoor.
You can have this electric fire pit outdoor for your outdoor. It could support your need of heat when the weather is cold. You have to get the design to be well planned. The electric fire pit outdoor should be well designed. There are some designs of the fire pit you may wanna choose for your house. One of them is to have the electric fire pit outdoor to become really great. This thing would keep your outdoor to be warm. You have to choose the design of the fire pit that is suitable for your outdoor space and your needs. The fire pit is very important when the weather is supportive. You have to choose the design of the fire pit that can support your outdoor design. I believe it can. You do not have to worry about it, the fire pit should be well planned and well designed.
A Christmas would not be complete without any decorations and accessories this seasonal holiday always brings every year. No one who celebrates Christmas day could deny that fact. Some decorations like Christmas tree and lights are some of them, and luckily, you could buy them and save them on your storage, since they are reusable especially for the artificial kinds. Therefore, if you want something different for the decoration, you could not find it on some common retail stores, and the only thing you can possibly do is just creating it by yourself. The solution for that situation is only what easy Christmas wreaths offer with their simple and decent looking of designs.
As most of us already know, creating a decoration Christmas is not always complicated, similar with the procedure of easy Christmas wreaths. By using some simple material around the corner of your home, or around your backyard house or neighbor house, you could do something great with your own bare hands. The first easy and simple wreath you can possibly try is using some tree twigs, by tying them into a circle using other flexible and smaller twigs, then added with some ornaments like pinecone or small amount of pine tree leaves, and unbelievably, you have just created an artistic looking rustic Christmas wreath here. Some other materials like your old sweater, artificial fruits, and chicken feathers, all of them could be used for some unique and simple Christmas wreath.
Moreover, you could just become more creatively crafted by using some tree leaves which could create pleasing effects from their fragrance, such as eucalyptus tree leaves, lavender leaves, dried lemon or orange slices, flowers, cinnamon sticks, and many others. Using these materials would give you double effects of easy Christmas wreaths, since they could perform as some pleasing decor and pleasing fragrance for your Christmas day. Almost everything can be attained using those simple materials, so you can naturally enjoy your Christmas celebration with ease and happiness.
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National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction 2012 Presented by Eurosport to be Held May 30 in Landover, Md.
Claudio Reyna, Tony Meola, Desmond Armstrong and Tony DiCicco will be Inducted
as the Class of 2012 Ahead of Men's National Team Match Against Brazil
CHICAGO (April 17, 2012) – Former U.S. Men's National Team stars Claudio Reyna, Tony Meola and Desmond Armstrong and former U.S. Women's National Team head coach Tony DiCicco will be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame on May 30 in Landover, Md.
The National Soccer Hall of Fame and U.S. Soccer will hold Induction 2012 presented by Eurosport at FedExField ahead of the U.S. Men's National Team game against Brazil. The exact start of the Induction will be determined in the near future. Following the invite-only ceremony, new inductees, Hall of Fame members and invited guests will attend a reception. Current Hall of Famers, as well as the Class of 2012 inductees, will be recognized on the field before kickoff.
Both men elected on the player ballot made a significant contribution to the Men's National Team and had successful club careers both overseas and in the USA. Reyna, a four-time World Cup veteran, had an impressive career in Europe, playing for Bayer Leverkusen, Wolfsburg, Rangers, Sunderland and Manchester City. Meola holds second place all-time for most U.S. goalkeeper appearances and was a mainstay in Major League Soccer, earning MVP and Goalkeeper of the Year awards with the Kansas City Wizards.
Armstrong, elected on the veteran ballot, was a stellar defender for the U.S. Men. During an eight-year National Team career, he competed in the 1990 World Cup and the 1988 Olympic Games.
DiCicco was elected on the builder ballot and was recognized for his record-breaking tenure with the Women's National Team, posting 103 victories in 119 matches and leading the squad to the FIFA Women's World Cup title at home in 1999.
The U.S. MNT will kick off against five-time World Cup winner Brazil at 8 p.m. ET. More than 40,000 tickets have been sold for the match, which will be broadcast live on ESPN2, ESPN3 and Univision. The match will be the team's last friendly in the U.S. before it begins 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.
Established in 1950, the National Soccer Hall of Fame is dedicated to the sport of soccer in the United States by celebrating its history, preserving its legacy, inspiring its youth and honoring its heroes for generations to come.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Volatile trading on Wall Street continued Tuesday as stock futures recovered from a big sell-off at the start of the week.
Dow Jones industrial futures rose 79 points to 14,667. The broader S&P futures added 10.6 points to 1,576.80. Nasdaq futures rose 20.5 points to 2,864.50.
Tuesday also offered markets the week's first economic indicators.
Businesses ramped up orders for long-lasting manufactured goods, according to the Commerce Department.
Orders for durable goods increased 3.6 percent last month, matching April's gain, but it was also much stronger than most economists had expected.
It is the first time since late 2011 that orders have risen for three consecutive months.
Orders for such goods are considered a proxy for investment plans and business confidence.
Economists expect the Conference Board's consumer confidence index for June, to be released Tuesday, will decline after reaching its highest point in five years in May.
The Commerce Department releases its new homes sales report for May as well. Economists expect that sales may have risen at their fastest clip in five years.
Second-quarter earnings from Lennar Corp., the nation's third-largest homebuilder, appeared to buttress economist predictions Tuesday.
Lennar topped Wall Street expectations and CEO Stuart Miller said that demand in all of the company's markets continues to outpace supply.
Home deliveries climbed 39 percent to 4,464 homes, while new orders rose 27 percent to 5,705 homes
Shares of homebuilders, led by Lennar, rose sharply in premarket trading.


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Initial Machine Testing
The Original Design
When we unplugged the lcd display wire(part 3) from the Arudnio chip(part 6), the screen turned off. Everything on the PCR was working fine expect there was no output on the display. When we unplugged the white wire that connects Arudino chip(part 6) to thermal cycler (part 2), the reading from the screen dropped to -40 degrees Celsius. We disconnected the wire multiple times and each time the screen displayed -40 degrees Celsius.
We ran a test run on 10/25/2012. For this test we placed some empty PCR tubes into the machine and ran a simple test program on the Open PCR software. After the simple test was over we noticed that the display screen on the Open PCR lid matched very closely with what was displayed on our computer screen. The agreement between our computer screen and our PCR display meant that our diagnostic test was a success.
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymerase Chain Reaction Procedure:
2.)We labeled 8 empty PCR tubes. For the first sample we labeled the 3 DNA samples 1A, 1B and 1C. For the second sample we labeled the tubes 2A, 2B and 2C. For the positive and negative controls, we labeled the tubes + and - respectively.
3.)Using one pipette per sample, to avoid contamination, we transferred the PCR reaction mix we were given to the PCR tubes.
4.)We then placed the samples in the PCR machine
5.)We set our PCR program to three stages. Stage one: 1 cycle, 95 degree Celsius for 3 minutes. Stage 2: 35 cycles, 95 degrees Celsius for 30 seconds, 57 degrees Celsius for 30 seconds, 72 degrees Celsius. Stage three: 72 degrees Celsius for 3 minutes and then hold at 4 degree Celsius.
Sample one ID 43891: 48 Male
GO Taq DNA Mix
Fluorimeter Assembly
Fluorimeter Procedure:
2.)With the permanent marker we also labeled the Eppendrof tubes at the top, we had a total of 10 Eppendrof tubes labeled and 10 pipettes labeled.
3.)We transferred each sample separately into the Eppendorf tubes containing 400 ml of buffer.
4.)Using a specially labeled Eppendorf tube containing SYBR GREEN, with its own pippter, we placed two drops onto the first two center drops.
5.)Then using the sample we placed two drops on top of the SYBR GREEN solution drops
6.)Then we aligned the blue light to pass through the drop.
7.)Then the smartphone operator took a picture with the settings on the phone adjusted to inactive flash, iso to 800, white balance to auto, exposure to the highest setting and contrast to the lowest setting.
8.)This process was repeated for all samples
9.)After picture was taken it was given to the Image J software
Image J Procedure:
2.)Using the menu selection we used, image > color > split channels
3.) This created 3 files
4.)The we clicked menu bar to activate the oval selection.
5.)We drew an oval around our green drop image and then selected analyze > measure.
6.) We then repeated the oval process but for the area above the drop, to get the noise measurement.
Research and Development
Specific Cancer Marker Detection - The Underlying Technology
(Add a write-up of the information discussed in Week 3's class)
(BONUS points: Use a program like Powerpoint, Word, Illustrator, Microsoft Paint, etc. to illustrate how primers bind to the cancer DNA template, and how Taq polymerases amplify the DNA. Screen-captures from the OpenPCR tutorial might be useful. Be sure to credit the source if you borrow images.)


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|2006-01-11, 19:35
|Link #41
Join Date: Nov 2004
Yeah, you'll find out in Water 7 who fixed the ship. There's not way you could possibly guess, and the information will do you no good until you get to that point in the story anyway.
BTW, someone said that AoKiji hinted that Roger was Luffy's grandfather.
No he did not. All he said was that he dealt with his grandfather, and Luffy seemed nervous. I would think that Luffy would gladly announce that Roger is his grandfather, not try to hide it, unless he was sworn to secrecy or something. But in any case, it's still a mystery.
|2006-01-14, 12:13
|Link #42
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Burke, VA
Age: 41
Thanks I guess it should be coming up soon then. I recently started the water 7 arc and skipped all the filler. It was a shame how they butchered the Davy Back Fight arc. But I guess in the end it all worked well, but the whole rematch thing I did not watch I jumped from Sanji's and Zoro's victory to the final fight.
|2006-01-15, 20:40
|Link #45
Join Date: Nov 2003
- what is one piece
- what's with the "d"
- 100 missing years of history
- Pluton
- the rest of the shichibukai
- the piece of paper ace gave luffy *havent seen anyone mention this yet*
- Dragon's intrest in luffy
- All blue
- What makes Shanks so strong
- Why was Luffy nervous when Ao-Kiji mentioned his grandfather
- Who the other two admirals are (Ao-kiji is one of three)
Who knows when these will be answered because there is an unlimited amount of islands on the grandline.
As far as anime goes, theres One Piece, and then theres everything else.
|2006-01-16, 14:28
|Link #46
The Other two Admirals are Red Dog and Yellow Monkey, I honestly believe Smoker should be an Admiral if it were not for his attitude.
What makes Shanks so strong is that he is a charasmatic character. He leads one of the most powerful groups in the seas. As you seen so far in One Piece Shanks seems to know very powerful and high profile characters in One Piece. He seems to know Whitebeard and Mihawk personally and these two individuals respect Shanks. Shanks in the past had world top class skills in swordsmanship because he rivaled the greatest Swordsman, Mihawk. I'd say that this is a couple of reasons why he is so strong.
The will of D. I am going to take a guess and say it means A will of a dreamer. Just because everyone in One Piece has big dreams.
|2006-01-17, 10:51
|Link #47
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
I'm more mystified by the pirate king Gol D Roger.
What is his 'best' treasure?
'One Piece'? What the heck is that? All I've heard of it is when someone shouted out "Where is One Piece?" on the execuation gound. To which his answer is "I left it all there" Question and answer doesn't tell us anything.
What did he do?
Sail to the end of the grand line? where the heck is that? Is it that dangerous? Who can verify that? And if he and his crew can do something no one else can, how the heck did he get caught by the government?
The person himself.
Started(?) out on west blue, the 'weakest of the seas' Became pirate king. Even gone to Skypie before and left writing in the ancient language. How did he know that? What of his ship? Crew? For a legendary person in the world, we sure don't don't hear a lot about his exploits other than the place his been and his death.
And the will of D, what the heck is that, and his relation to the other D people in OP.
So many mysteries, I wonder how long the manga can go on for.
|2006-01-21, 06:31
|Link #48
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Alabasta
The question about Pluton is answered in Water 7
They say it's a huge and dangerous Battle Ship that the Marine tries to find.
The blue prints were stolen.The ship was build by Tom inventor of Puffing Tom the sea train.
The end of the grand line is a the last island on the Grand Line.The island is called:
|2006-01-21, 09:54
|Link #49
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
The Pluton is said to be a ship/weapon that existed hundreds of years ago, dating back to the dark history... Hence the reason why Robin, the one who can read the stones is crucial to bringing it into existence
The Blue prints for the Pluton is something that was passed down to Tom
|2006-01-24, 22:37
|Link #51
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Join Date: Jan 2006
about shanks being a shichibukai.... i don't think it's possible. all the shichibukai ahve to leave their crews, no? so why would shanks still be with ben beckman, lucky rouxe, yassop and the numerous other pirates. i suppose shanks could be a rogue shichibukai like crocodile, but why would he propose to merge with white beard? although white beard laughed it off, shanks seems to be scheming something.
gol d. roger's ship was called the 'oro jackson'. tom only has the blueprints to pluton, which he handed down to iceburg, who in turn gave it to frank aka cutty flam. why tom had the blueprints to begin with, who know. maybe since he was considered the greatest ship wright in the world.
i don't think aokiji defeated gol d. roger. it seems like he would be too young...
sengoku may have, but we don't know if he's even a physical force to reckon with, yet. could roger have been defeated by the marines? possibly. there's always someone stronger out there.
has anyone thought of akainu or kizaru? i mean they must be on par with aokiji, who happens to kick major ass. so even if luffy manages to defeat him... there's still a crap ton of power out there. also, any thoughts on their possible powers?
|2006-01-25, 15:25
|Link #52
First of all who said that you have to leave your crew to become Shichibukai? It was never stated in the manga or anime. Where does everybody get this Idea that Shanks and Whitebeard want to merge and join up? Shanks letter said nothing about that. Whitebeard simply said that the letter was about Ace and Blackbeard. I doubt the Strongest man in the world and the closest to One Piece would merge with anyone right now.
Someone from the government had to defeat Gol D. Roger or he simply turned himself in. The Government was the one who captured him.
About the three marine Admirals It was said out of Red Dog, Yellow Monkey, and Blue Phesant that Aokiji is the strongest.
|2006-01-28, 04:26
|Link #56
Join Date: Nov 2003
another mystery i think everyone forgot about. The super-giants in episode 145. The sillhuettes had wings so i thought they were from skypiea, but theres been no evidence thus far. I've only seen up to 170. So i don't know if they show up again, but i don't think they do.
They weren't just mere giants. They were standing in the ocean as if it was a wading pool, and their presence made it turn into night. It's going to be interesting if the straw hats have to fight them someday. Even luffy and zoro were scared.
But I wonder, how long does it take to make an episode and does Oda give Toei rough drafts so they can start animation earlier? I'm sure Oda doesn't go week to week and submit, but must have a few chapters ahead stocked up.
I remember talking with someone and saying simpson episodes take about 9 months to make. I have no clue how long an anime episode takes to make.
|2006-03-12, 15:01
|Link #58
Different and proud of it
Join Date: Mar 2006
[QUOTE=daimond]One Piece is a looooong series of books and movies. But unlike some others like Inuyasha or Dragonball, One Piece is the only long series that still has development and mystery. It's not just the same old same old even after all this time. Still feels to me like the episodes are under the hundreds. But yeah, I was thinking why and I think it has to be all the mysteries. The big ones, not just the obvious ones. So I thought a count of all the things we still need to know before the series end would be interesting. A lot of them are probably related.
* What the heck is one piece
* WHO THE HELL IS MONKEY D. LUFFY!!!!??? the guy drifts by in a barrel and there the story starts. Where's he come from, why does he aim for a pirate. It took forever to find out he had a brother.
* WHO SAVED LUFFY WHEN HE WAS ABOUT TO GET DECAPITATED??? I'd almost forgotten before I started counting. But it was some guy that could control the weather, not just lightning because we've met the lightning fruit eater. Smoker asks though, why did whoever save Luffy when Buggy was about to cut his head off. I mite be wrong about this but it was made pretty clear that it was someone, not destiny or wutever.
* ONE PIECE is the biggest treasure in the world and the most exspensive
* MONKEY D. LUFFY is the main character. Ill explain why he aims for the pirate life. Shanks is the captain of the Red-Haired Pirate crew. Shanks arrived on a small village and decided to stay for a while. He was admired by Monkey D. Luffy, a boy from the village.
Shanks refused to take Luffy as one of his pirate crew, because he knew that Luffy couldn't swim very well. To become a pirate crew member of Shanks, Luffy trained hard so that he could swim.
One day, Luffy tried to show everyone that he was worthy to be a pirate by carrying a knife. Everyone laughed and reckoned he was joking. But he wasn't and to proove how serious he was Luffy took the knife and cut himself under his left eye infront of everyone (thus the origin behind the scar under his left eye)But this action of his did not change Shanks' mind. One Day a group of mountain bandits came to a bar and asked for beer, only Shanks and his crew drank it all. Shanks offered the bandits' leader a clean, unopened bottle, only to have it smashed on his head. But despite this abuse, Shanks didn't seem to be mad, but rather helped the bartender clean up the mess. Luffy was mad about Shanks' refusal to fight back and accidently ate the GumGum fruit, much to his hero's displeasure.
Luffy managed to find the bandits and demanded them to apologize to Shanks, only to make their boss angry and tried to teach Luffy a lesson. But Shanks showed up and drew the line, that he's fine with being abused but attacking little kids is unforgivable. As his crew dealt with the bandits, the bandit leader took Luffy to the coast and threw him in the water as a Seaking (a monstrous Moray-like creature) ate the bandit and was about to do the same to Luffy.
But Shanks rescued Luffy from the monstrous beast, at the cost of his left arm, and frightened the Seaking away with his scowl. Shanks decided to leave the village. But when he was leaving Luffy said, " I'm going to get One Piece and become King of the Pirates!" (now remember luffy was only seven at this time but this was after Gold D. Roger was killed by the Marines.) Shanks gave Luffy his precious hat, the trademark of the Red-Haired Pirates and said, " Then I give you my precious hat, and someday you will return it to me as an oustanding pirate. It's a promise, ok?" Luffy agreed to the promise. That is why his dream of becoming king of the pirates and Shanks' hat is so precious to him.
*Since you said that the rescuer had more than just the power of lightning That would make Luffy's rescuer Dragon. He has the ability to control the weather which would hint that there is a legendary cursed fruit that allows him to do so. He saves Luffy because he said to Captian Smoker that he doesnt want anyone to stop Luffy from fulfilling his destiny.
That is all i currently know. Im sorry that i could not help you with the other mysteries.
|2006-06-13, 00:09
|Link #60
Join Date: Jun 2006
As for one piece I'm guessing they are either
A dress?
Ancient Weapon.
Something not physical but rather symbolic (friendship, love, etc)
Some other mysteries I still have are
- How did Gold D Roger know how to read/write ancient tex (refer to skipier)
- The ones who have name of D (Luffy, Ace, Blackbeard, Paul)
- Origin of Devils Fruit
- What was the Missing/Dark History government is trying to hide?
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