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DATE OF PUBLICATION: JUNE 2002 Horrible stories are daily appearing in the public press about what Roman Catholic priests have been doing. We do not care to recount any of them here. But it seems well to get to the underlying problem, which the media only gives slight mention to. Why is the Roman Catholic priesthood so corrupt? Why are homosexuals attracted to it? Why are parents afraid to let their children be near a priest? Why are priests and nuns taught to stifle their normal affections? Why are so many priests leaving the priesthood? Why are so few young men interested in becoming priests? A primary cause is the evil dogma of celibacy. You may recall my recent study on homosexuality in the Catholic priesthood (Catholic Priests and Homosexuality [WM1032-1033]). According to Catholic sources, which I quoted, about half of the priests are now homosexual. The underlying problem is the papal requirement of celibacy. If the priests were permitted to marry and have normal homes, the present crisis in the Roman Catholic Church would not exist. I have prepared this present study to provide you with the background of this problem, and why the Vatican does not dare abolish it. WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES The Apostle Paul specifically condemned those who were forbidding to marry (1 Timothy 4:3). He also said that a bishop should be the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded . . one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity (1 Timothy 3:2, 4). Likewise the elders (Titus 1:5-6) and the deacons (1 Timothy 3:12) should each be the husband of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. The Apostle Peter was married (1 Corinthians 9:5) during the time that Paul was an apostle, which, according to Vatican tradition, was the time when Peter was supposed to be the reigning pope in Rome (A.D. 42-67). We also know that he had a mother-in-law (Matthew 8:14-15) prior to the time that, according to Catholic doctrine, Jesus appointed him to the position of first pope (Matthew 16:18). God gave marriage to mankind as a precious gift (Genesis 2:18, 24); and it is honorable (Hebrews 13:4). It is a type of the most sacred union of the church with Christ (Ephesians 5:23-33). In view of the clear teachings of Scripture, how did celibacy get started in the Catholic Church? DEVELOPMENT OF THE CATHOLIC TEACHING By a strange inconsistency, the Church of Rome declares that marriage is a sacrament; that is, something regarded as specially sacred or holy. Yet it denies marriage to its priests, monks, and nuns--who supposedly are the most holy people in the church. Rome says that celibacy is a state superior to marriage. Ascetism (living alone in the desert) was practiced in the pagan religions and early entered Catholicism. From the fourth century, ascetism became more widely practiced. It was not until A.D. 1079, under the strong hand of Hildebrand, known as Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085), that the priests were required to be celibate. But, for centuries thereafter, they continued having either secret wives or concubines. Popes Urban II (1088-1099) and Calixtus II (1119-1124) tried, with partial success, to get the priests to separate from their concubines. The decree of the First Lateran Council (1123) declared the marriage of all in sacred orders invalid. But it was the Council of Trent (1545) which finally settled the matter once and for all. It pronounced a curse on any priest or nun who married. Among its decrees, it said any priest or nun who married was automatically excommunicated. A married man who wanted to become a priest must leave his wife, and his wife was also required to take the vow of chastity or he could not be ordained. Whoever shall affirm that the conjugal state is to be preferred to a life of virginity or celibacy, and that it is not better and more conducive to happiness to remain in virginity or celibacy, than to be married, let him be accursed.Council of Trent, Canon 10. Thus during the first five centuries of the Christian era, Catholic clergy were permitted to marry and have families. For more than a thousand years after the time of Christ, Catholic priests, without too much opposition, had wives. But
faithful Catholics are presented with a rewritten history: [Celibacy] became established as the regular discipline in the Western Church toward the end of the 6th century when Pope Gregory the Great imposed it on all clerics in major orders. Maryknoll Catholic Dictionary, article, Celibacy, p. 111. Here is
an even more inaccurate statement! Although celibacy was practiced by the majority of clergy in the first three centuries of the Church's history, it was after the Council of Elvira in 305 that the law became more definite. A council held at Rome in 386 and two later councils at Carthage imposed continence on all bishops, priests, and deacons. The Catholic Encyclopedia, p. 100. Now let us look at the facts. The three councils, mentioned above, may have been fictitious or their celibacy decrees may have been forged centuries later. Rome did not begin demanding celibacy for several centuries after the time of Constantine I (A.D. 312-337). Gregory's edict was not given till 1079. Both before and after the Council of Trent decision in 1545, concubinage, secret marriages, and adultery continued. In an attempt to suppress vice among the clergy, Emperor Charlemagne (800-814), a strong Catholic supporter, issued this edict: We have been informed to our great horror that many monks are addicted to debauchery and all sorts of vile abominations, even to unnatural sins. We forbid all such practices and command the monks to cease wandering over the country. Charlemagne, quoted in T. Demetrius, Catholicism and Protestantism, p. 26. Unperturbed that its priests were enjoying themselves, the Vatican figured out a way to make some money on what was happening. The Irish historian, William Lecky wrote: An Italian bishop of the tenth century described the morals of his time, saying that if he were to enforce the canons against unchaste persons administering ecclesiastical rites, no one would be left in the Church except the boys. A tax was systematically levied on princes and clergymen for license to keep concubines. William Lecky, History of European Morals. Bernard of Clairvaux protested against enforcing celibacy on the clergy as contrary to human nature and divine law, saying: Deprive the Church of honorable marriage, and you fill her with concubinage, incest, and all manner of nameless vices and uncleanness. Writings of Bernard of Clairvaux. In 1536, Henry VIII of England appointed commissioners to inspect all monasteries and nunneries in the land. So terrible were the cruelties and corruptions uncovered that a cry went up from the nation, that all such houses without exception should be destroyed! The fall of the monasteries was caused by the monstrous lives of the monks, the friars, and the nuns, said Parkes who added: Clerical concubinage
was the rule rather than the exception, and friars openly roamed the
streets with women on their arms. Many of the priests were ignorant and
tyrannical, whose chief interest in their parishioners was the exaction of
marriage, baptism, and funeral fees, and who were apt to abuse the
confessional. Henry Bamford Parkes, A History of Mexico. Though more hidden, the problem has continued on down to the present time. Now it is breaking open! THE PROBLEM TODAY Now you can better understand the cause of the problem confronting the Catholic Church in America today. Here are some current statistics gleaned from the media: There are now 63.7 million Catholics in America. Of these, 65% are white, 25% are Latino (and growing fast!), 4% are black, and 3% are Asian. The number of priests and nuns keeps shrinking each year. The high point came in the mid-1960s, when there were 180,000 priests and 60,000 nuns. Every year, since then, their ranks have lessened; today there are only 79,462 priests and 46,041 nuns. It is an open secret that the requirement of celibacy is the cause. Each year, the majority of priests and nuns are getting older. The average age is now 62 for priests and 69 for nuns. At the same time, the number of students studying to be priests keeps falling. The high point was in the mid-1960s, when there were 20,000 seminarians. Today, there are only 3,541. In 1965, about 500 parishes in America had no resident priest. Today 5,300 have none! That is 27% of the total. The church has been using more deacons to fill the vacancies--about 500 in 1975, and 13,348 today. Vatican II mandated that celibacy must remain in force; and Rome would be embarrassed if it relented on a long-held traditioneven though it is ridiculous and destroying the church. As if that is not enough, Catholics all over America and elsewhere in the world have awaken to the problem. Lawsuits are now in progress in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Announced verdicts and settlements in U.S. sexual-abuse cases over the past two decades total about $400 million. Experts believe an equal amount has been spent in secret payoffs. More and more victims are telling their story. The number of lawsuits is rapidly becoming a flood. Insurance and cash reserves are nearly exhausted. Churches and schools will be closed and shuttered to pay verdicts, predicts Patrick Schiltz, dean of a Catholic law school in Minneapolis. Without doubt, some dioceses will go into bankruptcy, he adds. Each of the 195 Catholic dioceses in the U.S. is an independent financial entity, with its own insurance and property. In 1997, the Dallas diocese had to take out loans, mortgage its chancery building, and sell land to come up with $11 million of the $31 million settlement not covered by insurance. Much of the liability insurance held by the various dioceses is now exhausted. But more lawsuits start every day.
The situation keeps getting worse. And Rome dares not get rid of celibacy;
for to do so would be to admit that centuries ago it made a terrible
mistake. And, as you know, Rome never errs. vf |


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Ethanol's Discount to Gasoline Narrows on Low Midwest Supply
Mario ParkerEthanol gained against gasoline with supplies of the biofuel in the Midwest at record lows and on speculation hot weather will make it harder to replenish them.
The spread narrowed 4.83 cents to 92.04 cents a gallon. Supplies in the PADD 2 region, which covers the Midwest, were 4.86 million barrels in the week ended Aug. 30, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration show, the least since the EIA began keeping weekly data in June 2010. Above-average temperatures were forecast for the Midwest, which may force ethanol refineries to slow production.
"That seems to be the focal point," said Mike Blackford, a consultant at INTL FCStone in Des Moines, Iowa. "Everybody's doing what they can to get gallons in there and fill that market, even if they have to fill up a bucket and carry it in."
Denatured ethanol for October delivery decreased 0.3 cent to $1.882 a gallon on the Chicago Board of Trade. Futures have dropped 14 percent this year.
Gasoline for October delivery slumped 5.13 cents, or 1.8 percent, to $2.8024 a gallon on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract covers reformulated gasoline, made to be blended with ethanol before delivery to filling stations.
Blackford said the Midwest heat wave is making it difficult for ethanol plants to operate at capacity. The high temperature in Des Moines, Iowa, topped 100 degrees today versus the average high for the date of 79, according to AccuWeather Inc. in State College, Pennsylvania. Chicago and Minneapolis were also expecting highs in the 90s.
Corn for December delivery dropped 4.75 cents, or 1 percent, to $4.635 a bushel in Chicago. September corn sank 14.25 cents to $4.7725. Ethanol in the U.S. is made mostly from corn in the U.S.
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In cash market trading, Chicago spot ethanol fell 23 cents to $2.685 a gallon, reducing its premium to New York Harbor to 8 cents from a record 29 cents on Sept. 6. Chicago has averaged a 10-cent discount to New York over the past year.
The price fell 2 cents to $2.605 in New York, 2 cents to $2.755 on the Gulf Coast and 1 cent to $2.695 on the West Coast, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
The West Coast's discount to the Gulf narrowed 1 cent to 6 cents. That compares to the 10.97-cent premium the West Coast has averaged above the Gulf over the past year.
Production of the biofuel in the week ended Aug. 30 slipped to 819,000 barrels a day last week, the lowest since March 29, data from the Energy Department's statistical arm show.
Stockpiles of the additive slumped 0.2 percent to 16.2 million barrels, the lowest since July 5, according to EIA data.
Ethanol imports averaged 37,000 barrels a day in the week ended Aug. 30, up from 4,000 the previous week, it said.
Refiners are required to use 13.8 billion gallons of ethanol this year. Each batch of ethanol is given a Renewable Identification Number, or RIN, to help the government track compliance. RINs can be traded among companies.
Corn-based ethanol RINs were unchanged at 68 cents, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Advanced RINs, which cover biodiesel and Brazilian sugarcane-based ethanol, held at 76 cents.


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Minstrum Yerin / Elder Banda / Stickman Wick in "The Longest Journey" (VG)
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Dialogue direction for "Blood Link" (1982)
Dialogue direction for "Bonheur d'occasion" (1983)
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Dialogue direction for "Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd" (1982)
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Dialogue direction for "La Diagonale du fou" (1984)
Dialogue direction for "Ultraman" (1972)
Dialogue direction for "Una Magnum Special per Tony Saitta" (1976)
Director for "Coup de tête" (1979, uncredited)
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Director for "The Enchanted Journey" (1984, uncredited)
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Voice direction for "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" (TV series, 1996, episodes 27-41)
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Voice direction for "Bidaya wa nihaya" (1960)
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Writer for "Jalna" (TV miniseries, 1994, uncredited)
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Broadly speaking, a contractor can be anyone who agrees to fulfill the terms of a legally binding agreement. Most commonly, the term is used to describe an expert in the construction industry who hires skilled and unskilled workers to actually construct a financed project. A contractor must be licensed by an examining board before he or she can bid on the project. This bid is based on the estimated cost of the building materials, the wages of subcontractors and laborers and the professional's fee for coordinating the project.
Although a contractor's main concern is hiring qualified subcontractors (specialized craftsmen), he or she may also perform some of the construction work as well. Most develop good working relationships with other construction specialists, so they often hire the same specialized companies and workers for each contracted project. The contractor is ultimately responsible for the quality of the work performed by the people he or she hires, so it doesn't always pay to hire unknown entities to cut down on expenses.
A professional contractor should also have an understanding of his or her limitations. The client works with an architect and financier long before the first shovel of dirt is removed. During the bidding process, a contractor may have to work with the building's architect to discuss potential problems with a design element. If the complexity of the building's design or the potential cost overruns threaten to overwhelm the person's skills, he or she needs to step back and allow someone else to win the bid. A good contractor understands that the success of the project depends on his or her ability to hire the right independent subcontractors and follow the wishes of the client.
In a different sense, a contractor could also be anyone who agrees to perform work for a fee. This occurs frequently in businesses that cannot afford to assign or hire a new employee to perform a specific job. The job itself may not be long-term enough to justify the expenses of a new hire, or the wages may not be sufficient for established employees. Companies in this situation often hire independent contractors to perform the job without a formal employment agreement. The pay rate is discussed with each independent worker and a legal agreement may be produced. After completing the job, an independent contractor receives the entire amount of pay without tax deductions or other withholdings. At the end of the tax year, the company issues a federal 1099 form showing the worker's miscellaneous income earned.
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Are there federal or state laws that protect any employees who can be termed independent contractors, beyond whatever restrictions and terms are in the contracts themselves? What do "potential cost overruns" refer to? I am confused by the description of "overruns" in a context where a project has not physically been started yet. (Maybe this is a typo?) I would like to know more about the bidding process in building construction. |


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Flowered arbors ... don't you love them?!!! My own small arbor, covered with Jessamine as finished blooming, but the arbors we visited last week at Montrose Gardens were covered with the most fragrant roses!!!
I was painting this yesterday - when the phone rang -- to my utter surprise on the other end of the phone - clear across the Atlantic - was my friend Doris - all the way from Germany!!! WHAT A THRILL! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/djr-aquarelle/4733289830/in/contacts/).
We chatted for a short while - and I am so grateful for her incredibly perfect English!!! The connection, truly, was far clearer than I often have when speaking across our community!!! LOL Her surprise absolutely made my day ... and I've been hearing her sweet voice all evening!! Now to hope to paint together one day soon!!
I've another busy week ahead of me with next year's budget, tours, lectures and workshops to finalize ... where does the time go?
I also want to send prayers for the latest victims of tornadoes in Missouri ... this year has been horrific with natural disasters ... over 100 people have lost their lives to another bout of tornado damage ... prayers indeed.
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Flowered Arbor
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- Joan Sicignano Artist said...
Hi Lin,
This is absolutely beautiful. You are some talented lady. Bravo.
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- Joan T said...
This is so soft and graceful. I love flowers on arbors, and raced over to the Arboretum in Oakdale on Saturday to paint the wisteria before it was gone. I'll post the picture today. Enjoy!!
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I have the same problem in my backyard. The entire thing has pretty much become a mud zone. We go to the front for potty now after baths because its just so dirty back there.
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I took a few pictures today showing the fencing in Tucker's mud pit.
This is the stuff I used. I ordered it and have no idea where I got it or what it was called. It is very stiff and doesn't like to conform to the contour of the ground. I saw some items on Amazon that looks lighter and would probably work better Here is a place where the grass didn't grow in very well. The area is under pine trees and we had a lack of rain this summer. I noticed this today. There is a dog paw sized patch of grass missing in the middle of the picture but it looks like the grass roots are still intact and trying to grow. Can I have anti-lock brakes installed on Tucker? The fencing is buried under the grass just below Tuckers path to the trees. I was planning to put another strip of fence on his path but just didn't get it done. Finally, this is what I used to remove the grass and stir the dirt into mud!! |
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Sweet. Thanks for the pics of the fencing Dave. That will help tremendously in trying to find it. And I totally agree on the need for anti-lock brakes! Haha!
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I've been mowing over mine for 2 years now. I put it in 2 falls ago and have been trying since to get the grass to fill in. I wish I had a before picture. It wasn't a very cold winter that year and I had been placing more and more straw into the area but it just ended up being muddy straw. Quote:
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William McGehee rappelling "superman style" in October 2003. Tonka Tower is a 5.8/A0 two pitch climb. It is about one mile south of the end of the road to the Windows section of Arches National Park. This tower is not a summitpost object, but there is information about it accessible through the mountainproject.com web site. | Image Data
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WHITNEY, Karen Ishee, 69, of Tampa, died August 6, 2011. She is predeceased by her parents Dallas and Edna Kilby and is survived by her husband Eugene Whitney, son Jason Ishee (Sharon), daughters Shannon Coffey (John), Shar Ishee (Pattie), Shawn Carreiro (Amos), sister Kay Ratliff, step-sons Richard Whitney, Frank Whitney, Mark Whitney, step-daughter Theresa Roberts, 22 loving grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Karen was the past President of Lanier Elementary, a member of the Beta Sigma Phi and the Plant High Reunion Committee. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in her name to LifePath Hospice or Lanier Elementary P.T.A. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. with funeral service at 11:00 a.m., both at Blount & Curry Funeral Home, 605 S. MacDill Avenue, Tampa. Burial will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery.


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On July 2, 1997, Thailand got rid of its pegged currency system, which quickly devalued the Thai baht. Up until that time, the baht was pegged at 25 to US$1.
Year | Peg |
1963-1973 | 20.8 baht = US$1 |
1973-1978 | 20 baht = US$1 |
1978-1984 | Pegged to basket of currencies |
1984-1997 | 25 baht = US$1 |
July 2, 1997 | Managed float |
Pressure on the emerging foreign exchange markets had begun during May and June of 1997. Thailand had spent billions of dollars in May, with Singapore's intervention, attempting to defend the baht against speculative trades. Once allowed to float, the baht quickly fell 20%, and by January of 1998 it reached 55 baht per US$1. The Malaysian ringgit and Philippine peso also started to feel the pressure from currency speculators - and the Asian financial crisis had begun.
Two weeks later, the International Monetary Fund used its "emergency funding mechanism" for the first time, making over $1 billion available to the Philippines. As a result of the crisis, many countries enacted measures to protect the stability of their own currency. It has become a well -documented crisis, studied by economists in regards to national accounts management and currency speculation. (For more, see What Causes A Currency Crisis?)


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Named Person: | Kathryn Grayson; Howard Keel; Ann Miller; Kathryn Grayson; Howard Keel; Ann Miller |
Material Type: | Graphic, Original artwork, Picture, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Visual material, Internet Resource |
OCLC Number: | 51133957 |
Notes: | Copyright by Loew's Incorporated. |
Description: | 1 print (poster) : color. |
Motion picture poster for MGM's Kiss Me Kate, showing Howard Keel spanking Kathryn Grayson, and Ann Miller dancing.
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During their May 28 meeting, members of the Board of Health dove into the Voluntary Swimming Pool and Spa safety program at the Northeast Colorado Health Department. As the program is entering its fifth year, board members questioned how it was coming along and inquired about participation.
The swimming pool and spa safety program was created in an effort to reach out to the 33 swimming pools and spas in northeast Colorado to help monitor what could be a potential source for disease outbreaks, including gastrointestinal, skin, ear, respiratory, eye and wound infections. Although swimming pools and spas are required to meet health and safety regulations per state statute and federal regulations, there is no agency in this area to enforce those regulations. When NCHD's program was approved by the Board of Health in late 2009, members voted to make participation voluntary to avoid passing on mandatory fees to facility owners.
According to Carmen Vandenbark, NCHD's environmental health administrator, the program has had steady participation from nine facilities in northeast Colorado since 2010, but despite follow-up education, no other facilities have come on board.
"We feel very fortunate that we've had the voluntary participation from the facilities that have stepped up and enrolled in this program," said Vandenbark. "Their willingness to open themselves up to local inspection and education really benefits the community members taking advantage of their facilities and helps keep our residents healthy."
According to Vandenbark the nine facilities that participate in the program include Best Western Sundowner, Buffalo Hills Properties and the Sterling Rec Center, all in Sterling; Colorado Plains Medical Center therapy pool and Star Athletic Club in Fort Morgan, East Morgan County Hospital in Brush; Holyoke Municipal Pool, Holyoke; Wray Aquatic Center, Wray; and City of Yuma swimming pool.
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Wildlife Responds Fast To Climate Change: Study
Date: 19-Aug-11
Country: USA
Author: Deborah Zabarenko
Plants and animals are responding up to three times faster to climate change than previously estimated, as wildlife shifts to cooler altitudes and latitudes, researchers said on Thursday.
Scientists have reported this decade on individual species that moved toward the poles or uphill as their traditional habitats shifted due to global warming, but this study analyzed data on over 2,000 species to get a more comprehensive picture.
In this analysis, researchers found that on average, wildlife moved to higher elevations at the rate of about 40 feet per decade.
They are moving toward the poles at an average rate of 10.31 miles a decade, scientists reported in the journal Science.
The altitude shift is twice what scientists had estimated as recently as 2003, according to Chris Thomas, a professor of conservation biology at the University of York in Britain, and the leader of the project.
The average latitude shift is triple earlier estimates, Thomas said in a telephone interview. But he noted that not all species move toward the poles as quickly as that, some don't move much at all and others actually move slightly toward the Equator, depending on what they need most to survive.
What became clear in this study, Thomas and the other authors said, was that species moved furthest in places where the climate warmed most, an unambiguous link to climate change over the last 40 years.
The key finding, Thomas said, was the "huge diversity of responses" observed in different plants and different locations.
"Because each species is affected by different things ... when the climate changes, they will have different availabilities of new habitat that they might be able to move into," he said.
Not every animal or plant shifts to a cooler place when its habitat heats up, because of pressure from other factors like rainfall, human development and habitat loss.
For example, a British butterfly, the high brown fritillary butterfly, might have been expected to move northward if the only factor affecting it was climate warming. Instead, the species declined because its habitats were lost, the researchers reported.
But the comma butterfly was able to make the leap from central England to Edinburgh, a distance of about 137 miles, in two decades.
In Borneo, moths shifted 220 feet upward on Mount Kinabalu, the study found. This area has been protected for more than 40 years, so habitat destruction was not a factor in the move, Thomas said.
Because of different species diverse reactions, he said, "it's very hard to predict what an individual species is going to do ... and that means that if you want to manage the world in some way, save species or whatever, unfortunately it looks as though a lot of detailed information is going to be required ... in order to take practical action."
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I do not like cutout shoulders at all. The best way I could think to describe them is teenager-ish and trendy, my husband took the thought further and said it was over sexualized. The last thing little girls need is to be sexualized, in my opinion. I had permission to return any of the clothes I didn't like, but I've always had a hard time returning gifts, plus we didn't get the receipt.
So I set out to modify the shirt. I found a brand new white tee shirt at Salvation Army for only $1.99. Since the cutouts are small, I only needed the fabric from the sleeves, and now have plenty of white knit jersey for any other projects that come up.
Using a knit to fill in the hole was easiest since I knew it would stretch over her shoulders the right way. To make it as seamless as possible, I pinned from the top.
Then stitched with white thread as close to the binding as I could get.
After both pieces were sewn on, I trimmed the fabric to about a quarter on an inch. If I had a serger, I would have finished the seams, but the way it is now, I wasn't sure how well running a zig-zag would work around the edge.
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Coronary heart disease: transcendental meditation may improve cardiac risk factors
Transcendental meditation, a relaxation technique may decrease blood pressure and reduce insulin resistance among patients with coronary heart disease.
Transcendental meditation, derived from the ancient Vedic tradition in India, is taught through a standard protocol involving lectures, personal instruction and group meetings.
It has previously been shown to lower blood pressure but its effect on other risk factors associated with coronary heart disease, including those linked to the metabolic syndrome, has not been thoroughly examined.
The metabolic syndrome refers to a cluster of symptoms that increase cardiac risk, including hypertension, abdominal obesity, high cholesterol and insulin resistance.
Maura Paul-Labrador, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, and colleagues conducted a 16-week trial of transcendental meditation in patients with coronary heart disease. Fifty-two participants ( average age 67.7 years ) were instructed in transcendental meditation and 51 control patients (average age 67.1 years) received health education. At the beginning and end of the trial, the patients fasted overnight and then gave a blood sample, participated in a medical history review and underwent tests of blood vessel function and heart rate variability.
Heart rate variability testing assesses the functioning of the autonomic nervous system, which controls the heart and other involuntary muscles.
Overall, of the 103 participants who were enrolled, 84 ( 82 percent ) completed the study.
At the end of the trial, patients in the transcendental meditation group had significantly lower blood pressure; improved fasting blood glucose and insulin levels, which signify reduced insulin resistance; and more stable functioning of the autonomic nervous system.
" These physiological effects were accomplished without changes in body weight, medication or psychosocial variables and despite a marginally statistically significant increase in physical activity in the health education group," the authors write.
" These current results also expand our causal understanding of the role of stress in the rising epidemic of the metabolic syndrome," they continue. " Although current low levels of physical activity, unhealthy eating habits and resultant obesity are triggers for this epidemic, the demands of modern society may also be responsible for higher levels of chronic stress." Such stress causes the release of cortisol and other hormones and neurotransmitters, which over time damage the cardiovascular system.
" Our results, demonstrating beneficial physiological effects of transcendental meditation in the absence of effects on psychosocial variables, suggest that transcendental meditation may modulate response to stress rather than alter the stress itself, similar to the physiological impact of exercise conditioning," the authors write. This method of controlling the body's response to stress may provide a new target for the treatment and prevention of coronary heart disease, warranting further study, they conclude.
Source: Archives of Internal Medicine, 2006


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This brief resurrection of Go Nagai's Violence Jack character appeared in 8 chapters in the magazine Comic Bunch in 2005 and has never been collected in a single volume. OK, resurrection may be the wrong word since Jack didn't actually die when Nagai ended the original series in 1990 and he also didn't bite it in the 2001 stand-alone short story DEMONS IN A WAR-TORN land. But you get the idea.
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Peace, my little man
Although I can't say Shana and I are close friends, I liked her immediately, and we even made time to have lunch together since then. She had recently given birth to her third child and has a great sense of humor about life with three little ones.
Best of all, she let me hold her beautiful baby boy Thalon, and smell his wonderful baby smell.
It breaks my heart to announce Thalon's passing. I don't know any of the details, just what Shana has put on her blog. I hope you'll go there, stranger or no, and let her know that her family is in your thoughts and prayers, as they are in mine.
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Her last post literally haunted me...I can not imagine the pain in her heart.
Thoughts and prayers for her family.
Milford - 11:59 AM
- Pam D said...
Heartbroken and praying for her... and praying that you'll be able to find concrete ways to help her through the coming hurricane in her life. I'm sorry...
- Lucy and Ethel said...
I'm so sorry you had to share this but glad you did.
'Lucy' (mom to an angel baby) - 1:01 PM
It makes me physically sick. I am so sad... - 5:04 PM
- raino said...
oh...so sorry for the loss of that child. it's just not right.
OMG...that is awful. It makes me sick! :( Kim
- kimi said...
"A wife who loses her husband is called a widow, a husband who loses a wife is called a widower, a child who loses his parents is called an orphan, but there is no word for a parent who loses a child, that's how awful the loss is."
This was from a Caringbridge page of a brave young man, Adam Wisdom, who earned his angel wings this week. His little brother is in my kids' school...Adam was a junior in high school.
It is a sad week.
Kim - 9:01 PM
It is a very sad week. This family lost their precious baby too. Pray for all of them.
Karen - 11:13 PM
Just can't imagine what that must be like.
I need to go hug my kids. - 7:57 AM
- M said...
You know Kristie, as sick as it is, I think when your kid has cancer and everyday you think, "this could be it," - at least you had a chance to say good byes and prepare yourself for the end....but when a child is snatched away just like that, (SIDS?)it seems extra cruel. Not that cancer isn't cruel....but the seed is planted in your head that your child may die anytime....not like what happened to her...she was blogging about her kids one day and the next...bam!
My deepest sympathies to you and your friend and her family. - 10:51 AM
My sister lost her firstborn to SIDS. With cancer you have a chance to say your goodbyes but my sister always felt blessed that her baby boy fell asleep and that was it. He was smiley and happy when she saw him last. There was no pain. I don't think one way is probably better than the other. A mother losing a child is just heartbreaking no matter what. Bless Shana's heart and I hope her other children keep her heart and her arms extra full on those days that her heart is literally breaking for her baby. :*( - 6:20 PM
- Kathryn said...
I can't go there. Thirty years ago we said good-bye to our Dan, and I can not bring myself to read of another child lost. I am so very sorry for that family, and for you. God's Peace.
Kristie I am a blog follower of your and when i read this i cried I went to her blog and started reading her blog and laughed and times and then got to this postand was so sad that she would even post this ( if you scroll threw her posts you will find this post about her baby .... I know I can get back to "just because" if this little fucker angel would just quit screaming. The end.
how could you write this about a child? - 9:50 PM
To anonymous...
How could you judge a mother that lost just lost her baby? FYI, that post was written tongue in cheek and if you read her posting style you would understand that wasn't a dig on her baby at all. And I just started reading the blog too, the mother is very witty, very funny, likes a good swear word and above all, she loves her children and is devestated at the horrible loss of her son. Go pick on someone else.
Rita - 11:19 PM
I was so sorry to hear about Thalon as well. So cruel.
- Berly said...
For anyone who's interested, you can find a place to donate to help Shana out with medical bills and funeral expenses. Go to www.talkingthroughthehat.blogspot.com. Every cent helps.
- gorillabuns said...
When I wrote this so-called "off-color" remark about my child when you scrolled threw(which is incorrectly spelled by the way) my archives, it was tongue and check and written out of sheer frustration of a colicky child (3rd child in fact with this infliction) that screamed for hours on end. I'm guessing you've never had this problem and have never been at your wits ends while suffering from post-partum depression and the like. If you were to know me in real life and I doubt you would want to, you would know, I AM a kind, caring and most of all loving mother whom at times says things that may offend but nonetheless says things that other mothers feel. I speak for mother's who feel if they voiced their own frustrations and the true realities of child rearing and the such, they too would be called out and attacked as a heartless mother who didn't have the right to air out their feelings. People who attack based on words said in a moment of despair, obviously live in glass houses in which everything is shiny and prestine. I do not. Good for you that you do. just so you know, I would give ANYTHING to have my precious child back in my arms screaming his lungs out rather than finding him dead breathing every breath of my life back into his DEAD body. May you never begin to ever know the heartbreak and utter dispair i feel over the loss of my child and may you never know that words from a complete stranger that read 10 posts back, not 4 years worth, say something so insensitive, cold and heartless. May you never know how it feels to pull the breathing tube out of your brain dead baby's body, holding him while died AGAIN and feel that your life has no meaning. May God bless you and keep you from experiencing something so horrible.
- Kelly said...
My heart is breaking for this family. I can't even imagine.
- Noelle said...
The fact that the poster who left that horrid, insensitive comment about Shana's blog left it ANONYMOUSLY says even more about her than the comment itself. The anonymous commenter is one in a million--and how sad for her to stand out because of her thoughtlessness in a time when thousands are rallying in support.


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Journal of Applied Mathematics
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 171205, 8 pages
Lie and Riccati Linearization of a Class of Liénard Type Equations
1Department of Mathematics, Eastern University, Chenkalady 30350, Sri Lanka
2International Institute for Symmetry Analysis and Mathematical Modelling, Department of Mathematical Sciences, North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, Private Bag X 2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
3Centre for Differential Equations, Continuum Mechanics and Applications, School of Computational and Applied Mathematics, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050, South Africa
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We construct a linearizing Riccati transformation by using an ansatz and a linearizing point transformation utilizing the Lie point symmetry generators for a three-parameter class of Liénard type nonlinear second-order ordinary differential equations. Since the class of equations also admits an eight-parameter Lie group of point transformations, we utilize the Lie-Tresse linearization theorem to obtain linearizing point transformations as well. The linearizing transformations are used to transform the underlying class of equations to linear third- and second-order ordinary differential equations, respectively. The general solution of this class of equations can then easily be obtained by integrating the linearized equations resulting from both of the linearization approaches. A comparison of the results deduced in this paper is made with the ones obtained by utilizing an approach of mapping the class of equations by a complex point transformation into the free particle equation. Moreover, we utilize the linearizing Riccati transformation to extend the underlying class of equations, and the Lie-Tresse linearization theorem is also used to verify the conditions of linearizability of this new class of equations.


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Legalizing pot won't stop gangs
Re: "Prohibition won't stop teen pot use."
I read with interest Evan Woods' letter in the May 8 edition of The Leader and just had to say something.
We hear the same old explanations for legalization all the time – how liquor prohibition didn't work, how gang violence is increasing, how teens seek the "forbidden fruit" and all these points are true, but there are other things to consider.
Alcohol and tobacco are currently legal and regulated and yet teens do seek them out along with pot. If pot was regulated then the use would continue, but using Woods' argument about forbidden fruit, you would see a definite increase in the use of other drugs.
Legalizing drugs like meth or ecstasy cannot happen because they are in fact dangerous chemical cocktails and so should remain illegal.
Gangs by the way did not put down their guns and violence when alcohol prohibition ended, did they? Even if all drugs were legal, gangs would still be around making money on gambling scams, extortion, human trafficking, identity theft, etc. They would just ramp up these other things to make up for lost profits in pot sales.
The way things are now, simple possession is ignored unless it is for dealing, and dealers are criminalized. This is how it should be.
Many voices are calling for the legalization of pot. One wonders, are these people on drugs?
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The myths of ending marijuana prohibition
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Hallelujah! After four former B.C. attorneys general have joined four former Vancouver mayors endorsing an end to marijuana prohibition, eight sitting B.C. mayors have now "echoed" the clarion call for marijuana reform.
Legalize, regulate and tax pot and presto - gang-related violent crime in our communities and fear among our citizens would disappear.
But wait, that's not all. The collateral benefit of a "potted" Canada will be of having solved, virtually overnight, Canada's problem of declining tourism from south of the border and elsewhere.
Just think of the enormous tourism potential of a mass influx of drug-deprived folks descending on the "True North, Strong and Free and Legally Drugged," pouring untold millions of much-needed dollars into our struggling economy... with many undoubtedly wishing to stay permanently.
Indeed, that's the kind of "stimulus" (pun intended) that would really help us all get through these hard economic times with a "buzz."
On a less euphoric note, however, the myths and fallacies of ending marijuana prohibition are many. Here are just two, as outlined by the Canadian Police Association:
Myth #1: Legalization will drive the crime rate down.
Myth #2 Organized crime would be reduced if drugs were legalized.
While the proponents of marijuana legalization may consider the above mere "police propaganda," I would nevertheless join Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts in challenging them to provide us with a view of whatever "reality" they are coming from.
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The Shot Pistol is an improvised pistol featured in The Last Stand: Dead Zone.
This homemade single-barreled zip gun fires shotgun shells, which are commonly found throughout the remnants of the Dead Zone. It packs quite a wallop at close range, but beyond that it's just an obnoxious noisemaker.
Can be made at home with the right knowledge and materials.
How to obtainEdit
- Level 5 Normal variants can be crafted using 1 Trigger System, 1 Grip and 1 Pipe at a Level 2+ Weapons Bench for 2 .
- Level 8 Recoilless variants can be crafted using a Shot Pistol and 4 Machined Parts at a Level 3+ Weapons Bench for 5 .
Recycling productsEdit
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The Shot Pistol hits quite hard for its level, and is very capable of knocking back anything it doesn't kill in one shot. Combined with its high accuracy, it more than compensates for its small 3-round magazine and relatively slow reload time.
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I have a 2001 mobius V and the bilge pump will not work properly. I am not sure, but it may be under waranty. I can turn it on and it will run for 3 to 5 seconds and then it will trip the breaker. i can reset the breaker and it will do the same thing. i took it off and looked at the bilge motor. When we turned it on I saw the motor turning. Also, nothing comes out of the hole on the side of the boat. Does this sound like I need a new pump or could there be other problems. thanks.
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It sounds like there may be some debris caught up in the pump impellar that may have been in the bilge.If a warrantable issue is at hand, please contact your local dealer.
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Opamp upgrades for Pre Amp?
Hi peeps
I have a rotel RC960BX pre amp, I was just looking inside, more of a newby tinkerer than a full on DIY system maker But I was thinking maybe I could get a better performance if i upgraded the opamps? Heres the list of current opamps.. on the left near the headphone inputs is a JRC 4556D what seems off the tone controls is a Signetics NE5532AN and then in the centre just off the volume switch is another one exactly the same (Signetics NE5532AN) Now near what im sure is the phono preamplifier stage?? is 2 Signetic NE5534AN, and two TL071CP. (could it be, that one set is for MM, and the others for MC?) I have from trying different opamps in the Cd player, have these Opamps, spare BB OPA604AP times 2 BB OPA2134PA " " BB OPA2604AP " " AD OP27EP IC " " Would any of these be of good improvement over the stock ones? A bit irritating but it wont let me upload the photo of the insides of the Amp , even though the file is 400KB? thanks for any advice or help |
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There will be many opinions here I suspect, but I think the NE5532AN is a good choice and should be left in (at least until you've tryed the others). I would start with the 4556's. Then I would approach the TL071's (which are probably in a low noise application).
I think the OP27 will be better than the 4556, but not the 5532. |
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Can't say for sure until we see the schematics. Op-amps like all other components are application dependant/specific.
But YMMV
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I know what your saying about them being dependant on other applications, point taken, i was just wodering with the experience of those that know of a like kind OPamp.
Thanks for the info Indm, and the advice Infinia. Cant find a Schematic for the Rotel anywhere. Was kind of hoping for a simple drop in, here and there, but im srprised the NE5532AN, is one of the best, but, this preamp did however only retailing for £150/$300, did turn the heads of HIFI Choice, and they can be quite damming. Makes me wonder if im going to make any vast improvement. Still all info is welcome |
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Since you are looking at loads of choices for op-amps, you could obtain the data sheets for the pin for pin types and rank them in order of SR , (e)n, (i)n & GBW specs. Use the data in a chart format as a basis for your initial selections. Finally conduct listening evaluations. Come back and publish a report.
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I just remembered this.
It is IIRC seven pages and IMO very interesting considering your current needs. http://www.zero-distortion.com/tests/opamps/opamps.htm |
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Guess what ive just been doing?. I have taken out the stock amps, and replaced more expensive ones of the same ilk, checked all the polaritys, and for the same designs.
I replaced the JRC 4556D with a BB OPA2134PA the two Synetics? NE5532AN's I replaced with BB OPA2604AP I havent as far replaced what i think is the phono stage TL071CP, And the SYnetics? NE5534AN, i have some Analogue devices that match these..OP27EP they are quite expensive. to be honest i use the MM stage, if one set are for the MM, and the other for the MC, i would prefer to replace the MM. As i dont have a MC cartridge for now, but I dont really know if they work in series of two together, or seperate, So far.... It all sounds marginally better, no real wow factor, the opamps were decent enough, but there is definitely an air of detail and richness in the sound, and a tad more weight. i had noticed, from CD to Amp, that the playback through headphones in the Amp, sounded ever so slightly shrouded, a bit cold sounding. Now its what i call richer and full. through speakers as well Perhaps thats the Burr Brown touch. Im pretty annoyed i cant upload a simple pic of 400Kb Im really looking for a decent upgrade for the TL071CP now I'll be totally honest infinia, you know those monkeys they trained to fit the square block into the square hole, and the ball into the round one. thats my understanding of electronics. i can make an amplifier if someone shows me, but on my own I dont have the nouse or the focus to understand schematics. Ive fixed synths and quad amps, rehoused a T amp, and Im just really finding a project, thinking how can that work, or whats the simplest way to make it sound better, and just learning the bare basics. heres my technical knowledge, if i see the PDF Opamp diagram matches up with one ive already got , it might not blow it up!!, lol but im learning all the time, also not to get out of my depth, this preamp cost me £40, so if i screw it up, even though im On invalidity benefit, Its no great loss. And if i do get electrocuted, maybe, the Shock will cause my Arrythmia to leave As always thanking you all for advice, but miffed i cant upload pics only 400KB's |
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In general it safe to exchange FET input opamps with FET input and BJT with BJT. I would replace the TL071 first, as they rather mediocre and bit noisy. As people previously said, I would agree to leave NE5532/4, as its rather good opamp, some people recall it a bit bright, but I like it as it is.
In phono stage you will prefer something lownoise but it depends on the system you are using as some opamps have low current noise and some have low voltage noise. I would try OPA604 in place of TL071. You also can browse http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/ampins/webbop/opamp.htm for more info.
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The 4556 op amp is designed for driving headphones. You should reinstall the original part. It can drive lower impedance loads than even the 5532. -Chris |
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Well the OPA2134PA sounds better than the 4556D, will it cause a long term problem though?
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Now, breaking centuries of tradition - and risking a row with the great French chateaux - the House of Commons has lifted its ban on serving American and, controversially, Chilean wine.
MPs who returned from their summer holidays last week found Californian chardonnays and Chilean merlots added to dining room menus, alongside classic clarets and burgundy.
The rule stating that, for historical reasons, MPs could only drink western European and Commonwealth wines while dining in Parliament has been relaxed, after lobbying from frustrated Commons caterers, who wanted to serve US wines with their new "international" menus. Recently, parliamentary chefs have added nouvelle cuisine to stodgy British dishes.
Not since the late Robert Maxwell sold off the contents of the House of Commons cellar at knock-down prices, while he was the MP in charge of catering, has the wine list caused such a stir at the Palace of Westminster. The arrest of the former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet, last week and the protests from his country have added a political dimension to the seemingly superficial move.
"It depends what they taste like, of course, and I'm not convinced by Chilean wine," said one Tory MP. "But I don't see why we have to make these changes just to seem trendy."
Lembit Opik, the Liberal Democrat youth spokesman, said: "The days of scrumpy and meat and two veg went ages ago. It's about time the wine list caught up with the fairly cosmopolitan menu we see now."
The new list includes vintages for all pockets. The wines range from a relatively modest pounds 7.20 to more than pounds 15. MPs can drink a Californian Wente Estate Chardonnay (pounds 9.35) described as "an elegant and stylish Chardonnay with a sweet buttery flavour, ripe refreshing acidity and a light toasty finish reflecting its origins in the Monterey and Livermore Valleys"; a Canepa Sauvignon Blanc 1997 from Chile (pounds 7.20); and a Fetzer Barrel Selected Cabernet Sauvignon 1994 from California priced at pounds 15.10.
The wines have been supplied by local shops, which are also bidding to restock the Commons cellar. It is the first time in 10 years the European list has been revamped.
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