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Have you ever wanted to make edits to a project plan far away from your desktop installation of Project? Perhaps you were in a meeting and pulled up Project Web Access to show project status but hoped to capture updates directly in PWA as the meeting progressed. Maybe you have multiple stakeholders on a plan who want the ability to add tasks even if they aren't responsible for the entire project schedule and don't have Project on their desktop.
Hi, I'm Pat Malatack and today I'll be introducing you to a new feature in Project Server 2010, web based project editing in Project Web Access (PWA). With this feature, these requests and many others will become a distant memory. Project Server 2010 enables the ability to create projects, edit the plan, assign resources to tasks, and publish the plan, all from the comfort and convenience of your browser. In Project Server 2010 you can expect to edit projects large and small on the server. Additionally, you can move effortlessly back and forth between editing projects in the browser and in the desktop client. This allows users to have the convenience of a browser based project editing solution together with the power of the desktop client.
Now I know what you're thinking "Do I need some fancy plugin for this?", "How does it work?", "How well does it scale?", and "How does it differ from Project Professional?" Let's answer each one of these questions and hopefully many more today.
How does it work? Performing edits to projects in your browser is simple and easy to use. In PWA you can expect to find many of the same great features you are familiar with in the Project desktop. Although we don't have time in this blog post to walk through each and every feature, I will walk you through a few by starting off with a brand new project plan that I have just created in the web as shown below.
The first thing to take note of here is the user interface. There are 4 core interface elements that should capture your eye. First, you will see the Fluent User Interface at the top of the page (expanded in the screenshot below). Here you can manipulate the project plan. You are able to perform actions like linking, indenting and marking tasks as complete.
Second, you will see a blue information bar. This "status bar" displays information about the current project plan you are working on. In the example below you will see the project was checked out on 10/28 and that I am viewing a "Draft" of the current project plan.
Next you will see a grid. The grid is composed of two panes (our final two core UI elements). The left-most pane we will refer to as the "grid pane". The grid pane is where the end users will complete actions on task level information. Users will be able to edit task names, assign resources and enter various project fields like start date & end date from this pane. As task information is entered we will begin to see a Gantt chart taking shape in the right half of the grid, we will refer to this as the "Gantt pane". The grid, complete with both panes, is pictured below.
For this particular example I will build a project plan for the launch of a new product. I will begin by defining some high level phases. In order to create each task I will start by typing a task name in the empty row on screen with the indicator.
When I press ENTER on the keyboard or move to another cell the "new row", as indicated with the icon, will move down one row, giving me another location with which to enter a new task.
After a few more edits I begin to see the high-level structure of the plan taking shape. Unfortunately, I have made a mistake while entering the start date of one of my phases. Thankfully PWA has detected this typo and informed me of this error while continuing to allow me to make edits.
Once I get a free moment I can click on the error. PWA will do its best to inform me of the problem and allow me to resolve the issue. In this particular case I have entered a value that is not a date for a date field.
After resolving the typo I hope to insert some sub tasks in Phase 1. At this stage in the project, Phase 1 is the only phase I have sufficient information for which to plan. All this takes is a simple press on the "Insert" Button in the ribbon or the "Insert" key on my keyboard.
After inserting each of my tasks I have a plan that looks something like this.
Next I want to indent the newly inserted tasks under Phase 1. To do this I will click in the "row header" region on the far left of the grid pane. I will select each of the rows and press indent in the ribbon (or Alt+Shift+Right on my keyboard if I prefer to use the Keyboard Shortcut Support). This demonstrates the use of full Task Hierarchy and Indent/Outdent support in the browser.
Now that I have created a summary task I want to establish dependencies on each of the subtasks. To do this I will select all of the subtasks and link them. In the screen shot below you will note that the tasks have been linked (which can be seen visually in the Gantt chart) but they have not been scheduled. The behavior is similar to that of Project Desktop if "calculate project after each edit" is turned off.
Finally we will press calculate which is located in the ribbon and the tasks dates will be updated. You should also note in this picture that the items that were changed as a result of the calculate operation are highlighted in blue. This demonstrates the use of Change Highlighting in the browser.
Some other notable features to call out here are support for Multi-Level Undo as well as Cut/Copy & Paste right in your browser (both are shown in the ribbon screen shot earlier in this post). If I had made a mistake in anyone of these edits and wanted to undo it or I wanted add a list of work items copied somewhere like Excel, I would effortlessly be able to do this in PWA.
Now that I have some tasks created and scheduled I want to go ahead and make some resource assignments, before I do this though I want the resource column to be placed right next to the task name to make assignments easier to see visually. To do this in PWA I simply drag the resource column by clicking down on the column header and dragging with my mouse. A "ghost image" will appear so that a user can see where my column will be positioned, demonstrating the intuitiveness of Flexible View Manipulation in PWA.
Together with my colleague Heather I will be "Identifying the Launch Team" as well as "Defining Launch Goals". This demonstrates browser based support for Multi-Resource Assignment. Heather will be responsible for "Determining Sales Objectives" and I will be handling the other tasks defined. Making the assignments is depicted below.
A few more items of interest to mention in PWA are high-fidelity (and colorful) Gantt charts, support for Grouping (as you would expect from Project's desktop client), and support for User Controlled Scheduling in the browser.
How well does is scale? Editing projects from small to the very large is supported in Project Server 2010. There are no explicit size limits for browser based editing. Coming soon – a video with a 6,000+ line project.
How does it differ from Project Professional?
Project Professional will continue to be your one stop shop for great project planning/tracking features like baselining, leveling and task warnings and suggestions as well as some of the new 2010 features like Timeline View and Team Planner. Features like defining work breakdown structures will only be available in the desktop client, which will continue to be the premium project editing experience. For basic project plan editing and manipulation though PWA will serve as a great compliment to Project Professional for traditional Project Managers and help to expand the use of Project to people within your organization whom traditionally did not use Project Professional.
To recap here are just some of the features you can expect with web based editing in Project Server 2010.
Rapid entry
|Multi-Resource Assignment
|Asynchronous editing, validation & error handling
|Fluent User Interface
|Multi-Level Undo
|User Controlled Scheduling
|Change Highlighting
|Keyboard Shortcut Support
|Flexible View Manipulation
|Task Hierarchy
|High Fidelity Gantt Charts
|Support for Large Projects
|And many more…
Remember everything demonstrated in today's post was done in a browser and is included as part of Project Server 2010. We hope you are as excited for web based project editing as we are and be sure to download the beta when it is made available in November.


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this monday at the hideout
Shania! A Holiday Treat! Join Gerald Dowd, Chris Neville, Keely Vasquez, Tawny Newsome, Scott Tipping, Jon Langford, Liam Davis, Nora O'Connor, me, and maybe even more people, as we put paid to the fifth year of my Monday residency with a set of songs by the empress of late 20th-c. country-pop music. Or, join my wife in sitting at home and shaking her head in sorrowful disapproval of my happy submission to the rather crass Lange-Twain aesthetic. It's not ironic. Admittedly a little gay, though. Merry Christmas!

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Athletes, Drugs, and Entitlement
The data, presented by National Collegiate Athletic Association researchers here at the group's annual convention, are a preview of findings from two quadrennial surveys of 21,000 athletes on their drug use and social environments.
The surveys also found that many athletes are not comfortable outside their athletic social circles, and feel entitled to more flexibility and special treatment from professors.
Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/01/16/drug-use-and-attitudes-about-entitlement-among-athletes#ixzz2qarD2aC0
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Thank you notes from students at Waterford Elementary School
With the chaos of our office move being in full force, these thank you notes, that seem to arrive daily, offer us all the perfect respite from packing, purging, and enormous piles of boxes. If only you could see the staff here during mail time - definitely something not to be missed!
Already looking forward to what comes in the mail today...
Steve Weiser, Executive Director
Dear Members of the Orchestra,
Thank you for the wonderful performance of the Music Olympics. We appreciated the special performance from the string, woodwind, percussion and brass family. I especially loved the design of the Warner Theatre. Thank you for the wonderful performance on Wednesday, November 4th, 2015.
Dear Members of the Erie Philharmonic,
Thank you for letting us come to your performance. Your concert was wonderful. I loved the "Music Olympics." Who knew that playing music was like playing sports? I loved how good you played. I hope I can come to the next "Music Olympics" at the Warner Theatre.
Dear Members of the Orchestra,
The Orchestra was awesome. I have never heard anything so beautiful in my life. I appreciate you taking off your time so we can watch the orchestra play. The Orchestra was wonderful. Thank you!!


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French School
of Singapore
CESC (Health and Citizenship Education Committee)
This body creates, implements and reviews the health and citizenship educational program of the School.
The CESC is part of the school project and convenes 3 to 4 times a year.
- To contribute to civic education, (road safety, social networks, etc...)
- To create an educational program about health (hygiene, diet, sleep, etc...), sexuality and prevention of risk behaviors.
Road Safety School Certificate (ASSR)
The Lycée prepares 7th and 8th graders for this certificate, which is a mandatory pre-requisite for the French driving license.
The CESC is chaired by the Principal and is coordinated by the health service.
It includes:
- A Year Head (CPE)
- A Vice Principal
- The representative of the CVL (Student Council)
- The Parents Committee
- The security service
- The health service
- The school psychologist
- Teachers
For more information please contact: email@example.com


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My how-to article on "Dramatic Landscape Photography" is now available as a free download from Photography BB Magazine.
Editor in Chief, Dave Seeram had these comments regarding this recent release:
"The theme of this edition is Learn, Practice, and Grow. The team has put together a great issue with plenty of tutorials and tips to learn from, put into practice, and ultimately grow as a photographer."
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Municipal Elections
- General Election & Voter Registration Information
- City: November Election Council Seats and Measure Information
- Prospective Candidate Information, including appointments with the City Clerk to obtain Nomination papers
- Campaign Disclosure Information
- Local Election-related Regulations
General Election & Voter Registration Information
November 6, 2018 Election Results
General Municipal Elections are conducted in the City of San Luis Obispo in November of even-numbered years. The latest General Municipal Election was held November 6, 2018. Elections results may be found on the County Clerk Recorder web site.
Each election cycle two Council Member seats and the Mayor seat are open for election. Council Member terms are for four years and the Mayor's term is for two years. Current Council terms are listed on the Mayor and City Council page of this website under "Contacting Council". More information concerning Elective Officials and their terms may be found in the City Charter, Article IV.
Voter Registration
- Voter registration forms are available at the San Luis Obispo County Clerk's office, library, DMV and U.S. post offices.
- For additional information see the California Secretary of State web site.
City of San Luis Obispo November 6, 2018 Election:
The following seats were up for election:
- Mayor Heidi Harmon – 2-year term (December 2018 through December 2020)
- Council Member Carlyn Christianson – 4-year term (December 2018 through December 2022)
- Council Member Dan Rivoire – 4-year term (December 2018 through December 2022)
The following Candidates qualified for the ballot:
Mayor - Keith Gurnee, Heidi Harmon and Donald Hedrick
City Council - Carlyn Christianson, Sarah Flickinger, James Lopes, Abe Lincoln, Jeffery Specht, Erica Stewart, and Robert "Bob" Voglin.
Candidate Files and Statements
Measure F-18, Cannabis Business Tax Measure
On June 5, 2018, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo approved by a 5 – 0 vote to put the proposed Cannabis Business Tax Measure of the ballot for the November 6, 2018 Municipal Election. Below are the proposed Cannabis Business Tax Ordinance, City Attorney's Impartial Analysis and Arguments in Favor of the Measure. Arguments Against and Rebuttals can be submitted to the City Clerk's office up to 5:00 PM Friday, June 29, 2018. To learn more about Measure F-18, here is a Fact Sheet.
Please contact Teresa Purrington, City Clerk with questions at firstname.lastname@example.com or 805-781-7100.
- Notice to Voters of Date After Which No Arguments for or Against A City Measure May Be Submitted to the City Clerk
- Proposed Cannabis Business Tax Resolution and Ordinance
- City Attorney's Impartial Analysis
- Arguments in Favor of the Measure
- Fact Sheet
Prospective candidate Information:
Eligibility requirements to run for office are:
- You must be a resident of the City of San Luis Obispo for at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the election, and
- Be a registered voter in the City of San Luis Obispo.
Campaign Filing Requirements:
- File a Candidate Intention Statement FPPC Form 501. Prospective candidates can file their FPPC Form 501 anytime between now and the Nomination Period.
- After filing FPPC Form 501, should a candidate begin to campaign and raise funds he/or she must also file an originally signed FPPC Form 410 with the Secretary of State (copy of the form to be submitted to the Clerk's office) within 10 days of receiving $2,000.
Instructions for both forms are on the first page of each form. Please read the instructions carefully and thoroughly, and contact Teresa Purrington, City Clerk – (805) 781-7102, firstname.lastname@example.com. Prospective candidates can mail or drop off their FPPC forms at City of San Luis Obispo, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.
The City has developed a handbook for candidates to use as a general resource guide to assist in facilitating the election process. To schedule an appointment with the City Clerk to review the Candidate Handbook and receive Nomination Papers, please sign up via the linked Appointment Calendar.
Campaign Disclosure Statements
To ensure integrity of Campaign Statements, each page, as submitted to the City Clerk, is scanned and placed in the City's Imaging System. All original documents (un-redacted) are public information and available in the City Clerk Office for review during regular business hours Monday through Friday, or copied at the cost of .10 cents per page.
You can view Candidate Controlled Committee, Primarily Formed Committee, and General Purpose Committee financial disclosure documents here. Past election campaign statements are available for inspection and copy in the office of the City Clerk during normal business hours.
Election Campaign
The City of San Luis Obispo has enacted local election campaign regulations contained in Chapter 2.40 of the Municipal Code.
Political Signs
The City and State have established certain rules regarding the placement of posters, leaflets, banners, and other information that fall into the category of political signs. These rules are designed to keep the City clean and safe. Failure to comply may result in confiscation of signs, levying of fines (Municipal Code 1.24), citations for an infraction or misdemeanor prosecution.
Basic rules include:
- You may not put political signs on public property; this includes public buildings and property, public easements, public rights-of-way, parkways, parks, public open space, utility poles, street signs and trees.
- You must have the owner's permission to display signs on private property.
- Political signs may be put up at any time prior to the election without City permission; however they must be removed no later than ten (10) days following the election (City Ordinance No. 1407, 2002 Series).
- It is illegal to put leaflets, political or otherwise, in or on a vehicle unless the driver or passenger accepts it. Fines for putting leaflets on cars, e.g., under windshield wipers, can be as high as $1,000, as each leaflet may be considered as a separate violation.
Past Election information may be found in our archive or by contacting the City Clerk.


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OcuNexus' Investors
Domain Associates, L.L.C.
Founded in 1985, Domain Associates, L.L.C. is a venture capital firm with an exclusive focus on life sciences. With $2 billion of capital under management, Domain is headquartered in Princeton, NJ with a second office in San Diego, CA.
Domain's three major investment segments are pharmaceuticals, specialty pharmaceuticals, and medical devices, while additional areas additional areas of interest include biomaterials, bioinstrumentation, and diagnostics. The Partners of Domain have a total of close to 200 person-years of experience among them in the healthcare/venture capital industries and have been involved in the formation and growth of more than 200 life-sciences companies. The highly focused network, experience, and reputation of this team have made it one of the top private-equity groups participating in the healthcare field.
GBS Venture Partners
GBS is now the largest specialist life science investor in Australia and New Zealand with over $400m in funds under management from seed through to expansion stage. GBS believes that life science investment requires specific expertise for consistent high level performance and the GBS founders built the business with this in mind, each element of the business reflecting commitment to this approach.
GBS invests in and adds value to unlisted high growth companies involved in innovative technologies such as:
· Human therapeutics and diagnostics
· Animal therapeutics and diagnostics
· Medical devices
· Health information technology
· Agribusiness, food and environmental technology
BioPacific Ventures
BioPacific Ventures is a venture capitalist specializing in the convergence of food and health with a focus on prevention, nutrition, food technology and AgBiotech. BioPacific Ventures pursues attractive life science investment opportunities based in New Zealand and Australia and takes lead or co-investment positions in rounds ranging from NZ$2 to NZ$10 million.
BioPacificVentures is supported by strategic and financial investors with global reach and industry specific expertise. The largest investor is the world's biggest food company, Nestlé; the largest local investor is the leading agribusiness firm PGG Wrightson.
While investments are made across the whole life science spectrum, BioPacificVentures has a particular focus on opportunities in the emerging "wellness through prevention" market, reflecting the increasing trend in healthcare towards the prevention of chronic diseases. Opportunities of particular interest include functional and medical foods, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, skin care, dietary supplements, infant and sports nutrition, immune stimulation and anti-aging therapies.
RMI PaRTNERS
RMI Partners is a venture company established in 2012, with a strategic focus on investments supporting the development of innovative biopharmaceutical products and medical technologies. In Eastern Europe and Russia, RMI Partners is one of the largest investors in life sciences. The company makes global investments in a variety of therapeutic areas.
RMI Partners brings together an international team of professionals with many years' unique experience in the field of venture capital business, entrepreneurship, and life sciences industry. Our relationship with portfolio companies is based on the principles of mutually beneficial cooperation. We use all our experience and knowledge to support and develop our partners' ideas, and we are proud to participate in the creation of revolutionary products promoting better health for large numbers of people.
RMI Partners is currently managing the venture fund RusnanoMedInvest (RMI, a subsidiary of JSC RUSNANO), which was created in 2012 to develop innovative projects in the field of medicine and pharmaceutics. RMI's portfolio includes companies from Russia, USA, UK and Israel, specializing in the development and marketing of innovative pharmaceutical and medical technologies, many of which successfully completed an initial public offering (IPO) on NASDAQ, or were purchased by strategic buyers.
RMI Partners is a member of Invest Europe, the association which is representing Europe's private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors.


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Occupy Houston protestor Jordan Johnson types a letter on his typewriter as he prepares to tie it to a balloon and release it so people can see it in high offices at the Wells Fargo Plaza Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, in Houston. Protestors made a Divestment March where they protested outside four nearby banking institutions in downtown Houston - Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Amegy. (Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle) Photo: Cody Duty / © 2011 Houston Chronicle
More here.
I miss the Occupied spaces, the dialogues, the performances, the daring to do things different.


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Are experiences in your novel based on someone you know, or events in your own life?
The seeds for Fields of the Fatherless were planted in my mind when I was a young girl. The house up the street from our home was a historical site and my older brother liked to scare me by telling me there was blood on the floor in that old dwelling.
I never forgot the Jason Russell House but I never actually visited it nor understood the full story until 2012. I was deeply moved by what had happened there during the first day of the American Revolution and the tale beckoned to be told. I feel so privileged to be the storyteller.
Did you have to travel much concerning your books? If so, what's the most interesting place you traveled?
I've traveled to Massachusetts a few times for book research. Although I grew up there, I now live in the Midwest and there have been many areas in my home state that I've not seen. As an author, I feel there is nothing like experiencing the actual settings to inspire me. I'd have to say the most interesting place I visited was the site of my 4th great grandparents cabin in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. It was built in 1782 and there is a large granite stone called the Prince Monument that marks the location. It was very stirring to my heart to be there. You can read about that visit at http://www.elainemariecooper.com/rocks-of-remembrance/
Which of your characters is most/least like you, and in what ways?
I'd say the character of Sarah (Thomsen) Stearns from the Deer Run Saga is the most like me. She is the youngest in her family, fiercely loyal to those she loves, and often puts her foot in her mouth! LOL!
Do you read reviews of your books? If so, do you pay any attention to them, or let them influence your writing?
I definitely read reviews of my books. I like to know what readers like because they are my audience and I want to please them. Of course, if what they want might be offensive to my Christian beliefs, I do not cater to those whims or wishes. But reviewers definitely help me know what is working and what is not.
What book are you reading now?
I am currently reading Newspaper Code by Lisa J. Lickel. It is a cozy murder mystery, Book 3 in the Buried Treasure Mystery series. I love these books! It's like reading an adult Nancy Drew and I feel like taking my flashlight and reading it under my covers at bedtime! Actually, I think I've done that, only not with the covers to hide me since I don't have to worry about Mom telling me to go to sleep. ;-)
What are your current projects?
My current manuscript that I'm working on is a far cry from my historical fiction. A couple of years ago, I felt the Lord prompting me to write a memoir of my daughter who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2002. I resisted even thinking about undertaking such a painful project for several years, but the Lord had other plans for me. I pray that this story of my journey with my daughter will help other families going through a serious illness with a loved one. It is tentatively entitled, Bethany's Calendar.
If you could have dinner with one of your characters, who would it be and why?
Wow, I guess I would have to say it would be Daniel Lowe from the Deer Run Saga. What would it be like to be an enemy soldier in a hostile land and how did he adapt to his new home? I would pick his brain for details! Besides, he is so handsome… ;-)
Do you have any upcoming events?
I am speaking at Johnston Public Library, Johnston, Iowa on October 27th at 3 p.m. at the Barn. I'll be chatting about events that led to the American Revolution, as well as my new novel, Fields of the Fatherless, which releases five days prior to this event.
I'm also doing a book signing at Coldwater Creek in the Jordan Creek Mall, West Des Moines, Iowa on October 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. I'll be selling all four of my books there, including Fields of the Fatherless. I'll be posting other upcoming venues on my website: www.elainemariecooper.com. The longterm plan is to attend Patriot's Day activities at the Jason Russell House in Arlington, Massachusetts next April.
Can you tell us about some of the milestones you've reached as a writer?
I feel like just becoming a writer at all is a milestone! I honestly never thought I would be an author of historical fiction. You just never know the journeys the Lord will take you on. Getting my latest contract for Fields of the Fatherless from Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas last December was definitely a milestone in my writing journey. Looking back at how it all came about makes me stand in awe of God's strength, despite my human frailty.
What motivates you to write, and where do you get ideas?
I always pray that the Lord will be my Motivator in all that I write, so when I feel passionate about a story or a cause, I sense Him moving me towards a blog, an article, or a new book idea. I desire that everything I write will be God-directed.
Do you have a life verse?
Yes, Proverbs 31:8-9: Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. Those verses speak to my heart every time I read them. They whisper to me that God cares for the poor and the underdogs in our world. Love them and do not be silent when others demean them.
Who is your greatest encourager?
Without a doubt, my husband Steve. I also have to say that my three dear friends from my coffee club (Sheila, Kris and Cindy) are my best encouraging friends—always faithful, ever caring and ever praying.
Tell me about one of your personality traits.
Perhaps you picked up on this from my favorite Bible verse but I am always championing the underdog.
Where can people get a copy of your book?
Fields of the Fatherless is available at Amazon, http://www.amazon.com/dp/1938499921/
Thank you, Susan, for welcoming me to your blog. It has been a pleasure and a blessing!
Novelist Elaine Marie Cooper is the author of The Road to Deer Run, The Promise of Deer Run and The Legacy of Deer Run. Her passions are her family, her faith in Christ and the history of the American Revolution, a frequent subject of her historical fiction. She grew up in Massachusetts, the setting for many of her novels. Fields of the Fatherless will release October 2013. Visit her website at: http://www.elainemariecooper.com


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Personal Finance
Federal Reserve shows confidence in the recovery by scaling back stimulus
A stronger outlook for jobs and the economy gave the Federal Reserve enough confidence Wednesday to scale back its all-out effort to fuel the nation's recovery from the Great Recession.
Stocks soared to record highs on the news, which many had not expected to hear until January or even March.
"We're really at a point where we're getting to the self-sustaining recovery the Fed has been talking about," said Scott Anderson, chief economist at Bank of the West. "It really seems like that's going to come together in 2014."
The Fed said it would reduce the massive bond buying it began in September 2012 as the off-and-on recovery sputtered. Its bond purchases have held down long-term interest rates, particularly mortgage rates, helping to stir economic activity.
Its cutback starting next month will be slight, buying $75 billion in bonds a month instead of $85 billion.
And the Fed reinforced its commitment to holding short-term interest rates near zero until "well past the time that the unemployment rate declines below 6.5 percent." It's now 7 percent.
Voting for the Fed move to trim its bond buying program was Esther George, president of the Kansas City Fed, who has dissented at each previous Fed meeting this year because the bond buying had not been reduced.
The Fed shift signaled that it sees the economy and particularly the jobs outlook at a turning point.
The 7 percent jobless rate marks a five-year low thanks partly to four months of steady hiring. Factory output has risen. Housing starts and home prices are climbing. Consumers are spending more, giving the auto industry its best sales year since the recession ended.
After the Fed announcement Wednesday, the Dow Jones industrial average soared, closing up 292.71 to a record 16,167.97. Its already stellar gain for the year grew to 23.4 percent.
Bonds fared less well. Their prices slipped and drove up interest rates on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds to their highest in nearly two weeks. Bond rates and prices move in opposite directions.
Bond interest rates had climbed earlier this year when the Fed first talked about possibly slowing its bond purchases. The talk drove mortgage rates about a percent higher too.
Wednesday's muted reaction in interest rates showed that the market had prepared for a Fed move soon, though not necessarily now.
"It seemed inevitable, and it was time to pull the trigger," investment manager Richard Schlanger at Pioneer Investments said of the Fed's decision.
Not everyone involved in the decision thought so.
Eric Rosengren, president of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank, dissented from the cutback in bond buying, saying it was "premature until incoming data more clearly indicate that economic growth is likely to be sustained above its potential rate."
Analysts expect further cutbacks in the bond program at future Fed meetings.
The Fed emphasized Wednesday that it was not kicking away the crutch.
Further cutbacks will depend on how the economy and jobs outlook fare. Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a news conference that the Fed could "skip a meeting or two" in cutting back purchases further if the economy shows weakness. He said cutbacks could come faster if the recovery does too.
Dan Heckman, fixed income strategist at U.S. Bank, said: "The economy can continue to improve. They're going to make sure that it does."
In running its bond buying program, the Fed had said it would take its cue from improvements in the jobs outlook specifically. On Wednesday, it forecast gains ahead.
Unemployment will dip as low as 6.3 percent next year and 5.8 percent in 2015, its forecasts said. Unemployment has fallen faster than the Fed's previous forecasts predicted.
The Fed also said inflation, now below its target of 2 percent, will guide its decisions. Policymakers are concerned that the economy would suffer anew should inflation drop so low as to turn into a deflation, when prices decline. Its efforts, including buying bonds, aim partly to avoid a deflation.
"There is still this question about inflation, which is more than a bit of concern," Bernanke said. "We are committed to doing what is necessary to getting inflation back to target."
Bernanke is leaving the Fed at the end of January and is expected to be replaced by vice chairwoman Janet Yellen. At the news conference, Bernanke said that Yellen "fully supports what we did today" and that they had consulted closely.
The Associated Press and Bloomberg contributed to this report.


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EMC news: Company to sell Atmos Online only via providers; buys data warehouse vendor Greenplum
Headlines: EMC's move to sell its Atmos service only through service providers comes as good news for its service provider partners; the company also snagged another layer of the infrastructure stack with its acquisition of data warehousing company Greenplum.
EMC opts to sell Atmos Online only via service providers
EMC Corp.'s move to sell its Atmos cloud storage service only through service providers rather than through its own service is good news for its service provider partners. The timing couldn't be better for one, Hosted Solutions, which launched its Atmos-driven backup service recently shortly before EMC made its decision public.
Hosted Solutions' Stratus Cloud Storage is one of just three Atmos-based commercial services; AT&T's Synaptic Storage as a Service and Peer 1 Hosting's round out the list. Hosted Solutions has Atmos frames in two of its five data centers and replicates data between the two SAS-70 Type II sites. Customers gain access to data via TwinStrata Cloud Array devices.
Read the full story on EMC's decision to sell its Atmos cloud service through service providers.
EMC buys data warehousing vendor Greenplum
EMC Corp. snagged another layer of the IT infrastructure stack beyond storage last week when it acquired data warehousing company Greenplum Inc., which is privately held.
Greenplum's product line includes Greenplum Database, a massively parallel processing database for analytical processing; a free version of Greenplum Database; and Greenplum Chorus, which is aimed at enterprise clouds and includes self-service provisioning, data collaboration and data services. Greenplum says that its analytical database software, running on x86 hardware, is as much as 100 times faster than traditional databases.
EMC did not release the price for the transaction but said the deal would probably be completed by the end of the third quarter.
Read the full story on EMC's acquisition of Greenplum.
High availability plays DR role for everyday emergencies
Businesses that plan for the possibility of natural disasters say a good disaster recovery plan brings peace of mind, but high availability with features such as dedupe and data replication plays a more important role in day-to-day operations.
Platinum Energy protects critical servers with QuorumLabs
Like other Southern California businesses, wholesale fuel supplier Platinum Energy, based in Agoura Hills, is at risk from natural disasters, but it also needs high availability to protect against server outages that might cost a lot of money in the blink of an eye. Plantinum's director of technology, Gregg Blank, said high availability became more critical after the company went from supplying 16 service stations to more than a hundred in California, Washington and Oregon in about a year.
"Fuel pricing is pretty volatile; it's critical to make sure we get updates on pricing over our complete network -- the 120 dealers we supply to," Blank said. "Fuel prices can change while fuel is on the truck -- we want to make sure they have the latest information. When the company had 16 service stations, if something happened to the internal network, it was easy to get everybody on the phone. At the scale we're out now, we realize how mission critical it is that our systems stay up and running. Downtime can mean tens of thousands of dollars."
Read the full story on high availability for day-to-day emergencies.
Additional storage news
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Record Crowd Expected for Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention
By Carey Martin, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
A record number of Louisiana farmers and ranchers started arriving in New Orleans Wednesday for the state's largest farm convention.
The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation is holding its 95th annual convention at the New Orleans Marriott Thursday through Sunday.
Louisiana Farm Bureau President Ronnie Anderson said convention registration is at an all-time high.
"We're almost at 1,400 people registered to come, which is probably 250 to 300 more than we've been having," said Anderson. "That's a really good sign that people are interested in the issues that we're dealing with."
Several political figures will make an appearance at the convention, including Senator John Kennedy, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, Congressman Ralph Abraham, Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Mike Strain and several state senators and representatives.


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There are several ways to bleed all over the place in life. There is bleeding in the truest sense of the word — red blood dripping. But bleeding can be a wonderful thing in painting when certain colours bleed together in the presence of water it can be beautiful in the extreme. But these types of bleeding are not just good and bad in themselves. Sometimes bleeding colours together in painting can ruin the painting but bleeding in the sense of blood can clot your wound together and heal you.
I have spent the past week in hospital. You see when I was 23-years-old I had a psychotic episode. Although that has healed the depression and especially chronic fatigue from this episode or which caused it, or a bleeding cut across my life. After many sleepless nights and increasing a sleep medication called gabapentin I have finally stopped making the cut deeper and will not be taking the medication anymore.
Tonight, I start a drug called clozapine and I'm really scared that it will make the colours of my life bleed together, that I will injure myself. But there's the chance that I could create beautiful colours and heal wounds through this medication. It is an antipsychotic that will allow me to sleep well and eventually replace a drug called rispirdone and one called bromcriptine.
It's a bit scary at first staying in hospital, you have to wear the hospital pajama's for eight hours, sleep in an uncomfortable bed, eat weird food, and you don't get your stuff in psych until it has all been approved. They keep your phones locked for safety as well as razors or nail clippers or anything you need to plug in. You don't feel yourself until you get your stuff back, alter your food, take your first shower with your own hair products. Then it's not so bad.
Though I bled at first I will heal and although things were a mess I can see the way to healing and to a picture of a life with fantastic colours bleeding into each other.
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My arms have spun endlessly in the pitch of night, threading us into an inseparable web. Five under the same roof – like water to parched bones. The house alive with the sound of wooden boards under slapping feet, front doors slamming, bikes-a-jumble hitting concrete. Bellowing childhood. All this, comfort, like the hum of the dryer, or a light left on. I wake up razor sharp, holding your hand, blinking back light, drinking memories like medicine. Knowing all too well every chapter has an end. I try out the feeling of us as four. And then, as three. I set about the task of lifting the roots we've laid, without a knick, and carefully tucking them into boxes. My heart casts a thousand lines, trying to remember when the baby-turned-girl-turned-woman was able to look me square in the eye. But a thousand casts come up empty when it's time to let go.
I'll bury the song of it all. The color of the walls. The stoop where we sat. The exact click of your softly closing door. I'll bury it all, like endless streaming light. Fuel for a long quiet night when I miss hearing you sleep through the walls. And the sea has become the space between us.


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Reactions have begun to pour in from fans across the country following reports that ex-Super Eagles legend, Uche Okechukwu fondly called the 'Gentle Giant' has retired from the world of football and embrace hunting.
According to the trio of Enyinnaya Appolos (chief press secretary to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu), Bright Eze and Livinus Nwabughogu, it was an atmosphere of conviviality seeing the former US '94 and Atlanta '96 blockbusting defender ageing gracefully at his country home in Umuoria village, in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State.
His footballing career started when he was discovered at Eziama primary school in Aba together with his brother and was sponsored to reach the climax of his talent.
A Turkish citizen, Okechukwu who adopted the name 'Deniz Uygar' while playing for Fenerbahçe SK in his hay days has since taken to hunting in his home town.
Hear him: "Hunting is my hobby. Even in Europe, I go hunting. I love doing that. In fact, we are hunting in the next village (Itu) on Tuesday…"
Apparently, hunting is just a passion for him and not a state of poverty as many ascribed. But trust Nigerians and their reactions…
Chibueze Confidence Confidence:
He was one of the footballers that make Nigeria proud. I can't forget Atlanta 96, where he played with the likes of Oliseh, Finidi, Oruma, West, Amokachi, KANU etc. I remember that he was discovered at Eziama primary school in Aba and was later sponsored to travel abroad. But today, how many of our politicians can sponsor our numerous talented footballers?
Eze Ikenna Ibori
I don't think it is normal for a person of his profile been in the village hunting for animals. Please which type of animals? He needs God's intervention.
Paul Uwadima Eze
He is hunting as a hobby and not out of lack please. Many rich men in Europe, US etc hunt as hobby including former President Bush among others.
Alozie Muna Martins
We worshiped together sometime last year at Saint gal's itu ngwa he still that humble and gentle person he used to be
Uche Anazodo
We only celebrate our heroes in death and it must stop going forward. This our brother and countless others needs to be celebrated now they are still with us.
Iyke Gideon
History has it that there has never been a good replacement of him since ever he left Nigerian Super Eagle, please the NGWA UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB should be Named after Him, he deserves it, the chief press secretary use your good office to honor him. He was a great defender and also presently a serious hunter.
Enyinnaya Appolos
Must every retired footballer go into coaching…? If you know Uche very well, he is silent achiever…he has been instrumental to every single Nigerian and Most African footballer that has gone to play in Fenerbahçe in Turkey…just last year, he has come up with a soccer academy in Aba, am aware that he concluded with the state government on the playing/Training ground..


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text: August 21, 2012 Dan W Priority: High Uncanny: The Art & Design of Shawn Wolfe [Paperback] Shawn Wolfe (Author) $25.19 An 'uncanny' collection of Shawn Wolfe's most provocative work. In 1984, having spent seven years in and around advertising, Wolfe established Beatkit(tm), the world's first ever anti-brand. It was a brand without a product and was intended to be a shining example of what was sick and wrong in a culture gone mad with consumerism. From 1984 to 2000 Beatkit(tm) sought to expose the dark nature of consumerism, consumption and disposal, all of which escalate the fundamental crises of contemporary life: using up of natural resources, ecological ruin, cynicism, and alienation.


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Chocolate & Cream Victory Layer Cake Lost Recipe
Victory Layer Cake
Senior's restaurant in Brooklyn and Ronnie's Deli in Orlando
Victory Cake is a chocolate and whipped cream delight. The cake is light and moist and chocolaty, the whipped cream is fluffy and as sweet as you like to make it. This is what I like to call comfortably sweet, sweet enough for the kid's birthday cake but comfortable so adults can enjoy it as well.
Versions of this were served at Senior's restaurant in Brooklyn and Ronnie's Deli in Orlando among others and I have seen searches online for this recipe
Back in World War II sugar, flour and butter were rationed and Victory Cake became a popular recipe because it saved precious ingredients for our service men.
In my family, Granny, (Yes we really called her Granny) used to make this for the family then and it has been passed down through the years.
I've updated it a bit using better ingredients and modern equipment and present all of the details and instructions you will need to recreate this lost classic. The taste is as close as I can remember to the cake served in the restaurants mentioned
The Best Cake Needs the Best Ingredients
Split a fresh vanilla pod and scoop some of the insides into the cream before you whip. WOW! What a flavor boost. These are far superior to the beans that have been sitting on a shelf for months in the grocery store
Mise en Place
Ingredients For Cake
· 1 cup (boiling)-hot water
· 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
· 1 Tablespoon Instant Coffee (Optional)
· 1/2 cup whole milk
· 1 teaspoon vanilla
· 2 cups all-purpose flour
· 1 teaspoons baking soda
· 1 teaspoons baking powder
· 1 teaspoon salt
· 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened
· 2 cups packed light brown sugar
· 1 Tablespoon Unsulphured Molasses
· 4 large eggs at room temperature for 30 minutes DO NOT USE COLD EGGS!
Cake Batter
Advance prep:
· Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
· Butter 2 (9- by 2-inch) round cake pans and line bottom of each with a round of wax paper.
· Butter paper and dust pans with flour, knocking out excess.
1. Whisk together boiling water and cocoa powder in a bowl until smooth, then whisk in milk and vanilla. Set aside to cool
2. Whisk together then sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in another bowl, set this aside.
3. Beat the butter and brown sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Reduce speed to low and add flour and cocoa mixtures alternately in batches, beginning with flour mixture
6. Divide batter between cake pans, smoothing tops.
7. Bake at 350 degrees until a wooden pick or skewer comes out clean and edges of cake begin to pull away from sides of pans, 25 to 35 minutes total.
8. Cool layers in pans on racks 10 minutes, then invert onto racks, Take layers out of the pans, removing wax paper, and cool completely. Chill in refrigerator before assembling.
Ingredients For Whipped Cream
These ingredients are for a two layer cake, double for more layers
· 3 cups heavy whipping cream
· 1 1/4 Envelopes plain gelatin (1 Envelope = ¼ oz)
· 3 Tablespoons warm water
· 2/3 Cup powdered sugar (VARY THIS ACCORDING TO HOW SWEET YOU LIKE IT! ANYWHERE FROM ¼ CUP TO A FULL CUP)
· 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Stabilize the whipped cream??
Advance prep:
· Place the mixer bowl and beater in the freezer
· Keep the cream ice cold
1. Blend the gelatin with the warm water in a heatproof bowl. Set aside to soften for 5 minutes
2. Place the bowl of softened gelatin over simmering water in a double boiler
3. Stir gently and dissolve the gelatin, it will start to turn clear when it is ready
4. Slowly stir in one cup of the cream
5. Check to see that the gelatin has dissolved into the cream and remove from the heat
6. Chill the cream/gelatin mixture briefly, to bring it down to room temperature. DO NOT MAKE IT COLD OR IT WILL SET SOLID!
7. Place the remaining 2 cups of cream in the chilled mixing bowl
8. Add sugar and vanilla and begin to mix
9. Pour the cream/gelatin mixture into the center of the cream/sugar mixture while it is mixing
10. Turn the speed on high and whip to a stiff peak
12. Keep cold while you assemble the cake
Ingredients Optional
· 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
· Candied cherries as needed
The chocolate chips and cherries are not really needed but they do make a nice finish
· OPTIONAL: Dust a cake plate with a little powdered sugar
· Place first layer on plate and coat with whipped cream about ½ inch thick
· Place second layer on top of the first and coat with more whipped cream
· If you have a pastry bag pipe rosettes of cream around the top, otherwise use a spatula to make peaks and valleys
· Place cherries around the top of the cake
· Melt chocolate chips in the microwave or in a double boiler
· Use a pastry bag with a plain writing tip and drizzle/squeeze out some stings of chocolate across the top
Oh My God....Oh My God!!!! I remember so well the cake at Ronnie's. It was sooo good. So was everything else...matzah ball soup, the all you can eat rolls (including the pumpernickel) and my favorite, the pickles the tricolored cookies, the gingerbread boys, the 18-24" high sundaes and floats. WOW!!! I have mentioned over the years this cake and the waiters and the maitre d' along with all the awesome food. Thank you for this recipe. I am going to try it soon. I am deciding if I should cut the cake in halves so I can get close to the 8 (or was it 16) layers of chocolate cake. This restaurant was (has been) my favorite of all restaurants. It makes me sad they closed down and not even with a word to anyone. Again, thank you for the recipe!!
What a triumph! Great hub--and delicious-looking cake. Vote up! (I wish there were a scrumptious button.)
Oh my goodness, that looks AMAZING!!! This is a total must try :)
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Ruben's multi-disciplinary background in design and fine arts has allowed him to become an integral part of the OKW family. He studied at Brown University, before graduating from Rhode Island School of Design with a Masters of Architecture. His desire to grow as a designer led him away from the warm shores of his native island of Puerto Rico to work for architecture firms around the world; including stops in Boston, Paris, and most recently, Chicago.This bilingual globetrotter has worked on all phases of construction on a wide range of projects; mainly focusing on urban design, energy sustainability, and graphic communications. Due to his interest in the relationships between people and architecture, he has been engaged in helping clients visualize their buildings; either through hand-crafted sketches, 3D renderings, graphic presentations or physical models.
If I were not an architect, I would be: Indie filmmaker or FC Barcelona striker
Favorite cereal: Tie! Fruity Pebbles or Frosted Flakes
3 things I could not live without: Family, Faith, Imagination
Favorite piece of architecture: 'Notre Dame du Haut' in Ronchamp by Le Corbusier


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"Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do." Pope St. John XXIII
St. John XXXIII, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was canonized on April 27, 2014 on the Second Sunday of Easter by Pope Francis 1 at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. In his homily, Pope Francis I remarked, "In convening the Council, John XXIII showed an exquisite openness to the Holy Spirit. He let himself be led and he was for the Church a pastor, a servant-leader, led by the Spirit. This was his great service to the Church; he was the pope of openness to the Spirit."
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops invited writers, scholars and theologians to offer their reflections and perspectives on this beloved pope. Thanks to the USCCB and to Loyola Press for providing rich resources on the life of this historical pope.
The staff of the Roncalli Center echoes Pope John XXIII magnificent opening address at the start of the Second Vatican Council: Gaudet Mater Ecclesia! (Rejoice, Mother Church!) Blessed John XXIII, our beloved "Papa Roncalli" has taken his place among the communion of saints.
We continue to pray with Pope John XXIII that the work of the Second Vatican Council continues to breathe the Spirit of God upon the Church and into the hearts of all humankind and "look to the future without fear."
"The Council now beginning rises in the Church like daybreak, a forerunner of most splendid light. It is now only dawn. And already at this first announcement of the rising day, how much sweetness fills our heart."
"To Jesus Christ, our most amiable Redeemer, immortal King of peoples and of times, be love, power and glory for ever and ever. Amen."
New release: Documentary on John XXIII
The Roncalli Center - Vision, Purpose and Means
The Roncalli Center provides liturgical education, ministerial formation and spiritual development for the ongoing renewal in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council. The Roncalli Center explores the intersection of faith, culture and reason by educating the mind and heart for evangelization and aggiornamento, a word used by St. John XXIII that means 'to bring up to date.'
Evangelization and aggiornamento summon us to integrate liturgy and life, animate theological reflection and mystagogy on liturgical praxis and rejuvenate the practice and prayerful reflection of sacramental mysteries.
The Roncalli Center is rooted in the study, discussion and implementation of the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Through liturgies, seminars, lectures, retreats, interdisciplinary programs, conferences and other initiatives, the Roncalli Center invigorates faith in the service of the Church.
The Second Vatican Council - A bit of history
Fifty years ago, John XXIII astonished the Church and the world when he followed the movement of the Spirit of God and called together the Second Vatican Council several months into his papacy. He called for a new way of being 'church', reflecting his own pastoral approach and invited inclusiveness, forgiveness, unity and reconciliation. Christian joy and hope underlined his message of the call to holiness through baptism in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Second Vatican Council changed the way Catholics celebrated the liturgy. People could now worship God in their own language. Altars turned around. The presider now faced the assembly to gather the prayer of the church in full, conscious and active participation in both spoken and sung prayer in their own native language rather than worship celebrated completely in Latin. Musicians created new compositions that encouraged the assembly's participation in sung prayer. Catholics could now receive Eucharist in a fuller expression in bread and cup. Interfaith conversations sprang up in an ecumenical spirit of prayer and effort for the common good. A well informed conscience became a freeing agent for individuals, a place between each person's heart and God, where no person can control or interfere. The people of God worked collaboratively within a scriptural, theological and liturgical based church. Regard for diversity raised religious liberty to new heights as awareness of the many paths to God were acknowledged. Community, culture and customs created a new way of being as the fresh air of the Spirit of God blew a refreshing wind of change through the prophetic documents and teachings of the Second Vatican Council.
With changes come questions. In the early 1960's, a young priest responded to the need of the people in his parish to understand the liturgical changes and the theology behind the Second Vatican Council. Fr. Roger Levesque formed faith formation groups called Living Room Dialogues at St. Anne's Parish in New Bedford. Fr. Roger met with groups of adults to explain the changes, their implications and answer their many questions of the thriving parish that also included a Catholic school. Just like the early Christians, families took turns hosting Father Roger and shared many evenings of prayer, vibrant dialogue and discussion. The parish became educated about liturgical practices while deepening their faith that rippled through many generations of St. Anne's parishioners. Because of Fr. Levesque's efforts, the parish fostered vocations to the religious life, ordained ministry and lay ecclesial ministry. The seeds of faith were planted through Fr. Roger's ministry and many other priests and faithful lay people who worked to labored in the Lord's vineyard in the years following the Council. Now is the time to harvest the fruit of that labor.
The Roncalli Center, named for Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli and otherwise known as Blessed Pope John XXIII began Living Room Dialogues on October 23, 2012. Together, we continue to build community and revisit what the Second Vatican Council envisioned. We look at how we pray, how we worship, preside, sing, preach and invite new dialogue that informs our Christian faith in this time and place.
Just as the members of the Council cried 'Adsumus' (We are present!) at the beginning of each session, the Roncalli Center invites you to be present to this new endeavor by joining your voice to the dialogue in the faith tradition of the early Christian church. This is a time of a new advent of enthusiasm, interest and involvement as the Spirit makes itself known, alive and active in a new zeal of energy to revitalize the people of God and set the world ablaze with God's love through the person of Jesus Christ. This is our church, our faith, our witness.
On the evening of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, Pope John XXIII appeared outside of his apartment window and spontaneously addressed the people gathered in St. Peter's Square. "When you return home you will find your children: Caress them and tell them: 'This is a caress from the Pope.' You will find some tears to dry. Speak words of comfort fo the affliected. Let the afflicted know that the Pope is with his sons and daughters, especially in hours of sadness and bitterness." History of Vatican II, Volume I, The Formation of the Council's Identity, eds. Giuseppe Albergio, Joseph A. Komonchak (NY, NY: Orbis, 1997), 20.
Click on the links below to read a few short, poignant pieces on The Second Vatican Council. Thanks to America Magazine for providing public blogs that keep us informed. Find them at http://americamagazine.org/ For further reading, click on the About and Links tab on our home page for some great resources.
What happened at Vatican II. Avery Dulles, John W. O'Malley. Article courtesy of America Magazine blog. http://americamagazine.org/issue/100/what-happened-vatican-ii
Vatican II: The Myth and the Reality by Avery Dulles. Article courtesy of America Magazine blog. http://americamagazine.org/node/146399
Misdirections by John W.O'Malley. Article courtesy of America Magazine blog. http://americamagazine.org/issue/article/misdirections
Inside Vatican II
On February 21, New Evangelization Television (NET) began a ten-part video series called Vatican II: Inside the Vatican Council. The series includes rarely-seen footage of the Council as it examines the history of the largest meeting in the history of the Church as well as the Council itself. How did the Second Vatican Council shape the Church as we know it today? Click the link and watch full episodes here Inside Vatican II.
Gaudet Mater Ecclesia - Opening Address of John XXIII of the Second Vatican Council
John XXIII encyclicals and other writings
Journey of a Soul The Autobiography of Pope John XXIII "Friendliness, serenity and imperturbable patience! I must always remember that 'a soft answer turns away wrath.' (Proverbs 15:1) What bitterness is caused by a rough, abrupt or impatient manner! Sometimes the fear of being underestimated as perso of little worth temps tus to give ourselves airs an assert ourselvs a little. But this is contrary to my nature. To be simple, with no pretentions, requires no effort from me. This is great gift that the Lord has bestowed on me: I want to preservie it and to be worthy of it." (Page 279)
"We deem it opportune to remind our children of their duty to take an active part in public life and to contribute toward the attainment of the common good of the entire human family as well as to that of their own political community. They should endeavor, therefore, in the light of their Christian faith and led by love, to insure that the various institutions—whether economic, social, cultural or political in purpose—should be such as not to create obstacles, but rather to facilitate or render less arduous man's perfecting of himself in both the natural order and the supernatural.... Every believer in this world of ours must be a spark of light, a center of love, a vivifying leaven amidst his fellow men. And he will be this all the more perfectly, the more closely he lives in communion with God in the intimacy of his own soul." Peace on Earth: Pacem in Terris
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium)
1. This sacred Council has several aims in view: it desires to impart an ever increasing vigor to the Christian life of the faithful; to adapt more suitably to the needs of our own times those institutions which are subject to change; to foster whatever can promote union among all who believe in Christ; to strengthen whatever can help to call the whole of mankind into the household of the Church. The Council therefore sees particularly cogent reasons for undertaking the reform and promotion of the liturgy.
2. For the liturgy, "through which the work of our redemption is accomplished," most of all in the divine sacrifice of the Eucharist, is the outstanding means whereby the faithful may express in their lives, and manifest to others, the mystery of Christ and the real nature of the true Church. It is of the essence of the Church that she be both human and divine, visible and yet invisibly equipped, eager to act and yet intent on contemplation, present in this world and yet not at home in it; and she is all these things in such wise that in her the human is directed and subordinated to the divine, the visible likewise to the invisible, action to contemplation, and this present world to that city yet to come, which we seek. While the liturgy daily builds up those who are within into a holy temple of the Lord, into a dwelling place for God in the Spirit , to the mature measure of the fullness of Christ at the same time it marvelously strengthens their power to preach Christ, and thus shows forth the Church to those who are outside as a sign lifted up among the nations under which the scattered children of God may be gathered together, until there is one sheepfold and one shepherd.
3. Wherefore the sacred Council judges that the following principles concerning the promotion and reform of the liturgy should be called to mind, and that practical norms should be established.
Among these principles and norms there are some which can and should be applied both to the Roman rite and also to all the other rites. The practical norms which follow, however, should be taken as applying only to the Roman rite, except for those which, in the very nature of things, affect other rites as well.
4. Lastly, in faithful obedience to tradition, the sacred Council declares that holy Mother Church holds all lawfully acknowledged rites to be of equal right and dignity; that she wishes to preserve them in the future and to foster them in every way. The Council also desires that, where necessary, the rites be revised carefully in the light of sound tradition, and that they be given new vigor to meet the circumstances and needs of modern times.
Other resources about Pope St. John XXIII
My Heart Speaks: Wisdom from Pope John XXIII
I Will Be Called John by Laurence Elliott
A Joyful Soul: Messages from a Saint for Our Times
An Artist and a Pope by Curtis Bill Pepper
Pope John XXIII: Essential Writings
Good Saint John XXIII by Brother Mickey McGrath, OSF


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Generic Drug Plant Caught Falsifying Data
The FDA has ordered a halt to approvals of drugs relying on data from a generic drug factory in India that was found to be falsifying data. "We took this action after it became apparent that this facility was submitting falsified scientific data in applications for FDA approval of marketed drugs in the United States," said Douglas Throckmorton, deputy director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. The facility in question, Paonta Sahib, is operated by Ranbaxy Laboratories, one of the largest makers of generic drugs for the United States. The Paonta Sahib lab, along with another facility in Dewas, India, was also involved in a September scandal, in which the FDA placed a hold on importation of 30 products from the plants due to suspected contamination during the manufacturing process. Now Paonta Sahib has been implicated in supplying false data -- such as fake shelf life figures -- in applications for approval of its generic drugs. In response, the FDA has placed a hold on the approval or consideration of any new applications involving the plant. The applications on hold include approval for drugs manufactured in the United States using data from the plant as well as for drugs manufactured at the plant itself -- including generic versions of currently approved drugs and drugs not currently marketed in the United States. The FDA is also seeking confirmation that no Ranbaxy products currently manufactured in the United States relied for their approval on data from the Paonta Sahib plant. These products include the cholesterol drugs imvastatin (also known as simvastatin) and pravastatin (a generic form of Pravachol), and the antihistamine pheniramine (a generic form of Avil). The agency cautioned patients taking these drugs not to stop using them without consulting a physician first. No reports of harm have been received from Ranbaxy products made at Paonta Sahib or in the United States, according to Deborah Autor, director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research's Office of Compliance. Source - www.naturalnews.com
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So why isn't there a comic book about it? Well, there is. The Seeking Kali Collective has been publishing Kalicorp Art Mysteries since November 2011 and judging from readers reactions to our latest issue, we're achieving our desired results.
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Putting the story line together does present problems, we'll often wake to a request for a off the wall picture or pose to help move the story...everything stops and scavenger hunts for a wheelbarrow, limo, bicycle built for two etc ensue.
During the MOCA gala fundraiser Marina Abramovic's human centerpieces raised eyebrows in the art world.
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onsdag 29 januari 2014
Charles the Great
Outside the Notre- Dame de Paris stands Charlemagne statue
Today it is 1200 years since Charles the Great died ,
the man who broke with the misery that reigned in Europe since the 100 's,
with pestilence , crop failures and divisions between different ethnic groups.
Between 748 and 814 Charlemagne ruled and with him came a new start
for the economy and politics and culture. Charles learned to read as an adult and
because he revived Latin, he influenced the languages of Europe and the education sector,
more than any other .
His empire stretched from northern Spain to Hungary, from the Danish border to northern Italy.
One of his defeat was the Spanish campaign of 778, in the battle against saracenes .
In a previous post I wrote about Roland songs that portray this war and
also talks about Count Ogier , our Ogier the Dane who fought in this battle.
(Ogier the Dane sits down at Kronborg casemates , in Elsinore and sleeping. ,
The day Denmark is in danger he will rise up and save her. Such is the myth .
The myth also says that Ogier the Dane was the son of Gudfred , king of Denmark,
who fought against the Franks
Ogier the dane was captured and had to fight with Charlemagne against the Saracens in Spain .
Here he showed such courage that Charlemagne set him free ,
Ogier wandered on foot back to Denmark , and sat down and fell asleep where today finds the statue. During World War II , during the German occupation of Denmark,
was one of the resistance movements called Ogier the dane But did he really exist ?
In the Roland song he is mentioned a few times as Count Ogier . Roland song is a French hero song, the oldest preserved , the oldest manuscript from the 1100s ,
but since Charlemagne's war against the Saracens took place in 778,
it has probably been sung and written before.
Leif Duprez and Gunnar Carlstedt has done the first metrical translation of Roland Song to Swedish I started looking for where Count Ogier is mentioned , but could not stop reading , an amazing story . Recommended )
Christmas Day in the year 800 Charles the Great was crowned emperor by Pope Leo III in St. Peter's Basilica . The plate he knelt on , it can be seen just inside the church . A large round plate which was near the altar in the first St. Peter's Basilica .
Because Charles the Great encouraged reading and writing properly, the universities arosed, and the writing , the Carolingian minuscel, which became the typeface antiqua, is available today
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