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Will the Syrian and Indian Orthodox Churches be both in attendance? I ask because I understand that the Syrian Orthodox Church has excommunicated the Indian Orthodox Church.
Also does the Ethiopian Church still have the Eritrian church in excommunication?
Good question...I don't know that one. Frankly, I never thought they excommunicated each other. Just didn't have good relationships with each other really.
In the NJ/NY, in my experience, I have not seen any Indian Orthodox (with the exception of the Indian Orthodox that is under the Syrian Church) or Eritrean Orthodox attend. But the Syrians and "Syrian Indians" attend.God bless.
I think you can say ~ In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit and post with charitable and prayerful intentions.
These events are usually under the auspices of SCOOCH, and because the Indian Orthodox Church (among other jurisdictions) is not a part of this body, it is not represented. There's every likelihood that if we sought to be a part of the celebrations in a formal way, some trouble would arise from the Syrians and Jacobites (Indians under Antioch). And so AFAIK we are not invited or informed, and we do not try to get in. I do know, however, Indian Orthodox who have attended these events as worshippers (myself included, pre- and post-ordination) with no problems whatsoever, and I think more might come if they a) knew about these events and b) were certain that their presence wouldn't be considered a problem. Whether we would be allowed to receive the Eucharist, I don't know. Certainly we have "problems" with only two of the SCOOCH jurisdictions, and so if they hosted an event, I would steer clear out of respect and to avoid problems, as I did when the Malankara Archdiocese (Jacobite) hosted the concelebration a year or two ago.* But if the Armenians or the Ethiopians, for example, hosted, I'm not sure what the protocol would be. In "normal" circumstances, they would welcome us to the chalice (I'm always welcomed to receive the Eucharist and/or serve at the altar after I introduce myself to the priest/bishop in Armenian churches, for example, and my experience has been similar in Coptic churches); I'm not sure if this would occur in these "special" circumstances, if only for the sake of "keeping the peace". *Clarification: I went, I did not commune.
SCOOCH = Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Hierarchs. It is the OO equivalent of the EO council of bishops known as SCOBA. But like SCOBA, it doesn't include all the legitimate Oriental Orthodox jurisdictions. The Indian Orthodox Church and the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, for example, are not part of it. And there is allegedly an Ethiopian jurisdiction that is not represented, though it is recognised by everyone--I am sorry I don't know which this is. At any rate, these are largely due to church political concerns: Antioch v. India, Etchmiadzin v. Cilicia, etc. The concelebration is sponsored by SCOOCH, and includes only their hierarchs and member churches, so it's natural if the others don't come. Some people will use these groups and events to say that this or that jurisdiction is illegitimate, a claim which looks foolish after you do some investigating. It is their event, and that's all. Whether members of the absent jurisdictions can participate in any way, if even only by Communion (the ultimate way, but not as "showy" as full-on concelebration), has never been clear to me.
Thamk you.Please note that the Ethiopian has only one jurisdiction on earht and it is recognised worldwide.Patriarch Paulus is its Patriarch
Dear Amdetsion,The canonical title of the Head of the Indian Church (Eastern Syrian Church), in the succession of Apostle Thomas is 'Catholicos of the East'. In India, there is only one legally recognized Catholicos of the East, H.H. Didymus 1, head of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (also known as Indian Orthodox Church). It is a combination of two titles - Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan.After having reached a compromise with the head of the Indian Church, i.e the Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan, the head of Jacobite faction (Metropolitan Thomas Mar Dionysius) was forced by some extremist Jacobite people to go to Patriarch in Damascus and get the title as Catholicos. He was given the title 'Catholicos of India'. This is a very new title created only in 2002, to satisfy the extremists. Earlier the Patriarch himself had made a decree to accept the Supreme Court decision and work for unity. These extremists are also supported by some of the SOC bishops, including the Bishop of the Eastern Diocese of SOC in USA. This is why in Eastern USA, OO concelebrations happen in a special way, which is not normal among Oriental Orthodox. How can the SOC bishop of Esstern USA who is speaks against the Indian Church (I have read in newspaper an address made by the bishop when he was invited by a Jacobite Church) and encouraging people of Jacobite group to fight against the Indian Church invite the Indian Church? I must add that not all SOC bishops are against the Indian Church. This circumstance is special in the USA. In Western USA a group of Syrians accepted the Indian Church. Recently in the Eastern USA also two congregations accepted the Indian Church. Indian Supreme Court had requested both groups to unite in 2002 through a united council under the supervision of Supreme Court appointed counsel. The extremist section of the Jacobite group (headed by Bishop Thomas Mar Dionysius) boycotted the meeting. Another section accepted to remain united. The group separated from the Indian Church is supported by Patriarch in Damascus and the Patriarch gives illegal ordination to Indian candidates without consulting with the Catholicos of the East. This is violation of both law and canon. Normally ordinations in the Indian Church are approved by the Synod headed by the Catholicos of the East, the canonical head. Just like Abune Paulus is the legitimate Patriarch, there is only one legitimate 'Catholicos of the East' and 'Malankara Metropolitan' recognized in India. It is a combination of two titles - Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan. Perhaps this is similar to Patriarch of Ethiopian Church is also the Echege of the See of St. Tekle Heimanot. It is very traditional for us. Canonically Cathoilicos of the East is in the succession of Apostle Thomas, the Apostle of the East. But the Jacobite extremists deny this. They claim Patriarch of Antioch is the supreme universal head and the Indian Church is a mere subordinate. This model is not recognized in the See of Catholicos of the East. They are trying to revive a temporary reduction that existed many years back, called the 'Mafrian'.I do not know why rest of OO in Eastern Diocese of USA is not considering the canonicity of the title 'Catholicos of India', the new title instituted in 2002 against the legal 'Catholicos of the East'. Their Malankara Jacobite bishop in USA was not legally ordained. He was not recognized by the Synod of Catholicos of the East. He was sent to Damascus to be ordained by the Catholicos of India, head of the Jacobite group. The contradicting aspect is that the Malankara Diocese of Jacobite Church in USA is not under their head (Catholicos of India, head of Jacobite group) in India, but he is directly under Patriarch in Damascus. It is very complicated system they follow, all with the aim of causing many divisions in the Indian Church. I request Oriental Orthodox brothers to sincerely study this complicated matter, before making comments like 'Indian Church is excommunicated by SOC' etc. Paul
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When Pac-Man first chomped through arcades, Jimmy Carter was in office, the Rams were still in Los Angeles, and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was just hitting theaters.
Some three decades later, the legendary mascot will embark on his umpteenth comeback in the form of a brand new Pac-Man game, reports Gamasutra. Coinciding with the game's 30th anniversary, it will be released sometime in 2010.
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It was the first weekend of Advent 2011. Some paged through the crisp new Roman Missals stacked at the end of the pews. Others glanced over the laminated pew cards, wondering if the red responses were their parts or the priest's.
It has been a year since the Church introduced the new translation of the English Mass and, for the most part, phrases such as "and with your spirit" or "it is right and just" have become second nature.
"This was not the first major change since the initial changes after Vatican II. The introduction of the RCIA program in the 1980s was pretty huge, but it didn't affect the Mass. The changes that occurred last year to the Mass probably would be the biggest change in the past 25 years," said Msgr. Richard Hilgartner, the executive director of the USCCB's Secretariat of Divine Worship.
Beginning in 2007, the priest from the Archdiocese of Baltimore was intimately involved with the translation of the new English text. Once the text was approved and finalized, Msgr. Hilgartner helped lead and facilitate liturgical leaders in developing catechetical resources for the future changes.
"I, along with many others scholars and liturgists, conducted workshops and seminars on the new Missal in dioceses across the United States. My concern at the time was how the change in the text, especially in the various responses and acclamations at Mass, would affect how the faithful would participate," he said. "However, the preparation was quite effective and the transition has gone more smoothly than we had imagined."
In St. Louis, Jerry Naunheim agreed that the "new Mass" has been a good thing for the Church.
"I was glad to hear that they were normalizing the translation to more closely match the Latin. The holy Mass is the most important and meaningful prayer in Christian life," Naunheim said. "My prayer was that this would be the first step in discouraging some of the ad-libbing and other liturgical abuses that were occurring in some parishes."
In Appleton, Wis., St. Pius X parishioner Joe Tremblay echoed similar sentiments. "I thought this was a major step for the Church in recovering not only better, more accurate, expressions of liturgical prayer, but also a recovery of the expression of Faith itself."
Tremblay, who blogs at catholic-skyview-tremblay.blogspot.com, added that, in particular, the new penitential rite has demonstrated why we need Christ.
"To emphasize sin in the penitential rite with 'my most grievous fault' better emphasizes why we need Christ. As Fulton Sheen said, sin is not the worst thing; it is the denial of sin. The fact is that in the last 50 years, sin has been downplayed in a major way. However, if there is no sin or if sin is not that big of a deal, then Jesus Christ and his redemptive love and sacrifice is not that big of a deal. The bottom line: If we are not deeply conscious of the tragedy of sin, then we cannot be profoundly grateful for the holy Sacrifice of the Mass, hence the decline in Mass attendance."
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Not all the faithful were excited about the changes to the sacred liturgy. Among them was Benedictine monk Father Anthony Ruff. For six years, Father Ruff was part of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, an agency formed at the Second Vatican Council that works with English-speaking countries to translate liturgical texts. In February 2011, he withdrew his support and participation of the new Missal in an open letter to the U.S. bishops that was published in America magazine.
A year later, Father Ruff, who is an associate professor of theology at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn., said that the transition among the faithful has been better than expected. "The new texts are a step forward in that they are more serious and dignified," he told Our Sunday Visitor.
However, he cautioned that from a pastoral perspective, he feels that people are tuning out the new texts due to their "awkward and difficult collects that do not proclaim well."
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From a publishing standpoint, David Felber, director of the Office of Creative Services at the USCCB, said that the response to the new Roman Missal was fantastic. He noted that, obviously, the official altar editions of the Roman Missal were successful, but equally impressive was the demand for the "Guide to Implementing the Roman Missal, Third Edition" (USCCB, $9.95).
"There are 18,000 parishes across the United States," said Felber. "We sold 25,000 copies of this parish guide."
There was a high demand for pew cards, workbooks, a book of essays and DVDs related to the change. Felber said the demand for these products was so high because the changes provided a wonderful teaching moment to deepen Catholics' understanding of the sacred liturgy. "The life of the Church is rich beyond description, and the liturgical life of the Church is a treasure in particular," he said.
The bishops' publishing office had two major goals for the launch of the liturgical changes, Felber said. First, to meet the hard deadline of the Advent 2011 implementation date and, second, to prepare pastors and Church leaders for an easy transition.
"We devoted considerable energy to developing multimedia tools to help promote and implement the new texts," Felber said. "The issues revolving around the translation revealed an incredible depth and range of questions. These included: 'What is active participation?' and 'Why is more formal language appropriate to the mysteries of salvation?'."
On the first anniversary of the changes, Msgr. Hilgartner told OSV that the USCCB has received a wide variety of comments, both favorable and unfavorable.
"As time goes on and we get collectively more familiar and comfortable with the new texts, people are generally becoming more appreciative of the texts," he told OSV. "It will take time and we have to continue to be patient as we work toward the most effective proclamation of the prayers and other texts of the Missal. All in all, we are in a great place so soon after implementation."
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- rai909 said...
yo roberto, what is up with the new PA Announcer.i went to the game today and i can straight out tell its not Eric Smith anymore... im scared =[ ... this new guy sounds as if the PA from the Angels and Eric Smith had a baby... lol ... and he says Ra-Fee-El Furcal and not RRRa-Fa-El Furcal =/ ... not liking him
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I didn't go to the game today.
lol You know too much about Eric...
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lol i like how he announces the names haha... not this guy, he took like 2 second pauses for saying everything example: left fielder .............#99...............manny..........ramirez lol it just didnt feel right haha hopefully E. Smith back next time i go against the Marlins
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Criminal justice officials said they are expanding a security review of the state's parole offices after a parolee was gunned down Tuesday in an ambush slaying outside a northwest Houston location.
None of the state's 66 parole offices, including the facility at West 34th near Mangum where the parolee was shot at least seven times as he got into his truck, have security guards, metal detectors or security cameras, Bryan Collier, executive director at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, confirmed.
Security measures now being studied will take into account what happens outside the building, he said.
"We're looking at the security of our staff from all different angles, and not just the office," Collier said. "But absolutely this concerns us that this occurred in the parking lot."
The slaying comes after Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, said he had brought concerns about safety at the offices to TDCJ officials months ago, after he visited two Houston offices. The site of Tuesday's killing was not one of them.
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"We need more security at these offices, obviously not only for the parolees but maybe even more importantly for the employees," Whitmire said. "It is a dangerous environment … with violent (parolees) who are coming out of prison, they are having a difficult time finding work, means of support, family support, it is a troubled population on a good day."
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"It would serve as a deterrent," Whitmire said. "You have to be proactive in this business."
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The attacker had been milling outside, witnesses told authorities, loitering near a few trees beside the parking lot. The parolee, whose identity had not been released by late Tuesday, had met with staff, said Houston Police Department Sgt. Thaddeus Pool.
As the parolee got into his pickup, the gunman, wearing black clothes, approached and opened fire about 8:30 a.m., striking him as he sat in the cab. Several shots were fired, Pool said.
Pool said witness statements vary about where the shooter was when the parolee walked into the parking lot.
The victim had been sent to prison in 1994 on a 25-year sentence for aggravated robbery and murder, said Robert Hurst, a TDCJ spokesman. He was paroled in October 2007.
Since then, the agency said, the man had been in no trouble and he reported no problems to his parole officer.
Other people who were at the parole office at the time of the shooting said they heard the gunfire.
Adam Navarro, 42, said he had seen the parolee leaving the office and saw a man beside the parking lot. Later, he heard five gunshots. After a moment he heard other gunfire. When he looked in the direction of the gunshots, he saw nothing to indicate anyone had been shot or a gunman fleeing.
He said the shooting made him worry about his safety.
"How safe are we to come to see our parole officers?" he said.
No longer safe?
Nicole Jones, 40, said she had come to the office with her mother to see her mother's parole officer. She said she had felt safe at the building on other visits, but now she felt concerned about her safety.
"It's scary," she said.
Whitmire, who chairs the Texas Senate's criminal justice committee, said he asked TDCJ executives in January to provide basic security as well as improving working conditions at Houston parole offices after he was invited by state employees to tour two offices - at Dacoma and 290 and the Hamilton and 288 office in downtown Houston.
He said he recommended TDCJ officials install metal detectors and surveillance cameras and post an armed security guard at the offices.
Collier said a parole division committee is completing a study of security enhancements and will implement them this summer. The review began late last year, he said.
The committee is considering panic alarms, metal-detecting wands and surveillance cameras.
Collier said the agency removed armed security guards from parole offices in 2003 after deciding their presence gave agency employees a false sense of security, since staff did not receive any security training and tended to rely only on the guard.


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Hake's Jeep HeavenPosted in Events on November 1, 1998
Did you know that the sleepy farm town of Tipton, Kansas, is the center of the Jeep universe? Actually, it depends upon your point of view. If you look at it from a linear historical perspective, then perhaps the home town of Ken Hake's Jeep Parts is the center because the owner of this company is the prototype Jeep guru of the world. Ken has found and restored more Jeep prototypes than probably anyone.
Those of you who are new to the Jeep world may know the word "prototype," but may not understand how it applies to Jeeps. When Jeep buffs talk about prototypes, they are referring to the Bantam, Ford, and Willys 1/4-tons built before the standard-production World War II models.
After the first 1/4-ton prototypes were tested late in 1940, 1,500 revised models were ordered from each of the three companies in competition for the initial 16,000-unit contract. The idea was to give the manufacturers a chance to upgrade the products according to the shortcomings noted during the earlier evaluations, then to test the new rigs in the field with actual Army units. Up to this time nothing like the Jeep existed, and the Army really didn't know where the little 1/4-tons would fit in the overall scheme of things.
As America's entrance into the war grew more certain, the rearmament programs went into a feverish race against time. America also started sending equipment overseas to supply future allies. While standardized models were developed, the 1,500-unit orders were quickly supplemented-for Ford and Bantam at least. Willys was way behind in building its MA model, but eventually Ford produced 4,458 GPs ("G" stood for government contract, "P" for 80-inch wheelbase reconnaissance car) and Bantam built 2,605 BRC-40s. Willys built a mere 1,555 MA models during the same period.
Many of the prototypes were used by Army units until they were replaced, starting in early 1942 by the standard production Willys MB or Ford GPW (which were near identical designs). Most of the prototypes from all three of the manufacturers were sent to England and the Soviet Union, where they saw extensive combat, and many were destroyed.
The first of the 639,235 standard model Jeeps that streamed out of the Ford and Willys factories during the war quickly overwhelmed and replaced the prototypes in service. Here in the United States, some prototypes were handed down to nonmilitary government agencies, but by 1943 many had been sold-a number of them to a surplus outfit in Chicago called Bergs Truck Parts. Some of the prototypes remaining in the United States can be traced back to Hy Bergs, who billed himself the "King of Jeeps." These rigs were the first 1/4-tons to be placed in civilian hands.
The prototypes are rare. The Willys MA is the rarest, with 25 known to exist worldwide, although there may be a few more hidden in the weeds somewhere. A correctly restored MA will fetch upwards of $50,000 on the market.
Next in rarity is the Bantam BRC-40, of which about 100 remain. The BRC Bantams can pull an easy $35,000, restored. There was a Bantam model previous to the BRC-40, of which only 70 units were built. Only one Bantam Mark II remains, owned by the Smithsonian and displayed at the Army Transportation Museum in Fort Eustis, Virginia. Of course, it's priceless.
Perhaps 180 Ford GPs remain, and they collect $25,000 in original restored condition. The original Ford "Pygmy" reconnaissance car, used in the first round of 1/4-ton tests, also resides in a private collection. Again, it's priceless.
Enter Ken Hake.
Ken entered into the Jeep business about 15 years ago. He owns a factory in Tipton called Kent Manufacturing, which produces a staggering variety of farm implements. He bought his first prototype Jeep-a Ford GP-as a restoration project to enjoy with his son. "It just kinda snowballed from there," Ken says with a chuckle.
Since then Ken has restored 25 Ford GPs, 50 Bantams, and is currently working on eight MAs, with two already completed. With son Ken Jr. doing the lion's share of Kent's day-to-day management, the elder Ken is free to play with Jeeps. A separate shop has been established nearby for Jeep restorations, and Kent's vast production capability has been utilized to manufacture parts that are no longer available.
Parts are the main problem. The prototypes were built from a variety of specialty bits and pieces, with little regard for standardization. Ken has scoured the world for remaining stocks of prototype parts and has filled the best part of a warehouse with them. Still, Kent Manufacturing is utilized to make many obscure pieces. Case in point: Bantam BRC-40 air cleaners. Only a couple had survived over the years, so Ken paid an outrageous sum for a pristine example and then was able to manufacture brand-new units.
Another case in point: Ken recently paid $5,000 for the last remaining NOS Ford GP carb with an eye towards reproducing this ultra-rare piece. The GP carbs were notoriously problematic, and most of them were trashed in the intervening years and replaced. A GP owner has few prospects of finding an OE carb unless Ken comes up with a reproduction.
Ken has two full-time employees restoring Jeeps. What Gary Slogget and Larry Gillette know about prototype Jeeps could fill a large book. They have researched every nuance and turn out a product that is considered flawless in execution by every expert in the field. These guys do it all, from cleaning 60 years of grunge off of an engine block, to building the dies to stamp out replacement body panels.
Most of the prototypes have now been discovered, so Ken is winding down his prototype work and is gearing up to rebuild Willys MBs and Ford GPWs to the same high standard. He also has acquired a half-dozen World War II P-40 Warhawk fighters, most of them crash recoveries from the wilds of New Guinea, the Aleutian Islands, or Siberia, and has begun restoring one.
Whether you agree that Tipton, Kansas, is the center of the Jeep universe or not, you must agree that it's a repository for the heirloom seeds of a revered American vehicle and the sport that it inspired.


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NYTimes Columnist Explains How He Torrented 'The Bourne Identity' Because It Wasn't Available... Then Sent A Check
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Dudes: It's 2012. You're among the last big-name holdouts on the face of the earth. You're worried about the royalty rate? How about worrying about the thousands of dollars a month you've been leaving on the table by not offering the books to the public who's willing to buy it?He notes that he then sent the publisher a check for $9.99. I am hoping that he will do a followup on whether or not they actually cash it.
Eventually, I did what I'm sure thousands of frustrated Ludlum fans wind up doing: I downloaded the book from a BitTorrent site.


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I've recently moved down to London from my native Snowdonia - mainly for work reasons. As I used to be out pretty much everyday on the Welsh Mountains, I found myself to be in good shape, and getting fitter was no big deal.
Now, living in London, it's not as easy to go up a hill (London is surprisingly flat!) as it was back home. Has anyone got any good tips for me on how to loose the unwanted pounds, preferably - without going to the gym (not my scene).
I do run back and forth to work everyday, it's a round trip of about 6 miles, and sometimes I cycle in - but it doesn't seem enough.
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For being in attendance at the Jamboree, the tech support folks at Rumblesoft, Inc. sure are responsive! I the support is this good when they're out, it should be truly awesome when they're in the office.
Per my post earlier today, I sent a copy of my GEDCOM file produced by Myheritage so the folks at Rumblesoft could try to figure out why it wasn't working with the newly released GenDetective product. I was unsurprised to hear back from them that GEDCOM files produced by MyHeritage are not currently supported. However, they do say that they are working with the MyHeritage team to get support added.
I was offered two choices: either 1) wait for the support to be added (estimated to be the end of the month) or 2) let Rumblesoft connect to my computer and tweak my installation of GenDetective with a test version that would (hopefully) allow the MyHeritage-created GEDCOM file to import properly. They also included two report files generated by using my data, which let me get a sneak peak at some of what I could expect to get from GenDetective when it's working properly for me.
Well, being 1) not always patient, and 2) an IT professional of some experience, I replied that I am willing to go the test route. I am now waiting to hear from them to arrange the tweaking. I will post more as things happen on my end.


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FMCA Rally Draws More RV Events To Oregon
July 19, 2013 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on FMCA Rally Draws More RV Events To Oregon
Oregon's Coos Bay area is starting to reap the rewards of the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) rally that took place in 2012.
The Coos Bay World reported that the Oregon Coast RV Jamboree, a new event at The Mill Casino-Hotel sponsored by Guaranty RV Super Centers is set to conclude today (July 19). The event saw dozens of vehicles visiting, and included a Menasha forest tour and traditional tribal salmon bake.
Ray Doering, communications manager for the Mill, says the Bay Area can expect more of these rallies in the future coming off the success of last year's FMCA Northwest Rally.
"There has been so much interest created from last year, it kind of built on itself," Doering said Wednesday. "It's nice that we made a good impression."
Over 1,200 people attended the Northwest Rally, which was that event's first venture to the coast. The rally's success spawned five smaller events at the Mill, one of which was this week's Jamboree. FMCA is planning to return its Northwest Rally here in 2015.
Increased RV traffic in and out of the Mill has given a shot in the arm to the local economy. Doering says the vehicles may pull into the casino's property, but attendees travel out into the community regularly.
"We thought that since we have an RV Park, let's get a rally together. Let's do something really special for folks. And it really caught on," Doering said.
There are two more events scheduled this year that can trace their origin back to the FMCA rally. One is similar in size to the Jamboree and takes place in August. The second event will be a joint GMC Cascaders, GMC 49ers and GMC Western States Fall 2013 Rally. That event takes place in October and over 100 vehicles are anticipated.
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Opening Notes (This is a Star Wars RP, not set in the time period of the movies. Also, please forgive any contradictions with the Legacy series, I have not read them, I don't know if Luke is even alive or what. Please do not spoil it for me by correcting me as I have bought the first book in the series and will read them all once I finish the Space Wolf Omnibus.)
The year is 3200 a.b.y. But that time system is no longer used. The time is now defined as b.c. and a.c. Before Coruscant, and after Coruscant. This refers to the Coruscant event, which took place in 289 a.b.y. A mag bomb, a one-of-a-kind super weapon (that releases an explosion the size of a planet, but stays in the atmosphere, held in by the magnetic field, spreading the fire around every square mile of the planet many times over in a few seconds) was unleashed upon the planet. It was dropped by the Purists, a threat that had emerged from the Jedi War. The Jedi War took place between 277 a.b.y. and 289 a.b.y. It was a civil war between the Jedi Order, which had split into two factions. There was the side that adhered to the classic tenets of the beliefs of the Jedi, called the Knights, or collectively the Legion, and the side that was following their feelings, that the Force was growing and moving in a new direction. They believed that the Jedi had constricted the force, that there was no "Dark" or "Light" side. They wanted free of the restrictions of the Order, and their goal is to make the whole galaxy become one with the Force. These are the Purists. The Jedi were all but exterminated in the explosion. A very few happened to be in another sector of the galaxy at the time. The entire city/planet of Coruscant was reduced to ashes. It is nothing more than a blackened rock of a world. There are no inhabitants. There is a 300 mile-wide crater, with a crack starting at each side and stretching for thousands of miles, digging deep into the crust. The galaxy has never been the same.
The Purists have disappeared from the galactic scene for the past few thousand years, presumably meditating and growing stronger in the Force. The Force itself has grown exponentially. More and more Force-sensitive people are being born, not a direct result of, but related to the Purist activity. It is simply unexplainable. These Force-users have no code, no proper training, and no purpose. Since the defeat of the Sith thousands of years ago, the term now refers to any non-Jedi Force user. There are no true Sith. It is common on the battlefield to see these adepts, of any species or faction. And there are many battlefields. The galaxy is on fire. The Twi'ilek race is almost extinct, conquered by the Zabraks. Trandoshan population has shrank severely due to self-destructive practices, and in turn the Wookies have grown in number and prosperity. Humans are more diversified, due to many secluded gene pools. Mandalorians in particular have, due to natural selection, from birth, more strength, agility, and better reflexes than the average man, but not to the point of superiority. Mandalore has cut off all hyperspace routes to itself for the past few hundred years. They are preparing for something big. Mando Mercs are still prevalent in the galaxy, but bounty hunters are not as common.
If the Purists succeed, then the galaxy will become one with the Force, and cease to exist as we know it.
Here are the possibilities for characters:
Sith (remember, not necessarily evil, just not a Jedi. Jedi are very rare.)
Jedi (Legion or Purist)
Mandalorian (Mercenary, or honor bound Vode)
And, special characters. Only experienced RPers, please.
Descendant of Fett (Unite the Mandos and choose a side, or not)
The Last Iridorian (Very amazing combat skills, Trandoshan size bloodlust, and possibly a bigger effect on the galactic fate than forseen)
appearance:http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/starw … dorian.jpg
The Chosen One (A Jedi Knight that could bring balance to the Force, or destroy it. Did the misread prophecy mean Anakin, or was it this Force-user?)
My character sheet:
Name: Severus Sparr
Age: 42
Affiliation: Mandalorian Supercommandos
WOC: Magenetically Accellerated Particle gun (MAP gun)
Appearence: http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/starw … te_uvg.jpg
Background: Many think he should take the mantle of Mandalore, but he is unwilling.


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Undocumented migrants in Paris have come out to demand authorities grant them asylum. But they chose a peculiar destination to bring their request to – the historic Comedie Francaise theater, which they attempted to storm. Source: RT
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Germany will not be sending any more ships to take part in the anti-people smuggling operation Sophia in the Mediterranean Sea, according to a senior military office. Source: Deutsche Welle
A Turkish charity group is building the biggest mosque of the Balkans in the Albanian capital Tirana, according to a statement on Friday.
In a written statement, the Turkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV) — linked to the state Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) — said the Namazgah Mosque will be completed and open for worship by the end of this year. Source: Anadolu Agency
Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, stoking a war of words between Rome and Paris, said on Tuesday that France did not want to bring calm to Libya because its energy interests there clashed with those of Italy. Source Channel New Asia


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Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec 11: Julio Falcioni's tenure at Boca Juniors is over after club president Daniel Angelici said Monday the coach's contract will not be renewed.
Falcioni was hired two years ago and brought Boca a league title, as well as steering the famous Buenos Aires club to the finals of last season's Copa Libertadores, Latin America's most important club tournament.
Angelici said his decision not to renew Falcioni's contract was influenced on Saturday when Boca fans, despite a 2-1 victory over Godoy Cruz, jeered Falcioni with dozens of handmade signs call on him to quit.
"What happened made us reflect," Angelici told reporters.
Boca finished in sixth place in the just-completed Inicial tournament, the first half of Argentina's split season. Velez Sarsfield won the title with 41 points. Boca finished eight points behind and was in contention until the last two rounds of the season.
Despite his success, Falcioni was never a favorite of Boca fans who disliked his more conservative style of play.
Former Boca coach Carlos Bianchi and former Boca player Rodolfo Arruabarrena are reported as the top two candidates to replace Falcioni.


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Form From Feeling and Feeling From Form: Summer
This class is for people who want to improve their poems, by understanding the art more fully, from the inside out. During our four weeks, we'll explore seven formal elements—action, voice, sentence, phrase, line, sound, and metaphor—while generating our own new poems. I hope to give each student a better feeling for how formal elements work together, at any given moment in a poem; how they combine and separate, much like the modes of a musical scale. This won't be an "academic" process: I believe that we all benefit from studying the fundamental formal elements, or energies, because they themselves derive from and lend new body to feeling. That's my only doctrine, and it's not a doctrine so much as a declaration some devout, mentally unique person might emblazon on his rooftop with Christmas lights: the formal elements of poetry derive from and lend new body to feeling. Writers with lots of experience and those new to the art are both welcome here.
Peter Campion is the author of three collections of poems, Other People (2005,) The Lions (2009,) and El Dorado (2013,) all published by the University of Chicago Press. He is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize, the Larry Levis Reading Prize, the Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize (Prix de Rome) from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He teaches in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Minnesota.


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The appetizer isn't particularly appealing.
No, that is not the jumbo shrimp cocktail, but rather the "seafood-like, pre-formed product."
In other words, feel free to skip Heat-Knicks, the first of five Christmas Day games being offered by ESPN/ABC.
As for the just deserts, Clippers-Suns is sort of the cherries jubilee without the flame (Clippers on Christmas, what were they thinking? Why not just have the Lakers play twice?) and Nuggets-Blazers hardly is an intoxicating digestif (with Denver practically feeble on the road this season and Portland lacking Greg Oden).
But the main courses?
Well, they set up as sweet as honey-baked and mint jelly.
No, Stan Van Gundy won't go full-beard and red suit, but Magic-Celtics offers the two most complete rosters in the Eastern Conference.
And Lakers-Cavaliers follows up with arguably the two most talented players in the league.
The matchup with the greatest marquee appeal is Kobe-LeBron. Yet it also is a game that could be a brutal dose of reality when it comes to supporting casts.
While Bryant is enjoying the Lakers' luxury of riches that are Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum, James again is standing somewhat alone on the shores of Lake Erie. Mo Williams won't be an All-Star again and Shaquille O'Neal hasn't deserved to be one for a while.
It is why Kobe is in the process of completing an extension and why LeBron continues to have those change-of-address cards within comfortable reach.
To understand why there will likely only be one more Lakers-Cavaliers meeting (Jan. 21 in Cleveland) between now and the crowning of the 2009-10 champion, one must look no further than the game that precedes Kobe-LeBron.
With Jameer Nelson working his way back from the injured list, with Rashard Lewis long removed from his 10-game, season-opening suspension, the Magic features the most complete starting lineup in the Eastern Conference this side of the Celtics.
That's because with the emergence of Rajon Rondo to bona fide All-Star and Kendrick Perkins' reliability in the middle, Boston features the East's ultimate five-man game.
The Magic won the first meeting of the four-game season series 82-78 Nov. 20 in Boston, behind 26 points from Vince Carter. That, however, was before Kevin Garnett again turned into Kevin Garnett.
With so much competition at the top of the Eastern Conference, the tiebreaker implications could be significant on Christmas afternoon, yes, even at this early juncture.
That's what makes Celtics-Magic the day's most significant game, even as LeBron-Kobe stands as the most significant gift.
So, to recap:
- If you didn't make Midnight Mass a night earlier, don't fret a late morning in church when it comes to missing Knicks-Heat at noon Eastern. In fact, say a prayer for the teams' 2010 free-agent hopes.
- Devote full attention to Celtics-Magic at 2:30 p.m., but don't expect much holiday cheer between these two. Recall, last season's playoff meeting at one point featured a call for Van Gundy's dismissal, and, at another point, stood as Doc Rivers' darkest hour.
- Set up a flat screen at each end of the table for Kobe-LeBron at 5 p.m. Everything will taste better.
- Go ahead, loosen that belt and take that nap on the couch at 8 p.m., it beats helping with the dishes and beats watching the Clippers, without Blake Griffin, try to keep pace with the Suns.
- And then don't think twice about calling it a night before Nuggets-Blazers at 10:30 p.m. There is no need for five Christmas Day games, no need to make arena employees have to spend the day away from the family. Boycott this one as your own personal protest against gluttony.
Besides, the Hawks and Mavericks are playing the following day, two teams that deserved placement on a Christmas buffet loaded with way too much filler.
Ira Winderman writes regularly for NBCSports.com and covers the Heat and the NBA for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.


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Thrór's Map is a map that proved important in the retaking of Erebor.
After the sack of Erebor (T.A. 2770), Thrór made the map after he had been exiled from his kingdom by the Dragon Smaug. According to Elrond, the map was drawn on a midsummer night that had the same moon phase as the midsummer of T.A. 2941. Astronomically, this occurs about every 19th year. Therefore, in the years between the sack of Erebor and Thrór's death T.A. 2778 seems the most feasible date of creation.
As was traditional among the Dwarves, it was drawn with East at the top of the map, rather than North, and showed the Lonely Mountain of Erebor, the Running River that flowed from it, and the lands about. It also contained mention of a secret entrance to the Mountain, and (written in secret Moon-letters) instructions as to how it might be opened.
In his old age, Thrór set out to wander the lands of Middle-earth, but before departing he gave the heirlooms of his house to his son Thráin, including his Map. Years later, Thráin too set out into Middle-earth, seeking to recover Erebor himself, and taking with him the Map to guide his way. He was captured in the Wild by the servants of Sauron, but Sauron captured Thráin for one of the Seven Ring of Power he bore, and so overlooked the Map he carried too. This proved to be a serious oversight, because Gandalf secretly entered Sauron's lair at Dol Guldur while Thráin was a prisoner there, and managed to escape with the Map and the key that opened the secret door.
Using Thrór's Map, his grandson Thorin Oakenshield was able to lead a small group of Dwarves (and one Hobbit, a certain Bilbo Baggins) on his own quest to refound the ancient Dwarf-realm. Through many adventures, they were able to recover Erebor and bring about the destruction of Smaug, dealing Sauron a serious reverse.
The Map is decorated with Old English Runes which read a modern English text; this displays the Angerthas Erebor cirth for Westron of the Third Age as used by the Dwarves.
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Mob Violence At WI State Fair? Witnesses Claim Mobs Of Hundreds Of Black Kids Attacking White People!
"WEST ALLIS - Witnesses tell Newsradio 620 WTMJ and TODAY'S TMJ4 of a mob of young people attacking innocent fair-goers at the end of the opening night of State Fair, with some callers claiming a racially-charged scene. Milwaukee Police confirmed there were assaults outside the fair. Witnesses' accounts claim everything from dozens to hundreds of young black people beating white people as they left State Fair Thursday night. Authorities have not given official estimates of the number of people involved in the attacks. "It looked like they were just going after white guys, white people," said Norb Roffers of Wind Lake in an interview with Newsradio 620 WTMJ. He left the State Fair Entrance near the corner of South 84th Street and West Schlinger Avenue in West Allis. "They were attacking everybody for no reason whatsoever." "It was 100% racial," claimed Eric, an Iraq war veteran from St. Francis who says young people beat on his car. "I had a black couple on my right side, and these black kids were running in between all the cars, and they were pounding on my doors and trying to open up doors on my car, and they didn't do one thing to this black couple that was in this car next to us. They just kept walking right past their car. They were looking in everybody's windshield as they were running by, seeing who was white and who was black. Guarantee it." Eric, a war veteran, said that the scene he saw Thursday outside State Fair compares to what he saw in combat. "That rated right up there with it. When I saw the amount of kids coming down the road, all I kept thinking was, 'There's not enough cops to handle this.' There's no way. It would have taken the National Guard to control the number of kids that were coming off the road. They were knocking people off their motorcycles." Roffers claimed that as he left the state fair with his wife, crowds near that entrance were large, and someone in that crowd ." - 4 News
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This article first appeared on BikeRadar.com.
Aerodynamic technology is all the rage in road frame and wheel design so it was only a matter of time before it trickled into other equipment segments. Giro resurrects the old Air Attack moniker for a novel new road - not TT - helmet design that can supposedly save riders up to 17 seconds over 40km of racing as compared to the company's latest Aeon model.
Claimed to offer the "lowest wind-averaged aerodynamic drag of any road helmet design", the new Air Attack is certainly unusual looking, sporting a mostly solid outer shell with just six vents in total. In contrast, the Aeon is almost more air than foam with 24 air-sucking ports but according to Giro, that nearly solid outer shell is precisely what gives the Air Attack such a slippery profile.
The most aerodynamic configuration, called the Air Attack Shield, also includes an integrated eye shield that attaches with magnets and can be flipped out of view in case of rain - an especially rare inclusion for a road helmet.
Other features include lightweight webbing, a slim-line buckle, and anti-microbial X-Static padding. Claimed weight is 264g for a medium Air Attack with the shield adding another 32g.
Ventilation is obviously still a paramount concern for road cyclists, though, and Giro has tackled the challenge by maximizing the Air Attack's internal channel design - an approach similar to the company's full-blown Selector time trial model. There's also a new Roc Loc Air retention system that helps suspend the entire helmet 3mm off the top of the rider's head. In theory, the combination creates enough space inside the helmet such that whatever air does come in has so much room to flow that the Air Attack doesn't feel overly hot.
In fact, Giro PR man Mark Riedy claims that pressure differentials and Venturi effects make the Air Attack about as cool as having no helmet on at all based on Giro's in-house testing on its instrumented headform (the Aeon, by the way, is supposedly cooler than a bare head). That being said, such a cooling mechanism likely also depends on the rider moving at a reasonable rate of speed, meaning that at first glance, the Air Attack doesn't seem to be the ideal choice for a hot day of steep climbing.
Then there's the question of the Air Attack's aesthetics, which Riedy admitted are polarizing but that for many riders, function will trump form.
"Honestly, I'd say that it's kind of like the [Cervélo] S5," he told BikeRadar. "When that came out, we had a ton of people say, 'that bike is really ugly'. There are lots of people who are concerned about that but a lot that aren't, who understand that a little bit of aero that can go a long way."
Among those early adopters is Rabobank sprinter Mark Renshaw, who wore a new Air Attack for each stage of the Ster ZLM Toer GP Jan van Heeswijk in the Netherlands this past week.
Giro will offer the standard Air Attack in six colors and the Air Attack Shield in four, both with three size options each. Suggested retail prices are US$200 and US$240, respectively, and projected availability is spring 2013.
Think you're fast enough already? Then head over to our new fitness site BikeRadar Training. It's a free online resource for you to record and analyse all aspects of your training, log your training routes, get yourself tailored training plans, see how you're doing on our leaderboards, set goals and plan your season with a comprehensive events guide.


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Few thoughts on the French Open…
- Time is such a rare commodity these days that I took nearly 3-4 days to realize that French Open had started.
- Was wishing for a Nadal-Federer cracker, got the wish 🙂 Got to see exceptional tennis from the two masters.
- Djoker was blown away in the SF. Federer was majestic in that match, seemed to me he was intent on taking revenge for the Aus Open SF loss to him.
- Earlier there was Fed, Nadal, daylight, others. Now it is Nadal, Fed, Djoker, daylight, others. Murray is still no match for the top three.
- While I've always been a Nadal supporter, I've no doubt that Federer is the best player of all times; it is just that even though he is the best, Nadal is almost always better than him 🙂
- And while I'm talking about Federer-Nadal rivalry, this article is a must read: How did Rafael Nadal humble the great Roger Federer. Bear in mind it is a two year old article.
- It was good to see Li Na cross the final hurdle. Was rooting for her in the Aus Open, but Clijsters had been a better player that day.
- Can someone tell me how is Caroline Wozniacki still the world number 1? Guess it is akin to SA getting the top ODI/test rankings despite not winning any major tournament. Consistency is rewarded…
It is so easy to write a post in the form of bullet points 🙂


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This is the first of a series of occasional articles on research findings in an important area of mind-body medicine. Some of the most important "breakthroughs" in the field of biofeedback have come not from one definitive study but from the accumulation of numerous studies over many years. Rather than focusing only on the latest published articles, we felt it important to place the field of biofeedback in its historical context.
Back in the 1960s when experimental psychologist Neal Miller first demonstrated that the autonomic nervous system could be trained to alter some bodily processes, it was thought biofeedback would change the world. Miller's discovery uprooted the prevailing paradigm, that the autonomic, or visceral, nervous system was basically "dumb" and beyond voluntary control. At the time, some scientists predicted that biofeedback eventually would allow patients to "take a fully active and direct role in literally learning not to be sick" (Dienstfrey, 1991).
Over the next three decades, some 3,000 articles and 100 books on biofeedback were published.
And although the research has not uncovered the kind of "unified field" originally hoped for, biofeedback has been shown to be an effective treatment for dozens of specific ailments. These include bronchial asthma, drug and alcohol abuse, anxiety, tension and migraine headaches, cardiac arrhythmias, essential hypertension, Raynaud's disease/syndrome, fecal and urinary incontinence, irritable bowel syndrome, muscle reeducation, hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder, epilepsy, menopausal hot flashes, chronic pain syndromes, and anticipatory nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy. While biofeedback has been used successfully to treat some psychological and mental disorders, it seems to work best with patients in which physiological processes are relevant (Futterman & Shapiro, 1986).
The most common forms of biofeedback today make use of instruments to "feed back" information about such bodily processes as muscle tension (EMG feedback), skin temperature (thermal feedback), brain waves (EEG feedback) and respiration. By watching the monitoring device, patients can adjust their thinking and other mental processes in order to control bodily processes. In some cases, subjects learn by trial and error what kind of thinking or behavior affects those processes. In other cases, subjects are taught specific methods, such as relaxation or imagery, which it is believed will have an impact on bodily functions.
One of the most exciting areas of biofeedback research today is the use of alpha-theta brainwave training. This therapy has proven effective in the treatment of various disorders, including chemical dependence, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, multiple personality, panic and eating disorders. Drs. Eugene Peniston and Paul Kulkosky's (1989, 1990, 1991) pioneering work showed that training chronic alcoholics to increase the lower-frequency alpha and theta brain waves, while controlling the higher frequency beta waves, resulted in significantly less depression, less craving for alcohol and less relapse. (The alpha brain wave has been associated with a tranquil, serene state, while the theta wave corresponds to a deeper meditative state.)
The researchers' treatment protocol includes 6-8 weeks of thermal biofeedback and autogenic training, followed by 30 sessions of evoked images of personal change and alpha-theta EEG biofeedback. The sessions are performed twice a day, five days a week.