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"(Med Orgeltoner Stormen bruser). (Saml. Skr. X, 117)." [Danish title] is number 1931 in the Hans Christian Andersen Center's register of Andersen's literary works, i.e. no. 431 in the category poems (the range 1501 - 2900). BFN 439.
"(Med Orgeltoner Stormen bruser). (Saml. Skr. X, 117)." [Danish title] was first published 3 March 1844, cf. the bibliographic description (in Danish) in : Digterens danske Værker 1822-1875, number in bibliography: 439:
5. (Med Orgeltoner Stormen bruser). (Saml. Skr. X, 117).
(Bibliografisk kilde: HCAH 1971/447)
The work was published as a part of Sange af Vaudevillen: »Fuglen i Pæretræet« [Danish title]. (Number 2920. BFN 435. Category/genre: Separate publication).
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The work was published later (4 September 1854) as a part of Fuglen i Pæretræet [Danish title]. (Number 633. BFN 655. Category/genre: Drama).

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At the end of his Impromptus column today, Jay Nordlinger writes:
Let's end with Yale — with the William F. Buckley, Jr., Program at Yale. The Buckley program had a conference on the last day of November….The theme of the conference was Whittaker Chambers's great book, Witness — which was published 60 years ago. (Anniversaries are irresistible to organizers of all types.)
There was a slew of top-notch speakers, including Norman Podhoretz, worth the price of admission all by himself (not that tickets were sold, to my knowledge). The conference had three panels, three speakers each. I was on a panel with Elliott Abrams and Max Boot.
At the Buckley program's website, you will find videos of all this. Knock yourself out, here.
The two videos below take viewers through the multiple conference videos.
I would add a footnote for those whose interest in the Hiss-Chambers case might be triggered by viewing the videos. The authoritative book on the case is Allen Weinstein's Perjury. The fourth chapter of John V. Fleming's The Anti-Communist Manifestos pays a brilliant tribute to the literary qualities of Chambers's memoir. Sam Tanenhaus's biography of Chambers is also must reading.


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Arizona Adventure: Part 2Posted in Events on August 13, 2013
When we left off last month, our group of five rigs was working its way across central Arizona, wheeling from trail to trail and camping out along the way. We had started at low elevation in the desert outside Phoenix, and had worked our way to more than 7,000 feet passing through chaparral and getting into tall pine forests.
Tanner Lamb had brought together a group of us and we had two Toyota pickups, a Jeep CJ-7, a Jeep TJ, and an 80-series Land Cruiser. We were following a portion of the Great Western Trail that runs from the Mexican border to Canada. We were near Antelope Hills outside of Jerome, Arizona, and were headed north. Jerome is an old mining town, but beyond that we were in remote country, probably best suited for cattle ranching.
Our travels through the Kaibab National Forest introduced us to much more mud as the snow was melting rapidly and soaking everything in its running path. We traveled through the forest roads and found some interesting side trails to explore. These areas had seen little to no travel over the winter, so we picked our way through muddy tracks and over the occasional fallen tree. Eventually, we were back on a main dirt trail and headed into the town of Williams as the sun was starting to drop lower in the sky.
Williams is a town that attracted gold miners and sheep and cattle ranchers. It's named after a mountain man and fur trapper named William "Old Bill" Sherley Williams. The town was founded in 1876 and eventually came to lie along the historic Highway 66 route. We spent a frigid night here in a warm motel to enjoy hot showers and a nice bed before hitting the trails again.
From Williams, we took the highway east near Flagstaff, and turned down paved Oak Creek Canyon. This deep-walled canyon is bounded with bright orange-red cliff faces. The canyon declines from about 7,000 feet to about 4,300 feet into the town of Sedona. Sedona is a modern tourism spot given its stunning red rock terrain, but its history is intriguing, too, and dates back to early human habitation some 12,000 years ago.
We headed into Sedona to seek out red rock 'wheeling on sandstone formations. We needed to buy Red Rock passes so we could park along the roads here. When we pulled into the tourism office, the woman working there was convinced we had stopped to ask for directions to a car wash. We assured her we were not looking for one yet.
We spent a great day crawling over the sandstone hills and ledges and taking in the picturesque views. We explored trails with names like Greasy Spoon and Broken Arrow, then tent-camped along a stretch of Oak Creek with its seasonal cold melt flow. The next morning was our last day out. We unlocked hubs a final time and headed home.
At the end of our expedition, we had traveled about 520 miles, with about two-thirds of that on dirt. We had been in choking dust and slimy mud, and from dry desert to towering pine forests. What had started as an idea to explore a portion of the state by backcountry had been a success. It was a 'wheeling adventure we would not soon forget.


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HAMPTON — The School Board is looking at shredding its dress code policy, not for students but for teachers. It appears several teachers are insulted such a policy exists, telling them blue jeans, sneakers, flip-flops and tank tops are off limits.
HAMPTON — The School Board is looking at shredding its dress code policy, not for students but for teachers. It appears several teachers are insulted such a policy exists, telling them blue jeans, sneakers, flip-flops and tank tops are off limits.
SAU 90 Superintendent Kathleen Murphy said staff members feel the policy is "derogatory and condescending."
The board took no action at the request to ditch the policy made by the teachers union at its last meeting, deciding to table it until January.
Board member Maureen O'Leary recommended removing the policy saying the district never had an issue in the past with how teachers dress. Rather than a policy, proper dress code could be left in the hands of the building principals instead, she said. But several board members expressed concerns with that approach.
"Who backs up management?" board member Ginny Bridle Bridle-Russell said. "What happens if they go to a teacher and say, 'I don't feel that dress is appropriate, it's too short,' and the teacher (responds by saying), 'Says who?'"
Chairwoman Charlotte "Peppa" Ring said what is proper and what is not can also be subjective. "I wouldn't mind going without a policy if we had one building principal and one school," Ring said. "But we have three schools and three building principals, and what may be acceptable in one school might not be in another."
O'Leary explained the policy was adopted by the School Board during its review of all school district policies in 2010, as part of withdrawing from SAU 21 and going on at its own as SAU 90.
"The policy was a part of 350 policies that the New Hampshire School Board Association recommended that we have," O'Leary said.
The policy states "the board expects all staff to be neatly groomed and dressed in clothing suitable for the subject of instruction, the working being performed, or the occasion."
It also goes on to list items that staff are not permitted.
Board member Art Gopalan said regardless of a policy, professional decorum is needed.
"It hasn't been an issue," Murphy said. "Our staff hasn't come to work in inappropriate dress."
If there was a problem and the teacher didn't correct it, Murphy said, it would become part of their overall evaluation.
"If we are going to treat them like professionals, they are going to have to respond," Murphy said. "There is a professional decorum that we ask people to meet."
Several board members said they would feel better about eliminating the policy if the issue was addressed in the district's employee handbook. Murphy said she will review the employee handbook and report back to the board in January.


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What: The Boulder Bach Festival repeats this performance of the St. John Passion.
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2
Where: Mountain View Methodist Church, 355 Ponca Place, Boulder
Tickets: $30 at the door. Visit boulderbachfestival.org for information.
DENVER -- Rick Erickson has arrived. It is time for Boulder's classical scene to fully embrace the Boulder Bach Festival music director. Sunday morning, when others were crying wolf about a snowstorm that wasn't nearly as bad as it appeared, canceling events all over town, the festival went ahead with its opening chamber concert at St. John's Episcopal Church.
The loyal patrons who attended were rewarded with a predictably edifying afternoon of immortal, but intimate, music performed with loving devotion by Erickson, concertmaster Zachary Carrettin, bassist Paul Erhard and soprano Sarah Brailey.
Erickson's magnificent organ solos whetted the appetite for the main event, the performances of Bach's highly dramatic and emotional St. John Passion. Friday at St. John's Cathedral in Denver, the two-hour work was given one of the most heartfelt, intense, and yes, passionate performances the Bach Festival has seen in several years. The Passion will be presented again tonight in Boulder at Mountain View Methodist Church.
Erickson led the choir and instrumental ensemble with focus and concentration, bringing out every emotional nuance in the text and the music. The story of Jesus' trial and death, in the vivid language of John's gospel, could not have been more immediately present.
The most memorable point was at the moment of Christ's death, where Erickson inserted a long pause, during which the transfixed audience was utterly silent.
The choruses were polished and precise. The echoes of the cadences reverberated through the stone walls of the cathedral, a setting whose effect cannot be matched. The chorales were taken at a brisk, satisfying pace. The long opening and closing choruses were dynamic, setting the pace and summarizing the story.
The instrumental ensemble was also impeccable. Organist Jeffrey Grossman, playing the cathedral's newly restored instrument, kept everything solidly unified. Carrettin and Paul Miller took up the intimate but archaic viola
d'amore in two consecutive numbers near the center of the piece.
The palm, however, goes to the vocal soloists. These five performances alone would have made the presentation of the Passion one of the finest Bach Festival events in its history.
Tenor Tony Boutté had by far the most work in the tremendous role of the evangelist. Singing no aria, but working through very long narrative recitative, Boutté's voice rang out with power and force.
Baritone Adam Ewing, known to Boulder audiences from his University of Colorado performances, gave depth to the words of Jesus.
Bass Joe Damon Chappel, introduced to the Festival audience last year, sang both the large bass arias with choral participation as well as the role of Pilate. He conveyed Pilate's bitterness with a noticeable bite. The aria "Hurry to Golgatha" was taken at a dangerously fast pace, but Erickson and Chappel made it seem absolutely necessary.
Tenor Daniel Hutchings and soprano Sarah Brailey reached emotional high points in their Part II arias.
Brailey had already made an impact on Sunday in two cantatas by Buxtehude. Finally, countertenor Ryland Angel, whose vocal tone in the alto register was pristine, delivered the most powerful message, "The hero from Judah is victorious and mighty" after a deeply painful elaboration on Jesus' words, "It is finished."
All soloists and the chorus sang the German words with understanding and sensitivity. Anticipation for Erickson's offerings in subsequent seasons will be high. The St. John Passion has not been one of the Festival's more commonly performed works. A better argument for this earlier, more-neglected of Bach's two Good Friday compositions could not have been made.


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- Your task in this lab is to build a "slot machine" simulation.
- There are 3 JLabels, each displaying one of the three images, chosen at random. Clicking on the SPIN JButton randomly selects a new image for each label:
- If you click SPIN enough times you may get the same picture showing on all three labels. If this happens, the JButton will display "YOU WIN!" and the game is over (the JButton is disabled so that no more spins can happen):
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- Display a JFrame whose title is your first and last name, followed by "'s Lab 8". For example, the title of my JFrame must be "Carl Alphonce's Lab 8". Notice that the screenshots above do NOT show the correct title.
- Display three JLabels in one row, each displaying one of the supplied images.
- Display one JButton in by itself in the row below the JButtons, in the middle. (TA's will give RECITATION ONLY HINT #3 for this.) The text of the JButton must be "SPIN".
- Handle a button-click on the JButton by randomly choosing an image (from the ones supplied) to display on each of the three JLabels.
- If all three JLabels display the same image, change the text of the JButton to "YOU WIN!", and disable it.
- Make appropriate use of conditionals (if-else or if statements) and loops (while, for, or enhanced for statements) to minimize code duplication.
- Structure the code to achieve a model-view separation.
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I am watching ep.1 right now on www.axn-asia.com/tara/videos/full-episodes?step=survcomp it is 48 minutes 2 seconds long.
based on Mrs Shrek's timelineTARA 4 episode 1Airdate: Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 on AXN channel, 9PM in Singapore, India, Philippines, Malaysia10PM in Hong Kong11PM in Taiwan and Korea------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ All 10 teams got a ride in this beautiful classic car to the starting line.Teams get ready to dash to their backpacks at the starting line in the Thean Hou Buddhist Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Clue instructs them to make their way to Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia Run upstairs to the Batu Caves and get another clue. lol, now run downstairs and grab a taxi back to the airport. Fly from Kuala Lumpa, Malaysia to Penang, Malaysia.Flight duration approx 50mWhen landed, make your way to Futsal Court in Gelugor and play a game of soccer sponsored by Caltex. Pitstop: Pinang Peranakan Mansion, Penang, MalaysiaThanks and greeting to RFF, Mrs Shrek, GeorgiaPeach, CabioTAR, and all TAR detectives.
I wish TARA will have speed bumps instead of being 'Marked for Elimination' or giving up all your money. At least teams may have the chance to avoid being eliminated.
this leg seems to be too easy. it was pretty boring until the end when the last two teams made huge mistakes. oh, i'm also done with my customary recap for episode 1. http://www.calvinshub.com/2010/09/the-amazing-race-asia-4-episode-1/
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Minnesota Still Tops On ACT Test
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Garrison Keillor's well-known line about Lake Wobegon where "all the children are above average" rings true in Minnesota's overall performance on the ACT college admission exam.
The state remains best in the nation on the ACT test for the eighth consecutive year. Minnesota high school seniors scored higher than those in other states in which at least half of students took the exam. Thirty-nine percent of seniors are proficient across the board, compared to 36 percent in 2012.
Minnesota's average composite score was 23 out of a possible 36.
A persistent achievement gap remains between white and minority students. Sixty-one percent of white students were college ready in three subjects compared to 16 percent of black students. But, the majority of the state's minority groups outperformed their national counterparts.


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Almost every country in the world possesses a wetland of some description. Some are seasonally aquatic, some seasonally terrestrial. All play a vital role for humans and nature alike.
© From left to right (clockwise): 1. WWF / Helena TELKÄNRANTA; 2. WWF / Martin HARVEY; 3. WWF / Hartmut JUNGIUS; 4. Frank PARHIZGAR / WWF-Canada; 5. WWF / Y.-J. REY-MILLET; 6. WWF / Martin HARVEY;
All shapes and sizes
They take many forms including marshes, estuaries, mudflats, mires, ponds, fens, pocosins, swamps, deltas, coral reefs, billabongs, lagoons, shallow seas, bogs, lakes, and floodplains.
There are also human-made wetlands such as fish and shrimp ponds, farm ponds, irrigated agricultural land, salt pans, reservoirs, gravel pits, sewage farms and canals.
There are many different ways of categorising wetlands, and numerous different types. Most large wetland areas are a unique mosaic of different wetland types. For example, within the The Kafue Flats are found grasslands, lagoons, marshes, swamps and reed beds.
Coastal WetlandsCoastal wetlands are found in the areas between land and open sea that are not influenced by rivers such as. shorelines, beaches, mangroves and coral reefs.
A good example are the mangrove swamps found in sheltered tropical coastal areas. The partly submerged roots of mangrove trees spread out beneath the water to trap sediment and prevent it being washed out to sea. Around 70% of tropical coastlines are mangrove-lined.
Some mangroves are strategically planted between land and sea to stabilise shores and to protect communities from violent storms and powerful waves. The result is an area of stillness and tranquillity where fish breed, wildlife takes refuge, and local people earn a living from occupations as diverse as charcoal burning and bee keeping.
Shallow lakes and pondsThese wetlands are areas of permanent or semi-permanent water with little flow. They include vernal ponds, spring pools, salt lakes and volcanic crater lakes. They are small, shallow, intermittently flooded depressions in grasslands or forests, and are often only wet in winter and early spring.
BogsBogs are waterlogged peatlands in old lake basins or depressions in the landscape. Almost all water in bogs comes from rainfall. Bogs have specialised and unique flora that have evolved in their nutrient-poor and acidic conditions, including for example the carnivorous pitcher plant. As bogs are unsuitable for agriculture, forestry or development they offer an undisturbed habitat for a wide range of species, including moose, black bear, lynx, snowshoe hare and mink.
In addition, bogs are used by many species of migratory birds, providing a safe habitat in which to breed, rest and feed. A particular kind of bog is found on the coastal plain of the southeasteern United States. Pocosins are evergreen shrub bogs typically found on high areas of a flat water-logged landscape.
Marshes and SwampsAlso known as palustrine wetlands, marshes, swamps and fens account for almost half of all wetlands throughout the world.
Marshes are one of the broadest categories of wetlands and in general harbour the greatest biological diversity. Marshes form in depressions in the landscape, as fringes around lakes, and along slow-flowing streams and rivers. Marshes are dominated by floating-leafed plants like water lillies and duckweed.
Marshes slow down the rate of rainfall drainage and control its flow into rivers, lakes, and streams.
EstuariesThe area where rivers meet the sea and water changes from fresh to salt can offer an extremely rich mix of biodiversity.
These wetlands include deltas, tidal mudflats and salt marshes. Mudflats and seagrass beds in particular provide a rich diet for many species of insects, birds, fish, turtles and other species.
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It engages in a wide variety of projects to protect habitats and conserve these vital ecosystems.
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- The Ramsar Convention identifies a grand total of 42 different types of wetlands. It splits these into 3 broad categories: marine and coastal wetlands; inland wetlands; and manmade wetlands.


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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - Four free throws by Helena Charron during the final six seconds helped lift Smith College to a 41-31 victory over MIT in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's basketball action on Saturday. Charron finished with 16 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks for the Pioneers (7-17, 2-11 NEWMAC). Clara Yuan totaled 16 points as well and distributed a game-high five assists for the Engineers (7-16, 2-11 NEWMAC).
Smith opened the scoring with a basket by Rose Baldwin two minutes into the contest. Tech went on to score nine unanswered points, resulting in its largest lead of the game at 13:57. The Pioneers responded with a 12-0 run, notching a 15-9 advantage with 4:16 remaining. Samantha O'Keefe ended an 11-minute scoring drought for MIT with a put-back. Smith entered the intermission with a 19-13 advantage.
The early stages of the second stanza featured much scoring by both sides. The Pioneers established their largest margin of the contest (26-18) on a pair of free throws by Baldwin at the 15:58 mark. The Engineers chipped away at the deficit, as a steal and lay-up by O'Keefe brought them within one (28-27) in a span of 3:10. Smith pushed its advantage to seven (37-30) with 4:09 left to play. A free throw by O'Keefe and a three-pointer by Yuan put Tech within striking distance with 1:48 on the clock. MIT could not capitalize on several opportunities down the stretch while the Pioneers made the clutch free throws in the final moments.
O'Keefe registered nine points, six rebounds and four steals while Cherelle Walls grabbed a team-high seven boards.
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AUGUSTA — The chairman of the Maine Republican Party says Sen.-elect Angus King's decision to caucus with Democrats was a foregone conclusion, even before the GOP and conservative groups spent millions of dollars attacking him during the campaign.
Charlie Webster said Wednesday that King was a Democrat when he moved to Maine from Virginia, and that his heart always stayed with the Democratic Party's ideals even though he served two terms as governor as an independent.
He also said King never really entertained the notion of caucusing with Republicans, calling him a "lifelong liberal Democrat."
King announced his decision Wednesday in Washington, D.C., saying it gave him the best opportunity to shape legislation while remaining independent. With King joining their caucus, Democrats will have a 55 to 45 edge in the Senate.
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DOYLESTOWN (PA) – Making his first collegiate start due to an injury, St. John Fisher junior quarterback Ahmed Hassanien threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score while the Cardinal defense forced five turnovers in a 27-14 road victory over previously unbeaten Delaware Valley College in the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.
It marked the second week in a row that St. John Fisher (10-2) went on the road knocked off an undefeated team as it posted a 23-12 triumph at Johns Hopkins University last Saturday. The Cardinals advanced to the quarterfinals for the third time in program history (2006 and 2007) where they will travel to undefeated University of St. Thomas (MN) next Saturday. December 3. St. Thomas notched a 38-10 triumph over Monmouth College (IL).
Delaware Valley saw its season end in the second round of the postseason for the third straight year. The Aggies rebuilt their offense with the graduation of nine starters, but still went 10-0 in the regular season and captured their fourth consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championship. They opened the playoffs last week with a 62-10 rout of Norwich University.
Hassanien got the starting nod in place of Ryan Kramer, who was injured at Johns Hopkins last week. He completed 11 of 19 passes for just 93 yards and ran for 28 yards, but he led an offensive unit that managed 288 total yards and turned the ball over just once. They also held the ball for more than 10 minutes in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, the Cardinal defense notched four interceptions and a fumble recovery to give them 10 turnovers in the last two weeks (five interceptions last week).
Both teams failed to take advantage of opportunities in the early going. Delaware Valley forced a turnover as Jared Pattinson stripped running back Cody Miller of the ball and the Aggies' Terrance Osborne recovered it at the Delaware Valley 35-yard line.
The Aggies moved just inside Cardinal territory, but were forced to line up for a punt. A low snap on the punt resulted in St. John Fisher's Tyler Schier recovering the loose ball at the Delaware Valley 34. The Cardinals advanced the ball to the 12-yard line, but Chad Monheim's 29-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Chris James.
Later in the first, St. John Fisher took over at its own 35-yard line. Hassanien had a pair of key for fifth downs on the drive as the Cardinals advanced the ball to the Aggie 12 at the end of the quarter. On the first play of the second, they faced a third-and-three when Hassanien hit Ryan Francis for a touchdown. Monheim added the extra-point for a 7-0 advantage.
Delaware Valley responded with an eight-play, 85-yard scoring drive to tie the contest. Freshman quarterback Aaron Wilmer completed four passes on the possession and tailback Kyle Schuberth ended it with a 26-yard burst into the end zone. Jake Sobchak added the extra-point with 10:30 remaining in the half.
The Aggies' momentum was short-lived as Francis caught the ensuing kickoff and went untouched for an 83-yard touchdown. Monheim booted the extra-point for a 14-7 St. John Fisher lead just 11 seconds after the Delaware Valley score.
The Aggies responded with a long drive again, this time, a 13-play, 77-yard effort. They reached the Cardinal five and faced a fourth-and-two when Wilmer hit Isaiah Hall for a three-yard gain and a first down. Schuberth was stopped for no gain on the next play, but Wilmer called his own number and reached the end zone for the two-yard score. Sobchak split the pipes for a 14-14 score with 3:57 remaining before the intermission.
The Cardinals answered as they moved the ball 47 yards on eight plays and took the lead for good when Monheim connected on a 39-yard field goal with 50 seconds to go. Delaware Valley reached the St. John Fisher 32 in the finals seconds, but Brendan Moore intercepted a Wilmer pass to end the half.
Wilmer was picked off on the first possession of the second stanza as Wade Kline stepped in front of a pass and returned it 22 yards to the Aggie 47-yard line. The Cardinals needed three plays to move 15 yards to 32. On first down, Hassanien went back to pass, but tucked it in due to the rush. He broke a few tackles and scored on a 32-yard touchdown run. Monheim's boot upped the St. John Fisher advantage to 24-14 with 10:53 left in the third.
Delaware Valley drove to the Cardinal 17-yard line on the ensuing possession. On third-and-one, Schuberth was driven back for a loss of one. The Aggies elected to go for the first down, but Schuberth was stopped one-yard shy the sticks by Chris Sawyer and Mason Judd.
The teams exchanged punts before St. John Fisher put together another scoring drive. This time it moved the ball 40 yards on nine plays and Monheim kicked a 26-yard field goal for a 27-14 lead with 12:05 remaining in the contest.
After a punt, the Aggie defense came through with a big stop as Miller did not net a yard on a fourth-and-one from the Delaware Valley 35 with 6:02 on the clock. The Aggies moved downfield and reached the Cardinal 10-yard where they faced a fourth-and-five with 3:29 to go. Wilmer looked into the end zone, but Travis Tones intercepted it for the touchback.
Delaware Valley had one last drive as it took over on its own 28 with 58 seconds left and no timeouts. The offense moved the ball to the St. John Fisher 13 before Kline picked off Wilmer again with 10 seconds left to seal the win and a trip to the quarterfinals for the Cardinals.
Wilmer, the MAC Rookie of the Year who threw just six interceptions in the first 11 games of the year, was 29-for-41 for 241 yards and the four picks. He also rushed 18 times for 74 yards and a score. Schuberth netted 47 yards and a touchdown on nine carries while Hall and Rodney Blango combined for 15 catches for 114 yards. James had eight tackles and the blocked kick to pace the Aggie defense.
Miller had the most productive rushing day against Delaware Valley this season as he carried the ball 24 times for 145 yards. Francis caught four passes for 31 yards and a score while adding 106 yards and a big touchdown on two kickoff returns. Morre finished with 11 tackles and an interception while Kline had five tackles and two picks.


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Jobless Claims Drop To Five-Year Low
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Rep. Christina Hagan (R-Alliance) is the co-sponsor of the bills.
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On November 7 at the Woodbury Country Club, the Honorable Kathleen Rice, Nassau County District Attorney will be the keynote speaker during the Last Hope Animal Rescue Fall Dinner. The District Attorney is expected to talk about the Animal Cruelty Unit (ACU) and hotline created by her office, as well as new legislation she helped draft to strengthen NYS animal cruelty laws.
Rice formed the ACU unit in February 2010 to handle cases involving animal cruelty, abuse and neglect. This unit takes on all felony and misdemeanor cases, including abandonment, severe physical abuse, domestic violence-related abuse and criminal neglect, such as food or water deprivation, lack of veterinary care or shelter, in addition to abuse connected to dog fighting rings. For many years law enforcement personnel and psychologists have stressed that animal abuse can be an indicator of other crimes, such as domestic violence, gang activity and child abuse.
Prior to the implementation of the ACU, the DA's office relied on animal abuse referrals from the police and other law enforcement agencies. These cases averaged about two a year, but now with a separate ACU unit and hotline calls from the public, the DA's office can proactively investigate situations and also prosecute many more cases.
After the first year, the number of prosecutions rose to 16; after two years (using figures until March 2012), there have been 40 arrests, including ten felonies, with the hotline fielding more than 700 complaints the first year and 1,200 calls after two years. Three hundred animals have been rescued.
Over the course of the first year, 61 percent of the calls pertained to dogs; 26 percent to cats and the rest to birds, farm animals and small animals. Cases may result in criminal prosecutions, educational outreach or referrals to other agencies like NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets. ACU investigators have also inspected Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus while at Nassau Coliseum to monitor the treatment of the circus elephants.
Here are several ACU cases prosecuted or investigated:
*Two Elmont cousins were arrested twice in a dog fighting operation for chaining four dogs to trees, and then allowing a fifth dog to attack them. The dog victims became the "Hempstead Hopefuls", the Pit Bulls adopted in 2011 by Tia Torres of Animal Planet's "Pit Bulls & Parolees."
*Last month a jury found a Farmingdale couple guilty of misdemeanor animal neglect for starving their twoyear old Great Dane, "Zack" to death. The husband is a NYC police officer. They face up to a year in jail.
*In September a hotline tip led to the discovery of a neglected Lhasa owned by a Hempstead woman. The dog's rear leg had a deeply, infected wound that went down to the bone caused by tight mats cutting into his flesh, similar to an imbedded collar injury. "Snoopy" spent a month recovering at Hempstead Town Shelter in the director's office before going next door to Last Hope. Snoopy is now in a foster home, soon to be adopted, but the leg wound still requires daily care. The former owner faces up to a year in jail, if convicted.
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In April 2012, District Attorney Rice joined Sen. Charles Fuschillo (R.-Merrick) and Assembly member Linda Rosenthal (D.-Manhattan) to announce new legislation (S6730 & A9917) that would modernize and strengthen NYS animal cruelty laws to provide animals with more protection while increasing penalties for offenders. If passed, animal abuse would be a crime under penal law instead of Agriculture & Markets.
In addition, animal fighting, animal cruelty in the first degree, killing or injuring a police animal and harming an animal trained to help a person with a disability (eg. guide dog) in the first degree would all be Class D felonies, punishable with up to seven years in jail. There will also be enhanced charges for repeat offenders. The bill allows an offender to be charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree should they possess a dangerous or deadly weapon with the intent to use it unlawfully against an animal. Under current law, only humans are protected under this charge.
All these changes are commendable and needed for the voiceless and voteless victims but Albany moves slowly. Presently both bills were amended and referred to committee. Since the present two year legislative session will end on Dec. 31, it is likely that the legislation will have to be re-introduced next year.
The Last Hope Fall Dinner at Woodbury Country Club, 884 Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury is Wed. November 7 from 6 to 10 pm. Tickets are $75 per person which includes a sit-down dinner, open bar, slide show, live auction and raffle baskets. See www.lasthopeanimalrescue for more information.
For Adoption at Babylon Town Shelter (631-643- 9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon: Our poster dogs have sad tales this week. "Milo" #12-671 is a meek and mild four-year-old Min Pin turned in by an owner going to prison. The Sheltie/Dachshund duo puzzles everyone. These mature fellows #12-659/660 were picked up as strays in N. Amityville last week. They are definitely devoted to each other, but no one has come to claim them.
Cats: handsome orange tabby kitten #2-480.
Dogs: "Simon"- #12-647 brindle Mastiff mix; "Lenny" #12-576 blue-eyed Hound; "Snickers" #12-675- Peke/Shih tzu; "Soggy" #12-676 charcoal Shih tzurescued from under the dock at Belmont Lake; "Coco Chanel" #12-670 stray, tiny Poodle that needed to be cut out of a purple Halloween costume. Why?


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Precor to launch new Experience Series™
Spring 2011 marks the global launch of the new Experience Series™ cardio equipment from Precor. Combining award-winning cardio units with a new range of consoles – the new series officially launches at IHRSA in March 2011.
The launch of the new series is the culmination of a major three-and-a-half year research and development project undertaken by Precor. In late 2007, Precor established a Seattle-based research laboratory, where a broad range of exercisers were both analysed and consulted on exactly what they desired from their workout experience. Precor used these findings to develop the new Experience Series™, which consists of three consoles – the 'P80', 'P30' and 'P20'. The new range now promises to offer Precor customers a broader choice, and users a significantly enhanced workout experience. Adam Hubbard, Director of Product Management at Precor comments: "Biomechanically, the new series retains the proven and popular features which are already appreciated by users and operators worldwide – upholding the Precor reputation for manufacturing quality and excellence."
While all three consoles offer new aesthetics and functionality, the P80 is the most radical advancement from existing Precor console offerings. Undoubtedly the flagship of the new range, the P80 features a highly robust, commercial-grade capacitive touch screen – similar to screens used for other high-use commercial purposes, including bank ATMs and airport check-in terminals. The capacitive screen also allows users to perform 'gesture motions', such as sweeping across different screens in the same way that users can control leading phone and entertainment devices.
Amongst a host of features, the P80 console promotes new workout programs to users when they first engage with the equipment. Research conducted after early installations suggests that this will be particularly beneficial, with 40% of users surveyed already trying a new workout as a direct result of the feature. Doug Johns, Director – Global Marketing and Product Management, comments: "From the onset, the design philosophy has been 'fitness is foremost'. The User Interface is simple and intuitive, to provide even the most novice of members with a more stimulating and enjoyable workout."
Each P80 console also features an Ethernet connection - enabling users to benefit from the current and future possibilities of a networked fitness experience. Brent Brooks, Vice President of Networked Fitness at Precor, comments: "The internet now shapes so many aspects of our daily lives and so understandably the whole industry is excited by the prospect of networked fitness. While certain 'connected' benefits will be available from launch, Precor will be continually developing and launching further applications, all of which promise to significantly benefit exercisers and operators."
The P30 and P20 consoles complete the new series. The P30 is an evolution of the existing Experience Series™ console from Precor and features elements of the P80, including the new 'Motion Controls', which enable exercisers to perform frequent functions such as adjustments in speed and incline quickly and easily. Finally, the P20 offers an 'entry level' console, suitable for customers who seek a durable Precor base unit, with a console that features only essential functions.
Chris Torggler, Vice President of Sales & Customer Care, concludes: "Precor is extremely proud of its history of innovation, from introducing the first Elliptical Fitness Crosstrainer™ in 1995, to the first Adaptive Motion Trainer® in 2007. The significant research and development which has gone in to the new Experience Series™ – coupled with the tremendous reaction we're getting from early customers who have already installed the new equipment and their users – bodes very well. We're delighted to be at the forefront of new technologies but, more importantly, it's how these consoles will enhance the member experience which is so tremendously exciting."
About Precor
Founded in the Seattle, WA area in 1980, Precor designs and builds premium fitness equipment for effective workouts that feel smooth and natural. Precor continually redefines the levels of innovation, quality, and service necessary to deliver the very best fitness experiences – all with the goal of improving the ways people improve themselves.
A subsidiary of Amer Sports Corp., the world's largest sports equipment company, with internationally recognized brands Wilson, Atomic, Suunto, Salomon, Arc'Teryx and Mavic. Precor operates production, distribution and a headquarters facility near Seattle, with offices in the UK, Germany, Benelux, Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Japan and China. All Amer Sports companies develop and manufacture technically advanced products that improve the performance of active sports participants. Amer Sports operates in 24 countries and employs over 6,500 staff worldwide. In 2010, Amer Sports' net sales were EUR 1.7bn.


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Q. This Lent I noticed something in the Passion of St. John's Gospel that I hadn't paid attention to before. Our Lord and His apostles celebrated the Passover meal on Holy Thursday evening. Yet the Jews did not enter the praetorium when Jesus was tried by Pilate the next morning,"in order not to be defiled so that they could eat the Passover" (Jn 18:28). Later, when Pilate brings Jesus out and seats Him on the judge's bench, it says, "It was preparation day for Passover, and it was about noon" (Jn 19:14). My question is, Why did Jesus and His disciples celebrate Passover on a different day than the rest of the Jews?
Name withheld, via e-mail
A. Custodians of the Temple always celebrated Passover on the 15th day of the month of Nisan, on whatever day of the week 15th Nisan fell in their lunar calendar. The Gospels and the entire Christian tradition hold that Jesus died on a Friday. That Friday was not the day of the Passover. It was, as St. John tells us, the day of preparation for the Passover. That would make the next day, Saturday, the day of Passover.
Why did Jesus celebrate the Last Supper a day early? Simply because, according to St. John, he could not celebrate it on Saturday, the day for Passover that year. Why? He would already be dead.
Q. I have always been made uncomfortable by the passage in Luke 14:26. Can you help me understand it?
Sophia, Memphis, Tenn.
A. The troublesome verse is, "If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple."
For the Greek verb miseo, the word "hate" is a misleading translation. As used here, the verb means, "to regard with less affection," "to love less," "to esteem less." Here, Our Lord is simply telling us that He must come first in our love and commitment. We truly love and serve Him only if He is the most important person in our life. On another occasion, Jesus spoke the same truth, but more plainly: "Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me" (Mt 10:37).
Q. What does the Church mean when it uses the term "Mystical Body"? Does this have scriptural roots?
Name withheld by request, Philadelphia, Pa.
A. At the Ascension, Our Lord left this earth in His glorified body. Now and until the end of time He dwells and carries on His redemptive mission in the supernatural body He created, the Catholic Church. The Church is not only a hierarchical society through which He continually acts. The soul of that society is the Holy Spirit. Because of this unity of the human and divine, the Church is a mystical body, hence the title "Mystical Body of Christ." The word "mystical" is not used in the New Testament, but all the elements which the term designates are clearly spelled out. For examples, consider 1 Corinthians 12:12-31; Colossians 1:18-20; and Ephesians 1:22-23; 3:19; 4:13.
You ask about "scriptural roots" for the term "Mystical Body." Never make the mistake of claiming or assuming the Catholic faith is somehow "based" on the Bible. We can speak only of reflections of the Catholic faith in Scripture. And why? Because members of the Catholic Church wrote the New Testament and validated the Old Testament.
The New Testament gives us the essence of the Faith once for all delivered to the apostles, but only the essence. The Holy Spirit also entrusted much about the Christian life we know by the Church's tradition. Remember how the fourth Gospel ends? Exaggerating, perhaps, for emphasis, what it says of itself applies to all New Testament writings. "There are also many other things that Jesus did, but if these were to be described individually, do not think the whole world would contain the books that would be written" (Jn 21:25).
Q. I have a question about purgatory. Catholics often cite 2 Maccabees 12:39-46, although Martin Luther, I guess, took out that book because he did not like it. I don't understand how that passage defends purgatory. Can you explain it to me?
Kasey, Ann Arbor, Mich.
A. Take another look at 2 Maccabees 12:39-46. The very matter-of-fact way in which Judas arranged for the offerings indicate it was fairly common practice. Pope Benedict XVI reminds us that "early Jewish thought includes the idea that one can help the deceased in their intermediate state through prayer" (encyclical Spe Salvi, No. 48).
Two passages in the Gospel of Luke reflect this fact. Jesus' parable about the rich man and the poor man tells us that when the poor man, Lazarus, died, he "was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham" (16:22). From the cross, Jesus promised the penitent thief, "today you will be with me in Paradise" (Lk 23:43). A footnote in the New Oxford Bible, RSV, informs us that "Paradise [like "Abraham's bosom" in 16:22] was a contemporary Jewish term for the lodging place of the righteous dead prior to resurrection" (p. 1282; remember that this quotation is from a Protestant Bible).
In 1 Corinthians 3:12-15, St. Paul reflects the Church's teaching about the purging, cleansing process most of those who die in Christ will undergo before entering heaven. Pope Benedict XVI, again, notes that "the belief that love can reach into the afterlife, that reciprocal giving and receiving is possible, in which our affection for one another continues beyond the limits of death — this has been a fundamental conviction of Christianity throughout the ages and it remains a source of comfort today" (Spe Salvi, No. 48).
Q. Please tell me when the Church stopped saying the Apostles' Creed in Mass and started using the Nicene Creed. Or did we always say the Nicene Creed?
Pam Pappas, Denver, Colo.
A. The Church has never stopped using the Apostles' Creed. According to the new Roman Missal, "Instead of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, especially during Lent and Easter Time, the baptismal symbol of the Roman Church, known as the Apostles' Creed, may be used."
The Nicene Creed, a fuller outline of the Catholic faith, is more commonly used. It is the creed authorized by the ecumenical council of Constantinople in 381, which expanded the creed of the Council of Nicaea in 325). Centuries later, to clarify the creed's Trinitarian teaching, the Catholic Church added the word filioque: the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and from the Son.
Q. Simeon told Our Lady, "(and you youself a sword will pierce), so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed" (Lk 2:35). This last part of the prophecy has puzzled me for many years. What does it mean?
A. By your reference to the last part of the prophecy, I take it you mean "that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." These words of Simeon were not addressed to Our Lady. This parenthetical remark to her "(and you youself a sword will pierce)" anticipate the maternal suffering she will undergo.
But the revelation of "the thoughts of many hearts" will follow from the Child's being the cause of "the fall and rise of many in Israel" and his being "a sign that will be contradicted" (see v. 34). Bishop Fulton Sheen tells us Simeon was calling the Holy Child a "Divine Disturber." In his book "Life of Christ," he wrote: "The nearer Christ comes to a heart, the more it becomes conscious of its guilt; it will then either ask for His mercy and find peace, or else it will turn against Him…. Thus He will separate the good from the bad, the wheat from the chaff. Man's reaction to this Divine Presence will be the test."
Q. When Jesus came to John the Baptist for baptism, Scripture tells us so great was John's astonishment that he would have prevented Jesus from being baptized. The reason Jesus insisted on John's baptizing Him was, "it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness" (Mt 3:15). I still wonder why Our Lord insisted on being baptized. Any thoughts on this?
Name withheld, via e-mail
A. Prior to His baptism, Our Lord's life was lived in obscurity. Our Lord required baptism from John as the initial act of His public ministry. Thereby He identified himself with sinners — that is to say, with humanity. According to St. Thomas Aquinas, "When the time came for Him to teach, to work miracles, and to draw men to himself then did it behoove His Godhead to be attested from on high by the Father's testimony, so that His teaching might become the more credible" (Summa Theologica, 3,39,8).
Our Lord's baptism anticipated the gifts of the Sacrament of Baptism. He symbolically underwent cleansing, He received the gift of the Holy Spirit in His humanity, and the Father's voice proclaiming Jesus' sonship prepared us for becoming adopted sons and daughters through baptismal waters.
Q. I am very angry with a friend of mine who tells me that children born out of wedlock are illegitimate and the evil product of fornication. Are they really evil? Can we even get them baptized? What about kids of parents who had an annulment? Are they illegitimate, too? And evil? Help!
Name withheld by request, via email
A. Evidently, you are angry because you find your friend's opinions objectionable. First of all, give up the anger. Pray for the friend to be led to and open to the truth in these matters.
The terms "legitimate" and "illegitimate" are purely legal terms. They designate births from parents who did not comply with the state's requirement of a marriage license. In themselves the terms carry no moral judgment.
It is true that conception by unmarried parents is an act of fornication. But in no sense is a child so conceived "evil." The child is a precious gift from God who certainly knows the marital status of the parents. God continually works through human sin to accomplish His good purposes in His children. Certainly, an "illegitimate" child (remember: no moral connotations attached) can and must be baptized.
You ask about the status of children whose parents have obtained an annulment. Again, the legal terms "legitimate" and "illegitimate" have no application. If the parents who receive an annulment married with a marriage license, all children of that union are "legitimate." Period.
Not one single child of God is ever "evil." We are all created in the image and likeness of God. All of us at times do or think evil things — that is, we are all sinners. But we are not evil.
Q. Several years ago, our pastor started a Saturday morning prayer group using the Shorter Christian Prayer books. At that time, I purchased my own copy and have been using it daily. It has now worn out, and when I went to the Catholic store to replace it, I found the much larger Christian Prayer book, which I bought. Although it is more complicated, I have been using it and really like it. But an acquaintance told me that if I really wanted to prayer the Prayer of the Hours I needed to get the four-volume set. Can you tell me what is the difference between the prayer book I now use and the four-volume set? Is it that much better than what I am using? I priced the four-volume set, and it is about five times more expensive than the Christian Prayer book I now use.
Ken Glaser, Denver, Colo.
A. The title page of the 1976 edition of Christian Prayer which I have (but do not use) states that it contains "selections" from the Liturgy of the Hours. The four-volume Liturgy of the Hours contains more than four times the amount of material included in Christian Prayer. In this case is more better? I think so.
In my prayer, using the fullness of the breviary, I am praying the same liturgy as the pope, all the bishops, all clergy, all religious and countless laypersons around the world. I find deep satisfaction in the awareness of this unity, in addition to all the other blessings which come from using the full breviary. Pray for guidance in deciding what to use in your devotions.
Q. Sorry if this has been asked before, but is it true the Church's teachings on the death penalty have changed over the centuries? That is what a Protestant friend told me.
Daniel, via email
A. The Church has never officially condemned the death penalty, though many groups in the Church are working for its elimination. The Church's thinking about the death penalty is developing. Think particularly of St. John Paul II's cautionary teaching: death penalty only in most extreme cases.
The death penalty is never an end in itself. It reflects society's attempt to deal with persons who wantonly destroy human life. Properly understood, it is not an act of vengeance by the state. It can be understood as the strongest possible statement of the sanctity of human life. If you take life from another, you must forfeit your own life.
It is possible that some day the Church may condemn the death penalty. That would be the result of development guided by the Holy Spirit, leading to the judgment that the evil effects of killing another can best be dealt with by life imprisonment of the guilty person.
Q. Might you explain to me — so I can explain it to some relatives — the Church's teaching on contraception when not used for the prevention of conceiving life? I mean, medically approved use of contraception for other medical issues such as endometriosis. They are arguing that the use of contraception is always and everywhere morally unjustifiable. Is this true?
Janet, Newark, N.J.
A. If the use of a contraceptive drug is necessary to treat a physical problem, and if the user has no desire for the possible side effect (prevention of conception), it would be justifiable to use contraceptive medicine.
Q. My kids are wondering about using the Lord's name in vain. They know that using God as a swear word is bad, but what about exclamations such as, "Oh my God!" What exclamations are OK?
Betty, Kalamazoo, Mich.
A. The Second Commandment is quite clear: "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain." Think about the meaning of the phrase "in vain." The dictionary tells us "in vain" means "without effect or avail; to no purpose," "in an improper or irreverent manner."
God's name is holy. What does the Church tell us? "Respect for his name is an expression of the respect owed to the mystery of God himself and to the whole sacred reality it evokes" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 2144). It must not be used except "to bless, praise, and glorify" God's name (see No. 2143).
Our common exclamations which use the name of God are quite self-centered. They express surprise, anguish, disgust or whatever. But they do not "bless, praise, and glorify" God's name. If we must exclaim, we should pick out something harmless.
I know a devout Catholic father of a large family who on occasion expresses deep negative emotions with a simple word: "Argh!" Tell your children to use their imagination and choose suitable exclamations for liberation of feelings.
Q. Pope Francis talks a lot about Ignatian spirituality. What exactly is that? Can anyone practice it?
Thomas, via email
A. Speaking as a Jesuit, the pope necessarily reflects his own deep formation.
The basic text of Ignatian spirituality is the Spiritual Exercises, written by St. Ignatius of Loyola, the 16th-century founder of the Jesuit order. Anyone who is willing to study these exercises is welcome to practice them.
According to St. Ignatius, the purpose of his "spiritual exercises" is "to conquer oneself and to regulate one's life in such a way that no decision is made under the influence of any inordinate attachment." In other words, to grow in our capacity to discern and follow God's will. Indeed, this is the ultimate objective of all the Church's many different spiritualities.
Q. According to the doctrine of transubstantiation, at the consecration, the substance of the bread becomes the body of the Risen Christ, and the substance of the wine becomes His blood. Yet the accidents — the outward appearances — remain unchanged. At the wedding feast of Cana, Jesus changed water into wine (see Jn 2:1-11). The essence of water was changed to the essence of wine and the accidents were also changed. The headwaiter bears witness when he says,"You have kept the good wine until now" (v. 10). Did Jesus perform the first miracle of transubstantiation at the wedding feast of Cana, with the added dimension of the change of accidents?
John Seibert, Pawlys Island, S.C.
A. The miracle of Cana was not a miracle of transubstantiation. The event at Cana is totally different from the event at the Last Supper. At Cana, Our Lord performed a miracle to solve a present problem, which would no longer exist as the wedding feast ended. (There might still be a problem of excess wine; the miracle changed 120 gallons of water into wine!) Then, too, as you say, at Cana there was a change of "accidents."
But there are far more important distinctions between these two miracles. Rather than solve an embarrassing situation, at the Last Supper Our Lord provided the means whereby He would nourish the people of His Church to the end of time. There He provided the visible means by which we can adore Him until the end of time. There He provided the center of all worship of the Divine Trinity until the end of time.
Q. What is the Gospel of Thomas? Was it widely read in the early Church? What is in it that made it unacceptable to the Church. And what does it have to do with the Nag Hammadi?
Carl, Cleveland, Ohio
A. In the Church's beginning she had to contend with the widespread heresy of Gnosticism. The Gnostics claimed to be the "knowers" of the truth about Jesus. They declared He only seemed to be human; there was no true incarnation. Traces of the Church's response in the New Testament occur in the opening chapter of the First Letter of John.
A collection of manuscripts of Gnostic writings was discovered near Nag Hammadi in Egypt in 1945. This group of writings has come to be known as the Nag Hammadi Library. Among them was one entitled "Gospel of Thomas," written probably in the second or third century. It is a collection of 114 sayings of Jesus, some of which are taken from the canonical Gospels.
Many of the so-called sayings of Jesus are simply absurd. Typical is the final item, number 114: "Simon Peter said to them, 'Make Mary leave us, for females don't deserve life.' Jesus said, 'Look, I will guide her to make her male, so that she too may become a living spirit resembling you males. For every female who makes herself male will enter the kingdom of heaven.'"
Q. My 9-year-old daughter asked me this, and I figured I would pass it along to you. She wants to know if it is ever OK to tell a lie? Does the Church recognize "white lies"?
Patrick, Salt Lake City, Utah
A. What is a lie? To begin with, it's denial of truth, and therefore implicitly a denial of our Lord Jesus Christ, who tells us, "I am … the truth" (Jn 14:6).
Moreover, a lie is an attempt to deceive another, which itself is a sin. Finally, we must say a lie is the work of Satan himself: "There is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies" (Jn 8:44).
Certainly, the Church does not "recognize" what we call "white lies." The term itself is a lie. There is no such thing as a "white" (and therefore justifiable) lie. You can enlarge your daughter's vocabulary by telling her that something called "white lie" is a euphemism: trying to make something sound good when it's really bad.
As many of our readers are aware, Father Ray Ryland passed away on March 20 at the age of 93 in Steubenville, Ohio, where he served for so long. As a result, this will, sadly, be Father Ray's last column for TCA Faith. Next month, we will offer a special collection of some of Father Ray's answers over the years, from his first TCA Faith column to this year. To read my farewell to Father Ray, please go to Page 4 and my regular column, "Thanks for Asking."
Father Ray Ryland, Ph.D., J.D., was formerly professor of religious studies, University of San Diego, and adjunct professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He authored "Drawn from Shadows into Truth."
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A humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. Precipitation is relatively well distributed year-round in many areas with this climate, while others may see a marked reduction in wintry precipitation and even a wintertime drought. Snowfall, regardless of average seasonal totals, occurs in all areas with a humid continental climate and in many such places is more common than rain during the height of winter. In places with sufficient wintertime precipitation, the snow cover is often deep. Most summer rainfall occurs during thunderstorms and a very occasional tropical system. Though humidity levels are often high in locations with humid continental climates, it is important to note that the "humid" designation does not mean that the humidity levels are necessarily high, but that the climate is not dry enough to be classified as semi-arid or arid.
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfa". (Hot Summer Continental Climate).
The average temperature for the year in Marysville is 52.7°F (11.5°C). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 78.4°F (25.8°C). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 24.8°F (-4°C).
The highest recorded temperature in Marysville is 112.0°F (44.4°C), which was recorded in July. The lowest recorded temperature in Marysville is -27.0°F (-32.8°C), which was recorded in December.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Marysville is 31.9" (810.3 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is June with 4.8" (121.9 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is January with an average of 0.7" (17.8 mm). There are an average of 83.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in May with 10.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in January with 4.0 days.
In Marysville, there's an average of 15.7" of snow (0 cm). The month with the most snow is January, with 4.7" of snow (11.9 cm).


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SF Wireless ISP MonkeyBrains Tries To Crowdfund $325 Million For A Satellite
from the or-something dept
Obviously, this is a joke by MonkeyBrains, but it's still interesting to see. It appears that they're trying to use this as a bit of a marketing effort -- not all that different from some of the products we've offered for sale in our store. The reason people like crowdfunding goes beyond just the money-raising part to the fact that it can also be an effective marketing platform. Here, it looks like MonkeyBrains is testing out the marketing aspect with little likelihood of actually using the fundraising part.
AbstractMonkeyBrains is a local ISP in San Francsico. North Korea just launched a satellite; we want to as well.
The Cost Breakdown of Launching a Satellite
A quick internet search reveals that this is the cost for getting a satellite into orbit:
- Satellite manufacture: $150M
- Satellite launch: $120M
- Launch insurance: $20M
- In-orbit insurance: $20M
- Satellite operations (15 years): $15M
Faster Internet!
Our initial research seems to indicate having a satellite in orbit may not speed up your internet at all. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Internet_access#Geostationary_unsuitable_for_low-latency_applications]. However, if more research doesn't bode well for a geostationary satellite, we will take all of the $325M to fund either:
- Fiber to the home.
- A balloon tethered to the Farallon islands.
- a hovering drone over the Bay.
Trust Us
Some people just can't beleive we want to make the Internet Faster and Cheaper (and more Out of Control) than it already is. Your money will be spent well, and San Francisco (and possibly -- if funds allow) the entire Bay Area will benefit. We have set this fundraiser as Fixed Funding, so there is no risk of sending MonkeyBrains a little bit of money from your wallet without many other people feeling the same way.
Oh, and don't miss the video, in which they explain their plan to use UFOs to deliver little pieces of internet from the satellite to your computer.


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