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Surprise! Mark Mulder Is A Good Pitcher!
Kruk's biggest surprise: Mark Mulder
"After last year's debacle at the end of the season, I thought he was done. I didn't think he had anything left. I think he's proven me wrong."
Let's all stand up and applaud Mr. Kruk for his bravery in admitting that a 27 year old lefthander who, in his first four complete MLB seasons averaged 18 wins with a 3.62 ERA, wasn't quite "done" after all.
Sure, Mulder had a pretty shitty second half last year. But he also had an pretty dominant first half. In April, May, and June he was 10-2 with a 2.91 ERA and a .229 BAA. He started the All Star game for crissakes.
I guess the lesson for major league players is this: even if you've established yourself as one of the games most promising young pitchers, DO NOT have a bad half season or John Kruk will pronounce you "done."
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Big fan of your work. I'd like to add an item from John Kruk's "April Awards" that was a awesome exercise in nonsensibility. In this segment, JK named as his "Most Improved Player" for the young 2005 season a spry up-and-comer by the name of Larry Wayne "Chipper" Jones. A career .304 hitter, Jones was apparently not alone in believing that he had yet to reach his ceiling despite being a 5-time All-Star, averaging 31 home runs a year and winning the 1999 Award for Most Value, National League. Jones scuffled through the 2004 campaign with a paltry .248/30/96/.362 stat line, and Kruk again pronounced this cornerstone player dead. After a .369/4/14/.505 month however, Jones has surpassed the likes of Brian Roberts(!?), John Garland, John Patterson and Derrek Lee as Most Improved Player for the month. All because, as Kruk says, "He hit in the .200's last year. Now he's up over .300 and has to be a big bat in the middle of that Braves lineup for them to win ballgames."
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Four students and a teacher charged for Howler monkey death
Crime	— 09 April 2013	— by Miriam Longsworth
The brutal death of a Howler monkey in March this year stirred up some discontent among the Forest Department, animal lovers and citizens on a whole.
On Friday, April 5, four students and a teacher, Angel Carillo, who allegedly convinced them to torture the animal, appeared in the Orange Walk Magistrate's Court. The four students, all minors, and Carillo were charged for illegal hunting. They were all granted bail of $1,000 each and are to reappear in court on June 26, 2013.
According to the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), hunting means "to kill, take or molest by any method and includes attempting to kill, take or molest by any method any species of wildlife." Reports are that the accused teacher showed the monkey to some students and it was decided that the animal would be captured.
The students reportedly shot down the monkey from a tree with a slingshot and then tortured the monkey, causing injuries to its eyes, tooth, lip and what seemed to have been head trauma, because the animal kept having seizures.
The Forest Department took the monkey into their care on Wednesday, March 6. The monkey received medical treatment and was in rehabilitation when it died on Friday, March 8.

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Entertainment Weekly (via TrekMovie.com) has put up four teaser posters for J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Trek movie, which will be available at next week's Comic-Con International in San Diego and which offer the first glimpses of Zachary Quinto's Spock, Chris Pine's Kirk, Zoe Saldana's Uhura and Eric Bana's villainous Nero.
David James Elliott and Natassia Malthe have been cast by the SciFi Channel in a four-hour fantasy movie entitled MIRABILIS. The film centers on a knight, John (Elliott of Lovesick, JAG), who wanders the land of Mirabilis, and Malthe (Elektra), another knight who is also John's love interest. They and two other knights come together to save Mirabilis. Sam Egan (Jeremiah) wrote the script. The movie will be produced by Reunion Pictures, with RHI Entertainment and Industry Entertainment attached.
WIZARD'S FIRST RULE, a fantasy TV series based on Terry Goodkind's book series, will debut in syndication on the Nov. 1 weekend, Disney-ABC Domestic Television and ABC Studios announced. The one-hour series, which is shot in New Zealand, comes from executive producers Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Joshua Donen, Ned Nalle and Kenneth Biller. It kicks off with a two-hour premiere event. WIZARD'S FIRST RULE follows the travels of woodsman Richard Cypher (Craig Horner), who discovers his own magical powers. With the help of a mysterious woman, Kahlan (Bridget Regan), and a wise old wizard named Zedd, Richard must stop a ruthless tyrant from unleashing an ancient evil and enslaving the world.
The news of THE DARK KNIGHT's success should not come as a surprise to anyone. If you have been watching the trailers available on the internet, you already know what a terrific movie this is -- with a good story as well as amazing special effects. The Hollywood Reporter writes that the domestic box office went into overdrive on Friday as Warner Bros.' Batman sequel THE DARK KNIGHT stood ready to deliver the best opening day gross ever, taking in an estimated $60 million to $63 million in ticket sales from a record 4,366 theaters.
Universal's film adaptation of musical MAMMA MIA was no wallflower, either. The Meryl Streep-Amanda Seyfried starrer -- the ideal counter-programming -- looked headed to gross an estimated $9 million to $10 million from 2,976 theaters on Friday.
DARK KNIGHT, toplining Christian Bale and directed by Christopher Nolan, could nab the highest opening ever for a non-holiday weekend if business stays as strong as expected on Saturday and Sunday. Previous record-holdover for both opening day and best opening for a non-holiday weekend is SPIDER-MAN 3.
The critically acclaimed DARK KNIGHT is Nolan's follow-up to BATMAN BEGINS, which grossed $15 million on its opening day in June 2006, and $48.7 million for the weekend. DARK KNIGHT's transformation into the event film of the summer confirms that Warners and Nolan have successfully relaunched a franchise that has seen several stops-and-starts. DARK KNIGHT's appeal is due at least in part to the late Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker. Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine also star.
If Friday's surge in theater traffic continues through the weekend, the frame could bring the best box office gross overall for a non-holiday weekend.
DARK NIGHT's Friday haul includes an estimated $18.5 million in midnight shows, beating the previous midnight record set by Fox's STAR WARS, EPISODE III: THE REVENGE OF THE SITH which grossed $16.9 million from 3,663 venues.
The teaser for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that is playing in IMAX theaters with The Dark Knight has hit the web.
Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort's defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, the well-connected and unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Harry finds himself more and more drawn to Ginny, but so is Dean Thomas. And Lavender Brown has decided that Ron is the one for her, only she hadn't counted on Romilda Vane's chocolates! And then there's Hermione, simpering with jealously but determined not to show her feelings. As romance blossoms, one student remains aloof. He is determined to make his mark, albeit a dark one. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again. HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE hits theaters and IMAX November 21st.
Warner Bros. has unveiled the teaser trailer for Zack Snyder's adaptation of WATCHMEN, starring Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Matthew Goode, Billy Crudup and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
It all begins with the paranoid delusions of a half-insane hero called Rorschach. But is Rorschach really insane or has he in fact uncovered a plot to murder super- heroes and, even worse, millions of innocent civilians? On the run from the law, Rorschach reunites with his former teammates in a desperate attempt to save the world and their lives, but what they uncover will shock them to their very core and change the face of the planet! Following two generations of masked superheroes from the close of World War II to the icy shadow of the Cold War comes this groundbreaking comic story - the story of The Watchmen.
A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, the film is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the "Doomsday Clock" - which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union - is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion - a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers - Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity...but who is watching the Watchmen?
With a young Marine on life support, the team tracks his movements in the days leading up to his being left for dead.
Jonas and his team try to eliminate a militia rebel leader in Paraguay, but the mission is put on hold when they must rescue two team members trapped by a sniper.
Robin decides he must sacrifice Locksley to an Army of the Sheriff's mercenaries to adhere to a request from the King.
The organizers of United Fan Con, are coming to the rescue of fans who had expected to participate in a convention this weekend -- one run by JumpCon. JumpCon has cancelled the event, but United Fan Con wanted to make sure science fiction fans were not left hanging.
This Fan Con will be free to all attendees and include; games, videos, fan panels, auctions, vendors and more. The event will take place at the Hilton Back Bay, located at 40 Dalton Street, Boston MA (directly across the street from the Boston Sheraton). The event will run from 3pm � 10pm on Friday, 10am � 6pm on Saturday and 12pm � 6pm on Sunday.
For more information, go to http://www.nefe.us/.
First, many thanks to all those who sent along research suggestions and offerings to be of assistance on the project I can't talk about. I've been swamped with deadlines and unable to reply to any of the public notes and private emails, but as soon as I can get my head above water, be assured that I'll be in touch with many of you.
There is a *chance* -- mind you, it's just a slim chance but to be honorable I must mention it -- that a work situation *may* preclude my appearance there. Or it may not. I'll know more by the end of next week, and for now as far as I know, everything's on target for me to be at SDCC. If that changes, I'll be sure to let everyone know as far in advance as possible.
B5:TLT was commissioned at a $2 million budget to, yet one more time, "test the waters" for B5. We did what we could with that, and that was that. As we did with Rangers, which also suffered from not having a lot of money because of concerns about "is there really a B5 audience?" Which is, of course, a foolish question from a studio that has never really understood what it has in B5.
So for the last few months, I've been giving this whole subject a lot of quiet thought. And I've come to a conclusion.
As well intentioned as Rangers and TLT were, as enticing as it was to return to those familiar waters, in the end I think they did more to subtract from the legacy than add to it. I don't regret having made them, because I needed to go through that to get to the point where I am now psychologically, but from where I sit now, I wouldn't make them again.
So I've let everyone up here know that I'm not interested in doing any more low-budget DVDs. I'm not interested in doing any low-budget cable things or small computer games. The only thing I would be interested in doing regarding Babylon 5 from this point on is a full- featured, big-budget feature film.
And if it's nothing, I'm totally cool with that because the original story stands on its own just fine. I'm not lobbying for it, I'm not asking fans to write in about it (nor should you) because such campaigns never really have much impact...that's simply the position I've taken up here. Lord knows I don't lack for other things to do these days. I'm busier on more prestige projects with terrific people and great film-makers than at any other time in my career.
At the end of the day, for me, it's not just a matter of getting more B5. It's a matter of getting more *good* B5 that respects what came before it and doesn't have to compromise visually or in terms of action. The original show deserves better than that, the surviving cast members deserve better than that, and the fans who have supported it over the years definitely deserve better than that. A lot better.
So I've drawn that line in the sand, and I'm happy living on whichever side of that line the universe puts me. Just thought you should know, 'cause it's your show too.


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Q: What is a stable version of delayed_job_active_record? I want to use delayed_job_active_record in my site, but I upgraded to the latest version and now none of my delayed jobs run properly. I don't understand why. What is a stable version of it? I am using rails 3.0.9
Cheers

A: 3.0.1 seems to be the main release version on RubyGems (at least, as of this writing).
Looking up a given gem on RubyGems is usually a good way to go about it. Newer, non-stable or experimental versions of gems are usually marked as pre-release.

A: Were you upgrading from delayed_job 2.x?  Did you follow the instructions on GitHub?
From: https://github.com/collectiveidea/delayed_job
Upgrading from 2.x to 3.0.0 on Active Record
Delayed Job 3.0.0 introduces a new column to the delayed_jobs table.
If you're upgrading from Delayed Job 2.x, run the upgrade generator to create a migration to add the column.
$ rails generate delayed_job:upgrade
$ rake db:migrate

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The Banks County Fire/EMS responded on January 28 to 1099 Hwy. 59, Commerce, on a residential structure fire.
Upon arrival, they found a single-family residence with smoke and fire showing from the rear of the structure. A quick offensive attach was made on the residence and the fire was contained to the room of origin.
No one was home at the time of the fire and a near-by neighbor called the incident in and attempted to help extinguish the fire.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is still under investigation by Banks County Fire Investigations. The home sustained moderate damage throughout.


LONDON - Why the long face? A man in Britain attempted to board a train accompanied by his white pony but was stopped in his tracks by transport staff, officials said Wednesday.
The man arrived at the station in the town of Wrexham, Wales, and tried to buy a ticket for himself and his four-legged companion for a train to Holyhead, a port on the west coast.
The travel plans fell at the first hurdle however when station staff informed the man that only small animals -- such as cats and dogs -- were allowed in the carriages and he would have to leave his beloved pony behind.
But the passenger pushed on with his bizarre travel plans, putting the animal into a lift and taking it down to the platform.
He eventually admitted defeat and left the station with his pony when he was not allowed to board the service.
The incident, which happened on Saturday, remains shrouded in mystery.
Transport officials do not know the identity of the man or why he wanted to take the animal with him on the 85-mile (135-kilometer) train journey.
"It's not a very common request, as you can imagine," said a spokeswoman for Arriva Trains Wales, which runs the service. "We just normally get cats and dogs."
She added that large animals, such as horses and ponies, "which may pose a risk to the general public, are not permitted to travel".


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Girl Scout History Project
From Camp to Cloud: Daisy Goes Digital!
Another CEO Bites the Dust
2023 Girl Scout Convention Preview #1
Frances Hesselbein, Girl Scout Legend
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Tag: Scrapbooks
Putting a Name to a Familiar Face
Recently I wrote about the disappointment in having to pass on an overpriced piece of local council history.
But that disappointment was short-lived. Shortly after the elusive eBay auction ended, a new donation arrived in the mail. The enclosed letter from a local estate attorney explained that her client, Betty Chapman, had left behind a scrapbook that she had compiled as a Washington, DC, Girl Scout in the late 1920s. As Chapman had no immediate family, the attorney thought we might like it.
The package contained a three-ring school notebook, with newspaper clippings and other papers pasted on lined notebook paper.
The first clipping, on the first page, I immediately recognized:
This round-faced girl, with the slightly mischevious grin, is Elizabeth Kahler, one of Washington's first Golden Eaglets. She appears in many of our early photos, including this one of the 1927 White House Easter Egg Roll.
Elizabeth Kahler, top left, at the 1927 White House Easter Egg Roll with First Lady Grace Coolidge and Rebecca the White House Racoon.
Elizabeth has the same photo in her scrapbook, along with an autograph from the first lady. You can still see the creases from Elizabeth putting it in her uniform pocket for safekeeping.
The book is stuffed with more clippings, invitations, letters, and badge records.
Elizabeth carefully preserved her Red Cross home nurse certificate.
But perhaps the biggest find is nine issues of the Girl Scout Bugle — a publication that I did not even know existed!
These four-page publications from 1927 and 1928 were part of a journalism training program. The first issue explains its purpose. I don't know how long the program continued.
Stuffed in the envelope with the Girl Scout materials are other mementos of Elizabeth's life, such as the programs from her college graduation. She attended the George Washington University, earning Bachelor's and Master's degrees before graduating from medical school, with distinction, in 1940.
Elizabeth married fellow physician Ervin Chapman and maintained a medical practice in Washington, DC. She passed away in 2007.
Dr. Elizabeth Kahler Chapman
I guess those Red Cross courses made a significant impression on Miss Kahler.
© 2018 Ann Robertson
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// C++ standard includes
#include <algorithm>

// libfalltergeist includes
#include "../Enums.h"
#include "../Frm/Direction.h"
#include "../Frm/File.h"
#include "../Frm/Frame.h"
#include "../Pal/File.h"
#include "../Pal/Color.h"

// Third party includes

namespace libfalltergeist
{
namespace Frm
{

File::File(Dat::Entry* datFileEntry) : Dat::Item(datFileEntry)
{
    _initialize();
}

File::File(std::ifstream * stream) : Dat::Item(stream)
{
    _initialize();
}

File::~File()
{
    for (auto direction : _directions)
    {
        delete direction;
    }
    delete [] _rgba;
}

void File::_initialize()
{
    if (_initialized) return;
    Dat::Item::_initialize();
    Dat::Item::setPosition(0);

    _version = uint32();
    _framesPerSecond = uint16();
    _actionFrame = uint16();
    _framesPerDirection = uint16();

    uint16_t shiftX[6];
    uint16_t shiftY[6];
    uint32_t dataOffset[6];
    for (unsigned int i = 0; i != 6; ++i) shiftX[i] = uint16();
    for (unsigned int i = 0; i != 6; ++i) shiftY[i] = uint16();
    for (unsigned int i = 0; i != 6; ++i)
    {
        dataOffset[i] = uint32();
        if (i > 0 && dataOffset[i-1] == dataOffset[i])
        {
            continue;
        }

        auto direction = new Direction();
        direction->setDataOffset(dataOffset[i]);
        direction->setShiftX(shiftX[i]);
        direction->setShiftY(shiftY[i]);
        _directions.push_back(direction);
    }

    // for each direction
    for (auto direction : _directions)
    {
        // jump to frames data at frames area
        Dat::Item::setPosition(direction->dataOffset() + 62);

        // read all frames
        for (unsigned i = 0; i != _framesPerDirection; ++i)
        {
            uint16_t width = uint16();
            uint16_t height = uint16();
            auto frame = new Frame(width, height);

            // Number of pixels for this frame
            // We don't need this, because we already have width*height
            uint32();

            frame->setOffsetX(int16());
            frame->setOffsetY(int16());

            // Pixels data
            for (unsigned y = 0; y != frame->height(); ++y)
            {
                for (unsigned x = 0; x != frame->width(); ++x)
                {
                    frame->setIndex(x, y, uint8());
                }
            }
            direction->frames()->push_back(frame);
        }
    }
}

uint32_t File::version() const
{
    return _version;
}

uint16_t File::framesPerSecond() const
{
    return _framesPerSecond;
}

uint16_t File::framesPerDirection() const
{
    return _framesPerDirection;
}

uint16_t File::actionFrame() const
{
    return _actionFrame;
}

std::vector<Direction*>* File::directions()
{
    return &_directions;
}

uint16_t File::width() const
{
    std::vector<uint16_t> widths;
    for (auto direction : _directions)
    {
        widths.push_back(direction->width());
    }
    return *std::max_element(widths.begin(), widths.end());
}

uint16_t File::height() const
{
    uint16_t height = 0;

    for (auto direction : _directions)
    {
        height += direction->height();
    }
    return height;
}

uint32_t* File::rgba(Pal::File* palFile)
{
    if (_rgba) return _rgba;
    _rgba = new uint32_t[width()*height()]();

    uint16_t w = width();

    unsigned positionY = 0;
    for (auto direction : _directions)
    {
        unsigned positionX = 0;
        for (auto frame : *direction->frames())
        {
            for (unsigned y = 0; y != frame->height(); ++y)
            {
                for (unsigned x = 0; x != frame->width(); ++x)
                {
                    _rgba[((y + positionY)*w) + x + positionX] = *palFile->color(frame->index(x, y));
                }
            }
            positionX += frame->width();
        }
        positionY += direction->height();
    }
    return _rgba;
}

int16_t File::offsetX(unsigned int direction, unsigned int frame) const
{
    if (direction >= _directions.size()) direction = 0;
    return _directions.at(direction)->frames()->at(frame)->offsetX();
}

int16_t File::offsetY(unsigned int direction, unsigned int frame) const
{
    if (direction >= _directions.size()) direction = 0;
    return _directions.at(direction)->frames()->at(frame)->offsetY();
}

bool File::animatedPalette()
{
    if (_animatedMasks.empty()) animatedMasks();
    return _animatedPalette;
}

std::map<MASK, uint8_t*>* File::animatedMasks()
{
    if (!_animatedMasks.empty()) return &_animatedMasks;

    uint16_t w = width();
    uint16_t h = height();

    unsigned int positionY = 0;
    for (auto direction : _directions)
    {
        unsigned int positionX = 0;
        for (auto frame : *direction->frames())
        {
            for (unsigned int y = 0; y != frame->height(); ++y)
            {
                for (unsigned int x = 0; x != frame->width(); ++x)
                {
                    uint8_t index = frame->index(x, y);

                    if (index >=229 && index <= 232)
                    {
                        if (!_animatedMasks[MASK::SLIME])
                        {
                            _animatedMasks[MASK::SLIME] = new uint8_t [w*h]();
                        }
                        _animatedMasks[MASK::SLIME][((y + positionY)*w) + x + positionX] = index;
                    }
                    else if (index >=233 && index <= 237)
                    {
                        if (!_animatedMasks[MASK::MONITOR])
                        {
                            _animatedMasks[MASK::MONITOR] = new uint8_t [w*h]();
                        }
                        _animatedMasks[MASK::MONITOR][((y + positionY)*w) + x + positionX] = index;

                    }
                    else if (index >=238 && index <= 242)
                    {
                        if (!_animatedMasks[MASK::FIRE_SLOW])
                        {
                            _animatedMasks[MASK::FIRE_SLOW] = new uint8_t [w*h]();
                        }
                        _animatedMasks[MASK::FIRE_SLOW][((y + positionY)*w) + x + positionX] = index;
                    }
                    else if (index >=243 && index <= 247)
                    {
                        if (!_animatedMasks[MASK::FIRE_FAST])
                        {
                            _animatedMasks[MASK::FIRE_FAST] = new uint8_t [w*h]();
                        }
                        _animatedMasks[MASK::FIRE_FAST][((y + positionY)*w) + x + positionX] = index;
                    }
                    else if (index >=248 && index <= 253)
                    {
                        if (!_animatedMasks[MASK::SHORE])
                        {
                            _animatedMasks[MASK::SHORE] = new uint8_t [w*h]();
                        }
                        _animatedMasks[MASK::SHORE][((y + positionY)*w) + x + positionX] = index;
                    }
                    else if (index == 254)
                    {
                        if (!_animatedMasks[MASK::REDDOT])
                        {
                            _animatedMasks[MASK::REDDOT] = new uint8_t [w*h]();
                        }
                        _animatedMasks[MASK::REDDOT][((y + positionY)*w) + x + positionX] = index;
                    }
                    if (index >= 229 && index <= 254)
                    {
                        _animatedPalette = true;
                    }
                }
            }
            positionX += direction->width();
        }
        positionY += direction->height();
    }
    return &_animatedMasks;
}

}
}

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Jacquelyn Gill is a paleoecologist and Assistant Professor of climate science at the University of Maine. She has worked on such as the relationship between megafauna and vegetation in the Pleistocene, and the sediment cores of Jamaica. Gill is also a science communicator on climate change.

Education
Gill was inspired into a scientific career whilst exploring caves in the hills of Acadia National Park, when it struck her that they had formed when the sea level was higher, and were lifted up when Maine's coast bounced back after being pushed down by the weight of Ice Age glaciers. In 2005 Gill achieved a BSc in Human Ecology at the College of the Atlantic, and studied a short course in palynology at the University of London. She then moved to the University of Wisconsin, where she completed a PhD entitled, "The biogeography of biotic upheaval: Novel plant associations and the end - Pleistocene megafaunal extinction", under the supervision of Dr John Williams in 2012. This work examined the impact of the extinction of giant Pleistocene animals on plant life. In 2008 she was the recipient of the E. Lucy Braun Award for Excellence in Ecology. In 2010 she was awarded the Ecological Society of America Cooper Award. She also received the Whitbeck Dissertator. Fellowship from the University of Wisconsin. After her PhD, Gill served as the Voss Postdoctoral Fellow at Brown University.

Research
She is an Ice Age ecologist who uses natural experiments of the past to understand the impacts of climate change on the extinction and interactions of different species, communities and ecosystems. She is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the Climate Change Institute and Biology and Ecology Department at the University of Maine. There, Gill directs the BEAST Lab for investigations on Biodiversity and Environments Across Space and Time. Using sediments and fossils from lakes and bogs, she studies climate change over the past 20,000 years. She concentrates on the Quaternary Period, an era of alternating ice ages and subsequent warm spells. Her research suggests that megaherbivores helped to make the ecosystems they live in more resistant to climate change. Her research is currently focussed on the sediment cores of Jamaica, looking to develop a 10,000 year environmental record of fire, vegetation and climate. She is involved with Project 23, which will reconstruct the food web learning how various species were connected for when they were not under climate stress.

In 2019, while filming the documentary "Lost Beasts of the Ice Age" in Siberia, Gill was hospitalized for deep vein thrombosis which manifested as multiple blood clots in both her legs and lungs. Upon recovering at a hospital in Yakutsk, Russia, she returned home to her home in Maine.

Public engagement
Gill regularly contributes to the public understanding of climate science and conservation. She is interested in STEM diversity, how scientists embrace new media and increasing disabled access at conferences. She is the co-host of the podcast "Warm Regards" (founded July 2016) along with meteorologist Eric Holthaus and climate journalist Andy Revkin of The New York Times. When America pulled out of the Paris Climate Accord in 2017, Gill spoke up, "I hope that people don't see this and think that all is lost". She was inspired by the Women's March in protest of the election of Donald Trump to set up a March for Science, which resulted in 600 demonstrations on April 22, 2017 (Earth Day). Gill left the organizational committee because of leaders' resistance to address inequalities in race and gender.

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Living people
College of the Atlantic alumni
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
Scientists from Maine
Women ecologists
University of Maine faculty
Year of birth missing (living people)
Science communicators
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package i_operadores;

public class TiposUnarioBinarioTernario {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		/*Os operadores são divididos em 3 tipos em relação à quantidade
		 * de operandos no qual operam: unário, binário e ternário.
*/
		int a = 5, b = 2, c = 0;
		a--;                   // -- é um operador unário pois opera apenas em a;
		c = a * b;             // * é um operador binário pois opera em a e b.
		c = c < 0 ? a : b;     // ?: é O operador ternário. Opera em na expressão booleana (c < 0), e em a ou b.
	}
}


Today (May 3rd) Christina is celebrating her 43rd birthday! I made this post to wish a happy birthday to the beautiful Christina Hendricks! We hope you have the best birthday.
Today (May 3rd) Christina is celebrating her birthday. I'd like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Christina!
Christina was recently on Sesame Street discussing technology. Check out the video below!
Mad Men has never won an acting Emmy (0-19). Crazy, right? Hendricks is most well-positioned to end that dubious streak this year. It'd be easy to purely make Joan the office sexpot, but Hendricks has layered the redhead single mom with poise and confidence, and she was at the center of one of the most polarizing twists this season: Joan prostituting herself to secure the Jaguar account and a partnership stake. Regardless of your feelings about that development, we can all agree that Hendricks acted the hell out of that story line.


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Global Epidemiology of HIV Among Women and Girls Who Use or Inject Drugs: Current Knowledge and Limitations of Existing Data
Sarah Larney, Bradley M Mathers, Tonia Poteat, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Louisa Degenhardt
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes: JAIDS 2015 June 1, 69 Suppl 2: S100-9
BACKGROUND: Women and girls who use and inject drugs are a critical population at risk of HIV. In this article, we review data on the epidemiology of drug use and injection among women globally and HIV prevalence among women and girls who use and inject drugs.
RESULTS: Women and girls comprise one-third of people who use and inject drugs globally. There is substantial variation in HIV prevalence in this population, between and within countries. There is a pronounced lack of data examining HIV risk among particularly vulnerable subpopulations of women who use and inject drugs, including women who have sex with women, transgender women, racial and ethnic minority women, and young women. Women who use and inject drugs experience stigma and discrimination that affect access to services, and high levels of sexual risk exposures.
CONCLUSIONS: There are significant gaps in our understanding of the epidemiology of drug use and injecting among women and girls and HIV risk and prevalence in this population. Women are frequently underrepresented in studies of drug use and HIV risk and prevalence among people who inject drugs, limiting our understanding of possible sex differences in this population. Most research originates from developed countries and may not be generalizable to other settings. A great deal of work is needed to improve understanding of HIV among particularly vulnerable subpopulations, such as transgender women who use drugs. Better data are critical to efforts to advocate for the needs of women and girls who use and inject drugs.
"We don't need services. We have no problems": exploring the experiences of young people who inject drugs in accessing harm reduction services. Anita Krug, Mikaela Hildebrand, Nina Sun Journal of the International AIDS Society 2015, 18 (2 Suppl 1): 19442
Drug Treatment as HIV Prevention Among Women and Girls Who Inject Drugs From a Global Perspective: Progress, Gaps, and Future Directions. Sandra A Springer, Sarah Larney, Zahra Alam-Mehrjerdi, Frederick L Altice, David Metzger, Steven Shoptaw Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes: JAIDS 2015 June 1, 69 Suppl 2: S155-61
Global epidemiology of injecting drug use and HIV among people who inject drugs: a systematic review. Bradley M Mathers, Louisa Degenhardt, Benjamin Phillips, Lucas Wiessing, Matthew Hickman, Steffanie A Strathdee, Alex Wodak, Samiran Panda, Mark Tyndall, Abdalla Toufik, Richard P Mattick Lancet 2008 November 15, 372 (9651): 1733-45
HIV among people who inject drugs in the Middle East and North Africa: systematic review and data synthesis. Ghina R Mumtaz, Helen A Weiss, Sara L Thomas, Suzanne Riome, Hamidreza Setayesh, Gabriele Riedner, Iris Semini, Oussama Tawil, Francisca Ayodeji Akala, David Wilson, Laith J Abu-Raddad PLoS Medicine 2014, 11 (6): e1001663
HIV infection among people who inject drugs: the challenge of racial/ethnic disparities. Don C Des Jarlais, Dennis McCarty, William A Vega, Heidi Bramson American Psychologist 2013, 68 (4): 274-85
The ethics of HIV research with people who inject drugs in Africa: a desk review. Nicole Mamotte African Journal of AIDS Research: AJAR 2012, 11 (1): 1-8
Racial/ethnic disparities in HIV infection among people who inject drugs: an international systematic review and meta-analysis. Don C Des Jarlais, Heidi A Bramson, Cherise Wong, Karla Gostnell, Javier Cepeda, Kamyar Arasteh, Holly Hagan Addiction 2012, 107 (12): 2087-95
Correlates of unprotected sexual intercourse among women who inject drugs or who have sexual partners who inject drugs in St Petersburg, Russia. Nadia Abdala, Nathan B Hansen, Olga V Toussova, Tatiana V Krasnoselskikh, Sergei Verevochkin, Andrei P Kozlov, Robert Heimer Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care 2013, 39 (3): 179-85
Dual HIV risk and vulnerabilities among women who use or inject drugs: no single prevention strategy is the answer. Nabila El-Bassel, Wendee M Wechsberg, Stacey A Shaw Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS 2012, 7 (4): 326-31
Are females who inject drugs at higher risk for HIV infection than males who inject drugs: an international systematic review of high seroprevalence areas. Don C Des Jarlais, Jonathan P Feelemyer, Shilpa N Modi, Kamyar Arasteh, Holly Hagan Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2012 July 1, 124 (1-2): 95-107


Six young warriors are tasked with protecting the mysterious Luminae, a holy creature of Light in exile from those forces of Darkness that would decimate humanity. When one of the warriors disappears, the others know it is the sign of a superior evil soon to arrive. A stylish dark fantasy by the celebrated artist of Batgirl, All-New Wolverine, Naja, and Meka. This special black-and-white 'Illustrator's Edition' features 28 pages of uncolored pencil-and-ink artwork created for his original graphic novel Luminae, available in a complete, full-color hardcover. Limited to 350 copies.


Laura has been focused on creating meaningful brand experiences that bridge home, life, and store for over 20 years. Her experience is multifaceted, ranging across brand planning, digital engagement, store design and, more recently, next generation retail experience design.
She believes passionately that good brands do not make promisesthey deliver them in unique and emotionally-compelling ways. Done right, it is this that builds irrational brand loyalty. With this philosophy, she has worked with retailers such as AT&T, Toyota, Best Buy, Coke, LOréal/Lancôme, Lowes, Office Depot, Foot Locker, 7-Eleven, EJ Gallo and Unilever.
Laura is an active retail industry speaker and contributor on the subject of digital experience design for outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Time Magazine, the MMA and MediaPost. She's an ongoing contributor for Digital Signage Magazine and Retail TouchPoints and her book, Lighting up the Aisle: Practices and Principles for In-store Digital Media, is the only existing resource for how retail brands can harness technology to reinvent their in-store experience.
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The debut project from Warsaw-based Creepy Jar, the survival game Green Hell, will be delayed by a few months. The final version of the game will be released this summer.
Independent survival games in early access and delays often go hand in hand, and the promising Green Hell from Creepy Jar is, unfortunately, no exception. The developers have announced that version 1.0 - featuring, among other things, the entire story campaign - will be delayed by a few months and instead of at the turn of the first and second quarter of the year, it will be released in summer. The reasons? In addition to the traditional desire to polish the game, achieve the best possible optimization and add new, interesting content, the creators will use the additional time to move Green Hell to a new version of the Unity engine (from 2017 to 2018). Unfortunately, the Warsaw-based studio did not reveal the exact release date.
A question to philosophers: if an independent survival game comes out of early access without delay, does it still count as an official release?
Creepy Jar's debut project appeared in early access in August last year and quickly achieved considerable success - four months after its debut, the game generated over 2 million PLN (around $520.000) of profit. Most importantly, however, the production managed to avoid problems that plague many other independent titles, which found their way to Steam Early Access - from the very beginning Green Hell was well optimized, polished and had a lot of interesting content. So far, the developers can boast 84% of positive scores from about 2800 player reviews on Steam. The most praised are the complex survival mechanics, the building of a tense climate of constant threat, high level of difficulty and a sensational audiovisuals.
The developers assure that Green Hell's development will not end with the release of version 1.0.
Version 1.0 will add a story campaign modelled on psychological thrillers, a new type of opponents, a much more extensive map and improved optimisation. Before the official launch, Green Hell will also receive one more update, focusing on buildings and tools created using mud. Mud Update is expected to hit the game in the next few weeks. There is also a free DLC, which introduces the cooperation mode. The expansion was initially supposed to debut in the spring, this year, but in the face of the delay of the final version it will probably also be delayed.


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Veterans group hopes new Bay City building will help returning soldiers
Updated: Jan. 29, 2019, 7:35 p.m. | Published: Nov. 05, 2018, 1:37 p.m.
Keith Markstrom, president of the Bay Veterans Foundation, and Mike Jamrog, are Vietnam veterans working to open a new building in Bay City for returning soldiers and other veterans. (Nate Manley | MLive) Nate Manley (Nate Manley)
By Chris Ehrmann | cehrmann@mlive.com
BAY CITY, MI - Returning soldiers and veterans will soon have a place in Bay City to help them transition back to civilian life and a place to keep active during the day.
Keith Markstrom, a Vietnam veteran and president of the Bay Veterans Foundation, is working with his organization and others to establish a Veteran's Makers Space and Learning Center. The goal is to have a place where they can feel safe and be with others who understand what they have gone through.
The building, located at 1009 N. Madison Ave., also will allow veterans to make things like bird houses or do things like small engine repairs to help keep them busy.
Markstrom and Mike Jamrog, a former colleague and Vietnam veteran, said they helped to found the nonprofit organization in 2015 and, even though the veterans building was their first priority, they hit the ground running with other projects in downtown like redeveloping Battery Park and establishing the Michigan Gold Star Families Memorial in Bay City.
After those two events, they finally were able to get started on purchasing the 5,700-square-foot building and start renovating it.
"The idea is camaraderie," Markstrom said. "As I said when we got out of Vietnam, you went under cover, you couldn't get a job... some come back thinking that, 'Hey I'm gonna go back to my home life and everything's going to be the same' (but) the community's changed, they have changed."
Markstrom said if they can bring veterans in for care, it could help them in that transition period from coming back from war to civilian life and he feels the Veteran Affairs agency doesn't do much to help returning soldiers.
"These kids are confused, there's still confusion as we were. In 50 years, nothing's really changed (with the VA)," Jamrog said. "In my case, I had been up for 48 hours, I just got back from a very intense environment, the only thing I want to do is get the hell out of that uniform."
Markstrom echoed similar sentiments in that he didn't know he was eligible for his VA benefits until just before he retired.
At the building, which used to be a former warehouse, bird shop, where Wings and Things was located among other places, veterans will be able to talk with colleagues and do activities.
"We know there are homeless vets in the community, here's a place they can come during the daytime and do something," Markstrom said, adding that Bay County roughly has 7,300 to 7,800 veterans.
Markstrom said they have a lot of support, including organizations like the Boys and Girls Club, Bay County Veterans Council, Bay City Commission, Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency among others.
Currently, they are working with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, which has authorized a $70,000 grant to remediate the parking lot -- which at one point had gas station pumps -- but they suggested to also test for asbestos in the building and, if there is, the grant limit might increase.
They are getting ready to renovate the building soon and have architects developing a floor plan because they will eventually gut most of the building.
"We're doing this all on volunteer effort (for cleaning up the building)," Markstrom said, adding that at some point they will have staff. "If we can get veterans in here who are having issues as well, it's gonna be easier to refer them for services."


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import ssl,json,time,hashlib,certifi
from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch
from google.appengine.api import users

# Import the Flask Framework
from flask import render_template,request,redirect,session,url_for,flash,g
from flask.ext.login import LoginManager,login_user, logout_user, current_user, login_required
from models.loginForm import LoginForm
from models.registrationForm import RegistrationForm
from models.User import User
from models.Login import Login
from models.Lead import Lead
from main import app

login_manager = LoginManager()
login_manager.init_app(app)
login_manager.login_view = 'login'
es = Elasticsearch(hosts=app.config['ES_HOSTS'])

@app.route('/login', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def login():
  flash('Already logged in with Email="%s"'%g.user.email())
  return redirect(request.args.get('next') or url_for('main'))

@app.route('/leads')
def leads():
  #columns = g.user.get_undeleted_fields()
  #data = Lead.get_leads(g.user.id)
  return render_template('leads.html',columns=[],data=[])

@app.route('/leads/new',methods=['GET', 'POST'])
@login_required
def add_lead():
  if request.method == 'POST':
    create_lead(request.form)
    flash('Currently indexing the lead. You may need to refresh to see it.')
  return redirect(url_for('leads'))

@app.route('/leads/delete')
@login_required
def delete_lead():
  owner_id = request.values.get('owid')
  email = request.values.get('email')
  delete_lead(owner_id,email)
  time.sleep(1) #wait for es to index
  return redirect(url_for('leads'))


Medical student Ben Gallagher proposes: "In exchange for footing most of the bill for my medical training, the government should try to control how and where I practice in the future."
Grace-Marie Turner: "The Real Tragedy Of ObamaCare Has Yet To Be Felt By The Poor".
Scott Gottleib: "The closer one looks at Obamacare, the more it looks like Medicaid"


TestTrack includes built-in time tracking features that make it easy to manage estimates, get updates on actual and remaining effort, and gain insight from the data about project status. You can track and report on time for specific items or across all items in a project—all directly in TestTrack. Before you configure time tracking, it is important to have a basic understanding of how it works, including the available data, how values are captured and calculated, and where you can view the data.
Estimated hours—Approximate number of total hours it should take to complete an item.
Actual hours—Actual number of hours it takes to complete an item.
Remaining hours—Estimated number of hours needed to complete an item from its current state.
Percent done—Percentage of work completed compared to the remaining hours reported.
Variance—Difference between the number of actual hours and remaining hours compared to the estimated hours. A positive variance indicates an activity is taking more time to complete than the estimate and a negative variance indicates it is taking less time.
Time tracking values are captured in workflow event dialog boxes. When users enter a workflow event, such as providing an estimate to implement a feature, they can enter time spent on the item or the time needed to complete the item. As items move through the workflow and users continue to enter time tracking values, TestTrack automatically calculates actual, estimated, and remaining hours totals. You can choose the field values used in totals for each category for each item type, such as defects, requirements, and test cases. Note: Time tracking is configured in new TestTrack projects based on the default workflows. If you modify the default workflows, review the time tracking settings to make sure they are configured correctly. Information about the default time tracking configurations is available in the TestTrack help.
Time tracking data is available in TestTrack list windows, reports, and the Work Items tab.
You can add columns to list windows to display time tracking values for each item. The Percent Complete column displays a graphical progress bar for each item. You can also display the totals for each column at the bottom of list windows.
Time tracking reports include information that helps with tracking and communicating actual work performed, organized by items or users.
The Work Items tab in Add and Edit item dialog boxes displays workflow events with time tracking information. Variance information is also displayed on this tab.
To get started with configuring time tracking, see Tips for Setting Up TestTrack Time Tracking. The TestTrack help also provides information about setting up and using time tracking features.


With the final whistle days away, may as well throw in the obvious metaphor, granted, it's as exciting as the final German performance. Ugliness against beauty.
Happy 4th of July to everyone back home. I wish I could be back home watching the fireworks at Analy High School.
Luis Suarez – Man or Superman?
Do the English Need a Dad?
Commando! For decades, British kids devoured these naughty little propaganda comics (maybe they still do) filled with evil German soldiers marching around saying "Himmel" and "Achtung" in nicely pressed uniforms that their mums had ironed before they went out to kill everyone in sight.


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Women, Identity, and Teaching
Identity as Reputation
Identity as Race, Ethnicity and Sex
Identity as Role Models and Mentors
Women, Teaching, and Interests
Women Teaching on Women, Feminism, and Gender
Women Teachers and Pedagogical Approaches
Women, Teaching, and Institutions
Numbers of Faculty Women
Women Faculty and Types of Institutions
Links to Digital Materials
Women Teaching International Studies
Mary N. HamptonMary N. HamptonDepartment of National Security Studies, US Air Force's Air Command and Staff College
and Kathleen A. Mahoney-NorrisKathleen A. Mahoney-NorrisDepartment of National Security Studies, US Air Force's Air Command and Staff College
One aspect of women's professional experience in the field of international studies is that of teaching. Women's experience in the gendered classroom has been shaped by three general factors: their identity, their interests, and the institutions in which they work. Major dimensions of identity can be grouped into: identity as reputation; identity as race and sex; and identity as role models and mentors. Meanwhile, women's teaching is clearly affected by their scholarly interests, which impact on both the subjects they choose to teach and their pedagogical approaches. While it would not be surprising to find that women teachers tend to teach more about women and feminism, a major survey of International Relations (IR) faculty in the United States found other significant differences between women and men in the classroom, often linked to women's differing research interests. Women's teaching is also impacted by the institutional environment in which they work. Surveys and studies across the academic spectrum confirm the importance not only of gender equity at institutions, but also the presence of an institutional climate, or culture, that is friendly to women faculty. Major elements that affect the institutional environment include the number of faculty women (including senior women); the type of institution (its focus on research or teaching); and the ability to offer feminist and gender courses, and related pedagogies.
gendered classroom
scholarly interests
institutional environment
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With it's fine silver chain, flawless silver circle pendant and silver clasp, this bracelet is an easy piece to wear, at any time of the day. It looks sophisticated and stylish, and is perfect for the woman with a minimalist style, or for someone who wants to layer different bracelets together. Also check out Simple Circle Bracelet Gold and Simple Circle Bracelet Rose Gold.


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Streschnewski () ist ein Weiler (chutor) in der Oblast Kursk in Russland. Er gehört zum Rajon Prjamizyno und zur Landgemeinde (selskoje posselenije) Artjuchowski selsowjet.

Geographie
Der Ort liegt gut 26 km Luftlinie südwestlich des Oblastverwaltungszentrums Kursk im südwestlichen Teil der Mittelrussischen Platte, 11 km südwestlich des Rajonverwaltungszentrums Prjamizyno, 6 km vom Sitz des Dorfsowjet – Artjuchowka, 63 km von der Grenze zwischen Russland und der Ukraine, am Fluss Ditschnja (linker Nebenfluss des Seim).

Klima
Das Klima im Ort ist wie im Rest des Rajons kalt und gemäßigt. Es gibt während des Jahres eine erhebliche Niederschlagsmenge. Dfb lautet die Klassifikation des Klimas nach Köppen und Geiger.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung

Anmerkung: Volkszählungsdaten

Verkehr
Streschnewski liegt 21 km von der Fernstraße föderaler Bedeutung M2 "Krim" (ein Teil der Europastraße E105), 3,5 km von der Straße regionaler Bedeutung 38K-017 (Kursk – Lgow – Rylsk – Grenze zur Ukraine) und 4,5 km von der nächsten Eisenbahnhaltestelle 433 km (Eisenbahnstrecke Lgow-Kijewskij – Kursk) entfernt.

Der Ort liegt 121 km vom internationalen Flughafen von Belgorod entfernt.

Einzelnachweise

Streschnewski


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TITO DAILY - CM Punk is being SCAPEGOATED for Low Ratings
By Tito
Dec 23, 2011 - 10:05:48 PM
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Damn it, I was hoping to take it easy here on Friday... After all, it's the Holiday Season and I wouldn't want to write a column where I would have to, yet again, say I TOLD YOU SO when it comes to everyone's favorite wrestler, CM Punk.
But then there's this news reporting...
Daniel Pena transcribing the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
F4WOnline.com reports that WWE officials are considering taking the WWE Championship off CM Punk due to 'terrible ratings patterns' for his weekly segments on Raw.
The matter was broached prior to Sunday's WWE TLC pay-per-view event, which saw Punk ultimately retain the strap in a Triple Threat Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match against Alberto Del Rio and The Miz. The trend of lackluster ratings for his segments continued the following night on Raw as the program's overrun, which saw the Straight Edge Superstar, Daniel Bryan and Zack Ryder overcame The Miz, Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler, only gain 59,000 viewers.
Sigh... Let me just remind everybody about some ratings history, copied and pasted from a previous Blog is Tito entry:
RAW Ratings History - "Summer of Punk"
6/20/11: 3.1
6/27/11: 3.1 (CM Punk "shoots")
7/4/11: 2.4 (4th of July holiday)
7/18/11: 3.2 (post Money in the Bank)
8/1/11: 3.3
8/15/11: 3.3 (post SummerSlam)
9/5/11: 3.0 (Labor Day)
Funny, ratings went UP when CM Punk WAS champion... But it's OK to not give him credit for not only an increased Money in the Bank PPV buyrate, but clocking several 3.3 ratings at the peak of his push during July/August.
How convenient to SCAPEGOAT CM Punk for his Championship reign since Survivor Series 2011 after John Cena and Alberto Del Rio's WWE Title reigns scored regular 3.0 and even below ratings. But why aren't we depushing them? In fact, the WWE is in a sheer panic right now that they can't get Alberto Del Rio over as a drawing champion.
I'm sorry, but who HEADLINED the 2nd WORST SELLING PAY PER VIEW in the WWE's history again called WWE Vengeance 2011? Why, that was John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio!
The FACT is that Monday Night Football SURGED with 7 million new viewers for the Steelers vs. 49ers game. RAW was hurt by that, even though the opening segment with Punk/Bryan/Ryder/Ziggler/Miz/Del Rio scored a high 3.3 rating during the 9:00pm when going head-to-head with Monday Night Football. Why isn't Randy Orton getting punished from his never-ending push after losing 700,000+ viewers this past Monday instead? Heck, with Orton, he's been a disaster of a draw for the Smackdown brand, especially their houseshows.
I've said it from DAY ONE. WWE doesn't want to keep CM Punk on top. He's not one of their guys that they've molded in Ohio Valley Wrestling or Florida Championship Wrestling, the WWE's developmental territories. He's a wrestler who learned how to wrestle his way, without the WWE spoonfeeding, and he's getting over in spite of the WWE's booking efforts.
It's amazing... Once CM Punk has a title, the WWE panics and thinks that the success won't last. It's a shame that they didn't consider "failure" for another title that the WWE gave this year: Chief Operating Officer.
Merry ****ing Christmas, McMahon family and hangers-on.
Just Chill... Till the Next Episode...
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H.R. 45 - Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009
Written by Ernest Hancock Date: 02-05-2009 Subject: Gun Rights
H.R.45
Blair Holt's
Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009
(Introduced in House)
(The Following Summary came to me via an email from Carl Ford - Thanks Carl)
Subject: OBAMA REGIME ALREADY GOING FOR PRIVATELY OWNED FIREARMS!
It's Started!
Here they come, ready or not. Feel the water getting warmer?
Are you ready for the House Bill titled 'HR 45, Blair Holt Licensing and Record Act of 2009'?
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d111:1:./temp/~bdLUPG:@@@L&summ2=m&|/bss/111search.html|
It will make it illegal to own a firearm unless it is registered with the database in Washington D.C. As a gun owner you will have to be finger printed, you will be required to provide your DL#, SS#, you must maintain a valid address at all times, submit to mental and physical health records being put on file, you will also be required to file any address changes and any ownership changes even if a private sale. Each update will cost $25 and if you fail to comply you will lose your right to own firearms. This bill and its language mirror almost completely one defeated last year in the House of Representatives by soon to be Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Will we the citizenry be as lucky this time?
Pass this on to everyone who believes in strict Constitutionalism and remember that laws only apply to those who obey them. Criminals by definition and nature do not abide by laws. New laws and restrictions only apply to the law abiding citizen and are not written with the criminal in mind. With guns, it is not about having laws on the books to prosecute individuals, it is about taking guns away from the people so that no one has them in the first place. One last item to note, when assuming power and creating a fascist state, Hitler was a proponent of strong gun laws because a disarmed populace was much easier to control than an armed one. The kings of old also outlawed weapons of any kind in any region that they conquered to quell the ability of the citizens to up rise against them.
The Founding Fathers of this nation understood all of the above and because of this they included the second amendment in the constitution. In fact, they knew that at some point in every society's life span that the need for the population to arise came about. To this end they made the right to keep and bear arms against a tyrannical state an absolute right that could not be revoked. They did this because the first thing tyrants and despots do is to remove a population's right to defend themselves When this is done, the tyrants have no problem with the destruction of society as we know it.
Send this on to all true patriots! Protect your Second Amendment!
The following is a summary of the bill as provided by the Congressional Research Service. If you read the whole bill, you'll find it will effectively preclude the ownership of ANY firearms by law-abiding people unless licensed by the Attorney General. How long do you think THAT would take??
Congressional Research Service Summary
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1/6/2009--Introduced.
Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009
- Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit a person from possessing a firearm unless that person has been issued a firearm license under this Act or a state system certified under this Act and such license has not been invalidated or revoked. Prescribes license application, issuance, and renewal requirements. Prohibits transferring or receiving a qualifying firearm unless the recipient presents a valid firearms license, the license is verified, and the dealer records a tracking authorization number. Prescribes firearms transfer reporting and record keeping requirements. Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain a federal record of sale system.
Prohibits: (1) transferring a firearm to any person other than a licensee, unless the transfer is processed through a licensed dealer in accordance with national instant criminal background check system requirements, with exceptions;
(2) a licensed manufacturer or dealer from failing to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements of this Act;
(3) failing to report the loss or theft of the firearm to the Attorney General within 72 hours;
(4) failing to report to the Attorney General an address change within 60 days; or
(5) keeping a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition for the firearm, knowingly or recklessly disregarding the risk that a child is capable of gaining access, if a child uses the firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury. Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of firearms provisions covered by this Act.
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish and maintain a firearm injury information clearinghouse; (2) conduct continuing studies and investigations of firearm-related deaths and injuries; and (3) collect and maintain current production and sales figures of each licensed manufacturer. Authorizes the Attorney General to certify state firearm licensing or record of sale systems.
Pleased be advised and pass this along: House Bill HR 45, Blair Holt Licensing and Record Act of 2009 will, in my opinion, be the first of 2 or 3 steps toward confiscation of privately owned firearms.
You can follow the sequence as it already happened in Canada and the UK. First the government needs to register the guns so they will know where to find them
1 Comments in Response to H.R. 45 - Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009
Comment by Chris Wagner
Entered on: 2/6/2009 8:51:44 AM
From http://thomas.loc.gov
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Title: To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bobby Rush He should know huh. The laws appeared to be working when he was arrested.
From http://www.washingtontimes.com/elections/candidate/494/
Rush ran a medical clinic that developed the nation's first mass sickle cell anemia testing program. He also served six months in prison for illegal possession of firearms.
Lets put a stop to this now even though it shows no cosponsors
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Sir Paul James Curran  (born 17 May 1955) was president of City, University of London between August 2010 and June 2021. Sir Paul is now professor emeritus. Following a period of significant progress, City joined the University of London Federation in September 2016. He served previously as vice-chancellor of Bournemouth University (2005–10) and deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Southampton, where he is currently a visiting professor. As a member of the senior management team at Southampton, progressing from head of geography to dean of science, Curran was credited with high-profile leadership as head of the Winchester School of Art, part of the University of Southampton.

Biography
A former NASA research scientist and advisor to the European Space Agency, Curran's research interests include investigations into global environmental change, in particular the movement of carbon between the atmosphere and forests.  His award-winning work in Earth observation, involving the use of satellite sensors to monitor the environment at local to global scales, is widely published and he is the youngest recipient of the Remote Sensing Society's gold medal.

He is chair of the MS Society, NHS National Joint Registry and NERC Advisory Committee on Scientific Leadership; non-executive director and trustee of the Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd.; president of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society and patron of The Conversation UK. He was chair of the national Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB), where his 2015 report on hospital doctors' contracts sparked controversy in a stated attempt to the move to seven-day-a-week healthcare services; founding chair of the board of trustees for The Conversation UK; Chair of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) Board and led the employers' negotiating team in the national pay negotiations; a Member of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and its remuneration committee and the chair of its Audit & Risk Assurance Committee; the chair of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), Higher Education Workforce Steering Group; a Member of the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Board and its Remuneration and Audit Committees; a member of the board of trustees for London Higher; and a member of Universities UK and its Research Policy and Innovation & Growth Policy Committees.

Curran received a BSc from the University of Sheffield in 1976, an MBA from the University of Southampton in 1998 and PhD and DSc degrees from the University of Bristol in 1979 and 1991 respectively.  He is a Chartered Geographer and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society and Chartered Management Institute.  His PhD was followed by academic appointments at the universities of Reading and Sheffield before moving to NASA Ames Research Center in 1988.  He held established chairs in physical geography at the University of Wales, Swansea, from 1990 and the University of Southampton from 1993.

Personal life
Curran is married, with one daughter. His leisure interests include boating and middle-distance running.

Honours
In 2007, Queen Elizabeth II approved the award of the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society for his 'international development of geographical science through remote sensing and Earth observation'.

Curran holds honorary doctorates from Grand École ESCP, Paris (2017), and Peter the Great University St Petersburg, Russia (2019), and is a Freeman of the City of London (2017).

Curran was knighted in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to higher education.

Select works
Phenology of Vegetation (2011)
Evaluation of Envisat (2011)
Validating the MERIS (2010)
Indian Ocean Tsunami (2007)
Landcover Classification (2007)
Evaluation of the MERIS (2007)
Relating SAR Image Texture (2005)
The MERIS Terrestrial Chlorophyll Index (2004)
A Comparison of Texture Measures (2004)
The Slope of the Playing Field (1994)

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No offense to my dad, but I don't remember getting a whole lot of advice as a kid. And considering how many of the former responsibilities of the family are getting pushed off onto society or dropped all together, this was probably a good thing. Today, the onus to learn life lessons falls almost entirely on the individual.
On my bookshelf, I have Life books. Books that were formative or influential and had implications outside their immediate reading. When I don't feel like reading something new, I pick one of them up and flip through it. There's this book called The Harder They Fall, which for about 300 pages is entirely about some boxing match, but it's on that shelf because the last page has this wonderful paragraph about thinking we can "deal with filth without becoming the thing we touch." I also have a delicious tag that I try to keep important articles in. Ones that make me think "what an asshole" or "keep that in mind" or "you should be so lucky to ever become that person." The people who wrote them probably had no idea that their topic could be interpreted in such a way, which is the whole point.
The problem with a lot of advice is that it's a good part projection of the other person, and not about you. What I like to do is search out things that speak to me, that I can tweak into becoming some sort of lesson rather than an explicit instruction from someone else. Chances are you're going to wake up one day and find yourself in a situation you don't know how to deal with. But if you've properly prepared yourself, you should have the tools on hand to work something out.
What I'm saying is that there is a critical distinction between the crap you read about box office economics, or tech acquisitions or random chatter about the future of the media and what has real implications for your actual life. One is like the clacking chatter on the floor of the stock exchange and the other, a private conversation in a lush, quiet office. One matters, and the other is distracting, vicarious bullshit that would so instantly go mute if someone told you that you were dying or had a few million dollars in a bank account.
So which one should you spend the most time organizing or collecting? Which one are you going to turn to if things go to shit? Or, finally, who is more respected, a master of wisdom or information?
April 20, 2009by Ryan Holiday
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2014 and the Rising Beast
Posted on December 31, 2013 April 17, 2017 by Mark
THERE are many hopeful things developing in the Church, most of them quietly, still very much hidden from view. On the other hand, there are many troubling things on the horizon of humanity as we enter 2014. These too, though not as hidden, are lost on most people whose source of information remains the mainstream media; whose lives are caught in the treadmill of busyness; who have lost their internal connection to God's voice through a lack of prayer and spiritual development. I am speaking of souls who do not "watch and pray" as Our Lord asked us.
I can't help but call to mind what I published six years ago on this very eve of the Feast of the Holy Mother of God:
This is the Year of The Unfolding…
Those words were followed in the spring of 2008 by these:
Very quickly now.
The sense was that events around the world were going to unfold very rapidly. I saw three "orders" collapse, one upon the other like dominoes:
The economy, then the social, then the political order.
That autumn of 2008, as we all know, the financial "bubble" burst, and economies built on illusions began to crumble. It indeed became the Year of the Unfolding since the fallout continues to ripple throughout the world. What stopped them from collapsing altogether? Something called "quantitative easing", that is, governments printing money in order keep up with debts, artificially propping up their infrastructures, and giving bailouts (ie. handouts) to select corporations. This has only further prolonged the unrealistic consumerist lifestyle of wealthy nations at the expense of developing nations, and led countries and individuals deeper into debt.
But it cannot go on forever. Hence, several financial experts, with varying timelines, are seeing this coming collapse drawing nearer, if not in 2014. Here's just a few of the forecasts by some respected financial experts:
I think the crash of 2008 was just a speed bump on the way to the main event… the consequences are gonna be horrific… the rest of the decade will bring us the greatest financial calamity in history. —Mike Maloney, host of Hidden Secrets of Money, www.shtfplan.com; Dec. 5th, 2013
Sometime in this decade the whole system is going to collapse… You saw what happened in 2008-2009, which was worse than the previous economic setback because the debt was so much higher. Well now the debt is staggeringly much higher, and so the next economic problem, whenever it happens and whatever causes it, is going to be worse than in the past, because we have these unbelievable levels of debt, and unbelievable levels of money printing all over the world. Be worried and be careful. —Jim Rogers, co-founder of the Quantum Fund with George Soros. This statement may carry greater significance given Rogers connection to Soros who is known for influencing the formation of a new world order through his philanthropy; bullmarketthinking.com; Nov. 16th, 2013
And as for the international scene… the whole thing is collapsing. That's our forecast. We are saying that by the second quarter of 2014, we expect the bottom to fall out… or something to divert our attention as it falls out… It will be a year of extremes. —Gerald Celente, Trends Forecaster, www.shtfplan.com, www.geraldcelente.com; Oct. 22nd, 2013; Dec. 29th, 2013
We're in the very end stages of this system because of the amount of U.S. government debt… If they allow interest rates to rise, it will effectively make the U.S. government bankrupt and insolvent, and it would make the U.S. government collapse… They are preparing for a major societal collapse. It is obvious and it will happen, and it will be very scary and very dangerous. —Jeff Berwick, financial editor of dollarvigilante.com; from www.usawatchdog.com; Nov. 27th, 2013
*Update: According to MoneyNews.com in a January 2nd article:
Despite the 6.5% stock market rally over the last three months, a handful of billionaires are quietly dumping their American stocks… and fast… So why are these billionaires dumping their shares of U.S. companies?…It's very likely that these professional investors are aware of specific research that points toward a massive market correction, as much as 90%. —moneynews.com, January 2nd, 2014
One top Wall Street advisor and contributor to Forbes magazine, David John Marotta, went as far to recommend that people buy guns and supplies—not what one might expect to hear in the "mainstream."
I receive a fair number of videos, emails and articles about the coming financial crash. It is always nigh. It is always imminent. And it is always being predicted by the elite people who predicted the last three big events correctly. The cause is deficit spending, the growing debt, entitlement spending, rising taxes, the elite, the banking cartel, the energy companies, Obamacare, aging baby-boomers, the administration, the NSA, the government, the world government… The expected outcome is vague but terrifying. The banks will close, trade will cease, mobs will roam the city streets looking for people to eat. The cause and effect for these horrors isn't clear, but what it clear is that you need to take action in order to save yourself and those you love from this inevitable collapse of civilization. —www.emarotta.com, Nov 24th, 2013
These are not exactly encouraging forecasts, and their solutions for the most part leave out hope and trust in Christ. But nor are they unexpected predictions. Jesus warned that a house built on sand will collapse. The illusory and unjust global economic system that has been created is near its end. But what will emerge from the ashes?
As readers here know, there is a bigger picture unfolding. It can really only be understood in light of the revolutions and progressions in society and the Church over the past four centuries that have brought us to such a point as we are today. [1]cf. Global Revolution and Understanding the Final Confrontation It tells us at once that God's timing is not ours, that the "end times" can take generations to unfold. At the same time, we should not fall asleep, especially when we see such rapid changes unfolding in front of us and harbingers appearing in every direction. It is indeed as though time is accelerating and we are rapidly spiraling toward the end, not of this world, but this age. Hence, we need to remain "sober and alert" as St. Paul said, for the "day of the Lord will come like a thief at night." [2]1 Thess 5:2; cf. Faustina, and the Day of the Lord
THE RISING BEAST
I did not rush to to publish those words from New Year's Eve six years ago without much prayer and discernment since they contained a very specific timeline—namely, that 2008 would begin an unfolding. But of what? There would be a collpase of…
The sense was that, from the rubble, a "new world order" would begin to unfold. Indeed, this has been on the horizon for some time.
…efforts to build the future have been made by attempts that draw more or less profoundly from the source of liberal tradition. Under the title New World Order, these efforts take on a configuration; they increasingly relate to the U.N.and its international conferences… that transparently reveal a philosophy of the new man and of the new world… —Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (POPE BENEDICT XVI), The Gospel: Confronting World Disorder, by Msgr. Michel Schooyans, 1997
The question is whether this New World Order is taking on the dimensions of Christian unity or the framework of that new world order foreseen in apocalyptic Scripture. St. John foretold of a coming "beast" that is very much a new economic, social, political power that would utterly dominate every sphere of life. Daniel also spoke of this beast that would arise at a time when:
Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase. (Dan 12:4)
It's only been in the last century that we have the advent of flight and more recently technology that enables us to communicate and gather knowledge in the twinkle of an eye! It is hard not to see that humanity is at a turning point that is bringing it face to face with new and undetermined forces.
In our time humanity is experiencing a turning-point in its history, as we can see from the advances being made in so many fields…. At the same time we have to remember that the majority of our contemporaries are barely living from day to day, with dire consequences. A number of diseases are spreading. The hearts of many people are gripped by fear and desperation, even in the so-called rich countries. The joy of living frequently fades, lack of respect for others and violence are on the rise, and inequality is increasingly evident. It is a struggle to live and, often, to live with precious little dignity. This epochal change has been set in motion by the enormous qualitative, quantitative, rapid and cumulative advances occuring in the sciences and in technology, and by their instant application in different areas of nature and of life. We are in an age of knowledge and information, which has led to new and often anonymous kinds of power. —POPE FRANCIS, Evangelii Gaudium, n. 52
Among those powers that work in the "shadows" are those entities that dominate finances and economies and have openly called for a New World Order. Most striking is that often these wealthy businessmen and bankers are part of a "conspiracy against life" by funding abortion, contraception, sterilization, etc. both at home and abroad. This is significant given that the dragon who empowers the "beast" is whom Jesus calls a "liar" and a "murderer from the beginning." [3]cf. Jn. 8:44
By the envy of the devil, death came into the world: and they follow him that are of his side. (Wis 2:24-25; Douay-Rheims)
The same ideology that drives men to "reduce the population" [4]cf. The Great Culling and The Judas Prophecy are the same ideas that are driving today's economic policies: profit before people (and they are often the same men behind both).
Just as the commandment "Thou shalt not kill" sets a clear limit in order to safeguard the value of human life, today we also have to say "thou shalt not" to an economy of exclusion and inequality. Such an economy kills. —POPE FRANCIS, Evangelii Gaudium, n. 53
Pope Francis, like his predecessors, has given a blazing criticism of this growing "globalization of indifference" expressed in a profit-only oriented global economy.
Today everything comes under the laws of competition and the survival of the fittest, where the powerful feed upon the powerless. As a consequence, masses of people find themselves excluded and marginalized: without work, without possibilities, without any means of escape. Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded. We have created a "throw away" culture which is now spreading. It is no longer simply about exploitation and oppression, but something new. Exclusion ultimately has to do with what it means to be a part of the society in which we live; those excluded are no longer society's underside or its fringes or its disenfranchised – they are no longer even a part of it. The excluded are not the "exploited" but the outcast, the "leftovers". —POPE FRANCIS, Evangelii Gaudium, n. 53
Pope Benedict directly linked this tyrannical exploitation of humans to "Babylon":
The Book of Revelation includes among the great sins of Babylon – the symbol of the world's great irreligious cities – the fact that it trades with bodies and souls and treats them as commodities (cf. Rev 18:13). In this context, the problem of drugs also rears its head, and with increasing force extends its octopus tentacles around the entire world – an eloquent expression of the tyranny of mammon which perverts mankind. No pleasure is ever enough, and the excess of deceiving intoxication becomes a violence that tears whole regions apart – and all this in the name of a fatal misunderstanding of freedom which actually undermines man's freedom and ultimately destroys it. —POPE BENEDICT XVI, On the occasion of Christmas Greetings, December 20th, 2010; http://www.vatican.va/
The problem both he and Pope Francis have underscored is that this tyranny is spreading across the globe unopposed for the most part, either because we have fallen asleep, [5]cf. He Calls While We Slumber we don't care, or worse, we desire it.
…we calmly accept its dominion over ourselves and our societies. The current financial crisis can make us overlook the fact that it originated in a profound human crisis: the denial of the primacy of the human person! We have created new idols. The worship of the ancient golden calf (cf. Ex 32:1-35) has returned in a new and ruthless guise in the idolatry of money and the dictatorship of an impersonal economy lacking a truly human purpose. —POPE FRANCIS, Evangelii Gaudium, n. 55
Here, the warning of Benedict XVI against this new "dictatorship" is becoming more urgent.
…without the guidance of charity in truth, this global force could cause unprecedented damage and create new divisions within the human family… humanity runs new risks of enslavement and manipulation.—Caritas in Veritate, n.33, 26
Perhaps the popes are giving us a window into what St. John meant when he spoke of the earth's inhabitants 'worship' of the beast that becomes irresistible.
Fascinated, the whole world followed after the beast. They worshiped the dragon because it gave its authority to the beast; they also worshiped the beast and said, "Who can compare with the beast or who can fight against it." (Rev 13:3-4)
Remarkably, given this context, Pope Francis writes that we are indeed being led to worship a new deity where "man is reduced to one of his needs alone: consumption." [6]Evangelii Gaudium, n. 55
A new tyranny is thus born, invisible and often virtual, which unilaterally and relentlessly imposes its own laws and rules. Debt and the accumulation of interest also make it difficult for countries to realize the potential of their own economies and keep citizens from enjoying their real purchasing power. To all this we can add widespread corruption and self-serving tax evasion, which have taken on worldwide dimensions. The thirst for power and possessions knows no limits. In this system, which tends to devour everything which stands in the way of increased profits, whatever is fragile, like the environment, is defenseless before the interests of a deified market, which become the only rule. Behind this attitude lurks a rejection of ethics and a rejection of God… a new self-centered paganism is growing. —POPE FRANCIS, Evangelii Gaudium, n. 56-57, 195
UNTIL WE CALL HIS NAME
Mankind has set out upon a path of rejecting God, and the fruits of it are everywhere, from the rebellion of nature to crumbling economies to unrest in families and communities. On this eve of 2014, perhaps we need to recall the words of Jesus to St. Faustina more than anything:
Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy. —Jesus to St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary, n. 300
Let us recommit ourselves in this New Year, my dear readers, to praying and interceding for God's mercy upon our world, especially the vulnerable. More than that, becoming present to them in ways that liberate them from their oppression by using our own "profits," resources, and talents.
Last, do not cave in to despair! The Cross always precedes the Resurrection, winter before spring. These tribulations are only labor pains that will eventually give way to life.
And so with that, I want to share with you another song from my latest album Vulnerable. It's called "Call Your Name." The answer to all our problems, economic or otherwise, is to turn to Jesus whose Gospel gives us the keys to global peace and true prosperity. May we call upon His name to deliver us from all evil.
Mary, Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
The Seven Seals of Revolution
Begin the New Year by praying with the Mass readings
and Mark's daily reflections on them!
(The Now Word will resume on January 6th, 2014)
↑1 cf. Global Revolution and Understanding the Final Confrontation
↑2 1 Thess 5:2; cf. Faustina, and the Day of the Lord
↑3 cf. Jn. 8:44
↑4 cf. The Great Culling and The Judas Prophecy
↑5 cf. He Calls While We Slumber
↑6 Evangelii Gaudium, n. 55
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(May 3, 2017) As part of the Medical Association Coalition (MAC), the Ohio Osteopathic Association has been working with the State Medical Board on rules for handling physicians with mental or physical illnesses without being subjected to a formal disciplinary process.
The MAC sent a letter, April 24, to the Board outlining problems with the proposed confidential monitoring program. The Coalition is concerned because the rules, as drafted: (1) determine entry into the program based on diagnosis or condition and not conduct; (2) the defined process is not truly confidential; and (3) the process could aggravate existing mental or physical health conditions without providing adequate due process to the physician. .
In addition to the OOA, the letter was signed by 11 other medical and health organizations.