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Week 14 NFL Power Rankings
by Robert Ferringo - 12/03/2008
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1. New York Giants (11-1) -The fact that this team is 10-2 ATS, given the fact that they play in New York, are the defending champions, and have undergone as many injuries and off-field issues as they have is stunning. Stunning. I thought watching the Patriots flatten 20-point spreads last year was incredible. But I think what the G-Men have done is even more impressive. The question is whether or not they can avoid the same late-season collapse (ATS) that engulfed the Pats.
2. Tennessee Titans (11-1) -It's a bit odd to see a 14-point favorite in a game with a total of just 37.5. Both of these defenses have been playing really well recently so I can see this one turn into a grinder. The Titans are 7-1 ATS in their last eight conference games and are 10-2 ATS overall.
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-3) -Jeff Garcia isn't going to get much MVP love, but the guy is a superstar. He has less weapons to work with than any of the Top 10 teams and he simply finds ways to win. Even though the Bucs were hung on the hook last week in their home win against the Saints, NFC South road teams are still just 1-7 ATS this season with the average loss by two touchdowns. That said, the underdog is 8-3 ATS in the Bucs-Panthers series.
4. Carolina Panthers (9-3) -That catch that Steve Smith made on Charles Woodson to essentially win the game for the Panthers last week was one of the best non-touchdown plays of the season. Just an amazing effort. The Panthers have one of the top big-play rushing attacks in the league. Their 14 rushes of 20-plus yards ranks fourth in the league and is one of the keys to their attack.
5. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-3) -The Steelers absolutely lit up the Patriots in the second half last week. But the final score was a bit misleading considering the multiple gift turnovers that the Pats gave them. Pittsburgh is 1-8 ATS at home after a win of over two touchdowns and the 'over' is 37-14-2 in Pittsburgh's last 53 home games.
6. Atlanta Falcons (8-4) -The Falcons are on pace to finish in the Top 2 in rushing for the fourth time in five years. From 2004-2006 they actually led the league three consecutive seasons. I know you don't normally think of the Falcons as a smashmouth organization, but the numbers are certainly leaning that way. The Falcons beat up on New Orleans at home last month despite getting outgained by 160 yards. Atlanta is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 trips to New Orleans.
7. New York Jets (8-4) -That was the definition of a letdown performance last week by the Jets. Now how will Mangini get them to bounce back? This is really a critical four-game stretch for Eric Mangini, who is now just 22-22 SU as the coach of the Jets. New York is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games against a team with a losing record and just 1-5 ATS against the Niners.
8. Indianapolis Colts (8-4) -What a Lazarus job by Peyton Manning and the Colts. They have won seven of nine games overall. But the most impressive thing about their run is that six of the nine games have been on the road. The Colts are 1-6 ATS in their last seven home games but are 10-4 ATS after scoring less than 15 points in their previous game.
9. New England Patriots (7-5) -New England is still having a hard time getting its defense off the field on third down. Opponents are converting 45 percent of third downs against them, fourth worst in the league. The Patriots are 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 games after a loss.
10. Baltimore Ravens (8-4) -Ho-hum. Just another blowout win last week for the best team that no one is talking about. However, I read an interesting column from The Baltimore Sun's Mike Preston this week. Apparently a lot of the high-profile veterans on this team - guys like Willis McGahee, Ed Reed, Chris McAlister, Todd Heap, Bart Scott, and Samari Rolle - are at odds with head coach John Harbaugh. Looks like there are some rough feelings boiling beneath the surface, and you don't want that to impact a team down the stretch. Also, while this team has played well they have still taken advantage of one of the easiest schedules in the NFL.
11. Arizona Cardinals (7-5) -Arizona is actually 10th in total defense, in terms of yards per game, but they are 27th in points allowed. They have actually given up as many points on the season (313) as they have allowed yards per game. They've allowed the same amount of points this year as the 49ers and just 27 less than the Chiefs.
12. Dallas Cowboys (8-4) - If the Cowboys want to prove that they are really back in the race then a win this week at Pittsburgh is a must. But in order to do that they are going to have to show a set of stones I haven't seen from this franchise in years. Dallas is 4-3 ATS on the road against AFC opponents since the start of 2005, with a win at Cleveland so far this year. But they haven't covered two straight AFC road games in a season in over a decade and are 6-15 ATS in that situation dating back to 1998.
13. Minnesota Vikings (7-5) -If you are wondering why everyone seems to be conceding the NFC North title to the Vikings it's for good reason. Except most bobbleheads don't realize why it's for good reason. The Bears essentially have to win out in order to pass Minnesota in the No. 3 and No. 4 tiebreakers. The four-game suspensions of mammoth tackles Pat and Kevin Williams is a tremendous blow to the Vikes.
14. Washington Redskins (7-5) -.The Skins join the Broncos as one of just two teams that have actually been outscored on the season but have a winning record. Washington has played five of seven games at home but have not been able to make up any ground. That is a death knell for their season. In fact, they went 0-5 ATS in this five home games.
15. Miami Dolphins (7-5) -I really think that this is a key game for the Dolphins this week, and it could be a season-defining one. Miami really shouldn't have beaten the Bills earlier this year when they played in South Beach, with the Bills offering up five turnovers - most of them unforced - in a 25-16 Fins win. Miami is just 6-21-2 ATS in divisional games and just 1-8 ATS against the Bills.
16. Denver Broncos (7-5) -The Broncos are actually being outscored on the season (292-319) and they are still in first place. Bizarre. They have lost to the Chiefs and Raiders, but have also beaten the Falcons and Jets on the road. You try to figure it out. All I know is that I want nothing to do with this team as a favorite and will be taking the points when they're getting them.
17. Chicago Bears (6-6) -Who made Chicago's schedule this year, Major League Baseball? The Bears followed up three straight home games (they went 2-1) with three straight road games (1-2) and now have three more straight home games. The Bears are a pathetic 2-5 ATS in their last seven games and have been outgained in eight of their last 10.
18. Philadelphia Eagles (6-5-1) -How many season-saving wins can one mediocre team have in one season? If you think that a blowout win, at home, on a short week, against a team traveling cross-country after getting thumped by the Giants, is at all impressive to me you are mistaken. This is still a last-place team, even if it is in a stellar division. Andy Reid is 10-2 ATS as an underdog after a double-digit ATS win.
19. Green Bay Packers (5-7) -People are going to be quick to point out what a disappointment the Packers have been this season, just one year after being a quarter away from the Super Bowl. However, their struggles mirror Chicago's and are emblematic of the struggles the NFC North has had this year. Green Bay has lost to Carolina (by four), at Minnesota (by one), at Tennessee in overtime (by three), to Atlanta (by three), at Tampa Bay (by nine), and to Dallas (by 11). That is four losses by a combined 12 points and a loss margin of 5.3 to six of the best teams in the NFL.
20. New Orleans Saints (6-6) -If you thought the Saints couldn't stop anyone before, just watch and see what happens to this defense without Charles Grant (who was recently put on IR) and Will Smith. By the end of the year I wouldn't be stunned to see an over/under line of 60 in a Saints game.
21. Cleveland Browns (4-8) -Don't sleep on Ken Dorsey. He's an NFL vet that's produced in limited duty and he throws a real nice ball. The issue is with the fact that they are losing Kellen Winslow as well. And even if he is the most overrated player in the NFL, teams still slide coverage his way. I will give Romeo Crennel credit for keeping this defense playing hard, but the word is finally out and it looks like these will be his last four games as coach.
22. Buffalo Bills (6-6) -Even if Trent Edwards and his strained groin start this weekend in Toronto against the Dolphins, don't be surprised if you see some J.P. Losman. I still say that this team needs to get Fred Jackson and Roscoe Parrish a total of 15-20 touches every single game. Those are their two most explosive playmakers and they absolutely need the ball in their hands.
23. Houston Texans (5-7) -Even though the Texans are mired in what will likely be another losing, disappointing season, that was a great win for this franchise on Monday Night Football. That is now three straight covers and two straight 'under' games after a 10-1 run against the total.
24. San Francisco 49ers (4-8) -Even though they have no playoff aspirations this is going to be one of the most dangerous teams in the NFL over the last month of the year. They are playing loose and with energy. And with their pass-wacky offense they are the last team that a defense wants to prepare for. Their early season finals against Arizona, New England, and Philadelphia were all very misleading, and I think this team will be a solid play on in December. However, they are just 5-11 ATS at home.
25. San Diego Chargers (4-8) - No team in the NFL has dominated a divisional opponent like the Chargers have dominated the Raiders. They've won 10 straight against Oakland and are 10-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings. San Diego was actually outplayed in Oakland earlier this year and managed a fluke cover. But this week's spread is essentially the same as the line that they've covered in the last three meetings: 9.5 points.
26. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-8) -This is a team that you really have to be careful of over the last month of the season. They already appear to have mailed it in on the year, but they still have just enough talent to jump up and bite someone if properly motivated. The Jags are on a 2-7 ATS slide and have lost three straight games by double-digits. That smells like quitting to me.
27. Seattle Seahawks (2-10) -The 4.5-point spread in the Seattle game is easily the most shocking line of the weekend. Both the Seahawks and the Patriots are coming off blowout losses, but the difference is that one of these teams seems to be going somewhere. The Hawks used to be tough at home. Used to be.
28. Oakland Raiders (3-9) -When you figure this team out, let me know. I generally refuse to bet on teams with 10 losses before December, but I think I'm an idiot for not betting my house against the Raiders last week. It's a simple rule: if the Raiders are laying points you bet against them.
29. Kansas City Chiefs (2-10) -Herms boys continue to be road warriors. The Chiefs are a solid 10-3 ATS in their last 13 road games. However, the road team in this Denver series is a pathetic 4-12 ATS in the last 16 meetings.
30. Cincinnati Bengals (1-10-1) -The 'under' is 5-1-1 in the last seven meetings between Cincy and Indy. Of all the games going down this weekend I think this one will get ugly.
31. St. Louis Rams (2-10) -Congrats Rams backers. You are bolder than I. And congrats St. Louis. You almost beat a team that had absolutely no interest in playing football last Sunday. That was "almost" won.
32. Detroit Lions (0-12) - Detroit covered at Minnesota earlier this season in a tough two-point loss. However, they are just 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven against the Vikes and are 1-9 SU in the last 10 meetings. The Vikings are going to own the same matchup advantage this week against the Lions that the Titans had over the Lions: a dominating rushing attack against a team that has no chance of stopping the rush.

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Music is all over. It surrounds and engulfs everything that lives. Yes, from that early bird that usually makes us realize it is morning to the four creatures around the throne of God who without ceasing worship the Lamb. It exists in everything, it is everything and it is a world on its own.
Music speaks to the soul and connects the spirit to the beauty and glory of whom it is directed. It heals and replenishes the bones that are broken and brings city walls tumbling down. It dates back to creation with Lucifer being the angel who was responsible; it is here with us and will forever be.
When I begun thinking about music, I realized there is a connection between the word “muse” and “music”. To muse is to consider something thoughtfully and a muse is a person who serves as an artist’s inspiration according to the Cambridge English dictionary. What I draw from these is that before you can write and sing music, there must be a person or rather a deity that inspires you to artistically, thoughtfully and with much consideration praise and glorify.
To me, music by itself is another world because it so penetrates to the most intricate parts of my being- to my spirit, lifting me from here to a place that is indescribable in words but so familiar to the feelings and emotions. I think of music as a vehicle; every time I board it takes me to a place I have never been. The kind of music I describe comes with a kind of joy that is so divine and cosmic-out of this world. It makes one forget about the sorrows of this world and puts you into a place of perfect peace where you heart is full of mirth.
So what is music to you? What effect does it have on you and how much? Would you think of music as a world on its own? Are you a muse or rather do you muse about music?
Well, this is the much I could say about music for now but I feel like I haven’t even begun. A lot more is coming…

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Five types of racing sailboat
by Sailing Committee (Qingdao) of BOCOG on 9 Aug 2008
Check out the website for the Sailing Committee (Qingdao) of the Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.
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It lists some helpful information for non-sailors wanting to understand the sport better...
A typical racing sailboat has many parts such as the mast, boom, hull, keel and rudder. Mainly there are five types of racing sailboat. Respectively they are,
Keel Boat. As it's name implies, keelboat has a keel to help it go straight in the water. Keelboat is a large, heavy, stable, and multi-people controlled boat that is more suitable on long distance sailing.
Centerboard Boat or Dinghy. It is a light, flexible, inexpensive boat with a small rudder behind. One of the most popular sailboat in Olympics.
Multi-Hull. It is constructed by more than one hull. The boat is distinctive on its speed and excitement.
Tower ship. A giant boat mostly being used for amusement proposes.
Windsurf. No rudder, no fin, easy to operate.
Sail-World is eagerly looking forward to reporting on the Tower ship class - just for the 'amusement proposes'.
If you want to link to this article then please use this URL: www.sail-world.com/47423


We had already reported that Shruti Haasan was roped in to play the titular role in the upcoming high-budget period drama Sangamithra. However now due to unspecified reasons, she has been dropped from the project. The makers announced this shocking news on Monday but didn’t provide the clear reason behind dropping their film’s leading lady especially after she had accompanied the unit to the Cannes Film Festival a few days ago.
Even the first look featuring Shruti Haasan as the warrior princess Sangamithra was released at Cannes. She has also been undergoing training in martial arts as she was preparing to play a warrior queen in Sangamithra. Also starring Arya and Jayam Ravi, Sangamithra will reportedly be produced on a budget of Rs 450 crore. Tamil director Sundar C, who has never dealt a high budget film in his career, is on board to direct this epic film set in the 8th century AD.
“Due to unavoidable circumstances, we are unable to proceed to work with Shruti Haasan in Sangamithra,” Sri Thenandal Films, the producers of Sangamithra, announced on social media.
Official statement from Shruti’s spokesperson : “Shruti has had to unfortunately take a call not to be part of Sangamithra. Knowing it was a massive undertaking and a long commitment spanning over 2 years, she knew the importance of her training, a comprehensive script and proper date calendar. She hired and started training with one of best combat trainers April onwards to make sure she was ready in time for shoot. Despite her enthusiasm and commitment to Sangamithra, she has had to give the film a miss since she had not received a proper bound script nor a proper date calendar. She is currently caught up with promoting her Hindi film Behen Hogi Teri, prep for Sabash Naidu and her musical associations”


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I’ve finally got my hands on a leather jacket from Zara! It was another of my birthday presents and a definite Autumn/Winter staple. If you haven’t invested in your go-to jacket yet, I’ve linked some of my current favorites above. Last weekend, I had (yet another) wardrobe clear out and found this green metallic dress at the back of my wardrobe. I think I have it for about 4 years now, but it’s definitely still one of my favourite colours to wear.
Hope you’re all having a lovely weekend!

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Rowan weather: Warmup for the weekend
Baby, it’s cold outside. We hit a low around 21, and we probably won’t quite make it to 50 today.
It will be mostly sunny with light west southwest wind shifting to the south southwest at 6-11 mph, with gusts up to 21 mph. The high will be 49. Tonight will be clear but not as cold, with a low of 38 and south southwest wind at 8-11 mph.
Saturday will be mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 68 and southwest wind at 7-11 mph. Saturday night’s low will be 51, warmer than today’s high. South wind will blow at 5-7 mph.
Sunday will be even warmer, 74, with partly sunny skies and west southwest winds at 7-14 mph, gusting up to 21 mph. Sunday night’s low will be 43.
Monday will be sunny and 62, with a low of 36.
Tuesday will be mostly sunny and 59, with a low of 38.
Our chances of rain for next week have fizzled down to a 30 percent chance on Wednesday, when it will be mostly sunny and 56. The low will be 32.
Thursday will be mostly sunny and 52.
By Amanda Raymond firstname.lastname@example.org SALISBURY — The Holiday Inn Express and Suites off East Innes Street is now open. The... read more


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How many more deaths are acceptable?
Not one more fatality or serious injury on our streets
In the last week, Andres Hulslander was killed while bicycling in Seattle, four-year-old Hao Chen Xu was struck and killed while walking in a crosswalk in Issaquah and a two-year-old was killed in Redmond near a playground.
We are devastated by the sudden loss of three members of our community. And the worst part? All three deaths were completely preventable.
This has to stop. We must do more to protect our most vulnerable users. We can’t wait any longer to make needed safety improvements on our streets.
As an employee of a bicycle advocacy organization, it’s my job to make getting around our region safe and comfortable; but as a father of a five-year-old, it’s also very personal.
We can do better. We have to do better. Our region must work towards Vision Zero, which sets a goal to eliminate fatal and serious injury collisions on our roads.
In 2013, 436 people were killed on roads in Washington, including 11 people killed while bicycling and 49 people killed while walking.
Seattle, Kirkland, Kenmore, Tacoma and many other cities are showing leadership and moving forward on this effort, but we know more needs to be done.
We must control speeds and differential in speeds
Lowering speeds on residential streets to 20 mph and arterials to 25 mph will make a huge difference. Street design is key. Streets must be designed to control speeds, create predictable behaviors and separate modes with protected bike lanes and bike signals.
Engineering takes priority
People make mistakes; our streets need to be engineered to be forgiving of mistakes and create the desired behaviors. Lowering speeds is not enough when we have streets that function like highways. Education and enforcement are important, but engineering is paramount in achieving the outcomes we want.
Partnerships are necessary to succeed
Partnerships across our communities — with our elected officials, auto insurers and traffic engineers — are all needed to ensure our citizens’ safety. And this effort requires each of us to be more aware and attentive, regardless of how we get around.
The good news it that all of these lessons are easy to put into practice. And we can start right now.
Cascade is working hard with partners around the region to make this vision a reality. We are part of the Seattle Neighbors for Vision Zero coalition, working to achieve Vision Zero in Seattle.
We hosted a workshop for more than 30 Eastside elected officials, planners and transportation staff on Vision Zero last week in Bellevue, with the goal of getting Vision Zero into their planning and design processes. We are working on a code of conduct for all Cascade members to encourage safe riding.We also work with thousands of kids every year, teaching them to ride safely.
We are committed to working with our partners to achieve this goal of eliminating serious injuries and fatalities in our region and making sure everyone has the opportunity to ride a bike on a safe, comfortable, connected facility regardless of their age or ability.
Join Cascade in letting elected officials know you will not tolerate one more preventable fatality on our streets. We call on our elected officials to commit to Vision Zero, to prioritize lives over vehicle speeds, and design streets that are safe for two-year-olds and for 80-year-olds.


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FACT Bullying interferes with learning In recent studies, It has been reported that 88% of junior high and high school students have experienced being victimized by bullying in school.Source: U.S. Department of Education
Bullies are cowardsThey tend to bully otherswhen teachers and adultsare not watching.They tend to bully andintimidate others when theyhave an audience of“friends”.They tend to look forweakness in their victims.
Bullying in school. Everyone suffers. The Victim• Fear of being bullied leads to higher rates ofabsence and truancy.• Victims develop a loss of self esteem,depression and isolation.• As students and later as adults, victims maybe hesitant to take social, intellectual,emotional and vocational risks.• If the problem persists, victims occasionallyfeel compelled to take drastic measures, suchas vengeance in the forms of fighting back,weapon-carrying or even suicide.• Victims are more likely than nonvictims togrow up being socially anxious and insecure,displaying more symptoms of depression thanthose who were not victimized as children.• Grades may suffer because attention is drawnaway from learning.
Bullying in school. Everyone suffers. Bystanders• Afraid of associating with the victim because they fearretribution or becoming victimized themselves.• Fear reporting bullying incidents because they may betermed a “snitch”, “tattletale”, “rat”, etc.• May experience feelings of guilt or helplessnessbecause they did not stand up to the bully on behalf oftheir classmates.• Are drawn into bullying behavior by group pressure.• Feel unsafe, unable to take action or a loss of control.
Bullies Suffer•Bullies are morelikely to drop out ofschool• Delinquency• Criminality• Bullies tend todevelop violenttendencies
WHY SOME KIDS BULLYHi Ronald! You are a 12 year-old sixth grade male currentlyattending Cedar Hill Middle School. The school is located aboutthree blocks from your apartment building in which you live onthe third floor with your Grandmother, Aunt and two youngersiblings. You like to “fool around” with kids in your class andoften like to show off in front of them. For that reason you havedeveloped a reputation among the adults in your school. Theythink that you have problems. You generally do not like theadults in Cedar Hill. They are always calling your Grandmotherand trying to get you into trouble. You have had these problemssince the first grade. You have always found it very difficult tolearn and, especially, take tests. The school suggested to yourGrandmother that you should be tested for special ed. placement,but she told the school that you are smart and refused placement. Last Thursday, during lunch, you got into a fight with Billy(he’s in the homeroom next to yours). It always appears thatBilly is trying to please the teachers at school. Even when youcall him names and push him, he doesn’t do anything about it.During the fight, the other kids were yelling and cheering. Youfelt good about that and when Billy ran to the teacher’s on duty,he was crying hysterically. You felt important in front of theother kids. You like the feeling of being a “tough guy”. Youwere suspended for fighting (2 days). When you came back toclass, you failed the social studies and math test, but you justdon’t care. You hate school; the kids and especially the adults.Theyre always lecturing you and telling you that you bettershape up and that they never saw a kid like you. You shrug yourshoulders, and tell them that you just don’t care.
1. Have you ever encountered a student like Ronald?2. If you answered yes, what sort of behavior(s) did that student elicit?3. Do you think it is unusual to have students like Ronald in your class?4. What strategies do you use when you have a student like Ronald in your class?
EFFECTIVELY DEALING WITH BULLYING Establish a school wide zero tolerance for bullying behavior 1. Assess the awareness of bullying problem in your school and classroom 2. Closely supervise students in large areas (cafeteria, play yard, auditorium, halls, etc.). 3. Post rules in large play areas (rules should be school wide and taught to each student on a regular basis). 4. Establish a confidential reporting system that allows children to report victimization and that record details of bullying incidents. 5. Establish a pupil personnel team to educate the students on issues such as sexual harassment, discrimination.
6. Act on bullying reports immediately.7. Assure victims that you will follow up on reports and take appropriate action.8. Do not blame the victim. * SAMPLE RULES THAT MAY BE POSTED IN HALLWAYS, CAFETERIAS, PLAY YARDS1. Do not run2. Keep hands and feet to yourself3. Respect others space4. Do not litter* Rules should be established to suit the needs of each school
Strategies for Classroom Teachers• Be the counselor• Provide classroom lessonsabout bullying behavior• Develop a classroomaction plan to ensure thatstudents know what to dowhen they observe abully/victim confrontation• Take immediate actionwhen bullying behavior isobserved
• Confront bullies inprivate (Challenging abullies publicly maybe just what they areseeking)• Notify parents of allparties immediately• Refer victims andaggressors tocounseling whenappropriate• Create a buddysystem for victims
Student Strategies• Seek adult help• Do not participate in theharassment of the victim• Offer kind words to the victim• Do not become involved inrumors and gossip• If you can effectivelycommunicate with the bully,tell the bully that he is doinginappropriate things• Do not become involved inphysical or verbal fights with abully

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Very little is known at this point about the highly anticipated Bourne 5, which will see both director Paul Greengrass and star Matt Damon return to the franchise. Damon - who is currently on a break from filming - recently spoke with Variety (opens in new tab) about The Martian (read our review of The Martian here (opens in new tab)), but also took a little time to give an update on how Bourne 5 was shaping up:
"We’re, like, probably about halfway through. We started in September but they’re going dark for most of December and cutting basically the first two acts. And then we have the third act and then whatever we owe from the first two acts…We were in Tenerife, which is supposed to be Athens. It would be like a nighttime riot scene to kind of start the movie. And then England, Berlin a little bit for about a week, and a little bit in D.C. Then we’re going to Vegas for the third act…Big car chase on the strip".
Damon also divulged that Bourne 5 will pick up with his titular character in real time after The Bourne Ultimatum: "You’ll find the character — like “The Bourne Ultimatum,” the third act actually in the movie dovetails with the third act of “The Bourne Supremacy.” So technically when the Bourne character disappears, it’s still 2004. So when this next one comes out in ’16, it will have been 12 years — in movie years — that the character as been off the grid. So what’s happened in those intervening years gives you a story".
Both Greengrass and Damon swore they were done with the Bourne franchise after Ultimatum, and that only makes us more interested to see what story they had to come back to tell. At least we know they'll be a car chase!
Directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Damon, Julia Stiles, Vincent Cassel, Alicia Vikander, and Tommy Lee Jones, Bourne 5 opens in UK and US cinemas on July 29, 2016.
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Some key takeaways:
- Nationwide in September 2022 one in every 4,413 properties had a foreclosure filing.
- States with the highest foreclosure rates in September 2022 were Illinois (one in every 1,959 housing units with a foreclosure filing); Nevada (one in every 2,473 housing units); New Jersey (one in every 2,649 housing units); Maryland (one in every 2,825 housing units); and Ohio (one in every 2,885 housing units).
- 21,869 U.S. properties started the foreclosure process in September 2022, down 9% from the previous month but up 113% from a year ago.
“Foreclosure starts, while rising since the end of the government’s foreclosure moratorium, still lag behind pre-pandemic levels…” Said Rick Sharga, executive vice president of market intelligence for ATTOM.

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Ford Performance Centre
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|Former names||Mastercard Centre for Hockey Excellence (2009-2019)|
|Location||400 Kipling Avenue|
|Owner||City of Toronto government|
|Operator||Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment|
|Capacity||Rink 1 - 1,000|
Rink 2,3,4 - 200
|Field size||(1) 200' x 100' and (3) 200' x 85'|
|Opened||September 8, 2009|
|Construction cost||$44 million|
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The Ford Performance Centre, formerly Mastercard Centre For Hockey Excellence, is a hockey facility located in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has four ice pads and is the official practice facility of the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL hockey team, and their AHL affiliate the Toronto Marlies. The building also houses offices for Hockey Canada and the Hockey Hall of Fame and was home to the Toronto Furies of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The land is owned by the Toronto District School Board as 400 Kipling Avenue.
The Ford Performance Centre was built as a joint venture between the Toronto Maple Leafs, the City of Toronto government and the Lakeshore Lions Club at a cost of CA$44 million, after cost overruns drove up the cost from $33.65 million, to replace the nearby Lakeshore Lions Arena. The Lions Club contributed $40 million to the project, with the city providing a $35.5 million loan guarantee. The Toronto District School Board leased the land for the arena to the Lakeshore Lions for a 50-year term. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) spent a further $5 million on training and medical facilities to make the building the practice rink of their two hockey teams, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Marlies. The Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey School is also held at the arena. MLSE pays $600,000 annually to rent the building. Mastercard purchased the naming rights to the facility for $525,000 a year.
The facility, which is located at 400 Kipling Avenue in the New Toronto neighbourhood of Toronto, opened in September 2009. It has four NHL-sized rinks, one of which can be expanded to Olympic dimensions with 1000 seats, as well as extensive training facilities. According to Mastercard, the arena is "the first community ice facility to be built in the Toronto-area in the last 25 years."
The arena was originally operated by the Lakeshore Lions Club, but in June 2011, with the arena unable to deal with its rising debt and on the verge of defaulting, the City of Toronto decided to take control and assume its $43.4 million debt. The arena had planned to have a restaurant and sporting goods store at the facility, but were unable to find a tenant leading to the financial difficulties.
The city established the Lakeshore Arena Corporation, an arms-length corporation, on September 8, 2011, to take over the running of the arena, with the intention to return it to private management within 2–3 years. A city councillor suggested that MLSE, which operates BMO Field and the CNE Coliseum on behalf of the city, would be "the logical party" to take over the arena, and a spokesperson for the company said "while we don’t have any interest in purchasing the facility, we are open to discussing the possibility of managing the facility on behalf of the City of Toronto. MLSE's executive vice president of venues and entertainment Bob Hunter said they would bid for the right to run the building. After the arena's original loans expired and it was unable to find refinancing, the city provided a short-term loan. In November 2015, after finding that the debt was unsustainable, the city voted to write off $8.1 million of the $40 million it was owed by the arena.
The arena is used by Hockey Canada for its national teams, as well as by numerous visiting National Hockey League teams. The NHL Alumni Association is also based at the Ford Performance Centre.
The rink is also available for ice rentals by the public for leagues, tournaments, private rentals and special events. The Faustina Hockey Club offers both community house league and Select Hockey programs at the Ford Performance Centre. On Saturdays from September through June, Ford provides open, free ice skating for families. In 2011, it was the host venue for the third season of the CBC reality figure skating competition Battle of the Blades, and subsequently hosted the fourth season in 2013.
D.K. (Doc) Seaman Hockey Resource Centre
Doc Seaman, a part owner of the Calgary Flames died on January 11, 2009 after a long battle with prostate cancer. In his honour, the Hockey Hall of Fame has named its new $4 million archive and resource centre at the Ford Performance Centre the D.K. (Doc) Seaman Hockey Resource Centre. The Hockey Hall of Fame maintains an archive of historical items, their research and archival department. The facility replaces the archive and research library at the main Hockey Hall of Fame building in downtown Toronto. The space is shared with Hockey Canada.
- Moloney, Paul (June 13, 2011). "City poised to take over arena's $40 million debt". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- Hornby, Lance (September 8, 2009). "Leafs open 'Cadillac' of practice facilities". Toronto Sun. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- Levy, Sue-Ann (June 20, 2011). "Toronto's $449-million loan groan". Toronto Sun. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- Levy, Sue-Ann (June 11, 2011). "Rink stink". Toronto Sun. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- Church, Elizabeth (June 13, 2011). "Toronto taxpayers on hook as Lakeshore arena runs out of cash". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- Doolittle, Robyn (June 25, 2011). "What went wrong with Etobicoke's state-of-the-art arena?". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- "Leafs New Practice Rink Unveiled On Tuesday". nhl.com. Toronto Maple Leafs. September 8, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- "Leafs, Marlies, Lakeshore Lions Club Team up with MasterCard To Foster Hockey Excellence". mastercard.com. Mastercard. August 19, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2004.
- "The New 4-Pad". lakeshorearena.ca. Lakeshore Arena Corporation. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- "Annual Report 2011" (PDF). Lakeshore Arena Corporation. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- Peat, Don (June 20, 2011). "Bailout for Lakeshore Lions arena approved". Toronto Sun. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- "RE: Lakeshore Arena Corporation 2012 Audited Financial Statements and Annual Report of the Board of Directors" (PDF). Lakeshore Arena Corporation. March 31, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- "Adjustments to Various Direct City Loans" (PDF). City of Toronto. October 5, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- "Home News & Info News Historical first for Toronto which will hold the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup #2 on November 6-8, 2015". www.speedskating.ca/. Speed Skating Canada. May 28, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
Toronto will host for the very first time an international speed skating competition this fall, as the best short track speed skaters in the world will meet at the MasterCard Centre, November 6–8, 2015, for the second ISU Short Track World Cup of the 2015-2016 season.
- "Ford Performance Centre Professional & Recreational Hockey Facility". Ford Performance Centre. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- "Daryl Kenneth "Doc" Seaman". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.


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In a blender combine cilantro, parsley, onion, broth, canola oil & garlic salt. Pour into rice and combine well.
While cooking the rice: Heat the olive oil & butter in a sauté or grill pan. Cut chicken breast into bite sized pieces. Add chicken to the pan & season with garlic salt & black pepper. Cook for about 12 minutes until chicken is browned & cooked through.
Pre heat oven to 400 degrees F with the rack in the middle. Spray your bake safe casserole dish with cooking spray. Add chicken to green rice, combine well. Place into sprayed casserole dish. Top with cheese. Bake uncovered for about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted & slightly browned.
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After taking my son to a sold-out showing on Saturday, I can personally attest that Avengers: Infinity War really throws down the gauntlet—both figuratively, and in the case of arch-villain Thanos, quite literally. Armed a metal glove forged from the same stuff as Thor’s hammer, Thanos is on a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones—gems formed at the moment of creation, which embody the elemental powers of the universe. With them, he can wield those powers as his own, and complete his mad quest to impose his idea of balance in all things. The catch? That balance requires eliminating half of all life on every world.
As the apes once lamented in Spaceballs, “Oh, sh*t. There goes the planet.”
I think it’s safe to say that the stakes couldn’t be any higher—as is only befitting for this, the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the culmination of ten years building the MCU beast. And what a beast it is. At over $15 billion in box office so far, the franchise is the most successful in movie history, with Infinity War doing numbers that will pour even more truckloads of money on the pile. Between this and Star Wars, there’s no doubt that Disney has the world in its back pocket.
But is the film any good? That is the question.
In terms of delivering what the fans want, the answer is an unqualified yes. Infinity War picks up Immediately where Thor: Ragnorok ended, with a gigantic ship attacking the vessel carrying the last survivors of Asgard, which (spoiler alert!) had to be sacrificed to stop the ravages of Thor’s sister, who also happened to be the Goddess of Death. Talk about going from bad to worse. After seeing his world destroyed, Thor now has to watch as Thanos kills off half of the people he saved—a very dark fate that sets the tone for the rest of the film, and also sets up an arc of revenge that provides a big driver for the rest of the story.
Another hero arc comes from Gamora, played by Zoe Saldana in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, and her sister Nebula—both of whom are adopted daughters of Thanos. Gamroa’s daddy issues are pretty complicated, in that Thanos wiped out half of her planet’s population (including her birth mother) and yet raised her as his own child, teaching her how to become a fierce warrior. In a very real way, Thanos made Gamora who she is—so there’s a part of her that loves him, even though she knows he’s a genocidal maniac who must be destroyed. And to top it all off, she also lives in terror that Thanos will find out that she knows the location of one of the Stones—which she would rather die than give up.
All of which would be rather run of the mill if the script had painted Thanos in broad, bad guy strokes—a pitfall it thankfully avoids. Directors Anothony and Joe Russo, who also directed Captain America: The Winter Solidier and Civil War—two of the best installments in the MCU—set out to do something different here, and actually give Thanos a reason for justifying his actions, other than just being power-mad and evil. They also give him a heart, showing that he is capable of paternal love in the way he feels about Gamora. That sets up a real conflict for him, and makes their relationship the emotional center of the film.
Ironically, though, it‘s that same emotional center that makes the rest of the film feel somewhat hollow. The other heroes carry on with their own subplots, giving each of them a chance to put in some screen time, but the sheer number of characters turns most appearances into little more than cameos. Steve Rogers, for example, barely has anything to do besides fight, projecting a sort of one-note angst from beneath his newly grown beard. Natasha Romanov kicks butt as usual, but that’s also the extent of her contribution. Black Panther fans, fresh off the monster success of that film, will enjoy the return to Wakanda for a climatic battle, but will probably be disappointed that T’Challa only gets a few brief moments to project his formidable charisma.
Bruce Banner, on the other hand, does get a chance to expand on the comedic potential he mined from Thor: Ragnorok, turning a certain, shall we say, performance anxiety with the Hulk into a running gag, while Tony Stark does more than crack wise as he decides to take the fight directly to Thanos himself. Doctor Strange and the Guardians also figure prominently in that story thread, although Peter Parker spends most of his time playing the sidekick as a CGI Spider-Man. With all the verve and wonder Tom Holland brought to the role, it’s a shame to sideline him like that.
Thor, meanwhile, gets his time in the sun—although it’s a dead neutron star, where he spends a good chunk of the movie trying top forge a weapon with which he can avenge his people by killing Thanos. It’s here where the story drags a bit, but the payoff when Thor shows up near the end to unleash holy hell is almost worth the buildup.
Even with all that, however, it’s still Thanos who runs the show—and while having a good villain is essential to making a film like this work, having the heroes spread so thin ultimately has the effect of diluting the protaganist-antagonist dynamic that could have made a good story great. That’s why it might have been a better idea to call this one Thanos: Ifinity War. The movie belongs to him, far more than any of the Avengers.Share

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As home and community gardeners, we make planting choices all the time. Why should native plants be prominent among our selections? And what is a native plant? In this talk, we discuss the definition of “native” and the important role of native plants in supporting birds and pollinators. We also discuss how to use them in the home and community landscape and dispell some persistent myths about native plants. The presentation also covers resources for identifying and buying native trees, shrubs and perennials. Handouts include useful plant lists and important reference sources.
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Definition of Quadratic Equation
A quadratic equation is a special type of algebraic equation in which the highest power of the variable (usually \(x\)) is \(2\).
So, \(x^2 - 2x + 5 = 0\) is a quadratic equation, but \(x^4 - 17x^2 + 15 x - 9 = 0\) is not.
Quadratic equations are usually written
For example, \(3x^2 + 17 x - 54 = 0\) is a quadratic equation.
Quadratic equations may have \(0\), \(1\) or \(2\) solutions.
The aim of this dictionary is to provide definitions to common mathematical terms. Students learn a new math skill every week at school, sometimes just before they start a new skill, if they want to look at what a specific term means, this is where this dictionary will become handy and a go-to guide for a student.
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A new audio project has unearthed the hidden histories and secret stories of communities along the Sefton coast.
Coastlands, produced by the Theatre in the Rough Festival, is a series of six audio documentaries, created through a year-long collaboration between local theatre-makers and the general public.
They combine documentary recordings with original writing, soundscapes and drama to capture a unique panorama of the towns and villages that form the 22 miles of Sefton’s coast.
Join Emma Little on a road trip through the south of the borough, as she seeks the story behind the local phenomenon known as the Litherland Running Man, as well as looking more deeply into the nature of social media fandom.
Joseph Rynhart accompanies a cabbie and his passengers through 24 hours in Southport, charting the town’s culture, people and history from one dawn to the next.
Chelsea Bassnett discovers the spiritual side of Formby, joining a communal earth chant on the beach, and learning about the therapeutic benefits of gong baths and meditation.
Helen Stenson and Rebecca Downing uncover Sefton’s spooks, including poltergeists and exorcisms in Altcar, and strange reports of flashing lights at the abandoned Seaforth radar tower.
Phil Montgomery questions the value of public art in the borough through the prism of Another Place. He follows pupils from Forefield Junior School in Crosby as they create a musical project inspired by the Iron Men.
And Ashleigh Panther looks at environmentalism along the coast, going on location at Ainsdale National Nature Reserve, as well as talking to the young winners of Sefton’s 2015 Eco Champion Awards.
Chris Fittock, Artistic Director of Theatre in the Rough, said: “Coastlands attempts to place a creative landscape over the culture, history and geography of Sefton. Our work has always celebrated the vibrancy of the borough, and this project has enabled local people to explore their own surroundings afresh”.
The documentaries are being released weekly from Monday 19 October through the organisation’s website, www.theatreintherough.com, where they will be free to stream and download. They are also touring as an audio installation throughout the autumn. They are currently at The Atkinson until mid-November, and will also be visiting Lydiate and Waterloo. More information is available on the website.
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Dylann Roof laid it out for those who would listen. For years before he allegedly killed nine people at Charleston’s Emanuel AME church, Roof had been spouting hate speech. Two weeks before the shooting, in the midst of a drunken, racist rant, he threatened to do “something crazy” with the .45 pistol he’d recently acquired. The boast led a friend, Joseph Meek, to hide the gun, before returning it to avoid violating his probation.
Despite Roof’s hints of violent intentions, it appears no one who heard them notified authorities. In that, they’re not rare; warning signs tend to be blatantly obvious only in hindsight. But let’s imagine a future situation when the call to the local police is made. What mechanisms could then be activated? When law enforcement is tipped off, how much leeway do they have to step in before any crimes are committed?
Only a handful of states have programs that empower law enforcement to intervene in cases where someone possessing a gun appears to be a risk to themselves or others, regardless of their criminal record. Last fall, after police failed to stop Isla Vista shooter Elliot Rodger despite many earlier pleas from his parents, California became the first state to institute a “gun violence restraining order.” Family members can petition the court to temporarily confiscate firearms from individuals who present a threat to themselves or others — even if the weapon was purchased legally, as Roof’s was. A person issued with the order loses custody of their gun for 21 days, at which point they have a hearing in court. If the court determines the individual is still poised for violence, the order can be renewed for successive one-year periods. Once the person is no longer deemed dangerous, he gets his gun back. The law expands the state’s existing powers to confiscate guns: The individual receiving the restraining order only needs to display dangerous or threatening behaviors, a lower standard than earlier laws that required documentation of mental illness to confiscate weapons.
In Connecticut and Indiana, police can seize weapons from individuals, without a warrant, if there’s probable cause to believe the person will harm themselves or others. An Indiana University study of these orders in the state’s Marion County found that most people who had their weapons seized never showed up to the subsequent court hearings, which means that their guns were destroyed. But when the person did show up, most got their guns back, albeit months later. New Jersey legislators introduced a bill last year to set up a gun violence restraining-order program similar to California’s, but it has not received a vote.
Despite its generally loose gun laws, South Carolina has a rule on its books that might have taken Dylann Roof’s guns out of his hands. Under the statute, police and prosecutors can petition a circuit or county judge to deem someone “adjudged unfit to carry or possess a firearm,” though that person “is entitled to reasonable notice and a proper hearing prior to any such adjudication.” People who raise red flags are supposed to be warned before police confiscate their guns, and they can argue in court to keep them. But it’s unclear what criteria would lead police to seek such an order, and the text of the law is scant on details on how to enforce it — notably, the burden of proof necessary to make such a determination, the duration of the prohibition, or even if this process would be its own legal proceeding or a part of a larger case. (Multiple calls by The Trace to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division as well as the Lexington County criminal court, which would have had jurisdiction over Roof, went unanswered.)
The key ingredient in any temporary gun restraining-order system, of course, is for signs of potential violence to not just raise eyebrows, but throw up red flags. And that would require cultural changes as much as new policies. Those who heard Roof’s rants chalked it up to boozy talk.
[Photo: AP/ Jae C. Hong. In this May 24, 2014 photo, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown walks past a board showing the photos of gunman Elliot Rodger and the weapons he used in the mass shooting that took place in Isla Vista, Calif.]


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Sermon: Rendering Unto Caesar
Politics should not be a bad word. The political life is inherent to humankind because of our social nature. The desire to pursue justice and the right ordering of society means that politics is one of the highest of human vocations. St. Thomas Aquinas recognized legal justice, the aim of politics, as the highest of the moral virtues (ST II-I, 58, 12), since legal justice since the common good, the object of politics, is so much greater than the good of any individual man or woman. The scriptures too, both in the old and new testaments, recognize the goodness of political life.
In the Old Testament, the Jewish kings were chosen by God and anointed by the prophets to lead the people of Israel. But even pagan rulers were seen as chosen instruments of God, such as the pagan king of Persia, Cyrus, whom Isaiah addresses today as the LORD’s anointed. When Christ appeared before Pilate, he told him, “You would have no power over me unless it had been given you from above” (Jn 19:11). St. Paul writes even more directly to the Christians at Rome, “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God” (Rm 13:1). Persia, Pontius Pilate, and the Roman emperors are surprising people to see as God’s chosen instruments! Even more surprising, really, than anyone running for office in the United States in the year 2020.
Throughout history, the Church has encouraged the involvement of the faithful in political life, both in predominantly Catholic societies and otherwise. In our own parish, we have had various parishioners running for office, holding office, or otherwise being involved in political parties or connected organizations. This is a very good thing: not because we want Catholics to infiltrate the local, state, or federal government, but because politics is a noble vocation that seeks the highest of goods: the common good.
Today we see perhaps the most emblematic Scripture passage about the relationship between our faith and political life: “[Render unto] Caesar what belongs to Caesar
and to God what belongs to God” (Mt 22:21). One interpretation of this passage would say, “Well, doesn’t everything really belong to God?” Of course that’s true, but it misses the point. Christ is indicating here that there is a legitimate distinction between God and the civil power. He places Himself in continuity with the Old Testament tradition that sees the civil power as endowed with authority by God – even outside of the chosen people of Israel.
If the theocratic interpretation – that there really is no distinction between civil and religious power and duty – is incorrect, the opposite is also equally problematic: that is, the high wall of separation of Church and State offered by liberal secularism. This idea holds that the things of Caesar and the things of God are not just distinct but totally separate. Under this system, the Church would have no right to speak on political issues and should confine Herself to teaching morality to Her own adherents.
The Catholic position on the relationship between faith and political life, instead, finds middle ground in holding that the civil power has legitimate authority that the Church should not usurp, but that boundaries to that authority also exist. The Church’s role is to point out both to politicians and to those who participate in the political process by voting where those boundary lines are. When the Church does this, She is not merely expressing an opinion nor sharing a merely religious teaching. The Church draws on the natural law, knowable to all men and women through the use of their reason, to elucidate the ethical priorities that guide our political life. The truth is not respective of persons. Nothing can be true for you and not for me. Rather, our natural reason helps each person to discover objective truth, which is always outside the human person and verifiable by the objective order of reality.
The first boundary on the authority of the State is the dignity of the human person. The right to life of innocent human beings is inviolable. The State can in no way tolerate, approve, or carry out the taking of innocent human life. Furthermore, human reason and modern biology indicate that the beginning of human life takes place at conception, at which time a separate human being, genetically distinct from his or her mother and father, exists. Thus the Church teaches that, “the fruit of human generation, from the first moment of its existence … demands the unconditional respect that is morally due to the human being …. The human being is to be respected and treated as a person from the moment of conception; and therefore from that same moment his rights as a person must be recognized, among which in the first place is the inviolable right of every innocent human being to life” (Donum vitae, I, 1).
For this reason, the Bishops of our country have repeatedly emphasized that protection of the innocent, unborn human child is the preeminent priority of our civic life. This becomes increasingly important as previously worked out compromises (such as the bipartisan agreement not to use federal funding for abortion) are threatened by a more radical pro-abortion movement that has taken hold in many parts of the United States. Furthermore, 47 years after Roe vs. Wade, the presence of this abominable practice in our country and our world has led highly influential bioethicists to its logical conclusion: that the life of the child outside the womb is no less inviolable than the life inside. Post-partum abortion is now an acceptable position among secular bioethicists. Lest this seem like extreme fear mongering, recall how quickly public opinion and civil law have changed to accommodate what formerly seemed like extremely unlikely possibilities – often in rather undemocratic fashion.
The inviolability of human life from its very beginning is also threatened by infertility treatments such as in-vitro fertilization, in which hundreds of thousands of human persons every year in the US alone are killed as byproducts of this vain quest to make men and women the authors of human life, or condemned to spend the rest of their lives in a freezer. The degradation of human life in its embryonic stage also takes place in government and privately-funded research known as embryonic stem cell research or therapy. Even previously universally condemned practices such as editing the genome of living human beings near the beginning of their lives are on their way to the mainstream and have been conducted by rogue scientists. Will our government refuse to allow, fund, or benefit from this rogue science? Or will we acquiesce to the pursuit of human health above all things, such as our use of cells taken by the destruction of human embryos in order to develop vaccines, as is currently being done through the country and world?
In order to respect the inviolability of human life at its origins, the secular power must also respect the natural ordering of the generation of human life and all that this means for human society. This means respecting the dignity of marriage as the fundamental basis of the family and recognizing marriage as the lifelong union of one man and one woman, as discernable through the right use of human reason. As could easily have been predicted, the breakdown in societal understanding of what marriage is has led to a breakdown in understanding the most basic facts about the human person: that sex is a biological characteristic that is not assigned (as if it were random) but determined based on observable facts, and that ought to be accepted lovingly as a gift from God. While the Church urges compassion and understanding for those who struggle to accept their identity as male or female or who experience attractions towards members of the same sex, She calls on the civil power to recognize these truths knowable through the light of reason and uphold the identity of the human person, marriage, and the family. These are public goods in which the civil power necessarily takes an interest in its work to promote the common good, and must be promoted and defended by civil society and even the State in order for society to flourish.
Even more fundamentally, though, we see an increasing trend to remove people of faith from public life or principles of faith from acceptable discourse. The radical secularization of our society continues to accelerate. People of faith are increasingly labeled as bigots. Federal and state governments attempt to force business owners, private individuals, and even religious sisters to violate their conscience by promoting same-sex marriage, paying for artificial contraception, or even forcing medical personnel to participate in abortions. We stand at a pivotal point in our history: Will the basic right of the human conscience – celebrated across cultures and across political lines – be respected and honored, and will faith be acceptable as a part of public life? Even more fundamentally, will appeals to reason and the natural law be derided as bigotry in disguise? Will reason be replaced by emotional appeal, verifiable only by the feelings of the mob? Will freedom of religion be replaced by freedom of worship – giving the excuse that people of faith remain free to worship as they please, but without allowing deeply held religious convictions to be lived outside the church walls?
These, then, are areas of inviolable principle upon which compromise cannot be made – the dignity and inviolability of innocent human life from the moment of conception, the rights of conscience, the dignity and nature of marriage and the family, and the right to free exercise of religion. These are not the only such issues, but they are ones that meet the three-part test that I mentioned two weeks ago: Issues that are 1) Intrinsically evil, 2) Of particular gravity, and 3) Extensive proliferation. Contrast this, for example, to torture, which is intrinsically (always and everywhere) evil, but of significant lesser gravity (when it has to do with criminals rather than innocents) and has much less proliferation.
But what of that which belongs to Caesar? What are the areas in which there are legitimate differences of opinion as to the best way to pursue the common good? These too are more than we have time to mention here, but a couple examples will be helpful:
Perhaps the most illustrative is capital punishment. Catholic tradition makes clear the legitimacy in principle of the State’s ability to deprive criminals of their life in order not only to protect society but to restore right order – legal justice, the highest of moral virtues. St. Paul writes to the Romans, “But if you do wrong, be afraid, for [the governing authority] does not bear the sword in vain; he is the servant of God to execute his wrath on the wrongdoer” (Rom 13:4). Nevertheless, at different times in history and to varying degrees, Popes and bishops have called on the civil power to limit or even entirely abstain from using this authority due to a variety of social circumstances. But the Church has also clarified that Catholics can in good conscience disagree about the application of this principle as a matter of legal prudence. The Church does not bind the consciences of the faithful regarding capital punishment, but “renders unto Caesar” the authority given to the civil power by Scripture and the natural law. At the same time, though, for a Catholic to entirely disregard the emphasis by the Vicar of Christ and the successors of the Apostles in recent years on the potential injustice of the application of capital punishment would also be problematic. When the Successor of St. Peter speaks, and when our legitimate pastors speak, we ought to listen, even when they do not bind our consciences. (A very similar case is that of just war – we can disagree about whether a particular military conflict meets the criteria for a just war, but no one can hold that it is okay for a country to initiate a conflict merely to enlarge its own territory. One is a matter of prudence, the other of principle.)
There are also issues in which competing principles need to be balanced. Countries have the right to impose reasonable restrictions on immigration, but people also have a right to flee violence and discrimination. Many people have come to our country from places where their physical safety was threatened on a daily basis by violent drug cartels, where children are regularly kidnapped, held for ransom, and executed, and where providing for their family is a grave hardship. Many young people in our country did not even make the choice to come here and have known no other home. They are as American as anyone else, except on paper. Yes, we can have different opinions about how to resolve the thorny issue of immigration, but the Church asks us to consider that justice – rendering what is due to the other – is not as easy as it may appear.
We see competing principles in economics as well. The Church does not propose an economic system, but She does decry the failures of both unrestrained capitalism and socialism, on both human and spiritual levels. She decries socialism’s making of the State into a god that dominates all aspects of human life, and unrestrained capitalism’s extreme disparity in outcomes for rich and poor. This critique is one shared by social scientists and commentators across the political spectrum, who are increasingly concerned with the development of a large underclass that has been left out of our country’s economic and social prosperity. Here the Church offers even less in the way of specifics, as we draw farther from Her proper expertise, but She still raises Her voice to draw our attention to those who have been left behind and forgotten.
But how does this apply to the 99.9% of us who are not public officials? The private citizen in a democracy is responsible for informing and exercising his conscience in the voting booth and for holding public officials accountable once they are in office. In determining which candidates are worthy of our support, we should be guided not by our partisan leanings, but by the principles of civic life we find in the natural law and the Gospel, some of the most important of which I have outlined today. If you find that for whom you should vote is no clearer at the conclusion of this sermon than at its beginning – good. It is not my intention to tell you for whom to vote. I aim today to do the Church’s work in forming consciences about the difference between inviolable principles (what we “render unto God”) and those matters of political prudence (what we “render unto Caesar”) that should be guided by the light of the Gospel but about which the Church does not bind the consciences of the faithful.
The Church does not align Herself to a political party. In a certain sense, a committed Catholic should be “politically homeless.” But this is not an excuse for us to disengage from civic life. Christians should be a leaven within society, calling public officials to greater accountability to the truths knowable through natural reason and revealed by God, and serving in public office in a way consistent with the natural law and the Church’s teachings.
Political issues are not all equal. We cannot determine for whom to vote by drawing up a simple list of pros and cons. We must give greater priority to the ending of those things which are intrinsically evil, of particular gravity, and of great proliferation, such as the preeminent priority of protecting unborn life from the moment of conception. But we must also not allow this one issue to blind us to the many other ways in which Christ calls us to uphold the dignity of all human life. Catholics are called to transform our political parties from within to a greater recognition of the natural law in all its aspects and the rights of all people.
Before and after the 2020 elections, Catholics will disagree about the application of political prudence. A vote for one candidate or another should not be a dividing line within the Church. This does not mean, though, that there aren’t correct answers to the question of which political candidates better align with the teachings of the Catholic Church and with the natural law. However, the Church recognizes the limits of her area of expertise and seeks to inform the consciences of the faithful with the principles to be used in making the prudent determination of which candidates to support so that they might freely “[Render unto] Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God” (Mt 22:21). This might leave the waters murkier than we would like, but if the solutions were obvious, we wouldn’t be talking about politics.
The Rev. Royce V. Gregerson
Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist, Goshen
XXIX Sunday through the Year, A.D. MMXX
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Semtech intros LoRa software upgrade to make LoRaWAN more scalable and robust
California-based chipmaker Semtech, which owns and licences the non-cellular low-power wide-area (LPWA) LoRa technology and LoRaWAN protocol, has released a software upgrade for LoRa integrated circuits (IC) and gateways to increase network capacity and performance, and enable direct data transmissions from IoT sensors to satellites.
The software enhancement can be leveraged by second generation LoRa ICs to enable the new long-range (the expansion of the LoRa acronym, also) frequency-hopping spread spectrum (LR-FHSS) data rate on LoRaWAN networks, ratified in November by the LoRa Alliance.
The LR-FHSS data rates increase network capacity, allowing higher numbers of IoT sensors on networks, whilst also preserving power consumption of standard LoRaWAN data rates at the same time. The increase in scale reduces deployment and management costs of LoRaWAN networks, on the grounds fewer gateways are needed.
The new rates feature high interference resistance and high spectral efficiency for more robust IoT connectivity in “harsh” or deep-indoor radio conditions, and greater network capacity, according to Semtech. They are used only for uplink channels, such as to satellites, currently being brought online by the LoRa/LoRaWAN community – as per the announcement today from US LoRaWAN network operator and cloud provider Senet, which has announced a deal with Eutelsat Communications and others to integrate terrestrial and satellite LoRaWAN IoT connectivity for customers.
Standard data rates remain in use for the downlink traffic. The new suite of tools from Semtech will be enabled on Semtech’s SX1261 and SX1262 LoRa transceivers and LoRa Edge platform, as well as in its V2.1 gateway reference design. For LoRaWAN networks where V2.1 gateways are deployed, operators can enable the new capability with a firmware upgrade on gateways.
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