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What's more, I wouldn't discourage, per se, anyone who was considering joining the Catholic Church, but I would advise them to be aware of just how bad the situation is that they're getting themselves into.
Along the lines of "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God", I suppose.
No offense taken, Ebor. I like a provocative question.There are two ways to answer it. Firstly, the one that can be true of any church (or organization or marriage, for that manner). There comes a time when enough is enough. The 491st time. After trying everything else, therecomes a time when you just split. Of course, that should be after trying everything else.
Second is unique to Orthodoxy and Catholicism. We believe our church is the only church established by Jesus Christ.
I think the reason that Protestants split so much is their allegence is not to the church but to their own beliefs.
It seems to me that the unifying factor of the Anglicans is connection to the British Empire. To sever from the British Empire is no big deal, but to sever from the church of Christ takes more certainty in judgment.
Finally, okay, we want you in our church, so we point out the problems in yours.
and then again, not being in my Church is it possible that what you see/know of problems may not be all of the situation?
How would it feel when/if Anglicans pointed out problems in your Church and told you "It's hopeless. Get out. Leave.... and come join us."? It might not go over well is my guess.Ebor
Hi Ebor,That's true. And even if we (somehow) did understand your Church's problems better than you do, we couldn't expect you to take our word for it.
Well ... I would disagree with you, but I wouldn't be surprised or bothered by your maintaining that position. (BTW, I may be in danger of seeming hypocritical in advising you to leave Anglicanism, seeing as I myself admit that there are some not-to-be-taken-lightly problems in the Catholic Church, and yet don't have any intention to leave her.)
Well, *why* do you want us in your church?
and then again, not being in my Church is it possible that what you see/know of problems may not be all of the situation?
How would it feel when/if Anglicans pointed out problems in your Church and told you "It's hopeless. Get out. Leave.... and come join us."? It might not go over well is my guess.
Second is unique to Orthodoxy and [Roman] Catholicism. We believe our church is the only church established by Jesus Christ. I think the reason that Protestants split so much is their allegence is not to the church but to their own beliefs.
It seems to me that the unifying factor of the Anglicans is connection to the British Empire. To sever from the British Empire is no big deal, but to sever from the church of Christ takes more certainty in judgment.
Japan is an exception. For the most part the Anglican Communion is co-terminous with the old empire and yes, now that the empire has broken up (and been replaced by the Protestant US, indifferent to Anglicanism), the contradictory beliefs of its various churchmanships - Catholic, Central, Evangelical and Broad (liberal) - are breaking up Anglicanism.
But back to the topic: I would think that most converts have a '5-year-itch'.
But think about it, how many converts to anything stay with it for 5 years or more:people who go forward at a Billy Graham crusadepeople who get on an exercise kickpeople who quit smokingpeople who get involved in things like the PTA or council meetings
To be honest, there were moments I wasn't sure I'd make it. It is hard to convert - no one wants to give a convert that much credit.
But it is hard to convert because you have to give up alot about yourself and former self-identity. And battling the self is one of the greatest battles of all. You reach points where you are nostalgic for things you never even cared about and sympathetic to things you once despised. Alot of self-deception takes place and self-delusional reminiscing when the going gets tough.
I'm not bragging, I count myself lucky and fortunate that the thought came to mind (which I think was from the Holy Spirit) that I would make a rule for myself, only one conversion per decade. Because if I make it 5 I will probably make it 10 and if I make it 10 there will be no more conversions (likely and hopefully).
I want everyone in my church (even though I have changed church affliations ).
I tell Protestants who are offended by the fact that the Orthodox Church claims to be the one church to think of our claims of Christianity (and Ebor, I am not saying you fall into this category). We say our faith is superior to non-Christian religions, including ones we don't know that well. So a Muslim can say "You have never been in our faith, so you shouldn't say anything to convert us." Why do we use different standards for other religions than we do our own (Christianity, that is)?
And just to thrash this post back on topic, I was not a cradle Anglican, but found that Church in my first college years and have been one for over 30 years. So, that doesn't go with the 5-year rule.
Well said, except I would add one qualification: it's hard to properly convert. I think a lot of people short-circuit the process in one way or another, thus greatly reducing the difficulty level. If you'll excuse me for using an example that has already been covered many times, I would point to the case of Scott Hahn: consider the immense difficulty he had in rejecting Protestantism, then consider the ease with which he rejected Orthodoxy. A guess that's actually kind of a dual-example.God bless,Peter.
I think the supposed "5 year lifespan" is one of the things that terrifies me about actually going through with becoming Orthodox.
The only thing that has me worried is that I tend to move around a lot, with some areas I have (and possibly will have to again) lived being 2+ hours to the nearest Orthodox church.If I ever have enough money I've got about 2 acres of land in one area that I would love to build an Orthodox chapel on (right next to the house I would build), though there is a question as to whether or not the local Baptists might take to their white-sheet ways were such a "Catholic" thing come to town.(I am NOT making a dig at all Baptists in the sentence above. Sadly, certain movements are still going strong in certain areas of MS).Of course I have the type of personality that's tempted to do such a thing just to INVITE the controversy.
I remember a few years ago an article entitled "An Orthodox Convert Reconsiders Evangelicalism" and thinking that a similar crisis might happen to me, especially when I know without doubt that I could never again accept the Protestantism of my youth (something that has caused no small amount of family turmoil): I would either end up agnostic or else a pitifully fearful "Christian".
Quote from: Valdamarr on March 06, 2010, 03:53:15 PMI remember a few years ago an article entitled "An Orthodox Convert Reconsiders Evangelicalism" and thinking that a similar crisis might happen to me, especially when I know without doubt that I could never again accept the Protestantism of my youth (something that has caused no small amount of family turmoil): I would either end up agnostic or else a pitifully fearful "Christian".That article isn't about someone abandoning Orthodoxy, it's about someone coming to terms with their roots and not being such a critical and judgmental a-hole, which is something many of us converts need to hear.
Sometimes they come back.I am a convert to Orthodoxy and was Chrismated into an OCA church in 1991. I was very active in the church and as I later moved from state to state and town to town, I continued to attend services regularly in the cities I moved to or where there was an Orthodox Church nearest to me, but eventually fell away. I blame only my own sorry sinful state of being for allowing myself to fall away from the true faith. Many years have gone by since I was in regular attendance but I always considered myself Orthodox and never even thought of going anywhere else. After all, how could anyone find any other form of worship equal to what we have been handed down to us through the Church; the Divine Liturgy, The Sacraments, the teaching of the Church, the Tradition, and the continuity with the Church Fathers. Thanks and Praise be to God, I am finally making my way back and it feels great to be back! Again, I blame only myself for being away from God and the Church, but as a convert to Orthodoxy who became Orthodox in an all English parish made up of about 50% converts and 50% cradle Orthodox, as I moved around and went to other Churches I found language to be a barrier. I've been in OCA Churches that were 100% Old Church Slavonic, and Greek Churches that were either all Greek, or mostly Greek, and I remember one time going for coffee hour after the Liturgy in a Greek Church once where a little old lady came up to me and asked: "Are you Greek?" - No; "Are you married to one?" - No; "Then why are you here?" I know other people who have had almost this exact same experience in Greek parishes.I speak only for myself, but I wonder if experiences like this may be a cause for a turn off (or falling away) for others? Language is an issue that needs to be addressed in the US. I understand the need that used to exist to use Church Slavonic or Kyrie Greek because the parish was established by immigrants from Russia, Greece, Serbia, or where ever, but the periods of heavy immigration from Russia and Greece are over and most are now 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th generation from their immigrant ancestors. If the Church is going to thrive in the United States, it must (in my opinion) address the issue of language and the language it needs to use here is English.What do our Church Fathers say about language in the Church? The Apostles went out and spoke the Good News of Christ to the multitudes in their own language with the Grace of the Holy Spirit as recorded in Acts. Saints Cyril and Methodius didn't force the Rus to learn Greek or Latin. They created the Cyrillic alphabet and translated everything for them. Likewise I believe (please correct me if I'm wrong), Saint Tikhon of Alaska translated to the native Alaskan Indians into their language.So I wonder if the reason some converts may fall away are due to this kind of stuff? I love the Church and hope that all Orthodox in America can one day call themselves Orthodox of America and not just Orthodox in America and that we will find unity amongst ourselves so that we're not Greek Orthodox, or Russian Orthodox, or Serbian Orthodox, or what have you, but instead we can call ourselves just simply Orthodox Christians.
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A cradle who had spent a decent amount of time around converts once told me, "The last stage of conversion is when you realize you don't actually have to go to church if you're Orthodox -- so you stop going." I related this conversation to a fellow convert sometime later, who got a thoughtful look on their face and said, "You know, he's got a point there."
When I catechized, My priest told me that "It is important to remember that if you fail to attend the Sunday Divine Liturgy for three Sundays in a row without good reason you have excommunicated yourself from the Church." I always thought that to be interesting that we are usually the real excommunicators not Church for we fail to go and be in communion (co-union) with the Church.Thomas
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Rachna Sharma, Hotelier
India was always a luxury appreciating country from the time of Maharajas to the middle affluent consumer today.
luxury-india-marketI was raised in a small town of Jammu & Kashmir and always thought that the world was mine. However, while growing-up, I started learning the meaning of luxury in my childhood, which kept evolving with time. Sometimes an ice cream from Baskin-Robbins over Mother Dairy became a luxury and sometimes traveling to Kashmir by plane was a luxury when everyone else traveled long hours in public transport over bumpy hilly roads.
Until around 1995 – 2000, I assumed very few Indian kids — I would say only the elites — probably knew the difference and name of luxury brands, be it hotels, automobiles, clothing etc. Times have changed now; ever since luxury brands entered India, the Indian consumer has come a long way.
Enough has been said about India and its current luxury scenario; everyone is jumping on each other's weakness and every downfall. That's precisely the reason of our failure.
However, I think the Indian market is starting to accept the presence of luxury; albeit slowly, but we are getting there.
It has a lot to do with policy makers, government substratum and of course all those high-end research firms, which give huge percentage charts and make beautiful presentations. Let me also mention that the luxury giants are busy giving PR interviews, making their scripts impressive and speaking like a well versed politician.
But, the question that I raised before remains unanswered! How many of us really face the reality and accept that India is taking baby steps?
Luxury entered India five years ago compared with China, which interestingly enough, has been a success story for most brands, where luxury entered in 1992 and grew at 27 per cent in its first 10 years.
For example, Louis Vuitton has 35 stores in China against three in India. Also, the Indian buyer is still traditional in his/her preferences (as seen in jewellery and clothing), is price conscious and less brand aware, even when there are more options present in the country than there has ever been. Moreover, the market is younger (luxury re-entered India only five years ago) and China has none of the structural barriers (foreign investment and duties to name a few).
Is it a fear of too much wealth in the market? If yes, then how wrong are we?
Why do we forget our heritage, the culture and traditions of Maharajas and kingdoms? Why do we forget that at one time, a lot of wealth was taken away from India; a proven fact that India was luxurious and wealthy not too long ago!
We had the taste and understood investing in luxury. Who would argue with the fact that we probably have the most beautiful jewels, palaces and fabrics than any other country in the world?
I have heard that Maharaja of Patiala had 21 Rolls Royce …astonishing figure isn't it?
The scope of luxury has gone beyond our imagination with our generation, which we call MAC (middle affluent consumer), who is aspiring, more knowledgeable and has learned the magic of credit cards and EMI's that enhances its purchasing power indirectly.
India was always a luxury appreciating country from the time of Maharajas to the middle affluent consumer today. Yes! We are precisely where every other developed nation was a few hundred years ago. In my view, Luxury is a slow process of evolution hugely by default and not design.
As the Indian luxury market enters the next phases of development, the rewards of this potentially massive market will continue to attract investment. However, India is not just another emerging market. The dynamics of the Indian luxury market challenge international luxury players to develop an India-driven strategy.
The ability and willingness to connect with the Indian luxury consumer can make a difference between winning and losing a share of the luxury rupee. A new era beckons international luxury brands to plan strategically for the future and seize the market.
India has often been cited as the next China as international luxury brands enter the market to benefit from the monetary gains of a desire economy. However, the Indian luxury market is not only different compared to other emerging markets, but unique.
It is a market of contrasts, contradictions and extremes. It is these opposing forces that need to be understood and integrated into business strategies if luxury players are to leverage growth opportunities and avoid the pitfalls of market failure.
India today is a case study: it's projected that the Indian luxury market will reach USD 14.72 billion in 2015 with unprecedented growth rates in categories from fashion to hotels to automobiles and fine dining.
The luxury market in India garners huge attention and is sometimes seen as a sign of India having finally "arrived."
The talk is about the new-found spending power of the Indian consumers, Indian luxury brands and flashy consumption culture. On the other hand, periodically one hears about another luxury brand exiting the country or a global luxury CEO talking about how China is a better market.
The truth, as always, is somewhere in the middle. India is a huge potential market for luxury, yet players face serious growth challenges and companies make money with great effort.
Yet, Indian luxury brands are no longer a myth. The luxury market has grown at 23 per cent since 2006. The luxury products market (apparel, watches, jewellery, spirits, electronics) have grown at 30 per cent, reaching a market size of $2 billion. The luxury assets market-cars, homes and yachts have grown at 25 per cent, and have a market size of $2.8 billion.
In the last one year, 50 luxury outlets (product stores and car showrooms), have been added to the 200 that existed, a 25 per cent growth in footprint. The market, at 1 per cent of the global luxury market, is still small; the luxury products market in China is $12-13 billion and Europe is 40 per cent of the global market.
Key growth drivers are the 150,000-plus HNIs (high net worth individuals) with a net worth of $600 billion-3.1 million households earning more than Rs.10 lakh in the top 10 cities (Mumbai, Delhi/NCR, Bangalore, Kolkata, Pune, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Ludhiana, Chennai and Ahmadabad), and a Gini coefficient of 39.9 per cent.
Gini coefficient indicates whether income inequality within countries and rising income inequality within countries leads to a change in spending patterns, creating good business opportunities at opposite ends of the economic spectrum.
All is not well though. Import duties are high (20-150 per cent), foreign investment in luxury retail comes with strings attached-100 per cent FDI in both single and multi-brand retail requires 30 per cent of local sourcing, a clause which luxury players find difficult to comply with-and there just isn't enough quality retail real estate available.
These issues have been known since the outset.
On the demand side, those who can afford it still suffer from a middle class mindset and those who do spend, don't spend enough!
Price conscious Indian consumers prefer shopping overseas in the homes of luxury brands to get the best deals. The rich are also highly fragmented and not easy to reach. In addition to the traditionally wealthy who are habitual spenders and the professional elite who are careful spenders, there is a large segment of business giants (entrepreneurs, owners of small and medium enterprises) who have the money, but lack appreciation for fine luxury goods because of no prior exposure.
This group will soon become the largest consumer segment for luxury. And they are not concentrated only in the metros. If one looks at the luxury car showrooms, (15 out of the 18 new showrooms in the last one year have been added in non-metros), one can see that there is a market waiting to be tapped beyond the metros.
Besides all the above, we still notice players talking of India as the next luxury destination! They hope that as growth in the large markets saturates, the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) will be the next growth engines-not unlike what they would expect in most consumer categories.
Deregulation has driven growth in several industries in India-insurance, retail and telecom is notable examples. To get to the next level of growth, deregulation is imperative, not just FDI and import duties, but land regulation that restricts availability of prime real estate is also a key barrier. At $1.5-$2 billion, latent demand in luxury products is equal to the current market size. Industry could grow at 35 per cent from the current 23 per cent if regulatory and real estate constraints are removed.
Thus, while the "buzz" generated by this industry sometimes is disproportionate compared to the size of the market, it does indicate the aspiration value of the sector and a belief in the potential of the market, both of which are difficult to ignore.
Even the luxury brands celebrate the values of Indian heritage, whether it is the sarees by Hermès or the Bandhgala by Paolo Canali, so why shouldn't we?
Rachna Sharma is an expert hospitality professional. A gold medalist from Mangalore University with a Bachelors in hotel management, she is proficient in strategic thinking, business planning and development, brand management, marketing communications, sales tactics and identifying & maximizing opportunities across diverse sectors. Rachna is responsible for strategic development of an international hotel company in India. She is also a philanthropist and is working towards urban women empowerment. Rachna is co- author of the book Globalization and Voices from Indian Practitioners. She is brand ambassador for "Red Light to Violence against women in India," a socio-cultural project supported by UNESCO, UNICEF, Kerala Tourism, ICCR, Instituto Cervantess & Spanish Authorities.


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It's the second time in two weeks the Romney campaign has made an ad targeting Obama's connection to the House minority leader, who remains a frequent target for Republicans.
The 30-second spot, "Already Has," also attacks the duo on the health care reform bill that passed in 2010 while Pelosi served as House speaker. She lost that position later in the year when Republicans retook the House majority.
Romney's campaign and surrogates frequently criticize Obama for accomplishing little in reducing the deficit during the first two years of his term, when Democrats had control of both chambers of Congress.
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Current House Speaker John Boehner campaigns for the GOP nominee in Florida, while Sen. Marco Rubio appears in Las Vegas, not far from the site of Obama's debate preparation.
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The political ad alludes to taxes on the middle class. In fact, as all Republicans already know, the President has overseen numerous temporary tax reductions on the middle class, beyond those in the Bush tax cuts, as part of his stimulus initiatives. So the accusation is false, as usual.
Will taxes go up in january? The result of the Congressional sequester guarantees it will happen unless it is modified. The question is who will bear the bulk of the burden. You can't address the deficit and the debt without tax increases.
In the end, some form of Simpson – Bowles will get enacted and life can move forward again.
100% true...somehow fact check will say that it is 98% true and therefore somewhat false.
When someone cast a vote Republican this year it will be saying they could care less if a child of theres d ies of cancer, would be a spit in the face of disabled veterans (Paul Ryan proposed cutting funds for disabled vet care) would be tell grandparents that you despise the ground you walk on and the USA would be better without them. A vote Republican says you want to be like Norh Korea


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KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) As expected, Monday at the PGA Tour's season opener figures to be filled with anticipation at the Tournament of Champions.
Not because of who might win, but whether they might actually start this tournament.
Already, a few historical notes are worthy of research. This is believed to be the first PGA Tour event to start on a Monday. Rickie Fowler is certainly the first player given the honors of hitting the first tee shot of a new season - three times.
``Sweet,'' Fowler said before leaving Kapalua for the day.
The opening round was wiped from the books for the second time on Sunday when gusts that reached 48 mph came roaring down the Plantation Course and turned this winners-only tournament into goofy ball. Ben Curtis had birdie putts on his first two holes. He made a double bogey and a triple bogey. Matt Kuchar's ball was blown off the tee before he could hit his opening tee shot.
``You hope for the best, and it just didn't happen,'' said Slugger White, the tour's vice president of rules and competition, when he delivered the grim news to players who have spent more time waiting than actually playing at Kapalua this week.
The plan was to play 36 holes on Monday, and then return Tuesday for 18 holes to make it an official event.
By now, it's officially a weird tournament.
``I think everyone wants to play,'' Bill Haas said. ``But I think everybody wants it to be the person that plays the best who wins. On the 10th hole, somebody might hit a putt ... a foot from the hole, and that same, exact putt 10 minutes later might blow off the green 30 yards and make triple (bogey). And I just don't know if that's identifying the best player.''
Here's how the 2013 season has unfolded to this point.
-Fowler smashed a driver 360 yards on Friday to start the season. He made it through eight holes before play was stopped because of 40 mph gusts, not long after Carl Pettersson hit a good lag that rolled another 30 feet by the pin and off the green. Webb Simpson was 3 under through seven holes when his score was wiped clean. Scott Stallings was 7 over through four holes and thrilled with the decision.
-The idea of a 36-hole Saturday never materialized. There were three one-hour delays before officials realized the wind was getting worse, and the round was postponed without anyone hitting a shot, except on the practice range.
-The plan for a 36-hole Sunday turned into an 18-hole Sunday when the wind did not relent, and when players teed off, trouble was brewing. Kuchar's ball wouldn't stay on the tee. It took him seven minutes before he made contact, which was about how long - slight exaggeration - it took Ian Poulter to take a stab at his 10-foot birdie on the 11th. Fowler hit a thin 3-wood that never got more than shoulder-high and barely reached the first fairway. The round was wiped clean after about an hour.
Where does that leave the Tournament of Champions? Right where it started, even though it hasn't started.
Jason Dufner was 1 under through five holes, though he was on the front nine, which is far easier in this wind. Curtis was 5 over through two holes, and no one was happier than him to see the round scrapped. As for the Tuesday finish? Curtis is the last PGA Tour player to win on a Tuesday, at the Booz Allen Classic in 2006.
His golf ball already had moved once on the 11th green. As he got ready to hit his putt, it moved again, this time off the green and down the slope. He chipped up and took four putts from 15 feet, giving him eight putts in two holes.
``It's crazy. That's the only way to describe it,'' Curtis said. ``I've never hit two greens in regulation at the start and walked away at 5 over. But hey. At least we had to try.''
And they will try again.
For those wondering why this tournament keeps getting postponed, an hour of television Sunday was all the evidence they needed.
Poulter posed over his 4-iron shot to the 13th green and was so stunned to see it come up short that he looked at his small gallery for the longest time, repeating loud enough for them to hear that he was only 138 yards from the front of the green. Off to his right, Charlie Beljan had a search party stomping through high grass to the right of the 10th fairway looking for both his tee shots. He had a 15-foot putt for triple bogey when play was stopped.
Moments later, a call came over the radio for a ruling on the 12th green. Stallings was trying to tap in a 2-foot putt when a gust blew his ball 8 feet away.
``We need to try to put the show on,'' Poulter said. ``Hyundai spent a lot of money. We want to play. Fans want to see us play. TV wants to see us play. We're backed into a corner. I don't think they understand how windy it really is. Now they've seen it.''
It was comical from the start, with Kuchar having to tee it up three times before he could hit, and removing his cap the rest of the way. Jonas Blixt had a 1-foot par putt on the 10th hole and took about two minutes. He had to wait as a cup and someone's hat blew across the green.
Blixt has played 10 holes over two days in these conditions in 1-under par. None of it counts, but the Swede learned one thing.
``There's no instruction book for this,'' Blixt said. ``You just go by instincts.''
The tour insists on a 54-hole tournament, no matter how complicated that will be with the next tournament, the Sony Open, starting on Thursday in Honolulu. Andy Pazder, the tour's chief of operations, said television and operational equipment can only be transported to Oahu on a barge that takes 16 hours on a good day. The plan was to televise the final round at Kapalua, and go with a limited TV production for the opening round of the Sony Open.
Defending champion Steve Stricker lounged on a sofa in the dining room watching the NFL playoffs with Dustin Johnson and Brandt Snedeker. Along with Bubba Watson, they have yet to tee off all week.


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The NHL and the players' association met with federal mediators, not with each other, in the latest round of fruitless negotiations.
The sides arrived at the same location Wednesday in suburban New Jersey, but never got into a room together. No apparent progress was made, and nothing appears to have been resolved.
"There is no conclusion to this round of the process right now," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said on the 88th day of the league's lockout.
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(Dec. 15, 2011) — I read with interest the story published on December 10, 2011 at WND entitled, "4th-graders brainwashed with Occupy 'propaganda'-Student's dad complains to Scholastic News publisher." The 4th grade child's father, who I will call "father Edward," complained to Scholastic because in his view the publisher only provided one side of the "Occupy Wall Street" debate, only putting forth the view that those who are protesting are innocent victims of American society's oppression but not reporting the conduct of those protesters and who is politically behind those protesters. Read more: 4th-graders brainwashed with Occupy 'propaganda' http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=376177#ixzz1gFmocVmk. One probably would then say why would I write about that and how does the title to his article really all stay together. Well, let us take a look at how such events are really part of a much bigger picture and why I used the title that I did.
Emer de Vattel, gave us a time-honored definition of a "natural born Citizen" which the Founders and Framers used when drafting the Constitution. That definition is a child "born in the country, of parents who are citizens." Emer de Vattel, The Law of Nations, Section 212-231 (London 1797) (1st ed. Neuchatel 1758). Accepting natural law and the law of nations of which Vattel wrote and reported, the Founders and Framers gave the critical task of being President and Commander in Chief only to future "natural born Citizens." These were to be the children born in the United States to parents who were born or naturalized Citizens of the United States.
This natural law and law of nations definition has been adopted as part of American common law as confirmed by the following decision of our United States Supreme Court and lower courts:
(1) The Venus, 12 U.S. (8 Cranch) 253, 289 (1814): Chief Justice John Marshall, concurring and dissenting for other reasons, cites Vattel and provides his definition of natural born citizens and said: "Vattel, who, though not very full to this point, is more explicit and more satisfactory on it than any other whose work has fallen into my hands, says 'The citizens are the members of the civil society; bound to this society by certain duties, and subject to its authority, they equally participate in its advantages. The natives or indigenes are those born in the country of parents who are citizens. Society not being able to subsist and to perpetuate itself but by the children of the citizens, those children naturally follow the condition of their fathers, and succeed to all their rights.'"
(2) Inglis v. Sailors' Snug Harbor, 28 U.S. 99, 3 Pet. 99, 7 L.Ed. 617 (1830): The majority cited Vattel on the right of election to change one's allegiance and thus citizenship in the context of the new nation being formed after revolution. The Court found on principles consistent with Vattel's jus sanguinis and not on the English common law rule of jus soli, that simply being born in New York, after July 4, 1776 and before September 15, 1776, when the British took possession of New York, was not sufficient to establish one's status as an American citizen, for a child of minor years is incapacitated from making any citizenship election but rather followed the citizenship held or chosen by the father. On the contrary, relying upon principles of the English common law, Justice Johnson and Justice Story, who wrote separate minority concurring opinions, would have found the child born in New York during the same time period a citizen of the State of New York, regardless of the citizenship of his parents. Id. 136 and 164. This case shows what the majority rule was on citizenship and that it followed the Vattelian doctrine that a child when born took on the national character of his or her father (meaning father and mother under the doctrine of merger of the wife's citizenship into the husband) and did not acquire his or her citizenship from the territory in which he or she was born.
(3) Shanks v. Dupont, 28 U.S. 242, 245 (1830): same Vattelian definition without citing Vattel, stated: "If she was not of age, then she might well be deemed under the circumstances of this case to hold the citizenship of her father, for children born in a country, continuing while under age in the family of the father, partake of his national character as a citizen of that country."
(4) Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857): Justice Daniels concurring cites Vattel and The Law of Nations and provides his definition of natural born citizens and takes out of Vattel's definition the reference to "fathers" and "father" and replaced it with "parents" and "person," respectively, stated: "The citizens are the members of the civil society; bound to this society by certain duties, and subject to its authority, they equally participate in its advantages. The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. As society cannot perpetuate itself otherwise than by the children of the citizens, those children naturally follow the condition of their parents, and succeed to all their rights." Again: I say, to be of the country, it is necessary to be born of a person who is a citizen; for if he be born there of a foreigner, it will be only the place of his birth, and not his country. . . ."
(5) Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162, 167-68 (1875): Even though the Fourteenth Amendment had already been passed, Minor did not rely upon that amendment to define either a "natural born Citizen" or a "citizen." Rather, it applied the American "common-law" definition of those terms. Providing Vattel's law of nations definition of a "natural-born citizen," but without citing Vattel, and not in any way referring to the English common law, it laid down the definition of a "natural-born citizen" as follows:
"The Constitution does not in words say who shall be natural-born citizens. Resort must be had elsewhere to ascertain that. At common-law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners. Some authorities go further and include as citizens children born within the jurisdiction without reference to the citizenship of their parents. As to this class there have been doubts, but never as to the first. For the purposes of this case, it is not necessary to solve these doubts. It is sufficient, for everything we have now to consider, that all children, born of citizen parents within the jurisdiction, are themselves citizens." Id., at 167-68.
(6) Ex parte Reynolds, 20 F.Cas. 582, 5 Dill. 394, No. 11,719 (C.C.W.D.Ark 1879): same Vattelian definition and cites Vattel, said: "[T]he offspring of free persons…follows the condition of the father, and the rule partus sequitur patrem prevails in determining their status. 1 Bouv. Inst., 198, § 502; 31 Barb. 486; 2 Bouv. Law Dict. 147; Shanks v. Dupont, 3 Pet. [28 U.S.] 242. This is the universal maxim of the common law with regard to freemen — as old as the common law, or even as the Roman civil law… No other rules than the ones above enumerated ever did prevail in this or any other civilized country. In the case of Ludlam v. Ludlam, 31 Barb. 486, the court says: 'The universal maxim of the common law being partus sequitur patrem, it is sufficient for the application of this doctrine that the father should be a subject lawfully, and without breach of his allegiance beyond sea, no matter what may be the condition of the mother.' The law of nations, which becomes, when applicable to an existing condition of affairs in a country, a part of the common law of that country, declares the same rule. Vattel, in his Law of Nations (page 101), says: 'As the society cannot exist and perpetuate itself otherwise than by the children of the citizens, these children naturally follow the condition of their fathers and succeed to their rights. * * * The country of the father is, therefore, that of the children, and these become true citizens merely by their tacit consent.' Again, on page 102, Vattel says: 'By the law of nature alone, children follow the condition of their fathers and enter into all their rights.' This law of nature, as far as it has become a part of the common law, in the absence of any positive enactment on the subject, must be the rule in this case."
(7) Ludlam v. Ludlam, 26 N.Y. 356 (1883): In this case, it appeared that Richard L. Ludlam, a citizen of the United States domiciled in New York, went at the age of eighteen to Peru for business purposes, but took no steps toward naturalization in Peru, or toward a permanent change of domicil. He remained in Peru fourteen years and when in Peru married a Peruvian woman, who also was a native of that country. A child was born to him in Peru. This child was held by the Court of Appeals to be a citizen of the United States, domiciled in New York. From the opinion of the court which was delivered by Selden, J., we learn the following:
"It seems to me to result of necessity from these principles, that the children of English parents, though born abroad, are nevertheless regarded by the common law as natural born citizens of England. The decision upon the plea in Calvin's case, which was merely repeating what was decided in Cobbledike's case, as early as the reign of Edw. I, see Calvin's case, p. 9 b., necessarily implies that a child may owe allegiance to the king (i.e., not merely local or temporary, but natural and permanent allegiance), although born out of the king's dominions; and also that this was a broad general rule, not confined to a few exceptional cases, because if this was an exception the plea could not have been held bad on demurrer, as it was in both Cobbledike's and Calvin s cases; but the exception must have been pleaded.
Now, upon what ground can allegiances in such cases be claimed ? If natural allegiance or allegiance by birth, does not depend upon boundaries or place, as Calvin's case asserts, upon what does it depend? There can be but one answer to the question. It is impossible to suggest any other ground for the obligation than that of parentage. It must, I apprehend, be transmitted from the parents to the child, or it could not exist. This being then the nature of permanent allegiance, it follows that the king of England may properly claim allegiance from the children of his subjects, wherever born. If then the child of English parents, though born abroad, is subditus natus a born subject of the king, he must also be a born citizen of the kingdom. Allegiance and citizenship are as we have seen, correlative terms, the one being the consideration of the other. So long therefore as the parents continue to owe allegiance to the crown of England, so long will their children, by the rules of the common law, whether born within or without the kingdom, owe similar allegiance, and be entitled to the corresponding rights of citizenship.
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I suppose the doctrine that children, if legitimate, follow in regard to their political rights and duties, the condition of their fathers, to be found in natural law, and to be substantially the same in most, if not all, civilized countries. Vattel says: " Society not being able to subsist and perpetuate itself, but by the children of its citizens, those children naturally follow the condition of their fathers and succeed to all their rights." B. 1, ch. 19, § 212. In a subsequent action the same author says: " It is asked whether the children born of citizens in a foreign country are citizens, the laws have decided this question in several countries, and it is necessary to follow their regulations. By the. law of nature alone, children follow the condition of their fathers, and enter into all their rights. The place of birth produces no change in this particular, and cannot of itself furnish any reason for taking from a child what nature has given him. I say of itself, for the civil law, or politics, may order otherwise from particular views. Id., § 215.
It is shown by Vice Chancellor Sandford, in Lynch v. Clark, 1 Sandf. Ch. 583, 675, that the law of France, Spain, and Portugal is in accordance with this doctrine, by express enactment it is true, as it is now in England and in this country. But the uniformity goes to show that it is founded upon a law of nature, and of course prevails in every country, unless, as Vattel says, it is changed from the municipal law from particular views."
(8) Elk v. Wilkins, 112 U.S. 94 (1884): "This section [Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment] contemplates two sources of citizenship, and two sources only: birth and naturalization. The persons declared to be citizens are 'all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.' The evident meaning of these last words is, not merely subject in some respect or degree to the jurisdiction of the United States, but completely subject to their political jurisdiction, and owing them direct and immediate allegiance. And the words relate to the time of birth in the one case, as they do to the time of naturalization in the other. Persons not thus subject to the jurisdiction of the United States at the time of birth cannot become so afterwards, except by being naturalized, either individually, as by proceedings under the naturalization acts; or collectively, as by the force of a treaty by which foreign territory is acquired."
(9) United States v. Ward, 42 F.320 (C.C.S.D.Cal. 1890) (same Vattelian definition and cites Vattel): "At common law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children, born in a country of parents who were its citizens, became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners."
(10) U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649, 708 (1898): It distinguished between an Article II "natural born Citizen" and a Fourteenth Amendment "born . . . citizen of the United States." It relied on the English common law and Calvin's Case (1608) to hold that a child born in the United States to domiciled alien parents was a "born . . . citizen of the United States" under the 1868 Fourteenth Amendment. But concerning a 1787 Article II "natural born Citizen," it cited Minor and quoted its American common law definition of a "natural-born citizen."
Minor, clearly stating what the firmly established American common law rule (not the British common law rule) was by which the Founders and Framers were guided, had no doubts about who a "natural-born citizen" was, defining one as a child born in the country to citizen parents. Minor said that under that same American common law rule there were doubts as to whether a child born in the United States to alien parents is even a "citizen." Wong Kim Ark resolved those doubts and held that Wong, who was born in the United States to domiciled alien parents, was a Fourteenth Amendment "born . . . citizen of the United States." But in so doing, it did not alter or amend the original and long-standing American common law rule of what a "natural born Citizen" was and therefore did not hold that Wong was an Article II "natural born Citizen." There is no other U.S. Supreme Court case following Wong Kim Ark which changed the Minor original American common law definition of a "natural-born citizen."
We have seen that Vattel informed us what a "natural born Citizen" is and, as our U.S. Supreme Court and some lower courts have confirmed throughout the span of American history, our Founders and Framers, when drafting the presidential eligibility requirements included in Article II, Section 1, Clause 5, adopted that definition. But there is another important message in what Vattel wrote which is really the basis for the Founders and Framers choosing Vattel's definition of a "natural born Citizen." Vattel also warned us that we cannot preserve our society but through the children of its citizens. Vattel said in Section 212 The Law of Nations that a society cannot fundamentally preserve itself other than through the children of its citizens who he calls the "natives, or natural-born citizens." Vattel told us that it is the youth of any society that will eventually, upon reaching the age of majority (then it was 21 and today it is 18), assume the power to administer and preserve that society. Vattel was perfectly correct in what he said and Adolf Hitler knew it also.
Hitler, who was not born in Germany and was therefore not a "natural born citizen" of that nation, made his plans for the youth of Germany publicly known when he said: "He alone who owns the youth, gains the future." — Adolf Hitler, speech at the Reichsparteitag, 1935. "One of the most important functions of the Hitler Jugend was to prepare the youth for membership in the Party and its formations. Hitler said at the Reichsparteitag, 1935:
'He alone, who owns the youth, gains the Future! Practical consequences of this doctrine: The boy will enter the Jungvolk (boy 10-14) and the Pmpf (members of the Jungvolk) will come to the Hitler Youth, and the boy of the Hitler Youth will join the SA, the SS and the other formations, and the SA man and the SS man will one day join the Labor Service, and from there he will go to the Armed Forces, and the soldiers of the people will return again to the organization of Movement, the Party, the SA, the SS, and never again will our people be so depraved as they were at one time.' (2656-PS; 2401-PS). "
http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/imt/nca/nca-0… Almost the same words were said by Vladmir Lenin, when he said: "Give me just one generation of youth, and I'll transform the whole world."
Hitler knew that it was not going to be easy for him to win the hearts of all Germans. "He realized that he would never be able to convert all Germans to National Socialism. He converted many, but many others saw through the official propaganda. The younger generation was a different matter. They came to the Hitler Youth as more of a clean slate which were much more vulnerable to ideological manipulation. He was skeptical about the schools, especially the schools he inherited in 1933. The Hitler Youth was a program that the NAZIs could completely control. Not only did the Hitler Youth provide the vehicle which the future generation of Germans could be shaped, but the youth could be used in many other ways by Hitler and the NAZIs." http://histclo.com/youth/youth/org/nat/hitler/hitler.htm.
From what Vattel teaches, we can see that allegiances and values are nurtured in the family. And Hitler knew that, too. He also knew that "Youth is easily deceived, because it is quick to hope."—Aristotle. The First Hitler Youth Law proclaimed: "The future of the German people depends on its youth. Therefore, all of the German youth must be prepared for its future duties." Two subsequent Hitler Youth Laws were designed mostly to prevent families from evading the requirement to enroll their children in the HJ. http://histclo.com/youth/youth/org/nat/hitler/hitler.htm. In studying the Hitler Youth, we find that "[f]amily attitudes are especially interesting because part of the purpose of the HJ [Hitler Jugend] was to break down family allegiances and cement loyalty to the Party and Führer." "The boys were encouraged to question or even reject some authority figures, such as parents or church leaders, which appealed to many boys. They were required, however, to accept NAZI principles without question." http://histclo.com/youth/youth/org/nat/hitler/hitler.htm.
It also does not take much time to fundamentally transform a nation's youth. NAZI youth organization began in 1922. The NAZIs seized power in 1933. Independent youth groups were absorbed into the Hitler Youth or abolished. The NAZIs by 1935 had enrolled 60 percent of Germany's youth into their youth movement. http://histclo.com/youth/youth/org/nat/hitler/hitler.htm. The Hitler Youth consisted of two sections, the Deutsche Jugend for the younger (10-14) boys and the Hitler Jugend proper for the older (15-18) boys. "The Hitler Youth grew from a group with a handful of boys to one of the most important uniformed youth group in Europe. No group so thoroughly succeeded in their stated purpose. Had the NAZIs succeeded, the elite of Europe would have been raised and trained through the Hitler Youth. Membership increased from about 1,000 boys in 1923 to nearly 8 million in 1939 when Hitler launched World War II." http://histclo.com/youth/youth/org/nat/hitler/hitler.htm.
Arthur Axmann, a Hitler Youth Leader, presented Hitler with a newly formed division–the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend–on his birthday in April 1944. The Division was composed of HJ youth born in 1926, making them 17-18 years old. The senior NCOs and officers were mostly SS veterans from the Eastern Front. This Division played a prominent role in the Normandy fighting.
How does any of this relate to America? The message that we should learn is that we should not take so lightly the Occupy Wall Street, text messaging, text+, iPhones, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Droid, etc. movements and networks, especially if someone attempts to use those channels of education and communication to influence and manipulate American youth the way Hitler did German youth. While Scholastic states on its web site that it is committed to publishing all information for the sake of preserving a free society (see the WND article) and it has perceived that there is an important need to "educate" our children about the "Occupy Wall Street" movement, I have not seen one word in its publications about the ongoing national debate about whether President Obama is an Article II "natural born Citizen." Omission of the "natural born Citizen" issue from its publications, but inclusion therein of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement, should surely raise grave suspicions on the part of any sound thinking concerned American.
What our nation's youth learns through any medium is, indeed, vital to the survival of our nation as we known it. Therefore, let us be, as father Edward is, forever vigilant about what someone is trying to teach our children, no matter what that subject or the professed motivation for teaching that subject might be.
Mario Apuzzo, Esq.
December 11, 2011
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Sharon Rondeau has operated The Post & Email since April 2010, focusing on the Obama birth certificate investigation and other government corruption news. She has reported prolifically on constitutional violations within Tennessee's prison and judicial systems.


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Anyway, I'd like to present this flow chart which explains the complex process by which a medical student (sort of like a stem cell) eventually transforms into their specific field. It was sent to me by an anonymous reader, so thank you whoever you are.
You'll notice neurology isn't listed here, likely due to space constraints. I'd put it somewhere under internal medicine, with a special "Freaks and Geeks" section leading to my field.
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It's threads like these that make me hate a lot of the fans on this board and people at shows who would rather make themselves the show at the expense of the hard work people like Dragon, Disco, Joey, Scott, Topgun, and Excalibur put into this company just so they can give you fans the best shows possible to enjoy only for all that to mean nothing because you people would rather bitch about stupid shit like wrestlers trying to defend themselves from fans who attack them.
Amen. Now please lets have more real fight videos.


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Weather, shortened shopping season led to some shipping delays
The major shipping companies are apologizing for delays, and they are saying they, too, were caught in a perfect storm.
UPS trucks and drivers were off to the races delivering Christmas gifts Thursday under a cloud of criticism for being a day late.
VIDEO: Shipping companies caught in perfect storm
"The tracing said that it was supposed to be delivered Christmas Eve by 8 p.m., and it wasn't," said UPS customer Carolyn Sandberg.
Sandberg of Wauwatosa said her son was mighty disappointed.
"He was. He was because it was a Christmas gift from my husband and I," Sandberg said.
Both UPS and FedEx, which also was late with some deliveries, noted they were handling hundreds of millions of shipments in a compressed holiday shopping timeframe because Thanksgiving was later than usual this year. They said the weather was also a factor.
"This was a perfect storm, obviously, with some of the issues with weather related to that, in addition to the shortened shipping season, I think people did put off buying until the last minute," UPS spokesman Randy Barnes said.
"We were lucky. We got all of our things about 5 p.m. Christmas Eve," said UPS customer Chris Stamborski, of Milwaukee.
"We ordered on the 23rd about 10 p.m. and ended up still getting it the next day," Stamborski said.
His story might be unusual, in what has been an unusual shopping season.
A spokesman for UPS said after Jan. 2, the day the industry processes returns of holiday gifts, the company will examine what happened and gauge its contingency planning and losses.
UPS said the vast majority of their customers did get their deliveries on schedule, and the majority of those that were delayed would be delivered Thursday.


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This popular silhouette in refined signature jacquard combines timeless Coach elegance with hands-free style. Sized to hold an iPad or other tablet, it perfect for weekends, errands and travel.
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Relive the glory of every hardcore, gravity-defying moment in legendary Sony quality. No other mountable POV camera combines Carl Zeiss optics with a rugged exterior that welcomes mud, snow and water5. So no matter what you do snowboard, surf, skate, bike record it all in HD and share your shredding with the world.
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The Sony HDR-AS-10 offers 1920 x 1080 high definition resolution letting you record your memories in exceptional Full High Definition quality. Capable of 60p recording and playback via HDMI and compatible HDTV4 providing stunning clarity and incredibly detailed and smoother playback of your memories.
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The Sony HDR-AS10 ships with a ruggedized, waterproof housing with universal tripod mount that is built to handle extreme environments, allowing you to concentrate on safety and composition while capturing Full HD videos. Within the housing, the camera is waterproof down to 197 feet and has dirt and dust resistant seals that help make it nearly impervious to mud, snow, rain, and grime.
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Extreme sports athletes and enthusiasts will enjoy HD SLOW 2x (1280 x 720, 60p) and HD SLOW 4x (1280 x 720, 120p) that shoot slow motion, which is ideal for studying and refining form and technique. For traditional shooting methods, the camcorder also offers several different resolutions to suit your needs: shoots in Full HD (1920x1080 30p), STD HD (1280x720, 30p), SD VGA (640x480, 30p).
Experience stunning low-light sensitivity with improved image clarity and drastically reduced grain with Sony?s back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS sensor. Designed for compact cameras and camcorders, the Exmor R CMOS sensor relocates the photo diodes above the support circuitry, maximizing the light gathering area per pixel so you can shoot with better results in lower lighting conditions.
Operation of the Sony HDR-AS10 is as simple as pressing a large, easy-to-press start/stop button. Just press the button and you?re shooting the adventure of a lifetime.
The HDR-AS10 features a memory card slot that accepts Memory Stick Micro (M2) and Micro SD/SDHC Memory Card (class 4 or higher) type memory cards. Enjoy the flexibility and convenience of expandable memory via the memory card (sold separately) that is most convenient and offers maximum compatibility with the computers he or she uses the most.
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Hands-free shooting is at your disposal. Mount your Sony HDR-AS10 easily and securely to flat and curved surfaces with included adhesive mounts.
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Auto Non Flicker: Yes
Gain Control: Auto
Imaging Sensor
Imaging Sensor: 1/2.3" (7.77mm) back-illuminated Exmor R CMOS Sensor
Processor: BIONZ image processor
Pixel Gross: Approx.16800K pixels
Effective Picture Resolution: Approx.11900K pixels (16:9)
Color Filter System: RGB primary color filters
Media Type: Memory Stick Micro (Mark 2), Micro SD/SDHC Memory Card (Class 4 or Higher)
Still Image Mode: JPEG
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Video Actual (Pixel): Approx.11900K pixels
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Audio Format: MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch
Microphone/Speaker: Built-in Microphone, Monoral Speaker
Movie Recording Rate(Average Bit Rate/VBR): HQ:Approx.16Mbps/SSLOW:Approx.24Mbps/SLOW:Approx.12Mbps/STD:Approx.6Mbps/VGA:Approx.3Mbps
Still Image File Format: DCF Ver.2.0 compatible, Exif Ver.2.3 compatible, MPF Baseline compatible
Still Image Size(Photo Mode): 2.0 megapixels 16:9 (1920x1080)
Progressive Mode: Yes
Lens Type: Carl Zeiss Tessar Lens
Aperture: F2.8
Focal Length (35mm equivalent): f=15.3mm, f= 5/8 inch
Minimum Focus Distance: Approx.1 3/16inch (Approx.30cm)
Angle of View: 170? (without SteadyShot), 120? (with SteadyShot)
Focal Distance: f=2.5mm, f=1/8inch
Steady Shot Mode:Active: 21.3mm
Exposure System
Metering Modes: Multi-segment
Exposure Settings: Auto
Noise Reduction: Yes
White Balance Mode: Auto
Minimum Illumination: 6 lux
Backlight Compensation: Yes (Auto)
Drive System
Shutter Speeds: Auto Control Range: 1/30 - 1/10,000 (30fps)
Convenience Features
Date / Time Stamp: Yes (Rec Date and Time)
Media/Battery Indicator: Yes (recordable time) / Yes (remaining capacity)
Multiple Language Display: English
Fast Playback: About 5 times/10 times
Image Management File Repair: Yes (AUTO)
On Screen Main Indicators: Recording Mode
On Screen Main Indicators: Image stabilization
Advanced Features
Waterproof: Yes (In use with Waterproof Case (SPK-AS1))
Dustproof: Yes (In use with Waterproof Case (SPK-AS1))
Image Stabilization: SteadyShot image stabilization w/ Active mode
Interval Recording: Yes (photo) (5s/10s/30s/60s)
Power Save: Yes
Memory Card Slot: Memory Stick Micro and Micro SD/SDHC compatible
HD Output: HDMI Out (micro)
USB Port(s): micro-B/USB2.0 Hi-speed (mass-storage)
BRAVIA Sync: Yes
Microphone Input: Stereo Minijack
HDMI Terminal: Yes (micro)
Weights and Measurements
Dimensions (Approx.): Approx. 31/32inch x 1 7/8inch x 3 1/4inch (Approx. 24.5mm x 47.0mm x 82.0mm)
Weight (Approx.): Approx. 2oz (Approx.65g)
Weight (Approx.) (Total): Approx.90g (NP-BX1(supplied battery))
Power Consumption (in Operation): 1.7W (in Display Panel operation)
Power Requirements: 3.6V (battery pack)
Battery Type: NP-BX1 (supplied)
Charge on camcorder (Charging time with supplied Battery): Yes (Approx. 4h 05min)
Display Panel
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Imaging Sensor(details)
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USB Charging(details)
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Andrew David Barbour (Universität Zürich)
Approximating the epidemic curve
Gesine Reinert (University of Oxford)
Many models of epidemic spread have a common qualitative structure. The numbers of infected individuals during the initial stages of an epidemic can be well approximated by a branching process, after which the proportion of individuals that are susceptible follows a more or less deterministic course. In this paper, we show that both of these features are consequences of assuming a locally branching structure in the models, and that the deterministic course can itself be determined from the distribution of the limiting random variable associated with the backward, susceptibility branching process. Examples considered includea stochastic version of the Kermack & McKendrick model, the Reed-Frost model, and the Volz configuration model.
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Publication Date: May 16, 2013
DOI: 10.1214/EJP.v18-2557
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Bradley Rosaceous Collection
This five acre (two hectare) garden showcases 893 plants representing 442 taxa (kinds), 335 species, 79 genera, and 34 families. Eighty-four percent of the plants in the garden are members of the rose family (Rosaceae). Taken together, the collections provide rich learning opportunities and seasonal interest.
In June 2011, the Arboretum installed and dedicated a new rose arbor in the Bradley Rosaceous Collection. The arbor honors Elizabeth Cabot Sluder, a longtime friend and supporter of the Arboretum and daughter of the collection's benefactor and namesake, Eleanor Cabot Bradley. The installation of the arbor capped off a four-year renovation of the collection and its garden landscape, a collaboration between Arboretum staff and landscape designer Julie Moir Messervy. With a graceful design inspired by Messervy and developed by metal artist Peter Andruchow and his company WovenSteel, the arbor supports new accessions of Rosa 'New Dawn' and R. 'Sombreuil'.
Read more about garden renovations under the More » tab above.
Historic views of the ponds are made available by the Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library.
- The Prunus (cherry) promenade, along the eastern end of the garden, is in peak bloom from late April to mid May.
- Amelanchier nantucketensis (Nantucket juneberry or shadbush) is one of many threatened plants grown by the Arboretum. Cream-colored flowers inconspicuously jewel the banks of Dawson Pond from May to early June.
- Species and cultivar roses grace the beds and arbor of the rose roundabout. Sit on the Bradley Bench above the western end of the garden for a bird's-eye view.
- Sorbus yuana and Malus baccata are two of many outstanding specimens from the 1980 Sino-American Botanical Expedition growing in the garden. [pdf]
- The North American native Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. palustris (swamp mallow), around Dawson Pond feature large pink flowers between July and September. [pdf]
Search our inventory for additional accessions information or access our collections using your mobile device via Arboretum Explorer!
The Bradley Rosaceous Collection is located at the intersection of Meadow Road, Bussey Hill Road, and Forest Hills Road. Look for a metal arbor marking the entrance on Meadow Road.
The Bradley Rosaceous Collection consists of open grass lawns and grass paths between large planting beds. It is not wheelchair accessible. There are three ponds in the Bradley Rosaceous Collection. Dawson Pond has a stone ramp that allows visitors to safely observe the pond while protecting its edges from erosion; please use caution.
Map tables at Forest Hills Gate and Dawson Pond provide Arboretum wayfinding information.
How long should I explore?
Plan to spend from twenty minutes to one hour exploring this five acre collection.
Plan your visit to the Arboretum.
- Shaw, J. 1983. Gardening with Species Roses. Arnoldia 43(3): 3-16. [pdf]
- Whitacre, B. 2015. Filing a Missing Rose Claim: Jackson Dawson and the Arnold Rose. Arnoldia 73(1): 17-27. [pdf]
Search for related articles in Arnoldia, the magazine of the Arnold Arboretum.
- Schneider, S. A Garden Reimagined: Renovations Underway in the Bradley Rosaceous Collection. Silva, Spring 2010: 5-6. [pdf]
- Read more about rose arbor metal artist Peter Andruchow on Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio's website.
- Learn more about roses from the American Rose Society.
- Visit the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate, the residence of the late Eleanor Cabot Bradley; benefactor of the Bradley Rosaceous Collection.


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Landing pages help dictate a marketing campaign's success: they're what convert visits into sales. That's a lot of pressure to put on a single web page! It's also why it's important to understand the design mechanics behind a landing page. Luckily, we're here to help you avoid any crash landings.
What is a landing page? It's similar to a website, but it usually lacks navigation or links. Instead, it will often feature a bold action-oriented headline, and upon scrolling will feature some key points to emphasize the value of a product or event. This is typically concluded with some method of converting visitors to consumers and participants—often an email capture or purchase method. Sounds simple right? But there's many ways to design a landing page, only some of which will be right for your project. We've outlined the five major styles and given you 23 examples to inspire you and help you stick the landing!
Minimal, type-only landing pages
The most basic style of landing page design is type-only, or lacking images. This type of landing page creates variety and aesthetic intrigue primarily through font choice, font size, color choices and typographic layout. This design style sends straight-forward message, and will appeal to customers who think logically and methodically, or those who appreciate messages which are simple and straight-to-the-point.
A great example of this style is the "A Place at the Table" landing page for a youth-based environmental education conference seeking event sponsors and attendees. The headlines on this site are in a large, hand-drawn cursive font, gives the page a youthful feel. The lack of images adds to the simplicity of the message, which aims to simplify our lifestyles or reduce our environmental impact. For scrolling rhythm, the design relies on a simple three-way color palette. Some page-sections have off-white backgrounds while others have saturated-teal backgrounds. Ultimately the design is simple and it's use of type-only design makes sure not to lose the attention of any potential attendees who want to sign up.
Another design which relies on color to delineate page sections is the 99designs landing page template design. This three-way color palette is also woven through the typography and uses negative space within the blue and green sections. Unlike the previous example, this design uses multiple typefaces, which is a welcome sight for a design without the inherent variation of hand-lettering. In the end, any message that gets inserted into this design will cut to the chase, which many customers will appreciate.
Landing page designs with collage
Some marketing campaigns need a design that speaks both visually and viscerally—a design that grabs visitors who are less inclined to read copy. One way this can be accomplished is through the use of collage, or a cut-and-paste style of imagery. In other words, product-specific images can be combined into "surreal" environments that are tailor-made for the product or event. The juxtaposition of these images work together to create a deeper meaning.
On the Paul J Tafelski landing page, a cut out image of the lawyer is pasted upon a photograph of the pillars of justice. This imagery communicates the message of the page; it tells the visitor that this man will bring you justice, and it does so in an exaggerated manner (that perhaps wouldn't come through in a photograph of him standing next to some columns). This use of collage will inspire many people who feel a visceral need for justice to click for a consultation.
Meanwhile, on the landing page for customer success event Pulse, three elements are collaged: the golden gate bridge, a smiling woman and the pulse logo. Here, the use of collage allows the women to appear as if she's gesturing towards San Francisco and welcoming you in—something that would be costly and hard to pull off in a simple photograph. Visitors who connect emotionally with these three combined images on this page are very likely to register.
Photographic landing pages
Photographs create an emotional connection with an audience. Stirring up the desired emotion in a potential buyer can put them in the right mindset to buy. Sometimes all it takes is a simple background photo to make your visitors feel a sense of familiarity or need.
The Guard My Shit security app pages simply features a photo of someone holding their phone next to their computer. Visitors who own phones and computers will see this and automatically relate. On the other hand, The Firearm Cleaning Kits landing page features dark, dirty and grimy handguns. It looks dangerous—just like having a dirty guy is dangerous. This might create a sense of fear, which is another way you can motivate people to buy.
Not all photographic landing pages need to be that literal however. Check out page for Pylon peer to peer lending. It simply features two young adults standing above a city. We can interpret that the message here is that Pylon allows users to feel like they are on top of the world. The photo creates a feeling of freedom. It's aspirational. People who land on this page want to feel that, and that's what encourages them to sign up.
Does your landing page need to showcase a product that can easily featured in a photograph? Or do you need a metaphoric representation of your product like on the Pylon page? This style of landing page might be for you!
Computer and technology graphics
Computer technology and science related industries market to customers who feel a sense of awe and who are impressed by feats of technology. To stir up that sense of astonishment, many technology companies are going with a style of design that features computer generated graphics. Think 3D renderings, graphs, interpretations of data and representations of computer components. This style of visual will often impress the viewer and instill a sense of awe at the technical level or the advanced attributes of a company's product or service.
Take for example the landing page for Renerauld which features an extremely digitized interpretation of a globe. It' a graphic style which was created with advanced computer software. Simply using a graphic in this style can give your customers the sense that you hold advanced capability, which in turn makes them want to buy-in.
In a more minimal design, the Stratejos landing page uses a subtle "motherboard" design in the background with an off-orange hue. This design is less technical from a design standpoint, but it still clearly sends the message that this company offers a product that relates to computer hardware and/or software. In the end it will surely still impress a customer who is less familiar with computers, and might just inspire them to click!
Illustrated landing pages
Last, but not least, is the widely versatile illustration style of landing page. These designs are often friendly and colorful, and use fictional characters which in many ways often feel more approachable than actual humans (who are sometimes awkward). If your brand stands for approachability, or if your service requires extra-friendliness, an illustrated landing page might be for you.
Take for example the Move'n'Cash landing page which features a jolly crew of illustrated movers having the best day of their lives! It feels approachable and the fact that they are illustrated almost feels as if you never have to even deal with them.
Illustration can also allow companies to visually demonstrate points that would be difficult to express in other styles. On the Buoy landing page, a drowning person's arm is reaching up for a buoy. This imagery is used to hint at the idea that the company Buoy helps you stay afloat if you feel like you are drowning financially. Illustration is a great choice here, given that any realistic representation of someone drowning might feel too intense. This design will definitely come across as light-hearted, friendly and helpful to someone who is actually drowning in debt.
So there you have it: the five major major styles of landing page design to inspire you. All that's left to do is ask what your startup or business is trying to communicate. If it's a simple message go for simple typography. A TV ad? Use a collage. Looking for familiarity and comfort: try a large photograph. All about advanced technology? Why not use computer graphics. Let's not forget about illustration for colorful and friendly looks. Now it's time to go land some new customers!