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What began as a simple language arts class assignment turned into something much more exciting for one young Scott County Middle School student.
When 11-year-old Nickolas Wrobleski was assigned the task of creating an advertisement for a cause or product he believed in, he had no problem choosing his subject: the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center.
The inspiration came through his own personal experience with Markey – his grandfather, Mike, had been diagnosed with lung cancer years ago, and he received his treatment at UK.
"My first choice really was the Markey Cancer Center," Nickolas said. "Because I had some good ideas for that the second she gave us the homework assignment."
For a transcript of this video, click here.
By the time his grandfather's cancer was discovered, it had already reached an advanced stage, and he died from the disease in 2007. However, Nickolas was moved by the staff's commitment to help his grandfather in any way they could, and he wanted to create his ad for Markey in the hopes that it would raise both awareness and funds for the cancer center.
"I decided to make an ad so that it could possibly raise money for them," Nickolas said. "So they could find better treatments, cures and ways to detect the sickness itself."
Even at his young age, Nickolas already understands the importance of finding cancer in its early stages. Nickolas said his late grandfather never realized anything was seriously wrong, attributing his troubling symptoms to asthma.
In addition, his great-aunt – who Nickolas described as "the healthiest woman in America" – discovered too late that she had advanced ovarian cancer.
"No one would ever think she had any kind of sickness," Nickolas said. "When she finally went to the doctor, they told her, 'You have ovarian cancer, and you have two months to live.' And she was like, 'Oh my gosh, I had no idea.'"
For a transcript of this video, click here.
In his ad, Nickolas presents a series of objects used in famous fights. He and his classmates had been learning about Kentucky history and Muhammad Ali, so he thought about Ali fighting in boxing matches. He says his teacher loved the movie National Treasure, which made him think of how America fought back against King George III with the Declaration of Independence.
"So then I thought, you can fight back against cancer — with money," Nickolas said of the inspiration for his ad. "And I just went from there."
His teacher – and naturally, his mother – liked the ad so much that they suggested he send it to someone at the Markey Cancer Center. The director, Dr. Mark Evers, received the ad, along with a letter Nickolas had written. He was touched by the young man's quest to help Markey fight back against cancer.
"I was humbled that even at such a young age, he thought so highly of the Markey Cancer Center and our staff," Evers said. "And for him to encourage others to donate to our cancer researchers, to help them further their goal of eliminating cancer, is incredible."
Nickolas, who didn't know if he would get a response, was thrilled to hear back from Dr. Evers.
"I was like, wow, he wrote me back!" Nickolas said. "It was very thoughtful of him to e-mail me back, and I'm glad he did."
Nickolas's mother, Millie, says his ad is just the first step toward his future goals. Because of his experiences, Nickolas already has an idea of what he wants to do when he gets older – he wants to enter the medical field and conduct cancer research.
"He said some day he could look back and be like, 'Oh, remember when I made that ad?'" Millie said. "It's kind of what got him started… this is a great thing for him.
For a transcript of this video, click here.
Not only does Nickolas want to lead his own fight against cancer in the future, he says he'd like to start his career close to home.
"I was thinking of going to UK, because I know a lot about them, and they're a really good medical school," Nickolas said. "UK is probably one of my first choices."
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Saw Of Montreal. Great band. Even better live in concert.
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Saw The Eyelids – amazing super band
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Top GRAMMY Facebook and Twitter Moments OnlineJanuary 27th, 2014 by Christen Rochon
The 56th Grammy Awards featured tons of funny photobombs, fashion faux pas and electrifying performances. This year's music fest also highlighted memorable moments that have been made immortal by memes, gifs and more for years to come. We've gathered the top GRAMMY Facebook and Twitter moments last night and have them below…
Facebook's Top Moments
On Facebook, 6.3 million people lit the world's largest social network with more than 13.5 million interactions related to the Grammys. A Facebook spokesperson told Mashable Monday morning that these were the top five moments:
- Queen Latifah presiding over weddings while Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert and Madonna perform a mashup of "Same Love" and "Open Your Heart"
- Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons performing "Radioactive" and "M.A.A.D City"
- Metallica and Lang Lang performing "One"
- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis winning Best New Artist
- Beyonce and Jay Z opening the show
Twitter's Top Moments
Twitter users sent 15.2 million tweets during the East Coast broadcast, with Lorde, Beyonce and Taylor Swift being the most-mentioned artists.
Meanwhile, the mashup performance by Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons was the night's biggest moment for tweets, clocking in at 171,593 tweets per minute at its peak. [Have you downloaded the single from iTunes yet?]
Lorde's win for Best Pop Solo Performance and her performance of "Royals" rounded out the top three peak moments with 152,688 and 146,083 tweets per minute.
We know who had a memorable night – no matter what, right Taylor?
Spotify Predicts GRAMMY WinnersJanuary 23rd, 2014 by Christen Rochon
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards is just days away here in sunny LA and the anticipation for big performances and the big winners is growing with each passing day. Performances by Jay Z, Beyonce and Macklemore has already been confirmed, but now Spotify is once again getting into the mix by predicting this year's Grammy winners! In 2013, Spotify accurately projected that Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" would win the gilded gramophone for Record of the Year and that Mumford & Sons would take home the Album of the Year prize for "Babel." Spotify's users have once again spoken and their streams have been tallied. The digital music service analyzed data on its top song and album streams to predict which nominees will win big at this Sunday's highly anticipated GRAMMY Awards.
Key predictions include:
Record of the Year
1. Radioactive, Imagine Dragons
2. Blurred Lines, Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell
3. Locked out of Heaven, Bruno Mars
4. Royals, Lorde
5. Get Lucky, Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers
Record of the Year: Radioactive (Imagine Dragons)
There were no blurred lines in this category – the hit from Imagine Dragons has one-third more streams than Robin Thicke's summer smash, which came in second on Spotify.
Album of the Year
1. The Heist, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
2. Random Access Memories, Daft Punk
3. Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, Kendrick Lamar
4. Red, Taylor Swift
5. The Blessed Unrest, Sara Bareilles
Album of the Year: The Heist (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis)
The Heist has over 40 percent more streams than Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, and more than three times as many as the other three nominees combined.
Best New Artist
1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
2. Kendrick Lamar
3. Ed Sheeran
4. James Blake
5. Kacey Musgraves
Best New Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
This pair is the clear favorite, beating Kendrick Lamar by 70 percent and fellow newcomer Ed Sheeran by nearly triple the number of streams.
Best Pop Solo Performance
1. Royals, Lorde
2. Mirrors, Justin Timberlake
3. Roar, Katy Perry
4. When I Was Your Man, Bruno Mars
5. Brave, Sara Bareilles
Best Pop Solo Performance: Royals (Lorde)
The race for Best Pop Solo is close, with Justin Timberlake's Mirrors and Katy Perry's Roar duking it out for second place.
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
1. Get Lucky, Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers
2. Blurred Lines, Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell
3. Just Give Me a Reason, Pink feat. Nate Ruess
4. Suit & Tie, Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z
5. Stay, Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Get Lucky, Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers
Daft Punk did get lucky with 20 percent more streams of this hit than runner-up Blurred Lines.
Listen to the full playlist here:
Who are you looking forward to seeing at the GRAMMYS this weekend?
The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards air Sunday, January 26th on CBS.
Beyonce, Jill Scott & More Rock Essence Music Festival (Pics/Video)July 9th, 2013 by Christen Rochon
What happens when celebrities, international entertainers and tourists from all over invade the city of New Orleans… it becomes the most epic Essence Music Festival experience ever! Over 540,000 attendees from around the globe descended upon New Orleans this Fourth of July weekend for the 19th annual ESSENCE Festival, making 2013 the largest in the event's 19 year history. (It's no wonder why Priceline.com has listed New Orleans, LA the most searched destination for 4th of July Weekend!)
The epic weekend included:
The All-New ESSENCE Family Reunion Day hosting more than 55,000 people in Woldenberg Park featuring empowerment panels, family-friendly games and activities, exciting musical guests, delicious food from New Orleans' best barbecue vendors, cooking competitions, fireworks and exciting musical guests.
First-ever partnership with MSNBC to broadcast live throughout the weekend from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, featuring shows PoliticsNation and Melissa Harris Perry, among others.
First official ESSENCE Festival App garnered 14,500 downloads and tripled ESSENCE mobile consumption throughout the weekend. Plus, ESSENCE Festival was trending across social media, e.g. close to 50,000 Instagram posts and more than 24,000 uses of #essencefest on Twitter
An incredible performance by Beyonce to a packed Superdome stadium to close out the Festival, plus headliners Maxwell, New Edition, Charlie Wilson, Brandy, Jill Scott, Janelle Monae, Trey Songz, Keyshia Cole and many others – comprising more than 50 R&B, pop, and soul artists across 5 stages each night at the Superdome.
One of music's biggest weekends has come to a close, but the excitement is still going strong! Check out some of our favorite celebrity moments, performances and candids of Essence Music Festival Weekend below…
Photos via Essence.com
Sponsors of the 2013 ESSENCE Festival™ include presenting sponsor Coca-Cola and major sponsors Ford, McDonald's, My Black Is Beautiful, StateFarm, Verizon and Walmart as well as official sponsors MSNBC, Coors Light, TV One and Visa Prepaid.
Did you check out the Essence Music Festival weekend fun in New Orleans or online? Share some of your favorite moments below!
Swimsuits To Stilettos: Beyonce's Teams With Stuart Weitzman and H&MApril 15th, 2013 by Christen Rochon
Beyonce Teams With Stuart Weitzman H&M
From swimsuits, sodas and now stilettos, Beyonce is stating her claim as "Queen of Endorsements" as she's made more headlines earlier today with her most recent collaborations with H&M and Stuart Weitzman. H&M has debuted a few more shots from the "Beyoncé as Mrs. Carter in H&M" campaign. With perfectly-placed flowers in her hair, she models a variety of swimsuits that she herself helped design (that'll be available in stores later next month.)
Beyonce Teams With Stuart Weitzman H&M
Beyonce Teams With Stuart Weitzman H&M
Beyonce Teams With Stuart Weitzman H&M
Beyonce Teams With Stuart Weitzman H&M
Beyonce's Teams With Stuart Weitzman and H&M
Stuart Weitzman has just released sketches of two of the shoes he designed for Beyonce's "Mrs. Carter Show" World Tour, which kicks off tonight in Serbia.
Weitzman has been designing shoes for the pop star for years, and she even testifies to having "literally danced a thousand miles in his beautiful shoes," so the partnership should come as no surprise. For the latest set, the designer created Swarovski-encrusted stiletto pumps and military-inspired boots in both thigh-high and ankle versions.
Whether it's bathing suits, custom Isabel Marant wedge sneakers or even cans of Pepsi, there's not much this "Bow Down" singer couldn't convince us to buy. Are you ready for Beyonce'-mania or do you think she's over-saturating your universe?
Beyonce Teams With Stuart Weitzman H&M
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Would You Walk A Mile In Jay Z and Beyonce's Shoes?February 27th, 2013 by Christen Rochon
Would you walk a mile in Jay Z and Beyonce's shoes? Thanks to PMK, you and your boo can wear the lavish sneakers created by power couple soon. PMK is a favorite brand of Jay Z and his A-list, superstar wife Beyonce. Jay Z had a shoe designed for him last year- the Brooklyn Zoo – by the brand. His pair was as lavish as any sneaker could be, with an endless roll call of reptile skins and embellished textures for your feet.
PMK said: 'The Brooklyn Zoo 1′s cannot be tamed with an elaborate combination of elephant-print, ostrich, python, boa, crocodile, lizard, alligator, suede, and sting ray intricately cut to transform the Jordan 1 from a basketball sneaker into the world's most daring and dapper sneaker concepts known to man.'
As Queen of the charts and one of the world's most famous women, Beyonce's taste in fashion was always going to be pretty lavish. But her new acquisition takes super-luxe fashion to a new level. The singer's latest fashion folly is a pair of custom-made trainers, made for her by high end brand Perfectly Made Kicks using exotic animal skins. PMK handcrafted the sneakers for Beyonce to the singer's exacting requirements using a mix of stingray, ostrich, calf's fur, crocodile and anaconda skins.
Called The King-Bey, the shoes, which have been given Beyonce's approval, are decorated with gold accents. The price is as yet undisclosed, but a regular pair sells in excess for $350+ so this embellished pair would obviously sell for a lot more.
Would you and your boo rock a pair of these kicks? (Collectively they could cost you almost $1,000 to own both pair.) For pricing and ordering information, visit pmkcustoms.com.
Inside the Grammys: Five Awards Categories to Take NoticeFebruary 8th, 2013 by Lifestyle Staff
This week officially started the countdown to the 55th annual Grammy Award Show! Anticipation is an understatement for this event for several reasons. Two-time Grammy winner LL Cool J returns to host the ceremony, and performances from Rihanna, Bruno Mars, Kelly Clarkston, Frank Ocean, Alicia Keys and more are among top reasons. Also along with Justin Timberlake's comeback performance and more Beyoncé - the Grammys has the right recipe for excitement and pure entertainment! The 16-time Grammy award winner will not only be a presenter this year, but also a performer which was recently announced after this past Bey Bowl.
As usual the Grammy's will highlight several A-list celebrities and announce the most anticipated awards such as Record of the Year and Album of the Year. With all of this and more that is expected, here is a list of awards you should take notice of and get even more amped about the 2013 Grammy Awards Ceremony!
Every artist describes their first Grammy award as nothing less than the greatest moment of their career. In this category these artists have hopes for their first chance to experience that feeling. Among the nominated in this category is the R&B artist Frank Ocean with his debut album, Channel Orange. Despite the homophobic culture of the industry and his open confession of his same-sex love, his album was more than well received- landing him a nomination for this category.
Success on success on success! Who says making people laugh can't be notable?! The late night host, Jimmy Fallon, along with other great comics compete for a title that was recently reinstated in 2004 acknowledging some of history's best such as Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, George Carlin and Chris Rock. Definitely a distinguishing and notable category!
At age 55 and with a 30 year career, the eight-time Grammy award winner/R&B icon Anita Baker adds this nomination to her 16-time Grammy nominated career. The single, "Lately", which recently hit #1 on Billboards Adult R&B charts has outdone itself even topping Whitney Houston's record for longest span of number one hits. Congratulations Anita Baker!
Predictions for Winners by GRAMMY Category, Based on Spotify Streams
Album of the Year
- · The Black Keys – El Camino
- · Fun. – Some Nights
ü Mumford & Sons – Babel
- · Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
- · Jack White – Blunderbuss
Record of the Year
- · The Black Keys – "Lonely Boy"
- · Kelly Clarkson – "Stronger"
- · Fun. feat. Janelle Monae – "We Are Young"
ü Gotye feat. Kimbra – "Somebody That I Used to Know"
- · Frank Ocean – "Thinkin Bout You"
- · Taylor Swift – "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Best New Artist
- · Alabama Shakes
- · Fun.
- · Hunter Hayes
ü The Lumineers
- · Frank Ocean
Best Country Song
ü Carrie Underwood – "Blown Away"
- · Ronnie Dunn -"Cost of Livin' "
- · Eli Young Band – "Even If It Breaks Your Heart"
- · Alan Jackson – "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore"
- · Eric Church – "Springsteen"
Best Pop Solo Performance
- · Adele – "Set Fire to the Rain (Live)"
- · Kelly Clarkson – "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
ü Carly Rae Jepsen – "Call Me Maybe"
- · Katy Perry – "Wide Awake"
- · Rihanna – "Where Have You Been"
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- · Florence and the Machine – "Shake It Out"
- · Fun. – "We Are Young"
ü Gotye feat. Kimbra – "Somebody That I Used to Know"
- · LMFAO – "Sexy and I Know It"
- · Maroon 5 – "Payphone"
Beyonce Bowl: Pepsi's Halftime Super Bowl Performance (Video)February 3rd, 2013 by Christen Rochon
Got a little time to relive the Beyonce Bowl (aka Pepsi's Super Bowl) halftime show with Beyonce? If you can't stop dancing in your seats and want to relive the Beyonce Bowl featuring 'Love on Top', 'Crazy in Love', 'Baby Boy', 'End of Time', 'Single Ladies', and a soul-stirring performance of 'Halo' then here you go!
Oh and did I forget to mention the highly anticipated Beyonce Bowl / Destiny's Child reunion, that's right Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams hopped on stage to perform their classic hit 'Bootylicious' Independent Women' and more.
You can view it in it's entirety below.
After that performance it's quite clear that the real winner of the Super Bowl is Beyonce… that's why it's been renamed the Beyonce Bowl!
What do you think of her performance? (We predicted many of the performances but hoped she would've brought out a little more star power.) Are you anticipating her next world tour anytime soon?
photos via Getty Images…
The 7 Year Itch is Over: Justin Timberlake is Bringing Sexy (Music) Back!February 1st, 2013 by Lifestyle Staff
After a long 7 year wait music fans were eager to hear the new single, Suit & Tie, off Justin Timberlake's soon-to-be-released third solo album, "The 20/20 Experience," which drops on March 19th. This is his first album release since "FutureSex/LoveSounds" in 2006 and the anticipation continues to build as his first single climbs the charts!
Timbaland (who has recently signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation Management) is back to work with JT as a producer for the album. The two previously worked together on hits such as SexyBack, Cry Me a River, and My Love. JT will collaborate with T.I., Jay-Z, and Beyoncé on a few songs. In an interview with MTV News, T.I. said that JT's sound has definitely been missing from the music world.
In an open letter to his fans, JT talks about creating the album: "What I came up with is something I couldn't be more excited about! It is full of inspiration that I grew up listening to and some new-found muses that I've discovered along the way." No doubt his time as a newlywed has offered him lots of material and a myriad of experiences to draw from—the R&B singer and actor married Jessica Biel in October 2012. And as we all know… celebrity marriages almost always mean a celebrity comeback to follow- no genius needed to predict that one.
2013 also marks JT's return to live performances. During Super Bowl Saturday, he will perform at a benefit for Shriners Hospital for Children hosted on DIRECTV by Mark Cuban. This closed door, invite-only event will feature QuestLove of the Legendary Roots Crew as part of the performance on February 2. We doubt there will be any wardrobe malfunctions like his last Super Bowl performance, but it will still be a performance worth seeing!
As soon as Suit & Tie hit the airwaves, it broke Billboard charts. During its first full week of airplay and sales, it flew from No. 84 to No. 4, and sold 315,000 first week downloads, ranking it No. 2 on Digital Songs. Jay-Z is featured on Suit & Tie with a few hot bars over a slowed beat. Behind the scenes photos of JT and Jay-Z show the two clowing on the video set while still keeping it classy like new millennium b-boys do.
Timberlake has never disappointed with any of his anticipated albums or collaborations, and he certainly isn't prepared to do so this time around- especially with such talent and expertise surrounding him.
What do you expect from JT's new album this time around? Are you excited as we are to hear new music? What's your favorite Justin Timberlake jam?
Five Super bowl Predictions That You May (or May Not) Already KnowJanuary 31st, 2013 by Tiffany
Super Bowl XLVII is overflowing with anticipation of a historical game and record breaking performances. Even those that are not into football have a reason to watch this year's Super Bowl. From Ray Lewis to Beyoncé to the Harbaugh brothers to the commercials, history is already in the making and we have the predictions that you may, or may not, already know!
5. Papa John's Will Give Away Free Pizza
During the 2012 Super Bowl coin toss, every Papa John's Rewards member got a free large 1-topping pizza and a 2-liter Pepsi Max free when the coin toss landed on heads- since that was the collective vote online. This year the pizza company is again offering a chance for its loyal customers to benefit from the biggest coin toss in sports. This year, instead of the collectivism of last year's toss, Papa John's is giving individual fans the chance to vote and benefit with a free pizza if they personally pick the right result. It's a no-lose situation, unless your pick is wrong, of course.
4. Motorola, Taco Bell, Audi, and Star Trek will be the most talked about commercials.
We won't give all the best commercials away, but we predict these will be the most talked about come Monday morning. Megan Fox proves in this Motorola ad, that sexy and funny do mesh. This will be a very popular spot on social media and likely to be shared the most. It seems that each year Taco Bell comes up with some very clever commercial spots. This year having Grand Pa run wild in his power wheelchair ranks up there with the talking dog, appealing to the whole family. Check it out and get the first laugh here.
Audi has a history of Super Bowl commercials; this year they go with the theme of being brave. It is a very clever spot, appealing to a younger audience, but will be a commercial everyone will be talking about after the game. The Star Trek franchise has always had a very strong 18 to 35-year-old male demographic. So running a dramatic preview for the popular film during the game makes perfect sense.
3. Beyoncé will perform – with guests.
Okay, yeah we know you know this, but did you know that she'll be reuniting one of the greatest groups of all time – The Hot Boyz? You thought I was going to say Destiny's Child? Okay, yeah, them too. But wouldn't it be so much more appropriate if Beyoncé rocked the stage in the Mercedes-Benz Super Dome with Juvenille, Baby, Mannie Fresh and Lil' Wayne? It's even possible Beyoncé will usher in a Lil' Wayne performance during the Destiny's Child set (if they perform 'Soilder' – remember, Lil Wayne had a verse in that song). Just for kicks, here's a list of five guest performances to expect:
"Crazy in Love" – featuring Jay Z
"Bills, Bills, Bills" – featuring Destiny's Child
"Soldier" – featuring Destiny's Child and Lil' Wayne
"Telephone" – featuring Lady Gaga
"Single Ladies" – featuring a gazillion-trillion-infinitillon of backup dancers
2. Beyoncé's halftime show will implode twitter, breaking Madonna's record.
If Madonna's halftime show had 10,245 tweets per second and broke the standing Superbowl Twitter record, it's without a doubt that Beyonce's performance will literally disintegrate your twitter app from beneath your tweet-happy fingertips. Brace yourselves!
1. The Baltimore Ravens will win the Super Bowl 26 – 21.
Call me a psychic, call it an educated guess – just make sure you call your bookie today and call me to collect my cut next Monday! The Ravens are definitely the Super Bowl underdogs- considering the 49′ers have gone to the Super Bowl five times and have never lost- but the Ravens have much more riding on this game with the look and feel of a team of destiny. With Ray Lewis being the face of this franchise for over a decade, returning from an injury, and announcing his retirement at the end of the season – he seems to have completely rejuvenated the Ravens (blame it on his magical angel-dried tears.)
History even proves this prediction. Last year on Thanksgiving, John Harbaugh's Ravens topped Jim Harbaugh's 49ers 16-6. To top that off, San Francisco's defense has struggled in its last three games against teams with strong passing attacks. History never lies!
Tell your friends, make a bet, and thank us later! No worries, we won't rub it in your face and say "I told you so!" even though we just did!
Do you agree or disagree with the above Super Bowl XLVII predictions? What other predictions do you have? Tell us below…


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Injury Collision on Intersection of Rosecreek Road and Wicks Well Road
Date of News Release: 09/05/2008
(Hopkins County) - Dustin Winstead was traveling northbound on Wicks Well Road, approaching the intersection of Rosecreek Road. Anthony Coffey was traveling westbound on Rosecreek Road, approaching the intersection of Wicks Well Road. Mr. Winstead applied his brakes in an attempt to stop at the stop sign at Wicks Well Road. Mr. Winstead's vehicle hydro planed, sending his Ford Escape into both lanes of travel along Rosecreek Road which caused his vehicle to strike Mr. Coffey's vehicle. Mr. Coffey's vehicle then slid off the westbound shoulder of the roadway coming to a final rest in a ditch. Mr. Winstead's vehicle then slid off the eastbound shoulder of the roadway into a ditch off the eastbound shoulder. Mr. Coffey was transported by Medical Center Ambulance Service to Regional Medical Center for injuries sustained as a result of the collision. Mr. Winstead was uninjured.


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We got the salaries we needed to get to the league minimum salary. We got tons of future assets. We are all but guaranteed to see the Furious 5 get plenty of playing time and valuable experience together. The question is, will the team sign a couple more veterans?
Biedrins isn't likely to play a ton of minutes, as he's been all but invisible for two years. The team could definitely use a veteran big who can play 20 minutes a night.
Other than Burke, we don't have a PG on the roster (yes, we have Burks, but Corbin seems to hate giving him time at point). The team may decide to sign a veteran point guard.
So, here's a quick look at some of the veterans still available who might make sense from a money/minutes standpoint.
Devin Harris, Rodrigue Beaubois, Darren Collison, DJ Augustin, Chauncey Billups, Gary Neal, Ben Udrih.
DeJuan Blair, Jermaine O'Neal, Kenyon Martin, Samuel Dalembert, Andrei Kirilenko, Chris Anderson, Tyler Hansbrough, Ronnie Turiaf, Elton Brand, Chris Kaman, Brandan Wright.
To me, the most intriguing options are Harris and Collison at PG, and Anderson, Kaman, and Hansbrough as the bigs.
Would you guys hate it, like it, or love it if we signed one or two of these guys to take up 10-20 minutes a night?


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Lately I've been feeling kind of…dumpy. It seems like my hair is in a ponytail 6 days a week and I've worn sweatpants all day more often than I care to admit. It got so bad that last Friday I painted my fingernails, which may not seem like a big deal to most of you, but I rarely do it and probably haven't at all since we had kids!
Thankfully, the fashion and beauty inspiration on Pinterest abounds, and while there are plenty of breathtakingly beautiful outfits and hairstyles that aren't really realistic for a busy homeschooling, working mom, there are plenty that are attainable even for me.
My favorite new hairstyle is these overnight no-heat curls (#9). A couple of weeks ago, I shared this picture on Facebook of me at the end of a long, busy day to show what a simple but fun hair style these curls are for busy days, and a couple people asked if I could share more easy hairstyles for moms.
Here are some of my favorites:
1. Simple Twisted Buns
2. Half French Twist
3. Low Side Fishtail
4. Double Knot
5. Hair Wraps for Bad Hair Days
6. Braided Crown
7. Twisted Updo
8. Double-Banded Messy Bun
9. No-Heat Vintage Curls
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Being that Greinke has already stated that starting games 4 and 7, both on short rest was a possibility, we have to believe that Dodger's management is currently strongly considering it. It seems like a sure thing Greinke pitches game 4 if the Cards win game 3. The Dodgers will need to win four in a row and that sounds a lot easier to the Dodgers if Greinke pitches two of those games. Even if they beat our ace, the Dodgers will probably want their $147 million man to pitch two more games. If they win game 3 the Dodgers would need 3 more victories and they would see that possibility if Greinke throws 2 games and Kershaw throws one more. This is also a situation where if Mattingly DOESN'T pitch Greinke in game 4 then he opens himself to criticism. No one is going to mad at him for betting on their second Ace rather than Nolasco. Unfortunately for the Dodgers and Mattingly, the stats don't line up to support the idea of starting your aces on three days rest. The average playoff starter on 3 days rest pitches a significant amount worse than the average playoff starter on normal rest (3.99 to 4.66), even though pitchers going on short rest in the playoffs are much better than the average pitcher. In this case, Greinke will be get two starts at a lower level of dominance and will take a start from either Nolasco or Ryu, depending on how they line up the rotation after game 4.
If Ryu makes a strong start against the Cardinals in game 3, the Dodgers could adopt a traditional three man rotation the rest of the way. That is, from game 4 on it would be Greinke, Kershaw, Ryu, Greinke, all on short rest, leaving Nolasco out of the picture. This I think would be a dream situation for the Cardinals, as it would be Kershaw's second start on short rest, and Ryu on short rest could really be a bad idea.
If they have confidence in Nolasco, the Dodgers could alternatively go Greinke, Nolasco, Kershaw, Greinke from game 4 on so that Greinke would be the only pitcher going on short rest. Kershaw would not only be two starts removed from his short rest start, but also have five days of rest. Which the Dodgers choose again will probably hinge on game 3. If Ryu shuts down the Cardinals they'll probably want him to go rather than Nolasco, even though that means he'll face them on short rest and he's not the ace level guy Kershaw and Greinke are. It'll also cause Kershaw to go on short rest. However if Ryu struggles like he did against the Braves, the Dodgers will probably be willing to bet on Nolasco, especially since it gives Kershaw extra rest.
Although it would lead to a lot of anger in their media, I think the best move by the Dodgers is to stick to a four man rotation. Greinke pitched great against us in game 1, and on regular rest he'd be expected to do it again. On short rest in game 4 he could dominate, but there is a better chance that he's less effective. As for game 7, he could be really average in game 7, pitching his second time in a row on short rest, against Wainwright on normal rest. The Dodgers probably feel pressure to rush back into the series, but for them to win the series will at least be 6 games, of which in any scenario, Greinke and Kerhaw will get two starts. That will also give Ryu two starts on full rest should the series go to game 7, which as a talented LHP could give us fits. If the Dodgers get through game 4, they'll have Greinke, Kershaw, and Ryu set up to all go on regular rest, with Greinke and Kershaw again benefiting from favorable matchups against Kelly and Wacha. If the Dodgers needed to win 3 in a row this would be there best chance to do it. If they needed to win just two out of three they may even have the advantage in the series us.
However it's much more likely that Mattingly helps us out and at least pitches Greinke in games 4 and 7. In game 7 Ryu on regular rest would be a better option than Greinke on his second consecutive short rest start unless we really light up Ryu in game 3. Whether he chooses to go with a 3 man rotation and cuts out Nolasco or not is up in the air. Throwing just 3 creates two mismatches for the Dodgers, with Ryu on short rest against Wacha in game 6 and Greinke on his second consecutive short rest start against Wainwright. Hell, games 4 and 5 also become somewhat toss ups with Lynn against Greinke on short rest (and Lynn kinda on short rest but also kinda not) and Kelly against Kershaw starting on short rest for the second time in three starts.
Using the alternative rotation of Greinke, Nolasco, Kershaw, and Greinke creates an even game 4 of Nolasco vs. Kelly and a repeat of game 2 in Kershaw vs. Wacha, all on regular rest. This isn't too bad for the Dodgers except when you consider it still sets up a worn down Greinke against a rested Wainwright in a possible game 7.
So while the stats and matchups dictate that the Dodgers be patient and stick to their four man rotation, old baseball strategy supports betting on your aces, even if on short rest. Mattingly will likely go with Greinke in game 4, especially if we win game 3. If they can win game 3, Mattingly could test Nolasco in a non-elimination game, knowing that it sets up their 3 strong pitchers to all throw on regular rest to end the series. But more than likely he's anxious to even the series in game 4 in an attempt to swing the momentum towards the Dodgers, which would be a mistake. Mattingly could even start Greinke in game 4 despite thinking its the wrong idea, just to avoid getting blamed for giving up on the series. Looking right and making the right decisions are of course often two different things in baseball.
All I know is the Cardinals are way ahead and no matter what choice the Dodgers make the odds are in the Cardinals favor. But hopefully Mattingly can make the odds even more in our favor by favoring conventional strategy over what the numbers say. Go Cards!


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A lightning strike in Fayette County killed one man and injured another. It happened at the Batter Way boat docks on Peachtree Lake when the men took shelter from the storm.
Peachtree City Fire spokesman Ron Mundy identified the deceased victim as Burnette Hayes. He was 52-years-old.
"See where it starts?" said Kurtis Jeffcoat, pointing out the scarred tree trunk which was struck by lightning Friday night. "It shoots all the way down."
Storms rolled in quickly, and Jeffcoat was on the shore fishing when he saw two men pulling their boat out of the water.
"They had just come in from fishing and was under the tree letting the rain go down before they put the boat on the trailer," said Jeffcoat.
Jeffcoat watched in horror as lightning struck the tree, injuring the two men standing below.
"I ran over and told the person in the golf cart to call 911," he said. "I did CPR on one of the guys; the other guy was breathing and was responsive."
Authorities haven't identified the two victims who were rushed to area hospitals. Jeffcoat's CPR training kicked in, potentially saving the two fishermen's lives.
"One guy didn't look too good, I was hoping he'd make it," he said. "We did CPR as long as we could."
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4Amanda Bynes Isn't Crazy, She Just Doesn't Care What Ugly People Have To Say
Listen, we all know by now that some synapses are misfiring in Amanda Bynes' brain and things are not going well. She's progressively stripping on social media, she's fighting with Jenny McCarthy (LOL), she's in a love/hate imaginary non-relationship with Drake… These are trying times. But hey, don't you worry your pretty little heads. Turns out, Amanda's not crazy, she just wants all the ugly people to stop talking – a totally rational and definitely not drug-induced request!
From In Touch Weekly:
"I have no clue [why people say I'm insane]. Every time I've heard it, it came from an ugly person's mouth, so I don't care," the actress — who rocks cheek piercings and a tangle of blond hair extensions— exclusively tells In Touch, on newsstands now. "The only ones lying about me having a mental illness are people I don't talk to."
Amanda, who often stays up all night and tweets around the clock, says she has the support of unnamed friends. "I only have hot friends," she says. "They have my back until I die."
She also knocks down any speculation of issues with addiction: "I don't drink. I'm allergic to alcohol," Amanda tells In Touch. And though photos surfaced of Amanda with what looked to be a joint, the star insists she doesn't smoke pot— only tobacco.
Oh man. This interview makes my life. Unfortunately, it's undoubtedly a very real cry for help and she's not going to get any better anytime soon without any intervention. Unfortunately, if her family isn't in contact with her (who knows how true that is), chances of that happening are probably slim to none. Who is she hanging out with? Why is no one saying anything? It's all so bizarre.
May 3, 2013 at 9:30 am by Jennifer
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She must hate herself. She looks terrible.. .her face, her hair, her bloated body.. the only good things are her tits.
She hangs out with Ryan Lochte all the time, but he hasn't tried to get her help because he has trouble remembering anything that happened more than two hours ago.
She must be so freaking insecure. A self confident person would never insist on calling everybody else "ugly", especially so openly. And yeah, the fact that she doesn't really look her best right now doesn't help it – it only makes her look even sadder, more desperate and more ridiculus.
But yeah, I guess her imaginary friends must look pretty smoking compared to her washed out and bloated face.
Why did she fall out with Perez?


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EYEWITNESS LOCAL NEWSRhode Island Police Identify Ex-WV Man In Skeleton Case
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Providence police have identified the man whose skeletal remains were found at a construction site last year.
Police Maj. David Lapatin said the remains were identified as Phillip P. Seals using DNA from a known relative. The case is being treated as a homicide.
He said Seals graduated high school in West Virginia, served in the Air Force and lived in Providence from 1976 to at least 1982. He was about 45 years old.
A construction crew renovating a building on Prairie Avenue in south Providence last July found a human skeleton buried under a concrete basement floor at the bottom of what used to be an elevator shaft.
Workers also found a 1980s identification card from Rhode Island Hospital, a jacket with a fur collar, cigarettes and a bullet.
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This route is pretty darn good, especially if you like off-widths. Approach up talus and across a ledge system from the right of the formation. Head around the base to the left - this is the first crack system in a dihedral you come to. The first pitch of the route basically starts at fingers and works its way to fists - the crux being getting over the obvious bulge. Belay at fixed anchors 2/3 the way up the tower. The last third of the tower is a delightful struggle up a flaring off-width - the definite crux of the route. "Chimney" is a misnomer for this thing, the only thing I could squeeze in there were chicken wings and knees. Two ropes gets you completely off the route, but it looked feasible to do it in two, single rope rappels.
One each 0.5 to #4 Camalots. Maybe a few extra hand-size pieces. No stoppers.
I agree, Josh, the handcrack bulge low down is hard 5.10, but the OW is definitely the crux, Might it be useful to carry a #5 Camalot for this section? Thankfully, the OW is short, but that is no help when you are at the bottom of it. This is the best route I've done at Arches (out of about 6!).
On the topo the first pitch was given 10c and the second 10a, seems like they should be reversed...
I dunno, for me a 10a OW is harder than a 10c hand crack!
First pitch is awesome. Size goes BD#0.75 Camalots all the way to BD#4 Camalots... with the business being slightly kicked-back hands to wide hands. Felt like 9+/10- compared to Indian Creek grades. Second pitch. Ug. I recommend 2x#4.5 Camalots for the aid climbing personally.... The anchors are on the middle bird... and there is a very spicy move to gain the top... remember, it ain't over until it is over. Great weekend climb as it doesn't get much traffic. In the sun until noon. Two single raps work fine.
you can rappel from the summit anchors with one 70m rope. rapping from the summit keeps the rope out of the many deep (and possibly rope jamming) rope grooves near the top.
No need for #5 Camalot, it is too big. Two 4.5 Camalots (ie purple #5 C4) would be ideal. Hand-hand stacks on the second pitch and too narrow to get a knee in - one of the harder offwidth techniques to master. The "VERY spicy" move to the top is only moderatly spicey IMHO. Don't let the above comment scare you off. There is a horizontal crack between the chimney and the anchors that you can stuff full of cams. I got in a #3, #3.5, and a #1 camalot and then equalized them. Beyond that it is only a move or two and then you can reach the anchors. This is an awesome route - go do it!
The Arches Task Force and the ASCA have now replaced the anchor on top with chain and two half inch bolts. The route can be rapped, I think, with a 70 meter rope... A single sixty puts you about 10 feet off the ledge.
Thanks, Sam. The anchor that was up there before was a mess!
the top pitch needs a old number 4 cam and a new #5 cam. a hand sized cam or two down low were nice right off the belay. I just bumped the 5 came up a bit to get me through. save a #1 camelot for the top out- that was a wee bit sandy and scary.
pretty good route, i'd call both pitches 5.10- that offwidth felt pretty tough....props to Michael who sent it with a single #4 C4! yowsers!
Another way to fire the exit moves on P2 is to pinch the rope groves below the chains.
From this redneck's perspective, George Bell's comment above is oh so right... Regarding the gear.... Once you are in #5 territory, you can't fall out...or at least me and my 145 lb. arse couldn't... Nevertheless, I'd have placed another #4 and two #5s and maybe a #6 and not been at all upset about any of it.
Maybe an old #5 is too big, but I fit two new #5's in the second pitch. Oh, and the powdered rock at the base of the climb feels fantastic on bare feet.
I found both pitchs to be 5.10a....and quite good! josh
really fun route with good rock. the comments above are pretty accurate. both pitches seemed pretty comparable in difficulty. first pitch is really fun fingers/thin hands to big hands through a bulge, then low angled fists to the anchor. second pitch looks kind of intimidating. it is a bit steep and the feet look sandy, but didn't seem too slippery. the OW section is pretty easy and you can push a pair of 4.5 camalot/5 friend/new #5 camalot sized pieces very easily. most of the time i couldn't get my knee in. at 2 locations i barely could, and got my knee stuck as hell. i mean REALLY stuck. kind of scary stuck. the second time was at the top and my knee was literally bonelocked into place. i was above gear with both arms chickenwinging in front of me, trying to pull my knee out. when you get up to the top out section, there is kind of a WTF moment, but luckily there are features in just the right places so that it works out OK. 2 single rope raps with the 70 got us down. rack was a double set from .5 camalot to old 4.5 camalot, which was more than enough.
The old #4 and new #5 were the perfect combo to finish the offwidth. Top out wasn't scary at all with a #3.5 and #1. The 70m rope reached with a little to spare.
Fun route. Enjoyed having 3 #3 camalots on pitch 1, and don't leave the ground without a #5 camalot or you will regret it for pitch 2. The spicy move onto the summit isn't bad at all, just grab the chains and pull yourself up! The tower is short, so 1 70m rope will get you down in one rap.
I led the P2 OW. Crux of it was extracting my leg as my calf kept getting stuck. Second pitch is much sandier than the first, so I think a lot of people rappel after only doing P1 :-)
RAPPEL BETA** So I've found after doing this climb a few times it's quite nice to double rope rap (70's) straight down to the road from the summit. 2 60's might work as well? Can somebody let me know. It's nice to skip the down hike by adding the extra rap. Also, 1 70m rope gets you from the summit back down to the ledge easily, as stated.


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Holy Cross Benedictines of Adoration - OSBA
Our Missions and Parishes
Our Benedictine Values
Journal - In Hoc Signo Vinces
Oblates of the Holy Cross
Blessing of the Sick
Liturgy of St Alban
On the validity of our sacraments
A Visit to the Blessed Sacrament
Holy Celtic Church
Fr Maxim
We are pleased to announce the incardination, as an Intern Oblate, of the Revd Fr Maxim Bratuhin who is an orthodox priest of Russian tradition with a radically inclusive ecumenical ministry in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Welcome Fr Maxim!
We are also pleased to welcome backs into full membership Bishop Isaac Pellizari.
Consecration of Monseigneur Simeon, Bishop of Rennes & Armorica, 2nd February 2013 in Brittany
Our brother, the Rt Revd Dom Francois OSBA was invited to co-consecrate Bishop Simeon along with Patriarch Nicolas and Metropolite Israel.
We are pleased to announce the incardination of well-loved brother Fr Sandor Szekely as an Intern Oblate of the Order.
The Abbot ordained Fr Sandor to the diaconate in 2011 and he was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Tamas Szeles of the Hungarian Old Catholic Mission in 2012. We welcome him back to our jurisdiction and are glad that the Eglise Orthodoxe d'Europe now has a priest in Budapest!
With the blessing of our Patriarch, we have pleasure in announcing the incardination of Revd Fr Glenn Gleurinck, who will be known in our community as Fr Brendan of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Fr Brendan has had an attraction to monastic life - both Benedictine and Carmelite spirituality - since his youth and was ordained priest nearly ten years ago in the Celtic Christian Church (USA). He was born and raised in Belgium and presently lives in his hometown of Aalst.We are so pleased to have another brother in the Low Countries. Welcome Fr Brendan. We are glad to have you join us!
Synod 2012
Members of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Europe. Patriarch Nicolas (centre), Dom Francois OSBA (far right)
On the 13th October 2012 at the Couvente Sainte Marie in the Dordogne the Rt Revd Dom Francois Poublan OSBA presented our petition to Patriarch Nicolas I and all the Holy Synod of the Eglise Orthodoxe d'Europe (EOE) asking that we be incardinated as an order. We are thankful to God, the Patriarch and the Holy Synod for accepting and welcoming us and creating for us an Exarchate with special permission to continue and develop our Benedictine tradition as a "bi-ritual" community. Liturgical prayer is of course central to our lives, particularly as Benedictines, and it is good to know that our missions and hermitages will have special encouragement to fully explore the contemplative traditions of East and West and to celebrate many of the historic rites of Christendom. We are also delighted to have meet many new brethren in our fellow EOE clergy and we look forward to working closely with them for the greater glory of God.
New Member
We are very pleased to announce the incardination of the Rt Revd Dom Charles Reynolds of Fort Worth, Texas. He has been a friend to our community for several years and we are delighted now to welcome him into full membership. Abbot Emeritus Charles serves a thriving mission parish in Fort Worth, Texas and his expertise with the Eastern Rite liturgies is a particular blessing to us as we prepare to become a dual Western/Eastern Rite order.
Ordination of three new Deacons, Deo Gratias!
Br Patrick, Dom Bram, Br Paul (excardinated) and Bishop Bruno, outside St Gall's Retreat
On Saturday 8th September 2012, the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady, at the Oratory of the Holy Cross, St Gall's Retreat, Switzerland, Abbot-Bishop Alistair and Bishop Bruno ordained to the diaconate, Revd Dom Bram Heidendal OSBA, Revd Paul Burton and Revd Br Patrick Scheiner OSBA. Congratulations to the new deacons. We wish you much joy and fulfillment in this important ministry.
Saturday 14th July 2012, ordination of Associate Priest, Revd Ivan Presho
Fr Ivan resides in Newcastle, England where he has a healing and pastoral ministry. He was ordained to the diaconate by Dom Alistair in 2010 in Edinburgh and on the 14th July 2012 was ordained to the priesthood at Holy Cross Oratory, St Gall's Retreat in Switzerland. Dom Bruno also assisted at the ordination. Congratulations Fr Ivan!
Dom Bruno laying on hands
Ordination of Fr James of the Sacred Heart to the Priesthood, Saturday before Pentecost 2012
Congratulations to Fr James of the Sacred Heart OSBA (James Claude Yelington III) who was ordained to the priesthood on Saturday 28th May at St George's Church, Austin, Texas, by our friend Bishop Jack Isbell of the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch. Our Oblate, Bishop Mel Borham and several other bishops and clergy were in attendance. Among the large congregation present were eighteen of Fr James' family and friends. We wish Fr James every blessing in his priestly ministry.
Welcome to new postulants!
Br Patrick of the Glorious Ascension, admitted to the Postulancy and ordained Cleric on the 13th May 2012 at St Gall's Retreat.
We are delighted to announce that St Gall's Seminarian Paul Burton has transferred from Oblature to the Postulancy of the Holy Cross Benedictines of Adoration. After a distinguised career with the Manchester Police Paul is now a Shakespearean actor and brings many gifts to our order. He will be known as Br Paul of the Good Shepherd. Similarly, our new brother Patrick Scheiner, who will be known as Br Patrick of the Glorious Ascension, also brings many gifts. He is a teacher, holds a degree in theology from the University of Fribourg and has done further training for ministry in the seminary at Chur, Switzerland, and St Stephen's House, Oxford. We wish both of these brethren every blessing in their Benedictine life!
Change of direction for our Church and Order
St Benedict pray for us!
After five years of living according to our interpretation of the Passionist charism the members of the Companions of the Cross and Passion (founded 2007) has been dissolved. This follows the registration of the "PASSIONIST" name and distinctive Sign as trademarks of the Roman Catholic Passionist Congregation.
The brethren are of one heart and mind in adopting a new Benedictine framework and tradition for our order which from henceforth shall be known as the Holy Cross Benedictines of Adoration. As there are Anglican and Lutheran Benedictines as well as several Benedictine Congregations within the Independent Movement we hope that we shall be safe in adopting this tradition, which as it happens was the starting point for many of us on our individual spiritual journeys. We therefore feel that recent events may well have been a blessing in disguise! Pax!
Easter Sunday 2012 - in Neuss
Fr Thomas and volunteer about to serve some lunch! ... Congratulations to Fr Thomas for another ecumenical Eucahrist and meal at the Diakonie in Neuss. It is good to see our community in Germany doing so well!
Ordinations in Switzerland, Easter Triduum 2012
Ordination of Paul Burton as Exorcist
On Holy Saturday Paul Burton, Oblate, was ordained to the Order of Exorcist and on Easter Sunday Br Bram Heidendal was ordained to the sub-diaconate. We wish these brethren every blessing on their journey towards the priesthood. Onwards and upwards!
Br Bram Heidendal, Sub-deacon
Intercommunion Agreement
We are delighted to announce that today, in Paris, the 15th January 2012 the Presiding Bishop of the Catholic Apostolic Church of the Holy Cross, the Most Revd Fr Francois Poublan CCP, and His Holiness, Patriarch Nicolas of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Europe signed an Intercommunion Agreement
between our two jurisidctions. We look forward to many opportunities for fellowship and mutual cooperation in the years ahead!
New Associate Priest
The Mission Episcopate of St Gall are pleased to announce the
incardination of Revd Fr Maxim Bratuhin, of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Fr Maxim was
ordained by an Independent Orthodox Bishop (now retired) and is our first
Eastern rite priest. He is a civil rights activist with a thriving ecumenical
ministry. We wish him many happy years of fellowship with us.
Ordinations, October 2011
In October 2011, Bishops Alistair and Bruno had the great pleasure and honour of ordaining Fr Thomas Crofts and Fr Scott Blunt to the priesthood in Neuss, Germany, and London, England, respectively. Both occasions were well supported by family and friends and enjoyed by all!
Ordination of Fr Thomas Crofts in Neuss, Germany, October 2011
Congregation in Neuss for the ordination of Fr Thomas Crofts, October 2011
Félicitations to Virginie Simon and Kent Brazeau whose marriage was blessed on the 13th August at the Musée des Vampires in Paris by Bishop Francois!
Revd Scott Blunt
We are pleased to announce the incardination of our oblate, the Revd Scott Blunt as Associated Clergy. Scott is a deacon, formerly with the Church of the Divine Mysteries, who will be ordained priest in October for a ministry in Blackheath, London. He joins Revd Fr Baruch Rabinowitz and the Revd Ivan Presho who already serve with us as Associated Clergy. Welcome Scott!
Revd Ivan Presho
The Revd Ivan Presho who was ordained deacon in December 2010 by the Prior General has been incardinated as a Deacon of the Mission Episcopate of St Gall and is thereby Associate Clergy of the Catholic Apostolic Church of the Holy Cross. Ivan completed two years of seminary training at Ushaw College several years ago and now works with teenagers with autism and Asperger's syndrom. We welcome him and pray that he will have a pleasant sojourn among us.
Parish Closure
Following a very successful and enjoyable day together celebrating the Feast of the Assumption the Edinburgh Parish of Our Lady and St Tugdual is now closed. The Prior General wishes to thank the Edinburgh Theosophical Society who have generously hosted our services for several years. Bishop Alistair will be moving to our Retreat in Switzerland in October. Ongoing pastoral support is available from the Revd Jim Pym (Apostolic Church of the Risen Christ) and Revd Marie Louise Jones (Interfaith Minister). Please send an email for their contact details (Contact Form on Vocations page).
The ordination to the diaconate of Revd Br James of the Sacred Heart CCP (Revd James Yelvington) took place on the 13th August at the Oratory of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom, Huntsville, Texas. We congratulate Br James and wish to thank our dear friends Br +Thomas OEF and Sr +Magdalena OEF of the Mission Episcopate of Ss Francis and Clare who received Br James into the noviciate of CCP and ordained him on our behalf.
A well and truly ordained deacon!
Br James with friends who attended the ceremonies
Assumptiontide in Hungary - happily our work in Hungary goes forward from strength to strength, A.M.D.G.
Three of our Hungarian brethren after their celebration of the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady, 2011: Attila, Fr Paulus of St Francis CCP and Br Hubertus of St John the Baptist CCP
Admission of a Postulant and a Solemn Profession
We are delighted to announce that on Friday 24th June - Feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist - Bishop Marcus Berezowski was admitted as a Postulant of our Order, in Brazil, by Bishop Isaac of St Joseph CCP. Bishop Marcus takes the name "Marcus of Our Lady of the Angels". With a background in esotericism, theosophy and Martinism Bishop Marcus rediscovered the rich tradition of orthodox Christian devotion and was prepared, ordained and consecrated by Bishop Isaac over a period of many years. He is a lawyer by profession and is married with one child. We welcome him to our church and community!
On Saturday 25th June in Philadelphia, PA, The Most Revd Timothy Cravens of the Independent Catholic Christian Church officiated at the solemn profession of our well beloved brother, Revd Fr Salvatore Scuderi CCP. Fr Sal is a well known character around Camden, NJ, where he is often seen on the streets in his habit ministering to the people. He also celebrates the sacraments at home for a small but growing congregation. We pray that God will continue to bless him and that all his efforts may manifest in beauty!
Sunday Services and Workshops in Summer 2011,
at the Theosophical Society, 28 Great King Street Edinburgh
(unless stated otherwise)
St Anthony's Chapel, Edinburgh
Sunday 26th June – 3pm at St Anthony's Chapel, Holyrood Park -
A Celtic Celebration of Midsummer
Sunday 10th July – Holy Grail Mass – 3 pm
Sunday 14th August – Mass of the Mother - 11am
and afternoon workshop on "Healing with Mary", Solemn Benediction 4pm
Call Bishop Alistair for further details 0131 664 8384 or email:
Church website:
Foundation of the Catholic Apostolic Church of the Holy Cross - 4th June 2011, Feast of St Petroc
After a difficult transition our Church and Order looks to a bright future! Ad Majoram Dei Gloriam!
Letter to Archbishop John Kersey and Bishop Andrew Linley
Church of the Divine Mysteries (EADM) – 1st June 2011
We the undersigned brethren of the Companions of the Cross and Passion, having confidence in the leadership of our Prior General utterly reject and repudiate any suggestion in the Ad Clerum published by EADM on the 31st May 2011 that our Prior General,
Bishop Alistair Bate, has acted improperly in any way whatsoever.
(1) Bishop Alistair has at no time taken an oath of canonical obedience to Bishop Kersey or any other bishop or signed any document suggesting the same.
(2) Bishop Alistair and the undersigned members of this order have never acknowledged Bishop Kersey as having the authority of an Archbishop over CCP which was founded as an autocephalous order in 2007 and has remained so since then under the leadership of Bishop Alistair.
(3) Those members of CCP who
also members of EADM (+ Alistair, +Francois, +Robert, +Isaac and Paulus+) acknowledged Bishop Kersey as Presiding Bishop of that communion and as having authority over them in matters pertaining solely to EADM and never those pertaining to CCP.
(4) Bishop Alistair and the members of this order resent the unsolicited interference of Bishop Kersey into our internal affairs, where he held no position of authority except "Episcopal Visitor", whose function it was to make a "visitation" if and when invited by the Prior and Companions. We believe that it was totally beyond his remit to engage in an investigation and suggest a "disciplinary process" to the Provincial Priors in order to depose the Prior General.
(5) We are outraged by the un-Christian tone of Bishop Kersey's "Pastoral Letter" and "Ad Clerum" and even more so by his appropriation of portions of our website with the name of our Prior General deleted. We utterly repudiate any claim of Bishop Kersey to leadership of this order and place our confidence in God and in the legitimate authority of our Priors; +Alistair, +Robert and +Francois.
(6) Despite all of the above, if Archbishop Kersey were to apologize for the distress he has caused and promise not to interfere in the internal business of CCP in the future we would be happy to re-establish cordial relations and possibly a formal affiliation with EADM.
Bishop Francois of Our Lady and St Michael CCP,
Bishop Robert of the Divine Mercy CCP,
Bishop Isaac of St Joseph CCP,
Fr Salvatore of the Holy Cross CCP,
Revd Br Thomas of the English Martyrs CCP,
Fr Paulus of St Francis CCP,
Br James of the Sacred Heart,
Revd. Br Mariano of the Presentation of Our Lady,
Br Jason of St Matthew,
Br Hubertus of St John the Baptist,
Bishop Bruno of the Beloved Disciple
Bishop Alistair of the Blessed Sacrament CCP
31st May 2011 - NEWS - Feast of the Visitation of Our Lady
CCP is no longer affiliated to the Church of the Divine Mysteries (EADM) and the position of Episcopal Visitor is presently vacant. CCP was founded by 2007 by (the then) Fr Alistair Bate and Bishop Michael Skelly, well before any association with +John Kersey or +Andrew Linley. CCP has always been an autocephalous and fully autonomous community, though in the past we have had affiliations with the Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church and its successor body, the Church of the Divine Mysteries (EADM). We have never acknowledged any Archbishop or Church as having any ultimate authority over our order and utterly reject the claims of certain prelates to the contrary. The Ad Clerum issued today by Bishops Kersey and Linley does not in any way effect our legitimacy as an order or our Prior General's ability to function episcopally. In God we Trust.
Donation of Relic of St Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
A generous benefactor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has donated a fine relic of St Jean Baptiste de La Salle to the Oratory of St Paul of the Cross. Already venerated at the Oratory are several first class relics including relics of Ss Bruno, Teresa Margaret, Philip Howard, Lawrence O'Toole, Paul of the Cross and several other Passionist saints and early martyrs.
Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle or John Baptist de La Salle (30 April 1651 – 7 April 1719) was a priest, educational reformer, and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Beatified in 1888 and canonised in 1900 he is the patron saint of teachers and is considered to be the founder of the first Catholic schools.
He dedicated much of his life for the education of poor children in France and in doing so, he started many lasting educational practices.
St Jean Baptiste de La Salle 1651 - 1719
Most Revd Bruno Pedrini admitted to the Postulancy of CCP
On Thursday 19th May The Prior welcomed the M. Revd Fr Bruno of the Beloved Disciple to the postulancy of CCP. Don Bruno has a good deal of experience of the Independent movement in Germany and Italy and plans to continue to minister in his native Switzerland. We wish him a long, happy and truly fraternal spiritual sojourn in our company.
Consecration of Bishop Francois of Our Lady and St Michael
On Sunday 8th May 2011 the Prior General consecrated Bishop Francois to the sacred episcopate according to the Liberal Catholic Rite at the Chapel
ad tempus
of Our Lady and St Tugdual, Edinburgh. He was assisted by the Revd Marie Louise Jones (Interfaith Minister) and Mdm Isabelle Piau, the companion of Bishop Francois, read the protocol of election. Also attending were Christine Toms, Ann Roodt and Alan Sutherland. Bishop Francois will develop his ministry under the Mission Episcopate of St Genevieve in the city of Paris, in communion with the Apostolic Church of the Divine Mysteries.
Solemn Profession of Fr Francois of Our Lady and St Michael
The Litany of the Saints
On the 6th May at the Oratory of St Paul of the Cross in Edinburgh the Prior presided at the Solemn Profession of Vows of Fr Francois of Our Lady and St Michael. Fr Francois is the third CCP Father to make his Solemn Profession and will be the fourth bishop in the Fraternity following his Consecration to the Sacred Episcopate on Sunday 8th May at the Theosophical Society in Edinburgh.
Consecration in Tempe, Arizona
On Sunday 10th April, Passion Sunday, the Prior had the honour of consecrating Bishops Robert Pieper CCP and Anthony Scuderi OEF at the Shrine of Holy Wisdom in Tempe, by kind invitation of Bishop Jorge (Seraphim) Eager OSB, who also kindly co-consecrated. A most enjoyable occasion. May the new bishops be richly blessed in their new ministries.
Revd Fr Paulus of St Francis CCP, ordained to the priesthood
Fr Paulus' newly anointed hands are consecrated
The unusually swift progression of Fr Paulus to the priesthood is mainly due to the fact that a congregation has been gathered and worshipping together in Budapest for some time and it was felt that regular sacraments would be essential for the spiritual health of the young community, the "Magyar Ókatolikus Misszió", or Hungarian Old Catholic Mission. Twenty one people, including Fr Paulus' parents were present for the Ordination to the Priesthood on Sunday 5th December.
More information about the Mission can be read at:
Each Sunday there is a celebration of the Hungarian Old Catholic Liturgy according to the form compiled by Bishop Viktor Kubinyi.
Fr Paulus administers the sacred host
The new priest celebrates his first Mass, a ferial Mass of Advent according to the Hungarian Old Catholic Liturgy
Revd Br Paulus of St Francis
On Saturday 4th December, the Revd Br Paulus of St Francis (Revd Tamás Széles) was admitted to the noviciate of CCP and ordained deacon by the +Father Prior, at the Chapel of the Holy Trinity in Budapest. Br Paulus' friend Albert assisted at the ceremonies.
Ordination to Deacon
Br Thomas of the English Martyrs CCP
On Thursday 7th October 2010, the Feast of the Holy Rosary of the BVM, Br Thomas (The Revd James Crofts) was received as a novice of CCP and ordained deacon at the home of Fr Francois of Our Lady and St Michael in Paris. We thank Fr Francois for his hospitality and Isabelle and Francois for the delicious celebration lunch. The Prior also invested Francois+ Isabelle, Thomas and Jonny with the Red Scapular of the Passion. Congratulations Br Thomas! We wish you much joy and fulfilment in your religious life!
The Veni Creator
Br Thomas receives the Bible
CCP welcomes Rev Tamás Széles (Br Paul of St Francis) to the Postulancy
Br Paul lives in Budapest where he is an actor and teacher of rhetoric by profession. He founded the Hungarian Old Catholic Mission and has a small congregation which meets in their own chapel, Holy Trinity, in Budapest. Br Paul has received various theological qualifications from a number of institutions including Sanctus Theological Institute in the USA (Old Catholic). He has also received a form ordination as a non-denominational Pastor but will be ordained as a deacon and priest in the near future.
Through Mar Georgius, Patriarch of Glastonbury, Bishop Alistair can trace a line of succession back to +Viktor de Kubinyi (Mar Paul), who was a bishop of the Apostolic Episcopal Church and a Hungarian Old Catholic. No doubt this connection will be useful to our new brother and his congregation in Hungary in due course!
Rev Tamas with some of his congregation
Holy Trinity Chapel, Budapest
Holy Cross Day Chapter
It was decided that the title of "Father Superior" be changed to "Father Prior", as more in keeping with the semi-monastic orientation of our Fraternity. Bishop Alistair of the Blessed Sacrament to continue in this service and leadership role and to be assisted by Fr Robert of the Divine Mercy as Sub-Prior.
photo below:
8/10/10. Fr Francois at prayer in the Monastery of Aghia Chozoviotissa in Greece where he is "en vacance"!
Companions of the Cross and Passion end association with the Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church
The Companions of the Cross and Passion have announced their resignation from both individual and joint affiliations with the Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church effective from 7 September 2010. The C.C.P. holds a charter from E.A.D.M.
dated 19 June 2010 which continues to provide it with ongoing autonomous jurisdictional authority.
Welcome Br Thomas of the English Martyrs
On Monday 16th of August the Fr Superior had the joy of receiving James David Crofts into the Postulancy of CCP, as "Br Thomas of the English Martyrs". Br Thomas is originally from York and was educated by the Bendictines at Ampleforth. He later spent several years as a Cistercian monk in Austria and now lives and works in Neuss, Germany. Br Thomas has always had a great devotion to St Thomas More, hence his choice of name, and hopes to progress through the minor orders to the priesthood in due course. He has already completed several years of theological and monastic studies as well as having considerable monastic experience . We very much hope and expect our new brother to be an asset to CCP and wish him every joy and blessing in his religious life!
Br James of the Sacred Heart
On the 15th June Fr Superior also had the pleasure of admitting Br James Yelvington to the postulancy of CCP. Br James is a student for ministry within the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch and lives and works in Austin, Texas. We wish him every blessing in his religious life!
Revd Fr Salvatore of the Holy Cross
On Tuesday 15th June 2010 Fr Superior had the pleasure of admitting Fr Salvatore Scuderi to the postulancy of CCP. Fr Sal was born in 1954 and ordained priest in 1984 in the Roman Catholic Church. He was for many years a member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and until a few years ago pastored a Roman Catholic parish in Camden, New Jersey. He is now in a position to resume active ministry, this time with CCP! He enters our community "in a spirit of joyful abandon", "greets all with love and is open to the full comunion of all Christians who wish to participate in this new ministry; and to all God's children in a spirit of inclusivity and multicultural sensitivity".
Welcome Fr Salvatore of the Holy Cross!
Jacob's Christening - 24th April 2010
It was a joy for Bishop Alistair to be called upon to baptise Jacob Fraser Cowin on Saturday 24th April. The ceremony took place at St Mark's Unitarian Church in Edinburgh, by kind permission of the Minister, however the baptism was trinitarian and orthodox. Happily Jacob's family and friends were well represented coming from as far away as Glasgow. Jacob is the much loved son of Alanna Fraser and Chris Cowin.
CCP welcomes Bishop Isaac Pellizari as a postulant
Bishop Issac of St Joseph live in Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil where he has a thriving ecumenical ministry
in the Saint Sergius Brotherhood, a small community dedicated to biblical studies and Christian meditation, based on Russian spirituality. First consecrated in 1996, in a German Old Catholic jurisdiction, he is also an associate minister in his local Anglican community and teaches theology to various institutes and Christian groups. He has a bachelor's degree in Divinity and has also completed Biblical Studies at postgraduate level. Received as a postulant on Friday 16th April, +Isaac hopes to travel to Scotland later in the year to be received as a novice of the fraternity. We wish him much joy and fulfilment on his spiritual journey!
Lenten Retreat Day, 14th March 2010
On the 14th March 2010, eleven people gathered at the Oratory of Our Lady and St Tugdual (ad tempus) situated at the Theosophical Society in Edinburgh for a day of talks, services and fellowship. We began with a participative meditation on the Stations of the Cross, moved on to Mass for the Day. Then after lunch we all enjoyed a talk from the Revd Brian Cooper on "Praying with Icons" after which Bishop Alistair gave a short talk on the Five Scapulars. The day finished with Solemn Bendiction and of course tea!
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Chris Matthews: Republicans 'Don't Have a Thrill Up Their Leg' for Mitt Romney
Chris Matthews this weekend made a somewhat self-deprecating comment about presidential candidate Mitt Romney telling the guests on the syndicated program bearing his name that Republicans "don't have a thrill up their leg about this guy."
After some laughter, they agreed (video follows with transcript and commentary):
CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST. This week's Associated Press poll has Romney at his highest so far: thirty percent. But you see there Herman Cain and Rick Perry still have a total 39 percent. Mike, it looks like they don't have a thrill up their leg about this guy. They're not excited about this guy, nobody is on the Right. But he looks like he's creeping up to it seems inevitability.
MIKE DUFFY, TIME: This may be the one year when likability just doesn't matter. With housing starts slowing down, with unemployment still above 9 percent and likely to remain there. Consumer confidence is worse than it was when Reagan took on Carter in 1980. With those kind of forces in place, likability really doesn't have anything to do with how the Republican Party is feeling. They'll just, they're going to go with the guy, the guy they got.
GLORIA BORGER, CNN: You know, I compare him to the guy your parents always tried to fix you up with, and at first you said, "No, no, no, no," but then after you dated for a while, you're, like, "That guy looks pretty good." So, I think that's the way Republicans are feeling.
MATTHEWS: So it's more about his prospects than your love affair with him?
BORGER: Well, probably in the case of Romney.
MATTHEWS: Well, this is very dull. This is dull politics.
For those possibly missing the joke, Matthews in February 2008 talked about how then candidate Barack Obama's speeches gave him a thrill up his leg.
Wouldn't it be interesting if this becomes a common way for pundits to quantify support for a candidate?
As for this being "dull politics," maybe emotions like being thrilled were indeed part of the problem in 2008 and that's why the nation ended up with a totally unqualified president way over his head.
If folks would use their brains rather than their hearts to gauge competence in their candidates, we might have a more respected Congress and executive branch.
I'm just saying.
As for Matthews et al's views on Romney, this is still only October with the first primaries and caucuses still ahead of us. It therefore could be far too soon to assess what Republicans do or don't love.
Unfortunately, this "no thrill" meme is likely going to be the order of the day with the media no matter who wins the nomination.
For people like Matthews, the goal will be to characterize Obama's opponent whoever it ends up being as not the Republicans' first choice thereby diminishing his candidacy.
This kind of talk merely lays the groundwork.
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The deranged buffoon
Submitted by zenman1661 on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 1:57pm.
does have a point. If Romney gets the nomination, it will be by default.
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This is why the media wants
Submitted by MrSnuggles on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 12:19pm.
This is why the media wants Romney and why they havent laid a finger on him yet.
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An Associated Press poll....?
Submitted by NeoKong on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 12:42pm.
Oh sure...that's credible.
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Matthews is the perfect representative of liberal blather!
Submitted by chazzy-kc on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 12:45pm.
He is irrationally emotional about issues requiring rational cognitive thinking.....something that he appears to be incapable of. He has become a caricature of his own persona.
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As a drunken diabetic ....
Submitted by email@example.com on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 2:38pm.
...he is slowly losing it.
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(A)bsolutley (P)athetic poll numbers..... or wishcasting?
Submitted by wizardjr on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 12:45pm.
So AP interviews a couple thousand people then throws out all but fity registered Republicans and then presents the "results". As if anything AP publishes is actual objective truth... except by accident of course.
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Chris& his electile dysfunction
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 2:04pm.
That guy really does put politics into terms only he and Little Willie understand.
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Depends on which republicans
Submitted by Reaver on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 2:13pm.
Depends on which republicans you mean, the leadership wants to cancel the primary and run Romney by acclimation. It's the base that says can't we do better than the guy who lost to McCain last time?
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Your point is
Submitted by DC2280 on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 11:25pm.
well taken, but who is the republican other then Rommey who has a ghost of a chance of winning a national election ?
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Note to Chris Matthews -
Submitted by Captain Repus on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 2:23pm.
Note to Chris Matthews - Republican men don't get thrills up their legs over other men (other than maybe David Brooks) - so Chris, take your collection of Time magazines with Barry on the cover back to the bathroom and work up a lather.
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In all fairness
Submitted by StarAZ on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 2:56pm.
I think Brooks was swooning of the pants crease, not the er...contents.
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Submitted by NVRAT on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 2:28pm.
You might be right Little Chrissie. But, we will vote for him if he makes the ballot. Anything to get rid of the Master Muslim and destroyer if the US. Maybe we can talk Comcast in to getting rid of you and all your little Pecker Puffer friends.
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anyone but Obama
Submitted by TerryWest on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 4:49pm.
Come election day it may well be a choice between the lack of thrill up our legs or 4 more years of the chill down our spines.
Obama losing will be a thrilling jump start for the econemy, I'll take my chances on a winner by default over a defaulting failure anyday.
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The roughly 1/4 section of
Submitted by Ashrak on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 5:32pm.
The roughly 1/4 section of "support" Romney has had, where he has been stuck, demonstrates or all to see that the clear MINORITY of the Republican Party is "party faithful", is "Establishment" is, well "progressive".
This is the same bunch who tells the rest of us that WE will "split the vote" if we do not vote the way they tell us to. When it comes down to it, they offer much the same kind of projection that Democrats offer daily.
It is time that section of the party decide to vote with Conservatives, before the are left with a party, a dysfunctional party, that is effectively dead.
On second thought, I hope they keep bullying the majority of voters who have carried them this far. Maybe then the Establishment parties will both implode, and Americans can remove the barrier that exists between us and out government. The barrier know as organized political faction - which George Washington warned us all to turn away from.
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Thrill up Leg
Submitted by Boots on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 6:43pm.
We may not have a thrill up our leg for Romney but we will have a thrill up our leg to get rid of Obama.
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Obama Tells Chris Matthews Killing Muslims is Fun
Submitted by HollyW on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 12:27am.
When I read the transcript of Chris Matthews interviewing Obama I was embarrassed for his inability to hide his school girl crush. http://www.thedailyrash.com/obama-says-killing-muslims-more-fun-than-he-...
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Well,as far as I can tell,
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 12:41am.
Well,as far as I can tell, mooooooooooooooooooooslems have been killing each other for about1,400 years - so what's the big deal???
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PPP: Ron Paul Nearly Tied For First In Iowa
By ThePresidentialCandidates.US on Dec 13, 2011 in 2012 President
A new PPP poll for the January 3rd Iowa caucuses has Ron Paul essentially tied (within the margin of error) for first place with Newt Gingrich:
Newt Gingrich 22% (-5 from last week)
Ron Paul 21% (+3)
Mitt Romney 16% (—)
Michele Bachmann 11% (-2)
Rick Perry 9% (—)
Rick Santorum 8% (+2)
Jon Huntsman 5% (+1)
Gary Johnson 1% (—)
Gingrich's Favorable Rating Drops
Gingrich went from a +31 (61/30) favorable/unfavorable rating last week to just a +12 (52/40) this week. +12 is quite weak when you consider that this is a favorable rating only among Republican voters.
Paul's Favorable Rating Rises
Paul went from +14 (52/38) last week to +30 (61/31) this week. When you consider that Paul's popularity is growing and that he's now essentially tied for first place in the polls along with his organizational advantage over Gingrich and it seems that Ron Paul may now actually be the favorite to win Iowa.
Absolutely Sure
Yes, Ron Paul really can win Iowa. According to this PPP poll; Among Iowa voters who are absolutely sure of their choice Paul holds a significant 29% to 21% edge over Gingrich.