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Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Eric Sogard scored the game-winning run in the 10th inning to lift the Oakland Athletics to a 9-8 win over Baltimore that avoided a four-game sweep by the Orioles at The Coliseum.
Sogard singled, then moved to third on Adam Rosales' sacrifice bunt. Rosales bunted the ball right back to reliever Pedro Strop (0-1) for what appeared to be a tailor-made double play, but Strop threw the ball into center field.
With runners now on second and third, Coco Crisp pushed a bunt down the third- base line. Orioles third baseman Manny Machado fielded the ball cleanly, but his throw sailed into left field to allow Sogard to score.
The A's trailed 8-6 with one out in the ninth, but Yoenis Cespedes clobbered a two-run homer into the second deck in left field to tie the game. Cespedes was activated from the 15-day disabled list earlier on Sunday.
Cespedes finished the game 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Seth Smith hit a two- run homer and drove in three and Josh Donaldson added a two-run double for the A's, who had dropped eight of their last nine games.
"We just needed to win," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "We needed to fight, and we needed to claw back and do something good and win a game more than anything."
Jerry Blevins (1-0) earned the win after tossing a perfect 10th inning. Starter Bartolo Colon was tagged for five run on nine hits over six innings.
Chris Davis finished 2-for-4 with homer and three RBI, Manny Machado went 4- for-5 and drove in two runs and Davis finished 2-for-4 with three RBI. Adam Jones added two hits and a pair of RBI for the Orioles, who had won 103 straight games when leading after the seventh inning entering the game. Nate McLouth went 4-for-5 with four runs scored in the setback.
"I think we have to be happy with the way we swung the bats (in the series)," Davis said. "Obviously the last game, they battled back and Cespedes hit a ridiculous home run."
Baltimore got things started with a four-run fourth inning. With the bases loaded, Jones singled to right field to score McLouth. Davis followed with a two-run double, and Matt Wieters added a sacrifice fly to give the O's a 4-0 edge.
Jones' RBI double in the fifth pushed the Baltimore spread to 5-0, but the A's plated four runs in the sixth pull within a run.
Coco Crisp scored Rosales with a base hit to center before scoring on a Smith ground out. After Cespedes singled and Brandon Moss walked to load the bases, Donaldson roped a two-run double to left field.
Machado's RBI base hit made it 6-4, but Smith tied the game with a two-run blast in the home half.
Davis' ninth homer of the season put the O's on top in the eighth, before Cespedes tied the game with one out in the bottom of the ninth.
Oakland is 14-12 in April with two games remaining. The A's have finished the
month of April with a winning record just once over the previous nine years
(16-11 in 2008) ... Davis has 28 homers this season ... Baltimore's last loss
when leading after seven inning was Aug. 8, 2011 ... Orioles starter Miguel
Gonzalez gave up four runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings.
Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston was found not to have violated the university's conduct code over allegations that he sexually assaulted a fellow student in December 2012.
Sprint will end its partnership with NASCAR after the 2016 season.
The NFL announced Sunday night that the AFC North showdown between the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers will be the NBC primetime game for Week 17.
The San Francisco Giants have acquired infielder Casey McGehee from the Miami Marlins in exchange for minor league pitchers Kendry Flores and Luis Castillo.
Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari has been diagnosed with a meniscus tear in his right knee and is out indefinitely.
Vancouver Canucks forward Jannik Hansen collapsed on the bench during the second period of Saturday's game against the Calgary Flames and had to be helped to the locker room.


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Day one of the Fred Lynch Invitational is complete. This is a three day high school basketball event that's being held at four different venues in New Hanover County. Plus more! Full story...»
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On Sunday we checked out this weekend's SE Elite 24 Classic at Brogden Hall. Two of Buzz Peterson's future players participated. Louisville ousted Duke at the NCAA Tournament. The UNCW baseball team won again. Plus more! Full story...»
Southeast Elite 24 Classic returns to Port CitySubmitted by John Rendleman on Sun, 03/24/2013 - 5:51pm.READ MORE:
The Southeast Elite 24 Classic will be held in Wilmington on March 30th. It'll feature most of the top high school basketball seniors in the eastern part of North Carolina. This year's event will feature a girls game, a boys game, a slam dunk event, a skills contest, a three point shooting contest and three future UNCW Seahawks. Full story...»
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Ashley High School basketball coach Bryn McSwain has resigned as the boys basketball coach after five seasons on the job. The Screaming Eagles recently wrapped up a 17-9 season. Full story...»
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On Friday night we unveiled the All-WWAY Full Court Press Basketball Team. It's certainly a prestigious honor to be recognized as one of the top five players in the WWAY viewing area. On Friday UNCW's Keith Rendleman earned All-CAA honors in men's basketball and the UNCW baseball team beat VCU. Plus more!Full story...
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The East Columbus girls basketball team won three state playoff games last week, but the season came to a crashing halt for the Gators on Tuesday night in state playoff regional play. The UNCW baseball team has had more close games this season than normal. Unfortunately the Seahawks gave up three runs in the ninth inning on the road on Tuesday. Plus more! Full story...»
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On Monday night on WWAY we provided a weekend recap of sports from around the region. This includes UNCW's impressive performance at the CAA Swimming & Diving Championships, UNCW baseball, high school wrestling state championship accolades and a salute to the only high school basketball team left in the state playoffs. On top of that we checked out the first woman ever to try out for an NFL team. Full story...»
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JANUARY 8-17, 2015 - "The Scarlet Ibis" WORLD PREMIERE
MAY 1-3, 2015 - "heart of darkness" u.s. PREMIERE
January 8–10, 13, 14, 16 & 17 | 7:00 PM
January 11 | 2:00 PM
HERE Mainstage Theatre - HERE Arts Center
HERE 145 Sixth Ave. (enter on Dominick St. one block south of Spring)
New York, NY 10013
Co-produced by Beth Morrison Projects and HERE
In association with AOP
Part of PROTOTYPE 2014
"...his music is personal, moody and skillfully wrought"
—Anthony Tommasini on Stefan Weisman, The New York Times
Inspired by the 1960 short story by James Hurst, The Scarlet Ibis is a family opera about brotherhood, illness, and the power of the imagination to soar above physical limitations. This world premiere by composer Stefan Weisman (Darkling) and librettist David Cote (Three Way) fuses singers, puppetry, and multimedia stagecraft to tell the story of a remarkable disabled boy whose older brother pushes him to be "normal." Set in rural North Carolina a century ago, The Scarlet Ibis contrasts notions of physical wholeness versus mystical otherness. Episodic and expressionistic, the narrative draws on elements of Southern Gothic, boy's adventure, and domestic tragedy.
OBIE Award-winning director Mallory Catlett stages the premiere, Tom Lee devises the puppetry, and Steven Osgood conducts the American Modern Ensemble in a nine-member configuration. Performances by Eric S. Brenner, Hai-Ting Chinn, Abigail Fischer, Nicole Mitchell, and Keith Phares. For audiences 12 and up. 100 Minutes
Commissioned and developed through the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP)
May 1 & 2, 2015 | 8:00 PM
May 2 & 3 | 2:00 PM
Z Space, 450 Florida Street
San Francisco, CA
Opera Parallèle (OP) will present the American Premiere of the AOP-developed Heart of Darkness by British composer Tarik O'Regan and librettist Tom Phillips in its 2014-15 Season. The work will be performed at San Francisco's Z Space, a former warehouse that has been converted to a flexible performance space making this production space site specific.
Based on the novella by Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness is a powerful opera that portrays the greedy world of ivory smugglers in Central Africa as narrated by the central character, Marlow. The plot unfolds through a series of short, fast-paced scenes that gradually increase in tension, as Marlow's tale approaches its climax. MORE INFO
Initial research and development phases of Tarik O'Regan's work were supported by AOP and OperaGenesis, the opera development programme of the ROH2 . AOP received an NEA award for developing the opera in 2006-2011.
AOP's season is made possible by New Music USA's Cary New Music Performance Fund and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Tuesday, December 2 | 7:30 PM
Alfred Nobel Hall - House of Sweden
2900 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20007
The Echo Drift – the first creative collaboration between designer Elle Kunnos de Voss and composer Mikael Karlsson (both Swedes living in New York City) -‐ is a surrealist mystery performed by Metropolitan Opera soprano Amy Shoremount-Obra (Composers & the Voice) backed up by violin, piano and live electronics in a 6 channel surround system as well as a multitude of media, including animated sequences and characters. Centered around its main character, Walker Loats, a convicted felon, The Echo Drift is a mischievous take on perspectives of time, free will, and our time's neurotic strive to break societal expectations in the quest for self expression.
The December 2 performance is a world premiere staged preview of the work and is presented in collaboration with the Swedish Embassy in the US, The Swedish Consulate General of New York, House of Sweden, Rough State Sound and Metrics Design Group.
Friday, Dec 12 & Saturday, Dec 13 | 8:00 PM
Tuesday, Jan 13 & Wednesday, Jan 14 | 8:00 PM
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New York, NY
The Velvet Oratorio, an original opera/theater piece commemorating the 25th anniversary of The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, will be presented in the grand ballroom at the current home of the Czech Center and the Czech Consulate: The Bohemian National Hall. The Velvet Oratorio is an evocative retelling of the Velvet Revolution through found text, choral music, and scenes inspired by Václav Havel's Vaněk plays. Written by Edward Einhorn. Composed and Directed by Henry Akona.
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Pete Seeger Tribute in NYC to Go Ahead
The folk icon, who died Monday, was scheduled to accept the first-ever Woody Guthrie Prize and perform at the event.
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The Grammy Museum and Woody Guthrie Center's celebration of folk singer Pete Seeger on Feb. 22 at the Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City will continue as planned.
Seeger was scheduled to accept the first-ever Woody Guthrie Prize award and perform at the event. Seeger died on Monday.
The event and award presentation will serve as a celebration of Seeger's musical legacy, as well as his connection to Guthrie and his work. The event has been retitled "How Can I Keep from Singing!" and event organizers are working to book acts for the show.
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"The only thing I know for certain is that Pete would want us to gather together and make some music," Nora Guthrie, the singer's daughter, said in a statement. "The power of song, as he constantly reminded us, can take us through everything that life, and death, throws at us. On Feb. 22, we won't take a moment of silence to remember him. We will take all the moments to sing -- as loudly and with as many harmonies as we can muster."
The Woody Guthrie Prize will be given annually to the artist who best exemplifies the spirit and life's work of Woody Guthrie by speaking for the less fortunate through music, film, literature, dance or other art forms. Proceeds from the event will support the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Okla.
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Really beautiful view from the bar, lots of cocktails to choose from (the prices are not very low), nice interior.
Panorama bar at the top of a hotel, a bit outside the historical centre of Vilnius.
Good cocktails.
International and youngish crowd (when I went with a friend).
can have a nice cocktail and relax. some people even worked with their laptop over a drink and enjoy the view.
very well placed on the top floor with good music. Excellent service as well. Great choice especially if you are staying in Radisson
This place offers a magnificent view all over the city of Vilnius. The Bar personnel is professional and the cocktail alternatives are many. They even offer an XXL Long Island Iced Tea. Very manly gulp. No disturbing noise around, only positive minded people. Very refreshing.
Great view, Soso atmosphere, a bit overpriced drinks. It is ok to go there when you anyhow stay at the hotel but I would choose another place in town if staying somewhere else.
The view on night light- amazing. One of the best night bars in Vilnius. Perfect coctails, nice staff, a little bit free snacks. You can go alone, with friends, colleague.
We went up for some late evening drinks on a friday. The place was quite well filled, not crowded, though.
Music is of course a matter of personal taste, but this was a bit too much on the cool/hip/electronic side for my taste, with a giant screen displaying some sort of psychodelic patterns... the level of music was just about...
What can I say?
AMAZING panoramic view of all of Vilnius.Prices are incredibly reasonabla and the cocktail menu is vast. The bartenders speak perfect English (as with most places in Vilnius) and they are as friendly as they are helpfull when it comes to making cocktail suggestions. This place is as good for a romantic drink as it is for...
A quite lounge with dimmed lights and a panoramic view. The staff is quite friendly but constantly in a hurry. The drink list isn't too long and the food wasn't great but still a nice place to relax, listen to some music and enjoy the night lights of Vilnius.
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gajanan mishra
Friend / Enemy - Who Is Near
You are going,
You are coming
As and when required and
You wish, my dear friend.
You are mine, my so called enemy
And you are only mine who is
Always in accumulation
Here, there, everywhere
And enable me to stay in caution.
O my accumulator, I am thankful to you,
Not to my friends who are not taking
My so much care as you do, my dear,
You are my soap, surf and shampoo,
Please stay always here, leave me never.
Topic of this poem: friend
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not to my friends who are not taking
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257405242014-12-22T15:52:49.702-08:00Ad Orientemis the blog of an Orthodox Christian and is published under the spiritual patronage of St. John of San Francisco. Topics likely to be discussed include matters relating to Orthodoxy as well as other religious confessions, politics, economics, social issues, current events or anything else which interests me. © 2006-2014John (Ad Orientem)http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-56070465765230611672014-12-22T15:47:00.000-08:002014-12-22T15:47:46.008-08:00North Korea's Internet CrashesIt's a mostly symbolic gesture. The whole country has fewer IP addresses than all but the smallest American villages. But it does send a message to others who may have been watching and getting ideas of their own. We know where the "Off Switch" is, and we know how to use it.
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John (Ad Orientem)http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-64376866663601372102014-12-22T14:17:00.001-08:002014-12-22T14:17:56.005-08:00Paul Krugman: Conquest Is for LosersMore than a century has passed since Norman Angell, a British journalist and politician, published "The Great Illusion," a treatise arguing that the age of conquest was or at least should be over. He didn't predict an end to warfare, but he did argue that aggressive wars no longer made sense — that modern warfare impoverishes the victors as well as the vanquished.

He was right, but it's apparently a hard lesson to absorb. Certainly Vladimir Putin never got the memo. And neither did our own neocons, whose acute case of Putin envy shows that they learned nothing from the Iraq debacle.

Angell's case was simple: Plunder isn't what it used to be. You can't treat a modern society the way ancient Rome treated a conquered province without destroying the very wealth you're trying to seize. And meanwhile, war or the threat of war, by disrupting trade and financial connections, inflicts large costs over and above the direct expense of maintaining and deploying armies. War makes you poorer and weaker, even if you win.

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I can't believe I'm about to write this, but here goes. While I could quibble with some details, Krugman is basically right.
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John (Ad Orientem)http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-89107759798792792302014-12-21T12:04:00.001-08:002014-12-21T12:50:24.587-08:00Rothbard (etc.) on EgalitarianismThere are a lot of things you can say about the left, but one of its most salient characteristics is its total rejection of logic, mathematics, science, and anything that can be considered 'thinking.' With the left, it's all feelings. This is why the left seized on the principle of equality before the law and twisted it into a notion of the intrinsic equality of all people everywhere, an idea, as Orwell put it, so absurd that only an intellectual could entertain it. Of course, he mean [sic] self-styled intellectual, people who reject facts and dress up their whims and enthusiasms with logical-sounding rhetoric. And whims are the opposite of logic, and enthusiasm for an idea is no proof of its validity.

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The historic consecration of the Rev Libby Lane will transform the perception of an institution that has long been considered out of touch.

Read the rest of the drivel here (if you must).
HT: T-19
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Memory eternal.
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Ancient relics and even entire murals are being torn from the houses of worship and smuggled out through the same routes previously established for moving oil and weapons in and out of the so-called caliphate, a vast region the jihadist army has claimed as sovereign under Sharia law.

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John (Ad Orientem)http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-25164368286272446102014-12-19T18:16:00.002-08:002014-12-21T21:25:53.749-08:00Appeals court: Gun control must meet toughest testBreaking ranks with other federal appeals courts, and probably setting up a major test case for the Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled that laws imposing controls on the personal right to have a gun must satisfy the most rigorous constitutional test. And, in another split with other courts, it was the first to strike down a federal gun law under the Constitution's Second Amendment as expanded by the Supreme Court six years ago.

Since the Justices' ruling in 2008 in District of Columbia v. Heller, finding in the Second Amendment a guarantee of a right to have a gun for personal use, at least in some circumstances, federal courts have struggled with how to apply that ruling in specific cases testing specific gun laws. Before the Sixth Circuit ruled, however, none had declared that gun laws should be judged by a "strict scrutiny" test.

The Sixth Circuit's decision came on Thursday in the case of Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department, involving a southern Michigan man, now seventy-three years ago, who was involuntarily sent to a mental institution for only a brief period nearly thirty years ago. He has long functioned normally in society, and is now considered to be mentally healthy and not dangerous.

Because of the brief stay in that institution, however, he is barred for life from having a gun, under the federal law that the Sixth Circuit has now nullified because it failed the "strict scrutiny" test. He is not eligible for a special federal-state program that gives some who are barred by law from gun ownership a chance to become eligible to have a gun, because Michigan does not take part in that program, and he cannot get relief under another federal program that Congress has refused to fund.

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John (Ad Orientem)http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-7752980846804884792014-12-18T18:14:00.001-08:002014-12-18T18:21:09.983-08:00How the Patron Saint of Catholic Traditionalism Helped Start the Revolution

In the modern struggles and disagreements over the Liturgy, there tends to be a list of friends and opponents depending on one's stance. For those of us with a more traditional leaning, Pope St. Pius X looms large as a friend and an image of tradition. He is usually seen as a defender of the tradition and a great proponent of what is called today the Extraordinary Form or Traditional Latin Mass (TLM)—so much so that the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) takes its name from him.

And yet things, people, and movements are seldom as simple as we would like them to be. Despite many good reasons for admiring Pope St. Pius X's attention to the Sacred Liturgy, he also (arguably) helped lay the groundwork for the revolution that would follow, not so much by his ideas but by his rather sweeping use of papal authority to influence and change the Liturgy in his day.

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In fairness, I think Catholic Traddies revere Pius X less for his liturgical contributions than for his unreserved condemnation of Modernism, with which, all other differences aside, I suspect we Orthodox could heartily agree. Still there is some fascinating history here.
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John (Ad Orientem)http://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-25198130979232344812014-12-18T18:02:00.000-08:002014-12-20T22:29:17.518-08:00Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev: Atheism and Orthodoxy in Modern RussiaIn this talk I propose to outline the history of atheism in Russia during the last hundred years. I will start by considering the kind of atheism present in Russia before the Revolution. Then I will say something about the development of atheism during the Soviet period. And finally I will conclude with some observations concerning the nature of Russian post-Soviet atheism. I should like to begin with the following questions. How did it happen that the country known as 'Holy Russia', with such a long history of Orthodox Christianity, was in a very short period of time turned by the Bolsheviks into 'the first atheist state in the world'? How was it possible that the very same people who were taught religion in secondary schools in the 1910s with their own hands destroyed churches and burned holy icons in the 1920s? What is the explanation of the fact that the Orthodox Church, which was so powerful in the Russian Empire, was almost reduced to zero by its former members? I should say at once that I cannot interpret what happened in Russia in 1917 as an accident, the seizure of power by a small group of villains. Rather I perceive in the Russian revolution the ultimate outcome of the processes which were going on within the pre-revolutionary society and so, to a considerable extent, within the Russian Church (as there was no separation between Church and society).

I would claim that the Russian revolution was the offspring of both the Russian monarchy and the Church. The roots of the post-revolutionary atheism should be looked for in pre-revolutionary Russian society and in the Church. It has been said that Russia was baptized but not enlightened. Indeed, as far as the 19th century is concerned, it is clear that enlightenment was very often in conflict with religion: the masses of illiterate peasants kept their traditional beliefs, but more and more educated people, even from a purely religious background, rejected faith and became atheists. Chernyshevsky and Dobroliubov are classic examples: both came from clerical families, both became atheists after studying in theological seminaries. For people like Dostoyevsky religion was something that had to be rediscovered, after having been lost as a result of his education. Tolstoy, on the other hand, came to a certain type of faith in God but remained alien to the Orthodox Church. It is clear, when one looks at the pre-revolutionary period, that there was a huge gap between the Church and the world of educated people, the so-called intelligentsia, and this gap was constantly growing. But on the eve of the revolution it became more and more clear that atheism had also invaded the mass of ordinary people. Berdyaev wrote at that time that the simple Russian baba, who was supposed to be religious, was no longer a reality but a myth: she had become a nihilist and an atheist. I would like to quote some more from what this great Russian philosopher wrote in 1917, several months before the October revolution: "The Russian nation always considered itself to be Christian. Many Russian thinkers and artists were even inclined to regard it as a nation which is Christian par excellence. The Slavophiles thought that Russian people live by the Orthodox faith, which is the only true faith containing the entire truth… Dostoevsky preached that. The Russian nation is a bearer of God… But, it was here that revolution broke out, and it…revealed a spiritual emptiness in Russian people.

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This is a rather thought provoking piece originally from 2001. It was recently reposted on a Catholic blog and I think it worth some sober reflection.
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-Nicolás Gómez Dávila
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According to a statement from Russia's central bank, Russia has taken its key interest rate to 17% from 10.5% in a stunning decision made after the collapse of the ruble on Monday.

The Bank of Russia's statement said the decision was driven by the need to limit significant devaluation in the ruble and inflation risks.

The announcement was made at 1 a.m. local time in Moscow.

Last Thursday, Russia hiked rates to 10.5% from 8% in an effort to combat inflation, which rose 9.1% year-on-year in November.

This surprise announcement from Russia comes after the ruble got absolutely crushed on Monday, losing more than 10% of its value against the US dollar, as the ruble fell to below 64 against the dollar on Monday; earlier this year, one dollar bought about 35 rubles.

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In 2005, two congregations left the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). In 2006, three churches departed.

But the floodgates have lifted since then as decades-old tensions between liberals and conservatives have reached breaking points.

After a 2011 decision allowing gay ordinations, 270 congregations left in 2012 and 2013. And church analysts estimate upwards of another 100 churches may leave by the end of the year as presbyteries vote on a proposal to rewrite the church's constitution to refer to marriage as being between "two people" instead of the union of "a man and a woman."

In the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, some 600 congregations left in 2010 and 2011 following the denomination's 2009 decision allowing the ordination of pastors in same-sex relationships.

That the denominations' changing stances on gay ordinations and same-sex marriages were a key factor in the exodus is without question. But new research into why congregations decided to leave reveal differences on sexuality issues were only part of a much larger divide.

Among the broader, longstanding concerns that convinced departing congregations that they no longer had a home in their denominations that Carthage College researchers found were:

• "Bullying" tactics by denominational leaders.
• A perceived abandonment of foundational principles of Scripture and tradition.
• The devaluation of personal faith.

"The ones that left said reform was not possible," said Carthage sociologist Wayne Thompson, study leader.

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"We are working to compile the so-called White Book, containing a sorrowful list of names of the slain and tortured Christians, instances of churches and shrines being destroyed, and eyewitness accounts. We would like to present this book at the UN HRC at its next session in late February - early March," IOPS Vice President Yelena Agapova told a general meeting of IOPS members.

The book will be available in Russian, Arabic and English.

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The latest from Rome via Rocco Palmo.
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John (Ad Orientem)http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-74676447260319622712014-12-14T12:40:00.000-08:002014-12-14T12:49:43.705-08:00Amidst Russian provocations Sweden begins to grasp the perils of disarmamentStockholm (AFP) - With an assertive Russia next door, Sweden has started to beef up its military after a decade of downsizing, but a credible deterrent may take years to achieve, analysts warn.

In one of Sweden's most dramatic steps since the end of the Cold War, it has brought back the option of using reservists to boost its military force, making no attempt to hide the fact that the main motivation behind the move is Russia.

Read the rest here.

Non-interventionism is a fine foreign policy. But a neutral country that is unable or unwilling to defend itself is just a free lunch waiting for someone to start eating.
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From the people at Lutheran Satire.
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Having grown up in a liberal, upper Northwest Washington home before moving on to Yale University, the then-19-year-old knew no other gay Catholics who embraced the church's ban on sex outside heterosexual marriage. Her decision to abstain made her an outlier.

"Everyone I knew totally rejected it," she said of the church's teaching on gay sexuality.

Today, Tushnet is a leader in a small but growing movement of celibate gay Christians who find it easier than before to be out of the closet in their traditional churches because they're celibate. She is busy speaking at conservative Christian conferences with other celibate Catholics and Protestants and is the most well-known of 20 bloggers who post on spiritualfriendship.org, a site for celibate gay and lesbian Christians that draws thousands of visitors each month.

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John (Ad Orientem)http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-47459401963502000112014-12-13T19:19:00.000-08:002014-12-14T10:27:01.262-08:00New York City Cops Are Furious With Mayor de BlasioSo yeah, how does the first Democratic mayor of one of the most Democratic cities in the country in twenty or so years deal with the recent controversial police shootings? He tells his son, who almost certainly has around the clock police protection, to be very careful in his dealings with cops. Look, I have been a frequent critic of cops over reacting to situations or abusing their authority; but this clown seems bent on elevating hypocrisy to unusual heights, even for a hard core lefty. Not surprisingly rank and file NYPD don't much care for the man, putting it as gently as I can.
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I stopped caring today because parents refuse to teach their kids right from wrong and blame us when they are caught breaking the law. I stopped caring today because parents tell their little kids to be good or "the police will take you away" embedding a fear from year one. Moms hate us in their schools because we frighten them and remind them of the evil that lurks in the world.

They would rather we stay unseen, but close by if needed, but readily available to "fix their kid." I stopped caring today because we work to keep our streets safe from mayhem in the form of reckless, drunk, high, or speeding drivers, only to be hated for it, yet hated even more because we didn't catch the drunk before he killed someone they may know.

Nevertheless, we are just another tool used by government to generate "revenue." I stopped caring today because Liberals hate the police as we carry guns, scare kids, and take away their drugs. We always kill innocent people with unjust violence. We are called bullies for using a Taser during a fight, but are condemned further for not first tasing the guy who pulls a gun on us.

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OTTAWA, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The Royal Canadian Navy on Friday imposed an almost total ban on sailors drinking at sea, after a warship had to be recalled from an international exercise because inebriated crew members got into trouble.

Sailors had hitherto been allowed to drink off duty. Now, they will only be able to sample alcohol on special occasions such as Christmas, if the captain gives permission.

In addition, beer vending machines will be removed from vessels. And in the rare instances when sailors are allowed to drink, they will have to pay more, since ships will hike the price of alcohol served in their onboard bars.

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John (Ad Orientem)http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-39327361933544099042014-12-12T10:28:00.000-08:002014-12-12T10:28:16.381-08:00Greenpeace Activists Damage Ancient Peruvian Cultural LandmarkWhen the stunt-planners at Greenpeace sent teams of activists to trespass this week at Peru's Nazca archeological site, they must have thought their bumper-sticker messaging would look good on a Facebook page next to the 2,000-year-old geodesic drawings.

After all, the group is known for stringing banners from bridges and skyscrapers to draw attention to its environmental campaigns, and with U.N. climate talks taking place in Lima this week, the activists clearly wanted to make an impact.

And so they have. The impact of their footprints on the fragile desert site, in fact, will last "hundreds or thousands of years," according to outraged Peruvian officials.

So furious is the Peruvian government that it has barred the Greenpeace activists from leaving the country and is preparing criminal charges for "attacking archeological monuments," punishable by up to eight years in prison.

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Is there no limit to what these so called liberal activists will do to gain attention for themselves? They habitually act in a manner that screams "IT'S ALL ABOUT US AND OUR CAUSE!" Nothing, and no one else matters including the rule of law. And now apparently even minimal respect for incredibly fragile ancient cultural landmarks must yield to their left wing narcissism.

These self absorbed spoiled brats are in serious need of a "time out." Lock them up and throw the key away. It's long over due.
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Update: OK, we got some rain. Big deal. It looks like folks up north took a hit though.
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The Shanghai Composite Index has risen 32pc in the past six weeks, blowing through 3,000 to a three-and-a-half-year high even though corporate earnings are declining steeply.

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Drogba snubs Europe's big guns to sign mega-money deal in China... but he'll lock horns with Manchester United again soon
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has signed with Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua on a two-and-a-half year deal.
It means Drogba will come up against Manchester United in the Barclays Premier League side's tour match on July 25.
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Done and dusted: Didier Drogba is his new Shanghai strip
But he has decided to head to the Far East to see out his career at the same club as former team-mate Nicolas Anelka.
The 34-year-old is expected to earn around £200,000 per week at his new club.
He said: 'Today I can inform you that I have signed with Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua for a two and a half year deal. I will fly out to join up with the squad in July.
'I have considered all the offers I have received in the past few weeks, but I feel that Shanghai Shenhua is the right move for me at this time.
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'When Chelsea went to China last year, we had a great time and I met some amazing fans. I hope to help promote Chinese football around the world and further improve the links between China and Africa.'
Farewell: Drogba leaves Chelsea as one of the club's legends
Drogba, who scored the equaliser and then winning penalty in Chelsea's shootout victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League final last month, left Stamford Bridge after his deal ended.
He became a legend during his eight years at the Blues, establishing a reputation as one of Europe's most fearsome strikers.
Drogba scored 157 goals in all competitions for Chelsea, finishing with 100 in 226 league appearances since signing from Marseille for £24million in 2004, one of Jose Mourinho's first major signings for the club.
He had an exceptional record in cup finals, scoring nine goals in nine different finals, including one in this year's FA Cup final victory over Liverpool.
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Shanghai owner Zhu Jun said: 'We have been wanting to sign Didier for a while, and are very happy that it has finally happened. He is an incredible player, who has won so many trophies in his career, we feel that his experience and ability will be a very valuable asset to our squad.
'Shanghai is one of the most influential cities in the world, and we are very excited to welcome Didier here.'
Shanghai's new manager Sergio Batista said: 'Drogba is a very good soccer player, his outstanding skills and amazing experience will give us motivation to improve our games.
'It is my honour to invite him to join in our team. At last I have to say that the club owner Zhu Jun did his utmost to bring Drogba to Shenhua.'
Ten things you should know about Shanghai Shenhua
1. Shanghai Shenhua was founded on December 10, 1993 and was one of the first professional football clubs in China.
2. Before 1993, they played under the name of Shanghai Football Club claiming back-to-back league titles and a Chinese FA Cup.
3. Shanghai adopted the name of one of their sponsors, a local club called Shenhua which means the 'flower of Shanghai'. Despite the club ending their sponsorship with "Shenhua" they still kept the name.
4. They won their first title in 1995 and in 1997 brought in high profile coaches such as Ilija Petkovic and Sebastiao Lazaroni in an attempt to improve team tactics.
5. In 2003, Shanghai won the last Jia-A League Championship before the championship was reformed. However, many people argue the legitimacy of the title after referee Lu Jun was later found guilty of accepting bribes to fix matches involving four clubs, including Shanghai.
6. In 2007, Zhu Jun, the owner of city rivals Shanghai United F.C., bought a majority share in Shenhua and began to merge the two clubs.
7. Shanghai have commercial and sporting partnerships with Atletico Madrid and Sydney FC.
8. Their goalkeeping coach is former Tottenham, Leicester and England player Ian Walker.
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To celebrate U.S Independence Day, July the 4th, I made my 4th version of pattern #108 from this month's Burda Style. This time, I cut the fabric on the bias per Burda's directions. Originally a boxy and shapeless top, I made alterations to the pattern (side contouring, taking in the seams).
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C & G semi-finals
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Yorkshire 243-6
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Gloucestershire win by 5 wickets
Gloucestershire 247-5
Gloucestershire win by 5 wickets
Sunday 18 July 2004
County cricket lives. This point is always worth reinforcing since, although it never quite expired, there have been times when only a foot has been visible because the other one was in the grave.
County cricket lives. This point is always worth reinforcing since, although it never quite expired, there have been times when only a foot has been visible because the other one was in the grave.
In a trice, Twenty20 has come prancing to the rescue. Crowds are flocking to matches, and if they are watching, they are talking about it. This is a gift horse, and to think that some counties were not only willing to look it in the face but to punch it there. The domino effect (and dominoes is one of the few sideshows not yet brought along to spice up matches) should work on the county game generally, and the C & G Trophy, for instance, should be a beneficiary. The point is that county cricketers are stars again. Quite right, too.
This C & G semi-final was one of the key contests of the season, bringing together the holders and the previous year's winners, for whom the England captain, no less, was playing. It was adorned with a fierce, improvised century made by the New Zealander Craig Spearman.
His unbeaten 143 from 122 balls with 14 fours and four sixes allowed Gloucestershire to cruise into their seventh one-day final in six years with 29 balls to spare. This made the suggestion that the toss, which Yorkshire won, was all important look so much tosh. They have won five of the previous six finals. The transfer of power from the former coach, John Bracewell, now with New Zealand, seems to have been seamless. Kings of the short game, if only they were in tomorrow's Twenty20 quarter-finals.
There was a healthy, vociferous crowd. The Gloucestershire supporters have come to expect victory, and let it be known. About Yorkshire there remains an air of hope rather than expectancy. Too many things have happened off the pitch for it to be otherwise. Their arrival in Bristol without their captain, Craig White, can hardly have uplifted them.
White's knee injury, sustained while fielding, could keep him out for the rest of the season. It is but the latest in an interminable litany of knocks to various bodily parts that have blighted his career.
Spearman batted beautifully for his highest score in this competition. He has already made a triple century this season and emerged blazing. After taking some early sighters he took two sixes off Tim Bresnan's second over, from which 21 accrued. They were both no more than timed flicks to leg, one off the back foot, one off the front. Later on, when the slower men came on, he made a profitable delicacy of the reverse sweep.
When watching Spearman it is possible to veer between admiration and wondering what the hell he is doing there. He had played 19 Tests and 51 one-day internationals for New Zealand when he decided to take advantage of his mother's Welsh birth by claiming his British birthright and turning out in county cricket as a home player. He now plays in New Zealand as an overseas batsman. But there is no doubting his pedigree, and as he is still only 32 it is presumably possible that he still has some years of international cricket left in him.
Yorkshire's attack was not at its best, but then the same could probably be reported about their batting. The score of 243 might have been enough on a Bristol pitch which is always deliberately manufactured to be slow and get slower, but they did not get a move-on when they might have done. And although they did not go with sufficient haste, they were also pegged back by spells of sublimely precise seam bowling from Mike Smith, who played for England once, and Jon Lewis, who has never won an international cap and now probably never will. Presumably the selectors want Gloucestershire to show them their trophies.
The loss of wickets at untimely moments did not help Yorkshire. Their start was bold as Matthew Wood, the replacement captain, made 32 in 38 balls but then got out. Similarly, Michael Lumb, who had taken his time to establish himself, was well caught by Steve Adshead, standing up. Adshead, who has taken over from Jack Russell, has absorbed well. Lumb wasted his chance: twice in an over early in his innings he had been caught off free hits which had been granted after no-balls.
Then Vaughan was out, playing an awful-looking shot across the line. Of course, had he connected he would have been praised for his audacity. The pity was that he had taken 21 balls to get off the mark and was presumably aiming to stay around.
Darren Lehmann ensured a presentable score. His 80 off 90 balls was not as dashing as some innings he has played for the county but its purpose was obvious. Had he been accompanied by Ian Harvey for the last five overs, Yorkshire might have made more.
Harvey was keen to show the Glosters what they were missing. He left after last season in search of better things up north. He might be musing on the wisdom of this.
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