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Confidence is within your reach. It alludes from the way you walk, talk, dress and how you respond in challenging circumstances. You can begin to build confidence within yourself instantaneously. You do not have to wait until someone else gives you this characteristic. It is already within you and ready to be built upon.
To first begin building confidence, you need to close your eyes, take a deep breath in, slowing exhale out and say in your mind "I have value". Open your eyes and look in the mirror or at your smartphone as if to take a selfie and say out loud "I have value". This step begins the mental process. It is the step that starts to shape your mindset. Repeat this step frequently so you will not forget and so you will start to believe it. It is an easy quick and an impactful step to maintaining your confidence.
Secondly, get up and walk. When you walk, make sure your head is lifted, chin is up, shoulders are back and stride across the room or down the hall or wherever. As you are walking, be mentally saying to yourself "I have value and I have worth". You don't have to do exercise for long, but practice throughout the day. You can do it while walking to/from your car, to the restroom, in the store or in the privacy of your home. If you can't walk, pick your head up, lift your chin and push back your shoulders. Slowly look from right to left and left to right while making eye contact with different objects in the area and mentally saying to yourself "I have value and I have worth". The purpose of this step is so that you can start to physically begin believing in your own confidence. Therefore no matter what you are wearing, you will be alluding confidence in your stride.
The third step has to do with developing confidence in your voice when you speak. You can start this step when ordering food. Most of the time you know what you want to eat. When you place your order, you want to eliminate any doubt or hesitation such as "I think" or changing your order three times. You want your words to come out strong along with your physical demeanor showing the confidence you started in step two. The more you practice when ordering food will allow you to shift your progress to answering questions with confidence. Again you want to respond with solid answers and remove any doubt of uncertainty.
It is important that you continue to practice these steps. The first step is the most crucial because it is the one that will allow you to mentally bounce back when challenging circumstances arrive. Confidence is lost when you have been turned down, rejected and/or when things aren't going your way. You are entitled to be hurt for a little while, but you cannot let those things steal your confidence. You have to resort back to your mental confidence of "I have value". It is during these trying times that you have to steadily repeat step one in your mind in order to see past the situation. You have to walk with your head high and know that the obstacle does not determine your worth. Repeat to yourself "I have value and I have worth". Confidence is within you. Strive for the confidence within yourself. Believe in the confidence that is rightfully yours to have and maintain.


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College Hockey:Balanced offensive attack guides Minnesota past Minnesota State
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota got offensive contributions from nine different players in defeating visiting Minnesota State 4-1.
Rachel Ramsey led the scoring with a goal and an assist and centers Sarah Davis and Kelly Terry each had two helpers. Kate Schipper, Brook Garzone, and Dani Cameranesi had the other goals for the Gophers (9-0-0, 7-0-0 WCHA), while Tracy McCann notched the lone MSU goal.
Amanda Leveille made 13 stops in picking up her ninth win of the season in what was just the team's third game on home ice.
"To finally come back at home, I think you see the excitement on our player's faces and their legs," Minnesota coach Brad Frost said.
Senior Danielle Butters of the Mavericks (3-6-0, 0-5-0 WCHA) was kept considerably busier on the other end of the ice, finishing with 48 saves.
"She played fantastic tonight," Ramsey said. "I think we've got to the get puck up a little more. Her pads are always down."
"She's a good goalie," MSU assistant coach Brett Bruininks said. "She keeps us in a lot of games. She's athletic, she's agile, she's big and she's smart."
Minnesota took a two-goal lead in the second period on a couple of goals with players crashing the net.
"They shoot the puck well and they crash the net well and you can rely on a goalie [only] so much," Bruininks said.
Ramsey scored a power-play goal at 12:32 that was originally waved off when the referee ruled the puck had been kicked into the net, but the call was overturned on review.
"I tried to get a stick on it," the junior defenseman said. "It was really me stopping trying to get it to myself. I don't know if I got a stick on it or not, but we'll take it. Not often I find myself down on the goal line, so I lucked out there."
That proved to be the game-winner. Davis had the first assist on the play, as she did on the Gopher's next goal four minutes later. Garzone, filling in for an injured Meghan Lorence, got wood on a puck in front an poked it home.
"We just found out a couple days ago that Meghan wasn't going to be able to play and Brook has one practice at forward and comes out and plays really well and gets rewarded with that goal," Frost said.
The Gophers completed the scoring with another power-play goal at 8:52 of the third period. Hannah Brandt found Cameranesi alone on the weak-side post. Her team finished two of five with the advantage, converting its final two chances.
"They killed the first couple off there in the first and did a really good job with that, but we were able to bang a couple home there in the second and third," Frost said.
MSU was able to go into the first intermission even despite having been outshot 21-4 in the frame.
Schipper picked up a lose puck and wrapped it around a sprawled Butters and into the net for a 1-0 Minnesota lead after nearly 16 minutes had elapsed.
"We haven't been starting the way we wanted to, so getting the first goal is a big deal," Schipper said.
The Mavericks retaliated with two seconds left in the period on a four-on-three power play. A rebound snuck behind Leveille and McCann put it away with assists from Nicole Germaine and Shelby Moteyunas.
"It's an intimidating environment that a lot of kids aren't used to," Bruininks said. "Got a lot of young kids on the team, but I think they responded very well once they settled down and started playing. They came out in the second period and established themselves a little better."
Saturday afternoon, the Mavericks get back in their own environment as the teams meet in All-Seasons Arena in Mankato on the back end of a home-and-home series.
"It's just a matter of establishing ourselves quickly, right off the faceoff," Bruininks said.
For the Gophers, it's yet another road game in the young season.
"We know it's going to be a lot tougher," Frost said. "We've got to head down to that place in the morning and hopefully, have the same jump."
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Preparation time is 15 minutes. Baking time is 15 minutes. Cooking time is 10 minuutes. Oven temperature is 450 F.
Jazz up plain summer squash and enjoy this delicious way of preparing it. This recipe will make four healthy servings.
1 1/4 pounds of yellow summer squash
1 small minced onion
3 Tablespoons of butter
1 egg
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
1/2 cup of fresh minced parsley
1/2 cup of bread crumbs, seasoned
1. Wash, trim, and peel squash. Shred the squash in a food processor. You will need four cups.
2. In a large skillet, saute' onion and squash in two Tablespoons of butter. Stir for 10 minutes. Stir until the squash is tender.
3. Beat egg, milk, salt, and pepper. Mix this with the squash, onion, and parsley. Spread this mixture evenly into a greased shallow 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
4. Mix the bread crumbs with the remaining butter and sprinkle over the mixture.
5. Bake at 450 F for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
This recipe is quick and easy and can be prepared for lunch or dinner. It will add color to any table. This dish is very high in nutritional value. Squash contains many healthy vitamins and minerals. Squash may be prepared a number of different ways and it is very healthy for you. Squash may be boiled, baked, broiled, steamed, or saute'ed. This is an excellent and light summer healthy dish. It may be served alone or on the side. It will compliment any meal. It is very delicious and has a very fresh taste. The recipe may also be made with canned squash as long as the liquid is drained. I hope your family enjoys this recipe. Enjoy!


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The first weekend in April will be another weekend of choices appealing to a variety of interests and tastes. Unfortunately, this will be one of those situations in which each event is a one-time-only affair, at least within the San Francisco city limits. So, as usual, I shall try to lay out the options in such a way that readers' choices can be well considered.
The weekend will begin with the next free concert in the Morrison Artists Series of San Francisco State University. The featured artists will be the members of the Brentano String Quartet, who will be joined by violist Hsin-Yung Huang as a special guest. Together they will perform the world premiere of Felipe Lara's viola quintet, completed last year, as well as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's K. 516 quintet in G minor. The quartet performances will be Dmitri Shostakovich's Opus 122 quartet in F minor (his eleventh) and two movements from the string quartet version of Joseph Haydn's The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross.
This concert will take place in the McKenna Theatre of the SFSU Creative Arts Building at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 4. A pre-concert talk will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is free, and further information may be obtained from 415-338-2467 or through the event page on the Creative State Web site. This Web page also has a hyperlink through which tickets may be reserved in advance. In addition the members of the Brentano String Quartet will participate in a free master class, which will take place earlier in the afternoon, running from 2:10 p.m. to 4 p.m. It will be held Knuth Hall, which is also in the Creative Arts Building.
At the same time on the other side of town, Philharmonia Baroque will present the final San Francisco concert in their 2013–2014 season. The "world tour" that Music Director Nicholas McGegan prepared for this season will conclude in Venice with a performance of Antonio Vivaldi's only surviving oratorio, Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernis barbarie (Judith's triumphant defeat of the barbarian Holofernes) based on the Book of Judith from the Apocrypha. All vocal soloists are female and will include soprano Dominique Labelle and mezzos Vivica Genaux, Cécile van de Sant, Diana Moore, and Virginia Warnken. The Philharmonia Chorale will be prepared by Director Bruce Lamott. McGegan will conduct and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra will be augmented with rarely heard period instruments including the mandolin, gamba, viola d'amore, recorders, and chalumeaux.
The San Francisco performance of this concert will take place at the SFJAZZ Center (201 Franklin Street on the northwest corner of Fell Street) at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4. Ticket prices are $25, $45, $65, $84, and $97. There is an event page for this concert on the Philharmonia Baroque Web site, as well as a Web page for purchasing tickets from City Box Office. City Box Office may also be reached by telephone at 415-392-4400.
A rather different offering from the Baroque repertoire will be held a short walk away at the same time at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM). In February of 2013, violist Jodi Levitz gave a Faculty Artist Series recital in which she performed (on viola) half of the six solo cello suites by Johann Sebastian Bach: the second, third, and fourth (BWV 1008 in D minor, BWV 1009 in C major, and BWV 1010 in E-flat major). She also introduced her performance with some highly engaging introductory remarks involving not only instruments but also the composition of the music itself. This season she will complete her "Bach journey" with performances of BWV 1007 in G major, BWV 1011 in C minor, and BWV 1012 in D major.
This concert will also take place in the SFCM Recital Hall on April 4 at 8 p.m. Tickets for this performance are $20 for general admission and $15 for students, seniors, and Friends of the Conservatory. Tickets may be purchased online through a Click4Tix Web page or by calling the SFCM Box Office at 415-503-6275.
For "something completely different" Clarinet Thing will return that evening to the Old First Concerts series at Old First Church. This is a quartet led by Beth Custer and including Sheldon Brown, Harvey Wainapel, and Ben Goldberg, all quite capable of playing clarinets of all sizes (and, it turns out, shapes). While their "usual" genre is jazz, they play original compositions in a variety of styles, as well as arrangements of pieces by jazz musicians as diverse as Duke Ellington and Jimmy Giuffre.
Old First Concerts events take place in the Old First Church at 1751 Sacramento Street (on the southeast corner of Van Ness Avenue). The Clarinet Thing gig will be held on Friday, April 4, at 8 p.m. General admission is $17 with a special $14 rate for seniors aged 65 and older and $5 for full-time students. These may be purchased through the event page on the Old First Concerts Web site. Further information may be obtained by calling 415-474-1608.
The following evening the SFJAZZ Center will host the final program on the Jazz Series for the 2013–2014 season of San Francisco Performances SFP. This will present pianist Brad Mehldau leading his trio, whose other members are Larry Grenadier on bass and Jeff Ballard on drums. Mehldau is accomplished as both a composer and an improviser; and, in the former category, Carnegie Hall commissioned him to create two new works for voice and piano, The Blue Estuaries and The Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, which were given their world premiere performances by Renée Fleming in the spring of 2005. His SFP program will be announced from the stage.
This concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the SFJAZZ Center on Saturday, April 5. Ticket prices are $70, $50, and $30. Tickets may be purchased through the event page on the SFP Web site. Tickets may also be purchased by calling 415-398-6449.
SFP will then return to the SFJAZZ Center the following evening for the final season concert in their Guitar Series, presented in association with the Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts. This will be a solo recital by Manuel Barrueco, a leader in his field as both a performer and an educator. For those interested in comparison, he will begin his program the same way that Levitz has planned to begin her viola recital, with Bach's BWV 1007 solo cello recital. He has also prepared a selection of arrangements of five of the keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti. On the Hispanic side he will perform Joaquín Turina's Opus 61 sonata and a selection of five pieces by Isaac Albéniz.
This concert will take place at 7 p.m. in the SFJAZZ Center on Sunday, April 6. Ticket prices are $50, $40, and $30. Tickets may be purchased through the event page on the SFP Web site. Tickets may also be purchased by calling 415-398-6449.
A few hours earlier, pianist Thomas Schultz will return to give an Old First Concerts recital. He has divided his program between the traditional and the modern. His program will begin with Franz Schubert's D. 946 piano piece in E-flat major, followed by two works by Frédéric Chopin, the Opus 23 ballade in G minor and the Opus 40 fantasie in F minor. He will then turn to tradition as refracted by modernism with two of movements from Frederic Rzewski's North American Ballads suite. The program will conclude with two recent pieces by the Korean composer Hyo-shin Na, "Near and Dear," completed in 2012, and the earlier (2003) "Walking, Walking."
This recital will again take place in the Old First Church at 1751 Sacramento Street. It will be held on Sunday, April 6, at 4 p.m. General admission is $17 with a special $14 rate for seniors aged 65 and older and $5 for full-time students. These may be purchased through the event page on the Old First Concerts Web site. Further information may be obtained by calling 415-474-1608.


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Motors, Model Rocket, Set, Estes
This is a set of six Type B6 model rocket motors manufactured by Model Missiles, Inc. and packaged for retail sale. They are made of pasteboard and contain non-explosive propellant. Each motor can be used only once.
G. Harry Stine donated this artifact to NASM in 1973.
Gift of G. Harry Stine
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- United States of America
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- Paper, Plastic, Ceramic, Adhesive, Cardboard, Steel, Aluminum (updated 10/17/2011)
- Motor tubes are pasteboard w/non-explosive propellant; retail package is plastic and cardboard
- Dimensions
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The Nuez de la India is the fruit of the Aleurites Molucanna plant also known as the Miracle seed or Nuez de Brazil, it has several natural properties that make it an amazing weight loss method as it will help you digest your meals better as you eat them throughout the day.
How will I lose weight?
Nuez de la India will adjust your metabolism and thanks to that you will get rid of any excess of feces (poop) in your system, there have been reports of people that had up to 30 pounds of feces inside of them, imagine yourself getting rid of 30 pounds with no effort, just by getting rid of the feces stuck inside of you.
Nuez de la India will put your digestive system back in order and that will allow you to eliminate the meals that you've ate and processed throughout the day, this way it would be the equivalent of reducing by 50% the amount of food that you eat, this will necessarily make you lose weight.
Nuez de la India cleans everything in your digestive system by eliminating any kind of toxin that could have been inside them it will help your body regenerate from the damage these toxins caused that way you will recover the efficiency your digestive system had.
When your system gets rid of the meals you have eaten through the day as quickly as it will with Nuez de la India, this will prevent your body from absorbing all the nutrients and calories, by doing this when your body is in a lack of energy and needs calories to do an activity instead of using calories which your body cannot provide it will use the excess fat in your body as energy, therefore slowly but surely you will gradually start losing weight and with time you will see the incredible results that you've seen that Nuez de la India provides.
Nuez de la India doesn't have any weird substances or any kind of unknown properties that would cause negative effects on the human body as stated by the USDA, the properties that make you lose weight are those that we've specified before just logical natural processes that will make your body healthier and while that process is happening you will lose weight, this is something you can't obtain with any other weight loss product!
Will I lose weight fast?
Like most people we try to find the fastest method of losing weight because we were used to hearing about amazing products that make you lose 30 pounds in a month but the reality is when we finish using these products we regain those pounds in less than a month and sometimes we even end up with more weight than what we started with. Therefore it's important to know that losing weight is not a single day or month process like some weight loss products mistakenly use in their marketing offers. Losing weight is a slow process and with Nuez de la India that's exactly what you aim for, a healthy way of losing weight naturally, remember it's as important to maintaining weight as it is losing it!
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To prepare the tea just follow these steps:
1.- Take a Nuez de la India seed and take off the velvet coat that covers it as it doesn't have any benefits.
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Religious Studies Student Experience
Baker religious studies students have a multitude of opportunities for involvement in and out of the classroom. Small class sizes allow maximum interaction with classmates and professors. They also have access to activities and resources beyond the classroom.
Students undertake research in areas such as ethical issues and world religions. Baker has an affiliation with the Pluralism Project at Harvard University that allows students to create profiles of area religious centers. These are posted in Harvard's Internet database of U.S. religious centers.
Firsthand Learning
Religious studies courses occasionally involve conversations with guest speakers of different faiths and field trips to worship services of different faiths. This interaction with people of different religions is educational.


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Turkey Bow Tie Skillet RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 1/2 pound ground turkey breast
- 1-1/2 teaspoons canola oil
- 3/4 cup chopped celery
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
- 2 cups uncooked bow tie pasta
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- In a large skillet or Dutch oven, cook turkey in oil over medium heat until no longer pink. Add the celery, onion, green pepper and garlic; cook until vegetables are tender. Remove the turkey and vegetables with a slotted spoon and keep warm.
- Add chicken broth to the pan; bring to a boil. Add bow tie pasta; cook for 10 minutes or until tender. Reduce heat; stir in the stewed tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, chili powder, garlic salt and turkey mixture. Simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley. Yield: 6 servings.
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Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied red wine such as Chianti, Sangiovese, Malbec or Zinfandel.
Reviews for Turkey Bow Tie Skillet
"I have made this recipe since it was first publushed in TOH. My family loves it and it is always a pleasure to serve it since it is so tasty and healthy."
"Loved this recipe! Husband recommended a little more chili powder or cayenne powder for a little more "kick"!"
"My family loves this recipe! I typically use 1/2 lb. of lean ground beef instead of turkey, however. I have been making this recipe since it first appeared in the magazine."
"This has been a favorite for long time Turkey Bow-Tie is easy and delicious!!!"
"Instead of ground turkey, I used 1 lb of finely chopped turkey cutlets and fried this first instead. A very nice recipe that can be made quickly."


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Big Bear and Baby Bear are two polar bears who tired of living above the Arctic circle. They adopted two humans and moved to Arizona. The Bears travel with their humans where ever the humans go and see amazing sights and meet wonderful people. The Bears have traveled all over North America.
This volume tells about the Bears travels to places like Arizona; Mississauga, Ontario; Las Vegas; Chicago; and San Francisco. Each chapter tells the story of their trip to one of these places and introduces history, sights, and interesting tid bits about the places they saw in the cities.
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Labor Department Releases Preliminary May Unemployment Rates
The New York State Labor Department has released preliminary local unemployment rates for May and it's good news for the Utica-Rome area.
The area's jobless rate last month was 7.7%.
That's down a full percentage point from May of last year.
Meanwhile, the state's private sector job count increased by more than 104,000 from May of 2012 to May of this year.
The state unemploymenrt rate was 7.6% in May.


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Posted by Lugene Armstrong on February 14, 1998 at 23:33:05:
I have what I belive are first edition books. I'm just a casual collector, so I'm not sure.
The title's are:
The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson-Arlington Edition- No copyright date.
Stories of Nother Goose Village by Madge A. Bigham-copyright 1903.
Ivanhoe A Romance by Sir Walter Scott, Bart.-volume 1 & 2.
Shakespeare's Tragedy of Hamlet-edited by L.A. Sherman-published by the Macmillan Company in 1928-copyright 1903-A pocket clic-has note: can not be sold in British Sominions.
If anyone knows how much these books may be worth, I would appreciate if you could E-mail me and let me know.
Thank you very much.
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text: In California, the Department of Motor Vehicles requires that motorcycles have an engine number and a frame number. Usually the frame number is the VIN number on the title of ownership. I recently bought a 1941 45 in Florida and brought it back to California where I live. Since the DMV inspector couldn't find a frame number, they referred me to the California Highway Patrol to "verify" the bike. I brought along a copy of Mike Arman's book "What Fits What on Harley Davidson". That book states that on Harley's prior to 1969 there are no frame numbers. The CHP officer said it's good to have some written documentation like that to help him verify the information. He ran the engine number through the computer to make sure it wasn't stolen and he said he called "a source" to confirm blah blah blah, and finally he officially "verified" that this was a legitimate bike. So we got a plate and a title. Whew!


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Until the complete packet of forms is received, student employees will not be authorized to work or enter hours into CabriniOne.
New student employees must print out and complete all the PDF forms listed below.
Returning student employees should only complete the Student Employment Form and W‑4.
If you have moved since you last worked, also complete the Residency Certification Tax form.
Cabrini College Student Employment Form - PDF Section 1: Students must complete and sign. Section 2: To be completed by the student's hiring department Section 3: To be completed by a Financial Aid representative
I-9 Form, Employment Eligibility Verification - PDF Section 1: Students must complete and sign pages 7 and 8 only. Section 2: Students must have proper forms of identification from list A and one from list B or C.Section 3: The Human Resources department completes this section.
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The Baratie[1] is an ocean-going restaurant,[1] founded and run by Zeff. It is located in the Sambas Region (サンバス海域 Sanbasu Kaiiki?) of East Blue.[2]
Appearance and FeaturesEdit
The Baratie is a fairly large ship. It takes an oval shape, with the normal masts but has a fish as a front-piece/head.[1] The Baratie has a round bottom. A small array of cannons are lined on the sides, which can be used for battle. The Baratie also has four levels:
- Lower deck, which is where the main restaurant is.
- Middle Deck, which is the main kitchen.
- Upper Deck, where twenty three cooks reside.
- The fins that fold out to the sides from underneath are to stabilize the restaurant during harsh weather and also, are used as a battle platform to prevent the restaurant itself from receiving collateral damage.[3]
The Baratie has certain parts that caught the interest of Don Krieg. One main part was that the Baratie has "fins". The bottom of the ship was rounded, and could be extended into "fins" or a battle deck. Also, the fish head of the ship can be detached to make the mobile attack unit Sabagashira I. Similar to a pedal boat, it is covered and made out of metal. Cannons are stationed inside of the fish's mouth.[3]
After two years, the Baratie has expanded with HQ undergoing major renovations, with several floors added, and with at least two other sister ships.
Baratie ArcEdit
The Baratie was attacked by the Krieg Pirates after Sanji gave Gin some food.[4] Gin responded by taking the armada to the Baratie, as the armada was starving to death. After Zeff gave Krieg some food, which the cooks of Baratie would not do, Krieg attempted to capture the Baratie, saying that it would be the perfect disguise to attack towns and other ships. The cooks began to prepare to fight against the Wolves of the Sea, the nickname given to the armada, and Krieg's weapon arsenal. Later, after a long and arduous battle between Krieg and Luffy, Baratie was successfully defended.
Two Years LaterEdit
Two years later, Baratie undergoes some major remodeling,[5] with a new submarine dessert ship called "Sister Anko"[6] and a hot plate expansion ship called "Nasugasira".[7]
- See also the associated categories: Baratie Cooks and Baratie Characters.
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Red-Eyed ManEdit
He was a famous customer at the Baratie. His real name is unknown. Johnny, having heard of him, and mistaking him for "Hawk-Eye", told Zoro that Dracule Mihawk might be found at the Baratie.
He was a famous man among the chefs, having frequently visited the Baratie. One day he got drunk on wine and died after setting himself on fire. The flames were said to be quite beautiful.
He was only mentioned in the manga upon the recollections of the chefs in Chapter 49.[8] In the anime he was not mentioned at all.
Many battles took place during the battle between the Krieg Pirates and the cooks of the Baratie.
- Baratie cooks vs. Pirate crews
- Roronoa Zoro vs. Dracule Mihawk
- Sanji vs. Pearl
- Sanji vs. Gin
- Monkey D. Luffy vs. Don Krieg
Translation and Dub IssuesEdit
Due to lack of proper Japanese to English translation, Baratie was translated as Valatie in the One Piece opening music "Share the World".
- There is a Little Baratie on the anime filler island, Little East Blue, which looks just like the original except it resides in a small pond.
- During Patty's first debut in the anime, when he was saying some kind of motivational motto to himself in the bathroom mirror, "Eiichiro Oda", One Piece's creator, is written in the lower-right corner of the mirror.
- Oda worked part-time at a restaurant named "Baratei" (薔薇亭 Bara-tei?, literally meaning "Rose Arbor").[9]
- In the 11th opening, Share the World!, the Baratie was misspelled as "Valatie" in Sanji's background.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 5 Chapter 43 (p. 3) and Episode 20, Romanization of the Baratie's name can be seen on its side.
- ↑ One Piece 15th Anniversary: Dive to Grand World (p. 4), One Piece World Map.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 One Piece Manga — Vol. 6 Chapter 53.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 5 Chapter 44 and Episode 21.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 63 Chapter 625, cover story: From the Decks of the World Vol. 11, Zeff is seen with Baratie being remodeled.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 63 Chapter 626, cover story: From the Decks of the World Vol. 12, name-Anko
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 64 Chapter 627, cover story: From the Decks of the World Vol. 13, Carne introduces the Nasugasira.
- ↑ One Piece Manga — Vol. 6 Chapter 49, The red-eyed customer is mentioned.
- ↑ http://www.thegrandline.com/odatoc.htm


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HAMDEN, Conn. — Quinnipiac scored four second-period goals on the way to a 7-0 exhibition win Saturday against the Cambridge Junior Rivulettes.
Erica Uden Johansson scored twice, part of a four-goal effort from the Bobcats' top line in a game in which they held a 60-6 advantage in shots on goal.
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Thirteen people have submitted their names to Gov. John Kasich to be considered for a soon-to-be-vacant seat on the Ohio Supreme Court.
Most are sitting judges in courtrooms across the state, and more than half come from southwestern Ohio.
All hope to replace retiring Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, who plans to leave the bench by year's end.
Kasich will appoint a replacement and asked interested applicants to submit their names by the end of last week for consideration.
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Judge Craig R. Baldwin, Licking County Common Pleas Court, from Newark.
Judge Joyce A. Campbell, Fairfield Municipal Court, from Fairfield.
Thomas W. Coffey, senior counsel at the firm of Tucker Ellis & West, from Cleveland.
Douglas R. Cole, a founding partner in the Columbus firm of Organ Cole & Stock, from Columbus.
Judge Pat DeWine, Hamilton County Common Pleas Court who was elected this month to the First District Court of Appeals, from Cincinnati.
Judge Mary E. Donovan, Second District Court of Appeals, from Dayton.
Judge Patrick Francis Fischer, First District Court of Appeals, from Cincinnati.
Judge Judith L. French, 10th District Court of Appeals, from Columbus.
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Judge Matthew W. McFarland, Fourth District Court of Appeals, from Portsmouth.
Charles M. Miller, a partner in the firm of Keating Muething Klekamp, from Cincinnati.
Judge Robert Paul Ringland, 12th District Court of Appeals, from Middletown.
James William Satola, attorney in private practice, from University Heights.
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History of the Conflict Between
Religion and Science
By John William Draper, M.D., LL.D.
Late Professor in the University of New York
Author of a Treatise on Human Physiology
Twenty-Fifth Edition
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Whoever has had an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the mental condition of the intelligent classes in Europe and America, must have perceived that there is a great and rapidly-increasing departure from the public religious faith, and that, while among the more frank this divergence is not concealed, there is a far more extensive and far more dangerous secession, private and unacknowledged.
So wide-spread and so powerful is this secession, that it can neither be treated with contempt nor with punishment. It cannot be extinguished by derision, by vituperation, or by force. The time is rapidly approaching when it will give rise to serious political results.
Ecclesiastical spirit no longer inspires the policy of the world. Military fervor in behalf of faith has disappeared. Its only souvenirs are the marble effigies of crusading knights, reposing in the silent crypts of churches on their tombs.
That a crisis is impending is shown by the attitude of the great powers toward the papacy. The papacy represents the ideas and aspirations of two-thirds of the population of Europe. It insists on a political supremacy in accordance with its claims to a divine origin and mission, and a restoration of the mediæval order of things, loudly declaring that it will accept no reconciliation with modern civilization.
The antagonism we thus witness between Religion and Science is the continuation of a struggle that commenced when Christianity began to attain political power. A divine revelation must necessarily be intolerant of contradiction; it must repudiate all improvement in itself, and view with disdain that arising from the progressive intellectual development of man. But our opinions on every subject are continually liable to modification, from the irresistible advance of human knowledge.
Can we exaggerate the importance of a contention in which every thoughtful person must take part whether he will or not? In a matter so solemn as that of religion, all men, whose temporal interests are not involved in existing institutions, earnestly desire to find the truth. They seek information as to the subjects in dispute, and as to the conduct of the disputants.
The history of Science is not a mere record of isolated discoveries; it is a narrative of the conflict of two contending powers, the expansive force of the human intellect on one side, and the compression arising from traditionary faith and human interests on the other.
No one has hitherto treated the subject from this point of view. Yet from this point it presents itself to us as a living issue -- in fact, as the most important of all living issues.
A few years ago, it was the politic and therefore the proper course to abstain from all allusion to this controversy, and to keep it as far as possible in the background. The tranquillity of society depends so much on the stability of its religious convictions, that no one can be justified in wantonly disturbing them. But faith is in its nature unchangeable, stationary; Science is in its nature progressive; and eventually a divergence between them, impossible to conceal, must take place. It then becomes the duty of those whose lives have made them familiar with both modes of thought, to present modestly, but firmly, their views; to compare the antagonistic pretensions calmly, impartially, philosophically. History shows that, if this be not done, social misfortunes, disastrous and enduring, will ensue. When the old mythological religion of Europe broke down under the weight of its own inconsistencies, neither the Roman emperors nor the philosophers of those times did any thing adequate for the guidance of public opinion. They left religious affairs to take their chance, and accordingly those affairs fell into the hands of ignorant and infuriated ecclesiastics, parasites, eunuchs, and slaves.
The intellectual night which settled on Europe, in consequence of that great neglect of duty, is passing away; we live in the daybreak of better things. Society is anxiously expecting light, to see in what direction it is drifting. It plainly discerns that the track along which the voyage of civilization has thus far been made, has been left; and that a new departure, on all unknown sea, has been taken.
Though deeply impressed with such thoughts, I should not have presumed to write this book, or to intrude on the public the ideas it presents, had I not made the facts with which it deals a subject of long and earnest meditation. And I have gathered a strong incentive to undertake this duty from the circumstance that a "History of the Intellectual Development of Europe," published by me several years ago, which has passed through many editions in America, and has been reprinted in numerous European languages, English, French, German, Russian, Polish, Servian, etc., is everywhere received with favor.
In collecting and arranging the materials for the volumes I published under the title of "A History of the American Civil War," a work of very great labor, I had become accustomed to the comparison of conflicting statements, the adjustment of conflicting claims. The approval with which that book has been received by the American public, a critical judge of the events considered, has inspired me with additional confidence. I had also devoted much attention to the experimental investigation of natural phenomena, and had published many well-known memoirs on such subjects. And perhaps no one can give himself to these pursuits, and spend a large part of his life in the public teaching of science, without partaking of that love of impartiality and truth which Philosophy incites. She inspires us with a desire to dedicate our days to the good of our race, so that in the fading light of life's evening we may not, on looking back, be forced to acknowledge how unsubstantial and useless are the objects that we have pursued.
Though I have spared no pains in the composition of this book, I am very sensible how unequal it is to the subject, to do justice to which a knowledge of science, history, theology, politics, is required; every page should be alive with intelligence and glistening with facts. But then I have remembered that this is only as it were the preface, or forerunner, of a body of literature, which the events and wants of our times will call forth. We have come to the brink of a great intellectual change. Much of the frivolous reading of the present will be supplanted by a thoughtful and austere literature, vivified by endangered interests, and made fervid by ecclesiastical passion.
What I have sought to do is, to present a clear and impartial statement of the views and acts of the two contending parties. In one sense I have tried to identify myself with each, so as to comprehend thoroughly their motives; but in another and higher sense I have endeavored to stand aloof, and relate with impartiality their actions.
I therefore trust that those, who may be disposed to criticise this book, will bear in mind that its object is not to advocate the views and pretensions of either party, but to explain clearly, and without shrinking, those of both. In the management of each chapter I have usually set forth the orthodox view first, and then followed it with that of its opponents.
In thus treating the subject it has not been necessary to pay much regard to more moderate or intermediate opinions, for, though they may be intrinsically of great value, in conflicts of this kind it is not with the moderates but with the extremists that the impartial reader is mainly concerned. Their movements determine the issue.
For this reason I have had little to say respecting the two great Christian confessions, the Protestant and Greek Churches. As to the latter, it has never, since the restoration of science, arrayed itself in opposition to the advancement of knowledge. On the contrary, it has always met it with welcome. It has observed a reverential attitude to truth, from whatever quarter it might come. Recognizing the apparent discrepancies between its interpretations of revealed truth and the discoveries of science, it has always expected that satisfactory explanations and reconciliations would ensue, and in this it has not been disappointed. It would have been well for modern civilization if the Roman Church had done the same.
In speaking of Christianity, reference is generally made to the Roman Church, partly because its adherents compose the majority of Christendom, partly because its demands are the most pretentious, and partly because it has commonly sought to enforce those demands by the civil power. None of the Protestant Churches has ever occupied a position so imperious -- none has ever had such wide-spread political influence. For the most part they have been averse to constraint, and except in very few instances their opposition has not passed beyond the exciting of theological odium.
As to Science, she has never sought to ally herself to civil power. She has never attempted to throw odium or inflict social ruin on any human being. She has never subjected any one to mental torment, physical torture, least of all to death, for the purpose of upholding or promoting her ideas. She presents herself unstained by cruelties and crimes. But in the Vatican -- we have only to recall the Inquisition -- the hands that are now raised in appeals to the Most Merciful are crimsoned. They have been steeped in blood!
There are two modes of historical composition, the artistic and the scientific. The former implies that men give origin to events; it therefore selects some prominent individual, pictures him under a fanciful form, and makes him the hero of a romance. The latter, insisting that human affairs present an unbroken chain, in which each fact is the offspring of some preceding fact, and the parent of some subsequent fact, declares that men do not control events, but that events control men. The former gives origin to compositions, which, however much they may interest or delight us, are but a grade above novels; the latter is austere, perhaps even repulsive, for it sternly impresses us with a conviction of the irresistible dominion of law, and the insignificance of human exertions. In a subject so solemn as that to which this book is devoted, the romantic and the popular are altogether out of place. He who presumes to treat of it must fix his eyes steadfastly on that chain of destiny which universal history displays; he must turn with disdain from the phantom impostures of pontiffs and statesmen and kings.
If any thing were needed to show us the untrustworthiness of artistic historical compositions, our personal experience would furnish it. How often do our most intimate friends fail to perceive the real motives of our every-day actions; how frequently they misinterpret our intentions! If this be the case in what is passing before our eyes, may we not be satisfied that it is impossible to comprehend justly the doings of persons who lived many years ago, and whom we have never seen.
In selecting and arranging the topics now to be presented, I have been guided in part by "the Confession" of the late Vatican Council, and in part by the order of events in history. Not without interest will the reader remark that the subjects offer themselves to us now as they did to the old philosophers of Greece. We still deal with the same questions about which they disputed. What is God? What is the soul? What is the world? How is it governed? Have we any standard or criterion of truth? And the thoughtful reader will earnestly ask, "Are our solutions of these problems any better than theirs?"
The general argument of this book, then, is as follows:
I first direct attention to the origin of modern science as distinguished from ancient, by depending on observation, experiment, and mathematical discussion, instead of mere speculation, and shall show that it was a consequence of the Macedonian campaigns, which brought Asia and Europe into contact. A brief sketch of those campaigns, and of the Museum of Alexandria, illustrates its character.
Then with brevity I recall the well-known origin of Christianity, and show its advance to the attainment of imperial power, the transformation it underwent by its incorporation with paganism, the existing religion of the Roman Empire. A clear conception of its incompatibility with science caused it to suppress forcibly the Schools of Alexandria. It was constrained to this by the political necessities of its position.
The parties to the conflict thus placed, I next relate the story of their first open struggle; it is the first or Southern Reformation. The point in dispute had respect to the nature of God. It involved the rise of Mohammedanism. Its result was, that much of Asia and Africa, with the historic cities Jerusalem, Alexandria, and Carthage, were wrenched from Christendom, and the doctrine of the Unity of God established in the larger portion of what had been the Roman Empire.
This political event was followed by the restoration of science, the establishment of colleges, schools, libraries, throughout the dominions of the Arabians. Those conquerors, pressing forward rapidly in their intellectual development, rejected the anthropomorphic ideas of the nature of God remaining in their popular belief, and accepted other more philosophical ones, akin to those that had long previously been attained to in India. The result of this was a second conflict, that respecting the nature of the soul. Under the designation of Averroism, there came into prominence the theories of Emanation and Absorption. At the close of the middle ages the Inquisition succeeded in excluding those doctrines from Europe, and now the Vatican Council has formally and solemnly anathematized them.
Meantime, through the cultivation of astronomy, geography, and other sciences, correct views had been gained as to the position and relations of the earth, and as to the structure of the world; and since Religion, resting itself on what was assumed to be the proper interpretation of the Scriptures, insisted that the earth is the central and most important part of the universe, a third conflict broke out. In this Galileo led the way on the part of Science. Its issue was the overthrow of the Church on the question in dispute. Subsequently a subordinate controversy arose respecting the age of the world, the Church insisting that it is only about six thousand years old. In this she was again overthrown.
The light of history and of science had been gradually spreading over Europe. In the sixteenth century the prestige of Roman Christianity was greatly diminished by the intellectual reverses it had experienced, and also by its political and moral condition. It was clearly seen by many pious men that Religion was not accountable for the false position in which she was found, but that the misfortune was directly traceable to the alliance she had of old contracted with Roman paganism. The obvious remedy, therefore, was a return to primitive purity. Thus arose the fourth conflict, known to us as the Reformation -- the second or Northern Reformation. The special form it assumed was a contest respecting the standard or criterion of truth, whether it is to be found in the Church or in the Bible. The determination of this involved a settlement of the rights of reason, or intellectual freedom. Luther, who is the conspicuous man of the epoch, carried into effect his intention with no inconsiderable success; and at the close of the struggle it was found that Northern Europe was lost to Roman Christianity.
We are now in the midst of a controversy respecting the mode of government of the world, whether it be by incessant divine intervention, or by the operation of primordial and unchangeable law. The intellectual movement of Christendom has reached that point which Arabism had attained to in the tenth and eleventh centuries; and doctrines which were then discussed are presenting themselves again for review; such are those of Evolution, Creation, Development.
Offered under these general titles, I think it will be found that all the essential points of this great controversy are included. By grouping under these comprehensive heads the facts to be considered, and dealing with each group separately, we shall doubtless acquire clear views of their inter-connection and their historical succession.
I have treated of these conflicts as nearly as I conveniently could in their proper chronological order, and, for the sake of completeness, have added chapters on --
An examination of what Latin Christianity has done for modern civilization.
A corresponding examination of what Science has done.
The attitude of Roman Christianity in the impending conflict, as defined
by the Vatican Council.
The attention of many truth-seeking persons has been so exclusively given to the details of sectarian dissensions, that the long strife, to the history of which these pages are devoted, is popularly but little known. Having tried to keep steadfastly in view the determination to write this work in an impartial spirit, to speak with respect of the contending parties, but never to conceal the truth, I commit it to the considerate judgment of the thoughtful reader.
John William Draper
University, New York, December, 1873.
Chapter I.
The Origin of Science.
Religious condition of the Greeks in the fourth century before Christ.
-- Their invasion of the Persian Empire brings them in contact with new
aspects of Nature, and familiarizes them with new religious systems. --
The military, engineering, and scientific activity, stimulated by the Macedonian
campaigns, leads to the establishment in Alexandria of an institute, the
Museum, for the cultivation of knowledge by experiment, observation, and
mathematical discussion. -- It is the origin of Science.
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Chapter II.
The Origin of Christianity. -- Its Transformation on Attaining Imperial Power. -- Its Relations to Science.
Religious condition of the Roman Republic. -- The adoption of imperialism
leads to monotheism. -- Christianity spreads over the Roman Empire. --
The circumstances under which it attained imperial power make its union
with Paganism a political necessity. -- Tertullian's description of its
doctrines and practices. -- Debasing effect of the policy of Constantine
on it. -- Its alliance with the civil power. -- Its incompatibility with
science. -- Destruction of the Alexandrian Library and prohibition of philosophy.
-- Exposition of the Augustinian philosophy and Patristic science generally.
-- The Scriptures made the standard of science.
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Chapter III.
Conflict Respecting the Doctrine of the Unity of God. -- The First or Southern Reformation.
The Egyptians insist on the introduction of the worship of the Virgin Mary -- They are resisted by Nestor, the Patriarch of Constantinople, but eventually, through their influence with the emperor, cause Nestor's exile and the dispersion of his followers.
Prelude to the Southern Reformation -- The Persian attack; its moral effects.
The Arabian Reformation. -- Mohammed is brought in contact with the Nestorians -- He adopts and extends their principles, rejecting the worship of the Virgin, the doctrine of the Trinity, and every thing in opposition to the unity of God. -- He extinguishes idolatry in Arabia, by force, and prepares to make war on the Roman Empire. -- His successors conquer Syria, Egypt, Asia Minor, North Africa, Spain, and invade France.
As the result of this conflict, the doctrine of the unity of God
was established in the greater part of the Roman Empire -- The cultivation
of science was restored, and Christendom lost many of her most illustrious
capitals, as Alexandria, Carthage, and, above all, Jerusalem.
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Chapter IV.
The Restoration of Science in the South.
By the influence of the Nestorians and Jews, the Arabians are turned
to the cultivation of Science. -- They modify their views as to the destiny
of man, and obtain true conceptions respecting the structure of the world.
-- They ascertain the size of the earth, and determine its shape. -- Their
khalifs collect great libraries, patronize every department of science
and literature, establish astronomical observatories. -- They develop the
mathematical sciences, invent algebra, and improve geometry and trigonometry.
-- They collect and translate the old Greek mathematical and astronomical
works, and adopt the inductive method of Aristotle. -- They establish many
colleges, and, with the aid of the Nestorians, organize a public-school
system. -- They introduce the Arabic numerals and arithmetic, and catalogue
and give names to the stars. -- They lay the foundation of modern astronomy,
chemistry, and physics, and introduce great improvements in agriculture
and manufactures.
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Chapter V.
Conflict Respecting the Nature of the Soul. -- Doctrine of Emanation and Absorption.
European ideas respecting the soul. -- It resembles the form of the body.
Philosophical views of the Orientals. -- The Vedic theology and Buddhism assert the doctrine of emanation and absorption. -- It is advocated by Aristotle, who is followed by the Alexandrian school, and subsequently by the Jews and Arabians. -- It is found in the writings of Erigena.
Connection of this doctrine with the theory of conservation and correlation of force. -- Parallel between the origin and destiny of the body and the soul. -- The necessity of founding human on comparative psychology.
Averroism, which is based on these facts, is brought into Christendom through Spain and Sicily.
History of the repression of Averroism. -- Revolt of Islam against
it. -- Antagonism of the Jewish synagogues. -- Its destruction undertaken
by the papacy. -- Institution of the Inquisition in Spain. -- Frightful
persecutions and their results. -- Expulsion of the Jews and Moors. --
Overthrow of Averroism in Europe. -- Decisive action of the late Vatican
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Chapter VI.
Conflict Respecting the Nature of the World.
Scriptural view of the world: the earth a flat surface; location of heaven and hell.
Scientific view: the earth a globe; its size determined; its position in and relations to the solar system. -- The three great voyages. -- Columbus, De Gama, Magellan. -- Circumnavigation of the earth. -- Determination of its curvature by the measurement of a degree and by the pendulum.
The discoveries of Copernicus. -- Invention of the telescope. -- Galileo brought before the Inquisition. -- His punishment. -- Victory over the Church.
Attempts to ascertain the dimensions of the solar system. -- Determination of the sun's parallax by the transits of Venus. -- Insignificance, of the earth and man.
Ideas respecting the dimensions of the universe. -- Parallax of the stars. -- The plurality of worlds asserted by Bruno. -- He is seized and murdered by the Inquisition. Page 153
Chapter VII.
Controversy Respecting the Age of the Earth.
Scriptural view that the Earth is only six thousand years old, and that it was made in a week. -- Patristic chronology founded on the ages of the patriarchs. -- Difficulties arising from different estimates in different versions of the Bible.
Legend of the Deluge. -- The repeopling. -- The Tower of Babel; the confusion of tongues. -- The primitive language.
Discovery by Cassini of the oblateness of the planet Jupiter. -- Discovery by Newton of the oblateness of the Earth. -- Deduction that she has been modeled by mechanical causes. -- Confirmation of this by geological discoveries respecting aqueous rocks; corroboration by organic remains. -- The necessity of admitting enormously long periods of time. -- Displacement of the doctrine of Creation by that of Evolution -- Discoveries respecting the Antiquity of Man.
The time-scale and space-scale of the world are infinite.
-- Moderation with which the discussion of the Age of the World has been
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Chapter VIII.
Conflict Respecting the Criterion of Truth.
Ancient philosophy declares that man has no means of ascertaining the truth.
Differences of belief arise among the early Christians -- An ineffectual attempt is made to remedy them by Councils. -- Miracle and ordeal proof introduced.
The papacy resorts to auricular confession and the Inquisition. -- It perpetrates frightful atrocities for the suppression of differences of opinion.
Effect of the discovery of the Pandects of Justinian and development of the canon law on the nature of evidence. -- It becomes more scientific.
The Reformation establishes the rights of individual reason. -- Catholicism asserts that the criterion of truth is in the Church. It restrains the reading of books by the Index Expurgatorius, and combats dissent by such means as the massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve.
Examination of the authenticity of the Pentateuch as the Protestant criterion. -- Spurious character of those books.
For Science the criterion of truth is to be found in the revelations
of Nature: for the Protestant, it is in the Scriptures; for the Catholic,
in an infallible Pope.
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Chapter IX.
Controversy Respecting the Government of the Universe.
There are two conceptions of the government of the world: 1. By Providence; 2. By Law. -- The former maintained by the priesthood. -- Sketch of the introduction of the latter.
Kepler discovers the laws that preside over the solar system. -- His works are denounced by papal authority. -- The foundations of mechanical philosophy are laid by Da Vinci. -- Galileo discovers the fundamental laws of Dynamics. -- Newton applies them to the movements of the celestial bodies, and shows that the solar system is governed by mathematical necessity. -- Herschel extends that conclusion to the universe. -- The nebular hypothesis. -- Theological exceptions to it.
Evidences of the control of law in the construction of the earth, and in the development of the animal and plant series. -- They arose by Evolution, not by Creation.
The reign of law is exhibited by the historic career of human societies, and in the case of individual man.
Partial adoption of this view by some of the Reformed Churches.
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Chapter X.
Latin Christianity in Relation to Modern Civilization.
For more than a thousand years Latin Christianity controlled the intelligence of Europe, and is responsible for the result.
That result is manifested by the condition of the city of Rome at the Reformation, and by the condition of the Continent of Europe in domestic and social life. -- European nations suffered under the coexistence of a dual government, a spiritual and a temporal. -- They were immersed in ignorance, superstition, discomfort. -- Explanation of the failure of Catholicism -- Political history of the papacy: it was transmuted from a spiritual confederacy into an absolute monarchy. -- Action of the College of Cardinals and the Curia -- Demoralization that ensued from the necessity of raising large revenues.
The advantages accruing to Europe during the Catholic rule arose not from direct intention, but were incidental.
The general result is, that the political influence of Catholicism
was prejudicial to modern civilization.
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Chapter XI.
Science in Relation to Modern Civilization.
Illustration of the general influences of Science from the history of America.
The Introduction of Science into Europe. -- It passed from Moorish Spain to Upper Italy, and was favored by the absence of the popes at Avignon. -- The effects of printing, of maritime adventure, and of the Reformation -- Establishment of the Italian scientific societies.
The Intellectual Influence of Science. -- It changed the mode and the direction of thought in Europe. -- The transactions of the Royal Society of London, and other scientific societies, furnish an illustration of this.
The Economical Influence of Science is illustrated by the numerous mechanical and physical inventions, made since the fourteenth century. -- Their influence on health and domestic life, on the arts of peace and of war.
Answer to the question, What has Science done for humanity?
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Chapter XII.
The Impending Crisis.
Indications of the approach of a religious crisis. -- The predominating Christian Church, the Roman, perceives this, and makes preparation for it. -- Pius IX convokes an cumenical Council -- Relations of the different European governments to the papacy. -- Relations of the Church to Science, as indicated by the Encyclical Letter and the Syllabus.
Acts of the Vatican Council in relation to the infallibility of the pope, and to Science. -- Abstract of decisions arrived at.
Controversy between the Prussian Government and the papacy. -- It is a contest between the State and the Church for supremacy -- Effect of dual government in Europe -- Declaration by the Vatican Council of its position as to Science -- The dogmatic constitution of the Catholic faith. -- Its definitions respecting God, Revelation, Faith, Reason. -- The anathemas it pronounces. -- Its denunciation of modern civilization.
The Protestant Evangelical Alliance and its acts.
General review of the foregoing definitions, and acts. -- Present
condition of the controversy, and its future prospects.
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The crash happened around 4:45 p.m. on Cobb Parkway and the Canton Road Connector, according to Marietta police.
Investigators said a grey 2011 Toyota Highlander was on the exit ramp, heading from the Canton Road Connector towards Cobb Parkway when for an unknown reason the 78-year-old driver, Mr. Thomas Dempsey, lost control of the vehicle and left the roadway.
The Highlander traveled through the grass at a high rate of speed and struck a ditch, causing the vehicle to become airborne, police spokesman Officer David Baldwin said.
Mr. Boris Woodard, of Marietta, was traveling northbound on Cobb Parkway when the Highlander landed on top of the light brown, 2000 Chevrolet Silverado pickup he was driving, Officer Baldwin said.
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BEVERLY HILLS (LALATE) – What did Brandy say about the Adrienne Maloof family is now longer a secret. Tonight, RHOBH reveals that housewives are "suing" one another over what Brandi Glanville said about Adrienne Maloof and Paul Nassif. Bravo reportedly will never air Brandi's actual remarks on its channel. But Adrienne Maloof, after months of speculation, has finally confirmed to Life and Style's news magazine the remarks. Brandi Glanville said at Sur that Adrienne Maloof used a surrogate. Maloof purportedly tells Life and Style's news that the remark was made on air and was deeply hurtful to her and her family.
For RHOBH fans, the speculation, confusion, purported bombshell, and guessing game has dragged on for months over what Brandi said about Adrienne Maloof. Shortly after the episode aired on RHOBH, several unconfirmed news reports claimed that Maloof used a surrogate. Initially Adrienne remained silent about the matter. And Brandi told news that she was precluded from repeating the comments in public. Brandi also told news that Bravo allegedly wont be airing the comments ever in the context of RHOBH.
Adrienne last week confronted Kyle and Mauricio to tell them how hurtful the ordeal has been for their family. Adrienne told news that "Paul and I needed a break from Brandi's negativity. We took a break from the toxicity."
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Words like "toxicity" and "character assassination" have been used free flowing by Maloof much throughout the season both on TV and on BravoTV.com. But Maloof for weeks would still not reveal the actual comments. "We been a little MIA".
Adrienne added "it had noting to do with u, it had to do with the circumstance. And with Brandi it went too far. Whatever personal issues she has with me and Paul she … was out of line." Meantime, Lisa Vanderpump told news that the remarks were true.
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Tonight Brandi tells news that Adrienne is allegedly "suing" her. Brandi's verb is embellished, allegedly. Maloof allegedly sends Brandi a letter, but purportedly never files an actual lawsuit. "I brought that up because she is suing me. I'm saying it because I am angry. I have to spend $10,000 on something that … I am upset. Yes. "
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Lisa indicates to news that it's troubling that Adrienne is continually brought back up from meal to meal. "I also feel bad even though I haven't had a good time with her. But I also really understand her position."
Lisa says of Adrienne "She feels totally aggrieved by the way she was treated." But then Lisa says that Kyle is distorting the situation between Brandi and Adrienne. "I think of myself as very fair. But sometimes you are distorted."
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Really? This is the BIG secret? You have got to be kidding me? Who cares? Many women these days use surrogates, it's a Blessing that this technology is even possible to help familys conceive children that they so desperately should have. It is VERY clear that this couple loves their children so very much and these children are Blessed to have parents so fortunate and loving. I am a HUGE fan of the show, and I would have never guessed that what Brandy said would be so minute. Adrienne and Paul, count your Blessings, and love your children, and just appreciate that you even have them in your life. Stop letting silly comments ruin the Biggest Blessings in your life, your family… And stop blaming others for your break up. If THIS comment ruined your marraige, then you guys were obviously looking for a reason to break up.
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Coming off a series win at home against the hot Tampa Bay Rays this week—the A's won on Monday and Tuesday night before losing Wednesday—the team really could use a four-game sweep of the struggling Minnesota Twins, starting tonight at the O.co Coliseum.
A few reasons, to start: first, the Twins (51-61) are in last place in the American League Central, and this year, the A's are a mere 12-10 against the "worst" division in the league; and second, Oakland leads the Los Angeles Angels by just two games in the AL West, and it would be nice to start putting some distance between the two squads.
At 69-44, the A's have the best record in the major leagues, still, as they have every day since June 18. Also, Oakland has been in sole possession of first place in the division for 97 straight days now (April 28). But they've slumped a bit lately, posting just a 10-8 record since the All-Star Game.
What the A's do have going for them tonight is two-fold: Jon Lester and a nine-game winning streak against the Twins.
Lester (11-7, 2.59 ERA overall) won his Oakland debut last Saturday, albeit with a less-dominant showing than he had been posting with the Boston Red Sox lately. But it was his ninth straight "quality start", and Lester has been pretty darn good in that stretch: his 1.38 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in those nine starts are excellent numbers.
The A's would love some more of the same against Minnesota at the Coliseum this evening, as they have not lost to the Twins in some time. In this nine-game winning streak against Minnesota, Oakland has outscored the Twins by a combined 86-27 score.
Minnesota sends 30-year-old rookie Yohan Pino (1-3, 4.57) to the mound to face the A's, who still lead the majors in runs scored (554) despite the mini-slump of the last 18 games since sending seven All-Stars to Target Field in Minneapolis for the Midsummer Classic.
So with those two nine-game streaks on the line for both Lester and his Oakland teammates, the fans in attendance are hoping for a good night—beyond the Josh Donaldson t-shirts the first 10,000 of them through the turnstiles will get at the Coliseum.
Game time is 7:05 p.m.