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Modern Home Tours is coming back to Portland on Saturday, March 9th. The self-guided driving-tour will give Portlanders the opportunity to explore architecturally progressive and contemporary homes in the area.
The 2013 Tour of Remodeled Homes is slated for March, 9-10. Brought to you by the Professional Remodelers Organization of the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland, the weekend tour shows off remodeling trends, smart sustainability and good design.


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2013 wasn't exactly a banner year for Josh Brolin.
It began with him being arrested on the streets of Santa Monica for public intoxication in the early hours of New Year's Day, and a month later was followed by the breakdown of his eight-year marriage to Diane Lane.
After several other public altercations in which he appeared to be intoxicated, the 46-year-old entered rehab in November. The Oscar nominee admits in an interview with The Guardian that it was a "turning point."
"It made me think of a lot of things. My mom dying when I was in my 20s. All the impact that had on me that I hadn't moved past; I was always such a momma's boy," he says. "But I realized that I was on a destructive path. I knew that I had to change and mature. It was like I stepped back and saw the hamster wheel."
Now divorced from Lane, Brolin – who was spotted kissing new lady Kathryn Boyd in Rome last month – reveals that his experiences with drug use began when he was a teen growing up in California in the 1980s.
As a member of the Cito Rats surf gang, the son of actor James Brolin robbed cars to buy drugs.
"I tried heroin," he says. "That sounds so horrible when you put it like that. But, yeah, I tried heroin. I mean, I never got into it and I never died from it, which is a good thing. I've had 19 friends who died. Most of those guys I grew up with, they're all dead now."
Brolin, who'd gotten his start as a child star in films like The Goonies ultimately decided that heroin wasn't for him.
"I used to think you should try to deconstruct everything. Experience everything. Just get yourself out there. But I don't believe that any more," he says. "Having adventures is all very well, but an imagination can make up for all that. That's the more intelligent way to be. And it keeps you out of harm's way."
Josh Brolin on Diane Lane Divorce and Rehab: I Was on a Destructive Path
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After Hurricane Sandy forced many schools to run on backup generators to power their buildings, a group of Assembly Democrats is looking to propose a bill that would mandate schools to have carbon monoxide detectors.
The bill intends to prevent incidents like one that happened last month in Atlanta where students and teachers were hospitalized for exposure to unsafe levels of carbon monoxide. Generators can emit deadly carbon monoxide, but the Finch Elementary School did not have detectors. More than 40 students along with seven teachers were hospitalized, and 500 people had to be evacuated from the building.
Assemblywomen Pamela R. Lampitt, Bonnie Watson Coleman and Connie Wagner are currently in the planning stages of drafting a bill that would require both private and public schools in New Jersey to install the detectors, according to a Wednesday press release.
In a phone interview with Assemblywoman Lampitt, she said the specifics of the bill have yet to be hammered out, as the legislators are putting together a plan that would use the size of the building as a measuring stick to determine how many detectors would required.
While Lampitt said she could not recall any incidents like the one in Georgia happening in New Jersey, she added that the Georgia school should be taken as a warning.
"It's really one of those situations where you don't wait for it to happen," the assemblywoman said. "It's a common sort of cautionary measure that these schools should be taking."
If New Jersey were to approve the legislation, it would become only the second state in the country to mandate the detectors in all state and private schools.
Currently, only Connecticut and Maryland have legislation addressing carbon monoxide mandates, and only Connecticut makes the detectors mandatory in all public and non-public schools.
"Sometimes we're trying to address massive issues with massive pieces of legislation ... This is an issue that seemed to be overlooked," said Lampitt.
Assemblywoman Wagner wants to make sure that safety measures which citizens typically afford themselves are broadened to include everyone.
"Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless and lethal at high levels," said Wagner. "We have carbon monoxide detectors in our homes to protect our families. We should also have them in the second place where our children are the most, at school."
Lampitt said no date is scheduled for introducing the bill in the Assembly.
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Acer Iconia B1-721
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Reviews for the Acer Iconia B1-721
Icon or illusion? The 7-inch Iconia B1-721 is Acer's new contribution to the tablet market's 200 Euros (~$275) price class. Its driving force is a 1.3 GHz MediaTek MT8312 alongside an integrated Mali MP400 graphics chip. 1 GB of DDR3 RAM, 16 GB of flash storage and 3G wireless complete the package. But the display only offers 1024x600 pixels. Is that still enough for the tablet to hold its own in the entry-level class?
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Positive: Good price. Negative: Low resolution display; feeble case; relatively low performance.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/08/2014
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Positive: High brightness display; good speakers. Negative: Poor viewing angles and low resolution of the display; weak processor; poor microphone.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/10/2014
The Acer Iconia B1-721 is a budget 7 inch device with decent functionality. The gray casing gives off a nice elegant vibe while the ribbed backside makes the phone feel good in your hands. Sadly, the phone does feel a bit weak as it can be bent easily and makes creaking noises when twisted too much. Nonetheless, unless the intention is to break the device, it should not give in under normal usage.
The Acer Iconia B1-721 is powered by a MediaTek MT8312 dual core processor with a frequency of 1.3 GHz. Along with 1 GB of RAM, users will be able to browse the internet, play games and keep update on social media without many lags. It comes with 16 GB of native memory and has the option to upgrade with a micro SD card.
The 7 inch display has a low resolution of only 1024 by 600 pixels. However, for a budget device, one shouldn't be expecting a high resolution display. Still, the display is good enough for reading moderately sized text.
All in all, the Acer Iconia B1-721 offers a cheap price tag to own a 7 inch tablet with good functionalities as well. It won't be able to match up with other flagship models, but will give casual users a good run for their money.
ARM Mali-400 MP: OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics card for ARM SoCs that is scaleable from one to four fragment processors and has got one vertex processor. Mainly used in conjunction with ARM A9 cores in tablets and smartphones.
These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
MT8312: Dual-Core Cortex-A7 SoC clocked at up to 1.3 GHz.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
Only a few smartphones have larger screens.
Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.
0.317 kg:
This weight is somewhat high for a smartphone. Smartphones with a big screen and small tablets weigh as much, usually.
Acer: Acer Incorporated is a Taiwanese multinational electronics manufacturer. Its product lineup includes desktops and laptops, as well as personal digital assistants (PDAs), servers and storage, displays, peripherals, and e-business services for business, government, education, and home users. Acer is the third largest computer manufacturer in the world (by sales) after HP and Dell Inc (2007). The company owns the largest franchised computer retail chain in Taipei, Taiwan. Originally named Multitech, it was founded in 1976. Gateway and Packard Bell are economically connected with Acer. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %
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Get into the Flow tonight at Crooked I
Jeffrey Kuebler says Funktional Flow lives for live music, and not just its own.
"We're show junkies," he said. "If we're not playing a show, we're at a show. Absolutely we are 100 percent students of any sort of live music that will inspire us."
Mike Szczepanik, the band's other guitarist, went virtually without sleep to catch Phish after Funktional Flow played Dec. 29 in Hamburg, N.Y.
"He jumped right from the show and hopped on a plane to New York City," Kuebler said. "He caught the two shows in New York City, then took a train ride back that morning for our New Year's Eve show at Nietzsche's. So, he was burning the candle at both ends. That's the mentality we have."
Funktional Flow took the Nietzsche's gig at the behest of their buddies in Aqueous, who played there the previous New Year's Eve but elected to play Crooked I on Dec. 31, 2013. Kuebler sees Aqueous as friends and mentors.
"They're like our best friends in the scene," he said. "We kind of have each other's backs in Buffalo. They've helped us greatly, kind of opened their arms to us like a big brother. They've been doing such a great job for such a long time, and took us under their wing and helped us out."
Funktional Flow, together less than three years, is already making big inroads with its approach, which is less progressive than Aqueous and dabbles more heavily in reggae and funk, especially, but also trance and house.
"We do a lot more reggae than a lot of the jam bands," Kuebler said. "That's kind of a key focus for us, reggae music, which obviously you find in the jam scene. But I feel like we kind of exploit that genre a bit more."
They can also get heavy at times, but the band -- like its name suggests -- finds a way to make everything flow seamlessly. That includes covers. Reggae original "Ambush," for instance, has segued into the Talking Heads' "Crosseyed and Painless." Funktional Flow has also covered such artists as Sublime, Stevie Wonder, the Beatles and Bob Marley.
They jam, too, but with purpose and direction.
"The thing about it is, we tend to get bored pretty quick," Kuebler said. "So, we try not to jam for the purpose of jamming. We try to have it be organic and have it go somewhere."
If they start to meander, they can shift gears instantly.
"That's been a benefit for us, having the ability to kind of audible on stage," Kuebler said. "If a song or a jam isn't going exactly the way we want, we can hit the eject button and bail out into the next section."
Tonight's show is just their second at Crooked I.
"We played as the support, probably a year and a half ago (for Manhattan Project)," Kuebler said. "We love it; the place is amazing. (Thursday) is going to be a lot of fun, I can guarantee that.
"We like to play free shows. It's more of an incentive for people to come out and for us to hopefully continue building."


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New York Jets linebacker and Ottawa Hills High School graduate David Harris joined Bill Simonson on "The Huge Show" to preview New York's upcoming NFL season and to talk about what it will be like with rookie Mark Sanchez as their starting quarterback one year after playing with Brett Favre.
"We've been very impressed by (Sanchez). He's very cool and collective in the pocket," Harris said. "The whole team is behind him. Brett Favre was a very cool guy, very down to earth. A lot of guys had the feeling he was going to come back and give it another go around."
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What's Wire Fraud Again? Everything You Wanted to Know About the John Liu Aide Scandal
On Thursday, two of John Liu's former aides were found guilty in an illegal scheme to raise funds for Liu's mayoral race. Want the simplest breakdown? Read on.
So, who are these people?
Xing Wu (Oliver) Pan is a real-estate developer and was a campaign fundraiser for mayoral hopeful John Liu, and Jia (Jenny) Hou served as Liu's campaign treasurer. Hou, the daughter of one of Liu's friends, was a mere 25 years old when she was charged, and paid just $27,678 by the Liu campaign while she was treasurer, according to the Daily News. Both Pan and Hou were convicted of engaging in a plot to funnel large funds from individual donors through "straw donors" and get matching funds from the city.
What were they actually charged with?
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In 2011, the FBI arrested Pan on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of attempting to commit wire fraud, and in early 2012, those same charges were filed against Hou, along with obstruction of justice.
And then...
After two and a half weeks of trial and one day of deliberating, on Thursday a jury in federal court found Pan guilty of conspiring to commit wire fraud and attempted wire fraud. The jury found Hou guilty of attempting wire fraud (though not conspiracy), obstruction of justice, and lying to the FBI.
I forget what wire fraud is.
Like regular fraud, with wires! No, it's just fraud that's been committed by phone or some other telecommunication device, as opposed to snail mail.
Explain what they were trying to do with straw donors.
Current campaign finance laws limit individual campaign contributions to $4,950. If you're loaded, however, and really want someone to become mayor, you might feel that 5K is harshing your political influence buzz. Pan and Hou took in large donations from individual donors, then claimed they were actually smaller donations made by multiple people.
And the thing about matching campaign funds?
For donors over 18, the city will match campaign donations with $6 per dollar up to the first $175, if the candidate so chooses. A candidate can receive as much as $1,050 in matching donations from the city per donor.
How'd the FBI figure it out?
Through a good ol' fashioned sting operation. In August of 2011, an undercover FBI agent posing as a businessman gave Pan $16,000 towards Liu's campaign. According to the original complaint, Pan used 20 straw donors to make $800 donations each, then paid them back with the FBI agent's money. The FBI agent also testified that Hou instructed a campaign volunteer to forge the handwriting of donors on forms to the NYC Campaign Finance Board, that she offered to reimburse a donor, and discussed ways to conceal info about the straw donors, among other acts. In other words...
"As the jury found, Jia Hou and Oliver Pan stuck a knife into the heart of New York City's campaign finance law by violating the prohibition against illegal campaign contributions, all to corruptly advantage the campaign of a candidate for city-wide office," US Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement.
What happens now?
Pan faces a max sentence of 40 years, and Hou 45. Their sentencing date is September 20.
And Liu?
Though he's been wiretapped and investigated over the past four years, Liu hasn't been charged with any wrongdoing. After a mayoral forum at a Brooklyn school last night, Liu held an emergency press conference about the verdicts. "I'm deeply saddened by the turn of events today," he told reporters. "I continue to believe that Jenny's a good person, and we will continue to ask the voters of this city for their support in my campaign to be mayor of New York City."
Needless to say, this does not make him look good.
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Quiapo Church
|Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene
(St. John the Baptist Parish)
Basílica Menor del Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno de Quiapo
(Parroquia de San Juan Bautista)
The façade of Quiapo Church from Plaza Miranda.
|Basic information
|Quiapo, Manila, Philippines
|Roman Catholic
|Year consecrated
|(as Minor Basilica) February 1, 1988
|Ecclesiastical or organizational status
|Archdiocese of Manila
|Heritage designation
|Saint John the Baptist
Black Nazarene
|Architectural type
|Architectural style
|Mexican Baroque
The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene (canonically known as Saint John the Baptist Parish and colloquially known as Quiapo Church; Spanish: Basílica Menor del Nazareno Negro) is a prominent Roman Catholic Latin-rite basilica located in the District of Quiapo in the City of Manila, Philippines. The basilica is famous home for the shrine of the Black Nazarene, a dark statue of Jesus Christ many claim to be miraculous. The parish is under the Archdiocese of Manila and its current rector is Rev. Msgr. Hernando Coronel.
- 1 Construction
- 2 Architecture
- 3 Devotion to the Black Nazarene
- 4 Abortifacients sold by Private Vendors
- 5 Image Gallery
- 6 Ecclesiastical Leadership
- 7 Schedule of Services
- 8 Gallery
- 9 See also
- 10 References
- 11 External links
The early church built by the Franciscan Missionaries was made of bamboo for the frame and nipa palm as thatching.[1][2] In 1574, Limahong and his soldiers destroyed and burned the church. Formerly a visita of Santa Ana, Quiapo Church, a Franciscan friar, Fr. Antonio de Nombella founded the church in 1588 which was declared the Parish of St. John the Baptist, the precursor of Christ who called everyone to penance before one can receive Him. It was burned in 1603 and the parish was temporarily handed over to the Jesuits till the secular priests objected.[1] Gov. Gen. Santiago de Vera initiated the full construction of the church in 1686.[2] On April 8, 1639, the administration of the Church was returned to the seculars who had always taking care of the church's welfare.[1]
The English attempted to destroy the church in 1762. An earthquake in 1863 destroyed the church and in its place a temporary church was built. Fr. Eusebio de León reconstructed the ruined church in 1879.[1] Rev. Eusebio de León and Rev. Manuel Roxas completed the reconstruction of the church in 1889. Roxas had raised the unprecedented amount of ₱40,000.00 from donations and lay contributions. On 30 October 1928, the church caught fire again which destroyed the church's wooden ceiling and the sacristy at the rear of the main altar.[2]
Fr. Magdaleno Castillo began the reconstruction of the church from the plan prepared by Filipino National Artist, Architect Juan Nakpil, son of composer Julio Nakpil, in 1933. He added the dome and a second belfry to the edifice. Architect Jose Maria Zaragoza enlarged the church and changed the design of the lateral walls in 1984. The facade and the dome were retained in the remodeling of the church.
The church was conferred the title Basilica Minor of the Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno in 1988.[2]
Expansion and Recognition as Minor Basilica[edit]
Msgr. José Abriol appointed Filipino architect José Ma. Zaragoza and Engineer Eduardo Santiago to expand the church in 1984, to accommodate more devotees. Jaime Cardinal Sin, Archbishop of Manila, reconsecrated the church on 28 September 1987, and the following year the church was declared a Minor Basilica. Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, Most Rev. Bruno Torpigliani, blessed the altar of Saint Lorenzo Ruíz on 1 February 1988.
A Baroque church, the facade is distinctive with twisted columns on both levels. The Corinthian columns of the second level has 1/3 of the shaft near the base in twisted form while the upper portion has a smooth surface. The topmost portion of the four-storey belltowers are balustered and decorated with huge scrolls. The tympanum of the pediment has a pair of chalice-like decoration and towards the end of the raking cornice urn-like vases the pediment terminates. With its recent renovation, only the facade and the dome at the transept retained the classic design.[2]
Devotion to the Black Nazarene[edit]
The masses go to Quiapo Church in downtown Plaza Miranda and drop a visit to the Nuestro Señor Jesús Nazareno (a dark figure of Christ carved by a Mexican artist from black wood) whose image, reputedly miraculous, was brought to the country in a Spanish galleon in the 17th century.[1]
Quiapo Church holds a novena every Friday, Quiapo Day, in honour of the Black Nazarene, and is attended by thousands of devotees. A note is sounded before the novena begins as the devotees to the Black Nazarene troop in and emit their strings of petitions.[1] One can encounter the traditional folk Catholicism of Filipinos when they all climb the narrow flight of stairs to kiss the Señor's foot or wipe it with their handkerchiefs they use everytime they visit.[1] The Feast of the Black Nazarene on 9 January celebrates the traslación (solemn translation) of the statue to the church from the Church of Saint Nicholas Tolentino. Traffic is re-routed round the devotees who participate in this district's fiesta. There are men who are devoted to carry the Black Nazarene statue around a specific route. They have a panata, a vow to serve the Lord in this sacrifice. These people believed that an afternoon's participation in the procession can repent their sins and shady deals in a year.[1]
Daily hourly masses are celebrated and devotees come from all walks of life.
Quiapo Parochial School was created in 1951 for the purpose of addressing the scholastic needs of the parish. The school patron is the Black Nazarene, which is a significant factor to the change of the school name to Nazarene Catholic School.
Abortifacients sold by Private Vendors[edit]
The vicinity of the church is a popular area for peddlers of unsafe abortifacients, local gastric irritants and untested herbal folk (potions) remedies.[1] The merchandise are anonymously sold from stalls surrounding the Basilica and the Plaza Miranda fronting it. Abortion is illegal in the Philippines, and individuals who cannot afford the surgical procedure resort to these vendors.[3]
The media often covers stories of dead foetuses being abandoned outside of the church's Blessed Sacrament chapel, a practise condemned by the Archdiocese of Manila.[4][5] Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales has issued several canonical excommunications for women who perform intentional abortion in relation to such practices near the shrine, as ruled by the Latae Sententiae punishment by the Roman Catholic Church.[6] The fetuses covered by the Filipino TV media are often left anonymously wrapped in sack-cloth or plain boxes.
Image Gallery[edit]
Ecclesiastical Leadership[edit]
Rev. Msgr. Hernando M. Coronel,P.C. is the current Rector of the shrine and was former Rector of Manila Cathedral & San Carlos Seminary. He is assisted by several Parochial Vicars: Rev. Fr. Franklin M. Villanueva, Rev. Fr. Marvin C. Cruz and Rev. Fr. Douglas D. Badong.
List of Parish Priests-Rectors[edit]
|Years of Pastorship
|Previous Assignments
|Rev. Fr. Antonio de Nombella †
|Rev. Fr. Pablo Ruiz de Talavera †
|Rev. Fr. Gregorio Catena de Mesa †
|Rev. Fr. Gerónimo Rodríguez de Liyán †
|"Mga Paring Heswita" (Jesuit Priests)
|Rev. Fr. Juan de Rueda †
|Rev. Fr. Jerónimo Fernández Caravallo †
|Rev. Fr. Juan de Bahamonde †
|Rev. Fr. Pablo Romero †
|Rev. Fr. Pablo Romero †
|Rev. Fr. Francisco Pujol †
|Rev. Fr. Gaspar Jiménez †
|Rev. Fr. Luis Mariano †
|Rev. Fr. Lazaro de la Rosario †
|Rev. Fr. Arcadio Aquino †
|Rev. Fr. Juan de los Santos †
|Rev. Fr. Agustín Mendoza †
|Rev. Fr. José María Guevarra †
|Rev. Fr. Eusebio de León †
|Rev. Fr. Pablo Cruz †
|Rev. Fr. Manual Roxas †
|Rev. Fr. Manual Marco †
|Rev. Fr. Gilberto Martín †
|Rev. Fr. Lorenzo Máximo Gregorio †
|Rev. Fr. Calixto Villafranca †
|Rev. Fr. Magdaleno Castillo †
|Rev. Msgr. Vicente Fernández, P.A. †
|Rev. Fr. Francisco Avendaño †
|Most Rev. Vicente Reyes, D.D. †
|deceased Bishop of Cabanatuan
|Most Rev. Pedro Bantigue, D.D.†
|deceased Bishop-emeritus of San Pablo
|Most Rev. Bienvenido López, D.D. †
|deceased Auxiliary Bishop of Manila
|Rev. Fr. Antonio Pascual
|Most Rev. Hernando Antiporda, D.D. †
|deceased Auxiliary Bishop of Manila
|Rev. Msgr. Jose C. Abriol, P.A. †
|deceased Vicar-General of the Archdiocese of Manila
|Rev. Msgr. Bienvenido Mercado, P.C. †
|Most Rev. Teodoro Buhain, D.D.
|Auxiliary Bishop-emeritus of Manila
|Rev. Msgr. Josefino Ramírez, H.P., STD
|Vicar-General emeritus of the Archdiocese of Manila
|Rev. Msgr. José Clemente F. Ignacio, P.C., T.O.C.
|Former Episcopal Vicar District of Makati, Chancellor and Oeconomus
|Rev. Msgr. Hernando M. Coronel, P.C.
|Former Rector of Manila Cathedral & San Carlos Seminary
Schedule of Services[edit]
Schedule of Eucharistic Service (Masses):
- Monday to Thursday: 5:00 am to 10:00 am (Every Hour); 12:15 pm, 5:00 pm, 6:00 pm
- Friday: 4:00 am to 12:15 pm (Every Hour); 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm (every hour)
- Saturday: 5:00 am to 10:00 am (Every Hour); 12:15 pm; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Every Hour)
- Sunday: 5:00 am to 12:15 pm (Every Hour); 3:00 pm - Children's Mass (Misa Pro-Populo); 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Every Hour)
Mass and Healing Services
- Every Thursday before First Friday of the Month: 6:00 pm
Anointing of the Sick
- To be scheduled (Extreme Unction - Anytime)
- Monday to Saturday: 5:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Friday: 4:00 am to 9:00 pm
- To be scheduled
- (Registration: Monday to Sunday during Office Hours)
- (Pre-Cana Seminar every 4th Saturday and Sunday of the month except December)
Daily Rosary:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday - 4:00 pm
- Wednesday - 3:00 pm
- Friday - 3:00 am
- Sunday - 2:00 pm
Office Hours
- Monday to Thursday - 8:00 am to 12:00 nn, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- Friday - 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Saturday & Sunday - 8:00 am to 12:00 nn, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Social Services
- Crisis Intervention Program: Tuesday to Friday - 8:00 am to 11:00 am
- Legal Assistance: Tuesday to Thursday - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Friday - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Counselling: Daily - 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Schedule of Live Streaming (via www.quiapochurch.com)
- Daily Mass: 12:15 pm
- Friday Mass: 4:00 am to 12:15 pm Mass (Every Hour); 2:00 pm (Friday Catechesis); 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm Mass (every hour) 9:00 pm (Holy Hour & Benediction)
- Saturday: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Every Hour)
- Sunday Mass: 5:00 am to 12:15 pm (Every Hour); 3:00 pm Children's Mass (Misa Pro-Populo); 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Every Hour); 8:00 pm (Holy Hour & Benediction)
Schedule of Televised Mass
- First Friday Mass: 4:00 am (via PTV)
- Sunday Mass: 6:00 am (via TV5)
- Daily Masses: 12:15nn Mondays to Saturdays (via TV Maria under the Misa Nazareno brand)
Schedule of Baptism
- Sunday - 9:00 am to 11:00 am
- (Registration: Monday to Sunday during Office Hours)
- (Seminar every Sunday before Baptism)
Schedule of Confirmation
- Sunday - 8:00 am to 12:00 nn
- (Registration: Monday to Sunday during Office Hours)
- (Seminar every Sunday before Confirmation)
Novena, Evening Prayer and Holy Hour
- Wednesday - 11:00 am (Novena, Holy Hour) / 4:00 pm (Novena)
- Friday - 1:30 pm (Novena) / 9:00 pm (Evening Prayer, Novena Holy Hour)
- Sunday - 7:00 pm (Evening Prayer, Holy Hour)
- (Wednesday: Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help)
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The choir loft and the narthex.
Tabernacle Altar on the gospel (left) side of the church.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i de la Torre, Visitacion (1981). Landmarks of Manila: 1571-1930. Makati City: Filipinas Foundation, Inc. pp. 69–71.
- ^ a b c d e Alarcon, Norma (1991). Philippine Architecture During the Pre-Spanish and Spanish Periods. Manila: Santo Tomas University Press. ISBN 971-506-040-4.
- ^ Conde, Carlos H. (May 16, 2005). "Philippines abortion crisis". New York Times.
- ^ http://churchandstate.org.uk/2010/09/manila-archbishop-alarmed-over-fetuses-left-in-churches/[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/09/15/10/dead-babies-discovered-near-churches
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|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quiapo Church.
- Ramos, NRJ (2006-04-13). "Houses of the Holy". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
- Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene
- History of Quiapo
- Veneration of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo
- http://www.manilacathedral.org
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120305104506/http://www.quiapochurch.dragweb.net/history.php
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Rogers Pass National Historic Site, along with the cultural resources of the two national parks, tells a human story of more than 100 years. Railway construction, mountaineering, logging, mining, the Nakimu caves, a work camp for conscientious objectors in WW II, an internment camp in WW I and even the first competitive ski jump in Canada are all part of the legacy held in trust here for Canadians.
Glacier National Park was established in 1886. The Canadian Pacific Railway had just completed its transcontinental line, linking the scattered settlements of the young nation of Canada. The spectacular scenery along the rail line suggested the potential for tourism, and lodges and hotels were built to entice travellers to what had been uncharted wilderness only a few years before. The Illecillewaet Glacier became a popular attraction. The railway company built the park's first visitor facilities to cater to the needs of its passengers, including the Glacier House hotel, hiking and horse trails and tea houses in the Rogers Pass area. Rogers Pass National Historic Site now commemorates the area's importance to the transcontinental railway (see section 6.2). The first technical mountain climbing for recreation in North America occurred in these mountains. Today's mountaineers still follow the trails laid out by early climbers, hotel employees and Swiss guides more than a century ago. The opening of the Trans-Canada Highway in 1962 brought additional facilities for new automobile-based visitors, including campgrounds, picnic areas, and viewpoints.
In 1908, the City of Revelstoke broke a trail to the top of the mountain of the same name. Local citizens then began to lobby the provincial and federal governments for construction of a road to the summit. The park was established in 1914 and construction of the Meadows-in-the-Sky Parkway was completed in 1927.
Before the railway, the confluence of the Columbia and Illecillewaet Rivers, just outside the park, was used as an encampment by fur traders and explorers on the Columbia and as a supply point for mining operations. The site later became a divisional point for the CPR.
The history of Mount Revelstoke National Park includes a First World War internment camp and the first competitive ski jump in Canada. Named for Nels Nelsen, a local skier who set an amateur world record by jumping 240 feet, the ski jump was located at the base of the mountain. Artifacts from the jumps as well as early park buildings remain as tangible links with the area's varied past.
Little is known about the use of the area by First Nations. Long winters, frequent deadly avalanches, thick tangled underbrush, and poor hunting and fishing likely made the area largely inhospitable. While archaeological surveys and research have yet to find indications of First Nations use within the parks, the surrounding area was used for thousands of years. Additional traditional use studies, in partnership with First Nations, will expand our understanding of the parks' human history.
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During the chill of winter, body and hand lotions make good homemade Christmas gifts for everyone. This Handmade Mango Body Butter from Lynda Heines is easy to make and will instantly remind you of summer!
- 40% mango butter (or another hard butter, cocoa or illipe)
- 40% shea butter
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- 1% vitamin E (optional)
1% Mango sorbet FO (or your fragrance oil of choice)
To get started, melt the mango butter in a double boiler or in the microwave.
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Simple research will let you know if refined or unrefined is the best option. Refined Refined shea butter is that which has been refined and processed using high heat and chemicals. The American Shea Butter Institute states that while this type of shea butter may have some moisturizing properties, it loses much of its healing and therapeutic properties in the refining process. Refined shea butter typically is odorless, with a pure white color. In some cases, hexane---a neuropathic toxin---is used in the refining process. Unrefined According to the American Shea Butter Institute, unrefined shea butter is the better choice if you hope to reap the full spectrum of benefits it offers. Unrefined or raw shea butter is extracted without the use of toxic chemicals or synthetics. It typically has a nutty aroma, and its color ranges from cream to grayish-yellow. Note, however, that while its fragrance is relatively mild, some people find the smell of unrefined shea butter off-putting. Read more: Refined Vs. Unrefined Shea Butter | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_5375961_refined-vs-unrefined-shea-butter.html#ixzz1to7gZm4e
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I will like make this body butter but don't understand the measurements. 40% of what? How many onces or tablespoons is 40%. Can someone help me?
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My suggestion would be to measure the ingredients by weight. You can by a kitchen scale at most box store retailers, as well as kitchen specialty stores. The quantity of the ingredients is a ratio that when added up equal 100. Essentially weigh out a tablespoon of the mango fragance oil. Whatever that weighs, multiply by 1 for the vitamin E, multiple by 40 to get the amount of mango butter and shea butter and by 18 to get the amount of sesame oil. Here is an example. If your fragrance oil weighs 1/4 ounce, you would need 1/4 ounce of vitamin E, 4.5 ounces of sesame oil, 10 ounces of mango butter and 10 ounces of shea butter...The total recipe weighs 25 ounces (10+10+4.5+.25+.25= 25). Alternately, you could determine how much body butter you would like to make and take the percentages based on that. (40% of 25 is 10 ounces, etc.) Makes sense?
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Because their are different types of Shea Butter for the consumer to purchase, I feel that people who write these recipes should indicate at the very least whether the consumer should purchase unrefined or refined....and from experience...you will definitely want to purchase the refined...maybe even the ultra refined.
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Authorities said a missing person case in West Allis led to a shooting in Adams County of central Wisconsin that left a sheriff's deputy wounded and the suspect dead.
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Iraqi Christian Girl Freed After 2 Years
A Christian Iraqi girl jailed for killing her uncle is now free.
Asya Ahmad Muhammad had been jailed in 2006 when she was 14.
Muhammad's uncle had viciously attacked her, her mother and little brother for their conversion to Christianity.
An Iraqi court reduced the girl's sentence saying she acted in self defense by stabbing her uncle.
The family is concerned about retaliation from their predominantly Muslim family.
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Mexican authorities have shut down nine Christian radio stations in the southern state of Chiapas.
Federal agents barged into churches and homes to confiscate broadcasting equipment, but much of it had already been hidden.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of San Cristobal, defending their right to hear Christian broadcasts.
Banners carried the names of many of the aproximately 40 community stations operated by Christians.
The raids violated agreements with the state of Chiapas, according to Christian lawyer Esdras Alonso.
Alonso said that commercial radio stations in Chiapas were behind the raids.
Christian broadcasters do not have full freedom to operate under Mexican law.
China House Church Raided; Bibles in Short Supply
The Chinese government has arrested the head of the Chinese House Church Alliance and banned the Christian group all together.
Pastor Zhang Mingxuan, also known as "Pastor Bike," was arrested on Nov. 28 by four plain-clothes police officers.
The China Aid Association reports the police raided a prayer meeting at the pastor's house. More than 600 Bibles were taken, along with cell phones and computers.
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An American Christian worker was banned from China for trying to bring Bibles into the country.
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CBNNews.com - A U.S. aid worker, who had dedicated her life to serving the people in Afghanistan, has reportedly been killed.
Gunmen kidnapped Cyd Mizell and her Afghan driver last month as she was headed to work. The organization they worked for says the two are believed to be dead. No confirmation of their deaths was provided.
"We are deeply grieved to report the apparent deaths of Muhammad Hadi and Cyd Mizell," officials at the Asian Rural Life Development Foundation said in a statement on their Web site. "We are thankful for the efforts of local government other authorities during this crisis. Our prayers are with the families of Hadi and Mizell."
Mizell, a California native, had lived in Kandahar since 2005, where she taught English to high school students and helped women learn income-producing skills such as sewing and embroidery. She also helped with efforts to include food-for-work projects, irrigation, rehabilitation, health care and restoration projects.
Hadi, a resident of Kandahar, had served as a driver for the organization for two years. Colleagues described him as a "kind, loving man." He was the father of five children, ages 6 to 15.
In January, about 500 women in Afghanistan protested Mizell's kidnapping. Rona Tareen, director of the Kandahar Women's Association, had called for Mizell's immediate release.
"She was here helping the woman in Kandahar. She was trying to get their embroidery outside of the country," Tareen told the women - many wearing the all-encompassing burqa - who gathered in a Kandahar wedding hall.
ARLDF is a humanitarian development organization that works throughout Asia helping to provide a better quality of life for the poorest of the poor, mainly through community development projects.
In the Kandahar area, ARLDF personnel work in education and projects that help people learn skills to better their lives and the lives of their families.
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Pretzel sticks lift your party
Pretzel sticks don't get much respect.
They're neither burly like rods nor twisted like knots.
They deserve more than a toss into the snack bowl. Make them a key player at your next party: Employ them as edible pickup sticks, replacing toothpicks.
Think of the time you'll save not fishing errant toothpicks out of the sofa or shag carpeting.
And think of pretzel sticks as conversation starters. Here are some ideas to get you started. (When dealing with firmer foods -- cheese, peanut butter cups -- use a wooden skewer to poke a hole for the pretzel.)
- Meatballs: Mix 1 pound ground beef with 2 tablespoons fine breadcrumbs, 1 tablespoon beaten egg, 1 tablespoon minced onion (or use a favorite recipe). Using a scant 1 tablespoon of meat mixture, roll into a ball and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Shape remaining mixture into balls. Bake at 400 degrees, about 20 minutes or until nicely browned. Drain meatballs on paper towels. Cool slightly. Spear each with a pretzel stick.
- Cheese: Let cheese (cheddar, Monterey Jack, Muenster) come to room temperature; cut into 1-inch cubes. Spear with pretzel stick. Small, fresh mozzarella balls (bocconcini) also work.
- Sausage: Cook or grill Italian, bratwurst or Polish sausage according to package directions. Allow them to cool enough to handle, then cut crosswise into 1-inch chunks. Spear cut surface with pretzel stick.
- Cheese-stuffed olives: Choose larger blue- or feta-stuffed olives. Anchor pretzel in the cheese.
- Sweet: Truffles are chic, but miniature peanut butter cups are much simpler. Remove foil wrapper, add pretzel, remove paper cup.
Tip: With savory foods such as meatballs and sausage chunks, serve with dipping sauces (mustards, barbecue sauce, chutney, etc.).


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Comparison of Two Doses of Intranasal Dexmedetomidine as Premedication in Children
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Batam customs officers apprehended Malaysian citizen Ng Peng Chong for allegedly attempting to smuggle 3.1 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine through Batam Center Port, Riau Islands, on Sunday.
Batam customs spokesman Susila Brata told The Jakarta Post that Chong, who departed from Stulang Laut Port in Malaysia on the MV Indomas I ferry, appeared reluctant to pass through the X-ray machine at the port.
"Finding his demeanor suspicious, the officers searched him and found several packages of white crystal powder wrapped around his waist," he said.
Susila said customs officers were still investigating Chong and would take him to the hospital to determine whether he had any drugs inside his body. Customs will hand over the case to the police after the probe, he added.
Many narcotics producers from Malaysia, especially crystal methamphetamine producers, sell their drugs to Indonesia through border areas like Batam, Bintan and Karimun in Riau Islands.


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Figure 1. A rounded, smooth enlargement of the epiglottis. The remaining supraglottic, glottic, and infraglottic soft tissues are normal. The aryepiglottic folds are thin and concave.
Figure 2. The lingual surface of the epiglottis reveals a 1-cm epiglottic cyst.
As surgical treatment, an incision was made on the lingual surface of the epiglottis and a 1-cm cyst was removed. The cyst at excision was punctured, a large amount of mucoid material was suctioned, and the remaining mucosa of the cyst was excised. The patient received intravenous antibiotics and corticosteroids and was extubated 24 hours later without any respiratory compromise. At that time, indirect laryngoscopy showed the epiglottis decreased in size and wound healing progressing. He was observed for 24 hours and was discharged from the hospital without any sequelae. The pathologic specimen was a 1.2×0.8×0.3-cm epiglottic cyst, with no epithelial lining to allow further classification.
The causes of laryngeal voice disorders are categorized into 2 general groups: congenital or acquired structural abnormalities and neuromuscular functional problems.1 DeSanto et al2 reviewed 20 years of laryngeal cyst cases at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Laryngeal cysts are believed to occur from mucous gland duct obstruction and glandular dilatation.3 Most cases were detected in the sixth decade of life; a laryngeal cyst is a rare finding in a child. Unlike our patient, almost two thirds of the patients described were asymptomatic. The 238 cysts were classified as saccular or ductal, with a rare case that was classified as a thyroid cartilage foraminal cyst. There were 67 cysts located at the epiglottis and all were classified as ductal. These epiglottic cysts were found in the vallecula or on the lingual surface of the epiglottis. Symptoms vary with cyst size, patient age, and airway extension.3 In adults the asymptomatic cysts were identified during routine dental examination or while inducing anesthesia for surgery. Macneil et al4 described a 62-year-old patient with epiglottitis and a previously asymptomatic epiglottic cyst. As children have narrower airways, they usually present with some form of respiratory distress, such as stridor. Conway et al5 describe a 6-week-old girl who exhibited stridor, a hoarse cry, and mild respiratory distress. At surgery she had a 2×2×1.5-cm epiglottic cyst that was removed from the epiglottis, vallecula, and the base of the tongue.
Evaluation of a suspected structural laryngeal disorder begins with radiographs of the neck in the lateral view, then computed tomographic scan or laryngoscopy. The surgical management of a laryngeal cyst can include aspiration, marsupialization, or laser treatment. Since the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine, the incidence of infectious epiglottitis has sharply declined in children.6 This case demonstrates the continued importance of diseases of the epiglottis in airway compromise of children.
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The Vesper, and a quinquina comparison
I got hold of some Lillet the other day. I really like Dubonnet so had been looking forward to trying Lillet. Dubonnet and Lillet both belong to the 'quinqina' category of flavored wines, namely quinine flavored wine-based aperitifs. Dubonnet is red while Lillet is white, though Dubonnet also produces a less well known white version and Lillet also has a red version. The situation is a little like that with vermouth, where vermouth producers typically offer both sweet and dry versions.
Tasting Lillet on its own I found it sweeter than I had expected, and not that different to a fruity white wine. I had been hoping for something a little more assertive. I think Dubonnet remains my favorite of the two. Dubonnet has a medicinal bitterness that is only faintly present in Lillet. Incidentally, while some people describe 'quinquina' as similar to vermouth, I don't think this description is very helpful. To my mind Dubonnet and Lillet are far more gentle than vermouth, meaning those who fear vermouth could consider quinquina. To me, vermouth seems so heavily flavored that the base wine becomes hardly noticeable, while Dubonnet and Lillet place the wine in the foreground with the flavorings as an accent. The flavorings tend to be spicy rather than herbal. Dubonnet makes me think of spiced port, while Lillet resembles a desert wine with a touch of bitter complexity.
The formula of Lillet was changed significantly in the 1980s. Compared to the original the new version is said to be fruitier and less bitter (less quinine?). The Lillet website describes the new version as less 'syrupy', so possibly it also has a lower sugar content. The modern Lillet is still pretty sweet though. Perhaps when they say 'syrupy' they have something like cough syrup in mind? In that case they could really be saying the new version is less bitter. Anyway, compared to other aromatized aperitif wines (i.e. vermouths or Dubonnet) Lillet comes across as sweet and fruity rather than aromatic or herbal. It could almost pass for a desert wine. The bitterness and aromatics in Lillet sit in the background. Personally I reckon they should think about reworking the recipe again to restore the lost oomph.
Incidentally the formula for Dubonnet also appears to have changed recently. They redesigned the bottle to give it a more modern look and simultaneously shaved a percentage point or so off the alcohol content. I did a comparison between the remains of an old bottle and a freshly opened new one. I have to be honest and say I couldn't taste any real difference, but it would still be nice if they had left it unchanged. If it ain't broke, why fix it? However much you rework it, Dubonnet is never going to become Diet Coke – at least I hope not.
There are dozens of Lillet cocktails I want to try, but the obvious first thing was to do like James Bond and make a Vesper! So I did the following. . .
3 oz gin (Bond drank Gordons but I used Tanqueray since the only Gordons in New Zealand is nasty, low-proof stuff)
1 oz vodka (Stolichnaya, what else?)
½ oz Lillet Blanc
Shake over ice and garnish with a lemon twist.
I believe this marks the first appearance of vodka on this blog. I had to go out and buy the vodka specially, so rarely do I have a reason to use the stuff. Stolichnaya is a little sweet, particularly given the already sweetish Lillet. In its defense though it is cheap, genuinely Russian, not distilled from Icelandic glacier water before being filtered through a Javanese volcano or some other bullshit, and has one of the coolest label designs out there. Whatever you may say about the contents of the bottle, the Stolichnaya label is classic communist art. Moscovskaya would have been my first choice if available given that it is a little drier. I guess Bond would have drunk Smirnoff. Still, lets not get too hung up on the finer points of a flavorless spirit.
The vesper is an extremely easy to drink yet high octane martini variation. The alcohol is not exactly disguised, but you don't sense that you are drinking lots of alcohol in quite the same way that you do with a standard martini. Somebody used to low alcohol drinks will probably taste lots of alcohol when drinking this and exercise caution, but somebody used to the traditional gin and vermouth martini could end up putting these away rather fast. The fruitiness in the Lillet makes the drink eminently shippable and the vodka lightens the gin and gives an impression of the drink being less potent than it really is.
I probably wouldn't drink these too often but they are a nice thing to have in the rotation.


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Guest host Colum McCann curates a show with many takes on masculinity.
Readings are drawn from the anthology, The Book of Men, created with Esquire magazine and the storytelling collective Narrative 4. Writers of both sexes and many nationalities were asked to explore the provocative topic "How to Be a Man," and we include fourteen works here, with moods ranging from slyly humorous to somber. Some are as brilliant and slight as lit match, like Jason Porter's apocalyptic teenage boy's life list; some are vivid short character studies—Ayana Mathis sketches a fan dancer with a heart; Roddy Doyle offers a touching father-son story. In Colum McCann's own powerful story of a female soldier who is raped, she is brought to life by the vivid voice of her grieving aunt. Some are literary tour de forces—Adam Haslett's sums up the male experience one discreet eventful sentence at a time; Jessica Stoffer tells three love stories at once; Ben Fountain leads us inside the Statue of Liberty.
All, says host McCann, partake "of the fundamental democracy of the storytelling experience, where we cross borders and boundaries, and eventually discover ourselves."
Four are available as segments below.
The readers of the various works are Gabriel Byrne, Stockard Channing, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Corey Stoll, and BD Wong.
The SELECTED SHORTS theme is David Peterson's "That's the Deal," performed by the Deardorf/Peterson Group.
This program also uses the musical piece "Border Blaster (Instrumental Version)" by Josh Woodward from his album "Breadcrumbs," via a Creative Commons Attribution license and the WFMU Free Music Archive at freemusicarchive.org.
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The Falling Birth Rate
The birth rate of England and Wales for the third quarter of the present year is the lowest ever recorded in any third quarter, not excluding the years of war. Thus, for the first time, the exceedingly low rates obtained during the war have been surpassed. The idea that the "war birth rate" was a purely temporary phenomenon can no longer be entertained. The birth rates in England and Wales in third quarters since 1913, per thousand living, were:The annual rates for the years 1913-1926 are as follows:If, then, the last quarter of the present year should fall below that of last year, the annual birth rate will have dropped in peace time below the war time figures. The birth rate today is half what it was forty years ago. The live births registered in the third quarter numbered 164,009, and were 7,071 fewer
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Bullfighting Banned!
Voters in Ecuador recently banned bullfighting in the country, ending 500 years of stabbing bulls to death for "entertainment." While it is still legal for matadors to fight bulls (as long as the animal is not killed), a similar 2004 restriction in the city of Cuenca resulted in the virtual disappearance of bullfighting.
Bulls are still being killed in the ring in Panama, which is home to actor Patricia de León. Last night, the vegetarian and strong opponent of bullfighting gave a live interview on CNN en Español to talk about her anti-bullfighting campaign with PETA and why the cruel blood sport should end worldwide. You can help by not patronizing bullfights and by educating your travel agent about the cruelty behind bullfighting if he or she promotes it.
In another victory for animals, Ecuadorians also voted to make cockfighting illegal.
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Stop in activities barbarian, we are in 2011 traditions archaic has to cease. PC4TW
Great victory! Now let's make toro de fuego illegal too. I don't know if it's practiced in Ecuador, but it's a horrific torture-sport that needs to end.
GO ECUADOR! rest of the world take note, this is a good idea and should be followed and expanded upon immediately
Of all the beautiful and effective images that PETA has created, this is one of the best. Kudos to Patricia and the PETA people involved in devising this powerful message. But why such a low-res image on this page?
I have visited Ecuador many times and each time i was there i tried to explain to any one who would listen how barbaric bullfighting is. I am so happy it is now banned in a country i find so beautiful. It is now even more beautiful and i cant wait to visit again!!
This is a great day – and I would like to personally thank the ecuadorian President Rafael Correa for his courage and standing up in great public against this atrocity! He is a shining example for the whole world and Spain and France should urgently learn from him, what makes a real man!
Wonderful job, PETA!!! And Ecuadorians should be so proud of themselves for this humane decision!
How can people sit and watch an animal being tortured, abused and then killed all for 'fun' and 'entertainment' Have they no compassion or moral ethics? Well done Ecuador, perhaps other countries will now follow your example.
As a half Ecuadorian I'm proud to say my country is finally understanding animal cruelty Last summer I help so many animals like dogs in the streets and the animal street fights. We need more PETA help in Ecuador
I have never understood the attraction to "blood sports" other than sick entertainment for sadists and violent criminals. Kudos to Ecuador! Lets end this blood sport for good! Great articles Michelle, keep em coming 🙂


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ExxonMobil has submitted a report to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality saying it has completed the cleanup of soil stemming from last year's oil spill in Mayflower.
The revised report was submitted last week and is subject to the department's approval.
Exxon recommended more work be done to remove the remaining oil from drainage ways and a cove of Lake Conway. The company has agreed to do weekly sheen monitoring and sheen removal in the cove and to do the same within 48 hours after rainfall. Exxon will also replace booms that absorb oil from the water at least every three months.
Exxon's pipeline ruptured last March, spilling thousands of barrels of oil in the community about 30 miles northwest of Little Rock.


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Russell Leigh Moses: Shut-Out, Shut-Down, Shut-Up
Russell Leigh Moses is a Beijing-based analyst and professor who writes on Chinese politics. He is writing a book on the changing role of power in the Chinese political system. Read more by Mr. Moses
For those genuinely interested in change from below in China, these past few months have been a disappointment.
Faced with challenges from civil society, the hardline response by the Communist Party has been to shut-out, shut-down and shut-up.
AIDS activist Wan Yanhai left China as his organization came under increasing pressure to explain itself and its finances. Wan's courage in taking on the sensitive issue of the rights of Hepatitis B sufferers had irked policymakers who didn't care to be assailed from the sidelines as they tackled difficult health care reforms.
Gao Zhisheng, a human rights lawyer known for taking on the toughest cases and whose work with religious activists resulted in a charge of subversion, disappeared again, apparently taken into custody after he insisted that he was still committed to his work. Gao said that his previous statements to reporters that he was through with activist work for the sake of his family were coerced by officials.


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Sam Robson's defiant 146 not out secured a series victory for England Lions over Sri Lanka A via a draw in Colombo.
Robson had 18 of the tourists' overnight 39 for one, a lead of 161, and he batted throughout the fourth and final day at the Premadasa Stadium as Chris Woakes' side closed on 273 for five to earn a 1-0 scoreline.
Though three wickets for senior international spinner Suraj Randiv reduced the Lions to 123 for five, Robson shared an unbroken 150-run stand with Varun Chopra who was batting at seven due to illness yesterday.
Robson's ton was his second of the rubber, third of the tour and fifth of the winter after two for the England Performance Programme in Australia. His first-innings 142 at Dambulla followed victory at Pallekele in the first of three 'Tests'.
Robson, 24, who played some beautiful drives through the covers on a pitch offering turn and uneven bounce, lost three partners in a tricky morning session as the hosts pushed for the win they needed to share series.
Randiv, who has 12 Tests to his name, had Scott Borthwick caught behind for 18 and cheaply bowled James Taylor before Dushmantha Chameera ousted Jonny Bairstow for 13.
Thirteen also proved unlucky for Woakes as he went lbw to Randiv, who bowled with precision and patience to return an impressive 3-85 from 36 overs.
Chopra was unable to field yesterday as Sri Lanka A were dismissed for 339, so he came in at Woakes' downfall shortly after lunch.
Robson and Chopra, batting in caps, held firm for 46 overs as home captain Upul Tharanga used nine bowlers but was not able to find another breakthrough.
Chopra was unbeaten on 53, his second fifty of the game and third of the series, while Robson hit 16 fours in the 272 balls he faced.