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If you're a Shelby Mustang fan, today's a day worth celebrating. 47 years ago today, Carroll Shelby officially debuted the 1965 Shelby GT350 Mustang to the press at Riverside International Raceway in California.
Although significant, it was hardly the first milestone in the making of the Shelby Mustang. Shelby American, then renowned for transforming AC Aces into venomous Cobras and aiding Ford's GT40 racing program, signed on to yet another program: transform Ford's new smash hit – the Mustang – into a performance machine eligible to compete in the SCCA's Class B production sports car class. Some sources suggest the first twelve were built within a week, but it's generally acknowledged that the first 100 examples – enough to appease the SCCA's homologation rule – were built and ready for inspection by January 1, 1965.
GT350s were certainly a bit more powerful than other 1965 Mustangs built with the 289-cubic-inch V-8 (the combination of a four-barrel Holley carburetor, high-rise intake manifold, exhaust headers brought output to 306 hp), but power was but one portion of Shelby's recipe for the Mustang. 200 pounds were stripped from the car by adding a fiberglass hood, and gutting the interior of insulation, superfluous trim, and rear seats. Stock springs were retained, but Koni dampers were fitted, as were a front anti-roll bar, beefy stabilizer bars for the rear axle, and a manual steering rack that used the quicker steering ratio from cars built with power assist. Options were limited to sportier wheel choices (steel rims were standard) and the famed blue Le Mans racing stripes – which, contrary to popular belief, very few were ordered with.
Compared to Ford's own Mustangs – even the performance-oriented Mustang GT – Shelby's concoction seemed a bit uncivilized when used on the street. Driven in anger, however, it proved a wildly different machine. A review in the May 1965 issue of Motor Trend noted the GT350 "develops so much cornering force that the idiot light came on and the gauge wavered on several occasions due to oil surge in the pump." MT also noted the car could accelerate from 0-60 mph in seven seconds.
MSRP for the street-legal 1965 GT350 cost about $4547 — nearly $1000 more than a comparable 1965 Mustang GT fitted with the K-code 289 V-8. Along with one prototype, 521 street-legal GT350s were built in 1965. A drop in the bucket when viewed alongside total Mustang production (559,451 units in 1965), but far more than it's sibling, the race-spec GT350R — of which only 36 (including two prototypes) were made.
The GT350 nameplate quickly evolved into a more stylish, cosmopolitan road machine starting in 1966 (the R-model, for instance, was dropped that very year) and ultimately turned into a larger, gran turismo-like vehicle. As a result, the 1965 GT350 remains one of the purest, most involving Shelby models ever built. It's wonder collectors are still scrambling after them today.
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For educational purposes, let us assume we have a network based on the
ISO model with its 7 layers... and with level 2 sub-divided per the
OK, I have some data in my computer I want to send across the network
to another computer...
The data is on my disk or in RAM... no matter whether it is a saved
file or an email or a chat connection or what... the data is going to
be on disk, RAM or some other storage medium... unless it is created
in real time... but then it still probably goes to disk or ram before
being sent over the network.
From a hardware point of view... the data goes from disk or ram via
the processor or dma or whatever to the network card... probably
transferred there as parallel bytes, words or whatever... but it could
even go to the network card from a sio (serial input/output)
device/chip... no matter... the data gets to the network card.
Now the data is pumped out bit by bit over the internet... in serial
fashion... each little section... call it a data load... has its own
header... and maybe so protocol data at the end... (trailer maybe?)
Now some of the level's are created in the local computer... but
others may be created by switch's, routers, the telecom/phone company
who has handling the data at each point along the way...
So, in trying to relate all of this to real world software and
For each of the 7 layers/levels... what piece of hardware and/or
software creates... bundles & unbundles... each layer/level?
A lot of systems people tell me... don't worry about it... it doesn't
matter... just memorize it... but that doesn't do it for me as I have
designed hardware and written software at both the assembly language
level and using higher level languages... but I've never worked on
networking... now I'm trying to relate this to the real world... some
piece of software... be it the networking part of Windows, Linux,
Unix, Apple, or whatever... or be it the driver for the network
card... or be it the t-1 mux at the Telco or the switch or whatever...
understanding who's job is who's is important in a practical sense...
as well as from a theoretical point of view.
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Do your kids remember things?
My six year old remembers EVERYTHING from the time she was one up to now. She can't tell you what she had for lunch yesterday at school but she can tell you something that happened back when she was just learning to walk, in full detail. Things we haven't really told her about.
She can describe the house we lived in from the time she was 18 months until she was almost three. We haven't been back to that house since we moved, nor do we have pictures of it anywhere.
She will out of the blue come up with something, a true event that happened, that is never mentioned, and tell us about it. Like her third birthday party, which I've forgotten most details of myself, she'll talk about. She'll remember what she has been for Halloween every year since she was born (the first two halloweens' she's asked about her costume, but after that, she knows)
DH can't remember anything before turning 8. No specific childhood memories or anything. I can only remember things I've heard stories about or seen pictures of, so it's surprising to me that she can tell so many stories and give so much specific detail about things she shouldn't know a lot about. Her sister isn't the same way, she'll remember a few things that happened last year or the year before, but not a lot (she's turning 5 next month).
DD has been called a "genius" by every teacher she's ever had, and is advanced for her class, but I guess she has one of those excellent memories as well.
ETA: She also makes up far fetched stories, her imagination is fantastic. Every story begins with "when i was a little baby, you took me to the moon" or "when i was 3 and sister was 2, we went to china". Things that have never happened (especially the moon part lol).
I can recall stuff since I was a baby too and I'm 57 years old. Strange how the mind works. I even remember dreams. I recall incidences with my mom getting upset with me, or tagging me with names and to my siblings. I guess it''s like motion pictures and capturing events that lodge there in our minds. We can ignore those thoughts or ponder them at will. Some are imbedded on our conscience. At least that's how my mind works. Kid of odd though sometimes I can't shake thoughts away when I want to either, and that's when I have to forgive others of things. It is helpful, but the memories are still lodged there. From, Margie ~ momsknowbest690.
Sometimes I can picture a spot from when I was a kid, or haven't been for years. If I try to focus on the memory it goes away, but if I don't it is kind of neat. Like the house my grandma had when I was a kid ion the beach where I had not been for about 15 years up until last year(Iam 28). I have a few memories from younger than that from stories I have been told.
I still wonder about that Ken Jennings guy on Jeopardy that won all that money!!! Wonder if he is on the spectrum too. My son is on the lower end of the spectrum and I work with students on the Autism Spectrum as well. That would be great if he could win his Mom lots of money that way!!!
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My son is 11 & has Aspergers. He is high functioning & mostly only has the social & no filter troubles associated with it. On the other hand he has a photographic memory. He has won every spelling bee he has been in (6). He loves to read & read & read. National geographic he reads cover to cover when it comes in the mail. He remembers it ALL! He will just say the most random facts at the most random times it's crazy! I am ashamed & proud to say that my 11 year old knows more right now than I do, he could run circles around me academically. I won't tell him this however, don't want him to think he rules the roost lol. I do hope one day he wins his Mommy a lot of $ on Jeopardy though lol.
DD is the exact same way. She can't remembered what you told her 5 minutes ago, but she can remember the couch we had when she was 2. She is 5 now and is constantly bringing up things that take me awhile to recall, its crazy. And the stories, yes, the stories! So crazy! Her preschool teacher and aid last year were alwatys talking about her imagination, but as a good thing.
Oh, I don't know, I think you could have taken her to the moon. Don't you know that mommies and daddies are magical?
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DD is like that. She also remembers things as far back as two years old. She's only five though so maybe they will fade with age?
I remember a lot of things from my early childhood too though. I would say my earliest memory is at three years old. I'll tell stories to my mom and she'll say,'how do you remember that?!' lol.


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Coolest and the latest feature that got into Jelly Bean is the Project Butter. It's more like a speed-up process for the Android OS that lowers the CPU usage, with better touch experience, VSync for apps, triple buffering capabilities and a smooth browsing experience on the user interface.
Jelly Bean includes a new updated launcher that has the ability to automatically resize the widgets to fit into the screen and supports 18 new input languages. The Camera app has also received a major update since its' last revamp from Ice Cream Sandwich, including a new feature that allows users to browse photos right from the Camera app itself.
Voice typing system has also been upgraded to work offline. Which means that you can even convert your voice to words even without having to connect to the Internet.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The Making of a Plate Clock
You may have seen the cute vintage plate clocks that have recently landed on Freedom walls and wondered... How they were made? Well, since we are the creators, we are at liberty to share that secret with you. There are really only a few steps involved, and if you are on board you can get yourself a pretty little gem in virtually no time at all.
Here is what you will need:
- Power drill
- Diamond drill-bit
- Goggles (or eye protection)
- Vintage plate
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- Clock hands
- Ruler
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Turn your plate upside down and find the centre of the plate. This will be the spot to drill. Before you start drilling make sure that you have poured some water inside the rim on the back side of the plate. Drilling creates friction and heat and without the water to cool the drill bit down, you would risk breaking the plate. Drill bits come in different sizes, so make sure you have one closest to the size of the part of the clock mechanism that you will be inserting through the new hole. It is safer to go with a slightly smaller bit and grind the hole edges to the proper size if needed to insure a snug fit. You should be working on a hard surface and insert some sort of padding between the surface and the plate. A folded towel will do just fine.
NOTE-Make sure you are wearing eye protection while drilling, as little particles of china may end up in your eye.
Once the hole has been drilled and sized the majority of the work is already behind you. Just follow the mechanism assembly instructions followed by proper placing of the hands and your work here is done.
Hands traditionally come in black or gold, but you are not limited to those two options alone. A can of spray paint in color of your choice can transform them in matter of seconds. Just make sure that the paint is completely cured before you place them on the clock.
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1 - HOLIDAY SPIRIT became a winner with Lasix. ON DISPLAY makes racing debut and 1:57 qualifier puts him in the hunt. DOT DOT DOT DASH flopped in last at 21-1, but prior two starts from Post 1 were solid and she's back alongside the pylons.
2 - HOT LIST overtakes LORRIE PLEASE again. SCANDALOUS HANOVER drops from Yonkers stakes.
3 - FOX VALLEY LEGEND came home the fastest of this group in their last race. LAD PINE beat same sort three races back gate-to-wire at 2-1. DON'T KNOW CHIP gets in trouble when he gets away from the gate far back. That happened in 2 of past 3 outings.
4 - I NEED HOTSTUFF (BEST BET) made smart money look good in Philly as the 1-10 choice. Would not get that kind of support without a reason. BOLT OF THUNDER has to be caught, but may end up in speed duel with EVIL FIGHT setting it up for top choice.
5 - AVALICIOUS finds easy spot for 2014 after facing better last year. RAGING SEA won debut at 8-5 and has upside potential, but will have to trot faster. SCARY MAGIC may improve with second-time Lasix.
6 - SWINGING BEAUTY drops in class and holds off TOP BRAND once more. FRIENDNHEARTBEAT seeks third in a row, but Meadowlands is a lot tougher than Dover.
7 - TIRADE HANOVER ran away from field in qualifier. Just missed in 2013 farewell by a neck in six figure stakes. HIGH BRIDGE needed race; met better last year. TIGER'S TOO GOOD faces tough task from Post 10. Won three in a row before faltering in last race.
8 - SEA CRUISE HANOVER stalks the pace. IDEAL GINNY may be forced to go wide from outside slot. BREATHTAKING sets the fractions.
9 - DELICIOUSLYNAUGHTY made two moves to beat C-2s. Ready for C-1. ARIA J drops in class. CHARLETTES MAGGIE breezed vs. C-2s, too, but that was with a perfect trip.
10 - MARCH AWARENESS won first race of the year when given Lasix. Right back. CAPTAIN PRIMEAU nips FOR YOU ALMOSTFREE again.
11 - MODERN FAMILY made it five in a row in a streak started at the Big M. Doesn't wait for ARCHANGEL or UNCLE PETER to catch up.
12 - CRAZY EIGHTS takes substantial drop. SHAWNEE DANCER was good second at 7-5 vs,. same kind. THISTHATNTHEOTHER never got untracked from Post 10.
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It appears that the office manager at Off Leash Dog Training witnessed and reported to police that the business owner, Ryan Matthews was beating his dog by slamming its face into sheet rock and repeatedly punching the dog in the face. Matthews will be in court today. At this time judgment has not been handed down on whether Matthews is innocent or guilty of the crime, but it does bring to light the plight of millions of dogs who undergo punishment-based methods.
Such methods are staples of traditional training techniques, which rely primarily on punishment and praise as motivators to teach specific tasks. Tools used in traditional training may include shock collars, choke collars, bark collars, prong collars, leash corrections, alpha rolling, among others.
This form of training has been under fire by positive-based trainers and organizations such as the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, the Association of Animal Behavior Professionals and others who wish to see such tools and techniques eliminated in lieu of positive based training.
One can only speculate if this case — especially since it's the first case to ever involve a professional dog trainer — may effect trainers and facilities in our country who promote and encourage punishment-based techniques and similarly, whether they may effect the ratings of blockbuster cable television programs such as Cesar Milan's "The Dog Whisperer," who uses physical corrections and punishment-based methods.
Alternative, positive-based training cable television shows such as Victoria Stilwell in "It's Me or The Dog" on Animal Planet strive to promote humane and positive techniques to train out some of the most difficult behaviors. Stilwell, the show's star and the founder of "Victoria Stilwell Positively," proves that correction-based training is completely unnecessary even in some extreme cases.
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March 18, NHL.com: Hasek's Heroes will host the 1st Annual Hasek's Heroes Willie O'Ree Skills Showcase Weekend March 20-22 in Buffalo, NY. Sponsored by the National Hockey League and the Buffalo Sabres and presented in conjunction with USA Hockey's Disabled Festival, this exclusive event will bring together 28 boys and girls ages 13-16 from 11 youth hockey organizations that are members of the NHL's Hockey is for Everyone initiative.
The participants will be provided with a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the NHL and an insightful guide into the hockey world. They will enhance their skills through NCAA Division I presentations during the on-ice drills and skills showcase and also join an on-ice clinic conducted by NHL alumni. At Albright Know Art Gallery, guest speakers will provide valuable information about safety, goal setting and academic achievement and advise on what it takes to get to the next level.
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Founded by NHL legend Dominik Hasek, Hasek's Heroes provides a foundation of athletic development and educational support, enabling children from low- to moderate-income families to achieve their life goals. It provides them the opportunity to learn basic skating and hockey skills and, for those with the aptitude and commitment, the opportunity to participate in the tiered hockey development program. Hasek's Heroes works in partnership with the Buffalo Public School System to promote academic achievement as an integral component of athletics. For more information visit: www.haseksheroes.org.


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I saw Africa, ah, as a place of independence, a place of freedom, a place where, particularly in West Africa, and East Africa, where we visit as members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. For the first time, you saw a group of Black men and women in charge, ah, growing up in the southern parts of the United States of America, where we have been talkin', and speaking a great deal about one man, one vote. Ah, in Guinea, in Ghana, in East Africa, in Zambia, we saw people making it real, making it happen. It was a source of inspiration, for us to be in a, in a country, on a continent, where there was a greater sense of freedom, and a greater sense of ah, an appreciation for human dignity.


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Altrusa International of Richardson, the organization that provides support to area organizations such as Ability House, Richardson Adult Literacy Center and other nonprofits, will be hosting a craft fair next month.
The event will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 4 at Friends Place, 1960 Nantucket Drive in Richardson.
Lots of homemade crafts will be featured, many created by members of the organization. Admission is free.
More than 25 vendors will be on hand offering items such as homemade jewelry, books, clothes, handbags, sweets and home décor items.
Entertaining shoppers will be musicians from various Richardson ISD bands.
The event is a fundraiser for Altrusa with proceeds going toward the many projects the organization generously supports throughout the year benefiting organizations such as Neighborhood Youth and Family Counseling, the Warren Center, and the city of Richardson Library's "Reads One Book" program.
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I love organizations out there that are there to help others without asking for much in return.
And when it comes to our senior citizens, I love groups that help them to keep living independently.
There are two groups doing just that — the Visiting Nurses Association Eldercare and the city of Richardson Transportation Service department.
Seniors still living independently but who are no longer driving can call VNA Eldercare, which provides not only transportation, but also just a smiling face to help these folks who are many times isolated and lonely.
Volunteers can chauffer senior citizens to places like trips to the grocery store, pharmacy or even the mall.
Folks looking for help or wanting to volunteer can call Nancy Jellinek at 214-689-2209.
The city's Transportation Service department has a van service that operates from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
It is available to residents 55 years or older who need a ride anywhere within the Richardson city limits.
The cost is 25 cents each way. What a bargain.
The department starts taking reservations at 8:30 a.m. Friday, the week before a ride is needed. The van will also take seniors to doctor appointments.
Schedulers begin taking reservations at 3 p.m. Thursdays. For more information on the program or to make a reservation, call 972-744-7805.
Which came first?
The chicken or the egg? At Moss Haven Elementary School, it was definitely the chicken followed shortly after by the egg — white, blue and brown ones even.
Two years ago, some of the school's parents and teachers came up with a brilliant idea — why not start a learning garden on Moss Haven grounds?
What has sprouted from this idea have been class gardens where kids are not only planting a variety of things such as veggies and herbs, but they are also harvesting their bounty and cooking meals in their classes.
Recently, the school celebrated the second year of its learning garden. To add to the celebration, a local family donated a chicken coop and four hens to the school, affectionately named Laverne, Shirley, Wilma and Betty.
The students have enjoyed learning about their new farm-feathered friends, including their love for meal worms.
The school built a fence around the chicken coop so the hens and the young farmers may interact.
Members of the community are getting involved with Moss Haven's program, including it being on the annual Peek at the Coops citywide tour May 5. For more information on the school's learning garden and chickens, visit their blog, mosshavenfarm.blogspot.com.
Chris Coats is a community columnist for the city of Richardson.


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CINCINNATI -- Cedric Benson sprinted onto the field during pregame introductions, a sign he was inspired after missing two games with a bad hip. Tough carry by tough carry, he ran into Cincinnati Bengals history.
The running back tied the franchise record with his fifth 100-yard game of the season on Sunday, setting up a 23-13 victory over the Detroit Lions that had even greater significance for the franchise.
The Bengals (9-3) assured themselves of a winning record for only the second time in 19 years. The other one came in 2005, when Cincinnati won the AFC North and lost its opening playoff game to Pittsburgh. The latest win left Cincinnati with a 2½-game lead over Baltimore, which plays at Green Bay on Monday night.
"It puts us in a great position," said Chad Ochocinco, who had a season-high 137 yards on nine catches. "We don't have to depend on other people to win. We control our own destiny at this point. It's a very, very, very good feeling for us as a team and a city. It's pretty cool, man."
A commitment to running the ball has carried them to the doorstep of the playoffs. In each of the past three games, a different Cincinnati running back has topped 100 yards, the first time that's happened in the NFL since Green Bay did it in 2006.
Benson finished with 110 yards on 36 carries and became the focal point once Cincinnati got ahead.
"I love carrying the ball that much," Benson said. "It usually just means we're putting a team away, and I love putting teams away. You know, you've got to put the hay in the barn. That's what my old high school coach used to call it. And anytime we're carrying the ball that much, I think we're putting the hay away."
After a solid first quarter, the Lions (2-10) got put away in a game that ended badly for them. Rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford aggravated his injured non-throwing shoulder with 3:37 to go and didn't return.
Stafford's left shoulder was driven into the ground on a hit by Dhani Jones as he threw a fourth-down incompletion. Stafford lay on the ground for a couple minutes before walking off slowly.
"I don't think it's any worse for wear," Lions coach Jim Schwartz said. "It's going to be a situation where it's going to be painful. But we'll make sure it's not something else when we get back [to Detroit]. Our quarterback got hit way too often today and there were times when he got hit for no reason."
Stafford was on the bench while backup Daunte Culpepper led an inconsequential touchdown drive in the final minutes. Stafford wasn't sure whether the sore shoulder would prompt him to sit out a few games.
"That's something I'll have to think about," said Stafford, who was 11 of 26 for 143 yards with two interceptions. "It doesn't affect my [throwing] motion. Handing off or throwing, I'm fine. Obviously everybody wants to be healthy. I dare you to find somebody who's completely healthy at this point. It's just really painful."
The Bengals won another game with an approach so simple that the fans sometimes booed.
They did just enough against the league's worst pass defense -- Carson Palmer threw for 220 yards and a touchdown to Ochocinco -- and went into grind-it-out mode in the second half, after coach Marvin Lewis chewed them out for their lackluster effort.
"We got that playing-to-the-level-of-our-opponents speech at halftime," Ochocinco said.
The first quarter of the Bengals' least-appealing home game -- they needed an extension to sell out and avoid a television blackout -- had fans wondering why they'd bought those tickets. Paul Brown Stadium filled with boos as the Lions outplayed the Bengals at the outset.
The Bengals got no pressure on Stafford, who had plenty of time to throw a 54-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson for a 7-0 lead. Cincinnati's offensive line got pushed around -- Cincinnati managed only 47 yards in the opening quarter.
One play by a 6-7 rookie changed the mood.
Third-round pick Michael Johnson batted one of Stafford's passes in the air, and defensive end Jonathan Fanene caught it cleanly, tucked the ball into the crook of his left arm and ran 45 yards untouched for his first career score.
Palmer's 36-yard touchdown pass to Ochocinco on the next series put the Bengals in control. It was only their third touchdown pass in the last five games, a sign of how much they've been leaning on the run this season.
Benson and the running game took it from there.
- Lions CB William James suffered a pinched nerve in the second half, another blow to an injury-depleted defense.
- Rookie Bernard Scott and newcomer Larry Johnson also have run for more than 100 yards in the Bengals' past three games. Their seven 100-yard games overall this season also match the franchise record.
- Ochocinco hadn't caught a touchdown pass since Oct. 25 against Chicago, going the next four games without one.


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Not since Richie Ashburn have the Phillies employed a player as charismatic, as universally appreciated . . . to a point.
Rollins is poised at a critical point.
His decreasing production and his increased salary have eroded his popularity, even though he finds himself a victim of circumstance and poor planning.
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MOSCOW — Greece's Thessaloniki Intl. Film Festival Monday announced the first seven of its 14-pic competition line up with the European premieres of three Asian films among highlights scheduled for its 49th edition, which runs Nov. 14 – 23.
Pics getting their European bows are prison drama "Cell," by Philippines directors Ellen Ramos and Paolo Villaluna; Korean director Kim Dong-joo's "A Broom Becomes a Goldfish," about a poor, middle-aged man's descent into madness; and coming-of-age film "Winds of September" by Taiwanese director Tom Shu-yu Lin.
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4v50 Gary
December 31, 2002, 02:07 AM
85% of whom are drug related. Gee, is it the guns or could it be something else? :rolleyes:
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December 31, 2002, 02:09 AM
You are using Truth and Reason! How do you expect to reach liberal minds by doing something like that!
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December 31, 2002, 02:24 AM
Gee, It sounds like Super Grey's plan for a Californian Utopia is on the right track.. http://www.gun-talk.com/ubb/graemlins/stick.gif
Shawn Dodson
December 31, 2002, 02:25 AM
Thank God them murderers didn't use no guns. More people could've gotten hurt -- killed even. Kali's got all them strict gun laws so we know them bad guys ain't usin' guns to shoot nobody.
Baba Louie
December 31, 2002, 09:55 AM
I'll paraphrase our last fearful leader here... "I'd think that even a crack dealer would have the sense to use a trigger-lock and help keep his community a little bit safer".
As IF!
I feel sorry for all of those Momma's in Oakland. That's a lot of funeral expense.
And add, that I'm sure those "sensible gun-laws" have held the murder rate down. Otherwise who knows, they may have had 500 dead gang-banger/druggie types. And what a shame that would be.
Maybe 2003 will bring the level down to 112 "gun-related" deaths. That'd be an improvement for sure.
December 31, 2002, 10:31 AM
Let's see, violent crime up in the entire state & courts have said that the agreements Gov. Gray made w/ power companies are binding. I guess 2 wrongs will make a right since the state has re-elected him :banghead:
Standing Wolf
December 31, 2002, 10:34 AM
I'm sure the number is a complete fake: after all, the People's Republic of California has some of the most draconian leftist extremist so-called "gun control" laws in the nation to prevent criminals from murdering people.
Did I say that with a straight enough face?
December 31, 2002, 10:35 AM
85% of whom are drug related.
Not only are these murders drug related, but the majority of both victimes and perpetrators are felons on parole. Which means, they are legally prohibited from obtaining firearms. Which means, they are obtaining them illegally. Gee, I wonder which new gun control law will take care of that little problem? :confused:
edited to fix a stupid typo.
December 31, 2002, 10:43 AM
Dare we mention the race card ? Jerry Brown sure isnt much of a mayor , hes probably so stoned most of the time though, in his defense .:uhoh:
December 31, 2002, 12:29 PM
no no no, people the problem isnt guns, it isnt drugs, and it certainly isnt the bad guys who commit crimes. they arent to blame for all the murders.
its the FUNERAL HOMES. they are making a killing out there (no pun intended), and if there werent so many funeral homes, then obviously there wouldnt be a need for so many murders!
ban funeral homes now! if it stops just one cadaver....
wheres the puke similie? :barf:
4v50 Gary
December 31, 2002, 01:15 PM
Spacemanspiff - your logic is flawless. It must be a conspiracy amongst morticians to help them through these tough economic times. The whole funeral industry, including the florists, are to blame!
December 31, 2002, 02:26 PM
teenagers so they would fall under the title of murdered children that the left uses to make us look bad because we support the murder of children with our evil guns.....chris3
December 31, 2002, 02:41 PM
Yeah, I live right next door to it. And yet, I still can't legally carry to protect myself. In fact, for me to leave my city limits, I have to pass through some part of Oakland borders. Can anyone figure out what city in which I live? (Sorry, no prizes)
12 Volt Man
December 31, 2002, 02:50 PM
I lived in Oakland for a while, also in Richmond. Heard shots all the time at night, in fact I kind of got used to it. Scary! Never had any of my guns in California, they were all left here in Utah. If there were ever a place where the good guys need to conceal carry, it is the Bay Area. I hope the lawmakers in ************ get a clue fast.
December 31, 2002, 03:51 PM
Here is the solution for PRK:
Make a law that makes illegal guns illegal and brag about it!
4v50 Gary
December 31, 2002, 09:00 PM
Berkeley, San Leandro, Hayward, El Cerrito or Alameda? Can't be Orinda, can it?
Gary H
January 1, 2003, 02:40 AM
Taxing Oakland FFL's and putting them out of business surely ended all gun violence.
Hey, is Berkeley still a nuclear free zone???
That might be rather handy should a smuggled container ship nuke go off in Oakland. Should prevent fallout in Berkeley. I work in San Leandro...I wonder if they are nuke free.
January 1, 2003, 12:59 PM
113. That's it? Here in New Orleans we got at least 260 for Orleans proper, and about the same next door where I live in Jefferson Parish. The vast majority are drug related.
However, as others have posted the anti's don't care about the fact that drugs are the reason, not the guns.
January 1, 2003, 02:37 PM
I wonder how that ratio holds up against other cities? I'll bet a major motive for robberies is to get money for drugs, but at the same time, I'll bet the official motive listed for many murders is simply "robbery".
January 1, 2003, 04:04 PM
No, no, no! You're missing the point!
Without the byzantine gun laws, Oakland may have had over 300 murders... now that's science!
January 1, 2003, 07:04 PM
Umm, actually all the guns that were used in the murders were from a certain gun dealer in Tacoma Washington...
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COLUMBIA -- Jadeveon Clowney played pretty well last season for a guy who, by his own admission, barely knew the plays. He ranked second on South Carolina in tackles for loss (12) and sacks (eight) and tied for sixth in the country with five forced fumbles. And he didn't even play full games because Melvin Ingram and Devin Taylor were USC's top two defensive ends.
Ingram is gone, and in 2012 more will be required of Clowney, the nation's top-rated recruit in the Class of 2011. His coaches expect him to learn the system and move past the academic hiccups he experienced during his freshman year.
"JD is a young man that's probably had a lot of things given to him in his life, and it's not going to happen that way here," said defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward. "He understands, and I think he'll get better and better."
Clowney was suspended for the first quarter of last year's regular season finale against Clemson because of an academic shortcoming. Another academic issue resulted in him missing the first day of spring practices. But Clowney believes that when USC fans watch him in today's first spring scrimmage, at 10 a.m. at Williams-Brice Stadium, they will see a more focused player.
"You've got to go to class to play football," he said. "I want to play football, so I go to class. A lot of people don't understand that. They don't want to go to class. They just want to play football."
Looking back, Clowney admitted that, when he arrived at USC, he would lump himself in with that group of people, to some degree. He swears he "gets it" now.
"I hope he does, because if he doesn't, he hurts this football team, and I don't think that's what he wants to do," Ward said.
USC's coaches don't need Clowney to be a Rhodes Scholar in the classroom, though they surely want to see him better himself in that setting. Still, barring injury, he will make a living playing in the NFL. He is 6-6 and 256 pounds, and showed flashes of dominance last season. Still, he needed help to do it, as is the case with many freshmen. Often, he simply had to rely on his athleticism and instincts.
"I was tip-toeing out there, not really knowing what I was going to do," he said. "This year, I'm learning better. I know more than I did last year already. The playbook, it was harder than I expected, but now it's pretty easy."
Clowney predicted he "can be a lot better" in 2012, which is an encouraging thought for USC.
"Clowney, to me, is as good of a player as he wants to be," said defensive line coach Brad Lawing. "He's got a lot to learn. But he has made tremendous improvement."
Between plays last year, Lawing had one of the older defensive linemen tell Clowney what to do on the next snap -- something Lawing said he hopes Clowney doesn't need this year.
"I've dealt with that my entire career," Lawing said. "If you've got an exceptional player, to have him sitting over there drinking Gatorade, to me, is not very smart. Get him on the field and have somebody help him through the series.."
Now during position meetings, Lawing is impressed with how accurately Clowney draws up his assignments when Lawing asks him to stand at the front of the room and do that on the board. It's exactly what Lawing expects from Clowney at this point in his career.
"He can verbalize what he's supposed to do," Lawing said. "If you're a second-year player, you better know our scheme because you've been in it for over a year. If I took a math class for a whole year and learned the same thing over and over and over and over, I hope I'd be able to add and subtract. He's getting there."


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"The Robertson family really believes strongly that if the human race loved each other and they loved God, we would just be better off," the reality star tells the January issue of GQ (on newsstands Dec. 24). "We ought to just be repentant, turn to God and let's get on with it, and everything will turn around."
He continues, "Everything is blurred on what's right and what's wrong ... Sin becomes fine."
The outspoken duck-hunting clan offers their own Christmas message in the issue, with patriarch Phil telling it like it is about his family's beliefs.
"We're Bible-thumpers who just happened to end up on television," the 67-year-old explains. "Which ain't gonna last forever."
But Robertson also touches on a life-changing incident from his past. During the 1970s, Robertson fled Arkansas after he badly beat up a bar owner and his wife. Robertson's wife, Kay, persuaded the couple not to press charges in exchange for most of the Robertsons' life savings. "I just put it behind me," Robertson says of the ordeal.
With his past behind him, Robertson considers himself born again.
"We never, ever judge someone on who's going to heaven, hell. That's the Almighty's job," Robertson says. " We just love 'em, give 'em the good news about Jesus – whether they're homosexuals, drunks, terrorists. We let God sort 'em out later, you see what I'm saying?"
Among his comments in the interview, Robertson used stereotypes to describe certain groups and likened homosexuality to bestiality.
GLAAD spokesperson Wilson Cruz, in a statement posted on the organization's website, said: "Phil and his family claim to be Christian, but Phil's lies about an entire community fly in the face of what true Christians believe. He clearly knows nothing about gay people or the majority of Louisianans – and Americans – who support legal recognition for loving and committed gay and lesbian couples."
In a statement to PEOPLE, Robertson says: "I myself am a product of the '60s; I centered my life around sex, drugs, and rock and roll until I hit rock bottom and accepted Jesus as my Savior. My mission today is to go forth and tell people about why I follow Christ and also what the Bible teaches, and part of that teaching is that women and men are meant to be together. However, I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me. We are all created by the Almighty and like Him, I love all of humanity. We would all be better off if we loved God and loved each other."
A&E, which airs Duck Dynasty, tells PEOPLE the network will not comment on Robertson's interview. The show will air as planned in January.


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Kids shouldn't have to worry that they're risking their lives when they hang out with friends, especially in a public place that draws them in for carefree recreation.
Last year's fatal shooting of Jean D'haiti, 16, at Skate 22 in Union -- allegedly by another 16-year-old who belonged to a gang -- was an awful wakeup call for the community and the owners of the rink.
Owners Phillip and Janice Walker saw their rink shut down after the shooting when the township council revoked their entertainment license. Since then, they've agreed to shorter operating hours and more security -- cameras on the building exterior, security officers with two-way radios in and out of the rink, a no re-entry policy and signs announcing zero tolerance for fighting.
After signing the contract with the township, Skate 22 reopened in May, but business has been slow to return. "We're in the process of trying to rebuild the trust of the community and families that used to come here," said Phillip Walker. The Walkers also said they would add "Family and Community Center" to the rink's name.
The only way rebranding the rink will have any meaning is if families truly get involved. Sure, Skate 22 has "an obligation to provide for the safety of its patrons," as the township attorney said. That's not in dispute.
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Someone walked into the store at 2206 Francis St., showed a handgun and demanded cash, said Jackson County Undersheriff Chris Kuhl. The man then fled on foot.
"We are working with the city police on this. We are working with the state police on this," Kuhl said Friday morning. "We are bringing all of our resources to bear."
Detectives from the sheriff's office were called in Thursday night to start the investigation. The Jackson police officers, who are investigating four armed robberies from this past week, also went to the scene, according to the department's daily report.
Local agencies are exploring possible connections between the string of armed robberies.
On Sunday, Corner's Party Store on W. Ganson Street was robbed. Robbers returned Wednesday night and targeted the store again. On Monday, Josie's Takeout on S. Jackson Street was robbed. Early Tuesday morning, robbers struck the Admiral gas station on E. Michigan Avenue.
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Efforts by the county to establish a Targeted Economic Development District north of Hamilton have slowed up as a formidable obstacle has now come more clearly into focus. It's called zoning. According to Julie Foster, Director of the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority (RCEDA), federal regulations involved in the necessary loans and grants require that the District be zoned based on an existing Growth Policy. The County has neither.
Not only that, according to Planning Department Administrator Terry Nelson, in 2008 the County Commission adopted a resolution to the effect that any county-initiated zoning would have to go before a vote of the people. Not only that, but in 2010 a citizens' petition was placed on the ballot and approved that not only requires any county-initiated zoning to go on the public ballot, it also requires a majority of the electorate to approve it. Not a majority of those voting in the last election, but a majority of all the registered voters.
"You'd need about 14,500 votes in favor to approve any zoning," said Nelson. "It puts a real kink in our efforts to establish a TEDD."
Commissioner Suzy Foss, who has been working with RCEDA and area landowners, said that she was trying to get in touch with the originators of that citizens' petition and find out their real intent and possibly figure out a way to amend it or clarify that it was not intended to stop this sort of economic development.
To date the County has garnered a $60,000 grant to analyze the area, define some boundaries, and do some preliminary engineering work on water availability in the area. According to Foster, owners of a third piece of land in the area, Brett and Jim Mildenberger, have expressed an interest in possibly being included in the district along with property owned by Harold Mildenberger and the Bessenyey Family Trust.


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At six o'clock in the morning Priest Dr. George Pulikottil of St. Gregorios Orthodox Church, Oak Park, Illinois, USA woke me up from my deep sleep to tell the sad news of the demise of our Holy Father Mor Thoma Basilios Matthews II, who had retired from the administration of the Church about two months ago.
Normally speaking, one has no reason for a shock after listening to the news of the earthly departure of a ninety-one year old high priest who has had the longest tenure in his episcopate in the history of the Church of Malankara. In fact, His Holiness was a bishop of Holy Orthodoxy in Malankara for about fifty-three years. But what was most shocking was his unexpected demise as he maintained a habit of fighting for his life as a man of prayer and vigil. None of us thought that this would happen so soon.
I was seven years old when my mother placed me in front of Hieromonk Matthews for his blessing when he visited my mother parish at Edavankad, Cherianad, India. This was about a year before his consecration to the episcopate at the age of thirty-eight. He laid his hands on me and blessed me. It was the same hands that were laid on me when I became a Chor-Episcopos of Holy Orthodoxy in 1986. This is the personal spiritual bond that connected both of us, in addition to his rank as the hierarch of hierarchs in the Church of Malankara.
IHe saw the good days of the Church from 1958 to 1971 when the Holy Church of Malankara was united again after the famous Supreme Court verdict of 1958. He saw also the unpleasant days of the Church since 1971 when the Church was again rocked with the resurrected schism. AS head of the Church he received another verdict from the Supreme Court in 1995 establishing the legitimacy of the Catholicate and the Constitution of the Church promulgated in 1934; which was definitely a victory. However, it is observed that he could not reap the benefits of this victory due to the uncompromising position of the patriarchal faction. On many occasions, this writer has observed, that the meekness and humility of His Holiness were detrimental, because they prevented him from taking decisive actions as an administrator. He was a kind and compassionate father that he never wanted to inflict pain on anyone, and so he sought ways that were diplomatic and comforting rather than surgical. In this sense, his meekness was his weakness. The monastic life that he embraced always reminded him to be least punitive and offensive. Many people exploited his meekness and took advantage of him. The results? The Church could not harvest the fruits of peace despite the great Court victory in 1995.
His Holiness will be remembered as a great pioneer in establishing educational institutions within an ancient Church. He believed in the social power generated by educational and social institutions. Therefore, he mobilized his energy and time in this direction. There are numerous collegiate, secondary and primary institutions erected by him. In a society where relevance is measured in terms of the strength of institutions that support the community at large these establishments are definitely lighthouses that declare the contributions of the Orthodox Church in Keralam. Thousands of students are being educated in these institutions, and thousand are employed in various capacities and thus are supporting their own families and the economic framework of the community. If we look for an individual entrepreneur employing the largest number of workforce, we may not find any other person but His Holiness.
There were critics about how these institutions were built; many people were not happy about donations demanded for these institutions. Once Metropolitan Eustathios of Niranam observed in connection with a reception accorded to His Holiness, "People generally consider His Holiness and me the most skillful in fundraising. What I do is simply the job of a postman; I get your contributions and give to the projects for which the funds are raised. His Holiness is the wise entrepreneur, who invests your funds in constructing and reconstructing our communities where the members of those communities become beneficiaries of his farsightedness as students, clients and employees". Yes, an enormous number of beneficiaries, beyond the denominational lines, venerate His Holiness as their provider, father, benefactor, mentor, adviser, healer, and spiritual master. In the history of any Church in Keralam, there is no prelate or community leader parallel to His Holiness in this respect.
His Holiness was regarded by other church leaders and community leaders as the lighthouse of hope when there erupted community disharmony within the pluralistic population of Keralam. Catholicos-Patriarch Matthews I, his predecessor, delegated him to lead the Christian community in Keralam when there arose a crisis dismantling the unity between the Christian and Hindu communities based on a proposed church-building at Nilakkal which was said to be within domain and vicinities of the Shabarimala Temple. Hindus vehemently opposed the project and Christians were equally offended by the resistance from the Hindu community. It was His Holiness, a Metropolitan then, took the lead to diffuse the crisis and received the acclamation from both sides and turned out a champion of concord among the diverse people of Keralam. The Hindu community saw in him a Mahacharya and Maharshi, who was totally Indian in culture
Moran Mor Matthews II was a great friend of all Christians, whether Roman Catholics or Protestants. He maintained extraordinary closeness to both of these denominations, although there were critics about him being too charitable to them sometimes. Both of these groups have a history of exploiting and destroying the ancient Orthodox Church in Malankara. For example, the Uniate Romo-Syrian Catholic hierarchies are still stealing the sheep of the Orthodox Church, but His Holiness showed his magnanimity by attending and addressing a congratulatory gathering to honor their newly-consecrated bishop at Trivandrum. The Church of Malankara did not really appreciate this act of charity towards the Uniate Ivaniosites, because there was no one like Archbishop Ivanios in the history of the Church in Malankara, who inflicted the deepest wound on her. Similarly, he was also graciously generous to the Syro-Malabar Roman Catholic and the CSI and Marthomite communities that are vestiges of western uncanonical and criminal encroachment into the apostolic ancient Church of Malankara. He loved every human being without reservation, fully understanding his role as a high priest and community leader, who should treat everyone equally beyond the boundaries of his own Church, often forgetting and forgiving past deadly wounds.
He was never a politician, but attracted politicians of all persuasions. The veneration that Mr. R. Bala Krishna Pillai of Kottarakara had towards our Holy Father was always far greater than his own spiritual children had. Mr. R. Bala Krishna Pillai treated him like a father, and a great Rishi. One could watch an adoring Bala Krishna Pillai in front of the mortal remains of the Holy Father after his death. Great political leaders like K. Karunakaran were his regular visitors. When the Church celebrated his 90th birthday a year ago at Adoor all social, political and religious leaders of Keralam surrounded him with the acclamation of "Ad Multos Annos". An unusual political figure surprised the multitudes with his mesmerizing presence: it was Mr. V.S. Achyuthanandan, the Marxist Communist opposition leader of Keralam, who had no special reason to appease a towering religious leader like His Holiness. Mr. Achyuthanandan very well knew the extent of Holy Father's charisma that influences the Malayalee communities and the incomprehensible aura that surrounds the person of the Holy Father. It was striking to watch the 81 year Achyuthanandan, an unbending Communist, painfully rushing through the crowd for kilometers to the funeral site of His Holiness on the day of his entombment.
Again, we watched the crowd that attended the funeral! It is estimated that more than a million people viewed his mortal remains seated on the Patriarchal throne and received his invisible blessing. Who among the religious leaders in Keralam had such a farewell! In the history of Keralam, no religious leader ever received a State Funeral; His Holiness was accorded with this honor. He was great when he was alive, but was even greater after his demise. He was unique while he was living, but he was uniquely singled out after his passing away.
This writer has personally witnessed the spiritual fervor of His Holiness even when he was into his nineties. He officiated in the Holy Week services at St. Gregorios Church at Bellwood near Chicago. He took his fasting all the way to 3.00 PM. He stood all the time during the services, which this writer, who is only old enough to be his son, could not observe. I wondered at his perseverance in still observing all the prostrations required for Holy Week services! How many of our prelates, or priests, or monks could observe such penitential practices diligently and fervently as he did when he was ninety or ninety-one! Yes, his religious observances were fruits of his monastic and ascetic practices for over seventy-five years. He was not forced into them, but he voluntarily embraced them to spiritually tune him up and to identify with Christ through self abnegation, mortification and charitable acts, all for the love of God.
He did tell me several times what he had endured at the Monastery of Othara. Several days, he did not even receive a grain of rice for food. He cooked the jackfruit that was provided by a tree on the courtyard of the monastery, which was indeed a poor source of nutrition. He became so lean and pale, lacking hemoglobin in his blood. Occasionally, God brought some visitors, who might bring some rice and other provisions. The members in the monastery can use them up so fast. Again, the kitchen pantry was empty. But God provided. Often they could not afford a normal Malayalee lunch or supper; instead they often just had only a bowl of boiled rice cereal with a side dish of tapioca or jackfruit. Many monastic aspirants came under the novitiate of Fr. Matthews, but a good number of them left the monastery being unable to understand the theology of extreme poverty. But Fr. Matthews never quit. He was slowly climbing the ladders of sanctity and monasticism accepting joyfully the ordeals and rigor of ascetic life. From the depravity experienced in the monastery he became spiritually richer day by day. It prepared him even for a more austere life. Catholicos Givargis II noticed the sublime monastic virtues of Hieromonk Matthews, and cherished a special predilection for him; and that is why he was consecrated a bishop at the age of thirty-eight, even without the consensus of an association, which he secured before assuming the administration of the Metropolitanate of Quilon.
In the Indian tradition there three ways one can achieve moksha, or emancipation. They are the ways of Bhakti or piety, Gnana or knowledge, and Karma or action. One of these ways is sufficient for anyone to achieve self-emancipation or moksha. To put in Christian terms, one of these paths would take to salvation. In other words, people have different aptitudes and temperaments, but one of them would be more predominant in any person. When a person has a strong aptitude is for securing deep spiritual knowledge, he would receive moksha through the path of knowledge. When a person has a strong aptitude for deeper spiritual contemplation, he would receive moksha through the path of spiritual exercises like prayer and contemplation. When a person has a strong aptitude for working for others, he would receive moksha through the path of action. If a person possesses all these three aptitudes he has achieved self-realization as some one who has exemplified humanity, which is the ultimate mark of total humanity, and when he exemplifies humanity through these threefold path, he becomes a god. In other words, exemplification as a human being is the starting point of one's divinity.
When we think of Holy Father Matthews II, he had the aptitudes for all these three ways (margas), and he definitely must have achieved perfection through these three paths. Definitely he has exemplified humanity, and has become a god. But Christianity is totally opposed to the concept of man becoming a god. But there is a biblically sound Christian theology that emphasizes a process called theosis or deification where humans become god-like.
Teilhard de Chardin, a great paleontologist and Jesuit thinker, who was mistakenly misunderstood by the Roman Church, says that we remain as animals until we reach Christ through convergence. Convergence is another theological way of embracing evolution, which Teilhard de Chardin, as a paleontologist, could not oppose. For Chardin Christ is the ultimate form evolution, towards Whom everything from inert matter to rational humans tend to converge. Christ is the example of real humanity, where humanity and divinity are proportionately combined. Our vocation is to become Christ-like so that we can become fully human beings. Although we cannot become Christs in the fullest sense, we can become humans in the fullest sense when we become Christ-like. When this convergence with Christ takes place a person becomes a SAINT according to Christian theology.
The fortieth day after one's passing away is considered a milestone in the eternal plan of God for a human soul. Orthodox theology has patristic credence for a special memorial on the fortieth day after one's passing way as it was on the fortieth day after His death and resurrection that Jesus the Lord ascended into heaven. Therefore, a fortieth day memorial has the cogency of tradition in view of the ascension of Jesus. Although it is not a dogma of faith, it is believed that the souls of the departed still linger around vicinities of their earthly abode for another forty days after their death, and are assumed into the paradise to pre-taste their heavenly reward. That is why the Church offers liturgies, prayers and acts of charities on their behalf for their glorification.
On the fortieth day after the demise of Holy Father Matthews II all the Churches under the Catholicate of the East conducted special services for the repose of his soul and also prayed to the Holy Father for his intercession for the members of the Church.
Thousands consider Moran Mor Matthews II a saint as his life was striving after perfection and after becoming Christ-like. Holy Father, may your prayers protect us. We also offer our prayers for your glorification and sanctification.
Most Holy Father, may your memory be eternal!


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