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The LCMS Board of Directors met for its final regular meeting of the 2013–2016 triennium May 26-27, 2016, in St. Louis. The use of a "consent agenda" again expedited the board's conduct of its business by including routine matters that require board review or action under a single resolution adopted at the beginning of the meeting.
President Matthew Harrison spoke of key matters to be addressed by the 2016 convention, mentioning in particular the licensed lay deacon and the uncalled candidate pastors issues. He also reported that while the budget-setting process has become increasingly difficult, work at the International Center is "humming," especially in the area of foreign missions.
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Captain Feline is a new range of fun t-shirt illustrations blending pop culture with kitty love!
This project's funding goal was not reached on August 23, 2012.
If you're new to Kickstarter here's a quick review of how this all works.
This is an all or nothing, no risk pledge-based format, meaning our project goal is to raise $12,000 in 30 days by the various pledge options listed on the right. If we raise the funds in the allotted time, printing will commence and our amazing backers will get the first taste of the Captain Feline designs. We can actually raise more funds than our goal, however if we don't reach our goal in the 30 days you will not be charged for your pledge.
Considering our desire to launch with 8 t-shirt designs, the goal is substantial. You can help us reach this goal... Pledge, Spread the Word and help launch Captain Feline!
Captain Feline is a new range of fun tee illustrations blending pop culture with kitty love. The illustrations have been works-in-progress for the past 12 months and now we (cat loving duo Dave & Amanda (Manz) of GritFX; and our partner Kelly of Saucewear) are ready to share Series #1 with the world. For our Kickstarter project, we've selected 8 designs inspired by classic and cult movie characters, and we've also incorporated some of the potential Series #2 designs as Limited Edition Postcards.
Why do we need the Kickstarter money?
Ever heard of the "struggling artist"? Well, that's us. It's been a dream of ours for some time to have our own indie t-shirt brand, and you can help make that a reality. Whilst we love the illustrations and the concept of Captain Feline, there's a huge risk printing up all the t-shirts not knowing if they will ever sell. There's only so much space in the garage and under the bed to store these things, y'know.
The open pledge format of Kickstarter will gauge whether people like (let's hope LOVE) the new range. This is where you come in. Your pledge gives you some fun t-shirts and limited edition goodies, while helping us realise our dream of launching Captain Feline. For that, you'll have our sincerest thanks and gratitude (and some awesome Feline-ish stuff).
No one knows who we are yet. Kickstarter projects are potentially a great way to virally get a brand out to the masses. If you pledge, you obviously want to see this project be a success, and will most likely pass on the link to someone you know via email, Facebook, twitter, or some other social media or by stork or carrier pidgeon.
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$12,000. It's not that much when you really think about it. That's only like a thousand pairs of twelve dollar knickers. The project goal covers printing of all t-shirts, all expenses related to the Captain Feline limited edition Kickstarter items, Kickstarter/Amazon fees and all the other costs associated with packing & delivering the tees to backers.
If we're fortunate enough to raise more than our goal, the extra funding will go towards developing a website to help sell the designs and further build the branding of Captain Feline. We'd also love to spend some money on a professional photoshoot of the Series #1 tees, and extend the product range to include tees for kids!
We love cats. And we love adopted cats! We're also huge advocates of the prevention of cruelty to animals. As such, $1 from every Captain Feline t-shirt purchase will be donated to charity.
Captain Feline partners have chosen the following non-government, not-for-profit, community-based charities - each relying solely on the support and contributions of individuals who care about animals:
There are a total of 8 t-shirt options comprising the 1st series of Captain Feline. (Click on the images to view the design larger.)
#1. "Feline-up"
#2. "Kitty Rider"
#3. "Cats In Black"
#4. "Anacat Fencewalker"
#5. "Frank"
#6. "The Cat Bride"
#7. "Kitley & Kewt"
#8. "Felineship"
The designs will be printed on high quality American Apparel T-Shirts (AA 2001 Unisex & AA 2102 Women's tees) and will be screen printed by the top notch team at Threadbird.
Please note: if the project is funded, a questionnaire will be sent out to all backers to obtain t-shirt design selection/s, tee style/s, and sizing information.
Having spoken with the amazing Shane Matthew Stiles of Threadbird, we're pleased to announce that we can offer a couple of Captain Feline designs on Youth tees (AA 2201 tees for years 8, 10 & 12) and Kid tees (AA 2105 tees for years 4 & 6), without effecting our project goal! Therefore, where the pledge rewards state "t-shirt of your choice" you can also select from:
Please note: the print size on kids & youth tees will be proportionally larger than that shown in the mock-ups above.
We are also offering a bunch of LIMITED EDITION items designed for and exclusive to those of you who pledge on Kickstarter. These will never be produced again. Some time in the future you can feel special when your buddy asks you: "Dude, where can I get me some of those awesome postcards you've got there?" and you can say: "You can't, pal. They were limited edition items exclusive to Kickstarter. So go suck an egg."
The limited edition sticker packs will be limited to a run of 250 sets, never to be re-printed again! Each set is comprised of 5 circular 2" stickers. You can pick up these limited packs by backing this project (part of $8, $40, $45, $50, $55, $70, $90, $95, $100 and $110 pledge perk).
The limited edition mini-buttons will be limited to a run of 100 sets, never to be re-printed again! Each set is comprised of 8 mini buttons (1"). You can pick up these limited packs by backing this project (part of $40, $50, $70 and $90 pledge perk).
The limited edition postcards will be limited to a run of 100 sets, never to be re-printed again! Each set is comprised of 8 postcards (4" x 6"). You can pick up these limited packs by backing this project (part of $45, $50, $70, $90 and $98 pledge perk).
The back of each postcard will feature the Captain Feline logo with the accompanying words "Limited Edition Collectors Item".
A maximum of 50 fans will have the opportunity to pick up a limited edition Captain Feline phone case as part of our Kickstarter project. These phone cases will never be mass produced! You can pick up a limited edition phone case by backing this project(part of $42, $95, $98 and $130 pledge perk).
Backers can choose from the 8 "Series #1" Captain Feline designs; choosing either a:
A maximum of 25 fans will have the opportunity to pick up a limited edition Captain Feline iPad sleeve as part of our Kickstarter project. These iPad sleeves will never be mass produced! You can pick up a limited edition iPad sleeve by backing this project (part of $110 and $145 pledge perk).
Backers can choose from the 8 "Series #1" Captain Feline designs for the front of the sleeve and on the back we'll feature the Captain Feline logo with the accompanying words "Limited Edition Collectors Item".
Captain Feline designs to be printed on Rickshaw Bagworks iPad sleeves -designed with rugged Cordura® nylon and an ultra-plush padded liner (which even cleans the iPad screen, like its own personal maid!). This sleeve is handmade in California with a focus on environmentally sustainable production. Designed for the iPad, iPad 2 and iPad 3, the sleeve is 9.4"H x 10.9"W x 0.4"D.
I, Kelly Murphy of Saucewear am honoured to represent Captain Feline here on Kickstarter. Should we reach the project goal, I will be handling all fulfillment - shipping all tees and other Kickstarter packages from Boston, MA.
I believe in this project and know we can reach our goal! Thank you for your support.
We appreciate all of your help and support. There are three important ways you can help Captain Feline succeed:
Thank you so much for reading this and considering backing this project. If there are any questions we haven't answered yet, please send us a message.
Don't forget you can leave us a comment here too... we'd love to hear what design is sparking your interest!
You will be able to choose from the following American Apparel tees:
Unisex Small - 3XL (Style: AA 2001)
View Size Chart: http://www.americanapparel.net/garmentspecs/index.asp…
Womens Small - XL (Style: AA 2102)
View Size Chart: http://www.americanapparel.net/garmentspecs/index.asp…
Please note: Pledge amounts cover costs for sizes S - XL. For sizes 2XL and 3XL, please add an additional $2/t-shirt to the pledge amount.
"Anacat Fencewalker" and "Cats In Black" is also available on AA 2105 Kid Tees (for years 4 & 6) and AA 2201 Youth Tees (For years 8, 10 & 12).
View size chart for AA 2201 Youth Tees: http://www.americanapparel.net/garmentspecs/index.asp…
View size chart for AA 2105 Kid Tees: http://www.americanapparel.net/garmentspecs/index.asp…
Your account will not be charged unless the project is fully funded by Thursday Aug 23, 7:23am EDT, and if it is then it will be charged at that time.
All design work is ready to hit the presses!
That said, there is a 14 day hold on payments. Amazon will hold funds for 14 days once payments are collected. After 14 days, we can transfer funds from Amazon to our bank account (which can take 5-7 days).
We expect the funds to transfer on or around 12th September, at which time t-shirt printing and production of exclusive Kickstarter items will be full steam ahead. Delivery ETA within the US will therefore be approx 26th September, with international deliveries taking a little longer depending on your location.
We would love to offer t-shirts for kids, however we needed to keep our project goal under control. Should we surpass the goal, kids tees will be the first update* we make!
* There has been a project update! Two of the Captain Feline designs have now been added to t-shirt options.
We certainly hope so! We look forward to making many new friends through this Kickstarter project and upon reaching our goal, we'll be asking all backers if they'd like to join a special mailing list specifically for our Kickstarter backers. Receive exclusive deals and sneak peeks!
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The exact patho-aetiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains elusive. An extremely complicated and multifactorial interaction among various genetic and environmental factors is probably involved. Multiple genes contribute to disease susceptibility. The interaction of sex, hormonal milieu, and the hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal axis modifies this susceptibility and the clinical expression of the disease. Defective immune regulatory mechanisms, such as the clearance of apoptotic cells and immune complexes, are important contributors to the development of SLE. The loss of immune tolerance, increased antigenic load, excess T cell help, defective B cell suppression, and the shifting of T helper 1 (Th1) to Th2 immune responses leads to B cell hyperactivity and the production of pathogenic autoantibodies. Finally, certain environmental factors are probably required to trigger the disease.
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- CD40L, CD40 ligand
- CRH, corticotrophin releasing hormone
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On Eve of Ceasefire, Hamas Celebrates Bus Explosion with Sweet Cakes
The Ma'an news agency reports that Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri hailed the explosion in Tel Aviv this afternoon.
"Hamas blesses the attack in Tel Aviv and sees it as a natural response to the Israeli massacres…in Gaza," he told Reuters. "Palestinian factions will resort to all means in order to protect our Palestinian civilians in the absence of a world effort to stop the Israeli aggression."
Sweet cakes were handed out in celebration in Gaza's main hospital, which has been inundated with wounded from the round-the-clock Israeli bombing and shelling.
"You opened the gates of hell on yourselves," Hamas's armed wing, the al-Qassam brigades, said on Twitter. "Oh Zionists, you have to drag yourselves out of hell, go back home now, go back to Germany, Poland, Russia, America and anywhere else."
The last time a bomb blast hit Israel's commercial capital was in April 2006, when an Arab suicide bomber killed 11 people at a sandwich stand near the old central bus station.
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Israel launched its air offensive with the goal of putting a stop all missile launches out of the Gaza Strip, which lies a little over 40 miles south of Tel Aviv. So far, despite a dense and relentless pounding by the Israeli air force, of targets that have been analyzed and picked over months, and despite the fact that many Hamas assets have been laid to ruin – the terrorists are still able to inflict pain on Israel's civilian population.
As every army in modern history has learned, you can't win wars from the air, or even with artillery from afar. Wars are won by infantry and armored units who move in and deny the enemy the freedom to continue operations.
Now pass me one of them sweet cakes.Yori Yanover
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Okay, serious subject, but still funny.
Halloween Safety Educational Film (1977, Centron) from Jason Willis.
Okay, serious subject, but still funny.
Halloween Safety Educational Film (1977, Centron) from Jason Willis.
Toronto is now officially the best place for trick-or-treating, according to urban theorist Richard Florida. Florida is director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto.
Florida and his number crunchers put Canadian cities to the Trick-or-Treat Index test, using the same criteria he's used to rate U.S. cities.
"Remember, we are doing this in the fun-filled spirit of the holidays," said Florida. "Of course there will be great neighborhoods for trick-or-treating in all of these great metros, but we thought we would put some numbers to the test."
The test criteria were: number of kids, average income ("the haul is likely to be better where people have more money"), walkability (density, adults who walk to work) and percentage of artists, designers "and other cultural creatives."
So, without further ado, here are the results. Windsor made the list!
Source: The Star.com
Remember that even if you dress up outside of work, pictures of you in your costume may make it back to some of your coworkers.
Here are some tips to help guide you:
Source: Employment Blog
Who doesn't like infographics?
Here a little Halloween fun with charts and graphs.
We didn't write these, but some would be interesting to try.
October 31st or Halloween is known by many different names. Here are a few of them.
While we all enjoy pocking fun at the Halloween scaredy cats, let us not forget that some people actually do have "Halloween Phobias".
Almost everyone has irrational fears. But for some, these fears are so severe that they cause tremendous anxiety and interfere with normal day-to-day life.
If you have a phobia, you probably realize that your fear is unreasonable, yet you still can't control your feelings. Just thinking about the thing you fear may make you anxious. And when you're actually exposed to your phobia, the terror is automatic and overwhelming. The experience is so nerve-wracking that you may go to great lengths to avoid it – inconveniencing yourself or even changing your lifestyle.
You can overcome phobias and fears with the right treatment and self-help strategies. So don't wait to seek help.
If you are suffering with what we call a "Halloween Phobia", get help. Contact your local CMHA.
Windsor-Essex County Branch
1400 Windsor Ave.
Windsor, ON N8X 3L9
Phone: 519 – 255 7440
Fax: 519 – 255 7817
Here is a short list of documented "Halloween Phobias":
Source: Candyusa.com
Halloween did not become a holiday in America until the 19th century. North American almanacs of the late 18th and early 19th centuries make no mention of Halloween in their lists of holidays. The commercialization of Halloween in America did not begin until the 20th century, beginning perhaps with Halloween postcards, which were most popular between 1905 and 1915, and featured hundreds of different designs.
There is little documentation of masking or costuming on Halloween in America, or elsewhere, before 1900. Mass-produced Halloween costumes did not appear in stores until the 1930s, and trick-or-treating became a fixture of the holiday in the 1950s, although commercially made masks were available earlier.
Typical Halloween costumes have traditionally been monsters such as vampires, ghosts, witches, and devils. In recent years, it has become common for costumes to be based on themes other than traditional horror, such as dressing up as a character from a TV show or movie, or choosing a recognizable face from the public sphere, such as a politician.
After reviewing many surveys and articles, here are what appear to be the most popular Halloween costume categories.
"Trick-or-treating" or "Guising" is a custom for children on Halloween. Children proceed in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as confectionery, or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" The "trick" is an idle threat to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given.
In North America, trick-or-treating is now one of the main traditions of Halloween and it has become socially expected that if one lives in a neighborhood with children one should purchase treats in preparation for trick-or-treaters.
But when did trick or treating begin, and where?
The earliest known reference to ritual begging on Halloween in English speaking North America occured in 1911, when a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario reported that it was normal for the smaller children to go street "guising" on Halloween between 6:00 and 7:00 P.M., visiting shops and neighbours to be rewarded with nuts and candies for their rhymes and songs.
The earliest known use in print of the term "trick or treat" appears in 1927, from Blackie, Alberta, Canada:
"Hallowe'en provided an opportunity for real strenuous fun. No real damage was done except to the temper of some who had to hunt for wagon wheels, gates, wagons, barrels, etc., much of which decorated the front street. The youthful tormentors were at back door and front demanding edible plunder by the word "trick or treat" to which the inmates gladly responded and sent the robbers away rejoicing."
Trick-or-treating does not seem to have become a widespread practice until the 1930s, with the first U.S. appearances of the term in 1934, and the first use in a national publication occurring in 1939. Trick-or-treating spread from the western United States eastward, although it was stalled by sugar rationing that began in April 1942 during World War II and did not end until June 1947.
Early national attention to trick-or-treating was given in October 1947 issues of the children's magazines Jack and Jill and Children's Activities, and by Halloween episodes of the network radio programs The Baby Snooks Show in 1946 and The Jack Benny Show and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet in 1948. The custom had become firmly established in popular culture by 1952, when Walt Disney portrayed it in the cartoon Trick or Treat and Ozzie and Harriet were besieged by trick-or-treaters on an episode of their television show.
Source: New World Encyclopedia
Here is a very interesting story from Pete, one of our website visitors:
"Though I never heard of the haunting at Laurier Hall, the tunnels beneath it are actually the engineering tunnels. Back in 1994 I was part of a movie that was filmed in the tunnels so I got to roam through them all which connect to all the buildings and dorms. They can't be accessed easily from the buildings or dorms unless you have the key (or whatever) or you had permission for us.
I however, did used to live in Huron Hall and that one had a lot of fun activity. The woman in white in my old room (who years following others saw her in there), cold spots, pots moving around, and other fun stuff. I did a lot of research on it and before it was an old hotel and before that a lumber mill, in all the articles I looked at dating back to the start of the property (lots of time at the library researching old Windsor Star newspapers), I never did find any evidence of anyone ever dying there (even though the legend was a prostitute was murdered there at the time it was a hotel). Anyways, too bad old Huron Hall isn't still there, there was strange things happening (usually on the 2nd floor where the L bend was). Think my room was 218, but also lived in 220 which had things moving around, but 218 was the most active room (others said 225 was also very active)…"
Thanks Pete!
Here are a variety of Halloween Status Updates you can use for your Facebook and Twitter accounts.
This is a very old list – but still holds true.
Do you dress your dog up in a costume each Halloween? Many, many people do.
We don't. Our dogs simply will not have any part of it.
Here are some hilarious photo galleries of dogs that are a little more co-operative than mine.
10. You get winded from knocking on the door.
09. You have to have another kid chew the candy for you.
08. You ask for high fiber candy only.
07. When someone drops a candy bar in your bag, you lose your balance and fall over.
06. People say, "Great Keith Richards mask!" and you're not wearing a mask.
05. When the door opens you yell, "Trick or…" and can't remember the rest.
04. By the end of the night, you have a bag full of restraining orders.
03. You have to carefully choose a costume that won't dislodge your hairpiece.
02. You're the only Power Ranger in the neighborhood with a walker.
And the number 1 sign you're too old for Halloween…
01. You avoid going to houses where your ex-wives live.
10. Any house that seems to be imploding into a hole in the ground.
9. Any house made of food.
8. Any house that has ornamental lawn hyenas.
7. Any house whose only entrance goes to the basement.
6. Any house where high-tension power lines seem to stop.
5. Any house that keeps growling, "Get out"
4. Any house where the furniture seems to be walking around the living room.
3. Any house that looks like a giant, pulsating orb floating 3 feet above the ground.
2. Any house with a yard full of statues of people in odd running poses.
And the number 1 house to avoid…
1. Any house that wasn't there a couple of seconds ago.


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How can molecular biology techniques be used to identify genetic disease conditions in fetal or adult humans? Provide two examples.
Solutions for Chapter 11
How can molecular biology techniques be used to identify genetic disease conditions in fetal or adult humans? Provide two examples.
Molecular biology concerns with the study of living structures at the molecular level that includes proteins, deoxy ribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). It forms the foundation for increasing growth areas such as cell biology, genomics, diagnostics, and therapeutics. Diagnostic techniques of molecular biology are largely used in several areas comprising immunology, pathology, haematology, and microbiology.
Allele specific oligonucleotide (ASO) is one of the techniques of molecular biology. It helps in the recognition of single base pair mutation. Short tagged probes that are about 20-25 nucleotides long, are left to aligned with the stacked target DNA. Hybridization between complementary base pairs would occur with high precision. Alteration at a single base can hamper the process of hybridization. Then, the target DNA is washed and the tagged probes that were not able to hybridize were removed. Then, examination of target DNA is done to spot the hybridized probe through the process of radioactivity and fluorescence. In such an experiment, a control experiment must be used to illuminate the difference. This technique can be used for detection of genetic diseases such as sickle cell anemia.
Western blotting is another technique of molecular biology. In this process, proteins are parted according to their size, on a thin gel through the process of sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The proteins parted on the gel are then shifted to a nitrocellulose or nylon membrane. Then, the membrane can be explored with a solution of antibodies. Labeled antibodies explicitly bind with a specific protein. This can be visualized by number of methods such as chemiluminescence, or autoradiography. This technique can be used to diagnose cancer and infection of Hepatitis B.


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Hampton Majestic Chicago Theatre District
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Right in the Thick of It
This was a great hotel. Everything was very new and remodeled. Flat Screen TVs. Polite Staff. Breakfast. Fitness Room. It is also in the heart of the Loop. We walked to the boat tours, a blues club, deep dish pizza, Near North, and all the famous buildings. The only time we needed to use the L was to get to Wrigley for a game and there was a station around the corner. If you are a tourist looking for a clean, modern, centrally located hotel in the Loop, this is a fine choice.
Great Hotel and Great Location
I found the Hampton at the last minute when other plans fell through and I was very pleased with it. It is has recently been redecorated and refurbished. The rooms are immaculate, modern, attractive and comfortable. The bathroom is above average with stone tiling, a beautiful tub/shower with good water pressure. The hotel soaps were not great, but other than that they give you a beauty kit, a shoe cloth, mouthwash, shampoo, conditioner and lotion. There is a hair dryer and coffee maker.
They also provide you with an ironing board and an iron.
The service was excellent. If I ever needed anything it was taken care of very quickly and in an extremely friendly manner. The people who work there seem to genuinely care about the guests and doing their job well.
There is no restaurant in the hotel, but there is room service and a free breakfast in the morning in the lobby on the 4th floor.
There is also a nice fitness room and when I arrived they were in the process of installing a computer center. They also provide a laundry service.
I loved how convenient it was to the museum, millenium park, theater, the train, shops, the post office - everything really.
Although I saw a lot of business travelers, there were a wide variety of people staying at the Hampton.
Tall, dark and lovely!
My April stay at the Hampton Inn Majestic was excellent. The biggest complaint I have is that room service didn't make it once (I was there for 7 nights) when I left my room late and came back about 4 hours later.
The rooms are tastefully decorated, in a contemporary style with deep rich browns and reds. If you look at the hotel pictures, that's exactly what the rooms look like. They offer complimentary high speed internet and breakfast (though I never took advantage of it). It is right next to the La Salle Theater, and you have to ride the elevator to the 4th floor lobby, access to the rooms is from the 6th floor and you have to use your keycard to activate the elevator.
It is at the corner of State & Monroe; about a 3 block walk to Millenium Park, 4-5 blocks to Wacker Dr. There are a few good stores on State--2 blocks up or down from Monroe. I haven't quite found my bearings in Chicago, so I can't give you the N, S, E, W coordinates.
Pleasant Stay
My wife and I stayed here one night after booking a stay through the "choose Chicago website." The AARP discount was worth an extra $10, but I still thought the room a bit pricy at $161 a night. It seems that Chicago rooms are going up in price as the windy city gains popularity as a destination spot.
The good: High definition TV in each room. Very comfortable beds. Very friendly and courteous staff. Room was very clean and more like an upscale apartment flat than a hotel, I thought.
The bad: For those who prefer their showers steamy hot, the water was not quite that. Also, the immediate vicinity does not boast a variety of restaurants, which I found disconcerting. It's about a four-block walk to the other side of the river and the Magnificent Mile with its trendy diners and shops. The public areas of the hotels are not roomy. The elevators in particular are quite small.
By the way, besides the high definition TV, the rooms we stayed in also contained several "high definition" mirrors. So if you want to know whether you should go on that diet, or whether you really look that old, this is the place to find out.
Lovely hotel
Stayed for one night. Location is right in the Loop - just round the corner from Blue Line Monroe stop so ideal for travelling to/from ORD. Doormen really friendly, rooms nicely decorated.
Only problems are the elevators - very small and very slow - check-in is on the 4th floor, which isn't particularly a problem but with only 2 elevators it means only 1 is running up and down the 20? floors. Had to wait 8 and 10 minutes on occasions, and other guests were also mentioning this. Wifi is free and so is breakfast. New 42" LCD TVs in all rooms.
Un hôtel charmant
J'y ai pass� une nuit. Il est vraiment situ� au coeur du Loop - juste au coin de la station Monroe sur la ligne bleue, donc il est id�al pour aller � O'Hare ou en revenir. Les grooms sont tr�s gentils, les chambres sont bien d�cor�es.
Seuls les ascenseurs posent probl�me - tout petits et tr�s lents. Le check-in est au 4e �tage, ce qui n'est pas vraiment un probl�me mais s'il n'y a que deux ascenseurs cela signifie qu'il n'y en a qu'un � la fois qui monte et descend les 20 �tages. Nous avons parfois attendu 8 � 10 minutes, et d'autres clients en parlaient. L'acc�s internet en Wi-fi et le petit d�jeuner sont gratuits. Il y a des �crans LCD 42 pouces dans chaque chambre.
Excellent hôtel
Nous venons de faire un s�jour au Hampton Inn Majestic. Et c'�tait g�nial. Le personnel �tait aimable et serviable. Nous �tions 7 dans 2 chambres Queen et 1 chambre King. Nous n'avons pas eu � nous plaindre de la taille des chambres. Il n'y avait pas une place folle pour courir mais nous n'�tions pas l� pour rester dans nos chambres. Les lits �taient super confortables. Les chambres de l'h�tel venaient d'�tre r�nov�es, les meubles �taient modernes, il y avait un t�l�viseur � �cran plat au mur et de nombreuses serviettes dans les salles de bains. Le petit d�jeuner �tait bon, il n'y avait ni oeufs ni bacon mais c'�tait un TRES BON petit d�jeuner: des viennoiseries chaudes, du pain grill�, etc. - plein de choix.
J'y s�journerais volontiers encore. Il n'y avait pas de centre d'affaires avec ordinateur, fax, etc., mais c'�tait le seul inconv�nient. Il y a internet en Wi-fi dans les chambres.
Great place to stay!
We just stayed in the Hampton Inn Majestic. Had a great experience. Staff was friendly & helpful. There were 7 of us - 2 queen rooms & 1 King. We had no complaints about the size of the rooms. There wasn't a lot of room to run around in the room but we were not there to hang out in the room. Great comfy beds. The hotel rooms have been recently been renovated & have modern furniture & flat panel TVs on the wall. Lots of towels in the bathrooms. Breakfast was good not eggs & bacon but VERY NICE continental breakfast. Warm pastries, french toast, etc - great variety. Would stay there again. Only drawback - no business center w/ computer, fax machine, etc. Hotel DOES have free wireless in rooms.
Cool Place
Everyone has his or her own idea of what makes a hotel a neat place to stay. In my opinion, a smaller boutique hotel is better than a huge luxury hotel, location is very important, well cared for properties are always preferable, and service is critical: by that, I mean discreet service that is available and responsive, not pushy service that hovers around like a family pet.
This place was great by any measure, but especially based on the above criteria. It is on Monroe, steps from State Street, in the theater district in the heart of the loop. That made it a perfect departure point for our frequent jaunts around downtown. It was easy to get to from the train station, and the size made it simple to slip in and out.
The hotel is a historical building that was renovated just this past year. For that reason, the furnishings are new and all the accomodations are modern. The decor was very chic, if you appreciate that sort of thing. The room had wireless internet service and a flat panel television. The staff is unerringly friendly and impressively helpful. I could continue gushing effusively, but this treacly review is even making me kind of sick. The Hampton Majestic is fun. We are greatly anticipating our next stay here, the sooner the better.
Absolutely lovely!!
This hotel was amazing! I have never had such service...The hotel had opened only three days before we arrived, so we were a little apprehensive. No need, though - the service was excellent, the rooms gorgeous and modern. The hotel staff was considerate and helpful, going beyond the call of duty - even calling ahead to the restaurant we were visiting! I have traveled extensively and had never felt so taken care of. I would definiely recommend this hotel to business persons, tourists or theatre people!
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... eat at the restaurants that line the river - a little bit of calm in their day.
Our walk continued to the Willis Tower, the Civic Opera house, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Chicago Board of Trade. All amazing buildings. We also saw the beginning of Historic Route 66; a block over the end of historic Route 66. And then I found Michigan Ave. When in Chicago ...
We got to the airport early enough to eat lunch before boarding. Unfortunately, we had a lot more time than we bargained for since our flight was delayed 4 hours due to mechanical problems. Ugh. We had to cancel our already purchased TGV train tickets (with the help of ...
Well, after the great responses to my last blog, the biblical edition, I am now returning to the present for the rest of the entries. I think it would be hard to sustain it. Heck, even God could only keep it going for 5 books.
We are now in Chicago, but leaving for St. Louis tomorrow. It's been a tumultuous 3 days here, and it was go-go-go all day long. Those of you who have been here know just how much there is to experience in this amazing city. You could ...
Day 1: The day that hasn't ended
... my bags. Then I transferred terminals and got to my gate with 15min before boarding, just enough time to email Anson and say I'm not on my scheduled flight, but gave him the details of the new flight. Then I boarded the plane for the final leg of the journey, before would touchdown for good. All the flights went smoothly, (all be it I was sick from exhaustion) and for I the first two flights I was lucky enough to ...
....FL Wright OD
... to the U of Chicago they left it fall to ruin/planned to demolish - saved almost at the last moment it is now being refurbished - 9,000sq ft built for a family (rich family) of 4.
Tidbits: at least 2 of the houses are owned as '2nd homes' 1 family lives in California and another in Boston.....1 house recently sold for 2.4 million - I think house prices in general are still 'low' in the USA but also people know that buying one of these houses isn't the ...


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A seller on eBay tried to auction off a cough drop that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly used, then tossed into a trash can - listing the item under the heading "Schwarzenegger's DNA."
But the ad posted on the popular Web site Friday was quickly yanked after eBay decided it fell into the category of "body parts," which the Web site will not list for sale.
The original listing was accompanied by two photos of a half-consumed cough drop and the words, "Own a piece of DNA from the man himself." The seller indicated she or he had seen Schwarzenegger discard the lozenge at a recent public event and had retrieved it.
"Like many people who collect items from international stars this is a must have," the ad stated.
The California governor's office confirmed Schwarzenegger routinely sucks on cough drops, but would say little more.
LOS ANGELES - Death Row Records was ordered to pay more than $162,000 to a man who said label owner Marion "Suge" Knight and his bodyguards attacked him at a recording studio in 2001.
In issuing its verdict Tuesday, the Superior Court jury did not hold Knight personally liable for the altercation with Dwayne H. Baudy, but ruled that Death Row Records was responsible for the actions of Knight's security guards.
Baudy, who underwent surgery for a ruptured disc and now walks with a cane, said he went to Con Am Studios on Nov. 6, 2001, to meet an independent rap producer. He said he and a friend got into a confrontation with Death Row's security chief, Reginald Wright Jr.
Wright said Baudy and his friend brandished guns after they were barred from entering a restricted area of the studio.
Knight testified that he was not in the studio during the altercation.
The record label was ordered to pay Baudy $58,301 for medical bills and $104,340 for lost income, pain and suffering.
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Despite declining health, historian William Manchester will finish the third volume of his biography of Winston Churchill with a little help.
Paul Reid, a feature writer at The Palm Beach Post, has been chosen to work with Manchester on "The Last Lion, Volume III," the final book in Manchester's biography of Britain's World War II leader.
The book's publisher, Little, Brown and Co., made the announcement Friday.
Manchester, 82, had said it was unlikely the biography would ever be finished. The professor emeritus at Wesleyan University has had two strokes.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A guitar owned by the mother of June Carter Cash is up for sale.
A member of one of country music's most influential families, "Mother Maybelle" Carter is thought to have purchased the Gibson L-5 in 1928 with money she made from early recording sessions. It was the most expensive model Gibson made - $275 without a case.
Now priced at $575,000, Carter's guitar had been on loan to the Country Music Hall of Fame, which considered the instrument one of its "crown jewels."
"It is an amazingly good guitar. You pick it up and it seems to play Carter Family songs," said George Gruhn, owner of Gruhn Guitars in Nashville, which is selling the instrument for an anonymous owner.
NEW YORK - Nicole Miller can tell you how to get to Sesame Street - and she can tell you what to wear when you go there.
The fashion designer is working with Sesame Workshop on "'Sesame Street' by Nicole Miller," an apparel line for newborns, infants and toddlers.
The clothing, with patterns based on the television characters Zoe, Elmo, Grover and Cookie Monster, should be in department stores in spring 2005. Sesame Workshop will donate the proceeds it receives from product sales to educational projects for children around the world.
"We have translated the characters and their personalities into adorable prints that are perfect for both infants and toddlers," Miller said Friday.
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Buck up, Men!
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I fucking hate these sorry excuses for male babes these days...
You can't pick up a magazine or pass by a fashion/style/entertainment article, blog, or advertisement without seeing one of these douchebags or any one of a legion of their wannabes splashed all over the page.
Dry, common, empty, assembly-line hunks churned out of Hollywood, TV, or the mainstream music scene to be plastered everywhere else with their hipster clothing, douchebag facial hair, and dumb fucking empty expressions.
Half the time you're not even sure who the fuck it is you're looking at, or why in the hell they have a 4 page spread on this asshole in the first place - 'til they happen to mention in the second to last paragraph of an unenlightening interview the douche has a bit part on some crappy TV show here, was fluke-cast in some semi-lucrative box office phase of a movie there, or is one of those non-unique dumbasses with a guitar that has some shitty, pussy acoustic song on the radio no one will remember in two years anyway.
Fabio on a vegetable-oil-spread commercial at fucking 60 years old is more stirring to me than most of these rejects, the worst of which I've had to put up with through my youth and even today, feeling weird when other girls would swoon and wondering if my lack of interest constituted lesbianism. But at last, I may put them in the place they deserve most in my book, listed for all to see as a few of the ugliest and/or most useless contributions to western media through the years:
Josh Hartnett
Shitty actor, shitty movies, and a shitty excuse for a Brad Pitt wannabe. The barely-there mustache hardly makes up for the whole squinty-eye/bushy eyebrow deal he's got going. Is that supposed to be mysterious and sexy or something? Cuz the only mystery I see is how this guy gets work.
Vincent Gallo
A couple of Sundance Channel movies doesn't make you the king of Indie film, dude. And STOP trying to play bad boys, criminals, and mafioso roles - it's not passing with the audience. You're fucking ugly and don't scare anybody, anyway - your lines make my grandmother wanna jump through the screen and beat your sorry ass.
Chris Pine
A complete disgrace to the Federation, I'd rather fuck William Shatner AND sit through a serenade of all his cover hits, including Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.
Leonardo DiCaprio
I can't help but groan anytime I hear this guy's in a new movie. Why? Cuz I honestly don't consider him that good of a fucking actor. The ONLY role that ever got my respect was from The Basketball Diaries, but even then it was more due to a great script, filming, being able to behold the experience and beautiful poetry of Jim Carroll, and the fact that it was pretty much one of thee great drug films of my generation many of us could sadly relate to, which made it an epic film and placed DiCaprio on the map as an o.k. actor at best.
Then a few years later he decides to gain about 60 lbs., go uber-action with roles, slicks his hair back, and walks around with purposely-squinted eyes, more than likely to give the impression he's akin to acting greats like Jack Nicholson or Nick Nolte. In the meantime, he still ain't 60 and won't be good-looking then if now is any indication, his acting is still as dry as the fucking Mojave, and now has gotten himself uglier in the process.
Mark Wahlberg
Speaking of The Basketball Diaries, here's another contender for the list of loser hunks. To this day, I have no fucking clue how in the hell this guy gets any iota of work at all. Most times you get boy bands that attract a shit ton of little girls, fade away into nothing by the time said girls are all around 15, and then get laughed at mercilessly for the rest of their lives. This dude was the brother of one of these boy band members, and even started a group of his own: Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch.
Not only did that gig as a fake-ass wigger fail miserably, but he continued the bad boy act for years, eventually landing minor roles in films by the mid-90's, where his facade suddenly changed to Guido. The acting suffered horribly thanks to his macho man strut and sad attempt at sounding like he was a L.I. Italian - but then he got another role, and another, and eventually sucked M. Night Shyamalan's dick for one of his first serious adult parts in one of Shyamalan's series of shitty flops. Unfortunately for most of us, we're not sure if some khaki pants and his dropping of the fake accent is better or worse.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Your typical WASPy, rich, empty-headed douche playing the same on one of the biggest, shittiest, teen TV shows ever conceived, perpetrating a legion of kids across the country to spend their school days judging others who were small-statured, Jewish, poor, nerdy, introverted, shy, overweight, quiet, or just didn't like khaki pants from the Gap.
I wanted to kill this little fucker from the minute I saw him on-screen, along with the rest of the annoying cast, and their Principal. And I still want to kill them now, even though they're all fat, pregnant, out of work, or trying to obtain a new sense of character in the hopes of redeeming themselves. Like most of the big men on campus, it's fortunate to know they get hit pretty hard when real life turns out to be something else entirely - that goes for on camera, too. Maybe he can come out with a porn vid, or get his ass handed to him on a reality show like his buddy Dustin Diamond - or when he hits 50 , there's always life insurance commercials.
So buck up, men - don't be fooled by the latest Calvin Klein model or slighted when some caterpillar-eyebrowed hunk sends your woman a sultry stare from an underwear ad or red carpet event photo; most chicks aren't appeased by it any more than you would be. Besides, if I, for one, would probably rather see you on the cover of GQ, you have permission to honestly believe there's some hope for ya out there...


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WE WELCOME Canon Jeffrey Cave on Sunday, May 22.
PRAISE IN THE PARK is slated for Sunday, June 12 on Holy Cross Episcopal church grounds. Join us for a festive, outdoor worship and picnic fellowhip following the 10:00am service. Hamburgers and hot dogs provided. Please bring sides to share.
THE ECW will be honoring our high school graduates on Sunday, May 29th at the 11:00 a.m. service
OFFICE VOLUNTEERS - We are in need of parishioners to staff the office on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to help field phone calls, etc. Please contact Jennifer Friday to help out.
FLOWERS FOR THE ALTAR - Do you have someone special you would like to memorialize or honor? Maybe you have a special day to commemorate. We still have future openings on our flower calendar. Please select a date and give the gift of flowers to enhance our worship.
COMMENTS FROM THE VESTRY... In an effort to maintain transparency in our period of transition, the Vestry is going to be making periodic updates in writing and announcements during service. Please take a moment and read the Vestry Comments on the News section of this site. Click here to visit the page.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION... continues at 9:30 AM every Sunday. Adult Christian Educations class is studying Crazy Christians: A Call to Fallow Jesus, by bishop Michael Curry. Come and join us.
MEMORIALS FOR MARY THORPE - If you would like to give a gift in memory of Richard Thorpe's mother, Mary, the family is requesting that you give to the following causes: The National Kidney Foundation www.kidney.org or the Liberian Episcopal Community in the USA for education projects and Bromley Mission School Liberia at www.LECUSA.net
THE KEITH BROWN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - Holy Cross Men's Club (HCMC) is offering a scholarship to a successful applicant from our congregation for the 2015-2016 academic year. The requirements and application forms are available in the narthex.
CORRESPONDENCE... In an effort to reduce office expenses, we are looking into utilizing emails a lot more. Our goal is to send out statements, the Cross Current and other correspondences via email. Please update or give us your email addresses. A list is available in the Narthex, or you may send your information to email@example.com
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OUR ANNUAL FISH FRY is scheduled for Saturday May 14 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tickets are now available at the cost of $10.00.
CHURCH WIDE YARD SALE on Saturday May 14 beginning at 8:00 a.m. and running along side our Annual Fish Fry. Booth space is available for $20.00. You are welcome to share your profits with the church if you are moved by the spirit to do so. If you have questions contact Jaymes Taylor at 404-213-8733 or Paula Kreuger at 770-314-4666.
PENTECOST SUNDAY is coming up on Sunday, May 15. There will be one service at 9:30 a.m.
ANNUAL ECW TEA PARTY is slated for Saturday, June 4, 2016. Please contact Cheryl Charles if you're interested in hosting a table.
PRAISE IN THE PARK is slated for Sunday, June 12 on Holy Cross Episcopal church grounds. Join us for a festive, outdoor worship and picnic fellowhip following the 10:00am service. Hamburgers and hot dogs provided. Please bring sides to share.
A Prayer for our parish
O God, sustain us, your disciples at Holy Cross, as we face new tasks, in the challenges of a demanding and complicated world. By your Holy Spirit, bless us with sound judgment and the courage to persevere, so that we may boldly bear your Cross. And make us, we pray, faithful servants of your promised kingdom, through Jesus Christ our blessed Savior. Amen.


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DALLAS - Dirk Nowitzki scored 17 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a 12-point deficit late to beat the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder 110-108 Friday night.
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Nowitzki hit two free throws to give the Mavericks the lead in overtime, then followed with a 3-pointer that gave the Mavericks a 103-99 advantage with 1:39 left. It was his fourth 40-point game of the season and 12th of his career.
Russell Westbrook, who hit a 3-pointer to send it to overtime, scored 33 points and Jeff Green added 28 points for the Thunder, who have lost seven straight.
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BMI View: Petroci's decision to target western Blocks CI-506 and CI-507 for 3D seismic surveying may be understood as part of a wider move to draw investment into the country's virgin western deepwater territory. However, although interest in the area is on an upward trend, we caution that ongoing political instability will continue to weigh on Côte d'Ivoire 's below-ground potential.
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has announced that it has begun acquisition of 2,300sq km of 3D seismic data, covering Blocks CI-506 and CI-507, offshore Côte d'Ivoire. PGS, working in conjunction with state-owned Petroci , expects to complete seismic surveying in Q214, with first datasets to be made available in the following quarter. Both blocks, which include significant deepwater acreage, fall to the west of the country's maritime territory, bordering neighbouring Liberia. The targeting of these two blocks seems to underline mounting interest in the country's deepwater prospects and a gradual expansion of exploration and production (E&P) projects to from the eastern hotspots.
Lying on the West Africa Transform Margin, which has supported some prolific discoveries in neighbouring Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire's resource potential could be vast. However, the country boasts only limited proved reserves, which stood at just 100mn barrels (bbl) for oil and 23 billion cubic metres (bcm) for natural gas in 2013. Gas output saw a small increase in 2012, reaching 1.62bcm up from 1.5bcm in 2011, but oil production has been in steady decline; from a peak in 2008 of 59,900 barrels per day (b/d), it fell to just 38,600b/d in 2012, according to data from the EIA.
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As we have highlighted previously, this is less a reflection of Côte d'Ivoire's perceived below-ground potential, and more a function of continuing above-ground risks to investment ( see 'Political Risks Key Danger To Upstream Emergence', January 2 2014). Côte d'Ivoire's current government, led by President Alassane Ouattara, climbed to power amidst the country's second civil war, 2010-2011; it has yet to test its democratic mandate, with the next election slated for 2015. Political instability remains high, and our Country Risk team note that with the country's deep socio-political divisions as yet unhealed, the upcoming elections threaten to destabilise the Côte d'Ivoire's fragile post-war peace ( see 'Ouattara's 2015 Re-election Bid Keeps Outlook Unaltered', December 6 2013'. On a scale of 0-100, with 0 being the worst and 100 being the best, Côte d'Ivoire earns a score of 56.5 for its short-term political risk rating, falling to 49.5 in the long-term; as a point of comparison, Ghana was awarded a 72.1 and 68.6 in its short- and long-term political risk ratings, respectively, in 2013.
In addition to this, E&P activity has typically concentrated in the east, where all of the country's currently producing offshore oil and gas fields lie. However, Côte d'Ivoire has become embroiled in a maritime dispute with neighbouring Ghana over the highly prospective Tano Basin, estimated to hold up to 2bn bbl of oil and 33.6bcm of natural gas. Both countries are currently working towards resolution of the dispute and have expressed hopes to reach a clear demarcation of the shared maritime border by June 2014. However, given the high stakes resources involved, these hopes may be somewhat unrealistic. Until a compromise can be reached, few companies are likely to risk high-level investments there.
In this context, the targeting of Blocks CI-506 and CI-507 may be a further indication of the country's desire to boost exploration to the west, with hopes of uncovering an extension of the Tano Basin's vast petroleum system. Interest in the area has been growing; in November 2013, French supermajor Total announced its intention to spud three exploration wells in western Blocks CI-514, CI-515 and CI-516, in 2014. Should exploration return a discovery, an uptick in exploration activities can be anticipated ( see 'Offshore Wells To Determine Potential Of Western Waters', November 8 2013). Seismic surveying may also identify other highly prospective exploration targets with which to tempt investors.
However, in our view, given the high-cost nature of deepwater developments, we believe that political uncertainty will continue to weigh heavily on offshore exploration in the western Côte d'Ivoire. With exploration hotspots opening up from Angola to Morocco, the plethora of other investment opportunities may limit interest in the region, at least pending the outcome of the 2015 elections.


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Arabs Ignoring High Court Ruling, Dumping Artifacts off Temple Mount
A demonstration was held last Wednesday (Dec. 26) at the northern entrance to the Temple Mount, in protest of the Waqf's continued destruction of archeological artifacts on the holy site. The demonstrators, led by MK Aryeh Eldad, called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to intervene and to stop the obliteration of these priceless antiques by the Waqf.
The Waqf, a Jordanian Muslim religious body entrusted with the management of the Temple Mount, has been renovating the site for years. In the process, they have been moving mounds of earth off the mountain. These piles contain numerous archaeological artifacts from many centuries. In 2004, the High Court of Justice passed a ruling prohibiting the removal of the dirt from the Temple Mount to other locations until the contents are combed for artifacts.
Archaeologist Yitzchak Dvira has recently published a report about the Waqf's ongoing disregard of the High Court's ruling. In his report he states that since the ruling in 2004, large piles of earth have accumulated on the eastern side of the Temple Mount, and the Waqf continues to move earth from the Temple Mount to dump sites in East Jerusalem. Dvira has documented several recent incidents of heavy machinery moving earth away from the Temple Mount. These actions have resulted in the loss of artifacts important to understanding the Jewish, Christian and Muslim history of the site.
Dvira and his crew have sifted through the piles of earth removed from the Mount and have recovered many artifacts belonging to various historical periods. They have recovered seals baring the names of priests mentioned in the book of Jeremiah, support beams from the First Temple, remnants of the structure of the Second Temple, arrow heads and horse-shoe nails from the Crusade period and even artifacts from the Muslim period.
Dvira states that he sees dozens such artifacts every day in the mounds on the side of the Temple Mount. He told Tazpit News Agency that he believes the earth piles should be removed, but it should be done in a supervised fashion, ensuring no further losses. Dvira submitted his report to the police who have released a statement declaring that all construction on the Temple Mount is under their close supervision, and that Dvira's claims are incorrect. As of now, all other supervisory agencies have not provided a response.
Dvira points out that all issues regarding the Temple Mount are overseen by the Prime Minister's Office, and he suspects that there is consent on their part to the Waqf's actions. PM Netanyahu met with King Abdullah of Jordan last week, and Dvira believes they discussed issues related to the Temple Mount project. The Jordanians have been pressuring the Israeli Government to allow the removal of the earth mounds on the side of the Temple Mount.
Dvira and the Temple Mount organizations warn that this continued neglect and disregard of the law will bring to further loss of historic relics. They intend to petition the High Court once more soon.Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
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One of the virtues of Laxer's book is that it reminds us of how uncertain this all was, and how it nearly all fell apart
A plaster sculpture of the 16th president's hand, proudly displayed for years at the Kankakee County Museum, has been missing from its shelf since at least Dec. 11
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It's unfortunate that many of the other candidates in the Republican field are stooping to Donald Trump's level
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Everyone should spend time behind bars – if only to appreciate their freedom
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Having done time behind bars last year on account of Owen Keegan's nasty and disastrous parking regime while county manager in Dun Laoghaire, I've had a special interest in the Garth Brooks affair: working out how much Mr Keegan and his planning department has now cost the city of Dublin.
The more temperate estimates appear to be around €50m.
On a related topic, I can't help feel that on account of my modest campaign to highlight the absurdity of jailing people for being caught in a queue in the post office, I should take some of the credit for the fact that the numbers of people sent to prison for non-payment of court-ordered fines has been decreasing. Last weekend just five people were banged up under this heading, a significant decrease on a year ago.
I did my stir in Wheatfield last September for refusing to pay a parking fine (with expenses, €145) I'd picked up in Dun Laoghaire three years earlier. A warden loitered near my car until the meter clicked past the grace period, then slapped a ticket on my windscreen. I came around the corner one minute later and a man in the vicinity told me the warden had just scuttled up a nearby laneway.
I made my stand on principle, for several reasons: my unpaid extra minute cost the council approximately three cents, which I was quite prepared to pay, but Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council declines to make provision for retrospective payment of parking charges; the meters are invariably all out of sync, so it's impossible for wardens to be so precise; nobody should be fined because they've been delayed. Et cetera.
I spent about 90 minutes behind bars along with two lads in for drunk and disorderly – banged up in a cell about the size of a bus shelter, with bars at the front like in the movies.
We had a few laughs but not enough to allow me overlook that, for the first time in my life, I was in a locked room for which another man had the key.
The drive up in the squad car had been pleasant enough. The arresting garda told me about his night classes in theology as though we were sitting together by accident on an aeroplane. He confided that he could handcuff me if he wanted but he trusted me not to make a run for it. The officers who processed me in Wheatfield were polite and matter-of-fact. All in all, I had an interesting day out, and provoked an avalanche of publicity for the campaign to save Dun Laoghaire from the lethal clutches of its local authority.
I got a call recently from a friend asking if I'd advise his girlfriend who'd ignored a few hundred euro worth of parking fines and now faced seven days in default unless she paid up. I gave her both sides: on the one hand she was likely to be released in a few hours and would save herself the guts of a grand; on the other, it's not a small thing to be locked up – there's a certain psychic outlay in finding yourself a prisoner of the State. I sent her an article I'd written in which I described being weighed, measured, having my mugshot taken. For her, the mugshot swung it – she decided to pay up.
Being imprisoned for non-payment of a parking fine involves no other legal consequences. I was told numerous times by amateur advisers that if I went to jail I'd never be allowed into the US again. I've been there twice since my day in Wheatfield and nobody ever mentioned it.
But there's something about being processed in a prison that alters your sense of your relationship with the State. It makes you aware that the everyday freedoms you take for granted are circumscribed by a potential for compulsion and force – allegedly in the name of your fellow citizen. What did it for me was observing one of the wardens going through my overnight bag and flicking through a book I'd brought along. I watched him open the book and take out and read my arrest warrant, which I'd folded and put inside as a bookmark. I understood that he would have the right to read it even if it was a love letter. I was, at that moment, a man without prerogatives, with what I'd assumed to be freedoms exposed as mere concessions from my fellow citizens.
Going to jail is something I believe every citizen should do at least once in a lifetime, if only to obtain a perspective on the full scope of what being a citizen entails. Falling foul of state stupidity and unreason can be a badge of honour, if only in your own eyes. But most of all I feel that the experience gave myself the full run of my citizenship: I know now where my liberty begins and ends.
As for Mr Keegan, let me see. For the purposes of the calculation, let's vacate the argument concerning the three cents, and go instead with the bigger figure of €145, which has me spending one hour in jail for every €100 I denied the public purse. Approaching the Garth Brooks deficit in the same spirit means that, let's see . . . €50m divided by 100 is 500,000 (hours) . . . divided by 24 is 20,000-odd days . . . divided by 365 is . . . ok – rounded down for good behaviour – 57 years!
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Penn State's Bill O'Brien could be offered the job of head coach with the Houston Texans as early as Tuesday, ESPN reported Monday.
The network quoted sources as saying the hiring of the Nittany Lions' coach was "imminent."
Reports indicated that Texans chairman Bob McNair wanted to wrap up negotiations with O'Brien by Tuesday, even though he said Saturday that the organization had a long way to go in its search for a successor to Gary Kubiak, who was fired on Dec. 6.
The path for O'Brien was made clearer on Monday when a source told the NFL Network that the Texans would not interview San Diego offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, one of their reported targets, because of his involvement in the Chargers' playoff preparations.