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Attorney in disciplinary probe remains defiant
Attorney Don Bailey, facing a five-year suspension for professional misconduct, concedes his legal career may be over but said he doesn't care if he ever practices law again.
The 67-year-old has diabetes and back problems but he remains defiant even though the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board has recommended he be suspended from practicing law.
"I'm not worried about missing anything," Bailey said in an interview. "Nobody's going to intimidate me. It doesn't matter to me. I'll find a way to fight back. The procedural process is not over yet. I'm dealing with it. They're going to get me, probably," he said. "They're not going to stop me from fighting back."
In a 49-page report from a hearing committee of the Disciplinary Board, the committee said Bailey made unsubstantiated charges against federal judges that triggered the disciplinary investigation. The committee recommendation goes to the Disciplinary Board and then to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for a final decision. Under the board rules, the justices can increase or decrease Bailey's punishment.
Bailey expects no mercy from either the Disciplinary Board or the Supreme Court.
"I have no faith in them," he said.
The committee recommended the second most severe penalty Bailey could have faced short of disbarment. He could have been privately reprimanded, publicly censured, put on suspension under probation, suspended or disbarred. The five-year suspension is the maximum length of time he could have received, according to the board's rules.
Robert Davis Jr., an adjunct law professor at Widener Law School and practicing attorney in Harrisburg, has spent 40 years prosecuting and defending lawyers accused of professional misconduct. He said a five-year suspension is significant because if the committee had recommended disbarment, Bailey would have to wait five years before he could apply to be reinstated.
"Five years' suspension and disbarment are not that different," Davis said. "A hearing committee tries very hard to do the right thing. I've begged disciplinary committees for five-year suspensions. A five-year suspension says something about a lawyer's fundamental character."
Applying for reinstatement would be a steep hill to climb, Davis said.
"He would have a higher burden of proof of his character if he was disbarred," he added.
In court filings and during a two-day hearing in September before the board, Bailey portrayed himself as a reformer fighting a corrupt and politically-tainted legal system. Attorneys for the Disciplinary Board said he was a poor lawyer who made unfounded allegations against federal judges.
"There is a clique of judges who use the system to intimidate anyone who criticizes judges," Bailey continued. "The Disciplinary Board is nothing but a fraud. Because I'm not afraid to speak up, I'm attacked."
During a September hearing before the committee, Bailey admitted making the allegations.
"I confess that I did so because objectively speaking I believe they were (true). I also confess that I still believe every word of what I said and that there's significant evidence to support," according to a hearing transcript.
In 2007, a federal magistrate sanctioned Bailey by ordering him to pay more than $47,000 in fines and legal costs for failing to adhere to the Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys. Martin Carlson characterized Bailey as a "repeat offender" of the rules and had been involved in a "staggering array of serious professional misdeeds," including presenting unfounded allegations in court, filing unsupported legal arguments, using personal invective and plagiarism.
Bailey said the charges were a "vendetta" by judges "to get me." He claims that several federal judges conspired to dismiss lawsuits he had filed and accused a colleague of one jurist of being involved in pedophilia "and other perverse sexual behaviors" without any proof, according to a board filing.
Under the Rules of Professional Conduct, an attorney cannot raise an issue that has no basis in fact or the law and cannot criticize the qualifications or integrity of a federal judge by making knowingly false and reckless comments.
Bailey served two terms as a congressman when he lived in Westmoreland County and a term as state auditor general. He ran an independent campaign this year for attorney general. After leaving public office, he began practicing law in Dauphin County. While Bailey said he misses politics, he doesn't think he will ever run again for public office.
"I do miss public debate. The biggest problem I've got is my age."
Richard Gazarik is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-830-6292 or at email@example.com.


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The AFL has issued a please explain to Essendon, asking the club to clarify whether it is still paying suspended coach James Hird.
A league spokesman confirmed the Bombers and the AFL began preliminary discussions on Thursday to try to resolve the payment conundrum, which emerged in recent days, however there was no formal meeting because AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick, chief executive Andrew Demetriou and deputy CEO Gillon McLachlan are in Adelaide.
It is understood Essendon was trying to clarify Hird's contract and whether it is binding and how it fits into the time frame of the suspension.
The AFL confirmed there is nothing in the deed of settlement for Hird's 12-month suspension that specifically states the coach-in-exile cannot be paid by Essendon during the period of his ban.
But the league insists it clearly outlined the terms in conversations with Bombers officials after the public release of the penalties, and one of the conditions - given verbally - was that Hird could not be paid by the club.
There is, however, a clause that prohibits those punished, including Hird, from disparaging the AFL.
Hird became the first coach ever to be slapped with a 12-month suspension after agreeing he did not take sufficient steps to avoid the risk of his players being administered banned drugs during the club's controversial supplements program in 2012.
Despite Demetriou categorically stating Hird could not, and was not, being paid by the AFL or Essendon, several media outlets claim that the Hall of Fame Bomber is still receiving - through the club - a salary.
The club said it would not comment on issues covered by ''confidentiality agreements''.
When asked on Thursday by a reporter whether he was still being paid by Essendon, Hird simply replied: ''Sorry, guys.'' An adviser for Hird's legal team has publicly expressed surprise at Demetriou's stance, claiming that nowhere in the official deeds of settlement agreed to by both Essendon and Hird is it written that the club cannot continue to support Hird financially.
An AFL spokesman confirmed that was true, but added: ''Subsequent to the sanctions being handed down, specific terms of James Hird's 12-month suspension were outlined in conversations with his employer, the Essendon Football Club.''
It has not yet been determined whether those conversations are legally binding.
As well as his senior coaching salary, there are reports alleging that part of the $120,000 international business course that Hird enrolled in was being paid through the club.
The AFL Coaches Association confirmed it was not contributing to any cost of Hird's studies, nor is it providing any other financial assistance.


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Last month, Microsoft brought live TV to its Xbox 360 gaming console (at least for FiOS users) but, in my house at least, it hasn't made a huge difference. Aside from an initial test we haven't touched the service. Why? Because we're dedicated time-shifters at chez Smith. We're one of those horrible families who eat dinner in front of the TV, so we're always watching last night's prime time viewing during today's dinner hour. Essentially without DVR functionality, TV on the Xbox is useless to us.
But it sounds like there's hope! Gaming blog Kotaku pointed out a new Microsoft patent filing from December 27th, 2011. The patent is for "Recording media on game consoles" and the abstract says:
An integrated gaming and media experience is disclosed, including recording of content on a gaming console. A digital video recorder (DVR) application running alongside a television client component allows users to record media content on the gaming console. The DVR application also integrates itself with the console menu. Once integrated, users can record media content while playing games. Alternatively, users can record content when the gaming console is turned off. The recorded content can include television programming, gaming experience (whether local or online), music, DVDs, and so on. When in the recording state, users can also switch between various other media modes, whether gaming, television, and so on.
Kotaku suggests this has something to do with Microsoft's next gaming console, rumored to be coming in 2013 or possibly 2014. Kotaku may be right but I wouldn't be surprised to learn Microsoft is planning some kind of add-on device for the current Xbox 360. Their Kinect Sensor shows that they're comfortable with add-ons and a DVR add-on for the Xbox 360 wouldn't be a huge technological leap. I envision it as basically a pass-through box with a big fat hard drive.
Now we already have a DVR so even with such a device I don't know that I'd be watching a lot of TV through the Xbox, but what does sound fun is having an easy-to-use system for recording gameplay. Microsoft would be crazy if they didn't build social into such a device, creating an online repository for sharing gaming clips with your friends (if they were feeling amiable they'd just allow uploads to YouTube but this seems like a great opportunity to get gamers off Google-owned YouTube and onto a Microsoft-owned service). The device would be recording continuously, and when something spectacular happens in a game, you hit your Xbox button to pause the game and then can rewind the last 5 minutes or so, and if it still looks cool, save it and share it with friends. (If you've used streaming game service OnLive, I'm thinking of an Xbox feature very similar to OnLive's Brag Clips.)
This is just a patent, not a product announcement, and really it isn't a startlingly original idea. But I'd still love to see Microsoft move forward on this. Heck, if they made it a stand-alone pass-through device they could have it work with both the current Xbox 360 and the next gen system!
Surely I'm not the only one who misses having an easy way to share screenshots and video clips from my console games? Why should PC gamers have all the fun?
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New Music Report: Emerging Artist of the Week - Zara Larsson
Almost a year ago, Zara Larsson told iHeartRadio, "That's what I want to do, and that's what my goal is, to have a huge career worldwide. I want everyone to listen to my music, and to share my music with them." Well, mission accomplished. It started with her mega hit featuring British singer/songwriter/record producer MNEK "Never Forget You," which hit No. 1 on the US Dance/Electronic Songs chart, No. 5 on the US Mainstream Top 40 chart, and No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, and not to mention its multi-platinum status in several countries across the globe. Now, Zara has released her second studio album, and just like the album title says -- it's So Good.
The Swedish singer/songwriter released her sophomore record on Friday, March 17th via Epic Records and TEN Music Group. So Good features 15 new songs, including "Never Forget You," and collaborations with Ty Dolla $ign ("So Good"), Wizkid ("Sundown"), and Clean Beandit ("Symphony"). There is a song for everything on So Good, from the party tracks like "Sundown," to the more subtle moments like "Only You," to the throwback vibes from songs like "I Would Like," which samples Sasha's 1998 hit "Dat Sexy Body." Also on this album is a song Zara wrote with Ed Sheeran called "Don't Let Me Be Yours," which is definitely one of the highest highs of So Good.
Zara's Rihanna-like vocals + her emotional/uplifting/relatable lyrics + 15 pop anthems = SO GOOD. Literally.
Larsson has had an incredible year, and has worked with artists including Ed Sheeran, David Guetta, Tinie Tempah, Ty Dolla $ign, Wizkid, and Clean Bandit. She closed out the UEFA Euro 2016 with Guetta performing their collab "This One's For You," shared the stage with Beyoncé on Queen Bey's European "Formation Tour" leg, performed at the MTV EMAs, also winning Best New Act and Best Swedish Act, and has gained some celebrity fans along the way. Next, Zara will be hitting the broad with Clean Bandit on tour, which will make its way through a long list of major US cities, and kicks off March 31st.
Zara has come quite a long way from her victory win of Sweden's version of "Got Talent" (Talang), at the young age of 10. Now, at 19 years old, Zara is ready to take on the world.
Keep bathing in that glitter, girl.
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Course DescriptionCovers the benefits of puppetry and theater for young children, including creative expression, dramatic play, and development across domains. Addresses how to help children work through issues, conflicts and important transitions in their lives through puppetry. Audit available.
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This course is designed to enhance the knowledge base of our degree-seeking students (who are required to take 6 10 credits of elective credit) while also providing an accessible, interesting, and relevant course to students who are seeking to meet their professional development requirements and/or who might have limited experience in the college setting.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion, students should be able to:
· Identify elements of quality puppetry and theater for young children.
· Articulate the role of puppetry and theater in the acquisition of skills and concepts across all developmental domains.
· Design, implement and evaluate puppetry and theater experiences for children of varying ages (2 years to school age) and abilities.
· Identify solutions to common barriers and issues that arise when using puppetry and theater with children.
· Describe the ways in which puppetry and theater with children can be a component of cultural validation and building relationships with families.
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MAAR offers a variety of training events to support recovering people in developing these leadership skills. As recovery advocates, we know that recovering people and allies serve as key educators about recovery, which lessens stigma and discrimination toward recovering people and their families. The national push to advance Recovery Oriented Systems of Care requires leadership from recovering people.
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The purchase of a Sydney law firm has helped listed legal services business
Revenue for the first half of the 2011-12 financial year rose by 24 per cent to $16.9 million, and net profit by 28 per cent to $970,122, compared to the previous corresponding period.
This was despite the company experiencing tougher conditions, ILH said in a market statement last week. "Revenue in all firms was below expectations following reduced client activity and the group's underlying debtors trend deteriorated during the period, with clients on average taking longer to pay their bills," it said.
Its acquisition of Sydney firm PLN Lawyers on August 1 will contribute about $2 million in additional revenue. PLN, which focuses on legal services in the Pacific region, was combined with existing ILH firm Argyle Lawyers, to make a firm with six principals and annual fee income of more than $10 million. ILH said there were good opportunities for growth and it had funds available to make further acquisitions beyond offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
"The effective delivery of the company's stated strategy of developing a national network of leading medium-sized law firms will take time. The company remains focused on incrementally and selectively acquiring good businesses," it said.
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On Tuesday, July 20th, Lyda Morehouse joins us to talk about her newest Tate Hallaway paranormal romance, Honeymoon of the Dead. And we talk about her new young adult novel Almost to Die For.
We also talk with former CIA operative turned bestselling novelist Barry Eisler about his newest thriller Inside Out, as well as torture and civil rights.
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Or "cultural diversity is a wonderful thing (within the framework of western liberal democracy)"
Sara Hannam has just contributed yet another excellent post to the blogosphere, prompted by a horrific bit of teaching in the movie 'Donnie Darko'. In this case, the teacher stifles the expression of a bright young man by sticking to her lesson plan… which also supports a hidden dubious agenda.
But what do we do when the teacher is 'right' and the student is 'wrong'?
This morning, the listening in our regular textbook was a discussion between a school principal and a concerned mother, about a teacher who was scaring the children with his enthusiastic lectures on environmental catastrophe. Rather than pursuing the 'green' angle that the textbook then took, I thought we might get some value out of educational policy issues. I played about with intelligent design, Darwinism and creationism, but then decided to have a look a something else.
Take a look at this clip (don't feel obliged to watch all of it, I think you'll get the point soon enough)
This is a typical representation of homosexuality in the Japanese media. Probably not so different from when I was growing up in England in the seventies and eighties – gay people were objects of derision and ridicule, or dangerous perverts to be feared (perhaps they still are). A prime topic, then, for a challenging Tuesday morning class about 'What teachers should teach'. And this is the worksheet I put together.
So here is the problem. What do you do when the students express ideas or beliefs that could be considered homophobic… that is, when students are 'wrong'? Or, more broadly speaking, what do you say to students who say something sexist or racist? How do you respond to students who put forward opinions you feel uncomfortable with? At a party, you might challenge the speaker, or avoid them? Doesn't really work in a lesson though, does it?
The teacher has a distinct power advantage which makes a direct challenge extremely unfair. The first advantage is linguistic – the teacher is more skilled in the use of the target language than the student. The teacher is also in a position of (perceived) authority, and although they may not intend to abuse their power the students may fear for their grades. In some contexts, the learners are considerably younger than the teacher. This may also put them at a disadvantage in a disagreement, either culturally (with respect shown to elders), intellectually or experientially. Students will often back down if challenged, for these reasons. But they will resent being put in that position and grasp their beliefs yet more firmly.
If the student is in alignment with his or her cultural norms, where do we draw the line and openly state "I believe your society is wrong in this case"?
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The fragile world economy is taking a stiff beating, and no doubt IT shops are paying close attention. The need to reduce IT operating costs continues to drive consolidation of the highly distributed, complex data centers. Consolidation promises to cut energy consumption and the related costs, reduce management overhead, make data and network security easier to implement and oversee, ease IT compliance, and even reduce server and software costs — particularly in relation to their networking infrastructures.
The U.S. federal government has its sights on data center consolidation. Initiated under former federal CIO Vivik Kundra (who just recently handed the mantle to Steven VanRoekel, the former managing director of the FCC), the plan is designed to slow the sprawl of the government data center footprint and the resulting growth in energy consumption and cost by dramatically reducing IT operations. The goal ultimately was to consolidate the federal government's more than 1,100 data centers.
Now Canada is pushing a similar strategy. Last week, the Canadian government announced plans to streamline its IT operations under a new entity called Shared Services Canada, and includes reducing the number of data centers from 300 today to less than 20 (you can read the press release here) . There have been numerous news reports as well, including this article in the Toronto Sun "Feds streamlining tech services".
In addition to the data center reductions, the Canadian government says it will consolidate more than 100 different email systems to one and streamline networks within and between government departments. Shared Services Canada will oversee data center and network services as well as email, and resources across 44 IT departments and agencies providing these services today will transfer to Shared Services Canada. The Canadian government says the plan will ultimately save millions of dollars.
Don't expect the effort to be smooth sailing. According to the Toronto Sun article, this isn't the first time the Canadian government has tried to rein in IT. In the past, many of the agencies resisted changes that would bring them under one IT umbrella. The transfer of IT operations to Shared Services Canada is mandatory, however, so resistance could be futile.
Of course, consolidation requires cultural change within IT. And we all know cultural change is tough. It's what has slowed the U.S. government's efforts started by Kundra. We're more than eight months into that 25 Point Plan, and reportedly only sixteen data centers have closed (six in the Department of Commerce and 10 in the Department of Health and Human Services), with two more in the Justice Department scheduled to close this year.
I don't doubt that the governments of both Canada and the United States are earnest in their desire to consolidate and ultimately streamline operations and cut costs. But I don't expect those benefits to come any time soon and especially not now – when they're most needed – because such consolidation will take decisiveness, leadership and even sacrifice. If recent months tell us anything, the federal governments aren't up to that task right now.


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Casey Kasem found long distance away.
Did you grow up listening to Casey Kasem countdown the hits? The man with the velvet voice was famous for the "Long Distance Dedications" on "American Top 40" forever.
This week it came to light that the 82-year-old legend has been missing from his family in California. This puzzling development follows the revelations that Kasem is suffering from Parkinsons Disease, something that many families struggle through as their loved one literally fades in front of their eyes.
Many rumors have been floated to where the voice of Shaggy from the Scooby Doo cartoons disappeared to. CNN reports that Kasem has been found in Kilsap County, Washington State. The Sheriffs Dept. there reports he is fine and with his wife, after leaving a California nursing home last week.
His daughter Kerri says the family "has grave concerns about his medical care" and is hoping to have him brought back to California.
This whole sad episode is playing out as the family fights over custody of the aging radio star. It almost feels like one of the old dedications that Kasem became world famous for as he read sad stories mailed to him from listeners hoping to hear their song played on his nationwide countdown show.
As Pharrell sings, let's hope this story has a "HAPPY" ending as Casey keeps reaching for the stars while keeping his feet on the ground.


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Postie Plus gains extension of banking facilities, avoids breach
Dec. 6 (BusinessDesk) - Postie Plus Group has again avoided a breach of its banking covenants and gained a 12-monthextension on its facilities.
Bank of New Zealand completed its annual review of the banking facilities," the Christchurch-based company said in a statement.
Postie Plus yesterday flagged potential breaches of its banking covenants for the months of November 2012, January and April 2013. That came after the retailer was forced to renegotiate terms of its loans with BNZ in October.
According to the company's latest annual report, Postie Plus had secured bank loans of about $9.76 million as at Aug. 5 at an average interest rate of 5.15 percent. Notes to the accounts show the company didn't meet its interest to ebit ratio covenant of 1.5 times for the rolling 12 months to April 2012 though it was in compliance with proprietorship and liquidity covenants.
Postie Plus got a waiver in May of this year but the bank at that time reserved its rights pending an expected return to compliance.
In September, the company reported an annual net loss of $183,000 including one-off restructuring costs. The normalised full-year net profit was $493,000.
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No one knows with absolute certainty who designed the first stars and stripes or who made it. Congressman Francis Hopkinson seems most likely to have designed it, and few historians believe that Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress, made the first one.
On June 14, 1777, in order to establish an official flag for the new nation, the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act: "Resolved, That the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation."
Act of January 13, 1794 - provided for 15 stripes and 15 stars after May 1795.
Act of April 4, 1818 - provided for 13 stripes and one star for each state, to be added to the flag on the 4th of July following the admission of each new state, signed by President Monroe.
Executive Order of President Taft dated June 24, 1912 established proportions of the flag and provided for arrangement of the stars in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star to be upward.
Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated January 3, 1959 provided for the arrangement of the stars in seven rows of seven stars each, staggered horizontally and vertically.
Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated August 21, 1959 provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine rows of stars staggered horizon tally and eleven rows of stars staggered vertically.
The American bald eagle is the most prominent feature of the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States. Across the breast of the eagle is a shield with 13 alternating red and white stripes (the pales) representing the 13 original States. Across the top of the shield is a blue field (chief) that unites all the stripes into one. The blue chief represents the United States Congress. In his talons the eagle grasps an olive branch representing peace, and 13 arrows representing war. Above the eagle are thirteen stars inside a circular design, representing a new constellation. In his beak the eagle grasps a flowing ribbon bearing the first motto of the United States: "E PLURIBUS UNUM", meaning "out of many, one".
The main feature of the reverse side of the Great Seal is a pyramid representing strength and duration. At the top of the pyramid is an eye and the words "ANNUIT COEPTIS" meaning "He has favored our undertakings". The "He" refers to God, and is in reference to the Founding Father's belief that God had favored their nation and provided providentially for its success during the struggle for freedom. At the base of the pyramid are the Roman numerals for the year 1776 (MDCCLXXVI), the year of the nation's birth. The scroll at the bottom contains the words "NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM" meaning "a new order of the ages" and referring to the new American era.
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress passed a resolution authorizing a committee including Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams to research and devise a National Motto, as well as a seal for their new Nation. On September 9th Congress gave that new Nation a name, calling it the "United States".
In 1782 Charles Thompson, Secretary of the Continental Congress, introduced the design for the new Seal of the United States. On June 20, 1782 Congress approved the design, and the Great Seal of the United States was born. The image of the eagle within the seal became the National Coat of Arms.
On July 30, 1956 the words "In God we Trust" were designated as the National Motto.
It was the defense of Fort McHenry by American forces during the British attack on September 13, 1814 that inspired 35-year old, poet-lawyer Francis Scott Key to write the poem which was to become the American national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." The poem was written to match the meter of the English song, "To Anacreon in Heaven". In 1931 the Congress of The United States of America enacted legislation that made "The Star-Spangled Banner" the official national anthem.
Oh, say, can you see, the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming.
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore dimly seen, thro' the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In fully glory reflected, now shines on the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner: oh, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has vanished out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Oh, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand.
Between their loved home and the war's desolation:
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Power that has made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just.
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust".
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Listen to the U.S. National Anthem.
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument. Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people. The political philosophy of the Declaration was not new; its ideals of individual liberty had already been expressed by John Locke and the Continental philosophers. What Jefferson did was to summarize this philosophy in "self-evident truths" and set forth a list of grievances against the King in order to justify before the world the breaking of ties between the colonies and the mother country.
Text of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
The Federal Convention convened in the State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation. Because the delegations from only two states were at first present, the members adjourned from day to day until a quorum of seven states was obtained on May 25. Through discussion and debate it became clear by mid-June that, rather than amend the existing Articles, the Convention would draft an entirely new frame of government. All through the summer, in closed sessions, the delegates debated, and redrafted the articles of the new Constitution. Among the chief points at issue were how much power to allow the central government, how many representatives in Congress to allow each state, and how these representatives should be elected--directly by the people or by the state legislators. The work of many minds, the Constitution stands as a model of cooperative statesmanship and the art of compromise.
Text of the Constitution of the United States of America and its amendments.
Kids reciting the pledge of allegiance at school
The Pledge of Allegiance is a promise or oath of allegiance to the United States and to its national flag. It is commonly recited in unison at public events and, especially, in public school classrooms, where the Pledge is often a morning ritual.
Francis Bellamy (1855-1931), a Baptist minister and a Christian Socialist, wrote the original Pledge in August 1892. The Pledge was published in the September 8th issue of The Youth's Companion, the leading family magazine and the Reader's Digest of its day. The original Pledge read as follows:
I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
In 1892 Bellamy was also a chairman of a committee of state superintendents of education in the National Education Association. As its chairman, he prepared the program for the public schools' quadricentennial celebration for Columbus Day in 1892. He structured this public school program around a flag raising ceremony and a flag salute using his "Pledge of Allegiance". He considered placing the word, "equality" in his Pledge, but knew that the state superintendents of education on his committee were against equality for women and African Americans.
In 1923 and 1924 the National Flag Conference, under the leadership of the American Legion and the Daughters of the American Revolution, changed the Pledge's words, "my Flag" to "the Flag of the United States of America". Bellamy disliked this change, but his protest was ignored.
In 1954, Congress, after a campaign by the Knights of Columbus, added the words, "under God" to the Pledge to give it its current form:
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.
Some objections have been raised since the addition of the phrase "under God" to the Pledge. Critics contend that this phrase violates protections against establishment of religion guaranteed in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
The flag of Spain symbolizes the nation, and is sign of its sovereignty, independence, unity, integrity, and promise of its perpetuity through the times. The national flag is regulated by article 4 of the Spanish Constitution:
The flag of Spain is formed by three horizontal stripes, red, yellow and red, being the yellow of double width than each of the red ones.
The coat of arms of Spain is regulated by Law 33-1981, of October 5:
The coat of arms of Spain is divided quaterly. In the first party, a gold castle on a gules or red field represents the kingdom of Castile. In the second party, a purple, rampant lion crowned of gold on a silver field represents the kingdom of Leon. In the third party, four red pales on a gold field represent the kingdom of Aragón. In the fourth party, a gold chain on a red field represents the kingdom of Navarre. At the tip of the shield, a pomegranate with two vert or green leaves on a silver field represents the kingdom of Granada. The shield is accompanied by two silver columns with gold bases and capitals, on waves of blue and silver, topped the one on the right by an imperial crown and the one on the left by a royal crown, both of gold. Surrounding those columns, there is a red ribbon with gold letters, reading "PLVS" on the right and "VLTRA" on the left. Embedded in the main shield there is a smaller one: three gold fleurs de lis on a blue field with red border represent the reining dynasty (Bourbon or Borbón). The shield is topped by a royal crown, which is a gold circle encased with precious stones, and made up of eight fleurons of acanthus leaves, visible five, interpolated of pearls. A diadem of pearls emerges from each fleuron, all converging in a globe of blue with a gold half-meridian, equator, and cross. The crown is lined in red.
Historians and musicologists agree that at the root of the Spanish national anthem is the Grenadier March (Marcha Granadera), although Father Otaño believes it originated much earlier, from the debatable hypothesis that song number 42 of Alfonso X's "Cantigas" ("Songs") contains a sentence of the anthem.
In 1761, Manuel Espinosa wrote the "Book of Ordinance of Military Music for the Spanish Infantry", in which the March appears as having unknown author.
King Carlos III declared it March of Honor on September 3, 1770, and it soon acquired status of national anthem, without written disposition.
In 1870, General Prim organized a national contest to create an official anthem for Spain, but the jury declared no winner and advised to continue using the Grenadier March as the national anthem.
A law of August 27, 1908 instructed military bands to play the so called Royal March, regulated by Maestro Bartolomé Pérez Casas, of the Royal Corp of Guards Halberdiers.
A law passed on July 17, 1942 declared the Grenadier March the national anthem of Spain, without including any score, thus keeping the version of Pérez Casas.
After the approval of the Spanish Constitution on December of 1978, 27 president Suarez established a task force integrated by members of the Section of Music of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and representatives of the Ministries of Economy and Treasury, Education and Culture, Defense, and Public Administrations to write a new version of the anthem. After the favorable report of the Royal Academy, a new adaptation authored by Maestro D. Francisco Grau, director of the Royal Band, was approved.
The national anthem of Spain has no lyrics.
During most of its history the national anthem of Spain has had no lyrics. In June, 2007 the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) proposed a contest to select lyrics for the anthem. The selection committee chose the following lyrics by Paulino Cubero in January, 2008:
¡Viva España!
Long live Spain!
Cantemos todos juntos
Let's all sing together
con distinta voz
with different voices
y un solo corazón.
and a single heart.
¡Viva España!
Long live Spain!
Desde los verdes valles
From the green valleys
al inmenso mar,
To the endless sea,
un himno de hermandad.
an anthem of brotherhood.
Ama a la patria
Love the fatherland
pues sabe abrazar,
that embraces
bajo su cielo azul,
under its blue sky
pueblos en libertad.
free peoples.
Gloria a los hijos
Glory to the sons
que a la Historia dan
who gave History
justicia y grandeza
justice and greatness,
democracia y paz.
democracy and peace.
The COE had planned to collect the necessary signatures (more than 500,000) to propose the lyrics as the official anthem of Spain as a popular initiative. However, and due to the lukewarm reaction to the proposal, it decided to withdraw the lyrics.
Listen to the Spanish National Anthem.
A convention to draft a new constitution convened on the 22nd of August, 1978 with representatives from all the political parties. There were difficulties reaching consensus on issues such as education, abortion, death penalty, and socioeconomic matters, due to differences between the two main parties (centrists and socialists). However, an agreement was reached and cemented by the creation of a Constitutional Court responsible for the interpretation of the Constitution. The final text was approved by a public referendum on December 6th, 1978 with 88% of the votes. The most important achievement of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 is that it has resolved some of the historical problems that hung over the Spanish people for over a century.
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Volume 15, Issue 1: Similitudes
Douglas Wilson
Andrew hit the water hard, his shoes happily absorbing some of the shock. For a moment he forgot the warning that
Cassiodorus had given him and started to make a few strokes to get back to the surface. But then, remembering, he panicked, and began to
swim downward. As he did so, the water began to get noticeably warm. He opened his eyes, and saw flickering daylight down between
his feet, in front of him. Pulling harder, he came down level with the opening and swam through it. His lungs were stretched, but he
did not feel concerned. As soon as he swam through the opening, a peaceful relaxation came over him, almost a laziness. But he
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Santa Claus Indiana to Be Featured on the Travel Channel Tonight
The Travel Channel will air an hour-long special tonight called "Best of the Road", and Spencer County's very own town of Santa Claus will be featured as one of the top "Most Fun Small Towns."
A team from the show visited Santa Claus in June for two days and took in the sites like, the Santa Claus Christmas Store, Santa's Candy Castle, Lake Rudolph Campground and of course, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari.
The search criteria was to find the best small towns for food, beauty and fun, which is exactly what Santa Claus is all about.
Spencer County is known nationally for Holiday World, Lake Rudolph Campground and for being the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln as well as national and state parks. The show will air tonight, July 25th at 7pm CDT on the Travel Channel so, tune in and take pride in one of our great hometowns.


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A small kit with various items that could be of use during a game of Humans vs. Zombies. A portion of the plastic on the front of the box has been removed to allow shoppers to be able to feel the surface of the included Z-Bomb.
It was first unveiled at the 2013 Toy Fair.
It is the first kit to be released under the Zombie Strike line.
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On Rebel Yell: Diane von Furstenberg, Toni wrote:
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Torry is one of the oldest parts of Aberdeen with records showing that nearly 900 years ago it existed as a separate community .The name Torry almost certainly arises from the Gaelic word torr meaning rounded hill or mound and it was from the northern slopes of this torr that the inhabitants of the village of Torry would have watched the Viking Eystein enter the harbour and sail towards the city of Apardion(Aberdeen) .Later the Torry fisher folk would have watched these same Vikings sail out of the harbour no doubt grateful that this Viking visitation had spared their village the devastation suffered by Aberdeen.
Royal Charter
In the year 1495 King James IV of Scotland granted a Charter creating the town of Torry a free Burgh of Barony. This allowed the people of Torry to trade more freely,have a weekly market on Friday's and an annual fair on St Fittick's Day.
Saint Fitticks
The original Saint Fitticks church was dedicated in the year 1242.Legend has it that part of William Wallace's body may be buried in it's grounds!
Traditionally Torry has depended mainly on fishing for its livelihood .This fishing was line fishing from boats called yawls till the late 19th century and the arrival of trawl fishing.
These yawls were small boats and disasters were not uncommon due to the temperamental severity of the weather in the North Sea.
Links to Aberdeen
Torry's isolation from the rest of Aberdeen on the south side of the River Dee was lessened in 1830 when the Wellington Suspension Bridge was built. The Torry ferry disaster or 1876 in which over 40 people lost their hastened the building of the Victoria Bridge to Torry in 1881.
The Torry to Footdee ferry
Fishing and Oil
The last decades of the 20th century saw the decline of Aberdeen as a fishing community and the growth of the oil industry. Aberdeen remains a busy and important port but the majority of nautical traffic into and out of Aberdeen is now related to the Oil Industry.
Torry could no longer be described as a fishing community but numbers of people still work in the fish processing industry.Much of the fishing community of Old Torry was demolished to make way
for more modern developments.
The Torry dock now caters almost entirely for vessels related to the oil industry.
Old Torry--Fore Close
Victoria Road School has seen many changes during its 128 year history with the occupations of the parents of the children in our school now differing considerably from what they were even twenty years ago.
It remains the closest Aberdeen school to the sea and the only school from whose windows the boats can be watched as they move out and the harbour.
Looking North from the upper floor of Victoria Road across a wintry Aberdeen skyline with the harbour in the foreground and the tower of the townhouse in the
background .
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Bethenny Frankel Takes a 'Skinnygirl' Lunch Break in NYC (PHOTOS)
Wearing a black top, white cardigan and white shorts, she looked fab — pairing the stylish look with vintage, round-rimmed glasses. Surrounded by a camera crew, she (not-so-casually) grabbed a bite to eat with a close friend and was all smiles as they chatted and gossiped.
Over the weekend, Bethenny took her family (including husband Jason, baby Bryn and dog Cookie) on a quick vacation to Washington, D.C. On the way, she tweeted:
"The fam is going on another adventure! Yesterday was port washington yacht club for a boat ride & pool time."
But even Bryn had a few tricks up her sleeve when she "stole" Bethenny's phone and tweeted, "EerejjevÈ." Soon after, Bethenny jokingly responded,
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Comcast's NBCUniversal is selling its stake in A&E Television Networks to Disney and Hearst for $3.03 billion in cash.
Comcast Corp., which owns 15.8 per cent of A&E, said Tuesday that it will sell its stake to Walt Disney Co. and Hearst Corp., its partners in the A&E joint venture.
The company said in May that it had exercised an option requiring Disney and Hearst to buy back a significant portion of their ownership in A&E.
A&E channels include the History Channel, Lifetime, Biography as well as its namesake network.
Comcast, a cable company based in Philadelphia, has a controlling interest in NBCUniversal and plans to acquire the remaining 49 per cent stake held by General Electric Co.
Hearst is one of the largest media companies in the U.S., owning newspapers like the San Francisco Chronicle and magazines including Good Housekeeping and O, The Oprah Magazine. The company also operates 29 TV stations and holds a 20 per cent stake in sports network ESPN.
Disney owns the rest of ESPN, along with a movie studio, more TV properties and theme parks.
Comcast shares dropped 6 cents to $31.22 in afternoon trading, while Disney stock fell 73 cents, or 1.5 per cent, to $47.27.


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