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C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis, "Jack" to his intimates, was born on November 29, 1898 in Belfast, Ireland. His mother died when he was 10 years old and his lawyer father allowed Lewis and his brother Warren extensive freedom. The pair were extremely close and they took full advantage of this freedom, learning on their own and frequently enjoying games of make-believe. These early activities led to Lewis's lifelong attraction to fantasy and mythology, often reflected in his writing. He enjoyed writing about, and reading, literature of the past, publishing such works as the award-winning The Allegory of Love (1936), about the period of history known as the Middle Ages. Although at one time Lewis considered himself an atheist, he soon became fascinated with religion. He is probably best known for his books for young adults, such as his Chronicles of Narnia series. This fantasy series, as well as such works as The Screwtape Letters (a collection of letters written by the devil), is typical of the author's interest in mixing religion and mythology, evident in both his fictional works and nonfiction articles. Lewis served with the Somerset Light Infantry in World War I; for nearly 30 years he served as Fellow and tutor of Magdalen College at Oxford University. Later, he became Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge University. C.S. Lewis married late in life, in 1957, and his wife, writer Joy Davidman, died of cancer in 1960. He remained at Cambridge until his death on November 22, 1963.
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DVD Review: Love's Christmas Journey. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. 4 hours (two parts).
It's been a decade since the first of Janette Oke's "Love Comes Softly" books went onscreen, and they've even outlasted her writings. This film, like its two predecessors, is done in her style but not with her authorship.
How successfully? Let's find out.
We return to Oke's vision of the West, where big strapping cowboys tip a hat and help the womenfolk off carriages. And where a frontier town looks grubby only after a severe thunderstorm.
Well, it does have the occasional ruffian pulling guns or riding crazy through town. For them, there's Sheriff Aaron Davis, a ramrod who always seems to get the drop on the bad guys. Well, almost always. More on that later.
Into this (kinda) peaceful setting rides blonde, forlorn Ellie, his pretty sister, come to visit her widowed brother and two children for Christmas. Why forlorn? Well, she's widowed, too, as we see in frequent nightmare sequences where a tornado destroys a barn, along with her husband and daughter. (Apparently you're not supposed to remember a similar plot device in the 1996 movie Twister.)
Ellie is befriended by the townspeople, especially matronly Beatrice (JoBeth Williams, almost unrecognizable from her stint in the Poltergeist films in the 1980s). They join others in putting up Christmas decorations and coaching kids in a nativity play. Ellie also gets frequent visits from deputy Michael, in a subplot that takes little guessing to predict.
There's also a standard Bad Guy Boss -- you know, the Land Baron who wears black, sits at a big desk and speaks in polished accents. Alex is eager to learn where a planned railroad will go, so that he can buy up the land in its path. He secretly sends out henchmen to clear the way by beating and evicting some ranchers.
Among those he tries to pressure is Mayor Wayne (Sean Astin, who has worked in projects as varied as TV's 24 and cinema's The Lord of the Rings). Mr. Mayor has his own problems: He may have oversold the railroad, forecasting prosperity for the town before even knowing where the track would go.
The mayor is also leery of Erik, who has his eye on his daughter. Erik, you see, is the town's black sheep because his father was a robber who cleaned out the town some years back. When the mayor's barn is torched, he's quick to blame the young man.
All these subplots boil to an improbable crisis at once. Erik is jailed after he's accused of burning the barn. Aaron is jumped by an outlaw and left for dead. Michael searches for him and goes missing. Christopher tries to find his dad, too, and promptly gets lost in the wild. The storm rips through the Christmas decorations everyone made so painstakingly. Even Ellie falls into danger as she tries to ferret out Alex's shady dealings.
No worries. All turns out well, including the sheriff's fate. He's found and nursed to health by a kindly, jolly, white-haired old man. His name? Nicholas (nudge, wink).
The show is clearly produced as a TV miniseries (and it did air on The Hallmark Channel), with scenes conveniently broken up for commercials. Even so, it often drags. Yes, loving or wistful expressions look nice in lamplight. But how often can you repeat that shot before it gets old?
Not that the film lacks redeeming qualities. Mr. Mayor learns to see Erik for his own qualities, not those of his criminal father. The townspeople learn to place faith in themselves and one another, rather than outside help from a railroad. And Ellie grows close to Aaron's children and opens up to the warmth from her neighbors. It's a subtle, graceful lesson that love takes more forms than romance.
Natalie Hall does probably the best performance as Ellie, filling the role with a sad, brave dignity. Her expressive face flashes a bright smile or a playful indulgence, or fights to suppress tears. The script has her often pushing aside her own grief to help her friends or Aaron's children.
Ernest Borgnine, who died this past July at the age of 95, does an effortless job as Nicholas, chatting and chuckling as he takes care of Aaron. Greg Vaughan as the sheriff seems stiff at first, then shows a gentler side to his children.
If I were to grade Love's Christmas Journey against the other two Oke films I've seen, I'd put it at the top. It has juuuuust a little more of the rawness and random mishaps that must have hit frontier towns. And its spiritual lessons are woven more intricately into the plot.
Yeah, it still has courtesy and cleanliness and downright sweetness clinging to nearly every scene, like corn syrup. But hey, what do you expect for films that are titled Love's this or that?
If interested, you can find out more about this and the other 10 "Love" films on The Hallmark Channel website.
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Fabulous Fun, Fast Friends, Fantastic Food: Island Princess Cruise Review by kinkygreen
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Fabulous Fun, Fast Friends, Fantastic Food
Destination: Alaska
Embarkation: Whittier
Next morning, we were up bright and early for our trip to McKinley Princess Lodge, where we were able to see Mt. McKinley, the majestic scenery and delicious sunshine. Our room was light and airy, just a short walk to the outdoor hot tub. BE SURE TO BRING YOUR BATHING SUITS TO THE LAND PORTION.
The next day featured a train trip to Denali Princess Lodge - which was scenic, relaxing and a lovely way to spend the day. Here we met two more "fast friends" -Elaine & Gary from Winnipeg. The food in the dining car was wonderful and the service friendly and superb.
Our room at the lodge was dark and very basic. Because it was ground level, we used the room darkening shades even in the daylight More hours. Of course, it didn't get dark until 11:30 at night.
We thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend the Denali Tundra Wilderness tour. We saw an abundance of wildlife, which excited everyone on the bus. The driver also spotted wildlife for us, utilizing a drop down screen in front of each seat, with closeup images from his zoom lens.
Another stunning highlight was the day long trip to Copper River Princess Lodge. Don't let the 8 hour drive on a gravel road scare you. We stopped often - and there were rest rooms on the bus. The ride was gorgeous, again with many wildlife sightings. And, oh, Copper River Wilderness Lodge. With only 80 rooms, it was intimate and loaded with great hiking trails. Excellent restaurant and an abundance of fresh salmon and halibut added to a delicious two days.
The trip from Copper River to Valdez, while not promoted, is one of the most breathtaking journeys - every turn of the road brought ooohs and aaaahs. Once in Valdez, we took a comfortable and large catamarin to the Island Princess.
The many friends we met on the land tour added to our enjoyment of the trip. Great thing about doing a land tour first is that it's far easier to meet people you travel with from lodge to lodge than on a 2000 passenger ship. Embarkation from the catamaran directly to the ship took minutes. We thorough enjoyed our mini-suite Dolphin 710. The balcony was completely covered and private. Although the sea was rough some of the time, the "roll of the ship" in our room presented no problem at all. Our room steward Enrique couldn't have been better. Every request was handled promptly and with a smile.
The moment we got on the ship, we dialed 3463 and made reservations for the Chef's Table. Although not promoted, it surpassed all expectations. We donned white coats, scrubbed our hands, and entered the galley. Our hosts in the galley and throughout the evening were the Executive Chef, Maitre de, and their boss, a terrific lady with a sense of humor and much responsibility. We enjoyed flowing champagne and four different appetizers in the galley and learned what it takes to feed 2000 passengers. In the dining room, our table was laden with fresh flowers and candles. Each course was accompanied by the appropriate wine. A complimentary group picture and an autographed hard bound cookbook were extra treats. Highly recommended and well-worth the $75 per person cost.
The ship is beautifully maintained and very clean. We saw no signs of wear at all. We danced every night to 'The New Deal' - whose repertoire ranged from Van Morrison to Santana to Johnny Cash. Very danceable music - and a super way to lose those extra pounds. The shows were pleasant, and we especially enjoyed Scott Wyler, a deadpan comic with hilarious one-liners.
Food on the ship was OK. We did go to the Bayou Restaurant - and enjoyed it so much that we went a second time. Best lobster, steak, oysters, prawns on the ship. Specialty dining is like going to a fancy restaurant with individualized service - well worth the $15 per person cover charge.
All in all, it was a marvelous vacation. Princess has it buttoned down. Now we look forward to our European vacation on the Ruby next May. We'll be celebrating our fiftieth anniversary - but still feel like "teenagers!"
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Dolphin 710. Covered balcony ensured complete privacy. The nightclubs are on the aft portion of the trip - no long hallways to navigate after a night of drinking and partying. The mini-suite's bathtub with shower was far more comfortable than the tiny showers in other accommodations. Two TV's were very convenient - one facing the three person sofa and the other, a very comfortable bed.
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At the present time (1972) the county of Somerset
is divided into six areas, each of which sends a member to Parliament. These
areas are called constituencies and contain approximately the same number of
people so as to ensure that each vote has the same value. With one exception,
North Somerset, they are named after the principal town in the area,
Bridgwater, Taunton, Wells, Weston-superMare and Yeovil. There is also a
separate constituency of Bath, which has a special status as a County Borough,
established by the Local Government Act of 1888. This system of parliamentary
representation is comparatively modern. It was brought about by a series of
Acts of Parliament, beginning with the Reform Act of 1832, which gradually
changed the old pattern and established the modern principles that all men and
women over the age of 18 years shall have the right to vote for their
representative in parliament and that all votes shall have an equal value.
The earliest parliaments consisted of a single 'house', the Great Council of the Realm, where the king's barons and the archbishops, bishops and greater abbots, could offer help and advice in the governing of the country. It was not until the thirteenth century that a second 'house' was established to seek the advice of more ordinary people. Since that time, Parliament has consisted of a House of Lords and a House of Commons, and it is with the latter that we are mainly concerned, When first established, the House of Commons represented communities rather than the individual electors of a geographical area. These communities were of two kinds: first, the Counties of England, representing the landowning or the agricultural interest, and second, some of the old-established towns, called boroughs, representing the trading and industrial, e.g. clothmaking, interest, Each county sent two members to Parliament. Elected by men who owned freehold land or property of the value of 40 shillings a year, they were known as Knights of the Shire or County Members. It must be remembered that when this was decided the value of money was much greater than it is today and the 40 shilling freeholders were at first quite well-to-do landowners, The counties continued to send their two members to Parliament from the time of the first meeting in 1254 until 1885. In Somerset, the two members elected by the freeholders were usually not great landowners but men from among the leading gentry who had had experience in county administration as sheriffs, commissioners or assessors. They regarded their work as a duty, rather than a privilege, and were rarely elected for more than one or two parliaments.
The borough representatives (two for each borough) were called burgesses-the word means a townsman-and were elected in a wide variety of ways. Though at first they were usually men who lived and worked in the town they represented, as time went on they were often men who were seeking an easy way of becoming MPs. These men were ready to use bribery or 'influence' to secure their election, and had little or no connection with the town they represented. From the time of the earliest parliaments of the reign of Edward I, to which the boroughs sent their representatives, it was never certain whether a town would be invited to send members or, if invited, whether it would be willing to incur the expense of the representatives' journey to Westminster. When parliament was held in other cities, such as York, Lincoln or even Carlisle, many towns declined the invitation. So, the list of Somerset parliamentary boroughs shows variations. The following towns, at some period, received writs, that is, invitations to select representatives for parliament: Axbridge, Bridgwater, Bath, Wells, Milborne Port, llchester, Watchet, Langport, Montacute, Weare, Chard. Taunton, Glastonbury, Dunster, Stogursey and Minehead. Some of these were represented in only one or two parliaments. The final list, which was established by the early seventeenth century and which lasted until the Reform Act of 1832, was as follows: Bath, Bridgwater, Ilchester, Milborne Port, Minehead, Taunton and Wells.
Just as there was no planned system of deciding which boroughs should be invited to send members to parliament, so there were no rules about how the members themselves were to be chosen by the boroughs. Each town evolved its own system. In some, all the townsmen were electors; in others, only the freemen or town councillors could vote; while a few, called 'pocket boroughs' were controlled by a local landowner, who could, and did, use his position and power to compel electors to vote as he wished. When voting was necessary it always took place in public, at the 'hustings', an open platform usually in the town centre. Elections sometimes went on for several days, and in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries there was great excitement and even rowdy behaviour, as the state of the poll was declared daily. This method continued until the Ballot Act of 1872 when all voting became secret.
The varying methods of electing MPs in Somerset boroughs until the reforms of the nineteenth century were as follows:
Bath The Mayor, Aldermen and Common Councillors chose the members. How far they were influenced by the wishes of the citizens will never be known.
Bridgwater The Town Council of 24 members chose the representatives until 1768, when all those paying a special tax-scot and lot- were allowed to vote. The town became so notorious for corrupt practices that it was deprived of its representation in 1869.
Ilminster The burgesses had the right to vote. This in effect meant all householders within the boundaries of the ancient town. Bribery and corruption were common, and elections were frequently challenged by petitions to Parliament.
Milborne Port The town officers and the inhabitants who paid 'scot and lot' had the right to vote. The officers included nine capital bailiffs and their two deputies as well as two commonalty stewards. Most of the town property, however, was owned by two families, the Medlycotts and the Walters, who had considerable influence over the electors.
Minehead All householders had the right to vote, but the town was part of the estate of the Luttrell family of Dunster. Considerable sums of money were spent in entertaining voters with banquets and great quantities of drink. Those who opposed the Luttrell candidates were threatened with eviction from their homes.
Taunton 'Potwallers' had the right to vote in Taunton. These were men living within the ancient boundaries of the town, having a hearth on which they cooked their food. Lodgers were included. but not those who had received alms or charity. This appears to be a democratic form of election, but it led to considerable corruption and bribery. There was no important local family with influence in the town.
Wells The mayor, masters and burgesses of the city had the right to vote. The masters were the senior officers of the craft guilds. As in the other parliamentary boroughs, there were frequent disputes about the qualifications of voters, as well as complaints about bribery.
It was to remedy the obvious abuses and unfairness of this system that a Reform Act was passed in 1832, after long debates. Feeling ran high throughout the country, and there were public meetings and processions of people in favour of reform. At Bristol there was serious rioting which had to be put down by troops. When the Act received the Royal Assent there was great rejoicing, and reform banquets were held in towns and cities throughout the land.
The Act had a considerable effect on the representation of the county of Somerset which was reduced from 16 to 13 M Ps, and the constituencies were greatly altered. Many counties including Somerset were given two additional members, and so two divisions were formed, East and West Somerset, with two members each. The boroughs were dealt with quite drastically. Minehead, Ilchester and Milborne Port were disfranchised, i.e. deprived of the right to return members to parliament. Bath, Bridgwater, Taunton and Wells each continued to return two members, and a new constituency, the town of Frome, returning one member, was established. By the terms of the Act, the boundaries of the ancient parliamentary boroughs were extended to include within the constituency the expanding suburban areas. The old and varied qualifications for voters were made uniform in the boroughs and the vote was given to the £10 householder. This meant that the ordinary worker did not qualify, and the vote was restricted to the fairly well-to-do middle class, who could afford to pay what was, at that time, a high rent.
The Whig government which passed this Act regarded it as a final settlement of the problem of reform. It proved to be only a beginning, and the demand grew for further reforms. In 1867, a Conservative government passed another Reform Act by which Somerset was given two additional members. The county constituencies were re-arranged into three divisions, East, Middle and West Somerset, each returning two members, and the city of Wells was disfranchised. Two years later, Bridgwater also was disfranchised, after investigations concerning bribery and corruption during the election of 1868. The Ballot Act of 1872 ensured that all voting should be in secret, and this helped greatly to stop attempts at bribery. One of the first elections after this act was at Taunton in 1873.
An Act of 1884 gave the right to vote to all men over the age of 21 years who were householders. Another Act in 1885 removed the old distinction between County and Borough representatives, and a new pattern of constituencies was worked out. Somerset then had seven parliamentary divisions, but Bath and Taunton still remained borough constituencies. In 1888 Bath became a County Borough, and is still a separate constituency, but in 1918 Taunton lost its ancient parliamentary status and became part of a county constituency to which it gave its name.
Early in the present century, at the end of the First World War, all men over 21 and women over the age of 30 were given the franchise, and in 1928, all women over 21 gained this right. Recently, in 1970, the age of qualification for voting was further reduced to 18 years. Thus, there is now a system by which all adults have the right to vote for their representatives in parliament and the votes are, as far as is possible in one-member-constituencies with a simple majoritv, equal in value.
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"I Ride Park City": Episode 6 (2012)
End of the season bangers with Scott Stevens, Mark Edlund Alex Sherman, Alex Rodway, Knut Eliassen, Jordan Morse, Dylan Thompson, Nate Bozung, Spencer Schubert, Kazu Kokubo, Mike Rav, & Brandon Hobush
"I Ride Park City" S4E3: Snowboard
We're back with the 3rd episode, watch the 3 Kings park and Eagle Superpipe get attacked by Danny Davis, Torah Bright, Sage Kotsenburg, Blaze Kotsenburg, Sam Taxwood, Hans Mindnich, Nils Mindnich, Ozzy Henning, Harrison Gordon, Scotty Arnold and Alex "Wizard" Sherman.
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We saw too much style from the skiers in the park last year to not give them their due. They grab the spotlight in the "IRPC" sequel's premiere outdoors and under the stars September 14.
"I Ride Park City" Ski Episode 6
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"I Ride Park City" Episode 6
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The structure of PLA2 in the complex remains unchanged from its native structure. All the eight residues of the peptide can be traced from their electron densities (
We have attempted the fragment assembly approach to elucidate the structure of Aβ. The fragment assembly and global optimization method has been established and extensively used in computational biology [
There are many NMR studies describing the structures of partial and complete abeta molecule (3BAE, 1BA6, 1BA4, 2BEG). The results are generally combined with molecular modelling calculations. From all these studies, the following structural properties for the aggregating abeta is proposed—the central region Aβ16–21 and
An electron density was observed in the difference Fourier |Fo − Fc| map in the complex structure (
In our studies, the binding site of the peptides on the protein is very hydrophobic. The binding cavity of PLA2 is lined with residues such as tryptophan, histidine, aspartic acid, and glycine. The non-polar surface extends from the molecule to the catalytic residues Aspartate and histidine at the other end. We expect that the non-polar nature of the binding site could have influenced the folding of the Aβ peptide fragment. This is possible given the fact that the folding of the Aβ molecule is mediated and stabilized by non-polar interactions. Moreover, the co-crystallization experiments were carried at 35% ethanol concentrations. Organic solvents (mostly alcohols have been studied), generally induce a random conformation in Aβ molecule as seen from the experiments. The peptide in our co-crystallization experiment strongly interacted with the non-polar binding-cavity residues of PLA2. The only interaction arginine displays in DAEFRHDS is non-polar (
The lyophilized samples of crude cobra venom of
The purified enzyme was used for kinetic studies done using a PLA2 Assay Kit (Cayman Chemical Company, Ann Arbor, MI, USA). The enzymatic chromogenic assay utilized the conversion of arachidonoyl thio-phosphocholine into sulfahydryl molecule by PLA2. Arachidonoyl thio-PC is a synthetic substrate used to detect phospholipase activity [
The purified samples of PLA2 were dissolved in 10 mM sodium phosphate buffer pH 6.0 containing 1 mM CaCl2 to a final concentration of 2.5 mg/mL. Peptide was dissolved in the above buffer, containing 10% acetonitrile and added to the protein solution at 10-fold high molar concentration. The solution was incubated for 3 h, mixed well, centrifuged and kept for crystallization trials using hanging drop vapor diffusion method. The 10 μL drops of the above mixture were equilibrated against the same buffer containing 30% ethanol in the reservoir. The crystals grew to a size of 0.4 × 0.2 × 0.2 mm3 after two weeks.
The crystals of the complex formed between PLA2 and the
The crystal structure was determined with molecular replacement method using auto-AMoRe [
This is likely the first attempt to structurally establish the interaction between the amyloid-β peptide fragment and PLA2 peptide to the hydrophobic substrate binding site of PLA2 involving at least nine H bond and several van der Waals interactions. Higher affinity between Aβ and PLA2 decreases the Aβ–Aβ interaction probability, thereby reducing the aggregation and subsequent plaque formation. In conclusion, this study is a step towards understanding the mechanism behind the Aβ and PLA2 interaction that may facilitate the development of novel therapeutic strategies to inhibit inflammatory responses to retard many diseases.
Authors acknowledge the help and support of all the faculties and the facilities of Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. ZM was recipient of Junior and Senior Research Fellowship from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India. We would also like to acknowledge Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) and King Fahd Medical Research Center (KFMRC), King Abdulaziz University (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) for providing the necessary research and support facilities.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Zeenat Mirza is the corresponding author and designed research project conception, development of overall research plan, and study oversight. Zeenat Mirza and Vikram Gopalakrishna Pillai were involved in hands-on conduct of the experiments, data collection and analysis. Zeenat Mirza was involved in writing of the manuscript. Wei-Zhu Zhong is the senior author and helped in revising and significantly improving the final content of this paper.
A Ramachandran plot of the main chain torsion angles (ϕ,ψ) for the final refined model. The plot was calculated with the program PROCHECK [
A ribbon diagram showing the overall structure of PLA2: helical segment is shown in red, β strands colored yellow and disulfide links shown in ball and stick, colored green and yellow. The three main helices are indicated as H1, H2 and H3, while two short helices are designated as SH4 and SH5. β wing, calcium-binding loop and disulfide linkages are also indicated.
The |Fo − Fc| electron density map contoured at 2.0 σ showing the electron density for the peptide Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe-Arg-His-Asp-Ser.
Difference |Fo − Fc| electron density for the calcium ion drawn at 2σ. Calcium coordinated interactions are indicated by dotted lines. Ser8 of peptide is shown in green.
Interactions between PLA2 and the peptide Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe-Arg-His-Asp-Ser. The peptide residues are colored yellow. The critical interactions between peptide and protein are shown by the dotted line.
The structure of peptide Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe-Arg-His-Asp-Ser in complex with PLA2.
Surface diagram representation of the binding cavity and the hydrophobic channel with the peptide DAEFRHDS going inside the pocket.
Data collection statistics.
|Space group
|Unit-cell parameters (Ǻ)
|a = b
|Solvent Content (%)
|Resolution range (Ǻ)
|No. of observed reflections
|No. of unique reflections
|Overall completeness (%)
|Completeness in the highest shell (2.06–2.03 Ǻ) (%)
|Overall Rsym (%)
|Rsym in the highest shell (2.06–2.03 Ǻ) (%)
|Overall I/σ(I)
|I/σ(I) in the highest shell (2.06–2.03 Ǻ)
Refinement statistics.
|PDB code
|Resolution range (Ǻ)
|Number of reflections
|RCryst (for all data) (%)
|RFree (5% data) (%)
|Number of protein atoms
|Number of peptide atoms
|Number of Water Molecules
|Number of calcium atoms
|Bond length (Ǻ 2)
|Bond angles (°)
|Dihedral angles (°)
|Main chain atoms
|Side chains and water molecules
|Residues in the most allowed region (%)
|Residues in the additionally allowed region (%)
|Residues in the generously allowed region (%)
Hydrogen bonds between PLA2 and peptide DAEFRHDS.
|Atoms of peptide
|Protein atoms
|Distance (Å)
|Asp1 Oδ2
|Lys6 Nζ
|Trp19 Nɛ1
|His6 Nδ1
|Gly30 O
|Tyr64 OH
|Ser8 Oγ
|Gly30 N
|Gly30 O
|Tyr28 O
|Asp49 Oδ1
|Ser8 O
|His48 Nδ1
Van der Waal interactions between PLA2 and peptide DAEFRHDS.
|Atoms of peptide
|Protein atoms
|Distance (Å)
|Asp1 Cγ
|Trp19 Cɛ2
|Trp19 Cζ2
|Ala2 Cβ
|Trp19 CH2
|Trp19 Cζ2
|Phe4 Cδ1
|Ala23 Cβ
|Arg5 Cζ
|Leu2 Cδ2
|His6 Cα
|Leu2 Cδ2
|His6 Cβ
|Gly30 Cα
|Gly30 C
|His6 Cɛ1
|Tyr64 Cζ
|Asp7 Cα
|Ala23 Cα
|Asp7 Cβ
|Ile9 Cδ1
|Phe5 Cɛ2
|Asp7 C
|Phe5 Cɛ2
|Ser8 Cβ
|Tyr28 C
|Cys29 Cα
|Cys29 C
|Gly30 Cα
|Ser8 C
|Phe101 Cζ
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Another erotic story from the FLOGMASTER!Copyright 1985-2016 by the Flogmaster. All Rights Reserved. Free distribution via electronic medium (i.e. the internet or electronic BBS) is permitted as long as the text is _not_ modified and this copyright is included, but _no_ other form of publication is allowed without written permission. This document _may_ contain explicit material of an ADULT nature. ***READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!*** Anything offensive is your own problem. This story is for **entertainment** purposes only, and it does _not_ necessarily represent the viewpoint of the author or the electronic source where this was obtained. All characters are *fictional* -- any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental.
The Swimsuit
(*****, M/f, Intense, nc hairbrush, nudity)
A father turns the tables on his mischievous daughter. (Approximately 2,361 words. Originally published 1998-03.)
"Pluuuuhheeezzz, Daddy," whined the teenage girl loudly, resembling a five-year-old in tone and attitude.
"No," I growled. "That suit is embarrassing -- literally."
My daughter didn't catch my humor, but stomped her feet and pouted. "You hate me, don't you."
"Of course, dear. I hate you so much that if you don't shut that smart mouth of yours and straighten out that sour attitude, your hind end is going to be making a long and painful acquaintenance with Mommy's hairbrush when we get home."
Angela's astonished face flushed a bright crimson and she haughtily turned and marched back into the dressing room, the tiny baby blue bikini clinging possessively to her petite rear end.
"Daddy, really," she scolded, sticking her head through the curtain. "You shouldn't joke like that. People might hear and misunderstand. It's the nineties, after all."
I sighed. Angela knew just as well as I did that in our home, nineties not withstanding, naughty children, regardless of age, were subject to thorough corporal punishment. I figured if my kids were young enough to act like children they were young enough to get spanked like them. Fifteen-year-old Angela hated getting spanked so much she refused to admit that it happened, preferring to imagine a fantasy life where she was never punished.
Ten minutes later Angela was back, this time with an even more revealing piece of string. "What do you think?" she asked, spinning around.
I gasped in horror and looked around frantically for a blanket to cover my daughter up. "Your bottom's bare!" I hissed. "What do you think you're doing!" Standing up I quickly pushed her back into the dressing room, sliding the curtain closed behind us.
Angela giggled, pushing away from me and admiring herself in the full-length mirror that covered one wall of the tiny room. "It's called a thong, Dad. Everybody's wearing them."
"You, my child, are not."
"But Daaaaaddddeeeeee!" Again the whine, this time an octave higher and more intense. The girl was going for a record.
For those of you who haven't had the privilege of being tormented by an insistent child, especially an older one that ought to know better, I envy you enormously. Angela had been bugging her Mom and me for months to buy a bikini swimsuit for the summer. It had been a constant barrage of whining, hinting, temper tantrums, attempted bribery, and good old-fashioned begging. In the end, Mary and I had finally collapsed. The KGB torture squad has nothing on my little Angela.
Peace finally reigned in our house, that is until Angela showed up in her new "swimsuit." To say we were shocked is an understatement. The thing was two strings. I'd seen more cloth in an egg-cozy. (You know, those little knit hats designed to keep soft-boiled eggs warm.)
My wife marched Angela back to the store last weekend to take it back, but after two hours of searching, my daughter had been unable to select something "suitable." This Saturday I had been drafted, as Mary was showing a house today, and Angela and I weren't having much more luck.
As the afternoon wore on, I became more and more agitated. Every suit Angela picked seemed designed to do nothing more than prick my temper. It was nearly four o'clock when she finally appeared in a petite mini-dress suit made of pink fabric. It was definitely a bikini, but the top concealed her small breasts nicely, and the bottom was a delicate mini-skirt, skimpy, but at least her bare butt wasn't showing.
"That looks great, Angela. Will that one make you happy?"
"Oh, yes, Daddy, thank you!" Angela clapped her hands delightedly and hurried back into the closet to change back into her street clothes. I sighed, rubbing my throbbing temples, and dry-swallowed another aspirin. Who ever imagined it would take nearly four hours to buy a simple swimsuit.
That evening, as I was barbequing steaks out on the grill, I heard a shrill shout. Used to such things in a house with four women, I didn't move an inch. A moment later the screen door slid open and slammed shut and I heard footsteps.
"Franklin Ezekial Demogray! How dare you let your daughter buy a slut suit like that!"
I turned. Mary, my wife of eighteen years, bless her soul, wore an expression that would have had Saddam Hussain pissing in his pants.
"Yes, dear?" I asked innocently.
"How dare you!" she screamed. "Your daughter looks like a two dollar whore! I can't believe you bought that suit."
I scratched my head in confusion. "It didn't look that bad to me," I said cautiously. "It was _much_ better than the others she'd been trying on."
"I thought we agreed, Frank, that she wasn't going to get one of those... disgusting 'thong' thingies."
"We did and she didn't. Hers is that cute little dress thing. I liked it. I hadn't seen anything like that before."
"Frank, dear," Mary said with a deep sigh, "you obviously know very little about swimsuits. Come inside and see what your daughter is wearing."
Leaving the steaks on low, I followed obediently. In the living room, eyes red from crying and anger, sat a sullen teenage girl. Watching TV in the corner were her two younger sisters, Jamie and Ellen. As Mary and I approached, they were very quiet, watching eagerly for the fireworks.
"Stand up!" snapped my wife to my oldest daughter.
Angela stood up slowly. She looked like she had in the store, her new swimsuit quite pretty. The little skirt _was_ short, I saw, but it still didn't look that bad. It actually covered much more of her figure than even a one piece suit.
"Looks fine," I said, wincing in advance as I expected my wife to attack my statement.
She didn't respond in words but walked over to Angela. With a deft movement of her hand she tore off the mini-skirt, which apparently was attached with Velcro or some other magic. The skirt gone, I gasped at my daughter's nude body. I opened my mouth to say something when I realized Angela wasn't naked -- she wore one of the skimpiest bikini bottom's I'd ever seen. The soft pink fabric was nearly skin-colored, and at first glance I thought she was naked under the skirt.
Mary turned Angela around so I could see the bare cheeks of my daughter's ass not the least bit covered by the thin thread going up her crack. She gave Angela's bare bottom a loud swat with her hand, startling everyone.
"_THAT_," growled Mary grimly, "is what your daughter bought today."
My jaw was working but my voice wasn't. "I-I-I-aiyaiyai," I mumbled, sinking into the couch. Visions of long, agonizing hours in department store clothing sections haunted me. I groaned loudly. "I thought it was a mini-skirt."
"It's designed to come off," said my wife.
I glared at Angela, who had escaped her Mom's grip and now sulked in a big chair in a far corner. "You knew that I didn't want you to buy that kind of suit!" I roared, rising to my feet. "You deliberately deceived me!"
Angela's pretty face was pale, but she haughtily stared out the window and didn't answer. I turned to Mary. "Get me the hairbrush."
"No!" cried Angela frantically. "I'm sorry, Daddy, I really am. I... I didn't know you didn't know the skirt came off. I thought you liked it. Besides, I can always wear it with the skirt. I'll never take it off, I swear!"
Mary gave me with a stern look and headed upstairs to our bedroom where her hairbrush was kept in a dresser by the bed. Angela watched her go with horror.
"Daddy, please," she moaned, rushing to me and falling to her knees at my feet. "You must listen to me. I didn't mean it. I'm sorry. I didn't know. I'll take it back. I'll take it back and buy a different one."
Mary reappeared with the hairbrush and I promptly dragged Angela with me to the couch. "Nooooo!" she howled. "You can't, Daddy. You can't!"
I didn't speak but simply pulled the girl across my lap. Angela wasn't exactly naked -- she still wore her new bikini -- but obviously that wasn't going to protect her bottom. This realization struck her as she arrived in position, her bare posterior ready for her spanking.
"Ahhhhh," she gasped. "Daddy, no! You can't! I'm naked back there! You _can't_. It's not fair!"
"It's more than fair," I laughed. "If you're old enough to wear a suit like this, you're old enough to be spanked on the bare bottom!"
"Mommy, make him stop!"
I took the big wooden hairbrush from a severe-faced Mary and lifted it high above my head, ignoring my daughter's terrified cries. "Oh, please," she moaned. "I'll be good, I'll be good. I swear I'll never be bad again!"
The first swat was as hard as I could make it, full across Angela's plump right buttock. Her scream shook the windows.
"Yiiaiaahhahaaa!" she howled, writhing on my lap and throwing her arms back frantically. Mary immediately stepped forward and grabbed the girl's wrists. Angela began kicking in frustration so I threw my right leg behind hers, pinning her across my left leg.
Realizing how helpless she was, Angela hesitated. I took that opportunity to land a salvo of crisp, cracking blows across both her cheeks. In just seconds her bottom went from alabaster white to bathing suit pink, and a minute after that the hue had deepened to a bright fuchsia.
As Angela screamed in misery, I delighted in the colorful feedback I was getting. While my wife and I believe strongly in corporal discipline, we are also advocates of modesty. I had never spanked any of my children on the bare skin before. Once or twice I'd spanked Angela, the oldest, over her panties, but even that was rare. Since I most often spanked the girls in the evening, they usually wore pajamas and would be sent to bed immediately afterward. Now, for the first time, I could actually see the effect my spanking was having on Angela's bare flesh.
Each blow of the brush elicited a howl of agony from Angela and bright purple oval on her bottom. The impression on her skin lasted only a few seconds before it faded into a reddish glow, but from her weeping I gathered the impression on her soul was longer-lasting.
I felt betrayed by my daughter's actions and was determined to make this a serious punishment. Since I could actually see Angela's buttocks I made sure I spanked every inch of her exposed flesh. Normally I judged a spanking's severity based on my daughter's reactions, a highly subjective and unreliable source of information. Now I painted her bottom blister-red, making sure the lower portions of her butt, where the flesh is the plumpest, were a dark crimson. I spanked the usually ignored outer edges of her cheeks, making them a deep pink. I even spanked Angela's upper thighs, especially the tender flesh of the innermost portions.
When I finished, Angela's butt was painful to look at, nearly purple it was so red. It steamed and glowed with a fierce heat I could feel without touching her. I rested the hairbrush heavily on her bottom.
"Is that enough, Angela?"
"Oh, God yes!" she screamed. "Please, no more!" She began sobbing again, sniffling and choking.
I let her up. "Go stand in the corner. And don't you _dare_ touch that bottom of your unless you want more hairbrush!"
Weeping, Angela stumbled to the corner and stood awkwardly, staring at the large green plant that had beat her there. She did not touch her bottom but simply stood and cried, moaning and shaking her head. Jamie and Ellen hadn't moved from in front of the TV, but their eyes were huge and I saw they couldn't stop looking at their sister's blistered rear.
"Mary," I whispered suddenly. "Why don't we let her keep that suit?"
My wife's eyes went large as I whispered extensively into her ear, and then she nodded, a broad smile appearing on her face. "I think that's an excellent idea."
"Angela, dear, please turn around."
Angela slowly rotated, her face showing a deep contriteness. She looked at us fearfully, as though her punishment might not be over.
"Your Mom and I have been talking. Would you like to keep that swimsuit?"
Angela's mouth dropped open. "You mean I can keep it? After all that?"
"Sure," I said, trying not to smile. "There's just one catch."
The light dimmed in Angela's eyes. She stared at me suspiciously, a faint hope still glimmering on her face. "What is it."
"It's simple," I said. "If you keep that suit, all your spankings in the future will take place with you wearing it."
"Noooo," moaned the girl in despair, wringing her hands and stamping her foot loudly. This action apparently revived pain in her rear because an expression of mild shock crossed her face and tears sprang to her eyes. She winced. "That's not fair," she said, sniffing.
"It's your choice. Now turn around and face the corner. You can let us know your decision in the morning."
As Mary and I went back outside to the barbeque, I heard Angela grumbling softly to herself. "Hummph. Some decision. But hell, it's not like I ever get spanked anyway. Daddy just likes to threaten me with it."
Mary grinned at me, shaking her head in amusement. "She's determined to believe her little fairy tale."
"Think we should tell her about the 'condition' to her wearing that suit?"
"You mean that she gets spanked before she wears it?"
"You have got to admit it -- a bright red bottom ought to keep that skirt on."
"Naaa. Let her find out the hard way. After all, she didn't tell you the skirt came off."
I grabbed Mary in my arms and kissed her soundly. "Mary," I said. "You are a wicked woman."
She winked at me, her right hand sliding down into my pants. "You don't know the half of it!"
The End


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Stocks traded in a tight range Tuesday with just 76 Dow points separating the top from the bottom. The reason for such lethargy is investors' caution prior to the results of the Fed's policy statement today and Thursday's European Central Bank (ECB) rate decision.
July ended on a down note despite an increase in personal income for June and a stronger-than-expected consumer confidence number. But trading was slow throughout the day with indices closing near their lows. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 64 points at 13,009, the S&P 500 fell 6 points to 1,379, and the Nasdaq was off 6 points to close at 2,940. The NSYE traded 887 million shares and the Nasdaq crossed 494 million. Decliners were ahead of advancers by 1.4-to-1 on both exchanges.
The late July rally was led by defensive sectors: utilities, consumer staples and health care. Each hit new all-time highs last week, and that is uncharacteristic of a stock market that is about to spring to new highs on a broad front.
The S&P 500 represents the broad market, and on the surface, the chart looks strong. Its bull channel (not shown here) has driven the index through its intermediate resistance line (downward red-dash line), and the MACD internal indicator is on a buy signal. The first support is at 1,362, which is both the June high and the former resistance line.
But a close look at the MACD reveals an unusual pattern: Each peak of the MACD is lower than the prior high, while each high of the index is higher than the prior high. This is called a "non-confirmation" or "divergence" and is usually interpreted as a sign of a technically weak market. This pattern also exists on chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Conclusion: Two major divergences exist. The first is the failure of the Dow Jones Transportation Average to confirm the uptrend of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which we discussed on Monday.
According to Edward and Magee's The Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, "The fact is that, in Dow Theory, the refusal of one average to confirm the other can never produce a positive signal of any sort."
The second is the divergence of the MACD to confirm the advance of the S&P 500 index. These technically weak conditions coupled with the leadership of defensive groups should alert us to the possibility of a pending market reversal despite the efforts of governments to shore up their economies. Until these conflicting technical factors are resolved, it is best to sell into strength and accumulate cash.
Today's Trading Landscape
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Best Companies to Work for
CNN Money put out a list recently, of all the best companies to work for, and guess who is number one on the roll… well its Google!
Apparently Google is also in the business of making millionaires (out of its stock holders). The stock broke the $700 mark! And why is it the best company to work for? Stock options! To 99% of their employees! With revenues of ($ millions) 10,605 in 2006, it does sound like the best place to work, with 8134 employees in the US and 60% growth in a year!
Headquartered in Livonia MI, Quicken Loans is supposed to be the second best company to work for and in the words of an employee is an ethically driven online mortgage lender. 2006 revenues were 602 million.
Wegmans food Markets, headquartered in Rochester NY had the annual revenue of 4,119 million in 2006 and is the second best place to work for. A family owned business, the chain has 71 stores and was named the best supermarket in 2007.
What recession?! Edward Jones, the brokerage firm headquartered in St. Louis MO gave 70% of their employees a 6.5% raise last year as a 1000 new offices opened out over the US! New jobs created in one year were 1182! Good going!
Genetech is a biotech firm that is well known for its perks so it is an obvious choice when deciding which are the best companies to work for. With over 10000 employees already, the company created 871 new jobs in a year. Sample one of their unusual perks: Come to work by bicycle, on foot, via public transportation, or in a carpool and you get a subsidy of $4 a day.
Cisco Systems is the next best, for certain employee friendly innovations such as CEO John Chambers' blog On My Mind which invites employee ideas. The San Jose, CA company created 4700 new jobs in a year.
As any coffee lover knows, Starbucks is an institution (I love it for the way any Starbucks outlet smells) but apparently it is also a great place to work for all its 134,013 employees with 2519 jobs created in a year.
Qualcomm, the popular on site primary care clinic gave new employees stock options and 100% health insurance coverage.
While the stockmarket was not kind of Goldman Sachs, the company has record sales and profits so all was well for the employees.
At number 10, Methodist Hospital System added a new program called No one dies alone in which employees volunteer time with terminal patients. Hmmm can't be very uplifting for the employees.
So lots of people there with every reason to anticipate another day at work. What about you? What do you like best about your job?
12 Responses to "Best Companies to Work for"
I did not know that Google was #1. I tried for so long to hate Starbucks, until someone pointed out how good they are to their employees. So that company was not a big surprise to me. And I was finally able to enjoy my caramel soy latte without feeling guilty. 😉
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Google has been rank number since 2006 announcement for 2007 publication by Forbes and was featured on the news, Oprah, and a few other place. You should check out all the YouTube videos. Unfortunately they get over a million applications per year and anyone who wants a job their is going to have to compete heavily to try and get the job. Luckily, I don't like working a job lol
Nicole Price reply on August 11th, 2008 11:58 am:
The videos are great. the Googleplex must be every employees dream place of work. And you sure have to be the best to get hired by them.
I think it will be a long time before Google is overtaken for the #1 spot on this list. The perks they provide for their employees are simply amazing and usually completely free of charge.
Good luck!
Nice well written article.
thankyou very informative
In reference to number 10, since the people are doing this on a volunteer basis, I am sure they must be very altruistic. In many cultures to be involved in the passing is a tremendous honor. And to be their for someone who has no one, must be a very positive…although a really sad event…life does go on…
Excellent post and fantastic list – I like the idea of number 10 – must be a tough job to do but so necessary to ensure no one dies a lonely death.
Working for Google – I have only heard good things but I guess being one of the most desirable jobs going – will be tough to get in the door!
Thanks for the good list (and thanks to CNN too). Got here after pixelhead(adam) blogged about his top commentators.
I have heard good things about google and cisco. Isn't number 10 for humanitarian guys. Not everyone would like it.
I expected Google to be number 1 and I have always longed to work for them. But of late, I am becoming more and more interested in working for myself. When I see some bloggers make a lot of money writing simple posts, I conclude it would be better for me to invest more time into my online life after my current struggles (PhD research). I think the opportunities are limitless in the cyberspace.
It is not surprising to see that Google is the best company to work for. it is the biggest site in the world.therefore, there would be more work opportunities.
i wish i could become a member of it.


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Highlands boys look to rally after going 1-21 last season
The effort to restore the Highlands boys basketball team's reputation as a perennial contender in Section 1-AAA started early this summer, not all that long after the Golden Rams completed their one-win 2012-13 season.
As it prepares to open this season Dec. 6, Highlands knows it still has a way to go before it returns to the upper echelon of the section playoff and title races.
Two starters and several experienced subs return for the Golden Rams, who missed the postseason for the first time since 2004-05 and finished 1-21 and 1-11 in Section 1. Last season allowed first-year starters and major-minute earners to adjust to the varsity level. Now comes the time when the Golden Rams must apply the lessons they learned or endure another frustrating winter.
Second-year coach Tyler Stoczynski faces that scenario, too.
"It was very humbling," Stoczynski said of last season. "I think, myself included, we came in with a false sense of security that we'd be better than we were.
"We needed to work on very basic things. Once we got those basic skills down, we were able to work more on basketball IQ stuff. I think it's been fruitful, and it'll be a big advantage heading into this season."
Senior Julian Flenory, a 5-foot-11 forward, and 6-foot junior guard Kaison Branch are back in the starting lineup. Flenory, Highlands' only senior, averaged 6.1 points per game in the Golden Rams' balanced offense, while Branch led the team at 8.6 points per game.
"I feel like even though the season didn't end up how we wanted it to, we got more comfortable with each other, and it showed in the summer league and tournaments," Flenory said. "We don't return that many starters, but we feel like we return a whole team, because we have eight or nine people that can definitely play."
Branch became a more versatile scorer in the offseason, as he refined his jump shot to complement his driving skills. He also discovered a trustworthy backcourt sidekick in sophomore Tyler Alworth, a 5-11 guard who earned considerable playing time in his debut year.
"(Last year) really made me and my teammates work harder over the summer because we never want to go through a season like that again," Branch said.
Forward Levonte Martin, a 6-1 junior, will join Flenory in the frontcourt. And 6-1 sophomore Jordan Lineburg will bolster Highlands' defense after a strong football season in which he impressed as an outside linebacker.
"If he really buys into this defensive mentality, I think he can guard anyone in the WPIAL," Stoczynski said of Lineburg. "He just has to commit to it, but his upside is really incredible."
The coach intends to part ways with the zone schemes he used a season ago and commit to the man-to-man defensive strategy that he holds closer to his heart. Improving a defense that allowed a section-high 62.5 points per game is at the top of Stoczynski's to-do list.
"We're really starting to lay that foundation down of being a defense-first type of place, whereas before they were more of a run-and-gun team," he said. "Now we want to stop you and then go score."
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i just got the 89 back from the shop. i think i made the right decision with the stayfast.
I like that it looks good. Can't wait to get mine done but my painter wants me to wait until he has the paint done.
Looks great! This is next on my list.
thanks. any suggestions on colour of the door handles and mirrors? black or blue
black. please.
The top looks Great!!! BLACK on the mirrors and handles! When I see them body color I think "Lazy painter"
Looks good. If you don't mind me asking, how much did the new top and install cost?
How much did your paint job cost and what area are you in?
thanks, i was thinking black aswell. i bought the top for 700 and had it installed for 800. paint job was initially quoted for 2000 but ended up costing 3000. im in brampton ontario canada
few more pictures. i wasnt really sure where i was going with the centre console idea when i started, thinking about just putting the stock one back in. what do you guys think? to over the top for a fox body? thanks again
Don't you just hate that body shop dust?!
i like the center console i can see a big ipad in there very cool
Not in a convertible. That thing would be gone in no time!! Lol
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Vigilantius (fl. c. 400) the Christian presbyter, celebrated as the author of a work, no longer extant, against a number of orthodox catholic practices, which inspired one of the most violent of Jerome's polemical treatises.[1]
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Vigilantius was born about 370 at Calagurris in Aquitania,[1] where his father kept an inn on the great Roman road from Gallia Aquitania to Spain. While still a youth his talent became known to Sulpicius Severus, who had estates in that neighborhood, and in 395 Sulpicius, who probably baptized him, sent him with letters to Paulinus of Nola, where he met with a friendly reception.
On his return to Severus in Gaul he was ordained; and, having soon afterwards inherited means through the death of his father, he set out for Palestine, where he was received with great respect by St Jerome at Bethlehem.[1] The stay of Vigilantius lasted for some time; but, as was almost inevitable, he was dragged into the dispute then raging about Origen of Alexandria, in which he accused Jerome of being an Origenist.[1]
On his return to the West he was the bearer of a letter from Jerome to Paulinus, and at various places where he stopped on the way he appears to have expressed himself about Jerome in a manner that when reported gave great offence to that father, and provoked him to write a reply (Ep. 61). Vigilantius now settled for some time in Gaul, and is said by one authority (Gennadius) to have afterwards held a charge in the diocese of Barcelona. About 403, some years after his return from the East, Vigilantius wrote his celebrated work against some church practices, in which he argued against the veneration of relics, as also against the vigils in the basilicas of the martyrs, then so common, the sending of alms to Jerusalem, the rejection of earthly goods and the attribution of special virtue to the unmarried state, especially in the case of the clergy.
He was especially indignant in the veneration of saints and their relics. All that is known of his work is through Jerome's treatise Contra Vigilantium, or, as that controversialist would seem to prefer saying, Contra Dormitantium. Soon, the great influence of Jerome in the Western Church caused its leaders to support all his positions, and Vigilantius gradually came to be ranked in popular opinion among heretics, though his influence remained potent for a time in both France and Spain, as is proved by the polemical tract of Faustus of Rhegium (d. c. 490).
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Vigilantius". Encyclopædia Britannica. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 60.
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Red Lace Style Showdown: Michelle Williams vs. Stacy Keibler vs. Emma Watson (POLL)
Stacy Keibler and Emma Watson rocked a red lace dress in recent weeks, while Michelle Williams was loving this style back in 2010. We're also loving all their looks.Red dresses are always a sexy style, but when you add lace to that equation, va-va-voom!
However, their can only be one winner of the Style Showdown, so who's it gonna be? Who wore the red lace dress best: Michelle, Stacy or Emma? Cast your vote in the poll and stand by your gal in the comments.
Michelle was one of the first of the three ladies to work the red when she showed up at the 54th BFI London Film Festival in support of her movie Blue Valentine in Octorber 2010 in London England.
But it was Stacy who reprised the trend in her red Marchesa dress that she wore to the designer's runway show at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week a few days ago. Meanwhile, Emma wore the show-stopping style at a pre-BAFTA party on Feb. 10.


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"A Ghostly Tour" brings Highland Cemetery to life Oct. 14
YPSILANTI —Those looking for an unusual perspective of Halloween may want to investigate "A Ghostly Tour" of the Historic Highland Cemetery Friday, Oct. 24.
James Mann, local historian and columnist for the Ann Arbor News, will guide the tour.
Admission is $5. For more information, or to RSVP, email Claudia at ccullin2emich.edu
The event, hosted by the EMU Student History Association, will begin at 5:15 p.m. at the EMU Department of History and Philosophy lobby, 701 Pray-Harrold.
Eastern Michigan University is a public, comprehensive university that offers programs in the arts, sciences and professions. EMU prepares students with the intellectual skills and practical experiences to succeed in their career and lives, and to be better citizens.
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Whether you have owned or used TV's, radios, mp3 players or the like, the odds are high that you have come across a Sony product. They are one of the biggest technology companies wordwide with a history spanning decades. Most notably, Sony has created their own in-house standards for new storage and recording technologies instead of copying the standards of other manufactures. Perhaps the most infamous example of this was the videotape format war of the early 80's. It began when Sony brought out the Betamax system for VCR's to counter JVC's VHS format. Unfortunately, VHS won that battle and Betamax soon became a thing of the past. However, Sony learned a great deal from this incident, and went on to produce the Betacam format that is still widely used even today, especially in the television and filming industry.
In 1968 Sony improved upon its line of aperture grill, cathode, ray tube televisions by adding the Trinitron brand name. Later this even included computer monitors. Trinitron is still produced today, but only for such markets as Bangladesh, Pakistan, and China. In the USA, the last Trinitron-based television sets were discontinued by Sony in the spring of 2007. In 1975, Sony followed up its Trinitron success with the Betamax format for videocassette recording. Even though Betamax became completely obsolete soon after its inception, it still plays an important role in Sony history and the development of videocassette recording as we know it today.
In 1979 Sony broke new ground with the world's first portable personal music player, known as the Walkman. The walkman revolutionized the way that consumer's listen to music and spawned a wave of imitators in the months and years following. After the videotape format war, Sony launched the previously mentioned Betacam format, as well as he Compact Disc format, which was another revolutionary product in its own right. Soon, Sony began to delve into the personal computer industry, introducing the first 90 mm micro diskettes, which were better known as 3.5 floppy disks. Sony enjoyed great success with this product and their format became dominant for several years, gradually being phased out as newer media formats were developed and introduced.
Soon after the introduction of the Compact Disc, Sony launched the Discman series, which extended the portable walkman brand to include portable CD products. By 1985, the company was beginning to launch their Handycam products along with the Video8 format, which allowed consumers greater access to personal camcorders.
The products and revolutionary inventions that have come from Sony are absolutely mind boggling and incorporates into nearly every product or technology that we use today.
Many more products would be introduced throughout the next several years that would continue to expand and shape the market. For example, 1994 saw the launch of the Sony PlayStation, which was a wildly successful personal gaming console that was succeeded by the Playstation 2 and then the Playstation 3. It became the most successful personal gaming console of all time, selling more than 140 million units to date and still going strong.
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Jimi Hendrix; Robert Dick; Jerome Harris; Jim Black, (Drummer); Shelley Hirsch; Marty Ehrlich; Soldier String Quartet.; Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.
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Songs by Hendrix, and original works by Robert Dick as influenced by Hendrix; all arr. for flute with other instruments.
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China Horse Club Mares Will Support US Wing
Jumping heavily into both the Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland November sales, the China Horse Club has spent more than $9 million in a matter of days on mares to support their interests in U.S. stallions.
Jumping heavily into both the Fasig-Tipton and Keeneland November sales, the China Horse Club has spent more than $9 million in a matter of days on mares to support their interests in U.S. stallions.
She's Not Here defended her title in the $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (gr. IIT) July 16, the first graded stakes at Del Mar's summer meeting.
G. Watts Humphrey Jr. and St. George Farm Racing's She's Not Here did some of the best running of her career last summer at Del Mar and she'll look to find that form again July 16 in the Yellow Ribbon Handicap (gr. IIT) at the seaside racetrack.
The 4-year-old Giant Gizmo filly upset heavy favorite I'm a Chatterbox two starts back on dirt, when she won the April 22 Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare Stakes (gr. III) at Keeneland to earn her first graded score for trainer Bernie Flint.
"On the biggest day of the year in horse racing, we're proud to showcase the best horse we've ever trained," Norm Casse said of May 7 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (gr. IIT) contender Tepin.
Blocked by a wall of five horses exiting the final turn, Steve Moger's Stormy Lucy found space to the outside and just got up to catch Recepta at the wire to win the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes (gr. IT) Nov. 29 at Del Mar.
The $400,000 First Lady Stakes (gr. IT) at Keeneland Oct. 3 attracted 11 older fillies and mares, including grade I winner Tepin, Canadian champion Solid Appeal, and three European-based runners.
She's Not Here is by Street Cry, sire of the 2010 Horse of the Year, and out of the champion's half sister.
Eight fillies and mares with graded stakes credentials are scheduled to enter the gate for the $200,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes (gr. IIT), but only one in the full field of 12 is 3 years old and she may be the one to beat.
An easy drive down the road for New York horsemen, Monmouth Park offers expanded options -- specifically the chance for several turf fillies to try a step up in the $100,000 Eatontown Stakes (gr. IIIT) June 27.
Little Journey, looking to rebound from a last-place finish in the Lake George Stakes (gr. IIT), heads the field in the $100,000 Boiling Springs Stakes (gr. IIIT), the Labor Day feature event at Monmouth Park Sept. 1.
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Jin Long benefits from having close links with various groups in China. Attending the International Traditional Wushu Festival and organising Cultural Visits to China, are some of the activities that have been organised. Jin Long aims to promote and develop this sector, creating opportunities to bringing cultural insight of Chinese art and tradition.
Jin Long has close links with various groups in China which assist and enhance our endeavour in fulfilling such aspiration. The authenticity and quality are some of the aspects we are proud to be able to offer through our services because of this. In the past, we have organised trips to China with visits to local school, calligraphy class and martial arts classes were incorporated in to the itinerary. In 2006 the trip coincided with the 2nd World Traditional Wushu Championships held in Zhengzhou. Some of our students participated in the competitions, and attended the ceremonies and special trips to the Shaolin Temple.
With increasing interest in China and Chinese communities growing, we believe that it is both beneficial and informative to our community to have opportunities where people can obtain understandings and become familiar with our cultural background.
At Jin Long Centre, we aspire to promote and expand the arts and culture of Chinese tradition in the UK. From the physical art and discipline of Chinese martial arts, to craftsmanship and colourful arrays of traditional arts and crafts, China has much to offer that have been treasured through thousands of years. With close links with various groups and societies including Shaolin Temple (Henan, China), we foresee ourselves to be the source for sharing and presenting the Chinese culture to a wider audience.


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Hi BP,
Did you agree to a fixed term at the time you let them occupy the premises or was it merely informal (ie. from month to month or just as long as they would need it)?
Hi Tom,
It was merely informal, I told my brother to evaluate the situation in a year or so. I considered it a favour for my brother as they have a baby and even if he never paid me the arrears in full it wouldnt matter. I hoped that he would pay me more money though (like a market value) but he still owes me for at least 6 months in total plus other loans. His girlfriend was never interested in how much the flat cost. My brother can however sign a backdated agreement AST if necessary but I dont know if it could be in his own name only or if it applies to our situation. She was trying for some government benefits before but w think she did not receive any. I cannot pretend I want to move into my flat as I run my own small business from home in the rented flat I have always lived in, because I cannot change the address (business correspondence from HMRC on a daily basis). As my brother and his girlfriend have split up, they can't live together now. She is going abroad at the end of Dec and comes back probably mid Jan. My brother is ready to pack her staff (even with a piece or 2 of furniture) and send it by courier to her flat in Europe, or alternatively to keep it safely in a friend's garage for some time. My intention is to let the flat out as soon as possible to recover some money. regards
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There is no point signing a backdated AST, this wouldn't be legally enforceable.
Her status is probably one of licensee, in that you permitted them a licence to occupy the premises. In the absence of any agreement to the contrary you will be bound to give her "reasonable notice". To be safe this would probably be 2 months.
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Court: Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court in Boston ruled Thursday that the Defense of Marriage Act, passed by Congress in 1996, unconstitutionally discriminates against married gay couples by denying them federal benefits available to heterosexual unions.
The unanimous decision by a three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sets the stage for a Supreme Court review of the law, signed by President Clinton, that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
The appeals court sided with a lower-court judge who ruled in 2010 that the law denies married gay couples benefits available to married heterosexual couples such as the ability to file joint tax returns.
The case was brought by seven married same-sex couples and argued by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, a Boston-based legal rights organization.
"This is a strong opinion," said Mary Bonauto, who argued the case for the group. "Congress does not get to put its 'thumb on the scales,' as the court put it, simply because it does not agree with Massachusetts' decision to allow loving and committed same-sex couples to marry.''
The group argued that because of the law, same-sex married couples in states where such unions are permitted are denied federal benefits including Social Security protections and access to family health coverage as well as joint tax-filing status.
The Alliance Defense Fund, a group of Christian lawyers who support the federal law, said it expects the Supreme Court will reverse the appeals panel and uphold the law's constitutionality.
"Society should protect and strengthen marriage, not undermine it,'' said Dale Schowengerdt, legal counsel for the fund.
Schowengerdt said that under the appeals court's rationale, "if just one state decided to accept polygamy, the federal government and perhaps other states would be forced to accept it, too.''
Since Congress passed the law, eight states have permitted same-sex marriage, starting with Massachusetts in 2004, while many other states have prohibited it.
Others that have legalized same-sex marriage are Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, Washington state and the District of Columbia. Maryland and Washington's laws are not yet in effect.
"For me, it's more just about having equality and not having a system of first- and second-class marriages," said plaintiff Jonathan Knight, 32, who married Marlin Nabors in 2006.
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While back in her home country, Charlize Theron was spotted eating at Café Caprice in Cape Town, South Africa on Friday afternoon (November 16).
The 37-year-old actress showed off her newly shaved head and a rather splotchy complexion as she dined with her mother Gerda.
Miss Theron is in town to film scenes for her upcoming flick "Mad Max 4: Fury Road" in which she plays Imperator Furiosa in the post-apocalyptic thriller.
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This article is based on a National Review (right-wing perspective) article by Stanley Kurtz: Dissolving Marriage: If everything is marriage, then nothing is.. . . Backup. I accessed the article on February 4, 2006, to illustrate how both Republicans and Democrats are reframing arguments to reflect basic values on which they differ. (see Behavioral Training for Obsolescence.
What This Lecture Is About: (Repeated in Marriage Lecture.)
I'd like to examine the two articles, one on marriage, one on obsolescence and waste, as a means to understanding reframing in terms of values. We are experiencing an unprecedented appeal to sophisticated reasoning in an electoral climate which is both never-ending and given to sound bites. The sophisticated reasoning was not taught to most us - my generation is often unaware of it because of the newness of the cognitive linguistics field. And it has never been taught below college level, to my knowledge. The sound bites in our campaign literature and materials use values to persuade, and the values are often mis-represented.
Basically, what I'm saying is that if you want to know what's going on in our government discourse right now, you're gonna have to understand reframing and an appeal to values. Something Americans haven't practiced in a long, long time. Then once we understand that, we'll try to figure out where all this fits in No child Left Behind.
Analysis soon . . . jeanne