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Life At Ten scored her fifth straight victory on Saturday
afternoon, grabbing the lead coming out of the gate and running off to a
2¾-length victory over favored Unrivaled Belle in the 42nd running
of the Grade 1, $250,000 Ogden Phipps at Belmont Park.
Under jockey John Velazquez, the 5-year-old Malibu Moon mare
stumbled slightly at the break, then zipped to the front, setting fractions of
23.22, 45.55 and 1:08.40 while being shadowed by Unrivaled Belle. Rounding the
turn, the favorite ranged up alongside to challenge at the quarter pole, but
Life At Ten found another gear and pulled clear through the stretch to complete
the 1 1/16th miles in 1:40.72.
"I gave her a little help at the five-sixteenths pole, she
quickened up, and it was all the horse from there on," said Velazquez.
Unrivaled Belle, who had defeated reigning Horse of the Year
Rachel Alexandra in the Grade 2 La Troienne in her previous start, held on for
second by a head over Funny Moon, who was trailed by Manitoba Miss and Pumpkin
"I thought she was going to be able to handle the winner,
but the winner was too good today," said Kent Desormeaux, aboard the beaten
Life At Ten, owned by Cynthia DeBartolo, launched her
winning streak last November, taking an allowance race at Aqueduct Racetrack
and following that with a victory in an overnight stakes at the Big A in
December. She began her 2010 campaign with a five-length victory in Aqueduct's
Rare Treat in February, and returned from a freshening to score her first
graded stakes win in the Grade 3 Sixty Sails Handicap at Hawthorne in her most recent effort on April
Overall, Life At Ten is 6-5-1 from 13 starts, with her only
off-the-board performance coming last September with a seventh-place finish
over a yielding turf course at Belmont.
"She's been a very generous filly for us and I'm proud to
have won a Grade 1 with her," said Jonathan Thomas, assistant to winning
trainer Todd Pletcher. "The main thing with her is not so much where she is, as
just staying out of her way."
The second choice in the field of five, Life At Ten returned
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By Spc. Jeanita Pisachubbe
4th Combat Aviation Brigade public affairs
CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan - A soldier from the 404th Aviation Support Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, and a soldier from the Afghan National Army secure an entry checkpoint where every vehicle and person entering the Camp Marmal airfield is checked.
While more U.S. soldiers sit in the mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle behind them, this pair stands out front working in concert with one another. One checks credentials while the other stands back to survey the vehicle or individual hoping to gain access.
The difference in language and training doesn't impede their procedure.
Soldiers of the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade perform guard duties in and around Camp Marmal Airfield 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in all kinds of elements.
Soldiers work long shifts, one overlapping into the next.
Their locations and posts vary between an entry checkpoint and a wall built by HESCO baskets.
The guards from Task Force Mustang and the 404th Air Support Battalion work their rotations in lieu of their regular military occupational specialties.
They stop being flight medics, hydraulic repairers and UH-60 Medevac Black Hawk crew chiefs to do their part to keep Camp Marmal airfield and its personnel, equipment and missions secure.
Spc. David Welch, Charlie Company, Task Force Mustang, has been a flight medic since February of this year. Before that, he was a ground medic for four years, deploying two times in that capacity.
He said his part in this deployment is to provide the best care he can to wounded soldiers. Guard detail will occasionally keep him from that mission.
"We need guards," Welch said, despite the desire he has to continue to grow as a flight medic and knowing that goal is achieved only through time and experience. "Everybody has to pitch in to help."
Welch mans a wall with Spc. Erick Skinner, a Medevac Black Hawk crew chief, also with Charlie Company.
Skinner has been on several guard details and though he'd rather be with his aircraft, he said the guard duty has to be done.
Task Force Mustang soldiers' basic responsibility on guard duty is to look for intrusions, suspicious activity and to make sure people don't get too close to the wall. Unlike Welch's previous deployments where he stood guard alone for hours on end, the soldiers at Camp Marmal are teamed up so they can keep each other alert and offer another set of eyes.
This is the first deployment for Spc. Kevin Contreras, hydraulics repair, from Bravo Company, 404th Combat Aviation Brigade, but he has been stationed in Korea so it isn't his first time away from home.
"I do my job in aviation maintenance," he said "and do my guard duty as needed."
Contreras likes working with the Afghan soldiers. He said they know what they are doing and he is able to learn more of the "rights and wrongs" of the checkpoint.


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1. My TEDS buddy Andrew Lisi recently wrote a thoughtful blog on a report by NPR about how sex is, for the younger generation, almost completely separated from any lasting connection or bond. (Photo: H. Armstrong Roberts, NPR) 2. A Wheaton PhD student and friend of mine, Jeremy Treat, shares a stirring story about one [Read More…]
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1. Vitamin Z has a great interview on a robust pro-life way of thinking and acting with Scott Klusendorf, author of a new and important book called The Case for Life (very highly recommended by Justin Taylor). Here's a very moving quotation from the interview in which Klusendorf describes how he left malaise on this [Read More…]


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Subject: [VAFAUQUI] ANDREW BUCHANAN/ ALEXANDER McCONCHIE/ WILLIAM ALLISON
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:17:01 -0400
Here are some more pieces to try to connect...
Charlene, can you help with the THOMPSON and PIPER lines?
Who were parents of JOHN JAMES?
Who were parents of ANN STROTHER?
Dade Hooe m. Nancy James, dau. of John JAMES & Ann Stother who married 1763
Who were parents of DADE HOOE?
JOHN JAMES m. ANN STROTHER
daughter: Nancy James m. DADE HOOE
Below was William Allison. I think he was on the Will of ROBERT KNOX.
He married ANN HOOE d/o of JOHN HOOE. Ann Hooe had sisters Sarah Hooe and Suannah Hooe.
22-23 September 1772. Lease & release. Bet. William
Allason of Town of Falmouth, Merchant, & Ann, his wife, and David Allason of same .. whereas John Hooe, Gent., late of Staff. Co. dec'd by his last will .. 8 Oct. 1763 .. gave to his 3 daus. to wit, Ann Allason, then Ann Hooe, Sarah Hooe & Susannah Hooe, all the land he held in Fauq. to be
equally divided .. the devisees did before the death of sd. John Hooe purch. a tract adj. the above of Rice Duncan, which was granted by patent .. 13 Feb. 1743 to Rice Duncan .. 189a. .. neither parcel has been divided .. to David Allason all of Ann Allason's part in both tracts .. £500 .. Signed: William Allason, Anne Allason. Wits: A. Buchanan, John Eustace, Robert T. Washington, James Scott, Jr., William Peake, James Robison. Rec: 23 March 1773, prov. by o. of Andrew Buchanan, Scott and Eustace [I think EUSTACE was a line that married a JONES line. Nancy Ann Eustace m. William Jones?]
John Knox sold land to Alexander McConchie 24 Sept. 1792 in Fauquier Co. VA DEED BOOK 10 page 539 and the witnesses were: Peter Kemper, William Smith, Samuel Gordon, ANDREW BUCHANAN, John Smith.
James Scott Jr.? Who did he marry?
This record mentions HOOE as being neighbor of BAYSE and Jones
The HOOE could be the JOHN HOOE that had daughter ANN HOOE m. William Allison?
Richard Henry Lee with HOOE and JONES. Wondering what JONES?
20 May 1772. Lease. Bet. Richard Henry Lee of W'land Co.
and Edmond Bayse .. 118 a. .. in Hooe's line cor. to Joseph Jeffries .. Bragg .. cor. of Arnold in Turkey Run old field .. Jones .. during his nat. life and lives of Nancy, his wife, and Jacob Bayse .. yearly rent of £4.19s.5d. .. Signed:
Richard Henry Lee, Edmond Basye. Wits: as above. Rec: 25 May 1772, prov.
by o. of wits. [Pretty sure this EDMOND BASYE married NANCY MAUZY. EDMOND BASYE was so of EDMOND BASYE and WINIFRED. EDMOND BASYE had brother JOSEPH BASYE whose daughters married PHILIP N. AMISS, s/o THOMAS AMISS and REBECCA unproven FLETCHER.]
I think above EDMOND BASYE was married to WINIFRED TAYLOR. I think this was him?
The EDMOND BASYE you had as witness on land deed is who I think was EDMOND BASYE m. WINIFRED TAYLOR. Here is a record as to why I think it's same person.
Minute Book 1768-1772, page 309, JUne 24, 1771 Fauquier Co., VA shows that EDMUND BASYE and wife WINIFRED acknowledge a deed to TRAVERSE DOWMAN and it is ordered recorded. "Deed Book 4" page 200-201 was an indenture between EDMUND BASYE and WINNIFRED his wife with TRAVERSE DOWMAN... land purchased by the said EDMUND BASYE of JAMES TAYLOR and bounded by...stone corner of BENJAMIN TAYLOR on TAYORS SPRING... [EDMUND BASYE was around TRAVERSE DOWMAN and this I think was same DOWMAN line that had a CHARLES JONES association]
Sealed signed delivered : JOSEPH TAYLOR, RICHARD TAYLOR,
Thought: Maybe this "FIELDING" is where the name "FIELDING JONES" comes from?
There may have been a JONES who married a FIELDING lady and they named a son FIELDING JONES?
Who was Fielding Jones?
1 November 1771. Lease. Bet. Thomas Lord Fairfax and Jesse
Thompson .. tract in Manor of Leeds .. line of Rd. Crawley and near a line of
Samuel Harris ... William Fletcher .. cor. of William Briggs .. large rock cor.
to Briggs .. 140 a. .. for his Nat. life and the lives of Elizabeth, his wife and
Fielding Jones .. yearly rent of 28s. Signed: Fairfax. Wits: as above. Rec: 25
May 1772, prov. by o. of wits. as above.
RICHARD HENRY LEE with EDMOND BASYE.
WILLIAM JONES had a wife Mary with a son NATHAN JONES.
Was JOSEPH BLACKWELL the father of JUDITH BLACKWELL m. THOMAS KEITH?
Then I think MARTIN PICKETT m. a sister of JUDITH BLACKWELL?
Who was this WILLIAM JONES with wife MARY?
20 May 1772. Lease. Bet. Col. Richard Henry Lee of W'land
Co. and Wm. Jones .. tenement in Parishes of Ham. & Leeds 321 a. .. cor. to Arnold & Bayse .. cor. to Pickett .. to a Peach tree stump in the Courthouse Old fields another cor. of Pickett .. cor. to John Peake .. cor. to Peake & Taylor ..for his nat. life and lives of Mary, h. w. and Nathan Jones, his son .. yearly rent of £-14.18s.10d. .. Signed: William (W) Jones, Richard Henry Lee. Wits: Bennett Price, Jos. Blackwell, Martin Pickett. Rec: 23 Feb. 1778, prov. by o. of Blackwell and Pickett
Martin Pickett must be same person below and he's around JONES that had HENRY JONES SR. and wife Lermah, a son Joseph. then also seems to show a possible CHARLES JONES who had a son CHARLES JONES?
Was JESSE THOMPSON a son of ELI THOMPSON m. ELIZABETH HURST, d/o ROSANNAH HURTS whose son HENRY HURST m. daughter of WILLIAM EMMONS?
I think ELI THOMPSON who married ELIZABETH HURST was a possible son by a WILLIAM THOMPSON who had married a MIDLRED HARPER and she has been married prerviously to a JONES? Need CHARLENE on this one...
JONES, HENRY 78Tr-Sr. 81HC-89H, 91H. M 5-286, 1777. Road surv from Piper's mill to Pickett's mill. D 3-111, 1767. Lease in Manor of Leeds for lives of him, wife Lermah, and son Joseph; 1770 and 1777 Manor rent rolls. M 6-118, 1783. He and Samuel Harris Sr. codefts in suit of Jesse Thompson. M 7-398, 1786. Deft as admin of Charles Jones and separately as himself, son of Charles. D 10-147, 1789. Sold 3 slaves to Robert Humes; wit Alexander Ferguson, Elisha Warden. D 10-203, 1789. Pledges property incl his lease from Lord Fairfax to Martin Pickett; Elizabeth Kearnes wit. M 11-157, 1794. Not resident of county.
There was a JOHN PIPER associated with MILDRED HARPER who married ? JONES and 2nd WILLIAM THOMPSON?
Farguson/Ferguson, Lewis. 86-89H. MB 11/27/1783 to Molly Piper, dau of Benjamin Piper; bd William Fargason. M 9-119, 1788. Suit by William Withers ag him; wit incl John Ferguson, Robert Piper, and Simon and James Heflin.
ALEXANDER McCONCHIE on inventory of CAPT. ROBERT KNOX who had WILLIAM ALLISON as trustee.
Found some marriages for a William Allison.
Anne Hooe m. William Allison 6/26/1772 [He might be the one below?]
Anne Fitzhugh m. William Allison 11/31/1740
Codcil: Robert Knox of Charles County of the State of Maryland...."Whereas my beloved wife Rose Townsend Knox is now with child, for which there is no provision made in my will...800 pounds sterling..be let out on bond with good security and be paid to the said child when it shall come to age or marry - I do further constitute and appoint William Allison of Fauquier County - to be one of my Execturors to this my Codicil ..15 February 1782.
Proved (copy): 30 October 1782, by o. of Gustavus Richard Brown, Verlinda Martin and Andrew Baille and Rose Townsend Knox widow of Robert Knox late of Charles County.
Proved: In Charles County, Md., 30 October 1782, before John Muschett, Reg'r of Wills....Rose Townsend Knox granted cert.
Wit.: Walter Hanson, Gentleman, Chief Justice of the Orphans Court of the County aforesaid..29 August 1783.
Fauquier County.. 25 July 1785 - copy of the Will and Codicil presented by Rose Townsend Knox who made oath and granted Cert. to obtain probate.
Was this the Richard Henry Lee who was witness with WILLIAM JONES who had son NATHAN JONES?
Below Richard Henry Lee had father THOMAS LEE.
Richard Henry Lee was born in Stratford, Westmoreland County, Virginia on January 20th, 1732 and died in Chantilly, Virginia on June 19th, 1794. He was the third son of a Thomas Lee, the "empire builder," who as the 5th son of Richard Lee "the emigrant", the largest Virginia landowner at the time of his death in 1640, received a modest inheritance. Thomas Lee, Richard Henry Lee's father, nonetheless managed to acquire real estate holdings far beyond Lee "the emigrant" and at the time of his death in 1750 amassed some 30,000 acres in the Northern Neck of Virginia. The greater part of Thomas Lee's massive estate, including the family homestead called Stratford, went to the eldest son, Philip Ludwell Lee. Only the first four of Thomas Lee's six surviving sons, which included Richard Henry Lee, were left modest landed estates.
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More resources projects that would cost billions of dollars could be dumped because of deteriorating market conditions, the mining industry has warned on the eve of new government forecasts on the viability of planned resources investment.
The latest six-monthly review of Australia's resources and energy projects will be published as early as Wednesday and is expected to forecast more major projects will be shelved or delayed over the next three years.
The Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics is the federal government's key mining industry research unit and its September forecast will help inform Treasurer
The agency will update its likely scenario of a fall in committed investment by mining companies. Its last forecast, in April, was $268 billion, which it said would fall to $256 billion at the end of this year and as low as $70 billion by 2017. The big question for government and industry will be whether the bureau still expects mining investment to bounce back beyond 2017.
The Minerals Council of Australia has said in a confidential brief to the incoming Abbott government that Australia needed to be "hungrier" for resources projects, including small and medium-sized mines.
The lobby group's brief says there is significant potential for investment and exports and government involvement is crucial. It warns of a danger the factors behind a short-term slowdown in mining investment could become long-term structural problems.
Urgent task ahead
"The urgency of the task of rebuilding industry competitiveness has only increased in the context of lower commodity prices, stubbornly high costs, cut backs in investment and strong supply competition from other resource-rich nations," the Minerals Council brief says.
"Increasingly, the challenge has taken on both near-term growth and long-run structural dimensions."
Resources investment is expected to peak at just below 8 per cent of gross domestic product in the second half of 2013 and to remain relatively high for a few quarters after that.
This backlog of investment is due largely to committed work on a few large LNG projects but, beyond mid-2014, investment drops sharply in the absence of new committed projects.
Prices slump
Prices for key commodities in September 2013 are between 35 per cent and 50 per cent down on peak 2011 levels and iron ore spot prices in 2012 were around 23 per cent below 2011 prices.
The resources industry has wholeheartedly backed the Abbott government's pledge to repeal the mining tax, which will be the subject of a Senate committee hearing in Canberra on Wednesday.
The MCA says that while market conditions will still be "core determinant" of companies' investment decisions, they are not the only factor.
"The urgency with which policymakers tackle the nation's structural competitiveness problem will determine if Australia secures maximum returns from future minerals resource development," the MCA says.
"The more supportive the policy environment, the greater the chances of Australia negotiating a smooth growth transition from current high levels of investment and securing a share of the next wave of global minerals resources investment."
The MCA considers the repeal of the mining tax would improve Australia's competitiveness by reducing compliance costs and sending a "powerful signal that Australia is determined to remain a premier destination for investment in minerals resources".
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Calvary Hospital has been cleared of blame in the death almost 10 years ago of a severely disabled Canberra man who died just hours after being sent home from the north side hospital.
But the epic coronial process - that took evidence from nine medical experts and generated 800 pages of court transcripts - has already changed the way the city's medical services treat people with high and complex needs.
Stephen Moon died at his Narrabundah home on December 15, 2003, the same day the hospital had discharged him after he spent three days in intensive care under sedation.
The 21-year-old suffered from autism, an intellectual disability, was prone to violence and needed around-the-clock care.
Mr Moon, who could not talk and communicated in sign language, had his four wisdom teeth removed under general anaesthetic on December 12.
A ''root cause analysis" of the tragedy by Disability ACT resulted in an overhaul of procedures for the care of severely disabled people having serious procedures in the city's hospitals.
Training manuals, treatment plans, consultation with carers and families before admission and discharge are now all standard across the health service.
But the suggestion of a stand-alone facility to treat patients with needs similar to Mr Moon's has been judged impractical for such a small group of patients.
In his response to eight recommendations from Coroner Peter Dingwall, Attorney-General Simon Corbell said hospital admissions for severely disabled people were planned well in advance.
"Admissions for special care patients are organised well in advance and involve all relevant stakeholders," Mr Corbell said.
A hearing in 2006 heard Mr Moon's carers had been concerned their patient could react violently to post-surgery pain, and doctors had agreed to sedate him for up to seven days until the pain had
subsided. Due to a quicker-than-expected recovery, he had been discharged after three days, and prescribed antibiotics for what doctors said was a mild case of pneumonia.
The 2006 inquest heard Mr Moon's carers had agreed to take over his pain management upon discharge, and had arranged a post-surgery phone check-up.
But phone calls from the hospital that day went unanswered, and Mr Moon died soon after.
Mr Moon's carers had said he had been frothing at the mouth shortly before he died, and attempts to resuscitate him had been hampered because his mouth would fill up with red liquid - believed to contain blood - every time they opened his mouth.
In his findings, tabled in the Legislative Assembly this week, Mr Dingwall found that discharging Mr Moon to the care of his non-medical disability workers after he had been sedated for three days, was unorthodox but did not contribute to the young man's death.
"In spite of the fact that the discharge arrangements for Stephen were unorthodox, that [there] is no evidence of any failure on the part of Cavalry in its responsibility and care towards Stephen nor was it causative to his death," Mr Dingwall wrote.


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Geneva, IL Hotel has "Cows on Parade" Mascot on display in lobby
One of the most legendary love stories is proudly on display here at The Herrington Inn & Spa. "Unbridling Beatrix" is the name of the hotel mascot located near the lobby bar of our hotel.
Beatrix is the "cream of the crop" of the collection of "Cows on Parade" from Chicago's exhibit in 1999. Beatrix is artfully spotted with Shakespeare's story of Romeo and Juliet. We could not think of a better place to carry on the tradition of this love story than the very romantic Herrington Inn & Spa in Chicago's western suburb of Geneva.
When the owners of The Herrington Inn & Spa went to bid on Beatrix at auction, they only had eyes for her. To bring such a notable piece of art that illustrates one of the greatest love stories of our time was actually their second intent. Winning the bovine treasure and positioning her as the focal point of our hotel lobby was the primary goal. This property was the site of the original Geneva dairy, circa 1865. It's very important to keep history and tradition alive here where romance and magic is always in the air.
When coming to visit Beatrix in our lobby, look pasteurize at the artistry, you can see the romantic story of Romeo and Juliet, and the warm, broad golden strokes that adorn Beatrix are in exact accordance with the golden shades that adorn the walls of The Herrington Inn; it's almost as if Artist Shari Swartz serendipitously painted the cow exclusively for us!


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Hayden Panettiere's Pasties and Other News
That's a beautiful wardrobe fail if you ask me. I can't believe the monster she's having sex with. It must feel like he's shoving an arm up her crotch when they screw. She must have one of the roomiest vaginas in Hollywood. Maybe even bigger than Paris Hilton's mouldering hole.
Wow she is one ugly duck.
And to think she looked at herself in the mirror before she went out that day (or night) and thought she looked good,,,,,, Its like headlights but crudely strange and ugly


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April 27, 2013 | 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Category: Recruitment
Location: Clark Park
1130 Clark St
Detroit, MI 48209
Detroit, MI 48209
Cost: Free
Calendars: Salesforce, Recruitment Schedule, Main Events Calendar, Admissions
Audience: Prospective Students
Vanessa Reynolds, WSU Admissions Counselor, will attend the Celebrating Children and Literacy College Fair at Clark Park. The College Fair will be an opportunity for prospective students to speak with an Admissions Counselor, find out about admission requirements and learn more about Wayne State University.
For more information about this event, please contact Vanessa Reynolds at 313-577-3577.


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The Hilton Guests
It must be nice to be able to bring your boyfriends to Hawaii for the holidays. Kevin and Stavros cuddle up with Nicky and Paris on the beach. Once again the girls are sporting their tiny bikinis, but notice how Nicky covers up when she walks around with her man. I bet Kevin appreciates that. As for Stavros, it's nice to see he finally cut that hideous hair of his.
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It's a question that has perplexed philosophers, theologians and scientists for thousands of years.
Pythagorean Greeks, early Christian church fathers, Talmudic rabbis, Sunni and Shia scholars, Hindu Brahmin and modern bioethicists have grappled with the fundamental, ultimately unknowable, mystery: At what point in our biological development are we infused with a soul?
At what point do we become human?
Missouri lawmakers have declared their answer. By withholding both his signature and his veto, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon signaled that he agreed and recently allowed the legislative answer to become state law.
"The life of each human being begins at conception," according to Senate Bill 793, which adds new regulations to the state's 24-hour informed consent law for abortions. "Abortion will terminate the life of a separate, unique, living human being."
The bill makes Missouri the second state to adopt such language after a similar provision became law in South Dakota in 2005, and then survived a legal challenge in federal court in 2008.
Abortion providers will be required to include the language from the bill "prominently" on brochures that will be required for every woman seeking the procedure—even if they don't happen to believe the Christian theology the words represent.
"Those are not sentiments that all the world's religions, or all the people in the state, believe in," said Paula Gianino, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri.
But supporters of the new law say they see no conflict between religion and the law's definition of life.
State Sen. Jim Lembke, a Republican and one of the bill's sponsors, said the language on the new brochures "is not a religious statement. It's a scientific statement."
Those with differing beliefs "will have to take all the information given to them and make an informed decision," Lembke said.
The sentiment expressed in the first of the new brochures' two sentences—that life begins at conception—has been part of Missouri law for nearly a quarter century. Scientists agree that when a sperm and egg unite, a living organism results.
But for philosophers and theologians, things get more complicated with the second sentence about abortion ending the life of a `separate, unique, living human being."
"The distinction is between human life where you're talking about an organism as opposed to a human life in a moral sense," said Bonnie Steinbock, professor of philosophy at the State University of New York at Albany. "Those are two different debates that go back to Aquinas and the issue of ensoulment."
Aquinas, and Augustine before him, wrestled with concepts first introduced by Aristotle in the fourth century B.C. Aristotle believed that a soul could only inhabit a fetus when that fetus began to look human, a timetable he set at 40 days for men and 90 days for women.
The 40-day notion prevailed in the Roman Catholic Church until the 19th century, when Pope Pius IX removed the distinction between souled and unensouled fetuses from church doctrine.
Since then, the Catholic Church has conceded that man can never know empirically when an embryo gains its soul. Pope John Paul II said "the mere probability that a human person is involved would suffice to justify an absolutely clear prohibition of any intervention aimed at killing a human embryo."
Protestant denominations have a variety of positions on life's beginnings, although more conservative evangelical churches largely embrace the Vatican's absolutist views.
But other faith traditions disagree, and have for centuries.
"The Talmud says that from the moment of fertilization until 40 days, the embryo has a status of being nearly liquid," said Rabbi Yehiel Poupko, Judaic scholar at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. "The question for Jewish law is not when does life begin, but when is the embryo entitled to the justice and compassion of society?"
Islamic law closely follows Jewish law, though different streams within Islam have various views, said Abdulaziz Sachedina, a professor of Islamic studies at the University of Virginia and author of "Islamic Biomedical Ethics."
Most Sunni Muslims "believe that life begins at the turn of the first trimester," Sachedina said.
Hindus believe in reincarnation, so life beginning "at conception" creates theological problems. "Life cannot begin at conception when our lives have not ended in the first place," said Cromwell Crawford, a retired professor at the University of Hawaii and author of "Hindu Bioethics for the Twenty-First Century."
Critics, including Kate Lovelady of the Ethical Society of St. Louis, say the new law imposes one narrow religious view on others. "A lot of our members don't believe life begins at conception—that it's much more complicated than that."
As polarizing as the abortion debate is, all sides agree on the subject of religious doctrine incorporated into government health warnings.
"We shouldn't be crafting legislation based on differing faith systems," said Lembke, the bill's co-sponsor. "I'd much rather use our Constitution."
[Tim Townsend writes for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in St. Louis, Mo.]
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We believe that integrating CAD and engineering with the K-12 curriculum is imperative, which is why we decided to team up with Fairmont Preparatory Academy. This highly academic high-school offers an Engineering Magnet program, a highly advanced program that allows high school students to build a strong foundation in math and science while benefiting from a cutting-edge engineering lab, a dedicated college/academic counselor, university-level courses and hands-on opportunities such as internships and study trips. The Engineering Magnet was developed to further the education and career goals of Fairmont students who are exceptionally gifted in math and science-areas where Fairmont's program excels.
Two students, Nikhil Narang and Aditi Sinha, had a strong interest in learning more about 3D Printing and Additive Technologies and decided to intern with us. Nikhil wrote an article in the Fairmont Preparatory Academy's Engineering Magnet Newsletter about his experience interning at GROWit and we want to share it with you.
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Academic year 2011-12 marked the 50th anniversary of the University Honors Program at the UW and 2012-13 will see the launch of our e-newsletter. Since this is our first edition as well as our first large-scale outreach to alumni, friends, and colleagues on and off campus, we will catch you up on the most recent developments in Honors, including the inauguration of a new curriculum in 2010.
Founded in 1961, the program underwent updates in 1976, 1981, and 1989, so the new curriculum replaces one that had just turned twenty-one years old. We created a timeline neatly capturing the history of the program that was compiled for our 50th anniversary celebration. And if you would like to share your Honors story, whether you are a current student, alumnus/alumna, professor, librarian, staff member or friend of honors, please do so on our 50th anniversary website.
Honors can truly boast of an award-winning staff; all of my colleagues have won service awards from Undergraduate Academic Affairs. They are:
- Julie Villegas, Associate Director
- Aley Mills-Willis, Director of Academic Services
- Brook Kelly, Assistant Director of Academic Services
- Laura Harrington, Academic Adviser
- Wendy Durant, Manager, Finance & Administration
- Ryan Luk, Database & Web Computing Specialist
We also have an outstanding student staff comprised of:
- Janelle White
- Emily Nitz-Ritter
- Allison Tesch
- Kelsey Wallach
Their work in support of the students, faculty, librarians and other support staff around campus is a major reason why this year the UW Honors Program was recognized as the "best overall in the west" by John Willingham, author of A Review of Fifty Public University Honors Programs (UW Honors was also ranked 6th overall among the 50 large public university Honors Programs or Colleges reviewed in the study).
Many of you receiving this e-newsletter knew Ran Hennes. In 2010, our dear friend and colleague passed away at the age of 80. Ran taught military history and served Honors and non-Honors students as well as student athletes for 40 of those 80 years. For generations of students, Ran was the Honors Program. We continue to miss his guidance, friendship, and wonderful sense of humor.
I hope that you enjoy reading about the University Honors Program. At 50, we are looking pretty good thanks to our amazing staff, phenomenal students, and the support that we receive from so many people, both on and off campus.
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SUN & SEA FEVER: Carnival Destiny Cruise Review by bigjac52
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Destination: Southern Caribbean
Embarkation: San Juan
We had an inside cabin on the upper deck about midship. It was very convenient to elevators going forward or aft. The great part was we were only one deck up from the promenade which would take you anywhere on the ship, and also had the casino! On the Destiny Deck 5 and Deck 9 will get you from the front to the back and 0 deck had the gangway to get you on and off the ship. Our cabin was clean and the water pressure was great. The cabin steward was exceptional (thank you Jacob) and the towel animals were always there when we returned from the evening out. More There were adequate supplies of shampoo and body wash as well as toothpaste and razors. The hair dryer worked well and you never ran out of hot water!!!
DINING: As always we never got up in time to eat breakfast in the main dining room but to Carnivals credit you could get breakfast until noon on the Lido deck. Buffet dining at the Sun & Sea on the Lido deck was typical cafeteria food and the Deli and grills served up great sandwiches and delicious golden brown french fries. Of course you can get pizza 24 hours a day along with icecream and I must say the pie was great!!!!!!!!!!
We had dinner each night in the Universal Dining room at a table for 8 that made every meal that much more enjoyable. We were at table 440 with waiters Petar and Ida. The absolute best waiters we have ever had anywhere. One of the ladies could not eat anything with gluten in it and the Carnival Dietician came to the table every night right before desert and went over the next nights menu with her and explained the foods that were totally gluten free. We learned from our waiters that they do that for anyone who has special dietary needs. The selections were varied and all of them prepared very well. There were always alternate selections (steak & shrimp) if you didn't like the choices.
Entertainment: We cruise frequently so we skip the Las Vegas style shows but go to all the comedy shows. Both Comedians were good and we actually thought they did better PG shows than they did R rated shows. Being in port everyday kept us from participating in any daytime shipboard activities. The Casino was large with plenty of selection and better than average service.
Ports: St Thomas, Dominica, Barbados, St Lucia, Antigua, St Kitts On the whole very similar islands but each had their own flavor. Barbados had the best Watch and Jewelry shopping. St Thomas had the best local market shopping and open air bars. Dominica had great tours available off the ship for half the price. Antigua had great beaches and water type tours. St Lucia had great tours off the ship as did St Kitts. A word of advice check this website and trip advisor to take tours not offered on the ship at tremendous savings from reputable tour operators.
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Sardines, coming and going, in waves
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Any regular frequenter of restaurants knows that the fish we eat are subject to trends. For stretches of time certain fish will be "go-to" foods, and then suddenly they're gone, replaced by...
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While some may wax nostalgic over the peculiar texture found only in the salisbury steak of our formative years, two self-proclaimed "angry" moms are doing more than their part to save the school...
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The Turkish farmers take irrigation water from the Orontes via steel pipes.
The Egyptian armies had advanced to the Orontes and the neighbourhood of Kadesh.
Orontes also brought with him the king's daughter, whom he had received in marriage.
It reaches the Mediterranean only near the mouth of the Orontes.
This is a mistake, as the battle was fought on the banks of the Orontes.
The districts of Hamath here mentioned must be sought between the Orontes and the sea, immediately north of Aradus.
Posidi, on the southern side of the bay, which receives the Orontes.
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Autoblog and Winding Road are both pointing to NASCAR news stories this morning that Sears Holdings, and its Craftsman Tools brand, will drop its sponsorship of NASCAR's Truck Series after the 2008 racing season. Craftsman has been the Truck Series title sponsor since 1995.
Sears Holdings has faced persistent financial problems for several years. It announced last week that third quarter profits dropped 99-percent, from $196-million last year to $2-million. The Craftsman sponsorship is estimated to cost Sears Holdings about $4 million a year, according to Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Daily.
It's not known if exiting the title sponsorship slot is related to these financial results, but Sears has said Craftsman will continue to participate in the Truck Series in some manner in 2009.
Here's NASCAR's Press Release:
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 4, 2007) – The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing has begun marketing entitlement sponsorship of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series beginning with the 2009 season.
This follows a decision by Sears that its Craftsman brand will forgo its sponsorship rights following the 2008 season.
"Craftsman has been a great, longstanding partner and intends to remain in the sport," said Steve Phelps, NASCAR Chief Marketing Officer, in a joint announcement with Sears. "The current series name will continue through the 2008 season with the same great commitment Craftsman has demonstrated throughout its 13-year history as the series' entitlement sponsor."
"The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series represents some of the world's best racing; the season championship has been determined in the final race of the year in 12 of 13 seasons – including 2007," Phelps said. "The series continues to attract some of NASCAR's most avid fans because of its intense, side-by-side competition."
"Craftsman has been the sponsor of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series since its inception in 1995 and since then we have developed strong relationships with millions of loyal NASCAR fans we value greatly," said Scott Howard, Manager of Marketing Partnerships for Sears. "While we will be relinquishing title sponsorship of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at the end of 2008 we continue to explore new opportunities within NASCAR."
The series just wrapped up a successful 13th season of 25 races at 22 tracks in 19 states from coast-to-coast. Ron Hornaday Jr. won his third series championship with a record $1,137,044 in winnings.
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Please finish! You have left us with a cliffie!
It has been SO long since I've read this story, that when I got the notification there was a new chapter up, I had to reread the entire thing to remember what was going on! And now that I remember, and have caught up, I don't want to have to wait forever for another update!
I love this fic! And I really want to know what happens!! Please don't keep me waiting too long! Lol!
I'm real curious as to who is sending Izza these strange messages. Does Snape have something to do with this. You make Remus sound like such a mannerly and nice young man. Maybe he should be a psychologist, or did they have mental health personal in the magical world at that time.
I loved everyone's costumes. It has always struck me as strange that the Slytherins, being pure bloods, can be so mannerly and so mean at the same time.
Entertaining chapter. A costume party sounds like fun especially since the attendees will be dressed as "dastardly figures." Kes sounds like a very interesting and good-looking character. I like that Sirius didn't back away from him but Sean did:D
I'm really enjoying this story so far. And, once a story starts out good it continues on that way. The dueling "fight" was interesting. Why didn't any of the Slytherins get detention? Was it because James drew first? You'd think the snakes would be punished a little for even letting themselves get baited into a fight.
I'd feel so guilty reading someone else's mail. I'm so happy that my family was never that manipulative like Izza's family is.
This is an interesting new character. I can believe she gets along with Sirius. It always surprises me that Hogwarts students in their 7th year sit openly in their houses and drink. People do that in US schools but it's hidden:D
Please put me out of my misery and update this. It is an amazing story. It helped bring me out of a dark place. AND OMFG A STARKID QUOTE. Izza is canon to me now. I MUST KNoW MORE. I shouted out 'no' when I realised that tgis was the last chapter, so loud that my mum came running in and asked what was wrong. This deserves to be on every books shelf. Thank you for it
I've just read the entirety of this in one sitting, and I'm in love.
I've read most of your other stuff, so when I saw you'd posted a new chapter of this I went to read it, and promptly realised I'd never in fact read this, which obviously needed to be remedied!
I love Izza as a character. She's so broken as a person which makes her so real and human, and nothing she ever does surprises me (that's a good thing!), what I'm trying to say is that her actions are relatable and you've created this character that I can completely empathise with, which is rare for an OC.
Honestly it feels like blasphemy to even call her an OC, as she feels like canon to me now.
I like how you haven't focused this entirely on James and Lily, and have instead chosen to tell the story of their friends and their last year at Hogwarts. I particularly like the way you regularly change POV, it really makes it seem like we are getting to know each of the characters.
In terms of plot, I'm really intrigued to see where this is leading as for once I have absolutely no idea (that's a good thing!), and Izza's sleep talking has only perplexed me further!
The fractured relationship between Sirius and Izza is so human it makes me tearful, they're so perfect for each other and yet anything and everything gets in their way. I think it's interesting how you had it be Rosier who pointed out the obvious sexual tension between them, not just because someone had to say it but also because he does represent the 'enemy' and it's interesting that he can see what is perhaps their one weakness when they could not.
The complex web of relationships you've created within the eight Gryffindors is fascinating, and I can't wait to see how that is resolved.
This has been very long and rambling, but to conclude I adore your storytelling ability and the characterisation within this, and hope you'll update soon to put me out of my misery.
Please please please update soon. This is my favourite story on Mugglenet and I've been checking it daily (I have no life!) just in case an update awaits but to no avail. I'm really hoping you don't abandon this-It's too good! More Lilly and James though please! :)
I love the story, but you use "thousand- watt smile' alot. Maybe try a different way of phrasing it.
PLEASE UPDATE SOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!! i keep checkin' in almost every othr day in hope of seeing the 20th chapter waiting for me... but alas! the author has no mercy on us! :(
plz update soon, i really wanna know what's up next....
i am addicted to this!! i absolutely love it, dont u dare stop writing!!! oh and i rely like remus n this story, he's definetely my fav maurauder, could he have a thing with Izz? i think tht'd b rely cool thanks!!
I really liked the end part were she realises that something is up with James siince he and all the Maruders knnow that Izza and Lily aren't on speaking terms. I can't wait for you to update this story as it is amazing!
great chapter! i like how u had more lily and james in this...
This is totally the kind of thing I should hate, but genuinely can't stop reading it! I love the way you've portrayed all the charactrs, especially Sirius. A lot of fanfics make Sirius seem too overexcitable and as though he isn't as troubled as he is, but you've captured it perfectly! It's really well written, and the atmosphere you've created is brilliant! I'm loving it, so please keep going!!
i love this fic! its so interesting with a really unique plot. i love the close relationship you showed between all of the gryffindors. ur characters are well characterized though u should be careful with izza sometimes you make her seem a but like a mary-sue. but overall its really brilliant :) update soon :)
Author's Response: Thank you so much for the kind review :) The next chapter is waiting for validation :D
I really love this fic! I've been checking Mugglenet almost daily for the last month in anticipation of a new chapter, so I decided to write a review when I was checking today! I adore the Marauder era and I feel you've really captured the essence of it- the turbulent times permeated with fear, but still the typical adolescent dilemmas! To echo some of the other reviews I love how you have steered away from the typical one dimensional characters, and away from the overdone Lilly/James hate relationship. I was so delighted that Lilly and James finally got together in this chapter! Although, I always imagined her falling for him earlier, around the end of sixth year maybe.
I especially love the Izza/Sirius Relationship. I always felt that Sirius, with his zealous nature, must have loved someone ferociously and passionately, but it was ill-fated. So their relationship really fits in with what I imagined. I also love how you've shown the depth of the Marauders' friendships. I too feel that Peter deserved more credit as friend in the early days, and I think you've depicted their fellowship really well. Sorry for rambling, but I really am Enjoying this story- you're a great writer. UPDATE SOON! X
Author's Response: Oh my god, this review absolutely made my day! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a sweet review :) Okay, good news, the next chapter is awaiting validation, yay! Now, onto the review. I am so glad you feel I capture that turbulence, I really want that in my story, but I sometimes feel I forget about it a little, because it's so plot heavy. As for Lily and James... well, they're not quite together yet :D I do remember somewhere in the books someone saying to Harry that Lily started to fall for James sometime in seventh year, after he 'got over himself'. But I'm so happy you like the dynamics of their relationship. And I feel the same about Sirius. I think that he had the sort of passionate, intensely loyal, wild nature that lends itself well to an ill-fated relationship. Of course, I can't speculate on what might happen between him and Izza - that would ruin the story! Suffice to say, there is plenty more Izza and Sirius to come in this story. I absolutely agree about Peter. There is a reason the four were friends, he had something to offer them. He had other aspects to his personality than the weakness and betrayal that came later. Thank you again for this wonderful review, and all the great feedback and compliments. I hope you enjoy the coming chapters and keep reviewing so I can continue to hear your thoughts!


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Swords & Earrings is a turn-based strategy game settled in a medieval fantasy world (RPG).
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — President Obama will return to Iowa on Wednesday as part of his strategy to finish strong in the state that launched him on the road to the presidency four years ago.
Obama supporter Rep. Tyler Olson, D-Cedar Rapids, made the announcement of the visit at a presidential debate-watch party Thursday night at the Cedar Rapids Obama for America headquarters. A venue for the president's third visit of the year to Cedar Rapids has not been determined.
Olson said advance teams are looking at possible sites for an event.
The announcement came after Obama's national campaign leaders touted its lead in voter registration efforts and early voting. Coming 20 days before the election, the visit doesn't reflect a response to any concern about the president's campaign here, Obama for America national campaign manager Jim Messina said.
"Look, we've always said Iowa is a battleground state," Messina said. "We continue to feel very good about our chances in Iowa. We have a lead, but we're the Obama campaign. We're not taking anything for granted."
The numbers he and national field director Jeremy Bird see in Iowa are encouraging.
"I'm a data-driven guy," Messina said in a conference call Thursday with reporters. "The first thing I read every morning are the numbers. Not poll numbers, but numbers that mean something to me: registered voters, ballots requested and early votes cast.
"Those numbers are telling the real story of this election," he said.
Meanwhile, Republican Mitt Romney's campaign spokesman Shawn McCoy said the president is using "debunked metrics" to distract Iowans from another set of numbers —- the national debt and unemployment.
In Iowa, Democrats lead in by-mail voting, in-person early voting, total voting and total ballots requested, Bird said. In fact, he said Obama has a wider margin than four years ago in ballots requested and ballots cast.
According to the Iowa Secretary of State's Office, 376,200 ballots have been requested — 111,877 from Republicans and 181,026 from Democrats, as of Oct. 10. Republicans have returned 50,032 ballots while Democrats have turned in 101,613.
Republicans, who didn't start their early voting push as early as the Obama campaign, say they expect Democrats to maintain an early voting advantage. However, they see the numbers tightening and Republicans have shown a preference for Election Day voting.
So "it's still a race," Olson said. "I'll put the strength of the Obama organization up against anyone's."
Those volunteers can persuade undecided voters and turn out Obama supporters in the final days of the campaign, Messina said.
Early voting efforts are turning out Obama supporters from 2008 who didn't vote in 2010, Olson said.
"So there's more of a story to is than simply the raw numbers," he said, referring to voter registration gains Republicans made since the 2008 election.
Democrats are leading Republicans in voter registration in nearly every battleground state, Bird said. Democrats have increased their voter registration total by nearly 8,900 voters compared with July's numbers while the GOP has gained 52 overall, according to the Secretary of State's Office.
However, the Democratic gains include "inactive" voters, some who may not have voted since before 2008. Among "active" voters, the secretary of state reports Republicans have a 10,892 voter advantage over Democrats.
Obama's visit comes just six weeks since his Iowa City rally Sept. 7. Since June, he's made 13 visits to Iowa, according to the Washington Post candidate tracker.
The president, who made Cedar Rapids his first stop after formally entering the 2008 presidential campaign, spoke at Conveyor Engineering & Manufacturing the day after delivering the annual State of the Union speech to Congress and returned for a speech at Kirkwood Community College in July.


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"Annie's in the room!"
"Her tumor is stable, and she is much recovered in both mind and body."
Incredibly happy to hear that, Whitley.
uh, yea we have at our disposal almost all the natural healing remedies in our local health grocers store (like Whole Foods), but you got to do the research and pinpoint your disease or ailment to the right herb or supplement. I'm going to say it's easy!
I'm so glad and grateful that you shared, Anne & Whitley, an update about Anne's health. All prayers, meditations and positive energy to you both. This interview's so timely b/c a friend sent me a link TODAY about nature's healing power for children--ppl, really-- with ADHD. Guest Robbie Holz talked about the power of nature to heal. Synchronicity...again.
What would have happened if Gary Holz had waited until medical doctors thought it was "scientific" to study with the Aborigines of Australia? The view of "credulous, crystal-wielding hippy" should shame you to the roots. The need to "appear" credible in a corrupt system until an authoritative voice gives you permission to observe the world as it is the worst kind of mealy-mouthed gunk. The weird belief that fear is the criterion of "authentic" UFO contact experience is right up there with the cowardly disavowal of "credulous, crystal-wielding hippy."
Note from a crystal-wielding hippy. Two remarkable situations that I "handled" with crystals comes to mind. In one, I bought a used refrigerator when I moved to a new home in the middle of a heat wave 25 years ago. The refrigerator would not work for days after I plugged it in, and the obvious solution was to buy a new refrigerator. I had just spent a small fortune to move. I found the most expendable crystal I owned, which was a small dog carved in Mexico. I set up (programmed) the crystal to cool the refrigerator and work as it should, and then put the crystal in the freezer. Eight hours later the refrigerator was cooling nicely, and it worked as it should for years.
My car badly needed an overhaul and valve job, soon after I had moved. Again, I didn't have the $$$ to do the necessary overhaul for two weeks. And, again, I used the same method as I had with the refrigerator. The car ran perfectly for months, until I remembered (literally months later) later than I needed a valve job. My money flow was fine by then.
When the mechanic looked at the car he asked me how I had gotten it to his shop. I told him I had driven the car there, and it was running fine. He said, "Lady, this car has three waterlogged valves." (It was a four-cylinder Audi, and that meant only one cylinder was functioning.) He was so incredulous that I had driven the car to his shop with no problems, that I softened the blow to his belief of how the world works by telling him I had prayed with the car. This was, of course, true. I had said "prayers" when I had "programmed" it to run perfectly until I had the money for the valve job.
The mechanic gave me a comprehending look and said: "I can believe it. Only prayer could get this car to run." He could accept the idea that an externalized god or angel could perform a miracle, but old-fashioned human power was totally beyond his understanding. Had I told him I called in the power that energizes the entire universe, he would have had no clue. (I got to know this mechanic pretty well.) He was a well-trained Christian who believe that non-human agents could perform miracles, but the poor, needy little children were virtually powerless. I wanted to get my car fixed more than stir up his ethos of feeble humans imploring big gods, so I didn't bother to tell him the whole prayer account.
I am a conscious UFO experiencer and have never been terrified of the contacts. Whoever created the weird belief that fear is an essential element of authenticity in UFO experiences was a sadly broken human, who should have his/her mouth washed out with soap.
Anne and Whitley.....Our beautiful and soul-mate of Whitley, how lovely it is to hear your voice. Thank you Robbie Holz for bringing this treasure trove regarding knowledge of the ancestors. I am sure our own Native American Indians as well as Indians all over the planet have much they could share too.
Robbie, when you spoke of your husband Gary (physicist) coming to you every day at 8 O'clock, I was struck by the close resemblance/symbol for INFINITY .....Could this be why he chose that number? Perhaps the number 8 in itself is significant?
I remember that same number (8) in the original 1985 movie, 'BACK TO THE FUTURE.' At the beginning of this movie, all of the clocks went off (alarms and all) at 8 O'clock.
Infinity (symbol: ∞) is an abstract concept describing something without any limit and is relevant in a number of fields, predominantly mathematics and physics. The English word infinity derives from Latin infinitas, which can be translated as "unboundedness", itself calqued from the Greek word apeiros, meaning "endless".[1]
Great to hear you! I have been using THC/CBD extract to treat a brain tumor in my beloved Service dog Kepler, a Bouvier des Flandres since he was diagnosed in May. It has kept the tumor from growing and thank God has given him many months of quality time. My vet and others at UC Davis saw his CT scan and did not give him more than a month or two. He is happy, in good weight, loves his meals, and in no pain.
Like you, I had a stroke in 2008 and Kepler became my service dog and alerts me to seizures and guarded my blind area; now he is retired because the THC has compromised his good judgment LOL!
Many prayers headed your way with all our love.
Carol and Kepler
Gaia, Dea Terra, la verde delle foreste, quella chi ci dà la vita, dall'inizio alla fine, sei tu parte di noi e siamo noi parte di te.
Gaia, Goddess of the Earth, green of the forest, she who gives us life, from beginning to end, you are part of us and we are part of you.
It is so wonderful to know you are doing so much better Anne and it is wonderful to have you back on. Blessings and love to you and Whitley!
At dawn people gaze at trees, at dusk trees gaze at people - Don Juan Matus
Anne and Whitley, I thought this to be interesting and synchronistic to the DREAMLAND interview this week and wanted to share.
Whitley, yesterday evening I read..... Sleepers Awake..... Posted in Whitley's space.
"Just after I finished posting Doorway to Other Worlds, which I have been working on for a couple of months, I chanced to hear Bach's 'Sleepers Awake.' It took me back at once to my years as an active participant in the GURDJIEFF FOUNDATION, and to memories of one of the finest men I knew there, Martin W. Benson."
Today, a friend called and ask if wanted to go to an afternoon movie with her. We did and the movie was, 'Saving Mr. Banks.'
The scene opens as Mrs.Travers (P.L. Travers) is reading a book by GEORGE GURDJIEFF. Mrs.Travers shifts back and forth throughout the movie to scenes and memories from her childhood home in AUSTRALIA. The movie is about deep emotional pain and healing.
Mary Poppins is the title character of a series of eight children's books written by Australian novelist P. L. Travers.
Anne, I send you wishes of love, peace and restoration. Thank you. I am so grateful for the openness of thoughts of your life in which we all can learn and participate.
I have felt a virtual shower of these truths you share coming from so many different sources recently. It has become a kind of "humming" background of existence.
I believe we are here to help uncover truths for ourselves and each other, if we would only be aware of it. Thank you both for shining such a bright light in this world.
Rejection is the hardest thing to heal from because it goes to the core of our very being. Circumstances sometimes subject us to things we wish we could have avoided and hindsight is only 20/20. This is judgments by others of the harshest form but once we've moved through the grief we can see that other peoples judgments of us don't matter. Learning to love ourselves and truly value ourselves for what we are is real freedom and perhaps put everything else in our world in the proper balance. In healing the truth will always set you free and the soul asks do you wish to remain the caterpillar or become a butterfly.
I will definitely purchase a copy of this book!
I have had my own experiences with an Australian aborigine about 10 years ago. I had ordered a meditation CD of didgeridoo music. I have always felt the pull of Australia, so I thought it would be cool to listen to. One morning, I went to Crystalinks.com where Ellie Crystal featured Uluru (Ayers Rock) on her blog. That same afternoon I received the CD in the mail. I thought that this was more than coincidence, so later in the day I made a point of slipping on the ear buds, getting relaxed, closing my eyes and listening to the didgeridoo. Within moments I was 'there', in the Outback. I looked down and realized that I had on my hiking shoes. I started walking towards a large hill in the distance and I was soon joined by a dingo keeping pace beside me. As we walked, I saw a figure up ahead and soon came face to face with an aborigine man with the biggest smile you ever saw. He motioned for me to follow him, and as the sun set, we finally reached the 'hill', Uluru. Since it was getting dark, the man fashioned and lit a torch and motioned for me to enter a small cave in Uluru. I asked if he was going to go into the cave with me, but he shook his head 'no' and motioned for me to enter again, handing the torch over to me. I got the distinct feeling that he was not allowed to enter the cave. I walked into the small cave, which was no bigger than an average sized bedroom. The dingo was still beside me as I held up the torch and marveled at the swirls, circles, and spirals painted on the walls. I sensed a feeling of creation inside this place. I stepped back out of the cave and the aborigine again motioned for me to follow him. He put out the torch, and we then proceeded to climb Uluru in the dark. After what seemed like forever, and after many scratches, bruises and bumps, we got to the top. I was winded after the climb, and although it was dark, the light from the stars gave just enough light for me to see the man with his right arm extended upward at the sky. Once again, I saw his brilliant smile lighting up in the dark. I was kind of like, "You dragged me all they way up here just to show me the sky?" He just nodded, then motioned that it was time to leave. At that point, I was no longer on top of Uluru, but trekking back across the Outback with the dingo. The dingo soon left me and I was back 'here.'
After that, you can bet that I did some serious research on Uluru! One of the things that I found out was that Uluru does have quite a few caves. More interesting still, some of those caves were specific for men or women, with some of the caves designated as 'birthing' caves for women only---generations of children came into the world in these caves.
Soon thereafter, I became acquainted with a lady who was doing research via satellite images. Her name was Angela Micol, and Whitley had interviewed her a couple of times on 'Dreamland'. Immediately after my little 'Walkabout' I remembered Angela's research, which included triangles in satellite images that resembled markers or pointers in the landscape. I 'knew' that there were triangles near Uluru and within moments I found them as I searched on the 'Earth from Space' website. I passed the images on to Angie.Satellite Discoveries is no longer around, but remnants of my 'discovery' are still found on the internet:
This one is the original image, complete with Angie's circles around the triangles:
Further research about Australia turned up more clues, but I simply do not have the time to go into all of it here, but I did document all in my old journal. Suffice to say that it includes more 'creation' themes. I even made contact with a gentleman in Australia via introduction from Ellie Crystal, who validated some things for me, and even tried to get me to go to Australia to meet the man that he felt sure was my aborigine guide. At the time I was so busy with home, job, and family, and little funds, so I simply was not able to make the journey.
Thanks for this interview...It's got the juices flowing again! :-)
I re-read Mutant Downunder a while ago a similar story about powerful healing.A wonderful interview and I am so happy Anne is taking the oil.Much love to you both
I re-read Mutant Downunder a while ago a similar story about powerful healing.A wonderful interview and I am so happy Anne is taking the oil.Much love to you both
Messages of love and healing:
I was tremendously moved by the love and sadness in your voice Whitley. Hearing Anne's soft, wise words was not just heart wrenching but truly inspiring .
When hale and hearty, we all bravely blather about "the undiscovered country from which no traveller returns" , but those who are weakened, pained and see the exit door clearly.... and still manage to smile, laugh and make others feel there is hope, are exceptional beings.
You two are blessed to have one another and I think that Anne's work here is not yet done and I look forward to more
pearls of wisdom from you both. Be well!


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If psp is the gaming station made by Sony, then yes.
There are several articles to be found using the google search engine with the following terms:
netbsd psp
linux psp
Go and play!
I just had to try it yeah go ahead and laugh but it was a good thought. I have searched and came up with nothing so I am turning to all of you wise ones. Is there any way to reformat or config the psp to run bt so that I will always have it with me? Thank you in advance for your help!
If psp is the gaming station made by Sony, then yes.
There are several articles to be found using the google search engine with the following terms:
netbsd psp
linux psp
Go and play!
Lux sit
You could get linux to run and cross compile some tools but you wont get bt4 onto a psp because the psp uses a mips processor and is not x86.
If you are really interested I did post some instructions for qemu in bt3. You could install qemu onto bt4 and emulate a psp. Then install debian ETCH and go from there. But this would be a mammoth task to say the least. You would have to install a Windows manager ETC. It would be basically building your own distro lol.
I havent looked into it but you may find somebody has done all the hard work for you and has a pre built image for sony's psp. Then all you would have to do is to compile all the tools lol !!!. And for packet injection you would have to compile a module for the wifi card thats if it supports injection.
Hope this helps a little
Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69
Yes to compile linux for just the PSP but porting over some of the backtrack core packages and a few tools is not so much of a waste of time. Just think of the devices BT could run on with a mips based version !!! Mobile phones, PDA's, PS3, Some EEE pc's and loads more


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CASA of the 9th Judicial District holds a special place in the heart of Earl Duff owner/general manager Tim Duff.
That was evident Thursday morning, when Duff presented CASA with a check for more than $7,500 through Subaru of America's Share the Love program.
"I'm big on any cause that aids children," Duff said at the Harriman dealership. "CASA's mission is to help kids that are in the court system for no cause of their own.
The business name may be a play on words, but Holy Rollers' employees are very serious about their ministry.
Tammy Lowe, Nikki Conley and Stephanie Lewis operate the shop on East Race Street in Kingston. But it's not really work for the trio as much as it is a blessing for them and their clientele.
"We don't push Christianity or our lifestyle," said Lowe. "We wait for people to talk to us, And you know who to minister to, and who needs it by talking to them.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science recently awarded a $1.4 billion contract to Oak Ridge Associated Universities to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education.
The initial contract term will be through Sept. 30, 2020.
The department recognizes superior performance through phased extensions beyond the initial term of the contract for up to a total of five additional years, if the contractor meets performance criteria developed by DOE.
Readers may remember that Pennybacker House Restaurant was my wife Carol's brainchild in 1996.
She presented her ideas to potential investors and spearheaded the effort to buy the house and create the restaurant.
After five years of successful operation, Pennybacker House Restaurant closed because it was unable to find key employees.
Gibson Girls later operated there until the owner passed away.
The Pennybacker family built the original house. Augusta Neergaard, daughter of a Danish nobleman, purchased the mansion in 1869.
Real estate firm Pioneer Realty has recently joined the offices of Coldwell Banker Jim Henry and Associates.
"Matt has been serving the real estate community for 40 years, and we look forward to bringing his knowledge and expertise of both commercial and residential real estate to our organization," said Kathy May-Martin, principal broker at Coldwell Banker Jim Henry and Associates.
Pioneer Realty is owned by Roane County businessman and developer Matt Caldwell.
Roane County's unemployment rate for February was 5.3 percent — half a percent lower than the previous month, according to statistics released in late March by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
That trend was common statewide, with all but two of Tennessee's 95 counties reporting a decrease for the month.
The only increase was in Middle Tennessee's Jackson County. Its 6.9 percent rate increased by 0.1 percent.
Smith County's rate held steady at 4.7 percent. It is also in Middle Tennessee.
Ashante Hall was recently named Quarterly Star at Victorian Square Assisted Living in Rockwood.
Hall has been employed at Victorian Square since October 2014.
"She was recognized by her co-workers for this honor because of her loving and compassionate approach to caregiving," said Victorian Square spokeswoman Saundra Bandy.
"The residents and staff have been blessed not only by her warm smile, but with her musical talents as well."
Roane Medical Center observed Certified Nurses Day on March 19 by honoring six board-certified nurses who work at the Harriman hospital.
Board certification of nurses plays an important role in assuring high standards of patient care.
"Nursing, like health care in general, has become increasingly complex," said Janice McKinley, senior vice president and chief nursing officer for Covenant Health, parent company of Roane Medical Center.
The Joint Commission concluded their reaccreditation of Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services earlier this year.
"We're delighted to once again meet the high-quality standards of care set forth by The Joint Commission, and we are confident that by doing so, it ultimately benefits the people we serve," said Brian Buuck, Ridgeview CEO.
As an independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.
Today's "Out to Lunch" adventure is at Bella Roma, an Italian and Greek cuisine restaurant in Oliver Springs.
Bella Roma broad menu selection will certainly appeal to a bunch of area folks.
The location at 7073 Old Knoxville Hwy. is actually in Morgan County. It's within walking distance of Roane County.
From Harriman, head north on Highway 27/61, following Highway 61 to Oliver Springs. Turn left at the first traffic light, and Bella Roma is in a strip mall on the right.
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Women went weak at the knees last Thursday as Selfridges in The Trafford Centre unveiled its autumn/winter collection in a champagne fuelled frenzy for biker boots and body con dresses.
We thought we had seen the last of Herve Leger's 'It' dress of 2009, but no, it's back for winter and it's sexy as hell.
Plunging neck-line, bright red and clingy as ever you'll look knock-out in this number. Coming in at £995, if you've got a spare grand lying around — why not?
Next up were the sequins, which tumbled out in the form of a blue mini dress from Paul & Joe at £395, a 'to-die-for' Matthew Williamson at £1,995 and this silver hoodie from Joseph at £450 (you won't see the thugs wearing this beauty). Team with metallic leggings from Kova & T at £115 and chunky biker boots to give it that edge.
Next up were prints. This long sleeved black bell dress from Issa will set you back £485 but it is the shape of things to come. The splash of pattern is set against floaty sleeves and thigh skimming hems — heavy patent boots from Carvela at Kurt Geiger at £170 toughen up the look.
Last but not least was biker chic with this jacket from Whistles at £350 and studded gloves from Zadig and Voltaire at £70. No one is going to mess with you.
On the same night, The Trafford Centre was a hot bed of fashion as urban street style was mixed with glamour at the Denim and Diamonds fashion show in the Great Hall. The VIP event, to raise money for the New Children's Hospital Appeal in Manchester, kicked off with a champagne reception.
Guests were treated to the autumn/winter collections from stores such as Karen Millen, DKNY Jeans, Selfridges, Calvin Klein Jeans and Vivienne Westwood.
Musicians The Red Hot Strings performed live and members of the Dance Art Productions got fashionistas out of their seats and onto the floor. Now that's what I call fashion 'night' fever.


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On Sunday, foreign troops escorted 1,300 Muslims out of Bangui. Peacekeepers stood by as Christians, some armed with machetes and bows and arrows, picked apart houses in Bangui's northern PK12 neighborhood, once a Muslim stronghold.
"It's tragic and inexcusable that the situation was allowed to fall apart so that in the end evacuation was the only way to save people's lives," said Joanne Mariner, a senior crisis adviser for Amnesty International. "Much more should have been done to prevent ethnic cleansing in December and January – before tens of thousands of Muslims had fled."
Rebels called Seleka seized Bangui last year from President Francois Bozize, whom they had accused of marginalizing Muslims in the country of 4.6 million people – about 80 percent of whom are Christian. However, abuses and killings committed during the rebels' time in power led to the creation of self-defense militia in the Central African Republic's majority-Christian south.
'Vital stakes'
In January, Seleka leader Michel Djotodia stepped down under international pressure. Backed by French and African peacekeepers, interim authorities have struggled to restore order. Rights groups have reported ethnic cleansing in parts of the country.
Not all support the evacuations. Reconciliation Minister Antoinette Montaigne warned the exodus could undermine peace efforts and play into the hands of rebels seeking to create a Muslim state in the north.
"I decided to join the debate because nobody has shown concern for the vital stakes of reconciliation," Montaigne said, warning that uprooting communities on religious and ethnic grounds could cause "cultural and sociological imbalances."
On Sunday, after watching their former neighbors leave from behind a thin white rope barrier put up by Congolese peacekeepers, hundreds of Christians began looting. Many chanted "Liberation, Liberation!" Others mockingly swept the dirt from the ground in front of the mosque with brooms and shouted "We have cleaned Central African Republic of the Muslims!"
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March 27, 2009
A 12-year-old Castle Hayne boy was killed Friday when the ATV he was riding in an abandoned quarry flipped over and pinned him, a spokesman for the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office said.
When emergency medical workers arrived at the quarry, they found the ATV on top of the boy, Smith said, and pulled it off of him. The boy wasn�t wearing a helmet, Smith said.
The boy was riding the ATV with a group of other kids who were on other ATVs. Smith said the other kids called 911 to report the accident, but were unable to pull the ATV off of the boy.
The area they were riding in was a flat part of the quarry that also had some mounds, Smith said. He said he did not know how the kids got onto the private property, which is gated from the roadway.
A couple of Holly Shelter Road residents, who gathered at the entrance to the property Friday evening, said they often saw young children and teenagers ride ATVs around the property and that it was a popular pastime in the Castle Hayne area.
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CROATIAN TOURISTIC OFFER – LUXURY IN VILLAS – Pleasure for everybody
In the new era, tension between two competing visions of tourism – one of total exclusivity and one of total accessibility – is of current interest and defines the struggle for the future Croatian tourism.
What is an optimal solution?
Croatia has so big and jagged climatically so favorable coast line, that it can and must develop both types of tourism; because both of them can contribute to the economy of the country.
In every case, the stakes are high.
The London-based World Travel and Tourism Council calls Croatia's tourism market the fifth fastest-growing market in the world and predicts that tourism will account for 30 per cent of the country's GDP by the year 2015. To stay on track, Croatia must continue its balancing act, accommodating both high-end and low-end holidaymakers. For years, the former have holed up in grand hotels around Dubrovnik, while the latter make do in campsites and rooms-for-rent. But critics add that the country must also plug an important hole in its market – the very-high end.
With its vast shoreline and more than 1,000 islands, Croatia possess ample space to provide super-rich guests – stars of business, sport and Hollywood – the privacy they require. But the country's existing high-end hotels, mostly massive resorts and self-catering villas, cannot always do the job.
Such shortcomings drive the country's wealthiest visitors on to the water, where they spend catered holidays on private holiday yachts, landing only occasionally in secluded harbors to stretch legs. Some of these, like the aspiring Russian buyer, later seek ways to buy their own exclusive properties.
Spotting a business opportunity, a small but growing number of entrepreneurs aim fill this gap.
Benefiting from exclusivity and privacy, both options offer delights found at none of Croatia's luxury mega-hotels, including the newly refurbished 139-room Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik, the Hilton Group's first step into the market.
At the Pucic Palace, guests sip cocktails on a exquisite stone porch overlooking Dubrovnik's famous tiled rooftops. Rather than inducing claustrophobia, as the sometimes-crowded walled city can do, the location provides a soothing escape even in the heart of the city. Soundproofed walls block out the noise of the walking streets below.
By contrast, Villa Astra, in the northern region of Istria, capitalizes on a quiet location directly on the shore and exploits synergies. By a serene pool, guests eat sumptuous meals made of locally harvested ingredients – scampi, mussels, wild asparagus, strawberries and nettles.
Croatia blasts both old-style mass tourism in Croatia and the tendency of today's top-end guests to hide themselves away on hired yachts. Such tourism is "an industry with no human element. "There is so much capital floating around in the world, targeting Croatia. We must focus it on what is sustainable."
Some of the world's most exclusive boutique hoteliers aim to enter the market, among them Singapore-based Amanresorts International, whose only other effort in Europe to date operates in Courchevel, France.
With new entrants like these, Croatia's image could soon change for the better.
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The new edition of the Edge newsletter is out, and it's got a good focus on Macromedia Labs this month (cool video testimonial on the landing page, too!). My article 'Welcome to Macromedia Labs' is one of the features (you may have already caught it on the Developer Center, however), along with Steven Wolkoff's intro to Flash Media Server 2 (formerly known as Flash Communications Server, or FlashCom to the l33t), some FLV goodies from Tom Green's new book, among other good articles. Check it out!
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