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A Davenport-based physician who practices orthopedic surgery has been cited by the state for mistakenly performing arthroscopic surgery on a patient's left ankle instead of the right one.
The error by Dr. Tuvi Mendel occurred Nov. 5, 2013.
Mendel was fined $2,500 by the Iowa Board of Medicine and warned that if such an error should occur again, his Iowa medical license would face further disciplinary action.
According to the Iowa Board of Medicine, Mendel recognized the error after the surgery was completed. He immediately informed the patient and her family. The patient subsequently agreed to undergo surgery on the correct ankle.
Mendel reported the incident to the board and has taken corrective actions to avoid such errors in the future, officials said.

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Hungary will have to invest in rearmament as its military technology, save the Gripen jet fighters, will become totally obsolete in ten years, the defence minister told business daily Vilaggazdasag on Monday.
Apart from the Gripen programme, Hungary's armed forces have not procured military technology since the change in regime over two decades ago, Csaba Hende said.
"Most of what we are using today was manufactured during the term of the Warsaw Treaty, 30 to 40 years ago," he said.
Over the past few years the country's military capabilities have been developed from a smaller budget, the minister said, adding that merely the United States and Hungary would be able to fulfil all the 45 capabilities targets identified in NATO's ten-year planning process.
Hende noted that the government had made a commitment in early 2012 that it would maintain the nominal value of the defence budget during 2013-2015, and increase it by 0.1 percent of GDP in the following years until 2023.
The minister said that Hungary's defence budget increased by 7 billion forints (EUR 23.7m), or 3 percent, this year.


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Chances are good that you're making a few of these common mistakes on your resume. How many are you guilty of? 1. Relying on outdated sources of advice. Resume conventions have changed dramatically in the last 20 years. If you're reading a book that insists you use an objective on your resume or that you can't exceed one page, chances are good that you're reading something outdated (or listening to someone who hasn't hired recently).


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Asus Readies a Pair of Great Sounding, Bang & Olufsen Laptops
Earlier this year at CES 2010, Asus partnered with a Danish acoustic company to produce what is arguably its sweetest-sounding (and, not to mention, most expensive) media center laptop. The NX90 Bang & Olufsen Edition has a sloping pair of speakers that runs the length of the screen, dual touchpads, and is covered in swank aluminum skina sure hit among audiophiles.On Wednesday, Asus said it will begin shipping the NX90 in two different versions at the end of September, ranging in screen size and price. Though it isn't as theatrical, the Asus N53Jf will be the more cost-conscious of the two, backed by a more subtle-looking pair of Bang & Olufsen speakers.
From the outside, the N53Jf looks like your average 15-inch laptop. The top is covered in fine aluminum metals, which seep into the palm rest area as well. The 15.6-inch widescreen is edge-to-edge glass, and Asus is contemplating two resolutions: a 1,366-by-768 ($999) and a 1,920-by-1,080 ($1,099) option, for HD enthusiasts. It'll have the gamut of ports and slots, including three USB ports (one of which is USB 3.0), HDMI, eSATA, and a dual layer DVD burner. The piece de resistance, of course, is the audio hardwareBang & Olufsen speakers paired with Asus's Sonic Master Audio system. Though I didn't get to hear it first hand, Asus advised that I should hold on to something before cranking up the volume.
The components are nothing to laugh at either, as the N53Jf will run an Intel Core i5-460M and 4 GB of RAM. Gamers, take note: The N53Jf will be use Nvidia's latest graphics chipthe GeForce GT425M, which will have support for Direct X 11 and will work in tandem with Intel's Integrated graphics, via its Optimus technology. Systems will be available at the end of September.
The media center version is uniquely designed to show off its twin, towering speakers. It'll come in two versions: The G73Jw sports a 17.3-inch widescreen, a Core i7-740QM processor, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, and a Blu-Ray drivethis one will start at $1,699. The NX90 will cost as much as $2,299 and comes with a bigger, 18.4-inch widescreen. Other amenities include a built-in TV tuner, 1080p resolution, and over 1 terabyte of storage.


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These rules are presented to simplify and balance the Attribute rules some. In that light, there are now six attributes instead of nine - Strength and Stamina have been combined into Brawn, Perception into Intelligence and Wits, and Appearance has been made into a Merit (see Merits). Presence replaces Charisma for the most part, taking up a few of Appearance's mannerisms and Manipulation stays largely the same.
Physical Attributes are Brawn and Dexterity. Social Attributes are Manipulation and Presence. Mental Attributes are Intelligence and Wits.
A rough assessment of what a given score means is as follows...
• - The bottom 6th (or so) of a random human population.
•• - The vast majority of the population - 2/3rds.
••• - About a 7th of the population.
•••• - About 2% of the population has a given attribute in this range.
••••• - About 1 in 750.
•••••• - Less than 1 in 30,000.
- Note that, a 6 is only possible for mortals with Legendary Attribute.
Dexterity: A partially mental skill, covers agility, coordination, reflexes. Often a focus for combat, Dexterity represents the fluidity of your body and mind. Dexterity adds to your initiative along with Wits.
• - Clumsy. Occasionally you trip over your own toes.
•• - You can hold a blade without injuring yourself.
••• - You are skilled at acrobatics.
•••• - You can impress with tricks at parties.
••••• - Your agility is par with few. With training you can walk tightropes.
•••••• - It is nearly impossible to put you in a position you can't contort out of.
Brawn: Raw strength and stamina. Not only how hard you hit, but how hard of a hit you can take. Adds to the Melee damage you do, and you have Bashing soak equal to your Brawn, and if Exalted, you have half your Brawn in Lethal soak. Also grants health levels past incapacitated. The weights lifted are those you can heft and walk around with. Training (athletics) can let you lift more for short term feats of strength.
• - Weakling. Can dead lift around 100 lbs.
•• - Average. Can dead lift around 200 lbs.
••• - Strong. Can dead lift around 300 lbs.
•••• - Powerful. Can dead lift around 400 lbs.
••••• - Amazing. Can dead lift around 500 lbs.
•••••• - Legendary. Can dead lift around 600 lbs.
Intelligence: A measure of raw mental process. Memory, sensation, judgement, reasoning, imagination, and thoroughness and the ability to handle complex ideas and find connections between seemingly unrelated things.
• - Dullard, You don't get much.
•• - Average, at least you're not the Dullard.
••• - Gifted, your intellect is notable.
•••• - Genius, people defer to your wisdom.
••••• - Superb, you are renowned for your mind.
•••••• - Unmatched, your wit is legendary.
Wits: Alertness and speed of comprehension, a partially Physical attribute, as it largely depends somewhat on senses and reflex. It is about the here and now, and is a part of your instincts to reflect this. Wits adds to your initiative along with Dexterity.
• - You might be described as absent-minded, or perhaps clueless.
•• - You can pay attention.
••• - You notice things frequently, and are fairly snappy.
•••• - You are known for your wit.
••••• - You are almost never surprised, and never at a loss for what to say.
•••••• - You could easily rival Sherlock Holmes with the right skills.
Presence: Your charm, your ability to project a compotent picture of yourself. Covers force of personality as well as the ability to get what you want by taking an aggressive stance. It's how heavy you hit with your words and poses,
• - You're overly agressive, or otherwise posess an odious personality.
•• - Average, you can hold your own.
••• - Impressive, you have a bit of an aura about you.
•••• - You make friends and followers easily.
••••• - You can talk your way out of taking two wives.
•••••• - You are so natural you can build nations with the alliances you make.
Manipulation: A level of cuteness, choice of words, and other subtle, inovert actions. Rolled for making Innuendo (understanding it requires Wits), seduction, subtle manipulations, and so on. It's not necessarily an offensive Attribute, merely one pertaining to finesse over force.
• - You are hopelessly blunt.
•• - Average, you can hold your own.
••• - Sly. Not the best, but you have an edge.
•••• - Silver-tongued. You choose your words well.
••••• - You can talk your way out of taking two wives.
•••••• - You are so natural you can shatter nations with a few well-placed comments.
Any roll previously requiring Perception should require Intelligence or Wits as appropriate. Perceiving immediate effects falls under Wits, while things that may be thought over for a time fall under Intelligence.
All functions of Stamina and Strength now fall under Brawn. Simple.
Appearance rolls, rare as they are, use Presence (usually) or Manipulation, potentially modified or negated via an Appearance Merit.
Most old Charisma rolls will fall under Presence. Those Charisma rolls that involve sublety use Manipulation, however.
I think that it should be Presence and Manipulation, seeing as how definition-wise, Charisma and Presence are too similar, but Manipulation implies something much different. - Seiraryu
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It was a strong night for cable dramas last night. After the second-season finale of HBO's Game Of Thrones posted a series high 4.2 million viewers at 9 PM, the series premiere of A&E's Longmire at 10 PM drew 4.1 million total viewers to become the network's most-watched scripted series debut of all time and the highest-rated new cable scripted drama of 2012 among total viewers and adults 25-54 (1.4 million viewers). Longmire skewed older, averaging 986,000 viewers among adults 18-49, below A&E's highest-rated premiere in the demo, Breakout Kings (1.5 million) and this year's top new cable drama in 18-49, Lifetime's The Client List. At 9 PM, the Season 3 premiere of A&E's drama The Glades garnered 3.1 million total viewers, up 19% from last season; 1.4 million adults 25-54 (up 27%); and 1.1 million adults 18-49 (up 17%).
'Longmire' Most-Watched A&E Scripted Series Debut Ever With 4.1M Viewers
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sadly, boring and slow…For the record,simply curiosity ratings…. Mine's been satisfied…next !
I enjoyed it. I really enjoyed the performance by the actor portraying Walt Longmire. Glad the ratings were strong.
Seems like the sort of thing we already have Justified for.
That's like saying we don't need any more police procedurals, since we we already have "CSI" for that.
I agree: we DON'T need any more police procedurals! One CSI is already too much.
I dug it…great characters, cool story.
Too bad it'll be cancelled after two seasons just like The Cleaner and Breakout Kings. Gotta have more room on the schedule for winners like Storage Wars and Criminal Minds reruns.
reality shows!?!. really?
Loved it. Best show I've seen in the genre. Excited for more.
Longmire was a surprisingly good show. Its a bit derivative in the procedural format but there is a nice hybrid mix of American Western which differentiates from the shows you see on the broadcast channels. The dynamic established with the neighboring Indian tribe reservation along with the contentious sheriff's race as Longmire emerges from a year long bout of depression both set the stage for a nice continuing arc of tension as we muddle through the weekly procedural aspects. The Pilot wasted no time in making care about Walt Longmire and want to root for him against his enemies and I am looking forward to taking the ride. Katee Sackoff and Lou Diamond Phillips help too!
I was rather disappointed. Seemed to me they were trying to recreate some "Justified" magic. Didn't work.
Next weeks preview showed clips of Walt in a strip club juxtaposed in big sky country. Hardly boring or run of the mill. I'm watching. You should too…
Longmire is a wonderful new show that has so many components in it – from fighting depression to a political fight. Very easy to relate to and not too much violence. Speaking as a grandmother, it is terrific. Only bad thing is it is running against other shows on cable that we have learned to watch. Oh well, Xfinity we love you.
I loved the show, the characters were rich and the setting was stunning, can't wait for more.
Loved the show. Hopefully, it will help fill the gap left by the departure of the "Jesse Stone" movies. And it has absolutely nothing in common with "Justifued" except a lawman lead and cowboy hats. The tone and pacing are totally different. (I love both, by the way.)
Not usually a big western fan. But really like Longmire! Will continue to watch this.
The show still needs a little tweaking. I love the setting of the show as to where it is located. The actors fit well but they still need to make the storylines unique to set it apart from everything else out there on tv with crime/murder series. Also the video production doesn't seem to be first rate. I can't seem to see everything clearly. I'm rooting for the show at this point. Needs improvement.
I have read all the books in the Walt Longmire series and loved each and every one. When I heard about the Longmire TV show I could not wait to watch it and I was not disappointed. I love the show and the actor Robert Taylor is perfect as Walt Longmire. LOVE THIS SHOW.


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The Surname Passailaigue
I have found numerous spellings of the last name, and what I have found is that the spelling "Passailaigue" appears to be original and unique to America. There are around 20+ variations of the name, but the current spelling is found primarily in the United States and south America. Some variations claim Spanish citizens (Passalacqua) and other claim French Citizens (Passelègue).
The first mention of the name "Passailaigue" with this spelling is found in the United States in 1818 in Philadelphia. A passenger named "Mr. Passailaigue" arrives to the United States May 4, 1818 from Bordeaux, France aboard the ship "Hunter". Louis Passailaigue is the second mention who is 41 years of age in 1831 (his estimated birth year is 1790) when he arrives to Charleston, South Carolina. Eulalie Passailaigue is the third immigrant who arrives to the United States in the year 1843. She also arrives to South Carolina, which will eventually become the state with the largest concentration of people bearing th surname in America.
The Texas Branch of the Passailaigue Family Tree
Emma S. Passailaigue lived in South Carolina and was 32 yrs of age and the head of household for the 1870 federal census. She had the following children: John G. Passailaigue, Anita E. Passailaigue, Ernest S. Passailaigue, Louis F. Passailaigue, & Hope Passailaigue.Hope was the youngest of the children and in 1870 she is documented as being 2 yrs of age. The 1870 and the 1880 Federal Census of North Carolina do not document a husband for Emma or a father to her children.
I am currently looking for more information on Ernest and John G. Passailaigue and their families.
Louis F. Passailaigue and Descendants
One of her sons, Louis F. Passailaigue married a woman named Grace Vincent Wentworth and traveled through Louisiana and eventually ended up in Bexar County, Texas. They had three children: Guy Wentworth, Lawrence, & Hope .
Lawrence Newby Passailaigue was born 05/11/1895 and died on 08/22/1952. He was in the US NAVY and is buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA. I do not know his descendants.
Guy Wentworth Passailaigue married Florence Margaret Corn. They had nine children, only three of whom were male: Emma Passailaigue-Cain, Gordon Corn Passailaigue, Ethel Passailaigue-Sapp, Marjorie Passailaigue-Morris, Ruth Passailaigue-Maltsberger, Hope Passailaigue-Grunwald, Robert Guy Passailaigue Sr., Billy Jean Passailaigue-Douglas, & Ted Passailaigue.Gordon Corn Passailaigue was born Jul. 27, 1916 in San Antonio, Tx and died in Boerne, Tx on Sept. 24, 1991. From his obituary his first wife died and he remarried another woman who had two children from another marriage. I don't know if he had any Passailaigue descendants. Ted Passailaigue has four children, only one of whom is male: Yvette Adamson, Saundra Passailaigue, Trisha Passailaigue Brown, & Gary W. Passailaigue. Gary Passailaigue has two young children: Wayne Wentworth Passailaigue and daughter Megan Sue Passailaigue. Robert Guy Passailaigue Sr had three children, one of whom was male: Robert Guy Passailaigue Jr., Terry Nell, & Barbara Jean.Robert Guy Jr. married Murna Jean Nason and had one child, a son named Matthew Ryan. Matthew is the only male with the last name Passailaigue from the Robert Guy Passailaigue Sr's lineage. .


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$50 - $75 a Week?
Okay ladies...I have a very serious question.
My available funds per week will range from $50-$75 a week for grocery and non-grocery items ( like paper towels, toilet paper, tampons, diapers, etc ).
Is this possible to live off of?
We are a family of 3....2 adults (one with dietary restrictions - basically all he can eat is meat and veggies ) and my 3 year old son.
Any tips or ideas? ( we already use coupons ).
Good ideas!!
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I use $50 for the a week for a family of 4. It is me, DH, 5DD, 2DD.
When you start your list, put down the non grocery stuff first. Then add on the regular stuff you get like eggs, milk, bacon, etc. Make a menu for the week. If you have some veggies already, make meals that go with them so that you have less you have to buy. After you make your meals go through and figure out what you need for each and make your list. When you go to the store make sure you pay attention to all the specials and sales. Just get what you need to make what you have. You may have to get the same thing again the next week, but when you are on a tight budget, you have to get what you need for what you are making.
It is possible. It does take a little bit to get it down to where you know what to buy and everything, but it is easy after you get used to it.
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I would still make rice, pasta and beans. Everyone but your hubby can eat them and your money would go farther.
I agree.
Do you have a local co-op near you? I get 2 big baskets of fruits and veggies for $15/week. I meal plan around what I get and that easily cuts the cost of our grocery bill.
As some have already mentioned price match at one store so you aren't wasting gas driving around to get deals.
Stock up when its b1g1f and you have coupons for it.Shop at the dollar tree for soaps,shampoo etc.
Keeping an eye on this post because I may find myself in your shoes when my FIL is no longer with us.
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James started the year in the minors while rehabbing from a shoulder injury, and has been sent back twice to Richmond since then. He was an 11-game winner for the Braves each of the last two years.
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You Take Silly Selfies Your selfies are goofy and often hilarious. You don't take yourself too seriously - and you would never take a selfie too seriously!
You love to laugh, and you often have a great idea for an over-the-top selfie. Maybe even with props.
You don't care if your selfies don't show you in the best light. You rather be real and make others smile.
Of all the types, you are the most likely to crack up over your own selfies. They are often private jokes to amuse you.
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Ted Kennedy, A Devoted Father
Ted Kennedy was a devoted father.
Many years ago, before my complete embrace of our Catholic faith, I used to read a lot on Ted Kennedy due to my fascination of his political career and of his father, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. There were many good and bad things I encountered, though what stood out above all was his devotion to his children.
I admired how he would make time out of his busy schedule. To cut short high-powered meetings so he could quickly drive over to watch one of his children participate in an athletic event.
He always carried that big toothy grin of his in any picture I saw of him with his children. It seemed that he found the most joy in life in being there for them.
This reminds me in many ways how Ted Kennedy exhibited some of the traits of Saint Joseph.
Saint Joseph, though Jesus' putative father, was a true father by affection, by care and solicitude.[1]
I could easily discern the great love that Ted Kennedy had shown to his children by his involvement in their daily lives, by affection, by care and solicitude.
Ted Kennedy was a man I admired and respected by his faithful fulfillment of his duties as a father.
That is the Ted Kennedy I will remember the most.
May you be enveloped by the Beatific Vision.
To read other reactions to the passing away of Ted Kennedy click here.
[1] Dr. Rosalie A. Turton, 31 Day Novena to St. Joseph, (Asbury, NJ: The 101 Foundation, Inc., 2001), 11-12.
32 Responses to Ted Kennedy, A Devoted Father
Tito, here I have to draw the line. Ted Kennedy was a terrible parent for his kids. His constant womanizing and alcohol abuse demonstrated a complete lack of concern for the figure he cut before the world and before his kids. I join you in prayers for the man's soul, but I differ with you strongly that Kennedy has anything to teach anyone about being a parent except as a strongly negative example.
From the Curt Jester blog site:
"Sen. Kennedy who was once pro-life became quite a vigorous proponent of legal abortion. This much at least most of the Catholic articles reference kind of a caveat so they could also praise him. No mention that he also supported contraception, cloning, ESCR, homosexual acts, homosexual marriage, and opposed the Defense of Marriage Act. When a Senate bill was put forth to attempt to save Terri Schiavo, Sen. Kennedy was the leader of the opposition. So when it came to five non-negotiable teachings of the Catholic Church, Mr. Kennedy was 0 for 5."… Read More
Social justice and the common good begin with submission to the teaching of the Body of Christ, His Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. Ted Kennedy consistently defied Holy Mother Church when it came to the most important thing: the innocent lives of the unborn.
All of the dramatic coverage of the death of Ted Kennedy is so unbelievably pathetic. The "Lion" of the senate; how silly and melodramatic. Look, the guy is dead so he will be judged by God and God alone. The eternal decision is unknown to us as we are merely humans. One thing is certain, judgement will occur. That said, I will speak of worldly matters.
I think Kennedy was a pompous, drunken zealot who benefited from inherited wealth and soaked the federal payroll for 47 years as a US Senator. Once again, the founders never imagined "career politicians." My biggest issue with Kennedy is personal. As a Catholic, he was an embarassment. He divorced and remarried, which is an issue but not the most alarming by any stretch. Much more emphatic, he took opposite and public positions on the five "non-negotiable" issues of the Catholic faith. These are Abortion, Euthanasia, Embryonic stem cell research, Human cloning and Deviate homosexual marriage. Deviate is my word.
I would not deny him a Catholic funeral but I would not allow one of those showbiz events as though he lived his Catholic faith, which of course, he did not.
Please understand, repentance is a hallmark of the Christian faith. All of us can make grave errors of judgement here on our earthly journey. Failure to recognize these, repent for them and seek forgiveness risks eternal separation from God. There is no other alternative.
Certainly, Kennedy was not a great man. He did, however, have the great benefit of being born into wealth, never having to work for a living and then putting on this absurd dog and pony show of being the champion of the common man.
What a joke.
The Onion couldn't have said it better.
One the obituaries includes a little vignette that pretty much sums up his parenting skills:
In 1991, Kennedy roused his nephew William Kennedy Smith and his son Patrick from bed to go out for drinks while staying at the family's Palm Beach, Fla., estate. Later that night, a woman Smith met at a bar accused him of raping her at the home.
Smith was acquitted, but the senator's carousing — and testimony about him wandering about the house in his shirttails and no pants — further damaged his reputation.
This reminds me in many ways how Ted Kennedy exhibited some of the traits of Saint Joseph.
Tito, like the others above have said, I'm all for offering prayers for the repose of his soul. But really, this is stretching things mightily too far.
I am aware of his faults (terrible faults).
I just wanted to highlight something good about the man. Not all his actions as a father are commendable, but he is human (which doesn't excuse them, just saying).
I don't think anyone has forgotten his faults (the media is not going to show someone's good side, the faults get a lot more views!) But to say that he has no positive traits is a little cold hearted.
I was raised by my father and he was by no means perfect, but he was still a staple for me. I'm sure his kids would appreciate some positive aspects of their father being posted and not all the horrible mistakes he made in the past.
There is one part I may think is overboard, but I do not know that man's heart……truly the only one who does wouldn't posting on this board.
Tito, I think YOU are the commendable one. My heart doesn't feel kindness toward Senator Kennedy, but it is folks like you that perhaps can pray him into the House of the Lord, if he isn't there already. I personally think he owes an apology to fifty million souls and not deserving to be languishing in a place of refreshment, light and peace.
The body is not even in the ground, and the vultures are out in full force.
True Mr. Defrancisis. Even I was surprised when the Lying Worthless Political Hack, a\k\a Nancy Pelosi, used the occasion of Kennedy's death to push for ObamaCare.
Back from sabbatical. Too rich to not comment. Yea yea Teddy was good father. But not good uncle- on the scene the night that nephew Willie Smith got a little too close and personal with young lady resisting his Kennedyesque charms. Will give you that he was surrogate Dad to the offspring of Jack and Bobby. Great job- numerous of Bobby's kids have led horrorshow lives. Briefly saw piece with Matt, son of Joe, son of Bobby last night. Whose Mom was Philly Main Line debutante who fell for Bobby's eldest son. Gave birth to Matt and twin bro Joe Jr. Pitched a huge fit when hubbo dumped her for staff cutie. Nice try, Tito. I get you want to say kind words for deceased and will not guess how God ruled when he arrived at St. Peter's Gate. But the 2-on-2 sessions with Chris Dodd in D.C. bistros…..Triggering the corsening political debate with the Robert Bork Land of Back Alley Abortions Speech…..turning on pro-life sentiments in early 70s to become big time abort advocate…..and oh yeah 40 years since he swam out of the Chappaquidick River. Leaving Mary Jo to suffocate in the back of the Olds. Hope he found peace in the other life. But kinda lame to praise his (limited) parental skills.
Good to see you back Gerard! I was wondering where you were.
Hi, Don. Dealing with issues like passing of dear mother this summer. Forgot to mention real reason why Jacqueline Kennedy sought the hand of Ari Onassis- to pick up enough scratch so that Caroline and John Jr. wouldn't have to rely on Uncle Teddy. Cannot imagine much delight for Jackie particularly when Mr. O. was in frisky mood. But both youngsters turned out well- even with Caroline's brief and unsuccessful dip into political pool.
My condolences Gerard and may she now be enjoying the Beatific Vision. I hadn't heard that about Jackie, but it doesn't surprise me. No one in his immediate family expected much of Ted. I think Joe Kennedy viewed Ted as a spare in case anything happened to the older boys. Little did he know.
"I am aware of his faults (terrible faults). I just wanted to highlight something good about the man."
So promoting the murder of hundreds, if not, thousands of babies are nothing more than terrible human faults.
That seems like saying that although Hitler was responsible for murdering hundreds of Jews; but, hey, the guy is human! Give him a break!
Besides, he happened to resurrect what once was a devestated Germany!
Genocide as that shouldn't be a biggee; so shouldn't the killing of hundreds of babies, too!
I don't mean any offense to anyone on here, but even if he did do more than just "terrible faults", it wouldn't be mine, yours, or anyone else's in this physical world to judge that. To merely point out a good characteristic is the same as pointing out a bad one, but to condemn a person isn't any of our responsibilities.
What we may not judge is the state of someone's soul. We most certainly may and SHOULD judge the intrinsic rightness or wrongness of someone's actions.
I remain puzzled that people don't (or won't) get that distinction.
"…but to condemn a person isn't any of our responsiblities."
Sure… I'll be sure to have amended several of our history books that paint historical figures such as Hitler from the evil men they actually were and, instead, substitute a "Kumbaya" ecumenical version more pleasing to all.
Heil, Hitler — You Poor Misunderstood Wreck!
I didn't say to agree with them, the point of history is to learn what went wrong and right so that we do not repeat mistakes. So by not doing what the people who did heinous things did, it is my way of not agreeing with their choices. I don't agree with Kennedy's political career or a lot of other people's for that matter, but just because you might say something nice about someone that has NOTHING to do with the bad they did, that doesn't mean you are advocating their faults or following their example. It is okay to say that he loved his kids. Not to mention you have no idea his relationship with God, so to say something like he is "not deserving to be languishing in a place of refreshment, light, and peace" is truly NONE of our responsibility. To say that he is a horrible father may not be the opinion of his children, or maybe it is, but it isn't ours to judge those things.
"So by not doing what the people who did heinous things did…"
How, exactly, do you suppose we teach people that what these figures did was actually heinous when you would dare paint them in such a way so as to actually legitimize their actions by making them appear as if without stain?
Sorry — but I shall teach my own children the evil figure that was Hitler so that they know, for a fact, that he was evil exactly because of the heinous things he did.
You would make it appear the a person, regardless of such heinous things such as promoting genocide, are nevertheless inculpable and, even more, stainless!
You are given to such a mindset that would make relativists rejoice and sheer tyranny applaud!
I never said not to condemn actions, I'm guilty of that EVERY day. I never said to paint people as a stainless figure, I also do that probably close to every day. What I was saying that is that it is okay to say something good about someone without agreeing to every horrible thing they did. Also, I am outright disagreeing to at least one comment about how someone personally didn't think that he deserved eternal peace. We are human, we do not walk on water, we all sin so based on that, none of us know that man's relationship with his maker, so to say he doesn't deserve those things is taking God's role into our own and that is what I disagree with.
Also, as a parental figure, I said below that there were parts of this article that went overboard and I do not agree with, but if this was my father (faults of his included) I wouldn't want him to be remembered for only the bad things. That is all I was trying to say, I wasn't condoning him or Hitler (obviously, but since he was brought up I figured I needed to clarify that.)
You are right in that God wills that we not judge. I suppose I've been snared by the devil again! It was my intent to applaud Tito for his graciousness and to point out my lack of same. It might be appropriate for you to pray to God for me that I receive the grace to forgive Senator Kennedy for his complicity in the murder of fifty million defenseless souls — and that I might be able to forgive him and pray for his salvation.
"To say that he is a horrible father may not be the opinion of his children, or maybe it is, but it isn't ours to judge those things."
So, when a father is found to have kept his own daughters locked up in the cellar for several decades as mere prisoners and, moreover, molested and even raped them, converting his very children to little more than sex slaves; is it still not ours to judge the father as actually being wicked, even more — given these remarkably heinous circumstances, exceptionally evil?
In other words, there are such times when we should call good "good" and evil "evil".
There are probably very few, if any, sinful, evil or corrupt people who have NO redeeming qualities whatsoever. After all, no one can be effectively evil or corrupt without having SOME good qualities (intelligence, charm, attractiveness, artistic or academic talent, etc.) that were originally given to them by God.
To admit that Ted Kennedy indulged in or was complicit in some very objectively morally evil things (adultery, drunkeness, a reckless homicide, legalized abortion, etc.) is not to deny that he did some good things along the way, or that he was, apparently, personally generous, witty and charming, or that he provided emotional support and guidance to his fatherless nephews and nieces.
The notion that saints do no wrong and sinners do no right, I think, blinds us to the way in which we are ALL capable of committing or taking part in great evils and also (with God's grace) capable of heroic virtue.
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Yours is perhaps the most balanced and arguably most enlightening comment.
Most villains often possess, in spite of the utter corruption of their souls, even small hints of redeeming qualities.
That is not to say, however, that exponents for such things as the explicit murdering of entire peoplese (in this immediate case, mere babies) are not, on the whole, villains; indeed, it only proves, all the more, just how villainous these actually are.
Of course I hope he made it into Heaven. But….
I can't think of any man less like St. Joseph than Senator Edward Kennedy. St. Joseph was a just man, poor and worked for a living. There's a quick strikeout for you baseball fans. But let's give him another time at bat. Can you imagine a greater contrast than one between a man who lived a celibate life alongside the most perfect and beautiful woman created by almighty God and a twice-married drunken slob who couldn't seem to stop donating semen to bar-sluts like an irresponsible, rich frat boy?
Every time I hear his accomplishments touted I can't help hearing the phrase "What profiteth it a man…" Yes, profiteth; I can't help it if I was raised with the King James Bible. Less Catholics in the world like Ted Kennedy will mean more conversions to the faith. Rest in peace… good riddance.
Latasha, Jay, and Elaine,
Thank you for driving making my point.
Take a chill pill.
Right on.
I said some of the traits.
I also didn't imply that "some" of those traits he did well "all" of the time.
Ted Kennedy did many good things as a father. Not all, not most, many. And I appreciate and like that about the man.
Ohhhh…. some of the traits, OK. I see. Being that those are likely traits that every non-filicidal father in the world shares with St. Joseph, I'm not sure why it was included other than to add to the volume of spaghetti thrown against the wall to see if at least some of it sticks. By definition, a saint is a person who achieves a heroic degree of virtue and sanctity. It is not defined as someone who practices a modicum of decency. (Matt 7:11 may apply)I've already spoken to that, so I'll merely suggest that your concept of what defines heroism is quite different than mine.
The narrative of Teddy Kennedy as exemplary father is primarily a strain on the imagination and belittles the efforts of many good fathers who don't have professional photographers following them to capture their best moments for posterity.


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It ius well-known that earlier this week, Mammootty said that he dedicates all his recognition to MT Vasudevan Nair, at a function organised by a popular Television channel to felicitate the writer. Mammootty also said that he had grown up reading the books of this writer, who helped him in moulding himself to the character he played.
Now, we have seen wonders when Mammootty, MT Vasudevan and Hariharan had joined hands. Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha is still a legendary movie, which has created its own space in the history of Malayalam film industry. Pazhassi Raja is yet another magical movie.
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Post-marketing Clinical Observation of an Inactivated Influenza Split Vaccine
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Phase III clinical trial was carried out in Jintan city, Jiangsu Province, China in May, 2006. Trial results showed that the vaccine had proved safety and immunogenicity. Influenza vaccine of Hualanbio has obtained production permission and marketing authorization in May, 2008.
In order to further investigate the safety and immunogenicity of the vaccine in the market, The clinical observation was planned to be conducted in Mianyang city (Yanting County), Sichuan Province, China.
|Human Influenza
|Biological: Inactivated Influenza Vaccine Biological: Inactivated Influenza Vaccine of Pasteur Biological: Inactivated Influenza Vaccine of GSK
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Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
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|Post-marketing Clinical Observation of Hualan's Inactivated Influenza Vaccine: A Single Center, Parallelled, Controlled, Randomised Clinical Trial
- Number of subjects with adverse reactions as a measure of safety study [ Time Frame: 28 days after the vaccination ]Local reactions, systemic reactions, severity degree and AEFI correlation
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Experimental: Inactivated Influenza Vaccine
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Biological: Inactivated Influenza Vaccine
200 subjects were randomly assigned (60 children, 100 adults and 40 elders) to receive Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (Split virion) of Hualan Biologicals, 15ug HA/strain/0.5ml/syringe, one dose regime
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Active Comparator: Inactivated Influenza Vaccine of Pasteur
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Biological: Inactivated Influenza Vaccine of Pasteur
200 subjects (60 children, 100 adults and 40 elders) were randomly assigned to receive the Inactivated Influenza Vaccine of Sanofi Pasteur, 15ug HA/strain/0.5 ml/syringe, one dose regime,
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Subjects age 3 years or older was vaccinated following a single 0.5ml dose immunization regime.
The preferred site of injection was the at the skin near outboard deltoid muscle of the upper arm.
The administration route is after the sanitization with 75% alcohol, intramuscularly inject the test vaccine or the control vaccines when the skin was slightly dried for those subjects complied with the inclusion requirements.
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Evaluate the Post-vaccination immunogenicity of the test and the control influenza vaccines in persons age 3 years and older by its HI antibody level on Day 28.
Take 1:10 serum dilution as the minimum dilutability. The seroconversion in this trial was defined as the post-vaccination HI antibody titer ≥ 1:40 when the HI antibody < 1:10 before the vaccination or the post-vaccination HI antibody titer quadruply increased when HI antibody ≥ 1:10 before the vaccination.
The Immunogenicity criteria set for this clinical trial is the seroconversion shall be > 40% after 14 days of the vaccination.
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- Healthy male or female age 3 and older, volunteers or their guardians are able to understand and sign the informed consent;
- Healthy male or female by inquiring illness history, physical examination and clinical judgment and who complies with vaccination of this product;
- Be able to comply with the requirement of clinical trial protocol;
- Have no history of vaccination within the past 6 months and vaccination with other product within the latest 1 week;
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- Subject that was allergic to eggs and any component of the vaccine, or has history of other allergy;
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01568788
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|Pei-ru Zhang
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|March 28, 2012
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|June 18, 2012
Keywords provided by Hualan Biological Engineering, Inc.:
Respiratory Tract Infections; Orthomyxoviridae Infections
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Influenza, Human
Orthomyxoviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Helen was just dressed, and had given her last orders to her bewildered maid, when she heard a knock at the door, and Mademoiselle Felicie's voice. She could not at this instant endure to hear her heartless exclamatory speeches; she would not admit her. Mademoiselle Felicie gave Rose a note for her young ladyit was from Cecilia.
"Dearest Helen,The general will not allow me to take leave of you this morning, but I shall certainly go to you in the course of to-day. I cannot understand or make you understand any thing till I see you. I will see you to-day. Your affectionate CECILIA."
"I understand it too well!" thought Helen.
The carriage was announced, Helen was ready; she hurried into it, and she was gone! And thus she parted from the friend of her childhoodthe friend she had but a few months before met with such joy, such true affection; and her own affection was true to the last.
As Helen drove from the door, she saw the generalyes, it certainly was the general riding offat this unusual hour!Was it to avoid her? But she was in too great anguish to dwell upon that or any other circumstance; her only thought now was to subdue her emotion before she was seen by Miss Clarendon and Mrs. Pennant. And by the time she arrived, she thought she had quite recovered herself, and was not aware that any traces of tears remained; but to Mrs. Pennant's sympathising eyes they were visible, and after the first introductions and salutations were over, that kind lady, as she seated her at the breakfast-table, gently pressing her hand, said, "Poor thing! no wonderparting with old friends for new is a sad trial: but you know we shall become old friends in time: we will make what haste we can, my dear Miss Stanley, and Esther will help me to make you forget that you have not known us all your life."
"There is very little to be known; no mysteries, that is one comfort," said Miss Clarendon; "so now to breakfast. You are very punctual, Miss Stanley; and that is a virtue which aunt Pennant likes, and can estimate to a fraction of a minute with that excellent watch of hers."
There was some history belonging to that family-watch, which then came out; and then the conversation turned upon little family anecdotes and subjects which were naturally interesting to the aunt and niece, and not exciting to Helen, whose mind, they saw, needed quiet, and freedom from all observation.
From the first awkwardness of her situation, from the sense of intrusion, and the suddenness of change, she was thus as far as possible gradually and almost imperceptibly relieved. By their perfect good-breeding, as well as good-nature, from their making no effort to show her particular attention, she felt received at once into their family as one of themselves; and yet, though there was no effort, she perceived in the most minute circumstances the same sort of consideration which would be shown to an intimate friend. They not only did not expect, but did not wish, that she should make any exertion to appear to be what she could not be; they knew the loneliness of heart she must feel, the weight that must be upon her spirits. They left her, then, quite at liberty to be with them or alone, as she might like, and she was glad to be alone with her own thoughts; they soon fixed upon Beauclerc. She considered how he would feel, what he would think, when he should receive her letter: she pictured his looks while reading it; considered whether he would write immediately, or attempt, notwithstanding her prohibition, to see her. He would know from General Clarendon, that is, if the general thought proper to tell him, where she was, and that she would remain all this day in town. Though her determination was fixed, whether he wrote or came, to abide by her refusal, and for the unanswerable reasons which she had given, or which she had laid down to herself; yet she could not, and who, loving as she did, could help wishing that Beauclerc should desire to see her again; she hoped that he would make every effort to change her resolution, even though it might cost them both pain. Yet in some pain there is pleasure; or, to be without it, is a worse kind of suffering. Helen was conscious of the inconsistency in her mind, and sighed, and endeavoured to be reasonable. And, to do her justice, there was not the slightest wavering as to the main point. She thought that the general might, perhaps, have some relenting towards her. Hope would come into her mind, though she tried to keep it out; she had nothing to expect, she repeatedly said to herself, except that either Cecilia would send, or the general would call this morning, and Rose must come at all events.
The morning passed on, however, and no one came so soon as Helen had expected. She was sitting in a back room where no knocks at the door could be heard; but she would have been called, surely, if General Clarendon had come. He had come, but he had not asked for her; he had at first inquired only for his sister, but she was not at home, gone to the dentist's. The general then desired to see Mrs. Pennant, and when she supposed that she had not heard rightly, and that Miss Stanley must be the person he wished to see, he had answered, "By no means; I particularly wish not to see Miss Stanley. I beg to see Mrs. Pennant alone."
It fell to the lot of this gentle-hearted lady to communicate to Helen the dreadful intelligence he brought: a duel had taken place! When Helen had seen the general riding off, he was on his way to Chalk Farm. Just as the carriage was coming round for Miss Stanley, Mr. Beauclerc's groom had requested in great haste to see the general; he said he was sure something was going wrong about his master; he had heard the words Chalk Farm. The general was off instantly, but before he reached the spot the duel had been fought. A duel between Beauclerc and Mr. Churchill. Beauclerc was safe, but Mr. Churchill was dangerously wounded; the medical people present could not answer for his life. At the time the general saw him he was speechless, but when Beauclerc and his second, Lord Beltravers, had come up to him, he had extended his hand in token of forgiveness to one or the other, but to which he had addressed the only words he had uttered could not be ascertained; the words were, "You are not to blame!escape!fly!" Both had fled to the Continent. General Clarendon said that he had no time for explanations, he had not been able to get any intelligible account of the cause of the affair. Lord Beltravers had named Miss Stanley, but Beauclerc had stopped him, and had expressed the greatest anxiety that Miss Stanley's name should not be implicated, should not be mentioned. He took the whole blame upon himselfsaid he would writethere was no time for more.
Mrs. Pennant listened with the dread of losing a single word: but however brief his expressions, the general's manner of speaking, notwithstanding the intensity of his emotion, was so distinct that every word was audible, except the name of Lord Beltravers, which was not familiar to her. She asked again the name of Mr. Beauclerc's second? "Lord Beltravers," the general repeated with a forcible accent, and loosening his neck-cloth with his finger, he added, "Rascal! as I always told Beauclerc that he was, and so he will find himtoo late."
Except this exacerbation, the general was calmly reserved in speech, and Mrs. Pennant felt that she could not ask him a single question beyond what he had communicated. When he rose to go, which he did the moment he had finished what he had to say, she had, however, courage enough to hope that they should soon hear again, when the general should learn something more of Mr. Churchill.
Certainly he would let her know whatever he could learn of Mr. Churchill's state.
Her eyes followed him to the door with anxious eagerness to penetrate farther into what his own opinion of the danger might be. His rigidity of composure made her fear that he had no hope, "otherwise certainly he would have said something."
He opened the door again, and returning, said, "Depend upon it you shall hear how he is, my dear Mrs. Pennant, before you leave town to-morrow."
"We will not go to-morrow," she replied. "We will stay another day at least. Poor Miss Stanley will be so anxious"
"I advise you not to stay in town another day, my dear madam. You can do no good by it. If Mr. Churchill survive this day, he will linger long I am assured. Take Helentake Miss Stanley out of town, as soon as may be. Better go to-morrow, as you had determined."
"But it will be so long, my dear general!one momentif we go, it will be so long before we can hear any further news of your ward."
"I will write."
"To Miss StanleyOh, thank you."
"To my sister," he looked back to say, and repeated distinctly, "To my sister."
"Very wellthank you, at all events."
Mrs. Pennant saw that, in General Clarendon's present disposition towards Miss Stanley, the less she said of him the better, and she confined herself strictly to what she had been commissioned to say, and all she could do was to prevent the added pain of suspense; it was told to Helen in the simplest shortest manner possible:but the facts were dreadful. Beauclerc was safe!safe! but under what circumstances?
"And it was for me, I am sure," cried Helen, "I am sure it was for me! I was the cause! I am the cause of that man's deathof Beauclerc's agony."
For some time Helen had not power or thought for any other idea. The promise that they should hear as soon as they could learn any thing more of Mr. Churchill's state was all she could rely upon or recur to.
When her maid Rose arrived from General Clarendon's, she said, that when Lady Cecilia heard of the duel she had been taken very ill, but had since recovered sufficiently to drive out with the general. Miss Clarendon assured Helen there was no danger. "It is too deep a misfortune for Lady Cecilia. Her feelings have not depth enough for it, you will see. You need not be afraid for her, Helen."
The circumstances which led to the duel were not clearly known till long afterwards, but may be now related. The moment Beauclerc had parted from Helen when he turned away at the carriage door after the party at Lady Castlefort's he went in search of one, who, as he hoped, could explain the strange whispers he had heard. The person of whom he went in search was his friend, his friend as he deemed him, Lord Beltravers. Churchill had suggested that if any body knew the bottom of the matter, except that origin of all evil Lady Katrine herself,it must be Lord Beltravers, with whom Lady Castlefort was, it was said, fortement éprise, and as Horace observed, "the secrets of scandal are common property between lovers, much modern love being cemented by hate."
Without taking in the full force of this observation in its particular application to the hatred which Lord Beltravers might feel to Miss Stanley, as the successful rival of his sister Blanche, Beauclerc hastened to act upon his suggestion. His lordship was not at home: his people thought he had been at Lady Castlefort's; did not know where he might be if not there. At some gambling-house Beauclerc at last found him, and Lord Beltravers was sufficiently vexed in the first place at being there found, for he had pretended to his friend Granville that he no longer played. His embarrassment was increased by the questions which Beauclerc so suddenly put to him; but he had nonchalante impudence enough to brave it through, and he depended with good reason on Beauclerc's prepossession in his favour. He protested he knew nothing about it; and he returned Churchill's charge, by throwing the whole blame upon him; said he knew he was in league with Lady Katrine;mentioned that one morning, sometime ago, he had dropped in unexpectedly early at Lady Castlefort's, and had been surprised to find the two sisters, contrary to their wont, togethertheir heads and Horace Churchill's over some manuscript, which was shuffled away as he entered. This was true, all but the shuffling away; and hear it is necessary to form a clear notion, clearer than Lord Beltravers will give, of the different shares of wrong; of wrong knowingly and unknowingly perpetrated by the several scandal-mongers concerned in this affair.
Lord Beltravers could be in no doubt as to his own share, for he it was who had furnished the editor of Colonel D'Aubigny's Memoirs with the famous letters. When Carlos, Lady Davenant's runaway page, escaped from Clarendon Park, having changed his name, he got into the service of Sir Thomas D'Aubigny, who was just at this time arranging his brother's papers. Now it had happened that Carlos had been concealed behind the screen in Lady Davenant's room, the day of her first conversation with Helen about Colonel D'Aubigny, and he had understood enough of it to perceive that there was some mystery about the colonel with either Helen or Lady Cecilia; and chancing one day, soon after he entered Sir Thomas's service, to find his escritoire open, he amused himself with looking over his papers, among which he discovered the packet of Lady Cecilia's letters. Carlos was not perfectly sure of the handwriting; he thought it was Lady Cecilia's; but when he found the miniature of Miss Stanley along with them, he concluded that the letters must be hers. And having special reasons for feeling vengeance against Helen, and certain at all events of doing mischief, he sent them to General Clarendon: not, however, forgetting his old trade, he copied them first. This was just at the time when Lord Beltravers returned from abroad after his sister's divorce. He by some accident found out who Carlos was, and whence he came, and full of his own views for his sister, he cross-examined him as to every thing he knew about Miss Stanley; and partly by bribes, partly by threats of betraying him to Lady Davenant, he contrived to get from him the copied letters. Carlos soon after returned with his master to Portugal, and was never more heard of. Lord Beltravers took these purloined copies of the letters, thus surreptitiously obtained, to the editor, into whose hands Sir Thomas D'Aubigny (who knew nothing of books or book-making) had put his brother's memoirs. This editor, as has been mentioned, had previously consulted Mr. Churchill, and in consequence of his pepper and salt hint, Lord Beltravers himself made those interpolations which he hoped would ruin his sister's rival in the eyes of her lover.
Mr. Churchill, however, except this hint, and except his vanity in furnishing a good title, and his coxcombry of literary patronage, and his general hope that Helen's name being implicated in such a publication would avenge her rejection of himself, had had nothing to do with the business. This Lord Beltravers well knew, and yet when he found that the slander made no impression upon Beauclerc, and that he was only intent upon discovering the slanderer, he, with dexterous treachery, contrived to turn the tables upon Churchill, and to direct all Beauclerc's suspicion towards him! He took his friend home with him, and showed him all the newspaper paragraphsparagraphs which he himself had written! Yes, this man of romantic friendship, this blazé, this hero oppressed with his own sensibility, could condescend to write anonymous scandal, to league with newsmongers, and to bribe waiting-women to supply him with information, for Mademoiselle Felicie had, through Lady Katrine's maid, told all, and more than all she knew, of what passed at General Clarendon's; and on this foundation did he construct those paragraphs, which he hoped would blast the character of the woman to whom his dearest friend was engaged. And now he contrived to say all that could convince Beauclerc that Mr. Churchill was the author of these very paragraphs. And hot and rash, Beauclerc rushed on to that conclusion. He wrote, a challenge to Churchill, and as soon as it was possible in the morning he sent it by Lord Beltravers. Mr. Churchill named Sir John Luttrell as his friend: Lord Beltravers would enter into no terms of accommodation; the challenge was accepted, Chalk Farm appointed as the place of meeting, and the time fixed for eight o'clock next morning. And thus, partly by his own warmth of temper, and partly by the falsehood of others, was Beauclerc urged on to the action he detested, to be the thing he hated. Duelling and duellists had, from the time he could think, been his abhorrence, and now he was to end his life, or to take the life of a fellow-creature perhaps, in a duel.
There was a dread interval. And it was during the remainder of this day and night that Beauclerc felt most strongly compared with all other earthly ties, his attachment, his passionate love for Helen. At every pause, at every close of other thoughts forced upon him, his mind recurred to Helenwhat Helen would feelwhat Helen would thinkwhat she would sufferand in the most and in the least important things his care was for her. He recalled the last look that he had seen at the carriage-door when they parted, recollected that it expressed anxiety, was conscious that he had turned away abruptlythat in the preoccupied state of his mind he had not spoken one word of kindnessand that this might be the last impression of him left on her mind. He knew that her anxiety would increase, when all that day must pass without his return, and it was then he thought of sending her those flowers which would, he knew, reassure her better than any words he could venture to write.
Meanwhile his false friend coldly calculated what were the chances in his sister's favour; and when Churchill fell, and even in the hurry of their immediate departure, Lord Beltravers wrote to Madame de St. Cymon, over whom the present state of her affairs gave him command, to order her to set out immediately, and to take Blanche with her to Paris, without asking the consent of that fool and prude, her aunt Lady Grace.
It was well for poor Helen, even in the dreadful uncertainty in which she left London, that she did not know all these circumstances. It may be doubted, indeed, whether we should be altogether happier in this life if that worst of evils, as it is often called, suspense, were absolutely annihilated, and if human creatures could clearly see their fate, or even know what is most likely to happen.
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A '50s rock 'n roll band that originated on the Central College campus in 1975 will make a special farewell performance as part of this weekend's Homecoming festivities at Central.
The fate of the 2009 Knoxville Homecoming Parade was temporarily put in jeopardy Wednesday morning, following vandalism at the high school. Oil, syrup, ketchup, mustard, egg-substance, flour and other materials were smeared on almost all the school benches, windows, and sidewalks.


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Heartfelt ballads and subtle performances: these are two things you'll never find at a GWAR concert. Instead, fans can expect healthy doses of shock rock from the costumed band that describes itself as a "heavy metal holocaust." Known just as much for its ghoulishly theatrical live shows as its hard-hitting music, GWAR often sprays fake blood and the real tears of guitar string salesmen onto rapt audience members as it plays out an apocalyptic story of alien monsters and global warming. Live, the band thrashes their way through past favorites and new tracks from their latest album, Battle Maximus.


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The Canucks are currently 1st place in the NW Division and look to hold on to that lead with a game against the Flames tonight. It's on HNIC!
Remember what happened last time these two teams played? There was a crazy red line goal, Kipprusoff was pulled and Mason Raymond got a hat trick!
Tonight, Lukowich will be in for Aaron Rome, who is out because of this:
You gotta feel bad for the guy. There WAS a lot of blood. Then you ask yourself: Where were those hits when Pyatt was on our team?
Life goes on, good things come out of bad events, like with Rome out, Lukowich is in! This will be Lukowich's first regular season game as a Canuck. In addition, even though Sami Salo took part in the game day skate, he will not play. Instead 21 year old Evan Oberg will be in for Sami Salo.
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I'm really beginning to hate Girl Scout cookies.
I especially don't like the ones in my living room (still to be sold) and the ones in my car (to be delivered).
The only ones that don't really bother me are the ones in the dining room, because some of them are going to troops in Iraq, and the rest to injured military men and women at the VA hospital.
The rest of the world gets to pass the time debating whether Thin Mints are better than Samoas, and why don't they make those yummy cinnamon ones anymore?
But I'm the Cookie Mom. And that changes everything.
A good cause
My daughter is a member of Troop 263, a great group of sixth-graders with the sweetest troop leader you could ever meet. The leader is so hard-working and giving that I felt I had to help with something. And Girl Scout cookies are only around one month a year, I thought, so how bad could it be?
Big mistake.
The first meeting was in January. We received a carefully organized packet of information and forms (in triplicate) that should have been my first clue. Instead, I'm impressed with the Girl Scout organization and think this will be a piece of cake.
Patton would be proud
The second meeting, in early February, opened my eyes. The meeting was to divide up the cookie booths in our area. Booths are a tactic where you, the innocent shopper, go to the store and are ambushed by a troop of excited Girl Scouts with an exhausted mom and a table full of cookies awaiting your purchase.
Little did I know the strategies and competitiveness involved in who gets to set up their folding card table in that coveted space for those precious three hours.
It's a lottery. The troop numbers go into a bag, and as yours is called, you choose one booth time from all those available. Then you wait for everyone else to take a turn.
An experienced Scouting mom friend called that afternoon: Could I pull some booth assignments for her? Sure! Ignorance is bliss.
For two hours we take our turns. The experienced moms are willing to share strategy: Publix is the most coveted, because of the high traffic. The girls like Animal House best because, well, 'tweens love animals. Jim's Harley-Davidson is popular because they're always nice. Another group loves Chick-fil-A best.
I get home at 9:30 p.m., and my husband gives me that "where have you been all this time'' look and laughs when I say it's a scary, quasi-evil machine that I'm getting sucked into. I sound like the kids.
So far, so good, though. The girls have taken orders, hopefully without too much arm-twisting. We've tallied it all and entered our order via computer. I choose a pickup time for the local warehouse.
The warehouse confirmation says: You will need two station wagons or one minivan with seats removed to pick up your order. These cookie folks know their stuff.
So on the appointed day at the appointed hour, we pull into line at the cookie warehouse. Once again, impressive organization. Our order of more than a thousand boxes is ready on the dock. They pack the minivan to the gills. We head for the parish center, where we've reserved a room to sort the cookie orders.
And it starts to rain.
Somehow all the boxes get carried inside. The girls love the rain and run outside to get drenched while we tackle the paperwork. I'm expected to keep track of every box from every case from now until we turn in the money. Right.
Three hours later, the girls have all picked up their orders, but there are hundreds of cookies to be sold at booths that have to be moved — again — to my house. Back into the minivan they go. At this point, both my children are over being helpful.
Sell, sell, sell!
That was Saturday. On Sunday, we have a booth at Winn-Dixie. I load up what I think we'll be able to sell there, fill out form T-4, come up with starting money for making change out of my own pocket, find a tablecloth to make the display look nice and manage to get there on time.
The booth goes fine. Parents show up as promised to supervise, so I take off and return at 4 to pack up.
This is where the paperwork gets, well, messed up. What's supposed to happen: You count the cookies and the money and reconcile everything, such as the box "we dropped and had to eat.''
What did happen: It was time to go to church, where the girls were selling cookies after Mass. So we throw a couple of more cases in the minivan and head out.
We get home at 7:30 p.m., wiped out. I force the kids to help empty the car, then I count the money and put it in a safe place, then pretty much fall asleep sitting up. Forget inventorying the cookies. Too tired.
On Monday, I e-mail a former troop leader whose daughter is grown. "Do the money and the cookie numbers ever balance?''
HAHAHA was the return e-mail.
Trump: You're fired!
Next up is a Wednesday afternoon booth at the Northeast Publix.
Sales are brisk. The girls don't even have time to whine that it's cold. We started at 3, and by 4:30, I know we're in trouble. The cases were dwindling. I borrowed one of the girls' phones, trying to find anybody home who could shuttle more boxes from my house to our booth.
I started to feel like those losers on Apprentice who know they'll be heading into the boardroom.
The Samoas run out first. So now I have to admit defeat to my podmate at work, Holly Braford, who picked Samoas as the best cookie in her "Munch Madness" feature in the St. Petersburg Times' Floridian section earlier in the week.
The Thin Mints are the next to go. By now, we're apologizing to most any woman who stops by our table. You see, the men want Samoas, but settle for the peanut butter varieties. But the women who want Thin Mints cannot be appeased.
We all cheer when Angelina's mom drives up with reinforcements.
After shuttling everyone home and cooking dinner, inventorying cookies is my lowest priority. I did count the money, though. I was curious as to how well the booth had gone. In three hours, we sold more than $800 worth of cookies. That is, if my calculations are right.
The Girl Scouts will be selling cookies through March 16, when my tour of duty will be over. And I put this promise to my husband in writing: I will never be the Cookie Mom again. Honestly, after Girl Scout officials see this, they probably wouldn't let me, anyway.
Jan Brackett is a Times news designer and copy editor. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.