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ZTE passes HTC to become the 4th largest smartphone manufacturer on the planet
0. phoneArena posted on 30 Oct 2012, 13:01
ZTE announced today that is has overtaken HTC to become the globe's fourth largest manufacturer of smartphones; behind ZTE is RIM with only .1% separating the pair and with BlackBerry 10 expected in Q1 of 2013, ZTE's hold on the spot is tenuous at best...
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1. smallworld (Posts: 503; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
Hooray !!
2. thekai12 (Posts: 25; Member since: 07 Dec 2010)
To bad for ZTE im still for HTC. But do like the nexus 4
3. ryq24 (Posts: 772; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
watch out for lenovo and hwawei!
4. AppleIsGod (Posts: 56; Member since: 27 Aug 2012)
If zte makes the next nexus, its going to cost 250.... go zte
5. RapidCat (Posts: 351; Member since: 12 Jun 2012)
If zte makes the nexys device apple will sue the device. And zte dis not have alot of patent to defend they self
6. ajac09 (Posts: 1482; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
Just has the Chinese government and if I was apple I would fear them more then anything else.
7. Cyan3boN (Posts: 446; Member since: 23 Feb 2012)
Not surprising when your home country has a population of a billion and u make cheap low cost smartphones phones. ZTE will never reach what HTC has achieved. "quality"
15. SleepingOz (unregistered)
Do you have a crystal ball or something?
18. jackhuny (Posts: 10; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
HTC Quality? Really?
8. Aeires (unregistered)
HTC had a winner with the EVO but failed to follow it up with solid phones. The EVO Shift and 3D didn't live up to the OG Evo so we had to wait for the One series to wow us again. I like HTC, hope they get back in the game like they were a couple of years ago.
20. shirtlessrabbit4 (Posts: 40; Member since: 07 Oct 2012)
They need to expand their tablet lineup methinks
9. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
?????? whats going on with HTC......seriously? how are they doing that bad with such great phones? I have to be honest about this, i would buy an HTC phone any day over ZTE and Black berry......Can someone tell the root cause of this misfortune?
11. bart7773 (Posts: 7; Member since: 04 Oct 2009)
For the record I have been a fan of HTC devices and really loved my Dinc. However, in my personally opinion having follow smartphone lore for the past several years, I think HTC's performance has to do with a few factors in varying degrees. I'm sure there are other factors I haven't/don't mentioned like the evolution of the 'Sense UI'. 1) When HTC started to hit their stride and became popular, they tried to create too many smartphones for each carrier that drove issues with quality. Example: Thunderbolt. These received some not-so-great reviews and, in turn, fewer devices were sold. 2) Competition stepped up; Samsung namely. The Galaxy series has performed well and Sammy didn't have the same bad press. Arguably, they also kept their lineup relatively slim. 3) System on a Chip. Other manufactures, including Samsung, were already consolidation chips that allowed for thinner devices and better battery performance. HTC got a late start with SoC and produced some great but thicker hardware that didn't have the same appeal as other slimmer devices. These are at least some of the bigger takeaways I've noted over time but all lead to other manufactures eating away at their market share.
10. b1acktiger (Posts: 223; Member since: 19 May 2012)
Cheap phones can sell easily. It is always difficult to sell premium priced handsets. i'll use my 3310 again, but never a ZTE
12. murati (Posts: 21; Member since: 29 Apr 2012)
It is hard for HTC because they are making good phones, they are using aluminius and other solid materials and that means that phones are expensive and not everyone can afford it. HTC still means premium phone for me and I would go over ZTE every day. Maybe they are selling good in China or somewhere but not in my country. HTC will come back, it never went down, just competition catch them, they had no competition what so ever 4 years ago and they should realy consider about making some MARKETING ! If someone from HTC is reading this, please start make some comercials or sth cuz on this track, you are lost in space.
13. kanagadeepan (Posts: 981; Member since: 24 Jan 2012)
HTC said they will NEVER make cheaper smartphones... ZTE is ALWAYS making cheaper smartphones... Thats the difference...
If HTC wants to step in and reach top, they have to concentrate on mid and low end smartphones too... Atleast they should release high end phones with removable battery + SD, imho...
14. snowgator (Posts: 3604; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
That was going to be my comment. HTC has never recovered from their decision to cut mid-range devices and feature phones. They saw the dollars rolling in from some premium handsets and figured they would never drop back in that market. Very short sighted.
22. g2a5b0e (Posts: 3814; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)
HTC has never made feature phones.
16. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Hmm,Zte handsets reliabilty quality is very questionable at best. huaweii I've seen very little trouble with however
17. Jeradiah3 (Posts: 1121; Member since: 11 Feb 2010)
For HTC to be passed up by a company whose primary smartphones are used by Prepaid carriers.........creates a bad sign for HTC!! I wouldnt buy a ZTE phone either.
19. lonestrider (Posts: 88; Member since: 31 Mar 2012)
I'm more surprised that RIM is still above HTC.
21. psysect (Posts: 49; Member since: 27 Sep 2012)
o oo !! wait!! ZTE Not compare with HTC at All..
ZTE Brings Low cost & low Quality products and it can beat htc only in cost..
Htc always have a best phone in the market but how is zte??
they can to much sell only in china becuse they dont respect to quality & more price..
JUST HTC .. This is tribule juke..
whats relatetion is beetween htc & zte !!!!???
no no dont laught me plz............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Digging (in) Detroit
Since 2008, I've had the opportunity to spend a couple of weeks each year learning about Detroit from people who are there living, working and trying to make a difference. I am co-director of a study abroad program for university undergraduates called IHP Cities in the 21st Century. It is a thematic, comparative program that sends 35 students each semester to three cities on three continents after a two-week foundational orientation in the US. We expect them to learn from places by the simple act of learning ways in which people, planning and politics make these cities the places that they are. For the past three years, in partnership with the University of Detroit Mercy Detroit Collaborative Design Center (UDM DCDC), we have initiated our fall semester in Detroit.
In Detroit, the students live downtown, get around by bus, learn from NGOs, meet a few politicians, explore neighborhoods, listen to lectures on the city, find music and food, and generally try to get under its skin. They talk to a lot of people. They teach each other what they have individually learned. At the end of the semester, they have performed three more variations on that dance in three more cities across the globe that are as different from Detroit as they are from one another.
Students leave Detroit surprised and energized. So do I – every time. Because Detroit is not unique. It has big city problems, even as its population famously shrinks faster than predictions. Detroit has inequality, segregation, job loss, poor education, abandonment, and food deserts. It also has loyalty, investment, creativity, and cool. It has inadequate infrastructure, schools and services. It has world class museums, farmers markets and architecture. And it has a lot of land.
In other words, Detroit is like most cities around the world.
If you focus on the similarities rather than the differences, the problems of Detroit seem at least as solvable as the problems of other cities. It turns out that highly livable cities have huge challenges but they still work pretty well for many people.
What makes a city thrive or revive? There are many precedents, but the particular alchemy is reliably unpredictable. I don't know what will happen in Detroit. But I do know cities can't thrive without people and people create a particular alchemy, and there are plenty of people dedicated to the idea of Detroit, and dedicated to the physical place of Detroit.
On successive days we had two panels discussions that I might characterize as Detroit the former and Detroit the future. The first panel included speakers who were participants in and historians of the labor movement in Detroit. The purpose and value of the United Auto Workers was unambiguous; the effectiveness of its organizing compelling. It was easy to be persuaded that organized labor would once again be the backbone of Detroit. The following day, a collection of entrepreneurs inspired the group with narratives of amazing possibilities, tremendous challenges and the exhilaration of uncharted opportunities. This, too, was a compelling vision for the future of Detroit.
These aren't competing ideas. Detroit, like every city, needs multiple future visions. And Detroit has, and is attracting, people with plenty of vision. Besides individuals, the auto companies are still paying attention and the foundation money that is poured into Detroit is equal to the entire GDP of some small countries.
The city has political cronies, corruption and byzantine bureaucracies. It also has ambitious politicians who figure the opportunity for changing the tone is wide open.
Charles Pugh, the City Council President, a newscaster turned politician who aspires to be mayor, joked to our students that he will have no trouble surpassing the achievements of his predecessors – all he has to do is stay out of jail. In all seriousness, Detroit has political challenges and people who are willing to take them on.
In other words, Detroit is like most cities around the world.
A lot of people have left Detroit; they have been leaving Detroit for decades. And people are coming to Detroit. Some people who are there wish they could leave. And some people have left and come back. With very little prompting, you learn that they were born here and wouldn't think of living anywhere else or that they were born elsewhere (including elsewhere nearby) and see the city as the place for entrepreneurism and experimentation and enthusiasm. All cities are places of in and out migration. That is how they thrive and change.
In the 60's and 70's people left the cities in the US. Some of them went to the suburbs; some of them went "back to the land" and moved to rural California or Vermont. In the 80's and 90's people came back to the cities and made them alive again. They were immigrants from other countries and from the suburbs. They moved to neighborhoods that had been devastated and deserted because real estate was plentiful and cheap. People who move to Detroit can get both – the wide open spaces and potential for self sufficiency coupled with the amenities of urban living. People who are heading to Detroit are young, they are ready to take on some risk for the opportunity to go to a place where it seems anything is possible.
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The Northern Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) occur in small numbers in the UK.
Physical DescriptionEdit
The northern bottlenose whale is a beaked whale (family Ziphiidae) that has a very distinctive bulbous melon (forehead) and a dolphin-like beak. In males, the flattened melon is often white, whilst that of the female is more bulbous and grey in colour. Fully grown adults may grow to 9.8 metres in length and live for up to 40 years. The body is large and rotund with a small falcate (curved) or triangular dorsal fin, often featuring a pointed tip, positioned far down the back. The broad tail fluke has a concave trailing edge and no median notch. Adult colouration, like many cetaceans, is countershaded; the back and sides are dark grey and the belly is lighter, a pattern that is thought to provide camouflage. Adult females commonly have a collar of paler skin behind the blowhole. There may also be some scars on the skin. Male individuals possess two, slightly forward-pointing teeth at the front of the lower jaw; females have no teeth.
Habitat and DistributionEdit
Northern bottlenose whales are deep-water specialists found in the North Atlantic Ocean. They occur in small numbers off the Northern Isles and Western Isles of Scotland, and off the west coast of Ireland. Their oceanic lifestyle has led to a gap in our knowledge about the general ecology of beaked whales, with many aspects of their lives remaining a mystery. Records of this species in the UK also include stranded animals, including the juvenile female whale that swam into and stranded in the River Thames in January 2006. Northern bottlenose whales may undertake seasonal movements within their range, but these movements are likely complex and remain poorly understood.
Sound appears to be very important to northern bottlenose whales; they make a complex range of calls for navigation, foraging and communicating with one another. They usually occur in groups of four to ten individuals and are thought to be quite social animals that have been observed demonstrating care-giving behaviour. Boat users have also commented on their curious nature when they slowly approach and circle vessels.
Food and ForagingEdit
The preferred prey of the northern bottlenose whale is squid, and they can dive to at least 1500 metres for up to two hours to catch their prey. Their diet is apparently very varied, probably according to area and season, and may include fish (such as herring) and invertebrates (such as prawns and sea cucumbers). Other items including pieces of wood, shells and stones have been found in the stomachs of these animals, suggesting that they feed along the sea bed. Teeth are obviously not required in their foraging habits, but it has been suggested that the beak may be used as a 'plough' during sea-bed feeding.
Status and ConservationEdit
The current population status for the northern bottlenose whale is unknown. Populations were depleted by commercial whaling, particularly during the 20th Century. Current threats include the accumulation of toxic pollutants such as organic pesticides in whale tissue and organs, entanglement in fishing nets and marine litter, and noise disturbance, which interferes with their complex echolocation and use of sound. It has been suggested that sudden loud noises, such as those emitted during seismic operations, may startle beaked whales during deep-dives and cause them to return to the surface to quickly; much like a human diver, this can result in nitrogen bubbles forming in the blood vessels and organs of the whale. As a squid eating cetacean, northern bottlenose whales may swallow plastic bags mistaken for prey. Plastic was found in the stomach of a Cuvier's beaked whale that stranded on Mull in 2004, and it is likely that this issue also affects other species of beaked whales, such as the northern bottlenose whale. Once ingested, plastic may accumulate in the stomach of the animal causing starvation and eventual death. Northern bottlenose whales are protected under UK and EU law, principally under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 and by the 1992 EU Habitats and Species Directive.
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Why Is Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral In Al Qaeda's Crosshairs?
The target of the Notre Dame Cathedral seemed a bit out of place. Every other Al Qaeda target listed by the captured Ahmed Sadiqui was secular in origin, be the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Brandenburg Gate and Alexander Platz TV tower in Berlin, or the United Kingdom movements of the British Royal family. Why Notre Dame (which means Our Lady in French i.e. the Blessed Virgin Mary) and why not any other churches like St Paul's in London or St Peter's or St Michael's in Munich make the list which has caused world governments to issue terror warnings and travel updates? To understand this question one has to understand the mindset of Al Qaeda. To the tried and true jihadist, Western Europe was almost under their control until two critical events occurred; the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 and the Siege of Vienna in 1683, when Our Lady intervened and stopped the Islamic armies in their tracks.
Now some would falsely point out that the Crusades of the 11th and 12th centuries were western victories and thus Islamic sore points, this is far from the truth. The Crusades actually were seen as a great victory in the Islamic World. Though we are now told by those in the mainstream media that the Crusades were a heinous act, they were in fact a small defensive action taken by the west to defend themselves against the Islamic armies who had been invading historical Christian lands for centuries. Long before they were Islamic lands, the Middle East and North Africa were filled with vibrant Christian centers and revelatory figures like Saint Augustine. The very argument that Christianity was not appealing to the masses was left empty by the need of the Islamic armies to have a military conquest. Now my colleague Joe Hargrave has written a great piece on the Crusades which I highly encourage you to read. It is not my intention to go into any further detail about the Crusades for this article. I would again refer to the above link for Joe's article or a similar article I wrote entitled; A Review of Al Qaeda's Little Reported On War Against The Catholic Church.
Getting back to the 1571 Naval Battle of Lepanto and the land battle outside the Gates of Vienna in 1683; they were the turning point for Islamic military conquest and military failure. Islamic armies would never again threaten the heart of Europe. The hoped for world Caliphate did not come to fruition. To the militant jihadist it must have seemed as if defeat was snatched out of the jaws of victory. For the faithful Christian, especially the faithful Catholic the Islamic defeats were miraculous seen as the Hand of God working through His Son Jesus Christ and specifically His mother Mary.
Perhaps a brief recap of these battles is in order. The Ottoman Turkish forces had superior forces both in land at Vienna and in naval power at Lepanto. Yet, somehow they lost. For the faithful Catholic, it was divine providence and has thus been celebrated as such for years. Our Lady of Victory and the Holy Name of Mary were once much bigger liturgical celebrations than they are now, but it is believed that the divine hand of God seen through the Blessed Virgin Mary instituted a stunning defeat for the Turks.
The defeat for the Turks at Vienna came about because of a last minute appearance on September 11 and 12, 1683, by the Polish cavalry under the leadership of Jan Sobiesksi. He had his men pray the Rosary before their lightning appearance. This appearance disoriented the Ottoman Turks and saved not only Vienna, but many feel Western Europe from the Islamic advance.
The Ottoman Turks had promised the Hungarian Protestant rebel leader Imre Thakoly that if he joined forces with him, his men would be given some of the conquering riches. However, many doubted that the marauding Ottoman Turks would give any Christian leader a share of their wealth. Many viewed this promise as subterfuge of the highest order. Though not often celebrated today, the Holy Name of Mary was a feast day of some renown in the pre Vatican II Catholic Church, celebrating the Victory in Vienna.
At the Naval Battle of Lepanto in 1571, the superior Ottoman Turkish naval forces were also defeated by events that seemed supernatural. Pope Saint Pius V had asked for all Christians to pray the Rosary for it was feared that once the Ottoman Turkish forces were free of any opposition they would attack the Italian heartland and Rome itself. Don Juan, Commander of the naval forces, carried the banner of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the recent Mexican miracle that had left the image of the Blessed Mother in Juan Diego's tilma. Before the apparition, few in the Spanish New World were Catholic, a few years afterwards almost all had converted.
The tilma still exists defying the laws of science that can't explain how a tilma which should last fifty years has lasted nearly five hundred. In addition, scientific tests prove the image of the Blessed Mother is not paint. As for the battle, military tacticians still can't figure out how the superior Ottoman Turkish Navy was defeated. No mystery exist for Catholics, the Blessed Mother had intervened and convinced her son Jesus that a miracle from Him was necessary. Our Lady of Victory (Our Lady of the Rosary) is still a feast day of great import celebrated every October 7th.
An interesting aside to this story; it was revealed by First Lady Michelle Obama that her husband President Barack Obama carries with him a Mary Help of Christians Prayer card. It seems this was given to him some time ago by the Salesians, a Catholic religious order that often works in the inner city helping the less fortunate. The Salesians have a special devotion to the Blessed Mother who they believed saved European Christianity on those fateful days of September 11-12, 1683.
The defeats at Lepanto and Vienna seem inexplicable to Islamic radicals. They wonder what went wrong and like the failed attacks of their own, they feel they must go back into time to change what in their minds should have been; the end result being an Islamic Europe. There is a school of thought that Al Qaeda attacks coincide with historical dates. For example, some believe the September 11, 2001 attacks were staged to avenge the crushing Islamic (Ottoman-Turkish) defeat suffered at the hands of the European forces and the famed Polish cavalry leader Jan Sobieski. There is a school of thought by those who study Al Qaeda and advanced in this article by none other than Christopher Hitchens, the famed atheist who has often spoke of his hatred for the Catholic Church, that Al Qaeda uses historic dates in their attack planning scenarios. One should note that the Battle of Lepanto occurred on October 7, 1571, from which we get the Catholic Feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary. I am not saying an attack will happen at Notre Dame Paris on October 7th (of this year or any year,) but I also would not rule it out.
As I noted in this previous article, there have been many Al Qaeda planned attacks against the Catholic Church that have religious significance like the failed Christmas Day 2000 Strasbourg Plot. However, there have been other plots that have been targets of convenience due to a papal visit. For example, the 1995 Bojinka-World Youth Day Manila Plot in which at least five million came to see Pope John Paul II, the largest crowd to ever see him on a visit (a similar five to seven million came to Rome for his funeral.)
For Catholics there is a belief that the Blessed Virgin Mary has had a history of reaching out to Islam to bring those Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa back to the Catholic faith of their ancestors. Many feel this started with events surrounding Lepanto and continued with the apparitions of Fatima and Zeitoun. Fatima is unique in that it is the only town in Portugal with an Islamic name. The apparition of Zeitoun occurred in a predominately Muslim country of Egypt; during the time of the apparition in 1968 many were healed of illnesses and ailments, including Muslims. Many of the nearly one million who came to see the apparition were not only rank and file Muslims, but also from the leadership ranks like the famed Egyptian leader Gamel Abdul Nasser. One wonders if maybe another Cairo resident came to see the miracle, perhaps a young 17 year old Ayman Al Zawahiri. Young Ayman would become a physiciain like his father. However unlike his moderate father, Dr Ayman Al Zawahiri would become an Islamic radical who was implicated in the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. He would later, along with Osama bin Laden, become one of the founding members of Al Qaeda.
The apparitions at Fatima and Zeitoun have been approved as worthy of belief by the Catholic Church. Some Protestant readers may object since the Blessed Mother has little role in their particular church. Sadly this may be the case, but she has had large role in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches which date back to their founding by Jesus Christ. Mary was referred to in the Protoevangelium (Genesis 3:15) and in the Book of Revelation (Chapter 12 the Woman Clothed With the Sun.) In addition, for many Catholic theologians the reason Jesus never called Mary, "mother" was due to the fact that she is the Blessed Mother of the entire world. (If this paragraph interests than please read; At Marian Apparition Sites, Great Trials and Tribulations, Follow The Appearance of the Blessed Mother. )
While one doesn't expect radical Islam to be familiar with Marian Apparitions or Catholic eschatology, it does appear that elements of radical Islam takes this all very seriously. Now some may say doesn't Islam give great reverence to the Blessed Mother? Yes this is true. However, we have to look at the theology of the radical. In addition to being an Apostate faith, Christianity was in their eyes a failed religion. The rhetoric of Al Qaeda increasingly reflected a radicalized Muslim world. While the academics loved to reminisce about Islam's cerebral side, the radicalized Islamic world quoted form the more militant parts of the Koran. They loved to remind the unbelievers of how Islam spread the faith with the sword farther in one century than Christianity had with kindness and love for seven centuries.
Dr Yossef Bodansky provides us with an interesting glimpse into this mindset. Dr Bodansky refers to a January 7, 1994 speech given by former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani. The former Iranian president stated that Christ's message had failed, because Jesus had been incapable of bringing man to God, so God had to send Muhammad to get the job done. In other words, the Islamic Conquest of the Middle East, North African and southern Europe was necessary, only because Christianity had failed.
This is an interesting statement because although Rafsanjnai is a Shiite and Al Qaeda is Sunni, the message is the same; Christianity failed and conquest was needed to bring man to God. However, even in their defense of the Islamic Conquest, these two radical wings of Islam are forced to admit that Christianity was alive and well in the Middle East and North Africa centuries before the arrival of Islam. One of the familiar themes on any Al Qaeda tape is the plea to remove the infidel from Islamic lands.
The radicals fail to mention the divisions in Islam. Some speculate that groups like the Mu'tazihil, who were rationalistic and seemed to take great pleasure in learning from the Hellenistic era, were eventually overtaken by a more deterministic group, some might describe as an Islamic form of Calvinism. The Caliphate was never as strong as it was before the Mongols sacked Baghdad in the 13th century, and the Lepanto fiasco in the 16th century. A few centuries later, Wahabism developed in the Arabian Peninsula; this was a belief so austere that it wanted Islam to go back to a life that existed at the time of Muhammad, before Islam and particularly Baghdad were far from their creative zenith. Had this school of thought developed in a remote part of the world, free from wealth and natural resources, it may have simply been academic asterisks. However, when oil was discovered in the Arabian Peninsula, the money it generated helped propel this radical belief system the world over. It became the driving force behind radical Islam.
Al Qaeda raised money in the Arabian Peninsula by sheer bribery and guilt. Many a rich Saudi, who spent too much of his oil riches on wine, women and song in Beirut, Monaco or some other lively locale has been bribed or made to feel that giving to Al Qaeda might help settle the account. In turn this money was used for planning and attacks. Providentially, many of the attacks, especially those directed at the Catholic Church would never see the light of day like the Strasbourg Plot in France and the Bojinka-World Youth Day Plot in Manila.
One of the mistakes of the Far Left or the Isolationist Right is to believe that if radical Islam is just left alone it will do the Christian, Hindu or moderate Muslim little harm. This is wishful thinking. Radical Islam has always been powerful when the West is weak. There have been countless waves of immigration to the Western world from Lebanon, Turkey, Syria, Iran etc which resulted from pogroms aimed at the non-Muslim. Radical Islam becomes nervous when, in our case, the faithful Christian stands up for their faith. Radical Islam becomes powerful when we do not stand up for our faith.
In my book, The Tide is Turning Toward Catholicism, I note the increase in vocations and converts coming into Church, especially in Africa and Asia, and even US and European dioceses that are more orthodox in nature and not apologetic about the truths of the Catholic Church and it's founder Jesus Christ. The only other church that is growing is Evangelical churches that have not changed their doctrines to appease the modern world, as have many of the mainline Protestant churches. Though this surrender to truth may make them popular with the mainstream media and save them from terrorist attacks, it hardly advances the Gospel. Sadly, as Pope Benedict XVI has pointed out, it makes these churches and their follower slaves to the Dictatorship of Relativism. If this last paragraph interests you, please read; If You Want the Political Left to Run Governments, Look at What the Religious Left Has Done to Religion, (Left It In Tatters,) along with my article, The Coming Open Rebellion Against God.
Al Qaeda knows that the Catholic Church is the only international Christian body that is growing. In their minds, what better way to eliminate the threat than to terrorize the competition? They must have thought they had nearly won when the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams recently stated that Britain must accept the coming of Sharia Law. The Archbishop and his liberal religious counterparts have become media darlings for changing their respective church's doctrine to reflect the whims of the modern world. It might seem that the Anglicans and other liberal Christian bodies have little to worry about since to Al Qaeda, it would seem as if they have already surrendered. Fortunately, no such surrender is coming from Rome and for that the Catholic Church the world over must pay the price. Yet, Our Lady looks on and pleads to her Son, Jesus to save the faithful as has been done many times in previous centuries. Let this time be another.
Dave Hartline
72 Responses to Why Is Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral In Al Qaeda's Crosshairs?
The news is saying Ramstein AB personnel are being advised to beware and not wear uniforms downtown.
In addition to Our Blessed Mother's aid in Lepanto and Vienna, the French intelligence service has been strong in counter-terror efforts.
No US Catholic targets?
"The defeat for the Turks at Vienna came about because of a last minute appearance on September 11 and 12, 1683, by the Polish cavalry under the leadership of Jan Sobiesksi. He had his men pray the Rosary before their lightning appearance."
The Polish winged-hussars were certainly an important part of the victory, but some credit has to be given to the Austrian infantry in the relief army, who fought their way into the Ottoman camp.
"As for the battle, military tacticians still can't figure out how the superior Ottoman Turkish Navy was defeated."
Prayer and superior firepower. The Holy League had more, and far more powerful, cannon than the Turks. The six sailing ships at the front of the Catholic formation that had been converted into firing platforms caused substantial damage to the Ottoman line.
Niccolo Capponi has a great book on Lepanto, called Triumph of the West, that came out a couple of years ago.
Anyone interested should also read Yelena Chudinova's novel "Mosque of Notre Dame 2048". The English language version is not yet published but the Russian original is readily available.
Thank you for this post. I have a book on the battle of Lepanto that I have not yet read that I will now surely check out.
I re-read Chesterton's fine poem LEPANTO every year at this time.
Last I heard the Cathedral of Notre Dame is owned by the French government, and that the politicos graciously let Catholics borrow state property under certain conditions alla revolucion.
This summer I traveled with Bob and Penny Lord as we traced the life of Saint Peter Julian Eymard and in Toulouse France on the hill over looking the river is a Shrine to our Lady where he visited often.
Inside this shrine is the most magnificent mosaic of the Battle of Lepanto that exists. We plan to incorporate this mosaic in the program because of its importance to what happened then to keep it from recurring. Our Lady pray for us.
I would go back further to 732 and Charles Martellus "The Hammer". Radical Islam simply can't get past this one. If one believes the prophecies of hundreds of Catholic Saints (Catholic Prophecy by Yves DuPont), another French hammer is on the way. Deo Gratias
The Battle of Tours was on October 10th, 732 btw.
We need more people like you. Great post.
Every Catholic School in the world ought to have the pictures of Don Juan, King Jan Sobieski and Charles "The Hammer" Martel on the walls of every classroom (In a less prominent position than that of the Crucific, picture or Our Lady and the portrait of the Divine Mercy)
"Every Catholic School in the world ought to have the pictures of Don Juan, King Jan Sobieski…. on the walls of every classroom."
Check this out — I hope this link works for you:
If this link doesn't work, google "Rome of the West," a blog by St. Louis resident Mark Scott Abeln, and click on his link to pictures of "Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield, Illinois".
This is a stained glass window depicting Jan Sobieski kneeling on the battlefield to thank God for his victory over the Turks at Vienna. The windows here all show great moments in Catholic history both in Europe and in the United States, up to the 1920s when the cathedral was built.
Notre Dame is in the crosshairs as a chastisement because the French are the most wicked, promiscuous and blasphemous of the "Catholics".
Aside from Mickey, great comments everyone. We certainly shouldn't forget Charles Martel. Where would we be without him? I hope to get a chance to write about him, as well as the heroic martyrs of the Middle East, North Africa and southern Europe. Mickey, you might want to be a little more charitable with your posts for it sounds as if you are posting from some cave in Pakistan.
Everyone let's keep the comments coming and perhaps even throw out some names of famous Catholics who fought the good fight and perhaps were even martyred. Sadly, even among practicing Catholics, I am sure many of the saints and heroic figures mentioned in the article or in your comments, are not known.
good article but we forgot what happened at the battle of Covadunga Spain thats why the battle of Lampato happened. at Covadunga Spain angels were seen to fight on the side of Catholics on the verge of being annihilated.
in response to who owns Our Lady of Notre Dame guess who owns the tomb of St. Teresa of Avila and St John of the Cross the European union.guess who owns the Sistine chapel the japan government.
Interesting article on the Blessed Virgin, however one must also note that Catholics and Christians are not at present at war with Islam, in fact the Vatican and many Islamic centers want to keep the peace – therefore I wouldn't use history as to re-ignite the wars of religion – as many christian sects would love to see – however for your perusal I have cataloged most Marian intercessions in times of war – Vienna and Lepanto are only 2 out of at least 90 intercessions during well known battles, for this please see the following – the major war today is in the hearts and minds of men and women, the soul is the battle ground –
click here.
Our firm decision is to work from this focused center: One man died for everyone. That puts everyone in the same boat. He included everyone in his death so that everyone could also be included in his life, a resurrection life, a far better life than people ever lived on their own.
Because of this decision we don't evaluate people by what they have or how they look. We looked at the Messiah that way once and got it all wrong, as you know. We certainly don't look at him that way anymore. Now we look inside, and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons! Look at it! All this comes from the God who settled the relationship between us and him, and then called us to settle our relationships with each other. God put the world square with himself through the Messiah, giving the world a fresh start by offering forgiveness of sins. God has given us the task of telling everyone what he is doing. We're Christ's representatives. God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God's work of making things right between them. We're speaking for Christ himself now: Become friends with God; he's already a friend with you.
How? you ask. In Christ. God put the wrong on him who never did anything wrong, so we could be put right with God (2 Corinthians 5:14-21)
Another blow to Turkish pride was their defeat in Malta in 1565. Sicily and the Italian peninsula would have succumbed. Though it must be added that the Knights of Rhodes recently settled in Malta had done their utmost to provoke the Turks.
"French are the most wicked, promiscuous and blasphemous of the "Catholics".
Mickey, why such a heinous and false comment about French people? I feel peculiarly offended.
Do you want I list all the sins that deserves an equal chastisement to America and England?
Yes France will be chastised and America and all the west countries will be chastised too, due to their current apostasy.
France was the most catholic country for centuries and was at the tip of the fight against Islam and heretics. She provided the greatest saints in the Chuch's history.
Without the French priests, monks, nuns and laymen who went in America long ago before the Brits, how many would be the Catholics here?
Jacques, thank you for reminding us about the great French saints. In my next article, I may write about them as well as Charles Martel. As for Mickey, I doubt he is English, American or Christian. Maybe he is posting from some cave in Pakistan.
Mario, thank you for reminding us about the faithful in Malta who have been a beacon of hope and courage to the Christian world for centuries.
I don't remember seeing this in the article, but Oct 7 is also the anniversary of US and allied forces taking care of things in Afganistan. I took great comfort that day, knowing the feast day and its history.
The claim the Catholic fleet was superior in firepower and size is secular lies and totally untrue. In fact Protestant countries, including Britain, either actively or tacitly supported the Islamic attempt to wipe out Catholicism. For this sin Queen Elizabeth I will be punished in hellfire as only Catholicism is the true Faith.
I have no doubt Our Lady would truly have been weeping when England, her 'Dowry', sided with the enemies of the true Faith and the true Faith is Catholicism.
Bravo Jacques for speaking out for the Holy Kingdom of France. I study the History of Catholic France (is there any other history in France?) and this history is simply amazing. France is truly the Land of the Blessed Virgin, the Eldest Daughter of the Church and if we are to believe hundreds of Catholic Saints (and why wouldn't we?), France will someday soon rule the ENTIRE world.
France was given such rich gifts by God starting with the Faith which her missionaries then took around the world. France was blessed with the most incredible gifts of culture, natural resources, and people. However, the evils of rationalism, socialism, communism, and freemasonry flourished first in France and then spread around the globe like an virus. France also killed their divinely appointed King. Thankfully, by the grace of God, Luis XVII was NOT killed and the monarchy will return.
For these crimes will France pay dearly and her people will turn back to the faith after this chastisement. France is the eldest daughter of the Church and she is supposed to set the example. There are some dark days ahead for France but peace will be restored with the lily returns to the throne.
An excellent dvd about the Catholic history of France is "The Heart of the Lily" and "Where the World Begins". It runs on EWTN every so often.
Brian Gregory, I am glad you reiterated my point that the Ottoman Turks had far superior naval firepower at Lepanto. It was Divine Providence accompanied by the courage of the Catholic Fleet that led to the Ottoman Turks defeat. I don't see how anyone can get around this fact.
Seeing the images of King Jan Sobieski during a Google search, I couldn't help but notice a similarity in looks with Lech Walesa when he was younger and had darker hair. As we all know, Walesa had a lot to do with the toppling of communism, apparently like Sobieski did with the Muslim marauders.
When I was in grade school ( Immaculate Heart of Mary ) I was the first to crown the new statue of the Blessed Mother. This reading has brought me back to her. Thank you.
John Claypool
I'm sorry Pax Christi of Bakersfield but Lech Walesa had nothing whatsoever to do with the collapse of Communism. The secular press often associate the collapse of Soviet Communism with the American president of that time (Ronald Reagan),the British primeminister of the time (Mr. Thatcher)and Mr. Gorbachev.However,Mr. Reagan, Mrs. Thatcher and Mr. Gorbachev all acknowledge the role of the Holy Father in the collapse of Soviet Communism – neither they nor the Holy Father say 'SOLIDARITY' brought down Communism. It is claimed in the secular media which is athiestic the Holy Father helped fund 'SOLIDARITY', however, 'SOLIDARITY's' uprising was put down in 1981.Soviet Communism did not fall until the Holy Father consecrated the world and especially Russia to her Immaculate Heart on 25 March 1984 ('The Feast of the Annunciation' or 'Lady Day'). Mr. Gorbachev did not come to power until after then unless I am mistaken but that is irrelevant. The Soviet coup took place in August 1991,during the octave of the Assumption,but ended peacefully on the vigil of the Queenship of Mary (August 22nd).Those who use the 'Extraordinary Form' of the Mass will know August 22nd in the traditional calendar is the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the vigil of which is on 21 August. Mr. Gorbachev about the USSR officially on 25 December 1991. Our Blessed Mother told the shepherd children at Fatima in 1917 the Bolshevik (Communist) uprising would take place one year before it did (in 1918). She also promised if Russia was consecrated to her Immaculate Heart there would be peace. Russia was and there has been peace between Russia and the west, however,to save many souls Our Blessed Mother asked for the Five First Saturdays' Devotion.
Referring to England – England was called 'Mary's Dowry' or 'Our Lady's Dowry' because there was a large shrine to Our Lady at Walsingham in Norfolk with a replica of the Holy House. This vision was seen by Lady Richeldes de Faverches in AD1061. The shrine was destroyed by Henry VIII,however, three shrines were built there in the early 1900s.
An Anglican shrine http://www.walsinghamanglican.org.uk/,for history see http://www.walsinghamanglican.org.uk/the_shrine/the_story_so_far.htm;an Orthodox shrine which is contained in the Anglican shrine http://www.westernorthodox.com/walsingham and the Catholic shrine http://www.walsingham.org.uk/romancatholic/ see history http://www.walsingham.org.uk/romancatholic/history.html
In fact many events and services are truly oecumenical with members of other Christian denominations taking part as well.
There is also the Shrine of Our Lady of the Taper in Wales http://www.ourladyofthetaper.org.uk/
My other comment are taken from my blog on MYSPACE.
'NOTIFICATION: 'CHRISTIAN CONCERN FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHURCH AND NATION' has launched it's campaign 'NOT ASHAMED' http://www.notashamed.org.uk/ calling on all Christians to wear the symbol of our Faith – the Cross or the 'NOT ASHAMED' emblem especially on national 'NOT ASHAMED DAY' which is on Wednesday 1st December 2010
I hope all believers, throughout the world, irrespective of their denomination, rich or poor, famous or unknown will visit their website, offer their support and wear the Sign of our Faith and if possible the 'NOT ASHAMED' emblem on 'NOT ASHAMED DAY' – Wednesday 1st December 2010.'
Please consider doing this and letting everyone know about this UK event which I hope will go global.
My other 'MYSPACE' blog I would like to draw your attention to is:
'MAKING OUR FAITH MORE VISIBLE: I hope all believers will consider making their faith more visible by making the Sign of the Cross, saying '"God bless you"' and if possible wearing a cross or crucifix. Please read the Archbishop of Westminster's 24/09/2010 'PASTORAL LETTER' http://www.rcdow.org.uk/diocese/default.asp?content_ref=3031'
Thank you
I cannot compare better the Lepanto victory but to that of Midway: The balance of strength was strongly in favour of the Japs and truly it was a MIRACLE that the Navy's aircrafts could drop their bombs and their torpedoes onto the japanese carriers at the very moment when the japanese hunters couldn't take off for momentary technical reasons (they were all being replaced their bombs for torpedoes) to protect their carriers.
Mario, the defeat of the Turks against Malta in 1565 was also a miracle since the Turkish troops were half a million vs 30000 Malta's knights and soldiers.
But they were much helped by a bubonic plague outburst that occured among the turks.
This makes me remind of the capture of Malta by the french troops of Napoleon 2 centuries later in a couple of weeks. Then the knights of Malta were only the shadows of themselves.
"The claim the Catholic fleet was superior in firepower and size is secular lies and totally untrue."
I never said the Catholic fleet was larger. The Turks had more ships. But the Holy League had much greater firepower. Capponi does an extensive analysis of the armament on the different types of ships present. The Catholic fleet was more technologically advanced, which people probably find hard to believe because of the disinformation they have been fed on the Church and science.
"Brian Gregory, I am glad you reiterated my point that the Ottoman Turks had far superior naval firepower at Lepanto. It was Divine Providence accompanied by the courage of the Catholic Fleet that led to the Ottoman Turks defeat. I don't see how anyone can get around this fact.'
Because it's not a fact. The use of the six Galleasses at the front of the Catholic formation and the devastating firepower they produced had a tremendous impact on the course of the battle. That was part of the plan put together by the Catholic leaders. Give the men who plannned and fought the battle some credit.
"Give the men who planned and fought the battle some credit."
I haven't really heavily studied Lepanto or any of the other great Christendom vs. Muslim battles, but even if the Catholic fleet at Lepanto was not quite as outnumbered or outgunned as we have been told — does that really make its victory any less an answer to prayer? The same way that a healing accomplished through ordinary medicine may not be a bona fide miracle but is still just as much an answer to prayer as if it were.
"but even if the Catholic fleet at Lepanto was not quite as outnumbered or outgunned as we have been told — does that really make its victory any less an answer to prayer?"
Don't get me wrong. The Turks had more galleys, had veteran crews, and were led by very experienced commanders. It was a hard fought battle and certainly could have resulted in a disasterous defeat for the Catholic fleet.
There are plenty of instances where prayer could be regarded as the difference in the multitude of events that made up the battle.
Beyond the battle itself, it is almost a miracle that Pius V had been able to weld together the bickering factions that made up the Holy League to create a fleet that was able to defeat the virtually invincible Ottoman fleet.
On the contrary Brian English it is a fact. I don't care what Capponi says.
Victor Davis Hanson tells us Capponi announces at the outset of his book: 'I also admit to having something of a soft spot for the Turks as a fighter,my great-great-grandfather,a Crimean War veteran, describing them as the best soldiers in the world.' http://www.victorhanson.com/articles/hanson071207.html
Hanson,quoting Capponi,writes: 'How did the Christians win the battle? They were probably outnumbered, both in ships and men. Lepanto was fought in Turkish-controlled waters near the Ottoman winter port at the mouth of the Gulf of Corinth opposite Patras, the present-day Naupaktos. The Venetians had lost Cyprus and were demoralized from increasingly bold attacks on the coast of Italy.'
First of all there is no 'probably' about it – we were outnumbered. Just by using the word 'probably' shows Capponi is attempting to 'revise' history. Will he dare say next the Turks were outnumbered?
Yes,Capponi does mention the use of the six galleasses,however,I reject his claim and that of pseudo-science the galleasses would have been as successful even if God,through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin,had not willed it to be so.If the galleasses,were successful,it was because Our divine Redeemer willed it that way in response to the prayers of Our Blessed Lady because of the Masses, Rosaries and prayers offered for our victory.
At least Capponi admits we 'were outnumbered,both in ships and men' and that 'Lepanto was fought in Turkish-controlled waters near the Ottoman winter port at the mouth of the Gulf of Corinth opposite Patras, the present-day Naupaktos.'He also tells us 'the Venetians had lost Cyprus and were demoralized from increasingly bold attacks on the coast of Italy.'http://www.victorhanson.com/articles/hanson071207.html
Hanson,again referring to Capponi's book,tells us 'The Christian League ….. was never really much more than the galley fleets of Spain, the Papal States, and Venice. England and France kept clear. Both had long ago cut their own deals with the Ottomans. Indeed, during the winter of 1542 the French had even allowed the Ottoman corsair Barbarossa the use of their harbor at Toulon to refit, as he conducted raids along the Italian coast.'http://www.victorhanson.com/articles /hanson071207.html
Brian English and perhaps Niccolò Capponi seem to imply we could have won at the Battle of Lepanto without the aid of Our Lord and Our Lady – because of superior firepower. Interesting point. Why then were the Soviet Russians defeated by the Taliban in Afghanistan? Why on the three (or four occasions) in the past when Britain has been in Afghanistan have we been defeated? Why is it the west,in spite of it's superior firepower and inspite of the secular media which claims to the contrary,did we lose in Iraq and are losing in Afghanistan?:
(i) The Soviet Russians being athiest denied God.
(ii)Britain had rejected the true Faith, the Catholic Faith,at the Protestant Rebellion (or Revolution).
(iii)The western allies consisted of nations which had either become athiestic or rejected the true Faith (the Catholic Faith).
The only way to win a war against terrorism is to ask the protection and help of Our Lord and Our Lady.
9/11/2001 does have one thing in common with the Battle of Vienna – the date. The Battle of Vienna ran from 9/11/1683-9/12/1683.
"On the contrary Brian English it is a fact. I don't care what Capponi says."
No, it's not.
"Brian English and perhaps Niccolò Capponi seem to imply we could have won at the Battle of Lepanto without the aid of Our Lord and Our Lady – because of superior firepower."
See my response to Elaine.
"Why is it the west,in spite of it's superior firepower and inspite of the secular media which claims to the contrary,did we lose in Iraq and are losing in Afghanistan?:"
Wrong again.
"(i) The Soviet Russians being athiest denied God.
(ii)Britain had rejected the true Faith, the Catholic Faith,at the Protestant Rebellion (or Revolution).
(iii)The western allies consisted of nations which had either become athiestic or rejected the true Faith (the Catholic Faith)."
Last time I checked, the Taliban didn't follow the True Faith either.
Brian Gregory you have a warped view of history and of reality.
The Soviets and British were defeated by a race of people who lived and breathed war. As soon as there hands could support weight they were holding AK-47's. That coupled with Afghanistans extremely inhospitible geography gives you a war that cannot be won. Alexander the Great and Geghis Khan, two of historys greatest conquerers were unable to defeat the Afghans, how do you expect us to?
And to suggest that human beings werent capable of defeating the Turks at Lepanto as well as Vienna is frankly insulting to our species. To suggest that winning battles is "all in the hands of god" is bringing us back to a very medieval viewpoint which is honestly dangerous. You want to live in an age of faith? Go check out Naples in 1342 where they would burn you alive for questioning the Pope. Or if you want a modern example, check out Saudi Arabia and see how great religion is at running that country.
By the way, your idea that Catholiscm is the "one true faith" only causes more conflict and is pretty much the reason why thousands of people died in the 1600's. Accept peoples differences and move on or else your going to have serious problems in the future.
Steve what is the point of your post? Is it to advance ego, pride or the atheist cause? What is this nonsense about Naples and the pope in 1342? The Catholic faith was started by Jesus, who was both human and divine, quite unlike the beliefs systems started by the likes of Voltaire, Marx, Stalin or Mao. Whatever your likes or dislikes are concerning Christianity, during the first 300 years the Faith grew by love and compassion, all the while the faithful were being vicioulsy killed for the kindness they exhibited. There never was a peaceful era under the likes of Voltaire, Marx, Stalin or Mao.
We have too many examples of the pride of man thinking he could do better than God. What a disaster; from the bloody French Revolution to the Soviet death camps, to Hitler's death camps to Mao's Culutal revolution to Pol Pot. They all thought they knew better than God and didn't need God. Look at where it got them. There are over 100 million dead because of it. Keep that in mind, as the people who you mock on this site pray for you.
In 1342 (Rennaisance period) in Naples, which was aligned with the Papacy, you could be burned alive for heresy, which would be disagreeing with the Pope.
Yes but the teachings of Jesus are just as unreasonable as those of Mao and Stalin. In fact if you look at Christianity's fundamental teachings, there purely Communist! Lets make everyone equal and lets share everything. Draw your own conclusions.
I love how Christians love to point out all the things "atheists" have done, but never what they have done. And I love how Christians always point out how great there matyrs were, dying at the hands of those evil romans. Then again, Christians have been killing atheists since they have been in control. In fact, once we see Christians begin to lose power we see them become more "moderate". If they had any power they would be exactly like the Taliban or the Saudis.
In fact I'd like to point out I'm not an atheist, I believe in god just I feel what he and his chruch has to say is a bunch of crap
Steve: you bring up 1342 – the atheists in China and the USSR were murdering tens of millions in the 20th century, not 700 years ago! You blithely ignore that the Christian wars of religion ended hundreds of years ago, while the Communist atheists got "warmed up" during the French Revolution – killing many thousands in the Vendee – and really came into their own in the century just past, slaughtering 100 million. The Inquisition was child's play compared to the gruesome evil committed by those who believe they will not have a God to answer to.
Your equivalence of Saudi Muslims and Christians makes me believe you are woefully ignorant of the basic tenets of both religions. You are, in fact, a prime example of the suicidal tendencies that have infected the West. No other culture on earth tears down its founding religion and the building blocks of its culture the way Western atheists attack the foundation of their society. Atheistic society will not survive. In Europe, secularism is giving way to Islamic fundamentalism. If you are European, your children and grandchildren might very well find themselves longing for the good old days of "Christianists." I promise you, Islam will not be as gentle with you as modern-day Christians are.
PS. A clarification to my post above: the murderous atheist ideologues of the French Revolution were not "Communists." The French Revolution was, however, the birthplace of the modern Left and the Great Terror has been copied many times by those who wish to place "Man" at the center of the Universe, while not hestitating to slaughter all those humans who stand in the way of "Progress."
That includes Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, many of whom studied in Paris in the 1950's and learned the lessons of the French Revolution well. Ah, yes, Steve, you atheists have really done well in the world. I'm sure that eventually you'll get it right – maybe after your crew kills 100 more people or so.
What does it matter to you anyway? After all, humans are only glorified animals in your book. It's not like they have souls, or are endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights. Nope, according to an atheist, we're no better than any other animals (just ask PETA). Why not kill the humans you deem troublesome? There can no higher morality in your book… no good reason NOT to murder people….
In fact I'd like to point out I'm not an atheist, I believe in god just I feel what he and his chruch has to say is a bunch of crap
Goody for you, Steve-o! And you feel free to say it because you know darn well nobody is going to blow you up or issue a fatwa on you for insulting Catholics.
My, my, what a brave fellow you are!
Donna V, excellent posts. It seems to me that Steve represents this sort of new (but very old) way of thinking that yes there is a God, but He's not doing it my, so he's wrong. Talk about hubris, pride and narcissism. Yet, isn't this the same line of thinking we saw displayed in Lucifer when he said, "I will not serve!"
Ah but were they killing in the name of atheism? Did Stalin say "lets go kill all the christians because there christians?" No, he just killed people for his political goals, to turn Russia into a modern country and to unify it under the Soviet banner. In fact, Stalin promoted the Orthodox church as a source of Russian nationalism.
You dont understand the context of the French Revolution, where the church literally had oppressed people for hundreds of years. Why wouldnt they slaughter all the priests then? If a priest had taxed your family to starvation, taken your house, then said you were going to hell, wouldnt you want to kill him too?
The Saudi government is pretty much the way much of Europe was run until the 1700's. The Church had all the power and didnt allow anyone to think or learn or anything. In fact once society starts to become secular (starting with the Rennaisance) the society begins to progress. Religion holds people back from realizing there full potiential.
You dont understand that Christianity and communism are one in the same! Jesus taught communism and the early Christians practiced it. Our country wasnt founded on Christianity. The founding fathers detested it, I think Jefferson called it the "most digusting institution on earth". Ben Franklin was in fact a Satanist. Look at our Constitution and then look at the Satanic bible and you'll see some striking similaritys.
I dont think people are glorified animals, in fact the opposite. I believe mankind is the greatest of things to ever come to this planet, it is Christian theology that makes people seem worthless and unimportant. We needed to be "rescued" and "saved" because we are scum and filthy and sinful. Everything we do is wrong. Humanity is fantastic, but Christianity by nature is pessimistic about it.
Of course Catholics arent going to issue a fatwa (or Crusade in Christian terms) on me, but if they had any sort of real power they sure would. All religions are the same in the sense that there all intolerant once they are in charge.
And what is your obsession with killing people? Just because I am non-religious doesnt mean I want to kill people. Perhaps you have some feelings toward ending anothers life, but are halted by the news they will go to hell after they die. Religion is a crutch for people who are fundamentally miserable and need something to make them feel good about themselves because they havent done anything of any importance.
The French Revolution Dave was planned and begun by the illuminized Masonic order in France and this is a fact.
A website that trafficks in conspiracy theories is not a fact site Brian
So 'The New Encyclopedia Britannica' does not deal in facts but you do and the Masons themselves are lying when they actually acknowledge they were behind it?:
"The New Encyclopedia Britannica' tells us that in France there arose a political system and a philosophical outlook that no longer took Christianity for granted, that in fact explicitly opposed it… The brotherhood taught by such groups as the Freemasons, members of secret fraternal societies, and the Illuminati, a rationalist secret society, provided a rival to the Catholic sense of community."'
The same website tells us: 'Secret society researcher and author Nesta H. Webster was even more pointed, writing in 1924, "The Masonic book 'A Ritual and Illustrations of Freemasonry' contains the following passage, 'The Masons… originated the Revolution with the infamous Duke of Orleans at their head.'"
Still Steve you know best don't you?
"Ah but were they killing in the name of atheism? Did Stalin say "lets go kill all the christians because there christians?" No, he just killed people for his political goals, to turn Russia into a modern country and to unify it under the Soviet banner. In fact, Stalin promoted the Orthodox church as a source of Russian nationalism.
You dont understand the context of the French Revolution, where the church literally had oppressed people for hundreds of years. Why wouldnt they slaughter all the priests then? If a priest had taxed your family to starvation, taken your house, then said you were going to hell, wouldnt you want to kill him too?"
In regard to Stalin, he waged a war of extermination against the Orthodox Church explicitly because they were Christian. The war entered a period of remission during World War II when Stalin needed the support of Christians for the war effort. Agressive and murderous atheism was always a hallmark of the Bolshevik movement.
As for the Church under the Old Regime in France, it had almost no secular power, and was noted for its good works in helping the poor. The war waged on the Church by the French revolutionary regime was massively unpopular in France which was the main reason that Napoleon as First Consul engineered a concordat with Pope Pius VII in 1801.
The Church had all the power and didnt allow anyone to think or learn or anything.
Statements like that indicate that ignorance is alive and well and that the Church cannot be held culpable for it.
Steve asks: "What is your obsession with killing people?"
Now that's rich. Steve pops in here, accuses the Church of murder and then, when it is pointed out that secular regimes have murdered far more people, turns around and accuses us of having an "obsession with killing people. It's always funny to me that people who attack religion for its' "irrationality" are seldom models of reason and logic themselves.
Steve, who thinks the Church "didnt allow anyone to think or learn or anything" apparently never learned that the modern university system was founded by the Church, as were hospitals. Do you think the Sorbonne or Oxford and Cambridge started out as secular institutions? Have you ever wondered why the vast majority of hospitals in this country have (or once had) some sort of religious affiliation? I realize that's not the sort of thing that occurs to someone who apparently has learned his history from Bill Maher and Jon Stewart, but you really should try broadening your reading a little (if you read). You might find that Church history is a bit more complex than the simplistic cartoon you have your head.
Finally, ah ha, the old "religion is a crutch" accusation. Gee, we've never heard that one before! Clearly, you're not miserable and you do many things of great importance – like seeking out Catholic blogs so you can berate believers. My, what a highly significant existence you lead, Steve – unlike, say, a devout Catholic physician friend of mine who spends time working in Haiti as a medical missionary every year. No, attempting to destroy the faith of other people by is doing so much more for humanity, Steve.
Ha! Its obvious you Christians have misenterperted my statement. You continued to mention how it would be cool for me and my "crew" to kill people, as well as my apparent lack of morality which would lead me to kill people because they werent "worthy". After all, all atheists are essentially bad people who would rape and murder if they had the chance.
Yea thats great, but who were those unviersitys open to? Only the rich. Even earlier universities were used as priest training centers. They were by no means open to all, which you see only happening when secular authorities took over education. Religion is always exclusive.
Haha more atheist cliches! Yea sure I dont have anything to be proud of, except I'm getting a Army commission in June and begin work in the Intelligence branch. I'm going to be making desicions that can potientially effect the foreign policy of our country. Yea sure I live an unfufilled life.
God help the Army if an ill educated bigot like you is actually receiving a commission. By the way, a second lieutenant doesn't get within shouting distance of having any impact on this country's foreign policy. Oh, and I hope you are covering your internet tracks well. Military Intelligence background checks tend to be very comprehensive.
In regard to Universities in the Middle Ages, poor scholars regularly studied at them. Your knowledge of history is as rudimentary as your spelling.
"After all, all atheists are essentially bad people who would rape and murder if they had the chance."
Not all atheists, but I wouldn't lay any bets on you, considering your belief that it was fine that thousands of priest were murdered during the French Revolution.
Piece of free advice: stop acting like a jackass and actually do some hard study of both history and theology.
Wow so I'm suddenly not qualified to lead soldiers because I dont agree with you? When have I ever said anything bigoted, I came here simply to inform Mr. Gregory that he was wrong on his warped history views.
I think the real bigots in this community are YOU. Ever since I got here I've been talked to like a child, which I am not at all surprised because from exprience most Christians treat non-religious this way.
And I never condoned the French priest killings, I merely stated I understood why the French would do that.
Keep letting religion to rule your life, see how much you enjoy it with a god who wont even let you use your free will
Steve, why don't you go back to HuffPo or Daily Kos or I Think Church Sux. com or some other site where nobody will argue with or challenge your goofy and semi-literate assertions. You've been talked to like a child here because you write and think like one – a nasty, bigoted one. You sound like a 14 year old who knows nothing and thinks he knows everything.
As Donald noted, Army standards really are going down the tubes. I thought a basic knowledge of the English language was required of our military officers. You do know that many, many servicemen and women are believers, don't you? I feel very bad for any enlisted Christian men and women who end up under the command of a such a narrow-minded bigot.
"Keep letting religion to rule your life, see how much you enjoy it with a god who wont even let you use your free will"
You have us confused with Calvinists. Do you know what Calvinism is? Do you know how it differs from Catholicism? No, you are ignorant of just how ignorant you are, which is why your attempts to "instruct" us are so risible.
Good night to you.
"I think the real bigots in this community are YOU. Ever since I got here I've been talked to like a child,"
You are a child Steve K. You are a high school student apparently at a Catholic high school. Unfortunately the money that your parents spent to send you to parochial school has been wasted, and you have developed a hatred for the Church. Oh well, you are young and have a lot of life ahead of you. Study hard, work hard and see a bit of the world after you enlist in the Army and check back here in a few years. I'll be interested to see what you have learned. Good luck to you.
Donald, if Steve K. really is a high school kid, I have been a bit too harsh on him. I said similarly silly things when I was 18 (I cringe when I recall coming out of the movie theater after seeing "Reds" and saying "I think I'm a Communist." That was, as I'm sure you can guess, before I actually knew something about Communists.)
Your advice is sound. I hope Steve follows it.
I remember some of the things I said and did in High School and College Donna and I cringe even three decades later.
My last name starts with a C, what are you talking about? I did indeed go to Catholic school and that is indeed where I lost my faith but I have no idea where you got the idea that I'm still in high school.
I think its disturbing that Mr. McClarey actually went looking for me online, but if you actually think my real name is Steve you are sadly mistaken.
I am now leaving this discussion. Goodbye Christians, get off the train before it crashes into the mountains.
I do wish Dr Charles Krauthammer could take a look at "Steve's" posts. If "Steve" had went to a liberal Catholic high school, he could have been turned off by their ideoloy and thought Catholicism as being silly. However, "Steve" seems quite certain of God's existence, but questions God's ways. I wonder if Steve went to a pretty orthodox minded Catholic school and either realizes a flaw in his own character and doesn't want to change it, or was of another faith tradition (outside Christinaity) and refuses to acknowledge the truth of what he was taught.
Whatever the case, I will pray for Steve and if you are reading this Steve know that we all have flaws. God points them out to us so we can become better human beings. Please keep this in mind and know that people are praying for you that haven't the slightest clue of how you look, where you live and what you think of them. They pray for you because an interior calling brought up by their faith beckons them to pray for people they have never met, but whom they care about nonetheless. They do so because for centuries the saints and simple believers asked God to help those they never met as well following the teachings and practices of Jesus and His Apostles, along with those who initially persecuted the faith, but came into the light like St Paul.
Steve, you didn't "lose" your Catholic faith at a Catholic School, you never had any faith, perhaps our Lord will give you some soon. But in the meantime please write nothing further. Your inane arguments about communism are quite dull. Just skimming your first two posts I can see you're one of those who literally believe "religion has killed more people than all war in history." This liberal balderdash you heard somewhere along the way during your liberal education and now you come here to talk about the truth as if you know. But the reality for all to see here is that you don't know anything but the brainwashing bs taught in liberal schools.
If you actually knew anything about the French revolution, for example, you'd understand that the average French person at the time of the revolution had a higher standard of living than any country in Europe and probably the world. But, like the good communist that you are (based on your writings), never let an opportunity pass to distort the facts and pedal lies.
"My last name starts with a C, what are you talking about? I did indeed go to Catholic school and that is indeed where I lost my faith but I have no idea where you got the idea that I'm still in high school"
Steve, when you comment on this blog and we have your ip address and your e-mail address, it takes no great skill to learn quite a bit about people who contact us. I looked you up because of your statement about being commissioned in the army which I found hard to believe. If you are going to troll on blogs, truly a waste of time, you need to conceal your internet footprints with greater skill.
I suggest Steve you grow up. When the true and only Church God founded, the Catholic Church,was the Church in England before Henry VIII dared think he could make himself Pope by picking what he should and shouldn't believe(just as you sound like you are doing)there were many chantry chapels set up in peoples' wills to offer the Mass for their souls after death and the wealthier as part of their Mass bequests left an amount to help the poor and needy. Attached to these chantry chapels were schools to educate poor children. It was only after the 1600s, under Protestantism,that children were indoctrinated with anti-Catholic hate and teaching poor children was thrown out in favour of 'the work house'. Perhaps you should read Charles Dickens' novel 'Oliver Twist'which shows how Protestant Churches really treated orphan children.
In fact it was a Church of England clergyman in real life, the Revd. Thomas Malthus, who speaking of the poor and starving,who said '"the poor should die and decrease the surplus population."'However, this Anglican clergyman was Satan's fool as there was not a surplus population and there never will be.
In his short story 'A Christmas Carol' Dickens has Scrooge say this at the beginning – only later is it revealed to him by the Ghost of Christmas Present, quoting Scrooge back at him,that it was not for him to decide who should live or die (an arrogance of the wealthy).
Thanks Dave,however,as I will show later while Communism is athiestic Karl Marx,it's principal founder,as Marxism is just another word for Communism was not an athiest but a Satanist intent on bringing the world to ruin,not bettering it,who knowing he would not go to Heaven because he had chosen to side with Satan so would end up in the Abyss (Hell) which is where he wanted all mankind to go. This is in his own writings. I'll put a link to some of them later to prove it as I never make statements unless I can back what I can say.
As for you Steve,if you are at a school labelling itself 'Catholic',I wonder if your parents know the anti-Catholic,unhistorical,pro-Communist,pro-Protestant drivel you're being taught because whoever is teaching it shouldn't even be in a 'public' school (state school)teaching.
So,Steve, which is it? Are you at school or in the military? And if you are not a practising Catholic what are you? Lapsed Catholic,a convert to another Christian denomination or another religion!!!! Or are you an agnostic or athiest?
I believe we have the right to know.
I have little doubt that Steve lost his faith at a Catholic high school. Our local Catholic high school works hard at doing this. That way, when they get to Catholic colleges, they are primed for becoming Communists.
I'm facebook friends with a few old high school classmates (a Jesuit school) that are defiantly atheist. Looking back on my high school education, this is not surprising.
A couple of points to consider: Who knows what if any truth came out of Steve's keyboard. I have no idea if he is in high school (public or private) is in the military, or wants to be in the military. However since he says he believes God exists and still hates His ways, then we know one thing for surel Jesus said the evil one was the master of all lies.
Another point as far as Catholic schools goes, I have worked in them and worked as an administrator in a diocesan office. There are some bad ones, but we shouldn't discount the fact that there are some good ones. I can tell you in some of the schools I have been at recently, the religious instruction and religious curriculum is far superior than when I was a student in the 80s. Order run schools probably have the bigesst disparity. Sadly as Paul pointed out there are far too many Jesuit schools that are known for their high academic standards (which is all the parents care about) and goofy "Zen" oriented religious classes.
A rather new phenomena to Catholic education are the students who are far more orthodox than their parents. They are serious about their faith and eagerly go to Sunday Mass (and sometimes Daily Mass at school) while their parents nurse a hangover. A recent study showed that those under 25 who go to Mass are more orthodox in their views (especially supporting the Church's teachings on life) than their parents or grandparents.
Yet, far too many Catholic youth don't go to Mass because after having them baptized their parents never taught them thing one about Catholicism. I am increasingly meeting young people who say they were baptized Catholic but never went to Catholic school, CCD, and have only a vague memory of going to Mass for someone's wedding or funeral. However, I think it should be pointed out that many of the new, more orthodox priests being ordained did go to Catholic school and want to correct the abuses that took place in the Church in the time of their parents generation.
I'm not in the military I'm training for the military, I get my commission in June.
I'm a maltheist. I believe that god is a cruel and unjust and is therefor unworthy of my worship. He is a liar and a thief. I realize worshiping god only gives him more glory, glory which he does not deserve. It does not benefit me in any way to be with god or follow his base teachings.
Thats my opinion
Steve this might be the most ridiculous post I have ever read. You aren't smart enough to know the history of all the events you recite, and you are all of 18, 19, 20 21, maybe 22. In addition, you hide behind a false name and then you tell us that you are smarter than God and think that He's doing it all wrong? Steve this is akin to a child who is barely able to mouth a few words telling a Nobel Prize Winner in Physics that he's wrong. Please tell us that you are yanking our chain. You can't be this ignorant.


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France hooker Dimitri Szarzewski has been surprised by Wales' good form during the RBS Six Nations.
Last Updated: 13/03/08 4:17pm
France hooker Dimitri Szarzewski has been surprised by Wales' good form during the RBS Six Nations.
Under the guidance of new coach Warren Gatland, Wales have won four games in a row and require victory over France in Cardiff on Saturday to complete the Grand Slam.
And Szarzewski admits he was not expecting Wales to be such a force following their dismal World Cup campaign last autumn when they exited at the group stage after losing to Fiji.
"They are starting to enjoy themselves after the problems they had during the World Cup," said Szarzewski.
"I saw their opening match against England (Wales won 26-19) and the result was a bit surprising.
"But they look to have a strong all-round team now and their pack is back to a good level.
"We are also evolving. We are pleased with where we are compared to the start of the tournament.
"But now we need to make an even bigger step up against the Welsh. There is going to be a lot of intensity, having seen the importance of this match."
Title hopes
France need to win by at least 20 points at the Millennium Stadium to retain the Six Nations title, which they won in both 2006 and 2007.
Les Bleus have won three out of four this year, most recently a laboured 25-13 success over Italy last Sunday. Their only defeat came in Paris against England on February 23.
"It was good to get back to winning ways against the Italians because the defeat to England had got into our heads," noted Szarzewski.
"Winning the match against Wales is the most important thing. Then we will see what happens.
"But we can't make any mistakes if that is going to happen. We will have to see how the match develops and if there is the possibility of winning by 20 points, all the better."
Szarzewski is confident that France's lineout - an area of concern against Italy - will improve in Cardiff.
"It's true that we are not having the most success in the lineout at the moment," he added.
"We have looked at the video and it's clear that Sergio Parisse (Italy's No.8) had analysed our lineout very well.
"We weren't getting the timing right with the lifting and that all led to us losing the ball. And with all the pressure, it did not help with our execution.
"But we have looked why it did not work and we have worked on them in training."


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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterImagine this scenario: A doctor tends to an emergency room patient, but instead of logging onto a computer or iPad for information about the patient's circumstances, she taps her Google Glass. Up pops triage details, nursing documentation, vital signs, and lab and radiology results to help the doctor with an assessment.
It's still in testing, but that's what Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is working toward in its ongoing experiment with Google Glass. "Emergency physicians work in a high-stress, fast-paced environment and must be able to quickly access information, filtering relevant information and making decisions based on evidence," the company said.


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From 'The Black Panther Coloring Book' #9
"The White man wanted the riches of the Black man. They came with
guns and force and took them."
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"This coloring book, which was purported to be from the Black Panthers, had actually been rejected by them when it was brought to them by a man later revealed to have intelligence connections. Not to be troubled by the fact that the Panthers found the coloring book revolting, the FBI added even more offensive illustrations, and mass mailed it across America."
"In the late 1960s, the Black Panthers started a Free Breakfast for Children program, serving thousands of black and poor kids across the U.S. Concerned that the program would spread anti-white propaganda, the FBI decided to spread their own anti-white propaganda as a pre-emptive strike. The bureau produced a 24-page coloring book, making it appear as if it had been created by the Panthers. Intending to gut public support for the group, the books contained inflamatory pictures, some of which featured young black kids shooting pigs dressed as policemen. The FBI sent copies of the coloring book to the Panthers' white contributors and to businesses that supported the free breakfast program, such as Safeway and Jack-In-The-Box. When copies of the forgery reached the Panthers' national leadership, Bobby Seale destroyed it, saying it "did not correctly reflect the ideology of the Black Panther Party."
- August 21, 2006 5:44 PM
- Tom Sutpen said...
When I started posting these images, I'd heard differing accounts as to their origins: one such account had it entirely an FBI creation, another had it a BP publication. Ialways erred on the side of the latter, since it does, despite what Bobby Seale may have said, closely resemble some of the more crude propaganda efforts by members of the Party (though perhaps not officially endorsed by it). Thanks for straightening this out!
By the way, what are you quoting from?
- August 21, 2006 7:07 PM


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A longtime battle between Capistrano Terrace Mobile Home Park residents and the park's former owner, who sought to shut it down, has drawn to a close following an $8.25 million nonprofit purchase of the property.
The sale comes after months of negotiations between residents, the nonprofit company–Resident Owned Parks Inc., and previous owner Capistrano Terrace Ltd. to ensure the park would remain open and receive repairs residents have requested. Capistrano Terrace Ltd. filed for bankruptcy in 2011 just before the settlement offer was made.
Resident Owned Parks Capistrano Terrace, a nonprofit subsidiary of ROP Inc., is now the new owner of the park and will transfer ownership to the park's Home Owners Association sometime within the next three years, according to HOA board secretary Ruston Calisch.
"The residents have been trying to obtain ownership of the park for some 20 years," Calisch, a 10-year resident of the park said.
This is the first time the residents have a good chance of taking control of the park but the transfer is dependent on residents and the HOA raising the funds necessary to take over before their three year deadline.
The residents voted almost unanimously to purchase the park in January.
Most of the money to purchase the park will have to be raised by the residents. Calisch said they are trying to get some of the money from a state program that provides money for residents who are trying to purchase their own mobile home parks. Some of the money is coming from a settlement with the former owner.
Many of the residents of the park received a portion of a nearly $5 million failure-to-maintain settlement because of the owner's failure to upkeep the park. About $1.5 million of that settlement went to paying a down payment to purchase the property and the rest went back to the 127 residents who received the settlement. Calisch said most of the remaining money went to paying attorney's fees.
While the residents won't take over management of the park until they can purchase the title from Resident Owned Parks Capistrano Terrace, a subsidiary set up by the ROP company, Calisch said this is a step in the right direction.
"Were optimistic that this will happen in the next few years," Calisch said.
Once the residents are able to take over operations of the park they will have the responsibility to manage and upkeep it, something that under the last two owners wasn't done well, Calisch said.
A lack of home inspections, poor landscaping and maintenance, lack of street repairs and closure of the community's pool, all contributed to the park's deterioration over the last decade, Calisch said.
"There was no reason for the park owner to invest money and to make improvements to the mobile home park when he hoped to close it down," Maurice Priest, the president of Resident Owned Parks said. "Facing a possible park closure, and forced move from the park, there was no incentive for park residents to invest money improving their mobilehomes and accessory structures."
But now that the park has a new owner that he said is interested in keeping the park a mobile home park, residents can begin to restore their homes to "make them look beautiful again," Calisch said.
"We are relieved on so many levels," Calisch said. "It's been kind of a mess here."
This whole ordeal with the Capistrano Terrace Ltd. company was not the first time in the last decade that the park faced closure and ownership woes. The park's previous owner, Richard Hall, also was forced to pay residents about $1.5 million in 2003 after he too was brought to court in a failure-to-maintain suit.
Calisch said after Hall's ownership ended the residents thought they would take over the park but instead the park was sold to Capistrano Terrace, in many ways restarting the whole process.
There will be a private meeting of residents and the new owners over the weekend to discuss the transition.
There are still many unknowns with the new owners including who they will pick to manage the park on a day-to-day basis. The park was managed by residents who were employees of the previous management company but Calisch said residents didn't necessarily blame them for the park's downturn.
"Some existing management will be retained on a probationary basis and some existing park employees are not being retained," Priest said.
Another question residents will have is how much the new ownership is going to be involved with fixing up the park. While Calisch said many of the repairs to homes have to be done by residents themselves, there are still community-wide concerns that the new owners will be expected to address.
"We don't know what to expect immediately, everyone is going to have to step up and fix up their homes," Calisch said.
Priest said while his company does plan to fix up the park it won't be an immediate rehab because of the decade of neglect.
"The reality is that we cannot correct 10 years of deferred maintenance overnight," Priest said. "We have determined that the existing cashflow of the park generates sufficient monthly income to commence park improvements."
"ROP will be working to improve all common area facilities, and particularly the park clubhouse," Priest added. He said the club house will receive a kitchen and bathroom remodel and new furniture will be purchased as well.


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How do I Configure Port Forwarding on a Cisco SG300-20
I have a Cisco SG300-20.
I have read the documentation and cannot seem to locate the instructions for port forwarding.
I need to forward TCP port 8088 to IP address 192.168.14.110 on the switch.
How do I accomplish this?
All assistance is appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Allan C.


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Marland Woolen Mills
From Andover Answers
Marland Woolen Mills
- Stevens and North Main Street
In 1820, Abraham Marland purchased a paper mill and converted it to produce wool. In 1879, it was bought by the Stevens Woolen Company. The original mill buildings were replaced over time, and the mill operated until 1960.
During World War I and World War II Marland Mills produced wool and flannel for blankets and uniforms. Before World War II Marland Mills employed about 400 people. That number grew to 500 during World War II.
In 1996, one of the remaining buildings was converted to an assisted living facility called Marland Place.
- The Lower Merrimack River Valley: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites R 609 Low, page 8.
- Andover, What It Was, What It Is. : 300th Anniversary, May 30 - June 2, 1946, (974.45 And), seventh section.
- Marland's Mill Local Landmark. Then and Now series. (picture of Abraham Marland and the mill) Lawrence Eagle-Tribune April 5, 1976, p.38.
- "Mill demolition delayed at least 6 months", Eagle Tribune, October 14, 1993.
- "Marland Mills proposal accepted", Eagle Tribune, April 6, 1994.
--Eleanor 12:51, October 7, 2006 (EDT)
--Leslie 16:50, May 15, 2012 (EDT)
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Salt River Project is expanding a ban on employees using wireless communication devices while driving on company business to improve its safety measures.
The water and electricity provider now prohibits hands-free technology, adding to an existing ban on cell phone use.
SRP employees drive more than 17 million miles a year to locations across Arizona.
The company cities National Safety Council studies in its ban on drivers using cell phones while driving.
According to the NSC, about 25 percent of vehicle crashes involve a driver who is talking or texting while driving. The NSC recommends never using wireless devices on the road and it encourages employers to ban cell phone use while employees are driving on company time.
Studies show drivers on cell phone calls can lose track of their driving and suffer inattention blindness. Most people are not aware of the distraction.
Tests show drivers using cell phones have slower reaction times and are more likely to get in a crash than drivers who are legally drunk.
SRP's ban does not prohibit cell phone use to make 911 calls in an emergency or to use two-way radios in compliance with company policy.