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George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950)
An exceptionally talented Irish playwright, who authored more than 60 plays in his lifetime. Shaw and his wife, Charlotte Payne-Townshend, settled in Ayot St. Lawrence in a house now called Shaw's Corner. He was preceeded in death by his wife and he lived on there, at Shaw's corner, until his death at age 94.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature (1925) and an Oscar in (1938).
One of his plays was about the life of Saint Joan of Arc. The play, which is in the public domain, can be accessed below in pdf format:
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Saint Joan of Arc
ca. 1412
Domrémy, Duchy of Bar, Kingdom of France.
30 May 1431 (aged 19)
Rouen, France
(then controlled by England)
Honored in
Roman Catholic Church
Anglican Communion
18 April 1909, Notre Dame de Paris by Pope Pius X
16 May 1920, St. Peter's Basilica, Rome by Pope Benedict XV
30 May
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The Gospel of Jesus' Wife
(CNN) – A newly revealed, centuries-old papyrus fragment suggests that some early Christians might have believed Jesus was married. The fragment, written in Coptic, a language used by Egyptian Christians, says in part, "Jesus said to them, 'My wife …"
Harvard Divinity School Professor Karen King announced the findings of the 1 1/2- by 3-inch honey-colored fragment on Tuesday in Rome at the International Association for Coptic Studies.
King has been quick to add this discovered text "does not, however, provide evidence that the historical Jesus was married," she wrote in a draft of her analysis of the fragment set to appear in the January edition of Harvard Theological Review. The divinity school has posted a draft of King's article to which AnneMarie Luijendijk, an associate professor of religion at Princeton University, contributed.
"This fragment, this new piece of papyrus evidence, does not prove that (Jesus) was married, nor does it prove that he was not married. The earliest reliable historical tradition is completely silent on that. So we're in the same position we were before it was found. We don't know if he was married or not," King said in a conference call with reporters.
"What I'm really quick to say is to cut off people who would say this is proof that Jesus was married because historically speaking, it's much too late to constitute historical evidence," she continued. "I'm not saying he was, I'm not saying he wasn't. I'm saying this doesn't help us with that question," she continued.
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In the accounts of Jesus' life in the Bible, there is no mention of his marital status, while the accounts do mention Jesus' mother, father and siblings. The four Gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – tell the story of Jesus' birth and early childhood then skip to his short, three-year ministry before detailing his death and resurrection.
The idea that Jesus was married is not a new one.
In other writings about the life of Jesus from antiquity suggest Jesus may have been married to Mary Magdalene, a disciple who was close to Jesus. Author Dan Brown also used the idea of Jesus being married as a jumping off point for the fictional novel "The Da Vinci Code." King dismissed that notion in her call with reporters.
"There's no indication we have that Jesus was married," said Darrell Bock, a senior research professor of New Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. "One could say the text is silent on Jesus' marital status is because there was nothing to say."
Initial dating for the honey-colored fragment by the team of scholars puts the papyrus piece coming out of the middle of the second century.
King is referring to the fragment as the "The Gospel of Jesus' Wife" or "GosJesWife" as a short hand for reference, and noting that the abbreviation does not mean this scrap has the same historical weight as the canonical Gospels.
Biblical scholars often use the term gospel to refer to a genre of ancient writings featuring dialogue between Jesus and his disciples, King notes in her paper. The Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary and the Gospel of Judas are just a few of the ancient accounts about the life of Jesus that Christians do not consider canonical.
At the conference, King said another professor suggested the fragment could have come from the text of a homily, or sermon, where the writer was using this phrase as a literary device. She told reporters that while she will consider that as a possibility, the fragment is "probably a gospel. Probably from the second century and most close to the Gospels of Mary, Thomas and Philip."
Bock agreed with the notion that the text fragment shared similarities with those gospels, called the Gnostic Gospels, which were the writings of an early outlier sect of Christians. He said the text could be referring to a "gnostic rite of marriage that is a picture of the church and Jesus, not a real wife."
But he added, "it's a small text with very little context. We don't know what's wrapped around it to know what it's saying."
Bock said it's likely to be a gnostic text if it proves to be authentic. "The whole text needs vetting. She's doing the right thing to release it and let scholars take a look at," he said, adding "it's a little bit like trying to analyze the game in the first quarter."
"It's a historical curiosity but doesn't really tell us who Jesus was," Bock said. "It's one small speck of a text in a mountain of texts of about Jesus."
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The owner of the fragment has been identified by King as a private collector who has asked to stay anonymous. The owner brought the fragment to Harvard have King examine it in December 2011.
King then brought it to the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. Roger Bagnall, the institute's director and an expert on papyrus, examined it and determined it to be authentic, Bangall confirmed to CNN.
Ariel Shisha-Halevy, professor of linguistics at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, who was asked to examine the authenticity, according to the draft of the article, told King via e-mail, "I believe – on the basis of language and grammar – the text is authentic. That is to say, all its grammatical 'noteworthy' features, separately or conjointly, do not warrant condemning it as forgery."
Little is known about the origin of the text. Because both sides of the fragment have writing on them, King said it could have come out of a book rather than a scroll.
"Just like most of the earliest papyri of the New Testament and other literary and documentary papyri, a fragment this damaged could have come from an ancient garbage heap," the King says building on prior research by Luijendijk.
King writes "the importance of the 'Gospel of Jesus' Wife' lies in supplying a new voice within the diverse chorus of early Christian traditions about Jesus that documents that some Christians depicted Jesus as married."
The Smithsonian Channel also announced Monday that it will air a special on King's findings on September 30.
|Eric Marrapodi – CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor
Scope Monkey Trials
How it All Happened
The basis for the Scopes trial was laid when the Tennessee State Legislature passed the Butler Act – which took effect on March 21st, 1925. The essence of the Act was that it made it illegal for anyone:"… to teach any theory that denies the story of the Divine Creation of man as taught in the Bible, and to teach instead that man has descended from a lower order of animals"in any state-funded educational institution. (For the full wording of the Butler Act seeThe Butler Did It)The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) were already aware that the Act was likely to become law because it had been passed by the lower house of the Tennessee legislature by a landslide (in January, 1925).
After a few false starts, the ACLU sent a press release to several Tennessee newspapers, such as the Chattanooga Daily Times, announcing that they would provide legal assistance, etc. for a school teacher in Tennessee who would be willing to stand trial for having taught evolution in a public school so that a test case could be mounted to challenge the constitutional validity of the Act.Encouraged by George Rappelyea, (a mining engineer who managed six local coal and iron mines owned by the Cumberland Coal Company), a group of leading citizens in the small town of Dayton* – the "drug store conspirators" – decided to accept the ACLU's offer, in the hope that the publicity surrounding the trial would help to reverse the town's declining fortunes.
On May 4th the group recruited John Scopes, football coach and algebra, chemistry and physics teacher employed, on a one year contract, by Rhea County High School as the subject for the test case, on the basis that he had taught from the section on evolution in Hunter's A Civic Biology – the State-approved textbook.(* Dayton is situated in the valley between the Cumberland Plateau and the Appalachian Mountains. It is just a few miles West of a line from Chattanooga (36 miles to the Sou' Sou' West) to Knoxville (79 miles to the North East).)Rappelyea sent a telegram to the ACLU's New York office.
The ACLU replied the next day, accepting his proposal. Scopes was charged with having taught evolution on April 24th, 1925. A preliminary hearing on May 9th bound him over pending a specially convened Grand Jury hearing on May 25th. The members of the Grand Jury, who were well aware of the true purpose of the charge against Scopes, handed down an indictment and Scopes was instructed to present himself at the Rhea County court house for trial on the morning of July 10th. At no time was Scopes held in jail on this charge which, by the way, was only classed as a "misdemeanor", not a "felony."
On hearing about the trial, from the leaders of the WCFA (World's Christian Fundamentals Association), on May 12th William Jennings Bryan volunteered his services to the prosecution. By the end of that week Clarence Darrow had contacted Scopes with an offer to appear pro bono for the defense. Darrow effectively became the leading defense counsel, though John Neal was technically chief counsel for the defense. Bryan, on the other hand, was only one of several assistant prosecutors under the leadership of Tom Stewart (Attorney General for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit).
Who was Involved in these Events?
(Some characters appear in more than one group because they played multiple roles.)
The Judge:
The Honorable J.T. (John Tate) Raulston
(circuit judge for the 18th judicial district)
The Defendent:
John Thomas Scopes(sports coach and teacher at Rhea County High School)
The "Drug Store Conspirators": (See The Drug Store Conspiracyfor details)
Wallace Haggard
(local attorney)
Herbert Hicks
(local attorney)
Sue Hicks
(local attorney – brother of Herbert Hicks)
J.Gordon McKenzie
(County Judge)
W.E. Morgan
(local businessman)
George Rappelyea
(Mining company manager)
Frank E. "Mr Earle" Robinson(owner of Robinson's Drug Store and chairman of the Rhea County Board of Education Note: Robinson is frequently referred to as "Fred". I am indebted to Tom Davis of Bryan College for correcting me on this point.)
John Thomas Scopes
Walter White
(Rhea County Superintendant of Schools)
Burt Wilber(constable)
For the Defense (The final line up – see For the Defensefor details)
Clarence Darrow
(pro bono volunteer – effective head of the defense team)
Arthur Garfield Hays
(ACLU – nominally manager of the defense team)
Dudley Field Malone
(pro bono volunteer)
Frank B. McElwee
(local attorney)
John R. Neal
(Dean of private law school in Knoxville and technically head of the defense team)
William T. Thomas(Darrow's legal associate)
For the Prosecution
(The final line up – see For the Prosecutionfor details)
William Jennings Bryan
(volunteer – assistant prosecutor)
William Jennings Bryan Jnr
(volunteer – assistant prosecutor, W.J. Bryan's son)
Wallace Haggard
(volunteer – assistant prosecutor)
Herbert Hicks
(volunteer – assistant prosecutor)
Sue Hicks
(volunteer – assistant prosecutor)
Ben McKenzie
(volunteer – assistant prosecutor, retired district attorney-general)
J. Gordon McKenzie
(volunteer – assistant prosecutor, Ben McKenzie's son)
Thomas A. "Tom" Stewart(Chief Prosecutor – Attorney-General for the 18th judicial district)
For the Prosecution (In the order in which they gave evidence)
Walter White
(School superintendent)
Howard Morgan
(student at Rhea County High School – claimed he was present when Scopes allegedly taught Darwin's theory of evolution)
Harry Shelton
(student at Rhea County High School – claimed he was present when Scopes allegedly taught Darwin's theory of evolution)
Frank E. Robinson(drug store owner and chairman of the school board)
Expert Witnesses for the Defense
(Only Maynard Metcalf and William Jennings Bryan gave evidence in person – see The Expert Witnesses – and Others for more on Maynard Metcalf) and Duel in the Shade for Darrow's questions to Bryan. Scientific:
Fay-Cooper Cole
(Professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago)
Winterton C. Curtis
(Professor of zoology, University of Missouri)
Charles Hubbard Judd
(Director of the School of Education, University of Chicago)
Jacob G. Lipman
(Director of the New Jersey agricultural Experiment Station at New Brunswick)
Kirtley F. Mather
(Chairman of the Geology department at Harvard University)
Maynard M. Metcalf
(Zoologist, researching at Johns Hopkins)
Wilbur A. Nelson
(State Geologist for Tennessee)
Horatio Hackett Newman
(Dean of the College of Science at the University of Chicago)
William Jennings Bryan
(Politician, public speaker, assistant prosecutor)
Dr. Shailer Matthews
(Dean of the School of Divinity, University of Chicago)
Dr Herbert E. Murkett
(Pastor, First Methodist Church, Chattanooga)
Dr. Herman Rosenwasser
(Rabbi and linguist, San Fransisco)
Walter C. Whitaker(Rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, Knoxville)
The Jurors (The list covers everyone who was called as possible jurors for the trial, in the order they were called, It includes their occupation and religious affiliation, and (where relevant) the reason they were excused from jury service. Only those people with a number against their name actually served on the jury.)
1. W.F. Roberson
(farmer, no religious affiliation)
2. J.W. Dagley
(farmer, Methodist)
3. Jim Riley
(farmer. Religious affiliation, if any, not known)
J.P. Massingill
(minister – excused by Darrow on grounds of partiality)
J.H. Harrison
(excused at own request on grounds of age. He was 66)
4. W.D. Taylor
(farmer, described himself as "Methodist Episcopal, South" (Southern Methodist))
Tom Jackson
(farmer, Southern Methodist – excused by Darrow on grounds of partiality)
5. R.L. Gentry
((farmer, public school teacher, Baptist)
J.C. Dunlap
(After objection by J.G. McKenzie he was excused by judge on grounds of partiality)
W.A. Ault
(merchant, Baptist – excused by Darrow on grounds of partiality)
Will Weir
(teacher – excused by judge after he admitted that he was partial)
6. J.R. Thompson
(ex-US marshall, farm owner (not a farmer), Methodist)
7. W.B. Smith
(farmer, Baptist)
J.T. Leuty
(farmer, no religious affiliation, excused by J.G. McKenzie on grounds of partiality)
8. Jess Goodrich
(shipping clerk, Campbellite)
9. J.H. Bowman
(cabinet maker turned farmer, Methodist)
10. Bill Day
(farm owner. Rented his farm out or farmed it himself, Baptist)
H. A. Davis
(Was called but did not respond.)
F. S. Collins
(Was called but did not respond.)
11. R.L. West
(farmer, Baptist)
W.P. Ferguson
(farmer, Baptist – excused by Darrow on grounds of partiality)
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12. J.S. Wright(farmer, Baptist)
Pope John Paul II Dies
Apr 2, 2005
On this day in 2005, John Paul II, history's most well-traveled pope and the first non-Italian to hold the position since the 16th century, dies at his home in the Vatican. Six days later, two million people packed Vatican City for his funeral, said to be the biggest funeral in history.
John Paul II was born Karol Jozef Wojtyla in Wadowice, Poland, 35 miles southwest of Krakow, in 1920. After high school, the future pope enrolled at Krakow's Jagiellonian University, where he studied philosophy and literature and performed in a theater group. During World War II, Nazis occupied Krakow and closed the university, forcing Wojtyla to seek work in a quarry and, later, a chemical factory. By 1941, his mother, father, and only brother had all died, leaving him the sole surviving member of his family.
Although Wojtyla had been involved in the church his whole life, it was not until 1942 that he began seminary training. When the war ended, he returned to school at Jagiellonian to study theology, becoming an ordained priest in 1946. He went on to complete two doctorates and became a professor of moral theology and social ethics. On July 4, 1958, at the age of 38, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Krakow by Pope Pius XII. He later became the city s archbishop, where he spoke out for religious freedom while the church began the Second Vatican Council, which would revolutionize Catholicism. He was made a cardinal in 1967, taking on the challenges of living and working as a Catholic priest in communist Eastern Europe. Once asked if he feared retribution from communist leaders, he replied, "I m not afraid of them. They are afraid of me."
Wojtyla was quietly and slowly building a reputation as a powerful preacher and a man of both great intellect and charisma. Still, when Pope John Paul I died in 1978 after only a 34-day reign, few suspected Wojtyla would be chosen to replace him. But, after seven rounds of balloting, the Sacred College of Cardinals chose the 58-year-old, and he became the first-ever Slavic pope and the youngest to be chosen in 132 years.
A conservative pontiff, John Paul II s papacy was marked by his firm and unwavering opposition to communism and war, as well as abortion, contraception, capital punishment, and homosexual sex. He later came out against euthanasia, human cloning, and stem cell research. He traveled widely as pope, using the eight languages he spoke (Polish, Italian, French, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin) and his well-known personal charm, to connect with the Catholic faithful, as well as many outside the fold.
On May 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot in St. Peter s Square by a Turkish political extremist, Mehmet Ali Agca. After his release from the hospital, the pope famously visited his would-be assassin in prison, where he had begun serving a life sentence, and personally forgave him for his actions. The next year, another unsuccessful attempt was made on the pope s life, this time by a fanatical priest who opposed the reforms of Vatican II.
Although it was not confirmed by the Vatican until 2003, many believe Pope John Paul II began suffering from Parkinson s disease in the early 1990s. He began to develop slurred speech and had difficulty walking, though he continued to keep up a physically demanding travel schedule. In his final years, he was forced to delegate many of his official duties, but still found the strength to speak to the faithful from a window at the Vatican. In February 2005, the pope was hospitalized with complications from the flu. He died two months later.
Pope John Paul II is remembered for his successful efforts to end communism, as well as for building bridges with peoples of other faiths, and issuing the Catholic Church s first apology for its actions during World War II. He was succeeded by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI. Benedict XVI began the process to beatify John Paul II in May 2005.
Pope John Paul II Dies. (2012). The History Channel website. Retrieved 10:14, April 1, 2012, from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pope-john-paul-ii-dies.


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Telangana Auto Drivers JAC has warned the State government that it would launch a do-or-die agitation from August 16 if the government failed to solve their just demands within a fortnight
Speaking to mediapersons here on Tuesday, Amanullah Khan, JAC Convenor, said they would first launch an indefinite fast and intensify the agitation later. The auto drivers were demanding immediate ban of Ola and Uber Cabs plying on the city roads by indulging in illegal activities; immediate release of hundreds of autos seized and kept at Traffic Police Stations, Goshamahal and RTA offices for months in the name of violation of permit conditions; fixation of auto fares on a par with the neighboring States and the government should bear 50% of the third party auto insurance charges as subsidy and help the automen.
Amanullah Khan alleged that step-motherly treatment was being meted out to auto drivers by the TRS government. He said the State government was doing everything to help the RTC workers, but at the same time, it was not doing anything to save the auto drivers profession. He said besides increasing salaries of RTC workers more than they demanded, the government hiked bus fares recently and granted crores of rupees to save the TSRTC which has been incurring losses for long. Whereas the KCR government has exempted only MV Tax in respect of autos i.e Rs 440 per annum and the said amount was not enough to purchase even coils to kill mosquitoes in the houses. He said the autos' third party insurance charges was just Rs 2,900 when the TRS came to power and the same has now been heavily increased to Rs 4,800, as such the automen are unable to pay the insurance charges. He demanded that the government bear 50% of the auto third party insurance charges and rescue the auto drivers' profession.
JAC leaders K Lskshmi Narsaiah, Mohd Dastagir, M.A. Saleem, Mohd Azeemuddin and Farooq Bhai were present. (NSS)


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Bulls roll past NetsFeb 7, 2012 - 6:55 AM Newark, NJ (Sports Network) - The Chicago Bulls shot 55.6 percent from the floor, made nine three-pointers and went 19-of-23 from the foul line en route to an easy 108-87 win over the New Jersey Nets on Monday night.
But it was not all pretty for the Bulls, who lost star guard Derrick Rose in the second quarter to lower back spasms. Rose had just four points in nearly 11 minutes of action before leaving.
Carlos Boozer led the way with 24 points, six rebounds and five assists for Chicago, which improved to 4-2 on a nine-game road trip. Luol Deng added 19 points.
"We're a good team. If I play or if I don't play, I know that we're going to go out there, compete and play hard every single second when we're out there," said Rose.
Deron Williams ended with 25 points and five assists for the Nets, who have lost three in a row. Sundiata Gaines and Jordan Farmar donated 12 and 11 points, respectively.
The Bulls came out of the gates on fire, starting the game on a 20-6 run. Deng had 13 points in the frame and made a pair of three-pointers late in the period to make it a 35-12 game.
Chicago shot 76.5 percent from the field over the first 12 minutes en route to a 35-14 margin.
"We just couldn't really get anything going. We didn't do a good job of executing and a lot of that was their defense taking us out of things," Williams said about his team's start to the game. "Then it just kind of spiraled down from there."
The lead reached 25, 56-31, on Kyle Korver's three-pointer with 3:10 remaining in the half. The score was 62-37 at the break.
Chicago led by as many as 32 in the second half and never looked back.
Game Notes
The Bulls have won four in a row over the Nets, but are just 3-16 in their past 19 trips to the Garden State....Chicago improved to 12-5 on the road this season...The Bulls are 11-0 this year when reaching the century mark in scoring...Nets guard Anthony Morrow missed the game due to personal reasons...Chicago was without guard Richard Hamilton (sore groin/bruised right thigh)...The Nets shot 40.5 percent from the field and went 3-for-17 from beyond the arc.
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As an owner of a 1991 Grand Wagoneer (nicknamed "Effie" for FE, or Final Edition), I've been in a pretty good position to judge the popularity of Grand Wagoneers. It certainly seems like they've been increasing in popularity of late, creating opportunities for those who want to preserve and restore these original (it pre-dated the Range Rover by a decade) luxury sport utility vehicles.
Many people assume it's a 70s vintage vehicle based on the wood panels and the styling. In reality, it was launched in the early 1960s and was built into the 1990s. Introduced under the Willys/Kaiser regime (1963 to 1971) and continued through the AMC and Chrysler years (1972-87 and 1988-91, respectively), it was known as the SJ platform and was the longest domestically produced SUV built on the same platform.
The 13 MPG (highway) fuel economy and the rather underwhelming 144 hp rating are the Jeep's only real liabilities. The Grand Wagoneer has a surprisingly comfortable ride and a basic three-speed automatic transmission that does what it needs to with little fuss.
The basic engines in the latter years were the Chrysler 340 and 360 cubic-inch engines. The latter has the distinction of being the last carbureted engine offered in North America. It matters little which V-8 is under the hood of your Grand Wagoneer; none provides more than adequate horsepower but all are quite long-lived. The chassis is similarly solid and overall durability is legendary.
A unique and convenient feature is the ability to switch into 4WD without having to stop, lock the hubs, or put it in neutral as was the case with most SUVs of the era — you could be traveling at 60 MPH and switch seamlessly into 4WD.
Minor cosmetic differences were most noticeable in the front grille and rear taillights throughout its 29-year tenure. Of course, the powertrain was modified under each manufacturer and Chrysler ended the classic with features including an overhead console, dual power seats, digital compass and — my favorite — the "Final Edition" badge affixed to the dashboard of the last 1991 models.
Typical rust areas are in the fenders, particularly on dog leg areas of the car. Rocker panels can be of concern for rust and unfortunately, some rust may develop under the wood paneling. The bubbling should be obvious. Both engine parts and body panels appear to be readily accessible and there are many websites including www.teamgrandwagoneer.com that can aid you in your search.
If you find an early or a late model Grand Wagoneer, expect to do some minor body work or some basic engine tune-up service. Change the coolant, oil and transmission fluids. Check the firmness of the hoses and belts, replace the fuel filter, exercise the power window motors by rolling them up and down, and make sure the front and rear drive axles are serviced, too. You'll find that these SUVs aren't difficult to maintain, and they really are built like tanks — the sheet metal and engine are heavier, and the chrome is thicker. At about 4,500 pounds, your Wagoneer should feel solid and remain quite resilient.
The Grand Wagoneer market is in a spot that is indicative of a vehicle on the rise. While it's somewhat easy to find Wagoneers that need everything (typically around $3,500) and those in perfect condition (such as very expensive examples of the LE models, which can reach or exceed $50,000), the nice driver-quality ones are getting rather scarce. When they come to market, expect to pay between $12,000 and $18,000.
As for investment potential, I don't intend to ever sell mine — my 9-year-old son has claimed it! I have so enjoyed the simple joy of driving it — this is one vehicle from which you can literally see everything around you; there are none of the blind spots that are so prevalent in modern cars. It is a topic of conversation wherever we go, especially at gas stations where the Wagoneer happens to enjoy its frequent fill-ups.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Two years after the high-profile death of a child in a pickup truck, the Department of Children and Families is unveiling an intensive new strategy for keeping kids safe. The transformation change comes as the department is under fire for four Miami-Dade child deaths in May.
The rollout of the new method begins in October, but isn't likely to be implemented statewide until February or March of next year.
Child abuse investigator Letitia McClellan and case manager Sheyla Ferguson walk into the unknown every day.
On this day, they are checking up on a baby in foster care. The baby's mother has mental health issues and can't care for the infant.
When asked about whether or not the mother is cooperating with the referral, McClellan said, "I don't know if she really understands."
The case might be handled very differently in the future. Everyone involved with child protective services is undergoing eight days of specialized training in a method that is 180 degrees different from current methods.
"The goal of the new program is to do away with checklists and actually listen to the client," McClellan said. "We're looking at family functioning, the parenting, the discipline. Just entire family as a whole."
"We are moving away from a compliance," Ferguson said. "Yes, you know, they complete one or two classes. More towards, do we see a behavioral change in their parenting?"
DCF Secretary David Wilkins said every investigator in Florida will now be using the same playbook.
"Now we have the technologies and the data collection activities occurring," Wilkins said. "So we can really measure which programs work and which situations. Before that we just didn't collect that kind of information."
There are some fears more children will be taken from their homes, or the caseloads will go up as investigators spend more time with each family. But Wilkins said pilot programs don't bear out those fears.
DCF had contact with all four children killed in May. Two were murdered, and investigations into the other two deaths are incomplete. Wilkins said the agency is reviewing its contact with the families for clues.
"Any time you've met a family before then and a bad thing happens, we have a lot of information on that situation," Wilkins said. "We're able to go back and reflect what services did we offer, what did we not offer, could we offer different types of services? And definitely, we are going back and looking at our actions in those cases."
The agency is in the process of transforming its investigative and service functions. Whether new methods would have helped the four children is uncertain.
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Easy Cheesy Chicken Parmesan
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This is a quick, easy way to make chicken parmesan. The chicken breasts are baked--not fried--so I like to think it's a healthier version. Enjoy!
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What a quick and delicious meal this recipe makes. I used chicken breast tenders because that was what I had on hand. The chicken was very moist and tender. You don't need a knife to cut this chicken, it cuts easily with your fork. I breaded and cooked the chicken for about 25 minutes and then topped it with the cheeses, the sauce and another topping of the cheese. Then I stuck it back in the oven for the remaining 5 minutes to melt the cheese. Delicious!!! Made for December, 2008 Aussie/NZ Swap.
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- 4 chicken breasts, pounded to 1/2-inch thickness
- 1 egg
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs, dried, seasoned
- 1 (24 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
- 1 1⁄2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated
- 2⁄3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 lb spaghetti, cooked (per package instructions)
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- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place bread crumbs in a wide, shallow bowl. Whisk together egg and milk In another wide, shallow bowl. Dredge chicken breasts one at a time in the egg mixture first and then in the bread crumbs. Place coated breasts side-by-side in a baking dish.
- Dividing evenly, top each breast with 3/4 cup mozzarella and then follow with 1/3 cup parmesan.
- Divide spaghetti sauce evenly and spoon over each breast.
- Top each breast with remaining mozzarella and parmesan in the same order as above.
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Rivers flow downhill--always. They flow downhill from a source toward either another river, a lake or an ocean. That is the simple explanation. However, other determining factors dictate the direction and flow of a river. A few widely-held misconceptions need to be straightened out, as well.
Rivers begin at a source--usually on mountain or a peak--and flow downhill toward the mouth because of the gravitational pull. There are, however, rare instances where rivers will flow uphill temporarily. Nezzete Rydell of the National Weather Service explains it this way: "Where water is forced to move uphill, for short distances over rocks or small inclines, the force of the flowing water must be sufficient to overcome the gravitational pull downward or the water will stop flowing." Needless to say, this rarely occurs.
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Rachael Harris ("Notes From the Underbelly") has joined the cast of "The Soloist," a musical drama from "Atonement" director Joe Wright.
Jamie Foxx stars as a homeless and schizophrenic musician who dreams of playing at L.A.'s Disney Hall. Robert Downey Jr. plays the Los Angeles Times columnist whose articles about the man inspired the movie. Harris will play his colleague.
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Like every other part of the economy, the publishing industry is turning its attention to the issue of global warming and looking at ways to reduce its carbon footprint. Two significant industry reports have recently been released in the United States, examining publishing's environmental impact. Ed McCoyd, director of digital policy for the Association of American Publishers, was involved with both publications.
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The best known of the 'writers from the grave' or 'ghostwriters' in the literal sense is Robert Ludlum. At the time of his death in 2001 he had sold 210 million books (only outsold by JK Rowling). No wonder his publishers have released 12 new works bearing his name since he died. Other notable 'franchised authors' who have been ghostwritten include Lawrence Sanders and Theodor (Dr Seuss) Geisel.
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Joan's Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken
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You heat up the sauce ingredients on the stove top, pour over chicken parts in a baking dish and let the oven do the work! My MIL said she made this for company. I added sliced water chestnuts. Serve with rice. You can use Splenda sugar substitute for this (equivalents are on the box).
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 3 -4 lbs chicken parts, cut up
- 1 (24 ounce) can crushed pineapple, reserving 2 tsp. juice
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1⁄2 cup cider vinegar
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 3⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
Directions See How It's Made
- In a large saucepan, combine all sauce ingredients.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sauce thickens and bubbles.
- Place chicken parts in a baking dish, skin side down (if you are leaving the skin on) or meat side down.
- Pour sauce over the chicken in the baking dish and bake in a 400 degree oven for 1 hour, basting several times if needed. After a half an hour, turn the pieces over and let the skin get crisp. If it is in too much liquid, remove chicken to a broiler rack and broil to finish.
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The Oyo State Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon Abdulwasi Musah representing Saki West State Constituency has lost a sum of 1.2 million naira to robbers.
Information gathered by Media has it that the said amount was collected at gun point from the Legislator's Personal Assistant, Hamsat Sulaiman when he was coming from the bank on Friday morning.
We were told that the incident occurred in front of a newly opened hotel along Total Garden-UCH-Secretariat road, after Sulaiman had carried out transaction at one of the new generation banks along the same road(name withheld).
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According to our source "the incident occurred when he was on his way back to the office at Secretariat where honourable was waiting for him, it was in front of the new hotel along Secretariat road, not far from the bank.
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How can i configure Spiceworks to delete records of old devices after "x" months?
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Here is a good start for you:
But to answer your question, not yet.
Also, you may want to follow the various threads listed in the two Tags below, "reset" and "purge", and add your Spicy Vote to threads which you want to see implemented!
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Outstanding in the Field Returns to Gilbert This Fall; Tickets Are on Sale Now
Outstanding in the Field returns to the Valley in the fall.
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For years, traveling food event company Outstanding in the Field has been coming to the Valley to host dinners that combine unique venues with the talents of local chefs for one-night events that showcase Arizona's local bounty. And this fall is no exception.
In October, Outstanding in the Field will return to the Valley to host back-to-back dinner events featuring chefs Gio Osso of Virtu Honest Craft and Cullen Campbell of Crudo.
See also: Dinner Lab, a Pop-Up Dining Event Company, Is Coming to Phoenix This Spring
As in the past two years of the event, the 2015 dinners will be hosted by The Farm at Agritopia in Gilbert. Diners will eat al fresco at a large community table set up in the farm's peach orchard. Agritopia farmers Erich and Yvonne Schultz will give attendees a tour of the farm before the group sits down for dinner.
Osso will be featured at an event on Tuesday, October 27, while Campbell will be featured on Wednesday, October 28. Tickets, which include a gourmet multi-course wine-paired dinner made with local ingredients, cost $195 per person.
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Hi, I need to solve the following scenario and need your advise.
I have prospects coming to my signup form. On the form, I would like to have an option for them (either 'drop down' or 'radio button') to select whether they are a buyer or a seller.
Whichever choice that they select, I would like them to be added to my CM's respective list of 'buyer' or 'seller' and the respective autoresponder for the list is triggered.
Can you please let me know the simplest way to do this as I have zero technical knowledge.
Assuming the API is too technical for you (it sure is for me) my only suggestion would be to have 2 separate forms - one for buyers, one for sellers.
You can have the appropriate calls to action on your site. E.G. Button that says 'Seller? Click here to sign up for blah blah blah.... and sell more than you've ever sold before' and you can have custom field options too.
I hope this helps.
Hi razorgrade and Kris2, another option is to use custom fields - for example, creating a 'Multiple Option (can only use one)' field will give you the option of building a form with a drop-down list. This will make things a bit easier for subscribers to keep updated via the preference center and will prevent duplicate email addresses across multiple lists, too.
Once you're using custom fields, then you can setup personalized autoresponders, or use segments to send newsletter-style campaigns.
Let me know if you need any of the above clarified here, it's a pleasure to help :)
Can you have different images in personalised auto responders?
Hi there, it's possible if you use custom field data. For example, you could do something like...
Interests = gewgaws

Great to see you're interested in [interests, fallback=things]!

We have a blog post on personalized images that you may find of interest. The techniques work in both regular campaigns and autoresponders :)
I'm still trying to sweet talk a Dev into helping me with daisy chain, but I guess that couldn't work?
Once you're using custom fields, then you can setup personalized autoresponders, or use segments to send newsletter-style campaigns.
Let me know if you need any of the above clarified here, it's a pleasure to help :)
I've run into a similar case/scenario/issue, and wondering if you can clarify something for me (sorry if I'm thread hijacking here): What if I only want to start up an AutoReply chain for those that has selected one of the subscription options? Ie. I only want to send AutoReplies to those who select "Buyer", not those selecting "Seller".
As far as I can tell, you can't setup AutoReplies for segments of a list (that would be a neat feature though), nor can you create an AutoReply "trigger" for anything but a date field.
Is there any smart way to accomplish this?
(I have no problems working with the API, although I'd rather not :-))
Best regards,
Soeren S.
Kris2 - Not at present, I'm sorry to say - there's only the custom field value and a fallback. Can I possibly add a vote on your behalf for additional fallbacks, or something else?
SoerenS - Ah, this is something we've had a lot of requests for - autoresponders based on custom fields/segments. Sadly, we don't have this capability just yet, but it's a likely candidate for a future update. For now, you will have to do something fancy with our API to accomplish this, aargh, sorry!
Don't worry, you're more than welcome to comment here :D
Sadly, we don't have this capability just yet, but it's a likely candidate for a future update. For now, you will have to do something fancy with our API to accomplish this, aargh, sorry!
Go ahead and add a vote from me on this feature then :-)
I may have dreamed up a temporary solution last night. Let me try to describe it, in case anyone else needs something similar (requires some coding though):
What we have is a "License" Custom Field on our subscribers. Values can be something like "Free", "Standard" or "Pro". We want to start up different chains if you've got a "Free" or "Standard" license, and no chains for "Pro"'s (it's a bit simplified here, our structure is actually a bit more complex).
What I dreamt up last night was, what if I add 3 new Custom Fields of type date called "FreeDate", "StandardDate" and "ProDate", indicating at which date the subscriber got the corresponding license. Now I can create AutoResponder chains checking for each of those dates. And of course I also have to develop some logic for when a subscriber moves from one license type to another.
Input on this is more than welcome. But I'll go ahead and try to code something based on this, will let you know if it solves the problem.
Vote added. And thank you for sharing your workaround here, it's very useful! Best of luck, SoerenS!
One quick question, will save me a bit of coding / testing if you can answer this for me:
If I reset the date field (in the above mentioned solution) will the AutoReply chain stop?
I'm working on doing this in a very transparent way. As in, informing the user that this is message x of y in a chain, and give them the option to stop the chain without doing a total unsubscribe.
Hi SoerenS, when you change the date value in a date field, then any autoresponders based on this date field will be immediately impacted. For example, lets say you send an email 2 weeks, then 4 weeks after the FreeDate. If that FreeDate value changes (say, to today's date), then you'd expect the 1st email in 2 weeks from now, then another, 4 weeks later, even if those emails have been sent previously. So effectively, you could stop the chain by changing the date to one that doesn't fit into any of your autoresponders' criteria (like, a date 5 weeks ago). Does this help?
Yup, that answers my question. Thanks!
You're always very welcome :D
Please add another vote for autoresponders based on list values and segments. I thought that was already an option, and now need to go take back what I've been saying to some clients about it. Could've sworn there were more options for triggering them than just subscription and dates.
Absolutely, PMcKern - I've just added a vote for you. Sorry we didn't make this clearer!
Please add my vote to have autoresponders added as an option to segments. We'd like to create specific autoresponder segments based on a custom field selection.
Hi rm2upaul, I've added your vote for this and will keep you posted if it's something we add. Thanks for letting us know!
Great thread and info! Would the itduzzit.com web hooks be a solution for razorgrade?
Hi there, while I don't know much about razorgrade, ItDuzzit is a pretty good service for setting up WebHooks. That said, I can vouch for Zapier - they have a very responsive support team and are always happy to help with integrations questions :)
Just updating this thread to let you know that autoresponders to segments is now live!
Thanks again for taking the time to give us your feedback, and we'd love to hear how the new feature works for you! :)
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Otis Smith, Director of RSU 29/70 Houlton Hodgdon Adult Education, and David Keaton, Director of Region Two CTE, are pleased to announce the graduates of the Region Two CTE Fall 2015 Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Course. Successfully completing the course under the tutelage of Region Two CNA Instructor of Kim Fox, BSN, were Kimberly Carter, Audrey Doughty, Chelsea Folsom, Elizabeth Gardner, Natalie Hill, Kirsten LaRosa, Libby Taylor, Staci Merritt, Megan Sides, and Shania Stover. CNA training is comprised of 180 hours of classroom instruction and 40 hours of clinical experience. For those interested in beginning a career in the Allied Health Care field, Adult Education has another CNA course at Region Two starting January 5, 2016. Online registration for the CNA course is available at sad29.maineadulted.org. For those interested in registering for the CNA course by phone, please contact 521-3100, ext. 3150.
Pictured L to R: Back Row – Kirsten LaRosa, Shania Stover, Chelsea Folsom, Elizabeth Gardner, Taylor Libby, and Natalie Hill. Front Row – Audrey Doughty, Staci Merritt, Kimberley Carter, Megan Sides, and instructor, Kim Fox.
Posted by Bernadette Farrar on December 23, 2015
RSU 29/70 and RSU 50 College Transitions Programs are proud to be sponsoring online streaming for the 2015 Houlton Rotary Auction.
Additionally, these two College Transitions programs will also be co-sponsoring, in conjuction with many other area businesses, live streaming of area high school basketball games on the WHOU website this winter.
Adult education is providing many ways for you to connect to your community. Be looking for our huge schedule of winter programming to appear in the Houlton Pioneer Times in December, and remember, When you Think of Getting Ready for College, Think College Transitions.
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Posted by Bernadette Farrar on November 23, 2015 | Read more in: News
Otis Smith, Director of RSU 29/70 Houlton Hodgdon Adult Education, and David Keaton, Director of Region Two CTE, are pleased to announce the graduates of the Region Two CTE Winter Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Course. Successfully completing the course under the tutelage Region Two CNA Instructor of Kim Fox, BSN, were Sydney Bradshaw, Stephanie Kelly, Crystal Ladd, Cassidy LeFay, Barbara Nanton, and Kathryn Wrin. CNA training is comprised of 140 hours of classroom instruction and 80 hours of clinical experience. For those interested in beginning a career in the Allied Health Care field, Adult Education is offering a Personal Support Specialist (PSS) course at Region Two beginning on June 8. Online registration for the PSS course is available at sad29.maineadulted.org. For those interested in a CNA course or registration by phone for the PSS course, please call 521-3100, Ext. 5.
Pictured L to R: Barbara Nanton, Crystal Ladd, Kim Fox – Instructor, Stephanie Kelly, Sydney Bradshaw, and Cassidy LeFay. Also graduating but not pictured – Kathryn Wrin.
Posted by Melody Gonya on June 4, 2015
The latest New Books New Readers series to be offered through RSU 29/70 Adult Education concluded on Wednesday, April 8, 2015. New Books New Readers is a program for adults that is sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council. Learners get to read nine children's books (which they get to keep and add to their own library) and have an adult discussion around the theme that is the thread that connects the books and the conversation. A distinguished scholar, also provided by the Maine Humanities Council facilitates the discourse. Annaliese Jakimedes, an author from the Bangor area, led the most recent series that focused on the topic of "Justice." Annaliese led two sessions, one with males and one with females, at the Aroostook County jail, and one coed session at the Houlton Higher Education Center. Watch the RSU 29/70 Adult Education Course offerings to partcipate in New Books New Readers this fall. Enrollement in adult education is not required to particpate.
Posted by Bernadette Farrar on April 14, 2015
Pictured L to R: Dave Keaton, Region Two Director, Kelsey Allen, Karen McGraw, Kim Fox, R.N., C.N.A. Instructor, Alicia Bell, Janeil Kinney, Debra Somes, and Amy Hocking, Gardiner Healthcare Administrator, guest speaker
Certified Nurse Aide Assistant (C.N.A.) graduates of the Region Two Adult Education program held their pinning and graduation program on Friday, December 12, 2014 at the Houlton Higher Education Center. They were congratulated on their accomplishments by C.N.A. Instructor Kim Fox, R.N. and by Adult Ed Director Otis Smith. Region Two Director Dave Keaton presented them with their certificates of completion, and Gardiner Healthcare Administrator Amy Hocking thanked them for the valuable service that they would be providing to others. The graduates were then "pinned" by a member of their family. All of the graduates have completed over 200 hours of classroom and clinical work and have successfully passed the C.N.A. certification exam making them eligible to be placed on the state of Maine Nurse Registry. The C.N.A. program is a cooperative effort of education and local healthcare providers. Winter C.N.A. classes start on January 6, 2015. For more information about C.N.A. training contact Adult Education at 521-3100 ext.5.
Posted by Bernadette Farrar on December 13, 2014 | Read more in: News
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Posted by Bernadette Farrar on November 24, 2014
A Step on their Career Pathway
The Houlton / Hodgdon Adult Education program would like to present the most recent group of graduates for the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program. Each student has successfully completed the 220 hour certification program, including classroom, lab, and clinical requirements. Additionally, each has completed a step on their career pathways ladder in the health sciences field.
For more information on our career pathways health science programs, contact Adult Education at 521-3100 x5.
From left to right (front row - seated): Becky Russell, Nursing Instructor; (back row): Miranda McClure, Karla Flanders, Krista Maguire, Michelle Moore, and Shelby Lane
Posted by Tracy Rockwell on June 5, 2014 | Read more in: Events
Congratulations Corner
Welcome to "Congratulations Corner", our local stop where we at the Adult Education office recognize your accomplishments. The staff and teachers at Houlton Hodgdon Adult Education are very excited when students reach certain educational milestones. So let us hightlight such accomplishments. And if you happen to be at our office at the Houlton Higher Education Center, look at the "Congratulations Wall" on the corner, across from the office doors for additional recognition and photo ops.
For this installment of "Congratulations Corner", we would like to recognize the following students for receiving their CNA Certification:
Nadia Boutot, Courtney Bragan, Robert Cowperthwaite, Kelsey Foster, Lee-Anna Lacharite, Jessaca Perry, Mataya Ryan, Brittany Scott, Valerie Suitter, and Maynard Tingley III.
We would also like to recognize the following students for achieving their Personal Support Specialist (PSS) certification:
Rebecca Hughes, April Levesque, Diana Orris, and Shanisha Sewell
Posted by Tracy Rockwell on July 19, 2013 | Read more in: News
A new chapter in business strategy was written on June 5, 2013 when over a dozen businesses in Aroostook County, Maine met via the Internet to discuss marketing and communications issues at three sites, the Univ. of Maine at Fort Kent, Northern Maine Development Corp. in Caribou, and Region Two Vocational in Houlton. Nancy Marshall from Nancy Marshall Communications facilitated the session through technology provided by the USDA RUS grant and the CONNECT ME authority. Internet-focused business sessions and related adult education classes will be offered across the state of Maine in the fall of 2013.
Posted by Bernadette Farrar on June 13, 2013
Monday, October 15, six students traveled to Houlton High School to attend a candidate forum sponsored by LEAD (Leaders Encouraging Aroostook Development). Audience members were asked to submit questions to the candidates to hear their position on different issues ranging from energy to education. Candidates participating in the forum are running for state senate and house positions. This activity is part of Houlton Hodgdon Adult Education's participation in the 2012 VERA (Voter Education Registration and Action) project.
Posted by Bernadette Farrar on October 19, 2012


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I served this at my daughter's baby shower and it was a big hit! Very easy recipe and looks so special! I also made a non alcoholic version using N/A champagne and replacing the Triple Sec with orange juice. Garnish with fresh pomegranate seeds and serve in champagne glasses.
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- 2 (750 ml) bottles champagne, chilled
- 1 cup pomegranate cranberry juice, chilled
- 1⁄4 cup triple sec
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- Pour all ingredients except seeds into a pitcher.
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68-year-old lothario goes back to his white soul roots with a passionate performance showing that Jones still has "it."
"I'm Alive!" howls leathery legend Tom Jones on the opening track of his first studio album in six years. Yes readers, the boy from Pontyypridd is back and this time he means business as 24 Hours is a record that will dumbfound the critics in seconds. After spending a decade trying to mix it up with the young 'uns in a bid to enhance his 'Sexbomb' credentials, our Tom has decided to go back to his 60s roots and put together a collection of songs that hark back to his white soul days ('I'm Alive,' 'Feels Like Music'). It's a master-stroke really, as in an era of Mark Ronson produced throw-backs it makes sense to have the singer show the new breed how it's done.
At 68 years of age, Mr Jones has nothing to prove to anyone though, but that doesn't seem enough for him. The world's coolest pensioner gives every song a passionate performance, and the crisp, modern production from Future Cut provides a modern, yet classic feel. Tom even co-writes most of the tracks and the schmaltzy 'The Road' is every bit as good as anything from his 70s heyday. There are a few dodgy moments, such as the Bono and The Edge penned 'Sugar Daddy', which sees Tom once again try to play the lothario role of old, but it's a minor gripe to make of a pretty remarkable album. To say this is a return to form is an understatement and goes a long way to proving that Jones still has "it" by the bucket-load.
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Few of his vintage would get away with such an audacious move without looking ridiculous but Jones, who has always been a major soul and r'n'b fan, carries it off with consummate style and no little cred.Read More
THERE'S CERTAINLY no keeping up with this particular Jones. As if a collaboration with The Art Of Noise wasn't trendy enough, the man who legions of Joe Dolan fans would have us believe is Wales' answer to Joe Dolan goes one better with an entire album of instantly recognisable classics recorded beside an array of the great, the good and the Simply Red of the current musical milieu.Read More
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Bryan Singer's Valkyrie Moved Back to December!
by Alex Billington
August 13, 2008
Source: Ain't It Cool News
From August to February to December. Finally, they've made a smart move. United Artists has moved the release date of Bryan Singer's WWII film Valkyrie from February next year to December 26th this year due to "strength of their recent test screenings." The change was reported by Ain't It Cool News and comes a few days after the first official opening was supposed to take place. When we first announced Valkyrie, the release date was set for August 8th, 2008 - last Friday. They later changed the release to February next year, a move that most said was completely idiotic, possibly because of additional reshoots. However, the film is now back in a place where it rightfully belongs and will be up for major awards contention.
In other news, United Artists CEO Paula Wagner, who rebooted the studio nearly two years ago with Tom Cruise, has decided to leave the company. Coincidence that Valkyrie is just now being moved from an idiotic to a smart release date? There's a big hoopla on the back story that you can read on Deadline Hollywood if you wish. Otherwise, we'll stick to Valkyrie. The film will now be battling Defiance, the WWII film with Daniel Craig, that opens on December 12th. Both look fantastic, but my vote goes towards Defiance right now. However, you're more than welcome to watch the trailer for Valkyrie and make your own decision as well. Will this move help the success of Valkyrie?
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Christmas on 34th Street : 34 3-4 Chord Classics for Ukulele and Baritone Ukulele
- Christmas on 34th Street eBook on Sellfy
- Christmas on 34th Street Printed Edition on Amazon.
- Free sample below (see contents)
34 Christmas Classics arranged for Ukulele (GCEA) and Baritone Ukulele by M. Ryan Taylor of UkulelePlay.com, each with only 3-4 chords each and presented in multiple keys to allow you to choose which is best for your vocal range and playing ability (also allows for easy modulating between verses).
Selected and arranged with ukulele clubs, jamming groups and classrooms in mind, where players may range from beginners to advanced players. Most of the songs have been placed in keys that allow a standard ukulele strung with traditional / re-entrant / high-g GCEA tuning to pluck the melody, allowing groups to create simple duets between pickers and strummers on the fly.
Songs include:
Away in a Manger
Boars Head Carol
Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella
Christmas is Coming!
Coventry Carol
Deck the Hall
Ding Dong! Merrily on High!
First Noel, The
Friendly Beasts
Go Tell it On the Mountain
Good Christian Men Rejoice
Good King Wenceslaus
Here We Come A-Wassailing
Holly and the Ivy, The
In the Bleak the Midwinter
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Jingle Bells - free sample!
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Joy to the World
March of the Three Kings, The
Masters in this Hall
O Come, Little Children
Once in Royal Davids City
Rocking Carol
Shepherd! Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep
Silent Night
Sing We Now of Christmas
Sussex Carol
Twelve Days of Christmas, The
Up on the Housetop
Wassail, Wassail, All Over the Town!
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Wexford Carol, The
What Child is This?
Want more simple, but awesome Christmas songs to add to your repertoire? Check out The Two Chord Christmas Songbook.
Ode to a Fruitcake : a Christmas Song for Voice & Piano
Ode To A Fruitcake : a Christmas Song
Medium Voice and Piano
Words & Music by M Ryan Taylor
Pure holiday fun! "The irony here is that even though I wrote this seasonal song all in good fun, I love fruitcake. I've had variations I'm not crazy about, so I understand the jokes, but our family's recipe, which served as the basis for many of the ingredients listed in the song, is absolutely sensational. Christmas wouldn't be the same without it." ~ M Ryan Taylor
Ode to a Fruitcake
by M Ryan Taylor
Fruitcake! Fruitcake!
Oh, what a glorious fruitcake!
Nothing quite says, "Merry Christmas, Good Cheer!,"
like a fruitcake.
With raisins, green pineapple, candied orange peel,
an applesauce batter to make a good seal,
the walnuts and hazelnuts, pecans and cherries,
cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves 'mid dried berries!
Though many may dispute it's reputation,
the fruitcake is a holiday sensation!
And, though the thought might fill a few with dread,
I proudly declare that the fruitcake is the ultimate queen of quickbread!
Fruitcake! Fruitcake!
Oh, what a marvelous, glorious, beauteous fruitcake!
"Merry Christmas! Good Cheer! Happy New Year!"


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~~Russell Moore was inaugurated as the eighth president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of The Southern Baptist Convention on September 10, 2013 and has quickly transformed the agency into a champion for social justice. Indeed, Moore's public statements on a host of issues, such as illegal immigration, environmentalism, Romanism, racial reconciliation, and the Trayvon Martin shooting often are spoken with a politically left-leaning tone and have raised serious concerns among rank and file Southern Baptists.
Read more: http://www.worldviewweekend.com/news/article/praise-pope-amnesty-and-environmentalism-meet-erlc%E2%80%99s-russell-moore
Opinion by Russell D. Moore, special to CNN
(CNN) -- On my Christmas list of gifts to buy my evangelical friends, there's a little book of prayers.
This is less predictable than it may seem, since the prayers aren't from a celebrity evangelical preacher, but from a morbid, quirky Catholic who spent her short life with pet peacocks and wooden-leg-stealing Bible salesman stories.
But I think Flannery O'Connor's newly published "Prayer Journal" is exactly what Christians need, maybe especially at Christmas.
Read more: http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/12/15/why-christians-need-flannery-oconnor/
Why do Southern Baptist leaders like Russell Moore and Albert Mohler laud writer Flannery O'Connor who was "one of the strongest apologists for Roman Catholicism in the twentieth century"?
"Flannery O'Connor is considered one of America's greatest fiction writers and one of the strongest apologists for Roman Catholicism in the twentieth century. Born of the marriage of two of Georgia's oldest Catholic families, O'Connor was a devout believer whose small but impressive body of fiction presents the soul's struggle with what she called the 'stinking mad shadow of Jesus.'"
Source: Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) | New Georgia Encyclopedia
While I have tremendous respect for Albert Mohler, I am puzzled as to why he praises a devout Catholic like Flannery O'Connor (see Instagram below) and also a troubling man like Russell Moore (he has referred to Russell Moore as "The Man from Issachar" -See: The Man from Issachar: An Address at the Inauguration of Russell D. Moore). It really does leave me scratching my head. It's a question to which I do not have an answer.
(The image below is copied from Albert Mohler's Instagram page.)


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Many of the agents commonly used for cancer therapy kill tumor cells by damaging cellular DNA, and thus DNA repair proteins and their interactions represent potential targets for enhancing such therapy. Double- strand breaks (DSBs) in DNA, which are the major cytotoxic lesions formed by ionizing radiation as well as by topoisomerase II inhibitors, are repaired primarily by nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) and, to a lesser extent, by homologous recombination (HRR). Thus, the efficiency of these repair systems is a critical factor in the effectiveness of radio- and chemotherapy. XLF is the most recently discovered core protein in the NHEJ pathway. Although genetic studies show that XLF is essential for efficient NHEJ, its precise role in the pathway is poorly understood. In addition, because the interaction between XLF and another NHEJ protein, XRCC4, is critical for NHEJ, but is transient and has only moderate (low ?M) affinity, it represents an attractive target for chemo/radiosensitization by disruption of NHEJ. The primary objectives of this application are, therefore, to elucidate in more detail the role of XLF in NHEJ, and to develop XLF/XRCC4 interaction inhibitors and evaluate them as chemo/radiosensitizers. In order to better clarify XLF's role and test the hypothesis that XLF and XRCC4 polymerize into a filament that aligns DNA ends, photoactivatable DNA substrates will be added to cell extracts to map the interactions of XLF with DNA near a DSB as a function of time and distance from the break. Experiments with a fluorescent NHEJ reporter integrated into the genome will determine whether alignment-based gap filling at DNA ends is strictly dependent on XLF in intact cells, as has been already demonstrated in cell extracts. For the inhibitor development, the novel in vitro selection technique, mRNA display, will be used to isolate small (Mr 1000-2000), cell-penetrating, drug-like cyclic peptides that bind to XRCC4 at its interface with XLF. Using mRNA display, an extremely diverse library of 10 trillion semi- random peptides fused to the mRNAs that encode them will be prepared using in vitro translation. Those that bind to the XLF binding pocket on XRCC4 will be selectively captured and their mRNA amplified with RT-PCR. After several rounds of iterative translation, selection, and amplification, candidate peptides that bloc the XLF/XRCC4 interaction will be identified. These peptides will be screened for NHEJ inhibition using a cell extract-based assay wherein joining of partially complementary DSB ends is stringently dependent on XLF. The strongest inhibitory peptides will be chemically synthesized with addition of cell-penetrating tags, and tested for sensitization of triple-negative breast tumor cells to two DSB-inducing agents: ionizing radiation and etoposide. The most potent sensitizers will be used in further experiments to determine to what extent DSB repair is inhibited in several cell lines, chosen either for their known radioresistance, or because they are deficient in DSB repair by the alternate HRR pathway. Based on their unique mode of action, these peptides or subsequent derivatives thereof may be clinically useful in sensitizing tumor cells for radio- and chemotherapy.
Radiotherapy and certain forms of chemotherapy kill tumor cells by forming breaks in cellular DNA. In this project, a novel iterative synthesis and selection technique known as mRNA display will be used to identify peptides (small, protein-like molecules) that block the binding of XLF to its partner XRCC4, and disrupt the essential function of these proteins in repairing cellular DNA breaks. By blocking repair, these peptides may be useful in improving the effectiveness of radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
|Gewirtz, David A; Alotaibi, Moureq; Yakovlev, Vasily A et al. (2016) Tumor Cell Recovery from Senescence Induced by Radiation with PARP Inhibition. Radiat Res 186:327-332
|Almohaini, Mohammed; Chalasani, Sri Lakshmi; Bafail, Duaa et al. (2016) Nonhomologous end joining of complex DNA double-strand breaks with proximal thymine glycol and interplay with base excision repair. DNA Repair (Amst) 41:16-26
|Alotaibi, Moureq; Sharma, Khushboo; Saleh, Tareq et al. (2016) Radiosensitization by PARP Inhibition in DNA Repair Proficient and Deficient Tumor Cells: Proliferative Recovery in Senescent Cells. Radiat Res 185:229-45
|Hacker, David E; Almohaini, Mohammed; Anbazhagan, Aruna et al. (2015) Peptide and peptide library cyclization via bromomethylbenzene derivatives. Methods Mol Biol 1248:105-17
|White, E Railey; Sun, Luxin; Ma, Zhong et al. (2015) Peptide library approach to uncover phosphomimetic inhibitors of the BRCA1 C-terminal domain. ACS Chem Biol 10:1198-208
|Menon, Vijay; Povirk, Lawrence (2014) Involvement of p53 in the repair of DNA double strand breaks: multifaceted Roles of p53 in homologous recombination repair (HRR) and non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). Subcell Biochem 85:321-36


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Leclaire records first career shutoutOct 28, 2006 - 1:52 AM COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ticker) -- Thanks to Pascal Leclaire, the Columbus Blue Jackets' four-game losing streak is over.
Leclaire made 38 saves for his first career shutout as the Blue Jackets posted a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
Making his seventh start of the season, Leclaire was brilliant. The 24-year-old stopped 15 shots in each of the first two periods before turning aside eight more shots over the final 20 minutes.
"I haven't had a lot of shutouts in my life (at any level), but the most important thing tonight is that we won," Leclaire said. "We got out of penalty trouble. Our kill was awesome and we got some momentum out of that. We found a way to score two goals. It's not all me. The guys were right on it."
"Pascal stole it for us and he played awesome," Columbus coach Gerard Gallant said. "It was a big win and we owe Pascal for that one. We needed the win. Whether it was an ugly win or not, we needed it. Pascal was outstanding tonight in the net. Hopefully ... a win like this will get us going."
Leclaire also was a major reason why the Blue Jackets killed eight power plays for the Kings.
"We had a couple of 5-on-3's and we had some shots and some rebounds," Kings defenseman Rob Blake said. "We hit a couple of posts down the stretch and we haven't been scoring at all this year. He was good. We can get some more shots through there."
Nikolai Zherdev scored on a breakaway with 34 seconds left in the first period, giving the Blue Jackets the lead.
Fredrik Modin provided an insurance tally by beating Kings goaltender Dan Cloutier off a give-and-go pass from David Vyborny at 8:15 of the third period.
"When we get a chance to play even strength and we get a chance to cycle the puck down low, those chances will come," Modin said. "The guy that gets it always looks to the middle. I was fortunate to be open and David (Vyborny) made a great pass to me. We can get those chances more, I think, if we manage to stay on the ice and play even strength."
Los Angeles could not find an answer for Leclaire despite outshooting Columbus, 38-14.
"That's just the way things are going for us," Kings center Sean Avery said. "I think we have outshot teams about 70 percent of our games this year and they are just not going in right now. We just have to keep playing the way we played tonight tomorrow night in Dallas and eventually something good is going to happen."
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Swara Bhaskar's Split Ends won the New Voices Fellowship for Screenwriters last year.
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