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Katy Perry is trying to buy a former Catholic convent in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the archdiocese of Los Angeles is in the process of completing the paperwork on the sale to Perry, who has agreed to pay about $14.5 million. However, the sale of the property is being complicated by the fact that nuns living in the convent had entered a formal agreement on May 20 to sell the convent to restaurateur Dana Hollister for $15.5 million, who according to KTLA 5 news, is planning to turn the property into a hotel, restaurant and bar.
(Photo above: Screenshot from news video produced by KTLA 5 news showing the convent which Katy Perry wishes to purchase)
The Los Angeles Times reported that Perry "seems to have given her all in going after the property", and tried to make a good impression on the nuns at a recent meeting, by singing "Oh Happy Day" for them, and showing them a "Jesus" tattoo on her wrist area.
The property — once home to the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary — is a lovely hilltop property, with a swimming pool and a sweeping view of the San Gabriel Mountains.
However is there more to the story than what we're told? Specifically, why is Katy Perry so interested in this piece of property?
According to the Los Angeles Times, when Perry met up with the nuns, "the singer made a fairly good impression, telling the nuns she wanted to live on the property with her mother and grandmother, sit in the meditation garden, sip green tea and find herself".
Note that Perry said she wanted to "find herself" and not to "find God" (and there could be a reason for this, as we will explain below).
Katy Perry purportedly has lesbian tendencies (which may explain her song "I Kissed A Girl").
Quite conincidentally, the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Los Angeles were embroiled in a huge lesbian scandal back in the 60s.
Wikipedia provides the background of this scandal [accessed 1 July 2015]:
During the late 1960s, in the wake of the Second Vatican Council and its call for renewal of religious life, the IHM Sisters took part in an experiment led by the psychologist Carl Rogers (associated with the Esalen Institute) who was promoting the 'encounter group', or what Abraham Maslow had referred to as 'Psychology Three.' In such encounter groups, under the direction of a facilitator, participants were encouraged to unmask their real feelings as they interacted with the other group participants.
The first trial experiment was held in 1966. With its apparent success, the experiment was begun en masse in 1967, with all the sisters and the schools they ran in the Los Angeles Archdiocese participating.
The psychology experiment was a major catastrophy for the organisation, and it was also featured on the award-winning BBC documentary, Century of the Self (please watch video below).
The experiment, in summary, involved radical psychotherapists teaching nuns at the convent "techniques for personal liberation".
One nun (who was interviewed during the documentary) sumarised what it involved:
"You are trying to assert yourself, trying to find out who you are, who you are becoming. At the same time you are trying to live a life of dedication, of service, and you are trying to make all of these things fit into who you are. And it's such a turmoil at times that you just blow a gasket and do silly crazy things — running around the orchard, stealing oranges, and taking Cokes out of the refrigerator. Crazy things!"
Also interviewed during the documentary was Dr. William Coulson, a psychotherapist (now retired) who facilitated the experiment, and who said:
"One of the things we unleashed was sexual energy, the kind of thing the church had been very good at restraining. One sister got the idea that she could be freer than she had been before, and she seduced one of her classmates, and then seduced the Mistress of Novices, who was an older woman, very reserved; and her [the younger sister's] programme of freeing this older woman was sexual. She drove her to the store and when they drove back (and when they had driven into the garage), she leaned over and gave her a big kiss on the lips. Thereafter, the sister who had perhaps never been kissed before, was ready for more."
According to the BBC documentary, Century of the Self, "the effect of the experiment on the convent was cataclysmic".
"Within a year [of the experiment], 300 nuns, more than half the convent petitioned the Vatican to be released from their vows and six months later the convent closed its doors. All that was left was a small group of nuns, but they had become radical lesbian nuns. The rest gave up the religious life."
In conclusion, the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Los Angeles were taught in the 60s to "find themselves", and in the process, a number of them became lesbians.
So, it seems too coincidental that Katy Perry now wants to "find herself" on a property belonging to them.


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The Lee Family. Once upon a time Noel and Rena got married and had 2 kids - Doris and Donald. Then one day, Doris got married to Jeremy and had her own 2 kids - Vince and Edda. We all live far apart, and keep moving around. It's hard to keep tabs on each other. Welcome to our blog.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Plumbing. The saga continues.
I think that my parents had a lot of fun this weekend trying to repair plumbing with the added component called "Jeremy". Jeremy thinks a lot like a Martin and very little like a Lee (that would make sense, huh?). I have had 14 years of making decisions with Jeremy, but my parents have far less experience actually working with Jeremy and it was nice to see them amuse each other with their different thought processes.
Martins are less impulsive and more thoughtful and willing to consider many options before finding the "right way". The downside of the Martin philosophy is that it takes a long time to actually start a project, and it's usually not the most straightforward approach, but it's usually done right. Lees are more prone to quick decisions and kind of half-ass fixes that are OK, but not very pretty. The upside to the Lee philosophy is that is usually gets fixed quicker and cheaper, but it sometimes it's a little clunky.
Anyways, it took a few hours to realize that the leak was in multiple places and in places that we could not see. Basically, I've been arguing that we need to cut a hole in the ceiling and Jeremy's been reluctant to do so. I argue that only when the ceiling is cut will we be able to see the actual leak and do something about it. Jeremy thinks that if we cut the ceiling, we will never repair the hole in the ceiling and even if we did repair the hole, we would need to get the whole ceiling painted and we would not do it for years because we are too cheap (so true) - so we should try to replace the gasket in the drain (which might, possibly, be the source of the leak but we don't know for sure because we didn't cut the whole in the ceiling) which would not involve defacing the ceiling and only after the gasket is replaced will we absolutely be sure that we need to cut the ceiling. And thus, we discussed:
A consensus was reached that nothing would be done to jeopardize the plumbing this week because Jeremy and my parents both had to leave the East Coast on Monday, and leaving me with the kids and no plumbing on the 2nd floor was too dire a situation to even contemplate. So NO! the leak is still not fixed.
3 comments:
- Karen said...
Doris, this is exactly the wonderful type of post that makes your blog so delicious to read. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your life.
- July 22, 2009 11:28 PM
- Doris said...
Aww, you know how to touch a blogger's heart!
- July 23, 2009 6:45 AM
- Noel said...
We have already had enough LEES in our family. With addition of JEREMY MARTIN is pretty good actually.
The other day, I saw Vincent got really mad and, in that instance, he was a carbon copy of grandpa Noel.
Edda is more like me all the time - eating while sleeping.
Well, Doris, it is you that have to stick around with Jeremy all the time, not us. Whatever he likes or you like, go and figure them out :) Of course, hopefully, with big smiles all the time :)
- July 23, 2009 9:51 AM


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Renovation of Rio's World Cup and Olympic stadium stained by corruption allegations
The Maracana. Photo: Ben Sutherland
15.03.2017By Mads A. Wickstrøm
Recent documents obtained by Brazilian Globo News reveal that the cost of renovating the Maracana football stadium in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2014 World Cup were more than double the initial cost. As such, the documents show that the refurbishment of the stadium cost about $500 million, writes Australian news site News.com.au.
According to Globo, contractors billed services, such as the hiring of cranes, twice. Furthermore, contractors charged up to three times the market price for construction materials. Rio de Janeiro's auditing court estimates that overbilling by the contractors exceeded 200 million reais (approximately $90 million).
On March 10, prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro demanded that contractors Andrade Gutierrez, Delta Engenharia, and Odebrect repay over 200 million reais. Odebrecht told French news agency, AFP that the company is committed to collaborate with the authorities, according to News.com.au.
A large number of Rio's Olympic venues have been unused and left deteriorating since the 2016 Summer Olympics. The Maracana was reopened on March 9 after disputes over unpaid electric bills and months of neglecting by owners and authorities.
Corruption scandal surrounding Rio subway line
Former Undersecretary of Transportation for the State Government of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Carlos Velloso, and Heitor Lopes de Souza, a director for subway operator Riotrilhos are targeted by a Federal investigation. Velloso and de Souza have been arrested due to corruption allegations surrounding the new metro line built for the 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazillian police announced today. Both individuals will be charged with taking bribes and money laundering tied to contracts for the subway line, writes Inside the Games.


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ACVI 2015 : Architecture Centric Virtual Integration
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Second Workshop on Architecture Centric Virtual Integration at
20th International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies
Ada-Europe 2015
Important dates
* Paper Submission Deadline: April 19, 2015
* Paper Notification to Authors: May 01, 2015
* Workshop Date: June 26, 2015
New real-time systems have increasingly complex architectures because of the
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Due to the even more increased complexity of distributed, real-time and embedded
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* Virtual Integration Process and Tools
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* Steve Vestal, Adventium Labs, USA
* Bechir Zalila, University of Sfax, Tunisia
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Andrea Schenck, a cast member of "All My Children" in the early 1980s who left television acting and married a prominent Minneapolis doctor, drowned while vacationing in Mexico.
Schenck was relaxing in the water off the coast of Cancun on Jan. 13 and died while she and husband Dr. Carlos Schenck were on their annual vacation there and having just celebrated his birthday a day earlier. She was 55.
Schenck, who went by Andrea Moar professionally, was floating on her back not far from shore near the couple's vacation resort, "gazing at the sun, doing what she liked best" when she went under, her husband said Friday. "She loved the ocean."
Schenck's greatest prominence as an actress came during her three years in the early 1980s with ABC-TV's long-running "All My Children," portraying Carrie Sanders Tyler.
"She described her character starting out as an imp or a troublemaker [who] changed as she played it," said Jonathan Slaff, a longtime friend and long-ago "acting class buddy" with Schenck in New York City.
Slaff remembers her "great big blue eyes were wide open right into her heart." Combined with her shoulder-length blond hair, she was "often compare with Cybill Shepherd," he said.
Carlos Shenck said his wife "very much embraced" having her soap opera role as her professional legacy, "but she was multidimensional."
Her other acting credits included "The Women" at Park Square Theater in St. Paul in the late 1990s, nearly 60 other plays, a guest appearance in a "Remington Steele" television episode, and commercials for American Express and Kraft barbecue sauce.
Schenck left Los Angeles in the early 1990s following a major earthquake and as the AIDS epidemic was claiming the lives of several of her friends. She moved to the Twin Cities, where her mother and sister Sheila Moar were living.
"She missed the stage and acting desperately," Sheila Moar said. "She missed her friends ... who were in the acting profession, and many of her friends have been calling me these past several days. It is a huge outpouring of grief."
Carlos Schenck said he met his future wife at Sweeney's Saloon in St. Paul in 1998 through a mutual friend.
"We had so much in common," he said, recalling that they compared notes about when they both lived on New York's Upper West Side during her "All My Children" days and may have crossed paths without knowing it.
"We talked [that evening] for about three hours," sitting near an open fireplace on a chilly April evening. "We just talked and talked. We were just like best friends immediately."
The two married in 2005 and lived in a home near Lake Harriet, with his work as a sleep disorder expert taking them to conferences and other medical gatherings around the world.
In an interview during her soap opera days for the Davidson (N.C.) College yearbook, the 1978 graduate said that television fame meant "you can go anywhere in the world and be recognized. After a while, you crave anonymity. It makes you very self-conscious."
Carlos Schenck, a psychiatrist at Hennepin County Medical Center and the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center, and a University of Minnesota professor, said his colleagues "were always looking forward to not just meeting me, but her" at the various conferences in Japan, Morocco and elsewhere. "Andrea really lights it up."
Andrea Schenck was born in Dayton, Ohio, and raised in Princeton, N.J., where she was a standout high school tennis player. She graduated from Davidson with a degree in English literature and played varsity tennis there.
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A memorial service was held Saturday at the Weisman Art Museum. Memorials are preferred for an actors training program at the Guthrie Theater.
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Historical documents
94 Evatt to Curtin
I have received your letter of 13th March, 1944 [1], regarding
certain arrangements for the forthcoming conference of Prime
Ministers in London.
In accordance with your request, I am preparing certain memoranda
on the subjects in the suggested Agenda which fall within its
I note from the Agenda that a very large part of the discussions
will be concerned with external matters of the highest importance
in Australia's international relations. No doubt such informal
talks as you will have at Washington and Ottawa will touch on the
same ground.
Several of the matters listed on the Agenda have, already been the
subject of exchanges between the Australian Government and other
Governments or have been taken into account in making decisions on
various phases of our international relations. Moreover, a number
of these topics have also been made the subject for special study
by myself and my officers. It is obvious that on such matters ad
hoc documentation cannot be a complete substitute for actual
experience in the daily handling of a subject in all its details
and familiarity with all aspects of these intergovernmental
To illustrate my meaning, I would refer particularly to Item 3 of
the Agenda as given in telegram D.335 of the 5th March. There have
been exchanges of views between the United Kingdom and Dominion
Governments on the subject of the post-war settlement on several
occasions during the past two years. To give a recent example, in
July 1943 (telegram 174 to the Secretary of State for Dominion
Affairs [2]) we expressed our views on proposals put forward in
telegrams D.364 and D.365 [3] regarding an approach to the United
States and the Soviet Union on problems connected with the
cessation of hostilities with enemy powers in Europe. Since then
the subject has been continuously under notice and has again come
to the forefront in the more definite proposals made by the United
Kingdom early this year for an approach to the United States
Government regarding the nature and membership of any world
organisation. Any discussion among the Prime Ministers in London
regarding the nature of a post-war organisation could not take
place without taking into account the earlier exchanges among the
Great Powers and the earlier expression of views by the Dominions.
Equally, it has been my duty to give close attention to those
various sections of the post-war world organisation which are
already taking shape (for example UNRRA, the United Nations Food
and Agriculture Organisation, the Intergovernmental Committee on
Refugees, the International Wheat Agreement and the European
Advisory Commission). My department has also assumed a major
responsibility among Australian departments in the handling of
numerous political and economic questions which have a direct
bearing on the post-war settlement, for example the conclusion of
the Armistice with Italy, the Australian participation in various
United Nations' declarations regarding the postwar order, the
future of the International Labour Office and international
economic collaboration in all its phases.
My department has also been closely in touch with the Post
Hostilities Planning Committee set up in the United Kingdom. It is
anticipated that the work of the Post Hostilities Planning
Committee will have had a considerable influence on the views held
by the United Kingdom Government in this field. The department has
also made a special point of studying the views held by other
members of the United Nations regarding the post-war settlement.
Regarding the specific matters listed under Item 3 of the Agenda,
I would point out that it has been my responsibility to give close
and practical consideration to those subjects when dealing with
current political matters. The future of Italy and the Italian
colonies had to be re-examined in advising the Government in
regard to the Armistice with Italy and the re-establishment of
Ethiopia. The future of France and the French Colonial Empire has
been approached as a realistic problem on several occasions since
June, 1940, when giving advice on the political aspects of the
embargo on French Indo-China in June, 1941, assurances to New
Caledonia, the campaigns in Syria, Mauritius [4] and North Africa
and the accompanying Allied declarations, the recognition of the
Free French and our later relations with the French National
Committee of Liberation.
World security has been a prominent topic in all the Anglo-
Russian-American exchanges referred to above and has been kept
prominently in mind in the shaping of all the communications which
the Australian Government has made to other Governments in
relation to the Pacific, including my own negotiations in London
relating to Portuguese Timor. The same subject has also entered
into consideration on such diverse subjects as colonial policy,
the resumption of the administration of re-occupied Pacific
territories and the post-war use of oil installations and bases.
Regarding regional arrangements in the Pacific, the recent
Australian - New Zealand Conference must be regarded as the base
from which future discussion should spring. The work of my
department in the preparations for and in the course of that
Conference should prove an invaluable aid to any wider examination
of the subject. Since the Conference the department has proceeded
to implement the arrangement by which the undertakings into which
the Australian Government entered in the Australian - New Zealand
Agreement [5] can be carried out.
Item 4 of the Agenda covers two subjects-transport and migration-
which, although not the primary responsibility of the Department
of External Affairs, have important international aspects. The
department has taken an active part in recent departmental
enquiries regarding both civil aviation and migration and thus is
well aware of the Australian as well as the external
considerations to be borne in mind. During the past year, in close
consultation with the Department of Civil Aviation, the department
had to consider all international aspects of civil aviation and
particularly the proposals for Anglo-American discussions and for
British Commonwealth talks in London. In connection with its
membership of the Interdepartmental Committee on Civil Aviation
and the preparation for the Australian - New Zealand Conference,
the department has also made an extensive examination of all
international aspects of this subject and has taken particular
care to inform itself of the policy of the United Kingdom and the
sister dominions of Canada and New Zealand.
Apart from the particular matters listed on the Agenda, it also
appears likely that in London, Washington and Ottawa various other
matters of Australian foreign policy will be raised, either
formally or informally,-for example our interest in the Middle
East political discussions which are pending, post-war control of
petroleum products, our participation in the International Rubber
Agreement, the future of Mandates, matters arising from the
Canadian Mutual Aid Agreement [6], matters arising from the
Australian - New Zealand Agreement, relief and rehabilitation
measures, and the resumption of administration in reoccupied
territories. It is impossible to forecast exactly the form in
which such questions may be raised.
I have arranged that all the services of the Australian diplomatic
representatives abroad will be available to you. However their
familiarity with the topics outlined above is far less complete
than that of my department.
I appreciate that the Agenda relating to the Prime Ministers'
Conference may not represent the true nature of the informal talks
which are to take place. if the foreign relations of this country
come seriously into discussion you will be at a considerable
disadvantage for the reasons already outlined in this letter. On
the other hand, the Prime Minister of Great Britain will have at
hand his Foreign Minister and the special advisers attached to the
Foreign Office. My own view was expressed to you in writing to the
effect that the time had arrived for a full Imperial Conference as
opposed to informal discussions between Prime Ministers. However,
the desire of the British Prime Minister was otherwise.
I am very seriously concerned lest Australia's external policy
should be affected in any way by the discussions and I take it
that before they are entered. upon at all I would receive timely
information. It might be of great advantage for the whole matter
of British and Dominion foreign policy to be deferred to a special
conference to be held later in the year. I am most anxious that in
July next we should receive full United Kingdom and United States
assistance for the conference contemplated under the Australian -
New Zealand Agreement.
All these matters are of such importance to this country and to
the administration of my department that I think it would be an
advantage if you permitted me to appoint an officer of my
department who would be at hand during any discussions on external
affairs either in London, Washington or Ottawa. This officer need
not necessarily be a member of your party although it would be
very convenient if he could be added to it.
I will be glad to have your views on the subject of this letter so
that any necessary arrangements can be made.
[AA:A5954, Box 646]


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I was totally astonished to receive the guest post which follows, with a digital album of photos. Blogging is a strange, solitary activity, which has to be seen as its own reward, especially one like this which makes no pretensions to be a money-spinner. Sometimes a bonus turns up, an unexpected gem of information or a story from another corner of the World from a kindred spirit.
I leave it to Gisela and Helmut Scharbaum to describe their obsession in their own words.
"Our interest in model making started sometime in the 1990s. I have always been interested in sailing and when we both saw a model of a wooden sailing ship during an exhibition of model makers, we decided to buy a model kit for Christmas. It was a modern plastic yacht, but since then we have been infected and many radio controlled models followed. We developed our interest in the classic wooden ones, which were not available as a kit. So we started to construct them completely according to the drawings, made everything for ourselves and thus we became more and more experienced.
One day in 1999 we saw the film "enchanted by the dragon" on TV, a film made by Tom Nitsch, a German film maker with special interest in Fife and his yachts. He knows a lot of the history, the yard and the owners. Secondly the book about Fife, written by Franco Pace, an Italian photographer, confirmed our wish to build a model of a Fife yacht.
We chose Fulmar, an 8mR and soon we found out that research was difficult and the drawings were hard to get. In the end we managed it with the help of the owner and since then things became much easier. Travelling around in Scotland and South England and the Mediterranean followed, and especially with the help of the RNCYC, especially Ian Broadley and May Kohn and all the other people in Scotland we learned so much about the Fife´s , found so many pictures and drawings which allowed us to build these models as close to the original as possible.
The first time we saw Tringa was in the book Fast and Bonnie, it is the picture which shows her standing on an iron slip trailer at Robertsons Sandbank. It was the design of the hull which is so remarkable, that we fell in love somehow. After finishing the model and having seen her sailing in 1:4, we made another step further and decided to try 1:1.
5000 hours later Tringa is sailing at the Baltic. There was a lot of learning by doing and one of the most dificult problems was to get the fittings. In the end we visited Classic Marine in Woodbridge and Ording Blokken in the Netherlands to order the fittings for the deck and the mast. For the rest, for example the roller fairleads we made wood patterns and let them cast in Britain at Haworth Castings. Research, trying to find out what Tringa looked like is one of our most favourite jobs.
The Schlei area is nowadays an area for leisure activities like sailing. But it still exudes its own special charm. Our problem is Tringa´s draft which is about 6 feet, and the shallow waters of the Schlei are tricky. For example our first trial was stopped by a sandbank, but we managed to get free again.
This year we left the Schlei for two weeks and crossed the Baltic towards Sonderborg and Aero. Tringa is seaworthy, she always lets you feel well and safe, she also forgives mistakes and is easy on the helm even in rough weather. She is always in a hurry, we logged 8 knots in fresh wind with a reef in the mainsail!
Sailing around with Tringa is like walking on a catwalk. Everyone is watching, asking, and taking photographs. We are faster than the Nordic Folkboats, which are especially designed for the Baltic. Addictive .
But the modern sail cloth induces a lot of power to the rig, therefore it was useful to add two more frames to fix the plates for the shrouds securely. This strengthens the forward hull and leads the force directly to the metal floors and keelbolts. Former designs were too weak at this point.
The runners are quite important for the same reason. We also have to get used to all the sheets and halyards, but after having made some experiments this summer, everything works better and better. "
Overall length: 24 ft
Length on waterline 19 ft
beam: 7,5 ft
draft : 6 ft
displacement 3 tons
ballast 2 tons lead
sail area 45 qm (500 square feet)
main 37 qm
foresail 8 qm
frames 5x3 cm
planking 2cm cedar, and larch beyond the waterline, glued with Aerodux and covered with glass fibre (800g Biax)
deck plywood 8mm and 6mm teak/mahogany , the spars are of spruce
bow sprit is of Oregon pine
There's a short film about this talented pair that can be viewed online here:-
And there's a great deal more information about the old 19/24s here:-


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We would like to offer you an exciting Segway Tour in Prague. Driving pleasure, history lesson and lots of great pictures, it's all you'll get just over an hour, with ease and comfort on Segway. Training takes place before the start of the tour, it's about 5 - 10 minutes and is not included in the trip time. You will ride through the streets of the old town and dive into its history. Segway is a modern, eco-friendly, fast and safe vehicle.
Segway is a perfect way of exploring the city without exhausting walks, uncomfortable audio guides or large tour crowds. Number of tour participants can reach twenty and even thirty people at a time, but they are all divided into small groups of 6 people max. At each group of six, there is one guide who monitors the security, shows the route and tells a story.
During an hour on Segway you will ride along the riverside of Vltava, see giant metronome and monumental Rudolfinum. Then through Manes bridge you will arrive on the Lesser Town. Here you will admire a view of the Prague Castle, narrow streets will take you to Charles Bridge, which connects the two main historical districts of Prague - Old Town and Lesser Town. Further on route the - National Theatre and Wenceslas Square with views of the National Museum, a beautiful central square of the city. And finally, the heart of the city - the Old Town Square, the oldest area of the city known as a market place since the 12th century. And last but not least - Parizska (Paris) street - the most fashionable street with expensive boutiques.
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No, I'm not referring to their ignominious exit from Euro 2008, but something much worse.
Robert Fox writes:
President Sarkozy has announced the most radical shake-up in France's defence and security policy for more than 40 years - since 1966 when President De Gaulle hauled France out of the military alliance of Nato as a very Gallic gesture of independence from America.
Sarkozy told 3,000 French officers today that their country will rejoin the integrated military command of Nato.
One thing I'm sure of: the greatest Frenchman of the 20th Century will be turning in his grave.


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A WOMAN who was arrested after two RAF jets were scrambled to escort a plane back to Stansted Airport has been bailed.
Essex Police says the 25-year-old, who is from Maidenhead, Berkshire, has been released on bail until Tuesday, July 30.
The woman had been arrested on suspicion of common assault, criminal damage and endangering an aircraft following an incident on a Jet2 plane.
Jet2 said there had been an "extremely disruptive passenger" on board its flight from Stansted to Dalaman in Turkey on Saturday, forcing the aircraft to return to the London airport.
Two Typhoon fighter aircraft caused a sonic boom in the area as they escorted the plane back to Stansted, prompting people to call 999 as they feared there had been an explosion.
One man described the noise as a "huge bang" which "nearly blew my window out".
Essex Police's Force Control Room tweeted to say it had received 202 calls in just one hour.
A Jet2 spokeswoman said: "We are aware of an incident regarding an extremely disruptive passenger on a flight from Stansted to Dalaman earlier this evening.
"The aircraft has returned safely and we are liaising with the relevant authorities to support their investigation.
"We are working hard to ensure the remaining customers reach their destination as soon possible."
An Essex Police spokeswoman said: "We were made aware of a disruptive passenger on an inbound flight to Stansted on Saturday June 22.
"There is a possibility that residents nearby may have heard a loud noise, often associated with a sonic boom, as the aircraft descended into Stansted airspace.
"Officers attended and arrested a 25-year-old woman on suspicion of two assaults and endangering an aircraft."


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Anyway, here are the picture books we read in May.
{May picture books}
{A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee} I picked this one up on a whim because it was sitting in the "Need More Books?" basket by the checkout kiosk at my library. (That basket gets me every time! The answer to "need more books?" is always, of course, yes.) Frazee also wrote The Boss Baby, which Jona loved, so I figured it was worth trying. Let me tell you, he adored this book! It's about James and Eamon, who stay with Eamon's grandparents so they can go to a week-long nature camp. It turns out that the boys are less interested in nature and the great outdoors than Eamon's grandpa hoped, but they end up having the best time anyway. It's a perfectly illustrated story of summer and friendship through a kid's eyes, and my kid couldn't get enough of it.
{The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Jerry Pinkney} I remember the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff from when I was little, so I'm not surprised that Jona loves it too. We've read another version before at Grandma and Grandpa's house, but I heard good things about the illustrations in Pinkney's book. This one did not let us down; Jona deemed the troll "scary, but not too scary" and requested to read about the billy goats just about every night. The Three Billy Goats Gruff proves that sometimes the classics are a classic for a reason.
{Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal} Little Spoon is beginning to have some doubts about his place in the world. He sees Fork, Knife, and even the Chopsticks, and imagines that they have it so much better than he does. Take the lucky Knife, for example, who gets to both cut AND spread. At the same time, the other silverware is experiencing similar envy, but they're envious of Spoon and all he gets to do, like bang on pots and pans. His mother listens and reminds him of all the things that make him special. Jona's favorite part was when Spoon can't sleep and gets to "spoon" with his family--he thought it was hilarious that "spooning" is a real thing. At first I think he thought I was totally making it up!
{The Littlest Viking by Alexandra Penfold} I talked about The Littlest Viking in my May Favorites post, as it was my favorite picture book of the month. Jona enjoyed it, but it was firmly in the "like" category, not the "must read as much as possible" one that Two Boys and the Billy Goats were in. Regardless, it was still an excellent book about a little viking whose title for being the loudest and fiercest is being threatened... by his baby sister. It was equal parts funny and sweet, and the way the little viking, Sven, was able to stop the warrior princess's loud wails with a story melted my heart.
{That's How! by Christoph Niemann} The creative illustrations do all the talking in this book with few words. In it, a little girl ask how various things work and the little boy explains via the picture on the page. However, you just have to see one illustration to realize this isn't a scientific "how things work" book; instead, the inner workings of the objects, like diggers and trains, are explained in a zany yet creative way. For example, a digger clearly works because a rabbit sits inside it, holding a snake that opens its mouth to dig. I did see some criticism about this book regarding the fact that the boy is the one always providing the creative explanation, but rather than a gender dynamic, what I felt was more of an older-younger sibling dynamic. However, it would have been nice to see "little sister" come up with some explanations of her own. Regardless, this was still a fun book that we enjoyed.
{The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle} I chose this book to go along with what Jona had been learning about plants preschool. They have a garden that the kids help plant, and they also spent a lot of time in the classroom talking about how plants grow and what they need to live. While I do think this book is great for spring and is a great accompaniment to lessons on seeds and plants, it didn't really hold Jona's interest. I got this on the tail end of their "plant life cycle" unit, and it's possible that Jona was a little tired of hearing about plants, and wanted his at-home reading to be about more exciting things, like billy goats and superheroes.
{Room for Bear by Ciara Gavin} I had a coupon code for a free box from Bookroo, a children's book subscription service. I chose the picture book option for Jona, and this was one of the books in the box. A bear moves in with a family of ducks during the spring, but since a duck house isn't quite suited for a bear, they decide to try to find a new place together. It's a sweet, adorably illustrated story about what it means to be a family, especially an unconventional one. I loved this one, but based on lack of requests for it, I don't think it was Jona's favorite. It's quite possible that he has way too many options to choose from right now and a few are getting lost in the shuffle.
{Pirate's Lullaby: Mutiny at Bedtime by Marcie Wessels} This was the second book in Jona's Bookroo box. It's about a little pirate who doesn't want to go to bed, and he employs his most pirate-y tactics for stalling bedtime, as all kids are inclined to do. The rhyming text makes it enjoyable for little ones to listen to, and perfect for bedtime. This is another one that unfortunately was forgotten about at my house, but I'm planning to put it on the top of the stack. I do think it's a fun one for any pirate-loving, bedtime-hating little one.
Have you read any good picture books lately? How do you handle keeping your reading stacks fresh without overwhelming your children with options? I feel like Jona's book selection right now may be a bit out of control. I've also been checking out picture books for my children's lit library class, which only adds to the chaos (and the fun!).


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Info (Genesis)
History of Genesis
On the 7th of December 1999, Hasbro Interactive announced that it would be cutting 2200 jobs, and shutting down the Alameda and Chapel Hill studios (Alameda being the original headquarters of Microprose).
Dave Ellis (ex-designer of X-COM: Genesis) first opened a channel to the X-COM community back in April of 1998, on the X-COM Apocalypse Central WWWBoard, asking for ideas to be sent in for X-COM: Interceptor. This spawned great interest and an upsurge of activity. About 6 months later, in October 1998, Dave posted to the UFO Comm Centre and X-COM Central forums, announcing there was to be a new X-COM game, who's title was later revealed as X-COM: Genesis. He was asking for ideas from the fans. This was the start of a dream game that will never hit the shelves...
Hasbro Interactive claimed they would continue with the game's development, but they didn't. X-COM: Genesis was cancelled and hasn't been worked on since. Since Infogrames took over there has not been any word on it, so it's assumed the game is definitely dead.
On 2003 Dave Ellis gave an interview to the site The Last Outpost (available through this link) where he discussed the storyline and concepts beyond Genesis.
To honor the X-COM: Genesis team, I am listing the credits with names and roles. Here we go.
Adam Cogan - Artist Ben Cloward - Artist Ben Lichius - Artist Brian Hagan - Artist William 'Dink' Thompson - Artist Eric Peterson - Art Director Henry Schwetzke - Senior Artist Jeremiah Washburn - Artist Jeremy Bernal - Senior Artist Mike McClelland - Lead Artist Hugh Ackerman - Artist Marc Racine - Producer Dave Ellis - Designer Wayne Harvey - Lead Programmer Rico Stenson - Programmer Kevin Nelson - Programmer Chris Nash - Programmer
William Denman - Studio Head
See Also
|Original Series
|UFO Defense Info (1994) • TFTD Info • Apocalypse Info
|Reboot Series
|XCOM Enemy Unknown (2012) Info • The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Info
|Interceptor Info • Em@il Info • Enforcer Info
|Genesis Info • Alliance Info


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When I first learned about Maria Scaperlanda's latest book, The Shepherd Who Didn't Run," admittedly, I was a little embarrassed because I had not heard of Fr. Stanley Rother, the Oklahoma priest murdered in Guatemala. As a Catholic writer, I felt as if I had missed the boat in not hearing about this incredible priest who was martyred for the Faith.
Luckily for me, my friend Maria sent me this book and I was able to catch up. For those who think that martyrs were only around in "the olden days" think again. Fr. Stanley Rother is a modern day martyr who lived and died for the Faith.
Rother and his four siblings grew up on a farm in very rural Okarche, Oklahoma in a deeply religious family. He learned all aspects of farm life from his father and was expected to carry on in the family business. But one day, he startled his family when he opted for clerics and a bible rather than blue jeans and a pitchfork. Young Stanley was called to the priesthood.
The seminary was difficult for him as he was not the best student. Failing class after class, Fr. Stanley persevered, calling upon the intercession of St. John Vianney for assistance. He was sent to serve in rural Oklahoma, but was soon called to missionary work in Guatemala to serve the indigenous Tz'utujil community of Santiago Atitlán. The agricultural community was perfect for Fr. Stanley with his farming background. He worked alongside his parishioners to build a farmer's co-op, a hospital, school and the first Catholic radio station. Through this station, catechizing even more remote villages was possible.
Fr. Stanley was loved so much in his little village that he became known as Padre Francisco, and later called Padre Aplas. He was a quiet and faith filled man and one who reminds me a bit of Pope Francis for his kindness and willingness to selflessly serve others.
Unfortunately, the Guatemalan civil war encroached in the peaceful community that Fr. Stanley had now called home. Each day there was more violence, killings and disappearances. Santiago Atitlán became a dangerous place for Fr. Stanley due to his relationship and camaraderie with the people. There were many who wanted him to leave and to "encourage him," death threats were levied upon his parishioners. His life was also threatened, but he didn't want to abandon the people he loved so much. He often repeated the words of Jesus to reinforce his mission, "At the first signs of danger, a shepherd can't run." John 10
For a short time, Fr. Stanley returned home to Oklahoma when the violence was at its vilest. His name had been placed on a death list and he was warned not to return to Guatemala. Not wanting to leave the people, he returned in time to celebrate Holy Week with his parishioners. Three months later, on July 28, 1981, he was sleeping in his library when three masked men entered the room in an attempt to kidnap and murder him. The invaders shot him twice, once in the jaw and once in the temple.
Through Fr. Stanley's witness, we see his heart for Jesus, the Good Shepherd. A heart after the "one who gives his life for the sheep."
This book captivated me because of Fr. Stanley's courage, his faithfulness and his devotion to Jesus and the people of Santiago Atitlán. Fr. Stanley gives me the courage to stand up more for the Faith each day.
In the past 30 years, María has been published broadly in the U.S., including the New York Times, Our Sunday Visitor, St. Anthony Messenger, Columbia, and other national and diocesan publications. Her book, The Shepherd Who Didn't Run is published by Our Sunday Visitor and is available for order from the publisher, or at other places books are sold.
Maria's work as a Catholic journalist has taken her on international assignments in Central America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and throughout Europe. But perhaps her favorite assignment was covering Pope John Paul II's historic visit to her native country, Cuba.
Her primary lifetime assignment, however, has been as wife to Michael for 34 years, mother to four grown children—and now "Bella" to six adorable grandchildren!
If you like, please follow Maria and learn more about her life as well as her writings on her blog, Day By Day with Maria.
If you want to learn more about Father Rother's cause for canonization, click here to the diocese of Oklahoma site. Please pray for his cause and spread the word by reading and recommending this excellent biography. Thank you Maria!


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I love networking with indie authors, mainly because we believe in supporting each other. And because we have the common goal of sharing our art with the world without a large publisher's budget.
One such networking event is The Day the Sun Stopped Shining Blog Tour, which I mentioned here. It officially begins Dec. 26th, but I'm getting a head-start by featuring author interviews.
Today, Alesha Escobar and I are discussing how she mixed paranormal elements with historical ones in her novel The Tower's Alchemist: The Gray Tower Trilogy Book #1. You can check out her blog here.
1. In writing about wizards/warlocks and occult powers, how much of your own religious views entered in to your writing?
Alesha: Now that's an interesting question. I mix in a little bit of mythology, philosophy and spirituality from my background as a Catholic and a lover of the Classics. I approach it from the question of "What would this all look like if magic was out in the open during this time?" In the story, people trained by the Gray Tower see magic as a natural ability that some humans are born with, while the Church would explain it as remnants of preternatural abilities lost after the Fall of Man. One of my characters is a sword-wielding priest who believes his magic is a gift from God–he clashes at times with my protagonist, Isabella.
Dicey: I get it. Mythology + Philosophy + Spirituality = More interesting, relatable concept.
2. Since your book is based in an alternate WWII era, did you find the paranormal or historical elements more difficult to research and write for your characters?
Alesha: The historical element was a bit tricky in the sense that I wanted to give a grounded and rich feel to the environment of the story without alienating my reader. For example, just the slang and language used sixty years ago–a bit different from now, but I have some of that slipped in so that the dialogue and inner-monologue of my protagonist is authentic yet flavorful. There was also the issue of balancing historical fact with creative liberty. Hopefully the WWII experts won't whack me for certain things, but it was one hell of a ride imagining what it would be like for wizards to have a showdown with Nazis and their occult forces.
Dicey: Very brave. I imagine you spent lots of time researching the WWII era in order to keep it "authentic yet flavorful". To strike a balance between pleasing the experts and entertaining readers. Hats off!
3. If you could have been a wizard during WWII, what one power would you have used to defeat Hitler?
Alesha: Isabella is an alchemist–I think I'd want to have her ability. Alchemy is all about harnessing the powers of nature and creating certain balances–I would definitely see defeating Hitler as restoring balance to the world!
Dicey: Restoring balance, indeed. And I'm glad you explained what an alchemist is. Think I need that power around my household where my kids pay no bills but have completely taken over.
Thanks for the interview, Alesha!
More interviews to come.


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1. to press into small regular folds; make wavy.
2. to curl (hair), especially with the use of a curling iron.
3. to press or draw together, as the ends of something.
4. to check, restrain, or inhibit; hinder.
5. Cookery .
a. to pinch and press down the edges of (a pie crust), especially to seal together the top and bottom layers of pastry.
b. to gash (the flesh of a live fish or of one just killed) with a knife to make more crisp when cooked.
6. to produce a corrugated surface in; corrugate, as sheet metal, cardboard, etc.
7. to bend (leather) into shape.
8. Metalworking .
a. to bend the edges of (skelp) before forming into a tube.
b. to fold the edges of (sheet metal) to make a lock seam.
9. the act of crimping.
10.a crimped condition or form.
11.Usually, crimps. waves or curls, especially in hair that has been crimped or that displays a crimped pattern.
12.the waviness of wool fibres as naturally grown on sheep.
13.the waviness imparted to natural or synthetic fibres by weaving, knitting, plaiting, or other processes.
14.a crease formed in sheet metal or plate metal to make the material less flexible or for fastening purposes.
1. a person engaged in enlisting sailors, soldiers, etc., by persuasion, swindling, or coercion.
–verb (used with object)
2. to enlist (sailors, soldiers, etc.) by such means.
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Leukemia is a complex heterogeneous disease often driven by the expression of oncogenic fusion proteins with different molecular and biochemical properties. Whereas several fusion proteins induce leukemogenesis by activating Hox gene expression (Hox-activating fusions), others impinge on different pathways that do not involve the activation of Hox genes (non–Hox-activating fusions). It has been postulated that one of the main oncogenic properties of the HOXA9 transcription factor is its ability to control the expression of the p16/p19 tumor suppressor locus (Cdkn2a), thereby compensating Polycomb-mediated repression, which is dispensable for leukemias induced by Hox-activating fusions. We show, by genetically depleting the H2A ubiquitin ligase subunits of the Polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1), Ring1a and Ring1b, that Hoxa9 activation cannot repress Cdkn2a expression in the absence of PRC1 and its dependent deposition of H2AK119 monoubiquitination (H2AK119Ub). This demonstrates the essential role of PRC1 activity in supporting the oncogenic potential of Hox-activating fusion proteins. By combining genetic tools with genome-wide location and transcription analyses, we further show that PRC1 activity is required for the leukemogenic potential of both Hox-activating and non–Hox-activating fusions, thus preventing the differentiation of leukemic cells independently of the expression of the Cdkn2a locus. Overall, our results genetically demonstrate that PRC1 activity and the deposition of H2AK119Ub are critical factors that maintain the undifferentiated identity of cancer cells, positively sustaining the progression of different types of leukemia.
- Polycomb
- leukemia
- histone modifications
- Copyright © 2016, The Authors
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, so long as the resultant use is not for commercial advantage and provided the original work is properly cited.


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So first, the SL stuff. I have added a new work at my in-world gallery. If you have been following this blog at all, you will know how much I fell in love with The Trace when I visited there. So my newest piece of work is from there. I chose the Lighthouse as the … Continue reading
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A small village with a big reputation
Named after an VIIIth century hermit, Saint-Emilion attracts visitors from all over the world. Make the trip yourself, and discover the startling beauty of this medieval town and the legendary vines which produce some of the world's greatest wines : Château Cheval Blanc, Château Ausone, Château Angelus... Make the most of your trip to LES CORDELIERS to wander through the narrow streets and squares of the village, exploring the numerous historical monuments and sites of interest within easy reach of the cloister : the collegiate church, the Doyenné cloister, the monolithic church hewn from the limestone cliff face, the Tour du Roy, and more. Daily guided tours and information available from the Saint-Emilion Tourist Information Center.


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What makes caviar and fish roe different
If you are new to the caviar lifestyle, you may be wondering what the difference is between caviar and fish roe. This is a common question and a source of some confusion, because the terms caviar and roe both refer to fish eggs that impart a delectably rich taste when added to recipes or enjoyed alone. While some restaurants and shops attempt to label any fish roe they serve as caviar, it is not just a matter of preferring one term over the other. Once you actually compare fish roe vs caviar, you will discover some marked differences that will help you determine which gourmet food choice is the best selection to meet your particular budget, taste preferences, and culinary needs.
Fish Roe vs. Caviar
Fish roe is the term for female fish eggs. Fish roe can come from various different varieties of fish, and is available in an incredible array of tastes, textures, and prices. Several current health diets, such as the Paleo Diet, feature fish roe as a preferred food source because it is extremely nutritious as well as flavorful. Dense in micronutrients and anti-inflammatory Omega-3 fatty acids, fish roe contains B12 and is one of the few food sources of Vitamin D. Fish roe is featured in many of the most flavorful recipes, as devoted epicureans have discovered that this highly versatile, incredibly nutritious superfood enhances the taste of all sorts of culinary creations. Fish roe is an affordable alternative for those looking to incorporate caviar into their lifestyle. When companies in the United States offer fish roe for sale, they must identify the species of fish that were harvested for the globes.
Caviar is a highly prized delicacy that is made exclusively from the eggs of sturgeon fish. True caviar consists of eggs are lightly salted and prepared in the "Malossol" method, which leaves the globes with just a delicate hint of the sea popping on the tongue. This creates a richly sensuous taste and texture that has made caviar the unquestioned favorite food of gourmet enthusiasts around the world. Served with blinis and crème fraiche or eaten from mother of pearl spoons, caviar is a staple at the most discerning gourmet tables as well as fabulously elegant affairs.
Because there are so many different varieties of fish roe, the appearance and taste of these delectable globes can be quite different. For example, when you compare salmon roe vs caviar the two eggs have few similarities, save that they are both have their own gourmet following. Salmon roe consists of large, translucent eggs that are a vibrant orange-red in color. They are larger than caviar eggs, with strong skins that burst with a defined pop to release a clean, sweetly salt salmon flavor. Caviar features pearls that range from light gray to a dark grey, almost black color, with a succulently rich buttery taste and texture on the tongue.
If you are interested in incorporating the delightful taste of fish roe into your lifestyle, it is important to find the right source. When considering where to buy salmon roe, caviar, or indeed any type of gourmet fish eggs, the best place is not at your local grocer. To deliver the finest flavor, fish roe must be correctly processed so that the individual eggs are unbroken. Purchasing fish roe and caviar from an online gourmet food shop such as House of Caviar and Fine Foods ensures you will get the finest fish roe, prepared and stored in the proper manner to deliver the best taste and texture.
Now that you understand the difference between fish roe and caviar, isn't it time to add this gourmet delicacy into your lifestyle with a visit to our convenient House of Caviar and Fine Foods online store? We offer a wide variety of fish roe to fit every taste and budget, from the finest Russian Oestra Caviar to incredibly affordable salmon roe. Choose from the freshest, best quality caviar, fish roe, foie gras, truffles, other specialty foods, gourmet accessories, and gourmet gift baskets. Also, to learn more about this decadently delicious cuisine or for gift ideas, recipes, and tips on how to add fish roe into your diet, join us on the House of Caviar and Fine Foods Facebook page.


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To work with young people is a privilege and a continual source of inspiration.
Through our first 15 years of operation and as we work alongside thousands of young people tackling their alcohol, drug and mental health issues, we've learnt that success comes in all shapes and forms. Small wins come on a daily basis and with every step forward, a momentum is built towards sustainable change.
These 15 stories are a tiny slice of a day in the life of YSAS. Our clients are often seen in the shadows, stigmatized by their drug use. But in every tale, our workers skill, respect and ability to see young people in a different light shines through. And most of all, it's thanks to the courage, resilience and openness of the young people we work with that make us humble, thankful and proud.
At YSAS, we're looking forward to the next 15 years, to more successes both big and small, and to more inspiration on a daily basis.
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- Unexpected compassion
- Judging a book by its cover
- The schoolboy
- A Sanctuary to be someone else
- The Power of hello
- "Happy to see me"
- More to drugs than drugs
- The cupcake lesson
- Both sides of the ledger
- Man's best teacher
- The slab dilemma
- Everybody needs a hand
- Five-minute scribble to four-hour focus
- Tackling alcohol through rugby
- Seeing past the anger
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