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Nashville Country Club
- 283 Country Club Rd, Nashville, AR 71852
- (870) 845-9992
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Nashville Country Club is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Nashville, Arkansas. This short layout will reward good shots and provide a fun golf outing for everyone. Online tee times may be available at Nashville Country Club or at nearby golf courses, usually offered at a discount from the normal rate.
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by Brandon Souba
This month's blog was inspired by a purchase my wife made a few months ago, she bought chair socks for our stools and kitchen table chairs.
If you have wood floors you know very well the struggle with having furniture on the floors and not causing scratches. Yes, you can buy a giant rug, but where we have our table and stools that is not a great option, so we have to use the dinky felt pads on the bottom of the legs. I also would like to mention we have a cat and a dog, both of them shed, so we also have a lot of hair that collects on the felt pads. Now every few months, ok to be honest probably more every 8 months, we get sick of little scratches and all the hair and we spend a few hours taking the old pads off, cleaning the chairs, and putting new pads on.
Well, after doing this process for 2 years, my wife finally had enough and knew there had to be a better way. Being the close minded husband I can be from time to time, I said, "If there was a better option, everyone else would be using that option, so good luck!"
If you knew my wife, you'd know that statement was more of a challenge than anything else, and she ended up proving me wrong!
After looking online she found chair socks. Please google this because they are exactly what they sound like. You almost have to see it to believe it! She ordered enough for the 4 chairs around the table so we could see if they work. Guess what? THEY WORKED!! Not only do they protect the floors better, but it only takes a few minutes to pull them off the chairs! They can be washed in the washer and dried in the dryer, and they go back on as fast as they come off. It solved all our frustration we had with our wood floors and I could not be happierJ
Just a few weeks ago I was talking with a friend and they randomly mentioned the challenges they were having with their wood floors and getting scratched. I know my eyes grew big and the excitement was obvious! I instantly asked, "Have you ever heard of chair socks?" The answer was "No", so I got even more excited and shared my experience and how well the chair socks worked for me. You would think I sell this product as a job based on how passionate I am for the darn socks!
But that experience with my friend got me thinking. Is that how you talk about your BNI chapter or your fellow BNI members? My friend may never buy the chair socks and experience how great they are, but they might! If they do and they work for them, I am the hero - the one that solved their problem.
When in sales or running a business, getting more customers is always the goal. Some would say it is a challenge of theirs. BNI can help with that challenge, but they will never know about BNI unless you tell them about it - just like chair socks. Anytime someone mentions they are "going on a sales call", or they "have a big appointment", or they "are in meetings all the time working to sell a product or service", or they "offer an amazing product and service" simply ask "Have you heard of BNI?" If they say, "No", share your story and invite them to your meeting. They may not take you up on your offer and that is perfectly OK. But if they do, you can never predict how amazing BNI can be for their business. It is truly as simple as offer an invitation. No need to be pushy or sell them on BNI - just invite them and offer the opportunity to share their business cards with how ever many people are in your chapter.
Now let's look at how this can work for referrals from you to your chapter.
We live in a world where people love to complain. Not the best character trait, I know, but with social media we now have the chance to express how we feel to the masses. I once heard that every time you hear someone complain it is an opportunity to pass a referral. As BNI members we are some of the best in our field, and when it comes to helping out a referral, that is when we shine the most. Just as my friend had a problem with their wood floors, I knew I had the solution! With a personal story and a recommendation I offered them the opportunity to fix their problem - once again, keeping it simple. When you are working with a client, talking to a coworker, or being around family, if someone has a complaint think about your chapter. Is there someone in your chapter that could help that person? If so it is as easy as saying, "Would you like to talk to someone that can help you?" or "If I have someone that can fix your problem, would you like their information?" If you never offer the solution you will never know if it was a referral or not. Remember, BNI defines a referral as someone in the market for a product or service, not a guaranteed sale. So even if they don't take you up on your offer, at least you let them know you can help.
Next time you meet that person that could be a good BNI fit, offer them a "Chair sock" (invite them to the meeting! Next time you hear someone complaining, offer them a "chair sock" (a member from your chapter to help them)! With this mind-set it will be quick and simple to invite and pass referrals

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Continuous Development
At Mobile Mini we believe that our people are our greatest asset and we encourage everyone to develop their skills to take on new responsibilities and to become the best at what they do.
Every employee matters to us and we believe that we can only grow and succeed as a company by developing, motivating and recognising the daily efforts of our employees. We therefore support ongoing personal development by investing in excellent training and offering great career development opportunities.
We also endeavour to promote from within whenever possible and we encourage our employees to develop their roles into a career with Mobile Mini.
Why work for Mobile Mini?
Company Roadmap
Company Induction
At Mobile Mini we recognise the importance of a warm welcome and a positive induction to the company which is why we invest in our new employees from the very beginning.
Our induction programme gives new starters all the tools they need to be successful in their roles. All new employees are welcomed into the company through a combination face-to-face, hands-on and e-learning training.
New employees have the opportunity to spend time in the yard and on the road with our HGV Drivers to expand their knowledge and understanding of how we get our units out on hire. New starters, dependent on job role, also have the opportunity visit our Support Centre and meet with Managing Director, Andrew Thompson.
Our team of highly trained HGV drivers all undergo an intensive induction programme. We focus on giving our drivers the highest standards of training so we remain safe on the roads and on our customer's sites.
Learning & Development
We invest heavily in the Learning and Development of our workforce to ensure that they are competent and confident in their roles. All employees have regular appraisals and development discussions to help increase their skills and knowledge. We support all needs from basic computer skills to accredited Health & Safety training.
Mobile Mini's Learning & Development team are in place to ensure all of the support and formal training is created and organised for our employees to develop their abilities. We have worked hard to achieve an ISO 9001:2015 accreditation and we have ensured that our records and processes now follow this standard.
At Mobile Mini, we recognise that investing in our leaders is a key part of our success and have invested in bespoke leadership programmes. Our principles of leadership include empowerment, trust and open communication and these principles support our teams who work together to be the best and to provide excellent service to our customers.
We also develop and deliver a range of in-house training courses to meet the needs of our employees covering areas such as Customer Service, Working at Height, Product Knowledge and regular training and support with our internal systems.
Health & Safety Training
Safety is our highest priority at Mobile Mini. We take responsibility for our own safety and for the safety of those around us. This is reflected by our investment in accredited Health & Safety training. Some of our main courses we offer our staff are listed below.
For Yard Operatives:
• MPBA Electrical Pre-Delivery Inspection & Testing
• MPBA Level 2 Electrical Modifications, Repairs & Maintenance
• PAT Testing
• Basic MMA Welding
• Coded MAG Welding
• Groundhog Mobile Welfare Units
• Forklift
• Shot Blasting
• Paint Spraying
• Working at Height
• Fire Awareness, Extinguisher & Fire Marshal
• First Aid
For HGV Drivers:
• Driver CPC
• ALLMI Lorry Loader
• ALLMI Slinger Signaller
• FASSI Familiarisation
• Working at Height
HGV Driver Development Programme
Mobile Mini's Driver Development Programme is a bespoke course which has been created to give all employees the opportunity to become a HGV Driver. As part of the course they receive full training to obtain the required category C and C+E driving licence plus a full induction into the role featuring ALLMI training, bespoke CPC-accredited Transport Induction, Lifting Induction and in-house Working at Height training.
Apprenticeships & NVQs
We are proud of the formal NVQ Apprenticeships which we offer for new and existing staff, which include programmes in Leadership & Management and Business Administration.
To bring ourselves in line with the changes to UK CSCS cards, we have also contributed to the development of a Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Modular and Portable Buildings. This course provides our operatives with the required skills necessary to obtain a CSCS card, allowing work to be conducted at our customers' sites.
We are also heavily involved in the creation of a new Modular and Portable Building Operative apprenticeship to give our new and existing operatives all of the skill and experience they need to complete all areas of work within the yard to the highest possible standard.


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Gemini 2 Scam Review
The internet is indeed a weird and wonderful place. Sometimes you land on really interesting marketing proposals and supposed investment oppurtunties. As seasoned Forex traders and scam busters, the team at FXaxe comes across these types of proposals quite often.
This indeed happened to us just a few days ago when we were browsing Yahoo news services. We came across an image in the sponsored ad section with a guy standing in front of some exotic cars with a juicy title "How people are making millions from home".
We could not resist and clicked through to see exactly what we were in store for. We came across a landing page that was marketing the Gemini 2 company. We then decided to watch the video that conveniently started playing for us. That was where the fun began….
After going through a few checks, we came to the conclusion that the Gemini 2 app was nothing but a scam. Below we will give you a full analysis and review that we had found about the Gemini 2 scam.
The Familiar MO
Once you land on the front page of the Gemini 2 scam, a video will start to play. Above the video, they state that you could become a "beta tester". You could be one of the lucky few who could use the app to make at least $12,341.37 per week (oddly specific).
Below the video you have the option to join Gemini 2 and go on to the next page. It seems as if there is no other information on the page such as "about us", "contact us" or any of the usual disclaimers. There are also no terms / conditions and not a shred of information about the company.
This is surprising as it looks as if there may be something to hide. Not to let a few legal disclaimers and other small details deter our experience, we decided to power on and watch the video. We were desperate to learn how we could make that amount of money.
The Video
The video was truly an interesting spectacle. There is nothing we love more than to see low paid actors drive rental lamborghinis complete with paper number plates. The storyline is indeed quite similar to a number of the other binary option scams that we have come across.
In this case, our wunderkind is an ex Google engineer called "Brandon Lewis". Brandon has now developed a revolutionary piece of software that has to be kept a secret. However, a small group of his Beta testers have the chance to test out the platform.
It always amazes us that systems that were supposed to be secret and not replicated by the "greedy banks" are mass marketed through some of most trafficked websites in the world. Somebody should get hold of the Gemini 2 marketing guy and give him the memo.
Back to the video, Brandon then takes us into his glamorous office to show us how the Gemini 2 app works. He takes us through his amazing trading results where there were virtually zero losses through the entire day. No surprise that Gemini 2 scam claims that you can have a 100% success ratio with their app.
Brandon then hits the streets to try and find a Beta tester for his program. After an unsuccessful attempt he manages to meet a guy called Jerry Price who can barely afford to pay rent. Brandon then makes an interesting proposal to Jerry about being a Beta tester.
Brandon then sets Jerry up with the app and claims that it will change his life and earn him $1,000 in the next 20 minutes. Jerry signs up, starts trading and makes just what Brandon promised. Brandon is indeed a lifesaver as he shows Jerry how to withdraw is fresh new money.
The story goes on and Brandon leaves Jerry with the app for a couple of weeks. He then cuts back to his office to use some pretty low grade appeals. "You may have been scammed before" and "I know you feel like an idiot". They are trying to appeal to human instincts in an inhumane way by appearing to sound empathetic.
At the end of the video we discover to our absolute shock that Jerry has now become a millionaire and is living his dream. Yet the most important point that they would like to get across to you is that this is something that you can do too.
We also noticed that there were a "number of spots" flashing at the top of the screen. This was decreasing from 5 and slowly went down to only 1 spot. However, it just stuck there. Nobody was claiming that spot! If we grabbed that spot are we part of the "lucky" ones or are we part of the suckers who would fall for it.
Well, we do indeed want to be like Jerry and Brandon with their fabulous exotic cars and their upper middle class mansions. So, we decided to move on and progress to the next stage…
The "Members Area"
Once we hit the "sign up" button, we are taken to the special member's area. Here we are presented with a form to fill in our all-important details. We also have another video of our Google savant as he tells us how close we are to our lucky millions.
Below the video there is a familiar screen with the list of traders who were trading with the Gemini app at that time. No surprise that all of the trades coming through were winning trades. Brandon did promise that there would not be a single losing trade.
Below that we have another group of Beta testers who are all smiling with the nice lovely checks that they have from the Gemini app. Why are they all wearing the same type of shirts? Why do the checks look slightly photo shopped? Moreover, why is Gemini paying them? I thought that the trading was done on a trading platform?
So many questions, we needed someone to answer them so we gave over our information and waited for some all important information from Brandon himself.
The Broker Calls
Once we handed over our information, we were surprised to get numerous calls from at least 4 different brokers. Three of them offered Binary Options and one was a CFD provider. I think it goes without mentioning that all of these brokers were unregulated. The team at FXaxe will always checking broker regulation before investing.
We asked about the Gemini app but they did not seem to know much about it (perhaps even scam brokers think it's too scammy). Nevertheless, we were offered attractive returns on our investments of 50-100% a week. They offered to "manage" an account for us which screams of a typical managed account scam.
The brokers all claimed to be calling from London but when pressed they could not properly locate the offices. We know the city inside out so knew that they were fabricating it. Indeed, one of the brokers appeared to have a warning from the FCA about their illicit operations for defrauding UK investors.
In the case of the CFD broker, it was even more perplexing. We wanted to get a sense of how much leverage, trading options and spreads. Yet it seemed as if the broker did not even know what a CFD was. We were being pitched it as though it was a Binary Option.
So in the end, we were left with a lot of time spent speaking to brokers who could not give us any information on the illusive Gemini 2 app. I think it goes without saying that we were slightly disappointed so we decided to look for the app in other locations.
Search for the Mobile App
We remembered that in the video, Brandon was showing Jerry how he could use the app when they were in the bar. Therefore, we decided to take a deeper look and see whether we could locate this app on the app store.
To our great surprise, the app was not available on either the Apple Itunes store or the Google play store. You can take a look now in either of the stores to make sure for yourself.
Of course, one can understand this. Google and Apple have strict policies about when it comes to apps that are meant to scam people. This is the reason that one cannot find the Gemini app anywhere on any of these stores.
The Gemini app is nothing but a Binary option scam that we have seen on nearly every corner of the internet. It is essentially a marketing funnel that tries to get unsuspecting traders to deposit their money with an unregulated broker.
It is a lead generation funnel that uses some of the crassest marketing tactics to solicit people who are usually looking for some miracle cure for their trading solutions. Once you have deposited money with the broker then the affiliate marketer who developed the funnel will get paid for sending you over.
However, this is only just when your troubles start. Now that the broker has you in their claws they will use a number of other "upsell" tactics. These are such schemes as "managed account" solutions or indeed other option robot scams or signals. This is also where a simple deposit of $250 made in good faith can balloon to debts in the hundreds of thousands.
The team at FXaxe can conclusively say that the Gemini 2 app is a complete scam. There are no quick and easy shortcuts to trading success and the Gemini 2 scam has indeed proven that to us.


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About the Blog
The Catholic Story is primarily a blog to offer commentary and reflection on living the Gospel in everyday life.
Why another Catholic blog? There are certainly enough of them out there.
Our vision is to steer clear of the manufactured controversies that occupy so many blogs — the latest outrage on the "right" or the "left," political missteps, parsing of official statements, laments about music, liturgical minutiae. All of this is being covered by many other bloggers.
What we're trying to achieve is looking at the world through the lens of the Gospel, and how our dignity as a disiple of Jesus Christ affects all aspects of our lives — head, heart and hands. How does accepting the call as a disciple affect the way we read the newspaper, watch a film, read a book, interact with others? To us, that's of profound interest, and if you agree, we hope you've found a home here on this blog.
We invite you to participate. We hope to establish a place for intelligent and heart-felt sharing on this site. As you do so, we do insist that all commenters follow a simple rule: In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity. Please compose your comments accordingly! Comments are moderated, and any that do not comply with this simple rule will be deleted.


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More and more, lately, wherever I go, I witness tiredness. Perhaps to some extent I bring it in me too, tiredness. What's outside is simply a reflection of what's inside. A question sprang into mind: "What's going on?"
Last night I chatted with a friend. He reminded me how the world was changing. Something is going on. In the world. In me.
It seems that the world is moving faster. Its patterns have become more abstract and often deceptive. Too abstract to comprehend. And it has become more challenging to find our proper place and respond accordingly—and by accordingly I mean the best way our potentials allow us.
I once sat at a dining room. The room seemed more hectic than usual. I grabbed a friend (gently) and told her: "it feels chaotic. I don't know how to respond." She said: "Notice it. And make a conscious decision not to be part of it (the chaos). Keep listening."
That episode turned out to be a glimpse of what is happening now. Only now the dining room has become the whole world.
Keep listening. Let us sink to our own place in this world, where we can become the best of our potentials: (an expression of) Compassion to the universe.


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Is China (and NZ) Heading for a Hard Landing? Will the TPP and Australia's China FTA Change the Competitive Environment for NZ with China?
Michael Barnett (Moderator), CEO, Auckland Chamber of Commerce
- Huang Xiaoguang, CEO, ANZ China
- Mike Frith, Senior Economist, NZ Super Fund
- Shamubeel Eaqub, Independent Economist
- Stephen Jacobi, Executive Director, NZ International Business Forum
Huang Xiaoguang, CEO of ANZ China, illustrated the scale of the Chinese opportunity that exists for companies like ANZ. The Chinese middle class will swell to 600 million by 2020, making it paramount that a "new normal" is found, with a focus on consumption-driven growth as opposed to the export-led model to date.
Economist Shamubeel Eaqub sounded a warning though that we risk losing the opportunity to enjoy the fruits of this middle class if we don't deal with "our racist attitudes towards immigration and capital inflows." These are the natural next flows of economic integration and would offer "big waves of economic prosperity to New Zealand."
Stephen Jacobi, from his vantage point as Executive Director of the NZ International Business Forum, was able to shed light on China's interest in the TPP negotiations, recognised by many as part of broader integration of the Asia-Pacific region.
Although Australia signed its own free trade agreement with China last year, Jacobi stressed that New Zealand needs to protect its first-mover advantage with China, and should "remain ahead of the changing game" by pursuing an upgrade of our own FTA as soon as possible.
The panel emphasised that the opportunities in China are vast. Even if China's growth falls from 10 per cent to 5 per cent, the opportunities for New Zealand remain enormous. The challenge for New Zealand is to make the most of the opportunity – not only trade, but critically gaining access to supply chains and relationships.
Questions for our readers:
- Do you think the Chinese economy is heading for a hard landing? What is the viewpoint from your business perspective?
- What should be included in the upgrade the NZ free trade agreement with China?
- Are 'behind the border barriers' stopping NZ from realising its full trade potential with China?
- Is NZ really racist towards Chinese immigrants?
- Are there real 'demand and supply' housing issues in Auckland?


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Three Tips for Youth Workers who are Parents
"I am better with other people's kids than I am my own."
We'll never forget the first time we heard this honest, gut-wrenching confession from a successful youth pastor. This sharp, thoughtful leader was honestly sharing his own struggles with being a parent in ministry. When he articulated the words above, you could hear a collective resonance in the room as leaders from around the country agreed: Yes, this is an issue for us too.
Maybe you can relate. It's one thing to have conversations with students in our ministries about everything from scripture to school to sex. It's quite another thing to have those same conversations with our own kids. Especially during seasons when they are beginning to stretch the boundaries of our relationships beyond the limits we imagined we'd be stretched. Especially when we have to talk about curfew, math homework, and violin rehearsal in the same space and time. Especially when we walk past the bedroom we've asked them to clean up at least twelve times in the past two days.
Yeah, those young people who live under our roofs can be hard to talk with about faith.
They're also the same young people, by the way, who see all of our inconsistencies, failures, and flaws. Not only do they see them, but they also feel personally impacted by them in ways the rest of the youth ministry never will.
So what about those kids?
Here are three practical tips for youth workers who double as parents of teenagers:
1. Admit your own struggles. We leaders often struggle with handling the tension between being models to others while being fully aware of our own struggles, flaws, and sin. Imagine being a youth leader's kid and seeing that tension played out every day in your parent! Use your struggles as an opportunity to talk about how much you need Jesus' grace to rescue and strengthen you every day. If your struggle affected your own child, apologize and ask for their forgiveness.
2. Share your own faith. According to our Sticky Faith research, not only does it matter for parents to ask their kids questions about the kids' faith, but it also matters when parents share stories and insights about their own faith. In other words, rather than just interrogating your kids about what they learned in youth group or Bible study, we can take little and big opportunities to share what we've been learning in our small group, what we've been praying about lately, or how we've seen God showing up in our lives.
3. Share your testimony. One youth pastor friend asked twenty different students—all of whose parents were actively involved in the congregation—if they knew their parents' testimony. Want to guess how many students knew their parents' story of faith? Zero. Even if your testimony involves a less-than-ideal past, if you have a teenager in your home it's likely time they knew more about Christ's work in you across the seasons of life so far. And not only your testimony, but also that of your spouse, other relatives, and trusted adult friends. Start sharing stories and you might be surprised how much teenagers want to hear.


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Excavating: Working with hydraulic excavators and backhoe loaders
You can dig an excavation with a hand shovel or a machine. Use a hand shovel improperly and you risk blisters. Use a machine improperly and you risk a life. Too many workers are injured or killed because they are not properly trained or supervised and don't follow safe practices when they use mechanical equipment for excavation work. Most accidents happen for three reasons.
1: Entering the excavator's swing area
Workers need to be aware of the excavator's swing area and blind spots. Always maintain at least 3 feet of unimpaired clearance between the excavator's rotating superstructure and adjacent objects. Keep workers outside the area by marking it with rope, tape, or a similar barrier if necessary.
- Require the operator to lower the boom to a safe position with the bucket on the ground and turn off the excavator before getting off.
- Require the operator to keep the bucket as close to the ground as possible when workers are attaching loads.
- Do not allow workers to stand under a suspended load, the boom, arm, or bucket.
2: Using quick-coupling devices improperly
After-market "quick-coupling" devices make it easy for workers to quickly change buckets or replace other attachments. However, a number of workers have been killed when the coupling devices have not been locked properly and the buckets have detached. Manufacturers of quick couplers recognized the hazard and newer devices have locks that prevent buckets from detaching unintentionally, but not all users may be aware of the problem. Retrofit locking pins are available for older equipment.
- Follow the manufacturer's instructions for using positive locks on quick-disconnect equipment.
- Securely latch attachments such as quick-disconnect buckets before beginning work.
- Make frequent visual inspections of quick-disconnect systems — especially after changing attachments.
3: Using unsafe rigging methods to drag a trench shield
Using an excavator to drag a shield through a trench can put tremendous forces on rigging components. For example, the force required to drag a 10,000-pound trench shield through a narrow trench will increase dramatically with resistance from the trench walls or from plowing of the front of the shield. Know the sling's rated capacities and never exceed them. The whiplash effect of a broken or improperly rigged sling can kill anyone in its path.
- Follow the instructions in the operator's manual when using an excavator to lift or move an object.
- "Lift and drag" to move a trench shield horizontally in a trench; avoid "plowing" with the front of the shield. Plowing significantly increases the tension on the slings.
- Some manufacturers of trench shields warn workers to stay out of the "box" while it is being moved. Always check the manufacturers' requirements.
- Never use damaged chains, frayed cables, slings, straps, or ropes.
- Use an appropriate lifting shackle for attaching cables or slings.
- Never stand in line with or next to a sling that is under tension.


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text: Today we are invited to 'Rejoice in the Lord always…' The Third Sunday in Advent sounds the bell of devoted joy – undivided in heart we turn to God in the great expectation of the gift of the Child Jesus in the stable at Bethlehem andon our Advent journey we await in hope the fullness of time. In the octave before Christmas we celebrate Covenant Mass tomorrow, Monday 18th December 2017 and we would like to invite you to Mass at the Shrine at 7.30pm followed by our Advent Christmas celebration. You are welcome to bring a donation for our food and clothes bank. We look forward to seeing you at this Mass prepared by the Mount Carmel group and led by the St Edmund's music group.


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'Well known' thief sentenced to prison
A PORTLAOISE man "well known to the court" with 124 previous convictions was last week sentenced to prison for his latest offences, which included burglary and attempting to steal goods from a parked vehicle.
In sentencing Thomas Conroy, of 21 Lakeglen, Portlaoise, Judge Catherine Staines said she was sympathetic to his drug addiction, but she had a duty to protect the public from having their homes broken into and property taken. The judge also noted that on the last date Conroy was due in court, he turned up clearly under the influence of an intoxicant.
Inspector Aidan Farrelly outlined the evidence of Conroy's latest crimes.
On February 8 this year, the owner of a vehicle parked at Railway Street, Portlaoise, observed Conroy opening his van and attempting to remove a number of tools.
On April 11, gardaí received a call of a burglary at 8 Ridge Road, Portlaoise. Conroy had entered a garden shed through the side window and had tools ready to be taken away when he was disturbed by the injured party. When disturbed, Conroy fled the scene.
"He's well known to court," said Inspector Farrelly, adding that most of Conroy's 124 previous convictions were for public order offences, although there are numerous theft and burglary convictions.
Defence, Ms Josephine Fitzpatrick said that in relation to the incident at Railway Street, the van had been unlocked and Conroy had moved certain tools inside the vehicle.
In relation to the burglary, Ms Fitzpatrick said it happened very late at night and Conroy fled the scene when caught.
She said that Conroy has a very chronic heroin addiction and is over reliant on alcohol. Defence suggested that perhaps the court would consider community service, something Conroy had never been asked to do before.
However, Judge Staines said that community service was unrealistic.
"I have to protect the public from having their homes broken into and their property taken," she said.
Judge Staines imposed a six-month sentence, but suspended the last three months for Conroy to engage with the probation service.
"Hopefully, this will allow you to complete a detox," the judge told Conroy.


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Weather-Targeted Ads in Twitter's Forecast
When temperatures rise this summer, expect to see more promoted posts on Twitter for iced tea recipes and other ways to beat the heat.
The owner of the Weather Channel announced an advertising effort on Twitter on Wednesday that will allow marketers to target products to real-time local weather conditions. A Twitter user in an area with especially cold weather might see a promoted message for chili, while a user in Seattle could see messages promoting movies or other indoor activities.
Advertisers will be able to send promoted tweets based on factors including temperature, humidity, wind, rain and dew point that are targeted to Twitter subscribers based on information including location, interests, keywords and devices, the Weather Company said.
"Marketers have a search strategy and a social strategy,'' Curt Hecht, the Weather Company's chief global revenue officer, said in the statement. "Marketers also need a weather strategy."
The Weather Company, which is owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal and private equity giants Blackstone Group and Bain Capital, has been expanding its business beyond its cable network. And for good reason, as evidenced by the latest blackout on DirecTV during a fee dispute. The company first began working with Twitter on advertising initiatives in April 2013 with Amplify, which lets media brands and their advertising partners promote TV clips on Twitter. In 2012, the company began allowing people to send severe weather alerts to their friends on Facebook.
The company says it's the first media company to use Twitter's advertising API (application programming interface). That system will allow the Weather Company to automatically buy ads across Twitter and gain access to the users' information. Sales teams from the Weather Company and Twitter will pitch the opportunity to advertisers at launch, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The service is slated to begin soon, though no start date is available yet.


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Check out the Segway Stockholm tour report
Finally we would like to publish a report about our Segway Stockholm tour around the capital of Sweden! Our report will certainly encourage you to take part in our following events!
The Island of the Knights
Our departure point and, actually, the first destination was so called "the Knights' Islet" – Riddarholmen. We had lots of time to investigate the local architecture on the example of such buildings like the National Archive or the old Parliament. Afterwards we went to the Western part and delighted glorious sceneries from there.
The Stockholm Palace
The Stockholm Palace is beautiful in both night and day. It really doesn't matter that much when you get there – the effect is totally the same at any time. This attraction is a must-see site for any Segway Stockholm traveler who is deeply fascinated with Sweden.
The Royal Opera
Since the year 1872 the Royal Opera has been treated as a remarkable place for both Stockholm and whole Sweden. The Opera building is considered to be a part of the best the local architecture. The travelers who had already been to some other countries of Europe stated that the Swedish architecture style is something absolutely different and that is why attractive. It makes a visit to the Royal Opera a great opportunity to see what tourists love in Swedish architecture.
Swedish architecture is splendid even when it comes to military buildings. Have any doubts? There is no better way out than to check it out yourself! Many tourists often look at the island from distance, however it is really worth going down to it. That all is great and we agree with it, but that it is much more interesting to get inside and have a walk around the museums of Skeppsholmen like, for instance, the Museum of Modern Art.
The Royal Game Park
Do you want to learn how the Swedish royal family entertained itself? Go to Djurgarden and get to know lots of new exciting things! We would like to say, that the amusement park Grona Lund is not the only interesting thing there, keep in mind lots of galleries and other landmarks. There is also a very popular open-air museum over there – it is called Skansen!
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Study Concludes "Motivational Interviewing" is an Effective Way to Treat Those with Smoking Addiction
The good news is that smoking rates have diminished over the past few decades, due to an increase in health information available to the public (not to mention an increase in price). Unfortunately, however, many parents (upwards of 17 million in the United States alone) still expose their innocent children to the effects of second-hand smoke each day. Since this has been shown to impact the respiratory health in children, those who already have an ailment, such as asthma, are at a particular risk.
Belinda Borrelli, a clinical psychologist and professor of health policy and health services research at Boston University's Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, conducted a study recently that used "motivational interviewing" as a means to help smokers- particularly those who have children with asthma- to quit.
This client-centered, non-confrontational method was tested on smokers who weren't necessarily ready to quit, as with most studies, rather they were recruited from hospitals after their kids had been treated for exacerbations from their asthma symptoms. Borelli found that oftentimes these parents didn't understand that there was a connection between their smoking and their children's health. "We were using asthma education as a foot in the door to reach people who would not normally seek smoking cessation," Borelli says.
The first step is for a counselor to meet with the smoker and have him or her blow into a carbon monoxide monitor to show how what they're emitting is the same as what is purged from an automobile's tailpipe. The effects of this are discussed: difficulty running around, climbing stairs, playing with the kids, their children's health. Next comes the positive look into the future. "We tell them, 'Two weeks to three months after quitting, your breathing becomes better, your circulation improves.'"
The study proves the fact that a magic pill is an unnecessary and often ineffective form of treatment. With the use of motivational interviewing, it becomes likely that parents of children with asthma will subscribe to health changes, including smoking cessation.


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Track your spending and it won't get out of hand.
The holidays are filled with cheer, but the dent they can make in your budget might leave you less than joyous. Holiday spending racks up fast, and you could find yourself paying for it throughout the coming year.
Gift buying, decorating, cooking lavish meals, and throwing parties all cost money, so you need to prepare well in advance. With a good strategy going in, the New Year will find your budget, and your peace of mind, intact.
Track Everything You Spend
During the holidays, every penny counts. It seems that each day, there's a new reason to head out and buy something. Whether it's a gift for an exchange that you weren't expecting, a carton of milk for a recipe, or a replacement bulb for the string of lights that burned out five minutes after plugging them in, money can flow out faster during the holidays than any other time of year. All those little trips to the store add up.
Track your spending, and you'll never have to worry about whether an extra pumpkin pie will determine if you can also afford the turkey. Mobile budget apps, such as Mint.com, let you track spending whether you're writing a check, paying cash, or using a debit card. Mint also lets you know when an account gets low, and if the holiday whirlwind has caused you to forget about an important bill.
Make holiday budgeting a family affair.
Share Tracking Responsibility
One of the beauties of Mint's mobile app is that it's not restricted to one device. In fact, it's not restricted to any mobile device. Everything in your budget is visible using the software on your home computer, your spouse's tablet, and your smartphone and the information is updated continually.
When you buy a spool of green ribbon, the budget on your spouse's phone reveals that purchase. While this is certainly a great way to avoid overspending, the Season of Secrets means you might not want to share every little detail. In those cases, you can outsmart curious eyes by paying cash and enter the dollar amount without giving away anything.
Avoid Credit and Have a Truly Happy New Year
Credit cards sink a lot of budgets through the holidays. It's logical, of course. You want to provide the very best for your friends and family, and credit lets you expand your buying power. The trouble is that those purchases come home to roost in just a few short weeks, and you could end up paying for them plus interest over the course of months.
For a happier round of holidays, think about a good old fashioned Christmas Club savings account if your bank still offers them. You can save, and you can't withdraw the money early without incurring a penalty. Christmas club accounts are short-term (one-year) savings accounts, and they don't earn enough interest to make that part of the appeal. The real benefit is that they protect your money from you, and they keep it safe until you need it for the next holiday season.
Keep the holidays happier by planning early and sticking to it. With budget software, it's easier than ever. By the time the weather cools, you'll be thankful instead of fearful of the spending yet to come.
Sign up for a Mint.com account today and prepare for holidays with a lot less stress.


text: According to our friends at the NHL, the Kings' 3-0 loss to the Ducks on Saturday at Dodger Stadium produced a TV ratings bonanza for NBCSN. The 2.38 rating in Los Angeles was the highest for a regular-season game on the network. In addition, NBCSN was the No.1 cable network in the market during the game and the No. 2 network overall. The league's PR department tweeted that the figures were from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., but I'm assuming that's the Hudson River Effect talking. New Yorkers sometimes (OK, always) have difficulty translating Eastern Time into Real Time, as we call it here in Southern California (a.k.a., the Only Place That Really Matters).


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text: Do you feel strongly about Harambe, the hapless gorilla executed by Cincinnati zoo to protect the life of the four-year old child Isaiah whose stupid, irresponsible parents allowed him to crawl into the gorilla's pen?Well I do too. Especially when you realise – at least by some accounts – that the gorilla was actually trying to protect the child not kill it. But I don't think in the outrage stakes any of us can quite compete with the angry black people in social media forums who have been blaming the incident on entrenched white privilege. Here is an example of SJW's turning this into white privilege in this tweet: @IsaIbnOfficial That gorilla was taken from it's homeland, put in captivity, and then killed to preserve White life. That sounds familiar. Yes America these leftist SJW's are turning this killing of a gorilla at the Cincinnati ZOO into a race thing. These people forget to realize that this 400 lb beast is one of the deadliest animals on earth, let this monster get a hold of you and you will be begging someone to kill it. The event unfolded when a young white kid fell into the enclosure at the Cincinnati ZOO, and it sparked outrage in the social justice community when the zoo killed the gorilla to protect the kid. These kind of events at zoos across the world happen more then you think, where kids goof off or toddlers climb into the enclosure of deadly animals. Only in America though would people with no very low IQ levels turn this into a race thing, because the killing of this animal involved a young white child. SJW"S have even gone as far as saying if it was a black kid they would of use tranquilizer instead of bullets. I say we throw all these people in a cage with a deadly animal, and wait to find out in a spilt second when they start begging people to kill it. The funny thing about the whole incident is the child involved is black.


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@sophiedophie58 asked: "Did you originally try out for a different part on PLL?" Shay admitted, "I originally went on tape for Spencer but then got the breakdown for Emily & connected with her right away!"
@xoserenaxox wanted to know how she gets her hair to be so long and healthy, and Shay spilled her secret to gorgeous, shiny hair: "I use the Moisture Balance shampoo & conditioner by @Pantene along with getting a trim every couple of months!" We can't wait to try it!
@KatieMorty asked why the girls on the show never texted "A" back, and Shay pointed out that "We would but unfortunately all of the text messages come from an unknown number... "A" thought that one out! haha" So sneaky, that "A"...
For the last Q, Shay told @ShayMitch_Navy: "Pranks are pulled all the time [on set]! Ash just recently pretended to get burned by a curling iron then yelled jokes!'" Is it just us, or does the PLL set seem like the most fun one ever?
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How to Cope with PMS
Those who know me know that I tend to be rather vocal about my menstrual cycle (sorry to all the male readers, but it's the truth). PMS — and the lovely symptoms that incorporate menstruation — rear its ugly head every month via mind-numbing cramps, and moments where I want to weep at everything imaginable, eat everything imaginable, or yell at everything imaginable.
PMS is that pesky hormonal time where emotions are heightened; where we're susceptible to vulnerability. We're more prone to feeling annoyed or stressed or upset over circumstances that may normally be dealt with calmly.
According to Jan Sheehan's article posted on Everyday Health, researchers correlate these emotional surges with hormone fluctuation during the menstrual cycle, particularly in regard to estrogen.
"Estrogen levels begin to rise slowly just after a woman's period ends, and it peaks two weeks later," Carol Livoti, MD, said. "Then, estrogen levels drop like a rock and begin rising slowly before dropping again just before menstruation starts."
Livoti explains that stressful triggers don't directly cause PMS, but they can certainly increase moodiness.
"Reduced levels of estrogen during the luteal phase of the cycle could possibly cause a drop in serotonin, although more research needs to be done to confirm this link," she said. "Lower serotonin levels are associated with depression, irritability, and carbohydrate cravings, all of which can be PMS symptoms."
Here are some of my own personal ways to cope with PMS's emotional roller coaster.
Once I'm aware that I'm PMSing, I automatically tune into what my body is telling me. I tend to be prone to anxiety, especially when the root of the ailment is unknown. Once I'm able to hone in on what I'm experiencing, I feel relieved, simply knowing the source of discomfort. Paying attention to my body's cues helps generate clarity.
Exuding self-compassion.
This is probably my favorite suggestion. In the past, I'd berate myself for my feelings. Now, when I'm feeling moody or sad, I exude self-compassion. It's okay, I tell myself. I'm only human. I need to allow these emotions to be whatever it is they're supposed to be.
Let them run their course. Don't resist. The moment will pass. After all, such thoughts and feelings are transient. Nothing is permanent.
Keep others in the loop.
When I'm hormonal and incredibly emotional, I let others know, hoping that open and honest communication will foster a sense of understanding. Perhaps this understanding will eradicate confusion as to why I'm out of sorts (at least that's my end goal). Sometimes, I may even need to take space for myself to shield negative energy from radiating outward in social situations.
PMS encompasses hormonal changes that can create emotional haywire. Hopefully, by sharing the ways in which I cope — acknowledgment, self-compassion and keeping others informed — navigating PMS can become a tad easier.
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A pending U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC could forever alter freedom of religion and conscience in America.
In "The Twilight's Last Gleaming" posted on These Stone Walls about this time last year, I profiled a compelling article in USA Today by Boston University religion professor Stephen Prothero ("Let's teach religion in schools," The Forum, Oct. 4, 2010). I described the results of a Pew Research Center survey of religious awareness In 'America, and it wasn't a pretty picture. For our Canadian readers, I'm sure that by "America" USA Today means the United States of America. However my own roots, and much of my family, are Canadian – Newfoundland, to be exact – and I doubt very much that the Pew Center results would be much different in Canada.
Stephen Prothero described the rather shocking result that, as a group, American atheists scored higher than Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Muslims, or Mormons – or for that matter, any organized faith – in a survey of general religious knowledge and awareness. The results were dismal. Atheists scored an average of 66% on the survey while Catholics averaged only 47%.
Other Christian denominations did just a little better than Catholics, but still flunked. The average score for all Americans was 50% – a solid "F." In the survey only 42% of Catholics were able to identify the Book of Genesis as the first book of the Bible. In "Sitting in Your Own Pew," a subsequent post last March, I reproduced a segment of the survey for TSW readers to have a go at it.
The point that both Stephen Prothero and I made is that religion is a major factor in the lives of most of the world's peoples and cultures, and the root of many disputes. U.S. foreign policy requires a depth of knowledge about the faiths of others, but Americans as a whole are woefully ignorant of both their own faith traditions and those of other cultures.
I'm not sure if it's a result of a religiously challenged America or just one of its many symptoms, but there's a new front taking shape in the culture war. Its outcome could open the door for government intrusion into the tenets and practices of your faith in a way that would make the Founding Fathers and framers of our Constitution and Bill of Rights most uncomfortable.
A brief account of this story was presented in USA Today by Thomas S. Kidd, an American history and freedom of religion expert at Baylor University ("Time for government to butt out," Oct. 3, 2011). Here's what happened: Cheryl Perich was a teacher at the Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church in Michigan. She was dismissed from her post In 2004. She suffered from unpredictable bouts of narcolepsy which the church deemed rendered her unable to continue teaching there. Instead of appealing her dismissal through church sponsored appeal procedures, or seeking a settlement with the church, she filed suit citing the Americans with Disabilities Act in a bid to force the church to rehire her.
The church's position has been that Ms. Perich's teaching responsibility was a ministry to which she was "called" by the church. The U.S. Justice Department under the Obama administration signed on to represent the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in prosecuting the case.
The position of these government entities has been that Ms. Perich taught a variety of subjects besides religion at the school – just as would most teachers in most Catholic schools. Therefore, in the government's view, her duties were not exclusively, or even predominantly, religious. The case wound its way through the lower courts with rulings in favor of the teacher and against the church. It's easy to empathize with the teacher in such a case. No one wants to see any church dismiss anyone without due process and just cause though I'll let pass, for now, the fact that it routinely happens to Catholic priests).
The part of this case that strikes at the heart of Constitutional protections from government meddling for religious organizations is what's called the "ministerial exemption" as it relates to the employment of workers in a religious ministry – such as a Lutheran or Catholic school. The Department of Justice has launched an aggressive departure from precedent in this case by arguing that the ministerial exemption, "if it even exists," is to be read very narrowly, applying only to clergy, and even then only when their duties are "exclusively religious."
The problems with the Justice Department's view are too many to count, and a ruling in its favor could have far-reaching and profound implications for all faiths – including, perhaps even especially, the Catholic Church in America. It could open the door, for example, for a Catholic hospital to be sued for declining to hire a physician who has been a notorious abortionist. Under the narrow argument of the Justice Department, a hospital might be Catholic but medical procedures are not. Therefore a doctor's medical treatment could be seen as entirely separate from any religious activity for which the Church sponsors his employment.
Catholic schools could lose all control over the standards by which they hire and supervise teachers who teach any subject besides religion. Even Catholic priests who perform any duty that is not specifically religious – such as parish administration – could be seen as being merely "employed" rather than ordained.
In an eye-opening column in The Wall Street Journal ("Washington Wants a Say Over Your Minister," October 5, 2011) Michael W. McConnell wrote:
"But the Obama Justice Department has now asked the court to disavow the ministerial exception altogether. This would mean that, in every future case, a court – and not the church – would decide whether the church's reasons for firing or not hiring a minister were good enough . . . is a secular court to decide, for example, whether confining Catholic priests or orthodox rabbis to males is a correct interpretation of Scripture . . . ?"
Michael W. McConnell is director of the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford University. In his WSJ analysis, he presented a summary of the First Amendment declaration that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." It's a history that should not go quietly into the night like much of the rest of American religious awareness.
At the time the Puritans landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620, the established Church of England that they left behind in disgust was entirely government controlled. "Being a Church of England parson essentially made you a government employee," according to Thomas S. Kidd in USA Today (above). In Colonial America, the royal governor of Virginia licensed ministers. The first published writings of James Madison were letters of protest when the Virginia governor jailed Baptist ministers for preaching without a government issued license. Government entanglement with the affairs of religion – and vice versa – was one of the first American imports from abroad.
So when framing the Bill of Rights and the first ten Amendments to the Constitution in 1791 – some 171 years after the Mayflower Pilgrims landed at Plymouth – James Madison and the other Founding Fathers of America took care to allow no government powers over religion, and no national denomination.
The result was the concept of "freedom of religion" that is widely misunderstood by Americans today. Separation of Church and State was never meant to be a guarantee of freedom FROM religion as American atheists often claim. It was a guarantee of the "free exercise of religion" – the practice of religion free from government interference.
On October 5, 2011, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church v. EEOC. Joan Biskupic reported on the hearing in USA Today ("Justices hear religious workplace dispute," Oct. 6, 2011). She described how the Justice Department lawyers urged the Supreme Court to consider the case as a simple employment dispute and disregard the fact that a church is involved.
In comments from the Court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor insinuated that a ruling in the church's favor might have other consequences. She asked whether a church teacher who reports sexual abuse to the government might be fired for going to outside authorities. While a lower court judge, however, Justice Sotomayor wrote in another case (Bishop v. Amos, 1987) that religious institutions must be "free to select their own leaders, define their own doctrines, and run their own institutions."
Justice Anthony Kennedy, often a deciding vote in contentious cases before the Court, seemed to side with the teacher's plight citing that she was claiming retaliation under disabilities law and "can't even get a hearing." Justices Antonin Scalia and Elena Kagan voiced concerns about the Justice Department position, as did Chief Justice John Roberts who objected to the distinction between religious and secular activities in a religious position:
"That can't be the test. The Pope is a head of state carrying out secular functions. Those are important. So is he not a minister?"
Chief Justice Roberts' comment was the most astute. For the last decade, the Catholic Church in the United States has been bludgeoned by contingency lawyers arguing that a priest is always a priest – 24/7 – and therefore any alleged activity, whether it be religious, secular, or even criminal, is ALWAYS while under the supervision of the Catholic Church. This has been the vicarious liability argument in every lawsuit involving a priest.
When convenient, however, just the opposite is argued. In the Justice Department's arguments in the current case, a "job" is only of a ministerial nature when the "employee" is doing something religious. Using this logic, a Church has authority – and any say whatsoever – in employing or retaining a Catholic school teacher only if he/she is exclusively teaching religion. If such an argument succeeds, an openly gay biology teacher who volunteers at an abortion clinic could sue for discrimination if not hired by a Catholic school.
Harvey Silverglate, a well known Boston-based lawyer and champion for civil liberties, has a recent book entitled Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent (Encounter Books, 2009). I'm rather proud to say that Harvey Silverglate is also a reader of These Stone Walls and was our very first subscriber. His book, Three Felonies a Day describes in chilling prose how modern federal criminal laws can be used to target innocent individuals, negotiate precedent-setting settlements, and then use those settlements to further launch an aggressive inroad into the private lives of Americans. Mr. Silverglate wrote:
"No social class or profession is safe from this troubling means of social control by the Executive Branch, and nothing less than the integrity of our Constitutional democracy is at stake."
A most glaring example took place in the Diocese of Manchester – my own diocese – and its consequences are directly connected to the matter of religious exception that must now be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Writing for the Boston College Law Review, Louisiana State University Law Professor John S. Baker summarized:
"The sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church and the financial scandals in corporate America have been unfolding side by side . . . Federal prosecutors were quick to indict both individual corporate executives and companies. As for the Church, state prosecutors have readily prosecuted priests, but have been more hesitant in prosecuting bishops and dioceses. A December 10, 2002 agreement between the Diocese of Manchester and the state's Attorney General, however, has the potential to change the landscape." (44 B.C.L.Rev. 1061, July/Sept. 2003).
In a 2002 push to prosecute individual New Hampshire Catholic priests accused of abuse – though almost none of the claims fell within the existing criminal statute of limitations – prosecutors in the Attorney General's office threatened to charge the Diocese of Manchester under the state's "child endangerment law." It was a misdemeanor charge with a one-year statute of limitations. Legal scholars were bewildered about how such a charge could even be brought forward, let alone succeed in a court of law.
Even officials in the Attorney General's office admitted that the theory of law behind their threatened prosecution of the diocese was "novel." Legal scholar John S. Baker, who analyzed documents in the case, called its legal basis "quite a stretch." Professor Baker attributed the climate in which this occurred to abuses by the news media:
" . . . There has been irresponsible reporting about religious leaders in ways that abuse the freedom of the press. But for the climate of public opinion created by the sensational reporting, I doubt the state prosecutors in New Hampshire would have been so bold as to threaten a criminal prosecution of the Diocese." (44 B.C.L. Review, above).
In the practice of American law, and in the arena governed by American courts, it simply isn't supposed to be this way. The news media should not influence this picture at all. It seems the courts themselves have abdicated justice to the "mob justice" sought by a news media that abuses its own freedoms. The problem has been that when Church authorities settle, precedents are set without any court oversight at all just as Attorney Harvey Silverglate warned in his book Three Felonies a Day.
The Diocese of Manchester brought about the suppression of its own civil liberties and set a precedent placing every U.S. Catholic diocese at risk for similar prosecutions. Rather than see the case through by challenging its legal basis through court decisions and appeals, the Diocese of Manchester settled it so that the "novel" charges were never tested. The Diocese accepted a state imposed deal that included five years of unconstitutional monitoring of a Catholic diocese by state officials. And even more egregiously unconstitutional, both tax payers and the Diocese itself shared the annual cost of such monitoring.
The case currently before the Supreme Court seems an almost natural result of what I have repeatedly called "the settlement game" that has driven the Catholic scandal. In the Boston College Law Review, Professor John S. Baker summarized the grave implications of this capitulation:
"The Church should recognize the New Hampshire settlement for what it potentially is: 'the camel's nose inside the tent.' Over the years, the U.S. Department of Justice has set precedents by bringing and then settling dubious cases against corporations and other business entities. Over time, prosecutors use these unlitigated "precedents" to launch bolder prosecutions, as circumstances permit. This intrusion by a state prosecutor into the jurisdiction of the Church may encourage and be the basis for actions by other state prosecutors."
"The decision by the Diocese [of Manchester] to enter into this agreement represents a dangerous capitulation by one diocese that may have created a serious threat to the other dioceses of the United States." (44 B.C.L.Rev. 1061, July/Sept. 2003).
Over the last decade, this nation has traveled far down this road, but is it already too far? In this matter, ignorance is not bliss. It is dangerous. The stakes are high, not only for religious freedom, but for freedom itself.
The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. called upon Americans to "Let freedom ring," but it won't ring at all if our government takes over the Church bells.


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Matthew Dick, founder, part-owner and head honcho at Boundary Brewing Co-op is quite a remarkable chap. Anyone who knows Matthew will know that he has a great knowledge and appreciation of beer, an infectiously positive personality, and a great drive to succeed. Combining these was always going to produce results and the first of those was achieved in spectacular style just a year ago when Boundary set a target of £70,000 and within just 8 days had raised £100,000 via a community share offering.
So it would come as no surprise that Boundary are going back to raise more capital. The business is quite successful with demand outstripping supply so it's time to take it up a notch.
Boundary will be launching another share offering to raise another £100,000, this time to buy among other things a canning line. The craft beer market is increasingly moving away from bottles in favour of cans so this would be seen my many as a wise investment.
The offering is to go live on December 7th to new members. Keep an eye here. I know I'll be investing.


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Jean-François Ethier
Université de Sherbrooke
Domaine : santé des populations
Programme Chercheurs-boursiers cliniciens - Junior 1
Concours 2018-2019
Everyday, during each visit with a family physician or at the hospital, data is entered in electronic medical records. Health data can also be found in research databases (including biobanks) and even on personal devices like smartphones or exercise monitors. This data is extremely valuable to help with medical research and to help the clinical teams to provide the best care possible with the help of decision support systems.
Learning health systems are being developed to enable this vision and maximise the value of existing health data to improve the care of everyone. Obviously, before any data usage, proper ethical approvals, consents and security clearances must be obtained from the appropirate authorities.
Three projets will enable us to evaluate in a real-world seeting our approach of learning healht platforms:
1) The Plateforme apprenante pour la recherche en santé et services sociaux (PARS3) project is developed as part of the Quebec SPOR Support Unit. It aims at linking primary care clinic across the provinces to enable reflective practice (audit and feedback) as well as real-wolrd clinical trials in primary care.
2) The e-PIIRAMIDE project is supported by both the Université de Sherbrooke and the CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS. It will enable, within the Eastern-Township region, linkage of very diverse data going from primary care to CHUS data and from research databases to biobanks. Citizens will even be able to contribute personal data to the project (e.g. GPS data during exercise periods).
3) Finally, we will develop a tool to facilitate the analysis of patient trajectories within the health system and to identify the ideal sequence of care associated with best outcomes for the patients.


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– Embedded below is footage from the Bully Ray bachelor party that took place at Rick's Cabaret in NYC.
– TNA will be taping the One Night Only pay-per-views at Universal Studios in Orlando on March 17th, 23rd & 24th. Two pay-per-views are being taped each day. The first event will start at 1PM & the second at 7PM.
– As noted earlier, Dixie Carter revealed that TNa ReACTION will be making a return. When it does return there will be minor changes to the show.
Brock Lesnar Doesn't Like Yo Couch….
Source: PWInsider.com


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Summer Arts At Home from McColl Center for Art + Innovation
*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 08/14/2020
Inspired by the success of our virtual art workshops, SUMMER ARTS AT HOME is a series of live, week-long, half-day virtual art camps designed for students ages 11 to 16 to spark imagination, encourage self-expression, and make lifelong connections to many expressions of art. Each student will receive an art box with all supplies needed and detailed lesson plan instructions for the week, delivered to their home. Each week-long camp will meet daily from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. through the Zoom video conferencing platform, led by a professional artist who will teach skills in a particular medium and give individual support.
In the course of the camp, moderated by McColl Center staff, students will develop technical and conceptual skills with their peers while producing an impressive body of work. At the conclusion of each week, family and friends are invited to experience a virtual Artwork Showcase that will highlight the students' work.
$150 members/$175 non-members per camp.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization's website to verify.
Contact name:
Laura Thomas
Email address:
The event has already taken place on this date:
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$150 members/$175 non-members per camp
Ages9-12 years Teenagers
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Transport costs & COVID-19:
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