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BPP Law School has made three full-time Bar Vocational Course (BVC) lecturers redundant following a slump in the number of students enrolling.
The law school, one of the biggest BVC providers in the country, confirmed that it was in consultation with 11 of its BVC tutors in December last year.
The provider, which is owned by BPP Holdings, saw a 17 per cent drop in the number of students enrolling on the BVC, with just 247 students taking up a spot this year compared with 300 the previous year.
Last year BPP charged would-be barristers £14,150 to study the BVC but this year it has upped that figure by 3 per cent to £14,700.
BPP arch rival the College of Law confirmed that it has also seen a drop in the demand for BVC places this year but has currently ruled out a headcount reduction.
The job cuts come after research found the number of graduates invited to take pupillage has dropped by 20 per cent since 2000, with less than a third of graduates securing pupillages last year.
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Partnerships with local NGOs
MAP's goal is to adapt and introduce the curriculum, in partnership with local NGOs and Education and Environmental Ministries, throughout tropical and subtropical coastal regions.
The translation and adaptation process, however, is long and arduous, as it is necessary to assure that material in the guide relates specifically to the region in which it will be used.
For example, the Caribbean version could not be simply translated into a local language for use in African nations, as the curriculum covers not only mangroves ecosystems, including topics such as migratory birds, shellfish and other related species, but also human impacts, and each adaptation must be geared to a specific region.
Culture and Science
Following the well-established and extremely successful principles found in North American environmental education programs such as Projects WILD and WET, MAP is working to spread the curriculum in concentric circles outside of the Caribbean in order to ensure the adaptations are logical and cumulative.

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So it's asparagus season! Which means I'm eating asparagus at least 3-4 times a week. Which means the cats are too! The other day I decided to make an asparagus tortilla and it was fabulous.
Ingredients and instructions…
- one bunch of fresh asparagus
- one large or two medium potatoes, peeled and diced
- 6 eggs
- sliced roasted red peppers
- 1 small onion, diced
- sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
- olive oil
Steam the fresh asparagus until tender, then slice into 1 inch bits and set aside. Cut onion in half lengthwise, then slice finely. Using a 22cm skillet, sauté the onion slices with diced potato in 3-4 tbsps olive oil until cooked through and tender. Break the eggs into a large bowl and whisk them around until light and frothy. Slice up roasted red peppers, and add them to the eggs with the cooled cooked asparagus, potatoes and onions. Mix well.
Heat up the same skillet you used to cook the onions and potatoes, adding a bit more olive oil if necessary. When the pan is well-heated pour in the egg mixture and immediately turn the heat down to med-low. Cook until the omelette is almost firm, shaking pan occasionally so it doesn't stick. Slide omelette onto a plate, invert pan over top, and flip it back into the pan. Continue cooking until the tortilla is set. Place plate over pan, flip the tortilla one more time, and you're done. Let cool before serving.


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Thanks for posting this Walter. I'm up to 26 so far. They've been consistent releasing a new volume every month (or every second month I think) which is kinda affordable too. Don't know if anyone's mentioned it but I saw those d/books versions a few months ago, they're hard-covered (will re-confirm soon) with different covers that look just as cool as original ones. Tempted to pick those up slowly, one by one. Preview them here -http://www.slamdunk.it/gallery/index.php?level=picture&id=242
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v. 1. 1493-1754: Discovering a new world.--v. 2. 1755-1783: Resistance and revolution.--v. 3. 1784-1796: Organizing the new Nation.--v. 4. 1797-1820: Domestic expansion and foreign entanglements.--v. 5. 1821-1832: Steps toward equalitarianism.--v. 6. 1833-1840: The challenge of a continent.--v. 7. 1841-1849: Manifest destiny.--v. 8. 1850-1857: A house dividing.--v. 9. 1858-1865: The crisis of the Union.--v. 10. 1866-1883: Reconstruction and industrialization.--v. 11. 1884-1894: Agrarianism and urbanization.--v. 12. 1895-1904: Populism, imperialism, and reform.--v. 13. 1905-1915: The progressive era.--v. 14. 1916-1928: World war and prosperity.--v. 15. 1929-1939: The great depression.--v. 16. 1940-1949: The Second World War and after.--v. 17. 1950-1960: Cold war in the nuclear age.--v. 18. 1961-1968: The burdens of world power.--v. 19. 1969-1973: Detente and domestic crisis.--[v. 20] Great issues in American life: a conspectus.
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BHA Blog > Fair Foods and BHA: 25 Years of Partnership and 20,000,000 lbs. of Produce
BHA Administrator, Bill McGonagle, talks leadership and his own experiences growing up in public housing.
Tenant leaders from multiple BHA communities came together recently for the Boston Housing Authority's annual Resident Empowerment Coalition (REC) conference at Roxbury Community College.
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On top of MacKenzie Mountain on the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, October 2005, we came across a small group of moose grazing in a swampy area. They were a bit wary of us at first but by staying quiet and being patient, they gradually seemed to adopt the "Watchful waiting" attitude, long enough to get a few good shots. We didn't push our luck! Cape Breton Island is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, on the east coast.
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Ian is a specialist in operating systems and PC/network technical support. He's also skilled in the area of computer systems, systems administration (Linux and Windows) and has a background as a professional programmer.
Ian graduated with an honours degree in computer science and went on to be a software developer on Cambridge Science Park, working on coding of security systems and general business applications, as well as a dual role of systems administrator and technical advisor to the company and its clients.
After this he moved into academia, initially teaching software engineering and more recently technical support, network administration and operating systems. Ian is our Course Group Leader for Computer Science and Deputy Head of the Department of Computing & Technology. He's also a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
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Thousands Expected at Granada Beach For 84th Annual Sand Sculpture Competition
2016-08-09 · By Editor
Alfredo's Beach Club is gearing up to host the 84th Annual Great Sand Sculpture Contest, a free, two-day community festival featuring professional and semi-professional sand sculptors, food and craft vendors, family friendly kid's zone, live music, drink garden and more. This year's event will take place this upcoming weekend, August 13th and 14th, at Granada Beach. Event proceeds raised at the event will benefit the Long Beach Ronald McDonald House.
The Great Sand Sculpture Contest is a Long Beach tradition and one of the city's most popular summer events. Last year, more than 10,000 people attended the contest. This year, eight nationally recognized professional sand sculptors will construct this year's professional sand sculpture gallery of over four unique sculptures. New to this year's contest, a grand prize will be offered for a new contest showcasing the Western Region's most impressive semi-professional sculptors. As in prior years, the two-day festival will feature a dynamic community competition, family-friendly kid zone, food and crafts vendor gallery, live music and a beer, wine and drink garden.
"The Great Sand Sculpture Contest is the ultimate community event–it's free, family-friendly, fun and organized for a good cause," says Katie Gaston, Alfredo's Beach Club Contest Chair. "The two-day festival not only offers a variety of activities, but it's an easy great way for residents of Southern California residents to rally support behind a thriving non-profit providing families the opportunity to be close at the most critical time."
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See how I lay in Zion a stone of witness, a precious cornerstone, a foundation stone: The believer shall not stumble. And I will make justice the measure, integrity the plumb-line. Isaiah 28: 16-17.
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Lent, Holy Week, Easter Week and Resurrection in Fort Worth
Just before our priest-in-charge went on sabbatical she signed our parish up to participate in a 3 congregation sharing of Holy Week services. Because of the schism we are a parish that meets in a theater, another congregation meets in a wedding chapel. We do not have access to our meeting places on weekdays. Another 'stone church', a parish that stayed with the Episcopal Church and consequently still has its own building, is going through the calling of a new rector. They invited our congregations to celebrate together. We had the clergy but no building. It was a wonderful invitation but the logistics were complicated, to say the least. However, everyone pitched in.
There were 3 very different musical traditions. St. Alban's has a distinctly folk or even country and western style. St. Stephens has often employed acapella singing and Taize chant. St. Luke's has an organ and a more traditionally Episcopal musical tradition. All three musical directors had envisioned these services differently. But they worked together and compromised to produce lovely music for the Holy Triduum. Elements of all of the styles were present in the services although, I think some of the St. Alban's folks may have missed the tambourines.
An organist friend of mine once said: "Do you know the difference between an organist and a terrorist? You can negotiate with a terrorist!" And I have certainly had some music directors like that
We had the regular amount of illness and death during Lent. J., the
I must admit resurrection has been long in coming. I do not have the ability to return to normal (for whatever that is) as quickly as I once did. So I am still dragging now in the 2nd week of Easter. But now I am enjoying my garden, pruning tomato plants, picking out lettuce leaves for salads and enjoying spring weather before it gets too hot to sit on the patio. I think that this is what I am supposed to do in retirement, and yet... and yet.... I am still on Executive Council and helping with the redraft of our Constitution. Life is beginning to come back to center and I can truly sing:
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The film begins with an offscreen narrator describing the betrayal of Viking king Aguar at the hands of Sligon, and his subsequent retreat to Britain, where he was sheltered by King Arthur of Camelot. According to a November 1946 Hollywood Reporter news item, the rights to Harold Foster's popular comic strip were first purchased by Eagle-Lion, with Leonard Picker assigned to produce. In May 1952, a M-G-M News article announced that M-G-M was going to make a picture based on the "Prince Valiant" character, which was to be produced by Carey Wilson with a screenplay by Alec Coppel. According to Twentieth Century-Fox publicity, M-G-M's option on the material ran out before the studio could complete a satisfactory screenplay. The rights were then purchased at the behest of producer Robert L. Jacks, who had pursued the project for three years. Studio publicity also reported that the film's costumes, art direction and set direction were all based on Foster's original drawings for the comic strip.
According to January 1953 Hollywood Reporter news items, Twentieth Century-Fox originally intended to film Prince Valiant in 3-D. On April 2, 1953, Hollywood Reporter announced that in addition to Robert Wagner, Robert Newton and Michael Rennie (who does the opening voice-over narration) were under consideration for "top roles." Victor Mature was suspended by the studio for refusing the role of "Sir Gawain," according to a July 8, 1953 Hollywood Reporter news item. Although Hollywood Reporter news items include the following actors in the cast, their appearance in the completed picture has not been confirmed: Clint Dorrington, James Dime, Robert St. Angelo, James Water, Fred Aldrich, Paul Bakanas, Jack Bellin, Guy Buccola, Lloyd B. Dawson, Will Duffy, Milton Freibrun, Philip Herron, Pete Kellett, Bill Sinley, Bill Swing, Tom Gilson, Boyd Ackerman, Clyde Courtright, Chuck Hamilton, Paul Kruger, Bill Wallace, Michael Grace, Whitey Haupt, Mary Carroll, Karl Davis, Nestor Eristoff, Edward Mundy, Fred Fisher, Kit Guard, Jean Gale, Bo-Peep Karlin, Eleanor Moore, Sally Yarnell, Rosemary O'Neill, Robert Henry, John Kennedy, Dorothy Philips, Joe Evans, Ace Hudkins, Alan Pinson, Jack Mather, Bud Cokes, Jimmy Gonzales, Richard Kiser and Stephen Hase. A August 6, 1953 Hollywood Reporter news item reported that "Hap" Henry, Walter Pietila and Jerry Chiat would perform a "sword-diving act" in the picture, but they were not in the viewed print.
According to Hollywood Reporter news items, some location shooting for the picture was done at the Arroya Sequit, Sherwood Forest and the Rowland V. Lee Ranch in the San Fernando Valley of CA. Studio publicity noted that numerous locations in Great Britain were used, including the village of Dornie, Braemar Castle at Aberdeenshire and Eilan Donan Castle at Loch Duich in Scotland; Alnwick Castle, Northumberland and Warwick Castle, Warwickshire in England; and Caernarvon Castle in Wales. A February 1, 1954 Hollywood Reporter news item announced that a musical short of Haydn's "Farewell Symphony," directed by Otto Lang and conducted by Alfred Newman, was being shot to accompany Prince Valiant in theaters, but no other information about the short has been found. In connection with the film's publicity, James Mason left his hand-and footprints in the forecourt of the famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre on March 30, 1954. On November 30, 1953, Hollywood Reporter's "Rambling Reporter" column asserted that "Fox agreed to hold up its release of Prince Valiant till M-G-M had its crack with [the similarly themed] Knights of the Round Table".
Foster's comic strip was also the basis for a 1997 English-language feature filmed in Germany. Directed by Anthony Hickox, the picture, also named Prince Valiant, starred Stephen Moyer and Katherine Heigl.


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Lead Teacher - Miss Lucy Hodes (lucy.hodes [at] kingussiehigh.org.uk)
Kingussie Music department is always busy, with pupils in S1-S3 all attending music lessons at least once a week and senior courses running from National 4 right up to Advanced Higher Level.
Pupils learn about a whole range of music, from Scottish music to music dating from the 16th Century and have the chance to play drumkit, keyboard and guitar before choosing two instruments to focus on learning.
As well as studying music during school time, lots of pupils are involved in extra curricular activities including Pipe Band, Folk Group, Choir and many participated in last year's Christmas concert and production of 'Back to the 80s'.
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Celebrate Easter in the heart of the city
Sunday, April 1, 2018
"He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee:
'The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.' "
-Luke 24:6-7
7 AM Jazz
Urban Sunrise
Easter worship
Watch the sun rise over the city at one of the only outdoor sunrise services in the city. Greet the morning with jazz and choir as we partner with First Congregational Church and Dr. Dwight Andrews. We gather on the top NAPC parking deck, located off of Atlanta's iconic Peachtree Street. Come worship with us at this memorable service.
9 AM Family
Contemporary Easter Worship
Join us for a special service designed especially for kids and their families. With a special children's message, interactive elements, and contemporary music, this service is an annual favorite. We always celebrate the joyful sound of children among us, and we would love to have you join us!
As our facilities are under construction, this service will take place in the Broyles Ministry Center at NAPC.
11 Am Traditional Easter Worship
Join us for worship with familiar Easter hymns led by choir, brass, and organ. With traditional Easter liturgy and beautiful music, this classic service is a cornerstone of our Easter celebrations. Come celebrate our risen Lord at this beautiful service.
As our facilities are under construction, this service will take place in the Broyles Ministry Center at NAPC.
There will be no Sunday School on April 1 as we celebrate Easter.
Holy Week at NAPC
Before we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday, we have special services throughout Holy Week that point us to events leading to Jesus' resurrection—Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem (marked on Palm Sunday), the Last Supper and Jesus' betrayal by his disciple Judas (Maundy Thursday), and his arrest and crucifixion (Good Friday). Holy Week gives us the opportunity to somberly reflect on the weight of God's great sacrifice of his only Son, leading to his ultimate triumph over sin and death and his gift of eternal life. We hope you'll join us at the special services during Holy Week as we orient ourselves ever closer to Jesus Christ.
Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 25 • 9 AM, 11 AM, 5:45 PM
Join us we have a special children's message at the 9 a.m. service; process down Peachtree Street at the 11 a.m. service; have a more relaxed setting to talk about Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem at the 5:45 p.m. service. As a special treat, we celebrate new life with live baby animals on the upper parking deck on Palm Sunday morning. Join us from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. to check out some furry friends. Even during this season of construction, we will continue our NAPC Palm Sunday traditions of processing on Peachtree (we will gather at front steps at 10:50 a.m.) and welcoming animals.
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, March 29 • 7 PM
As has been our tradition in recent years, we will gather in homes throughout metro-Atlanta for Maundy Thursday home worship. Each site will use the same order of service to guide worship, with scripture reading, music, and then concluding with the sacrament of communion. Register here.
Good Friday
Friday, March 29
NAPC is unable to host a midday service while the church facilities are under construction, so we encourage you to worship at First Congregational Church of Atlanta's Good Friday service at noon. First Congregational is located at 105 Courtland Street, NE, Atlanta. Their congregation will then join us on Easter Sunday morning for our combined Jazz Urban Sunrise Service.
Parking for Palm Sunday & Easter Sunday
Please note that for both Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, free parking will be available across the street from the church at the Bank of America Parking Garage (600 Peachtree Street). We encourage those who are able to park at that location in order to reserve space in the NAPC Parking Deck for those with limited mobility and families with small children.


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The newly announced Australian Cyber Security Centre has generated mixed responses from the information security industry.
The Federal Government on Wednesday announced the new coordination hub to be launched by years' end under the national cyber security strategy.
It will be staffed by the Department of Defence, the Attorney-General's Department, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Crime Commission.
SC understands it will encompass the existing Australian Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC-AU) which houses many of the same agencies that collaborate on technical IT security issues among other functions.
Speaking at the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) yesterday, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said information security was a "principle challenge" over the next decade.
"As we've looked at the challenges ahead, the challenges in the next decade beyond 9/11, we have identified cyber security as a principle challenge," Gillard said.
The allocation of funding to the sector was broadly welcomed by security professionals and industry groups.
"Any additional focus on improving IT security for State and Federal Government as well as supporting organisations within Australia is a worthy initiative worth undertaking." Hacklabs director Chris Gatford says.
But the industry also flagged concerns about how the money will be used.
"We already have one cyber security centre (CSOC-AU); here comes another one," Sophos head of technology Paul Ducklin says.
"They they both seem set to focus on just those parts of our infrastructure that you'd think ought already to be best informed about protecting themselves, so-called 'systems of national importance'.
"I'd like to see a more holistic approach that didn't leave out the little guys."
Small merchants are an important part of Australia's information security economy, he says, pointing to the recent fraud sting first reported by SC which saw half a million cards stolen from small businesses.
For IPSec operations director Benjamin Robson, there was not enough information available on the new centre to be able to judge if it was a good investment.
"While it is good to see the federal government proposing to invest in to the information security sphere, there remain too many questions to determine whether what is proposed is helpful or even practical," Robson says.
"History has shown that governments of all flavours have struggled with the issue of information security, however policy directions have yet to achieve meaningful or practical outcomes."
Questions remain Robson says about whether the centre would aim to prevent security incidents or only react to them, what level of engagement it will have with the private sector, and how it would respond to security incidents affecting private sector networks.
He warns the Government should not attempt to "centralise the control of a decentralised internet" and must be willing to engage the private sector in its bid to take a leadership role in security.
"Australians should not see this announcement as the ability to abrogate personal information security responsibility to the government."
Resources he says should be directed to education and propping up existing agencies.
Security consultant and penetration tester Jarrod Loidl said resources should be tipped into improving strong legislation, regulation and enforcement.
"The single most limiting factor in protecting our information assets is strict legislation which mandates security controls and hard penalties for failure to implement [reasonable security controls]," Loidl says.
While other nations impose tough penalties for security breaches, Australia's culture of "she'll be right" makes it one of the softest targets out of the G20 countries, he says.
"As one of the wealthiest, most stable countries in the world, we need to do better."
Greens Senator Scott Ludlam warned that political hype around information security was dangerous.
"The notion that online security threats are 'the new terrorism' is already generating an expensive overkill in cyber security measures," Ludlam said in a statement.
"The tripling of security budgets the Prime Minister cited has entailed the expanded apparatus seeking new ways to justify its huge and growing money pot."


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Welcome to Bethany. In the Bible Bethany was the place Jesus went to spend time with his friends, have a good meal, and refuel for his service to the world. We hope to be something like that for all who enter our doors.
Bethany is an inclusive faith community. We welcome all people. That means you. Whether you're young or old, married or single, gay or straight, a life-long Christian or a spiritual seeker, a believer or a doubter, whoever you are, wherever you are from, whatever burdens you carry, rest assured: you are welcome here.
What's Bethany about?We trust in God's life-giving and life-saving love that's been revealed to us in Jesus. We listen for the calling of the Holy Spirit. We ask lots of questions and share our faith and our doubts. We love to join together for joyful worship that gives praise to God and refreshes our souls. We dig deep into scripture and don't believe in checking our brains at the door. We reach out to serve our neighbors in Tacoma, especially those who are hungry. We are passionate about mission and try to live out God's love in our daily lives.
If any of that sounds like something you've been searching for, come visit us. We worship at 10:30 on Sundays. There's plenty of parking in the neighborhood. Wear whatever clothes you're comfortable in. Childcare is available for young children, and children of all ages are welcomed in our worship.
Feel free to give me a call (253-304-9659) or send me an email if you've got questions or just want to grab a cup of coffee. I'd love to get to know you.
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Science+ and Fast-track discussion meetings are accepted throughout the year on a rolling basis.
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Our scientific programme offers a unique opportunity for you to present an international, two-day conference in your field, with the chance for publication in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society or Interface Focus following the meeting. Proposing a Royal Society scientific meeting will allow you to influence the agenda in your area.
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SANTIAGO, Chile — The Guanaco is the nemesis of angry Chilean youth.
An ominous-looking armored vehicle used by riot police, the Guanaco gets its nickname from a llama-like animal that spits when threatened. The vehicle's water cannon sprays a powerful torrent laced with tear gas that mows down crowds, burns the eyes and eats through clothes.
These days, the Guanaco is working overtime.
Even before protests for and against the arrest last month of former dictator Augusto Pinochet in London on human rights charges, this most orderly of Latin American nations had experienced a surge of youth riots. Gatherings of young people--soccer games, the anniversary of the 1973 military coup, the triumphs of tennis star Marcelo Rios--often end in rampages by youths who trash public property.
The unrest reflects disgust with Chile's entrenched authoritarianism eight years after the restoration of democracy, say youth leaders and worried politicians.


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Definition of Roman catholic
1. Noun. A member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Generic synonyms: Catholic
Specialized synonyms: Papist, Ultramontane
2. Adjective. Of or relating to or supporting Romanism. "The Roman Catholic Church"
Derivative terms: Papist, Papist, Papist
Partainyms: Romanism, Romanism, Romanism, Romanism, Romanism
3. Noun. The Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy.
Examples of category: Indulgence, Divine Office, Little Office, Office Of The Dead, Placebo, Confession, Beatification, Canonisation, Canonization, Mass, Novena, Stations, Stations Of The Cross, Monstrance, Ostensorium, Pallium, Ultramontanism, Sursum Corda, Breviary, Missal, Vulgate, Paternoster, Mass Card, Spiritual Bouquet, Kiss Of Peace, Pax, Immaculate Conception, Immaculate Conception Of The Virgin Mary, Gradual, Curia, College Of Cardinals, Sacred College, Rota, Apostolic Delegate, Bishop, Brother, Cardinal, Dean, Doctor, Doctor Of The Church, Domestic Prelate, Internuncio, Monsignor, Nuncio, Papal Nuncio, Penitent, Postulator, Provincial, Seminarian, Seminarist, Sister, Beguine, Vicar-general, Ambrose, Saint Ambrose, St. Ambrose, Aquinas, Saint Thomas, Saint Thomas Aquinas, St. Thomas, St. Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas, Athanasius, Athanasius The Great, Saint Athanasius, St. Athanasius, Augustine, Augustine Of Hippo, Saint Augustine, St. Augustine, Basil, Basil Of Caesarea, Basil The Great, St. Basil, St. Basil The Great, Becket, Saint Thomas A Becket, St. Thomas A Becket, Thomas A Becket, Baeda, Beda, Bede, Saint Baeda, Saint Beda, Saint Bede, St. Baeda, St. Beda, St. Bede, The Venerable Bede, Apostle Of Germany, Boniface, Saint Boniface, St. Boniface, Winfred, Wynfrith, Bruno, Saint Bruno, St. Bruno, Domingo De Guzman, Dominic, Saint Dominic, St. Dominic, Francis Of Assisi, Giovanni Di Bernardone, Saint Francis, Saint Francis Of Assisi, St. Francis, St. Francis Of Assisi, Gregory, Gregory I, Gregory The Great, Saint Gregory I, St. Gregory I, Gregory, Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory Of Nazianzen, St. Gregory Of Nazianzen, Ignatius Of Loyola, Loyola, Saint Ignatius Of Loyola, St. Ignatius Of Loyola, Irenaeus, Saint Irenaeus, St. Irenaeus, Eusebius Hieronymus, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Hieronymus, Jerome, Saint Jerome, St. Jerome, John Chrysostom, St. John Chrysostom, Holy Year, January 1, Solemnity Of Mary, Circumcision, Feast Of The Circumcision, January 1, Canonical Hour, Great Schism
Generic synonyms: Catholic Church
Terms within: Rome, Curia, College Of Cardinals, Sacred College
Definition of Roman catholic
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church ¹
2. Noun. A person who belongs to the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church ¹
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Literary usage of Roman catholic
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1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"roman catholic church—Continued Ceremonies Religious processions in Catholic lands. MF Vallette. Am Cath Q 43:301-11 Ap '18 Clergy See Bishops; ..."
2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1917)
"roman catholic church—Continued Worship and the reunion of Christendom. ... 152-65 ON '17 fin alen Decretals, False roman catholic church In Canada Canadian ..."
3. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"roman catholic church in England Meyer's England and the Catholic church under ... Cath World 11)3:508-12 Jl '16 roman catholic church In France French ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The government of the roman catholic Church in England and Wales is under 12 bishops ruling dioceses, and 1 archbishop, head of the " province of ..."
5. The History of England from the Accession of James II by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay (1864)
"The rii~ud celebration of the roman catholic worship had long been ... During several generations no roman catholic clergyman had dared to exhibit himself ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The roman catholic Church occupies, so far as numbers are concerned, the second place in each of the states, with the exception of South Australia, ..."


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Johnny Oduya, 29, Defense, 6'0, 200 lbs
Last Year's Rating: N/A This Year's Rating: #12 Difference: N/A
Chris Mason, 35, Goalie, 6'0, 200 lbs
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After a successful junior career in the QMJHL with both the Victoriaville Tigres and Moncton Wildcats in 2000-01, defenseman Johnny Oduya decided to spend more time back in his native Sweden, playing in the Swedish Elite League from 2003-04 until the 2005-06 season.
Despite being drafted 221st overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, Oduya did not debut in the NHL until the 2006-07 season with the New Jersey Devils - the team who selected him in the seventh round.
Oduya made an immediate impact, playing 76 games in his rookie season collecting 11 points (two goals, nine assists).
He would spend three full seasons in New Jersey, playing in all 82 games in 2008-09, scoring a career high 29 points (seven goals, 22 assists).
Known as a two-way defenseman, Oduya can chip in with five-ten goals per season, around 25 points and bring a solid defensive game to the ice. His leadership has shown through in his career. Though only in the league for five seasons, Oduya has become a leader on the Jets blueline while in Atlanta along with veteran Ron Hainsey.
Look for Oduya to help in aiding the development of young defenders such as Zach Bogosian, Paul Postma, Andrey Zubarev, Zach Redmond, and Cody Sol in the future.
Behind Oduya and the defense is veteran backup goalie Chris Mason.
Though situated as the Jets backup since his time in Atlanta, Mason did end up starting 33 games last season, taking over main duties early in the season with starter Ondrej Pavelec was out with injury issues.
Though he had a mediocre 13-13-3 record and subpar numbers: 3.39 goals against average and a .892 save percentage, his leadership and experience is what is keeping him in a Jets uniform as a mentor for the young Pavelec.
Mason has seen many different cities and been the starter for other clubs, including St. Louis, where he won a career high 30 games in 2009-10. He has also won 20 games during two other seasons, with the Blues and Nashville Predators.
For Mason, his main duty is the supportive, mentor-like backup goalie. But his enthusiasm and his knack for having one of the sharpest masks in the NHL will help a young Jets team be even more exuberant about coming to a hockey mad city in Winnipeg.


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As part of its routine monitoring, NAD requested substantiation from Eddie Bauer, LLC for the company's claim that its MicroTherm StormDown Jacket is "Lightest" and "Warmest." Ads for the jacket read: "The New MicroTherm StormDown Jacket. Lightest. Warmest. Guaranteed." and "Hydrophobic, DWR-treated down retains loft and insulating power even when wet."
Eddie Bauer argued that the jacket was designed to be a thermally efficient, water-repellant, lightweight, down-insulated jacket and that the use of the words "lightest" and "warmest" constituted puffery and did not refer to a comparative claim that would be reasonably construed to mean that the jacket is the lightest, or the lightest in a particular category. However, NAD disagreed. Stepping into the shoes of the reasonable consumer, NAD said "lightest" and "warmest" were not puffery because they were not vague and fanciful superlatives with no objective measure of superiority. Instead, both claims "are objectively measurable and refer to specific attributes that suggest that this jacket is comparatively, measurably superior to other products," according to the decision.
Eddie Bauer also argued that "Lightest. Warmest. Guaranteed." were not superiority claims. The company stated that the jackets are sold exclusively through the retailer's stores, catalogs, and website—all of which provide additional information to put the claims in context. The "Lightest" claim clearly refers to the type of insulator used in the jacket and the "Warmest" claim is supported by testing and analysis performed by the independent International Down and Feather Laboratory and Institute showing that down is superior to other insulators. Reasonable consumers would read the words "Lightest. Warmest. Guaranteed." in combination with the understanding that the terms were used together to describe the combination of thermal efficiency and qualities of the down used in the jacket and not as a superiority claim.
NAD disagreed with the advertiser's position that the claims "Lightest" and "Warmest" were adequately supported, noting that the claims were unqualified superiority claims that must "generally be substantiated by comparative testing against a substantial portion of the comparative products, usually 80%. Eddie Bauer did not substantiate its claim that the MTSD jacket is the lightest jacket, nor did it substantiate its claim that it is the warmest jacket." Further, NAD determined that context did not save the claim because at least one advertisement conveyed no additional information about the jacket, while comments in the catalog were not featured as prominently as the "Lightest. Warmest." claim.
Eddie Bauer did provide support that all of its products—including the MTSD jacket—are backed by the company's guarantee that every item sold will "give you complete satisfaction or you may return it for a full refund," so that portion of the claim passed NAD's review. In addition, testing in industry-recognized methods conducted by an international independent testing laboratory backed the water-repellant claims. The test results were sufficient to support the advertiser's claims that the jacket is "hydrophobic" and "retains loft and insulating power" under wet conditions, NAD said.
To read NAD's press release about the decision, click here.
Why it matters: For advertisers, NAD's decision offers a helpful reminder that they should carefully avoid making unqualified superiority claims. An unqualified superiority claim requires substantiation by comparative testing against "a substantial portion" of comparative products, usually 80 percent.


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your soulful mentor and friend throughout I76, is quite the poet. Just about any time you're driving around,
if you hit the Q key, Taurus will chime in on the CB radio and give you a recitation.
If you've never played the game you might not be bowled over simply by reading Taurus's poems. But in the game,
when you're humming around, somewhere in the lonely southwest, with Greg Eagle's wonderful voice acting bringing
these verses to life... it is the closest thing gaming's got to religion.
Even reading through them now... they are as evocative to me as the smell of an elementary school. You know
how some smells just take you right back, transforming the very terrain of your mind, if only for a moment?
I76 does that to me. I can't explain it. Weird.
One poem is recited per Q key press. They are always recited in the following order.
I've received quite a few emails from fellow I'76 fans regarding the poetry on this page.
It warms the cockles of my heart to see how many people share my enthusiasm for them.
Seeing this, I took it upon myself to contact Zachary Norman, writer and lead designer on Interstate '76,
to ask him about corrections to my transcripts of the poems, as well as to discuss their evolution.
I've supplemented this page with the corrections, as well as brief notes that Zachary provided.
Sean Owen, a fellow I'76 connoisseur, found a way to rip the audio files for the poems from Interstate '76 to
mp3 format. He has been kind enough to pass those along to me, and I have made them available via links within the poems below.
These are the original recordings from the original game, as read by voice actor Greg Eagle who played Taurus in the game.
Looking out the window of your room onto a wet rainy dayMain street under a slate gray afternoon skyThe light on your face is soft and dim under the lace curtainAnd the streets are emptyIn the distance, there is a flash and a rumbleClouds sail the sky like giant wooden shipsOn a blackened evergreen seaCapped with foam
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This one is captured from a moment of personal history in Delaware.
I was attending the wedding of my best friend and ex-girlfriend (long story - but a good one)
and I ended hooking up with her younger sister, during the reception!
I spent the night and next day with her at her place. I captured the moment in a poem.
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I'm a storm torrent across a slate-gray seaI rush in billowed reflections a fast, fast dark sky over an Edinburgh's meadow's wetI bolt white high through snowfall coldI am lightning in the nightI sprint like fire across a match headAnd leap across lakes of dream-stuffOver ancient wallsPast armies fast as fast isFaster than quicksilver can fall into the sunI, bounding, prance unstoppable to youMy allMy everything dream
Again a personal one - I lived in Edinburgh for a while.
I was in love and wrote about the feeling. This is my favorite poem - of those I have authored.
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It's a high pitched soundHot rubber eternally pressing against a blackened pavementA wheel is foreverA car is infinity times four
This one is from Taurus. He's playing around with the sound of the tire on the pavement and his general love of cars.
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From where I lieThe oceans are deep and dryEmptyThe sky is black smoke bearing winter's frozen giftsIt will snow in this land for a thousand yearsAnd I will sleep under it...forever
Another one from ol' Taurus. I made him obsessed with death and notion "the END" - a true terminus.
It has to do with a history I made for him in which his family was murdered when he lived in Boston, murdered by early auto-felons.
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My dreamIt takes place in the white room, in backThe plaster walls echo soundsThe brown wood floor is cold and solid beneath my brown, bare feetThis place was a nursery beforeNow it is emptySave for the hollow sound of my voice
Again from Taurus - he muses on the nursery of his child, emptied after her death and the
selling of all his furniture. I wrote it with the images of drafty, woody, Back Bay brownstones in mind.
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This window above the CharlesWire embedded in cold frames the worldAcross white space to the frozen shoreI see through curls and eddies of falling snowThe once green fieldAnd a birthday on the grassA party for three in the Boston sunAll now covered with snow
This one is a mix of Taurus' history and my history.
The poem depicts a view I had from one of the windows at Boston University, where I got my undergrad degree.
Through Taurus' eyes I placed the melancholy memory of his child's birthday.
This one was written for Interstate with my memories of Boston.
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Copley brought me to a monumentQuiet before the crunch of solitary footfall through iceAn obelisk stands in the winter cityIts relief tells of a death and justificationThe precipitation of warAnd my own memories
I once took the green line and got off at Copley in Boston at the park.
I was upset and needed to take a walk - get some distance and some clarity.
The air was brisk and cold and the wind had hardened a layer of ice on the snow.
It was night and I walked alone in the park and found myself in front of a monument,
a memorial to the American colonists who were fired upon by redcoats and died at that very spot.
I wrote the poem during I'76 about the memory of that powerful moment.
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I'm silver smoothBathed ten times a second in an aerosol fireFive thousand degrees in hereI course with electricity from my feet to my tongueWhere I vomit a torque-delivering spark
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It's nicked at the edgesAnd leans backwards, almost recliningGrass grows in tufts near where it enters the earthIts words are worn with timeAnd its stained face is drawn long with wear
A headstone - A grave marker near Harvard square.
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It's malleable, my designThings just bolt on here and thereReal clean scraped faceA new gasket fitted and...Tightened and...I'm done.
Designing cars.
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She's my girlPearl white, slick and sexyNever complains, always faithfulShe cuts the air like a charging buffaloIn her arms, it's quietHer engine whispers to me:"It's gonna be just fine"
Taurus's feelings about Eloise - his car.
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They twist like quad-coiled vipersFeeding on combustion's wasteBlack as ink and hot as Hades they join belowEternally in shadow, unless of course, I rollThey belt a rumbling and vibrate fearInto the bones of my foe
Exhaust headers...
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It's not a happy place, between the dusk and the dawnDeep below the well-lit and open spacesI wait under the underFor them to come and rip me asunderTearing my core until morning
It was from Taurus's mind - the torment of the murder.
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Glass, flat and foreverIt stretches out and never stopsUnless it finds the hills whose lines rise to mountain peaksFar as far can be
This one and the next are simply about the freedom Taurus feels out in the desert -
far from the constraint and memories of the city.
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There is a breeze out hereThat filters through the scrubOver hills and down through long dry riverbedsAcross the Texas blacktopIt cools the skin and brings the most subtle song in the worldTo the ears of those who listen
I grew up in the desert. It can be the most unbelievably beautiful place -
I wanted to try and capture a little of it in words.
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We hope you will join us and help raise money for the injured, abused and abandoned animals in our care.
Since 1937, the Lake Humane Society has been dedicated to the welfare and protection of animals.Our Mission at Lake Humane Society is to provide a gentle and caring haven for the homeless, abandoned, and injured animals of Lake County and persevere in defending and protecting animal life through education, integrity, and leadership.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Menchie's Fundraiser & Adopt-a-thon
Join us at Menchie's (the Mentor AND Willoughby locations) on Saturday, August 25th and Sunday, August 26th from 1:00-5:00 p.m. and meet some of our adoptable animals! Cool off and enjoy some frozen yogurt and you can help save lives as 20% of all purchases benefit the animals at our shelter! No flyer or coupon required, just make a purchase during the event hours and we get a portion of your total!
Monday, August 6, 2012
Mutt Strut 2012: Just 5 Days Away!
We are busy preparing for Mutt Strut as it is just FIVE days away! Mutt Strut is our annual pledge where members of our community can participate and help us put an end to animal homelessness, cruelty and neglect. We have so many wonderful things in store for you, your dog and your family. The event features some amazing activities, such as:
- Canine agility course, rally course and demonstrations
- Project Ruffway - a runway show of dogs looking for homes
- Shopping in the Mutt Mall with over 40 vendors
- Canine Contests & Prizes
- A kid's booth which includes a craft, face painting & more
- MotorMouth Food Truck
- Live music from the one and only, Dan McCoy
- A microchip clinic with special event pricing of just $20
- A chance to win in the Chinese Auction, Car Raffle & 50/50 Raffles
- Prizes for the top fundraisers
The event is this Saturday (August 11th) from 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Mentor Municipal Center. We hope you will join us and help us reach our goal of raising $20,000 for the injured, abused and abandoned animals we care for. The event is rain or shine. To pre-register, bring in your registration fee by August 7th and get $5 off!
Pre-Registration: $10 adult/$5 youth
Day of Registration: $15 adult/$10 youth
If you raise $20 or more in pledges your registration fee is WAIVED!
For more information on the event, visit our website or call us at (440) 951-6122. We hope to see you all there!
Friday, August 3, 2012
Win A 2012 MAZDA6 or $5,000 Cash!
Do you want a chance to win a brand new 2012 MAZDA6 or $5,000 Cash? Then stop by our shelter or any of our off-site events and buy a ticket! Tickets are $10 each and ALL proceeds benefit the animals at Lake Humane Society. The winner will be announced at Black Cat Ball on October 27th and they will have the choice between a 2-year lease on a MAZDA6 or $5,000 CASH!
Thank you to our friends at Classic Auto Group!
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Halloween is a much-celebrated occasion, but do we really know what it's all about or do we just trick or treat it for free sweets? Read on for some facts you might not have ever known about the summers end.
- Halloween was originally believed to be born in Ireland!
- Halloween is believed to be over 2000 years old
- Halloween is celebrated as an honour in Germany purely out of respect for the deceased
- Halloween was believed to be a day when spirits crossed over into another world
- The colours black and orange are associated with Halloween because orange is the colour of harvest, and black is the colour of night and also commonly associated with the dead
- It is said that if you see a spider during Halloween, it is a deceased loved one come to visit you
- Pumpkins haven't always been the vegetable used for Jack O' Lanterns; they originally used to be made out of turnips and looked much spookier. It
was then discovered that pumpkins were both a cheaper and tastier alternative but in the colour of harvest. Jack O' Lanterns are believed to keep the spirits away from you during the night of Halloween
- The reason people initially started dressing up in spooky attire during Halloween was due them wanting to blend in with the ghosts and spirits and not to be recognised by them as mortals
- In the U.S, candy sales during Halloween hit around two billion dollars per annum. It is the second biggest commercial event of the year after Christmas
- The story of Count Dracula by Irish man, Bram Stoker, was initially created in Ireland
- Think all pumpkins are orange? Think again! You can get pumpkins in the colours blue, white and green too!
- There are loads of people worldwide, today, who believe they are real vampires and have their own communities of like-minded vamps
- Black cats were believed to be a protection barrier for witches and their powers
Did any of that sound spooky enough for you? No, we thought not. Get yourself down and booked onto our Jack the Ripper Walks for some real life spooky findings and let us scare you out of your shell, for a true taste of fear this Halloween.


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In Memory of Dr. Mirzakhani:
World has lost a great mind
Passing away of Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani, a well-known mathematics scholar, was a shocking and devastating tragedy.
Iran particularly and the global scientific community in general has lost a brilliant mind and thinker. Dr. Mirzakhani who achieved the most prestigious award in the field of mathematics, is the only female to win the Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics.
The Union for Secular Republic and Human Rights in Iran mourns her loss and sends its condolence to her family, scientific community, and scholars.
Born in 1977, in Iran she won a gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad, the first female Iranian student to do so. In the 1995 International Mathematical Olympiad, she became the first Iranian student to achieve a perfect score and to win two gold medals. Mirzakhani then moved to the United States in 1999 after obtaining her BSc from Sharif University of Technology in Iran and continued her Ph.D. studies at Harvard University never to return to Iran.
Although the moderate faction of the Islamic Republic of Iran tried to lure Iranian scientists and academicians back to Iran, the harsh realities of the government policies associated with universities and scientific centers as well as the adverse political and cultural sphere and economic hardship made it difficult for them to return to their homeland.
As Iranian scientists living outside of Iran have gained great stature in all scientific areas, we believe a future democratic system of governance with righteous policies is able to encourage Iranian scientists and experts similar to Dr. Mirzakhani to return and help the nation. Iran has potential to gain the respect of international community more with increasing contributions in advancement of various scientific fields.
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I absolutely loved the film of this, I thought it was so funny and was defo the oldest person in there, dragging my best friend with me.
About a month after seeing the movie I was just looking for books in my local library and found that it was a book. I was quite excited, it took me two days to finish this book and I loved it.
I always go through fazes of feeling really ugly and I'm sure everyone else does. And this book and film shows you it is everyone. But more important than that is the love part of the book and film, it was so different in the book compared to the film but they couldn't really do the book way in a film or it would be at least a 15.
I don't know how to tell you how much I love this without telling you the whole plot. I will just say that it is amazing and you must go to see it and read it. GO NOW!


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Tommy D is sketching a road map for your next adventure. With his record collection as your compass you will explore lands that offer opportunities to transform your today identity into a mutated, mega-morphed masterpiece of future freedom. With this new passport in your hip pocket you will able to shimmy into previously off limit locales and drink the flowing wine of the vine of existential electricity. Enjoy this exploration of the weird treasures from all over the world that Tommy D has collected for you. Now without further ado-do don't delay and now click play on Tommy's mix of favorite tunes from 2012.
Flaming Tunes (Gareth Williams & Mary Currie) – Beguiling The Hours
Pumice – glordinary
Richard Dawson – Black Dog In The Sky
Jim Sullivan – So Natural
Rayne – March
Michael Hurley – Werewolf
Michael Chapman – rainmaker
CAN – Your Friendly Neighbourhood Whore
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti – Kinski Assassin
Francis Bebey – Agatha
Tod Dockstader – I. C. Arabian
Bear Bones, Lay Low – A Fourth Ring
Dntel – Trudge
Floris Vanhoof – extract from Cycles of Confusion
U.S. GIRLS – Jack


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Video: Libyan defector Musa Kusa and Lockerbie attack
|Musa Kusa
In 1988,
's worst terrorist attack left 270 people dead. We follow the trail of evidence, investigating the claims surrounding the Lockerbie bombing. Britain
Now with a great hope of unveiled Lockerbie secret file we have to remember what happened


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Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Aimee Semple McPherson (left) and her daughter, Roberta, of Los Angeles, Calif., photographed befroe sailing from Hoboken, N.J., March 29, on the liner George Washington."
Date: March 29, 1930
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH — The city commission will seek public input Tuesday on two items related to the multimillion-dollar community redevelopment plan to revitalize business areas on the mainland and beachside.
Hearings on ordinances establishing the redevelopment district and a taxing fund to finance improvements will be held during the 7:30 p.m. meeting at city hall before the commission takes final action on those ordinances. Commissioners have given approval to both on first reading.


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If you happened to read the post just before this one you saw that I am currently on a trip, pretty much around the world.
I am fortunate to be able to take this trip for a few reasons the first one being that I have a perfectly good kidney. Not very long ago I had a dying kidney and required dialysis every few days. This made it difficult for me to travel even within the same state I live in.
With my blood type it was going to be a 3 to 7 year average wait for a kidney had I not found out about a kidney donor/recipient exchange program in the United States that paired my brother who was not a close enough match for me.. with another recipient who was a close enough match to him, whose donor didnt match them but matched me perfectly. In other words my brother donated one of his kidneys to someone else and because of that I got a kidney and can live a normal life again.
I am one of the lucky ones. A few days before I left on this trip I had a long conversation with my Nephrologist (kidney Dr) who told me that of the 450 or so renal patient load he carries about about 70 of them die each year after an average of 6 to 10 years on dialysis.. from the many complications that inherently come from this life sustaining treatment method.
Since my transplant and the successfull recovery of all four patients involved my Doctor has become an advocate of the idea of a worldwide database that could potentially save hundreds of thousands of lives if only we were all matched with our information in databases that could be accessed by medical professionals all over the world.
Once a set of matches is made (which could literally happen in a matter of hours or even minuets).. Arrangements are made and all four or even six people are brought to a hospital for the transplant exchanges all on the same day.
As I write this my Doctor is putting me in touch, connecting my brother and I with people in cities that we plan to visit on this trip to talk about our experience.. to try create dialog among hospitals, politicians, or anyone who will listen to push for a change that will allow for better global co-operation that hopefully one day people all over the world with kidney failure wont have to go thru dialysis and eventually an early death because of it.
I am journaling everything that happens on this trip.. the good and the bad.. I plan to take lots of photos.. of the good and the bad. I plan to (probably self publish) my story. I dont plan to share this story here on a daily basis but when I do publish it I will share the pictures and stories with anyone who wants to see them. I will only ask in exchange for a copy you donate to an organization called "Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes ~ KDIGO"
Another reason I am able to go on this trip is that my brother and a friend have started up a private air charter service and instead of ferrying or shipping the 1st of a few aircraft they purchased from a Swiss manufacturer directly to the U.S, They were able to take delivery in Europe where the range of the aircraft will allow us to access many parts of the world before we return to the USA.
My brother will be writing a company training manual for this aircraft as we travel while also showing his children who he is home schooling different parts of the world.
When he asked me to come along I thought long and hard about it.. I said yes, but with a few conditions.. I needed to take advantage of an opportunity to do some good in the world. He and his partner agreed to help me.. even to the extent of allowing some of their aircraft to be used for (any kind of transplant flights) during non booked periods. 🙂
Yes I know, I am just as important as a grain of sand on a beach, But I also know that just one person can make a difference, and even if I fail, at least I will know that I tried.
Here is a story about one such person, "Shay Kelly" of Project 50/50 who has been an inspiration to me more than she will ever know.
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Learn more about our club members
May 4 & 5, 2019
Have a question? Let us know!
Our charitable partner is Hope's Home. They provide necessary care for children with complex medical needs, their siblings as well as typically developing children from the community.
A portion of all proceeds will go directly to them.
Our advertising sponsor is Regina radio station, Big Dog 92.7. They are helping to promote our event to the City of Regina and surrounding area.


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Freedom of speech is very high up on the list of my most important values – as I believe it is for most. However, following the expansion of social media as a platform where anyone and everyone can have their say on any topic under the sun it seems that freedom of speech has become confused with the freedom of not being offended.
I used to be an avid Tumblr user some years ago. At first it was a cool place for pop culture and fandoms where you'd find a lot of people deeply devoted to sci-fi shows doing character studies and meta-analyses and what have you. Feminism, LGBTQ rights and anti-racism were always prevalent and I have to say I learned a lot about everyday sexism and racism in the U.S. (most users seemed to be American) among other things. But then gradually everything became offensive to someone, and the term 'trigger warning' started to appear.
By the way, I've now heard that some universities in the U.S. and even in the UK have student bodies demanding that lecturers issue trigger warnings and refrain from using certain words lest they cause a student to be upset – or rather traumatised.
I sometimes wonder how the human race has survived for this long…
The thought behind this is that some topics may be triggering to survivors of sexual assault or otherwise. I can see the value of the idea but so long as media platforms like Tumblr don't automatically generate trigger warnings haphazard tagging by a minimal number of users seems pointless.
With regard to establishments of higher education and research, I can hardly think of a worse course of action than to start censoring people in spaces which were created for free enquiry, research, discussion, debate and open critique of ideas and theories. I simply cannot stand the thought of going to do a Masters degree and finding out that the professors and lecturers are having to hold themselves back in the fear of accidentally making someone feel uncomfortable. This is inconceivable – and in my honest opinion, individuals who feel that they would be seriously damaged by hearing certain words or discussing certain topics should probably not go to a university in the first place. Being uncomfortable is crucial for intellectual development.
"It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more… than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."
– Stephen Fry
But back to Tumblr: the more I read responses to apparently triggering content, the more I came to realise that for the most part people were merely upset or angry about something they had read, rather than actually triggered in a psychologically serious way. In Finnish we have a wonderful word,'mielensäpahoittaja', for people who seem to actively look for things to get offended by so that they can attack the alleged offender. As soon as one seeks to shut down a conversation or silence their opponent on the grounds of being offended, in my eyes, they have lost. No problem was ever solved by declaring it a taboo.
So then I stopped using Tumblr because my blood pressure couldn't handle the "How dare you use that word you racist, trans-phobic, misogynist, white supremacist, ableist, sociopathic cunt!!!" type of rhetoric that was rampant.
Escaping Tumblr was only a short-term solution and being offended is increasingly trendy in every nook of social media. Of course there are words like nigger or fag that are found offensive in most of their uses. However words in and of themselves are not and can not be offensive; we give them meaning and one can either chose – or not, to give or take offence. There are ideas that can be viewed as offensive, such as women as second-class citizens, and of course some people find nudity or homosexuality terribly upsetting. All in all everyone has a right to be offended. This is not an issue. The issue is the misconception that being offended means you are right and the other person is wrong; that somehow you, as the offended party are entitled to be de-offended. Spoiler alert: you are not, and none of us are. Taking offence is our own business, and if we wish to confront our perceived offenders we have every right to defend our views. But simply stating "This is offensive" is not effective advocacy, and will not aid your cause whatever it may be.
The world is full of interesting and hard conversations to be had and the real tragedy is if intelligent and insightful people start to censor themselves under the pressure of thin-skinned opponents and audiences. I firmly believe that any topic should be open for discussion and any idea fair game for critique. We should all recognise that when our ideas, views and beliefs are being criticised, we as persons are not under attack. For instance, when I question your religious ideology I am not questioning your personhood, morality or value. I would never deliberately offend a person but I would offend an idea.
How about actually offensive and hateful speech though – isn't that bad? I think everyone should have the right to present themselves precisely as bigoted and ignorant as they in fact are. Genuinely bad ideas will more than likely be faced with mockery, and genuinely malicious speech will be condemned. Shutting people up won't stop them from generating stupid ideas, laughing them off the stage might.
That said, when it comes to representing the views of a group of people, one ought to be held more accountable for their statements as they are in fact not only speaking for themselves.
'If someone tells me that I've hurt their feelings, I say, "Well I'm still waiting to hear what your point is".'
– Christopher Hitchens
Some resources:
The Thinking Atheist Podcast – I'm Offended!
Sam Harris and Jonatahan Haidt talk about political correctness on campus and lots of other things (just listen to all of Sam's podcast episodes, he's brilliant and you might get offended)
SubReddit about Social Justice Warriors on Tumblr and elsewhere (it's funny ok)
All of Christopher Hitchens' debates on YouTube (he's the bomb)


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Habitats Not For Humanity
Sunday, April 18, 2010 - 17:00
We place sharks in aquariums and elephants in zoos – to observe and conserve. But what if aliens have done the same to us? We'll hear from Stephen King on a doomed result of a domed experiment - hatched by off-Earth beings, and why captivity may actually save some species on this planet.
Plus, you're entering the Habitable Zone: which is the best bet for life elsewhere in the Solar System - Europa, Enceladus or Mars?
- Stephen King - Novelist, author of Under the Dome: A Novel
- Jim Kasting - Geoscientist, Penn State University and author of How to Find a Habitable Planet (Science Essentials)
- Oliver Morton - Journalist, author of Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet
- John Fraser - Director for the Institute for Learning Innovations and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Hunter College CUNY
- Amanda Hendrix - Planetary Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Bob Pappalardo - Planetary Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory


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It irks my soul every time I see ignorant people dressing their dogs in costumes. Dressing a dog in a restrictive outfit is harmful. The costume worn by Kevin Hart's dog in the above photo is considered restrictive clothing.
It irks my soul every time I see ignorant people dressing their dogs in costumes. Dressing a dog in a restrictive outfit is harmful. The costume worn by Kevin Hart's dog in the above photo is considered restrictive clothing.
The son of 1980s R&B singer Miki Howard claims to be the illegitimate son of pop icon Michael Jackson. Brandon Howard, 31, will release DNA evidence today "proving" he is Michael's son on a website that is affiliated with gossip blog TMZ.com. By coincidence, this bizarre report originated on TMZ. But other, more credible media outlets are picking up the story as if it is a fact.
Brandon, a struggling R&B singer, claims to have culled Michael's DNA from a dental device. He claims the DNA proves he is Michael's son.
Tamika Fuller, rapper Ludacris' baby mama, expressed her undying Love and devotion to her and Luda's infant daughter, Cai Bella Bridges, on Instagram.com 2 weeks ago.
"You are the first face I see every morning and it is because of you every day is an AMAZING day! Im so in awe at how advanced you are at this young age! Thank you for choosing me to be your mommy and I promise I will be the best mommy EVER. Love"
But on Saturday night, instead of staying home with her baby, Fuller (pictured right) was courtside at an Atlanta Hawks game behaving like a typical groupie. Maybe Fuller was at the game scouting potential NBA sperm donors for baby #2?
YouTube viral videos go viral precisely because the action is so random and unexpected. In a segment called "Can They Do it Live," late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel proved that viral videos cannot be recreated on cue even when the conditions are recreated perfectly. Kimmel flew in 2-year-old Sophia and her mom after a video of Sophia singing Miley Cyrus' hit "Wrecking Ball" went viral on Youtube. What happened next was very predictable.
Watch the video after the break.
This letter, sent to rapper Ludacris' attorney in August, landed in my email Inbox this morning. The letter was sent by a well-connected insider who begged to remain anonymous.
As you know, rap artist Chris "Ludacris" Bridges accidentally knocked up a longtime friend during a moment of unbridled passion. According to court documents obtained by Hiphopenquirer.com, the woman, Tamika Fuller, demanded that Ludacris buy her a luxury vehicle -- and pay her attorney's retainer fee -- or she was spilling the TEA about their baby.
The contents of the letter have already been made public by TMZ.com. What's interesting about the missive is how it is worded.
If your health insurance plan was canceled thanks to President Obama's problematic ObamaCare law, you may qualify for a "catastrophic" insurance plan available through the insurance exchanges in your state.
The White House announced the new changes on its blog on Thursday. Some critics called the announcement "legislation by blog."
Earlier this week, Beyonce's frenzied Stans praised her for making a young fan's entire life by photobombing her "selfie" during a live concert in Australia. Almost immediately after a video GIF and photos of the alleged photobomb went viral online, critics and bloggers voiced doubts that the photobomb was genuine.
One blogger even pointed out the timing of the shot and how no one -- not even Beyonce -- could posed for a photo in 2 seconds while in mid-yodel.
When the Beyonce photobombing pandemonium reached critical mass online, the fan in the infamous selfie -- 15-year-old Valentina -- finally stepped forward to admit the whole thing was staged.
I hate to say I told you so...
Former B2K singer Raz B was never in a coma and he was never on life support, according to a report on CNN -- which used to fact check their stories until TMZ became their major source of entertainment news.
Raz-B's manager Elayne Rivers told CNN that Raz B was not in a coma. "The comments about Raz being in a coma did not come from his official representative," said Rivers.
Radar Online has obtained chilling text messages that rapper 50 Cent sent to his 16-year-old son Marquise in the weeks before he was charged with assaulting his youngest son's mother.
Apparently 50 Cent was outraged after the lad failed to open the door during a custody visit in Atlanta. The shocking text messages reveal the dysfunctional nature of communications between the mentally unbalanced rapper and his son.
Rapper Jay Z and Samsung's ingenious marketing plan to give away Jay Z's twelfth studio album for free to 1 million Samsung Galaxy owners hit a snag early Thursday morning. The plan was to allow 1 million free downloads of Jay Z's album Magna Carta Holy Grail to Galaxy owners who had installed the 'Holy Grail' radio app on their smartphones.
But all good plans often go astray, as the disappointed Jay Z Stans soon learned when the app failed to work as promised at the stroke of midnight on July 4th.