text: Volunteers & Partnerships Volunteer Units Introduction Community Partnerships Introduction Police Reserves Youth Accountability Board Citizen Volunteer Patrol Building a Generation Citizen Volunteer Park Rangers Cops and Jocks Police Explorers Police Chaplain Unit Youth Emergency Service Camp The Redlands Police Department is deeply committed to the use of volunteers to meet the goals and objectives of the organization. By utilizing community members to perform both sworn and civilian functions within the organization, the quality of life experienced in Redlands is enhanced. Police activities and functions that would have been unavailable to the community due to fiscal restraints are made possible through the thousands of hours donated by our volunteers. In return, volunteers are given the opportunity to serve the community as representatives of the Police Department, taking great honor and pleasure in personally helping to make the City of Redlands a safer and better place to live, work or visit. Download a volunteer application here: Volunteer Application apply here Police Reserves Sgt. Ken Wright, Coordinator Business (909) 798-7681 The Redlands Police Department Reserve Unit is comprised of volunteers from a variety of professions, who live in the city or neighboring communities. The Redlands Police Department hires only those individuals who have successfully completed the training requirements for a Level I & Level II Reserve Officer. This training may be obtained at one of the local community colleges, in conjunction with the Sheriff's Academy, either in the form of training modules or a regular police academy. Reserve officers receive extensive training in the many facets of law enforcement, which they routinely put to use while assisting the department. Reserve officers render valuable assistance to all units in the department including; patrol, traffic, community policing, and investigations. Reserve officers most frequently assist in patrol related activities such as traffic, special events, and crowd control. They are also involved in investigative and administrative assistance. Reserve officers are available for call-out to assist in special emergency situations, such as flooding, fires, major traffic collisions and crime scene security. The officers provide other public service assistance, such as maintaining security at school functions and sports activities. Reserve officers assist in conducting downtown patrols during the Christmas season and policing the Boys and Girls Club "Late Night Hoops" basketball program. The Reserve Unit also serves as valuable training for future law enforcement officers. Throughout the history of the Unit many members have been hired by the Redlands Police Department and other local agencies as fulltime police officers. The success of hiring reserve officers is evidenced by the fact that the majority of the Department's Executive Staff were reserve officers with this department. The Reserve Unit currently consists of 3 members, who donate their hours to the residents of Redlands. if you are interested in applying, you can call Human Resources at 909-798-7514 or the Human Resources page of the City of Redlands Website Citizen Volunteer Patrol Sgt. Derik Ohlson, Coordinator Business (909) 335-4730 The Redlands Police Department's Citizen Volunteer Patrol (CVP) was established in 1991. The structure of the volunteer unit was predicated on the concept of a highly visible, uniformed, unarmed, "eyes and ears" volunteer patrol force comprised primarily of retired community members seeking an opportunity to assist their local Police Department in making the streets of the community a safer place. Since that time the CVP unit has expanded its responsibilities to include participation in all non-hazardous functions conducted by the department to include a wide range of duties including patrol, special events and administrative duties within the department. The unit consists of more than 70 members and membership is now open to those community members 18 years of age and older and to those interested in only performing administrative duties in lieu of patrol, to include members who have special physical needs which might preclude field duties. The Redlands unit conducts its own Citizen Volunteer Academy to prepare community members for their expected duties. The academy consists of an initial 32 hours of intense instruction in a classroom environment followed by another 32 hours of hands-on training in the field. Training in the academy is provided by police officers, civilian employees of the department and members of the CVP unit. The initial 32-hour block of instruction includes, but is not limited to, the following topics: Redlands Police Department mission, objectives, values and organization; state and local criminal and traffic laws and ordinances; traffic and pedestrian control; crime scene security; radio procedures and communication; records security; animal control procedures; special event operations; and professional ethics. The academy is then followed by 32 hours of hands-on training in the field conducted by experienced CVP members with the goal of producing a competent CVP to work as a team member in a safe, productive and professional manner. CVP's continue to receive refresher training and training on new equipment and duties following completion of the academy and the field training phase. Currently, the department has CVP members volunteering in the following areas: patrol ("eyes and ears"), vacation house checks, foreclosed and vacant house checks, investigations, data entry, community policing station staffing, evidence handling and management, parking control, bicycle rodeo technicians, fingerprinting juveniles, traffic and pedestrian control for traffic accidents, fire scenes and special events, animal control assistance, neighborhood watch programs and many other non-hazardous duties. CVP's are in direct radio contact with the department dispatchers for both safety and reporting purposes. The members of the CVP unit have donated well over 275,000 hours of service to the department since the unit began in 1991. In 2008 CVP's donated more than 19,000 hours, representing more than $1.1 million in saving to the department. The CVP unit enjoys much favor within the community. A program called the "365 Club" was initiated by CVP member Jim Stellar to raise funds to provide additional equipment for the patrol so that more members can be added to the unit. The "365 Club" represents businesses, organizations, and individuals who annually donate $365 (one dollar for each day of the year) to the CVP unit. New members are constantly being recruited for the CVP unit. Those persons 18 years of age or older wishing to be considered for membership in the CVP unit may obtain an application online here or at the front counter of the Police Department, located at 1270 W Park Ave Bldg C., or email Sgt. Derik Ohlson, for additional information. Download a Citizen Volunteer Patrol Application here: Citizen Volunteer Patrol Application Citizen Volunteer Park Rangers Sgt Derik Ohlson, Coordinator Business (909) 335-4730 The Redlands Police Department's Citizen Volunteer Park Ranger (CVPR) unit was formed in January 2008. The CVPRs follow the concept that a highly visible, uniformed, unarmed "eyes and ears" unit will assist the Police Department in making the City parks, City orange groves, the Santa Ana River Wash and San Timoteo Canyon safer places for the community's use. The CVPRs patrol on horseback, ATVs, Segways, mountain bikes and on foot. CVPRs routinely visit with citizens in the patrol areas and are considered one of the department's "public relations" units. CVPRs are on the lookout for illegal activities in the patrol areas, including the use of alcohol, smoking in the parks, after-hours activities in the parks, significant trash accumulations and signs of suspicious activities. All CVPRs on patrol carry a police radio and are in constant contact with dispatch and the officers on duty. CVPR applicants are required to submit fingerprints and pass a background check. They will also be interviewed prior to attending the Civilian Volunteer Academy which is usually one night per week, four hours per night, for eight weeks. The Academy covers topics related to the operation of the Police Department and the knowledge required to be a CVPR. In addition, each CVPR applicant is required to complete a driver's test to assure that the department's vehicles will be operated safely. Additional training may be chosen to operate ATVs, Segways or mountain bikes on patrol. Interested persons 18 years of age or older may obtain an application online or by calling the above number. Police Explorers Sgt Patrick Leivas, Coordinator Business (909) 798-7681 The Redlands Police Department Law Enforcement Explorer Post is a career exploration program, sponsored by the department and affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America. The Explorer Post began in 1968 and has been the starting point for many future law enforcement officers. Young men and women interested in joining the program must be at least 15 years of age and no older than 21 years. The program is one of career exploration and education for youth interested in learning about the field of law enforcement. The program is not designed to rehabilitate troubled youth, but to further the knowledge of youth of good moral, ethical and educational standing, maintaining a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Applications may be obtained at the main police building, 1270 W Park Ave, Bldg #C, Redlands, and are accepted on a continuing basis. All applicants are carefully screened to ensure they meet the requirements of the program. Those applicants who pass the initial screening are interviewed and if selected, placed on a six month probationary period. The Explorer Post holds weekly meetings addressing training topics related to law enforcement and assigning special duties such as parade details and other special events. The program also incorporates training in areas of civic involvement and special projects which benefit the entire community. Explorer Post members provide assistance to: the Redlands Bicycle Classic, Run Through Redlands, Y.M.C.A. annual Home Tour, El Carmello Retreat Festival, bicycle rodeos and other safety fairs. The Explorers also participate in ride-alongs with regular police officers on patrol shifts. Last year alone the Explorers donated more than 4,500 hours of service to the department and community. The success of the Law Enforcement Explorer Post is obvious, as several of the current officers and members of the department's Executive Staff received their first exposure to police work in this program. Interested persons may obtain an application online or by calling the above number. Police Chaplain Unit Sgt. Dominick Povero, Coordinator Business (909) 798-7681 The Police Chaplain Unit consists of volunteer ministers of varying faiths. The program is a crisis ministry designed to offer a professional religious/social ministry to the people of Redlands and the members of the Redlands Police Department through counseling and crisis intervention. Chaplains support and assist officers in providing the best service possible to the citizens of the City of Redlands. These ministers are on-call 24 hours a day to bring comfort, consolation and assistance to persons involved in crises, accidents and catastrophes. With an officer, they will notify members of a family when relatives are involved in life threatening situations where injury or death has occurred. The Chaplains not only respond to callouts, but ride in the patrol car alongside the regular officers and frequently find themselves in developing crisis situations. This is when they are most beneficial by bringing a calming effect to the situation. In 2009 members of the Chaplain Unit were called out on many occasions to be with, and minister to, the families and victims of violent crime. They have also counseled members of the department through crisis situations in their lives. Cops and Jocks Ofcr Eduardo Herrera, Coordinator Business (909) 798-7681 The Cops and Jocks Program stresses the interaction of volunteer officers from the Redlands Police Department and school athletes. The program is designed to give each group a better understanding from their perspectives. This program has strengthened the relationship between the youth and the Redlands Police Department. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS The foundation for any community policing activity is based heavily on the successful development and implementation of community partnerships. It is through this collaborative use of community resources, members and organizations to accomplish common goals and solve problems that the community policing philosophy becomes an integral part of the community culture. Working as partners in a team environment develops trust and a sense of community among participants and those affected by the group's efforts. A major result of these efforts is a feeling of ownership throughout the community for maintaining a high quality of life. The Police Department is committed to expanding on its current partnerships, with an emphasis on bringing new groups and individuals into the process. Youth Accountability Board The Youth Accountability Board (YAB) is formed to address first time, non-violent juvenile offenders. It consists of a citizen review board that hears cases and recommends local work sentences. YAB has begun an improved method of monitoring our active youth. The use of interns from the University of Redlands has proven to be an effective tool. New working board members are being recruited who do not view their position as "honorary" but see it as an opportunity to serve "at risk" youth. There were 84 cases heard by the YAB in 2005. The board spends an average of four months monitoring minors assigned to them. The monitor ensures that the contract agreed upon by the panel and the minor is completed. This program is instrumental in the reduction of juvenile court congestion throughout the County of San Bernardino. For further information, please call (909) 798-7625. Building a Generation Starting in 1996, in conjunction with the United Way of the East Valley, the department undertook a major community-based policing initiative intended to fundamentally alter the traditional view of crime prevention. This collaborative initiative, called Building a Generation, intends to affect substantial and meaningful change in Redlands by re-defining those factors which place adolescents most at-risk for drug and alcohol abuse, delinquency, teen pregnancy, violence and dropping-out of school. Its sponsors included the Redlands Community Hospital, Loma Linda University Medical Center, the Redlands Area Inter-faith Council, Trinity Evangelical Free Church, the Redlands Noon Kiwanis, the City of Redlands and the Redlands Unified School District. The Building a Generation collaborative is based on the following assumptions: Redlands' youth are not immune to the same risk factors as youth in other California communities; The need to perpetuate the unique character of Redlands mandates that today's youth develop strong community bonds so they can fulfill leadership roles in the future; With social scientists predicting a 25% increase in the adolescent male population in the next 3-8 years, in the absence of substantive, community-wide prevention, the incidence of criminal involvement and victimization of our teens is going to increase dramatically; All youth are potentially at-risk and the traditional methods of waiting until an adolescent commits a crime, attempts suicide, flunks out of school, etc. to declare him at-risk are no longer acceptable; There is a distinct need to develop a collaborative, holistic vision of the environment we want our youth to grow up in; This vision should result in a comprehensive, youth development plan, similar to the City's General Plan for land use, of how we should collectively attack community-wide risk factors and strengthen or develop protective factors; and, Some type of prevention board, committee, task force, youth issues clearinghouse or other community-wide initiative on youth issues should be created to coordinate the attack on risk factors and help strengthen protective factors. In 1996 Building a Generation contracted with Developmental Research and Programs (DRP) of Seattle, WA. - whose founders are the nation's leading experts in Risk Focused Prevention - to conduct training of East Valley community leaders and begin the process of an empirically-based "Community Risk Assessment". This assessment will result in an exhaustive report outlining the youth risk factors most prevalent in the East Valley area. With this information in hand, the collaboration will begin the process of creating a shared vision - translated into action - of how local prevention efforts need to be strengthened or modified, or new efforts initiated, to ensure that East Valley youths grow to be contributing members of society and the root causes of juvenile crime are attacked. Youth Emergency Services Camp The Youth Emergency Services Camp (YES) is offered once a year by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Volunteer Forces. The Redlands Police Department supports the camp by sending personnel to instruct the participants. The YES camp is a program designed to be a week- long resident camp for youth between the ages of 14 and 17. This "live-in" experience offers the youth a camp structured just like the field of emergency services. Several theme days take place at the camp. The days have the following themes: Law enforcement, search and rescue, and fire service. During the instruction the scheduled activities involve those areas a professional in the field may be exposed to in the line of duty The foundation for any community policing activity is based heavily on the successful development and implementation of community partnerships. It is through this collaborative use of community resources, members and organizations to accomplish common goals and solve problems that the community policing philosophy becomes an integral part of the community culture. Working as partners in a team environment develops trust and a sense of community among participants and those affected by the group's efforts. A major result of these efforts is a feeling of ownership throughout the community for maintaining a high quality of life. The Police Department is committed to expanding on its current partnerships, with an emphasis on bringing new groups and individuals into the process. The Youth Accountability Board (YAB) is formed to address first time, non-violent juvenile offenders. It consists of a citizen review board that hears cases and recommends local work sentences. For further information, please call (909) 798-7625. The Redlands Police Department, in partnership with the Redlands Unified School District and the San Bernardino County Juvenile Probation, forms the Police/School Liaison Committee. Representatives meet once a month. The goal of the committee is to discuss problems arising and to solve the problems in a fashion that best suits the community. The program has proven to provide an open line of communication, and its goal is to make the schools a safe place for all children. Click here to see the complete list of Police Department Information, Divisions, and Services


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Welcome to The Chequers Pub
Welcome to the Chequers Pub, home of the Son of Sid brewery. It has been owned and run by the same family for 60 years. The unspoilt middle bar, with its wooden bench seating and roaring fire, is a favourite spot to pick up on the local gossip.
The pub's 'Son of Sid' brewhouse brews for the pub and the occasional beer festivals. Fish and chips are a highlight on Friday night (booking essential), and Real cider is always available. We have received Numerous local CAMRA awards including East Anglia Pub of the Year, 2008. Stagecoach bus 18A Cambridge - Gamlingay.
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Peninsula Gastroenterology Medical Group was founded in 1986 with two locations, in Mountain View and Redwood City. Our office specializes in the field of digestive disorders and liver diseases. Our physicians also provide a full array of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic services.
Our office prides itself in providing personalized and high quality medical care to all our patients. We strive to achieve the highest professional standards of excellence. Although many of our patients are referred to us from other physicians we also provide consultations to family members, friends and relatives of our existing patients.
In addition to a very active clinical practice Peninsula Gastroenterology Medical Group has also been at the forefront of clinical research. Since 1991 we have participated in over 50 clinical trials. Our involvement in research has contributed to the important advances in the therapy of such diseases as GERD, Peptic Ulcer Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's disease, and Colon Cancer Prevention.


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About ISEE Test
School education forms the foundation of a child's future and
personality. This is probably the reason why all parents want to get
their children enrolled into the best school. Many, therefore, think of
sending them to private schools for quality education. However, with
this decision comes the thought of the forthcoming competition and the
entrance exams that model private schools in the US accept.
ISEE or Independent School Entrance Examination is one of the most popularly used exams by independent schools for granting admission to promising candidates. It is constructed and administered by the Educational Records Bureau (ERB), which is a not-for-profit organization that is responsible for providing various test related services and conducting educational research for the schools registered with it.
How is ISEE Helpful?
ISEE helps private schools to admit students to various grades by measuring their level of abilities. Since each grade represents a particular level of ability gained by students with preparation as well as by undergoing schoolwork of lower grades, it is essential that any new candidate admitted to the same grade also has similar level of abilities. The scores received in this test are a reflection of individual levels of abilities, which can be used by these schools to determine the eligibility of candidates.
It is equally helpful for students to apply to various schools by taking just one administration of the ISEE. Moreover, an impressive performance here helps to put forward an impressive application that gets the notice of admission authorities. Hence, it is possible to approach the top schools for admission with high scores in ISEE.
Registration and Fees
There is a requirement of getting registered for the ISEE before taking the exam. Registration can be done in four ways as mentioned below.
- Online (registration fee - $80)
- Phone (registration fee - $100)
- Fax (registration fee -$100)
- Mail (registration fee - $80)
Registration is accepted on a 'first come first served' basis. After
two weeks of registration, a Verification Letter is sent to registered
candidates confirming their test date and center. Registration
should be done at least three weeks prior to the test. However, to
secure a seat at a preferred testing center, it is advised that you
register as early as possible without waiting for the deadline to
The registration fee includes fees for testing, receiving the score reports and sending the score report to six schools of your choice. Late registration or any change made in the registration particulars is charged an additional fee. Fee waivers are offered by ERB to those who are in need of financial assistance.
The test's dates are set according to the schedules and plans of the admission departments of the schools conducting the test.
Format of the ISEE
ISEE is conducted at three levels as given below.
- Lower level – For grades 5 and 6
- Middle level – For grades 7 and 8
- Upper level – For grades 9 through 12
The total testing time is about three hours. However, there are two breaks in between the sections of the test. ISEE tests students through 5 sections which are explained below. It is a paper and pencil test.
Verbal Reasoning
This is a test of verbal skills, which has multiple choice questions based on sentence completion and synonyms at all the three levels. There are 40 questions asked in all the three levels. However, there is a difference in the conducting time, which is mentioned below.
- Lower level –25 minutes
- Middle level –20 minutes
- Upper level –20 minutes
Quantitative Reasoning
The test basically tests the reasoning and logic of students through multiple choice questions on quantitative abilities. The Lower level has questions on quantitative comprehension, interpretation and application. The Middle level questions are based on concepts and understanding as well as quantitative comparisons. In the Upper level, added content increases the difficulty level with questions also including arithmetic, algebra and geometry concepts.
A total of 35 questions are asked in all the three levels. Moreover, the testing time is also the same for all three levels, which is 35 minutes.
Reading Comprehension
This test contains reading comprehension questions based on given passages. The passages are taken from topics of Humanities, Science and Social Science for all the three levels. The number of questions and time allotment for the three levels are given below.
- Lower level – 36 questions to be answered in 40 minutes
- Middle level – 40 questions to be answered in 40 minutes
- Upper level – 40 questions to be answered in 40 minutes
All questions are multiple choice questions.
Mathematical Achievement
This section tests the achievement of students in knowledge and skills related to Math. In all the three levels, the questions test the computation and comprehension skills as well as application of knowledge. In the highest level however, questions also pertain to arithmetic, algebra and geometry. The time for Mathematics Achievement test and the number of questions in the test of each level are mentioned below.
- Lower level – 35 questions are asked in 40 minutes
- Middle level – 45 questions, 40 minutes
- Upper level – 45 questions, 40 minutes
All questions in this section are multiple choice questions.
This test is about writing an essay in response to an essay prompt. All the three levels are tested in a total time of 30 minutes. However, it is not scored like the other sections. Instead, copies of the writing sample are sent to the schools along with the scores in other tests.
Scoring of ISEE and Score Reports
The four multiple-choice sections are scored, while the essay writing section is not scored. The answer sheets are machine scored and the score report is declared on the basis of which an Individual Score Report (ISR) is made. This score report is sent to up to six schools, as mentioned by the student during registration, along with the copy of his written sample within 7 to 10 working days.
The ISR copy is also sent to parents of the students. The services of ERB ISEE also include additional score reporting options to parents, like telephone reporting of scores, online reporting of scores, additional score reports, hand scoring and rescoring the test. However, these services are available on payment of the required fees.
The following are some of the facts related to the scoring scheme:
- The Individual Student Report includes scaled scores, percentiles, and stanines.
- There is no passing score.
- The schools decide their own cutoff scores to grant admission to students.
- All the testing items are of equal marks.
- The scores provided to correct responses contribute towards the final score.
- There is no negative marking for incorrect or omitted answers.
- The score report of a particular level of a test section is not comparable with the score report of a different level of the same section.
The ISEE can be taken only once in a period of six months. It is taken only when students have to apply to schools for admission, and does not allow any practice tests to be taken with normal administration of ISEE.
Preparation for ISEE
It is essential to prepare and exhibit a level of skills that is expected out of students at the three levels in order to justify the purpose of taking the test. Moreover, there is a waiting period of six months before retaking the test, which accounts for a loss of significant time during schooling years. Therefore, it calls for preparation of the topmost quality before the test.
A candidate requires more assistance for preparation at the Lower level than he does at the Upper level. However, good amount of preparation is required for all the three levels. Assistance in the form of courses, online coaching and tutorials is available for all levels, and it is up to the students and their parents to make the best utilization of the preparation help available.
In order to guide the students and parents in the right direction, the ERB publishes 'What to Expect on the ISEE' that helps them to understand the features of the test. Hence, preparation can be carried out by following these guidelines. It also has half-length practice tests for the Middle and the Upper level tests.
Making up your Mind
To provide quality education to children is the duty of every parent. Therefore, as soon as you decide to get your child enrolled into a private school, you must start helping your child to prepare for ISEE. It not only acts as a bridge to approach the schools, but also proves to be the best decision taken by you as parents for a successful future of your child.


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The Gauchos defeated the Cal State Northridge Matadors in straight sets on Wednesday night, giving the UCSB just their second sweep of the young season. Though the home team won all three games, each individual game was excruciatingly close- game scores for the match were 25-23, 26-25, 25-23. With the victory, UCSB leaps over Cal State Northridge in the MPSF standings to eight place with their 2-5 conference record, tied with Pacific and Friday night's opponent- Long Beach State. UCSB's overall record improves to 4-7. With the loss, Cal State Northridge fell to 4-8, 2-6.
The Gauchos were able to win all three games despite being outhit in all but the final set. For the match, UCSB outhit CSUN .213 to .200.
UCSB was led by junior outside hitter Miles Evans, who chipped in six digs along with his match-high 16 kills. Freshman outside hitter Kevin Donohue had a third-consecutive strong match, turning in 11 kills on 27 attacks. Both hitters recorded a pair of service aces.
Freshman middle blocker Jake Staahl endured a tough night at the service line, but made up for it with a career-high 7 kills with an outstanding .600 hitting percentage. Sophomore libero Chad Kingi had one of his better matches as well, tying his career-high of 14 digs while singlehandedly extending several rallies in the latter two games.
The Matadors were led by German import Julius Hoefer, who had a team-high 11 kills and match-high 5 blocks.
In the first game, the teams more or less traded points for the first half of the game. With the score tied 12-12, a kill from freshman outside hitter Weston Nielsen sparked a small run that would prove decisive to the home squad. A kill from Miles Evans and a CSUN attacking error would stretch the lead to three points, a lead which was never relinquished. Nielsen had four of his five kills in the initial game.
The second game, in contrast to the first, came down to the wire. Evans saved his best work for the middle game, picking up seven kills in the frame. With the Gauchos down 24-23, Miles rallied off three straight kills to claim the set.
The two teams went almost point-for-point in the decisive game, as the set featured 17 ties and six lead changes. UCSB had their highest single-set hitting percentage of the match, swinging at a .333 clip to the Matadors' .111. With the score tied 23-23, a Miles Evans kill set up the game clinching play: a high set from Julius Hoefer that bounced off the rafters of Rob Gym, proving unreachable for the visiting side.
UCSB Head Coach Rick McLaughlin praised the composure and improving resiliency of his squad after the match, saying "We had a few bad passing runs tonight, but we bounced right back each time. I don't think that would have happened a few weeks ago. The tougher team usually wins, and that was us tonight."
The Gauchos will look to keep the momentum going as they travel to Long Beach State on Friday to take on the 49ers. Next week, McLaughlin's squad will play a pair of matches against Taylor Sander and the BYU Cougars in Provo, Ut.


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Father Owen Kearns, a member of the Legionaries of Christ and the editor-in-chief and publisher of the National Catholic Register, apologizes in the April 25 edition of the paper for defending his order's founder, Father Marcial Maciel, when sexual abuse allegations against him first surfaced.
Father Kearns said he publicly defended Father Maciel when he was spokesman for the Legion of Christ in early 1997 and as publisher in the National Catholic Register in November 2001 and May 2006. "On each of these occasions I believed completely that the allegations against Father Maciel were false. I trusted him and his profession of innocence. I know now that I was wrong," he wrote.
In 1997, religion reporter Gerald Renner broke the story about allegations by seminarians against Father Maciel in The Hartford Courant daily newspaper. The accusations were brought to the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1998. Pope Benedict XVI called on Father Maciel in 2006 to renounce public ministry as a priest and spend the rest of his life in prayer and penitence.
At the time, Father Maciel was 86 years old, and the Vatican did not publish the results of its investigation. The priest died in 2008.
Father Kearns said he regrets that in his defense of Father Maciel he "took to task" Hartford Courant writers Renner and Jason Berry, along with the paper's editors. "They didn't get everything about the Legion right but they were fundamentally correct about Father Maciel's sexual abuse and I ask forgiveness — too late for Gerald Renner, who is deceased."
Berry co-authored the 2004 book, "Vows of Silence: The Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul II," which looked at how the Vatican handled allegations against Father Maciel. The book was made into a documentary film.
In March, top officials of the Legionaries of Christ acknowledged that Father Maciel sexually abused young seminarians and asked forgiveness for failing to listen to his accusers.
Father Kearns similarly addressed these victims, saying: "I'm sorry for what our founder did to you. I'm sorry for adding to your burden with my own defense of him and my accusations against you. I'm sorry for being unable to believe you earlier. I'm sorry this apology has taken so long."


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Welcome to the YAPC::Europe 2009 Conference Wiki
This is your wiki for the 2009 YAPC::Europe Perl Conference, to be held in Lisbon, Portugal for the provisional dates of 3-5 August 2009. This wiki is for all attendees to add content about co-ordinating getting to/from the conference, events prior, during and after the conference and anything the attendees may wish to know about.
Please use it to your heart's content. If you think something is missing, please add it, it's your wiki :)
(Ir)Regular Newsletters
- November 21, 2008: Theme, Dates, Venue and other useful information
- January 8, 2009: Date Confirmation, Call for Workshops, First Sponsors, Travel Tips and more
- January 30, 2009: Pricing, Registration Dates, Call for Presentations, Send-A-Newbie, etc.
- May 1, 2009: Schedule, Hotels and other news
- May 21, 2009: Early bird, Speakers, Training Courses, Banners
- June 1, 2009: Partner Program, Numbers, Receipts and Personal Schedules
- June 30, 2009: Current stats, Further Sponsors, Send-a-Newbie Updates
- July 17, 2009: Stats, Conference Dinner, Quizz Show and more
- July 25, 2009: Over 300 attendees, World.pm social meeting, Sponsors and more
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- Suggest a BOF/Hackathon
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- Presentation Slides
- Photos, Videos, and Blogs
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- Travel Teams & Hints and Tips
- Accommodation Suggestions
- Who Stays Where (Sofa Surfers, B&B Fans and more)
- Arrivals by air
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- Getting around in Lisbon
Lisbon and Portugal
- Things to do and Planned Excursions BEFORE YE2009
- Things to do and Planned Excursions DURING YE2009
- Things to do and Planned Excursions AFTER YE2009
- see also Events at/around YE2009
- Where to Eat and Drink
- Resources and Guides to Lisbon
- Getting around in Lisbon
- A Facebook Event has been created to promote the conference, so feel free to add yourself and invite your friends. You can add any photos, links, etc. too, and can contact us via info at yapceurope2009.org for further details. And remember to register here too :)
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This is a blog-like format for notes and progress with btrfs on puppy-linux.
There should be no reason why it cannot access the btrfs.
It can inherently be used in single mode, mirror mode, striped mode, and mirrored striped mode.
Ultimate goal: like the "new" ext4fs, puppy linux should be able to
incorporate the btrfs. Pmount, Roxfiler, gparted, grub bootloader...
If constrained to a USB stick, why not use two of them at least for a performance boost (striped mode), or for the more cautious, a dependency boost (mirrored mode).
Fast in RAM, fast/dependable on dual USB sticks...
Finally, when hd device space are added to the pool of dual USB sticks, subvolume snapshots can be made and kept for immediate recovery should something happen.
Let's make it happen.
Barry has a great page for puppy development. Let's start there:
+ http://www.puppylinux.com/development/
Some initial thoughts:
+ puppy already has btrfs kernel module...
+ loaded the module on boot-up... but cannot mount or access a btrfs partition... "wrong fstype..." it says...
+ download btrfs, compile, and "install" the tools
+ btrfs-tools that must be converted to .sfs (or .pet)
+ oh yes, that kernel must be upgraded too.. at least to a v2.6.39
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Okay, we'll need a puppy distro with a desktop to make things much
easier and more productive.
Examining Lucid pup...
+ binary-compatible with ubuntu which has support for btrfs
+ can upgrade kernel to 2.6.39 ( http://bkhome.org/sources/kernel-188.8.131.52/ )
can we push it to 3.1.x?
+ has devx for compilation and linking purposes[/url]
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Hmmm. It's clear that the btrfs works out of the box due to it being compiled as a module in the kernel.
Kernel versions greater than v2.6.29 can access a btrfs subvolume. The "younger" the kernel (i.e. v3.4 / v3.5), the better the support.
Tested using:
Lighthouse64 Mariner (v5.14)
1. Begin with a liveCD/USB version of the puppy of your choice.
2. Boot into the environment, configure timezone, keyboard, hostname, devices, etc.
3. Download & install btrfs-progs pet from the repo, or a binary-compatible download of it. (FatDog64 is built on slackware64, so...)
4. Test by going to the Terminal, and invoking 'btrfs'. If usage instructions are present, installation is successful.
3. reboot, and create a persistant savefile. At least 768M would work.
4. Back into the environment? Usually, it'll prompt for other sfs files to
load. Do so.
5. Go into the boot manager. If your host already has predefined btrfs modules, then chances are this puppy has already loaded the modules needed. Let's double-check this by entering the "module blacklist manager".
6. If listed, btrfs should be in the left pane as a module that "are currently loaded".... which automatically loads:
+ libcrc32c
+ zlib
+ zlib_deflate
If not, let's exit, then "add a new module"
7. Add the btrfs module.
Then reboot.
Back into the puppy environment? any btrfs defined partitions are
ready for use. Try using Pmount to mount them. If not, then
PCmanFM will do the job.
As always, the younger the kernel, the better "support" is available.
Right now, Exprimo-5.x.184.108.40.206 contains the "latest" kernel version for the 32-bit system; Fatdog-601 contains the "latest" kernel version for the 64-bit system.
The final exercise is to engage the exercises
found here:
If you choose to upgrade the kernel, then you may consider re-creating the btrfs subvolumes from scratch. Only the "latest kernel versions" of btrfs will give active support.
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If you go to my website and the kernels page you will find a set of mage2 kernels of the 3.3 series. They are configured with btrfs and kernel utilities for it turned on.
If your going to upgrade from a kernel version 2, you also need to upgrade your aufs package from 2 to 3, the pet is listed.
The only thing missing for btrfs, as far as i'm aware of a fsck package. Without it a crash could be serious, I believe it's in the pipeline though.
good luck
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Post subject: Re: btrfs kernels
scsijon wrote:
If you go to my website and the kernels page you will find a set of mage2 kernels of the 3.3 series. They are configured with btrfs and kernel utilities for it turned on.
If your going to upgrade from a kernel version 2, you also need to upgrade your aufs package from 2 to 3, the pet is listed.
we're starting from the puppies that are already utilizing kernel v3.X.Y ...
it appears these already have the upgraded aufs package.
scsijon wrote:
The only thing missing for btrfs, as far as i'm aware of a fsck package. Without it a crash could be serious, I believe it's in the pipeline though. [snip]...
The lack of a fsck package didn't stop Linus... so it shouldn't stop anyone else.
Anyways, Mason has already put in place the means to rebuild the filesystem from system-initiated snapshots... worst case. Best case, a user-created snapshot, is enough which would literally eliminate the need for fsck.
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Quote# 91038
Friends, I believe the worm has begun to turn and the backlash against the fascistic "gay" agenda has finally started. As Christians we need to steward this process and keep it civil and positive. Our goal is not merely to stop their agenda, it is to advance our own: a genuinely family-friendly society grounded in healthy Biblical values. To that end, it is time for our side to begin showing the contrast in clear unequivocal terms. We need to expose every aspect of the homosexual lifestyle and agenda to public scrutiny and at the same time remind everyone that God's plan for sex and marriage produces as much good and health as "sexual freedom" produces harm and disease.
Likewise, the choice of the Center for Marriage Policy http://marriagepolicy.org/ to come against "gay marriage" on the grounds of public health, talking again about the diseases associated with homosexual conduct, is a very smart move. They have declared September Protect Marriage Month and are circulating a flyer detailing the many health risks of homosexuality. We need to bring back public discussion of AIDS as a "gay" disease, pederasty as major subculture of male homosexuality, mental health problems and domestic violence as major problems associated with lesbianism, the recruitment of children into a homosexual identity through experimentation with "gay" sex, etc.. All the truths we stopped telling because they screamed so loudly about them.
Now is the time to step out from the behind the defensive bulwark of "traditional marriage" in which our only argument is that "marriage is between a man and a woman." It is time to start taking back some of the ground we have ceded to the other side in the face of their overwhelming public relations superiority. Their marketing strategy to cast homosexuality as benign and even socially beneficial has finally hit the brick wall of reality. The phony facade is beginning to crack and crumble like an eggshell does when a baby chick is ready to be born.
Scott Lively,
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Quote# 91037
LGBT History Month is not yet universally adopted by public schools. Nevertheless, throughout October tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands of innocent school children will be subjected to the most despicable brainwashing ever conducted in American classrooms. They will be taught, through carefully constructed lesson plans, to view homosexuals as a superior class of human beings whose influence on society has been wholly benign, but whose contributions to society have been limited due to irrational prejudice and bigotry. They will learn the importance of protecting homosexuals from societal "homophobia," perhaps even emanating from their own parents, and that homosexuality is a perfectly normal and healthy (and unchangeable) form of sexual identity. In other words, they will be indoctrinated in provably false and thoroughly biased pro-"gay" propaganda.
In the interest of balance, I'd like to offer a few facts that are not likely to make it into the curriculum.
Another inconvenient fact unlikely to be cited by GLSEN brainwashers is that the German SHR, the world's first organization to define homosexuality as a struggle for "human rights," was formed in 1919 by Nazi-aligned German nationalists (shortly before the formation of the Nazi Party), and that it's most prominent member was Ernst Roehm, later to become supreme leader of the dreaded Nazi SA or Storm Troopers. Roehm was also, incidentally, a pederast, meaning that like [Henry] Gerber he was an adult homosexual male who seduced teenaged boys.
I could go on and on but it only gets worse. The point is that the "gay rights" movement is not benign. Its history is a poisoned stream whose head waters begin in the swamp of Sadean perversion and whose direction was set by the same people who created the Nazi Party. In America its course has run mostly through underground sewers until the past few decades when control of the movement fell into the hands of modern marketing experts who have hidden the truth under a white-washed facade of their own shrewd design. And it is this sugar-sweetened poison that is about to be spoon-fed to America's public school students. It is a "gay" Koolaid of dangerous lies and it is to our great shame that this once Christian nation will allow these innocent children to consume it with hardly a whimper of protest by the public. This pederastic theme at the core of the "gay" movement did not end with Gerber. His eventual successor, Harry Hay, founder of the Mattachine Society in 1950 was an outspoken defender of NAMBLA, the North American Man Boy Love Association.
Scott Lively,
Scott Lively Ministries
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Quote# 91036
Europe doesn't have much of a moral compass anymore, so it's no wonder that the majority of them believe in evolution. The belief in a theory that says things got here for no real reason is an immoral and illogical theory. Dumb luck is not a scientific theory, anyway, yet that's what natural selection is: the unlucky variants get selected out, leaving the lucky variants. Morality is grounded in truth, and there is nothing truthful about luck as something that can cause things to originate.
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Quote# 91027
For the last couple months I've been going back and forth doing my best to witness to mormons on various sites. Feel like I have gotten NO WHERE! Is it just me? I wonder if Jesus felt this way when dealing with the Pharisees. They have this certain arrogance where they have all the answers and would rather follow blindly then to listen to any common sence.
Rapture Ready
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Submitted By: Christopher Lee
Quote# 91024
Pres. Barack Obama is famous lacking empathy, but also for wanting to appoint judges with empathy, and for blaming 9/11 on an absence of empathy in the terrorists.
I am wondering why everyone assumes that empathy is a good thing. If psychologists can measure whether it is going up or down, then they ought to be able to measure whether it is making us better or worse off. Where's the evidence? If it is good, then why is it that the upper classes don't want it? I suspect that high empathy measurements are correlated with an assortment of psychological problems.
Roger Schlafly,
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Quote# 91018
But do men have a menstrual cycle? Nope. Do men give birth? Nope. So there is no way men and women can be the same, our sexual organs are not the same, the male penis is extrovert, outside his body, showing his wheel of thought spins outward, the female vagina is introvert, showing her wheel of thought spins inwards. This is also revealed in our sexual organ function. For men it spins outward, he will pay for visual porn, and in that money we find that women spend equally on romance novels, showing her sex is operated on a story playing in her head.
Now mind you. Men call this a dysfunctional neurosis in women, for not having sex like a man. But men truly have no clue the creature they are having sex with. You can pull any man off the street and ask him to explain the science of the female tampon, he won't be able to respond, and most women will deny it to!
Oh it's simple, they have books and books of cases on record that reveal all the evidence of what we are. If a man gets to play serial killer, the woman gets to play that game to! That is why men invented abortion, so they could teach women to be their sex slaves. Feminism has volumes and volumes of cold hard facts through years and years of research of the gender game, and how men hate women, but love sex!
Wonder Woman,
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Submitted By: ScrappyB
Quote# 91014
Are you freaking kidding me? I dont want any aitheists or agnostics voting since they dont represent the majority or the minority groups that actually care about how this country will survive.
Beverly Raddatz,
Huffington Post
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Submitted By: afacelessatheist
Quote# 90961
Adoption has always been the answer to orphans. The problem today is there are not enough babies thanks to the legal murder of babies. As a woman, I'm ashamed that well over 52 million of the unborn have been chemically killed, had their brains sucked out while being born and dumped aside to die alone without comfort because obama said to do that if the baby after treatment is still alive. This country is 350 million, if we keep this rate of killing our young this country will not exist. My neighbors went to S.America for two babies because the lists they were on were ridiculously long. And, wow, a Christian college can't stand up for not killing the innocent, seems to me that's the problem with Christians today, not willing to go to the cross and die. That college needs to close. A puppy set on fire in our area got more sympathy than a baby in it's carrier's womb being killed. Planned Parenthood (the main killer of babies) is still in business and those trying to kill the puppy are in jail. This is the U.S. today. I do not approve of abuse of animals or babies. As for women, please, in this age of longevity, what the heck is 9 months out of a woman's life to save her future sanity and make another woman happy who can't have children. As for rape, the sins of the father visited upon the children, good thing all the sins of fathers aren't visited upon their children. What does Jesus say about sin of one visited upon the innocent one.
Original Anna,
Christianity Today
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Quote# 90920
Many see Planned Parenthood as a virtuous place that offers needed health services. Some even believe that Planned Parenthood offers those "phantom mammograms". That has been one in their parade of lies perpetrated on a gullible public. Exposing Planned Parenthood has been very effective in changing the hearts and minds of people that have been fooled by the fancy glossy campaigns they put forth and all the celebrity and political heavy weights that endorse them.
Christians must do more to bring this vile entity down and destroy the myth of it being good for women. Planned Parenthood degrades women and makes millions of dollars on the slaughter of the fruit of the womb. We must get righteously indignant that this is going on and being paid for with our tax dollars. This is not okay! The Catholics have been brave warriors in the fight to bring down Planned Parenthood. They stand in front of those vile clinics with signs and pray. The Evangelicals are not as vocal and visible in this war unfortunately.
Rapture Ready
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Quote# 90718
If you look at history through a biblical world view, the last step before a nation is completely destroyed is they drive the righteous from among them. If this isn't a sign of a group of people that will drive the righteous from among them, and that's the last step before God's wrath comes, I fear for our country and it is - it cannot be overstated, it cannot be called paranoid ... If you are a God-fearing person, hear me. Last call, America. Last call. Because the righteous will be driven from among them.
They are nasty, divisive and, I'm sorry, but there is no way to describe that quote from Valerie Jarrett other than evil. Warning: Saul Alinsky is just the beginning of these people.
But I believe in the American people. I believe that we are not too far gone. I believe that people can watch and see the difference. They can feel the difference. When you watch Barack Obama, you can just see he is angry. When you watch Mitt Romney, you can see he is not. We are not an angry nation. We don't listen to demagogues like that. It doesn't work. No matter how much power he has amassed, no matter how many friends in the media he has, Americans know. And if they reject it this time, if they're so dead inside - that's a possibility - if they're so dead inside that they can no longer see the difference between good and evil, we have to be destroyed because we will be a remarkable evil on this planet.
Glenn Beck,
Glenn Beck Radio
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Submitted By: michael3ov
Quote# 90665
Express your hatred, shame, and outright disgust with anyone you know who voted Democrat. However, for me, I'm choosing another rather unique path; a personal boycott, if you will. Starting early this morning, I am going to un-friend every single individual on Facebook who voted for Obama, or I even suspect may have Democrat leanings. I will do the same in person. All family and friends, even close family and friends, who I know to be Democrats are hereby dead to me. I vow never to speak to them again for the rest of my life, or have any communications with them. They are in short, the enemies of liberty. They deserve nothing less than hatred and utter contempt
I strongly urge all other libertarians to do the same. Are you married
to someone who voted for Obama, have a girlfriend who voted 'O'.
Divorce them. Break up with them without haste. Vow not to attend
family functions, Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas for example, if there
will be any family members in attendance who are Democrats.
Do you work for someone who voted for Obama? Quit your job. Co-workers
who voted for Obama. Simply don't talk to them in the workplace, unless
your boss instructs you too for work-related only purposes. Have
clients who voted Democrat? Call them up this morning and tell them to
take their business elsewhere's.
Have a neighbor who votes for Obama? You could take a crap on their lawn. Then again, probably not a good idea since it would be technically illegal to do this. But you could have your dog take care of business. Not your fault if he just happens to choose that particular spot.
And start your boycott of your Democrat friends and family today. Like this morning. First thing you can do, very easy, is to un-friend all Democrats from your Facebook account.
Eric Dondero,
Libertarian Republican
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Quote# 90557
When a real man hears that his nation is fighting a "war for oil," for example, he honors the manly leadership of his nation that has the balls to take manly action. The real man doesn't whine and kowtow to the milquetoast apologizers and ass kissers. A real man kicks ass, he doesn't kiss ass. A real man doesn't form gun thug gangs to kowtow to enforce feminist laws and work against men and families. When a real man learns that his neighbor has slapped his whiny bitch wife for adultery or disrespect, the real man shakes his neighbor's hand and honors him for having the balls to take manly action in control of his wife and family.
They are taking manly control of their families even if it means kicking the feminazi bitches to the curb instead of walking down an isle with one of them. They need manly leadership to retake control of our nation.
The World According to Bob
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Quote# 90458
[I]f opposition to same-sex marriage is as immoral as racism, why did no great moral thinker, in all of history, ever advocate male-male or female-female marriage? Opposition to racism was advocated by every great moral thinker. Moses, for example, married a black woman, the very definition of Catholic is "universal" and therefore diverse and has always included every race, and the equality of human beings of every race was a central tenet of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and other world religions. But no one – not Moses, Jesus, Buddha, Muhammad, Aquinas, Gandhi, not the Bible or the Quran or any other sacred text, nor even a single anti-religious secular thinker of the Enlightenment, ever advocated redefining marriage to include members of the same sex.
To argue that opposition to same-sex marriage is immoral is to argue that every moral thinker and every religion and social movement in the history of mankind prior to the last 20 years in America and Europe was immoral. About no other issue could this be said. Every moral advance has been rooted in prior moral thinking. The anti-slavery movement was based on the Bible. Martin Luther King, Jr. was first and foremost the "Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.," and he regularly appealed to the moral authority of the Scriptures when making his appeals on behalf of racial equality. Same-sex marriage is the only social movement to break entirely with the past, to create a moral ideal never before conceived. It might be right, but it might also be an example of the moral hubris of the present generation, the generation that created the self-esteem movement: After all, you need a lot of self-esteem to hold yourself morally superior to all those who preceded you.
Dennis Prager,
World Net Daily
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Quote# 90443
Harris not only forgets that his argument cuts both ways, but also fails to see how logic clearly dictates that the correct solution to the Extinction Equation would be to put an end to science rather than religion. The five major religions, Hinduism, Chinese folk religion, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam have collectively been around 33 times longer than modern science without ever once threatening the species, whereas in a mere 350 years, science has managed to produce multiple threats to continued human existence.
So the collected religions have been around for a combined 11 600 years and have not managed to even threaten the eradication of mankind, whereas science, as we know it, has been around for a mere 350 years, and since the 6th and 7th August, 1945, the world has been under the constant threat of annihilation.
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Submitted By: Frostythesnowman
Quote# 90434
Harry Potter
is showing people how to be evil satanic WITCHES. Notice that they call people in the book WITCHES. That is a sign that they are subliminally training people to use WITCHCRAFT. WITCHCRAFT is satanic. Therefore, Harry Potter promotes WITCHCRAFT and YOU SHALL NOT SUFFER A WITCH TO LIVE. Also, the school is called "Hogwarts School of WITCHCRAFT" showing that is obviously teaching people WITCHCRAFT which is SATANIC. In Harry Potter, the WITCHES went to great pains to conceal themselves from the regular, non-satanic folk. This is obviously a secret WITCHCRAFT guide that tells people how to be WITCHES and worship SATAN, while pretending to be an innocent work of fiction. Real WITCHES exist, but they hide well from us using information gleaned from Harry Potter, so that they can continue to worship SATAN.
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Submitted By: TheReasonator
Quote# 90399
Our school systems have spent the last few decades teaching us that we're nothing more than animals. So why should people and the press get upset when people act like animals? People are behaving in the manner that we've permitted the culture to tout--that we're just animals anyway. They should rejoice their classroom lectures have stuck!
You see-it's much, much better taking out the moral standards outlined and dictated by a Holy God from schools. Having kids shoot at each other or even massacre kids at school--or promoting perverted sexual behavior is much better and much more contributing to a solid society. That's why there's no decay in our cities, countries and why we have full jail cells--it's what the animals do.
And since Darwin was "right"...so why would I get in trouble for whacking my neighbors--since they compete for the same resources as I? Isn't that part of their social Darwinism mantra? Survival of the fittest? Funny--they want you to believe you're animals but get twisted out of shape when people act like animals. How inconsistent and shallow.
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Submitted By: Tony
Quote# 90341
"I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen," Mourdock said during Tuesday's Senate debate, choking up. Mourdock's opponent, Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly, opposes abortion except in cases of rape and incest.
After the debate, Mourdock further explained his comment.
"Are you trying to suggest somehow that God preordained rape, no I don't think that," said Mourdock, according to The Associated Press. "Anyone who would suggest that is just sick and twisted. No, that's not even close to what I said.
Richard Mourdock,
Yahoo News
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Submitted By: Doubting Thomas
Quote# 90000
I am tired of seeing the retreat of Christianity. It is sound Christian doctrine that has given us the great freedom and prosperity we enjoy. The United States was founded on sound Christian principles. The foundational principle is that man has a sin nature, and that law and government should be structured to harness man's selfish nature for the good of society. The Ten Commandments are the foundation of a free nation. They limit and direct man's behavior in a positive direction for the benefit of all. The proper role of government is to reward good behavior and punish bad behavior. Our government punishes hard work and productivity, and rewards laziness. The foundation stones of a productive society are the commandments "thou shall not bear false witness" and "thou shall not steal". When I was criticizing President Obama's redistribution philosophy, a liberal friend once ask me, "Charlie, what would Jesus say"? I told her I knew exactly what Jesus would say. He would say "thou shall not steal"! If government punishes hard work, and rewards laziness, we will all have less. The Democrat philosophy is that we should cut the pie in equal tiny pieces for all to share. The Republican philosophy is that we should bake more pies.
There is a strange alliance between the liberal left and the Muslim religion. It may be that since both are the enemies of Christianity, that they both believe that, my enemy's enemy is my friend. However there are several similarities between the two. Both are antichrist in that they both deny that Jesus is God in the flesh of man, and the savior of mankind. They both also hold that their cause should take over the entire world through violent, bloody, revolution. Both want to end freedom of speech so that their doctrine cannot be criticized. Neither can survive in a free marketplace of ideas. They both lack an understanding of the true nature of God. That is, that God wants us to freely choose to love, warship, and serve him because we understand that he loved us while we were in the unlovable state of complete rebellion to him. God does not want to force himself on anyone. Love for him must be a free choice. Both Communism and the Muslim religion want to deny man that choice.
Charles Fuqua,
God's Law - The Only Political Solution
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Quote# 89902
The Bible explains the Holocaust perfectly. In fact a main story of the Bible is the story of an earlier holocaust, namely the fall of Israel to Babylon. This was certainly a holocaust with a similar proportion of death and destruction to the recent Holocaust. The reason for the first holocaust was that Israel had become corrupt. Israel had absorbed the false beliefs of the surrounding cultures and had lost all moral integrity. As a result, Israel was punished. This was in fact a necessary thing because Israel needed to be purified. A corrupt culture should be destroyed and one can hope that the remnant will become good. The Bible says that both the righteous and the wicked were punished in this holocaust and this is inevitable when there is such violence.
I see the recent holocaust as being more or less the same story. Many Jews absorbed and participated in the Liberal culture of Europe. Liberalism is no better than worshipping Baal. The Wiemar Republic was a particularly liberal society which incorporated many Jews. The liberal Jews lost all morality and were/are basically corrupt. The Nazis played the same role that Babylon had played in the earlier holocaust. The main difference between these two holocausts in my mind is that modern Jews have misunderstood the recent holocaust. They portray themselves as victims without accepting any responsibility for their participation in Liberalism. If Jews don't learn the right lesson, then history will repeat itself and there will be more holocausts. I would prefer that that be avoided, but it can only be avoided if Jews shift their focus from studying the Talmud to studying the Bible.
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Submitted By: tweetybird
Quote# 89860
Only thing is, imo - if things slowed down / stopped / reversed....would we ever again believe the time is near? Now, say it all stopped, then started up again 10 or more yrs. later. Wouldn't the watchers say....."yeah, right.... I remember many yrs. ago when Israel was completely surrounded by enemies wanting to wipe it off the map, the global encomony was ready to collapse, Israel was calling for their Messiah, the Christians were sure Jesus was at the door, the Islam religion thought their "mahdi" was on stage", etc.... I know I would have a hard time getting excited about it again many yrs. down the road. It is all set up so perfect now!
Why would God tell us what to watch for - set it up exactly that way - then, have it come to nothing?
Just think, if we did that one time with our own children waiting for Christmas; you know, putting up the tree, wrapping their presents, planning all the family get togethers - then call Christmas off, I doubt they would get too excited the next yr. So, maybe it's just me, but I think this is it. We are living in the very final days before we see it all, imo. God wouldn't call us to watch, then trick us. ysic MG
rapture ready
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Submitted By: Tony
Quote# 91010
Don't you ever get tired of making the same false parallel in argument over argument. The problem with preventing interraccial marriage is that it was impossible to enforce, and had no basis in biology. Now, the problems with preventing legal recognition of the homosexual "union" is just the opposite: the homosexual relationship, by its very nature, is unstable and unnatural. It is in the best interest of the state and nation to prevent that sort of "union" from being recognized, and indeed it is in the interest of the state and nation to make it as difficult as possible for those poor mentally handicapped individuals from at the very least flaunting their mental disorders in public, to say nothing of spreading it.
Hunter Worthington,
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Quote# 91003
[But I agree with you about television. It is predominately pro evolution]
It is, however no single theory is ever put forward. Evolutionists are at war with themselves more than with creationists, for example i recently watched about 5 minutes of an evolution doctumentary about the origins of man, the clip showed one scientist arguing with another (quite strongly and harshly) over the Out Of Africa hypothesis Vs. the Multi-regional hypothesis. Both scientists were evolutionists but were calling each other ''wrong''.
The theory of evolution just seems to be in a great mess, evolutionists themselves can't even agree.
Evolution Fairytale Forum
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Submitted By: dpareja
Quote# 90995
[A]t last there is a sensible Western country. I am so pleased to know that people still fear God and not like modern day Europe, seriously a Swedish school banned the use of gender related pronouns like he, she, him etc. keeping in mind the LGBTs and France says that reference to mother and father must be done away with. Is it not the beginning of an apocalypse?
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Quote# 90993
[re: Jesus being the writer of Epistle to the Hebrews]
There is no other plausible author. Do you suggest any? The author had to be highly proficient in both the Greek language and Hebrew culture and scriptures, and capable of writing or dictating a flawless essay. Only Jesus meets those conditions.
Andy Schlafly,
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Submitted By: Night Jaguar
Quote# 90991
moral relativism and liberal pretzel logic.
only 50-60 years ago, nuclear family great, kids were a normal outcome of sex, perverts were jailed, animals were pets or on your plate by God's grace. if you wanted to fool around you paid for your own birth control b/c it was your responsibility for exercising that liberty. and this wasn't consider just christian thinking, it was inherent common sense for most people across all demographics.
since then the secular experts have abandoned God, and are'going it alone. and the best they come up with is gay parents are better in part b/c no kids, dads aren't needed anymore, whatever you do if you care about the earth and the rest of us, don't have kids, and don't eat animals, but you can screw them. save the planet,abort your baby is their battle cry. and we expect the rest of you to pay for our abortions and contraceptives, we're morally superior'to you now, don't you know? we're saving the planet!
the one thing i've prayed for and known I'd have from God saving me , is a sound mind, a mind that can see clearly what is going on around me and know wht's right from what isn't. today we've fallen so far from just a short time ago, it aparently does take a rocket scientist to know what even secular common sense agreed with God's word, only 60 years ago.
Secret Agent Man,
Free Republic
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Fairfield firearms maker, with $1.2M donated to NRA, helps arm gun-rights lobby
Now that the federal government's fiscal cliff crisis is over, another impassioned debate in Washington is likely to affect one Fairfield business more than any other.
But to make sure its voice is heard in that debate, Sturm Ruger & Co., a manufacturer of handguns and rifles headquartered on Lacey Place in Fairfield's Southport section, has emerged in the last year as a major bankroller of the firearms industry's powerful lobby -- the National Rifle Association.
Sturm Ruger made and sold more than 1.2 million firearms from April 2011 to April 2012, and some of the weapons it manufactures in Newport, N.H., and Prescott, Ariz., appear to be in the sights of at least one Democratic senator who favors new gun-control legislation.
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., plans to introduce a bill this month that would ban the manufacture or sale of "military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition-feeding devices." While the specifics of her bill aren't available, she includes "semi-automatic rifles and handguns with a fixed magazine that can accept more than 10 rounds," according to a summary on her website.
Sturm Ruger, whose weapons are sold at 30 retail stores in Connecticut, manufactures about three dozen weapons that have a capacity greater than 10 rounds, according to its website. The highest-capacity weapons advertised on its site accept 30-round magazines.
A Sturm Ruger spokesman said Wednesday the company is declining interview requests from the media, even as the firearms industry and its allies have been thrust into the national spotlight following the Newtown school shootings last month.
The Dec. 14 massacre, which claimed the lives of 20 first-grade students and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School, has ignited the latest round of debate over gun laws in the United States and a push for new controls on the availability of weapons, particularly assault-style rifles like the one used by the Newtown killer.
More InformationSturm Ruger at a glance Annual revenue: $328.8 million * Annual net income: $40 million * Total stock value: $907 million Employees: 1,224 *Revenue and income for fiscal year that ended Dec. 31, 2011
But Sturm Ruger is not making comments in part because the company is publicly traded and has to be "careful about forward-looking statements," the spokesman said.
Shares of Sturm Ruger are traded on the New York Stock Exchange and its stock price closed at $47.34 per share Thursday.
The NRA, which likely will lead the opposition to new gun-control legislation, benefited handsomely from Sturm Ruger last April when the company's "1.2 Million Gun Challenge to Benefit the NRA" ended. The business had pledged to donate $1 for every firearm it sold during the year-long challenge, which started and ended on the dates of NRA annual meetings. Sturm Ruger ended up donating $1.254 million to the NRA.
The donation, which Sturm Ruger describes as a "historic accomplishment" and "record-breaking feat in the firearms industry" on its website, benefited the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, which has a stated goal of "preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals to purchase, possess, and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution."
"Our friends at Ruger have long supported the work of the NRA, and the Million Gun Challenge takes their commitment to the next level," Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's executive vice president, said in a statement on Ruger's website. "The NRA is grateful for their leadership and dedication to the cause of freedom."
Sturm Ruger CEO Mike Fifer was quoted in the news release as saying that the company achieved its goal "because of the strong support of our loyal consumers."
"Everyone who purchased a Ruger during the past year contributed to this achievement and should take pride in making history," Fifer said in the release. In the statement, the company boasts that it is the first firearms manufacturer in the nation to build and ship more than a million firearms in one year.
Sturm Ruger's status in the firearms industry was also noted in November, when the company won the Firearms Manufacturer of the Year award from the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers for the sixth consecutive year. Sturm Ruger describes itself as "one of the nation's leading manufacturers of high-quality firearms for the commercial sporting market."
Fairfield Police Lt. James Perez said Sturm Ruger no longer manufactures weapons at its 2.73-acre Southport complex. Perez said he's toured the building and that it's used as office space.
"Just an office building," he said. "It used to be a manufacturing plant, but they have since done away with any manufacturing in Connecticut."
Perez said Sturm Ruger, founded in 1949, "has been a very positive community partner of ours." He said the company recently donated $3,000 to Fairfield police so the department could acquire a K-9 and, in turn, the dog was named "Ruger" in honor of that donation.
He said the Police Department and Sturm Ruger are working to develop programs to promote firearms safety. One would be designed for gun owners, and the other would be a community program whose audience and objective is still in development, Perez said.
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Sturm Ruger also owns an office building on Station Street in Southport, and its annual tax bill this fiscal year for that property and the one on Lacey Place, which has an address of 2520 Post Road on land records, totals $75,763. The business is current on its taxes, according to the Tax Collector's Office.
Sturm Ruger manufactures weapons in seven categories, according to its website -- bolt-action rifles, single-shot rifles, auto-loading rifles, center-fire pistols, rim-fire pistols, double-action revolvers and single-action revolvers. The firearms that have a capacity of more than 10 bullets fall into the categories of auto-loading rifles and center-fire pistols. Some of the single-action revolvers and bolt-action rifles have a capacity of 10.


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Easter Rice-Krispie Peeps Treats are a tradition around here--for the kids because they love anything with this much sugar and for me because they can make them themselves.
It's the basic Rice Krispies Treats recipe shaped into little nests with a marshmallow Peep stuck on top and surrounded by tiny candy eggs. I couldn't find tiny eggs this year for some reason and instead used tiny Wilton hearts which turned out all the cuter.
If needed they can each be sealed in a plastic bag and tied with curling ribbon as an individually wrapped treat.
You may remember that Andrew left for eight days on business in Seattle and Washington D.C. You may remember my moaning about missing out on the fun and the chance to visit our old haunt, Continental Pizzas and Subs. Well he came home last Wednesday and you know what he pulled out of his bag? Yup, bought and carried 3000 miles just for me. Eight hours later I was enjoying my tiny piece of 8-inch heaven.
Actually, he brought me six sandwiches. The sandwiches there are so huge what you're seeing is actually a quarter of a large sandwich so he technically brought me six of these babies which I rationed out over the next few days, carefully reheating and savoring bite by bite. What you see is the one that survived the longest.
1. Soundtrack: "Chevaliers de Sangreal" from The Davinci Code
2. Jazz: "Love Me or Leave Me" by Nina Simone
3. Classic Rock: "Rockin' Me" by Steve Miller Band
4. Folk: "Down to the Water to Pray" by Alison Krauss
5. Opera: "Ah Tutti Contenti" from The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
6. Pop: "I Like the Way You Move" by The Bodyrockers
7. Ballad: "I Know You by Heart" by Eva Cassidy
Yvonne at Grow Your Writing Business asked about successful blogging secrets, things I've done that contribute to my blogging. Here are six:
1. Writing in my journal every week--it keeps me at the keyboard and helps the words flow.
2. Having children--where else would my material come from?
3. Marrying Andrew--see #2. You too could have a blog if you were married to this man, he's my agent, my manager and I'm his straight man.
4. Gardening--I like to see things grow whether it's my blog or my peonies.
5. Cooking--This ensures I have at least one thing a week to post about. Guaranteed.
6. Keeping a sense of humor--it's taught me to see the potential of otherwise tragic circumstances.
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