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About Dennis Homes
Dennis Homes first began playing guitar at the age of 14 and played in a couple of amateur groups before switching to bass guitar and joining his first semi-pro group in 1964 at the age of 17. The group was called The Ricochets and played regularly in pubs in and around North and East London. They mainly played rock n'roll and the latest pop songs, then in1966 after a few personnel changes they evolved into a soul band with a line-up of guitar, bass, drums organ and two saxophones.
The following year Dennis left and joined his first professional band, The Inhibition. They played mainly soul music and performed in clubs and dance halls. It was in the year 1967 that psychedelic music was making quite an impact and in between gigging with his band Dennis would often visit some of the London clubs where bands such as Pink Floyd were playing. At the same time he would also regularly visit lots of folk clubs and the influence of both psychedelic and folk music was inspiring him to write songs in a very different vein. It was also at this time that he started to learn to play the vibraphone.
In early 1968 The Inhibition were signed up by a record producer and released a single on the Island label called Tonapah. At the request of the producer they changed their name to Santos Morados who thought that it would be more in keeping with the song. Dennis, however, was more interested in performing his own material and decided to leave the band and form his own group switching from bass to acoustic guitar.
He formed Synanthesia in the summer of 1968 which was a multi-instrumental trio consisting of himself on vocals, acoustic guitar and vibraphone; Leslie Cook on vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, violin and bongos; and Jim Fraser on concert flute, alto flute, nose flute, oboe, alto sax and soprano sax. They only played their own material written either by Dennis or Leslie Cook.
They soon started performing regularly all over the country, mainly on the university circuit but also at some of the country's leading clubs such as the Marquee in London and Mothers in Birmingham. They also played gigs at John Peel's Midnight Court which was held at the Lyceum Ballroom in London and at All Saints Hall, Notting Hill, another mecca of psychedelic music.
They performed alongside many top acts of the time such as Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Fairport Convention, Steel Eye Span and Bonzo Dog. In September 1969 they released an album on the RCA label called Synanthesia. They also recorded another of Dennis's Songs called Shifting Sands which was originally intended as a single. For this track they were augmented with a string orchestra that was arranged by David Palmer, the keyboard player from Jethro Tull. However, shortly after recording this song Leslie Cook decided to leave the group as he wanted to pursue a career in journalism and the band split up. Although Shifting Sands was never released as a single it did appear on a compilation album on RCA called 49 Greek Street which featured many acts that had played at the legendary London folk club Les Cousins.
Click here to hear "Shifting Sands" by Synanthesia with Dennis on lead vocals and guitar.
Dennis carried on playing mainly at folks clubs, mostly solo but occasionally with other musicians. In the latter part of 1970 he started a club called The East London Arts Lab where musicians, singers, poets, and actors could perform. This venture led to Dennis becoming quite interested in the theatre and he then joined a few theatrical groups and wrote songs for several productions. In 1973 he teamed up with a playwright and wrote the music for a revue called East of Aldgate Pump which was staged at a London Theatre, The Hoxton Music Hall.
After this production he stopped performing for about 18 years. He still played guitar and wrote the occasional song, but mainly as a hobby and for a while he taught guitar and music at a local music college. It was then in the early nineties that he decided to go back to live performing and he now plays at clubs on a regular basis and also at the occasional music festival. He has written over 400 songs and has recorded numerous radio broadcasts for both BBC and local radio stations.
In the late 1990s a renewed interest in alternative and so-called psychedelic folk music of the late 60s/early 70s started to emerge and the groups of that period such as Synanthesia were once again in the spotlight. They started to call this type of music 'acid folk', although no specific name was ever given to this genre at that time. Old vinyl copies of the Synanthesia album were starting to sell for ridiculously high prices on eBay, in some cases for as high as £350 and the record gained almost cult status. The book Galactic Ramble, which contains over 500 pages and revues 3,000 albums of the 60s and 70s covering pop, rock, jazz, folk, blues, etc., lists the Synanthesia album in the all-time top ten of acid folk recordings. There were two unauthorised bootleg releases of the Synanthesia album, Thorns Backtrack Archive label issued a 12 inch vinyl copy of the album and Elegy Records released it on CD. However, in 2005 Sunbeam Records did an official re-release of the album on CD and included the bonus track of Shifting Sands. Unlike the two previous unofficial bootlegs that were just copied, Sunbeam re-mastered the recording and included a booklet in the CD with extensive notes written by Dennis Homes. This was followed later with a re-issue of the album in vinyl format remastered at Abbey Road, and in 2010 Sunbeam Records released a second run of the CD. Tracks from the Synanthesia album have also been included in six different compilation albums, (further details in the Discography section.)
Since then Dennis has also released three solo albums,
Kites and Rainbows
in 2008,
We May Never Walk This Road Again
in 2014 and
Sunset to Song Rise
in 2017.


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I haven't had a chance to answer questions from the last two days so I'll do that now. If you ever want an answer to a question, you should add it to the latest post because even on a good day I never have the time to go searching back through the archives to answer questions on old posts.
Joanne, in addition to book shops, the book will be sold from this blog, so yes, it will be available anywhere I can post it. I'll sign it for you too if you would like. : - )
Hi Kathryn, thanks for your comment.
Steelkitten, are they real hedgehogs?
Chance and Rois, Hanno loves collecting what I call ' junk' and he calls 'I can fix that'. LOL! Luckily he's a very tidy man so we never have junk on display, it's all in his shed waiting for its time.
Betty, thanks for wishing me joy as I write. I really appreciate that.
Tansy, yes it's a template. The details at at the very bottom of the page.
Bunny, that's nice looking bread. Well done!
LOL Allison. I'm glad you found that dehydrator.
I do remember your Welshie, Maggie. We are really looking forward to welcoming a new family member. I think she will make Alice's future years joyful ones.
Sheila, I think Alice will be renewed too. I can't wait to see them together on that first day.
Brenda, thank you for your thoughts. I write with a sense of inclusion and warmly welcome everyone who takes the time to read here. I'm pleased to know your Christian ladies feel comfortable here.
ithinkican, I don't know of anyone else who had problems posting a comment yesterday. Hanno has written up some notes on garden tool maintenance for me to post soon. It's a good idea to have a few posts from him. He doesn't want to write posts but is happy for me to write up his notes.
Sharon, our cat Hettie likes fish FULL STOP. We've tried her on other foods but she refuses them. It is very difficult to retrain cats to eat different foods but if we ever got another kitten, we'd feed it on homemade cat food. Here is some info on feeding cats written by a vet.
Becky, hello to you and Padfoot! Airedales are great clowns. Rosie and Alice used to chase each other around the yard every afternoon at 4pm. I'm still not sure how they knew what time it was. They have many distinctive traits and are wonderful family dogs.
Gail, I am one very plain and simple gal and I never put anything extra into my soap so I can't really advise you. I am sure one of the soapmakers here will know. My feeling would be that you'd dry the leaves and crumble them up before adding them and you would do that at the trace stage. Can anyone help Gail?
Margaret, it's good to know you've gained encouragement here. I hope for that every day. Good luck with the chooks and the soap.
Cyn, I think Carla's book will go on for a ling time to come. My son Shane has read my book and would like one for himself. I think her message is timeless.
Annie, we are a two person family and that amount of soap would last us about four-five months. I usually give some to my sons, both their girlfriends love it; I use it for hair washing, general cleaning and in the kitchen. Each bar lasts a long time but they can be used for many things.
Toria, thank you so much for that link! I will order some today and make some liquid dish soap.
Carolyn, working with lye is just another skill to learn. You can do it, love. Take it slow and work alone.
Shirley, Hanno made my favourite wooden mould. They're very good, aren't they. You have an excellent site. I discovered it fairly recently and visit you with my other list of current favourites when I have time.
Rose, it's your next step. You'll be fine. Anyone who can make cakes can make soap.
Laura, we bought our scale secondhand from ebay. That was about five or six years ago now but I'm sure they still have them. Ours is a postal scale which gives you great accuracy.
Renae, never throw it out. I think soap can always be rescued. You did the right thing. Let your rebatched soap cure and test it with hand washing but I'm pretty sure it will be okay to use. The thin film may be caused by not mixing it enough. If you're sure of your measurements and have used a reliable recipe, try mixing over a longer period of time. Are you using a stick blender? That is the best method of mixing soap.
Debbie, rebatch it by melting your soap in a saucepan. When it's melted and about 50C, mix it again. Hopefully that will work. If you want to add fragrance, never add it until you've reached trace.
Diana, it does become gel-like and gluggy. It might also separate. That's okay. I just mash mine up with a potato masher and when I use it, make sure I add the gel and water combined. Like masterpiecemom below, I now use the powder. It's much easier to make and dissolves well in my frontloader.
Hi Jenny, I hope you grow many loofas. I cut mine up and pour soap into them. I have a photo of it somewhere in the archives.
Mrs Mac, thank you so much for sharing how to make your scrubbing soap. It's fabulous.
Donetta, I use this soap to wash up in the sink. You can dissolve it but it will turn to gel. It still works but it's a pain to get out of the bottle. I just rub the bar onto my dishmop. I'm going to be making some liquid dish soap soon. It uses a different type of lye and now that Toria has given me the link to a local supplier, I'll be able to make it regularly. I have made laundry detergent using this soap but I usually use bought soap flakes.
Hi Babs! Can you share how you add the honey and oatmeal? I'm very interested and I'm sure some of the others will be too. Thank you.
D, I don't think you reached 'real' trace. Was it cold the day you made your soap? Your mix might have looked like trace but it had lost its heat and thickened.
Pam, I have read that too but I don't believe it. I always wash my utensils in the sink, using hot water and a scrubbing brush. My mixer is an old one and used mainly for soap but I do occasionally use it for cakes.
Diane, sorry, I don't have time to make soap for sale. Maybe one day I will. There may be other readers here who sell their homemade soap. Who is selling homemade soap? Does anyone have it in their Etsy shop?
Lori, you're using the wrong mould. You need one that will allow the soap to slip out easily. Any of the resin cake forms are very good. I bought mine for $2 at a dollar shop.
Monique dear, this is the question I am asked more than any other. I should put it permanently on the home page. The pots are traditionally used so a gardener will not poke their eye out on the stake while bending over. I just like the look of them and have been gardening with them for many. many years. Good luck with your garden changes.
seanymph, maybe one of the soapmakers here would supply your store when you open. I wonder who is making soap for sale. Anyone?
Jody, the measurements are above.
Elaine, thanks for sharing.
I am really delighted that so many of you are making soap. Slowly, step by step, changes are happening around the world. It feels good to be part of this significant change, doesn't it.

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Hola from Chile
The flight certainly seemed quicker on the way back. Could it be because we had our own individual in flight systems and I was hooked on playing "Who wants to be a millionaire", quite possibly, as they had the English version of the game. I hopped once again in the VIP taxi and back to "Hostal de Sammy". I'm whacked so caught up on email and had an early night.
The next morning my paranoia has kicked in. I'm chatting with some of the hostal workers who are from all over the place and one of them has been robbed three times. This continent certainly has it's share of horror stories. I think in Chile though it's mostly petty crime and they don't come after you armed. I'm Lonely Planetless and despite my griping about it, it is great for giving you an idea of where to go and stay. I search for an English bookshop but the only one appears to have closed down. I have the added problem of it's a Sunday so a lot of things aren't open. I ask for a hint of where bookshops may be and then I head outside. Time to kick this paranoia once and for all. I head for the Metro and buy a ticket at 38p one way (hear that Mr Livingstone !!) to Providencia. I walk for a bit and find tourist information which is also closed. Then I find an English book shop. It's closed but at least I know where it is for tomorrow. The Chileans must be avid readers as I then find another 5 shops, 3 of which are open. The third miraculously has a South America Lonely Planet in English, ok it's double the price of the UK but it's worth that not to have carried it all this time. I head back to the hostel to start planning Chile.
Back at the hostel I meet Richard, a Canadian guy, he borrows my book and I decide that initially I'm going to head north to the desert. He suggests we go to the bus station together to get our tickets. He's heading south. This sounds like a great idea as I need to go to the cash machine and added male protection would be a bonus. We get our tickets and then head to the supermarket. My journey is 23 hours and includes food, his doesn't. The Chileans do have a sense of humour. Maybe it's the sun I don't know. Richard buys some fruit and veg and as it is being weighed he says the name of each item in Spanish to the grocery man. As he says "tomate", the assistant says "you say tomato and I say tomate". I collapse laughing, it was really very funny and I can't imagine a guy in a UK supermarket coming up with the same quick wit. We head back to the hostel, mission completed and spend the night chatting in the courtyard with the other travellers.
In the morning I catch up on the blog and do the laundry (it's free here) and then await my taxi. I'd left myself a bit of time. That was just as well as the driver drops me at the completely wrong terminal. It's boiling, I've got all my bags and the woman at information tells me I'm a good four blocks of weaving through terminals. I walk for a couple of blocks and then in danger of missing my bus I grab a taxi. This guy takes me exactly where I need to be and doesn't want any money but I give him enough to cover the fare and more, I'm just so grateful to have made it.
I'd booked semi cama which is the worst class. I'm with Tur Bus and I have to say the seats are amazing. I have leg room, they recline right back and most importantly there's no one sitting next to me, well at the moment, I can spread out for my 23 hours. I'm also the only non Chilean on the bus. What must the top price be like ? We tend to stop every 3 hours. I'm going to abstain from the bus toilet and use the ones at stops. You have to pay but they are really clean. It really is a very civilised country. Initially, on leaving Santiago various traders come on and sell food. A few people also seem to board randomly. We get given a salami roll and a bottle of fanta. They do like their bread here. After 6 hours we stop at a town called La Serena one of the oldest towns in Chile and a couple of Aussie girls get on. They are seated across the aisle from me. A crying child gets on and sits behind me – always a worry but he settles down pretty quickly. Another roll is given out, this time it has some kind of fish paste inside. It's time to sleep. I have packed eye shades and ear plugs and literally fall asleep straight away. I'm woken a little while later, my adjacent seat is now needed for some new passengers. I awake at 7.30am, now the seat is occupied by David our bus steward. He's been giving us the food and blankets all the way through – and it's service with a smile !!. I go back to sleep and finally wake up at 9am. Outside the scenery has turned to desert. We get to watch "24" in Spanish and "School of Rock", then we stop at Antifagusta, another beach side town so the bus can be cleaned. Finally at 3pm, 24 hours after we left, we arrive.
The Aussie girls (Sky and Liz) adopt me, as it so happens I'd picked out the hostel they'd booked at as a possibility for myself. The town, San Pedro de Atacama is amazing, it looks like something straight out of a spaghetti western. I swear a gun fight was going to break out at any moment and I could hear "The Shadows" playing "Apache" in the background. Was that Clint Eastwood walking by ? No…… but you get my drift (I hope !!). We reached the beautiful plaza de armes which is the town square and longingly looked at some tourists downing cold beer. Maybe later. 80% of the income here comes from tourists while 20% comes from agriculture. We found our "Hostal la Ruca" and were all put in the same dorm. After a quick cup of tea and chat with some people who'd been there a couple of days to get a few tips it was time to go for a wander. Or in our case, straight to the square for a couple of pitchers of beers. We just chatted and then went for dinner. I was served a huge pizza which ended up lasting me 3 days.
I woke up early so made some tea. I have been eaten alive by mosquito's or does Macca the hostel dog have fleas ? Probably, but I think it's the mozzies. We walked down to the bakery for a pastry and then walked around town to book our tours. The girls were planning to leave for Bolivia the next day and I had a few trips that I wanted to do. We accomplished that pretty quickly and then searched for gloves and hats for the girls as their journey was going to be extremely cold at night. The shops seemed to contain everything you can get in Peru for quadruple the price so I didn't bother. I'm sure I'll pick a few things up when I finally get to Bolivia. An earthquake had hit 100km away from here last week so apart from one restaurant collapsing they were digging up the streets to make sure the water mains were okay. I can imagine that no water in the desert would become an issue.
We'd decided to go on the same trip that afternoon so were headed to the Valley of the Moon and Dead Valley. We were taken initially to a look out point where we could see the local volcanoes. You can see smoke every morning from one of them although it's last explosion was 4 years ago but this was only small. Next stop Dead Valley. Actually it's original name was Mars valley because the sand was quite red but the word for Mars and Dead are very similar in Spanish so the name got a bit lost in translation. In the distance we could see some really cool sand twisters. It's windy out here as I was soon to find out. To get in to the valley we had to run down some huge dunes. Some people took their shoes off, although I had a feeling their feet would hot up pretty quickly and they did. As I emptied my shoes the wind picked up and kindly lodged some sand in between my contact lenses. I tried to sluish it away with water which eased the pain for a minute before it started again. Down in the valley the guide threw some stones at the edge of the cliff. Small rocks broke off and the noise sounded just like a xylophone – nice !! Then deeper through the valley and we came to a cave. Dead Valley done it was time to go to Valley of the Moon.
Moon valley got it's name due to the fact that a lot of it is supposed to look like the moon's surface. It was incredibly windy once again and I tried to wrap my fleece around me to avoid more getting i to my eyes. Liz was very sensible, she had what looked like an Arabic scarf tied all the way around her head – wish I'd improvised with my sarong. We had to walk up to the main hill so that we could get a good view of the sunset. The setting sun was actually partially blocked by a dune but then the best bit of the tour happened. As the sun set the landscape completely changed colour, it was so beautiful and really I would have started the tour later so you can get more of the spectacular scene(I've attached a picture). Oh well, time to go back and remove that contact lens. We went out for a simple pasta dinner – 80% of the food seems to be Italian here and then it was time for bed.
I got up early and said goodbye to the girls who were off to Bolivia. I was getting picked up at 8am for my archeological tour. I decided to do this one as you get to learn a bit more about the original inhabitants. Firstly, we were driven to Quitor which housed an old desert fortress. The fortress consisted of 2 houses and 120 walls. It was built high in the hills which enabled them to see any approaching enemy. From there, they could run and inform the villagers who would then take shelter in the fortress. The actual Atacama people arrived in the area around 3000 years ago, way before the Inca's. Although they were beaten by the Inca's and also later the Spanish. The recent earthquake had caused a few of the rocks from the walls to fall down so we had to be quite careful as to where we trod. There was a great view over the whole valley. After we walked back up to the top to look at the views we walked down and were driven to Tulor. What I really like about Chile is that when you pay to go in to the local protected areas all of the fees go back in to the individual villages to give them a better way of life (Cambodia – look and learn !!). Tulor was a village that contained around 120 round mud houses, only 7 remain. They were built circular so that they were more protected from the wind. They had rebuilt one house so we could see inside, it did look quite cosy. Unfortunately a lot of the existing houses are a bit delapidated and full of sand but they can't remove it as the houses would collapse. At this point a Dutch girl in our group got stung by something and it seemed very painful. The guide just said oh well, you'll be okay. I don't think she was allergic as I did see her walking around the town later on. Later that afternoon I decided to go to the museum to find out a bit more. It did go back to the beginning of their people and at least it had some English translations for me to read.
I went to bed early as I was getting up at 3.30am to go on my next tour. As the girls had gone I was sharing a room with a French couple, an oriental guy and another guy who we'll call meditation man as we often found him sitting in the dark with the door wide open in the lotus position. The French came in and were going out again so were very considerate. It's nearly 10pm and I'm just dozing off finally when the other two get back. They turn on the light, completely ignoring the fact that I'm there. I cover my head with the sheet to block out the light, all hope of immediate sleep lost. Then they start rustling carrier bags against my ear or that's what it felt like. Then they decide to go to the kitchen or somewhere – leaving the light on and door open, there are people talking in the courtyard so I can now hear them aswell. I slam it and turn off the light. 20 minutes later in they come again, light on, same ritual repeated. I have to get up for fear of committing violence and have a cup of tea. I stare daggers at them as I go – it's just so inconsiderate. In dorms you get the incredibly considerate and the immensely selfish – I hope I fall in to the first category. I have now decided that if they are packing at least I'll get rid of them tomorrow, if not I'll have a word with them when I get back from my tour. If they don't apologise then I have decided to invest in a carton of milk which I will distribute amongst their rucksacks. This has the added benefit of not staining clothes but in the desert heat it will definitely make them smell after a couple of days when I'm long gone. Of course, you always have to be a bit careful as it's very possible that you could bump into these people again. I'm also comforted by the fact that my alarm will be going off at 3.30am – see how they like it !! (Apologies for stooping so low but I really wanted some sleep). Okay, now I have insomnia, the French come in with their torches (so as not to turn the light on – again consideration !!!!!) and I finally drift off at 1.30am – great !! 2 hours sleep.
We wake up as per alarm and are ready in time for our 4am bus. We coincidentally booked the same tour with the same company. Our hostel always seems to get picked up first but we made it on time so that was lucky, unlike a couple of people who hadn't managed to wake up. The bus did try them again after they'd picked everyone else up but still no sign of them, wonder if you lose your money.
It was a two hour drive to the "El Tatio Geysers". The temperature in the desert at that time of the morning is -5 degrees. The desert valley looks stunning and between 6am and 7am is the best time to see the geysers at their highest (the picture above is as the sun is coming up). Again, the recent earthquake had caused seven new geysers to appear. We are instructed not to inhale the fumes and to stay close to the guide as the mist can make you lose your way. Four people have died by not following these instructions. The last was a Spanish guy two years ago. They used to have a foot bridge over one of the geysers where you would quickly take a photo and then get off. The Spanish guy stayed too long and died from inhaling the fumes. Some have fallen in, and once you're in there's no chance of rescue. After the geysers we were served a welcome breakfast and then it was time to go to the hot pools. I had dressed in bikini but as we only had twenty minutes decided not to bother. The springs turned out to be warm rather than hot so I'm glad I didn't.
After the springs we went to check out the wildlife at the local watering holes. We got to see vicuna (a deer like animal), Suri (or rhea, similar to ostrich), more birds and then a whole flock of black tailed flamenco birds (I think they meant flamenco and not flamingo although they looked very similar). Then it was time to go to a canyon full of cacti. They were huge and grow 1cm per year which meant some of them must have been nearly 300 years old. We were told not to buy cacti products from the locals as they should be protected. One had fallen due to the earthquake so the locals were allowed to take that one. There was a marquee being set up for a wedding – what a great setting !!
I got back to my hostel and the weirdo's had gone, so had my alarm clock !! Should have gone for it with the milk after all. The French checked out and I now had two Irish girls who were lovely. I went in to town with one of them, Niamph, for a late lunch early dinner. We came back and she had a bottle of red which after some digging around with the cork we managed to open. A Belgian guy joined us and we invited the owner for a drink. They all spoke Spanish and I got the general gist. I went to bed early and in the morning said goodbye to the hostel's dog Magga who'd really taken a liking to me. The desert has been amazing, I'd really recommend it as it's so totally different to the rest of Chile. Oh well, time for another long bus journey and to head to Valparaiso……..
Transport count:
Plane = 15, Bus = 52, Train = 2, Boat =14, Sunglasses = 5, Mosquito Repellent = 8
Take care all
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HA5 Rejuvenating Hydrator
Size - 2 oz
Who It's For
Great for the very dry as a second moisturizing layer, great for oily skin and acne
Dr. Irwin's Product Review
There's a lot of buzz about hyaluronic acid (HA) as a moistuizer for skin. What's nice is that it binds water in the skin without adding oil, so it's great at adding extra hydration for very dry skin......put it under your regular moisturizer. And....it's great for those with oily skin and acne because it hydrates without oil. Also, helpful when the the weather is hot and humid. Very light.
The SkinCeuticals Hydrating B5 Gel is similar in that it's also almost pure hyaluronic acid, but with vitamin B5 (niacin) added. The B5 helps to prevent age spots (solar lentigoes) and the "yellowing" that occur naturally in skin with aging. This HA5 SkinMedica product with both short and long chain hyaluronic acid molecules is better for fine lines and hydration.
The price point looks high, but is actually pretty good. It has double the amount (2.0 oz) of many skin care products. The SkinCeuticals Hydrating B5 Gel is only 1.0 oz, for example.
The packaging is air travel friendly.
How to Use
Usually after cleansing and under other products, but ok to use with other serums/gels
Water, Dimethicone, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Bis-PEG-8 Dimethicone, Polysilicone-11, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Flower Cell Extract, Vibrio Alginolyticus Ferment Filtrate, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Porphyridium Cruentum Extract, Whey Protein, Plankton Extract, Trehalose, Urea, Serine, Algin, Caprylyl Glycol, Pullulan, Disodium Phosphate, Potassium Phosphate, Pentylene Glycol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Sodium Citrate, Sea Water, Sucrose Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polysorbate 60, Propanediol, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate 80, Silica, Decyl Glucoside, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA.
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MDMA is a synthetic substance commonly known as ecstasy, although the latter term has now been generalised to cover a wide range of other substances. Originally developed in 1912 by the Merck chemical company, it was never marketed as such. Although proposed as an aid to psychiatric counselling, therapeutic use is extremely limited. Illicit MDMA is normally seen as tablets, many of which are manufactured in Europe. It acts as a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant and has a weak hallucinogenic property more accurately described as increased sensory awareness. MDMA is under international control.
Molecular structure
Molecular formula: C11H15NO2
Molecular weight: 193.2
MDMA is an abbreviation for methylenedioxy-methylamphetamine. The formal (IUPAC) name is N-methyl-1-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)propan-2-amine, but MDMA (CAS-42542-10-09) is commonly known as 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine or methylenedioxy-methylamfetamine. Other chemical names include N,α-dimethyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethylamine or, less usually, N-methyl-1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-propanamine. MDMA is a member of the larger group of ring-substituted phenethylamines. As with other phenethylamines, and like its close relative methamphetamine, MDMA also exists in two enantiomeric forms (R and S).
Physical form
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The most common salt is the hydrochloride (CAS-64057-70-1) which occurs as a white or off-white powder or as crystals soluble in water. The phosphate salt is also encountered. Illicit products are seen principally as white tablets with a characteristic impression (logo), less commonly as white powders or capsules. MDMA base is a colourless oil insoluble in water.
Whereas phenethylamines without ring substitution usually behave as stimulants, ring substitution (as in MDMA) leads to a modification in the pharmacological properties. Ingestion of MDMA causes euphoria, increased sensory awareness and mild central stimulation. It is less hallucinogenic than its lower homologue, methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA). The terms empathogenic and entactogenic have been coined to describe the socialising effects of MDMA. Following ingestion, most of the dose of MDMA is excreted in the urine unchanged. Major metabolites are 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) and O-demethylated compounds. Following a dose of 75 mg, the maximum plasma concentration of around 0.13 mg/L is reached within two hours. The plasma half-life is 6–7 hours. In animals, MDMA causes neurotoxicity, as evidenced by anatomical changes in axon structure and a persisting reduction in brain serotonin levels. The significance of these findings to human users is still unclear, although cognitive impairment is associated with MDMA use. Some of the pharmacodynamic and toxic effects of MDMA vary, depending on which enantiomer is used. However, almost all illicit MDMA exists as a racemic mixture. Fatalities following a dose of 300 mg have been noted, but toxicity depends on many factors, including individual susceptibility and the circumstances in which MDMA is used.
Synthesis and precursors
There are four principal precursors which can be used in the manufacture of MDMA and related drugs: safrole, isosafrole, piperonal and 3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone (PMK). Safrole is the key starting material in so far as the other three can be synthesised from it. In the original Merck patent of 1914, safrole was reacted with hydrobromic acid to form bromosafrole, which was converted to MDMA using methylamine. Many illicit syntheses start with PMK and use either the Leuckart route or various reductive aminations including the aluminium foil method. All of these methods produce racemic MDMA. The four precursors noted above are listed in Table I of the United Nations 1988 Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. The corresponding EU legislation is set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90 (as later amended), which governs trade between the EU and third countries.
Mode of use
MDMA in tablet form is almost always used orally (ingested), but the powdered form could also be snorted, inhaled or injected, although the latter route is rarely observed in the context of recreational ecstasy use.
Other names
As some of the above names suggest, MDMA is a derivative of amphetamine and a member of the phenethylamine family. A number of homologous compounds with broadly similar effects, e.g. MDA (methylenedioxyamphetamine), MDEA (methylenedioxyethylamphetamine) and MBDB (N-methyl-1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-butanamine), have appeared, but have proved less popular. These and many other more distant relatives of MDMA have now been subsumed by the generic term ecstasy. Street terms for MDMA include Adam and XTC, but often reflect the imprinted logo, e.g. Mitsubishis, Love Doves and many others.
In common with many of its homologues, MDMA reacts with the Marquis field test to produce a dark blue/black coloration. The mass spectrum shows limited structure with a major ion at m/z = 58 and other ions at m/z = 135 and 77. Using gas chromatography, the limits of detection in plasma and urine are 1.6 μg/L and 47 μg/L respectively.
Typical purities
Tablets contain, on average, 60–70 mg (base equivalent) of MDMA either as the hydrochloride salt or, less commonly, as the phosphate salt. Loose powders may range from crushed tablets (typically 30–40 % purity) to almost pure MDMA. The free base constitutes 84 % of the hydrochloride salt. Apart from the active drug, tablets contain a bulking agent such as lactose and smaller quantities of binders. In 2011, average values of 43 (Denmark) to 113 mg (Turkey) MDMA per tablet were reported across Europe (Table PPP-8, part (i)).
During the last few years, there has been a change in the content of illicit drug tablets in Europe, from a situation where most tablets analysed contained MDMA or another ecstasy-like substance (MDEA, MDA) as the only psychoactive substance, to one where the contents are more diverse, and MDMA-like substances less present. This shift was most pronounced in 2009, when only three countries reported that MDMA-like substances accounted for a large proportion of the tablets analysed. More recently, there is evidence of a return to MDMA in tablets. In 2011, the number of countries reporting a predominance of tablets containing MDMA-like substances increased to eleven (Table PPP-9 part (i))
Control status
MDMA, shown as (+/–)-N,α-dimethyl-3,4-(methylene-dioxy)phenethylamine, is listed in Schedule I of the United Nations 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances.
Among young adults (15- to 34-year-olds), lifetime prevalence of reported 'ecstasy' (the term widely used to cover MDMA) use varies considerably between countries, from 0.1 % to 12.2 %, with a weighted European average of 5.7 % (Table GPS-1, part (iii)). Last year use of 'ecstasy' in this age group ranges from 0.1 % to 3.1 %. It is estimated that about 1.8 million (1.3 %) young Europeans have used 'ecstasy' during the last year (Table GPS-2, part (ii)).
Lifetime prevalence of 'ecstasy' use among 15- to 16-year-old school students ranged from 1 % to 4 % in the 24 EU Member States and Norway with ESPAD surveys in 2011 with only the United Kingdom reporting a prevalence level of 4 %, in both the ESPAD survey and the English national school survey.
'Ecstasy' use has historically been linked to the electronic dance-music scene, and is concentrated among young adults, particularly young males.
Synthetic stimulant substances other thatn MDMA may also be marketed as 'ecstasy'.
Street price
Ecstasy is now considerably cheaper than it was in the 1990s. In 2011, the mean retail price of ecstasy tablets reported ranged between EUR 4 (the Netherlands) and EUR 17 (Italy) each (Table PPP-4 part (i)). The average retail price of ecstasy, adjusted for inflation, fell (33 %) in most EU countries (21 out off 23) that reported sufficient data for trend analysis over the period 2006–11 (Figure PPP-1).
Medical use
MDMA once found limited use in psychiatric counselling, but its therapeutic use is now rare.
Iversen, L. (2006), Speed, Ecstasy, Ritalin: the science of amphetamines, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
King, L. A. and McDermott, S. (2004), 'Drugs of abuse', in: Moffat, A. C., Osselton, M. D. and Widdop, B. (eds.) (2004), Clarke's analysis of drugs and poisons, 3rd edn, Vol. 1, pp. 37–52, Pharmaceutical Press, London.
Moffat, A. C., Osselton, M, D. and Widdop, B, (eds.) (2004), Clarke's analysis of drugs and poisons, 3rd edn, Vol. 2, Pharmaceutical Press, London.
Shulgin, A and Shulgin, A, (1992), PIHKAL: A chemical love story, Transform Press, Berkeley, CA.
United Nations (2006), Multilingual Dictionary of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances under International Control, United Nations, New York.
United Nations (2006), Recommended Methods for the Identification and analysis of amphetamine, methamphetamine and their ring-substituted analogues in seized materials (revised and updated), Manual for Use by National Drug Testing Laboratories, United Nations, New York.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2003), Ecstasy and Amphetamines Global Survey 2003, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna (http://www.unodc.org/pdf/publications/report_ats_2003-09-23_1.pdf).
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2004), World Drug Report 2004, Vol. 1: Analysis, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna (http://www.unodc.org/pdf/WDR_2004/volume_1.pdf).
Further reading
The following publications have been proposed for further reading by Reitox national focal points. They represent a shortlist of key publications on the drug in each Member State*.
Bastin, Ph., Dal, M. and Hariga, F. (2004), Ecstasy pilules sans ordonnances : usages et usagers de nouvelles drogues de synthèse, Eurotox, Bruxelles.
Benschop, A., Rabes, M. and Korf, D. J. (2002), Pill testing. Ecstasy and Prevention, Rozenberg, Amsterdam.
Decorte, T. (2005), Ecstasy in Vlaanderen: een multidisciplinaire kijk op synthetische drugs, Acco, Leuven.
Páleníček, T., Kubů, P. and Mravčík, V. (2004), Nové syntetické drogy. Charakteristika a hlavní rizika, Úřad vlády České republiky, Praha.
Thomasius, R. (2000), Ecstasy, Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart.
J. Royo-Isacha et al. (2004), 'Drogas de síntesis: del uso al policonsumo. Algunos riesgos asociados y una propuesta de intervención terapêutica', in: Aten Primaria 33(4), pp. 209–13.
Pérez Pérez et al. (2003), 'Toxicología de las drogas de síntesis', in: Rev. Toxicol Volume: 20, pp. 182–186.
Bobes, J. and Saiz, P. A. (2003), Monografia Drogas Recreativas, Adicciones vol. 15, suplemento 2.
Giraudon, I., and Bello, P. Y. (2003), Regards sur l'ecstasy et d'autres produits de synthèse en France, OFDT, Paris.
INSERM (1998), Ecstasy: des données biologiques et cliniques aux contextes d'usage, Paris.
Dagmara Reingardienė (2006), 'Ekstazio toksiškumas' [Ecstasy (MDMA) toxicity], in: Medicina (Kaunas) 42(6), pp. 519–23.
Meisch, P. (1998), Les drogues de type ecstasy au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, CePT, Luxembourg.
Calado, V. G. (2006), Drogas sintéticas: mundos culturais, musica trance e Ciberespaço, IDT, Lisboa.
Hartelius, J. (2005), Narkotika: dopningsmedel och hälsofarliga varor [Narcotic drugs, doping and goods dangerous to health], Svenska Carnegie institutet, Stockholm.
Heilig, M. (2004), Beroendetillstånd, Studentlitteratur, Lund.
* Please note that not all national focal points have provided references so the list above cannot be considered exhaustive. Moreover, inclusion in this list does not imply that the EMCDDA endorses these publications. The views expressed in these publications are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the EMCDDA.


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Topps announced Thursday morning that it was adding a newly created relic card paying tribute to the Kennedy Brothers…John, Robert and Ted. The card, titled "Camelot" will be limited to just 5 copies and will be inserted into packs of 2009 Triple Threads Baseball. Triple Threads, known for its wide array of relic and autographed cards, ships later this month.
The card includes a swatch from an old sweater worn by JFK and two chunks of floor that used to reside in the Capitol Building.


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Stormwater & Pollution VideoMar 17, 2019 - Education - Mobile Bay NEP
Pollution in water is not only ugly, it can result in the death of a range of plants and animals and put our health at risk, too.
If we want to know how to keep our water clean, we need to know what makes it dirty
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New Curbside Recycling in MobileSep 14, 2017 - Education - Mobile Bay NEP
Thank you, Kittrell Recycling, for partnering with Create a Clean Water Future and the Mobile Bay NEP!
Having recently moved across the country from Washington state back to Mobile, Alabama, the Kittrells recognized many differences between the two regions of the country. Among th...
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Don't Sweep It Under the Rug!
Aug 27, 2016
- Education
- Cheryl Monroe
The Importance of Parking Lot Cleaning
Parking lots are a magnet for litter and hazardous materials found in storm water runoff. Things you don't pay much attention to, such as car fluids, brake dust, pesticides and cleaners gather on the surface and mix in with the dirt and rocks that come off of the roadways on car tires. This unwan...
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New Create a Clean Water Future Website LaunchedMar 16, 2016 - Education - Mobile Bay NEP
The new Create a Clean Water Future website features easy to do tips for every category of people from children to adults and business owners to government officials there is a growing list of tips that you can do to be a clean water future creator. The site is at cleanwaterfuture.com...
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Create a Clean Water Future Bag PSAFeb 15, 2016 - Education - Mobile Bay NEP
Produced by Blink! Media, the new Create a Clean Future PSA "Bag" shows how easy it can be to forget about trash that may get blown out of the back of your pickup truck. Remembering to secure all loose trash can make a big difference in keeping our water clean....
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Carles Puyol and Michel Salgado bring El Clasico to Dubai in duFC finals
Over 10,000 spectators stopped by Dubai Mall throughout Saturday where the du Football Champions were crowned for the 2016/2017 season.
The nation's final eight teams gave it their all in a day that witnessed the highest level of competition, culminating duFC's UAE Schools and Street's Cups six-month journey that brought together over 7,000 players hailing from the UAE's four corners with over 3,864 goals and 1,060 games played in the nation's best venues in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai and Sharjah.
WATCH: A ridiculous dive from Adelaide United star
One of the highlights of the day was an exhibition match, recreating the famed Clasico face-off between former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol playing with half the du La Liga HPC team and former Real Madrid captain Michel Salgado playing with the other half. Puyol's team beat Salgado's 2-0.
The success of duFC's second season reflects the partnership with La Liga, which has already produced one player scouted for Malaga FC. The players are being trained at the du La Liga HPC by La Liga coaches and currently lead the UAE FA's official Academy League table.
Commenting on his participation in the finals, Puyol said, "It's great to be here in the UAE with the next generation of footballers! duFC is a platform that every young football talent dreams of, offering them the opportunity to be scouted - I look forward to the next La Liga star emerging from the UAE."
Arsenal players couldn't cope with Wenger exit announcement - Keown
The Winners
In the UAE Girls Challenge, Go Pro Sports beat Adastra 6-2 in an intense match with a repeated barrage of attempts on goals.
In the UAE Streets Cup, Abu Dhabi's Al 7osani beat Dubai's Ultimate XI 5-0, displaying an overpowering presence from the starting whistle.
In the Boys U14, Hatta's Rashed Bin Saeed School beat Abu Dhabi's British School Khubairat 8-2, becoming the first public school to win the UAE Schools Cup.
And the most exciting match of the day was the Boys U16 Final between Dubai's Mawakeb Garhoud and Sharjah's Al Ma'arifa which ended in a 3-3 draw, forcing the teams to go to penalties ending in a victory with a 5-4 final score for Al Mawakeb.
The winning Boys U16 and BU14 team will earn a trip of a lifetime to Spain to watch a FC Barcelona match. The UAE Girls Challenge winner will travel to the UK to watch a Manchester United match.
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Self-Reliance Corner - The Challenge to Become
Our self-reliance message for this month comes from several quotes by Elder Dallin H. Oaks:
|Elder Dallin H. Oaks
"In contrast to the institutions of the world, which teach us to know something, the gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to become something". (Ensign, November 2000, p. 32).
"Whatever causes us to be dependent on someone else for decisions or resources we could provide for ourselves, weakens us spiritually and retards our growth toward what the gospel plan intends us to be." (Ensign, November 2003, p. 40).
(In both cases, the emphasis is ours.)
A serious consideration of these quotations of course begs the questions: "What do we want to become?" and "What is it that the gospel plan intends us to be?". Each of us must answer these questions for ourselves. No matter what our answers, though, they will define our own vision for our lives, which in turn establishes the long and short-term goals towards which we inexorably work every day. It does not matter if we have written them down on paper or even if we have articulated or consciously thought of them. They are there, underpinning and directing our actions, day by day.
While the Cheshire cat's advice to Alice, that if she did not know where she was going, it did not matter which road she took, sounds reasonable, it is a fact that in this life all roads go somewhere and each day we chose the path we will follow and the turns we will take. Do you not want to have some idea of what both the journey and the destination will be like? Knowing that our choices each day are important, it is prudent for us to do some contemplation and soul-searching, to discover our answers to the above questions, and to make some changes if we don't like where our life is headed.
A true disciple of Christ might have, as one answer, that he or she wants to become like Christ - to develop his/her characteristics, especially the kind of love he/she has for others, which we call charity. Other answers might be that we want to be an exemplary husband or wife, or father or mother. Or that we want to excel in some area of science, engineering, medicine, law, teaching, philosophy, history, politics, art, music, etc., and thereby make a real contribution to the society around us.
|Elder D. Todd Christofferson
The obvious follow-on question, once we have firmly established a vision for our lives, is "How do we go about achieving that vision?". That is a long discussion for a future post, but to whet your appetite, we'd like to close with this quote from Elder D. Todd Christofferson:
"It is God's will that we be free men and women, enabled to rise to our full potential both temporally and spiritually, that we be free from the humiliating limitations of poverty and the bondage of sin, that we enjoy self-respect and independence, that we be prepared in all things to join Him in His celestial kingdom." (Ensign, November 2014, "Free Forever, to Act for Themselves").
Out and About
We were out for a day in the Dandenong Mountains recently and decided to stop by Miss Marple's Tea Room for an afternoon snack. This is located in the small town of Sassafras. The food was delicious, and being mystery lovers (especially those by Agatha Christie), we loved the ambiance.
In a nearby park, the pathways were beautifully painted with local flora and fauna - it was almost a shame to walk on them!
While out walking in early April, we came across a real treat - first time in the wild! We saw an Echidna rooting around for some ants amongst the leaves. He was very shy to start, hunkering down and showing us his quills, but after a while, condescended to move around again, allowing us to get the following photo:
|An Echidna Rooting for its Supper
A few days later, we saw another Echidna, street art style, painted on the side of an electrical box. This one was a bit more adventurous than her real counterpart:
|Australian Street Art
Birds and Flying-foxes
This is a time of year when the bird life is diminishing - many of them are flying north for the winter (that's right - a sensible bird does not fly south for the winter in Australia; too many icebergs). However, we discovered a colony of the only mammal capable of sustained flight - the "Australian Grey-headed Flying-Fox" (they just looked like huge bats to us).
This colony used to roost in the Botanical Gardens in downtown Melbourne, but was relocated to a 1 km long section along the Yarra River in Bell Bird park (don't see any Bell Birds around there now). It is hard to estimate their numbers, but there must be from 10 to 50 hanging from every tree on both sides of the river, with a total of several thousand bats. They like to "hang out" during the day, but are not really sleeping. There is a continual (not unpleasant) noise and the occasional bat that decides to fly from one tree to the next.
The bats don't eat where they roost, but at dusk fly up to 50 km away to feed. They are major pollinators of eucalyptus trees, as they feed on a vegetarian diet.
The following guy is literally hanging by his toe nails from a rather wimpy looking branch, quite content. Apparently hanging upside down is the most efficient way to spend the day, as the bat isn't fighting gravity trying to stay upright.
|Australian Grey-headed Flying-fox
We managed to take a photo of one flying-fox just as it opened its wings for a stretch. The expression "blind as a bat" really does not apply to these bats - they can see better than a human during the day time and at least as well as a cat at night.
|Australian Grey-headed Flying-fox - taking a break (from resting) and having a stretch.
Here is one shot of about 50 bats hanging in one tree - an example of how densely they congregate during the day. They were removed from the Botanical Gardens because of problems with breaking tree branches, but the Eucalyptus trees along this stretch of the river seem quite hardy.
|Flying-foxes lining the trees along the Yarra River
These bats are protected by the city parks and police. Anyone caught disturbing them during the day or injuring them is subject to heavy fines and/or imprisonment.
While many "exotic" birds are in short supply, there are still birds that are hanging around the cricket fields for an early morning breakfast. They particularly like whatever shows up after a rainfall.
|White Ibis (yes, we can see the black head :>)
The last bird photo for this blog is of the uncommon, Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo. Normally raucous in the spring, when feeding on the Acacia Trees, in the fall they were quiet and subdued (both in sound and colour). We were fortunate to see a few in a reserve known as Grant's Picnic Grounds in the Dandenong Mountains. On that same trip, we also caught a brief glimpse of the elusive Lyrebird but were too dumbfounded to react and take a photo (sigh!).
|Yellow-Tailed Black-Cockatoo


text: Harbin City, 7 late old man always dreamed of mother for the police to the mother grave two shot " evil " – Heilongjiang Channel – people.com.cn "I came to the police, but I'm afraid I thing you no matter, can you help me?" 25, a seven year old man alone came to the city of Harbin Daowai District Yongyuan police station to police for help, but his request was that the police to the mother graves to put two guns. What's going on here? 25 15, a 70 year old man on crutches came to the police station in Yongyuan hall, sitting chair. At that time, many people work, everyone thought he came to the police station for household registration. By 17, the hours were almost the same, and the old man was still sitting in the chair without saying anything. Seeing this situation, the police station police on duty asked whether the old uncle is to apply for household registration, why not go to the window?. The old man slowly said, "I'll call the police, but I'm afraid I don't care about it.". Can you help me?" The police first comfort the elderly: "what is the first thing you say, we think for you."." The old people just say their own situation, did not expect this to make the police dumbfounding. The old man told police he lived in dual Yongyuan Town Village, the mother died ten years ago, is buried in the nearby graves. But recently, the old man often dreams of his mother when he goes to bed at night, and recently he is always ill. The old man said, "it must be my old mother who wants to take me away.". I was scared to death. I burned my old mother's paper for several days. She was ill and dreamed of her all the time. My wife said Police Pistol are evil, I want to ask you to my old mother put two graves to scare her gun, let her do not look for me." After the police heard the old man's words, very helpless, have to say: "Grandpa, you have to go to the hospital sick ah."." (Li Weibing) (commissioning editor Zou Hui and Ding Yang) 哈尔滨市7旬老汉总梦见妈 求民警到母亲坟头开两枪"辟邪"–黑龙江频道–人民网 "我来报警,但是我怕我这事儿你们不管,你们能帮帮我吗?"25日,一位七旬老人独自来到哈尔滨市道外区永源派出所向民警求助,可是他的请求竟是希望民警到母亲坟头去放两枪。这是怎么一回事呢?25日15时,一位70多岁的老大爷拄着拐杖来到永源派出所,就坐在办事大厅的椅子上。当时办事的人比较多,大家都以为他是来派出所办理户籍的。可到了17时下班时间,人都走得差不多了,老大爷仍然坐在椅子上一言不发。 见此情景,派出所值班民警上前询问老大爷是否是来办理户籍的,为什么不去窗口。老大爷慢悠悠地说:"我来报警,但是我怕我这事儿你们不管。你们能帮帮我吗?"民警见状先安慰老人:"有什么事您先说,我们替您想办法。"老人这才说出自己的情况,没想到这要求让民警哭笑不得。老人告诉民警自己住在永源镇双源村,母亲十几年前去世,就埋在家附近的坟地里。可是最近一段时间,老人晚上睡觉时常梦见去世的母亲,而且最近他身体总是有病。 老人说:"肯定是我老母亲要把我带走了。我害怕得不行了,给我老母亲烧了好几天的纸,病也没好,做梦还是总梦见她。我老伴说警察的手枪都辟邪,我想求你们到我老母亲坟头去放两枪,吓吓她让她别再找我了。"民警听到老人的话后十分无奈,只好说:"大爷,您有病得先去医院啊。"(李威兵) (责编:邹慧、丁洋)相关的主题文章:


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Some of my friends loved it, some were indifferent, but I liked it.
I tried coming up with something intelligent and coherent to say about L'Artiste, but couldn't do so without giving away too much of the film. Instead, I'll just say this. Since the time when sound and color came into cinema, there have been plenty of black and white films, eschewing color for effect. But to my knowledge, this is the only silent film outside the silent film era. That ought to be interesting enough for one to go see it, no?


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According to Deadline, Morgan Freeman has been added to the cast of the post-apocalyptic film, Oblivion. It is being directed by Joseph Kosinski (Tron Legacy) and so fars has cast Tom Cruise, Andrea Riseborough (Made in Dagenham, W.E) and Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace). Cruise will play a man who remains on the barely inhabitable Earth (Wall*E style) to maintain ships that seek and destroy a hostile alien species.
First trailer...CLICK HERE
First trailer...CLICK HERE
The film is based upon an original work by comic book writer Arvid Nelson (Rex Mundi, Zero Killer) and Joseph Kosinski; William Monahan (Edge of Darkness (2010), The Departed) has also worked on the screenplay. Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3, Little Miss Sunshine) is apparently putting the finishing touches to the script.


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Mahindra Retail Private Limited
Through our retail venture, we showcase the insight and focus that goes into creating a truly innovative store. Since 2009, we've risen to new heights in the 'Mother & Child' space, earning the patronage of over 1.5 million customers across the country.
Now the two largest retail players in the largely unorganised $12bn baby and kids market in India, FirstCry.com (BrainBees Solutions Pvt Ltd) and Mahindra Retail (Babyoye by Mahindra), have recently consolidated their business activities to create a dominant presence in this segment. The new brand, will combine the online prowess of FirstCry.com with the magnitude of Babyoye's brick and mortar stores, thereby becoming the biggest retail player in the mother and child care segment. This consolidated company will operate with the brand name of FirstCry.com A FirstCry – Mahindra Venture.
Together, we will not only have a strong network of 300+ retail outlets spanning the country, but also cater to a mammoth base of over 4 million moms, babies and moms-to-be. This also implies that there will be plenty of options for our consumers to choose from – be it brands, designs, prices or products.
Mahindra Retail Pvt. Ltd. will operate as the largest Master Franchisee for FirstCry.com. Together we aim to combine the online prowess of FirstCry.com with the magnitude of MRPL's brick and mortar stores, thereby becoming the biggest retail player in the mother and child care segment. MRPL controls the operations of over 80 stores in over 40 cities with a combined store footprint of over 2 lac square feet.


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Lucy Hounsom, Starborn
The Worldmaker Trilogy, Book 1 (Pan Macmillan)
Kyndra's fate holds betrayal and salvation, but the journey starts in her small village. On the day she comes of age, she accidentally disrupts an ancient ceremony, ending centuries of tradition. So when an unnatural storm targets her superstitious community, Kyndra is blamed. She fears for her life until two strangers save her, by wielding powers not seen for an age – powers fuelled by the sun and the moon.
Together, they flee to the hidden citadel of Naris. And here, Kyndra experiences disturbing visions of the past, showing war and one man's terrifying response. She'll learn more in the city's subterranean chambers, amongst fanatics and rebels. But first Kyndra will be brutally tested in a bid to unlock her own magic.
If she survives the ordeal, she'll discover a force greater than she could ever have imagined. But could it create as well as destroy? And can she control it, to right an ancient wrong?
In between writing fantasy novels, Lucy works as a bookseller for Waterstones. She has a BA in English & Creative Writing from the University of London and went on to complete the MA in Creative Writing in 2010. She lives by the sea in Devon with two cats (who are really dragons) and a bedroom full of stories. She loves long walks in the surf, cultivating a personal library and playing the piano.


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Oof! I still haven't recovered from the holidays.
I nearly have LogMyLife in a presentable state, but I just have this one last nit to pick: numbers don't seem to get recorded the way I expect. I'm using a numerical column (with the intention of using the DB to manipulate numerical values later) but they weren't storing with the precision I expected.
To explore this, I created a demo project on github. It's a simple Android app that lets you try out storing values in different ways. It's interesting for exploring edge cases. I'd like to say more about this but it's late… maybe later. One answer I was looking for: when you store the value 1.23456789 into a numeric column, if you retrieve it as a String, you get 1.23457; as a Float, 1.2345679; if you retrieve it as a Double you get the full precision. When retrieved as a String it's getting truncated with only six digits of precision – why?
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St. Louis, MO: Phyllis Schlafly, founder and Chairman of Eagle Forum, released the following statement today, ahead of this week's meeting to select the Republican nominee for House Speaker.
"After watching last week's vote to fund the government, one thing was made clear: a vote for Kevin McCarthy is a vote for more of the same," Schlafly said. "Instead of taking a bold stand when the nation was watching, McCarthy instead voted to fund every one of the President's priorities, including the Iran nuclear deal, amnesty, and Planned Parenthood.
"The next Speaker must unite Republicans behind conservative principles and then fight for those principles every day. Are Jason Chaffetz or Daniel Webster up to the task?"


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Behind the Bushes
+ Orlando Bosch is released in 1987 under diplomatic pressure of the then US ambassador for Venezuela Otto Reich. Otto Reich is from Cuban descent and an avid anti Castro Cuban exile. He was recently appointed assistant Secretary of State under Colin Powell in the current Bush administration. Back in Miami, Orlando Bosch is released from house arrest by presidential order as soon as Bush is president. No outcry was reported by the mainstream press.
While incarcerated in Caracas, both Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch were visited and interviewed by HSCA investigator Gaeton Fonzi. Not surprisingly they denied being in Dallas on November 22, 1963. However, neither of them could give a verifiable alibi. For a more in depth story by Geaton Fonzi documenting these intimate connections:
or read his excellent book "The last investigation" online:
+ George H.W. Bush becomes the first President in American history to effectively grant himself a pardon in order to avoid prosecution for Iran Contra, by pardoning his numerous accomplices in that operation. Some of them are now holding posts in his son's administration.
+ George H.W. Bush has always been and still is vehemently opposed to declassifying files on the Kennedy Assassination. His son George W. Bush has just overturned a decision of the Clinton administration to declassify files about past presidents. The bogus excuse is always "national security". If JFK was killed by just one lone nut, as we are asked to believe, then where is the issue of national security? Declassification of the files would only confirm that theory, right? One might wonder whose security is really at risk here. But it is not the nation's!
Guillermo Novo Sampol
+ The testimony of Chauncey Holt, one of the infamous "three tramps" arrested in Dealey Plaza after the assassination, reveals that Luis Posada Carriles was also present on Dealey Plaza on 11/22/1963. Whether Posada was there to pull a trigger is unknown, but he makes a perfect match for the Cuban Exile "friend", sent to Dallas by Santo Trafficante, who was "a former Havana vice cop, turned mobster", as described by Sam Giancana in his biography (to read the page
click here
). To learn more about Luis Posada Carriles
click here.
Still frame of Lee Harvey Oswald handing out pamphlets on Canal Street. Handwriting is of Chauncey Holt. Chauncey is the man with sunglasses on the far right. To read Holt's story
click here.
Posada Carriles is currently in jail in Panama with 3 Cuban accomplices for the most recent plot to kill Fidel Castro, who visited a Latin American summit there in November 2000. One of Posada's jailed accomplices is a friend whose name is already familiar to the reader:
Guillermo Novo Sampol.
Remember that this man is also placed in Dallas on 11/22/1963 by the testimony under oath of Marita Lorenz. Washington is stonewalling their extradition to Cuba with a vengeance. Of further relevance is the almost complete blackout of American mass media reporting about this affair.
Update: Luis Posada Carriles and Guillermo Novo were pardoned and released by Panama in August 2004. Although Panama is like a province of the United States, pressure from the Bush administration is denied.
CUBAN PRESIDENT CASTRO HOLDS UP PHOTO OF MAN HE ACCUSED OF PLANNING ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT Original caption: Cuban President Fidel Castro shows a photo of a Cuban exile living in the United States, Luis Posada, who Castro accused of masterminding a plot to assassinate him during his visit to Panama City, November 17, 2000. Leaders of Latin America, Spain and Portugal are set to meet in Panama over the weekend for the 10th Ibero American summit where they will discuss ways of combating child poverty and abuse in the region.
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+ So we have at least four known CIA trained assassins that we know were present on Dealey Plaza:
Luis Posada Carriles, Frank Sturgis, Guillermo Novo Sampol and Orlando Bosch.
All these terrorists were members of Operation 40, an assassinations group Bush personally recruited for, and during which time he gets acquainted with his life-long pal Felix Rodriguez. Operation 40 and JM/Wave are supervised by two of Bush's CIA cohorts:
1) David Atlee Phillips, who is the CIA controller for both Lee Harvey Oswald and confessed grassy knoll gunman James Files.
2) Ted Shackley, who later becomes Bush's deputy director for Covert Operations.
All these terrorists have later been clearly protected by George Bush and his CIA. Yet Bush has officially no knowledge about JFK's assassination? And yet officially his son fights a War against Terror? I guess Prescott has thought his son Hitler's motto: "The bigger the lie, the easier it is accepted by the public, especially when it is repeated over and over again".
Marita Lorenz and Frank Sturgis
+ And then there's this little piece of information from the book "Defrauding America":
Much has been written about the role of the CIA factions in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It isn't the purpose of this book to go into that subject. However, the statements of relatively high- ranking former or present ONI and Navy officers relating to the JFK assassination are given within these pages for the reader to ponder.
The Role of deep-cover CIA officer, Trenton Parker, has been described in earlier pages, and his function in the CIA's counter-intelligence unit, Pegasus. Parker had stated to me earlier that a CIA faction was responsible for the murder of JFK, and that Kennedy was advised three weeks before the assassination of a plan to assassinate him in one of three cities that Kennedy would be visiting.
During an August 21, 1993, conversation, in response to my questions, Parker said that his Pegasus group had tape recordings of plans to assassinate Kennedy. I asked him, "What group were these tapes identifying?" Parker replied:
"Rockefeller, Allen Dulles, Johnson of Texas, George Bush, and J. Edgar Hoover."
I asked, "What was the nature of the conversation on these tapes?"
I don't have the tapes now, because all the tape recordings were turned over to [Congressman] Larry McDonald. But I listened to the tape recordings and there were conversations between Rockefeller, [J. Edgar] Hoover, where [Nelson] Rockefeller asks, "Are we going to have any problems?" And he said, "No, we aren't going to have any problems. I checked with Dulles. If they do their job we'll do our job." There are a whole bunch of tapes, because Hoover didn't realize that his phone has been tapped.
Parker had earlier mentioned to me that he had turned over a full box of files and tapes, documentation, and micro-fiche for the Pegasus operation in the Caribbean to Congressman Larry McDonald shortly before the Congressman boarded the ill-fated Korean Airlines Flight 007 that was shot down by the Russians.
THE PROBLEM IS NO LONGER MINE. For 30 years I attacked these problems without success. At my age, it is no longer my problem to solve. I will be gone before the American public pays for what reaped. Good luck, you will need it!
Defrauding America, Rodney Stich, 3rd edition 1998 p. 638-639
"Behind every success there is a crime"
Lyndon Baines Johnson
+ Other ties between Nelson Rockefeller and the principals in the JFK assassination can be found in this excellent article on Freeport Sulphur, connecting David Atlee Philips with Guy Banister and Sergio Arcacha Smith, as well as with Clay Shaw and David Ferrie, who were both prosecuted in Jim Garrison's JFK trial:
It ends like this:
Which brings us to a crucial point. Freeport Sulphur is a company Wall Street considers a "Rockefeller" company. There are numerous Rockefeller ties to the board of directors (see the sidebar at right). There is a significant tie that led to the stockpiling investigation. And Adolph Berle and J. C. King, as well as John Hay Whitney, were all very closely tied to Nelson Rockefeller himself. So the revelation that J. C. King and Adolph Berle were conversing about the fate of a Rockefeller-controlled company is significant, credible, and highlights the ties between these players and the CIA, where J. C. King-and in later years David Atlee Phillips-presided as Chiefs of the Western Hemisphere Division. In a strange twist of fate, Rockefeller's good friend King was the authenticating officer on a cable giving authority to kill Castro's brother Raul. Interestingly, Whitney's cousin and friend Tracy Barnes sent the cable rescinding the original order a couple of hours later.
Guy Banister, former FBI agent from Chicago, worked in New Orleans for Sam Giancana, Carlos Marcello and the CIA (David Atlee Phillips) with David Ferrie and Sergio Arcacha Smith.
Picture of Lee Harvey Oswald and David Ferrie during a Civil Air Patrol picknick. David Ferrie died a mysterious death, which was ruled a suicide, only two days before he was scheduled to testify in the famous trial of District Attorney Jim Garrison, who accused him of being part of a conspiracy in the murder of JFK. David Ferrie had denied knowing Oswald. Jim Garrison later said he would have loved to have this picture at the time of his trial. David Ferrie died of a brain heamorrhage. James Files says the brain heamorrhage was inflicted with a nail file through the roof of the mouth, but he refuses to reveal his source. Note: Jim Garrison, David Ferrie and Guy Banister are played by Kevin Costner, Joe Pesci and Loe Asner in Oliver Stone's movie "JFK".
Sam Giancana (second from right), mob boss of Chicago, with the Mcguire sisters, also a target of the Kennedy's after first being helped by him to win the elections in Illinois, felt betrayed by the Kennedy's. He sent his hitmen to Dealey Plaza, among others Charles Nicoletti and Johnny Roselli. All three were murdered in the 1970's shortly before they were called to testify before government committees investigating the murders of JFK and Martin Luther King. Charles Nicoletti was James Files' boss.
The plot to kill JFK originates from the very same forces that were working together on the Bay of Pigs and the plots to assassinate Fidel Castro: All these forces had their own reasons to recapture Cuba and to hate Kennedy, whom they also blamed for the failure of the Bay of Pigs.
These groups were 1) The CIA with the approval of some of the highest government officials (like Johnson, Hoover, Ford and Nixon) 2) The anti Castro Cuban exiles 3) Mafiabosses Sam Giancana , Carlos Marcello and Santos Trafficante and 4) wealthy industrialists and Texan oilmen like H.L. Hunt, Syd Richardson and Clint Murchison. George H.W. Bush has documented connections to all four groups.
Sam Giancana states in his biography that he knew Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon personally (to read the page
click here
), as well as the aforementioned oil millionaires and George Demohrenshildt (to read the page
click here
), , and that they planned the JFK assassination together. James Files, the confessed grassy knoll assassin who fired the fatal shot into JFK's head, did not only work for Sam Giancana, but was recruited in the CIA to train Cuban exiles for the Bay of Pigs, by none other than David Atlee Phillips. He claims that one of his later senior supervisors in covert operations was George H.W. Bush. Lyndon Johnson told his mistress Madeline Brown: "It was the CIA and the Oilboys". Bush was both ! In addition he was up to his neck in the Bay of Pigs and the anti Castro movement. What is the chance he could not have known about the plot?
David Atlee Phillips was also the CIA supervisor for Lee Harvey Oswald, a heroic man that was unwittingly chosen to take the blame as the patsy, while led to believe he was to penetrate the group of assassins in order to sabotage the plot and prevent JFK's assassination.
On November 22, 1963 a criminal power elite seized control through a coup d'etat and a subsequent cover up of the truth that lasts until today. This is because they strengthened their position ever since. The key to unlocking the truth lies in one of their most powerful assets: the mainstream media. That is why you were not aware of most of the above !
It is clear that Bush protected the cover-up, as well as individuals and CIA elements that were involved in the JFK assassination. Although the above may not be conclusive evidence for Bush's involvement or knowledge about JFK's murder, all together a bigger and more criminal picture than many of us dare to imagine, emerges, with a direct connection to the political situation of today.
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"A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten."
"Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men."
"A man does what he must-in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures-and that is the basis of all human morality."
"A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. "
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Indian team who started their tour on loosing notes is now on verge of creating history by winning their first ODI series in New Zealand. However Sachin Tendulkar who has been in superb form so far in the ODI series, has been ruled out of fourth ODI because of Stomach injury. But Dhoni and his men is keen to wrap up the series at Hamilton before playing last ODI at Auckland.
New Zealand has to produce something more than their best to stop the Indians. Return of Captain Daniel Vettori will strengthen their bowling attack which looks bobbling at Christchurch. However it will be interesting to see whether Dan will go with two spin attacks or would prefer only himself for that job. Blackcaps will be also delighted by the facts that Master batsman will not play the fourth one day international and that will give them a good chance to bounce back on their happy hunting ground at Hamilton.
Ishant Sharma who missed last three ODI's due to shoulder injury is ready for return in place of Munaf Patel will lend more thrust to the Indian attack, which seemed to wilt under the early and late Kiwi onslaught during third ODI at Christchurch. Now it will be interesting battle between two inform New Zealand openers and young Ishant Sharma.
New Zealand team has to came out with some plan to stop the Indian batsman from scoring big boundaries. In last game there was 31 sixes hit in total, 18 by the Indians and 13 by New Zealanders. On the other hand Indian team looks settled and more solid in their bowling department after the return of Ishant Sharma. Tendulkar will be missed in batting department but there are plenty of players who can take India to historic win.
Watch out for
Jesse Ryder: This man might looks bulky by physique, but a dangerous opener who can hammer any bowling attack if he gets going. As we have witness his knock at Christchurch which was a match winning one but unfortunately for him, his team lost the match.
Gautam Gambhir: A superb 2008 with bat, but on this tour so far he has been kept silent by the New Zealand bowlers. However he will get an opportunity to return to form when he came out to bat as an opener with Virendra Sehwag at Seddon Park, Hamilton in 4th ODI.
Pitch and conditions
When Indian team last played here they have been bundled out for 122 which is a lowest at this venue. However the pitch and conditions has been changed since then. The ground is not as small as in Christchurch but we can expect another high scoring game in the 4th ODI. Team winning the toss would prefer to bat first and compile somewhere around 300 plus runs on the board. Rain is expected to play spoil spot during 4th ODI, let's hope that it will stay away and we can watch another intense battle between these two teams.
Stats & Trivia
As like Christchurch Indian team poses poor records at Seddon Park, Hamilton. They manage to win just one out of five game they have played here and that to against minnows Zimbabwe in the 1992 World Cup.
On the other hand New Zealand have won 10 out of 12 matches they have played at this venue with one loss and one game has no-result.
India poses record of lowest total of 122/10 runs by any team at this ground while host New Zealand have highest total of 350/9 runs by any team at this venue that to came while chasing the target against mighty Australian in 2007.
Team News
Sachin Tendulkar who is suffering from abdomen injury will miss the fourth one day international at Hamilton. After a brilliant match winning at Christchurch, this is big blow for the Indians, however Rohit Sharma is likely to be included in the squad and G.Gambhir will open the inning with Virendra Sehwag. Munaf Patel who got lot of hammering by lower order New Zeland batsman at Christchurch and finally taken out of the attack after bowling two high full tosses is likely to be replaced by I.Sharma or I.Pathan.
Brendon McCullum who is not fully fit yet from thumb injury, so New Zealand will play with additional wicket keeper batsman P. McGlashan. D.Vettori who missed the third ODI due to his first child birth will return at Hamilton. However New Zealand will not take risk of playing with two spinners, so J.Patel will be replace by the Captain and in place of injured I.Butler, E.Thompson is likely to make his ODI debut in 4th ODI. T.Southee who conceded 105 runs in his quota of 10 overs has already been left out from the squad by New Zealand selectors, so Iain O'Brien will make comeback after missing third ODI at Christchurch.
Likely Playing XI for both teams (Match is schedule to begin at 06:30 AM India Time on 11th Of March)
India Squad: G.Gambhir, V.Sehwag, M.S.Dhoni (Captain & WK), Y.Singh, S.Raina, R.Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, H.Singh, Z.Khan, P.Kumar, I.Sharma.
New Zealand Squad: Jesse Ryder, Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Jacob Oram, P. McGlashan (WK), Grant Elliott, Daniel Vettori (Captain), Kyle Mills, Ewen Thompson, Iain O'Brien.
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SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church has excommunicated the prominent founder of a Mormon women's group.
The group, Ordain Women, announced Monday afternoon that Kate Kelly's former church leaders in Virginia notified her of the decision.
Kelly's former leaders in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had weighed the high-profile decision overnight.
She did not attend the disciplinary hearing but instead held a vigil in Salt Lake City with about 200 supporters.
As the leader of Ordain Women, Kelly is accused of apostasy, which is repeated and public advocacy of positions that oppose church teachings.
Mormon officials aren't discussing Kelly's case, but say that disciplinary hearings are held when members' actions contradict church doctrine and lead others astray.
The bishop of her former congregation emailed Kelly to tell her he and other leaders considered her status and reviewed her response, spokeswoman Laurie Turner said in a statement.
Kelly said previously that, whatever the outcome of her case, she will always be Mormon.
"I don't feel like Mormonism is something that washes off," she said. "That identity is not something that they can take from me."
Vigils similar to Kelly's were held in 17 countries, according to Ordain Women.
"I'm overwhelmed by the positive support, and I think it really demonstrates that this isn't just happening to one person," Kelly said before the vigil started. "This isn't just happening to me, but it feels like the entire Mormon feminist community is being put on trial."
Kelly, an international human rights lawyer, said she stands behind everything she has done since forming Ordain Women in 2013. The group advocates for gender equality in the faith, with the ultimate goal of allowing women in the lay clergy. Kelly insists that she has not spoken out against church leaders or church doctrine.
Women can hold many leadership positions in the church, but aren't allowed to be bishops of congregations or presidents of stakes. Stakes are made up of up to a dozen congregations, known as wards. The church's highest leaders, called the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, are also all men.
The church says only men serve in the lay clergy as prescribed in "the pattern set by the Savior when it comes to priesthood ordination."
"In the Church, we want everyone to feel welcome, safe and valued, and of course, there is room to ask questions," church spokeswoman Ally Isom said. "But how we ask is just as important as what we ask. We should not try to dictate to God what is right for his Church."
Kelly's group drew rebukes from church leaders in April when they marched on church property in downtown Salt Lake City's Temple Square. The women asked to be allowed in a meeting reserved for members of the priesthood, which includes most males in the church who are 12 and older. Church leaders had previously told the group they wouldn't be let in and warned them not to disturb the faith's biannual general conference that weekend.
Kelly is one of two well-known Mormons facing excommunication. John Dehlin, an outspoken advocate for gays and the creator of a website that provides a forum for church members questioning their faith, has a meeting with his stake president in Logan on June 29 to discuss his case.
Scholars who study the Mormon religion say Kelly and Dehlin are the most high-profile examples of excommunication proceedings since 1993. That year, the church disciplined six Mormon writers who questioned church doctrine, ousting five and kicking out a sixth temporarily.
Jan Shipps, a retired religion professor from Indiana who is a non-Mormon expert on the church, said church leaders are practicing "boundary maintenance," using Kelly and Dehlin as examples to show people how far they can go in questioning church practices.
Melissa Mayhew, 31, traveled about 40 miles from Orem to attend Sunday's vigil and to support Kelly's right to advocate.
"We are all of us people who see things that we would love to improve about the church that we love deeply and dearly," Mayhew said. "And we want to be able to actually have these conversations, even with people with whom we disagree."