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Celtic Park
Coordinates: 55°50′58.96″N 4°12′20.12″W / 55.8497111°N 4.2055889°W
Celtic Park
Location in Glasgow
The Celtic Way
Parkhead, Glasgow
|Celtic F.C. (1897–present)[1]
|Record attendance
83,500 v Rangers
1 January 1938
|Grass (1892–present)
|20 August 1892[3]
|Construction cost
£35,000 (Main Stand, 1929)[1]
£40m (1994–98 rebuild)[4]
Duncan and Kerr (Main Stand, 1929)[1]
Percy Johnson-Marshall Associates (1994–98 rebuild)
|Celtic F.C. (1892–present)[1]
Celtic Park is a football stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, and is the home ground of Celtic Football Club. Celtic Park, an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 60,411,[2] is the largest football stadium in Scotland and the sixth-largest stadium in the United Kingdom. It is also commonly known by Celtic fans as either Parkhead[5] or Paradise.[6][7]
Celtic was formed in November 1887 and the first Celtic Park was opened in the Parkhead area in 1888. The club moved to a different site in 1892, however, when the rental charge was greatly increased. The new site was developed into an oval shaped stadium, with vast terracing sections. The record attendance of 83,500 was set by an Old Firm derby on 1 January 1938. The terraces were covered and floodlights were installed between 1957 and 1971. The Taylor Report mandated that all major clubs should have an all-seated stadium by August 1994. Celtic was in a bad financial position in the early 1990s and no major work was carried out until Fergus McCann took control of the club in March 1994. He carried out a plan to demolish the old terraces and develop a new stadium in a phased rebuild, which was completed in August 1998.
Celtic Park has often been used as a venue for Scotland internationals and Cup Finals, particularly when Hampden Park has been unavailable. Before the First World War, Celtic Park hosted various other sporting events, including composite rules shinty-hurling, track and field and the 1897 Track Cycling World Championships. Open-air Mass celebrations and First World War recruitment drives were also held there. More recently, Celtic Park hosted the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games and has also been used for concerts, including performances by The Who and U2.
Celtic F.C. was formed in November 1887.[1] The original Celtic Park was built at the north east junction of Springfield Road and London Road in Parkhead by a volunteer workforce within six months of formation. Its opening game was a match between Hibernian and Cowlairs.[8] Celtic played its first match on 28 May 1888 at Celtic Park, against Rangers, which Celtic won 5–2.[8] It hosted a British Home Championship match between Scotland and Ireland on 28 March 1891.[9] Celtic was forced to leave this site in 1892, however, when the landlord increased the annual rent from £50 to £450.[1][6]
The new stadium was built in a disused brickyard at Janefield Street, 200 yards from the old site.[1] The first turf, which had been transported from County Donegal, was laid by Irish patriot Michael Davitt and planted with shamrocks.[1] He recited a verse that said the turf would "take root and flourish", but it was stolen soon afterwards.[1] A journalist said the move was like "leaving the graveyard to enter paradise", which led to the ground being nicknamed "Paradise".[1][6] The new Celtic Park was opened on 20 August 1892 with a match against Renton.[1] A journalist writing in the Athletic News described Celtic Park as the best ground in Britain at the time, a title for which it may only have been challenged by Goodison Park, the home of Everton.[1] Celtic Park was immediately successful, attracting record gate receipts and an attendance of 45,107 for the Scotland v England game in the 1894 British Home Championship.[1][10] Celtic F.C. purchased the site for £100,000 in 1897.[1]
The new stadium initially consisted of terracing with a capacity of approximately 40,000. It was an elongated oval shape, similar to Hampden Park.[11] A running track and concrete cycling track were also constructed around the periphery of the pitch.[1] On the northern side of the pitch there was a pavilion and a seated stand.[1] In 1898, club director James Grant financed the construction of a grandstand and press gallery, built on stilts, on the south side of the pitch.[1] The patrons watched through sliding windows from padded seats, but they had to climb four flights of stairs to reach their position and the windows frequently steamed up.[1]
The Grant Stand was burned down in 1927 and replaced by a single-tier Main Stand, designed by Duncan and Kerr.[1] This stand, which cost £35,000 and provided 4,800 seats, was smaller and less ornate than the Main Stand at Ibrox.[1] The Celtic Park main stand had a similar feature to Ibrox, however, in the pedimented roof gable over the press box.[1] Although it was only the third biggest ground in Glasgow, Celtic Park had a greater capacity than any club stadium in England.[1] The record attendance for a Celtic match at Celtic Park was set by an Old Firm derby against Rangers on New Year's Day 1938.[1][note 1] Some sources give the attendance for this game as 92,000,[7] but contemporary sources suggest that the attendance was approximately 83,500.[1]
Significant improvements were carried out between 1957 and 1971, partly due to the great success Celtic achieved under the management of Jock Stein.[1] A roof was built over the western "Celtic End" terrace in 1957, while floodlights were installed in 1959.[1] They were first used on 12 October, in a friendly match against Wolves.[1] The northern terrace, which became known as the "Jungle", was concreted in 1966 and a new roof was erected.[1] A roof was built over the eastern "Rangers End" terrace in 1967, using the same design as the Rangers End at Hampden Park. All of this work meant that Celtic had more covered terracing than any other stadium in Britain, except Wembley.[1] There were 4,800 seats, all in the Main Stand, in an overall capacity of 80,000.[1] A further 3,900 seats were installed in the Main Stand paddock area in 1971.[1] A new roof was erected over the Main Stand in 1971, which cost £250,000.[1] It was supported by a "goalpost" framework, with the top girder measuring 97.5 metres long.[1] The design was flawed, however, as the roof provided little shelter to the paddock seats, and retractable columns had to be installed to provide stability in case of high winds or heavy snow.[1] Celtic later sued the designers and won damages.[1]
The regulations in the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 reduced the capacity of Celtic Park to 56,500, but the club then increased the terracing to raise capacity to 67,000.[1] In 1986, £1 million was spent on replacing the western terrace roof with a replica of the eastern terrace, which had been designed nearly twenty years earlier.[13] The original red brick facade to the Main Stand was replaced during the club's centenary year in 1988, while lounges and offices were installed.[13] Although the Main Stand had been modernised, terracing was still predominant at Celtic Park.[13] This stood in contrast to most other major stadia in Britain, particularly Ibrox, where seating capacities had been increased.[13] This left Celtic badly placed when the Taylor Report mandated that all major clubs had to have an all-seater stadium.[13]
Celtic was heavily in debt and had been significantly outgrown by Rangers commercially in the early 1990s.[13][14] The Celtic board initially prevaricated in response to the Taylor Report, partly due to divisions in the board.[13] Celtic director Brian Dempsey proposed a development on land he controlled at Robroyston, but he was opposed by fellow directors, Michael Kelly and Chris White, who had Dempsey removed from the board.[15] Despite these divisions, a proposal to build a new 52,000 seat stadium on industrial waste ground at Cambuslang was unveiled in April 1992.[13] The £100 million scheme was meant to include wider commercial developments that would fund the completed stadium, which would have only provided 32,000 seats in a first phase of construction.[13] There was scepticism about the plan, however, as it was unclear how Celtic or their partner in the project, Superstadia, would raise the necessary finance.[13] The proposed site would have had to be decontaminated,[16] and contradictory statements about the ownership structure of the development were issued.[13] Outline planning permission was granted in May 1993.[17]
A deadline of August 1994 had been set to convert all major grounds to be fully seated.[17] Even with planning permission granted, the first phase of the Cambuslang scheme would not be ready until 1995.[17] As a stop-gap measure, Celtic installed 5,033 seats in the Jungle at the end of the 1992–93 season, at a cost of £350,000.[17][18] The board hoped Celtic would be given a special dispensation from the rules.[17] Installing seats in the Jungle itself caused an emotional reaction.[17] Due to redevelopment work at Hampden, the 1993 Scottish Cup Final between Rangers and Aberdeen was to be played at Celtic Park.[17] This meant that in the last competitive game in front of the Jungle, it would be occupied by Rangers fans.[17] To give the Celtic supporters last use, a friendly match between veteran Celtic and Manchester United players was arranged.[17]
During the 1993–94 season, the board continued to talk optimistically about their plans.[17] They claimed in February to have £20 million of funding in place from Gefinor, a Swiss financial institution.[17][19] The claim was denied by Gefinor, who denied that they had even had any contact with the club.[20] Celtic then came under severe pressure from the Bank of Scotland, who demanded a £1 million reduction in the club's overdraft, placing the club under threat of bankruptcy.[14][17][21] With minutes to spare before a deadline set by the Bank, the board capitulated and sold control to Scots-Canadian businessman Fergus McCann.[14][17][21]
1990s redevelopment
McCann quickly discarded the Cambuslang scheme and instead started plans to bring Celtic Park into compliance with the Taylor Report.[17] The capacity would have been only 34,000 if seats had been installed in the remaining terraces, which was greater than Celtic's average attendance in the previous six seasons.[22] McCann, who believed the club could fill a much larger stadium, decided instead to effectively build a new stadium.[17][22] In the summer of 1994, the Jungle, East Terracing and West Terracing were demolished, with only the structure of the Main Stand left intact.[17] The relatively new Jungle seats were used to refresh the seating in the Main Stand.[17] Celtic played their home games at Hampden Park during the 1994–95 season, which cost the club £500,000 in rent.[17] Celtic raised over £26 million to fund the work from two share issues: £12.3 million in a rights issue (£9.4 million invested by McCann) and £14 million in a public offering.[17][22] 10,000 ordinary fans bought into the public offering, while season ticket sales rose from 7,000 to 26,000.[17]
The detailed plans were finalised in December 1994.[17] The club intended to build a 60,000 seat stadium, to be completed in three phases.[17] The first phase was the new North Stand, which was designed by Percy Johnson-Marshall Associates, engineered by Hutter Jennings Titchmarsh, and built by Miller Construction.[17] Celtic Park reopened with a friendly against Newcastle on 5 August 1995,[17] with the new 26,970-capacity North Stand and the existing 7,850-capacity Main (South) Stand in place.[11] This was augmented by a temporary stand on the site of the former West Terracing, which held 2,800 seats.[11] Phase two of the redevelopment was completed in August 1996, with the opening of the 13,006-capacity East Stand.[11] Phase 3a was completed in February 1998 with the opening of the South West Corner. This was followed by Phase 3b, the Jock Stein Stand on the former West Terracing site, which was opened in August 1998 with a match against Liverpool.[23] This third phase added another 13,006 seats, bringing the total capacity of the new Celtic Park to 60,411.[2] Phases 2 and 3 were built by Barr Construction. The whole redevelopment, which made Celtic Park the biggest club stadium in Britain, cost £40 million.[4] In the 1998–99 season the average attendance was 59,224 and season ticket sales exceeded 53,000,[4] the highest number in Britain at the time.[24]
Structure and facilities
Celtic Park is an all-seated bowl stadium, although the ground is split into four geographic sections, officially known as the North, Jock Stein (West), Lisbon Lions (East) and Main (South) Stands. The North, East and West stands form a continuous two tier loop.[7] The two end stands each have a capacity of 13,000, while the North Stand holds 27,000. The Main Stand holds just under 8,000, giving a total capacity of 60,411.[2] Celtic Park is now a rectangular shape, creating an enclosed and intimidating atmosphere for big games.[11][25] It received 60% of the votes when BBC Radio Five Live conducted a poll in 2002 to find the favourite sports venue in the United Kingdom.[25]
The North Stand is squeezed into a tight space between the pitch and the Eastern Necropolis (cemetery).[11] Part of the upper tier is cantilevered over the graveyard.[11] To save at least £1 million of additional steelwork, fourteen internal pillars were installed to support the roof.[11] Some local residents objected to the North Stand because of the shadow cast over the cemetery, which Celtic believed was necessary to complete the overall project.[26] The proposals were passed because the local officials felt that Celtic had come up with the best solution possible to the problem.[26] Celtic paid £10,000 to compensate residents who had been promised open space "from the centre of the earth to the sky".[11] The structure also had to take account of the need to maintain access into the North Stand along Janefield Street, which has been closed to the public since the redevelopment.[26] Between the two tiers there are 18 executive boxes and a restaurant.[11] There are 1600 seats in the lower section of the North Stand which have a heated element, operated by a foot switch.[11]
The Main (South) Stand is now the oldest part of the stadium, having first been built in 1929,[1] although a new roof was installed in 1971[1] and the facade was rebuilt in 1988.[13] Translucent sheets were added to the Main Stand roof in 1998, to allow more sunlight to reach the pitch.[7] Suspended from the roof girder of the Main Stand is a glass-fronted box, which used to house the press box, but was converted into two executive boxes in 1988.[11] Alongside the main horizontal truss are two retractable columns.[11] These can swing down to a fixing point on the rear wall of the former paddock, which provides additional stability in case of high winds or heavy snow.[1][11]
The East Stand opened in 1996; it was renamed in 2000 after the Lisbon Lions, the Celtic team that won the 1967 European Cup Final.[27] The renaming ceremony was a few days after a Scottish Cup tie had to be postponed after strong winds had damaged guttering in the stand.[27] Away team fans are housed in the Lisbon Lions Stand, in the south east corner of the ground.[7] Some of the away section has its view restricted[7] by one of the supporting pillars of the Main Stand. Celtic offer a discounted price on these seats.[7][28]
Writing in 1996, Simon Inglis noted that the approaches to the Main Stand were an area of urban deprivation "reminiscent of Belfast during the Troubles".[11] Redevelopment work was carried out in the area ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, in a scheme dubbed the 'Celtic Triangle'.[29] Since 2005, statues of Brother Walfrid,[12] Jimmy Johnstone[30] and Jock Stein[31] have been erected outside the Main Stand.
Celtic have considered the possibility of increasing the capacity of Celtic Park by redeveloping the Main Stand.[32] A completed two-tier bowl stadium would give Celtic Park a capacity of nearly 75,000.[11] Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell stated in April 2007 that another 8,000 could be added to the capacity, but the work was not considered cost-effective.[32]
In September 2011, Celtic started a feasibility study into creating a safe standing section in Celtic Park.[33] Although there is a law in England preventing top-flight clubs from having standing sections, no such law exists in Scotland.[33] In June 2015, Celtic received safety approval for a proposal to install rail seating.[34][35][36][37] A section of 2,975 rail seats was installed in the Lisbon Lions Stand during the 2016 close season.[38][39][40]
Other uses
Celtic Park has been a home venue for the Scotland national football team over 20 times, the most of any ground apart from the national stadium, Hampden Park.[41] Scotland secured qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup with a 2–0 win against Latvia at Celtic Park.[42] The ground most recently hosted a Scotland game in November 2014, when Hampden was unavailable because it had been reconfigured for use as an athletics stadium during the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[43] Celtic Park also hosted both national cup finals during the 2013–14 season for this reason.[44][45] While Hampden Park was being redeveloped during the 1990s, Celtic Park hosted the 1993[17] and 1998[46] Scottish Cup Finals and the 1993,[47] 1996[47] and 1998[48] Scottish League Cup Finals.
Before the First World War, Celtic Park was a multi-event venue.[1] It hosted the first ever composite rules shinty-hurling match in Scotland, in 1897.[49] Track and field meetings were held every summer, while the only World Cycling Championship to be staged in Scotland was held at Celtic Park in 1897.[1] An experimental floodlit football game was played on Christmas Day 1893.[1] This was unsuccessful due to the ball repeatedly striking the lamps, which were hung over the pitch by wiring.[1] Rugby league football was first played in Scotland at Celtic Park, when it hosted a game between a Northern Rugby Football Union representative side and the touring Australian team in 1909.[50] Open-air Masses and a parade for the Coronation of King George V were staged.[1] Celtic Park, along with many other football stadiums, hosted recruitment drives during the First World War.[51] During one such event at Celtic Park, a demonstration of trench warfare was carried out.[1][51] The first pukka speedway race meeting in Scotland was held at Celtic Park on 28 April 1928. It staged 12 meetings in all before closing in July 1928.[1]
Celtic Park has been used for concerts by The Who (1976), Bryan Adams (1992), Prince (1992) and U2 (1993). Wet Wet Wet played there in September 1997, but their performance had to be postponed by a day to avoid clashing with the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales.[52] Paul McCartney planned a Celtic Park date in his 2003 Back in the World tour, but it was cancelled.[53][54] American evangelical Christian missionary Billy Graham held an outdoor event at the ground in 1991, his first visit to Scotland since 1955.[55] One of the supporting speakers was Aberdeen player Brian Irvine, who had scored the winning penalty kick against Celtic in the 1990 Scottish Cup Final.[55]
Celtic Park was used for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[56][57] With Hampden also being used for the Games, Celtic played two European ties at Murrayfield Stadium instead.[58][59][60] Owing to further redevelopment work on Celtic Park in 2015,[61] Celtic scheduled three pre-season games for St Mirren Park.[62]
The main railway stations in Glasgow, Central and Queen Street, are approximately 30 minutes walking distance from Celtic Park.[7] Local trains from Glasgow Central on the Argyle Line serve Dalmarnock railway station, which is about 10 minutes walking distance from the ground.[7] Fans travelling to Celtic Park also use Bellgrove and Bridgeton stations, which are both approximately one mile away.[63] Between 1897 and 1964, Celtic Park was served by the eponymous Parkhead Stadium railway station.[64] The stadium is served by First Glasgow bus route numbers 43, 61 and 62.[65][66] Celtic Park sits adjacent to the A74 (London Road), near to the M74 and M8 motorways.[7][65] Visitors to the ground travelling by car can park in the surrounding streets.[7] The new Glasgow East End Regeneration Route, which links the two motorways, runs close by Celtic Park.[29][67]
- ↑ The 1920 Scottish Cup Final, played at Celtic Park, attracted an attendance of 95,000.
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3. Get your App on. Having the right pieces of software that are made for the job, the quicker you'll get things done.
4. If all fails, go for dual screens. More screen estate has been proven to up the ante on productivity. Give it a go! You might just love it... (or desperately depend on it, like us).
5. Work with the cloud. If you're one with the cloud, you'll have more immediate access to a single, synchronized e-mail account, folder with all of your documents, and calendars that stick with you while you go. The power of convenience and time management is priceless.
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ACCORDING TO AN UPANISHADIC STORY, a father sent his son to a Gurukul for education. The son, after finishing his education, came back home and told his father that he had mastered all the subjects taught by his teacher. The father, who was himself a learned man, then asked his son, "Has your teacher taught you That, by knowing which everything else becomes known?" When the son replied in the negative, his father told him, "In that case, your education is incomplete." In a similar story given in Mundakopanishad, a householder went to Sage Angirasa and asked after showing proper respect: Kasminoo Bhagavo Vijnate Sarvamidam Vijnatam Bhavateeti (Oh master! What is That which being known, all this becomes known?) After giving a detailed description of two types of education, namely, Para Vidya (higher knowledge) and Apara Vidya (lower knowledge), the sage told the questioner that it was through Para Vidya that one could know the Supreme Being. By knowing That only, everything else becomes known.
Para Vidya is also called Brahma Vidya because its main subject is Brahman (Supreme Being). The main source of Brahma Vidya are the Vedas which are called Srutis, or those texts which were originally heard or received by the sages directly from the Supreme Being in a state of heightened illumination and deep silence, and were then passed on to their disciples in an excellent oral system of teaching and learning till they were compiled and classified by Sage Vyasa into four Vedas, namely, Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharvana Veda. This precious treasure of Divine knowledge has been directly handed over by God to man to make his life sublime, noble and ideal. This is perhaps the greatest gift of God to man. The supreme wisdom of the Vedas thus forms the eternal philosophy or what Aldous Huxley calls the 'perennial philosophy' of man's life. Though it is universal and belongs to the entire mankind, and not to any particular religion, race or country, yet Bharat has the proud privilege of safeguarding it in its original form and spreading it to other parts of the world.
In a unique system of teaching and learning fostered by what is called Guru Sishya Parampara (teacher-pupil tradition), this Divine knowledge was passed on from a realised Guru to a deserving disciple without any monetary consideration. This tradition remained alive and uninterrupted in Bharat even in its worst periods of history when the country was invaded and enslaved by foreign rulers. This sacred land of Bharat has therefore remained suffused with Brahma Jnana (knowledge of Brahman) all through the known history of the world and has produced illustrious Gurus like Adi Sankara, Ramakrishna Paramhamsa and Sri Aurobindo, to name only a few. It has also the proud privilege of giving to the world such apostles of peace as Buddha, Ashoka and Mahatma Gandhi. That is why Bhagavan Baba always says that Bharat is Punya Bhumi, Thyaga Bhumi, Yoga Bhumi (land of merit, sacrifice and spirituality). It is the land which shines with the effulgence of the knowledge of the Supreme Being, the letter Bha in its name connoting effulgence.
Bhagavan Baba often refers to the ancient education system of Bharat as the ideal system of education, in which the principles of ethics, morality and spirituality formed the core of education. The ancient sages of Bharat lived these principles and made them as principal part of their teachings. Dividing the life-span of man into four parts of 25 years each, they set apart first 25 years for education and gave it the exalted name of Brahmacharya Ashram. TTie word Brahmacharya is used today in its narrow sense of celibacy. It actually means adopting a style of life conducive to gain the vision of Brahman. The students therefore led a pure and disciplined life and put the knowledge of the Vedas into practice to attain this objective. The teachers who imparted this Divine knowledge to their students were completely selfless as they had no worldly desires to fulfill. They were imbued with such noble ideals of Bharat as Loka Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu (May all the people of the world be happy!). Not only the knowledge imparted by them was universal in nature but their outlook was also broad and catholic. Imparting of knowledge was considered a sacred act like any other spiritual practice.The question of charging any fee for such a sacred act therefore never arose. This glorious tradition y? passing on the Divine wisdom to the next generation without any monetary consideration continued throughout the Vedic period. Even when big universities like Nalanda, Vikramasila, Valabhi, etc., were established some time in the beginning of the Christian era, education was totally free. During his visit to India (A.D. 629-645), when Hiuen Tsang stayed at Nalanda for five years, there were nearly 10,000 teachers and students in this university, some of the students having come from foreign lands like Japan, Korea, Tibet, Nepal and China. Besides free education, all the students were provided free food, clothes, bedding and medicines. As Bhagavan says, Bharat has been a teacher of the world since ancient times.
Today the Bharatiyas themselves have forgotten these glorious traditions of their country. The parents no longer tell their children that their education is incomplete without the knowledge of Brahman. Their only concern today is that their children should acquire a degree and find lucrative employment. Under the impact of materialistic trend of modem times, the sacred field of knowledge is also being commercialized. Commenting on this deplorable trend of modem education, Bhagavan Baba often recites a Telugu poem which can be considered as an appropriate assessment of this system of education. The essence of this poem is : "In spite of his education and intelligence, man
does not give up his mean-mindedness and evil qualities. He has no knowledge of the Self. Modern education leads of argumentation, not to total wisdom. What is the use of worldly education if it cannot lead you to immortality? Acquire the knowledge that will make you immortal." Secular education without a sound spiritual base is therefore inadequate and incomplete. It may help man to earn his living and seek power and position in society but it does not enable him to realise the profound truths of his inner being. It is therefore necessary to have a system of education which integrates worldly education with spiritual knowledge. But the question arises, how this can be done to suit the scientifically and technologically advanced society of modem times.
The answer to this question has been provided by the Divine Being Himself who, in the human form of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, has set up Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning at Prasanthi Nilayam which has already become well known in the world for its integral system of education. The environment of the Institute is surcharged with spiritual vibrations by the soul-stirring devotional songs and Vedic chants of the students. In the spiritual ambience of the Institute, the students not only read about the values of Sathya, Dharma, Santhi, Prema and Ahimsa but assimilate and internalize them to make them a permanent part of their life. If one wants to see a real Divine miracle at work, one should see Bhagavan Baba interacting with students and transforming their lives by His loving guidance. It is to be seen to be believed how under the direction of Bhagavan the students become the embodiments of virtues and men/women of sterling character. Blessed were the sages of the yore to whom the Divine Being revealed the knowledge of Brahman through the Vedas. Immensely blessed are also those who have got this rare opportunity to receive Brahma Jnana directly from Veda Purusha Bhagavan Baba Himself. And the students of this Institute are a thousand times more blessed as they receive this Divine knowledge directly from the Divine Being almost everyday.
This Institute, where education is totally free, has been adjudged by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council as one of the top ranking educational institutions of the country for its academic excellence. Besides, 25 Vice Chancellors of reputed Indian universities who attended the UGC Golden Jubilee Seminar on "Promotion of Value Education and Ethics" at Prasanthi Nilayam last year unanimously recommended that this Institute should be recognised as the National Centre of Excellence for Value Education and a model which could be followed in other universities and educational institutions. The pioneer and founder of this unique system of education, which integrates the ancient Gurukul system of education with modem secular education, is the Chancellor of this Institute, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba under whose direction and guidance, this integral system of education has achieved this spectacular success and is now spreading in all parts of the worid through Sathya Sai educational institutions. This is the type of education which can liberate man and usher in an era of peace, harmony and love in the worid.
This article was sourced from Sanathana Sarathi Pg 101-103 April 2004 Issue.


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So a couple years back there was this little Superman movie called Man of Steel you might have heard of it. There was a lot of hype. There was a lot of hope. In the end it just didn't work for a lot of people. While there were a number of problems, the the biggest issue for most was the ending. The final battle between Supes and Zod had serious issues. Well, Zack Snyder is now making public comments about the controversial ending, and he says it all makes sense.
By the end of Steel much of Metropolis is destroyed and, we assume, thousands of innocent civilians are dead. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly Snyder said that the consequences of the battle were the whole point and that he was shocked at the reaction the ending received.
I was surprised because that's the thesis of Superman for me, that you can't just have superheroes knock around and have there be no consequences.
It turns out that the battle does have consequences, as it will be the driving force behind Batman's desire to take down Superman in the upcoming sequel, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Ben Affleck is also apparently a fan of the ending, adding that way it was the response to the violence was something that attracted him to the sequel.
One of the things I liked was Zack's idea of showing accountability and the consequences of violence and seeing that there are real people in those buildings.
It's an interesting direction to take the film to be sure. It appears Batman may play the role of audience proxy for anybody who didn't like the way the last film ended. It certainly makes sense as a motivation for Batman, in addition to the deaths of the innocent people Superman also ended up killing Zod, a move which Batman would also not approve of. While the trailer to Dawn of Justice has certainly showed us that many of the citizens have turned on Superman, it seems like the audience will be expected to do the same. Maybe Superman really is the villain of the piece.
In the end, it's probably good that, one way or another, the ending of Man of Steel is going to be dealt with in Dawn of Justice. There are a lot of Superman fans out there that need closure.
The idea that super-powered people beating the crap out of each other can't be done without serious consequences is a worthy topic for these films to cover, but it's not the only problem the ending had. For many people the problem was not that the destruction occurred, but rather that Superman did very little to try and prevent it. At no point does he stop punching Zod to try and save somebody's life. The battle has consequences, which Superman never stops to consider.


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KL is a great city. Interesting, easy to get around, great food and lots of things for families to do and see. Here are some of the highlights of our way too brief trip.
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Let's start with the fabulous news that Itchee Feet now has a rights agent for South East Asia. What's even more wonderful is that our new rights agent (love saying that) is a really nice guy. Working with him will be a pleasure and we hope to share our books with kids all over South East Asia very soon.
Sri Mahamariamman Temple
Despite being the oldest Hindu temple in Malaysia, The Sri Mahamariamman Temple doesn't offer up vast history or size. However it's a delightful place and a wonderful temple for children. It's rather like walking into a children's picture book. We were fortunate enough to spend a couple of fascinating hours with one of the temple volunteers. He walked us through many of the Hindu tales that spring from the walls and roof. I was especially liked the Navagrahas, the nine planets used in Hindu astrology. People come to pray to specific planets on different days of the week. Worshipping the Navagrahas minimizes the malefic effects of certain planetary positions in one's birth chart.
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TOF and I use the force when we travel. We like start the day with no plans, walk… and then see where we end up. On our first day in KL it was at a Chinese Buddhist celebration where I shuffled around a hall with about two hundred people, a group of chanting monks and then offered up some Cheezels to Green Tara, one of my favorite deities.
Hours of roaming the city came to an end on our hotel roof with a local beer and a cracking storm that broke the heat and reminded me why I love being in South East Asia.
Jalan Petaling Street Market, Chinatown
I'm not a big fan of shopping. Crowded malls suck my soul out. Crowded markets aren't much better. But this wasn't bad, in a get in get out quickly kind of way. I liked it better than Central market, which was more like something that swallows you and you can get out of. Jalan Petaling Street Market is an easy walk through. Colourful, vibrant, some great bargains … definitely worth a look.
Hop On Hop Off City Bus Tour
I always said I'd never do one, but never say never. We'd spent a couple of days just walking around KL and seeing where the day led us. We had a wonderful time. But that left us with only one day to catch the main sights, and this seemed like a good way to do it. The hop on hop off bus was cheap, and had a stop opposite our hotel. It gave us the option of catching a sight as we passed, or getting of the bus to explore it further. It was perfect.
Special mention here to the amazing KL Bird Park, a must-sees for families.
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In silence we wait and let others influence us with shock and fear. Their tongues, without bone or brawn, have the power to destroy both hearts and worlds. Yet, why do we listen when another voice offers us life?
Many years ago there was a businessman who was so excessive that he spent all of his money on new commercials to advertise the businesses that he owned. He cared little for his office equipment. He cared less for his workers. His only concern was that the outside of his businesses looked brilliant so that he could keep making commercials. Where most business owners would be thinking about long term goals, returns on investments, and the quality of all the resources in their care, the businessman's only concern was having a new commercial each and every week.
Time passed in the sleepy town, as it always does, until one day new whispers flowed through the rivers of gossip. Two strangers had arrived, important strangers. Strangers who were said to be masters at creating beautiful and wondrous commercials.
The townsfolk heard the strangers say, "anyone who cannot see and appreciate the beauty of our creations simply is not worthy of the job that they hold."
It wasn't long before the businessman heard of the strangers. He said, "Everyone knows me near and far. I am simply the best and so are my commercials! Surely the strangers have come into this town because they have heard of me and want to create some of my brilliant commercials." And, the businessman waited.
The townsfolk said, "Who are these strangers?"
"What are their names?"
"Where are they from?"
And the business paced and waited.
The townsfolk said, "What commercials have they created?"
"Surely their commercials have played in the Super Bowl or the World Series or the World Cup or even greater venues!"
And the businessman paced and paced.
The townsfolk said, "We must see their creations!"
"Surely YouTube will have something."
Finally the businessman could stand it no longer. The businessman turned to his most trusted adviser. "Bring those strangers to my office immediately! I must hire them."
The adviser ran off to meet the strangers. It wasn't hard to find them. The adviser said to the strangers, "The most important man in town requires you to meet with him."
The strangers refused.
The townsfolk gasped at the strangers' audacity. "How could they refuse?"
Again and again the businessman sent for the strangers.
Again and again the strangers refused. Saying nothing more than no.
The town grew quiet. The days became still. Only whispered gasps besides cold cups of coffee could be heard.
The businessman could not eat. He paced. He lost sleep. He talked to himself. "How can they refuse me? Me! Surely they know something. My commercials are rubbish! That must be it. My commercials are being laughed at. That must be the truth! Those strangers have come to laugh at me! And taunt me! What can I do? How can I convince them to make my commercials brilliant once more? Something MUST be done! What can I do?"
And time passed slowly by.
Then one day the businessman exploded out of his office. He stomped down Main Street, past the knowing nods and whispers of the townsfolk. "There he goes! At last he has found the answer."
The businessman found the room that the strangers were staying in at the local hotel. He barged in without knocking. In truth, no one in the hotel could miss his presence. The businessman pointed a stubby finger at the strangers. "You will make a commercial for me!"
The strangers sat quietly at the table and shook their heads no.
The businessman fumed and fussed. He pounded on the table. He paced around the room.
The strangers quieted watched.
Finally the businessman said, "Ah, you must have a sense of humor. Of course you will make my commercials."
Again the strangers shook their heads.
For probably the first time in his life, the businessman was stumped. He had never wanted anything more in his life. "What can I do? What can I do?"
The businessman left the room a defeated man. He paced the streets like a ghost.
All listened with rapt attention.
Meals went uneaten.
Bread was burned.
Coffee went cold.
All waited in fear.
Time passed with quiet and stillness, except for the dejected businessman, and the secret smiles of two strangers.
Finally the businessman stopped. "I have it! I'm sure! I know what those horrible strangers want!"
The businessman pounded down the streets, past the watching townsfolk.
The townsfolk smiled knowing smiles at the businessman. "Surely the strangers cannot refuse you now!"
The businessman stormed back into the hotel.
The businessman told the strangers. "You will not refuse me again! You will create a commercial for me. I will pay you whatever you say!"
The strangers huddled for only a moment. "We can no longer say no. Still, we do have an issue."
The businessman's heart stopped and his blood ran cold with fear. "Surely I, of all people, can solve this obviously minor complaint!"
The strangers said, "We are on vacation. We have no equipment here. You will have to furnish us with everything that we need."
The businessman did not hesitate. "Then it's a deal! Follow me."
Off they went to the neighborhood electronics store where the businessman cornered the owner. "Buy the strangers whatever they want and rent out the TV station's studio for however long they need!"
The technology store owner smiled warmly and said, "Whatever you say."
It wasn't long before the strangers sat happily in the studio, surrounded by their new and very expensive equipment. Eating the very best food that the town had to offer. Playing the best online video games that were available. Watching their favorite movies with a magnificent sound system. And all, without paying a dime. And all, without creating any commercials.
Day after day the businessman came to the studio's door and waited.
Day after day the strangers said, "anyone who cannot see and appreciate the beauty of our creations simply is not worthy of the job they hold. We are making progress, but our brilliant commercial is not yet ready for viewing."
The businessman, not wanting to interrupt the strangers' creativity, walked back to his office and wore holes in his expensive and thick carpet.
Time crawled by while the money flowed into the stranger's pockets like a raging river.
Finally the strangers were ready to show their progress. The businessman was giddy with excitement. He craved to see the wondrous commercial. Suddenly, he became embarrassed at the thought of what the strangers kept saying. "Anyone who cannot see and appreciate the beauty of our creations simply is not worthy of the job they hold." Of course the businessman knew he was worthy, but he preferred to send someone else. "Who can I send? Who do I trust?"
The businessman thought and thought.
After some deliberation the businessman said, "I know. I will send my most trusted adviser. He will best be able to see how the commercial looks; for he is a man of sense, and no one can be more suitable for his job than he is."
So the faithful old adviser went into the studio where the strangers were working with all their might, at their blank screens. "What can be the meaning of this?" thought the old adviser, opening his eyes very wide. "I cannot discover the least bit of any characters or action or anything at all on the screens. The screens are totally blank." However, he did not express his thoughts aloud.
The strangers kindly beckoned the old adviser to come nearer to their screens; and then asked him whether the designs pleased him, and whether the colors were not very beautiful, and the interactions amazing; while at the same time pointing to the empty screens.
The poor old adviser looked and looked. He could not discover anything on the screens, for a very good reason, there was nothing there. "What!" The adviser thought again. "Is it possible that I am a fool? I've never thought so myself. If I am, no one must ever know. Can it be, that I am unfit for my office? No, that must not be said. No one can ever know. I will never confess that I could not see the commercial."
"Well, Sir Adviser!" said one of the strangers, still pretending to work. "You do not say whether the commercial pleases you or not."
"Oh, it is excellent!" replied the old Adviser, looking at the screens through his glasses. "Those characters, and the colors, and the amazing and clever actions. Yes, I will tell the businessman without delay, how very brilliant I think the commercial is."
"We would greatly appreciate that. Thank you kind sir." And the strangers beamed with pride and once again bragged about all of the brilliant details of the nonexistent commercial.
The old minister listened attentively to every word in order that he might repeat them to the businessman.
Then the strangers asked for even more supplies, saying that it was necessary to complete what they had begun. When they received the extra supplies they stored them all in their very big RV – which had every nook and cranny overflowing with brand new equipment that was worth a small fortune.
The strangers continued to work with as much apparent diligence as before at their empty screens.
More time passed with nothing moving except for the large sums of money running to the strangers.
Finally, the businessman sent his administrative assistant to see how the strangers were getting on, and to see whether the commercials would soon be ready.
It was just the same with the administrative assistant as it was with the old adviser. The assistant surveyed the screens with great scrutiny, but could see nothing at all but the blank screens.
"Is not this commercial as brilliant to you, as it was to the businessman's adviser?" asked the strangers, while at the same time making the same gestures as before, and talking of the design and clever actions, which were not there.
"I certainly am not stupid!" thought the assistant. "It must be, that I am not fit for my good and profitable job! That is very odd. However, no one shall know anything about this." And accordingly, the assistant praised all that he could not see, and declared that he was delighted with both the designs and the thought provoking actions.
The administrative assistant returned to the businessman. "Indeed, the commercial that the strangers have prepared is extraordinarily magnificent. In fact, the whole town is tremendously excited to see yet another of your brilliant commercials! Once again, you are the hit of the town!"
The businessman smiled with pride. Of course I am the hit of the town. Now, the businessman's courage had grown enough that he wished to see the commercial himself. So, he traveled off to the studio, accompanied by a select number of business officers, among whom were the two honest men who had already admired the commercial.
The businessman went to the crafty strangers, who, as soon as they were aware of the businessman's approach, went on working more diligently than ever – at blank screens.
Before the strangers could speak, the businessman's adviser and assistant burst with excitement. "Is not the work absolutely magnificent? If you will be pleased to look at it. What a splendid design. What brilliant colors and action." And they wildly pointed at the empty screens. For they imagined that everyone else could see this exquisite piece of workmanship.
"How is this?" said the businessman to himself. "I can see nothing! This is indeed a terrible affair! Am I a fool just as the strangers have said? Am I unfit to own my businesses? That would be the worst thing that could happen. I can never let anyone know that all I see are blank screens."
"Oh! The commercial," said the businessman, aloud. "It is truly brilliant, better than any of my other creations. It has my complete approval." And he smiled most graciously, and looked closely at the empty screens; for never would he say that he could not see what the adviser and assistant had praised so much.
All his officers now strained their eyes, hoping to discover something on the screens, but they could see no more than the others. Without knowing what else to do, they all looked at each and said, "Magnificent! Brilliant! Excellent!" They all advised that the commercial be published the following day and shown to the entire town.
The strangers sat up the whole night with every light, in and around the studio, blazing so that everyone might see how anxious they were to finish the businessman's newest commercial. They pretended to work feverishly to finish the final bits of their brilliant creation.
"See!" The strangers cried out at last. "The amazing commercial is now ready!"
With great pomp and circumstance, the marchers marched to center of the town. A new giant screen was set up to show off the Businessman's newest and most brilliant commercial. And, the strangers made a great show of setting up all of the equipment.
The mayor made a speech.
The high school band played.
The people cheered.
Then all went quiet as a blue ribbon committee went to press the play button.
The townsfolk oohed and ahhed and wildly cheered and clapped their hands and each other's shoulders as they watched the blank screen.
The businessman beamed with pride at his great creation.
The townsfolk cheered and cheered. "How splendid and timely! It has a message that all need to hear. What design! What colors! What thought provoking actions!"
After the strangers said that the commercial was finished, the townsfolk once again went quiet as the businessman made ready to give another speech.
And the voice of innocence, a small child with no malice even yet imagined, spoke out of confusion. "Where was the commercial? I didn't see anything."
The reactions were immediate and intense. Some workers for the businessman, along with many others, viciously attacked child. "You are obviously a stupid, nasty child who enjoys torturing small animals. You are unfit to attend our schools. We shall call the professionals immediately and test you for some brain disease." And on and on they spewed and spewed.
No one spoke up to defend the child. No one spoke up, with compassion, to voice the cold, hard facts of what they saw = or did not see. No one spoke the truth in love. And the entire town continued on down the path to a destination where no one wanted to go.
And another life was lost … for no good reason.
In silence we wait and let others influence us with shock and fear. Their tongues, without bone or brawn, have the power to destroy both hearts and worlds. Yet, why do we listen when another voice offers us life? Just listen, and you'll hear it too.


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Anne, Princess of Denmark, circa 1684, painted by Willem Wissing and Jan van der Vaardt
In January 1687, Anne, Princess of Denmark and daughter of King James II, was the wife of Prince George of Denmark. She was the mother of two little girls, The Lady Mary, born 1685, and Lady Anne Sophia, born the previous year. Anne was in her fourth pregnancy, less than a year after the birth of Anne Sophia. A baby daughter had been stillborn in 1684, the year of the portrait above.
On January 21, 1687, three weeks into the new year, Anne suffered a miscarriage, the first of seven she would endure in her lifetime. A harbinger of sadness to come too soon.
Less than two weeks later her husband and children came down with smallpox. (1,2). Lady Anne Sophia died on February 2nd and was buried in Westminster Abbey two days later. The Lady Mary followed her, dying on February 8, and buried two days later in the abbey, joining their stillborn sister. (2)
The following October, on the 22nd, Anne suffered the second stillbirth of her life. That baby, a boy, was born at seven months but was thought to have died at least a month before. He was buried with his siblings in the vault of Mary, Queen of Scots, joining that queen, Arbella Stuart, Anne Hyde, Elizabeth of Bohemia, and eleven infants of James II. (2) The sight of all those tiny coffins must have been mind-numbing.
Anne had had a minor case of smallpox as a twelve-year-old and was one of approximately seven House of Stuart descendants of Charles I who had contracted it. Five of those members died from it. Her only son who lived past early childhood, William, Duke of Gloucester, has been said to have died of smallpox, "strep throat", scarlet fever, and pneumonia.
Prince George, Anne's consort, the first male royal consort, died in 1708. He'd suffered for years from asthma and some type of "dropsy", known in modern terms as edema.
Modern science has looked back on Anne's pregnancies and found signs of at least one medical condition which might have caused her repeated miscarriages and stillbirths.
Losing a child by miscarriage is harrowing enough, but to have lost five in approximately three years defies human comprehension. Unfortunately, a tragic pattern was established that would play out over Anne's life.
- Milo Keynes, Smallpox and Queen Anne, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Volume 90, January 1997, page 60.
- The Reverend Arthur P. Stanley, Dean of Westminster, Historical Memorials of Westminster Abbey (1869)
Her reign as Queen of England was short in comparison to some British Monarchs, from March 8, 1702, to May 1, 1707. She was the last Stuart monarch, daughter of James II, granddaughter of Charles II, great-granddaughter of Charles I, great-great-granddaughter of James I, and great-great-great-granddaughter of Mary, Queen of Scots. One might look at her predecessors and see a fairly large dark cloud over the house of Stuart. Two beheadings, two kings divested of their kingdom, throw in The Interregnum and The Restoration, The Glorious Revolution, and The Old Pretender, and even Shakespeare would've been pressed to make the Stuarts a believable story.
Then there were the infant and child deaths. Anne's father, James II had twenty-seven children from two marriages and two mistresses. Of those twenty-seven, one illegitimate daughter had three children. One survived to adulthood and died without issue.
Much has been disparagingly said of Queen Anne, but the lens through which history looks has always been harsh on female monarchs. She succeeded Mary II, her sister, and William III in 1702.
During her marriage to Prince George of Denmark, Anne had seventeen pregnancies. Of those seventeen, seven were miscarriages, five were stillbirths, three lived minutes or hours, one died of smallpox as a toddler, and one lasted until eleven-years-old. That last child, Prince William Duke of Gloucester, was the Protestant hope after his grandfather, James II, a Catholic, was deposed. Mere weeks after Prince William was born he suffered convulsions, which may or may not have been from meningitis, and later developed a type of hydrocephalus that endangered him all during his childhood.
He was in poor health most of his life, despite the efforts of his parents, doctors, and caretakers. On the night of his eleventh birthday, it is thought he started showing symptoms of what's now known as Strep Throat, followed by what might have been Scarlet Fever. After being subjected to treatments thought inhuman by today's standards, blistering and bloodletting, he failed to rally. Six days after his birthday, Prince William, Anne's only surviving child, passed away.


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Umm… I find it difficult to describe this bag since no words can illustrate its beauty. I was MESMERIZED by the color, touched by its softness, and adored the way it curved onto my shoulders. The bag was just craving to be tenderly cared for, to be taken away, and swept into the air to be flown back with me to Canada (sorry, I forgot to mention that I was in New York). I'm very delicate with her. She has a lusciously soft suede lining, which I believe is made of pigskin. You may want to also take out her mirror if you ever need to refine your hair or makeup, or better yet while you're at it, take a sneak peek and admire the reflections of her gorgeously woven lambskin once more. I'm in love…
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Health experts from the Association of British Hujjaj (PILGRIMS) UK, a national Hajj/Umrah specific organisation, have warned millions of prospective Umrah pilgrims from around the world including British pilgrims who are expected to travel to Saudi Arabia at the start of new Umrah season, that they must safeguard their health against deadly and lethal infectious diseases during their pilgrimage.
The pilgrims have always been at high risk of contracting infectious diseases due to their close proximity with millions of people from around the world during the pilgrimage, especially at ceremonies, accommodation sites and public transports. The infectious diseases can be transmitted through direct person-to-person contact via droplets of basal or throat secretions of infected individuals. Close and prolonged contact with infected individuals (e.g. sneezing and coughing on someone) facilitates the spread of infection. Elderly, people suffering from chronic diseases, i.e. lungs, heart, kidney, lever, diabetes etc., children, pregnant women, and those with immunity deficiency are specifically at higher risk of catching infectious diseases.
Health experts also want that a large number of pilgrims are still travelling without appropriate protection against infectious diseases. They strongly urge the relevant countries to take the health and safety issues seriously. They must disseminate vital life-saving information amongst their prospective pilgrims to make them aware of the preventive measures they should take against life-threatening infectious diseases.
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AREA STATISTICS* for Reporting Period 0800 thru 0800, 11/10/14 thru 11/17/14
NE Area – 6 Fires Burned 84.5 Acres (Cause:
4-Inciendiary, 2-Electrical)
EC Area – 4 Fires Burned 58.1 Acres (Cause:
2-Incendiary, 1-Debris, 1-Escaped Prescribed Burn)
SE Area – 4 Fires Burned 7.3 Acres (Cause:
3-Incendiary, 1-Electrical)
OFS Prescribed Fire Activity:
Large Fire
No Activity
Protection Area Statistics do not reflect local fire department's fire run
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county Fire Protection Area in eastern Oklahoma unless otherwise noted in the
Discussion section of this report.
DEPARTMENT STATISTICS** from www.firereporting.ok.gov
recorded on 11/10/14 thru 11/17/14
No fire
recorded during the reporting period
Statewide Discussion: No unusual fire
activity was reported or requests for State assistance were received from
outside of the Protection Area during the reporting period.
This weekend's snowfall will preclude any
fire control issues for the next few days over the entire State. The next Fire Situation Report will be posted on Monday,
November 24th unless fire weather and fuel conditions change from
forecast values.
No Burn Bans are currently in effect. For information concerning burn bans click on the following link: http://www.forestry.ok.gov/burn-ban-information
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Department of Veterans Affairs Review of Land Purchase for the Replacement Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky
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VA conducted two appraisals of property in Louisville, KY, in December 2010 and in February 2012. The first appraisal valued the property at $9,850,000. The second appraisal valued the property at $12,905,000. However, OALC's Real Property
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Also mourner('s) bench, mourners' pew, ~ row, ~ seatPronc-sp mounah's bench[mourner]chiefly South, South Midland See Map
A bench, seat, or rail set aside for penitents at the front of a church or revival meeting.
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- 1834 Lieber Letters 312 sePA, These tents . . are divided lengthwise by a bench about a foot high, and called the mourners' bench.
- 1845 Hooper Advent. Simon Suggs 126 AL, "Bimeby I felt so missuble, I had to go yonder"—pointing to the mourners' seat.
- 1848 Ladies' Repository 8.102, She loves the mourner's bench, for there she found peace and pardon.
- 1903 DN 2.321 seMO, Mourner's bench. . . Seat reserved for those seeking religion.
- 1906 DN 3.121 sIN, Mourner's bench.
- 1907 DN 3.233 nwAR, Mourner's bench.
- 1909 DN 3.350 eAL, wGA, Mourner's bench. . . The front bench or seat in a church where the mourners are assembled.
- 1911 Wright Barbara Worth 20 CO, When the rush for the mourners' bench come I unlimbered an' headed the stampede pronto.
- 1912 DN 3.583 wIN, Mourners' bench. . . The altar-railing (in newer churches) at which penitents kneel.
- 1915 DN 4.186 swVA, Mourners' bench.
- 1916 DN 4.326 KS, Mourner's bench. . . Seat, bench or rail, etc., near the altar, where in evangelical churches, in 'revivals,' 'protracted meetings,' etc., persons ('mourners,' because of their sadness over their sinful condition) gather, usually kneeling, to 'seek religion', to bewail their sins, etc. Not local.
- Ibid 345 FL, Mourner's row. The front row in church.
- 1953 Brewer Word Brazos 14 eTX [Black], Hit takes lots of patience to deal wid a sinnuh at de mounah's bench.
- 1958 Humphrey Home from the Hill 282 neTX, But what annoyed Fred was having the christening of his son in the very best church in town spoiled by the attendance of any revivalists of the mourners' bench sort.
- Qu. CC5, Names for seats in a church, especially near the front
- 100 Infs, chiefly Sth, S Midl, Mourners' bench(es); SC10, Mourner bench; MI92, MA68, Mourners' pew(s); MN38, Mourners' row; KS13, Mourners' seat.


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D.C. Circuit Backs EPA Decision to Not Regulate Methane Emissions from Coal Mines
On May 13, 2014, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in WildEarth Guardians v. EPA, et al. Previously, WildEarth Guardians filed a rulemaking petition seeking an endangerment finding by EPA that would trigger regulation of coal mines under Section 111 the Clean Air Act. EPA denied the rulemaking petition citing agency discretion and budgetary restrictions, and the environmental group appealed. The D.C. Circuit ruled EPA has reasonable discretion to carry out its delegated responsibilities, which includes determining the timing and relative priority of its regulatory agenda.
In June 2010, Earthjustice, acting on behalf of WildEarth Guardians, the Sierra Club, and other environmental groups (Petitioners), sent a petition to EPA invoking Section 111 of the Clean Air Act. Section 111 provides that EPA must publish and periodically revise "a list of categories of stationary sources [and shall include a category on the list] if in [the Administrator's] judgment it causes, or contributes significantly to, air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare." Section 111 also requires EPA to propose performance standards for new sources within a newly established stationary source category within one year of listing.
The Petitioners urged EPA to make a finding that air emissions from coal mines endanger public health and welfare. Specifically, the Petitioners sought to include surface, underground, and abandoned coal mines within a new source category primarily due to their methane emissions. The petitioners asserted that methane is the second-most emitted greenhouse gas (GHG), and its heat trapping capability is 20 times stronger than carbon dioxide. If EPA had agreed and made an endangerment finding, coal mines would be listed as a new stationary source category pursuant to Clean Air Act Section 111. EPA would then establish performance standards for new and modified sources within the new stationary source category for coal mines and establish performance standards to address methane emissions from existing sources.
On April 30, 2013, then Acting EPA Administrator Bob Perciasepe denied the petition. In its denial, EPA declined to address the merits of the endangerment petition. As a result of numerous budget cuts, EPA argued that it must have discretion to prioritize its regulatory agenda. EPA further responded that its limited resources are best spent addressing more prominent contributors to GHG emissions such as transportation and electricity systems. On July 8, 2013, WildEarth Guardians filed a lawsuit in D.C. Circuit challenging EPA's refusal to make an endangerment finding.
In the D.C. Circuit's May 13 ruling, the court explained that EPA may exercise reasonable discretion in determining when to add a new source to the list of regulated air pollutants. Further, as part of this discretion, EPA may prioritize sources that are the most significant threats to public health. The court relied, in part, on EPA's rulemaking actions to regulate GHG emissions from electric generating sectors, which account for 60 percent of total GHG emissions. These actions justified EPA's current reluctance to regulate GHG emissions from coal mines, which account for 1 percent of GHG emissions. The D.C. Circuit's decision supports EPA's discretion to prioritize its rulemaking actions in light of current budgetary restraints. Importantly, EPA's denial of the rulemaking petition still leaves the door open for regulation of GHG emissions from coal mines at a later date.
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Donald Clarence Judd (June 3, 1928 – February 12, 1994) was an American artist associated with minimalism (a term he nonetheless stridently disavowed). In his work, Judd sought autonomy and clarity for the constructed object and the space created by it, ultimately achieving a rigorously democratic presentation without compositional hierarchy. It created an outpouring of seemingly effervescent works that defied the term "minimalism". Nevertheless, he is generally considered the leading international exponent of "minimalism," and its most important theoretician through such seminal writings as "Specific Objects" (1964).
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The first Saturday of college football is here and I'm excited. From this nasty Arkansas hype video and slew of hilarious College GameDay signs to SB Nation ranking the confused SMU bros from Friday night and Ole Miss defensive end Robert Nkemdiche scoring on a 32-yard TD reception, it's already been a gorgeous weekend. Don't forget your comprehensive College Football Week 1 Viewing Guide. One unfortunate note came in the Clemson-Wofford game when Tigers receiver Mike Williams was carted off the field with a neck injury. We are sending a ton of thoughts and prayers his way.
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Seven hours before they face Texas on Saturday night, Notre Dame was going ballistic:
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Michigan high schooler returned punt for TD and it took 30 seconds ... Sam Dekker's girlfriend is not ugly ... Tony Zych just made his MLB debut and he's already broken a 105-year-old record ... The Warriors unveiled a practice facility championship banner (with names of every player) ... It's so sad watching Kansas students talk about Kansas football ... Watch Hannibal Buress convince a kid to say Mike Dunleavy is better than Michael Jordan ... Watch Blake Griffin answer some questions using only emoji flash cards ... The Mets and Scott Boras are at odds over Matt Harvey's innings limit ... The top five retired players that never made an All-Star team ... It's puppies versus droids in this Force Friday clip.
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Attempted burglary reported in New Canaan
A Canoe Hill Road resident reported an attempted burglary at her home July 2, according to police.
The 69-year-old complainant said she noticed at about 8:30 a.m. that the screen doors around the house were open and a window was cracked in a room adjacent to her bedroom, police said. The woman does not believe anyone entered the house, however, and nothing was reported missing.


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The longstanding demand of MSMEs for extension of NPA recognition period from 90 to 180 days has been taken cognizance of by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the period of recognition has been enhanced to 180 days for MSME borrowers registered under GST. This is an apt and timely decision taken by RBI when MSMEs are moving from informal system. Ministry of MSME welcomes this bold step taken by RBI which will go a long way in ensuring formalization of MSMEs.
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