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Fracturing fluid breaker system which is activated by fracture closure
Disclosed are compositions and related methods of use for reducing the viscosity of a fluid introduced into a subterranean formation. The compositions are introduced into the subterranean formation and are non-reactive to the fluid until activated by the closing of any fractures in the subterranean formation upon the compositions. The compositions are comprised of a viscosity reducing chemical, such as an enzyme, oxidizing agent, acid, catalyst, or mixtures thereof, encapsulated in dry or liquid form within hollow or porous, crushable beads. The beads can be formed from glass, ceramics, plastics, gels, or mixtures thereof.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for initiating the reduction of the viscosity of fracturing fluids introduced into a subterranean formation and, more particularly, to such methods and compositions which are designed so that the reduction of the viscosity is initiated by closure of fractures in the subterreanean formation.
2. Setting of the Invention
Hydraulic fracturing treatments and fracture-acidizing treatments are commonly utilized to increase the permeability of a subterreanean formation for greater hydrocarbon flow from the formation to a wellbore. In such treatments, fracturing fluids are introduced into the subterranean formation under sufficient pressure to create cracks or fractures in the formation and to also propagate these fractures out into the formation. Generally, the fracturing fluids contain entrained proppants, such as sand or sintered bauxite, so that as the fracturing fluid seeps into the formation or is backflowed out from the fractures, the fractures close upon the proppants to maintain the fractures in an open state for increased permeability.
In utilizing certain fracturing fluids, such as high viscosity aqueous gels, water-hydrocarbon emulsions, or oil-based fluids, it is preferred to maintain the viscosity of these fracturing fluids while the fractures are being created and propagated, as well as to aid in transporting the proppants to the farthest reaches of the fractures. Ideally the viscosity of the fracturing fluids is maintained until the time at which the fractures close upon and trap the proppants, but before the proppants settle to the bottom of the fractures. After the proppants have been trapped in the fractures, it is desirable that the viscosity of the fluids be quickly reduced to allow the fluids to flow back through the fractures, around the proppants and back into the wellbore. The ultimate success of the treatment depends partly on the proper and quick removal of the fracturing fluids. Chemicals utilized to reduce the viscosity of fracturing fluids are commonly called "breakers" or "breaker fluids" and are introduced into the fractures to act immediately upon the fracturing fluids upon contact with the fluids or upon reaching a predetermined temperature. Breakers commonly used include oxidizing agents, enzymes, acids, catalysts of iron, copper and silver, and mixtures thereof. Specific examples of breakers include sodium persulfate and ammonium persulfate, alpha and beta amylases, amyloglucosidase, aligoglucosidase, invertase, maltase, cellulase, hemicellulase, fumaric acid, nitric acid, and the like. These breaker chemicals can be in the form of either a liquid or a powder which is activated by contact with oil or water. Premature chemical reaction of the breaker with the fracturing fluids can significantly degrade the fracturing fluids, i.e., reduce their viscosity before the proper termination of a treatment, which can significantly reduce the overall effectiveness of the treatment.
Various methods have been proposed to delay the viscosity-reducing action of the breakers by forming the breaker into pellets and then coating the breaker pellets. One such method is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,202,795 to Burnham, et al. In Burnham, pellets of a breaker fluid material are encapsulated within a gel coating, and included in the pellets is a gel-degrading substance. The pellets have a predetermined time delay after which the gel dissolving chemical will dissolve the protective gel coating to release the breaker chemical into the fracturing fluid to reduce its viscosity. A serious problem encountered when using this type of breaker system is that these systems tend to release their active ingredients over a significant period of time due to differences in the thickness of the protective coating and the length of time and temperature exposure of individual pellets introduced into the fluid system. Also, the hydraulic fracturing treatment can take much longer than anticipated, and the viscosity of the fracturing fluid is then reduced before the proppants are trapped in the furthest reaches of the fractures. If the hydraulic fracturing treatment takes a shorter period of time than anticipated, the operators must wait for the fracturing fluid's viscosity to be reduced so the treatment can be finished.
Another serious problem is in estimating the time after fluid introduction has stopped when the fracture will close and trap the proppants. This time interval can be from only a few minutes for high permeability formations or up to over 24 hours for very low permeability formations. If the proppants are not suspended in the farthest reaches of the fractures as the fracture closes, then the greatest effectiveness of the fracturing treatment generally has not been obtained; therefore, the greatest productivity of the well cannot be obtained. Also, if the operator needs to wait for the breaker fluid to reduce the viscosity of the fracturing fluid even after the fracture has closed upon the proppants, then this waiting or downtime can add substantial additional costs to the treatment.
There is a need for a method of using a breaker where the breaker is inert to the hydraulic fracturing fluid until activated by the closing of the fracture upon the proppants. In addition, there is a need for a method which uses much larger concentrations of breaker fluid than what can be normally utilized using the mentioned systems. This increased concentration of breaker fluid will not only permit the desired viscosity reduction to occur, but also greatly aid in the removal of organic residue of the viscosity and/or fluid loss agents generally used in the fracture fluids. The reduction of the residue can result in higher permeability for flow through the trapped proppants and hence result in a more effective fracture treatment.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a method for reducing the viscosity and resulting residue of an aqueous or oil based fluid introduced into a subterranean formation. Specifically, the method includes introducing a viscosity reducing chemical contained within hollow or porous, crushable and fragile beads along with a fluid, such as a hydraulic fracturing fluid, under pressure into the subterranean formation. When the fracturing fluid passes or leaks off into the formation or the fluid is removed by back flowing, any resulting fractures in the subterranean formation close and crush the beads. The crushing of the beads then releases the viscosity reducing chemical into the fluid at the most appropriate time. The hollow or porous fragile beads can be formed from glass, highly porous ceramics, plastic, gels and mixtures thereof and can contain solid or liquid viscosity reducing chemicals, such as enzymes, oxidizing agents, acids, catalysts and mixtures thereof. The method of the present invention provides for the release of chemicals at the ideal time and is not dependent upon the potentially erroneous estimates of time and temperature as required by earlier methods.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The present invention provides compositions and related methods of use for reducing the viscosity of a fluid introduced into a subterranean formation and reducing any resulting residue by introducing a viscosity reducing chemical under pressure into the formation, contained within hollow or porous, crushable beads along with a fluid, such as a hydraulic fracturing fluid. When the introduction pressure of the chemical and fluid is reduced due to the fluid leaking off or passing into the formation or due to the removal of the fluid by back flowing through the wellbore, any fractures in the formation close upon and crush the beads. The crushing of the beads then releases the viscosity reducing chemical into the fluid for initiation of the viscosity reduction. The compositions disclosed herein can be utilized in hydraulic fracturing treatments, as well as hydraulic fracture-acidizing treatments and any other operation for the delayed release of chemicals and fluids as apparent to those skilled in the art.
The viscosity reducing chemical mentioned above is commonly referred to as a breaker and can be in the form of a dry powder, which is activated upon contact with a fluid, emulsion, or liquid state. The breaker itself can be an enzyme, oxidizer, a catalyst of silver, iron, or copper, as well as certain types of acids, including fumaric and nitric acid, or a mixture of these. The hollow or porous, crushable beads which encapsulate and contain the viscosity reducing chemical can be formed from glass, highly porous ceramics, plastics, gels, and mixtures thereof. The term glass as used herein can include spheres made of ceramic material, float ash, fly ash, etc. The breaker chemical can be encapsulated in the hollow or porous spheres in any commercially utilized method, as apparent to those skilled in the art. One such method of making hollow or porous spheres is disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,365,315 to Beck, et al., and 3,030,215 to Veatch, et al., wherein hollow or porous microspheres are produced. The microspheres contain a gas, but can easily contain a chemical fluid, emulsion or powder. Such microspheres with encapsulated chemicals are presently available as carbon-less carbon paper and produced by Kimberly Clark Paper Company.
The crushable beads containing the viscosity reducing chemical preferably having sufficient ductility to prevent their breakage when (a) passing through surface pumps and blending equipment commonly utilized in hydraulic fracturing treatments and (b) being introduced into the wellbore and out into the formation. Also, the beads preferably are capable of withstanding the hydrostatic pressure within the formation without significant or any breakage. Such hydrostatic pressures encountered can be from about 1000 psi upwards to above about 10,000 psi. Also, a small hole can be provided in each of the beads to permit some fluid entry into each bead to equalize the pressures within and without. The hole size is preferably small enough to prevent any significant leakage of the breaker chemical from having a deleterious effect on the overall fracture treatment.
The beads are designed so that when surrounded by hydrostatic fluid pressure (equal on all sides) they will not break; however, when the hydrostatic pressure is released and the beads come into contact with the proppants or the fracture formation face, where there is unequal pressure on all sides, the beads will break. The beads can be formed in either round, square, or irregular configurations; however, it is preferred that the beads be of an irregular shape to aid their breakage by contact with the proppant particles upon closure of the fracture. The beads' size can be from about 0.75 to about 3 times the size of the proppant. However, it is preferred that the bead size be at least greater than the proppant size to aid breakage when the fractures close upon the proppants and the beads. Based on the size of commonly used proppants, sizes for the beads can be in the range from about 200 to about 3 ASTM mesh size.
The viscosity reducing chemical can be introduced with the proppants into the fracturing fluid in the quantity of from about 0.01 weight percent to about 0.85 weight percent by weight of the fracturing fluid, and with a proppant concentration of from about 1 to about 20 lbs per gallon.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the beads of a selected size and containing a selected chemical are mixed with the proppant and are introduced into surface mixers for combination with the hydraulic fracturing or fracture-acidizing fluids. The fluids, proppant and beads are then introduced into the formation under sufficient pressure to cause fractures in the formation. Once the fractures have extended to their furthest limits and the proppant has been carried to the furthest reaches of the fractures, then the fluid is backflowed or allowed to leak off into the fraction to permit the fractures to close upon the proppants and the beads. As the proppants come into contact with the beads upon closure of the fractures and the hydrostatic equilibrium is reduced by the leak off of the fluids or the back flowing of the fluids from the fractures, the beads are crushed by the closing fractures and thereby release the viscosity reducing chemical. The viscosity reducing chemical then acts upon the hydraulic fracturing fluid reducing its viscosity and also reduces any residue of the "broken" fluids so that the fluids will flow back out of the fractures around the proppants and the formation fluids will pass through the fracture to the wellbore for production.
The present invention can also be used to place other chemicals into the formation fractures alone or along with the breaker fluids. Such chemicals can include nonemulsifying agents and scale inhibitors which have an affinity for the formation rocks. Also, breaker chemicals can be used by way of this invention to remove filter cake on the formation face or to remove organic fluid loss additives at the end of a treatment.
Whereas the present invention has been described in particular relation to concepts disclosed herein, it should be understood that other and further modifications, apart from those shown or suggested herein, may be made within the scope and spirit of this invention.
1. A method for reducing the viscosity of a fluid introduced into a subterranean formation, comprising:
- introducing under pressure a viscosity reducing chemical, contained within hollow or porous, crushable beads, and the fluid into said formation, and
- reducing said introduction pressure so any resulting fractures in said formation close and crush said beads, whereby the crushing of said beads releases said viscosity reducing chemical.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said fluid is a hydraulic fracturing fluid and said viscosity reducing chemical is a breaker fluid utilized for reducing the viscosity of said hydraulic fracturing fluid.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said fluid includes entrained proppants within a concentration of from about 1 to about 20 ppg.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said viscosity reducing chemical is present with said fluid in an amount of from about 0.01 weight percent to about 0.85 weight percent by weight of said fluid.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said viscosity reducing chemical is selected from enzymes, oxidized agents, acids, catalysts, and mixtures thereof.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein said beads are formed of materials selected from glass, ceramics, plastics, gels, and mixtures thereof.
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 7, 1983
Date of Patent: Mar 26, 1985
Assignee: The Standard Oil Company (Chicago, IL)
Inventor: Kenneth G. Nolte (Tulsa, OK)
Primary Examiner: Stephen J. Novosad
Assistant Examiner: William P. Neuder
Attorneys: Scott H. Brown, Fred E. Hook
Application Number: 6/530,174
International Classification: E21B 4326;


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Fivos Sakalis At first he was employed at the marketing departments of prominent Greek companies. In 1998 he became the Press and PR Officer of the DESTE Foundation, where he remained up to 2002. Since then he also works as an independent art editor and has collaborated with several publications Athens Voice, elculture, etc). During the past twenty years, he has served as Communication Consultant for major art institutions like the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST). In 2009 he became the Communication Director of ART-ATHINA, the International Contemporary Art Fair of Athens. In 2014 he was appointed first as Press Officer and then as head of the Marketing and Public Relations department of documenta 14 in Athens, collaborating with the cultural institution and the government. In 2015 served as Senior Development and Communications Advisor of the Athens Biennial. He served as the Program Coordinator of the Athens 2018 World Book Capital - City of Athens/ UNESCO.
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Originally posted 9.16 video updated.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Independent Local #1 Speaks with IUPAT GP James Williams
Originally posted 9.16 video updated.
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why has this video been removed ? i know,rd is also known as scabby was orded by doug to take it down.ReplyDelete
- Richard DorroughSeptember 17, 2011 at 5:07 AM
Doug McCarron is a punk just like you baldy and if he told me to take this down I would tell him to kiss my ass. I did not put the video up to start with so stop your fantasy land crap. The video will be put back in place when the time comes.ReplyDelete
- Richard DorroughSeptember 17, 2011 at 6:42 AM
John where is my last post?? It just vanishedReplyDelete
Richard: Don't know why your comment did not post, I re-posted it.ReplyDelete
Richard Dorrough has left a new comment on your post "Independent Local #1 Speaks with IUPAT GP James Wi...":
The individual who created this video is a supporter of, but not a member of, Carpenters Independent Local #1. Like many other UBC members he has had enough of McCarrons phony UBC which is an insult to all organized labor when it calls itself a Union.
The video was posted prematurely due to enthusiasm and respect for IUPAT and Jim Williams fight against the scourge of organized Labor that is Doug McCarron.It was posted with Local #1s name on it and has been removed by my request pending review.
I do not want Brother Lezettes enthusiasm to make him a victim the UBCs fight against local #1.Threats against Local #1 "enthusiasts"have been made by Local 291 McCarron cronies and piss ant Mark Sowalski.
The video will be put back up at my discretion.
Despite the statements of one William Davenport who appears to be a delusional hack we could give a rats ass what McCarron or the UBC thinks of this video or the others that are soon to follow.
Any so called order from Doug McCarron only exists in the mind of a delusional hack such as William "I defraud my own Brothers and Sisters" Davenport.
I do however support Brother Lezettes work and share the same respect and enthusiasm for IUPAT and Jim Williams efforts to remove this festering wound called Doug McCarron from Union labor.
Brother Williams and many of the other trades are United in the fight against the UBC leadership and along with the other trades have reached out to support the efforts of Independent Local #1 as we struggle to create a new Carpenters Union of the members,by the members and for the members.
Brother Williams has led the charge to fight this blight on labor and is responsible for the AFL-CIOs resolution 70 which gives us all hope of chartering our own Carpenters Union.
Carpenter Unions free of the scourge of Doug McCarron and the abusive and financially devastating UBC policys UBC members are victims of everyday.
Your RO Mr. Walsh stated that it is a "great time to be in the UBC in NYC" and that the "pessimism of some parties is unfounded".
One has to wonder what planet Mr Walsh lives on. Any rank and file member can tell you that the supporters of the corruption in NYC and the people directly responsible for the rape of the UBC members pay check and Democratic rights in NYC are Frank Spencer and Douglas McCarron.
The very people Walsh embraces. In this video Brother Williams shares the same sentiment of many of the other General Presidents which is that McCarron is a scourge not only on the Labor movement but a blight on his own membership. How could they all be so wrong and one little Bill Walsh be right.
The video will be posted again and I hope the UBC members can get past the UBC Propaganda to listen to the message of Brother Williams.
I would hope that members go to www.RespectOurCrafts.com and hear the messages of the other International Presidents as they expose McCarrons attack on Union Labor so they can make reach an informed opinion and not one tainted by lies and propaganda as put forth by such ignorant minds like William Davenport.
- Charles LezetteSeptember 17, 2011 at 3:26 PM
OK Guys, Stop The Bullshit and John, Post This Will Ya Please?ReplyDelete
I would ask that if you would like to leave a comment that you think of Local 157 Blogspot as your online meeting hall and that you wouldn't say anything on this site that you wouldn't, say at a union meeting. Constructive criticism is welcome, as we all benefit from such advice. Obnoxious comments are not welcome.


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While she was overseas on holiday the idea for this book gradually came to the Kirsty Manning. In Honhkou, she noticed a "Rusted Star of David inset into a doorway." That led to a visit to the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum. She has used historical research to detail a fictional family's journey, and experiences during, and after, the war.
The story outlines the journey over time of the Jewish Bernfield family and their lives, as the Germans invade their home in Austria. Narrated by Romy, the twelve year old daughter, and also Alexandra, her granddaughter, we pass from the present to the past to gradually delve into mysteries that have held the family together in love.
When Romy, Papa and Mutti witnessed Kristallnacht, and saw their brother and son shot, they knew they had to leave Austria. Through a very good friend, they were able to get visas to China, and being a fine doctor, the father was offered a position in a hospital in Shanghai. They were privileged because of their medical backgrounds, and because they had money. The Bernfields made great efforts to fit in to the large Jewish Society of refugees in Shanghai, and they also made friends with local Chinese.
Romy enjoyed her time learning a new language, meeting new friends and studying at school. Romy met Nina on the boat to China, and although Nina was living with an uncle, Romy and Nina kept in contact. Romy also had great friends in Li and her brother Jiang, whose father was also a doctor, but of Chinese traditional medicines. He and Papa shared many ideas.
We meet Alexandra, Romy's granddaughter, when she has been called to Australia as her Opa is dying. As Romy and Opa migrated to Australia from Shanghai, and raised Alexandra, she is sure of the love and family ties she will find. However, Alexandra wants to learn more about her mother, who died when she was young.
The strength and love that dominate this story is quite remarkable. The calamities that Romy has faced as a young girl, then as a young adult, are enormous. The Japanese invasion of China and some of the atrocities committed there were witnessed by Romy, who used her medical knowledge to help the locals. Her parents had not left for work at the hospital when their building was bombed, so yet again, Romy witnessed the death of loved ones.
It is hard to convey the fascinating search Alexandra has in China, while looking for information about her mother. It is also remarkable how little is known about the Jewish refugees in China. The characters in this novel stand firm in the face of adversity, and are totally loving, as their idea of family unity comes before all else.
Such a unique story told in a gradual revelation of facts and ideas is compelling and great reading.
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I was looking for a fairly easy and relaxing project I could work on for 10 or 20 minutes at a time, and soldering track work wasn't going to do it, so I thought I'd take a crack at a small HO scale building I'd been thinking about for awhile.One night last year I was driving home from a movie and snapped that. I shouldn't have. I was driving. Well, I was stopped at the light if it makes you feel better.
It's an old bank at the corner of Glen and Bank street. A bank on Bank. Built in 1955. It was a Toronto-Dominion Bank I think. I've always admired this little building. Well, ok, it's not so little. Look at that long side facade.
Hate that white sign board someone stuck on top.
Today it's a furniture store and whoever owns it now took down that thing.
It has a sense of solidity about it. It's not showy, but has a handsome simplicity. And it's basically just a decorated box, so I thought it would be easy to model. That's what I decided to do: build it. I want to build more brick and stone buildings and develop some ease in doing so, so this seemed like a good project to give it a try.
That upper photo of the facade is my estimate of being nearly HO scale, maybe a little bigger. From that, I figured out some dimensions. The facade is modelled without selective compression, but the side wall is considerably shortened, otherwise it would take up a lot of space on the layout. In the end the basic shape is very shoebox-like - a lot of buildings are.
I wanted thick walls, and each is made by gluing 2 pieces of 3/32" balsa together with their grains perpendicular to each other.
Each wall was left to dry overnight under a stack of books. I could have used foam board or styrene, but I had some balsa left over from a project I never got around to starting, and I have a well known E. L. Moore fixation :-) so the choice was obvious.These are the wall's inner surfaces. The end walls are notched on the sides so the side walls will fit snuggly.
The windows and doors are trimmed with what looks like concrete pieces. And there's that nice yellow brick. I was planning on using Micro-Mark's HO scale yellow brick like I used on The Bookery. I didn't have enough on hand and contacted Micro-Mark about ordering more and they broke the bad news: they no longer make it! And hadn't done so for a few years. So, all I had on hand was some red plastic brick sheets and decided to go with that and paint the whole thing once major construction was done.
For the concrete trim I had an empty box of instant oatmeal, so it was pressed into service.
I cut the trim pieces to 6" wide, which is probably a little wider than the prototype, but doesn't look too bad.
I waffled back-and-forth about whether I should decorate each wall before assembling them into a box, or glue up the box and then decorate. In the end I added a few pieces to the unassembled walls, then glued them into a box, and finished attaching the trim and brick sheets. Peeking inside you can see the styrene floor - I think it's 0.020 inch - that was glued in after the walls were assembled. I chose styrene only because it was the thinnest sheet material I had on hand.
After installing the floor, some additional balsa strips were glued into the corners for extra bracing. In retrospect, I think this is a bit of overkill.
The floor fits ok, although its got a little flex.
You can see that the side wall is much shorter than the prototype, but maintains its style. One thing that strikes me about this model is that if I didn't know the prototype, I'd say the model was in O scale given those large door and window openings. This would likely make a good O scale model of some sort, although it wouldn't have the impressiveness of the large windows in relation to the smaller people that HO does.
At this point I wanted to see how it would look on the layout. The sidewalks are yet to be installed, so things are looking a little bare. Also, I've got this whole thing I'm working out in my mind about making sure streets turn in the correct sequence to get to the various buildings from the sidewalks - it's a little convoluted and I think I'll do a post on what I'm considering is an important planning principle to me for streetcar layouts. Anyway, it doesn't look too bad on that corner.
From this point it was more-or-less just cutting and gluing pieces into location. A pleasant and relaxing task when done on a now-and-then basis.
One thing though. I need to do a little work on improving the corners where the brick sheets come together. The digital photos highlight a few problems.
The wall that butts up against the neighbouring building has a section where there appears to be no brick, just exposed concrete block.
To hint at that, I pieced in a section on the blank side wall with a piece of plastic HO block sheet. Well, that's phase 1, refinement, painting, detailing, lighting and all that good stuff is next.


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Fiscal Conservatism vs Social Conservatism
I don't understand how people can say that fiscal conservatism is more important than social conservatism. Look at families. What is more destructive to a family's success, financial trouble or social trouble? If there is a good moral core to the family, they can survive financial trouble. But a financially stable family cannot survive a moral breakdown. Same applies to the country/society.
The core — the foundation — of this country is social morals. Our entire nation is based on the foundation that we have unalienable rights — life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — granted to us by Our Creator (God). Everything else is based off of that foundation.
So, to say that social issues are simply irrelevant during our current fiscal troubles is nonsense. The core of a family and the foundation of our country is the most important, at all times.
Just as a family breaks down if their moral core breaks down, so too does a country break down if its moral foundation breaks down.
This country has survived numerous financial/fiscal catastrophes in its short lifetime. But nations throughout history have crumbled from within due to a breakdown in moral foundation.
So those who think that social conservatism is irrelevant are not learning from history.
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It is a little naive to think that passing morally-based legislation will make families stronger. At most it is a suggestion, a suggestion that is easily discarded in a family whose heads don't necessarily agree with the legislation. Strong families are formed in many different environments and in many different situations, and for you, me, or anyone to assume that we/they know what's best for another's family is at the least arrogant and at worst flat-out disrespectful. If a family feels strongly about any certain choice, save from breaking the law, then they more than likely won't be influenced by national social views. My parents took me to church weekly and scolded me for using curse words. Today, I curse regularly, and I don't feel that going to church is a requirement for being close to God. In contrast, as far as morals go, my actions today are closer to those that would make Jesus smile than when I went to church regularly and had a swear-free tongue. Some of the worst, conniving people that I have come into contact with regularly attend a church service, usually more than once a week. Some of the kindest, gentlest people I known are atheists. By no means am I saying that church attendance frequency is in some way negatively related to kindness of heart and positive decision making.
Asking God for forgiveness may save your soul, but it has no bearing on society. Covetous slander forgiven by God doesn't undo the harm from that slander. True moral improvement comes from never committing the slander and having to ask for the forgiveness in the first place. What I am saying is that, everyone knows, deep down, what they feel is wrong or right, and they have to live with the decisions that they make. Hypothetically, if I am pro-choice, and believe that life begins at delivery, then I would think that there is nothing wrong with having an abortion at eight months, and after the fact I don't have a moral crisis, because I don't feel that I have done anything wrong. I don't feel this way. It is not because of pro-life laws, nor would the above hypothetical's views vary because of the law, though it may not be legal to carry it out anymore.
Children are impressionable. However, at one point or another, we begin to see differences in belief from our parents. We all create our own moral thermometer. Just as many people feel strongly opposed to their parents' indiscretions, refusing to repeat them, as mimic their flaws. A son may begin smoking from stealing his father's cigarettes, meanwhile, the man's daughter grows up hating the smell and refuses to be around anyone that smokes, let alone smoke herself.
Most families feel strongly about their convictions, regardless of whether we share them or not. Usually opposition from others will spitefully strengthen their beliefs. Rarely do people assimilate to the beliefs held by others if they do not believe in them, or worse, oppose them. I don't think that our founding fathers would even want them to. If we really want to affect our moral center, then it is all about individuals, and nothing about religion. The government has no more business legislating morality than it does telling us to join a particular faith.
As a wise ex-girlfriend, or two, has said, "Actions speak louder than words." In this case, how can we back a politician's morality imposing bills if he is actively engaging in adultery? We need better public role models, and if an elected official stumbles because of poor decisions, make sure we let him know that his/her behavior will not be tolerated. Though I am huge advocate of forgiveness, there is no room for actions in direct violation of the very platform that they swore to their electorate to uphold. Forgive them, fine, but they should not retain their position. Holding public office is a privilege, when they cease to bring honor to their office they have no business in it and it is our job to enforce this. Stop paying for tabloids detailing their wrong doing and rewarding them with the exposure needed to boost future book sales. Tabloids aren't at fault, we are, they try to make money by providing a publication that people want to read, and if people weren't interested in political scandal gossip, they wouldn't write about it. In contrast, shout of their good deeds from the mountains, and not in a religious manner because it can put off people who do not believe in the faith presented. Contrary to popular belief, all religions that are worth addressing and even atheists believe in "The Golden Rule." The good deed is what is important, not its reasons. We need to show that good behavior is rewarded and poor behavior is punished. Highlighting the positive result of positive actions is more likely to inspire a morality shift than attempting to impose it. Even if people just do good things in hopes of being rewarded, it gets the behavioral change that we need. Eventually, people may even begin to see the true prize; personal joy. After all, no worldly gift can top how it makes you feel when you do the right thing, and I hate to stress it, but it's not because God is watching, it is because you genuinely feel good about yourself.
To comment on your reference to moral downfall preceding civilization downfall. You are a bit off. Yes other great civilizations fell because of loosening morals. Yet, societal morals play a smaller part than you alluded to. Truly it was society's being complaisant and accepting of inappropriate behavior. The problem was the Politicians' overall breakdown in the morality, appetite for corruption, and seeking of personal agendas unaligned with its citizens' best interests. Meanwhile, the general public, either because they never had any rights to begin with or they sacrificed their personal rights to alleviate their own personal responsibility, were unable to convey to the officials their disdain for their actions, or support for that matter. We are teetering on the line mentioned above, as we continue to give away our personal freedoms to the government so that we can blame someone other than ourselves for our shortcomings.
The four cornerstones of a successful capitalist democracy are: protecting its citizens from foreign powers, protecting its citizens from each other, promoting strong personal accountability and work-ethic, and encouraging the showing of compassion to those that cannot provide for themselves, period! We are way past this ideal. Plenty of people are to blame, but really we can only blame ourselves. We have allowed ourselves to believe that we are entitled to something from the government just for being Americans, and instead of sharing the joy of other's successes we have become outrageously covetous and blame our bad fortune on their achievements, and again, feel that we are owed their benefits even though they either worked for them or were fortunate enough to acquire them. Jealousy does no one any good, the only 'fair' is the 'fare' paid for the bus, and the government doesn't owe you anything, grow up people! Change comes from us, not a lofty idea that you expect someone else to achieve and then give its benefits to you. "A goal without a plan is a just a wish (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)." If that is how you feel, drop out of school and start playing the lottery, and in the off-chance that you actually win, don't be shocked if someone else thinks that they should have.
We take from the government and pretend that the money doesn't come from our fellow citizens. Though when money passes from taxpayer to government to social agency to recipient, plenty of money is wasted, I assure you, it's still coming from the taxpayer. We think that because others have been more fortunate financially that they somehow owe it to us. Instead of jealously asking for your cut, why not be happy for their success and attempt to model your life after some of the things that helped to get them there.
The true power in America lies within Congress, not the President. For years, Congress was allowed to do whatever they wanted and faced little to no requirement of accountability. This needs to end, require that your representative/senator speaks on your behalf and has your best interest in mind, and if he doesn't… vote for someone else next time.
I leave with this, we need to quit being complaisant, require elected officials to be a shiny example of the morals we find important, and when they exemplify them, let's highlight their positives, and when they fall short, we need to let them know that we don't agree by voting accordingly. Whining, outrage, rallies, and personal threats just show instability, inexperience, and immaturity. Opposition should appear unwavering and methodical. Our speaking-out should be concise, to the point, and demanding of results. In short, be more engaged in day-to-day government, everyone! If you don't understand politics, figure it out, ask someone, whatever, just educate yourself and then require the behavior that you feel is appropriate. Cable News and your know-it-all politically-minded buddy focus heavily on major issues that they feel are important, and they expect you for forge your opinion on the few issues highlighted. Don't elevate the abortion issue with such importance if you don't find it important, half of America doesn't care. Forget the stance on the handling of illegal immigrants if you don't care, again, half of the country doesn't care. While these things are certainly important to some people, they are single issues, and they may not be pivotal topics for you. They are single issues that should be kept in context among the infinite number of other traits that define the candidate/incumbent. After all, once elected, they are your employees, your voice, your representation, and you are paying their salary, so make them accountable for their actions. Humans are funny in that when pushed, they push back, however, when compensated they will do nearly anything depending on the level compensation. Don't blame government or Hollywood for moral downfall. We have all of the power, either in terms of votes or dollars. Both will provide what brings them the most benefit. Embrace personal accountability and encourage it in others, without it you are just floating wherever others push you. I'm begging you people, take responsibility!
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I will start this post with apologies: If you enjoy my ramblings then I apologise for the absence, if you loathe my words then I apologise for returning and finally I apologise for the bad Sunday mornings Max! As you will have noticed I have had an enforced absence from writing but am now back so watch out.
Since I have been silent for a while I will update you on my battle with the nefarious Ms Nature, although in reality little has changed. My wrists have disagreed with pretty much everything for the last few months and, for my part, I have ignored their complaints. Clicking and crunching has increased and at extremes of, my admittedly limited, movement I have found new levels of pain and an interesting propensity to locking up. I am working hard to ignore the difficulties and must be having some success because in the main the first people notice is the scars and not the cack handed movements, perhaps that is more telling of people's opinions of me than the injuries though.
My shoulder continues to reject being slept on but my sleep enables sub conscious continues to fight this. When I am awake laying on my shoulder is far to uncomfortable but when I sleep something turns me onto the shoulder and I awake either in pain or with an arm that is so 'dead; that it should be in a zombie movie. In what I can only presume is a desperate last move by the wicked Ms Nature I have suffered a lot with knee and hip problems, only the knee was affected by my stunt moves but the opposite hip plays up because it takes more load when I compensate for the knee. I have considered the correct medical response to this at length and have concluded that the best approach is to run, this has not been without its own issues but I am not one to be defeated.
I appreciate that most of you know what the term 'run' means but, in fairness to those that genuinely run, I feel the need to redefine it for my purposes. Running for me is a practice that allows me to remind myself that I have the lung capacity of a medium sized fish and not an adult male, I could not look less healthy if I commenced my morning run with a good dose of pepper spray. Nonetheless I pound the pavement along the coast in order to push the knee and its various co-conspirators into doing what I need them to do, they are arguing but I will break* them. My run along the coast would look fantastic if I could see anything past the sweat dribbling into my eyes but at least I know that the view is there. Before any runners question my times and distances let me just clarify that my aim is to reduce the number of incidents of collapsing into a panting mess that intersperse my run in the first instance there is no marathon runner hiding in me of that I am certain.
I will leave you to finish your weekend with a thought on the Scottish referendum: If Scotland vote yes can we give them Wales as a free gift?
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Mandurah's famous Christmas house donates $12,000 to K9 Dog Rescue
A donation worth more than $12,000 from Mandurah's famous Christmas house got tails wagging at K9 Dog Rescue Group recently.
Mary Kartesz-Wardroper and her husband Alan own the most festive home in the Peel region and welcome thousands of guests each year to showcase their breathtaking display, which features more than 530 individual Christmas trees and 32 nativity scenes.
Every year, the couple spend six months decorating (and taking down decorations) inside and out of the home to create the magic of the holiday season for local and visiting families.
Among their Christmas traditions is raising money for K9 Dog Rescue Group, with a collection tin for guests to donate to upon entering the Winter Wonderland.
In 2017, the attraction raised more than $11,000 for the not-for-profit organisation.
Last year, they outdid themselves again, raising $12,100 for their favourite charity.
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K9 Dog Rescue Group's Janine Matthews said the money would be used to refurbish the old kennel block.
"We've had a couple of bequests left to us so we're going to put that money together to totally renovate the old kennel block," she said.
"We also want to put some new gates on the outside of the pens of the new block as well - that's a modification we've wanted to do for a while.
"The old block is over 20 years old and the wire and different bits are deteriorating and breaking down and the caretaker can only patch it up so much.
"We want to get that refurbished quite soon, before winter sets in, and we're at the stage now where we can get that ball rolling."
Ms Matthews said the organisation were so grateful for the Kartesz-Wardroper family's ongoing support.
"Every year we get wonderful big donations from them which is just fantastic and the house is amazing," she said.
"They're like our Christmas angels, our Santa Claus."
For more information about K9 Dog Rescue Group or to donate, visit the website.


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This week I watched some good TV. Same as last week. and the week before that. The highlights were Heroes, where Hiro Nakamura uttered the best line yet (Greato Scotto!) at just the right time. The Prison Break Fall finale was edge of the seat stuff, but the ending wasn't as cliffhangy as previous episodes. (One thing about writing a blog is that you get to make up all the words you want). I just watched Veronica Mars, and one case was solved while another started. Much earlier than usual this season. Watch these three programs and you're covered for laughs and drama, no need to watch anything else. Oh and 30 Rock. I need to laugh with someone else at the way Tracy Morgan says "Liz Lemon."
But apart from the TV I watched, I've been on a Youtube binge, looking back at some of my favourite funny moments of the past few years. Tobias Funke is just amazing, and although this character is dead, his legend lives on. Check out this compilation that someone put together for my benefit.
There is talk of David Cross showing up as Tobias Funke on Scrubs this season, but that would involve 20th Century Fox signing off to allow the character to be used in a rival studios comedy. And I don't think thats going to happen.
Then there is the best "cockneys" sketch that the Fast Show people ever wrote. This sketch still gets quoted by me (when I'm alone in my room) all the time!
regular readers know how I feel about the state of BBC comedy today, and their slavish devotion to the sketch show. this is why. But they won't do anything this funny again, until they innovate.
I'm going to throw in a Stewie Griffin clip because he is always funny, whatever he says. Here he is harassing Brian about the novel hes been writing for three years.
Funny stuff..
Tonight see the return of Scrubs to NBC for a sixth season. This show has been treated like a Bastard child since the beginning, thrown around the schedule because it is produced by a rival studio to the network that its on (For those in the UK, imagine Granada producing a show for the BBC). I'll leave you with Zach Braff and Donald Faison, singing about the "Guy Love" that is burning within both of them.
To maintain that kind of consistent funny for over 100 episodes takes work. I know what I'll be downloading tomorrow! Thank you and goodnight!!


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Clemson Wins Second National Championship in Three Years
With the Tigers holding Alabama scoreless in the second half, Clemson has secured the first 15-0 season of any team in 121 years.
Joy. Joy was Dabo's word of the season, and joy was reflected in the pride that the Clemson Tigers took in their journey to Santa Clara on Monday night. With an undefeated regular season, a fourth consecutive ACC championship, and a blistering defeat of Notre Dame in the semifinal behind them, all that remained between the Tigers and the trophy was a familiar opponent: Nick Saban's Crimson Tide. Alabama and Heisman runner-up QB Tua Tagovailoa demolished opponents all season, including Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, and was being held in serious contention for the greatest college football team of all time. Even though the vast majority of analysts picked the Tide to beat the Tigers, no one doubted that this would be a game for the ages, much like the two previous National Championship meetings. Alabama opened as 6.5-point favorites, and the majority of Vegas money went with the Tide even though some historically smart money was placed on the underdogs from Clemson.
The most interesting narrative in the buildup to the National Championship was not only that these were the best two teams, but they were virtually identical in many aspects. Strong defensive fronts, run games by committee, and exciting, young quarterbacks on both sides provided tons of match-ups to look out for during the game. Tagovailoa had made headlines after a miraculous championship comeback last year, but Clemson freshman phenom Trevor Lawrence had made plenty of headlines in his own right. Hailing from Cartersville, GA, Lawrence broke many high school records formerly owned by the last quarterback to lead Clemson to a national championship: the transcendental, once-in-a-lifetime talent Deshaun Watson. Arriving on campus last January, Lawrence was a quick learner, and eventually won the starting job from Kelly Bryant after a stellar week four performance against Georgia Tech.
First Quarter
Even though Lawrence had played exceptional football all season (only throwing four INTs), the young quarterback appeared rattled on the Tigers' first drive of the game. With Clemson getting the ball first and going three and out, many fans were dismayed that Alabama kicked off and already had the ball back within the first forty seconds of the game. However, hope was restored when cornerback AJ Terrell made a brilliant read on Tagovailoa and intercepted the Alabama QB, running it back for a 44-yard pick-six. The Clemson sideline erupted as the defense celebrated the early effort, because the Clemson secondary was under immense scrutiny leading into the game. The Tide fought back, however, tying the score at 7 with a three play, 75 yard drive finished off by Tagovailoa's 62-yard pass to Jerry Jeudy. Clemson was quick to respond when they got the ball back. Trevor Lawrence threw a deep ball to sophomore wideout Tee Higgins on a 3rd-and-14 to also gain 62 yards. Travis Etienne capped off the drive on the next play with a 17-yard run, his second longest of the night, and the Tigers went up 14-13. The Tide scored to close out the first quarter, and with Alabama leading Clemson 16-14 just a few minutes into the second quarter, many could already tell this would become an instant classic like the first two meetings.
Second Quarter
Just minutes later in the second, the Tigers had their first methodical drive of the game. With the first score coming off a pick-six and the second being the result of a miraculous third-down conversion, Clemson needed a drive like this to truly settle into the game, and after another Etienne score they retook the lead, 21-16. Alabama's next drive foreshadowed the second half breakdown that Alabama would experience. After getting the ball into Clemson territory, Tagovailoa made a costly error by throwing into triple coverage, this time intercepted by Trayvon Mullen, who returned it all the way to the Alabama 47. Lawrence finished the drive with a five yard pass, which also went to Travis Etienne. The Tigers forced a punt and kicked a field goal before half, shocking the whole world by leading Alabama 31-16 after thirty minutes of football. Swinney and the Tigers couldn't let off the gas and give Alabama a chance to fight back in, so the main message in the locker room was to "pretend that the score was 0-0" and dominate for the rest of the game.
Third Quarter
Alabama came out shaken, starting off the second half with a rough turnover on downs. At the end of a drive that lasted five minutes, the Crimson Tide passed up an easy three points and opted for a fake where the holder would pick up the ball and run. The Clemson line blew up the play and the ball was back in the hands of Trevor Lawrence. After a pro-level juke move, freshman WR Justyn Ross caught a short ball and ran 74 yards to the endzone. Even though the announcers considered this to be the final nail in the Tide's coffin, it wasn't the final score from the Tigers. Ross made a miraculous one-handed catch for 37 yards, which was followed just minutes later by a touchdown reception by Tee Higgins. With 21 seconds left in the third quarter, this would be the last score of the night.
Fourth Quarter
After an Alabama turnover on downs and a punt from each team, the Tigers got the ball back on their own one-yard line and managed to run the clock all the way down after a 10:02 possession. Both sides knew that the game was over after three quarters, so timeouts and commercial breaks were kept to a minimum. There were many tears on both sidelines, and as the Tide left the field the confetti began to fall and the Clemson Tigers hoisted the trophy. Both teams will be as dominant next year as they've been, but Tiger fans can now rest easily that they are undoubtedly at the top of college football.
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Google's Now on Tap in Android Marshmallow is one of those neat features that's still a little rough around the edges. Today, those edges are getting a little smoother with a handful of new features. First up, you can now translate any text on the screen with the new "translate this screen" card. Just long press the home button, tap the translate button and everything on the screen will get translated provided your phone's language is set to English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese or Russian. Also new is the "Discover" icon. Tap the icon when you're looking at a web site and you'll get a stream of related content based on the images on the screen. Likewise, Now on Tap can now search by barcode or QR code to pull up a slew of helpful cards about whatever you're out shopping for.
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The works and paintings by Lorenzo Lotto him back to life at the time, lived in Treviso, Bergamo and some small towns in the Marche. Lotto has been able to reconcile the traditional elements of painting of his time with elements that already anticipate the Baroque. Characters related to the environment of daily life enhanced by the realism of the details and a vision of mysterious and disturbing.
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Whoever coined the term "hotter than July" must've been an Arizona resident. This Fourth of July we can look forward to the usual 100+ degree temperatures (forecasts call for 108 degrees on Independence Day). The positive side of this is that there are tons of things to do this month in Scottsdale, despite the torrid temps.
Saturday, July 2
WestWorld is the place to be for a pre-Independence Day celebration. Get there by 3 p.m. to enjoy a kids play zone, live entertainment, lots of food and fireworks. Learn more online at scottsdaleindependenceday.com.
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NEWPORT � A family from the city�s old Fifth Ward will observe a tradition on Christmas Eve Tuesday that was started about 40 years ago.
Three generations of the family of Joan Lynch and the late Raymond J. Lynch will gather in the backyard of the family home on Harrison Avenue to bring a figure of the infant Jesus to a creche set up in front of the house.
Joan Lynch, known to her 13 grandchildren as Nana, will choose the child to carry the infant to the manger. The rest of the family will follow carrying lighted candles. Then they will gather around the creche and sing �Silent Night.�
The Lynch family�s annual tradition occurs after the 5 p.m. Christmas vigil Mass at St. Augustin�s Church. Sometimes people leaving the church will stop by and join in singing the well-known carol.
The family continues the tradition even though patriarch Raymond Lynch died in 2005. He retired early in the 1980s as director of the city�s Department of Water Pollution Control. He was known to the family as Poppie.
�Our father is gone now and I can still see him standing proudly on the front porch watching the family gather around the manger,� daughter Anne Lynch DeCotis said Sunday. �There was always a tear or two in his eyes.�
Over the years, each of the 13 grandchildren has taken a turn carrying the infant to the crib.
�Oh my God, the kids were so cute,� said daughter Mary Lynch Dobb. �One of them almost fell into the crib one year.�
Another year, grandson Richard Fitzgerald surprised the rest of the family by substituting sign language for the words to �Silent Night� after everyone else had finished singing the carol. He was in the first grade at the time, and his class had learned to �sign� the song.
The Christmas tradition began shortly after Tim Lynch, the oldest son, graduated from De La Salle Academy in 1972 � the last class to graduate before the Catholic high school on Bellevue Avenue closed. His father set up the creche outside the family�s home that December, Joan Lynch said.
Ray spread around hay in different parts of the yard, she said, and Raymond Lynch Jr., now a teacher at Cluny School, set up a boom box playing Christmas music. �Silent Night� was the family�s favorite.
As the seven Lynch siblings grew up, got married and had children, the grandchildren began leading the procession with the child Jesus. Now the grandchildren are grown and nieces and nephews get a chance to lead the candle-lit procession.
The creche on the front lawn, however, is not the only one on the Lynch property. Joan Lynch loves to travel and collects creches wherever she goes, family members said. The many creches she and other family members have collected are displayed all through the house. At least 14 countries are represented.
Granddaughter Sarah Lynch said the family plays a little game each Christmas with the many creches representing the different cultures. The baby is taken from each one and given to a child who is challenged to find the creche it belongs to.
�That�s a cute little game we play,� she said.
Anne DeCotis said this Christmas will be difficult for the family because of the loss of one of the grandchildren.
�We will pause to remember him and Poppie and the many others that we dearly miss,� she said.


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The iconic character, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been amazing us with his versatility and excellence in all the characters he chooses for himself. As a matter of fact, his acting always leaves the audience spellbound.
Nawazuddin is all set to flabbergast his fans in the Netflix series "Sacred Games"
The Badlapur actor accepts that he likes to play complex and not cliched characters on screen. His much-awaited series on Netflix is produced by Phantom Films and co-directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap.
In the series, Nawaz plays the character of a criminal. 'Sacred Games' is a story of a Mumbai police officer, Sartaj Singh who was summoned one morning by a random tip to catch the criminal, Ganesh Gaitonde.
When asked about his role in the series, Nawaz said "I had great fun. I like to play such characters which are complex and not cliched. I like to play those roles which are a little different and those which we think to live next to us."
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Back in the late '80s, Ford had two versions of the Group A Sierra it could run in rally: there was the XR4x4 that had AWD but a weak old motor, and there was the RS Cosworth that had power to match its rivals but only RWD. This combination didn't make a WRC champion; it made a beast.
The Sierra Cosworth wasn't what you'd call slow, but it wasn't what you'd call a class-leader either. The car won '88 Tour de Corse, but that was its only victory in the WRC, and it was a tarmac event. By 1990, Ford finally managed to marry the chassis of the XR4x4 with the power of the RS Cosworth, and the old rear-driver became obsolete.
Obsolete, but awesome. Here it is, shooting flames and smoking tires out on the stages. Legend.
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Global Rout Almost Complete. Except Venezuela.
Stocks are taking a beating Monday in Asia on the heels of late Friday's S&P downgrade of the U.S.A. to AA+ and the debt mess on the Continent. That got us looking at our year-to-date chart of benchmark global indexes, where it looks like the bears have only a few markets left to snuff out any positive performance for 2011.
Three of the markets clinging to positive territory are off hard mid-day Monday. Jakarta's JSX Composite is down 5% and remains ahead for the year by just 1.2%. Philippines PSE is down 2% and ahead for the year 3%. Thailand is down 1.7% and ahead 4% for the year. Another bad full week and these markets are toast.


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St. Paul's has a proud tradition of high academic standards and we count among our past pupils many who have achieved renown in the arts, science, business and legal professions.
St. Paul's Past Pupils Union
The Past Pupils' Union has grown from very small beginnings. The first meeting took place at St. Paul's Convent on Wednesday March 7th 1984 with just two members – Sr. Mary Lyons and Ursula McDonnell (now deceased).
St. Paul's Past Pupils' Union is now over 30 years old with its own Constitution and is run by Sr Elizabeth Walsh and a hard-working Committee of 12 girls. The Facebook page: St Paul's Past Pupils has now approximately 3000 members. This link is the main source of communication among the past pupils who are now spread all over the world.
Over the years many activities have been organized by the Past Pupils' Committee. These include a Fashion Show, Table Quiz, Ceili, Colour Me Beautiful, Karaoke as well as many social gatherings where we just sit together, share old memories and renew acquaintances.
The PPU has donated money to the School for various projects as well as a Perpetual Trophy. This is presented each year at the Graduation Ceremony to the Leaving Certificate student who achieves the 'Overall Merit Award'.
We remember all our past students with affection, many of whose photographs now grace our Memory Lane Corridor in school. We would be delighted if you consider adding your name to the list.
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Nobility {2}{u} (You may cast this spell for {2}{u} if you
control a creature with the greatest converted mana cost among
creatures on the battlefield. When you do, copy it. You may
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Draw a card.
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Crash involving semi, vehicle closes all lanes of I-41/94 SB at WIS 142 in Kenosha
KENOSHA — A crash involving a semi and a vehicle shut down all lanes of I-41/94 southbound at WIS 142 in Kenosha Wednesday night, March 6.
Officials with the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department said the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
They asked drivers to please use alternate routes — and suggested motorists exit the interstate before Highway KR, and re-enter the interstate at the Highway 142 entrance ramp.
It happened around 8 p.m., and the scene was cleared shortly before 9 p.m.
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