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Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws: It is very helpful that my noble friend the Minister has outlined the way in which the Government are approaching this issue because many people outside the Chamber do not know. They do not understand what this is all about.
The question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, touched on this in some way. I was asked earlier, outside the Chamber, by a noble Lord from these Benches to explain how, in Clause 93(1)(a), all parties to the proceedings could agree to the evidence being admissible. He said, "Who could complain about that?" The answer is that no one currently complains about that. Frequently in trial, the partiesthe Crown and the defencewill put their heads together. The defence will ask for a formal admission in writing that can be given to the jury on all sorts of matters. One such matter might be to tell the jury that the accused person, who is charged with robbery, has never been in trouble in his life save once, when he was only 17 and was convicted of shoplifting. That is done on the basis that giving the jury that information will help them to see that he is not a man who commits burglary regularly and that they may speculate if it is not provided. But it is done by way of agreement.
The general public do not seem to understand that in many circumstances the defendant's bad character is already placed before the jury. It is being presented by the Government as though this never happens. It happens on a regular basis, but on good reasoning.
It has been admitted tonight, and I hope it will be given some coverage, that we are seeing something that has never happened before. Instead of the presumption to exclude, we are seeing the presumption to includeto put convictions in. That is a disgrace. It is a disgrace that the Government should be lowering themselves to that level. It is a source of sadness to many of us that that is happening. It is a volte face; it flies in the face of principle that has been developed over many years to protect those who stand trial. It should be a source of shame to those on these Benches and to the Front Bench that they should be arguing this, and arguing that it has been put forward to make simple that which is complex. What dissembling. It has nothing to do with making simple what is complex; it is to do with putting people's previous convictions in front of juries in order to increase convictions. Shame on you.
Let it be clear to all those who will look at the record of this debate and vote at a later stage what this is about. That is why most of us are saying that this amendment should be made to the Bill. Judges, lawyers and every justice organisation in the country are outraged and shocked that the Government should think of doing this. Shame!
Lord Thomas of Gresford: There is not much that one can say after that, save this: that the measure is contrary to the Law Commission's proposals; it is a break with hundreds of years of tradition; and it is being proposed entirely for the reason given by the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy, to put convictions in front of juries. We have had no explanation why the onus is now on the defendant, who only in certain circumstances may challenge the admission of convictions, and yet in other instances, as listed, is not able to do that. Absolutely no justification has been given for that at all.
I was brought up to believe that evidence that is relevant is admissible and that which is irrelevant is not admissible. It is terribly simple. I have never had any problems in advising clients about putting their character in. One knows that if one attacks a prosecution witness, the character is going to go in. One knows all the circumstances when the character is going to go in, and there are no problems about it.
If there are 15 pages in Archbold and 40 pages in that much battered volume, Cross and Tapper On Evidence, dealing with the subject, that is simply to illustrate what is an attack on another person's character; what is a false impression given by a defendant; what is an important matter in issue; and what is important explanatory evidence. All the issues that arise in the simple common law structure that we have at the momentthose issues for decision by the judgewill still be there. I reject the concept that people will read this statutory framework in a local pub and be satisfied that they understand the law a lot better. That is a ludicrous way of defending a completely unacceptable proposition by the Government.
Lord Kingsland: I shall not ask the Committee to divide on the amendment tonight, but I hope that the Minister has listened carefully to the remarks of all the Members of Committee who spoke, with which I totally agree. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
[Amendment No. 141 not moved.]
The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Gould of Potternewton): Before calling Amendment No. 142, I must inform Members of the Committee that, if Amendment No. 142 is carried, I cannot call Amendment No. 143 for reasons of pre-emption.
Lord Kingsland moved Amendment No. 142:
The noble Lord said: I believe that I am right in saying that Amendment No. 142 refers to Clause 92(1)(d). The issue concerns the way in which the Government intend to define the expression "the same category". That is dealt with in Clause 95(1), which says that,
Moreover, Clause 95(2) states that offences of the same category can merely,
Lord Carlisle of Bucklow: I fully appreciate that, when dealing with the Committee stage of such a Bill, one often becomes confused as to the effect of particular amendments. However, I have always regarded this amendment as almost the most important of all in highlighting objections to the Bill. I support everything that the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of The Shaws, said. It seems to me that Clause 93(1)(d) will make it far easier than ever before to put in the evidence of a defendant's previous convictions. Like her, I ask myself why the Government are doing it. The only answer I can think of is that they want to increase the conviction level but not necessarily the justice of those convictions. If,
Is it seriously said that the trial of a 50-year-old man charged with burglaryperhaps he put his hand through a window on a summer's afternoon to take something that was readily availablecould in cross-examination include evidence that, at age 14, with others, he committed an offence of burglary? Such a proposal reeks of the danger and possibility that people will be convicted on their past rather than on the evidence. Individuals and juries could well put undue importance on a person's previous convictions.
Such convictions could be put before the jury without the leave of the judge. It is true that subsection (3) says the court may not admit that evidence if there is an application by the defendant to exclude. However, those very words, as against the necessity of persuading the judge to allow the evidence to be introduced, imply that we are changing the burden of proof.
I listened with interest at an earlier stage to the speech by the Minister, for whom I have great respect and regard. She said that the Government are doing nothing here but putting into statutory form the rather complicated position concerning similar fact evidence. With respect, I think that they are doing more than that. They are not only putting it into statutory form; they are substantially reversing it by changing the burden of proof.
As has been made clear in almost all our debates this evening, beginning with that on the wording of Clause 90, the Government ought to look back and see whether they can relate the wording concerning admissible evidence of bad character to that which currently applies in similar fact evidence. That requires two things. First, to be admissible, the evidence should be both relevant and probative. I do not find much reference to the words "relevant" or "probative" anywhere in Clause 93. That is why I said that, of this Bill as a whole with all its good parts and its bad parts, I believed the most disturbing was that which dealt with the wider ability to introduce defendants' convictions into an ordinary trial. I repeat that the danger is that it is motivated by a desire to see the number of convictions rise and to claim that as a success rather than by the justice of those individual convictions.
I am sorry that the noble and learned Lord, Lord Williams, is not present as I would have said this with greater ease if he were. I should love to know what would have been the reaction of the party opposite if a Conservative government had proposed matters of the kind we are discussing. We know where the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of The Shaws, stands on the matter. I suspect, although he is not here, that I might even know where the noble Lord, Lord Brennan, stands. Had a Conservative government proposed such matters, noble Lords opposite would have been out in the street howling about the extreme right-wing nature of a government that changed laws which had applied in this country for many years merely to attain a higher conviction rate.
I should particularly like to know where the noble and learned Lord, Lord Williams, stands. I remember when he was chairman of the Bar Council listening with some degree of infuriation to him speak morning after morning on the eight o'clock programme castigating the government of the day, which was a Conservative government. He said that the Bar Council was totally opposed to this or that measure which Michael Howard, or even milder people like the noble Lord, Lord Waddington, wanted to introduce. I did not necessarily always agree with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Williams, when he said that he spoke for the Bar Council as a whole. However, I cannot help feeling that if he were on the Back Benches of the Opposition at the moment, together with the noble and learned Lord the Attorney-General, for whom I have great regard, and the noble Baroness, Lady Scotland, for whom I have even more regard, they would quietly lead the objections to the changes that we are being asked to accept.
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Three Locks Cemetery
Franklin Twp, Ross County, Ohio
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From Deadman Crossing take Three Locks Rd south to Moss Hollow Rd, then turn right onto Cemetery Road.
This is not a complete listing of burials! The records below were provided by contributors to Cemetery Records Online. Total records = 23.
Contributor's Index:
- [ET] Elaine Tipton [email@example.com]
Bell, Jauneta, b. 1912, d. 1925, d/o Edw. and Blanche, [ET]
Bennett, Dorothy, b. 1920, d. 1924 (hand-carved stone), [ET]
Bennett, Nancy, d. Sep 10, 1874, 77y 4m 8d, [ET]
Caldwell, James, Co. B, 1 Ohio H.A., [ET]
Clemmons, Corp'l T. W., Co. F, 187th Ohio Inf., [ET]
Clemmons, Elizabeth A., d. Jun 9, 1911, aged 78 yrs, w/o Tapley Clemmons, [ET]
Cook, Wesley, Co. F, 187th Ohio Inf., [ET]
Dixon, Harless A., b. 1896, d. 1967, [ET]
Dixon, Nora I., b. 1900, d. 1935, [ET]
Jackson, George, no dates, Co. A, 185 Ohio Inf., [ET]
McCorkle, Ann, d. Sep 06, 1902, w/o George, [ET]
McCorkle, George, d. Oct 12, 1883, aged 63y 2m 21d, [ET]
Nichols, Emma L., b. 1874, d. 1963, [ET]
Nichols, Howard R., b. 1881, d. 1970, [ET]
Nichols, John H., b. 1861, d. 1939, [ET]
Nichols, March, Indiana, Pfc Co I, 47 Inf 4 Div WWI, [ET]
Pontius, Joseph, b. Jun 6, 1879, d. Apr 21, 1909, Mason symbol, [ET]
Pugh, Thomas, d. Jan 11, 1885, aged 41yr, Co. B, 1st Ohio H.A., [ET]
Tittler, Hattie, d. Sep 21, 1903, aged 27y, [ET]
Tittler, Lawrence, b. Apr 11, 1929, d. Mar 13, 1930, s/o Lewis and Myrtle Tittler, [ET]
Wright, Edgar, b. Jul 21, 1883, d. Oct. 20, 1904, [ET]
Wright, John, no dates, Co. ? 195 Ohio Inf, [ET]
Wright, Margaret, b. Apr 27, 1846, d. Nov 25, 1903, w/o Edgar Wright, [ET]
Ohio Death Records
- Ohio Newspapers, Full Search (1795-1991), 416 titles - GenealogyBank.com
- Ohio Obituary Search - (1985-current) - GenealogyBank.com
- Ohio Funeral Notices - GenealogyBank.com


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Saffron and Red Pepper Risotto
Saffron isn't something that I pick up often due to its price tag, but when I do, I like to cook things that show off the flavor of this delicate spice. I have trouble finding it at my grocery store, so I was lucky to snag some at a World Market when we visited family several months ago. It's been sitting in my spice rack since then just begging me to do something with it…until a few weeks ago that is, when I decided that it's been far too long I've made risotto. I put it to good use in this red pepper risotto, and not only is the saffron wonderfully fragrant while you're cooking, but the color of the finished dish is just gorgeous. Also, it's a great dish for some of these cooler days we've been having lately (if you don't know me by now, I'm kind of in love with fall). If cooler weather hasn't come your way yet, no worries…just bookmark this one for later!
- 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup arborio rice
- 1 cup white cooking wine
- Large pinch of saffron
- 1/4 cup fontina cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
In a small pot, bring the broth to a simmer. In a medium sauce pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Chop up the pepper and onion.
Add in the onion and cook until translucent. Stir in the red pepper and cook 6-8 minutes longer.
Pour in the rice and cook 1-2 minutes.
Add in the wine and large pinch of saffron threads. (A little saffron goes a long way!)
Bring to a simmer, stirring frequently, until the rice has absorbed most of the wine. Continue this process with the broth, adding it 1/2 cup at a time, until the rice has absorbed the broth.
Cook until al dente, and then remove from the heat and stir in the cheeses. Serve warm.
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I love saffron! I actually almost always have some on hand because my husband loves paella and I make that once a month probably. But this recipe looks really good–and easy! So I'll try your recipe later in the month when we get red peppers in our co-op.
This looks just so simple and wonderful…I have never tried cooking with saffron but it is on my list for usre.
I don't buy saffron because of the price too. I know I need to bite the bullet and do it. It sounds so good.
Beautiful! I rarely cook with saffron, partly because of the price and partly because I don't use it enough and I never know what to do with it (other than paella) when I do buy it. I'll have to keep this recipe in mind the next time I see some at a market!
Looks beautiful! and your risotto is cooked to perfection!
Mmmmmh I adore risottos! No matter how many I have, I never stop craving them. I've never tasted saffron before, but I'd love to give this dish a try!
LOVE the looks of this recipe! Must make!
I love the color! Great recipe!
This looks wonderful! My kind of comfort food:)
I adore risotto and this saffron and red pepper version sounds delicious!
That is some very lovely comfort food…even better that it was all for you. You have to love our picky men at times for leaving all the yummies for us.
I gotta say. These are fall colors. And I'm LOVING it! Such a beautiful risotto!
Although I enjoy saffron, I've not made anything with it in years. Time I changed that!
Looks fantastic! I love risotto and can't wait to make this one.
Risotto is a real favorite at our house and I don't make it nearly enough – in fact, it rates right up there with potatoes! Adding the saffron & red peppers is absolutely perfect!
What a pretty risotto! With fall on the way, I'm definitely starting to think about comforting dishes like this.
I would have no problem enjoying a big bowl of this even though it's warm out. It looks too good to pass up.
This risotto is absolutely gorgeous! I love all of the flavors!
Looks wonderful as always! Love your pics!!
by Ingrid on Aug 22, 2010 at 12:41 am
EXCELLENCE!! I am now a fully fledged Risotto fan!
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Approximately one in three Arthritis sufferers also battle depression and anxiety, according to a new study put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also, anxiety is nearly twice as prevalent as depression for those who suffer from the most common disability in America.
Study author D. Louise Murphy, who works with the CDC's arthritis program, stated:
"What we ultimately took away is that we've usually thought of arthritis as a condition that can have such profound disabling consequences. But what came out here is how profound the emotional consequences are. This is a call to action."
The study was published on Monday in Arthritis Care and Research, where Murphy and her co-researchers looked at over 1,700 adults who had been diagnosed with either arthritis or another rheumatic condition (including osteoarthritis, the most prevalent joint disorder).
In order to gather research, each participant was given a questionnaire to determine their mental health state.
The results were reportedly unexpected for the researchers, as they realized that more than one third of the participants, age 45 or over, admitted that they suffered from at least one of the two mental health conditions (anxiety and depression).
They expected to see depression, but they were surprised that anxiety was almost twice as high as depression in arthritis sufferers. Murphy explained:
"The proportion of people with anxiety was almost twice as high as [the amount with] depression. That was a surprise because both in the clinical world and among arthritis researchers, there's so much more attention paid to depression."
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PITTSBURGH (AP) Talib Zanna scored a career-high 20 points and Pittsburgh had little trouble in an 80-48 win over Mount St. Mary's on Friday night.
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The third annual National Student Food Drive kicks off on Sept. 14, with high schools from around the Valley looking to dethrone two-time champion Mountain Ridge High School and claim the coveted John van Hengel Memorial Cup for collecting the most food and cash donations.
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When used properly, small handheld cordless vacuums can last for a really long time, often as long as their batteries are good. When batteries die, it is very easy to replace dead batteries. Although small handheld cordless vacuums are relatively cheap, their batteries are often much cheaper.
If you don't like DIY projects, perhaps the best thing to do is to take your cordless vacuum to repair shop and ask them how much will cost to change the batteries - sorry to say, unless you do it yourself, in most cases, it is cheaper to buy new cordless vacuum.
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After many years of use and abuse, our trustworthy Bosch cordless vacuum started to show signs of old age, so it was time to buy new one or change batteries.
Before making such decision, it is good practice to disassemble unit, clean it with compressed air thoroughly and check if it works properly - often dust and corroded contacts can slow down motor, although batteries are still good.
Also, when taking it apart, take photos, just to be sure how to assemble it properly later and note type and size of the batteries.
More expensive units can be disassembled, usually, using most common screwdrivers, but cheap vacuums often require sets of special tools just to open them - is this some kind of competition in China, I really don't know :)
Carefully open the unit and remove motor with batteries from the rest of the vacuum.
It is obvious from the start that this vacuum uses three NiMH battery, connected in battery pack using soldering tabs - 3.6V battery pack is much weaker than, for example, 12 or even 18V packs, but it is cheaper.
When batteries are removed, it is good practice to clean the motor with compressed air - although these motors spin fast, be careful not to over-rev it. Drop of WD-40 on motor's shaft sounds like a good idea, but although WD-40 can help in decreasing the friction, it also attracts fine dust particles that can stick to it and the shaft, increasing the friction in the future.
Layout of the batteries - if unsure, it is good practice to take notes and few photos when working with new devices.
Industrial soldering of batteries (actually, tabs are spot welded) - unavailable at home, but with good soldering iron and steady hands, batteries can be soldered at home in no time, especially when soldering tabs to tabs and NOT tabs to batteries. Soldering tabs directly to the batteries at home is possible, however, it can damage the battery, to say the least. Not recommended!
Individual batteries are around 43mm long and have 23mm in diameter - these are sub-C batteries with soldering tabs; very common batteries often found in various cordless tools. However, their capacity is not shown - most modern NiMH rechargeable sub C batteries designed for use in power tools that come with soldering tabs have capacities between 2800 and 3500 mAh. If capacity is higher (up to, or even higher than 6000 mAh), check maximum continuous discharge currents of such batteries - if it is below maximum continuous discharge current of your cordless vacuum, too strong cordless vacuum can discharge batteries too fast and damage them over time.
Good NiMH battery can withstand 500-1000 charge/discharge cycles, but high capacity battery designed for low current applications will not last that much - not even close. So, when choosing batteries for high-drain applications, check capacity, but also check max drain current, shown as xC, where 'C' is capacity in mAh or Ah and 'x' is strength of a drain current.
For example, 3000 mAh battery that can provide 15C current safely, can provide 3x15=45A of current. That is some serious current.
I was lucky to find locally 2800 mAh NiMH sub C batteries (max current 15C) at bargain price (although I was hopping to find 3300 mAh or similar, at least 10C, batteries) - they even soldered them for me for free. Fortunately, I had all photos of disassembled vacuum on my phone, so they could double-check everything.
Note: even if you can solder them at home, if you have a professional do that for you (and for free), don't think twice ...
If you want to order or check sub C NiMH batteries online, feel free to check NiMH sub C batteries on Amazon.
When battery pack is done, assemble the vacuum cleaner and let it charge for at least 12-16h.
Charging current of my charger is 225 mAh, so to fully charge fully discharged 2800 mAh batteries, it takes at least 12-13h.
Although new NiMH batteries are never fully discharged, I have left my vacuum for 24h in charging station; after that I have fully discharged it and charged it again for 24h before considering the batteries replaced.
After six months, they are still going strong - from time to time, I let my kids to play with the vacuum and to fully discharge it. NiMH batteries don't have issues with memory effect like NiCd batteries, but who knows ... :)
Long story short - I have replaced batteries at just a fraction of cost of a new cordless handheld vacuum cleaner. Even so, such vacuums can be found really cheap (30-50 dollars/euros) and if you really like your vacuum and don't mind some DIY work, replace the batteries. Otherwise, buy yourself a nice, brand new, cordless handheld vacuum cleaner.


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St. Bernard names finance director
Ross Gonzales appointed
St. Bernard names finance director
Ross Gonzales appointed
CHALMETTE, La. —
Ross Gonzales has been appointed director of finance for St. Bernard Parish.
Gonzales, a certified public accountant, is a University of New Orleans graduate.
He replaces Beverly Gariepy, who recently accepted a position with St. Tammany Parish government.
Gonzales has served as housing and redevelopment coordinator for St. Bernard since last January.
He will be replaced in that position by James Pittman, who previously worked as a public administration professor at Southern University in New Orleans and as a division director for the Mississippi Department of Transportation.


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Jonathan Beiser Wins Workers Compensation Case
Senior partner Jonathan Beiser recently received a favorable ruling for his client, Nicholas Payne, in a workers' compensation case.
The issue in the Shapiro and Duncan Inc., et al. v. Nicholas Payne case was jurisdiction.
Mr. Payne, a Virginia resident, was hired by Shapiro and Duncan Inc. in the state of Maryland. He was injured on the job as a passenger in a car in Washington D.C. He and his supervisor were on their way to a safety meeting in Maryland. Mr. Payne then filed a claim with the Maryland Workers Compensation Commission, which awarded him compensation for the back injury he sustained in the accident.
Shapiro and Duncan filed an appeal with the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland. The Circuit Court agreed with the Workers Compensation Commission, finding that Maryland was the proper jurisdiction and that Mr. Payne was entitled to workers compensation benefits in Maryland.
Shapiro and Duncan then filed an appeal with the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Shapiro and Duncan Inc. is a company incorporated in Maryland but does business in both Maryland and Virginia. The company's main argument against paying Mr. Payne his workers compensation was that he was not "regularly employed" in Maryland because he performed his job in both Maryland and Virginia. They also argued against the work Mr. Payne performed in the months leading up to the accident was in Virginia, not Maryland. According to their argument, this means that under Maryland workers compensation law that Mr. Payne is not entitled to money from the Maryland Commission. Mr. Beiser countered this by arguing that Mr. Payne was hired in Maryland, by a Maryland corporation, and worked in Maryland, as well as Virginia, thus making him a "covered employee" in Maryland, despite the fact some of his work was in Virginia and that the injury occurred while passing through D.C
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals agreed with both the Maryland Workers Compensation Commission and the Circuit Court's decisions to award Mr. Payne compensation. The ruling cited the facts that:
- Shapiro and Duncan Inc. is a Maryland based company with no Virginia headquarters
- Mr. Payne was hired by the company in the state of Maryland
- It was Shapiro and Duncan Inc.'s initial intention that Mr. Payne work in Maryland
Because of these reasons, the court ruled that Mr. Payne was a "regularly employed" and therefore "covered" Maryland worker. He is currently set to receive his compensation.
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Thursday , June 07, 2018 - 6:46 PM
The Utah State Board of Education voted Thursday to have its staff draft a statewide school safety plan, a first in the state.
The board approved the motion unanimously and is expected to approve the recommendations presented at a later time.
Terryl Warner, Utah State Board of Education District 1 representative, presented the board with a motion to create the safety plan. Warner is part of the Utah School Safety Commission, a group led by State Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Alpine.
"I think it's imperative in today's times that we have a statewide school safety initiative," Warner said. "We have the senate president, we have the Legislature, we have the governor and, yet, we are kind of lacking on one and perhaps we need to follow Indiana, Texas and a couple of other states, but do something that is best for Utah and establishing a school safety plan."
The state has been exploring different ways to tackle the issue of safety in Utah schools. The Utah Safety Commission was created after the Feb. 14 Parkland, Florida, shooting. As part of the commission, Warner held town halls in Northern Utah during March and April to hear from the community. Gov. Gary Herbert has also asked schools to provide him with their safety protocols.
> 'I'll be their hero': Weber school resource officers reflect on their role
Before the vote, board members discussed the different issues the statewide plan could address in terms of safety. Carol Lear, Utah State Board of Education District 7 representative, said she hopes the statewide plan addresses the issue of guns in schools and gun safety.
"One of the concerns is that everything is not on the table, nobody would talk about guns," Lear said. "I think every element of this needs to be up for discussion and consideration … We can't just pretend that that's not an issue."
Spencer Stokes, the District 2 representative on the Utah School Board of Education, said he believes the staff or the board of education can develop a list of recommendations that could be sent out to school districts for them to implement.
The school board, he said, could give the school districts a year for them to implement the recommendations.
"We spend a lot of time in this state doing audits in all kind of things, but many of them don't really have any lives saving impact," Stokes said. "We ought to do an audit of all LEAs (local education agencies) to find out how they have met and we ought to issue a complete report online so all parents in the state can see how the school districts met the safety needs as it applies to it."
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Then I started to hear rumours, about he having a girl friend. When I asked him, he denied,
And told me she was just a good friend. Then I met the girl, and we started to talk…
She told me they had an relationship for 2 and a half years, or more. And when I confronted him, I told him to make a choice. That's when he chose for her and let me fall. I still love him, and its been over 3 years and I still cant get him out of my head…
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ISTANBUL (AFP) – A Turkish court on Tuesday kept in place a foreign travel ban for a top novelist charged with terror propaganda in a controversial case that has intensified concerns over freedom of speech in the country.
The Istanbul court maintained the ban for Asli Erdogan, who was released from jail last December but remains on trial, despite pleas from her to be allowed to leave Turkey temporarily to receive awards abroad.
Prior to her release, Erdogan, 49, was held for 132 days on terror propaganda charges during a probe into the now-closed Ozgur Gundem newspaper, which Ankara condemned as a mouthpiece for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Her detention sparked an international outcry, with critics saying freedom of expression had been drastically curtailed in Turkey following the crackdown in the wake of last July's failed coup which sought to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Although the court had ordered her release, the charges and travel ban remained in place. If convicted, she could still face life imprisonment.
The court adjourned and the next hearing is due on June 22.
"She is an author and receiving a lot of awards," her lawyer Erdal Dogan told the court, saying ceremonies were planned in Vienna, Basel and the Netherlands.
Asli Erdogan told the court: "I ask the removal of overseas travel ban temporarily, so that I can participate in award ceremonies abroad."


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Given the number of dessert and mac recipes I post, pin and dream about, I figured now is a good time to tell the world that I actually like fruits and veggies.
And this, is about the yummiest salad ever. Yes, I know it's a salad that requires a recipe, which I am normally anti, but this is so delicious that I couldn't wait to share.
Since I was already making butternut squash soup, I thought why now throw an extra one in the oven and make this awesome salad (recipe care of my aunt in CA). It is a prefect balance of sweet and savory, with the butternut squash, pepitas, goat cheese and arugula. And there are bits you can make ahead, but really, it's actually quite simple to pull together.
And did I mention, it's super yummy.
Roasted Butternut Squash and Arugula Salad
for the Butternut Squash
1 ¼ lb butternut squash, peeled, halved, and seeds removed
1 tbsp melted unsalted butter
Salt and pepper, to taste
for the Roasted Pepitas
1/3 cup pepitas
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp melted unsalted butter
for the Salad
1/3 cup walnut oil or extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 ½ oz blue or goat cheese
1/2 lb arugula
Salt and pepper, to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cut squash into 2-inch long pieces, about 1/4 inch think. Toss squash with butter and salt and pepper in a baking pan. Cover pan with foil and place in the oven for 20 minutes, until fork tender.
Toss pepitas, brown sugar, salt, cayenne and butter together. Place the seed in one layer on a shallow baking pan in the middle of the oven and toast till golden brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.*
Whisk together oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Crumble cheese into bowl, then add arugula. Gentle toss in warm squash and sprinkle with toasted seeds.
*Note: the pepitas can be made in advance, however, as a warning given how yummy they are, you may not be able to stop from munching on them.


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Great place to stay if you are visiting Rome, and particularly for the Olympic Stadium for the rugby. Marco is a very amenable host and gave us lots of tips about buses and the metro. He was there in the morning to help with breakfast,...More
"Ask for the red room if you are planning to stay for more than 2 days. It is the biggest one"
"Blue room - balcony but noisy / closest to Lungo Tevere (road along the Tiber). Red room is furthest from..."
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"The room with the view on the river Tiber is nice, with a little balcony, but traffic makes a lot of noise!"


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A charming white picket fence opens to a perennial-lined brick walkway to this Illinois farmhouse, beckoning guests to linger on the front porch or laze away an afternoon.
On the front porch, cherry-red chairs seated around a table provide a nostalgic spot to enjoy morning coffee or a simple meal. A repainted shutter finds a new home on a porch beam and becomes easy artwork.
Salvaged treasures, like this water pump, washboard, and galvanized bucket, provide this Victorian-era farmhouse with plenty of down-home charm. A bundle of red geraniums hint at the color scheme inside.
A beat-up painted bucket and rusty ice cream maker are weathered details that help give the home its old-time feel.
An antique buffet, dressed up with crystal knobs and lightly distressed ivory paint, welcomes guests and offers subtle tone-on-tone contrast in the farmhouse's crisp white entry.
Combining rosy-red gingham, cool blue mattress-ticking, and crisp white walls, the living room exudes all-American country appeal. Chicken-topped ceramic canisters and a lamp fashioned from an old cream pail keep the look full of surprises.
To save time and money, the homeowners worked with their kitchen's ho-hum cabinets; a quick coat of paint, reproduction hardware and new multi-paned doors provide an instant cottage-style facelift.
Get the Look: Find a variety of mismatched, different size plates that complement your color scheme, like the blue-and-white ones here. Hang them in a tight cluster, or cover an unused wall such as this space between the cabinets and ceiling. This brings visual interest and an eclectic, yet cohesive look to an otherwise neglected area.
A rustic sign describes the treats displayed in the glass-door cabinet below. Cookbooks are organized and easily accessible on a neat stand
Old-fashioned glass jars hold red candy for a speedy sugar fix. The antique tin shelf and high chairs turn an ignored corner into a unique sweet station.
The dining room hutch offers abundant storage options for linens, silverware, and the homeowner's collection of blue-and-white dishes. The table is covered in a bright white table cloth with red gingham placemats. Vintage floral sheets become delightful chair covers. A cozy rag rug covers the floor.
A vintage milk bottle serves as a vase for cheery gerbera daisies.
A crimson butler's cart helps the homeowner host guests and showcases some of her favorite linens and pottery pieces.
A collection of baskets, a pair of weather vanes, a chicken coop door, and a rustic hand pump pack a punch of vintage style in the sunny family room. The comfy, skirted sofa provides a feminine flair.
A red Adirondack chair and a mantel topped with a dresser mirror and an array of creamware pitchers add to the rustic flair of the recently added sunporch
The home's original dark and boxy staircase was given an open, curvy makeover. Now it combines curvaceous modern lines with old-fashioned beaded-board delights; an arched screen door serves as wall art.
In a guest room, a painted iron bed is piled high with red, white, and blue linens. The homeowners layered a floral dust ruffle, cornflower blue and white sheets, and red gingham comforter with a vintage quilt and plaid-and-striped pillow cases. An embroidered "Home Sweet Home" pillow tops off the look. The bed backs up to an exposed brick chimney column and is flanked by a distressed bedside table.
A deep chair is upholstered in a fanciful quilted fabric. Antique trophy cups displayed atop a white painted dresser and prize ribbons surrounded by a black frame lend a sense of nostalgia to the space.
Red gingham wallpaper lines a hallway leading to a linen closet. A traditional screen door is a practical choice for homeowners who would like to both store and display lovely country quilts and linens.
With its intriguing dormer and ceiling details, the former furnace room upstairs was made over as a sunny guest bedroom by applying a coat of white paint and laying wall-to-wall sisal flooring.
In a mattress-striped guest room, a new gingham shade tops an antique jug lamp while a reproduction alarm clock hangs from an iron headboard. Missing dresser drawer-pulls were replaced by knotted fabric.
The door to a bathroom gets a humorous touch with an outhouse-inspired moon and star design cutout. Clean hand towels hang near the entrance.
A salvaged wall-mount laundry sink finds a new home in a renovated bath. Red gingham wallpaper on the ceiling and a patterned floor gives the otherwise neutral space a splash of color.
This crisp white bathroom hutch with crystal knobs looks fresh and organized. Plenty of shelves and drawers neatly store a plethora of towels and supplies.


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Maryland-based Bethesda Softworks had IHRA Professional Drag Racing 2005 behind closed doors. But on the show floor, the developer-publisher had a real drag car and a grip of Hooters girls to keep show goers happy. What we saw behind closed doors is the latest in the publisher's series of drag racing games. It takes the formula the east coast company is known for and makes some changes that are necessary in 2004.
The biggest change is an entirely new code-base. Ditched was the previous code library; IHRA Pro is an all-new game from scratch. If you're a crazy top fuel-watching nut or just someone dabbling in drag you can go either for the quickie, arcade mode or the more advanced career/simulation mode. The latter still has all the intricacies of previous Bethesda drag racing games, but with a more user-friendly environment. According to producer, Ashley Cheng, you don't need to know how an engine works. All the necessary tuning parameters have been changed to sliders and other similar graphical interface elements.
We won't see any online play. At least that's our gut feeling. When questioned, Cheng didn't seem too positive in his response. We're guessing the closest we'll get to warming the tires or waiting at the tree with another player is a sort of ghost or leader board online element. This isn't the official word from the publisher, but we're pretty sure there won't be any side-by-side 1/4 mile runs. It's a shame, too, because we see a huge market for an online drag racing game, especially on Xbox Live. Without this element it just is a bit empty, lacking that extra touch. We're positive Xbox Live support for IHRA would sell units, more so back east.
For 2005, IHRA features more than 50 vehicles, all fully customizable, detailed weather in day and night racing. The roster of vehicles and drivers come from professional IHRA levels like Top Fuel, Pro Mod, Pro Stock and Alcohol Funny cars. Multiplayer support is through split-screen (vertical or horizontal, still up in the air). For the drag fanatic there are part and paint shops as well as a garage and a trophy room.
In our short, non-playable demo the Xbox version looked good with the Maryland raceway looking pretty, if a bit boring, during a sunset race, down to the camping trailers and paddock. Warming the tires is done through repeated button presses then it's onto the staging tree. As a single player, this might only appeal to the drag audience, but we really need an online multiplayer mode; maybe for '06. At least the single player game will come through with loads of tuning options, real strip, drivers and cars. We really dug the Havoc-based physics engine, that has been tweaked to give crashes some flare.
Game producer, Ashley Cheng, told us to expect IHRA Professional Drag Racing 2005 on PC, Xbox and PlayStation 2 by fourth quarter this year. There is an insane amount of racing games coming to consoles and PC later this year, but IHRA has the disctinction of being more or less the only dedicated drag racing game. Visually, it's looking good with authentic recreation of all the licensed venues. Let's keep our fingers crossed that there's some form of multi-player online mode and this might just do well. Better start practice staging.


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By Ilaina Jonas and Phil Wahba
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The price for staking ground on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue jumped 22 percent in the past year, spurred by a record number of tourists spending their dollars at top U.S. and international retailers on America's most coveted shopping ground.
The asking rent for street-level stores on Fifth Avenue between 50th and 59th streets rose to $2,750 per square foot this spring, the Real Estate Board of New York said in a report released Friday.
The stretch is home to world-famous stores including the flagships of Saks Inc and Tiffany & Co, as well as Bergdorf Goodman and a top-grossing Apple Inc store instantly recognizable for its large glass cube entrance near Central Park.
It has also attracted foreign retailers, notably Fast Retailing Co Ltd's Uniqlo and Inditex's Zara which in the last year have each opened flagships on Fifth Avenue.
"What's pushing Fifth Avenue is basically the tourism. All international brands want to be represented there," said C. Bradley Mendelson, executive vice president of real estate services company Cushman & Wakefield.
Stores on the stretch have benefited from the constant stream of international shoppers who crowd the sidewalks.
According to New York City statistics, a record 50.6 million visitors came to the city last year, up 43.8 percent since 2001.
That influx has been a boon for chains like Saks, which derives 20 percent of sales from the flagship.
The stores not only attract tourists to spend their money there. These locations also serve as giant forms of advertising to remind tourists to shop at the chain when they are home.
"There's no other shopping street like it in the world," said CBRE Group Inc retail broker Andrew Goldberg.
The soaring store rents have helped offset office rents still recovering from the downturn following the credit crisis. Landlords along the strip include large real estate investment trusts such as Vornado Realty Trust and Boston Properties Inc.
Despite the impressive jump in asking rent, the price that tenants actually pay often ends up lower after factoring in months of free rent and other concessions.
Asking rents were up in other popular shopping districts in Manhattan.
On Madison Avenue between 57th and 72nd streets, home to stores such as Barneys, Hermès and the Ralph Lauren mansion, asking rents hit $1,203 per square foot in the spring, up 31 percent from a year earlier. In the trendy Meatpacking District in the West Village, average asking rents hit $373 psf.
Asking rent overall for Manhattan retail space, on the ground and above, was $114 per square foot, down 1 percent from a year earlier.
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The December promotion promised the lowest prices of the year for season passes to Six Flags Great America.
Marla DeNatale and her family had purchased season passes for the first time last year and had enjoyed themselves so much they vowed to do it again.
After seeing the advertisement, DeNatale bought passes for all five family members, including her husband, John, and the couple's three children, ages 6 through 10.


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Everton fans were left begging Ronald Koeman to make more signings after the final game of pre-season ended in a 1-0 defeat to Espanyol.
Leo Baptistao's sixth-minute penalty gave the Spanish side the victory after Idrissa Gueye, Koeman's only outfield signing this summer, gave the spot kick away.
Ross Barkley would then miss a penalty after Gerard Deulofeu was tripped in the first half and Everton failed to make the breakthrough.
Everton v Espanyol LIVE updates as Blues trail to first-half penalty
Fans are now desperate to see Farhad Moshiri splash the cash ahead of next weekend's Premier League opener against Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park.
Here's how fans reacted on social media:
Craig Mills: Thought we were very poor again today and why Baines isn't taking penalty kicks is still a mystery to me. We have one striker who isn't interested and now appears injured. Spurs beat Inter Milan 6-1 yesterday and we get beat of this dross, they'll wipe the floor with us if we play like this. Unfortunately this pre season has a feeling of deja vu........and it's not good.
Kevin Everton Milner: Very poor again you can see failings all over the park, if Lukaku is injured going into season with Kone is simply unreal when we were promised change. I ain't seen any which is poor. Feeling let down again.
Chris Scarratt: Basically a disaster then. Can't believe we haven't made more signings. In desperate need of another 3 or 4 new faces to revitalise this tired team but here we are with a week to go and same old story.
Steve Barker: Big big week now for Walsh and Koeman. Can't be watching this every week! Pre-season or not, if we were in the Europa we'd be fooked! Had plenty of time now to assess.... Stop digging heels in with Lukaku, he doesn't want to be here. Take Remy and the cash! Massive playmaker needed! Where is the statement signing?
Paul Darlington: Koeman is no mug and the whole point of the friendlies for him after being brought in way after the end of the season is to properly assess the players he has got! He now knows!
But this young man has an ambitious plan for Everton...


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Did You See the Whole of the Moon?
The Chinese New Year Celebrations
By Matthew Delooze
"I wandered out in the world for years – While you just stayed in your room
I saw The Crescent – You saw the Whole of the Moon
You were there in the turnstiles- With the wind at your heels
You struck for the stars- And you know how it feels
To get- too high- too far- too soon"
From the song 'The Whole of the Moon' by The Waterboys
Hello folks, (Just a short one)
Many people have asked me about the 'Chinese New Year Celebrations'. Obviously if you are not Chinese the celebrations pass you by without you even noticing them. Well they do don't they? We can't be arsed with them can we? That said you would be foolish to think the Chinese New Year Celebrations only happen in China. It's a massive worldwide ritual and I assure you it is planned to be that way. Indeed there is a Chinatown in all major Cities around the globe and the establishment openly allowed them to develop over several centuries. It's all part of the agenda
Let us first have a quick look at the official history behind the celebrations. 'Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the New Year and ends on the Full Moon 15 days later'. It is also known as the 'Lunar New Year Festival' The main deity honoured in celebrations is the Jade Emporer and this deity links up the religions of Taoism and Buddhism but he is known as Sakra in the latter case.
I don't want to drone on about the deities but please feel free to do your own research click on the links provided above as a starting source for you. If you do you will find that the deities being worshiped and adored by the Chinese are very similar to the deities being worshipped by us (E.G The sun and the twelve signs of the zodiac). Indeed the Chinese religions also have a Supreme Being with twelve signs of the zodiac and they also seem to confirm the occult connection to the figure 33. (The Devas and the 33 heavens)
"The Jade Emperor lives in the 33rd heaven. He is the king of gods and in charge of 33 heavens. Therefore Jade Emperor is one of the important gods who are worshiped or prayed in the many Chinese family" (Source)
As I said I don't want to drone on about the religious deities involved. I have claimed in my latest book that my opinion is that all of major religions 'worship the Sun' and by doing so their members are deceived into worshipping multi-dimensional entities that are alien to this world. Why do I believe such a thing? To briefly explain, these 'entities' claim to have created the Sun, through the symbolic ancient scriptures, that have been hypnotically embedded into the collective consciousness of mankind and by other means. We are made to swear an oath during our lives, that is spiritually binding, and we actually endorse what deceptive alien beings have symbolically told us. 'Mass thought creates our physical reality' Please read my book.
Anyway, why is the Chinese New Year allowed to take place all around the Globe? Have you ever wondered why the limit of your knowledge about the Chinese ends at number 101 on the local take-away menu or a martial arts DVD? Is your total knowledge about China summed up with the words 'Pork balls and Bruce Lee'? You wouldn't be on your own, by a long chalk, if this were the case. I have mentioned for a few years now why I believe the usual New Years Eve celebrations take place. Please click here if you wish to read about that.
Obviously if you believe that the normal New Years celebrations (Gregorian Calendar) are not connected to mythical deities and the Sun and you also believe that the establishment created the event just for you to have a party then you are not going to be interested in this article at all. You may as well go and have a chicken chow mien somewhere and just think that the Chinese New Year is just something the Chinese celebrate alone, just for the sake of it, and it has no effect on you whatsoever. If you are of this mentality then there is no need to go further in this article, it is of no use to you.
For those that want to remember more then please carry on reading this article. Indeed lets start by asking why the Chinese New Year takes place all over the western world with no objections being made whatsoever. Indeed this event is always encouraged no matter where they take place. London, Paris, New York. Berlin and Sydney just to mention a few. 'China' and its traditions literally exist in every country and in all major cities. Again most westerners just collectively 'accept' that without even thinking about it? There are never any major immigration problems with the Chinese people and they are established all over the world. It's the norm.
The one fact that stands out in my mind is that the Chinese know that their New Year (Eve) is directly linked to the cycle of the moon (New Moon). The Chinese are just as religious as the Christians and honour their gods at festival time. They accept the two are the same thing, in other words they accept that Jade Emperor and the moon are worshipped at the same time at New Year. Christians on the other hand cannot comprehend that at our New Year (eve) celebrations we also worship the sun god (Janus). We accept we are supposed to worship Jesus at Christmas but we think New Years Eve is just a party. We never click on we are in a ritual.
So can you accept that at Chinese New Year the Chinese population worship the deity 'Jade Emperor' (Sakra to Buddhists) AND because of the cycle of the moon? Can you also accept that we Christians are conned into carrying out the same thing at Christmas time because of the cycle of the sun? Obviously the cycle of the Sun is always at the same time of year but the cycle of the moon varies, hence the Chinese New Year being at 'different times' every year.
Can you grasp what is going on, in modern day terms, leading up to 2012 and beyond?
In my opinion the human race on Earth is continually carrying out Sun/Moon rituals every year but they (a) haven't a bloody clue what's going on or (b) they don't care. Usually both! Let me put it this way. Over several centuries it has been arranged through the Serpent Cult to allow millions of people, that follow Taoism and Buddhism, to be located around the world in all major cities. They have been encouraged to build Temples etc. and celebrate the Chinese New Year at the first new/full moon of the year.
We, usually out of lack of interest, accept this out of hand. We spiritually agree for the Chinese ritual to take place in other words. We don't care that we have the farcical situation of having different New 'Years' on 'one' planet do we? Come on think about it we are supposed to be intelligent people but we blindly allow our corrupt establishments to tell us something like…
…."Yes you thick bastards we only have one planet but we are telling you to accept and celebrate different dates to carry out rituals at 'New Year'. Err.. We know you won't challenge the reasons for this because you just want to go out and party, you are simply not going to object and you are basically too silly to do anything about it"….
…"You will never guess that we are getting you to carry out Sun/Moon and Deity rituals because you are all stupid bastards that think you all have different Gods and different holidays. That's how fucking stupid you are and you will never guess what is really going on. Indeed you haven't sussed what's been going on for thousands of years and you keep reincarnating and doing it all again and again. So never mind about thinking about the Chinese New Year… after all its only a bunch of silly chinkies dressed up, setting fireworks off and worshipping 'underworld' 'Gods' and the moon isn't it? Silly buggers they are for doing so too aren't they and of course they wouldn't catch you dressing up like a knob head and prancing around on New Years Eve whilst unknowingly celebrating 'underworld' Gods and the Sun would they? Well would they?….(You know they would!)
Am I getting you thinking yet? The facts are right under your nose but you never bloody look do you? In my opinion the Chinese New Year ritual works exactly the same as the Christian New Year ritual. That is to say it is to extract spiritual energy from the masses and to receive emotional respect (Our permission) for a multidimensional deceptive force to 'rule over us'.
Just like our western New Year celebrations give energy to symbolic Gods and their Symbolism (Sun) then the eastern New Year also gives energy to symbolic Gods and their symbolism (Moon). The fact is that both east and west are feeding the same gods because the Jade Emporer (Savra) is the same deceptive force as Jesus (Janus).
Do you get it? The two different New Year celebrations are created to serve the same deceptive force. They are not different, they have nothing to do with a 'New Year' (obviously because they are at different times) they are simply a form of worship.
Chinese New Year in Beijing. What do you see?
Just like our New Years ritual, the Chinese New Year is just the same E.G. Energy is released in front of symbolic buildings and temples. In the background of the picture above is the Chinese version of Big Ben (Obelisk) and of course there is an eye on the building opposite.
There is no difference whatsoever in the different events. The same deceptive force are symbolised by all the 'underworld' mythology figures and all the major religious figures, both in the East and in the West. They are all the same force therefore it does not matter if you are Eastern/Chinese or English/American/ European because we are ALL giving up spiritual energy to the same force at both events, be it the Chinese New Year or the English New Year. It does not really matter that the symbolism being displayed at the celebrations, say in New York or London, does not match up with the local beliefs or customs of the said cities. The Chinese New Year symbolism being displayed in London or New York will actually 'connect' up with the monuments in China. Although that said a lot of replica monuments are openly displayed in the 'China Towns' that are located around the world.
There is no difference in worshipping around an original temple (or pagoda) of Savra (Jade Emperor) in China or doing it in a replica Chinatown in London or Paris. Indeed in the case of the Buddhist they just need to plonk down a statue of Buddha anywhere and hey presto you have a portable sun god monument.
Portable statue of Buddha complete with sun.
Basically this statue and all the millions like it is a sun monument to worship. The scam being they have placed a silly fat bloke in front of it as a pied piper. This is just another hypnotic symbol that is used to steal your spiritual energy when you 'celebrate' around it. The same trick is carried out with other deity figures in the West including Jesus and his virgin mother.
Also the pagoda can take on many forms of occult geometry and hypnotic symbols too.
The Temples/Pagodas of China can create any kind of occult symbolism required. Indeed the bottom pictures show the Biggest Pagoda in China
Wake Up!
I need to explain something that came up the other day and I have been meaning to say it for a while, that is about people wearing 'personal' symbolism. I get emails from folk asking me if it's 'OK' to wear this charm or trinket or that charm or trinket or wear that. 5 pointed stars/ Christian crosses and even swastika's etc. I say yes of course its OK to wear personal symbolism wear what you want. You wear symbolism because of what you are 'told' it means and because you like to wear it. Most of you have no idea of the true meaning of symbols and neither do I wish to tell you that I know more than you. I am not here to be a big head or a know all. Indeed I couldn't open the public toilets in Paris a few weeks ago and nearly 'peed' my pants trying to do just that, so please don't think I am clever. So if I can't even unlock the public toilets in Paris then I will certainly struggle unlocking the codes of occult symbolism won't I?
What I will say though and please believe me on this, that only the 'power' behind certain symbols and shapes know their true meanings and this power will do anything it can to get you to respect and accept its symbolism. For instance if you are told a Christian Cross is a symbol of Jesus and you believe that then you may want to wear and 'proudly' display the symbolism based on that understanding. But you may have been lied to about the reason of the Christian Cross symbolism and are woefully unaware of its true meaning. Therefore the force that created the symbolism is the only force that knows the true meaning of the symbolism. You will never know in your current spiritual state the true meaning of the symbolism that controls this world. Are you with me?
Another example is that if a supporter of a club is given a badge that he is 'told' represents his club then he is going to wear and proudly display that badge too. The person would 'love' and respect the badge. Can you accept that the 'pride' in wearing personal symbolism creates love and respect for the symbolism but this love and respect is given to the symbol entirely based on what you are 'told' it means? Can you accept that pride and love create energy? When you feel pride or respect it creates an invisible energy in my opinion and I have said so in my books.
The pride and love was created through what you were 'told' the symbolism represented. Yes? The same 'pride' and love, therefore the same invisible energy, would still 'exist' even if the symbolism meant the opposite of what you were originally told. It is a natural energy. Spiritual energy. This fact applies even though you were totally unaware that you were giving love and respect to something you thought meant something different. Love and respect created through deception is still love and respect, at least until the deception is uncovered. Yes?
For example, in a 5-sense reality that is accepted today, if you were originally 'told' in your innocence that the 'Swastika' represented Jesus and you didn't know any different then you would proudly have worn the Swastika as a symbol of Jesus. (Yes you would!) You wouldn't know any different and you would obviously innocently give the pride and respect to the symbol you were 'told' represented Jesus. You would have been horrified to find out that the Swastika didn't really represent Jesus and therefore you love and pride for the symbol was misplaced. (I should add that on a spiritual level the Swastika does represent the same force as Jesus. (But that is for another day)
Indeed if I tried to tell you that the Swastika didn't represent Jesus after you had been previously told it did you would fight with me and attack me for doing so. What I am trying to say is that if you are 'told' a certain symbol means something you believe in, you will literally respect and defend the symbol and actually give that symbol unconditional spiritual love. If respect and admiration therefore create energy then that energy obviously goes to the creators or original providers of that symbolism. For example If I give a woman a diamond engagement ring, as a form of symbolism of our love, then the woman will love and respect the ring as much as she loved me. The woman's energy created through respecting the ring, as true symbolism of our love, would only change if she didn't love me any more. Her respect for the ring would disappear as soon as her respect for me disappeared, and it would simply be thrown away or sold as rubbish, it would lose its sentimental value immediately. She would no longer respect the symbolic ring because she no longer respected the creator and provider of the symbolic ring. Do you understand? All those people who have ever had a ring chucked at them will know the situation on a 5-sense level and will therefore know the pain this causes on a spiritual level. If we are honest the spiritual power behind this sort of thing is far more powerful that the physical power. I hope that example got through as I feel you need to grasp the info. I believe symbolically that the Serpent Cult has engaged us all with a diamond engage ring given by deception.
I am sorry if I sound patronising but its important you understand that energy is created and actually 'passes through' symbolism and that energy always goes to the provider or creator of the symbolism, be it positive or negative and the diamond ring explanation is the easiest way to tell you that.
So OK we get the picture now yes. Symbolism (monuments and temples included) creates energy and that energy is always given to its creator and/or provider. So what is happening during the Chinese New Year? Well basically all the energy created is going to and passing through to the symbolic deities involved in Buddhism and Taoism through the symbolism and monuments being displayed at the festivals and the parades.
It is exactly the same scenario as the New Year celebrations in the western world. When the western world celebrates during the festive season we are really celebrating the cycle and rebirth of the 'Sun' over 'the twelve days of Christmas' so to speak. We are too full of greed, hypnotised with material things and controlled by the urge to party that we simply can't see this at the time. During this time we are also, unknowingly I must admit, spiritually honouring mythical deities connected to the Sun.
The Chinese New Year celebrates the cycle of the Moon, from new moon to full moon, again its worship that recognises the rebirth of the 'Moon', again the people are too full of material greed and ego to notice what is going on at the time just like the western world is when we worship the rebirth of our Sun at our New Year. Worshipping the Sun & Moon is indirect worship of those we are told created the Sun & Moon.
We wrongly think that only westerners celebrate the rebirth of the sun and deities like Jesus at Christmas. This is not the case as the Chinese people that are scattered in Chinatowns across the world join in our New Year celebrations too. Indeed the Chinese set more fireworks off during western New Year celebrations on the 31st December than the westerners do (not going that deep today folks!). Obviously the same 'Chinatowns' around the world also carry out their own New Year celebrations in February but in all western cities. Therefore they are combined celebrations because we ALL accept, and therefore willingly, carry out both celebrations. What? Are you saying you don't willingly allow the Chinese Lunar Rituals to take place in your city or country?
In other words 'We willingly endorse both rituals'. We accept and respect both the 'Western Sun Ritual' and we accept the 'Eastern Moon Ritual'. The collective consciousness of human race also willingly worship the symbolic deities connected to these rituals. They give pride and love to the symbolic deities and just like I explained through the symbolic diamond ring story earlier in that pride and respect go to the providers and creators of symbolism involved. Don't forget (if you were watching) that I explained in previous articles and books that emotional respect creates spiritual energy. So emotional respect for the New Year celebrations creates spiritual energy for those that created and provided the symbolism surrounding the New Year celebrations. Multi-dimensional forces don't go down to McDonalds for their food, indeed, they get you to create a far better food! Anyway…
Who created the symbolic Sun and Moon deities of the 'underworld' that we unknowingly but willingly worship at the New Year festivals? It is the 'Serpent Cult' of course. The Serpent Cult, as I have said many times, are multidimensional entities that are alien to this world and their human puppets living on Earth. Every time these events happen and we willingly join in or simply accept them, the emotional pride and love we give to the New Year events changes into spiritual energy and then passes through the symbolism and feeds its creators. Emotional respect through pride and love creates spiritual energy. A similar energy can be created through fear and anger but that energy also goes to the creators and providers of the symbolism that created the symbolism that created the fear and anger.
It is so simple to understand once you grasp the methods that are being used. It's all deceptive trickery and we need to wake up to prevent this world and the souls in it from becoming trapped eternally in a physical and spiritual prison.
Anyway how can I convince you that the Chinese 'Lunar' New Year is really a Festival of Light just like the western New Year is a Festival of Light and it takes place simply so the masses will unknowingly worship the major symbolic deities of the 'underworld' and surrender spiritual energy to their creators (Entities alien to this world). (As I said in my last article the underworld is also known as the Lower Fourth Dimension) It's simple because at the end of the 15 days of the Chinese celebrations (The eve of the full moon) The Chinese have what translates as a 'Lantern Festival'. Obviously you don't need to be clever to work out those words mean 'Festival of Light'.
Indeed during the last night of celebrating the Chinese Festive season there is a massive act of 'illumination'. It's the same scam folks. Obviously the Chinese New Year is not the best subject to create a lot of interest and I only wrote this article to compliment my article on the western New Year celebrations. In my opinion if the collective consciousness of the human race can start to comprehend that a very small group of puppets are deceiving the human race into carrying out symbolic rituals, that do not mean what we are 'told' they mean, then life in this world and beyond can change in a massive way. If we can begin to start to realise that millions of human beings have been cleverly deceived into actually respecting and loving the very 'symbolism' that enslaves us then we can 'begin' to break free from the trickery and be free again.
When we are conned into worshipping religious figures like Jesus and Buddha the respect we have for these illusionary figures goes to the creators and providers of these illusionary figures. When we are conned into worshipping figures from mythological worlds like Janus then the 'subconscious' respect we have for these figures also goes to the creators and providers of these mythological figures. These symbolic figures have been placed in our minds, through many methods and YOU really don't have a clue how it is all done. The New Year events, both eastern and western, are just scratching the surface to the things that are going on. The symbolic rituals, we are tricked into carrying out, have been placed in our physical lives. This in turn strengthens the power that the figures in our mind have over us because we continually carry out the rituals that endorse their power over us. We are literally creating our own enslavers and freely giving our enslavers power over us simply because we cannot see what is going on.. We have given our minds away.
We are passing on our spiritual energy through the symbolism we have been told is good for us but it is in fact the opposite and bad for us, but because we gave away our minds we can't think enough to see through the illusion and the deception. The Chinese physically worship their symbolic Gods through their New Year celebrations and the western world physically worships their symbolic gods through their New Year celebrations. Neither side can see that they are both carrying out joint rituals that enslave them and that they provide energy to the same force.
That is the scale of the deception going on in this world and that is the scale of the collective 'lost minds' of a sad and pathetic human race of slaves that are under the spell of a deceptive symbolic Serpent. To break the Serpents Spell as I call it, I believe we need to symbolically throw its engagement ring (mentioned earlier) back at it. To find the strength to do that we will need to start to question all the symbolism that is surrounding our lives and dictating to us how we live. It is so easy to throw back a symbolic 'engagement' ring when you realise that it was a liar who gave it to you under false pretences in the first place. And that is, in my opinion, exactly what the Serpent Cult has done to the human race, it gave us symbolism under false pretences. The time will come when you get the chance to carry on wearing the Serpent's engagement ring or throw it away. The choice will be yours.
If I can get to see the Crescent I will make sure you get to see the whole of the moon. That, my friends, is a vow I will never break. I thank you for reading this article.
May love reign o'er you all
Thank you
Matthew Delooze
7th February 2008
ALL TEXT Copyright © Matthew Delooze, 2008. All Rights Reserved.
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(September 28, 2015)
Centenary student takes second in national chemistry competition
Photo credit: Chris Bren Schmidt
SHREVEPORT, LA — Senior Tierra Range is now in the thick of applying to medical school and preparing to graduate from Centenary in December 2015, but over the summer she faced perhaps her toughest challenge: explaining her complex chemistry research to hundreds of children! In her second year of participating in the American Chemical Society (ACS)'s national ChemChamps competition, Range — the youngest competitor - took second place and benefited from a series of experiences that she calls "life-changing."
"The purpose of ChemChamps is to make better scientists and especially better science communicators," said Range. "Lots of people are doing amazing science, but few people know how to talk about it. The general public can't benefit from science if they don't understand it, and the ACS wants scientists to start early in educating the public in general science topics and keeping people involved in science."
Range's journey to the 2015 ChemChamps finals began more than a year ago, when she competed in the 2014 ChemChamps competition in San Francisco and finished as a semifinalist. She was invited to participate again, and in spring 2015 began new preparations for the rigorous four-step competition.
Tierra Range (Photo credit: Chris Bren Schmidt)
The first two rounds required Range to produce original videos, including one explaining the element Tungsten for a high school audience. She advanced to the second round as one of the official judges' top four, and a video review panel assembled by the American Association of Chemistry Teachers gave her the nod to the semifinal round of eight at the ACS headquarters in Washington, DC in June 2015.
Over two days in Washington, Range and the other semifinalists received intensive science communications training designed to sharpen their slides-based presentation skills as well as introduce tips for stage performance and improv techniques. On June 23, the semifinalists each had three minutes to present their original research before a live audience of ACS employees whose science backgrounds ranged from knowledge acquired in high school classes to chemistry Ph.Ds. The votes from this audience sent Range and three other finalists to Boston in August for the fourth and final phase of the competition.
"I was the youngest competitor to advance to the finals in Boston," said Range. "At this point, everyone else was at least 25 years old, and either a graduate student or working in a research lab. One competitor even has his own YouTube channel and is in a band!"
The finalists had about seven weeks to prepare for the fourth round, which included voting in five categories. The presentations delivered in Washington for the semifinals were filmed and released on YouTube, with finalists gaining points based on the number of views between June 23 and August 17. In Boston, the finalists gave three live performances highlighting their research to three very different and distinct audiences: children and families at the Boston Museum of Science, professional chemists browsing the Expo at the 250th ACS National Meeting, and finally an open event pitched to a general audience that solicited votes from both onsite and livestream viewers. A second set of votes on this final general performance came from three professional science communication judges, two of whom had viewed all of the preliminary portions of the competition.
Photo credit: Chris Bren Schmidt
When the points from all phases were tallied, Range was announced as the 2015 runner-up behind champ Hadi Fares, a graduate student at Florida State University. Range, who received a fellowship to attend ACS's International Research Experience for Undergraduates (IREU) program at the University of Singapore in 2014, was also invited to become an IREU spokesperson to promote this unique opportunity to other undergraduates. The ChemChamps experience has inspired Range to put her communications training to work in the future as a medical correspondent.
"I learned so much about so many other people's research as a result of being in the competition, and I think this has made me an even better science communicator," said Range. "To have gone from making an initial video for my local TV station to being able to explain my research to kids is really amazing!"
The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 161,000 members, ACS is the world's largest scientific society and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research. Learn more about ACS and the ChemChamps competition at acs.org.
View one of Tierra's competition videos on solar energy here!


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The Material Girl has banked a whopping $34.58 million in the last 12 months, thanks largely to her hugely successful MDNA world tour, which earned her an estimated $32 million alone.
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Three straight years of warm winters and wet summers have primed South Florida for what health officials say could be the worst onslaught of encephalitis-carrying mosquitoes the state has ever experienced.
While the state called off long-standing epidemic alerts for St. Louis encephalitis in 12 counties on Monday, officials warned that the potentially fatal disease may return in even greater force this summer when the next generation of mosquitoes hatches.
``The amount of (encephalitis) virus circulating in nature has increased every year for the past three years,`` said Flora Wellings, director of the state epidemiology research center in Tampa. ``We have to be concerned.``
St. Louis encephalitis causes a brain infection that can be fatal in some cases. The disease is spread to people by mosquitoes that have bitten infected birds and other small animals.
The only confirmed case of St. Louis encephalitis in the state last year occurred in October in Lee County. Health officials credited intensive efforts to eradicate mosquitoes for preventing the spread of encephalitis to people.
The last statewide encephalitis epidemic in Florida was in 1977 when 110 people got the disease and eight died. Palm Beach County experienced a limited outbreak of encephalitis in 1979 with five reported cases.
Encephalitis is most prevalent in the late summer and early fall when night- biting mosquitoes are common. The spread of the disease usually is halted in winter when cold weather eliminates the insects.
But several years of unusually warm winters have allowed the mosquitoes to thrive and to spread the encephalitis virus to animals who continue to carry the disease into the next mosquito season, Wellings said.