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Constitutional Convention to discuss same-sex marriage in Ireland
The next meeting of the Republic's Constitutional Convention will be held from 13th-14th April, when Convention members will debate and vote upon whether they want to see the Constitution amended to provide for same-sex marriage.
The Irish Examiner reported on 23rd March that more than 1,000 individuals and organisations had contributed to the Convention's deliberations on the subject, while other issues had seen between only 12 and 28 submissions.
The newspaper reported Brian Sheehan, Director of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network, as saying that the submissions were "running about four to one in favour of same-sex marriage".
Several developments have arisen in the last week or so, all coinciding in relation to the controversial, but nonetheless important, issue of same-sex marriage.
As we report in this issue of the Gazette, the discussion of the subject by the Republic's Constitutional Convention on 13th and 14th April will be informed by more than 1,000 submissions, mostly understood to be in favour of change; Reform Ireland has revisited the issue of the Dean of Leighlin's appointment in 2010; the Archbishop of Dublin and the Bishop of Down and Dromore have responded to a Gazette enquiry regarding the implications of Canon 31 in relation to same-sex marriage; and in England, retired Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has voiced suspicion that the UK government's promotion of legislation providing for samesex marriage betrays "an aggressive secularist and relativist approach".
There now appear to be real prospects for the introduction of same-sex marriage not only in Britain but also in the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland remains out of this equation, but for how long this will remain the case is debatable; The Guardian newspaper (29th March) reported Amnesty International's Patrick Corrigan as saying there could be "a straightforward legal challenge" if Northern Ireland were not to make the same provisions as obtained in the rest of the UK. The question naturally arises as to where the Church of Ireland would stand in relation to any development in Ireland introducing same-sex civil marriage.
Soundings by the Gazette among a range of sources suggest that in the event of same-sex marriage being introduced by law in either jurisdiction in Ireland, the wording of the Church of Ireland's Canon 31 could ultimately be used in a legal challenge to the Church if it were not to provide for same-sex marriage (report, page 4).
However, Changing Attitude Ireland has told the Gazette that it, "along with every other organisation which supports marriage equality in Ireland, is very clear that freedom of conscience for Churches must be respected in the introduction of marriage equality".
Precisely how any eventual challenge might play out in Court would, of course, only be clear if a case were actually brought.
It is not surprising that reconciliation has been a major theme in the new Archbishop of Canterbury's ministry so far. Archbishop Welby is facing the same divisions over samesex relationships within world Anglicanism that we are facing within the Church of Ireland.
There is clearly urgent work to be done both among us and in world Anglicanism if there is to be real reconciliation on this subject.
The 10th April fifteenth anniversary of the signing of the Belfast Agreement – it was Good Friday in 1998 – was highlighted in a recent statement by US President Barack Obama, who is due to visit a very different Northern Ireland for the G8 Summit in June.
While acknowledging that there is still urgent work to be done in consolidating the peace, Mr Obama paid generous tribute to the people and leaders in Northern Ireland for "the model they have given to others struggling toward peace and reconciliation around the world".
Many in Northern Ireland will without doubt be grateful for that recognition from the leader of the free world. The Belfast Agreement is an example of precisely what people in all divided societies need to find within themselves – the wisdom to reject violence and the courage to take bold risks for reconciliation and peace.
At the heart of reconciliation lies forgiveness itself. In his book, God has a Dream, Desmond Tutu – who is to receive the 2013 prestigious Templeton Prize for making "an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension" – writes about the subject out of his own profound experience in South Africa.
While Dr Tutu points to the damage any harbouring of hatred does to oneself and says that a "palpably unjust" situation, in which a victim could be locked into victimhood, can be avoided by forgiveness being expressed without confession preceding it, he also identifies a lack of completion in such circumstances: "True reconciliation is based on forgiveness, and forgiveness is based on true confession, and confession is based on penitence, on contrition, on sorrow for what you have done." Dr Tutu adds that "reparation, wherever feasible", is part of this continuum of healing. The analysis is true, but also very deeply challenging because there truly are no short-cuts to reconciliation.
The peace process in Northern Ireland has taken many twists and turns and deadline after deadline has been pushed beyond the limit, but the healing process has moved forward. The challenge is being met and, while the dissident threat remains real, while sectarianism lingers and lurks like a stubborn sore and while feelings among many loyalists remain raw, there is no going back on the great journey on which Northern Ireland has set forth in that remarkable and generous spirit to which President Obama drew attention, the journey towards a fully reconciled and truly shared future.
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The 'IF' campaign
I had heard of the 'IF' campaign, which involves so many aid agencies coming together once again to highlight the fight against poverty, but it was interesting to have their arguments in support set out (Gazette, 22nd February), declaring that there was enough food in the world for everybody 'IF' …
However, there is one staggering omission: IF Government and government agencies are prevented from being corrupt.
Perhaps the fourth 'IF' declaration in the Gazette report approaches this point, but it certainly does not nail it.
Too many of the governments of countries blighted by terrible poverty are not to be trusted with financial contributions from outside, never mind internally-generated finance.
The more the finances of outside aid and investment can be kept away from governmental influence in the guilty countries the better.
Of course, it is vital that indigenous knowledge and personnel are involved in advice, decision-making and execution on the ground, but preferably from individuals outside government or from Churches which have proven integrity and are accountable.
This is a vital issue as so many people have become cynical about the disappearance of large amounts of money into projects with little to show for it.
In saying this, I am not promoting 'aid fatigue', but I am aware that many people, including myself, are more savvy at following their giving through organisations and projects. We like value for money in this area, as well as when making purchases.
I am surprised that this issue did not head the list of 'IF' declarations, or at least nail it as one of the big changes needed – perhaps the biggest – for the campaign against poverty to be successful.
Colin Hall-Thompson (The Revd) Belfast BT4
Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse in NI
As Chairman of the Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse in Northern Ireland can I, through the columns of the Gazette, appeal to members of the Church of Ireland who may have experienced abuse as children in a residential institution in Northern Ireland, or who may have seen other children being abused, to contact the Inquiry.
The Inquiry is an independent Inquiry set up by the First Minster and the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland to investigate abuse of children who were under 18 in residential institutions (but not schools) in Northern Ireland between 1922 and 1995.
Abuse could be sexual or physical abuse, or emotional abuse or neglect.
The Inquiry has an Acknowledgment Forum where individuals can come and tell experienced professionals in private, and in confidence, about abuse they have experienced.
Another part of the inquiry will investigate abuse, and then make recommendations to the Northern Ireland government.
An individual who wishes to speak to the Inquiry can choose to talk to both parts, or to either part, of the Inquiry.
I hope that as many people as possible who experienced abuse in institutions, or witnessed others being abused, will come forward to help the Inquiry investigate the way these children were treated, and what should be done about it.
If readers know someone who was abused, I encourage them to contact us.
If someone wants to contact the Inquiry, or wants to know more about what the Inquiry is doing, there is much more information on our website: www.hiainquiry.org.
Individuals who live in the UK can write to us at FREEPOST HIA Inquiry, ring us at our FREEPHONE number 0800 068 4935 or contact us by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Anyone who lives outside the UK can write to us at the address below.
Anthony Hart (Sir) Chairman Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry PO Box 2080 Belfast BT1 9QA
St Anne
I read with interest the article relating to the establishment of a library in St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (Gazette, 8th March).
It was reported that, at the opening of the library, the Dean "spoke of St Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary", stating that she had been seen as "a teacher and one dedicated to the encouragement of the whole person".
An observant parishioner of mine asked me to clarify where St Anne is mentioned in the Gospels. Of course, the answer is that she is not. As one who was a former trainee choirboy in the same cathedral, I confess that I had not previously asked the question!
The 2nd century apocryphal Gospel of James refers to her, but this is not a canonical Gospel, so we could say that Anne's saintly pedigree derives from Tradition rather then Scripture.
I attempted to find on the Belfast Cathedral website any details about St Anne herself, but there appeared to be none. Perhaps the Dean could explain how the dedication came about.
The establishment of the library is a great initiative and I wish it every blessing. Hopefully, it will inspire further reflection on Scripture and Tradition, aided by Reason!
Peter Rutherford (The Revd) Julianstown, Co. Meath
Same-sex marriage
I refer to Dermot O'Callaghan's letter (Gazette, 15th March) regarding same-sex marriage.
Your readers should know that the study to which he refers (Regnerus, 2012) has been criticised by the most well respected, major academics in the field of social science.
It cannot be relied on as evidence in relation to children growing up with lesbian or gay parents, as it does not compare children in stable, long-term family units.
Let me also point out the obvious: marriage is not just about children.
Marriage certificates are not issued in Ireland conditional upon couples having children. Many couples do not have children, e.g. older couples, couples with fertility issues and couples who decide not to. It doesn't make their marriages less valid.
Moreover, some Irish people have children without getting married, some of them as cohabiting couples, including lesbian and gay parents who are already raising children in loving homes all over Ireland.
The meaning of 'the family' has changed in Ireland over the years. Single parents, stepparents, grandparents, aunties and uncles, foster parents and lesbian and gay parents are all raising children as a family unit.
Thirty years of scientific research proves that children growing up with lesbian and gay parents turn out just fine and have found no significant developmental differences between them and children with heterosexual parents in their intelligence, psychological adjustment, social adjustment, popularity with friends, development of social sex role identity or development of sexual orientation.
Professor Sheila Greene, formerly of the Children's Research Institute at Trinity College Dublin and a leading expert in this field, reviewed all the research in relation to outcomes for children of samesex couples and agrees that children in same-sex families reach their developmental milestones and do just as well as children raised by opposite-sex couples.
Children in same-sex families do experience hardship and social exclusion, but it is not because of the sexuality of their parents per se, but because of lack of legal recognition and protections afforded to their families, e.g. medical consent, school, hospitals.
We must ask ourselves whether we want to continue to discriminate against these children (even if we are uncomfortable or do not approve of their family forms) or to learn from mistakes in the past and change the law to cherish these children equally.
Clodagh Robinson Portarlington, Co. Laois
Columns and Features
Events in South Carolina by Canon Bill Atkins
From 4th to 12th March, I was part of a group from Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh that visited the Church of the Cross in Bluffton, South Carolina. We went at the invitation of the Very Revd Chuck Owens, the rector of one of the fastest growing parishes in South Carolina.
We were privileged to see at first hand the practical teaching about Church growth we had received from Chuck at the Small Strong Churches Conference in the Slieve Russell Hotel, Co. Cavan, in September 2012.
The Diocese of South Carolina is the latest to secede from the US Episcopal Church (TEC). Why has it seceded? The Bishop has always asserted his intention to stay in TEC. Four dioceses have seceded since the 2003 consecration of Gene Robinson. In each case, it has been the policy of Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori to declare the Bishop to have renounced orders and the Bishop and those who voted to secede to have abandoned the doctrine and discipline of the Church.
The Presiding Bishop then appoints another Standing Committee and another Bishop in order to assume the identity of the diocese and act as plaintiff against the real Bishop (now regarded as a layman) and as many parishes as possible.
To date, more than $25 million have been spent from central Church funds on litigation. On 26th February, the Executive Committee of TEC authorized a loan of $250,000 to the new Diocese of South Carolina. Where parishes leave a diocese, the Presiding Bishop insists that the diocese sue for the property. Her policy is that it be sold if there is no continuing congregation, but under no circumstances must it be sold back or rented to the departing parishes.
The Title IV Canons regarding abandonment of Communion were originally meant to enable diocesan authorities to remove Bishops who joined the Roman Catholic or Orthodox Churches without resigning their position. They were never intended to be used against a Bishop who seeks to join another Anglican Church.
Why has it come to secession, when Bishop Lawrence has repeatedly said he will stay in TEC, without acceding to all the actions of General Convention? He says it's not just about homosexuality.
When the diocese was seeking the consents to his consecration, he wrote that the fabric of the Episcopal Church had been frayed "by our misguided passion to be culturally sensitive and intellectually flexible … I am personally saddened for those gay and lesbian Christians within the Church that so much of the debate has focused upon homosexual behaviour and relationships … Nevertheless, it is for now the place where the battle lines have been drawn".
In 2009, the General Convention of TEC voted to pass canons which effectively overturned the moratoria asked for by the Primates' Meetings from 2004 to 2007. The Title IV Canons were revised, with effect from July 2011, giving unprecedented powers to the Presiding Bishop to investigate and remove Bishops.
The accused may have no knowledge that they are being investigated, or who their accusers are!
The Diocesan Convention of South Carolina also amended its constitution and canons. If there was a clash between diocesan canons and national ones, the diocesan ones would prevail. The new Title IV Canons would be null and void in the diocese. Should any move be made against their Bishop, it would trigger a Special Convention to consider the diocese's place in TEC.
At the 2012 General Convention, canons were enacted which had the effect of overturning the biblical doctrine of the creation of mankind as male and female. Official TEC teaching now is that gender identity and expression is entirely a matter of personal choice.
The delegates of South Carolina walked out of the 2012 General Convention. Mark Lawrence addressed the House of Bishops, saying he could not concur and would have to consider his position in TEC.
Bishop Lawrence's detractors want him to remain loyal to his ordination vows to "conform to the doctrine, discipline and worship of TEC". This would include those canons which themselves are contrary to the discipline and worship of the universal Church and the Anglican Communion. Can one ask an ordinand to accept that gender identity is purely a matter of individual choice?
After going into a period of prayerful retreat, Bishop Lawrence felt he could not abandon his diocese. He then was engaging with the Presiding Bishop, trying to negotiate a way forward, when she suddenly announced that a month earlier he had been found guilty of abandoning the discipline of the Church "and that she was restricting his ministry".
The Diocese of South Carolina is a recognized corporation in South Carolina law and the Supreme Court of South Carolina has already ruled that the Dennis Canon (the TEC canon which claims all parish properties are held in trust for the TEC diocese) is not valid in South Carolina.
The Chancellor of the Diocese has already given quit-claim deeds, giving parishes full ownership and control of all their property, irrespective of which ecclesiastical group they align themselves with.
The diocese and the majority of the parishes have already pre-empted the expected move of TEC by bringing a lawsuit against TEC to protect their property. Until the outcome of that trial, which could take several years, the diocese has obtained an injunction to prevent anyone from assuming the name, identity and seal of the Diocese of South Carolina.
Only the Standing Committee of the diocese can call a Special Convention or ask the Presiding Bishop to appoint a provisional Bishop. Nevertheless, the Presiding Bishop was involved in the formation of a steering committee to claim to be the continuing diocese.
Calling themselves "TEC in South Carolina" (to adopt the title, 'Diocese of South Carolina', would infringe the court injunction), they called a Convention in January and appointed a retired Bishop as Provisional Bishop. In a sermon at the Convention Eucharist, the Presiding Bishop likened Bishop Mark Lawrence to al-Qaeda terrorists and gunmen who shoot children.
As much as 80% of the Diocese remains with Bishop Mark Lawrence. In the meantime, Provisional Bishop von Rosenberg has filed a complaint against Bishop Lawrence in the Federal Court that he is impeding his mission and ministry by taking the title of Bishop of South Carolina and using the episcopal and diocesan seals. The complaint itself violates the existing court injunction.
Canon Bill Atkins is rector of Mohill, Diocese of Ardagh.
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The mission of MOSFIT is to demonstrate the importance of the historical and cultural aspects of the Olympic movement through philately.
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It is quite widely known that Queen of the skies this basically a solitaire game that has turned into a multiplayer, semi-role-playing extravaganza.
The overall idea of this game is that you have one or perhaps several B-17's – depending on just how lucky you are – and you are dispatched to missions all across Europe. With the pretext – being that of a quite straightforward nature, you can brush of fighters, drops bombs and fight with all you got until you make it home. While we are fans of the WWII focused games, it must be said that B-17 is not normally something our passionate players would break out and play so quickly.
But when myself and a few co-workers were shown this variant game by Mike Moore and Chris Renaut – well, of course, this made us turn our heads a little. What this resulted in for us was that the vanilla – the basic board game that we once knew was, in fact, turned into a great deal of fun due to the fact that you can play alongside 30 other people.
I must note that it does at times lose a little realism but I mean you can look over this for sure when you take into account the sheer excitement and interaction that comes with playing this online casino game. We suggest breaking the players up into groups of 6 and continue to divide them up until your squadrons are formed. It is this group aspect that gives a real twist to the old school B-17 game in our opinion. – Be entertained for hours by cheering on your squadmates, console them on their losses or even have moments of compassion with the other squadrons – well, maybe.
Find yourself head first on missions to French-occupied factories or rail yards in Germany but with an added level of complexity, occasional goofiness and not to mention pure indulgent excitement. Find yourself getting a true thrill on beating your own personal score to see just how long you can survive against the opponents – push yourself to the links to see what it takes to get yourself home in just about one piece.
While the mechanics of the system are pretty much the very same as the solitaire game, you can now also run charts and roll the dice till your heart's content. For anyone who is familiar with the game, or if you're a newcomer – it's all good as the rules are really simple to follow. You will find you can play the game first time around with real ease. Some of the most interesting missions of late have been the Achtung London bombing which is listed in captured B-17, Fatherland Express – Germany and High Yield Tango (Nuke).
A bit like marmite, you will more than likely love or hate solitaire games. However, we think that B-17 is definitely worth your while if you are looking to give this type of game a try. As multiplayer games go – this is a high shiner.
(Reviewers Note: B-17 at this moment in time is only really produced for Denver, USA players, however, keep an eye out for this down the line as Nektan are always growing their radius of gaming).


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Dinesh and Nandita, the lead pair of last year�s surprise hit Attakathi, are coming together again for a new film titled Kukkoo. Directed by Ranjith, a debutant director who had earlier worked under Venkat Prabhu. Attakathi got good reviews and turned out to be successful at the box-office. Fox Star, which jointly produced the recently released Vathikuchi with producer-director A.R. ...Read More »
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Silver Skulls
Victory does not always rest with the big guns, but if we rest in front of them we shall be lost.
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The Silver Skulls are an Ultramarines Successor Chapter.[24]
The Silver Skulls claim[8] and are believed to be descendants of the Ultramarines Chapter, however, with the passage of time this remains unconfirmed, although they behave as a Codex Chapter[15] and fight alongside the Primogenitor Chapters as if they were their own kin[15]. During the Thirteenth Black Crusade, their beliefs were confirmed to be true when the Primarch Guilliman returned to the Imperium and the Chapter was recognized as one of the Scions of Guilliman.[24]
Hailing from their homeworld of Varsavia in the Ultima Segmentum, they are surrounded by numerous Xenos species, recently fighting costly yet significant battles against the Dark Eldar and Necrons.[15] The Silver Skulls also tattoo the skin of their entire bodies in honour markings, with the face being the last area to be marked; the right to do so earned in battle.[13]
There are two ways in which the Chapter cult deviates from the Codex Astartes, the first a custom inherited from their recruiting worlds: the practice of head taking. Especially powerful enemies are beheaded during battle, serving as trophies until victory is achieved. As part of its post-battle rituals, the Chapter selects the heads of the most powerful enemies, flense flesh from bone and layer the skulls in a coat of silver to be displayed within the Fortress-Monastery.[13][15]
The second Codex deviation is their specific use of Prognosticators, the Silver Skulls Librarians and partial spiritual advisor alongside their Chaplains.[13][15] These warriors are the seers of the Chapter, reading the Emperor's Tarot or Rune-stones for divination of the future, granting the squads and companies they are attached to an edge for the coming battle.[13][15] The Chapter takes the readings seriously, as such that on some occasions, the Prognosticators have counselled against the Chapter becoming embroiled in a particular war, however this can prove problematic as the honour of the chapter at times demands that they take part in a battle they know will end in defeat. Despite this somewhat fickle nature, the Chapter is known to fight with honour the length and breadth of the Imperium.[15]
After the opening of the Great Rift, the Silver Skulls have been amongst the most active of all Chapters fighting against the forces of Chaos and are now fighting on many fronts.[24]
Notable Campaigns
- In M35 the Silver Skulls along with the Howling Griffons aided the Salamanders in an invasion of Commorragh. However this invasion ultimately assisted Asdrubael Vect as he orchestrated it in order to topple Commorragh's noble houses and leave the city open for his rise to power.[4]
- Suppressing the Cult of the Red Heresy during the Plague of Unbelief with the aid of the mysterious Cypher.
- 679.M36: The Silver Skulls' 7th Company were deployed in support of the Beta-Garmon IV Expeditionary Force[11], aiding the Rogue Trader Khorlu to re-discover and conquer the fabled Beta-Garmon System in the Veil of Kanth region. For their sacrifice and aid in helping him secure the System, Khorlu later ceded them the planet Beta-Garmon IV, considered the jewel of this System.[23]
- 165.M37: The Antecanis Massacre: During the 9th Black Crusade, Abaddon, the Black Legion and their allies attack and decimate the Hive World of Antecanis with the aim of denying the Imperial Naval Shipyards at Cancephalus with their source of manpower. As Chaos rampages across the planet, the Silver Skulls are the first to arrive and harry the Chaos fleet in hit and run attacks, denying orbital support to Chaos ground forces. Finally, with Imperial reinforcements inbound, Abaddon loads the Black Legion ships with slaves and plunder and breaks the Silver Skulls blockade of the system, leaving his allies behind to distract the Imperium. [2b]
- 770-791.M38: The Great Malagantine Purge. The Silver Skulls are one of five Space Marine Chapters in a group referred to as the Manus Irae. This group is ordered by the High Lords to "Spare none and set a bloody, fearful example to the realm of Mankind" by cleansing the Malagantine Sector. The reasons remain to this day unknown to anyone, not even the Inquisition, with the knowledge hidden in the vaults of Terra.[12a]
- 698.M41: The Corinth Crusade. The Silver Skulls were part of combined Space Marine force led by Marneus Calgar, consisting of the Angels of Absolution, Lamenters, Marines Errant, Scythes of the Emperor, the Ultramarines and over fifty Imperial Guard Regiments. During a seven year crusade the force inflicted a series of major defeats on Waaagh! Skargor in the Corinth system within the Ork empire of Charadon. By the time the crusade finished, Waaagh! Skargor was destroyed and the invasion of Waaagh! Argluk was delayed for thirty years.[7][12b]
- 954.M41: The imminent attack by the Soulmaw. The Silver Skulls' Librarians suspected an imminent attack by the Daemonic warband, the Soulmaw, on their homeworld. Most of the chapter was absent from Varsavia due to answering a distress call from the Silver Skull vassal world of Aragave which was being ravaged by an unidentified warband of Daemons. The Daemons quickly vanished as soon as the Silver Skulls forces arrived, successfully luring them away from Varsavia. This could have be in retribution for Librarian Lucius Clave reportedly destroying the Soulmaw champion years before in 892.M40 during the scouring of Ammas.[10] In 956.M41, the Soulmaw assaulted the Silver Skulls homeworld, but they managed to resist the attack.
- 998.M41: The Third War for Armageddon. Records show them to have been deployed to Armageddon during the Third War. Here they deployed seven out of ten companies of Space Marines to fight the Orks.[3]
- 999.M41: The Zeist Campaign. The Silver Skulls heeded the call of Lord Macragge, and provided tactical squads to fight for the liberation of Augura (a staging point for the Tau forces).[6b]
- Late M41 - the Lazar Blockade[5a]
- The Yria Massacre
- The Gildar Rift (M41, exact date unknown) - after destroying a Red Corsairs battle force, the Silver Skulls pursue the renegade fugitives to a string of inhabited worlds across the Gildar Rift, wiping them out in a matter of weeks.[6a][14x]
- The Purging — (M41, exact date unknown) - Receiving distress signals from the planet Equinox, a small detachment of Silver Skulls arrived, with the aim of cleansing the planet of the influence of Chaos. They tirelessly swept through the city-states of Equinox one by one in a bloody massacre. The population, already halved by disease and starvation, was halved again and whole areas of city-states were used as mass graves. The Silver Skulls left as quickly as they had struck, fading to nothing more than a bloody memory in the collective consciousness of the survivors.[17]
- The Second Relief of Mordian - M42. The Silver Skulls aid the Iron Hands and their successor chapters against Chaos forces.[26]
- Battle of Skataurus — year unknown. There Silver Skulls found that only Centurion Assault Squad could make headway through the rubble of previously proud avenues of the main city. Heretics of Skataurus soon understand that not dug-in tanks, not reinforced bunkers of the hive could stop the hulking warriors. Massed cultist ambushes also proved useless and soon rebellion was suppressed.[25]
- The War of Beasts on Vigilus in early M42 — The Silver Skulls send a single company.[26]
Known Chapter Elements
Chapter Fleet
Notable Silver Skulls
- Lord Commander Argentius — Silver Skulls' Chapter Master[13]
- Vashiro — Chief Prognosticator[13]
- Apothecary Malus — guided Inquisitor Thraxx around the Silver Skulls' Apothecarion during his visit to inspect the Silver Skulls' gene-seed[9]
- Prognosticator Andus[19]
- Deathwatch Prognosticator Rennin Tri'el
- Epistolary Thule
- Captain Kerelan of the First Company[19]
- Captain Eddan Bourne of the 2nd Company
- Captain Alkon
- Captain Argentus
- Volker Straub - fused to the controls of the Strike Cruiser Dread Argent
- Prognosticator Bhehan - Eighth Company[13]
- Prognosticator Rennin Tri'el - currently serving in the Deathwatch
- Dreadnought Diomedes[21]
- Venerable Dreadnought Alenso
- Redemptor Dreadnought Lazarius
A Silver Skulls Marine (Rogue Trader Era)[1]
A Silver Skulls Marine by Clint Langley[16]
Silver Skulls Captain [18b]
Calvus — a Damocles Command Rhino of the 7th Company which took part in the Beta-Garmon IV Expedition[11]
- Note 1: The Silver Skulls are listed as hailing from a later Founding (not 1st or 2nd) in Chapter Approved 2001[20], however, in other sources[18a] it is stated that the Silver Skulls are indeed a 2nd Founding Chapter.
Related Articles
Related Publications
- 1: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, pg. 169
- 2: Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook
- 3: Codex: Armageddon (3rd Edition), pg. 30
- 4: Codex: Dark Eldar (5th Edition), pg. 14
- 5: Codex: Necrons (5th Edition)
- 6: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)
- 7: Codex: Space Marines (3rd Edition), pg. 36
- 8: Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition), pg. 43
- 9: Index Astartes I, pg. 2
- 10: White Dwarf 368 (UK), pg. 25
- 11: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition, pg. 80
- 12: Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One
- 13: Primary Instinct (Short Story)
- 14: The Gildar Rift (Novel)
- 14a: Chapter 5
- 14x: [Needs Citation]
- 15: Deathwatch: Honour the Chapter, pg. 111
- 16: Black Library Blog
- 17: Inquisitor Conspiracies 3 - Heavenfall, pg. 5
- 18: Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook
- 19: Cause and Effect (Short Story) — Hammer and Bolter 8
- 20: Chapter Approved 2001, pg. 117
- 21: Action and Consequence (Short Story) — Hammer and Bolter 5
- 22: How to Paint Space Marines, pg. 84
- 23: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes, pg. 17
- 24: Codex: Space Marines: Your first look! — Successor Chapters
- 25: Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition), pg. 73
- 26: Imperium Nihilus: Vigilus Defiant, pg. 79
- 27: Codex Supplement: Iron Hands (8th Edition), pgs. 32-33


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Distressed parents of a soldier killed in friendly fire during the last Gulf War have spoken of their anger after two British officers were shot down by their own troops.
Two members of a tank crew were killed during combat with Iraqi forces this week, bringing the total UK death toll to 20.
The tragic accident happened during a night battle near the Shatt al Vasra canal when a Challenger 2 tank of the 7th Desert Rats Armoured Brigade fired on another British vehicle by mistake.
Corporal Stephen Allbutt, 35, from Stoke-on-Trent, and Trooper David Clarke, 19, from Littleworth, Staffordshire, died and two others were seriously injured.
Paul Atkinson was killed at the age of 19 during the last Gulf conflict after he was also caught in friendly fire.
His father Peter Atkinson, 53, of Oliver Crescent, Birtley, said: "I am not really surprised that more soldiers have been killed in friendly fire because nothing has been done to stop it happening.
"I think that more of this will happen yet as the war has only just started.
"Men should not be killed by their own troops and we still haven't been told what really happened to our son 12 years ago."
Mother Patricia, 49, said: "My first thoughts were with the parents and what they must be going through. It's hard to describe how they must be feeling.
"The Government should have finished everything during the last war. I just hope that this war is close to an end."
Mr Atkinson said: "Now that the war has started it has brought everything back again and it has been really difficult. The fact that more soldiers have been killed accidentally like Paul just makes it worse.
"I have been watching everything on the TV but there is only so much I can take. Patricia doesn't really like watching it at all because it is too distressing.
"I feel terrible for the parents of those soldiers who were killed because they won't be able to take it in straight away.
"You never get over losing a son. You live with it but it never really goes away."
The pair lobbied the Ministry of Defence for years to get a clear explanation of what caused the incident but say information has been held back.
Mr Atkinson said: "I went all the way to the White House to see President George Bush Senior because nobody was giving us any answers.
"In the end about three men held me down because I started arguing with him when he just walked out of the room without telling me anything.
"I was so angry that they seemed to being keeping secrets from us, and things still aren't clear."


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Jane Addams' life was dedicated to helping others.
Jane Addams knew how it felt to be sad, lonely, and in pain. Her mother died when Jane was 2, and Jane contracted spinal tuberculosis at age 4, leaving her with a crooked back and toes that pointed in. "She felt like the ugly duckling / in her storybook: / different, / unwanted, / hopeless." So, when she rode into town with her father and saw the poverty other people faced—"the rundown shacks, / sad, hungry parents, / cold, barefoot children"—the beginnings of her social conscience were stirred. She got a good education, traveled throughout Europe, and committed herself to helping the poor. Toynbee Hall, a settlement house in London, inspired her to establish the now-famous Hull House in Chicago. At first Jane was beloved, the New York Evening Post even suggesting she run for president. But Addams became controversial for her peace efforts during World War I, and the FBI labeled her "the Most Dangerous Woman in America." However, she went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Slade tells the purposively inspiring story with a poetic flair, and Ratterree's pale, evocatively washed-out watercolor illustrations are richly detailed (though hands seem to be her nemesis as an artist). They make the most of the book's oversize trim, giving space to the free-verse text. A "More about Dangerous Jane" section mostly retells the story, with a few new details added.
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At the highest point on the winding highway over the Dominican Republic's northern mountains, there is a place that is called what it is: La Cumbre, The Summit. In the daytime, in the sunshine, or under a soft tropical rain, it is a beautiful spot, with the impossibly green mountainsides falling away on both sides of the crest. But on the night of November 25, 1960, it was the scene of unutterable horror, witness to an automobile rolling and tumbling down the cliff, with the violated and mutilated corpses of three women inside. They were three of the four sisters of the Mirabal Reyes family, who were murdered for their political involvement: Patria Mercedes (born on February 27, Dominican Independence Day, in 1924, and accordingly named "homeland"), María Argentina Minerva (born March 12, 1926), and Antonia María Teresa (born October 15, 1935). Their driver, Rufino de la Cruz (born November 16, 1923), was murdered with them. The fourth Mirabal sister, Bélgica Adela "Dedé" (March 1, 1925–February 1, 2014) who was not directly involved in her sisters' opposition activities, survived to be their witness.
The brutal murder of the charismatic Hermanas Mirabal was the most notorious, and the most widely reviled, of the countless crimes committed by the regime of Rafael Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic from 1930 until 1961. The Mirabal Sisters' demise mobilized international censure of the Trujillo regime and contributed to its downfall, because they were the most charismatic of his victims, and because their kidnapping and murder constituted the most outrageous of the crimes committed during his lengthy dictatorship.
In 1999, the United Nations designated November 25, the date of the Mirabal Sisters' murder, to be memorialized as International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which it has been ever since.
Keywords: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Minerva Mirabal, Manolo Tavárez Justo, resistance, human rights, Rafael Trujillo, dictatorship, violence against women, June 14th Movement
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Wide-receiver LeBron James? Skiing star Novak Djokovic? Major League catcher Tom Brady or basketball power forward Abby Wambach?
Confused? You're not alone. Most of us associate these athletes with one sport. But the fact of the matter is that they were star players in other sports long before they made their mark in the pros.
This is a foreign concept for many of us. Specialization has become all too common, with many athletes focusing on one sport as early as elementary school. According to 2008 data from the National Council of Youth Sports, 27 percent of the 60 million youth athletes in America play just one sport.
But if the excellence of the above-mentioned athletes tells us anything, it's that single-minded specialization at an early age isn't necessary for long-term success. In fact, data indicate that pursuing multiple sports is the best way to go.
Often, parents push their children to hone specialized skills in hopes of winning the elusive prize of youth athletics - a college scholarship. But the odds are stacked against them: A mere 2 percent of athletes will get a scholarship to an NCAA school. And dashed hopes should be the least of parents' worries - there can be serious consequences when students narrow in on one sport too soon. According to a study from the American Journal of Sports Medicine, the likelihood of injury for kids who were highly specialized was around 50 percent higher than their peers with more varied sports participation.
What's more, it's not just the physical consequences of specialization that should give parents pause; there can be serious psychological repercussions as well. A report from the American Academy of Pediatrics claims that anxiety and depression are increased in athletes who specialize early. The high-intensity nature of specialization leaves these athletes little time for deliberate, unstructured free play. This, in turn, separates them from friends and leads 70 percent of athletes to quit by 13 because "it's just not fun anymore."
If specialization comes with all these risks, being a multi-sport athlete, by contrast, comes with many benefits and can even boost performance in the sport an athlete ultimately pursues more intensely later on. Jaimie Duffek, a head recruiting coach with Next College Student Athlete, notes that multi-sport athletes get to train different muscle groups and avoid overuse injuries common with specialization. The above-mentioned report from the American Academy of Pediatrics points out that if children spend more time acquiring basic skills like agility, balance, coordination and speed in free-form play, they won't need to spend as much time practicing on the field to gain the high-level skills needed to succeed at their sport.
What's more, giving kids the opportunity to try many sports while they're young is the fair thing to do. The choice to specialize in a sport should be a conscious commitment by older athletes who "have the cognitive, physical, social, emotional and motor skills" to really thrive in a specialized atmosphere.
The advice of these medical professionals is proven by athletes who truly excel. According to a study conducted by UCLA, 88 percent of 296 Division I college athletes studied played more than one sport as children. Similarly, 87.5 percent of 2015 NFL draft picks played more than one sport in high school.
Increasingly, elite sport institutions are recognizing the need for diversification. USA Swimming has unleashed a new campaign to encourage swimmers to play multiple sports - and multisport athletes to swim. Powerhouse college football programs like those at Clemson and Ohio State specifically target multisport athletes in their recruiting.
I can personally attest to the power of playing multiple sports. I played D1 basketball in college after playing three sports in high school. I went on to be an NCAA coach and athletic director for 26 years, and the players I've worked with who were the healthiest and most successful were those who knew the value of balance. Currently, I work at an institution - The St. James - designed to let athletes try whatever sport interests them and to offer a holistic approach to athletic development.
Young athletes, and more specifically their parents, often view specialization as the only means of achieving "success" in their sport. That simply isn't the case. Novak Djokovic, for instance, insists that the flexibility he gained from skiing improved his tennis game. And as Carlo Celli and Nathan Richardson, professors at Bowling Green State University, point out, Pele, one of the best soccer players in the history of the sport, didn't learn how to play the game in an expensive travel league with pricey equipment. Instead, he spent his youth playing barefoot in the streets of Brazil. By putting such high pressure on our kids to perform, we're ultimately keeping them from doing their best.
So, as you consider what sports to sign your kid up for, give them the chance to try something new. At the very least, it'll give them new friends, new skills and allow them to exercise their growing bodies in a new way. At best, you will have sparked a new, lifelong passion.
Ken Tyler is the director of athletics at The St. James, a 450,000-square-foot sports, wellness and active entertainment destination in Fairfax County, Virginia. thestjames.com


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It was witty, with a fillip of transgression, when Amy Winehouse sang, "They tried to make me go to rehab/I said no, no, no" on her album "Back to Black," which was originally released in 2006 and has brought her six Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year. But there was nothing amusing, and barely any surprise, in Ms. Winehouse's recent, notorious and possibly inadvertent public appearance: on a video released by an English tabloid, The Sun.
The homemade clip is time-stamped Jan. 18 and shows Ms. Winehouse, with her recent blond hairdo, in her London apartment, using a glass pipe to smoke what The Sun says is crack. And it was no surprise because she has been a very public wreck. Performers thrive on attention, and sometimes admit that it's an addiction; now, the Internet enables that addiction all too easily. The unintended consequence is that we can now watch stars self-destruct in real time.
Images of Ms. Winehouse looking intoxicated, disheveled, half-dressed and wild-eyed are all over the tabloids and the Internet. She has appeared to be drunk onstage, barely able to get through a song, and after a lamentable concert in Britain she canceled her fall tour there, stating, "I can't give it my all onstage without my Blake" — her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, who is in jail for perverting the cause of justice after a bar brawl. The glass-pipe video surfaced just as Ms. Winehouse — who was arrested and fined for marijuana possession in Norway in October — was seeking a visa to perform on the Grammy telecast Feb. 10.
Ms. Winehouse is not the first, nor likely the last, celebrity to show a self-destructive streak. In gloating tabloid coverage she's usually paired nowadays with Britney Spears, whose bizarre behavior — shaving her head, smashing a car window — has been documented just as thoroughly. But Ms. Spears's songs have been chipper, impersonal exercises in pop flirtation, up until "Piece of Me," a song on her 2007 album, "Blackout," that taunts scandal watchers and paparazzi (joining a mini-tradition of resentful celebrity songs like Michael Jackson's "Tabloid Junkie").
Ms. Winehouse, who writes her own lyrics, has been far more self-conscious from the start. She is no naïf; "Back to Black" is her second album, and she attended the BRIT school, a performing-arts high school in London that counts other British hitmakers like Lily Allen among its alumni. Ms. Winehouse has often sung about harmful appetites, not just in "Rehab" but in "Addicted" (about a freeloading pot smoker) and in "Back to Black," in which she sings, "You love blow and I love puff/And life is like a pipe." Back when the album was released, it sounded as if she already had some wry perspective. She didn't have to get any more "real" than that.Continue reading the main story
Rock history is punctuated with sad stories: suicides like Kurt Cobain, Nick Drake and Ian Curtis, and the excess-induced deaths of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Gram Parsons, Sid Vicious and Jerry Garcia. Yet there have also been countless tales of abuse, bottoming out and survival, from the Rolling Stones to Metallica. What made "Rehab" amusing when it appeared was that Ms. Winehouse was mocking what had become such a standard celebrity way station.
Addiction might start with experiments by performers so young they feel invulnerable; it might seem to be, at first, a way to ease the stress of a peculiar job. It might be a way to act out the old Romantic image of the artist as daredevil. And there's no shortage of temptation in a musician's work environment of bars, clubs, late nights and party people. Rock stars weren't the first musicians to drink or drug themselves to death.
What's different, in the 21st century, is that we can watch the breakdowns almost as they happen. One day there's a grainy video of Ms. Winehouse spreading across the Internet. Now the video has been given to the British police for investigation while Ms. Winehouse, black-haired and neatly made up, is photographed professionally on the way to a doctor visit.
In the '60s and '70s there were occasional photos of Janis Joplin hoisting a bottle of Southern Comfort, and word-of-mouth about many bands' backstage excesses or drunken exploits, but those were occasional glimpses and dispatches. Rockers dosed themselves, mostly, behind closed doors.
Now digital video and photography, coupled with the Internet, can add up to near-constant surveillance. It's voluntary for people who post daily photos on their Facebook pages, perhaps less so for celebrities trailed by paparazzi. There's an entire industry in celebrity scandal, much of it remarkably callous.
In their times the deaths of Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain were sudden and shocking, leaving them a legacy as handsome rock martyrs. Now paparazzi and cyberazzi would be posting frequent updates, turning trouble into spectacle, and bloggers would be mocking "fat Jim" and "krazy Kurt" as they struggled, vying to see who could be more cruelly iconoclastic. But they were pre-Internet stars. Now, there's a sleazy symbiosis that connects instantaneous worldwide visibility, publicity, marketing and narcissism. Attention addicts can get their fix with a few mouse clicks.
Why, for instance, was Ms. Winehouse letting someone shoot video, in a private setting, of her puffing that pipe in the first place? Maybe it's some version of "keepin' it real," the fallacy that insists art must be autobiographical to be worthwhile, as if art were documentation rather than storytelling. Maybe it's obliviousness, although, since the camera followed her around, she was likely to know it was there. Maybe she mistakenly trusted that whoever made the video would resist another temptation: the potential profit to be made providing it to a tabloid.
Perhaps Ms. Winehouse misunderstood what should be clear in the age of the Internet: Everything recorded can be duplicated and distributed. And possibly the video was, in its own bleary way, a kind of performance. She is keeping her audience informed if not exactly entertained.
Mostly, however, she's just supplying material for the sphere of celebrity interaction that only wants to see idols torn down. Her fans — those of us who believe she has more superb songs yet to write — would prefer she grow less visible and considerably more boring.
Maybe it will have to wait until she wins or loses at the Grammys. But she would do well to disappear for a while, into rehab or private recovery, and then to hole up in a recording studio and work up some new songs. (She definitely has enough ups and downs to write about, realistically or not.) In the era of total exposure Ms. Winehouse would serve herself and her listeners best by working behind closed doors.Continue reading the main story


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Daily Prompt: Intense!
Describe the last time you were surprised by the intensity of a feeling you had about something,
or were surprised at how strongly you reacted to something you thought wouldn't be a big deal.
Photographers, artists, poets: show us INTENSE.
When I broke my two fingers on my left hand in June, at first I thought it was not going to be a big deal since I write with my right hand.
As the time progressed, I found myself unable to do so many things that I was not aware that I had performed with my left hand,
until I actually went to do them.
This fact began to terrify me. I was not used to dropping items. To have to stop from doing things that I love such as type (blog) or even to crochet.
To do the dishes was a total nightmare. It is a good thing that we had a steady stream of Tupperware and Corelle Ware dishes.
If I had a quarter for every one that I dropped then I could take a nice vacation in Costa Rica.
The pain was incredible and it still is. The therapy was intense and really helped until I reached a point that the therapy came to a dead halt.
This is as good as it gets.
With my hubby coming upon his surgery and my recent problems with my thyroid having a growth I am a little overwhelmed at times.
I just take a deep breath, say a little prayer and put on my big girl panties to start my day.
It is called living my life. I am not any different than most people.
I look around me and I am thanking God several times a day for having most of my body parts which are functioning.
That I have a warm home, a loving hubby, loving pets, warm food on my table and love of several friends.
My family and grand children are all wonderful, beautiful (or handsome) and healthy.
I am able to start to blog again and share my thoughts about life.
What are your thoughts on life and do you live a quite life or is it also intense for you.
Do you have special items that you feel blessed about? Please share them in the comments.
I would love to hear your thoughts.
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We love yoga and each of us have our own Yoga practice that we do regularly. Yoga resides in our heart as a way to a life of mindfulness and love. Yoga has become an important part of our lives as has learning to live with intention, and using a mantra to support that goal. That's why we want you to be able to bring that same focus and intention to your practice. We believe by personalizing your mat with your own mantra you manifest the opportunity to go deeper into your practice and further your life goals.
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We are loyal to you, our MantraDog Family. Our mission is to support each of our tribe members as well as our entire family to live the life you want. We want to inspire you to live with intention. We found gear that allows you to take your mantra and meditation practice on the go via mats, bracelets, t-shirts and more.
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Service is integral to our core. Giving has always been a natural part of who we are. MantraDog gives back 10% of our proceeds to support organizations working to make the world a better place – for people, plants, animals, and the environment. We research every charity that we give to. We look for organizations with low overhead costs, heavy volunteer involvement, real quantifiable change, and caring leadership. As part of that 10% we have also partnered with 1% for Our Planet because of the great work that they do. You can read more about our giving philosophy on our giving back page.
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This project was designed to continue to improve the grounds maintenance process at WPI by continuing the efforts and taking the next step of previous e-grounds projects. In doing so, the pertinent information should be organized and computerized in a proper fashion. The next step in the overall goal of computerizing the grounds maintenance information for WPI was doing a complete analysis on the lawn maintenance at WPI and computerizing related information. To complete this goal, lawn tasks and service levels were mapped out and extensively analyzed to determine the resources required to maintain WPI's lawns in a desired fashion.
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The total proposed operating budget totals $939.8 million, which is a .9 percent increase from the 2011 spending plan, or around $8 million. An additional $172 million is slated to be spent in grant allocation.
County Executive Maggie Brooks proposed the 2012 county budget this morning, which includes a number of cuts to operational spending and keeps the property tax rate flat.
The total proposed operating budget totals $939.8 million, which is a .9 percent increase from the 2011 spending plan, or around $8 million. An additional $172 million is slated to be spent in grant allocation.
"Our 2012 budget is clearly an example of what a responsible government can accomplish, and what a committed administration can do when it answers to the only special interest group that matters — the local tax payer," Brooks said today at a morning press conference.
The proposed budget keeps the tax rate flat at $8.99 per $1,000 of assessed value, with a total levy of $351.5 million. Additional charges for Monroe County College, which appear on a separate line item on the tax bill, will vary from town to town, based on enrollment.
"We felt it was fair and equitable to distribute the cost of the college throughout the community," Brooks said.
In preparing the budget, financial staff had $51 million gap to meet. There's a proposed elimination of 42 positions, three of which would be actual layoffs in parks, planning and environmental services areas.
Around $31 million is estimated to come from the sale of property tax liens. Other examples of the county's belt-tightening include $8 million in department budget cuts, $8 million health care cuts and selling $2.5 million worth of county owned buildings.
Of the total budget, 82 percent, or $686.7 million, is in mandating spending. There are still gray areas from the state about the effect of the property tax cap on county budgets, like whether or not
Legislator Anthony Daniele, R-Pittsford, chair of the Ways and Means Committee, said the budget is a "fluid reality" that changes throughout the year, but estimates are conservative to help prepare for unexpected losses.
"One of the things we pride ourselves on as a legislature is in having a budget that's conservative, more conservative than we need to be, and we've saved more through anticipation," he said.
Brooks addressed concerns about the budget being released before Election Day, a criticism that's been heard from local Democrats and her county executive opponent, Democrat Brighton Town Supervisor Sandy Frankel.
"I think we've been very consistent with our answer that we will release the budget when it is ready, and it is ready," Brooks said. "People who are complaining the same people who will complain that we did release the budget before election day,"
Legislator Vinnie Esposito, D-Irondequoit, said that he was glad to see the budget released on time — the deadline is Nov. 15 — but local Democrats will be issuing a response to Brooks' proposal later this afternoon following further review.
"As ususal it sounds terrific, but we rarely get the whole picture at first," he said.


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First up is The Robot and the Bluebird by David Lucas. We got this book through the library because we asked the librarian for any robot-themed children's books they might have. Jacob loves robots and can watch endless streams of video on the Internet. Reading stories is also fun. This story is not exactly fun, but is very warm and touching. A robot is ejected from a factory because his heart is broken. He spends a long time on a rubbish heap. In the winter, a bluebird struggles through a storm and seeks shelter. The robot takes out his defective heart and makes a nest for the bird inside his chest. The robot begins an odyssey to bring the bird back to a warmer climate. You may be thinking, "Wow, that sounds really hokey!" While it does sound shmaltzy, the story is very touching. It reminds me of the "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" montage from Spider-Man 2. Peter Parker loses his superpowers and embarks on an odyssey of rediscovering his non-superhero life while the classic B. J. Thomas song plays. Written down, the scene also sounds really hokey, but the acting and the editing and the music are blended just right. It's a great moment in film. Here it is:
Of course, The Robot and the Bluebird is great but not so funny. It will be touching for the parent and it has lots of rereadability in it.
Next is Dinner in the Lions' Den. This is the biblical tale of Daniel in the Lions' Den as a children's book. In the book, Daniel prays to God faithfully. Three of the king's advisers, jealous of Daniel, tell the king to make a law that anyone who prays to a different god than him should be thrown in the lions' den. Then they tell on Daniel, who prays to the true God in spite of the law. The king is upset since he likes Daniel but goes through with the punishment. God sends an angel who is "good with lions" to help Daniel through the night. Every time the lions get hungry, the angel tells them it's not dinner time. Thus Daniel lives to escape. The ending of the book is a bit controversial, since Daniel's enemies get thrown in the den and the angel says, "It's dinner time." You don't see anything graphic, though the implication is pretty clear. Of course, it is ambiguous enough that you could talk to your child about what happens to the bad advisers. You could soften it up, saying they were let out after being scared. Or you could read the end of the account from The Book, i.e. Daniel Chapter 6, verse 24:
At the king's command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions' den, along with their wives and children. And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.At least the kids' book doesn't throw in (haha!) the wives and children or the bone crushing. I guess you need the right sense of humor to read this book to your child. If you are reading a blog by someone who claims to have been turned into a zombie by his children, you may have a fitting sense of humor.


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In northern Australia, every station owner and manager has their own particular way of handling cattle, depending on factors such as property size, staff and terrain.
Some use motorbikes, others prefer choppers or horses. And everyone has an opinion on the value of working dogs.
While these differences have never caused too many problems, that seems to be changing as more cattle move between states, including many which are unfamiliar with northern handling techniques.
So what's the best approach to working cattle under north Australian conditions?
No place for dogs in dingo country
I am personally an anti-dog manMike Shaw, Spring Creek Station
At Spring Creek Station, 120 kilometres south of Kununurra, owner Mike Shaw says there's no place for working dogs on his property.
"Horses are a big thing, but I'm personally an anti-dog man," he said.
"My cows here will fight a dingo off, I've seen them, they'll just stand there and fight that dog.
"So if you use dogs, the cattle have to fear the dog. They have to be broken in as babies, as weaners, to run from the dog.
"That's my theory, everyone has their own, but that's mine."
Mr Shaw says while some pastoralists are critical about the use of mustering choppers, they're an important part of his operation.
"There are a lot of different styles out there, and a lot of it comes down to economics," he said.
"If you're a horseman, you'll like blocking up the cattle that way.
"But if you're an aviator, you'll want to use your machines as much as possible.
"I reckon if you can run those cattle straight into the yard with a helicopter, and do it quietly and not mis-mother calves, well good on you," Mr Shaw said.
Constant handling key to quiet cattle
On Tennant Creek Station, in the Barkly region, Lee Ford says she and husband Ken take a different approach when it comes to working dogs.
"We have a lot of dogs, and we try to do a lot with horses, to tail the weaners," she said.
"The dogs are very good. Anything which is a bit rough we put the dogs onto them and bring them back in, it saves a lot.
Anything which is a bit rough, we put the dogs onto themLee Ford, Tennant Creek Station
"We never lose too many with them, and it just educates the wild ones a lot better.
"The herd just seems a lot better now, because we spend time handling them, just walking them with horses, holding them and feeding."
Mrs Ford says although some younger workers in the industry get a thrill from working wild cattle, rough handling practices are not tolerated on the property.
"The young fellas they like it, but I worry," she said.
"I suppose they can get a bit hurt, but hopefully they're handy enough that nothing goes wrong too much.
"They're pretty good here because they're not allowed to stir them up. Ken gets a bit stirred up if they do!"
Learn how to read cattle first
On Newry Station, 70 kilometres east of Kununurra, manager Tom Shephard says he practices low-stress handling techniques.
"Once you learn to read cattle, they'll tell you what they want done with them," he said.
"If you think of things in a basic way, cattle always move, so you just need to get them to move in the direction you want them to go.
"You know, no noise or big pressure, you can pressure cattle but you just need to know when to release it.
"I don't think there is any difference between cattle, people, horses or dogs, you work them all the same."
Mr Shephard says the benefits of good stock handling skills are numerous.
"Weight gains would definitely be part of it.
"The big thing is workers' compensation goes down if you haven't got cattle stirring up and baling you up looking for a fight," he said.
"The girls that are coming into this industry now generally pick it up quicker than the blokes, because they have something to prove.
"Blokes seem to be more out there and want to pressure things a lot more than the girls.
"But the girls pick it up quicker, and they end up being better cattle people out of it too."
Horses are best, if you can get someone to ride them
On Muckaty Station, 110 kilometres north of Tennant Creek, manager Ray Aylett says he's had problems with wild cattle coming onto his property from other areas.
"I get cattle on agistment here, and some of them that come down are a bit rank," he said.
"They haven't seen too much handling in paddocks.
"And half of them have no respect for fences, they just go straight through them."
These days you're flat out getting someone that can ride a horseRay Aylett, Muckaty Station
He says although horses are his preferred option when it comes to stock work, he struggles to find ringers who are willing to ride.
"I would love to do it by horse if I could, but these days you're flat out getting anybody that can ride a horse," he said.
"And you can't get anybody to ride young horses, they all want to ride motorbikes or bull-catchers.
"So the way I muster now is by motorbike, bull-catcher and aeroplane.
"But horses make the cattle quieter, and they're better handled."
Whatever you do, just do it properly
Manager of Avon Downs Station, Mathew Barrett, says there's a place for all techniques if they are used properly.
"We use everything from helicopters to horses and bikes," he said.
"It's a low-stress approach without the low-stress take on it, I suppose you would say.
"Whatever we do, we just try to do it right, so we don't do anything special."
Although Mr Barrett says he hears many stories about wild cattle causing trouble on other stations and he thinks sometimes the problems are exaggerated.
"You do hear a fair bit of that, but I know one thing, as soon as you look over the neighbours fence the cattle are always mad, and yours are always good," he said.
"So you've got to take all that with a grain of salt!"


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Travis George had himself a day on the mound and at the plate for the Wadena-Deer Creek Shockers in their, 4-0, quarterfinal victory over Nimrod on July 30 in Deer Creek. George pitched a complete game shutout and drove in three of the Shockers four runs at the plate.
Nimrod threatened a couple of times against the right handed pitcher, but George got the best of the Gnats when he was in trouble. Nimrod stranded nine runners on base, but four of them were left in scoring position. Only one Nimrod base runner reached third base in the game. George scattered six hits, while striking out four and walking three batters.
The victory sends the Shockers into the semifinals where they will face the Midway Snurdbirds. The Shockers watched as the Snurdbirds used some ninth inning heroics to get by the Perham Pirates in the day's early game in Deer Creek. Chris Baso and Zach Etter hit back-to-back solo home runs in the ninth, lifting the Snurdbirds to the 4-3 victory over the Pirates. The Shockers and the Snurdbirds will clash on Aug. 5 at 5 p.m. in Perham at Al Krueger Field. The other semifinal features New York Mills and Detroit Lakes. New York Mills rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the ninth inning against the Bluffton Braves, defeating them 6-5 in the 13th inning. Both Bluffton's Austin Maneval and New York Mills' Alec Meyer pitched into the ninth inning, even after an hour rain delay. However, Bluffton couldn't secure the victory with Mills rallying late for the victory.
George insured there would not be a comeback as he was in command against the Gnats for the complete nine innings. Nimrod's Alex Brockpahler countered with seven strong innings of his own. He was undone by his defense as they committed four errors in the game. Brockpahler was tagged with the loss, allowing four runs on seven hits. He struck out five, while walking two batters.
The Shockers jumped ahead in the third inning when Gannon George singled and eventually scored on a fielder's choice groundout from Travis George. Gannon George was key for the Shockers from the nine spot in the order. He finished with two hits and two runs scored, while reaching base three times in the game. He turned the lineup by reaching base twice when he led off an inning. Both times it led to Shocker runs. He did it again in the fifth when his fly ball to right field was dropped. He moved to second when Mitchell Swanson walked and moved to third when Zac Schertler advanced the runners with a ground ball to the right side. With two outs, Travis George dropped in a short single to centerfield, scoring two, making it 3-0.
George and Jayme George worked the double steal to perfection in the seventh, leading to the final run of the game for Wadena-DC.
Gannon George finished with two hits and two runs scored while Jayme George, Nick Trosdahl and Mitch Kahlstorf finished with a hit each.
Wadena-DC and Midway will square off at 5 p.m. on Aug. 5 in Perham in one of the two Region 14C semifinal games.


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text: Oxidative's Sale/Trade Thread - Galaxy Force, RID, Enegon, more - Portland, OR Current as of November 19, 2010. Check out some of my "Wants" at the end of this post if you're interested in trading. I'm not asking for much so I will trade in your favor. My Feedback A lot of my collection is just sitting in boxes in the garage. I need to get rid of some stuff for my own sanity. Buyer agrees to pay actual shipping costs. I will work hard to find the cheapest rate possible. Any local deal with take priority until money has changed hands. I will not ship internationally. It's such a pain to pack well, I'd like to keep all of this within the Portland, Oregon area and avoid shipping, if at all possible. Anyone is welcome to come by my house and check out what I have to offer in person. A local purchase will take precedence over any pending offers until I have provided my payment information. Smoke free house. Prices are based on BBTS or FleaBay minus whatever would be lost in fees. Feel free to make me offer. All I ask is that you actually make an offer. Please don't ask me to counter offer myself and not give me a dollar amount! Buying more than one item will more than likely get you a discount. Payment preferred via Paypal. Please pay your own fees. You can use this handy calculator. See post #2 below for Loose items MISB Robotmasters - $32 shipped for all MISB Robotmasters RM-18 Road Rocket - $20 RM-19 Double Face - $20 Galaxy Force GX-03 Soundblaster - $75 - Toy's Dream Project version (if there was ever another?) Robots in Disguise Scourge - $60 TFTM Legends Blackout - $10 shipped MISP Transformers Collectors Club Figure #2 - Landquake - $40 Botcon 2005 LoC Ramjet - $25 shipped MIB - Complete unless indicated otherwise Galaxy Force GX-02 - Soundwave - $60 GC-08 - Auto Micron Team - $15 Wants - in no particular order Alternators Camshaft - Loose or MISB Alternity Bumblebee - Loose or MISB Alternity Cliffjumper - Loose or MISB G1 Headmasters - Complete, any G1 Targetmasters - Complete, any G1 First Aid - Photon Pistol (the little gun) - I'll take the figure as well if needed G1 Hotspot - 1x Mechanical Arm - We can work something out if you're looking to get rid of more than just the arm G1 Scourge - Just both guns or the Targetmaster G1 Superion - Original, mostly complete. Decent condition. I don't care about individual robot weapons, box or instructions but am happy to have them. G1 Shockwave - Original, complete. Decent condition.


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Celebrating Ramadan
Celebrating Ramadan
"Celebrating Ramadan"
The author is Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith and it was published by Holiday House. The child's book was available sometime in 2002. The book has 32 pages. It's 9.76" Height x 0.11" Length x 9.61" Width. It has a weight of 0.34 lbs. Visualize oneself as being the leading figure, contemplating and also desperate for an answers, add to cart by clicking the link below.
Celebrating Ramadan is a superb book. celebrating ramadan islamic family observes month
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- Product Dim.: Height: 9.76" Length: 0.11" Depth: 9.61"
- Weight: 0.34 lbs.
- Package Dim.: Height: 0.1" Length: 9.8" Depth: 9.5"
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Week In Review
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell presented the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress this week. In prepared remarks, Powell gave a relatively upbeat assessment of the economy citing solid job gains and strong economic growth. In addition, he indicated the Fed forecasts the job market to remain strong and inflation to stay near 2 percent over the next several years. Powell did cite trade policies and tax legislation as among the uncertainties that could alter the Fed's expectations, but he believes the risks to the outlook are roughly balanced.
The Fed has forecast it will raise rates two more times in 2018, having already tightened its policy twice this year. Nothing stated in the hearings hints to a deviation from that stance.
Retail sales rose 0.5% in June and May sales were revised higher, from 0.8% to 1.3%.
Retail sales rebounded dramatically after a subpar first quarter. This is consistent with predictions for improved GDP growth in Q2 and represents another data point in favor of the Fed's continued gradual tightening path.
The District of Columbia brought a $517 general obligation deal to market this week. This follows last week's Moody's Investors Service upgrade from Aa1 to Aaa. Moody's cited the city's "exemplary fiscal governance" along with a strong pension system as reasons for the upgrade. Standard and Poor's had already upgraded the District of Columbia from earlier this month.
In the 1990s, the District of Columbia had $3.5 billion of general obligation debt, a budget deficit and carried a junk rating. A Financial Control Board was appointed and stayed in place until 2001. Over the years, the District of Columbia has improved is fiscal health, has experienced a growing economy and has now been rewarded with the highest Moody's rating.